The Charlotte Collegian With C. C. News And Features — Bi - Weekly Volume X Tuesday, November 25, 1958 No. 4 Building Program Plans Not Definite \..Once To Every Man And Nation HARVEY WOODRUFF directs the Charlotte College Chorus as it presents its first puhlic porformanoe of the current season. Held in the Central High School auditorium, the assembly program consisted of sacred and patriotic songs that were appropriate for the Thanksgiving season. The audience participated in some of the numbers.—(Collegian Photo—Killough). Charlotte College Chorus Makes Season Debut At Thanksgiving General Assembly Program BY TOMMY CORNELIUS Collegian Editor’s Assistant The Charlotte College Chorus presented its first assembly pro gram of the year on Friday, No vember 7, at 7:30 P.M., in the Cen tral High School auditorium. Num bers presented by the chorus at this first assembly program were Following the film presentation the group had its own model U.N. meeting which it discussed and took action on a resolution to es tablish a U.N. Space Commission which would oversee and control space exploration. The Russian delegate vociferous ly objected to such a commission, because the Russian government, “having spent some three billion rubles on space exploration,” be lieved itself too far advanced in the field to be able to safely turn over “America,” “Once to Every Man and Nation,” “Prayer of Thanks giving,” “The Star Spangled Ban ner,” “Children of the Heavenly Father,” Psalm 150, and the Char lotte College Alma Mater. The main theme of the program was Thanksgiving, not only be cause of the season, but also be- to such a group information which could be used by inimical nations to effect her own destruction. The mock assembly, however, passed the resolution. Kanela Maydanis, CCUN secre tary, told the group that some twenty-three persons had signed up for the New York trip planned for November 26-29 The group will visit a session of the U.N. General Assembly, and plans are being made to visit with the Russian and Japanese delegations. cause it was felt' that Charlotte College, owing to the success of the recent bond election, has much for which to be thankful. The chorus is under the direction of Mr. Harvey Woodruff and con sists of twenty members. The group has one or more rehearsals per week, the main class period being Sigma Lambda Chi Discloses Plans For Current Year A spokesman for Sigma Lambda Chi, the Charlotte College social fraternity, said that plans are now under way to make 1958-’59 the most productive year in the history of the organization. He said that projects have been elected, al though he did not specify their nature. He further commented that five pledges for the fall quarter have been selected. They are Walter Elmore, Burt Flowers, Jeriy Honey, Gail Rea, and Manning Watts. The pledges will undergo initiation during pledge week, fol lowing which they will be eligible to become members of the fratern ity. Everybody likes a good loser, Provided it is the other team. Living in the lap of luxury isn’t bad, except that you never know when luxury is going to stand up. on Friday night between the hours of eight and nine-fifty. Mr. Woodruff has announced that the chorus is still open to any one who wishes to join. Interested persons should contact Mr. Wood ruff or come to chorus rehearsals any Friday night in the music building. A new-boin baby might howl even louder if he only knew how big a share of the national debt he already owes. Board Meets To Discuss Future Plans Oliver Rowe, chairman of the finance committee of the Board of Trustees of the ('harlotte Community College System, told the faculty of (’harlotte College at a .joint meeting Friday, November 7, that the faculty can help speed up the work on new col lege buildings by getting their plans completed at once. Mr. Rowe made no promises as to just when the new buildings can be started, but he did say that the sooner the department heads made known their needs the sooner the plans could be put in the hands of an architect. He expressed the hope that at least one new building could be leady for use for the session of 1959-()0, but, if not then, at least foi- the session of 1960-61. He had just heard the depart ment heads outline their needs in the way of classrooms, lecture rooms, laboratories, storage space, and library. Before this was done, however, several members of the faculty explained the scope and purposes of Charlotte College, so that the trustees could have some idea of what the college is doing now and what it hopes to do in the future. Miss Mary Denny explained the general purposes of the college as being to prepare the student for further academic or professional work, for employment or for per sonal growth through education. She mentioned scholarships for needy students and the general services of the college to the com munity. Mr. Mark Tinkham explained the university parallel curriculum and how the student is helped to choose his courses so that, when he trans- Punch, Anyone? SERVING AS HOSTKSS for the French C'!ub open house November 6 was Susan Thomas, president of the organization, who is shown above handing a cup of punch to Max Petty.—(Collegian Photo—Killough), CCU.N. Views Film, Holds Mock U.N. Meeting In Lounge BY BOB ROBERTSON Collegian News Editor The Charlotte College C.C.U.N met in the student lounge at 8 P.M., on the evening of November 13. The meeting featured a film on the United Nations. The film pointed up the role of the U.N. in averting or ending wars through peaceful negotiation and mediation. It pointed out too, that the U.N. is not a lo4)uacious but otherwise helpless assembly, but is a world organization capable of speedy and unified military action as was witnessed in Korea.

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