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NORTH CAROUNA WESLEYAN COLLEGE
VOLUME XI, NUMBER 1
ROCKY MOUNT. N. C.
THURSDAY, SEPT. IL 1969
Historic Launch Witnessed Roberts States
By N. C. Wesleyan Student ^69-'70 Program
(Editor’s Note: This summer,
John Hem-y Grumpier, a Wes
leyan sophomore, was given
passes to watch the launch of
the Apollo 11 flight from the
VIP section at Cape Kennedy.
Following are his reco'lec
tions of the historic launch as
told to Ed Smith.)
“The atmosphere of the
crowd was one ofthe most im
pressive things about the
whole launch to me. It was
very solemn.
The last five minutes of
the countdown went very fast
for me.
As the puff of flame came
out of the bottom, from that
moment until two minutes la
ter, nothing but that rocket
existed in theworldfor me. As
it cleared the tower, Iremem-
ber tears coming down my
cheeks.
That’s when the sound start
ed. It started loud and got loud
er. The VAB(Vehicle Assem
bly Building), next towhichwe
were sitting, was literally vi
brating from the sound. It
was complete involvement for
me, and I was overwhelmed
by the sight and sound.
I remember that from then
until ten or fifteen minutes
later I was trembling. I was
just transfixed by the sight.
My reaction was complete
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‘Upward Bound’ Grows
By MARILYN SCHOON
This past summer North
Carolina Wesleyan College
was host to approximately
fifty local high school students
who were participating in the
Office of Education’s “Pro
ject Upward Bound”--a pro
gram with its main objective
being to motivate its students
towards college. In describing
the program it has been said
that “Upward Bound is to
college what Head Start is to
first grade.” But there is one
main difference between the
two programs--Upward Bound
is a highly selective program.
The participating students are
those with college potential
who can, and usually do, suc
ceed in their college exper
iences.
The program is divided into
two main areas: the sum
mer session during which the
students live on college camp
uses, attend college prepara
tory classes, and take part
in specially planned activities:
and the follow-up program in
which the students meet dur
ing the school year at the col
leges every Saturday morning
for tutoring. Although this was
only Wesleyan’s second sum
mer with the program, it has
participated in the follow-up
program under the excellent
direction of Dr. Ralph James
since 1965.
This summer the students,
all of whom were rising
high school seniors except two
who had just graduated, had
a required schedule of class
es that included a math,
French or Spanish, and a
reading/ writing/ listening/
speaking seminar. These
classes were all geared to ac
celerate their college pre-^
paration.
After the classes, each stu
dent participated in what most
persons involved agree was
the most successful part of
the summer’s program. On
Mondays through Thursdays
young boys from the East
Carolina Training School
came by bus to Wesleyan to
be tutored by the Upward
Bound students on a one-to-
one basis. For the first time
for most, if not all, of the
Upward Bound students, they
were in the positions of tea
chers and leaders. They had
to motivate instead of be mo
tivated; and for the most part,
the boys for whom they were
responsible were inworselife
situations than they were. A
protective pride of their boys
grew and many deep friend
ships formed. The training
school boys found people who
really cared for them as indi
viduals and the Upward Bound
students found that they were
looked up to, admired, and
needed by their boys. This
program is now scheduled to
be carried over into the fol
low-up program.
The structured part of the
program ended with the af
ternoon session during which
the students planned and con
structed a model city for the
year 2010. Theyconsidered all
aspects of a city--govern-
ment, education, culture, re
creation, religion, human re
lations, physical layout, and
SO - forth--and decided what
they thought a city would be
like in 2010. The city they
constructed was displayed and
observed by many of their
parents and persons from the
Rocky Mount area.
To round out the rest of
the students’ time, they could
choose to participate in “spe
cial interest groups” such as
original play writing and pro
ducing, movie making, choir,
adolescent psychology, gui
tar playing, computer pro
gramming, and ham radio. The
group also took side trips to
Washington D. C. to visit H.
U.D.’s model cities program,
the beach, and Tarboro where
they observed a computer in
action. Because the groupwas
equally balanced between
blacks and whites, the whole
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“I think this year a close
working relationship between
the appointed and the elected
officers of the Student Gov
ernment Association will be
possible. Elections in the past,
including last year’s, can be
considered fraternal elec
tions, but it is my hope that
this year people will be able
to put aside their personal and
organizational obligations and
work for the good of the entire
student body,” said John Ro
berts, president of the Student
Government Association.
Roberts also said that his
major field of concentration
for this year would be im
proving student life. “An of
us have to learn to live to
gether in a college commu
nity. We must improve the
channels of communication
that already exist in order to
effectively guarrantee the li
berties and viewpoints of the
students.”
President Roberts stated,
“The SGA will objective
ly consider all relevant pro
posals on the topic of hours
for residentwomenstudents.”
But on the question of con
sumption of alcoholic bevera
ges on the campus, Roberts
had no comment.
Roberts voiced strong faith
in his administration and in
his program. “This year the
SGA had a voice in deter
mining topics for the Con
vocations program. In the fu-
JOHN ROBERTS
ture I hope that we will con
tinue to be consulted and be
able to voice our opinions. I
plan to use and change the Stu
dent Life and Services Com-'
mittee, which in the past has
only functioned as its name
implies, so that it will be
able to hear the grievances
of the students. I would like
to see the SLS Committee be
come asoundingboard for stu
dent problems and bring the
students more directly into
SGA affairs. I plan to in
crease the number ofstudentt;
on the SLS Committee and in
crease its utilization.”
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News Summary
By DON HENCHELL
INTERNATIONAL: A TWA
jet, Israel-bound, was sky
jacked by Syrian guerrillas.
Pressure planned by interna
tional pilots association to
force release of two male Is
raelis detained in Syria.
Considerable unrest follow
ed burning of the Ai Aska
mosque in Jerusalem, third
most holy place in Moslem
1969 ‘Aspects’ Issue On Sale This Week
The issue of Aspects now on
sale incorporates two school
years in one magazine with 22
contributors, a record high.
Nineteen names appear under
the staff heading with Editor
Eileen O’Grady heading the
staff.
Out of 28 original entries
emerge seven short stories,
five essays, and sixteen
poems. Contributors range
from alumni (George Watson)
to administration (Dean Wilde)
to students. Art work for the
magazine was created by Nann
Brown, Rick Khol, Robin Raw
lings, and Beth Liiiey. Featur
es of special interest in this
issue include a humorous re
partee between Tom Mowbray
and Dean Wilde and “Two Man
Showing,” an exhibition of the
work of Wesleyan’s poet lau
reates, Baxter C. Smith HI
and Edward F. Smith III.
The color scheme of pink,
orange, and red attracts at
tention and updates the ideal
of Aspects as Wesleyan’s li
terary magazine.
Three new programs have
been instituted in order to up
date Aspects even more.
First, Aspects has an office.
Dean Wnde and Mr. Sawyer
appropriated the former DE
CREE office to Aspects, hop
ing that a physical headquar
ters will give the magazine
substantuality.
Second, freshman material
is being compiled and will go
on sale with the regular edi
tion at a nominal additional
fee of 25 cents. The object
of this is to capture fresh
man interest and to introduce
the freshman contributors to
the student body.
Third, Aspects’ format is
changing from the annual 75
cents edition to four editions
yearly at 25 cents each. The
new magazine will follow the
idea of a newspaper tabloid and
will encourage more sales and
more varied contributions.
This measure will go into ef
fect after the sale of the
1969 Aspects and freshman
supplement in September.
Tentative deadlines are the
loth of October, December,
February, and April.
In summation. Aspects
looks as though last year’s
depression helped rather than
hurt. This yearwill be the tes
ter, but it’s off to a flying
start with the package deal
for $1 on sale now.
Contributions of art and li
terature will be accepted at
any time and considered
promptly.
world, Arab nations floced to
this “sacred cause” to justify
continued anti-Israeliactions.
President Thieu appointed
Gen. Tran Shio" Khiem as his
new premier; Khiem’s cabinet
grew to 31 members. Through
this action, Thieu strengthen
ed his grip on the political
stage by including supporters
of his political philosophy.
Ho Chi Minh, President of
North Viet Nam, died quietly
in his sleep. Red leaders thr
oughout the world attended
the funeral in Hanoi last week.
South Viet Nam’s President
Thieu, said that Ho Chi Minh’s
death would make the North’s
situation even more confused.
Tensions grew as the Sino-
Soviet chasm reportedly in
creased through continuing
border clashes of which lit
tle evidence has been seen by
outside observers. Unconfir
med accusations and denials
are the song sung by both go
vernments.
Czechoslovakia marked its
first anniversary of the Soviet
takeover by mass protests
throughout the streets of Pra
gue, Brno, and Bratislava,
An apparent calm fell over
strife-ridden Northern Ire
land. Troubles had stemmed
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