Meredith College - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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mm i I ENTRANCE WOMEN STUDENTS ONLY THE SIGN PITMNLY READS, that men aren ' t allowed in the resident halls or even admitted to Meredith! Can ' t Live With Them Can ' t Live Without Them Men. As Meredith policy dictates, members of the opposite sex, namely males, are prohibited from certain areas on campus. After all this is a women ' s college. But times are changing. What if Meredith were to experience a new way of life: co-ed exist- ence! Imagine the changes. The basketball team would have height over the average of five feet six inches. You wouldn ' t see as many women donning the favorite class- room attire (i.e. sweats and sneakers). That might be a pleasant switch for our instruc- tors; women become female again. How about residence hall life? We all know how causal our attire is there. Why, the mere presence of men in the cafeteria might reduce the food bill because we must live up to their expectation that women eat like birds . . . But to compensate, men eat like horses. So much for sav- ing money. What about the new classroom atmosphere? Might you catch women ignor- ing the lecture in Western Civ. and concentrating on the pros- pect of getting a date with the gentleman in the third row? Of course not. Our parents aren ' t paying for us to get a Mrs. degree. And who could imag- ine the throngs of tenors and basses singing the Alma Mater? No matter how you look at it these changes would be rather drastic, yet they could be a part of Meredith ' s future. But, are these changes really necessary, for a woman without man is like a fish without a bicycle. A NEW DRESS CODE. With men as Meredith students, would women stu- dents wear dresses to class? 10 Opening

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ABOVE IT ALL. Workmen busy themselves with the task of roofing the Shearon Hanis Building. NOT JUST CLASSROOMS The Shearon Harris Building will contain a board room and a student reading Meredith College: UNDER CONSTRUCTION Coming down the front drive at the beginning of school, Meredith students knew that this year was going to be different. The sight of dump trucks and piles of dirt clouded the campus. Yes, dur- ing the summer ground had been broken on the construc- tion of the Christina Brown and Seby Brown Jones Chap- el. Contributions for the build- ing began with the Class of 1928, who designated $100,000 for the fund. Accord- ing to President Weems, The building of this chapel is the fulfillment of a dream that has been cherished for more than eighty years by all associated with Meredith. The completion date for the chapel has been set for early August 1982. Students, fac- ulty, and administrators look forward to using the chapel for Wednesday worship, special campus worship services, and weddings. WONT BE HERE. Senior Business Majors Susan Bishop and Jennifer McNair will graduate before the build- ing is finished, but like most seniors they look foward to seeing it on a visit. Not long after construction on the chapel was begun, ground was broken on the Shearon Harris Building. Named for the late Shearon Harris, chairman of the Board of Trustees, this building will become home to the mathe- matics department and the business and economics de- partment. The need for a classroom building to house these two departments was assessed during the self-study conducted by Meredith two years ago. The math depart- ment will use the new facility to expand its growing computer science program. The busi- ness and economics depart- ment, according to depart- ment chairman Lois Frazier, looks forward to the ade- quate facilities and room for growth associated with this building. Completion is slated for July 1982 with full-use scheduled for August 1982. Opening 9

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SPORTSMANSHIP. Athletics at Meredith would certainly change as the crowd cheers on the volleyball team; Go Angels! AT LEAST WE HAVE DANCES. Al- though Meredith will never go co-ed. at least we can enjoy the company of gentlemen at dances. Opening 11