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THE VOICE OF WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
VOLUME 4. No. 18
WILKESBORO. NORTH CAROLINA
MARCH 27, 1»75
MARTHA CUTHBERTSON
BALEKA WILLIAMS
HELEN CHAPMAN
Student Services ... A Real Trip
I could spend a lot of time writing
“close-up” type articles about
people in our college because we
really have a lot of good, fine people
here. People who come to work
every day, do £in honest day’s work
and smile through the whole
thing--people who just can’t seem
to do enough for the good of the
cause and who go out of their way
to make that one step beyond
what’s expected of them.
Such is the case of the “Girls” in
the Student Services Office.
Whenever I need them (and I do a
lot), they have never failed me.
That office is really an attitude
adjustment center. It seems to
overflow with concern and desire to
help. Most people tend to reflect in
their faces a response to a question
they have heard a million times
(Where’s my VA check?), but not
these beautiful people. They handle
each person as a person. They
understand that each problem is a
little different. They really will try
to do almost anything for you that
they can, even share their Weight
Watchers powders with you.
If you have a problem of any kind
and don’t know exactly what to do
about it, I would recommend going
there first. They will put you on the
right track. I have even seen Helen
Chapman grab up her jumper cables
and start cars in the rain for people
with dead batteries. Baleka Wil
liams and Martha Cuthbertson are
equally obliging when it comes to
solving problems.
To most of us, all these extra
things that these ladies do seems to
be part of their job because they do
it with such enthusiasm and
positiveness, but it’s not. They do
them because they are “damn good
people.” I appreciate them, and if
you know them you do too. If you
don’t know them, you had better
get to; you may need a friend
sometime. Good friends £ire hard to
find, but you have a friend in
Student Services. John Cashion
Moffett - Mayes
To Team Up
The College Theater will present
a production of Sophocles’ Oedipus
Rex in a new translation by
Elizabeth (“Bunny”) D. Kelso,
May 9, 10, 15, 16, and 17.
It may be good to put these dates
on your calendar now and purchase
tickets as soon as possible. Tickets
are likely to be scarce. Why? Bud
Mayes is gonna go on stage as
Oedipus.
Since before I met Bud Mayes, I
had heard of his acting ability, his
magnetism, and his rapport with
the audience. I have seen him do a
couple of short things. Now I will
get a chance to see “the amazing
Mr. Mayes” live and in full color in
person on the stage.
Auditions for other parts are
scheduled for April 1 and 2. To this
writer’s knowledge, no other parts
have been cast. If you would like a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to
work with one of the really greats,
this is it.
Bill Moffett will put his talents to
work in the capacity of director.
Moffett and Mayes-the only two
reasons you need to know that this
will be one of the all-time greats of
the College Theater productions.
DON’T MISS IT! Editorially
speaking, I hope the English
teachers will require students to
attend this play. We have much to
be proud of in this school. Certainly
our Drama Department is one of
John Cashion
Spring And Summer
Concerts Are Planned
A concert is scheduled for May
19, 8:15 p.m. at the WCC
auditorium. The Wilkes Com
munity College “Pops” Sym
phony’s feature performance will be
Tschaikowsky’s Nutcracker Suite
danced by sixteen students from
the Margie Canipe Studio.
This is to promote a concert
series by the Wilkes Community
College Symphony which will begin
next September. These concerts will
be supported by a series member
ship. Those pledging their commit
ment to buy a series membership
next year will be admitted to the
May 19 concert without charge, and
they will receive a carnation to
identify themselves. There will be a
two-dollar admission for others.
The musicians of the Wilkes
Community College “Pops” Sjon-
phony will provide the Children’s
School Concerts by traveling from
school to school to entertain as well
as to educate. They will perform a
summer “Pops” concert once a
month on the college campus.
A Symphony Ball is planned for
May 2, 8:00 p.m. at the North
Wilkesboro Elks Club. Also, there
will be a concert May 10, 8:15 p.m.
at the Dixon Auditorium in Elkin.
Have a pleasurable experience.
Attend the WCC Symphony
concerts.
WCC BAND
BLUE GRASS BAND
In the eyes of some, only G-O-D
is held in higher esteem than F-T-E
(student full-time equivalents). Joe
Austell, Nancy Vandett, A1
Stanley, John Wiles, and 17 radio
station managers had the insight
and fortitude to put a different
connotation to the letters FTE by
adding the prefix W! Yes, WFTE
will be the call letters of the
college’s newest innovation to
improve communications with the
community.
Actually Joe and A1 have already
been advised by the Federal
Communications Commission that
the college’s application for an FM
educational radio station has been
received and is being processed.
Conrad Shaw provided the
expertise to get the necessary
equipment and our own Dr.
Thompson the leadership. So one of
these mornings when you are
awakened by your clock radio and
you hear, “This is WFTE, Wilkes
Community College With Fine
Things in Education,” don’t turn it
off, for you’ll be tuned to the best
educational channel ever.
Joe Austell
PITCH.IN
Please come to the Pitch-In
Meeting Thursday, April 3, one
o’clock in the auditorium. We need
your help. This is really a
worthwhile project, and Forester
Beverage is throwing a “BEER-
BUST” for those who help. Also
please read Vickie Reins article
about the Pitch-In on the inside
front cover.
BILLY MOFFETT