®Jic Clarion
Volume 52
Brevard College, Brevard, N.C.
Wednesday, March 13,1985 Number 9
Wetmore Joins F acuity
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By Jill Avett
Dr. David E. Wetmore has
recently been hired as Chairman
of Computer Programs at BC.
The position was formerly held
by Bill Gettys. Alyse Holl
ingsworth is currently managing
the computer department.
Presently, Dr. Wetmore is Pro
fessor of Computer Science at St.
Andrews College in Laurinburg,
N.C. He comes to BC highly
recommended by his colleagues.
Thomas R. Blackburn, Professor
of Chemistry and Chairman of
the Division of Mathematical,
Natural, and Health Sciences at
St. Andrews said, “Personally
you will find Dr. Wetmore to be
unpretentious, salty, and
humorous, with a keen sense for
the heart of any question and a
strong preference for getting to
the fundamentals. He is a hard
worker, a fair and tolerant per
son, and fun to be around. We
will miss him.”
During the first fourteen years
of his seventeen year stay at St.
Andrews, Dr. Wetmore taught
chemistry. Prior to his teaching,
Wetmore was a research chemist
for the Sun Oil Company. While
at St. Andrews, Dr. Wetmore
served on all major standing
committees at St. Andrews. He
was Chairman of the Department
of Chemistry and later Chairman
of the Division of Mathematical,
Natural, and Health Sciences.
Dr. Wetmore also taught courses
in glassblowing, winter
backpacking, astronomy, and
photography.
Dr. Wetmore earned his BA
from Park College; his masters
in chemistry from the University
of Kansas, and his Ph.D. in
chemistry at Texas AM Universi
ty. In 1982, Dr. Wetmore studied
computer science at the Universi
ty of California at Berkeley.
According to Dean Wray, “Dr.
Wetmore has excellent recom
mendations from colleagues as
well as students, and is a proven
teacher of computer science.”
Dr. Wetmore will arrive at BC in
June. He is tentatively scheduled
to teach classes in summer
school.”
Bill Gettys, who set up the com
puter system at BC, fulfilled his
contract and left at its comple
tion. He is now setting up another
computer system at Catawba
College.
Dr. Wetmore’s hobbies include
bicycling and backpacking. He
currently resides in Laurinburg
with wife Ruth. The Wetmores
have two grown sons.
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Dr. David Wetmore will join the BC faculty as Chair
man of Computer Programs.
Twenty-Four Join PTK
Staley Lectures Scheduled
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By Kim Ormand
In a candlelight ceremony on
Feb. 25, twenty-four candidates
were inducted into the
prestigious Phi Theta Kappa
(PTK). Dean Morris Wray, guest
speaker for the evening, led the
ceremony and read an excerpt
from John Steinbeck’s East of
Eden.
To be eligible for induction,
freshmen must have a GPA of 3.5
and sophomores must have a
GPA of 3.2. In addition, can
didates’ names are circulated
throughout the faculty for com
ments concerning each student’s
character and integrity. Once a
student has been acknowledged
as qualified he is invited to join
the society.
Those inducted were: Jon
Slate, Dannielle Landry, Lori
Dugger, Polly Balsy, Lori Sheldt,
Amy Will, Donna Howard,
Rebekah Carpenter, Lindsey
Loveless, Asami Itoh, Carla
Ulbrich, Kathy Scogin, David
Mays, Melanie Wilson, Adam
Jagelski, Chaz Hinkle, Angela
Hills, Mari Tosaka, Brian Cook,
Kevin Hutchinson, Matt Tagley,
Patrick O’Grady, Rodney Curry,
and Henning Brandt.
For many Christians, world
politics presents moral dilem
mas. Dr. Glen H. Stassen will ex
amine the dilemma of national
defense versus Christian doctrine
in a Thomas Staley Lecture at
Brevard College on March 26.
The first lecture entitled
“From Hopeless Captivity to
Transforming Initiatives” will be
given on Monday, March 25, at
7:30 p.m. in Dunham Auditorium.
The second lecture, “Love Your
Enemy, But What About the Rus
sians,” will be given at 10:15 a.m.
on March 26.
Dr. Stassen is professor of
Christian Ethics at the Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary in
Louisville, Kentucky. He holds a
Ph.D. from Duke University with
concentration in social ethics, the
history of modern rehgious and
social thought, and political
theory.
He is an ordained Baptist
minister and has served as both
pastor and professor. In addition
to his current position, Dr.
Stassen has taught at Duke
University, Kentucky Southern
College, and Berea College. He
was a Visiting Scholar at Har
vard University from 1969-1972.
Widely published in both pro
fessional journals and church
literature. Dr. Stassen has also
written chapters and articles for
several books. He has received
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Jones Appears Tonight
Coffeehouse entertainer Scott
Jones will perform tonight at 9:00
in the Student Union. According
to SGA Faculty Advisor Bob Hut
chison, Jones is one of the most
popular performers booked this
semester by the Social Board. He
said, “Jones has been here before
and attracted quite a large
crowd.”
Jones says, “I play serious
music and say funny things.
Sometimes I can’t decide
whether to do music or com-
edy-so I do both.” He
characterizes his music as “a lit
tle bit of a lot of things.” His per
formance ranges from classical
to contemporary, blues to jazz,
and rag to rock. He plays a
number of his own songs but also
includes pieces by other per
formers such as Nick Gilder,
Michael Murphy, Dr. Timothy
Leary, and Steve Landesberg.
Jones has performed at hun
dreds of colleges in twenty-five
states and Canada and has com
pleted four albums of origmal
music and comedy entitled
“Roads,” “Side By Side, ” “Scott
Jones Solo,” and “Night and
Day.” In addition, Jones was
nominated for the NACA Na
tional Campus Entertainment
Awards for comedy.
Jones says, “The Scott Jones
Show is more than music. It is an
evening of entertainment. And
surprises. It is the famous black
box full of exotic toys and strange
devices. It is Suckerman and the
flaccid guitar. Just give me a
room and some people and 111
take it from there.”
SffSe^Jmperfortn in the Student Union tonight at
9:00.