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Page 2 THE WESLEYAN DECREE Wednesday, Nov. 6, 1963 Editorials The Campus Rut ? ? ? During the past week, we received an anonymous letter to the editor concerning a matter of import ance to all on campus. Because the letter was un signed, it could not be printed; yet its point was quite clear. In general, the Wesleyan student body is obsessed with gossiping. As the letter states, by Monday evening anyone on campus could have at his disposal a minute-by-minute discription of events of any given couple on campus. In this small, isolated community, it appears to be an impossibility to date any one person more than one time without being considered “hooked.” The writer of this letter continues by stating that he rarely dates on or near the campus for fear that his actions would be public news by Sunday lunch. On the surface, it appears that this student is acting responsibly when eliminating the chances of dis covery by the rest of the student body. Yet, looking deeper, one wonders if he has really accepted his responsibil.'ty—his responsibility of informing his friends of his disapproval of their continuous talk. We doubt that he has, due to a note to the editor, in which the reason he gives for not signing his name is that “the implications it (the letter) may make to some people would only create ill feelings.” The only way gossip can be stopped is for each person to unite with another person until the whole student body believes strongly enough to force the few who continue into quiescence. Not until every student on campus accepts as part of his own char acter the rigorous examination of what he hears, will this campus, or any society eliminate the damaging effects of untruths or exaggerated truths. And so we, as well as the writer of this letter, must carefully examine ourselves, in order to find exactly where the truth ends and the falsity begins. Once we have established this point, gossip will no longer be a matter of not knowing which is true and which is false, but rather it will have become a matter of deliberate falsification. Trustees Pass Motion At the last meeting of the Board of Trustees, held October 25, the Board passed a motion allow ing for an increase in the Student Life Fee (changed to Comprehensive Fee) for the 1964-65 academic year. This raise was deemed necessary due to a series of broadening services to the student on campus. Granted these expenses are necessary for maintaining the college community, but where does this put the student who is in debt, working on campus, and/or on a scholarship. According to a news bulletin from Rockford College in Illinois, several colleges have resolved this problem, surely at the expense of more bookkeeping; yet they are interested in the student and the parents who find it increasingly more difficult to finance a four-year college education. It seems only appropriate for a new college, found ed on high ideals of both an academic and an indivi dual nature, that a plan insuring financial constancy should and could be established. Rockford College is using the following plan: a student or parent contracts with the school for the remaining years’ tuition at the current rate. The first year a slightly higher amount is paid and each suc cessive year lesser amounts, so that the average rate is the current tuition charge. This program appears to have worked at Rockford and may. therefore, be appropriate for many other colleges. If for no other reason, the idea should at least be thought provoking to all concerned. ®I|c HJeslpijau 3 err re Official Student Newspaper of North Carolina Wesleyan College. Printed bi-weekly in Nashville, N. C. member editor—winni stine assistant editor—libby Wallace business manager—vann massey advertising manager—bruce sharer Profile LITTLK MAN ON CAMPUS A fiNAL OP'C— FOLLOW Sophomore Class Wins $10 Award By BONITA PITZER We want to congratulate the sophomore class for winning the $10 prize in our Litterbug campaign. Four posters (we were anticipating eight) were submitted, two from the win ning clasis, and one each from the freshmein and isenior class es. These have been placed in strategic spots where we hope tliey will continue to remind us to “Stash that Trash.” We have been concerned late ly with the problems which By RAY O’KELLY and JOSE PEREZ In 1953, Fulgeneio Batista surprised the Cuban people by overthrowing President Carlos Prio in a coup d’etat. Although the students and most of the population favored Prio, he was forced to flee the country. Batista established himself as dictator. Two years passed without in cident until a student of the University of Havana was kill ed during a demonstration against “military governments.” After this event, the people of Cuba sent a popular gen eral named de la Torrente to aisk Batista to let the Cubans have free elections. Batista an swered this by fixing the elec tion and setting himself up as President. The people of Cuba realized that their only chance for a democracy was to revolt. Dur ing 1957, Fidel Castro and Carlos Prio met together and arise because of “all action and no thought.” We liave discussed past problems which have been brought to us. Tlie majority of them appear to have been the results of pranks that got out of hand, or careless words and actions. Quite often we have agreed that such and such an act in itself was harmless. But some of us don’t realize when it is time to call a halt to things. As a word of caution to the community, we would like to say, “Ttiink before you act!” isigned the “carta de Bogta” whic'h became the official be ginning of the revolution. Cas tro and a few volunteers began the fighting in the Serra Mae- stra mountains after purchas ing U. S. arms. Wlien the flare-up in the Serra Blaestra took place, Batista punished the Cuban people, teome of whom weren’t in favor of the revolution at all. As a resurt, more discontentment was created. In 1958, Cuban students staged an armed cam paign in Las Villas’ mountain region, Castro sent leaders to Las Villas to take over opera tions and with his army pushed across the plain toward Las Villas, after which he increas ed the size of his army con siderably. The city of Sante Clara, on December 30, 1958, staged a general revolt which resulted in the control of the city by its citizens. Batista’s military leaders then signed a military treaty with Castro, and Batista fled the country for his life. Immediately Castro accused Batista’s leaders of allowing Batista to get away. These men were put in jail, and Castro moved from east to Havana where he made a grand entrance. Cheering crowds em- brassed him. Little did they know that their favorite hero would soon become their worst enemy. By MANDY KUHN Melvin Dowdy a pre-minis- terial student here, iis Wesley an’s new student chaplain. Af ter serving as a representative to the Interfaith Commission, he decided to enter the minis try. Melvin has conducted church services for several years. At Montrose Baptist Church in Virginia, he is on the student official board; here, he is asso ciated with the BTU (Baptist Training Union) at First Bap tist Church in Rocky Mount. On November 17, at 7 p. m., Melvin will conduct a' Vesper Service for the student body. Congratulations for doing such a good job in Christian work! Tournament Is Slated Later this semester there will be a WFF and Proof tourna ment open to all members of the student body. There will be cash prizes for the winners in two divisions, beginners and advanced. The game may be purchased in the book store and lessonls will be given by Dr. Cox in the Snack Bar on Wed nesdays at 3 p. m. A number of students on campus are al ready familiar with the game and will teach beginners the basic fundamentals. During the Spring semester, another tournament wiU be held and the winner will be award ed a (trophy donated by the Watch Shop. WFF (WeU Formulated For mulas) and Proof was develop ed as a game by the Accelerat ed Learning of Logic Project at Yale University. The game is recommended especially to thoise who would like to be more skilled in the use of logic and to students taking Math 9. Anyone interested in further details and in signing up for the play-offs should contact Dr. Cox. Harwood Is Elected VP Dr. C. Edwin Harwood, chair man of the English division of North Carolina Wesleyan Col lege, was elected vice president of the North Carolina-Virginia College English Association at its annual meeting held on October 26 in Chapel Hill. Highlight of the all-day ses sion was the talk by James L. Grodfry, dean of the faculty of the University of North Caro lina, on “Research and/or Teaching.” This followed a luncheon at the Carolina Inn BaUroom. Other sessions, held in the Faculty Lounge of Morehead Planetarium, dealt with a re view of the methods and ac complishments of the three schools of grammar and with financing humanistic studieis. Dr. Fraser Neiman of Wil liam and Mary was elected president and Dr. David San ders of the University of Rich- liiond was elected secretary and treasurer to complete the slate of officers of the association for the coming year. Three other members of Wesleyam’s Eng lish Division accompanied Dr. Harwood to the meeting: Dr. Jack Teagarden, Dr. Philip Elliott, and Gerald Garmon. ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS Correction to this year’s catalog: Thanksgiving Re cess begins November 27, at 4 p. m. rather than Nov ember 20, as stated in the catalog, and classes resume the following Monday. Outpost Cuba Discussed-Part 1
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