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THE COMPASS
APRIL-MAY, 1966
THE COMPASS
For Students and Alumni
Published by
STATE COLLEGE NEWS PRESS CLUB
Elizabeth City, N. C.
Members:
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jethro Williams
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Barbara Fearing
SECRETARY. Jn^rid East
TREASURER Vivian Armstrong
FEATURE EDITOR Charlotte Riddick
SPORTS EDITOR Avon Chapman
REPORTERS Eugen« Thompson, Arlease Salley,
Ziner Johnson, Shirley Smith, Brenda Pearson,
James Jackson, Richard Reid, Lyretta Eggles
ton, Charles Mitchell, Avon Chapman.
PRODUCTION Avon Chapman, Rosa Riddick,
Teresa Hathaway, Rudolph Brown, Jeroline
White, Terry Quinlan, FranCina Johnson
CIRCULATION. Ingrid East, Vivian Armstrong,
Arlease Salley, Barbara Fearing, Patricia Jones.
ART. Hudolph Brown, Bernard Dickei\s
ADVISOR Mr. Ballou
Opinions expressed in articles are not necessarily those of.the Com
pass or the College.
A MESSAGE TO THE STUDENT BODY
Who...? Where...? What...?
As president of the student
body for the coming year, I am
presenting to you a challenge.
I challenge you to make this
coming school year the best
ever. I also challenge you to be
come more responsible individ
uals. I challenge you to re-eval-
uate yourselves and become bet
ter well-rounded pupils. 1 chal
lenge you to love and support
the college you have chosen to
better pwepare yourselves for
the future.
These are not easy chal
lenges, but they may all be ob
tained if each person is willing
to do-all that he or she can to
make life at this institution bet
ter. It is time that we stop say-
ing, *’I’ll surely be glad when
I leave this place, and when I
do. I’m never coming back.”
As horrible as it may sound,
it is the statement that is heard
over and over again. There is
something wrong somewhere. It
is my hope that together we will
be able to find and destroy this
pest. There are already two or
three remedies, school spirit
and school loyalty. All we have
As the year comes to a close,
it is time for us as students to
take inventory to see just how
we stand. Each of us entered
ECSC with some goal in mind,
but have we done enough during
this year toward the attainment
of this goal?
We should go back over the
year which is closing and try
to see just what we have done.
In trying to see what we have
done we should think about what I
have we contributed to make
this year a successful one.
The college that we chose to
attend is really our home for
four years. Since ECSC is our
home for four years, we should
not want to stay here without
making some contribution each
year.
The trend in our society
seems to be that a person is
identified by a number. There
is nothing wrong with this, but
we should want others to know
us by something more than a
number.
With this in mind, I say again
that we should go back over this
year and take inventory. We
should look to see if we have
found something to become in
volved in or something to which
we can be dedicated. If we have-
good, if not-we should do so in
the coming year. 
To the graduating seniors, it
is my hope that you have left
a mark at ECSC which will give
you something other than a num
ber which identifies you. And as
you venture out into the world
to do is spread it all over the
campus, and it will come to life.
Speaking of spirit, if one is
to have it, then the only way to
get it is through strong partici
pation. Spirit, to a very large
extent, is self motivated. We as
students are the only ones who
can better the spirit of the
campus.
Loyalty seems to be some
thing else we do not have at this
institution. There are several
types of loyalty, loyalty to one’s
self, loyalty to friends, loyalty
to schoolmates, and loyalty to
one’s school.
We talk quite frequently of
not having enough activities
around here or about being
made to attend various activi
ties. Many times our school
mates will spend hours, days,
weeks, and months preparing
things that should be of student
interest. We show our respect by
not showing up and making our
beloved schoolmates feel that it
really was not worth the work
after all. What do we tell our
selves, ”I had lessons to study.”
This is being disloyal to our
outside of ECSC, I hope that
you will find something to be
come involved in and something
to which you can dedicate your
selves.
Barbara Fearing
Editor-elect of the Compass
It Has Been
A Pleasure
As a graduating senior, I
have, as most graduates do, a
feeling of regret in knowing that
I am leaving the institution
which I have been a part of for
four years.
But I have an added regret,
and that is that I am leaving the
COMPASS Staff. The time that 1
have spent as a member of this
organization, I will long remem
ber.
As I leave Elizabeth City
State College, I would like to
urge each student to be interes
ted in all phases of college life.
But find some area in which you
can put special interest. I am
speaking in terms of some or
ganization which you can be
come, not a member of, but a
part of.
It has been a pleasure to
have been a part of the student
newspaper staff. And I hope that
others will discover this plea
sure.
Ziner Johnson ’66
own persons, disloyal to our
schoolmates and school. Just
one or two hours are so little to
give when the reward can be
so great.
Fellow students, if we are to
appreciate our Alma Mater, we
first have to be able to appreci
ate the things it has to offer.
I challenge you to do this.
A new Student Council has
been elected and each of you are
expecting it to serve you at all
times. That is one of the pur
poses of the Student Council.
However, the Student Council
is just a small part of the machine.
It can do very little without the
support of the Student Body.
Its job can be made easier if
each student will fulfill his ob
ligation to himself by offering
his overall support. Attend the
choir and band concerts, attend
the Vespers and the Lyceums,
the sports events, the art exhibits,
the movies and all other activ
ities and events that are being
given for our enrichment. This
is where your school spirit,
your loyalty and your love for
your Alma Mater starts. I chal
lenge you to help yourselves
have a better school year.
"Faithful and ever true,
we’ll be to you.” "For in our
hearts we’ll still love thee,
E.C.S.C.” Be proud of these
lines for they have deep wisdom
and carry the true message of
what 1 am trying to convey to you.
Jethro Williams
_Student Council President-elect
Letter to
The Editor
Dear Editor:
This is to voice my strong
disapproval of the section in
your March, 1966 edition under
the heading of Department on
Parade entitled "Growth in the
Physical Education Department.”
As chairman of the Physical Ed
ucation Department, I was inter
viewed with reference to the
growth and development of our
department, and your written
material is basically correct
although its composition leaves
something to be desired. How
ever, everyone here is disturbed
by the pictorial display which
was supposed to show a broad
cross section of our department-’
al activities. On the contrary,
they showed a distorted view of
this department and projected
a warped and biased image
which does our program a grave
injustice.
It is regrettable that the court
esy of permitting the department
chairman to select or suggest
pictures which would best re
flect the duties of this depart
ment was not extended this de
partment as it was to others. The
display completely ignores one
of the most important instruct
ional phases of this department:
thatof the preparation of teachers
in Health and Physical Educa
tion.
The skewed view presented
by your pictorial display reflec
ted for the most j^rt play and
ignored the academic work of
this department. All of our aca
demic classes and laboratory
sessions were completely ig
nored. The pictures used were
poorly captioned and showed
strong evidence of careless re
porting. It would have been far
better not to have any pictures
at all than to use those which
told a distorted story. The fact
that a deadline had to be made
is no excuse; pictures of other
departments were taken when
proper arrangements were made.
I sincerely trust that steps
will be taken to correct this
image in your future publications.
ROBERT L. VAUGHAN, Chmn.
Department of Health and
Physical Education
Each Issue of Ihe Compass will pub
lish Inrornialfnn about Rraduales in Ihls
column. Members of Ihe alumni are In
vited lo submil Information about wbal
they are doin}: and where, lo Ihe Office
of Informallon Bo\ 92, Kli/abelh Cll)
Slale ColleKe 27909.
Two 1965 graduates of ECSC,
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Askew, are
now teaching in the Portsmouth,
Va. school system. National
Science Foundation scholar
ships to attend a seven week
workshop at Valparaiso Univer
sity, Valparaiso, Indiana.
Mrs. Askew, the former Elsie
Mae Jones of Coefield, Va., is a
teacher at Mt. Hermon Elemen
tary School. Mr. Askew is at
Douglas F^rk.
Wilson M. Bryant (English-
Music *64) is teaching at the
NAM AND SAM
by Robert L. Lancaster, Ir.
Ne’er so charged a rime
That our soldier Uncle Sam
Wouldst at this nick of time
Rhyme with Viet Nam.
OF THE PAST
by Robert L. Lancaster, Jr.
Of the past we can’t return
Nor set it free of thought;
But of it much we should have
learned
The core of what it taught.
In Reply
Dear Mr. Vaughan,
Your correspondence concern
ing your department as it appear
ed in the March, 1966 edition of
the Composs was received April
15. 1 appreciate the department’s
interest in the article and hope
that in some way this reply will
perhaps clarify the matter. How
ever, I feel that this statement
will not offer full explanation
and at a more appropriate time,
I hof>e we can communicate di
rectly.
As editor of the paper, I
speak in the staff’s behalf and
take full responsibility of its
shortcomings. First, I wish to
comment on the composition part
of the article. I read the article
over several times before it was
sent to press and as always, I
have read it over several times
after its return. To my know
ledge, 1 see only a minor degree
of bad composition. We are all
amateur writers, and I sincerely
feel that the article was written
to the best of the reporter’s abil-
ty. After all, this,too, is a learn
ing situation, and there will al
ways be room for improvement in
all areas.
Secondly, I feel that your
comments on the pictorial dis
play were justified but short of
understanding. 1 am not trying
to make excuses but rather, in
some way give a valid expla
nation. If there is any vision of
bias on our part, 1 cannot see it.
The staff is not concerned at all
with making one department out
rate another. When it was de
cided to run this section, it was
hoped that in some way it woUld
benefit all the departments.
Thirdly, we have no campus
photographer and our supply of
pictures is now quite limited.
Some pictures of your department
were taken but unfortunately, all
the pictures did not come out.
Pictures of the other departments
were taken some time ago and
we had a better selection. We
had no choice but to make use
of what we had. I too, wish there
could have been better pictures.
I now wish to correct you on
the statement that the other de
partments had the opportunity
to look over their pictures. They
were not aware of what pictures
would appear until they saw
them in the paper nor did they
have any say so on the captions
that were used.
Thank you for your opinion
and I am sure that in some way
the staff will profit from it.
Jethro C. Williams, Editor
The Compos s
Pasquotank County Elementary
School, Elizabeth City. He is
teaching grades 1-8.
Matthew Freeman, a music
major who completed require
ments in January of this year,
is presently serving as band
director and teacher of music at
• Highland High School, Gastonia,
N. C.
He is married to the former
Vennia Nicholson of Elizabeth
City and they are the parents of
a son, Matthew, Jr. The Free
mans reside in Dallas, N. C.
COLLEGE DAY
(Continued from page I)
all of the world that democracy
and its fundamental principles
in practice are truly second to
no other Governmental Structure
on earth, and that because of
these ideas and principles the
United States is truly and be
yond a shadow of a doubt, a
GREATSOCIETY.
"To the members of the FAC
ULTY, 1 say that the major por
tion of the great task is on your
shoulders-for you must educate
and impart ideas and concepts
that, if adhered to, will help pro
duce individuals who can suc
cessfully compete in this New
World. We, the members of the
Senior Class, challenge you to
challenge every student placed
in your charge and to help make
each one of them the best that
they can be.
"And to the members of the
remaining three classes^ - we,
the Seniors, urge you to take
advantage of all that you can-
for you also have a great task
before you. You must prepare
yourselves in order that you may
successfully contribute to the
education of the next generation
of Americans in order that they
may be prepared to compete in a
world that promises to be far
more complex, for more competi
tive, and far more integrated
than the one which we ex
perience, today.”
WGA SPONSORS
ACTIVITIES
(Continued from page I)
campus, the hour for the Coro
nation Ball drew nearer. Miss
Joycelyn Berry, a junior Busi
ness Education major at ECSC,
was crowned queen of the Col
lege.
The final day of Women’s
Weekrend included participation
in Sunday School, Open House
in Doles Hall, Vespers and Sup
per. Dr. Beulah Winston of How
ard University’s English Depart
ment spoke at Vespers. It was a
return home for Dr. Winston be
cause she was once an instruc
tor at ECSC. Also during the
Vesper services the Alma Mater
was recognized and presented a
zircon to be placed in the mace.
Mrs. Rae E. Williams, Associate
Director of Student Personnel,
was honored for her untiring ser
vices to the women of State
College.
The Women’s Government also
presented corsages to the follow
ing women for their contributions
to theicollege campus: Dr. Thel
ma Anderson, an instructor and
wife of the College Dean; Miss
Isabelle Hollowell, founder of
the Hollowell Loan Fund; Miss
Evelyn Johnson, 1965 honoree
■of WGA; Mrs. Kathryn Patterson,
consultant; and, Mrs. Henrietta
Ridley, wife of the College Pres
ident.
In addition, the Women’s Gov
ernment was proud to receive a
contribution of $50 for the Hol
lowell Loan Fund as a gift from
Dr. Winston.
INVOLVEMENT AND DEDICATION
ARE KEY WORDS