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THE MECKLENBURG CHRONICLE
DECEMBER, 1962
FRENCH CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS
Bonsoir! The French Club chose these officers to represent them
in their study of the language and culture of France:
President Katie Sturdivant
Vice President Melvin Watkins
Secretary — Lizzie Caldwell
Treasurer Ruby Hall
Reporter James Mungo
Student Council Representative Margaret Davis
For the next meeting, the group plans a program consisting of
The Lord’s Prayer (in French), French poems, designing Christmas
cards, and French Christmas carols.
INSTRUCTORS
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University and the M.A. from
New York University. The dedi
cation of the current staff to
their work and to the school has
impressed Miss Gaddy. She
thinks that Mecklenburg has a
great deal of potential for
growth. Her hobby is writing.
Another addition to the De
partment of Psychology is Dr.
William Jamison. Dr. Jamison
is a native of Cameron, Texas;
and a graduate of Baylor Uni
versity in Waco, Texas, and
from Columbia University in
New York City. Before coming
to Mecklenburg he was psychol
ogist for the Public Schools in
Albuquerque, New Mexico. He
is also psychologist for the
Mecklenburg County Public
Schools. Dr. Jamison said that
in his first day on campus he
felt the friendliness of the stu
dents and their eagerness to
learn. His hobby is gardening.
Mr. Hoyle Martin, who is an
Economics and Sociology major,
has joined Mecklenburg’s facul
ty as history and humanities in
structor. Mr. Martin, a native
of Brooklyn, New York, receiv
ed the A.B. from Benedict Col
lege of Columbia, South Caro
lina, and the M.A. from Syra
cuse University in Syracuse,
New York. Before coming to
Mecklenburg he taught at Voor-
hees Junior College in Denmark,
South Carolina. Mr. Martin said
he has been impressed by the
desire for knowledge on the part
of students who work full time
and go to school. His hobbies are
reading, professional writing,
and sports.
Miss Mertye Rice has joined
Mecklenburg’s faculty as In
structor of Spanish. Miss Rice,
a native of Garybury, North
Carolina, received her A.B. from
Shaw University and her M.A.
from New York University. She
has also studied at the Univer
sity of Mexico, and Cuba, and
Colgate and Yale Universities.
Before coming to Mecklenburg,
she taught at Morris Brown Col
lege. Her hobbies are reading
and traveling.
Mr. Santiago Vilas, has joined
Mecklenburg’s faculty as Span
ish Instructor. He attended the
District of the University of
Santiago de Compostela (Super
ior School of Business Adminis
tration) : BBA. Later he receiv
ed the Master’s Degree in Journ
alism from Madrid (Superior
School of Journalism); also from
Barcelona (Institute of High
Studies in Journalism). Degree:
Specialist in Journalism on
Radio and Television. Mr. Vilas
has noted the friendship of ev
eryone with whom he is connect
ed, a wonderful building, and a
fine faculty and system from
which the students can get fan
tastic advantages.
ORIENTATION
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with the faculty, the adminis
trative staff, and the student
body will help you to make a
smooth transition from high
school to college. If any prob
lem should arise, no matter how
large or small, please feel free
to consult any member of the
committee to give you assist
ance.
The greetings were from Mr.
James F. Alexander, Director
and Mrs. Roberta Morrison, Stu
dent Chairman, Mecklenburg
Orientation Committee.
The students of Mecklenburg
College are encouraged to utilize
the facilities in the college com
munity and conduct themselves
as good citizens at all times.
Mecklenburg College places
special emphasis on the cultural
development of its students.
Through a variety of programs
under the direction of a pro
gram committee and department
heads, students will have a
chance to see and hear several
choral groups, plays, athletic
contests, lectures, and concert
artists. Student organizations in
clude: Student Council, Honor
Society, College Choir, French
Club, Commercial Club, Mathe
matics Club and Dramatics Club.
The development of the whole
individual is the aim of the In
stitution. Outside of the class
room, certain activities designed
as extra-curricular are provid
ed.
This program contributes
greatly to the cultural and intel
lectual development of the stu
dents. Some of our annual ac
tivities are Thanksgiving Pro
gram, Christmas Program,
Sports, School Prom, May Fes
tival, Easter Program and Ly
ceum Programs.
Some of the orientation activ
ities included: Placement Exam
ination, a program entitled
“Getting To Know You,” a dis
cussion on “How to be a suc
cessful College student,” and a
Student Talent Program.
Correct English
“I know what I mean but I
can’t seem to express it ... ”
“It was the most, er—, well!”
Familiar phrases to all of us,
aren’t they? Never an hour
passes but we have occasion to
express some thought which
seems difficult to put into words.
This vocabulary test is design
ed to aid you in building your
word power. Choose from each
group of words in parentheses
the one that comes nearest to
the word underlined in the orig
inal phrase:
1. Ambiguous remark (false,
vague, weird, clear.)
2. Affluent country (friendly.
Commercial Club
Organizes
At a special meeting, the stu
dents in the Business Education
Department met to organize a
Commercial Co-ed Club. Candi
dates for officers were nominat
ed. After the balloting, the new
officers are: President, Dorothy
Harris; Vice-President, Ruby
Jones; Secretary, Roberta Mor
ris; Assistant Secretary, Flor
ence Arant; Treasurer, Callie
Degree; Parliamentarian, Pris
cilla Pettice; Reporters, Frances
Klutz, Martha Dunston.
The first Monday of each
month has been scheduled for
the meetings. The aim of the
club is to encourage students to
define their roles and academic
objective, facilitating exchanges
among students of information
and viewpoints on academic and
professional issues of import
ance to them. At our next meet
ing the chairman of the pro
gram committee will present
plans for the year.
Mrs. Laura M. Booton and
Mr. Robert Carter are the ad
visors.
Integration and
Employment
The Mecklenburg College Lib
rary Committee, under the
chairmanship of Mr. David L.
Hunter, spearheaded a dynamic
assembly program on November
30, 1962, titled, “Problems of
Integration: Employment.” This
was the climax of four weks of
Individual reading and research
by students and faculty mem
bers.
A student panel discussion set
the stage for others to discuss,
debate, and ask questions. Some
of the key points revealed in the
discussion were: (1) that in
some states labor unions dis
criminate against the Negro, (2)
one out of every fifteen per
sons appointed to government
positions by President Kennedy
has been a Negro, (3) there are
not enough qualified Negroes to
meet present demands, (4) the
most important thing that Ne
groes must do is prepare them
selves to be able to meet the in
creasing demands of our com
plex and technical society.
The student panel members
that lead the discussion were:
Oscar Gatewood, moderator;
Mrs. A. L. McKnight, Mrs. Bes
sie Caldwell, Misses Betty Lew
is, Annie L. Vance, Rosa Lee
Coleman, and Mrs. Connie
Blondell Berry.
Similar programs with differ
ent topics are being planned for
the future.
evil, wealthy, sick.)
3. A feeling of antipathy
(love, sympathy, aversion,
cordiality.)
4. To secure approbation (dis
favor, favor, assistance, as
surance.)
6. A clamor ensued (argu
ment, shouting, objection,
fighting.)
6. A complacent manner (sar
castic, wistful, self-satis
fied.)
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MORRISON
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and pursue a major in business
education.
Below is a copy of the address
delivered by Mrs. Morrison at
the Annual Student Council As
sembly.
Mr. Alexander, members of
the faculty, fellow council mem
bers and student body. First, I
would like to say that even at
this late date I have not formal
ly expressed my gratitude to
those of you who made it pos
sible for me to serve as your
Student Council President;
therefore, I would like to show
my sincere appreciation for your
confidence in me by electing me
as your 1962-63 student council
president. I know the office of
student council president car
ries with it a great responsibili
ty, but I have accepted this of
fice with sincerity, anxiety and
integrity; and with your sup
port I feel that history will show
that the 1962-63 student council
really started the ball rolling at
Mecklenburg.
All of us have heard of the
student council organization
since elementary school. But,
how many of us have really stop
ped to actually find out the
origin, purposes, and functions
of this organization ? And, if we
were to ask ourselves the ques
tion, just exactly—what is a
student council? Would all of us
be able to answer it?
The origin of this organization
dates as far back as the days
of Plato and from that time on
the student government has ex
isted in schools, colleges, and
universities everywhere. All of
the functions and purposes of
the student council are far too
numerous to point out. But
many of the functions depend
largely upon the institutions
needs. For example: we here at
Mecklenburg have a great lack
of school spirit; therefore, one
of the student council functions
at our college this year could be
to develop a means by which
the students could exhibit more
school spirit and student morale.
The student government could
function in this situation along
with assistance from the faculty
by developing certain policies
and standards to be disciplined
by, and stricter rules and regu
lations.
One very important purpose
of student government is to lay
a political foundation for the
student body, such as familiariz
ing students with the import
ance of voting, how to vote by
secret ballot, how to run for
office, how to be a campaign
manager, etc. It is very import
ant that we become acquainted
with political matters because
in a matter of years most of us
will have some encounter with
politics in some form or fashion.
Who knows? Someday one of
you may run for president of
the United States. And the soon
er we start learning to exercise
our voting power the better off
we all will be.
All in all, I would say a stu
dent council is a group of stu
dents at a college or school
elected by their fellow students
to represent them in their school
government.
This body is usually charged
with organizing the school’s soc
ial activities, and drawing up
rules and penalties, independ
ently or with faculty help.
Now that you’ve heard some
of the functions and purposes of
the student council, I think you
can easily see that the council
is not merely an organization
wherein the officers and mem
bers are concerned, but it is an
organization that is or rather
should be a concern of each stu
dent as well as each faculty
member. If you as a student
have something in mind that you
feel will help improve the at
mosphere here at Mecklenburg,
or any suggestions whatsoever,
as long as they are in reason,
feel free to consult any member
of the student council. If you
would like to have some type of
social activity please don’t stand
back and wait until the year is
over and say the student council
didn’t do this or the other. Come
to us and share with us your
feelings, and we will do all in
our power to see that your
wishes are carried out.
Some of the activities and
projects that the student council
is looking forward to carrying
out this year are as folows: The
Thanksgiving program, making
available school sweaters, pen
nants and emblems, the Christ
mas Dance, purchasing a flag
and flag pole for the campus,
sponsoring a high school sing
ing group, A Red & White ball.
May Day, Senior Day, work to
ward becoming affiliated with
National Student Council Assoc
iations, and also nationally af
filiated clubs, or Sororities, and
Fraternities, presenting a stu
dent and faculty talent show.
We don’t guarantee you that all
of these things will be accom
plished by May 1963. But we as
sure you that these are our pri
mary goals and it is certain that
we will work toward them. So
won’t you please lend us your
whole-hearted support and let’s
get to work right away, for the
school year is rapidly passing
away. Remember time and tide
wait for no man; no one can
give us more time. We have all
there is. And let us not be de
ceived by the belief that we are
ever going to have any more
time. The secret is to learn to
use the time we have.
Thank you.