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VOLUME XI, NUMBER 25
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 1970
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Carter Gets President’s Cup
^ Wilde Named Best Professor
Wesleyan's 1969-70 members of Who’s Who in American
Colleges and Universities. They were presented certificates at
the Honors Convocation last Thursday. From left to right they
are: Row 1, Donna Bradham, Connie Murray, Eileen CyGrady,
Ellen Parsley, and Jeannie Roberts. Row 2, Tom Fredericks,
Ken Carter, John Roberts, John Kordulak, and Jim Gill. Dan
Papke not pictured.
Jim Van Laan and June Hawes were awarded the Freshman
Writing Award.
The Annual Wesleyan Honors
Convocation featured Mr. Cor
bitt Rushing speaking on the
topic of “Ecology.” In his talk,
Mr. Pushing stressed the sacri
fices that may have to be made
in order to preserve “Space
ship Earth”. The program had
been opened by an invocation
by President Collins and the
Wesleyan Singers presented
“The Heavens are Telling”
from THE CREATION. Dean
Wilde assisted by Dean Ale
xander presented the numerous
awards.
The Peoples National Bank
awarded Dan Oliver for his
work in economics. Also in-the
field of economics, Mark Har
ris was presented the “Wall
Street Journal” Achievement
Award. Chi Beta Phi, national
science fraternity, recently es
tablished awards foi' its vari
ous fields; Biology, Ken Car
ter and Harry Price; chemis
try, John Roberts; and mathe
matics, Nancy Parker. The
Most Valuable Player Awards
were given to Scott Naeser,
soccer; George Frick, bowling;
baseball, Dwight Rigsby; and
Roger Taylor, basketball. Ab
bott Laboratories established
By MARSHALL OLD
Wesleyan students have had a
lot to worry about this year.
We have worried about Dean
Alexandar’s phone bill, about
our campus hounds and the evil
dog catcher, and about grilled
steaks—(are they really real?)
In order to soothe our tender
spirits, I invite your attention to
a look at 1969-1970.
In the beginning, the fresh
men were created both male and
female. Beyond this point, how
ever, We can adhere to Genesis
no longer. Gallant Tom Frede
ricks greeted the fresh and be
gan to orient them. “Orient”
is an Anglo-Saxon word which
refers to Eastern lands such
as China or Japan or Vietnam.
Tom, however, did not send the
Freshmen away, but allowed
them to stay on campus.
(However, the idea may have
occurred to him.)
The Theater (do not pro
nounce “the-ate-ter) Depart
ment with the aid of Wesleyan
Players produced “No
Strings”. They did produce
hemp, chains, ropes, and other
stage supports because Wesley
an, this year, still had no fine
arts building. During May term,
“Man of La Mancha” will be
produced. Maybe Don Quixote’s
imj)0ssible dream will be ful
filled next year. Maybe we shall
see the Fine Arts Building soon.
Wesleyan did have its week
ends: Parents, Homecoming,
Freshman Visitation, and All-
American. A new innovation
for Homecoming was the bed
race. This idea caused some
boys (and some girls, probably)
to think naughty thoughts; but
they soon learned that the race
would be around the campus.
Allen Winter planned The
All-American City Weekend
Open House. Though I don’t
recall having heard Allen say,
“What if I planned a Rocky
Mount All-American City
Weekend Open House and no
body came,” it could have been
his most prophetic statement.
We were happy to welcome
.001% of Rocky Mount to our
campus.
Wesleyan students witnessed
a couple of trying situations
during the year. Dan Davis, the
student representative to the
faculty, was given a seat at one
meeting yet he did not get a
chair at another meeting. Some
students thought the faculty had
better things to do, and they ur
ged Dan and the faculty to stop
playing “Musical Chairs” and
get down to business. Another
crisis resulted when SGA Pre
sident John Roberts cut off the
DECREE’S money. (He almost
got my salary, too.) When John
wrote to Peabody and said that
the money was gone, the two
conceived of a production about
the situation entitled, “Love Is a
Four Letter Word”. The Ro
berts and Smith production with
the aid of the Wesleyan Se
nate and Dean Wilde failed
(ironically) because the dialo
gue improved during its short,
one week run.
Shortly afterward, Peabody
resigned and Julie Robinsonwas
appointed and elected Editor.
It was during Julie’s term
as Editor that poetry lovers
were thrilled to read: “ToThe
Rose of NU GAMMA PHI”.
“To The Rose” was a drama
tic attempt. One can only say
to Alpha Delta Chi, “Try As
pects'” In an attempt to make
the budget balance, Julie
appeared on Wesleyan’s version
of “Let’s Make A Deal” which
is co-sponsored by Thorpe Ven
ding Machines and The Senate.
She won quite a bundle. Final
ly, THE DECREE and APO co
sponsored their own show to
help Rocky Mount youngsters.
The benefit proved one issue.
It proved that no body is all bad,
even APO and THE DECREE.
The SGA, defender of demo
cracy, liberty, freedom, and
justice for all, staged elec
tions. Galen Heapes should have
been elected Prime Minister;
however, when everyone heard
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an undergraduate research pro
gram for the summer. These
awards were given to Glenn
Taylor and Doug Koslowski.
iTie Social Commission gave
Harry Price a special award
for his contributions over the
last four years. The Office of
Dean of Students presented He
len Steiner a service award.
SMENC presented a scholar
ship for music lessons to Phy-
liss Sutton, and Ittael Guadiano
received the Helen Marriam
Thorp Music Award. “Who’s
Who students from Wesleyan
were Donna Bradham, Don
Papke, Connie Murray, Ellen
Parsley, Eileen O’Grady,
Jeanie Roberts, Tom Frede
ricks, Ken Carter, John Ro
berts, John Kordulak, and Jim
Gill. Dr. Sim Wilde was elec
ted Best Professor. Jim Van
Laan and June Hawes were
selected for the Freshman Wri
ting Award. The Wesleyan Pla
yers Award was presented to
Eileen O’Grady while Bob Bra-
ough and Rick Houck were gi
ven mention. Mrs. Jean
Brackett was awarded for her
academic achievement. The
Women’s Leadership and Ser
vice Award went to Ellen Par
sley while John Roberts re
ceived the Men’s Award.
The Dean of Student’s Award
went to Circle K.
The program was conclud
ed as the President’s Cup was
given to Ken Carter,
Wesleyan Tuition Is Up,
Price Is Set At $2,275
A Warped NCWC View
In a letter distributed to all
students. President Thomas A.
Collins announced an increase
in tuition and fees from $1,150
to $1,350, An increase of $25
was noted in the room fees
for resident students. Dr. Col
lins stated that the Increases
were necessary to keep up with
the Increased cost of living
and to continue the current edu
cational programs with profes
sor’s salaries, student ser
vices, and other benefits. Many
other church related colleges
have made increases during the
past year.
Many students had express
ed frustration that the college
had taken as long as it did to
announce the increases. Those
students had felt themselves
unable to keep up with the in-
Scholarship Created
Alpha Delta Chi, a frater
nity organized in 1965 at N.C.
Wesleyan College, has esta
blished a Memorial Scholar
ship in memory of the late
William H. Larimer, a fresh
man student from Jacksonville,
Fla., who was killed in an auto
mobile accident here in March
1970.
The scholarshipwill be awar
ded to a freshman male, pre
ferably from Florida, who is
academically deserving and ac
tive in extra-curricular school
and community affairs.
Designated as a perpetual
scholarship of $200 annually,
the fraternity’s present and fu
ture members will assume the
responsibility of its continu
ation.
William Larimer was an Al
pha Delta Chi pledge and has
been made a fraternity mem
ber posthumously.
creased cost and placed under
hardship in transferal proce
dure. In the open letter. Pre
sident Collins stated that the
school regretted the delay, but
the delay resulted from “seri
ous and diligent efforts on the
part of the administration and
trustees to keep the necessity
of increase to the lowest pos
sible factor ...”
Those students needing aid
to meet the increased cost are
urged to contact Mr. Garlow
or Mrs. Parker.
Library Staff
Is Increased
ROCKY MOUNT—Miss Lon-
fen Hou, from the Republic of
China, will join the library
staff at N. C. Wesleyan Col
lege here on April 13, as re
ference librarian.
A graduate of the University
of Missouri with an M. A. in
library science. Miss Hou is a
native of Kwangtung Province
and holds a B. A. degree from
National Taiwan University in
Talpeh, Taiwan (Formosa). Du
ring the period June 1966-Jan-
uary 1968, she was employed
as reference librarian and re
search assistant at the Insti
tute of International Relations
in Taipeh. She came to the
United States to enroll at the
University of Missouri in Jan
uary 1968.
Miss Hou’s primary re
sponsibility at N. C. Wesleyan
will be to assist students in
use of library resources. She
will administer the U. S. Gov
ernment documents collection
as well as the Curriculum Ma
terials Center.