I NOVEMBER 16. 1966
THE GAS LIGHT
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MAT Teachers Like It
In addition to Ms many aQmmisucii,i.vc ,
Dr. C. Robert Benson has made over fifty trips promoting Ithe interests
of Gaston College.
Math Course
For Parents
Is Planned
The Gastonia PTA Council will
offer an opportunity for parents to
learn the fundamentals of modem
math.
The counefi recently learned
from inquiries that many adults
who are parents of elementary
and junior high school students
are interested in talsing the
course.
The classes will be held at
Grier Elementary School begin
ning Nov. 28 from 7:30 p.m. to
9:30 p.m.
In cooperation with the City
Schools and Gaston College, the
project is self-supporting and
there will be a $4 registration fee
for the six weelis.
New Rebel
Cheerleaders
Selected
Out of the 19 girls trying
out for the cheerleading squad,
Mr. Sam Phillips, Mrs. David
Sims and Mrs. Helen Saleeby
chose four new regular mem
bers and two alternates
to cheer along with Vickie Hol
land, Terry Riley and Melody
Boone who are returning from
last year's group.
The four new permanent
members are Pinky Anderson,
Anne Roberts, Pat Halbrook,
and Jeanne Gordon. The al
ternates are Sharon Ballard
and Susan Fraley. The girls
were selected on their ex
pression, rhythm, coordina
tion, voice and general.
The 1966-67 cheerleaders
will be wearing new, red and
gray uniforms which were
purchased by the Student Gov
ernment.
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HE’S OUR SKELTON — IN OUR CLOSET.
JVt.
The science department has
a new face on its staff. He isn’t
a pleasant person to look at,
but he gets his point across very
well.
Mr. “Oscar” is a real human
skeleton which is thought to be
a native of same backward
country in Asia. He was pur
chased from the Carolina Bio
logical Supply Company, Bur
lington, North Carolina for 275
dollars. The cost included the
skeleton with a cabinet and
Selective Service CoUege Qua- stand. . , , .
lification Tests, used by local The sciemce department is
draft boards in considering de- very proud of the new addi-
ferments from miUtary service as because it helps students
‘ learn the bone structure of the
a student wiU be given to any
Selective Sennce re^strairt en-^
rolled in college on November 18 pjgg^j^ ajjj non-poisonous snake
and 19. Bulletins oi InformauOT gj^glton. A opossum skeleton has
and applications are available in ordered to complete the
the Registrar’s office and the Local collection.
Board.
Qualification
Tests Given
I including special reports from Tech and
By ROIVUVIE
In case anyone doesn’t kAow
it, the MAT program is in its
pilot year here as Gaston
College. What is MAT? This U
a program wehereby Duke Uni
versity sends us their brighest
students to teach, and some of
our professors go to Duke to
earn their Doctorate. Acording
to the administrative section
the program is working very
well.
The student teachers like the
program. There are five of them
and they are most enthustic
about teaching and each one
said that they like the people
here at Gaston, and only Miss
Truscott dislikes our weather.
Miss Truscott is a native of
Oklahoma where the skies are
always fair and she isn’t used
to these cloudy spells that we
have here in this area. Miss
Truscott teaches Freshman
English, and finds that it keeps
her on her toes. Her students
respond to this course, says Miss
Truscott, as students do to a
required course, apathetically.
Mr. Bob Hiett is from a small
town near Toledo, Ohio, which
is smaller than Gastonia. Mr.
Heitt is a history major and
teaches Freshman History. His
classes are coming along ‘hope
fully. ’He likes the area, and
being from a small town, doesn’t
see much difference in the
HAWKINS
people.
Miss Helen Saleeby is from
Florance, S. C. She finds teach
ing Freshman English a chal
lenge, but loves it .She says that
MAT program is an advantage,
and she is enjoying it,while
learning many things.
Mr. Dave Marcus is a Bio
chemical major from Minola,
N. Y. He likes teaching the class
of chemistry for Nurses from
what he told this reporter, and
classifies his others as “pretty
nice.” rfe likes the area well
enough to want to stay at Gas
ton, and has one suggestion
for the student body. He thinks
that we are apethetic in our
social activities, and would
like to see more enthusiasm at
Gaston.
Miss Candace Armstrong is
a native of Gastonia, and thinks
that Gaston is good for the
area, because people are able
to attend here who couldn't
otherwise get college level
training. Miss Armstrong teach
es history and says that her stu
dents are accomplishing what
she wants.
Ronnie
Names
Hawkins.
Paper
Ronnie Hawkins,
Sophomore, was the
winner of the $25.00
Gift Certicate given
by Roy's Jewelers,
Inc. in the recent
"Name Our School
Newspaper Contest.''
He was the first,
among many, to
submit the entry THE
GAS LIGHT, the
original name of the
newspaper.
Pre-Election
Kick-Off
Several of the student gov
ernment candidates organized
a dance in our student center
on October the twentieth. The
primary purpose was to have
the students get to know the
candidates.
Several of the candidates
made brief remarks during the
proceedings. Someone said he
would put green grass around
the buildings if he were
elected. Terry Childress said
he would mow the green grass
if he were elected.
The entertainment was given
by “The Changi^ Times”
combo and a folk singing group
“The New Town Singers”.
Gaston College has been ap
proved for a $57,659 govern
ment grant to train 20 clerk-
stenographers. The program
begins Nov. 28 and runs for
nine months, six hours a day,
five days a week.
NEW TYPING COURSE
The Gaston College Adult
Education Department, under
Mr. Jimmy Babb, Dean of Adult
Education, has started a new ad
vanced typing class for persons
who already know the basic
fundamentals of typing but who
want to improve skill and ac
curacy. The class has already
met several times and shows
signs of great success. There is
an enrollment of 20 students,
most of whom have completed
beginning typing class.
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