January 17,1992 page seven
Leadership Focus, continued from page six
include learning nonverbal skills that will help
you project confidence and professionalism, how
to esiablish your credentials when you meet
someone, and ways to be seen as a “winner” by
your organization. Upon completing this semi
nar, students should feel comfortable with ways
to present themselves nonverbally and through
their dress.
The third seminar in the series is “Presenting a
Successful Vocal Image.” This presentation
will be held on March 11,1992 in Kresge Audi
torium. Dr. John Creagh an Associate Professor
in the Music, Speech, and Ttieaire Department
will help students learn to polish their vocal
skills. Through vocal exercises students will
learn how to minimize any speaking weaknesses
as well as highlight their strengths. Uponcomple-
tion of this seminar, students should be able to
feel comfortable with their vocal characteristics
and have confidence in their ability to make
public presentations.
The fourth and final seminar will be held on
April 8,1992 in 103 Joyner. This seminar will be
given by Ms. Valerie Gogal the Assistant Direc
tor of Career Services and Cooperative Educa
tion. This seminar is entitled “Networking” and
will address issues associated with the impor
tance of networking. Ms. Gogal will define the
term and teach students how to begin their own
network. When students complete this seminar
they should feel comfortable networking not
only to find a job but to expand their professional
information base.
Pre-registration for these seminars is being ex
tended for these seminars through January 30,
1992. Students interested in attending any or all
of these seminars may sign up in the Office of
Student Activities and Leadership Development.
However, all students are welcome to attend any
seminarwithout pre-registering. If you haveany
questions please contact the Office of Student
Activities at x8338 for more information.
Name:
Phone:
Address: Class:
I plan to attend:
“Leading in a Male-Oriented World"
“The Power of Professional Appearance: Dress
and Attitude”
“Presenting a Successful Vocal Image”
“Networking"
Profile, continued from page five
leave campus,” she explained with a sigh.
After graduating in 1936, Marshbanks was
asked to teach music at Boone Trail Schcxil in
western Harnett County, alter a principal had
heard her play the organ at a wedding. While
she was leaching, Marshbanks also allended
school, getting her certification in public school
music.
Later Marshbanks became supervisor of (he
music program for city schools in Canion, NC,
only to become the replacement for a male maUi
teacher who had been drafted to serve in World
Warn.
Marshbanks lamented, “I was leaching plane
geometry,’which I hadn’t had since high school,
and solid geometry, which I had never had.”
This experience inspired Marshbanks to re
turn to Meredith for math certification, but she
decided that wasn’t enough. “So then I went to
graduate school at Carolina in math,
“Marshbanks explained.
Education carried Marshbanks to the Chapel
Hill school system and ultimately to her job as
a principal, but her most vivid memories are not
of her accomplishments, but of her students.
She recalled an incident that happened while
she was teaching at Boone Trail. Marshbanks
said, “A student of mine, a young boy, called me
on a Sunday afternoon. He had an up.set stom
ach, and his mother wasn't home, so he called
me. When I got there, he was green to the gills,
so I bought him a Coca-Cola to settle his stom
ach.”
Marshbanks said, “Just last week, one of my
students, who is now 51, called me to chat. 1
even hear from the ones I taught in Canton in the
40’s.”
In 1970, Marshbanks retired from teaching to
return to Buies Creek to live with her newly
widowed mother.
Marshbanks’ activities in Buies Creek haven’t
just been limited to the Council for Senior
Citizens and caring for her mother.
For about ten years, she was “interim" music
director at Buies Creek First Baptist Church.
She said, “I told them I’d take it until they found
somebody else.”
Aside from music, Marshbanks has several
outdoor hobbies, including gardening.
She remarked, “Gardening is just something
I’ve enjoyed doing on the side,” yet in her back
yard thriving rows of lettuce, collards, broccoli
and onions grow.
For a while, Marshbanks had some cattle
fenced in a pasture behind her home, but she
said, “It came to a point where I had to chose
between my cows and my momma. I decided to
sell my cows... but Tve kept my motorcycle
that I used to check the cows.”
Club Notes
SNCAF.-Tlio club met on January 15. Tlirec
represcniulivesoriuioring programs spoke aboul
Uiloring opportunilies in ihe area. If you arc
inieresied in becoming a luu^r and would like lo
become aware of ilie many luUiring opporluni-
lies.coniaclJerodK) al/er x8399 or Janice Ciunn
x76?5. Ournexi meeling is February 12. Any
one inieres'led in unending ihe siale ctinference
on April 3-4 cohlaci Janice x76?5.
SOCIOLOGY CLUli is having ils first nieel-
ing of the semester on Wednesday, January
29th. li will be held in the Fire Side l.ounge at
7:00^)m. Come and relax and meei like-minded
students, bring along your favorite ‘sociologi
cal’ songs, and enjoy some pizza. Members
please rememberto bring along yourduesof$3.
See you there!
WINGS- The WINGS Alumnae Brunch will
be held on Monday, January 27, at 10:00 am in
the Alumnae House. All re-entry students are
invited to attend. This is not our usual coffee
and doughnuts fare but adelicious FREE brunch
hosted by Doris Litchfield of the Alumnae Of
fice. Mr John Hiott, Director of Scholarships
and Financial Assistance, will be our guest
speaker.
WINGS welcomes all new re-entry students
to Meredith! As re-entry students, you are
automatically members of WINGS. Please feel
free to join us for any,or all, upcoming WINGS
activities.
Summer Job Opportunities
500-1000 Camp Positions Available
Staff Referral Services provides a network of
camps, now hiring, from the “Keys” ip Wisc-
Minn. One applicailon reaches all camps. Ap
plications are in the JI.D Office, 3rd fioor,
Johnson Hall.
Now Hiring for Summer ‘92
SAS INSTITUTE INC
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRON
MENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
GLACIER PARK
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Many of these deadlines are in January. Further
information & application procedure is in the
JLD Office, 3rd floor, Johnson Hall.