The
Charlotte Collegian
VOL. 20, NUMBER «
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
DECEMBER 15, 1964
New Buildings Will Be Ready
When Classes Resume Jan. 4
By RUSTY COLLOGINSKI the maximum of beauty and effi- students orient themselves to the
As all of us leave for the Christ- ciency, these buildings will add new suroundings.
mas holidays and the accompany- approximately 40 classrooms and The A wing of the building will
ing round of festivities, we can look 68 faculty offices. have 20 classrooms, each 24' by
forward to more than the same Fully air conditioned and flour- 20', and seating approximately
Upon thorouqh consideration on the Colleqe Union Gov- campus when we return—our new escently lighted, the three wings twenty-five students each. In the
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The SQA Statement
The following is the statement to Dr. Cone from the Stu
dent Government Association concerning the recent petition
to Dr. Cone from the College Union Governing Board. Pre
pared by John Scott, President of the SGA, the statement was
signed by forty student government members and club offi
cers as of 2 p. m., Monday, Dec. 7.
Dear Dr. Cone:
erning Board's motion and subsequent petition;
"that the President of the college be petitioned to
charter a College Union for Charlotte College and to
establish a Governing Board which will function as an
administrative committee for the College Union as
constituted in Article IV of the constitution of the
College Union.",
it is the considered opinion of the Student Legislature andits
officers that the College Union organization should and must
remain under the auspices of the Student Government Asso
ciation.
(1) We believe that tiie College Union Is and should be
essentially a student organization because:
A. Its active membership consists solely of students.
B. Its programs and activities are supported by ap
propriations from the Student Activity Fee Fund.
(2) In order to maintain the all important principle of
student self-government on the campus of Charlotte College,
we firmly believe that it is necessary and proper that all stu
dent organizations derive their validity from the recognitory
sanction of the elected representative body of the students.
In the event that a stuu^nt organization should desire
to break with the aggregate, central body of students and af
filiate with the college administration, the result, we assert
would be the death blow to the principle of student self-gov
ernment.
Wilh Four Peace Corps Workers
By BETTYE TRAPPS
(3) At present the Student Legislature exercises the dele
gated authority "to review and approve the constitutions _ p\ i r\*
and/or by-laws of all student campus organizations, and to | P |M PrQCantc PanPI nlcriKCinn
issue these organizations a charter without which no student ttUlM ^16361115 rd!!tJI UlbtUbblUll
organization may function."
This power of review and approval is the extent to which
the Student Legislature may exert any direct control over the
various campus student organizations. Since the Legislature's
power in this respect is well defined and quite limited, each
student organization including the College Union exercises
complete autonomy within the scope of its constitutional pur
poses.
In the specific case of the College Union, the Student
Legislature has had only two formal occasions to review the
C. U. constitution. On May 4, 1964, the Student Legislature
approved the C. U. constitution and granted the organization
a charter, and on October 19, 1964, the Legislature approved
an amendment concerning the requirements for the chair-
buildings will be ready for use by will have a total floor space of B wing there will be sixty-eight
the time classes resume. Ultra- 70,460 square feet. All parts of the spacious faculty offices along with
modern and strikingly designed for buildings are color keyed to help a lounge for the faculty.
The C wing, the most spa
cious of all the buildings, will
house 21 classrooms, eight semi
nar rooms, two 200 seat lecture
rooms, four 100 seat lecture rooms,
and a unique projection room.
The projection room is located
in the center of the C wing, and
is on both the ground and second
floor of the building. A circle stair
way in the room itself goes from
the first to the second floor, and
allows access from one stage of
the room to the other.
Between the B and C wings there
will be a colorful and spacious stu
dent lounge that will offer a view
of the entire college campus.
Those funny looking slabs stick
ing out from the C wing are sun
shades, a new innovation that will
afford the rooms sunlight without
blinding glare.
The new Liberal Arts building
is just a preview of many things
that are yet to come; it is the first
of many more additions that will
one day make up the Charlotte
College complex.
Soon this area, now covered with sand, cement, and con
struction equipment, will blossom into a patio where stu
dents can rest and study between classes. (Staff photo—
Estridge).
NEA Will Sponsor
Christmas Party
The Student National Education
Association chapter of Charlotte
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Alvord
were both assigned to Peru. The
On December 9, in the Library Alvords said their training last-
Auditorium, the Charlotte College ed for two months, with classes
United Nations club presented a beginning at 7:00 A. M. and con-
panel discussion with talks from tinuing until 10:00 at night. Mrs. College will sponsor and Inter-Club
four Peace Corps workers. The Alvord recalled, "We were train- Christmas Party, Friday, Dec. 18
panelists. Mr. and Mrs Kenneth ed in house building, killing chick- 2 p. m. in the C. U. cafeteria.
Alvord. Mr. Christopher Sanford, ens, delivering babies and calves. Members of all clubs of Char-
and Mr. Bob Bell, discussed and United States government, commit- [gfj-g College are invited to attend
answered questions concerning nism, physical fitness, and the j^^ve one of their members
their past experiences as workers local language of the country to gj^g ^ brief summary of about
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in the Peace Corps.
Israelian Student Likes America
which we were being sent.” Mr. j^ree minutes on the clubs purpose
Alvord added that very seldom campus activities,
does one work in the field for which jg quj. hope that this party
he has been trained. “Those train- become our annual event,”
ed in medicine may wind up build- sajjj n.E.A. club president Smokey
ing bridges and those trained to vVarren.
As some of us dream of some
day going to England or France,
Elias Ghanem drempt of coming
to America, Although he finished
his secondary education at the age
of 17, he worked for three years
in a hospital before he was able
to come to our country. His father
paid for the transportation, and
Elias has done the rest.
From Haifa, Israel to New York
City was more than just a change
of scene. It meant a change of cus
toms, language, and friends. Elias
had studied foreign languages in
Haifa since his fourth grade, but
still had to struggle with his Eng
lish and his accent. He stayed with
friends for one week in New York,
and then decided that he could
never study there: there was too
ELIAS GHANEM
much going on, all the time.
A friend suggested he come to
Charlotte. He came and found
friends, work, and a school—Char
lotte College. Elias is now a senior,
and is a pre-med student with a
major in French. He plans to com
plete his medical studies at either
Duke or UNC.
Elias does not want to go back
to his native cojjntry; he would
like to stay in America. For one
reason, he can't think of anything
he doesn’t like about America.
He says, "Americans are the
best people—and they don’t know
it. They are hospitable, nice, and
they treat foreign students as ex
ceptions—inviting them into their
homes and showing them around.”
build bridges might wind up de
livering babies.”
"Physical fitness is rigorously
stressed in a Peace Corps trainee’s
program", commented Mrs. Al
vord. "Swimming, camping out
and long hikes are only a few of
the daily exercises’’, Kenneth Al
vord had previously been trained
in radio broadcasting and in Peru,
he and his wife worked in the edu
cational television program.
Peace Corps worker, Christopher
Sanford previously taugh English
and German at the University of
Arkansas, before volunteering to
serve in Thailand, Because of the
difficulty in learning the language,
his training lasted several weeks
longer than the average trainee.
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She also asked that all club
presidents give her the number of
members expected to attend from
their respective clubs by Thurs
day as refreshments will be serv
ed.
No Price Increase
There will be no price increases
in either tuition or fees for the
coming semester. Kenneth Batche
lor, Business Manager of the Col
lege, in speaking with a representa
tive of the paper, did say that
the school would assume the price
schedules of the University when
Charlotte College is formally ap
proved as a campus of the Uni
versity.
For next semester, however,
there will be no price increase.