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Page Four STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE NEWS LETTER December, 1948 Chatter Box It seems that the wedding bells have finally chimed for W. M. and M. H. We wish you luck and hap piness. Over the w'eekend M. S. left for home and left W, H. brooding ov er his troubles. Open your eyes and see what is going on around you. There is such a thing as playing too hard to get. That’s D. U.’s trouble. She would never have to approach me twice. Think it over "406—without.” In spite of the fact that D. H. is not very serious, he makes it hard for anyone else. Don't be like the ■‘bore.” A. P. certainly believes in chang ing horses in the middle of the stream. Some one is getting cheat ed. Business! Business! J. C. must have very important business in New York to leave one day and return the next. "Imagine me having eyes for you.” So goes the song. It could very well apply to E. C. looking at E. P. while U. U. is looking at J. W. It is none of my business, but if you want it that way, why not switch ? "W B.” seems to be really "solid” with H. B. He must get up at the crack of dawn as early as I see him socializing. After the dance of the 6. J. H. was seen W'alking home with B. S. I know that some one did not like that. p-Bov, I \G6T AV/M FROrATHAT COY Ca5\ ’NV/Fe)| 9 t ^ • ' ■ Faculty Changes 11 .! M Beta Alpha Club The Beta Alpha Club for young men of State Teachers College was founded by Mr. D. G. Bran don. Since its beginning it has done much to improve the social and intellectual growth of the young men. Not only has the club been a help to the men, but it has done much to establish better sportsmanship and cooperation among the College family. At the end of the second quar ter, Beta Alpha will select its new members, and it is hoped that each young man will look forward to becoming a member of this or ganization. The sponsor and membei’s wel come all students to the Campus and wish for them a pleasant year. Alexander Davis, President Elbert Hopkins. Secretary I Mr. Brooks Dickens, Instructor in Geogrpahy, has resigned be cause of ill health. Mrs. Irene L. Dickens, House Directress of Bias Hall, is with him. Mr. James Poole and Mr. S. R. ; Tillinghast are away on leave for j study. I Mr. E. K. Williams has resigned 1 to accept employment at Delaware I State College, Dover, Delaware. Miss E. Louise Cooper, Coordi nator of Practice Teaching, has accepted a position in the field of Adult Education at Hampton In stitute. Mrs. Bessie Morgan, art teach er, is with her husband who is now pastoring in Wilmington, Delaware. Mr. M. B. Albright, farm man ager, is now teaching at Warren i County Training School, Warren- | ton, N. C. I Miss Mary E. Alston of the English Department is teaching at Livingstone College. Mr. James Fisher of the De partment of Physical Education is Senior Art Society Plans Program The Senior Art Society has had a successful beginning of inspiring activities for the school year. The great ambition is to present con cert artists with reuown. During the first meeting, the program for the year was plan ned. Several qualified members entered heartily into the activi ties as outlined, and considered the admission of other students who are interested in affiliating with the organization. The society, with its sponsors and officers, worked to make the concert by the Othello Wilson Choir a great success. The month of December finds the organization working faith fully toward its main objective, i to secure funds to send the Col lege Choir on its Northern Tour. This year seems already the most promising of all. If the co operation continues, the battle is won, and the goal will be reached. Music Notes \ The Music Department has benefitted this year by some addi tions to its supply of records. These additions are both sacred and secular. The opera “Faust” by Charles Gounod, and Alice in Wonderland which would be a delight to the most sophisticated college stu dent; the alum, ‘‘Stars of the Me tropolitan Opera,” which gives ex cerpts from famous operas, as well as the actual Metropohtan Stars are a few examples of the secular numbers. The album. In struments of the Symphony Or chestra provides excellent illustra tions and explanations regarding each instrument of the orchestra. It is also an effective teaching aid. The Oratoria Elijah by Mendel ssohn and several exainples of Gregorian Chants are the records in sacred music. The bulletin board in the music room has become a center of in terest, especially to those students who are in music appreciation classes. An attempt is being made to develop an awareness of concert musical events by reading and lis tening to programs. Watch It Grow at Williston High School, Wilming ton, North Carolina. Mrs. Helen H. Muldrow is away on a year’s leave of absence. Continued from page one) musical family. His father, being a band leader, directs, at present, two high school bands in the state of Tennessee. At the South Caro lina State College, Orangeburg, L. H. Prather was student director of the band and orchestra. When he was only 19, he traveled with Silas Green During the recent war, he served with the 613th Band of the Army Air Force un der Captain F. L. Dry, noted band leader of Tuskegee Institute. Upon leaving the service, Mr. Prather became trombonist and arranger for the Luis Russell Or chestra. Later he returned to the South Carolina College where, in 1946, he completed his undergradu- studies at New York University, he completed the requirements for the Master of Arts Degree.
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