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THE CHARLOTTE COLLEGIAN
March 11, 1959
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Co-Editors
Assistant to the Editors
News Editor
P'eature Editor
Sports Editor
Exchange Editor
Jerry Rich, Reid Wentz
Ed Phillips
Bob Robertson
Deanna Merrell
Hal Edwards
Sam Bell
Staff Writers Billy Carden, Kay Combs, Wiley
Martin, James Mahaffee, Jerry Merritt, Geraldine Loveless
Business Manager Fred Collins
Circulation Manager - John McManus
Photographers George Killough, Wade Ramsey, Jr.
Published by the Students of
Charlotte College, Charlotte, North Carolina
"The Brain" A Lost Soul
Hidden deep beneath the crust of today’s scholastic world is an
obscure individual commonly known as “The Brain.” This person, sym
bolizing the few who strive for—and achieve—constant academic suc
cess, has been forced by the cruder members of society to become a
.social outcast. There is no room for him in a world where the word
“brain" is automatically uttered through sneering lips.
The Brain is truly a non-con-
formist. When others about him
are bogged down in the muck of
extracurriculars-minus-study, he
quite readily adapts himself to ex
tra activity without sliding in aca
demic standing. This ability in
creases the towering wave of pop
ular opinion against him. Alas,
with every gain in success, the
Brain receives more in public ire.
The lot of whoever dares to
think should be a happy one; how
ever, it is not. Instead of rejoicing
that there are those who will lead
with common sense and “brain
power,” the unenlightened popula
tion rips this very idea to shreds.
Ridicule and scorn destroy any il
lusions of praise which might
worm their way into the under
dog’s mind.
“Unless the Brain sheds his in
tellectual guise, he will never be-
Knowledge—
Key To Wisdom
Ever since man first pulled him
self out of the ocean, he has been
seeking to increase his knowledge.
Whether it be called “noseyness”,
or, more nobly, the desire to better
the human race, it boils down to
the need to find an answer to some
question or problem. Everything
from the discovery of how to use
fire to the launching of the latest
satellites can be traced to man
kind’s desire to know and to apply
what he already knows.
Knowledge is a curious thing.
It is a flexible, pliable, and many-
faceted as the mind of the person
who possesses it. It can be obtain-
come ‘one of the boys.’ Unless this ed by the slow process of a steady
soul locks up his thinking organ- building—somewhat like climbing
ism and throws away the key, there out of a valley and reaching a pla-
will never be a peaceful co-ex- teau only to find that from this
istence between the Brain and the point there are higher peaks and
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COLLEGIAN CARTOON
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BY JUDIE JOSEPHS
‘Robert, why can’t you be a conformist?”
JERRY RICH
NOTES....
AND OUOTES
“Women who are not interested
in clothes are probably not inter
esting in clothes.” —W. J. McAU-
LIFFE in Kingsport, Tenn., Times.
“Short skirts have a tendency to
make men polite. Have you ever
seen a man get on a bus ahead of
one?”—MEL FERRER, quoted in
the LONDON Evening Standard.
Next fall in an Area Vocational
Training Center will have moved
into the co-occupancy of the Cen
tral High School building. Remod
eling (i.e., tearing out room par
titioning and walls) will begin in
the early summer. Classrooms will
be converted into shop space in
some instances. And .summer school
classes will be evidently affected
by this work.
When regular quarters open for
the 1959-1960 term, there will be
a chaotic turn of events here. Eng
lish will have to be digested
against the background of grumb
ling machines; mathematics and
physics shall float through a
grease-coated air.
It can’t really be as bad as I’m
picturing the situation, but I still
dread the invasion of the new
training center. Let’s take it on
the lam to the new site as soon as
possible, PLEASE!
♦ * ♦
This issue offers some excellent
light reading by Grand Masters Ed
wards, Bell, and McManus, with a
spoof on the modern music world
by Charles Darwin (in reality Jer
ry Merritt.) And then there is
some dirt and gossip spread by
James Mahaffee. I’m strictly
against gossip but I owe a duty as
a member of the Loyal Order of
Mahaffeeism (cleanshaven branch.)
* * *
The Parnassian comes out Fri
day. Despite the Friday the Thir
teenth significance, this edition
should be an omen of better things
to come.
* * «
Street scene: car with divided
loyalties—sporting Charlotte Col
lege, Wake Forest, and Carolina
decals . . . Overheard: at the Open
Kitchen—“Yeah, after those Gold
en Gloves guys got through with
each other, they were all novice
wrecks.”
* * *
The Man with the Deadly Sense
of Humor: A year or two ago, a
Greensboro funeral home advertis
ed—“We Give Top Value Stamps”
. . . An ad in the Boise Idaho
Statesman stated — “CEMETERY
LOTS, Cloverdale Park, near tow
er. Also deep freeze for large fam
ily” . . . And there was the fic
tional funeral parlor which adver
tised its special “lay-away” plan.
* * *
Miss Baker assigned her English
II classes to write themes which
might be used in the Collegian
(that’s one way of getting mater
ial). A surprisingly large number
of the papers on the expansion of
C.C.’s sports (ho, ho) program and
the possibility of athletic scholar
ships here. I’m for athletic expan
sion, but this type of scholarship
doesn’t strike me as a Charlotte
College bit. I thought I’d mention
it anyway.
* * *
By the Saints of Dogpatch, I say
“PHOOEY” on deadlines!
Editors and COLLEGIAN:
I have a few questions to pose
to the officials who shape Char
lotte College’s curriculum.
First, why are we allowed only
a choice between French and Span
ish as a foreign language ? I believe
that German is a subject which is
direly needed at C.C. Chemical en
gineering, chemistry, and pre-med-
ical students have definite needs
for this language. Also, a require
ment for most graduate degrees is
that the candidate possess a strong
knowledge in French and German.
Second, why is mathematics a
pi,*e-requisite or co-requisite for
chemistry and not for physics? It
is my understanding that a greater
knowledge of mathematics is re
quired for studying physics than
for chemistry. Then, I ask, why is
mathematics required for one
science and not the other ?
Finally, why are three quarters
required for credit in chemistry
and only two quarters required for
the other sciences ?
I would appreciate some form of
printed answer in the next issue of
the Collegian.
Respectfully yours,
R. G.
Editors und CoLLEfilAN:
Last September, I stood in an
endless line of fellow sufferers to
trade by hard-earned money for a
chance at an education. Many a
long hoar had been spent in com
puting, down to the last penny, my
tuition. When, after an eternity of
waiting, I arrived at the chopping
block, I tried to be brave as I
stood there clutching my green
backs in my sweaty little paws.
I could hear the executioner
speaking as from afar, “—And
four dollars for student activity
fee.” (Editor’s note: Plus three-
dollars and a half for the annual.)
I had been ready for death, but
not for this. I felt a surging im
pulse to run , but reconsidered
when I noticed the size of the two
men guarding the door. I paid the
money, reluctantly, and left.
Where did this unsuspected fee
come from?
“Someone must be making a mil
lion with this little compulsory en
terprise,” I thought.
The more I thought about it, the
more it bothered me. I did some
investigating.
My memory went back to the
spring of 1957. I was a member of
the Navy at the time and home on
- KNOWLEDGE -
more plateaus than first dreamed
of leading upward to touch the sky.
Knowledge can come with the
quickness and strength of a forest
fire, searing the mind with its
power, burning away doubt and
fear. It can be an addiction more
powerful than opium; for there is
no end to the desire to have more
of it and no relief from the fact
that, no matter how great a quan
tity you possess, you can never
be able to attain more than a small
portion of the total amount avail
able.
Knowledge is a powerful tool. It
can be used to fix the drip in the
kitchen sink or to derive atomic
theory. It has been used to build
hula-hoops and empires. The two
greatest empires in history, Greece
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leave. Wandering through one of
the downtown stores one afternoon,
I noticed a Charlotte College dis
play. The man in charge—I don’t
remember who it was—gave me a
copy of the school paper.
This interested me very much.
In it I read of some high school
chums who were attending C.C.
and doing rather well at it, too.
This paper I was given was one
of the major factors in my coming
to Charlotte College. I now thank
my lucky stars thatit was there.
This is only one instance where
our activity fee is helpful. Whether
it is basketball, the dances, or the
newspaper, it is well used.
It may hurt when we open our
purses, but it is something we
won’t be sorry we paid if—and
only if—we carry it through. Only
we, the students, can make it work
for us. Let’s get behind and push.
I am going to try harder in the
future.
J.S.B., Jr.
Editors and COLLEGIAN:
I wish to express my apprecia
tion to the Assembly Committee
for the fine work it is doing in
selecting programs for our enter
tainment.
During the month of December,
we were favored with a splendid
program when Mr. Babin exhibited
virtuosity in playing the piano.
Miss Ellen Faull gave a delightful
program on the evening of Feb
ruary 3. Also during February,
Sigma Tau Sigma sponsored an
inspiring talk by Mr. Harry Golden.
Although most of us are willing
to pay two or three dollars to at
tend some sporting event, we are
reluctant to pay our money for
entertainment in the fine arts. I
feel that the Assembly Committee
is providing us with an opportunity
to develop an appreciation of the
finer things of life.
We, as a whole, are striving to
ward an education; therefore, we
must be aware of the fact that one
should have an appreciation of the
fine arts if he wishes to obtain a
well-rounded education.
I am looking forward to our fu
ture programs vrith the anticipa
tion that they will measure up to
the standard of excellence set by
the past programs.
Again, I express my “thanks” to
the Assembly Committee.
Trula Booth.
- "BRAIN " -
Regular Guys. Unless the scorned
one spits upon the principles of
self-improvement, he will never be
a Real Man.”—so thinks the anti
intellectual force.
The situation as it now stands
is a pitiful one, indeed. The public
has shunned the Brain and, as a
result, has lost all hope of regain
ing the benefits of its full academic
strength. The people have taken
their stand. However shaky and un
balanced it may be, it is the stand
of the population. However ignor
ant and uncompromising it may be,
it is the popular stand. It is up to
the population to reverse its stand.
Then, and only then, will the Brain
receive his due appreciation and
the public receive the benefits of
his intellect.
C. R.