Summer Is
For Weddings
It seems that summer is a
busy time as far as weddings
go and WCC is somewhat
caught up in the trend. Either
faculty members or their off
spring are getting married or
have recently been married.
Already married are Mr.
Shaw’s daughter Cathy, to Steve
Snipes’ brother of just-graduat
ed Perry Snipes); Mrs. Taylor’s
son Bobby to Vicki Higgins; and
Early Childhood Education In
structor Donna Turner to Mich
ael McNeil.
About to be married are fa
culty members Linda Ashford
to Tom Grooms, and English
teacher Nancy Mclnnis to Ric
Vandett.
CONGRATULATIONS TO
ONE AND ALL.
Specialization
By John Cashion
My amigo, Frank Perez, and
I were discussing specialization
in our society one day, and I
made the statement that we
were so specialized that even
the National Biscuit Company
had a vice president in charge
of fig newtons.
Frank said, “There is no way.
We are not that specialized —'
and if you are that smart, put
up your money; I’ll bet you $20
that the National Biscuit Com
pany does not have a vice presi
dent in charge of fig newtons.”
No one could tell us who won
the bet, so the only thing we
could do was call them. When
the lady answered the switch
board, we told her we wished
to speak with the vice president
in charge of fig newtons.
The voice came back, “Pack
aged or loose?”
WCC To Present
Film Series
Wilkes Community College
will present a film series the
first four Fridays in Altigust.
Entitled “The Great Come
dians,” the series will include:
August 2, Charlie Chaplin, “The
Immigrant,” “The Tramp,” and
“The Gold Rush.”
August 9, The Marx Brothers,
“A Night at the Opera.”
August 16, W. C. Fields,
“The Barber Shop,” “The Phar
macist,” and “The Dentist.”
August 23, Buster Keaton,
“The Blacksmith,” “Cops,” and
“The General.”
The series will be sponsored
by the General Studies Division
and will take the form of a
course in the Continuing Educa
tion Division. Tuition will be
only two dollars for the entire
series.
SURPRISE!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
DR. ROBERT S. MAYER
GARY McNElL
Our roving reporters have
come across two happy oc
casions as they traveled the
“halls of knowledge” searching
for news or any unusual situa
tions on our campus — surprise
birthday parties!
Dr. Robert A. Mayer was sur
prised with a birthday party by
his colleagues in the General
Studies Division. Atop the cake,
instead of the usual candle per
year, was a candle-question
mark. (If anyone besides Dr.
and Mrs. Mayer knew which
birthday, he wasn’t telling.)
Judy Hollers, secretary for
the General Studies Division,
designed the cake, adorned ap
propriately with musical notes
and symbols.
The staff presented Dr. May
er with an ice crusher, a can of
tennis balls, and the party
goodies. Mrs. Mayer was in
vited over for the occasion.
MANY HAPPY RETURNS,
DR. MAYER.
In the Media Production
Laboratory, Gary McNeil was
also surprised with a birthday
party, presented by his wife,
Audrey, and their friends. His
cake was designed with a hole
in the center, supposedly to in
dicate that he works with reels.
When asked why they had
gotten together to surprise him,
Mrs. McNeil Answered, “It’s
almost traditional to give birth
day parties. It would be a sur
prise if we didn’t get a surprise
party.”
CONGRAT U L A T I O N S,
GARY! Another birthday sneak
ed up on you!
A VERY HAPPY OCCASION
That Reminds
Me Of A Story
JO HENDRIX
This is Jo Hendrix, for whom
this newspaper is dedicated.
Her smile can be seen in her
laboratory of the Physical
Science Division of WCC, her
classroom, the Student Com
mons or wherever you have the
good fortune of meeting with
her.
Our hats off to Jo.
Is Life A Cold
Cup Of Coffee
Is life a cold cup of cofee?
A stale cigarette?
An empty mail box?
A phone that doesn’t ring?
Sleep that doesn’t come?
A love that is not returned?
Whatever — our counselors
eaa help . . . and the best
things in life are free!
That is the way he usually
starts, and as the story pro
gresses exerybody eyeballs ev
erybody else and silently asks
the question, “Is he making that
up or is it really a story?”
Anyway it most times turns out
to be a pretty good yarn blend
ed with fact, laced with irony,
sprinkled with psychology and
just a dash of the secret of life
added for the flavor.
This weaver of magic tales
is our political first fiddle, John
V. Idol — the missionary orator
of WCC. John Idol, with his
pungent wisdom and down-
Tom Grooms
Attorney-At-Law
Since we now have a fulltime
attorney on our staff, I feel a
compulsion to say a few words
about lawyers. Those of you
who know, understand that it
takes “nerve” to get involved
in a conversation with a lawyer
—. the reasons are too numer
ous to need elaboration. In the
first place, a lawyer never says
in ten words what he can say in
a thousand. He will burn down
a house to roast a pig, and dis
till a gallon to get a drop. For
instance, Tom Grooms present
ed me with a cup of coffee and
it was naturally accompanied
by the following dissertation.
“I, Tom Grooms, being of
sound and disposing mind and
memory, do hereby transfer to
you — John Cashion — all of
my rights, title, interest in and
to this coffee, including but
not limited to the entire con
tents and container to have and
to hold all the rights of enjoy
ment, all the incorporeal her
editament thereunto as long as
you may live.” Someone, not
a lawyer, would have simply
said, “Have a cup of coffee,
John.”
It is not the trespass on time
to be feared from a lawyer, but
the encroachment on eternity.
I heard a lawyer make a
speech one time. He talked
for two hours and thirty-four
minutes, and the only way the
guy could have said less was to
have talked longer.
Lawyers are a different
breed, and Tom Grooms is a
home type mannerism can speak
to hard hearted incorrigibles,
or a Sunday school class, with
an equal poise and effective
“flash-of-wit.” He is the best
of Sam Ervin, Will Rogers, and
Daniel Webster rolled into one.
If you don’t know the walking
story book, you have missed a
rare treat. Get to know him,
you’ll like him.
That reminds me of a story.
... Do you know what you call
a statue in the bathroom? You
call it a John Idol.
—John Cashion
Thank You
The COUGAR CRY wishes to
give thanks to Gary McNeil,
Nancy .Mclnnis, Robert Mc
Neill, and William Moffett for
their contributions to this news
paper.
We hope to hear more from
them, and we hope that more
of pur readers will send in ma
terial that we can publish.
different breed of a different
breed. We feel fortunate to
have him. He really is a good
fellow and a definite asset to
our school.
Introduce yourself to him. He
promises “not to steal any more
of those non-refundable frag
ments of eternity than is ab
solutely necessary” — or as 1
would say “When I’m done
pumping. I’ll turn loose of the
handle,”
—John Cashion
I’M NOT TOO SURE JOHN CASHION WILL BELIEVE US, BUT
WE CAN ALWAYS TRY FRANK.
I - WANT - A - DEDICATION. TOO!