VOLUME 5, No. 2
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THE VOICE OF WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
NOVEMBER 26, 1975
BILL DANIEL ELECTED PRESIDENT FRESHMAN CLASS
Elections were recently held at
WCC to determine the SGA officers
for the Freshman class and two un
filled Sophomore positions. The
competition although not great was
somewhat more fierce than in the
past. There were four people run
ning for the office of President of
the Freshman class and four ran for
the office of Vice-President. All the
other offices ran unopposed.
The winners were Bill Daniel,
President Freshman Class; Skip Phil
lips, Vice-President Freshman Class;
Dayle Rogers, Secretary Freshman
Qass; and Sandra Ratcliff, Treas
urer Freshman Class. The Freshman
Senators are Kathy Golden, Judy
Greene, Cindy Brown, Archie Miller,
Susan Choplin, and Marcia Foster.
The Sophomore positions were fill
ed by Steve Rogers and Karen
Wheeling.
This appears to be an active
group and they are sure to repre
sent WCC well. Congratulations.
WINNERS IN STUDENT GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS
Left to right - Skip Pliillips, Vice-President freshman class; Judy Greene,
Senator freshman class; Bill Daniel, President freshman class; and Cindy Brown,
Senator freshman class.
FOURTH ANNUAL SCOTT THOMPSON MEMORIAL
SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
Erlene Williams and Ray G. Ab-
sher, Jr. are this year’s recipients of
the Charles Scott Thompson Schol
arships at Wilkes Community Col-
lege.
This scholarship fund, the Col
lege’s first self-sustaining award pro
gram, was established in memory of
Scott Thompson, son of Dr. and
Mrs. H. E. Thompson, who was
fatally injured during his senior year
at Western Carolina University.
Miss Williams is the daughter of
Roy Ray Williams of Olin, N.C. and
is majoring in Early Childhood Ed
ucation. She is a 1974 graduate of
North Iredell High School.
Mr. Absher is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Grubb Absher of Taylors
ville and is in the College Transfer
Program. When he graduates this
spring, Ray will enter North Caro
lina State University where he plans
to major in Forestry. He is a 1974
graduate of Alexander Central High
School.
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JAMES LARKIN PEARSON
POET LAUREATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
Years ago, James Larkin Pearson,
North Carolina’s only Poet Laure
ate, wrote the following lines in a
poem entitled “Love Me While I
live”:
I will not ask that in the
future years,
When I have passed into that
Silent land,
Thou come to me with kisses
and with tears
And offer love - I would not
understand ....
So if thou hast a blessing to
bestow^
Or if thous hast a kindly word
to give.
Defer it not till I am lying low
In death’s embrace, but tell
me while I live.
SEN. BYRD SPEAKS AT
DEDICATION
Senator Robert C. Byrd, a native
of Wilkes County and U.S. Senator
from West Virginia was in Wilkes
County on Sunday, November 23.
He visited here to dedicate the sta
tue of Colonel Ben Cleveland, Revo
lutionary War hero from this area.
The statue was placed adjacent
to the County Courthouse where he
can see the mountains he loved so
well, and the mountains can see
him.
The Structure is made of con
crete and steel and weighs approxi
mately three tons, and is a project
of the Wilkes Community College
sculpture class, under the direction
of Robert Mayer.
The ceremony began at three
p.m. The Wilkes Central Band per
formed prior to the beginning of the
program. The Invocation was given
by Rev. Frank McKenzie, Master of
Ceremonies was John Barber,
County Manager. Dr. Howard E.
Thompson, president of Wilkes
Community College unveiled the
statue prior to remarks by Dr.
Robert Mayer. Paul Cashion, local
business leader introduced Sen.
Robert C. Byrd as the guest speaker.
Invitation for refreshments in the
Old Jail was given by Mrs. Annie
Winkler.
Wilkes County and Wilkes Com
munity College are taking Mr. Pear
son’s counsel. In order to preserve
his personal library and his own
printing presses, the College is plan
ning to build the James Larkin
Pearson Memorial Building, which
will be located on the hill behind
Thompson Hall. The building will
also house works of other local
artists, musicians, and writers as
well as collections of oral history.
Estimated cost of the building is
$115,000.
The College and the twenty pub
lic schools of Wilkes County have
just kicked off a special campaign
to raise money for the memorial
building. Each of the twenty-one
schools will hold an art and talent
show within the next three or four
months. Winners of each school
will then compete against each other
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