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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1963-02-15_Vol28_No18_03

THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN Friday, February 15,1963 Senator Of The Week Robert Davis Proposes Two-House Senator Robert Davis, a Junior from Sylva, North Carolina, tells of three proposals made at the Senate meeting last Monday night. Robert is a member of the International Relations Club, the Young Democrats Club, President of the Day Student Government, and a member of the WESTERN CAROLINIAN staff. The first proposal is to make the Inter-Club Council a Constituent Unit of the Co-Opera- tive Student-Faculty Government. The ICC would then have uthority to initiate legislation which will then follow the same procedure as present legislation. Robert says, "I feel that this could be the first step toward a two house legislative system at WCC. If this should prove successful, I would like to see the ICC further elevated to a position where it could legislate on all matters which the Senate I now considers. It is evident to me, that we must try this preliminary step before going all the way into such a situation. I feel that this proposal, if carried out, would make the club presidencies more valuable, give the ICC a shot in the arm, and bring more people into the student government." The second proposal suggests that the President of the Student Body be referred to officially in all incidences as President of the Student Body and that the Vice President of the Student Body become the Presiding Officer of the Senate. That the officers of the Senate shall be the • is to be blamed if a program is Senator Robert Davis That under duties of Vice President (ICH DIENX, p.51,Sec.2) be added "To preside at meetings of the Student Senate." "I feel this proposal will take some responsibility from the President and allow him to devote more time to administrative duities. It will also strengthen the office of Vice President. I would like to see the Student Body President regularly present his programs to the Senate under this proposal and the the students would know who Poor Writers Are Prodded Flushing, N. Y— (I. P.) — Standards in written English will be tightened at Queens College in a move to improve student literacy and to check the careless writing habits of upperclassmen. Professor Robert H. Ball, chairman of the department of English, announced the change and said that the new program had been under study by his department for the past year and had been officially approved I last spring. The main effect of the Eng- I lish department's new ruling will be to require freshmen enrolled in the bacculaureate program to take two consecutive semesters for composition. After mester of required composition, Professor Ball said, a student who earns a grade of "C" or better, however, may be exempted from the second se- of work. Students may quality f°r exemption from English I (first semester) by means of the College Board Advanced Placement Tests. Only one semester of composition is presently required for the degree. In addition, any student who has met the normal writing requirements for the degree but who is found unsatisfactory in writing in any college course or in the arts division comprehensive examination may be reported to the English department for assignment of remedial work. Senate Series Started The Local Personality Committee set up by the Studem Senate has proposed a program of lecture series which has been approved by the Senate. The first of the series of lectures was given Wednesday night February 13. Mr. Stanley Noel, an agent for the U.S. Treasury, was guest speaker. Mr. Noel spoke on "The Treasury Man in Action." On March 13 Dr. Cecil Mann, head of the Psychology at WCC, will speak on some phase of -logy. Mr. John Parri.s who writes a column intitled "Roaming the Moutains" for the Asheville Citizen Times will present a talk on "Mountain Folklore" on March 20. Mr. Parris has n two books: MY MOUNTAINS and another intitled MY PEOPLE. Dr. Geza Nagy, a professor at WCC and originally from Hungary where he received all three of his degrees, will speak April 10 on "Balance of Power." On May 1, Dr. C. D. Killian will speak on the "Gifted Child." Dr. Killian head of the education department, is head of the state program for "gifted children and nationally known for his work in this field. These lectures will be given at the designated date in Reynolds parlor at 8:00 p.m. Presiding Officer of Vice President of the Student Body, a secretary, and a President Pro Tern who shall be elected by the Senate and shall preside in the absence of the Vice President. That the duties of the President of the Student Body (ICH DIEN X,p.50,Sec.l,A.) be changed to read — "To preside at Student Assembly Meetings." not acted upon," added Robert The third proposal was to have candidates for Student Senator file for the election one week before the election. These three proposals were presented to the Senate. However, they still have to be approved by the Senate and by you in your next class meeting. Feedback ... —Continued from page 2 Dear Editor, Your recent editorial concerning the lack of a bookstore on campus brought to mind a statement made by one of our professors this quarter. He said that it was possible for a student to spend four years at WCC and graduate without owning a single book. This statement is sadly true. And sadder still is the thought that any institution of this size, offering a liberal arts curriculum could exist without some semblance of a bookstore. It is the hope of this writer that this recent awareness that a book problem does exist will bring about some attempt on the part of the faculty and students to encourage the establish- men of a bookstore on campus. Just a student, David L. Evans munity. 2) we already have a laundromat. 3) we, believe it or not, are an intellectually community. 4) all intellectual communities need a bookstore for self-preservation during times of cobalt bombs.. Need I say more? Sincerely, Charlene Keenum Dear Editor, The newspaper is to be congratulated for its editorial stand, last week, on the need for a bookstore to serve the faculty and students of Western Carolina College. It is inconceivable that an institution of higher learning, even WCC, should lack the facilities of a well-stocked bookstore. Intellectual activity is impossible without a definite medium of communication. Books could provide this medium of communication for Cullowhee. Sincerely, Tom Best, Jr. Dear Editor, In all seriousness, which came first, the laundromat or the bookstore? The answer should be obvious. Now that I have established what you may have already guessed to be my next earth-shaking, sweeping general statement — where have I heard that before — WE NEED A BOOKSTORE! Due to the fact that: 1) we are a growing com- Dear Editor, It seems ashame that Western Carolina College is one of the few remaining colleges in North Carolina that doesn't have a bookstore on its campus. A bookstore here is not only wanted but also very much needed for students to participate intellectually in their term papers as well as general information. I sincerely feel that any company who is willing to sponsor a bookstore for Western Carolina College would receive the majority of students as patrons. Let's move onward to a more informed campus with our first step in seeing that a good bookstore be placed here. Jack Stevenson Jr. Dear Editor, I am insulted as a student to find the lack of a bookstore within 52 miles. Perhaps by those who have the means and influence to establish a bookstore but do not; I am considered a vegetable but I demand another survey by them. The students of WCC are crippled by the lack of a bookstore intellectually, but this does not mean that there is no desire and need for one. In six days, God created the earth, and on the seventh, He created a bookstore. Sincerely, Barbara Hembree —Continued on page 4 Dorm Hostesses Tell All. See page 4 Courtship Can Be Complicated. See pag 4 THE TOWN HOUSE OPEN 7:30 A.M. — 11 P.M. Monday through Saturday SUNDAY — 1 P.M. -11 P. M. Robbyn's Eye-View: Booster Shots Summer Courses In Science Listed The science department will offer five new courses in the summer sessions of 1963. Biology 461, Systematic Biology, Biology 534, Cellular Biology, and Chemistry 530a, Modern Chemistry, will be offered in the first session. In the second session Biology 562, Botany for High 8chool Teachers, and Biology 535, Evolution, will be offered. Dr. James Horton will teach the biology courses and Dr. L. W. Clark will teach the two-week chemistry course. These courses are primarily designed to bring high school teachers up-to-date on advances in the field of science. For the first time this quarter, the science department has off- ourses in undergi I iiology 430a, b, e and Chemistry 430a, b, are designed for juniors and seniors who have completed at :.'5 hours of biology or try. They must h quality point ratio of 3.0 and the instructor's permission. Fourteen Pledge DeJta Sigma Phi By Robbyn Morrow We're playing Booster Shot this week . . . and because I want to be a good booster, I'm going to write an analogy, too. (He did it, so I can too.) There's always the possibility that Eve was just doing the best she could. She wanted Adam to enjoy the apple with gravy on it), so she offered him a bite. He wanted the whole thing, so he talked the serpent over on to his side, and the two of them out-Eved Eve. Except that Adam called his version of it boosting, and Eve called hers an attempt at humor. She wondered why Adam took such a different view, and so on . . . If anybody misses the point of this, or if anyone missed last week's "Don't knock, Boost," get 3 copy of the paper and read it. Tt is a contribution to literary boosting which should not be neglected . . . and it is not going to be ignored. "Robbyn's Eye-View" rose to "fame" through liberal use of "bad mouth" tactics. And what claim to fame had a "bad mouth" column? How many oeople read or admire anything which is composed solely for the detriment of another person? The question seems to be, I think, why write a column at all? Well, obviously, it is expected of our newspaper to have columnists. Some write for the amusement of others . . . some write for the possible extinction of others. I like to try to amuse. Laughter is a wonderful thing, and if you can laugh about standing in line, or about a room without a door on It (as we had In Albright the first of this year), then these little inconveniences aren't quite so hard to bear. When it gets difficult to laugh, you criticize. It Is very difficult to laugh, for instance, when a one-man "student government" starts trying to run the newspaper. It is also very difficult to laugh at dormitory regulations which prohibit a harmless thing like a goodnight kiss, and etc. Yeu consider the newspaper, and your column, to an extent, as the "Voice of the Students." You try to make a larger and louder voice, and you try to protect the newspaper, so It can be the voice of many students instead of just one student. You also hate to see that newspaper harmed by any person using it as an instrument of attack for personal rather than constructive or useful reasons. Be it attacking the Black Car (after all, what difference does it make, so long as it isn't in the middle of the Student Lownge) or another columnist, it seems to be in bad taste. "Boost." Does it mean help to rise higher, or to propel upward with a strategically placed foot in the posterior region? "Voice of the Students." How many students? One . . . two . . . one hundred? I don't want to play "Follow the Leader" any more . . . I've got a better choice of subject matter than to be forced to defend myself every week. Anyone and/or everyone is free to disagree with my "view" at any time . . . objecting to my existence is something else again. ... I kinda want to hold on to It. • » * In answer to many questions: Of course the Yacht Club is real! Its phenomenal growth makes it seem that said club will become as much a part of our daily way of life as the submarine races or the lilies. Its present headquarters, since the roads to Lake Glenville are too muddy for heavy transport, are located just above the library — your choice of Greek Pond or Breese Pool. With the first breath of spring, the shores of Lake Glenville will teem with life ... the Yacht Club will be there . . . "fustest with the mostest!" • * • Jim Cloninger will serve as guest columnist in this space next week, so we'll end the quarter with a "BANG." "In the Beginning" will stage a brief comeback, next week, same place, same newspaper. Send the WESTERN CAROLINIAN - Home - only $2.00 WCC CHARMS Are Now Available -at- HOLLIFIELD'S JEWELERS YOUR FRIENDLY JEWELER IN SYLVA * BIRTH DEFECTS ARTHRITIS POLIO THE SALK INSTITUTE PICTURED ABOVE ARE THE DELTA Sigma Phi pledges for Winter Quarter. They are, from left to right. 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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
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• Date
  • Date original: 1963-02-15;
  • Date digitized: 2017-10-02
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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_1963-02-15_Vol28_No18
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  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library