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I'l. C. Wesleyan College HDrd. Rocky Mount. North Carotioa The VOL. 4, NO. 14 ROCKY MOUNT, N. C., MAY 6. 1964 BI-WEEKLY—$2.00 YEARLY Constitution Is Passed By Student Body Administration Will Hand Down Decision ROBERT STEPHENS KENNETH SMITH GUY ROUSE Three Rising Seniors Seek SGA Presidency Next Year By RONNIE ARRINGTON The students of N. C. Wes leyan College will soon elect new officers. One of the most important offices of the Stu dent Government Association is that of president. The pre sident of the SGA is to be elected from the rising senior class. In order to be eligible for the office one must have a grade average of C at the time of the election and main- Wesleyan Playi Orgi ers anize The Wesleyan Players, N. C. Wcsleyan’s dramatic club, has officially been organized, according to a release from Dr. Batcheller, professor of dramatics and speech at the College. The first meeting was held April 30, at which time the eight charter members elect ed their Charter Officers and the officers for the 1964-1965 seaison. The following summarizes the election: Charter Presi dent— Randy King; Charter Vice President—Ronnie Rags dale; Charter Secretary-Treas- urer—Brenda Robinson; Offi cers for -1964-1965 Season; President—Chet Murphy; Vice President—Dorcas Mooi’e; Sec- rctary-Treasurer — Melissa Huizing. Twelve students qualified for Provisional membership: Robert Lyon, Thomas Butler, Suzanne Selph, Robert Bruce, Susan Burkle, Lynda Sutton, Marianne Edwards, A1 Stal lings, William Barto, Jane Stone, Faye Vester, and James VaBsil. These people can wear the letter “P” which is part of the Wesleyan Players’ em blem. If they qualify for ac tive membership by the end of ne;Kt year, they may use the letter “P” as the quard to the ' basic emblem. tain this average during his term of office. Each candi date for the office and other prime offices of the SGA must also be carrying 12 academic hours of work during the se mester in which elected and subsequent semesters during the term of office. Although these are the major require ments for the office of presi dent as stated in the con stitution of the Association, there are several other un derlying qualifications which the president must have: in terest in the Student Govern ment Asisociation, experience and an exceptional knowledge of the college constitution and the parliamentary procedure. For the year 1964-65 Guy Rouse, Robert Stephens, and Kenneth Smith have been no minated for the office of pre sident. Each of the candidates meets the requirements as stated in the constitution. The voters, however, will decide who is to be the next presi dent. It is hoped that tlie decision of the voters will be based on the underlying qua lifications of each candidate. Robert Stephens, now serv ing as president of the Stu dent Government Association, gives his endorsement to the newly-accepted constitution. Stephens believes the new constitution gives the chief executive more fi'eedom in policy making and allows more istudents to participate actively in the affairs of the SGA. “If elected,” stated Stephens, “I would work for better communications be tween students and the SGA.” Stephens, who has in the past served in the Student Govern ment for two years, believes that better communications between the day students and the SGA is of prime import ance. If elected, Stephens also hopes to strengthen student identification with the college and to establish such com mittees which would better give the students an under standing of their government. Guy Rouse is also con cerned with the lack of com munications between the stu dents and the SGA. “I be lieve,” said Rouse, “that the students should take a great er interest in their govern ment.” Rouse pledged sup port to the new constitution because it adheres to Qie representative needs of the day students and allows for more active participation by the resident students. If elect ed, Rouse hopes to strengtli- en school spirit which he believes to be a major pro blem on the campuis at Wes leyan. He has also served in the Senate and is aware of the responsibilities of the of fice of president. If elected, he will strive to strengtlien student support for campus activities. Kenneth Smith, a day stu dent, is also a candidate for the office of president. He has actively participated in college athletics and has shown interest in the Stu dent Government Association. Smith is a history major who has attended N. C. Wesleyan College for the required four semeisters. As a day student, Smith is aware of the value of the new constitution. The revised Constitution of the SGA, presented to the student body formally as a motion on Tuesday, April 28, to replace the present Con stitution was passed by a majority vote on Thursday, April 30. David Caison moved to take from the table the pre vious motion tiiat we accept this new Constitution to re place the present Constitu tion and any previous Con stitutions of the Association. This was seeooided and passed and so the floor was opened for further discussion on the Constitution. Two points were discusised before tlie vote on the main motion was held. The first was a reconsideration of iVrticle V. Section la con cerning the number of se mesters present at North Carolina Wesleyan College be fore eligible for president of the Association. This motion was finally defeated. The second motion, also de feated, stated that the num ber of semesters required for a nominee to be eligible for vice president be increased to four. There being no other dis cussion, the previous ques tion wais called for on the main motion and the revised Constitution was passed. However, before this con stitution can replace tlie pre sent one, it must be passed by the Administration. The Administration is to hand down its decision before the summer. Wesleyan Singers Set First Annual Concert The Wesleyan Singers, under the direction of Dr. William Sasser, and the Wesleyan Symphonic Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Dr. Peter Gerschefski, will join forces to present their first annual Commencement Con cert on Tuesday evening. May 19, at 8:15 p. m. in the Student Union on ithe campus of North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount. The public is cordially invited to attend this event which is free of charge. The Wesleyan Singers, com posed of 53 voices, will pre sent a performance of Gustav Holst’s “Festival Te Deum” as their major work of the evening. In addition, tliey will sing two Russian church anthems, “Salvation Is Cre ated” by Tschesnokoff ^and “Blessings of Peace” by Ark- angelsky. The wind ensemble will perform Gustav Holst’s Sec ond Suite for Military Band, Op. 28b. The entire second half of the program will be devoted to a performance of Randall Thompson’s “The Testament of Freedom” for men’s voices and band. This work was writ- (Continued on page 6) Miss Spivey, Miss Stone To Present Joint Recital The Department of Music of North Carolina Wesleyan College will present Etta Brown Spivey, pianist, and Jane Leslie Stone, soprano, in a joint Junior Recital in Garber Chapel on the college campus at 8:15 p. m. on Tues day evening, May 12. The pub lic is cordially invited to at tend. Miss Spivey is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Spivey of Hobhsville. She was the recipient of the Freshman Composition Award at Wes leyan and has appeared on the Dean’s List at Wesleyan for four consecutive 'semest ers. She was treasurer of her sophomore class. Misis Spivey will perform Bach’s French Suite in G Major and “Three Rondos on Hungarian Folk Tunes” by Bela Bartok. She will be joined by Edna Earle Langston, pianist, in a per formance of Saint-Saens’ “Var iations on a Theme by Bee thoven, Op. 35” for two pianos. Both pianists are stu dents of Dr. William Saisser. Miss Stone is the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Joseph L. Stone of Norfolk, Va. She studied voice for two years with Bonnie-Jean Wold at Greensboro College before transferring to Wesleyan this year. She was a member of the Greensboro College Tour ing Choir. She ha's been ac tive at Wesleyan in dramatic and publication activitieis. She is a voice student of Law rence Gupton. Miss Stone will sing a group of two songs by Brahms, in addition to a group of two Italian operatic arias. She wiU be accom panied by John Lamberth, pianist. George Cohoe To Join Staff In Chemistry George F. Cohoe will be come a member of the Sci ence Faculty at North Caro lina Wesleyan College this fall as Assistant Professor of Chemistry, according to an announcement from Presi dent Thomas A. Collins. A native of San Antonio, Texas, Cohoe first earned a B. M. degree from East man School of Music. He was graduated with honors in pub lic school music with a minor in French Horn. Following a developing intereist in Chem- isti-y, he earned a B. S. de gree with distinction at the University of Rochester in June, 1959. He has continued his doctoral studies at The University of Rochester amd anticipates the Ph. D. degree in Physical Chemistry in the summer of 1964. Cohoe served as a military musician in the United States (Continued on page 6)
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