PAGE 4 — THE COUGAR CRY, FEBRUARY 8, 1974
Para-Professional
JEAN MILES, class of '71
went on to graduate magna
cum laude from ASU’s School
of Business, where she finished
as TOP student,
Jean now holds the MA De
gree from Appalachian and is
enrolled in the Nova Univer
sity Doctoral Program.
Here at WCC, she helped to
organize and develop the Coun
selor Associate Program, and
now serves as instructor in the
program.
Another innovation in oxu:
counseling program is the use
of paraprofessional counselors.
The Paraprofessional Coun
selors of Wilkes Community
College clearly demonstrate the
capabilities of our alumni. Un
der the direction of the Direct
or of Guidance Services, these
busy para-professionals provide
valuable service to students and
prospective students. Their ac
tivities include providing stu
dents with career, academic,
and college information; pro
moting WCC through speaking
engagements and tours of the
campus, assisting in Registra
tion and Orientation, helping
students obtain information on
Veteran Benefits, conducting
tests, and furnishing students
with information.
One of these helpful people
is Jane Johnson, a graduate of
Elast Wilkes High School and
the College Transfer Program
of Wilkes Community College.
Jane and her husband, Harold
Dean, live in Ronda. A mem
ber of Arbor Grove Baptist
Church, she is presently a
Coimselor Associate at Wilkes
Community College.
Another member of this
service team is Shirley Glass, a
graduate of Wilkes Central
High School and the Business
Administration Program of
Wilkes Community College.
Shirley is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. L. Glass of North
Wilkesboro, and is a member of
Antioch Baptist Church where
she is a Sunday School Teacher.
While studying at WCC, she
was a member of Phi Beta
Lambda, elected Miss WCC,
and listed in Who’s Who Among
Students in American Junior
Colleges. Shirley is presently
a Counselor Associate at Wilkes
Community College.
Also, of outstanding service
to the students of WCC is Coot
Gilreath, a graduate of Lincoln
Heights High School and the
Diesel and Equipment Program
of Wilkes Community College,
before coming to WCC, Coot
was an industrial engineer at
Chatham Manufacturing Com
pany. He resides in Roaring
River with his wife, the former
Rosalind Petty, and his ten-
year-old son. Gregory, At pres
ent, Mr. Gilreath is pastor of
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in
North Wilkesboro, He is Vet
erans Counselor at Wilkes
Community College,
Working in close co-opera
tion with Jane, Shirley, and
Coot is Mac Warren, a graduate
of North Wilkes High School
and the Business Administra
tion Program of Wilkes Com
munity College. Mac was an
Infantry NCO in the United
States Army and received a
Bronze Star Medal. As a stu
dent at WCC, Mr. Warren was
a member of Phi Beta Lambda,
and he was listed in Who’s Who
Among Students in American
Junior Colleges.
Mac and his wife, the former
Betty Byrd, live in Traphill.
Mr. Warren, a Baptist minister,
is a member of Traphill Baptist
Church. He also serves as a
Sunday School Superintendent
and deacon. At present, he is
co-ordinator of Veteran Affairs
at Wilkes Community College.
JEAN MILES
JANE JOHNSON
SHIRLEY GLASS
COOT GILREATH
♦
MAC WARREN
CHERYL POSTON
Brown-eyed Goat
Behind the smile that is in
itself a special form of beauty
when worn so disarmingly on
the wholesome face that houses
the deep set, understanding,
brown eyes of Cheryl LuAnna
Threatte Poston, there is a
Groat . . . climbing, ever climb
ing upward along the rugged
path of life determined to reach
the summit. One might sus
pect that Cheryl is not the typ
ical goat. She doesn’t even
smell like a goat, but the goat
spirit of reaching the summit
is truly there; and reach it she
wilL
The similarity of the goat
(her symbolic animal of the
Zodiac, Capricorn) and Cheryl
ends at the summit,
Cheryl is the earth after the
first push of Spring. She will
absorb you as the dry earth
absorbs the rain. With her
touch of warmth, new life will
be generated as the soil gener
ates life to the seed. Her power
is as deep, cosmic, strong, and
mysterious as gravitation. She
casts a spelL
“I like skiing with a capital
“S,” I like traveling, reading,
tennis, basketball, and rivers.
I especially like rivers with
mountains behind them. Do
you like rivers?”
Once again I fell victim to
the spell of her charm. She is
as variable as the waters in the
rivers she likes — changing for
ever; forever fixed.
Cheryl comes to us from
Western Carolina University,
where she earned a Master of
Arts Degree in Education,
which well qualifies her for her
job; but the real shocker is the
B.A. Degree in English she
earned while at U.N.C, in Char
lotte,
Cheryl is extremely happy
that she is in her position here
— as is everyone else, “I love
the school and the community
and would like to know if 1
were gone, I’d be missed,”
If you Imow her and haven’t
seen her in last 15 minutes
you’ve missed.
If you don’t know Cheryl,
don’t cheat yourself any longer
— go right away and meet her.
She’s not really a goat; she’s
a pretty good kid,
WCC Graduation
The results of the inquiry
concerning graduation mailed
to the members of the 1974
graduating class were not con
clusive because the response to
the vote was less than 50% of
the graduating class. Reference
Memo to 1974 Graduating
Class, January 11, 1974, “If the
majority of the graduating
class desires to cancel the grad
uation exercises for 1974, we
will do so; however, if the ma
jority wishes to have gradua-
ion exercises, everyone will be
required to participate.”
Commencement will be held
as scheduled on May 24, 1974,
at 6:00 p.m. in front of Hayes
Hall on the Wilkes Community
College campus. ALL members
of the graduating class are ex
pected to be present.
—T. R. Whittington
Registrar
Veterans With
Special Needs
There are three notable pro
grams funded under the G. L
Bill which colleges may organ
ize to assist veterans and serv
icemen who need special aca
demic assistance. These are
free entitlement programs. That
is, the utilization of any of
these programs by qualifying
veterans will not detract from
basic educational entitlements.
1. Tutorial Supplementary
Assistance
This is a significant new pro
gram for veterans who are pur
suing a course of education
above high school level on at
least a half-time basis, and who
have a deficiency in a subject
which is required for entrance
to the course, or which is in-
dispensible to the successful
pursuit thereof.
Veterans who are certified to
be in need of tutoring may re
ceive up to $50 monthly for
nine calendar months or until a
maximum of $450 is utilized in
addition to regular educational
assistance payments. Payment
for the cost of tutoring will be
made to the veteran upon cei>
tification by the school that (1)
the Assistance is essential to
correct a deficiency; (2) the tu
tor chosen is qualified; and 3)
the charges for the assistance
do not exceed the customary
charges for similar individual
instruction afforded non-veter
ans.
It must be understood that
this assistance is available only
to veterans who require it to
avoid failure, not for those who
desire to improve their aca
demic standing. The need for
this assistance may occur most
often during the first two years
after entrance into a course of
education.
Method of Payment
An application and enroll
ment certification for individ
ual tutorial assistance, Form
21E-1990-T, available from any
Veterans Administration office,
must be submitted to the re
gional office of jurisdiction be
fore benefits can be claimed.
JUNE DARNELL
JUNE DARNELL (class of
’70) is secretary to Dr. Kenneth
May and Jim Andrews in the
Department of Research and
Quality Assurance at Holly
Farms.
As a student at WCC, June
was first secretary to Phi Beta
Lambda and was on the Presi
dent’s List both years.
June says the college “is a
wonderful thing for this area,”
and adds, “I wouldn’t have the
job I hold now without having
gone to WCC. The college has
given so many people the op
portunity to advance them
selves.”
By way of advice to students,
June comments, “There was
more at the college than I took
advantage of. I feel I could
have gotten more out of if if I
had given more of myself.”
HOW APPROPBLITE
It’s homecoming and guess
who’s coming home? (Sound
the rumpets.) MARY ANN
STURDIVANT is back with us,
but we are sorry it’s only on a
limited basis. WELCOME
HOME.
Mr. Gary McNeil
Gary is a 1973 graduate of
W.C.C. where he is now em
ployed as an Audio Visual Tech
nician. Since his graduation,
Gary has found that the com
munity college has several ad
vantages.
First of all, it allows the stu
dent to remain closer home for
his first two years of college.
Secondly, it helps to cut the
cost of a B.A. Degree in half in
comparison to a four-year in
stitution costs.
Another advantage is the con
genial atmosphere that is creat
ed only by a smaller institu
tion.
In the fall of 1972, Gary will
enroll at Appalachian Slate
University to complete his de
gree.
Audrey McNeil
Audrey graduated from
Wilkes Community College in
1969, and is presently employed
as assistant librarian. She is
continuing her education at
Appalachian State University,
and will graduate from there in
1974.
As Audrey reflects upon her
ideas of Wilkes Conununity
College, she comes to the con
clusion that as an educational
institution it is an asset to our
area and has functioned well
under the authorized system of
community colleges.
Regardless of how busy Aud
rey is, she still enjoys her hob
bies which include cooking and
sewing.
Glenda Stanley
Congratulations
Graduates of the two-year
Secretarial Science Program at
Wilkes Community College step
out of the classroom into offi
ces with poise and self-confid
ence. The yoimg women who
have completed the program
are serving business and in
dustry, not only in Wilkes
County but throughout the en
tire State. From all reports,
they have been and are highly
successful in their chosen
careers. WCC is proud, and
rightly so, of their secretarial
science alumnae.
You probably know about the
critical shortage of secretaries,
not only in this locale but ev
erywhere else. The fact is that
WCC has not been able to train
enough secretaries to meet the
constantly increasing demand.
Therefore, all alumnae, will you
please tell your friends and
civic groups about the Secre
tarial Science Program at WCC,
and encourage them to enroll
and complete a program in
which they can be sure of
immediate employment with a
salary commensurate with
training.
Again, we are proud of you
and your accomplishments.
Please come to see us any time.
Lenore G. Pierce