The
Charlotte Collegian
VOL. 20, NUMBER 9
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
MARCH 16, 1965
Bill Passes; Charlotte
University Town
The afternoon ot Tuesday, March
2 saw a new name and status for
a growing college on Highway 49
North in the city of Charlotte,
North Carolina. The new name was
"University of North Carolina at
Charlotte; the new status was Uni
versity.”
The North Carolina House of Re
presentatives voted and passed on
a bill to make Charlotte the fourth
branch of UNC. The measure would
actually take effect July 1, 1965,
bui as soon as the Charlotte College
trustees execute some necessary
papers the University trustees
Senior Wins
$500, 10-Week
Internship
Keith Baker, Charlotte College
senior, will go to Washington this
summer to use Capitol Hill as a
classroom.
He has been awarded a $500, 10-
w^eek congressional internship by
the North Carolir>a Center of Ed
ucation in Politics.
Along with seven other interns
selectted from N. C. colleges, Keith
will work and study in Wa.shington
from June 1 to August 15, The na
ture of his duties will be left up
to the discretion of the Congress
man to whom he is assigned.
Keith was told that his home
would be a boarding house which
is "rather shabby but respectable
and clean." He will be expected to
live on $50 a week which might
sound impossible, but, as he was
reminded. "UNC studersts have
been doing it for years.”
Keith, a political science and
business major, is the first student
to represent Charlotte College in
this program.
Nominations Set
For CU, SGA
Nomination and election dates
for executive officers of Student
Government Association and Col
lege Union were announced at the
Student Legislature meeting Mon
day, March 8.
SGA: President, Vice-President,
Secretary, Treasurer.
CU: Chairman, Vice-Chairman,
Secretary, Treasure.
Nominations: Tuesday, March
16—Tuesday, March 23.
Campaigns: Starts Wednesday,
March 24.
Elections: Thursday, April 1—
Friday April 2.
Run-off elections: Monday April
5—Tuesday, April 6.
See separate story for further
details.
would take over the new branch's
assets.
The final House vote was con
tested by only one representative,
Roger Kiser of Scotland County.
This was symbolic of the sporadic
and one-sided opposition that had
unexpectedly faced the measure.
All through the Senate and House
readings it was opposed by some
times one, sometimes a handful of
men, but never by anything close
to a majority. Debates and delays
only slightly hindered the mea
sure’s progress through the legisla
ture.
Some amendments were propos
ed in the House to delay making
the college a branch until 1967, but
these were voted down overwhelm
ingly. As Rep. I. C. Crawford of
Buncombe said, "I think this is the
most important legislation that will
come before this body. I'm not
favorable to dilly-dallying and put
ting in these amendments.”
In the House as in the previous
Senate readings, there was fear
that the financial side of the mea
sure had not been investigated
fully. However, many (including
Senator Martha Evans) thought
the college would be an asset since
the plant is already in operation.
Despite this stretch of unsmooth
sailing, the measure was passed
into law on Tuesday to the relief
and joy of many. The college cam
pus itself was the scene of bell
ringing, cheers, shouts, and tears
of happiness. On the nex"t day,
students entering the campus drive
viewed a blue and white sign past
ed over the old Charlotte College
one. It merely said "UNCC," in
giant letters. In the student union
signs bedecked the walls saying
"Thank you. Dr. Bonnie," "UNC-
C”, or just "Dr. Bonnie."
All through the process of the
college's attempt to gain university
,atus, many influential men have
been its strong supporte'rs. Such
men include Gov. Moore, Mayor
Brookshire, Sen. Belk, Sen. Scott,
Sen. McLendon, Sen. Evans, Rep.
Vogler, Dr. King of UNC, and Dr.
Archie of the Board of Higher Ed
ucation.
On the other hand. Sen. White
had allies in his opposition to the
measure. Among them were Sen.
Hyde, Sen. Allsbrook and Rep.
Kiser. Senators Bailey and Rowe
had voiced concern over appropria
tions in the Higher Education meet
ing but proceeded to vote favor
ably anyway. In this same meeting,
after an admission from Dr. Archie
that he didn't know w'here the
money would come from. Sen.
White voted "no,” saying, "I do
not like to vote for legislation until
I know what we're doing." Many
senators and representatives were
willing to sign the bill but did so
with reservations. It was feared
appropriations for another branch
at Charlotte would pull funds away
from the other three branches.
(Western Carolina, Eastern Caro
lina, and Appalachian)
Not to be outdone. Dr. Friday of
UNC, Mayor Brookshire, Sen. Scott
and others stressed the great need
for another university branch. The
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"CAN YOU HEAR THE BELL RINGING"—Dr. Cone's
secretary Juanita Sims talks with Miss Cone immediately
after the bill has passed its final hurdle on the switch
board. Others (from left to right) are Mary Dennis, Betty
Adkins, Ruth McCoy, Gail Sims and Lois Liles.
“It Had To Succeed- Cone”
DR. BONNIE CONE
Greatest Thing''
Golden Dedicates New Building
By BETTYE TRAPPS
"The American Dream” was the
topic selected by Harry Golden
when he recently dedicated Char
lotte College's new liberal arts
building.
Mr. Golden, an eminent author
and editor, told his large audience
of faculty mem'bers, studeruts, and
visitors that the liberal arts build
ing is the place where challenges
will be met.
"It is a place of blasphemy
against the status quo; a place
for ideas to be born and develop
ed."
Mr. Golden believes that God
has been kind to America. It be
gan as a colony of immigrants and
grew into the most prosperous na
tion in the w'orld, A portion of the
nation's prosperity is due to the
awareness and development of her
natural resources.
“One of the most important re
sources in America is the younger
generation," he told the students.
"You hold the key to our nation's
future, but you must have a place
to nuture j^our ideas. The liberal
ants building is that place.
In recalling the advancements
which have been made in science,
technology, and the exploration of
outer space, Mr. Golden concluded,
“Let us go to the moon and ex
plore, but remember that the ideas
were born and developed in the
liberal arts bttilding.”
By SUSAN PROCTOR
The air in the neat, business-like
office was sweetly scented with a
mingled odor of fiowers. At a
glance one could see several dozen
red roses, large azela plants, and
a beautiful red rosebud corsage
which lay on the desk.
"I think it's one of the greatest
things to happen in North Caro
lina's history of higher education.”
These are the word's of Dr. Bonnie
Cone as she chats informally about
the events leading up to and the
final pas.sage of the bill to make
Charlotte College the fourth branch
of the Consolidated University of
North Carolina "We have received
many telegrams and letters ot con
gratulations" she smiled indicating
the stack of mail strewn over the
otherwise tidy desk.
Immediately after the 1963 leg
islature, they set about to study
Charlotte College and the needs
of the state. Charlotte was studied
as the location; but even then
there was the question of whether
to use an existing site or to find
a new campus site, in which case,
it would have taken ur^til 1975 to
get where we are now. Among the
deciding factors were: Charlotte
is a growing metropolis area. We
have the cultural, educational, and
industrial opportunties needed by a
university. There are a great many
people to be served; plus a large
commuting population. Also, Char-
lotite College was a young institu-
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