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NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE
Rocky Mount, N. C,
May 8, 1968
VOL. IX—NO. 13
Chapel Choir Cuts Record
The Chapel Choir of Wes
leyan College joinef^ the stars
last Thursday, May 2 when
they cut a record at the First
Methodist Church of Rocky
Mount. With Ted Gossett ac
companying, the Chapel Choir
was recorded by the Vogt Qual
ity Recording Company of Balti
more, Maryland.
The long playing stereo al
bum contains the same material
as was presented in the ’67-
’68 concert tour. The album
consists of sacred anthems by
Beethoven, Handel, and
Brahms. The title song, “With
a Voice of Singing”, was written
by Martin Shaw. Two of the
songs were written by Dr. John
Davis of Wesleyan. Cme of
these songs, “Psalms 67”,
is dedicatedto the Chapel Choir.
The stereo album, which sells
for five dollars, may be pur
chased from any member of
the Chapel Choir. The album
is expected to be distributed the
latter part of May.
Dr. Wagner Gets
Research Grant
Guitarist
Appears
Here
Dr. Kenneth A. Wagner, pro
fessor of biology, has received
a National Science Foimdation
grant for another summer’s
research in the deserts of Ari
zona.
Dr. Wagner, a plant taxonomy
and ecology specialist, will do
research on the ecological
aspects of the agave and yucca
cacti as a participant in the
Institute of Desert Biology at
the Arizona State University
at Tempe. This will be a
continuation of studies he be
gan last summer on a similar
grant
He will work with Dr. J. A.
McCleary of California State
University at Fullerton. Most
of their research will b« con
ducted in the Sonoran Desert,
particularly in the Superstition
Mountains.
Dr. Wagner, a veteran biolo
gist, has had a distinguished
career as a teacher at the Un
iversity of Tennessee, Florida
State and Old Dominion Col
lege, where he was professor
and head of the biology de-
DR. WAGNER
partment for five years.
A native of Union City, fii-
diana, he earned his B. A.
and M. A. degrees in botany
from DePauw University and
received his Ph.D. degree in
bryology (studyof mosses)from
the University of Michigan. He
came to Weslej^n in Feb. 1966.
Mr. Rushing Has Lost His Prescription
Sunglasses and He Would Appreciate
Their Return If Anyone Has Located
Them.
Dr. R. W. Spears To
Deliver Baccalaureate
The Rev. Dr. R. Wright
Spears, president of Columbia
College, Columbia, S. C., will
deliver the baccalaureate ser
mon for the nearly 100 gradu
ating seniors Sunday, June 2,
at 11 a. m. in the gymnasium.
A prominent member of the
South Carolina Methodist Con
ference, Dr. Spears has served
charges in Ruby, Bamberg,
Manning, Charleston and
Florence, He is a member of
the General Board of Education
of the Methodist Church and
was a delegate to the General
Conference in 1956, 1960 and
1964.
Dr. Spears, who assumed
duties as president of Columbia
College in 1951, currently
serves as chairman of the South
Carolina Commission on Higher
Education Facilities and the
Governor's Interagency Council
on Mental Retardation Planning.
A native of Clio, S. C., he
received his B. A. degree from
Wofford College, his B. D.
degree from Duke University
and D. D. from Wofford Col
lege.
L&M President Harrington
Will Address Seniors
Classical guitarist Roland
Valdes-Blaln presented a con
cert in Garber Chapel Tuesday,
Apr. 2.
The concert was sponsored by
the Wesleyan Calendar Com
mittee.
Valdes-Blain, recipient of the
Grand Prize for Concert Guitar
artistry at the Royal Conserv
atory of Madrid, has been fea
tured as guest soloist with ma
jor symphony orchestras both
in the United States and over
seas.
He has been heard on Broad
way in such plays as Tennes
see Williams’ “Camino Real,”
Leslie Stevens’ “Bullfight” and
Peter Ustinov’s “Romanoff and
Juliet,”
Valdes-Blain, who studied
with the eminent guitarist Julio
Martinez Oyanguran, has also
been featured on major radio
and television networks in New
York and South America.
He has been awarded a Fel
lowship by the New York Society
of the Classical Guitar “in
recognition of distinguished
musicianship and for many im
portant contributions to the art
of the Classic Guitar.”
His concert at Wesles^n
featured Albeniz’s “Leyenda,”
De La Maza’s “Campanas del
Alba” and many outstanding
selections.
prominent tobacconist Milton
E. Harrington will deliver the
address for N. C, Wesleyan
College’s fifth commencement
exercises here Sunday, Jvine 2,
according to President Thomas
A. Collins who made the an
nouncement,
Harrington, president and
chief executive officer of Lig
gett & Myers Tobacco Company,
will address the nearly 100
candidates for graduation in
the college gymnasium at 4
p. m.
Harrington, who became
president of Liggett & Myers
in 1964, began his career with
the company in 1934 and served
as factory manager, leaf buyer
and leal supervisor before be
coming manager of the leaf
department. He was elected
executive vice president in 1963
after serving as executive of
ficer of the company’s extensive
operations in Durliam.
Born in Winterville and rear
ed in Greenville, Harrington
graduated fromDuke University
and served in the U. S. Army
Field Artillery in World War
IL He is married to the former
Bonnie Windham of Farmville.
Harrington Is a member of
the Board of Directors of the
Grocery Manufacturers of
America and a member of the
Executive Committee and the
Board of Directors of the To
bacco Institute.
He is a member of several
important Duke University or
ganizations, including the Medi
cal Visiting Committee, the
National i^nsoring Committee
and the National Council.
Harrington is also a member
of the University Club in New
York City and a past president
of the Hope Valley Club in
Durham.
The Wesleyan College Theater
Will Present
CHINESE WALL
At 8:30 P.M. In The College Gymnaslunn
On May 9, 10, And II
TICKETS ON SALE AT ALMAND^S
AND THE BOOKSTORE.