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U. s. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 217 Rocky Mount, N. C. Noa-Profit Organization NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN COLLEGE VOLUME Xn, NUMBER 23 ROCKY MOUNT, N. C. TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1971 President Collins Addresses Faculty Editor’s Note: President Col lin’s message to the assem bled faculty last week seems Articularly appropiate as the academic year ends. We would like to share his comments with the student body. With Will Rogers, North Ca rolina Wesleyan College can re ply, “The reports of our death are greatly exaggerated,” Dr. Cameron West did not say we are dead ... or necessarily dying. He did say, “If you do not change, you will die.” Let me recite three simple statements: Now, as always (1) Change will come. As us ual (2) Those best qualified to change resist it. Therefore, as usual (3) Those less well qua lified may be forced to cause change to occur. Talk of downgrading any pro gram at Wesleyan is nonsense. You, the Faculty, are depress ing the students wrongly. The determiner ofquality is notwhat requirements we offer, but qua lity of teachers we have in classrooms, books in library, students we can attract to share in excitement of learning. We think these should convince student associates. I believe there is still time for you, the faculty, most able to create beneficial change, be fore it is made by those less well qualified in terms of num bers enrolled, cost of utiliza tion, and ableability of resour ces. (Oontinued On f age 4) Activists Make Old President At the last meeting of the Wesleyan Activists, Marshall Old was elected President. Ac tivists is an honary organiza tion that is trying to affliate itself with a national honor fraternity, Omicron Delta Kap pa, Also elected with Old were Dennis Hayek, vice-president, and Bruce Wright, secretary- treasurer. If everything in their present application is ap proved, the Activists may be come ODK next fall. Wesleyan SGA Releases First Faculty Evaluation By BRUCE WRIGHT After months of preparation, the Student Government As sociation has finally publish ed the first full report on “Stu dent Evalation of the Faculty,” The project was begun on Jan uary by a sub-committee ap pointed by the student Senate NCSU Panthers Preview Patio Wesleyan’s patio plans were revealed on Thursday night by the Green Panthers of the design school of the N. C, State Uni versity. The proposed design which includes 3400 feet of patio space surrounded by plant-bed- ing and iron fence cornered with brick posts will conform with the architecture of the col lege. In the meeting which was at tended by approximately 25 stu dents, one of the designers re vealed that the estimated cost including alf labor and mater ials would be roughly $15,122. This does not include money that can be saved by gifts from lo cal contractors and nursery companies and student-donated labor, A rendering of the complete designs will be posted in the student union and final voting on the design will be held on Tuesday of exam week. under the joint leadership of, Ed Gunter, S. G. A. Vice- President, andDr, Cordts. Dean of Students. Other persons on the committee included Bar bara Brown, Dennis Hayek, Doug Kozlowski, Lynda Land, Bruce Miller, Howard Payne, Beth Speake, Helen Steiner, Allen Winter, and BruceWright. After several preliminary meetings, the Committee fin ally agreed upon the Harvard form as the most concise me thod of evaluation both the in structor and the course. These forms were distributed to all students and the response was quite favorable. The forms were then grouped for each pro fessor and the tabulation began. The mathematical computation was easy but the condensing of the open-ended parts of the for calling for comments concern ing the course and the instruc tor was generally considered to be the hardest stage of the pro ject by the Committee mem bers. The purpose of the evalua tion is stated in the intro duction to the report: “This is by no means the end of this project, but the beginning of what should be the most impor tant committee report available to the student ... It will be up to the committees of suc cessive years to perpetuate the precedent we have this year established.” f Continued On Page 3) Ruth Smith Named NCW Best Professor Mrs, Ruth Smith, member of the English faculty, was award ed the third “Nu Gamma Phi Best Professor Award” in the Honors Convocation last week. Mrs. Smith, after receiving a standing ovation, thanked the student body on whose vote the award had been made. Dr. Allen Cordts presided over the awards presentation present ing some twenty different awards to Wesleyan students. The science fraternity, Chi Beta Phi, presented an award in math to Shirley Clay, and award in physics to Mert Phelps, and an award in psy chology to Frank Matthews. Re becca Pittman received the Chi Beta Phi key for service to the club. Other members of the Science Division who were re cognized for academic merit were John Sutton (math), Cathy Lawton (chemistry), and Paul Leeland (psychology). The Compass Club presented Raye Suitt with their award for greatest participation in club work. Jeff Harris was given the Peoples Bank and Trust Com pany’s Outstanding Econom ics Major Award while David Saunders received the achieve ment in economics prize. The Student Music Educa tors National Conference pre sented Chris Scot with a one year scholarship for the study of applied music. From the French department, Dorothy Nu Gamma Phi President Ken Carter presents Mrs, Rath Smith the best professor award. Williams received the Phar- ris - Strickland Award for ex cellence in French, Mrs, Sarah Alexandar, continuing her prac tice begun last year of giving a special award, did so this year. The receipient of this award was Don Papke, Dean Cordts recognized those stud ents that had been named to Who’s Who; they are Bill Brantley, Gary Christopher, Jean Farrish, Ed Gunter, John Hornday, Bob Leyda, Marshall Old, Julia Robinson, Ro land Shaw, Helen Steiner, Al len Winter, and Bruce Wright, Roland Shaw received an award from First Presbyterian Chu rch for outstanding achievement in music. Martha Moore was presented with the Freshman Writing Award sponsored by the Rocky Mount Rotary Club. Shelia Glover was selected by Wesleyan Players for their award. The John Paul Jones History Award which sponsored by the Nash County Colonial Dames was presented toJeannie Farrish. Mrs. Barbara Brown was recognized for her position as senior with the highest aca demic average. Circle, K selected by a vote of the Inter-Club Council as the organization that has contri buted the most to Wesleyan, was given the Dean of Stu dents’ Award, Helen Steiner was awarded the Leadership and Service Award for Womenwhich was sponsored by the Pilot Club while Ed Gunter re ceived the same award for men (sponsored by the college chap lain), Roland Shaw received •the President’s Cup for the attitude which he has conveyed. After these awards were pre sented the meeting was ended. 1970-1971 Year-End Review: Even Flounders Took Sides By MARSHALL R. OLD “ , . . And high above the pines that gently sway, salute thee for the riches you im part . , ,” Again we sang those words which for three years have signaled the open ing and the closing Convoca tion; apt words they are for a conclusion for we must try to leave remembering those riches that have been impart ed—even those riches that were imparted painfully, Wesleyan’s 12th year has been a year of conflict, contention, and change; moreover, the issues that have often split the school were those issues that could have brought all of us together. One of my professors said in a class re cently, “Even a flounder must take sides sometimes,” Tra gically during the current year, many of us like flounders have had our eyes on the same sides of our heads and have been swimming through thewaters of this institution without the ad vantage of clear vision. We have taken sides and squared off against our foes, but the question remains, what good has been done in 1970-71? Though the word good is a re lative term, the assumption is made that anything that has be nefited the school in general has been good. For example, two campus service organ izations in co-operation with the American Red Cross and the Wesleyan Administration directed the first campus blood drive in more than four years, collecting 2Q6 pints in a single day. Due credit must be giv en to Circle K and Activists, The Wesleyan Student Govern ment Association in a burst of creativity planned an out door patio, increased student interest in elections, and de veloped and published the first evaluation of the faculty. With out the aid of an organizational backbone to sustain their ef forts, many Wesleyan students worked together to produce a student recruitment service which fanned out during the breaks (and hopefullyduringthe (Continued On Page 2)
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