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The Western Carolinian Vol. XVII No. 14 WESTERN CAROLINA TEACHERS COLLEGE, CULLOWHEE, N.C, Monday, April 17,1950 Elections Tomorrow Hugh Battle Leaves For Convention DANCE TOMORROW NIGHT Men's House Gov. Association Sponsors Annual Spring Festivity Jim Wood, Dance Committee Chairman for the Men's House Government Association, a n- nounced today that plans are complete for the Annual Spring Dance which the Men's House Government Association is giving tomorrow evening in Breese Gymnasium. Carroll Henry and his Buccaneers, of Asheville, are bringing the music, the dance to begin a 8:30 and to end at 12:30 (?) Tues day night. It has been specifically requested that information be disseminated as to the correct procedure of obtaining extra guest invitations (tickets) to the dance. The procedure follows that which has been set up in the College Handbook. Guests from off-campus are, according to tradition, registered with Miss Anne Albright, Dean of Women and Chairman of the Students' Activities Committee. Miss Albright supplies the extra invitations to any students or faculty members requesting them. Hugh Battle RADIO STATION RENEWS BROADCASTS Radio station WWOO will renew its broadcasting activities tonight. Since Christmas the station has been closed down for extensive alterations and repairs. Last week, the stations engineers ran tests and found that reception has been increased tremendously and that the volume of the station is so great that it will be necessary to reduce it drastically for ideal reception. Time will be given tonight to any political candidate who wishes to campaign or to any person who is campaigning for a political candidate. Western Carolina Teachers College Entertains Thirteen Hundred Children And The North Carolina Symphony Orchestra April 10th By Inez W. Gulley Never before in the history of the college have we had the privilege Of entertaining thirteen hundred children and a symphony orchestra at one and the same time. It was an inspiring scene when the big yellow buses began driving up in front of the auditorium and unloading their groups of laughing voices, everyone of which came from a heart full of joy and anticipation. "Access to good music and some ability to use it is the right of every American child" and our "hats are off" to Benjamin Swalin and his fourteen thousand, three hundred subscribers of the North Carolina Symphony Society who • are making it possible for so many North Carolina children to have this opportunity. The Lyceum Committee of which Mrs. C. C. Buchanan is chairman (Continued on page 4) Y.W. A. ELECTS OFFICERS Officers For the Young Women's Association Named For Coming Year At the regular meeting of the Y. W. A., held Wednesday evening, April 12, in the recreation room of Moore Dormitory, new officers were elected for the com ing year. Jo Vhenell Galloway was named President; Nancy Wood, Vice-president; Helen Cable, Secretary-treasurer; Nelle McBee, Program Chairman, and Dorothy Rice, Chaplin. Miss Galloway, the new Presi dent, represented the local Y.W.A. at the Baptist Student Union Spring Retreat which was held in Greensboro, April 14-15. JOYNER WITHDRAWS FROM RACE Hale Bryson Will Replace' store." George Joyner As Nominee For Editor Of The Western Carolinian Mr. George Joyner, candidate for Editor-in-Chief of the West- ern Carolinian, withdrew from the H|\T |jR PiAl SFRIFS election making this statement to "IU I UI1IU#U. ULItlLU the press, "Due to a moderately (By Charlie West) heavy study schedule and certain; „A string of pearls„ ,g ^ UUe of the program which will be pre- College Bookstore Proprietor To Be In Chicago For Four-Day Meeting (By Jim Wood) Mr. Hugh Battle, the popular proprietor of the College Bookstore, leaves today for Chicago, 111., where he will attend the annual convention of the National Association of College Bookstore Proprietors. This year's convention is being held at the Palmer House in Chicago, April 19-22. Mr. Battle expects to return to the campus next Sunday. "Attendance at this convention,'' Mr. Battle said in an interview early this morning, "will give me the privilege of coming into contact with proprietors of college bookstores from all over the nation.. This association will prove to be advantageous to me in the operating of the College Bookstore here at Cullowhee. I shall also be able to view merchandising displays from practically every manufacturer who supplies college bookstores. Such displays will enable me to plan my future purchasing in such a way that I shall be able to give the student body at Cullowhee better bargains than ever before." "Only by buying for less," Battle continued, "can a proprietor sell for less—and stay in business." Mr. Battle also mentioned the planned physical expansion of the College, and the planned expan sion of the College Bookstore. "My time in Chicago at this national convention," our Bookstore Proprietor explained, "will give me new and better ideas as to the best (and most advantageous for all concerned) bookstore plans. Our new bookstore, when it materializes at Cullowhee, will be bigger and better, and—which is of paramount importance—it will be planned with the student in mind. The best of every everything for the student is the aim of the Cullowhee College Book- "STRING OF PEARLS" FINALE OF MAY DAY CULLOWHEEANS OFFERED ROLES "Unto These Hills" To Include WCTC Actors Jim Wood, Paul Nash, and Charlie Browning have recently received letters from Mr. Harry Davis, director of the play "Unto These Hills", which is to be presented this summer for the first time at Cherokee. Mr. Davis offers these three students contracts for acting roles this summer. The play is to be produced by the Cherokee Historical Association. Inc., which aims "to perpetuate the history and traditions of the Cherokee Tribe of Indians." These histrionically inclined aspirants to grease paint and footlights will not know the final assignment of roles until after rehearsals commence on June 5. Actual production of the play begins July 1, and the play will be given five nights weekly through Labor Day. Both Browning and Nash have stated in interview their plans to accept roles in this production. Wood is still undecided whether' or not he will sign the proffered contract. SCIENCE CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS The April meeting of the Science Club was held in the Student Union Building on April 5, 1950. The first business to receive attention was the election of officers for the 1950-51 school year. The returns were as follows: President, Annie Ruth Watts; Vice President, Robert Failing; Secretary, James Taylor: Treasurer, Joseph Jenkins; Club Reporter, Herbert L. Hyde; Program Chairman, Joanne Moore. The concluding business portion of the meeting was devoted to the discussion of awarding the outstanding science student each vear an award for his achievement. A committee was appointed to decide all the particulars of the standards. It has not yet made its report to the Club. After the business meeting, the club moved to the Little Auditorium to see a movie "Human Reproduction", an education film. After the movie the meeting closed with coffee and sandwiches in he Student Union. Rising Senior nominees for the Senate race are, standing, Fred Moore, Lawrence Arney and Charlie West. Sitting: Dick White and Herbert Hyde. Dwight Ware, the sixth candidate, is not shown. tentatively scheduled extra curricular' activities next year which will be very time consuming it would be impossible for me to devote the time to the job that it would require." Joyner's rival for the position at the time of his withdrawal was Miss Evelyn Davis, cartoonret for the WESTERN CAROLINIAN STAFF. There are no direct rules to cover such a situation, but it was announced by Senate Pres dent Dick Stott and the Election Committee that Mr. Hale Bryson a rising senior who opposed Joyner on the first nomination will succeed to the position of candidate to the editorship. The post will be decided Tuesday, April 18, when the Student Body goes to the polls for the -nual general election. Bryson's picture does not appear in this issue. It was not known early enough that he would definitely e a candidate. Stiles Resigns As President of Men's House Govt. Bruce Stiles who has served this year as the President of the Men's House Government Association resigned Tuesday night, April 4, from that position. In so doing Stiles left the Association with only one duly elected officer other than the Chiex Councilman. Jim Wood, Vice President, resigned previously, and Hilders Holder, the Secretary elected last year, did not return to school last fall. His office was filled this year by Acting Secretary, Ernest Tinnin. The Men's House Government Association now has only one officer—Effie Stewart, Treasurer. Stiles explained why he took his course of action in a letter of resignation. From it comes these ideas: "... My resignation is not a spontaneous gesture, but rather it is one that has been under consideration for a long time." Stiles elucidated this statement by adding another thought. Said he, "The Men's House Government Council was devised and empowered by the Constitution of the Student-Faculty Cooperative Government to act as an independent governing body when the case involves men boarding on the campus. This council is supposed to operate without undue influence from the faculty: Such has not been the case. If the fault has been mine, my resignation remedies it. If the fault, however, lies in the system, giving the President of the Men's House Government Association no chance to eliminate faculty pressure; then, I recommend that the system be changed immediately in order that the Student Government at this college be endangered no longer." This is not the complete letter, but it tells the story behind the action taken by Stiles. It is not known yet what action will be taken by the Association, whether they will replace Stiles before the Annual election or whether the new President who is to be elected soon will assume the duties of President as quickly as he is elected. JOE HESTER sented as a part of the May Day festivities on May 5. The program is the fourth and last of a series written by Professor E. V. Deans, Jr., on the myths and legends of this locality. The previous programs written by Mr. Deans were "The Weaving Wind," an Indian fable concerning the name Cullowhee, which was presented in 1946; "Under the Willow Tree," a story concocted from the many mountain ballads presented in 1947; and ''High Sombrero," a dance suggesting the adventures of one of DeSoto's icouiing parties which paid a visit to Cullowhee, presented in 1948. "A String of Pearls" is a story, sed on historical data, written to glorify pioneer women in Jack-1 son, and it is built around the life of one of the early women settlers. mx. Deans obtained the subject Tor this program from an incident mentioned in Western Carolina, a book written by the late professor Stilwell of the college. Mr. Stilwell records that 1817 a Mr. Daniel Bryson came across Balsam Gap and settled near Beta. "With him came his wife and mother- in-law, Elizabeth Countryman. the latter being then about ninety years old, having been at the battle of Cowpens, where she carried water for the wounded American soldiers. She died not long after coming to the territory of Jackson County and was buried near the present Beta, her grave being onf of the oldest in this county." It is around the topic of the The rising Junior class candidates for the Senate are from left to battle of Cowpens that Mr. De^ns right: Buddy Padgett, Bonnie Wilson, Tommy Hornaday and Bill ilhas based his drama. The story is Hinkle. Rebecca Bauer the remaining candidate is not shown. | told in action, music, and dance. HESTER INVITED TO TOUR EUROPE CULLOWHEE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS PRESENT HUCK FINN (By Paul Raione) Samuel Clemens' "Huckleberry Finn" was presented by the Senior Class of the Cullowhee High School on Thursday Night, April 13. The play moved along at a rapid pace lasting about two hours that were filled with the gay entertainment produced by the superstitious Melba White who was portrayed by Gladys Pressley Betty Dean Smith as the nervou: Aunt Polly kept the action well oiled. Miss Smith did an excellent job from start to the finish where she finally captured the heart 0' John Finn (Jack Wood). Jack SPRING HOLIDAYS BEGINNING WED, NOON Next Wednesday, April 19, at 12:35 p.m. spring holidays begin. This year they are following a hectic Tuesday on the agenda of which is written the annual general elections and the men's house government dance. The holidays will run through Monday, April 24. That means that class will convene again at 8:55 on the morning of Tuesday, April 25. Mary June Brown and Ina Wike, make-up mistresses; Bernice Mid- dleton, costume mistress; Ola Belle Smith and Betty Jean Tolbert, Wood was well cast as the father' prompters; and Ola Belle Smith, of the prankster Huck Finn. Doug- programs. las Crawford was exceptionally fine as Huck Finn. Pert Cosette Blake filled the bill as the gossipy Mary Jane. Azalee Wilson's entrance as Clara Woppinger, the Returning from the national aging spinister, did all but stop meeting of the American Associa-1 the show. She was terrific. 1 tion of International Relations, adorable Aunt Ruth (Clara J Clubs at the University of Mich-'Phillips) and Fred Raymonc igan, Joe Hester, Vice President (Homer Wike) added humor t< of the North Carolina Internation- the air of romance. TWENTY CANDIDATES IN RUNNING FOR 13 CAMPUS OFFICES The Student Body will go to the polls tomorrow, April 18, to elect thirteen officers. Nine of these will be Senators for the school year 1050-1951. Of the remaining four one will be Editor of the Catamount, the College Annual; one will be Business Mana ger of the Catamount; one will be Editor-in-Chief of the Western Carolinian; one will be Business Manager of the Western Carolinian. Of the nine Senators four will be rising Seniors, three will be rising Juniors and two will be rising Sophomores. Six candidates are in the race from the Senior class, five are running from the Junior class and four are running from the Sophomore class. There are twenty different names among these candidates; some are running for more than one office. The total number of nominations has been narrowed by student balloting in assembly meeting to meet the requirements of the Constitution of the Student- Faculty Cooperative Government. - Miss Evelyn Davis and Hale Bryson are opposing candidates for the position of Editor-in-Chief of the Western Carolinian. Miss Davis was nominated by the Western Carolinian Staff and Mr. Bryson received the candidacy when George Joyner, who won over him on the first nomination ballot, withdrew from the race. The Student Assembly has the right to nominate one candidate for this position and they had nominated Joyner and Bryson. When Joyner withdrew, Bryson took the position. Miss Davis has been a member of the Western Carolinian Staff for two quarters this year in the capacity of cartoonist. She is a rising senior, a transfer from Woman's College, Greensboro. Bryson is a rising Senior but has not heretofore been a member of the Western Carolinian Staff. Bryson, an Air Force veteran and a transfer from VPI covered his inexperience in journalistic fields by saying, "If the present editor can put out a newspaper with no previous experience, so can I." Don Thames and Stan Sarella are the contestants for the position of Business Manager of the Western Carolinian. They are also opposing each other for the position of Business Manager of the Catamount. Thames is a rising Senior (to be eligible for the position of Editor or Business Manager of the Catamount, a student must be a rising Senior.). He has been the Wrestling Coach for two seasons and his team has rolled up an enviable record. A Navy veteran, Thames has been active as a Monagram Club member and as a Business Club member. He is majoring in Business Administration. Don said in interview, "More ads for the Catamount is my goal." Sarella has been Staff Photographer for the Western Carolinian Ushers for the preformance for the past year and has also were: Murriel Ashe, Ernesteen been the photographer for the Brown, Karene Bryson and Ola Catamount. In addition he has Belle Smith. —Continued on page 4 al Relations Clubs, reports that ;rie has been invited to go on a European Study Tour being sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation for International Peace this summer. Hester is one of a group of 52 delegated to this world wide study conference from the U. S. He will be the official delegate for the South Atlantic Regional Confer- erence which embraces the states of North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. The study tour will take Hester to many of the principal countries of Europe and to an international (Continued on page 4) Baxter Wood as Tom Sawyer and Othelia Parker as Amy Woppinger will be long remembero for their wonderful portrayed in the supporting roles. Mrs. Carl Killian, director of the production, was presented with a gift from the Senior Class by Douglas Crawford. Orchids to the production staff and Bettye Jean Reagan for their wonderful work. Members of the staff were: James Staffelbach, stage manager; Vernal Wike, house manager; Buren Tilley and Orville Wilkes, business managers; Murriel Ashe, property mistress; The rising Sophomore Class candidates for Senators are from left to right: Miss Olive Davis, Fred Kirkland and Claire Reid. Not shown is Woody Rhodes, present freshman Senator who is also a candidate for Senator from the rising Sophomore class.

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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