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The Nenqmper Voice of ChiirlotU’ Col lege
Vol. 8, No. 8
CHARLOTTE COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
APRIL 26, 1957
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ELECTED
Vccidents Make News
Future Tcachcrs At Conference
It was the privilege of Bob Butler and Jane Anne Carmichael to
represent Charlotte College at the 73rd Annual Convention of the North
Carolina Education Association in Wilminjjton late last month. Bob and
Jane were also privilejred to participate in the Centennial Celebration of
the orjjanized teachinj*’ profession in North Carolina and in the Nation.
The theme of the Convention was: “A Century of Progress through
Education.”
After a pageant depicting the
highlights in the growth of the or
ganized teaching profession in
North Carolina (appropriately
titled “A Century of Progress
through Education”) was given,
Bob, Jane, and other future teach
ers from all over the state were
presented to the delegates, mem
bers, and guests of the NCEA on
Thursday evening at the First Gen
eral Session.
On Friday, Bob and Jane at
tended conferences and business
sessions and participated in the
election of new officers of the Fu
ture Teachers Organization. Our
representatives to the Wilmington
Conference feel that they have
learned much from their associ
ation with the Future Teachers of
other colleges.
The need for more teachers was
one important need that was point
ed out at the Conference. Several
suggesti(ms were made in an effort
to get more people interested in the
profession. Workshop-type conven
tions or district meetings were sug
gested as a means of creating a
better understanding between
members. Vernon Culpeper, the in
coming president of the F.T.A., has
promised a newsletter that will be
shared among the various F.T.A.
groups.
Sure, accidents make the news,
but tragic news. Too frequent are
the reports of college deaths and
injuries caused by careless acts
and ignored hazards. Almost daily,
the newspaper reiterates a drama
of death and accident such as the
following.
An Ohio State University stu
dent was killed, and 18 other per
sons required hospital treatment,
when two explosions occurred in a
testing laboratory where he was
employed part-time, while studying
engineering at the University.
Hazing again made headlines
when Wright Junior College in
Chicago placed two students on
probation for their part in a fra
ternity hazing which resulted in
the hospitalization of a freshman.
The student and other pledges had
hiked more than a mile through
heavy snow to the initiation site.
The injured suffered frostbitten
hands and feet when they stood in
the cold wearing costumes which
included one tennis shoe and one
regular shoe.
Safety is not synonymous with
“sissy stuff.” The human life is
valuable. Safety should be a must
on any campus.
Si Si Editor Wins Scholarship
Faculty and students of Char
lotte College are happy over the
honor conferred upon a member of
our Kraduating class, Nancy Fish
er. The Charlotte chapter of Delta
Kappa Gamma, National honorary
society of women teachers, has
awarded Nancy a $250.00 scholar
ship for the year 1957-58. In an
nouncing this award the president
of the society wrote: “Our Scholar
ship Committee was very much
impressed with Nancy, with the ex
cellent record she has made, with
her potentialities. We are happy to
award this scholarship to such an
outstanding student.”
Nancy’s “excellent record” shows
that in addition to maintaining a
fine scholastic average, she has
contributed generously of her time
and talents to college activities. In
the responsible positions she has
held at Charlotte College she has
exerted a fine spirit of leadership.
As editor of the annual, Nancy has
assumed the major responsibility
and has worked tirelessly; yet she
had had the complete cooperation
of the other staff members. As a
member of the Future Teachers for
two years, she has inspired other
members by her originality and
dedication to duty. Not only a “fu
ture teacher,” Nancy has worked
for two years as teacher’s assistant
in the Special Education Depart-
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(Staff Photo- Harmeri
Marvin IVidgcn, Dickie Matthews, and Jon Bass.
Conference On Campus Safety
extent space will permit, and for
this reason reservations should be
made early. The Purdue University
Police Office will provide trans
portation fiom Lafayette airports,
and raih’oad and bus depots all day
Sunday and Monday morning.
Closed-circuit television will be
used in a shop safety demonstra
tion; special tours will give an in
sight into I’urdue operations; a
student firearms safety program
will feature practical training
methods.
All sessions of the Conference
will be held in the P’aculty Lounge
of the Purdue Memorial Union, ex
cept for Professor Lascoe’s presen
tation “Shoi> Safety,” which will
be in the (iolden Shoi>s Building.
All those with an interest in or
responsibility for safety are in
vited to attend, p’or further infor
mation, contact the Collegian
office.
Registrations alieady received by
Clayton W. DeMent, Purdue Uni
versity’s safety engineer, indicate
there will be a record attendance at
the P’ourth National Conference on
Campus Safety, to be held at Pur
due, May (i-8. More than 200 safe
ty engineers, administrative and
business officers, and educators
are expected to attend the three-
day meeting.
The Campus Safety Committee
of the National Safety Council and
Purdue University join to present
the Fourth National Conference on
Campus Safety. Speakers at seven
sessions will discuss safety prob
lems common to all campuses and
will i>resent solutions to many of
these problems. Time for discus
sions will allow broad participation
in the program.
College representatives and fam
ilies will be housed at the Purdue
Memorial Union building, to the
ment of the City Schools. In ad
dition to being president of the
newly organized Writers’ Club, she
is a member of the Spanish Club
and Rho Gamma Alpha sorority.
As to Nancy’s “potentialities”
there seems to be no doubt. As a
result of her teaching experience,
she has decided to pursue her
training in the field of Special
Education at East Carolina Col
lege. Her serene and tactful man
ner, her pleasing personality, her
(See EDITOR WINS, p. 3, Col. 4)
New Ser\ ice
For (x)llegi.ins
Buy, sell, rent, or borrow; the
Collegian’s new classified ad serv
ice will aid you.
As a special service to colle
gians, the Charlotte Collegian will
institute a classified advertising
section. The rate to students will
be only 50c per 15 words which will
give you the lowest rate in town.
Outsiders must pay $1.00 for the
same amount.
Your ads will be distributed
through the Collegian to all of the
College’s faculty and students,
most of the high school libraries
in this area, and to over one hun
dred outside subscribers. The col
lege students themselves represent
a sizable buying power. Almost
one hundred of the students are
married and over eighty percent
working full or part time for an
average total monthly income of
over $:!2,000.
The advertisement must be writ
ten exactly as you want it pub
lished and given with the money to
any member of the Collegian staff.
They may also be mailed in care of
the college office.
You should find the service ideal
for selling used school equipment,
finding lost articles, renting rooms,
and buying hard to find books or
materials.
Try it.
M.irshals Chosen
Recently, the marshals for
the 1957 graduating exer
cises were announced. Lead
ing the largest graduating
class in the history of Char
lotte College will be a sextet
of men and one girl. Chosen
on the basis of quality points
to serve in this capacity are
Clifford McLeen, Jr., Chief
Marshal; f’ilmore Leigh
Winslow; William Deaton
Wagner; .lames Rodney
Hicks; Archibald James
Thornhill; Jacob Lightsey
Wallace; and Mary Gayla
Hinson.
FOARD TO SINC;
Merwin Foard, popular Charlotte
College student, will sing one of
the lead roles in (Jounod’s “Faust”
on May 13, at Ovens Auditorium.
Mr. Foard, singing Mephistopheles,
stars with Harold Daniels, Faust;
Thomas Hold, Valentine; David
Littlejohn, Wagner; Loretta Beav
er, Siebel; Mildred Crowder, Mar
guerite; and Margaret Yates who
sings Martha.
“Faust” will conclude the cur
rent series of performances by the
Charlotte Opera Association under
the direction of Henry Janiec. The
cast for the May 13th Opera in
cludes more than 100 persons.
New Senior Officers
For ’57-’58 (Chosen
The 1957 election camj>aigns
have ended. Members of the Big E
Party and supporters of the inde
pendents are clearing their desks
of posters and confetti. In the late
afternoon of Tuesday, April Ki,
after one of the most efficiently
run campaigns in Charlotte College
history, four candidates emerged
as representatives to next year’s
student government. They are;
Dickie Matthews, president; Jon
Bass, vice-president; Ann McRorie,
secretary; Marvin Pridgen, treas
urer.
During the week before elec
tions, notices were distributed in
the classrooms listing nominees for
each office and urging all students
to become acquainted with these
candidates. With this purpose in
mind, an assembly was held April
12 in the auditorium of the Music
Building. Before a large and listen
ing audience, speeches were made
by the candidates and by their suj)-
porters. In spite of the good at
tendance, the tension of the mo
ment, and the colorful panorama of
party politics provided by the Big
hj s, nothing aroused enthusiasm
so much as the (lualities and prom
ises of the candidates themselves.
On Monday, April 15, the polls
o])ened at :i;45 in front of the li
brary. Before closing time at 8:00
P.M., over i;«) students had exer
cised their right to vote. Although
this figure does not rej>resent a
substantial majority of the student
body, it, nevertheless, denotes a
proportional increase in voting
over previous elections. After the
ballots had been counted on the
following day, the students viewed
proudly their four wise choices.
Meet the President- Dickie Mat
thews. A graduate of East High
School in 1955, Dickie Matthews
was a member of the Honor So
ciety, president of the D.E., and
vice-president of the state D.E. or
ganization. He has fulfilled his
scholastic promise, making the
Dean’s List last quarter. In his
first year at C.C., he has served as
vice-president of the Freshman
class. He is presently employed by
(Joodbody Securities.
Dickie Matthews has expressed
his desire “to make Charlotte Col
lege a smoother, more efficient or
ganization.” He believes that the
student government must rest on
the foundation provided by the stu
dent body. Having offered his time
and effort, having promised “to
uphold the high ideals of the of
fice,” he has justly commanded the
support which he received at the
polls and which -let us make cer
tain—will be his throughout the
coming year.
A Veep who “will travel”—Jon
ISass. Having graduated from Cen
tral only last year, Jon Bass feels
right at home at C.C. A chemical
engineering major, he anticipates
a sojourn in the Air Force after
finishing his studies at Owl Land.
Operations and Maintenance Spe
cialties enjoys the services of this
(See ELECTIONS, p. 4, Col. 2)