July, 1949
STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE NEWS LETTEE
Page Three
COLLEGE HAS >L\Y DAY
FESTIVAL
Under the direction of Miss E.
M. Gamble, instructor in physical
education and dance, the College
held its annual May Day Festival.
Its splendor must surely have sig
nified the effect of those that are
to follow.
The Festival opened with the
march of the Queen of May, Dora
Skeeter. to her tlirone. Beautifully
attired in a gown of white taf
feta. she was preceded by her at.
tendants who were also in lovely
gowns and who carried arm bou
quets. Coach J. H. Williams placed
the crown on the head of the
Queen.
Girls of the Freshman Class
then performed several gymnastic
exercises, with unusual precision
ard accuracy. Smaller groups
built pyramids. Members of the
cla.ss in Modern Dance gave an in.
terpretation of the beautiful
' Summertime" which was played
and sung by Mrs. Jean J. Butler.
A group of Freshmen then appear,
ed in colorful evening gowns to
engage in that most spectacular of
all May Day events, the “Dance
Around the May Pole.”
As the festivities ended, the
Queen and her ladies proceeded
slowly to their court, while the
faces of a large and appreciative
audience beamed with joy.
A MESSAGE
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and see other improvements which
are being made.
'^e plan to have several addi
tions to o u r faculty and staff.
Dean Jones is still at the Univer
sity of Chicago, but is expected to
return to his duties in September.
Roomi*
In order that room accomoda
tions may be assured, each student
is expected to send in at once. S5.00
for room reservations. If you have
a preference for a room and room-
Tiates. you should indicate this in
your letter.
Health
You will receive a health blank
"hich you and your family phy
sician are requested to fill out
and submit to the health authori
ties of the college when you enter.
This is merely a part of the im
proved health facilities which the
college plans to offer you when
the fall term opens.
In the meanwhile, we hope that
you are enjoying your summer va
cation and will return to the col
lege with a renewed determination
w make the most of all opportuni
ties offered in the college for the
year 1949-50.
Library News
Among the books recently add
ed to the collection of the Eliza,
beth City State Teachers College
are several interesting novels and
short stories of current interest.
"Tales of My People" is a vol
ume of short stories. Here by the
distinguished author of the “Apos.
tie" and the "Nazarene" are elev
en stories, only two of which have
appeared in English. The first is
a short novel. "Little Town",
which first established Scholem
Ash's reputation in Europe. Some
of the newer stories deal with life
in America, bridging the old world
and the new. It is a rich and var.
ied collection that will take its
nlace beside the classic works of
Scholem Ash.
Thomas B. Costain has again
created in "High Towers" a story
using the technique of centering
his tale around an outstanding fig
ure neglected in the historical rec.
ords as he did in the "Black Rose"
and "The Moneyman". "High
Towers" is a magnificent histori
cal romance chronicling the ad
ventures of the fabulous Le Moyne
family of Montreal, who became
the heroes of French Canada and
founded the storied city of New
Orleans.
It has been said that only the
man who wrote "The Robe” could
write "The Big Fisherman," begun
in 1943 and completed in the sum
mer of 1948, is the eleventh of the
Lloyd C, Douglas novels. This is
the story of Simon Peter, that
mo.-e loveable and human of the
Apostles of Jesus. You meet him
first at the Sea of Galilee, a pow.
erful, two-fisted, profane, and ir.
reverent fishing boss, who lays
down his nets to follow Jesus to
Calvary. "The Big Fisherman" is
a big book. It accounts for the
five.thousand year old feud be
tween the Arabians and the Jews.
It is a daring book, for in it Jesus
is Himself a central character. No
other character could have illum
ined the Passion Story. Only the
man w^ho wrote "The Robe could
have written "The Big Fisher
man."
Alfred Hayes' first novel. "All
Thy Conquests" was hailed by re
viewers and readers as one of the
genuinely fine books to come out
of the war. In "The Girl on the Via
Flaminia'. his new' novel, !NIr.
Hayes brings to life the human
drama of war's aftermath, beyond
the winning and losing—the inti,
mate story of a man and a woman
drawn togetiier first by need and
then by passion.
Paul I. Wellman has written a
CHOIK
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pices of the Brooklyn Chapter of
the State Teachers College Alum
ni. There were assembled a large
number of friends and graduates
of the College, not only from
Brooklyn, but also from New York
City. They were very proud of the
progress being made by the school
as was evidenced in the type of
program rendered.
After a day in New York, the
Choir came back to New Jersey to
its last concert at the A.M.E.
Church on West Bergen Place in
Red Bank. Here they met the pas.
tor. Rev. R. A. Council and his
wife. Mrs. Dorothy Costen Council,
both graduates of the College, who
very heartily received the students
and staff. Their appreciative audi
ence was also pleasing to the Choir.
Immediately after the program of
the evening the singers set out for
Elizabeth City.
The trip North was initiated by
the Brooklyn Chapter of the Gen
eral Alumni Association. Mrs.
Mayola Murrell, president of the
Brooklyn Chapter, is also \’ice-
president of the General Alumni
Association and one of the most
loyal, energetic workers of the
Alumni,
Primer Lesson
Look out how you use proud
words.
When you let proud words go. it is
not easy to call them back.
They wear long boots, hard boots;
they walk off proud: they
can't hear you calling—
Lx)k out how you use proud
words.
Carl Sanburg
sequel to "The Walls of Jericho”
in "The Chain", a powerful, beau
tiful novel of a man of God—John
Carlisle, a clergyman in Jericho.
Kansas. Carlisle has that indomi.
table faith through which he in
spires the regeneration of a deca
dent community and achieves his
own redemption.
Tliese and many other interest,
mg novels are to be found on the
shelves of your Library soon.
Come and get them and live vi
cariously through many lands and
ages.
BAND
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Especially noteworthy was the
special arrangement of "Route 66"
by the director.
The "Anchors Aweigh” march
Campus Groups Oreanize
For 1949 - 1950
Several classes and clubs have
elected their officers for 1949-
1950. They look forward to getting
off to business early in Septem.
ber.
Seniors; President. Lloyd Sykes;
Vice President, Bradshaw Jones;
Secretary. Emma Gaskins; Assis
tant Secretary, Betty Wynn;
Treasurer, Wilsonia Swain.
Sophomoies; President. Bennie
Williams; Vice President, Velma
Wall; Secretary, Doris Boyd; As.
sistant Secretary, Alice Hale;
Treasurer, Mary Albritton.
College Choir: President, Lloyd
Sykes: Vice President, William
Price; Secretary, Pecola Bowser;
Assistant Secretary, Undine Har-
’■i'on; Treasurer. Michael Coston;
Public-ty Agents. Riley Mackey,
Louvella Cottrell. Velma Williams.
Dramatic Club: President, Rufus
Underwood: Vice President. Brad
shaw Jones: Secretary.Treasurer,
Beulah Henderson.
Sigma Rho Sigma; President,
Mattie Baker ;Vice President,
Elizabeth Hinton: Secretary, Em
ma Gaskins; Assistant Secretary,
Beulah Henderson; Treasurer,
Lloyd Sykes.
Y.M.C.A.; President, Sterling
Perry: Vice President, Lloyd
Sykes: Secretary, William B.
Jones: Assistant Secretary. David
Lassiter; Treasurer. Roscoe Fields;
Adviser. Mr. William J. Muldrow.
Prayer Meeting Council; Chair,
man. Olivia Gardner: Assistant
Chairman, Phillip Mackey: Secre
tary, Byrtle H. Mitchell: Assistant
Secretary. Carrie Daniels; Treas.
urer. Nellie Drew; Pianists, Irene
Chambliss, Dorothy Page; Libra
rian. Ernest Pitt; Program Com.
mittee, Edith George, Vida Porter,
Eva Reddick.
B«ta Alpha Club; President,
Rufus Underwood: Vice President,
Sterling Perry: Secretary. James
Riley: Assistant Secretary. Wil
liam Jones; Treasurer. Roscoe
Fields; Adviser. Mr. T. H. Wa.
mack.
Busy Bee Club; President. Vel
ma Wall; Vice President, Clarine
Boone: Secretary, Carrie D, Wil
liams; Assistant Secretary. Ozella
Perry: Treasurer, Lillian Norman:
Program Director, Clarice Hemby.
by Zimmermann rounded out the
program and a spontaneous burst
of applause filled the auditorium.
The College looks forward to
even greater successes from the
Band.