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PACE Tvv« THE WESTERN C AROT.Tm \> Mondaj Way M 1*51 The Western Carolinian Published Bi-Weekly by The Students ,,i Mwltlll t. audio., |, n,..r 1 \cept During llolid. Theirs Is The Simple Way Of Life Subscription rate per college Price per ropy $1 M 10 Bv JAMES S WIKE never known that Bill w. with his coal smeared (a Editorial Staff Editor-in-Chief Associate Editor News Editor Assistant News Editor Sports Editor Feature Editoi Stall Writers Robert Failing Deli Hoyle Tinka Crawford Helen Cable Bill Glance Herb Hyde, Hale Bryson Miller, Jane Osteon, Eddie Rich, and Charles V Business stair BUI lived near a quiet Utile lum- „v hair and nign.bibb,. bet town on ihe ruckascegee river,L„s For now he had . along wlncl a railroad in thjs 0„ Sundavs Calm Fi a"d "l,t; u' >wn ,he loftv Devotional. But above all faithful, upon these coiling f,„. ^ ,„ (h(>Se yWf ^ by ^ -tie Sunday found the church BUSlnetS Man Circulation Man. Transportation Manager stair Photographer Cartoonists f.ieiilH Advisor .lames Mavlield Bill Gray Caroline Reid Juhnuv Edwards Evelyn Davis, Tom Young Joseph Crum Member ftssociafc-d Ccte&cte Press .Monday. May II. 1951 Preserving Mountain Culture Old songs, for the most part, are best. So it is with old tales, dances and all things to be gathered up and called "folklore." We are glad that Western Carolina Teachers College, centered in the Appalachians, has determined to make itself the repository, the home, for an extensive and complete collection of mountain folklore. This WCTC will do through sponsorship of the first annual Western Carolina Folk Festical at Cullowhee, May 17 and 18, and through continuing research and compilation of all sources of mountain culture. The enterprise is well taken and well timed. While it is true that modern living can corrupt and distort the basic cultural expressions of a people, still these things persist like the masterpiece on the canvas long obscured by grime or over- painted by a second-rater. It is the purpose of the sponsoring Western Carolina Folklore Association to preserve the masterpieces or bring them out of hiding. This should not be difficult- There is genuine enthusiasm for the project and the modest means needed for its support should be forthcoming. W. C. T. C. officials are most fortunate, for instance, in their happy alliance with the great folklorist John Jacob Niles, who will attend in May and give much of his'time to the birthing of the festival. Western North Carolina, some parts still off the beaten path, is rich in a lore which explains our Anglo-Saxon underpinnings and is the stuff of the American dream. A little girl from a cove, wandering down the street of a mountain town and humming a forgotten ditty, is heard by the folklorist, and the*e~ki 1951 a link with the Elizabethan past is reforged. A graceful dance recalls the posture of the frontier. An old story, lost somewhere in the telling by father to son, is recaptured and recorded. In these things, as Carl Sandburg has pointed out, is "the feel of American history." The Cullowhee project, we believe, will take root and grow. It deserves to. (Reprinted from the Asheville Citizen of May 11, 1951.) tracks that Bill filled the mouths of nine children and a wife He was the one fifth part of a section which rode up and down the tracks hunting flaws and broken ties beneath the snakelike rails. To most people driving spikes would he a ion unwanted or outlined with many unpleasant mash- nd toes I had been tiresome ot Bill once, hut if so it had been loi >v Bill had b the stub- horn The ring of lhat huge hammer had i up th a decade and more as i; forced tin- rebellious spring to hug the ti' Death, In I lie warm (lavs of sprint', loyful rap, rap ping, of the colliding steel pealed up the pinej slopes to echoe and re- - Chfl I ranges of cliffs along the countryside a- summer came the strokes harmon- ith bobwhlte and frogs along the swirling waters. Only as huge chunks of white snow fell to palliate the earth in a blanket of fleece was the rhythm broken. The sledge would no I o n g e i blast out in its voluminous n o ise, but would turn to deen thuds as if smothi by silting snow. It was days such as this that Hill would, as dark Bill No Fading Away — We'll Just Die The present staff of The Western Carolinian is turning out its last issue in the one you are reading now. We are dead after this one. Let's all thank the members of this year's staff who have worked hard on this paper, they have done a lot. When The Western Carolinian was under the Editorship of Hale Bryson, our college paper won the ACP's All-American rating. This is the highest award that the ACP gives in its judging of college papers. Remember Garland Wible? He was Hale's right hand man and deserves a big pat on the back. TrW^b|je is Tinka Crawford, Bill Glance, Dell Hoyle. Herb Hyde, and all the others whose names appear up on the mast head. They have all given of their time and energy in bringing you The Western Carolinian. Now we are all going to leave it with the new staff. If you would like to give them a warning, hang a couple of us (the old staff) from the big oak out in front of the Press Room for a couple of days for all to see. But, to be serious, that won't be necessary—you are getting a good staff for next year's Western "Carolinian, one that will work hard and one that will bring you an enjoyable paper. forged ahead, retire to a crackling fire that painted crimson the faces of his fold. A bowl of steaming soup always greeted his icy nose as he seated himself beside Ihe chunks of burning oak. After removing two huge timber boots he woul drelax and sip at his vessel of broth, as tongues of red and yellow flames licked the ice from his woolen socks. After a light meal of crumbled bread in milk the family would retire to the reading ol Scriptures from a faded black Bible which Rill held. After the saying of liny prayers the children slumbered away the night in a bed of goose feathers. Sometimes they grew cold from snapping winds that pierced the log cabin walls. but they seldom complained for each knew lhat section work didn't pay much. Next to his blessed family Bill loved to go la church on the Lord's Day. He would look up from work many times a day lo see the little white boxed church that stood on a, hill up the valley. Bill got a thrilling sensation on Sunday mornings as he pu led the huge hell cord. Clapper would boom nut across Ihe cool countryside, "Some one's done wrong. Some one's done wrong." And what a pleasure to pitch black coal into the red hot furnace which warmed the church and filled it with an inviting atmosphere. People never stopped to think and thank Bill for the warm fire that they so loved on these days when snow sifted down. They never stopped to think about how far Bill had trudged through ice, snow, and knifing winds to make the warmness so. Nor did they ever pause to consider the hardships that Bill had faced for years and years to warm the cold seats. But Bill didn't complain of undue regards for it was the pure feeling down inside that he loved so well. As the services took place Bill would sit on a shaky bench at the back of the congregation. Had not the people looked they would have cold and without a caretaker. The night of December 'M found the world envoked in a cold dark bli&ard. Sleet ciu^ maining leaves from th, a mad onslaught. Trees bent low- as ii praying for the wind to have mercy. It was growing dark outside Bill's little cabin v. putting up a brave fig! the blizzardous wind. Bill cur tains before the window and looked long and thoughtfully raging world without. She's pretty rough out Betty. The cow'll die in this freeze. Bet- 0 DU| her un in Ihe shed 1 'the kids ud die Without milk to drink." •But Bill, it's two miles tl pasture "I know Betty "hut l'\ care for Ihe kids " "The trestle. Bill, it in ice. Do be careful." , The storm fought wildly al (Indoor as Bill stepped into the torrent ol sleet and line blue He walked faster than USU kepi him warmer Yes, the trestle was covered in ice but no danger as long as the sigh found old Polly bchJ patch uf Ivy bushes. Ice was already frozen on her nose. A; few minutes of gentle persuasion the majestic eyed statue broke loose from the ground and fo ahead to the stable. Snow began to fall in blinding torrents as Bill turned ti home It Was almost impossible to make way on the trail. Bill's little lantern grew dim as il strived against the deepening blackness of night. Flickering in stubborn submission the little blaze fought hack Then as a sick candle it grew dim, and then vanished. With sh iiuls Bill struck his las! match only ID see it flicker out helplessly. A difficult journey it would now be. And the eye would now he er than the feet. No light shown on the narrow path. There was only the pale sick glare of feathered (lakes heaped deep on the path, And yet a little deeper 11 slices of ice choked slicks and leaves and galvanized the lies be nealh Ihe tracks with itself. A trestle well covered in snow and ice hung limply across a roeky river bed. If seemed in sway beneath its burden and its I slump closer to ihe hideous snow- covered rocks below. Doubtfully the aged feet took their passing ties so cruel. Then in a maddened mood the ice with all its elusiveness ' sent the awkward feet sliding, In a ghost of flying spray Bill fell to his face. The pain was great in his leg. Half stunned the aged man tried to raisi frame only to fall back to Ihe deep imprint. His lantern lay crushed mi the rocks below, yet crushed no worse than the leg that had trod beside it only a second ago. A blast of cruel wind muffled a feeble, "Our Father Who are in heaven". At daybreak a party found Bill Only a spark of life remained in his frozen body. They carried his rigid form to the little log cabin. Sorrow cast faces with tear swollen eyes locfked on helplessly at their father as he lay on the folded covers. The doctor came, but Shall We Fodlow This Example? fro,n ihe Daily Tar He**!: "They have a plan over at St. Mary's School in Raleigh that mig ht work here When a girl in responsible campus position fails to do her work, she gets campused jest like the hell-raisers. That's what happened to a certain young lady we know of. Maybe that could be applied to a lot of the dead-wiiod i„ UNC student government." Maybe Western Carolina, too. Students Urged (Continued from page lj srily, be worked out in the future." Brock said. "At the pres- | ent time, the primary objective of the aptitude test is to insure that top students now in college will be able to continue their education," Comments About WCTC We slated iii the last edition of in Carolinian that once -ould stick our necks out and try to lind out what is good, or what is liked about this instituting to the students. We ' polled quite a few for their com- menls. Some refused to commit themselves, others said they couldn't stretch their imaginations that i. i few gave state ments. Some of the statements don't staj Strictly on the suhject. shook his head. In a feeble voice Bill spoke as tears fell down sol- cheeks. "The Lord needs a janitor." A smile blossomed on his pale I looked al the soil blond hair of little .lane who held his helpless hands. Then the smile ! faded as two hollow eyes closed in Soft sobs floated to the dark conn is of the little room. ('In-isi in. Not with joy as usual bul with sorrdw and grief. morning no church hell toll- cold church greeted the sober faces of the people as thej look their places in sorrow. Bill had hi classes or played leader hut. his absence left a deep loneliness among the Back of Hie congregation on a shaky bench sat a mother and nine children with moist and swollen With a pale face the pastor stood in the pulpit. His eyes were set on the passages of his Bible. Slowly villi a soothing-voice he , are the peace makers for they shalt inherit the Kingdom". Your new Editor is a girl who's smart, capable, and one that has an insight in knowing what kind of a paper the students of Western Carolina Teachers College will want next year. Get behind her and give her your support and help; help make next year's Western Carolinian the best ever published. With that the old staff says "Goodbye and thanks.'' fcOB-BWrS ALONG THE AIRWAVES WITH 40fU but we're printing them anyway, According to one anonymous person (obviously very bitten tin lege lacks only two items to make it tops—a bucket of gasoline and a match. What is good about his college. or what I like about this college. Bid Phillips: "I think that W. C. T. C. is the most beautifully situated institution that can possibly be found in the South." Dean Ailman: "Nice friendlv atmosphere that prevails on the campus. Alf the good-looking girls help to make il good"' Mat-Bowman? "Dr. Seymour's sociology classes -— Hugh Battle's bookstore- the P. E. Department." Carol Clements: "I think it's a line place to get an education, if you want an education." "Brooklyn": "If it's recognized by New York State, it's a good school!" Paul Rogers: "Friendliness and beautiful scenery in spring, summer and fall." Jack Noland: "1 like this school because it has all ihe ad van that a small college has. Namely, companionship between students I and faculty." Walter Dockery, Jr.: "I like this college because you can associate freely with the instructors." J. "Lefty" Pardue: "The rock wall, river road, and Freeze Hill." Babe Howell: "I think this pipeline to the Hump should go through immediately before someone gets hurt going back and forth," Ann McCoy: "Wonderful people which I shall never forget." Bozo Brudeson: "I believe it will make a good ROTC school for future students. I will always remember this school. I worked hard to get through although ij did take Flowers For U. N. 1.AK1-: SUCCESS M'< Flow, cry Oriental phrasing is not uncommon in petitions to the United Nations Trusteeship Council, One of the most (lowery recent ly arrived from an assistant clerk in civil service, jailed in the French Cameroons. H was addressed to t!. n. Assistant Secretary-General Victor Hon and was headed Crj for Help". "O, powerful Secretary and Glorious Saviour and Mediator of Oppressed Wretches, here at your feet is a distressed unfortunate who, being in need ot urgent help, appeals to you as the last resort with the sweet hope of being heard." Chen it went on for 300 words lo detail how many times he was beaten by police and how the alleged plot against him developed. The man accused his enemies of using a form of hypnotism on others "to destroy me on my own land". The council promised to Investigate. Watchdog, What Ol The Night? RICHMOND, lad. (AP) The faith of two Richmond familii their watchdogs has been shattered by burglars. Sam Oral' told police he and his family returned home to And the house entered, $182 taken, and their "vicious" dog locked in the kitchen. And Ed Brat Ion came home the same night to find his house ransacked and his watch dog—which he had left inside -sitting outside, shivering on the front porch numerous years to break out of this institution." Walter James: "Being a new student. 1 can still see a lot of outstanding things about WCTC, chief among them being the beauty of the campus—and the girls! Attention Girls—1 plan to run for something later! Chris Haynie: "I like the friendly atmosphere and the efforts of the students and faculty to eo-op- erale. The teachers, of course, give us horrid, tests but we, as students, should devote some time to study in order to make this college prosper and' grow in students and book knowledge." Oak wilt, a fungus disease, has killed oak trees in 11 U. S. states. Schulman's Dept. Store 100', for W. C. T. C. LAFF-A-DAY "I'll hold her, you g«t the net' Copr. 1951, King features Syndicate', Inc., World rights reserved. BOB: I hear you're going in the Dog Pood business, Bing. BING: Yep...we're going to nyake ARF...You know ARF's the only Uog Food ymi i k for by name. * * • JACK KIRKWOOD: I'd like to »how you a picture of lint Dntl ...Old Gotiiff Kirkttood. BOB: Very interesting ... why in In ■i in ilie eit holding a ill ii- hi* he K1KKWOOD: Stmple'.. .bay... that Was the day he was chosen ■'Man of Extinction.' * * * t BOB: King...you've been playing ; .1 with our sponsor long enough. Imagine wearing shorts made of Cheierfleld wrappers! BING: Not so fast. Bob .. . How do you explain making yriiir musicians lie on the 'awn so their bodies spell out "They Satisfy." BOB- on'i ft" "'•> u-ith me to- !... Well* you'll he sorry .. .I'll nil up Minimi l.na .. .Mist Haii-uii the number is ... MARILYN MAXWELL: But Boh, ■ a 1.1,a is a Volcano! 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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
  • Date original: 1951-05-14;
  • Date digitized: 2017-08-23
• Extent
  • Dimension: 22.5" x 16"
  • Pages: 4 pages
• Subject - Topic
  • College student newspapers and periodicals
  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
  • Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee -- Newspapers
• Location
  • Jackson County (N.C.)
  • Cullowhee (N.C.)
• Source institution
  • Western Carolina University
• Source Collection
  • WCU Students Newspapers Collection
• Identifier
  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1951-05-14_Vol17_No14
• Repository
  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library