PAGE 2, THE COUGAR CRY, MARCH 17, 1969
Letter To The Editor
EDITORUL
Wilkes Commuonity College seems to be strong in initiative
but weak in action. Although this school opened its doors in
1965, four years ago, it still does not have a catalogue. How can
a prospective student know What courses WCC has to offer?
Printed course descriptions that are available are inadequate for
a student to plan a two-year course of study. Cases have occurred
where students have been told that certain courses will be avail
able during a certain quarter and then the courses are not offered
then. This causes problems and ill will betwe faculty and
students.
When students transfer to a senior institution, these schools
want to know what the courses they have taken consist of. Do
these schools have a nice, neat catalogue from WCC to refer to?
Unfortunately they have to request for course descriptions, and
the whole process of application is slowed by this. Things like
this reflect badly on WCC.
Another case of “feet-dragging” is the Student Advisory
Council to the President. This council was formed to discuss
problems of the students and to keep the president in close con
tact with the students. The council was formed at the beginning
of the Winter Quarter and was to mleet twice a month with Dr.
Thompson. Now it is the end of the Winter Quarter and the
council has not met once. What happened? The need was recog
nized and a remedy prescribed. The only thing lacking was the
will to carry it out.
Remember that initiative is only as good as the action which
follows!
Letter To The Editor
To the Editor of “The Cougar
Cry'»:
In your recent editoral of Feb
ruary 17, 1969, you have stated
that we students here at Wilkes
Community College suffer from
“indoplacency*', which you have
defined as aversion to exertion
in combination with “self-satis
faction accompanied by unawar-
ness of .. .deficiencies.” On what
evidence do you base the opinion?
Does the number of students in
attendance at basketball games
indicate the number of students
who revere WCC? Is partici
pation in extra-curricular activ
ities a measure of school spirit?
Simply because we all do not
participate in such activities, you
have no reason to classify ALL
of us as uncaring. Personally I
feel that many of us find a sin
cere satisfaction in our atten
dance at WCC. Wilkes Com-
A lot of questions have stem
med from the lack of student
activity this quarter. The reply
of the SGA is that there were
so many dances given last quar
ter, and with the expenses of the
newspaper and the annual, there
is not enough money left. This
brings up a series of other ques
tions. Why is there not enough
money? Who planned out the
budget? Why is there not enough
money this year when there are
more students paying activity
fees than before?
During the last week of the
spring quarter of last year, Jim
Lyalls, the president of the SGA,
reported that there was approx
imately $1700.00 in the student
activity fund. The only expense
incurred after that was the end
of the year picnic which was by
no means an extravaganza. There
should have been between $1000.-
00 and $1,500.00 left to be brought
forward to the nextyear.The busi
ness department says none was
brought forward. Whathappenedto
the money? Was it used by the
school? Was this the result of
munity College offers many of us
students educational opportun
ities that would have been un
available had she not been es
tablished here. Because many of
us have pressing obligations we
can participate in few activities,
however. This lack of participa
tion does not mean that we do not
respect an-admire Wilkes Com
munity College.
On the other hand, you have
stated that the faculty are also
succumbing to “indoplacency.”
Apparently your assumption is
based on incomplete data. Have
you, by chance, asked for £
minute of a faculty member’s
time recently? You will, if yoi
ask, probably get not just one
minute but as many more min
utes as you can possibly need.
There is no faculty member here
at WCC who will not do as much as
he or she is able to help the stu
dent who asks. Is the willing
ness to help, to become involved,
indicative of a lack of dedica
tion on the part of our pro
fessors? I think not.
Although your evaluation of the
faculty seems unfair, dear editor,
you have "placed your finger on a
sore point* where student feel
ing is concerned. Actually most
of us students really care about
WCC, although we may now show
it. Hereafter, because of the
stimulus provided by your edit
orial, we shall attempt to be more
vocally active.
Sincerely,,
Susan Greene
mismanagement? Who can answer
this question.
The school’s budget was setup
to use $8000.00 by the end of the
school year. This money was to
be divided between three groups
on the campus. The newspaper
was to get $2,100.00. As of to
date they have spent a little less
than $1000,00 with almost two
thirds of the year gone. The an
nual staff was to receive an es
timated $3,400.00 which they
have consumed in the regular
course of their operations. This
leaves $2500.00 for the SGA for
dances and other student activi
ties.
The fall quarter saw an en
rollment of 697 full-time stu
dents and 297 part-time students.
The activity fee that should have
been realized by the school was
$4,227.50. The winter quarter
had an enrollment of 614 full
time students and 210 part-time
this enrollment should have tot
aled $3,595.00, bringing the total
income to $7822.50 - $177.50
short of the total budget with a
full quarter to go. This does not
include the money that was sup
posed to be left from last year
or the activity fee from the past
summer school which was to go
into our fund. Now, why are we
$2,000.00 short of our project
ed income? Someone of authority
please answer that.
This letter is not written as
a document of accusations but
merely an inquiry in the interest
of the students.
Neither is this letter written
to slander anyone, but rather
to get some students and admin
istrators to start looking into our
true financial situation.
An Interested Reader
ATTEISTIOIS
All students planning to com
plete a program during the Spring
Quarter or Summer Quarter 1969
and have not made application
for graduation must come by the
Business Office to be measured
for a cap and gown, order di
plomas and invitations. The cost
for the cap, gown, and diploma
is $10.00. The invitations are
30^ each. You must pay all fees
when orders are taken.
FFP Award at WCC
The Students’ Advisory Coun
cil to the President has been
named to receive the flying
Fickle Finger of Fate Award be
cause in the interest of the stu
dents at WCC, they have not met
since formed.
THE VOICE OF WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Wilkesboro, North Carolina
Editor Bob Lackey
Assistant Editor Floyd Roerers
News Editor Ken Welbom
Sports Editor Jerry Parduie
Circulation and Business Manasrer Jack Bryan
Photographer Jack Bryan
Cartoonist Carol Key
Typist Linda Poe
Staff Margaret Poole
Advisor Mr. I>. S. Mayes