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Page 8 The Western Carolinian Friday, January 29, 1965 Sportsmanship Problem Causes Studied By Paper The recent interest being shown in the sportsmanship of fans of the the Western Carolina College athletic teams as exhibited by a Conference on Sportsmanship held on Wednesday, January 13, and by the appointment of a Student Senate committee to investigate ways of improving WCC sportsmanship has led to the follow> ing study and report by the news staff of The Western Carolinian. Mr. H. C. Hawn, Athletic Commissioner of the Carolinas Conference, addressed repre sentatives of the administration and student body during the Conference on Sportsman ship. Hawn, who is presently visiting many schools in the Conference discussing this topic, stated that sportsmanship is a problem that is nation-wide, and that it is not isolated in any one particular institution. Poor officiating has often been cited as the cause of poor sportsmanship at WCC. Commissioner Hawn stated, "Officiating both football and basketball is a problem. We must not let the problem become any larger than it is, but must try to reduce it. The best officia- tion we have, the less problem we will have with conduct. One of the problems we have in officiating is getting good men to go into it. Character is a prime requisite, and a lot of good, solid citizens who are capable of doing it just will not take the booing and the insults they would have to take. When we get a good one, the ACC and Southern Conference just gobble them up, and we can't afford to pay the kind of money they pay. Yet, when the men realize that they can make more money, we don't get a chance to get them very often." "Cheerleaders play a great part in handling the crowd, and the public address man can help a lot by not making public criticisms," Hawn also commented. Comments from students and members of the athletic department indicate the opinion that school spirit is far greater at WCC than at other schools in the Conference, but that there is room for improvement in sportsmanship. Mr. Tom B. Young, WCC Athletic Director, stated, "I think that over the years we have not done a good job of citizenship all over the United States. Our students are just as good as those at any other school. But we shouldn't be satisfied to be just as good as, we ought I to want to be better. I make this suggestion and I think it's concerned with students, faculty, administration, parents, and high schools. We can do our job here by integrating some type of citizenship along with our teaching. At least twice a year, before football and basketball, some of these problems should be presented to our student body, particularly the freshmen. We don't have any control over the behavior of outsiders, but if we control ourselves, it will have an effect on outsiders." President Paul A. Reid commented, "We believe in athletics here at WCC. We want a good program. We also believe that if it is worth while to have an athletic program, then it is worth the best effort that we can give to it. We want our young peopie to enjoy the athletic program, and hope that not only the participants, but all those who watch the games as spectators will grow in good citizenship and good sportsmanship because of it." A member of the athletic committee stated that we don't have too much of a job anead in order to correal this problem but that there are several areas in which improvement is needed. These areas include attitude toward the officials and courtesy to visiting players. In the first area he suggested elimination of vulgarity and objections to every decision of the officials. It was the general consensus of those interviewed that the poorest attitude was shown at the Pfeiffer game on Monday, January 18. But it was also emphasized that the officiating at this game was the poorest this season. In the second area, that of courtesy to visiting players, he suggested that the fans "give a big hand" to the opposition as they are introduced, that comparative quiet be shown when a visiting player is at the foul line, and that the fans eliminate the use of such cadences as "hup, hup, hup" when a player fouls out. He also suggested that there be faculty supervision of the Catamount Mascots and that they refrain from the dangerous practice of throwing objects into the stands and that the coach be careful as to what he says to officials since the coach can set the tempo of the crowd. Student Body President Bill Melton commented that the Senate desires to see better sportsmanship both here and away. "We don't want to lose our school spirit, but we do want to work diligently to improve the conduct of the fans." As a final note Young stated, "I would like to see WCC win the Messick Sportsmanship Trophy. During the 16 years this award has been in exist- ance, ASTC has won it eight years and WCC has never won it. The winning of this award should be an incentive to all of us in improving our sportsmanship." Play Opens February 4 District Band Clinic To Be Held Here Three outstanding musicians and bandsmen will be featured in the annual District High School Band Clinic to be held Friday and Saturday, January 29 and 30, at Western Carolina College. Colonel Harold B. Bach- man, Director Emeritus of the University of Florida Bands, will conduct the clinic band, for which students are chosen by audition. He served as band director with the 116th Regiment of Engineers during World War 1, and in World War II was in charge of Special Services activities in several theatres of operation in the Pacific area. Between terms of service, he has conducted a professional concert band and served as director of the band at the University of Chicago. In 1948 he retired from the Army to become Director of Bands at the University of Florida. He Is affiliated with several professional societies, and Is in much demand as guest conductor and lecturer. Louis V. Bean, director of instrumental music in the Marion City Schools, will direct the Workshop Band, which is made up of high school students selected to present a balanced instrumentation. He is a graduate of Lenoir Rhyne College and has done additional work at Vandercook College of Music in Chicago, and is past president of the North Carolina Bandmaster's Association. A special feature of the Clinic will be the appearance of Mark McDunn, clinician, trombone soloist, radio and TV studio musician from Chicago. His appearance here is sponsored jointly by WCC and Dunham's Music House of Asheville, and the WCC Band will accompany his performance. A concert Is scheduled for Saturday evening at 8 o'clock in Hoey Auditorium, which will include performances by all units of the Clinic. The folowlng high schools will be represented: Lee Edwards, A. C. Reynolds, Charles Owen, David Millard, Clyde A. Er- win, and North Buncombe of Buncombe County; Hendersonville, Waynesville, .Franklin, R u t h erfordton- Splndale, Canton, and Bethel. Biographical Drama Of Freud Will Feature Smith, Parraga "A Far Country," the Cullowhee Little Theatre's Winter quarter production, is sheduled uled to open on Thursday, February 4, for a four-night run continuing through Sunday, the Cullowhee Theatre, as well as serving as costume mistress for several other local plays. Other members of the cast will be Virgil Johnson, Dave Brown, Kay Collins, and Paul REHEARSALS FOR A FAR COUNTRY, A PLAY CON- cerning the early life of Sigmund Freud, feature Dave Brown, Lynn Parraga, and Bill Shawn Smith. Miss Parraga plays a woman with psychotic paralysis who seeks cure from Dr. Freud, played by Smith. The Cullowhee Little Theatre production opens a four night engagement here on Thursday. (Photo by Jack Stevenson) February 7. Curtain time each night will be 8:00 p.m. Henry Denker's drama is a biography dealing with the early psychoanalytical experiments of Sigmund Freud. It centers around Freud's work with Elizabeth Von Ritter, a patient crippled with no apparent physical cause. INTERESTED IN A NEWSPAPER CAREER? IF SO, THERE ARE SUMMER JOBS Open to you on North Carolina newspapers. It is estimated that at least 50 students were given employment last summer on the newspapers of the state. More will be needed this summer. If you are interested in a career in journalism and want to work on a newspaper this summer, you are invited to apply for a job through the Personnel Committee of the North Carolina Press Association. For an application, write immediately to Mr. J. B. Fit2, News-Herald, Morganton, N. C. Personnel Committee, N. C. Press Association ATTENTION The sisters of Sigma Kappa Sorority are establishing a new scholarship program which will financially assist deserving young women on this campus. A scholarship of $100.00 will be given to some non-sorority girl for the 1965 Spring quarter. The recipient will be chosen on the basis of academic performance, attitude toward education and life In general, plans for the future, and need Applications are now a- vailable at the Student Aids Office or may be obtained from any sister of 8lgma Kappa. The applications must be filed In the Student Aid Office by February 12, and the award will be made by the end of Winter quarter. The part of Sigmund Freud will be portrayed by Bill Shawn Smith. Smith, who has had considerable experience in both the professional and amateur theatre, directed the local theatre's Fall quarter production of "Bus Stop," and has played commanding roles in many of the local productions. Last summer he appeared as a member of the resident acting group at the Triangle Theatre of Durham, N. C. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Order and editor of The Western Carolinian. Playing opposite Smith in the role of Elizabeth Von Ritter will be Lynn Parraga, a freshman from Miami Springs, Fla. Majoring in Dramatic Arts and English, Miss Parraga has had acting experience in high school. Karen Blackmore, a sophomore Dramatic Arts major from Hendersonville, will play the part of Freud's mother. Miss Blackmore has appeared in roles in "Our Town" and "Mr. Peepers" in high school, "Separate Tables" and "Sing Out Sweet Land" at Ball State University, and "Waltz of the Toreadors" in her local professional theatre. Freud's wife will be portrayed by Dian Everhardt, a senior Dramatic Arts and English major from Statesville. She has appeared in "Arsenic and Old Lace" at Lees-McRae College Seymore. "A Far Country" is being directed by Miss Josefina Niggli, Chairman of the Theatre Arts Major. She most recently directed "Blithe Spirit" and "Tartuffe" for the Little Theatre; she is the author of many plays and her published novels include Mexican Village and Miracle for Mexico. Stage Manager for the production is Thad C. Roberts. The play first opened on Broadway in April of 1961 and became an instant success, enjoying a long run there. Members of the original cast included Kim Stanley as Elizabeth and Steven Hill portraying the part of Freud. J and in "Cherry Orchard" with ATTENTION Mr. Charles Pettit, District Forester, is very much Interested In recruiting and training fire fighting crews which would be available for immediate service during the forest fire season. In order to train the necessary personnel, Mr. Pettit and other representatives of the North Carolnia Forest Service and United States Forest Service will conduct a series of training courses in Room 257 of Stillwell Building at 7:00 p.m. on the following dates: Thursday, February 11, Thursday, February 18. Monday, February 22, and Thursday February 25. A field demonstration and practice session will be conducted on Saturday, February 27. Ail interested persons should be at the designated room on Thursday, February 11, for the first course. J

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: 1965-01-29;
  • Date digitized: 2017-10-10
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  • Dimension: 15.75" x 11"
  • Pages: 8 pages
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  • College student newspapers and periodicals
  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
  • Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee -- Newspapers
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  • Jackson County (N.C.)
  • Cullowhee (N.C.)
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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1965-01-29_Vol30_No14
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