October 13,1993
4 Campus News
Digging up the facts on student archeologist
by Sarah Muss
Meet Susan Home. She is a
junior with a lot of din under her
nails. Susan spent this past summer
in Winston-Salem working at an ar-
cheologicaldig. This unearthing took
place in Old Salem. For three weeks,
Susan left for work at 7:30 a.m, and
finished at 1:30 every afternoon due
to the intensive heat, She and the
other members of the group were
looking for the foundation of an
1800’s print shop which had been
owned by the late John Bloom. Old
Salem wanted this shopreconstrucied
so that they could open it to the
public. Susan discovered many arti
facts in the unearthing of this founda
tion, some of which included a
printer's type, jewelry, animal bones
and marbles. These objects date back
to the eighteenth century and will be
on display once they are analyzed
and the John Bloom prim shop is
reconstructed.
How did Susan'find out about
archeology?Dr. Frank Grubbs, a his
tory professor, teaches an Introduc
tory class to Archeology and Muse
ums every other year. After a student
has taken either class, she can re
quest to be placed in an archeological
dig. There are a variety of digs that a
student can attend. At the University
of Chapel Hill program srudents can
excavate Indian sites on the coast, or.
for those into scuba diving, there is
an internship at Duke or East Caro
lina with underwater archeology.
Throughout the years about thirty
students have gone on archeological
digs throughout North Carolina. If
someone is not interested in a dig,
she might work in an archeological
laboratory for college credit. Grubbs
stated that the only two complaints
that students had on the archeologi
cal digs were that their nails were
filthy and that the heat was overbear
ing. The positive attributes to a dig
are that the groups are coed. After
finishing for the day, the students
have a social life. Dr. Grubbs en
courages students to participate be
cause it looks good on your resume if
you are going into the field of arche
ology or museums.
Susan enjoyed this pan of her
summer immensely, She got the
experience of going six feet into the
ground to find artifacts that will be
displayed in a museum, Susan had
never picked up a shovel and now she
knows how to use one. In fact, now
she likes to plant flowers and doesn't
mind the amount of din in her nails
anymore. Susan encourages anyone
to participate in a dig because she
learned more this summer than ever
before. She was not in a classroom
taking notes or being tested—Susan
had hands-on experience.
Susan Horne and partnerlook for the foundation of an 1800s print shop in
Winston-SaJem, NC.
Security
Notes
by Chief Dan Shattuck
• On Wednesiay, Ctetc*er 6,
security re^nded to a alarm
Id fee Hunter bujltjing. Tl» bafld-
iag was evaaiar«i and by the time
CMef Shataick got iJiere, % faculty
memixar hadlocated thecaitseof the
alarm, a ftalty jRfck and of
the loaintenance depiirtment came
^brUy after a«l dts^wnnected ^
light, "nieiie was no snwke, just a
iioie odor. Students and faculty re>
turred to the bujWlng at approxi
mately 12:25.
• Hiwe have been a couple of
suspicious men spotted on canipus.
Doe was araanaR^oximafely 5’ 10”
■ Itaroon aatioa wagoa, TTie
oUterwasasusplciousmanmhis ;
iate twenties riiJiRg a bilcg andha-
S(^ girls walkiflf arouM ;
c^in^s. Students i^uld be ad-;
visjd to call security
after ^xMting anyone tfteylselieve
•to bei|i:^aoQal^.
: : • TJie Cafoliaa
Fair willlw «the fai^»Bas OUs
: week ami next. There will be
iwml»r of people in fte area and
stuctenis strould be extta cautious.
If going to the Mr, if issafer dotto ..
,; wear Jewelry, paticularly neM-
la^andbra^Iets;ai«>,notbritig-
; ingapurseminimizesttecteknCes
for an aitaek. Arwmd campus, SOI*
denis ^uld de^tely iK)t walk
alone aiaJ be sure notify seca-
rity if anythii^ or aayoi® ques- :
ttonabte Is spotted campus.
Kappa Nu Sigma holds induction
On Thursday night,September23,1993, Kappa Nu Sigma, the Meredith
College scholastic honor society, held their fall induction ceremony. Kappa
Nu Sigma was pleased to induct 19 new members in recognition of their
outstanding academic achievement. The following students were inducted:
Caroline Ballard, Candace Combs, Elizabeth Eisele, Annette French,
Kimberly Fuller, Evelyn Grandis, Mary Hamilton, Jennifer Harris, Kelly
Honeycutt, Tracy Humphrey, Annie Jacobs, Sheryl Long, Christi Mull.
Krisdn Mundy, Lisa Pennington, Lee Ann Pond, Janet Poner, Ashley Setzler
and Tiffany Shon.
Get your NC State Fair tickets
October 15-24
You can buy your tickets now at a
reduced price from the MEA Balloon
Gallery.
Adult Tickets: $4,75
Regular Gate Price: $6.00