Freshman/Sophomore Semi-formal FeUoWS Enchantment Under Attracts Best the Stars by Karen Nipper byJlllTuttle The Teaching Fellows Program was Fellows Commission since 1986. Each enacted in 1986 by the North Carolina participating college has a campus On the night of April 6, 1991, over General Assembly. The act was in director who is chosen by each individual two-hundred freshman and sophomores recognition that "the future of education institution's president and must be a arrived at thfc Holiday Inn North to is determined by the quality of educators full-time administrator or faculty dance the night away. Enchantment working in the schools of tomorrow." member. Under the Stars was the magical theme, Each year, the program awards 400 Meredith has a campus director, Dr. and the ballroom was decorated with talented high school seniors with an Mary Johnson, head of the John E. bright, vivid ballons and silver, sparkling annual $5,0000 college scholarship. In Weems Graduate School, and an assistant stars hung from the ceiling to add that exchange, the students are obligated to director, Mrs. Margaret Clary. Together, extra charm to the dance floor. teach one year in a public school in Dr. Johnson and Mrs. Clary plan The freshmen and sophomores North Carolina for each year they seminars, co-ordinate cultural activities danced non-stop to top 40 music received a Teaching Fellow award, or to with the office for Student Development, provided by V.J., Mike Long. repay the full $20,000 award in cash. and share other campus-wide The chaperones (Dr. Thomas, Dr. Thirteen North Carolina institutions of responsibilities. Dr. Johnson said that Novak, Ms. Faulk, Dr. Prillaman, and Dr. higher education offer this program. the Teaching Fellows Program has Stephenson) were all smiles and full of Meredith College is one of two private received "overwhelming support" from compliments as they greeted the institutions participating in the program. faculty and administration. Meredith has beautifully dressed young women and This program is often referred to as a total of 94 four-year Teaching Fellows: their handsome dates. Governor Martin's "baby," insuring that 41 freshmen, 26 sophomores, and 27 The dance was a great success and it will continue to be , funded. The juniors. This coming school year could everyone seemed to enjoy the magical Teaching Fellows Commission consists be the first time that the numbers evening. The freshman/sophomore of members appointed by the Governor. accepted will have to be limited because dance chairs would like to thank all The Lt. Governor and Speaker of the this freshmen class holds ten more those special people who helped make Starry-eyed underclassmen add House set policy and shape the direction students than Meredith can usually take the dance a night to remember! enchantment to a special evening. of the Teaching Fellows program. The on. Even with the extra Fellows, no Public School Forum of N.C. proposed money was taken to pay for the extra the program and is in a partnership with load of Fellows this year. the state's leading business, educational, Each Fellow is required to keep a and political leaders. It has staffed and GPA of 2.5 or higher, take 15 hours of administered the work of the Teaching honors credits, and attend monthly seminars and cultural events. Each Review participating institution is required by the state to provide cultural activities at no cost to the Fellows, but each campus is free to setup its own agendas. Fellows The Marrying Man-Grounds for Divorce are also required to participate in various by Amity Brown summer activities as well. Fellows, too, must assist in recruiting new students to "There are two rules about women: good points. Paul Reiser plays a stand- ever, the gang is just a ho-hum group of the program and the college/university. 1) Don't fool around with a gangster's up comic and one of Charlie's friends. guys trying to play off Charlie's appeal. When various Meredith Teaching girl. 2) Don't fool around, with a Reiser's lines, coupled with his comic Reiser and Assante are the only two who Fellows were asked what they liked gangster's girl." appeal, make his a likable character. find the humor in Simon's dialogue. about the program, they responded with Oh, had this sage advice only been Additionally, Armand Assante plays his Worst of all are Baldwin and a variety of answers. The money allows heeded! The Marrying Man, written by too-brief role cooly and humorously Basinger's performances. As for myself, them to concentrate on their studies and Neil Simon and directed by Jerry Rees, exaggerated. I didn't think I'd have any trouble looking become "well-rounded persons" because chronicles the ups and downs of a Of course, the best aspect of this at Baldwin for the duration, but his they do not have to worry about it or get stormy relationship between a rich film is its screenwriter, Neil Simon. There arrogance and indifference toward his jobs; the program provides many playboy and a struggling nightclub are occasional glimmers of Simon's performance, coupled with his mediocre opportunities to see, hear, and do things singer. Alec Baldwin plays Charlie Pearl, genius, especially the scene where acting abilities, soon changed my that one would otherwise have no the grinning heir to a toothpaste fortune Charlie's comatose father is awakened perception. Based on the appreciative opportunity to experience; it provides a who is soon to marry the demure by the sound of a closing door, wishes sighs, the men in the audience didn't lot of contact and connection with the daughter of a movie mogul. The plans to meet Vickie, but expires before Vickie seem to mind Basinger's tight dresses, public school system; it helps one learn go awry when Charlie and some buddies makes it back from the bathroom. red lips, and sexual innuendo-filled about current educational trends. The head to a Nevada bordello for a bachelor Unfortunately, Simon was barred from songs, but her bad accent and apparent program also seems to offer more party. On the way, the group stops at a the movie's filming, and his insight was indifference caused her appeal to wear leadership training and draws in more bar and Charlie is instantly smitten with sorely missed by the audience and sorely thin. Though in real life the pair became minorities to the education field. Overall, Vickie Anderson (Kim Basinger), a sexy, misinterpreted by Rees, causing a hot item during filming, their blase the program hopes to turn out "the best kittenish nightclub singer. The two end problems that plague this mediocre film., attitudes diminished the sexual tension and brightest" in teaching. up spending the night together, only to First, the film is not nearly as witty i needed to sustain the plot. The two just be discovered by Vickie's gangster as I expected it to be, probably due to didn't have the comic talent their roles boyfriend (Armand Assante) who Simon's absence. Simon's subtle clever- called for. punishes the couple by forcing them to ness is lost by almost all of the actors, The Marrying Man should be marry. Are you tired yet? We're only 15 particularly Charlie's gang. The gang's annulled. The lack of insight into Simon's minutes into the movie. diversity—a jock, a comic, a prettyboy, screenplay coupled with humorless and This clumsy plot only becomes more and a playboy—should have been an indifferent performances cause this film improbable, but first there are a few effective basis for a witty banter; how- to be a flop.

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