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The Newspaper Voice of Charlotte College
Volume X
Thursday, May 7, 1959
No. 8
Ed Phillips Elected New Council Prexy
WAYNE CONNOR
JIM LA ROACH
JERRY WILLIAMS
COLLEGIAN INTERVIEWS LAPP Commencement
Marshals Are
Announced
BY BOB ROBERTSON
Collegian News liditor
“Man will eventually conquer space and the multitude of problems
which space travel poses, but he should leave the honors of initial
space flight to his own invention—the machine.” Thus spoke Dr. Ralph
E. Lapp, Director of the Nuclear Science Service and well-known
author and lecturer, to the Charlotte College student body in the
windup Artists and Lecturers Series program for the year.
In a 45-minute lecture entitled,
“The Atom, Man, and Space,” Dr.
Lapp traced the development of
what we know as atomic power
from the first experiments of Ital
ian scientist Enrico Fermi in 1934
to the verified splitting and har
nessing of the atom in the U. S.
during World War II.
A keen sense of humor and the
ability to explain the tremendously
complicated in laymen’s terms aid
ed Dr. Lapp in winning the undi
vided attention of an audience
which has proved difficult to please
in assembly programs. With a note
of gravity. Dr. Lapp told his au
dience that A-bombs are no longer
described in terms of power or
heat but in roentgens, or units of
radiation. The U. S. has bombs
which can decimate and make unin
habitable an entire state. These
are 1,000 times more powerful than
the second world war variety.
Collegian Interview
When the Collegian interviewed
Dr. Lapp after his lecture, it was
learned that he was among the
scientists who signed the petition
authored by Dr .Linug Pauline
calling for the cessation of atomic
weapons tests. He estimated that
from tests to date between 50,000
and 100,000 people in the world
will die as a direct result. He point
ed out that such a figure when
taken in terms of the world’s popu
lation of 2’^ billion people is very
small; however, when one becomes
a “staitstic” himself, the serious
ness of such tests becomes of con
siderable importance.
It is interesting to note, he men
tioned, that although the U. S. and
U. S. S. R. are traveling a rocky
road toward any tests suspension
agreements, they have not conduct
ed any tests since October of 1958.
When asked if he would back any
unilateral cessation policy which
the U. S. might conceivably adopt.
Dr. Lapp stated that he favored
preferably a multilateral policy,
but from the humanitarian view
point would give his assent to such
an unilateral plan.
“Unless accommodations are
reached with Soviet Russia, there
will be global war within ten
years,” said Dr. Lapp. He pointed
out that by accommodations he
meant specifically political agree
ments concerning weapons and ter
ritories, increased trade, and above
all, an increase in cultural inter
course between the nations. “Mass
student exchange would break
down every barier.”
In speaking of Mr. Nikoyan’s re
cent visit to the U. S. and Vice-
President Nixon’s proposed visit to
the U.S.S.R., a proposal which has
raised the ire of the “keep or lead
ers safe” group. Dr. Lapp said that
in his opinion Nixon would be safer
in Russia than Mikoyan was in the
U. S. He hinted at some barely
averted catastrophes during the
Mikoyan tour.
“The American public can play
the most important roll in framing
U. S. foreign policy by writing in
telligent letters to its Congress
men,” said Dr. Lapp. “An intelli
gently written letter can change
the mind of a Congressman.”
In speaking directly of the
science students’ place and pros-
Commencement marshals for
Charlotte College’s graduation ex
ercises have been selected. These
students are rising sophomores who
have maintained the highest schol
astic averages during their fresh
man year. The marshal who has
the best academic record is desig
nated chief marshal; this year, the
honor goes to Joseph Edward Sil-
ber. Other marshals are Archie
Hal Edwards, Deanna Gail Mer-
rell, Beverly Schenck, Olin Giles,
and Ronald W. Lamkin.
LOOKA HERE, MAN!
John McManus says:
Come on, cats! Charlotte College
students wil be swaying to the
rhythm of Art Buraglio’s band May
9 at the Veteran’s Club. Ed Phil
lips, President of the Freshman
Class, and a committee of Fresh
man representatives have put
much time into the planning of
this dance, and I’m sure it will be
a real “cool” affair. Refreshments
will be served, so you can be sure
I’ll be there. Why don’t you come
on over, too ?
pects for the future. Dr. Lapp, a
University of Chicago graduate,
said that he would advise all who
have the mental ability to go into
Bio-Chemistry. This is a new field
which greatly needs the help of
all the bright young scientists
which it can get. The only hitch is
that the student must receive an
M.D. degree and should have a
Ph.D. in chemistry and physics.
Unfortunately, such creatures are
about as rare as the fabled phoe
nix.
Deanna Merrell Is Secretary;
Runs-Offs For Others Held Today
Ed Phillips was elected president of Charlotte College Govern
ment Association and Deanna Merrell was named secretary of the body
in a primary held April 30. CC students are voting today in a run-off
balloting for next year’s vice-president and treasurer of the association.
Wayne Connor and Jim La
Roach are vying for the vice-presi
dent post, while Jack Nivens and
Jerry Williams are the treasurer
finalists.
In Thursday’s light voting, Phil
lips polled 130 votes to Jerry
Owens’ 66 and Gary Carlton’s 38.
Connor had 48 votes compared to
La Roach’s 47. Glenn Allen’s 39
votes gave him a third in the veep
race. Miss Merrell had 130 votes
to her nearest competitor Judie
Joseph’s 63. Nivens received 69
votes in the treasurer voting, Wil
liams had 68, and third-placer Ed
Silber had 51 votes.
Phillips, a Business Administra
tion Major, lives at 2915 Carol
Avenue. He is a 1954 graduate of
Harding High School. He has been
President of the Freshman Class
this year and has been active in
the formation of a Honor Code
Committee. He is Assistant to the
Editors of the Collegian and is
president of his Sunday School
class at Glenwood A.R.P. Church.
Conner graduated from East
Mecklenburg High School in 1958.
He lives in the Hickory Grove com
munity and attends Hickory Grove
Methodist Church. A first year stu
dent at CC, he is majoring in Bus
iness Administration. He is a mem
ber of Sigma Lambda Chi social
fraternity.
La Roach, 32, is a graduate of
Lockport High School in Lockport,
N. Y. Since moving to Charlotte in
1950, he has been employed as a
sales representative by Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany. Married and the father of
three children, he resides at 2223
Orton Street and attends Dilworth
Methodist Church.. He is majoring
in Business Administration at CC.
Miss Merrell, an employee of
Duke Power Company, graduated
from Harding High School in 1958.
A liberal arts major, she is a mem
ber of Phi Theta Kappa and the
Writers’ Club. She is feature edi
tor of the Collegian. The new sec
retary lives at 312 Walnut Avenue.
Nivens, 27, is married and has
two daughters. He graduated from
Gastonia High School in 1950, and
served for three years in the Ma
rine Corps. He has been self-em
ployed as a public accountant since
January 1, 1955, and is currently
finishing course requirements pre
paratory to sitting for the State
Board of Examiners of Certified
Public Accountants.
ED PHILLIPS
(Photos of U. Merrell and
J. Nivens not available)
Williams, a 1958 Harding High
School graduate, is an Electrical
Engineering student at CC. In the
fall quarter he was elected to one
of the posts of freshman represen
tatives to the Student Government
Association. He lives at 3819 Plain-
view Road.
Choir Program
To Be Held
On Sunday, May 10th, at Myers
Park Baptist Church, 1900 Queens
Road, at 7 P.M., there will be a
FESTIVAL OF CHOIRS, sponsor
ed by Charlotte College.
Participating will be choirs from
Wingate, Brevard, Myers Park
Baptist Church and Charlotte Col
lege. Charlotte College will present
the solo, under the direction of
Mr. Harvey Woodruff, Choral Di
rector.
It is to be noted that this will
be the first presentation, in the
Charlotte area, of Buxtehude’s
“Open To Me Gates of Justice.”
A cordial invitation is extended
to everyone to enjoy a splendid
program of this FESTIVAL OF
CHOIRS. Please plan to attend,
guests are welcome.
THE SI SI IS DUE MAY 18th
ELECTRONICS 283 HAS
CLOSED CIRCUIT TV
Charlotte College recently pur
chased a camera and R-F unit for
closed circuit television. The equip
ment is to be used by the E.T. 283
Television Technology class for
laboratory experiments. This class
consists of Tom Reddock, Leonard
Howell, and Bill Moser, who will
(See TV, P. 4, Col. 1.)