THE CAMPUS CRIER
VOL. Ill
ASHEVILLE-BILTMORE COLLEGE, ASHEVILLE, N. C., NOVEMBER 5, 1948
NO. 2
Sponsors Are
Selected For
Homecoming
Mrs. Randall Leslie and the
Misses Mary Margaret McMeans,
Betty Jean Morris, and Lucille
Thrash were selected as sponsors
to represent the football team and
band, when Asheville-Biltmore
College held its homecoming at
Memorial Stadium on Thursday
night, October 29.
The four young ladies were
featured in a colorful parade dur
ing the afternoon thru the down
town section of Asheville, includ
ing students, members of the
faculty, and PUCK, the school’s
new mascot Automobiles partici
pating in the parade were gaily
decorated in the school colors.
Later, the sponsors, very prettily
attired and wearing beautiful
white mum corsages, were honor
ed by having reserved seats along
side the “Bulldog” benches.
During the half-time exercises,
the sponsors were driven onto the
field with their escorts, where
they were introduced by the presi
dent of the student body, Johnny
Tipton. After being introduced,
first to Mars Hill fans and then
on the home side, they were given
a rousing cheer by the cheer
leaders and students.
The Alumni of Asheville-Bilt
more were special guests and
were seated in reserved seats
marked off in the favorite red
and blue Members of the Classical
Co-Eds served as ushers. The day
was one that will be long remem
bered as a gala affair by all con
cerned.
“ENGLISH CLASSIC PUCK”
Puck^* Joins A-BC
Dinner Held
For Alumni
The alumni of Asheville-Bilt
more were guests of the faculty
and college board members at a
dinner Thursday night in the
Candlelight room of the Biltmore
Plaza. Captain Robert Lee Smith,
chairman of the board, delivered
the opening address, and intro
duced the board members. John
Easley, president of the Alumni
Association, presented the alumni
to the group. Roy Taylor and
Mayor Morgan spoke briefly to
the gathering. Dr. Glenn L.
Bushey, president of the college,
introduced the faculty members.
If you were walking around be
tween classes on the date of Octo
ber 27 and suddenly found your
self shoved against the wall or
your feet knocked out from under
you, you must have thought it
was Burner keeping in shape for
the Mars Hill game. Really, it was
the newest member of our student
body - “PUCK” - just getting his
exercise.
“Puck” is now a full fledged
member due to contributions
amounting to $100 from the stu
dents and friends of the college.
He is an English Bull, four
years old, and weighs 60 pounds.
One look at him and you are con
vinced that he is just the mascot
we need for our athletic teams,
big and aggressive looking.
“Puck” was born September 7,
1944, and comes to us from Mr.
D. E. Berkley, Jr. of Sylva, N. C.
Mr. Berkley is a well known breeder
of bulldogs in this area.
“English Classic Puck” (that’s
his registered name) is one of the
best dogs in the South today. He
has won several dog shows in
Asheville.
“Puck” plans to make his home
here at Asheville-Biltmore for the
rest of his life, and to supply us
with an able descendant to carry
on when he is gone. He says he’s
particularly anxious to move “up
on the hill” so he can have more
room to roam around. After all,
“Puck” is one of the aristocracy in
the dog world so it’s fitting that
he have such surroundings.
In reference to his pedigree
“Puck’s” sire was “Kapras Joy Bee
Bee” and his dam was “English
Classic Luch Nannette.” Both are
dogs of excellent breeding with
many champions in their ancestry.
Don’t let all those high sounding
names fool you, though. “Puck” is
a regular fellow. He speaks to
everybody and has never met a
stranger.
Wherever you see Asheville-
Biltmore students from now on,
there you will see “Puck” or one of
his descendants. He is a great sym
bol for a great-and soon will be
greater-college.
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Joyner, Thomas
Will Edit Bluets
Joe Joyner and Glen Thomas
were selected by the members of
the creative writing class to serve
as Co - Editors of BLUETS,
A. B. C.’s literary magazine, for
the year 1948-49.
Other members of the staff are:
Features, June Dougherty, Peggy
Crompton, Smiley Courtney; Poet
ry, Glen Thomas, Richard Jordan,
James Tabor; Short Story, Smiley
Courtney, Frances McIntyre, Kif-
fin Rockwell, and Jim Ramsey;
Art, Frances McIntyre; Advertis
ing, Nadine Powell; Business Man
ager, Peggy Crompton; Circulat
ion, James Tabor; Book Review,
Kiffin Rockwell. One student from
each of the special staffs will
serve as chairman of his group.
BLUETS holds an unusually
high literary standard and has
repeatedly won honors in con
tests. For the past six years it has
been given first honors among
junior college literary magazines
in the national contest held under
the auspices of The Columbia
Press Association.
Harvey Austin
Elected President
OfC.C.U.N.
At a recent meeting of the Col
legiate Council for the United
Nations, Harvey Austin was
elected president for the present
school year. In taking over his
office, Harvey outlined and dis
cussed the various activities that
the C. C. U. N. will undertake
throughout the remainder of the
year, including a weekly radio pro
gram starting in the near future.
The C. C. U. N. had charge of
the chapel program last Tuesday.
Four of the students of the organ
ization made speeches on the
“Organization and Functions of
the United Nation.s” Students mak
ing the speeches were Harvey
Austin, Don Dillingham, Glenn
Thomas, and James Pitts.
There is a need for more stu
dents, especially freshmen, to take
part in our C. C. U. N. Anyone
that is interested, please see Mr.
Wells of the college staff or come
to the meeting during the regular
club hour on Thursday.