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PAGE 2. SdJJtomk . . . A CHOICE OF CHAPELS? THE DECREE. LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS Hope has been born of having an aUemate chapel service. Yes, should the newly reborn Vesper service be well enough attended, Dr. Hailey has announced that he will present a motion, through the Chapel committee, to have attendance at either the Sunday evening service or the Thursday morning service count as the chapel attend ance for the week. Few students would question the advantage of having a choice of required services. The present hour of 8:30 on Thursday is a very poor time for ary worship service. Un fortunately, any later hour would tie up the gym and block other activities held there. So it appears that unless a mir acle occurs, and chap>el is not required at all, the present Thursday service cannot be changed. Indeed, in this light, Dr. Hailey’s proposal seems a very commendable one. But! The method of presenting this new idea almost surely will lead to its defeat. “Should enough students at tend the Vesper service. . . ,” the announcement said. Thirty-two students were at the February 13th Sunday evening service (and even with the excellent attendance at the February 20th service, one must doubt that the attendance can be maintained after this series.) It app>ears very likely that Dr. Hailey will not find attendance at these services of a sufficient amount to recommend the proponed change. An idea with such should not be discarded. The prob lem seems to be in the way this idea was presented to the students. With the often distatsteful 8:30 service still the one and only service for which attendance is counted, who could possibly expect a student to voluntarily attend a second service. Would it not be much better to first initiate the Vesper’s service as an alternate chapel and to first give the student credit for attending either service. From a sample of student opinion one must feel that under these conditions attendance at the Vesper service would be 4 or 5 times that of the 32 who came on February 13th. In fact, one would suspect that a Sunday evening service would be more popular than the Thursday morning service. That is, if credit is given. Moreover, the more “comfortable” hour should make a presentation of Christianity much more palatable. One can only hope that the “powers that be” in this matter, instead of waiting to see if voluntary attendance merits an alternate chapel, first give credit for the Vesper service. Under the second condition almost surely attend ance at the Sunday service will demonstrate the accept ance of this proposal by the student body. WANTED FOR MURDER And the poster read: WANTED FOR MURDER. And it went on: WESLEYAN COLLEGE. And it said: Wanted for the malicious murder of the LIBERATORS. Killed while attempting to free the said institution of the bonds of corruption and disease. Armed at all times with chains of backwardness and knives of blindness. Dangerous. Will attack any and all persons who attempt to instill justice and rightness. Will kill any and all persons who stand for the student and his wants. Will destroy any efforts to cor rect the evils. And then, the poster reads: Among its lists of victims are those men who tried to change said institution to make it a college where honor and loyalty and interest and a sense cf caring exists. Its latest victim (name unknown), stood for the student and expressed his personal views but now he too, is dead and GONE. And at the bottom of the poster it said: NO REWARD OFFERED. THE DECREE Official Student Newspaper of North Carolina Wesleyan College Prmtod b»-w««kly in Tarboro. N. C. Busumm Addre*: Box 314t N. C. WMlvyM CoD»n Omitete: 1^ Rocky Mount, N. C. Supervising Editor Co-Editors Sports Editor Writer Layout Editor Photographers Columnists NEWS STAFF Faculty Adviser BUSINESS STAFF Business Manager Assistant Business Manager Circulation Manager Secretary GENERAL STAFF Tommy Inscoe Duffie Monroe Bob Kirkman David Lamm Butch Harvey Anne Van Wagoner Larry Boothe John Morgan Doug Groseclose Hal Lloyd Mr. Sturgill Tresh Sanford Rick Houck Nancy Stallings Red Horrocks Shelton Nickens Bruce Sharer Tess Ledford Susan Treihart Nann Brown Faye Cooley Damelle Dabel IF health iNSV’, ''Pont woe.f^Y a^cxjt ^u(2nin6th£ '^ui7ent special'' JU^r OBT we. A GrALLON OF CAT^uR Letters To The Editor WHY? Admitting that I am somewhat naive and not necessarily blessed with the understanding that some seemingly possess, I have come to the conclusion that If I am to learn and understand the events around me, questions should be asked, so now I will present sev eral questions which I believe are relevant to all Wesleyan students. However strange, I do not expect anyone to attempt to answer my questions; indeed, I would find it rather shocking If a faculty member of this Institution would by chance Invite me into his office and try fo answer the questions which I will soon present or bring to your attention. Indeed, some could care less! All I ask is WHY? Why is it, that at this “mSTirUTION” of high er learning, students and faculty fail to debate among themselves many of the controversial issues that confront the average Amer ican in the year 1966 — such as the value of the Vietnam War? Why do men fall to call this conflict a war? Why has the Congress of the United States failed to make a formal declaration of war? Why do students constantly gripe about how the fountain is being used? Why must the President of this place — LET US NOT DARE CALL IT A COLLEGg -t waste my time giving an anti-drinking sermon in chapel when I am well aware of his views in regard to the subject. Why all the talk on the subject? The students are aware of the position the Methodist Church has taken on the issue and certainly know drinking is not allowed on the Wesleyan cam pus. Indeed, why waste my time - which all of my professors say is so valuable. WHY ALL THE TALK? Why not just kick everylKDdy out who drinks on campus and be done with this stupid issue. Why not really try to stimulate my thinking one early Thursday morning, rather than trying so desperately to put me to sleep? Who do organizations like Phi Kaf^a Epsilon lack not only the support of the students but the faculty and administration as well? Why must the school news paper threaten to stop publica tion? Why do FACULTY MEM BERS COMPLAIN about the school as much as the stu dents - yet no change? Why all the red tape - not only in the business office but in every office of this school? Why do faculty mem bers tell me that Wesleyan is an other Duke, U.N.C., or Davidson when in faH - it lacks something A.C. has? Why is it that one of the best voice instructors Wesleyan has can’t even arrange for students in his choir — WHICH WE ALL KNOW IS EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD — to receive credit (in hours) for the hard work they do? WHY is there such a changeover in the faculty every year? Why do the really great teachers at this school leave? WHY don’t some teachers teach more and stop try ing to so greatly Impress their students with their poor attempts at sarcasm? WHY do so many students com plain about the Economics de partment? Why does this school print in its catalog that they offer Sociology, but don’t even have an instructor? But the school says it could not find a person to teach the course. But, their problem be comes my problem. They said it would be offered - now offer it for those students who request it. In short, why all the talk and yet still, all the NOTHINGNESS? Am I crazy? You bet! 1 must.be! At least I admit it! So I’m Insane — but Lord, I can’t be the only one. Would I recommend Wesley an to a high school senior who is looking for a good college to spend his next four years? Yes? Ha! You must be crazy too! I wouldn’t recommend this “hole in the swamp” to my worst enemy! But now you ask a question. If'I dlsilke Wesleyan" why not trans» fer? WHY? Because I’m just like 8 out of 10 other students, to do§o would mean beginning all over again, and who wants to re live “the good old college days!” In conclusion, you have no doubt noted that I’m mentally cick, a lit tle frustrated and believe WES LEYAN STINKS. But then if the truth were known, you’d feel the same way. If not, then you gripe too much and praise too little the college you attend. If you feel tired, run down and sluggish, if you feel like cutting your classes all day and dashing down to the Rainbow Club for FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1966 ^ a cold beer, have one on the house - just for me, for although I don’t drink, I can surely under stand why any Wesleyan student might take up the habit. Why in the world would anyone write a letter like this! Why? Sincerely, Ronnie Arrington LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor: Why is everyone so upset? Most of the girls on third floor Nash Hall would like to clear up the controversy concerning our relationship with God. Out side the Wesleyan campus it has been assumed that we endorse the “God is Dead” theory. But outsiders are more upset than we, the students, are. For, in deed, God is not dead. We be lieve, rather than discouraging the belief in God, Dr. James’ Chapel service made us re-ex- amine ojjl- ’aith. We have dis cussed our reaction to the pre sentation. , We feel that this pro gram has brought us closer to God and has renewed our faith in the LIVING God. Many of us have received let ters from home protesting the _ “God is Dead” program. We think this misunderstanding was brought about because CBS did not fulfill its written agreement. One minute was to be set aside for the express purpose of stat ing that neither Dr. James nor Wesleyan college support Dr. Altizer’s theory. CBS did not fulfill this part of the agree ment. Due to the confused pre sentation, N. C. Wesleyan has lost prestige, in what way could we re-establish Wesleyan’s good name? God is Dead is such a profound statement we need something to compare to it for equal publicity. For this reason we feel that Wesleyan should take legal action or demand some type of atonement against CBS. Respectively, Nann Brown Lu Ann Payne Lea Horne Ann Thomas Gi^ Barbara Browri Nancy Gresh Rickl LeRay Cindy Dansie Anna Gray Mary Scott Skinner Susan Treihart Luana Goodwin Jamie Williams Sally Edwards Allen Ragsdale Judy Hays Trudy Carawan Peggy Johnson Lynn Ament Jo Ann Campbell Joyce Anne Wilder Debbie Pazin Mary Ronan Peggy Ann Brocke Natalie Harvey Anne Hubbard Charlotte Bond The Editor The Wesleyan Decree Campus Dear Editor: I should like to reply to Mr. Lewis’ letter in The Decree re garding guest lecturers on cam- pus. I am appreciative of the expression of interest and con cern which this letter reveals. But the letter represents, in my opinion, yet another evidence of the lack of communication be tween the student (in this case a recent alumnus) and the sources of information, be they admin istration, faculty or otherwise, which could and would happily have answered his questions, had (Continued on Page 3)
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