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THE CHARLOTTE COLLEGIAN
October 1, 1953
CHARLOTTE COLLEGIAN
Published monthly throughout the school year by the students
of CJIAKLOTTE COLLPXiE, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Staff
Editor
Acting Business Manager
Faculty Advisor
Gleen Keever
Jim Gunnells
Miss Mary Denny
Charlotte Collegian Extends Welcome
The Charlotte Collegian wishes to extend its hearty best
wishes to you freshmen who have registered and are em
barking on your first years of college. We sincerely hope
that you will enjoy your work at CC. There is much to be
gained, and we know you will profit from your stay here.
If there is anything which you are not sure about or need
help on, feel free to call on any member of the faculty or
your student officers. They will be more than glad to help
you.
We have many activities at Charlotte College, and we hope
all students w’ill participate in some of them. Anyone who
has a desire to do work on this paper w'ill please get in touch
with the editor. We assure you any help would be appreciated.
Your first few weeks here will probably be your hardest.
So if you feel you don’t like the college life the first few
days, just remember the first is always the hardest.
We are going to try to make Charlotte College grow, and
to do this we need the help of everyone. So know that we are
glad to have you and wish you the best of luck.
GLENN KEEVER
ELECTION SOON
At the beginning of each new year, we have a lot of new
students who are seeking information. As chairman of the
Elections Committee, I feel that you will become more familiar’
with not only the Student Government activities but also
with the elections procedures by reading your Student Hand
book thoroughly. From your reading you will learn how the
Nominating Committee is selected and its duties. Along with
other interesting information, you will find the general quali
fication of candidates and how a person is nominated and
elected to office. So again I urge you to read your handbook
and be familiar with these activities.
Just as in a national election, where different view points
are expressed through political parties, it is the same here at
CC. From these individual ideas there are formed political
parties which carry out their point of view. This may seem
odd in a college, but the student learns the principles of
politics, and this activity arouses school spirit and stimulates
interest.
Since the .sophomore officer.' were not elected last year,
the election will be held October 13. Along with this the
election of the business-manager of both the annual and the
paper will be held. Nominations for these offices should be
in not later than September 30.
Freshman class officer elections will be held in the first
week in November. I would like to encourage the Freshmen
to be thinking about members of their class to fill those
offices.
There is a great, need for the students to take part on the
different committees, but I would like to say that if anyone
is interested in elections committee work to please contact
me. I certainly will welcome any help that is offered.
MARJORIE LOTSHAW
El Club Espanol
BY MARTHA STOGNER
Perhaps some of you have been
sleeping this summer, but the
members of the Spanish Club
haven’t. They have really been
busy, with two big events of the
summer.
First, of all, the club got to
gether one night during the sum
mer at the home of Vilma Ray
for a water melon cutting. You
should have seen how many mem-
ers turned out for this affair! We
had a wonderful time, seeing each
other after so long a time. It was
at this outing that the club de
cided to take an “excursion a las
montanas.”
So, on a Sunday morning about
three weeks later, we were once
again reunited at seven o’clock in
front of the “Maid.” From there
we went in a caravan to the moun
tains of the “Old North State,”
guided by Rudy Thompson, to a
lovely, secluded spot disturbed by
only about 50 people a year! (This
year will go down in History!)
You’ve never seen a more beauti
ful mountain stream! We had the
time of our lives ten miles down
a steep, dusty, mountain trail,
swimming in an icy stream; after
wards came a picnic dinner, and
then more swimming and just rest
ing on the rocks or bank. We had
a nice crowd that day, too, with
seven or eight guests. Nora Leza
brought along an adorable friend
from Cuba, whom we enjoyed
having.
The weather was perfect and
the trip was a howling success.
So, with our apple cider in hand,
we departed late that afternoon
for home and another year of
school.
Free Fun
For the general information of
the students of CC, here are some
facts about the Latta Park Recre
ation Center: Bruce McNeil and
Charlotte Laclara, directors, have
annoifnced that a young adult
group is in the process of forma
tion. This group when organized
will meet each Thursday evening,
A variety of entertainment will
be offered: volley ball, basketball,
ping-pong, and other indoor
sports. Student nurses and collega
students are being especially in
vited to take part in these games.
Also being organized are dancing
classes under supervision of Bob
Sullivan. Each first and third Sat
urday evening dances are held at
the center. A representative from
Charlotte College has been re
quested for the dance committee.
Submit SSCQT
Applications Now
Applications for the November
19, 1953 and the April 22, 1954
administrations of the College
Qualification Test are now avail
able at Selective Service System
local boards throughout the coun
try.
Eligible students who intend to
take this test on either date should
apply at once to the nearest Selec
tive Service local board for an ap
plication and a bulletin of informa
tion.
Following instructions in the
bulletin, the student should fill out
his application and mail it imme
diately in the envelope provided to
Selective Service Examining Sec
tion, Educational Testing Service,
P, 0. Box 586, Princeton, New Jer
sey. Applications for the Novem
ber 19 test must be postmarked no
later than midnight, November 2,
19.53.
According to Educational Test
ing Service, which prepares and
administers the College Qualifica
tion Test for the Selective Sei'vice
System, it will be greatly to the
student’s advantage to file his ap
plication at once, regardless of the
testing date he selects. The results
will be reported to the student’s
Selective Service local board of
jurisdiction for use in considering
his deferment as a student.
English Club
Why not an Enlish Club at
Charlotte College ? There are
clubs already established that are
devoted to the Spanish and French
language, and a fraternity, Sigma
Pi Alpha, which welcomes any one
interested in any foreign language.
Shall we lovers of English be out
done! An English Club could be a
very constructive and worthwhile
activity. If anyone is interested,
just leave a note to this effect on
the bulletin board.
Sports
Perhaps thi.s is much too soon
to be thinking of basketball,
what with the world series still
to be played and football on the
rampage, but we feel that Char
lotte College should have a win
ning basketball team this year.
It's not too soon for jou bas
ketball players to be limbering
up at the YMCA. Perhaps a
group could get together and
begin working out. This would
help out a lot when practice
does start. Watch for a notice
on the bulletin board.