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STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE NEWS LETTER
January, 1950
falter and fail in a world where
opportunity is beckoning the man
who possesses initiative, integrity,
and foresight.
—Isaac A. Battle,’53
Interest Is Created
Everybody is anxious to go to
class! Can you guess why ? Well,
classes are being held in the Fine
Aarts and Physical Ekiucation
Building. That is enough to cre
ate any student’s interest and
pride.
Not only does this imposing
structure offer beauty, but other
advantages as well. Just think of
a sound proof music room where
the mem'bers of the College Ohoir
can sing as long and as loud as
they please, and to their hearts’
content. At last, at last, we have
a basket ball court, and, above all
things, it is indoors! Mouths will
be watering for the new and tasty
dishes to be prepared by the Home-
Ec. department. Our Art depart
ment has turned out some fine
works—^but just wait—they will
soon be turning out masterpieces.
It will seem strange not hearing
the old familiar phrases “pull it
toward the front”, “Pull the cur
tains a little”, “Hold it”, “That’s
it”, for in the Fine Arts Building
we have a movie rooni, and that
indeed is a great advantage.
All of this is responsible for the
sudden urge to go to class. Well,
how long will it last? A hundred
years from now everybody will
still "be anxious to go to class.
If you don’t believe it, stick a.
round and see.
—Myrtle Borden, ’53
‘‘^Canteenology”
It has come to this writers at
tention that the Canteen does not
offer hours nor credit to those
persons pursuing the B. S. degree.
True, the Canteen, in a short time,
has become one of the most popu
lar buildings on the campus, but
I doubt seriously that it will ever
take the place of the Library. The
Library does not give credit nor
hours, but the best way of acquir.
ing the B. S. degree is through
time spent in the Library. This
cannot b e accomplished in the
Canteen.
The purpose of the Canteen is
to furnish students with those
commodities that are essential to
everyday living — an occasional
snack, a refreshing soda, or per
haps a stimuli which the juke box
is capable of rendering. A place
for loitering is not desirable and
should .not be permittetd. Only
YOU, the student, can prevent
this.
Library Books to Be Used,
Not Abused
to provide each student with his
favorite magazines and newspapers
or to enable him to have a com
plete scrap book of clippings. You
must admit that such would re
quire more money than any stu
dent would be willing to pay.
Now that resolutions are in or
der, ours should be that from now
on we will not cut from periodicals,
underline words or statements
when reading, handle books with
soiled hands, or remove them from
the library unless we have signed
for them. Remember, the books
are to be used, not abused.
—Wilsonia Swain
Aesthetics Vs Sports
In order to get an understanding
of this topic, let us say music vs
basketball, for at this season of
the year they are easily seen as
CO curricular activities.
Though very important to us in
helping to build better bodies phys
ically and developing a sense of
cooperation witlj others of the
team, such athletic games as
basketball and football are not the
major factors in attaining higher
education. Patterns in society do
not confirm to the ways of basket
ball. How many goals you make
as a student may be minor in com.
parison with cultural experiences
such as those which come with
music, drama and dance. Where
there is learning, there is integra
tion of the appreciation of the
beautiful.
When you tell your friends vigor
ously atiout your touchdowns and
overhead shots, they will inquire
of your singing with the choir or
glee club, your contacts with play
groups, or your interpretation of
the dance. They will also want to
know something of your general
cultural interests. To experience
a performance by a group that
is not carried away by hilarity or
hysteria is one thing to be cherish
ed. Aesthetics can soothe the
wildest of emotionalism.
As a student, you must decide
whether or not there will be a
competing of these interests. It
is up to you to map out your own
future. True, being a star in
sports places a jewel in your crown,
but is this jewel a mere ornament?
If you know music, you can never
be defeated; if you know the
drama, you will find the experi
ences of life less difficult to under
stand; if you know the dance,
you will be brought into close bar.
mony with the rythms of life and
living.
To engage in an exciting work
of art, to be able to relay to others
how it affects you, will be to speak
in the most elegant language, the
language of aesthetics.
Rabbi Straus
NEWS LETTER
Published Monthly by
State Teachers College News Press Club
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
STAFF
Editor-In-Chief - Nellie R. Drew
I Edith George
Associate Editors \ Paul Pruden
(Bessie Holmes
( Thomas Basnight
Sports Editors - | John Hinton
Society Editor — ^Alberta James
Art Editor — Sterling Perry
Columnist Jesse Clay
Photographer Rufus Underwood
Copyreader Iris Franci's
Exchange Editor Joseph Carber
Typist Elizabeth Jefferson
Reporter — — Myrtle Borden
Adviser S. C. Mitchell
Where Are You Going?
“Where are you going, and what
do you wish?” said the little boy
to the dog in the fairy tale. What
do these words mean to you when
asked inwardly?
Do you know that every student
needs a philosophy? A goal or
guide to develop his capacities that
he may fit himself into the natural
world about him and into the par
ticular society in which he lives?
All learning and cultural gains will
prove valueless unless the student
has reasonably sound ideas, (1)
as to the nature of the people with
whom he is dealing; (2) as to the
real world in which he lives; (3)
as to thte life of the society in
which the school operates.
If the student is to know him
self as an individual equipped with
sound knowledge, he must make
an effort to gain sound concept
ions of such basic essentials of
living that have always been the
business of philosophy. Since the
beginning of time, man has been
philosophying in order to know
himself and the meaning of his
world for his own living purposes.
For this same reason, the student
needs to do more reflective think
ing upon his own environment, his
educational needs in general, and
upon the world into which he will
go after the college.
How will the student determine
what he wants and what he shall
need in the post-graduate world?
How will he choose to live with
his fellowmen in spite of the par.
ticular conditions he might face,
in spite of slogans and propagan
da? Will he approve of social
arrangements then or tolerate
them? What plans does he have
for making his world a better
world? By obtaining a more
philosophic attitude, he should
be able to find himself, and in
doing so "be able to meet the de
mands of the world in which he
lives.
A Good Habit For Student
Development
A definite barrier to one’s pro
gress in life is dependence upon
another for ideas. The world to
day seeks individuals with
thoughts of their own. Modern
discoveries in the scientific world
as well as the industrial world are
made by men who use their initi
ative and ability to think. Schools,
churches, and various civic organi.
zations are employing the man
and woman whose ideas cause them
to remain on the highest level.
Our leaders of this age have es-
tabhshed their places by individual
thinking, and every student must
acquire the ability to think or
For some time there has been a
tendency on the part of some nar
row-minded, self-centered students
to insist upon clipping their favor-
its articles from some of the peri
odicals, or even unofficially bor.
rowing the whole magazine. Some
of us are not guilty, but we should
tell our friends to refrain from
collecting public property for their
own libraries. It just is not demo
cratic to supply wourself with your
favorite magazine, novel or any
other book at the expense of an
other.
Let us picture the finance need
ed should there be a movement
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faces were scorn, hatred, dishones
ty and jealousy; the .other showed
Christ along with other leaders
of the mode-m faiths. Love was
written on their faces; they un
derstood each other and spoke
the same language. “I had rather
be at that table,” added Rabbi
Straus.
He concluded his speech by
saying that if modern youth will
believe and put his trust in God,
he will receive strength ten times
greater than that of the atom
bomb.
—Myrtle Borden, '53
New Adventures . . .
New Goals
The College offers many new
and interesting experiences for all
of us. But I think the most inter
esting one to which we can look
forward is the practice work in
the Public School System of North
Carolina.
On December 10, a group of
students embarked upon this new
adventure. All were eager and
a little exhilerated over this new
experience. The wonder and an
ticipation of actually participating
in the work that would precede
a life’s career made them hope
that they would grow to love the
work. All had visions of giving
the best possible contribution to
the pupils of the particular assign
ed classes.
In the minds of all was the
question, "are we capable of help
ing these young people?” Perhaps
they can say now as time goes on
and the work is completed, “per.
haps, we shall be able to see the
results that we hope to achieve.”
It is not an easy task to accom
plish the aims that we want to
achieve. Hard work, diligence, and
initiative can help us to achieve
this end. In the experience of
teaching, it is not the question as
to whether or not we can achieve
success; it is greater than that—
beyond the personal dream, deeper
than the material things of life.
It is a question as to whether you
can inspire and encourage the
youth of tomorrow to be better
prepared for his future.
May we all keep the dreams of
success in our practice teaching
ever fresh, ever new. May we al
ways remember that it is not for
ourselves that we want success,
but for the pupils that we teach
every day. May we carry this aim
in our hearts long after we are
away from the institution. When
we find the work a little hard and
trying, may we remember that we
hold the tiny hearts of a gener
ation in our hands.
—Bessie Holmes, ’50
Mrs. Mamie L, Turner
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lor of Science Degree in Elemen
tary Education.
Mrs. Turner has always been a
loyal supporter of the Alumni As
sociation of the institution. Since
her graduation in 1902 she has kept
up her finincial obligations. She
has served as the President for at
least three terms, rendering effi
cient service. Through her influ
ence the Association joined the
National Alumni Association of
which she is a charter member.
For several years she has been a
member of the Executive Board
of the General Alumni.
Her accomplishments during the
twenty-five years in Duplin Coun
ty are also noteworthy. In 1924
when she went to Duplin there
were no other Elizabeth City Nor-
malties there; today as a result
of her efforts, twenty-five of our
college graduates have been plac
ed in the schools. She has, through
the cooperation of her teachers,
initiated a movement which has
given to her people a County Ag
ent and a Home Agent; secured a
Public Health Nurse; and orga
nized a Federal Credit Union.
In addition to the affiliations al
ready mentioned, Mrs. Turner is
an active member of the A.M.E.
Zion Church of Warsaw, North
Carolina.