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  • Western Carolina University
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  • HL_CullowheeYodel_1924-04_Vol01_No03_04

THE CULLOWHEE YODEL THE CULLOWHEE YODEL Published monthly by the faculty and students of the Cullowhee Normal & Industrial School, Cullowhee, North Carolina. Clutie Bloodworth General Manager C. H. Allen Editor-in-Chief W. E. Bird Assistant Editor R. L. Madison Managing Editor Emma Lou Moss (E.L.S.) Assistant W. C. Taylor (C.L.S.) Assistant E. N. Had (C.L.S.) Literary Editor Berta Wells (E.L.S.) Literary Editor Carr Hooper (E.L.S.) Social Editor Louis,- Townsend (C.L.S.) Social Editor Emclyn Daniels (C.L.S.) Sports Editor Thos. Roberson (E.L.S.) Sports Editor H. Sti. Net Applici Carolina, son feel that we should place them in school somewhere in the South where they will get some of the 'toning down' and refining touches that cannot be had in this western counrty, or any other part of the world except in the South (Dixie.)" We welcome the spirit of this letter from a former student of twenty- six years ago, and we are glad for Mr. Fowler to know that the light of Cullowhee still shines. We believe we have a place here for his boys among our promising band of young men and young women who are being equipped for life's duties. the field who are inaugurating school and community projects; (4) circulating libraries sent out to the county schools. TRADE WITH OUR ADVERTISERS When in Cul'owhee, Sylva, or Ashevil CULLOWHEE SPIRIT LIVES In a recent article we referred to the Cullowhee Spirit, which is characterized by love and loyalty to the institution. It is the result of this same spirit, implanted into the hearts and lives of the boys and girls here, that is making the name and work of Cullowhee live forever. Testimony is constantly being received of earlier impressions bearing fruitage with the years. No better illustration can be given of this spirit than by quoting from the letter of a Cullowhee student of many years ago, Mr. Wade Fowler, who is now a successful lawyer in the far West. Mr. Fowler writes to our friend, Mr. Will Coward, under date of February 23rd, as follows: "I am writing you for information relative to the Cullowhee School. It has been a little more than twenty- six years since I attended the Cullowhee School for a few months, but I have always thought that when my boys were old enough to be in high school they should go to old Cullowhee. In fact, I have thought that it would not be fair to the boys to send them to any other school. And now that the boys are ready, I want to know something of the school at the present time. I read an article in the December number of the Review of Reviews entitled, 'Progressive North Carolina,' in which the Cullowhee School was mentioned, and that aroused the old feeling that my boys should go there for a time at Mr. Fowler further writes: "Now a little of my own history since I left Cullowhee. I spent a few months in the Army in 1898, then went to Texas; worked six months for Newt Bryson, formerly of Cullowhee. I came to Wyoming June 1, 1899 (almost twenty-five years ago); worked for wages for three years; went into the sheep business for myself in 1902. I was married in 1906 at Madisonville, Tenn., to Miss Maude Kimbrough. We have five boys; the oldest will be seventeen March 1st, and is six feet tall. ... We are more interested in our boys than all else in the world, and for that rea- MUTUAL SERVICE OF NORMAL SCHOOL AND COUNTY If the success of a normal school is measured by the service which it renders to the cause of education, the Cullowhee Normal is accomplishing its purpose in Jackson County. Throughout the year both county school system and the Normal have attempted to link their work in such a manner that each would be strengthened. Through the extension course which was given in Sylva, the work of the County has been vitalized. Twenty-five teachers registered in this course. Some worked for normal school credits, while others took only reading circle credits. This type of work was especially interesting because the teacher's own class room served as a laboratory in which theory was tried out and evaluated. This is only one instance in which the Normal School has been functioning as an educational agency in the County. The teachers in the Normal School have strengthened the group center meetings by directing observations and leading discussions. The seniors have also participated in these meetings and have had an opportunity to come in contact with the actual problems in the field. Another year will bring about a stronger union between the teachers actually in service and those preparing for service, with the faculty in the Normal and the Supervisor co-operating in the training of both. The school has extended its influence into the community through its interest in community meetings of various types, country life clubs, activities connected with the Better English Drive, Clean-Up Week, and other projects of similar nature. Since the Demonstration School is in session on Saturdays, the teachers of the County have an opportunity to observe the work of any grade in which they are interested. The members of the Normal School faculty have at all times been ready to meet the teachers of the County for the purpose of analyzing their problems and of giving suggestions for remedial measures. In addition to this direct service, there is an indirect service which comes in the training of teachers who will eventually teach in the County. The following are suggestions for increasing this mutual interdependence of the Normal School and the county school system: (1) reading circle work conducted at each group center by a teacher from the Normal School; (2) teachers from the Demonstration School to serve as helping teachers in the County; (3) individual help for the teachers in OUR LIBRARY There is no doubt that the real service of a higher educational institution to a student body and consequently to the public must depend to a considerable extent upon the accommodations that it has to offer in its library equipment. Especially is this true of a normal school prepar- paring young people as the future torch - bearers of knowledge and truth. The young lawyer would not think of entering the legal profession without considerable information as to technical sources in his particular field. So with the young doctor or any other professional man. Efficiency is being more and more evaluated on the basis of equipment, not altogether personal equipment, however valuable that may be, but material equipment, which makes possible the personal. Upon this fundamental idea has been based the plan of building up the Cullowhee Normal School Library. Beginning nearly four years ago with a pitiful nucleus of a few hundred volumes of soiled and torn works, including some fiction, two or three reference sets, and two old-fashioned book-cases, such as one might find in some of our small rural schools, the library has now reached proportions, though still far below the hopes and plans of its promoters, that may justly appeal to the pride of all who have had any part in its development. The year 1920-1921 saw some two or three hundred volumes, mostly standard fiction, added to what had previously filled perhaps two or three shelves of one bookcase. In 1921- 1922 about the same number of volumes as in the previous year were added, consisting this time of a generous collection of professional books and materials necessary for a normal school. The first real increase looking toward the care of immediate needs of the institution was made in 1922-1923 in the purchase of some six or eight hundred volumes, most of which were either general reference books for all the departments of the institution or special references for the Educational Department. For the same year something like $1,000.00 was spent on furniture alone, including shelving, a charging desk, a card catalogue cabinet, guide trays, and other minor equipment necessary for a modern library. For the first time a full time librarian was provided for and new quarters were opened up to take care of congested conditions. For the current year some six or eight hundred additional volumes, consisting of fiction, general and departmental reference work, and educational texts have been added, making the total at present reach something near twenty-five hundred volumes. It is hoped before the year is out to have this number increased by one thousand or fifteen hundred copies and to have the necessary shelving installed to care for the needs. In addition to improvements in the way of books and furniture the library is now regularly receiving about thirty standard periodicals and some half dozen daily and weekly newspapers. Needless to say the effect of such conditions upon the student body has been very marked. Our young people are cultivating the habit of self- dependence in seeking out reference material to supplement classroom work. More and more respect and appreciation for standard authors and literary masters are cultivated. Discussions of current happenings gleaned from the daily paper are becoming more common among students. Undoubtedly there is an improvement in the literary atmosphere around the student body. Herein is found the real value of a well- equipped library. It should serve the needs, the immediate needs, of those who use it. It should contain that type of books that inculcates a love for the great masters, an appreciation for the great ideas and ideals that shape individual and national destinies. Realizing that such is the purpose and province of real literature, those who have looked after the needs of the library and planned its growth have zealously guarded against allowing anything to occupy a place on the shelves that does not measure up to a high standard. Selections of books have been made through specially appointed committees who have exercised the greatest caution in buying only the best books. The committee on the library was very much gratified not long since when an expert librarian, spending two or three days looking over the books of the library, remarked after having made a thorough survey: "I have never seen a better selection of books in my life; I have been unable to find one undesirable book in your entire collection." With such a record, may our library continue to grow! THE COMMUNITY CLUB FUNCTIONS IN THE LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY The Community Life Club is a young but vigorous organization, and has already proved its worth to the peopde within a circumference three or four miles distant from the Cullowhee Graded School. The Club originated at the suggestion of the Supervisor of the County Schools, Miss Nettie Brogdon, but the Community Life Club functions with a broader usefulness than a Parent-Teacher Association would assume. According to the constitution, the purpose of those composing the membership is: "To encourage and promote the educational, social, cultural, and economic welfare of the community." It would seem that educational welfare should be interpreted as something wider in scope than is included in the public school instruction and the Normal School professional training. It is more than probable that the writers of the constitution had in mind what Arnold Bennett has said in one of his plays: "Life is not a pleasure. It is a science." The Community Life Club apparently has for its impulse a clearer understanding of those principles which produce successful living in groups. Both men and women are eligible for membership, and the Membership Committee is seeking the enlistment (Cont'd on page 7)

The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University’s student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.

• Creator
  • Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School (Cullowhee, N.C.)
• Format
  • Publications (documents)
• Type
  • Text
• Date
  • Date original: 1924-04
  • Date digitized: 2017-03-02
• Extent
  • Dimension: 15" x 10.5"
  • Pages: 8 pages
• Subject - Topic
  • College student newspapers and periodicals
  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
  • Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee -- Newspapers
• Location
  • Jackson County (N.C.)
  • Cullowhee (N.C.)
• Source institution
  • Western Carolina University
• Source Collection
  • WCU Students Newspapers Collection
• Identifier
  • HL_CullowheeYodel_1924-04_Vol01_No03
• Repository
  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library