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THE DECREE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1974
This You Read
Now for what’s happening. This last weekend was parent’s weekend. This year it had to
be the strangest weekend I’ve ever seen. I just couldn’t believe the amount of parents that
came here. It’s no small wonder that when the parents are here things always seem to get
better, at least it isn’t to me. Well this year things didn’t go over with the parents so
smoothly, at least not like it has in the past. It looks like this year’s crop of parents were
looking for some answers to some pretty heavy questions. The paramount issue was that
of the food at this place. Some or maybe I should say most the parents were unhappy with
the food. Which brings me to a little story.
That weekend I met one of my fraternity brother’s parents, this man was Mr. Elbert
Wampler (Big El Lillte 1). Mr. Wampler is Chairman of the Parents’ Fund organization.
The function of this organization is to raise money and donate it to the school. Well to
make a long story short I met Big L at a party we began to talk and one of the things we
talked about was the food. Big L told me that quite a few of the parents had aired their
grievances in the company of the top administration officials. He also told me that things
would get better shortly. I took this to be another typical put-off from an elder person,
and was really bummed out. Well I owe Mr. Wampler an apology because things have
gotten better. This isn’t the result of efforts on Mr. Wampler’s part only. It is the product
of several people believe it or not. Mary Anne Brinser, and Dean of Students also
Championed the students cause in the field of better food. Well Coach I’ve just got to tell
you how good that it feels to have a Dean who really cares about his students. I’ll tell you
things are looking up here every day. Now we’re even allowed to get seconds at a meal.
That way if the food is no good at least we’ll be able to eat more of it. I have to admit
though on the whole that parents’ weekend had some great effects.
The Moral of this story is “If someone ever does something that isn’t beneficient to your
well being, Mom’s gonna get her broom out of the closet and beat some —”
Guess I’ve used enough space this time. Try to help me with social commission, thanks
to everybody’s parents, and last but not least I’ve got a joke. Do you think you can handle
it?
QUESTION; HOW DO YOU KEEP A POLOCK IN SUSPENSE?
ANSWER:
Parents' Weekend
He wants to know when open house starts.
Get Involved!!!
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A Warning
As illustrated in the picture
left it is possible for weird
creatures to visit us on campus.
It’s not too funny wrhen it’s for
real. Friday, Nov. 1 it w?as for
real: three girls from North
Dorm and four from Nash
reported incidents of indecent
exposure. Each time the man
halted his car (a white
Chevrolet, Biscayrie) beside a
female student and inquired the
time; could be a normal request
except that the second time he
asked was ten minutes after the
first time. When the girl moved
closer to give him the time, she
ws shocked and sacred. It’s
hard to tell a pervert from a
distance.
I don’t know what can be
done to prevent such people
from entering the campus, so
all I can do is to extend this
warning to all the female
students. I told some of the
male students about it, their
response: “I wish we could find
a perverted woman riding
around this campus!” So I guess
I won’t bother warning the rest
of the male students. But
maybe some of the security
boys will read this and think up
a defense for the girls.
More likely though they’ll
devise an offense, that is a
scheme to catch a lascivious
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Parents’ Weekend, sponsor
ed annually by N. C. Wesleyan
College students to honor and
entertain their parents and
relatives, was held on campus
Friday, Oct. 25 through Sun
day, Oct. 27.
Following the Founders’ Day
11 a.m. Convocation on Friday,
parents had lunch in the
College Cafeteria and the af
ternoon was spent in informal
campus tours. Friday night at
8:15, the Music Department’s
annual Pops Concert was pre
sented in Everett Gymnasium.
The concert featured the Wes
leyan Singers, under the direc
tion of Noel Lovelace, the
Wesleyan Band, conducted by
Arthur McCoy, and the Cham
ber Singers, directed by Dr.
John S. Davis.
Official registration was held
Saturday, October 26, from
9:30 a.m. until 12 noon at the
home of President and Mrs.
Thomas A. Collins.
A bicycle race around the
campus drive was set for 11
a.m., featuring several riding
classes for both women and
men. A buffet luncheon in the
Cafeteria was served from 12
noon until 1:30 p.m., and
simultaneously from noon until
2 p.m. all residence halls,
fraternity and sorority lounges
held open house.
Three hour-long seminars in
Braswell Administration Build
ing were set for 2 p.m.
featuring faculty speakers. On
the separate programs were
Mrs. Jean Edge, whose topic
was “Women’s Athletics,” Cor
bitt B. Rushing, who spoke on
“Politics Today,” and Edward
Ls Hester, who discussed “In
flation.”
Also at 2 p.m. the Battling
Bishops played a soccer game
with Christopher Newport on
the athletic field on campus.
Beginning at 4:30 p.m. a
reception in the Wesleyan
Library offered parents and the
Wesleyan faculty an opportun
ity to meet for informal dis
cussion.
Parents and college person
nel gathered for a 6 p.m.
banquet to formally organize a
Parents’ Association, prior to
the 8:15 p.m. performance of
the Claude Kipnis Mime Thea
tre in Everett Gymnasium.
On Sunday morning a family
worship service was planned
followed by lunch, which
concluded Parents’ Weekend
festivities.
Also for Parents’ Weekend,
the N. C. Wesleyan College
Music Department presented
its annual Pops Concert Friday,
Oct. 25, at 8:15 p.m. in Everett
Gymnasium. There was no
admission charge and the public
was cordially invited.
Four performing groups ap
peared on the program, the
Wesleyan Singers, the Concert
Band, the Rock-Jazz Band and
the Chamber Singers. Conduc
tors were Wesleyan faculty
members Noel Lovelace, the
Singers; Arthur McCoy, the
bands; and Dr. John S. Davis,
the Chamber Singers. Piano
accompanist for the Singers
was Sharon Lockwood, a junior
from Hampton, Va.
The largest choral group, the
Wesleyan Singers, presented
“Bless the Beasts and Child
ren,” “Autumn Leaves,” “Yes
terday” and “I Believe in
Music.” Thirty voices, both men
and women, sang with the
college’s choral group.
Included in the Rock-Jazz
portion of the program were
several selected numbers, and
the Concert Band featured
marches and popular show
tunes. A composition by Dr.
Davis, “Reverie,” was played
by the Concert Band, as well as
highlights from “The Music
Man.” Sharon Lockwood con
ducted one of the march selec
tions, and William Dawson, a
sophomore from Lovingston,
Va., appeared in “Reverie” as
soloist with his baritone horn.
The small group of selected
voices, the Chamber Singers,
which sings without accompan
iment performed “I Can See
Clearly Now,” with Leila Riddle
a freshman from Sanford, and
Brian Kilroy, a freshman from
North East, Md., handling the
solo parts. Included in the
Chamber performance was
“Shadrack” and “If We Only
Have Love.”
New Post Office Workers
May I take a moment of your
time to explain to you why you
may be experiencing some dif
ficulties in your mail service on
campus.
This year we have three very
willing students who have not
worked in the Post Office
before: Pat Cook, a junior,
Robert Askew and Bruce
Wright, both sophomores. They
have had to learn all the duties
of the Post Office since the Fall
term began.
Besides having to learn the
names of all the faculty, staff
and students on campus, they
must be able to trace and
forward mail to those persons
who are no longer with
Wesleyan College.
Their duties each day include
selling stamps, envelopes,
money orders, weighing and
shipping packages, and doing a
daily report with a bank
deposit. Each piece of mail
received in the morning and
dispatched each evening must
be counted and recorded. We
average 750 pieces daily.
Postage due mail is handled as
first class separately. They
must learn to certify, register,
and insure mail all of which is
handled with different charges
and require receipts and return
receipts.
Quite a bit of paper work is
required to handle C.O.D. mail
and customs charges which we
receive at regular intervals. All
mail for overseas must be
weighed and postage is charged
according to weight and de
stination.
There is so much to learn—
and bear in mind these students
are enrolled full time and must
attend classes and do “home
work.”
Please do give them a fair
chance to learn everything — it
will take time. They will try to
do a good job but they will need
to have your patient and
understanding.
Thank you,
Mrs. Sloane
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