NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE
Rocky Mount, N. C.
VOL. IX- ND. 4 MONDAY, OCTOBER 30,196?
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A Look Inside
Park View Hospital
FRESHMAN OFFICERS - LEX ROACH, BOSS, PAM CLEMMONS,
BEAUTY SPOT, BUZ WOODARD, PENNY-PINCHER, AND JOHN
HORNADAY, ASSISTANT TO THE BOSS. Robert E. Harper
Prof. of Economics
Frosh Tap
Leaders
“Unity for the best Freshman
class ever,” is the aim of the
Class of ‘71’s new president,
Lex Roach, The other officers
chosen by the class on October
twentieth are: John Hornaday,
Vice President; Pam Clem
mons, Secretary; and Buz
Woodard, Treasurer. They
were selected from a field of
thirteen candidates with 68,7
per cent of the class partici
pating in the voting.
The campaigns began with
speeches on the night of Oct. 16,
and ended at 10:30 p. m,, Oc
tober nineteenth. Elections
Committee Chairman Jess
Blackman said he felt that
Freshman participation was
very good. The campaign
speeches, which were new this
year, helped to acquaint the
people with the nominees
The officers have set as their
main goals tighter organization
of the class and more efficient
committees.
Fund-raising ideas are cake
sales, car washes, slave sales,
and a homecoming project.
If any Freshman is interested
in joining a committee please
c ontact one of the officers. They
are hoping for one hundred per
cent participation from all
Freshmen.
Fourth Annual “Pops”
Concert Held Oct. 27
Three Wesleyan music or
ganizations joined hands on
Friday evening, October 27, to
present the Music Department’s
fourth annual “Pops” Concert.
Begun in 1964 as an experi
ment, this fall program of pop
ular and light music by the
college’s musical forces has
become one of the most popu
lar features of the school’s
musical calendar. The pro
gram which was held in the
gymnasium was free of charge
and open to the public.
The Wesleyan Concert Band,
under the direction of Richard
Dill, performed several groups
of Broadway show tunes in
cluding a medley from “Hello,
Dolly,” “Night and Day,” and
“The Shadow of Your Smile”
from “The Saindpiper,” Sev
eral marches were featured,
among them the “MustangCon
cert March” and “Charter
Oak,” both compositions by
Eric OsterUng, A novelty num
ber, “Trombonanza” by Frank
Cofield, featured three student
soloists on the trombone, Mi
chael Kells, Roland Shaw, and
Robert Cannon,
Dr, John S, Davis, a new
member of Wesleyan’s music
faculty this year, is both an
active composer and arranger.
In this latter capacity, he has
made several arrange ments es
pecially for this year’s “Pops
Concert”, The Wesleyan
Chamber Singers, the newest
choral organization on the cam
pus, performed Davis’ settings
of Cole Porter’s “So In Love”
and the Beatles’ hit of several
years back, “Yesterday,”
The Wesleyan Singers, the
campus’ oldest choral organi
zation, joined the band in a
group of selections from Rod
gers and Ha mme r stein’ s
“Carousel” and “The Impos
sible Dream” from “The Man
of La Mancha,” Also pro
grammed was the popular folk
tune, “Scarlet Ribbons,” Mar
garet Poole, soprano from
Thomasville and a senior voice
major at the college, was fea
tured vocal soloist in the
“Carousel” selections.
"BEFORE MGGIES;
GREEN STUFF GREW ON
TOP OF LEFTOVER.”
How Much Does
Wesleyan Cost?
It has been said that the
lifetime earnings of a college
graduate are greater than those
of a high school graduate by
amounts varying from $113,-
000 to $250,000,
These four years which rep
resent such increased earnings,
in most instances, must be
financed before these funds be
come available. What then
should someone expect to pay
for his college education?
For the year ’66-’67, the
average yearly charge for room
in a private institution was
$210. The cost at Wesleyan
was $250, but then the resi
dence halls at Wesleyan are of
better quality than most. The
average yearly charge for board
was $420, Here at Wesleyan
we paid $500, Giving the cafe-
See PATj Page 8
A few weeks ago, due to an
accident, I was taken to Park
View Hospital with a broken
arm, I have been asked by
some prominent members of
The Decree staff, namely
Michael Knott and Chief Mow
bray, to relate my experience
with the Rocky Mount medical
system.
My first impression of this
hospital was not particularly
favorable. It seemed very
dingy, quite like a prison which
I later found to be a perfect
simile, I was placed in a
room to wait for a doctor.
During this time an orderly
came in to see me and, after
a few seemingly gross jokes
about broken arms, left chuck
ling. In five more minutes
a nurse popped her head in
and asked if I would live; I as
sured her I would, and she
went her way.
After fifteen minutes of tre
mendous pain a doctor finally
came strolling in. He looked
at my arm and said that he
was a school doctor here at
Wesleyan and that they would
assign a doctor to me. With
this parting note Dr. Carter
left me writhing in pain. Then
I had a second visit by the other
doctor of this campus. Dr.
Weeks. He gave me the same
line that Carter did and de
parted in like manner. Then,
lord behold, my physician fi
nally arrived. He looked at
my arm and in a soothing voice
convinced me that this type
of thing happens at least two
or three times a week. 7
spent fifteen minutes in the
X-ray room, and the nurse
told me that the doctor had
come to the conclusion that I
had a broken arm.
So they did my arm up in
a splint for the night and said
Dr, Fish would be in the next
morning. That night was the
worst night of my life. Be
sides having pain in my left
arm, there was a paranoid in
the room next to mine. He
thought the whole world was
against him. I went in and
bummed a cigarette off the old
boy and made a little conver
sation, This didn’t last long
since Screamer started yell
ing at me for getting ashes
on his sheets, and a nurse
came running in and told me
that he was on room restric
tion.
Well, after an almost sleep
less night, I was as hungry as
a bear. The nurse asked me
if I wanted my breakfast and
I said yes very eagerly, but
politely. Expecting a big plate
of eggs and bacon, I was very
disappointed (fit to be tied)
when all she brought was a
bowl of chicken broth. She
said Dr. Fish had put me on
a liquid diet.
The hour of nine finally ar
rived and I found myself in
the operating room. At ten
I was back in my room and
doing fine, I then proceeded
to find something to eat. After
getting kicked out of the kitchen
I proceeded to put on my clothes
and went to the drug store
across the street and got some
thing to eat. The doctor was
waiting in my room when I
got back, and he told me not
to leave until I was officially
discharged. He said that he
would discharge me at one
o’clock. Well, this made me
very happy for once. They
even had a delicious chicken
dinner Sunday noon. One
o’clock eventually rolled around
and then all hell broke loose.
The doctor had left with no
official word of my discharge.
After arguing in vain for about
a half hour with the head nurse,
I went to my room in a trance.
The rest of the afternoon
consisted of students and
friends dropping by and little
vocabulary disputes between the
nurses and myself. At six
PM the doctor had left no word
and I was going completely
insane in that damned prison.
So I picked up my belongings
and started walking out. The
nurse and I exchanged words
for about ten minutes and she
agreed to let me go but at
my own risk. I accepted hap
pily and once again I was back
at Wesleyan.
Well time passed on and af
ter three weeks of carrying
20-pound cast around, i was
once again back with my friend
Doctor Fish for a check-up.
He told me that the cast he
had put on was too loose and
that he would have to put on
a new one. I consented and
returned the next day for what
I thought would be a short
process. When I got there,
he told me that I would have
to stay overnight in the hos
pital since I would be under
sedation. I woke up the next
day about 11:00 A, M. with
a brand new cast on and tre
mendous pain. The nurse said
I could have a pain shot but
that I’d have to stay for another
night.
Well, time passed and after
three weeks of carrying a twen
ty pound cast around, I was
once again with my friend Doc
Fish for a check up. He told
me that the cast he had put
on was too loose and he would
have to put on a new one,
I returned the next day for
what I thought would be a short
process. When I got there
he told me that I would have
to stay in the hospital over
night since I would be under
s edatlon,
I woke up the next morning
with a new cast and tremendous
pain. The nurse said I could
have a pain shot, but I would
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