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NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE U. S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 217 Rocky Mount, N. C. Non-Profit Organization VOLUME XI, NUMBER 6 ROCKY MOUNT, N. C, TUESDAY, OCT. 14, 1969 Wesleyan Student Majority Supports Campus Moratorium Parents and fans watch as Bishops battle Lynchburg during Parents’ Weekend. Parents’ Fete ‘Big Success’ North Carolina Wesleyan College pooled the talents of its faculty and its student body to hold the second annual Parents’ Weekend. John Kordulak, stu dent coordinator for Parents’ weekend, expressing his opin ion, said, “I thought Parent’s Weekend was very well organi zed.” October 4 marked the be ginning of a busy and hectic weekend that was concluded on October 5. Among events con ducted on these two days, there was a dormitory noen house, lacuity reception for the parents, parents banquet, soc cer game, and a fashion show for the parents. Donald Papke, a member of the Registration Committee, said, "The majority of the parents were freshman parents, although all classes were re presented. Papke also report ed that 199 parents registered, “although there were many parents here who did not regis ter.” According to Papke, there were 297 parents at the Parents Banquet, held at the K & W Cafeteria. Dean of Students, (Continued on Page 4) By DAN DAVIS A poll of professors and stu dents last week showed that support of the October 15 mora torium against the war in Viet nam is increasing at Wesleyan. John Roberts, SGA Presi dent, stated that he would not attend classes to show that he is not in favor of the war, but that he did not plan to speak at a campus-wide convocation on the war. “Iwill offer assistance to any orderly organizing group,” Roberts said. J. W. Moore, Academic Dean, said that he was encouraging the faculty not to give tests on October 15 and that he hoped a full-scale debate on the war could be organized. He said, however, “The faculty is wait ing for students to take the lead” in organizing the teach- in debate. He stated that he was sure that if student opinion were clearly in favor of such a teach-in the faculty would dis miss most classes and join it. S. O. Wilde, Dean of Stu dents, called the idea of having the moratorium “great. ” While News Summary Brantley Records Senate Prog ress (Editor’s Note: Bill Brantley, Vice President of the SGA and President of the Senate, re cently sent an open letter to John Roberts, President of the SGA, summing up the Senate’s progress to date. We reprint his letter here in its entire ty, believing that the Senate needs and deserves the support of the students.) John, Thus far the Senate of the NCWC SGA has formally as sembled three times. The Se nate’s first meeting occurred September 29, 1969. Of im mediate concern was the elec tion of the president pro-tem of the Senate and the approval of the appointment of Ellen Parsley as Business Manager of the DISSENTER. Ellen Parsley was unanimously approved and Ken Carter was elected to serve as president pro-tem. When the floor was opened for new bu siness, Bruce Wright moved that a school alma mater contest be instigated. His motion was seconded and passed. The con test would encourage entries from the entire student body. The entries would be submit ted to the School Spirit Com mittee, chaired by Betty Lee, and judged by Mr. Dill, Dr. Davis, and the committee. The contest will close at the first Senate meeting after the Thank sgiving holidays. It was fur ther stated that no entry had to be necessarily accepted. The Senate urges the fullest par ticipation by the student body. As a matter of Senate struc ture and efficient student go vernment, I appointed several senators to constituted Senate committees. John Kordulakwas appointed to chair the Grie vance Committee, Roger Taylor will head the Food Services Committee, Bruce Wright is Se nate parliamentarian and chair man of the Rules Committee, Carolyn Dabney will sit over the Constitution Committee, Steve Pierce is head of the Fi nance Committee, and Betty Lee is chairman of the School Spi rit Committee. The second Senate meeting of (Continued on Page 4) By DON HENCHEL International An air of false optimism fell over officials in Washington this week as rumors were quell ed over a possible final solu tion to the war. Leonid I. Brezhnev, the Soviet Party leader, and Walter Ulbricht, East Germany’s head, took the occasion of the twen tieth anniversary of the East German regime to offer friend ly relations with the incoming Government of Willy Brandt. Communist China announced that an agreement has been reached with the Soviet Union to open negotiations on the re cent border clashes between the two nations. A joint treaty that would for bid the emplacement of nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction on the ocean floor was submitted to the Geneva disarmament by the United States and the Soviet Union. The treaty would also prohibit launching, testing and storage facilities for the wea pons. National ETS Announces GRE Test Dates PRINCETON, N.J. — Edu cational Testing Service an nounced recently that under graduates and others prepar ing to go to graduate school may take the Graduate Re cord Examinations on any of six different test dates during the current academic year. The first testing date for the GRE is October 25, 1969. Scores from this administra tion will be reported to the graduate schools before De cember 1. Students planning to register for the October test date are advised that applica tions received by ETS after October 7 will incur a $3.00 late registration fee. After Oc tober 10, there is no guaran tee that applications for the October test date can be pro cessed. The other five test dates are December 13, 1969; Jan uary 17, February 28, April 25 and July 11, 1970. Equiva lent late fee and registration deadlines apply to these dates. Choice of test dates -should be determined by the requirements of graduate schools or fellow ships to which one is applying. Scores are usually reported to graduate schools five weeks af ter a test date. The Graduate Record Exa minations include an Aptitude Test of general scholastic abi lity and Advanced Tests mea suring achievement in 21 ma jor fields of study. Full details and registration forms for the GRE are contained in the 1960- 70 BULLETIN OF INFORMA TION FOR CANDIDATES. The Bulletin also contains forms and instructions for requesting transcript service on GRE sco res already on file with ETS. This booklet may be available on your campus or may be or dered from; Educational Test ing Service, Box 1502, Berke ley, California 94701; Educa tional Testing Service, 960 ' Grove Street, Evanston, Illi nois 60201. Wednesday, October 15, there will be a national student Mo ratorium protesting the Viet Nam situation. This type of or derly demonstration is to con tinue each month with a day added until there is substantial evidence that the War will come to an end. It is hoped to make some of the leaders in Wash ington aware of the existing dissatisfaction with the war on campus and around the country. A former Probost Marshall General of the Army, Major General Carl C. Turner told the Senate sub-committee that he received weapons from two police departments at no cost. These weapons were for his personal use and the subcom mittee found that he had sold some of them. The General said that he had signed receipts say ing that the weapons were for Army use. He said that this was only a formality. he said he would support what ever decision the faculty made on supporting the moratorium, he said that presently he does not plan to call off his classes but does not plan to punish stu dent strikers, either. In a poll of 249 students con ducted by ASPECTS, 103 indi cated that they planned to stay out of classes Wednesday in protest against the Vietnam war, 98 said that they would not support the moratorium, and 47 were undecided on the question. Dr. James, Dr. Kilgore, and Mr. Mottershead, said that they planned to call off their classes Wednesday, while Dr. Bond, Mr. Dingman, Dr. Johnson, Mr. Ru shing, Dr. Teagarden, Mr. Lo- wenthal, and Dr. Armstrong said they would allow their stu dents to support the morato rium. Professors who said that they were personally in favor of the moratorium included Dr. Bond, Mr. Mottershead, Dr. Teagarden, Mr. Lowenthal, and Dr. Armstrong. Dr. Johnson said that he be lieved that the nation already knows where the academic com munity stands on the Vietnam war, and suggested that a let- ter-writing campaign against the war be organized. Mrs. Sarah Alexander, As sistant Dean of Students, said that she was in favor of call ing off classes Wednesday in protest of the war and that she was personally in favor of the moratorium. She added, how ever, that students should pro test in a responsible way. The October 15 moratorium is only the first step in a na tionally organized campaign to reflect campus concern over the war. One estimate is that 500 campuses across the U. S. plan to use Moratorium Day for constructive protest. In mid-November a march on Washington will be held to pro test the war peacefully. (Continued on Page, 2) Wesleyan Sponsors Beauty Competitors Three girls from Wesleyan are participating in the Miss Rocky Mount Pageant. The win ner of the contest will go on to Raleigh for the Miss North Carolina Pageant. The ultimate prize is the Miss America title, to be awarded in Miami Beach later this year. Nu Gamma Phi fraternity is sponsoring Sarah SliJ naker, and Alpha Phi Omegi. frater nity is supporting Nell Wynne, while Mary Sue Wilson has the support of Buck Overton’s Restaurant. The seven other contestants in the Pageant are from Rocky Mount Senior High School. All contestants will receive a charm bracelet with a silver Miss America Charm while the winner will receive a trip to New York City, a set of Amer ican Tourister luggage, a cash prize, a wardrobe, and the usual trophy and crown. The contest in Rocky Mount is sponsored by the Rocky Mount Jaycees at a cost of fifty dol lars per contestant. They have supervised the enrolling of con testants, publicity, talent de velopment, and many rehear sals and conferences. The Miss Rocky Mount Page ant will be held on Saturday, October 18, at 8 p.m. in the auditorium of Rocky Mount Se nior High School.
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