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No full textThe Honorable Charles Raper Jonas, Eighth District of North Carolina, United States House of Representatives, paid tribute to CPCC by presenting a new United States flag at a Flag-raising Ceremony on November 8. The Trustees of CPCC expressed their approval for the newly revealed plans and model for a 47-classroom building, the first step of a ten-year expansion plan. A new eating area has opened to students and staff on campus. Richard Hagemeyer addresses students on the "open door" admissions policy of CPCC and the value it gives to the institution and community. Dr. F.R. Struthers, Dean of the College Transfer, Technical, Adult Education, and Trade Programs, is interviewed, discussing his life and career. CPCC in conjunction with the Dodge Truck Division of Chrysler and Perkins Diesel holds a two-day training program for CPCC's Automotive Mechanics class for training in their diesel engines.CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
VOL. 1 NO. 3 Charlotte, North Carolina NOVEMBER, 1965
Architectural Model Built
Architectural Model Showing Partial View of Master Plan of Campus Expansion
Jonas Visits Campus
Capitol Flag Flies Over C.P.C.C.
· Rep. Jonas, left, Presents Flag To Dr. Hagemeyer
Examine New Flag
The Honorable Charles Raper
Jonas, Eighth District of North
Carolina, United States House of
Representatives, paid tribute to
Central Piedmont Community
College by presenting to us a
beautiful United States flag at
a Flag-Raising Ceremony on
November 8. A number of special
guests were invited, includ-
-ing the college's Board of Trustees.
Instrumental in planning
the program was one of our instructors,
Mr. A. M. Propst,
,';ongressional Aid ex officio to
Mr. Jonas, who, together with
Tom Roach, Student Government
President, and Rodney
Hammond, Student Government
Vice President, escorted
t he Congressman to t he campus.
F lanked by student offi- j r s, Mr. J onas was presented
o our President , Dr . Richard
. Hagemeyer, and to the Board
. of Trustees.
- Cont inued on Page 2
Photo Courtesy of J. N. Pease Associates '---
The trustees of Central Piedmont
Community College expressed
their approval for the
plans of a 47-classroom building
to be · completed by the fall
of 1967. This is the first step
of a ten-year expansion plan.
The classroom building will
be a three-story structure that
will primarily house the English,
mathematics, and social
science departments. Part of
the first floor will have balcony-
like corridors. The only
windows the classrooms will
have will be those that are beside
the doors.
This building will be one of
seven that has been planned for
the ten-year projected expansion
plan. "The building will
be financed by a $3 million item
to be included in the forthcoming
County Bond Referendum,
expected to be put to the
voters in January."
NEW EATING AREA OPEN
/
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TIE-PROSPECTOR
CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1141 Elizabeth Ave. Charlotte, N. C.
VOL. 1 NO. 3 NOVEMBER, 1965
THE PROSPECTOR STAFF
Terry Hodges __ ____ ______ _: _________________ Editor
Linda Gr iffin ------------------- - -------'--- Secretary
Mr. C. P. Moody ____________________ Faculty Adv~sor
Mr. A. M. Propst ____ ___ __ _________ Faculty Advisor
Wayne Wilson -- -- ~ -- - ---- ---- - -------.-- Newsletter
David Sullivan ___________________ Busmess Manager
Hal Thompson ___________________ Business Manager
Butch Lee
John White
Darrell Kindle
Staff Photographers
ASSAYER
TERRY HODGES
As t he years progress, are we becoming less thankful ?
Each of us exper ience many narrow escapes of varymg
degrees. By our habitual nature, we relinquish our t hankfulness.
The Pilgrims, experiencing a narrow escape from hardship
and death, gave t heir thanks by celebrating Thanksgiving.
However, this service of Thanksgiving has been' r.eproduce~ so
much in this country that it now has become a national holiday.
As a result many of us have taken for granted our God-given
assets. Ar~ you taking your assets for granted?
Dear Edi tor
Dear Editor:
Now is the time to make an appeal to everyone to
make a special effort to keep the new Student Ce~ter.an
a rea to be enjoyed- an area t o be cared for-to mv1te
visit or s into.
I am personally "thankful" for t he beautiful, new,
clean .surroundings in which to eat, drink and be merry.
Help back our Administration, Maintenance Staff , Board
of Trustees and t he Vending Company - do your little
part in keeping the area clean and well-arranged.
-P.M.- Campus
PANORAMA
On the fifteenth of each month, t here is a great exodus of
students from Central Piedmont to the restaurants, banks, and
department stores of Charlotte.
Why the great exodus? It's " pay day" for t~ e manr students
in t he school's Work-Study Program. Havmg waited a
month or six weeks, if it's the first pay day, a tired, hungry, and
"broke" student is certainly not going to wait another day to
spend his well-earned money.
The term "well-earned" is not used because a survey of the
faculty has been made to see how worthwhile are the contributions
of t his working class. When a student has a class in the vicinity
of the Biology Laboratory that ends at ten minutes until nine, . and
if he goes all the way down to t he b asem~nt to .punch the tu~e clock
at exactly nine o'clock, t hen reports immediat ely after nme
o'clock to his supervisor in t he Biology Lab on the t hird floor , he
has already earned his hour's pay. (Editor's Note: While in
sympathy, it is learned, though, t hat no firm pays an employee for
travel time to and from work.) The student's supervisor t hen
spends the student's work hour trying to revive said student so
he will be able to go back to t he basement to punch out at exactly
ten o'clock, "making it back up" to said third floor for history
t eacher has just marked him absent for t he day.
The next day, the same aforementioned student forgets to
punch the clock and does "make it" to history on tim~ ; but
now he has a problem. He stopped work at 9 :45' a.m. this day
beca'use he slept or worked fifteen minutes extra another day. He
has to write his time on the card and has to have his supervisor
sign it . The problem is that 9 :15 is not 9 :45 it's "9 :75," j;ist ~s
1 :00 p.m. is 1300 and 5 :00 p.m. is 1700. It's most helpful if said
student's aforementioned supervisoi· was once in the army, navy,
or even the boy scouts !
The fi rst problem a new Work-Study Student has is when
going to work on the first time on the third day of t he month,
which is the fourth day of the week- should he punch " in" on
t he blank marked first day, third day, or fourth day?
Finally, the new "wage-earner" has work ed, ~ mon~,h, ha~ lo ~t
ten pounds, and has only fifteen mo~e d,ays to go until his
fir st pay day. He has conquered said time clock and breezes
down nonchalant ly at exact ly "8 :99" n ;ady to punch the clock on
the fifth working day, and has a new time card. Why, before t he
end of the week, does he get a new time card ? Because it's t he
first day of a new month!
New problem faces these poor, sad, and same aforementioned
new student. Should he now punch his card on t he fir st day or
the fifth day? By the time he makes his decision it's 9 :15 (pard?n,
9 :25) , but just wait until Monday. Then, he can start fresh ~1th
a new time card on t he fourth day of the new month punchmg
"in" on which-day ? Oh, he's not punching "in" ? No, he quits at
1700 on the fifth day of t he first da y of t he I quit too!
Congressman Jonas then pre-
(Continued from Front Page: sented the flag and a certificat
ion, effecting its having been
flown over the United States
Capitol, to President Hagemeyer.
In so doing, Congressman
Jonas spoke of the world situation
and the adamant necessity
of loyal patriotism of the
Unit ed States peoples. He concluded
his presentation with
praise of the college and with
t he stat ement: "It is my hope
that each individual would dedicate
his life today to see t hat
this country will r emain always
t he land of the free and the
home of the brave." President
Hagemeyer, in solemn serenity,
addressed the college and
guests; and, to Congressman
It was a beautiful day, and
Mr. Edgar A. Terrel l, Jr., Chairman
of the Board of Trust ees,
int r oduced Congressman J onas
to the students, faculty, and administ
ration, who had congregat
ed in the court area in front
of the main college edifice. Mr .
J onas st at ed tha t. he had wat ched
the splendid growth of the
school, particularly during the
past few years; and, he praised
the progress that has been
made for . educat ion in North
Car olina to afford higher education
at a low cost. He noted
particularly the especial contribution
that C.P .C.C. has and is
making by providing t r aining to
students of the Charlotte community
in the College Parallel,
Te<;hnician, and Trade a r eas.
Mr. J onas conveyed data pertaining
to the special appropriation
made by Congress, allocating
thousands of dollars ior
the Adult Education Program.
He emphasized that the money
was appr opria t ed and definitely
is available. He further invited
anyone to inform his office
of any needs in t he area wher eby
he could be of service or assistance.
,, Jonas, he acknowledged the acceptance
of the flag , conveying
it to the President of t he Stu-dent
Government. A corps of
National Guardsmen and other
military representation received
the flag and raised it according
to naval and milit ary prot ocol.
The President of the Student
Government, Mr. Tom
Roach, led the throng in attendance
with the Pledge of Allegiance!
"New Glory on CPCC campus." l ..... _ s_iJJ_e_ci_·a_l_R_e_p_o_rt_._. _ I
"Anyone can get into Central Piedmont Community
College, so it must not be any good." This
statement was overheard in a high school corridor
last year. Lack of informa t ion is often the cause of
foolish statements, while knowledge creates under standing.
Central Piedmont Community College maintains
what North Carolina calls an "open door" policy of
admission. Some sta tes use the phrase "unselective
admission but selective placement" to deiilcribe their
community's college's admission policy. People, t hrough
lack of information or misunderstanding, sometimes int
erpret this quotation t o mean t hat admission to the College
means admission to any curriculum the College
offers. If this is possible, they say, how can standards
be maintained? Admission to t he College does
not necessarily mean that everyone is admitted to the
curriculum of his choosing. Each student undergoes a
ba ttery of tests administered Student Services. These
scores, along with high school and other r ecords, are
used dur ing a personal interview with a counselor to
help t he student evaluate his educational goals in the
light of r equir ements of a specific curriculum. A
forecast of a reasonable chance of success will admit
him to t he program. The student might be advised to
re-evaluate his educational goal if all evidence indicates
that success in that curriculum is questionable.
It should be noted also t hat admittance to a specific
cur riculum does not mean necessarily t hat t he student
will be permitted to enroll in every beginning class
of his program of studies. Placement t ests may in~icate
a deficiency in one of the subject areas. He will
be required to "make up" that subject deficiency. Other
beginning courses in the .curriculum may be taken during
the same quarter in which the def iciency is being
removed.
The wide varietv of curricula offered at Central
Piedmont Community College prevents t he "open door"
from becoming a "revolving door" which admits a
student one quarter and ejects him the next. Poor performance
in one curriculum might not indicate a lack
of overall ability, but r ather a misdirection of talent.
The College recognizes that individual differences do
exist. Some students have aptitude in one area of
study while others have strength in another. Central
Piedmont Community College accepts the challenge to
help each student find t he curriculum most compatible
with his talents.
The first quarter of this college year ends November
24, and the winter quarter begins December
2. Some of you may be having difficulties in your
programs. If so, we urge you to arrange a conference
with a counselor. Your problems might be complex;
if not, they may be r esolved by a r ecognition t hat your
talents lie in an area of study different from the one
you now are following.
The opportunities a re here, and we stand ready to
help you if you want to help yourself .
Richard Hagemeyer
interview
Terry Hodges and Linda Griffin
Presenting ...
DR. F. R. STRUTHERS
Dr. Struthers is the tall, wellmannered,
and handsome man
in the general office. He is t he
head Dean of the College Transf
er, Technical, Adult Education,
and Trade progr ams.
Dr. Struthers is a very capable
person to have here at
CPCC. He obtained his Bachelors
and Masters Degrees from
t he University of Denver, and
his Doctor's Degree from the
Univer sity of Texas in Austin.
Prior to coming to CPCC, he
t aught at t he Univer sity of Denver
, t he Univer sity of Washingt
on Stat e, and he was Dean
at a community college in Missour
i.
Dr. Strut her s thinks that
Charlott e is a very beaut iful
city t hat has many advantages
of a metropolitan ar ea without
having the disadvantages of a
larger, populated area. Not
only does he like Charlotte, but
he likes t he entire state of
North Carolina-with the mountains
to the West and an ocean
to the East. He and his family
enjoy outdoor life- camping and
hiking- which they did in the
West before coming to this
state.
A very ambitious and concerned
man regarding the
growth of CPCC, Dr . Struthers
believes that t here are unlimited
possibilities for growth
for t his institut ion, because
there is a densely populated
area to serve. He predicted
that within t he next five years,
Central Piedmont will have expanded
to 10,000 students. Present
ly, land and facilities are
being acquired for addit ional
buildings. Dr. Struthers stated:
"I feel that we could use new
facilities this coming year; the
process of obtaining the finances,
however, has not allowed
us to complete our first new
building before 1967."
After a visit to GPGC, the
Il;).embers of t he Southern Accreditation
Association remarked
that they were pleased with
the morale of t he faculty and
of the students of t his school.
The students have been taking
much interest and reflecting
much enthusiasm in this institution.
Dr. Struthers was pleased
also with t he progress t hat
the students have made in organizing
the Student Government.
He f eels that t he students
play a vital role in t he expansion
and development of t he
college.
BY RITA MOORE
I'm back again with more
news about school. In t he past
few weeks, more has happened
than one can realize - some
good and some bad.
The ent ire lounge will be completed
soon. I think everyone
will enjoy t he ·spaciousness of
the canteen area. We have had
many forms of entertainment in
the lounge. One boy plays the
piano, and we all join in to sing
or keep time with the music.
Another form of entertainment
that has attracted the a ttention
of many people is card
playing. It can be a great deal
of fun ; but boys, if it involves
gambling,' these guilty might be
subjected to . expulsion from
school. Remember the draft
board? Poker, anyone?
In memorium - David Bland.
Yes, David t ook the fatal steps
last Satur day afternoon. He
was married. Congratulations !
I have heard so much about
a certain inst r uctor's timeconsuming
tests. The bad t hing
about them is t hat they are
"take-home" tests, and it is
still impossible to pass them.
Anyone with information on
how to pass these exams, please
contact any student in C-Econ.
201, C-Econ. 202, and C-HY 101.
Welcome back to school. Mar
y. We missed you, and it's
good to have you back with us.
I want to thank the students
for being present at the F lag
Raising Ceremony. If you were
absent, you missed a heartwarming
experience.
One of our students spent an
interesting weekend at the East
Carolina College· homecoming!
Hal, I envy you; I know you
had a "blast"! .
By the way, Diary, remind
me to take up a collection for
one of our male students. If I
take up a collection, I could
buy DLP some razor blades and
t hen, maybe, he would shave.
Hemlines have been going up,
up, and up to above the knee.
Well, I noticed today that the
hemlines really have taken a
drastic drop. Someone went so
far as to wear a "grannygown"
to school one day. Boys, how
does that "grab" you
Have you thought that you
were seeing double lately? Well,
you have good reason to think
so, but you aren't really. We
have a couple of sets of twins
in our midst here at CPCC.
O.K., you guys and gals, let's
have no pulling pranks on t he
instructors just because they
can't tell you apart.
What has happened to our
red-head? No one recognizes
her anymore. Pat, we all liked
you as a red-head, but I suppose
we just will have to get
used to the new color.
It lopks like the Marines have
taken two of our males. Benny
and Murphy, we surely will miss
you, and we want to wish you
the best of luck.
I have two questions for Jim:
Who is Cathy? Was that a rolling
pin I saw in Naida's hand?
Pat, watch Bob, he considered
"that" a promise.
What about these boys from
Kannapolis? It must be some
sort of magnetism t hat attracts
the girls from the Dental Assistant
Program. I think these
guys must use "McCleans." ·
There is a certain young man
here that avoids the CPCC gir ls.
He comes to school, goes to
class, t hen jumps into his little
red Spider convertible and goes
once more into seclusion unt il
t ime for another class. Why?
Could it be that we have competition
elsewhere? Remember
.. . I'm looking ! . . . and listening
. . . !
....
Page S
Drive Exceeds Goal
The success of the United
Appeal Drive can be attributed
to the hard work performed by
the student volunteer s and the
most generous and understanding
student body. The total
figure reached this year was
120 per cent of our one-thousand-
dollar goal. The figure is
almost double that of last year .
As general student chairman,
may I press a sincere appreciation
to the faculty and to each
student who took part and showed
interest in the campaign.
You deserve a "well done" for
your wor)l:!
- Tom Roach
~. NU GGET S~ "Now repeat after me . .. DOOM! .. . DOOM!
Hearts f ull of warm,
Homes full of family
Blessing together
This love time of year
For bringing together
The miles far apar t,
For ever reminding
Of those near t he heart ,
For bringing a feeling
Of peace and forgiveness,
For sending a dream
Of peace and good cheer.
So give Him your thanks,
And give Him your voices
In jubilant praises
For ever, amen.
-'-Sidney Hutchison
MECHANICS
§ti~
Central Piedmont Community
College, in conjunction with t he
Dodge Truck Division of Chrysler
Corporation and Perkins Diesel
of Peterbourgh, England,
held a t raining program for the
personnel of Chrysler, Perkins
Diesel and the students of the
Auto~otive Mechanics' class.
The personnel from Chrysler included
all truck mechanics, dealers,
fleet personnel, parts managers,
and all those personnel
associated with the maintenance
of the Dodge Division.
The training program was
presented . by authorized and
trained personnel from both
Chrysler and Perkins. The program
was conduct ed for two
days and was divided into four
part s. The f irst part of t he
program consisted ·of general
information pertaining to how
the engine operates - a detailed
explanation of various .par~s
and their individual function m
the engine. Colorful f ilms' also
were shown to effect a more
int er est ing lesson. The second
part of t he program consist.ed
of a complete disasse;nbly of .a
Perkins diesel engine. This
phase taught the students the
correct methods to use in disassembly.
The third part of
the program was used to rea
ssemble t he engine. This presentation
was done in such a
manner that it enabled all students
to follow "step by step"
the reassembly to ensure proper
understanding of this procedure.
The final part of the
program was devoted to discussion
of engine failures and
how to determine these failures.
Several more fi lms wer e shown
regarding t he ~ainten~nce '!f
the Perkins' engine dur ing t his
period.
The automotive students enjoyed
the program very much
and are grateful to those who
made it possible. '
Richard Staton
book
revi• ews
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·
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Choosing a career in science
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t hat a student, in his study of
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gain enough. sat isfaction from
mast ering his subject t o. lead
him to believe t hat his interests
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· In that case, this book is so designed
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She : Whisper something
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There was a Campus football
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DAFFNITIONS
Duck-a chicken on
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The Prospector, Volume 2, No. 7
No full textCENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
JULY, 1967 Charlotte, North Carolina
DENTAL ASSISTANTS DISPLAY TROPHIES
Dental Assistants Students
Dental
Convention
The C.P.C.C. dental assistant
students attended the annual
convention of the North Carolina
Dental Assistants Association
at Whispering Pines Motor
Lodge in Southern Pines on
May 11-13.
Dr. George F. Kirkland, Jr.
of Durham, President-Elect of
the North Carolina Dental Society,
in his address at the
Thursday Guest Luncheon challenged
the dental assisting profession
to .evaluate its role as
a membe·r of the dental health
team and to prepare to accept
expanded duties in the future.
Speakers at the General Session
were Dr. Walter Finch of
Henderson, Vice President of
North Carolina Dental Society,
who delivered the address of
welcome, Dr. Benjamin R. Baker,
Professor of Pedodontics at
the University of North Carolina
School of Dentistry, Dr.
Vonnie B. Smith, an orthodontist
from Raleigh, and Miss
Carey Sherrill, president of the
North Carolina Dental Assistants
Association from Charlotte.
Dr. Baker emphasized that
future opportunities for dental
assistants will be inc r eased due
to the demands placed on the
profession because of population
increase and the public's
growing awareness of the need
of dental care. He said that in
order to meet the needs of her
profession, the dental assistant
must take advantage of the educational
programs available to
her. ,
Dr. Smith pointed out that
salary and offices r esponsibilities
were private affairs between
each dentist and his
staff. He stressed that professional
recognition a n d increased
monetary return for
the dental assistant will result
from adequate preparation for
her chosen profession.
The motto of the American
Dental Assistants Association
"Education, Efficiency, Loyalty
and Service" was used as
the theme of President Sherrill's
address. She reminded
the membership that formal
and continuing education has
been the goal of dental assista
nts' organizations · since their
founding a nd urged each person
to take advantage of the
educational programs planned
by her local ogranization.
Frona th.e P resident
Students at Central Piedmont Community College i~d ividually
and through their Student Government have asked .quest10ns about
plans for future student activities, physical educat10n classes, and
intercollegiate athletics. These are natural concerns, as they are
activities found on the usual campus scene. .
It is the desire of your Student Government officers, facu.lty,
and the administration to provide wherever and wh~never :possible
those activities which students want and feel to be mterestmg and
important. Last year the College had t:wo a ll-cam1;ms. dances and
one musical program. All of us would like your thmkmg 0!1 what
you would like next year. Please pass along any suggestions . to
your Student Government officers, ·one of the student service
counselors or to any of your teachers.
Plans a;e under way for classes in .health and .recreation ~o meet
the transfer requirements for physical educat10n at semo~ colleges.
These classes will be elective and open to all who w~sh to
participate. In ~his . way a ll s~udent~ will h_av~ an opportumt~ to
receive instruction m adult leisure time activt1es such as bowlmg,
golf, archery, swimming , tenni~, ~tc. . . . .
Intercollegiate sports on a limited basis confmed pn manly to
individual sports such as golf, tennis, bowling, ~nd poss~bly team
sports in track, baseball, a nd basketball a re hem~ considered. It
has not been decided if or when any of these might be started.
All decisions will be based on what is best for Central Piedmont
Community College and its students.
Richard Hagemeyer
Parti~ipate In
Student members from all of
the dental assisting schools in
North Carolina were invited to
present clinics at this year's
N.C.D.A.A. annual session.
Dental assistant students from
the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, the Technical
Institute of Alamance,
and Central Piedmont Community
College discussed subjects
relating to dental health
and procedures. Charts, models,
dental instruments and photographs
were utilized in discussion
of thirteen dental topics.
Judges awarded a trophy
for the best clinic and second
and third place ribbons - Central
Piedmont students received
all three awards. Beth Amos
and Jan Baxter placed first
with "Railroad Tracks For Bett
,er Collections", Joella Dunaway
a'nd Treva Caudle were
named second - place winners
with "Tray Set-ups Save Time"
and "Reduce Laboratory Costs
through Utilization of the Dental
Assistant" by Dale Linker
and Mary Demas placed third.
Other C.P:C.C. students who
presented table clinics were
Linda Hamrick, Annette Harrington,
and Diane Overcash.
C.P.C.C. student members
along with other North Carolina
Dental Assistant Association
members were guest s of
the North Carolina Dental Society
at a scientific program
"Effective Utilization of the
Dental Assistant in t he Operatory."
The presentation by Drs.
William D. Strickland, Jr. and
Benjamin R. Baker from the
U.N.C. of Dentistry featured
slides and charts to illustrate
that teamwork that is manda tory.
Beth Amos, Jan Baxter, Mary
Demas, and Dale Linker pr_esen
ted their clinics to t he North
Carolina Dental Society at the
Carolina Inn in Pinehurst on
Saturday.
The dental assistant students
gained valuable knowledge at
the business and educational
sessions. It was a privilege to
attend and participate in the
dental convention. And it was
an honor, indeed, for C.P.C.C.
students to win all the awards
in their catagory.
CONGRATULATIONS!
VOL. II NO. VII
DENTAL HYGIENISTS RECEIVE CAPS AND PINS
Spee~h
Students
Perform
Before
.Toastmasters
Twenty Central Piedmont
Community College students
from Speech 201 and English
1104 demonstrated in a practical
manner at the end of the
spring quarter their ability as
public speakers. They gave
their final speech before one
of five Charlotte area toastmaster
clubs.
There were 19 different
speech topics used by the students
- each student developing
his own subject. The students
also introduced one another,
thus acquiring additional
practical experience.
Arrangements for the series
of meetings were made by Willmore
B. (Cy) Hastings and
Mrs. Gayle Hartley, speech instructors,
working with Mr.
Al ()fstrom, Govenron, Area
10, District 37, Toastmasters
International. The clubs par-ticipating
were : Western
Toastmasters Club, Newell
Toastmasters Club, Food Dealers
Toastmasters Club, Bel Tel
Toastmasters Club, and Saturday
Sunrise Toastmasters Club.
One member of each Toastmasters
club served as the critic
for each student, rating the
st)ldent on the following factors:
voice, physical appearance
and gestures, speech structure,
development pattern of
speech mater ials, language and
grammar, manner, speech value,
and effectiveness. This
member also ·gave a verbal
critique.
The students, faculty members,
and Toastmaster groups
all benefitted - and the students
had an excellent opportunity
to show "professionalism
in speaking as they had
learned" before a group (Toastmasters),
whose purpose is
"speech learning and improvement."
The same ~rogram will be repeated
for the summer speech
classes.
.
11 TOASTMASTER"SHOWS HOW IT IS DONE
\
FROM THE ST A TE
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY
COLLECES
"A student is not eligible for r e-registration who has an outstanding
balance due for fees and tuition incurred in any previous
quarter unless adequate security is given. This includes any outstanding
balance at another institution of the Community College
System, if known.
No student will be allowed to graduate, receive a diploma or
certificate, or a transcript of his record, nor will any information
concerning his record be f orwarded to any other institution or
other person so long as the delinquent account is outstanding." .
Our interpretation of the above includes persons who have wnt ten
checks on overdrawn accounts for t he College, t he bookstore,
or any other agency of this College. It a lso is interpreted as including
delinquency in repayment to a ny""'loan fund administered
by the College.
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Tll PRDSPICTDI
CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1141 Elizabeth Ave.
VOL, II NO. VII
Charlotte, N. C.
28204
JULY, 1967
THE PROSPECTOR STAFF
CO-EDITORS ______ MIKE GUDGER and POLLY BOYD
ADVISORS - Mrs. Gayle Hartley
Mr. C. P. Moody
Photographers __________ Paul Outlaw and John Smith
News Writers ___ ____ Barry Thornberg, Curtis Horty,
Diane Shaver, Mary Wilson,
Ralph Ward
Feature Writers __________ Mike Gudger, Curtis Horty
EDITORIAL
Central Piedmont is in the process of being accredited by the
Soutl)ern Association of Colleges and Universities. All students
have a vital interest in this accreditation. This will mean that a
student transfering to a school outside of the state of North Carolina
will receive credit for all his work just as if the work had been
done in a senior institution. At present, Central Piedmont has
agreements with all the senior public and endowed institutions
within the state of North Carolina to accept credits from Central
Piedmont. Also institutions outside the state have generally accepted
credits from Central Piedmont. This accreditation will add
greatly to the smoothness of transfer.
The process of accreditation is rather long and involved. The
Southern Association of Colleges and Universities appoints a committee
of faculty members from other institutions to inspect and
make recommendations. During this time the school's own faculty
and administration are conducting a two year self-study program.
The Southern Association has as a requirement that three classes
be graduated before final accreditation is given. However, when
the final accreditation is received, it is retroactive to include prior
classes.
Some of the criteria of the Southern Association in judging a
school are the size and quality of its libraries and laboratories
and the professional training of its faculty.
As students this accreditation will mean that Central Piedmont
is no longer a "little brother" school. We will finally have come
of age. We all hope that with the accreditation will come the
recognition and notice from areas outside the Piedmont Carolinas
and with this recognition will come both better qualified teachers
and students, for after all accreditation is a source of pride. ·
The accreditation along with the new buildings will make us
the equal of other state supported in the public's eye. The assurance
that regardless of where a student may go after leaving here
his work will be accepted should bring more and more able students
to our college.
Letters To The Editor
Dear Mr. Editor:
I should like to speak out on behalf of the veterans of military
service that are now students at Central Piedmont Community
College. For two, three, and four years these men served their
country in some branch of the armed forces. After their respective
tom:s of duty in.such places as Japan, England, Germany, France,
and, of course, Vietnam, they have returned home anxious to continue
higher learning. This they have done because they have seen
from their experiences just how much an education means in this
world of ever increasing advances in science and technology.
These men entered the military unsure of their futures, facing
a challenge unknown to many Americans, and, I suppose, each had
a small amount of fear hidden from his face as he left his friends
and family. But, the one who returned home safe to those near
and dear returned with a mature mind, more humble toward life,
and with a sincerity of purpose thanks to the new Veteran's Readjustment
Act passed in 1966 by the United States Congress,
these men now take a different duty : to educate themselves to become
better American, and better citizens. I'm glad that Central
Piedmont Community College is having a part in building these
gallant Americans.
Sincerely,
Wayne Eason
MIRACLE ON ELIZABETH
AVENUE
There is an air of youthful excitement at Central Piedmont
that would not tend to remjnd one of the Ivy League sophistication
~f. Harvard or Yal_e. Our raw drive in technology is not consistent
with the slow deliberate pace of M.I.T. or California Tech., but
these facts alone do not make Central Piedmont unique - just
different.
What makes ours an institution among institutions? Central
Piedmont is one of the few schools in the world that begins an
adult education program at grade one and continues to guide the
student thr~ugh high school and junior college. It is, possibly, the
only school m the country that can take an uneducated thirty year
old, start at the pre-high school level and send him towards a doctorate
by the age of fifty. This, plus the fact that good neighbor
Harry Golden lives and works next door, is indeed a Miracle on
Elizabeth Avenue.
Curtis Horty
DATES TO REMEMBER
July 4 break begins at .5:00 p.m.
Cla sses resume at 8 :00 a.m.
Summer quarter ends at 5:00 p.m.
June 30, 1967
July 5, 1967
August 18, 1967
September 27 & 28
October 2, 1967
Fall quarter registration at 12 :00-8 :00 p.m.
Fall quarter begins at 8:00 a.m.
CPCC Adult
Edu~ation
Booms
Adult Education c e n t e r s
sponsored by Central Piedmont
Community College are reaching
new enrollment heights
this summer. Central Piedmont
now sponsors six General Adult
Education centers - five
in Charlotte and one in Monroe.
Under the direction of Dean
John Sauder , Head of ·the
Adult Education Div.ision, over
1,800 adult students have enr
olled in Pre-High School and
High School Completion programs
as well as courses of
general interest in improvement
of ·home and family life.
These programs are designed
to t ake per sons with less. than
an eighth grade education and
give them training necessary to
complete high school and receive
a diploma. Since July
1966 a tot al of over 7,000 have
taken advantages of this program.
The following figures show
the progressive of our Adult
Education program:
A Very
Original
Protest Play
Whatever demon possesses a
person to write drama usually
succeeds in fotcing him at gunpoint
to be honest with himself.
Perhaps he begins writing with
an ear tuned to public acceptance
; but before he dims the
lights and rings the final curtain,
he will have spoken a certain
amount of what he honestly
feels. It becomes important to
appease the uncompromising
demon hovering about and upsetting
the ink well.
Naturally, once the opus is
torn apart in collaboration with
the demon, the public is then
only too willing to step in and
scold the playwright for being
only a mere child with a pop
gun that shoots tiny and harmless
sparks in the dark - such
seems to be the deserts for . most
of the really sanctimonious dissenters.
Hopefully, Robert Adams
and his new play, Prometheus
Rebound, will be the exception.
First produced here in a condensed
version last quarter by
his 103 English class, the play
gained even further notice as
it was passed among students
eager for a taste of protest
against The System. Its element
of r ebellion is quickly discernible
to any adept student
of Greek r eligion.
Prometheus was a Titan who
stole fire from heaven and gave
it to man. Because of his act he
was doomed by Zeus to be bound
to Mt. Caucasus and to have a
vultur e daily consume his liver,
and to continue t his torment
urttil some immortal should consent
to die in Prometheus's
General Adult Education
Adult High School
Completion
Home and Family
General Interest
TOTAL
Bas ic Adult Education
GRAND TOTAL
Summer- Summer-
1966 1967
856
23
31
910
1,744
22,654
1,025
57
79
1,161
734
1,895
CPCC
Parti~ipates
in MOTA
Training
Four ·programs under the
Manpower Development Training
Act are now in progress at
Central Piedmont Community
College. These programs, directed
by Otto Lockee, Dean of the
Extension Division of Central
Piedmont Community College,
include training for file clerks,
cashier-checkers, sa·lesclerks,
and PBX-clerk typists.
An average of twenty students
are enrolled in each program.
This educational project
will run for sixteen weeks. The
chief objective is to train and
add qualified workers to the
labor force.
place. Chiron did this, and the
vulture was killed by Hercules.
In Prometheus Rebound the
tale is r enewed. As the author
explains in his introduction, "It
is an attempt at Greek drama
with the same problems that
faced the original Prometheus."
The symbolic Titan is cast as
Stark Mann, "charged with a
crime against society - that
of putting (himself) above
(his) brothers." Out of this
charge by the intellectuals
against Stark Mann · comes the
author's theme. He contends
"that man in today's society is
condemned if he does not follow
'the straight and narrow'
defined by society."
Both the play and its creator
are young. The play shuns grace
for the direct statement, and
often Adams shouts his protest
through a megaphone. One
point, however, has become profoundly
evident in his play:
Adams is surely possessed of
the demon of perfection, and
his potential as a playwright
lies in a line delivered by Stark
Mann to one of his accusers.
"You have tired for so long,"
he contends, "to stretch your
mind outward that you have had
little time for introspection.
That is the very beginning for
creating a working mind."
Perhaps with his own introspection
into the minds of the
upright creatures, Robert Adams
will force us all toward a
moment's introspection.
" . .. if it is a disgrace to a
man when he cannot defend
himself in a bodily way, it .
would be odd not to think him
disgraced when he cannot def
end himself with reason. Reason
is more distinctive of man
than is bodily effort."
- Aristotle
Barry Thornburg
Presidents of N or1h Carolina
Community Colleges hold
Conferen~e
A - conference for Presidents
of North Carolina's community
colleges is scheduled at UNC-C
for July 23-26. The conference
will get under way with a dinner
on Sunday evening, July 23,
at 6:45 to which you are invited.
Professor Norman C. Harris,
Professor of Technical Education
Center for Higher Educa-tion
at the University of Michigan,
will be the s peaker. He
will stay for the Monday meetings
as a participant. Professor
Harris is a nationally known
authority and prolific writer on
the comprehensive community
college, with years of experience
in the field.
Dr. Harry
Snyder
Dr. Snyder adds a little spice
to the d ental clinic and the
lives of his students. He says
that each and every dental hygienist
and dental assistant is
his daughter. This lively devoted
man with a mustache
can put a nyone at ease with
his cheerful r elaxed manners.
This cheerfulness does not, however,
hide Dr. Snyder's devot
ion to his students and to
the field of dental health. Dr.
Snyder's interest in his students
is reciprocated by the
students. One student remarked,
"If I had a problem, Dr.
Snyder is the fir st person I
would go to."
A Missourian without the
skeptical nature of the "Show
Me" state, Dr. Snyder once
wanted to become an automobile
mechanic. But after working
one summer for his father
as a mechanic, he decided that
the smell of gasoline and grea se
didn't agree with him and that
he had better look for a profession
more to his liking. He
was drawn into dentistry unaware.
A favorite uncle persuaded
him to work in his dental
office. Here at least the
wayward auto mechanic found
his calling.
Dr. Snyder was graduated
from Washington Univer sity
in 1934. After a year of additional
studies, he began his private
practice. At the outbreak
of World War II, Dr. Snyder
left his pract ice to join the
army. When the war ended, he
decided that military service
was to his liking and stayed in
uniform. As an army dentist,
he had the opportunity to t ravel
over most of the United States
and the world.
Last ~ e ar, he retired from
the service. Rather tha n r elax
with his hobbies and his family
as do most r etired men. Dr.
Snyder began a new career
here at Central Piedmont as director
of the dental program.
In large measure, Dr. Snyder
is responsible for the success
of the dental program.
Somehow this energetic man
finds time after a full day at
the dental clinic for a wide
range of hobbies including
stamp collecting, photography,
bowling, gardening, and wood
working. Dr. Snyder and his
wife, Jeanette, are very proud
of their two sons, both of whom
hope to follow their fath er as
dentists.
Each of the dental students
will leave Central Piedmont
with numerous memories, but
one memory all will have in
common is of a graying, moustached
man with a wide smile
and a fatherly concern for
them.
Recently at the presentation
and pinning ceremony for the
dental hygienist s, Dr. Snyder
watched each of the class he
had worked with for nearly
two years as if they were his
own daughter . His former students
reciprocated by sending
the good doctor home with a
tear-soaked shoulder .
-Diane Shaver
Mary Wilson
-Time Is An
Asset
Wind up your clock of ambition
There are ways to promote a
promotion
Will you be r eady for a job
paying more ? ·
Bla ze your trail of education
now
Time is an asset when wisely
used
It's not enough to dream and
hope
Intent is not enough unless you
act
Sowing wild oats produces poor
harvest
Initiative and reliability make
a good team
People who know should also
be people who do
C. H. Baker
HO, HO, HUM.
The Animal
Farm Affair
Curtis Horty
Comrads ! ! . . . On April 2,
the bastions of our glorious,
progressive ideals were once
again assailed by a performance
of that quasi~literary,
psuedo intellectual, abomination,
ANIMAL FARM. This
time comrads, the George Orwell
farce was perpetrated by
dramatics advisor, Thomas
Vance and presented by the
Cent ral Piedmont Community
College Dramatics Club (a
highly questionable organization).
By now, comrads, you are all
most familiar with the worn,
turgid lines that magnify some
of
The Prospector, Volume 1
No full textCENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Volume I
Campus Additions Near Completion
P.E. Dept.
Plans Full
.Schedule
Under the direction of Mr. John
Needy, the physical education department
has incorporated into its
program several new activities
designed to make this course more
attractive to all students.
The new activities introduced
in the fall quarter were: swimming
at the YWCA, handball at
the YMCA, bowling at Brunswick
Lanes, tennis at Latta Park, golf
at a nearby driving range, horseback
riding at Meadowbrook
Stables, and modern dance at Memorial
Presbyterian Church.
Golf and tennis will be omitted
for the winter quarter but will
return for the warmer weather
in . the spring quarter. Future
plans concerning activities include
water skiing, social and square
dancing, ice skating,. archery, and
badminton.
Open to all students, the physical
education course accounts for
two quarter hours credit consisting
of one hour classroom and
three hours activities a week.
This course is transferable to a
four year college to fulfill one's
physical education requirement.
For students planning to transfer
to a four year college, Mr. Needy
strongly urges them to complete
their Physical Education credits
at CPCC in order to devote the
junior and senior years toward
courses concerning their major.
He also hopes that girls will take
advantage of these activities since
they are definitely co-educational.
Additional information, such as the
cost and the times the activities
will be given may be obtained
from a counselor when pre-registering
for winter quarter.
Concerning the instruction in
these activities Coach Needy says,
"All the activities are taught by
well-qualified instructors. As the
program grows, more instructors
will be added to the department."
One excellent example of the
caliber of the instruction being
offered is Mrs. Delores Rivkind,
who will be teaching modern dance.
Mrs. Rivkind, a former profes.
sional dancer, has operated her
own dance studios in Connecticut
and Miami.
In the health program there will
Total Programs
Register 8, 000
Students here are overflowing
into an office building and adjacent
churches as the result of a
total on-campus enrollment of
about 4,050 students for the 1967
fall quarter.
Enrollment figures show an increase
of 30 per cent from last
fall's enrollment, with the largest
increase coming in the college
transfer program.
Dr. Gayle Simmons, Vice President,
said that officials had predicted
an on-campus enrollment of
4,100 for this quarter.
Dr. Simmons attributes this
be discussions on health and fitness,
alcoholism and :narcotics ,
family living, health hazards and
accidents, heart disease and cancer,
and weight control and nutrition.
Mr. Needy is a newcomer. to
CPCC but is no newcomer to Charlotte.
Of the twenty-three years
he has been coaching and teaching,
fifteen have been devoted to Charlotte.
Coach Needy sums up his
feelings on the new activities by
saying, "It's really a challenge to
take this program for the start
and build it into a course of
activities that is well organized
and readily available to the students.
We hope to give them
something that will be beneficial
to them for the rest of their lives
and give them much enjoyment."
large increase in students to a
growing awareness in the community
that CPCC is not just a
trade school but that it also offers
a good technical and junior
college program.
Of the school's three main programs
- technical, trade, and
college transfer - the largest
enrollment came in the technical
area (1,685).
The technical program is divided
into eighteen courses of study,
the largest of which are business
administration, executive secretarial,
and data processing.
The figures showed 287 students
enrolled in business administration,
168 enter ed the course for
. executivesecretaries, and 165 took
data processing.
The college transfer program,
the largest single program, enrolled
1,042. This figure represents
a 30 per cent increase over
the 1966 fall quarter.
The nine different courses of
study in the trade program enrolled
a total of 378 students.
Adult Education has 3,500 students
registered this quarter
bringing the total enrollment for
all college programs toabout 8,000
students.
Dr. Simmons said that this rapid
and unexpected growth has led
officials to predict a total of 15,000
students here by 1975.
CPCC students will move into
two new buildings winter quarter
if completion dates are met.
The classroom building, with
a capacity for 1600 students, will
house the math, English, social
sciences, and foreign language departments.
The three floor building
will also have fifty- seven faculty
offices for these specific departments.
A language laboratory that
school officials believe necessary
to all students studying in the
language and liberal arts areas
will occupy a place on the third
floor.
The other new addition, the counseling
building, will include the
business , administrative, and
student services offices. This
building will be three levels on
one side and two levels on the
other side.
Each of these buildings will
have metal interior partitions
which will make them flexiblۥ
for immediate enlargement. There
will also be patios on each level
of steps as entrances to the buildings.
The library will be moved
temporarily to the new classroom
building. The present library
will be renovated into a new student
union on the main floor, and a
science lecture area on the upper
floor.
School officials are hopeful that
a learning resources building will
be completed by fall quarter, 1969.
This building will be the home
of the library and several other
departments as well as student
lecture rooms and an auditorium
that will be able to be partitioned
into three separate rooms.
Dedication of the classroom and
counseling buildings will be held
Sunday, March 24. The Board of
Trustees in conjunction with the
Charlotte Chamber of Commerce
will hold an open house following
the dedication.
Campus Briefs
New Programs
Students will have an opportunity
to enroll in two new courses winter
quarter. Each will carry two hours
credit.
Drama I (Speech 152) will be
taught by Mr. Thomas Vance. The
lecture part of this .introductory
drama class will be held on Tuesday
from 3:00- 3:50 p.m. The
Dental Assi stants
CPCC Dental Assistants department
has received recognition
recently at the local, state, and
national levels. Miss Martha Susan
Toney has been ·awarded a 100
scholarship toward tuition in the
Dental Assistant program. Miss
Toney was one of the twelve national
winners of a scholarship
presented by the American Dental
Assistants Association.
Two instructors in the program
have also been recognized. Miss
Bette Holmes is the president of
the Charlotte Dental Assistants
Society, and Miss Joyce Sigmon
is the president-elect of the ·North
Carolina Association of Dental
Assistants.
The department hosted a one
day meeting of the North Carolina
State Advisory Committee recently.
Dr. Hagemeyer welcomed
the twenty- seven r epresentatives
from various community colleges
that have dental programs.
lab will be on Tuesday from 4:00:...
5:50 p.m. and on Thursday from
3:00-4:50 p.m.
Newswriting (English 152) will
be an introductory journalism
course held on Monday and Wednesday
from 3:00 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.
Mr. Mitchell Hagler will be in the
instructor.
Forum Meets
The Forum, held every Tuesday
at 3:00 p.m. in room 202 gives
any student who attends the opportunity
to give his opinions on
various contemporary topics.
Recent discussions have included
Viet Nam and race relations in
Charlotte. Students are expected
to present their opinions intelligently
with some r esearch on the
topic to qualify these opinions .
Topics to be discussed will be
posted on the door of room 202
the day preceding the discussion.
A student is not obligated to
remain in the room for any period
of time and may stay for five
minutes or an hour.
* * * CPCC was represented in the
Carrousel Parade Thanksgiving
Day. A group of students headed
by Sammy Dunn constructed the
float.
* * *
Mr. Bryant's Mixed Chorus
class gave a performance in the
Student Lounge Wednesday preceeding
the holiday.
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The Prospector
Central Piedmont Community College
1141 Elizabeth Avenue Charlotte, N. C. 28204
VOL. Ill NO. I November, 1967
EDITOR- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Polly Boyd
BUSI!li'E&5 MANAGER- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Barry Byers
ADVISOR- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - Mr. Mitchell Hagler
Don Dayberry
Everett Crensahw
steve Robinette
Sandy Ross
Joyce Tucker
STAFF
Mark Klafter
Hope Green
Paul Outlaw
Steve Jordan
Diane King
With Your Help
Six years ago a tiny seed was planted in the
rich earth of Charlotte. Slowly it began to
germinate and soon tiny sprouts were seen.
Growth continued despite unseasonable storms
and clouds of doubt as the toil, sweat, and
tears of determined gardners, such as Dr.
Richard Hagemeyer, continued.
Today this seed ·is a tree-a strong , stalwart
tree of knowledge - branching out into the
complex forest of Charlotte. Leaves of Technic
al, Trade, and College-transfer programs
display the growth and increasing strength as
new buildings, soon to be completed, add to
he r beauty.
E ach of you is a part of the rich vein of
nourishment that will determine the life of this
tree. But what are you doing to help continue
the growth? Are you involved in campus activities,
such as YRC, the Stage Door Set (dramatics),
or chorus? Do you support school dances
or such projects as the United Appeal? Does
it matter to you whether or not you vote in
student government elections? Are you quick
to criticize but slow to act? Are you familiar
with facilities or afraid to ask?
The matter is in your hands and it is now
up to you, for Central Piedmont Community
Colle ge can fall lifeless without your support
as if felled by an ax, or it can branch further
into the challenging future as a place of respect
and honor. ·
POLLY BOYD
From The President
Snow -:-- often a nemesis in the midwest and
no rtheast, sometimes creates a problem at
Central Piedmont Community Colle ge. A decision
has to be made early in the morning
whether the roads are unsafe and will continue
to be unsafe throughout the day. It must be
remembered that a decision to close affects
all classes, both day and night. Road conditions
in the Charlotte area almost always
improve and are considered . safe by late morning;
therefore, classes from that time and
throughout the day and evening should· proceed
as usual.
Since all Central Piedmont Community College
students are adults and travel as all job holding
adults in the community, we feel that the same
guidelines apply as those used by local employers.
If it is possible to get safely to work
or class, the employee or student is expected
to report.
Since public school students travel by buses
driven by young high ·school students, the decision
to close the public sch.ools often has to
be made differently than that of colle ges, business
and industrial establishments.
Classes will be cancelled only if weather
forecasts indicate hazardous driving conditions
to continue throughout the day. If early morning
driving conditions necessitate a more cautious
trip, students are expected to allow more time
to reach the campus. If road conditions are
su ch that a delay in starting is warranted ,
s tud ents shouici wait and come to clas ses as
s oon as conditions permit safe travel, even if
it means a s l ower trip.
Instructors will take all th e se things into
consideration as do the local employers ; however,
they expect matur e ju d:;ement and a
conscientious attitude toward classes on the pa r t
of students just as do the local e mployers.
Dr. Richard K Hagemeyer.
The Prospector November, 1967
~·
''Hands Must Respond To Mind''
For the first issue of THE
PROSPECTOR the staff has chosen
to spotlight Stephen Robinette.
Steve is a full time student in
the college transfer curriculum,
preparing to transfer to East Carolina
University to major in fine
arts. His aim is a Master of Fine
Arts degree which will enable him
to teach art at the college level.
"H your hunger is that for · way, but it must matter to an
monetary gain then there are many artist.
Steve attended E. C. U. while
serving five years in the Air Force,
but he has had no formal art
training. He says he enjoys a
modest income from his studio,
Satyr Studio. He does portraiture
and sculpturing after working with
a friend five hours each day in a
commercial sign business. This
writer didn't ask how he mainother
roads that could be sug- "Megalomaniac" is the word
gested. The sense of ecastasy used for a person who has visexperienced
when that difficult task ions of grandeur, a harsh term
is at last accomplished would sat- which in some ways describes a
iate the hunger of most who love sculptor with dreams. There are
that which surrounds them. I will born those people who experience
have to say that my hunger is beauty in the world around them.
categorized along these lines and These people try to express their
I am not starving. Training the interpretation of this beauty in the
hands to respond to the mind's round. This is indeed difficult
commands is a most gratifying because if this person is a true
experience. artist his heart has to be in his
Sculptor Malvina Hoffman says, work and the heart is not easily
'Art is made of the stuff that deceived.
tained his " B" average.
dreams are made of, and they say The first prerequisite is to be
the dreamer is a favorite of the true to one' s self. Only by spendgods.
To him they whisper their ing time learning one's self can
secrets, to him the moon reveals a person see his environment in
her innermost beauty ••• ' its true perspective. I feel it is
I have been told that art is an a necessary evil for an artist
easy curriculum to follow. This to be an egotist to a certain
is an error. The study of art is extent. An artist has to suffer
actually the study of life, and it all the mental anguish which is
usually takes one's lifetime to see experienced in the heat of creathose
things which are just in tivity when acceptance is in doubt.
front of us. How many of the lov- An artist is not an artist by
ers who stand in the halls gazing self recognition. Only by public
fondly at each other could tell you recognition and acceptance can he
the color of their sweetheart's be considered an artist.
Steve is married and has a four
year old daughter. He said, "To
be married to a student is difficult
for a girl, but to be married
to an artist and a student is a
hardship no one should have to
experience. My wife has to be the
most understanding woman in the
world." ·
When Steve was asked if it was
true that art is a starving profession,
he said he would like to
eyes?
I know this may not matter to
write his answer• •• them because love is blind any-
My Trip
Hand me dark glasses, Pappy,
For I can hardly see;
The light does something to my eyes--I've
been on LSD.
I've been way out, ·
I know it all, .
I've analyzed my id
I've got the answers without the quiz
And nothing's from me hid.
I've been a cosmic atom
A floating out in space;
I've been among the mighty ones
I know their every face.
Why, Einstein says to me,
"We're the only ones that ltnow
The whole sum total of it all
Is just a great big O."
Now mundane matters matter not
Way out where I have been;
I learned more ways to make success
Than you have ever seen.
A millionaire? I wrote twelve ways
Of being one.
(And none you've ever heard)
The one thing wrong
Since I got back
I couldn't read a word!
The lights were bright, I had insight,
I KNEW beyond a doubt
That every one in world was wrong
And I was in the right.
L'envai:
If I seem jumpy, full of fret
Returned from such a thrill
Part of me ain't got back yet
And probably never will!!!!
Cary Allen
I am praying for realism to return
to the world of art. I may
never be accepted because of my
conservative ideas on what
possesses aesthetic value. I feel
that perfection has been created
already and I know I can't improve
on nature's handiwork. So
I try hard to copy it. "
Campus Leaders
STUDENT GOVERNMENT:
President-Robert Ward (college
transfer)
Vice - President - Sammy Dunn
(commercial art)
Secretary - Theresa Windham (executive
secretary)
Treasurer - Linda Ritch (dental
hygiene)
PHI BETALAMBDA(businessfraternity)
President - Paul O'Quinn
Sponsor - Mr. Randall
ST AGE DOOR SET (dramatics)
President - Dottie O 'Keef
Sponsor - Mr. Vance
SNEA (student National Education
Association)
President - Butch Brigman
Sponsors - Miss Brice,
Arrington
FORUM (discussion group)
Mrs.
Acting Chairman - Curtis Horty
Sponsor - Mr. Surphlis
CHORUS
Sponsor - Mr. Bryant
No
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November,. 1967
tlo
PARKING
FIRE
.l~E
Photos
by
Paul Outlaw
The Prospector
CPCC
Is
• • •
CPCC is a kaleidoscope world ·
changed as if by a turn from the
hand of time, one form with many
shapes seen differently through the
eyes of each student and faculty
member.
It's registration with lines, endless
miles of lines; it's hoping
the right card gets to the right
person at the right time; it's work;
it's people. A quick turn and it's
classes;: it's a lab on Friday
afternoon; it's accidentally forgetting
class; it's a simple math
quiz; it's people meeting people.
It's a well-guarded parking lot;
it's reserved parking space; it's
"dare" signs; it's always finding
space - near the front. It's an
orderly bulletin board; it's miscellaneous
miscellaneous; it's
"Act I again" for the fifth time;
it's people. It's Mr. Williams with
his later afternoon smile; it's a
dental hygenist mistaken for a
nurse; it's LIBRARY FINES and
friends with "donations"; it's the
PROSPECTOR staff and Sunday
afternoons; it's Marriage and
Family; it's the Student Center;
it's people. It's bridge, crazy
eights, and old maids; it's wellwritten
term papers - the night
before; it's daydreams and LOVE
IS; it's new buildings and eager
workmen; it's people. It's Sammy
and the Carrousel float; it's a
much needed va.cation; it's people.
Page 3
Drama club members rehearse for one of several productions
to be given in early December::.
Drama Club To Present
Three Plays In }lecember
During the month of December,
the stage Door Set will present
three one-act plays. On December
5, at 3:00 in the student Lounge
Elaine May's wild satire NOT
ENOUGH ROPE will prove the selfishness
and complacency of the
American public. The story concerns
a girl who borrows rope
from a neighbor to hang herself,
receives twine, realizes she
shouldn't hang herself but finds it
to late. This one-act play, funny
yet sad, stars Steve Roberts, Elaine
Hendrix and Pamela Boring.
Admission is 50 cents.
On December 7, 1967, at 3:00
ih the student Lounge, Paul Green's
classic Negro folk comedy THE
NO 'COUNT BOY will be presented
together with Edward Albee's
popular drama THE SANDBOX.
THE NO 'COUNT BOY, is the story
of Enos, a hardworking farm hand
who almost loses his bethrothed
Pheebie to a NO 'COUNT BOY
who puts foolish notions in
her head. Featured in this play
are Larry Anderson, Lillie Farre,
Walker Smith, and Lenora Heagans.
Henry Tyson is student director.
In THE SANDBOX there
are Rose Marie Freeson, Roger
Tanker sly, Rick Phillips, Linda
Perez, and lra Jonnson, With student
director Cindy Fuller. Admission
for these two plays is
50 cents.
On December 7, 1967, at 7 p.m.
in the Student Lounge all three
plays will be staged, making foi:
a full evening of entertai~ent.
Admis sion is one dollar. , ·
The Stage Door Set has· tried
to make the productions available
to most students. At · 3:00· a :student
could see all play1fo.Q.r ' he
could see the Thursday.~Wq's
performance and se~ 1ait>\diree.
Such a schedule pro:tjde:~;rot both
clay and evening students. The
entire production is under the
supervision and direction of Mr.
Tom Vance.
Actors, actresses, and drama
members represent all three programs
at CPCC. Henry Tyson, a
college transfer student, has been
a director and actor during his
high school clays at Second Ward,
and publicity director for Project
English Teaching in Vietnam and
Thailand. Cindy Fuller, a student
of Dorothy Masterson, worked as
an actress and student director at
the Mint Museum. Linda Perez
has appeared as both singer and
dancer in Summer Theatre pro-ductions,
and appears frequently
with Loonis McGlowin.
Club president Dotti O'Keefe,
secretary Polly Boyd, treasurer
Scott Keating, and Sgt. at Arms
Rick Phillips seem quite optomistic
concerning the future of the
. Stage Door Set. Organized the winter
quarter of 1966 the dramatics
club has grown from nine members
to twenty-seven. Under the leadership
and guidance of Tom Vance
the Stage Door Set won acclaim
at the 1967 District Drama Festival.
After Christmas there will be
tryouts for the 1968 festival and
with student criticism and support
only a superior rating can result.
Correction: "To Night," a poem
in the August issue of THE PROSPECTOR,
is by Ralph Ward. The
poem was incorrectly attributed
to Bill Frye.
DOUBLE-TROUBLE
It's hard to balance your own
budget when Uncle Sam has the
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Phone:
RESTAURANT GREEK SALADS
DELICIOUS PIES
334-4489 •1146 Elizabeth Av. , Cha r lot.te, N. C.
Students
Male or female to work after school and on Saturdays, to deliver
samples for the Humpty Dumpty club. 25.00 per week plus
bonus for overtime. Contest held each week. Cash and prizes
awarded. Earn money while working with fellow classmates.
Car helpful but not necessary. Bring your friends! Apply in
person to 2416 East, Independence Blvd. after school or 9:00
a
The Prospector, Volume 5, No. 21
No full textElection results for SGA posted: Wally Fox, President. Leland Fuerstamn, Vice President. Denise Mauney, Secretary. Diane Pasotto, Treasurer. Mrs. Phyllis Barach and Will Preston work with students to try and get the May 30th bond passed. The bond is earmarked for expansion of CPCC's facilities. The Spring Festival was poorly attended. Debbie Harkey won Miss CPCC for 1969-70. CPCC's new Olantunji Ujambi drama group performed three one-act plays during the Spring Festival. The Charlotte Camerata perfomed in the LRC auditorium May 18. The musical "Stop the World, I Want to Get Off," will be performed at the end of May. CPCC will have a new literary magazine titled, "An Alternative." It will feature works from students and faculty. Students are looking for a sponsor for the new program "Radio On Campus" which will provide news, weather, sports, and music to CPCC students. Some of the nursing study texts have been vandalized in the library. The "On Campus" TV show will not return in the fall, due to a lack of interest of the participating schools. Charlene Lipper writes about effective and peaceful student protesting. Phi Beta Lambda installs new officers. Al Hart reviews, "Madness" presented by the Olatunji Ujambi drama group, "How Do You Do" by Ed Bullins, and "The Militant Preacher" by Ben Caldwell. Charlene Lipper reviews the film Woodstock. Dr. Johnie McCloud shares her views on sex education with Sociology students
The Prospector, Volume 4, No. 8
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CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Charlotte. North Carolina
N®~~ o o o
Commencement
IF ®~li:unw®~ o o o
The Centipede Gallery
New Columns
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BY MARY MAY
Compared to graduating classes of the past, this year's
must stand out as unique, for since 1963 Central Piedmont
has conferred many degrees and diplomas on its students.
This graduating class leaves the College not only as a
single body of successful students, but also wth each member
as an indvidual milestone in the short life of the schood.
The Police Science-Criminology department is wielding the
first fruits of effort as the first degrees in that field of
study are to be conferred this September. Each candidate
participating in the ceremony helped to create, in his own
way, the largest graduatng class in the history of Central
Piedmont, and also, in the words of Dr. Hagemeyer, a class
that represents "a broadening of interest in all fields."
The graduation will have a new site for its commencement.
Instead of Park Center, the ceremony will take place
in Ovens Audtorium. The growth in the number of graduates
made it impossble to utilize the facilities at Park
Center, so a more suitable location was sought. Ovens Auditorium,
of course, was the final choice. The date for the
graduation is September 14.
The processional, which will
start promtply at three o'clock,
will be led by Mr. Dan Suther,
President of the Student Government
Association. He will
escort the platform guests and
the trustees to the stage. The
trustees and candidates for degrees
will then file in, followed
by the faculty dressed in academic
attire. The Central Piedmont
Community College Band,
under the direction of Mr. Gene
Bryant, will provide the music
for the processional.
Reverend Mr. Harvey 0. Graham,
Adult Education instructor,
will deliver the invocation.
Besides teaching at C e n tr a l
Piedmont, Mr. Graham is also
a minister at Mount 0 1 i v e
United Presbyterian Church.
Afterwards, a selection of
special music will be sung by
the Central Piedmont Community
College Choir. Although
the complete list of selections
is not available, one song will
definitely be performed. It is
"The Road Not Taken," based
on a poem written by one of the
century's best known literary
characters, Robert Frost.
Mr. Edgar A. Terrell will introduce
the main speaker. A
trustee since the birth of the
College in 1963, Mr. Terrell has
been Chairman of the Board following
his election to that position
in 1966. Through a common
interest in the College, he became
acquainted with the main
speaker, Mr. John Ingersoll who
had, according to Dr. Hagemeyer,
exhibited much interest
in the infant Police Science De-partment
which was still in the
first phases of development.
Mr. John Ingersoll is probably
best known to the community
as a former Chief of the Charlotte
Po 1 ice Department. Dr.
Hagemeyer's office stated that
Mr. Ingersoll come to Charlotte
from California where he had
worked for some years. He is
employed by the United States
Department of Justice as head
of the Bureau of Narcotics and
Dangerous Drugs.
During a telephone interview,
Mr. Ingersoll commented that
Dr. Hagemeyer had extended
the invitation and that there
was no other purpose in his
traveling to Charlotte besides
his response. When asked why
he had requested Mr. Ingersoll,
Dr. Hagemeyer explained, "He
has expressed an interest in the
Police Science program and the
College itself, as well as being
a good speaker. He has an important
position now, and is especially
well informed on drugs
and narcotics, which are topics
of interest to young people."
Questioned on the main topic
of his speech, Mr. Ingersoll replied
that it would probably be
a "typical graduation speech,
and not anything special in one
f i e 1 d. "I purposely avoided
stressing law enforcement or
c~ime prevention," he added. "I
did not want to leave any group
out of the picture. I believe in
the whole structure of Central
Piedmont . . . but I'm going to
have a little fun with the usual
commencement speech."
The PROSPECTOR
Commencement
-Charlotte Police Department
Mr. John Ingersoll
Gwinn New VP
BY WAYNE UPCHURCH
The worm, familiar smile of
SGA Vice-President Mr. Bob
Hardee has been replaced by the
boyish grin of Mr. Bill Gwinn.
Mr. Hardee left in response to
a Selective Service notice. Mr.
Gwinn was subsequently appointed
second-in-command by
SGA President Dan Suther, and
approved by the Legislative
Council at the August 11 meeting.
Mr. Hardee was prime-mover
in constructing the new InterClub
Council, and worked with
Mr. Suther in planning the first
SGA-sponsored Summer Dance.
New Vice President Bill Gwinn
The PROSPECTOR
Harbour
Ships In
Our first full time Student
Activities Director has arrived!
She is Miss Paula Harbour who
will coordinate all extracurricular
student projects from an office
in Old Central near SGA
headquarters.
Miss Harbour previously directed
recreational activities for
enlisted men and their families
in West Germany, a job similar
to her task of recruiting, planning
and budgeting for student
activities at CPCC. She is a native
of Texas, where she completed
her Masters degree at
East ,Texas State University.
Welcome!
Parking - $
BY DEBBIE MARSHALL
As most of us know, parking
can be a tedious problem. Would
you pay one dollar a year to help
correct this situation?
In an interview with Dr. Simmons,
he listed parking as a
major problem at CPCC, and
that the money raised from the
sticker fee will be used to help
correct our parking problem.
The parking sticker must be
purchased by September 30,
1969, and will cost one dollar a
year. If you purchase your sticker
at a later quarter you are not
getting your full dollar's worth
because the sticker expires in
the fall of 1970.
There has been some talk
about a gate surrounding the
parking area or some type of
multistory building for parking.
No plans have been made at this
time on whether or not either
is suitable.
Page 3
CPCC and Community
Data Processing-BY
LINDA DEHART
Students pursuing the field of
data processing, do you want to
be a member of an organization
that was created with your interests
in mind? Well, the fall
quarter of 1969 offers just such
an opportunity.
The s t u d e n t organization,
Data Processing Management
Association, will be formed at
CPCC. It will function as an
educational group to promote
better understanding of data
processing as a profession. New
concepts in data processing will
be introduced and explained.
Members of the organization
will get to tour installations
which use d at a processing
equipment, and speakers will
talk about new innovations.
The organization will elect its
own officers each year. Mr. Blalock
will be our faculty advisor.
Mr. Talbert is the only other
teacher that is a member at
CPCC. Awards and certificates
are given to members for attendance,
written and oral research
papers, and for offices
held.
DPMA is the world's largest
professional organization serving
the data processing and
computer community. The Association
currently has over 25,-
000 members in 230 chapters
located in the U.S., Canada, Japan,
the Philippine Islands, and
Saigon. The Association conducts
a broad range of educational
and research programs
which are coordinated through
DPMA's International Administrative
Headquarters in Park
Ridge, Illinois. DPMA .will foster
our student organization.
Hand in Hand
BY ROY W. SIDES
Central Piedmont Community
College is reaching out into the
world. That seemed like an
awful strong statement, until
the names of three girls were
read by Pat Lee at the annual
Labor Day picnic held at Freedom
Park.
Jean H e n d e r s o n, Debbie
Tucker and Nikki Brown were
three of the 13 contestants in
the Miss Traffic Safety beauty
contest which was being cosponsored
by WET and the
Charlotte Jaycees.
Competition for the event consisted
of a fashion show and
t h at wonderful standby, the
swim suit. If that in itself isn't
enough to put Central Piedmont
on the map, then Nikki Brown
should be. She was chosen as
one of the five finalists in the
beauty competition.
. Later in the afternoon skydivmg
was held above Lake Freedom.
A former CPCC student
Jimmy Davis, was one of th~
skydivers for the Labor Day
festivities at Freedom Park.
When it c o m e s to CPCC's
name, don't forget the th i r d
word:
"Community."
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Computer Introduction
Attention All Students!
by
Linda DeHart
This fall quarter a new course
will be offered for all students
interested in data processing.
The course is T-EDP 140, Introduction
to Computer Concepts.
"It is an introductory course
in computers for the student
who plans to p u rs u e d at a
processing as a career, and for
students who desire a general
non-technical k n o w 1 e d g e of
terminology and concepts. No
previous knowledge or experience
in data processing is required."
Don't miss this chance, be
sure and sign up!
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The origina prospectors of Meckenburg, for whom this
publication is named, dug deep into the earth hereabouts
for gold. They faced unexpected problems and hardships
searching for their treasure. These bold men persevered,
however, and were successful.
With this issue, THE PROSPECTOR seeks to emulate these
industrious men. As Editor it has been my decision to try
innovation and experimentation in order to increase reader
interest and stimulate greater students participation in all
activities here at Central Piedmont.
THE PROSPECTOR'S size, format, and style have all
changed. This has been done in order to present a more
informative, interesting publication. Five issues will be
presented in the fall quarter in order to keep our readership
better informed. An entertainment section featuring original
literature by students will appear regularly. Graphics
and more photographs will be used in the layout. In short,
the PROSPECTOR will be doing new things to achieve its goal
of interesting, stimulating, responsible journalism.
We're out to mine a new vein of gold.
-DARRELL GRAY
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Dear Graduates,
Congratulations to you the graduating class of 1969. You have
attained a goal for which most students are still working. It is a
great opportunity for you to look into the future and see your particular
goal come closer to reality.
For you Associate Degree Candidates, you now have a firm start
toward your Bachelor's, Masters and Doctors degrees in your particular
field.
The Diploma Candidates now have the opportunity to get started
in a particular firm or business that you have trained for here at
Central Piedmont.
It is the hope of the Student Government Association that, no
matter what field you are in, you will take the knowledge you attained
here and use it to its fullest extent in your job or profession.
Good Luck and Congratulations to you again.
Sincerely,
Dan Suther
President of SGA
THE
The PROSPECTOR
A New Vein
of Gold
llongratulations
From SCA
PROSPECTOR
The Editorial Staff . . .
Editor ------------------------------ Darrell L. Gray
Assistant Editor ------------------------ Roy W. Sides
Photographic Editor ---------------- Wayne Upchurch
Advisor ------------------------------ C. Scott Jarrett
Photograpihc Advisor ------------------- Joe Johnston
Business Manager --------------- -------- Shari Gregg
D. Gray W. Upchurch
-staff plu>toa
R. Sides
STAFF WRITERS
Mary May, Wally Fox, Penny Payler, .Sherry Harris~n,
Pat Wilkinson, Peggy Rummage, Maurice Compton, Jim
Whitley, Mark Wingate, Debby Marshall, Richard Bailey,
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS
Linda DeHart.
John Tate, Jim Appleyard, Robert Reed
CARTOONS
Phil Eagle
Central Piedmont Community College
P. 0. Box 4009 Charlotte, North Carolina 28204
Vol. IV Number VIII
The PROSPECTOR
James A. Whitley
Birdshot
Give me an RC Cola, a moonpie,
a Home Run cigarette, and
I'll write a column. You might
not like this column but remember,
it's art.
You see, it all started last
spring at a picnic near the guano
plant in Hungry Mother State
Park. (Sounds obscene, doesn't
it?). The Reformed Latter Year
Order of Sheep-Nosed App 1 e
Growers were going to nick and
we, the New Lower Gimlet Hollow
All Green String Band, were
going to pick. It was supposed
to be a goat roast but somebody
forgot the goat (I'll tell you
about goats later), so we bought
a hOP of baloney. I was really
feelmg low about not getting a
goatburger because I hadn't had
a good hunk of goat since we
sold ours and got a lawnmower
but let it never be said that Jin{
Whitley turned up his nose at
a good hoop of baloney.
Well sirs, it turned out that
nobody had a knife for the baloney!
That's where my old buddy
Bolivar Winesappe came in.
Do you think a little uncut hoop
of baloney is going to stop Bolivar?
No sir. He had an idea.
~ow this wasn't your c h e a p
idea. You see, Bolivar was the
proud owner of a 1952 Hudson
th~t had six coats of grey
primer, curb feelers, whitewall
decals on the tires, and a woggledy-
headed cooter in the back
window that nodded its head at
people when it passed them. In
other words, this was a CAR
if you know what I mean. Any~
way, Bolivar's idea was to cut
the hoop of baloney on the fan
blade of his car. Don't laugh
because we were so hungry that
a sousemeat sandwich w o u 1 d
have seemed like pate de foie
Page 5
A Letter To Joe
BY ROY W. SIDES
Who's Joe?
Well, in a roundabout way he's Mr. Average. You know. He's
here at school to get an education. Maybe stay out of the draft ...
hmm. Let's see now, he'd rather attend other functions around
Charlotte than CPCC functions. Especially those dirty old SGA
sponsored functions, right, Joe? When it comes to elections there's
none any more apathetic than our Mr. Averoge . . . hugh'. Joe. I
mean, after all, what's the use? What does the SGA do, anyway?
Nothing!
Along with this sarcastic attitude of Joe's goes the complaint that
he ?ever hears about things until they are over. The average complamt
of the student, of the average student, is that he is not informed.
How about it, Joe?
I just though I'd drop you a few lines to let you know how things
are, Joe. This letter is to you, Joe ... Mr. Uninformed. Mr. Apathetic.
Our Mr. Average-----"Joe."
By the way, what's new Joe?
Productions by the Drama
and Music departments, maybe?
How about the school newspaper?
Have you considered school
dances? ------- gras with champagne.
Just as old Bolivar was getting
comfortable with the hoop of
baloney under the car, my old
buddy Renfrow Gaither stumbled
up with a hoe-handle and a
quart of prune wine. Well now
Renfrow is always ready for ~
laugh, so he just up and rammed
the hoe-handle under the 1952
Hudson and yelled "Snake!" I'd
never thought much about it before,
but I saw right then that
Bolivar didn't have any use at
all for a snake. He gasped faltered,
fell, rallied, rose t~ his
foot, let out a cry, and took to
the roads like a hog that's bitten
into a hornet's nest. We never
did .find the ~oop of baloney and
Bohvar hasn t been too partial
to baloney since then either.
One day not long after that I
'Yas thinking about writing the
httle story up and sending it to
the Dairy Goat Journal. They
were having a "Truth Is A
Strangler of Fiction" contest
and the first prize was a hangyd_
own. necktie with a goat's head
tie chp. I was just polishing the
rough edges of the story when
Derle Gray, your esteemed editor
came up. He had heard that
I was writing a story and he
needed someone to write a column.
Well, I hauled it out cut
strap, and let fly with my iittle
adventure. He muttered something
about culture and intellectuals,
shook. his head, and said
I could w r 1 t e a column if I
wouldn't ever tell about the goat
roast.
Maybe concerts by big names?
But when you consider these
things, there are a few things
you should keep in mind, Joe.
In the past, SGA dances have
carried a reputation of poor
attendance. Too, there are things
going on in Charlotte other than
those you decide to do. Charlotte
is a big community. Cent r a 1
Piedmont isn't the only college
in town. Centipede functions
aren't the only things going on
around town.
You see, Joe, your representatives
need to know what you
want. They need to know what
you want cut out of the budget.
Out of all the activities on
campus, what do you want the
most?
The Music and Drama departments
are planning to put
on "Flower Drum Song."
The Prospector editors want
to change the format.
The Administration is planning
a Lecture-Concert Series.
You are the audience, Joe.
What? You say you never
hear about things that are being
planned until they have either
been planned or have already
occurred?
Your Legislative Council representative
never hears what
you want until he's forced to
legislate from lack of information.
Both you and your representative
must evolve from the
state of the uninformed and
reach out into the cornn{unity
life.
SGA.
Music and plays.
Flowers and drums.
They're up to you, Joe.
If not ...
Silence will thunder.
Page 6 The PROSPECTOR
The Centipede Gallery
- Wayne Upchurch
TO DARE
I dare not a sk a kiss,
I dare not beg a smile,
Lest having that or this,
I might grow proud the while.
No, no the utmost share
Of my desire shall be
Only to kiss that air
That lately kissed three.
-T. A. Nichols
"EXPRESSIONS OF FREEDOM"
Freedom is an expression of distinction,
a medley galore:
To an alienated soul, it is the journey
into blissful dreams;
To a lonely being it takes the form
of long awaited friendship;
To a human soul locked up within
itself, a wey of hopes and visions;
To a young unborn butterfly, a ray
of light piercing through an unexpected
hole;
To a being concealed in his mother's
womb, the process of birth;
To a creature caged behind bars,
a sympathizing captor;
To a person who has become troubled
by life's mere existence, a faith
consecrated by the Divinity;
To a man's imagination, the infiniteness
of time and space;
To an intimate emotion, an outlet
of uncorrupted passion;
To a problem or a creation of puzzlements,
a solution.
Freedom is the capability of expressing
that which is unexpressible.
-Patricia Hudson
a section devoted to student contributions tn literature anJ
t~e visual arts.
The Actor or The Acts of a Man
An original manuscript with
renovated lines, recovered caste,
restored scenery-a
contemporary scripture.
Laughing, screaming, whispering
the f eelings
of an intangible life.
Am I carbon-reincarinated?
-E. Mortimer Croom
-Jon Diss
The PROSPECTOR
-E. Mortimer Croom
- Roy w. Sides
-Bill Ennis
Two laPwoes masr e sp1· ders' webs
that catch
little flies h Id
but cannot o
big ones.
life is a tragedy
for those
Page 7
wanhdo af eceol med Y for those who
think. Contributed by
Anonymous- Janet Chandler
Page 8 The PROSPECTOR
Philosopher Hears Call
BY ROY W. SIDES
Mr. Ken Small, who recently
resigned as pastor of Wedgewood
Baptist Church, has been
the Philosophy teacher at Central
Piedmont for the summer
quarter.
Upon hearing of his arrival,
my first impression was,
"Well, he'll never replace Mrs.
Rouzer." But after sitting in
Flower
Drum
BY RICHARD BAILEY
The Central Piedmont Student
Government Association,
with the combined efforts of
Music and Drama departments,
will present Rogers and Hammerstein's
Flower Drum Song
during the fall quarter. Auditions
will be held October sixth
and seventh with performances
on December fourth, fifth, and
sixth. -
Flower Drum Song examines
the differences in traditional
and Americanized Chinese. The
story deals with a girl who has
been brought from China on a
marriage contract. However,
Mei Li's contractor, S am my
Fong, does not wish to marry
her because he is in love with
Linda Low, a stripper in his
night club. So Sammy is in a
dilemma and must find someone
who will honor Mei Li's contract,
and the plot develops
from this situation.
Mr. Tom Vance will direct
the stage action, and Mr. Gene
Bryant is musical director. Mis.s
Gay Porter will choreograph the
four large dance numbers.
The cast will feature fifteen
speaking parts and at least
twenty-four members in the
chorus.
Mr. Vance hopes to have the
sets completed for p r a ct i c e
three or four weeks before dress
rehearsal. Set builders will be
working bewteen quarters constructing
the ten different sets
which will frame fourteen different
scene changes.
Mr. Vance and Mr. Bryant
both agree that Flower D r um
Song should be the biggest and .
most spectacular show the SGA
has ever produced at Central
Piedmont.
on several of his philosophizing
s e s s i o n s, t h a t impromptu
thought quickly disappeared.
It is quite an experience to
sit and listen to a man hold a
group of young people's attention
for fifty minutes, five days
a week.
Reverend Small did just that.
During the summer quarter
at Central Piedmont he successfully
instructed a class of students
on the ways and thoughts
of philosophers of the past.
Mr. Small, who studied under
Dr. Carlyle Marney, began
teaching at CPCC "thinking it
would be a challenge." A twist
was added to the philosophy
'~lass when students read in The
Charlotte News the report of
his resigning from the ministry.
.Mr. Small has received mail
from people of all walks of life
and letters on both the good and
Elections
BY ROY W. SIDES
On Wednesday, August 27 and
Thursday, August 28 students
clamored inside the Administration
Building on the Student
Services floor. To add to the
confusion of early registration
which was being held during the
elections, 185 students sporadically
walked up to the registration
table to receive their ballots.
Out of the 185 votes castsixty-
seven were cast for College
Transfer, twenty-four were
cast for Technical candidates,
Business area pulled in 46 votes,
with Health and Trade trailing
wi
The Prospector, Volume 1, No. 7
No full textCENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
VOL. 1 NO. 7 Charlotte, North Carolina JULY , 1966
WELCOME DEAN TRAVIS
Fro1n the President
You will be interested to know that plans for the new
buildings on our campus are progressing satisfactorily.
A construction schedule has been set by the Board of
Trustees which will provide the buildings we will need
over the next few years.
The three-story classroom building is to be started
in October 1966, and will be ready for use starting with
the fall quarter 1967. This building will provide 47
classrooms for mathematics, social studies, English and
foreign languages, along with faculty offices for these
departments.
The counseling center-business office-administ ration
building will be const r ucted at about the same time. This
facility will house all of the College's student services
including admissions, testing, counseling, records and
publications. Space for the business offices instructional
deans Trustees' meeting room and administrative offices,
as well as conference rooms for seminars, etc., are also
provided in the building.
Construction on the four-story library building will
start in April 1967 with occupancy planned by August
1968. The first floor of the building will provide space
for three t eaching auditoriums, a stage for drama and
music presentations, and the program materials laborat
ory. The library will occupy the upper three floors.
Further renovation on the old main building will be
accomplished during this same time. This renovation
will provide science lecture rooms, additional science
laboratories, air conditioning of the remainder of the
building and other needed improvements.
The College now owns the building on the c6 rner of
Elizabeth Avenue and Kings Drive occupied by Woodruff's
Interiors and others. This space will be converted
into a student union as soon as the space becomes available,
probably by this fall.
From this brief description of the plans it will be obvious
that the Trustees of Central Piedmont Community
College are taking concrete steps to make your campus
one of which all of us can be very proud. Although progress
is being made in providing additional facilities, this
College is very much aware of its primary role as a
teaching institution and that the quality of its faculty
is the most important factor in its development. Every
effort is being made to continue to seek out the best,
most dedicated teachers that can be found so that the
educational program at Central Piedmont Community
College is second to none.
Richard H. Hagemeyer
Summer Choral Group
Every summer a choral group is organized at Central Pied!
Ilon~ to present a p·rogram at graduation. This year's group had
its first rehearsal on Wednesday, June 22, in the Student Center.
Mr. Arnold Propst, organizer and director of the group said
th~t the group had possibilities of continuing throughout th~ year
if stud~nt i_nterest is sufficient. Mr. Propst emphasizes that the
group 1s still open, and encourages anyone interested to contact
him in his office. ·
At Last - Class Rings
For several months the Activities
Committee, under the
sponsorship of Mrs. Louise
Mills, has 'been working on plans
for a class ring f or Central
Piedmont Community College.
Many designs were submitted,
carefully evaluated, and
finally all but one were eliminated.
The basic problem was
to find a design representative
of each and every one of the
br anches of study at the college.
The members of the committee
felt that CPCC should have
a ring comparable to other college
rings, yet with its own
distinction. The design that was
finally approved bears the
school seal on one side and the
first two digits of the graduation
year. The opposite side
has several symbols, representative
of various fields of study,
incased in a s h i e 1 d and
supporting the Torch of Knowledge.
The other two digits of
the graduation da,te are on this
side.
The stone is dark blue, cushioned
antique-the square-cut
stone is in a · square mounting.
There will be a choice of cut
or smooth stone and also a
choice of size-medium or college
weight. (The price varies
according to weight).
The girls' dinner-style ring
has rthe dark blue stone. The
rather elongated, oval stone is
mounted in yellow gold. Around
the base of the mounting .is the
spell-out of Central Piedmont
Community College.
Details for ordering the rings
have not been completed; however,
the reality of class rings
for CPCC is in the not-too-fardistant
future.
Phi Theta Kappa
To Be Organized
A chapter of Phi Theta Kappa,
the National honorary fraternity
for two year colleges,
will soon be organized at CPCC.
The main purpose of the fraternity
is to promote scholarship,
and to give recognition
to deserving students.
Dr. Gayle Simmons; VicePresident
at CPCC, stated, "We
will not participate in this fraternity
unless it is open to every
full-time student in each curriculum
who meets the necessary
qualifications for admission."
The executive and legislative
councils have voted to establish
the fraternity and now only a
few details are to be worked out
with fraternity headquarters in
Gulfport, Mississippi.
- Continued on Page 2 -
Dr. Vaud A. Travis, now
Dean of Cameron Junior College;
Cameron, Oklahoma, will
assume his post of Dean of College
Transfer at Central Piedmont
Community College about
July 1.
Dr. Travis received his B.S.
_degree in chemis.try and biology
from Nor.th eastern Oklahoma
State Coliege; he was granted
his master's degree in business
from Oklahoma State, and there
later received his doctorate in
higher education.
He taught chemist ry and biology
in high school in Muskogee,
Oklahoma, and for eleven
years was an administrator in
a business college in Muskogee.
For .three years Dr. Travis
served as assistant director of
placement at Oklahoma State
University.
He is married; his wife
Vivian has completed course
work for her doctors degree in
psychology. The couple have
four children ; three sons ages
sixteen, fourteen, and twelve ;
and one daughter age ten.
CPCC's Open
Open! Wider! Now hold it.
The dental hygienists are beginning
their practice on real
live patients.
Since June 8, under the expert
supervision the hygienists
have been cleaning teeth. The
need for patients is increasin~
-Just think, boys, having your
teeth cleaned · by a beautiful
Dr. Va ud A. Travis
Dr. Travis has a very interesting
hobby. He is an avid bird
watcher.
We would like to take this
opportunity to welcome you,
Dr. Travis, to Central Piedmont
Community College.
Mouth Policy
girl and for only 1.00.
The clinic is open Tuesday
through Friday from 2 :00 p.m.-
5 :00 p.m. If you would like to
have a bright white smile see
any of the hygienists or go by
the clinic for an appointment.
The girls promise that it
won't hurt! (much)
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CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
VOL. 1 NO. 7 JULY, 1966
THE PROSPECTOR STAFF
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ------------------------ DENNIS CUDD
Advisors-Mrs. Gayle Hartley
Mr. C. P. Moody
Feature Editor
Evelyn Arrington Business Manager ___ Bob Moore
Secretary ______ Dawn Bradley Advertising Manager
Tom Rooch
Photographer _ Dennis Huntley Layout Editor ____ Sally Steinek
News Writers _______________________ __ Bonnie Ellis, Lewis Sain,
Sherry Adams, Larry Deese
Feature Writers ____________________ Donna Ribbeck, Rita Moore,
Suzanne Bland
ASSAYER
DENNIS CUDD
Everyone on this earth has a given talent, gift, or
potential. The use of this talent is determined by each
individual. Whether one ever develops this gift to the
fullest extent is dependent on how well it is used. Of
course, everyone cannot be a Churchill, a Schweitzer, or
-an Einstein; however, do not be afraid to take advantage
of your talent. There is always a place for everyone; just
find it.
Some people feel insignificant because they cannot
paint, or sing, or write as well as someone else; however,
they can find self-expression in many other ways.
They may be the one close friend that can share a problem,
give encouragement, or say a pleasant word when
it is most needed. They may be the efficient secretary
behind the corporation president, the reporter that helps
build a great newspaper, or the understanding wife and
mother.
No one must wait until he is old and gray before
using his gift. In fact, one can grow and become more
~ efficient with these talents only through the use of them.
Central Piedmont is a young college. It has a great
potential. This college can offer more than just a book
education to its students. Here one can find a chance to
become well rounded, both intellectually and socially. It
is a place where students can become more mature and
independent.
Central Piedmont is a college where each person has
a chance to use his special talent. For example, the Prospector
will enable students who can write, type, do art
work, take photographs, and do various other things to
use their gifts to the utmost. There is a summer choral
group for those who are musically inclined. The Activities
Committee presents an opportunity for anyone to
engage in the building of student activitjes. Legislative
Council meetings are open to the student body, thus
givin~ everyone a voice in his student government.
Tliis is a growing college, and like a growing person
the potential of Central Piedmont depends on how. much
it can give. Why not take advantage of a great opportunity
to use your special talent?
Men or Mice?
Packrats have invaded the Student Lounge. It is obvious from
evidence that their number is legion. They swap money for mess.
Did you know that rats drink cokes, eat sandwiches, and smoke
cigarettes? Did you know that erstwhile "polite, mature" people
leave unsightly remnants of their presence?
Do you want to have beady . eyes and grow a dirty fur coat?
If not, go where the action is and "make with" the cleanup detail.
Join the clean table for lunch bunch; you meet the nicest peop·le.
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Adventure Afoot
... or a leg, or an arm. Casts
are the vogue these days. A
student is just not "in" if he
hasn't exhibited a cast of some
kind.
If you haven't had one yet
there are all kinds of things
you ·can do: have a car wreck,
fall out of a tree, take up motorcycling,
get in a fight. But
whaitever you do, have an interesting
accident to prepare
yourself for the classic question:
"What in the world happened
to you?"
Before becoming a member
of the "in" set myself, I thought
some of the cast-wearers answers
to the classic question
were rather rude, but now I
have found that in answer to
the fi:i;st ten inqmnes the
tendency is to tell the truth,
then for the next five you begin
to embellish the truth a
little, and from then on you
switch to outright lies changing
as often as your imagination
can concoct a new one.
The other day I saw someone
I know rather well who hadn't
seen my cast and was steeling
myself to give a cute answer
once more when I noticed that
my friend was doing a "diddle,
diddle, dumplings" too (you
know-one shoe off, and one
shoe on.) We decided it would
be fun to s•wap stories, but he
had such a marvelous one. A
float fell on his big toe. Now
I can't tell you exactly what
a float is, but it is something
used in the trucking business
and my friend could even draw
a diagram of . his accident.
I really thought that falling
in the bathroom was a pretty
believable tale but was informed
by a reliable source
that such a story was as much
"old lot" as bumping into a
door as an exc1se for a black
eye.
. . Would you believe falling
down the steps?
And in answer t.o all the sympathetic
souls who want to
know, "Does it hurt?" Of course
not. I on'ly take these pain pills
because I just like to feel the
way an amoeba looks.
Now, do you really want to
know how I had my accident?
Well, the truth is I didn't have
one. But I thought the school
probably wouldn't appreciate
my gathering story material in
the ABC stores or taking time
off to flag motorists down on
1-85 as recent Charlotte News
reporters have done. So I just
twisted my ankle a bit-You
know anything for a story.
Evelyn Arrington
Viet Nam or No
The Prospector recently conducted
a poll concerning the
Viet Nam situation. In general,
students tended to take a slightly
negative attitude .toward the
direction our foreign policy has
taken.
Question 1: lh general, are you
in agreement with the administration's
policy in Viet
Nam? Yes 33% No 52%
Undecided 15%
Question 2; Should the U.S. increase
its commitment of
men an dequipment in Viet
Nam? Yes 52% No 38%
Undecided 10%
Question 3: Do you feel the
U.S. should withdraw its
military forces from Viet
Nam? Yes 17% No 75%
Undecided 8%
Question 4: (Assuming t h a t
neither you nor your boyfriend
will be drafted.) Do
you believe the draft boards
should determine eligibility
for student deferments on
the basis of class standing?
Yes 27% No 58% Undecided
15%
Question 5: Are you in agreement
with the belief held by
some that the U.S. should
take an all-out full-scale
push against the Viet Cong
and N o r t h Vietnamese ?
Yes 42% No 46% Undecided
12%
It should be noted that current
polls across the nation sense a
loss of popularity for the ad -
ministration.
"Make a friend today. 11
(Continued from Front Page)
Admission is by invitation.
To be eligible, a student niust
be carrying a full load and
have a minimum qua'lity point
average of 3.0.
interview
Mr. Robert G.
Hoelzel
Mr. Robert G. Hoelzel i.s the
comptroller of Central Piedmont
Community College. He
explained that his biggest job
was dealing with the payroll.
Mr. Hoelzel, being the comptroller
or business mah ager'
does financial reporting to the
county, state, and on some occasions,
to the Federal government.
Mr. Hoelzel received his education
from Harvard University,
graduating in 1950 with an
A.B. degree in economics. At
Harvard, he studied money and
banking, a phase of economics.
Mr. Hoelzel also did graduate
study at the University of Michigan
for one year. He amusingly
said that when he entered
college, he wanted to be a chemical
engineer, but after one semester
of lab, he changed his
mind.
Prior to coming to Central
Piedmont in October, 1963, Mr.
Hoelzel was a group hospital
insurance representative to
Charlotte. He has also worked
for J. C. Penny Company as a
trainee. In Detroit Mr. Hoelzel
became affiliated with Fruehauf
Trailer Company, working
as an operations manager.
He continued with this company
in Norfolk, Virginia, and
with the company, he finally
came to Charlotte.
Mr. Hoelzel is married to the
former Barbara Wills from
Washington, but they first met
in Detroit. Mrs. Hoelzel works
for Sears Roebuck Company.
When asked if he had any
hobbies or activities, Mr. Hoelzel
laughingly said that he
would consider playing golf the
biggest single activity outside
.----------------------------• of his work.
You, Too, Can Write!
Mr. Hoelzel expressed much
interest in the forthcoming new
campus. He also said "I knew
'it (Central Piedmont) would I grow, but I had no idea it
i would expand this fast." Mr.
i Hoelzel gave an example of this
••••••••••••••••••••••••••••"'in connection with his work but
·stating that when he first came
to Central Piedmont, there was
only a secretary and himself.
"Now," he said, "there are nine
people working wi.th me."
DENTAL HYGIENE
The Open ltlouth Policy
·~ - .J. ·- •
Mr. Hoelzel said that his job
was really ·in the background
compared to the main job at
Central Piedmont, that being
teaching. Nevertheless, the job
of comptroller p.Jays a vital role
,in the development of Central
Piedmont Community College.
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BY RITA MOORE
Summer quarter at CPCC
has -begun. Many events ,have
taken place that many of our
students have been a part of.
Beach trips,have been most popular
with CPCC students!
I have noticed that a good
many of our students and faculty
have been spending their
week-ends at the beach. As for
the faculty, I would imagine
they went for a week-end rest,
but I know a few students who
had a swinging good time! J .
Shaw insists on blaming her
dizziness on medicine she took,
but J ., medicine doesn't cause
you to see four pair of sneakers
when there is only one pair in
front of you! There are other
students that I haven't gotten
the low down on, such a·s Dennis
Huntly, Paulette La Porte,
Larry Strawn, and Paul Shaw
-care to tell us about .it?
June 14, our nation celebrated
Flag Day, but CPCC had
its own Flag Day. Two of our
female students designed, made,
and raised the "School of Proptso-
Jogy" flag. It flew in the
breeze at half mast. Many students
didn't get to see the new
flag:; when will our flag fly
agam?
We are proud to welcome all
of our new coming students for
the summer. We have students
from foreign countries as well
as all over the United States.
Special welcome should go to
Tom Rhodes, a business stude!
lt, wnose home is in Chychmson
has left us this sumenne,
Wyoming. Our gain has
also suffered loss. Sidney Hutchinson
has left us for the summer
to work in the Summer
Theater. Sidney is one of the
many who have left us for the
summer, but will return this
fall.
June is known as the Bride's
Month, but Torrens Miller and
his bride-to-be chose the month
of August. Torrens don't slip
down the steps trying to make
it by 5 :00 p.m. - you'll have
plenty of time! Seriously, we all
wish you the best of luck.
Even though this is summer,
let's not forget that we are going
to school so let's give it that ole
college try and pull some good
grades this summer.
Until next time, take it easy,
but let's make some news.
Rita Moore
P.S. Have all of you heard
about Tuffie's Kaiser?
Join the
Campus
Choral Group
What are you looking for, Rita?
No matter what shape your stomach's in .
id .1t.EtTIS T£.lt.JT I ON Ir
Registration, as you know, was rather slow ·
~verything went smooth and in a static flo~.
__ But . ..
There weren't many bright and shining !'aces all-a-glow;
Could have been becaμse of Summer .School and spirits were low.
This could have been' corrected though! !
Just think .. .
In a wink .. .
Students demandijig to register!
Money · overrunning. the cashregister !
People having to be turned away by a human barricade of cops.
All because CPGC was giving, free to each person
that registered, SIX WILD RED BOTTLE TOPS!
anonymous student
MR. STOVALL
CHAIRYJIBI OF THE ENGLI£H DEPARTMENT
Those who picture English professors as
quiet, mild-mannered individuals, upon first
sight of Central Piedmont's new chairman of
the English Department would assume Sidney T.
Stov_all to t e a "live" presentation of t hei1·
thoughts. He is small of stature and has wavy,
white hair, but the almost leatherv brown
face and twinkle in -his eyes reveal wh~t ;;:ost
experienced students of English already know.
--that English instructors are very human
people, not at all soft or nild-mannered, and
possess a keen sense of humor.
Hr. Stovall' s most recent oosition in the
Enr;lish teachirig field befor~ assurJ.ne his
duties here at CPCC,was as chairman of freshman
and sophomore En[lish at the ;Jniversit~r
of North Carol ina at Charlotte, where he has
been a facult:r member since 1962.
His educational back;:round disclo:::es a
knowledge of other la:1guages o.s well as
Snglish.He was graduated with honors in Greek
from Duke University and received a -naster's
degree in Gree:-.: ·and Latin from the University
of 1-~ichigan . He also le&r ned Japanese while
serving in the. Kavy during ~·forld v;ar II,after
which he earned a second rr::_: st er' s degree in
com.pc:.rative l iterature, t l::e classics and Enr -
,___ _______·· ·_··_-_-_·-_--.."..1'"""!i's1i, at Columbia University in New York.
PAGE 3
Get your Wild Red Bottle Caps here.
• • • cen:: 0r ::;d --
}fir. Stovall taught at State University of
New York for several years before coming to
Chc;rlotte in 1953. He wa,s in the i nsurance
bu'siness here for nine years before resuming
his teaching career.
':,hen e.sked about ;::lans for · !tis work here
in the - English .. Departm~nt, Er. Stovall said,
111 a.1.1. hap~·Y to be associated with the Community
Col.lege which is filling a great need in
t his &.rea . I am lookin['. for.·iard to working
with t he Ent,lish f a cult:{ in continuine
to make t he pro;;rams in both cor.tposition and
lit erature excitins and rewarding. "
wou,LD YOU
BELIEVE??
Evelyn Arrington had her cast
removed before The Prospector
even went to press.- And after
that nice article too, Evelyn.
Horses might have baby rabbits
and when these rabbits
grow up that they will become
the parents of a colt. If you·
don't. believe this, go to see Dr.
Celec1a. He will be happy to
explain it to you.
Counselor Tom Carroll doesn't
really bite. (It wouldn't hurt to
have a precautionary raibies
shot if you have an appointment
with him though.)
Dennis Huntley had a small cut
on his lower lip-He swore
that his pet alligator d!id it. OH,
COME NOW DENNISJ
Mrs. Louise Mills is living in
two houses. She really doesn't
lmow whether she's coming or
going these days.
Jim Durham, and several other
scientific minded students .are
taking both Botany and Zoology.
Really boys, you know that
ants don't have .leaves for antennae.
Mrs. Gayle Hartley recently
won fifty. dollars worth of gro~
ries in a Pepsi Cola contest.
Now she's really in the Pepsi
c eneration !
That from the . scientific tur
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No full textCENTRAL PIEDMONT COM_MUNITY COLLEGE
MAY, 1967 Charlotte. North Carolina VOL. II NO. VI
5,000 ATTEND OPEN HOUSE
Frona the President
CONGRATULATIONS to the
students, faculty, and staff for
the wondeful job of conducting
our "Open House" activities.
The day was a tremendous success.
Thousands of people walked
the halls of these old buildings
and visited the many int.
eresting displays, demonstrations,
and activities. There
were expressions of amazement
at what was seen and heard.
Your enthusiastic and interesting
explanations, and sincere
pride and interest in your work
made many friends for you and
your College. This · community
Mr. Stovall
Appointed To
NCTE O·ffice
Mr. Stovall, chairman of
CPCC's English Department,
was recently appointed Treasurer
of Regional Committee of
English in the Two Year Colleges.
This organization is a
part of the National Council
of Teachers of English.
Besides the usual duties of a
treasurer, Mr. Stovall will attend
policy conferences. At
these sessions, the members plan
future meetings of the organization,
convention sites for two
or three years ahead, and invite
speakers to future meetings.
has a far greater understanding
and admiraticin for what is
being done than before this day
began.
For many years to come you
and the College· will benefit in
both tangible and intangible
ways from your efforts. The
community will also benefit,
since more of its people more
fully comprehend what this institutions
can mean to them
and their hopes and dreams.
Thanks for a job well done.
Richard
Dental Assistants
Present Table
Clinics
The dental assistant students
presented table clinics on April
18, at the monthly meeting of
the Charlotte Dental Assistant's
Society, of which each is
a student member. The meeting
was held here at CPGC. The
students developed and discussed
a subject relating to dental
health and procedures. Four of
these table clinics will be presented
at the annual state meeting
of dentists and dental assistants
in Pinehurst in May.
Sunday, April 9, 1967, will be
a day long remembered in the
annals of Central Piedmont
Community College. The Charlotte
Chamber of Commerce -
sponsored open house held tha·t
afternoon was a rousing success.
The citizens of Charlotte
and surrounding areas turned
out in droves. The college entertained
over 5,000 interested
visitors during the afternoon.
Some came out of curiosity,
others came to see Miss Jeannie
Seely, the country music
star, Arthur Smith and his
Crackerjacks, and Harry Deal
and the Galaxies. No matter
why they came, they left impressed
with what they had
seen.
The main aim of the open
house was to acquaint the public
with the opportunities of
continuing education and vocational
training offered by the
college; therefore, 35 classrooms
were equipped with displays
and demonstrations to illustrate
the training offered in
the 26 programs available a~
CPCC. Members of the faculty
and students were on hand to
answer questions and explain
the various exhibits. At times
during the afternoon, lines
formed outside the many classrooms
as the crowds of people
milled throughout the school. ·
The college's dental health
program, unique in this area,
was one of the more popular
demonstrations. Some of the
visitors lined up to take advantage
of the opportunity to
have their teeth expertly cleaned
by the school's second-year
dental hygiene students in the
sunny, well-equipped, dental
clinic. Elsewhere in the building
set aside for the dental program
were demonstrating their
skills in dental technology and
clinical practice.
Another exhibit of interest to
the many visitors was the electric
car being built as a research
project by students in
the electronics technology
classes.
THE GALAXIES AND THE GUESTS.
T·he Programmed Materials
Laboratory was an exciting
revelation to many people who
have despaired of continuing
their education because of deficiencies
in various required
subjects, particularly mathematics.
Mr. Frank Turnage and
his staff were kept busy
throughout the afternoon explaining
.the unique learning
processes offered by the college
in this program.
The biological sciences and
chemistry laboratories were a
popular choice of many of the
visitors. The excellent equipment
available for the students'
use was most impressive. In
every program offered by
CPGC there was an exhibit, and
something of interest was going
on in every open classroom.
The college has been deluged
with inquiries concerning the
programs of study offered.
"To learn is to know," and
so the purpose of the open
house was accomplished. There
is no doubt that OPCC "came of
age" on April 9, 1967, and our
thanks go out to the Charlotte
Chamber of Commerce and the
people of Charlotte and Mecklenburg
County for their interest
and support.
-Dorothy Carr
MISS CAROL HAGEMEYER,
OUR HOSTESS.
Susan Sowers to
Represent CPCC
In Miss Student
Nurse Contest
Susan Sowers has been chosen
by her fellow nursing students
to vie for the state title
of Miss Student Nurse. In addition
to the opportunity to
compete for the student nurse
title, SiJsan is the president of
the freshmen nursing class and
incoming president of the local
chapter of the North Carolina
Student Nurses' Association.
The contest for Miss Student
Nurse will take place at
Ovens Auditorium on April 27
at 8:00 P;M. The admission for
students is only 50c. Tickets
are available from any of the
nursing students. There will be
entertainment as well as door
prizes.
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CINTIAl P'IEOMONf COMMUNITY COUEGE
lHl Elizabeth Ave. Charlotte, N. C.
28204
VOL. II NO. VI MAY, 1967
THE PROSPECTOR STAFF
EDITOR ---------------------------------- MIKE GUDGER
ADVISORS ________ Mrs. Gayle Hartley
Mr. C. P. Moody
Photographers _______________ Thelma Whitworth Paul Outlaw
Feature Writers ________ Barry Thornber.g, Everette Crenshaw,
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Letters To The Editor
Dear Editor:
I would like to complement the Dramatics Club on it's production
of the talent show on April 6, 1967. It is evident that a
great deal of hard work and long hours were put forth before
this production was presented. At the same time, I would like
to say that the students of Central Piedmont Community College
do not take enough interest in their school's activities. How
many of us stopped long enought to buy a ticket to the talent
show? Was it that you did not have the money or the time,
or was it that you just thought that the idea of a talent show
was silly? I wish that each student would seriously evaluate
this problem, because, after all, how do we expect Central
Piedmont College to obtain a favorable name unless we the
students are striving to reach this goal.
Dear'Sir:
Sincerely,
Diana Hodges
A compliment is due for the people who suggested and car- .
r ied out open house on April 9, 1967. I would like to congratulate
each and everyone who made it possible. In my opinion, it was
a very good idea to let parents, relatives, and friends come to
the college and see exactly what the school is presenting to the
students. I am sure the open house was very rewarding to many
people. I hope this can become an annual event.
By No Means a Gift
Sincerely,
Mike Whitley
There is abroad in the land a myth that education is a ,gift,
a donation from some generous donor, a parcel passed out by
some professor. There's more to it than that! It is high time
;.hat the truth be told to our children - and to their parents -
in these words: "Nobody can give you an education. Parents
can pay the money, we hope, and professors can inspire, we
trust. You cannot absorb an education although a cultural and
intellectual atmosphere will help. Truthfully, to get an education
you must dig it out for yourself."
Copied
N. C. Educational Journal
;:.llif'.
Talent Show
Winners
of CPCC
di· The Roommates, Rick Phil-
.,,;;.;._c;• lips and Phil Rivenbark, took
first place in the talent show
,.;......_.sponsored by the Central Pied~~~'
mont Dramatics Club. The
..,'. '" show, an artistic success, was ?;; ,;, held April 6 at Piedmont Junior > . High School. Second and third
~ prizes were awarded to Eliza-beth
Daugherty, and the Beau
Geste Combo.
.COMING UP:
A reading of George Orwell's
d /'.i ~satire on Communism, Animal
· ~ta Farm, will be presented by the
Central Piedmont Dramatics
Club at 3:00 and 7:30 P.M.,
Tuesday, May 2, in the Student
Center. Admission will be 50
cents. Members of the reading
.cast include Lewis Sain, Polly
Boyd, Rick Phillips, Thelnia
Whitworth, Mike Sloop, Bill Hollingsworth,
Elizabeth Daugherty,
and Dottie O'Keef.
VANESSA ANN MABRY
OF THE YOUNGER GEN
ERATION Gill'l'S SOME
INFORMATION.
-Michael G. Sloop,
Reporter
Comments On
The Ta lent Show
The Talent Show held at the
Piedmont Junior High School
on April 6 was hardly a success
by any measure. The fault,
however, was not with the talent
but with the students. Less
than 100 students attended.
Considering the size of the student
body, this small number is
inexcusable. Excepting those
who had to work or study or
had other commitments, there
is no reason why the turnout
should not have been at least
three times this number. So
small was the attendance that
the show actually lost money.
This is another of a long
series of continuing examples
of the general indifference of
the student body. If one were
to make the rounds of the student
hang-outs, no doubt, at
least three times the number
of students would be found
there as at the talent show.
Probably that many more would
be found glued to the Thursday
night movie on the television.
The people in the show worked
hard to prepare it. They
had intended to use the profits
to pay off debts for upcoming
plays. It certainly .was a disheartening
experience for them
to look out and see so sm'all a
crowd.
Students complain that the
school doesn't offer any social
activities. But when the school
does offer some social life, few
attend. The student body might
do well to ask themselves just
what they do want. A failure
like this speaks eloquently for
the type of people we have here
at CPCC.
The photography in this issue
of the PROSPECTOR is the
work of Paul Outlaw. Our special
thanks to Paul for the excellent
work in this issue and
in the past issues.
A School With A Purpose
We students here at CPCC seem to lack the unity and the
pride in our school often found in other schools. There is no
sense in cohesion or belonging in the student body. "But what is
there to belong to?" one asks. There is no rolling, green, treeshaded
campus with marble facaded, colonnaded buildings named
for famous graduates (for none have had time to find fame
yet). There are no cavernous libraries and long, ·sprawling laboratories.
There are no ivy-covered fraternity houses. There are
no sprawling athletic fields or even teams to carry our name
beyond the surrounding area. There is no school song, colors,
or motto. In fact, we seem to lack anything to tie us together.
The day students seldom see the night students. The liberal arts
students have little contact with the vocational education students.
The diverse fields of education and the fact that we each
live our separate lives away from the campus instead of as a
group as in most other schools is one cause of this sense of
non-belonging. Perhaps another is that our materialistic generation
looks about the school and sees none of the usual
status symbols (the sprawling campus with huge dorms- libraries,
labs, classrooms, etc.) and feels cheated. Quite certainly,
we lack all of these. In fact, we have very little. Very little
but a few old buildings, a dedicated faculty, a scarred red hillside
with new foundations rising from its bowels, a big hope
and great promise. Most of the student body fail to realize
that most of these ideas that the word "campus" conjures up
would be out of place and not in keeping with the purpose of
this school.
CPCC was established to' prepare. people for life in a com~
petitive business society. Later, the college transfer program
was added so that students could do their first two years of college
work in or near home.
It is pel'haps understandable that there is little sense of
unity, but the lack of pride that most of the student body feels
is more difficult to understand. One naturally feels pride in
success, and success to our generation often means material
success. Granted, we have little on campus to be proud of, as
yet. But there are other forms of success. Any institution can
cater to the intellectually and financially elite. Unfortunately
most of us do not fall into either category. In schools such as
ours, we see the American ideal of equal opportunity for all -
regardless - exemplified. Instead of continually comparing
our school to larger senior institutions (such comparisons are
unjust because of our diverse purposes) and feeling cheated because
we lack their material assets, we should realize that the
purpose of CPCC is somewhat different and be at least grateful,
if not proud. In closing, consider this one question. Where
would you be if you were not here at CPCC? Military service
or working at an unskilled job, awaiting the call. In short, left
out.
work at the University of Kentucky
at Lexington and at the
University of North Ca rolina
at Chapel Hill.
MRS. JOUN GARRETT, INSTRUCTOR OF SECRETARIAL
SCIENCE, AND MR. JIM SIMPSON, PERSONNEL
DIRECTOR OF RIEGAL PAPER CORP.
Mrs. "G". began her teaching
career in Asheboro, North Carolina.
She then came to Charlotte
to teach at Harding High
School. Marriage to John Garrett,
who is now manager of
the Charlotte Branch of Riegel
Paper Company, interrupted
her teaching carrer. The Garretts
have three children -
Susan, Amy, and Hayes. The
girls are now married. Susan
is a teacher, and Amy has
given Mrs. "G" the new title
of grandmother to little Eleanor
Lynn Burke. The family
are members of Hawthorne
Lane Methodist Church where
Mrs. Garrett has taught several
adult classes. She says that
she is a post-graduate of PT A
and an expert in barbecue having
served as president of an
elementary school, a junior high
school and a senior high school.
One of Mrs. Garrett's favorite
hobbies is entertaining at
her home in the country. She
loves to cook, and her treats
often turn up on some faculty
member's ~~- ·"'!)'f as a treat
for her lucky students during
holiday seasons. Another hobby
is collecting books, especially
old books. She quotes her
husband, John Garrett, as saying,
"My hobby is collecting old
horses and making book s·helves
for her old books."
Mrs. "C"
of CPCC
The "G" of Mrs. "G" as Eleanor
Garrett is fondly known at
CPCC .does not stand for gremlin
although she is just small
enough to be the gremlin who
eases the rigors of registration
times by leaving platters of
homemade cookies in the faculty
and staff lounges. In :fact,
her size and that of some others
on the staff of the business de- .
partment where she is an instructor
of typing and shorthand
once gave rise to the rumor
that one must be under
five feet tall to qualify for an
instructorship in that department.
Eleanor Garrett may be
· small in stature and the very
essence of femininity in appearance,
but surprisingly she is a
champion of the woman's place
in the business world. She not
only tries to teach her feminine
students to be the best secretaries
in Charlotte, but she
teaches them to seek conscientiously
the highest goals possible.
Mrs. Garrett came to CPCC
in April of 1963. She taught
the first MDT A stenographic
class to be taught at the college.
She has a long list of
qualifications for her job, but
she is most proud of being a
graduate of the "school of experience."
Her first job was
stuffing envelopes for 15 cents
an hour while still in high
school; but since she didn't see
much future in this, she took a
srcretarial course and worked
for a year as a church secretary
earning all of $10 a week.
Then she decided to go back to
school and get her degree and
become a teacher. Mrs. Garrett,
a native of Kentucky, received
her BA from Bowling Green
College of Commerce, which is
now Western Kentucky University.
She h!ls done graduate
This bit of humor is only
one of the many such bits of
humor that Eleanor Garrett imparts
to her students. She
knows, as all good teachers do,
that sometimes the learning
goes better when a bit of humor
or philosophy is added to routine.
She believes that some
days what is "out the window"
is more important that what is
"in the book," and anyone who
has ever been a student of Mrs.
"G'"s · knows that the days
when her glance wande·rs "out
the window" are the times
when they may learn some of
the most valuable lessons in
life.
- Evelyn B. Arrington
Editorial
Joe Smith was not a faceless,
friend-less void. He was a
young man much like you or
me ; and liked perhaps loved, by
a young woman much like you.
Regrettably, few Americans remember
Joe or recall with admiration
his final moments.
On a war-torn day, several
d~cad.es ~go , J oe Smith gave
h!s hfe m a vain attempt to
right a scarred banner tied
precariously to a wooden staff
He died trying to maintain our
"colors" in combat; t ruly he
~oved his country and honored
its symbol - .the flag.
For his courage and heroism
du~ing . the N o.rmandy Campaign,
Pvt. J oe Smith of Texas
was awarded the Congressional
Medal of Honor.
No one expects any of us to
"lay down" our life for the
flag ; however, respect demands
we stand in reverence when in
morning splendor it conq~ers
~he . sky, or in ~vening grandeur,
mv1tes the night. The raising
and lowering of the flag are
momen~s when we should stop
and silently pay tribute to·
those who died, that we, , the
gre~test o~ the great nations
·of time, might exist today.
Thousands upon thousands of
those who died were young men
much like you or me and liked
perhaps loved, by a young wo~
man much like you.
Th~ ballerina of the sky,
with grace the wind does
carry,
And tho I watch her every
day,
her dance demands I tarry.
-E. C. Crenshaw
CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Broadcast Date: April 11, 1967
There are three thousand jobs open in Mecklenburg County
because nobody can be found who is qualified to hold them. That
picture is r epeated a ll across t he country. F rom every side
comes repeated evidence that the unemployment problem is not
a lack of j obs, as we have said before, but a lack of people with
the skills required to hold them.
We are pleased to see how the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce
is tackling this problem here. Those who attended the
Chamber's- open house at the Central Piedmont Community
College last Sunday afternoon had their eyes opened to see how
many jobs people can train for in that excellent institution.
The open house also featured a new and very valuable
wrii:tkle, we think. Employers had encouraged their workers
to attend, and they were there to see for themselves how this
college could give them the necessary training for a better job.
In this respect it was following a recommendation that might
meet many of the criticisms of the Federal Job Corps. All too
often it has been said, people were trained for jobs that do not
exist. This disappointment, of course, does not give much hope
to the person chronically out of work.
If job training is to have any benefit, it must be followed
by a job. To make the community .college system work, the
trainee must receive instruction in' the skills required to fill
a specific job in his own neighborhood, not a thousand miles
away. You do not train a man to be a blacksmith if he is going
to work on automobiles; you don't teach him assembly-line
methods if he is going to work in the neighborhood garage.
On the women's side, it takes a relatively short time to train
a girl to be a typist, a filing clerk, a nurse's aide, or several
other jobs that are hard to fill just because there are not enough
women who can type or file or help in a hospital.
The Charlotte Chamber of Commerce is trying to remedy the
shortcomings of the Job Corps by taking advantage of the
training offered right here in our own city by the Central
Piedmont Community College. We think we are unusually lucky
to have this fine institution in Charlotte. It is placed within easy
reach of anyone who wants to take the training and its closeness
permits schedules that can be adapted to the needs of people
who cannot afford to leave their present jobs while they are
learning for the better one.
If the best use is made of this opportunity a large dent
should be made in local unemployment. The Department of Labor
has said that "inadequate and inferior education and traL ing"
are responsible for much of our unemployment.
In Central Piedmont College we have a center of training
and education. If we use it properly, a great many Charlott
eans a re going to be made self-r eliant. In the process, they will
become part of the solution rather than a part of the problem.
Rebuttal to "Why
Men Fear
Marriage!
Twenty out of twenty-three
students in T-English 101-1
disagreed with the author of
"Why. Men Fear Marriage".
Concensus seemed to be that
the per son who wrote the art icle
was either very immature
or was someone who had been
jilted and who, therefore, was
bitter toward all women.
Excerpts from some of the
themes written as answers to .
"Why Men Fear Marriage"
follow:
" . . . The article must have
been written by someone who
has been very badly hurt by
the opposite sex ... He sounds
as if he were the one left wait ing
at the altar .. . The writer
of this article says that the
bachelor is completely free to
seek the type of entertainment
he wishes. He can sel
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No full textCENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Vol. II No. IV Charlotte, North Carolina February, 1967
WARD ELECTED PRESIDENT OF
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Froni t h e President
Sn.ow - this year's nemesis to the midwest, especially Chicago,
sometimes cr eates a problem at Central Piedmont Community
College. A deci sion has to be made early in t he morning whether
the roads are unsafe and will continue to be unsafe throughout
the day. It must be remembered that a decision to close affects all
cla sses, boih day and night. Road conditions in t he Charlotte area
almost a lways improve a nd are considered safe by la te morning·
ther efore, classes from that time and thr oughout the day and
evening should proceed as usual.
Since all Central P iedmont Community College students are
a dults and t ravel as all job holding adults in the community, we
feel that the same g uidelines a pply a s those used by local employers.
If it is possible to get saf ely to work or class, the employee
or st udent is expected to report .
Since public school students travel by buses driven by young
high school students, the decision to close the public schools often
has to be made differently than that of colleges, business and industrial
establishment s.
Classes will be cancelled only if weather forecasts indicate
hazardous driving conditions to continue throughout t he day. If
early morning driving conditions necessitate a more cautious trip,
students are expected t o a llow more time to rea ch the campus. If
r oad conditions are such tha t a delay in starting is warranted,
students should wait and come to classes as soon as conditions
permit safe travel, even if it means a slower trip.
Inst ructors will t ake all these things into consideration as do
the local employers; however, they expect mature judgment and
a conscientious a t tifode toward classe s on the part of students
j ust as do the local employers.
~~~ Rioli~ H. Hag.l'meyer
THE CAST OF TRIFLES
CP CC Drama
Club In
Fesiival
The newly organized CPCC
Drama Club is already diligently
at work preparing for the Carolina
Dramat ic Association District
Festival which will be held
at Catawiba College February
24 and 25. There will be approximately
fifteen groups participating
in the festival. Any
group receiving a Distinguished
Rating can adva nce w the State
Drama Festival to be hel-d --.in
Chapei Hill, March 16-18.
The CPCC players will perform
TRIFLES, a one ·act play
which centers around the unusual
trial of a woman accused
of choking her husband to
death. The five characters will
include: Mrs. Hale - Cynthia
Fuller, Mr. Hale - Bill Hollingsworth,
Mrs. Peters-Polly
Boyd, County Attorney - Rick
Phillips, the Sheriff - Mike
Sloop.
There will be an open dress -
rehearsal in the Student Center
on Wednesday, February
22, at 7 :30 p.m. arid another on
Thursday at 3 :00 p .m. The entire
student body is urged to
attend these rehearsals which
are under performance conditions.
There will be no admission
fee, and this will once
a.gain present you with the opportunity
to become an active
part of your college. Mr. Thomas
Vance, director, encourages
the students to attend the ·perform8Jlces,
and he would like
for each of you to offer any
constructive criticism that you
might have.
Many students were rather
skeptical when the news spread
that we, at CPOC, were going
to •have a Drama Club. "But
where will the talent come
from?" was the cry heard
across the campus.
Cynthia Fuller has been quite
active with ·the Charlotte Summer
Theater. She is a . fourth
year drama student with Dor-
· thy Masterson and has performed
in La Boheme, Most
Happy Fella, and Annie Get
Your Gun. Bill Hollingsworth
has worked with the Orlando
Little Theater and the Orange
Blossom Playhouse in Or>lando,
Florida. He has studied under
and acted with the Ring Theater
.of the University of Miami
Drama Department, and during
the summer of 1965 he acted
with the Priscilla Beach Theater
in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Marcia Collier ha s had experience
working with talent
groups in hi.gh school and she
was a chorus girl for nine
months in the " Newcomers" , a
- Continued on Page 2
' Sammy Dunn - Vice-president, Robert Ward -
President, Linda Ritch Treasurer Theresa
Windom - Secretary,
Student Government
Officers Elected
Student Government elections
were held on Thursday, February
9, 1967. Although the candidates
showed enthusiasm and
excitement in their posters and
campaigning, the majority of
the students were not active in
supporting their candidates.
Approximately 15% of the student
body voted. This low percentage
may be attributed partially
to the snow which prevented
most of the night studenst
from attending classes
and which encouraged most
other students to hurry home
without taking time to cast
their ballots.
Robert Ward, a last minute
candidate, was elected president
and Sammy Dunn, in an
extremely close race, was chosen
vice-president. Theresa Windom,
formerly chairman of the
elections committee, was voted
secr etary, and Linda Ritch -was
elected t reasurer.
T.hese students are now our
new leaders. The Student Government
Constitution states
that each student of CPCC is
a member of the Student Government.
Each of us should sup-
1fo r t these newly elected officers.
Our opinions can be
voiced to the Legislative Council
through our r epresentatives.
Legislative Council Representatives
elected were:
Accounting Mary Ann
Moody
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
- Dan Howard
Automotive Body Repair
Alphonso McRae
Automotive Mechanics
Har Garmon
Business Administration
Paul O'Quinn
College Transfer - Meriam
Jarvis
Commercial Art - tie -
run-off election
Construction E n g i n e e r i n g
Technology - Robert Pulley
Dental Assistant - Mickey
Grissom
Dental Hygiene-Carol Burleson
Electrical - Elect ronic Engineering
Technology - Larry
Atkins
Electronic Data Processing
Technology - James Carriker
Executive Secretary - Marsha
Baker
Machinist - Ted Vanhoy
Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Everette Crenshaw
Practical Nursing - Geraldine
J ones
Registered Xursing - Ga il
Kiser
Traffic and TramportationSteve
Carpenter
Welding - , F rank Brantley_ .,
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CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1141 Elizabeth Ave. Charlotte, N. C.
28204
Vol. II No. IV February, 1967
THE PROSPECTOR STAFF
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF - ---------------- - - - - --- DENNIS CUDD
Advisors - Mrs. Gayle Hartley
Mr. C. P. Moody
Feature Editor
Evelyn Arrington
Photographer
Business Manager
Bob Moore
Layout Editor
Dennis Huntley Dennis Huntley
News Writers --- ---- ----- -- ----- - Bonnie Ellis, Mike Gudger
Feature Writers --- ------- - - - ------ -- - - - - - Everette Crenshaw,
Barry Thornberg, Curtis Horty
Typists - --- ---- - - - ----- ------ ----- Lucille Newman, ·
4SS4YER
DENNIS CUDD
The students who a ttend Central Piedmont Community College
have numerous rea sons fo r being her e. F or some students CPCC
offers t echnical courses that will enable them to have a better
earning capacity. Some ha ve flunked out of other colleges and these
must raise their averages before they can enter another instituWard
Asks
Students'
Cooperation
As President, I am willing to
put forth my most sincere effort
in t rying to make Cent ral
P iedmont one of the best colleges
in the state. Instead of
your wanting a n-Ote of thanks,
I feel that you a s students had
rather ·have actions. Only
through the help and interest of
the entire student body will we
be able to accomplish our hopes
and plans.
I strongly feel that the greatest
fallacy at Central Piedmont
is not with the college itself,
but with the lack of student
interest in the college and its
activities. The greatest challenge
that we will encounter
while serving you will be to
raise the level of interest in
our college and its activities.
This is of paramount importance,
not only to Central Piedmont
but also to you and me,
the students.
First of ·all, I hope to obtain
your cooperation in keeping
our Student Lounge cleaner.
Only with your help can this
be accomplished. We are going
to strive to have more general
student activities and more
g roup organizations; however,
we must first support those
that we presently have. The college
is growing, not only from
the physical standpoint of the
buildings but also from the
views of student organizations.
The more active we become, the
more activit ies we will have to
enjoy.
With your help, considerat
ions, and a ctive interest, I feel
sure that WE at Central Piedmont
Community College will
have ·a fruitful year.
t ion. F or some the walls of this college offer an escape from 1--------------Uncle
Sam. Others are here because t hey "have to" r ather than
"want to." In the cases of the students who are in unfortunate
financial situations, they are trying to take advantage of t he
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excellent courses that CPCC offers. However, many of them are 1--------------here
simply to take advantage. These couldn't care less about
the College and the Student Government. If ever ything doesn't
suit their smallest wishes they put up the cry, "At UNC (or
Duke, or Harvard, or Yale) they do." Well, friends, this may
shock you, but this is Central Piedmont Community College and
not Duke, or UNC, or Harvard.
We were established a f ew short years ago to meet the special
needs of the people of the Charlotte area, and now we have
students from across. t he United States a nd from several foreign
countries. Our enrollment increases sever al hundred students
per quarter ; the new campus is being built, and more student
a ctivities are being organized.
Many of t he students are working diligently to improve student
relations ; however, an even larger number do not contribute anything
except destructive criticism. These people, wearing the disguise
of the student, are taking up needed space - space that
could be occupied by mature individuals who may not like the
present circumstances, but who would be willing to work to improve
them.
This college is not like any other institution (except that it is
local television production.
There are a number of students
who are talented in fields other
than acting. Sammy Dunn a nd
Bill Ma uch a re both working
with the publicty for the Drama
Club. These young men are talented
a rtists who are currently
enrolled in our Commercial Art
programs at the college.
As Central Piedmont · conti nues
to expand in the realm of
student activities and organiza
tions, again the pleas for the
student suppor t will be heard.
Only through the help and cooperation
of each of you will
these activities become really
active.
offering a higher education) , and it will never be like another ----------------'
school. CPCC was established with a unique, specific purpose -
to encourage the student who wants an education and to present
him with the opportunity to receive the best instruction available
at the minimum of costs. No matter how hard we t r y we can
never be a UNC, or Duke, or Harvard. (In reality there would
be tragedy in all schools being alike. Where would one go for
special study?) Each of these colleges was estaiblished, as CPCC
was, for a specific purpose. They have a unique reputation to
maintain - a r eputation that no other institution can ever challenge.
One day, and soon, students may be saying, "At Central
Piedmont, or Duke, or UNC .... "
A LETTER TO THE STUDENTS
DEAR FELLOW STUDENTS,
Another chapter in the history of Central Piedmont Community
College has been written. The Student Government scrapbook
contains copies of the NEWSLETTER and PROSPECT.OR,
pictures, letters, and articles that bring back fond memories,
Memories of dancing, parades, laughing, and .fistening to Russian
folk songs. Memor ies of the Choral Club working hard to perfect
their performance for the graduation. Memories of the hard
work and t ime spent in publishing the Handbook. Memories of the
seriousness of students who had the responsibility of designing
a class ring that was unique and would set a tradition for this
college. NO, this chapter in Central Piedmont's history will not
soon be forgotten.
Through the efforts of conscientious students and with leaders
like our Publications Editor and his staff, our Legislative
Council members, and the faculty and administration, goals and
objectives have been reached that have played a big part in the
advancement fo Central Piedmont. To these people, we owe a
vote of thanks.
It has been a great honor and pleasure to serve you as President
of the Student Body. It has been a rewarding experience,
unmatched by any other in my life.
To the new officers, I wish the best . With your support, their
efforts will be successful.
f1. word On His Parting
With this issue
of The Prospector we
must pause for a moment
to mark the passage
of a respected
Fellow.
Now, in -times
past we have often
been called upon to
perform such markiqgs
-- they are always
melancholy affairs
mixed with much of
the sweet sadness of
parting --, and in
those times we usually
paid homage to
the departing one
with simple Jiggers
of Sprite and perhaps
a round of robust
rahrahrahs for the
blushing recipient ...
But how do we
James Sasser
Practical
Philosopher
James Sasser, instructor of
social studies at Central Piedmont,
found out in high school
t hat the key to success is a
lot of work a nd a lot of play.
These two fact or s combined to
ma ke him a very bright young
man able to begin his college
career at Oak Ridge Military
Ins t itute on an athletic and
scholastic scholarship.
His aohievements should be
an incentive to the many hardworking
students at CPCC who
cannot find enough hours in
each day to fulfill their commitments
to school, jobs, and
families.
Although he worked parttime
at Oak Ridge and drove a
truck during the summers to
help finance his education, he
-still managed to earn the Most
Outstanding Non-Commissioned
Officer Award and Highest
Grades A ward for Sophmore.
He then earned his A.B. Degree
at High Point College in
High Point, North Carolina,
where he ailso worked in a furniture
factory. He continued on
to earn his M.A. at George
P eabody College for Teachers
on a Carnegie F ellowship. Mr.
Sasser has since· studied at the
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill and Western College,
has done additional work
at Peabody, and is actively pursuing
his PhD.
Mr . Sasser began his ·teaching
career in 1960 as an employee
of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg
School System a t J .
Mason Smith Junior High
School. He came to Central
P iedmont on a part-time. basis
in 1963 and was employed fulltime
on the fi rst college transfer
staff in 1964.
Hise wife Carol has been helper
a nd companion to him in h is
busy I.ife since he finished j unior
college. They have t hree
children, J effrey, J anet, and
Donna, who ,are six years, three
years, and one month old respectively.
The Sasser family
are active members of Park
Road Baptist Church. They
find time to relax by watching
telev,ision together. He, still
quite interested in sports, especially
enj oys the bowl games.
Mr. Sasser has not only found
the key to success throug-h hard
work and play, but he has
found the key t o satisfaction in
life .as well. As he has told his
students, he thinks satisfaction
is obtained by involving oneself
with others. He practices
his philosophy through personal
friendships, through churoh
work, by maintaining a good
student - teacher relationship,
and through extra - curricula.r
activities at CPCC, where he is
president of the Faculty Senate
and membership chairman of ·
the NCEA.
His participation in any organiza
tion is never passive. He
can always be counted on to
voice an opinion or to offer
suggestions. No task is too
sma ll for him to perform, for
he is just as plea sed to be typist
for the new faculty bulletin as
he is to be president of the
Faculty Senate. To him a
friend in need is not someone
to merely f eel sorry for but
someone to offer practical h elp
to. His students know tha t he
expects the best from them in
attendance a nd per formance of
work, but they also know that
his office door will open to
them at the slightest knock.
Some of James Sasser 's students
were a ble to express their
approval of him and his philosophy
last April during Teaching
Ca reer Month Observance
by the SNEA. His dedicat ion to
the teaching profession was
shown when given a little soap
"apple for teacher", by these
words, "Appreciation from students
is the top reward for the
t ea cher - much more so than a
pay raise or enhanced position
in the teaching profession.
Dates to Remember
F ebruary 24-25 The Carolina Dramatic Association Distr ict F estival
will be held at Catawba College in Salisbury.
CP CC will be represented by members of the
Drama Club who will perfor the play, Trifl es.
F ebruary 27 Classes will end for t he quarter at 10 : 30 p.m.
Ma r ch 1 Registration for the spring quar ter will be from
12 :oo noon until 8 :00 p.m.
L thru R - 12 :00-1:15 p.m.
S thru Z 1 : 15-2 :20 p.m.
A thru D 2 :30-3 :45 p.m.
E th ru K 3 ~4 5 - 5 :00 p.m.
Any student may regist er after 5 :00 p.m.
March 2 Registration will begin at 4 :00 p.m. and end at
8: 00 p.m. Any student may r egister during this
period except SNCD.
March 6 Classes for the spring quarter will begin at 8 :00
a.m.
an Editor-in-Chief?
How do we make a mark
and say to those who
will pass through
these halls in a late
day, "See this mark
here? That was Dennis
Cudd who left us to
go on to other thing&
See it here?" How do
we mark that passage?
How do we make that
mark ? What to say?
Say this :
cup of cheer. Say
also that the words
he wrote each month
while he assayed our
scene from page two
sang out their own
rahrahrah. Say that,
like all the things
we need around us, we
took him a little for
granted. Say that.
And say this: "Much
luck to you, Dennis
Cudd ."
- The Staff
...... ..... ....... <.:o..t:? .. ~ mark the . passage of . . . Cudd
Say tha t Dennis
carr.ied his own
SORRY YOU'RE
A WOMAN!
Female workers are present
in almost every phase of business
life today. Office workers
are almost all women. Sales
personnel and checkers l!_re almost
all women and the number
is increasing every day. Factories
and mills use women
where practical. I do not doubt
that in some instances women
are used for ·heavy labor.
State and fedel'al governments
control the working woman
to a great extent. Minimum
wage laws are set up by
the government and S are the
working hours and conditions.
It should be noted that the governmental
law - making bodies
are made up of men.
The foundations are poured and the buildings are on the
way up.
Of course, the employer has
a lot to say about the wage
that he is going to pay as long
as he stays within the law.
With the state and federal governments
setting wage laws and
the employer setting his pay
scale, it is clear to see that women
earn less money than men.
THEY RUN THE COLLEGE
The. fact that most women
are organized in the ways that
they do things proves to be an
invaluable asset to the employer.
When a man is praised
for Ms organization, he secretly
thanks the woman that he
learned it from.
In the sales situation female
personnel are good for the women
customers who do most of
the family shopping. The sales
lady is able to make her feel
confortable and at ease.
The female worker aids her
male counterpart in another
service which often goes unnoticed.
She promotes a pleasant
atmosphere and situation
for the male to work in. She
should be given a raise for this,
if nothing else.
The "Weaker" sex has only
two drawbacks to the businessman.
She is likely to quit her
job for marriage and having
children. This could prove costly
to the employer. A woman's
endurance on the job is often
not as strong as a man's. The
female worker needs more coffee
breaks than the male.
The businessman takes advantage
of the f emale worker.
He pays minimum wage to the
female and above minimum
wages to the male of equal
quality. The employers support,
whenever they can, laws that
will not give her the freedom
in a work .situation.
A great amount of work potential
in the woman is wasted
because she is not motivated by
wage increase and promotion.
Therefore, she works just to
keep her job and, not caring
about improvement and progress.
Once in a while a woman
tries to move ahead, but she is
told that there is no place for
her because she is a woman.
The reason for this lack of
recognition is that men still
feel that woman's place is in
the home, working for her husband
and caring for her children.
Most men feel that a person's
sex has an effect on his
ability. If a woman can completely
wipe this fallacy out of
the minds of men, then I will
give her a raise and promotion.
Paul Johnson
The Prospector has featured
articles about the president, and
the deans, the instructors and
even the students, but the really
important people at CPCC
have been ·by-passed too long.
Who is it that keeps the school
running smoothly? What is it
that makes the functions of the
heads of the college so effective?
Where can a panic stricken
student turn for help? Where
else but to the staff of CPCC?
Could Dr. Hagemeyer confidently
go out of rown on important
business trips if he
did not know he was leaving the
college in the capable hands of
Mrs. Brown? Or could Dr. Simmons
and Dr. Travis have such
calm quiet attitudes all of the
time if Mrs. Johnston and Mrs.
Dixon didn't shake a lot?
No one would deny that Dean
Kiser has been missed since he
has been studying in Californi·a,
but if Mrs. Hartman were to
leave Student Services, the college
would have to close for a
week, that is if Mr·s. Giboon
did not remain to summon folders
with the wink of an eye as
she has been known to do.
Swift were the students of
CPCC when they broke the
ground for the new buildings,
but it was Olin Hardin who
went up ear
The Prospector, Volume 2, No. 1
No full textCENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY1 COLLEGE
VOL. II NO. 1 Charlotte, North Carolina OCTOBER, 1966
CPCC Enrolls 3, 100
F roni the President
As students in Central Piedmont Community College you are
to be congratulated for taking advantage of the opportunities
offered at this College. The very fact that you are here means
that you are aware of the need for more education in a rapidly
changing technolog ical society and agree with Secretary of Labor
Wirtz who says any high school g raduate in doubt whether to
seek more education faces an unflattering proposition: "Machines
now have a high school education in the sense that they can do
most jobs that a high school graduate can do, so machines will get
the jobs because they work for less than a living wage."
Central Piedmont Community College is a comprehensive institution
with many different programs; consequently, its student
body is made up of individuals with a diversity of educational and
occupational goals; but all have on thing in common, the desire
to help themselves educationally, culturally, and and occupationally.
Those of you enrolled in the transfer division planning to
continue your education in a four-year college after you complete
two years at Central Piedmont Community College will be
pleased to know that you a re joining the thousands upon thousands
ot students throughout the United States doing the same thing.
Approximately one-third of all freshman students enrolled in
colleges throughout the United States are enrolled in two-year
colleges. In some states where the two-year community college
concept is older, better established, and understood, the percentage
is much higher. It is becominir generally recognized as the economically
"smart" thing to do . .Many professions now require more
than four years of college work and most of the others are moving
in that direction. As a result students and their parents reason
that by attending a community college for two years the cost of
obtaining a bachelor's, plus a master's, degree is less than the
cost of earning just a bachelor's degree in a four-year resident
school. A possessor of both the bachelor and master degrees of
course can qualify for more and better beginning jobs and at
higher salaries.
Those of you enrolled in one of the occupationally oriented
programs designed for employment at the end of one or two years
instead of the four or five required by the curricula leading to the
traditional professions can also look forward to a bright future
in your chosen occupations. A rapidly changing technological society
has and is creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs with
ex~ellent pay that require technical knowledge and skills. The
shortage of people with this educational background is so great
that Central Piedmont Community College graduates have each
been offered numerous excellent job opportunities at good wages
from which to choose.
It is important to note that registration and attendance, although
of course regular physical attendance is a necessity, do not
of themselves guarantee a bright future. Your future will be determined
by your knowledge, your clear thinking, your acquired skills,
and by your cultural, personal, and social development.
The opportunities are here, and the faculty stands ready to
help, but what happens is up to you.
Richard H. Hagemeyer
AWAKE AND GROWING
Central Piedmont Community
College is gr owing more rapidly
than most of us realize.
The old houses along Fifth
Street and Elizabeth Avenue
are being torn down to make
way for the new buildings. The
three story classroom building
is to be started this month and
it is to be finished by the fall
quarter of 1967. This new addition
to the campus will have
forty - seven classrooms for
mathematics, social studies,
English and foreign languages,
and also it wilJ contain the offices
for the instructors of the
liberal arts.
The total enrollment for the
fall quarter at CPCC was 2,681,
and this quarter -yve registered
a grand total of 3,100 students.
The full-time faculty and staff
DON COSSACK
DANCERS TO
APPEAR
The Student Government of
Central ·Piedmont Community
College will present a first in
the concert series of the college
on December 1, 1966, at 8:00
p.m. in Park Center. The Don
Cossa.ck dancers and chorus will
present their acts that have
astounded millions all over the
world. Information concerning
the time and place for you to
get your FREE tickets for this
performance will be announced
in the weekly NEWSLETTER.
The Don Cossack program
will present Russian liturgical
music and folk-songs, Cossack
melodies, battle songs, American
songs, the Cossack kntfe
dance (in which twelve knives
are juggled), and authentic
dances of the Cossack regiments.
All twenty-five members of
this group were born in the
region of the Don in South Russia.
They have traveled around
the world, appeared in 65 countries,
and given over 7,500 concerts.
One unforgettable concert
was held at the Cathedral
of Notre Dame in Paris before
an audience of ten thousand.
The Cossacks may be considered
the pioneers in the fight
against World Communism, for
these dancers and singers are
descendants of the White Russian
emigrants who fought Communism
in Russia as early as
1918. All members of the group
are now citizens of the United
States and many of them fought
in World War II.
The Don Cossack dancers and
chorus are an internationally
known group of entertainers
who are truly inspiring because
they are dedicated to entertaining.
The are interested in conveying
a message of friendship
and peace to everyone.
have also incr~ased from 109 in
1965 to a total of 118 this fall.
The part-time instructors have
also increased substantially this
quarter.
As the numbers of students
increase so do the hordes of cars
in the parking areas. In addition
to the paved parking lot
in the rear of the main building,
t here are additional parking
a reas on Elizabeth A venue.
E verything is on the increase
at CPCC. Not only are there
more students and instructors,
but there are more activities
and chances for each student to
become a part of his college.
The PROSPECTOR and WEEKLY
NEWSLETTER staff offices
have recently moved into
their new spacious quarters upstairs
in the Woodruff Building.
All work and staff meetings
will be in the new offices.
The gr..," th of Central Piedmont
will help Charlotte to
grow, but more important this
growth will create new and better
people of the students who
attend this unique college -
a college for everyone regardless
of his potential, his choice
of study, or his financial back~
ground.
STUDENTS ADVISED
TO SUBMIT SSCQT
APPLICATIONS NOW
Applications for the November
18 and 19, 1966, administrations
of the College Qualification
Test are now available at
Selective Service System local
boards throughout the country.
Eligible students who intend
to take this test should apply
at once to the nearest Selective
Service local board for an Application
Card and a Bulletin
of Information for the test.
Following instructions in the
Bulletin, the student should fill
out his application and mail it
immediately in the envelope provided
to SELECTIVE SERVICE
EXAMINING SECTION, Educational
Testing Service, P. 0.
Box 988, Princeton, New Jersey
08540. Applications for the test
must be postmarked no later
than midnight, October 21, 1966.
According to Educational
Testing Service, which prepares
and administers the College
Qualification Test for the Selective
Service System, it will be
greatly to the students' advantage
to file his application at
once. By registering early, he
stands the best chance of being
assigned to the test center he
has chosen. Because of the possibility
that he may be assigned
to either of the testing dates,
it is very important that he list
a center and center number for
each date on which he will be
available.
WELCOME TO
STUDENTS
Now that the turmoil of registration,
scheduling, rescheduling
is over, and our campus
has the atmosphere of a deter mined
student body settling
down to the task of learning,
I extend a hearty welcome to
you from Central Piedmont
Community College.
Also, I feel that this is an
appropriate time for a pep talk,
and a good opportunity to point
out what a really great institution
Central Piedmont is. It is
unique in every way. Its administration
and faculty are
more than teachers. They are
friends, yours and mine, who
have the same desire that you
and I have: to see Central Piedmont
rank among the highest
on the Collegiate Map.
The students here have varide
interests and above all, outstanding
talent. My goal is to
generate enough enthusiasm to
get all this talent working for
the advancement of this institution.
You've probably beard the
old saying, "Be not only good;
be good for something." This is
THE YEAR in the history of
Central Piedmont Community
College. We have set high goals
and standards, and step by step
we are accomplishing these objectives.
Thanks to the efforts
of our Pub 1 i cations Staff,
PROSPECTOR and NEWSLETTER,
we have continued to improve
and grow. The Student
Handbook, the first of a future
annual publication, was the result
of many hours of hard work
by many of our fellow students
and instructors. On Wednesday,
September 21, the CPCC class
ring was approved by your Legislative
Council. This ring is
the product of serious research
and planning on the part of dedicated
members of our student
body. The Fall Kick-off Dance
was another first for Piedmont.
An outstanding feat for a college
of this size, it will be remembered
as a highlite in our
social life here at Central Piedmont.
Even though we have progressed,
there is still much left
undone. To keep our Student
Government unified and our
college growing, we need your
talents. Dennis Cudd, Editor-inchief
of Publications, would welcome
your participation on the
newspaper staff. Sammy Dunn,
Chairman of the Publicity Committee,
needs the help of artistic
students. Jim Lusk, President of
Young Republicans Club, and
Bob Blythe, President of Young
Democrats Club, urge you to
join their organizations. A Phi
Theta Kappa Honorary Fraternity.
for those with at least a
3.0 average is now in the progressive
stages. A Combo and
a year-round Choral Club directed
by Mr. Propst should
soon be realities. For those students
interested in a Bridge
Club, see Mr. Reber. In the
past, Piedmont has had a Bowling
Club. This club needs to be
reorganized.
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CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COUEGE
1141 Elizabeth Ave. Charlotte, N. ·C.
VOL. II NO. I OCTOBER, 1966
THE PROSPECTOR STAFF
EDITOR.-IN-CHIEF -------------------------- DENNIS CUDD
Advisors - Mrs. Gayle Hartley
Mr. C. B. Moody
Business Manager
Bob Moore
Feature Editor
Evelyn Arrington
Photographer Layout Editor
Dennis Huntley Mary Ann Brantley
News Writers ------------- ----------- Diane Lail, Bonnie Ellis
Feature Writers __ ---------- Sally Steineck, Everette Crenshaw
Barry Thornburg, Bob Parker
Typists __________________________ Lucille Newman, Linda Cox
4SSAYEB
DENNIS GUDD
Central Piedmont is a college that is unique both in purpose
and in organization. Looking at the massive yellow brick building
and the area that is being cleared for the new campus, one would
imagine that it is just another location for an institution for
higher education.
This college was established in order to provide a quality
education at a minimum of cost to anyone who is interested in
acquiring greater knowledge. Central Piedmont does not cater
solely to those with exceptional abilities; everyone seeking ~dmission
is given a fair chance to prove himself.
We cannot offer the social prestige of a big uni.versity campus;
however, we can offer the concern of an instructor for his students,
a qualified faculty and staff ready to serve the students at a
moment's notice, and a pleasant, friendly atmosphere in which
to study. _
CPCC has the advantage of being able to off~r al} education
to almost anyone regardless of his desires. There are technical
and mechanical fields, nursing and dental hygiene, commercial art
and drafting and design, data processing (both scientific and
business), and liberal arts which provides the student with the
first two years of a four year education.
Those students who really want to participate in a college
life can find that Central Piedmont has a growing list of activities.
There are two student publications' - the WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
and THE PROSPECTOR, two political clubs, 'two fraternities{
the SNEA for prospective teachers, a choral group:' and severa
committees for the student government.
This college is rapidly developing into a large scale institution.
It is your responsibility as a student at CPCC to grow and develop
also. Learn to accept this responsibility, become Joyal to your alma
mater, participate in the activities of the college, and thus develop
into a young adult who is not satisfied with the ordinary things
of life. Stand up for those things that your believe in; dare to be
unique. When you complete ygur c.ourse of study at CPCC you
should be prepared to face a demanding future.
SOME PEOPLE WILL DO ANYTHING FOR MONEY -
FOR THE UNITED APPEAL
TECHNICAL GRADS
SA LARI ES RISI NG
Graduates of engineering
technical institutes can look
forward to salaries exceeding
5,500 at age 21 to about
$8,500 after 12 years of experience,
that for technical institute
graduates shows a completely
different pattern, continuing to
increase after 12 years and not
reaching its peak until about
28 years.
Technicians who work directly
with engineers are becoming increasingly
important as members
of the engineering teams
responsible for the dramatic
technological achievements of
present-day industry. The number
of technical institutes, community
colleges, and other institutions
offering courses in
engineering technology, usually
leading to an associate's degree
after two years of school, is
growing rapidly. The EJC salary
survey shows that there is
a ready market for t.heir graduates,
with job opportunities at
excellent salaries in practically
all fields of industry and government.
Continued from Front Page
Another very important event
is the United Appeal Drive 'to
be scheduled very soon. The Executive
Council, dependent on
an active student body, hopes
to launch a campaign that will
surpass any in the history of
CPCC.
In the very near future we
plan to appoint an Ad Hoc Committee
to ·begin research and
planning on a Yea rbook. We
feel t hat this organization along
with the other organizations and
extra-curricular activities and
scholastic advancement will develop
Central Piedmont into the
best college in our region. There
is mueh work to be done. The
jobs are varied and require different
kinds of talents. Find
your place in these activities
and apply your talents no matter
what the job may be.
Once more I welcome you on
behalf of the Student Government
and wish you the best of
luck.
Calvin C. Conner, President
Studen't Government
ACADEMY
ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS
The U n i t e d States Coast
Guard has announced that applications
are currently being
accepted for admittance to the
next summer's class of the U. S.
Coast Guard Academy, New
London, Connecticut.
Eligible young men between
17 and 22 years of age, desiring
an appointment as a cadet must
participate in a nationwide competition.
There are no Congressional
appointments to the
Academy.
Applicants must be citizens
of the United States; of good
moral character; unmarried; in
good physical condition; at least
5 ft., 4 inches tall, and not over
6 ft., 6 inche.s; have at least
20/30 vision correctible to 20/ 20,
and be high school seniors or
high school graduates.
They also must have 15 higl
school or college credit s, including
t hree in mathemat ics and
three in English. Although no
specific grade average is required,
high grades help. Admittance
is based on scores attained
in college board examinations
to be given in December of this
year, standing in high school
class and leadership potential.
All qualified applicants are
granted equal opportunity for
admission.
The U n i t e d States Coast
Guard Academy provides training
in leadership and prepares
selected young men to become
commissioned officers in the
Coast Guard. The Academy offers
a 4-year course of instruction.
Subjects include engineering,
humanities, social studies,
sciences and service professional
courses.
Upon graduation, cadets are
awarded a Bachelor of Science
Degree, and if physically qualified,
are commissioned by the
President as an ensign in the
U. S. Coast Guard.
Applications must be made
to the Director of Admissions,
U. S. Coast Guard, New London,
Connecticut, not later than
15 December, 1966 and to College
Boards not later than 1
November, 1966.
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CLASS RINGS ARE ORDERED
The Student Government Legislative Council met September
21 to select the class rings for Central Piedmont. A cushioned
antique, blue spinell stone with yellow gold mounting was selected
as the basic design for the man's ring, and a dinner-style ring
with a dark blue stone was selected for the women.
These rings are on display in student services. To be eligible
to order a class ring, a student must lack no more than forty
hours toward the completion of his course of study and have an
overall average of at least 2.0. An order for eligible students was
placed through Student Services October 13, and more orders will
be placed in the near future.
United We Gave
The United Appeal drive for Central Piedmont Community
College was held October 13, 14, 17. The campaign at CPCC was
headed by the Student Government and a number of the student
body. During the drive, skits, posters, and banners increased the
student participation and enthusiasm. This campaign was not only
a success from the standpoint of the amount of funds raised, but
also from the fact that each one who participated accepted his
responsibility as a citizen to help bis fellow man.
This drive was a chance for us as a college to prove to the
community as a whole that we are interested in the growth of
greater Charlotte and not just in the growth of a greater Central
Piedmont Community College.
Dr. C of CPCC:
His Greenhouse
His Greenthumb
Dr. J uan F. Celicia, head of
~he CPCC Biology Department
is now the happy custodian of
an almost completed greenhouse,
which had its beginning
as a gleam in Dr. Celicia's eye
and a door to the roof from
his office.
The greenhouse is only one
of his accomplishments since
Dr. C., as he is fondly known
came to Central Piedmont upo~
the opening of the College
Transfer program in 1964 to
organize the Biology Department.
His most recent feat has
been the publication of an intramural
gardening bulletin, The
Green Thumb, and the featuring
of a number of films for both
the interest and welfare of the
faculty and the staff.
This man of boundless energy
who can easily outdistance ~
group of young adults on a field
trip up the side of a mountain
is a native of Buenos Aires'
Ar,gentina. After completing re:
qunements of a B.S.A. degree
at the University of Buenos
Aires, he came to the United
States to study at the University
of Georgia where he acquired
his M.S. degree in Agronomy
and his Ph. D. in Plant
Sci.ences. He also studied at the
Thibaud Conservatory of Music
in Buenos Aires. He has been
a member of a number of honorary
and professional societies
and fraternities.
. Dr. Celicia began his teach~
ng career as a teacher of Spanish
a~ the University of Georgia.
He did laboratory and field work
ther~ while working on his M.S.
thesis concerned with soil and
f?rage analyses and his Ph. D.
dissertation concerned with the
occurrence and distribution of
algae in soils. He was also Research
Assistant for the Entomology
Department at the University
of Georgia.
The attitude of Dr. Celicia's
students is evidence of his devotion
to his profession. His
students do not strive for good
grades only because they want
them or because their instructor
is very strict, but because they
feel they will disappoint him
if they don't care at least partly
as much as he does. His devotion
to his wife, Lilia, and his
three children permeates his
teaching, and it is apparent that
he feels it is his job to turn
out students who will be good
parents and responsible citizens
instead of scientific-minded individuals
with their heads full
of formulas.
Divulging all the secrets of
pr. 9.'s teac~ing woul~ be giving
information that 1s classif
ied only to his students and
would be betraying the reasons
why each one of them feels
that this short, little man is
ten feet tall.
FACULTY SENATE
ORGANIZED
On September 21 a Faculty
Senate was organized by the
instructors of Central Piedmont
Community College to meet one
of the requirements set by the
Southern Association of Schools
and Colleges. Dr. Hagemeyer
and Dr. Simmons set the guide
lines for a seventeen member
Faculty Senate. The purpose of
the senate is to function as the
official voice of the faculty.
Three officers have been elected
by the senate and serve as
Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and
Secretary-Treasurer. They are
Mr. Sasser, Mr. Stovall, and
Mrs. Wagoner.
A Constitution Committee has
been elected. The first task of
the resulting committee is to
draw up a constitution. Those
eligible to vote on senate proposals
are any instructor, counselor,
or librarian who is under
a nine or twelve-month contract.
According to Mr. Sasser "the
organization at the present time
is restricted to seventeen members
who are elected by the
general faculty. After the constitution
has been approved, it
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VOL. II NO. III Charlotte, North Carolina JANUARY, 1967
PERSPECTIVES FOR CPCC
N·EW CAMPUS, NEW CALENDAR, NEW STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Frona the President
Should liberal education courses be included in an occupationally
oriented curriculum and to what extent? This question has
been the topic of much discussion in community colleges t hroughout
t he United St ates over the years. Although there is no coJlsensus
per centage formula applicable t o every program develop'd
to prepare an individual for occupational competency, leaders
agree that some liberal education must be included for the preservation
and pr omotion of a democracy. Since Central Piedmont
Community College subscribes t o t his philosophical position, all
programs at Central Piedmont Community College include courses
for responsible citizenship. Education is the ingredient which
makes it possible for democracy to work. Without education the
intellectual growth of citizens ceases, ideas disappear, and thinking
becomes rigid. Life becomes stagnant for the majority, as
only a few make the decisions,- and democracy .disappears. Education
is the currency which makes democratic ideas workable,
inter changeable, and negotiable. It is the basic ingredient of the
fundament al democratic concept - respect for the individual
and t he opportunity for every individual to develop to his fullest
capacity.
Educat ion as a currency can be compared to a coin. One side
r epresents occupational educat ion, the other side liberal education.
If a coin i s split in two pieces it becomes counterfeit and therefore
nonnegotia ble. If liberal and occupational education are
separated or either neglected, the product, the learner, also becomes
a counterfeit individual and is nonnegotiable in the adult
wor ld of work as a useful, successful citizen.
Occupational education is incomplete and nonnegotiable without
a general educational foundation, and likewise general education
has little meaning without vocational competency to make it
negotiable and acceptable in the marketplace. Many young students,
although fully aware of the need for occupational competence,
are often indifferent to the need for some of the general
education courses. required in the various curricula at Central
Piedmont Community College. This realization will come with
maturity, experience, and assistance by our dedicated faculty who
njoy the respect and confidence of their students.
STUDENTS ADVISED TO SUB~IT SSCQT
APPLICATIONS NOW
.A,_pplications for the Harch
1 1,31 & April 8 administrations
of t he College Qualification
Test are now available at
Selective Service System local
boards throughout the country.
Eligible students who intend
to take this test should apply ·
.at once to the nearest Selective
Service local board for an Application
Card and a Bulletin
of Information for the test.
Following instructions in the
Bulletin, the student should fill
out his application and mail it
immediately in the envelope provided
to SELECTIVE SERVICE
~XAMINING SECTION, Educational
Testing Service, P. 0 .
Box 988, Princeton, New Jerse:y
08540. Applications for the test
must be postmarked no later
than midnight, February 10.
According to · Educational
Testing Service, which prepares
and administers the College
Qualification Test for the Select
ive Service System, it will be
greatly to the students' advantage
to file his application at
once. By registering early, he
stands the best chance of being
assigned to the test center he
has chosen. Because of the possibility
that he may be assigned
to either of the testing dat es,
it is ver y important that he list
a center and center number for
each date on which he will be
available.
1.65 MILLION IN NEW BUILDING
A casual visitor to t he campus
of Central Piedmont Community
College about 2 :00 p.m. on
Thursday December 15, 1966,
would have found the buildings
strangely deserted. The entire
student body, faculty, staff and
administ r ation had assembled
on a patch of newly cleared
ground in the 1200 block of
Elizabeth Avenue to break the
ground in preparation for the
initial buildings in the program
for the expansion and the development
of the colJege campus.
Dr. Richard H. Hagemeyer,
CPCC president, had decreed
that this would be the students'
day, and so it was. Student body
president, Calvin C. Conner was
in charge of the ceremonies.
"We have a lot to be proud of
and thankful for," he said in
his opening remarks. "The
thing that unifies our being here
is the one common objective -
the advancement of Central
Piedmont Community College."
After the introduction of the
distinguished guests, Calvin bad
one last word to say, "DIG." The
Legislative Council Representatives
picked up their shovels,
and amid cheers from the crowd,
officially broke the ground. The
ceremony lasted little more than
ten minutes, but it will remain
A
The present college __ . ..,ndar
has met the needs of the faculty
and students in the past; however,
a new one, which will be
initiated this fall quarter, will
offer many advantages over the
old calendar. Currently the fall ·
session begins in early September
and continues until just before
Thanksgiving. The winter
quarter, beginning the first
week of December, is always
interrupted by the Christmas
holidays, causing a hard felt
student slump.
In the proposed new calendar
the fall quarter will begin in
late September and end just before
Christmas; The winter session
will start in early January
and end in March. The beginning
of t he summer Quarter has
been moved up to the middle
of July, thus allowing time for
vacations between the spring
and summer classes. The sum-
The Beginning of a Dream Come True
in the memories of those who
attended this significant event
in CPCC history.
The two buildings, one containing
liberal arts classrooms,
and the other a counseling and
administrative center, are scheduled
for completion in September,
1967, at a construction cost
of more than 1,650,000. After
these buildings are occupied,
work will begin on the renovation
of the present structure.
By 1975 it is hoped that the
seven buildings which will make
up the expanded campus will
have been completed.
Financing for the project is
coming from the federal, state,
and local sources. As Board of
Trustees Chairman said at the
ceremonies, " These new buildings
would not have been possible
if it had not been for the
3 million bond package approved
a year ago by the voters
of Mecklenburg County." The
students have been behind the
project all the way. They unselfishly
gave their time last
year promoting the bond issue.
This was truly a grand day for
the students.
NEW CALENDAR
mer session· will prove invaluable
for those students who need
to remove deficiences before beginning
their formal education
in the fall. The extra time between
the spring and summer
quarters will give the buisness
office an opportunity to close
the books at the end of the fiscal
year. Finally, this transition
period offers the one-time
chance to have the Southern Association
accrediting team visit
Central Piedmont and begin
their study of the college .
The only problem students
may incur is graduation at the
end of the summer quarter.
Normally, it is too late for
registration in a senior college ;
however, schedule adjustments
beforehand can alleviate this
situation.
The proposed calendar for
1967-68 follows:
Fall Quarter 1967
Registration
Wed. & Thurs., Sept. 27, 28
Classes begin
Mon., Oct. 2
Thanksgiving Holiday
Wed., Nov. 29
10: 30 p.m. to Dec. 4
Last day of classes
. Tues., Dec. 19
Winter Quarter 1967
Registration
Thurs. & Fri., Jan. 4, 5
Classes begin
Tues., Jan. 9
Quart.er ends
Mon., Mar. 25
Spring Quarter 1967-68
Registration
Wed. & Thurs., Mar. 27, 28
Classes begin
Mon., April 1
Easter break
Thurs., April 11 to
Thurs., April 18
Quarter ends
Thurs., June 20
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VOL. II NO. III JANUARY, 1967
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4SS4YER
DENNIS CUDD
With the beginning of the new year t_here are many resolutions
and promises that are made tha~ will nevei: be k~pt, :ind
many dreams that will not become reahty. The wildest n:nagmation
may create impossible plans. However, at Central Piedmont
many of the promises that were made and many of the dreams that
were dreamed in the past few years may quickly come true.
The State Government of North Carolina has alotted monies
for the continuation of the Adult Education Program - at least
for another few months. The Woodruff Building is already occupied
by the Adult Education Department and in. the near .future
the English instructors will be able to have a suite of offices on
the second floor of the building. Remodeling is continuing and
soon the entire building will be available. Central Piedmont is. indeed
moving up - up the street to the new c~mp?s, a physical
reality to the years of hard work and determmati~n _that have
gone on in the cramped quarters of our present buildmg.
With the reality of the new campus and the in~reased .enrollment
CPCC will be able to offer many of the thmgs which we
do n~t presently have. The campus is being constructed to fill the
needs of the community college and primarily those of Central
Piedmont Community College. In the future there will be the possibility
of specialty clubs and organizations such as chess, stamp
collecting, and discussion sessions. In this evergrowing. student
body the individual interest will continue to mount makmg possble
~ore concerts, lectures, dances, and general activities. In a
college of 3000* student, if 10% attend a given concert, the audience
appears sparse. However, if 10% of 10,000 attend the same
program, there is an adequate response to easily absorb the cost
of the production.
- · Wdth the new <llllmpus, especially interested instructors,
and the growing student body, not to mention the de~ermination
of the administration, Central Piedmont will be recogmzed as one
of the best qualified and well-rounded colleges in the state, if not
the nation. This will not all be accomplished in the year of 1967;
however, we will leave our mark.
* 3000 The approximate present enrollment of CPCC
** 10,000 The projected enrollment for 1970
FLAGS
In a recent memorandum to Dr. Ready, Mr. Lyndon C.
Richards of the Industrial Services Division made the
following observation and commeltts regarding the display
of flags by institutions and units:
"I do not know who is responsible for the
beautiful display of the United States and
North Carolina flags now at the community
colleges, technical institutes, and units.
As I pass by the schools or stop for a
visit, I get a big thrill when the flags
come _into view.
"To me this flag display means three things:
1. Unity
2. Strength
3. Courage
"Without these three things, how else can ·
we function as an educational system?'
PRESIDENT
URGES
STUDENTS
TO VOTE
As Central Piedmont expands
and grows; the student government
and student particioation
must grow with it. This college
needs student leaders who
are willing to work to keep the
student body unified and progressive.
My term in office ends with
this quarter. This is good. We
need new officers with new zest
and determination and new
ideas. New objectives and goals
must be set and achieved.
A ROOFTOP GARDEN
To you that have chosen to
run for office, I wish the best
and offer any assistance that
I can give. There is much work
to be done. College activities
here are more complex now. For
example, ammendments should
be made to the constitution, and
possibly time is near to begin
work on a yearbook. These
things take time, and a lot of
work is involved. This effort
is rewarded by the satisfaction
of being a part of this institution.
It is also enjoyable becaUS"J
of the willing support of the administration
and the student
body.
We, the voters, also have a
big responsibility in this ~lection.
It is our duty to conscientiously
consider the qualifications
of each candidate, vote for
those that we feel are the best .
suited for the position, then give
our full support to those that
are elected.
I would like to emphasize the
importance of every student exercising
his right, responsibility,
and priviledge to VOTE ON
FEBRUARY 9, 1967.
Calvin C. Conner
President, CPCC Student
Government
Does anyone at Central Piedmont
have a green thumb? If
so, then you might be interested
in hearing that Dr. Juan Celecia,
Head of the Biology Department,
has a new greenhouse.
Since coming to CPCC in 1964,
Dr. "C" has nursed the idea
of some day having a greenhouse
here on the campus. It
was a dream that took a great
deal of effort, encouragement,
and time from the Doctor.
When he was asked why he
thought that the college needed
the greenhouse, he had all of the
answers. First of all, the biology
lab is not equiped for the
experiments that we would like
to conduct with plants. "The
house would be used extensively
for small scale experiments of
short duration, but of significant
importance for the successful
conduction of courses in
both animal and plant sciences."
Because CPCC is an urban college
it isn't always convenient
for field trips. "A greenhouse
will provide space and the necessary
environmental conditions
to support a representative
plant population throughout the
year. Many members of such
plant population would not be
able to withstand the winter
climate charateristic of this
IT WILL BE DIFFERENT
A new year has begun; things will be different, we vow.
Central Piedmont and its students cannot escape the burst of
enthusiasm that January does bring. Yes, this year will be different.
On February 9, the student body again will elect their
leaders for another year. These new Student Govrnment Officers
will have the opportunity to initiate new ideas, to become an active
part of a growing college, and to accept the responsibility of their
elected office. The legislative council officer will have the
opportunity to represent his fellow students and not to voice just
his personal opinion.
The student lounge will be completely redecorated with a
wall to wall carpet, · and plush chairs and sofas will line the walls.
A stereo system and color television will be installed. The 24
hour maid and janitor service will certainly assure the students
of greatest comfort while at the college.
Classes will increase in size - approximately 75 students per
lecture hall. The professor will walk in, a short greying man
with the eye of an eagle and the voice of an Army sergeant. He
speaks, "Class, there will be an exam tomorrow on those chapters
that we discussed yesterday, and don't forget all that parallel
reading that you were assigned." The student, accepting hi_s
responsibility, burns the midnight oil in preparation for the test
and then he enters the classroom filled with hope.
This year will be different ... but not so different from others.
The elected officers, although give them credit they at least ran
for the office, will settle down into the routine allowing someone
else to bear all of their responsibilities. The lounge, through
no fault of . the administration and staff, will look like the same
pig sty. The empty cups and half eaten sandwiches will be on
the sofa where a cigaret lies dying a natural death (or burning
down the lounge).
The classes will still be small and there will be the informal
relationship between the instructor and the student. The poor
immature student will sit in a history class writing an English
paper and then cry for more spoon feeding when he fails a test
that he will manage to get postponed for two weeks.
YES, THIS YEAR WILL BE DIFFERENT.
particular region. This is particularly
true of the tropical
species." Urbanites have a tendency
to take for granted the
occurances of nature. Dr. Celecia
hopes to change this attitude
for many of his students.
The greenhouse is situated on
the roof adjacent to the office
of the Doctor. Limited space,
accessability to his office and
to the labs, and convenience in
building the lean-to structure
are basic reasons for the location.
Mr. Menser and his welding
classes built the special
benches, and Mr. Milam helped
with the installation of the
heating units.
The greenhouse has made a -
good start plant wise. There are
banana, pineapple, and ungrafted
citrus plants, tropical
begonias, and even tobacco. Dr.
Celecia hopes to acquire plants
that would be representative
from around the world. Dr.
Celecia summed up his feelings
about the greenhouse in these
words, "Since we can't always
go to nature, we must bring
nature to us."
A LECTURE
Class, the subject of today's
lecture will be the pathogenic
dermatological inflama t ion r eferred
to as Circus Nuptialis,
and is specifically known as the
genus, maritus. This ailment is
indeed a peculiar medical phenomenon.
It is confined solely
to the third finger of the left
hand of the human female. Basically
it appears as' a metallic
colored circle with a clear glasslike
structure at the apex.
The effects of this ailment
must be considered in both the
physiological and psychological
terms. The most immediate
symptom observed on the appearance
of the maritus is a
state of elation, paroxyms of
joy, and a general incoherence
of speech. These symptoms are
accompanied by nervous disorders
characterized by the continual
waving of the infected
member especially in the presence
of friends. Over a somewhat
more protracted period,
the patient's thought patterns
undergo severe change and modification.
Ambition is replaced
by resignation and consignment
to a home oriented life; outside
interest in social activities undergo
a severe reduction. Academic
interest and achievement
rapidly decline and finally disappear
completely.
Perhaps the most significant
and interesting facet of this
little understood ailment is that
it seems to be a product of
social and environmental factors.
Academic idleness (witness
the profusion of this infection
on the girls in our college over
the recent holidays), boredom,
and family problems seem to be
a common cause, and not to
mention a fixation known to the
layman as love.
In closing, I wish to mention
that maritus is in desperate
need of more basic research into
its causes and formation. Of
course, only men should undertake
such research, as most
women, at some time in their
life are affected and permanently
altered by the maritus
'infection. Besides, most women
openly wish to acquire the disease,
qui«: possibly as a status
symbol, of for the false sense
of security that accompanies the
infection. Class dismissed.
-THE PENALTY
OF LEADERSHIP
In every field of human endeavor,
he that is first must
perpetually live in the white
light of publicity. Whether the
leadership be vested in a man
or in a manufactured product,
emulation and envy are ever at
work. In art, in literature, in
music, in industry, the reward
and the punishment are always
the same. The reward is widespread
recognition; the punishment,
fierce denial and detraction.
When a man's work becomes
a standard for the entire
world, it also becomes a target
for the envious few. If his
work be merely mediocre, he
will be left severely alone-if he
achieves a masterpiece, it will
set a milliOn tongues a-wagging.
Jealousy does not protrude its
forked tongue at the artist who
produces a commonplace painting.
Whatever you write, or
paint, or sing, or play, or build,
no one will strive to surpass or
to slander you, unless your work
be stamped with the seal of
genius. Long, long after a great
work, or a good work has been
done, those who are disappointed
or envious continue to cry
out that it cannot be done.
Spiteful little voices in the domain
of art were raised against
our own Whistler as a mountebank,
long after the big world
had acclaimed him its greatest
artistic genius. Multitudes flocked
to the shrine at Bayreuth
to worship the music of Wagner,
while the little group of
those whom he had dethroned
and displaced argued angrily
that he was no musician at all.
The little world continued to
protest that Fulton could not
build a steamboat, while the
big world flocked to the riverbanks
to see his boat steam by.
The leader is assailed because
he is a leader, and the effort
to equal him is merely added
proof of that leadership. Failing
to equal or to excel, the follower
seeks to depreciate and
destroy - but only confirms
once more the superiority of
that which he strives to sur-plant.
·
There is nothing new in this.
It is as old as the world and
as old as the human passions
- envy, fear, greed, ambition,
and the desire to surpass. And
it all avails nothing. If the leader
truly leads, he remains the
leader. Master-poet, masterpainter,
master-workman, each
in his turn is assailed, and each
holds his laurels through the
ages. That which is good or
great makes itself known, no
matter how loud the clamor of
denial. That which deserves to
live-lives.
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TO EUROPE?
The International Student Information
·Service located in
Brussels, Belgium, will find
summer placements for various
occupations in Europe. The jobs
are opened to everyone from 1 7
to 40 years of age. The positions
can vary from hotel and
restuarant work, to farm help,
or even camp counseling.
These jobs are available in
English speaking countries such
as Scotland, England, and Denmark.
Special lang
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