VOLUME XIV
NUMBER 5
WEDNESDAY
NOVEMBER 15, 1972
DEBBIE PIFER and DR. JOHN DAVIS
Pifer Receives Scholarship
News Bureau—Debora Rae Pi
fer, a senior music major at
N. C. Wesleyan College, has
been awarded a Presser Foun
dation Music Scholarship for
the academic year 1972-73.
Wesleyan President Thomas
A. Collins, in making the an
nouncement, stated, “This sch
olarship is awarded for music
excellence, and Miss Pifer is
the second recipient of the
Presser grant at Wesleyan.”
The Presser Foundation
grants are limited to approxi
mately 100 universities and col
leges with outstanding music
programs. N. C. Wesleyan was
selected as one of the partici
pants in 1971 after the Foun
dation’s careful examination of
the college’s music depart
ment.
In designating the award,
preferential consideration is
given to students who are stu
dying to become music teach
ers. Other requirements are
that the student be of good cha
racter, satisfactory ratings and
in good academic standing at
the college leveL
A music education ma
jor whose special field is voice.
Miss Pifer plans to teach ele
mentary school music after her
graduation. She has performed
frequently in solo roles and
with the Wesleyan Singers, the
college’s largest choral group.
She is a member of the Cham
ber Singers, a select nine-voice
group which performs at civic
and college events.
Miss Pifer, who presented
her senior recital here in Oct
ober, is studying voice with Dr,
John Davis, associate profes
sor of music at Wesleyan.
She is the, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Pifer of 2218
Shoreham St., Durham. Miss
Pifer is a 1969 graduate of
Durham High School and dur
ing her student days there stu
died voice with Mrs. VeraTwa-
ddell, a private teacher.
Homecoming
Announced
The Social Commission of N.
C. Wesleyan College recently
announced plans for Homecom
ing to be held the first week
end in December. “Pheadra”,
a seven-member musical group
from Georgia, has been booked
to play for the Homecoming Da
nce Saturday night. This year
the dance will be held at the
Shrine Club and will be from 9
p.m. until 1 a.m. “Fable,”
one of last year’s attractions
for Spring Fling Week-end was
to have entertained but prob
lems within the group have
kept them from honoring the
commitment. “Pheadra” is
very similar to “Fable” and,
according to Tom Hardison,
Social Commission member in
charge of bookings, “They have
a solid reputation inthe South as
an excellent top-40 and rock
band. We were fortunate to be
able to book the group on such
short notice.”
The Commission announced
that the Homecoming repre
sentatives and the choice of que
en will take place same as in
the past. The bed race will
again be a part of the festivi
ties, this year sponsored by
the Junior Class.
One objective of the Commis
sion this year is to reestablish
the tradition of homecoming
displays and decorations. A
prize will be given to the group
who is responsible for the best
display. Information may be ob
tained from Chris Speel-
man, Social Chairman,
“We intended,” said Hardi
son, “to attempt to make Home
coming an entire week-end for
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Multiple Sclerosis
Week Held At NCWC
Circle K has begun its cam
paign against M. S. with an ex
tensive educational program to
alert the public to the tragedy
of Multiple Sclerosis, Marty
Lombardo, of New York, N. Y.,
Coordinator of Youth Activities
National Multiple Sclerosis So
ciety, visited the Wesleyan ca
mpus this past week. He began
his speaking tour by addressing
an open meeting of the Circle-
K Club in the private dining
room. Immediately following
the Circle-K meeting Lombar
do addressed interested mem
bers of the Rocky Mount com
munity in the staff room of Peo
ples Bank, Lombardo contin
ued his tour by appearing on the
Carolina Today Show, a local
program televised by WNCT,
channel 9, Greenville, N. C.
That afternoon Lombardo ad
dressed the Rocky Mount Ki-
wanis Club. He completed his
tour by speaking to other civic
organizations, including the Ro
anoke Rapids Kiwanis Club.
Lombardo, who is a 30-year-
old graduate of Rider College,
Trenton, N. J., became inter
ested in the fight against MS be
cause as he said, “It is a dis
ease of young adults, and it's
our responsibility to become
involved. We have an untapped
source of manpower and idea
lism in college students who are
eager for community involve
ment and are looking for mean
ingful ways to help others.”
Lombardo travels to schools
and colleges across the coun
try, where he is building an
organization of more than 15,-
000 young adults who volunteer
time and talents to abolish the
crippling neurological disease.
More Important than Lom
bardo’s presence throughout
this community was his mes
sage. A message of discrl-
mation against young adults be
tween the ages of 20-40; a mes
sage of pollution, of the ner
vous system of human beings;
a message of the denial of the
rights and liberties of young
adults to live a meaningful
life. When a person is diag-
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MR. LOMBARDO