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PAGE 4 — THE DECREE — FEBRUARY 9,1996 White inaugurated as fourth president PRESIDENT JOHN WHITE (PHOTO COURTESY OF TELEGRAM.) (Continued from Front Page) discussion groups witli panel dis cussions were held. One was “Clarity and Char ity” The Life of the Spirit and Liberal Education.” Members of the panel were Rexford Tucker, professor emeritus of religion; Rev. Kirk Oldham, college chap lain; Fred Grissom, associate pro fessor of religion; Kelly Wilson, a fourth-year student; and Sigrid Bonner, Student Life and Resi dent Director. The moderator was Dr. David Jones, professor of his tory and religion. Many of those in attendance were very pleased with the panel and their speeches, but the men tion of Wesleyan’s being known as a “party school” sparked a lot of conversation among the Wesleyan students. “This is not a party school,” says one student. “These are small gatherings of those students who stay on campus on the weekends.” Many students go off campus on the weekends to find entertain ment, because nothing big is hap pening on campus. Another student responded by saying, “If we are such a party school, why are the students of Wesleyan not being invited?” One panelist mentioned that students have no morals, and an other panelist said students have a disregard for morals. Some stu dents felt that though the panel ists felt this needed to be said, these statements belittled the stu dents of Wesleyan. Also at 9 a.m., another discus sion panel focused on “Technol ogy in the Liberal Arts.” Mem bers of this panel were Kenneth Finny, professor of history; Charles Creegan, associate pro- Panel discusses ‘clarity, charity^ (Continued from Front Page) Wesleyan must be both head of Charity and of Clarity... educa tion must be both a careful and caring response to the needs of the world where he live.” He also spoke about how the spirit and education relate, not ing, “Spirit adds depth to educa tion,” and added that the Dunn Center was for the life of the spirit. “I was happy that all the panel addressed the subject and that the topics (of the panelists) con verged,” Jones said. He then started a discussion among the panel, but the question and an swer session with the audience had to be curtailed because of time constraints. fessor of philosophy and religion; Faye Kucera, assistant professor of biology; and Keith Stolorick, a senior. The moderator was Cal Wynkoop, assistant professor of business. Students who attended said they thoroughly enjoyed the dis cussions and wished more stu dents could have heard it. Two more discussion panels were held at 10:30 a.m. One panel was on “Arts and Smarts: A Con versation on Huamanities,” mod erated by English professor Linda Flowers, joined by panelists Alan Felton, Anneliese Hatcher, Char lotte Pettit, Ellen Stanton, and Tamara Tyner. “At first it was scary, but it was a lot of fun. It was more in teresting than fun. It was interest ing to hear everyone’s different opinions on liberal education, how they defined it and how they applied it,” said Anneliese Hatcher when asked how it felt to be on the panel. Mike Ingerick was impressed by the panel. He felt the discus sion was excellent and was proud to see that the panel was made up of students. The other 10:30 a.m. discus sion was on “Business at a Lib eral Arts College: Who Gains?” Kathy Winslow, assistant profes sor and librarian, was moderator. Panelists were Robert Bussom, Dean of the College, vice presi dent of Academic Affairs, and business professor; Christina McShain, a senior; Steve Felton, an alumnus from 1984; Joyce DeBraux, a senior. Other discussions were held at 2 and 4 p.m. beginning with “Cel ebrating the Past: The Founding and Early Years,” which gave the first two presidents of Wesleyan, Thomas A. Collins and S. Bruce Petteway, a chance to speak, fol lowed by “Looking to the Future: The Opening of the Dunn Cen ter,” which gave Leslie H. Gar ner, Jr., the college’s third presi dent, and John B. White, the fourth president, the chance to speak their views. On the evening of Jan. 24, the North Carolina Symphony, led by music director/conductor Ger- hardt Zimmerman, assistant con ductor Michael Jimbo, and direc tor of education Jackson Park- hurst, performed in the Dunn Cen ter. The symphony played a mix ture of mellow and upbeat tunes, including works by Berlion, Mozart, and Vivaldi. Minges Au ditorium was filled almost to ca pacity as students, staff, and fac ulty were joined by many of the citizens of Rocky Mount. Besides the symphony perfor mance, the students also enjoyed a student-body sponsored “Cel ebrating the Past, Looking to the Future” Inaugural Ball in honor of the inauguration of Dr. White. The semi-formal dance was held on the stage in the Ming^ Auditorium at* the Dunn Center, attended by students, faculty, and staff. Those attended said they had a fantastic time, even dancing step steps as one group, including the well known Electric Slide. Inauguration Day finally ar rived on Thursday, Jan. 25, as Dr. White was formally installed as the college’s fourth president. The invocation was given by Rev. Kirk Oldham, chaplain. Greeting the president were Terrell Adgers, representing the student body, who challenged White as the new president; Bar bara L. Perry-Sheldon, represent ing the education department; Phyllis R. Rudolph, representing the adult degree program; R. Bruce Sharer, class of ‘68, repre senting the Alumni Association; Edward F. Hill II, class of ‘73, representing the Board of Trust ees; Mary English of DePauw University, representing the past coworkers of Dr. White; Frederick E. Tumage, mayor of Rocky Mount, representing the community; and Bishop Carlton P. Minnick, Jr., representing the United Methodist Church. Finally, it was time for the president to be formally sworn in. Following tradition, a medal lion was presented to Dr. White depicting the College Seal upon which reads the Wesleyan motto, “Wisdom and Courage Through Christian Education.” The seal, designed by J.W. E. Joyner of Rocky Mount, includes five symbols arranged within a shield in a coat of arms design. An owl is shown for wisdom, a lion for courage, a triangle for Trinity, a budded cross for Chris tianity, and a lamp for education. The medallion is worn by the col lege president at all academic functions. Also, again following tradi tion, the “mace” was presented. The mace is an ornamental staff bom as a symbol of authority. In academic use, the mace is the symbol of a college as a corpo rate body of learning. The mace is carved from walnut from the banks of the Cape Fear River and is distinguished by the carved flame at its top representing the lamp of knowledge and the affili ation of the college with the United Methodist Church. The faculty marshal carries the mace during all academic ceremonies. Although the ceremony was lengthy, students afterwards said they enjoyed the speakers. The president’s inaugural ac tivities were coordinated by sev eral committees who made the week possible. Serving on the inaugural com mittee were chairman Robert R. Mauldin, Everett M. Adelman, Jean R. Almand, Phyllis S. Cowell, Edward F. Hill II, Gloria A. Keplar, Kirk B. Oldham, Walter Y. “Butch” Pindell, Jr., Celeste M. Pittman, Jeff Stuck, and Keith Sutton. Serving on the invitations com mittee were Julia Congleton- Bryant, M. Frank Edwards, Don Ehrhardt, Janice Fleming, Jeanne Kerstiens, Melissa Overman, Dru Richardson, Betsy Strandberg, and Nancy Van Kuren. The program committee was made up of Jennifer Bullock, Robert S. Bussom, Hugh Corbin, Pattie Dunn, Erin Durbin, Pam Gourley, and Carl Hoskins. The publicity committee con sisted of Vivienne Anderson, Ed ward J. Baysden, Patricia Ceijan, Den Dickerson, Michael Fox, and Madeline Walls. The arrangements and hospi tality committee was made up of Jean Evans, Belinda Faulkner, Fred Gilbert, Patricia Mauldin, Anne B. Mosely, Melissa Over man, Deborah Pittman, H.D. Tharrington, and Kathy Wilson. Ex officio members of the in augural committees were Leon A. Dunn, Jr., Dianne Hardin, Sylvia Parker, and John White. Black history month B.S.A. scheduled events First chapel reading Soul Food day Guest pastor, second chapel reading Third chapel reading Black History Month Talent Show Gospel Choir Concert — Dunn Center • Black History Trivia will run every day on Channel 33. • A movie will be shown every Tuesday at 9:15 p.m. in Doc’s. Wednesday, Feb. 7 Thursday, Feb. 8 Wednesday, Feb. 14 Wednesday, Feb. 21 Sunday, Feb. 25 Thursday, Feb. 29
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