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National Elections Tuesdav ©lttjlftrttrn ©aroltman "Voice of the Students" We Won? VOL. XXVI, NO. 8 Friday, November 4, 1960 Cullowhee, N. C. Awards, Game, And Dedication Of Ad Building Highlight Homecoming I Parties-Celebrations Add Flavor DEDICATED IN HONOR OF DR. W. E. Bird during homecoming festivities on Saturday, Bird Administration Building was completed early this year at a cost of approximately $200,000. The new administration build- is dedicated in honor of President Emeritus Dr. iiird at 3 o'clock in Hoey Auditorium. Dr. Bird is presently College Historian and is preparing a history of the college. Following the dedication of the Administration Building, open house was conducted in the building. Tea was served there at 4 p.m. by Alpha Phi Sigma, national honorary scholastic fraternity—a Homecoming custom which the chapter has sponsored for several years. A barbecue dinner was served for alumni and other guests at 5:30 p.m. in Brown Cafeteria, followed by an informal "get- together." Oliver Cowan of Oakboro and Thomas L. Woodard of Bryson City were elected president and vice-president respectively of the WCC Alumni Association on Saturday afternoon at an alumni meeting held in Hoey Auditorium. Tyree H. Kiser, Jr., re- as executive secretary, and Hugh E. Battle of Cullowhee continues as treasurer. is the admission o for V/CC, and Battle Is the bursar. In pre-game ceremonies at Memorial Stadium, Dr. Paul A. Reid, WCC's president, crowned Miss Linda Bolt of Charlotte as Homecoming Queen, and her court was presented. Following the crowning, Miss Bolt announced the winners in the decoration contests on the WCC campus. They were named in three categories. Greek oragnizations: first place went to Theta Upsilon Sorority and second to Sigma Kappa Sorority. Third place went to Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. Campus club winners were: Student National Education Association, first; Fine and Industrial Arts Club, second; and the Women's Athletic Association, third. Honorable mention was given the Home Economics Editor, Assistant Elected F. D. Roosevelt, Jr. Feature To NS Conference Offices The Editor-in-Chief and News I vice-president of the North Editor of The Western Carolin- State Conference Press Asso- ian were elected to the respec- elation last week, tive offices of president and | Wes Pierce and Jerry Basta- Speaker At YDC Rally Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., son of the late Democrat President, was the featured speaker at the 12th District rally In Canton Thursday, Oc- EDITOR WES PIERCE AND NFWS EDITOR JERRY Bastarache were elected last week as president and vice- president, respectively, of the North State Conference Press Association. rache, the first officers of the NSCPA ever elected from Western Carolina, were notified by Atlantic Christian College of their election. ACC was the site of all NSCPA meetings last year, and conducted the election by mail. The duties of the new officers will consist of setting up the fall meeting of the NSCPA, which will be held at Catawba College, securing speakers for the meeting, and selecting professional newspapers and schools of journalism to judge and rate the nine papers of each college in the North State Conference. Both Pierce and Bastarache express a desire to carry The Western Carolinian to a higher national rating this year. Last year, this newspaper received a second class rating, which is two slots below a top national rating. Pierce, a senior, and Basta- race, a junior, are both active in political, literary and Greek organizations on campus, and both are English majors. BSU Holds Convention In W-S Winston-Salem will be the site of the 31st annual convention of the North Carolina Baptist Student Union, November 4-6. From 30 colleges, universities and professional schools, 1,000 students are expected to gather to hear addresses by outstanding speakers, discuss the theme "COMMITTED TO HIS LORDSHIP," and to enjoy fellowship with each other. BSU President Barbara Fowler says that reservations will be made by October 24 for approximately 40 students from WCC. The North Carolina BSU Choir will be composed of students from across the state, according to WCC BSU Music Chairman Mary Hill. Application for membership may be made through Miss Becky Can- trell. The Winston-Salem College Choir, directed .by Dr. J. A. Dillard, will sing at the opening session. Speakers include Dr. Dale Moody, Southern Seminary, Louisville, Ky.; Dr. Jack Noff- singer, Winston-Salem; Dr. John McClananhan, Hope, Ark.; Mr. Howard Bramlette, South- wide Student Department, Nashville, Tenn. Thirty discussion group will convene for two periods and discuss ideas relat- the luncheon, ed to the addresses on the Other features of the Conven- theme. tion include a dramatic presen- Faculty and administrativetation by {he Woman's College staff will hear and discuss anBSU, a theme interpretation by address, on "Basic Presupposi-the Duke University BSU, in- tions of the Christian Teacher." terest centers and worship led The group will meet on Satur-by Wake Forest BSU, and a day in the Magnolia Room at business session during which Wake Forest College and Dr. a budget for the LISTEN funds David Smiley will preside atfor world needs will be adopted. tober 27, which was attended by more than 60 members of the Western Carolina College Young Democrats Club. A crowd of 3,000 overflowed the spacious Canton High School gymnasium as speakers had to be set up in the school's cafeteria and in two halls in order for everyone to hear. Special guests in addition to Roosevelt were United States Senators Sam Ervin and B. Everett Jordan, Democrat candidate for governor Terry Sanford, Congressman Roy Taylor, State YDC President Monroe Redden, Jr., and State Democrat Chairman Bert Bennett. Members of the Council of State present were: Charlie Gold, WCC Board of Trustees member and Commissioner of Insurance; L. Y. Ballentine, Commissioner of Agriculture; Wade Bruton, State Attorney General; Thad Eure, Secretary of State; Henry Bridges, State Auditor; Charlie Carroll, Superintendent of Public Instruction. The rally was marked as the largest Democrat gathering in WNC with the exception of the Kennedy Rally held in Asheville. Not even at the Kennedy Rally was there such a gathering of political leaders. Charlie Smithi of Western Carolina College, newly elected to the highest college office in the state, was called upon to speak to the group preceding Roosevelt. Smith was introduced by Redden, who credited Smith with being organizer of the State's largest college YDC. The WCC group had a special section reserved in the gallery overlooking the arena. County Commissioner Ernest Messer of Haywood had invited the WCC club to provide the spirit and enthusiasm. The YDC did just that and received special mention in the greeting speeches of Roosevelt, Sanford and Taylor. The club had special cheers for each of these three men. Sam Haycraft was well received during the entertainment part of the program as he sang two songs and accompanied himself on the guitar. Since the Canton rally, Haycraft has been invited to perform at three other 12th District county rallies. E. V. Gouge and Pete Isser- man presented a skit. Gouge, dressed as a modern Republican, was attired in golf shoes (black and white), red golf sox, bermudas, golf cap and was covered with orange Republican stickers. He ran onto the stage near the end of Smith's 12-minute speech with a golf club and asked if he were at the Augusta National Golf Course. He admitted that he hadn't done anything in the last eight years except play golf and had become quite good at it. This was topped off by a strong audience reaction. Isserman, covered from head to foot in Democrat buttons and stickers, rushed onto the stage and ran the modern Republican off with a Kennedy sign. .D. Cords Stolen Zeke Angel, ID card photographer, has reported that 115 student ID cards were stolen from the day student and dormitory mailboxes before the students received the cards. Angel said that 115 students that he had mailed cards to reported that they had not receievd them. Upon investigation, Angel found empty envelopes that the cards had been mailed in lying on the day student mailbox rack. Angel has retaken these ID photographs, and all students should have received them by now. Several people, Angel said, who are not WCC students, are reported to be in possession of the missing cards and are gaining admittance to college events with these cards. Angel said that apparently students had stolen the cards, and sold or given them to their non-student friends. Any student who does not have an ID card by now should report the matter to Taylor Huskins, Director of Student Personnel. There will be a closer check of cards at student events henceforth, and any non-student found to be in possession of a student card will be prosecuted. * * * * Sanford Speaks In Sylva On Friday, October 28, several members of the WCC YDC attended a breakfast rally at the Sylva courthouse with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry Sanford as speaker. Members of the college club were introduced to Sanford and talked with him several minutes. Charlie Smith, newly elected college Vice-President in charge of all the state's college YDC's, was called on to speak. Smith pointed out the size of the WCC club and some of its functions in aid the Democratic Party. Near the end of the speech, Sanford broke in with an enthusiastic word of personal thanks for Smith and the West - era Carolina College club. Club. dormitory di tion award went to Moore Dormi: vnolds tobertson. The I960 Homecoming at Western Carol n .j wk rung bui iu the short, but lively, parade, to the .d Gymna otball gam impus uzzing with people from all over the stal as the sunny weather permitted i>ne to enjoy tin Alumni, parents, visiting students and friends vn flocked to the campus to watch the Catamounts obliterate the Elon Christians, 41 to 6. The bands that performed at hall'time were very well received. Precision drills and colorful uniforms added extra flavor to the defeat of Elon, as did the Homecoming court. The entire week end, from Friday night until midnight Saturday, was taken with par- P ESIDENT EMERITUS DR. W. E. BjRD, FOR WHOM the administration building was named. Presently, Dr. Bird is College Historian. ing with the Alumni Dance in I ties and celebrations, culminat- Reid Gymnasium and the music was acclaimed as the greatest of the Mark VI Combo. in the history of Western Caro- All in all, the Homecoming I Una College. VOTE Nixon or Kennedy? Tuesday is the day to decide. Needless to say, It is the duty and privilege of every American citizen to vote. The man who will be in the driver's seat of the USA will be selected by YOU! As the vanguard of America, you, the college student, cannot afford to abuse this freedom. We must "pledge our lives, our fortune, and our sacred hon or." VOTE! ! ! Second Heritage Play To Be Produced Miss Josefina Niggli, director of the Cullowhee Little Theatre, is continuing with her long- range plans for producing a series of heritage plays. Gore Vi- dal's "Visit To A Small Planet," scheduled for November 9, 10, 11, is the second heritage play in the repertorie, last winter's production of "The Little Foxes" being the first. We may ask just what is a heritage play. A heritage play deals with the history of society. It shows us what we inherit frorn society, and why we act as we do. "Visit To A Small Planet" is concerned with our present interest in outer space, and is our legacy to the future. Concerning heritage literature, Miss Niggli says: "In 1818, Byron and the Shel- leys were frightened by England's Industrial Revolution. They saw the Machine as a new Lucifer tempting Man to self- destruction. This inspired Mrs. Shelley to write Frankenstein in which a man-made monster destroyed its creator. "This theme became so popular that it dominated the entire field of Science Fiction for over 100 years, reaching its highest level in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. "Then came the Atom Bomb and the Flying Saucer scare. The prophets of Doom found a new cry: 'Beware the Conqueror from Outer Space!' Bug-Eyed Monsters became the new vil- lian, and magazines advertised Build - It - Yourself-Survival - Cellars. "Sputnik and the Cape Canaveral experiments turned our thinking outward toward the planets. Our path to the Stars was open at last. 'Take me to your leader' became a catch- phrase. "Our present familiarity with rockets, satellites and Moon Stations makes it rather difficult to realize that in 1940 the average audience could not have understood most of Kreton's lines in Visit To A Small Planet. In 1950, the average audience would not have thought it funny. Will the average audience of 1980 call this a dated play that belongs to the early •60's?" FINAL PRACTICE SESSIONS FOR "Visit To A Small Planet," a comedy by Gore Vidal. Under the direction of Miss Josefina Niggli, The Little Theatre will stage this production on November 9, 10, 11.

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: 1960-11-04;
  • Date digitized: 2017-09-25
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  • Pages: 4 pages
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  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
  • Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee -- Newspapers
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  • Cullowhee (N.C.)
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  • Western Carolina University
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