Meredith Herald
1891 —Honoring Our Heritage...Expanding Our Vision -1991
Volume Vni. IssueJ^^
Match 13,1992
Raleigh, North Carolina
Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder
Speaks on 'Women and Leadership'
at Centennial Convocation
by Jessica Cook
On Monday, February 24, the cen
tennial closing ceremonies were held
in Jones Auditorium. The featured
speaker, United States Congress
woman and former presidential can
didate Patricia Sdiroeder, delivered
an address entitled “Women and
Leadership.”
The ceremonies also included the
presentation of the senior class gift, a
reproductionof the original architec
tural plans for Baptist Female Uni
versity. In addition, Dr. Jean Jack
son, Director of the Meredith Col
lege Centennial Commission and
Associate Professor of English, was
honored by a resolution passed by
the board of trustees commending
her on her extraordi nary work duri ng
the centennial. After the presenta
tion of the award by Dr. John Weems,
PresidentofMeredith College. Jack
son received a standing ovation.
Schroeder opened her address by
refuting the secondary role in history
attributed to women by many text
books. The congresswoman said
women were the first voyagers on the
Mayflower to go ashore at Plymouth
Rock. Martha Washington, stereo
typed as a home-loving needlepoint
enthusiast, was actually a shrewed
businesswoman who spent miserably
cold winters in camp with her hus
band and the Continental Army.
Schroeder also described the genius
of Harriet 'Hibman; knowing that a
written map of the underground rail
road, a network of people and their
address who helped slaves escape to
the north, wold almost certainly fall
into enemy hands, 'Dibman incorpo
rated the stops of the railroad into
secret codes that were sung.
According to Schroeder, the United
States is the “least family friendly”
of many other countries. For ex
ample, the U.S. has an alarmingly
high rate of family violence and a
terrible child care crisis that pro
motes discrimination against women
in the workplace and threatens the
country’s fiimre. Schroeder said “a
country that doesn’t care about its
children doesn’t care about its fu
ture.”
Schroeder stressed the necessity of
women taking an active role in lead
ership in order to solve these prob
lems; she told the audience of
Meredith students not to worry about
qualifications for niraiing for office.
The representative remarked the
Anita lill hearings should have dis
missed all concerns about the strin-
gencyof qualifications forCongress.
She said the way to change legisla
ture is by supporting candidates with
pro-family platforms through cam
paign contributions.
Schroeder ended her address with a
rousing joke; four people, a perfect
man, the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus,
and the perfect woman were driving
to Washington. They had a flat tire
and decidedput of the four people the
perfect woman should fix it. Why?
Because the other three were fig
ments of your imagination.
College Receives
Money to Establish
Memorial Reward
by Jeatmie Morelock, Office of Public
Relations
Meredith College !ms received a
gift of $35,000 from Mr. and
C.E. “Ed” Vick, Jr. of Raleigh. The
gift will establish the Lucretia Dean
Vick Travel Award in memory of
Nfr. Vick’s mother Lucretia, a 1925
graduate of Meredith.
The student who receives this award
will be selected by the faculty and
will use the award to underwrite tu
ition and expenses in a Meredith-
sponsored International Studies pro-
grarii of her choice.
Mr. Vick and his wife Laura Anne
are long-time supporters of Meredith.
Mr. Vick is a past president of the
Meredith Board of Associates and is
currently president of the Board of
Associates’ Advisory Council. He
was recently elected second vice
president of the North Carolina Bap
tist State Convention. Mr. Vick is
president of Kimley-Hom and Asso
ciates in Raleigh. Jennifer Vick
Catellani.Mr. andMrs. Vick’sdaugh-
ter, is a 1988 graduate of Meredith.
Look for Pictures of Se
curity on Page Five of
This Edition of ttie
Meredith Herald !
Student Govern
ment Association
Invites Student
Body to Second
Student Forum
byAnnHiott
Attention Freshmen,
Sophomores, Juniors, Se
niors, Re-entry and Graduate
students: SGA is having a
second OPEN FORUM
March 19 from 5:00-6:00
in the President’s Dining
Room (Bring your trays
downstairs).
Last semester SGA heard
concerns about Male Visita
tion, Honor Council penal
ties, security. Visitor Park
ing,, Freshman Curfew, call
downs, the Dining Hall and
Le Greenhouse. Tlie year is
far from over, and SGA is
holding a second forum to
follow up on these concerns
and to hear any new student
concerns. At this forum, you
will be reaching the SGA Ex
ecutive Committee, the Stu
dent Life Committee, Sen
ate, the Honor Council, the
Commuters, Residence Hall
Board and Elections Board.
Consequently, these groups
will be reaching you. SGA
has some interesting infor
mation to share with you.
Everyone is welcome to
bring questions and insights
to the SGA Forum, or just
come and listen. If you have
any questions regarding this
event, please contact Ann
HiottatX7848.