Wake Forest University - Howler Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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Die tirsr Convocation marks the official opening of Wake ' s aca- demic year. Decked out in formal robes, the faculty members are a sober reminder of the scholastic obligations that will soon follow. All work and no play is not the accepted Deacon way, however, and peppy cheerleaders herald the athletic season that lies just ahead. To start 1963 off in a folksy, American spirit, The Gaslighters and Martha Vale present a hootenanny for an enthusiastic audience in the gym. 1963-64 Gets Under Way With Varied Activities After a practice-session in the gym, cheerleaders Charlit I ore) and Kathy Cline leap into a new season uf pep rallies .»;. i,„jib.M % ames. 27

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Wake Focuses on Baptist State Convention It was a balmy November day when 4, 0h Baptists gathered in Wilmington. The three-day session was to be stormy for North Carolina ' s largest religious group. For most messengers at the con- vention and tor everyone back on the campus the main order ot business was the Wake Forest Trustee proposal. The precedent-breaking proposal would allow non-North Carolinians and non-Baptists to serve on the Board ot Trustees. Judge Johnson J. Hayes and Convention Presi- dent Nane Starnes urged its passage while lo in Freeman and M. (). Owens vehe- mently called tor its defeat. President Tribble was much in evidence talking with denominational leaders and supporters in this first step toward making Wake forest a University. The foundation could be- laid by those who met in Brogden Hall, or might just as well be destroyed. President Tribble convenes aside with Co earnest appalls for passage of the proposal. of his 29