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  • Student Owned THE WESTERN CAROLINI AN Student Controlled Vol. XIII; No. 9 CULLOWHEE, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1946 Published By The Student Association W.C.T.C Accepted As Member! "SNAFU" CHOSEN Of Southern College Association1 F0R mm PLAY Credits Given At Cullowhee Will Be Accepted By Any College In Country. Western Carolina Teachers college became a member of the Southern Association of Colleges March 14 at a meeting of the association in Memphis, TennT President H. T. Hunter, Dean W. E. Bird arfd A. K. Hinds, head of the department of mathematics, attended the conference to present the application. As a member of the association, all college credits received here are accepted as standard credits in any college in the country. Students, patrons and parents know that now the school is an accredited institution, carrying the same prestige as any other four year college. Membership has not been considered by the committee for several years, though application was made some years ago. The meetings of the association had been interrupted during the war, delaying the proceedings. Formerly membership had been denied because the salaries were not standardized and the per capita appropriation for maintenance was not sufficient. These were state responsibilities, however. Requirements for membership include the scholarship of the instruction staff, the salaries of teachers, the appropriation based on the total student enrollment, the equipment of the library and laboratories, general facilities of the college plant and the efficiency of the administration. The college meets the requirements fully. Dean Bird said that he had received letters of congratulations from the committee that inspected the college for recommendation to the association. Foresees Victories May Queen And Maid Of Honor Bulletins On Summer School Now Available CoAct/ Tom Yoonq Who says prospects for a winning football team are bright. Pre-Easter Concert Is Presented Here In Methodist Church Comedy Deals With Return Of Underaged Veteran And Trials Of Family "Snafu," a comedy in three j acts by Louis Soloman and Harold Buchman, has been chosen as the Spring production of the Western Carolina Players. First produced on Broadway October 25, 1944, "Snafu" is a story dealing with the return of an underaged veteran and the trials of his family in connection with his return. Bob Pittillo, freshman from Charleston, S, C, has the lead as the young veteran, Ronald Stevens. Supporting Pittillo will be Polly Boyd, Hampton, Va., as liis girl friend; Warren Barnes, Robbinsville, his father, Ben Stevens and Collette Jefferson, Belmont, his' mother, Madge Stevens. Other members and their parts are Josephina, Janetter White, Canton; Laura Jessup, Maxie Wright, Highlands; Mr. Taylor, Russell Byrd, Greensboro; Aunt Emily, Blythe Hampton. Friday evening, May 17th, at 8 o'clock has been set as the date of performance of the play. Bulletins containing information concerning the 1946 summer school session have been published and are available in the college office. Registration for the first term will begin June 10, classes begin June 11 and examination will be July 19. The second term registration will be July 22, classes begin July 23, and examinations will be August 30. In co-operation with the college, the University of North Carolina is offering graduate courses confined to the field of Education, with special emphsis on Resource Education. Other courses required for the Master's degree in Education and fpr the Superintendents Certificate and the Principal's Certificate will also be offered. Printed in green on a white background^ with scenes from the campus, the eleven-page bulletin contains information for graduates, regular college students, music students, leaders in community recreation, veterans, and regular advanced high school students. The necessary facts concerning registration, accommodations, and room reservation for all these people are printed in the bulletin. A separate bulletin has been published with particular information for music majors and minors. Dr. Use Huebner, pianist- composer of international reputation, will direct and teach piano. Clifford Edwin Bair, a member of the American Academy of Teachers of Singing, will offer classes in veice, song repertoire and opera. The combined choirs of the Sylva Methodist church, Cullowhee Methodist church and Western Carolina Teachers College presented a concert of pre-Easter music Sunday evening April 14th in the Cullowhee Methodist church. They had presented the same program at the Sylva Methodist church in the afternoon. Under the direction of Mrs. Charles G. Gulley, of the music faculty, the choir opened the service with "Lift Up Your Head," followed by the invocation by Dean W. E. Bird. The 60 voices joined in singing the chorus "Let The Heavens Rejoice" from "The Holy City," by Gaul. For this number the chorus was divided into two groups that blended in a mighty crescendo at the end of the number. Margaret Rhodes, soprano, sang "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth" from "The Messiah," by Handel. Miss Rhodes' number was a quiet prelude to the story of Palm Sunday from the scriptures, read by Tyson Cathey of the faculty. A quartet composed of Margaret Rhodes, soprano, Christine Aycock, alto, A. M. White, tenor, and Monty Haire, bass, sang "God So Loved The World" from "The Cruifixion" by Stainer. The theme of the number expressed a note of hope in the Easter story. Nelson 0. Schreiber, violinist and instructor, played Mendelssohn's Concerto in E Minor as an offertory solo. Mrs. Margaret Candler, soprano of Sylva, expressed the suffering of the Cross by singing a negro spiritual "Were You T h e r e?". Mrs. Chandler returned with Christine Aycock, alto, to sing a duo "He Shall Feed His Flock," and "Come Unto Him" from "The Messiah." As a climax to the service the chorus sang "The Heavens Are Telling," by Haydn, an expression of profound joy and thanksgiving for the- Resurrection. Accompanists for the concert were Ann Bird Engman, organist, Louise Ellis, Daphne Goodman and A. M. White, pianist. W.C.T.C. Baton Corps Now Has 24 Members Twenty-four girls have applied for membership in the newly organized baton corps at Western Carolina Teachers' College, according to J. B. Beam, Cherryville, baton major. This organization, under the supervision of the physical education department, has presented several programs before the student body of the college. Members of the corps now in practice are Nancy Blanton, June Wright, Nancy Smith, Betty Jo Brooks, Mary Anne Elliott, Jean Hall, Rosemary Hensley, Jean Poteet, Maggie Sandlin, Miriam Lipscomb, Phyllis Ann York, Marjorie Brown, Mary Brown, Jeanne Evans, Helyn Goode, De Etta Hargett, Doris Brinkley, Ida Jo Moody, Evelyn McCracken, Jennie Hensley, Betty Lou Buckner, Jeanne Patton, Madrie Galloway and Bitha Jackson. Rev. Dick Howerton Speaks In Chapel The Reverend Howerton, State secretary of the BSU, spoke in chapel on April 16 on "Protestant Christianity As A Basis For Choosing a Vocation." He was the first speaker in Vocational Emphasis Week. Mr. Howerton began his speech with the statement, "I would like to challenge your thinking as you sit here calmly anticipating Vocational Emphasis Week." America is one of the few places where a person can choose his vocation he said. "We sit here taking vocational choice for granted. Therefore, I think it not amiss that we consider what gives us the right to choose our vocat'on. The thesis I want to set forth is this: if it hadn't been for Christianity we would not have this choice." Mr. Howerton asked the question, "When did freedom begin to rise in our country?" All the freedoms rest upon the foundation of worship, he declared. Every freedom we possess today we owe primarily to Protestant Christianity. Another question he asked was, I "What happened to the free scientists in Germany when Nazi- ism began there?" Mr. Howerton said that the scientists left Germany because they could not tell the truth. "The state is the God and tells the scientists what to tell. Naziism as a religion dictates to science and Christianity as a religion listens to science." The chief threat to our society, he said, is the person who says, "I can be a Christian without belonging to the church. These people are responsible for the downfall and decay in our civilization, he declared. As you choose your vocation find a cause for which to live that can transform society, the speaker advised. Accept the cause of Christ. "My challenge to you this week is to find a vocation that can save the world." The speaker was introduced by Thelma Joyce Finch, member of the speaking committee. Preceding this, Vada Lyda read a selection from the Bible and Margaret Rhodes and Monty Haire sang, "Crucifix." Ex-G. I.'s Favored For Escorts On May Day; Roy Phillips King Enrollment Figures For Spring1 Quarter Four hundred—minus one— students are enrolled at W.C.T. C. for Spring quarter, Miss Ad: die Beam, registrar, has announced. Of the 399, S3 are Refresher students, that is veterans who did not complete high school work or who wish to review before entering college. They are taking basic English, science, mathematics and history courses instead of the regular college material. Sixty-three of the 346 enrolled in college curriculum did not attend W.C.T.C last quarter. The increase from 319 in the winter to the present enrollment has been mainly boys. The men's dormitory is full with 150 occupants. Others are rooming in the community. 'Little Joe" Turner To Walk With Bee Jane Harris, Maid Of Honor. MISS HELEN BIRD, above, left, daughter of Deaa and Mrs. W. E. Bird of Cullowhee, will be crowned May Queen at ceremonies the first of May. Miss Bee Jane Harris, right, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Harris of Sylva will be the Maid of Honor. W. S. S. F. Auction Nets $112: Bidding For Dinners Lively Faculty Members And Students Attend NEA Meet In Asheville Approximately 40 faculty members and students from W.C.T.C. attended the 62nd annual meeting of the North Carolina Educational Association in Asheville, Friday, March 29th. The first general session was held Thursday night when Dr. Raid S Kp"sliri f -dentist, sp^ke on atomic energy. At the second general session, Thursday evening, Mrs. Annie Laurie McDonald, for the past year president of the N. C. E. A., spoke on "Possible Goals for the North Carolina Education Association." Saturday morning the third general session was devoted to business and committee reports. Miss Anne Albright served on a committee which had charge ot the events in which the deans of women participated. This included a discussion on "The Placement Bureau Considers New Jobs for Women." Ten On Dean's List For Winter Quarter Ten students were named on the Dean's List for Winter quarter and two on the Honorable Men tion, according to an announcement by Dean W. E. Bird. The requirements for the honor include making the honor roll, indulging in extra curricular activities, being in good health and well-adjusted to college life. Those named'on ihe Dean » List are as follows: Carolyn Blankenship, Helen Bird, Mary Joyce Calvin, Phyllis Dillard, Christine Finch, Thelma Joyce Finch, Lynwood Halliburton, Vada Lyda, A,i- nie Laura Mulkey, Nancy Potts. Evelyn Norton and Daisy Smith were on the Honorable Mention. Alpha And Beta Honor Rolls Given Approximately $112.50 was taken in for the World's Student Service fund at the auction in the Breese gym April 6th. Sponsored by the Senate, the auction was composed and donations made Dy faculty members and students. Four-fifty—make it five! SOLD! .... and the Junior Basil Rawls- dales' of W. C. T. C, C. F. Dodson and Stedman Mitchell tickled their lungs as they auctioneered the auction. As the underfed students kept dishing out money and outbidding each other for the long list of dinners, the goal for the fund went steadily up. Several of the donations by various faculty members were: supper for two couples, Miss Tyree; dinner for two, Miss Addie Beam; dinner at Sunset Farm, J"fpph Crum: d;:iner and show for two, Nelson Schrieber; fishing trip, Coaeh Young; show tickets, Mrs. Lilian Buchanan; a camping trip, Helen Hartshorn; two for dinner at Jarrett Springs Hotel, Joe Wallin; outside supper for six, Dean W. E. Bird; bridge party for two tables, Dr. W. A. Ash- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ brook; pies and cakes. Helen Bird was selected by the BENTON, MCDONALD ATTEND Senate<° ^^ *Z chairman °f the NATIONAL P. E. CONVENTION i <;om™Mf™ >n char§e„of the auc" [ tion with Mary Moody assisting. When May Day rolls around this year, the Queen, maid of honor and attendants will be escorted by ex-G. Is, or at least most of 'em will be. Anyway, this is one literary exposition where the lads, not the lassies, get the build up. The Queen and our "Honey," Helen Bird has chosen for king Roy Phillips, the professor who has been on the dean's daughter's list for the last two quarters. (That's getting old, isn't it?) Roy is of Catamount-basketball-fame, winter quarter, and now he's instructing, the refresher group in history. Joe ("Little Joe") Turner i& walking with Bee Jane Harris, the ' blonde maid of honor. Joe is from Waynesville and made quite a. showing on the football line-up- last fall. "Little Joe" will be "best man." The four other senior attendants are partnered off like this: Carolyn Blankenship, Tommy "Kain- tuck" Ellis; Mary "Pinky" Denton, Jerry Rice; Evelyn Norton, Don "Cassanova" Cabe; and Katherine Powell, Ralph "Buffalo" Humphries. Points well taken, seniors. Betty McMahan, Mary Brown and Ann Soderquist have chosen Bob Colkitt, Carl Painter and Ray "Bouncer" Seay, respectively. Who. said what this place needs is men? Those gals did all right. Down in the sophisticated (who- said 'dat?) sophomores are Margaret Rhodes, to be escorted by Dirk Dillard, Nancy Potts, Orville Coward, and Joyce Cherry,. Howard" "Barney" Barnhorst. And the sophs will shine. The two freshmen claiming title to the "prettiest of the pretty" are Agnes McClure walking with J. B. Beam and Jean Patton. a little reluctant in telling who. "TtlO n„0» hi Game Prospects For Next Fall Are Excellent^ Says Coach Tom Young Coach Tom Young is not new on the campus but he's newsworthy. Since his arrival as head coach in football, he has walked straight into the hearts of students, faculty, and "my boys"—as he calls them—the 40 candidates out for pigskin toters. At first glance you get the feeling—"Now there's a guy that can play football." And he can, too. Coming straight to us from the University of North Carolina, where he was head coach in '43 and back- field coach in '42 and '46, he brings a record of strings of victories and the ability to build a team from scratch. The 3-year gap between '43 and '46 was when he took off "to do a stretch in the navy." Connected with the navy V-12 program, he Thirteen students were named on the Alpha honor roll for Winter quarter, 194546, and 39 on the Beta, according to Dean W E. Bird. Those on the Alpha honor roll are as follows: Anna Lee Bauman, Helen Bird, Mildred Cherry, Hayes R. Connor, Christine Finch, Thelma Joyce Finch, Thomas R. Fore, Lynwood Halliburton, Vada Lyda, Nancy Potts, Dorothy Tilley, Mary Ruth Webb and Jean Wood. Following are the persons listed on the Beta honor roll: Ray Allison, William Grady Anderson, Hazel Annis, Howard J. Barnhorst, Carolyn Blankenship, Pauline Boyd, Mary Joyce Calvin, Howard Thomas Collins, Oliven Cowan, J. C. Cunningham, Phyllis Dillard, Juanita Dills, Robert Elkins, Thomas G. Ellis, Ernest Fitzgerald, Avis Hanson, Betty Henson, Florence Houts, Ruth Lancaster, Matt McBrayer, Mabel Ann McCracken, Betty Sue McCraw, Lois Betlem Miller, N. A. Miller, Jr., John Harold Moffitt, Mabel Morgan, Annie Laura Mulkey, Evelyn Norton, Jo Edna Pryor, Jeane ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Richey, Maggie Alice Sandlin, Daisy Smith, Sadie Wallin, Grace Wingo, Joy Woody, June Wright, Maxie Wright and Phyllis Ann York. was assistant coach at Cornell for a year. Tom is a graduate of U. N. C. with an A. B. in education. "Went j Rollins, Audette Salmon there five years," he admitted, grinning. Which, of course, means he did his graduate work there, too. He was born and reared "all over North Carolina, "but he claims Charlotte as his home town. He finished high school at Monroe, where his 16-year-old son is going to school. Spring football is over now, but the coach still has plenty to do. In the mornings you'll find him spading in his garden behind Davies "about twice the size of the conference room in Moore." He won't be here all summer, but long enough to keep the garden —Turn To Page Six Miss Alice Benton, acting head of Physical Education department, and Coach Marion McDonald attended the annual convention of the American Association for Health Physical Education and Recreation in St. Louis, April 7- 13. The meeting was the first since 1942. The last was held in New Orleans and discontinued until after the war. Miss Benton was state representative to the meeting which was the fifty-first annual convention. She attended a pre-convention meeting of physical education for college women before the convention. The topic for the convention was "Fitness for the American Way of Life." The convention, which was a meeting of the central and southern district, as well as the national district, had headquarters in the Hotel Jefferson, St. Louis. Special luncheons and dinners were given for the visiting representatives. Heads of the various assisting com mittees were Dorothy Tilly, posters; Russell Byrd, soliciting; and Vada Lyda as head of auction committee. Other members oh the committees were Howard Edger- ton, Carolyn Blankenship, Tommy Ellis, Judy Owings, Bye Brinkley, Jean Hall, June Wright, Thelma Joyce Finch, Nancy Potts, Jo Pryor and Garman Smith. MILDRED CHERRY IS STATE F. T. A. PRES. Mildred Cherry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Cherry, Belmont, was elected state president of the Future Teachers of America at a state meeting in Asheville March 29. The F. T. A. met during the recent NCEA conference there. Miss Cherry, a major in English is vice president of the Science club. She will graduate after completing her practice teaching next fall quarter. The One" is.,,^^^^^^^^^^— May court promises to be promising, if it doesn't rain. The women made their bids (as usual) and evidently the men approved. Sam Queen Chosen Veterans Club Head Sam Queen, rising Senior from Waynesville, N. C, was elected! president of the newly organized Veterans club at a special meeting Friday afternoon, April 19r_ Other officials were: Jim McRainey, Lumberton, N. C, vice- president; Jean Wood, Greenville, S. C, secretary; and Howard Barnhorst, Indianapolis, Ind.. treas. In his acceptance speech, Queen pledged the Veterans club to make an active and valuable contribution to the readjustment of club- members and to the betterment of the college. With the backing and cooperation of the members,. Queen said he hoped to make thfr Veterans club the strongest on the: campus. , The Veterans club held its first official meeting Thursday evening, April 18, to draw up and ratify a constitution. Using as a nucleus a draft drawn from suggestions made at a preliminary meeting April 4 and a few turned in during the interim, the constitution was ratified after two and one-half hours, of modification and debate. The club then adjourned until 12:30 Friday afternoon, when the elections were held. "Buccaneers" Furnish Music For Dance Given By The Men's House Government "IKE" OLSON CHOSEN CAPTAIN OF 1946-1947 BASKETBALL TEAM Claire "Ikey" Olson has been elected captain of the 194647 W. C. T. C. basketball team. Olson, who was selected as forward on the second All North State conference basketball team, will be playing his fourth year of basketball for the Catamounts next year. Easter came early at Weecie- Teecie and pa5d a visit to the gym before the Spring Formal, April 12, sponsored by Men's House Government. At each end of the floor two giant-size hats, one for her and one for him, were suspended from the ceiling from which radiated streamers of pink, yellow and green paper to the corners of the room. Along the walls hung huge neck-ties, gloves, pocketbooks, all symbolical of Easter finery. Multicolored lights spotted the dance floor with red and blue and yellow rays. On the punch table an arrangement of tulips repeated tne color theme. A 10-piece band, "The Buccaneers", furnished music for the dance. They alternated between jazz for the jitterbugs and swoon- tunes for those who like the "blues". One of the favorite and most appropriate selections was "Easter Bonnet". The dance ended to the tune of "Goodnight Sweetheart." The girls' dresses, flowers and escorts are talked about long before and long after the dance. Jean Hall wore a yellow net job and rated an orchid. Need I say she was with Charles Jones? Dottie Greer, who was with Ted- die Martin from Waynesville, looked like a dream in white net trimmed in sequins. Elaine Buston, escorted by "Bugger" Painter, was also in white, looking pretty sharp with red roses. Elaine had a "rushing" good time as seen by this re porter. Nancy Blanton wore rose taffeta with a black net edging. She —Torn To Page Five April Fool Dance Held In Breese Gym Approximately 200 people swung their partners and stamped out the lively calls at the April Fool square dance in the Breese gymnasium April 1. Music for the dance, which was sponsored by the Women's Athletic association, was furnished by Sam Queen and his string band. The W. A. A. was given the responsibility by the pre-session conference recommendation last fall of sponsoring square dances on the campus. Funds over and- above expenses are used to purchase medals and sweaters for intramural champions and defray costs for bowling team trips to Asheville. Margaret Young, president of the W. A. A., acted as student chairman. June Wright and Nancy Blanton were chairmen of refreshment committee, assisted by Grace Wingo, Betty Wier, Bertha Martin, Jo Pryor and Jeanne Patton. Miss Helen Hartshorn served ast faculty advisor and chaperone.
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