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  • Thursday, October 30,1975 THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN Page 5 Thoughts on Homecoming JIMMY "CHUMP" BUCHANAN What does Homecoming mean to you——"I don't know, what does it mean? That's a g—damn stupid question! I like them, I hope they (WCU) beats the hell out of them (Middle Tennessee State)." MIKE KILLAM, STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT "Homecoming, unique from any other campus- wide social event, offers to the largest cross-soction of Western's diverse student population the oppor- tunity to get in touch with the often suppressed feelings of love and respect that we all grow to have for the institution—those very feelings which motivate both its greatest suuporters and its harshest critics, I urge all students to relax buearocratically induced cycnisism, to forget frivolously induced condensation, and to postpone all scholarly pursuits, and just have one hell of a good weekend." DR. GEOKGE HERRING, ENGLISH PROFESSOR "You ask me what I think about homecoming. Well, it is always a pleasure to see former students and friends. It gives the administration a chance to meet on an informal level the alumni and acquaint them with Western's progress and the various problems we face here. I have found that many of those who return, having been out in the world, see their college years in a new light and value their education more than when they were here acquiring it, I hope this particular homecoming will encourage our graduates to support Western through the years. We need their loyalty just as much as we need the loyalty of students who are here now and who will be in really a short time, alumni also. It takes a lot of work to put on a homecoming weekend, and all those who work for this weekend to be a success deserve praise. As for me, I hope only the best for Western, the students, and the alumni." *f* CHANCELLOR H.R. ROBINSON "Homecoming is extremely important. It represents alot of the moral of the faculity, the attitude of the students and the concern of the alumni for the institution, I am very pleased to see the leadership the students are giving to the homecoming. I understand they will be having a homecoming parade. I have been giving what assistance I can in working with the students. Our office has been able to provide a little bit of financial assistance. We will be there to review in the reviewing stand. I am extremely enthusiastic about the homecoming that you're planning. I hope we have fine weather and that everything goes according to plan. I think that it (homecoming) should be largely planned by the students and participated in by the students and the alumni." Winter predictions CONRAD FRADY "COONIE" "Homecoming is always nice. I never miss none of them. It is gonna be a great one. Coonie is a real good fan of the Catamounts." by Tom Jones The prediction of weather has been an elusive matter since the beginning of time. Is it the result of the acts of angry or favorable gods, or does it have to do with the invasion of wooly worms? Prognosis of this natural phenomenon has been attempted with such varied methods as farmers almanacs, astrology, scientific instruments and pure intuition. This reporter requested the aid of several local inhabitants in predicting if the coming winter would be harsh or mild. Being at a university, it would seem that a good place to begin in finding out what kind of winter is forthcoming would be in the Department of Earth Sciences. Accordingly, climatologist Dr, Gary White was asked what he thought would be a safe prediction of winter '76, Dr. White replied, "It would appear that there is no way to really know, at least no way to predict it accurately. At the present time, weather can be predicted for only about three days in advance," Dr. White pointed out that in looking at past trends, the tendency has been toward warmer winters. For the past 100 years, this hemisphere has recorded continually warmer winters. He was careful to point out, however, that although the trend may be for warmer winters, it is very difficult to pinpoint an individual winter as it may be colder than average. In conclusion, Dr, White gave his personal opinion concerning predicting the weather; "I usually just wait and see, I'm a skier so I'd like to see it cold and snowy." While in Stillwell Building, the Western Carolinian asked Biology Professor Dr, Dan Pitillo what he thought the coming winter would be like. Dr. Pitillo chose to remain aloof concerning the issue, agreeing basically with what Dr. White had stated. He did, however, say, "It's always wise to predict a harsh winter," He explained this noting, "If it's a mild winter, people will usually forget your prediction; but if it's a cold one, they'll remember your prediction and say that you were right," Moving from the scientific to the less emper- ical, Cullowhee resident Conrad "Coonie" Frady was asked to reflect on what he thought the winter would be like and why. "It ain't going to be cold," said Coonie, He went on to explain observations to support his statement; "The hornets ain't building their nests as high this year, the leaves ain't falling fast enough and I seen violets still blooming." He went on to add, "The squirrels are building their nests lower in the trees and the groundhogs are out better this year." In support of his prediction, Coonie went on to cite other observations such as the extreme presense of wooly worms, the lack of rainfall and the scarcity of nuts and acorns on the ground. Defending his position to the end, Coonie concluded by pointing out, "The troutare staying too close to the surface instead of going deep when it turns cold. The birds are singing a lot more this year," To offer another opinion of the winter to come, the Western Carolinian asked Speedwell resident Bill Adams what he thought would happen. "Ah hell, they predict the weather every year," Adams said, "When I was a boy, my daddy used to pay attention to signs and stuff, plant on a full moon, you know; but I never held much stock in it myself," "Everybody's raising cain about them wooly worms, saying that the different colors mean different things, but I see them like that every year," Adams went on to add, "I was born and raised in this valley and I've seen them cold and not so cold—just have to wait and see." Let's face it, our world works on a supply and demand basis. If economic signs play any role in determining future weather predictions, perhaps long-time Cullowhee observer Catherine "Shag" Dixon has the most feasible guess. "I think it will be a mild winter because the price of antifreeze has gone down,"
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