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THE VOICE OF WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
VOLUME 4, No. 9
WILKESBORO. NORTH CAROLINA
APRIL 9, 1974
SGA ‘‘Springs” Into Elections
UPCOMING ELECTIONS
Within the next three weeks,
the elections for the 1974-75
Sophomore and SGA officers
will be held. Any rising Soph
omore and fulltime student is
eligible to run for office. Peti
tions may be obtained from any
SGA member. The following is
a statement from Brent Holla-
way, SGA president, concerning
the upcoming elections:
In the upcoming three weeks,
elections for the 1974-75 SGA
and Sophomore class officers
will be held. Time has proven
that the Freshman class mem^
bers, who are to fill these of
fices, reach a yearly high of
apathy toward their school dur
ing this time. It seems that
the coming of Spring drains all
school interest and leaves ev
eryone with an air of indiffer
ence.
This year, however, is the
time for a change. Instead of
indifference, each Freshman
should become involved. Each
member should consider the
importance of this election and
the responsibility which these
offices carry.
Surely there are enough
Freshmen who can take this
responsibility upon themselves
and reverse the past cycle of
indifference. Each Freshman
who is concerned enough and
interested enough to find out
how the students here can take
part in WCC’s government
should seriously consider run
ning for one of these offices.
Let’s make this year’s elec
tions something our school can
be proud of. COME OUT AND
VOTE!
Brent Holloway
SGA President
State Accreditation Visit
Recently, our school was vis
ited by a group of distinguish
ed members comprising the
State Accreditation Team. The
members inspected and examin
ed almost every aspect involved
in running a college effective
ly. The committee consisted of
President Swanson Richards,
Chairman, Surry Community
College; Dr. Clarence Dodgens,
Dean of Instruction, Cape Fear
Technical Institution; Mr. El
bert Price, Business Manager,
Central Carolina Technical In
stitute; Dr. Donald P. Altieri
Director of Art, Science, and
Business, Caldwell Community
College; Mr. David A. Creech,
Dean of Continuing Education,
Johnston Technical Institute;
R. Kenneth Melven, Dean of
Instruction, Richmond Techni
cal Institution; Dr. Edward B.
Bright, Dean of Instruction,
Pitt Technical Institute; Miss
Betty Williamson, Learning Re
sources Coordinator, Fayette-
vile Technical Institute; Mr.
Raymond L. Jefferies, Jr., Di
rector of Student Personnel,
Department of Community Col
leges in Raleigh; Mr. Clarence
Biggs, Dean of Students, Mar
tin Technical Institute; Dr. Jan
Crawford, Dean of Instruction,
Wayne Community College; Dr.
George McSwain, Dean of In
struction, Gaston Community
College; Dr. Donald Becker,
Chairman of Humanities De
partment, Lenoir Community
College; and Dr. Marsellette
Morgan, Assistant Director of
Institutional Evaluation, North
Carolina Department of Com
munity Colleges.
The members of the commit
tee were here to reaffirm our
accreditation by the North Car
olina State Board of Education.
The members had specific de
partments to examine. Some
of the outstanding areas in
spected by these distinguished
men and women were 1) Phil
osophy and Purpose of Wilkes
Community College; 2) Educa
tional Programs; 3) Faculty
members; 4) Learning Re
source Center with regard to
effectiveness and available ma
terials; 5) Student Personnel
Services; 6) Physical Facilities;
7) Organization and Adminis
tration, including the Board of
Trustees, the President, and the
Staff of WCC; and finally, 8)
the Financial Management and
Resources. As one can see,
there was hardly any area over
looked by the visiting commit
tee.
As the inspection came to an
end, the committee left with
some very favorable comments
about our college.
Diane Prevette
Art... In The Form Of Dance
On Friday, March 15, the
Dance Theater of the North
Carolina School of Arts per
formed for WCC students and
visitors from the surrounding
area. They were well received
and appreciated — even by
those who had to stand
throughout the performance.
The entire company of fif
teen dancers performed, dem
onstrating basic positions and
warm-up exercises at the barre.
They also demonstrated the ab
solute need of body and muscle
control all ballet dancers must
have in order to achieve the
grace and beauty of movement
required in each dance.
The performance of the bal
let company was beautiful and
was enjoyed by all those pres
ent. The purpose of their visit
was to enrich the Arts and Hu
manities Program offered at
Wilkes Community College, and
it certainly succeeded. Those
who were unable to attend
missed a rare treat. Hopefully,
Dr. Mayer will ask the Dance
LINDA SHAFFNER
(shifty)
We Goofed - Big
Homecoming
Apologies to one of the
sweetest girls on campus . . .
In our last issue we had a
‘BIG’ article with pictures and
everything of all the lovelies
in the Homecoming court —
almost all. We left Linda out,
not on purpose of course. We
just goofed.
Now, it gives us great pleas
ure to present — for your en
joyment —' and your pleasure
the girl you’ve heard so much
about . . . the girl with the
smile that can be seen for eight
hundred miles ... the girl with
the radiant eyes and personal
ity to match . . .
the one . . . the only . . . Linda
Shaffner. (applause - cheers -
whistles - more applause - beat
drums - sound horns - more ap
plause)
We had a great homecoming
and the beauty of the queen
and her court was certainly en
hanced by the presence of LIN
DA SHAFFNER. Linda was es
corted by the dashing Bobby
Smith.
Linda, thank you very much
for spreading sunshine around
my school and accept the apol
ogies of a not too sharp editor.
(PAID FOR BY LINDA
SHAFFNER)
Congratulations
CONGRATULATION: TO
Walter Joseph Richard Vandett
Who?
Rick Ross
Why?
Because he is going to marry
a very special person
Who?
Nancy Louise Mclnnis
When?
August 25 Sunday
Where?
At Ellerbe, N. C.
What else can I say?
“Congratulations!”
O.K., “CONGRATULATIONS!”
Will somebody please fix the
water fountain in the commons?
Recall Nader
Theater for a repeat perform
ance soon.
Sylvia Haymore
Dr. Gratis Williams Speaks
On Mountain Culture
Attendance at a lecture can,
and frequently does, result in
wear and tear on the seat and
ossification of the mental
processes. A recent excep
tion was the talk by D. Cratis
Williams of Appalachian State
University to a small group in
Thompson Hall.
Dr. Williams is the rare in
dividual who instructs interest
ingly and painlessly. He, in
one hour, informed his select
audience on the historical back
ground of those of us who are
native to the Appalachian area.
His obvious pride in being a
mountaineer is a beauty to be
hold and his use of the langu
age of the area is music to
those who love the unaffected
speech patterns of the non out-
worldly.
This talk by Dr. Williams had
the effects of predistined draw
ing power inherent in the
mountains of the Appalachian
region and the fatalistic cer-
tainity of ultimate rightness in
doing what has to be done.
Fortunately for posterity and
those of us now alive, a tape
recording is available, and the
knowledge and humor of the
speech remain.
J. Jay Anderson
Dr. Neubert Is New
Instructor In Music
By Carlton Waddell
The Music Department of
Wilkes Community College ex
perienced a boost of enthusiasm
with the arrival of Dr. Richard
G. Neubert, our new instructor
in music. Dr. Neubert, a resi
dent of Winston-Salem, is also
Organist and Choir Director at
Augsburg Lutheran Church. In
explaining his reasons for com
ing to North Carolina, Dr.
Neubert said, “I was looking
for more congenial people and
a more congenial climate in
what I knew to be the most
progressive southern state.”
Before coming to North Car
olina, Dr. Neubert resided in
White Plains, New York, an ac
tive and growing town of near
ly 55,000 people. In White
Plains, he was Supervisor of
Music for the public schools.
But these are not all of the
positions of service in the field
of music that Dr. Neubert has
held. He was choral director
at Allentown High School in
Pennsylvania and conductor of
the Allentown Symphony. Pre
viously, Dr. Neubert served as
Supervisor of Music for the
public schools of Hershey,
Pennsylvania, and as a member
of the original staff of Hershey
Junior College.
Dr. Neubert received his
Bachelor of Science Degree in
Music and his Master of Arts
and Doctor of Education De
grees at New York University.
He majored in Music Education
and minored in Secondary Edu
cation and Administration.
When he is not instructing or
performing, Dr. Neubert is ac
tively involved in organizations
and hobbies. Dr. Neubert is a
Rotarian as well as a member
of the American Guild of Or
ganists, the American Choral
Directors Organization, and the
American String Teachers
Association, Also, he has an
active interest in color pho
tography and travel both in the
United States and Europe.
Dr. and Mrs. Neubert have
one son, Rick. In May, Rick
will graduate from St. Olaf
College in Northfield, Minne
sota, and pursue a career in
hospital administration.
Truly, Dr. Neubert is a man
on the go. He feels that his
active career and those of other
people in the music field cen
ter aroimd inner strength and
enthusiasm,
WELCOME, DR. NEUBERT!