The
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Decree
VOL. 1X-tNO.
EOCKY MOUNT, NORTH CAROLINA
MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1967
layers Announce Contest
Up until a year ago, the
theater at Wesleyan had no real
home. Then, Dr. David Batch
elor, along with some indus
trious students founded what is
now the experimental theatre.
The theater occupies two
rooms where the library for
merly was. There is a con
trol booth which can be used
for showing movies, slides film
strips and also for lighting and
sound effects. A flexible stage
area comprises the main room.
The platform is made of us-
uable sections which can be t
arranged in any pattern.
The function and purpose of
the experimental theater is to
provide an area which can be
used by the Wesleyan Players
and other groups with small
presentations. It is also used
in teaching in conjunction with
theater and speech classes, and
as a laboratory for acting and
directing students.
The first use of the experi
mental theater will come when
Wesleyan starts the poetry
reading circuit.
The experimental theater,
under the guidance of Mr. Ding-
man, is growing and progres
sing, and will one cte.y be a
real asset to everyone at Wes
leyan.
A one-act play writing con
test is being sponsored by the
Wesleyan Players. You may
write on any subjects you like.
The most suitable play or plays
will be presented by the Wes
leyan College Theater in the
March One Act productions.
All plays must be submitted
no later than January 9, 1968
at. which time they will be
judged. Wouldn’t you like to
see_your play produced?
Dr. Sasser Makes
Announcement
The Association of Eastern
North Carolina Colleges pub
lishes a monthly “Calendar of
Events” for member institu
tions which has a wide distri
bution in the state. If your
department or any campus or
ganization with -which you are
connected plans a public event
which you would like to have
included in this publication,
please turn in complete details
to me no later than the fifth
of the month prior to the sched
uled event.
Thank you.
WINSTEAD GIVES
HIS IMPRESSION
Cecil Jackson Winstead, Jr,,
president of the Student Gov
ernment Association at N. C.
Wesleyan, likes being able to
serve the students. A resi
dent -of Mount Olive, N. C,,
Winstead Is a senior econom
ics major and will be 21 in
October.
Winstead says of the student
body, “So far the student body
has proven to be young, ma
ture adults.” This fact is
witnessed, he thinks, by the
turnout at assemblies, the spunk
of the new freshmen through
out all orientation activities,
and the seeming remedy to the
campus parking problem.
Not only is student morale
good; the cooperation between
the Student Government Asso
ciation and the administration
has improved vastly since last
year. Having worked closely
with Dean Wilde, Winstead com-
CONGRATULATIONS
MR. CORBITT RUSHING
1939 National High School
EXTEMPORANEOUS
SPEAKING CHAMPION
ments, “Everything we see
around us is through his ef
forts.” Mrs, Alexander’s new
position is an extra tie, Win
stead says, “Mrs. Alexander
will perform great wonders for
this college.”
What is the best way to havt
an effective SGA? Winstead
thinks that the student body
must be kept informed, 'busy,
and interested in projects ap
plicable to them. New changes
in social rules and the new
judiciary system have added
greatly, according to Winstead.
Winstead has this attitude
toward his constituents, “After
seeing this student body at work,
I feel as if I could do any
thing for It”
After completingstudieshere
at Wesleyan, Winstead plans to
enter Into personnel work.
DR. JOHNSON
TO ATTEND
U.N. SESSION
Dr. Allen S. Johnson, pro
fessor of history and chair
man of the Division of Social
Sciences at N. C. Wesleyan
College here, will attend a
briefing session Thursday and
Friday, Oct. 12-13, at the
United Nations.
Leaders of business, indus
try and education from all over
the country will attend the two-
day briefings, which are spon
sored jointly by the Foreign
Policy Association and the
United States delegation to the
UN.
During the sessions, aca
demic experts on foreign
policy, officials from the De
partment of State, and mem
bers of the UN delegation will
discuss vital foreign policy Is
sues and reveal some of their
plans for the near future.
The sessions will be held
at the headquarters of the U. S.
delegation, at the Foreign Pol
icy Association offices and at
UN headquarters.
Mrs, Johnson willaccompany
Dr. Johnson on the trip.
GUN CLUB
PRDPOSED
After perusing an edition of
St. Andrew’s student news
paper, I began to consider their
proposal for a gun club on
campus.
Their plans call for affili
ation with the National Rifle
Association as a source of free
and Invaluable advice. After
gaining the approval of the dean
of students, a committee was
organized to formulate a plan
of action. The committee has
written to the N, R. A. and is
now in the process of writing
a club constitution.
After talking to several Wes
leyan students, I went to talk
to our Dean of Students. Dr.
Wilde seemed to be most en
thusiastic over the creation of
such an organization at Wes
leyan, We discovered a few
of the problems involved ana
finally decided to contact St.
Andrews. If they are able to
establish a satisfactory system
for storing guns and ammuni
tion on campus, we will have
an example of a workable plan
to present to the faculty and
administration.
At this time I would like
all those who are interested
in such an organization to come
by the Decree office and leave
their name and/or any sugges
tions. Once an answer has
been received from St. An
drews a general meeting will
be held with Dean Wilde.
English Assoc. Meeting
To Be Held Here
The Tenth Annual meeting ol
the North Carolina - Virginia
College English Association
will be held here Saturday, Oct.
28, on the campus of N. C.
Wesleyan College.
Highlights of the day-long
affair, which will be attended
by about 200 Englishprofessors
representing almost all col
leges and universities In the
two-state area, will be a morn
ing session devoted to the topic
“Professors and the Library”
and an afternoon business ses
sion at which time the group
will take action on an organi
zational statement of profes
sional standards and establish
liaison with secondary school
teachers In both N. C. and Va.
Dr. Jack E. Teagarden,
chairman of the division of hu
manities at Wesleyan, Is pres
ident of the organization and
will serve as official host for
the gathering.
Other officers are Profes-
,sor David Saunders of the Uni
versity of Richmond, vice pres
ident; Mrs. Jessie Brown of
Hampton Institute, secretary;
and Professor Donald L. Ball
of The College of William and
Mary, treasurer.
This year marks the first
time a college as small or as
young as N, C. Wesleyan has
been chosen as the site of the
NC-Va, CEA meeting. Pre
vious meetings have been held
at such Institutions as the Uni
versity of Virginia, the Uni
versity of North Carolina, The
College of William and Mary
and North Carolina A&T.
During the morning session
four professional papers will
be delivered. Duke librarian
B. E. Powell will speak on
“The Responsibility of the Eng
lish Department to the Grad
uate Library,” Professor Les
ter A. Beaurline of the Uni
versity of Virginia will dis
cuss “The Responsibility of the
Library to the Graduate Eng
lish Department” and Charles
Butler of LongwoodCollege will
talk on “Responsibilities of the
English Department to the Un
dergraduate Library.”.
Dr. Virginia Herrin of East
Carolina University will con
clude the session with a dis
cussion of “Responsibilities of
the Library to the Undergrad
uate English Department”
The meeting will officially
begin with registration and a
coffee hour at 9:15 a. m. Lunch
will be served at noon In the
college cafeteria, at which time
Professor LeRoy Smith of The
(See ASSOCIATION. Page 3)
Pete Hathaway Elected
President Of South Hall
Robin Knott scored two
touchdowns for Brogden Junior
High,
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