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VOLUME Xn, NUMBER 15
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C,
MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1971
Rehersing “The Rock,” one of the a one-act plays to be pre
sented February 4-6, Bob Thompson, Jim Keeter, Maria Gar-
gano, and Ann Lauchner study lines. Photo by Christopher.
Fraternities List
1971 Pledge Class
The end of rush period was
announced recently by the re
presentatives of the Inter-Fra
ternity Council. All bids were
■ to have been turned in to Mr.
Lowenthal’s office January 18.
The two fraternities and the
sorority have released the
names of the pledge class of
1971.
The Brotherhood of Al
pha Belta Chi has eighteen
pledges within their new class.
The Alpha Delta Chi Brother
hood added DougAshton, Rich
ard Campbell, Rick Davenport,
Dillard Dixon, Ron Drumhel-
ler, Lewis Graves, Elliot Har
rell, Mat Harris, Tom Hender
son, Jimmy Lynham, Joe Neal,
Ed Rand, Neal Roper, Martin
Saunders, Chip Sewell, Rich
ard Sinclair, and Robert F.
Thompson.
The Pi Eplison sisters nam
ed Celia Burch, Kathy Thomp
son, Debbie Jennings, Lisa Cox,
Martha Hemmingway, Betty Jo
Bryant, and Christy Fulcomer
to their pledge class.
Among the young men on
campus, Joe Crockett, Bill Ca
meron, Dave Schrader, Bart
Schaffer, Bill Manson, Bob Lau-
ranxon, Ray Barmer, Steve Sch
midt, Jeff Hoagland, Scott Log
an, Dave Grissom, Willard
Wake, Steve Russell, Chris Pol
lack, Tim Chase, Bruce Ed
wards, Steve Newcombe, Burke
Suter, Ed Taylor, Rick Kei-
per. Herb Henney, and Harlin
Lewis pledged Nu Gamma Phi.
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Students Present Petition
Requesting Contract Renewal
By JULIA ROBINSON
Student dissatisfaction con
tinued this week over the ad
ministrative decision not tore-
new the contracts of two Hu
manities instructors. Four stu
dents and Dean of students Al
len Cordts presented to Pre
sident Collins a petition re
questing that the issue be re
considered. The students met'
with Dr. Collins last Thursday
in an effort to inform the Pre
sident of the student feelings
concerning the dismissal.
The petition contained approx
imately 330 names.
Dr. Collins responded to the
challenge by stating that the de
cision was prompted by finan
cial crisis and refuted the state
ment that the academic stand
ards would be lowered. He
pointed out that the student-
faculty ratio would remain lo
wer than 15 to 1 even with the
dismissal of those instructors.
He further stated ihat the
chapter officials of the Ameri
can Association of University
Professors, Drs. Baxter, John
son, and King had requested
a reconsideration of the de
cision last week. At that time
Dr. Collins told them that no
final decision had been reached.
He also told the student repre
sentative that the final decision
had not been made, and would
not be made until the case
could be reviewed.
The four students, Ed Gun
ter, President of the Senate,
Julie Robinson, DECREE Edi
tor, Doug Kozlowski and Gary
Christopher indicated that their
concern was constructive. They
proposed to organize a student
recruiting service in an attempt
to increase enrollment to allow
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Mann to
remain on Wesleyan’s faculty.
Ed Gunter requested that
President Collins and Academic
Dean Jack Moore attend the
Monday Senate meeting in order
to explain to interested students
the present financial situation,
^and to answer questions con
cerning the decision not to re
new the two contracts.
The time for this meeting has
been changed from the regul
ar 7:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
I
Wesleyan students were surprised Sunday morning to see an
effigy of Coach Chancey hanging from the flag pole. See editorial
comment in this issue.
Brantley Addresses Directors,
Discusses SAAB Elevator Efforts
President Thomas Collins listens as students present petition.
Photo by Christopher.
In the spring of 1968, Mr.
C. V. Mottershead, a history
professor at North Carolina
Wesleyan College, local bus
inessman, and disabled veteran,
agreeded to meet with the dis
abled students then studying
at the college. Our common
concern was the installation of
an elevator at the college. Our
immediate concern was the de
termination of the appropriate
means by which such an ele
vator could be installed. True
to the American traditic^, we
organized. “Students Against
Architectural Barriers” be
came the student organization
through which we channeled our
energies. I hasten to point out
that the word “Against” is not
a negative term regarding our
efforts. The disabled students
of North Carolina Wesleyan are
against antiquated architectural
designs and in favor of modern
architectural efficiency which
provides the administration.
Support from the administration
was encouragingly extended. I
might add that in spite of the
dilemma of tight money and all
the effects of an inflationary
economy, support from the
college Administration has been
consistent.
During March of 1968, Stu
dents Against Architectural
Barriers mailed over 200 let
ters to area residents seek
ing the necessary funds. S.
A.A.B.’s immediate goal was
set at $6,000. The students
worked under the assumption
that North Carolina Wesleyan
would match their $6,000 with
the remaining two-thirds of the
initial price quoted - that price
being approximately $18,000.
Within a year, S. A. A. B. had
raised nearly $7,000. Subse
quent gifts have raised the ele
vator fund to a total of $15,-
000, Our efforts have not been
exclusively local in nature, for
gifts have come as far away
as New York City and Dur
ham, N. C.
In October of that year, a team
of architects visited North Car
olina Wesleyan to study the
existing elevator shaft in hopes
of installing an elevator to be
functional by the Winter Semes
ter of 1971. Itwas imfortunate-
ly discovered that the exist
ing shaft could house an ele
vator measuring only 3 feet,
8 inches by 3 feet, 10 inches.
To appropriate funds for such
a small elevator would indeed
be shortsighted. Such an ele
vator could service only a por
tion of the disabled students and
would be a false attribute to
the college. Disabled students
contemplating study at North
Carolina Wesleyan would, in
essence, be mislead by such a
small elevator with its apparent
untility. Furthermore, North
Carolina Wesleyan would be
placed in the position of offer
ing an elevator that could not
meet all the demands of its
disabled students. A decision
was thus made to work toward
the installation of a larger and
more functional elevator.
Such an elevator will cost ap
proximately $23,000. Con
sidering the last price quoted
and the amount of money pre
sently available, the elevator
fund lacks $8,000.
It would be a tragic com
ment if North Carolina Wes
leyan stopped short of in-
staiiing an elevator. Disabled
Sttidents currently take an ac
tive interest in most ail phas
es of campus and academic life
at the college. This interest
is Inspired because North Car-
oliiK; Wesleyan provides more
physical aids than the average
college.
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