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Decree VOL. 7—NO. 8 THE DECREE THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1966 Newly Installed Registration System Proves Successful The report from the Records of fice is that the new registration procedure introduced this se mester has proven to be quite successful. According to Mr. Garlow, who is in charge of student registration, “it was successful beyond all expecta tions. Only a few problems arose and they were of a mechanical na ture. The new system allowed registration to be handled with less difficulty and more effic iently than ever before.” Because of the new system, it was possible for six new sections of classes to be added to ac commodate the large number of students who signed up for them. Consequently, many students will find themselves enrolled in classes which meet at hours other than what they signed up for. All changes of this kind have been typed on the student class cards with the new time and place of the class indicated in the proper place. If a student who has been placed in a new section wishes to change back to the section he signed up for originally, he may do so omy with the permission of the professor involved and the Re cords Office. Mr. Garlow wishes to remind those students who did not regis ter at the earlier date that they may do so on February 2 from the hours of 9 through 12. Also, stu dents who wish to make class changes may do so at this time. All professors will be in their offices during these hours to accommodate them. A fee of $5.00 will be charged to all who failed to register at the scheduled time. Mr. Garlow also wishes to thank the student body for their co operation in making the registra tion successful. Bond Awarded Fellowship For Summer Study H. Lawrence Bond, assistant professor of religion and church history atN.C. Wesleyan College, has been awarded a fellowship for summer study in the Southeastern Institute of Medieval and Renais sance Studies at Duke University. The Institute is financed by the Ford Foundation and is under the auspices of a joint committee from the graduate faculties of Duke and UNC, Chapel Hill, Its purpose is to further research and publication among Southeast ern scholars in Medieval and Renaissance studies. The grant, a repeat of last year, will enable Professor Bond to continue investigation begun last summer on the activities of Nich- olus of Cusa, a 15th Century Ger man cardinal. I CBS News Films "God Is Dead” Liturgy C.B.S. cameras set up in the N.C.W.C. gymnasium to tilm the liturgy “God Is Dead.” (Photo by Boothe) North Hall Petitions Against Poles and Chains The residents of North Hall, the upperclass women’s dorm on campus, recently drew up and signed a petition requesting the removal of the poles and chains located at the West end of the dormitory. The petition, with, at the time of this printing, 90 signa tures out of 112 residents, was presented to the student Life and Services committee for immed iate action. The petition read: “We, the res idents of North Hall petition that the poles and chains located on the side of our dormitory be removed for the following reasons: l)they are an obstruction when loading and unloading from the residence hall, 2) they are unattractive and give that portion of the campus a bad appearance, 3) they prohibit access to the residence hall rooms by forcing the student to enter through the dormitory lounge at the center of the build: ig and then carrying articles to the side to permit access to the upper level rooms. Further stated in the petition was the fact that cars, forced to park on the main artery of the campus, block all traffic on this road. A plan was included with the peti tion where a side portion of the drive leading to the Collin’s home would be paved to permit cars to park completely off driveway while loading and unloading at the dormitory CORRECTION In the January 14th is sue of The Decree an editorial entitled “Off Campus or On?” stated that the upcoming off- campus housing will be approved housing in which on-campus regulati ons must be obeyed. There has been no final decision made concerning the fact that the housing must be approved and that on-cam- pus regulations must be obeyed. According to Dean of Students, Dr. Donald Frye, the above mentioned regulations will probably be the case. Radio Station | A proposal to form a radio station on campus, came before the Senate in the beginning of November. This radio station would become a branch of W.E.C.E. f.m. A committee of Blaine Adams, Dana Dickens, Bob Kirkman, and Mr. Rabby have been planning the acquisition of equipment^ contacting companies for purchasing contracts and planning programs. The studio would be student operated with one faculty advisor. There would be a studenf man ager, a student copywriter, and a number of student disc jockeys, with the possibility of a student program manager if enough in terest is shown. The programing will include i interviews with guests and facul ty. There will be sports news with games being broadcasted. Both classical music and recordings of concerts and recitals will be heard. There is a possibility original plays will be presented by a future radio-writing class. Facilities for the necessary broadcasting equipment is at this time the committee’s biggest problem. Some suggestions un der consideration are class rooms, Student Union building, renovation of a snack bar or lug gage room in the dorm, with the best possibility being in the gym. Other problems include an advis or, a license, aerial, and whether to stay on campus or extend to Rocky Mount. Library Gets Government Grant Dr. Allen F. Cordts, Director of Development, announced today that N. C. Wesleyan was given a federal grant for the library by the U.S. Government under the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963. The amount of the grant totaled $178,700. The State Commission on Educa tion approved Wesleyan’s ap^)li- oation for the grant and recom mended to the u, S. Office of education that the college receive ;he appropriated funds. With the addition of this grant to, che already established library "und, construction bids will open, ind building of the library will '.tart at the earliest possible date. Monday, January 17 marked the arrival of the crew of Walter Cronkite’s Evening News Pro gram on CBS-TV on the Wes leyan campus. The crew filmed a repeat performance of the “God is Dead” chapel program con ducted earlier in the year. The service, in th e form of a lit urgy, was led by Dr. Ralph James, Assistant Professor of Religion and Philosophy at the college and author of the liturgy, and by' the Chapel Choir under the direction of Mr. Lawrence Gup- ton. The program came after Dr. Thomas J. Altizer of Emory Uni versity suggested to the Religion Editor of the New York Times that they read Dr. James’s re sponsive reading, God is Dead”. Dr. Altizer also asked Dr. James to send this poem to the New York Times. The Times pub lished just the reading part of the program in the January 9 issue. since the article was out of context of the program of which it was a part. Dr. James requested that the school’s name not be used in order to avoid misunderstanding. A repre sentative of the Walter Cronkite Evening News program on CBS read this piece in the New York Times, liked it, and called Dr. James to see if CBS could come to the campus and film It. Dr. James responded that it was a matter which would re quire the permission of the school administration and that per mission was given. It was made clear from the outset, in talking with CBS, that the program required interpretation and the network agreed that it would be given with interpretation. This was insisted upon in order to avoid misunderstandings, forex- ample-neither Dr. James nor anyone else at the school has said that he believes that God is dead, rather this program was designed as a way of in terpreting the thinking within contemporary theology, that is perhaps miscalled the “Death of God” movement. The purpose of the program according to Dr. James was “first to interpret this movement to our students in as forceful way as possible, and then to stimulate our students toward an interest in theology and theological debate.” Wadkins Joins N S F Council J. R. Jefferson Wadkins, assist ant professor of mathematics at N. C. Wesleyan College, has been named to an advisory panel of the National Science Foundation. He met with the NSF panel at the Stat- ler Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., Jan. 13-15. Wadkins will serve on one of four panels which will review and evaluate proposals submitted by the colleges for the In-Service Institute program for Secondary School Teachers. Through this program science and mathe matics teachers are provided part - time supplementary train ing during the academic year at colleges and universities across the country. During 1965-66 th« NSF is sup porting 312 such Institutes with openings for about 14,000 teach ers. Of the expected 400 pro posals for the 1966-67 institutes, some 300 will be evaluated. The panels’ evaluation will determine in large measure those to be sup ported by the NSF. Wadkins, a native of Charlotte, joined Wesleyan’s faculty in 1962. He was recently awarded an $8,000 National science Founda tion Science Faculty Fellowship for doctoral study at UNC Chapel Hill. Final Examination Schedule Fall Semester 1965-66 EXAMINATION TIME AND DATE Monday, January 24, 1966 9:00-11:00 T. Th. S. 9:30 Classes 1:00- 3:00 M. W. F. 2:00 Classes Tuesday, January 25, 1966 9:00-11:00 M. W. F. 11:30 Classes 1:00- 3:00 M. W. F. 3:00 Classes Wednesday, January 26, 1966 9:00-11:00 T. Th. S. 11:30 Classes 1:00- 3:00 M. W. F. 8:30 Classes Thursday, January 27, 1966 9:00-11:00 M. W. F. 9:30 Classes 1:00- 3:00 T. Th. S. 10:30 Classes Friday, January 28. 1966 9:00-11:00 M. W. F. 10:30 Classes 1:00- 3:00 M. W. F. 1:00 Classes Saturday, January 20, 1966 Saturday, January 29, 1966 9:00-11:00 T. Th. S. 1:00 Classes NOTE: Exam locations will be announced by your various professors. Any conflicts should be reported to the Office of Records and Registration as soon as p>os- sible.
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