Methodist College has been awardedearly recognition and the status of Can­didate for Membership by the SouthernAssociation of Colleges and Schools.

Announcement of thi's a·etion was madeduring the annual meeting of the A,s­sociation in Louisville, Ky., November30-December 3, 1964.

'I1he action came as the reimlt of avisit to the college on April 13 by Joe B.Ezell, Assistant Executive Secretary ofthe Commission on Colleges of the South­ern AssociaUon and the report by a visit­ing committee which spent October 11­13, 1964, on the campus studying andevaluating the entire program of thecollege.

The Candidate for Membership cate­gory was established in November, 1962,by the Southel'll Association as a meansof recognizing new collegeS.

Methodist College's recognition in thismanner is indicative of the tact that thecollege is currently showing projectionswhich evidence rapid progress towardfull accredita,tion as a senior college.Under the pre s e n t status Metlro­d1st College wm be eligible for full ac­creditation by the Southern Associationin t,he fall of 1966 atter having graduatedthree class~s.

Under this sta,tus Methodist College'sgraduates will be fully certified by theNorth Carolina, Department of Public In­struction.

As a member of the North CarolinaCollege Oonference all olther colleges inthe s'tate will accept credits from Metho­d1st College, a relationship which the col­lege has enjoyed from the beginning byagreement with individual institutions.

THE SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE meets with college officials dur­ing their October 11-13visit tG the campus. From left, Dr. Millard Burt, dean ofthe college; Miss Mildred Iddins, librarian, Carson-Newman College, JeffersonCity, Tenn.; President Donald Dearborn, Catawba College, Salisbury, committeechairman; Dr. L. Stacy Weaver, president of Methodist College; President RobertMills, Georgetown College, Georgetown, Ky.

Methodist College has received full ac­creditation by the North Carolina Col­lege Conference.

Offidal action was taken a<t the a'n­nual meeting of the College Oonferencein Charlotte, November 4-6.

The Committee on Standards reportedthat Methodist College had operated un­der senior college standards during the

College Receives Academic RecognitionsF ' 1963-64academic year and, therefore, is From . I eHg.ible for formal accreditat1o~ as a romNorth Carolina semor college, as of the academrc year Southern AssociationI 1961-65.

College' Conference

Eleven Seniors Elected To WHO'S WHO Dean Burt ElectedEleven Methodist College seniors have

bee,!i elected to WHO'S WHO AMONGSTUDENTS IN AMERICAN UNIVER­SITIES AND COLLEGES.

Students receiv~ng thts honor, fromnom1nations made by the faculty of thecollege, are: Eugene Coats, Ann Draug­hon, Barbara Holmes, Richard Meissner,Jr., Kermit Norris and Rebecca Starling,Fayetteville; Donna Aldridge, Oakland,Calif.; Wayne Autry, Florence, S. C.;Nancy Best, Franklinton, N. C.; David

Herring, Evansville, Ind.; Virginia Wood,Hope Mills, N. C.

Selections were made from the seniorcla '>15 of 81 students.

Dean's List

Eightyotwo students qualified for theDean's List for the spring semester of1963-64.

Dr. Millard P. Burt, dean of MethodistCollege, has been elected president ofthe Association of Academic Deans ofthe North Carolina College Conference.

The election took place during themeeUng of the College Conference inCharlotte, November 4-6.

He has served on the Executive Com­mittee of the Dean's Association sinceits formation 6 years a·go. In 1962-63heserved as vice-president of the Assoda­tion.

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Foundation Grants Of $51,000 ReceivedA $50,000 grant from the Z. Smith

ReYIl!olds Foundation has been allocatedto Methodist College to be applied to theconstruction of tl1e administration build­ing.

Dr. L. Stacy Wea'ver, president of thecollege, announced the gra,nt during thefall meeting of the boa'rd of tr~teesfollowing the Founders' Day service onNovember 2.

'l'his gift brings a little nearer the daywhen construction may begin on this

buildling whkh is needed in order to re­lease the spa'ce now being utilized foradminisrtra,tive offices in the Classroom

Building.

The $50,000 foundarti'Ongl1ant iIS the sec­ond gift towa'rd the administratwn build­rng, which is expected to cosrtalbout

$250,000. An ea'rlier donation of $100,000

was made by W. E. Horner of Sanford,a trustee of the college.

Alcoa Gift

President Weaver also announced that

the Alco,a Foundation of the Aluminum

Company of America had recently madea contributi!on of $1,000 to the college

through J. D. Holmes, tJhe Badin plantmanager.

NEW FACULTY-Dr. Millard Burt, dean of the college, discusses the facultyhandbook with new faculty members from left, first row; Sara A. Wilkin, Instruc.tor in Bible; Dr. Barbara Gabel, Associate Professor of English; Mrs. JanetCavano, Reference Librarian; Mrs. Cecelia Marguglio, Cataloging Librarian;Dr. Gloria B. Merchant, Associate Professor of History and Dean of Women.Second row, Robert B. Ambrose, Instructor in Mathematics; Dr. Edward B.Billingsley, Assistant Professor of History; Dr. Christopher M. Ryan, Professorof Economics and Business Administration; Kenneth R. Proctor, Instructor inEnglish; Robert L. Mabson, Librarian; Dr. Francis J. Merchant, Professor ofEnglish. Standing, Willem L. VanWyngaarden, Instructor in Physics; Philip J.Crutchfield, Assistant Professor of Biology; Donald R. Kloe, Assistant Professorof Spanish.

Students and Chaplain

Hosts For Weekend

Spiritual RetreatOn the weekend of November 20-22

the students and chaplain at MethodistCollege sponsored an Intercollegiate Spir­i!tual Retreat on the theme, "It's LoveThat Makes The World Go 'ROund."

Delegates from the University of NorthCarolina at Chapel Hill, Louisburg, Atlan­tic Christian and North Ca,rolina Wesleyancame to the college for a weekend offellowship, study artd worship.

Student leaders were: Anna Dixon,Nancy Best, and Dick Meissner, Metho­dist College; Anne Smi!th, University ofNorth Carolina ,at Chapel Hill; JimChristian, III, Lynchburg, Virginia.

Fifth Founders' Day

On Monday, November 2, the fif.tjhFounders' Day Obse'rvance was held atMethodist College.

The program was held in the studentUnion with studJents, faculty, and friendsattending.

Dr. Allen P. Brantley of BurlingtJon,a member of the oflig,inal board of trus­tees and still active on the boa'rd, deliv­ered the keynote address. In his addresshe said the prime factOi' in construc­tion of the college wa,s a desire "to createan institution of hig:her learning to educ­ate young men and women wilthin theframework of C h r i s t i a It ideals inorder ,to provide the highest quality educ­atnon. EducatLon in its broad sense isputHng to use constructively that whichwe know and have learned."

He cited the importance of Christianhigher education, adding, "Living in an

Observed November 2

age of turmoil, tension and confusion,we must have an inward direotivenessthat guides us in our living. If not, lifebecomes merely a dead end."

Dr. Brantley concluded with the chal­lenge that "our job here i!s not only tomake a world a better place for us tolive but a better place for the next gen­eration."

Special muslic was presented by theMethodist College Ohorus, directed byAlan M. Porter; and Dr. Willis Gates,Violinist, accompanied by Mrs, JeanIshee.

The invocation was by lfue Rev. V. E.Queen and the benediction by the Rev.O. L. Hathaway, both members of theboard of trustees.

The service was presided over by Pres­ident Weaver. Governor Terry Sanford,chairman of the board, brought greetings.

December, 1964 NEWSLETTER Page Three

1964-65 Fall Enrollment 619 Science Club Lectures

FOLLOWING HIS CONCERT on October 28, Raul Spivak shares informally withstudents and faculty.

Methodist College's enr<>llment con­tinues to climb with a total of 619 stud­ents enrolled for the f.all semester of the1964-65 academic year.

Four years ago the college enrolled itsfirst freshman class of 88 students.

Thirty-etight percent of the student bodyis represented by 157 students from Fay­€>tteville, 101 from Cumber1and Countyand 38 from Fort Bragg.

Forty-six percent of the student bodycomes from 48 other counties in NorthCarolina.

The 'remalmng sixteen percent of thestudent body comes from 15 states inaddition to Nor,th Ca,rolina. Virginia leadswith 45; South Carolina, 17; New York,8; New Jersey, 7; Pennsylvanila, 4; Tenn­ess1ee, 3; Connedicut, Delaware, Florida,Indiana, Maryland, 2 ea,ch; Alabama,Colorado, California and Illinois, 1 each.

Religious preferences expressed by thestudents are as follows: Methodists, 245;Baptists, 111; Presbyterians, 75; Episco­palians, 36; Roman Catholics, 25; Dis­cinles and Jews, 8 each; Lutherans, 6;others, 30; no preference, 51.

Dr. McBride Honored

Dr. Vearl G. McBlfide, chairman ofE~ucation and Psychology, has beenelected Presiderut of the Higher Educa­tion Division of the Southeastern Dis­trict of ,the North Carolina EducaHonAssociation.

Dr. McBride had articles on speedreading in the September and Novemberissues of Florida Education.

SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATIONS

Saturday, February 6

Saturday, February 27

Renewable Scholarships Ranging From$400 to $2000 over four-ye'ar period.

For Further Information Write:

Director of Public Relations

Methodist College

Fayetteville, North Carolina

The Science Club of the college issponsorrng a series of lectures open tothe public with special inviltations to stu­dents and teachers from colleges andhigh schools of the area.

The first in the series on November12 featured guest lecturer, Dr. W. F.Little, professor of chemistry at theUniversilty of North CaroEna at ChapelHill.

Dr. Little spoke on the subjed, "Chem­istry of Ferrocene."

Officers of the Science Club are: pres,id­ent, J'erry Marcus, Philadelphia, Pa.;vice - president, Paul Brill, SouthernPlnes; secretary-trea'surer, GaU Harri­son, Fayetteville.

1964-65 Concert-Lecture Series Brings Outstanding ArtistsThe 1964-65 Concert-Lecture Series be­

gan October 4 with a sacred music recitalby Jean Ishee, .organist, and Alan Por­ter, tenor, members of the college musicdepartment. On October 21 the LuebeckChoir, well-known E u r 0 pea n singinggroup, appeared in concert.

Argentine pianist, Raul Spivak, cap­tivated the college community in a bril­liant recital on Octobelf 28. On Novem­ber 17 Lisa Sergio, Danforth Lecturer onworld affairs, challenged the youngergeneration in a dynamic 1ec t u r e on

"Young Naltions at the Crossroads."On December 5 the Fayetteville Sym­

phony Orchestra presented their fall con­cert at the college. The orohestra is con­ducted by Dr. Willis Ga,tes, area chair­man of fine arts at Methodist College.

The Methodist Co'llege Chorus preserut­ed their Christmas Concert on 'December16 under the direction of Alan Porter.

Remaining programs are as follows:February 9, Re,oiltal,Alan Porter, tenorMarch 2, Recltbal, Anne Rothgeb,

soprano

March 20, Concert, F,ayettevilleSymphony Orchestra

March 30, Lecture, Ira Progoff, Dan­forth Lecturer 'in depth psychology

April 13, Concert, Methodist CollegeChorus

April 27, Chamber Music Concert,Methodist College music departmentfacuUy and guest players

May 15, Concert, Oratorio, MethodistCollege Chorus and FayettevilleSymphony, Orchestra

Methodist College Hosts Campus MeetingsCOLLEGE RALLIES "NEW" MATHEMATICS

FIRST CROSS·COUNTRY TEAM HAS EXCELLENT RECORD-Coach GeneClayton's cross-country team brought real credit to the college with one of theleading records going into the conference tournament. They placed second in theconference tournament when Lynchburg College edged them out by 3 points.The team ended the season with 10 wins and 3 loses.

Team members, pictured above, from left are: Sparky Rapelye, Ooltewah,Tenn.; Mickey Benton, Warsaw; Pete Rapelye and Gene Rapelye, Ooltewah,Tenn.; Jerry Huckabee, Fayetteville; Carson Harmon, Durham; Coach GeneClayton; Don Parsons, Fayetteville; Jim Gosier, Bay Shore. N. Y.

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Three of the college rally banquetsheld for the eleven districts in the NorthCarolina Oanference af the MethadistOhurch were held in the Method1SitCal­lege dining hall. The Fayetteville Dis­trict came on Octaber 6 and the Galds­bora and ~,nfard Districts met Novem­

ber 23 and 24, respectively. Over 500laymen and ministers attended thesethree meetings.

NEWSLETTER

Appraximately 300 school administra­tors, supervisors and teachers framNarlch and Sauth Caralina attended a one­day "New" Mathematics Canference onSa,turday, November 7, at Methadist Cal­lege.

The canference, ca-sponsared by Metha­dist Callege and Science Research As­saciates, Inc., Chica,go, Ill., gave majoremphasis to' kindergarten through sixthgrade teaching of "New Math".

December, 1964

Methodist Wins

Annual Field DayThe annual field day between Metho­

dist Callege and North Carolina Wesleyanwas held an Saturday, Octaber 24 atMethodist College. Methodist College wonthe traphy for the secand year in a rowby winning 4 of the 5 events. The callegewinning the trophy 3 years in successianbecames the permanent holder of thetrophy.

FRESHMAN OFFICERS-The above of·ficers have been elected for the 1964-65freshman class. From left, are: JerrySmith, vice-president, John Gardner,president, both O'f Fayetteville; AnnaDixO'n, secretary, Burlington; WalterShearin, treasurer, Whiteville. AlsO'elect­ed by the class w.ere the fGIlGwingSena­tGrs to' the Student GGvernment AssGcia­tiGn: Jim DietenhGfer, Pinehurst; DavidHO'lmes, Fayetteville; Sue Jessup, Wal­lace.

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