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Drama Club Plans Production Of
The Fantasticks
First tryouts for parts in the
drama club’s presentation of
“The Fantasticks", a popular off
broadway musical, were held in
room S 101 in the science build
ing at 7:30, Wednesday ni^t,
January 24th.
“The Fantasticks”, which will
be the first production of the year
by the drama club, has enjoyed
great success for several years
playing in New York, little and
dinner theatres across the na
tion, and eight foreign countries.
“Brain-Storming Session”
Becomes New Committee
A new committee has been
formed at Southeastern for the
purpose of improving communi
cation among faculty, adminis
tration, and students. Arnund
Opitz, Dean of Student Person
nel Services, called various stu
dent leaders together on Jan
uary 19 for the first “brain
storming session.”
The members will meet once a
month to discuss various student
problems and complaints. Dean
Opitz will relay these problems
to faculty and administration
members at general faculty
meetings. The committee un
animously expressed the desire
that the faculty report their
**gripes” about students to the
committee. It was suggested by
Tom Rothrock and Judy Avery
that the committee members be
able to meet with the faculty for
a “mutual airing of gripes.” No
decision was reached concern
ing that idea pending approval
by the faculty and administra-
tion. . I i
Some of the gripes brought out
at the meeting were: loudness
of the jukebox, extensive litter
ing on campus, inadequate hours
of the bookstore, lack of student
interest in college activities,
faculty members keeping classes
overtime, and the problem of hav
ing to write memos in order to
get things done at SCC. The
committee expressed great con
cern over the litter problem.
The newspaper will help in
launching a CAMPUS PRIDE
program.
Members ofthe committee are:
Dean Opitz, Bob Andrews, Sandra
Causey, Peggy Opitz, Tom R’oth-
rock, Judy Avery, Larry Rooks,
Gail Powell, and Mr. Hybl, coun
selor.
Students are urged to express
their problems, complaints, or
praise to the committee mem
bers so that students ideas can
be communicated to the faculty
and administration. The next
“brain-storming session” will
be on February 16 at 1:30 p.m.
in the Board Room.
Auto-Mechanics Look To Future
The ability to see beyond the
immediate objective to broader,
but still related, fields is one of
the factors which makes the tech
nical-vocational courses popular
as career opportunities.
George Howard, Dean ofTech-
nlcal-Vocational programs re
cently explained this in pointing
out the varied job-related oppor
tunities for students who are
currently enrolled in Southeast
ern’s automotive mechanics
course.
Howard said the year long
course not only gives the student
thorough training in automotive
mechanics but also provides the
student with aii immediate ad
vantage if he chooses other job-
related activities instead of
motor repairs.
“Just because a student stu
dies auto mechanics people feel
that he will be a mechanic,”
stated Howard, Many of the stu
dents enrolled in Southeastern
Community College’s mechanics
course are looking to other types
of work such as manufacturers
representatives, auto and motors
parts dealers, jobs in the truck
ing and farm implement indus
tries, and automobile salesmen.
SCC’s automotive students are
illustrating the ability to look be
yond the immediate objective.
They see a steadily expanding
future in these various areas in
which automotive mechanics
training will assure them of
better job opportunities and an
ability to do a better job.
Merritt Matthews, instructor
in automotive mechanics, feels
that graduates of the course will
have little trouble finding jobs
and can choose from numerous
opportunities. “We can help
these students find work, and
have placed them in many jobs,”
said Matthews.
Howard singled out automotive
mechanics as a phase of college
level work in which many careers
are available. Automotive
mechanics graduates become
specialist in an ever-broadening
field of endeavor.
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with a score by Harvey Schmidt
and lyrics by Tom Jones, the
musical has some outstanding
selections of which “Try to Re
member the Kind of September”
is probably the most famous.
Students, faculty members, or
members of the community de
siring parts attended the meeting
Wednesday night and sang a se
lection of his or her own choice.
Ed Patter of WENC provided
piano accompaniment. People
who were Interested in helping
with the stage management, sets,
lighting, costumes, make up, and
publicity were also asked to at
tend. Anyone interested in par
ticipating who were unable to at
tend the meetmg may contact
Bill Sills, Gaylan Taylor, or Jim
Erwin.
This play will be presented by
the joint effort of the SCC Drama
Club and Whiteville Little
Theatre Group the first week of
April in the new SCC auditorium
now nearing completion.
At Southeastern
High School
Diploma Work
A group of determined stu
dents at Southeastern Commu
nity College is hard at work-
earning a high school diploma.
The seeming contradiction is a
special program of daytime
classes in adult high school edu
cation which has enrolled a num
ber ol hi^ school dropouts.
These students, men and I
women ranging in ages from 18 ■
to 55, take hjgh school work ;
from 8;30 a.m., to 3;30 p.m., ;
daily under a piogram jointly
sponsored by Southeastern Com
munity College and the boards of
education of Columbus County and
the City ol whiteville.
Clifton A. McClelland, dean
of the college’s adult education
program, said the daytime
classes provide an opportunity
for many prospective students
who otherwise would be unable
tr attend because of shift work,
or because of household duties.
In contrast to evening classes,
he said the daytime classes give
mothers with school age children,
for example, a chance to earn
their own high school diploma
while their children are at school.
“And the mothers can still get
back home in time to meet their
children coming in, and take
care of normal household tasks,”
McClelland explains. Such
classes also appeal to veterans
of the armed forces and many
workers, men and women, who
have ni^t hours at their jobs.
A student enrolled in the adult
high school day program may
finish high school in 18 months
instead of the usual four years.
The program is open to any
interested adult, he said, and the
program is offered without
charge. Books also are furnished
without charge.
Many dropouts are returning
for a variety of reasons, but the
prospect of better economic
standing is a major factor. The
latest U.S. Census report shows
that, generally, high school grad
uates earn $178,000 more during
their earning years than do non
graduates.
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The Phi Theta KaK>a fraternity members after their recent induc
tion are, from left to right; first row, Carla Ross, Alice Davis, Gail
Powell. Barbara Cartrette, Sue Gooding, Pansy Walker; Second
row, Judy Avery, Ruth Rowland, Ronald Enzor, Ada Ruth Ward,
Terry Buffkin, and Alan Watkins.
What Do You Know About
Phi Theta Kappa
Many of you may not understand exacUy what Phi Thete Kappa is.
I would like to tell you what this organization is and the requir -
” TOsf'pM meifKip. is Ibe honor tral.tnlty ot lunlor collo^s.
It is tte counterpart of Phi Beta Kappa which is the honor society
of senior institutions. Phi Theta Kappa has been recogniz^ as an
organization since 1929. This means it is “
parison with Phi Beta Kappa which has been in existence since the
?ate seventeen hundreds. The purpose of the organization is to
recognize and encourage scholarship among junior college students.
The chapter name of phi Theta Kappa atSoutheastern is Omicron Mu.
The Sre^ for membership consist of beli^ repilarly en-
rniipri In a lunior college, carrjing a full-time load (minimum of 12
S) SStS one S (,uart.r) in tt. ooU«e«
with 12 hours of the work in courses leading to a recognized de^ee
In a four year college, and maintaining a B (3.0) average in ^s
work If your grades fall below this average you are given one
quarter in which to bring up up to a B. I^di^to these ac^erMc
rfandards you must be a good citizen and be of good moral character.
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Choice 68
Choice 68 is an unprecedented opportunity being
offered today’s college students. With upwards of
two million collegians participating Choice 68 will
be a major event of sufficient scope to draw the
national spotlight and to influence the decisions of
our major political parties.
What is Choice 68? Tt is a National Collegiate
Presidential Primary. Students at participating
schools will be given an opportunity to express
their preference for President of the United States.
In addition, student opinion will be solicited on
certain national issues to be determined by the board
of directors.
Participation is open to every university, college,
and junior college in the nation. The primary will
be held at all participating institutions on April 24.
Choice 68 will be administered by a board of
11 student leaders from major universities across
the nation. Students from Georgia Tech and the
University of Tennessee represent the South on
this board.
Time magazine will underwrite the cost of
national administration of the project. There is to
be no connection between the primary and the edi
torial content of Time. The magazine is lending
its assistance as a public service. Results of the
primary will be readily available to all news media.
Already more than 200 schools from all 50
states have asked to participate, including Duke and
East Carolina in North Carolina.
In its announcement of Choice 68 the board of
directors stated: “Never in the nation’s history have
so many college students been so well informed
about the major issues of the day ... yet they have
had little opportunity to express their views in a
unified, coherent manner. Choice 68 offers stu
dents the opportunity to express their preference on
Presidential candidates and selected issues — to
speak for the first time as a body politic.”
graduates.
What Do You Know About The Draft?
Today the Draft seems to be
a major subject of conversation
everywhere, especially on the
campuses of American colleges.
However all too few college boys
are aware of the full story of the
draft. Many students don’t know
what to do If reclassified during
the school year, or If an Induction
notice is received.
Mr. Armand Opitz, Dean of
Student Personnel, clarified
many questions on the draft re
cently which may possibly help
many would-be soldiers.
If a boy is a full time student
and making satisfactory progress
in his grades, he will be classi
fied as 2S. This defers the stu
dent until he leaves school.
However, If a student lacks
within nine hours of completing
a full year or term of school
and receives his 1-A classifi
cation, he should see the Regis
trar and have him appeal for a
2-S classification.
If a student Is not within nine
hours of a completed term he
should take his physical and then
wait until he receives his In
duction notice. At this point an
appeal can be made to the draft
board to receive a statutory de
ferment and be classified as
B-C. This new classification
will then keep him deferred for
the remainder of the school year.