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©ijp ©Iiadnttp ffinlbgtan The Newspaper Voice of Charlotte College VOL. 9 NO. 5 CHARLOTTE COLLEGE. CHARLOTTE, N. C: APRIL 1958 a Collegian And Assembly Committee To Sponsor Campus Cut-Ups” Show During the latter part of the spring quarter of 1958, the students of Charlotte College will have the opportunity to see the Campus Cut-Ups, a variety show sponsored by the Assembly Committee and the Charlotte Collegian. The presentation will feature various types of talent and will be under the advisorship of Mr. David Littlejohn, who teaches Spanish in the day school. Mr. Littlejohn, a member of the Charlotte Opera Asso ciation and a participating singer in their operatic presentations, helped produce the Campus Cut-Ups in 1947, the year of the show’s debut. “It was a big success back then,” he said; “we had a full house.” No actual date for the show has been set at this time, but it is be lieved that it can be held during the first part of the month of May, barring any difficulties that may rrise in connection with arrange ments. “Before setting a date,” Mr. Littlejohn said, “it is necessary to get all interested persons together and eliminate all the dates that they cannot possibly make it; of course, we’ll never be able to ac commodate everyone — that’s just one of the many difficulties that we encounter.” “Moreover, using some outside talent—say from some of the local high schools—will create a broader interest in the show and possibly will bring a larger audience,” said Mr. Littlejohn. When questioned about the for mat of the show, Mr. Littlejohn said that none has yet been decided upon; he said that a central theme is desirable to achieve unity of ideas and that several possible themes have been discussed, but that the floor is still open for sug- gesetions and debate. He summed the matter up in this manner: ‘‘The show is still in the planning stages; work goes slowly on a thing like this until a lot of interest is cre ated and more people come and bring their acts and ideas with them. Before we can begin laying the program out, we must have all New Constitution Presented Tonight The enewe constitution for Char lotte College was read in assembly this evening. It will be presented to the students for approval in an election soon. Major changes include the elec tion of five sophomore and five freshman class representatives to the Student Council. All chairmen of standing members will no long er have votes, and heads of publi cations will be ex-officio members of the council, also without vote. Also in the constitution is the provision for chairmanship of meet ings, but under the change the vice- president will be in charge. Also included in the new consti tution is the establishing of a more rigid honor system, based on those now in effect in other colleges in this state. The constitution was re-written rnd presented to the present Stu dent Council for approval in a meeting last week. the material (talent in this case); then we can build a show around it. “We do know of several numbers that we can count on: a very fine rock-and-roll instrumental group, the Catalinans, has volunteered its services; Don Baxter, one of our stadents, has said that he \,'ill pro vide a band for continuity music and accompaniment; Merwin Foard, a C. C. graduate and well-known local singer, will offer a bass-bari- tone solo; Miss Susan Thomas will lampoon a French chanteuse; Miss Diane McAllister, the daughter of one of our students and student at Central High School, has applied to be auditioned; Mr. Woodruff will airect the college chorus in a num ber or two; Earl Wentz, who plays the piano for the chorus, has of- i’eied his services; then we hope to put together a few skits and entr’ actes. We would like to have sev eral members of the faculty par ticipate. “The roster is by no means com plete; we will keep the paper noti fied as other acts join the show.” Several intereste persons have expressed hope that the Campus Cut-Ups may become an annual event, one of the highlights of the Charlotte College school year. Miss Rogers Joins Staff As Teacfier Of Math 7 And 8 At the beginning of the spring quarter, 1958, Miss Hortense Rog ers joined the Charlotte College faculty on a temporary basis. She teaches plane trigonometry and two sections of college algebra. Miss Rogers, a native of Ben- nettsville, South Carolina, has an AB and an MA degree from Win- throp College and an MA from Columbia. She taught mathematics at Winthrop College and at the Winthrop Training School for Teachers. Collegian Meeting There will be a meeting: of the Collepjian staff and all persons in terested in joining it on Thursday at 8 o’clock in the faculty counsel or’s room on the third floor of the main building. It is important for all members to be there, for at that time articles will be assigned and there will be a reorganization of the staff. lumni Association Letter About Formation Received By Miss Cone •A. group of former students of Charlotte College has written a letter to Miss Bonnie Cone, the Director, outlining plans for the organization of a Charlotte College Alumni Association. The letter points out the absence of such an organization and the uigent need for it, especially at the present time, when the College is entering up(m a new period in its development. College authorities were enthusi- Daniel Scharr Lectures About Modern Russia Mr. Daniel Schorr, Moscow cor respondent for C. B. S., gave a lec ture for Charlotte College students in the Elizabeth School Auditorium on P^riday, F’ebruary ??. His talk was entitled, “A Reporteer’s Eye View of Soviete Russia.” ■Mr. Schorr covered personal experiences and opinions in his talk, and afterwards answered questions from the student body. lie has been stationed in Moscow for almost three years, and during that time been associated occasion ally with Khrushchev and other top led leaders. He attacked the preva lent American opinion that Khrush chev is “a fat red drunk,” saying that the Russian Communist leader is able and brilliant, and that sto ries concerning his over-fondness for vodka were greatly exagge rated. Mr. Schorr also discussed the at titudes of the Russian people, es pecially about the launching of Sputniks 1 and 2. He said that many Russians thought that that was all fine and good, but won dered where more adequate cloth ing, heating, and housing were. He also said that Russian students in uiniversities were becoming increas ingly restless. •■is'-ic on leaining of the movement for an alumni association. Several were of the opinion that this group could be of invaluable service in the next few crucial years when the college will (it is confidently ex pected) become an independent in stitution with its own campus, buildings, and equipment. The oamiiaign fen- the association will be launched at a meeting in the Student Lounge Saturday, March 22, at 7::U) p.m. The text of the letter follows: “Once an institution has been es tablished there are certain internal and external elements necessary for the perpetuation and future growth of the institution. Charlotte College is no exception. “As for the former element Charlotte College takes second place to no school in administra tion, (|uality of faculty, and active ness of student groups and organi zations. As for the latter element, there has been a cons)>icuous ab sence of a very important grouj) ... an active Alumni Association. “Recognition of the fact that such an organization is vital to the interests of an ever expanding Charlotte College by a group of CC Alumni has culminated in prelimi nary groundwork being laid for the activation of such a group. “A mail campaign has been launched in an attempt to reach every graduate and former student of Charlotte Colleege so that neces sary records and data can be estab lished for the Alumni Association. The response has been extremely gratifying, and numerous applica tions for membership have been re ceived in the Charlotte College of fice. Continued on Page 4 Director Speaks At Christ Church The voters of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County must decide at the forthcoming county-wide tax election whether their community c:;llege is to take advantage of state aid or fall behind the other two community colleges at Ashe ville and Wilmington. This challenge was thrown out by Miss Bonnie Cone, director of Charlotte College, in an address to an attentive audience at Christ Episcopal Church family night February 2(i. , The Community College act passed by the state General As sembly at its last session, Miss Cone explained, provides that state funds will be available only where they can be matched by local funds. Asheville and Wilmington have al ready qualified their community colleges, she said, by voting the necessary tax to match the state funds. Charlotte and Mecklenburg have stil Ito vote the county-wide tax. Until this tax is voted, the college will not be eligible for the .$(,()(),000 in state funds that it may get if the matching money is pro vided. This election, however, Miss Cone continued, means much more to Charlotte College than money. The Community College Act provides that, as soon as the two-cent coun ty-wide tax is voted, the college can have its own independent board of trustees and can then enter upon a new phanse of its career as a col lege in its own right distinct from the city school board. Continued on Page 3 - WINSLOW ACCEPTS - Phi Theta Kappa Charter Presented A big step toward the greater prestige of Charlotte College was achieved with the formal presenta tion of the College chapter charter of Phi Theta Kappa. Dr. Bud Smith, President of Wingate Junior College, officially presented the charter to Iota Lambda Chapter president, Leigh Winslow, at a stu dent government assembly. For several years, Miss Cone and mem bers of the efaculty, aided by Dr. Smith, have been trying to estab lish a Phi Theta Kappa chapter at Charlotte College. This dream was finally realized last year. I’hi Theta Kappa in the junior colleges is equivalent to Phi Beta Kappa in the senior institutions; membership is based upon scho larship. The chapter members were rec ognized at the student assembly. Miss Denny, the Iota Lambda chap ter advisor, and Mrs. Smith, Theta Nu advisor at Wingate, were also recognized. It is hoped that a joint meeting of the Theta Nu and Iota Lambda chapters of Phi Theta Kappa can take place in the near future. Dr. Smith Presents Charter To President Leigh Wilson. From Left — Jim Hicks. Gay Hinson, Dr. Smith. Winslow, and Bill Wagner
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