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Page 4 THE nKCRRK Methodist Bishop Address Baccalaureate; Fourth Class Set to Receive Diplomas APRIL 29.1967 Dr. Homer L. Finger, Jr., resident bishop of the Metho dist Church in Nashville, Term., has accepted the invitation to speak at the Baccalaureate Service this year, according to Dr. Thomas A. Collins, pres ident of the college who made the announcement. Dr. Finger will address the 83 candidates for graduation at 11:00 a.m- June 4 in the gymnasium. This will be fol lowed by N. C. Wesleyan’s fourth graduation exercise at 4;00 p.m., also scheduled for the gymnasium. Dr. Finger received his B. A. degree from Millsaps College, B. D, from Yale DivinitySchool and has studied at Candler School of Theology and at Un ion Theological Seminary. He is the holder of honorary de grees as Doctor of Divinity from Centenary College, Doc tor of Sacred Theology from Tennessee Wesleyan and Doc tor of Letters from Lambuth. A former president of Mill saps College, Jackson, Miss., for twelve vears. Dr. Finger College Announces Guidance Plan To Cut Down on Frosh Dismissals —Easton, Pa.-(LP.)-A new ap proach to “rescuing freshmen whose first semester grades put them at the bottom of their class was concluded recently at Lafayette College. The Dean’s Office conducted a three-day program of guidance and testing for 55 freshmen who were placed on academic probation at the end of the first semester. The program was instituted because the college is interest ed in keeping academically marginal students in school and in giving them as much chance as possible to succeed. La fayette’s failure rate has been U of SF Announces Summer Sessions In Europe The University of San Fran cisco has announced that reg istration is open for its 17th Summer Sessions Abroad in Valencia and Palma de Mal lorca, Spain, and in Guadala jara, Mexico. All three summer programs operate as extensions of the University of San Francisco. College credit is granted di rectly by the Registrar of the University. The summer sessions start June 26 in Valencia and Palma de Mallorca and on July 3 in Guadalajara. They are open to men and women college stu- dents and auditors. The courses feature Spanish for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students, Spanish con versation, Spanish, Mexican, and Spanish-American liter ature, and the history, geog raphy, and folklore of the Span ish world. Art courses also are offered on the three cam puses abroad. The faculty and staff of the summer programs are com posed of professors from the University of San Francisco and the local universities. Last year’s attendance was 195 students in Valencia, 110 students in Palma de Mallorca, and 367 students in Guadala jara, A total of 286 Ameri can universities and eight for eign institutions of higher learning were represented. Following the courses, stu dents will have the opportui’.ity of touring Spain or Mexico, either in groups or on their own. Further information may be obtained from Dr. Carlos San chez, Director of Summer Ses sions Abroad, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, Cal ifornia 94117. lower than the national level for a number of years and Dean Charles C. Cole, Jr., ex pressed satisfaction that only 15 of 494 freshmen were re quired to withdraw at the end of the last term. “We believe that because of the careful selection process in our Admissions Office, ev ery student who is admitted to Lafayette probably has the abil ity to complete his course suc cessfully,” according to Dean Cole. “However, too many students underestimate the time and energy required to do col lege work and can benefit from the assistance of those who have the experience and judge ment to minimize their mis takes. This program is a new, and we hope productive means of assistance,” he said. The three-day program be gan with students taking the Strong Vocational Interest Test, the results of which should give better direction to the voca tional plans of the freshmen. The freshmen next met with Dr. David S. Crocket HI, as sistant dean for academic af fairs, Donald R. Kerr, assist ant to the dean for freshman counseling, and Gary A. Evans, ^rector of admissions. Dr. Wrocket explained that proba tion should not be regarded as a punishment, but rather as a means by which the students could help themselves. Kerr commented on what positive action could be taken by the students to correct their de ficiencies and advised them as to the faculty members and dean’s staff personnel that could help them. The students were given an opportunity to express their feelings on what “went wrong” during the first semester. They also gave their opinions con cerning how such things as admission information, advice on courses and the faculty ad visory system might be im proved. During the second day of the program the freshmen met in groups according to curricu lum. Mrs. Herbert E. Ketch- am, director of reading and testing, administered the Study Habits and Attitudes Inventory to the freshmen as the final part of the program. “Motivation and self-dis cipline can make the difference between success and failure,” Dean Cole commented. “Ithink the college can and should give students help in these areas and it is educationally sound to do so.” has been a Methodist minister since 1941. He has served in the Coldwater Methodist Charge, as chaplain in the US Naval Reserve for three years, as minister of the Oxford-Uni- versity Methodist Church for six years, and was elected to the episcopacy and assigned to the Nashville area in 1964, Dr. Finger is a member of the Southeastern Jurisdictional Council of the Methodist Church where he serves as Chairman of the Commission on Deacon- ness Work and as a member of the General Board of Lay Activities. He has previous ly served on the General Board of Education and the University Senate. The father of three children. Dr. Finger is married to the former Mamie Lee Ratliff of Sherard, Miss. Poet Ammons To Give Public Reading A. R. Ammons, who has re cently published his fifth book of poetry, will give a reading at 8:15 p.m., Wednesday, May 3 in Garber ChapeL Ammons’ appearance isra part ot the Sixth Annual North Carolina Poetry Circuit. Be sides Wesleyan he is appearing at N. C. State University and East Carolina College as apart of his current tour. At each college he meets with students as well as reads and lectures at one evening’s public appear ance. Ammons is a nati^g^tiVhite- ville, N.C., and a graduate" of Wake Forest College. His poet ry has appeared in such pub lications as the “Hudson Re view”, “The Nation” (for which he was at one time poetry ed itor), the “New York Times” and the “Partisan Review.” His first book, “Om- mateum”, was published in 1955, and was followed in 196^ by “Expressions ofSea Level.” His “Corsons Inlet” appeared on the American library As sociation’s list of notable books for 1965, and his latest pub lication, “Northfield Poems”, has received much critical praise. In 1966, Ammons received a John Simon Guggenheim Me morial Fellowship for creative writing in poetry. He is cur rently on leave from the Cor nell University English Depart ment. r. C. REID & COMPANY Eastern Carolina’s Leading Music Store ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. ^OSS S - 7^ Sto^te TARRYTOWN MALL ROCKY MOUNT Open N/fe/y Til 9 P.M. Free Store-side Parking ■ With the exterior work (above) just about completed and the inside (below) taking shape fast, Wesleyan’s new library con struction nears completion. 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