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The Newspaper Voice of Charlotte College
Volume X Wednesdoy, February 11, 1959 No. 5
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(Charlotte Observer)
CH ARLO ITE COLLEGE’S NEW SITE
FIRE DRILL IS
TERMED "SUCCESS"
Charlotte College held the first
fire drill in its history on January
29. The building; was cleared within
three minutes. This, according to
fire department inspectors Ryan
and Proffitt, was very good.
However, the inspectors were
distressed at the heavy smoking
in the halls and classrooms. Fire
department regulations forbid
smoking in the building, but, if
cold weather is prevalent, students
are urged to do their smoking at
the stairwells.
“Open doors in hallways should
be closed,” said the firemen. This
would bar the path of heat and
smoke. Another grievance was the
lack of space behind the building.
In case of fire, the stationing
of equipment would be extremely
difficult.
During the fire drill, the classes
went down the back stairs. This
procedure will be rearranged to
permit students in the back wing
to go out back, students in the
wing nearest the creek to exit from
the door on that side, and the stu
dents in the auditorium wing to
leave by way of the door on the
first floor of that area.
Five long rings of the bell is the
signal to leave the building.
One ring indicates ‘all clear.”
It was suggested that the
length of the rings be lengthened
and that Charlotte College should
have its own bell instead of having
to use Central’s system.
The venture was termed by Miss
English, who co-ordinated the ex
ercise along with Mr. Yarborough,
“a success”.
Freshmen Elect Officers
McManus, Phillips, and Cobb, (Collegian Photo—Killough)
Three graduates of Harding High
School have been elected to the
top positions in Charlotte College’s
freshman class. In the most active
class election in the past years, a
total of eight students were elect
ed to represent the freshmen. A
primary and a run-off were needed
to chose these eight from the for-
ty-six candidates.
Ed Phillips, a 1954 graduate of
Harding, was elected president of
the class. Ed lives with his parents
at 2915 Carol Avenue. He is ma
joring in Business Administration
and plans to continue his studies
at Wake Forest College.
Chosen vice-president was John
ny Cobb, Harding ’51. Johnny serv
ed as a dental technician in the
United States Navy for four years
and is presently employed by
Thompson Dental Company. He is
majoring in Business Administra
tion. The new veep and his wife,
the former Louise Treadaway, live
at 2108 East Seventh Street.
A 1958 graduate of Harding who
is also majoring in Business Ad
ministration, John McManus, was
elected to the post of secretary-
treasurer. John lives with his par
ents at 2504 Morton Street.
Elected as representatives of the
Fresman Class were: Jimmy Jos
ephs, Sandra Payseur, John Yan-
dle, Jerry Williams, and Sonny
Bell.
CONFERENCE
IS HELD
BY SAM BELL
Collegian Staff Writer
The Curriculum Building Plan
ning Conference, sponsored by the
board of trustees of Charlotte
Community College System, was
held here December 4-6. Speakers
at the opening meeting were Dr.
C. C. Colvert, professor and con
sultant in junior college education.
University of Texas, and Dr. James
L. Wattenbarger, director. Divis
ion of Community College, Florida
State Department of Education.
They spoke on community college
objectives. Mr. John Paul Lucas,
board of trustees vice-president,
presided at this meeting.
On December 5, the scene of the
session shifted from the Education
Center on East Ninth Street to the
Charlotte Public Library. The
board heard from Dr. Francis G.
Cornell, educational consultant for
Englehardt, Englehardt, Leggett,
and Cornell, on the subject of pro
jected white and Negro enroll
ments. Proposed curricula for the
Charlotte Community College Sys
tem was also discussed. Mr. Oliver
R. Rowe, chairman of the finance
committee, wielded the gavel for
this session.
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MISS CONE NEW
S. A. J. C. PREXY
At a meeting of the Southern
Association of Junior Colleges
which ended Thursday, December
4, Miss Bonnie Cone, Charlotte
College director, was elected to the
association's presidency.
The meeting at which the elec
tion took place was held in Louis
ville in conjunction with the ses
sion of the Southern Association
of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
In order to fill her new position
Miss Cone was elevated from the
vice-presidency of the junior col
lege association. She is believed to
be the first woman to occupy the
organization’s presidency.
She was also elected to mem
bership on the Research and Ser
vice Commission of the Southern
Association of Colleges and Sec
ondary Schools.
Miss Cone Reveals New Facts
About Future C. C. Campus
BY FKEU COLLINS
Collegian Business Manager.
Miss Bonnie Cone, Charlotte College Director, in a recent
interview, reached into the “Confidential” File and revealed
many of the pertinent facts concrening the new campus of
Charlotte College.
All titles to the numerous pieces
of property constituting the acre
age for the new campus have been
thoroughly investigated and the
purchase is clear. The bond antici
pation notes, in the amount of
$200,000.00 have been purchased
by the Wachovia Bank and Trust
Company, providing the necessary
cash for the land,
A. G. O’Dell, Jr., and Associates,
one of the finest architectural
firms in the country, has been em
ployed to design the Campus. This
firm is famous for designing many
structures. Some of its major ac
complishments include the down
town library. Oven’s Auditorium,
the magnificent Coliseum, and the
new Presbyterian College to be
constructed at Laurinburg, N. C.
A master plan will be created to
show the future design of the
campus, but present efforts will
be concentrated on the construc
tion of one building—a class-room
type building. This first building
will be relatively large and will
house classrooms; the library; ad
ministration offices; a private of
fice for each member of the facul
ty. Also included will be two
chemistry labs; two engineering
graphics labs; one or two physics
labs; one biology and earth science
lab. Lecture rooms will accompany
the labs in each of these areas. For
comfort the year round, the build
ing will be completely air-condi
tioned.
The curricula will remain the
same as present upon moving to
the new campus, but will be ex
tended as quickly as the need nec
essitates doing so. The expected
need for immediate extension will
be in these curricula: 1. Mechani
cal Engineering; 2. Electrical En
gineering; 3. Civil Engineering.
Our newest addition to the col
lege program the Charlotte De
partment of the School Engineer
ing of North Carolina State Col
lege, will remain the same on the
new campus. This department of
fers advanced courses in Mechani
cal Engineering and Graduate work
in Chemical Engineering. Headed
gy Dr. Herbert Lynch, a local, self-
employed consulting engineer, these
areas of work receive a $10,000.00
appropriation each year from the
“Contingency and Emergency
Fund” of the state.
Use of the new campus had
formerly been designated for Jan
uary 1, 1960, but this date tends
to show a slight touch of optimism.
The new target date is September,
1960—quite a bit more reasonable.
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