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The Crying Towel By Woody Needham Bears Will Invade Cullowhee Today My litle feets has got some big shoes to fill. It hurts to think about the sports page for next year. Losing Larry Phillips is a loss to the whole campus. He's done an outstanding job; but the primary lo- Larry's service is his courageous attitude to present WCC students an honest sports column. I'm not spoofing. Writing for a small college, with its cliques, its small athletic appropriations, and its absence of an abundant school spirit is difficult. As you know, I've got some big shoes to fill. I'll do my best. ***** The title of this sports column is "The Crying Towel." It means just that, a little bit more, and a tinsy bit less. Any red-blooded, boni- fide member of this campus can, and is hereby invited, to write sports "letters to the editor." I'll publish any complaint, opinion or passing comment. The only "re-writing" I'll do is to censor curse word sure and sign your name, though. (That's to protect this paper.) This offer extends to male, female and faculty. The general policy for next year's sports pages will be a complete and broad, campus-wide reporting of athletics and sports. Miss Nancy Harmon will return to the staff in the fall and she'll be in charge of intramurals, girls' and men's. Nsfmsn Face Busy Schedule; Meet AXf Panthers N.S. Tournament Begins May 11, Greensboro Chosen As Site ***** Tennis received a shot in the arm this season with the addition of Coach "Jock" Martin to the coaching staff. But it has a lot of growing to do yet. As a college-sponsored sport it has been encouraged, but the "individual" sport has not received an over-abundant financial support from the college. To a great degree this is understandable, for the athletic appropriation is meager in comparison to the demands. The major sports are even hamstrung. ***** Coach Gudger is having his difficulties with the baseball squad. The Cat diamond nine is young, very young, and inexperienced, very inexperienced. The infielders have had their difficulties. In 18 games (through Wednesday) 38 errors have been recorded. The pitching staff is thin. There is a decided need for a second front line pitcher to go along with the oft-injured Harris Pryor. And the hitting, well, the hitting is thin also. James Teeter is the only man batting over .300 and the team average is bumping along at .212. The figures speak for themselves. About the only category, however, for which an "excuse" can be given is in the error department. The WCC baseball field is in poor shape. The grassed-in area is fairly smooth, solid and gives a good bounce, but the clay is miserable for fielding. The outfield is spotty, some places grass grows, some spots are hard sand and other places are soft. The "excuse" would hold up, except that the other team plays on this field also. Something could, and should, be done by either the PE or Athletic Departments, or both. Coach Gudger has his worries. ***** Football season isn't here but the temptation is too great. The campus has had a good opportunity to get a good look at the prosi for next year. Coach Robinson and his capable assistant, Bob Setzer, recently concluded what can only be considered as a very successful Spring training. The team worked hard. The spirit has increased 100 per cent. And during the highlighted, but poorly attended inra-squad game a great deal of beef and talent was shown. Standouts for the fracus were too numerous to mention here, though Tobe Childers and Danny Williams turned in outstanding performances. I think they are "ready," ready to bring this campus something it hasn't seen in many a grey moonj They face a comparatively tough nine-game schedule next fall, but the Cats have the reserve strength that will certainly make the difference when the chips are down. Without hesitation, I predict that WCC will wind up the '59 season with at least a 7-2 record. The two causes for worry are Lenoir Rhyne and the University of Tampa—and both of these will have their own worries when they face WCC. If it doesn't turn out that way, well, I reckon it'll be time to call for "The Crying Towel." The tennis courts will be plenty busy for the next five days as the WCC netmen take on Atlantic- Christian this weekend and High Point on Monday and Tuesday. The recently scheduled match with Appalachian was rained out on Wednesday. Catamounts, paced by veteran ace Nick McCabe, met the Atlantic Christian Bulldogs yes- terda.v on but the results tOO luti- tu I'ui't the : deadline. Coach Jock Martin pointed out the possible necessity of rescheduling the Mountaineers of Appalachian. The North State Conference Tournament gets underway May 11 and 12. All conference schools are eligible to send their teams to the tournament but a team must have participated in at least eight matches to qualify. With the organization of tennis on the WCC campus young yet, the bare minimum number of matches were scheduled. Coach Martin isn't positive on the NSC official ruling. The Conference tournament will be held at Sedgefield Courts in Greensboro. The tennis mentor reports that he is well satisfied with the progress of the inexperienced Catamounts. Jon Carswell- played a great game against the first meeting with Appalachian two weeks ago. Wild-swinging Fred Rosen- kampf is progressing steadily. He extended his man, against the Mountaineers, to three sets in his ncounter. George Mears is rapidly returning to form and he should capture a match before long. Fred Hewitt is a smooth swinger and with a little bit more self-confidence could develop into a first line performer for WCC. Nick McCabe is the mainstay of the Cat net men. After dropping an opening day match to East Carolina's top man, McCabe has regained his form and poi ■ romp through three straight matches. He'll be the top Cat representative in the North State Conference Tournament. The strong netters of East Carolina are on top of the conference rung. No accurate accounting has been made for the other teams but Appalachian is undefeated so far. WCC has compiled a 0-4 record. PICTURED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ARE BOBBY BAL- lance, Jim Ray, James Teeter and Babe Wilhoit. These four boys form the first line defense In the Catamount infield. Ballance is a third baseman and captain of the team, Ray is one of the leading freshmen performers for the team at shortshop, Teeter is the leading hitter and plays second base, and Wilhoit holds down the first base job while supplying plenty of power at the plate. College Calendar Saturday, May 2 — May Day Program, Woodland Stage, 4:00 p.m.; Freshman Class Picnic, College Picnic Area, 5:30 p.m.; Baseball game; Tennis match; Dance sponsored by the Day Student Gov't. Association, Breece Gym, 8:00-12:00 p.m. Sunday, May 3- activities. -Regular church Monday, May 4 — Men's Field Day, Reid Gym, 4:00-5:30 p.m.; Tennis match; Gamma Tau, Reynolds Parlor, 5:00 p.m.; W.A.A. picnic, 5:30 p.m.; Senate Meeting, Joyner, 6:45 p.m.; Health and Safety and Security , Committee, Reid Gym, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 5 — Baseball game; Tennis match, Kappa Sigma Kappa, Reynolds Parlor, 5:00 p.m.; Co-recreation Fun Night, Reid Gym, 6:00-9:00 p.m.; Inter- faith Council, Moore Parlor, 7:00 p.m.; Tau Kappa Epsilon, Faculty Lounge of Hunter Library, 7:00 Greek Beat Jock Martin Head man on the tennis team is Jock Martin. The 26-year-old coach is a native of Leaksville, N. C. and a 1954 graduate of Western Carolina College. After receiving a degree in business administration he spent two years working in the finance business in Orangeburg, S. C. Then he decided to enter the field of physical education, so he returned to WCC. At the present he is working on a degree in health and P.E. In addition to this he is the tennis and freshman basketball coach. U. S. Government Needs Accountants Accountants and auditors are needed in Washington, D. C, and throughout the United States in the General Accounting Office, the Department of Defense (which includes the Army, Navy and Air Force), the Internal Revenue Service, and various other Federal agencies, the United States Civil Service Commission announces. Entrance salaries are $4,040 and $4,980 a year. To qualify, applicants must have completed appropriate accounting study or have had equivalent progressive experience. Persons qualifying on the basis of education or CPA Certificate will not be required to take a written examination. Those wishing to qualify on the basis of experience will be required to take a written test to demonstrate satisfactory knowledge of accounting principles. Examination Announcement No. 188 contains complete information regarding the requirements and how to apply. Get a copy of this announcement and application forms, or information as to where you may get them, at any post office or from the US Civil Service Commission, Washington 25, D. C. Applications will be accepted until further notice. Jon Carswell Jon Carswell is the number two man on the Catamount tennis team. In his second season on the' WCC net squad, he has developed a powerful serve and forehand. The tall senior is a family map. His wife, Jean, is employed in the Registrar's office. They live in number two, Boodleville. Carswell is majoring in business administration and industrial arts. His campus activities range from the academic to the scholastic. He is president of the Monogram Club, and a member of both the society for the Advancement of Management and the Industrial Arts Club. He is a past pledge- master in the Kappa Sigma Kappa Fraternity. Jon came to WCC from Granite Falls, North Carolina on a football scholarship. He has earned four letters as a Catamount guard and he has played on the tennis team for the past two years. Carswell graduated from Granite Falls High School in 1954. While in attendance there he played four years of football and was named on the all-conference starting eleven as a guard. Carswell will graduate from Western Carolina College following the first session of summer school. STUDENTS! LOOK! "The Finest Clothes For College Wear' at THE MEN'S STORE Phone JU 6-2450 Sylva, N. C. ARE YOU THIS MAN? WANTED: 12 YOUNG MEN WHO HAVE THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS: Ambition Neat Appearance Likes to meet people Self-Confidence Desires to make between $1,200 and $2,000 this summer. To work in Western North Carolina or any other principal city in North Carolina or Eastern Tennessee. If you have the above qualifications you may be one of the 12 selected, others need not apply. Make application in the Seminar Room, Third Floor Library, 1:00 o'clock until 5:00 p.m. Monday, May 4, and 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., May 5. Kappa Sigma Kappa Fraternity held its regular weekly meetings on April 21 and 28. At the meeting on April 21, the brothers were informed that Roger McCrosson had become a proud papa. Plans were made to send flowers to Mrs. McCrosson. Final plans for the Greek Social event, to be held the following Saturday, was made. Sale of the Student Directories was discussed, and organized. It was announced that Grover Peoples is running for President of the Student Union, and support for him was urged. On April 28 it was reported that Dr. Herring had been elected Outstanding Professor of the Year by the Greek Council. It was also reported that the social sponsored by the council was a success. A time change for the meeting next year was discussed. At the present time, it is impractical to hold a social hour due to the time of the meeting. The fraternity pins arrived, and were distributed to the new members. The mugs, which had been ordered in a sales project, also have arrived. Meetings of Kappa Sigma Kappa Fraternity are held each Tuesday at 5 p.m. in the parlor of Reynolds Dormitory. p.m.; Sigma Kappa, Staff Lounge of Hunter Library, 7:00 p.m.; Movie, Hoey Aduitorium, 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 6 —Women's Field Day, Reid Gym, 4:00-6:00 p.m.; Home Ec. Club Banquet, Jarrett House, 6:00 p.m.; Vespers, Baptist Church, 7:00 p.m.; Monogram Club, Reid Gym, 7:30 p.m.; Radio Club Board of Directors, S-236, 7:30 p.m.; Student Union Board, Student Union, 8:00 p.m.; Play: "Tartuffe," Little Theatre, 8:00 p.m.; Kappa Sigma Kappa Pledge Class, 10:00 p.m. Thursday, May 7—Movie, Hunter Library Gallery, all day; A.A.U.W. Picnic, Campsite; I.R.C. Picnic, Campsite, 3:00-10:00 p.m.; Mass, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Sylva, 5:15 p.m., with a picnic and meeting following; Dance Festival and Recreational Swimming, Breece Gym, 7:00-9:00 p.m.; Delta Gamma Phi, Staff Lounge, 7:00 p.m.; Play: "Tartuffe," Little Theatre, 8:00 p.m. Friday, May 8—Catholic Mass, Newman Center, 5:00 p.m.; The Western Carolinian Banquet, The Lodge, Waynesville, 7:00 p.m.; Faculty Fun Night, Reid Gym, 7:00-9:00 p.m.; County U.D.C. Speaking Contest, Hoey Auditorium, 10:00-12:00 p.m.; Baseball game; Chapel Choir, Baptist Church, 7:00 p.m.; Methodist Choir, Methodist Church, 7:00 p.m.; Play: "Tartuffe," Little Theatre, 8:00 p.m.; Movie, Hoey Auditorium, 8:15 p.m. Saturday, May 9 — Baseball game; Gamma Tau Dinner Dance, The Manor, Asheville, 2:30 p.m.; Radio Club Dance, Roof Garden of Hunter Library, 8:00-12:00 p.m. Sunday, May 10 — Regular church activities. Seniors, Sophs Elect Senators Senators for the school year 1959-60 were elected by the.student body at elections held on Monday, April 20. The senators for the rising senior class are Wes Pierce, Ronnie Watkins, Dave Jones, and Mac Gray. Bob Deans and Mickey Holmes were elected to represent the rising sophomore class. Due to an error on the ballot, there was a re-election for senators of the rising junior class on April 30. This election was not held in time to meet the deadline of this paper. Hoey Auditorium, 8:15 p.m. Saturday, May 16—Sigma Kappa Sorority Dinner Dance, The Manor, 6:00-11:00* p.m.; Kappa Sigma Kappa Dinner Dance, Feichter Lodge, Waynesville, 8:00- 12:00 p.m.; Variety Show, Musical Drama, Hoey Auditorium, 8:15 p.m. Piedmont Here May 5 For Game The Western Carolina Catamounts will meet the Lenoir Rhyne Bears this afternoon in the second game of a week end two game series. Captain Harris Pryor is scheduled to take the mound for the home team. The Cats currently hold an overall record of 7 ■nd 11 losses. (Not including yesterday's game which was reported too late to make this edition.) Their Con record is 1-7. Since the last edition the Gudgermen have played seven | losing five and winning two. The two weeks of play have featured the much improved hitting of ond baseman Jim Teeter and Captain Bob Ballance. On April 25th. Western Carolina won its first conference game of this season by downing the Ap- chian Mountaineers behind | the pitching of Harris Pryor 3-2. In the Cat's most recent outing they blasted the North Georgia Bull Dogs by the score of 10 to 7, as Pryor picked up his fifth win of the year. The Catamounts scored ten quick runs and then held on for their seventh victory of the year as North Georgia scored seven runs and sent Pryor to the shower. Jack Ibraham finished the game on the mound for Western Carolina. The other two victories for Western Carolina are held by Sam Gunter (1-3) and Allen Dixon (1-4). Ibraham has no official record although he has appeared in excellent relief in several games. Jim Teeter replaced Babe Wilhoit this week as the top hitter for the Catamounts with a .339 average. Wilhoit fell to second place with a .284. Bobby Ballance moved from a .172 average two weeks ago to a .250 average. The team average is 114 hits in 538 trips to the plate for a .212 clip. Errors still seem to be the big problem of the Cats as their record shows 38 miscues. After the Lenoir Rhyne game today the Catamounts have five games remaining on their schedule. The games include .a single affair with Piedmont College May 5th, here at Western Carolina; two games at High Point May 8th and 9th; and a final two game series with Catawba May 11th and 12th here on the local field. Gamma Tau Fraternity pledged Delta Sigma Phi, one of the top ranked fraternities in the country. Delta Sigma Phi consists of 95 active chapters throughout the nation. In Reynolds Parlor on April 20, 1959, the president of the Wolfarck chapter administered the pledge oath to Tom Bridges, president of Gamma Tau, who in turn administered it to the members. Before the pledging ceremony, Mr. Floyd Martin, vice- president, gave an explanation of Delta Sigma Phi's activities and standards. If activities go as planned, Gamma Tau will become national sometime next fall quarter, according to president Tom Bridges. Monday, May 11 — Baseball game; Gamma Tau, Reynolds Parlor, 5:00 p.m.; I.C.C, Moore, 6:30 p.m.; Woman's House Gov't. Joyner, 6:45 p.m.; Senior Recital, Hoey Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.; Student English Seminar, Moore Parlor, 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 12 — Baseball game, 3:00 p.m.; Kappa Sigma Kappa, Reynolds Parlor, 5:00 pjn.; Cullowhee Lions Club Fish Fry, Picnic Area, 5:00 p.m.; Sigma Kappa, Staff Lounge of Hunter Library, 7:00 p.m.; Science Club, Reynolds Parlor, 7:30 p.m.; Movie, Hoey Auditorium, 8:00 p.m.. Wednesday, May 13—Assembly, Awards Day, Hoey Auditorium, 9:00 a.m.; Newman Club, Reynolds Parlor, 7:00 p.m.; French Club, Faculty Lounge of Hunter Library, 7:00 p.m.; Western Carolinian Staff Meeting, Western Carolinian Office, 7:00 p.m.; Vespers, Baptist Church, 7:00 p.m.; M. E.N.C., Moore Parlor, 7:30 p.m.; Radio Club, Stillwell 236, 7:30 p.m.; Kappa Sigma Kappa Pledge Class, 10:00 p.m. Thursday, May 14 — Variety Program, Elementary School, Hoey Auditorium, 3:00 p.m.; Delta Gamma Phi, Staff Lounge of Hunter Library, 7:00 p.m.; Movie, Hunter Library Gallery, all day. Friday, May 15 — Catholic Mass, Newman Center, 5:00 p.m.; Chapel Choir, Baptist Church, 7:00 p.m.; Methodist Choir, Methodist Church, 7:00 p.m.; Movie, PICTURED HERE ARE THE MEN WHO ARE FOUND MOST often making up the battery for the Catamounts. They are, from left to right: Allen Dixon, Danny Sells and Harris Pryor. Dixon was recently converted from an outfielder to a pitcher (although he often serves in the outfield when not seeing action on the mound). Sells is one of the four vets on the squad and doing a good job as catcher, while Pryor serves as team captain and leads the pitching staff with a 5-4 record. CAMP COUNSELOR OPENINGS, —for Faculty, Students and Graduates— THE ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE CAMPS . . . comprising 250 outstanding Boys, Girls, Brother-Sister and Co- Ed Camps, located throughout the New England, Middle Atlantic States and Canada . . . INVITES YOUR INQUIRIES concerning summer employment as Counsellors, Instructors or Administrators . . . POSITIONS in children's camps, in all areas of activities, are available. Write, or Call In Person: Association of Private Camps—DEPT. C 55 WEST 42nd STREET, ROOM 621 NEW YORK 36, N.Y. For Friendly Service Stop At The Cullowhee Garage "We Fix 'Most Anything" Odell - Manager

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 College
• Format
  • Publications (documents)
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  • Text
• Date
  • Date original: 1959-05-02;
  • Date digitized: 2017-09-20
• Extent
  • Dimension: 21.5" x 16"
  • Pages: 8 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_1959-05-02_Vol24_No16
• Repository
  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library