Wesleyan College Li
Rocky Mount, North Carolinr
^ J North Carolina
The WesuuM B^cree
VOL. 4, NO. 7
Graduate
Exams Are
Scheduled
Two different examinations
are scheduled for upperclass
students. The first, national
Teaching Examinationis wDl
be given February 15, 1964.
This test which incorporates
the Common’.s test and /or
one to two optional tests will
be given in Greenville, Wil
son, Durham, Raleigh, New
Bern and Elizabeth City.
Registration, which requires
a $3 late registration fee ends
January 31, 1964. No appli
cations will be accepted after
this date. All seniors plan
ning to teach in North Caro
lina should contact Dr. Oppelt
about this test. Also, any
juniors interested in taking
this test should contact him.
The second exam, the Grad
uate Record Exams, are for
seniors only. The morning
exam, or the Common’® exam
and/or one advanced test will
be given January 18, 1964, at
East Carolina College. The
morning exam begins at 9
a. m- and ends at 11:45 a. m.
The advanced test begins at
2 p. m. and ends 5:15 p. m.
Cost of the exam is $7 for
the commons and $8 for the
advanced unless taken on the
same day and the cost then
is $12.
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C., JAN. 15, 1964
BI-WEEKLY—$2.00 YEARLY
Marilyn Shepherd Wins
'Miss Mistletoe'
Presented Crown
MISS MISTLETOE, Marilyn Shepherd, begins the dance figure
with her escort, Michael Pratt.
Dr. Waldo Beach Talks
At Student Convocation
Miss Marilyn Shepherd was
crowned Wesleyan’s Miisis Mis
tletoe on December 18, 1963,
at the annual Christmas
dance. The semi-formal dance
was set at the National Guard
Armory in an array of Christ
mas trees and crepe-paper
streamers. Dan Ramsey and
his orchestra was featured.
Miss Shepherd was crowned
mid-way in the evening. She
won the title through an elec
tion sponsored by the Social
Commission for the student
body. After being crowned by
the 1963 Miss Mistletoe, Mary
Jo Barkley, the new queen
led her court in the first
dance.
Miss Shepherd is the head
cheerleader of Wesleyain’s
cheering squad and a mem
ber of the freshman class.
Her court was composed
of: Susie Black and John
Lamberth, seniors; Donna
Brent and Gay Finley, jun
iors; Judy Addison and Janet
Surratt, sophomores; and La-
Nelle Jones, freshnaan.
Dr. Waldo Beach, Profes
sor of Christian Ethics in
the Duke University Divinity
School and Director of Grad
uate Studies in Religion, visit
ed the campus of North Caro
lina Wesleyan College in
Rocky Mount on Tuesday,
January 14. Dr. Beach was
the speaker at a Student
Convocation at 10:30 Tuesday
morning and spoke with sev
eral classeis and groups of
Art Exhibit ftemalnsng
Open Til January 31
An exhibit of 22 paintings
by Charles Harper and Jo
seph Cox has been on display
in the Exhibit Gallery at
North Carolina Wesleyan Col
lege since January 6. The
gallery is located in Pearsall
Building (Room 189) and hours
are as follows: Monday-Fri-
day, 9:00 a. m.-9:00; Satur
day, 9:00-5:00 and Sunday,
2:00-5:00.
The exhibit has been lent
to the college by the Ford
Times Collection of Ameri
can Art, which has over a
period of more than 12 years
assembled works originally
commissioned for Ford publi
cations. This collection con
tains over 6,500 published
paintings, as well as many
more which have not as yet
been published.
All work in the coUection
has been commissioned pri
marily for Ford editorial use;
however, the freedom of cre
ative expression afforded the
artists has encouraged work
of general interest and high
artistic merit. Most of these
paintings have subject mat
ter suited for use in publica
tions which are devoted chief
ly to travel in this country.
As a consequence the collec
tion represents the largest
national landscape commis
sion ever undertaken by art
ists for an industrial sponsor.
The work covers also such
areas as wildlife, outdoor
sports, regional architecture
and regional Americana,
Local interest in this par
ticular exhibit from the Ford
collection is high because of
the fact that Joseph Cox, one
of the painters exhibited, is
a resident of North Carolina.
Mr. Cox, born in Indiana, is
a graduate of the Herron Art
School and the University of
Iowa. He teaches painting,
drawing, and design to archi
tectural students at North
Carolina State in Raleigh.
Mainly a landscape painter
and muralist, he does por
traits only occasionally. Not
long ago he completed a 15-
by-22-foot mosaic mural for
the exterior of North Green
ville Junior College in South
Carolina. Among many hon
ors, he recently won the
coveted “Painting of the Year”
competition sponsored by the
Atlanta Paper Company.
Mr. Harper, a native of
West Virginia, studied at the
Art Academy of Cincinnati
and the Art Students League
in New York. He lives in
Cincinnati where he divides
his time between advertising
art and serious art. Recently
he completed 30 pictures and
eight constructions depicting
Michigan wildlife for the new
Central Staff Building of Ford
Motor Company.
Authur T. Loughee, art di
rector of publications for the
Ford Motor Company, has
.said of this exhibit: “We
have tried with this selection
of paintings to illustrate with
what interesting contrasts in
techniques these painters have
approached a variety of sub
jects. We feel that, for a two-
man show, this one displays
unusual sparkle and originali
ty as well as a surprising di
versity of graphic skills.”
The exhibit will be open
daily, and will close on Jan
uary 31. Admission is free
and the public is cordially in
vited to attend.
students during the day.
Dr. Beach was born in 1916
in Middletown, Connecticut.
He has been at Duke since
1946. He received his educa
tion at Wesleyan University
and at Yale. He held pre
vious positions at Antioch
College and Union Theological
Seminary.
He is the author of two
books, “Christian Ethics” and
“Conscience on Campus,” in
addition to numerous articles
in journals and magazines. He
has appeared as lecturer in
the Danforth Campuis Com
munity Workshop held at
Colorado College and for the
Settles Foundation at the Pres
byterian Theological Semina
ry. In 1962, he was the Sprunt
Lecturer for Richmond’s Union
Theological Seminary.
He is a Fellow of the Na
tional Council on Religion in
Higher Education, a member
of the editorial board of
“Christianity and Crisis,” a
member of the board of trus
tees of Wesleyan University,
and a member of the Confer
ence of the World Council of
Churches.
Dr. Beach’s visit to Wes
leyan was sponsored by the
college’s Committee on Spe
cial Events.
Scholarships Given
To Freshman Class
Twenty scholarships, cover
ing complete tuition costs,
will be offered to public school
teachers for in-service teach
er education at Wesleyan’s
1964 summer session.
Dr. Raymond Bauer, sum
mer session director, in mak
ing the announcement, said
the scholarships, valued from
$65 to $125, are being offered
in cooperation with the State
Department of Public Instruc
tion. Teachers may apply to
renew their certificates or to
take a course in professional
enrichment.
Applicants for the six week
summer term may select one
or two courses from the pro
posed offerings: Major Ameri
can Realists or Major Ameri
can Romaniticis from the field
of American Literature and
upper-level courses in Eng
lish literature, the U. S. in
the 20th Century from the field
of history. Orientation to the
Theater, Music Appreciation,
Principles of Sociology, and
possibly other courses yet to
be added.
The summer session will
begin on June 15 and con
clude on July 28. Applicants
for scholarships should write
Dr. Raymond Bauer, director
of summer session. North Car
olina Wesleyan College, Rocky
Mount, North Carolina', Spe
cific application blanks will
be available within the next
60 days.
James Valsame, supervisor
of in-service education. State
Department of Public Instruc
tion made the arrangement
for this cooperative program
with Wesleyan. The program
for subsequent summers is
expected to grow in keeping
with the demands of the
teachers of this area.
All courses will be taught
by well qualified professors
with earned doctorates in
those areas they teach. “We
believe this will provide a
welcomed service to the
teachers of our area as well
as to our growing summer
schooi student body,” said
Dr. Bauer in expressing his
delight over the new program.
Final Exam Schedules
First Semester 1963-64
Monday, January 20, 1964
9:00-11:00
M. W. F.
8:30 classes
1:00- 3:00
M. W, F., T. TH. S.
3:00 classes
Tuesday, January 21, 1964
9:00-11:00
T. TH. S.
8:30 classes
1:00- 3:00
M. W. F.
1:00 classes'
Wednesday, January 22, 1964
9:00-11:00
M, W. F.
11:30 classes
1:00- 3:00
T. TH. S.
9:00 classes
Thursday, January 23, 1964
9:00-11:00
M. W. F.
9:30 classes
1:00- 3:00
T. TH. S.
11:30 classes
Friday, January 24, 1964
9:00-11:00
M. W. F.
10:30 classes
1:00- 3:00
M. W. F.
2:00 classes
and Theater
Saturday, January 25, 1964
9:00-11:00
T. TH. S.
1:00 classes
1:00- 3:00
T. TH. S.
2:00 classes
NOTE: EXAM LOCATIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY
YOUR VARIOUS PROFESSORS. ANY CONFLICTS SHOULD
be reported AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Faculty
Concert
Presented
A concert of chamber music
featuring members of the
music faculty of N. C. Wes
leyan College was presented
on Tuesday evening, January
7, at 8:15 p. m. in Garber
Chapel on the campus. Per
formers included Penelope
Gerschefski, flutist; Peter
Gerschefski, clarinetist; Law
rence Gupton, tenor; and Fay
Batts, Thelma Sasser, and
William Sasser, pianists.
Mr. Gupton, Miss Batts and
Dr. Gerschefski performed the
rarely-heard epic isong of
Schubert, “The Sheperd on
the Rock.” This song, written
only one month before Schu
bert’s death hi 1828, repre
sents the high point of the
song literature of the man
generally regarded as the
outstanding song writer of
music history. Its perform
ances are rare because of the
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