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THE COUGAR CRY, MAY 10, 1974 — PAGE 3 Cougar’s Conscience j i 1 ^ j WOMEN EDITORS OFFICE The Value Of An Education Just what is the value of an education? I don’t know. Who does? Someone told me this little story the other day, and just to help make my point, I’ll pass it on. There was a guy— let’s call him John Smith — who was down on his luck and out of a job. He saw a sign in the window of a house—“Book keeper Wanted.” Well, old John went in an applied for the job. Much to his amazement, old John discovered he was in a house of ill repute. The lady in charge asked John if he could do bookkeeping. “No,” said John. “I can’t even read or write.” Well, obviously John didn’t get the job but on his way out he found a big, brand new cigar and he was examining it as he walked. A man stopped John and offered him fifty cents for the cigar. The deal was closed and John went immediately and bought five more cigars. Sold them and bought more. To make a long story short, in about a year Ole John had par layed his fifty cent cigar into a multi-million dollar cigar en terprise. John was rich. A reporter was interviewing John one day and asked the obvious question. “John, you are not a learned man; with all your riches, I wonder what you might have been if you had only gotten an education.” John thought for only a second and repUed — “Why I would have been a bookkeeper in a whore house.” The point is this —■ I know PHD’S that are pumping gas and cooking hamburgers, and I know people with no education making fabulous sums of money. Nobody really knows what an education is worth It's a very personal thing. Graduatoin is coming soon — for many that means going on to bigger and better things. For some it means the beginning of trying to apply what they have learned here. Whatever the next year brings you, I wish you well. Now back to the value of an education. Forget the books, tests, classrooms, and courses for just a moment and let’s look at the part of education that a real value can be placed on. I am sure that what you are about to read is the col lective voice of the entire stu dent body. I speak for all when I say to the faculty, the administration people, the counselors, the en tire staff and management of Wilkes Community College. “We appreciate your attitude” — without your help, encour agement, enthusiasm, goodness, and yes, mercy, there would have been many days when we could not and would not have made it. The true value of an education is reflected, not in the books we use, not from the class lectures, and not in the words we write. The true value is not in anything of an aca demic nature at all. The true value of education is in seeing that you are really concerned with us and that you care. The true value comes in what you have taught us about ATTI TUDE. — POSITIVE ATTI TUDE. It’s contagious. It’s something we learned here that we think they don’t teach in other schools. We love you for it and we thank you and, oh yes, we almost forgot. They’ll be a new bunch coming on pret ty soon. Teach them the same thing, will you? They’re young and they deserve to know the same thing about attitude that you taught us — that it is the value of an education. —John Cashion Meet The Cougar Cry Staff (Second in a series) By James Brooks Diane Prevette is a sopho more and commutes, sometimes twice or three times daily, from her home in Statesville. She is in the unique position of be ing the only female on the staff. Besides being on the COU GAR CRY staff, Diane is a member of the cast of the WCC production of OKLAHOMA. She enjoys a variety of pas times. Her interests lie in mu sic, dancing, yoga, biking, and swimming. After graduation from WCC, Diane will transfer to UNC- Greensboro where she will ma jor in sociology. Her career plans are to teach that subject. She leaves WCC with this appraisal: “I really have high regards for this school, especi ally the personal relationships and the friendliness of the stu dents and faculty.” Industrial Management By Jerry Rhodes The purpose of the Industrial Management Program is to help students get advanced training in understanding and solving problems in industry. The courses offered by this program (plant layout, quality control, value analysis, etc.,) helps stu dents to understand the prob lems of a manufacturing com pany and how to develop tech niques and procedures to over come these problems. These procedures will enable the firm to achieve the highest level of efficiency. Gary Keener, of the Indus trial Management Program, said, “Many opportimities exist for both men and women for advancement in industry when ever their abilities have been improved by the type of train ing provided in the Industrial Management program.” “Many scientific changes are imminent in industry in years ahead.” Many of the better jobs will be available to those who develop better understand ing of the procedures and tech niques used in industry. This program offers many opportunities for students to offer suggestions to improve safety and manufacturing pro cesses in companies. Some companies have report ed savings of several thousand dollars per month as a result of suggestions offered from In dustrial Management students of WCC. This program is offered only at night. Currently there are approximately 300 students en rolled in the Industrial Man agement program. GARY KEENER Wilkes Community College is fortunate to have Gary Keener as an addition to the Industrial Management Program. Originally from Canton, North Carolina, Gary received a Mechanical Engineering De gree from Georgia Tech in 1960. Mr. Keener’s qualifications are many. He has held a posi tion in Canton, worked as a Production Engineer at Black Mountain and has been Design Engineer for American Etna. Mr. Keener did research at Flexible Tubing in South Car olina. While at Flexible Tub ing, Mr. Keener designed an anesthia face mask and vacuum cleaner hose fittings. The pat ents are pending on these two items. Mr. Keener received addi tional training at New York University and at Akron in rub ber technology. Mr. Keener and his wife Janice reside at Hays with their four sons: Sherman, Brian, Ricky, and Kevin. In addition to his duties at WCC, Mr. Keener is minister in music at Fairplains Baptist Church. FIRST ROW: BOB JOHNSTON, MILTON DEMOKIDES, SUE ANN WILSON. STANDING: JOE COOPER, DAVE MARION, JIM ROBINSON, DON (PAPA DON) HOTEL HOSPITALITY AT ITS FINEST This Spring Quarter the Ho- tel-Motel students have been showing their proficiency at preparing and serving banquets for various divisions of the col lege. They have prepared din ners for both the North (Caro lina and the Southern Associa tion Accreditation teams as well as the North Wilkesboro Lions (Hub Ladies night. The English, Vocational and Life Sciences Departments have had banquets A SEASON ON THE RUN No time for hobbies, games. Or a Saturday afternoon of Bob Gordon. Even the once-loved visits with the family Are now a thing of the past. Clouds blanket the love-sunned sky With duty, responsibility, and “ Ought-to-be’s” No such thing, now, as a moment that says “you” Or a time to collect one’s faculties. Sleep, once a friend. Now gone to South Carolina Never to be seen again. Seems Sleep got caught in a speed trap & couldn’t pay the fine. Nightmares ad nauseum Blend with the realities you fear most. Pet projects and pleasures Pile in the drifts of good intentions The rains come now More frequently than before. But, I’ll splash through the puddles and mud. After all the sky can hold So much water. — Gary McNeil Yesterday I Couldn’t Even Spell Persedent... Now I Are One THANK YOU — THANK YOU On behalf of all the student body officers you recently elected, we thank you for your vote of confidence. Next year will be an exciting one on the campus of WCC — all the officers you have elect ed are eager to make it a year you will remember always. It certainly will not be an easy job (kinda like licking bourbon off a cactus), but we are gonna try. A pat on the back is in order (and is earned by this year’s officers for a job well done. Thank you for flying the Flag of leadership and dedication — as the banner is passed along to us new folks, we hope we can keep it at full mast. —John Cashion served in conjvmction with their articulation efforts. All these meals are served at the Holiday Inn. The profit realized is kept in a fund to cover the expenses for field trips to New York City, Charlotte, and other places of interest in the Hotel field. The project calls for the up perclassmen to manage and di rect, while the lowerclassmen serve and cook the meals as part of their training to be competent Hospitality manag ers. Rally To Be Held Frank Perez and three other students will attempt to stage a sports car rally which will include Wilkes and surrounding counties, the first in what will hopefully be a series. The rally is set for the evening of Sun day, May 19, at 7:00 p.m. AU cars designated “sports” by their manufacturers will be eligible to participate. This wiU include modified “show” cars. A small entry fee of $3 will be charged at the start. Car and occupants will be logged. A copy of road rules and safety and a route map will be given to each car. Groups of cars will be on their way at certain time intervals. Since this will not be a race, but rather a test of co-ordinating time, speed, and distance, there will be no need to violate traffic and high way safety laws. It is not a test of man against machine, but a team effort involving driver, navigator, and machine, each being equally important to a successful completion. The team finishing in first place will win $20 cash and a trophy; second place wins $10; third place, $5. Winning will result in locating as many checkpoints as possible, staying on route, and arriving within a certain time limit. For this reason, a competent navigator is as much a necessity as a good driver. The rally will start from the WCC parking lot. The point of termination has not as yet been decided, but will be included in the instructions given each team. See you there.
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