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Page 4 THE CHARLOTTE COLLEGIAN JANUARY 14, 1957 ('. (]. StLlclcMir Speaks Before l^anel Recently I was asked to speak before the monthly county teachers meetinK which was held at West MecklenburE High School. The five other people on the panel and I were asked to speak on the sub ject, “What WE Missed in High School Knglish.” This subject was quite interest ing and all of us felt as though we could speak with a great deal of experience. We, as aveiage stu dents, missed a good portion of our high school English because of our extra-curricular activities. There are too many things in high school to distract one from his studies. When I was in high school, I took advantage of all of these extra curricular activities. There are too many things to distract one from his studies, if he lets them. Most high school students are more in terested in haviiig a good time, than in learning. The panel, as a whole, felt that there should be moi'e stress on theme writing, spelling, and learn ing to understand what you read. I found that I was having a great deal of trouble with my themes. I also found that I was beginning to be a bit self-conscious of my speak ing. I always thought that I had a pretty good English knowledge until I hit Charlotte College and English I. Now 1 catch myself saying something and wondering if it is correct. I think that we are all guilty of the same crime. I know that I spent too much time playing sports, at tending dances and parties, and chasing girls, to realize that high school is the base of learning and the foundation for all the things we undertake in later life and not an entertainment establishment. I believe if I had another chance, I would do a few things differently. Alas! It is too late to wish we were Registration Charlotte College now has the largest number of students ever enrolled for a winter quarter. Over 300 men and women regis tered, with nearly a third taking the engineering courses. Other fields from which to choose were liberal arts, business administra tion, medical, and law, with elec tronic and mechanical technology and business education being term inal at the end of two years. The last three courses are new this year. MAN IN THE HALLS The Epidemic Paper Drive Is Three Ton Success The Sigma Lambda Chi paper drive headed by R. C. Watts was an outstanding success. Over three and one-half tons of paper was col lected to net the fraternity a grand total of $37.04. The money will be added to the scholarship which the members hope to give next year. Last Saturday the members staged an all-out drive to get the paper in. Hill Reid made it a point to try to remind every member every day. R. C. borrowed a truck from Lex Moser, and that Satur day the members got together and started to clean up the town. There was lOO'b cooperation with most of the members turning out and those who couldn’t make the sched uled meeting collecting on their own or calling their friends to have their waste paper ready for the others to pick up. The paper was taken down the following Monday by R. C. Watts who got some help from Sid Warner in loading the truck. It took three truck loads to get the paper down town. back in high school. Now all we can do is buckle down and do our best to make our way in college. We cannot afford to make the same mistake twice. Vickie Eagle (TOD.W’S QUKSTION: DO YOU THINK CHARLOTTE AND MECK LENBURG COUNTY NEEDS A 2 YEAR PERMANENT COLLEGE WITH ITS OWN BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS?) From telephone conversations and brief interviews in the halls, a solid round of “YES” was heard from C. C. students to Today’s Question. Among those replying were: ROBERT Itl'NN, is taking Business Administration to acquire enough credits to go to Wake Forest or UNC. Like many C. C. students who work part or full-time, Robert works as a bookkeeper during the day and goes to C. C. at night. Although he does not favor day classes be cause of his job and the convenience involved for him to go at night he does believe that Charlotte needs not only a permanent 2 year col lege but a permanent 4 year college. .Il'DY Sl’L'RRIER, is taking courses beneficial in training to do social welfare work. She believes that Charlotte needs a permanent 2 year college so that more courses may be offered and better working facilities maintained. DAVID .AIjLEX, future Minister of Music, is attending C. C. to make up a high school deficiency in F’rench that he needs to enter Westminster Choir College in New Jersey. David believes that it would create more interest in C. C. if it should become a permanent 2 year college with its own buildings and grounds and many people in Charlotte and the surrounding areas that have to go away to college would not if the above advantages were afforded them at home. HILL (;.\LL()WAY, like many married students, works during the day and goes to C. C. at night. Hill plans to attend C. C. for 2 years until he is financially able to go off to school. So, he is in full agreement that Charlotte needs a 2 year and even a 4 year permanent college so that he and others like him w'ill not have to go off to finish college. MEKLE KF;YN()LDS, is an office worker now going to C. C. at night. Merle says she hopes to become a doctor some day if she ever passes Chemistry. She strongly feels that C. C. needs its own grounds and buildings because its schedule often conflicts with that of Central High and a permanent 2 year college with active organizations would attract many out-of-town students. COLI.EC;iAN JOINS A. C. P. The Collegian, in its program contact with colleges and univer- of expanding its services to the sities throughout the country. As a students of Charlotte College, has member of ACP, the Collegian will joined the Associated Collegiate i j- i. i. i? Press Association. The ACP will dispatches of news bring Charlotte College into closer of special importance to colleges. L. Tom Huskins Claude Herndon Lamar Hell t I R. C. Watts Hy Charles Couch Dear Mr. President; Two years ago last July it was terrible hot, and the sun just beat down like all get out. The grass was dead, and the trees hung real limpy, and most of us spent a good part of the day setting in the shade of the oak tree that grew in front of the general store. The particular day I want to tell you about wasn’t no different from any of the others when it started out. It w'as hot and we all stretched out under the oak and swatted flies, which wasn’t too hard because they didn’t have too much energy either. If I had been paying any attention at all I would have noticed that Bess (my hound dog) shook her tail a couple of times, which was more than she usually did. That should have given me warning, but what with shutting one eye and using the other to see to swat flies, I didn’t pay no heed. Anyhow, long about 3 o’clock there came this gosh-awful noise and a cloud of smoke from over the hill and pretty soon there came bouncing down the road a waggon u'hich didn’t }tave no horse in front! Well sir, that kind of stirred up a ruckus and some of us went around back to see if there was a horse back there that ran backwards, but there weren’t. Then this feller in the W'aggon got out and dusted himself off, and so since I was the only one there what had any school ing (I got through the fourth grade before Sammy Friarson burned down the school, and we never did get around to building it back, w'hich suited me me just fine because I didn’t care too much about it in the first place), I was prodded out to speak to the feller and ask if he had any unusual or supernatural powers not to put any spells on us because we was decent folks in the first place and wouldn’t tell on him or nothing if anybody asked, if they did ask. He looked at me sort of funny like and shook his head back and forth a couple of times, so I didn’t say anything else for a while. Finally he walked around to the front and jerked the waggon-tree around a couple of times and pretty soon the thing started making that awful noise again and he jumped in and went on off down the road. The reason why I am writing this is to tell you that last week another man came by in another waggon just like the first, and we thought that maybe there was an epidemic or something, and we thought that .vou ought to know. Yours very truly, Claude Perkins COLLEGIAN STAFF INCREASED Watts Takes Over Workshop The Charlotte Collegian staff has been increased by three—three young men who have shown that they have a deep interest in “The Newspaper Voice of Charlotte Col lege” and in Charlotte College. These young men volunteered their services because they want to be of service to their fellow students and to the college that they believe in. Mr. Tom Huskins joins the staff as news editor. Mr. Huskins adds much to the news gathering force of the Collegian; he is a man who likes to know what is going on around him. Mr. Huskins stands up for what he believes in and seems tireless in accomplishing any task to which he is assigned. Mr. Huskins has worked on other college papers and has brought many of his ideas about newspaper work with him. Mr. Huskins plans to be a student at Charlotte College for another year. Mr. Lamar Bell joins the staff as Circulation Manager. Mr. Bell has quite a lot of experience in the circulation field. He is presently employed by The Charlotte Ob server—Yes, you guessed correctly, in the circulation department. Mr. Bell is strictly business. He outlines his job and then gets it done. Mr. Bell is a sophomore. Mr. Claude Herndon joins the staff as Business Manager. Mr. Herndon is taking over a job that has been handled quite well in the past by Mr. Bill Wagner. Mr. Herndon is quite a business man and enjoys the type of work that his position calls for. He has sev eral projects that will require the cooperation of the student body. These projects will greatly improve the services of the Charlotte Col legian. All of these young men will need assistance from the student body if they are to do their jobs well. These men deserve the cooperation of the student body and we of the R. C. Watts an Engineering Stu dent at Charlotte College is the new Director of the Charlotte College Radio Workshop. Watts has served as Technical Director on several former programs. He was voted in unanimously at the last Student Council to replace temporary act ing director Bill Drinkard, who is staff feel that they will get it. We are proud to have these men with us and firmly believe that these men are typical of the students of Charlotte College—students who be lieve that Charlotte College is one of the great assets of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County. resigning to spend more time on the Collegian. The first Watts program will be “Jonah and the Whale.” The pro grams will be broadcast over radio station WSOC-1240 every Tuesday night at 10:15 p.m. The Radio Workshop would like to thank Mr. Fred Dixon of WSOC for his aid and assistance and the engineers for their patience. We feel certain that R. C. will continue to do the excellent work he has on past programs on all fu ture programs and invite the Stu dent Body to tune in every Tuesday.
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