VOLUME XIX, NUMBER
NORTH CAROLINA WESLEYAN CX)LLEGE, ROCKY MOUNT,, N.C.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1980
LADY BISOPS WIN DIVISION III STATE V-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP
By Earl Roberson
Decree Staff
In Greensboro the Lady
Bishop Volleyball team
whipped through the NCAIAW
Division III women’s
volleyball tournament without
losing a game in four mat
ches.
The Lady Bishops
defeated St. Andrews in the
championship 2 games to 0,
winning the final game of the
match 15-0. They finished the
regular season at 11-2, losing
only to Greensboro and St.
Andrews, they faced these two
teams in the state tournament
and beat them both im
pressively (beating St. An
drews two matches in the
same day).
Sweeping the tournament
lifted the Lady Bishops’
record to 22-2, and opened the
door for them to compete in
the AIAW Division III
regional tournament in
Merryville, Tenn., which
began on Nov. 20.
Wesleyan’s ace setter,
Joyce Sparks, who compiled
134 sets in two matches was
i
Coach Debbie Allison gives a “pep-talk” to Lady Bishops.
Wesleyan receives 27 Mega-bytes
By Ricky Creech
Decree Staff
Sim Wilde, Title III
coordinator, announced in
September that Wesleyan
College will purchase an IBM
34 system computer; he will
be responsible for the
establishment and im
plementation of this equip
ment.
The computer will be used
foremost as an administrative
tool. It will make the college
business operations more
efficient than is now possible.
For example, at present, the
two hundred bimonthly
payroll checks have to be done
by someone typing each one
separately. When the com
puter becomes functional, it
will handle the matter of
checks, printing them on
demand almost in
stantaneously, which will
reduce the labor involved and
greatly reduce the chances of
error. It will be used in
registration, resulting in
individualized schedule cards
for each student.
The student prc^ram of
computer study will come
later, probably a year from
now. The reason for this
period is that the faculty must
learn how they can best utilize
the computer and decide on
courses of study for students.
There is a possibility that in
the spring term there will be a
computer literacy course
offered. At that time those
interested in learning about
computers may be able to
take this study which will be
scheduled in the evening.
The computer will provide
great potential for faculty
members and individual
students to do research. The
basic purpose for the
academic section will be
allowing students to par
ticipate in the actual use of a
computer. When we leave
Wesleyan, we will need ex
perience using computers
because this is the age of
computers. Anyone who can
tell his prospective employer
that he has experience using a
computer will receive more
consideration than he would
otherwise.
In registration, its use will
mean that the college will
have a more efficient and
quicker registration system-
no more of that running back
and forth from advisor to
instructor to register for
students, no more over
crowded classes. These
problems now take until mid
term before being solved.
With a touch of a button, it will
tell the registrar, “Wait, hold
everything, that class is Hlled.
That student will have to find
another time to take that
particular class, or if that’s
impossible, here’s a list of
students who can be bumped,
so bump one of them.” The
computer will also do nice
things for the students during
registration, such as telling
the registrar, “I project there
will be too many students
wanting and needing to take
this course for the number of
classes you have scheduled.
So get busy and schedule
another class!”
The terminals (a terminal
is a typewriter keyboard with
a video screen, like a TV
screen, over it) will be placed
in the business office,
registrar’s office, and second
floor Braswell in what the
college is developing into a
learning center. The one in the
learning center will be
available to students and
faculty. A terminal outlet will
be established in Garber
Chapel for registration pur
ses.
Students will be identified
by numbers for computer
purposes. In order for the
computer to be efficient,
students must have a number.
However, it is important for
us to remember that
Wesleyan is a small college,
and there is no chance of
students becoming just
numbers to the administration
or faculty. It will not tell a
student that he can’t take a
certain course. It will never
decide what is the best course
of study for a student; the
advisor, and the student will
do that. But the computer will
help in keeping good records
and efficient management of
the information concerning a
student. It is a tool to do what
the administration is already
doing; it will only do it more
efficiently.
The computer arrived on
campus during the first week
in November. Installation will
be sometime in December,
and the college hopes it will be
functional by January. It
should not increase the tuition
at Wesleyan in the following
years, since it was funded
entirely by Title III of the
Higher Education Act of 1965.
The college received $75,000
specifically for the purchase
of a computer. The college
received the grant through
President Petteway’s efforts;
the college did not think it had
a chance of getting the grant,
but he was determined to try.
The computer will use
three different languages;
they will go into effect one at a
time. Since it is an IBM 34
System, it comes with its own
particular system, an RPG 2
language. The company will
add the Basic, and later the
college will add the Cobol,
which is the business-oriented
language. Due to cost, the
college will wait until it is sure
it is needed before adding the
Cobol. The IBM 34 will have 27
mega-bytes, or thstt level of
memory capacity. The basic
named the tournament’s most
valuable player, joining hitter
Marie Pruden and spiker
Jetanna “Jet” McClain on the
all-tournament team.
Spark’s best showing was
a 46-set display in the Lady
Bishops’ 15-6,15-6 victory over
scrappy Greensboro College
Friday, for their second win of
the tournament.
On Saturday, the Lady
Bishops put the Lady Knights
of St. Andrews in the losers’
bracket, handing them
defeats of 15-5, and 15-11. Lisa
Williams and Arlene Massey
tag-teamed the Lady Knights
in scoring all of Wesleyan’s
service points in the first
game.
Massey had five service
points and 11 spikes in the
second game. Pruden had
seven service points and
McClain had 16 spikes. Spar4cs
contributed 37 sets in that
match.
Later in the afternoon St.
Andrews defeated Wingate in
three games to move into the
finals. But going into the finals
against the Lady Bishops
spelled doom for the tough
Lady Knights as the girls from
Wesleyan impressively
defeated St. Andrews 15-6, 15-
0.
In the first game of the
match the score was tied at 2-
2, and again at 6-6 before the
Lady Bishops reeled off nine
unanswered points for the
win. Sparks served the final
five points of that game, while
Massey and McClain tallied
up four spikes each.
Coach Debbie Allison
credited the back line play of
Williams, Pruden and Kim
Hinton for that victory.
The Lady Bishops played
an almost flawless second
game. Massey and McClain
had four spikes each, while
Pruden and Susan Heaton had
two each. Beth Hayes added
four assists, and Sparks had 26
sets in the final match.
The Lady Bishops began
the tournament on Friday,
defeating Queens easily 15-4,
15-7. Massey and McClain led
the spiking totals in the first
game with six each. McClain
also had five straight service
points.
In the second game,
Massey had eight spikes with
Hinton and Williams leading
the serving.
Their victory over
Greensboro (15-6, 15-6) was
led by McClain’s 18 spikes.
Massey had 11. Williams
chalked up 14 service points
for the team.
The next stop for the Lady
Bishops is the Region II
tournament against Ken
tucky’s Division III winner.
The next day they face
Virginia’s state champion.
The bench
By Earl Roberson
Decree Staff
On all good teams there
are players who stand out and
are important to the team’s
overall success.
These players get more
recognition than anybody
else. But also on winning
teams, there are other players
who contribute a great deal to
the team. They very seldom
start in a game, and almost
never get the big head lines.
They push the starters at
practices, become
cheerleaders during the
games, and patiently wait for
ttieir call into the game. They
know that they must do well
when they get the chance, for
the better they play, the
cost after discounts was ap
proximately $61,000; however,
total cost of “start-up in
stallation” will increase to
about $75,000. The machinery,
itself, is nearly the size of half
a dormitory room. It will be
located and enclosed in the
business office. The method of
“accessing” it will be by
typing, using a terminal, and
it will not be interfaced with
other computers thus not
sharing information with
them. It will handle ad
ministrative, business, and
science programming func
tions as the college needs
them.
The college does not yet
know who will be teaching a
computer course-probably
someone from the business
department. However, a
major in computer science is
not in the foreseeable future,
although there will be a few
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greater their chances are for
more playing time. But more
importantly, the more they
are helping their team.
The Lady Bishop
Volleyball team lost only two
regular season matches, and
went to the Division III state
tournament ranked number
one. They refused to succumb
to defeat, defeating the two
teams that they took losses
from in regular season play.
Throu^out their re^lar
season, the Lady Bishops have
played as a team, and con
sider themselves to be a big
family-that’s how they have
been able to win.
Many times this season
the bench has contributed a
great deal to the team’s
success. The bench is not only
there to give starters a rest, or
replace one of them when they
are having an off night, but
also to lead the cheer “win
ning team,” or to start up a
rousing chorus of “Another
One Bites the Dust” after a
victory.
The girls I refer to are
Beth Hayes-setter, hitter;
Olga Surmaj-setter; Terri
Gillett-setter; Terri “Frog”
Castonguay-back court; and a
much improved Pinky Davis
who is a utility player.
These girls form a strong
bench for the Lady Bishops
and, on many teams they
play, would be starters. No~
they don’t get the headlines,
and sometimes maybe not the
recognition due them. But
they are. given credit for
turning their team around and
helping them to victory
several times and given
praise by their coach, Debbie
Allison.