• Format
  • Publications (documents)
• Type
  • Text
• Source institution
  • Western Carolina University
• Identifier
  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1942-05-23_01

The Western Carolinian CULLOWHEE — A JEWEL IN THE HEART OF THE GREAT SMOKIES PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION CULLOWHEE, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1942 Miss Camp Elected State President Of Sorority Miss Cordelia Camp, director of the McKee Training School, was elected state president of the Delta Kappa Gamma, an honorary education sorority for women teachers, last week. Miss Camp was one of the twelve charter members of the North iltna Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, which was organized In 1934. She also helped organise ttif chapter for Western North Carolina and served as its president for three years; She has served on the national legislative committee for part of three years. A native of Rutherford County, Miss Camp Is one Of a family of five children, two boys and three girls. To her father, a teacher of the old school, Miss Camp says she owes much of her love for books. She did her secondary school work at Asheville Normal, now Asheville Teachers College, and she received her bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina. For several years Miss Camp taught in the public schools of North Carolina, serving as principal in Henderson, McDowell, and Wake counties. When she first began her teaching career, Miss Camp taught seventy-five children in eight grades in one room. From 1920 to 1924, Miss Camp served as rural supervisor of Forsyth county—seventy-five schools scattered over the county in isolated, backward sections. During these years, she saw consolidation go farward rapidly, and she helped with the pioneer work of organizing the new consolidated schools. Miss Camp initiated a program of standardized tests and did much to unify and standardize classroom work in Forsyth county. Her work in OJ ■ Parent- Teachers Associations in the larger schools of Forsyth county was notable. Her work received such r< nition from members of the state department that she was recommended to the general education board in New York and was granted a $1200 scholarship to do graduate work at Columbia University—the first woman in North Carolina to receive that scholarship. .She attended Columbia University during the school term of 1924-25, receiving her Master's degree in 1925. Miss Camp then went to Burke county and did two years of. the same pioneer work which she had done in Forsyth county. During the summer she taught at the University of North Carolina. In the fall of 1927, Miss Camp joined the faculty of Western Carolina Teachers College as director of the training school. Since then with the exception of three years, part of which were spent in graduate work, she has held that same position. Her graduates are teaching in schools in almost every county in the state and in several other states. In addition to her master's degree. Miss Camp has done luate work at the University of Chicago and at the University of California. She has traveled extensively in Europe and Canada. Perhaps in the whole of North Carolina there is no better read person than Miss Camp. She has written several articles and a book; has contributed to the "North Carolina —Continued on rage Four Two Take Civil Service Exams PAINTS PORTRAIT OF E. II. STILLWELL Miss Laura Jean McAdams has almost completed a portrait of Mr. E. II. Stillwell, history professor at Western Carolina Teachers College. The portrait is done'in French pastel, a most expressive medium for the work. Miss McAdams says that Mr. Stillwell is a charming model, "one of the most delightful characters I've ever painted." Miss McAdams' work is wide known. She has had several exhibits recently in Charlotte, Atlanta, and Asheville. Roxana Shaw and Thomas Blossom went to Asheville last week to take the Civil Service examinations for the position of translator with the United States government. Miss Shaw look the examination in French; Mr. Blossom in French, German, and Italian. The examinations, held in the Civil Service room of the Asheville post office, began with all participants taking tests on their general knowledge of any language. This was followed by examinations on some special language. The French prospective translator was tested on knowledge of vocabulary, idioms, and the ability to translate from French into English, and English into French. Nominees Chosen For Moore Offices Nominations for Moore House Government officers were made at a house meeting in Moore Parlors Monday night, May 18. The nominees will be passed upon by the central board of the House Government Association as to eligibility. Lucille Meredith, the present chief-councilman, said that the election would be held Friday, May 22. The nominees are: Chief-councilman: .Louise Evans, Elizabeth Gahagan, Lucille Hunter, and Zelda Murray. Vice-chief councilman: Roselle Ayers, Edith Cherry, and Mae Rene Houser. i retary-Trt'a.'aiifi'.' F, m m a Dully Blades. Mary Virginia Brown, Dorothy Jeane Ensley, Helen Hartshorn, Susie McGin- nis, and Virginia Reed. Robertson Heads Dramatic Club Vance Robertson was elected president of the Western Carolina Players for the year 1942- 43 at a meeting of the club held Tuesday evening in the little theatre. Edyth Cherry was elected vice-president, Juanita Fisher, secretary; and Reuben Harris, treasurer. Robertson, a rising senior, is a transfer from Brevard college. He has been active in campus activities all year. A member of the Halcyon Chorus, he sang in "Carmen;" he played Dr. Hudson in "Magnificent Obsession;" and he has been named editor of the Catamount for next year. Miss Cherry is also active in musical circles as well as dramatics. She is a member of the college band, leader of the baton corps, and a member of the Halcyon Chorus, and the Schubert Glee Club. She played in "Lena Rivers" last summer. Juanita Fisher, a rising sophomore, is a graduate of Belmont school where she had training under Paul H. Neal one of the outstanding dramatic coaches in the state. She has been co-chairman of the makeup committee all year for the Western Carolina Players. She is also active in Journalism and feature editor for the "Western Carolinian." Reuben Harris, also from Belmont, served as secretary for a part of last year. She has been chairman of the social committee of the Western Carolina Players this year. Besides serving refreshments regularly at the club meetings, she planned the reception for the tournament casts last fall, and is chairman of arrangements for the banquet. During the business meeting, Miss Tyree gave a financial re- ; port of the "Magnificent Obsession," and plans were made for [the annual banquet. John Jordan presided over the meeting. Class To Give Play May 28 "Oh Promise Me!" a comedy in three acts will be presented by the members of the dramatics class Thursday evening, May 28, at 8:45 o'clock in the little auditorium. "Oh, Promise Me!" a rollicking, fast moving farce written by Pete Williams, is the story of Barry Hollis, a young millionaire who has the reputation for being a playboy. This play is the story of one of his escapades that he cannot easily pay his way out of. The cast includes: Hope Edwards, as Seth Miller, a lawyer; Eva Nell Cunningham, a.s Furber, a butler; Charles Guy Reid, a.s Barry Hollis, a young millionaire; Doris Gibbs, as Mrs. Sue Hollis, his aunt; Alma Jackson, as June Hollis, his young sister; Colena Hiss as Kathleen, the cook; Pansy Dillard as Ann Bur- ber, a young actress; Vera Hosaflook as Patsie Linden, a dancer; Hatsie Freeman, as Mrs. Linden, her mother; Hazel Frisbee, as Gladys Vance, a dream girl; Beatrice Frisbee as Ralph Saunders, a man with a purpose; Edna Hawkins, as Mrs. Jones, a young mother. You are sure to enjoy the play if you like to laugh. Training School Gives Program Grades one through eleven of the training school presented a musical patriotic program, "The Makers of the Flag" in the auditorium, Wednesday, May 20, at 2:30. The symphonet orchestra directed by Edith Cherry played "America" at the opening of the program. The prologue, "The Flagmakers" adapted from a speech by Franklin K. Lane was given by Billie Styles. The first grade gave a, dramatic song "Soldier Boy" the second grade a flag march, and the third grade a choral reading and chorus with a toy band. A song and march representing "Our Victory Gardens" by the fifth grade followed next on the program. The sixth grade gave an original playlet, a choral reading, and a two-part chorus called "Healthy America." The seventh grade gave "Our Part in National Defense." The program ended with the Pledge of Allegiance followed by the National Anthem with the audience taking part. Music for the program was directed by Miss Nell Hines; the "Voice" of the Flag was represented by Clinton Bookshire. DEAN'S LIST ANNOUNCED Mrs. C. Buchanan Gets Fellowship Mrs. Corsey C. Buchanan, librarian at Western Carolina Teachers College, has just been awarded a five hundred dollar fellowship at Columbia University where she will work on her masters degree next year. The subject of her thesis for which she has already done the survey at Cullowhee, is "Building a Library Building for Western Carolina Teachers College." Mrs. Buchanan is chairman of the college and university group of librarians for North Carolina. She is also chairman of the committee for the coordination of resources of the college and university libraries of North Carolina. During the thirteen years that Mrs. Buchanan has served as librarian for the college, she has done much toward forwarding the development of the library. Thousands of books have been added to the shelves; the library facilities have been greatly enlarged and an efficient system of cataloging has been adopted. The Browsing Room, which wa sequipped and opened in 1941 provides quiet comfortable surroundings where students and faculty members may enjoy leisure reading of current magazines and books. Classical music is played every night adding to the enjoyment of the Browsing Room. Twelve students were named on the dean's list last week for the winter quarter. No more than three per cent of the student body can be named on this list for any one quarter, the highest honor the college awards. The following students were named: Seniors: Cathryn Creasman, of Swannanoa; Kimrey Perkins, of Goldsboro; B. C. Moss, of Kings Mountain; Alma Jackson, of Waynesville; Pauline Pressley, of Speedwell; Thelma Smith, of Cullowhee; and Ruth Eleanor Elliott, of Cullowhee. Juniors: Waldo Fann, Lucille Reed, of Sylva; and Lucille Meredith, of Guilford College. Sophomores: Mattie Pearl Rabe, of Franklin; and Anne Bird Engman, of Cullowhee. Woman's Club Gives Playlet The Woman's Club closed the year's work with a last appeal in a special campaign for buying stamps and bonds with a playlet entitled "Mother Buys A Bond" at their regular meeting in Moore Parlors on Tuesday evening. The playlet was written by Betty Briazman and directed by Anne Rabe. The cast follows: the Grandmother, Miss Alice Benton; Mother, Mrs. W. A. Ash- brook; Father, Mrs. Carrie Bryson; Margaret, the daughter, Mrs. Marion MacDonald; Bob, the son, Miss Margaret Reid. Miss Cordelia Camp was in charge of the remainder of the program which consisted of two of the papers written by members of the International Relations Club for the conference in Atlanta. Martha Hensley read her paper on "American Solidarity" and Barbara Dodson read a paper entitled "After the War, Whai. Miss Camp was chairman of the program committee. The hostesses for the evening were Mrs. Lewis Smith, Mrs. Ralph Sutton, Miss Camp and Mrs. Messer. In the business session a report was made by Mrs. Charles Gulley and Miss Anne Hammond of the state meeting of Federated Womans' Clubs held in Asheville. Reports were also given on the construction of the campus grill, a project sponsored by the Woman's Club. Banquet First Feature Of Commencement Program Art (lass Goes On Field Trip May 14 Members of the classes in Housing and in Interior Decorating of Western Carolina Teachers College went on an all day field trip to Asheville Thursday, May 14. Among the places of interest they visited were the Biltmore House, Biltmore Drive, Biltmore Homespun and Artisan's Shop and the Spinning Wheel on the Hendersonville Road. They also saw Walt Disney's "Fantasia." Miss Maude Ketchem of the Home Economics department and Miss Helen Patton of the Art department of the college accompanied the group. Those taking the trip were: Helen Slaughter, Maggie Caul- ler, Ann Sawyer, Evelyn Wiggins, Lornazelle Brewer, Eva Higdon, Mabel Orr, Inez Wachov, Margie Hughes, Louise Evans, Pansy Dillard, Ann Brittain, Beatrice Carpenter, Jo Stillwell, Helen Smith, Helen Home, Wy- nona Arrington, Ruth Roper, Kathryn Feagan, Mozelle Dill- inger, Bobette Kelly, Minnie Lee Martin, Grace Rigdon, Vesta Timpson, Berta Mae Eades, Gladys Cowan, Ruby Gates, Ges- sie Cantrell, Janice Smathers. Miss Weaver Speaker Here Miss Pearl Weaver, who did overseas duly a.s a nurse In World War I, spoke to the girls on Western Carolina Teachers College campus, who are training to help in World War II, last week. Miss Weaver received her m. degree at the University of Maryland; and she did postgraduate nursing in Boston. At the present she is a member of the State Health Coordinating committee, which is sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation of North Carolina. She is working in the Tennessee Valley authority area of Western North Carolina. On Monday Miss Weaver talked to the Home Nursing Class taught by Miss Claudia Baker. On Tuesday, she spoke to the two classes in Health Education, the regular class taught by Miss Alice Benton and the special six weeks' class taught by Miss Margaret Reid. Miss Weaver, who is a sister of Mrs. H. T. Hunter, visited the Hunters while she was on the campus. Spring Recital Held Thursd ay The music division presented its students in the Spring Recital, Thursday afternoon, in the Hoey auditorium. The program was as follows: Vocal, Mrs. Charles G. Gulley, director: -Will Lift Up Mine Eyes," Guy- ton; "Eileen Aroon," Brent; Martha Perkins. "Colleen Aroon," Lily Strickland; "Roses," Petrie; Barbara Dodson. "Gesang Weyla's," Wolf; Mah Lindy Lou," Lily Strickland; Edyth Cherry. "Sing, Sing, Bird on theWing," Nutting; Alice Weaver. "Come Back to Sanento," de Curetes; Carolyn Stillwell. "Barcarole," from "Tales of Hoffman," Offenbach; Madeline Fortune. Piano, Mr. George Tracy, director: "Gavotte," arr. Delter Tuaile; Leila McKeithan. "Old Trysting Place," Mac- Dowell; Frances Farrior. "Minuet from Sonata, G. Major," Beethoven; John Crawford. "Wedding Day," Greig; Lucille Reed. "Skater's Walty," Waldteufel Thompson; Ruth Barker. "Air de Ballet," Chaminade, Edyth Cherry. "Consolation," Mendelssohn; Alice Weaver. "Curious Story," Heller; Helen Painter. "Beside the Sea," Liszt; Janice Smathers. "Funeral March of a Marionette," Gounod; Elizabeth Ann Hunter, Mr. Tracy. Violin, Mrs. Virginia O. Fisher: "Concerto No. 1; "Allegro Mod- erato," Seitz; Dorothy Sue Sutton. "Angel's Serenade," Braga; Katherine Cox. A recent survey reveals there are 32 teachers' fraternities at American institutions of higher learning. Wellesley is said to be the first women's college to have its own radio station. Project Exhibit By History Class The North Carolina History class sponsored a project exhibit last Saturday afternoon in the Student Union Building. The exhibit showed the work of the North Carolina History class on the various periods the class are studying. John Jordan and Louise Evans exhibited a frieze on the early history of North Carolina. Miss Cordelia Camp, director of the training school, is the teacher of the class and sponsor of the exhibit. Bird Named Honor Pupil Charlie Bird, a son of Dean and Mrs. W. E. Bird, has just been named valedictorian of the Training School seniors, and Doris Long, who has completed high school In three years with some summer school work, is sulutatorian. Young Bird's scholastic average for the four years was 95.3; Miss Long's was 93.8. Other honor pupils in order of their rank are Marie Sutton, Haze] Haskett, and Edith Hamilton. Plans for the commencement programs are almost complete. Because of the tire and gas rationing, the customary class day exercises will not be held this year. On Friday night, May 29, the special music students of Miss Nell Hines will present a recital and on Sunday, May 31, at two-thirty the Baccalaureate sermon, with Mr. Herring and Mr. Richey in charge, follows. The final graduation exercises will be held on June 1. At this time the valedictory and salutatory will be given. Professor R. L. Madison will present gifts to the graduating seniors who are children of alumni of Western Carolina Teachers College. This year for the first time Cullowhee high school has two students completing the twelfth year. Ruth Ensley and Pearl Middleton who graduated last year, came back and took a business education course to complete their twelfth year of work. They will participate in the graduation exercises. The music feature of the commencement program will consist of piano solos and duets, vital solos, and a, two piano ensemble of eight hands. The students, ranging from grades four through eleven, who will participate are: Doris Ensley, Fay Galloway, Ella Frances Hooper, Ruth Hooper, Geneva Holden, Edith Moses, Hilda Norton, Anna Lou Norton, Linda Sutton, Phoebe Smith, Rebecca Nan Smith, and Billie Styles. Plans For Concert At Commencement Graduation Exercises To End Program At 10 A. M., On June 8 With the Alumni Banquet in the college dining hall at 8:45 p. m. on Saturday, June 6, commencement gets under way. Instead of the usual speeches a feature of the banquet will be a musical pageant presented by Mrs. Charles Gulley and the choral groups of Western Carolina Teachers College. Mr. John Worth McDevitt, alumni secretary, is in charge of arrangements for the evening. Following the banquet a business meeting of the alumni, with Jonathan Woody, alumni president, presiding, will be held in the parlors of Moore dormitory. The climax of the evening will be the Alumni Dance in Breese Gymnasium. Dancing will be from 9 until 12, with music by the Buccaneers. Admission for college stu'dents will be twenty- five cents per person; admission for guests will be fifty cents per person. Reverend C. Ray Jordan, pastor of the First Methodist church in Charlotte, will deliver the Baccalaureate Sermon at 11 a. m. on Sunday, June 7. At 8 p. m. the annual commencement concert will be presented. Graduation exercises will be held at 10 a. m. on Monday, June 8. Will R. Manier, Jr., an attorney of Nashville, Tennessee, will give the graduation address. In tune with the theme of today one of the features of the Commencement Concert which will be presented Sunday evening, June 7, will be a Patriotic Skit "The Spirit of America at War" arranged and directed by Mrs. Charles G. Gulley with Dorothy Thompson as accompanist. Soloists for the skit are Madeline Fortune, Hatsie Freeman, Barbara Dodson, Nancy Riedel, Dick Hughes, Coleman Jones, Essie Mae Hall, vocalists, Elizabeth Ann Hunter, Clarinet, and Eddie Seagle, drums. Vocal numbers for the concert include: "Will o' the Wisp" Sprass, by Madeline Fortune, Alice Weaver, Carolyn Stillwell, and Martha Perkins; "Caro Mio Ben-Giardani" and 'Give A Man A Horse He Can Ride"—O'Hara, by Kimrey Perkins; "Carmen"—Wilson, by Edith Cherry and Barbara Dodson, and "Trees"—Rosbach, directed by Edith Cherry ,and "Macushla" —MacMurrough, directed b y Dorothy Thompson by the Schubert Glee Club. Piano solos for the concert are "Ballahe, G. Minor"—Chopin by Dorothy Thompson; "Am Mur"—Schubert-Liszt by Janice Smathers; and "Nocturne, E Flat Major"—Chopin, by Lucille Reed. The band will present "Chime of Peace"—Charles J. Roberts, and "Neptune Overture"—Eisen- burg. "Andante" from Rinaldo— Handel and Bourry—Handel, will be presented by the String Orchestra; and "Minuet" from the 5th Symphony—Schubert, and "On Wings of Song", Mendelssohn, by the String Ensemble. Evans Is Head Of Big Sisters Club The Womens House Government Council elected Louise Evans, a rising senior, as chairman or the Big Sister Club for the incoming year. The girls are given a chance to apply for this work then out of those applying the Council elects a certain per cent to serve. The following girls were elected for next year: Elsie Avent, Roselle Ayers, Pauline Baldwin, Ruth Barker, Jean Bennett, Mary Lib Bennett, Anne Blalock, Joy Bracken, Sarah Braswell, Hilda Brown, Mary Virginia Brown, Helen Browning, Hilda Buchanan, Louise Byers, Marie Byers, Clara Carver, Edith Cherry, Virginia Clark, Sara Beth Crawford, Dorothy Jean Ensley, Mildred Ensley, Juanita Fisher, Dorothy Fouts, Beatrice Frisbie, Hazel Frisbee, Sue Fowler, Elizabeth Gahagan, Zelda Gentry, Doris Ghormley, Doris Gibbs, Beverly Godfrey, Essie Mae Hall, Edna Hambright, Ruth Hamilton, Reuben Harris, Helen Hartshorn, Mae Rene Hauser, Virginia Herron, Virginia Hill, Lucille Hunter, Louise Johnson, Eleanor Lee, Mary Lewis, Ruth Liner, Margaret Livingston, Rachel Mc- Alister, Gladys McKillop, Gertrude Merion, Sara McMillain, Lucille Meredith, Kate Moore, Roberta Moore, Margaret Mulkey, Zelda Murray, Geneve Peek, Martha Perkins, Wilma Pickle- simer, Mattie Pearl Raby, Ruth Elizabeth Ray, Maxine Reagan, Virginia Reed, Margaret Bird Rentz, Nancy Reidel, Audette Richey, Edna Roberts, Faye Smith, Gaynelle Sparks, Gen Tate, Phyllis Terrell, Dorothy Thompson, Daisy Wallin, Evelyn Wiggins, Agnes Wilson, E. Kathryn Wilson, and M. Katherine Wilson. I. R. C. ELECTION Elmer Puryear was elected president of the International Relations Club at the regular meeting of the club on Tuesday night. Puryear has been a member of this club all year and a delegate from the club to International Relations Club conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Waldo Fann also a delegate to the Atlanta conference, was elected secretary-treasurer. Miss Cordelia Camp and Dr. A. L. Bramlett are co-sponsors of the International Relations Club.

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
  • Western Carolina Teachers College
• Format
  • Publications (documents)
• Type
  • Text
• Date
  • Date original: 1942-05-23;
  • Date digitized: 2017-07-05
• Extent
  • Dimension: 20" x 16"
  • Pages: 11 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_WesternCarolinian_1942-05-23
• Repository
  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library