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Page 4 Don Frye Concert Dr. Donald L. Frye, Dean of Students at N. C. Wesleyan Col lege and formerly under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as Don Lee, gave his first per formance on campus Thursday night, May 19 in the college gymnasium. The program, sponsored by the Circle K Club, was divided Into four sections with Frye presen ting a glorious array of songs in each. The first, “Don Frye at Home” opened with “How About You?” and was followed by a medley of old favorites which ended with “The Trolley Song.” The second portion of the pro gram entitled “Spring, You and I, and Love” was composed of delightfully soft and sentimental songs such as “What a Differ ence a Day Makes” followed by a medley of love songs, “Al most Like Being In Love,” “This Can’t Be Love”, which changed key and tempo four times throughout the song. The next section was composed of songs with the word “you” in the title, and served as an introduction for Mr. and Mrs. J.R.J. Wad- klns dancing to “April in Paris” and April In Portugal.” “Don Frye in Blue” was the third section of the program in which Dr. Frye presented such hits as “The Birth of the Blues” and “Why Was I Born?” Also featured in this section were "Scotch and Soda” and “The Party’s Over” sung by Miss Jo- Jo Ricks and accompanied by Hal Lloyd on guitar. The final portion of the pro gram was entitled “Don Frye Just Sings” in which the Dean did “If Ever I Would Leave You”, “Who Can I Turn To” and “What Kind of Fool am I”, closing the program with “That’s AH’. As an encore. Dr. Frye sang “This Could Be the Start of Something Big!” All proceeds from the concert are to be donated to the de corating of the student and faculty lounges. Accompanying Dr. Frye were Mrs. Virginia Harper on the piano, Mr. Ray Abernathy, bass, 13 year old Earl Abernathy on drums, Mr. Dill, trumpet and Miss Sara Nell McBride on the flute. TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1966 A Dr. Donald L. Frye, dean of students, rehearses for his first concert on campus given Thursday evening, May 19. The benefit performance was presented by the Circle K Club of N. C. Wesleyan and all proceeds were do nated for the decoration of faculty and student lounges. Photo by Morgan POTPOURRI W. C. REID & COMPANY Eastern Carolina’s Leading Music Store ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. Carolina Cafe “We serve Wooderful Food and Our Coffee Can’t Be Beat” ftC N. Church St ca MtTC Mrs. Georfcv By: Doug Groseclose A Farewell Message- As this year draws to a close it becomes more and more ap parent that there are faces in the crowd that we will not be see ing again. Many of these faces belong to members of Wesleyan’s faculty, I would like to mention just two of these professors in my column this time. Dr. C. Edwin Harwood has been at Wesleyan since its In ception as a college. He has been chairman of the Humanities de partment for as long. Most im portant is the fact that Dr. Har wood has been a real and meaningful person to many stu dents during his stay here. It is sometimes difficult to find a brilliant man who is willing to sacrifice some of his brilliance in an attempt to communicate with other men. Dr. Harwood is one of the few who has tried, and succeeded very well, to im part some of his ability ana know ledge to his students. Dr. Har wood Is a very real person to me, he does not pretend to be anything that he is not, he does not try to impress people with his overwhelming knowledge, he does try to give the insight and information gained in his many years of teaching to his students. Dr. Harwood is a man who is always willing to discuss prob lems, academic and personal, with anyone. He does not restrict his opinions ^nd council to his immediate students, he is open to all students who want to see C»nCE and SCHOOL SUPPLIES mm Grace Equipment SINCE 1921 him. Dr. Harwood has become a man close to many of the stu dents of this school and I am sure he will remain so even after he leaves. Dr. Gordon E. Flnnle has been at Wesleyan for only two years, but in that short time has made his mark on the cam pus life In many ways. Dr. Finnle has l)ecome the man to see if a student has a problem that he wants to talk over with some one. He is the person that stu dents naturally go to when they feel there is something wrong on the campus which needs correct ing. In short. Dr, Finnle is a man of action and not just words. Students who have been in his classes know that besides being a master of American History, Dr. Finnie is a master of class room teaching. I cannot remem ber leaving one of his classes and hearing anyone say that the class was boring. Many people who have hated history ever since they had the football coach for American History in high school have come to understand and en joy history because of Dr. Finnie. As most students know, it is almost Impossible to find a teacher whose lecture is al ways Interesting and who canlell a really funny' joke. Dr, Finnie is a man who has mastered both of these classroom arts to perfection. The most impressive thing about Dr. Finnie is that he is not just a professor, he is a good friend who can be talked to, joked with, or made fun of by his students. He is a man who is concerned with the aca demic and personal welfare of all the students at Wesleyan, His job does not end when he is finished his last class. Dr. Fin nie is always available for coun sel and a good bull session. It is very unfortunate that most people save their praise of a great man until after that man has died or left the com munity. I hope that this arti cle will express the feelings of many students to Dr’s. Harwood and Finnle. Freshman Speaks learning”, but something I feel NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN jg more lasting and important, COLLEGE - Sept, 1965-May 1966 ^ person learns much about This article may be quite himself and others. There are personal and highly opinionated, uq limits. Usually a person has but as a freshman, 1 am speak- jijg goals and morals set by the Ing on college life as I see it yjne he enters college, and as it has affected me. Everyone is faced with the Let’s start from the beginn- problems of drinking, smoking, Ing. By entering US 301, the etc., and this he usually faces buildings and landscape ofNCWC college. Many come to col- are very appealing. The dorms, lege and are already used to ad building. Student Union, etc., drinking and smoking. Some are really quite pretty, neat, never have and never will drink clean convenient and well- qj. smoke. Then there are those, accomodated. Our campus is go off to college, having beautiful. The fountain, lawns, been brought up not to drink or trees, flowers all add to the smoke. So many kids start “just beauty of our campus, because everybody else does.” These are merely external gome of us, however, wish to features, however. Let us now were taught not turn our attention to the aca- «indulge” all our lives. This demic side of NCWC. We have a ^ ^ut few excellent professors, many ^ realized we average professors, and a few knocking it all our poor professors. Some of the jiygg and yet we had never tried professors actually seem to give ^ry it and make a darn about their students. They t^Iive try to help and encourage us In any way. Others care nothing for the betterment of the college or the students. They seem to be here for the sole purpose of get ting a pay check. I have classes under good and bad professors. Some classes are actually In teresting while others are quite boring. How can a student do well in a course unless It is made Interesting and unless the student feels the professor cares whether he passes or not? Class attendance is another thing, I don’t feel compulsory attendance is necessary. It costs money to go to college. A student should know enough to take advantage of his classes and to try to get his money’s worth. If a student doesn’t come to class—he’s los ing money, not the professor. Also, a kid who cuts class all the time and flunks can’t com plain, By the time a person is In college, he should be able to discipline himself enough to go to class. Cuts are quite neces sary at times, however, and the professors should be fair about It, Now let us talk about the social life on our campus. There are dances, sports events, etc., but this campus is really hurting for something to do. I guess there is something to do if you look for it hard enough. Going off to college, kids meet people, go places and do things many have never met, gone, or done before. You have experiences you’ll ne ver forget good and bad. Re cently an editoral was written on the people here at Wesleyan and I for one feel it was an ex cellent article. The people here at Wesleyan are the greatest! First, by living In a dorm, you meet people who become a real part of your everyday life, I know in our dorm, we’re always doing something! You discover people on the campus who are so wonderful and you make many close and lasting friends. Of course, there are those with whom you just can’t get along but that’s only natural. The people here will do anything for you. They’ll help you in times of trouble and they’ll be glad and happy with you when you’re happy. A person learns so much at college. Not only “book life in the fullest—to do and try anything once and make up our own minds. In a way, I feel everyone should feel that way, but that Is merely my opin ion. A person must make up his mind about so many things in college. We no longer have Mama and E)addy to tell us what to do. We must distinguish right from wrong. It is only natural that you try to see how far you can go sometimes to see how much you can get away with. It Is really rather exciting sometimes even If you do get caught once and awhile, and that is experience speaking! (Would you believe room restriction?!) We must be independent and make decisions on our own—many of which will be right and good for us and others will be wrong and bad for us. This is a part of growing up and college Is the best place I know of for a person to grow up and to find himself. Yes, I am a freshman at NCWC. There are things about this college I would like to see changed or even done away with, but I will tell you I love this place, I will not be here next year, because I have other plans, but I will sure miss everything and everyone here, I have met people and had experiences here that I will never forget. I know this has been the greatest year of my life and I know the other freshmen will agree with me. From September 14 and the be ginning of Orientation Week, un til the last day of exams, this freshman year has been wonder ful. We owe this grand year to all the great kids here at NCWC! Our freshman class is the l)est one yet. Maybe I am prejudiced, but afterall I have reason to be! We have had our times of trouble and confusion and our times of joy and happiness. We have learned to get along with our fellow freshmen, with the upperclassmen, and with our selves. NCWC is a school with great potential and I feel the people make this place what it is. They are the greatest anywhere! We are making this school what it is and what it will be now^ We are setting the background and tradition, because this school Continued on page 6
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