VOL. 2, NO. 1
THE VOICE OF WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Wilkesboro, North Carolina
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WCC
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SEPT. 17, 1968
WELCOME FRESHMEN
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New Buildings At WCC
Are Nearing Completion
The Wilkes Community College
student body of 1968-69 will be
housed in an electrically heated
three-building complex. These
buildings will be equipped with all
new furnishings and the latest
laboratory and shop equipment.
The completed facility will in
clude 26 classrooms, five science
laboratories, seven shops, a
teaching auditorium for 300 stu
dents, thirty-one offices, four
reception areas, a student com
plex, two-tiered demonstration
rooms, a large library, and a
students commons. All areas,
except some of the 'lops, will
be air conditioned.
The new college is located at
the intersection of N.C. 268 and
N.C. 421, two miles west of
Wilkesboro. The campus, with
buildings having total floor space
of more than one hundred, two
thousand square feet, is situated
on a seventy-five area tract of
land. A modern administration-
classroom building, located near
the campus entrance was named
Thompson Hall to honor the pres
ent president. Dr. H. E. Thomp
son.
Hayes Hall, a two-story lab
oratory and classroom building
will house the chemistry, bio
logy, physics, physical science,
agricultural, drafting, and eng
ineering quality control labora
tories in addition to an audio
visual center.
Lovette Hall will contain shop
and laboratory facilities for the
automotive mechanics, agricul
tural equipment, radio-tele
vision, two-way radio, carpentry
and food processing programs.
The college will also continue
to utilize other facilities in the
community for laboratory and
clinical experience, where it is
impractical to provide compar
able teaching situations on
campus.
Room Location
Freshmen should use the fol
lowing information to locate their
classrooms, Tliis list is mainly
directed at churches and rooms
that might be difficult to locate.
BAPTIST CHURCH (First
Baptist Church, Wilkesboro)
BFH Baptist Fellowship
Hall
BJM Baptist Julia Mitch-
el
BJD Baptist Junior De
partment
BID Baptist Intermediate
Department
BYMC Baptist Young
Men’s Class
B8PC Baptist 8-Year
Primary Class
BCD Baptist Dorcas
Class
METHODIST CHURCH (Wil
kesboro Methodist Church)
MFH Methodist Fellow
ship Hall
EPISCOPAL CHURCH (St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church)
E#1 Basement of Episco
pal Parish House
E#2 Main floor of Epis
copal Parish House
President Thompson
Welcomes Frosh
A most sincere welcome to all
students. This will be one of the
most historical years of your
college career—climaxed by
moving to the new campus com
plex and subsequent memorial
events of dedication and inaug
uration.
WCC Students Have
Varied Background
Observe a group of Wilkes
Community students from a dis
tance and you will notice little
difference between them and
those of other colleges. If you
move closer, you will find they
range from teenagers to senior
citizens with a wide range in
family income. Their purpose
in enrolling at WCC is to be
come qualified for employment
that requires specialized train
ing or to enable them to transfer
to another college. Tliey may be
working toward a degree or a
diploma in agriculture, business,
engineering, or college transfer.
As you continue your interview,
you will learn that the students’
parents are farmers, doctors,
lawyers, industrial workers, ed
ucators, preachers, and busi
nessmen. It would be impossible
for you to see the entire student
body on one campus since classes
are located in Wilkes, Ashe, and
Alleghany Counties.
Most Wilkes Community
College students commute less
than ten miles with some travel
ing as much as sixty miles each
day. Students choosing to live
near the college find adequate
facilities at moderate rates.
To meet the needs of students
with varied backgrounds and in
terests the college offers 17
different occupational programs.
Day or evening programs are
offered on a part or full-time
basis.
An educated man can argue
without losing his temper and
without resorting to abusive ad
jectives.