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Page 2 THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1943 WESTERN CAROLINIAN Bi-monthly publication of the Student Association at Western Carolina Teachers College, Cullowhee, North Carolina. WESTERN CAROLINIAN STAFF Editor Helen M. Hartshorn Associate Editor Roselle Ayers Society Editor Dorothy Jeane Ensley Assistant Society Editor Hilda Brown Sports Editor Louise Byers Feature Editor Juanita Fisher Columnist Zelda Murray Fashions Editor Edna Hawkins Headline Editor Selma Boyd Circulation Manager Walter Roberts Doris Ghormley Typists Max Beam Doris Ghormley Business Manager Walter Lee Roberts Business Advisor Ruth Oliver Hinds Editorial Advisors .Mabel Tyree P. L. Elliott ktember associated Colle6«ate Preit Distributor of I Cb(le6iate Digest 4 WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1943 To Seniors It is always difficult to express the actual feelings which one has as the materializing of another ceremony of graduation is realized. Friends, classmates, companions — aver- ave, outstanding, mediocre — all familiar, finishing the last lap of a hard-fought obstacle race for the privilege of gaining a small slip of paper which allows them to place a precious B. S. or B. A. after their names. In the present situation that title has much more significance than in former times. The privileges which go with it are many. The important one, though, is the privilege, which the special training of this- institute develops, of imparting in our democratic nation, the knowledges of which we have partaken to the very young and the adolescent of the new generations, whom we wish to have attain the essentials of an education to prepare them for national, social, and individual living of the future—fitting .them for the life in and of a free world. We realize that many of you will take government positions now, and may or may not return to the teaching profession in the future. It is to be expected, and we wish you the best in the work of your choice. J^pn^ealize, however, that the colleges have. this year, had to face a difficult situation due to smaller student enrollments, and the educational field has suffered seriously because of the decreasing supply of teachers. "Our choice lies between education at the full, and training limited to the level of utility." If we leave the choice to chance, and fail to exert ourselves for the higher end, we shall ourselves be responsible if learning and the life of the mind and spirit become again the hidden possession of the very few, and those perhaps condemned, perhaps even hunted that they may be destroyed. If we make the choice of utility only, we have no assurance that the technological means of livelihood will long remain uncorrupted by the decay of learning and science. The means of education and the instrumentalities of learning should be placed at the disposal of the-largest possible number, of all sorts and conditions of men who are capable of making use of them. "The purpose of education is not escape from doubt. It is to learn how to meet doubt head on, and again and again to grapple with it; to move through it to further conflicts with further doubts. If we fail to encourage the growth in students 6i intellectual and moral discipline, what assurance can we have that exhaustion and despair may not one day lead to a similar abdication of the right to think as that which in Germany is destroying an entire generation and has left education and learning, together with much else of civilized society, in ruins." r This is your responsibility, seniors, and a challenge to your future work. Can—will —you accept it, and build the future, as we would desire it? Play Ball! "Play Ball!!" Yells the umpire on September 8, 1942 ,as we, the players, started the first inning of our baseball game— "The batter's up"—"the pitcher starts his wind-up"—the students are ready for either a "home-run" or a "strike out." The crowd roars as the batter knocks "a base hit"—down the line he runs to "first base"—or fall quarter—"he's safe." The "steal" to "second base" is a cinch—that takes him to Christmas. The grind to "third base" is a little more difficult, but after a tremendous effort he finally passes his exams and reaches the end of winter quarter. The last step—he's coming into "home" Cooper As Head Miss Evangeline Cooper was elected president of the Junior Women's Study Club, of Cullowhee, in the meeting at the Methodist parsonage Friday evening. Miss Wayona Arrington was elected vice president, Miss Helen Bird, secretary and Miss Jayne-Elliot, report-! er. The retiring officers are: Anne Bird Engman, president; Miss Lo- jupn Galloway, vice president; Miss Lillian Messer, secretary; Miss Virginia Messer, treasurer; and Miss Elizabeth Anne Hunter, reporter. As a part of the study of "Lives of Great Contemporary Women," Mis- Lillian Messer talked about Bette Davis, great women of the theatre. Other women discussed at a previous meeting were, Queen Wilhelmia, of the Netherlands, Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, and Eleanor Roosevelt. To make money for the Sallie Southhall Cotton Loan fund, a plan, whereby students are helped to secure college education, the club had a food sale at which they sold cakes, pies, cookies, candy and coffee. They also ga\^ four dollars to the Victory Food Campaign. The club's project for the year is aiding a family in the community by sending them food and clothing. Mrs. McMurray S. Richey is sponsor for this young women's club. spring quarter. To some this is the last J^^,. Omen's inning ot their baseball game of college. To ~ . p. , „. others it's only the relaxing "seventh in- OlUQV ClUD liileCtS ning stretch", but to all it's a definite step in winning the game of gaining a college education. College is comparable in many ways to the much enjoyed, Americanized baseball game. It's fun but it's work. The students are the "visiting team" and the "players." The faculty is the "home team" and as a rule the "pitchers". It's up to the student whether he knocks a "home run" every time, merely "bunts" and goes to first base on balls, or "strikes out" completely every time he comes to "bat." Here it's spring and all the training is over, we're going down the "home stretch" toward a leading score or a trailing score. "Good afternoon, friends, this is station W. C. T. C. giving you a play by play description of the game that is now winding up. We're going into the last half of the ninth inning with a score of 19 to 0 in favor of the favorite team. The first play— Sept. 8—Life begins on the campus of Western Carolina Teachers College. Freshmen orientation week begins. Sept. 12—Classes begin. October 18—Science Club hike up rocky face—Result—good time and achey bones. October 24—Homecoming — game with Brevard-—we won—dance—quintones were back with "I understand" Teddy Martin's orchestra. October 30—Hallowe'en carnival sponsored by the Junior class. Roberta Moore elected queen. Games, fortunes; cake walks, fish ponds, "Peanuts, lemonade and pop corn ■ Crackerjacks, a prize in each and every ' pack." November 17—"Smilin' Through." November 26—Thanksgiving Day. Also end of final exams for fall quarter. Really Thanksgiving Day. November 26-30—Between quarter holidays—Rest and relaxation, students definition of which is "being on the go all the time." November 30—Registration for Winter Quarter. December 1—Classes begin—Such is life. You hardly get one thing successfully completed 'til it's time to start something else. December 13—"The Shepherd's Star." December 18—Christmas Holidays. "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas." January 8—Back to school with no more holidays 'til spring. February 12—Valentine dance—sponsored by men's and women's house government. Music, bridge, carem, checkers, Oh! Yes!— dancing. February 25-26—"Have A Heart." March 3-4—What? Examinations again— already—I haven't begun to catch up on all I have to do. March 4—Army Reserve boys are called to the colors. March 8—Registration, up the hill and down the hill—but for what —to get yourself involved in another three months. March 18—Springdale came with "Tryst- ing Place." March 25-26—Clean-up! You add the comments. You know as much about it as the next one— April 7—You must now pay if you miss an exam or a test. April 10—Senior privileges begin. Each class gets the privleges of the next class. April 25—"In You Easter Bonnet"—It'll be 96 years before Easter comes on April 25, according to astronomers. Do you suppose you'll know it ? May 7—May day exercises—also dance in Moore Parlor—Helen Browning, Queen— Betty Lamb, Maid of Honor. May 14—"Heart Of A City." May 22-24—Graduation—"The final play." Science Club Hikes To Cox's Farm On Picnic The Science Club members went on their annual outing to Cox's farm Tuesday afternoon. Leaving Joyner at 4:30, about thirty students hiked over to Cox's Cove for a picnic supper. Chaperones for the trip were Daisy Wallin Brogden and Mr. Dodson. In addition to club members Mr. Wood also was present. Club officers for this year were: president, Taylor Huskins; vice- president, Henry Galloway; and secretary-treasurer, Roselle Ayers. Graduates Secure Teaching Positions The excellent opportunities for teachers has given students of Western Carolina Teachers College numerous employment offers. Miss Cordelia Camp, director of teacher placement, has had more calls than our present supply can rill. Many seniors have accepted teaching positions in their home towns but a large number have received positions in the city schools of Forsythe, Buncombe and Wayne counties. The following seniors have accepted positions: Rowena Austin in the Tryon school of Bessemer City; Pauline Baldwin, Candler high school in Buncombe county; Mrs. Vera Blankenship, Tyner school near Edenton; Wanda Jo Dills, Sylva; Elizabeth Hammond, Forest City high school, Forest City; Reuben Harris, Pikesville school in Wayne county; Wanda Hicks, Almond high school in Swain county; Betty Hodgin, Richmond school in Forsythe; Mae Rene Hauser, Old Town in Forsythe; Doris Jones, Richmond in Forsythe county; Mrs. Louise Evans Kale, Tryon school at Bessemer City; Eleanor Lee, Clemmens high school in Forsythe county; Ruth Liner, Haywood county school; Sylvia Lyday, Brevard school, Brevard; Elizabeth Maness, Brogden school in Wayne county; Susie McGinnis, Lowell high school, Lowell; Geneva Peek at Beech Glen high school in Madison county; Nancy Riedel, Mars Hill high school; Vance Robertson, Forsythe county school; Gaynelle Sparks, Clemmens high school in Forsythe county, and Hilda Tallent, Rick- mond school in Forsythe county. Review Of 1943- '44 Student Officers A review of the officers of the j campus organizations were or- \ ganized for the purpose of showing the student body the people I elected to offices for the coming I year and to give a brief sketch j of their campus activities as noted j by previous offices they have held. I SEXATE President: Roselle Ayers, senior, Dean's List, secretary-treasurer of the Science Club, associate editor of The Western Carolinian, vice- president of the Robert Latham Journalism Club, vice-president of Alpha Phi Simga, member of the senate, elected editor of The Catamount. Vice-president: Elizabeth Ann Hunter, junior, Dean's List, secretary of the senate, member of Alpha Phi Sigma, Western Carolina Players, class editor of Catamount. Secretary: Margaret Bird Rentz, junior, president of Alphi Phi Sigma, member of ljbrary staff, member of A. C. E. Senators: Richard Hughes, senior, vice-president of the senate, president of Epworth League, member of Alpha Phi Sigma. Louise Tweed, senior, transfer from Brevard, member of Women's House Government Council, recently elected secretary of central board of Women's House Government. Roberta Moore, junior, member of Dramatics Club, attendant in May Court for two years. Margaret Bird Rentz and Elizabeth Ann Hunter, juniors. Kenneth Terrell, sophomore, business manager of The Western Carolinian. WOMEN'S HOUSE GOVERNMENT President: Mattie Pearl Raby, senior, second year as president, Dean's List, member of senate (ex-officio), member of W. A. A., Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. Vice-president: Martha Perkins, member of Y. W. A-, W. A. A., Glee Club, president of Wesley Club, and Epworth League. Secretary - Treasurer Louise Tweed. WESTERN CAROLINIAN Editor: Helen Hartshorn, senior, member of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, second year as editor, president of Robert Latham Journalism Club for two years, vice- president one year, Dean's List, sports editor of Catamount, secretary of W. A. A., secretary of State Student Division of Health, Physical Education and Recreation Association, member of Alpha Phi Sigma, Alpha Psi Omega, Science Club, Glee Club, formerly society and associate editor of Western Carolinian, student director in Western Carolina Players, member of Big Sisters, Sweater and Letter in Athletics. Business Manager: Kenneth Terrell. W. C. T. C. Alumni In A. S. Service Gold Star Alumni ROBERT GRAY HAMPTON Lt. Army Air Corps—Killed Sgt. CHARLED (DICK) HEDGE U. S. Army Air Corps Far East SAMMY BRISTOL I . S. Navy Lt (J. G.) LYNDON WHITE U. S. Naval Air Corps Reserve Killed in action from aircraft carrier Essex, Chesapeake Bay Lt CHARLES W. McLAUGHLIN U. S. Army Air Corps Latest known whereabouts of students who have previously been written up. Ray Cowan, Pacific Area, U. S. Navy. First Lt. Ray McClung, U. S. Army Air Corps, Trinidad. Chief Specialist Jim Whatley, University of Arizona, U. S. Naval Reserve. Gnell Burgess, WAVES, U. of Wisconsin. Harold Monteith, Seaman First Class, U. S. Navy, Pacific Area. First Lt. George Ropp, U. S. Pilot, Army Air Corps. Lt. Edwin Young, Bombardier U. S. Army Air Corps, Egypt. John Siler, Radioman third class, U. S. Navy, Amba Dutch West Indies. Pvt. Darrell (Mitch) Mitchell, Army Air Corps, Technical School, Fort Lagon, Denver, Colorado. Aviation Cadet Ray Hunter, Army Air Corps, advanced navigation school, Monroe, La. Ensign Fred Thomad, U. S. Naval Air Corps Reserve, active duty on an aircraft carrier. Aviation Cadet Olived Cowan, pre-flight school at Millikan U. Decatur, 111. Aviation Cadet Richard Woody, meteorology student, Mass, Institute of Techonology, Cambridge, Mass. Aviation Cadet Harold Parham, meteorology student, University of New York, New York, New York. Aviation Cadet Harojld Wells, Maxwell Field, Alabama. Aviation Cadet Sam McElroy, Tenn.; Polytechnic Institute, Cook- erville, Tenn. Pfc. John Crawford, State Col lege of Education, Gruly, Colorado. Lt (j. g.) Spurgeon Warner, North Atlantic patrol duty. Pvt. Max Hannah, U. S. Army, Camp Adais, Corvallic, Oregon. Pvt. David Redmond, U. S. Army paratroop corp, Fort Bragg, N. C. Pfc. Jeff Davis, Oklahoma A&M College, Stillwater, Oklahoma. Aviation Cadet Harry Martin, Army Air Corps, Maxwell Field', Alabama. E. V. Deans, Instructor in Army Air Corps Training Command, Seymour Johnson Field, Goldsboro N. C Marion McDonald, instructor in Army Air Corps Training Command, Seymour Johnson Field, Goldsboro, N. C- Aviation Cadet Herbert Cohn, Army Air Corps Advanced Navigation School, Monroe, Louisiana. Aviation Cadet Wallace Hyde, Fort Bragg, N- C. Pvt. Myron Howard, Camp Campbell, Ky. Pvt. Lee Miller, Camp Lee, Va. Pvt. Bailey Whitt, Seymour Johnson Field, Goldsboro, N. C. Warrant Officer Carl Galloway, North Africa. Ensign Grady Galloway, U. S. Coast Guard, sea duty. Cpl. Charles Cones, U. S. Army, Camp Shelby, Miss. Gesser In Nebraska Pfc. John Henry Gesser is now in the Army Air Corps, mechanic division at Lincoln, Nebraska. A member of the class of '41, Gesser was president of the senior class. Before entering the army he was employed at Wilmington, N. C Gesser expects to go to officers candidate school soon. Mathematics And The War Frazier In Air Corps Charles Frazier,. radio operator in the Army Air Corps, is stationed at Nashville, Tenn. In the Ferry Command, he makes long flights to various points. McClung On Colnel's Staff First Lt. Ray McClung, who for the past year has been on patrol duty in the Carribean Sea, is now on the commanding Colonel's staff in Trinidad. In addition to this he is censor for the army mall there. CROP HAZARD Denver—Mrs. Joe Artese is worried about Peppy's health. As long as he holds out, she doesn't have to worry about tomato horn worms. Since puppyhood, Peppy has kept the Artese garden free from the long, green worms which love to feast on tomato plants. Peppy, a Boston terrier, just finds them and bites them and then they can nibble no more. But Peppy is thirteen year.- old and he hasn't been feeling well lately—and the Artese garden is twice as big this y The business man had advertised typist, and among the applicants was a young lady of undeniable beauty and graceful fig- mo. The interview was something like this: Business Man—And where were you employed last? Young Lady—In a doll factory. Business Man—And what were your duties? Young'Lady—Making eyes. Business Man—Well, you're engaged, but forget your old job when my wife is around. HOEY ,' - » Mozelle Dellinger ■ cises Render therefore to all their tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear bom fear; honour to whom anient. \ CATAMOUNT Roselle Ayers, resigned. Business Manager: Richard Hughes. JOURNALISM CLUB President: Helen Hartshorn. Vice-president: Dorothy Jeane Ensley, senior, president of Alpha Phi Sigma, president of I. S. S., member of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, Dean's List, secretary of Moore House Council, secretary of I. S. S., society editor of Western Carolinian, second vice- president of B. S. U., council member of Big Sisters and W. A. A. Secretary: Hilda Brown, senior, corresponding secretary of A. C. E., master's degree in Alpha Phi Sigma, member of Big Sisters Club, student director of B. T. U. SCIENCE CLUB President: Rachel McAlister, junior, member of Western Carolina Players, W. A. A., Big Sisters, and is social chairman of Alpha Phi Sigma. Vice-president: Audette Richey, junior, Alpha Phi Sigma, W. A. A., Monogram in athletics, Big Sisters. Secretary: Mildred Ensley, junior, president of Sunday school music director of B. S. U., master's degree in Alpha Phi Sigma, Big Sisters, Monogram in athletics, officer of W. A. A. EXGLISH CLUB President: Edna Hawkins, senior, fashion editor of Wi in, member of Journalism Club, I. S. S., Western Carolina Playe Vice-president: Louise Byers, . sports editor of II" Carolinian, secretary of Debate Club, secretary of Moore House Council, member of W. A. A., B. T. V., and Big Siste Ghormley. lent of Business Education Club, secretary of English Club, member 6f Big Sisters. W. A. A., B. T. U., Halycon Chorus, • for We ALPHA PHI SIGMA -ident: Margaret Bird Rentz. Vie; Jeane (Co During these trying times we realize more than ever the value of mathematics not only to the individual, but also to the nation. In modern war with its precision instruments, its airplanes, its mechanized units, nearly every man who serves needs at least a mastery of the fundamentals of arithmetic and the number system including addition, multiplication, subtraction and division of whole numbers, fractions and decimals. Every pilot and navigator must be well grounded in geometry and trigonometry including logarithems or the slide rule. The meteorologist, who predicts the weather and determines whether or not a flight of bombers may be successful as a result of the weather conditions on a certain date, must have a knowledge of calculus and differential equations. The navy wants men who have a knowledge of mathematics through calculus for deck officers and if in . addition they have a knowledge of physics they can become engineering officers. AH officers in the artillery should have a knowledge of mathematics through calculus. It might be implied from what has been said heretofore that only the armed services need mathematics. This is not true. To make all the necessities of mechanized warfare such as guns, ammunition, tanks, planes and precision instruments, are needed engineers, research physicists and chemists. It might seem that only boys can make use of mathematics except as teachers. Obviously, however, the fields of physics, chemistry and engineering are open to girls more than ever since so many boys are going into the armed services. Several of the airplane manufacturers have even opened school for what they call "Engineering Cat- tettes" to which they admit young women with a knowledge of college algebra and trigonometry or beyond and pay them $50.00 per month to go to school. As to teaching there is no field where a person can have more to do with the formation of minds and character and hence have more effect on future citizens than that r>f the teacher. With more people taking mathematics, many teachers being called into service or into war plants there is a dearth of mathematics teachers and the field is wide open. The mathematics department of :iings: (1) prepare teachers for mathematics and (2) pre: nts to ther field • uccess and mil. differ, mony to the fact that the depart- hether in high I or in '■ 3 a patriotic duty if ■ Wells Home On Furlough CarlSon Wells, Phormocists rnaj^ third clb.ss, recently visited home in Cherokee County. Wells who has been in the navy since finishing college last year, is stationed at the Naval hospital in Norfolk, Va. Jordan In Treasure Island John Jordan, class of '41, is now stationed on Treasure Island, San Francisco, California. Jordan has been in the navy since his graduation last year. Poole In Norfolk, Va. Lt. Boyd Poole of the Army Air Corps is now stationed at Norfolk, Va. Poole, who is with the public relations division of the Air Corps, expects to go overseas soon. Roy Phillips Visits Campus Lt. Roy Phillips of the U. S. Army infantry, visited on the Campus last week-end, Phillips is stationed at Durham, N. C. Guy Ensley Visits Campus Guy Ensley, aviation cadet in meteorology, visited on the campus last week-end. Ensley is taking meteorology training at Mass. Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. Wright At Columbia U. Bob Wright, U. S. Naval Reserve, is in Midshipman's school at Columbia University, New York. Cabe In Mississippi Harry Cabe, former student, is stationed at Kessler Field, Mississippi, in the Army Air Corps. He is attending officers training school. Ellis Awarded Medal First Lt. Earl E. Ellis, of Asheville, was awarded the air medal on May 13 by the war department in Washington. Ellis also holds the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf cluster for wounds received during raids over Europe. A navigator in the Army Air Corps, he has been wounded, though not seriously, in the head on two occasions. Lovedahl Missing Lt. John O. Lovedahl, bombardier in the U. S. Army Air Corps, has been missing since April 20 in the Pacific Area. Lovedahl was trained at Ellington and Randolph Fields, Texas, and rec' wings in July, 1942. his Garland In Mexico Lt. Porter Garland, U. S. Army, is now on detae in Mexico-

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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  • Date original: 1943-05-05;
  • Date digitized: 2017-07-10
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  • Pages: 11 pages
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