The Charlotte Collegian
Voice of the Students
Volume XI Friday, December 18, 1959 No. 2
Merrji Christmas -- Happy New Yeai*
Safari To Murphy
Our little band gathered outside of the Hoot Mon rest
aurant at 15 til 5 in the morning on Saturday the 14th of
November 1959, and waited for our fearless leader Dr. Hech-
enbleikner (here-in known as Dr. Heck).
Dr. Heck, that staunch and fear"
less defender of punctuality, arrived
at approximately 5 til 7. “I slept
late” he exclaimed leaping from
the car, and gazing with fierce de-
meaner on all unbleivers. Striking
a pose that would surely have
carried Teddy unopposed up San
Juan hill, he leaped into the lead
car and we set sail for distant
Murphy to the west.
We chatted gayly with high en
thusiasm of when we would arrive
in Murphy. There was a slight
pause for lunch at a spacious road
side drive-in grocery just outside
of a large mountain metropolis.
Effie Bishop our fearless crusad
ing editor and staunch defender of
freedom of the “press” for the
“Charlotte Collegian” sought in
vain for a clean place to sit, while
the rest of the group tried to buy
all of Mr. Thompson’s soft Irinks
Lunch, however was a pleasant if
strenuous ordeal. O n toward
Murphy ... as the trip wore on
it became obvious that the two
lead cars (ours was in the rear)
were full of rowdies, whereas our
car contained five sedate gentlemen
intent on the geological formations
along the roadside. We felt such
geological study was befitting a
trip such as ours. Crashing road
blocks set up along our route, we
finally drew nigh Murphy.
We heaved a >igh in anticipa
tion of a rest after our rigorut
journey. But Dr. Heck, that
venerated disciple of geology,
whitked u« away to a marble
quarry. A few of the more en
terprising ones of the group
collected rock specimens of
cKisled shapely forms, etc., this
of course was only in the interest
of geology. The day wearing on,
Dr. Heck paused in Murphy to
arrange accommodations for the
night at a lavishly luxurious-,
motel. Then ... on to the talc
mine.
We were well received at the
mine and even allowed to make a
tour of it while in operation. Oup
group descended a shaft of approx
imately 346 feet in a large rectang
ular bucket used in bringing up
materials as well as personnel from
the mine. The talc lay in a talus
formation and contained a few
forgeign deposits of pyrite and cer.
aceous materials scattered at var
ious intervals throughout the mine.
Our guide then conducted a tour
through the mill and we collected
samples of talc pencils, used by
industry to mark steel etc., and
small boxes of pulverized talc
which is used for making talcum
powder, flower bleach, etc.
With a light rain and darkness
falling we returned to the motel,
where Dr. Heck prepared his
masterful rendition of spaghetti.
All enjoyed Dr. Heck’s spaghetti
After lunch Dr. Heck and a few of
the other intellectuals engaged in
a game of wit, while others sought
more diversified sources of amuse
ment such as hopscotch and puddle
jumping.
Early the next morning we arose
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
After devouring a breakfast of
mountain lions and condor eggs,
we mounted our faithful steeds
and putting the sun over our
left shoulder pounded leather for
Copper Hill, Tenn. Copper Hill
is a barren piece of terrain with
little or no plant life, the veg
etation being killed by a chem
ical reaction of the fumes from
the copper smelting, which form
ed into sulfur dioxide and settled
on the surrounding country side.
There were specimens to be col
lected by our eager little band
around the two copper mines w*
visited. Then up the Oceee Riv.
er by Kayak to view the wonders
of water erosion. Dr. Heck bad
nothing but praise for the TVA,
FIRST SOCIAL
French Club
Holds Meeting
The French Club held its first
social meeting on November 24,
1959. The members from the var
ious classes were guests of Dr. and
Mrs. Macy of 2109 Bucknell Road.
The club was very fortunate to
have Miss Francoise Demotte,
French exchange student at Myers
Park, as guest speaker.
After a brief welcoming speech
from the President, Patricia Daniel,
an informal business meeting was
held to decide on some themes for
future meetings. After some dis
cussion the members decided that
at the next meeting, films about
France would be the topic. Also
plans were made for a big dinner
at some local French restaurant to
close the club activities at the end
of the year.
Miss Emily Wilkinson introduced
Miss Demotte. Everyone entered
into a lively question and answer
discussion. Miss Demotte explain
ed about French School systems,
the student exchange program,
life in Paris and her own home
town, rock n’ roll music in France,
and even the beatnik generation in
her country. Everyone become
so intrigued with the conversation,
that Dr. Macy had to remind the
young people of the late hour.
French students at Charlotte
College are still talking about
Mrs. Macy’s delicious refresh
ments, especially the cookies she
baked for the students.
Many students stayed late to
sing French songs, and discuss art
and French writings with Dr. and
Mrs. Macy. Dr. Macy sang a solo
for the group an old favorite,
Silent Night. The French Club
members feel that such interesting
meetings b»lp the student to enrich
his life in ,iddition to learning the
language.
who had dammed the river, for
creating this wondrous sight for
us.
This was the close of the glorious
safari and our brave little band
broke up and straggled back to
Charlotte. This, however, was not
a retreat. We merely withdrew
that we might regroup for a re
turn engagement in Geology 42.
Spanish Club Holds Its
Regular Meeting
When angry, count ten before,
speaking. When very angry, count
one hundred and then don’t speak.
On Saturday, November 21st, at 7:00 P. M., the Charlotte
College Spanish Club held its regular meeting at the home
of its advisor, Mrs. Hughes B. Hoyle.
It is the purpose of these meet
ings to promote informal and con
versational usage of the language
as well as a better understanding
of our neighbors to the South. In
this way, it is felt that our strong
academic language courses can best
be given a useful application for
the future.
Mr. Pancho Bigay, a student at
Charlotte College and a native of
Puerto Rico, presented the club
with a song book compiled by him.
The book, written in Spanish, con
tains many of the popular Latin-
American melodies which we have
sung for many years, but never
before compelety in their native
tongue. It was, to say the least, a
most interesting experience. Mr.
Bigay also spoke about his home
and some of its history.
Miss Rachel Taylor provided the
music for our meeting on her ac
cordion and entertained us with a
medley of Spanish songs. Miss
Mona Batrouni, a native of Leba
non, sang for us a solo in French,
which truly provided an inter
national atmosphere to the meet
ing.
It was a most enjoyable evening,
proving to all of us that the re
moval of a language barrier is
both entertaining and rewarding at
the same time.
Dick Buckey
Model U. N.
Group Meets
Allen Windley, of High Point
College was named president at
the third annual model United
Nations assembly, which was held
at Greensboro College on Decem
ber 4, 5, 6, 1959. Other officers
named at the Friday night meeting
were: vice-president, Von Burton,
Livingston College student from
Leaksville; parliamentarian, Jerry
Owens, Charlotte College student
from Wilmington; and secretary
general Carolee Wood, Greensboro
College Student from Siler City.
The Methodist Student Movement
of North Carolina sponsors the
assembly in an effort to show
appreciation of people of other
nations.
Discussions of resolutions, which
began Friday night, continued most
of Saturday followed by the adop
tion and rejection of various re
solutions.
The adopted resolutions will be
sent to the Collegiate Council
of the United Nations in New York
for their consideration. The col
legiate Council works to promote
the United Nations.
Other members present from the
Student Body of Charlotte College
were: Jim La Roach, vice-president
of the Student Council, and
Walter Linker.
There is success in all honest
endeavor, and there is some victory
gained in every gallant struggle
that is made.—Dickens.
THERE’S A DIFFERENCE
A canny Maine farmer who
made it a rule to think before
speaking, was approached by a
stranger one day and asked, “How
much is that prize Jersey heifer of
yours worth?”
The farmer thought a moment,
then asked, “Are you the tax as- Men don’t stop playing because
sessor, or has she been killed by they get old; they get old because
a train?” they stop playing.
Alimony is like paying the in
stallment on a car after the wreck.