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  • I New dial phone number for your home town paper $2.50 Year —10c Copy Western Carolina Jackson Superior Court Term For June Cancelled There will not be a June term of Superior Court in Jackson county. A state-wide bill setting Superior Court schedules for many counties was amended Tuesday, June 11, to eliminate a scheduled one-week term of civil court scheduled for Jackson in June. The bill was passed into law after the House adopted the a- mendment offered by Rep. Marcel- lus Buchanan, who said Jackson did not need that particular term in view of the other terms scheduled. The measure also fixes court schedules for Avery, Graham, Polk, Swain, Transylvania and Yancey counties. Been Accepted By Students On Campus; Will Do Work On MA Degree In Education Leverne Hamlin Is Honor Grad Of Virginia Institute A Negro woman was among 758 students enrolled for summer school at Western Carolina College when classes began on the Cullowhee campus Tuesday, June 11. This is believed to be a precedent in the integration of the races in smaller State-supported schools in the South. Leverne Hamlin is a native of Roanoke, Va., and is an honor graduate of the class of '56 from Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va. The institute has one of the highest academic ratings in the country. After earning her Bachelor of Science Degree in education, she was employed by the Mecklenburg County (North Carolina) Public Schools as a speech thera- phist, where she has been for one year (in Charlotte). Miss Hamlin told Western Carolina College officials that she wrote the State Department for a suggested list of schools in the State where she could take work in special education for a certificate in the field of education. Upon receiving the list she applied at Western Carolina College. Reports are that after the first day at WCC, students have nicely accepted Miss Hamlin on the campus. At the college cafeteria Tuesday evening several students were seen to approach Miss Hamlin and speak in a friendly manner to her. She is said to be of exemplary character and intelligence. A college official said Miss Hamlin has a nice disposition, she is not ag«° gressive but ambitious and has a great deal of humility. She will live on the campus in Robertson Hall, where she has an j apartment. Except during summer sessions, the dormitory is used for housing men students. Summer school at WCC is a multi-phased operation, with a program designed to accommodate students from pre-school through the Master of Arts degree. Dean W. B. Harrill, director, said a preliminary count in Registrar Addie Beam's office snows 134 enrolled in the regular college courses, and registration will remain open until next Monday. Dr. W. Newton Turner, graduate director, said that 235 are working for the Master's degree* an increase of 15 per cent over last summer. This number includes Miss Hamlin. The Summer Music Camp counts 78 in attendance, ajl high school students from thirteen years of age up. Harold Smith, music camp director, explained that this program continues through June 29, and that a number of concerts have been arranged to which the public is invited without charge. In addition to the vocal and instrumental programs, the curriculum includes for the first time instruction in baton twirling and majorette work. Students attending the musie camp are housed in college dormitories and have the same advantages and responsibilities as the regular college students. Their leisure hours are occupied with various recreational activities, including picnics, dances, swimming, hiking, tennis, and games. Dr. Maurice B. Morrill, director of the Demonstration School, said this year's enrollment and curriculum are the greatest since this phase of the summer school began, ar^out ten years ago. Two hun- —Continued on page 8
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