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FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1946 THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN PAGE FIVE Norma Burnette To Marry Dan Connor A high school romance terminated in an engagement for Norma Jean Burnett to S2-c Dan B. Connor, U. S. Naval Reserve, of Smokemont. Norma Jean is the daughter of Mrs. Ollie Burnett of Bryson City. She is a graduate of Swain county high school and a sophomore at W. C. T. C. She is majoring in grammar grade education. Connor graduated from Swain high school and has been in che navy since July, 1945. He is stationed at Earle, N. J. Wedding plans have not been announced. Mary Jane Klutz Engaged To Wed Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Mary Jane Kluttz, Marion, to J. Frank Sen- telle, of Marion. Miss Kluttz at- tended W. C. T.C. in '43-'44, taking a one-year course in business. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Kluttz, Marion. Sen- telle is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Sentelle, also of Marion. MOSS' GENERAL STORE High In Quality Low In Price Special Service To Faculty And Students CULLOWHEE P. T. A. Entertains Service Men The Cullowhee Parent-Teacher association entertained returned service men who have attended Cullowhee school and the fathers of children in school at an informal "get together." The event was held in the cafeteria of McKee Training school, Thursday, April 18, at 6:30 p. m. Mrs. Rufe Phillips, Glen Hughes, Jeff Laws and Mr. Lewis were on the committee of general arrangements. The social committee and those in charge of refreshments were Mrs. Jeff Laws, Mrs. Wiley Crawford, Mrs. Monroe Dietz, Mrs. Geneva Styles, Mrs. Walter Campbell, Mrs. C. F son and Mrs. Rufe Phillips. Dod- Miss Benton Gives Program Before Club "Fine Arts in American Dances Today" was the theme of the program sponsored by Miss Alice Benton at the Woman's club meeting in Moore parlors, April 2. She gave a brief talk on dances in America today and demonstrations were given by dancers trained by Miss Helen Hartshorn. The dancers are members of the advanced folk dancing class. One group of dancers who were Thelma Joyce Finch, Sam Queen, Howard Edgerton and Evelyn McCracken, demonstrated American country dance figures typical of Western North Carolina, and Sud- malinas, a Latvian folk dance. The second group composed of Mary Crawford, Bee Jane Harris, Evelyn McCracken and Margaret Young, did Oyda, a Russian folk dance. Mary Denton and Evelyn McCracken did two tap dancing selections. A dance team, Roy Phillips and Dottie Tallent, demonstrated the fox trot, tango and jitterbug. Manners In Dining Hall Have Improved Mrs. Bryson Reports Manners in the dining hall have improved, but are still to be criticized, Mrs. Carrie Bryson, dietitian at Western Carolina Teachers College, said recently in an interview. She added that the hosts and hostesses should assume more responsibility for the conduct at their tables.- Smiling in her usual genial way, Mrs. Bryson told this reporter to "make herself at home" and asked "Did you want to see me about cleaning my house?" She was busily dusting and tidying, with a huge bandana protecting her smooth salt and pepper hair. "Regular instruction on table etiquette should be included in the curriculum," Mrs. Bryson said. Patting her foot patiently, she referred to the Students' Handbook which contains the necessary rules but which few people read and study. Mrs. Bryson asserted that if students, hosts and hostesses would co-operate, others who insist on creating disorder and practicing bad manners could be controlled. She commented on the "majority" who co-operate by stacking their dishes as an aid to the over-worked waitresses. "I appreciate constructive criticism," she said, "and the veterans have set an example for good manners. The criticism should go through the waitresses first, however, and if changes are not made, an appeal made to the dietitian. If the matter is still not improved, it should go to the administration." THE CHATTERBOX 5,225 BOOKS ADDED IN LAST FIVE YEARS Resigns From W.C.T.C. Faculty Mrs. Grady Campbell, of the Business Education department, resigned from the faculty of Western Carolina Teachers college April 20. She joined her husband, who was recently discharged from from the army, in Knoxville, Tenn. An instructor in freshman English, typing and office skills, Mrs. Campbell came here in January, 1945, to fill the vacancy left by Mrs. Neil Scott. Mrs. Campbell has accepted a position as instructor in office training and super- Sloans Grocery Groceries - Meats - Notions CULLOWHEE, N. C. A Reporter Reports On Dean W. E. Bird Dean W. E. Bird greeted this Western Carolinian reporter with a quick smile and a bright "Good morning." He invited her in and from there on a pleasant conversation issued. Dean Bird looks perfectly at home in his neat, orderly office. Tall, thin and scholarly looking, he gives one the feeling that he was cut out especially for his job. In spite of his capable, professional manner, he has a way of putting a student at ease and talking to him on his own level. One of the most pleasant things about Mr. Bird is his laugh; he laughs at his own and the other person's jokes with no effort, showing his easy good humor. The dean is enthusiastic about expansion plans for the college. He advocates more pre-profession- al courses than are now offered. He also expressed the opinion that such fields as journalism, home economics and nursing should be expanded. Dean Bird expects a much larger enrollment at W. C. T. C. now that the war is over; 81 new men students have made reservations for spring quarter. Dean Bird has been at W. C. T. C. since 1920. He received a B. A. degree at the University of North Carolina and an M. A. degree at George Peabody College for Teachers. He did graduate work at U. N. C. and Duke. With engagements and dances in the air there isn't much news happening. But I guess it does, and I just wasn't there. Christine Sentell has returned to school after an appendicitis operation in the Sylva hospital. She was out for almost two weeks. Out-of-town guests at the Men's House Government dance included Lt. Harold "Spider" Collins and Evelyn Fisher. Lt. Collins attended W. C. T. C. and graduated in '43. J. C. Cunningham was with Madge Brown of Sylva and Floyd Cunningham and Earl Martin dated Minny Lee Martin and Vivian Penland, both of Bryson City. Boyd Sossoman, Sylva, was there, too, with Evelyn Norton. Lt. and Mrs. Sam R. McElroy have announced the birth of a daughter, April 12, in the Sterne- berger hospital, Greensboro. Mrs. McElroy is the former Edna Roberts, who graduated from W. C. T. C. last year. Lt. McElroy is a former student and has been in Lhe air corps since '43. The couple was married in June, 1945. Yeoman 3-c Gordon L. Bryson, son of Mrs. Carrie Bryson, has received an honorable discharge from the Sixth naval district, Personnel Separation center, Bremerton, Wash. He graduated from the training school in 1939. Betty Burgin, Waynesville, Janice Smathers, Clyde, and J. M. Muse, Charlotte, visited Miss Mabel Tyree Sunday afternoon, April 14. Betty attended the college in '41-'42 and Janice graduated in '42. The latter is teaching music at Clyde. S 2-c Charles Cotter is visiting on the campus during his 10-day boot leave after completing basic training at Norfolk. Cotter was a sophomore when he left to join the navy winter quarter. Charles Wiggins, a former student, was on the campus too for the dance. RM 3-c Edwin Allman, Dillsboro, has recently received his discharge from the navy after serving for two years, ten months of that time in the Asiatic-Pacific theatre. Edwin attended school here in '43-'44 and was outstanding in basketball. He plans to return next year. Eighteen Per Cent Of Vol- umes Bought Added To The Social Science* Western Carolina Teachers College has added 5,225 volumes to its library in the 5-year period, 1940-45, according to a report made to the faculty recently by Lilian Baker Buchanan, college librarian. Two thousand, one hundred seventy-one volumes were added in 1945-46 and 206 were added in 1943-44, a direct reflection of the shortage of books resulting from the war. Eighteen per cent of the number bought were added to the social sciences, 12 per cent to the departments of education and literature respectively, 11 per cent to the department of fine arts and 10 per cent to the department of history. The lowest percentages were one and one-third per cent of the total added in philosophy and two and one-third to general works including bibliography, bound periodicals and journalism. Thirty-two volumes of bound periodicals have been added to the library in this 5-year period; 489 volumes of fiction; 388 volumes of music; 107 volumes on the history of Europe; 184 in the field of English literature; 153 volumes of biography and 151 volumes of American literature. In the field of education the library lists 1,570 copies, the greatest number for any field. English is second in size with 846 volumes and music third with 724 books. In the field of adult fiction, the library has 1,- 647 volumes and 687 volumes of biography. Compliments REED'S GROCERY Congratulations To The May Court! +*-*-*-**■*■*■*■*■+**-*-*■*■* ******* HOOPER MOTOR CO. GAS & OIL Complete Auto Service Day Phone 276 Night Phone 193 24-HOUR WRECKER SERVICE * * i * ••••••••••••••••••A***** Sylva THE CAMPUS SPOTLIGHT Howard's ESS0 Service Gas, Oil, Atlas Tires, Batteries And Accessories Tires Received Weekly—Place Your Order With Us SYLVA, N. C. COMPLIMENTS OF Buck's Soda Shop CULLOWHEE, N. C. TO THE MAY COURT — CONGRATULATIONS! TRIALS OF A CIVILIAN TOO MUCH FOR EX-G. WASHINGTON,—The trials of "basic training as a civilian" were described by a GI from Missouri in a letter to Representative Gillie, (Republican) of Indiana. "The Army says I can't wear a uniform after I arrived home because I'll be impersonating a soldier. "The stores say I can't buy a suit of clothes because they haven't my size. "The police say I can't go on the streets naked because it is against the law. "I would gladly stay off the streets but I can't find a house to live in and with the shortage of lumber I can't buy a barrel. "Having been wounded, the Army won't take me back because I'm not physically fit." visor of a stenographic unit for the T. V. A. Mr. Campbell, who prior to his service in the army was head of industrial division at Brevard college, is completing his master's degree in industrial education at the University of Tennessee. A graduate of Duke University, Mrs. Campbell was head of the B. E. department at Brevard junior college for two years. She accepted a graduate fellowship to do graduate work in Business Education at the University of Tennessee, where she completed residence for a master's degree. Completing her degree, she accepted a position with the T. V. A. and organized a field unit office training section in Murphy. She remained a senior instructor in office training when the unit moved to Bryson City for training work at Fontana Dam. I 4.—.-,., .. ,...— .. — ,..—.—~_.j. With a sense of the dramatic, the Western Carolinian turns the Spotlight this issue on J. B. Beam, freshman from Cherryville. It is far from a usual circumstance that a freshman in his first quarter of residence proves himself sufficiently outstanding to rate the campus Spotlight. ' However, J. B. Beam will not be ignored. A music major, he has already contributed much to the campus scene with his innate ability to organize and get things done. Since the outbreak of the war, Western Carolina has been minus a baton corps. J. B., rated the third best baton major in the state by The Daily Tar HeeJ, promptly organized a baton corps, which will give spirit to our football games next fall. According to Beam, 35 or 40 persons have gone out for the baton corps. He rehearses several days each week and plans to give a demonstration in chapel soon. "These girls are learning fast," says J. B. Charming, personable, always ready to help in any campus activity, J. B. Beam will be a B.M. O.C. (big man on the campus) soon, predicts The Western Carolinian. We are "all for you," J. B. Recital Presented By Music Department Prof. Robert L. Madison, president emeritus of W. C. T. C, was a special guest at an Easter recital presented by the Music Department of the college during the assembly period April 18, in connection with Vocational Emphasis Day. Two poems of Mr. Madison's were ready by Dean W. E. Bird as a part of the program. These were "The Legend of the Dogwood" and "A Snapshot of April." A prelude of soft music opened the program. Following, the chorus led the audience in singing "Holy, Holy, Holy," by Dykes. Dr. H. T. Hunter, president of W. C. T. C, gave the invocation. Miss Margaret Rhodes sang "I Know That My Redeemer Liveth" from "The Messiah" by Handel. Dr. Hunter then led the scripture, a portion from Luke dealing with the resurrection of Jesus. "God So Loved the World" from "The Crucifixion" was sung by Margaret Rhodes, Christine Aycock, A. M. White and Monte Haire. Nelson O. Schreiber presented a violin solo, "Concerto in E Minor" by Mendelssohn. Christine Aycock sang a solo, "He Shall Feed His Flock," from "The Messiah." The chorus sang "The Heavens Are Telling" by Haydn. Mrs. Inez Wooten Gulley, director, asked Prof. Madison to come to the stage to pronounce the benediction. Mr. Madison remained after the program to talk with the students and faculty. Jackson County Furniture Co. COMPLETE LINE OF HOME FURNISHINGS Phone 128 Sylva, N. C. CONGRATULATIONS, MAY COURT! "BUCCANEERS" THEY'LL SCOWL THEN Gather your kisses while you may, For time brings only sorrow; The girls who are so free today Are chaperones tomorrow. Compliments Campbell's Ice Cream MADE FRESH DAILY PHONE 98 Ritz Theatre Building Sylva, N. C. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MAY COURT! Sylva Tire Company Recapping, New Tires And Tubes—All Sizes Get A New B. F. Goodrich Tire That Outwears Pre-War Tires. "Don't Fuss—Call Us" CONGRATULATIONS TO MAY COURT! (Continued From Page One) was sporting a purple orchid (orchid, I say) worn in her beautiful hair. Pretty neat! Ruth Webb, aside from the high- powered diamond she wore, was dressed in a black evening gown with a striped top. Her flowers were red roses—her escort, Red Lothery. Irene Jordan, Ruth's room-mate, wore a black strapless evening dress with yellow roses. It was a bunch of good-looking gals, or at least the men seemed to think so. In the receiving line were Miss Mabel Tyree, housemother for Madison Hall; Mr. Clarence Chrisman, assistant Dean of Men; Lynwood Halliburton, president of Men's House Government; Warren Barnes, vice president; Dennis Franklin, secretary, and Oliven Cowan treasurer, members of Men's House Government Council and their girls. Miss Anne Albright, dean of Women, introduced the guests. Committees in charge of the dance were: Steering committee, Charles Jones, chairman; orchestra committee, Jerry Rice, chairman; decorations committee, Jim Russell and Jim McRainy, co- chairmen; financial committee, Oliven Cowan and Alex Rickman, co-chairmen; floor committee, Jerry Rice and Al Shuford, co- chairmen; and refreshments committee; Earl M a r t i n, chairman. Miss Charlotte Watson was in charge of the art work and Miss Elizabeth Styles helped in the decorating. BELK'S DEPARTMENT STORE "Home Of Better Values" Men' Ladies', Children's Ready-To- Wear, Notions And Piece Goods SYLVA, NORTH CAROLINA CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MAY COURT! Sylva Pharmacy Ie^KoJUL Store The MEET YOUR FRIENDS AT OUR STORE Cara Nome Cosmetics Phone 27 Southern Dairies Products PRESCRIPTIONS Main Street Sylva

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: 1946-04-26;
  • Date digitized: 2017-08-24
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  • Dimension: 22.5" x 16"
  • Pages: 6 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_1946-04-26_Vol13_No09
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