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NOVEMBER, 1959 THE NEWSLETTER PAGE THREE Scoreboard— 34 Shaw 20 18 St. Paul’s 0 2 St. Augustine 12 6 Norfolk 20 Thanksgmng Day Thanksgiving Day, as a national re ligious festival celebrated on tlie same day throughout the country, dates from 1863. The credit for bringing this about is usually given to Mrs. Sarah J. Hale. In 1827, while editor of the Ladies’ Magazine in Boston, she began to urge the observance of a uniform day throughout the coun try for the expression of thanks for the blessings of the year. She con tinued her agitation in a desultory manner until the Ladies’ Magazine was consolidated with Godey’s Lady’s Book of Philadelphia. As editor of Godey’s she wrote editorial after edi torial in support of the plan. She also wrote personal letters to the governors of all the states to fix the last Thursday in November as a day of Thanksgiving. Her editorials sup plemented her letters and served to create public sentiment in favor of the proposed arrangement. Godey’s Lady’s Book, under her editorship, had a circulation of 150,000, the largest of any periodical of any kind in the country. Coach Harris Wins First Homecoming Tilt Forward!.... March! Marks Do Not Stand Alone Many students feel that marks are all that matters, but have they con sidered the fact that a mark alone will accomplish little in this ever changing world? Readily, I would agree with any one who thinks that if he makes very good marks, he is on the road to suc cess, but 1 refuse to agree with any one who thinks that marks are all that he needs. Oftcii llic slatcmcni, ‘'ii I jusL luakt.^ a D in that course. I’ll be all right,” is made by many students. When a student merely wants to make a “D” in a subject, to me it seems that that person is not one who is striving to be on that right road to success. Such a statement indicates that he, evi dently, feels that marks are not very important, but I wonder also if such a person is the possessor of some of the qualities necessary for achieve ment in life. I believe if one is to attain great success in life, then he should be able to accept responsibility, be co operative and be a conscientious work er in whatever he attempts to do. Every student should be loyal to his school and have a positive attitude toward his classwork and extra-curri- cular activities. However, I do not want anyone to misinterpret this statement. I do not say that marks are not important, be cause I believe that they play a sig nificant role in one’s success after college. It is just that I think that marks and desirable qualities should be correlated. The majority of the students want good marks, but in getting these good marks, they should not forget those qualities that are such a neces sity in achieving success. I think that marks and desirable quahties go hand in hand. My suggestion is that each student should ask himself the ques tion: Am I getting good marks and acquiring good and better qualities at the same time? at you : 9 Someone may stumble. Yes! He can see. Is it you? I wonder . . . Oh no! Don’t let it be. Is there someone who makes the world happy? Who is willing to share another’s plea? Is it you? I wonder . . . Oh yes! Please let it be. —Clarence E. Biggs The Elizabeth City State Teachers College Band has started its march for the year 1959-60 with these well qualified leaders: President, lames A. Majette; secretary, Vonda Reed; li brarians, Edna Pruden and Janie Man ley; publicity chairman, Shirley Sims; band maestro, Wilson Bryant; and directress, Miss Esther Cooke. We are trying hard to meet the challenge that lies before us with a few additional members of the band family. We are happy to have the best cymbal player in the world— Miss 'Vonda Reed; the loveliest clari net players to be found anywhere; Wilson Bryant, Verlon Jones, Janie Manley, Shirley Sims and Mildred Thomas; the happiest trumpet players ever known; James Henry, Curtis Roulhac, Charles Cherry and George Sadler; the best saxaphone players ever known: Ernestine Murray, Don ald Maske, and Emma Maye; three way-out trombonists: Joe C. Manley, A1 Clifton Lucas, and Ida Curtis Simons; last but not least, two young men who play cadences that will make your head swim: George Patterso ■, and Albert Rogers, with us this yea:. On October 3, at 7:20 the band moved rapidly to the football field for the game between the Winston- Salem Teachers College Rams and the Elizabeth City State Teachers Col lege Pirates. At haiftime we hurried on the field into a spiral formation, and from there we returned to mark ing formation and played “Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White”, and our Alma Mater. On October 17, the snappy step ping S. T. C. Band led the P. W. Moore, Eden ton. Ahoskie, C. S. Brown, and Pasquotank Elementary School bands in our Home Coming parade. Immediately following the parade, the band rushed on the field and paused for a moment of silint prayer in memory of Mrs. Nannie Hines Smith, and then proceeded to play the National Anthem. At halftime the spectacular S. T. C. band made a rocking chair and played “Carolina”. After this number the remaining five bands came on the field to form the letters E. C. S. T. C. and played "Auld Lang Syne” fol lowed by our Alma Mater. S. T. C.’s band did an about-face and marched to the opposite side of the field and played “Auld Lang Syne’’ again which completed the halftime performance. On October 30, the 30 piece march ing band journeyed to Edenton, N. C. to lead Edenton High School Home coming activities. We moved rapid ly through the streets to the stadium. At half time, with a rapid cadence, the band moved on the field, formed an umbrella and played “Stormy Weather.” Later that same day, the band returned to Elizabeth City, N. C. to participate in the Home Coming activities of the P. W. Moore High School. That night at the halftime the High Stepping Band moved on the field in the umbrella formation and played "Stormy Weater.” On Saturday, October 31, the spec tacular S. T. C. Marching Band trav eled to St. Augustine’s College in Raleigh. N. C. for the game between the Falcons and the S. T. C. Pirates. At halftime the band moved to the tune of a rapid cadence into the (Continued on Page 4) Chi-Cha-Chew On Sunday afternoon, the first day of November, a discussion on social behavior on our campus was held in Bias Hall. Some of the questions which were asked were: 1. Should a girl stop dating a fellow because he is younger than she is? 2. What would be the attitude of a girl whose fellow is admired by her best girl friend? 3. Is it permissible for young wom en and young men to kiss on cam pus? If so, when and where? 4. Do you think freshmen should go steady? 5. What should a girl do when her campus friends make a habit of comparing her with his girl friend at home? 6. Is dancing on a dime good taste on college campus? 7. Should married students date? 8. What techniques should a girl use to get a boy to date her? A Cumulative Report Covering Eight Games With A 3-4-0 Record In The CIAA Individual Rushing Leaders Pos, Times Carried Net Yds. Gained Game Aver. Phillip Smith FB 136 558 69.75 Joseph Buggs HB 82 255 31.88 Individual Passing Leaders Pos. Atten'pts Completed Had Inter. Yds. Gained Cameron Curtis QB ^‘-5 15 4 355 Frederick Hall QB :’8 7 7 152 Offense Leaders Pos. No.Plays Rushing Passing Net Gain Game Aver. Phillip Smith FB 136 558 0 558 69.75 Cameron Curtis QB 52 20 355 375 46.88 Pass Receiving Leaders Pos. No. Caught Yds. Gainec Scoring Play Aver. Joseph Buggs HB 15 324 4 21.6 Punting Leaders Pos. No. Punts Yds. Punted Aver. Punt Had Blocked Cameron Curtis QB 31 1102 35.55 4 Scoring Leaders Pos. T.D. PointAfter T.D. Fid. Goals Total Joseph Buggs HB 5 1 0 32 Phillip Smith FB 2 1 0 14 TEAM TOTALS S. T. C. 438 54.75 659 82.38w8;a7564 Ot,:xz Yards Rushing Game Aver Yards Passing Game Aver. Total Off. Opponents 438 54.75 659 82.38 137.13 S. T. C. 922 115.25 550 68.75 184 Penalties Fumbles Fumbles Recovered Punting Yardage Aver. Punt S. T. C. 560 35 19 1622 33.79 Opponents 380 38 17 1309 29.52 OUTSTANDING LINEMEN IN EIGHT GAMES James (Pete) Purvis, tackle, Atioskie, N. C.; Jolin W. Jones, guard, Beaufort. N. C.; Harold Hargett, tackle, Beaufort, N. C.; William Matthews, center, Washington, N. €.; Ralph Hart, guard, Gastonia, N. €.; Walter Thomas, tackle, Washington, D. €.; A. O. Davis tackle Rocky Mount, N. C.; Harold Plummer, end, Washington, D. C.; Wmsola Etheridge, guard, Elizabeth City, N. C.; James Woods, end, Raleigh, N. C.; Robert Baker guard, Portsmouth, Va.; James Phillips, tackle, Yonkers, N. Y.; George Jordan, guard, Edenton, N. C,; Samuel Johnson, center, Williamston, N. C.i BASKETBALL Opening Game Elizabeth City State Teachers College “PIRATE S" vs. North Carolina College "EAGLE S" Saturday Night, December 2, 1959 7:30 P.M. Elizabeth City State Teachers College Gymnasium Spartans Defeat Pirates Top ranking Norfolk State College of the E.I.A.C. upset second divi sioned Elizabeth City State Teachers College of the C.I.A.A., 20-6. A small wet crowd watched the Spar tans get over the Pirates’ strong run ning defense to score two quick touch downs through the air. Coach Joe Echol's high spirited team handed the games. Norfolk scored on its first play from scrimmage when quarterback Wesley Lacey and Herbert Tyler com bined on a 68 yards touchdown pass play. Halfback Melvin Jones smashed off-tackle on the conversion. Although the Pirates came back in the second period to score on an 89 yards pass play from Cameron Curtis to Joseph Buggs, Norfolk held on to an 8-6 halftime lead. The Spartans cashed in on a Buggs’ fumble to cover 25 yards on a pass from Lacey to Freddie Harper in the third period. The Pirates’ All-C.I. A.A. candidate, fullback Phillip Smith, banged out 102 yards to carry his team to the five and fourteen yard lines in desperate attempts to take the lead. Norfolk added its final tally when tackle George Williams pounced a Curtis fumble in the end zone and threatened to score again on an in tercepted pass by Tyler. But the final damage was done and the old Pirate ship went down once more. Coach William (Bucky) Harris will send his team into its final gridiron battle this weekend when powerful Maryland State College invades Eliza beth City. As I See It As I look out my window on the second floor; I see my Alma Mater that I love and adore. Her grass is green as far as I can see; That is the way we like our grounds, to be; Our trees that blow, in the Autumn breeze Are now about to lose their leaves. A place to study, is found straight ahead 1 can see its beauty as I lie in my bed. It is bound by halls on every side They are all constructed 10 last and abide; Our campus seems limited in ground But to me, it is like a little town, I see the college students having much fun. Now that their work and study are done; Our teachers are also dedicated to their task; We must study if we v'ant to pass; My books are clustered on my desk; I have to study before I rest. Under the heaven and sky above, This is the college I really love. —John Wesley Jordan '59 Graduates (Continued from Page 1) wood, Greene County, N. C.; Sarah Hechstall, Virginia; Naomi C. John son, Baltimore, Md. Now members of the United States Army are Henry Fields and Curtis Wright. During the observance of Animal Week, the fourth graders told about their kindness to pets. Asked what he had done, one little boy said: “I kicked a boy for kicking his dog.” Young Coach William (Bucky) Har ris won his first homecoming game since joining Elizabeth City State Col lege in 1956, as his team trounced Shaw University 34-20 in a C.I.A.A. contest. An overflow crowd watched All-American halfback Joseph Buggs of Newport News, Virginia cross pay dirt three times to give the Pirates the advantage. Coach Clifford Anderson's Bears, getting virtually no where on the ground, took to the air to gain 273 yards and their three tallies. The key of their aerial attack centered around quarterback Osborne Curry and end Glenfield Knight. Elizabeth City showed a more balanced attack to compliment its strong defensive linemen with backs; Buggs, John (Mickey) Hai-per, and Phillip Smith picked up sizeable gains. The passing of quarterbacks Cam- eran Curtis and Freddie Hall sent re ceiving Buggs over twice. Buggs also scored on a 65 yards pass inter ception relurn near the close of the first half. His scoring efforts were shared by Phillip Smith and Harold Hargett. The big surprise came when Hargett, who plays tackle, replaced Smith at fullback and barrelled over from the two yard line. Coach Harris' "meat hogs'’ splashed through mud and water to hold the helpless Tigers to a minus fifty-nine yards rushing, six yards passing, one first down, nine out of ten incom pleted passes, and no points. Even without the efforts of captain John Jones, the hard hitting play of James Purvis, Harold Hargett, Ralph Hart, Walter Thomas, Harold Plummer, George Craig, and Luther Banner kept Coach Joseph Thompson’s bat tered team with its back to the wall. State's defensive might was felt when they pushed ihe Tigers back for a minus twenty-seven yards after i!ie opening kick. Their aiiempi lo punt themselves out of the embarrass ing situation was completely ruined when freshman end George Craig, Belmont, crashed through to block Alphonso Tinsley’s kick. Craig, a former All-Army halfback, retrieved the rolling pigskin in the end zone for Elizabeth City’s first and sudden score. Hargett set up the Pirates’ second tally near the close of the second period when he recovered Wylie Draper’s fumble on the twenty-nine. On one play, with opposing left end and tackle completely man-handled. Coach Harris’ “ham fats” reached paydirt with Buggs sprinting across untouched. Due to the circumstances, Elizabeth City held a commanding 12-0 halftime lead. Elizabeth City’s offense got another chance to try to score in the fourth period when Tinsley’s high altitude punt traveled only seven yards. Tak ing over on St. Paul’s twenty-seven. Hall bulled his way to the twenty- five before silent halfback John (Mickey) Harper galloped 20 yards to the five. Harper then carried for no gain, and Smith was thrown back two yards, followed by Harper’s five yards touchdown run. The Deltas' Rush Party A Rush Party was given early in October by the members of Delta Chi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorori ty, honoring the freshman young ladies. The sisters and little sisters of this sorority entertained their guests by presenting a varied program. The Deltas sang their favorite songs, show ing love and devotion to their ideals, and made welcome speeches, showing appreciation for and interest in their guests. The Pyramids sang songs and presented a dramatic reading and a skit, with all sincerity and unity of purpose. The refreshments and games were enjoyed by all. It was a very love ly and enjoyable occasion.
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