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VOL. 3, NO. 1
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.. SEPTEMBER 19,
312 Student
11 Additions
BI-WEEKLY—$2.00 YEARLY
TORCH LIGHTERS entertain at the Luau which was held last
Thursday evening at Pearsall’s Pond. The Luau, highUght of
Orientation Week, was planned under the direction of Mrs.
Thomas Collins.
Rev. Jack Page
Speaks Sunday
At Convocation
Sunday afternoon at four o’clock
the opening convocation for the
year 1962-63 at Wesleyan was
held.
The guest speaker was the
Rev. JackW. Page, Rocky Mount
District Superintendent of the
Methodist Church.
His message was delivered to
a crowd of parents, faculty, and
students. Though the attendance
was somewhat diminished by the
Inclement weather, the message
he delivered was most stimulat
ing. It was well indeed for all
concerned with education to con
sider the impetus and hard work
required for a verve for know
ledge.
Lawrence Gupton presented a
solo, “Spirit of God,” by Neid-
linger, and a pastoral prayer
was presented by Dr. Jack
Moore, Dean, the invocation
having been presented by Dr.
Thomas A. Collins, president of
the College.
Wesleyan On
Poetry Circuit
The “Poetry Circuit” has an
nounced the election of Wesley
an as a new member for 1962-63
according to Dr. C. Edwin Har
wood, coordinator for the pro
ject.
The “Poetry Circuit” con
sists of eight major colleges
and universities in North Caro
lina and Virginia. It is spon
sored by the University Press in
conjunction with Qie Poetry Cen
ter of New York City.
Two young poets will be brought
each year to the member col
leges. Each poet will make the
circuit, reading his works and
meeting students, faculty, and
guests.
This is the second of its kind
in the nation and the first in
the South.
The participating schools last
year were the University of
North Carolina, N. C. State Col
lege, Woman’s College, David
son College, Wake Forest, Duke,
East Carolina and Hollins. The
first poet will come during the
fall semester.
Senate Meets
A special meeting: of the
Senate was called on Sept. 14
by Dr. James R. Hailey, Di
rector of Student Life. Alice
Kovarco, Student Government
Secretary, president in the ab
sence of the SGA President,
Gary Garlow.
The meeting resulted in the
appointment of a committee to
report at the next Senate meet
ing on the type of Dorm Coun
cils now existing in both the
Men and Women’s Dormitories,
and to make recommendations
of any necessary changes.
Other business included the
appointment of an elections
committee which was request
ed to outline the year’s elec
tion procedure, including the
“run-off tie” of candidates for
vice-president of the sophomore
class.
The Senate also approved the
yearly budget of the Wesleyan
Decree.
nroll For New Term;
Faculty Announced
Dr. Collins
Is Elected
College president, Dr. Thomias
A. Collins was recently elected
chapter president of the North
Carolina Conference Alumni
Chapter of Emory University, at
their annual dinner meeting at
Westminister Methodist Church
in Kinston.
Dr. G. Ross Freeman of At
lanta, Georgia, was the featured
speaker at the event. Freemian
is director of student pastors for
Candler School of Theology,
Emory University.
In two years, Wesleyan enroll
ment has jumped from the first
class of 95 students to an esti
mated 312 students enrolled this
week for the 1962-63 year.
The greatest number of stu
dents are residents of North
Carolina, but students also come
from Virginia, Maryland and
Pennsylvania in large numbers.
Of the 312 students that have
registered, 125 are freshmen, 37
are transfers and 136 are re
turning students.
There are 67 freshman men
and 58 women on campus. The
increased enrollment has put
into use all available classroom
space. The two dormitories are
completely filled.
To meet the demands of the
growing college two new dormi
tories are now under construc
tion. Building progress is slow,
but plans include construction of
an infirmary and gymnasium in
the near future, with a library
to be added at a later date.
The two dormitories should be
completed by next year in time
to accommodate the growing stu
dent body.
New Faculty Members
The Board of Trustees has an
nounced the appointment of 11
new members to the faculty for
the 1962-63 academic year.
Additions to the English de
partment are Dr. Jack Teagar
den, Associate Professor of Eng
lish, and Mrs. Wallace Johnson,
Instructor of English.
Dr. Teagarden obtained Ms
Neese, Jerome
Named Trustees
Reverend W. J. Neese and
Rev. Robert Jerome were elect
ed to serve as new college Trus
tees by the Methodist Annual
Conference, which was held dur
ing the summer.
Rev. Robert Jerome, District
Superintendent of the Elizabeth
City District of the ■ Methodist
Church, succccds Rev. J.D.A.
Autry of Hamlet.
Rev. W. J. Neese, pastor of
First Methodist Church, Roanoke
Rapids, was elected to fill the
unexpired term of Dr. C. D.
Barclif of FayettevUle.
Fund Crusade
Wins Approval
On Sept, 12, six hours were
spent by 1,000 prominent dele
gates of North Carolina in Ra
leigh attending a special session
of the Annual Conference, decid
ing whether or not to give Me
thodist Colleges in Eastern North
Carolina $3 million for their cri
tical physical needs. The issue
was passed by a narrow margin
voting in favor.
Among the representatives of
Wesleyan, Louisburg and Me
thodist College, were Dr. Thomas
A. Collins and Vann Massey, who
spoke in front of the group in
behalf of Wesleyan.
Those who opposed the plan of
giving $3 million seemed to be
headed for a clear victory in the
beginning of the meeting, but
after lunch the college adminis
trators took hold of the situation
by putting through amendments
and amendments to amendments.
The main amendment was made
by Rev. E. C. Crawford who said,
“Get this matter back to our
people.”
An amendment to Crawford’s
amendment made it possible for
the District Superintendents to
suggest quotas for the local
churches.
The crusade wUl begin imme
diately by personal gifts given
by the members of some 800
Methodist churches in North
Carolina. The money, of which
Wesleyan will receive 38.8 per
cent, is expected to take three
years to raise.
B. A. from Rollins College and
his M. A. and Ph. D. from the
University of Tennessee and the
University of Florida, respect
ively.
Mrs. Johnson obtained her B. A.
degree from Duke University and
her M. A. from the University of
Pennsylvania.
New members of the Music
Department are Dr. Peter Ger-
schefski, Assistant Professor of
Music, and Laurence Gupton,
part-time Instructor of Voice.
Dr. Gerschefski is a graduate
of Yale University where he re
ceived his A. B. degree. He re
ceived his M. A. from the Uni
versity of Southern California
and his doctorate from Florida
State University.
Gupton was graduated from
Campbell CoUege with an A. A.
degree. He attended Westminister
Choir College where he received
a Batchelor of Music degree and
hiis M. M. degree.
Frank Kalmbath, Associate
Professor of Economics, re
ceived his B. S. degree from
Temple University and his M. A.
from the University of Texas. He
had one year and a half of Ph.
D. study at the University of
Texas also.
The Psychology Department is
established this year under Dr.
Ed Seidel, Associate Professor
of Phychology. Dr. Seidel ob
tained his undergraduate educa
tion at the United States Naval
Avademy. He received an M. Ed.
from the University of Maryland
and his Ph. D. from Maryland,
also.
The Physical Education De
partment has added Donald
Scalf and Mrs. Robert Edge to
its staff.
Scalf, Instructor of Physical
Education and basketbaU coach,
received his B. S. degree from
Wake Forest and his M. E. from
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Dr. Moore Attends
Meeting In England
Dean Jack W. Moore was one of 35 American delegates to the
Second Oxford Institute on Methodist Theological Studies which
was held at Lincoln College, Oxford, England, July 17-27
Chosen from more than 200 nominees. Dean Moore represented
the college in the seminar. One hundred theologically competent
professors on the seminary or coUege level and distinguished
pastors from the world over participated.
According to Dean Moore, the purpose of flie Institute was to
build a better understanding between the varied groups of World
Methodists, and to bring unity by this understanding.”
As the Statendam Ship sailed out of New York Harbor on July 6,
on its way to London, England, Dr. and Mrs. Moore were fiUed
with excitement about the coming voyage, for it offered luxury
and fellowship not to be matched.
Students Named
On Dean's List
Winni Stine, Gayle Felton and
Lucy Hinson were recently
named on the Dean’s List for
the summer school session.
One hundred eighteen students
registered for the first summer
session. Of this number, 51 re
gistered for college credit and
67 for the College Preparatory
Reading-Writing Laboratories.
Two ‘A’ Students
Seventeen students appeared
on the list for the Spring Se
mester of 1962. Two students
maintained a straight “A” aver
age, Betty Anderson of Rich
mond, Va., and Gayle Carlton
Feldon of Tarboro, N. C.
Others included on the list are
Bobby Hayes, Edward Hopkins,
Etta Brokne Spivey, John Flem
ing, Vicki Taylor, Alice Kovarco
and Mona Cozart.
Larry Denton, Christine Bras
well, Bill Hoyle, Helen Jackson,
Louise Kepley, Joan Lamberth,
Gwen Joyner, and Robert Step
hens complete the students hon
ored.
To qualify for the Dean’s List
a student must carry a full
academic load and maintain a
minimum average of 3.2 quality
points.
On July 13 they at last land
ed in South Hampden, England,
and took a boat-train to Lon
don, where they spent four days
sight-seeing. While in London
they visited Buckingham Palace,
where they saw Queen Elizabeth
entertaining at a garden party,
her guests in full dress. They
also saw a musical on the Lon
don stage, “The Blitz.” They
then took a Night Scotsman’s
train to Edinboro.
While in Edinboro they saw
castles, the church where John
Knox began the Protestant Re
formation in Scotland, Holyrude
Palace, the summer palace of
the Queen, and they enjoyed the
parks which were m full blooir
Then came a steamer trip
Loch Lomond.
Monday brought a train tr
down the east coast of Englan
and a new venture they aff
tionately call “cathedral h
ping.” Among the cathed’
they visited were Newca
Durham, York, Lincoln,
Cambridge.
July 17 arrived all too
It was time to join the g
Oxford for the Conferen
Conference featured
sessions with time for
local colleges of Oxford
which is independent
versity. The Conferen
at Lincoln College,
Wesley studied.
(To be continued in
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