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  • Western Carolina University
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  • HL_WesternCarolinian_1967-02-02_Vol32_No28_02

CAROLINIAN EDITORIALS FIRE PROTECTION AND THE COLLEGE'S OBLIGATION . . . With the recent and oft-cited interest in fire protection for Cullowhee and Western Carolina College, a question arises which has nothing to do with the choice between incorporation and a local fire district, There are two, and only two, possibilities: Western Carolina College can contract with the community to obtain fire protection or the community can contract with Western Carolina College for fire protection,, Economically speaking, these two alternatives are the only present means of providing Cullowhee with fire protection; to make any decision at all the college must first request a ruling on the question by the North Carolina Attorney GeneraL Despite the fact that there is no set precedent a state-supported college must follow to obtain fire protection, since both alternatives are utilized in this state, WCC must permit itself to be guided by a social and economic obligation to the surrounding area. Community residents are, in the first place, extremely aware of the need for fire protection at the present time; they are also aware of the part that the college can play in obtaining it, It is pertinent here that community relations with the college have not always been of the best sort, that the community cannot at this time afford, purely in terms of dollars, to disassociate itself from the college, and that as long as this situation exists the college is obligated to aid the community. The college can, then, "kill two birds with one stone* in obtaining much needed fire protection and better community relations. The fact that the community cannot, without the help of the college, feasibly support a fire department is evidenced by the fact mat the college property at the last evaluation, before the addition of Helder and Leatherwood Dormitories and Dodson Cafeteria, was assessed at $10 million, while the property values of the area within four miles by road of the Cullowhee Post Office were $1.5 million, and that maximum taxes on $1„5 million worth of land will not support a fire district or a municipality^ So WCC stands to gain more or lose more, as the case may be; if it does not make known its plans for fire protection in the very near future both the fire department and community relations will suffer in one fell svvoop0 Assuming that the college will meet its obligation to the community in this instance, let us pose certain steps for obtaining the money to effect a fire department, Outright appropriations are too subject to outside arbitration to be a definite source, but are still the best possibility in that state legislators must realize a state college with a physical plant of more than $1 million and without fire protection is virtually beyond the realm of the imagination, particularly if university status is hoped for. A second possibility is that students be assessedfor fire protection in the same manner that they are assessed for infirmary fees. In any event, with any solution, the need and the obligation still remain. TheWESTERN CAROLINIAN VOICE OF THE STUDENTS Published semj-weekly by the itudents of Western CarolinA College, Cullowhee, N. C. Member of: Associated Collegiate Press; Collegiate Press Service; Intercollegiate ?ress; Carolinas Collegiate Press Association. EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER JOHN NICHOLAS TAYLOR R. DAVID HAYES Managing Editors Don Lucas, John Keeler News Editors Grady Cooper, Stan Rahn Feature Editors Ted Whisnant, Charlotte Wise Sports Editor Bruce Loftin Copy Editors Ginger Lathan, Gall Verne Secretary Rosemary Parker Circulation Manager Charles Vie* Columnists James L. Bass, Hans S. Borov, Grady Cooper, Steve Gulmond, John Keeler, Bruce Loftin, Don Lucas, Joel Mashburn, Ted Whisnant, Charlotte Wise, The Paw. Writers Lamar Buchanan, Tom DUlard. Linda Dowling, Janet Garner, Rose Hooper, Doug Howard, Sam Hull, Kakl Howard, Marti Norwood, Julie Roberts, Billie White, David Watson. Photographers Edgar Thompson, John Wilson Csrtoonists David Hirt, Larry Whiteside Typists Marsha Car., Frank Moor* Sponsor Jean M. English National advertising by National Educational Advertising Service, Inc. Local advertising rats* available upon request. Phone 293-2312 Monday or Wednesday nights. Offices, second Door Joyner; Phone, 243-2312; Mailing address, P.O. Box 317, Cullowhee, NX. Subscription rata, $2-00 per year. «v^r? 1 P*E WART^MT ***? *OST Of Feedback Dear Sir: ■In reading the editorial in this past Tuesday's WESTERN CAROLINIAN, I received the impression that the Editor's o- pinion of politics was that it was a thoroughly dirty and disreputable occupation which no decent person would participate in. As a matter of a fact, I got the impression that it was a vice. I felt that this attitude was strange, to say the least, considering the fact that the editorship of the paper is an elective office and that Mr. Taylor was a student senator last year, also an elective office. I do not feel that everyone should have a good conception of the political system but I find it rather strange that someone who has profited so much from the system should have so low an opinion of it. I would have thought that it was rather obvious that no politician claims that the political system is without blemishes. It is much more accurate to say that they accept as a fact the premise that it has many, just as they, and any other person using reason, accept the fact that the lack of government or a lack of personal choice. Another thing which troubles me about the statements in the editorials is the implication that inter-Greek and inter-governmental alliances are a figment of someone's imagination. Those of you who were here last year will recall that most of the people involved in politics assumed that there were two people in the race for editorship of the WESTERN CAROLINIAN. With the coming of spring quarter, however, one of the candidates pulled out of that race and ran for the Presidency of the Student Body. Mr. Taylor was one of his most ardent supporters. The subsequent development was that Mr. Taylor's race for the editorship was one without opposition. As for the use of the paper for any candidate's advantage, I feel that it is unnecessary to warn anyone that it will not participate. It did participate last spring and provedfor some time to come that its open opposition to anyone virtually assured his election. I do not ask that no one criticize politics, only that those who have used it to their advantage refrain from condemning others for doing the same. Neither do I ask everyone to recognize political alliances, only those who have participated in them. I have heard that the bitten dog barks loudest, perhaps so. John Roper Having read most of the articles in the WESTERN CAROLINIAN this year, I have found that the majority of the articles have been prejudiced, critical, or condemning to some facility or person concerned with WCC. I have been at WCC for several years and have seen very few articles written in previous years that have shown as much immaturity on the part of college students who have shown as little concern for their Alma Mater as this quarter's WESTERN CAROLINIAN has exhibited. Few students seem to realize that the impression created by the few who present articles to the WESTERN CAROLINIAN represents the total student body. Many of the articles in this paper have been unjustly impartial and written without justification. Very few (if any) letters written for FEEDBACK have been complimentary or encouraging to anyone or anything. There are many things wrong with WCC, but there are many things that are superior to many places. If I didn't like the place or area, I would transfer. Larry Hice Dear Editor, After reading Tuesday's issue of the WESTERN CAROLINIAN, I felt that someone should inform Mr. Thelbert Dowdy that the motion he put forward in Monday night's Senate meeting was not only "senseless," as one of his fellow senators put it, it also leaves the reader with the impression that either Mr. Dowdy has a personal grudge against the Little Theatre, or that he is profoundly ignorant of the situation and prefers to remain so in spite of Senator Hardy's attempts to enlighten him. Had Mr, Dowdy made even the most casual investigation into the situation, he would have found that in order to make Hqey suitable for stage productions, the entire back wall of the building and large sections of each side wall would have to be knocked out and extended several feet. Add to this, the fact that an entire lighting system, which costs several thousand dollars, would have to be purchased. This doesnt include reworking the ceiling of Hoey in order to "fly" scenery. In talking with Vice President Barry Stegall, he made it obvious that the Senate's only concern was securing a constitution from the Little Theatre before continuing Student Activity Funds. He also added that the removal of the Little Theatre to Hoey was irrelevant to the issue with which the committee was concerned and that is why he ended the debate. I do hope that in the future Mr. Dowdy will refrain "standing his ground" on motions that have absolutely no merit to them. James L. Bass To Whom it May Concern, I was aghast to see in the Tuesday issue of the CAROLINIAN that the parking lot adjoining McKee has been returned to the day students. So what if this lot is occu- CONTINUED, Page 3 ....... . CAMPUS POLITICS John Roper One might say that political tensions are building. As a matter of fact, that would be one of the best ways I can think of to make a classic understatement. It seems that the past couple of weeks have parked withdrawals, entries,' and re-entries to and from the major races of the spring elections. At this time there are two, possibly three candidates in the President's race, two in the vice-president's and possibly two in the editor's. There are signs of a possible coalition between two fraternities and vehement denials that there has been any thought of it Many people of the independent species are watching this and basing their decision about whether or not they will run on the outcome of these moves. For my part, I have seen no tangible evidence that a coalition does exist but indications have been present and I have seen no tangible evidence to the contrary either. I can only reassert that students should make all their choices on the basis of background, experience, desire, and tangible evidences of competence to do the job. Anyone who makes his decision because of the presence or lack of a pin or because of the type of pin is injuring himself and the whole student body. Some of you may notice a letter which I have addressed to Feedback. I should not like to have anyone extend the state-. ments made therein to cover Mr. Taylor's competence to run the newspaper. As I have stated before, I feel that he is extremely competent in this capacity. I do not think that a lack of insight, foresight, and hindsight into politics affects his journalistic performance.

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.

• Creator
  • Western Carolina College
• Format
  • Publications (documents)
• Type
  • Text
• Date
  • Date original: 1967-02-02;
  • Date digitized: 2017-10-23
• Extent
  • Dimension: 15.75" x 11"
  • Pages: 8 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_1967-02-02_Vol32_No28
• Repository
  • Western Carolina University Hunter Library