ASTC Scholarships Are Helping
Worthy Students Get Education
By LARKY PENLEY
A college education la now
available to hundreds of worthy
students at Appalachian ?tate
Teacher* College through var
ious scholarships.
D. B. Dougherty, vice presi
dent and comptroller of Appa
lachian, la chairman of the Com
mittee on Student Scholarship*
and Financial Aid. This commit
tee, appointed by the ASTC
president, includes the follow
ing faculty, administrators and
staff members of the college:
Howard Cottrell, Maxie Edmis
ten, Robert Breitenstein, H. R
Eggers, W. L. Eury, AUie Hod
gins and John Welborn. The
committee carefully screen*
each applicant and makes rec
ommendations to the president
who awards the scholarship.
High scholastic standing in
high school is a prerequisite for
consideration as well as recom
mendation from the school ad
ministration and others. Also
taken into consideration is Jhe
extra curricular activities of the
student and his individual need.
"Scholarships at Appalachian
offer an opportunity to worthy
students from low income fam
ilies. Without some financial
help many of these youngsters
would never go beyond high
school. Each one has the di
lemma of finding the money
somewhere or saying good-bye
to a dream.
"The majority of these con
scientious, bard - working stu
dents cannot earn enough to pay
their own way, but their ambi
tions for a college education,
the key to a rewarding career
and richer life, is just as great
as the student who has the fi
nancial means," Dougherty said.
He believes that scholarships
at Appalachian have opened
the door for many youngsters
and salvaged a lot of these
young people for useful careers
in North Carolina. Instead of
staying at home and trying to
find work, these young people
have gone to college.
A veteran educator of 34
years with Appalachian, the
vice president declared that al
though costs of higher educa
tion ace waring the local col
lege has attempted to hold tut*
tion costs down and give dM|W
i' g students a chance to attend
the Boone institution.
The vice president's office has
the responsibility of administer
ing seven different types of
scholarships. A p p r oximately
one-third of the student body
is receiving help from the fol
lowing scholarships: Academic
Scholarships (endowment), Ac
ademic Scholarships (living en
dowment fund), Legislative
Scholarships, National Defense
Student Loans, College Loaii
Fund, and Student Work Schol
arships. The annual cost of
these scholarships is $257,936.
Other scholarships at ASTC
include the following: Alpha
Gamma Chapter of Delta Kappa
Gamma; James G..K. McClure
Scholarships, established in 1958
by the James G. K. McClure
Education Foundation; the John
Hiliary Workman Memorial
Scholarships, established in 1960
by Dr. John Hiliary Workman,
ASTC faculty member from
1946 to his death, and his sister,
Mrs. Sarah Workman of Cherry
ville; and the Kenneth B. Lin
ney Memorial Scholarship estab
lished in 1961 in memory of
Kenneth Linney by contribu
tions from friends and the im
mediate family.
Dougherty remarked that Ap
palachian will continue to show
a genuine interest in establish
ing additional scholarships and
loan funds for worthy, capable
and needy students.
All requests for scholarships
and financial aid come through
the Scholarship Committee.
Since the scholarship and loan
GLEN HENTSCHEL, Ashe county schools guidance director,
recently visited two Ashe natives who are attending Ap
palachian on Rotary Club scholarships. The young ladies
(1-r) are Alvina Miller of Fleetwood and Hary Helen Blevina
of Crumpler. Miss Blevins is 'an honor student and a junior
marshal this year. The Jefferson Rotary Club sponsors the
co-eds.
fundi are not sufficient to meet
all requests, a student who
needs assistance is requested to
seek a loan in his local com
munity. If he is not successful
in letting a loan, he may apply
to the Scholarship Committee.
"As a rule, a student should
have completed one or two years
in college before he requests a
loan. A student who receives a
loan should understand that
loan funds are revolving funds
and that the college has the
same interest in protecting them
as it had in securing them. The
college provides limited oppor
tunity for self-help to students
who wish to earn a part of their
college expenses," Dougherty
said.
Some scholarships are reserv
ed for freshmen.
From the National Defense
Student Loan Program, worthy
students may borrow as much
as $1,000 a calendar year, but
not more than a total of $5,000
in the four-year college pro
jjraifix worthy students may bor
fo' " i
row u much ax $1,000 a calen
dar year, but not more than a
total of $9,000 in the four-year
college program. Even though
students in any field of study
are eligible, the act specifically
states that special consideration
should be given to "students
with superior academic back
grounds."
No interest is charged on the
loan until one year after gradu
ation or discontinuance of study.
When the date of repayment be
gins, a three per cent interest
rate is charged. Fifty per cent
of the loan including interest
may be cancelled if the borrow
er becomes a public school
teacher. Ten per cent of the
loan plus interest is canceled
for each completed year of
teaching up to five years.
Dougherty declared that a
large number of students
through the years have bene
fitted from the scholarships at
Appalachian. Interested stu
dent* should make applicator,
before the April 15 deadlineT
JERRY L. JONES
Will Appear In
Vocal Recital
Jerry L. Jones, tenor, and
senior at Appalachian State
Teachers College, will be pre
sented in Senior Voice Recital
on Sunday, March 31, at S o'
clock in the afternoon. The
recital will be presented in the
Fine Arts Auditorium. He is ?
student of Mrs. Virginia W.
Linney.
Mr. Jones is from Mooresville,
and i? a 1997 graduate of
Mooresville High School. Dur
ing his studies at Appalachian
Mr. Jones has participated in
the college choir, the Chorale,
the Band and the Orchestra.
During his first two years at
the college he sang in the choir
of the Boone Methodist Church,
In the spring of 1099 Mr. Jones
had a leading role in the pro
duction of H. M. S. Pinafore
and has appeared as a soloist in
the annual presentation of Han
del's Messiah.
In the summer of 1999 Mr.
Jones was employed as a sing
ing waiter at the Farmhouse in
Blowing Rock. For the past two
years he was employed in Sur
ry county as music teacher in
the Pilot Mountain system. Mr.
Jones is presently the choir di
rector at Henson's Chapel Meth
odist Church at Sherwood.
Works by Bach, Franz, Han
del, Verdi, Scarlatti and con
temporary composers will be in
cluded on the program. Mrs.
Linney will accompany at the
piano. The public is invited.
L*lltau>edy Insists on tax cut
^his year.
50 Watauga Students
In Noted ASTC Choir
Two Watauga county students
are among the 90 members of
the Appalachian State Teachers
College Choir, under the direc
tion of Mrs. Virginia Wary Lin
ney. They are Sandra Lee Deal
and Elizabeth Jane Greene, both
of Boone.
The choir was organized in
1929, and is the oldest perform
ing organization on the cam
pus. Each year since its organ
ization the choir has had ?
spring concert tour, and has re
ceived national recognition
through nine successive coast to
coast broadcasts over the Mu
tual Network from New York
City.
The program this seaaon in
cludes both sacred and secular
works. The secular part of the
program includes a group of
Mrs. Hartley
Funeral Held
Lenoir ? Mrs. Callie Hartley,
80, of Hudson, Rt. 2, widow of
George S. Hartley, died Wed
nesday afternoon at her home.
She was born in Watauga
County to Phillip and Mattie
Brandshaw Bentley.
Surviving are three daugh
ters, Miss Mary Hartley of the
home, Mrs'. Johnny Laney of
Lenoir, Rt. 1, and Mrs. Fritz
Laws of Lenoir, Rt. 4; five ?>>ns,
sons, Lawrence and Roy Hart
ley, both of Lenoir, Rt. 3, Fin
ley Hartley of Lenoir, Rt. 8, and
Arnold and Foke Hartley, both
of Hudson, Rt. 2; three sisters,
Mrs. Wesley Hartley of Lenoir,
Rt. 8, and Mrs. Conle Norwood
and Mrs. Walter Arnett, both
of Banner Elk; three brothers,
George Bentley of Hudson, Jeff
Bentley of Banner Elk and Roe
Bentley of Johnson City, Tenn.;
27 grandchildren; and eight
great-grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted
at 10:30 a. m. Friday at Baton
Baptist Church by the Rev.
Ambrose Singley and the Rev.
Ray Yarborough. Burial was in
Mulberry Springs cemetery.
Insurance spokesman urged
. Congress to reject proposals that
effect insurance plans.
Critcher Produce, Inc., Is Now In A
New Location? 1 Vi Miles East of Boone
Old Rocket Bowling Lanes Building
Liebcslieder waltzes by Brahms,
a group of American songs con
sisting of patriotic numbers,
Negro spirituals and a novelty
number from a suite by Ernst
Toch.
Hiss Deal, a sophomore at
ASTC, is an English major. She
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Deal.
Miss Greene, a senior, is a
music major. She is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Troy Greene.
At Appalachian she is a mem
bar of the Women's Glee Club,
the Music Educators Club, and
jarticipatea in intramural bas
ket ball and bowling.
ASTC Graduate
Enrollment Hits
All-Time High
By LARRY PENLEY
The resident graduate enroll
ment for the spring term at Ap
palachian State Teachers College
has increased from 91 during
the winter quarter to 110. This
is the largest resident graduate
enrollment for a regular term
in the history of the school.
Dr. Cratis Williams, ASTC di
rector of graduate studies, said
that 49 of the 110 resident can
didates for the master's degree
are graduates of other colleges
in the southeast.
He declared that Appalachian
is highly respected in education
al circles and that students who
attended undergraduate colleges
all over the southeast are mak
ing their way to the Boone cam
pus for quality education in the
graduate school.
Some of the requirements of
candidates for the master's de
gree at ASTC include at least a
"B" average in all academic
work, acceptable scores on Mil
ler Analegiea and National
Teachers Examinations, a thesis
in one program and written ex
amination.
Wool Reports
Must Be Filed
By April 30th ?
Applications for wool sold .
between April 1, 1962 and
March SI, 1963 must be filed <
with the Watauga County ASCS
office on or before April 30,
1963.
With the 1963 wool market
ing year just starting produc
ers are reminded that they
should keep complete records
of their sales of wool and un
shorn lambs. Wool and unshorn
lamb* sold after April 1, 1963
will be eligible for payments
for the 1963 program.
Vaughn Tugman, Chairman
of the Watauga ASC County
Committee points out that wool
producers sales documents must
show the true net sales pro
c e e d s, including deductions
made for freight and other
marketing charges. Where false
information is filed, both the
producer and the wool buyers
are subject to the penalties.
The average price received
by farmers for wool during the
entire marketing year can be
calculated and the payment
rate anounced after April 30,
1963. Payments based on this
announced rate for the 1962
wool marketing year will be
made sometime during the
summer.
For the 1961 wool marketing
year 217 sheep producers in
Watauga county received net
shorn wool payments amount
ing to $4,763.39 and 136 lamb
growers received net payments
of $1,346.86 on unshorn lambs
sold. These amounts represent
payments after deducations
withheld for the growers' con
tributions to a fund for promot
ing the use of lamb and wool
products. Deductions were lc
per pound for wool sold nad
5c per hundred-weight of lambs
sold. These same deductions
will apply under the 1962 wool
program.
TRADE AT HOME
News Of Our
Servicemen
Lt. Col. George M. Potter, Sr,
lias had his retired status
?hanged from Lt Col. to Colon
el. Col. Potter served in the
Army from April 1914 to Nov.
1948, a total of 34 years and
eight months.
Col. Potter was assigned to
the American Embassy, Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, for over three
years during World War Two,
and he served at several sta
tions in the Continental United
States and in three foreign
countries.
He was decorated with the
Army Commendation Medal for
meritorius service rendered in
Brazil. Col. Potter was origin
ally from Watauga county, hav
ing left there nearly fifty years
ago.
REASSIGNED
Sheppard AFB, Texas ? Air
man Third Class Bobby G. Bod
enhamer of Boone, N. C., is be
ing reassigned to Little Rock
AFB, Ark., following his gradu
ation from the United States
Air Force technical training
course for refrigeration special
ists here.
Airman Bodenhamer, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn O. Boden
hamer of Rt. 1, Boone, received
instruction in refrigeration and
air conditioning as they apply
to Air Force equipment and
missile systems.
The airman is a 1962 gradu
ate of Appalachian High School.
He entered the Air Force in
September 1962.
Old Fashion
Gospel Sing Sun.
There will be an old-fashioned
gospel singing at the Cavalry
Baptist Church in West Jeff
erson on Sunday, March 31, at
1:30 p. m. The Rev. Glenn
Woodie, pastor, invites all sing
ers and others interested ' to at
tend.
AF Dyna-Soar project may be
dropped.
ANDREWS CHEVROLET, INC.