Wesleyan Is Accorded Provisional Accreditation
To North Carolina Wesleyan
* College has come the dis
tinction of being the first
North Carolina College to be
granted early academic recog
nition by the Southern Associa
tion of Colleges and Schools.
The College Delegates As
sembly of the association
elected North Carolina Wes
leyan, Florida Presbyterian,
and the University of South
Florida as “Candidates for
Membership” at its meeting
in Memphis, Tenn.
This category of member-
Bhip was created in Dallas
last December at the re
quest of several new col
leges. Prior to this any col
lege was required to graduate
three classes before applica
tion could be made for ad
mission to membership, which
means full accreditation.
“Candidates” signifies that
these new institutions have
been examined on and receiv
ed approval of the standards
of the College Delegate As
sembly on organization, ad
ministration, educational pro
gram, financial resources, fac
ulty, student personnel, and
physical plant.
President Thomas A. Col
lins, reporting from Memphis,
stated, “This recognition is
a tribute to each person who
has contributed to the college
and has become a vital part
of the Wesleyan College con
stituency. We are particular
ly grateful to our Methodist
friends of the North Carolina
Conference and to everyone
in Nash and Edgecombe Coun
ties. We shall seek to move
forward from this achieve
ment to even greater achieve
ments.”
North Carolina Wesleyan was
opened in September, 1960.
The first seniors wiU be grad
uated in May, 1964. The action
of the association validates
the academic program of this
first class. This faU 450 stu
dents are enrolled and ap
proximately 40 of these will
be graduated.
An examining committee vi
sited Wesleyan on November
17-19. Its members, Dr. Donald
Dearborn, president of Cataw
ba CoUege; Dr. Earl Guinn,
president of Louisiana Col
lege; and Misis Louisa Car-
lise, librarian of Converse Col
lege, presented the recom
mendations approving Caro
lina Wesleyan to the full
committee on standards. They
commended the rapid pro
gress of the college and the
enthusiastic support of its
community.
Dean Jack W. Moore, also
a delegate in Memphis, com
mented, “We appreciate this
recognition of our fine faculty
and strong academic pro
gram. This wUl enable us to
serve more young people with
a growing educational pro
gram.”
This is the third recogni
tion that has come to the
college recently. On Novem
ber 7, the North Carolina Con
ference reported, “Carolina
Wesleyan is meeting all stand
ards for accreditation as a
senior college. It will be eli
gible for full accreditation at
the conference in November
1964.
On November 2, the Uni
versity Senate of the Method
ist Church approved Wesley
an for pre-theological train
ing and approved aU credits
for admission to the Method
ist graduate schools of theolo
gy and itis students to mem
bership in a Methodist Annual
Conference.
When informed of the latest
honor. Board Chairman Lu
ther W. Hill, of Tarboro,
speaking on behalf of the
trustees, said, “We salute and
sincerely thank the great host
of generous contributors who
afforded the funds and talents
demanded to earn this early
recognition. A truly magnifi
cent and rewarding effort.”
Comptroller W. Jasper Smith
said, “I want to thank the
people of Nash and Edge
combe Counties and particu
larly tlie people of Rocky
Mount for tlieir complete co
operation with and dedication
to Wesleyan. Through their
efforts, together with that of
tlie Methodist Cliurch, we have
been able to reach this signifi
cant milestone iso soon.
VOL. 4, NO. 6
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C., DEC. 18, 1963
BI-WEEKLY—$2.00 YEARLY
Miss Mistletoe^ To Be Crowned Tonight
8 Girls Vie For Title
DONNA BRENT
GAY FINLEY
JANET SURRATT
Christmas is here and so is
the annual Wesleyan Christ
mas dance. Donna Sue Duke
and her decoration committee
is working diligently to make
this one of the best dances
of the year. The theme is
“Mistletoe Madness” and Don
na Sue plans to use plenty of
it. There wiU be a mistletoe
tunnel and two mistletoe trees.
The main event of this even
ing will be the crowning of
Miss Mistletoe. The candi
dates eagerly awaiting tlie
announcement are: JoanLam-
bertii and Suisie Black, sen
iors; Gay Finley and Donna
Brent, juniors: Janet Surratt
and Judy Addison, sopho
mores; and Marilyn Shep-
lierd, and LaNelle Jones,
freshmen.
The dance will be held in
the National Guard Ai'mory in
Rocky Mount from 8 p. m, to
12 midnight, and features the
orchestra of Dan Ramsey.
Dress is semi-formal.
Tickets are on sale for $3
(Continued on page 4)
Dr. Gatewood Resigns To Take
University Of Georgia Position
JOAN LAMBERTH
President Thomas A. Collins
announced today the resigna
tion of Dr. Willard Gatewood,
Associate Professor of History
and Chairman of the Division
of Social Sciences at North
Carolina Wesleyan College.
Dr. Gatewood resigned in
order to accept a position as
Associate Professor of Recent
American History at the Uni
versity of Georgia. He will
assume his new duties in
September, 1964.
President CoUins also issued
the following .statement: “We
are accepting this resigna
tion with gratitude for his
fine service and appreciation
of his personal talents which
have brought this distinguish
ed recognition. It has been
our privilege to benefit by
four years of unselfisli service
in building the Social Science
program and the exciting
teaching of iiistory. While we
lament his proposed departure
our very best wishes wiU ac
company him.”
DR. WILLARD GATEWOOD
Dr. Gatewood was one of
the first faculty members ap
pointed when tlie college com
menced operation in 1960. In
the succeeding four years he
rendered distinguished ser
vice, both as a teacher and
as Chairman of the Division
of Social Sciences. He has
also maintained an active in
terest in Scholarship and re
search; his articles have been
published in the North Caro
lina Historical Review, the
Georgia Review, and the South
Atlantic Quarterly.
Dr. Gatewood is a native of
Pelham, N. C., and he at
tended high school in Dan
ville, Va. He graduated from
Duke University in 1953 with
honors. He was awarded his
M. A. degree in 1954 and the
Ph. D. in 1957. At Duke he
was initiated into Phi Beta
Kappa and Kappa Delta Phi.
He did graduate work as an
Otis Green Fellow in History.
JUDY ADDISON
Merry Christmas To All!
SUSIE BLACK
iS'
Soph. Class
Sells Tickets
The Sophomore Claiss of
North Cai’olina Wesleyan is
sponsoring a series of six
musicals at the Center Thea
tre in Rocky Mount, begin
ning January 9, 1964. The
first in the series will be
“Three Little Words” star
ring Fred Astaire and Red
Skelton.
Membership cards for this
series can be obtained in the
bookstore for $1, said A1 Rex-
road, chairman of this pro
ject. This membership card
will entitle the holder to see
the first show free and to
see the remaining five shows
for a fee of $.50.