NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE
Rocky Mount, N. C,
VOL. X NO.5
Friday, October 11, 1968
Sturgill in "LMS" New Dorms Needed
MR. MACK H. STURGILL
BY BOB BRONAUGH
Mack H. Sturgill, As
sistant Professor of
Spanish, will portray
General Oscar Fairfax,
Temporary Assistant Un
der-Secretary, Second in
Charge of Indian Affairs,
and self-appointed uncle
to the young ladies of
Eastchester Finishing
School, in "Little Mary
Sunshine”, when the mus
ical is presented at Wes
leyan in early Novem-
bero As Uncle Oscar, Mr=
Sturgill's vocal talents
will be displayed in such
songs as "Say Uncle”
and "Do You Ever Dream
of Vienna?”.
Mr. Sturgill’s only pre
vious performance on the
Wesleyan stage was in the
1965 production of "What
Should We Tell Caro
line,” in which he played
Tony. Last year, he dis
tinguished himself in
community theatre, when
he portrayed Victor Ve
lasco in "Barefoot in the
Park” and Dr. Montegue
in "Haunting Of Hill
House,” at Rocky Mount’s
Tank Theatre^
Before coming to Wes-
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Had funds been avail
able this fall for the pro
ject, ground would have
been broken on the north
east side of the campus
for the construction of
new dorms. These dorms
would have been complet
ed by fall, 1969.
These plans were made
as result of preliminary
studies executed by the
Building Committee of the
Wesleyan Board of Trus
tees last springo These
studies dealt mainly with
the analysis of campus
housing at other colleges.
Recommendations based
upon these studies, upon
Servic e^^Swings"’
BY KEITH FEELEMYER
Recently I was invited
to attend "An Informal
Swinging Choral Service”
at The Episcopal Mission
Church of the Epiphany in
Rocky Mounto The ser
vice was by no means
ordinary. I arrived in the
midst of the prelude which
was performed, not by
an organist, but by a four-
piece rock-and-roll com
bo that played a series
of rock-and-roll and
mildly psychedelic pieces
There was no vocal
ist. The service began
immediately after the
prelude, and in the begin
ning consisted of Bibli
cal readings, responsive
readings, and hymns. The
hymns were traditional at
the outset, but gradually
progressed into a more
contemporary vein, which
culminated in a lively and
spirited singing of “Mi
chael, Row the Boat A-
shore” and a Negro spi
ritual just before the
speakers of the evening
appeared.
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Administration and stu
dents generally concur
red that Parents’ Week
end, held September 28 &
29, was a great success„
President Collins said it
was "One of the most
successful experiences
we’ve had in the history
of the college.” He fur
ther stated that the par
ticipation by the students
and the response from
their parents exceeded all
hopeso Dr. Cordts, Di-
Parents’ Weekend “Victory”
rector of Development,
termed it "one of the
finest things that’s hap
pened since I’ve been
here” and added "it was
great.” He pointed out
that the weekend was ac
tive, but the atmosphere
was relaxed. Dean Wilde
defined it as having had
a three-fold purpose: 1),
to get an enthusiasm in
students for involving
parents in student life;
2), to develop a good
Poetry Anthology Open
The National Poetry
Press announced recently
that the closing date for
the submission of manu
scripts to the College Stu
dent’s Poetry Anthology
will be November 5.
Any student attending
either junior or senior
college is eligible to sub
mit his verse. There is
no limitation as to form
or theme, although the
Board of Judges prefers
shorter works because of
space limitations.
Each poem must be
typed or printed on a sep
arate sheet and must bear
the name and home ad
dress of the student, as
well as his college ad
dress. Manuscripts
should be sent to the Of
fice of the Press, National
Poetry Press, 3210 Selby
Avenue, Los Angeles,
Calif. 90034. Entrants
should further submit the
name of their English
instructor.
public relations program,
in which the parents get
a "good taste in the
mouth” about the college
and return home to tell
other parents about it;
3) , to have informal con
tact through receptions
with the people running
the college. He added that
it was a “great moral
victory,” putting a "real
needle into our student
body.”
President Collins’per
sonal feeling before plans
were completed was that
Parents’ Weekend might
better have been held
later in the year, and
some students agreed
with him. However, all
of the parents who ex
pressed an opinion felt
that this time was the
best. Dean Wilde said that
besides now’s being the
best psychological time
for Freshmen parents, the
weather was good, the
students were not very
busy, and there was more
enthusiasm now than there
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an anticipated increase
in enrollment, and upon
the analysis of present
campus housing were
made to the faculty con
cerning the most effective
housing for North Caro
lina vVesleyan College,
It appears from the in
formation gathered by the
Building Committee that
the present trend in cam
pus housing is charac
terized by more infor
mality. Achieving the
"home atmosphere” in
•the dormitory is one of
the primary aims in what
is now considered effec
tive campus housing.
Plans drawn up by the
Building Committee’s ar
chitect show the con
struction of a 5 two-story
units, each with the hous
ing capacity of 48 to 52
students. These compact
dorms are to be built in
sections of suites, each
with a capacity of eight.
Besides the usual lobby
for each dorm, included
in the suite will be a
study or living room„ The
cost of each of these
dorms will be $25 persq.,
ft. or a total of $300,000.
Of course, the cost of con
struction of these dorms
will necessitate the
charge of a higher rate
for their use as compared
with the nominal rent
charged for rent in the
present housing.
Government funds are
the likely source of fin
ance for the construction
of the dorms. Although
Comptroller Sawyer is
uncertain as to when the
needed finances will be
available. Dean Wilde
feels that the construc
tion of more campus
housing will be essential
within the next two years.
Bishops Aid In Water Crisis
Thursday, September
26 marked the only day in
September on which rain
graced Rocky Mount with
its blessings. Only .13
inches fell at that time,
however. Rain visited
Rocky Mount four times
during August with the
greatest amount, 1.5 in
ches falling on August 9.
Because of the appar
ent drought we are now
experiencing. Rocky
Mount city officials have
urged the residents of the
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WESLEYAN STUDENTS FILL SAND BaGS.
area to use all discre
tion in regard to the con
sumption of water. Ordi
nances have been passed
against the use of water
for washing cars and
sprinkling lawns. House
wives have been asked
not to use dishwashers
while all laundromats
have discontinued opera
tion for the time being.
Burlington Fabrics and
Phoenix Industries have
ceased three fourths of
their operations.
On an average day, con
sumption of approxi
mately 7.5 million gal
lons of water are used in
Rocky Mount, Now, with
the reduction in use, the
consumption has reached
a low between 4.5 to 5
million gallons per day.
Based on the 5-million-
gallons - per - day con
sumption, an estimated
STUDENTS HELP BUILD DAM.
ten to fifteen days supply
of water is available with
in the city. Operations
have begun to drain ponds,
creeks, and lakes in the
area and pump the water
into the Tar River to
supplement this supply.
And a businessman at
Spring Hope has opened
his dam to allow more
water to flow into the Tar
River.
With this supplement
and provided that water
is continually used at the
reduced pace, approxi
mately a 60-day supply
is available for use by
Rocky Mount and the im
mediate area.
M. W.