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B^rteje NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE Rocky Mount, N. C, U. s. POSTAGE P4ID Pwmit No. 217 Rocky AAowtf, N. C Hon-Profil Organization VOL. X NO. XVII JANUARY 31,1969 WCT One-Acts Coffee House To Open Here Open Tonight Seven members of the Wesleyan College Thea tre are demonstrating their theatrical versatil ity as the finishing touches are applied to the one-act plays which open tonight at 8:30 p.m. in the experimental theater. Bryan Stearns, who is directing George Bernard Shaw’s “Overruled”, is designing his own set.Sam Morris, who is designing the set for Jean Anouilh’s “Cecile,” is also playing the part of the Porter in Tennessee Williams’ “Portrait Of A Ma donna,” whose set is be ing designed by Rick Houck. Barbara Brown, who is directing “Portrait Of A Madonna,” is also ser ving as chief of the pro perties crew. Serving on Barbara’s crew are Sol- veig Sorensen, Maria Read Story On Counter- Proclamation m PAGE 2 Gargano, Jeannie Johnson and Miriam Leyda. Carolyn Estes is dem onstrating her diverse talents by starring in the leading role of the Will iams’ play and by super vising the make-up crew. Assisting Carolyn are Joyce Homan, Hester Wy att, Nancy Ingram and Helen Steiner, who is cast as Mrs. Juno in “Over ruled,” Sheila Glover is work ing overtime to have the costumes ready. For the past two weeks, musical chairs have been played in front of two sewing ma chines by Sheila’s crew, which consists of Jody Wagley, Marsha White, Phyllis Webb, Frances Spransy, who is playing the Nurse in “Portrait Of A Madonna,” and Ann Douglas, who divides her time between appliqueing lace and directing “Ce cile,” Tickets may be still purchased at the book store or at the door, for either tonight’s perform ance or tomorrow night’s. ELLIOT SEMINAR PROVES SUCCESS Mr. VANCE MIZELLE We visited Mr. Mi- zelle’s seminar on T. S. tliot’s plays this week, and found a group of stu dents who, without the in- centive-fear of exams and t^rm papers, were work ing and enjoying it. The seminar is actual ly a Group Studies Pro gram, organized by Mr, Mizelle at the request of interested students. The format includes outside reading of such plays as “Murder in the Cathe dral ” and “Family Re union”, lectures and dis cussion of the plays, and reports to the class by students on criticisms of the plays. As there are no exams or term papers, and as assignments are reason ably given, the students, in this reporter’s view, seem to find time for and enjoy the necessary read ing and report-making. According to Mr. Mizelle, material for the-reports on the critics’ opinion and analyses of Eliot’s plays is gotten either from the Wesleyan library or or dered from other college libraries on inter-library loan. Students that we inter viewed said that the Eliot Seminar is, so far, one of the best in which they have ever participated. Eileen O’Grady, a parti cipant in the Eliot Semi nar, said that it is “stto- ulating and objective.” (Continued on Page 4) A coffee-house is to be opened on campus to morrow night, February 1, in the faculty lounge in the S.U. Building. Or ganized primarily for the benefit of people who are unable to get transpor tation into town, “The Expression” will be of fering programs with Steve Gordon and Jack ie Fritz on the bill - their repertoire consist ing mostly of country and folk music. Plans are still in the offing for future pro grams, that, according to organizer Rick Khol “may consist of poetry readings, informal dis cussion, and movies. “The Expression”has thus far been jointly spon sored by the campus In terfaith Commission, the Students gather in Wesleyan’s coffee house, “The Expression”. Baptist btudent Union,the Methodist Student Move ment, and interested cit izens of Rocky Mount. “The Vault,” a coffee house in Rocky Mount which formerly catered to college students, has,ac cording to Rick Khol,been opened primarily to stu dents of Rocky Mount high schools. CAMPUS-WIDE OPPOSITION TO HONOR SYSTEM GROWS During this semester, the agenda of the Senate includes the formation of a honor system. Of course, the system must have student approval to enable it to operate ef fectively. However, dur ing conversation with groups of students it was revealed that students show a lack of interest in supporting the propos ed honor system. The main reason given against the formation of an honor system is that there is no need of a standardized honor system on Wesley an campus. Taking into consideration that honor is a personal thing,any dishonorable deed per formed by a student is not going to be correct ed or stopped by the e- stablishment of an honor system. The students- seem to be satisfied with the existing situation of undefined but expected in tegrity. Three prominent mem bers of the college com munity were interview ed to learn their views concerning the proposed honor system. President Collins stated that he ap proved an honor system which was designated,un- derstood, approved, and fairly administered by the students. He feels that an agreement of proper means for achieving aca demic integrity or an ef fective alternative is needed on campus. Elab orating further, Presi- (Continued on page 2) Performing Arts Series To Present Jose Molina Wesleyan students and holders of tickers for the Rocky Mount -Wesleyan Performing Arts Series will have an opportunity to see one of Spain’s most popular and exciting song-and-dance compan ies when Jose Molina’s Bailes Espanoles at Wes leyan’s Everette Gym nasium at 8:15 pm on February 14, Wesleyan students can pick up free tickets to the perform ance in the Dean of Stu dents’ office before 5 pm Feb. 13. Jose Molina’s Bailes Espanoles, a handsome young company of Fla menco dancers, singers, and instrumentalists scored a spectacular overnight success when it premiered in Washington, D.C., in May of 1962. Critics there acclaimed it “the most dazzling dis play of Flamenco fire- BAILES ESPANOLES SPAIN'S MOST EXCITING DANCERS, SINGERS AND INSTRUMENTALISTS. works this city has seen in many a season” and predicted that it was ‘destined to become the #1 Flamenco song-and- dance company in the U.S.” A year later, when the company returned to Washington for a second visit, the Washington Ev ening Star critic wrote, “With those who know Flamenco dancing best, it’s Jose Molina all the way!” A forty-week tour has been set for the Molina company this year — the longest ever played by a Flamenco dance company in a single season in the history of U. S. show business. Of the 107 aus pices who played this show during its initial U.S. tour, all but four (Continued on Pg. 4)