S.G.A. Elections Today
Candidates Reviewed
Those persons wishing to run
for SGA offices have filed their
applications with the Elections
Committee of the SGA. These
candidates have met the require
ments stated in the Bishops’
Law. They will now seek the sup
port of their fellow students for
the upcoming election.
Melvin Gay Is the sole person
seeking the office of President of
SGA. The President is to preside
over all meetings of the Board
of Commissioners. He is respon
sible for enforcing SGA laws and
rules, and for executing the pro
gram and business of the SGA.
Melvin, hailing from Farmville,
N. C., is majoring in psychology.
He has had experience in SGA
work in that he is the present
Vice President of the SGA. He
is also President of Circle K,
and Is active in various clubs,
committees, and organizations
here on campus.
Three students are seeking the
office of Vice President, whose
duties are to preside oyer the
Senate, act as chairman of all
called meetings of the Coordi
nate Board, and report to the
President on the activities of
this board, keep a calendar of
events and approve all dates of
major activities, and meetings,
and to assume the activities of
the president in case of his ab
sence or vacancy of office. Those
running for this office are George
Ennis, Richard O’Neal, and Quin
ton White. George, a psychology
major from Castelton, N. Y.,
is a member of Circle K, a
member of the Psychology Club,
and is a dorm counselor. Rich
ard O’Neal, majoring in econo
mics is from New Holland, N. C.
He has been a class officer, is
a member of the Senate, a mem
ber of Circle K, and sings in
Chapel choir. Quinton, a biolo
gy major from Norfolk, Va., has
served on the Elections Com
mittee of SGA, and is a member
of Circle K.
Darnell Gates and Marilyn
Schoon are after the office of
secretary. The Secretary of
SGA is responsible for keeping
minutes and records of the Board
of Commissioners and is to assist
the President with all SGA busi
ness. Darnell is a psychology
major from Hillsborough, N. C.
The
THROOciy
Shfe is a member of the Bruits,
Wesleyan singers, and the debate
club. She is also publicity chair
man of the WRA. Marilyn is a
psychology major from Bethesda,
Maryland.
Ray Martin and A1 Stallings
are competing for the office of
Treasurer. Ray, majoring in po
litical science and coming from
Charlotte, N. C., is a member
of the wrestling team, and is
serving as president of Edgecombe
Dorm. Al, coming from Roanoke
Rapids, is a math major. He IS
Vice President of the Jr. class,
is a member of Wesleyan play
ers, and is membership chair
man of Circle K.
The office of Attorney General,
whose duty is to investigate and
prosecute all defendants on trial
before SGA, is being sought by
Bob Curtiss and Doug Grose-
close. Bob is from Westport,
Conn., and will m'ajor in Psy
chology or Economics. He play
ed on the soccer team. Doug,
from Washington, D. C. will fol
low History as his major. He
is a member of the iDecree staff.
Vice President of Circle K, ed
itor of Aspects, member of the
Elections Committee, member of
the Dissenter staff, member
of Chapel choir and of the re
cently formed Wesleyan cham
ber singers.
These candidates are willing
and capable to serve the students
of Wesleyan College. Vote for the
candidates of your choice and
support all those persons who se
cure the various offices.
Decree
VOLUME 7—NO. 11*
THE DECREE
FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1966
Bruce Peacock
Spoke Here
Sunday night, Feb. 27, the sec
ond part of a series of lectures
was presented by the Inter-Faith
Commission, Mr. Bruce C. Pea
cock, a prominent insurance
agent from Rocky Mount was in
vited to present his personal
views and values on the “God
is Dead” movement. The pur
pose of having Mr. Peacock as
a speaker was to give the au
dience the opportunity to listen
to someone opposed, not only to
the theology movement, but out
stand on it as a religious insti
tute. The purpose of Mr. Pea
cock presenting his views as a
representative of the townspeo
ple was overshadowed by the
fact that he was not an accom
plished member of the clergy
(one quite unreasonable in the
light of the fact that most of
the misunderstanding came from
people not accomplished in lear
ned fields.)
After being introduced by Joe
Weatherly, Mr. Peacock made it
clear that he was invited as a
layman and not as a minister or
theologian, that this was “not my
field”. He went on to say “I
will express the convictions of
my own faith.”
After asking who assasinated
God, Mr. Peacock said that if
this school system is to be un
biased it would have to also pre
sent a God is alive movement,
and so on.
Following this. Peacock at
tempted to show a definite re
lationship between this move
ment and other extremist poli
cies of the present and immed
iate past. In quoting Nitsche he
made clear his (Nitsche’s) ten
dencies to believe in the super
natural and his plea for free
man’s repudiation of Christ. In
relating this he stated that those
Shirelles To Appear
Here March 25
When THE SHIRELLES debuted
on the musical scene a few years
ago, they brought with them a
new sound - a distinctive teen
age sound with a soul and heart
that hits home among the teen
set. It was a completely different
voeal feel that didn’t take long
to catch hold. Once it did, it be
came the most imitated sound
in the record industry. But no
The SHIRELLES will appear at N. C. Wesleyan College
on March 25 at a dance sponsored by the Social Commis
sion. Tickets will be available from the Social Commission
at $3.50 in advance and $4.00 at the door.
who believe God is dead are no
more religious than Nitsche.
Continuing, Peacock said that
Nitsche’s teachings of “will to
power” were partly responsible
for the warlike Germany in World
Wars I and II. He (Peacock)
also cited George Hagel, a Ger
man philosopher, who lead the
development of the philosophy of
idealism and said his philosophy
was the basis of the Communism
of Karl Marx and the national
Socialists of Adolf Hitler, add
ing that the Communist party
studied Hagel’s works and logic
because of their influence on Karl
Marx. In summing up Peacock
stated? “I submit to you the
teaching of such theories with
proper warning and instruction is
not academic freedom at all but
a license to do anything one
wishes no matter ho^v adversely
it affects the law and order
of our fellow man; if only one
person believes in it, this is too
many, be could be another Hit
ler or Marx, and not one soul
is worth it!”
Being primarily a represen
tative of the general public, Mr.
Peacock then tried to explain
what the public wanted not only
in the outcome but in the expla
nation, and attempted to show
the deficiencies that exist be
tween the public and our school.
“First the public wants to
know, in simple terms, exact
ly what Dr. James believes,
mainly a statement of belief
from James, his belief tn Hea
ven and Hell the inspiration of
the Bible, the Trinity etc. . . .
The public wants to know if
James will sign away Christ . . .
(Continued on Page 4)
Senate News
At the February 21 meeting of
the Wesleyan student senate the
charter of Alpha Delta Chi fra
ternity received senate approval.
The fraternity must now receive
the approval of the administra
tion and faculty before any fur
ther organizational steps are ta
ken.
Katrina Kobylarz, chairman of
the Grievance Committee, re
ported several complaints about
dogs running around campus, bit
ing students, and chasing cars.
As a result of this complaint,
the owner of the German Shep
herd which has caused most of
these complaints has been asked
to keep the dog off campus.
At the February 28 meeting
of the senate the manner of se
lecting the student recipients of
the Leadership and Service
Awards was discussed.
Guy Turner and Melvin Gay
suggested that student nomina
tions be made on a basis in which
each student would make sev
eral choices, with the preference
of these choices being indicated
by a 1st choice, 2nd choice, and
(Continued on Pasre 4)
group has yet been able to cap
ture the sincerity and earthiness
that has become known as the
group’s trademark. And their
consistent record of success has
proven this.
In an era when the public is
very fickle and builds its idols
rapidly only to kick them aside
just as quickly and go on to a
new admiration THE SHIRELLES
have endured with amazing con
sistency. And with each new re
cording they have broadened their
following by offering their public
refreshingly new and different
types of recordings clearly dis
playing their versatility and great
talent.
This unique quartet of girls
is made up of four youngsters
nemed: Shirley Alston, Doris
Kenner, Beverly Lee and Micki
Harris, who were discovered
whole performing at a New Jer
sey high school talent show. Their
tremendous acceptance on stage
brought them to the attention of
Florence Greenberg, president of
Scepter Music, who immediately
signed the girls to a recording
contract. And under her guidance,
the group has reached staggering
heights. “Will You Love Me To
morrow” established THE SHIR
ELLES as a team to be reck
oned with. “Dedicated To The
One I Love” showed them a
strong new light and “Soldier
Boy” ,showcas^ the gals on the
tender side. All three hits topped
the million mark. Since then they
have gone on to sell over seven
million records.
This is “Dedicated To The
Ones We Love”. As long as
they continue to sing with the
same soulfulness and artistry as
they have In the past, they must
and will have an even brighter
and more successful future.