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Tom Is Terrific
By E. CLARY
You can talk about Superman, Mighty Mouse, Tarzan,
and Fearless Fosdick, but Tom Terrific is still my number
one (1) hero. I watch him on Captain Kangaroo every single
morning, except when my mommy makes me leave early
for college.
Sometimes I watch the Dancing Bear, too. He taught me
how to do the jerk the other day.
But surely you all remember the little boy, Tom Ter
rific, and his wonder dog. Mighty Mansfred, who were al-
was foiling some evil plan of the villanous Crabby Apple
ton. Well, Tom’s last adventure was so suspenseful that I
went a week without brushing my teeth after breakfast just
to see it all. That’s pretty hard for me to do because I’m on
the winning side in a toothpaste test.
The adventure began, as usual, in Tom’s split-level tree
house. Tom was expounding on the merits of his noble Mans
fred, and Mansfred was boning up. (Also chewing the fat.)
Suddenly, Tom received a brain wave which informed him
that Crabby Appleton was again engaged in an evil under
taking. Like a good boy, Tom immediately put on his think
ing cap in order to see clearly what Crabby was doing.
While Tom sat there, the rotten Appleton deed flashed
across his skull and my TV screen. It seemed that the Crabby
one had fallen in love with a beautiful secretary but that
the feeling had not exactly been mutual, shall we say. No,
we shall tell the truth and say that she just couldn’t stand
the crabby creep.
Being put down had peeved Appleton no end and, being
such a louse, he had decided to take out his wrath on all
the secretaries all over the world. Yes, that villain had de
cided to burn all the paper in the world, thereby eliminating
the job of secretary. As the brain wave faded away, secre
taries in mass were chanting: “Oh help us Tom Terrific.
Please help us you sweet litUe kid.”
Now who was Tom to turn his public down? Nobody.
Hence he quickly swung into action. First Tom turned him
self into a jet plane (he can be what he wants to be, and if
you’d like to see . . .) and let Mansfred fly him to the most
wicked city on earth, where Appleton had set up his furnace
the Infernal Sweat Shop.
Upon arriving at Derita, Mansfred crashed, or shall we
say crushed,Tom in a briar patch. Tom’s tail went up in
flames but he swiftly turned himself into a fire extinguisher.
He soon controlled the blaze before it reached any of his
vital instruments. It didn’t even melt his sun visor, but
I’ll bet he thinks twice before he becomes a plane again.
Tom and Mansfred experienced some difficulty at first
in trying to find Appleton. Tom put on his thinking cap
and when he next looked up he found a clue. Sure enough,
right there on main street was a huge, red and chartreuse,
blinking, neon sign which inconspicuously read “Appleton
Secretarial Unemployment Agency.” Tom realized that he
would never have discovered that clue had it not been for
his thinking cap.
The Terrific One adjusted his marvelous thinking cap
to conjure a plan while his wonder dog wondered when he
was going to be fed. Acquiring a plan, Tom waited for night
fall, then turned into a key and unlocked Crabby’s door.
Mansfred turned the knob, ambled inside, and slammed the
door with his tail, forgetting to remove Tom from the key
hole. Needless to say, this left Tom in the groove.
Undaunted, Tom turned into water and dribbled through
the key hole and onto the floor. Mansfred, being thirsty
as well as hungry, lapped him up. At that moment, Appleton
leaped from behind a huge stack of foaming paper, capturing
Mighty Mansfred.
The wonder dog began to pant while endeavoring to wrig
gle away and Tom got wind of what had taken place. Like a
flash, he turned into the universal antidote, forcing Mansfred
to eject him. Tom landed at Crabby’s feet and immediately
turned into a bear trap. Appleton’s screams of agony soon
brought police who took him into custody.
As soon as Tom turned back into a boy he congratulated
Mansfred for a job well done and marched outside to the
cheers of a crowd of secretaries, who were chanting “Hooray
for Tom, he’s a sweet httle kid.” He then walked away with
his wonder dog who was still wondering when his next meal
would come.
As the adventure ended, Tom Terrific demonstrated that
his last case had made a man of him, for he turned into a
bar. I can’t wait for the next exciting adventure.
ON PRESENTS
In closing, I feel I must tell you of a most unusual ex
change of gifts between two lovers. For Christmas, he gave
her a box of candy and a tube of Clearasil and she remem
bered him with a weight Ufting set and a corset. These gifts
strengthened the affection of each for the other and now they
have set a date to be married. Little things mean a lot!
Campus Opinion
Cafeteria Should
Not Be Closed
For Class Meetings
By SHARON DAILY
Many students have voiced
strong reactions to the closing of
the cafeteria during class meetings
last Wednesday. These are some
of the students' reactions.
Jim Thurman, sophomore felt
that the action didn’t do any good.
“I don't see that closing the cafe
teria for only half an hour helped
any. People just found some other
place to go until it opened."
Beth Groom, senior, said sh'
didn't think the action should have
been required. "I don’t think i
should be necessary. However, the
administration felt that it was.”
Jayne Connell, freshman, said
that the action of closing the cafe
teria for the meetings “was pretty
immature. A university bound
student government should find
better methods of generating in
terest in school affairs."
Jerry Taylor, freshman, was un
happy with the principle of the
action. “I think that the Student
Union was built for the students
to use at their leisure and that no
st-udent should be forced to go to
any other activity during his free
time.
“Many people didn’t go to the
class meetings because they felt
like they were being forced to do
so," continued Jerry.
George Vaughan, president of
the freshman class, represented
another view. “It was a very good
idea. Of course, it didn’t help a
heck of a lot!" said George.
Said Don Stewart, freshman;
“The idea of trying to get stu
dents to go to meetings is OK,
but, the method w'as wrong.’’
“I didn't particularly like it,"
said Jack Blythe, sophomore.
Jim Crawford, junior, didn'*
particularly appreciate the action
either. “It was the craziest thing
since high school. The students
should be allowed to think for
themselves and not let others do
it for them.’’
College Chorus looking Foreward
To Easter Festival Next Semester
The Charlotte College Chorus,
under the direction of 'Mr, Harvey
L. Woodruff, is looking forward
to a big event to take place during
the second semester this year. The
event will be an Easter Festival
featuring the Lenten and Easter
Sections of Handel’s Messiah. It is
an. tl-Feb. 10
Are Dates
For Book Exchange
In keeping with past practice,
the Circle K Club will again spon
sor the popular Book Exchange.
Here is a resume of dates, times
and places concerning the Ex
change:
Books will be taken January 27,
28, and 29 (Wednesday-Friday of
Exam week),
will continue through the 8th, 9th.
Book sales begin Feibruary 5 and
and 10th.
Books will be handled on con
signment basis.
The profit taken in from book
sales will be placed in the club
treasury and used for campus pro
jects.
The store will be located In the
lobby of the College Union.
Books not reclaimed after 60
days will become property of the
Circle K Club.
“You're Invited"
To Participate In the
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Open Thursday Nights
to be performed by the combined
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Choral Society of SheiJby, the Wes
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Asheville, and the Charlotte Col
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The Festival will be given in
three separate performances. The
first will occur on Sunday, April
25, in Asheville. The second will
be on Tuesday, April 27, in Shelby.
After these two performances, the
group journeys to Charlotte for a
concert at Myers Park Baptist
Church on Sunday, May 2, at 3
p.m.
Mr. Woodruff hopes that all
students will make plans to attend
one of the performances. Most
people are unifamiliar with parts
two and three of Handel’s Messiah
and he feels that some of the best
music of this composition occurs
in these sections.
All those wishing to take an
active part in this program should
talk to M>r. Woodruff soon about
taking chorus next semester. The
course meets on Tuesday and
Thursdays from 10 until 11:30
Mr. Woodruff will be in his office
for interviews until 2:00 on Tues
days and until 5:00 on Thursdays.
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