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Roberts Reviews 'Another Country' See Page 3 ® VJifesttrtt Carolinian "Voice of the Students" Readers Speak Out On Sex, Sin See Page 2 VOL. XXIX, NO. 12 Friday, January 10, 1964 Cullowhee, N. C. Prompted By Recent Theater Fracas Meeting Is Called On Sylva Problem College, Town Officials Discuss L , -. Ways Of Avoiding Incidents inic L Following last month's incidents involving both young men from the Sylva area and Western Carolina students, a meeting was called in Sylva to propose plans for avoiding such disturbances in the future. The meeting, taking place in the Sylva Town Hall on Monday night, December 16, was called by Sylva major Roscoe Poteet. Representing the college at, the meeting were Dean of Student Affairs Taylor L. Huskins, Dean of Men Cecil Cosper, and James D. Callahan, Editor of The Western Carolinian. Sylva officials attending the meeting were Mayor Poteet, Chief of Police Fred Holcombe, a member of the State Highway Patrol, representatives of the Sylva City Council and the Sylva Merchants Association, and reporters for the Sylva Herald. Members of the County Board of Commissioners have been invited to attend another meeting of the group that is scheduled for next Monday night, January 13, when more plans wilLb,e»*»r vealed. The campus'police force, the Security Patrol, has been increased to four men, and the W.C.C. policemen have been deputized in order to aid in preventing further trouble. One of the incidents discussed at the meeting was that which- occurred Sunday, night, Decerh- ber 8, involving four Sylva persons'and three WCC students at the New Ritz Theatre. A member of the Sylva police force, in reviewing the case, mentioned that seven persons were arrested and convicted of disturbing the peace as a result of the events that took place. Eye-witnesses of the fracas gave the following account: four young men from Sylva entered the theatre as the show was beginning and sat on the back row, talking loudly and using profane and vulgar language. The manager of the theatre "Said some thing" to the offending parties and they quieted down until he left, when they resumed their obscenities. At this time three Western Carolina men approached the four and "asked them to please be quiet" and that "we came to see the movie and there are ladies in the house." At this words were exchanged and the fight started. Police were summoned and 30 minutes later the seven had been taken before the Justice of the Peace. ductors will be Dr. Paul Bryson. Mentioned at theSneettriS*wgg;^)iofe^or and ^^ director, a e fact that the fuin5Tame* for'•«,«■,* TTniversitv" WlWwffijcen- the this and other alleged incidents cannot be placed entirely on the men from Sylva or the college students. Further steps to prevent such happenings from reoccurring are to be brought out Monday night at the next meeting of this group. Callahan lists 4 Appointments Three changes involving editorial positions of the Western Carolinian were., -announced earlie;r...this-,(veek by James D. 'Callahan, Editor. Betty Sprung and Nick Taylor were named News Editors, replacing Pat Maddox, •former nead of the News staff. Miss Sprung, a Mathematics and English major from Murphy, N. C, has been a member of the News Staff since September. Taylor, a Freshman from Fort Myers, Florida, is a former Feature writer and edited his high school newspaper. Vernon Abernethy, a Freshman Business Administration major from Belmont, N. C, was appointed Sports Editor replacing Steve White who is on leave of absence for Winter Quarter. To Be Held January 17-18 The annual western district All-State Band Clinic will be, conducted on the WCC campus January 17-18, Approximately 120 high school band studentr from 15 western North Caroling high schools will participate in, working with the Clinic and Workshop Bands. Visiting con> Dtike UniversityT wTt<J';will-/ean-.- duct the Clinic Band, and Wayrle Pressley, director of the Mars Hill College Band, who will conduct the Workshop Band. Members of the All-State Band are chosen by audition, and auditions were held in December. The purpose of this Band Clinic-is-to provide gifted high school musicians the opportunity to .work.,with- a ...superior band, and to work under a well-known conductor. The Workshop Band has as its purpose to provide a learning experience for less outstanding musicians, encouraging them to further .musical excellence-A "Most Outstand- .. Ing Wigh School Music Student" will be chosen from a- mong the participants. Participants will stay on the WCC campus., on the night of January 17, and WCC Band Director Aaron Hyatt asked that students who would be willing to loan their dormitory room to a high school student to please contact a member of the Music Department. Cast Chosen For Chilling Drama Rope The Little Theatre at Cullowhee has completed casting on its current production of Patrick Hamilton's play, Rope. The leading roles in this drama based on the Leopold-Loab murder case of the 1920's have been assigned to Bill Smathers, a Sophomore from Waynesville, N. C; Thad C. Roberts, a Sophomore from Asheville, N. C; and Leon Singleton, a Freshman English major from Morganton, N. C. Smathers and Roberts pro- tray two wealthy Yale students who hope to create the perfect crime by murdering a fellow undergraduate for sheer thrills. They place their victim's body in an antique chest, and, to add to the 'kicks', the young killers plan a dinner at which they serve the meal from the chest. Smathers appeared with the local theatre group in a 1962 production of MTssfjIylie. Roberts has worked with theatres" in his hometown, and this past summer he produced and directed a successful revival of The Diary of Anne Frank. Both actors appeared in the Little Theatre's' opening presentation of Tartuffe. Plans For Student Center Now Nearing Completion Facilities Included Based On Campus-Wide Student Survey Leon Singleton is making his local theatre debut in the role WWOO Broadcasts Extended This Month Radio Station WWOO has extended broadcast time until 2:00 a.m. Joe Sloop, President of the WCC radio Club, recently announced. Broadcast permission was granted by Dean A. K. Hinds. The new extension of broadcast time went into effect on January 6, 1964. The program for this new Joe Sloop, President of W.C.C. Radio Club. the time will feature light orchestral and classical music which is according to Sloop "suitable for late evening study." The programs will be taped prior to broadcast time by members of the radio club and will run automatically through sign-off of the station which due to the length of the tapes will probably be between 1:00 and 1:30 a.m. rather than the maximum time of 2:00 a.m. Radio Station WWOO has been in operation since 1947. Dr. C. D. Killian of the Education Department played a major role in the founding of the local station. Dr. Harold Kennedy is the present advisor and has held the position since 1961. "This is just another of the many services we are attempting to extend to the students of Western Carolina. We hope, in the very near future, to have a completely new broadcasting system installed utilizing an individual transmitter for each dormitory which would alleviate most of the present reception problems. This system is to be installed as quickly as the equipment, which is now on order, is received by the WWOO technical department," Sloop said. Peace Corps Test OfferedJan.il Prospective volunteers for the Peace Corps will have an opportunity to take the Placement Test on Saturday, January 11, at 8:30 a.m. This test will be conducted in Room 4 of the Sylva Court House. Joe C. Fisher, who is the Civil Service Examiner in charge of the testing, said that twelve applicants have taken the test here during the past years. Those taking the Janu- uary test will be considered for work in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Persons interested in Peace Corps should contact Fisher at the Post Office in Sylva for application forms or any other desired information. Student Recital Is Scheduled The Department of Music will present a recital in Hoey Auditorium on January 20, 1964 at 8:00 p.m. Participants in the program will be music students. The program will be: Menuet de L'Arlesienne by Bizet-Renaud; Laudamus Te - Duet by Vivaldi; Concerto K. 447 - Romanze by Mozart; Sonata, Op. 13 - First Movement by Beethoven; He Shall Feed His Flock (Messiah) by Handel; Pastorale by Labate; The Rose by Clokey; Valse, Op. 64, No. 2 by Chopin; God Is My Shepherd by Dvorak; and Sonatina, Op. 13,- No. 1 - Allegro by Kabalevsky. Those performing in the recital will be: Kathy Bartlett, Richard Renfro, Nancy Land, Fern Farris, Georgie Henson, Dave Stentz, Susan Maxwell, Sarah Hill, Cathie Sandstrom, and Betty Jo Greene. The public is invited free of charge. NOMAD DEADLINE JANUARY 26 All entries should be typed, in triplicate, double-spaced, and placed in an envelope with the author's name on a separate sheet of paper. Any number of selections may be submitted by one person, and may be included in the same envelope. Poetry of a light or serious nature, short stories vignettes, articles, essays, one- act plays, and short critical papers are solicited. Poetry is limited to twenty-five lines and prose selections to two thousand words. Manuscripts may be placed in the box provided for them in the English Department offices, or they may be given to Bob Abbott, Tom Smith, Joan Burnett, Carla Janto, or Mr. Robert Parr. T. C. Roberts, Cast as lead in ROPE. of Rupert Cadell, a young poet who finds flaws in the 'perfect crime.' Singleton has worked with the Pfeiffer Players of Pfeiffer College, the Morgan- ton Little Theatre and the Cloak Players in Hassel, Germany. Featured roles in Rope have been given to Joan Burnette, a Junior from Yanceyville, N. C; Kay Collins, Freshman from Gastonia, N. C; T. C. Fender, Freshman from Burnsville, N. C.; Duane Oliver, an Instructor and designer in Dramatic Arts; and Jan Wasdell, a Freshman from Charlotte, N. C. Rope, which has been called by critics a ". . . hideously exciting melodrama," was made into a 1949 movie by Alfred Hitchcock. The local production, set to run February 12, 13, 14 and 15, is being staged by William Smith whose last directorial job for the Little Theatre was last season's Diary of Anne Frank. Smith is also set to stage a musical production, The Fantasticks, later in the year. Ala. Beauty Is Maid Of Cotton Memphis, Tenn.—(Special) — for Miss Katy Sue Meredith, a hazel-eyed beauty from Andalusia, Alabama, the reality of being selected 1964 Maid of Cotton is "far better than any dream." a small town girl with a warm personality and a wealth of poise, 21-year-old Katy Sue competed with 19 other finalists from throughout the Cotton Belt to capture the Maid of Cotton title here Decemebr 30. As the American cotton industry's fashion and good will ambassadress, she will make a world-wide tour in late January. The new Maid has brown hair, is five feet eight inches tall. In October, she was chosen Alabama state Maid of Cotton. General plans for the new Student Center, presently being prepared by the College Building Committee, are nearing completion, announced Baxter Wood, Director of the Student Union, early this week. The plans are to be presented to Six Associates of Asheville, the architects, a- round February 1. Final approval of the architects' plans, which will be completed shortly after the general plans are submitted to them, must be given by a State agency. Only after this approval may constrasting bids be let. Following a campus-wide survey, conducted by Jim Dobbins and Nancy Denton, student members of the Building C'ommitte'e, to determine everyrhing__thijpstud*nts-want-" "ed included in the new Center;,, the Building Committee, ad- nerring to student opinion, de- cided to include the f.QjlowtTrg" parking facilities will be extended with its completion. Taylor Huskins, Dean of Student Affairs, is chairman of the College Building Committee. The other members of the Committee include Deans A. K. Hinds, Marian Renfro, and Cecil Cosper, Dr. Mary Wayte, Baxter Wood, Frank Brown, Jr., James E. Kirkpatrick, Nancy Denton, and Jim Dobbins. Emphasizing student support and interest, Wood stated, "The students have had a very effective voice in determining the tentative facilities in the new Student Center and we hope that this student interest will continue. Furtljer information" will be~pr'ovided as it becomes available." ■ „>" X—Tentative bite of new Student Center A—Stillwell Building B—Hunter Library , Q—Administration Building T—Laboratory School X denotes the tentative location of the new Student Center. Plans for the one million dollar building are nearing completion. facilities: -i>«*reation rooms, TV, reading, music, and quiet lounges, conference rooms, staff offices, a games room, and a large multi-purpose room for dances and large meetings. Several other facilities are still under consideration. The general plans also call for the new Student Center to be of red brick, as are the other buildings on campus. It will be ex- I tensively landscaped. Tentative location for the building is a centralized position on the athletic field between McKee Laboratory School and Reid Gymnasium. It is to be a part of the quadrangle formed by the future Education and Psychology Building and the proposed Music and Fine Arts Building. Present Band Program Is Increased The WCC Concert Band has the largest membership in the history of its existence, Aaron Hyatt, Director, announced in an interview early this week. The membership has risen from 51 during the Fall Quarter to 64 members at the beginning of Winter Quarter. The increased size has made it necessary that two members of the Music Department faculty work with the band, and Mr. John Eddins has joined Hyatt, thus making it possible to divide the group into two distinct organizations. The first group in the division will be known as the Woodwind Ensemble, and represents what Hyatt described as "a near-perfect instrumentation." The second group, because of its size, will be known as the Symphonic Band. Commenting on the increased number of band members, Hyatt said, "This number represents a rather unusual percentage. According to reports of the National Association of Band Directors the usual percentage of the total student body who participate in a band program is 2 per cent. This group is considerably more than that." Hyatt also said that since 1960 the percentage of band members at WCC has been higher than other North Carolina colleges and universities. There is an advantage to the present band, Hyatt said, in that it shows the finest quality of any WCC Band in the past, and that it has near-perfect instrumentation for what seems to be the first time. Plans for the Spring Tour are still incomplete, but Hyatt said that invitations have been received. Tentative plans call for a tour to the eastern part of North Carolina, which is a change from the usual Western North Carolina schedule of performances. There will be a concert given on campus either immediately preceding or immediately following the April 22-24 tour. Delegates Present At P E Meeting The following students and faculty members of Western Carolina College attended the North Carolina Convention for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation in High Point: Hilda White, Joseph Via, Margaret Fran Bowman, Brenda Bradley, Robert Cauble, Betty Jean Peele, and F. T. Siewert. The theme of the convention was "Adapting for the Future." The various section meetings included: Research and Measurement, Dance, Outdoor Education, Required Physical Education, Intramural Programs, Therapeutics, Professional Education, Student Program, Girl's and Women's Sports, and Men's Athletics. The program also included four general session meetings with outstanding speakers for each occasion. At the convention banquet Miss Helen Hartshorn and Mr. F. T. Siewert were recognized as past Presidents of the North Carolina Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation. Miss Hartshorn is now the Head of the Women's Intramural Program and Mr. Siewert is the Head of Health and Physical Education Department here at WCC. Art Exhibition Is In Library Through Mon. United Fund Drive Held The United Fund Drive was held on campus during the week ending December 16. The drive was sponsored by the Society for the Advancement of Management. It was held on a com- petive basis between the various social, professional and religious organizations on the campus. Each organization was requested to donate one dollar per active member. The groups reaching their goals will be a- warded a commemorative plaque by SAM in recognition of their contribution. As a pledge project, the Fall Pledge Class of Kappa Alpha Pi fraternity solicited for individual donations in the men's dormitories. An exhibit of WCC student art work has been held in the Gallery of Hunter Library this week and will remain on display through Monday. Arranged under the direction of Mr. Theodore P. Matus and Mr. William R. Lidth, the exhibit includes selected works from their Fall Quarter classes in Elementary Drawing and Painting, Basic Design, Textile Design, Beginning Jewelry, Native Materials, and Graphic Arts. The exhibit includes landscape and still-life paintings and drawings by Juanita Parker, Julie Krouse, Barbara Tiso, Janet Marshall, Danny Howard, Marilou Ginn, Harriet McCam- bell, Michael O'Grady, Clay Burleson, and Vilia Wood; basic designs by Larry Owen, Jane Hyatt, Carol Gorman, Earla Creasman, and Jan Hipps; and jewelry by Judy Early, Tommy Evans, Robert Burrell, Sharon Pearson, Ken Martin, Kit Hilton, and Libby Yount. Nancy Pollock, Bill Clement, Bill Choate, and Jerry L. Jones have displayed wood cuts and etchings. Also exhibiting etchings are E. L. Thomas, Judy Early, and Phil Clement. Those exhibiting linoleum blocks prints include Buddy Dot- son, Bill L. Williams, Jerry Jones, Bill Clement, E. L. Thomas, Bill Choate, and Judy Early. Gail Hyde and Bill Choate have also displayed tie dyings and batiks. Others exhibiting batiks include Ann Norris, Bob Moore, and Sharon Pearson. Future exhibits include one of drawings, water colors, and oil paintings from the Intermediate and Advanced Painting classes taught by Mr. Robert Jolly. These will be on display January 17-21. Two exhibits of student work from the ECC School of Art are planned for Spring Quarter. Chain Letter' Caution IssUfed The U.S. Treasury is cautioning the public against the current rash of Savings Bonds "chain letters" which are reportedly being circulated on some college campuses in North Carolina. Walter P. Johnson, N. C. State Director of the U.S. Savings Bonds Division, announced' recently th'at "Trie Treasury Department is opposed to such practices. The objections stem from the fact that such schemes make fraudulent misuse of people who participate in such schemes or lotteries lose their investment. "Some chain letter plans imply that the Government approves the idea in order to increase bond sales. This is not true. Banks and other issuing agents have instructions to refuse to sell Savings Bonds in cases where they know or have reason to suspect that the bonds will be used in any type of chain letter and/or bonds are to be transmitted through the U.S. mail. "Banks and the U.S. Treasury not only have the right, but indeed an obligation, to warn citizens against 'poor risks' or possible fraudulent practices and to thwart such practices in order to protect the public interest. "The purchase of Savings Bonds as gifts is encouraged so long as they are not associated with any type of fraudulent practice. The Treasury wants to sell as many bonds to as many citizens as possible — but always within the framework of thrift and not as a vehicle for a chain letter or any other 'get rich quick' scheme." A guaranteed four-year basic cost plan to cover tuition and fees has been adopted by the Upper Iowa University Board of Trustees. The plan, which guarantees entering freshman that basic college expenses will not increase during their four years at UIU, will go into effect next September. General expenses such as tuition, standard fees, and room and board are covered by the plan. Answers Given ToVA Questions Here are authoritative answers by the Veterans Administration to questions from former servicemen and their families: Q. When will the 1964 GI insurance dividend be paid? A. The VA will pay the 1964 GI insurance dividend to eligible policyholders between January 2 and January 15, 1964. Q. How many young men and women are taking advantage of the War Orphans Educational Assistance program administered by the VA? A. About 20,000 are enrolled in colleges and schools at the present time.

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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• Type
  • Text
• Date
  • Date original: 1964-01-10;
  • Date digitized: 2017-10-03
• Extent
  • Dimension: 21.5" x 16"
  • Pages: 4 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_1964-01-10_Vol29_No12
• Repository
  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library