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THE VOICE OF WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
VOL. 3, NO. 3
Wilkesboro, North Carolina
NOVEMBER 2. 1969
BILLY PARDUE
President
CHARLES MITCHELL
Vice President
PATTY WAGONER
Secretary
Freshmen at WCC
Elect Officers
PATTY GREENE
Treasurer
Three offices were filled when
the students at Wilkes Community
College went to the polls to cast
their ballot for the three offices
that went into a runoff election
last week.
Fatty Greene, who was elected
to the position of Treasurer of
the Freshman Class, was the
only officer elected in the origi
nal election. She was victorious
over Sandra Russell.
Billy Pardue, a freshman in
the College Transfer division
was elected to the position of
President of the Freshman class.
His opponent in the runoff elect
ion was Jeff Shoemaker, also
a student from the College Trans
fer division.
Charles Mitchell was elected
to the post of Vice President
of the Freshman class for the
coming year, winning over
Sharon Woods.
Taking the position of Secre
tary of the Freshman class was
Patty Wagoner, who also had to
campaign in the runoff election
before the final outcome could
be seen.
All the students elected were
from the College Transfer divis
ions. There were no candidates
from the vocational or technical
divisions.
Charles Johnson, President of
the Student Government Associ
ation at Wilkes Community Col
lege, stated that this was a very
close election and saw a nar
row margin for most of the
victors.
The newly elected officials will
now take their place on the Stu
dent Government Association and
serve the students as part of the
executive committee of the SGA.
Measurements For
Ring^s to be Taken
On November 11 between the
hours of 10:30 and 1:30, Mr. De
von Smith will be located in the
bookstore for the purpose of
measuring and taking orders for
college class rings. Anyone who
has one-half of his program com
pleted or will have had one-half
of his program completedthis
quarter will be eligible to come
by and place an order. A $10.00
deposit at the time of the order
will be required and the balance
paid when the ring arrives.
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ROBERT SHEFFIELD FIRST D.O.C. UNIT GRADUATE
College Reports First Graduate
From Department of Correction
The Adult Basic Education de
partment of Wilkes Community
College has announced the gra
duation of its first student from
their class at the North Carolina
Department of Correction com
plex at North Wilkesboro.
The graduate, Robert Sheffield,
passed all parts of the General
Educational Development tests
held at the prison complex, stated
Mrs. Christine P. Davis, Direc
tor of the Adult Basic Education
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