Page 4 THE CHARLOTTE COLLEGIAN February, 1962
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By MARSHALL GREENE
Christmas Layoff Softened Owls
The Charlotte College basketball team had only one
practice session before their game against Louisburg on
January 2. Because of the long lay-off during the holi
days, the Owls could not quite stay up with the stronger
Louisburg team.
In the Louisburg game the fans saw some terrific
plays by Bubba Rion. Rion, the 5’10” back-court whiz,
would work his way up under the basket and make some
nice passes to his team-mates which usually led to points.
This play-making by Rion has helped the Owls consider
ably this year.
★ ★ ★
Ronnie Greene Is Strong Comnetitor
Ronnie Greene, the Owls’ 6’3” center, scored 26
points in the Louisburg game. This raised his average to
22.7 points per game. Greene shoots a variety of shots.
Most of his points come from tap-in shots and uncanny
twisting shots underneath the back board.
Greene is also the team’s top rebounder. No team,
thus far, has been able to control his scoring.
★ ★ ★
James And Gilbert Recuperate From Wreck
Jimmy James and Butch Gilbert are getting back into
shape after their automobile accident about a month ago.
Both of them played in the Louisburg game but were a
little out of shape. Of course, they weren’t the only ones
out of shape in that game.
James and Gilbert are two of the star players on the
Owl squad. Their absence in the Gardner-Webb game was
fatal for the Owls. With these two players back into ac
tion. the Owls are expected to be plenty of trouble for
their opponents.
★ ★ ★
A Little About Everything
Bubba Rion gets my vote for fastest man in the
North Carolina-Virginia Jr. College Conference.
The unsung hero on the Owl squad is Ed Owen, a
5’10” back-court ace.
A good name for the Owl team is “Disaster Squad.”
College And Students
Honored By Scholarships
Gallagher Is First Professional
Football Player To Attend CC
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Doris Jarrett has received a
$100 scholarship for the second
semester of this year.
“I’ve never been so honored,”
said Clinton Canaday, recipient
I. the Jefferson Standard Schol
arship. “It is a good feeling to
know someone appreciates your
work enough to show financial
interest."
Canaday’s scholarship is for
the school year 1961-62. He will
receive a rebate for the expenses
of the first semester.
Canaday is not an all "A” stu
dent. He does good work in a
hard curriculum and is very ac
tive in extra-curricular events.
“Scholarships are not awarded
to only 'A’ students any more,”
said Mrs. Ramona Potter, direc
tor of public relations. “Other
things are taken into considera
tion — citizenship, interest, po
tential, need.”
Miss Mildred English, director
of student personnel, said that
‘‘a serious student who proves
himself to be an asset to Char
lotte College and to the com
munity has a good chance of
being awarded a scholarship.”
Applicat'ons for financial aid
are handled by Miss English. It
is the usual application, with a
s^ort statement of “Why I Want
To Go To College,” and a re
quest for letters of recommenda
tion from three persons.
Students interested in applying
for a scholarshio can do so
through Miss English.
★ ★ ★
Other ffifts received by Char
lotte College recently include a
bre£ikfront, valued at $400, from
Mecklenburg Furniture Shops.
R. E. Forbis donated a num
ber of wisteria vines for the
college campus.
Two copies of a gynealogy of
the Byerly family in North Caro
lina, two books in memory of
Dr. Walter Rnnkin, professor at
Duke University, and a book in
memory of a former student
were donated to the college.
Building
Is Named
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will end the ceremony with a
prayer.
In the planning stage of the
college, Mr. Kennedy took
time from his duties with his
WAK Industries here to pre
pare charts and brochures on
Charlotte’s needs as "the most
undercolleged city in the
South.”
He made talks in public and
traveled great distances in the
state in private persuasion
efforts. He had high hopes that
Charlotte College would become
a major educational institution.
Mr. Kennedy’s death occurred
the day before he was to become
a member of the first Board of
Trustees of the college. Other
members of the board recognized
his dedicat'on to the college by
proposing that the first building
on the new campus be named
for him.
By DWIGHT CHKISTENBURY
Ben Gallagher, a former
Myers Park and University of
North Carolina student, now a
student at Charlotte College,
has signed a one-year contract
with the Minnesota Vikings, a
professional football team.
The Minnesota tearr. has just
finished its first year in the
National Football League.
Ben, who was a business ma
jor at UNC, was forced to drop
out because of a new ruling
concerning credits. However,
he does plan to go back in the
Dr. Cone
To Receive
New Honor
Dr. Bonnie E. Cone has been
named one of eight Charlotteans
who will be honored by the Na
tional Conference of Christians
and Jews for their work in hu
man relations.
Dr. Cone will receive the Sil
ver Medallion award which is
presented annually by the local
NCCJ. The Silver Medallion is
presented to an individual who is
judged to have contributed most
to the improvement of human
relations and brotherhood during
the past year.
Dr. Cone will receivc the award
at a dinner February 20 at Hotel
Barringer.
CC Owls Drop
Pair Of Games
In Hot Battles
Charlotte College played St.
Andrews College Wednesday,
Jan. 13, in the St. Andrews gym
nasium at Laurinburg.
The tea n played a heated and
spirited game as the Charlotte
College cheerleaders encouraged
them from the sidelines.
Ronald Greene was high scorer
for Charlotte College with 28
points.
The St. Andrews team pulled
away at the half-time and went
on to win the game 84-75.
★ ★ ★
Tuesday night, January 2, the
Charlotte Col’ege basketball team
fell to Louisburg College 7"-61.
The Owls looked great the first
half. They showed plenty of
hustle, ba'1-handling and scor
ing. The first half ended with
Louisburg ahead 38-32.
The second half was a different
story. The Owls, having only one
practice session since December
9, started tiring. The Louisburg
team began to edge away. The
game ended in a I/>uisburg vic
tory, 77-61.
summe: session.
He is taking geography, Eng
lish, history, and Spanish while
here at Charlotte College.
Ben played tackle at UNC,
but will play right guard for
the Vikings. He is to report to
St. Paul, -vlinn., in July of
this year.
There seems to be some in
terest in a football team here
at CC, and Ben was ask.i for
a comment concerning this.
“Football is thi major col
lege sport, and any athletics
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will help a school,” he said.
He was asked whether he
thought there were enou&h
potential players at Charlotte
College to make up a football
team.
“There seem to be several
guys interested who played in
high school, and who could cer
tainly help out a tean. at Char
lotte College,” ben said. "'T
think it’s a good idea.”
We certainly want to wish
Ben a lot of luck and hope that
he is successful with the Vik
ings.
After all, he is the first pro
fessional football player to
come from Charlotte College,
and we don’t even have a
football team . . . yet.
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mously voted the most popular boy on campus. (Photo by
Reggie York).
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