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Thursday, October 1, 1964 THE DECREE Page 3 1st Concert Given Stevens Speaks... “I pledge myself, the execu tive council, and the Senate to creating a student government of which all students can be proud.” This was Robert “Doc” Stevens’ pledge to the student body. Right now the main concern of the S. G. A. is to organize all of its branches and to as certain that class officers, resi dent hall councils, judicial coun cil, and commissions are work ing together promptly and effi ciently. Of course this process has been retarded by the fact that the Freshman need time to become acquainted with each other and learn who is worthy of election. The executive council will be working on the problem of making sure that elected of ficers obtain the respect and es teem of the students. The organization of the S. G. A. cannot do everything for the stu dents; the individual student must assume responsibilities. He must live up to the campus code as it is stated in the Bishop’s L. A. W. The student should act as an adult at all times whether on or off campus. The value of a degree from Wesleyan depends upon the school’s good reputation which only the students can give to the school. The student must be will ing to pull their load and coop erate in keeping the grounds and buildings relatively free of trash and debris. A clean and attrac tive campus reflects a wholesome and interested atmosphere. Last of all, students should not be timid about reporting other students when rules are broken. This is not “ratting”; it is merely liv ing up to one’s responsibility One should warn the law-breaker and if the warning is not heeded, one should feel no remorse about informing the proper officials of the infringement of the rules. Sooji dormitory councils are to be elected. This is the weakest area of the s. G. A. A weak link in such a vital spot weakens the S. G. A. immeasurable. The importance of integrity and re sponsibility cannot be overstres sed upon the people elected to the dorm councils. In the student government there is an heir- archy of power consisting of dorm councils, judiciary board, jury and finally the dean of students. The dorm councils are the basis of the entire judiciary sys tem since they come in closest Contact with students and their problems. These councils must be kept strong or matters would naturally move out of students’ hands and be taken further along the heirarchy. We were given a student gov ernment because the administra tion and board of trustees thought some responsibility should be as sumed by the students—all the students. Only when each student acts as a responsible citizen can the S. G. A. be effective. Your Decision Counts It will be the purpose of this column to help bring the beliefs of the Young Democratic Club on our campus to you. We hold that there is strength in politi cal knowledge and we ask anyone who shares this viewpoint to at tend our meetings. We hope to further your in terest in the Democratic Party and what it stands for, both nat ionally and locally. We will by trying to show you that Your Decision Counts; that is if you can make a decision and not con tradict or change it three or four weeks later. We ask your support in building the Young Democratic Club of North Carolina Wesleyan Col lege. It is through your interest that our club will grow and our aim is to provide a medium by which all of us can familiarize ourselves with the party of pro gress. We would at this time propose several debates with the Young Republican Club to be followed by a mock election on this cam pus. Our organization has re cently Initiated a faculty for Johnson Committee. An over whelming majority of our fac ulty have signed our document expressing why Johnson shoilld be elected president and why Sena tor Goldwater should be defeated. This proposal of obtaining col lege faculty support for the De mocratic Ticket will have been introduced at the Young Demo cratic Club Convention in Ral eigh. We feel strongly that we can obtain statewide approval for Johnson by a large majority of all college faculty inNorthCaro lina. These are considerations that have been brought out at our first meeting. We ask your help in implementing these ideas. Rem ember, Your Decision Counts. David W. James, YDC ROCKY MOUNT--The opening concert of the 1964-65 series at North Carolina Wesleyan Col lege presented Tina Pfchl, mez zo soprano, accompanied by Penelope Gerschefski, pianist. The program took place in Gar ber Chapel on the college cam pus at 8:15 p.m. on Tuesday evening, September 29. Admis sion was free and the public was cordially invited to attend. Mrs. Pfohl, a native of Mont gomery, Alabama is one of the busiest singers in North Caro lina. She has served for the past four years as soloist at Duke University’s annual presentation of “The Messiah” and has also sung as soloist in performances with the Duke Symphony Orches tra. She has also appeared as soloist with the North Carolina State Choral Society in Raleigh. During 1962 she served as solo ist for Duke Chapel and appeared as soloist for the annual Com mencement Concert at Chapel Hill. Last Christmas she sang the alto solo for the First Bap tist Church’s performance of Vivaldi’s “Gloria” in Rocky Mount and she is currently so loist with the First Christian m Miss Tina Pfohl To Escape From Cuba Church in Wilson. In addition to her many ora torio performances, Mrs. Pfohl has had wide opera experience, having sung roles in “Rigoletto”, “Madame Butterfly,” and “Car men” with the Charlotte Opera Association. Mrs. Pfohl received the A. B, degree in Voice from Queens College in Charlotte, where she received the performance Award during her senior year. She was soloist with the College Choir for four years and was awarded the college Division Award by the Charlotte Music Club for her work there. She has had additional study with A1 May of New York and the later Walter Golde of Chapel Hill. Mrs. Gerschefski, a native of Morristown, Tennessee, is an instructor of woodwinds, piano anc^ music theory at North Caro lina Wesleyan College. She holds the A. B. degree from Florida State University in Tallahassee, The program Tuesday evening featured groups of art songs in addition to three arias from op eras by Gounod and Tschaikow- sky. Circle K Club Donates Flag Pole A revolutionary ship developed by the U.S. Navy races over the water atop a supporting layer of compressed air bubbles. By RONNIE ARRINGTON The Circle K Club of North Carolina Wesleyan College has served its school well. During the paist year, the members of the organization have actively participated in fund raising campaigns which proved to be very fruitful. Not only were they helpful to their organiza tion, but also furthered the betterment of other tstudents of the college. Fresbnuui entties eaoirht durinc > Mntoa. The club sponsored a laundry drive during both the first and second semesters. The club also sponsored a car wash which proved to be a great isuccess. The reason for all this dili gent vk^ork will soon be dis played in front of the Adminis tration building. A new flag pole, with a flag that has adorned the Capitol Building in Washington, D. C., will be set in place the latter part of this month. The Circle K Club is under tlie leadership of Steve Petlitz who is serving as president. Melvin Gay is the club’s vice president and Bill IGruver is its secretary. Guy Turner is the treasurer. The DECREE congratulates the Circle K Club for its fine v,ork and achievement and hopes that other organizations on campus will foUow in their oath. Francisco Jose’ Perez, cur rently a native of Miami, Florida, resided before 1963 in Castro- dominated Cuba, NOW attending Wesleyan, the memories of his native land, gutted by Com munism, are still quite vivid. This article is the first of a series of articles written by Jose’, giving his reflections on, and opinions of Communist Cuba. To Escape From Cuba By Frank (Jose) Perez There are three different yet perfect questions that could be formulated by using the same table. Why? How? And what-— for? The first question could be answered by any citizen of a free country. Thre is nO' need to have lived in Cuba or in any of the other countries victimized by Communism, to give a fafrly good answer. Unfortunauly words are weaker than thou; ;s and to realize the situation f a country of the nature of Cuba, you should for a moment stand in his shoes and propose to your self the following alternative. To choose between continuing to live in the fear of dying at any moment or to start a new life. As a matter of fact, this is the alternative that has faced at least three million Cubans for more than three years. To start a new life means to leave everything you once pos sessed and to begin work again in a friendly country. Well, it isn’t that bad! Now everyone works! But neither you nor I can think as a 50 year old man does who has spent 25 or 35 years of his accumulating mo ney for the welfare of his last years. He feeds himself every day with the hope of a happy outcome. On the other hand, not every one who decides to flee from Cuba can do it. Many of them have done everything possible and they are still living there. They are actually dying every min ute. They are degraded and per secuted by the watching com mittees, the militia, and all the other Communist organizations. These organizations are com posed of some of their neigh bors who used to be friendly. They have visited the Anti-Com munist’s homes, and they know their customs and their ways of behaving. There are others, members from some Latin Am erican countries, who will not hesitate to kill even Castro, if he doesn’t do what he is or dered. But there could be the reaction of being patient and understanding their laws—with out becoming mixed up in any conspiracy. Since I do not at tack anyone, no one will bother me. Well, unfortunately that is not so easy. You have to be a member integrated in the Com munist organization and to do any kind of “volunteer” work they might choose you to do. To be an enemy of the regimen you only need to go to worship on Sun days, or to have had a busi ness, or a house to be rented. Naturally, sometimes, some of the people in this condition or either become “reasonable” and join the organizations or feign to do it and do some subversive work. Do you know how many milltians and members of Com mittees have become killed by an “accident’'—or by buddys or commarades’ inexperience in dealing with arms? (This article will be continued in the next issue of THE DECREE.)
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