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■■ Perform At Homecoming Mary Wells, nationally known recording artist, will provide the entertainment for the First Annual Homecoming Dance to be held at Tarrytow'n Mall December 17 at 9:30 p. m. Miss Wells, with her scintillating style of com­ bining blues and mellow ballads with a strong vibrancy, now has developed into one of the nation’s better nightclub performers and has become one of the more sought after performers for personal ap­ pearances on college campuses throughout the na­ tion.

She has had many top selling The overwhelming results of records in her short six-year her records and her “ My Guy” career. She wrote and record­ album induced 20th Century- ed her first song, “Bye, Bye, Fox to a keener look at the Baby” , at age 15. The record talented songstress and a four- swept the nation for eight year recording contract result­ months on the top of the nation­ ed. al charts. Miss Wells began singing Seven months later, Mary re ­ early in her life. Although corded “ I Don’t Want To Take she had never studied music, A Chance,” which stayed on the she sang in the Junior High charts for four months, and her School choir of 70 students album. “ My Guy,” has been where her musical talents were one of the all-time best sellers first discovered. She went on since its release. to Detroit’s Northwestern High Miss Wells career had an in­ School, noted for its outstand­ teresting beginning. When she ing choir, and was featured so­ was 15 she had written a poem, loist during her first year. MOTOWN REVUE star MARY WELLS will headline the week­ and although she couldn’t read Accompanyment for Miss end’s features as North Carolina Wesleyan College observes music, she thought of a tune Wells performance will be pro­ its first Homecoming Weekend, December 16-17. to fit it and made a trip to vided by The Inmates, a well- the Motown Record Corp. of­ known local group from fices to get some opinions. The Raleigh, who are notedfor their tune was transcribed and the re­ showmanship and versatility. sult, “ Bye, Bye, Baby,” sound­ ed good to Motown officials. There was one problem. There We can be absolutely certain was no artist available to sing only about things we do not under­ Two Wesleyan Professors it. The result: Mary Wells stand. sang, Motown recorded and this Eric Hoffer first effort stayed on the best­ selling charts for eight months. Receive Sabbaticals This record, plus the success Summer Sabbatical study and of “ I Don’t Want To Take A Carolina Cafe travel programs were granted Chance,” prompted Mary to to Dr. Arch W. Sharer, Pro­ postpone her studies and she fessor of Biology, and to Dr. began a national tour with the “We serve James R. Hailey, Associate Motown Revue. Professor of Religion, at Her renditions of toprock-n- W