The Carolina Journal
-Siuilmt Puhlication Of The l/niVwsity Of North Carolina At Charlotte
Volume 1
CHARLOTTE, N. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1966
Number 17
Legislature Asks Union,
Journal To Waive Rules
The March 14 meeting of the
Student Legislature turned out to
be quite lively with several
controversial proposals being dis
cussed.
The meeting started off rou
tinely with student body presi
dent Gus Psomadakis asking
for legislative approval for
upcoming student elections and
for a new elections committee
chairman. Both received unan
imous votes from the le^sia-
tors as did a letter sent to the
Chancellor’s office by Psoma
dakis asking that the student
legislature be given the power
to disburse all student activity
fees. The fees are presently
disbursed by a committee com
posed of both student and
faculty members.
Things warmed up quickly,
however, with the student body
president’s request that the elec
tion of the editor of the Carolina
Journal be suspended “indefinite
ly” until such time as a publica
tions board could be formed. ’This
request was amended “in toto”
asking that election of the editor
upon a motion by Tim Britton,
be held at the same time as the
election of the executive council
of the student body. This motion
was passed by a vote of 18 for
and 4 opposed. As a result of this
action nominations for editor of
the Journal will be open until
March 30.
After the disposition of the
matter concerning the suspension
of the election of the editor, Sam
Scott moved that the Student
Legislature recommend to the
editor of the Carolina Journal
that the qualifications for that
office be waived for the upcom
ing election.
The objectionable qualifications
appear in the newspaper’s con
stitution and require that a
student seeking election as editor
of the paper have served one
prior semester in some capacity
as a meniber of the Journal
organization. This recommenda-
Prospective
Teachers
Score High
A survey of National Teacher
Examination scores indicates
that the first group of teachers
trained at the newest branch of
the University system ranked
quite high.
The group of students was
composed of thirty completing
work in the spring of 1965 and
two completing their work here
at the end of the past fall
semester.
The UNC-C average score on
the examination was 649.3,
according to Dr. Philip Vaivo,
associate professor of educa
tion. The scores ranged from a
low of 493 to a high of 786
which was in the 99th percen
tile.
The state and national aver
ages were topped by the local
students. The state average was
573 and the national was 603.
To receive a North Carolina
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tion was passed after a hot
discussion by a vote of 17 for and
10 against.
The next item of business
considered by the body was the
granting of a charter to the
“Judo and Kung-Fu Society.”
This was done by a unanimous
vote.
The legislature had received
a request from the University
Union asking that the Union be
allowed to suspend the qualifi
cations for election for the
posts of Vice-Chairman, secre
tary, and 'Treasurer of the
Union for the upcoming elec
tion. The legislature voted to
return this request to the Union
Governing Board along with a
recommendation that the quali
fications for Chairman also be
waived.
The legislature also passed an
amendment to the “Student Leg
islature Reorganization Act of
May 1965” which defined and
extended the powers of the
various legislative committees.
The final action taken by the
group was to request the Student
Affairs Committee to check into
the possibilities of securing spe
cial parking spaces for members
of the executive council of the
student body.
Our ‘Dr. Bonnie’ Will
Stay As Vice-Chancellor,
Mathematics Professor
Bonnie Cone
University, Student Parties
Pick Class Office Nominees
Student Party Slate Full^
University Party Meets
Mike
Thomas
Sr. Class
Pres.
Nominee
David
Tnrner
Soph
Class
Nominee
'The Student Party nominating
convention reconvened for the
second time this spring to pick
its nominees for class offices on
March 16.
Mike Thomas and George
Elam received the senior class
presidential and vice-presidential
S.P. endorsements by acclama
tion, and Sally Hagood, John
McAurther, Libby Holzhouser,
Martha Caton, and Phyliss Hen
line were given S.P. endorsement
for senior representatives.
Skip Milton grabbed the par
ty nomination for Junior class
president by acclamation and
Lee Wasson edged Larry Gar
ner in a close vote for the vice
presidential nomination. Larry
Garner, Tommy Hickson, and
Sharon Renwick were nomi
nated for jimior representa
tives. The remaining two rep
resentative posts will be filled
by the S.P. executive commit
tee.
The nomination tor President
of the Sophomore Class went to
David Turner by acclamation.
Bill Billups captured the vice-
presidential nomination by ac
clamation also, and Carolyn
Campbell, Susan Allen, Bobby
Berry, Linda Johnson, and Rich
ard Bowman walked off with the
representatives nominations.
In addition to the class officer
nominations, the Student Party
endorsed two students for mem
ber* of the “Consolidated Student
Council” of the University sys
tem. These spots went to Tish
Shanks and Cirina McLaurin.
Jim
Cunning
Jr. Class
President
Nominee
Tomiiiy
Thomas
Soph
Class
Nominee
The University Party has re
vealed a partial slate of candi
dates for the upcoming
elections. The U.P. has
spring
decided
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Dr. Bonnie E. Cone has an
nounced her intentions to stay
with the institution which owes
its very existence to her.
“Miss Bonnie,” as her stu
dents have called' her since the
institution’s humble beginnings
in the old Central High school
building in 1949, has accepted
the position of vice-chancellor
of student affairs and com
munity relations. Dr. Cone’s
decision as to whether or not
she would accept or decline the
position had been expected
since the University board of
trustees decided on Dr. Dean
W. Colvard as the school’s first
chancellor.
Only several weeks ago Miss
Cone told this reporter that the
decision to stay or not to stay
was a very difficult one for her
to make because she “felt that
old heads should leave as soon as
the new head is well settled.”
She added that she had been
urged by many of her friends to
stay on and that this conflict was
one she would have to consider
carefully before she made any
final decision.
When the trustees announced
the selection of Dr. Colvard for
the chancellorship they also of-
fr.red Dr. Cone the position of
vice-chancellor but Miss Cone felt
she “could not accept the position
(at that time) because I wanted
Dr. Colvard to be able to pick his
own staff. This (offer by the
trustees) meant a great deal to
me (but) I wanted him (Colvard)
to want me.”
Dr. Cone will also receive a
full professorship in the math
department even though she
does not think she will be able
to do any actual teaching next
year. As the pressures of the
vice-chancellorship ease in the
years to come, “I really do
hope I Can get back into some
teaching. I do love teaching,”
said Miss Cone, who has taught
mathematics in Carolina’s high
schools and at Duke University
as well as with Charlotte
College.
Concerning her new position
Dr. Cone said she has “always
enjoyed a close association with
students and I feel that I know
their problems . . . and I am
looking forward to an opportunity
to work more closely with them
(the students). Dr. Cone “Jx-
pressed regrets that the majority
of her recent time has had to be
spent with other problems which
are confronting the newest
branch of the University (“one of
them is money”) and has had to
restrict her relationship with her
students.
In announcing Miss Cone's
acceptance of the position. Dr.
Colvard stated that Miss Cone
would be “a major participant
in an administrative team to
guide the affairs of the insti
tution as it develops.” During a
meeting with student leaders
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