The CnARix)TiE Collegian
With C. C. News And Features — Bi - Weekly
Volume X September 18, 1958 No. 1
Vote Will Decide Future Of College
Registrar Counts Noses
C. C. RE(iISTRAR. Mr. H. T. Hisffins. looks up from his task of record
ing a record registration. An enrollment of six hundred students is
anticipated for the fall quarter.—(Collegian Photo—Staff.)
Director's
Welcome
On behalf of the faculty and ad
ministration of Charlotte College,
may I extend to you new students
a most cordial welcome to our
school. Though I say “our school,”
it is my sincere hope that in the
coming months you will make it
your school, and that through your
co-operative participation in one or
more of the various phases of stu
dent activity you will become a part
of the student life at Charlotte
College.
This fall will mark the beginning
of our college’s thirteenth year of
MISS BONNIE CONE
operation. For the first three years,
when it' was known as the Char
lotte College Center, the Universi
ty of North Carolina was respon
sible for its administration; but
since 1949 it.s operation has been
independent of the University, and
it has truly been Charlotte College.
It is our belief that there are
two areas of college life in which
your success will be of considerable
importance to you. The first, of
course, is academic, and your suc
cess in this area will depend large
ly upon the perseverence with
which you pursue your college
work. We sincerely hope that you
will enjoy many profitable exper
iences in the classrooms and labor
atories at Charlotte College.
Although you may be working in
addition to going to school, it is
our belief that you should devote
some part of your time to one of
the various extra-curricular activ
ities that Charlotte College has to
offer. Whatever service you may
render in this second area of col
lege life, your contribution to your
school will go far in promoting its
progress. And we feel that you will
find your extra-curricular partici
pation pleasant as well as reward
ing.
It is our sincere hope that your
days at Charlotte College will be
happy and successful ones and that
you will come to love your college
as you assume your part in build
ing its future. Let us work togeth
er to make this year a milestone in
your life, as well as in the history
of your school.
BONNIE E. CONE,
Director.
Selection Of
Site To Await
Nov. 4 Election
Mr. J. Murrey Atkins,
Chairman of the Board of
Trustees of the Charlotte
Community College System,
announced to The Collegian
that no preliminary decisions
about a buildinK site for Char
lotte College would be made
intil after the November bond
jlection.
The selection of a possible site
was announced at a meeting of the
Jharlottc School Board on August
-9 of last year; an option had been
-aken on the 240-acre tract, which
s located about eight and one-
naif miles northeast of the Square.
Mr. Atkins explained that this land
,s still under option by the Board
I jf Trustees, but that no decisions
, had been or would be made re-
j garding any possible site until
-ifter the election.
He said that the Buildings and
grounds Committee, of which .Mr.
Addison Reese is chairman, has re
tained the services of a local real
tor for the purpose of making a
general survey of the availability
and desirability of various possible
sites in different parts of the coun
ty; that this survey is not' detailed,
but that it merely serves to pro
vide information of a general na
ture for the Board of Trustees to i
keep in mind.
Mr. Atkins pointed out that in
order to avoid any preconceptions
or prejudices, the Board would
postpone all decisions regarding
the matter until after November 4.
Commission On Ads
Offered By Council
On August 13, the Charlotte Col
lege Student Council approved a
plan making possible the payment
of a percentage to individuals who
sell advertising for The Charlotte
Collegian or the Si Si. This meas
ure was voted upon at the request
of The Collegian’s council repre
sentative and was approved by
Miss Cone the following w'eek.
Exact percentages to be paid
were not stipulated, but the Coun
cil voiced its preference of a ten
per cent rate of payment. A leeway
of from one to fifteen per cent was
allowed, but both publications sub
sequently fixed their rat^s at ten
per cent.
All students interested in solicit
ing advertising for either publica
tion should first ask the business
manager of that publication for
contracts and instructions.
Visitor to factory; How many
people work here ?
Foreman: Oh, about one out of
ten.
Lynch Heads Program
N. C. State
To Be Given
The N. C. State College School
of Engineering, in co-operation
with Charlotte College, will offer
a series of undergraduate and grad
uate engineering classes beginning
this fall. The date set for classes
to begin is September 24.
Dr. Herbert A. Lynch, head of
the program at Charlotte College,
said that these classes were not a
part of the extension program at
State, but that they represented a
special arrangement; he said that
all administrative records and de
tails would be handled by N. C.
State and that students enrolled
in the program would be State
College Students.
Dr. Lynch explained that the
complete junior year’s work will
not be available because of the
lack of classr(M)m and laboratory
space but that the ultimate hope
was to be able to offer a complete
junior and senior program.
Professors to teach the N. C.
State courses are being hired local
ly. Dr. Lynch pointed out that the
time problems in commuting would
render the situation impractical for
members of the staff in Raleigh.
He further explained that it would
be necessary to qualify each pro
fessor as a member of the faculty
at N. C. State.
Engineering
This Fall
Dr. Lynch expressed hi^h hope
for the success of the program in
Charlotte: ‘“I see no reason/’ he
said, “why a community of the size
and importance of Charlotte can
not support such a projcram. In my
opinion, the program can and will
succeed here.”
Change In At't'endance
Regulations Given
A change in the attendance regu
lations for the coming year was
announced by Mr. Harper Higgins,
Registrar of Charlotte College. Ac
cording to a system introduced by
Mr. Higgins last year, students
were required to secure an admis
sion form from the office and pre
sent it to the instructor upon ap
pearance in class.
Mr. Higgins stated that here
after it will be necessary only to
present an e.xcuse to the office, fill
out a form, and leave it in the of
fice mail drop. He will then decide
upon the acceptability of the ex
cuse and notify the student’s in
structors.
Students will be allowed two days
to pre.sent their excuses.
I Election
ITo Be Held
November 4th
BY JOHN VANDLE
On Tuesday, November 4, at
uhe time of the general elec-
,ion, the residents of Charlotte
ind Mecklenburg County will
v^ote on a bond issue to raise
money for the extension of
Jharlotte and Carver Colleges.
According to provisions made by
the 1957 General Assembly of the
Nort'h Carolina Legislature, the
Governor and his Advisory Com
mission have apportioned $1,475,000
to be given to the community col
leges at Wilmington, Asheville,
and Charlotte. The money will be
allotted to each community accord
ing to the size of its college and
the expected growth of the college.
Under this plan the distribution of
funds will be as follows: Wilming
ton, ,$.525,000; Asheville, $.375,000;
ind Charlotte, $575,000,
The conditions accompanying this
money require the community to
match the amount; they also stipu-
ate that it is to be used only for
he building of permanent' struc-
ures.
If the bond issue is passed it will
give Charlotte $1,590,000 to use for
building its colleges. To obtain this
amount a bond issue in the amount
of $975,000 is to be voted upon in
place of the $575,000 needed to
match the state funds, because
Charlotte will need $400,000 more
than the original amount to use
for the purchase of a site.
The bond issue will be sent to the
New York bond attorneys to be cor
rected and made official; it will
then be returned to the Charlotte
lawyers for presentation to the
local election board, who will set
the election machinery in motion.
If the bond i.ssue is passed, the
Board of Trustees will allot the
money to Charlotte and Carver Col
leges according to their respective
needs.
The Charlotte College faculty
voted at ist first meeting last Mon
day to alternate its future meet
ings, between the first Thursday
and first Friday of the month.
INDEX
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3ditorials — . 2
Features 2 and 3
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