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Oct. 24, 1962 THE WESLEYAN DECREE Goncharoff Will Visit Campus Nov. 1 And 2 Page 5 Nicholas Goncharoff, national ly prominent educator, will be the first of four lecturers to ap pear on campus this year. As a Danforth Visiting Lec turer, Dr. Goncharoff wdll visit the campus Nov. 1 and 2, speak ing with various classes and addressing the entire student body in convocation. In addition, Dr. Goncharoff will be the speaker at a public lecture in the Student Union on Friday, Nov. 2, at 8:15 p. m. Dr, Goncharoff is a Russian- born political scientist who is now a citizen of the United States and serves as Secretary for International Education of the National Council of YMCA. The subject of his public lec ture win be “The New Soviet Society — Education, Indoctrina tion, and Search for Democrati zation of Life.” Bom in Kiev, Russia, In 1921, he is the son of a career diplo mat who turned to the Orthodox priesthood. Later, botti of his parents wore victims of the Revolution. While being edu cated in communist schools, Dr. Goncharoff was a member of the Orthodox Church despite re ligious persecution. In Ms youth he served as altar boy to Ms father. In 1941, while he was a stu- ' dent at the University of Odes sa, Dr. Goncharoff was drafted into the Soviet Army and served as a Russian tank commander in World War II. Later he was captured and interned, first in a prisoner-of-war camp in the Ukraine, and then in a forced- labor camp in Germany. After harrowing experiences, he was liberated by the American forces in Bavaria, made his way to Munich, and entered the Uni versity as a teacher and student. Six years later, in 1952, he re ceived a Ph.D. in pMlosophy and history. A year after his arrival in the United States in 1952, Dr. Gon charoff became connected with the National Council YMCA pub lic affairs program. He became an American citizen in 1957. From 1955 to 1961, in an at tempt to bring to North Ameri- mans a new awareness of the basic problems and conflicts facing the world and the rele vance of Christian principles to them. Dr. Goncharoff conducted a series of seminars on the theme, “Youth’s Role in a Revo lutionary World.” Campus visits by Dr. Gon charoff are made possible by a project which is now in its sixth year, and sponsored joint ly by the Association of Ameri can Colleges and the Danforth Foundation. The purpose of the program is “to strengthen the intellectual, the religious and tlie cultural aspects of liberal education in the United States.” Dr. Goncharoff is one of 16 scholars and specialists from tMs country and abroad who were chosen by the Foundation and the Association Arts Pro gram, for campus visits in 1962- 63. He visited 12 coUeges under the same auspices during the 1960-61 academic year. WANDA EXUM is one of the many students on campus to visit the Renaissance TextUes Exhibit. The exhibit was made pos sible through the efforts of the faculty Special Events Com mittee, headed by Dr. William Sasser. Literary Club Meets For Reading Session Jacobs Named President Of Day Students Dan Jacobs has been elected president of the Day Students’ Council. Serving with him on the Coun cil will be David Brady, Albert Boone, Willard Batts, Herbert Campbell, Andy Neville, Brenda Pridgen, Jeff Shee and Jimmy Wheeler. The Day Students’ Council, a part of the Student Government Association, serves as a coordi nating unit between students on campus and those commuting. The president of the Council is a member of the Student life Association and represents day students in all matters con cerning student government. All students not living on campus are members of the student organization. NICHOLAS GONCHAROFF 8 Students Named On Ring Committee Gary Garlow, John Hines, Vann Massey, John GiUis, Larry Matthews, Karen Hansen, Joe Boeling, and Robert Stephens were recently appointed by the Senate of the Student Govern ment Association to serve as members of the Committee on Class Rings. The committee is now in the process of securing a company to make the ring, and Larry Matthews is wortog on ring design. One side of the ring wiU be made up of the college seal. The other has not yet been decided on. Students will be able to pur chase rings by the fall semester of 1963, at the latest. Anti-Suitcase Campaign The Senate is also sponsoring Professors Jack Teagarden and C. E. Harwood were hosts to the Literary Club and other interest ed students at the home of Dr. Teagarden last Saturday night. The group gathered for a Us- tening and reading session. Shaqespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” was read and com pared with the sound track of “Kiss Me Kate.” The Literary Club on campus was organized in the spring of last year in an effort to allow students to get together and dis cuss topics of mutual interest, ranging from music and poetry to play readings. Members of the club are Winni Stine, Terry Singer, Butch Nichols, Wanda Exum, Mona Cozart, Cherry Gorham, Faye Vester, Alice Kovarco, Mary C Hodgin, and Richard Zellner. MembersMp is not limited, and all students are invited to attend the next meeting. Faculty sponsors for the group are Dr. Harwood, Dr. Teagar den, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gray, and Mr. and Mrs. WaUace John son. what it calls an Anti-Suitcase CoUege Campaign, organized under the hypothesis that if there is enough happening on the campus during the week end, students will remain on campus and participate, accord ing to Vann Massey, chairman of the Campaign Committee. In an attempt to fill every Fri- di.y and Saturday night vwth a variety of student activities, the Senate is attempting the follow ing: to redocatate the juke box room, sponsor bridge tourna ments, help the Social Commis sion promote dances, and co operate with any club functions scheduled on the SGA calendar. Larry Post, Publications Com missioner, announced to the Sen ate that annual pictures for in dividuals will be taken on Oct. 29, 30, and 31, COMPLIMENTS OF Hal Orr’s MOTEL ROCKY MOUNT. N. C. I. W. ROSE DRUG COMPANY 112 N. Main St. Complete Prescription Service — Cosmetics — We Welcome Your Charge Account The Jewel Box 128 S. Main St., Rocky Mount 414 Main St., Tarboro, N. C. Wonderful Surprises In Store For You At Our . . . • SURREY SHOP —and— • VILLAGE CORNER OFFICE EQUIPMEHT CO. SMCB/nj FOR STUDENT AND FACULTY SCHOOL AND OFFICE SUPPLIES 147 S. 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