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Western Carolinian Volume 43 Number 14

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  • Cherokee high gets a taste Sixteen Cherokee High School students will get a taste of college residence and academic life when the) visit the Western Carolina University campus today and tomorrow. The high school juniors and seniors will cat in the WCL i Exam time has folks climbing the walls... Photographer Hughes Grogan caught these Albright Hall residents in the act. v m residence hall room* complete attend at least one class session as pan ol .1 WCL course designed to orient college hopefuls with campus life. Dr. Ihonias B. Westcott. coordinat.- counseling program and assistant professoi ot educa tion. and others have been leaching the aspiring scholars how to studs. to read texts, to apply for tinanu.il assistance, to deal with professors and administrators effectively, and to enjoy football garner and other campus activities with "fellow " students During one campus visit the students underwent a mock registration where thev met with acadeiun advisers, stood in long hues, and were told that courses Weren't available because thev were tilled |ust hk< regular students. l-ven the two examinations given during the semester are as much learning as testing experiences. "I am giving the kids all kinds of questions mulupli choice, true-false, fill in thc-blank. short answer, compulation, and essay - so I can test them and tea,: them how to take college level exams." Dr. WestCOtt And the high school students will he learning abou college credits since the course carries I hour credit thai can he applied toward graduatl whatever schools they attend. Room to study In an effort to provide new and interesting areas for study, the WCU housing office has renovated one of the First floor lounges in Reynolds Hall, creating a new Moon Chat Sue. director of housing, said Tuesday that the Reynolds study is an experiment: if it goes over well all the dorms will have at least one studv each. DECEMBER 1, 1977/THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN/PAGE 15 Ihe studv room, 164 Reynolds, had been beautifully carpeted, sound proofed and furnished with a number of stud) booths, Each bOOth has adequate room tor someone to settle dOWfl lor a tew hours of hard Studying. Also, the partitions are carpeted to provide a quiet, unobtrusive atmosphere conducive to slu lhe study, still in its trial Stage, has hern well received by the residents in Reynolds, "It's place." said one student. "Vou don't have 10 trot all tht way over to the library to study." "It's better than the library." said another, 'canst there's nol an) distractions, there aren't anv « look at. vou know- All In all the new studv idea is good. It provides I nearby, quiet place to go without having to b elements onlv to find the library noisier than th is also a solution to a problem whu 1 i • when ihe library closed too eari> t - gel mi< itudying done. "It's been crowded al times bui it s trill betti I than the library, wml&ttik £i SPECIAL Chain Plant Hungers $2.50 Matching Wall Brackets $2.50 INQUIREABOUTOOP DOIT-YOURSELFGRO - LAMPS @£®<g©© w@00(^7 Dooaffg®^ Visit our Christinas Shop for ali your Christmas needs. Christmas Hours 8:30 a.m. - » .»•■"• Mon. - Sat. 1-5 Sunday
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