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Page Two STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE NEWS LETTER February, 1957 NEWS LETTER Published by STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE NEWS PRESS CLUB Elizabeth City, N. C. Member: Columbia Scholastic Press Association Editor-in-Chief James Leathers Associate Editors Annie Bailey, Alelia Koonce Feature Editor Marva Thomas Literary Editor Janice Rogers Sports Editors - Richard Branch, Olando Hill, Sterling Lennon Exchange Editor Noomi Cousin Typist Mary Spruill, Alice Pope, Mary Hoffler Reporters Willie Jenkins, Katrina Johnson, Naomi Cousin, Lillian Hollowell, Linwood Edwards, Maxine Isley Adviser Edna Mitchell KNOW ONE PLACE WELL Man probes the innermost secrets of material things and proudly walks the eartli because of his increasing factual knowledge. Life grows more complicated with its increasing array of mechanical gadgets. Each scientific advance makes life easier for us and means an increasing number of me chanical devices to be kept in order. It is the American desire to live better and more easily that has given this nation its standard of living. But man is more than a machine; man has a heart and a spirit that craves assurance beyond material comforts. If life be too much with you and the frictions of daily competition and class meetings are sandpapering your ner ves, try the peace of nature. Each of us needs a certain amount of privacy, each human being requires solitude. If you have never done so, find one serene place in the countryside and get to know it well. Choose a sanct uary in a quiet woodland, on a tree- studded upland ridge, a spot on a sun- blessed meadow, or any quiet place. It does not matter the location, if it be a place that appeals to you. Get to know one small place well, week by week and month by month, through the turning year. In this place of yom- choice you can find serenity and as surance that give meaning to your years of living. Find yourself a chosen spot and go to it frequently. You’ll find that it can restore the hopes and desires of your living back to you. —Marie Riddick “MIRROR WISE’’ Ever since Elizabeth City College has held its name as an “Educational Mirror”, botli varsity and intramural atJiletics have played their part. Each year leaders go, but there is alwa' s some one to hold positions of leadersliip. One might think there is no one like "him.” as long as he holds tlie crown, but in terms of “educational et'onomics,’ a step into his own world makes him less remembered. It is true that in order to be known in college one must know the “mirror wise” techniques. Here and every where on Slate Teachers College cam pus, let the spirit run liigh, so that liistory will reflect tiie wise. LET’S GET ACQUAINTED A mutual understanding between students and administrators is perhaps one of the most accelerating factors in the progress of a college. This un derstanding not only makes possible m ore educational experiences, but tends to develop future leaders. Seemingly, this kinship has, to some extent, been weakened at our Alma Mater, and I, personally, feel that we should not hesitate to restablish it. Too few of our stur’ents are willing to approach administrators for advice concerning major problems, problems that if not solved may mean a loss of a college education. H we improve ourselves in this respect, not only will our school ex perience a new birth, but our grad uates will be better prepared to solve tlie difficulties and perplexities that confront them. What can provide a better feeling than to be able to tliink on the pleasant years spent at a be loved Alma Mater? This is our institu tion, and it will never be any greater than what we make it, so while we are enrolled here, why not let us de velop our personalities to the fullest extent. ARE WE SUPPORTING “IT ” One of the more disastrous diseases at the present time is poliomelytis, which has brought sadness to numer ous people and has left its crippling effect. Until recently, there was diought to be no cure for poliomelytis, but Pro fessor Jonas E. Salk found a vaccine which would prevent the disease, if given before it occurred. This vaccine, as we know, was called the Salk vac cine, after its founder. In order for any good program to be maintained to its fullness, it must be supported by the people, and “the people” means us. We are not to sit, idly and wait for others to do our share, but rather we, ourselves, are to do our part. Sometimes we are prone to give little or no thought to such worthy causes as that of the March of Dimes. Perhaps, our friends or re latives are stricken with this dreadful disease. We forget that we want to help those who have this illness. The prevention of poliomelytis is one of the goals that we are working towards, and in order to prevent it, we must support the campaign to blot it out. PORTRAITS By James J. Metcalfe HE WANTS TO FIGHT However neighborly you are . . . Or strive to be polite. . . Some stupid person always is. . . Prepared to start a fight. . . He does not understand or care. . . About philosophy. . . Or whether right and wrong involve. . . A sense of decency. . . He simply is a bully who. . . Demands his selfish way. . . And tliinks he is tlie kingpin of. . . His fellowmen today. . . No matter how you speak to him. . . He does not want to hear. . . The words of human wisdom you. . . Could pour into his ear. . . And as his conscience is afraid. . . To meet you face to face . . . You have to pray that someday God. . . Will put h im in his place. THE RELIGIOUS ADJUST MENT OF COLLEGE STUDENTS Some thinkers of old have defined religion as a belief in supernatural beings. I am not so sure that it is an adequate definition in relation to its application to the teeming mill ions of peoples in the world today. For men everywhere have some fomi of religion. From the barren desert to the crowded streets of tlie great me tropolis, from the Arctic Circle to the Tropics, from India to the sunny fountains of Africa, religion meets a longing and basic need of mankind. So, religion may be defined as a way of life. In our American society it is an acceptable way of life. Our religious beliefs have much to do with our actions, our concepts, our attitudes and our ability to adjust to changing times and situations. They have much to do with our ability to find solutions to otu problems, to dif ferentiate between right and wrong, good and evil. It is desirable that everyone here become adjusted as quick as possible. Our immediate cult ural and intellectual improvement de pends on just that. There are certain traditional or common ideas about religion. Perhaps, each of us has his own ideas about religion based on the way that relig ion has affected or controlled our lives. Those ideas are an outgrowth of the environment from which we come. The iirfluence of that environment will have much to do with our social adjustment here in the college com munity. I suppose that everyone has a defi nition of religion. A noted philosopher summed up a statement which I think carries the basic philosophy or the basic meaning of religion. It is a state ment that is filled with the very es sence of right action. It is a principle, a guiding rule involving a benevolent and considerate attitude for others. The statement is: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” Very simple isn’t it? If this can be oin present guide, religious adjustment here on the campus will be no prob lem. There will be a favorable atti tude toward the Sunday School, Prayer services and Vespers. One will have no problem deciding if he should cheat on an examination, or whether one should by deceitful means take Jane’s boy friend or John’s girl friend. Religion may be thought of not only as the practice of rituals, pro cedures and fonnalities, but as an inner spiritual motivation expressing itself in a well ordered life, a well planned hfe, a well adjusted hfe, a life that is useful and meaningful. Herbart says, “Rehgion is the whole business of significant living, just as the moral and the aesthetic are other aspects or points of view from which to evaluate the same life content.” In our rehgious adjustment here, there is a task for everyone. I think that task is vividly and understandably expressed in these objectives: To love the good and the beautiful. To lift someone each day. To think noble thoughts. And seek the truthful way; To keep our hearts right. To work from morning till night. To honor and obey, And smile and laugh and play. —C. W. Gregory WHAT THE FRESHMAN WANTS If I were a teacher with a B. S. Degree, Can you imagine Just how happy I would be? But since I am a freshman With four long years to go, I’ll try to make it somehow— Will you help me do so? There are many who are with me in the same situation; All are striving For the teacher’s occupation. If you were a freshman, ■A.nd you were in our shoes, Would you go on to the top Or stop right now and lose? We’re not concerned about the answer, For we all now see That it is always best To get a B.S. degree. PRAISE Once in my cub reporter days My wise old father said, “My son, beware of words of praise. They are worst than wine for the head, So write this down for your motto list. Remember it long and well: No man is as bad as his foes insist. Nor as good as his flatterers tell. “Though a little praise is a tonic good, Too much will go to the head. For no man has ever lived up to, or could To all that his flatterers said. Truth you may learn from your bitterest foe. But you’ll never improve your ways xVnd never you’ll wiser or stronger grow. If you listen too much to praise. or praise is stronger than fiery drink. It has broken both king and czar. And all men go down when they start to drink That lords of the earth they are. So beware of praise when it comes your way; Though a little may serve you well, It is better to heed what your critics say Than the stuff your flatterers tell. —Edgar A. Guest PRESIDENT BRINGS NEW YEAR GREETINGS In the opening assembly January 10, President S. D. Williams gave New Year greetings. He asked students to take an inventory of themselves, to see if they had progressed culturally, spiritually and intellectually. The bur den of learning lies upon the student, he said, and intelligence to a large extent will determine future success. y SUPPORT! YOUR HEART FUND DRIVE
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