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XOVEMBER 1944 STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE NEWS LETl’ER PAGE 3 Guests at Chapel Hour Faculty and student body were delighted to be host to a portion of the Shaw University choir, its director and to the President ot the institution. Dr. Robert L. Daniels on November 1st and 2nd. The choir was making its annual appearance at the North Carolina State Baptist Conven tion which was convening at Corner Stone Baptist Church in this city. The choir members were guests of the students in Bias Hall on Wednesday night, November 1, 1944. On I'hursday morning, No vember 2. Dr.' Daniels intro duced Mr. George E'. Newell, Field Executive of the Boy Scout movement. Mr. Newell in a forceful manner gave the scopc of the Scout movement and ex plained that positions are open for the trained man as w'ell as lor the trained woman in Girl ■Scout movements. I’he speaker chose the acorn seed to admon ish the students to dream great dreams, to think serious thoughts ‘ind to as|)ire lo the highest ideals. I he President presented Miss Ihornhill, directress of the choir, who directed the group in singing: The Lord’s Prayer, Forsythe; Oh What A Beautiful City, Thornhill; Solo, Ride on King Jesns (Gaul), by Miss Lillian Jackson; Sim Don't Set in I'he Morning, Thoinhill; Over In Zion, W. Lawrence Jones; Didn’t ^ly Lord Deliver Daniel, Smith; I Am Seeking For A City; Thorn hill. The clioir sang with great ease iind with much expression, thus causing the program to be highly Jippredated by every listener. • President's Itinerary I he North Carolina Council Churches lield its annual con ference at Ciuilford C^ollege, Sep- temijcr 2(i. President Trigg was one ol the two guest speakers. His subject was “Post 'War Peace ^Wthin; A New Religion for a ■\’ew America.” F4e was accom panied by Afrs. H. L. Trigg. On October 11, the budget for llie next biennium and retpiests for permanent impro\-ements in the amount of 8800,000 were sub- "litted to the Ad\isory Budget Commission of the North Caro lina General Assembly. The 'lext hearing will be in the month of January when the As sembly nieets in Raleigh. On October 25, President Ti'igg presided over the annual sessions of the North Cjarolina Negro CJollege Conference held at Greensboro, N. C. 7’his or ganization includes in its mem bership the eleven 4-year colleges for Negroes in the State. Airs, rrigg accomjjanied him to this Conference also. On Armistice Day, November 11, the Northeastern District Teachers .Association held its an nual session at the Johnston County 4'raining School, Smith- field, N. C., of which Mr. W. R. Collins is Principal. President I’rigg was the guest speaker on this occasion and had the pleas- tu'e of seeing many of the former students and graduates of S.T.Cl • Visitors 7'he Baptist C: o n \- e n t i o n, which convened for two days at C^orner Stone Baptist Church of this city in Oclol)cr, made it possible for the sttulents of State Teachers College to meet out standing personalities and listen to interesting messages which were gi\en by se\eral of the ex perienced and educated Negro Baptist preachers of this state. I’he following ministers stole away from the convention to greet the faculty and students in Moore .-Vuditoriiuii dining the chapel hour; 1-lev. Ir\ in Boone of \Vilmington, N. C., Rev. James F. AVertz of Charlotte, N. C^., and Dr. J. M. Newkirk of Rose Llill, N. C. Each person was intro duced to the atulience by Dr. Llarold I-. Trigg, President of the college. Helpful advice was gi\en by each one presented. .A special message was deliver ed by Rev. Boone. He began by stating. “These are stirring and challenging days . . . We are not here to to dream . . . Shun not the struggle . . In our edu cational ])rocess Re\-. Boone ad- advised Its to have (1) a sense ol gratitude l)ecause “what we have obtained did not come lo us ovei night’’ and lor iis to be grate ful for oin- heritage. “Your edu cation,” he said, “is determined by the way we sense ^■allIes.’' He says that we should be able to tell what is Aaluable and what is not. In the third place, we shoidd ha\'c a sense ol responsi bility—“we are our brother’s keeper . . . AVe cannot live un to ourselves.’’ Wc should ha^■c, fourthly, a sense of kinship. That is we should think in terms of world brother-hood and not of group kinship, and last we must, in order to succeed in all under takings, ha\’e a sense of reverence to God. DRAMATICS The State Teachers College Players are now preparing three one-act plays. I’heir first per formance of the season is to be presented on November 21 in the College Auditorium. The plays are “The Siege,” “The Alan on the Kerb,” and “Cottage F’or Sale.” “The Siege” gives the story of the seizure of a people. It is told in a con\ersation in Bis- hara’s home. The characters are: Bishara, |jlayecl by Miss Lois Hawkins; Zanab, played l)y Afiss Lucy E. Afontague; Gazina, play ed by Aliss Roberta Banks. “The Afan On the Kerb” por trays the life of a poor family, who were not always poor. It is a story true to life. You will not want to miss seeing it drama tized by our ]jlayers. The char acters are: .A Child; Joe, played by Earle [. White; Alary (his wife) played by Alary I'rotter. “Cottage F'or Sale” is centered around tlie selling of an average ideal home. It is interesting to note the persons who come to look at it. You will want to see who the pinchaser is. The char acters are; Kingston (owner of tfie house) William W. Barnes; Alary (his wife), Dorothy D. Plummer; Dave, Clarence O Branch; Alice (his fiance), Ad- die L. Williamson; Sally, Ernest ine E. Horton: Harry (her fian ce), Eugene Burham; Airs. Doo ley, Beatrice L. Hoggarcl; Air. Weber, Albert A. Robinson. The players |)romise an even ing of entertainment to alf wfio are present. • Talent Night On November 4, tfie Freshman C^lass displayed its talents by singing, dancing, musical per formances at the piano, with Bettie Sue I’yler, as mistress of ceremony. C.iecile V. Bernard. Cieraldine E. Tooks, Edna S. Hinclle, Bea trice W'illie, Rachel E. Riddick, Eunice V. W'iggins, C^atherine Af. Jones, Alargaret L. I'rotter. Alarion B. Harper and Dollie L. W'illie, the dance team, began the program by their \ersion of “Kalamazoo.” Ophelia E. Hooker thrilled the audience by her singing. She was accompanied by Aliss Lucille Knight. Aliss Lucille Knight’s version of “Boogie 'Woogie” won the ap plause of the audience to such an extent that it was played again. S. T. C. special, “The Rimiba” was the biggest hit of the night and W'as done by Alisses Rachel E. Riddick, Beatrice Willie, Alar garet L. Trotter, Edna S. Hurdle. Eunice V. ^Viggins, Alarion B. Harper, Alice I. Jones, and Dol lie L. Willie. “I’ll Walk Alone” was then sung by Cecile V. Bernard, ac companied by Air. Lester T. Bar rett. As strange as it seems, Aliss Alildred C. Anderson’s book re view of “What Became of Anna Bulton L. Bronfielcl,” made a hit. Old, but was made new again, was Aliss Alattie W. Da\ is’ version of “In I'he Alood. ” Miss Dorothy \V. C^herry read a poem on |oe Louis. Afiss An nie Alary Vaughan, the song bird of the F'reshman class, sang “Till Then.” “Don’t Cry Baby,” was her encore number. Last, but not least was the waltz. All participants were dressed formal. They were Alisses Josephine E. Johnson, Alary AL Barnes, Alargaret E. Powell, Alice I. Jones, Eunice V. Wiggin, Geraldine E. Tooks, and Airs. Ruth H. Frinks and Alarion Harper. I'he members of the freshman cfass wish to thank Airs. Irene L. Dickens who helped to make their program a success and also Air. Lester Barrett for rendering music for them. Philosophy and American Negro In the Vesper Sei'vice Sunday, October 29, 1944 at 4 ]3. m.. Air. Edward W. Jones gave an inter esting talk on “A 'Workable- work-a-day Pliilosophy and the American Negro.” After the talk fjy ,\[r. Jones, the choir sang “Si lent Sea” by Neidlirger, then the Vesper Ser\ice was turned into an informal discussion of ques tions on Race Relation. Radio Class ^Vith the arri\ al of one of our new facidty members. Air. E. W. Jones, there was started a radio class on the campus. This class is composed of \olunteer mem bers from Elizabeth City and the college. The meetings are held every Friday evening at 6:45 in room 14 of Aloore Hafl. There are many interesting things to be learned, such as, the composition and repair of a radio.
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