CHARLOTTE
COLLEGIAN
Vol. 2—No. 1
CHARLOTTE COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
September 18, 1950
DR. HALBERSTADT TO ADDRESS ASSEMBLY
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SOCIAL EVENT SLATED FOR OCTOBER 7
CollegianReporter
Fails To Get Story
October 7 is the date. Draw a
circle around it on your calen
dar. Mark it any way you want
to, but don’t forget it. We are
not able to tell you just what
will happen on that date, but
you have our word for it that
something is in the wind.
It started when we were look
ing through a copy of the new
handbook. On page 4 of that es
timable little volume, we came
across a calendar of events for
the fall quarter of 1950. Read
ing the first two items, we men
tally registered for the fall
quarter on September 18 and
attended the first day of classes
on September 19. Reading on,
we noticed that a student as
sembly is scheduled for Septem
ber 21 and decided to contact
Charlie Gamble to see if we could
get some information on his pro
gram for that date. The next
item on the schedule which we
saw was that date—October 7—
the day of the first social event of
the quarter.
Now it so happened that we
had a paper to get out with a
deadline set for September 4.
It being our custom not to pass
up much if it looks like there
may be a story in it, we made a
mental note to see Social Com
mittee Chairman Carole Hinson
to find out for the edification of
our readers what we might ex
pect for the season’s first shin
dig.
We approached Miss Hinson
in a perfectly straightforward
manner with what we considered
a reasonable request—we want
ed to know what she had plan
ned for the first social event
of the year and we would appreci
ate a copy of the program in the
event that it was the kind of
a blowout that follows a pro
gram.
Now Miss Hinson didn’t re
fuse to give us a copy of the
program, but on the other hand,
she certainly didn’t give us a
copy of any program. Not only
that, we realized when we sat
down to write this story that
she hadn’t even told us what
kind of event she had planned.
We are embarrassed, but there
it is. One of our lead stories for
the first issue of the Collegian
and we don’t even know what it’s
about. We do have it on good
(Continued on page 3)
STUDENT COUNCIL
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Seated—(left to right) Jo Mihalic, Editor of Si Si; Nancy Freeman. Secretary Student Council:
Carole Hinson, Chairman Social Committee.
Standing—Jack Nisbet, Business Manager Si Si; Bill Senn, Editor Charlotte Collegian; Wyatt Bell,
President Sophomore Class; Jerry Holladay, Vice-President Student Council: Crayton Rowe, Business
Manager Charlotte Collegian; Ray Descaro, Treasurer Student Council; Charles Gamble, Chairman As
sembly Committee; Hugh Adams, President Student Council.
Not present when picture was made—Nancy Jo Elliott. The Freshman Class officers, when elect
ed, will become members of the Student Council as will the chairmen of the other standing commit
tees when the appointments arc made.
Student Council Busy During Summer
This summer, while most of
us were taking it easy, vacation
ing, working, or passing the time
in the manner our inclinations
and pocket-books dictated, the
Student Council was hard at work
lining up things for the coming
school year. Council meetings
were held every Wednesday
night, beginning immediately
after the close of school last
spring and continuing through
last week.
The biggest item on the Coun
cil’s agenda was the writing of
the constitution for the student
body. It was late in July before
that chore was completed and the
air cleared for other matters
which had to be taken up. The
handbook was decided on and
considerable time was consumed
in compiling the information
Charlotte College is a two-year junior college administer
ed by the School Board of the City of Charlotte as part of
the public school system.
Charlotte College is accredited by The North Carolina
State Department of Education and is a member of the North
Carolina College Conference, the Southern Association of
Junior Colleges, and the American Association of Junior
Colleges. Credits earned at Charlotte College in curricula
leading to degrees are transferable to senior colleges and
universities.
Classrooms and the College office are located in the Cen
tral High School building at 1141 Elizabeth Avenue. Classes
are scheduled daily Monday through Friday during the
school year from 4 P.M. until 10 P.M.
which it contains.
In the meantime. Council Presi
dent Adams appointed the chair
men of the Assembly Committee
and the Social Committee. These
committees immediately began
planning the events which are to
be staged during the first semes
ter of this year. The present plans
are for an assembly program
during the first week of school
and a social event the first week
in October. A complete tentative
schedule for the first quarter is
published in the handbook.
Judging from the way the pres
ent student government adminis
tration has started their work and
from the number of things which
they have accomplished even be
fore the beginning of school,
Charlotte College will make real
progress along these lines during
this year.
Scholarship
Winners
Stephen Mahaley, Jr., Mintauts
Burvis, and Demetrois Nixon
were the winners of the Char
lotte College scholarships award
ed during the summer. The
awards were made on a com
petitive basis which included a
written examination and an es
say on the contestant’s purpose
in attending college.
The Altrusa Club scholarship,
which was awarded at the com
mencement exercises last spring,
was won by Carolyn Reichard.
He—“The contralto sure had a
large repertoire.”
She—“Yes, and her dress only
made it look worse.”
Teacher—“J o h n n y, do you
want to leave the room?”
Johnny—“You don’t think I’m
standing here hitch-hiking, do
you?”
719 Enrolled
During 1949-50
A summary of student enroll
ment for 1949-1950 school year
recently released by the Char
lotte College office shows that a
total of 719 students were enroll
ed during that year. The break
down of the enrollment is as fol
lows:
Sophomores 87
Freshmen 192
Special Students 66
Adult Education 374
Harold—“There’s the handker
chief you dropped last night,
dear. I slept with it under my
pillow, and I’ve kissed it a thou
sand times.”
Alice—“That isn’t my handker
chief. That’s little Fifi’s sweater.”
Host—“Ay mon, it’s a terrible
nicht. Ye maun hae a strong
whusky and lemon—when ye get
home.”
Noted Lecturer
To Speak To
Student Body
Dr. William L. Halberstadt will
deliver the address at the assem
bly program scheduled for Sep
tember 21, Assembly Committee
chairman Charles Gamble has
announced.
Dr. Halberstadt, a native of
Indiana, did his undergraduate
work at Central College, Fayette,
Missouri, and spent three years
in post-graduate work at the
University of Missouri. He be
came a minister in the Methodist
Church and was president of
Howard Payne College for Wo
men, a Methodist school located
in Fayette, Missouri. For the
past 25 years. Dr. Halberstadt
has been engaged in the build
ing of modern cemeteries and
mausoleums from coast to coast.
He was president of the Nation
al Cemetery Association in 1933-
34 and president of the North
Carolina State Cemetery Associa
tion in 1949-50.
Dr. Halberstadt has traveled
widely in the Americas, Europe,
Asia, and Africa. His most recent
trip to Europe, in the summer of
this year, took him into Germany
and the Scandinavian Countries.
Dr. Halberstadt
Identified with church and civ
ic matters in Charlotte as Chair
man of the Charlotte Parks and
Recreation Commission, teacher
of Bible classes, a member of
the Lions and other clubs. Dr.
Halberstadt is in demand as a
speaker and devotes much time
to lecturing here and about the
country.
Merwen Foard, bass soloist,
will appear on the September 21
program. He will be accompanied
by Tommy Dixon.
Chairman Gamble has an
nounced three other programs
for the first semester of the
school year. These programs will
be on October 19, November 16,
and December 7.
He (on the phone)—“H e 11 o,
darling. Would you like to have
dinner with me tonight?”
She—“I’d love to, dear.”
“Well, tell your mother I’ll be
over about six o’clock.”