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PAGE 2 ACULTY ORUM By THE DECREE SEPTEMBER 23, 1969 wonoer UNCOLfA J ‘Library’ Wilde Hits Hazing Once again, the eternal com plaint comes forth. I might quote the graffitti in the SU which says, “Apathy reigns at Wesleyan.” The comment scrawled underneath succint- ly sums up the prevailing atti tude. “I don’t know what that means and I don’t care.” I realize that this is not quite fair to the Wesleyan Stu dent body. Apathy (whoever HE is) is not the only reigning monarch. We also have grades, soccer, girls, theatre, music, student policies, boys, the draft . . . you name it. Each one of these is of primary impor tance to someone. And every student on campus has some thing which is important to him. If this is true, (and it must be true ... a professor said it!) why is there so much talk about student apathy? More important, where is this talk coming from? As I see it, apathy might be defined as “a disease com mon to the other guy, charac terized by his lack of interest in my specialty.” Using this definition, it is easy to see why the cry of “Apathy, apathy!” is bandied about so much. From my viewpoint as a member of the Music Depart ment, I look around and what do I see? A chorus of 70 and a band of 40 . . . that’s less than 20% of the student body . . . apathy, apathy! To Mr. Dlng- man, the world appears large ly uninterested in performing on stage . . . apathy, apathy! To Dr. Bond, the students seem uncaring about the problems of the community . . . apathy, apathy! To Ed Smith, apparent ly only a few students care about student problems . . . apathy! To John Roberts, it might seem strange that so (Continued from Page 1) ways have in a small school, but it seems like a bigger pro blem at Wesleyan. It makes it that much harder for the director. Mr. Dlngman is to be commended for the fine job he does, considering the narrow selection he has to choose from.” On the whole there seemed to be a great deal of dramati cally talented Freshmen. Eileen O’Grady voiced the impres sions of the theatre depart- Dr. John Davis few students participate in stu dent government when it con cerns them so directly. To Coach Music, it must be frus trating to have such a small percentage of students partici pating in soccer . . . apathy, etc. Let’s examine the problems individually. The students who are singing in the band and/or playing in the chorus (this type writer just made a mistake) are unable to go out for soccer . . . and vice versa. Not be cause they are uninterested, but because rehearsals and prac tices are scheduled at the same time. The students who are holding student offices and at tending meetings on campus are unable to participate in shows and rehearsals which are hap pening simultaneously. Stu dents who are spending all their time earning grades are unable to write columns for the paper. And so on, AD NAUSEAM. Therefore, since I am tired of hearing charges of apathy le veled at our students, I have a suggestion. Or is it a solu tion? Or perhaps an answer to the unasked question, “Why don’t our students participate in more activities?” The reason is simple. Our students are SO busy at their various and several activities they have no time to waste on other people’s activities. We have a hyperactive student body, not an apathetic one. Our stu dents are all doers, not watch ers. We should be commisera ting with their lack of free time rather than complaining about their lack of participation. In closing, I might add that I really don't be live this. Even ings spent at the Retreat are still not participation in life. Look at the name of the place. Chosen ment when she said, “Fresh man talent is much better this year than in the past. There’s a more intense struggle between the new and old talent this year. There’s now something to be jealous about, so it’ll make a good show.” The major disappointment to Mr. Dingman was the relative ly small number of Freshmen who tried out though there were more Freshmen trying out than Upperclassmen. (Continued from Page 1) Any book may be renewed once for three weeks if it has not been requested by another student or faculty member. Ref erence books may be charged out for overnight use, and per iodicals may be borrowed for three days. Library hours remain the same as those observed last year with the exception of Sat urday morning, when the library will close at 12 noon. Use of the library on Saturday morning during the fall semester will determine whether it will re main open on Saturday the re mainder of the year. Beginning October 3, the li brary will close at 5 p. m. each Friday, then reopen at 6:30 and remain open until 10 p. m. During the months of Sept ember and January the library will be closed on Friday night. Several new periodicals have been added to the Wesleyan Li brary’s collection in recent months. Among the popular periodicals in this group are the following; (1) McLUHAN DEW-LINE- a monthly multi-media magazine which began publication in July 1968. The editors describe this publication as “a startling, sh ocking Early Warning system for our era of instant change.” (2) EBONY-a monthly magazine intended primarily for the black reader. Some issues are de voted to a particular toopic; e.g., the August , 1969 issue is devoted entirely to the black revolution. (3) NATIONAL REVIEW- bi weekly magazine edited by Wil liam F. Buckley, Jr., a lead ing spokesman for conserva tism. (4) PSYCHOLOGY TODAY - monthly magazine “about psy chology, society, and human behavior.” Some issues are devoted to a particular subject; e.g., the July, 1969 issue fo cuses on human sexuality. The current issue of each of these periodicals is shel ved in the browsing room of the library; back issues are shelved in the mezzanine. Editor's Note: Dean Wilde sent the following letter to all freshmen women Friday in apology for the conduct of some upperclass women in a raid Wednesday night on the fresh man women^s dorm. Support ing Dean Wilde’s position on the incident wholeheartedly, we hope that some constructive program can be substituted in the near future for the tradi tional hazing that has become wholly destructive in its nature and in its effects. “On behalf of the Wesleyan student body, I would like to apologize for the improper CARD OF THANKS Mrs. McKinney^' house mother of Nash Hall, wishes to express her thanks to all the mem- l)ers of the Wesleyan community who ex pressed their sympathy in the recent death of her sister. treatment some of you received at the hands of certain upper- - class women this past week. Their intent was not mali-;;:!.; cious, I think. They asked me]^ to let them “raid” your dormi--~ tory and have some fun at your-;” expense. They convinced that this traditional act was"^ good for freshmen since it tend-.:^:::: ed to unite them and improve^; their morale. For the life of^ me, I cannot see how shaving":^ cream and vaseline in one’s”: hair, or soup poured on one’s" clothing, or abusive and vulgarzn: language can improve morale.z:::; Most of this behaviour was"'" from people who still think of college as a glorified junior*": high school. Most Wesleyan students, I feel sure, would not support’T. '- such activities. Most are in- terested in being involved in world, college, and community affairs, and do not need to par- r.”' ticipate in Mickey Mouse games ~~~ that benefit no one. - Needless to say, the practice of upperclass women’s “raid- ing” the freshman dormitory '-y has come to a screeching halt, if I have any say in the matter. 3 Such “raids” are entirely in consistent with the nature of - higher education today. If any of you have special grievances or a claim for da- - ' mages against individuals, '' ' please feel free to see me about r it. I regret I ever lent my sup port to such a sordid affair.” ’ APOLOGY We regret to announce that, owing to the Public Relations Office^* having excluded us from its dark room, it was impossible to include photographs in this issue of The Decree. —'Ed Smith, Editor ttxtt OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE EDITOR Ed Smith ASSISTANT EDITOR Julie Robinson BUSINESS MANAGER Tom Mowbray ADVERTISING MANAGER John Hiimant CIRCULATION MANAGER John Hinnant OFFICE MANAGER MarshaU Old PHOTOGRAPHER J. H. Crumpler Business Address: Box 3146, Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount^ North CaroUna PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY WESLEYAN STUDENTS Opinions Published Do Not Necessarily Represent Those Of Wesleyan College. Cast Is
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