The Carolinian [January 15, 1957]

              New Liberal Arts Building: Hope For 1957
In a few days Mclver's first semester as an office building
will be over. Woman's College will have passed a term with-out
a place for the liberal arts to hang their respective hats
and call home. What kind of a semester has the Mclver-less
fall term of nineteen fifty six been?
It has been one of hurry and rush and forgotten articles
"left in-my-office-in-McIver." It has been one of large classes
in small rooms and small classes in large rooms. It has been
one of lateness, of "no-place-to-post-this-list", of "no-board
to-draw-this-chart-on", of apologies because "tliey-wont-let-us-
hang-maps-in-this-building." These are the little inconven-iences
and. eternal praise be to the people who found all the
nooks and crannies to shelter former Mclver classes, the in-conveniences
have not. been as great as might have been ex-pected
when the old building received the final condemnation
that ended its long career as a classroom building.
Perhaps the administration's efficient handling of the prob-lem
was unfortunate, however, for the problem itself is par-tially
obscured by the temporary solution. It is difficult, for
instance, for an English major, used to the dingy lightless
halls and the glaring blackboards in Mclver. to consider hers
a hard lot. as she sits and smokes in the luxurious lounge in
the Home Economics Building, waiting for a class in a well
lighted classroom with comfortable chairs. The history major
in a seminar room in the library hardly longs for the good
old days when she froze in the far end of Mclver Building
On the other hand, the art major climbing out of the depths'
of Aycock's dark basement with all of her equipment to go1
to her next class in Rosenthal might look over at Mclver and I
see within its unstable inflammable walls a Utopia, for alii
its faults. But it is not Mclver as it is that we want; it is a j
new building suited to the needs of the classes which will be.
taught there.
EXTERIOR OF McIVER
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Mclver: Smiling on the outside . . . (See page 2
It will be said that there is adequate space to house all the
classes which are taught without having to build another
building. This semester has proven this true if by "adequate
space" is meant room enough for everyone to sit down. Space,
as such, should not be the primary consideration in an edu-cational
institution. Space suited to the purpose for which the
space is to be used would seem to be the important thing to
consider. Space is not. enough for a college in which there is
supposed to be an academic climate conducive to teaching
and learning. Perhaps we are pampered. Perhaps modern
America is producing no Abraham Lincolns who can educate
themselves; or perhaps, as in the days of Abraham Lincoln,
the self-educated are not going to colleges where they might
expect to receive a little more than they can give themselves.
Why can not students and teachers of psychology, history, soci-ology
to name a few, expect and receive the same benefits of
physical plant and equipment as, for instance, the physical
education department, which has two gyms and two camps,
as the school of home economics, which has a well equipped
building, three home management houses and a nursery?
We are inclined to agree with those who believe the study
of the liberal arts to be the means to an education and the es-sence
of an education This year, at WC, the liberal arts might
well be coming down witth an inferiority complex.
This has been a semester of alternate high hope and despair
for those who are working to get appropriations for a new
building but, moreover, it has been a year of constant work.
In February, the state legislature will convene and decide the
fate of a majority of the liberal arts on/this campus. We hope
that the spring semester of nineteen fifty seven will be bright-er
in this area than was the fall semester of nineteen fifty six.
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VOLUME XXXVII Z531 Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, N. C, January 15, 1957
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NUMBER 12
Faculty Reviews Proposed
Revisions In Cut System
The Special Faculty Committee
met on January 9 to look over
further and to discuss the four
proposals to change the present
cut system. These proposals were
tabled In December and It Is not
presenUy known when the Fac-ulty
Commiilfi- will vote on them
The four proposals under consld-eraUon
are: 1. the Students' Pro-posals:
2. Dr. Warren Ashby's Pro-posal;
3. the a and b proposals
of the Faculty.
Dr. Roland Godfrey, chairman
of the Special Committee, said
the committee is "considering ser-iously
and sympathetically the
Students' Proposals." He said that
the Committee felt that the stu-dents
had made an honest and a
good Job In drawing up their pro-posals
but whether It would be
the best solution or not will only
be decided by study, discussion,
and contemplation.
The next Faculty Committee
meeting will be tonight.
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Another program In the "Hour
of Thespis" series on WUNC-TV
will be presented Monday, January
28. from the WC studio. Robert
Hennon of the Drama Department
Is producer of the show.
Legislature Approves
Commercial Rules
And I AC Member
A recommendation concerning
regulations for second semester
commercials from Rules Commit-tee
In conjunction with Junior
House Presidents was passed by
members of legislature on Wednes-day
night, January 10. The rec-ommendations
gives second se-mester
commercials unlimited
10:30 p. m. permissions Monday
through Friday, unlimited week-ends,
and an overnight blanket
permission for specified places
irom parents or guardian.
A permlslson slip with a counse-lor's
signature will be filed by a
commercial (or weekends and out
of town visits for the day. A per-mission
slip without a counselor's
signature is to be filed by a com-mercial
who has a date, who is off
campus after 7:30 p. m. or who
is going riding other than to and
from a specific destlnaUon.
The recommendation, presented
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Anderson Injured,
Reported Doing Well
Former Woman's College stu-dent
of West Jefferson, now a
Junior at Carolina, is at last re-ported
doing "fine" in Wllkes Gen-eral
Hospital. Stella was severely
Injured in an automobile accident
on December 23. when she was
crushed between her car and one
driven by Lee Riddle of North
Wllkesboro. Her car had a flat
tire and she was opening the trunk
when Riddle's car crashed into
hers, nearly severing her right
leg. which had to be amputated,
and fracturing her left leg, pelvis
and skull. Riddle Is being held at
last report under $1,000 bond
pending the outcome of Stella's
condition.
Stella's mother, Mrs. Ed M. An-derson.
Is a member of the Board
of Trustees of the University of
North Carolina, and a member of
the Visiting Committee to Wom-an's
College.
NATT MEETING
Dr. Irwin Sperry will attend the
Committee on Policy and Func-tions
of the American Home Eco-nomics
Association. This meeUng
will convene in Washington, D.
C . January 24-27. This is a na-tional
meeting whose function Is
to plan the program for the A. H.
E. A.
Mardl Oraa will reign supreme
•a the theme far the Elliott Hall
Dinner Dance to be held February
6-«:ja, dinner being served from Warford; Table Decorations, Bally
• :]• anttl 7:1*. The dance, which BlackweU: Publicity. Bryte Aber-
2 In Elliott Halt Dinner and dan- wUl * hHd '" "* M1™*- »"' nathy.
Reservations can be made for
. the dinner at the Information
clng will highlight this festival U ,r0m 7:M unUI ,I:M-evening,
with music being furnish-1 The Dinner Dance is being
ed by the "Soft Tones." A King sored by the Special Events Com- Desk of Elliott Hall Reservations
and Queen of the Mardl Graa will mittee of Elliott Hall, which la should be made early as there will
be crowned at the dance, a rouplr headed by Judy Parsons as chair- be a limited ■amber who can at-belng
rhown by a drawing to be man. Other committee chairmen tend the dinner. The price of the
"**■ '■*■• far the dance are: Decorations, dinner will be simtunrml at a
Appetisers will be served from Sslly Silberslein: Favors. Mnrcla laser data.
Martin Summarizes
Honor Board's Work
For First Semester
The instituting of a Freshman-
Commercial Honor Group as a
subsidiary board to the authorized
college Honor Board, and the fin-ishing
of upperclass dormitory
discussions completed Honor
Board's work for the first semes-ter.
A freshman and a commercial
representative from each dormi-tory
serve in the freshman-com-mercial
group. By relaying ques-tions
and suggestions on any as-pects
of personal honor or the col-lege
honor policy, they act as an
Intermediary between the college
honor board and the girls In the
dormitories.
Concerning Uie upperclass dorm-itory
discussions, Elizabeth Mar-tin,
chairman of Honor Board,
stated. "Many new suggestions for
strengthening our Honor Policy
have been the result of some of
these discussions and suggestions
during the first of the new semes-ter."
A member of Honor Board
and a member of Judicial Board
led these discussions on a class
basis.
Due to a lack of response on the
part of high schools, a two-day
conference that was planned for
high school leaders In November
was cancelled.
Because of this cancellation.
Elizabeth Martin said. "In future
years, we would recommend that
the Board offer Its services to the
State Student Council Congress
and work through that conference.
We feel that this high school as-sistance
is an integral part of the
work of any college honor board
because the formaUon of such
characteristics as honor must take
place before the college years."
During second semester, Honor
Board will meet every two weeks.
Elizabeth Martin extended a wel-come
to anyone who is Interested
in presenting suggestions to the
Board. However, she requests that
they contact her Tuesday before
the Wednesday meeting.
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Dolphin-Seal Tryouts
The Dolphin- Seal Club will have
tryaals for the apprentice Seal
groap sn Tuesday night, February
S at 7 p. m Practices will be held
on Thursday. January II, at S
P. nv. Sunday. February 3, at
7:3* p. m . and Tuesday, February
S, at 5 p. m.
Stunts of skills will Include swim-ming
to music, the front crawl,
back crawl, side stroke, breastrlke.
•culling, surfase dive, back dol-phin,
ballet leg, and a dive from
the side of the pool. Members of
the club will be on hand to help
during 'he practice perlSwS
WC Departments Offer New Courses,
Extend Those Which 1st Began In Fall
National Consultant
Interviews For "Y"
Mrs. Katherlne Beppler of New
York City. Personnel Consultant
for the Southern and Western
Region of the National Board of
Young Women's Christian Associ-ation,
headquarters 600 Lexington
Avenue. New York City, will be
on the campus In the Placement
Office today and tomorrow to in-terview
Interested students. AH in-terested
are asked to make an
appointment in advance with the
Placement Office.
Mrs. Beppler serves as consul-tant
on questions of personnel to
local Associations In the South
and in the West. She also recruits
YWCA workers for professional
Jobs In the YWCA and recom-mends
new staff for placement in
local Associations.
Mrs. Beppler has been engaged
in personnel work for a number
of years, and was a member of the
national staff from 1927 to 1930.
She left the YWCA professional
staff temporarily in 1930, and
from that time unUI she returned
In 1936, served in a volunteer ca-pacity
on the National Personnel
Committee. Her professional ex-perience
Includes personnel work
for national business firms, and
she also formerly was associated
with the New Jersey State Relief
OrganlzaUon and was on the Per-sonnel
Staff of the Allentown.
Pennsylvania YWCA.
A graduate of Mount Holyoke,
Mrs. Beppler obtained her M. A.
from Columbia University. She is
on the board of the American As-sociation
of University Women and
is a member of the New York Per-sonnel
Club.
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Faculty Science Club
Presents Dr. Wells
New courses for the second se-mester
and extentlon of courses
, that first began In the September,
1156. semester have been announc-ed
by the various departments.
Overhauls in the curriculum of
the Business Education Depart-ment
and School of Music con-tinue
for the first time during a
second semester.
One of the major changes In the
Business Education Department
was the introduction of a fourth
sequence In the Department—pro-viding
for basic training toward
careers In merchandising. The
other three sequences (business
teacher, secretarial, and diversi-fied
education i remain with sev-eral
changes made within the re-quired
courses In the three se-quences.
One of the major changes
Is the requirement that those In
the business teachers and secre-tarial
sequences take a three-credit
course in secretarial prob-
Frosh Elect Durham
Dance Chairman
The dote for the Freshman
Dance has been set for March 30.
As the last class meeUng Mary
Margaret Durham was elected
dance chairman.
The following are the commit-tees
for the dance and their chair-men:
Invitations. Renee Sapiro;
program, Betsy Stark; reception,
Jane SUkeleather; orchestra, Lynn
Mlnlck; figure, Lucia, Jones; pub-licity,
PatU Taylor; refreshments.
Paulette Peters; and decorations.
Sarah Stanford.
On Tuesday, February 5, there
will be a clam meeUng to be held
In the Alumnae House. At this
time several alumnae will address
the group. Refreshments will be
served after the meeting.
These who are aiwiiberi of the beings
Dr. Warner Wells of the School
of Medicine at the University of
North Carolina, will be guest
speaker at a student lecture spon-sored
by the Faculty Science Club
on February 11 at 8 p. m. in the
Library Lecture Hall.
The topic of his speech will be
"Radiation Injury" and will in-clude
a discussion of its theoreti-cal
and practical aspects. Kodo-chrome
slides will be presented to
show radiational damage to human
Seal Club at the present Ume may
try oat for the Dolphin Club on
Thursday, February ». at 7 p. as.
Dr. Wells i» widely known for
his translation of the book, "Hi-roshima,
Diary"
WC Produces Star
Former Woman's College stu-dent
and graduate of Greensboro
Senior High, Norma Veney, now
Norms Moore, starred on "Robert
Montgomery Presents" on televi-sion
Monday night. January 7.
After graduation from 8enltr
High. Norma came to Woman's
College where she was a drama
major. She had experience acting
In New York and then went to
Hollywood, where she has made
several television movies. She will
appear In one of the leading roles
in the soon-to-be-released fUm
'The Jim Plersall 8tory." starring
Anthony Perkins.
Normal parents now live In
Rutherfordton
lems and procedures. Students in
the two sequences are also now
required to lake a three-hour cred-it
course in office machines. There
has been expanded a course in
dealing with elementary business
(statistics) and also expanded
was the course In business corre-spondence
to Include all aspects
of business application. According
to the head of the Business Educa-tion
Department, Dr. Vance Little-
John, there have been no new
course introduced for the non-major.
However, the new courses
in the merchandising program
combined with already existing
courses make It poslble for non-majors
to obtain a solid back-ground
within the 12-hour limit
allowed the non-major.
In the School of Music, the new
curriculum first Introduced In
September will continue during
the second semester. This means
that there are various new courses
thst will begin the second semes-ter.
Three courses open to the
non-major with the permission of
the Instructor are as follows: Hls-
' tory of Symphonic Literature, to
be taught by Hans-Kan Plltz:
History of Opera and Oratorio, to
be taught by Dr. Robert Morris:
and Romantic Music, to be taught
by Miss Elizabeth Cowling.
Other changes In departmental
courses Include a new course In
the Biology Department called
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Dept. Offers Course
In Group Leadership
One of the outstanding author-ities
on recreation in the United
States, Harold D. Meyer, pro-ftssor
of sociology at the Univer-sity
of North Corolina. will
teach a two-hour course on
' Oroup Leadership" next semester
here at woman's College, accord-ing
to sn announcement by Dr.
Lyda Gordon SbJvera, head of the
WC Sociology Department
Dr. Meyer is trie author of var-ious
books and texts in the field
of recreation. One of his outstand-ing
achievements was being chair-man
of the Recreation Committee
of the United Nations' Internation-al
Labor Office, Geneva, Switzer-land,
The recipient of a number of
honorary degrees. Dr. Meyer has
Just recently completed a two-year
study of recreation for the
aging.
He la a member of various na-tional
recreation associations and
of national honor organizations In
sociology, education, and scouting
Dr. Meyer will communte to WC
from Chapel Hill for the two-hour
course every Thursday next