The News and Editorial Voicft of Gaslon College
NOVEMBER 16. 1966|
GASTON COLLEGE. GASTONIA. N. C
NO
VOL. Ill
J\ew €las)s Officers
By Karen Shroyer
On Friday, October 21, the
freshman class held its elec
tion of officers who will serve
on the student council for 1966-
67.
Elected president is Terry
Childress, son of Mr. and Mrs.
C.F. Childress of Statesville,
North Carolina. Terry grad
uated from Statesville Senior
High School, where he was a
member of Spanish Club I and
n. He is majoring in chemical
engineering at the college par
allel division here at Gaston
and plans to transfer to N.C.
State University to continue his
education.
Ann Karen Cox, graduated
from Ashley High School, will
serve as vice-president.
Karen's parents are Mr. and
Mrs. H. Clay Cox, of 417 South
Columbia Street, Gastonia. In
high school, she was secretary
of the National Honor Society,
a monitor, and marshal at the
1965 graduation exercises. A
member of Bethany Associate
Reformed Presbyterian Church
she is a member of the choir
and Young People’s Christian
Union. Karen is a French
major and plans to tranfer to
Appalachian State Teachers
College and later teach French.
Night Classes
In Full Swing
By Linda McClinton
Evening classes at Gaston
College are in full swing. These
classes provide an opportunity
for anyone who is 18 years
old or older to continue their
education in many areas of
knowledge or skills. These
classes complete an educa
tional program which makes
Gaston College a comprehen
sive community college in the
fullest meaning of the term.
Courses are offered for col
lege parallel, vocational train
ing, and adult education. The
evening progrsun, like the day
program, is concerned equally
with the individuals and the
needs of the community. In
fact, the evening classes are
but an extension of the total
college program from the day
time hours into the evening
hours.
Our Name
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I Our Policy g;
S You say there is no spirit
|at Gaston CoUege? Just you g
iStry to change the name of
S the student newspaper!
»Alumni and Sophomores a-;^
like rushed to the defense of
^:;the paper which, bearing
$i:ithe naifte GAS LIGHT, had;:;:
% served and publicized the col-
•irilege well. _ :•:•
|i;i Over thirty-five entries
Swere sulnnitted in the recent :^;
^5 contest but no(ne, in the
:5; opinion of the staff, surpass-;^;
i-i-ed its original name. So;^:
is proudly we continue GAS;|;:
■Flight and, as has beenjij
;|done in past editions, dedi g:
cate our journalistic efforts:;:;
i toward furthering the out-:|
•^standing image the college isg;
$: building in the state and na-:;:;
iytion. True, criticism may be;:;;
expressed from time to time;;:;
ibut it too will be written in;g
%a spirit of friendliness ingj
JShopes of strengthening aca-ig
??;demic and student life on the|§
^^ampus. %
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Auten of Gastonia, Linda
Auten will represent the fresh
man class as secretary. Linda
graduated from Mt. Holly High
School, where she was a mem
ber of Beta Club, Dramatics,
FTA, and Latin Club. She
is an English major and hopes
to transfer to Appalachian after
two years here. -
Elected as treasurer is Chris
Heaton. His parents are Mr.
and Mrs. M.D. Heaton of South
Carolina. In high school, Chris
was a member of the Debate
Team, president of the March-
G. C. Granted
Accreditation
Full Junior College accredi
tation to the college parallel
program was granted Thursday
to Gaston College by the North
Carolina Association of Col
leges and Universities. This
approval by their standards
committee is a goal toward
which the college has been
working since its beginmng and
represents one more success
story in the brief history of
this rapidly growing institution.
According to President C. Rob
ert Benson this accreditation
should erase any problems m
transfer to any senior insti
tution in North Carolina and
should also enable students to
transfer without difficulty to
neighboring states.
The next step in accredita
tion is to be accepted into full
membership by the Southern
Association of College andUni-
versities. The earliest date
this can be achieved is De
cember, 1967, but the fact that
Gaston College is now listed
as a candidate for membership
indicates the Association stan
dards are being met.
ing Band, a member of the
annual staff, paper staff. Pep
Club, and Hi-Y Club. He was
also in a dance band in his
senior year. Chris plans to
transfer to Appalachian or East
Carolina and major in music.
Later he hopes to earn his
M.A. degree at William & Mary
College.
The freshman representa
tives to the student council will
be Barbara Faire and Betty
High of the college parallel
division, and Carol Furber of
the technical division.
News
Briefs
The Student Council spon
sored a ThanksgivHng Dance
last Saturday night from 8:00
p.m. til Midnight in the stu
dent center.
The Gaston CoUege students
and guests were entertained
by the Nomads, a group from
Morganton, North Carolina. The
semiformal occasion had a big
turnout as the students enjoy
ed an evening of dancing and
music.
Traffic accidents claimed the
life of a second Gaston College
student when Cliaries McPher
son of Durham, North Caro
lina, a freshman in the college
parallel program died of in
juries received in an automo
bile wreck. Earlier in the
school year, J(rfin A. Sanders,
Jr. of Asheville, North Caro
lina, who was enrolled in the
Manpower Development Train
ing Program was killed when
thrown from the motorcyle he
was driving.
Paper Applies
To Service
The Gaston College Student
Newspaper has applied for
membership with the Collegiate
Press Service. If acepted, the
newspaper will not only be
eligible to use its many services
but will also be able to submit
editions for judging in national
college newspaper contests.
Mack Hollis, representing
Gaston College, participated in
a discussion on the subject
“The Chinese Revolution and
Communism" at a recent meet
ing of the Intercollegiate Sym
posium on World Affairs held
at Queens College. These
symposiums are planned for
interested students from the
75 colleges in the Piedmont
area.
Also attending from Gaston
College were Mrs. Helen Mar
vin, Miss Candice Armstrong,
Mr. Bob Hiett, and Dr. Tom
Cottingham.
Tech Building
Near Completion
By Jim
Tech
When do we move to our
new campus? If all goes well,
our New Years will bring quite
a change of face, but by no
means a change in pace. After
the halls of our old building
have lost their usual rumble,
clatter of slide rules and T-
squares Friday, December 16,
we will walk from our old
campus to return the following
year to new classrooms, lab
oratories, and equipment.
During our Christmas holi
days, everything will be boxed,
packed, and stacked for ship
ment. The old building will
be placed in the hands of its
former owner. Firestone Mills,
as stated in contract.
All employees including
maintenance workers will re
sume jobs at the new campus.
All our present equipment will
be placed in the laboratory sec-
Moore
Editor
tion of the new technical build
ing. The new tech building will
be divided into two main sec
tions: .
The front section, being the
classroom accommodations and
the rear section containing all
the laboratory facilities.
Everyone will be looking for
ward to residing in our new ac
commodations to see our
“already fine outstanding rec
ord” as a technical division
strengthen as it surely will;
and also, from none other than
sheer curiosity, to see how
the parking problem will
resolve.
CAMPUS LEADERS
Gaston Units Expand
By BARRY CHRISTOPHER
Everyone look around. What
do you see on our campus? We
see a great plan to help the com
munity and a group of buildings
with a sign of learning. But is
this our whole campus?
To my surprise, I found that
this wasn’t our only unity. As
a matter of fact, we have many
units. These are located not only
in Gaston County but also in
Shelby and Lincolnton. We
even have a whole new carap^
in Shelby. /
“Beginning with the Com
munity College Act of 1963,
which makes available to every
person 18 years of age and old
er an education opportunity in
terms of cost and distance, the
Cleveland County Unit of Gas
ton College was established in
Shelby,” stated Mr. Jimmy
Babb, Dean of Adult Education.
This branch of Gaston is located
in lease facilities on North
Morgan Street. This unit is an
integal part of Gaston College.
College (lironp
Elects Bens4»n
Dr. Robert Benson has been
elected to the executive com
mittee of the North Carolina
Association of Junior Colleges.
Gaston College’s president
served on the board of directors
last year. Dr. Benson will serve
with Dr. Richard H. Hagemeyer,
president of Central Piedmont
Community College of Char
lotte, president; Dr. Emmett
McLarty, president of Brevard
College, vice president; and Dr.
Herbert E. Stallworth, presi
dent of Western Piedmont Com
munity College, secretary -
treasurer.
Three full-time classes are pre
sently being taught here. These
vocational programs consist of
License Practical Nurse Pro
gram, Auto Mechanics, and
Welding. I found it surprising
to note that there is an enroll
ment of 500, of which 68 are full
time students. Some of the
prvrt-time adult education :lass-
fi include small engine repair,
r i c k 1 aying, pharmocology,
speedreading, and dressmaking.
There is also a learning lab con
sisting of an enrollment of 135
students.
Mr. James Petty is the di
rector of the unit, and Mr. Babb
is over the operation.
So, as you can see, Gaston
doesn’t just consist of our own
campus but as the name, Gas
ton Community College, sug
gests, it is made up of many
units striving to help the com
munity.
PSYCHOLOGY CLASSES
PLAN TRIP
Dr. Fischel’s two psychology
sections are planning a visit to
Broughton Hospital at Morgan
ton during the early to mid
part of November. The students
will study abnormal psychology
as they tour the hospital.
The activity bus has been
secured for the trip, and cars
will be provided if necessary.
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