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Page 6, THE DECREE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER “30, 1965 Faculty Grows With Wesleyan Ed. Note: This is the first of two installments devoted to the introduction of Wesleyan’s new faculty and staff mem bers to the students. The DECREIE welcomes these new professors and wishes them a satisfying and productive year in our community. DP. BHATIA Dr. Sarvan Bhatla, a visiting professor at Wesleyan this year, will be teaching Principles of Economics, Statistical Analysis, and Seminars in Economic Theory and In Problems of Pol itical Economy. Dr. Bhatla holds degrees from the University of India at Chan digarh, India, where he received his Masters degree In 1955, and Ohio State, where he received his ph. D. in economics In 1963. Previous teaching experience In cludes six years at Chandigarh, India and a year at the state College In Savannah, Georgia, and from there he came to Wes leyan. Favorite hobbies and sports Include traveling and meeting people, and playing tennis and badminton. Another favorite Is hockey, very popular in India, but seldom played in the u. S. Dr. Bhatla considers Wesleyan a very qualified Institution, with high levels of Instruction, and a smaller and much more personal campus. Asked about the student body, his first impressions are that their general behavior, courtesy, and friendliness re flect an excellent attltucle to those newer at Wesleyan. “Better than most” were his words. Advice to the students Includes the following: that ^such an ed ucation here Is not a right but a privilege, and a bright future depends on the will of the In dividual to work hard, and In a critical manner, to Improve his understanding, and try to ab sorb all that will benefit the In dividual and his own future. Library Makes Improvements Although construction on the new North Carolina Wesleyan library has yet to begin, several Im provements have been made In the temporary housing over the Ad ministration building. Seating capacity in the main’readlng room has been slightly though not sig nificantly enlarged. The card catalogue has been enlarged and the circulation desk moved. This year the reserve book section will be closed so that reserve books may be obtained only by calling for them at the desk. A new periodical reading room con taining about a dozen new car- rolls has been opened which groups the bound and unbound magazines together. This room Is In the back part of the library where the bound periodicals have always been kept. There will be more magazines subscribed to and more microfilm this year. Also a new budget has allowed significant progress to be made in acquiring backruns of major periodicals. This year, contrary to previous years, the library will be open on Friday nights. Also, an attempt is being made to staff Sunday nights. At present the library consists of around 23,000 catalogued vol umes. PROF. LLEWWLLYN RABBY Professor Rabby will assume his duty shortly as the teacher •of the speech and theatre class es here at Wesleyan. He pre viously taught at the University of Southwestern Louisiana dur ing the years 1961 and 1962. Mr. Rabby received his B. A. and M. A. degrees from Lbulslana State University during the years 1960 and 1961 respectively, af terwards receiving his Ph. D from the University of Kansas. The professor enjoys working with the theatre and drama, but occasionally finds time to engage in a variety of sports which in cludes hunting and fishing. He resides here in Rocky Mount with his wife and infant daugh ter, Della. ELEANOR KRUMMEL Miss Mary Eleanor Krummel of the French department has taught at Wesleyan before, dur ing 1960-1962. Having received' her B.A. degree andM.A. degree from Duke University, she did graduate work at U.N.C. Her re cent teaching career has been on the campus of Hood College, Ran- dolph-Macon College for Women, and Meredith College. Miss Krummel’s special interests are music and travel. This summer she did graduate work In Madrid, • Spain. leyan. Dr. Gates taught at Pfeif fer. When asked why-he wanted to teach here. Dr. Gates an swered that he had been favorably Impressed with the spirit at Wes leyan on a previous visit to our college. AN INTERVIEW WITH MR, DILL Mr. H, ^Jphard Dill comes to us from Portsmouth, Virginia after teaching at Woodrow Wil son High for five years. While in Portsmouth, he was director of all high school bands and di rected the music, of plays and musicals. Also at this time he was principle trumpet in the Norfolk Symphony Orchestra. Mr, Dill attended the College Conservatory of Music of Cin cinnati where he obtained both his BM and MM degrees. While in college he played trumpet in the band, orchestra. Brass Ensemble and the opera orches tra, He played also part time in the Clnclnnattl Symphony and Summer Opera. For two years he played in the American Wind Symphony in Pittsburgh. Mr. Dill, Is married tg the former Helen Jennings Snoffer and they have two children - Craig, 3 1/2, and Brooke Jen nings, 15 months. If he has any spare time, Mr. Dill spends it with his child ren, listening to good music and playing his trumpet. When asked his impressions of N. C. Wesleyan, Mr, Dill re plied, “I’m impressed with the campus and the efficiency with which the college is run. I like the relationship between the fa culty and the students In the small colleges. I think It Is very Important. I am very much look ing forward to building the band at North Carolina Wesleyan.” DR. SAM O. WILDE Dr, Sam O. Wilde’s educational background and experience make him a welcomed addition to the Wesleyan faculty. Dr. Wilde holds degrees from four Institutions. He did his undergraduate work at Mars Hill College where he received the Associate of ATts Degre£ lnJ948 and at Appalachian State where he fec^ved the Bachelor of Science Degree In 1949. He received the Master of Arts Degree in Educa tion from Western Carolina Col lege In 1957 and the Doctor of Education Degree from the Uni versity of North Carolina in 1965. Dr. Wilde has taught at both the high school and college level. He was a teacher in the public' schools of North Carolina for ten years. He then moved to the University of North Carolina where he served as a graduate assistant and later as a Social Studies Education Instructor. For the 5 years prior to his coming to Wesleyan, he has been Di rector of the Evening College at UNC. He has published several pro fessional articles and has writ ten numerous feature articles, book reviews and columns for various newspapers. He has ma!ny interests to occupy his leisure time. He enjoys be ing with his family, playing golf and watching football and basket ball on television. Dr. Wilde and his wife. Ruby, have been married for 17 years. They have four daughters aged 15, 11, 9 and 6. MR. MIZELLE In August Mr. Vance Mlzelle joined the English Department of North Carolina Wesleyan col-, lege. He came here from the University of Georgia with which he was associated for 9 years, including 2 years at University of London, where lie studied for his doctor’s degree. A grad uate of Davidson College, Mr. Ml»elle worked for a security agency In Washington, D. C. be fore obtaining his M. A. at the University of Georgia. His aca demic Interests are mainly old and Middle English and linguis tics and the area of muslco- llterary relationships. Because of his strong desire to teach In a small, liberal arts college In North Carolina, Mr. Mlzelle is delighted to be here at Wesleyan. He will teach fresh man English, History of the Eng lish Language, and Chaucer, and will direct the English clinic this year. Asked about his outside in terest, Mr. Mlzelle said that his three children are pretty time consuming. Aside from that, he mostly enjoys music. He said that he thinks he would rather sing and eat—but that plainly was not the case at present. Air Force for four years and af ter receiving his degree from U.N.C. taught as a graduate in structor at the University. He has also taught at Frederick Military Academy. Presently he and his wife, Louise, are living in Rocky Mount. His impressions of Wes leyan College can be summed up in one word; “wonderful,” MRS. RUTH RABBY Mrs. Ruth Rabby, one of our new faculty members this year, teaches voice and music theory lab. She received her B.A, at Howard College in Birmingham, Alabama, which Is also her home town. She received her M.M.U.S. at Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She has formerly taught at Blue Mountain College in Blue Moun tain, Mississippi and at St. Mary’s College in Xavier, Kan sas. Mrs. Rabby has also done Church music . work .jmd has . helped"in recitals and other music clubs. She is a mezzo-soprana and has sung in a few operas. Mrs. Rabby’s husband teaches drama here at Wesleyan. She has a six month old daughter and en joys cooking exotic dishes and sewing. PROF. CHAFFIN Professor Robert Chaffin, from South Mills, North Carolina, Is our new addition to the Mathemat ics Department. He graduated from the University of North Car olina and is currently working on his M.A. In Mathematics. Before entering college he served in the Welcome Wesleyan Students sHor YOUNO ROCKY MOUNT DR. WARREN E. GATES Dr. Warren E. Gates was re cently appointed to the French Department of Wesleyan. A na tive of Boston, Massachusetts, he has lived in North Carolina for sixteen years. Dr. Gates has followed his chosen profession, teaching, for fifteen years. When asked why he chose this profession. Dr. Gates replied that he had always wanted to teach. He exiplained that he fully realized the value of education when he was unable to go to high school until after the completion of his military obligation. Dr, Gates obtained his A. B. and M. A. degrees from the Uni versity of Miami and his Ph. D. from the University of Colora do. Last summer he studied in France on a Fullbrlght Scholar ship, attending the Institute for French Professors at Pau, which is part of the University of Bor deaux in southern France. Prior to his coming to Wes Mebone Shoe Company Fashion Shoes for The Campus Rocky Mount, N, C, * Hobbies * Models * Science Keys Made BOBBin^S 130 Sunset Ave, Vogue Dress Shop Daytime and Datetime Clothes for Girls on the Go! 312 S. MAIN ST. PHONE GI 6-4108 W. C. REID 1. W. ROSE & COMPANY Drug Company Eastern Carolina’s Leading 112 N. Main St. Music Store Complete Prescription Service ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. — Cosmetics — Bank at the... BANK OF ROCKY MOUNT "Your Friendly Bank . . . . . . with You in Mind" Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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