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VOLUME XVII NUMBER 9
N.C. WESLEYAN COLLEGE, ROCKY MOUNT, N.C.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27. 1978
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Students in uproar over recent changes
by Craig McLean
The raucous mess during the
week of the February 6
through 10, which culminated
with approximately 100
students trekking to the
President’s house at 11:00
P.M., February 9, is about the
most excitement to hit
Wesleyan since the
“streaking” days. Why did
these students go to Mr.
Petteway’s home? To protest
the (as they heard it)
dismissal of several members
of the athletic coaching staff.
Since rumors know no bounds,
“several members” became
the entire athletic staff - an
“extermination” had taken
place in the words of one
student.
In their zeal students
neglected to find out what had
actually transpired with
respect to the athletic staff.
What did happen is that an
administrative decision was
carried out by the Academic
Dean, Mr. Wilde, and the
Athletic Director, Mr. Mc
Carthy, that in effect said:
after this baseball season Dr.
Bauer will continue his
academic duties but will not
serve as Wesleyan’s baseball
coach. The impetus for this
change originates not within
the Athletic Department but
within the college ad
ministration which seeks a
new direction for Wesleyan’s
sports program. Contrary to
rampant gossip, no one else is
affected according to college
officials.
Asked about the reason
for Dr. Bauer’s dismissal as
coach. McCarthy responded
that “they are of a con
fidential nature. Moe is a
gentleman-a fine man and to
discuss specifics wouldn’t be
fair or proper.”
Possibly misun
derstandings came about
when students heard that
Students
honored
The 1977-78 edition of
Who’s Who Among Students in
American Universities and
Colleges will carry the names
of 17 students from North
Carolina Wesleyan College,
Rocky Mount, North Carolina
who have been selected as
being among the country’s
most outstanding campus
leaders.
Campus nominating
committees and editors of the
annual directory have in
cluded the names of these
students based on their
academic achievement,
service to the community,
leadership in extracurricular
activities and future potential.
They join an elite group of
students selected from more
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Petteway
members of the athletic staff
were being evaluated by the
Dean and the A.D. According
to Mr. McCarthy, these were
only evaluations which are
necessary to measure per
formance, discuss problems,
view the directions a certain
sport is taking, and discuss
suggestions for the bettermen
of the sports program. “This
is an ongoing evaluative
process. An evaluation is
necessary for us to see where
(larlow
we stand and where we’re
going. All of this misin
formation bothers me, and I’ll
try to do everything I can to
correct this misinformation”
assured McCarthy.
McCarthy came to
Wesleyan to provide
leadership for the coaches, to
provide administrative ser
vices for the sports program,
and to enable an active
recruitment program to be
instated. In the past
MfCarthy
recruitment has not been a
strong point in athletics. This
is because staff members
didn’t have the time, given
their multiple responsibilities.
Now, recruitment is intense.
“I’m proud of what we’re
doing in the program. There is
good potential here. We have
excellent, I think, facilities
They may even be the best in
the conference. We have
everything needed to attract
students, so I’m optimistic
\
I?;uier
about our possibilities in the
Dixie Conference,” stated
McCarthy.
Should student dissension
continue, efforts at upgrading
our sports program will be
impeded substantially.
Hopefully, misunderstandings
can be worked out soon. In this
\ ain Mr. McCarthy is calling a
meeting of all athletes. A time
will be announced after the
nixie Classic Tournament is
held this week.
Iflissing hooks upsetting to librarians
by Anne Wilson
A1 Jones, Charlaine Cook,
Edna Farmer, and Dianne
Taylor want to provide
unexcelled services for a
college community that they
think is made up mostly of
cooperative, interested
people, but they are hampered
by a few problems.
First, there is the
mammoth job of recovering
about 350 books which are
either miissing or overdue. In
an effort to encourage the
return of overdue books,
Amnesty Week was declared
for November 7-11, during
which time no fines were
collected. Only about fifteen
books were returned. Ac
cording to Mr. Jones, this year
about two hundred books will
permanently disappear (using
past years as an indicator) at
a cost of about $7.00 per book.
This great loss frustrates the
librarians’ desire to serve the
college and community needs
and interferes with the
reading and research projects
attempted by students.
Of great concern also is
the condition of journals and
periodicals. Many have
simply disappeared from the
stacks, others have been
vandalized, and current issues
in the browsing room either
disappear or are in such poor
condition that they should not
be bound.
Looking toward the spring
semester, Mr. Jones indicated
that a new chargmg system
similar to those used in public
libraries will be instituted.
This new method of checking
out books will eliminate
confusion about names and
due dates: each student will
have a library card (which
will remain in the library) and
date cards will be machine
stamped. The checking out
procedure will, therefore, be
faster and more efficient.
Other charges already
taking shape involve moving
the index section, in an
ticipation of expansion in the
reference area. Additional
shelving will be added in the
spring to ease crowding and
increase volume.
Mr. Jones noted also that
the semester and place a
request for books that are not
available locally. Eight days
are required for arrival.
All these problems -
thefts, losses, vandalism, poor
housekeeping by students -
will be solved by cooperation
and consideration from
library patrons and staff, but
there is still a puzzling
predicament left to consider:
why are the majority of
missing books of a religious
nature?
Petteway! ^^There is no controversy
by Susie Cone
In the fog surrounding the
recent and much-discussed
issue concerning the college’s
athletic department, “The
Decree” was made aware of
the necessity for some varied
responses to questions about
the true nature of the
problem. The President of the
College, among others, was
called upon to discuss and
provide information.
The President was unable
to be interviewed in person,
but did agree to submit
written answers to written
questions. Certainly, this is
not the best manner in which
to conduct a useful and ef
fective discussion, but it is at
least some acknowledgement
that students should be en
titled to information about
important deliberations since
it is to everyone’s best in
terests.
The President’s responses
follow:
1. Did you know a demon
stration was planned?
A. Yes. Several people
told me that I was to have a
visit. Two points needs to be
made concerning that. First,
the business hours for the
President are generally 8 to 5
Monday through Friday.
There is no need for a mob
scene, particularly at 11:00
p.m. It' is inconsiderate and
generally fails to build good
will and better understanding.
A mob seldom brings out the
best in people. I must say that
most of the students par
ticipating in the demon
stration were orderly and
well-behaved.
2. Why did the athletic
department suddenly become
exterminated?
A. This question is typical
of the misinformation that
exists on campus. The only
changes that I have observed
were not sudden and hardly fit
the word exterminated. Since
Coach Horne is enrolling in
seminary at Duke University
to study for the ministry a
soccer coach is needed. This
decision is not new by any
means. A change was made in
Dr. Bauer’s job description
which will not include
coaching baseball in 1979
Therefore a baseball coach
will have to be employed for
next season.
3, Was it Mr. McCarthy’s
decision to fire the coaches’’
A. Mr. McCarthy is
Athletic Director. His duties
involve building a strong
intercollegiate program. Any
decision to make coaching
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