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Page 4 THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN December 9, 1942 R. J. Andrews Visits Campus Recently Appointed To High Position By Governor. Ralph J. Andrews, former head of the physical education department, visited the campus Monday in the capacity of state coordinator of the High School Victory Corps. Mr. Andrews, who was recently appointed by Governor Broughton to his position, held one of a series of state meetings at the Sylva high school on December 7. Nearly every school in Jackson county was represented in the meeting at which plans were made far organizing the Victory Corps for high schools that have been approved by the army, navy and the United States office of education. Mr. Andrews is at present having meetings throughout the western district and is to cover the entire state in order to organize the Corps in every school in North Carolina. He was accompanied by Marion Justice of the guidance division of the State Department of Instruction, and Charles E. Spencer of health and physical education In the State Department of Instruction. The Christ Child He came to earth so long ago, This little Prince of Love, And in the skies strange lights did glow And Angels sang above. He did not come to rule with might, This little Prince of Joy, He came to teach us what is right, And evil to destroy. He came to help the troubled world, This little Prince of Peace; The prophets said that' from His birth Good-will would never cease. And so He brought these gifts to earth Many years ago, And now we celebrate His birth And keep the Christmas glow. —Ruby Floyd. Basketball Personalities When the Catamounts chalked up a 37-34 decision over V. P. I. last week the victory was a part fulfillment of the prophecy that this 1942-43 basketball team is indeed going places. The squad is made up of three new men and seven men who have played for Western Carolina in previous years. LIBRARIAN (Continued from page 1) tion" heading the list. Of the 384 requests which were unmet 259 were in use at the time, three were in the training school, eight in the guidance clinic, and 41 not in the library. From this study which Miss Brown will make again in the winter and spring quarters, it will be known what class of books is being used and what title is call for in each class. Rhodes Plays Center Raymond ','Seabuscuit" Rhodes plays center for the first string. Seabiscuit, a senior, hails from Arden. He finished school at Valley Springs high school where he played backetball for four years. He has played basketball during his four years at Cully and is also pitcher for the baseball term. RELATIONS CLUB ■' (Continued from page 1) ties, library activities, and war emergency activities. The first, or memorial activities, consists of three steps: (1) Through cooperative effort, the International Relations Club will try to place on properly delveloped spits memorial seats with inscribed bronze plaques honoring students and faculty members of Western Carolina Teachers College who are members of the armed forces in World War II. (2) The International Relations Club also desires to collect and display photographs off and information about students and facufty members of the college in activ* duty as well as friends of the college students who are in service. Arrangements are being made to display the photographs and information in the Student Union building. (3) The International Relations Club is also interested in setting up a file containing the name, address and full information concerning each student of Western Carolina Teachers College who is now or has been or may be called into the armed forces of the United States. This file will include numbers of the Reserves the WAACS and WAVES. It is the desire of the International Relations Club this year to organize and conduct a library activity, the purpose of which is training. Library material will be to gather suitable books and magazines for the armed forces in sent to the various camps through the USO -organization. Through the war emergency activity members of the International Relations Club will have an opportunity to share their efforts and time with many others in Cullowhee who are sewing, knitting, and making surgical cand- ages for the armed forces. Spending one hour each week at the job will give each member the satisfaction of doing something worthwhile for those who are in need on the various battle fronts of the world. Reserve Program To Be Enlarged New Plans Made For Prospective Officers To Join Service. In an interview recently Prof. C. F. Dodson, director of the army, navy and marine reserve program at Western Carolina Teachers College stressed the opportunities in this program for young men to be of greater service to their country. Prof. Dodson emphasized the patriotic duty of young men who are suitable material for officer training to get their training as quickly as possible. He stated that the army, navy and marine corps do not have the facilities themselves to train the vast number of officers who are needed for a nine and a half million fighting force; hence the three branches are asking young men to enroll in the college training courses and in turn are asking the colleges to teach them preliminary work. Such a resume program reduces the work required in the regular schools and the strain on those training facilities by more than three fourths. Without the help of colleges and a wholehearted response on the part of eligible young men the army, navy and marine corps cannot secure sufficient officers. In outlining the work of enlistment at Western Carolina Mr. Dodson listed the following vital subjects for reserve candidatees in addition to selections they may make from the regular college offerings : physics, mathematics, radio, astronomy, geology, meteorology, and practical electricity. ISallou From Tennessee Another "old timer" on the squad is Tommy Ballou from Nashville. He finished at East Nashville, high school after four years of basketball history which was continued when he entered WCTC four years ago. Tommy is a physical education major. He plays guard for the Catamount team. Miss Smith Heads The Book Club Buying and exchanging the new books is the purpose of the Book Club organized by the literary department of the Woman's Club under the chairmanship of Miss Leonora Smith. Selections already purchased include both fiction and nonaction. The first meeting of the club was held in Moore Parlor, Wednesday evening, December 2, at an after- dinner coffee hour around an open fire. For the program the members discussed informally the books of their choice. Present for the meeting were Smith, 3-Letter Man From Raleigh comes Bill Smith, also a senior. Bill finished high school at Hugh Marson in Raleigh and played basketball for three years on the high school team. Bill has played forward for us for three years. Besides basketball he is outstanding in footbal and baseball. SUNDAY EVENING — (Continued from page one) — (1) That arrangements be made with Mrs. Ammons; (2) That the club provide waiters for the occasion; (3) That the club pay for laundering the table cloths and provide any decorations that they wish. These suppers are to be held at the regular meal time. The students are being given an opportunity to enjoy themselves while helping the college economize in such ways as the events demand. Mrs. L. A. Ammon has found it necessary to provide bag-lunches during the winter rather than Sunday evening meals in the dining hall. Miss Anne Albright, other faculty members, and the Senate through initiating the above plans are helping to make the best of a minor war-time situation. The matter is now in the hands of the stiyients to develop or kill as their attitude and participation warrant. Black Out Rice, New Addition Jerry Rice came to Cullowhee from Marshall, after two years of basketball at Marshall high school. He finished there in 1939 and is now a senior. Jerry is a business education major. He has played basketball for WCTC four years. He plays center and guard. Jerry is also interested in baseball and makes a good showing in this sport. 20-YEAR-OLD — (Continued from page 1) those who register next month are classified, it was stated. Registrars Cautioned When conducting the registration next month, all registrars are cautioned to be sure to obtain proper answers from registrants so that there may be no uncertainty about registrant's names or addresses in connection with future procedure. Registration cards bear only nine questions but each must be carefully and factually answered. Collins All Positions Player Harold Collins, better known as "Spicier" comes from Hendersonville. He played basketball at Edneville high school for two years and graduated from that school in 1938. He has played basketball for two years at WCTC and also plays baseball. He has played both forward and guard and is vnluable at center. White Christmas Can Come True "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas," and dreamers tell us that dreams come true; well—Christmas Is almost here, and who knows—it may be white yet. Although this Christmas may not be "just like the' ones we used to know," we have the satisfaction of knowing that out boys are fighting so that not only our Christmases will be the same again, but that our whole lives will'be "merry and bright." It is up to us, the able American citizens, to do our part toward injecting a bit of cheer and happiness into the war-tor $ world. Suppose your family is going to be separated this Christmas for the first time, suppose you aren't going to get all those nice things that usually come your way; aren't you man or woman enough to take it on the chin ? Suppose you have to put out your light and go to bed when you would much rather be playing bridge until the wee hours, are you any better than the rest of the world? Shouldn't you make at least a few sacrifices? Suppose you lived in the war zone and had to live completely in darkness every night so that your little light wouldn't attract an enemy plane. Take an inventory of yourself and compare your meager sacrifices to the great possible ones. Can't Reese Only Junior The only junior on the squad is Bob Reese from Black Mountain. He finished high school at Black Mountain high school where he played basketball for four years. Bob also plays baseball and football for WCTC. He is a physical education major. New Members Of Squad One of the new members of the squad is Ralph Robertson from Larned, Kansas. Ralph is a freshman this year and plays guard. He had plenty of basketball experience during his four years at Larned high school. He plays forward and also plays football and baseball. WCTC lost two valuable basketball players last week when Mor- rell Ruehlen and Ralph Resley left for the service. Morrell is from Larned, Kansas, and finished high school at the Larned high school in 1942. He played forward on the squad and also played baseball and football. Ralph Resley is from Russell, Kansas. Finishing high school in 1942 after four years of basketball, he entered Cullowhee this fall. He played forward. Ralph also played baseball and football when he was in high school. ANNOUNCE PLANS (Continued from page 1) placed to denote the end of various divisions. The cover, which forferly was white, will this year have a distinctive blue background on which will be a pen and ink sketch of the entrance of Joyner, the administration building. A special section will be composed of 27 typical pictures of campus activities and scenes. Serving on the committee with Miss McAdams, are John Worth McDevitt, Newton Turner, Miss Mable Tyree, and Miss Anne Hammond. Dean W. E. Bird was in charge of arranging the curriculi for publication. Amid the "oh's" and "ah's" of excitement could be heard the shrieks of young women as the lights threw a pale, eerie look on the students thronged in the post office, book store, Moore dormitory, and other points on the campus last Tuesday evening, following a severe rain storm. The salesmen in the book store were on the alert for possible "shop-lifters," and various young Joe Colleges were looking for their girls (to protect). While searching frantically for candles and matches, the girls in the dormitory were on the watch for spooks which seemed to dive at them from every nook and corner. The harsh wind that was howling, sent icy chills playing up and down the key-boards of spines in a haunting melody. No, this is not a ghost story, but an honest-to-goodness account of the reaction to an un-scheduled, un-predicted, un-supervised blackout which enveloped the premises of Moore Dormitory, the auditorium, the gymnasium, Joyner, the classroom and the Student Union building Tuesday night, December 1, between 7:15 and 10 o'clock. For some unknown reason (to the writer of this epistle) the lights in the above mentioned places went out and left in the bulbs a faint glow which gave the appearance of a place inhabited by spirits. Several activities were interrupted by this freak occurrence. It prevented the showing of the movie sponsored by the Woman's Club of Cullowhee, normal conduction of the I. R. C. (which progressed as well as possible in the dark), and the practicing of the Christmas play—not to mention the basketball practice and the studying that needed to be done. The other buildings remained illuminated through the "blackout" except at minute intervals when they too were put in the dark only to be bright once more while the others were still handling the emergency before them. Practice makes perfect—and with a few more of those enforced blackouts, W.C.T.C. students will know just how it's done. CHAPERONES NAMED (Continued from page 1) Fayetteville; Elizabeth Maness, Biscoa; Zelda Murray, Louisburg; Geneva Peek, Mars Hill; Wilma Picktesimer, Brevard; Ruth Ray, Ashevile; Nancy Riedel, Asheville; Gaynele Sparks, Belmont; Dorothy Thompson, Mocksville; and Daisy Wallin, Marshall. The duties of the chaperones are to go with couples to Sylva or to other local amusement centers and to assist in the supervising of social activities of various nature on the campus. The list is made each quarter by the members of the Women House Government council and by the dean and assistant dean of women. Mrs. H. T. Hunter, Mrs. David H Brown, Mrs. Leonard, Misses Anne you do your part to conserve for Albright, Rachel Rosenberger, Claudia Baker, Alice Benton, Frances Brown, Clara DeVane, Helen Patton, Mrs. W. A. Ashbrook, Miss Anne Hammond, and Miss Fannie Goodman and Miss Kathleen Davis, who assisted the hostess, Miss Smith. Others in the club, include Mrs. Charles Gulley, Mrs. C. D. Killian, Mrs. Leonard Allen, Mrs. McMurray Richie, and Miss Geneva Turpin. Similar meetings will be held occasionally during the winter. The the war effort and not leave every thing to the other fellow—the inevitable- George? You are as much in this war as the boy on the front. Did you ever stop to realize that? Then why aren't you doing something toward making this "A White Christmas," so that all our Christmases as well as every other day may be bright. COLLEGE OBSERVES (Continued from page 1) fenders of Pearl Harbor by the entire assembly. Mrs. Charles Gulley, who led the singing of the national anthem and other selections, gave a dramatic musical rendition of "The Ameri- VICTORY CORPS (Continued from page 1)— Andrews, coordinator of Victory Corps of North Carolina. Mr. Andrews, former head of the physical education department of the college here, was recently appoint ed to his present position by Governor Broughton. Mr. Andrews is now conducting meetings throughout the western district of the state and is to cover the entire State in order to organize the corps in every high school in North Carolina. Varied Program Presented By Music Group Miss Rosenberger Director Of Band and Ensemble. The instrumental groups of Western Carolina Teachers College, under the direction of Miss Rachel Rosenberger presented a program of varied music on Thursday, December 10, in the Hoey auditorium. "Church Bells," by Gounod and "Fugue," by Handel were presented by the String Ensemble. The college orchestra, which was recently combined with the college band, rendered the following selections; "Prelude" from "Arlesien- ne Suite," Bibet-De Lameter; "Minuet," Handel; "March" from "Nutcracker Suite," Tchaikowsky- De Lameter, and "Tambourin Dance," by Rameau. "Coronation Scene," from "Boris Godounuf" by Mussorgsky-Patti- son was played as a piano duet by Miss Dorothy Thompson and Miss Nancy Reidel, who are pupils of Miss Clara DeVane, college piano instructor. The personnel of these musical groups includes: Jayne Elliott, Helen Bird, Clifford Longcoy and Dorothy Sue Suton, .violins; Elizabeth Anne Hunter, cello; Warren Benoy, Sue Hedden, Norma Lee Davis, and Thelma Jhones, clarinet; Allan Livingston, oboe; Wilson Goodson, trumpet; Teddy Martin, horn; Dorothy Tompson, piano; Nancy Riedel, Edith Cherry, Madeleine Fortune, Mildred Mangum, nd Margaret Livingston, percussion. Miss Rachel Rosenberger, instructor of orchestra and band, became a member of the Western Carolina Teachers College music staff this fall. She is a graduate of Iowa State Teachers College and previously taught in the public schools of Missouri and Iowa and at State Teachers College, St. Cloud, Minnesota. Miss Rosenberger, who was awarded two graduate fellowships while attending the Eastern School of Music, was a member of the Eastman Symphony, and prior to that played in the Waterloo Symphony orchestra. Miss Clara DeVane, of Red Springs, received her A. B. and B. M. degrees from Flora McDonald College. She did graduate work under Masgkowski in Paris, studied at the New York School of Applied Music, at the Peabody Conservatory of Baltimore, with Edwin Hughes in New York and at the Porter Piano-Forte School. Before coming to Western Caro Miss Benton To Attend Emory U. From North Carolina. One Of Twenty-Five Miss Alice A. Benton, head of the physical education department, will be one of twenty-five persons from North Carolina to attend at Emory University one of nine regional institutes planned to launch the high school physical fitness program. The meeting, which will be held December 14-16, is being sponsored by the U. S. Office of Education in collaboration with the army, navy, the United States Public Health Service, and the Division of Physical Fitness of the Office of Defense, Health and Welfare Services. The theme of the program will be health and physical education for the nation's youth. Purpose of Program The program is designed to help make high school boys and girla physically fit for active participation in the war effort. Its aim is to fill the need expressed by Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Banks, chief of the athletic and recreation branch, United States Army, who declares: "The armed force* and the production lines need sturdy men and women. A vigorous program of physical and health education will help make youth more competent to assume its war-time responsibility." The regional institutes will introduce and interpret the plan of activities to representative of state departments of education, teachers colleges, local school systems, and universities, and will assist them in serving as organizers and faculty members for a series of conferences within their home states. They in turn will bring the program to local teachers and school administrators. Limited Group Invited Miss Benton is one of a limited group who have been asked to attend the regional meeting; the number has been limited by the United States Office of Education and the invitation was given by Charles E. Suencer, director of the division of health and physical education of the State Department of Education. Uncle Moses: Preacher axed me if ah wanted to go to hebben. Ah told him not yit. at Erskine College. She has also taught at Alabama State College lina Teachers College, Miss DeVane for Women, and at Winthrop Col- taught piano and history of music liege, Rock Hill, South Carolina. tdf*&\ ** cans Come," by Fay Foster, after which the Reverend McMurray pronounced the benediction. -A% Christmas Greetings from next meeting will be held in January with Mrs. Hunter and Mrs. David Brown as joint hostesses. 'A HEDDEN S BARBER SHOP Under Velt's Cafe Your Patronage Is Always Appreciated Jeff Hedden—L. C. Moore—G. W. Hurst Dillard Robinson Burrell-Kirk Motor Company Your Patronage Is Appreciated Sylva, N. C. Phone 79 Western Auto Associate Store "Everything ,for the Auto" H C. LAWRENCE. Owner •k Ask any kid "Who's going to win the war?" He knows... because he and all the others in America are putting their playtime into wartime work. They're out pitching for Uncle Sam, helping to sell the War Stamps and Bonds we must buy to finance the war. And our kids are buyi.:£ them, too. A dime here and u quarter there, earned by oil jobs or part time jobs, isn't dime or a quarter to them any more. It's five good bullets for five bad Japs or a part of a bomb for Berlin. It's War Stamps now—for a better world after—to them I Our hats are off to our i The Jackson County Bank Sylva, N. C. Highlands, N. C. Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Phone 103 Sylva, N. C. Btm

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: 1942-12-09;
  • Date digitized: 2017-07-10
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  • Dimension: 22" 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_1942-12-09_Vol10_No06
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  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library