Vol. 7, No. 1
Charlotte College, Charlotte, N. C.
September 30, 1955
LARGE ENROLLMENT iNDiCATES RECORD
ENROLLMENT THIS YEAR
The school year 1955-56 j»*ot off
to a fast start Monday, September
19th, as hundreds of students, both
new and old, stood patiently in the
lonjT lines which eventually wound
their ways to the reg'istration desks
of Charlotte College in the foyer
of the school auditorium.
From nine o’clock Monday morn-
injr until eig’ht in the evening,
registrars worked feverishly to
keep pace with the record numbers
of persons registering for the fall
term at Charlotte College.
As echoes of the last student’s
footsteps died aw’ay, Miss Bonnie
Cone and her very able staff
emerged from behind mountains of
paperwork and registration data
very tired but also very happy over
the huge enrollment of tw'O-hun-
dred and seventy students for the
fall quarter here at C. C., an in
crease of eighty over last year’s
registration. Fifteen of the number
registering this quarter are en
rolled in the Distribution Program
which is being offered at Charlotte
College for the first time this
year.
A great big vote of thanks to the
faculty members who so ably as
sisted during registration. Among
these were Mrs. Winningham, Miss
Denny, Miss Raney, Mr. and Mrs.
Hoyle, and Mr. Williams. Joyce
Dunn also labored hard over the
receipt books. Also something new
this year were the Student Advisers
composed of members of our Stu
dent Council who advised and
counseled the new students in the
selection of their courses and wel
comed them to C. C.
CHARLOTTE COLLEGE
STUDENT COUNCIL HOSTS
FOREIGN GUESTS
The Charlotte College Student
Council was host to fourteen for
eign students and travellers at a
picnic supper at Freedom Park on
Wednesday evening, August 31. It
was a real American-style sum
mer picnic with hot dogs, chili, cole
slaw, and all the trimmings, ending
with a good American chit-chat
and lots of home-made ice cream
and cake.
Frank Garner, social chairman,
and other members of the council
deserve the credit for one of the
best parties Charlotte College has
ever had. In spite of the fact that
the visitors all spoke more French
than English there seemed to be a
good deal of “international under
standing”. If anyone desires to get
further information on how to get
friendly with foreign girls they
may get in contact with Ken
Harri?. Charlotte College’s own
specialist.
Dr. and Mrs. Macy and Jacques
and Nikki Macy with their fluent
French helped greatly. The group
included nine Belgians, three
WELCOME
It's been a long' summer and it has ended only too soon. Now we must
settle down to the long; hard journey ahead of us. The best and most suit
able thing for Charlotte College to do is to lay out the welcome mat for
the old as well as the new students who are coming' to C. C. this yeai'.
This year already promises to be one of the best and most prosperous that
C. C. has ever had, not only in student enrollment, but also in the parti
cipation in school functions.
During the summer our Student Council has met three times to build
a path that will lead us to a more worthwhile goal. The bridges are still
shakey and the path is a little crude, but with the wholehearted support
and backing of each and every student we will make the year a gala per
formance.
There are still many extra curricular posts unfilled and we are hoping
that we will receive a large number of volunteers to do the work. If we
can count on everyone doing a little the bumps ahead can be smoothed
out and everyone will be able to enjoy a smooth comfortable journey.
Last year it took a few' months for the student body to get into the
swing of things. The first few social gatherings were a little short on
attendance but with time came the throngs. The Christmas Dance was a
sellout and the dance floor was hopping. By the end of the school year
all the student body was hep to the rhythm. Let’s hope that everyone
catches on quickly this year.
Let’s not forget the main purpose of C. C. and that is to give everyone
who is willing to cooperate an education. Along about this time of year
we must hang up our vacation clothes and dust off our long forgotten
books. There are quite a few hints one can pick up as he tours the halls
and converses w'ith the students who have a year behind them. For
instance, don’t ever carry a lit cigarette into Mrs. Hoyle’s Spanish class.
It’s also a good idea to keep your mouth buttoned and your ears open
in Miss Watson’s Math class. Above all don’t forget to take notes in
any class you may attend. But why should we spend time telling you
these things, you’ll learn.
STUDENT COUNCIL
CORNER
To all of you who are here at
Charlotte College for the first time,
I would like to extend a most
cordial welcome on behalf of the
student body, faculty. Student
Council, and myself.
In the past Charlotte College has
become a happy and exciting ex
perience in the lives of hundreds of
students. Throughout the summer
your Student Council has been ac
tively planning dances, picnics, cof
fee hours, assemblies, and other
special events for your enjoyment
and entertainment during the com
ing school year. These events will
be successful only if you students
French, one Swede and the Ameri
can guide. The visitors ranged in
ages of from 18 to .34.
When asked how they liked this
country the guests replied that it
was a little different. The visitors
also gave the city of Charlotte some
wonderful comments.
stir up interest and participate in
them. So to you who are entering
these halls of learning this year, I
would like to say that there are two
full and busy years ahead of us.
Let’s pack a lot of fun as well as a
lot learning into them. What do you
say?
We of your Student Council are
here to serve you—the students.
Don’t hesitate to ask questions
about things you don’t understand
or to give suggestions about things
you think need improving around
here. The Student Suggestion Box,
located in the hall outside the of
fice, has a lot of empty space in it
so let’s fill that space up with a lot
of good ideas and suggestions to
make this year at Charlotte Col
lege the best year we have ever
had.
Be seeing you in class,
BILL REID
President
Student Council