Christmas Dance
December 15 th
(EltarlottP (UBllpgiau
Registration
Day
january
1st
Vol. 8, No. 4
CHARLOTTE COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
DECEMBER 13, 1956
Bill and Mrs. Keid take Kathy to Westover Hills Presbyterian Church.
PROUD PAPAS MAKE CC
SECOND HOME
'Twas the month before Christ
mas and all ’round C. C. harried
papas are balancing- . . . not only
calculus equations, but kiddies, too!
Janus, they might appropriately be
called . . . Santa on one face . . .
student the other. How they man
age, I’ll never quite understand,
but this I know; C. C. wouldn’t be
the same without them! One proud
peacock .... er-r I mean father,
serves as capable president of our
student body . . . another is chair
man of the publicity and also sings
in the colleg-e choir . . . still another
holds the money bags for the stu
dent council . . . and one is not only
the head, but the instigator of the
drama group in formation now . . .
and on and on we go until we decide
that every papa, no matter who he
is, that is enrolled here is a mighty
valuable part of us.
Because we appreciate our stu-
dent-fathers, the Collegian takes
this opportunity to salute them
and theirs.
Sent a photo-bug to visit one
C. C. family and sure enough. Bill
Reid has a cutie. Her name is
Kathy. She is sixteen months old.
It seems that Kathy is a Daddy’s
gal, too . . . Dick O’Brien is a papa
who, when this paper went to press,
was anxiously awaiting the arrival
of the second O’Brien heir. I sup
pose by now he’s passing out cigars
... or just plain passing out! It
seems that Bill Newland has a
Karen and a Kim, too. The stork
has it that several others are on
his list for the very near future . . .
such as Van Sistare. With all these
cute children and excited Dads, why
the Collegian might consider spon
soring a baby contest. How’d that
be? ? ? Keep posted for further
news about this.
About eight—ten—eighteen years
from now, C. C. will be even bigger
and better . . . and busy students
will be boasting . . . “My Dad Was
A Collegian ... He Remembers
Back When. . .” and on and on the
story will go of how for years and
years a mighty school was held
together and steered by a fine am
bitious group of fellows who held
jobs, went to school and reared fine
families, too.
Ann McRorie Represents
Charlotte College At
State F. T. A. Meeting
The last thing I’d heard there
were three of us going and in a
car. Then at eight o’clock that
night, Friday, November 16, there
was one of me going ... on the
midnight bus that night . . . Why?
To represent Charlotte College at
the state meeting of the Future
Teachers of America.
Two hundred and twenty-five
miles later (THAT’S BY WAY OF
FAYETTEVILLE) the fog-laden
capitol loomed before my eyes.
Nine o’clock found me in the as
sembly room of the North Carolina
Education Association headquarters
where college students from over
the state were gaily warming up
with strains of “I’ve Been Workin’
on De Railroad” and “Carolina
Moon” to the accompaniment of a
talented Duke student.
A Christmas
Tribute
To those of us who knew her in
class—she was the one who made
Shakespeare a vital part of us;
to those who knew her as counselor
and friend—she was the steady
glow of light upon an oft darkened
way; to the faculty—she was a
challenge and contemporary whose
wisdom far exceeded that of the
printed page alone; to Charlotte
College—she was, indeed, the very
pulse—keeping alive the spirit of
youth and learning. Christmas
seems the time most relevant to
pay tribute to her—iMiss Marion
Fraser—who, though now retired,
yet lives in the hearts of all who
knew her. The spirit of giving—
the very origin of Christmas—was
hers in a unique way as she walked
the proud halls of Owl-land. It is
to this Grand Dame—this bulwark
of love and benevolence—that we,
the staff of the Charlotte Collegian,
pay a Christmas Tribute.
messa(;e from direc tor
Assemblies Sclied tiled
For Winter Quarter
Several Excellent
Assemblies Planned
Following the tenth anniversary
assembly on .lanuary 17th, 1957,
several outstanding assemlilies have
been planned for the winter quarter.
Many distinguished guests will be
present at the decennial and a
social will follow the program.
A big musical production will be
presented during this quarter for
those who’ve got music in their
blood.
Another assembly will feature
Colonel James Riley, United States
Air Force authority on the Middle
East.
To add still more variety to
Charlotte College assemblies, a
scientific program will be offeied
on the C. C. stage.
All in all, the Winter Quarter
holds much entertainment in the
way of good assemblies for all.
Miss Helen Wells, Field Consult
ant to the FTA, welcomed us and
then various dignitaries spoke to
us concerning the problems of edu
cation in our state. Miss Barbara
Bennett, UNC, the state president
of FTA, presided over the session.
During the afternoon the re
porters from the various discussion
groups, which were held that morn
ing and immediately after lunch,
shared the ideas gleaned with the
entire convention.
All in all, the trip proved most
enlightening and encouraging as
we, by sharing our headaches, were
able in many cases to find a cure
for them.
At six that evening, a tired,
sleepy, but enthused Ann McRorie
headed back to Charlotte to work
... to books ... to FTA . . . to C. C.
Tenth Anniversary Convocation
The Tenth Anniversary (k)nvocation is scheduled for Jan
uary 17, 1957 at 7:30 o’clock in the evening?. We are depending
on the faculty and students to help make this occasion one
which we shall proudly remember.
People important to the develop
ment of Charlotte College will be
present for our convocation. The
following will appear on the pro
gram: Mr. C. PL McIntosh, Direc
tor of College Centers 194(!-1!)4‘J;
Mr. Charles Bernard, Director of
Charlotte College Center li)4()-1947;
Dr. James E. Hillman, Executive
Secretary North Carolina College
Conference; Dr. Harris Purks,
f^xecutive Director North Carolina
Board of Higher Education; Dr.
E. H. Caringer, Superintendent
Charlotte City Schools; Dick Bow-
ard, Charlotte College Alumnus and
soloist for the occasion. Dr. .lesse
P. Bogue, Executive Secretary of
the American Association of Junior
Colleges, will be the main speaker
and Mr. J. Murrey Atkins, Chair
man of the Charlotte College ad
visory Board, will preside.
Our goal is to have every seat
in the auditorium filled by students,
alumni, faculty, and friends of the
college.
ELECTION OF
SUPERLATIVES
On or before January 19 the
I;iections Committee will provide
eligible voters with nomination
blanks for superlatives for the an
nual. Who are the eligible voters?
This question will be answered at
the next meeting of the Student
Government eai ly in January. Here
tofore, Freshmen and Sophomores
have selected superlatives for the
annual. It is now proposed that
only Sophomores be eligible to vote
for superlatives, and further, that
only Sophomores be eligible to be
superlatives.
Sophomores interested in having
only Sophomore superlatives in the
annual should speak to their repre
sentatives in the Student Govern
ment. Also, Freshmen that want to
retain the right to vote for superla
tives should notify their represen
tatives in the council of their
opinion.
The election will be held some
time during the week of February
5, the exact date being determined
by the Student Government at its
next meeting.
Enjoying Economics—Charlotte College students find that education can
be fun.
(;eolo(,y
FIELD TRIP
Combining business with plea
sure, Dr. Hechenbleikner and his
Geology 41 class took an excursion
into the mountains of North Caro
lina and Tennessee during Novem
ber. The purpose of the trip was
to study mines, rocks, minerals,
and cave formations.
Leaving early on Saturday morn
ing, the excursionists visited Mc
Kinney Feldspar Mine at Little
Switzerland, North Carolina, and
Cranberry Iron Mine near Lin-
ville. North Carolina, before jour
neying into Bristol, Tennessee, to
spend the night. At the McKinney
Feldspar Mine, the class studied
and collected samples of Feldspar
and Mica. Magnetite or iron ore
was the mineral that the students
observed and collected at the Cran
berry Iron Mine.
Early the next day, the students
observed one of the great works of
Nature — Limestone cave forma-
(Continued on page 2)
CHRISTMAS
Christmas is an occasion of great
festivity. Trees and homes are gaily
decorated. Gifts are exchanged.
There is an abundance of merry
making. It is a time when many
religious persons believe they are
celebrating the birthday of Christ.
It is a time when business interests
tell everyone how many shopping
days are left before Christmas. It
is a time of convenient morality
and giving in order to be repaid.
(Gal. 5:19, 21; Luke 14:12-14.)
There is the tradition of Christ
mas. Observed for centuries, re
vered by millions, it is declared to
be the celebration of the birth of
Christ.
The Scriptures do not give us an
exact date for his birth. They are
against the December 25 date, how
ever. It is inconceivable that Joseph
would have taken his wife, “heavy
with child,” over mountainous ter
rain (averaging 3,000 feet above
sea level) for a trip of over sixty
miles in a winter month.
The Bible indication . is that
Christ was bom on or near Oc
tober 1. Note that Luke 3:23 de
clares: “Futhermore, Jesus himself,
when he commenced his work, was
about thirty years old.” The min
istry of Christ was three and one-
half years. He was put to death
on the Passover, which is always
the day of the first full moon after
the spring equinox, which usually
occurs in early April. Six months
from His death Jesus would have
been .34. Six months from early
April is early October. The Oc
tober date agrees with the record
of the shepherds in the fields tend
ing sheep. There would have been
no shepherds watching their flocks
in DecemVjer in Palestine. (Luke
2:1-12.)
Here is further proof. Luke 1:5,
8-24 declare: “In the days of Herod,
king of Judea, there happened to
be a certain priest named Zecha-
riah of the division of Abijah, and
(Continued on page 2)