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THE CHARLOTTE COLLEGIAN
February 23, 1954
CHARLOTTE COLLEGIAN
Published monthly throughout the school year by the students
of CHARLOTTK COLLEGE, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Staff
Editor . - - -..,-Gleen Keever
Assistant Editor _ Martha Stogner
Business Manager - John Kilgo
Faculty Advisor Miss Mary Denny
SCHOOL SPIRIT SHOWN
During the last few days of January a big change was
noticed in the halls of Charlotte College. Students were stand
ing around in small groups discussing heatedly an issue per
taining to the Annual. The Student Council had just passed a
bill to raise activity fees in order that the Annual might be
brought under the Student Council. Because of divided feeling
of the students the issue had to be put to a vote.
The point I wish to emphasize about this is not W'hether
or not the bill was right or wrong, but the fact that at last
some real spirit was shown about a school matter. All too often
in the past C. C. students have shown a marked laxity in school
spirit. Could this be the beginning of a real school spirit at
C. C.? We hope so.
This school would be so much better if students would
show this kind of spirit on all school matters. Committees have
a hard time getting people to work on their staffs. By working
on these committee staffs students would have a lot more to
say in school matters and would have a lot more fun in their
school work. Despite all that has been said about supporting
the basketball team, little support has been given it. Win or
lose, the boys have been giving it all they have. They have
played some good games and some bad games, and the good
ones have been played mostly when they had a few fans pulling
for them. Let’s hope the activity fee issue has finally awakened
the students to the fact that they have a school and that they
should support it. Let’s see some more school spirit before the
year is out.
Donny Whitfield is in charge of a talent show, called
“Campus Cutups,” which comes up the first week end in March.
Why don’t we all come down and support the school in this
way? Also, elections for Student Council officers are not too
far off and we should be thinking about our candidates. Let’s
all support C. C. from here on out. GLENN KEEVER
SELECTIVE SERVICE TEST
All eligible students who intend
to take the Selective Service Col
lege Qualification Test in 1954
should file applications at once for
the April 22 administration, Selec
tive Service National Headquar
ters advised today.
An application and a bulletin of
information may be obtained at any
Selective Service local board. Fol
lowing instructions in the bulletin,
the student should fill out his ap
plication immediately and mail it in
the special envelope provided. Ap
plications must be postmarked no
later than midnight, March 8, 1954.
Early filing will be greatly to the
student’s advantage.
Results will be reported to the
student’s Selective Service local
board of jurisdiction for use in
considering his deferment as a stu
dent, according to Educational
Testing Service, which prepares
and administers the College Quali
fication Test.
CHOICE BITS FROM C. C.
If walls could talk, here’s what
they’d say:
Larry Brown and Jerry Martin
have had quite a bit of interest in
the Presbyterian Nurses Home.
John Kilgo has had a fan at the
basketball practices as well as at
the games.
Hugo Misle and a certain C. C.
alumna have been hitting it off
pretty well together.
We wonder if Joe Griffin has
whistled at any redheads lately ?
You know, Frances Horne sure
gets around these days.
Who is Miss Miller’s pet, Alan?
Janet Todd wants plenty of juicy
gossip so here ’tis—Joe Taylor has
his eye on a certain brunette in
chemistry. We wonder whooooo?
We welcome the new stranger
(Bill Foust) to Paradise (C. C.).
Gary: “Every time I kiss you it
makes a better man of me.”
Jan: “Well, you don’t have to try
to get to heaven in one night!”
NUFF SED!
TIME AND TIME AGAIN
This is a modern novel, not one
of the author’s best, but exciting
in places and enjoyable for those
who like a story of the heart and
mind of a human being.
James Hilton, well known for his
Good-bye Mr. Chips, Last Horizon,
and other contemporary fiction, is
the author. The story seems to
bring out the idea that Mr. Hilton
is somewhat the omniscient author
in the way he brings to life the
main character of the story. As
far as I have been able to ascer
tain, the approximate date of writ
ing of this book was last year—
1953.
The setting shifts from Paris to
Connecticut, from London to South
America. The time is our own from
the beginning of the century until
today. Those years were fascinat
ing and fateful to those who re
member them.
This is the story of a very real
person—Charles Anderson, better
known as “Stuffy.” Only his friends
that really liked him and enjoyed
his company called him “Stuffy.”
As a boy, Charles Anderson was
well off financially but lacking in
affection from his family. His fa
ther, Sir Havelock Anderson, was
partial to his older son, a brilliant
student with a promising career,
who was later killed in the jvar.
Charles never resented his father’s
feelings openly even when Sir
Havelock regarded him as incap
able of many things that his broth
er had not been.
After Charles finished prep
school during the hectic days of
World War I, he went on to Cam-
VACATION CRUISE
A small number of students and
teachers can travel to and from
Europe without cost by serving on
the educational and recreational
staff of the 1954 student sailings
of the one-class ship Castel Felice,
according to Mr. Anthony S. Pinter,
president of Study Abroad, Inc., in
charge of these sailings.
Duties of the staff include as
sistance with the program of lec
tures and discussions about the Eu
ropean countries and problems of
the educational tourist, language
classes, the newspaper and library;
and supervision of the deck games,
swimming, talent shows, dances,
moving pictures and shipboard dis
cipline. These positions are open to
Americans and to Europeans who
have been studying or teaching in
the United States, Mr. Pinter an
nounced, but only applicants with
qualifications in the fields should
write to the Castel Felice Staff
Council, Study Abroad, Inc., 250
West 57th Street, New York 19,
N. Y.
The Castel Felice has many fea
tures not found on other student
ships: an entire deck of public
rooms and lounges, an entire upper
deck of dining rooms with complete
bridge to study and become a diplo
mat. During this time he fell in
love with a girl of lower middle
class named Lily. Their romance
was short-lived because of his fa
ther’s intrusion. Originally he had
planned to leave college and marry
Lily. Together they would live in
France on the money his mother
had left him. After the disappoint
ment, he began college life again
and succeeded as a diplomat. Dur
ing his Legation and Embassy ex
periences, he meets June—daugh
ter of a wealthy newspaperman.
Charles succeeds further because
of June’s ability to aid him in his
political affairs. After his son is
born, he travels to different ports
around Europe to handle affairs
of state. During the London blitz
his wife was killed but he continued
his work with a sense of grief and
loss.
He sent his son Gerald to Amer
ica to stay with friends of his
mother until the war reached a
lower level. Charles Anderson’s one
purpose was to give his son the
love that he himself had not had
as a boy.
The story is actually developed
by flashbacks during the time that
Charles Anderson spends with his
son in Paris. The story goes
smoothly as the title mounting to
a completely credible climax.
The author’s purpose in writing
was to show that Charles Ander
son, in his love, his marriage, and
his role of a father, was caught
up in the history of his age.
Throughout everything that hap
pened he remained himself. The au
thor calls him a modest hero of
his times.
table service, a built-in tiled swim
ming pool, ample covered deck
space, and many two and four-
berth cabins, some with private
shower and toilet.
The Castel Felice will sail for
Havre, Southampton and Bremer-
haven June 4 from Quebec and
June 30 fro niNew York; the re
turn voyages are scheduled from
Europe August 6 for Canada and
August 23 for New York. Mini
mum fares are $130 each way from
or to Quebec and $140 from or to
New York.
OLD WILL
One time there was a small boy
walking down the street with his
mother. They saw a bowlegged
man and the little boy said:
“Mama! Look at that bowlegged
man!” His mother was astounded
and said, “Johnny, don’t say such
things. Go read William Shakes
peare’s writings and you can talk
about such things with ease.”
Johnny read all that old William
ever wrote. Several months later,
he saw a bowlegged man and he
hollered out: “Gee whips, tally ho!
What manner of men are these
that wear their legs in parenthe
ses ?”