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THE VOICE OF WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
VOLUME 20, NUMBER 3
WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
FEBRUARY 14,1990
President’s
Message
Dr. Jim Randolph, President
A new decade is a symbol for a new
beginning, prompting people to re
flect upon the past and dream about
the future.
Here in the middle of the school
year, you may be more occupied with
your next test or looking forward to
the summer break than thinking
about the next ten years. But take a
minute to reflect. Is what you’re
doing now going to influence your
life during the 1990s? Where will be
at the end of this decade? What will
you be doing?
Three decades ago, I960 to be
exact, a two-year college in Illinois
was my starting point in higher edu
cation. It gave me opportunities 1
would not have had otherwise. I
learned new things. 1 developed skills
for a career. I made new friends. As I
look back over those 30 years since
my first year in college, 1 know that I
have been blessed. I have many things
to be grateful for, especially my
family and the opportunity to con
tinue to make new friends like the
ones 1 have made here at WCC.
At the end of my freshman year at
college, my best friend drowned as he
successfully saved a small child from
being caught up in a strong undertow.
His life ended so that another life
could go on. He is not here today to
reflect on the past nor plan for the
future. This thought leaves me hollow
and sad. I wonder, if he were alive
today, what he would be like? I’ll
never know, but I will never forget
this friend that I made in college.
I know that you will make a lot of
friends at WCC. 1 hope that, in
addition, you will not waste the op
portunity you have to earn a living or
build a foundation for continuing
your education. This college was
built on 25 years of hard work and
vision by community leaders, faculty
and staff. I sincerely hope that you
will make the most of your oppor
tunity here so that you will be pre
pared for the decade to come.
... Jim Randolph
What Would You Recall?
An old Persian proverb leaches
that these four things cannot he
recalled:
1. An arrow that has left the how.
2. An opportunity that was ne
glected.
J. A word that has been spoken.
4. A life that has been lived.
And if one could be recalled, how
would you change it?
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Who’s Who Chosen
Twenty students at Wilkes Com
munity College have been named to
Who’s Who Among Students in
American Junior Colleges.
They were selected by a nominating
committee at WCC, and were chosen
for their academic achievement, ser
vice to the community, leadership in
extracurricular activities and poten
tial for continued success.
They are:
♦Connie Poteat Nicks of Rt. 2,
Ronda, a sophomore in the associate
degree nursing program;
*Sheila Robbins Franklin of North
Wilkesboro, a sophomore in business
administration;
♦Angela Marie Triplett of Rt. I,
Jonesville, a sophomore in the secre
tarial/executive program;
♦Brenda Kay Ellis, of Rt. 1,
Wilkesboro, a sophomore in associate
degree nursing;
♦Kerry Lynn Wagoner, Rt. I,
McGrady, a sophomore in the asso
ciate in arts program;
♦Susanne M. Haynes of Rt. I,
McGrady, a sophomore in criminal
justice/ protective service technology;
♦Michael Steven Roope of Rt. I,
North Wilkesboro, a sophomore in
the associate in arts program;
♦Carol Anne Blackburn, Wilkes
boro, a sophomore in the associate in
arts program;
♦Tanya Dawn Childers of Rt. 5,
Taylorsville, a sophomore in the secre
tarial/executive program;
♦ Patrick Thomas H ayes of Hays, a
sophomore in business administra
tion;
♦Windie Lee Johnson of Rt. 1,
Who’s Who 1990
McGrady, a sophomore in business
computer programming;
♦Maitri Klinkosum of Wilkesboro,
a sophomore in the associate in arts
program;
♦Sharon Janine Souther, Wilkes
boro, a sophomore in accounting;
♦Dixie Smith Horne, Wilkesboro,
a sophomore in business computer
programming;
♦Michael Eugene Souther of Rt. 1,
Union Grove, a sophomore in asso
ciate in science/ pre-computer science;
♦Christopher Lee McNeil, North
Wilkesboro, a sophomore in associ
ate in science/pre-computer science;
♦Jerri Michele Paw, Rt. 4, North
Wilkesboro; a sophomore in business
computer programming;
♦Laura Phillips Zeigler, North
Wilkesboro, a sophomore in business
administration;
♦Brian Wade Barker, Hays, a
sophomore in associate in fine
arts/pre-art; and
♦Raymond Gary Lawhorn, Rt. 7,
Yadkinville, a sophomore in the asso
ciate in arts program.
They will be included in the 1990
“Who’s Who” directory of student
leaders selected from 1,400 colleges
across the U.S. and several foreign
countries.
WCC Group Tour of London A Success
Wilkes Community College Eng
lish instructor Becky Mann and
humanities instructor Pete Mann re
cently led a festive and informative
post-Christmas tour of London and
the English countryside. Twenty-nine
college students, instructors, and
community residents participated in
the ten day tour.
Tour participants enjoyed unusu
ally good English weather during
their visit, which included excursions
to Dover Castle, Stratford-upon-
Avon, Bath, Stonehenge, Salisbury,
Oxford, Canterbury, Runnymede,
Eton, and Windsor Castle.
In addition to scheduled activities,
tour members arranged individual
outings to special interest sites, such
as London’s Hard Rock Cafe. Also
included in these was a visit to John
Keats’ House in the London Borough
of Camden, formerly the Borough of
Hampstead. The house, adjacent to
Hampstead Heath, is maintained by
the Friends of Keats House for the
pleasure and education of the public
in the appreciation of the life and
work of John Keats. Keats wrote
some of his best-loved poems while
living in Keats Grove, including “Ode
to a Nightingale.” Americans wishing
to join the Friends of Keats House
are encouraged to do so by sending
twelve dollars US to: Mrs. Daphne
Slater, 10 Provost Road, London
NW3 4ST. Make postal orders pay
able to Friends of Keats House.
Other tour members attended ser
vices at St. Paul’s Cathedral. St.
Paul’s, designed by Sir Christopher
Wren, stands on the summit of
Ludgate Hill. This Renaissance
church, the fifth London church of
this name, was begun in 1675 and
completed in 1708. Group members
visited numerous chapels within the
Cathedral, including All Soul’s
Chapel, the Chapel of St. Dunstan,
and the Lady Chapel, which is located
at the east end of the South Choir
Aisle.
The British Museum was a parti
cularly popular attraction for group
members. Founded in 1753, the mu
seum houses permanent displays of
antiquities from Egypt, Western Asia,
Greece, and Rome. In addition, the
British Library exhibition galleries
are housed within the museum.
Notable items in the collection in
clude the Rosetta Stone, the Elgin
Marbles (sculptures from the Par
thenon), and the Magna Carta.
A highlight of the tour for some
participants was a special visit to the
home of twentieth century British
novelist Barbara Pym. Ms. Pym,
author of ten novels, including Quar
tet in Autumn and Some Tame
Gazelle, spent the last 8 years of her
life in the village of Finstock, fourteen
miles west of Oxford. She lived there
with her sister Hilary until her death
in 1980. Hilary Pym still lives in the
house, known as Barn Cottage, and
allowed tour members to enter her
home for a brief visit. The Pym visit
ended with a visit to her grave at
Finstock village church where she
regularly attended services.
The tour also included three theater
performances. These were Bertolt
Brecht’s The Good Person of Si
chuan, Bob Carlton’s Return to the
Forbidden Planet. Alan Jones’
Buddy, the Buddy Holly story. The
most notable of these, Brecht’s The
Good Person of Sichuan, was per
formed in England’s world famous
National Theater. The National
houses three theaters in one complex.
The complex also includes restau
rants, a book store, and terraced
walks overlooking the Thames.
The tour included one day of full
sunshine, a rare event in England in
January. Tour participants spent this
day at Dover castle, a 12th century
Norman fortress perched high above
the white cliffs of Dover overlooking
the Channel toward France. The
castle surrounds the King’s keep and
offers many surprises, including
Becket’s Chapel, secret passageways,
and a 350 foot cylinder leading down
from the top of the castle to a well
that’s 150 feet deep. Inhabitants
under siege in the highest, most secure
area of the castle were assured of a
water supply regardless of the dura
tion of the battle.
Tour members stayed in the first
class Great Eastern Hotel on Liver
pool Street. The hotel is located in
the financial district of the City of
London, within easy walking distance
of St. Paul’s Cathedral; the Bank of
London, also known as the Old Lady
of Threadneedle Street; and the Mu
seum of the City of London, which
houses an elaborate exhibit of the
London Fire of 1666.
Plans are currently underway for
Wilkes Community College's 1990
Christmas tour. If you would like
information about this event, contact
Becky Mann at 919-651-8738 or F’ete
Mann at 919-651-8741. Participation
is limited and is on a first come, first
serve basis.
WILKES
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1965
EXCELLENCE
IN EDUCATION
1990
WCC Tour Group