PAGE 2, THE COUGAR CRY, OCT. 31. 1967
EDITORIAL COMMENTS Quizzed Or Not Quizzed
The radio announcer’s voice came strong and heavy
as the weather report was being given. . . for to
morrow—pleasant skies and above season temperatures.
No fog expected; visibility unlimited.”
“Visibility unlimited.” Think about these words for
a moment students. Visibility unlimited—a clear path
ahead. That is just what we, as WCC students, have
today. There is no limit to the triumph and achievement
we can reach if only we try. We have more students,
more money, more organizations, and a better SGA than
ever before. We have, too, a faculty and an administra
tive staff that is more than willing to help us and we
have just elected new and capable leaders and officers.
But, how do we make the most of this opportunity.
The most important thing I think is effort. Nothing was
ever gained by sitting idly by allowing someone to do
the work for you.
Let us take for example physical training. Would
a coach choose his football team and let them loaf along
between each competition? No indeed! He gives his time
and energy to work with his team making sure they put
forth all the effort they can to do a good job. Likewise,
students, we can achieve through effort.
Never before in our history has there been more
opportunity for growth! Every young person, for ex-,
ample, has a chance to get an education. With a good
education there is unlimited visibility for working toward
achievement.
Achievement and opportunity, however, do not come
without responsibility. Never before has there been
greater need for our youth to fill its responsibility. We
must use our heads and our hearts to accept with courage
and dignity any responsibility we might have.
So, if we make the effort to take advantage of every
opportunity and strive to meet every responsibility we
truly have “visibility unlimited”—we know the things
we can accomplish for ourselves and our school.
WANTED
PHOTOGRAPHER to work on the Cougar Cry staff.
Please meet in the basement of Mr. Mayes’ house at 3:00
o’clock on Fridays.
THE VOICE OF WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Editor Becky Landreth
Assistant Editor Elizabeth Parks
News Editor Debby Lomax
Feature Editor Shirley Steelman
Sports Editor Roger Billings
Circulation & Business Manager Jimmy Harris
Columnist Nancy Iscenhour
Photography Staff
Staff Sue Sebastian,
Thorton Long, Martha Johnson, Jenny Eller, Hal Dean Byrd,
Linda Watson, Mary Jane Call
Advisor D. S. Mayes
There has been a considerable
amount of talk around campus on
the subject of daily quizzes. One
question that always seems to
spring forth is, “Is it fair to
the students for the teacher tO;
give them a quiz every single
day?* There ar& some who an
swer this with a yes while others
very definitely answer no.
It is apparent that the main
reason for these daily quizzes
is for the teacher to find out
whether or not the student is
studying and keeping up his daily
homework assignments. Most
teachers say that the quizzes
are not so much a means of
finding out whether or not the
student is studying each night
but rather a way in which the
student can help himselfwhenthe
time comes for grades to go out.
Therefore, these quizzes should
strike up the initiative in the
student to study so he will be
able to do at least fairly well on
them. If, when grade time comes
along, the student’s quiz grades
prove to be reasonably well, nat
urally this will to some extent
help his final grade. This should
give them something to work
toward.
As far as we students are con
cerned, it makes no difference
whether or not we like these
daily quizzes for it appears that
they are going to be around a
lot longer than we are.
Nancy Iscenhour
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To The Student Body
If kudos is to be handed out
then certainly the student body
of Wilkes Community College
should be in for its share. The
manner in which you, the student,
have conducted yourself with all
the adverse conditions a new
institution in borrowed spaces
has, reflects tremendous credit
to your desire for post high'
school education.
Your College has made ad
vances beyond even the dreams
and aspirations of its builders.
This must be recognized as a
cooperative venture of the stu
dent and the faculty. 1968-1969
should see as great an advance
with the opening of the new Col
lege complex.
New technology programs are
being studied by the College staff
for possible implementation in
the Fall of 1969.
Vocational trade programs are
being reinforced in order that
the graduate can successfully
compete with industrial and com
munity requirements. Adult ed
ucation courses are being added
to up-date those already gain
fully employed.
The college parallel program
is constantly being evaluated so
that the graduate of this program
of studies will be successful in
his venture in a four-year in
stitution.
There are no restrictions as
to your age. Several of you are
blessed with being born prior
to 1900, while others have just
reached that magical age of six
teen.
Money alone could not accom
plish what you are doing. The
main essential is “desire”. And
for this latter condition, I salute
you.
Dr. Howard Thompson