Jerry discusses his engineering plans.
Our Olympic Diving Champion
Among Charlotte College’s newest foreign students is
Tarokh Taefi, commonly known to his fellow students by his
American nickname, Jerry. Jerry is from Abadan, Iran. He
studied civil engineering for four years in the Institute of
Technology, which is a branch of La Fayette University in
Abadan. He was preparing to continue his education in
San Francisco when a friend at the University of North Caro
lina at Chapel Hill suggested a less distant college.
The final decision was Charlotte College. Here, Jerry
plans to study mechanical engineering. He also wants to
acquire degrees in electrical engineering and town planning
which he hopes to complete at Harvard. Jerry explains that
engineers are very much needed in Iran.
In his free time, Jerry enjoys sports. He is a member of
his organization, the Y.M.C.A. He believes this to be one of
the finest and most worthwhile organizations one can belong
to. He is a college basketball player, table-tennis champion of
his home town, Abadan, and an avid chess player.
FAC Spins Wheels Of Registration
By Carol BaRby
Let us pause for a moment in
the mad turmoil of existence to
pay tribute to an unsung band of
stout hearted patriots, officially
known as the Freshman Advisory
Council of Charlotte College. The
FAC (faithful and courageous) is
responsible for the happy fact that
most of the freshmen and transfer
students came through the harrow
ing experience of Orientation and
Registration Week only slightly
scarred, and that is an achievement
worthy of note! (The FAC mem
bers did not fare quite so well, and
visiting hours are from four to
six every Sunday.)
The efficient head of this daunt
less group, Bob Schaeffer, staunch
ly maintains that things were much
smoother than they appeared. He
listed the schedule of events as
follows:
Sunday—“We gave tours of the
campus and facilities for the new
students and their parents. There
was a reception with punch and
cookies in the Game Room of the
College Union afterwards. Dean
and Mrs. McCoy were the hosts of
this pleasant afternoon.”
Monday—“Monday night we had
an assembly for the new students
and then supper at the College
Union. Each organization had a
booth to interest the new students
and the Slimy River Bottom Boys,
the Caravelles, and the Winstons
provided the entertainment.” (The
President of the Student Council
arrived at the assembly about a
minute before it began and didn't
quite know his notes. Great ad-
libbing Dudney!)
Tuesday—“That was a mess!”
The returning students saw their
advisors in the morning; the new
students, in the afternoon; and the
returning night students saw their
advisors that night. The real fun
came when it was learned that
there was a slight shortage of tran
scripts, pre-registration forms, and
faculty advisors for the new stu
dents, but our resourceful FAC
again saved the day! The floor of
the registrar’s office v/as soon
covered with pre-registration forms
and students separating them.
(Never again!” sighed Mr. Gro
gan.)
Wednesday—“The returning stu
dents registered. The FAC mem
bers were allowed to register early.
This was their only concrete re
gard.” Though Bob noted that their
members decreased just a bit after
this, “several faithful” stayed on to
register the returning night stu
dents.
Thursday—“The freshmen and
transfer students, day and night,
registered.” Need more be said of
that day freshmen, FAC, or facul
ty?
Friday—“Friday was a catch
all,” and
Saturday—“We slept ALL day
long!”
Bob wanted to give special
thanks to a few of his troop for
devotion and service above and
beyond the call of duty. Jim Rey
nolds “knocked himself out, run
ning all over the school.” Johnny
Nicholaides and Ronnie Rodgers
manned the door. (Ronnie found
out what a demanding job this
Jerry’s most noted success in sports is his swimming and
diving ability. He holds the position of Olympic Diving Cham
pion. Six years of exnerience lies behind this title. During a
period of inactivity due to water on the knee, Jerry spent
much time reading books on one of his favorite sports —
swimming, diving forms etc. When he was at last able to
resume his normal activities, he began immediate practice
at the pool, which included seven hundred dives a day! This
same year Jerry became the champion for his city, but be
cause of his work he was unable to compete for his country.
The following year, however, he went on to earn the title he
holds today.
Jerry has traveled in Austria, Germany, Belgium, Eng
land, and many other European countries. He was especially
impressed w'ith the cleanliness and good health programs of
Germany. Having been in the United States only a little more
than a month, he speaks very favorably of this country. The
only thing he can’t get accustomed to is the sales tax! The
people at Charlotte College have impressed Jerry by their
friendliness and kindness. “I haven’t met anyone I don’t
like,” says Jerry.
was when he bravely told a foot
ball hero that he couldn’t go up
stairs. The hero thought differ
ently and went right ahead. It
took Ronnie and four other boys to
stop him at the top of the stairs!)
Don Hughes “stayed ever night
until the last light was out.” Mor
ris spearman kept the course sheet
(section closed and opened) up-to-
date (He deserves the Bronze Star
for that!), and Susan Weber ‘help
ed all summer.”
Dudney Jarnigan, Patsy Helf-
ner, Andria Prutnick, and Ronnie
Webber spent hours in Pean Mc
Coy’s classroom sorting IBM cards.
Bobby Davis did a “little bit of
everything.” Bob wished it em
phasized that there were, of course,
many others too numerous to men
tion, and this list is just a re
presentative sample.
Naturally some things went
wrong, as they always seem to
have a way of doing. Some poor
souls filled out all of those inter
minable IBM cards, only to reach
the check table and find that (hor
ror of horrors) they couldn’t find
a one of them. One resourceful
young man carefully filled out the
back of the first white card. Then
he turned each of the others over
and wrote SAME in big letters
across them. The annual staff may
find itself a bit overloaded by
good-looking freshman girls—since
its sport editor used his position
at the door to good advantage. He
doesn’t know for sure how many
freshmen girls the sports depart
ment recruited, but he can tell you
how many phone numbers he has!
At its worst the first week of
the year can be enough to make
even the most determined freshmen
renounce college forever, but Char
lotte College’s FAC preserved
everyone intact and made things
easier for them. Bob said they
would be active for spring semes
ter registration and, meanwhile,
they were always available for ad
vice. They will do a superb job
too, because in just a few short
months many of their charges will
make up the new, all-wise FAC!
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