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THE CHARLOTTE COLLEGIAN
Tuesday, April 26, 1960
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DeWitt H. Scott
Instructor
Attends
Seminar
By JERE THOMAS
DeWitt H. Scott, professor oi
journalism at Charlotte College
has returned from a City Editor’s
Seminar at Columbia University.
The seminar was sponsored by
the American Press Institute, and
Scott, who is also City Editor of
the Charlotte News, attended as
that paper’s representative.
Held from March 20 until April
1, the seminar gave newsmen from
comparable papers the chance to
discuss the responsibilities of news
papers, better writing techniques,
and the probleins inherent in
newspaper editing.
Guest lecturers included Ben
Reese, retired managing editor
of the St. Louis Post Dispatch,
and Pete McKnight, executive
editor of the Charlotte Observer.
Pointers on ^picture displaying
were given by the publisher of the
Middletown (N. Y.) Record.
The attorney for the New Yoric
Herald Tribune discussed libel
laws.
Sidelights of the seminar in
cluded parties given by the AP, a
visit to the Overseas Press Club,
and a tour of the United Nations
buildiiiig where the newsmen were
introduced to Henry Cabot Lodge,
U. S. Ambassador to the UN.
Julian Scheer, popular columnist
of the Charlotte News, was sub
stitute professor during Scott’s
absence.
Social News
By MARTHA L. MOORE
The Charlotte College Chorus
will have an informal party at the
home of Rose Ervin on May 14 at
S :30, Dancing^ table tennis, table
shuffleboard, and pool will be in
cluded in the recreational activi
ties.
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Our new college site has been
chosen as the place for the Spring
Picnic which will be April 30 from
4 :30 to 7 ;30. The picnic will be free'
for students and their guests.
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The Spring Dance will be May 21
from 9:00 to 1:00 in the Charlotte
Hotel Ballroom.
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C.C.U.N., Sigma Tau Sigma, thel
Spanish Club, and the French
Club, are planning an international
party at the home of Rose Ervin
May 15, Foreign students will be
invited to attend.
Dean’s List
Announced
By MARTHA L. MOORE
The director’s office has named
the following students to the
dean's list for the winter quarter:
■‘A ’ average : Richard D. Buckey,
Linda Leete Harris, C. Brian
Honess, Clinton Wilson Hoover.
"B” average; Edgar N. Acra
Robert Boyd Barbee, John Samuel
Bell, Trula Sutton Booth, Robert
Thomas Bradburn, Donald Ray
Buff, Russell Ernest Chappell,
Daniel Curtis Collins, Oscar
Watson Connell, Jr., Kenneth F.
Corbett, James F. Cornell, Jr.,
Sabir H. M. Dahir, Patricia Ann
Daniel, Richard Maurice Earnhardt,
Thomas Guy Eason, Archie Hal
Edwards, Robert Frederick Fergu
son.
Also, OHn Sylvester Giles, Jr.
James William Grant, Jr. Wyatt
Price Hargett, Jr., Billy Glenn
McWhorter, Charles Anthony Mar-
witz, Gail Deanna Merrell, Ken
neth Wayne Mullis, Dorce Howard
Payne, Jr., William Kress Query,
Elizabeth Ann Settlemyre, James
Harvey Sexton, Haward Wayne
Therrall, Jere M. Thamas, Jr,
Frank W. C. Timson, Jr., Jerry C.
Wilson, Charles Bogard Wyatt.
To be named to the dean’s list,
a student must take a full load of
three subjects, 14 quarter hours of
work, and must maintain at least
a “B” average.
One Better Vision Scholarship
Designated For A Coed
Student Council
Approves $100
For New Lounge
By DEANNA MERRELL
At the April S meeting of the;
Student Council, Tommy Corne
lius reported for the Assembly
Committee that there would be an
assembly program April 19 featur
ing Jean Casadesus.
John McManus reported that
nominations for 1960-61 Student
Council officers would be held
April 5-9. The assembly to in
troduce candidates and the election
would be during the week of April
25. (Assembly - April 25, election-
April 27, runoff - April 29)
Gary Idol reported that the
Social Committee planned to have
the spring dance May 21 a the
Hotel Charlotte. After much discus
sion, Ed Silber’s motion to give
the Social committee an additional
$75 toward the dance was approved.
On a motion made by Kay Combs,
it was decided that the dress for
the dance would be evening dress
es for girls and dark suits or dinner
jackets for boys.
Onita Long was approved as
sophomore repersentative, appoint
ed by the president.
Since the only door for entering
the Radio W^orkshop is in the Owls’
Roost, the Council approved a mo
tion to take $50 from the Owls’
Roost’s operating fund to install a
door over the counter when not
in use.
Kay Combs reported that the
NEA planned to put a lounge in
the space just outside the hall en
trance to the auditorium. Her
motion to give the NEA $100 to
ward furnishings passed.
The Council had a special meet
ing on April 7 to discuss plans for
the spring dance. It was reported
that the dance would be at the
Hotel Charlotte on May 21, and
that the Clemson Jungaleers would
play. John Yandle’s motion to
give the Social Committee another
$75 toward the dance, or $150 above
the amout approved in the budget,
was approved.
By JEAN GRIER STRATHDEE
It is not necessary to be a cow
boy to take advantage of the Better
Vision Scholarship that the Un
iversity of Houston in Texas is
offering. Even women may apply!
So long as you have the neces
sary qualifications, you can apply
for the $500 tuition award for first-
year optometry students at the
University of Houston.
Optometrists, Optometric lab
oratories and suppliers, and opha-
thalmic manufacturers are provid
ing scholarships in twelve states,
including North Carolina. They
are participating in the University
of Houston BETTER VISION
Program because of their interest
in the University and in order to
further the optometric profession
through education.
Provided there are qualified
applicants, at least one scholarship
will be given in each of the states
named. If any state does not have
a qualified applicant by 15 August,
the scholarship committee will con
sider applicants from other states
for this scholarship. It is not
necessary to reapply to be con
sidered.
Recipients for this award are
selected on the basis of financial
need, scholastic ability, and admis
sion to the University of Houston.
While grades are a consideration
and a “C” average is required for
admission to the College of Op
tometry, financial need and over
all ability of the applicant are
weighed heavily.
At least one Better Vision Sch
olarship will be specifically de
signated for a woman student.
It is unneccessary to complete
pre-optometry before applying for
a scholarship. All that is required
is an approved admission, which
can be granted conditionally upon
completing the remainder of pre
optometry courses. In fact, ap
plication for a Better Vision
Scliolarship may be filed before
admission is approved, or both
applications may be filed at the
same time.
To apply for a scholarship, all
one needs to do is complete a
University of Houston scholarship
application and be interviewed by
ay optometrist practicing in North
Carolina.
Initial consideration of applica
tions began on April 15, however
the scholarship committee will meet
again during the summer to con ■
sider scholarships not previously
awarded. Applications will be
accepted and considered as long as
there are scholarships not yet
awarded.
Optometry students are eligible
for other scholarship at the co-ed
University. The Foundation for
Education and Research in Vision
is offering four scholarships of
$200 each. Also optometry students
may apply for unrestricted scholar
ships offered by the University.
For further information, applica
tions, and instructions, write to:
Dean, College of Optometry. Un
iversity of Houston, Houston 4,
T exas.
Checks totaling $305, to cover the
scholarship, were donated by a
dozen of Mr. Harrison’s friends.
In a letter to Miss Bonnie Cone,
director of Charlotte College, the
spokesman for the donators said,
“It is our wish that this scholarship
be given to a rising sophomore in
the engineering curricula, and
preferably to one who will major
ni electrical or mechancial en
gineering, as that was Thad Harr
ison’s field of endeavor.”
These are the names of Mr.
Harrison’s friends who contributed
to the Thad L. Harrison Scholar
ship : Mr. J. Murrey Atkins, 1751
Queens Rd. West; Mr. Kenneth M.
"Bridges, 315 Hempstead Court;
Mr. C. W. Connelly, Wendover
Circle; Mr. W. J. Crichton, 1638
Hertford Rd.;Mr. John E. Fox, 2021
Norton Rd.; Mr. Walter N. Hobbs,
2741 Avondale Avenue; Mr. Mark
R. Johnson, 917 Berkeley Avenue;
Mr. W. P. Mitchell, 2553 Selwyn
Avenue; Mr. L. G. Mumaw, 1835
Sharon Lane; Mr. John R. Purser,
2722 Briercliff Place; Mr. George
L, Sibley, 1905 Beverly Drive; Mr.
J. Howard Woodruff, 1610 Queens
Road.
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Since the last issue of the Col
legian was published, more infor
mation has been released concern
ing the two-year scholarship given
to Charlotte College by the Jeffer
son Standard Foundation.
This grant of $275 a year is award
ed to students for study in the
technical aspects of radio and tele
vision.
The Jefferson Standard Broad
casting Co., which operates radio
station W’ B T in Charlotte, and
television station W B T V in
Charlotte and W B T W in Flor
ence, S. C., established this foun
dation in 1951. In the last nine
years it has disbursed more than
$60,000 in scholarships and student
loans.
Scholarships totaling $4,450 are
now being offered to students and
graduates of North and South
Carolina high schools by the
Jefferson Standard Foundation.
Students desiring further details
and application blanks for the
Jefferson Standard Scholarships
should write immediately to
“Scholarship”, Jefferson Standard
Broadcasting Co., One Jefferson
Place, Charlotte, N. C., specifying
the scholarship desired.
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Although Charlotte College is
often referred to as a small school,
C. C. has traveled far. Miss Cone
recently received a letter from a
student in Hong Kong, asking for
information pertaining to securing
a scholarship to Charlotte College,
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Apply NOW for new scholarships.
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Anyone now holding a scholar
ship must apply for renewal by
May. 1.
Popular Columnist
Lectures At
Charlotte College
A full one-year scholarship, plus
$30 for books, was recently given
to Charlotte College in honor and
memory of the late Thad L.
Harrison.
Julian Scheer
By JERE THOMAS
Julian Scheer, prize-winning
columnist of the Charlotte News,
was guest lecturer recently to the
journalism class.
Substituting for Dewitt H. Scott
who was attending a City Editor’s
Seminar in New York, Scheer spoke
of the “headaches” of a columnist.
“The columnist’s personality is
not reflected in his column,” he
said. “Rather, the writer becomes
a reflection of his column.”
Referring to his column “Close
Up” which appears daily in the
News, Scheer said he has a fear
of losing the “touch” of his column.
He said he worries about bumping
his head or waking up some morn
ing and finding that his touch has
gone.
Speaking at 9 :30 at night, Scheer
said his column for the next even
ing’s paper had not been written
yet.
’’You worry about it at first,” he
said. “But after a few years, you
get over it . . something always
comes up . . . you get an idea from
somewhere . . . .”
Scheer introduced Allen Gould,
noted free-lance photographer from
Miami, whose striking picture of
Carl Sandburg appeared on the
front cover of a recent issue of
Parade Magazine.
Asked what distinguishes a good
picture from a bad one, Gould an
swered by dicussing color ads
from various newspapers. He dis
played a half-page color ad from a
Flordia newspaper which extolled
the wonders of citrus fruits. The
picture centered around a large
wicker basket with oranges and
limes spilling from it, and the
consensus of the class was that it
was a good picture.
“It all depends,” Gould said
“What are you selling—oranges or
baskets?”
Both Scheer and Gould agreed
that a certain picture showing
victims of the recent floods coul
win the Pulitzer Prize.
“How long would it take you to
describe this picture?” he asked.
‘Believe me, a good picture can
fake the place of a thousand
words.”
To which Scheer, who makes his
living with words had no comment.