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TUSEDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1972
Teagarden Announces
Visit Of Russian Poet
Dr. Jack Teagarden, chair
man of the Wesleyan humani
ties division, announced today
that Yevgeny Yevtushenko,
world reknown and Russian
poet, will be the first speaker
in a series of lectures sponsor
ed by the Forum this Spring, He
will present his reading-lecture
at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, Febru
ary 6, in Carmichael Audi
torium in Chapel Hill, North
Carolina.
Yevtushenko has become the
Soviet Union’s most famous
living poet, and one of the
world’s most widely admired
literary celebrities. He was
born in 1933 in Zima, Siberia
and now lives in Moscow. His
works have been translated in
to many languages and his au
dience is world wide. His re
cent poetic statements about
Vietnam, Kent State, the death
of Louis Armstrong, Che Gue
vara, received major coverage
in the international press. In
his outspoken Introduction to
STOLEN APPLES, entitled
“Being Famous Isn’t Pretty,”
Yevtushenko says: “Imayhave
won the ear of many nations,
but it’s a mixed blessing. Rea
ders are too despotic. Once in
love with a poet for some
thing, they expect it to appear
again and again, forever,”
Because of the great cost of
this program, the Forum, con
trary to its usual ‘ custom,
will have to charge an admis
sion fee of $1,00, Even at this,
there will be no profit earned.
All tickets are for general ad
mission. No reserved seats
will be offered. Tickets may
be purchased either at the Car
olina Union Information Desk
beginning Monday, January 24,
or at the Carmichael Box Of
fice the evening of the per
formance.
Joshua Kenigbolo
Enrolls At NCWC
Wesleyan received a new ex
change student on the campus
last week: he is J oshua Paul
Kenigbolo of Port Hercourt,
Nigeria, Joshua plans to study
economics while here at Wes
leyan and to play some soccer,
a game very popular in his coun
try, Josh, age 26, is resid
ing in 116 Edgecombe Hall with
Alex Adams, He has a brother
living in Salisburg, N. C., but
this is Joshua’s first trip tothe
United States,
When asked how he likes Wes
leyan, Josh said, “, , , Wes
leyan is a nice place to study,
very beautiful, and the students
are friendly, the professors ap
proachable, I don’t think I will
have any trouble studying
here,”
Four Wesleyan Professors
Planning To Leave In June
When asked what impresses
him most about our country.
Josh replied, “, , , I think that
what I like most is the edu
cational set-up, the students
are free to study whatever they
wish; it is not as stringent
as in other countries , . , The
slang I am not so much used to.
I am from a former British co
lony where people do not use
slang as much , , , It impress
es me that there is a lot of
freedom for everybody. You are
free to do what you like, with
no interference from the laws.
The girls and boys here are
free to mix as they like. The
laws here are good,”
When Joshua completes his
studies here, he will return to
Nigeria to work as an econo
mist.
Dr, Jack Moore, Academic
Dean, has recently announced
several personnel changes
in the Wesleyan faculty for the
academic year 1972-73, Two
faculty members. Dr, William
Field and Mr, Garry Ewing,
have announced their plans to
resign after this year while two
other teachers, Mr. Joseph
Price and Coach Neal Chancey,
have been informed that their
contracts will not be renewed.
Dr. Field, Assistant Profes
sor of Economics and chairman
of the department, has accept
ed a position on the faculty of
Appalachian State University in
Mr. JOSEPH PRICE
Mr, WILLIAM FIELD
Mr, NEAL CHANCEY
Greek Notes:
Mr, GARRY EWING
Fraternities Announce
1972 Pledge Classes
Joshua Kenigbolo, Wesleyan’s newest exchange student from
Nigeria,
Following the completion of
rush week and silent period
for the three Wesleyan cam
pus Greek system, Sigma O-
mega, Nu Gamma Phi, Alpha
Delta Chi, forty-two men de
cided to pledge the individual
fraternities. Marshall Old,
pledgemaster for Sigma Omega
announced that 19 men joined
the pledge class: they are Bob
Rivers, Mark Lambert, Jay Van
Hoose, Doug Elder, Brandt
Bechtold, Ken Young, Jeff Lan-
don, Danny Cottle, Eddie Scar
borough, Mike Pilling, Mike
Joyner, Grey Seymour, Grey
Basnight, Marty Baird, Ralph
Rose, Pete Van Keuren, Kent
Bostick, Gilbert Francis, and
Randy Scott. From this group,
Pete Van Keuren was elected
president; Brandt Bechtold,
secretary; and Jeff Land on,
treasurer. The Brotherhood of
Nu Gamma Phie pledged 14
people accordingtoDennisCus-
tis: Richard A Is berry, Harry
Whitley, Jack Taylor, John
Morton, Jimmy Smith, Will Al
ston, W. S. Dolan, Scotty Scott,
Randolph Holland, Gil Mc
Millan, Elbert Wampler, Greg
Williams, Mac Buhrman, and
Bruce Rappaport. Alpha Delta
Chi chose Charlie Rogers, Joe
Cardwell, Hamp Covert, Car
lyle Taylor, Kent Swann, Dave
Roberts, Jimmy Coppola and
Phil Frazier, according to Lar
ry Foster, pledgemaster.
Boone, N. C. Dr, Field has
indicated that his primary rea
son for making the move is
financial. It is believed that
his salary at Appalachian will
be somewhat higher than his
present salary. He is currently
in his third year on the Wes
leyan teaching staff.
Garry Ewing, a Wesleyan
graduate who received his MBA
from the College of William
and Mary, plans to enter law
school next year, possibly at
Wake Forest University or at
the Marshall-Wythe School
of Law at William and Mary.
Mr, Ewing, who joined the Wes
leyan faculty last September as
an instructor in economics and
business, was hired with the un
derstanding that he would con
tinue his education after this
year,
Mr, Joseph Price, currently
in his fourth year at Wesley
an as an instructor in French,
has been informed that his con
tract will not be renewed for
the upcoming academic year,
Mr, Price has no comment at ,
this time concerning his plans,
Neal Chancey, an instructor
in physical education and coach
of the basketball team, has also
been informed that he will not
be offered a contract for the
1972-73 year, (See related sto
ry in DECREE of January 25,)
Coach Chancey formally an
nounced his learning of the de
cision on January 18 to the
Rocky Mount EVENING TELE
GRAM, Chancey, who said
that the administrative decision
came as quite a “shock,” has
not at this time made definite
plans for the next year.
Dean Moore has also infor
med the DECREE staff that fur
ther examination and re-evalu
ation of each department and of
the college’s total personnel
needs will be necessary in or
der to determine any other
changes that are to be made
on the next year’s faculty, Con-
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Harry Golden
Visits Campus
Harry Golden, noted Char
lotte, N. C., writer and social
critic, will visit the Wesleyan
campus tonight as the guest
of the Friends of the Library,
He will appear in the Libra
ry at 8:00 p,m. Most of Mr,
Golden’s books have been on
the best-seller lists and have
been translated into several
foreign languages. He was
sole editor of the CAROLINA
ISRAELITE for some 26 years
although it closed down in
March 1968, The Friends of
the Library have extended an in
vitation to all students and
townspeople for this free event.