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RAM’S HORN
'The Voice of the Student Body*
Volume in. Number 8
SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WHITEVILLE. N. C.
Ro^er Soles To Speak At June 2 Commencement
One of Columbus County’s dis
tinguished native sons will be the
principal speaker at Southeast
ern Community College’s com
mencement exercises on June 2.
He is W. Roger Soles, presi
dent and chief executive officer
of the Jefferson Standard Life
Insurance Company of Greens
boro.
In making the announcement
Saturday of his acceptance, E.
Philip Comer, president of South
eastern Community College, ex
pressed pleasiu'e that Soles will
participate in the graduation
exercises.
Comer said, "This year’s
exercises will be especially
meaningful for the college and
area, because the speaker not
only isoneofthe state’stopyoung
executives, but also because he
grew up in Columbus county.”
Soles, at 46. became president
of Jefferson Standard Life In
surance on Feb. 6, 1967, and was
also named chief executive of
ficer on July 1, 1967. He
worked his way up through the
ranks of the company, start
ing as a securities analyst
20 years ago.
This achievement was cited by
Southeastern’s president as an
impressive background for a
speaker who will be bringing a
message to young graduates about
to embark upon careers of their
own. Soles spoke some time ago
on the Guilford College campus,
and he serves as a trustee for
High Point College.
His rise to eminence in the
business world started early. He
finished whiteville High School at
the age of 14, the youngest grad
uate in the history of the school
thus far. He was graduated from
the University of North Carolina
in 1947, with time out for serv
ice in world War II.
This will be Southeastern s
third class of graduates in its
young history, and noting the oc
casion, Comer said the coUe^
“is building a proud tradition
in its selection of commence
ment speakers. In 1966, the
speaker was Dr. Dallas Herring
of Rose Hill, chairman of the state
board of education. Last year,
the speaker was Dr. Robert R.
Weigman, dean of the college of
education at the University
of Florida, and an authority in
the field of community college
development. “This year,’*
Comer said, “We are continuing
that tradition by the presence of
Mr. Soles as the commencement
speaker.” , ,
Soles, a native of whiteville, is
the son of Mrs. Margaret Watts
Soles and the late J. W. Soles
He is njarried to the former
Majelle Morris of Salisbury, and
they have a son, William Roger
jr., 10, and a daughter, Majelle
Janette, 3.
Southeastern’s graduation
exercises will take place Sunday,
June 2, at 3 p.m., in the area
of the front lawn of the Main
Building. This will be the first
graduation on the new campus.
Graduating candidates number
one hundred and thirty en
compassing all programs of the
college including college trans
fer, technical, and vocational.
There will be degrees received
in the areas of both Associate
of Arts and that of Associate of
Applied Sciences. The major
areas of Interest include trans
fer work, business fields, auto
motive mechanics, electronics,
ADN and LPN, and cosmetology.
These will be the first classes
to graduate from the ADN and
cosmetology In the history of the
college.
Father Ralph Demaree of
Whiteville will deliver the in
vocation and the benediction. Mr.
E. Philip Comer, president of
the college, will present the
greeting and later in the exer
cises present the candidates for
graduation with their diplomas.
Immediately following the
exercises, there will be a social
hour given by the Faculty Wives
Club.
Speaking to the graduating
class will be Mr. Roger Soles, a
native of Columbus County and
the president of the Jefferson
Standard Life Insurance Com
pany.
Open House Set For May 26 From 2 To 5P. M.
The first official opportunity
for the general public to visit
the new campus of Southeast
ern Community College will be
on May 26, when an open house
is scheduled between 2 p.m. and
5 p.m.
Henry B. Wyche, chairman of
the college’s board of trustees,
said, "The board of the college
have been planning for many
months to have an open house,
but we have had to delay it be
cause of construction work and
the landscaping project.”
He said, "We feel the time
has come now for the public
to visit Southeastern Commu-
unity College, and so we Invite
all citizens to tour their col
lege on this special day.”
E. Philip Comer, president of
Southeastern, said a tour of the
campus will be set up, and that
college officials, faculty, and stu
dents will be on hand to help
visitors, and to answer any que^
tions they may have in regard to
the college.
He said a special events com**
mittee, headed by
Manager William Eddins will
be in charge of the planning for
the open house.
Comer said southeastern is a
comprehensive community col
lege, and, as such, “Is ^
people’s college.” He said, we
know many citizens are an:^us
to see their college and we want
them to feel most ^
this first official^ opportunity
tour the campus.”
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Southeastern Community /^°”f|®^fbJ'glven guided tours of the
26 from 2 to 5 p.m. 7
Campus. A reception will follow th
Their will be a slide presen
tation shown at the beginning
of the tours in the auditorium
including the areas of the col
lege campus and the different
programs offered to the area.
There will be a reception Im
mediately following the tour In the
main building given by the Faculty
Wives Club.
Graduation Dance
Set For May 29
Students will be given the op
portunity of donning formal at
tire at the 1968 graduation dance.
The dance will be held in the
auditorium on May 29, 1968 from
8:00 until 12:00 p.m. All South
eastern students and their dates
will be admitted free.
Music will be provided by “The
Monzas” of Burlington, North
Carolina. The group specializes
In beach and pop music. “The
Monzas”, who recorded, “Hey,
I Know You,” consist of a six
piece combo.
Freshmen Linda Waters,
Melanie Creech, and Ann Parnell,
will head the decoration and re
freshment committee. The theme
for the formal affair has not
been chosen yet, but students
wishing to help decorate should
get in touch with any of these
students.
The publications board has
named Alfred Carl Ward Editor-
In-Chief of the Ram’s Horn for
the 1968-69 academic year. Red
is working towards an AA degree
and hopes to be a history teach
er.
Ram’s Horn Gets All-American Rating
THE RAM’S HORN has received an All-American Honor Rating
from the Associated Collegiate Press for Its publications during
the fall and winter quarters. The All-American rating is the high
est rating given by the ACP. The Ram’s Horn received a total of
3650 points out of a possible 3800.
Commenting on The Ram’s Horn, the judges had many favorable
statements about the paper: “Good objective reporting, editorials
are well written and deal with college affairs, intercollegiate and
■intramural sports well covered, especially liked The other Side.”
ACP judges are professional newspapermen with extensive back
grounds In publications work. All are-college graduates and the
majority hold journalism degrees,
Kenneth Jordan, adviser to The Ram’s Horn, stated, “I am very
pleased that this honor has been bestowed upon the staff of the college
newspaper. They have worked diligently throughout the year to
produce an effective newspaper for the campus.”
Six Faculty Members Go On
Sabbatical Leave This Summer
Six faculty members and one
administrator will be on sabbati
cal leave this summer to take
courses of their respective In
terests at various universities.
Mr. Robert King of the biology
department will take a Duke Uni
versity extension course In
marine biology at New Bern.
With one semester at Boston
University and another at Har
vard, Miss Nancy Pearson will
be doing graduate work In Eng
lish. From the history depart
ment, Mr. Kenneth Jordan and
Mr. James Clifton are enroll
ed at Georgetown and Duke Uni
versity, respectively. South
eastern’s head librarian, Mr.
Raymond Dunmlre plans to attend
a two week conference on library
work in a junior college. Mr.
Charles E. Grigsby will use the
sabbatical leave this summer and
a leave of absence next year to
finish course work for a PhD.
in mathematics from U.N.C. be«
fore returning to S. C. C. in
1969. Mr. Armand Opitz plans
to spend part of his summer
sabbatical preparing his dis
sertation for a EDD. degree from
the University of Florida at
Gainesville.
These people will study under
a program authorized by the
State Department of Community
Colleges. Mr. Comer, president
of S.C.C., says “this program is
a real asset to the community
collegre system because Is at
tracts above average faculties
and advisers.” By the terms of
this program, members of th6
faculty and administrative staff
become eligible after three
years’ service to a community
college to study a subject of his
interest at the school of his
choice for twelve weeks while re
ceiving his full salary.