see Wins Accredation By Southern Assoc.
Southeastern Community Col
lege has received full accredi
tation by the Southern Associa
tion of Colleges and Schools at a
meeting ^held in Dallas, Texas
on November 29.
see is one of two community
colleges in North Carolina to be
fully accredited by the Associa
tion. The other community col
lege is Gaston College in
Gastonia. Under the new regula
tion initial accreditation may be
awarded after one class has grad
uated with reaffirmation sched
uled for a specified period of
time, see is one of the first
colleges to receive this hi^-
recognition under the new regu
lations.
Three areas SCC was most
qualified in for receiving this
honor were the library facili
ties, the faculty, and the ful-
fillixig of the goals set by the
college pertaining to the educa
tional needs of the community.
The qualifications of the faculty
in their major fields of study were
very impressive. The library
facilities are over the required
number of volumes accepted bv
the Association. The college is
striving to meet the goals in all
areas of education necessary for
the community and beyond.
From the standpoint of the stu
dents, accreditation will be of
greater significance to those stu
dents transferring to senior col
leges in the area. There is a
greater likelihood of the credits
being accepted. This does not
necessarily mean a guarantee
that all credits will be accepted,
but a larger number of credits
being transferred may possibly
be accepted. Not all credits meet
the requirements of senior col
leges.
It is the opinion of President E,
Philip Comer, v4ien interviewed
by a member of the newspaper
staff, that being accredited will
help SCC to be able to enter into
more transfer agreements simi
lar to that with Pembroke State
College. “Having been in con
tact with Wilmington College and
North Carolina State university
riiiring the Dallas Convention, I
hope to reach some type of agree
ment to facilitate transferring
credits. If agreements are made,
it will be relatively easy to go
to other colleges in the state.
There is no agreement as of now;
however, I am optimistic that
there will be. I have personally
been In contact with the President
and Dean of Wilmington College
and the Vice Chancellor of State.
Also, I have written to the Chan
cellor of N. C. State.”
To the whole institution, accre
ditation is of major significance
especially to those completing
the program entered. “There are
many people who don’t realize
that this regional accreditation is
the highest there is. A group of
educators got together and talked
about setting standards for the
colleges; to serve the needs of
the colleges, there was a division
into six associations. The South
ern Association covers eleven
states. SCC is a member of the
Southern Association of Junior
Colleges and the American As
sociation of Junior Colleges,”
he stated.
“Another aspect of being ac
credited is that we are qualified
to apply for financial grants from
a number of private foundations.
It is my opinion that being ac
credited will attract more faculty
and students to come to SCC.”
Even though SCC is accredited,
the college must continue to meet
the reauirements set by the
Southern Association. In two
years there will be a re-evalua
tion with an institutional self-
study. This will include re-
examinine all asoects of the col
lege and having the accreditation
reaffirmed. Accredited colleges
are always subject for review.
I
RAM’S HORN
'The Voice of the Student Body"
Volume III, Number 4
Dean’s list
The Dean’s List for the Fall
Quarter has been released by
Roland Norris, Registrar. Thir-
ty-two College Parallel, Thirteen
Technical, and thirty-six Voca
tional students made the Dean's
List.
COLLEGE PARALLEL: Judy
Lee Avery, Jacqueline Victoria
Barnes, Richard Bennett Brown,
Alfons Daniel Bryant, Terry Lynn
Buffkln, Barbara Ann Cartrette,
Patricia Elaine Clark, Alice Ma-.
rie navis. Anna Smith Demaree,
Ronald Regan Enzor, Susan Mar
guerite Gooding, J ean Artnur
Hammond, David Leonard Heath,
Julia Kav Hi^, Jimmy Wayne
Lancaster, Thomas Ed McGraw,
Jay B. McPherson, William Glenn
McQueen.
Pansy Olene Milliken, Dorothy
Smith Odom, Linda Gall Page,
Beverly Gail Powell, Ewell
Timothy Robeson, Marcus Fred
erick Rogers, Carla Griffin Ross,
Lalla Ruth Rowland, William
Garrett Shaver, Jr., Leonard
Eugene Sheriff, Raymond Liston
Shlngleton, Gaylon Whittle Tay
lor, Ada Ruth ward, John Alan
Watkins.
VOCATIONAL: Dewitt Bald
win, Portia Ann Battle, Julian
Ray Bell, Lannle Stone Black-
Well, Hubert Delee Carrell,
Wanda Faye Causey, Elizabeth
FOX Council, Johnny Mitchell Ed
wards, Robert Gene Evans, David
Lee George, Richard Wayne
Gooden, Deborah Upchurch Gore,
James Dowell Hammond, Betty
Catherine Harris, Betty June
Hawes, Jake V, Jones, Jr., Caro
lyn Jeannette Jones, Evonne
Floyd Little, William Charles
Little, Glynda Burney McLamb,
Johnny Lee McKay, Larry Ray
Moore, Bobbie Jane Nance, Bar
bara Gayle Norris, Ronald Bruce
Perkins, Michael Eugene Raines,
Beatrice Priscilla Shaw.
Deborah Jean Gibbett, Sheila
Frances Stephens, Lewis Tay
lor, Danny TurbevlUe, Judy Dale
Todd, Wanda Kay Watts, John
Ronald Williams, Wilson Gibson
Williamson, Elizabeth Jeanette
Wilson.
TECHNICAL; Barbara Batten
Babson, Mary Virginia Buffkln,
Deborah Sue Cook, Eddie Ray
Duncan, Mary Eliza Hall, Janice
Esther Little, Margaret Gault
Opitz, Betty Ann Page, Eva Brew-
ington Sampson, Jill WardSnJ^
Penny Ruth Strickland. Judith
Moore Thompson, Lela i>oies
Thompson.
Phi Theta Kappa
To Sponsor
Turkey Shoot
Phi Theta Kappa Schol^ic
Fraternity wiU
choot on December 21 at 7.uu
n m The shoot will be held
hi the Technical-vocational
Rullding of Southeastern Com-
Snity college. Twelve-Four-
S5)und turkeys will given
as prizes. Shotgun shel^ will
furnished by Phi Theta Kap^
Pvweeds of the turkey shootjrtU
Sters in April.
invited to ^ey for that
you may win a turKey
Christmas dinner!
SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WHITEVILLE, N. C.
Nursing Students.
Elect Officers
Southeastern Community Col
lege has a new organization on
its campus. The Student Nurse
Association of Southeastern
Community College of North
Carolina which is a local chapter
of the national association. The
purpose of the organization Is to
aid in development of the student
nurse by broadening her horizons
as an active member of the as
sociation and as an individual.
This association encourages the
student to promote and maintain
high education and professional
standards, provide opportunity
for self expression on the part
of each student and to stimulate
understanding with interest in
programs on the district, state
and national level.
The President of the associa
tion is Peggy Opitz, Vice-Presi
dent is Sandra Causey, Secretary
Is Dianne Fonvielle, Treasurer
is Sarah Hickman, Recorder is
Liz Ward, Parliamentarian is
Barbara Bolan, and Representa-
of the association to the district
is Barbara Bolan. The faculty
advisor Is Mrs. Pauline Ashley.
The association has just
elected Donna Wasserman as
candidate for Student Nurse of
the Year Award. She will be
competing with student nurses
from all over the state and the
decision of the judges on the
winner will be made in January.
The association feels Donna was
serman has an excellent chance
to win and hope the college will
give her hundred percent support
to further the name of South
eastern Community College.
Permanent Site To Be Designated
Bell Finds Temporary Home
The old school bell, which came
to Southeastern Community Col
lege in a unique series of events
last spring, has won a place of
eminence on the new campus.
It rests in all its ancient cast
iron glory within a wooden fiame
in the lobby of the Administration
building, where it will be on dis
play until college officials and ar
chitects choose a suitably per
manent site.
The bell is becoming a pride
ful Southeastern tradition since
it was discovered last March
on the roof of the old Chadboum
high school building which housed
the college’s temporary quarters
until the start of the 1967-68
school year.
Ken Williamson, of the Class
of ’67, found the bell when he
gave an idle tug to a rope hang
ing from the roof. His curtoslty
over the rope, and what might
be at the other end, opened anew
and imlque chSipter in South
eastern’s young history.
It has become a fan.;llar and
popular topic at Soutiieastern, and
was rung long and lustily re
cently when Southeastern won
full accreditation as a member
school of the Southern Associa
tion of Colleges and Schools.
Other special occasions have
Included use of the bell on the
Southeastern float built by the
Student Government Association,
and used in a Whiteville parade
recently.
E. Philip Comer, president at
Southeastern, said the old bell
deserves the attention it is re
ceiving. “It helps all of us
to identify with our school, and
helps build school spirit
and pride,’* he said.