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  • Thursday, October 23,1969 WESTERN CAROLINIAN Page 3 Dr. W. E. Bird Views Sixty Years Progress By Ann Quales .students, faculty, and administrators can be proud of their university when one who has watched it grow from infancy to maturity for nearly sixty years and spent most of his life in her service can, looking from his retirement on her role today say of all the changes, "I don't see anything I wouldn't have done." This man is William Ernest Bird who has served this school as a student, faculty member, head of department, acting president and president in his lifetime. Besides his official duties, Professor Bird gave toe school its alma mater and later when it grew into a university, revised it He also wrote toe first and only history of the university. When asked what toe main difference is in toe university today from the time he was president, Bird answered, "toe size." However, he did not believe this to be a disadvantage. He explained that while a small school provides an intimacy between all teachers and students, which is rewarding, a larger school can provide a more expanded program of study. In Professor Bird's words, "With a smaller institution we could not offer toe many advantages we offer today because of toe restricted number of teachers and facilities." He has knowntois school under six different names and has served under four of those. Commenting on all the changes he has witnessed in toe school's transition from Cullowhee High School to Western Carolina University, Bird said, "I think toe only logical thing we could do here is to grow." Bird's association with toe school at Cullowhee began in 1910 when he entered Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School. While he was a student, Joyner, the oldest building on campus today, was built This is toe only building, accordingtoBird, that is still standing that was here when he was a student In 1920 after serving as principal of Sylva High School, Bird returned to Cullowhee as a member of toe teaching staff in the English Department The new president, Robert L. Madison, founder and former head of the school, made the appointment as one of his first acts of office. In addition he suggested that Bird be made Dr. William E. Bird his administrative assistant under toe title of "vice president," (a title which was changed to Dean after a year). In this capacity Bird served for thirty-seven years, having the distinction at his retirement in July of 1957 of being toe fi r_S i id only Dean in toe school's history. In 1935 under President Hunter toe first successful step in student government was taken at Western Carolina Teachers' College in the form of a constitution and by-laws, which after submission to a jointly representative group of students and faculty, was wholeheartedly adopted. One of toe two first faculty representatives was William E. Bird. The success of this first step toward student government can be seen UNIVERSITY CENTER RESTAURANT HOMECOMING Luncheon Will Be Served Saturday From 11:00 AM until 1:30 PM Sunday From 12:00 until 2:00 PM tn the institutions of self- government which students still enjoy on the campus.- At this time Bird also helped in the instigation of keeping systematic school records. The death in 1947 of President Hunter called for immediate action by the Board of Trustees to elect a new president The Board chose Bird as "Acting President" A committee to make recommendations for a permanent replacement for President Hunter was formed. However, toe Board's temporary appointment lasted for two years. This made things difficult for toe school by the loss of Bird as Dean and head of the English Department As acting head of toe English department, Miss Mabel Tyree (later Mrs. Crum) was appointed. During Bird's two years as acting president, construction projects which had been begun under Hunter's administration though held back at first for lack of suffiqient funds, were continued. A science building to be located across the street from Breese gymnasium, a library, and a boy's dorm, were erected. Also during this time, President Bird made arrangements for a campsite for toe use of toe school. The site chosen was on Lake Glenville (later Lake Thorpe) some fourteen miles from the campus. In 1958 toe pre-session conference became toe first organized group to use toe university campsite. In May, 1956 succeeding President Paul A. Reid for a year, Bird became toe fifth official president of toe college at Cullowhee. The board decided on Bird as their choice even though he was expected to retire soon. Bird's feelings about toe appointment were mixed. "I had no ambition to become' president and it was a surprise I to me when I was asked." After I a year and a half of service as president, Bird retired. After his retirement, Bird continued to serve toe university by assembling the first written history of toe school, THE HISTORY OF WESTERN CAROLINA COLLEGE, THE PROGRESS OF AN IDEA. Now that Western Carolina has become a university, Bird is planning to revise and bring his book up to date with toe help of toe History Department Besides his history of toe school, Bird has written two books of poetry, LYRICS OF THE LAYMAN and LEVEL PATHS. Bird insists, "I don't consider myself a poet" However, last spring toe Poetry Society of North Carolina awarded him a second place for his sonnet, "A Royal Dirge." Professor Bird was reared near Qualla, North Carolina, and married Myrtle Wells of Buncombe County. They have four children, nine grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Professor Bird and his wife live in Cullowhee. PRESSLEY AND ANGEL BARBER SHOP We Offer Clean, Courteous Service Also Razor Cuts Beside The Town House 8:00 a-m. — 5:30 p.m. Monday - Smturaday Closed Wednesday Waiter Service Each Evening From 6:00 Until 8:00 P.M. UNIVERSITY CENTER RESTAURANT 3rd Floor A. K. Hinds University Center "Open 7 days from 6:00 p.m. Phone 293-7346 ■til ??" PIZZA Regular 12" Large 16" Cheese 1.40 Mushroom 1.75 Hamburger 1.65 Italian Sausage 1.65 Canadian Bacon 1.75 Pepperoni 1.75 Green Olive 1.50 h & h 1.75 Combination (any two) 1.75 Royal Onion and/or green pepper .... Carry Out 05 .15 extra Delivery 40 75 65 65 75 ,75 .50 ,75 .75 .50 .25 extra .25 Ham on Rye with chips & pickle Ham and Cheese on Rye with chips & pickle Submarine Sandwich .75 .85 1.00 ****************************************** Roast Beef served with two vegetables, tossed salad, rolls & butter. . . 1.75 Fried Chicken with slaw, rolls & french fries 1.50 Baked Ham served with two vegetables, tossed salad, rolls & butter ... 1.75 Spaghetti Dinner with garlic bread 1.50 Fillet Of Cod with slaw 6 rolls 1.50 Shrimp in a Basket with slaw . rolls 1.50 U.S. Choice 6 oz. Chopped Steak 1.75 U.S. Choice 12 oz. Rib Eye Steak 2.95 U.S. Choice 16 oz. T-Bone Steak 4.95 Above steaks served with french fries, tossed salad, rolls & butter Coke, Sprite, Root Beer, Orange "Good food at your convenience" .15 .25
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