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Features 7 Western Carolinian/November 4, 1982 Homecoming Queen Long f Enjoys Friendly Campus by Judy Murphy Lisa Long was voted 1982-83 Homecoming Queen for Western as a representative tor the Lambda Chi Fraternity. She is 21 years old and a senior in Marketing. Most of her life has been spent in Apopka, Florida - a community just outside Orlando. Before coming to Western, she attended Catawba College. Ihe college consisted of only 1,000 students and she felt a need to attend a larger school. Lisa has been at Western lor two years now and says she really likes the "slow, laid-back atmosphere". Cullowhee gives her a secure feeling that she doesn't find anywhere else. Ihe people here are friendly, she says, adding that "At home it vou say hi to everyone, they think that something is wrong or vou are up to something." She enjoys being here and feels she is getting a good education. Lisa lives on third floor Walker and is a membei ot the Phi Mu Sorority. She is currently secretary. A sorority offers a lot more than just security All the sisters are companions and real friends, they work together and help one another out. Lisa said friends are really important in any atmosphere. During high school, Lisa was a bat girl lor 4 years She was secretary of the TRI-H1-Y service club. In her senior year she was on the homecoming court. While attending Catawba College, she was secretary ot the dorm tor a sear and elected to both homecoming and May l>a> courts When asked about the requirements of being on a court, Lisa said she doesn't really know what basis they are elected on, but does not think the decision is based on looks alone. I he personality ot the girl has a lot to do with it. Among her favorite hobbies are Cross-stitch. Photography, Watei and Snow Skiing and Antiques Baseball is her chosen sport, and a long walk in the afternoon is really relaxing lor her On the subject of the ERA, Lisa feels that everyone should be equal, but the issue is being carried too far "They are making a lot ot uickus and not really getting their behels act oss". On other issues she declined to otter her opinion as she still has a lot ol questions herself. One thing that is really hurting society today, she feels, is the breaking up of families. Families are veiv important and it is necessary that people realize this and work to keep families together. Upon graduation, Lisa plans to return to Apopka and pursue a career in the marketing field. She has been engaged for about a year and will be married in the summer. View From Sixty Years by Greg Ryder It had been raining since about mid-morningat Bear Creek, but then that was nothing unusual for the late August of 1940. Today was the 29th. The rain kept on into the evening and as the sky darkened into night the gentle rain increased into a heavy downpour. At around two a.m. Gordon Ashe and his parents and brothers and sisters left the dry, snug house that they had always lived in and moved up the hill behind the building. The front yard was now a rushing stream. The stream that normally ran only a few feet deep and twice that wide was now cresting and the usually clear water was thick with mud and debris. Gordon and the rest of his family watched the rains slacken and the torrent gradually recced. Their home had been spared, but it would take three weeks to get to town. Others were not as lucky that night. Huge slides, some 100 feet wide and 12 feet deep tore huge- chunks of mountain loose. Four people were known to have drowned and some bodies were never recovered. The body of one victim was finally recovered thirty miles downstream on Governors Island near Bryson City. Bridges were flipped or altogether destroyed. It would take months to clear up the majority of the damage and some things were never to return to normal. Gordon Ashe remembers that night well. He remembers a lot actually, having lived in this area for almost sixty years. He remembers places like Hickorynutt Mt., and people like ol'Doc. Painter. When he was a boy he and his dad rode on horseback through the area that is now the lower part of campus to see the doctor. Gordon had a swelling on the back side of his neck and needed to have it lanced. After the visit, he and his dad rode home to Lil' Canada through Dick's Gap, with a bandage and a jar of suave. "Life was easier then." said Gordon, "you had more spare time. And you didn't have nearly as much then. I don't really know it my kids could live like ldid. I really wonder about that sometimes " I asked for another story. I'm sure he had a few. Once. Gordon, his dad and a neighbor, went bear hunting. In those days a man hunted often for the sake of hunting alone. They had some really good dogs to go along. Ihev were a mixed breed, large and strong...perfect lor bears. "There was a lot of large game in these hills back then. Deer and bear were all over the place. The dogs were a cross between a Plott dog and a Black and Tan. 1 reckon my first bear kill was around '38." Gordon was only fifteen then. But that was plenty old to hunt with the other men. His father was born here in 1895. Back then just about everybody was related somewhere down the line. Some names still linger today, names like Presslev. Shelton. Long, and Middleton. The Depression was like a distant rumor to Cullowhee. People here were largely self-sufficient so there was no real need for a steady supply of money. People raised corn and hay, beans, rye, and potatoes. Gordon lived on a 180-acre tract of land and they also raised pigs, and chickens and always had a few head of cattle as well as a couple of good dairy cows. After the second world war. things began to pick up in Cullowhee and major construction was begun in many places. Gordon helped with Hunter Library. Helder/ I eatherwood, and Dodson and Reid Gym. Gordon left the valley for a good while before the war. He traveled the West Coast, seeing California and Oregon as well as a lot else. Then his dad got sick and he returned here to help out at home. He has been here ever since. I couldn't help but ask why. though I thought 1 knew the answer. "It's my home." Cullowhee High History by Kay Arrowood Quite often, it seems, many people who travel through Cullowhee, North Carolina, on a nice Sunday drive, are almost always under the impression that Cullowhee is another of those if-you-blink-your-eyes- you'U-miss-it-towns. But those who reside in Cullowhee know better than to think that. Cullowhee. USA. is not some little hole in the wall. Why, we even have our own high school! Hard to believe, you say? Not really. As early as 1889. Cullowhee has indeed had a high school. In fact, the university grew out of the local high school. But. the high school in Cullowhee today is not merely a high school-it is a school for grades kindergarten through twelfth. Its beginning goes back to 1891 when North Carolina chartered the local school as Cullowhee High School. Two years later, in 1893. the General Assembly granted the first appropriations to set up a teacher training school on the campus. The name given was the Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School, which was changed to Cullowhee State Normal School in 1905. The Cieneral Assembly allotted funds for the purchase of a local building in 1927. The building was used as a permanent training laboratory (that building is currently Brown Cafteria). There was an agreement that the building was state owned. That same year. 1927. Cordelia Camp became the first director of Student Teaching and held that position for 23 years. By 1939, a new building had been completed and named for Gertrude Dills McKee. The teacher training school was moved into the new structure, whose name was later changed to McKee Laboratory School. College students studying to be teachers did their student teaching in McKee Lab School, which taught grades I- I I. By 1959. the student teacher population was too large for the school and had to be branched out to other schools in the area. McKee Lab School became used strictly tor observation. In 1976. the school again outgrew itself and student teachers were moved to other schools. Today, eight or ten student teachers continue to do their student teaching at the local school. Yet. that school is no longer located in McKee. obviously. During the 1963-64 school year, the Camp Laboratory School was completed and named for Cordelia Camp. The high school and grade school were then taken out of McKee and moved to the Camp Lab School where they are still located today. "Currently we have 865 students enrolled at Camp Lab." stated Mr. Fred Harris. Assistant Principal at Camp Lab School. Out of the handful of union schools that are still left in North Carolina. Camp Lab School is the third largest. Union schools are schools that combine grades kindergarten through twelfth. The school is state- owned, not county-owned like most public schools. "This does cause some administration problems." said Mr. Harris, "since we must go through the State instead of the County when we request anything." Camp Lab School is still affiliated with the University today and this sometimes causes some friction. Several years ago, when the school outgrew its present facilities, the University and the State would not allow additions to be added to the school because of a dispute over who would own the new portions. Apparently, a county building on state property was not an ideal situation. Therefore, mobile units were brought in to house the overflow of students. "But being associated with the University has many advantages." exclaimed Assistant Principal Harris. "We have an excellent maintenance system and the campus security patrols the school every hour or so." In the past, efforts to combine Sylva-Webster High School and Camp Lab School have tried to take root. But the local community has never allowed this to happen. Camp Lab has remained alone and strong - strong both athletically and academically. The football, basketball, and baseball teams are well established, the baseball team having won a state championship. And never has any student failed to graduate with a diploma because of a low score on the North Carolina Competency lest. Parents avidly support the school through the Parent Teacher Organization. "Overall, there is great community involvement and a strong local pride in Cullowhee High School, the name preferred by the local population."explained Mr. Harris. In the last 14 years, the school has only been vandalized once and the biggest discipline problem in the school is tardiness. There are few fights, little racial problems, and relatively small problems with drugs and alcohol. But one may think that some problems would arise with high school students and elementary students in the same school. Not so. says Mr. Harris. "The combination of the students seems to be a help rather than a hindrance. One-third of the high school students are teacher aides. Ihe older kids respect the younger ones and often spend much time with them during the day. For the most part, the kids are used to the combination; it's all they've ever known. We have no problems with it and quite actually prefer it this way." concluded Mr. Harris. ILaVST minute IP&DDUCTIONS An Evening With Mike Cross November 17, 1982 in Hoey Auditorium Doors Open 7:00 p.m. Showtime: 7:30 p.m. Students $5.50 Non-students $6.50 All tickets day of show $7.50 L Tickets go on sale October 25 8:30-4:30 daily _[ Megan's Market Hwv r>4 & 107 Cashiers. N .( Fresh Lump Crab and Live Main Lobsters Fresh cider Hot cider by the cup < all and order: 743-2240 Classifieds Classified ad messages should be typewritten or clearly printed, and should contain a current phone number or mailing address. The fee for this service is $1 /first 50 words for general public and S2/first SO words for business and commercial ads. The service is free to all students with a valid ID and are run for 3 weeks. Deadline for classifieds is 5 p.m. on Tuesday for the following Thursday's paper. All ads must be paid for in advance. PREGNANT! NEED HELP? (all 293-5333 Tuesdays from 10 a.m. lo 4 p.m. Free, confidential./S TYPING \ND TEMPORARY SERVICES: Get professional guaranteed typing at less than SI a page for double spaced copy. Call Barbara J. Smith at 586-8344 today. WE TYPE ANYTHING./S OWN VOIR OWN jeans- sportswear, infant-preleen or ladies Aparel Store. Offering all nationally known brands such as .lordache. (hie, I.ee. Levi, Vanderbill, Calvin Klein. Wrangler, over 200 other brands. $7,900 to $16,500 includes beginning inventory, airfare for one to Fashion (enter, training, fixtures, grand opening promotions, (all Mr. Kostecky at (501) 327-8031 /* ARE YOL IN NEED OF: a cleaner house? If so. you need to contact me. I am a dependable, bard- working young woman who is seeking daily, weekly, or monthly customers for my cleaning services. Please call 293-3917/**' WANTED: Sweet, nice Christian, mature ladv. Ask for (.lenn 227- 4985/*** For those with relatives in the armed services stationed overseas, or who wish to mail holiday greetings, or who wish to mail holiday greetings and packages to persons living in foreign countries, the Postal Service has announced international holiday mailing dates. Here are three important "calendars" for assuring that parcels and holiday greetings will arrive on time. In addition to these dates, mailers are reminded that parcels going lo foreign countries often require appropriate customs declarations on the package. International Mail-Outbound Destination No. & NW Africa Australia Caribbean/W.Indies Central/So. America Europe Far East Mid East Southeast Asia Southeast Africa West Africa Air Parcels Nov. 29 Nov. 29 Dec. 11 Nov. 29 Dec. 6 Dec. 6 Nov. 29 Nov. 29 Nov. 29 Nov. 29 Airmail Letters/ Cards Dec. 6 Nov. 29 Dec. 13 Nov. 29 Dec. 10 Dec. 10 Dec. 3 Nov. 29 Dec. 6 Dec. 6 HELP! Can anyone service an electric typewriter? Call Mary at 4082/** FOR RENT: Nice, one-bedroom cabin with woodstove and electric heat with deck right on river Beautiful view, (all 586-5631/*** QLESTtON: Whatever happened to Tripod? Serious answers only, (all the (arolinian at 7267/*** FIREWOOD FOR SALE: VII kinds. Small or large loads. Will deliver. Call 586-9836. Cut to suit./** STOLEN:] roll-away beds with Excellent Mattress. Any help in catching the theives will receive $100.00 (all Mrs. Carl Dan Dillane al 293-9611/* FOR SAFE: Women's leather levi jacket, size 7-9. Dark blue. Nylon line, rough finished. $35. 586- 6827./** FOR SAFE: (amoflage fatigue pants. 32-36 inch waist. 32 inch length. $15. (all 586-6827/** FOR SAFE: Brand new motorcycle helmet, DOT. open face, metal flake, midnight blue with silver trim. $35. 586-6827/** FREE: to a good home. Healthy, five-week-old puppies. Vi beagle, (all Barbara al 7317./** HOUSE FOR RENT OR SAFE: near WCU. 3 bedrooms. 2 baths, kitchen with built-ins. fireplace in living room and family room. Call 586-8211 after 6 p.m. or Sunday./** DEAR ROOMIE: I just wanted to see if vou would notice this. Oh. yeah-l stole your I.D. again. Vour roomie/** Outbound Military Mail Cutoff Dates Destination Priority PAI. Africa Alaska Hawaii Australia Caribbean/W. Indies Central/So. America Europe Far East Greenland Iceland Mid East South East Asia Surface Nov. 8 Oct. 25 Nov. 12 Nov. 8 Nov. 8 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Oct. 25 Oct. 25 Oct. 25 Surface Dec. 6 Dec. 6 Nov. 15 Nov. 8 Dec. 13 Dec. 13 Dec. 6 Nov. 29 Dec. 13 Dec. 13 - Nov. 29 Nov. 29 Nov. 29 Nov. 15 Oct. 25 Dec. 13 Dec. 13 Nov. 29 Nov. 12 Nov 29 Nov. 29 Nov. 15 Nov. 8 Dec. 10 Dec. 10 Nov. 29 Nov. 8 Dec. 10 Dec. 10 Nov. 29 Oct. 25 Dec. 6 Dec. 6 Nov 29 Nov. 22 Dec. 13 Dec. 13 Nov 29 Nov. 22 Dec 3 Dec. 3 Nov 8 Nov. 1 Nov 29 Nov. 29 Nov 12 Oct. 25 Inbound Military Mail Cutoff Dates Destination Gatewav Pts. Priority Dec. 17 letters Dec. 17 PAI. Dec. SAM Dec. 3 Surface Dec. 3 HELP W ANTED: Earn free travel and extra money as a campus representative for student travel, (all Jim at 617-383-9560 daily or 617-545-6604 after 6 p.m./* W ANTED: Housemate to share a nearly completed 2 family chalet in Bryson City. Must be a non- smoker. Very low rent and private quarters in exchange with chores (wood gathering, cleaning, cooking, etc.) Also have a 1 br. cabin for rent cheap in exchange for help in completing its renovation. Will share ride to WCU. Contact John Adams at W( t math dept. 7385 or 7245 or Brvson ( itv 488- 9701/* FOR SAFE: 1969 Buick USabre. (.ood condition. Runs good. 18 mpg on reg. gas. $550. (all 227- 7377 from 8-5 and 293-5714 after 5 p.m./* FOR RENT: Rooms al Burchs Place. $150.00 per month. All utilities paid. 34 W. Main St. Downtown Sylva (formerly Hotel Floyd). I nder new management, ph. 586-8813/* WOODWORK-FRAMING AND BREAD BOXES: Will do framing in oak. pine and barn wood for cross-stich. pictures and portraits. Also, roll-top bread boxes-theideal Christmas gift, reasonably priced. (all about seeing samples or ordering. 227-4083./* CHILDLESS COUPLE SEEKS TO ADOPT PRIVATELY. If you can help us. please contact: W. Kooienga. Rl. 2 Box 166. I.eilester. N. ( . 28748/* HEI YOU! Will the person or persons who stole my size 44 Cotrell and Hays Feather Jacket from Thirsty s Saturday nite at least have the decency to mail me my keys? Please? Mail to keys. P.O. Box 1686. Cullowhee, N.C. 28723./* HELP WANTED: $106.80 Daily Earnings working one to three hours a day at home. Your earnings fully guaranteed in writing. For complete details and application please send a stamped, self- addressed envelope to: ( SER, P.O. Box 776, Cinton. N.C. 28328/••

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.

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  • Western Carolina University
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  • Date original: 1982-11-04
  • Date digitized: 2018-11-19
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  • Dimension: 15" x 11.5"
  • Pages: 10 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
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  • WCU Students Newspapers Collection
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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1982-11-04_Vol47_No11
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  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library