Meredith Herald
Volume XII, Issue22
March 6, 1996
Raleigh, North Carolina
Follies full
of laughs
By Ginny Bonkemeyer
The annual Foreign Language Fol
lies were presented last Wednesday
night in Carswell Auditorium. The
event was hosted by sophomore Jen-
niferGillis, president ofthe LaTertulia
Spanish Qub.
The show began with the German
206 class presenting an International
Fashion Show, featuring Karen Lind as
the announcer. The models repre
sented many nationalities from
“Carmen" to an Italian chef, all very
“beautiftil" and entertaining.
The French seminar class then pre-
senteda modern versionofSnow White
complete with a round of “Heigh Ho"
in French. The seven modem dwarves
were the entertainment with the names
Buffy (a tri-Delt), Harley and Preppy.
This presentation was followed by a
commercial by the French 102C class.
La Sorellanza Italiana, the Italian
Club, put together the first thing they
have ever done together as a club
called "StregaNova.” This skit was the
story of a kind old witch who hires
two men to work for her under the
condition that they will not touch her
magical pasta making pot, however
they do so and cannot get it to slop
making pasta. The skit was filled with
special effects such as Silly String,
bubbles and glitter.
The French 102 class then pre
sented a fashion show entitled “La
Mode au NON,” an entertaining show
filled with fashion “don’ts” and fesh-
ions for particular occasions. The
models wore outfits such as sweats
and a towel turban, bathing suits and
heels, a clown, wedding gowns and a
tap dancer.
Jennifer Gillis asked trivia ques*
tionsduring the breaks between classes
and awarded candy to the winners.
Angela Hess read a poem in French.
TheGerman 102classgavearendi-
tion of the Brady Bunch song and a
skit. The Spanish 102 class showed a
See FOLLIES, page 4
Chuck Taylor holds up a model of the new Cate Center.
A look into the future
By Kim Highland
On Thursday SGA hosted “Fireside
Chat with Mr. Chuck Taylor" in the
Cate Center. Taylor is the direaor of
Business and Finance at Meredith Col
lege. The purpose of this talk was to
discuss thefutureofMeredith College’s
expansion over the next 20 years, and
more presently, the remodeling ofthe
Cate Center.
Taylor explained that the Meredith
campus was built with flejcibility. Over
thenexttwo decades, Taylor hopesto
create a "pedestrian campus." This
entails the removal of the road past the
chapel, the roundabout in front of
Johnson Hall, and most ofthe road that
surrounds the campus. The staff park
ing lot in front of Johnson Hall will be
taken out, as will the parking lot be
tween the Alumnae House and Cate.
The parkinglot behind Weatherspoon
will also be removed, only to be re
placed by additional parking which
will be built behind BeUc Dining Hall.
A new loop road encompassing the
campus will be built along the outer
edges of Wade Avenue. Taylor also
said that the Meredith community may
see the addition of three residence
halls the size of Poteat flanking the
Noel House, but there is no certain
designation for these dorms yet.
Taylor added that another lake will
be built on the north side of campus,
across from the Waffle House.
Sidewalks will be expanded by add
ing a row of bricks along each side of
the existing sidewalks. Howeverthere
are no plans to build a sidewalk along
the Meredith Mile for walkers. But a
softball field that is going to be built in
back ofWeatherspoon will haveatrack
around it. Taylor said, “We welcome
creative solutions to that problem”
Brick plazas will also spring up
around campus Taylor said. These will
consist of tables and chairs like the
ones in fix>nt of the library, which is a
test site. Taylor said that the Cate Cen
ter project “has had more student in
volvement than any other project since
I’ve been here.”
Taylor explained the Cate Center
wUl basically be two buildings. On the
left will be offices and on the right will
be the student center. The front en
trance of Cate will be facing the Alum
nae House. There will be a staircase
opposite the front door with a skyl^ht
above it. An elevator with a glass back
'Will replace the existing staircase.
The post office will be the first
thing students will encounter on their
right that wUl also contain a commuter
mail box area. Behind it will be and
expanded L-shaped supply store which
will begin selling computer software,
trade books and miscellaneous goods.
Student Aaivities will be moved to the
See TAYLOR, page 5
Artists
exhibition
in Rotunda
By Robin Hollingsworth
Meredith College was proud to re
veal the Artists Exhibition co-sponsored
by the Raleigh Fine Arts Society and
Meredith College on Sunday, March 3,
1996. This years exhibition marks the
18th anniversary of the event. The
exhibitwillremainopen through April
21st, Monday through Friday, 9:00am-
5:00pm and Saturday and Sunday from
2:00-5:00.
The opening reception, held this
past Sunday from two imtil four in the
afternoon, brought realms of art ap-
preciators to the Rotunda Gallery to
review the opening. The crowd ea-
geriy anticipated the announcement
of awards for the artwork. The first
place award of S1,000 was received by
Muriel Ehrman-Mandel for his polaroid
ofMasks-Wait/ng. LisaCreed’sacrylic
£ve's Rib Surface won the second
award of $750 and the third place
prizeofS500was granted to El inO’Hara
Slavick for her multi-media interpreta
tion Your Beauty Cannot Recharge
His Battery.
The Leonard White student award
of $100 is given each year in honor of
Leonard White, Professor Emeritus of
One of the art pieces on display
in Johnson Hall,
See EXHIBITION, page 4