NOV. 14,1990 - WCC CAMPUS VOICE 5
The training bene-fits
•forestry students as it
applies to forest -fire
control, construction o-f
roads, and drainage,
according to Amery Wills
and Kelvin Houston.
The machinery is no
respecter o-f sex.
Three -female students,
Lula Davis, Forestry
Management Technology;
Harriett Garrison and
Debbie Hissong, Fish and
Wildli-fe Technology, all
agreed that they have
earned the respect o-f their
male classmates through
hard work.
Davis said, "They treat
me just 1 ii<e one o-f the
guys."
With the crawlers and
motor graders -for books and
the earth -for their test,
these students learn skills
that prepare them -for the
job market in their -fields.
Oil spill
Heavy equipment students enj
back to work; (1 to r) Lula
Garrison, Mike Sawyer, Kelvi
Anderson said the
college had to purchase an
oil-water separation unit.
General Industries, the
company in charge o-f the
clean-up, will check
oil/water ratio weekly
until clean up o-f the spill
meets EPA standards.
According to Anderson,
-full clean-up o-f the spill
may take as long as eight
years, costing the college
close to $300,000 i-f a
settlement is not made with
the responsible party.
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WCC sees
chainsaw
massacre
By: John Brantly
Just this month tree
cutters have been -felling
Pettigrew Forest, one o-f
the many changes South
Campus has witnessed as
part o-f its demi se .
It i s -fel t that a h i gher
price may be brought i-f the
-forest was cleared since
the land will be sold as
commercial property.
The -forest, planned as a
wind-break -for the South
Campus, was planted more
than 20 years ago by
students in George
Pettigrew^s -forestry
cl asses.
According to David
Meador, an Instructor in
the -forestry department
since 1972, Mr. Pettigrew
was an older man even in
'72.
Pettigrew, who came to
UCC on June 1, 1947, ran
his own private consulting
business, as well as his
teaching job at WCC.
Descr ibed by h is
colleagues as "a very
energetic man,“ he was
o-ften seen in a coat and
tie, riding around campus
campus on a motorcycle.
According to Yvonne
Goodman, Director o-f
Personnel and Financial
Aid, Pettigrew retired June
30, 1979, and he now
resides in Raleigh.
oy their lunch break before getting
Davis, Debbie Hissong, Harriett
n Houston, and Deleon Lee.
Photo; Jill Watkins
The fenced-in oil separation machine is just one of the many costs
associated with the spill. Photo: John Brantly
Pettigrew Forest, planted as seedlings by George Pettigrew's silviculture
class, has been a South Campus landmark for years. Photo: John Brantly