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THE VOICE OF WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
VOLUME 4, No. 6
WILKESBORO. NORTH CAROLINA
JANUARY 22, 1974
BIG HAPPENINGS!
3-Day Week Ck>ntemplated
By Sylvia Haymore
Recently, students in some
classes were asked to fill in a
questionnaire asking for their
opinions concerning the three-
day week -schedule. For the
students who do not know about
it, and for those who want a
clearer understanding of the
contemplated schedule. Doctor
Thompson was interviewed and
gave this explanation:
“The administration is
strongly considering offering
to students the possibility of a
full program of courses on a
three-day-week basis. The at
tempt will be made to offer
sections of the normal Tuesday
and Thursday programs at 3 to
3:50, 4 to 4:50, and 5 to 5:50
p.m. on Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday. Students will then
have the option of choosing
which courses they desire to
pursue. The Tuesday and
Thursday section will still be
offered, even to smaller classes,
for those students who must
work after three o’clock daily.
Once a student chooses a sched
ule, he is obligated to stick
with it.”
Dr. Thompson went on to
say, “This will be an experi
ment only. If it works, then we
will continue with the dual
courses in the fall. If for any
reason it doesn’t work, we will
switch back to our^ regular
schedule. Students must re
member that the dual offerings
in all classes cannot be main
tained if classes are not large
enough to justify operating ex
penses.”
The directors of each Di
vision have worked with Doctor
Thompson to determine the
feasibility of the proposed plan
and have scheduled classes
according to needs.
The plan, therefore, is to ac
commodate the student body.
If, due to the gas shortage, a
student feels that it would be
more convenient and that the
schedule would not be too
heavy, he will have the oppor
tunity of choosing the three-
day-week program. By the same
token, if a student works part
time each day, has children to
pick up from school, or other
obligations to meet, he can re
tain his regular schedule of
five days.
EMERGENCY, BLOOD!!!
The Bloodmobile has been
on campus before but never be
fore, to oiu- knowledge, to ask
donations for one of our own
students.
We the students, the faculty,
and the staff of Wilkes Com
munity College will be given
the opportunity to contribute
out blood for a specific cause
on February 5, 1974. The
Bloodmobile will be here so
that we won’t even have to
strain ourselves, just make up
our minds to donate,
A WCC student. Bob Smith,
had surgery in July of 1973. At
that time he was given 4 pints
of blood at $40 a pint. He will
need approximately 4 to 6
pints more in March of this
year.
Adding to the difficulty,
Bob’s daughter, Cheryl, an at-
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tractive 14-year-old has a his
tory of ulcerative colitis involv
ing excessive bleeding. She
was hospitalized in November
and December, receiving 14
pints of blood to sustain her
life.
Surely we can donate blood
for Mr. Smith and his daugh
ter on February 4. Not only
can we replace what they have
used, but we can give above
and beyond this to help others.
Who knows? We could be the
ones in need next time.
So give blood February 4 for
our own Bob Smith.
—Glenda Stanley
How Is
Your Pulse?
If anyone is wondering about
the purpose for the “little box”
sitting on top of the cigarette
machine, here ’tis:
COUGAR CRY is tarying to
feel your pulse by placing a
suggestion box in the Student
Commons. If there are any
ideas or suggestions, please
place them in the box.
Congratulations! Congratulations!
Congratulations! Congratulations!
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MARTHA DUNCAN
Miss WCC
BETTY WADDELL
Miss Technical
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SANDY BROOKS
Miss Colleire Transfer
BARBARA MARION
Miss Coiiirar
Student Body Honors Four
Fourfold congratulations are
in order for the lovely young
ladies honored by the student
body in recent elections.
Martha Duncan is the new
Miss WCC; Barbara Marion is
Miss Cougar; Sandy Brooks,
Miss College Transfer; and
Betty Waddell, Miss Technical.
Martha, a pretty blue-eyed
blonde, is originally from Ashe
County and now lives at Mora
vian Falls. She graduated
from Northwest High School.
She works in the College
Bookstore when she is not at
tending classes. When she has
free time, Martha enjoys swim
ming and horseback riding.
Barbara Marion (Miss Cou
gar) is a blue-eyed beauty from
Elkin and is a graduate of Elkin
High School. She was Miss
ICT, was runner-up for Miss
Elkin Valley, and received an
Outstanding Student Award.
Barbara is a former employee
of D-Rex Drugs. Singing, horse
back riding, swimming, friend
ly people, and traveling are
only a few of her special inter
ests.
Barbara says she likes col
lege life better than high
school.
Sandy Brooks (Miss College
Transfer) is a perky, blue-eyed
blonde. She lives at Moravian
Falls and is a native of Lans
ing, N. C. She graduated from
Northwest Ashe.
Sandy is SGA secretary, a
member of Circle K Club, an
annual staff member, and was
a campus personality.
Sandy, who plans to major in
physical education, has worked
as a lifeguard at West Jeffer
son Motel. Besides swimming,
Sandy enjoys skiing, horseback
riding, and cross-country mo
torcycling,
Sandy is a sophomore and
enjoys meeting the students at
WCC,
Betty Waddell (Miss Techni
cal) is a Secretarial Science
student. She is also from
Lansing, is a graduate of
Northwest Ashe, and lives at
Moravian Falls,
When not working at the
Northwestern Bank, Betty en
joys decoupage, reading, and
refinishing furniture.
The COUGAR CRY staff ex
tends best wishes to each of
these winners.
Thank You
I would like to take this op
portunity to thank each each
of you who gave Christmas
gifts to the children at Western
Carolina Center in Morganton,
I would also like to thank Mrs.
Baleka Williams.
Heart Fund Drive
To Be Held
In February
Mr. Bob Thompson, Director
for Counseling Services, has
been asked to serve as Chair
man of the College Division for
the Heart Fund Drive in Wilkes
County.
He asks that student, facul
ty, and staff organizations on
the campus assist with this
drive during the month of
February.
Mr. John Stout, County
Heart Fund Chairman, also en
courages everyone to partici
pate in this event.
Music! Music!
By Sylvia Haymore
Something wonderful is hap
pening at WCC! A new Music
Department is in the process of
being organized, with an excit
ing curriculum planned for the
Spring Quarter for those who
are interested in Musical Arts.
Dr. Mayer, Director of the
General Studies Division, emits
his enthusiasm for the musical
endeavor in an interview with
this reporter. “Ye are offer
ing,” he said, “many courses
compared to what we have had
in the past, and they will be
accredited courses. Those of
us involved in the music pro
gram are looking forward to
offering this opportunity to
anyone who has the desire to
further his or her musical tal
ents and abilities.”
The three humanities courses
to be offered that relate to mu
sic are: Introduction to Fine
Arts, Dr. Mayer; Arts and Hu
manities, Mr. McNeill; and In
troduction to Cinema, Mr. Bill
Moffett.
It is interesting to note here
that Introduction to Cinema
will be offered on Tuesday eve
nings from 7 to 9:30. In this
class, full-length movies from
different countries will be
shown and studied.
Along with the humanities
courses are seven group offer
ings in music. They are Wind
Ensemble, Music Appreciation,
Choral Music, Band, Orchestra,
String Class for beginners, and
String Ensemble for advanced
students. Music Appreciation
will be taught by Mr. Jay An
derson, and the other music
courses will be taught by a new
addition to the faculty.
Instruments and music for
this department are arriving
daily, causing even more ex
citement in Hayes Hall.
Join in and share the excite
ment; plan to participate this
Spring in our new department
— for our whole-hearted sup
port will make it a successful
and welcome part of WCC!
We should all live our lives
so that we would not be asham
ed to sell the family parrot to
the town gossip.
—^Will Rogers
WHATEVER DIANNE WANTS
Dianne Hepler came up with
a worthy idea: a dog show. We
are working on it and hope to
have it soon.