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VOLUME Xn, NUMBER 2
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1970
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NC W Theater Presents
A Man For All Seasons
“One has to be optimistic . .
you did otherwise . .
You’d go out of your mind if
Auditions for the fall produc
tion, A MAN FOR ALL SEA
SONS, will be held on Tuesday
evening at 7:30 in the experi
mental theatre. The announce
ment came from the office of
Anthony Dingman, associate
professor of drama and di
rector of the production.
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS,
Dean Allen Cordts Looks
Toward Progressive Year
By GARY CHRISTOPHER
DECREE: In the past few
years under various deanships
the college has been under the
philosophy of “Freedom with
Responsibility.” Will your of
fice continue under this parti
cular philosophy?
Cordts: I think it’s an ex
cellent philosophy one that I
ascribe to also, and I have no
intention of modifying that in
any way. The only point that
1 think needs underlining is that
responsibility also includes
Nursing Program
To Be Introduced
By STAN GRAY
This year’s fall freshmen
have an opportunity to enroll in
a nursing program offered by
Wesleyan and Atlantic Christian
College. The program involves
a two year pre-nursing period
here followed by two years at
Atlantic Christian. Tlie gra
duate earns a B. S. degree in
nursing.
Freshman requirements are
biology, math 9 or 13, and the
regular freshman require
ments. In the sophomore year,
physiology and microbiology
should be taken.
Upon completion of the sopho
more year, the student trans
fers to Atlantic Christian.
There is no less of credits dur
ing the transfer. The nursing
major can then be earned in
two years. During the two
year academic program, clini
cal experience is gained at
nearby hospitals and health de
partments.
The financial requirements
are approximately the same at
both institutions; however, a
scholarship program and two
loan programs are offered at
Atlantic Christian for the nurs
ing student. All interested stu
dents are urged to contact Dean
Moore or Dr. Wilde.
Library Acquires New
Microfilm Equipment
Additional storage space for
microfilm reels as well as more
space for filing catalog cards is
available in the library this fall
as a result of the library’s re
cent acquisition of two items.
The items are (a) a 15-tray
card catalog cabinet with top
and base and (b) 9-drawer, 4-
compartment filing cabinet for
microfilm storage. Each of the
15 trays in the card catalog
can accommodate approximate
ly 1200 cards. The filing cab
inet, which is being used for
storage of the New York Times
on microfilm, has a capacity
of 612 reels. The catalog cab
inet is being used to house au~
thor-title cards.
Noting the advantage of mi
crofilm over hard copy in terms
of savings in both space and
money, librarian A. W. Ste
wart declared, “At present al
most 1/4 of our periodical col
lection is on microfilm. In 10
years, it is likely that 50 per
cent of our periodicals will be
on film.”
The library has two micro
film readers - a compact Uni
versity Microfilms model and
a larger Recordak reader.
being familiar with the nature of
the institutional community.
Sometimes the freedom part of
that couplet is thought of first
and the responsibility part se
cond. These two must go toge-
thei; weighed equally.
DECREE: Do you have any
particular hopes or aspirations
which you hope to accomplish
this year?
Cordts: On a short term
basis, there is one job that
we’ll have to tackle. This con
cerns the evaluation of instruc
tion. The Southern Associa
tion team that was here last
spring made a very strong point
about this. In their words, “a
consistent, college-wide, eval
uation of instruction by stu
dents and by division chairmen
should be instituted as soon as
possible.”
DECREE: Last year many
strides were made in terms of
getting students involved in
many of the faculty and admini
strative committees and coun
cils. Will this continue?
Cordts: I'm sure this will
become a more prominent as
pect not only in this college
community but also in many oth
ers. It’s something long over
due.
DECREE: The Bishop’s LAW
is very explicit on a wide spec
trum of rules and regulations,
though some are enforced while
others go rather lax. In the
past it has been claimed that
this is due to the fine lines of
interpretation by the Dean’s
(Continued on page 3)
Mi
written by Robert Belt, was first
performed in England in 1960.
It is the story of the conflict
between Sir Thomas More and
King Henry VIII. The action
of the play covers approxi
mately the first thirty years
of the sixteenth century, cul
minating with the death of Sir
Thomas. The play has been
classified as a drama with se
veral comic moments. It is
not a tragedy in the same sense
that THE CRUCIBLE is.
Richard Belt divided the play
into two acts with seven and
nine scenes, respectively.
There are fourteen roles to be
filled, none of which have been
precast. Eleven of the four
teen are male roles. The parts
range in length from those re
quiring only a few minutes on
stage with very few lines to ma
jor roles which require almost
constant on-stage participation.
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
is scheduled for presentation
on the stage of Everett Theatre
on November 5, 6, and 7. Com
menting on the play, Mr. Ding
man said, “I believe that this
play is on the same level of im
portance, relevance, and qua
lity as both THE CRUCIBLE
and MAN OF LA MANCHA. Con
sequently, the production style
may appear similar in certain
aspects.”
Richard Kagey, Wesleyan’s
newly-acquired scenic design
er and technical director has
announced that there are a large
number of openings for techni
cal crews, especially in the
area of costuming. A large
number of sewers will be nec
essary as the costumes for
this play will be made ra
ther than rented. Lists for
crews are posted in room 231.
Interested students can con
tact Mr. Kagey.
The rehearsal schedule and
audition hints are also posted
in room 231. The rehearsal
schedule for this year has been
changed, so interested persons
should consult the materials
posted. Scripts are on reserve
in the library. These wishing
to audition should familiarize
themselves with the plays prior
to Tuesday night tryouts.
Wesleyan Gains
New Professors
The faculty of N. C. Wes
leyan College has been in
creased over the summer. Ar
thur H. Adams was appointed
assistant professor of German.
Mr. Adams received a Fulbright
Fellowship) for two years. He
formerly taught at the Univer
sity of South Carolina, and he
is now completing work on his
dissertation. The Theater de
partment has added Richard
Kagey to its staff. Kagey re
ceived a Master of Science in
speech. He will teach speech
and theater design. Paul Kirk
joined the biology department
as an assistant professor. He
has received his Ph. D. and
formerly taught at VPI. In the
newly created elementary edu
cation, Mrs. Helen Matthews
has been added. She formerly
worked with the Board of Edu
cation in Martin County, N. C.
She has a master of arts in
elementary education.
With the mathematics depart
ment is Mr. Lee Hagglund. Mr.
Hagglund is working on his
Ph. D. at Duke. Mr. Arthur
McCoy has joined the music de
partment. He is directing Wes
leyan Concert band. The history
department has Dr. Lewis F.
Snow. Dr. Snow received his
Ph. D. from the University of
North Carolina. He formerly
taught at the University of Idaho.
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Wesleyan’s opening soccer game is Saturday, September 26
with Pfeiffer College. Then player, now coach Al Horne slides
past a Methodist College lineman in action here two years ago.
See Bob O’Keef’s column on page four for more information on
soccer season.