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‘The Voice of the Student Body*
VOLUME 3, NO. 1
SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WHITEVILLE, N. C.
SEPTEMBER, 1967
Dr. King Resigns To Accept
Position At Virginia College
Dr. Charles King, Dean of
Instruction, left Southeastern on
August 11 to become President
of Southwest Virginia Community
College in Tazewell County, Vir
ginia.
Dr. King is a native of Fort
Pierce, Florida and a graduate
of the University of Florida.
He graduated from the Univer
sity in 1957 and earned his doc
torate in 1965. He came to South-
Nurse Programs
Now Accredited
Both nursing programs at
Southeastern, the Associate De
gree Nursing and the Licensed
Practical Nursing, are now fully
accredited by the Noitt Caro
lina state Board of Nursing ac
cording to Mrs, Pauline Ash
ley, the college’s new Director
of Nursing.
"This accrediation is quite
an achievement, and it certain
ly spealcs well for the program
at Southeastern,” she said.
Approximately 25 freshmen
and 22 returning sophomores will
register on September 14 for the
Associate Degree program and 15
in the Licensed Practical Nursing
program.
The Nursing Department is
located In the new nursing
demonstration labs in the Tech
nical-Vocational Bidlding (Build
ing B) on campus. The ADN
Program is associated with
Southeastern General Hospital in
Lumberton and the LPN with
the Columbus County Hospital
in Whiteville.
Nursing students will tour the
facilities of Southeastern
General on Thursday, September
21. The nursing staff indicated
that all college faculty members
were Invited to take this tour.
Anyone interested should contact
Mrs. Ashley.
eastern when it opened in 1965,
His resignation was announced
on July 26 by acting president
W. L. Eddins. “While we re
gret losing Dr. King, we are
pleased that this new opportunity
has opened up for him at South
west Community College,”
stated Mr. Eddins.
Dr. King said, "I regret leav
ing Southeastern Community Col
lege. It is an outstanding insti
tution and is, indeed, fulfilling
the purpose for which it was
designed. However, my appoint
ment as president of Southwest
Virginia is a goal I have sought
for some time.” He expressed
gratitude for the opportunity to
be in on the opening and develop
ing of a community college. Dr.
King will be involved in opening
a new community college in Vir
ginia. He feels that the
experience he has gained at
Southeastern will be very valua
ble in this future endeavor.
He said, "My family and I
hold very strong feelings for
Southeastern and the people of
Columbus County. We will al
ways cherish these friendships.
My family and I have thoroughly
enjoyed our stay here. If there
is ever anything that I can do
for any of you, please feel free
to contact me.”
Dr. King expressed confidence
that Southeastern will continue to
provide leadership in the com
munity college field. He feels
that the college will continue to
grow and attract many more
students from the surrounding
areas.
Evan Philip Comer, SCC's new President, talks with Henry Wyche, Chairman of the Board of
Trustees; and Wlllian Eddins, Business Manager.
see President Begins
New Duties August 7
Housing
students wishing housing in
Chadbourn or whiteville should
contact the Student Personnel
Services Office where a list of
available housing is maintained.
Evan Philip Comer of Cum
berland Gap, Tennessee became
Southeastern Community Col
lege’s new President on August
7, 1967. Mr. Comer was for
merly employed by the Foote
Mineral Company.
The new president Is married
to the former Mary Blanc of
Jefferson City, Tennessee and
has two daughters, Vivian, age
13; and Jane, age 11. TheCom-
ers are members of the Baptist
church. Mrs. Comer was re
cently appointed chairman of the
Fine Arts Committee of White
ville.
Mr, Comer attended Lincoln
Memorial College in Harrogate,
Tennessee. He received a
Bachelor of Arts Degree from
Carson Newman College in Jef
ferson City, Tennessee. He ma
jored in Psychology and minored
in philosophy. Mr. Comer re
ceived a Master of Science de
gree from Columbia University
in 1949. He majored in Industri
al Psychology and Personnel Ad
ministration.
President Comer's first job
was as Assistant Professor of
Psychology and Director of
Student Personnel and Placement
at Furman University in Green
ville, South Carolina. For one
year, he was self-employed,
writing a novel and 12 short
stories. Next he was employed
by Union Carbide Nuclear Com-
Duo Pianists, Folk Singer, Guitarist, Kabuki Dancer
Fine Arts Schedules 4 Concerts
Mrs. Hugh Moore, faculty ad
visor to the Fine Arts program
and a counselor in student ser
vices, said the 1967-68 series
will present drama, dance, and
music by visiting performers.
The film series will begin on
October 16. Fourteen films have
been selected for showing on a
monthly basis. Four performers
have been scheduled for the con
cert series.
On November 8, the piano team
of Benclnl and Lee will be pre
sented. It is said that “thevlg^r
and force of their expression
drew listeners increasingly into
close communication with the
musicians.” Their fanales are
described as “pianistic fire
works.” Benclnl and Lee are
said to make every note explode
with dazzling brilliance.
Cynthia Gooding, folk singer,
will perform on February 7,196^
Cynthia sings her songs as
they were a part of present life,
not a dead tradition to be wor
shipped by a cult. She has
sufficient respect for herself,
her music, and her audience to
present these songs at a very
high level of artistry. She en-
loys her work and says of her
self “What I do is shout.”
Cvnthia Gooding is acclaimed as
a top artist in the field of folk
song music.
Roland valdes-Blain, classical
Spanish guitarist^
a concert on April 3, 1968. He
is described as “one of toe
most brilliant exponents of the
guitar.” Mr, Valdes-Blain has
toured extensively in the major
cities of the Unit^ States, Cana
da, Latin America, Spain, and
Asia, He is the first guitarist
to solo with a symphony orches
tra. Wherever he has performed,
Roland Valdes-Blain has dis-
tinquished himself in his chosen
art as an instrumentalist of per
ception and artistic sensitivity.
Ceremonial dancing by Nobuko
Shimazaki will be performed on
May 1. She started her train
ing at the age of six. Nobuko
plays a wide range of characters
from young maidens to toothless
old men. She received her train
ing in Japan. Nobuko Shimazaki
appears before her audiences
a person of rare graciousness,
charm, and warm humor. Her
programs are done with such
relaxed and informal ease that
they provide an audience with a
new and refreshing insist into
Japanese character and art.
Mrs. Moore described the Fine
Arts series as a “deeply integral
part of the college experience
for students, and a unique op
portunity for the people of this
area.” “Southeastern may be
one of the first community col
leges in the state to set
a complete fine arts series
an annual basis,” stated Mrs.
Moore. Mrs. Moore feels that
the series is something which
should be Included in community
colleges programs and is en
couraged by the progress being
made at Southeastern.
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pany in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Mr. Comer was an instructor
In In-plant Training at the Uni
versity of Tennessee. For the
past 11 years he has been em
ployed by the Foote Mlnteral
Company. He held a number of
posiUons with this company.
Mr. Comer is listed in Who’s
Who in Commerce and Industry
and in Who's Who in the East.
He has published several articles
in various business, industry, and
religious publications. Mr. Com
er was also a member of various
Industrial Relations Association
Chemists' Associations, and was
a member of the Board of Direc
tors of Family Service of Ches
ter Coimty, Pennsylvania.
Since he has arrived here, Mr.
Comer has been very impressed
by the staff, faculty, students, and
administration of Southeastern.
He finds them to be very friendly
and cooperative.
“We sometimes forget that the
student is the important figure in
a college,” stated Mr. Comer.
Mr. Comer said that he will give
his full support to all activities
at Southeastern. He will have
planned and unplanned times for
conferences with students. Mr.
Comer hopes to get to know all
of the students well. He hopes
to improve school spirit, which
has been severely lacking at
Southeastern. He feels that one of
the problems encountered in at
tending school functions is trans
portation. The college has pur
chased a bus and Mr. Comer feels
that this will be an asset to
Southeaster. “With unity and
working together, we can solve
Southeastern’s problems," ex
claimed the President.