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ORGANIZATION
Decree
VOL. 7—NO. 1
THE DECREE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1965
NCWC Welcomes Frosh
North Carolina Wesleyan Col
lege was host to 283 Freshmen
and transfer students arriving on
campus September 14. The Ori
entation Committee, headed by
Joe Boling, welcomed the new
students with receptions, parties
and addresses.
Freshmen met Freshmen at a
reception held in the parlor of
Nash Hall Wednesday evening,
hosted by the members of the Ori
entation Committee. Thursday
night, a Luau was held for Fresh
men directly behind North Hall
with entertainment provided by
“We Three and Me” and our own
Bryan Flynn. Friday evening,
Freshmen were greeted by Pres
ident Collins and the faculty at a
reception held in the President’s
home.
The Beanie Dance officially
ppened Orientation week for
Freshmen as well as Upper
classmen as the Frosh donned
their Beanies, to be worn until
Field Day, October 9. “The In
mates” provided the niuslcatthe
dance.
Opening Worship Convocation
was held Sunday, September 19
and served as the official wel
come to all students and the be
ginning of another year at Wes
leyan.
Amidst all the festivities.
Freshmen were kept busy attend
ing various meetings in which
they became acquainted with the
policies and facilities here.
More than ever, the Orient,?,
tion Committee success,ully pro
vide^' 3. hearty welcome for all
stud-'iiis and better acquainted the
Fre .i.men with the rest of the
Wesleyan College community.
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Freshmen kneel and respect th^ oath of allegiance
classmen at the Beanie Dance Saturd^ evening,^
The Annual Freshman Beanie ^
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Dance of Wesleyan College was
held in the Student Union on
Saturday, September 18, from
8:00 to 12:00 p.m. . The pur
pose of the dance was to cap
the Freshmen with the tradi
tional Wesleyan beanie. The cap
ping ceremony was performed
during the second intermission.
While the Freshmen kneeled on
their left knees, holding their
beanies high in their right hands,
Joe Boling, chairman of the Or--
lentation Committee, led them
in a pledge of obedience to the
upperclassmen.
The music was provided by
the “Inmates” from Raleigh, who
were well received by all.
Elections Near
The new Freshman Class is
approaching election time with
the nomination and election of
class officers to be held October
1 ajid 15 respectively.
Under a new election system,
those students desiring to run
for office must submit a peti
tion to the election committee
two weeks prior to the date
slated for elections. The petition
must contain the signatures of
five per cent of the class of
which the office represents. All
petitions submitted must meet
the requirements established by
the election committee before
The decorations were centered, they are considered valid.
around a large blue and gold
beanie suspended over the com
bo, Tho blue-shaded lights and
the blue and gold streamers add
ed to the festive atmosphere.
Elections will be held on Fri
day, October 15, for the offices
of president, vice-president,
secretary, and treasurer.
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Orientation Rules Set
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rhe Orientation Committee, headed by Joe Boling, sets rults for
Freshmen during the orientation period.
Following the CaH^ing Ceremony
at the Beanie Dance held Satur
day, September 18, Wesleyan
freshmen have been required to
wear beanies and name tags at all
times on campus, in town and In
classes, at the discretion of the
professors, except for Sundays,
Chapel services, ana in freshman
residence halls.
The Freshman Orientation com
mittee, following past proced
ures, has decreed that all Fresh
men, including second-semester
DISSENTER Arrives
After a long year’s work,
and a seemingly endless sum
mer’s waiting, the 1965 edition
of The Dissenter finally arrived
on campus last week.
Wesleyan’s yearbook, for the
first time, is a real represen
tation of life at this college.
The 152 pages carry out no real
theme except that students here
are as completely individual as
possible. A pine bough motif is
carried throughout the book,
A ten page opening photo
graphic essay of the changing
seasons and moods at Wesleyan
sets the stage for the various
divisions of the annual.
Professors were captured by
the Dissenter camera In ab-
solutely appropriate poses. All
organizations are represented
and explanations about their work
are given.
For the first time in Wes
leyan’s history complete cov
erage is given to all the inter
collegiate sports In which this
college participates.
The features section Is built
around the various dances given
by the Social Commission last
year, and Is followed by a strict
ly candid section aptly entitled
“Take a Break,”
Class sections are liberally
sprinkled with pictures of the
various activities of the students.
A special two-page memorial
section Is dedicated to two mem
bers of the Wesleyan community
who lost their lives in an acci
dent last year. Miss Barbara
Mary Miller and Truong Manh
Nguyen,
Reactions to the new yearbook
have varied from “fabulous” to
“sure is better than last year’s,”
but,have all been favorable.
Blaine Adams, 1966 Dissenter
editor, expressed his apprecla-
,tion to the student body for their
patience, and to the advertisers
for their support.
; Adams stated that 650 annuals
were purchased this year, and
another 150 are slated to be
printed over that figure . next
year. He said, however, that'the
support figure given the annur.l
by the college will be inadequate
for next year, and expressed the
hope that through the efforts of
the Dissenter staff and their
advisor. Dr. c. Edwin Harwood,
that the administration would see
fit to increase the support fig
ure to an amount more realistic
for the increased numbers.
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Frosh who have not worn beanies
previously at Wesleyan, must
wear beanies, walk only on front
sidewalks, and center doors of the
Administration Building, dorms,
and student union only.
In addition to these rules, all
frosh are required to speak first
to uppepclassnlfen and reply with
“yes sir” and “no sir” and
“yes ma’am” and “no ma’am,”
During the week of Fr^osh
harassment, new studenfc^willbe
required to sing and perform
necessary services for upper
classmen during evening meals.
Each evening, beginning with the
hour of 9:30, frosh will be re
quired to fulfill requests In the
snack bar.
Freshmen must wear beanies
only on the top of the head and
must not fold or deface the valued
apparel In any way. All requests
of upperclassmen, within reason,
must be obeyed.
Violators of the Freshmen Rules
were judged and prosecuted In the
Kangaroo Court on September 28.
Debbie Feate, manaeing editor, and Blaune Adams, editor, look
over the ’64-’65 DISSENTER.
Embers To Appear
The Embers, whose home base
is the Embers Club in Ral
eigh, will make an appearance
on our campus for a dance Fri
day night, October 1. The dance,
sponsored by the sophomore
class, will last from 8;30 until
11:30.
Tickets for the evening are
$1.50 advance and $2.00 at the
door.
The 5-piece band has made
several records Including “Stub
born Kinda’ Fella’ ” “Kidnap
ped,” and “Oop-Oop-a-Doo.”
Recently they have recorded an
album, “Candy.”
The chairmen of the various
committees who will assist so
phomore class president Rich
ard O’Neal are; Decorations -
Tess Ledford, Tickets - Clara
Anders and Grey_ Tagson, Re
freshments - ;Dlane Wood,l and
Publicity - Quinton White,