£ The Sandspm*
A STUDENT PUBLICATION OF PRESBYTERIAN JUNIOR COLLEGE
VOLUME 4
THE SANDSPUR, MAXTON, N. C., MAY, 1952
NUMBER 8
COMMENCEMENT SCHEDULED FOR MAY 30th
Summer School
Plans Completed
Plans for the annual summer
school at Presbyterian Junior Col
lege have been completed and
were announced by Dean Ferrene
on May 1. The Preparatory De
partment will begin classes on
June 9. College courses will meet
lor their first time on June 16.
Spanish classes, however, will
convene on June 9 The summer
sessions offer excellent opportun
ities for students to make up lost
work, to take other courses which
they desire but which cannot be
fitted into their regular schedules,
or simply to get the jump on their
classmates in this day of accele
rated living. Young women may
enroll in all classes and a num
ber of them are expected to be
on the campus this summer.
A list of the courses which are
available this summer may be ob
tained from the registrar’s office.
Write or drop in. The curriculum
is a full one, containing most o£
the regular academic and business
courses which are offered during
the regular school year. The high
school courses, typing, shorthand,
and Spanish will terminate on
August 30. The college courses,
however, with exceptions noted
above, will be concluded on Aug
ust 23. Two terms of work are be
ing offered. The second term be
gins on July 19.
Regular members of the college
faculty who will teach during the
summer are as follows: Dr. Louis
C. LaMotte, Dean Ferrene, Dean
James, and Professors Reilly,
Darling, Parker, Dawson and
Crabtree.
Arrangements have been made
with a former member of the fac
ulty, Mrs. Russel Hellekson, to
teach typing and shorthand in the
absence of Mrs. Ann Rousseau,
who will be taking graduate work
at Northwestern University dur
ing the summer months. Mr. Joel
W. Mattison, who is doing gradu
ate work at Princeton Theological
Seminary, will teach Bible. Prof.
T. L. Wright of the faculty of
Flora Macdonald College will teach
Spanish during the absence of
Prof. Welker who will be in
France for the summer.
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NEW STUDENT LEADERS ON SCOTTIE CAMPUS
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER
The above picture denodes the
new student body officers for
Presbyterian Junior College for
the coming year.
Reading from left to right we
see Jim McCall, who will co-edit
the Sandspur along with Herbert
Gibbs; Dolphus Allen presdient
of the Student Christian Associa
tion; Tony Baker, who will serve
as associate editor for the Bag
pipe; Bill Myatt and John Burris,
first and second vice-presidents
of the Student Body respectively;
Ed Richardson, editor of the 52-53
edition of the college annual;
Charles Sweat, serving as Secre-
tary-Treasurer of . the Student
Body; Frank Spurrier, advertis
ing manager for the Bagpipe; and
Tommy Robertson, who' has re
cently been elected President of
the Student Body.
To these men who will be our
forthcoming leaders, we offer the
very best of success and luck.
P.C. Loses
Dr. Wharton
Famous Last Sayings
Chuck Mayers — I’m the best
hitter on the club.
Joe Linens — What you hitting
Chuck?
Frank Spurrier — I got the cool
car.
Sylvester Gibbs — Give me a
cigarette.
Jim McKoy — Martha likes to
ride in convertibles.
Bill Sizemore — Mr. Crabtree
I got to go.
Bud Blue — I wish that it was
Basketball season.
Joe Knox — What am I going
to say?
Dave Chittum — That not right.
Ray Lilley — Tell me about
Patsy.
Jim Fields — I can do anything.
Patsy Hamer — Just to look
like Joan Stone.
Billy Myatt — You’re on my
list.
DR. ROBERT L. WHARTON
The man you see above has
been well known on the campus
of P.J.C. for over three years. He
has been well-known all over the
island of Cuba for over fifty years.
We all know about the school he
founded in Cuba over fifty years
ago with his first class consisting
of only fourteen pupils. This same
school matriculated over 1500 stu
dents during the last school year.
Dr. Wharton has been a true mis
sionary and a Christian example
to Cuba by his actions.
I will not attempt to write a
biography because I do not feel
qualified and there would not be
enough space in a dozen Sand-
spurs to give merit to Dr. Whar
ton, his ideals and his works.
These words here are to ex
press our sorrow at losing Dr
Wharton from P.J.C. He has made
plans to live with his family in
Florida or Cuba. Sincerely, we all
hope health and happiness for our
beloved friend.
Delegates Attend
SIPA Convention
On the morning of May 1, Jim
my McCall and Bill Sizemore, co
editors of THE SANDSPUR,
Frank Spurrier, bUsniess manager,
K. D. Futch, assistant business
manager, and Joe Elliott of the
staff, and acting as a representa
tive of the BAGPIPE, left P.J.C.
to attend the 1952 convention of
the Southern Inerscholastic Press
Association. Each year this press
association holds its convention
on the campus of Washington and
Lee University in Lexington, Va.
The meeting lasted for two days,
a time which was far too short
for each of the delegates. While
there we attended panel discus
sions and criticism clinics which
were presided over by either pro
fessional newspaper workers or
journalism instructors from var
ious schools. These discussions, we
feel sure will be of great help to
us in the future as we work on
our publications.
While we were in Lexington,
as one might expect, we did not
spend all of the time sitting in
class rooms listening to speakers.
The journalism department of
Washington and Lee, our host at
the convention, had an interest
ing program outlined for us. We
attended two sports events at V.
M.I. whose cmapus adjoins that
of Washington and Lee. These
events were a track meet and a
baseball game. We also visited
the Natural Bridge which is lo
cated fourteen miles from Lex
ington.
The highlight of the convention
was the final banquet where we
heard from Dr. Francis Gaines,
President of W. and L. University,
and Carl B. Knight, editor and
publisher of THE POST of Big
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Johnson And Head
Win Top Honors
Dean Ferrene announced this
week that top scholastic honors in
this year’s graduating college and
high school classes had been won
by William Hugh Johnson and
Mrs. Amogene Head.
Johnson ,a naitve of Fayetteville,
is the Valedictorian of the Soph
omore class. Twenty years old, he
graduated with an A average from
Hope Mills High School in 1950
and has maintained an A average
during his two years in the junior
college here. His high grades,
however, have not come as a re
sult of “bookworming.” He is a
letterman in basketball, a member
of the Student Council, a member
of Phi Theta Kappa, and a chem
istry lab assistant. For the past
year, he has served as president
of the Sophomore Class He has
attained high achievement in any
work which he has undertaken and
deserves our commendation.
Mrs. Head is Salutatorian of
the graduating high school class.
She came to PJC this year with
her husband both of whom have
been popular students. Coming
here from the high school in Alma,
Georgia, where she maintained an
A average, she has led her class
consistently.
Both of these students will re
present their respective classes
when they address us and our
guests at the commencement ex
ercises.
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K. D. Futch — Who am I going
to take to the Jr-Sr.?
Joe Bulla — You reckon?
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The membership of rural youth
organizations in North Carolina
has more than doubled during the
last 10 years.
On May 5, Dr. LaMotte an
nounced that the commencement
speakers for this year will be Dr.
John L. Fairly, editor-in-chief,
Division of Religious Education,
Board of Education, Presbyterian
Church, U. S., Richmond, Va ; and
Dr. Walker -Bocock Healy, pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church
in Fayetteville, N. C. Dr. Healy
will preach at the commencement
service on Sunday morning. May
25, and Dr. Fairly will deliver the
address to the graduating class at
the commencement exercises on
Friday morning. May 30.
Dr. Fairley is a native of Laur-
inburg where his family has lived
since the colonial period. He re
ceived the B.A degree wrom Dav
idson College and the B.D. and
D.D. degrees from the Union Theo
logical Seminary. Having served
as pastor of churches in Fayette
ville, Wilmington and in Virginia,
I Dr. Fairly was appointed Co-or
dinate Secretary of Religious Edu
cation for the General Assembly
and was made Editor-in-Chief in
1934. In this position he directs all
publications of the Board of Ed-
•; u c a t i o n of the Presbyterian
1 Church, U. S.
Dr': Healy is a native of Lynch
burg, Virginia, and received his
B A. degree from Lynchburg Col
lege, the B.D. degree from Union
Theological Seminary, and the
Doctor of Divinity Degree was
conferred upon him by Arkansas
College. Before coming to Fay
etteville, he held pastorates in
Fayetteville and Arkansas.
The commencement program is
being planned by a faculty com
mittee of which Professor Welker
is chairman. The music for the
commencement service will be
provided by a large choir com
posed of members of the choirs of
the Maxton Presbyterian and Bap
tist churches in conjunction with
the college glee club. The choir
will be under the direction of Mr.
Crabtree. At the Commencement
Program, student awards for var
ious achievements and services
will be made. Color will be added
to each program by formal aca
demic processions composed of the
graduates, the faculty, and dis
tinguished guests. •
According to Dr. LaMotte, an
nouncements of special to the stu
dents and the friends of the col
lege will be made at the Firday
morning exercises The announce
ments will concern the success of
the fund raising campaign which
is soon to be officially inaugurated.
Marshals for both convocations
have been selected firom among
those students who led the fresh
men class scholastically. Worth
Dees who has maintained the high
est freshman average will be chief
marshal. Among the ten students
achieving the honor, the follow
ing have the highest marks. They
are given in order: Gilbert Mor
gan, Ed Richardson, Glpnn Carter,
Thomas Robertson and Reginald
McVickers.
Twenty-seven students will re
ceive high school and college di
plomas. William Hugh Johnson
will represent his class as vale
dictorian of the junior college
class. Mrs. Amogene Byrant Head
will represent the high school
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