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VOL. 3, NO. 9
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C., FEBRUARY 27, 1963
BI WEEKLY—$2.00 YEARLY
Political Groups Are Formed On Campus
Republican Club
Has 42 Members
An unexpected visit by stu
dents of East Carolina College
has resulted in the forming
of a Young Republicans Club
on the V/esleyan campus. The
group, at present comprising
42 members, is the largest
club now active here.
Within the next few weeks
an already proposed Constitu
tion and By-Laws will be pre
sented for acceptance and per
manent officers will be elected.
Temporary officers of the
group are Bill Morris, chair-
mian; Susan Burkle, secre
tary; and Tim Henderson,
treasurer.
Johnson Talks
On Wednesday night, Feb
ruary 20, the group heard a
program by Bobb Johnson,
Eastern Carolina Co-ordinator
of Young Republicans Clubs;
Ray Morris, president of the
E.ast Carolina Y.R.C.; and the
secretary of that club.
At that time, the application
for charter by the State Fed
eration was signed by approxi
mately 20 charter members.
Following the program, a
large cake emblazoned with
the G.G.P. elephant holding in
his trunk the American flag
was served along with Cokeis.
The Wesleyan Y.R.C. is ex
pected to play an important
role in helping to ensure for
North Carolina an effective
two-party political system. It
is hoped thiat lall interested
citizens in the nearby com-
mmuties will offer their sup
port to the Y.R.C.
Those interested may con
tact the club (Box 3141, Wes
leyan College) to receive more
information and/or be placed
on the mailing list.
Session Is Attended
By Young Democrats
JUDY GARRISS
BILL MORRIS
Summer Term
Offered Again
One term summer session
will be held at North Carolina
Wesleyan College from June 16
to July 23, 1963. This will be
the second summer session of
the young college.
Dr. Reymond Bauer, Pro
fessor of Education and di
rector of the summer term,
aimounces that at leaist 16
courses will be offered from
the freshman through senior
level. Courses are planned in
English, Literature, Religion,
Mathematics, Biology, Educa
tion, History and Psychology.
College Preparatory pro
grams will be offered in De
velopmental Reading, Crea
tive Writing and in Science.
These programs are open to
high school juuions, seniors,
or recent graduates. Each is a
four-week course offered June
15-July 12 and July 1&-August
14, 1963.
The college courses are for
Wesleyan students, students at
other colleges who wish to
earn extra summer units,
teachers in service who wish
to earn credits for certifica
tion purposes, and hlgli school
graduates who are beginning
their college careers. It is pos
sible to earn 6 to 8 semester
houns of credit during the
summer term in Wesleyan’s
air-conditioned clasisrooms.
The select faculty will in
clude 80 per cent with an
earned doctorate in their
teaching field. Information and
pre-registnation materials may
be secured at the office of the
Director of Admissions.
1963 Annual
Sent To Press
The Annual staff wound up
months of work last week by
sending the complete 1963 Wes
leyan Annual to Hunter Pub
lishing Company in Winston-
Salem. Final touches will be
added in several weeks when
first proofs lare ready.
Betty Anderson of the staff
has announced that the 1963
edition will be larger by 12
pages than last year’s and she
has also pointed out that or
ganization of the book will be
different from the 1962 volume.
There will be several pages
in color this year and much
original student artwork by
Larry Matthews, editor-in-
chief. The general theme of
“Through these doors . . .”
will predominate throughout,
and there will be a complete
student directory in the clos
ing pages.
Distribution is expected the
week before final exams (lap-
proximately May 20).
Federal Jobs
Are Offered
Mr. N. A. Avera of the Rocky
Mount Social Security Office
has announced a student
trainee program in social se
curity work for the summer
of 1963. Requirements for ap
plication are junior standing
and an over-all B average in
coUege.
The training work is offered
at various locations through
out North Carolina land other
Southern states. Prerequisite
to the jobs is the paissing of
the Federal Service Entrance
Examination, a three-hour
test to be given in Rocky
Mount on March 16th.
Successful completion of the
examination and the following
personal interview entitles the
prospective government work
er to a grade sciale rating of
5, which pays $4565 per year.
Three months summer em
ploy pay will be nearly $1,000.
The summer work is mainly
to acquaint the student with
Social Security law and pro
cedures. After graduation it is
hoped that the student will
continue in the work, but it is
not required. Details on all
aspects of the program may
be obtained fi’om Mr, Avera
at the Social Security office in
town.
Evelyn Harris, Carrol John
son, Judy Garriss, Kirk Woods,
David Brady, and Ed Hopkins,
members of the Wesleyan Col
lege Young Democrats Club,
attended the Winter Rally of
the North Carolina Federation
of College Young Democrat
Clubs in Winston-Salem Feb
ruary 16 and 17.
The trip wais m^ade possible
by a donation of the Senior
Democrat Party of Nash Coun
ty. Because of formalities the
Wesleyan Club had not been
granted its charter, but none
theless members were treated
on an equal basis with all
other Federation delegates.
Judy Garriss proposed \a re
solution on the floor of the
Federation in support of Pre
sident Kennedy’s Domestic
Peace Corps. This resolution
was pasised and put into effect.
Several members of the dele
gation from Wesleyan talked
at lengtli with Dave Reid, pre
sident of the North Carolina
Young Democrats, and Fred
Ricci, chaii-man of the College
Federation of the Y. D. C., in
order to gain information land
hints concerning the organi
zation of our new club.
Purpose of YDC
Fred Ricci spoke at a meet
ing Tuesday night, the 26th of
February, at 8 p. m. in the
Wesleyan Student Union. At
this meeting he discussed the
purpose of the Y. D. C. and
presented to the club its offi
cial charter.
The purpose of the club is
“to stimulate in young people
an 'active interest in govern
mental affairs; to increase the
efficiency of popular govern
ment; to perpetuate the ideals
and principles of the Demo
cratic Party; to attract new
members to the Democratic
Party; to help lacquaint voters
and potential voters with the
issues and the candidates;
and to promote by our efforts
to the highest degree of jus
tice, social welfare, and happi
ness.”
Until the club is better or
ganized, Judy Garriss has as
sumed the position of Acting
Chairman while Evelyn Har
ris is Acting Secretary.
A Publicity Committee has
been appointed headed by
Ginny Eason, and David Brady
heads tlie Constitution Com
mittee. A program Committee
is being organized by Jimmy
Burnett.
All interested students are
urged to attend the meetings
of the club.
Jewish Leader Speaks
To Students In Chapel
Rabbi Joseph Asher of Tem
ple Emmanuel in Greensboro
represented the Jewish Chau
tauqua Society as lecturer at
the Wesleyan Chapel services
on Thursday, February 21. The
rabbi spoke in cliapel at 10:30
a. m. on the subject, “The
Jews in a Pluralistic Society.”
Before his talk. Rabbi Asher
presented 11 volumes of Judai-
ca to the library of the college
on behalf of the Jewish Chau
tauqua Society. Mr. Walter
Coed Discusses Views On Sex
Reprinted from the East
Carolinian, East Carolina Col
lege.
We fear to dwell on the sub
ject any longer, but neverthe
less, criticism of an article ap
pearing in the January 19 issue
of the East Carolinian concern
ing the University of Illinois pro
fessor, Dr. Leo Koch, and his
stand in heterosexual relations
for college students is still creep
ing in.
Due to this ci iticism, we would
I'ke to bring to light another
view expresised on the topic by
a coed at the State CoUege of
Iowa in the campus newspaper,
The College Eye. We neither en
dorse the opinion of the coed,
nor sanction it for approval by
college students.
Remember Koch said, “Sex
ual intercourse, with modern
contraceptives and medical ad
vice, readily available, should
be condoned among college stu
dents sufficiently miature to en
gage in it.”
In a qualifying statement Dr.
Koch added, “College students
can no longer avoid sex. They
should participate selectively.
To be specific, they should not
sex v/ithout contraceptives; they
should not sex for the wrong
reasons.”
On these statements, the Iowa
coed begins to elaborate, “So
college students are not so in
fantile that they should not be
prevented from gratifying any
of their desires. So it’s unheal
thy not to have anybody’s nor
mal desires gratified, at once
and without fail.
“But, like a mother tucking
a clean hanky into her Uttle
girl’s pocket on the way to a
dancing leS'Son, Dr. Koch warns
us all not to go out and ‘sex’
for the ‘wrong reasons’, or with
strangers, or if the act might
fulfill its natural function and
produce a child.
“Of course, we suppiose if we
were really in dire circumstanc
es and didn’t have anybody
around that we know. Dr. Koch
probably wouldn’t mind if we
had relations with a stranger
or two. But illegitimate children
could be inconvenient. He does
n’t seem to define what the
‘wrong reasons’ would be.
“It seems to us that this
whole idea lends to a ‘brave-
new-world’ philosophy of let’s-
a 1 l-be-well-adjusted-and-normal-
a n d healthy-and-fully-satisfied-
and-not-think, which we find
very frightening. Dr. Koch’s
ideas larc, to us, a denial of all
that separates human beings
(Continued on page 4)
Gray, school librarian, and Dr.
James Hailey, Director of Stu
dent Life, appreciatively ac
cepted the volumes for the
library.
Rabbi Joseph Asher wias
bom in Heilbrown, Germany.
He attended Yeshiva Colleges
in Frankfort, Hamburg, Lon
don, and Hebrew Union Col
lege in Cincinnati, Ohio.
He is presently spiritual
leader of Temple Emmanual
in Greensboro. He hais also
served a congregation in Tus
caloosa, Ala.
The rabbi lectures on college
campuses under the auspices
of the Jewish Chautauqua So
ciety, and organization which
creates better understanding of
Jews and Judaism through
education.
RABBI JOSEPH ASHER