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VOLUME XI, NUMBER 12
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
TUESDAY, NOV. 25, 1969
Mizelle Announces Summer
Mid-European Jaunt Plans
A family picnic Ignored by Nixon, better known as the noisy
majority.
By PARA RODENHIZER
On June 1, 1970, Mr. Vance
Mizelle, of the English Dept.,
and his wife plan to take inter
ested students, parents, and
anyone else who wishes to go
on a tour of Italy, Greece, and
Germany, with a short time in
Turkey. This is their fourth
tour to this portion of Europe
separate from the regular May
Term.
Milan, Italy is the first stop
after leaving New York City by
plane. The Mizelles plan to see
Weekly News Review
By JOHN HINNANT
National
Apollo 12 appears to have
been an almost unqualified suc
cess. During their 37 hours on
the moon, the astronauts made
two space walks, gathering ma
terial to bring back to Earth for
study. Landing only a few hund
red feet from the desired land
ing point, the Intrepoid proved
to be capable of an extremely
accurate pinpoint landing. The
major problem of the mission
was the malfunctioning of the
television camera on the moon.
During relocationing of the
camera, it appears as if direct
sunlight in the lens of the ca
mera destroyed an electrical
circuit, rendering it useless.
The Senate passed and sent to
President Nixon the Draft Lot
tery Bill. If the President signs
this bill as planned, the system
would go into effect next Jan
uary. 'The first year all eligi
ble men would be placed in the
lottery. Afterwards, the Lottery
System would draft only those
in the 19 year old category.
If a man passes his twentieth
birthday without being draft
ed, he is then “safe” from the
draft.
Wednesday night an earth
quake registering 4.5 on the
10 point Ritcher Scale shook the
Southeastern States. Centered
near the Virginia-West Vir
ginia border some 300 hundred
miles northwest of Rocky
Mount, the quake occurred at
8:00 P.M. and lasted in some
areas for 30 minutes. There
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s.U.S. Is trying for that “Revolution” again but they’re
trying on somebody else’s time.
Senate Passes Changes;
Students Vote Dec. 11
Students will have the oppor
tunity to exercise their voting
rights at the Convocations
meeting to be held on Decem
ber 11, 1969. At the end of the
scheduled speakers program,
the following amendments to the
S.G.A. constitution will be sub
mitted to the student body for
acceptance or rejection: (l)Ar-
Free food is distributed to marchers in need, at the beginning
of the death march.
tide 4, Section 4, paragraph
B-1 of the By- Laws to be chang
ed to read that election for
Primary Court be conducted on
the last Friday in October;
(2) Article 5, Section 2, para
graph B of eligibility be chang
ed to read: be carrying at least
a minimum load of academic
work as stated in the current
academic catalogue during the
term in which elected and sub^
sequent terms in which office is
held; and (3) Article 6, Sec
tion 2, paragraph B-1 subsec
tion 2 of Executive be changed
to read: to appoint officers
with Senate approval, to fill va
cancies in the Student Govern
ment Association who shall
serve for a period not to ex
ceed one month, during which
time the vacancy shall be fill
ed by the original electing agen
cy prescribed in the constitu
tion.
Students who have any ques
tions should bring such ques
tions to the Senate meetings
prior to the December 11, 1969
Convocations. This step is ne
cessary to hold discussion to a
minimum and thereby respect
the scheduled speaker.
Leonardo Da Vinic^s famous
“Last Supper” and the Milan
Cathedral. Next, the tour will
travel to Florence, Italy, the
birthplace of the Rennaissance,
•where many art treasures will
be seen.
Rome is the next stop on the
itinerary where members of
the tour will view the Vatican,
the Sistine Chapel, the Forum,
and the Collisium.
After the tour of Rome, they
plan to fly to Athens, Greece
and take a six day boat tour
of the Greek Islands, including
Rhodes, Patmos, Cos, Mykonos,
and Crete, where they will see
the remains of ancient civili
zations.
From there, a brief side
trip to Turkey will be taken and
upon returning to Athens, they
plan to visit Delphi, Corinth,
and Epidaurus where they will
see performances of Greek
drama.
After Athens, the group will
go to Munich, Germany, where
at Herrenchiemsea, one of Lud
wig’s palaces, they will at
tend a concert. This baroque
palace is lighted by 4,000 can
dles which add atmosphere to
the concert. Mr. Mizelle points
out that Ludwig, a mad Bava
rian king, (at the turn of the
centuryX built two other cas
tles, in addition to Herrenchi
emsea. These are Linderhief
and Neuschwanstein, which are
also included in the itinerary.
Also included in the tour of
Germany is the famous village
of Oberammergau, where the
Passion Play will be seen. This
play has been produced since
the Middle Ages when the Black
Plague spread through Europe,
killing many people. The people
of the small village south of
Munich prayed to God that he
might spare their village from
the Plague and in return they
promised to produce the Pas
sion Play, depicting the life of
Christ every ten years. Since
the Middle Ages, at the most,
two performances have been
missed due to war. The play
lasts all day with a two hour
break for lunch.
In the initial cost, all tran
sportation, accomodation, and
most of the meal expenses are
included. The cost will be ap
proximately $1,035 depending
on the number of people who
sign up. Anyone is invited to
participate. If you are inter
ested, call Mr. Mizelle at 442-
7121 or write Mr. Vance Mi
zelle, N. C. Wesleyan Col
lege, Rocky Mount, N.C. 27801.
John Woods Visits;
Reads Poetry Here
Monday, November 17, N. C,
Wesleyan College and the Hu
manities Department acted as
host to touring poet, John
Woods. Mr. Woods, a graduate
of Indiana University, teaches
English at Western Michi
gan University.
With his arrival on campus,
Mr. Woods was greeted by the
Bruits, campus society for En
glish majors, and was given a
tour of Wesleyan. Later that
evening, he had dinner with stu
dents and faculty members in
the private dining room.
Dr. Arlin Armstrong intro
duced Mr. Woods to begin the
program of poetry reading. Mr.
Woods began his reading with
a few poems by other authors;
he then used some of his light
er poems. Commenting about
each poem or interjecting a
humorous note, Mr. Wood mov
ed from light poetry to love
poems to contempory cadenc-
ed free verse. He continued us
ing some poems that are unpu
blished, but they are to be in
cluded in his book, NEW AND
COLLECTED POEMS,
After the reading, the Bruits
held a reception from Mr.
Woods. Many faculty members
and students came over to meet
the poet. Not only was his par
ticular style discussed, but his
word choices and other con
ventions of his poetry were
criticised and approved.
Mr. Woods has published five
books; several are contained
in the Wesleyan Library. In
fact, Mr. Woods graciously
autographed his copies of THE
CUTTING EDGE and KEEPING
OUT OF TROUBLE.
The “silent majority” holds vigil as marchers go by.