THE CAMPUS CRIER
VOI^. IV ASHEVILLE-BILTMORE COLLEGE, ASHEVILLE, N. C., FEBRUARY 19, 1949 iNO. 1
Our New Motto: Let’s Climb Higher
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Carl Sandburg, famous Ameri
can poet, author, and lecturer, was
present at the weekly assembly of
Asheville - Biltmore College on
Tuesday morning, February 15.
For over an hour he held the au
dience spellbound as he talked,
read bits of recent poems he has
written, and quoted excerpts from
his latest novel, Kemembrance
Rock. Following this, Mr. Sand
burg entertained with a group of
fiongs, accompanying himself on
his guitar.
From Remembranoc Rock, Mr.
Sandburg read a letter which was
written by a student of Asheville-
Biltmore while he was stationed
in the Pacific during World War
II. The letter was finst published
In Bluct.s A-B literary magazine,
where Mr. Sandburg first saw it.
He later received permission from
Its author, A. S. Herbert, who is
now stationea at the Naval Arm-
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Larry Carter and Bob Arm
strong now head the Sophomore
and Freshman classes respective
ly. They were elected by the stu
dent body to replace Bob Vines,
who is no longer enrolled, and
Smiley Courtney, who is now a
sophomore.
Larry is a pre-med. student and
will probably go to the University
of South Carolina next fall. He
wants to be a general practitioner
and is interested in reeearch; in
the causcs and cures of disease.
With a desire to help mankind,
Larry feels that the medical field
offers an excellent way to be use
ful.
As a small boy, Larry became
acquainted with the McCracken
family of Doctors and enjoyed
making calls with “Old Dr. Mc
Cracken.” This, Larry says, was
the beginning of his interest in the
Medical Field.
Larry livc.s on a farm at Fair-
view, where his father, Mr. John
A. (Pop) Carter is principal of
Fairview High School. Mr. Car
ter was formerly business man
ager of Asheville-Biltmore College.
He and his 16 year old brother
help with the farm work. “Its a
‘One Horse Farm’ but the horse
leads an easy life.”
Bob (Chop-chop) has always
lived in Asheville and at present
resides at 35 Baker Avenue. He
plaj'^d football for Leo Edwards
High School, where he graduated.
His merits as an Asheville-Bilt
more College football star needs
no boosting, but he has other in
terests, too. In the field of sports,
it is swimming, basketball, and
horse-back riding.
Chop-‘Chop ie working toward
an AB Degrel and plans to bo
back at A-B next year. Of all his
subjects, Bob enjoys English most.
Which to be, a comedian or a
football coach? This is Bob’s num
ber 1 problem. With good health
so vital to American Youth, Bob
feels that football and other sportf?
are a means of keeping physically
fit.
W^ell . . . we’re on our way.
There’s no turning ba.ck now. Tho
thing we’ve all been waiting for,
and planning for is at last about
to happen. The march to Seely’s
castle. We Are Climbing Higher.
The board of trustees of Ashe
ville-Biltmore College has an
nounced plans for a campaign t-i
raise 1175,000 by public subs.;rip-
tion. In response to a satisfactory
survey made by Tamblyn and
Brown, Inc., of New York, th®
board has appointed a committee
to worlc out the problem3 involv
ed. IMembers of the board infludo
Clarence E. Morgan, chairman;
.John Carroll, ]\Irs. M. A. '^iires,
L. A. Owen and Dales Y’. Foster.
The new campus sito incorpor
ates the large Seely mansion and
two smaller buildings which will
be used for .separate departments.
There is adequate spac^ in all
buildings for more and better
classroom facilities than at our
present site, in addition to a li
brary, a lounge, cafeteria, snack
shop and assembly room. The
grounds are exceptionally well
planted and cared for. Our new
campus will be a challenge in na
tural beauty to any other campus
in this country.
The report from Tamblyn and
Brown, Inc. revealed eight major
conclusions:
1. The college meets a genuine
need in its area. An institution of
its kind is required by those boya
and girls who wish education be
yond the high school course, but
do not wish to undertake a four-
year course, or do not wish to
leave home for a two-year course.
It Is particularly needed by the
lower income families who cannot
afford to send their children away
from home for any kind of collego
training.
2. The college has demonstrateij
its vitality by 20 years and morn
of continuous operation. Ir sur
vived the country’s greareet de
pression, which struck only two
years after instruction began.
3. It is well administered, has •«
competent faculty, is educational
ly sound and its curricula and
methods of instruction. It meet®
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