N. C. Wesleyan Colfeqe Library
Rocky Mount. North Carolina
THE WESLEYAN DECREE
Vol. 2, No. 13
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
April 11, 1962
Community Council Election Is Held
Dr. Gatewood
Is Recipient Of
Research Grant
Dr. Willard B, Gatewood, Chair
man of the Social Science Division
at North Carolina Wesleyan Col
lege, is the recipient of a coveted
research grant from the American
Association of State and Local
Histo'ry.
The Association awarded only
ten research grants this year. The
recipients included professors of
history at Hunter College, Lewis,
and Clark College, Northern Illi
nois University, Dartmouth, and
Carolina Wesleyan.
The American Association of
State and Local History, with head
quarters in Madison, Wisconsin,
seeks to “encourage the study,
writing, and publication of sound,
interpretative local history through
its grant-in-aid program.”
Dr. Gatewood received his grant
to pursue research concerning the
Evolution Controversy in North
Carolina during the 1920’s.
Dr. Gatewood is a native of
Caswell County. He completed his
college work at Duke University
including his A.B., A.M., and Ph.D.
in history. He has taught at Wesley
an since its opening in September,
1960.
MARIE FISHER
ALBERT BOONE
Women Students Elect
New Dormitory Council
C. Q. System
Is Discontinued
The C. Q. system was discontinu
ed in the Men’s dormitory Tuesday
night after the Senate approved a
new system.
Several of the Senators said in
the meeting that the C. Q. system
was necessary and practical at
first, but now they feel the students
are mature enough to carry on the
responsibilities of living together in
a dormitory.
The new system provides for stu
dent help to answer the telephone
on an experimental basis. The call-
down system was revised to pre
vent an accumulation of call downs.
Now, each member of the dorm
is iinvested with the authority to
report another resident for breach
of a.rule and is charged with the
responsibility of maintaining a
minimum amount of noise.
Thursday evening, March 29, the
residents of the Women’s Dorm
unanimously voted on the chaniges
and clarifications of certain Wo
men’s Social Regulations that had
recently been drawn up by a com
mittee oif five. These rules will go
into effect pending apiproval of the
administration.
The dorm also elected a new
dorm council which will preside
until the end of the school year. The
girls elected were: Grace Mark
ham, Louise Keply, Joan Lambeorth,
Lillie Mae Is Given
Surprise Breakfast
Lillie Mae, the maid for the girls
dorm, was feted with a surprise
breakfast birthday party Satur
day morning, March 31. For the
first time she was at a loss for
words. Speechless, she opened the
numerous gifts given to her by the
girls in the dorm.
A big grin was all the thanks
needed to show her gratitude for
the Easter shoes and accessories
and for the cake that she was given
to take home.
The refreshments included coffee,
tea, cinnamon rolls, and doughnuts.
Terry Singer, chairman of the
dorm’s Social Committee, Butch
Nichols and Helen Jackson are to
be complimented for their efforts
in making Lillie’s birthday a big
surprise.
Kay Hobbs, Parmie Moore, Bonnie
Spence, Mary Jo Barkley, Susan
Blaek and Marie Fisher.
The following Monday evening
the new dorm council met under
the leadership of Joan Lamtoerth,
dorm president, and drew up new
interdonm regulations. These rules
voted on and passed by the dorm
also are pending approval of the
administration.
Wesleyan Gets
New Instructor
President Collins announced that
Wesleyan has engaged another in
structor in the Music Depantment,
Peter Gerscehefski.
Gerchefski, a native of Spartan
burg S. C., is 26 years old, a Pres
byterian, and single. His father is
Dr. Gerschefski, Chairman of the
Music Deipartment at the Univer
sity of Georgia.
GerschefsM received his A.B.
from Yale University in 1958, his
M. A. from the University of South
ern California in 1960 and is a can
didate for his Ph.D. from Florida
State University in 1962.
He has taught at Converse Col
lege and at Florida State Univer
sity. He specializes in ithe organi
zation of college bands and en
semble groups, in teaching theory
and music classes and in applied
music in instrumental instruction.
Marie Fisher,
Albert Boone
Win Positions
Marie Fisher and Albert Boone
v.'ere elected yesterday (AprU 10)
by tlie student body ito serve two-
year terms on the Community Coun
cil.
The top Ifour in the running were
John Fleming, Marie Fisher, Boni
ta Pitzer, and Albert Boone.
Marie Fisher is presently chair
man of the Interfaith Commission
and a member of the new dorm
council.
Albert Boone, a day student, is
the current president of the sopho
more class.
These two will replace outgoing
members Susan Black and Gary
Garlow, who have served two-year
terms on ithe Council.
Betty Anders an and Louis Wom-
ible elected last year for a two-year
term, will still be on the CouncU
next year.
These four students, along with
two faculty members and one staff
mam.ber (as yet to ibe chosen), will
make up the Community Council
next year.
Wesleyan Delegation
Will Go To Catawba
NCWC, represented by Susan
Black, John Alden and Vann Mas
sey, has been invited to attend and
observe the North State Student
Government Association at Catawba
College April 29-30.
Although we will have no vote
until our fourth year (1964) we are
looking forward to the meeting for
many reasons. We hope to igain an
understanding of SGA operations
on a state level, spread the name of
Wesleyan throughout the state and
let them know what we are doing,
and make a comparison and evalua
tion of the work our SGA has done
thus far.
Decision Reached On
Sifmmer Session Vote
The procedure for election of the
SGA executives for summer session
has been decided. A chairman and
secretary will be elected by the
summer session students.
The chairman will then appoint
a student to head each olf the three
commissions: of Interfaith, Ath
letic, and Social.