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Official Charlotte College Student Publication Qlnllpntan 7^ Volume 18, Number>( u, Charlotte, North Carolina March, 1964 Friday, Advisory Council Discuss CC's Future About one hundred and fifty influential citizens of the south ern Piedmont area and Char lotte assembled at Charlotte College on Wednesday, Febru ary 12, to express their wish that Charlotte College become a branch of the University of North Carolina. Visiting the campus was Pres ident William C. Friday of the Consolidated University of North Carolina and the chan cellors and professors on his Ad visory Council on Educational Policy. The group arrived by bus from Chapel Hill, Greensboro, and Raleigh, around 10 a.m. At that time they were taken on a tour of the grounds. They met with local leaders from the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners; the Charlotte City Council; and ad ministration, faculty, and stu dents from Charlotte College at a noon luncheon in the Library Auditorium. The main speaker of the day was President Friday. His gen eralized speech praised CC but cautioned against rapid expan sion. “Our own experience over (he years,” stated Dr.^Friday, “makes it clear that -hew aca demic institutions cannot be brought into existence without the most patient, painstaking, and careful planning effort.” Charles M. Lowe, Chairman of the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners, thrilled the audience when he proclaim ed that the Board was “ready, willing, and able” to add six hundred acres of county land to nearby college property. Dr. Bonnie E. Cone traced the growth of (her school) from Central High School to its four- year status, granted last year. She was given a standing ova tion from the assembly as a tribute to her untiring ambition. Stan R. Brookshire, Mayor of Charlotte, pointed out to the visitors that this area’s “great est weakness” was in the field of higher education. He stated that almost a million North Carolinians live within commut ing distance of Charlotte Col lege. Adding more optimism to the day, Dr. William C. Archie, di rector of the North Carolina Board of Higher Education, said that they would be working with Dr. Friday’s Council in the Charlotte College Study so that when a recommendation goes to the Board, it could be passed on to the General Assembly with little delay. Other members of Dr. Fri day’s Council on Higher Educa tion include Chancellor William B. Aycock of UNC at Chapel Hill, Chancellor Otis A. Single tary of Woman’s College in Greensboro, five professors chosen by and from Chapel Hill faculty, four from Raleigh, and three from Greensboro. The Wednesday meeting seems to have accomplished two things: it was made clear to watfhful educators and politi cians throughout this state that the University would proceed cautiously and conservatively toward expansion, and it gave the Advisory Council a chance to establish contacts at Char lotte College and prepare for detailed planning to follow in the next six months. In his report to the Board of Trustees of UNC, on Monday, February 24, Dr. Friday gave CC another boost. “It is clear,” he said, “that under the present crowded con ditions the university will not be able to accept all applica tions, including some who stand above minimum requirements for admission based on class standing and college board scores. “We do not have the neces sary dormitory, classroom or laboratory space to accommo date all applicants, and we fear that this problem will worsen in the next several years.” Dr. Friday indicated to the trustees that the application figures “simply confirms the ur gent necessity to get on with the job of establishing more comprehensive community col leges in our cities and counties; the expansion of Asheville, Charlotte, and Wilmington to four-year status; and encourag ing our church-related and pri vate institutions as they seek to grow and expand.” Miss March—Carol Foster Lake’s Coffee Hour In Perspective Dean McCoy To Resign From CC in June Dr. Friday speakes to area leaders. Dr. S. J. McCoy, Academic Dean, announced plans to retire from Charlotte College in June, 1964. He has been the first per son to be officially named Dean at Charlotte College. “The amount of work, the re sponsibility, and the pressure are just so great and in conflict with my own personal obliga tions that I just don’t feel I can continue,” said Dean McCoy. The Dean stated that he would announce his future plans at a later date. Dean McCoy came to Char lotte College from Wofford College where he had been pro fessor of English since 1959. Prior to that he was Dean of Winthrop College from 1947- 1959. He headed English Depart- Moore, Preyer Will Visit Soon In the near future, Charlotte College can expect visits from the two remaining Gubernatori al Candidates which have not appeared on campus. Judge Dan K. Moore stated in communication with Dr. Don ald M. Freeman of the Political Science Department “I will be happy to meet with the Char lotte College students as soon as it can be fitted in to my schedule.” Judge L. Richardson Preyer could not give a definite state ment at this time. It was men tioned by one of his supporters that Judge Preyer hoped to visit our campus at the end of his 100 county tour. These two friends of Char lotte College will meet with the Political Science classes on the dates of their arrival. These meetings are opened to all those that wish to attend. There will be a Coffee Hour afterwards in order for the students to meet these potential Governors of North Carolina. The exact time and place of the meetings will be publicized when there is a definite word from each of the candidates. ment at William and Mary Col lege at the Richmond campus. He also taught as an instructor at the University of North Car olina and at Emory University Academy. He received his bachelor of arts degree from Wofford, his master of arts degree from Duke University, and his doc torate from UNC in 1933. Dean McCoy is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and vice-presi dent of the North Carolina Col lege Conference of Academic Deans. Mrs. McCoy holds a part-time professorship in the English Department teaching advanced freshman English. The Mc Coys have two daughters, and a son at Wofford College. New Frosh President With the change of semesters there has also been a change in class officers in the Freshman class. Fred Ratchford has been appointed and approved by the Student Council as the new Freshman Class President. Jan Galloway was also ap pointed Vice-President of the Freshman Class. These students were the only Freshman remain ing on the Student Council when first semester grades were re ceived. The new representatives se lected include Pat Kerns, Tom my Hastings, Larry Speer, Wally Yarborough, and Clyde Polsom. The Student Council still must appoint several replace ments to the other classes and a Co-ordinator for the National Student Association. Democratic gubernatorial can didate, Dr. I. Beverly Lake of Wake Forest, visited Charlotte College on Monday, February 10, 1964 along with several of his associates. His visit lasted from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. He was the first of the three Democratic gubernatorial candi dates to visit Charlotte College. At 9:30, with television cam eras rolling, photographers snapping pictures, and a micro phone around his neck. Dr. Lake spoke to Dr. Donald Freeman’s political science class. It was only after 10:30, at the coffee hour held for Dr. Lake, that this reporter was able to meet and talk with one of the three men aspiring to be North Carolina’s next governor. Dr. Lake began his coffee hour by answering a question on how he planned to improve education should he be elected governor. He replied that “qual ity education” (he laughed when he used that term as it is one of Governor Sanford’s favo rites) does not mean new buildings but the raising of qualification for teachers. In im proving education. Dr. Lake said he would like to deal par ticularly with the first three grades. Anywhere Dr. Lake goes, peo- NEW DATES SET FOR SUMMER SESSIONS C. C. will operate the regu lar summer sessions this year. The new dates for the session will be from Mon day June 8th until Wednes day August 28th. The ses sions will last for twelve weeks. CC Students Join In Survey Charlotte College Political Science Department is cooperat ing in a pre-primary election survey. Other colleges partici pating in this joint project are, Atlantic-Christian; Cataw ba; Davidson; Duke; Eastern Carolina College; High Point College; North Carolina A & T College, Raleigh; North Caro lina College, Durham; Wake Forest, and the three branches of the Greater University. This project is sponsored by the North Carolina Center of Politics under the direction of Don Mathews of U. N. C. who is coordinating the activity. The purpose is to obtain a random sample of the popula tion of N. C. for the purpose of predicting the general opinion toward the primary. The con clusion of this research will greatly aid the predictions of voting in North Carolina. Charlotte College, under the direction of Dr. Donald W. Freeman will interview a cross section of the 17th Precinct here in Charlotte, which is southwest of Independence Boulevard. Each of the thirty members of the Political Science Classes, POLITICS, PARTIES AND PRESSURE GROUPS—Political Science 302, will interview five persons picked at random from the files. Each person will be interviewed twice to see if any changes have occurred in their views. These first samplings will be on or around March 15th. The second interview will take place in April. The results of the intexviews will be tabulated at U. N. C. and can be used by the different schools in the state. pie label him as a segregationist because of his views in the 1960 campaign. But Dr. Lake has toned down his views in the past four years for political reasons—more votes. Here are some questions answered by Dr. Lake and his state campaign manager, Allen Bailey of Char lotte: QUESTION; A 90% segrment of North Carolina’s Negro college graduates leave the state each year to seek em ployment. Why is this? Dr. Lake: I question the figure, but there is also a large segment of white col lege students who are im pelled to leave the state. QUESTION: Shouldn’t job opportunities for Negroes be improved? Dr. Lake: Job opportunities for “everybody” should be improved. Developing new industries, industrial train ing centers, technical cen ters, and more liberal arts colleges is essential to North Carolina’s growth. QUESTION: Is total integra tion wise at this time in Charlotte? If not now, when? Dr. Baily: The school system in Charlotte is of the neigh borhood community con cept. That is, everyone goes to school in his own area. Total integration is not wise at this time because of the “social standards and the programs in progress in Mecklenburg County, and you can’t change these things overnight.” We pro pose “evolutionary integra tion”. You can’t force any thing on the people. You should not break down a school system that has been in effect for hundreds of years. A Negro, of course, hasn’t the advantages of someone who has attended Myers Park. One question which caused a lot of fire around the coffee table was the Negro’s “right to compete”. Allen Baily thought that they did not have the right. He said that “Negroes should fight for what they want”— even after there was consider able comment that equality is the Negro’s constitutional right. In speaking to Mr. Baily on the overall development of Dr. Lake’s campaign, he had this to say, “We want to speak to as many groups as we can. We will use mass media to get to the people—radio, TV, newspapers, billboards, and pamphlets. We will make familiar with the people Dr. Lake’s philosophy of government and his stand on issues. Dr. Lake tvill speak in pre dominantly Negro sections! He has not written out the Negro vote. In fact, if the Negroes knew of Lake’s stand on inte gration, the good Negro people would vote for him if they knew that he will do what he says he will do. Dr. Lake believes in peaceful sit-ins, not violent riots. Toward the end of the coffee hour Dr. Lake was speaking (See LAKE, pa^e 2)
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