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The Western Carolinian Vol. XVIII No. 2 WESTERN CAROLINA TEACHERS COLLEGE, CULLOWHEE, N. C. Monday, Oct 9, 1!»30 Outstanding Lyceum Enrollment Now 606 Events Are Scheduled The college Lyceum committee has announced Its program plan for the coming school year. For tin' Call quarter, the famous actor ni stage and screen, Charles Laughton, lias been scheduled. Mr. Laughton's program will include ngs from De Maupassant, Tom Wolfe, .lames Thruher, The Psalms, and scenes from Shakespeare and sonic of his movies. The Robert Shaw Chorale, one of the better singing groups in the country, is scheduled for the Winter quarter. The Chorale is made up of about forty men and women, each a fine concert, singer in his own right. Walter Carringer. a former student, at Western Carolina, is with this group. The Chorale also brings with them a ten piece orchestra. The program for the spring quarter has not been definitely decided upon. It will either be a program by the Ballet Theatre or the play, "The Heiress." "The Heiress" has been made into a movie by the same name. The movie starred Olivia Do ifavilland. Miss De Havilland's understudy plays the lead in the stage production. The Ballet Theatre is classed as one of the best ballet eompanys in the world Members of the Lyceum Committee are: Mrs. Lilian Buchanan - chairman, Dr. Greider, Mr. Chris- man, Mr. Curtis, and Mr. Conner as faculty members. Student members are Ned Noblitt, Carolyn Stroud, and Woody Rhode Freshman Girls Slightly 'Bewildered' - At First "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered," suits Hie average freshman girl on the campus lo a "T". "Bewitched" by the handsome men strolling round Ihe campus or sitting on the wall by Joyner, "Bothered" by the Women's House Rules and the recent test on them. "Bewildered" by "where you're supposed to be when." (One frosh cut two classes and never knew ii!i / today we have only two chief gripes: steps and hills. Every girl on the third Boor fully expects to be the owner of a sixteen inch waistline by the end of this year. About hills, the common complaint is. "Ilow do you get from Hoey to I he classroom building in five minutes?" Wo finally understand that the instructions in "Cats Daze" lo bring your mountain climbing equipment was no joke! Despite steps and hills, we all think that Cullowhee is wonderful; we love it! Expansion Program On Campus Gets Underway We an' proud and honored to be I of (ho student body. We sincerely thank all the faculty, counselors, and upperclassmen for all they've done to make us welcome and at home. Now that we've been in school a month, we have settled down to a routine of study and fun. Although Ipe about closed study, eight till ten-thirty, we really need it. Except for Saturday classes, we find college not loo different from high school; but about twice as hard, We still lug that load of books, use uu packs and packs of paper, cram for tests, and fuss about teachers. But teachers are human! How else would you explain Dr. Grieder being hidden in a closet on the third floor of Moore al eleven thirty one night? I hope by now that all you girls have mel Dean Tad's protege, Jimmy. They say he's quite the lady killer! Mooersville Stages A Migration 'Unto Hills' Construction is underway for the new classrooms science and library located on the bulletin board in the Joyner Building. New Fall Enrollment All - Time Record The Registrar has anuounced that there are B06 students enrolled for the fall quarter, just one short of an all time record lor WCTC. Bui for the crisis in Korea. I here would have been more. Only la .1 week. Cladie Loggins, a student who has been attending this college for the last two years, left for camp. Ralph Singleton, freshman football player, received his orders i ek, I he day after he v. as .up- posed in hay* reported for duty. However, he has been deferred until February first. There are 136 veterans enrolled this year as compared to 224 last year. Of the 606 students in WCTC, over 500 are from North Carolina. Tin -■ come from 49 different counties. Jackson county leads with 123; then comesTJuncombe with 70, and Haywood with 42. There are 22 students from 10 other stales. South Carolina heading tlie list with 11. Cuba is represented by 3 students. Spring Quarter Honor Roll Is I Announced Here The Registrar has announced Ihe Honor Roll for the spring quarter as follows: ALPHA Olai niilf Arney, Horace Ray Auberry, Ada Lee Bailey, Bill Bauer, Rebecca Bauer, Nicholas B'onarrigo, Phyllis Ann Bowen, Joseph Esmond Bowles, Allan A. Brooks, Jr., Mrs. Laura L, Brosius, Mrs. Betty Conner Burgess: Jane Elizabeth Callison, Rosalie Cook, June Mildred Cowan, Carlton L. Daughlery, Olive Irene Davis, Ralph J. Dean, Horace Fletcher Edwards, Jr., Mrs. Gladys Rog-' ers Elmore, Jesse Flake, Harriett Ann Franklin, James I. Gallemore, Betty Jean Gass; Mrs. Lucy McCracken Hall, Clifton Carlyle Harris, Richard Paul Heaton, Hazel Cowan Henry, Willi,-ird G. Ilinkle. Edna Dell Hoyle. Herbert L. Hyde, Donald M. Ireland, James Bruce Jaynes, Tyree IT. Riser, Jr., Marie Seuter Mc- Ginnis. .lames B. Mail in; James Maples Martin, Mary Lowaine Mashburn, Clifford D. Moses, Donald F. Murtagh, Paul O'Brien, George W. Penland, George Anthony Quesada, Gus- (Continued on Page 3) Deadline Set For GI Training Bill The majority of the World War II veterans will not be permitted to start a course of education or training under the GI Bill after July 25, 1951, the Velerans Administration has warned. The OI Bill, provides that g ally t. ust be initiated by July 25, 1951, or four years after a veteran's discharge, whichever is later, and it must be completed by July 25, 1956. In view of the provisions of the law, the VA has ruled, the only exception to the rule will be those who were discharged after July 25, 1947, and those who enlisted or re- enlisted under the Armed Forces Voluntary Recruitment Act. Those veterans who have started and actually are pursuing GI Bill training on that date, however, have the right to continue their courses. Furthermore, the veteran who has started a course and who has continued in it will be considered to be in training even though he has temporarily interrupted the course for the summer vacation or other reasons beyond his control. Once the veteran completes or discontinues his program of GI Bill training after the 1951 date, he may not start another course. Veterans who enlisted or reen- (Continued on Page 3) Audio-Visual Service Given By Guidance Clinic This year (he Guidance Clinic is offering ils usual Audio-Visual Service which is used to help students read faster and with more comprehension. The clinic also gives tests to detect defects in the Student's hearing or vision. A good part of this work is being carried on by a group of students known ar, "Project ioneers". They are trained in the use of the projectors and films used in the service. Three groups of student teachers arc also being trained in this work. The Clinic has a library of 100 motion pictures, 100 film strips, and a complete reference library on Audio-Visual work. The Service's Recorder is used hy the reading and speech classes in order that eaeli student may listen to and criticize his speech. Cullowhee is being invaded by Ihe "flat-landers". The drawing power of Western Carolina- must be increasing, for more and more students pour in from the central part of Hie state. One place especially is contributing its share of new Catamount men and women. Mooresville, in Iredell County, has launched a veritable mass migration to the hills of Jackson County. A few students from (hat section have the move has begun in earnest. The Mooresville students say, "It's getting to be a fad to come to Cullowhee." This is due, undoubtedly, to W. C. T. C.'s fame in athletic circles, since the majority of the group are active in sports. Bob McGinn, the great basketball star at Western Carolina through 1948-49, became coach at Mooresville High School after his graduation from this institution. The proof of the old adage, "It pays to advertise," is evident when his students come to his alma mater. Paul Rogers, Howard Aldman, Frank Parker, Gene McLain. Phi Alexander, and Bill Major were Mooresville's representatives here last year. Among the current crop are Roy Church, Alex Sherrill, Jackie Harwell, Dan Haselden, Raymond Pedraja, Jr., Marvin Over- cash, Donald Summers, Fred Liner, and Ralph Singleton. Celeste Freeze and Doris Alexander are the only two girls here from Mooresville. The prospects are even brighter, these students report, for the future. More of their home-towners are planning to enter Western Carolina later this year. Next fall there should be more additions to keep filled the places that the Mooresville group has found in campus life. WCTC Band Gets Director Plus $5,000 Supplement Rules Regulating WCTC Swynmiitg Pool Given Explanation Made As to Cutting By Dr. El Skin The Campus Meeting Place Methodists Give Students Party A chile supper was served to new and old students in the Methodist Church Friday, September 15th as part of the freshman orientation program. Woody Rhodes accompanied the group with his electric guitar while they sang popular songs. Miss Jean Rhodes and Miss Ruth Muse sang solos. Dr. Grieder. President and Mrs. Reid and Mr. Taff were among the guesls of the evening! The evening's program closed with the forming of the friendship circle. "The sum total of the common sense of the common people is the greatest and soundest force on earth." Thomas Jefferson "Your every voter, as surely as your Chief Magistrate, under the same high sanction, though in a different sphere, exercises a public trust."—Grover Cleveland Students enjOjj this spot on ihe campus as a .'ring p "If you fool the people to • got their money, that's fraud, and you can be jailed: but if you do it to get their votes, that's shrewd politics, Anonymous (Ed. Note. — This is a reprint from the May 22, 1950 Edition of the Western Carolinian for the benefit of new students and others who might like to review the cut I system.) After many long hours of research and much running about on the campus trying to interview men "in the know." the writer has finally compiled the necessary information concerning the "Cut System" at Cullowhee. One of the places in the system that is misunderstood is this: Excused cuts do not accrue deducted hours for the student. As one of the faculty committee members explained it: "Beyond the maximum number of absences, deductions are made only on unexcused absences. That means that a student may have as many excused absences as he can get excused without losing credit (forgetting the rule lhat states that if two weeks absences occur in any one class, the student loses credit for the course). By this a student could have 20 excused absences and lose no credit. If he had 19 excused cuts and one unexcused, he would lose one hour. His second unexcused cut (bringing his total cuts to 21i would count, oil !2 hour and he would lose l!y hours credit. From the foregoing explanation one can surmise that it is quite important for a student lo have all absences excused or at least as many as he can get excused. The second important place of Ihe excused absence concerns the appeal made by a student who has had hours deducted and wishes to regain them. The practice of the committee in dealing with appeals is to restore credit in proportion to the number of excused absences as compared with the total number of absences. That means that a student who has 10 excused cuts, 10 unexcused cuts and would ordinarily lose 5 hours credit, when he appeals he would have 2V4 or 's the total deducted hours restored to him. If 14 of his total cuts were excused, and if he had over the maximum number, he would regain V< of the deducted hours. This procedure is employed to give the student back in proportion unless he only has one hour deducted, which the committee will not restore. AS IT STANDS YOU HAD BETTER HAVE AM, CUTS EXCUSED. Dep tations ai against possible injury or sickness to any person using the swimming pool facilities. A. Sanitary Regulations 1. Every person using the pool must first take a cleansing shower bath in the nude, using soap and water, thoroughly rinsing all soap suds before entering the pool enclosure. 2. Persons Will, not be permitted to use the pool if they have nasal or ear discharges, boils, open sores. infectious skin diseases or wearing bandages. 3. Swimmers are not permitted to spit,, spout water or blow their nose in the pool. 4. Wring your bathing suit in the shower room. B. Safety Regulations 1. No swimmer is permitted to enter the water unless an instructor or life guard is on duty. 2. No boisterous or rough play or running on the walkways around the pool or in the shower room will be permitt< d. 3. Swimmers must stay clear of the area underneath the diving board. 4. Swimmers must not dive or jump into the pool without first checking to see that the swimming area is clear. 5. Ducking of other swimmers will not be tolerated, 6. Non-swimmers are not, permitted in the deep end of the pool. Swimming will be permitted on the following days: 4:45 - 5:00 P. M. Monday through Friday. 1:30 - 4:00 P. M. Saturday. All equipment and toWels must be personally returned to the Equipment Room attendant by 5:00 P. M. daily and 4:00 P. M. Saturday. The Western Carolina Band has received a new director plus a supplement of $5,000. Dr. David Price, formerly of the University of Colorado, will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Prof. Glenn Ruff. Price said r coolly in an interview that plans red and that the band is getting in full swing. The State of North Carolina has released $5000 for the purchase of band instruments. "Most of this money," said Dr, Price, "will be spent on large instruments such as the basson. This," he went on to explain, "will give the band the depth necessary for concert performances." The goal for this quarter is a marching band, the first appearance of which was at the football game of September 30. The original plans were for the bands to make Dean's List For Last Spring Has Been Released The Registrar's Office has released the Dean's List for last Spring Quarter. In order that the new students might know by what criteria the select ions for this list are made the following requirements are quoted from the Handbook: "I. A student becomes eligible for the Dean's List within the second quarter of his enrollment at WCTC. A student with only one quarter's residence is eligible for must have made the scholastic honor roll during the quarter for which the selection is made. 3. A student must be active in at least one extra-curricular activity. 4. A student must make at least average on the General Culture test as compared with the national norms. 5. The committee appointed to pass upon the eligibility of names for this list shall consider as important factors the following things: a. Social adjustments b. Leadership c. Health d. Personality e. Attitude f. Morality." The list is as follows: Lawrence Arney, Nich- their first marching appearance at I °'as Bonarrigo,jIane CalHson, Rose the homecoming game. "The concert band will begin in the winter quarter," said Price. "And it is the hope that the band will be able to make a concert lour of Western North Carolina representing the school and the Music Department." "The major need right at this time," continued Dr. Price, "is percussion instrument players for the marching band." Cook, Gladys Elmore, Thomas S. Grogan, Clifton Harris, Willard G. Hinkle, Herbert Hyde, Martha Ellen Lynch. Joan Rogers. Richard Scott, David E. Walker, Charles L. West. Dewey Whitaker. and J. Davis Whitesides. Honorable Mention: Olive Davis. Donald Ireland, Woodfin Rhodes, Ruth Muse, James Whitncr. Ernest Stewart, and Thomas B. Young HI. Murdock Elected Chief Cheerleader Chuck Murdock was elected Chief Cheerleader i n a recent campus election. In the same election the following persons were circled to the first squad of cheerleaders: Ruth Angel, Ruth Barton, Wanda Gibson, Dana Gillim, Golda Rice, and Betty Jean Walker. Second Squad: Carol Clements, Tinka Crawford. Bill Ervin, David Long- coy, and Louise Young. . James Martin New Mayor of Boodleville At a recent meeting of the Boodleville residents, presided over by Dusty Rhodes, mayor, new council officials were elected. James Martin was elected mayor, Vernon Booth, vice-president, James Kel- ley, secretary - treasurer, and George Williams, intratnurals council representative. Several improvements to the G. I. village were discussed and the council hopes that Ihese improvements.will be approved and carried out in the near future. Waiting For The Mail A typical scene <>n the campus is thai of students waiting for the mail before the 1:30 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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  • Date original: 1950-10-09;
  • Date digitized: 2017-08-23
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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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  • Western Carolina University
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  • WCU Students Newspapers Collection
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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1950-10-09_Vol18_No02
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