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The Western Carolinian VOL XVII No. 9 WESTERN CAROLINA TEACHERS COLLEGE, CULLOWHEE, N. C. Monday, February 26, 1951 Student Body President Becomes College Prexy New Senate Amendment Puts Ban On Senior Vote steps uP Unanimous Votes Are Polled Student Senate An amendment concerning seniors' voting in spring elections was passed by the Student Senate al its last meeting February 12. 'the original bill, excluding graduating members of the class from all spring elections, was defeated !)-0 vote. The committee study- he amendment had earlier reported student opinion unfavorable toward the measure. The Senate incorporated a portion ot the measure in another bill which was passed by a 10-0 vote, another senator having arrived at the meeting. The new amendment states that: seniors who will be graduated in the spring are not eligible to vote for the raising or-lowering of the Student Activities Fee, if the raising or lowering ot this fee is to become effective at the beginning of the in X| academic year. The amendent will next go before the Standards Committee, and if passed, to the Executive Committee for approval. When it comes before the Student Assembly a two- thirds majority of the entire student body, not just those present, will be required for passage of I lie measure. The two new senators, Dot Dod- son ami Harold Funderburk, were sworn in and welcomed by Herb Hyde, who called on new and old senators alike to take a more positive approach to student govern- menl. The Standards Committee reported that it is carrying on an investigation of the honor system. Annie Ruth Watts has replaced Bob Greeson as chairman of the 'I he Senate voted to discontinue the Presidents' Sponsors' Dinner, originally scheduled for March. Senate members absent were Buddy Padgett and Dwight Ware. Spring's Sprung Spring turned everything it had loose last week—that is, all but Ralph Singleton. From the looks of things, Dana's the only one on the campus that hain't got the feaver. Science Award To Be Made The science award is presented each year a( commencement by the Science Department (stall to the member of the Science Club that it judges to be the outstanding science student. Selection is made unon the average percentage grade that a student has made in all his laboratory science coursi tudent with the highest average ri the award, which is a gold key, from the science instructors, The key goes to a gl adual m", senior who has been an active member of the Science Club tor al least 5 regular quarters, two of which must be during Ins senior year. He inusi have completed a minimum of 41! quarter hours work in laboratory .science courses which must include 12 hours of chemistry, 12 of physics, 12 of biology, and 12 hours work in one of 1 lie advanced biology or chemistry courses. The senior Science Club students considered fur this award must. have a 15 or belter average in all their Laboratory sciences subjects. President and Wife Entertain W. C. Players Ladder Trumpeteers Making A Tour Of WNC Schools Women's House Government The Women's House Government Council met February 19. Several disciplinary cases were brought before the group. After the discussion of cases, the Council members discussed functioning of student government. Bob Greeson, president of the Men's House Government, was guest speaker at the meeting. He explained how the counselor-coun- selee system of discipline has been employed in the men's dormitories this year. One of the main purposes of this system is to create better attitudes among the students toward student government, and meanwhile to make them believe in their government. The council passed unanimous- motion that the plan be tried in Moore next quarter. Scheduled Dance Is Postponed A winter quarter dance, which was lo be sponsored by the Marshals Club, has been postponed. This action was necessary due to a conflict with the high school basketball tournament which is to take place al Breese Gym on March 2. Future plans for the dance are incomplete. Marine Coming On 27-28 To Interview WCTC Students Capt. M. E. McNiel. U.S will visit Western ' 27 and 28 to interview any students, men or women, interested in entering the officer training courses, beginning this spring or summer. Sergeant Nichel will accompany McNiel. According to information sent to the campus recently, the Marine Corps Officer Candidate Program offers selected graduates and graduating seniors of accredited colleges the opportunity to qualify for appointment to commissioned rank upon completion of the required period of training. These classes will begin April 23, 1951 and July 2, 1951. The Platoon Leaders Class is designed for college undergraduates who wish to affiliate themselves with the Corps while completing their education. Successful completion of a six-weeks summer Course for two summers during the college years entitles the candidate to a commission in the Reserve Corps. All training is taken at Quantico, Virginia. The Marine Corps Women Officer Candidate Program is similar to that for men, except that undergraduate college students as well as graduates are eligible to apply for admission. The first training period will begin June 18 and the second July 30. Further information on these three programs will be found on the bulletin board beside the post office. Science Club Has Revised Original Constitution A revised form of its original constitution was approved by the Science Club February 13. This was the first work that had been done toward bringing the constitution up to date since 19516. The day, February 22 and at Marshall. I club members suggested minor al The Trumpeteers, college chorus entertainment group, last week began their annual tour of high schools of Western North Carolina. Their first appearances were at Biltmore, Swannanoa and Black Mountain high schools on Thurs- and Spruce P*ne the uexi day. Main features of the variety-type are choral work by the mixed octet, the male quartet and the girls' sextette in addition to comedy routines, some instrumental trios, and a few solos. Charlie West is serving as master of ceremonies for the tour which will extend through April and include appearances at schools of the Piedmont section. To foster a good spirit between Western Carolina Teachers College and the high schools of this region is the aim of the tour, sponsored jointly by the college Music Department and the Department of Public Relations. Walter H. Cupp, Jr., head of the Music Department, is director of the Trumpeteers. W. B. Harrill, Director of Public Relations, accompanied the group on tour. Trumpeteers making the trip were Marvin Anderson. Kitty Blan- kenship, Jack Evans, Harriet Franklin, James Gallemore, Carolyn Higdon, Eloise Jarrett, Kuth Muse, Jean Rhodes, Woody Rhodes and Charlie West. Carolyn Edwards, also a member of the group, will go on the later trips. lerations as . lo wording, ,'1, fore voting on the revised work. After the business session, Robert Rhinehart talked to the group on the history of the National Parks. He showed a colled ion of color slides which he had made in and around Glacier National Park. Montana. Rhinehart works at Glacier during the summer months as an employee of the National Park Service. An informal discussion period followed the program, during which refreshments were served by the ladies of the club. Officials Attend 2 Meetings Standing left to right arc President and Mrs. Hyde, and "Stinka" Crawford. Seated left to right are Mrs. Crum, Bill Reid, Dave Kay- nor, Harriet Franklin, Hilda Goodman, and Jean Rhodes. Laundry Will Open For Business On March 12th President Reid and Dean Bird returned to the campus Wednesday, Feb. 21, alter attending two national meetings that were held in Atti They spent Feb. 15, 16, and 17, al the third annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges For Teachers Education. Mr. Reid is a member of this organization's Com- mitlee on Visitation and Accrediting. The committee's work is in visiting and accrediting the 250 teacher training institutions throughout the country. Fifty of these are to be visited in the fall of 1951, 100 in the year of 1952. and the last 100 in 1953. WCTC is one of the schools to -be visited during 1953. Feb. 18 and 19, Mr. Reid and Mr. Bird attended the National About 70 per cent of U. S. farms Convention of the American Asso- have at least one passenger car. I ciation of School Administrators. Concert Band Gave Program For WCTC Students Photographer's Queen Advice to Coeds If you write illegibly when you sign out, it won't be so obvious when you come in. A New England epitaph reads: Here lies an atheist. All dressed up and no place to go." Third floor Robertson announces that the Game Room has ceased operations. If migrations to the Right Wing o| Third Moore continue. Fourth Madison will have a hard time retaining its title. NOTICE I'or the next few weeks the Student Union Building will be used all day on Wednesdays by I he Guidance Clinic for the pur- of carrying on a testing program for high school students. Please try to remember not to enter the main hall of the upstairs on these days. Thank you Student Senate. Herbert T,. Hyde, Pres. Prisoners Of War Due Extra Pay If Claims Made Now March 15th is the deadline for veterans, or relatives of deceased veterans to make claims for the extra allowance granted prisoners of war, it was announced today by Bruce Brown, county service officer. Mr. Brown said that all veterans who were prisoners of war will be allowed one dollar per day for all time provided the claims are made on or before March 15th. Relatives of deceased veterans can make the same claims, he said. Mr. Brown has the necessary forms, and will be glad lo consult with anyone. He is al Hie town ball here on Monday and Friday, at Canton on Tuesday and Thursday, and al Clyde on Wednesday and Saturdays. Mary had a little swing. It wasn't hard to find— For everywhere that Mary went, The swing was right behind! Student Government Sets March 26 Election Day The two main items which received the attention of the Men's House Council at its meeting on February 19, were plans for the dance and the election to fill va- candies on the Men's House Board. The Council decided on March 30 as a tentative date for the Dance if the details can be worked out for that date. The Buccaneer's Orchestra will provide the music if they are available at that time. Bob Bridgeman was appointed to be in charge of decorations for the dance.- The Nominating Committee completed the list of nominees for the offices of secretary and treasurer of the Association. One more candidate for each office is to be nominated from the floor in a mass meeting of men students living in Madison and Robertson Dormitory. This mass meeting is scheduled lor Tuesday, February 27, after chapel. The final election of these officers is to take place on Monday, March 26. The polls will be open from 12:30 to 2:00 and from 5:30 to 6:00. The list of candidates will be announced later. The WCTC band, under the direction of Dr. David E. Price, presented a program ot concert music before the student assembly last Tuesday afternoon. This was the first presentation of the year by the concert band. A trumpet duet by Phil Magnus and Ralph Middleton and the band's version of "El Capitan" were apparently the most warmly received by the audience. Miss Betty Jo Rogers was the organist during the third number. Dr. Richard Renfro accompanied the duet at the piano. The marching band, which performed at last fall's ball games served as the nucleus in the formation of the concert band. The personnel of the band has been constantly changing all year, since several members left school during the winter quarter and more departures are expected in the near future, via the service or graduation route. The numbers played were "Komm Susser Tod", Bach; "Hosts of Freedom", King: "Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon", Grainger: "Three Pieces From Funff", Pezel); "Trauersinfonie", Wagner; "Troubadour" (trumpet duet), Schaefer; "Bolero Mon",' Kurtz; "El Capitan", Sousa; "Mexican Overture", Isaac;-and "Hall of Fame", Olivadoti. The playing of the "Alma Mater" with audience singing closed the program. Notice received from the Business Manager's office last week stated that the college laundry will begin operation during the week of March 12. An $8.00 compulsory fee for all boarding students, payable on the day of registration, will be charged each regular session. Day students, faculty, and other college stall' members an- entitled to use ol the laundry facilities at the same established prices upon a "cash and carry" basis. A regular time for taking in and the issuing out of laundry will be posted in all dormitories as well as other places. The finished laundry will not be wrapped, but bands and collar supports will be used on shirts. As yet, there are no facilities to handle dry cleaning and pressing. Tomorrow night at 8:00 in Hoey Auditorium. Herb Hyde will temporarily resign his post as student president to take over as Charles Burnett, ex-newspaperman, president of a large mid-western university. The action takes place in "Good Housekeeping," winter quarter production of the Western Carolina Players. "Chuck" Burnett leads a hard life lor forty-eight hours. His wife, Marian Burnett, played by Jean Rhodes, takes up the study of psychology in her spare time tsinee the running of her house has been taken over by Mrs. Benson, Ruth Angel I and psychoanalyzes her bus. land. In her attempt to make him a happier man she only succeeds in causing endless confusion. Jim O'Neal (Bill Heidi, the crooked political boss, invites Burnett to be bis candidate for governor and "who he puts up, gets it." Burnett turns him down because ho loves being "Prexy". Shortly alb wards, Marian plots with Eddie West >a wise-cracking reporter to start a campaign to have her hus-. band run against O'Neal's candidate and break the O'Neal machine. The Sunday paper' carries headlines "BURNETT MAY RUN." Jim O'Neal is furious with Charles and threatens to have the Board of Regents throw him out; Charles is angry with Marian and Eddie (especially after being paraded through town on the shoulders of I five cheerleaders); daughters Chris and Katy (Harriet Franklin and Tinka Crawford) dissolve in tears, mad at boyfriends, Eddie and NaT (Al Lockey and David Raynor). Finally Marian realizes, almost too late, her error, admits it, and the Burnett family unites to solve its problem. Others in the cast arc: Drum Majorette, Carofyti '■'■'; rH • A Cheerleaders. Ann McCoy, Nova Wingo, Nancy Johnson, Dana Gilliam, and Jane Ostcen. "Good Housekeeping" is directed by Mabel Tyree Crum, sets arc- by Ernest V. Dean, Jr., the Bettings made by William Bost, and the make-up by Juanita Fisher Filer. Admission for college students is 35c plus tax; for faculty members and adults off campus, 50c; for children, 25c plus tax. Brevard Glee Club Heard In Chapel The Brevard Glee Club presented a program of religious and secular music for the chapel program of February 13. The religious selections were "Now Let the Full Tone Chorus". "Hear My Prayer", Handel's "Thanks Be To Thee", "The Kingdom Come", and an old Irish melody, "Be Thou My Vision". The second part of the program, the secular songs, included "The Nightingale", "In These Delightful Pleasant Grooves", "Some Enchanted Evening". "My Little Banjo", and for their, encore, "Sing to Me A Joyful Song". Temptations have been strong to roll a certain, particular coke bottle down the hall at midnight and watch the results. Opal: "Where is Frances?'' Jo-Edith: "I don't know; she went to the library." In Baccaccio it's frankness. In Rabelais it's life. In a professor it's clever. But in a college publication it's; smutty. Baptist Union Has Rev. Mr. J. Ray As Guest Egypt is more than 380,000 square miles in area. "Well, old boy," said the guest to his host, who had just moved into a new home. "How do ybu find il here?" "Upstairs. First door lo the left," Son the new love tells his lies. And ah, he tells them well; Demurely, I turn down my eyes Alone, I laugh like hell. Always cool cookies on a rack after you take them from the baking pans. To keep cookies crisp store iu a tightly closed contaiuer. Our Carolyn Edu.i acquired another title to her growing list—she is now Carolina Photo Queen for 1951. She was Miss North Carolina for last year. Carolyn Wins Another Title — Photo Queen FINAL EXAMINATION .SCHEDULE, WINTER QUARTER, 1950-51 Republican Theme Song Mary had a little lamb: It's face seemed almost human. But when it turned its tail around, It looked like Harry Truman. Another laurel has been added io the crown of Carolyn Kdwards, freshman studenl from Leaksville. Last year chosen as Miss North Carolina, Carolyn was last week selected as Carolina Photo Queen of 1951. Photographers from over the state submitted pictures of their candidates for the title. A board of judges met in Winston-Salem and chose Carolyn's photograph as the winning one In June she will compete for national honors al Atlantic Citj N. .1.. where she will be North Carolina's representative in the Na- lional Photographers' Contest. Carolyn made a trip to Columbus, Ohio, February 17-21 to preview Nyld-chine Hosiery. The occasion was the 100th Anniversary of one of the largest department stores in Columbus., While there she appeared on two television shows. The Breakfast Club and one sponsored by the department store. The ISaptjsl Student Union Council had as its guest for dinner February 17, Rev. James Ray, Raplisf student secretary for the state of North Carolina. Mr. Ray led the group in an informal discussion on mission work which is to be supported by Baptist students in this state. The dinner was prepared and served for the group by the Young Married Couples' Sunday School Class. "Truth" was the theme of the dinner. Mr. Ray also led the Training Union program on Sunday night. Those present participated in a discussion on Religion in the Classroom. • OMISSION FROM LAST ISSt I The last issue of this paper carried a story of the Catamount staff. Inadvertently several members of the staff were omitted: Evelyn Davis and Tom Young, Art Editors; and Stan Sarella and Dave Whitesides, staff photographers. These members played a vital part in the production of the annual. The Western Carolinian regrets the error. II ESDAY, IV!AltCII 6: 8:30 - 10:30 10:30- 12:30 LUNCH 3:20 - 5:20 - 3:20 5:20 0:20 All 11:40 TTS Classes All 10:40 MWF Classes All 9:40 MWF Classes All 3:40 MWF Classes All 2:40 TT Classes WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7: 8:30 - * 10:30 - 10:30 12:30 All 9:40 TTS Classes All 2:40 MWF Classes LUNCH 1:20 - 3:20 5:20 3:20 • 5:20 • 6:20 All 11:40 MWF Classes All 10:40 TTS Classes All 4:40 TT Classes THURSDAY, MARCH s: 8:30 - 10:30 10:30 - 12:30 LUNCH 1:20 - 3:20 3:20 - 5:20 All 8:40 MWF Classes All 1:40 MWF Classes All 8:40 TTS Classes All 3:40 TT Classes N. B. Classes meeting four or five days per week will follow MWF Class Schedule for final examination.

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: 1951-02-26;
  • Date digitized: 2017-08-23
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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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