itCEMBER 1945
STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE NEWS LETTER
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'JEWS OF THE CAMPUS
^lianLs^iuing^
yUordkip
.he student body and faculty
rtticipated in one of the most
jpressi\e Thanksgi\ing Day
Korship Services that has ever
sen held in Moore Auditorium,
4th Re’.erend John T. Doles
,)din?. I'lie atmosphere of the
,ivice was reverent‘and striking
..roughout. The following pro-
'jam'was rendered:
iioati Prelude
Bosolog)' (Audience Standing)
jsocation and Lord’s Prayer
^i,„n_‘'Come Ye Tliankfnl People”
Come, ye thankful people, come.
Raise the song of harvest home;
111 is safelv gathered in.
Ere the winter storms begin;
God, our Maker, doth provide
For our wants to be supplied
I one to God's own temple, come.
Raise the song of harvest iuniie.
Ill ilie world is (iod’s own field.
Fruit unto His praise to yield;
'llkat and tares together sown,
I nto jov or sorrow grown;
First the blade, and then the ear.
i Then the full corir shall appear,
jlord of harvest, grant that we
Wholesome grain and pure may be.
lor the Lord Otn' God shall come,
And shall take His harvest home;
From His field shall in that day
All olfenses purge away;
there, forever purified,
In ftis presence to abide—
Even so, Lord, (juickly come,
Raise the glorious harvest home. j
Rea(liiig-“The Origin of Thanksgiving
Day’’—Ernestine Horton
Period of Silence for Confession and
Flayer
Scriptiire-CXXXVI Psalm
Leader—Kev. J. T. Doles
I Coiigrega/ion—For His mercy en-
I dureth forever. ('Response after
I each verse)
IPrayer T5eniice E. l.assitei
|Song-“Thanks Be To God”: Dickhtsoti
I Choir
I Reading—"Why the Institution .Should
lie Thankful” Erma L. Everette
|Prayer E. Robenia .Shannon
|Hvinn-“May Jesus Christ ]5e Praised”
Choir
|Prayer Moses Kennedy
|Hymn-“Fairest Lord Jesus”
Fairest Lord Jesus!
I Ruler of all nature!
jO, Ihoii of God and man the Son!
^ I hee will I cherish,
I Tliee will 1 honor,
^Ihoii, niy soul's glorv. jo\. and crown!
I fail are the meadows.
1 lairer still the woodlands
[Robed in the blooming garb of spring;
Jesus is fairer.
I Jesus is purer,
I'Uio makes the woeful heart to sing!
I lair is the sunshine,
I Fairer still the moonlight.
I'nd all the twinkling starry host:
Jesus shines brighter,
I Jesus shines purer,
jlhan all the angels fieav’n can boast!
I A-men.
President Harold L. Trigg
Benediction
Hecipe for Serenity
hilhan Russell, when asked
W' she could keep her face so
pniooth, her spirits so quiet, in
jpite of all the problenrs of her
We. replied: “I have put a sign
TO my mental door that reads,
j Q'lly the serene and the lovely
/to enter here.’ A thousand
'o'ces call me away from my re
vive but I have trained myself
lot to hear them. I hold mvself
'ogether, not by straining against
winds of life, but by always
'jtting calmly in the center of
'he storm where there is no
Wind.”
—Margery Wilson
BRIEFS
By Eunice Alston
Class of ’48
Senior Art Society
1 he Senior Art Society of S.
I, C, is frecjuently doing some
thing constructive for the cul-
lural development of the Insti
tutional Family. To financially
aid itself a social was gi'.en con
trasting the people of yesterday
with those of today. There were
many particijaants in the affair
and also a \ ast number of specta
tors. Refreshments were served
and there was dancing. The pur-
jjose of the social was accom-
plished and everyone enjoyed it
verv much.
Sigma Delta Omega
The S. D. O., a formal social
organization on the camjjus gave
a Pre-.\rmistice l^all on Novem
ber 9, 1945. Afuclt talent was
displayed in the club and Mis:;
Doris Belle received a numbei'
of encores for her melodious
voice. Refreshments were seined
and the Club received a great
deal of cooj^eration from the col
lege family.
St. Paul's Guild
1 he St. Paul’s Guild under
I he auspices of Miss Eva J. Lewis
sponsored a social on November
16, 1945. It was a great success
and was enioyed by all. Talent
ilia!; was tinkno-'A-i-i rame to the
light during the social, ■'vhile
everyone had a brief chat with
Miss Lewis for the wonderful
evening of entertainment.
BTC Students to USA
71ie Student Body was sorry
lo lose Mr. Johnny I.. Jones dui-
ing the latter part of the Fall
quarter. Mr. Tones has bem
( ailed to the colors of the U. S. A.
We wish him much success. A
party was given in tlie College
I^ecreation Room in his honor,
previous to his dep-irture.
Earlier in the quarter iMr.
James Moore Nichols was c:illed
to the Army. He is now sta
tioned at Camjj Pluche, New Or
leans, La. Mr. Moses Kennedv is
visiting the draft board at pres
ent, but we hope that this won’t
prevent his spending the rest of
the vear at S. T. C.
The Birthday Party
The Birthday Party w. ^’o-
vember was given on Thanks
giving Day. Classes ended at
noon and the magnificent dinner
was served at two o clock. On
Thanksgiving night a party was
sponsored by the members of
the Junior Class. A delightful re
past was served and music was
played for all moods and feel
ings. President Trigg presented
the birthday celebrants. Every
one had an evening of fun and
went home ha\ing enjoyed the
holiday immensely on the Cam
pus.
The Plays
The Class in Play Prochiction
taught by i\Irs. E. C. Mitchell,
presented three one-act plays on
November twenty-six. The pur
pose of the plays was to demon
strate examples suitable for all
grade levels. The Student Teach
ers acted the parts instead of the
elementary school children. The
jalays were, “A Little Pilgrims’
Progress,” by Constance I). Mc
Kay, “Sixteen” by Edward May-
nakan; and “The Unused W^ell”
by John Merrill.
The student body was highly
appreciative of the acting and
the underlying motives '^vere
grasped by some.
Sports
A hearty and peppy basketball
ganre was played on Saturday,
-November 25, 1945 between the
Campus Boys. One team con
sisted of Fuller, Crandall, Ken
nedy, and Hopkins, with Walker
as substitute for Kennedy. The
other team consisted of Mat
tocks, Jones, OTharrow, and
VV^illiamson.
At the end of the game there
was a tie with a score of 20-20.
a fast, breathtaking record be- NsW MeiTlberS
gins, he jumps up, (if he is seated i
which is seldom the case) saun-'^^_ Tlio
ters across the floor and claims * IlS 1
a partner. Then, he begins to
swing her madly around the
room. He puts himself imcj the
dance with great spirit and
jumps around with apparently
no thought for anything but 'he
present acti^•ity. It gives him an
uplifting feeling to introduce
new steps and he delights in dis
playing them to the others. To
bv called an expert at mastering
this feat, makes him feel quite
important, and as usual, praise
catises his head to swell sever d
inches above normal size. N'ow,
!ie is ready to really “show oil.”
'This interesting and unpre-
diclable character is surp' isinglv
amusing and interesting, ii' you
ire not brought into contact \vii'i
him everyday.
Prominent Attorney
Addresses Student Body
One of Elizabeth City’s most
outstanding attorneys, Mr. Wade
Marr addressed the student body
during the Chapel service in
Moore Auditorium on Novem
ber 12, 1945.
The speaker challenged our
thinking by stating that we must
fight the battle of consideration
for others, if the peace, which
has conre, is to stay. “The Atlan
tic Charter,” he says, “will never
become real until its priiiciplcs
are written on the hearts of
men.” Further emphasizing the
point that the students must play
their part in the organization of
this world for permanent peace,
the speaker pointed to the fact
that ragweed cannot grow in a
trail of friendship. He concluded
by saying “My hope is that we
all set sail to that vision in the
West—in the sj^irit of fellow
ship, understanding, tolerance
and good will and that you will
keep faith.’'
The Male Jitterbug
Ruth W. Brown, Class of ’48
During this modern period,
there has spruno- into existence a
queer and livelv indi\idual
known as the “Jitterbug.” He
can be found in any city or town
in the United States and is
known by his carefree and non
chalant attitude.
The entrance of swing music
has brought about a great change
in meth-ods of dancino' There-
(orey 'he, wild, unassuming iit-
tcr’mg entered bv disDlavin.g his
liniberness and his ability to fly
around the dance floor like a
comet. He seems to wind him
self up like a top and spins
around in the same manner.
The dress of the male jitterbug
is always in the latest flashiest
stvles which are characterized bv
a loud, plaid shirt, pants which
are draped and pegged bevond
description, shoes with foes as
lone and sharp as possible, a
chain which hangs from the waist
to knee, a wide, colorful hat, and
a fancy necktie. Naturally, !iis
conversation is fickle and never
of any special value. Therefore,
his vocabulary is limited, but he
keeps up to date where the latest
slang phrases are concerned.
.At dances, when the strains of
President Trigg Speaks To
South Eastern District
Teachers Association
A cajDacity crowd of teachers,
gathered for the 10th Anniver
sary of the South Eastern Dis
trict Teachers Association at Red
Springs, North Carolina on No-
v'ember 17, to hear President
Trigg discuss the topic “Educa
tion to Promote the General
Welfare.”
Mrs. Ethel F. Hayswood is
President of the District. She is
also an Alumnae of Elizabeth
City State Teachers College.
After the morning session,
President Trigg had Ivinch with
the State Teachers College Alum
ni who were present at the meet
ing. I’he following were pres
ent: Mr. John A. Wynn, ,|r., ’44,
Georgetown High .School, Jack
sonville, North Carolina; Miss
Georgia Crews, ’45, P.ed Springs
High School, Red Springs, North
Carolina; Mr. William Barnes,
’45, Dunn Colored High School,
Dunn, North Carolina; Miss
Matti^ L. Fikes, ’41, C. F. Pope
High School, Burgaw, North
Carolina; Mrs. Eredena Eyvonne
High Young, ’34, Post Office Box
551, Lumberton, North Caro
lina; Miss Mary E. Harvey, ’35,
’44, Rocky Point, North Caro
lina; Miss Gracie Jane Nichols,
’45, Rowland, North Carolina;
Miss Lillie Ruth Smith, ’42,
Georgetown High School, Jack
sonville, North Carolina; Mrs.
Atalanta B. Lewis, ’44, Post Of
fice Box 423, Lumberton, North
Carolina; Mrs. Eva M. Williams,
Post Office Box 619, Lumberton,
North Carolina; Mrs. M. L.
Turner, Warsaw, North Caro
lina; Mrs. E. T. Hayswood, Red
Stone Academy, Lumberton,
North Carolina; and Misses
Louise Hassell, and Lora and
Mautress Campbell, Fairmont,
North Carolina.
A man orders a steak and is
asked by the waiter or a friend,
“and how did you find your
steak?” He answers, “ I just
lifted up one of the potatcves and
there it was.”
Today’s problem: How to cut
the pattern of peace without hav
ing a few scraps left over.
—Answers (London)
The wine of words long-aged
in cellars of thought (Donald
Vining)
Four new Instructors have
been added to the State Teachers
College Staff. They arc Miss
Gwendolyn Jordan, Messrs. Sid
ney R. Tillinghast, William J.
Muldrow, and James M. Poole.
Miss Jordan received an \. B.
Degree at Virginia State College;
B. S. Degree in Library Sciencc
at Hampton Institute. She did
graduate work at Columbia L^ni-
verpity. She has had experiences
at Phenix Training School,
Hampton Institute, Kimberley
Park Elementary School, Win-
ston-Salem, North Carolina, and
at Tuskegee Institute, Ala.
Mr. William J. Muldrow grad
uated from Fifth Avenue Fligh
School, Pittsburgh, Pennsly-
\ania. Fle received a B. S. De
gree at South Carolina State Col
lege, Masters M. E. D. in Psy
chology at Duquesne, Pittsburgh,
Pa. He is working toward his D.
F. D. at the University of Pitts
burgh. He has taught in Even
ing School, Pittsburgh, Pa., Jn-
stiiictor in Psychology for tJnee
years at A. & M. College, Akorn.
Mississippi, and Director of Di
vision of Teacher Education.
Mr. Tillinghast received his
B. A. Degree from Morehouse
College, Atlanta, Georgia; Mas
ter’s Degree from Northwestern
Unixersity, Evanston, Illinois;
studied at Workers Education
School and also did some grad
uate work in Histoiy fit tt-rtivci
sity of Michigan. He did Exten
sion Work in Education at Ex
tension Division, lTni\ersitv of
Florida. In addition to that. Mr.
Tillinghast taught for four years
at Georgia State College, Savan
nah, Ga., at Jackson Clollege,
Jackson, Miss., for three years;
Rust College, Hollysprings, Miss,
for three years; Principal of a
high school in Little Rock, .Ark.,
and in Fernendina, Fla. During
the war he did technical work in
the Navy '^'arcl, Portsmouth. Vir
ginia.
Mr. James M. Poole of New
Bern, North Carolina received
his B. S. Degree from A. and T.
College, majoring in Enelisli and
French. He completed his course
in three years with first honors.
He was student instructor at the
same school and instructor at
several high schools of North
Carolina. Mr. Poole has his M.
A. Degree and is studying toward
his Ph. D. at the l^ni^ersity of
Pennsylvania.
VISITOR-
On November 11, Reverend
D. L. Simons, Principal of Col-
erain Graded School, Colerain,
North Carolina, spoke to the col
lege family during the Vesper
hour. Dr. Simons left with his
audience the idea of “Trusting
in God with a li’.ely expecta
tion.
“A man’s life can be bigger
than the objects to which it is
given.”— (Anon)
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“The chairs of habit are gen
erally too small to be felt, they
are too strong to be broken.”
—Samuel Johnson