NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE
VOL. X NO. 3 Rocky Mount, N. C,
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Ptmrit No. 217
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Hon-ProTit Organization
Friday, September 27, 1968
Blackman Announces
Monthly Assemblies
Jess Blackman, Presi
dent of the Student
Government Association,
announced recently that
plans are under way to
hold assemblies once a
month this year. These
assemblies will be on the
third Tuesday of each
month at 11:00 AM in the
gym. Programs will be
directed at student in
terest.
Attendance at student
assemblies will not be re
quired, although it is ex
pected that poor attend
ance would eventually
cause some enforcement
of attendance.
★ ★ ★
One way to prevent becom
ing overwhelmed by a moun
tain of small jobs is to list the
day’s tasks, go over them in
your mind, then do them in
the order of importance.
O^Grady Gets Lead
As ^Little Mary^
Casting for “Little
Mary Sunshine,” which
will be produced by the
Wesleyan College Theatre
in early November, was
completed late last week
with Eileen O’Gradyinthe
title role. Playing oppo
site her as "Big Jim”
will be Barry Lambert.
Barbara Brown will be
cast as Nancy Twinkle,
with Danny Shepherd as
Billy Jester opposite her.
“Little Mary Sun
shine,” a Broadway hit in
the early '50s, is a sa
tire on the much earlier
sickly - sweet musicals
and features such tunes
as “Colorado Love Call”,
“Once In A Blue Moon,”
and “You’ve Got To Hand
It To Little Mary Sun
shine.”
SMITH JOINS HUMANITIES DEPT.
Mrs. Ruth Smith, one seenn to gain between June
of the newest members of
Wesleyan’s faculty, is a
woman of true dedication
to teaching. After a brief
fifteen-minute interview,
this reporter could see
that this woman is inter
ested in her students and
her work.
Living in Wilson, North
Carolina, in recent years,
Mrs. Smith attended the
University of North Caro
lina where she received
her B.A. She then went
on to get her M.A. at East
Carolina University and is
currently doing graduate
work at Duke University.
Teaching seven years in
public schools and then
four years at Atlantic
Christian College, Mrs.
Smith has taught students
from the seventh grade up
to seniors in college. She
claims that there is a
maturity in college stu
dents that high school stu
dents don’t possess, but
Mr. Dingman, head of
the Wesleyan Theater De
partment, will direct the
production of “Little
Mary Sunshine,” while
Dr. John Davis of the
Wesleyan Music Depart
ment will direct the cho
rus and orchestra.
The production of a fall
musical by the Wesleyan
College Theatre continues
a tradition begun last year
by their hugely popular
production of “Once Upon
A Mattress,” the musi
cal about the princess who
slept on a pea.
ABOVE; Nu Gamma Phi officers, 1. to r.: John Wool
len, President; Jess Blackman, Warden; Jim Polley,
Treasurer; Tom Fredricks, Secretary; Craig Gross,
Chaplain. Not pictured: Ed Smith, Historian.
Nu Gamma Phi
ABOVE: The Platters,who
will perform at Wesleyan
Oct, 4. Call college
switchboard for tickets.
and September after grad
uation; and those who don’t
have it by September al
ways have it by the start
of the second semester.
Mrs, Smith is teaching
English 11 and 12 and Hu
manities 21 at Wesleyan
this year. Along with her
work here and her studies
at Duke, she has a full
time job at home with
three children and a hus
band to take care of. De
spite all of this, she finds
time to read for plea
sure. She says that she
reads material according
to her mood and enjoys
“Prince Valiant” on Sun
day mornings.
With dedication and a
professional attitude in
the classroom, Mrs.
Smith claims that there
is no handicap for women
in college-level teaching
today. Dedication to the
future is most important
to her, andto Mrs. Smith
the future is the student.
Concert Series
For those who life folk
•nusic. The Wayfarers
will make their appear-
ance on April IL This
noteworthy trio is known
for its interpretation of
folk music. Their music
blends past, present, and
future sounds to entertain
and possibly disturb all
who hear them.
WELCOME
PARENTS
One of the most ener
getic organizations at
North Carolina Wesleyan
College is Nu Gamma Phi
Fraternity. Consisting of
34 members, this frater
nity, in less than two
years’ formal existence,
has been an instrument
of great change and stu
dent activity in the Wes
leyan community.
Associate Professor of
Chemistry Dr. John Kil
gore is the adviser to
Nu Gamma Phi Frater
nity.
This year, under the
competent guidance of its
conscientious leaders:
John Woollen, president;
Jim Polley, treasurer;
Tom Fredricks, secre
tary; Jess Blackman,
warden; Ed Smith, his
torian; and Craig Gross,
chaplain; Nu Gamma Phi
is working again for the
excellence it achieved last
year. Boasting the best
overall Q. P. average of
the campus fraternities,
being recipient of the
Dean of Students’ Award
for the 1967-’68 academic
year, winning the Inter
fraternity Council basket
ball game, tying for first
place with the Gymkhana
in the SGA Carnival, and
receiving first place a-
ward in the comedy divi
sion of the Talent Show
sponsored by Circle K
were among the many ac
complishments of this
fraternity.
Although membership
in Nu Gamma Phi Fra
ternity holds top priority
in their campus life, all
of the members are act
ive in other campus or
ganizations. President
Woollen is a member of
the Activists, the Wesley
an Players, and South Hall
Dorm Council, and is
Treasurer of the Interna
tional Relations Club and
Convocations Reviewed
A dry, professional
style and undue lengthi
ness hurt an otherwise
artistic and professional
introduction to the fall
convocations programs.
Three areas of discus
sion were introduced un
der the main heading,
“Crisis in America.” The
first, “Crisis in Rural
America,” used Eastern
North Carolina as a mi
crocosm of the whole and
attempted to explain the
rural education, housing,
employment, and man
power needs. The second
topic, “Crisis in the Cit
ies,” was concerned
mainly with the problems
of the black man in the
city, noting his problems
of education, housing, and
employment, problems,
which are multiplied by
the white power struc
ture’s discrimination a-
gainst him. Third and last
to be introduced was
“Crisis on the Campus,”
discussing and contrast
ing in particular the dis
turbances at Columbia
University and the pro
tests at Duke University.
It was during the portion
of the program dwelling
on the peacefulness at
Duke University that one
realized how hard the
bleachers in the gymnas
ium actually are.
In spite, however, of
the dryness and lengthi
ness of some of the taped
statements and of the lack
of physical comfort of the
audience, the fall convo
cations programs pro
mise to show a great deal
of sociological relevance.
Chairman of the Social
Commission. Treasurer
Polley is a member of
the Board of Directors of
Circle K, Vice-President
of both the Activists and
the International Rela
tions Club, Past Chair
man and aide to the
Elections Committee of
the SGA, and Vice-Presi
dent of the Senior Class.
Secretary Fredricks is a
member of the Board of
Directors and Program
Chairman of the Circle
K, is a candidate for the
student Senate from South
Hall, and sings with the
Chorus. Not only is War
den Blackman President
of the SGA, he is also a
chemistry lab instructor,
a member of the Activists,
a photographer for the
yearbook, and a weekend
warrior with the National
Guard . Historian Smith
edits the DECREE and is
a member of the Bruits
and of the “Aspects”
staff. Soccer and wrest
ling occupy most of the
Chaplain Gross’ time a-
way from his campus
home. Other members
represent the fraternity
in all college sports, on
the “Dissenter” and DE
CREE staffs, in both Wes
leyan Singers and Play
ers, the Circle K, in the
Concert and Pep Bands,
the Delta Club, “As
pects,” the Monogram
Club, and the Student Gov
ernment Association.
The Fraternity has
many activities, both so
cial and service, planned
for this year. The re
decoration of the Frater
nity lounge has been com
pleted, with new furniture
as well as a color tele
vision set. The lounge will
be open for a reception
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