University of North Carolina Asheville - Archive Yearbook (Asheville, NC)

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he kingdom ilself was known as UNC-A, and was one of several sister kingdoms with equally colorful names. The national symbol was the Bulldog, most certainly selected for its tenacity and dogged determination. The colors of the kingdom were blue and white, the colors of nobility and innocence. And, most important of all, the kingdom was very, very magical. The magical qualities of UNC-A were generated out of the energies expended in pursuit of its goal. This goal was the transformation of the unskilled and the uninformed into the trained and the knowledgeable, the enlightened equivalent of the alchemists ' efforts to turn lead into gold. However, instead of employing a Philosopher ' s stone, UNC-A employed philosophers. Nor did it limit itself to one branch of knowledge. It also employed scientists, historians, linguists, artists, athletic coaches and social scientists. All of these men and women worked long and hard to instruct their charges and to please the ruler of the kingdom. The ruler of the kingdom of UNC-A was known as the King who always Smiled. He was dedicated to his kingdom and, quite reasonably, expected all of its members to be similarly dedicated. To display their dedication, all of the nobles and the instructors were encouraged to uphold and respect tradition. Upon those that did, the king, characteristically, smiled. Upon those that did not, the king also smiled, but in- structed his lesser nobles to frown upon them at the first opportunity. Though fulfillment of the goal of education called for much sacrifice upon the part of those come to the kingdom to receive it, time for relaxation and recreation was also sought. Feasts, dances, physical contests, games of knowledge, and dramatic renditions were all encouraged. Whether foolish or wise, strong of body or quick of brain, each could find in the kingdom some form of suitable entertainment. With such a variety of student interests to be pursued, it is natural to assume the need for a coordinating body. Already burdened with infinite duties, the king and his nobles allowed the students to form their own government. Constructed along democratic lines. Student Government somehow managed to remain as free-form as an amoeba — moving in all directions at once and going nowhere. But with all of its strengths and weaknesses, UNC-A remained very strong. This was because there were students in the kingdom who truly wished to learn, instructors who wished truly to teach, and nobles who truly wished to serve. This lent a sense of pride to UNC-A, felt by most who spent a portion of their lives there. This, then, is the magical kingdom of UNC-A, home to both weak and strong, heroic and cowardly, fool- ish and wise. Turn, if you will, and look upon it in all its facets and moods.