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Wednesday, June 1, 1960
THE CHARLOTTE COLLEGIAN
Page 7
Shadow In The Hall
The uncanny blackness sur
rounded me—the gloom that comes
with the dead . . .of night. Gee,
what a ghastly beginning. Tell
you what, I’ll just skip the grue
some details and say it was a
night. What night? The night
1 tossed aside my shroud, left my
remains behind, and walked down
Elizabeth Avenue to haunt Char
lotte College, of course.
Seems I’m getting nowhere fast,
doesn’t it? I started to tell you
the tale of how I came to be here
and who I am. I’Jl just skip all
that though. I am here, so you
had better watch your step. With
the biting tongue of a gossip, 1
hope to brighten this paper a lit
tle. No reflection, now. I just
think it would be nice to cause a
little excitement around C. C.
1 ve ueen wanuenng around tne
lialis lor two quarters now,' ana
ao you know tliat i've yet to sec
quibble between students, i
tiiink It s time to bring stulf out
m the open, aon’t you agree.'-
Vvith cola-hearted ruthlessness, i
seek to destroy the reserve amon^
me students at Charlotte Lohegc.
1 am a ghost, a spirit, anythiaj;
you want to call me. I am the
shadow that follows you day uiiu
night, up and down the halls oi
C. You haven’t seen me be
cause 1 am invisible, i'eople look
my way, yet glare stright through
me.
i'rankly, I have learned a lesson
through my experience here. It is
that grown-ups are childish. The
entire human race is composed oi
a group of beings who never en
tirely grow up. i-ven though their
intelligence may exceed that of a
child’s, somewhat, their emotions
remain the same. Why don’t you
think about this when you snap
at the student sitting beside you.'
Why not try to help the ones who
need it instead of going on youi
seifish way?
Going, back though, ray dull
days of inactivity were monoton
ous. As T grew more and more
restless, the idea came to me that
maybe I should try spying on peo
ple. Not only would that arouse
me and satisfy my own curiosity,
but others as well.
I cared nothing at all for snoop
ing into just anyone’s life. I want
ed the excitement of being late
for classes, the growing fear when
exam time grows near, the aching
pain of wondering who Jo is
bringing to the spring dance, the
knowledge that I would make the
dean’s list, the disapointment of
not being invited into the Phi The-
ta Kappa or of failing to get a
scholarship, the coke breaks at
the Owl’s Roost ,and the mingling
with crowds at the Maid. And
let’s, not forget the good-night
snacks at the Hoot Mon. I want
ed to see the actions of others as
they blundered along, meditating
on an education that still seemed
a long way off. I wanted to see
if feelings grow with the mind.
If I ramble on much longer
with my jabber-gabble. I’m not
going to have a chance to say any
thing about anyone else. After
the long speech I just gave I
should have a lot of hair-raising
gossip for you. Actually I have,
but I’m going to save it. I’m try
ing to get my column approved for
publication by Mr. Scott and Mr.
Chappell and into this issue. May
be if I’m not too libelous, they will
ignore my meddling. Another rea
son, I think you should get nosy
and dig for your own gossip.
And if you’re thinking of suing,
go right ahead. By the way,
whom are you going to sue? Since
I’m non-existent—have fun.
LOVELORN: I heard a coed
ask another how to get a certain
cute boy interested enough to
speak to her. When she passes
him in the halls, he smiles, but he
always hurries on his way. My
only answer is—^just keep trying.
Remember the old saying, “Those!
Who Quit Never Win.”
And as for you, Mr. Stuck-up—
Why not give her a chance?
♦
Well, girls, looks as though
you’ve let another bachelor slip
through your fingers, I hear Bob
is going steady.
* * ♦
When are you going to settle
down to one girl, Preston, and
stop dating a different one every
night? ^
^ •
And when are you going to
bring your new flame around,
Martha? We’d like to see him.
f * *
I hear the boys were awfully
slow about asking, the girls to the
spring dance. What’s wrong with
you men, anyway?
t • ♦
Word has gotten around that
you had plenty of excitement on
your field trip. Dr. Heck.
^ * I
ANNUAL: I would like to con
gratulate the annual staff. They
did a fine job on the Si Si. Just
one thing. Were you playing fa
vorites when you selected the
class pictures, Gary? I’ve heard
comments that quite a few were
missing.
# * ♦
COLLEGIAN’S EDITOR: Yes,
I know. This must measure up if
it is to warrant Collegian space.
Mr. Chappell believes in good
manners in newspaper writing. I
heard him announce to his report
ers one night that it was okay for
them to step on other students’
toes, but not to stomp.
* * *
Need some coaching in Alge
bra? Just check by the student
lounge at 6 p. m. If you tarry
long* I guarantee you’ll learn
something.
* * *
Why are teachers at C. C. so
hard to catch?
W * *
While having a coffee break at
the Maid, I heard an interesting
conversation. Some of the girls
think they are not receiving fair
grades. According to them, the
teachers are showing favorites in
allowing the same students to par
ticipate in all the school activities.
If this is so, why don’t you com
plaining students get on the ball
and do something for a change? A
school has to have someone to run
it. There is a rule that if one
wants something done, he should
go find a busy person to do it. It
seems to follow then, that if one
wants an extra curricular task
done he should .look for a busy
student. Why don’t you put some
of that gripe-power to work and
see how much progress you make?
* * *
Who is the teacher who is al
ways 10 minutes late for class?
* *
Better watch where you clean
out your notebook. The other
night, I happened to be examin
ing the mass of rubbish in the
trash can from the Student
Lounge. (A bad habit of mine.)
Just look what I found thougJi:
LAZARD AND THE SQUIRE
In this manner it was neces
sary for me to pluck up courage
and little by little, with the help
of the good people, I arrived in
this famous city of Toledo,
Financial Summary for
Student Government
1959 -1960
Income
Balance forwarded 7-1-59 $ 788.26
Receipts 7-1-59 - 4-30-60 6677.31
$7,465.57
Less Refunds 137.20
$7,328.37
Expenditure« —
From activity
Assembly $ 966.14
Athletics 1102.97
CCUN 10Z50
Freshman Orientation .... 40.90
Handbook & Activity
Cards 223.00
Newspaper 901.26
Parnassian 200.001
Publicity 10.50
Social 1145.17
Student Council (Misc.) 189.03
Yearbook pictures 300.00
Total ‘,Exp«ncliture> $5,181.47
April Account* Payable
Social $397.85
Newspaper 175.05
Assembly 81.38
Athletics 7.55
N.E.A. (New Student
Lounge) 100.00
Total Payable $ 761.83
Projected Obligations for May
Social $ 550.00
Newspaper 250.00
Student Council Dinner 125.00
Parnassian 200.00
Total Projected
ObHeationa $1,125.00
Yearbook
Total Receipts $3,713.46
Expenditures 305.69
Balance April 30, 1960 ....$3,407.77
Owls Roost
Total Receipts $2,550.35
Expenditures 1,398.87
Balance $1,151.48*
* Commission for operators of
Owls Roost to be paid out of—
$1,151.48.
Answer To Crossword Puzzle
□5SE99
where with the mercy of God
after 15 days my wound closed.
And while it was bad, always
they gave me some alms; more,
when I was -well all said to me:
You are a rascal. You look
for a good master to serve.
—And where will you find
this—I said to myself—, as I be
lieve the world, don’t you be
lieve it?
Walking so talking to myself
from door to door, with very
little relief, I gave (?) with a
Squire, who was going through
the street, with reasonable
clothes and good hair. He saw
me and 1 him and said to me:
—Boy, do you seek a master?
I said to him:
Yes, sir.
—Well, come with me—he an
swered me—, that master has
been kind to you in bringing
you to me. Some good prayer
let’s pray today.
This was unsigned. Personally
I would like to know who wrote
it. How about coming forward
with jrour by-Iin«, Mr, Un
known 7
* * *
Looks as though the night is
calling, me home, so I’ll say “so
long” until the next issue of the
Collegian.
Building
Plans
Approved
By JERRY RICH
The State Board of Higher Ed
ucation, Charlotte Community
College trustees and a Chamber oi
Lomnierce “watchdog” committee
all have given the green light to
L.narlotte College building, plans.
i he key question, now that
these hurdles are past is "when?’'
Irustee chairman J. M. Atkins
says, “barring unexpected delays
or emergencies,” the two '‘first
pnase” buildings on the new High
way 49 campus will be ready in
September, 1961.
The plans, submitted by archi
tect A. G. Odell, Jr., aim Associ
ates, are for a three-story science
and engineering building and a
two-story academic and liberal
arts building.
Detailed working drawings for
the the engineering and liberal
arts buildings can be completed
in about six months. That would
mean contracts could not be let,
beiore late October.
The first phase of the building
program calls for $900,000 for thq
buildings, an average of $15 per
square fool for the 00,000 square
feet included in the two structures.
An additional $300,000 in water,
sewage, electrical, and architectur
al fees will bring the total cost to
$1,ZOO,000. This cost does not in
clude the 248 acrs site, which was
purchased in 1958 for $186,200.
Desigjied to fit into the master
plan as prepared by Englehart,
Englehart, Leggett, and Cornell,
education consultants, the two
buildings will eventually comprise
the center of the ultimate struc
tural grouping.
The plans given a formal okay
by trustees are the revised draw
ings approved over two weeks ago
by the trustee building committee.
The first plans called for an ex
terior of concrete slab and a sys
tem of window-shading vertical
fins. The plans adopted are for
buildings with exteriors of two-;
feet glass panels alternated with
four-feet brick panels.
After the State of North Caro
lina changed an earlier ruling ^nd
agreed to match any funds pro
vided by Mecklenburg County, the
Building Committee decided that
economy could be obtained by
asking, for bids on the two build
ings in this first phase, rather
than proceeding with one build
ing that had reached a stage of
preliminary drawings several
months ago, according to a state
ment issued by J. Murray Atkins,
board of trustees chairman.
The Science and Engineering
building will contain 41,800 square
feet. The bottom floor, a sub-
giound level affair, will house any
heavy mechanical equipment need
ed for the building’s utilities.
Physics labs, a Life-Science lab, a
lecture room seating 100 persons,
and some faculty offices will also
be included.
Over three-fourths of the usable
second floor space will be devoted
to a library which will seat 200
students and house 34,000 volumes.
The front entrance to the building
will be on this level.
The third floor will include
chemistry labs , drafting rooms,
and more faculty offices.
The Academic Building, with
18,200 square feet, will house ad-*
ministrative offices on its first
floor, in addition to class rooms,
a lecture room seating 120 persons,
and a student center consisting of
a snack bar, student lounge, and
Student Union
Needs Help
“Didn’t know I could enjoy eat
ing in a barn,” a student comment
ed as he laughed and grabbed an
other chicken leg.
Charlotte College students were
initiated to their future student
union recently at the school’s an
nual spring picnic. Plans are now
underway to remodel the 4,000
square foot barn which stands on
the C. C. site where a new build
ing will some day be built.
With student help, Dr. Heck
hopes to have the student center
and gathering place in usable con
dition by next September.
“Now don’t make them think it’s
my barn,” Dr. Heck said when
asked about the project he has
understaken. He has been hard at
work making plans and checking
on various cost of necessary items.
Since this will only be a make
shift arrangement, original plans
to put on an aluminum roof, paint'
the side walls green and install a
complete heating system are out.
The idea now is to fix the barn
so that it will be suitable for three]
to five years use. That is, if it
isn’t torn down during the first
stages of construction, added Dr.
Heck.
Volunteer students went out
Saturday to clean out the stalls,
finish removing partitions, sweep
and clean up lofts and start boards
ing up holes. They hope to havei
a concrete floor finished in time^
for the Alumni picnic about the
first of June.
After the roof is patched and
painted, a platform is to be built
out back with two sets of steps
leading to the loft. The barn will
be wired for lights and an attic
fan installed. The walls are to
be finished in plywood, with thre^
picture windows framed in oak-
wood on the front side, and a door
on each side of the windows.
The picture windows have been
donated by a local window manu
facturer.
With the ground floor made
into an assembly hall, and the
loft made suitable for barn danc
ing theatricals, etc., C. C. will
have a place for school groups to
gather.
“I don’t know if the csnter will
be open by fall or not," said Dr.
Heck. ‘‘It depends on what the
students do.”
Anyone who can work on Sat
urday or other days during the
Summer to complete the remodel
ing is asked to gut in touch with
Dr. Heck.
In the graduating class arc 65
men and seven women, a total
growth of three to one over a 10-
year period.
bookstore.
The second floor will contain
classrooms, faculty offices, a
language lab, and an area for stu
dent activities.
The only question raised about
the plans, concerned a three-foot
indentation of the ground flour of
the three story engineering build
ing., Mr.Odell said the indentation
was mainly a matter of aesthetics,
also a sun shade and money-
saver.
The trustees decided to ask
county commissioners to put the
community college’s $975,000 bond
vote on the November 2 general
election ballot.