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VOLUME XI, NUMBER 23
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C,
WEDNESDAY APRIL 1. 1970
Convocations
The Honors Convocations
originally scheduled for April
2 has been re-scheduled for
April 9th. The Convocation on
April 2nd will be held in the
Cafeteria and will consist of a
CBS film, “Bulldozed Ameri
ca” and a student eco-in.
Amendments
On Tuesday March 24, 1970,
two proposed Constitutional
amendments met with student
body approval. The first amend
ment provided for a change in
the composition of future con
stitution committees. The se
cond amendment permits the
Vice Presidents of the respec
tive classes to represent the
classes in the Senate. It might
be noted that nineteen students
constituted the student body
vote. I am sure Richard Nixon
would be pleased to know that
N. C. Wesleyan has its own
“great silent majority”.
Bill Brantley,
President of the Senate
Changes Announced
In Teacher Program
The Shadows of PCnight, shown above, won first place in the
Circle K Talent Show held March 26. Left to right are: Lessie
Pitman, Earnestine Dancy, lead vocal, and Mary Johnson.
Photo by Gary Christopher.
Several changes have recent
ly been announced in the admis
sion procedures and require
ments for the teacher educa
tion program.
In order to facilitate plan
ning and scheduling of both the
prerequisite courses and the
actual student teaching phase of
the program, the application
procedure will be a two step
procedure:
1. As soon as astudent makes
the decision that he or she wish
es to enter the program, appli
cation should be made for ad
mission to the TEACHER EDU
CATION PROGRAM. This
Dr. Wilde Looks
At Dean’s Office
Dr. Sim O. Wilde, Dean of
Students at Wesleyan, announc
ed on the March 23 Senate
‘The Creation’ Slated
For 8:15 Tuesday Night
The Wesleyan Singers will
present Joseph Haydn’s Ora-
tario, “The Creation,” at their
seventh annual Commencement
Concert Tuesday, April 7, at
8:15 p.m. in Everett Gym
nasium at N. C. Wesleyan Col
lege here. The program is pre
sented in honor of the graduat-
ir^ senior class, and the public
is cordially invited to attend
free of charge.
The 60-member choral group
is under the direction of Dr.
William Sasser, chairman of
the Wesleyan Music Depart
ment. Accompanists for thie
performance are Mrs. Thelma
Sasser and Bruce Wright, pia
nists. Three guest soloists will
be featured in the presenta
tion; Rebecca Carnes, soprano
from Chapel Hill; Dr. James
Cobb, tenor from Wilson; and
Jeff Ishee, baritone from Mur
freesboro.
Mrs. Carnes, music super
visor of the Durham County
Schools, has sung many lead
ing roles with opera produc
tions in Chapel Hill and has
appeared frequently on WUNC-
TV there. Dr. Cobb, chairman
of Atlantic Christian College’s
Music Department, is known
throughout the state for his solo
performances. Ishee, who tea
ches voice and directs the choir
at Chowan College, has appear
ed as lead baritone in many
Opera Theatre productions at
UNC-Chapel Hill and served as
resident soloist in the Duke
Chapel Choir.
“The Creation” is consi
dered one of three foremost
oratorios, along with Handel’s
“Messiah” and Mendelssohn’s
“Elijah.” With this perfor
mance, the Wesleyan Singers
will have performed all three
major works.
ELECTIONS
For Editorship Of THE DECREE,
THE DISSENTER And ASPECTS
For 1970-71 Will Be Held Monday,
April 13 In The Student Union.
meeting that he had submitted
his resignation as Dean of Stu
dents. This resignation will take
effect in the coming Fallsemes-
ter.
In an interview with a DE
CREE reporter, Dean Wilde
talked of the conditions sur
rounding his resignation,
DECREE: “On Monday night
you announced before the stu
dent senate your intention to re
sign as Dean. Exactly what are
the reasons behind your deci
sion?
Wilde: “They are purely pro
fessional and personal. I came
here in 1965 running from an
administrative position, want
ing to teach, wanting to do some
writing. I was here one year,
and loved that one year—as just
a faculty member. Then the dean
of students position became
available, and I was under stu
dent and administrative pres
sure to take the position, so I
did. This is my fourth year
with it, and I feel that it is time
to leave. I wanted to leave; the
opportunity came. Dr. Smith is
leaving; we are reorganizing the
Educational department. It’s a
good opportunity for me to get
back into the active end of the
field.
DECREE: Then you will be
largely devoting your time to the
Education department.
Wilde: Right, I think this is
the best way to leave the job,
by the way. I leave it with a lot
of regrets.
DECREE; Do you have any
new ideas for the education de
partment?
Wilde: I have, but Pm not
ready to let them out yet, for a
lot of it depends on how we can
organize my function. I can say
that we are considering the pos
sibility of including in my re
sponsibilities something to do
with our experimental college
program such as the May term.
DECREE: In your four years
as dean, the policy of “Freedom
with Reponsibility” has been
the philosophy. Do you think you
have been successful with this?
Wilde: In comparative terms,
it has. By and large I have been
pleased with the fact that we
have operated a do-your-own-
thing campus where we try to
stay out of students’ hair and
they stay out of ours.
DEC RE E: Then you are happy
with what the dean’s office has
accomplished?
Wilde: Yes, I am. We have
established some Mickey Mouse
rules; I think we’ve updated the
campus to suit the present day
in terms of our rules and regu
lations. Some people will laugh
at that, but I find that even in
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should be done through the Di
rector of Teacher Education.
Application is not binding on
the student but serves to as
sist the faculty in planning
course offerings and in help
ing students meet certification
requirements without the ne
cessity of overloads and sum
mer sessions. This step is in
tended for early indentification
and counseling purposes,
2, At least twosemesters be
fore the individual plans to en
roll in the actual student
teaching phases of the program,
he or she must file an appli
cation for student teaching. The
date of this application is a
change from the previous dead
line of the semester before ac
tual student teaching. This ap
plication is considered binding
on both the student and the col
lege. The purpose inmovingthe
date back is to place the col
lege in a better position in com
peting with other colleges for
the services of competent su
pervising teachers. Late appli
cation will be the exception and
not the rule and will be ruled
on in individual cases by the
Teachers Education Council.
Requirements for admission
to Student Teaching which will
go into effect as of September
1, 1970 are as follows:
1. The Block Program shall
consist of: Education 62, Edu
cation 72, and Education 99.
2. To be assured of place
ment, application must be made
ten months before the semes
ter in which student teaching
is to be done. (Application for
student teaching in Winter Term
1973 must be filed in Winter
Term 1972.)
3. Applicant must have com
pleted the following courses,
prior to entrance into the Block
Program: Education 1, Edu
cation 24, and Education 53.
A student may take the pro-
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Supreme Court Justices,
Class Officers Chosen
By PARA RODENHIZER
Student Government Elec
tions were held Friday, March
27. Students voted for Supreme
Court justices and class offi
cers.
The Supreme Court justices
elected were Craig Gross, Bill
Brantley, Scott Polley, Ned
Hill and Allen Perry. Also elec
ted were Phyllis Webb and Bet
ty Anne Lee.
Filling the office of Presi
dent of the Senior Class is
Sharon Grace. Becky Frankel
was elected vice-president. Se
cretary of the class for the’70-
’71 year is Betty Jo Bryant.
Phyllis Patterson was elec
ted treasurer.
Helen Steiner was elected
president of the Junior Class
with Dave Forrest assisting her
as vice president. Molly Levin
and Raye Suitt were elected
Secretary and Treasurer, re
spectively.
Danny Winstead was elected
president of the Sophomore
class with Steve Pierce elec
ted as vice-president on a
write-in ballot. Tricia Nickens
was elected secretary of the
class and Debbie Sink will serve
as treasurer for the ’70-’71
term.