Vol. 2 No. 4
CHARLOTTE COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
April 10, 1951
CC EXECUTIVE BOARD ORGANIZED
CC Represented
At American
Assn. Convention
The keynote of the thirty-first
annual convention of the Ameri
can Association of Junior Col
leges was the role of junior col
leges in national defense, Miss
Bonnie Cone, one of Charlotte
College’s representatives at the
convention, announced. The con
vention, the first at which Char
lotte College was represented,
was held March 4-8 at the Hotel
Des Moines, Des Moines, Iowa.
The convention was told by
Dr. Arthur S. Adams, president
of the American Council on Edu
cation, that in the events ahead,
junior colleges may face their
greatest opportunity. Dr. Adams
expressed the opinion that a large
number of young men who will
face induction into the armed
services upon reaching their nine
teenth year may well look favor
ably on completing a full course in
a junior college prior to induction
rather than completing half a
course in a senior institution. Dr.
Adams further stated that junior
colleges will find new opportuni
ties in the field of adult educa
tion in connection with defense
and other special programs.
William R. Wood, junior col
lege specialist with the United
States office of education, point
ed out the need of a long range
view in the educational program
of the nation. The program
should take into consideration
the educational needs of the
people and should take into con
sideration the nation’s entire well
being as well as contributing to
the military effort, Mr. Wood
stated.
Twenty discussion groups were
formed of the convention dele
gates according to the major in
terests of the delegates. Miss Cone
was a member of the group on
Public Relations and served as
recorder for that group. A re
port of the group discussions was
presented to the general con
vention at the final session.
Charlotte College was repre
sented at the convention by Miss
Cone, Director, and Miss Lucille
Puett, Registrar of the college.
Geology Students On Field Trip
27 Students
Make Dean's List
The Dean’s list for the winter
quarter, recently released by the
college office, includes the names
of 27 CC students. In order to
qualify for the Dean’s List, the
student must take a full load of
at least three subjects and main
tain an average of at least “B”.
Three students maintained an
"A” average for the quarter: Jer
ry B. Armstrong, Bennett J.
Proctor, Crayton E. Rowe, Jr.
Those who maintained a “B”
average during the quarter are:
Hugh H. Adams, Charles L. Alex
ander, Charles S. Armstrong,
Raymond M. Gahagen, Stephen E.
Godfrey, Horace H. Golightly,
John H. Grogg, Jr., Walter T.
Ham, Jr., William N. Hayes,
Howard A. Hoppe, Rex R. Hunt
ley, Robert L. Isaacs, Cling-
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This picture which was made on the field Irip in the Santee-Cooper area shows a portion of the
river below Ihe Santee dam. The cypress knees on which Carolyn Reichard and Carole Hinson are
standing have been estimated to be between 10,000 and 15,000 years old. They are not fossilized
but consist of the original wood.
Geology Students Make Field
Trip To Santee-Cooper Area
On the historic morning of
March 3rd at 7:48 the geology
class of C. C. along with other
mixed bums embarked on an
escapade to the Santee-Cooper
dam and then on to historic
Charleston (Geech - land.) There
were four cars for transportation,
each of which was ready for the
race to the dam. At 7:48 they
were off. It was a close race,
with each car pulling into the
pits at Columbia for a tire change
and a refuel. In the stretch, they
were neck and neck and coming
in for an exciting finish were Dr.
Heck and his crew, winner. Bill
Traywick, and his boys, second,
and Fatback Kerr and his mad
men sliding in on his rims for
third. Record time for the 120
miles was 2 hours and 3 seconds.
At the Santee Canal and dam,
the class found fossils ranging
from over 15,000 year old. Some
of the rare finds were sharks
teeth and spiral shaped fossils
(with some technical name.) Some
large cypress stumps were found
which were over 15,000 years old.
These stumps were approximate
ly six to eight feet in diameter.
Near the Santee dam the class
settled down to a delicious pic
nic lunch near a farm. While we
were eating, someone’s stray pig
kept wandering around us—fif
teen feet closer and we could
have had roast barbecue. At this
point Atkinson, along with Long
and Epting turned back (they
had enough.) Well, on to Charles
ton!
We arrived in Charleston that
night around eight and began
looking for a place to sleep. It
was hard for all the cars to stay
together but we made it, with
Kerr running six straight red
lights (no arrests). After finding
a place to stay (Calhoun’s Motor
Court) we went to Henry’s (one
of the South’s famous eating
places) to eat.
Next morning after eating
breakfast—one by one—we tour
ed Charleston hitting such spots
as the Battery, and Fort Moul-
tree. Old Charleston was very
beautiful and scenic with its
wrought iron gates and fences
of many intricate designs. Other
old and unusual buildings were
the Slave Market, the Court
House, French Hugenot church
and an old Medical school. The
fact that some flowers and plants
were in bloom added to Charles
ton’s picturesque beauty.
We also went to the beach (Fol
ly’s beach) to keep two people
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New Faculty
Members Added
Two additions have been made
to the Charlotte College faculty
for the spring quarter now in
progress. Miss Flora Watson is
teaching the class in Trigonome
try, and Mr. Hughes B. Hoyle is
Algebra instructor.
Both instructors have held posts
on the CC faculty before. Miss
Watson, of the Harding High
faculty, was instructor at CC
from 1946 through 1950. Mr.
Hoyle, head of the Physics and
Mathematics Departments at
Queens College, was a member of
the CC faculty from 1946 through
the spring quarter of 1949.
The students of CC welcome
the return of Miss Watson and
Mr. Hughes to our faculty.
Macy Receives
French Award
Dr. Pierre Macy, head of the
Romance Language Department,
of Charlotte College has recently
received from the French Secre
tary of Education the diploma of
“Officier d’Academie.” The di
ploma is awarded to professors
who have been outstanding in
rendering special services in the
interest of French culture and
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SOPHOMORE EDITION
Board Appointed
By Commissioners
In its organizational meeting
held on March 22 at Chez Mon-
tet, the Executive Board of the
Advisory Committee for Charlotte
College elected Mr. J. Murrey
Atkins, Chairman and Miss Bon
nie E. Cone, Secretary. Mr. At
kins, who was instrumental in
having the legislation passed
which authorized the operation
of Charlotte College by the School
Board of the City of Charlotte,
has been one of Charlotte Col
lege's ablest and most influential
supporters. Miss Cone is the di
rector of the college.
The members of the executive
board of the College, who were
appointed by the City school
commissioner in February are
J. Murrey Atkins, James H.
Glenn, Dr. George Heaton, W. A.
Kennedy, John Paul Lucas, Dick
Young, and Miss Charlotte Mob
ley.
At the March 22 meetmg the
executive board endorsed a meas
ure to grant authority for the
expansion of Charlotte College
from its present status of a junior
college into a four year institu
tion. There are no immediate
plans for this expansion, but the
members of the board felt that it
would be well to have the au
thority on record in order that
the expansion might proceed at
such time as the move seems ex
pedient. Having been endorsed
by the executive board of the
college, the bill is scheduled to
be presented to the City School
Board and the County School
Board. If approved, the measure
will be forwarded to the Meck
lenburg legislative delegation for
approval and for introduction in
the current session of the Gen
eral Assembly.
The executive board has select-
the first Thursday in each month
as the regular date for its meet
ings. The board will meet on
Thursday, April 5 at Thackers
Restaurant.
Sophs Stage
Square Dance
"All join hands and circle wide,
to the left. . .” was heard recent
ly as Charlotte College students
and faculty members square danc
ed in the Central High gym.
The dance was sponsored by
the Sophomore Class to raise
money to leave a gift to the
school. Wyatt Bell, president of
the class, was in charge of the
dance.
Calling the dance was Pull
Lawing, President of the Char
lotte Quadrille Club; Luther
Gibbs and his Queen City Ramb
lers furnished the music.
Most of the dancing was done
mountain style, or big circle, but
in order to add a little variety,
the quadrille or square type danc
ing was done later in the eve
ning.
Featured during the intermis
sion was Crayton Rowe with a
black-face act and the Charlotte
Quadrill Club, which did an ex
hibition.
Sophomore Class President Bell
has announced that approximate
ly thirty dollars was raised.