VOL. 6 No. 15
may 25, 1965
64 T o Graduate In June
By Aileen Parker
The second annual commence
ment of North Carolina Wesleyan
College is fast approaching, and
with it come the last hectic
days for the seniors. The class
began four years ago in Septem
ber 1961; of those original stu
dents, forty remain.', However,
with students transferring in,
etc., the graduating class now
numbers sixty-four.
These last few days for the
seniors are busy ones, indeed.
Some are lucky enough (or should
I say, have worked hard enough)
to be exempted from taking their
final exams; the rest must fore
go this pleasure and continue to
slave away at their books until
the last exam is finished. The
exams for seniors are being
given a week earlier than the
exams for everyone else, in order
that they will be free to parti
cipate in the various activities
preceding ■ commencement which
are planned for them.
First on the commencement
calendar is the trip to the beach
and th^ return late that
night. Late permission until one
o’clock for the girls has been
granted by Dr. Cordts.
The next day, Sunday, is the
Baccalaureate Address at 8:00
P.M. in the college’s gymnasium.
The speaker is to be Dr. Harold
A. Bosley, senior minister of
Christ Methodist Church in New
York City and a former dean of
the Duke Divinity School. Dr.
Bosley re^fceived his B. A. de
gree from Nebraska Wesleyan,
his B, D. and Ph. D. from
the University of Chicago. He
has written numerous relig
ious articles and books and has
appeared on many national tele
vision and radio programs.
On Tuesday, June 1, is the
Senior Luncheon at the Heritage
Restaurant for the seniors and
their guests. Later that day at
3:30 P.M.,the outdoor band con
cert honoring the seniors is sch
eduled. Then, at 6:00 P.M. is
the first annual Alumni Banquet.
Finally, on Wednesday, June
2, are the commencement ex
ercises, beginning at 10:30 A.M.
in the college’s gymnasium. The
speaker is to be Mr. Arthur
Larson, who was in the Eisen
hower administration and is the
head of the World Rule Law
Center at Duke University and
at the United Nations. The class
president is also scheduled to
make a short address at this
time. Following the graduation
will be a reception for the grad
uates and their guests, given by
President Thomas A. Collins.
Those in Wesleyan’s Class of
1965 and their majors are; Mary
Jo Barkley (psychology), Betty
Jean Bradshaw (biology), Lucy
Christine Braswell (history),
Ronnie Kent Brockenbrough (ec
onomics), Betty Chi-Yu Chang
(Christian education), Herbert
Wilson Campbell (psychology),
Lillie Mae Delamaiy- (music),
Gerald Duke Dowdy (history),
Virginia Watson Eason (psychol
ogy), Barbara S. Edwards (Eng
lish), Jonnie Faye Ellington
(psychology)^ Donald Taylor Ev
erett (history), Wanda Exum
(English), Ezra Maxwell Fitz
gerald (history), John Cobb
Fleming (economics), Patricia
Ann Gorham (French), Barbara
Leigh Hall (math), Charles Ed
wards Harris (history), William.
Ralph Hartley (biology), Charles
Edward Hayes (psychology), R.
Curtis Helgren (history). Gains
Edwards Hopkins, Jr. (history
and English), William Thomas
Horner (English), David Wendell
James (economics), Gwendolyn
Dickens Joyner (English), Ellen
Louise Kepley (religion), Ran
dolph C. King (psychology), Alice
Carotoe’Kovarco (English), Edna
Earl Langston (music), Edward
Battle Lewis (English), Norman
Blackwell Livengood, Jr. (econ
omics), Perry Christopher
Lowry (music), Robert Gray
Lyon (psych^ogy)> Grace Eliza
beth Markham (English), Vann
Massey (p^chology)^Chester Ar
thur Murphy, in (math), Marie
A. McBride (history), Lewis Al
fred Nixon, Jr. (economics), Ka
ren Hansen Norman (English,),
Jack Ward Page, Jr. (history),
Nancy Ann Palantzas (psychol
ogy), Jose Francisco :^rez'
(math), Stephen Gordon Petlitz
(psychology), Brenda Rae Prid
gen (English), Guy Da'^on Rouse,
Jr. (psychology), Winifred Jones
Sawyer (math), Carol Smith Sex
ton (English), Kenneth Wayne
Smith (history), Edward E.
Schultz, Jr. (economics), Lucie
Geraldine Shervette (history),
Betty Carol Spain (English), Etta
Brown Spivey (English), Harold
Dallas Stanley (religion), Robert
O. Stephens (English), Frank
Page Taylor (economics), Vic
toria Elizabeth Taylor (history),
Richard Wayland Tripp (chem
istry), Carson Stanley Tyson,
(religion), Starlette Faye Ves-
ter (English), Dorothy Margaret
Waters (psychology), Betty White
(psychology), Walter Erie White
(economics'). Billy Donald Win
stead (math),>and Denny Claude
Wise (religion).
Larson To Speak At Commencenieiit
Dr, Arthur Larson, professor
of law and director of the Rule
of Law Research Center at Duke
University and a former Eisen
hower aide, will address North
Carolina Wesleyan’s second
graduating class during com-
mencment in the College Gym
nasium beginning at 10:30 a. m.
Wednesday, June 2, according to
an announcement from President
Thomas A. Collins.
Dr. Larson has a wide pro
fessional background. He taught
in the law schools of the Uni
versity of Tennessee and Cor
nell and was dean of the Uni
versity of Pittsburgh School of
Law. Before becoming Special
Assistant to the President, he
had served in other governmen
tal posts with the OPA and For-
eigh Economic Administration.
He was Under Secretary of
Labor from 1954 to 1956 when
he became Director of the United
States Information Agency. He
came to Duke in 1958 and con-
award from the American Free
dom Association. He iSj. mem»
ber of the American and the North
Carolina Bar Associations and
numerous other legal organiza
tions. He is a member of the
State Department Committee to
consider improvement of United
Nations operations and in 1963
was named president of Peace
Research Institute.
Dr. Larson is a Lutheran.
He has composed works for
organ, string quartet and voice.
He is a member of Phi Beta
Kappa and belongs to the Cos
mos Club and to the Hope Val
ley Country Club, near his home
Durham.
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tinued to serve Eisenhower as
a Special Consultant to the Pres
ident until 1961.
He received his A. B. degree
from Augustana College in his
hometown of Sioux Falls, S. D.,
in 1931. The next year he was-
awarded a B. A. degree from
the University of South Dakota
Law School and won a Rhodes
Scholarship to Oxford, There
he received his M. A. and
Doctor of Civil Law degrees and
was made an Honorary Fellow
of Pembroke College. He has
since accepted LL.D. degrees
from Augustana Colleee Thiel
College, Valparaiso Univer
sity and Coe College,
At Wesleyan he will speak
to the 1965 graduating class,
which has 64 candidates for
bachelor degrees, according to
Dean Jack W. Moore. On
Sunday preceding the commence
ment, Dr. Harold Bosley, senior
minister of Christ Church Metho
dist in New York City, is sche
duled to deliver the baccalaureate
at 8 p.m. in the College Gymna
sium. An alumni banquet will
be held Tuesday evening.
At Wesleyan’s first commence
ment, held last May 31, degrees
were awarded to 33 seniors. This
year’s class, almost double in _
size, indicates the rapid increase after successfully completing the
in enrollment at the new college, requirements at the University
which registered 601 students of Virginia,
during the current year. Dr. James explained that the
Dr. Larson, besides being in professors involved have passed
demand as a lecturer, is widely the oral portion of their dis-
known as an author. His books s^rtation and have completed all
include “Know Your Social Se- requirements necessary to re-
curity,” “The Law of Work- ceive the Doctor^ Degree. The
men’s Compensation,” “A Re- official ceremony will take place
publican Looks at His Party,” in June of this year at a formal
“When Nations Disagree,” and graduation service held at the
“A Warless World.” college where the requirements
In 1952, he received the Ful- were fulfilled,
bright Advanced Research Award Dr. Hung received his degree
and in 1960 the World Peace in Economics and is the Assis-
Bosley To
Preach At
Baccalaureate
Dr. Harold A. Bosley, senior
minister of Christ Church Meth
odist in New York City and a
former dean of the Duke Divinity
School, will preach the baccalu—
reate sermon for North Carolina
Wesleyan’s second graduating
class
Alter serving as dean at Duke
from 1947 to 1950, Dr. Bosley
went to the First Methodist
Church of Evanston, 111. until
1962 when he accepted his present
pastorate. He had come to Duke
after being pastor for nine years
of Mount Vernon Place Church in
Baltimore and before that four
years as director of religious
activities at Iowa State Teachers
College.
Dr. Bosley received his B. A.
degree from Nebraska Wesleyan,
his B. D. and ph. D., frojm the
University of Chldagp. Nebraska
Wesleyan, Northwestern Univer
sity, Rippon, and Cornell Col
leges have conferred upon him
honorary doctorates. He has
written numerous religious arti
cles and books and has appeared
on many national TV and radio
programs.
Among Dr. Bosley’s publica
tions, his book, “He Spoke to
Them in Parables”, which was
published by Harper in 1963, was
3hosen by the Religious Book
Club as its June selection that
year. This was the third of his
volumes to be honored by this
club; two others have been selec
ted by the Pulpit Book of the Month
Club.
In addition to his pastorates
and college positions, he has
travelled extensively as a lec
turer and delegate to important
church assemblies across the
nation, in Canada, Argentina, Ja
pan, Korea, and India,
Kilgore, James, And Hung
Receive Doctorates
Dr. John W. Kilgore recently *„ * # t
I,- , tant Professor of Economics. He
received his Doctorate in Chem
istry at Duke University. Dr.
Ralph E. James received his
degree at Drew University, and
Dr. Gregory Hung also placed
that magic word-before his name
received his B. A. at the Uni
versity of Saigon, M. A. at the
University of Virginia. Dr. Kil
gore received his degree in
Chemistry and served as the
Assistant Professor of Chemis
try. He attended Hampton -Sid
ney College where he received
his B. S., and Duke University
for his M. A. Dr. James re
ceived his degree in philoso
phical Theology and served as
Assistant Professor of philo
sophy and Religion. Dr. James
attended Wake Forest College
for his B. A. and Emory Uni
versity for his B.D.
Very hearty congratulations
are certainly in order for our
new Doctors,