NEW BUILDING
(Continued from page 1)
as the old office.
The bookstore is one of the big
surprises for an old student used
to buyinff them out of the crate.
It has all the books neatly arranged
on new shelves and is well designed
for efficiency and ease of operation.
When you think of electronic labs
and drafting rooms think of the
ones in the new building. They and
the electrical lab use such mod
ern innovations as skylights and
welded wire for storage spaces.
Electrical outlets are practically
rather than decoratively placed and
drawing boards are located for an
absolute minimum of shadow and
glare.
The student working with or
using any of the facilities will find
his task eased and his work speed
ed. He’ll find the color scheme and
overall design both pleasing and
interesting. He’ll think for a min
ute and say, “For $100,000. Not
bad! Not bad!”
THE CHARLOTTE COLLEGIAN
Working Their Way
Through College ?
Many of our college students
spend much less in two years than
the average man makes in one. The
reasons for this are varied; but
basically they boil down to limited
income and definite outgo in the
form of tuition, books, and the
other necessities of life. The result
of this is that economics play a
much larger part in the plans of
many of our college students than
seems to be generally realized.
For the last five years the ma
jority of my friends and I either
have been or are are now going to
college. Fi'om the beginning of
man’s reign on earth, he has sought
ways to provide the basic necessi
ties of food, clothing, and shelter.
I have been fortunate enough to
witness many of the college stu
dent’s unique adjustments to his
environment which 1 would like to
pass on to you in hope of a better
mutual understanding.
A man may wear rags or sleep
in a ditch, but he must eat. It is a
very shocking experience for some
of us to learn that the meals which
come like clockwork at home are
now only given in exchange for
money.
I was sitting at the counter of
a small drug store in Chapel Hill.
The student sitting on my right
asked me to, “please pass the
sugar.” I was baffled as he only
had a large coke and a chicken
salad sandwich. I was even more
confused when he upended the
sugar container and poured a con
tinuous stream of sugar into the
coke. When he had judged the
amount of sugar to be sufficient
and I had judged it to be about half
a cup full, he placed the lightened
sugar container back on the count
er. Curiosity won and I asked him,
“sour?” He glanced up at me as
if I were an imbecile, gave his mix
ture a couple of swirls with the
straw and replied, “calories.” The
student drank the mixture, ate the
sandwich and left. Had 1 been the
caliber of citizen he supposed me
to be, 1 would not have understood
him; but after five years I know
nothing is worth more than a free
(Continued on page 4)
From The
Night Owl
Harold Parker and Pat Rhine-
hardt are engaged.
Seen in the lineup for registra
tion the other day were the follow
ing: Jim Shue, Jim Williams, Ken
Sloop, Doug Yike, Bob Adams,
Robert Bunn, Ernest Holder, and
Doug Patton.
Bill Reid calls on people who
are inconvenienced but he gets the
work done.
Van Sistare has been seen almost
everywhere this summer.
Ken Harris has been driving
something red.
Pat Faulkner will soon be in the
United States Marine Corps.
Nancy Fisher has been having so
many “annual” meetings that her
group falls in automatically every
Thursday.
Jane Carmichael is the only girl
in school who can write sixty words
per minute—in longhand.
Marco A. Perez has returned
from Peru, South America to spend
another year with us.
Elizabeth Boland and Mary were
large factors in getting the paper
to l)ed. Thanks.
FOR CONTEMPLATION
(Continued from page 1)
have occurred after other confer
ences.
On August 17th, l!)5fi, Dr. Har
ris Purks (Director of Higher Ed
ucation) gave the following answer
when he was asked: “What action
do you think the Board of Higher
Education should take with respect
to the development of community
colleges in the next biennium?”
1) “I suggest that we recommend
a substantial increase in the grants-
in-aid made to Charlotte and Car
ver Colleges, to Wilmington Col
lege, including Williston Unit, and
to Asheville-Biltmore College, sub
ject to the following provisions:
a) “State support shall be di
rected primarily toward curricula
which are described under the des
ignation Dh’ision of Higher Edu
cation in the committee report
which your staff has commended
to you for consideration.
b) “That the grants-in-aid shall
be made in amounts not to exceed
sums to be determined in confer
ence.
c) “That the amounts to be requi
sitioned as contributions toward in
structional costs shall be deter
mined by calculations based upon
payments at the rate of $3.00 per
student qnai tcr hour of instruction
delivered in a predetermined lim
ited structure of courses to stu-
(Continued on page 3)
September 17, 1956
The Seal Of
Charlotte College
From the May, 195fi issue of the
Charlotte Collegian
We were thumbing through some
old material the other day and we
came across some familiar and in
teresting sights which we thought
would make an interesting column
for all our readers. The material
had to do with the Charlotte Col
lege seal.
The seal of Charlotte College is
also the city seal. Now, we’ll see
where it came from, what it means,
and how it was adopted.
The tree branch on the seal rep
resents growth, which is very typi
cal of Charlotte and its surround
ing vicinity. This part is particu
larly true of Charlotte College.
The cap in the branch has lib
erty written on it. It represents the
liberty which the early Mecklen-
burgers gained back in 1775 on
May 20th, when a group of them
signed the Mecklenburg Declara
tion of Independence.
The Hornet’s Nest, of course, is
very familiar to all of us. It came
from a statement which Cornwallis
made during the Revolutionary
War, when he said that Charlotte
was a “veritable hornet’s nest.”
The date on the seal, 1949, is the
year in which Charlotte College be
came independent of the Univer
sity of North Carolina. From 194G
until 1949 it was the Charlotte Cen
ter of the University of North
Carolina.
This seal was adopted by Char
lotte College as the official seal
since we are a city-operated school.
The seal may now be seen on al
most all of the College’s official pub
lications.
From The Rambler to the Charlotte
Collegian
Treading the same halls, sleep
ing in the same classrooms, eating
in the same places but learning new
ways and new ideas are the follow
ing students: Jon Bass, Robert
Bonti, Robert Bunn, Henry Byrd,
David Carroll, Jim Cook, Ernest
Holder, Dickie Long, Ann McRorie,
Bob Moore, Ernest Prevatte, An
gelo Stassinos, Doug Patton, Clay
ton Vanderburg, Dickie Veazey
and Howard Simpson.
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The (Charlotte Collegian
VOL. 8, NO. 1
Published by the students of
Charlotte College, Charlotte, North Carolina
Subscription rate
$2.50 per year
Co-Editors
Business Manager
Faculty Advi.ser
Bob Butler
and Bill Drinkard
Bill Wagner
Miss Mary Denny
Welcome
Four hands reach toward you. Individually they open and extend
as they reach you and then close firmly upon your hand. Up and down,
up and down, go the hands. “Welcome to Charlotte College,” say the
members of the newspaper staff.
You break out into a good-natured grin and we realize how lucky
we are to have you as part of our reading public. We have a short
talk about the college and what each of us can do to make it truly
representative of ourselves. Then after our talk is over and we walk
toward the door, we tell you that our job is to keep a continuous record
of you and your achievements here at the college and that we want to
keep our ball points rolling, recording your joys, successes, and failures.
But most of all, we want to have a paper that will please you, and ask
you to help us by keeping us tense, taut, and delighted with an over
abundance of news. Thank you.
Your Newspaper Staff
En Route
In French, “en route” moans “on the way”. We of Charlotte Collej^e
are on our way. Vacations are over and 1956-1957 school year is under
way. What we accon’plish is up to us! We the students can make this
school year a profitable one, or we can just coast alonjj. It is up to us.
We have a wonderful faculty, one that goes all out for Charlotte College
and her students. We have a Student Council that has been working hard
this summer. The new handbook is one of the pi'oducts of their efforts.
We hope that all of the students will study the handbook and become
familiar with the organization of our Student Government, our clubs,
and with our college life in general.
As we review the past ten years, we can see that much has been
accomplished. As we look ahead we can see that much more will be
accomplished if the spirit that has prevailed at Charlotte College con
tinues. People of our city are watching us. We are under the spotlight.
Our performance must be above average if we hope to keep the interest
of the people. As you peruse the Collegian, try to think of ways that
you may make Charlotte College a better school. Read the quoted com
ments of Mr. Harris Purks, State Director of Higher ?:ducation, and
think about them. Charlotte College’s future may be greatly affected
by Mr. Purks’ recommendations.
We of the staff are looking forward to a great year and hope that
everyone else is doing the same. We’ll see you in class tomorrow night.
Education For Life
By Merle Taylor
Education is important. That is why we are coming to Charlotte
College. Without further advance in knowledge and understanding, man
would return to the dark ages.
We live in an age of numerous opportunities for education. Theie
is much to learn in any one of many fields. This age of education has
given birth to radio and television, to automobiles and jet-piopelled
airplanes, to household appliances and atomic bombs. Indeed, much has
been achieved in a material way for the betterment of humanity.
This materialistic knowledge can be used to build or to destroy. The
way in which it is used is determined by the moral and spiritual educa
tion of the individual or group possessing it. Genuine spiritual education
brings one a knowledge of truth. Truth upbuilds. What is tiuth? The
greatest educator of all time declared God’s Word to be truth. Your
word is truth.” (John 17:17).
He admonished his faithful followers: “If you will remain in my
word, you are really my disciples, and you will know the truth, and
the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31, 32).
Study the Bible. Follow its just and wise counsel. It will free you
from the fears of this age and enlighten you with hope of everlasting
life and peace in the “new heavens and a new earth” of God’s making.
(2 Peter 3:13).
Advantages Of Advertising In
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