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Page 2 THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1945 WESTERN CAROLINIAN Bi-monthly publication of the Student Association at Western Carolina Teachers College, Cullowhee, North Carolina. WESTERN CAROLINIAN STAFF Editor-in-Chief L. H. Halliburton Associate Editors Jean Hall, Madrie Galloway Society Editor Lou Marie Lessley Sports Editor Bobby Terrell Circulation Manager J- Montford Haire Feature Editor Jeanne Hampton Exchange Editor Joseph Henry Typists Mary Smathers Thelma Joyce Finch Reporter Betty Brown Betty S. McCraw Lucile Moore Nancy Potts Maxie Wright Faculty Advisors Mabel Tyree Charoltte Watson Business Advisor Ruth Oliver Hinds Welcome At the beginning of one of our brightest years here at Western Carolina Teachers College it is the privilege of the older students to welcome the newcomers to our campus. We extend this welcome gladly, and we know you will come to love our college and the principles for which it stands as much as we do. We're happy you are here, and we want you to stay and be an integral part of our college life! Among the many outstanding policies of this college, there is one which should be mentioned -here—that of Student Government. In very few colleges may be found a student government which functions as efficiently- as ours. We are proud of our government, and we gladly welcome you as members of it. We want 3"ou to work as we have to improve and keep our government as a symbol of the democracy which we are so fortunate to nave as a national ideal. Always remember as a cardinal point that the acceptance of an honor means the acceptance of a responsibility. To do any less would be dishonor. a Visionary ■>■> Sympathy The faculty and student body extend their sympathy to Mrs. Ruth .Oliver Hinds and Mrs. Leon Sutton in the death of their mother, Mrs. W. H. Oliver. Words cannot express the sorrow we have for tnese two friends in their bereavement. Our Campus The Western Carolinian endorses heartily the recommendation of the Pre-Session Conference that we be more careful about cleanliness on our campus. Recently there has been a regrettable laxity on the part of some students as to the disposition of paper cups, candy wrappers, etc. There are many trash containers on the campus and we certainly would not fatigue ourselves too much in walking a few feet to deposit trash in the proper places. Try to remember that we as students 8 re frequently judged by the appearance of our campus. Just a little effort would keep our campus clean and worthy of inspection by anybody. Our student leaders backed by the faculty are campaigning this year for a clean, beautiful campus. With your cooperation we can achieve that goal. We beg of you— please use the trash containers and not the grounds! Sympathy Students and faculty members of Western Carolina Teachers College join the Western Carolinian staff in extending sympathy to Pete McDonald, Mary McDonald Johnston, and Lt. and Mrs. Marion McDonald in the death of their mother in Larned, Kansas recently. Our hearts go out to them in this period of their bereavement. Athletics The staff of the Western Carolinian is happy to support the new athletic program foreseen for Western Carolina Teachers College. During the war we willingly sacrificed our inter-collegiate athletics, but we have never failed to acknowledge that we missed them. Now that men students are coming back, we consider that W. C. T. C. will soon have a noteworthy athletic program going again. Our thanks to Mr. Dodson for his effective appeal to the student body recently and our congratulations to the newly re-activated Catamounts! People and politicians will do well to face the atom bomb Frankenstein as fearlessly and realistically as do the men who reluctantly fashioned it. Certainly those who are trying to shut their eyes to its meaning or to find a comfortable answer ought to have heard Drs. Curtis, Oppenheimer and Wilson before the Kil- gore committee. Their conviction that "there is no countermeasure and there is very little secret" leads them to urge statesmen to invent political controls. They know such an advance in political science faces tremendous obstacles. But they see no alternative. Dr. Curtis, when asked if international control of the bomb was not' "visionary," said: The possibility of developing atomic energy was also labeled visionary a scant six years ago—and today is a reality. It is necessary to recognize that the mental elements statesmen deal with are even more precarious and complex than U235. The political machinery required may be more difficult and costly to build than any cyclotron. National sovereignty may be harder to split than the atom. And the statesman cannot act as if the traditions, the institutions, the economic rivalries, the" deep-seated beliefs which make up nationalism had already been neatly reassembled in a federal world system. Yet Dr. Curtis has the right approach. The effort must be made—and with faith that it can be successful. Declaring that it will probably take more than six years is only another way of saying we can't start too soon. The question, "Isn't that visionary?" should be directed instead at the kind of nationalistic thinking which was outdated—as proved by two world wars— even before the bomb appeared. How about the whole concept of absolute national sovereignty that must somehow live in a world of other abso- • lute national sovereigns? Is it anything less than visionary?—Christian Science Monitor. THE CAMPUS SPOTLIGHT WARREN baines Continuing a policy inaugurated last year, the Western Carolinian will in each issue turn the spotlight on some member of the facuty or student body whose contribution to campus life is worthy of special recognition. On most college campuses are individuals whose personality, dependability, and efficiency make them outstanding. In this issue we focus the spot on Warren G. Barnes, who has already proved himself a loyal Catamount. Barnes, a sophomore, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Z. V. Barnes of Robbinsville. He is working for a Bachelor of Science degree in the high school field. He is a graduate of Robbinsville High School. At Western Carolina, Barnes is active in extra-curricular activities. His work in the Western Carolina Players has been especially noteworthy. He played in "The Skin of Our Teeth" and "Ring Around Elizabeth" last year. This year, he is president of the little theatre. He is vice-president of the Men's House Government Association and attended the eleventh pre-session conference as a representative of the men students. 7 STUDENTS PRESENTED AWARDS AT SPRING COMMENCEMENT ANNUAL FACULTY RECEPTIONN HELD IN MOORE PARLORS Congratulations The Western Carolinian extends congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Tyson Cathey on the birth of a son. Mr. Cathey, one of the most popular members of the faculty, has two fine sons to carry on the family tradition. In Hands of New Publishers With this issue the Western Carolinian embarks on a new year of service to Western Carolina Teachers College. The paper will be printed during this year by •Mr. J. Andrew Gray, publisher of The Bryson City Times and The Sylva Herald. The editor has much faith in Mr. Gray and his ability to publish a paper of which Western Carolina may justly be proud. With the very efficient staff available now, the Western Carolinian undoubtedly will go forward to further journalistic triumphs. Mr. Ramspeck's Pain Representative Ramspeck has the right idea about what the labor situation needs. As chairman of the House Labor Committee, as well as majority party whip, the Georgian is in a position to get some action if someone will only hand him a bill. Mr. Ramspeck proposes that if labor and management can't get together on a matter in dispute that a compulsory "cooling-off, fact-finding" period be established by law. He would have the President appoint a three-man board to make a fact-finding study and submit recommendations. These would not be binding on the parties to* the issue, but would, he hopes, have an influence on public opinion. The Ramspeck plan is good. Like the Ball-Burton-Hatch bill, reposing in a Senate committee pigeon-hole, it is modeled after the Railway Labor Act. The B-B-H bill, in addition, would make it a primary legal obligation for unions and management to negotiate their problems before attempting strike lockout. Mr. Ramspeck should put his plan on paper in bill form and have his, or some other, committee begin immediate hearings. The time is ripe for action which will stop senseless labor warfare permanent- FOUR FACULTY MEMBERS RESIGN Four members of the faculty of Western Carolina Teachers College resigned before the beginning of the fall quarter: Rachel Rosenberger, violin instructor; Elah Cowart, third grade supervisor; Clara DeVane, piano instructor; and the Rev. McMurray Richey, assistant professor in mathematics. Miss Rosenberger, Cedar Falls, Iowa, is teaching at Meredith College and Peace Junior College, Raleigh. A member of the college faculty since 1942, she received her B.S. in band and orchestra at Iowa State Teachers College. She studied under Gustave Tuilot and Jacques Gordan and attended the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester, New York. A member of the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra, she has played in the all-state orchestra under Rudolph Sanz. Miss Rosenberger has been a member of the I.S.T.C. Symphony orchestra and has had radio experience in Waterloo, Iowa. Miss Elah Cowart of Summit, Georgia, has been appointed special supervisor of Asheville city school system. Miss Cowart received her B. S. at Columbia University, N. Y. and did graduate work at Duke University. She has taught in the public schools of Georgia; St. Mary's School, Dallas. Texas: Holland Hall, Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Stephenson School, New Rochelle, N. y. She was appointed to the Western Carolina Teachers College faculty in 1943. Miss Clara DeVane, Red Springs. North Carolina, is substituting for the new piano instructor, Alfred M. White, until his arrival. Miss DWane, who was appointed in 1942, has a B.S. degree from Flora McDonald College and has been a student in Paris with Mosz- kowski. She studied under Erwin Hughes of New York one summer, attended the Porter Piano school of Boston and the Peabody Conservatory of Baltimore. Before coming to this college, Miss DeVane taught at Erskine College, Erskine, South Carolina. The Reverend McMurray Richey, of Texas, pastor of the Cullowhee Methodist church, expects to be transferred to another charge in October. Mr. Richey received his B.A. and B.D. degrees at Duke University. An instructor in math here since 1943, he accepted the position left vacant by A. K. Hinds, when he went into the navy. Mr. Richey was the assistant pastor of the First Methodist church in Asheville before coming to Western Carolina Teachers College. CHANDLER AWAITING DISCHARGE Cadet James M. Chandler. Jr., a former student at Western Carolina Teachers College, is awaiting discharge from the Navy, according to a late report. Chandler, who has just graduated from the United States Naval Pre-Flight School at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, is being discharged along with approximately 300 other men who are no longer needed as a result of the war's end. Mr. Chandler, who was stationed at Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, Tennessee for one year, plans to return to W. C. T. C. in the spring. Climaxing their individual achievement, seven students of Western Carolina Teachers College were presented with awards at the graduation exercises in the Hoey auditorium, May 28. Best College Citizenship medals for a boy and a girl, the Alpha honor key, and the Distinguished Service award, the Dr. Wilkes scholarship and the Professor E. H. Stillwell scholarship were the awards given to students. Beverly Godfrey and Lynwood Halliburton were presented the College Citizenship plaque, by S. W. Enlowe and Professor E. H. Stillwell respectively. Each year two students are selected by a joint vote of the students and faculty as the best college citizens. Elizabeth Ann Hunter received the Alpha honor key, given by the Alpha Phi Sigma, scholarship fraternity. This award is made to the outstanding senior member of the organization. Rachel McAlister was awarded the Student Distinguished Service award by Mrs. E. L. McKee of Sylva.- This award goes to the young man or woman who has made the most distinctive contribution to college life. Phyflis Dillard and Virginia Madison, both of Sylva, were presented the Dr. Grover Wilkes scholarship. These awards of $50 are given to two students of Jackson county. Annie Laura Mulkey was presented the E. H. Stillwell scholarship by Professor Stillwell. This is a scholarship that goes annually to a North Carolina student selected by a committee to receive it. Beverly Godfrey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C .C. Godfrey, Black Mountain, graduated with honors from Western Carolina Teachers College May 28. In her senior year she was editor-in-chief of the Western Carolinian and business manager of the Catamount. Miss Godfrey was elected best-all-round in the list of the senior superlatives and placed on the Dean's List. She was president of the Journalism club, a member of the Alpha Phi Sigma and the Future Teachers of America. L. H. Halliburton, son of Mrs. L. H. Halliburton of Meredith College, Raleigh, succeeds Miss Godfrey as editor-in-chief of the Western Carolinian. He is serving his second term as president of the Men's House Government Association and was one of the students selected in "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges." He is a member of the Alpha Phi Sigma, the International Relations Club, the Future Teachers of America and was on the Dean's List last year. Elizabeth Ann Hunter, daughter of President and Mrs. H. T. Hunter of Cullowhee. graduated from Western Carolina Teachers College last spring with high honors. Miss Hunter was president of the senior clfiss last year, was one of the students selected for "Who's Who in American Universities and Col- Teges." president of the Western Carolina Players for two consecutive years, and played in several ">lays including the leading role i "Ping Around Elizabeth," the production last spring. She was literary editor of the Catamount "nd was voted as the senior with the best personality. Miss Hunter was a member of the International Students Society, the Alpha Phi Sigma, Alpha Psi Omega and the McDowell Music Club. Rachel McAlister, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. McAlister of Lowell, North Carolina, graduated from Western Carolina Teachers College last spring. She was editor- in-chief of the Catamount and secretary-treasurer of the senior class. Selected as one of the students in "Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges," she was vice president of the Alpha Phi Sigma and vice president of the Western Carolina Players. She starred in several plays and had a role in last spring's production, "Ring Around Elizabeth." Miss McAlister was a member of the Baton Corps, the Big Sister club, and the Alpha Psi Omega. Phyllis Dillard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Dillard, Sylva, is a member of this year's senior class. She is business manager of the Catamount this year and out-going president of the Alpha Phi Sigma. She is a member of the Women's Athletic Association, and a student instructor in the Physical Education Department. Virginia Madison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Madison of Sylva, is a member of the junior class. She is a member of the International Students Society, the Western Carolina Players, and the Woman's Athletic Association. She* is outgoing vice president of the McDowell Music club. Beautiful young girls in swirling skirts and frothy evening dresses added a note of gaiety as scores of co-eds thronged the parlors of Moore Dormitory where the Annual Faculty Reception for students was held last Friday night. Arrangements were under the direction of a committee headed by Miss Anne Albright, dean of women; other members of the committee were Mrs. Edith Hall, hostess of Moore Dormitory, and Mrs. Carrie Bryson, dietition. Boards from the Woman's House Government Association, of which Judy Owings is president, and the Men's House Government Association, of which L. H. Halliburton is president, assisted the arrangements committee. Carolyn Blankenship and Thelma Joyce Finch, president and secretary-treasurer of the Senate, also assisted. Woman's House Government officials who served were Elizabeth Styles, chief councilman of Robertson Hall; Ruth Dockery, vice- chief councilman of Robertson Hall; Mabel McCracken, secretary- treasurer of Robertson Hall; Mary Raby, chief councilman of Moore dormitory; Mary Moody, vice-chief councilman of Moore dormitory, and Annie Laurie Mulkey, secretary-treasurer of Moore. Extending from the front entrance of Moore parlors to the right back entrance, the receiving line was headed by the heads of the departments. Students were greeted by Miss Allbright. Next in the receiving line were President and Mrs. Hunter; Dean W. E. Bird, head of the English Department; Mrs. Bird; Dr. W. A. Ashbrook, head of the Business Education Department; Mrs. Ashbrook; Miss Alice Benton, director of Physical Education; Mrs. C. C. Buchanan, Librarian; Mr. Buchanan; Miss Cordelia Camp, Director of the Training School; Mr. Clarence Chrisman, Professor of Modern Languages; Mr. C. F. Dodson, head of the science department; Dr. C. D. Killian, head of the Education Department; Mrs. Killian; Prof. E. H. Stillwell, head of the Social Science Department; Mr. J. V. Crum, acting head of the Mathematics Department. Other members of the faculty who were in the reeciving line were Miss Mabel Tyree, Miss Geneva Turpin, Miss Edith Walker, Dr.'and Mrs. Grover Wilkes, Miss Charlotte Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Stedman Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, Miss Claudia Baker, Miss Addie Beam, Miss Nelle Bond, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Brown, Mrs. Carrie Bryson, Mr. and Mrs. Tyson Cathey, Mrs. Evelyn Coward, Miss Kathleen Davis, Miss Fannie Goodman, Miss Anne Hammond, Mrs. Edith Hall, Mrs. A. K. Hinds, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hoyle, Miss Helen Hartshorn, Miss Annie Knotts, E. V. Deans, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Miller, the Rev. and Mrs. Mark Osborne, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Phillips, Mrs. Alice Pope Rand, Miss Mildred Roberts, the Rev. and Mrs. MacMurry S. Richey, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Seymour, Miss Lenora Smith, Dr. and Mrs. H. P. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph, Mr. and Mrs. Snipes. Students entered by the front entrance and passed down the line to the back entrance and out on the terrace where refreshments were served. After greetings and introductions, dancing was held on the terrace. SEVEN VETERANS RETURN TO W.CJ.C. Western Carolina Teachers College has seven veterans on the campus this quarter, according to a report received from the registrar, Miss Addie Beam. Since the war is over and more men are being released from the services, more veterans are expected to enroll for the winter and spring quarters. Brown Griffin, a former cadet, was discharged after eight months in the Army Air Corps. While he was in service, Griffin was stationed at Keesler Field, Miss. A former student at Western Carolina Teachers College, Griffin is well-known on the campus. He is active in sports and is in the football line-up. He evidently returns Western Carolina's affections and regard for him since he plans to finish here. Mr. Griffin is married; his wife is the former Miss Lillian Jones. Hayes Connor is a freshman on the campus this year. He was discharged from the United States Army after serving two years in the United States. He was stationed at Drew Field, Florida, for most of his two years in the service. At the time of his discharge he held the rank of sergeant. Mr. Connor is majoring in English and he plans to finish his course at Western Carolina Teachers College. Incidentally, he is neither married nor engaged! When questioned on this issue, he gave the information without the slightest hesitation. Another veteran who adds interest to the campus is Don Cabe. You have undoubtedly heard of him and that voice of his! If you haven't you will for all reports indicate that his crooning is superb. Cabe is majoring in mathematics, but it isn't definite whether he will finish at Western Carolina Teachers College. He says that he is neither married nor engaged, and that he doesn't intend to take such a drastic step soon! Cabe, a former student of Western Carolina Teachers College, was in the infantry two years and two months. He saw action in France and Belgium. Orville Coward of Sylva, prior to his enlistment in the Naval Air Corps, was a student at Western Carolina Teachers College. He served one year in the navy. He was stationed at Milligan College, Johnson City, Tenn., in a V-12 program and at the Naval Air Station, Memphis. Coward hasn't decided whether he will finish at W.C.T.C. William Willett held the rank of sergeant at the time of his discharge from the United States Army. He served three years, one month, and sixteen days with the infantry. He saw action in the European Theater of Operations. Willett has not decided whether he will finish at Western Carolina Teachers College. He is studying business education. He is neither married nor engaged. Benny Pryor, a former apprentice seaman, was discharged after one month and two weeks in the navy. He was stationed at Bainbridge, Maryland. He is majoring in agriculture and minoring in physical education. He plans to attend Western Carolina Teachers College at least two years. Pryor says, with evident relief, that he is neither married nor engaged. DESIDERATA Ask the county chairman of the Victory Loan Campaign or the county agent about the new 16 mm motion pictures for war bond rallies. Mr. Chrisman showed the editor this beautiful bit of philosophy, and it is now being printed in the Western Carolinian for the benefit of all its readers. Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible .without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others even to the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a great possession in the changing fortune of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is. Many persons strive for high ideals and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love for in face of all aridity and disenchantment, it is perennial as the grass. Take kindly the counsel of the years gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are TOMMY AND ESSIE VISIT CAMPUS Miss Essie Mae Hall and Tommy Curley were week-end guests of Miss Mabel Tyree, September 21 on the campus. Miss Hall, who graduated with the class of '45, is teaching Health and Physical Education at Shelby, N. C. During her four years here she was active in dramatics, the glee club, and chorus, was a member of the Woman's House Government Council, and of the Alpha Psi Omega. Corley attended W.C.T.C. last year. He was a member of the Alpha Psi Omega, and the Dramatics club. He was a student instructor of swimming during summer school. At present he is awaiting his call to the Navy. SMITH STATIONED AT FORT BRAGG Word has been received from Arthur ("Bud") Smith that he has been temporarily stationed in the Reception Center at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Smith who was a student here If st year, is doing stenographic work. a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt, the universe is unfolding as it should. Wherefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusions of life, keep peace in your soul. With all the shame, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. —MAX EHRMANN.

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
  • Date original: 1945-09-26;
  • Date digitized: 2017-08-24
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  • Pages: 4 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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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1945-09-26_Vol13_No01
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