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VOLUME 7—NO. 12
THE DECREE
FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1%6
S.G.A. Officers ’66-’67
Groseclose.
(1. to r.) Mel Gay, George EJnnis, Marilyn Schoon, Doug
On Friday, March 11, the stu
dents of Wesleyan College cast
their ballots for the candidates
of their choice to fill the offices
of the SGA for the upcoming
’66-’67 academic year. Approx
imately 60% of the student body
voted. Those elected were, Pres
ident - -Melvin Gay, Secretary -
Marilyn Schoon, Treasurer-Ray
Martin, -Attorney General - Doiig
Groseclose. There was a runoff
for the office of Vice-President
on Monday, March 14, between
George Ennis and Quinton White.
George Wnnis was elected for
this position. Only about 47%
of the student body voted in this
runoff election.
Social Frat
Approved
By Faculty
By Nann Brown
Alpha Delta Chi, the Delta
Chapter of Maryland State Teach
ers College Fraternity, was
formed on campus last October
and officially recognized just last
week by the faculty. Final appro
val of the fraternity by the ad
ministration has, however, not
yet been received.
The purpose of the Fraternity
is “Brotherhood, Scholarship,
Leadership . . .’’as stated in
their constitution. The Brother
hood aspect is what most people
associate with the name “fra
ternity” . . . party, party, party.
Alpha Delta Chi would like to
fill in the weekends that the
Social Commission leaves empty
but this is only a minor section
of its future plans.
By Scholarship the boys mean
that any prospective member
would have to maintain a 2.0
quality point average to get an
invitation and to remain as an
active member. Those who fall
below the grade average would
not be able to hold an office
and would be required to attend
a Study Hall, supervised by the
other brothers.
The twenty members were se
lected because of their leadership
ability and their enthusiasm for
organizing what they believe to be
a “good thing” for Wesleyan.
According to Larry Buel, pres
ident, the club is merely a be
ginning for more Fraternities.
In the future, it is hoped that
there will be enough Fraternities
to accept everyone who would
like to be a brother. In a sit
uation such as this, there would
be healthy competition to stim
ulate support of Activities. This
would not only include sports ac
tivities but also concerts and lec
tures.
Senate
News
The primary activity of the
Senate during the last two weeks
has beenthe discussion of amend
ments to the Constitution and By
laws of the college. One of the
more important changes sug
gested in the Constitution con
cerns impeachment proceedings
for any officer of the SGA. No
such procedures have previously
existed. According to the amend
ment, the Senate can impeach
any officer of the SGA. Charges
may be made for non-perfor
mance of duty or mal-practice
of student office. A majority of
the quorum present is required
to bring any officer to trial and
a two-thirds vote of the entire
Senate is required to remove the
during the orientation period, the
same authority over freshmen as
the residence hall councils over
residents of the residence halls.
The above changes are by no
means inclusive. The student is
asked to refer to the article en
titled “Changes in Constitution,
By-laws Proposed” for a list
of the changes in their entirety,
accused from office.
An amendment to the By-laws
expands the powers of the SGA
president. According to this
amendment the president will
have access to the entire records
and proceedings of all agencies
of the SGA. This, in effect, will
cover all student activities--the
newspaper, annual, etc.
Senate Approves
Constitution Amendments
An Inter-Residence Hall Coun
cil has been instituted to hear
appeals from the Men’s and Wo
men’s Inter- Residence Hall
Councils (formerly the Men’s
and Women’s Residence Hall
Couocils). This Council will have
original jurisdiction in cases in
volving both male and female
students. The membership of this
council will pe the members of
both Residence Hall Councils.
A final important change in the
By-laws Involves the Orientation
Committee. Henceforth, if the
amendments are approved, the
Orientation Committee will have.
Library Bids
Open April 17
N. C. Wesleyan College’s new
library building came a step
nearer reality March 15th when
a loan under the Higher Educa
tion Facilities Act was approved
for $227,000, according to a tele
gram from Congressman L. H.
Fountain to Wesleyan President
Thomas A. Collins.
Invitations for bids on the new
library and also on a three-class
room addition to the college gym
nasium, both of which are cov
ered in the loan, have been mail
ed by Lashmit, Brown & Pol
lock of Winston Salem, the col
lege architects . The Board of
Trustee’s Building Committee
will open the bids on April 7
when contracts are expected to
be signed.
The Twin-City architects, who
laid out the campus and designed
its buildings and facilities, have
arranged for the local firm of
Edwards, Dove, Parker and As
sociates to conduct on-site
supervision of the new construc
tion, which is scheduled for com
pletion within 12 months follow-
ipg letting of the contracts.
The following amendments to
the Constitution have been ap
proved by the Senate. The stu
dent is asked to read these since
they will be voted on by the
student body. The amendments
do not have to be approved by
the student body. However, the
student should read these, for
they may present objections to
them at an open hearing to be
held in the Senate in the near
future. The Senate determines
the final approval of these amend
ments to the By-laws.
CONSTITUTION
Amendment 1
To rewrite Article IX Section
1 (a) so that it reads
a. The function of the S.L.A.
shall be:
(1) to maintain and enforce
the rules and regulations of the
campus code,
(2) to hear appeals from
any other judiciary council of
the S. G. A.
(3) to handle cases of a
more serious nature than would
Teacher Evaluation
Poll Taken
ATeacher-Student Evaluation
Poll was taken recently in some
of the classrooms at N. C. Wes
leyan in which the student was
asked to rate his professor, anon
ymously, by answering questions
regarding the method of teaching
and the communication between
professor and student.
An article appearing in the
Wall Street Journal in the past
month explained this procedure
as it was used in various un
iversities and colleges through
out the United States. The ques-
tionaire is used as a means of
attempting to improve courses
by appraisals of the method of
teaching.
In other colleges, the students
were asked to rate their pro
fessors between either “A” for
excellent and “F” for poor. The
complied results indicated to the
professor the students’ feeling
concerning his teaching methods
and implies a means of improving
student response to the courses.
The questions presented to
the Wesleyan students primarily
centered around the presentation
by the professor of subject
matter, such as “How clearly
does the professor present the
subject matter?” The student
was then asked to select an
answer ranging from “very clear
in presentation” to “not at all
clear in presentation.”
such a student-professor rating
system is a valuable aid to mod
ifying teaching methods in
an effort to meet student desires,
in order that the material pre
sented be clear, on the students’
level and beneficial to him.
be handled by other judiciary
councils of the S. G. A.
Amendment 2
To add to Article IX Section
1 (a) the following sub-sections
(4) to interpret the consti
tution
(5) to decide on the consti
tutionality of all bills passed by
the Senate of the S. G. A.
Amendment 3
To add to Article Vin Section 1
the following subsections dealing
with members of the S. G. A.
so long as the legislature:
(1) does not conflict with
provision of the Constitution of
the S. G. A.
(2) does not conflict with
the rules and regulations estab
lished by the faculty, adminis
tration, or Board of Trustees
of North Carolina Wesleyan Col
lege.
(3) does not conflict with
the Constitution and By-Laws of
North Carolina Wesleyan Col
lege, Inc.
Amendment 3
To add to Article vm Section 1
the following subsections:
A. It shall have the power to
enact any. legislation dealing with
members of the S. G. A. so lonp^
as the legislation:
(1) does not conflict with
provision of the Constitution of
the S. G. A.
(2) does not conflict with the
rules and regulations established
by the faculty, administration,
or Board of Trustees of North
Carolina Wesleyan College.
(3) does not conflict with
the Constitution and By-Laws of
North Carolina Wesleyan Col
lege, Inc.
B. It shall have the power to
recommend to the Faculty, ad
ministration, or Board of Trus
tees of North Carolina Wesleyan
College, any changes it feels are
necessary in the rules and reg
ulations establed by the three
aformentioned bodies.
Amendment 4
To add to Article VII Section
2 (e), Article VIII Section 2 (e),
Article IX Section 1 b (1) (c),
the following words: who shall
have no vote.
Amendment 5
To add to Article V Section 1
a sub-section (e)
E. An attorney-general who is
to be elected from the rising
junior or senior class and who
has been in attendance at NCWC
for at least four semesters prior
to taking office.
Amendment 6
To delete from Article Vin
Section 3 and substitute in its
place:
(3) The president of the Sen
ate shall appoint a secretary
who may not be a participating
member of the Senate,
Amendment 7
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