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U. s. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 217 Rocky Mount, N. C. Noa-Proht Organization NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE VOLUME Xn, NUMBER 11 ROCKY MOUNT, N. C, MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1970 READYING. Dr. William Sasser puts the Wesleyan Singers through one of their last rehearsals before the eleventh annual Christmas concert. The program will also feature the Chamber Singers. Singers To Present Concert Tuesday Night, Everett Gym ROCKY MOUNT — N. C. Wes leyan College’s eleventh Annual Christmas Concert will be pre sented tomorrow night in Ever ett Gymnasium at 8:15 p.m. Dr. William G. Sasser, chair man of Wesleyan’s Music De partment and director of the 60- member Wesleyan Singers, has announced that the program will feature Christmas motets, an thems, folk songs and carol arrangements popular from the 16th century through the pre sent. The Chamber Singers, a small selected group of voices, will be directed by Dr. John Davis, assistant professor of (Continued on Page 2) Wesleyan Hosts Fifth Annual Homecoming N.C. Wesleyan College’s fifth Annual Homecoming Weekend was held December 4-6, with a full schedule of activities to welcome and entertain visit ors, alumni and students. The Alumni Board of Direc tors met at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Alumni Office, followed by an informal lunch in the college cafeteria. The after noon events began at 1 p.m. with the second annual bed- race around the campus drive sponsored by the Junior Class. At 2 p.m. alumni were special guests when Wesleyan’s basket ball team played UNC-G in Everett Gymnasium. During halftime the Homecoming Court was presented, A highlight of the week end was the crowning of the Home coming Queen on Saturday night at a semi-formal dance held at the Elks Club. All res idence halls held Open House Sunday afternoon, and North Hall hosted a reception. Homecoming Weekend is sponsored jointly by the Inter- Fraternity Council, the SGA Social Commission, and the Alumni Association’s Home coming Committee, with parti cipation by the entire student body. ROCKY MOUNT -- N.C. Wes leyan College has received a grant of nuclear equipment from the Atomic Energy Commission in Washington, D. C., accord ing to an announcement by Dr. William Kilgore, chairman of Wesleyan’s Chemistry Depart ment. Consisting of eight nuclear instruments, the equipmentwill be used for a course in radi ation physics now offered at the college. The grant was award ed on the basis of a compe titive proposal submitted by Dr, John E. Baxter, assistant pro fessor of chemistry at Wesle yan, and the equipment, although used, is the equivalent of ap proximately $4,000 new value. Up to three colleges can com pete for these A EC equipment grants, and the instruments are awarded on the basis of the best proposal submitted. In the past two years Wes leyan graduates from the De partment of Chemistry have re presented from three to six per cent of the college’s graduating class of approximately 100. Twelve Wesleyan Students Selected For ‘Who’s Who’ By JULIE ROBINSON Twelve Wesleyan students have been nominated and ac cepted as the college’s repre sentatives in the publication Who’s Who In American Col leges and Universities. The nominations include six juniors and six seniors, and is made up of three women and nine men. Juniors chosen are Gary Christopher, Marshall Old, Ju lie Robinson, Helen Steiner, Al len Winter, and Bruce Wright. Senior representatives are Bill Brantley, Jean Parish, Ed Gun ter, John Hornaday, Bob Leyda, and Roland Shaw. Gary, a resident of Feder- alsburg, Maryland, is past chairman of the Interfaith Com mission, a member of Concert Band, an activist and is staff photographer of The Decree. As a member of Wesleyan Col lege Theatre, Gary was seen re cently as Richard Rich in the production A Man For All Sea sons. Gary is an English major. Marshall, is currently Inter faith Commission Chairman, Assistant Editor of The Decree, and a member of The Wesle yan Singers. He was recently tapped as an Activist member. Marshall, also an English ma jor, is from Moyock, North Car olina. Julie, an English major, is a member of the Compass Club, Pi Epsilon Sorority, the Bruits, and is editor of The Decree. She is secretary of The Wes leyan Singers. She recently represented Wesleyan at the Southern Universities Student Government Association Con vention in Raleigh, Julie is $850,000 Pledged In Capital Funds Drive AECDonates Nuclear Equipment ToNCWC Wesleyan’s Campaign Com mittee has set January 15, 1971, as the date for attainment of the first $1 million plateau in the college’s current Capital Fund Campaign, Todate$850,- 000 has been pledged toward this goal, and with continued di ligent efforts by the workers, the first plateau is expected to be completely subscribed by January, Under the effective leader ship of Co-Chairmen James B. Powers and Thomas W. Hicks, more than 100 workers have cultivated prospects with the result that 521 persons and businesses have signed com mitments, The Campaign Ca binet has assured the Board of Trustees that the first million dollar plateau is attainable. The second plateau of the campaign to establish a sta bilization fund and to build the greatly needed Fine Arts Cen ter has been assigned a tar get of $2,000,000 in total pled ges by January 15, 1973. As current pledges are paid the stabilization of college op erating funds will be achieved, and the plans for the Fine Arts Center will be perfected. The architectural firm, Lashmit Brown and Polluck of Winston- Salem, will work with the Build ing Committee of the Board of Trustees in completing plans for the auditorium to seat 1,200 persons. This will enable the college to share a wide variety of events and cultural attrac tions with all eastern North Carolina, Proposed construction of an additional residence hall for 120 students has been delayed for at least one year. Study will bee made of enrollment trends and residence needs for Wesleyan’s students during this interim period. The alumni have voted to support the campaign to con struct the natatorium as an extension to Everett Gymn asium. This project will con tinue to claim alumni attention but its urgency is considered secondary to the need for the Fine Arts Center which will include, in addition to the aud itorium, classrooms, a theatre, and performing studios for music, theatre, and art offer ings at the college. from Washington, D.C. Helen Steiner, a resident of Hyattsville, Maryland is cur rently Junior Class president, a member of the Interfaith Com mission, a member of Wesleyan Singers and Wesleyan Players. She was the first recipient of the Assistant Dean of Students award for academic achieve ment and service. Last year Helen edited The Bishops Law and was chairman of the pub lications board. Allen Winter is a member of Alpha Delta Chi, a column ist of the Decree, and is a for mer member of the student Se nate, He has been active on both the wrestling and tennis team. Allen, from Gaithers burg, Maryland, is also Stu dent Government Elections chairman. Bruce Wright, from Rich mond, Virginia is currently president and accompanist of the Wesleyan Singers, a mem ber of The Activists, and is a co-columnist of the “Over Troubled Water” column in The Decree. Bruce is also a past president of the class of '72 and a member of the economics club. He is a Spanish-econ- omics major. Senior Bill Brantley is past president of the student Senate, current president of The Act ivists and of Students Against Architectual Barriers, A his tory major. Bill has worked consistently in SAAB’s cam paign to purchase an elevator for the Administration build ing, Jean Farish, also a Senior history major, is editor the The Dissenter and is president of Pi Epsilon Sorority. Slie is a past cheerleader and served on the Steering Committee for the third annual Parents Week end last October, Jeanie is (Continued On Page 2) Social Committee Sponsors Roten Gallery Exhibition The Social Commission will sponsor an exhibition and sale of original graphic art by con temporary and old master art ists. Arranged by the Fer dinand Roten Galleries of Balt imore, Maryland, the exhibi tion will be on display from 10:00 a,m, to 5 p.m. Included in the exhibition will be over 1,000 original etchings, lithographs, and woodcuts by artists such as Picasso, Cha gall, Miro, Renoir, Rouault, Kollwitz and many other in cluding contemporary Amer ican, European, and Japanese printmakers. Prices range from $5.00 to $1,000 with the majority priced under $100. A representative of the Ro ten Galleries will be present at the exhibition to answer any question the public may have regarding graphic art and print- making. Established in 1932, Roten Galleries has one of the larg est collections of graphic art in the country. The firm oper ates its main gallery at 123 West Mulberry Street in Balt imore with a branch gallery in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Ferdinand Roten Galleries spe cializes in arranging exhibition sales of original graphic art at colleges, museums, and art centers throughout the country.
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