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28 Students Named To Who's Who THESE ARE THE STUDENTS THAT have received the honor of being recognized by the annual Who's Who in American Uni versities and Colleges. The students (from L to R) ars as they are listed in the a ight Western Carolina College students have been .7no's Who in American Colleges and Universities, according to an announ-. jan A. K. Hinds last week. Those studen' lows: Sue Stone of Murphy and I; Furr, Ct; : Ann Plei: Amelia Wi ersvilli Mills; . ord, Sylva; unwell, ii' sonville; June Marie Franklin, , Cul- Dewcy Ballard, Asheville; Walter Smith, Lenoir; Mike i, Winston-Salem; Joe Graham, Charlotte; Harold Mc- n, Hendersonville; Gerald M Swannanoa; ., Asheville; Eleanor Lockwood Mack, V Veresa B. McNeill, Canton. The honor of being chosen and listed in the national volume of Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities is con one of the most important a college student may attain. This volume is similar to, but entirely independent of, the Who's Who in Americ pub lished anm: The volume - the names of the students in all participating ui colleges in America who have been selected by their res; '.ions for this honor on the basis of character, leadership, scholarship, personality, and effective participation in campus activities. Those students chosen represent about two per cent of the student enrollment for the preceding year. The policies that govern the selection of the names to be included in the Who's Who volume, as well as the qualifications of the students named for this honor, are suggested for the various institutions. WCC is governed largely by the same plan, which 1. That the College provide a campus nominating committee whose duty shall be to the nominees. This committee whose duty shall be to select the nominees. This committee tern Carolina shall consist of the Dean of the College as Chairman, the Dean of Women, the Dean of Men, the various Department Heads, and the Director of Student Personnel. Three representatives of the Student Senate shall on this nominating committee. These shall be jointly appointed by Dean of the College and the President of the Student Senate. 2. That the nominating com- e in making its s< keep in mind such qualities as excellence and sincerity in scholarship, leadership, and participation in extra-curricular and academic activities, citizenship and service to the school and promise of future usefulness to business and society. (The committee has also always considered along with these quali- that of a well-rounded y. Objet" sods i only in the case of large universities.) 3. That the nominating committee regularly give preference ,nd to students who time during the current year but that the option, in exceptions, to name juniors for .nor. Certificates are given by the national organization to students thus honored. Merry Christmas ffiltt ftltstern (R aranran "Voice of the Students" Happy New Year VOL. XXVII, NO. 10 Thursday, December 14, 1961 Cullowhee, N. C. Carolinian Staff Attends CCPA Conference Four Western Carolinian staff members attended the first conference of the newly formed Carolina Collegiate Press Association at Pfeiffer College last Saturday. Editor Gerald Basa business manager Jim Cloninger, make-up editor Paul Edits, and reponter-at-large, Tom Smith, were the WCC business meetings and seminars which launched the CCPA off on ics first leg. The Board of Directors of the organization unanimously accepted Guilford College, East Carolina, and Lenoir Rhyne College as member schools. The three colleges had previously applied for membership, and their inclusion in the organization raised the number of member schools from five to eight. Both Bastarache and Cloninger are members of the Board of Directors. After the Seminars and business meetings, the delegates heard an address by Mr. Hank Sohoolfield, formerly with the sports department of the Winston-Salem Sentinel. Mr. Scho- rt the which threaten to >l the pre nation are practically undetectable to even paper- man. Bob Burohette, President of the CCPA, hailed initial conference as a success and ex- growth of the organization, which aims at furthering good journalistic practices. The Western Carolinanian is a charter member of the CCPA. Assembly Fri. There will be a General Assembly of all students on Friday, December 15, at 9 a.m. in Reid Gymnasium. A Christmas program will be presented by the College Chorus under the direction of Dr. Richard Renfro. Attendance is required of all students. Honor Roll Numbers 275 Approximately 275 students made the fall quarter honor roll, according to the Registrar's Office. Of this number, 74 attained a 3.5 or better average and are listed on the Alpha honor roll. Alpha honor roll members include: John Jacob Adams, Alice Rosemary Barnwell, Anne Brown Bell, Norma Gail Brad- shaw, Jennings Bristol, Reba Dianne Brittain, Joan Meredith Bruning, Maureen Elizabeth Bryant, Bessie Bryson, Charles Burrell. Lloyd Dewayne Caldwell, Charles Carrow, Ruby Gayle Cartner, Edward Earl Chambers, Genevieve Margie Coggins, Mary Louise Cranford, Glenda Jeanne Crawford, Carlene Greene Crisp, Carolyn Sue Dayton, James Sidney Erwin, Jr. Elizabeth Anne Fortune, Ashley D. Fowler, Carol Hope Fox, June Marie Franklin, Charles Boyce Freeman, Linda Kay Furr, Robert Lee Goodson, Dora Ray Belew Gradman, Joseph Graham, John Davis Grantham, Julius N. Hill, Linda Mae Hipps, Sammy Carroll Honeycutt, John William Koon, Freda F. Led- ford. William McClure, Betty June McCoy, Eleanor L. Mack, Marion Martin, Rita Sue Martin, Patricia J. Mason, Beverly Mein- ers, Janet S. Milton, Rayford D. Moore, William Bruce Moses. John Willie Ollis, Joyce Ann Propst, Paul Scott Pryor, Charles Rhinehart, Sandra Lee Rhodes, Linda Gail Roane, John L. Rogers, Judith M. Rogers, Peggy Ann Howell Sams, Beverly Kling Shideler, Iris Helen Singleton, George H. Smathers, William O. Sutton, Brenda Thomas. Helen Shipman Warwick, Amelia Nell Webb, Malvern Smith West, Sandra June West, John V. Richard Williams, Rebecca C. Williams, Olin R. Wood, Nancy C. Wright. Part-time students on the Alpha honor roll are Jean Wood Alexander, Mary Fay Brumby, Ellen Ruth Franks Deal, Betty Lou Hipps, Cleo Caldwell Rogers, Margaret W. Stovall, and Louise Jones Williams. Government Fails In Program Boulder, Colorado—(I. P.)— A University of Colorado study published by Dr. Howard Gruber, associate professor of psychology, indicates that federally financed programs are failing to train high school science teachers to present science as a thought. Dr. Gruber's research on a sampling of nine Academic Year Institutes, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, revealed the following pertinent facts: Only 25 per cent of the Fellows evaluated were rated "strong" in concern for teaching about science as a way of thought. More than 60 per cent showed "negligible" interest in this aspect. Where Institute Fellows were allowed to choose electives and participate in seminars and laboratory work, the results were more favorable than where more passive methods of formal lectures, tests and prescribed course study were followed. Unduly long hours of non- elective work led to unfavorable results, suggesting that leisure for thoughtful discussion of the meaning of science is more important than extensive academic busywork. Institute Fellows agreed with 124 Flunk Fall Quarter Highest Rate dents fail at WCC than at any other state-supported college in North Carolina, according to a recent report. The State Board of Higher :ion reported that 13% of WCC students flunk out while the state-wide average for all state-supported colleges is nearly eight per cent. Nearly eight per cent of W CC's fall quarter students have already flunked out, according to information made available by the Registrar's Office. One hundred twenty-four students, 63 of them freshmen, failed to meet academic requirements this past quarter and were suspended from school. The number of failures during winter and spring quarters, added to recent failures, will determine the overall rate of failures at WCC. The Board's report shows that East Carolina followed W CC with a flunk rate of 11.7%. UNC and NC State had rates of 8.5% and 8.2% respectively. Fayetteville State Teachers College had the lowest rate, with one flunk-out in an enrollment of 834. Other figures included Woman's College, 4.8%; Appalachian, 7.7%; Pembroke, 3.6%: NCA&T, 1.2%; NC College, Durham, 8.1%; Elizabeth City State Teachers, 5.3%; Winston- Salem Teachers, 1.8%. According to the Board's report, 2,272 students out of a total enrollment of 29,292 flunked out of state-supported colleges. the program's major emphasis on science proper, but they also agreed they would like to see an increase in the proportion of effort devoted to improving teaching methods. High school teachers generally approach science teaching as a matter of conveying established facts and doctrines rather than a way of thought. Dr. Gruber's research was conducted under the auspices of the University of Colorado Behavior Research Laboratory at the request of the University's Academic Year Institute, conducted here since 1957. The NSF Institutes were conducted on 33 campuses last year at a total cost of about $9,200,000. The report concluded with this salient point: Fellows with less than seven years of teaching experience did better on the criterion variable than Fellows with more experience. To the degree that this variable could be separated from chronological age, experience rather than age seemed to be the relevant factor. Stewart Appointed To Serve On NCRC Professor F. T. Siewart, head of the Department of Health and Physical Education, been appointed by Governor Terry Sanford to serve on the advisory committee oi North Carolina Recreation Commission. Siewart holds a B. S. degree from Witttenburg College in Ohio State University. In addition, he has pursued graduate study at the University of In- li;:na and the University of North Carolina. He joined the WCC faculty in 1949. Prior to his appointment at WCC, Siewart taught at Wit- tenburg, the University of | North Carolina, the University of Florida, and the Unh of Illinois. Siewart is a member of the American Association of University Professors, Alpha Tau Omega, Kappa Phi Knppa, Blue Key, and Pick and Pen, in addition to societies dealing directly with physical works i Paulk Appointed To Committee Mr. William Paulk, assistant professor of English, has been appointed to a committe which will select special articles for publication in the April issue of The North Carolina English reacher. The articles, written by high school students and submitted by their English teachers, will be judged by committee members and <the best ones included in 'the monthly professional journal. Paulk is the only college professor west of Greensboro appointed to the special committee. Anthology Publishes W CC Students' Poems F. T. Siewert writings on modern trends in physical education, supervision of the physical education program in North Carolina, and tumbling and gymnastics for the U. S. Navy from 1942 to 1945. Killian Announces Extension Courses Dr. C. D. Killian, head of the department of education, has announced that extension courses for the winter quarter are now being taught. These classes are held on Mondays and Thursdays during the winter. On Mondays, Dr. Arthur Weiss is conducting, at the Mill Spring School, a course in Psychology of Exceptional Children and Mrs. Annie K. Hoyie is teaching reading in the School Program. Mrs. Hoyle's classes are held at 'the Murphy- Elementary School. She is teaching the same course on Thursday evenings at the Brevard Junior High School. Thursday classes include Educational and Occupational Information, taught by Dr. John McGeever; Principles of Supervision, Dr. Taft Botner; and Psychology of Exceptional Children, Professor Minor Wilson. These three classes will meet at David Millard Junior High School in Asheville. The course in supervision is open only to graduate students. The others are open to both graduates and advanced undergraduates. All classes will continue for eleven weeks from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the days indicated and each carries three quarter hours of college credit. McGeever And Huskins Attend Conference Dr. John McGeever and Mr. Taylor Huskins attended the meeting of the North Carolina Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors on November 10. The major speaker at the meeting, which was in Raleigh at the NCEA building, was Dr. Miller of the United States Office of Education. Dr. McGeever, who is a co- sponsor of the Student National Education Association at WCC, stayed for the SNEA meeting on November 11. Anne Piemmons, president, and Harold McLaughlin, vice- president ,of the local SNEA chapter attended the SNEA meeting along with Bob Poin- dexter of the Junior class, Joan Mallory of the Sophomore class, and Joan Davis of the Freshman class. Mr. Gurney Chambers was chaperone for the WCC delegation. A talk by national SNEA president, Larry McNeal, and an idea session called a "talk-around" occupied Saturday morning of the SNEA meeting. The afternoon session was a panel discussion on student teaching. Secrets To SAM Revealed The secrets of making a poor impression on a prospecth ■ ployer were revealed to members of the local Society for Advancement of Management at their last meeting. Mr. John Dawson, Director of Personnel for Western Electric Corporation in Winston-Salem, told SAM members the characteristics of a good job applicant as well as the "danger signals" an interviewer looks for. Most employers, said Dawson, are looking for applicants who can get along with others. Because many companies today hold defense contracts, they are interested in people who will have no trouble getting security clearance. Sociability, honesty, and the ability to cooperate with others are key factors, according to Dawson. The Western Electric representative mentioned a number of danger signs that would normally make a personnel director hesitate before hiring an applicant. A prospective employee who has held five jobs in five years, or who has worked no longer than two years for any organization, would be considered a poor risk. An applicant who shows "overlaps" in his employment Four Western Carolina College students have been notify led that their poems will be ied in the 1961 Anthology of College Poetry. John Streetman III, an English major from Marion, N. C, submitted L'oiseau de Tristesse. Western Carolinian slaff. Ella ose Haze as her entry. She is an art major from Highlands, N. C, and active in record, or who fails to account for all of his time since graduation, would be suspect. The same would hold true for a person who offers no strong reasons for leaving previous jobs or who blames others for these terminations. Companies are often reluctant to hire applicants who are willing to accept 25% to 40% less pay than previously received, or will accept a position involving fewer responsibilities. An applicant who is having marital difficulties is also likely to be turned down, Dawson pointed out. A record of dishonesty, evasive answers during an interview, or failure to answer the questions asked, can ruin an applicant's chances, Dawson warned, and advised his audience to avoid such pitfalls. Other company representatives will speak to the members of the Society for Advancement of Management throughout the school year. The local chapter now has over 100 members, says SAM President Lloyd Hensley. the Little Theatre. William Maye, who is also active in Little Theatre work, entered Black Friday. Maye is an English major from Gibson- ville, N. C. Patricia Worthen, who graduated at the end of fall quarter, al writing major. The poem she submitted is entitled In the Summer. Poetry written by college stu- throughout the United States are printed in this Anthology of 500 poems chosen from the approximately 150,000 entries submitted annually. Last year's Anthology included apo- em by WCC coed Barbara Wilson. Picken Connor and Gene Lominae, former students were represented in earlier editions of the Anthology of College Poetry. Holidays Begin Friday This week, the entire student population of Western Carolina Contest Announced The second annual "House of Edgeworth Scholarship A- wrards Contest", offering cash awards totalling $1000 for college students in marketing and advertising, has been announced by Larus & Brother Company. The scholarship awards consist of three cash prizes of $500, $300, and $200 eaoh for first, second and third places, respectively, given to the students who submit the best marketing and advertising plans for selling House of Edge- worth pipe tobaccos to the young men's market. Information concerning budget, market area, product descriptions, duration of promotion, and other facts are set forth in the rules of the contest as a guide to the contestant. Entries will be judged by a panel of three college professors on the basis of originality and practical merchandising value. Further contest information can be obtained from Larus & Brother Company, Inc., Richmond, Virginia. College prepares for the event that overshadows all other happenings — the giant exodus for the 18 days of Christmas holidays that will begin at 12 noon Friday, December 15. This vacation has been anticipated by about everyone since their return to campus after the quarter-break. The old rountine talk may be heard all over campus, by students who exclaim, "Boy, will I be glad when Friday gets here!" or, "I don't know if I will last another four days!" Some students have not been able to last the four days and have received special permission to leave early to go home to work. This only shows that everyone who is willing to go home and labor must really need a vacation of some kind. The campus will be quite congested at 11:50 Friday morning. Cars will be lined up in front of, behind, and along side of all the dorms. Everyone will be rushing and breaking their necks to beat their fellow students off campus. All good things come to an end, and the Christmas vacation is no exception. The students will be required to return on Wednesday, January 3, 1962, to begin classes and return to the old grind in a brand new year. Award Is Won By Portrait Of Herring A portrait of Dr. George Herring, Professor of English, painted by Mr. William Man- gum former Art instructor at WCC, has won one of five a- wards given at the 24th Annual Exhibition of North Carolina Artists at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh. Mangum, who last year vacated his post at WCC to as- sum a position as an instructor in the Art Department at Salem College, also has three drawings in the current art show at the Winston-Salem Gallery of Fine Arts. There are two penciled drawings of nudes and a large drawing done with brush and poster paint depicting a trombone player. It is entitled "Bijou." At the Open Exhibition at Weatherspoon Galley in Greensboro a plaster-of-paris mold of Mr. Frank Maturo's head received the "best in show" award. Mangum

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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