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\ Published By The Journalism Class of Alpena Community College Volume 4, Number 8 Alpena, Michigan, Thursday, April 19, 1962 TEN CENTS Senior Day Attracts Area Students/ Local ~Industry Officials[ J. ,;; 4 ; Guests on Radio Interviews BUS BIGHAM JESSE BESSER Council Pushes Fund Drive • The studelllt . council is again sponsoring ins annual ftmd drive The council halS decided to turn o- ver au funds to the Student Aid Acoounlt this year. Reque&s for contributions have been sent to a lfat of organd21Mion1S, businesses and individuals. Conmribu1Jions totaling over two huru:l:red and twenty five dollars have already been received f.rom twenrty fu ve contributors. Any pel'SOn or organization tbalt d!id not receive a Jetter but \,\lllshes to do- · nate can do so by sending the mo- ney to the college and requesting thait it be creilited to the student Alid Aic!count. In 'This Issue NEW FEATURE COLUMN Page 4 SPRING SPORTS SCHEDULES Page 3 OEAN'S COLUMN Page 2 In recent weeks, the TIM,BER- ClRUISER"'staff has been interview- ing local indUJStry executives on ,topics concerning the relationshi,p between local industry and the col- lege. .,. Aside from the foot that this type of activity is usuaHy done by a speech departme111t, it moot be said that these bvief and inf.orrootive in- terviews bring to Mghit the use that lioca!I pl<ants have for tfhe C()!llege. Mr. Jesse H. Besser, the first to be inltervd.ewed, spoke of the tech- nical center and the need for more two-year technical programs. Mr. Bus Bingham of the Abitibi Corporation was inlterv'iewed con- cernial:g the diffilcu1ty of tvansfer- mng credits f:riom A,CC to out of state colleges. Future intervtiew:s are scheduled with executives from Fraser Pro- ducts, F1letcher Piaper Corp.pany, and otfhers. Dance Past and Future F1riday, the ,th<irteenrtlh, ,approp- l'iately enough, was the ni~t for for ACC',s Surperntitious Stomp. The newly oq~aIJJized Circle K Club spon\90red the dance, held in bhE ACC lounge. Music was furnished by the cam• pus tmqhadour, Doug Allyn, and •his latest gromp, the Parasites. Ev• eryone had a bahl twi.Stin' tlhe night away to his rock-0riented combo. Chaperones were Mr. Keen, Mr. and Mrs. Hartwick, Mr. and Mrs. Heimnick, and J,ames Marks. An avemge crowd attended. The social committee is busily pla!Ilning and preparing for the an- nual spring semi-formal dance to be held at tlhe Ma:sorric Temple on May 5. This year's theme is "A Niglht in Las Vegas" with the. selling being -insde of a Vegas nigiht club. Saigni~w•s best, the Arliiss Wood- ward Ol'cihestra will perfol'm for our entertainment. 'Dhe dance will start a,t 9:00 p.m. and run untill 1 :00 a.m. Refreshments will served. The tickets are now on slcle by memibers of the Circle K Olub for only $2.00 per couple. So for an enjoyable evening mark the date, you oan',t af.fo11t to miss it. -Edjue Hechlik Tickets for THE DESERT SONG Can be purchased from S.V.L. & M. D. O. Future ACC Students .. . visiting classes Mr. Robert Ryan Resigns To Instruct at St. Cloud M.r. Robert D. Ryian has resigned :his position a:s acting Direotior of Student Services, ciordina<!Jor, and instructor of engineering drawing t- · .,. • in tlw- d.rafttin,g department at St. C}oud Stait:e Col- lege in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He has served alt ACC for ,the past three years. He reecived his B.A. degree at Wayne Sitaite Col- lege in Wiayne, Ne!bmska, and his M.A. alt Coforado S!Jalte College, 'Mher he has done addi:monal grad- uate work. Mter graduahl,on, Mr. Ry.am did some chemical work for a pla.s,tics c011poration. He then worked for a construction ·company a.s a sU!rvey- 1or and a heavy equipment operat- or. He has also worked as a crew <ibiief, a dramtsman, and a consul- ,tam for severa-1 oivlil enginel1ing companies. Before coinmg to Al- pena Community CoH~ge Mr. Ryan instructed at the Univeiraity of Miirmesota at MinneaopoHs. He wiM return to Col-orado Sbaite at Greely, Colorado, at the begin- ning of fui:s summer to work on his doctorate berore assuming his post at St. Cl-0ud next Jiahl. Peace Corps Tests Set for Saturday Peace Corps exiaims will be given -Saturday, April 21, in tihe old post office buiding, alt 9:00 a.m. Tests are open to all hd,glh school gr,adu- ates 18 years of age. No appoint- ment is required. .studen<!Js accepted for Peace Corps service will be eligible :£or .two-year pooi;tions in Africa and Asia. Members' ex;penses are paid in training and w(hiile on duty. Talll oaks from li'tltle acorns grow-in filf,ty years. You can teach a new dog old tracks. A,pproXJimately eighit dlays ago (on Aprul 10) .the annual Senior Day at Alipena Oommunity Ooillege absorb- ed 400 viisitrl.nig high school studerrt5 and sporusors. lt was quite crowded. The beginning of the confusion, at 9:00 ~s registration of all vi~ tors, wiho received name tagis for purposes unknown. ,Following this, the foreigners me- andered aibout the school, visiting the lounge (free coffe and cookies), cloak room, men's lavatory, wo- men's lavatory, lan:gu,a.ge lab, li- brary, chemistry l<a1b, and biO'logy lab. The special convocait:ion tallten- dance by college students not re- quired) began at 11:00 with Miss Sailly N<iedlba:la of the student Coun- cil acting as Mi.stress of Ceremon- ies. Dean Van Lare gave a welcoming address and a few pertinent re- marks concerning application, reg- istratlion, and hurry up. Superinten- dent of Schools Mr. Russell H. Wil- son then gave an address on the idea tJhat students should not ac• cept everyithing he is taught, but 1:Ilw.it he should make his own indi- vidual investigation of the subject. Geo11ge Holmes then spoke on'"'Jie academic life, inclooing the state- ment, "~~d ~V<..~ b,a•;.~~~:!~ have pa!'ties tihiait just won'£ quiit:!" / Sharron Gibson then spoke on the extra-cUTrimrlar activ,ities, inolud- ing olubs, pk!ys, sponts and what- ever else there is. Geary Koglin then wound up the convocation with two solos, "Water Boy", and "Learning .the Blues." A.filer luncll, the visitors spent ,the rest of the afternoon sitting in on college classes and visting tr1e la:boratomes. Vd:siting students repre;ented Al- pena High School, OathoHc Central Oscoda, Mio, Johannesburg, Posen, Onaway, and Alcona Community High School. Everything in tJhe world is good for sometlhing. Wmt is 1Jhe answer? is the quesltion? Future ACC Students • • , at registration