THE VOICE OF WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
VOLU'ME 18, NUMBER 5
WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
MARCH 29, 1988
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Dr. David E. Daniel
President’s
Message
A TRIBUTE TO
C. FRED LOVETTE
One of the prime movers in
Wilkes County died on March 16,
1988. Mr. C. Fred Lovette was
largely responsible for the success
of Holly Farms. His drive and
foresight created a giant national
company which brought thousands
ofjobs to ourcitizens. Not only did
Holly provide jobs, but its corpo
rate citizenship made our part of
the world a better place to live. Mr.
Lovette’s energy knew no bounds.
He loved life and lived it to the
fullest, it was Fred Lovette who
played the major role in donating
the land on which the college stands
today. He knew the value of educa
tion and did his part in bringing
post-secondary educational op
portunities to our people. Most
recently, Mr. Lovette become in
volved in supporting the Merle
Watson Memorial Benefit. We ex
tend our deepest sympathy to the
l.ovette family and say a heartfelt
“thank you” for all the positive
contributions which Fred l.ovette
made during his lifetime.
A TRIBUTE TO
ROBERT WALKER
Robert Walker passed away on
March 13, 1988. For 14 years he
taught here at Wilkes Community
College. His spirit was magnanim
ous, though he was a modest and
quiet man. He took his teaching
seriously and benefited thousands
of students who sat at his feet. Bob
Walker was a dedicated family
man. His wife and children expe
rienced the unbounded love of a
good man. At the end of the cur
rent year Bob Walker would have
completed 30 years of teaching in
the public schools and the com
munity college. While his life was
cut short at the age of 51, he lived a
full life of service for his fellow-
man. We shall miss him greatly.
We share these days of mourning
with his family, but we know full
well that we are better people be
cause he passed our way.
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April -
Historically Busy
America’s past Aprils were busy
with a raft of revolutionary activi
ties. Paul Revere and William
Dawes got things stirred up on the
evening of April 18. 1775, when
they mounted their trusty steeds
and made their famous midnight
ride to warn villagers between Bos
ton and Concord of the impending
British march. By the next morn
ing when the Redcoats arrived in
Lexington and Concord, the Min
ute Men were waiting and the
Revolution was on!
Eight years later, in April 1783,
the Revolutionary War officially
ended.
Subsequent Aprils were to in
clude such historic events as a joint
session of the first Federal Con
gress of the United States. It con
vened in New York City on April 6,
1789, for the purpose of counting
the electoral votes cast for Presi
dent the month before. On the 30th
of April that same year, George
Washington took the oath of office
as the nation’s first chief executive.
In a later administration, grow
ing pains got the best of Americans
when on April 30, 1803, President
Thomas Jefferson signed the Loui
siana Purchase treaty. The $ 15 mil
lion transaction instantly doubled
the size of the country and put the
Mississippi River and the port of
New Orleans under U.S. domain.
Finally, April brings four presi
dential birthdays: Thomas Jeffer
son on the 13th in 1743; James
Monroe on the 28th in 1758; James
Buchanan on the 23rd in I791;and
Ulysses S. Grant on the 27th in
1822.
Happy Easter!
Joe Linney
Nancy Whittington
P.E. Instructors To Retire
The Physical Education Depart
ment at Wilkes Community Col
lege will never be the same after
this year. Longtime instructors,
Joe Linney and Nancy Whitting
ton, are retiring.
After clocking seventy years of
combined teaching experience, the
two have decided to hang up their
rackets and head for the greener
fairways of retirement.
The year was 1950, and Joe Lin-
neys’ career was born. He gradu
ated from Appalachian State University
and moved immediately into a coach
ing position at Mountain View
High School. After posting six
successful years there, he was
selected to head up the basketball
program at the newly formed North
Wilkes High School. His coaching
expertise lead his girls team to a
streak of 108 consecutive wins, the
boys team to seven seasons with
out a loss at home, and to a state
championship in 1961. When the
Community College was opened,
no search was needed to locate the
best man available to institute the
P.E. Department, because Linney
had made himself well known. He
brought into existence the basket
ball, tennis, and golf teams. He fol
lowed suit with an unstated com
munity college code that emphasized
the participation of local athletes.
He believed strongly in providing
athletes from the community with
a chance to compete on a collegiate
level. He made no attempt to re
cruit outside the area because it
would ruin the purpose of com
munity college athletics. His teams
enjoyed sixteen years of success
before the community college con
ference folded in 1981. Through
out his lengthy coaching career,
Joe (the legend) Linney has incor
porated his wisdom into classroom
settings, featuring demonstrative
lectures on the finer points of back-
handing, golf swinging, weightlift
ing, arrow shooting, and of course
basketball.
The other member of the team,
Nancy Whittington has constructed
a highly reputable career. After
receivinga B.A. and M.A. in health
at Appalachian State, she spent
four years at Millers Creek Ele
mentary School teaching eighth
grade. She then moved on to West
Wilkes High School for ten years
of P.E. instruction before coming
to Wilkes Community College to
form what would become a seven
teen year working partnership with
Mr. Linney. They have since then
been the only full time P.E. in
structors at the College.
Mrs. Whittington’s teaching excel
lence is evident in the reaction she
invokes from her students. She
makes the pain of lifting weights,
and the frustration of faulty ten
nis grips not only endurable, but
enjoyable. Her dedicated interest
in personalized involvement with
students on individualized basis
sparks high levels of enthusiasm,
and confidence which the student
carries with him/her throughout
the day.
It is this close student-teacher
relationship that has meant the
most to these instructors over the
years. It also makes it the hardest
for them to leave the classrooms
and head for the beaches. But not
that hard! More than enough plea
sant memories will remain to coin
cide with the pleasing benefits of
retirement to ensure that these years
- the culmination of many great
years, will be the greatest yet.
Mrs. Whittington plans to retire
on June 30th, and will head to
Myrtle Beach on June 31 st for two
months of fun in the sun with her
retired husband Tom. They are
looking forward to traveling to
gether, having more time to spoil
their three grandchildren, and some
occasional late sleeping.
Joe Linney will continue to offer
his expertise instruction on a part-
time basis, but not before taking
time to vacation and travel with his
wife, Toni. He’ll also have more
time to devote toward improving
his golf game. As if he had too! He
shoots in the low sixties now. (Any
other weather would not be com
fortable.)
Joe Linney and Nancy Whit
tington have spent the better parts
of their lives doing what they love
best; contributing significantly to
the development of students; men
tally and physically. What a great
loss the upcoming classes will have.
Unless, maybe, by some design of
fate their positions will be filled by
former students, who will keep
alive their teaching and living phil
osophies. No, this would be against
the laws of logic which state: “Joe
Linney and Nancy Whittington are
irreplaceable.”
. . . Matt Cashion
Whiz Quiz
“My child,” said the rich man.
“I’m giving you a choice of two
birthday gifts: You can have a bar
rel full of dimes or a barrel of the
same size full of half-dollars.”
Which would you take?
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Easter in Each
New Tomorrow
Tomorrow, the future, remains
untouched, unspoiled, unused. No
body has lied or robbed or mur
dered yet. Accidents have not hap
pened; none has dealt treacherously
with friend or foe; no tears have
been shed. It remains perfect, an
ideal time unsoiled by human words
or actions.
Unfortunately, humankind often
puts off doing today until tomor
row; but the day remains ideal,
waiting. It waits for you to com
mand however you will.
Command it, then. But plan for
it; prepare for it. Consider well its
potentials, its endless possibilities.
And if you have faith in yourself,
your efforts will be rewarded.
But what if tomorrow’s plans
and actions fail?
Yes, plans go awry; actions can
produce more headachesand heart
aches. Still, there is still the day
after, another tomorrow, many
more tomorrows, with hours in
each to devise new plans, improve
actions.
In a very true sense, that is the
promise of Easter: a better tomor
row.
Will you be ready?