Page Two - COUGAR CRY- December 14.1988
Club News
SGA On The Go,
On Thursday, October 27,
Student Government Associa
tion representatives and advis
or, Herman Norman, attended
the North Carolina Comprehen
sive Community College Stu
dent Government Association’s
annual conference held in Char
lotte, N.C. The Conference
brings together all the Commu
nity Colleges in North Carolina
to help further student govern
ment knowledge of learning.
This allows all 58 Community
Colleges from the Eastern, Wes
tern, and Central districts of
North Carolina to solve the
community college problems
and associate with other schools
for the purpose of developing
communications, leadership,
participation.
During the four day confer
ence, students and advisors at
tended workshops and commit
tee meetings with hopes of
bringing back helpful informa
tion to W.C.C. The meetings
were broken down into division
meetings where W.C.C. repre
sentatives attended the Western
divisional meeting. Following
divisional meetings, business
sessions were held for everyone.
That evening after all busi
ness had been taken care of, a
social dance was held for all
SGA members and advisors.
The following morning business
meetings resumed and contin
ued non-stop until Saturday af
ternoon. On Saturday after
noon everyone reassembled for
the closing ceremonies and to
conclude all business matters.
All in all the Fall Conference
was a success and achieved its
primary goal of getting the
North Carolina Community
Colleges better acquainted with
one another.
. .. Tamera Stokes
PBL
Gets Informed
On October 21 and 22 the
Wilkes Community College
chapter of Phi Beta Lambda
attended a Fall Leadership Con
ference at Atlantic Christian
College. While the students and
advisor, Marty Franklin were
at the conference, they attended
many seminars and learned how
to better prepare themselves for
the business world.
After the opening ceremonies
on Friday evening, students had
workshops on various business
topics. A dance was held Friday
night to give the students and
advisors a chance to relax and
socialize. But Saturday morn
ing it was back to business with
further seminars.
With the exception of a dead
battery in their van, PBL had a
successful and learning trip. For
anyone interested in finding out
more about Phi Beta Lambda,
please see President Ramona
Burke or advisor Marty Frank
lin in room 150. Meetings are
held every Thursday at 1:00 in
room 145.
. . . Tamera Stokes
Editorial Leadership
According to “Leaders” by War
ren Bennis and Burt Nanus, there
has been decades of academic ana
lysis of what is a good leader.
There can be found over 350 defi
nitions of leadership. Many of
these theories of leadership have
come and gone. There are a few
ideas that have outweighed the test
of time in what works and what
doesn’t work. The following are
some examples of what works and
can be considered productive.
A leader needs to treat everyone
as an individual. Let the people
know that they are important. The
leader needs to take an interest in
people and their work and how
they feel. A good leader will under
stand other people in what makes
them tick and the best way to
influence them. A leader should be
interested and stay interested from
start to finish. No psychology of
handling people really works un
less the leader is genuinely and
truly interested in the other person.
All else is mere trickery and will
sooner or later fail. The more you
can treat people like intelligent
human beings with good brains in
their heads, the better the results
will be.
A good leader will also give
credit where credit is due. Every
one needs appreciation and praise
for good work not just one person
who gets all the credit. When a
leader gives people a better opinion
of themselves, the leader can earn
their goodwill because one of their
basic needs of appreciation have
been met. So it’s good advice for a
leader to praise good performances
rather than criticize the bad. It’s
also good advice to ask questions
before reprimanding. If criticism is
needed, it is always done in privacy.
A good leader will lead rather
than boss. When dealing with
people, there are very few things
that can’t be done with a pleasant
approach and a smile on your face.
When a leader asks people to do
something he or she would be sure
to also tell them why. Explaining
why something should be done
automatically removes the curse of
“bossiness.” When there is a good
reason why something ought to be
done, the position of simply mak
ing a logical, reasonable request is
possible. A leader always needs to
take a friendly, pleasant approach
with suggestions or requests, not
commands.
A good leader will set a good
example to follow. People judge
leaders more by what they do than
by what they say. When a leader
does not believe in something
enough to practice it, the telling
seldom does much good. If the
people do not measure up to cer
tain standards, the leader should
take a second look at himself or
herself.
One of the best ways to win
respect as a leader is to keep pro
mises. A leader who is dependable
is very important. If there is the
slightest possibility of not being
able to keep the promise, the leader
should not make the promise.
Leaders who win the respect of
others are the ones who deliver
more than they promise, not the
ones who promise more than they
can deliver.
General Eisenhower used to
demonstrate the act of leadership
with a piece of string. He would
put it on a table and say: Pull it and
it will follow. Push it and it will go
nowhere. It’s that Way when it
comes to leading people. Leader
ship does not come automatically.
Leadership depends on followers.
If people don’t follow or have to be
forced, the person is not a good
leader. Leadership depends on the
ability to make people want to
follow voluntarily.
Sure, you may know the Ger
man words to “Silent Night,” but
do you know the names of the
Singing Dogs on “Jingle Bells”?
Neither do we. But we do have the
answers for the quiz below. See if
you can figure them out, too.
1. In “The 12 Days of Christ
mas,” the nine ladies were:
A. Dancing
B. Leaping
C. Swimming
D. Milking
2. Bing Crosby’s version of
“White Christmas” is an all-time
hit, but the song also was a million
seller for:
A. Freddie Martin
B. Tommy Dorsey
C. Vic Damone
D. Fred Astaire
3. “Rockin’ Around the Christ
mas Tree” was recorded by:
A. Bobby Vee
B. Molly Bee
C. Brenda Lee
D. No One
4. “Oh, tidings of comfort and
joy” is a refrain in which carol?
A. “Deck the Halls”
B. “God Rest Ye Merry Gentle
men”
C. “We Wish You a Merry
Christmas”
D. “O Little Town of Bethle
hem”
5. Complete the thought in this
million-selling record - “All 1 Want
for Christmas”:
A. Is my two front teeth
B. Is to spend it with you
C. Is my tax refund
D. Is the gift of love
6. Cowboy star Gene Autry co
wrote which Christmas song hit:
A. “Rudolph the Red-Nosed
Reindeer”
B. “Santa Claus Is Coming to
Town”
C. “Jingle Bells”
D. “Here Comes Santa Claus”
7. In “The 12 Days of Christ
mas,” how many birds were given
away:
A. 10
B. 12
C. 23
D. None
8. Which of the following was
not a Christmas record:
A. “Nuttin’ for Christmas”
B. “Cha-cha With Me, Santa,
Santa”
C. “I Yust Go Nuts at Christ
mas”
D. “Grandma Got Run Over by
a Reindeer”
9. Which of these songs was
written most recently:
A. “Jingle Bells”
B. “Winter Wonderland”
C. “It Came Upon a Midnight
Clear”
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LeCornu developed and monitored
services and facilities for older
adults. From 1982 to 1988 Mr.
LeCornu was an instructor in the
Department of Social Science at
Fayetteville Technical Community
college. He taught courses in soci
ology, psychology, and philosophy.
Mr. LeCornu was also active in
community activities while in Fay
etteville. He was involved in many
recreational programs and helped
form private recreation centers. He
was chairman of the board of di
rectors of the Fayetteville Urban
Ministers for two years.
Mr. LeCornu and his wife Mar
tha, have one daughter living in
Memphis and one son living in
Rocky Mount. Mr. LeCornu has
two grandchildren.
Mr. LeCornu stays busy in his
spare time with yard work around
his home in the Mount Zion com
munity of Wilkes County. He states
that he “has always wanted a place
in the country.” He enjoys the nice
friendly atmosphere. His other
hobbies are fishing and reading.
Mr. LeCornu states, “I have felt
fortunate to have been selected to
instruct at WCC.”
. . . Brenda Joyce
D. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”
10. Authorship of “Away in a
Manger” was credited at one time
to which of these religious leaders:
A. Martin Luther
B. St. Francis of Assisi
C. Pope Pius X
D. Charles Wesley
11. “Silver Bells” made its debut
in which movie:
A. “Miracle on 34th Street”
B. “The Lemon Drop Kid”
C. “Miracle of the Bells”
D. “Guys and Dolls”
12. The origin of “Silent Night”
is:
A. English
B. French
C. Welsh
D. German
13. Johnny Marks wrote which
of these Christmas songs:
A. “Rudolph the Red-Nosed
Reindeer”
B. “Rockin’ Around the Christ
mas Tree”
C. “A Holly Jolly Christmas”
D. All of the above
14. “O Come All Ye Faithful” is
translated from the Latin:
A. Semper Fidelis
B. Adestes Fideles
C. Veni, Vidi, Vici
D. Caveat Emptor
15. Henry Wadsworth Longfel
low wrote the lyrics to which of
these carols:
A. “I Heard the Bells on Christ
mas Day”
B. “God Rest Ye Merry Gen
tlemen”
C. “O Holy Night”
D. “We Wish You a Merry
Christmas”
16. Before Gene Autry recorded
“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Rein
deer,” the song was turned down
by:
A. Frank Sinatra
B. Bing Crosby
C. Dennis Day
D. Theodore, Simon, and Alvin
17. Lyrics have been put to the
music of “O, Tannenbaum” to
honor which state:
A. Kentucky
B. Georgia
C. Maryland
D. Pennsylvania
18. “1 Saw Mommy Kissing
Santa Claus” was a hit for which
child singer:
A. Ronnie Howard
B. Brenda Lee
C. Jimmy Boyd
D. Eddie Hodges
19. “White Christmas” was in
troduced in this Bing Crosby
movie:
A. “Holiday Inn”
B. “White Christmas”
C. “Going My Way”
D. “High Society”
ANSWERS:
I. A. They were dancing. Lords
were a-leaping, swans a-swimming
and maids a-milking.
2. A. Freddie Martin and his
band had a million-selling version
in 1942, while Frank Sinatra sold a
million in 1944.
3. C. Brenda Lee’s song topped
the million mark in I960.
4. B. “God Rest Ye Merry Gen
tlemen. ”
5. A. "My twofront teeth” were
all Spike Jones and His City Slick
ers asked Santa for in 1948; but
they got, instead, a million-selling
record.
6. D. Gene Autry and Oakley
Haldeman collaborated on the
1947 hit, “Here Comes Santa
Claus"
7. C. TTiere were 23 birds in all
— one partridge, two turtle doves,
three French hens, four calling
birds, six geese and seven swans.
8. B. The others really were
Christmas recordings.
9. D. ‘77/ Be Home for Christ
mas" was a World War II (1943)
smash for Bing Crosby. “It Came
Upon a Midnight Clear"goes back
to 1850, “Jingle Bells" to 1859 and
“Winter Wonderland" to 1934.
10. A. When published in 1885,
James R. Murray credited "A way
in a Manger" this way: “Composed
by Martin Luther for his children
and still sung by German mothers
to their little ones. ” Historians to
day doubt that, tending to attri
bute it to Murray.
11. B. “The Lemon Drop Kid,"
a 1951 film starring Bob Hope in a
Damon Runyan role, offered “Sil
ver Bells."
12. D. “Silent Night" was intro
duced in Germany in 1818 as “Stille
Nachte."
13. D. Johnny Marks wrote
them all, although the lyrics to
“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Rein
deer" were based on Robert L.
May's hook.
14. B. “Adestes Fideles."
15. A. ‘7 heard the bells on
Christmas Day, their old familiar
carols play; and wild and sweet, the
words repeat, of peace on earth,
good wilt to men."
16. B. The king of Christmas
songs. Bing Crosby, rejected “Ru
dolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,"
and Gene Autry will be ever grate
ful.
17. C. "Maryland, My Mary
land" has the same music as "O,
Tannenbaum" (Christmas tree in
German).
18. C. Jimmy Boyd was 13 in
1952 when his "I Saw Mommy
Kissing Santa Claus" was a smash.
19. A. "Holiday Inn" marked
the debut of “ White Christmas."
Bing Crosby sang it to Marjorie
Reynolds, who later would play
William Bendix’s wife in TV's " The
Life of Riley."
Pin Her Down
With a Gift of
Love
The Holiday Season is upon us
and our thoughts are directed to
wards the wonderful festivities
associated with it—the food, the
fashion, the fun—and the oppor
tunity to give gifts to those we love.
The practice of gift giving is
traced to the historical magi who
brought the Christ child gifts of
gold, frankincense, and myrrh. We,
too, want to find the “perfect” gift
to show our love but, in spite of our
generous natures, we must also
consider our pocketbooks.
An ideal gift that will satisfy
every personality is the everversatile
pin. It comes in every size, shape
and material (sterling silver, gold,
and with gemstones), flatters every
figure, and adapts to every fashion.
When making fine jewelry pur
chases for loved ones, consider
their personal styles . . . whether
they are conservative and career
oriented, or more flamboyant, ar
tistic, or just plain casual.
Younger folk may prefer the
popular look of sterling silver or
delicately reminiscent of Victorian
lace in a handkerchief to be pinned
on a jacket pocket.
President’s
Message
With winter upon us, I trust no
one came back from Thanksgiving
break with a case of spring fever.
But I do hope you have come back
with a spirit of enthusiasm.
Welcome back. We are looking
forward to spending the months
ahead with one of the finest groups
of students that has ever attended
this college.
On behalf of the administration,
faculty and staff, we wish you the
best this winter quarter. And we
will do all we can to help you make
it successful. Don’t ever hesitate to
call on us.
And best wishes for a safe and
happy Christmas season. All of us
will be attending many functions
during the holidays. Remember to
drive safely and soberly.
Please take extraordinary care
of yourselves and others. It is truly
a festive season to be enjoyed, but
not without good judgment and
common sense.
Merry Christmas!
. . . David E. Daniel