October, 1951
STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE NEWS LETTER
Page Five
Welcome Freshmen
SOCIAL STUDIES
The privilege of sharing in the task
of helping to prepare the members
of the freshman class of 1951-52 for
Iheir.hfe’s work as teachers is one
which we, the members of the Social
Studies department, welcome with a
feeling of humihty and reverence. It
is our sincere hope that each member
of the class will make full use of the
personnel and facilities of the depart
ment during his entire stay at the
college. Members of the class may
feel assured that those of us in the
^lepartment, along with the entire col
lege family, will do all that is in our
power to make their experiences at
the college meaningful as well as pro
fitable. It is with this spirit that we
e\tend to you our most hearty wel
come.
Dr. R. C. Henderson
Social Studies IDept.
MUSIC
The Music Department of State
Teachers College wishes to welcome
the students of the freshman class
to its many opportunities for personal
development and achievement in the
field of music.
The ac^ivitie,s of the Music Depart
ment this year will be many and va
ried. To those Freshman students who
have special talent we offer you the
State Teachers College Choir, an or
ganization which has maintained a
favorable musical reputation over the
years. As a beginning student of mu
sic in this college, here, then, is the
cliallenge to develop your potentiali
ties to the extent that the choir of
the present will maintain the high
‘Standards of the choirs of the past.
To the Freshmen interested in mu
sic but have less time to give to it
than regular choir members the de
partment offers participation in addi
tional ensembles for either men or
women.
To talented individuals there is the
possibility of solo work both in en-
semhles and alone.
To all Freshmen students we eag-
erly urge you to grasp the privilege
of becoming alert listeners to all
musical programs presented during
the year. The Lycemn program. Fa-
e-lty concerts. Senior Art Programs
'n Chapel, and student programs act
aids in the growth of your listen
ing power.
Remember that the people who
make music themselves are not the
only music lovers. The majority of
people in the world comprise listen-
‘“'■s rather than performers, for it is
tl'e listener who demands the per
formance.
1. therefore, invite and welcome all
Freshmen students who will adopt
•>ne of the many and varied means
of musical expression for an outlet to
niake him more useful, alert and
talented individual.
•\Iusic is for e\’ervone. Why not
you?
Evelyn A. Johnson
Chairman Music Oept-
EDUCATION
The Department of Education of
Elizabeth City State Teachers College
has been waiting for you to come and
help us in this noble task of building
people for a world like ours. Your
previous experiences, your interests,
and your willingness to see a job
through unto the end should serve
you well in making a definite contri
bution to our College.
We welcome you because we be
lieve that you want to be effective
teachers of America’s children. One
could not choose a greater vocation.
If you take advantage of every op
portunity here to develop a pleasing
personality, attitudes of tolerance
and openmindedness, and habits of
critical thinking, we believe that
America may be assured of good
teachers and good citizens. Remem
ber that the class room is only one of
the opportunities in this particular.
Please examine life in the dormito
ries, dining ball, student-teacher re
lationships, and all the other extra
class activities for opportunities to
grow into stimulating and lovable
people.
The moral conditions of too man\-
Aniericans, from Congress on down,
demand that America needs “to go
back by another way” to raise her
ethical standards. Obviously, teaching
children from the kindergarten to the
collcge how to be honest, truthful,
fair, and truly friendly is the only-
way to build a decent world.
So, we are happy to add you to
that number of young people who
want to serve humanity.
T. S. Jackson
Department of Education
DEAN OF MEN
You as Freshmen represent a po
tentially strong foundation upon
which a much greater institution can
be built. It is hoped that as you be
come a part of this institutional fam
ily you will realize your potentiaH-
ties and develop them to the fullest.
It is with deep sincerity that I ex
tend a hearty welcome, and I hope
that you will find your stay with us
a pleasant one.
Ernest W. Cherry
Dean of Men
SCIENCE
“Great Oaks from Little Acorns Grow”
Your success as future teachers of
America will depend largely upon the
foimdations laid during your college
career. It is, therefore, urged that you
plan and use wisely every opportunity
to broaden your scope of information.
The Science Department welcomes
you and wishes to share in the total
program of your college training. We
sincerely hope that after having com-
fileted the scicncc courses offered,
vour imderstanding, attitudes, appre
ciations, interests and acquired prob
lem-solving tecbnic^ucs w'ill eriable \’Ou
to make desirable adjustments to the
many problems of the atomic ag'.
-F,. D- Flliott
ENGLISH
You are beginning the best four
years of your life. What you do
during this period to build up good
habits of oral and written express
ion, to develop an appreciation for
literature, and to find out what is
the contribution which you may make
to the world of which you are a part
will largely determine what you may
become.
Mrs. E. C. Mitchell
Chairman Engli.sh Department
DEAN OF WOMEN
It is with an abiding faith in you
and in other young people like you,
who throughout the world are ex
panding present day horizons, that I
greet you at the beginning of this our
first year together.
We look forward to the new col
lege year w'ith high hopes for splen
did and stimulating associations and
mutual good to us all. Your talents
and aljilities, your interests and plans
make life here most challenging. We
believe this will prove a satisfying,
educative and happy experience for
most of you. If you make wise
choices, you w'ill add richly to your
professional and personal equipment
and to your cultural growth. You have
the full use of the facilities of the
College and the guidance of a well-
trained staff, consecrated to your ser
vice; yet the bulk of the responsibil
ity rests W'ith you.
We will be happy if the s^iirit and
tradition of Elizabeth City State
Teachers College become an integral
part of \’Our lives and guide your con
duct, as you become teachers in the
new world that your generation must
construct from the chaos of past gen
erations. Let your years of prepara
tion be dominated by the knowledge
that education is not so much some
thing to get a living WITH as it is
something to live BY. Your college
years should be lived to the fullest by
association with those people whose
lives challenge you to do your best.
You should live your clays here with
dignity, reading deeply, studying dil-
ligently, and playing often.
There is an increasing extensity and
intensity in the demands placed up
on the young teacher. Many times
even the task of becoming a teacher
may be bewildering and discouraging,
and it may produce a feeling of fu
tility and inferiority in the yovmg
prospective teacher. If. as one of
your chief Personnel Counselors here
at tire College, I can in a small wav
help some of you find anchors if
these moments of desi^air beset you,
I will consider myself most fortunate.
Odessa Howard Frazier
D('an of W'omen
Instructor Honored
\\^ord has been recci\cd by the
News Letter that an arrangement by
John \V. Work, head of the music
department at Fisk Univerijity, has
been dedicated to Miss E. A. Johnson
of the music department here. The
name of the song is “Mary and Mar
tha, Just Gone Long” and Miss John
son’s name appears on the printed
cn\er.
McCullough Addresses
Assembly
On September 27, faculty and stu
dents heard, during the Assembly
hour, Mr. N. Verle McCullough of
the English Department who spoke
on the subject “There Will Come a
Time.”
“There will come a time when every
man must die,” said Mr. McCullough;
“therefore we should consider how
well we are prepared to meet death.”
Many people are indulging in immor
al practices, while others are just
occupying space. The falalist, declar
ed Mr. McCullough, calls no man hap
py until he is dead. As an example,
he gave the story of Richard Cory, a
man who attracted much attention
as he walked down the street. He
was rich and yet a coward, for he
had not prepared for that final day.
He committed suicide rather than
live.
Many of us do not have the time
to ponder over the problem of life
and death. We live useless lives and
die early. Mr. McCullough concluded
with the exhortation:
Live today, for tomorrow is only
a vision.
And yesterday is only a dream.
Do not let today slip away use-
h'ssly —■
Live, Live Today.
Rudolph V. Randolph
I at Fort Meade, Md.
I Private Rudolph V. Randolph, 22,
son of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Ran
dolph. 1206 Mosby Street, Richmond,
Virginia, is assigned to the lOlst Air
borne Division, Camp Breckingridge,
Kentucky. He attended the Elizabeth
City State Teachers College, Eliza
beth City, North Carolina, during the
school years 1949-50, 1950-51, where
he majored in elementary education.
He will receive eight weeks train
ing in basic military subjects neces
sary to all soldiers. This w'ill include
qualification firing with the carbine
or M-1 rifle.
Upon comi:)letion of the first eight
weeks he will be given specialist
training.
E.I.A.C. Schools
School — Location
Morristown College —
at Morristow'u, Tenn.
Miner College —
at Washington. D. C.
\'irginia Seminary and Collcge —
at Lynchburg, Va.
Norfolk State College —
at Norfolk, Va.
Livingstone College —
at Salsbury, N .C.
Fayetteville State Teachers —
at Fayetteville, N. C.
Maryland Slate Teachers —
at Bowie, Maryland.
Storer College —
at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
Elizabeth City State Teachers —
at L’i^abeth City, N. C.
STUDENTS AD\’ISED
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vantage to file his application at
once, regardless of the etsting date
he selc'cts. The results will be re
ported to the student’s Selective Ser
vice local board of jurischction for
use in considering his deferment as
a stiirU'nt