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The Campus Interpreter The Campus Guide 38ft4tt88MMHMMMMHg8g8& The Western Carolinian CULLOWHEE — A JEWEL IN THE HEART OF THE GREAT SMOKIES (MMiWIill N ( WKUNKSDAY, MAY 7, 1941 entiiMiii) tn THE mi dim \nmki\ii<» Students Observe National Defense Day Cullowhee Branch Of A. C. E. Is Host To Asheville Teachers Members of the Asheville branch of the Association for Childhood Education were guests at ■ joint meeting and picnic lunch with the local chapter here last Saturday. The visitors were received in the Student Union Building at 12:30 by Frankie Collins, Boyd Poole, and John Jordon. Lunch was served in the put- dour living room at the home of President and Mrs. Hunter. Alwayne DeLozier, President of the ACE. branch here, presided, assisted by Mabel Orr, Dorothy Poston, Catherine Walker, Frances Allison, Juanlta Porter, Ruth Coggins, and Emma Evan- son. During the lunch hour, "stunts" selected as being especially apropriate for primary and grammar grade children were performed. Later, the group assembled in the Student Union Building for a short business meeting, after which Mrs. Hunter delivered a short talk on the topic, "Home and School Partnership as Essential to Wholesome Development of the Child". As a final feature of the Day's entertainment, Miss Anne Rabe conducted the visitors on a tour of the Training School New Course Added To Department Of Business Education Flag Pole Presented To College In Brief Striking Ceremony In a short but impressive ceremony, the Day Students Association presented a flag pole t0 the college, last Friday, immediately following the May Day program. Emma Evanson, President of the Day Students, presented the flag pole, and President H. T. Hunter accepted it in behalf of the college. The program was concluded with the college band playing "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the flag was raised. The day students, wishing to make some permanent contribution to the college, presented the flag pole. The money was raised by each Day Student paying a fee each quarter for two quarters Miss Evanson says that she has never seen a finer spirit of cooperation than was shown in carrying out this plan. A course in the operation of business machines has been added to the Department of Business Education as an elective course this quarter. This is the first time that this course has been offered in the Business Education field According to Dr. W. A. Ashbrook, head of the business education department, the purpose of the new course is to prepare students In the business field to operate accounting and bookkeeping machines. Dr. Ashbrook also said that the course is a great asset to the Department of Business Education, and that it is a necessity, because most of the positions in the business field require a familiarity with these machines. Among the machines added to the department are: a comptometer, a Remington-Rand Nine Key Adding and Listing machine, and a Burroughs Desk Bookkeeping machine. Twenty-one student registered for the course this quarter. Al- j though the course is not required as a major in business education, it is highly recommended. Each student is given four weeks of practice in the course, since it is set up on a rotation basis. Music Week Is Featured In Library Of Western Carolina WCTC Student Is Elected Officer In Cheerleaders Club In observance of National Music Week, Mrs. Lillian Buchanan, college librarian, last week placed on display in the library a large group of books on musical subjects and portraits of famous musicians. She and Mrs. Virginia Gustaffson Fisher also conducted a daily program of famous music, in the Browsing Room. One section of the book display contained selections on music appreciation; among them "Music in Everyday Life", by Eric Clarke; "Music and the Listener", by Harry Allen Feldman; "How to Understand Music", by Oscar Thompson; and "The Common Sense of Music",by Sig- tnund Spaeth. A group of outstanding biographies of musicians included such men as Wagner, Toscanlni, Brahms, Bach, Beethoven, and Schubert. Two companion vol- umns by David Ewen, "Composers of Yesterday" and "Composers of Today" contain biographical sketches of practically all composers of the last three centuries. The opera exhibit consisted of the stories of "Faust", "Carmen", "11 Trovatore", "Tannhauser", "Alda", "Lohengrin", and Hansel and Gretel". Pictures In the reading room portrayed sixteen famous musicians, Including, Hayden, Mozart, Schumann, Edward Mac- iDowell, and Walter Damrosch. Jackets from books on the opera biographies, and novels based on music covered one bulletin board in the reading room. Because of the large response to their concert programs, Mrs. Buchanan and Mrs. Fisher will continue them until student interest lags. Annual May Day iMissPatton'sClass Festival Presented iln Handicraft Made At Cullowhee May j Juanita Porter was crowned queen by President H. T. Hunter in the annual May Day Festival held at Western Carolina Teacher* College, Friday afternoon, May 2. Her escort was johnny Wilson. Other members (J the court and their escorts were: Maid of Honor, Mary OraLt and John Henry Gesser; Attendants, Kate Gray and Bill Hard>, Helen Browning and W. R. Hall, Maggie Dillard and Howard Plemmons, Lorene Browning and Trip Last Tuesday Miss Helen Patton, head of the Art Department of Western Carolina Teachers O com- panled her class in handicrafts on a tour of handicraft centers Of Asheville and Vicinity. Tuesday May 6 The group left the college early Tuesday morning, taking picnic lunches. They stopped at various points ol interest on the way, making their first import- Hal Plonk, Ruth Coggins and iant stop, however, at a gift shop Herbert Cohn, Mary Delle Davis ' Bell Telephone Relations Man Is Heard On The Miracle Of Telephone Appearing in chapel, May 8, with a scientific lecture on "The Miracle of Talking by Telephone", Norris Russell, public relations supervislor of Southern Bell Telephone Company received many congratulations from students and faculty members. Mr. Russell exhibited and explained several inventions concerned with the telephone. among them reproductions of the first and second telephones '< Elon next year made. He discussed almico, the Duff Blades of Western Carolina Teachers College was elected vice-president of the North State Conference of Cheerleaders Club at the annual banquet of the Club, at the Daniel Boone Hotel, in Boone, April 26. Kitty Davis and Betty Bird of this college also attended the banquet. Dr. Amos Ambrams, head of the English Department and cheerleader coach of Appalachian State Teachers College, delivered the chief address, stressing in general the chief problems confronting the cheer-leaders. He suggested that cheerleaders get away from using old yells and pep songs and compose new ones. Other officers elected were: Sam Oswalt of Lenoir-Rhyne, president; and Frances Creef of Elon. secretary-treasurer. Colleges represented at the banquet in the North State Conference were:Elon, Lenoir-Rhyne Catawba.Appalachian.and Western Carolina Teachers College. High Point College and Guilford College were invited, but were unable to attend. The conference accepted the invitation of Miss Frances Creef of Elon to meet at Spring Is Ushered In At Colorful May Day Dance In Gymnasium, Friday Amid exquisite settings and much enthusiasm, the spring season was ushered in as the annual May Day Festival was closed by a dance held in the college iyranasium, Friday evening, sponsored by the Day Student Organization. The gymnasium was beautifully decorated with colored streamers,, draped from the center of the building to the sides. Couples danced to the music of Al Dunne and his orchestra. The Grand March was led by the breath-taking, lovely queen, Jaunita Porter, and her escort, Johnny Wilson. Following the queen came her attendants and their escorta. The attendants, dressed in pastel colors, were as adorable as the first blossoms of spring. It was evident that the present season was welcomed in the hearts of every couple, as the familiar strains of Auld Lang Syne brought the evening to an end. and Bruce Hall, Alwayne DeLozier and Jack Hennessee.Cath- erine Wells and Harold Wells; Trainbeares, Betty Jean Ashbrook and Joe Dodson; Crown bearer, Bobby Abbott. The program began witn the overture, "The Creation", by Hayden, by the College Orchestra. Mrs. Virginia Fisher played the processional, "March from the Magic Flute", by Mozart. After the crowning of the May queen ,the members of the ;ourt made their courtsies to her. A maypole dance followed. The theme of the program was based on a quotation from the works of St. Jean De Crevetouer. "Here (in America) individuals of all nations are melted Into a new race of men, whose labors and posterity will one day cause great changes in the World". The theme was taken from the "Ballad for Americans, by Le Touche and Robinson. The program was interpreted by Buck Hunt; Edith Cherry, contralto, sang "Faith of Our Fathers". Characters of the skit were: carpenter, Noah Ensor; p.-iest, Mr. Forester; deacons, L. B. Ray and Lawrence Steward! farmer; Ned Burleson; nurse, Florence Smith; doctor, Jimmy Norris; machinist, T. A. Jackson; policeman, Miller Edwards; gate-beeper, Garmon Smith; turkey- shooting scene, Bob Andrews, Ray McLung, Charles McLaughlin, Jake Phillips; immigrants, Frances Willis, Harry Goldschlag, Sara Jean Sutton, and Dorothy Dodson; woolly-pates, Jean Bennett. Howard Edgerton, Esra McNabb; ballroom scene May Court, squaw; Elizabeth Rogers; sisters, Alma Jackson, Marjorie Honeycutt: wife Cornelia Moss; paving man, Mai Wall; reporter, Ray Allison;conductor and band, Mr. Gorge Tracy and CoMege Band; floor-men. tinners, and masons, Chick Little, Winifred Parham, Willie Howard;Pilgrims, Lois Pryor, Jimmy Cannon, Margaret Livingston,and Alma Jackson. The audience stood while -God Bless America" was played by m Asheville, the Allanstand From there the group proceeded to the Artisan Shop, about five miles out ol Asheville, where they watched expensive furniture In the making. The Biltmore Industries provided a source of interest for the student-tourists, and a delightful half hour was spent at Grove Park Inn. One of the "high water marks" of the day was the time spent at the Pisgah Forest Potteries. Here the group saw beautiful pottery being molded and turned into finished products. Mr. Stevans, a nationally recognized producer of line pottery, and an artist, owns the potteries iii Pisgah Forest. Mr. Stevens is makh definite contribution to Western North Carolina culture. The class returned to Cullowhee, late Tuesday even Student Holds Ten Jobs And Does 20 Hours Work During One Quarter What: Ten jobs! It's all most of us can do to hold one, and then vve ^o rushing madly from place to place with our hair stringing and our tongues hanging out. Well, it's true. A remarkable man is this Frye. No "small fry" here, even if he is a short Frye. Who is this wonder of the campus? Where does he hail from? Well, his mama called him Revis, and he's blessed other campuses before he came to us. His home town is Gastonia.but Asheville Farm School had the privilege of conferring upon him his high school diploma. From there he went to Brevard ^oilege.where his ability was recognized, when he organized the band and became its director. He was captain of the baseball team, president of the student body, winner of Colvard Memorial award for the mosj original idea of renovating and decorating campus buildings. Then he came to brighten our fair campus with his sparkling eyes, his flashing smile—oh girls! Fhy hasn't someone nabbed him the band. The Recessional was | before now? magnetized metal that "floats in D Students At College air . permally, a metal used in --,. J . v v , ° sub-marine cables, and the *j|^ct iNext *ear s "Scrambler", a device used t0 se- Officers From 1938 Class cure privacy in trans-oceanic ■ messages. Thelma Smith of Cullowhee Numersous science students was elected president of the Day went back-stage after the lee- student Association at the ture to examine the apparatus spring election, last week. Paul- at close range. At a recent Marshal Club meeting the following persons were selected as Commencement marshals: Howard McDevitt, Chief Marshall, Frances Allison, Mary Grant. Juanita Porter, Howard Plemmons, David Meredith, Lois pryor, and John Jordon will serve as alternates. ine Pressley was elected vice- ; president; Betty Price, secretary; and Irene Green. Treasurer. An interesting incident in this election, which has never happened before in the history of the organization, was that all the newly elected officers graduated from the same Cullowhee High School, in the same class, 1938. They are all rising seniors. Woody Is Elected New President Of Men's House Government Committee Richard, "Red" Woody of Leicester won by a large majority over his two opponents in the ejection for the Men's House Government president for next year. Richard has served on the council and has taken part in various activities since he entered Western Carolina Teachers College, three years ago led by Boyd Poole, Edwin Young, and George Ropp, representing the Navy, Air Corps, and Army, to the tune of "Rakoczy March". In a beautiful ceremony immediately following the recessional a flag was raised and the flag pole dedicated. The flap was a gift of the Day Students Council. Grammar Grade Choir And Symphonet Give Program In Chapel Assisted by Jane Elliott, soprano, the grammar grade choir and a Symphonet band, under the direction of Mrs. Charles G. Gulley. presented a program in chapel recently. The Symphonet band, composed of eight child- Herbert "Big Four" Howard ren from the third and fourth from Dallas won by a few votes over Brank Proffitt from Flag Pond.Tennessee, in the "run-off" election for vice-president. grades, played. "Gingerbread Man". "Lightly Row", and "Roll Along", by Vandre. after which Jane Elliott sang "Elegie" by Defense Committee Leads In Gigantic Patriotic Program Borrictor 1flG £nr Students of Western Carolina ilCglolCl IU0 I Ol Teachers College and the Cullo- Qnprhl Qiv lA/ookc ' pre OUCUIul OIA ttCCnO wnted a program, May IS, In ob- » r T L, servance Ol National Student lerm ror teachersu ■ ■ ° > a *****•>«»»>«°< the student body took part in the activities, and attended the "., Tuesday night. The mam features of the program took place in Hoey Auditorium at eight o'clock, when Dr. a. T. Hunter, president of allege, presided at a joint meeting of students, citizens of this county, and the Defense ntiee. Running along a central theme, "The Battle of Freedom", were three speeches delivered by reprsentatives of the county, the student body, and the college. Mrs. E. L. McKee, prominent Of this area and a former state eenatoi. spoke on "The Battle of the American Home", lepicting the efforts of the fam- Cl isis. B. C. Moss, campus athlete and leader in campu •nd leader in campus affain-'. indents with !>er. "The Battle of Youth". Dr. Willis Parker d the now teaching in x weeks course here, is lead of the nsion work. Reverend A. P. Ratledge of Sylva led the invocation. At four o'clock, Tuesday afternoon, the college band, directed by Mr. George S. Tracy; the college glee club, under direction of Mrs. Charles Gulley; and several Cullowhee citizens staged a patriotic concert at the square in Sylva. At seven o'clock Tuesday evening the student body.unjder guidance of Mrs. Gulley, Mr. Tracy, and Mr. Keith Hinds, held a processional before Joyner building. The program committee, headed by the Reverend Walter Lee Lanier of the Cullowhe Methodist church, had charge of the day's activities. Other members of the group were Dr. H. P. Smith. Mrs. Lillian Buchanan, and Mr. John Worth McDevitt. Registration of teachers for peeled six weeks' term, offered annually by Western Carolina iers College, has reached a mI Hh; This enrollment is much higher than was exp Dy ihe administration. Tin rollment of the special six weeks' .eachers bi al number Of students registered for th< • quarter to 569. Thesi how a thirteen per cent de- from tli or last jr( ;lstratlon. believed that the dec ieen caused by measles and lnfluen2S epidemics which have ed the cl< b number of schools; there, confining who would have i ended the special six weeks, to own class rooms Also, a majority of the teachers in in North Carolina have ahead d their "A" certifi cates, W. E. Bird, dean of instruction, had that there would be i six weeks' term; but becao the many requests, it was decided to have this annual term one more year. According to an announcement from Dean Bird, this term will probably be the last of its kind at the college. Charles "Shorty" Frazier from Massanet, and "Jls' Lonesome" Canton was elected to serve as by Strickland. The choir, ccm- secretary.. Harry Martin from posed of about 80 grammar grade Whittier won by a close decision children, sang a group of folk over L. B. Ray from Micaville in songs. Dorothy Thompson was money-maker but a real job' lthe "run-off" election. accompanist. But now to get back to those ten jobs—I almost forgot. I must say first, he was doing practice teaching during this quarter— the winter quarter of 1941. Now I can go on with the jobs. 1 Professor—Classroom helper of Mr. Tracy. 2. Housekeper—Washed dishes at Mrs. Victor Brown's House, ran errands, built fires, chauffeur, etc. (sounds like a nice prospect for someone!. 3. Musician—Played in Vincent Wright's orchestra. 4 Drug store cowboy—Jerked sodas on Saturday and Sunday afternoons at Buck's Soda Shop. 5 Special waiter for Cullowhee Men's Club and regular waiter at all other meals. 6. Tutor for beginning students in band. 7. Painter 8. Campus deputy—night watchman to protect the ladies from the dangers going round. 9. Mrs. Gulley's assistant in training the E. P. Christy quartet for the nlay "Stephen Foster" 10. Practice teacher—not a Accounting Class inspects System Of Bookkeeping The college accounting class, inaer direction of Dr. W. A. Ash- jrook. made a trip to Sylva on he college bus for the purpose of inspecting the Builder's Supply and Lumber Company, last Thursday. The group toured the plant and observed the various stages in the prod of lumber, with special machines in action. The primary purpose of the trip was for the class to see the bookkeeping system in operation. The class is beginning a practice set in accounting for a lumber and mill work factory similar to the one visited. The group saw the bookkeeper at work posting accounts on the bookkeeping machine, making reports on the sales tax and social security. Inspection of these books was of particular value to the class Year's Only Two Honor Teachers Awarded Miss Gardner And Smith Mary Katherine Gardner and Emmett Sams have been awarded honor teaching this year. Miss Gardner taught second year French in the high school and typing in the college. Mr. Sams ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ taught eighth grade English and because they have been rated | eighth grade arithmetic. highly by the state inspector. Members of the class are: Mary Grant. Lucile Mullkey. Miller Edwards. Robert Colville. Vera Hasaflook. Elizabeth Rogers. Troy Haney. Celeste Allman. Kate Lindsey. Ruth Haney, Mary Alice Feaster. L. B. Ray. Burl Maney. Dorothy Bess, and Charles Reid. work by special arrangerrlent. took part in a radio skit, and had a part in the play "Stephen Foster" Spring:Regular third baseman, work contract, minor subject practice teacher, and you should see him as Grandpa Vanderhof in You Cant Take It With You. William E Jackson son of the attorney General, recently won a $100 award at Yale university for "superioritv In Enelish composition and declamation." To receive this honor, a student must make a superior record in his supervised teaching. An honor teacher is selected jointly by the Training School Director and the critic teachers. We must show evidence of being able to render valuable service to the grade assigned and must have made at least a Beta honor roll for the quarter during which the supervised teaching was done Miss Elliott Entertains With Picnic Supper On Sunday Night Miss Ruth Elanore Elliott was hostess at a picnic supper at her home last Sunday evening The guests were: Mr. P. L. Elliott. Phil Elliott, Jr.. Newell Williams. Herbert Lee. and Chick Little. Miss Elliott will entertain for Miss Williams with a birthday Sophomores at, Stratford col . lege recently staged a fashion dinner. Thursday evening" May He carried 20 hours academic show to bolster class funds. J 22.

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 Teachers College
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  • Publications (documents)
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  • Text
• Date
  • Date original: 1941-05-07
  • Date digitized: 2017-04-10
• Extent
  • Dimension: 21" x 16"
  • Pages: 4 pages
• Subject - Topic
  • College student newspapers and periodicals
  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
  • Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee -- Newspapers
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  • Jackson County (N.C.)
  • Cullowhee (N.C.)
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  • Western Carolina University
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  • WCU Students Newspapers Collection
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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1941-05-07
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  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library