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Page 2 THE CHARLOTTE COLLEGIAN April 13, 19G4 Novelty Of Library Quiet Finally Arrives Pouncing upon a noisy student in the echoing library after the spring holidays, one small librarian initiated the new silence policy. Along with the novelty of silence, all books are viewed at the door for check-out cards In or er that the outflow of books may be curtailed The situation has been brought about by the tumult m the recently named library and the hundreds of volumes that have been “permanently checked out without a date due slip.” Between five and six hundred books have been stolen since the inventory in November. . -j i The library is a special building with its own individual purpose. That is to serve the students with reference ma terial, with outside reading material, and with studying areas. However, the ability to serve others is severely cnp- Dled when some abuse the privilege. , i j Th librarians have cautioned loud students and askea many to leave. Quiet in the library is one of the general rules everyone learns by the ninth grade. The students de- served a “clamping down”, and nearly all respect and en joy the silence. It seems unfortunate that the quiet had to 5e imposed. u i tu Charlotte College is proud of its open stacks but the aossibility of closing them has occurred. When a library uses the “closed stacks method, no one is allowed even to see a book. The Dewey number is thumbed for in the Card Catalog and presented to a librarian at a gate or window. Afterwards, the hidden book is brought to the patrra. Sure ly we do not want this book hoarding at Charlotte College. Students who enter the library with honorable pur- poses in mind would not consider it an insult to be checked for “traveling books”. The staff itself does not appreciate patroling the library or searching books. The library is a different place with different rules—made for the benefit of all and to be obeyed. The library would undoubtedly consider and be gratetul for suggestions from the student body concerning the stolen books and the problem of the stacks. Meanwhile all of us will suffer for the folly of a few. Letter To The Editor C.C. Lake Starts Filling The Charlotte College library is growing, as it must grow to keep pace with an expanding col lege. The college, libraiy in cluded, is presently on the thres hold of becoming a part of the greater University of North Car olina. Are we ready for this big step? Do the majority of our students have the maturity level that college demands? The faculty Library Committee has answered with a resounding “No!” In its last meeting, the committee decided to continue the system of inspecting each person’s personal effects' as he leaves the library. This proce dure, as well as the “Silence Be gins Here” signs, seems to be directed toward a student body on a grammar school level. Also, the library staff is distriubting small printed slips of paper en titled “Notice to' Patrons,” which spell out the rules concerning reading and study areas, in need of the library’s materials. Now, no one can reasonably argue that silence is unnecessary in a library. And no one can argue with fact that several hundred books have disappeared from the library’s shelves. But any student who has an interest in his college must object to “remedial” methods which de grade the college itself. A few simple “Silence Please' signs, plus verbal enforcerjent by the librarians when necessary, should curb most of the disturb ing noise. If a leaflet must be a more mature level. As for the distributed, let it be written on matter of stolen books, even closed stacks would be an im provement over a system which assumes that every student is a book thief. An arrangement which allows students access to library books only by passing a librarian’s desk would make it difficult, if not impossible, to steal books. Such an arrangement would free the students who use the library as a quiet place to study, from the distasteful necessity of being searched. The Library Committee has made these rules, and feels that they are justified. The only thing that will change the loommittee’s opinion of the mass of students at Charlotte College is respon sible action by responsible stu dents. It is up to each student to help protect his joint property. This means that not only will a student have to refrain from damaging or stealing books, but he will also have to accept the responsibility of seeing that ot hers treat the books properly. It is hoped that enough stu dents will act promptly and posi tively. In the meantime, Library Committee and staff, we implore you to reconsider your action. Do not penalize the honest, re sponsible students for the ac tions of an immature and all too obvious group. Sincerely, ' Joe N. Williamson Dear Boss.. Picture a placid lake mirror ing the contemporary buildings of a new college, with only a pair of swans sending out ripples as they push out from their own private island (If we are lucky, maybe more swans, depending upon their cooperation). Where are you? Well, this will soon be a campus scene at Charlotte Col lege. The gate of the four-acre lake was closed on April 4, and the water is starting to back up rapidly with the April rains. The swans? They’ve been promised to the College by a garden club. The island will sit in the mid dle of the lake. The college lake has been the extracurricular activity of Dr, Herbert Hechenbleikner, profes sor of biology, aided by mem bers of the Circle K Club, many Saturdays have been spent in clearing, planting, and digging for the site. The dam for the lake was formed when the main en trance to the college was graded and filled across a ravine. The lake will nurture some picturesque life. Pampas grass (the kind with the wavy plumes) has been planted on the earthen dam. Two metasequoia, the liv ing fossil tree from China, have been planted. Scotch broom is planted around the bank of the (Conlinued on Page 3) -The C.C. Rider- By E. Clary Towards Timeliness During the past month, the halls of CC have been eerily silent. But, hurray! The bells are back! These cheery reminders furnish the only knowledge of time for many of the professors and students on this cam pus. Many students hav'e been late to class either because the professor has not been aware of the end of the period and has held the class late, or because all timepieces on campus were not co-ordinated. It seems as though some classes in one building end half an hour before the others do. Now that the bells are on schedule, ’tis time for thanks. Ft is hereby sincerely directed to Mr. William Hutchinson, Head of the Maintenance Department. We re Not Getting Our Money's Worth At the beginning of the school year, the Student Council jought seventy-five tickets to the Community Concert Series or the student body. Students asked for the tickets for each )erformance at the College Union desk. This is a lidt of the tickets requested. This speaks for the students who say that they are not getting their money’s worth. Oct. 24; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 55 Nov, 14; Kouten Bulgarian Ensemble 64 Jan. 22; Giarra D’Angelo 16 March 16; Zino Francsecatti 22 March 31; Hans Richter-Haaser 34 STAFF LIST April, 1964 SUSAN WEBER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER TOM ESTRIDGE REPORTERS; JIM REYNOLDS, ELLISON CLARY, BILL QUEEN, MARTIN RICHEK, DENNY SWING, BETTY TRAPPS, DAVE NAXNEY, SUSAN PROCTOR, NINA CASTLES ADVLSOR KEN?JEH SANFORD FLAGGART OPENS HEADQUARTERS HERE The leading presidential candi date of the Cocktail Party, the Honorable Reginald M. Flaggart, revisited Charlotte yesterday. Mr. Flaggart was in town to open his campaign headquarters for the two Carolinas in the old Charlotte Theater building. This reporter was again on the spot and obtained the following interview. Your Honor, the city of Char lotte is certainly pleased that you have chosen it as the headquar ters of your campaign in this area. I have been asked by May or Brookshire to present you with the keys to the city as a token of our esteem. Well, my boy, this is quite an honor! I deserve this, but I cert ainly don’t appreciate it. What type of local campaign do you plan to wage? I will run a very subtle icom- paign in this area. I think the public is tired of seeing candi dates pat hands, kiss backs, and shake babies. We’ll probably hurl a few rocks with my initials on them through picture windows and do other things along that line. Mr, Flaggart, if you are elect ed, how do you plan to get along with Premier Khruschev? As soon as I am elected. I’m going to get in touch with Nicky and let him know that he can’t push me around. I’ll simply tell him, “Khrush, there are three things you just don’t do. You don’t spit into the wind, you don’t draw a sword against Zorro, and you don’t mess around with the Honorable Reginald M. Flaggart.” Mr. Khruschev has stated that he will bury us. Do you think he will? No, I don’t. I doubt very ser iously if he has enough money to pay for such a large funeral. While we’re on the subject of finances, how do you propose to solve our gold out-flow problem? That’s very simple. All we have to do is find a couple of good alchemists and our worries are over. What are your feelings toward the Common Market, sir? Frankly, I’m not acquainted with the Common Market. I buy all my groceries at the Colonial Store. Have you ever played •‘Sword in the Stone”? What would you like to say in closing. Your Honor? I want to tell the American I people what I, the Honorable Re ginald M. Flaggart, stand for. I stand for little old ladies on a crowded bus, I stand for the Na tional Anthem and I stand for lack of a place to sit. * # # “When I told George about it, he dropped his teeth!” Poor George, he couldn’t help it. You see, George wears dentures. If you’re one of the thousands of denture wearers in the U, S., then you know how embarrassed George must have been. You don’t have to live in fear of dropping your teeth, you know. Now new Seize denture power holds your plates so firm that only your dentist knows for sure. New Sieze makes it pos sible for you and George to chew bubble gum and eat taffy at the same time and have absolutely no worries. If your druggist doesn’t have new Seize, yank out your teeth and clamp them to the seat of his pants. He’ll soon have some new Seize on his shelves. The preceeding was a paid ad vertisement. sS It may be a little late to tell this story, but a character by the name of Whitey Lightnin paid the Duke basketball team the ultimate tribute a few weeks ago. It seems that on the night that the Blue Devils ran a team from Connecticut right off the floor, Whitey was curled up in front of his television set with a couple of bottles of his favorite brew near at hand. As the game began, Whitey decided that he would take a shot every time Duke did. The Dukes were really hot that night and he soon fell behind, Whitey started taking shots dur ing timeouts to try to catch up. After all, he reasoned, he wasn’t tired. Besides, Duke probably wouldn’t stop if he were to call time. At the half, Duke possed a slight edge and Whitey was get ting into foul trouble. (Foul man ners, foul language, etc.) But he still felt that, as high as he was, he would be able to rebound in the second half. Whitey put on a determined run-and-shoot offense during the opening minutes of the last half. He was unable to keep this up long however, and he passed out mid-way through the period. Duke was just too strong for him. by Martin Richek i love myself almost illicitly for me i lust intellectually for one thing i find i am a pleasure to sit and converse with at my leisure the boring stuff i just ignore or tell to someone else to bore them silly not me for after all i know myself and what i like and personally i find it good to please myself myself and then of course we get along most admirably i never fight me now does he me its easier to just agree with me you see a[133q am ma auTui Xpjaours postscripts charlotte college would be improved if harry highschool could be removed vw the finest students pass through our doors but with them come pigs who litter our floors vw % Student Activity^ (Continued from Page 1) bar. The addition will contain a large multi-purpose room. I'i stories high with a hardwood floor. This room can be used for dances, lectures, and other as sembles. The new College Union addi tion w’ill provide space for wood-"^ working, a hobby shop, dark rooms, lounge areas, and meeting rooms. It will have offices for student organizations, and ex hibit areas. All of the construction costs will be paid for by the separate, fee of 20 dollars. The semester fees of 13 and 7-dollars will be used to expand the present pro grams. This would mean an en larged athletic program, includ- * ing golf, bowling, tennis, swim ming, track, and possibly an in tramural program. It w'ould mean an improved paper and an nual, and more concerts and lec tures for the students of Charlot te College. When he finally came around again, Whitey received some con solation. Although Duke had de feated him, he learned that he' had shellacked Connecticut. And that’s the story O'' how Duke lit up the scoreboard and Whitey Lightin all in one night, A friend of mine had an after thought on this story. He statecfl that, although Duke licked him, Whitey had a better shooting percentage, Duke missed some of their shots but all of Whitey’s shots went in the old bucket, he _ reasoned, I must disagree with this line of thought. Although the game may have begun in the manner afore mentioned, it probably wasn’t long before Whitey start ed missing a few of his own shots. Another delightfully amusing column comes to an end and leaves countless students who don’t know any better begging for more. I'm sorry, but this is the end of the line. I leave you with these two famous parting words; Brylcreem and Vitalis.
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