BULLETINOf Methodist College

November, 1981Vol. 22, No.5

Published six tmes a year (February, June,August, September, November, December)by Department of Public Relations,METHODIST COLLEGE. Fayetteville, N.C.2830 I. (Entered as second class matter atthe post office. Fayetteville. N.C.. under theAct of August 24. 1912.)

Methodist College ToUsher In HolidaySeason In Song

Methodist College does not discriminate onthe basis of race, color, sex, national orethnic origin or religious denomination inthe administration of its educationalpolicies. scholarships and loan programs,athletics and all other college administeredprograms.

Methodist College will usher inthe Christmas season with a winterchoral concert featuring an adventtext by Bach and a series of carolsby Pfautsch on Tuesday evening,December 8 at 8 o'clock in ReevesAuditorium.

Bach's Magnificat in D Majoris an advent selection which wasfirst performed at St. ThomasChurch in Leipzig under the direc­tion of Bach himself. There was noway that the congregation of thisnondescript church could know thehistoric event taking place thatmorning.

Today, more than two and a halfcentures later, Bach's Magnificatis regarded as one of the master­pieces of choral literature. The textis Mary's response to the angelwhen she was told that she wouldbear the Son of God.

Presented with orchestra, theMagnificat will feature theMethodist College Chorus andguest soloist Sharon McNair,soprano; Vivian Byrd, mezzo­soprano; Helen Leggett, contralto;Stephen Hunter, tenor; and OtisLambert, bass.

A Day for Dancing returns thecarol to its original function of ac­companying dance as the DanceTheatre of Fayetteville interpretsthe series of nine Christmas carols.

The Methodist Chorus will per­form the carols in the contem­porary style of American composerLloyd Pfautsch. A small instrumen­tal ensemble will accompany the

synthesis of singers and dancers toprovide maximum musical impact.

The Christmas Concert is opento the public at no charge. Thisproject is offered to the Fayette­ville community by the MusicDepartment of Methodist Collegeand is supported in part by theGrassroots Arts Program of theNorth Carolina Arts Council, astate agency.

A Day For Dancingwill return the carol to its originalfunclion as Dance Theatre of Fayet­teuille joins the Methodist CollegeChorus in concert.

Politicians Bring ViewsTo Methodist Students

NotesWho's Who,What's Whatetc.

Nineteen MakeWho's Who

The 1982 edition of WHO'SWHO AMONG STUDENTS INAMERICAN UNIVERSITIES ANDCOLLEGES will carry the names of19 students from Methodist Col­lege, who have been selected as be­ing among the country's mostoutstanding campus leaders.

Students named this year fromMethodist College are EffieJeanette Batchelor, Jo Carol Cien­ski, Cheri DePriter, Carol K.Heaton, Linda Lee Heaton, AstridHoy, Richard Kugelmann, DanLawrence, Ben Spicer, MichaelWayne Strickland, Patricia AnneTurner, Patricia Ann Tyson, LindaKaren Womack and Anna Yoon, allof Fayetteville.

Also, Howard Anderson of Wilm­ington, DE; Susan Burgess ofRockville, MD; Donald Duff ',ofMooresville, NC; Thomas Ntuk ofNigeria; and Julie Ragan ofFuquay-Varina, NC.

Moravian Love FeastScheduled

It has become a tradition atMethodist College to begin thecelebration of the ChristmasSeason through the Moravian LoveFeast. A part of the service that ismost beautiful is the lighting ofpure beeswax candles by each par·ticipant until Hensdale Chapel islighted entirely by candlelight. TheLove Feast is celebrated with hotspiced coffee and Moravian sweetrolls distributed by students fromthe College Community. Leadingthe service will be the ReverendPhilip Bauguess, pastor of Mt.Olivet Moravian Church inWinston-Salem.

Two services will be held onSunday evening, December 6 at6:00 o'clock and 8: 15 o'clock.

Admission to the service will beby reservation because of limitedseating in Hensdale Chapel.

Methodist College students havekept a close watch on state and na­tional legislation through the eyesof local representatives this fall.

United States CongressmanCharlie Rose (D-NC) visited cam­pus to address the fall meeting ofthe North Carolina Association ofEducators held here in October.Rosewarned school administratorsand school boards that teacherswere unhappy with the relation­ships between faculty and staff.

"I urge school boards to create astronger sense of family withteachers," said Rose.

"The dissatisfaction with work­ing conditions cannot strengthenour total education system."

Rose listened with others to thedismal predictions that 55,000teachers will lose their jobs thisyear nationwide as a result of cut­backs advocated by the currentReagan economic policy. Thatfigure computes to over 800 NorthCarolina teachers who stand tolose their jobs.

The job market was also a primeconcern of state Senator GlennJernigan (D-Cumberland) whopredicts a shift in job prospects forNorth Carolina.

"I see more and more job open­ings in the microelectronics fieldand the mechanical fields," observ­ed Jernigan.

He further predicted a decreasein agriculture and manufacturing­related jobs for the state.

North Carolina is als« com­mitted to narrowing the gap bet­ween private and public tuition, ac­cording to Jernigan.

"The state legislature has justapproved an increase, even underthe current austerity program, forstate students attending a privatecollege in North Carolina," said

Jernigan. Beginning in the1982-83 academic year, the tuitionassistance will be $650.

Spring OffersPeace Studies

Students had an opportunity toenroll in a Peace Studies Courseduring pre-registration held onMethodist campus Wednesday,November 18 and Thursday,November 19.

The Peace Studies Course"Religious and Ethical Responsesto War and Violence," will betaught by Robert Gosney, Directorof Quaker House of Fayetteville.Gosney received his Bachelor ofArts degree in Psychology from theUniversity of Richmond, and hisMaster of Divinity degree fromEarlham School of Religion. Thecourse is being offered as a three­hour credit elective for the SpringSemester of 1982. The coursenumber has yet to be determinedbut, according to Social Sciencecoordinator Bruce Pulliam, thePeace Studies Course will be aJunior/Senior level course.

"The course will be a considera­tion of the issues of war andpolitical violences that have beendealt with in the context of Chris­tianity and Western ethical tradi­tions," says Pulliam.

Rowland H. Bainton's ChristianAttitudes Toward War andPeace will provide the main textfor the course, supplemented byreading selected from primarysources. Lectures will be given onthe issues raised in the historicalmaterial as a basis for considera­tion of contemporary issues.

Renaissance ChristmasPlanned On Campus

MoreNotes

Wide-Screen HereJust when Luke and Laura ap­

proach their wedding day...justwhen Detroit is ready to beatDallas with a last-second fieldgoal. ..just when the space shuttleColumbia is ready to returnearly ...Methodist College goesbigtime.

Panasonics's new wide-screentelevision is now a permanentstructure in the college snack bar,drawing a larger audience daily.Students are quick to take advan­tage of a good thing and havealready created a festive at­mosphere for weekly events like"Monday Night Football," "Dynas­ty" and "Dallas."

Daytime TV also ranks as apopular pasttime for students from"Good Morning, America" to"Donahue" to the ever-popularsoaps like "Ryan's Hope," "All MyChildren," "Young and Restless"and "General Hospital."

The Panasonic wide-screen pur­chase is part of the expansion inthe student life area.

Houston Named

Homecoming QueenValerie

Houston ofCharlotte wascrownedMethodist Col­lege Homecom­ing Queen dur-

ing Homecoming festivities, Oc­tober 9, 10, 11 on the Methodistcampus.

A senior majoring in Christianeducation, Ms. Houston isHistorian for Koinonia.

Other members of theHomecoming court were juniorAnn Johnson, first runner-up;junior Mouzetta Zumwalt, secondrunner-up; freshman Julie Junla­nunt, third runner-up; freshmanCindy Allen, fourth runner-up. Allfour members of the court werefrom Fayetteville.

A touch of Merry Old Englandwill highlight the Christmas seasonon the Methodist College campuswith the celebration of RenaissanceDinner Theatre.

Methodist College Masque/Keys'Mummers' Christmas Dinner isbased upon an old tradition whichmay become a new tradition atMethodist College. The collegetheatre group will sponsor theirfirst dinner theatre in the StudentUnion on Thursday, December 4 at6:30 with a formal Christmas din­ner which will combineElizabethan food prepared by An­thony Holmes, live RenaissanceMusic directed by Jean Ishee of theMethodist music department, andtwo farcical Mummers' Playsdirected by David Castaneda.

This old style entertainment isbeing updated by Masque/Keys in­to a "dinner theatre" concept. TheRenaissance dinner (spiced beef,sallet of spinage, pickled carrots,Yorkshire pudding, and plum pud­ding) will be served by Renaissanceservants in a festive Christmascelebration.

The Mummers' play originatedin the Roman "ludi festival" whichwere the Romans imitation of theGreek Dionysian festivals. These"Iudi festivals" were dramafestivals which celebrated Romangods. Presented in Britain by theRomans, these festivals graduallybecame part of the Britis./1 Chris­tian celebrations as well as part ofthe "miracle play" cycles

celebrating the life of saints (fre­quently Saint George). Today theMummers' tradition is carried on inPhiladelphia with their annualMummers' parade.

Theatre style for Mummers'plays is based on amateur, all maleperformers given a holiday(Christmas, All Saints' Day orEaster). The costumes they worewere designed to secret the per­formers identity and not toestablish a specific character.

Headdresses were of special im­portance as they disguised thedistinguishable face and head ofthe performer who sought to re­main anonymous.

The Mummers' play includesfive parts: the prologue, a proces­sion when the whole cast arriveswith a leader who clears out thecentral part of the gathering andgives the prologue; the deadly duelbetween the protagonist and an­tagonist which leads a "temporary"death of the protagonist is broughtto life by "the doctor;" and theepilogue, a celebration of theressurection.

Ticket prices are $7.50 which in­clude dinner and the plays. Grouprates of $6.00 per person areavailable for groups of 15 or more.

For reservations send the moneyand your order to Theatre Box Of­fice, Methodist College, Fayette­ville, 28301.

Outlook 182 FeaturesUnited Carolina Bank Head

Hay StreetMethodist

Honors CollegeHay Street United Methodist

Church honored Methodist Collegeduring services on October18-Methodist College Day.

The Reverend Christian White,pastor of Hay Street Church, ex­tended welcome and gratitude tomembers of the Methodist Collegecommunity. Dr. Richard Pearce,president of the college, wasliturgist for the service and specialmusic was provided by theMethodist College chorus. TheReverend William Lowdermilk,vice-president of Methodist Col­lege, delivered the sermon "FromExistence to Significance."

"Methodist is in the peoplebusiness," said Lowdermilk. "Youcan get the facts from any ac­credited college, but facts aren'tenough."

"People decide how those factsare to be used."

Viewing the first twenty-fiveyears of Methodist College,Lowdermilk expressed his desirethat the graduates are not justalumni.

"I hope we're not just producingalumni but uncommon doctors,uncommon dentists, uncommonlawyers, uncommon teachers, un­common mothers, uncommonbusiness persons and uncommOf1farmers," said Lowdermilk.

Edward Rhone Sasser, presidentof United Carolina Bank, will offereconomic predictions on nationaland international levels at theMethodist College Outlook for1982 Symposium, Thursday,December 4.

Sasser will join Arthur Cobb,president of the FayettevilleChamber of Commerce, for the an­nual symposium sponsored by theBusiness and Economics Club atMethodist. Cobb will providepredictions for the local economy.

Rhone Sasser

A native of Hallsboro, Sasserserved as president of WaccamawBank and Trust Company prior tothe merger of American, CapeFear, Capitol National, and Wac­camaw into United Carolina Bank.

A graduate of N.C. State Univer­sity, Sasser is currently a memberof the North Carolina BankingCommission.

included in the Outlook '82 ban­quet program will be the presenta­tion of the Wall Street JournalAward, the Economics andBusiness Alumni of the Year Awardand the Entrepreneur Award.Previous recipients of the En­trepreneur Award are Dr. Hend­sdale, Richard R. Allen, J.P. Riddle,Ralph Potter and Norman Suttles.

The Outlook for 1982 Sym­posium is open to the generalpublic. Reservations for both ban­quet and symposium are availableby contacting Dr. Sid Gautam atMethodist College. Cost is $6.00.

The reception will begin at 5:30with the banquet following at 6:00in the Alumni Dining Room on theMethodist campus.

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