FAGB S ~ THE COUGAR CRY, MAY 24, 1973
TECH CREW OF ANTIGONE: Janet Pattenon, Larry l^tnitbey,
Bill Majres, G«ne Styers, Cbnok Erwin, Debbie Frasier.
THE COLLEGE THEATER’S
INVISIBLE PEOPLE
Janet Brotrtcshire and Kay MOler pose with James Laridn Peanon
portrait
“The Tech. CTew*’
By Bob Gracely
Anyone going to a play sel
dom takes into consideration
What happens before or after
the play has begun. But what
is happening on stage is only
the topping of long weeks of
preparation by many unseen
hands.
Sets, costiraies, light, and
make-up have varied import
ance, and in some plays (as
SOUVENIRS and ZOO
STORY) has been almost total
ly ignored. In some produce
tions, though, the set has over
powered both the actors and
the play itself. With few ex
ceptions, the technician's crews,
including set designers, techni
cal directors, lighting design
ers, costume designers and
stage managers have gone un
noticed.
But any close inspection of a
production shouldn’t stop just
with the actors. Contributions
of such technicians as D. S.
Mayes, Bill Caudill, Janet Pat
terson, Chuck Erwin, and Deb
bie Frazier are known by a few
who glance at the programs.
The hard work of these people
who create the scenery, the
lighting, and costumes should
be recognized along with the
contribution of the director,
the actor, and playright.
Bill Caudill, who has been
stage-manager for aU the pro
ductions this year, has one of
the most thankless jobs in the
theatre. He is in charge of all
the activity of actois and crew
once the performance starts.
He must make sure the play is
running on schedule and get
the actors on stage at the cor
rect time.
Costume designer, Janet Pat
terson, has had to work many
tireless hours to have the cos
tumes ready for the first dress
rehearsal and to make them fit
the period, the set, and the
actor, a major job in a play the
size of ANTIGONE.
This writer, has been both
set designer and technical di
rector in all the shows this
year. To design a set like MISS
Women^s Lib
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do not attempt to keep their
feminity.
The strongest opposition to
women’s lib comes because of
its destructive influence in so
ciety. Women’s libbers seek to
bring men down and to elevate
themiselves. In doing so, they
threaten to destroy our life
style itself.
(The above article expresses
the point of view of the writer
and does not necessarily reflect
that of the COUGAR CRY.)
JULIE or ANTIGONE, one has
to know the play’s content as
well as the director and actors
to be able to understand what
the playwright had in mind and
what the director wanted. This
meant reading the play ovw
isome 10 or 20 times.
D. S. “Bud” Mayes, has done
everything there is to do in a
theatre. He has directed shows
and has been technical director
for others all this year. As a
technical director, he has had
to keep everybody doing what
had to be done and doing it
right, with an overall respon
sibility of all the other facets
of the technical part including
lights, sets, props, costumes,
and an endless number of
things.’
Such troupers as Debbie
Frazier, C3iuck Erwin, Debbie
Brown, Gene Styers and others
havA jumped in and done the
manual laibor of hammering^
sawing, and a thousand other
things with no reward except
the enjoyment of being a part
of a production.
When the curtain closes and
the applause begins, the actors
feel a sense of satisfaction, but
so does the “Tech Crew.”
This writer knows. He is one
of the number.
Jean Mills
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liasions between the secre
taries and professional persons.
These paraprofesaionals can
perform many of the routine
tasks for professional counsel-
ors; so they have more time to
devote to their other responsi
bilities.
The counselor associates
must be good students with
well-rounded personalities and
have the ability to get along
well with people. They will be
active in recruitment, and it is
hoped that they will be able to
reach a portion of our present
and potential student body
that is often missed by profes
sional educators. Next year
the counselor associate pro
gram win be open to one stu
dent from each of our 14 area
high schools and will still be
on an experimental basis.
“It is really a good pro
gram,” Jean stated. “A stu
dent can take whatever option
he desires. He can work as a
paraprofessional counselor in
education, human service agen
cies, or industry. Or if he de
sires he can continue his edu
cation at a four-year institu
tion. A distinct aspect of this
innovative program is the on-
the-job training the student re
ceives from the first quarter.
This helps the student decide
if this is the type of work situ
ation he enjoys and wants to
The resourceful girls of the
Learning Resources Center
staff have done it again!
This time it’s a record al
bum, and it sparkles with the
wit and wisdom of James Lark
in Pearson poetry to the orig
inal tunes and guitar accom
paniment of Brookshire and
Miller. (Janet and Kay, that
is.)
The talented duo made their
musical debut at WCC when
the Learning Resources per-
ponnel honored North Ciurolina
poet laureate Pearson on his
93rd birthday last September
13.
Since that time, they have
sung for many local eyents.
Phi Beta Lambda
Hosts FBLA Visit
On May 14, the Watauga
High School Chapter of Future
Business Leaders pf America
visited tiie campus.
Phi Beta Lambda members
greeted the guests and served
refreshments of coke and
cookies. PBL president, Rich
ard Myers, introduced local
chapter officers, and Miss
Louise Hurd, FBLA sponsor for
the visitors, introduced officers
of the Watauga Chapter.
The group toured the cam
pus, spending most of their
time inspecting the WOC Busi
ness Department. Their visit
was climaxed by a film about
the college presented by Mr.
Bob Thompson.
Accompanying the students
in addition to Miss Hurd were
Mrs. Janet Auten, Watauga
business faculty member, and
Mr. Brent Reeves, student
teacher at Watauga.
WCC WINS TENNIS
TOURNAMENT
Though WCC has no organiz
ed tennis team, Bobby Reavis
and David Davis were winners
in statewide competition. They
won the 3rd bracket doubles
ohampionship at the North
Carolina Community College
A t h le t i c Conference tourna
ment in Fayetteville.
pursue. At this time WCC is
the only college in the state
approved for the counselor as
sociate program.”
At present Jean is continuing
her graduate work. She is only
nine hours short of her MA
Degree and hopes to get it this
summer. She hopes to eventu
ally pursue the Ed.D. (Doctor
ate of Education) Degree.
Jean’s interests lie with the
Community College System.
She is impressed with the op
portunities the system offers
to today’s students. She wants
to continue teaching and work
ing with community colleges.
She said, “It it were not for
Wilkes Community College, I
would not be a teacher today.”
Her husband, Lewis, is a
barber during the day and
night student at WCC. He is
enrolled in the Business Ad
ministration Program.
have done a concert on radio,
and have appeared on TV.
Their album, entitled
“Things That Come No More,”
is scheduled for release on
September 16, 1973. It will be
sold through the college book
store and will include, in addi
tion to the musical numbers,
three readings by Pearson:
“Milkin’ Time,” “Par Places,”
and “Fifty Acres.”
Janet, a WCC library techni
cian, gradtiated from Caldwell
Community College in 1972.
Kay, secretary to Fay Byrd, di
rector of tiie Division of Learn
ing Resources, is a ’72 graduate
of Wilkes Community College.
CHARLOTTE
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bores everyone. The group
plays straight through for
about 45 minutes, say “thank
you,”' and leave. Their jazz
sound appears to be each man
playing a solo improvisation
and coming together on one
note about every five minutes.
Skyrockets and Roman
candles liight the night, and
firecrackers sound in the
stands as the ALLMAN
BROTHERS band arrives for
the rousing finale of an equal
ly rousing day. One word is
fitting in describing this group:
superb. Their performance of
two hours is well worth the
wait. They begin with some of
their lesser known numbers but
quickly go into the old favor
ites such as “Midnight Rider,”
“Statesboro Blues,” and “In
MenM)ry of Elizabeth Reed.”
The Allmans have worked to
make up for the losses of
Duane Allman and Berry Oak
ley, and they seem to have suc
ceeded. The music is tight and
well-done, especially for a live
concert. The group ends with
a double take of “Whipping
Post.”
The show is over, so these
writers trudge back imder the
road to the car for the long
drive home. These outdoor
events are tiring but are well
worth the price in terms of en
joyment.
MAY
10-11 — DOUG CLARK &
THE HOT NUTS, Charlotte.
12 — DOUG CLARK & THE
HOT NUTS, Henrietta.
18 — THE TEMPTATIONS,
Greensboro Coliseum.
19 —• JETHRO TULL,
Greensboro Coliseimi.
20 — THE TEMPTATIONS,
Charlotte Coliseum.
26 ^ HUMBLE PIE, J.
GEILS BAND, and JO JO
GUNNE, Charlotte Memorial
Stadium.
June
30 — BECK, BOGERT, &
APPICE, BLACK OAK ARK
ANSAS. and. THE EDGAR
WINTER GROUP, Charlotte
Memorial Stadium.
July
28 — EMERSON, LAKE &
PALMER, Charlotte Memorial
Stadium.
So Say The Students
By Judy Fergnson
In the last edition of the
COUGAR CRY, tiiis reporter
interviewed teachers for their
favorite quotations. For this
edition, she has interviewed
students on campus with the
followiag results:
If you can’t be big, if you can’t
be beautiful, if you can’t be
smart; smile and be friendly
— Tlie world may never
know the difference.
Carlton Waddell
People stop a while and look at
me;
I’m God’s child trying to be
free.
Dot Howell and Sue
Nicholson
Do imto others before they do
unto you.
Rosemary Markle
Therefore be at peace with
God, whatever you conceive
Him to be, and whatever
your, labors and aspirations'.
In the noisy confusion of life
keep peace with your soul.
Charles Osborne
Everything has a bri^t side.
Bob Craft
With every bit of knowledge
learned,
A spark of curiosity is bom.
Knowledge is never final.
Mimi Bare
After going to the moon. I’d
like to travel!
Normian Flindium
From Edgar Lee Master’s
SPOON RIVER ANTHOL
OGY
“It takes life to love life!”
Joey Call
My face broke the camera, so
my picture wasn’t in the
yearbook.
Claude McGlamery
The world is very cruel.
Sydney Patterson
It is better to remain silent and
be thought a fool than to
open up and remove all
doubt
Angela Templeton
Don’t put off until tomorrow
what you can do today be
cause if you enjoy it today,
you can do it again tomor
row.
Harvey Stamey
I’m just beginning to ^ that
I’m on my way. ~Thou^
others may tell me —■ just
what I’m going through, they
can’t understand. Just wbat
you want to be, you will be
in the end.
Judy Ferguson
(Moody Blues)
It is said that Men live, and
that Men die, yet it is not so.
Life is naught and Death is
naught, for in the Circle of
Existence both are but shad
ows. Thus you need fear
nothing of Death, for there
is no Death. There is only
Change. And thus is decreed
■immortality.
James Osborne (Unknown)
SPORTS
In the North Carolina Com
munity College Athletic CJon-
ference Tournament, a state
wide event, the WOC Golf
Team finished fourth. The
tournament was held May 4, in
Fayetteville, N. C., with seven
teams competing overall
This match closed out the
season of one win and three
losses. The team was at a dis
advantage because there were
only four members. In normal
competition six players partici-
ipate, and the four best scores
are taken.
Team members are Bill
Walsh, Scott Lackey, Jim Ker-
ley, and Mike McNeil.