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N. C. Wesleyan College Llbrar>
Rocky Mount, North Carolina
VOL. 4, NO. 15
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C., MAY 19, 1964
BI-WEEKLY—$2.00 YEARLY
Dr. Teagarden Gives Convocation Address
MRS. GAYLE FELTON
MIKE PRATT
Reeves Is Appointed
New Executive Editor
MRS. VIVIAN MITCHELL
David Reeves has been ap
pointed Executive Editor of
the Wesleyan Decree for the
academic year 1964-65. Busi
ness Manager for the same
period wUl be Bruce Sharer.
Both of these positions carry
with them a $200 scholarship
each.
David, a rising junior, has
been with the staff for two
DAVID REEVES
yeans, during both of which
he was sports editor. Bruce
hais served as advertising
manager for the Decree this
year.
Reorganization of the staff
into a more unified body has
also been established for
next year and the foUowLng
years. The editorial istaff will
be composed of Ray O’Kelly,
Managing Editor; Ronnie Ar
rington, Assistant Managing
Editor, Marilyn Spencer, Lay
out Editor. Other members
of the staff include Libby
Wallace aind Dodie Waters.
Libby will handle a column
whUe Dodie does the same
and edits the feature page.
The business staff, under
Bruce Sharer, will consist of
Jerry Stockdale, Circulation
and Subscription Manager;
and Ray Robinson, Assistant
Circulation Manager on cam
pus.
Other changes planned for
next year include enlarging
the size of the paper and
keeping intercollegiate cir
culation high.
Womble^ Upchurch
Given Scholarships
Two local North Carolina
Wetsleyan College day stu
dents have received Bcholar-
ships for graduate work in
chemistry at Clemson Col
lege, Clemson, S. C., next
fall. Each grant is valued
at $2,400 for the first year.
Louis Womble has received
a NASA Fellowship in the
Ph.D. Program for Chemical
Physics, renewable the first
year at $2,600 and the isec-
ond at $2,800.
Billy Upchurch, the other
student, has received a teach
ing assistantship in the Doc
toral Program in analytical
chemistry. Both are candi
dates for graduation in Wes-
leyan’s first graduation clasS'
on May 31.
Womble, the son of L. R.
Womble and the late Mrs.
Womble, 1102 S. Franklin
Street, was a Wesleyan Award
Winner from Rocky Mount
Senior High School and enter
ed with Wesleyan’s first class
in 1960. He has been a mem
ber of the freshman baseball
team, the tennis teams. Com
munity Council, Delta Club,
and Student Life Association
as well as serving one year
as president of the Day Stu
dent’s Council and three years
as college photographer. He
has also made the Dean’s
List.
Upchurch is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. O. G. Upchurch,
RFD 1, Spring Hope, N. C.
He and his wife, Wilhelmina,
an imsurance executive’s sec
retary, live on Raleigh Road
Extension. A graduate of
Rocky Mount Senior High
School, he also became a
member of Wesleyan’s first
class. He served as junior
class president and program
chairman of Delta Science
Club. He has made the Dean’s
List and during the past two
years has received the Lions
Club Award.
JOAN LAMBERTH
Campus Radio
Program Now
On The Air
Tlie Senate of North Caro
lina Wesleyan College has
formed a Student News Com
mittee. The committee will
join forces with radio WEED
to broadcast a college news
program every Tuesday and
Thursday at 4:25 p. m.
New® for the program is to
come from all areas of col
lege life. It will include such
news items as club meetings
and Individual announcements
from students and faculty.
The program is for the bet
terment of the college. The
faculty, administration and
students are urged to par
ticipate. Organizations wish
ing to isubmit announcements
are asked to leave them in
a news: box which will be
placed at the switchboard.
Bill Gruver, president of
the Freshman class, was ap
pointed by the Senate to form
the committee. Ronnie Ar
rington is chairman and all
students interested in work
ing on the committee are
asked to meet with him as
soon as it is convenient.
Present plans are for tlie
committee to form its own
organization and perhaps ex
tend its services to other
radio stations. Next year, the
organizations will extend the
time of broadcast from five
minutes to perhaps one hour.
If such is possible, the com
mittee will strive to have in
terviews with various faculty
members and guests of the
college. Next year there will
Academic Achievement Trophy
Is Won By Mrs. Gayle Felton
North Carolina Wesleyan
College climaxed today witli
the presentation of Honors
Awards at its third annual
Honors Awards Convocation
held in the assembly area of
the Student Union building.
Dr. Jack Teagarden, Asso
ciate Professor of English at
the College, presented the
convocation addresis on the
topic, “Uses of Professors.”
Dean Jack W. Moore intro
duced the speaker to trustees
and students.
This annual Convocation re
cognizes outstanding student
achievement in the major
areas of student participation.
The top trophy for academic
achievement went to Mrs.
Gayle Felton, a senior history
major from Pinetops, N. C.
This is the third year Mrs.
Felton has won this award
for the highest grade-point
average having accumulated
a 4.0 average during her
seven semesters in attend
ance at the College.
Michael Joseph Pratt, a
rising junior, was awarded
the Outstanding Athlete of tlie
Year Award. Mike has once
this year been cited for out
standing athletic ability at
the close of basketball season.
Essay Awards
The John Paul Jones His
tory Award, given by Colonial
Dames of America, Nash
County Chaper, was awarded
to Mrs. Vivian Mitchell. Mrs.
Mitchell, a senior, is a his
tory major.
Julia Barrett, a junior
from Rocky Mount, was
awarded the President’s Cita
tion for Freshman Composi
tion. Though a junior, Julia
completed her freshman Eng
lish requirements this year,
thus making her eligible for
this award.
Leadership, Service Awards
For the second year in a
row, Sylvia Joan Lamberth
was awarded the Outstanding
Leadership and Service Award
for women. Joan has served
as secretary of the Student
Government Association and
was just recently crowned
May Queen at the annual
Spring Formal.
The Leadership and Service
Award for men wasi presented
to Robert Otis Stephens, a
rising senior. Known to all
on campus as “Doc,” Robert
has served this semester as
Student Government presi
dent and will serve in this
same position next year under
the new Constitution.
Another award was added
this year by the Psychology
Club. This award was pre
sented for leadership and ser
vice particularly in the Psy
chology club. Dr. H. E. Seidel,
Jr., presented the award to
Randy King.
After the presentation of
these awards, President
Thomas A. Collins presented
the Chapter to the newly
formed Wesleyan Players,
the Charter to the newly
Dr. David Batcheller, pro-
fesisor of speech and theatre
at the College.
Mr. L. W. Hill, chairman
of the Board of Trustees,
presented 119 new members
of the Honorary Alumni witli
certificates.
This afternoon and even
ing’s schedule of events in
clude a tennis match at 2
p. m., a baseball game at 3
p. m., both of these with
Campbell College and at 8:15
p. m., the Spring Concert
witli the Wesleyan Singers
and Symphonic Wind En-
S'Gmble.
t
ROBERT STEPHENS
RANDY KING
Creekmore
Presented
Scholarship
The U. S. Department of
Health, Education and Wel
fare hais awarded a $3,400 a
year fellowship to a North
Carolina Wesleyan chemistry
student for work in en
vironmental chemistry at tlie
School of Public Health at
the University of North Caro
lina.
R. William Creekmore, the
recipient, enrolled in the first
class at Wesleyan four years
ago as a day student from
Rocky Mount. He is a candi
date for graduation here on
May 31. Two days later he
will go to Chapel Hill to
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