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The Newspaper Voice of Charlotte College
VOL. 9 NO. 6
CHARLOTTE COLLEGE, CHARLOTTE, N. C:
MARCH 29, 1958
Gity And County Residents Vote
Approval For Two-Cent Tax Levy
Students Accept
New Constitution
Charlotte College Students voted
recently to accept the revised con
stitution, presented for their ap
proval by the Student Council. The
vote for acceptance was by a 6 to 1
majority.
A spokesman for the Council said
that the old constitution had been
outgrown. It was intended to gov
ern a student body of 250 and was
incapable of governing a body of
500 or more. He said that it had
been amended so often that it was
no longer effective, and the origi-
n il meaning had been lost.
The most important change made
was the creating of five sophomore
I. nd five freshman class represen
tatives, to serve on the council with
their class officers and the execu
tive council.
In the past, chairmen of all
standing committees and heads of
publications were also on the coun
cil. Under the new set up publi
cation heads are ex-officio mem
bers without vote.
WILEY MARTIN
Sigma Lambda Chi
Holds A Car Wash
The Charlotte College fraternity.
Sigma Lambda Chi, held a Car
Wash Friday, April 12, at the Gulf
Station at the corner of Fugate and
Independence. Price was $1.25 for
those with tickets, $1.50 for those
without. The tickets were sold by
the fraternity brothers.
Joe Pickard, past vice-president,
said in speaking for the fraternity
that over 40 cars were washed.
Fifteen members worked from 9
o’clock in the morning to 7 o’clock
at night.
The organization hopes to profit
$50.00 from the venture.
Three important Charlotteans, and boosters of Charlotte College, Mr. Art Jones, Mayor James Smith,
and Mr. J. Murrey Atkins, flash smiles of confidence of victory as they vote in Saturday’s Bond Election. The
two-cent tax levy was passed by a 5-2 margin. (Staff I’hoto—Killough, Harmer)
Wiley Martin Will Run
Uncontested For Prexy
Wiley Martin has been nominated to serve as President of the Stu
dent Government Association of Charlotte College, it was announced last
Tuesday by Jim Hicks, Chairman of the Elections Committee. He will run
unopposed for the position.
Martin, 24, graduated in 1951
from Thomasboro High School,
where he was a member of the
Beta Club, Dramatics Club, Hi-Y
Club, and played basketball and
baseball for three years. -He
served in the Army Signal Corps
for two years, and spent over a
year in Germany.
Martin is married to the former
Miss Jeraldeen Allen. They are
members of the Enderly Park Bap
tist Church.
At the present time, Martin is
serving as President of the
Freshman Class.
When contacted by the Collegian
in reference to his nomination,
Martin said, “To those of you that
have seen fit to nominate me for
President I wish to express my ap
preciation. In the event that you of
the student body give me the honor
tomorrow night of electing me
president I shall, with your coop
eration, try to do all that I possibly
can to make the next year one of
the best in the history of Charlotte
College.
“The new constitution of the col
lege provides for a greater repre
sentation from the student body to
help with the planning of the ac
tivities of the college. With this
greater representation it will be
easier than ever to plan for the
benefit of the entire student body.
Another project that will be worked
on will be more publicity for the
college to let the people of this
community know what the students
are doing.
“There are several things that I
could promise to try to do, but
there is one thing that I can defi
nitely promise to do . . . my best.”
CCUN Active Since
Starting Last Fall
The Charlotte College Collegiate
Council for the United Nations
(better known as the CCUN) had
its beginning last fall. At that time
a group of Charlotte College stu
dents aligned themselves with col
leges all over the United States and
the world to further UN knowledge
among college students. Nothing is
more important to the success of
the United Nations than the in
telligent interest of thinking peo
ple. It is vital that there should be
a large group of people in every
country who fully understand not
only our aims and ideals but the
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Election Shows
5-2 Majority
On Saturday, April 20, the voters
of Mecklenburg County and Char
lotte voiced their approval of a
county-wide two cents’ tax levy for
funds to be used in support of the
Charlotte Community Collejje Sys
tem, consisting? of two units: Char
lotte and Carver Collep:es.
As a result of this election, ex
tending to the county the tax al
ready being paid by city taxpayers,
the College has authority to name
its own board of trustees and thus
to establish itself as an independent
unit. It will then be able to call for
a bond election, which wil probably
be held in December, to vote money
to match the $600,000 provided by
the (ieneral Assembly in the bill to
provide a plan of organization and
operation for Community colleges.
('harlotte (’ollege is now eli
gible for an independent board of
trustees; upon the appointment
of this board, the Charlotte
Hoard of Education will relin
quish control of the institution,
and it will be a college in its
own right.
This levy means that there will
be an additional tax in the county
of two cents on each property val
uation of one hundred dollars; it
will cost the taxpayer twenty cents
annually on each thousand dollars
worth of property.
This tax levy is not an addi
tional tax on city property; it is
merely a county-wide extension
of the present city tax of two
cents.
The new board of trustees will
be made up of twelve members,
of which two will be appointed
by the County Commissioners,
two by the ('ounty School Board,
two by the Charlotte City Coun
cil, two by the (’harlotte City
Board of Education, and four by
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Robertson And Cruse Will Vie For
Election As Council Vice-President
BOB ROBERTSON
Charles L. Cruse and Bob Rob
ertson have been nominated for
Vice-President of the Student Gov
ernment Association of Charlotte
College.
Cruse is a graduate of Charlotte
Tech High School. While a student
there he was Treasurer of the Jun
ior Class and won the Rotary Club
Award. At Charlotte College he is
a member of Sigma Tau Sigma and
Phi Theta Kappa.
He served two years in the army,
fourteen months of which were
spent in Korea.
He is married and is the young
est charter member of the Green
Memorial Baptist Church.
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CHARLES CRUSE