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VOL. 4, NO. 16 ROCKY MOUNT, N. C., MAY 31, 1964 BI-WEEKLY—$2.00 YEARLY
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HERE ARE MEMBERS OF WESLEYAN’S FIRST GRADUATING CLASS
Wesleyan's 1st Commencement Set Today
Wesleyan’s first commence
ment exercises May 31 wiU
be highlighted by the morn
ing’s baccalaureate sermon
by Bishop Paul N. Garber of
Richmond, Virginia, and an
address in the afternoon by
the eminent author, preacher,
and lecturer, Dr. George A.
Buttrick of Evanston, 111.
The day’s activities will
culminate with the award
ing of diplomas to 38 candi
dates by the Board of Trus
tees’ Chairman, Luther W. Hill
of Tarboro, and President
Thomas A. Collins,
Dr. Buttrick, a native of
Seaham Harbour, England,
was an honor graduate m
philosophy at Victoria Uni
versity. He holds Doctor of
Divinity degrees from Hamil
ton and Middlebury Colleges,
and from Yale, Miami, Prince
ton, and Harvard Universi
ties; a Litt. D. from Albright
College and an LL. D. from
Bethany College, and a D.S.T.
from Columbia Univerfsity. He
is also a member of the
American Academy of Arts
and Sciences. Earlier this
year he won the acclaim of
students, faculty, and towns
people when he spent two
days on Wesleyan’® campus
as a visiting Danforth Lec
turer.
To deliver Weisleyan’s first
Baccalaureate Sermon, Bis
hop Garber wiU return to the
campus he iso greatly assisted
in founding. It was under his
leadership that the North
Carolina Annual Conference
of the Methodist Church spon
sored the establishment of
Spring Concert Staged Here
On Tuesday, May 19th, the
Wesleyan Concert Band and
the Wesleyan Singers per
formed their Spring Concert
before an audience which
filled the assembly area in
the Student Union building.
The Wesleyan Singers, un
der the direction of Dr. Wil
liam Saisser, performed three
works, “Salvation is Created,”
“Bleissings of Peace,” the
“Te Deum,” The audience
responded warmly to all of
these, and the singers went
on to give two encores, “Tur
tle Dove,” which had a com
petent solo by Wayne Strick
land, and “Choose Something
Like a Star,” which is one
of the choir’s favorites.
For the remainder of the
first half of the program, the
Wesleyan Concert Band, un
der tlie direction of Dr. Peter
Gerschefsky, played “Second
Suite for Military Band” by
Gustave Holst. The band be
ing deprived of its regular
baritone player through iU-
ness was aided by Lloyd Nel
son, who did an acceptable
job. The Song of the Black
smith which is filled with
syncopation went exceptional
ly weU. However, there were
several instances of unsure-
ness in the fourth movement.
but in all, it was done well.
The second half of the con
cert was composed of the
Concert Band and the Men’s
Chorus performing, “Testa
ment of Freedom” by Ran-
daU Thompson. It is hard to
believe that two groups of
such recent origin could com
bine to perform a work of
this magnitude. The interpre
tation by Drs. Gerschefsky
and Sasser was superb. The
Mein’s Chorus had its job
cut out for it in maintaining
a favorable balance with the
band, but responded to the
challenge and maintained this
balance. The performers as
weU ais the audience were
stirred by the intensity of the
mood created.
Cordts Kamed Dean Of Students
Dr. Allen F. Cordts will be
promoted from Director of
Student Life to Dean of Stu
dents at North Carolina Wes
leyan College, effective June
1, 1964, according to an an
nouncement from President
Thomas A. Collins.
Dr. Cordts is completing liis
first year of service at Wes
leyan and tliis promotion in
rank is recognition of the
significant contribution he has
made to a growing program
of student activities. He serves
as the advisor to all Student
Government Association ac
tivities, supervises the Resi
dence HaU program, plans
and supervises the Guidance
and Vocational programs with
their related activities. He
will still teach one section
of Sociology for the academic
year 1964-65.
Cordts came to Wesleyan
after serving as Assistant
Dean of Students at Central
Michigan University, of Moumit
Pleasant, Michigan for six
years. Prior to that he has
served ais Resident Counselor
at the University of Florida
for four years.
Dr. Cordts is a member of
the First Methodist Church
where he smgis in the choir.
He is an active Rotarian, a
member of Pi Gamma Mu,
and he holds membership in
the American Personnel and
Guidance Association, the
American College Personnel
Association, and the Southern;
College Personnel Associa
tion.
North Carolina Wesleyan in
1956. He delivered the open
ing Convocation Sermon on
September 25, 1960, and has
returned often to participate
in the history-making events
in the life of the college.
The complete commence
ment program will be held
facing the Braswell Building.
On Saturday evening the sen
iors and their parents were
honored at a reception at the
President’s home. Sunday, fol
lowing the baccalaureate ser
vice they will gather again
at the Heritage Inn for a
luncheon. Afterwards, the sen
iors return to Wesleyan’s cam
pus for their last time as
undergraduates.
The senior class voted on
16 honorary members of its
class, due to their close “as
sociation and helpfulness to
the class”: President Thomas
Collins, Jack W. Moore, W.
Jasper Smith, Walter Gray,
Miss Louise Collins, Robert
W. Gay, Jr., Raymond E.
Bauer, John E. Bently, James
R. Hailey, C. Edwin Harwood,
Miss Eleanor Krummel, Wil
liam G. Sasser, Archibald W.
Sharer, Mrs. Eleanor W. Wil
kinson and Willard B. Gate
wood.
For the class gift tlie sen
iors have appropriated a sum
of money to be used for mar
ble and cement benches which
will carry the inscription
“class ’64.” In order for this
gift to be obtained the class
participated in the sale of
birtliday cakes, Wesleyan ash
trays, basketball programs
and desk blotters.
The class of 1964 is an ac
tive one with every member
working diligently for the in
terest of the class and school.
The officers are Gary Gar-
low, president; Susan Black,
vice president; Vicki Walk
er, secretary; and Virginia
Eason, treasurer. Outstanding
members and chairmen heads
are: Betty Anderson, ash
tray project chairman; Vann
Massey, basketball program
chairman; Susan Black, class
history chairman; Louis Wom-
ble, desk blotter chairman;
Randy King, overall project
chairman; Libby Wallace,
graduation chairman, Winnie
Stine, birthday cake chair
man.
The 38 candidates for grad
uation arc: Elizabeth Ann An
derson, Richmond, Va.; John
Thomas Bundy, Rocky Mount;
Susan Elizabeth Black, Lex
ington; Albert Edward Boone,
Rocky Mount; Carol Warring
ton Brinkly, Suffolk, Va.;
Harold Royall Brown, Ham
let; Robert William Creek-
more, Rocky Mount; Gar
land Wayne Cooper, Elm City;
John Cameron Church, Jr.,
Henderson; John Francis
Eason, Jr., South Mills; Vir
ginia Watson Ea'son, Tarboro;
Wanda La Verne E x u m,
Smitlif ield; Gayle Carlton
Felton, Pinetops; Gary Moore
Garlow, Bridgeport, W. Va.;
William Jay Garlow, Rocky
Mount;
Judity Ann Garriss, Troy;
Bobby Ray Hayes; Rocky
Mount; John Wesley Hines,
II, Rocky Mount; Clarence
Linwood Joyner, Jr., Garys-
burg; Randolph C. King, Wil
mington, Del.; Sylvia Joan
Lamberth, Longhurst; R. Vann
Massey, Ahoskie; Clyde Elaine
Matthews, Nashville; Richard
Lee Moore, Rocky Mount; Pa
tricia Ann Patterson, Alford
Peele, Marshall Lee Pridgen,
Rocky Mount; Sue Kidd Re
ams, Murfreesboro; Brenda
Gayle Robinson, Rocky
Mount; Richard Dennis
Schulze, Cockeysville, Md.;
Winona Rae Stine, Rich
mond, Va.; Dennis Le Roy
Stockdale, Roanoke Rapids;
Billy T. Upchurch, Rocky
Mount; Madora Vick Walker,
Battleboro; Betty Jean White,
Rocky Mount; Barbara Lou
WiUiams, Nashville; Louis
Womble, Rocky Mount; and
Sam Wood, Garland.