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THE VOICE OF WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
VOL. 3, NO. 1
Wilkesboro, North Carolina
SEPTEMBER 8, 1969
WELCOME FRESHMEN
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Klinkosums Named SGA
Advisers
Mr. and Mrs. Nithi Klinkosum
have been named to the advisory
position to the Student Govern
ment Association of Wilkes Com
munity College for the 1969-70
school year.
Mrs. Klinkosum is a teacher
of biology and Mr. Klink^jsum
Spanish and Social Sciences. The
Klinkosums have been at WCC
since 1967.
Mrs. Klinkosum, the former
Elizabeth Hopkins, is a native of
Raleigh, North Carolina and is
the daughter of a Baptist min
ister. She attended Wake Forest
University where she received
her Bachelor of Arts. After grad
uation, she worked as a medical
technician at Baptist Hospital
in Winston-Salem, N.C. After
four years at Baptist Hospital,
Mrs. Klinkosum attended Appala
chian State University where she
did her graduate work and re
ceived her masters degree in
biology. She started teaching at
Wilkes Community College in
1967.
Mr. Klinkosum was born near
Bangkok, Thailand in 1938. He
was raised in Thailand and was
there during the Japanese oc
cupation in World War II. He
later went to England where he
attended Eshton Public School
in Yorkshire. After leaving
England, he came to the United
States. While in the states, he
attended Wilbraham Academy
near Springfield, Massachusetts.
He attended Wilbraham for one
and a half years after which he
attended Babson Institute in
Wellesley, Mass. Mr. Klinkosum
came to North Carolina in 1958
where he began taking flight les
sons. In the spring of 1959, he
enrolled at Wake Forest Univer
sity where he majored in Spanish
and history and minored in so
ciology. After graduating from
Wake Forest in 1961, he taught
at Lees McCrae College. Mr.
Klinkosum also served in the
capacity of audio visual director
at South Carolina State College
at Orangeburg. He was also con
nected with Project Headstart
in South Carolina, Mr. Klinko
sum also joined the staff at
Wilkes Community College in
1967. Soon afterwards, he and
the present Mrs. Klinkosum were
married.
At the first meeting of the
SGA on Aug. 28, the Klinko
sums advocated more student
decisions within reason and the
need for tradition in our school.
The two advisors, capability
is without a doubt satisfactory
as these two teachers have in
the past been as close to the
students and student life as any
of the instructors at WCC.
Dr. Thompson Cites
Growth At WCC
In a personal interview with
Dr. H. E. Thompson, President
of Wilkes Community College,
the growth of this five year old
school was discussed.
Dr. Thompson said he was very
pleased with the growth that has
been realized by this school.
Originally, Dr. Thompson stated,
they were hoping for the school
to grow 37% a year. The first
year, however, the school grew
100% followed by a growth of
50% . Last year the school en
rollment grew 40%. Dr. Thom
pson also stated that the orig
inal maximum enrollment for
WCC was 1,000 students. WCC,
however, should reach that num
ber with the projected enroll
ment in this fall quarter.
DATE BAIT
Landing a man is like catch
ing fish, you have to wiggle
the bait a little.
-Tiger, U.S.S. Barry.
TRY IT
If you don’t believe in Pro
vidence, watch persons on the
highway and try to figure out
what else saves them.
-News, Buffalo.
CHECK
Income Tax: The fine we
pay for reckless driving.
-Courier-Journal, Louisville.
A REMINDER
Remember that your wife still
enjoys candy and flowers. Let
her know that you remember
—speak of them occasionally.
-Spotlight, San Diego.