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THE VOICE OF WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
VOLUME 18, NUMBER 2
WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
NOVEMBER 13,1987
“Have a Happy
Thanksgiving ”
Dr. David E. Daniel
President
President’s
Message
I would like to express my con
gratulations to those students who
were recently elected class officers
for the 1987-1988 academic year at
Wilkes Community College. You
have been chosen among your class
mates to represent WCC. I am con
fident that you will be exemplary
leaders and will strive to maintain
and uphold the trust that has been
placed with you.
Congratulations also to those
students who were elected Miss
WCC, Mr. WCC, Miss Cougar,
Miss College Transfer, Miss Voca
tional, and Miss Technical College.
You will be representing WCC’s
entire student body during Wilkes
County’s annual Christmas parade,
and I look forward to seeing you
there.
The WCC students who com
pose our security group are to be
complimented for their effective
and level-headed approach to cam
pus security. They are always neat
in appearance and thoughtful in
every respect. While our parking
spaces are somewhat limited they
keep an orderly arrangement with
out being oppressive. Their pres
ence is apparent at key times, indi
cating an awareness of daily activi
ties. No request for assistance goes
unattended. We receive many
compliments from visitors who
have been assisted courteously and
quickly by these professionally
trained students. We often take our
daily routines for granted, but we
should be mindful of these WCC
students who make our conditions
more pleasant. These criminal jus
tice students are a vital part of our
program, and we thank them for
their dedication to their jobs.
I hope that Fall Quarter at WCC
has been a good experience for you,
and that you will begin Winter
Quarter with just as much enthusi-
Chinese Educator
Visits WCC
An authoritative figure in Chi
nese education paid a four day visit
to the campus of Wilkes Commu
nity College and the surrounding
county on the 19th - 22nd of
October.
Mr Yufeng Song is the Vice Con
sul of the Consulate General of the
People’s Republic of China. Mr.
Song’s chief responsibility is in tra
veling around the country to var
ious colleges and universities pro
viding any assistance possible to
the Chinese foreign exchange stu
dents who may be enrolled there.
He also brings with him a dedi
cated curiosity of culture. Mr. Song
enlightened us with the details of
the Chinese culture while he was
intrigued to receive information
about the American culture. Mr.
Song says that educating ourselves
about each other’s lifestyles, inter
ests, and ambitions will help in the
development of the new-found
friendship between the two great
nations.
The realization of this process
has been put into affect by Mr.
Rejoice This Thanksgiving
Our American forebearers were
blessed with precious little in the
way of material things, but they
found occasion to and did observe
many days of thanksgiving.
The first on record was that held
August 9, 1607, on the coast of
what we know today as Maine, by
colonists who had come from Eng
land on the ships. The Gift of God
and Mary and John.
The generally observed day of
thanks among the New Englanders
was that ordered by Governor Brad
ford in the autumn of 1621 in grati
tude for the harvest. To the wild
turkeys brought in by the colonists,
friendly Indians added contribu
tions of deer and participated in the
feast, giving rise to the most dura
ble of our Thanksgiving Day pic-
turizations.
The colonists observed a day of
thanksgiving on Thursday, Decem
ber 18, 1777, to commemorate the
surrender of the British General
Burgoyne after the Continental
Congress had recommended that a
day be appointed to mark the sig
nal of success late obtained over the
enemies of the United States.
President George Washington
issued a proclamation naming No
vember 26,1789, as a day of general
thanksgiving for the adoption of
the Constitution.
The first national proclamation
of Thanksgiving Day as we know it
now was made on October 3, 1863,
by President Lincoln, who set aside
the last Thursday in November as a
day of thanksgiving and praise to
our beneficent Father who dwelleth
in the heavens.
Today, as in years past, Ameri
cans have even more reasons to
give thanks.
Song. He encourages Americans to
visit China to continue the con
struction of what we hope will be
the steadfast makings of future
fruitful friendships.
M. Cashion
College Bible
Studies
You are invited to take part in
the good word every Thursday
night between 7:00 and 8:00 p.m. at
Windermere Apartments, Bldg. 2,
Apt. F. Bring your Bible and a
friend. See you there!
Mr. Yufeng Song from China spent 4 days at WCC.
SGA
Newly Elected
SGA Officers
The Student Government Asso
ciation is off to another exciting
year at WCC. There have been dif
ferent activities planned to make
the 1987-88 year very successful.
There was a Halloween costume
dance October 28th from 8:00 p.m.
until 12:00 midnight. Everyone was
encouraged to come out and partic
ipate in the fun. The wrestling team
had a scrimmage match Tuesday,
October 27th. The members of the
SGA attended the SGA conference
October 29-31st.
It’s almost Christmas time again,
and the Christmas parade will be
on Saturday, December 5th. These
are the activities and important
dates about SGA at WCC.
Elections have already taken
place this year. Prior to elections,
our Executive Council members
are as follows: Bart Crater - Presi
dent, Brenda Miller - Vice Presi
dent, Angie Gray - Secretary, Wade
Collins - Treasurer.
The newly elected members of
SGA are as follows: Sophomore
President - Kim Davis, Sophomore
Vice President - Leigh Randall,
Sophomore Secretary - Kim Tuc
ker, Sophomore Treasurer - Jackie
Howard. The Sophomore Senators
are Scott Jones, Bobby Harless,
and Denise Trapp. Miss Cougar -
Stacey Colvard. Mr. WCC - Burt
Crater, Miss WCC - Tracey Ow-
ings. Miss Vocational - Tereasa
Roark, Miss Technical College -
Wendy Miller, Miss College Trans
fer - Brenda Miller.
Bart Crater
New Visitors
Center Unveiled
For the last six to eight weeks
passersby Collegiate Drive have
been observing the gradual unfold
ing of the latest addition to the
WCC campus. The multitude of
observers have anxiously been await
ing the completion of the building,
along with a formal announcement,
declaring the building’s purpose,
how it relates to Wilkes Commun
ity College, and who was behind it
all.
The answers flew fast and fur
ious on Tuesday, September 22,
during the ribbon cutting and dedi
cation ceremonies. Master of Cere
monies, Dr. Conrad Shaw, began
the festivities with opening com
ments, and was followed by presen
tations given by “B” Townes. Direc
tor of the Gardens, and by Dr.
David Daniel, President of the Col
lege. On hand for the ribbon cut
ting honors was Dr. Howard E.
Thompson, President Emeritus of
Wilkes Community College.
Mr. Townes abruptly ended all
the suspense by announcing that
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