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Jkdt *Kr n ' New Nations "^ vni' yyv vn n V O © V Hfc stern Carol I H\jiM-^_ st ■* **** Att.JwA- *. /] v t .-t^ <£*t &4iHj-L£. "<-t4-<^ <?~"- Six Members of Staff Attend NSC. P. A. Friday, December 4, 1959 Cullowhee, N. C. Cats Finish Best Season In Decade Lominac Receiver Of Poetry Award "Spring Evening Dream" To Be Published The National Poetry Association of Los Angeles, Calif., has announced that Harry Gene Lominac, WCC English and Dramatic Arts major, is to have a poem entitled "Spring Evening Dream" published in the Annual Anthology of College Poetry. H. G. Lominac The Anthology Is a compilation of the finest poetry written by college men and women in America. Selections are made from every section of the country and are picked from mr.*»v thousands of poems submitted. Lominac is the. son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lominac an graduate of Lee Edwards High School, Asheville. He attended Be- rea College, and tranifevred hera in 1958. Active in creative arts since high school, Lominac will complete an outstanding career at WCC when he receives a bachelor of arts degree in May, 1960. He was among the 25 WCC personalities to be selected for "Who's 1T7'^" In American Colleges And Universities." Gamma Tau Goes National Dec. 5 Becomes Third National Fraternity On WCC Campus 7-2-1 Record Compiled Players Named To All - For '59; Six WCC Conference Team Gamma Tau, local fraternity, is going national with Delta Sigma Phi, Saturday and Sunday, December a and 6. On Saturday night at 6:30, an informal initiation will be held, with a formal initiation following at 9 a.m. Sunday. Also, at 1 p.m. Sunday a formal banquet will be held at the Jarrett House in Dillsboro. Gamma Tau was organized in 1957 and became affiliated with Gamma Sigma Phi in the spring of last year. On December 10, a rush party will be held in the Baptist church at 8 p.m. Delta Sigma Phi National Fraternity was established in 1899 at the College of the City of New York and now has approximately 24,000 active members. Western Carolina's Gamma Tau chapter was founded on October 8, 1957, by Griff Miller and 20 charter members. Its basic aims are to promote scholarship, to stimulate participation in intramural and extra-curricular activities, to develop maturity, responsibility, and harmony among the brothers, and to provide a better social life for the men of the fraternity. By spring, 1958, the fraternity had established an excellent reputation, having the highest scholastic average among the social fraternities on campus and proving itself very strong in intramural contests. Following g r a d u a tion that spring, the membership dropped to 17 but the winter pledge class of 1959 brought the membership up to 27. By spring of 1959, the brothers showed a definite interest in becoming affiliated with a good national fraternity. After much consideration the group decided to affiliate with Delta Sigma Phi. Gamma Tau was pledged by Mr. Frank Lloyd in April, 1959. Tom Bridges is president of the fraternity, with George Curtis serving as vice president. Secretary is John Carland and Joe Poole treasurer. Bud Calloway fills the slot of reporter and pledge master is Frank Bradley. Faculty advisor is Frank Maturo. 'Catastrophe' Goes To Press Best In School History Says Editor Needham "The Catastrophe," WCC's literary publication, went to press this week. Sixteen hundred copies will be turned out by the Biltmore Press for a charge of $700. The 30- page magazine, containing approximately 40 poems, six short stories, one essay, 17 paintings and various profiles, will be out on December 17, and is free to students, faculty and administrators of the college. Reportedly the finest creation of its kind to be seen around this campus, the magazine features, ex- c :rpts from language piof'jssui !Ma- turo's poem, "Scattered Leaves," represents work by students, faculty members, administrators and alumni, and will be bound in a cover designed and created by Richard Vail. No advertisements were accepted for this publication. Copies will be sent to major colleges and magazines around the nation. This is the second year "Catastrophe" is to be printed. Previously, the works were merely mimeographed and bound by stapling. Fine paper with quality such as is used in The Catamount is to be used. Woody Needham, social sciences major, is editor and supervised the layout. Dr. Agnes Stout of the Department of English is advisor and is the person responsible for the initial origination of this publication four years ago. Thp magazine, however, is entirely a Student* creation. Editor Needham, when confronted by this reporter, backed off into a corner and smiled thru his beard. "Yes," he said, "quote me. This magazine is the finest to come out of this school. It will compare favorably with any college literary magazine in the country." Student Directory To Be Published Kappa Sigma Kappa Fraternity has announced that it will publish a Student Directory early in the spring quarter. The directory will contain the names, addresses and phone numbers of all students and faculty members of the college. A nominal fee will be charged for the directory, which will be on sale in the Student Union Building upon publication. Charles Britt and Jerry Bastarache are in charge of the publication, which is an annual project of the fraternity. Buddy Calloway was elected vice president of the IRC in a business session held here last week. Woody Needham, president, brought to the floor a discussion concerning the establishment of a Reading Room to be set up in Joyner Building. This room would house original papers (treaties, speeches, etc.) concerning international relations. The group has announced intentions of attending the Regional Conference of the IRC in Columbia, S. C, and to further strive for national affiliation. At present, no money is allocated for use on such a trip. It is common practice at senior colleges and universities to allocate traveling money for such groups. Mr. Needham further stated that his group was "greatly pleased at the response given to State De partment speaker Helmut Sonnen felt, who appeared here several weeks ago" in response to an invitation extended by the local IRC. SIX STAFF members of The Western Carolinian left today to attend the North State Conference Press Association and North Carolina Associated Press News Council to be held at Wilson, N. C. The hosts are The Wilson Daily Times and Atlantic Christian College. The Western Carolinian dominated the discussion groups by placing Editor Derrick Hockin as the presiding officer over the editor's group, and Kirk Shannon to set the pace for the discussion concerning layout. Others to make the trip were Wes Pierce, Business Manager; Chuck Holmes, Assistant Editor; Jerry Bastarache, Feature Editor; and Hale Chamberlain, Columnist. Members of the North State Conference Press Association will participate in all events scheduled for the Associated Press News Council, and it is expected that they will pick up many useful hints for producing a newspaper. Many important items will be considered—not the least of which will be the setting up of a framework within which to judge the papers of the several members of the NSCPA later this year. Bulletin The winter quarter schedule of evening and Saturday classes at Western Carolina College has been announced by Dr. Maurice B. Morrill, acting director of the graduate division. Beginning on December 3, the following classes will meet on Thursday evenings: principles of supervision, ,<and techniques of supervisionar instruction, by Dr. Taft B. Botner; educational and occupational information, Professor Taylor Huskins. On Fridays, beginning December 4, Dr. C. D. Killian will conduct a class in "The Gifted Child.V The first Saturday class is set for December 5, when Dr. Morrill will teach foundations of modern education. On Monday evenings, beginning December 7, Dr. Paul J. Ritter will teach radio and television education, and Dr. Raymond M. Ainsley will teach school finance. Dr. Stephen Mcintosh will teach supervised practicum in guidance on Tuesday evenings beginning December 8. All evening classes will meet from 6:30 to 9:30 on the days scheduled, and Saturday classes from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. They will count as residence credit of three quarter hours each. Dr. Morrill said that three courses—radio and television education, educational and occupational information and the gifted child—are open to advanced undergraduates as well as graduate students. 1959 CATAMOUNTS - BEST IN TEN YEARS Statistics Favor Cats In Nine Games; Outplayed Only By LR Hustle and a desire to play football is a statement that could be applied to the '59 Western Carolina cbllege fcotb->ll teqm The Catamounts finished the season with a 7-2-1 record, which marks their greatest year in the past decade, and second in the history of the school to the 1949 team that won the North State Conference Championship with an 8-2 record. Coach Dan Robinson, in his fourth season as head football coach at WCC, deserves much credit for the prestige regained by the "Cats" in the NSC. On September 12 the Cats opened drills in preparation for their opening game in Asheville's Memorial Stadium with the Catawba Indians. Even though the powerful Cats appeared unprepared for the opener, they fought the Indians to a 6-6 draw. Cooper showed his greatness in directing the Catamounts to a 44- 0 romping over Carson-Newman in the second game. This victory gave opposing coaches a taste of what was to come later in the year. Following the C-N encounter, the Cats traveled to Boone to be nipped 14-12 by the Appalachian State Mountaineers. In this game the Cats attempted two unsuccessful field goals, and had a decisive touchdown called back. All was not gloomy for WCC, as Cooper turned in one of the finest performances in NSC history by completing 20 of 32 passes for 25Q yards. The fourth clash of the season saw the Cats travel to Tampa, Fla., to meet the powerful University of Tampa Spartans, whom W- CC had never defeated. The Cooper-Broadwater combination led the Cats to a 19-8 upset over, at that time, the ninth ranked small college team in the nation. This was the first impressive victory of the season. The cost of victory over Tampa was heavy, as All-Conference Center Ron Aughtry was lost for the season due to a knee injury. Second team center Eric Holcomb hurt his head which placed him on limited action during three games. Fullback Jamie Wilkes, who ran like a pro against Tampa, bruised his foot and was unble to go full- steam again until the final game of the season. East Carolina, owners of an undefeated loop record and at the head of the conference standings, visited WCC the following week. Cooper, Broadwater, Childers and fullback Lowell Jennings led the Catamounts to a 34-13 surprise win. " The top game of the season followed next at Cullowhee. Coach C la r e n c e Stassovich's Lenoir Rhyne Bears, defending NSC champions, and at time the No. Two small college team in the nation, invaded Memorial Stadium. The Catamount offense faltered, as the line lplayed superb (trail. Three quick TD's in the fourth quarter enabled the Bears to win 28-7. After the LR game the injury- plagued Cats defeated Elon 14-6. The Elon game was followed by a 36-20 victory over a huge Emory and Henry eleven. The Catamounts wrapped up the season with a 36-0 shut-out over Guilford College. Broadwater scored two TD's to run his total for the season to 86 points. He caught three Cooper passes to end the season with a total of 24, which will probably win him the NSC pass receiving championship. Against Guilford, Cooper passed the 1,000 yard /nark in total offense for the second straight year with a 167-yard performance which ran his season total to 1,- 152. Guilford coach Herb Appen- zeler declared "Cooper is the greatest football player we have seen, and I think he is definitely a Little All-American!" In the opinion of WCC students and fans, Coach Dan Robinson is the "Coach of the Year" in the two Carolinas. Only two players graduate from the squad this year and the coaching staff is looking for another great season in '60. Bishop Co. To Present Plays The Bishop's Company, the first traveling repertory company in the nation, will appear at Cullowhee Methodist Church on December 4 and 5, when they will present two plays: "Cry, The Beloved Country" and "A Sleep Of Prisoners." A third play, "The Devil And Daniel Webster," will be presented to the student body in a general assembly on Friday, the 4th, at 2 p.m. At 2 p.m. December 5 the company will direct a dramatic work- s h o p at Cullowhee Methodist Church. The company has appeared in 42 states, traveled some 40,000 miles, served churches of 21 denominations and two major faiths, and are currently on their sixth national tour. Their avowed purpose is to "make fine theatrical productions available to houses of worship, educational institutions, and join ethical standards and the sacredness of human identity under God." Reid Announces 20-Yr. Plan Contract For New Program Pending In response to the announcement and to WNCRPC's intentions Mr. Green said, "You are engaged in an experiment that other sections of the state are going to come to as the state realizes that so many of its problems are regional problems." President Paul Reid announced an unprecedented 20-year planning program for WCC here last Tusday at a meeting of WNCRPC attended by nearly 100 representatives of the' region's local planning boards. WNCRPC Director John Hampton of Asheville has been employed to work up the detailed blueprint for WCC's future development. A contract for the services of the Western North Carolina Regional Planning Commission in drawing up the long-range capital development program is pending. This announcement comes at a time when th enrollment of W- CC is three times as great as it was 10 years ago, and while the college itself is considering the purchase of 65 additional acres of land, and is laying out over one and a half million dollars for capital improvements. The president's announcement came as a surprise to the men who had gathered to hear Philip P. Green, Jr., assistant director of the Institute of Government at the U- niversity of North Carolina. English Seminar News The Student English Seminar is sponsoring an informal tea on Sunday, December 6, in Moore Parlor from 3 until 4:30 o'clock. Purpose of the tea is to stimulate interest in the functions of the club and to encourage more students to become members of the Seminar. Dr. Agnes Stout and Mr. Theodore L. Hugelot, sponsors of the club, are working with Nancy Harmon, recently elected president, in planning for the tea. President Harmon says, "The tea is not limited to English majors alone. If you're interested in the Seminar we would be delighted to see you Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock."

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.

• Creator
  • Western Carolina College
• Format
  • Publications (documents)
• Type
  • Text
• Date
  • Date original: 1959-12-04;
  • Date digitized: 2017-09-20
• Extent
  • 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_1959-12-04_Vol25_No07
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  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library