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THE BLAZON HERALD Student Publication of Rowan Technical Institute at Salisbury, N. C. Vol. I — No. I March 31, 1969 Artist's Rendering Oi Building 300 NEW BUILDING READY FOR SEPTEMBER Students planning to attend Rowan Tech this fall will be the first student body to use Building 300. The new building is being con structed for a total cost of al most $400,000. Approximately 27,000 square feet is being fin ished with 9,000 square feet un finished. The business office, certain administrative offices, educa tional resource center, class- rooms and labs will be located in the new facilities. Also in cluded will be several confer ence and seminar rooms. The educational resource cen ter will include auto-tutorial in structional aids, library service and audio-visual services. Furniture for the new build ing has been ordered and should begin arriving within the next few weeks. Although the building is in tended to provide relief for the over crowded facilities being used at present, enrollment pro jection for the 1969-1970 term indicate that even with the ad ditional space, the institute will be unable to house on campus all of its instructional activities. Rowan Tech is rapidly becom ing an educational center for the community and its facilities are in constant demand by busi nesses, industries, and civic or ganizations for their educational program needs. Located in the Piedmont des cent, Rowan Tech must be gear ed to meet the educational needs of the rising population and in creased industrial activities. Graduates from Tech’s pro gram are being requested as business and industries recog nize the quality of instruction being given at the Institute. An open door admission pol icy provides for the maximum development of all of the com munity’s human resources. All individuals are allowed to de velop their fullest potential and return to the community to con tribute more to its economic growth and development. Most of Tech’s students continue em ployment while pursuing their educational programs, thus add ing to available manpower for the community’s personnel needs. The social needs of the com munity are also being met by the Institute. RTI serves as a center for transmission of ideals and total community values. Sitting in classes and confer ences with persons from all walks of life assists individuals in reaching a broader under standing of others in the com munity. Because of the endless num ber of benefits to the commu nity’s people in both social and economic matters, Rowan Tech is certainly destined to become one of the area’s prime centers of activity. Long range plans are pres ently being studied by Tech’s Board of Trustees with needed program and campus develop ment concern on top of their agenda. What Rowan Tech can do for the community is limited only to dreams. The growth and de velopment needed to make dreams become realities is with in attainable limits for the com munity’s people. Rowan Tech Graduate Becomes Head Mechanic Because of family obligations and transportation costs, Mr. Clay Thomas, who resides at 108 West Ketchie Avenue in China Grove, could not attend a school out of the Kannapolis- Salisbury area. He, therefore, enrolled at Rowan Technical Institute in the sewing machine mechanics trade and graduated in 1965. After graduation, Mr. Thomas was employed for three years as a sewing machine mechanic. He is now head mechanic at Manhattan Shirt Company in Salisbury. He is in charge of the repair and adjustment of approximately 350 machines and supervises six other mechanics. He is also in charge of all plant maintenance. In addition to attending Rowan Technical Institute, Mr. Thomas has attended two conference seminars at Paul River in Man hattan concerning the Button Robot Fad Unit and Sab Unit. He has also studied automatic Mr. Clay Thomas, a 1965 grad uate from Rowan Tech, is now head mechanic at Manhattan Shirt Company. pocket set machines at Waltham in Massachusetts. Mr. Thomas is the father of two children. They are Tammy, age 6, and Sherry, age 4. His wife is the former Alice John son of Kannapolis, North Caro lina. Spring Registration March 6, 1969 Registration on March 6, 1969 marked the beginning of the spring quarter at Rowan Techni cal Institute. For the senior students who worked diligently during the 1967- 68 school year and returned for the fall quarter which began the 1968- 69 school term, ithis was a memor able event. Spring registration marked the beginning of the remaining three months of school at Rowan Tech for some senior students and the ■last six months of school for others. Spring registration was a signifi cant occurrence for the freshmen, also. They, too, have achieved a percentage of their goal—the com pletion of the first year of study at Rowan Tech. No longer were these questions in the mind of each registrar: “Is all this really worth it? What am I reaHy doing here? What do I expect to achieve?” With the careful guidance of the efficient staff and faculty at Rowan Students relax after registering and purchasing books. Technical Institute, freshmen and seniors realize that they are en rolled to increase their knowledge, to develop occupational proficien cies, and to continue their personal growth as responsible citizens in a democratic society. Rowan Tech provides opportuni ties for the acquisition of the necessary knowledge and skills that will aid in initial employment and occupational growth. The Herald commends ali stu dents for their constant endeavors. Tech Graduate Makes Dean's List Charles London, 1968 R.T.I. grad uate, has made Dean’s List at North Carolina State University at Raleigh according to an announce ment by the Dean’s office. Charles was the President of the Student Government Associa tion while at Rowan Tech. He received the A.A.S. Degree in Electronics Technology.
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