THE VOICE OF WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
VOLUME 6, No. 3
WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
MAY 14, 1976
Wall And Day Win Top SGA Posts
BY ROBIN BARBER
The Student Government As
sociation elections were held April
29, 1976 for candidates seeking to
fill the following positions;
president, vice president, secre
tary, treasurer, and four senators.
The competitors were rising
sophomores at WCC. This
election was significant in two
ways. Campaign posters hanging
from rafter to rafter in the
Student Commons, students dis
tributing stickers and banners for
the best man and finally,
campaign speeches by the pro
spective office holders prior to the
opening of the polls, helped boost
student election fever. Secondly,
this election was significant as the
votes were tabulated using
electronic machines. The winners
were announced April 30, 1976.
Bill Wall was elected president
of the SGA by a victory over his
contender Mike Bumgarner. The
total of votes were 114-102,
respectively.
Steve Day was elected to the
office of vice-president of the
SGA by a vote of 124-88 over his
opponent Mike Bailey.
April Anthony won the bid for
secretary of the SGA after
defeating Lavila Green. The final
tabulation of votes were Anthony
121 and Green 86.
The office of treasurer was
unopposed, as David Hayes was
elected. The total number of votes
was 176.
The four senators elected for
SGA were as follows: Barbara
Bumgarner, 163; Marcia Foster,
157; Harold Blevins, 153; and
David Swaringen, 147.
The total number of votes cast
were 220. CONGRATULA
TIONS! Student Government
Association, 1976.
Spring
Festival
On May 7 the WCC students,
clubs, and organizations wel
comed spring with an afternoon
of festivities at the college.
A light sprinkle of rain
threatened to wash up the afffair,
but the weather held out and the
events were under way.
The Math Club sold hot dogs
and held a paper airplane contest.
The Circle K Club had a coke
stand and sponsored a pet rock
contest. They also included a lawn
dart throwing contest. Phi Beta
Lambda had barbecued chicken
and a penny pitch contest won by
Mike Williams.
The mechanics students had a
car smash event using an old
model Ford and Chevrolet. Both
cars withstood blows from a
16-pound sledge hammer.
The Department of Learning
Sources had a country store and a
kissing booth manned by pretty
Sue Chopin.
Music was provided by the
Bluegrass Band, the Yadkin
Valley Bottom Boys, and a rock
band from Elkin, called Mort-
I-Ka.
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Electronic Voting Machine used in SGA election.
BILL WALL
President
STEVE DAY
Vice-President
APRIL ANTHONY
Secretary
DAVID SWARINGEN
Senator
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MARCIA FOSTER
Senator
HAROLD BLEVINS
Senator
BARBARA BUMGARNER
Senator
Absent when pictures were made,
David Hayes, Treasurer.
NO COMMENT
“What do you think of my
write up in the school paper?”
“My boy friend isn’t handsome
but he’s kind of cute, isn’t he?”
“We don’t have to just sit
around and talk. We can discuss
Shakespeare.”
WCC Has
A Jazz Band
BY DAVID L. SWARINGEN
On the WCC class schedule
under the heading “Music” is
Repertory Orchestra. This, for
those who do not already know, is
the WCC Jazz Band. The group is
composed of both amateur and
professional musicians, and since
its inception last quarter, it has
developed rapidly in style and
quality. Director, Jerry Bangle,
has done an outstanding job
getting the group organized.
It is anticipated that the group
will be ready to present its first
public performance in the latter
part of May, and all the musicians
are hoping for a good turn-out. A
successful performance is in the
making.
The band is always looking for
newcomers who would like to
show off their talents, so if you
have an interest, come to the
Teaching Auditorium on Thurs
day night and join in. This doesn’t
mean musicians only. There is
room for a vocal section if you
prefer to sing.
The Jazz Band is part of your
school. Won’t you help support
it?
SALLY REEVES and
ERVIN WALLER
Decameron Winners Announced
The DECAMERON, the Liter
ary Magazine of Wilkes Com
munity College, sponsored a
Creative Writing Contest for the
Spring Quarter. There were two
competitive categories: Poetry
and Short Story Writing. Dr. Ron
Coulthard, Professor of English,
Appalachian State University,
judged the contest.
First prize in each category was
$25. Winners were as follows:
Poetry: Irvin Waller, “Re
flections of a Sunday After
noon.”
Short Story: Sally Reeves,
“Balloons for Sale.”
The DECAMERON will be
available on June 1 at the College
Bookstore. Pick up a copy and
support the DECAMERON and
WCC.
Faculty advisors for the
publication are Pete Mann and
Sharon Kindt.