page two - COUGAR CRY - APRIL 3, 1985
News From
Arts and
Science
The Arts and Sciences
Department, “Up on the Hill,” is
very active as usual. Beginning this
quarter a new sociology course was
added. This course is through
Hospice of Wilkes. Hospice of
Wilkes provides services to
terminally ill patients and their
families in Wilkes County, mostly
through trained volunteers.
Hospice training prepares
volunteers to work with terminally
ill patients and their families. The
course is a study of hospice goals
and philosophy, patient/family
dynamics, and bereavement
counseling. The course also gives
participants an opportunity to
explore their feelings and beliefs
about death. These training
sessions are instructed by Edith
Murphy and are offered now at
WCC as a credit course. Sociology
0234.
Copies of the Decameron are
now being printed. The
Decameron is the literary
magazine of WCC. The annual
publication is made up mostly by
selections from Dr. Essie Hayes’
creative writing class from winter
quarter, other students, and
people of the community. Copies
will be on sale in the book store or
contact Dr. Essie Hayes or David
Bentley.
Chuck Sullivan, the visiting
artist of WCC, is staying very busy
visiting and teaching classes at the
local schools.
Travel study is very exciting as
well as an educational experience.
One of the travel study programs
planned for this summer is to
Mexico City. This program also
counts as 3 hours of credit in
Spanish. July 1-6 is the planned
dates, which is very convenient for
summer school students because
school is out. Another travel study
program for this summer is called,
“Pacific Northwest.” Among the
exciting activities on its itinerary is
a three day cruise from Seattle to
Alaska. Brochures and more
information are forthcoming. For
more details contact Glenda
Addington.
By Reggie Hill
DAY AFTER EASTER MENU
What would you like for dinner?
Please indicate;
nCreamed eggs
l~l Deviled eggs
Q Egg Salad
COLLEGE LOANS CONFD
FROM PAGE ONE
number in college.
N.C. PLUS Loans have the
same residency and college
enrollment requirements, but arc
made to parents of dependent
students or to independent
undergraduate or graduate
students. N.C. PLUS Loans differ
from N.C. ISL because they are
not tied to a family’s demonstra
ting financial need.
Students and/or parents
interested in loans for educational
purposes should talk with financial
aid administrators or contact
College Foundation Inc., 1307
Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh, NC
27605.
Editorial
Spring Again
bv Bruce Groce
Believe It Or Not
Spring is back already, gang!
Flowers are blooming and birds
are singing. That bright sunshine is
gleaming in the window of your
dullest class. After your classes, the
temptation probably overcomes
you and draws you to Kerr Scott.
An afternoon of sun and fun is an
obvious cure - all and no one ever
turns down a little “R & R.” Don’t
try to fight it, my friends, ~ all
work and no play makes Bruce a
dropout (just kidding. Dr. H!)
Consider this, though! Spring is
a time for us to spend some
precious time with our friends. Just
look around at some of your
closest friends — a lot of
sophomores, huh? How would life
be without them? Kinda lonely? I
thought so, but that makes the
time we have left with them all the
more precious. By the way,
speaking to those leaving WCC,
thanks for your friendship, your
mercy toward freshman (myself
included!), and simply for being
the people you are. Thanks for
being there; we’ll miss you!
e your are
From the BSU
A Word To Live By
You’re too young.
You’ve never seen the ad.
Too many advertising patterns
have changed since it was in vogue.
But, it was great, then, in terms
of identifying and touching a
person’s longings. And the truth of
it has application today in many
different areas.
It was the Kodak legend, “The
pictures you will want tomorrow,
you must take today.”
Isn’t that simple? And
profound!
Everyone knows you can’t roll
back the clock to take
photographic snapshots of an
event of last week. That
photographing had to be done at
the time of the event, in order for
you to be able to enjoy it at a later
date.
You won’t need any help in
applying this truth. It can be
applied to learning (The test you
would pass tomorrow requires
study today.), mortality (The
purity of life I desire for tomorrow
“The pictures you will want
tomorrow, you must take today.”
requires the right decision today,)
witness (The one you would see
Christian tomorrow might need
your witness today. God has his
moments when the message of new
life is best heard.), and on and on.
A second-generation cousin
wrote me for some family
information recently. She said, “I
can’t believe that I’ve lived in the
same town all my life with
grandparents, aunts, uncles,
cousins-most of whom are now
gone-and didn’t secure the
information I so anxiously want
now. ”
Often I remember words of
Thomas Carlyle, who said, when
his wife died, “Oh, that 1 had you
with me five minutes more, so I
could tell you everything.”
There are clever slogans still:
“You deserve a break today.”
“Reach out and touch someone.”
If you don’t look good, we don’t
look good.” “We try harder,” and
the like.
But a singularly apt,
inspirational, and instructional
word for any generation, the one 1
hope you remember and translate
into several areas of your life, is
this one: “The 'pictures’ you will
want tomorrow, you must take
today. ”
QUESTION OF THE MONTH
How can those terrible income
tax people expect anybody to save
any money anytime for any reason
anyhow?
LOOK YOUR BEST FOR
SPRING
Use these ingredients to look your
April best:
1 cup of neatness in dress
Lots of cheerful disposition
2 sprinkles of color
1 large friendly smile
Generous measure of under
standing
Mix well and all will be well.
Nature Strikes Again
Students beware! Here in our
small community, students have
been vanishing right under our
noses. This was first attributed to
dropouts until large masses of dirt
appeared in the WCC front lawn.
Further excavations resulted in the
discovery of a mass grave layered
with feathers. Apparently the
ducks have had enough and
revolted. The students were severly
mangled and security is continuing
the investigation.
Further Cougar Cry interviews
have revealed that several other
students have been wounded by
the animals. They seem to become
airborne and attack from above.
Security speculates that the ducks
have been driven insane by over
exposure to WCC students. Be
advised to stay away from the
roped-off grave and not to aggitate
the half-crazed ducks. Escorts are
available for protection.
Easter Egg Hunt
With Twist
Something finally to be done
about the missing pieces of the
picture, the Egg, found on the wall
in the Student Commons. Egg
hunt to be held on April 4th. The
person who finds the pieces of the
picture will receive a free small
coke from the cafeteria and a free
tour of Hayes hall. Participants
will be required to wear bunny
suits and hop while searching. The
winner is requested to be careful in
handling the picture. Fingerprints
will be used to find the thief. A
reliable source was quoted, “The
egg-lifter will be prosecuted.”
Buck Hits Big
by Bruce Groce
A tremendous new craze has hit
Wilkes. Many agree that it could
be bigger than video games or
E.T.! It’s new! It’s exciting! It’s
Buck-You-Dummy T-shirts, teddy
bears, buttons, and even flags! No
one knows why this caught on so
quickly, but many comment that is
shows the “dummy in all of us.”
Naturally, the craze caught on first
at WCC, but seems to be spreading
like wildfire across the U.S. Time is
reported to be considering Buck
for Dummy of the Year! Buck
could not be reached for an
interview, but sources speculate
that he will invent a new branch of
chemistry which can be read
forward or backward!
Surgeon General
Examines the Hill
Scientists for the Surgeon
General have just completed a
study of the stairs between
Thompson Hall and the Technical
Arts Building. The study was
prompted after several students
complained of shortness of breath
and sore legs after climbing the
steps (commonly called the hill).
The scientists, headed by Professor
I.M. Fuddling, forced five
hundred white lab rats to march up
the hill a hundred times a day for a
two month period. There were no
survivors. Professor Fuddling
announced, “The death of the rats
proved beyond a doubt the hill is a
detriment to the health of the
students.” The Professor suggested
all classes on the hill should be
canceled.
Prestigious Award
For Dr. Hendrix
At a local convention on March
25, Dr. Jo Hendrix, head of the
Math and Science Department at
WCC, received a prestigious
award from the Original Way to
Teach Society. The award was for
her amazing ability of constantly
writing on the chalkboard without
getting chalky fingers. Our sources
tell us that her secret is simply
mind over matter, and also a
special chemical formula in her
chalk.
Whatever the reason for her
clean fingers, we congratulate Dr.
Jo on this special award.
by: Elaine Cote'
Three A wait Death
Row
School security caught three
criminals pulling the stuffing out
of the chairs in the student
commons. This crime, which
denies other personal comfort, is
punishable be either a life sentence,
or the gas chamber. When brought
to trial, the three criminals could
not deny their guilt because police
found evidence of stuffing under
their fingernails. The judge
decided the three would face the
gas chamber because of the vast
amount of stuffing that was pulled
out. The three criminals are
scheduled for the gas chamber on
graduation day in May.
by Elaine Cote'
Walker Community
Center Hideaway for
Aliens
Little purple people were seen
scattering across the parking lot of
the John A. Walker Community
Center. It is thought that they are
being housed here by students of
WCC that are researching their
actions and behaviors. The Wilkes
Community College Bureau of
Investigations are planning on
calling in their best men in order to
find out what is truly going on.
ET for WCC
An ET look alike has just
recently registered here at Wilkes
Community College. He is often
seen discussing computer
programming with Mr. Pete Petrie
since they are virtually on the same
level. How are people reacting to
this little fellow? Well, most of the
guys have said that he is pretty
cool and the girls just think that he
is fabulous. This has proven that
WCC has room for any kind of
person even someone that looks
like an alien.
Ultimatum Issued
Spring fever strikes Wilkes
Community College. Class
attendance drops drastically.
Representatives from the college
have warned any student caught
cutting classes will be dropped
automatically.
Alternative plan considered.
Classes may be held at W. Kerr
Scott Dam. If approved, schedules
will be posted on bulletin boards.
Editors Note: This lampoon is only
to poke fun at those who make
WCC the great college it is!