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NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE
Rocky Mount, N. C,
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PAID
Pwwil No. 217
Rocky AAounI, N. C
Hon-ProTif Oroaniution
VOL. X NO. 11
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22. 1968
Recital To Be
November 24
Itzel Gaudiano, stu
dent pianist from Pana
ma, will present her Jun
ior Recital at 4:00 Sunday
afternoon, November 24=
in Garber Chapel. A stu
dent of William Sasser,
Miss Gaudiano will per
form compositions by
Haydn, Schumann, Pro-
kifieff and Debussy. The
program is free of charge
and all students are invi
ted to attend.
Above: Modified Georgian Architecture.
Book Of Negative Theology
AN ESSAY BY MARSHALL OLD
"Where shall you spend
Eternity?” Two choices,
there are only two choi
ces, Heaven and Hello The
average middle class
modern American be
cause of a biased atti
tude toward Hell has made
reservations in Heaven.
It is time to break the
shackles that have long
held us; it is time to de
cide to go to HelL Read
er, are you afraid to th
ink about going to Hell?
There is no reason to
shun Hell, and think, each
and every day when some
JOHNSON
HONORED
Mr. Do So Johnson, Ad
ministrative Assistant to
Dean Wilde and former
Superintendent of Rocky
Mount City Schools, was
honored last week in an
assembly at Parker Jun
ior High School in Rocky
Mounto
A portrait of Mr. John
son was presented to the
school in ceremonies at
tended by Dr» W. O.
Fields, present Supt. of
Rocky Mount City
SchoolSo
Parker Junior High
School was build during
Mr. Johnson’s tenure as
Superintendent.
minor offense comes
your way, you order the
offender to "....go to
Hell.” Isn’t it about time
you considered going to
Hell yourself?
The average American
has the old, outmoded
concept of Hell as prea
ched by some religous gr
oups. Many believe that
Hell, located in the cen
ter of the Earth, is on
fire (a fact that will cer
tainly upset Smokey the
Bear), and only the truly
bad can go to Hell. 1 con
tend that Hell, while
warm, will have a cli
mate similar to that of
Miami Beach. A mysti
cal quality will prevail
such that Hell will liter
ally draw men into it.
The idea that Hell is for
only the exceptionally bad
is passe. Of course just
not anyone will go into
Hell, but almost every
one has an equal chance
regardless of race,creed,
or national orgin.
Take a look at Hell’s
host, the everlastingly
famous, Satan. Satan, as
you know, was black
balled by certain religous
groups in an attempt to
discredit hime Rumor has
it that Satan was thrown
out of Heaven on some
trumped-up charges of
conflict of interest with
the Heavenly bureau
Marine recruiters vie with anti-war protesters
cracy. But let’s set the
record straight. No one
has yet seen the Devil
high pressuring humans
into Hell by saying, “You
had better sin more, or
you’re going straight to
Heaven.” The Devil does
not use that type of hard
sell to pack‘em into Hell’,
he doesn’t have to. Yet,
one hears and sees quite
a bit of the opposite from
those advocating going to
Heaven.
Aside from the Devil
and location of Hell, just
think of all the famous
people that will be in Hell:
Jezebel, Nero, Hitler, and
many more. Chemists
will marvel at the way
the eternal fires burn
without exhausting them
selves; dentists will cap
the teeth that are worn
down from the constant
gnashing - not to mention
the scrub women will mop
up after all the weeping.
Hell sure is going to be
a fun place.
If you, my fine reader,
would live to go to Hell
at this point, let me urge
you to sin, sin, and sin
some more. Sinning re
turns damnation, and only
the eternally damned can
go to Hell. There remains
one pitfall for the astute
sinner - repentance. Your
past friends, minister,
parents, and even Aunt
Maud will want, will de
mand, that you repent.
Resist the temptation to
repent because if you re
pent , there is no Hell for
you.
In conclusion, there
may be a nagging "...but
1 really want to go to
Heaven,” in the back of
your mind. Ask your
self: 1) What’s Heaven
got that Hell hasn’t got?,
2) Where would my eter
nal presence be more ap
preciated? Sure, Heaven
is cooler, larger, longer,
and wider; in fact. Hea
ven’s Number One. But
remember. Hell’s Num
ber Two, andNumber Two
tries harder.
Architecture :
Up For Change
BV tom SNYDER
In regard to last week’s
editorial, certain mem
bers of the faculty and
administration were ap
proached as to the pos
sibility of changing the
architectural style of
some of the proposed bu
ildings at Weslayan.
Mr. Dingman, head of
the Theatre Department,
was asked about the pro
posed auditorium. He
stated that his concern
was more with the inter
ior of the auditorium than
the exterior, but that fi
nancially each has bear
ing on the other. The son
of an architect, and hav
ing worked with his fa
ther, Mr. Dingman stat
ed that a more contem
porary style of architec
ture with a little ima
gination would in many
ways set off the current
style. More important,
this contemporary style
would also allow for a
saving of money spent on
the exterior and put it
into the interior, giving
the Theatre Department
a more functional build
ing.
When looking into this
problem, one runs up a-
gainst the Board of Trus
tees’ Building Commit
tee, and their view of
the aesthetic value of
modified Georgian archi
tecture. They consider
the visitors to the college
and what people two hun
dred years from now will
see. On the other side,
one finds the financial di
lemma facing the college
and the needs of the stu
dents on the campus now.
Mr. Sawyer, college
Comptroller, stated that
the Board is now finding
difficulty in raising mon
ey to build a much-needed
girls’ dormitory, yet they
persist in using bricks
which must be specially
made, because no brick
yard carries this style in
a stock of some forty or
fifty samples. Dean Wilde
also stated that he is
beginning to take the at
titude that the needs of
the students and the fa
cilities which would be
provided by new buildings
outweigh the aesthetic
value of adhering to the
current style.
Dean Wilde has been
attem pting for two years
to get a swimming pool
on this campus. The
original plan of the gym
nasium included an Olym-
pic-size pool on its south
side with entrances from
the locker rooms. This
had to be dropped because
of the cost, and the la
test estimated price puts
completion of the pool and
enclosure at $330,000. If
a geodesic dome were
used, or a temporary st
ructure erected which
could later be made per
manent, the immediate
cost would be cut and the
pool could be built in the
near future. Dean Wilde
has collected in his swim
ming pool fund, $5o75;
any further support,
moral or financial, would
be appreciated, he says.
Other problem s with
current buildings might
also be solved with tem
porary structures which,
even though they may only
last five to ten years,
would probably save mon
ey in the long run. The
best example of this plan
is the present student un
ion building. Any student
is aware of the fact that
this building is used for
every purpose imagin
able. The cafeteria is
converted into a dance
hall, putting a great st
rain on the cafeteria staff
and students planningdan-
ces, and taking the sur
prise out of dance decora
tions. Dean Wilde be
lieves that abuidingnear
the power plant could be
used for student recrea
tion and would save money
in the long run by holding
down the maintainance
cost of the current stu
dent union and keeping the
building in better shape.
Weighing both sides of
the arguments, faculty
and administration mem
bers are beginning to
think that practicality
need not cause a loss of
aesthetic value on campus
and would benefit students
and the college’s long-
range financial goals.
Millions of special
bricks.