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Series Support Varies
By RUSTY KELLY
Norman Mayo, who sparked
the idea of a speaker series
on campus here reports that
$125 has been raised toward
the cost of the speakers. The
money was donated at $1 per
person.
Mayo has spoken to Nash
and South dorms on the issue but
Tuition Increased
To $2425 For ’71
Newsworthy
The impact of inflationary
forces upon the cost of utili
ties, salaries, and supplies was
offered by the Board of Trus-
Lawson; Poem Accepted
In National Anthology
News Bureau-- Kathy L. Law
son, a sophomore will have two
of her poems, published in the
Annual Anthology of College
Poetry.
The Anthology, issued by the
National Poetry Press in Los
Angeles, Calif., is a compila
tion of outstanding poetry writ
ten by the college men and wo
men of America, representing
every state in the country. Ac
cording to the editor, poetry
selections are made from thou
sands of manuscripts submit-
"tS each year.
Kathy, a 1969 graduate of
Rocky Mount Senior High School
is the daughter of Mrs. Kath
leen Lawson of 614 Pine St.
Switchboard:
and Charles R. Lawson, also of
Rocky Mount. One of her poems
“A Sly” is printed below.
A SLY
Make haste they fitfully cry.
The gypsies’ cartwheels fast.
But I with lonesome sigh
Have lame designs on thf. last.
Never call to one alone,
The wisdom tree is yet not
bare.
Who desire limpid fruit
With dew flowers folding
there.
The angry glance of a fiery
sunset
Cast its hot eye on me.
Dead fruit stands not so bad
Compared to the rest of the
tree.
Kathy Lawson
Brantley interview
News Bureau—N. C. Wesley
an College President Thomas A
Collins and Bill Brantley, pre
sident of the campus organiza
tion, Students Against Archi
tectural Barriers, will be in
terviewed in Raleigh on the
Charlie Gaddy Television Show
(WRAL) at 9'a.m., Tuesday,
Nov. 24.
The interview will feature a
discussion of existing physical
facilities available to handi
capped and wheelchair students
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Reaching, A iding Those On Drugs
tees as the reason for an in
crease of $150 in tuition and
fees approved for the 1971-72
academic year. Room and board
charges were not increased.
.The board expressed deep .
concern for many students
caught in the economics squeeze
and pledged its efforts toward
increasing funds available for
scholarships, tuition grants-in
aid, and loans so that deserv
ing students might be enabled
to continue their education.
Next year tuition and fees
for the Fall, Winter, and May
terms will be increased from
$1,350 to $1,500. Room fees
will remain at $325 and board
at $600 for resident students.
President Collins explain
ed, “The increase was necessi
tated by many factors. The
basic cost for practically all
services and commodities pur
chased by the college has con
tinued a steady rise. To re
tain the high quality faculty at
tracted to North Carolina Wes
leyan will require increased sa
laries. Improved insurance be
nefits have already been made
effective for faculty and staff
members. Being unwilling to
diminish the quality of educa
tional and CO-curricular pro
grams, the board could find no
alternative--the increase was
reluctantly approved.”
has yet to talk to Edgecombe
and North Halls. He also re
ports that many faculty mem
bers have indicated their sup
port. Dr. Johnson pledged mo
netary support to the series,
and commented on the ser
ies because, “I do not neces
sarily approve the speaker ser
ies but approve of the student
right to investigate such issues.
I hope that they recognize these
opinions represent a tiny
minority of attitudes of people
in America and will be dealt
with on their merits.”
Asked where the speaker
would come from and who they
were Mayo replied that Bill
Thorpe of the American Civil
Liberties Union was the only
confirmed speaker at this time.
The other speakers chosen are
from Malcolm X University in
Greenville, N. C. on the Black
Panthers, an abortion speaker
from Durham Medical Cent
er and from Mary Washington
College in Fredericksburg,
Virginia on Women’s Libera
tion.
Mayo stated that bringing this
series on to the Wesleyan cam
pus will present a spectrum of
political opinion from left to
right here.
When asked by the DECREE
if there would be any middle of
the road speakers Mayo replied,
“We’re getting mostly middle of
the road speakers now. I don’t
think the students respond to a
middle of the road speaker.”
Mayo said that he got the
ideas for the speakers when he
went to California in his May
Term last year. With John
Stoddard, he visited such plac
es as the Berkeley campus of
the University of California, Sy-
nanon, and the Los Angles Free
Health Clinic.
He said the social response
at these places contrasts sharp-
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Men often reach. Reach for
the chance to be a part of a re
levant organization. Today a
relevant organization is deve
loping with great enthusiasm.
Relevant to the youth of Rocky
Mount and a challenge to the
sincerity of man for his fellow,
this organization called
Switchboard is composed of
much work and effort yet to be
accomplished.
Switchboard is reaching to
the minds of those that use
drugs. The purpose is not to
condemn not to force values or
ideals of the Switchboard opera
tors rather the purpose lies in
being a friend when none are
around. The main function will
lie in aiding those in trouble
with drugs. To the uses of
Switchboard of by the public at
large will be to inform as to
the actual medical, legal and
general social factors involved
with the use of drugs. An aid
to parents a friend to the “us
er.” Switchboard has a diffi
cult task ahead.
Difficulty diminishes with the
confidence and knowledge that
selct doctors, lawyers, and ad
visors that have a profession
al background in psychology
and sociology are able to bol
ster. There is one fact that
stand and will stand. Switch
board is developing a program
of training. Not training in
words to say or philosophies
to believe rather a training in
medical knowledge and legal
knowledge that the operators
must be able to discuss over
the phone. The operation of
Switchboard is an honest en
deavor to be a friend and es
pecially a responsible friend
of the youth of Rocky Mount.
Rocky Mount extends to the
campus of Wesleyan in this en
deavor. Wesleyan is compos
ed of the youth of America that
is concerned each day with his
fellow. The task now is for
enough as to become apart of
Switchboard. Often times we
disagree with the food situation,
and the dormitory regulations
of our community yet only on
occasion do the student reach to
Rocky Mount in a matter that
can solve problems. This ar
ticle neither condemns nor
commends drugs or stimulus of
any kind for this article is aim
ed to the distinct mind of those
who wish to aid youth in drugs.
Drugs are a distinct problem
when viewed through the eye of
our society. Drugs are a phy
sical and legal danger. Drugs
reach to the minds of men and
control those minds at times.
Time develops action and to
day action is Switchboard. Men
often reach in time, will you as
a member of the youth of Wes
leyan? The way to reach Switch
board is through The Decree,
stop by the office if you are in
terested. Men often reach in
time, will you?
Looking up . . . Photo by Christopher.