THE VOICE OF WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
VOLUME 4, No. 8
WILKESBORO. NORTH CAROLINA
MARCH 6, 1974
CHARLES “Barney” GRAHAM
Campus
Personality
Charles “Barney” Graham, a
freshman at WCC, was chosen
as campus personality because
of his congenial personality,
marked by his never-ceasing
desire to involve himself and
others in the activities of the
college,
Charles is a resident of
Wilkes Central High School. He
is currently enrolled in the
College Transfer Program. His
college activities consist of
working in the library, partici
pating with the cheerleading
squad, and performing with the
Human Encounter Group. When
Charles is not in class or work
ing in the library, one can
usually find him engaged in a
highly charged match of ping
pong.
When asked about the col
lege, Charles said “WCC has
helped me develop a better atti
tude because of its working at
mosphere and because the in
structors believe in helping a
student get a really thorough
understanding of the material.”
Charles has two major acti
vities in which he engages out
side of school: he is a very avid
tennis player and is a member
of the group, “The Brief En
counter,” in which he sings
and plays trumpet.
So in recognition of your
never-compromising efforts to
help upgrade the standards of
yourself and the college, we are
naming you, Charles “Barney”
Graham, our Campus Personal
ity of this issue.
Oklahoma
Auditions^ 6-7
D. S. Mayes announced that
auditions for Oklahoma will be
held Wednesday, March 6, and
Thursday, March 7. Singers,
actors, and dancers are all
needed.
Oklahoma, by Rogers and
Hammerstein, was the first
musical to incorporate the
songs into the story. The col
lege theater’s production will
be definitive.
To audition, come any time
between 7 and .0 p.m. on March
() or 7 to the Wilkes Commun
ity College auditorium.
WCC Alma Mater
The fact that we needed our
VERY OWN ALMA MATER
was brought to our attention at
HOMECOMING.
Hence, Dr. Mayer and Mrs.
Essie Hayes have collaborated
and come up with the follow
ing words, to be sung to the
traditional Alma Mater tune.
Verse 1
Midst the grand-eur of your
set-ting
Like a pre-cious gem;
You’re the heart of our
en-deavors;
Pride for you will stem.
Hail! all hail! our Al-ma-Ma-ter!
Hear the echoes ring;
Hail! all hail, we sing!
Verse 2
Bea-con of new hope and vision,
Wilkes Com-mu-ni-ty;
Proudly wear the gold and
crim-son
Signs of vic-tor-y.
Hail! all hail! our Al-ma Mater,
Wilkes Com-mun-ni-ty;
Raise aloft your Cou-gar
em-blem;
Hail! all hail, to thee!
Dr. Mayer On Grass
.. . Blue Grass
No, it’s not something you
smoke — Blue Grass is the
music of the earth — banjos,
guitars, mandolins, bull bass,
dobros, and a lot of pickin’
songs like “Dueling Banjos”
and “Rocky Mountain High.”
Well, Dr. Mayer is at it again.
He is gathering the best talents
in the school and putting an
outstanding Blue Grass Band
together.
Talent like Steve Kilby, Bob
by Gentry, Greg Billings, Khris
Transou, Don Phillips, Johnny
Brookshire, and to add the fe
male flavor will be the lovely
Paula Lockman. We look for
big things from this group.
They really do play well, and
they are brought to you by the
same outfit that produced the
Cougarettes, the Symphony, the
Pep Band, and many other
things; so they have a reputa
tion to live up to.
Beat It Bugs;
The B’s Are Here
Jim Daniel and “B” Townes
of the Life Science Division
here at WCC passed the State
Board lixam and are now licens
ed as pesticide consultants. This
qualifies them as experts on in
secticides, fungicides, herbi
cides, and their use. They are
among the few people in North
western North Carolina to re
ceive this distinction. CON
GRATULATIONS!
The Quarter Is
Over
Thank God
WCC HOMECOMING
DEBBIE NICHOLS
Homecoming Queen
SANDY BROOKS
Maid-of-Honor
JEANINE HUTCHENS
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LINDA DuVALL
DIANE WHITTINGTON
KATHY GREENE
Congratulations to D e b b e
Nichols, WCC’s 1974 Homecom
ing queen and to Sandy Brooks,
Maid-of-honor!
Homecoming is always an ex
citing time. There is the hustle
and bustle of selecting the
queen and her court. There is
the tense excitement of the
basketball team as they pre
pare, physically and mentally,
for a most important game,
and there is the excitement of
anticipation that precedes the
return of our alumni.
This homecoming had the
added attraction of the college
Cougarettes, who entertained
during halftime with a drill
routine and then formed an
arch with their batons for the
presentation of the Homecom
ing Court.
To the music of “Let Me Call
You Sweetheart,” each nominee
was introduced along with her
escort.
Freshman attendants were as
follows: Kathy Greene, escorted
by Brent Holloway; Jeanine
Hutchens, escorted by Bobby
Smith; and Diane Whittington,
escorted by Doug Blackburn.
Sophomores w e re Becky
Moretz, escorted by Tommy
Graybeal; Linda Duvall, escort
ed by Glen Winebarger; Sandy
Brooks, escorted by Nick
Cheek; and Debbe Nichols,
escorted by Mike Miller.
Sandy Brooks was announced
Maid-of-honor and Randy Cock-
erham, president of Phi Beta
Lambda, presented her a lovely
nosegay of mixed flowers.
With the introduction of
Debbe Nichols as the new
Homecoming queen. Miss Jen
nifer White, ’73 queen, crown
ed her and President Thomp
son presented her with a bou
quet of long-stemmed roses.
The bustle of other Y activi
ties preceding the game hinder
ed our getting data on all
alumni present, but we were
able to learn the following:
Ric (Ross) Vandett was there,
not just as an alumnus, but
also as emcee for halftime ac
tivities. Ric, a WWWC radio
announcer, graduated from
Wilkes in ’73 and is presently
enrolled at Appalachian.
Teresa Bullis Childress, a ’73
graduate, was also present sup
porting our team and home
coming activities. She, too, is
currently enrolled at ASU.
Teresa is the wife of Kimmie
Lee Childress.
Ford Markle, another radio
announcer at WWWC, was at
the game and assisted with
technicalities at halftime. Ford
received his AA Degree here at
WCC and is one of the few
newcomers who has not yet left
home. He is planning to enter
ASU in September.
Steve and Martha Ray came
out to revisit their alma mater
and to see their old team in ac
tion. The Rays are now resi
dents of Kernersville. They
have one daughter, Rebecca
Michelle, age two.
Fred Reeves, a ’72 graduate,
was also out supporting the
Cougars. Fred received his
A.S. Degree in diesel mechanics
at WCC and is now self-em
ployed.
Phil Anderson, (class of ’72)
was also on the cheering line
for the Cougars. Phil is work
ing on his BS Degree at ASU.
He is presently student teach
ing at West High.
Honor graduate, Fern S. Ab-
sher, was also present. Fern
received her BS Degree at
ASU, where she was elected to
Alpha Chi. She is currently
working on her M.A. Fern, in
addition to her other achieve
ments, is the mother of 5 chil
dren and is employed by the
North Wilkesboro City Schools
as a speech and hearing clini
cian.
Barbara D. Russell, 1973
Homecoming Maid - of - Honor,
also came out for the occasion.
Barbara has an A.A.S. Degree
and is employed with E. James
Moore, Attorney-at-Law.
Although we didn’t get to
interview them, the following
alumni were also present:
Class of ’69: LINDA JOR
DAN, JAMES JOHNSON, J.
KERRY KRIDER, BEAUFORD
BAUGUESS, CARL L, HUD
SON.
Class of ’70: VICKIE
CHURCH, JAMES SPEER,
JAMES STEELE, KEITH
MILLER, RONALD PEARSON,
GARY C. JORDAN, PATTI
JOHNSON, TONY BYRD,
RICHARD WARD, CHARLES
W. JOHNSON, JIMMY M.
CHURCH, LARRY PENDRY,
KENNETH HUFFMAN.
Class of ’71. DELMAK OS
BORNE, DENNY BAUGUESS,
SANDRA RUSSELL, PATTY
WAGONER, LINDA GO
FORTH, JERRY C. MATHIS,
LINDA COLVARD, MIKE IN-
SCORE, CHARLIE MIT
CHELL, DAVID RASH, MARY
ANDREWS, BETTY PIPES,
WANDA MILLER, PAUL L.
PAYNE, Jr., MAURICE CRAV
EN, STAN WHITTINGTON,
ALLEN E. VANNOY, PERRY
MATHIS, STEVE WHITTING-
T O N, DEBORAH WILSON,
BARBARA STONE.
Class of ’72: BRENDA COF
FEY, GARY ROUPE.
Class of ’73: MARY D. BAR
BER, BETTY JO JOHNSON,
CARLLA TRIPLETT, ROBERT
HARDIN, PHYLLIS MORETZ,
BARBARA RUSSELL, TERESA
CHILDRESS, TONY MILLER,
DAVID TAYLOR, JENNIFER
WHITE, JANE POTEAT, SHIR
LEY GLASS, JANE R. JOHN
SON, DEBORAH WILSON,
GARY DAVENPORT, KAY
MILLER.
A special thank you to Phi
Beta Lambda and the SGA, co
sponsors of the event, to Dr.
Mayer, director of the Cougar
ettes, and to everyone who
made homecoming a reality.
To all who attended, we’re
glad you came. Your presence
helped to make Homecoming
’74 THE event of the year.
— Charles Osborne
Sylvia Haymore
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BECKY MORETZ
CONGRAWLATIONS