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THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN, (M LOW 'III I N C. FEB. 5, 1911 THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN A semi-monthly publication of the Student Association of Western Carolina Teachers College in Cullowhee, North Carolina. STAFF Editor-in-Chief John Wikle Associate Editors Anne Featherstone Marian Cochran Sports Editors Johnny Wilson Andrew Carter Society Editors Ruth Coggins Juanita Porter Fashions Editor Ruth Coggins Columnists Anne Featherstone Walter Roberts Typists Elsie Perry Dorothy Gahagan Faculty Adviser Mabel Tyree Business Adviser __ __Ruth Oliver Hinds Circulation Manager Walter Roberts Business Manager : ._ Johnny Wi Inside Today CAMPUS UNREST Tall, dark men with black, fluv,_.ig capes and drooping mustaches haunt the campus. They drift up silently at the stroke of twelve, look quickly to the right and to the left, whisper bitter nothings into innocent, pink, shell-like ears. "Listen, pal," they whisper, "are you men or are you mice. The purge is on. Long live vacuumism." Then, like the Arab, "they fold their capes and silently steal away." Doubtless, the student body is well-informed about the political changes evident on the campus. They know by now what happened at the senior class meetings. It is the policy of this paper to keep clear of entanglements, but a statement of conditions as they are will do no harm. Certain seniors have been leaders on this campus in student activities for four years. They have worked hard to promote student interests and the student body has trusted them with major responsibilities. They have assumed these responsibilities willingly and have given their best. They have kept the stu- dentt-faculty machinery oiled and working smoothly. Who formulated the recommendations for improved campus life passed by the last student-faculty conference and placed before President Hunter? Who plans the Senior Class activities? Who forms student opinion and represents it in its wishes? Who was responsible for the extended Christmas holidays? Who keeps notes of meetings and plans dances? Who is placed in charge of all major activities when they arise? Think. After four years of such devotion to class interest, when it came time for these students to receive just recognition, what did they get? Nothing. These facts are to be faced. The student body must think for itself from now on when it comes to voting in elections. Look to see who is doing things. If this student body will allow itself to be led like lambs to slaughter then that is its own affair. This is a democracy. But in all fairness to those who have served faithfully and well, try to be just. It is not for th.s paper to dictate to anyone how he shall vote in any election. That is his right. But it is up to this paper to place before the student body facts and it will continue to do so, regardless of any petty likes or dislikes which may arise. It is for you to select what is just and right and vote accordingly. By Harry Goldschlag-John Wikle Twenty-five years ago, the world faced a major dilemma. But like other historical crises, it attacked the people in a direct proportion to their mental capacities and financial interests. Poet.s and philosophers lament on it, historians objectify it, theatre groups drama- it; occasionally a brave Thespian .steps upon the stage and shew.-; off the irony of a civilization going like a streamlined, coast - to - coast limited. Every minute of each day we are reminded of our highly civilized existence. Look at the latest: electric-run toothbrushes, portable radios, "heatless" cook. Tori I You to be far behind. Toc'iy becomes the past even before its trumpet call has nosed over the eastern horizon. "Tomor- • "jw" is the watchword; tomorrow—the word of dreamers who dream until their last investment in a six foot plot of real estate. Mortality and ethics lose their hold and the country strives to revive them In Social Usage and Orientation classes. Little is left for individual reasoning. Education in this turmoil shows evidence of succumbing to an obstacle; the desire for it dies in the speed. New business ventures are a vindication. In New York there is the Services Lt., which will bring you a Ph. D. thesis through the mail; will write themes for you. It is a thriving business. Most of the clients come from teachers colleges, while the college authorities are powerless. Diplomas hanging on walls are the vogue, while conversation and events limit themselves to movie stars and tea-parties. Stop. You have read the diagnosis. How can a Man adnpt him sell' to ihe speed of Progress? Don't loi >k around you. Reason it for y rrsell. Wrong or right, be able to show why you came to your conclusion. Have your ignoranr j exposed rather than exploited. Remember this even when it comes to voting on the college campus. The issue today is the important thing. If you want to debate for the sake of social intercourse, all right, but talk about the veins in a leaf, or the hairs on a man's head. I SNOOP AMONG PRACTICE TEACHERS OBSERVATIONS FROM OBSERVATORY HILL (By Dot Gahagan) This quarter's crop of practice trs is a happy one. It is almost mid-term, and some of them have only taught two or three classes. Epidemics of measles, mumps, and flu have kept the training school closed for almost two weeks, but it will be open again by the time this is published. Most of the student teachers were elated be Hello! This is Station DIRT again, broadcasting from the studio atop Davies Hall. Mr. Dodson very kindly moved out and gave us his observatory and believe me—ya' can see for miles 'nd miles way up here. There's not one thing going on in Robertson that won't be seen and the same goes for Madison and Moore. ins as if somebody up here yond description when the I things he's Hitler, Jr., the OUR COLLEGE BELL Change is inevitable. Yesterday's trends are tomorrow's records. The college bell has been silenced. Service through the years has worn the bell until it is of no longer use. What is the destiny of the bell? Will it be discarded and allowed to sink into oblivion, or will it be preserved as a challenge to further progress? In an advertisement in a cur: jjjazine recent ly, a steel company used these words in regard to the Liberty Bell in Independence Hall. "Not to be melted." This steel company is aware of mankind'? regard for cherish custom as an empty ^n a cherish custom as an empt 'Xji neither . people completely ignore tradition, Trie affection the American people hold for the Liberty Bell is not an escapist retreat into the past; rather, it is progressive inquiry and exploration into the future. The old school beli has stood as a clarion to freedom and education to all who have heard its mellow tones. On it are engraved the words: "Ring out the false, Ring in the true." It has pealed out its message of enlightenment to those seeking new facts, new attitudes and new skills. Teachers and students have felt the challenging call of its undertones. Men need to hear the call of bells. The soothing chimes of the "Angelus," the welcome peal of the farm dinner bell, the inspiring tones of church bells, the fateful toll of the funeral bell; the challenging college bell is needed. Bells are not of intrinsic worth, but as symbols they play a vital part in life. The old class bell stands as a symbol testifying to the transformation and evolution of thousands of young men and women, who have come to the campus searching for a more abundant life, and who have gone away again better fitted to meet the problems of the world. CRACKY'S LETTER HOME training school closed, but I heard a few remarks like this: "Gosh, just when 1 was getting a little confidence In my teachability, this thin I'll have to start again from the bottom." Bui ! remarks were mo his is What don. tfl '■■.serve all this luck?" I asked Loretta Bass what she thought about practice teaching and she said, "I love it! It's not going to get me down. The children are so cute!" A gallant little optimist is Bass. Ruth Coggins likes it, but she says it takes an awful lot of time and hard work. Mary Delle Davis has difficulty in trying to be stern enough. "You're just a little too gentle, Miss Davis'said the critic teacher. I found Kathryn Heffncr in her room, weeping and wailing and gnashing her teeth over lesson plans. 'I'll never live through practice teaching . If I do, I'll be a burden on society," she moaned. "Ye old Editor" Wikle goes around singing "Blessed Jesus Hold My Hand". Mary Kathryn likes practice teaching, she says. John Henry does,, too Thelma Keenun says it's a crip course. Evelyn Hill thinks training school freshmen are cute, but "It takes a lot of work," she said. This is just a small consen- us. but it shows that practice teaching is an adventure. One never knows what will happen next. Last quarter's teachers can tell you about that. Frank Herbert had an unusual problem, last quarter. He remarked in psychology class that a little girl winked at him one morning. "I didn't know what to do," he said. "Those big brown eyes—Gosh!" Anything can happen when you're a P. T., which reminds me that I'll be one, next quarter. will be regarded as sabotage, leaving the fate of the guilty pair at the hands of the next mid-quarter examination without study. Students successfully fleeing the invitation of romance during the epidemic will be rewarded with choice seats at Mr. Stillwell's lectures. Homliest boy or girl to be Union chief. Dearest Mom, Are you dead, or just plain indifferent? I was sure I'd get a letter from you — and some money — today but no luck. What have I done to deserve such treatment? Everybody's sick — It's regular flu weather up here but I'm still well, thanks to you. If you hadn't told me to wear that onion around my neck I would be right in the infirmary. Tell Aunt Sophia not to worry cause Lib is wearing her onion too. Oooh, la, la, Mom, you should see that cute little ole' W. R. Hall. He's a transfer from Young Harris and he just completely ignores all the girls. Looks' like He would surrender to some of 'em. Oh, for a break!!! Mom, you ought to be up here to see all the pretty things around. Peggy, Jimmy, a '41 Buick 'hie—What a trio! Phi! Ray, Cullowhee's hrndsome, Hollywood bound Casanova, trying his best to woo Kate Gray. And that creates another eternal triangle. Hardy is the third member of this one. Everytime I read the newspaper I get plum discouraged. They're taking more and more of the boys to the army. I admire some of our coeds for giving their fellows so cheerfull to Uncle Sam. Peggy Ramsey let Tommy go to Florida with nary a word and Lib let Chick go all the way to Honolulu. Right decent of them, don't cha think? Mom, Turk is on the rebound and Hale is too. (I think.) If I were some of these girls, I'd lap 'em up! I thought I'd better tell you to be saving a little money along for summer school . . . That's a trivial thing but I thought I ought to let you know that I can't graduate. You don't mind do you? CRACKY P. S. Hope I "foxed" you just right with that last paragraph. Don't tell Pop till he gets in a good mood. P.T.'S VERSUS GERMS he raves 'nd rants around all that song about demo, nd stuff. Somebody ought to take him down a notch or two. ually, I think he's just a big bag of wind and onions . . . But he .-ho' has a lot of people ' U tune since he started hia 111;; Career- 'cause his girl just loves to go horseback riding with that cute Clyde An- Better get a horse, Charles! "Jughaid" and Mary Grant are a darn cute couple, aren's I hey? I'm sorta glad they st. dating each other—and I do love to see people court! Just heard that Cohn has been tooting around with one of our cutest faculty members. I didn't know you were so artistic, Cohn, but here's to ya'! Turk seems to be surviving under his jilt from Duff, O. K. He says he's getting skinny, but I can't see that it's affected his appetite any—and talk about eating—he, Bradburn and Jake Phillips are "fond of their food" iy the least. Saw Bradburn and Shirley Gibbs very definitely together last night—and I was surprised 'cause I didn't know that was a new romance. Wonder what the little Cullowhee girl will say about that! Who noticed that cute Bobby Hall and Margaret Livingston together at a ball game recently? Wonder if anything will come of that? Has everybody seen that "slam book" that's going around? Gosh, the things some people said about some other people! Whew ... I didn't know there were so many "dead dogs" up here! Girls, get busy! There are just lots and lots of darn cute boys on the loose up here . . . and after all there's no use being without a date when just a little work will get one! How about Delmar, Buck Hunt, Hale. Charles Frazier, 'nd slews of others. Better cob some, coeds! Goodness, it's getting dark on Observatory Hill ... all I can see is a couple walking slowly up the hil to Robertson Hall| U. S. FACES GRAVE PERIL, BULLITT WARNS. Urges Steps In Help For Britain. —Asheville Citizen-Times, January 26, 1941. GERMANY LOST WAR IN JUNE, Britain Now Prepared To Match Any Thrust, Halifax Sales ville Citizen-Times, January M, 1941. January 26, 1941. Bullitt or Lord Halifax? Two authorities Two opinions. Too omplicated. ous peal reminded everyone of the former victories. Immediately afterward, the new whistle sounded loud and clear. It too, announced our victory. The old and the new blended in the celebration of a well-earned basketball laurel. COLLEGE BOOKSHELF W. C. T. C. Some of the "may become" issues as represented in the last issue of "The Western Carolinian ": recreational skating in the gym, more dances, a system of sidewalks connecting the various buildings, adequate lighting on the main entrances of the campus, establishment of a laundry on the campus, an attractive entrance to the college, separate living quarters for the faculty members, rubber runners in dormitory halls, a book store. What do you mean "may be- come"?Why don't we have them? Here's why: The State appropriation for our school was cut from $84,930 to $78,230 this year. The state budget commission is recommending another cut. President Hunter recommends "every student to get on his toes and help press for more money, so that our college may at least be as well off as it has been." We recommend every student to write his representative asking for a larger appropriation To the dear old Training School trooped forty odd P. T.'s loaded down with gems of knowledge to push down the throats of the students . . . but little did the unsuspecting stu- [ H'ere comes Vivian Chapman in dents realize that in the pocket of each P. T. there lurked a deadlier germ— Measles, mumps SEND YOUR VERSE.IDEAS.AND OTHER COMMENT TO BOX 278. HELP CREATE A MARKET FOR CAMPUS POTERY THE OLD AND NEW As the student- body trudged up the hill from the gym, the other night, rejoicing over the victory of the E. C. T. C. game, an echo from the past was heard. Again, the old bell was tolling the victory. Its victori- A casual skimming of the card catalogue will bring to light a variety of literature. If you need a book report you might try these . . . Howard Spring's best-seller, "My Son, My Son" (cay* No. F. S.), is a book. Powerfully written and strongly plotted, it is a ly of a lather and son whosedouble love for a woman causes a fatal break in their relations. Like most. of Spring's books, "My Son, My Son" por- the danger and tragedy associated with wealth and fame. . . . An excellent biography is "Madam Curie" (call No. B). Written by Eva Curie her daughter, the life-story of this great 'scientist and co-discoverer of radium lacks the dryness connected with so many biographies. Manya Curie had a painful childhood and her later ilfe was never easy, but she bore up under it all and came forth with a handsome slice of fame. W. Somerset Maugham, the English playwright and author, has collected thirty of his short stories into a large volume, "East and West" (call No. F. M.i. Some of the group, especially "Rain" and "The Letter," *are well known. The latter has recently been adapted to the screen with Bette Davis starring. Today, with the world lauding Thomas Wolfe and prominent literary figures visting his home in Asheville, we might read one of his superb works. "Of Time and the River" (call No. F. W.) probably ranks near the top of hia achievements. It is a tale of a youth's wanderings, his endless attempts to find himself, and his subsequent return to j the mountains. Written when Wolfe was at his best, it is filed with colossal passages that only the great poet from the mountains could master. (The Vatican has charged that Germay is violating the 1933 concordat by discouraging Catholic colhges. REPAIR AND SAVE MONEY Quick Service Cullowhee Shoe Shop Cullowhee, N. C. that car she's been driving lately. The headlights shine on the couple and it's Betty Hodgin and Only colleges in the country- ante - dating the University of Pennsylvania are the College of William and Mary and Harvard and Yale universities. they? There's a failing star . . . the moon is coming slowly up over the trees . . . Cullowhee is bathed in a glow of soft moonlight LOST and flu! Time passed slowly and>Bob Wright. Sweet ^.things, aren't the germs kept spreading, until at last the hoard of practice teachers were rewarded with a vacation from their trials and tribulations. With the announcement that the school would close the P. T.'s heaved a gusty sigh of relief and the poor students wobbled home to recuperate from their ailments. They had fought their fight against knowledge and measles valiantly . . . but the student teachers had conquered all with their | jatment. Tine empty now students rush from class to class—no P. T. hurries down to blot out ignorance—and the library books are gathering dust! Even the critic teachers no longer sit and star^ at some poor student trying to make honor teaching, or a "C." The voices of a few lost souls echo in the gloomy atmosphere of the dreary classroom, and a big rat bravely runs down the steps from floor to floor. The cold, bare walls reflect no light, and ignorance reigns unmolested. Let us envy and praise the student teachers who knew what to do —and did it— and pity their poor victims, turning and tossing on beds of pain —let us offer our sympathy to the critic teachers on their payless vacation, but in all of our hearts we hope the same thing will happen when it comes time for us to teach! Sure, I'll get the letter. She'll write. But I'll be afraid to read it. I'll look again. That's it. I know her writing even through the gl"ss. I won't open it. Can't open it Afraid. Go ahead. You ! n\ ■' twi rs known. Better go ahead read it. Hope. Always hope. "My Dear: I had to tell you sometime. I'll never forgive myself for what I've done to you. Tom came in yesterday. We're to be married next month. We've been engaged for a year. Always remember the hill and the flowers and the shade-tree. Remember those nights and the moon and our stars. Your'e still a child and I'm twenty-one. Try to forgive me. Jane." Sure. I knew. Our moon and our stars. Our hill and our flowers. I knew. Even when I held her close, I knew. It could never be. VELT'S CAFE THE HOME OF GOOD FOOD Sylva, N. C. How about unionizing romance during the flu epidemic? Union representatives to cover every parlor entrance and window opening. Couples desiring entrance will pay a fee of 50c or its equivalent in phychology texts. Discovery of subversive kisses to be brought before Cupid (James Norris) for a arrow string of one loose-leaf note book and two pencils (must have sharp pints). All attempts at duplication of Clark Gable's tactics on the Romance floor HALE'S Mrs. Reed, of Hale's, is in New York and the eastern markets, selecting EARLY SPRING STOCK for Women's Wear Goods are arriving and we invite the faculty and students of Western Carolina Teachers College to inspect our stock. As is usual, Hale's will present the season's latest and most attractive items in SUITS, COATS, as FROCKS, well MILLINERY as Sylva, ACCESSORIES and LINGERIE HALE'S WOMEN'S READY-TO-WEAR N. C.

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
• Format
  • Publications (documents)
• Type
  • Text
• Date
  • Date original: 1941-02-05
  • Date digitized: 2017-04-10
• Extent
  • Dimension: 21" 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
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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1941-02-05_Vol09
• Repository
  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library