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Vol. 6—No. 14
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Spring "Blow Out” Features Rufus Thomas
Rufus Thomas will be on campus
May 15 for the “Spring-Blow-.
out”. Thomas accompanied by
the Larry Dell Orchestra will
present the songs he and his
group made famous, students will
dancing to such hits as: “The
Dog”, “Do the Dog” “Walking
The Dog,” Alright”, “Jump”,
and “All Night Worker.”
These records by Thomas
have sold several million copies,
with his first smash recording
“Dpo the Dog” reaching the num
ber one record spot in the na
tion. Thomas’s music is of an
infectuous quality. A dancer can
not refrain from joining the
others gyraters on the floor in
the wild dances which have sprung
-Up since “the Twist,”
The “Blow-out” is sponsored
by the Social commission and is
under the direction of Grace
Markham, Rita Abernathy, and
Baxter Myers. It will be held in
the student union from 8:00 to
12:00, and Dean cordts has giveri
late permission of 12:30 to wo
men resident students. The
‘^Blow-Out” i,^ open to all stu
dents and casual dress is in
order. Tickets are $1.00 per
couple.
THE “DOG-MAN” COMETH
Auiendinents To Constitution And
By-Laws Proposed By Senate
At the May 3, 1965, Senate
meeting, a group of proposed
amendments to the Constitution
and By-Laws were proposed.
According to Guy Turner,
current V. President and next
years President of the SGA„ a
constitution provides a frame
work with which to work. Any
constitution will require adjust
ments as new situations arise.
The Constitution and By-laws
drawn up last year were com
pletely different from any pre
viously established rules. The
writers of the constitution
couldn’t forsee specific problems
in the Constitution and By-laws,
but, realizing there would be pro
blems, provided a clause in the
Constitution which made it pos
sible to change it. By using this
clause these admendments may
be incorporated into the govern
ment.
The Senate ask that you read
these amendments which are vital
to you, the student. They will
in effect shape your life at Wes
leyan. Discuss them with other
students and voice your com
plaints or approval to your Senate
representative.
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
1: To add or any segment there-
of between “the day students’
and “to fill a position...” in
Article IV . Section I.
2: Article V. Section I. To add
subsections which shall read as
follows: An attorney general who
is to be elected from the rising
senior class and who has been in
attendance at N.C.W.C. for at
least four semesters prior to the
time of taking office.
3. Article vm. To delete Section
3 and substitute in its place:
3. The president of the Se
nate shall appoint a secretary
who may not be a partici
pating member of the Senate.
To change the numbers of
Sections 5,6,7, and 8 to nu
mbers 6,7,8, and 9 respec
tively, and to add a section
5 which shall read as fol
lows:
5. The Senate shall elect £
President Pro Temp of the
Senate from among the mem
bers of the Senate.
4, Article IX. To delete Se
ction 4 and substitute in its
place: hall on campus, whose
purpose shall be to maintain or
der and to enforce the Campus
Code in the residence halls. The
form of the councils shall be:
a. Upperclass Men’s Resi
dence Hall
1. A president, who shall be a
senior, elected by the resi
dents of the residence hall
2. Two counselors on each
floor who must maintain resi
dence on that floor during
that term of office, electec
by residents of the floor.
3. An adviser who shall be
the assistant resident coun
selor from that residence hall
and who shall have no vote.
b. Upperclass women’s Resi
dence Hall.
1. A president, who shall be a
senior, elected by the resi
dents of the residence hall.
2. Two counselors on each
floor, who must maintain
residence on that floor dur
ing that term of office, ele
cted by the residents of the
floor.
a) On the first floor, one
counselor must come from
the • right side and one from
the left side of the Residence
Hall lounge.
b) On the second and third
floor, the counselors may
come from the floor at large.
3. An advisor who shall be the
assistant resident counselor
from that residence hall and
who shall have no vote.
c. Freshman Men’s Residence
Hall
1. A president elected by the
residents of the residence
nail.
2. Two counselors on each
floor who must maintain re
sidence on that floor during
that term of office, elected
by the residents of the floor.
3. An advisor who shall be the
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"Dissenter" To
Arrive In Fall
t
It was announced this week
by Blaine Adams, assistant edi
tor of the Dissenter, that the
college yearbooks will be re
ceived by Wesleyan students in
the fall of the year after they
return to campus.
^ Friday. May 14. 1965
Graduation
Concert
Scheduled
The Second Annual Commence
ment Concert at North Carolina
Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount
will be presented on Saturday
evening. May 22, at 8:15 in the
new Gymnasium, when the Wes
leyan Singers, under the direc
tion of Dr. William Sasser, will
present a complete performance
of George Frederick Handel’s
“Dettingen Te Deum.” Accom
panist for the presentation will
be W. Ted Gossett, organist^ of
the college’s music faculty. Re
hearsal accompanist for the Wes
leyan Singers is Jane Ward of
Roanoke, Virginia. Soloists for
the evening’s performance will be
Ted Turner, tenor, of Ocean
side, New York; Melvin Dowdy,
baritone , of Richmond, Virp-inia;
and Margaret Poole, alto,
of Thomasviile.
The “Dettinger Te Deum” was
written by Handel in 1743 to ce
lebrate the English military vic
tory at Dettingen in which King
(George Et personally led his
itroops. The first performance
took place on November 27,1743,
during the Thanksgiving service
in St. Paul’s and was a great
sutcess for the composer. Its
— success was not surprising , for
seldom has a 'composer suc
ceeded in achieving such an im
pressive synthesis portraying the
emotions of a whole people, from
festive jubilation to devout gra-
titutde.
One of Haidel’s most outstand
ing choral' compositions, the
“Dettingen T6 Deum” will re
ceive here What is believed to
be its first complete performance
in the state. The public is cpr-
dially invited to attend this fe?=-
tive performance.
Adams stated that the shipp
ing date for the annuals in mid-
August, and that seniors would
receive theirs by mail. All other
students wishing their annual
mailed to them are urged to
come by the Dissenter office
and leave postage fees along with
their names;
DATES TO REMEMBER
May 15—Spring Blow-Out
May 18—Awards Ceremony
and dedication of
fountain.
May 26—Exams Start
May 22—Commencement
Concert
May 30—Baccalaurate
Service
We Need You
The Wesleyan DECREE vitally needs staff members
for the 1965-66 academic year. Many staff positions are
open to any interested persons with great chances for ad
vancement. It is hoped that there will be more positions
drawing a salary for next year.
No journalistic experience is necessary. Copy writers
are needed and any persons who wish to tyj>e. A position
on the DECREE will not take a great deal of your time if
you are willing to work.
We are hoping that the new system we are attempting
for next year will aid in producing a bigge^ and better
DECREE. Your cooperation is needed, I connot emphasize
this enough. Wesleyan deserves a good newspaper, why
not help to give it one?
Please contact Ed Lewis, Duffie Monroe or Bob Kirk-
man if you are interested. There will be a staff meeting
held in the near future. If you are sincerely interested in
working on the DECREE, please attend.