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THE NEWSLETTER
MAY, I960
THE NEWSLETTER
For Students and Alumni
Published by
STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE NEWS PRESS CLUB
ELIZABETH CITY, N. C.
Member:
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Henry Pickett
FEATURE EDITORS Trumllla Johnson, Clarence Bigg?
LITERARY EDITOR Mary Little
SPORTS EDITOR Stewart Vick
typists Annette Wotten, Charles King, Stewart Vick, Louise Hoffler
REPORTER Frances Moore
ADVISOR Mrs. E. .H Mitchell
Today: Passive Resistance
No doubt the greatest event of the sixth decade of the twentieth
century is the passive resistance movement by American Negroes in
southern colleges.
To summarize the movement briefly, it was initiated by four
freshman men at the North Carolina A and T College in Greens
boro, North Carolina. They pursued the course set forth by Mahat
ma Ghandi, former Prime Minister of India. Passive resistance was
also used with success in the United States by the Reverend Martin
Luther King in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
The movement started with the protest of public lunch counters
that discriminated against the Negro. About every city in North
Carolina was affected by the protest after a three-week period. It
did not stop in North Carolina though; it spread like a communi
cable disease to the adjacent states, and even as far North as New
York; and as far South as Florida.
The “passive resistance” movement has been very successful
in the quest for first-class citizenship. A few cities in Florida
now have equal rights for Negroes at lunch counters. There have
been very few violent incidents stemming from the “passive resist
ance” strategy.
As you know passive resistance is devised to show your foe
his faults and to sympathize with him for what you want. You are
willing to compromise readily, on equal and ethical terms. The tool
of this method is a person or group who possess patience, logic,
and an excessive amount of “intestinal fortitude”.
There are many reasons why the college student is in the best
position to support and sustain this movement to the end. The main
one is that he is not under any great economic pressures directly.
He does not have any jobs to lose. He is what you might term
“semi-independent” of monetary society. He is financially de
pendent upon his parents.
What type of resistance will the Negro of tomorrow exercise?
Will it be “passive”, or just “plain” resistance. If we fail now in
our battle for first-class citizenship and the yoke falls upon our
children, the history of the plight for social justice for the Negro and
for equality may be written with the blood of many unfortunate
Negroes, who will not be as responsible as you or me.
That blood may be that of a member of your family. Your son
or your daughter may become a martyr needlessly for a situation
you could have removed bloodlessly. I close with this statement:
“It is better to flood the jails today than to fill the cemeteries to
morrow.”
—William Long, 111
Respect For The Lighthouse
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
QUESTION: Do you think the
atmosphere in your dormitory is
Do we as college students antici
pate reaching higher goals? Are we
aware of the fact that the Lighthouse
is an instrument to help us achieve
these goals? The Lighthouse is our
college center on campus. It is also
a multipurpose building in which
extra-curricular activities are present
ed. Are we aware of what it is doing
for us? If so, do we always show
our appreciation? I trust that your
answer is, Yes.
The future of the Lighthouse de
pends upon the way which we as
students use the facility. It also de
pends upon the cooperation of the
faculty and staff. However, it is very
important that students play a major
role in taking good care of what has
been provided, so that more educa
tional and recreational facilities can
be added. It is highly possible that
within a few years the size of the
Lighthouse will have increased; Do
you suppose this will be done if we
as students do not make good use of
and take good care of the Lighthouse
just as it is? I should say. No. For
this reason, we should bring an end
Fellowship Tea
The Faculty Women and Wives
Club of Elizabeth City State Teach
ers College sponsored its annual Fel
lowship Tea Sunday, April 24. The
tea was held in the Lighthouse from
5-6:30 p. m.
to the way we deliberately dispose
of ash trays which have been pro
vided for cur convenience, to the way
we spoil the furniture by smoking
in the Lounge area, to the way we
tear up the games by tossing them
roughly on the tables, to the way
we spoil the looks of the Lighthouse
by leaving bottles and trash on the
tables and our coats on the backs of
chairs.
If each of us will serve on a com
mittee of one to see that these things
are not done, the Lighthouse will be
a much better place in which we may
spend our leisure time.
On a whole, the conduct and tone
of the building have been improved
greatly, but my hope is that by the
beginning of the next school year,
they will have improved to even a
greater degree.
Through the courtesy of Dr. Co-
ragreene Johnstone, the representa
tives to the C. S. P. A. were able to
attend a stage show “A Raisin In
The Sun' by Lorraine Hansberry.
Featured in the cast were Claudia
McNeil, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee.
Dr. Grady Davis
(Continued from Page I)
three criteria: expansion of “self”;
projection of “self”; and a unified,
integrated philosophy of life. These
he emphasized in closing^ his dis
course.
Beauticians Of N. C.
Convene At College
The twenty-first Annual Conven
tion of Beauticians of North Caro
lina was held at the college April
24-27. Local chairman was Mrs.
Clara Bowman and Co-Chairman,
Mrs. Olivia Dozier.
Beauticians from various parts of
North Carolina participated. Dur
ing the course of the convention
many different workshops and clin
ics were held; hair styles were dem
onstrated and a fashion extravagan
za was presented.
The opening session featured Mrs.
Izetta B. Redmon, alumnus of Eliza
beth City State Teachers College, and
teacher in the Edenton High School,
as speaker.
Greetings were given by President
W. N. Ridley, Mayor Levin B. Cul
pepper, and Mrs. Clara Bowman,
president of the local chapter.
Mrs. Redmon, speaking on the sub
ject, “A New Look for a New Life,”
stimulated her audience. She told
of the beautician's role in the de
velopment Qif personality, of the
many changes that had been made
in daily life because of this improve
ment. and of the great responsibili
ties of the cosmetologist in the race
for equal rights.
Special music directed by Miss
Evelyn A. Johnson was rendered by
Ihe State Teachers College Choir,
with Helen J. Johnson, Elizabeth
City, as soloist. Miss Edna Davis
was accompanist.
Mrs. Ethel Drew of State Board
of Cosmetic Arts and Mrs. Martha
L. Smith vice-president gave re
marks. Mrs. L. E. Duers introduced
the speaker, and scripture and prayer
were offered by the Reverend P.
B. Mackey.
Following this program the beau
ticians were entertained by the
Elizabeth City Federated Clubs at
the Cale Street Youth Center.
Other interesting activities were
held throughout the four-day period.
Why Cheat?
Tiegs in his book “Tests and Meas-
uements” gives several reasons why
college students cheat in examina
tions. Some of these reasons are lack
of preparation, lack of confidence,
unsympathetic attitudes of teachers'
and other cheats, “I do it to protect
my grades.”
In order to eliminate the motives
for cheating, the following conditions
are suggested by Mr. Tiegs: Let each
teacher develop an adequate list of
the objectives for each course, sub
ject, or unit which he offers. Let as
signments, lectures, discussions, lab
oratory work, etc. deal with these ob
jectives. Use frequent diagnostic
May 14—8:00 p.m. Band Concert
Guest Soloist.
Oxford, North
conducive to studying?
Patricia Duren—“On a whole. No;
that is, for the last semester and a
half. There was much confusion dur
ing and after study hours, but now a
change has come. I think the stu
dents realize more fully their rea
son for being here.”
Robert Wynn — “Acknowledging
the fact that our dormitory (Butler
Hall) does not possess adequate
study facilities, I would say that the
atmosphere is very conducive. I
have taken also into consideration the
caliber of students that we have in
the dormitory.”
Martha Purvis—“The atmosphere
in Bias Hall is conducive to study
ing because the students in this dor-
initory observe the study hours which
have been set up. Those students
caught disregarding the study hours
are subject to be punished.”
Harold Plummer—“Symera Hall’s
IN MEMORIAM
Miss Lilla Jones, '28, '49, died in
Duke Hospital, Durham, North Caro
lina. She was a native of Columbia,
North Carolina.
Since her graduation from Eliza;
beth City State Teachers College in
1928 she had taught in the elemen
tary department of the Tyrell Train
ing School, Columbia.
Always pleasant in manner and
diligent in her pursuits, she became
popular with both pupils and teach
ers. In addition to carrying on her
classroom duties, she cared for an
invalid mother about one hundred
years old.
Miss Jones's contribution to her
community and to her profession has
been outstanding.
Dr'egates to th; CSPA lived in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. R.
Morris, 149 Fenimore Street. Brook
lyn, New York. Mrs. Morris and
her daughter, Erlyn, are both gradu
ates of ECSTC. Mrs. Morris is em
ployed by the National Tuberculosis
Association.
tests to discover unattained objectives,
and to do something to aid students,
instead of merely marking them.
Whether ihe reasons why college
students cheat as given by Tiegs af
fect students at S. T. C. is a ques
tion, but it is a known fact that they
cheat. Maybe, this question should
be asked students at S. T. C.: Are
you benefitted by cheating? That is
a question that can be answered by
each student, and if cheating in ex
aminations at S. T. C. is to be elimi
nated that, too, will come about
through the efforts of each student.
Mr. R. Anderson, Jr., Band Master,
atmosphere for studymg is condu
cive from three until five o’clock
in the morning.”
Roberta Suggs—“Yes, 1 think the
atmosphere in Hugh Cale Hall is
conducive to studying. I have found
that it is more so than in the other
two dormitories because of the fact
that there are not as many students
living there as there are in the other
lormitories.”
Joe C. Manley—“I say Symera
Hall does not have a conducive at
mosphere for studying, due to the
fact that the rules and regulations
for study purposes in this dormitory
are only administered and not en-
Delores iStewari—“The atmosphere
in Doles Hall this semester is more
conducive than last semester. I think
the majority of the young ladies were
not stimulated to the extent that if
any constructive activity was pre
sented in the dormitory, they would
Fifth Annual Art Exhibit
The Fifth Annual Art Exhibit
sponsored by the Zeta Kappa Ome
ga Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Al
pha Sorority was on display in the
college library, April 25-29.
An interesting collection of art
created by young children in the
schools showed that there is talent
to be developed in our educative
process. The exhibit was an inspira-
fion not only to children, but to col
lege students and those of the com
munity who are interested in aes-
Ihetic development of our youth.
Growth On A Graph
Subject Of Dr. Davis
in the Tuesday morning assembly
Di'. Davis spoke from the topic
“Growth on A Graph”. In his mess
age he stated that for a time growth
goes along in a straight line; then it
dips and rises again. He said that
growth takes place gradually and with
many disappointments.
He gave an example of a child
(hat would cio things that he sees his
pa.ents do because he wants to be
grown; however he emphasized that
many experiences have to take place
and th-t growth is gradual with its
ups and downs which must come be-
iv,re a person can consider himself
ully grown.
Dr. Davis pointed out that ado
lescence is a time of rapid growth
and change; yet a person is not really
mature until he is able to accept
■ csponsibility.
Knowledge Of Science
VS. Faith In Religion
On Wednesday, March 23, a panel
discussion was held in the Science
Hall Lecture Room. The topic of
the evening was “Does acquiring
knowledge of science require one to
lose faith in Religion?" The partici
pants were: Dean Thomas Caldwell,
chairman; Patricia Duren, George
Patterson, Mr. Bernard Taylor and
Mr. Joseph White.
The panel agreed that acquiring
knowledge of science does not cause
one to lose faith in religion. The ques
tion was raised as to what extent a
person should believe the creation
story of man as told in the Bible and
the creation story as told in science
books. Varied opinions or points of
view were given.
Dr. Davis, Religious Emphasis
Week Speaker, stated that when new
truths are brought to focus, it is evi
dent that the old truths are forgotten.
We should do critical thinking before
turning down the old ones.
Miss Esther Cooke, Director, College Band
May 15— 8:00 p.m. Choir Concert
Miss Evelyn A. Johnson, Director, College Choir
May 10-15 Art Exhibit, Lighthouse
Sponsors: Miss Helen Pettis, Mrs. H. B. Ridley and
Fine Arts Committee
Student Art Exhibit, Library
Miss Helen Pettis, Director
I Co-Chairmen: Dr. Coragreene Johnstone and Miss Edna Davis
Fine Arts Festival Schedule
10—11:00 a.m
Music Students Recital
Students in Piano, Voice and Bra
ss Instruments
May
I 1— 8:00 p.m
“Our Town,” Thornton Wilder
Dramatic Club—Director, Mrs.
J. M. Hoffler
May
12—11:00 a.m
. Spccial Assembly
May
13— 8:00 p.m
Dance Recital
College Dance Group—Director,
Vaughan
Mrs. Valeria
May
14—3:00 p. m.
Voice Rccital, Virginia State College Students
Sponsors, Lighthouse Fine Arts Committee