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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1957-09-16_Vol23_No01_01

1 OUR ORIENTATION ISSUE" ®litBittern Carolinian "Voice of the Students" A SPECIAL FOR THE FRESHMEN VOL. XXIII, NO. 1 Monday, September 16, 1957 Cullowhee, N. C. 1,150 Expected To Enroll At W. C. C. This Week Huskins New Director Of Student Personnel Perreault Replaces Grieder As Dean Of Women Mrs. Barnes Is New Secretary Mr. Taylor Huskins, an Assistant Professor ol Education last year, has succeeded Dr. Neill Scott as Director of Student Personnel. Dr. Scott has accepted a position in the Educational Department at the University of North Carolina. In another major change in the Personnel Department, Mrs. Quen- tln Perreault has been appointed Dean of Women, replacing Di. Freda Grieder who has resigned to accept a similiar position in Missouri. Mr. Huskins joined the faculty at Western Carolina last year. Prior to his coming here, he had a wide range of experiences in the education field. He has served as a teacher in junior and senior high schools, as an acting principal, assistant principal, and as a Dean of Men. He came to WCG from a position as Dean of Men at Lee Edwards High School in Asheville. Mrs. Perreault is a native of Collins. Miss. She is a graduate of Jones Junior College in Eddis- ville, Miss, and holds the Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology and psychology education from Mississippi College. She taught at the Mississippi School for the Blind and has served as a dormitory counselor. She holds a Masters DegVp" ..i religious education from irk '■ ^Hr Mis. Nell Barnes, former secretary to the Health and Safety- Committee, has replaced Mrs. Scctt as the Personnel Deparment secretary. Taylor Huskins Mrs. Quentin M. Perreault Students' Station Wagon Is Ready For Operation The station wagon purchased last Spring out of surplus student activities Ices is now on the cam- ind ready for operation, according to Marvin Cole, president of the Student Body. A 1957 model nine-passenger vehicle, the wagon may be by any duly recognized campus organizations for trips to district conferences, state meetings, field trips and other such occasions. Operation of the vehicle is under the direction of the Student Senate and the Student Per Department. Coie, i cjubs wi V f ' ■/' ■ — 1 in advance of the date they'wish to have the station wagon. Organizations using the station wagon will be charged a fee of eight cents per mile. Drivers must Western Carolinian To Print 18 Issues The Western Carolinian plans to publish 18 issues of this paper during the current school The paper will be distributed on Saturday. Deadline for news is 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the publication date. 1 line for photos is the Sunday to the publication date. Both and photos may be placed in the campus mail or brought to the Western Carolinian office near the ge Shop. For your convenience the publication dates are listed below: September 16, 28, October 12, 19 (Homecoming); Novenibei 2, 16; December 7; January 11, 25: , March 8, 22 [ *■"■ «E _| 'J—%*1 "T •' m All ■ > n ■ J . . are urged to pay close at' the schedule and have their news in on time. • Student Senate To Meet Next Monday, Sept. 23 The Student Senate will hold its first meeting of the year Monday night, September 23, according to In Cole, president of the Stu- Body. The meeting will be- ! 6:45 p.m. in the Senate room of Joyner Building. Cole also announced that male senators are to wear coats and ties to meetings this year and that the women senators are to dress accordingly. Main items on the agenda for this first meeting are committee appointments, election of a secretary, and the drawing up of plans for Homecoming. Senators this year are: Seniors- Charles Byrd, Bob Jackson, Biii Embler, Robert McNeal, Ray Vo!- rath, Linda Israel, and • Virginia Volrath. Juniors—Fancneon Funk, Harris Pryor, Gerald Lewis, Glenn Dale Teague, and Margaret Connatser. Sophomores—Bob Allen, Bryan Joyner, and Carrie Sue Wood. Ex-officio members are Baxter Wood, vice president, Mrs. Mary se Carpenter, president of the Women's House Government Char Crawford, president of the Men's House G overnment, and on, president of the Day nment Association. A Freshman senator will be e- 400 Freshmen And Transfers Begin Orientation Bulletin Because it was necessary to have the copy for this edition in the hands of the printer by Wednesday, September 11, the Western Carolinian is unable to bring you the results of the Pre-Session Conference held Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. We plan to print a complete report in our September 28 issue. Construction Begun On Men's Dormitory Western Carolinian In New Office The Western Carolinian is proud to announce that it has moved into |ts new quarters in Joyner Formerly an old stor- ;oom, the new office was >!lege been r, furniture has ffice is have liability insurance. Campus Mail Campus mail, such as letters and notices from the college, clubs, and churches will be delivered to the dorms this year. An alphabetized mail box has been placed in each dormitory and one for the Day Students has been installed near the rear entrance of Stillwell Building. Dr. Bridges Returns; New Teachers Here Dr. Charles Glenn Bridges, former Dean of Men here, has returned to the campus to teach in the education department He holds the bachelor's, master's and doctor's degn # During the past year he has been on the education faculty at Middle Tennessee State Teachers College in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Dr. Bridges is married and has three children. Other new instructors are: Richard John Barker, who has been studying in Paris this summer, will teach social science. Charles W. Barrett of Chapel Hill and Greensboro, has been appointed instructor in English and director of the Little Theater Complete figures known until after have arrived, but Miss Addie Beam, will not be all students according to Registrar, an estimated record number of 1,150 students arc expected to enroll at Western Carolina College this week as the Fall Quarter gets un-' derway. Work is well underway on the new men's dormitory being constructed on the hillside behind the Student Union Building. With a capacity of 200 students, the structure is to be completed by the fall of 1958 at a cost of $500,000. W. B. Dillard Construction Company of Sylva is the contractor. According to Mr. Ralph Sutton, Business Manager of the College the contracts for the new cafeteria are to be let some time ip October. To be constructed where the old classroom building stood, the cafeteria will seat some 750 students. Cost of the building is estimated at $407 000. Sophomores will arrive tomor- A new administration building row and register on Wednesday, and additional classrooms in Still- i Classes will begin on Friday morn- well Building are to be built in ing. Approximately 4 0 0 freshmen and- transfer students are expected to be on hand today as the annual "Orientation Week" begins. This will be the largest such group in the history of the college. Juniors and Seniors are to or- oday in time to check with Dr. Killian in the Personnel Office on the second floor of Joyner, They will register tomorrow. the near future. According to Sutton, the contracts for the $185,000 administration building will probably be let m January. The estimated cost of the new classrooms is $118,000. President Reid Assumed Executive Duties Dr. And Mrs. Toured Europe By Lillian Hirt Dr. and Mrs. Paul A. Reid returned to Cullowhee the latter part of July and moved into the president's home on the campus of Western Carolina College. Dr. Reid assumed executive duties for the second time on August 1. He was president of WCC from 1949 to March 1, 1956, when he resigned to become Assistant Director of the Board of Higher Education in Raleigh. Last May, when President W. E. Bird announced his plans to retire on, July 31, Dr. Reid again accepted appointment to the presidency. During the intervening months, Dr. and Mrs. Reid have toured most of Europe, including the following countries: France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Norway, Scotland, and Engftnd. This was planned as both an educational and a recreational trip, and they returned to this country with colored slides of numerous points of interest in Europe. It was Mrs. Reid's second European tour. Throughout his previous six years at WCC, Dr. Reid was known as a man who shared the local people's pride in this area, and contributed significantly to regional planning for improvement. Particularly, he was devoted to the progress of Western Carolina College, and worked constantly to that end. "It's just great to be back home," he said. "Though I am not a native of this particular region, it is in reality my home; for genuine friendships I have known here have made it so. The people I have come in contact with here have shown a sincere and cordial nature, and it's a comfortable feeling to be back among them." Mrs. Reid, the former Miss Nettie Haywood of Raleigh, shares her husband's enthusiasm, and is looking forward to a closer acquaintance with the people and the area. Regarding his position at the college, Mr. Reid said he is grateful for having had the opportunity to share in the growth of the col- Mrs. Paul A. Reid Dr. Paul A. Reid Articles In The Western Carolinian Listed below are the articles you can expect to read in each edition of the Western Carolinian. "Just Ben Looking Around" — Comments by the editor about campus happenings. "Campus Seens" — True and often comical notes about the doings of individuals here at WCC. "Introducing" — The Western Carolinian brings to the students a brief biography of some faculty member or administrator. Notice All clubs and organizations are urged to turn in the name of their reporter or secretary to The Western Carolinian. If this paper is to give complete coverage of club doings and activities, we must have the cooperation of these officers. iKjflfient' us? f •io ear. by to proving tfi " venien Plans^no sgji that thr The Western Carolinian staff will hold its regular meetings in the office on Wednesday nights prior to the publication of the paper. Further information concern-, ing office hours and other matters will be released as eoon as the staff has sufficient time to get well organized. Murphy will lathematicsy B J5hd Amsk5 Jh instructor in the lirtment: • /osecky has been ap- Istant professor of bu- Jack Dockery b( tt 'nstruetor VepKV who wi' Ev'tgene' pointed as'. sinC'ss" Bob Setzer, '57, will remain as instructor in industrial arts and assistant football coach. Mrs. Winnie Killian, who has taught in the laboratory school for some years, will be an instructor in English. Robert Trevarthen will join the faculty as instructor in music and band director. Four Freshmen To Appear On Oct. 14 The "Four Freshmen" of television fame will appear at Western Carolina College on Monday, October 14, to kick off this year's series of lyceum programs. On November 11, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will be here. One of the major symphony orchestras in the country, it inculdes 85 pieces. "The Little Chorale" will appear on January 21. An octet with four men. and four women, this i is also tr;;.ir.':d in dramatics. Roos?velt w^MK>i!l be here on March 24; AfteiKer lecture, there will be a forum at which time students may ask questions. This will be followed by a reception. Ogden Nash, world famous poet, writer and TV artist will c6me to WCC on May 15. The "Four Freshmen" are being brought here under joint sponsorship of the Lyceum Committee and the Student Senate. They will appear at Duke University the week before coming here and will leave to fullfill an engagement at Georgia Tech. According to Miss*Beam, schedules of classes and registration, cards may be secured in the hall of Joyner Building beginning this afternoon. In announcing her estimated figures for enrollment, Miss Beam stated that this does not include graduate students who are taking the night classes offered on campus and in high schools throughout this section of the sta For the freshmen and transfer students, it 'will be a busy v«ek. "Orientation" begins this morning with an assembly in Hoey Au> ditorium at 9:00 ?'ciock. Pre welcome Most of this afternoon and tombrrow given over to entrance exa tions and healtn reco\i Paul A. Reid w^ll p to the cam; Highlighting the week art.. tht New Post Office Ready For Fall Quarter Rush lege and its services', and is looking forward to an even greater future for the institution. Because he has served on the Board of Education, he has a clear picture of WCC in relation to all the other colleges in the state, and is very hopeful for its continued progress. When Dr. Reid came to WCC in 1949, he faced the task of seeing the college through the greatest construction program in its history, when a four million dollar expansion was underway. Now, he is again with us as another program gets underway. Construction has already started on a 200-capacity men's dormitory on the hillside beyond the Student, Union, and the old classroom building is being razed to make- room for the long-awaited cafeteria. "We'd Like You To Meet" — - ^Borts The Western Carolinian introduces some student. "Desmond" — Cartoonist Frank Allison leads us through the antics of this little campus character. "Jerry's Sport Shorts" — fjgprts Editor Jerry Fuller keeps uj ed on events on the sports "Minister's Word" — Loca' isters give us a message of thought provoking inspiration. "Your Student Faculty Co-operative Government" — On interpretation and analysis of some phase of our student government. "The Administration" — The Western Carolinian reports to the students on the specific duties and responsibilities as well as the privileges of the various phases of our college's administrative set-up. "Guess Who's" — A crazy mixed up photo of someone's big ears or something similiar or a photo of a faculty member taken during infancy etc. with a prize going to the one who guesses correctly first. With The CluflP— Reports by Club reporters oB^what their organization is doing and is planning to do. in of Men, Deani the respective dormitory hosts hostesses on hand to greet the students. TUESDAY: At 3:30 p.m., all new students will gather in Memorial Stadium for "Catamount Orientation." Mrs. Paul Ritter, sponsor of the Cheerleaders, and Miss Barbara Lashley, business instructor, will lead the program. At 6:30 p.m. a street dance will be held in Joyner Square under the sponsorship of the Western Carolina Mountaineers. At 8:00 p.m. the movie "Moby Dick" will be shown in Hoey Auditorium. Golden Anniversary This . Issue of The Western Carolinian marks the Golden Anniversary for a student newspaper for the Cullowhee campus. It was in 1907 that WCC's (then Cullowhee Normal and Industrial Schol) first student sheet came off the press. Traditionally "The Voice of the Stulents," The Western Carolinian plans a more complete story of the Golden Anniversary in a later issue, according to Editor Ben Edwards. Local Instructor Is Elected To Post Mr. Frank H. Brown, Jr., instructor in the science department, was elected vice chairman of the North Carolina National Park, Parkway and Forests Development Commission at a meeting held August 28 in the Waynesville headquarters office. "Students, please have your correspondents put the box number on your mail," says Mr. Clifton Crispe, Postmaster, as the new Cullowhee Post Office opens its doors to the largest student body in the history of the college. Crispe further announced that window service at the new structure would be from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. with the money order and stamp window closed each day from the time the afternoon mail arrives until it has been worked and put in the boxes. This usually will be between 4:30 and 5:00 p.m. Cost Of Living Goes Up At WCC The College has anounced that there will be an increase of $11.00 in registration fees" this year. Book rent will go from $5.00 to $6.00. Board is $9.00 more, $90.00 over last year's $81.00. The medical fee has been changed from $3.00 to $4.00. Boxes can be rented on the quarterly, semi-yearly, or yearly basis. The rent is 75 cents for one quarter, $1.50 for semi-year, and $3.00 for a year. Boxes cannot be rented for less than a quarter at a time. Also, boxes will be rented to one1 person only, although two or more may want to use the same box. This will be up to the one who rents the box in his nanw. The postmaster said that he could not emphasize too much that students make sure their families put the number on their mail. With so many students, working the mail will be quite a job and if the clerks must stop to look up a student's box number, it will be almost impossible to give the kind of efficient service students expect. The new post office was completed last spring. After the dedication ceremony on June 3, it was open to-students during the first session of summer school. The post office also serves the citizens of Cullowhee and surrounding areas. Assisting Mr. Crispe are two postal clerks, Miss, Martha Mae Hooper and Mrs. Gladys Painter. WEDNESDAY: Most of the morning and afternoon will consist of medical examinations, campus orientation, and pre-registra- tion counseling for the freshmen and transfers. At 8:00 p.m. the President's Reception for new students will be held in the Gallery of Hunter Library. Dancing will follow. THURSDAY: Freshmen and transfer students will register. At 7:00 p.m. "Open House" will be held by the local Churches and student fellowship groups. FRIDAY: Classes begin. At 6:30 p.m. a bonfire and pep rally will be held in the parking area back of the Baptist Church. At 8:15 the movie "Moby Dick" will again be shown in Hoey Auditorium. SATURDAY: The Catamounts travel to Asheville Memorial Stadium to take on the Eagles of Carson-Newman. Chartered buses will be on hand to transport the students to the game which be> gins at 8:00 p.m. A MSM Director On Campus The Rev. Bill Wells, Greensboro State Director of the North Carolina Methodist Student Movement, will be on the Cullowhee campus' during Orientation Week. The Rev. Wells will be here to discuss plans with local Wesley Foundation officers and to meet the students on our campus. Student Handbook The 1957-58 edition of the Student Handbook is off the press and ready for distribution. Freshmen and transfers will each be given a copy. Upperclassmen who desire a copV may pick them up at the Student Personnel office. Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Wood are the co-editors of this year's Student Handbook.

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: 1957-09-16;
  • Date digitized: 2017-09-26
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  • Dimension: 21.5" x 16"
  • Pages: 6 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_1957-09-16_Vol23_No01
• Repository
  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library