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The Campus Interpreter The Campus Guide The Western Carolinian CULLOWHEE — A JEWEL IN THE HEART OF THE GREAT SMOKIES VOLUME 9 ( 1 I.I.OYVHEE, N. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1941 n HIMIKU BY THE STUDENT ASSOCIATION Monogram Club Plans Amateur Night February 7th W. C. t. C. Staff Members Attend Guidance Meet Dr. C. D. Killian, head of the department of psychology and education and director of the Guidance Clinic, Charles R. Holloman of the Guidance Clinic, and Dr. A. B. Hoskins of the field service attended the Western District Guidance Conference held at Waynesville, January 31. More than one hundred representatives of Western Carolina schools were present. Reports of guidance work in various schools of this area were made, and officers for the coming year were elected. Dr. Killian was elected president of the conference, and Dr. Hoskins was chosen secretary- treasurer. Mr. Charles Holloman delivered the main address of the meeting on the subject "Audio- Visual Aids and Guidance." Other speakers included Mrs. Marguerite Zapoleon of the Department of Education at Washington, D. C, who discussed the progress of guidance In the eastern part of the United States. Mr. W. E. Smith of Hendersonville discussed the guidance program in the Hendersonville schools; Mr. M. H. Bowles, Superintendent of Waynesville City Schools, outlined the guidance program of the Waynesville schools which is under the supervision of Dr. A. B. Hoskins. Dr. O. D. Killian discussed "Coordinating the Various Factors and Agencies of Guiadnce." Among the schools represented were: Dellwood, Rock Hill, J u n a lu s k a, Mars Hill, Hot Springs, Cherokee, Waynesville, Hazelwood, Walnut, Cullowhee, and Hendersonville. Students from Western Carolina Teachers College who attended the conference were: Edith Ferguson, Grace Ramsey, Catherine Creasmon, Kimrey Perkins, Emmett Sams, Kate Lindsay, Alice Morton, Bill Ferguson, Herbert Cohn, Emma Evanson, John Henry Gesser, Joe Lance, Charles Frazier, Mr. Charles Holloman, and Dr. C. D. Killian. Plan Series Of Radio Broadcasts MR. FRANK BELL VISITS CAMPUS Mr. Frank Bell, jwner and operator of Camp Mondai. in on Lake Summitt at Tuxedo, North Carolina, was on the campuo a week, at the invitation of the college administration, to give instruction in horsemanship and horseback riding. Mr. Bell gave his time gratis just to help the school. It is to Camp Mondamin that the horses, which the college has under its present supervision, belong. Mr. Bell allowed his horses to be brought to Cullowhee this season for their upkeep alone. In the coming season, in July and August, Mr. Bell opens his camp to young men. The fee for one season at Mondamin is $300. The boys who attend camp there are taught horseback riding, archery, canoeing, leather tooling and a host of other worthwhile activities. They also take long rides into the mountains on horseback and hikes. Swimming and canoe trips furnish exciting adventure in the mountain streams. At night dinner is served in the dining pavillion which is built over the lake. After dark the camp fires are lighted and the boys sit silently in the shad- own and listen to folk lore, Indian stories or philosophy. Often they sing and simply talk. Tentative plans have been made for a series of broadcasts by Western Carolina Teachers from WWNC in Asheville. These transcriptions will be made through the recording facilities of the Guidance Clinic, headed by Dr. Killian. So far the plans have not been discussed with President Hunter, but it is believed that he will approve them when he understands the outline of plans. This series of broadcasts will be known as "Western North Carolina Schools in Review." Each week some school or school club in Western North Carolina will be featured in a thirty- minute transcribed program. The school or club may prepare its own script or it may use standard radio script such as those distributed free of charge by the Federal Radio Educational Committee. The transcription that was taken to the station in Asheville a few days ago as a sample of the type of programs to be given in this series, wa., prepared by the Western Carolina Players under the direction of Miss Mabel Tyree. It encourages reading for pleasure and is based on a scene from Oliver Wendell Holmes' "The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table," arranged by Dorothy Calhoun. The players taking part were: Buck Hunt, as Oliver Wendell Holmes; Ruth Coggins. a school mistress; Mary Lee Buchanan, landlady; Mary Delle Davis, her daughter; Dot Gahagan, Biddy; B. C. Moss, as John; and Howard Edgerton, as the Divinity student. Al Williams had charge of the sound effects and Andrew Carter was the announcer. BILL HARDY NAMED ASSISTANT MANAGER OF CAROLINA HOTEL Bill Hardy, popular president of the Lonely Hearts Club and a star football player has been made Assistant Manager of the Carolina Hotel in Sylva. Hardy comes from Alexander City, Ala., where he finished high school in 1938. He was outstanding there in athletics. Since he entered this institution in the fall of 1939 he has been one of the most popular students. Hardy is majoring in Business Education and intends to do graduate work at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Ala. He has made an outstanding fotball record and is prominent in intramural sports. When Miss Camp first saw Hardy she asked him why he came to Western Carolina Teachers College. He replied nonchalantly, "To play football." She gave him a lecture which, from the looks of his grades, he took to heart. When he was seventeen Hardy declared he would be married by the time he was twenty-one. Today it is a different story. He has moved the age to thirty. Several years ago Bill tried to break the tree-sitting record. Leaving early in the morning before his parents were awake, he sneaked over to join the gang. His parents were alarmed when they did not find him in bed and began a search. Several hours later they found him sitting in a tree at his friend's house. Vincent Wright Plays For Chapel Hour On Thursday Vincent Wright and his orchestra presented the program at the chapel hour, Thursday, January 30. The orchestra opened the program with their theme, "A Fantasy in Rhythm" composed by Mr. Wright, leader of the orchestra. Other musical numbers of the concert were: "A Study in Brown," "Lil' Boy Love," vocalized by Cary Snyder, "I Could Make You Care," "Johnson's Rag," "When Day Is Done," and "Tuxedo Junction." A feature of the program was the playlet, "The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table by transcription. This fifteen minute record was made by members of the Western Carolina Players under the direction of Miss Mabel Tyree, and recorded under the direction of Guidance Clinic. Characters in the play were Andrew Carter, Mary Lee Buchanan, Mary Delle Davis, B.. C. Moss, Howard Edgerton, Ruth Coggins, Buck Hunt, and Dot Gahagan. Al Williams and Sis Bryson were in charge of sound effects. The recording was made by Vincent Wright, Hans Hanson, and Ray McClung. Members of the orchestra are: Vincent Wright, leader; J. W- Farley, trombone; Joe Hedden„ Joe Crowell, Ray McClung, saxophones; Sammy Beck, trumpet; Bobby Allison, Revis Frye, clarinets; Hans Hanson, drums and cymbals; and Mr. George Tracy, pianist. Cary Reid Snyder is the , vocalist, and John Jordon, an- | nouncer, is a feature of the group. Dr. Lucy Gage Is College Visitor Miss Lucy Gage, nationally known educator and Professor of Elementary Education at George Peabody College for Teachers, visited the campus this week and spoke at chapel exercises February 6. Miss Gage, who has done pioneer work in the field of education for the young child, has had an interesting career. Before joining the faculty of George Peabory College a number of years ago, she wrote the Kindergarten Law for the Oklahoma Territory and not only saw the bill passed but also saw the establishment of public kindergartens in the territory. She directed the early childhood educational activities at Western State Teachers College in Michigan, and later established the nursery school at Peabody College. She is a charter member of the Association for Childhood Education. Now a member of the advisory staff of "Story Parade," outstanding children's magazine, she has written many books for children and contributed to the leading educational journals. A world traveller, she has lectured before various important educational groups. During her stay here. Miss Gage was the guest of two of her former students, Mr. and Mrs. George S. Tracy. College Launches New Audio-Visual Education Project Western Carolina Teachers College recently launched an Audio-Visual Education project which although is still in the experimental stage, has a.s its objective broader and more dynamic teaching. This project was begun January 7 with a number of educational films pertaining to the work of the various classes of the Training School and the college. According to Dr. Smith, chairman of the Audio-Visual Committee, the program is to be enlarged in the fall quarter of 1941. Dr. Smith says that although only a limited number of the educational films will be available for classroom use this quarter, several will be shown. Quite a bit of interest is being manifested in the use of educational films in teaching. Eight hundred faculty members and students, attended the showings last week. Besides the educational films the audio - visual department sponsors a weekly moving picture from the major theatrical productions, which is open to the community as well as to the college. Equipment used in this work besides two moving picture projectors includes steroscopes which are available for classroom use. The training school is also equipped with an R. C. A. sound system with a central control cabinet and twenty- three radios, as well as a complete public address system. An automatic electric phonograph is also included in the equipment. Members of the Audio-Visual Committee are Dr. H. P. Smith, chairman; Dr. C. D. Killian, Mr. W. Newton Turner, Mr. Ralph Andrews, Miss Anne Rabe, Mrs. Parker, and Mr. C. A. Hoyle. President Hunter Appeals For More Funds For College President Hunter went before the State Appropriations Committee at Raleigh January 30 asking for an increase in the biennial budget for Western Carolina Teachers College for the years '41 to '43. D. Hiden Ramsey of Asheville, chairman of the Board of Trustees, and H. E. Buchanan, of Hendersonville, a member of the board of trustees assisted Mr. Hunter. Also accompanying him was R. C. Sutton, College Business Manager, and John Worth McDevitt, alumni secretary. In the first year of the biennial budget, $7,500 is needed for laboratory improvements such as putting water in the lavatories, rewiring the classroom building, and painting the inside of the classroom building, which has not been done for seventeen years. Each of the two years a special allotment is needed for books, About $3,000 more is needed each year for the maintenance of ground! and buildings. This would include repair on class rooms, roofs, sewer lines, water lines, and pay for janitors. For the second year, $2,000 is needed for new kitchen.equipment and $2,000 for repairing the dormitories. Mr. Hunted reports that a • i nig plea was made at Ral- and there is some hope of getting an addition to the school budget. Cash Prizes Are To Be Awarded To Three Winners MRS. BUCHANAN COMPLETING PLANS FOR HOLIDAY TRIP SENATORS PASS ON RECOMMENDATIONS The Student Senate met recently and passed on the recommendations made by the sixth Student-Faculty Conference and sent them to Dean Bird and President Hunter, for their approval. A committee was appointed to revise the constitution of the Student Government Associa- tion- . a « . Mrs. Lillian Buchanan, librarian of Western Carolina Teachers College, is completing plans to take a group of students to Washington, D. C, and New "York City during the spring holidays. Many interesting things are being planned for the trip. In Washington, plans are afoot for the students to meet Senator Josiah Bailey and Senator Robert Reynolds of North Carolina, and to attend sessions of both houses of Congress and to be received by Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and other outstanding people in the Capital. They will visit Mount Vernon, the National Cathedral, the Lincoln Memorial, the Library of Congress, the Corcoran Art Gallery, the Folger Shakespeare Library, the Franciscan Monastery, the Smithsonian Instution; Albert Einstein, scientist at Princeton University, has been asked by President Hunter to receive the group and show them about the campus. In New York, Mrs. Buchanan plans for the group to visit the Music Hall in Radio City for a show, to see two good plays, to eat a meal in Greenwich Village, to visit the Empire State Building, and to see the lights come on in the morning, to attend the Village Barn Night Club, a Metropolitan Opera, to visit the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, to shop in some of the larger stores such as Wanamakers and Ma- cy's to ride the subway from Washington Square down Fifth Avenue and up the Hudson Riv^ er; and to visit the Grand Central Station at the rush hour. W.C.T.C DEPARTMENTS PERFORM SERVICE TO W.N.C. SCHOOLS The Guidance Clinic and the Audio-Visual Department o f Western Carolina Teachers College are performing a program of service to the schools of Western North Carolina which is in itself a milestone in the education field. More than 10,000 students in Western Carolina have been tested, their aptitudes and ability ratings charted, and their progress is being carefully watched in an effort to guide them into occupations where they have the greatest opportunity for success. The audio visual department of the Clinic ranks with the best in the South. It has recently purchased the best recording equipment on the market. It has installed this year fifteen motion-picture projectors in Western Carolina county and high schools. Field workers are sent from the clinic all over the area with educational films, records, and books. Speeches, musical selections, and dramatic skits of both faculty members and students are recorded and kept as a progress series and as an audible record. The Clinic is undertaking this year one of the most far-reaching programs in its history. Plans are under way to sponsor weekly radio broadcasts by both colleges and high schools in the Western District. Plans are still incomplete but when completed -.he project will be of vital ser- /ice to education in this entire area. Dr. C. D. Killian, head of the education department, is founder and director of the Clinic. He is a native of Hayesville, North Carolina. He taught a few years in the Hayesville High School before he came to Western Carolina Teachers College. He took his doctorate at the University of Ohio, where he conceived the plans for the Clinic that has become nationally recognized. Last summer Dr. Killian married Miss Winnie Alice Murphy, critic teacher in English in the Training School. College Seniors Name Superlatives The senior class met in a rather stormy session, Thursday, January 23 to elect its superlatives and to dedicate the 1941 "Catamount." After some rather acrimonious debate it was voted to elect sixteen superlative personalities this year instead of the traditional eight. John Worth McDevitt, 'an alumnus of Western Carolina Teachers College, and secretary of the Alumni Association was honored by the 1941 seniors with the dedication of the "Catamount." The following sixteen students vere chosen by secret ballot as uperlatives: Best all-around, Zate Lindsay of Almond and am Pryor of Bear Wallow; Best ersonality, Loretta Bass of anton and Herbert Cohn of andler; Most courteous, Zula ranklln of Marshall and Gall ridges of Shelby; best-looking, tary Jo Chandler of Walnut and al Plonk of Llncolnton; most opular, Virgil Humphrey of :entucky and Peggy Burleson t Asheville; most likely to succeed, Gertrude Carter of Zebu- Ion and Elmer Stahlman of Mt. Sterling; most athletic: Pauline Hart of Fayetteville and Clyde Peek of Mars Hill; friendliest, Hattie Hilda Sutton of Sylva and Vernon Martin of Hayesville. Marionette Show Here Next Tuesday The Drawing and Design class under the direction of Miss Helen Patton, will present a marionette show Tuesday, Feb. 11. in the auditorium at the chapel hour. The marionettes, which are wooden dolls manipulated by strings will dramatize the story of "Cinderella." The script has been arranged by Maggie Dillard. Frances Allison, and Juanita Porter. The stage was loaned to the class by the WPA Recreation Unit in Sylva. Lighting, stage sets, and sound effects are directed by Boyd Poole, Carlton Well, and John Jordon. Various characters in the marionette show are Cinderella made by Mary Lee Buchanan; Cinderella in Ashes by Frances Allison; step-mother by Maggie Dillard; fairy god-mother by Joy Juniper; two stepsisters by Frankie B. Ferguson and Betty Price; prince by Juanita Porter; king by Katherine Walker; and the dancers by Carmen Nicholson, Ann McClure, Emma Lou Wells, Mary Frances Sutton, and Jeanette Bryson. CHAPEL PROGRAMS The following chapel programs are scheduled for the remainder of the spring quarter: February 11 — Marionette Show in charge of Miss Helen Patton. February 13—Charles Holo- man. February 18—Students. February 20—Mr. T.racy and the band February 25—Physical Educa- t on, in charge of Mr. Andrews. February 27—Debate and In- * rnational Relations Club. March 4—Students. March 6—Dramatics Class, iss Tyree in charge. Spike Plemmons, chairman of the Monogram Club program committee recently disclosed plans for the amateur night to be held in Hoey Auditorium, February 7. Only tentative arrangements have been made, but Bill Smith, who is acting president during Bill Hardy's absence promises a gala affair. Features of the program are an amateur contest, a dance orchestra, and technicolor pictures of the football team. The main attraction is the contest for which prizes of ten dollars, five dollars, and three dollars offered. Though bookings for the event are not yet complete, the following applications have been received: Carolyn Gibson, singer; Frank Mas- sey, Hawaiian band; John Seymour, variety; Janice Smathers, piano; Terrace Floor, quartet and band; Day Students, quartet and a Negro quartet. More appllcatons are expected before February 7. The club extends its welcome to you and promises a rich program to all who attend. Admission is twenty - five cents. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS' SOCIETY ORGANIZED HERE The foreign language students on the cabpus have organized an International Students Society for which a charter is being obtained. Practically all the foreign language students are members. Through this society both students and teachers can secure the addresses of foreign students with which they may enjoy direct correspondence in any language. The present enrollment in the International Students Society is over 200,000 with members in 130 countries. Twenty per cent of the high schools and colleges in the United States enjoy this society. Miss Laura Jean McAdams, head of the foreign language department, is sponsor. GIVE RECITAL FOR CHAPEL PROGRAM William Klenz and Herbert Livingston gave a recital in the college auditorium, Tuesday afternoon, February 4, at 1:30 o'clock. Klenz, cellist, and Livingston, pianist, are members of the music staff of the University of North Carolina. The following program was presented: "Aria" b Scarlatti, "Allegro Spiritoso" by Senaille, "Fantasie-Stucke" by Schumann, "Le Vol du Bourdon" by Remsy-Korsakoff, played by Klenz, "Ballade" by Chopin, played by Livingston, "Refleco dans Leau" by Debussy, and "Beau Solr" by Debussy. Mrs. Fisher, violinist of the college, accompanied Klenz and Livingston in the finale. "Trio in D. Minor", by Mendelssohn. NEW MUSIC ALBUMS ADDED TO LIBRARY The choral groups under the direction of Mrs. Charles Gulley have added three new albums of phonograph records to the record library. One album consists of songs by the famous Metropolitan soprano, Kirsten Flagstadt. Miss Flagstadt. a Norwegian by birth, is considered the best Wagnerian soprano in opera today. Another album is made up of excerpts from "Porgy and Bess," a negro opera by Gershwin. "Porgy and

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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  • Date original: 1941-02-05
  • Date digitized: 2017-04-10
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  • Dimension: 21" x 16"
  • Pages: 11 pages
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  • 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_1941-02-05_Vol09
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  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library