Volume 4
NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGE FOR NEGROES, DURHAM, N. C., MARCH 31, 1940
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Number 6
Dorothy Maynor’s
Concert Fulfills
All Expectations
Music Critic Believes Her “One of
the Greatest Singers of
the Age”
Students Asked to
Ponder World Peace
Reprint from Durham Herald
By Ralf Munster
Ever since Dorothy Maynor was
praised by Koussevitzy when she
sang before him last summer at the
Berkshire Symphonic festival the
young Negro soprano has been en
thusiastically acclaimed by critics
and public alike. It occasions there
fore little surprise that her concert
last evening at B. N. Duke audito
rium under the auspices of the Dur
ham alumni chapter of Hampton
Institute took place before a capaci
ty audience. For once the advance
publicity did not exaggerate. Here,
indeed, is one of the greatest singers
of the age. Seldom has a voice been
heard with such a magnificent range,
flexibility, power, mellowness, and
expressiveness. Many a Metropolitan
Opera star could be envious of the
ease with which she projected even
the most sustained high tones. These
superb technical abilities are placed
in the service of marvelous musician
ship, excellent taste, and remarkable
versatility.
Dorothy Maynor opened her re
cital with two compositions by Han
del, the “Invocation” from Rada-
mfsto and “Care S’elve" from Atalan-
ta, which were both sung in an im
mediately appealing manner. The
second group consisted of a selection
of German Lieder by Schubert,
Brahms, and Franz. The ever-popu-
lar “Gretchen am Spinnrad” was
presented with a sincerity eminently
in accord with Schubert’s simplicity.
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Y. W. C. A. Doings
A slogan goes “A way to a per
son's heart is through his stomach.”
Since this is universally accepted,
the Y.W.C.A. thought that more
girls should learn to cook. The mem
bers of the “Y” planned many cook
ing projects that would extend
throughout the school year. A group
of girls has already planned and pre
pared one meal. This meal, a din
ner, was served Wednesday evening,
March 4, with Mrs. A. D. Shepard
as guest of honor. A very delightful
meal of Swiss steak, candied pota
toes, greens, jelled carrot salad, hot
rolls, butter, lemon pie, and coffee
was served. The girls not only re
ceived practice in preparing the meal,
but also received points on serving
a meal, table etiquette, and the du
ties of a hostess. This was only the
beginning of many projects of its
kind.
The Y.W.C.A. is also sponsoring a
bulletin board contest, which the
participants are finding to be very
interesting. This contest offers the
members a chance to display their
talent in artistic arranging. The con
test is open to all members who wish
to participate.
The social service committee plans
to carry out its customary procedure
at this time of the season in prepar
ing baskets of colorful Easter for the
little tots at the White Rock Nursery
School.
New York City, March 25, 1940
—American college students are be
ing asked, at their April 19th mo
bilizations, to give some thought to
the question of how future peace
should be organized in order to pre
vent the recurrence of war. This
was suggested today by the Youth
Education Committee of the Com
mission to Study the Organization of
Peace. Study groups have already
been organized on twenty campuses
during the last month to give con
sideration to this question, the Com
mission reports.
The Commission is not suggesting
any settlement to the present bellig
erents, but it holds that future
peace must be organized so that it
will be more lasting than just an
“armistice.” At present more than
seventy experts are drafting a re
port on what they believe would be
the bases of a stable world order.
Because it is the contention of the
Commission that in a democracy the
people themselves should have a
voice in determining such policies,
special efforts are being made to
stimulate public thinking. Study
groups are being formed throughout
the country and prizes of $300, $200,
and $100 are being awarded to the
groups (not individuals) which sub
mit papers eniDodylng tHe most orig
inal and practical recommendations
on the topic. These papers are due
May ISth, and should be of not less
than 3,000 nor more than 5,000
words. Widespread interest in being
shown by college international rela
tions clubs, student union chapters
and labor groups.
As part of its program the Com
mission is sponsoring a series of un
rehearsed student “bull sessions”
every Saturday at 4 P.]\I. (EST)
over CBS stations. During April and
May students from Chicago, Los An
geles and San Francisco will be
heard. Talks by various experts are
broadcast every Saturday at 6:30 P.
M. (EST). Literature describing the
work of the Commission is obtain
able by writing to 8 West 40th St.,
New York City.
Who^s Who At N. C. College
Seven outstanding students have
been recently selected by the Who’s
Who in American Universities and
Colleges from among the ranks of
students on our campus; thus bring
ing the total N. C. College repre
sentation to nine, two being already
listed.
The Who’s Who is published an
nually. Its purpose is to give promi
nence to the deserving students as
well as to form an index for the
businesses and professions through
out the country. Its distinction is
close to that of receiving a Phi Beta
award. Scholarship counts, extra-cur
ricular activities are more important.
Charles Cobb, president of the
Student Council, and John Summer-
sette were listed last year. This
year’s selection includes James
Brown, scholar; Josephine Pittman,
business woman and Y worker; Na
omi McLeon, of the Student Council
and business woman; Earl T. Artis,
president of Forum; Joseph A.
Christmas, editor of the Echo and
the Eagle yearbook; Robert L. Du-
ren. Miss N. C. C.; and Katherine
Goins, scholar and Y worker.
Student Recital
Easter Attitudes
Easter, we have learned, is a fes
tival commemorating the resurrection
of Christ. At this time we see flow
ers beginning to peep forth and the
green grass beginning to beautify
our campus by making its advent.
The leaves are rising from the buds
and the birds are catching the spirit
by gathering bits of feathers here
and there to make a nest in prepar
ing for their young.
If the lower life of the world have
caught the spirit of rising, are we
as individuals who are the very image
of Christ to remain stagnant and un
moved? Do you ask where or to
what should we rise? We should rise
above pessimism and antagonism to
a better understanding of God and
our relation to our fellow man. We
should rise above that veil of igno
rance and selfishness. Just as the
flo\|ter pushes forth from its own
little bud into a big strange world.
Following is the program of the
student monthly recital held in the
B. N. Duke auditorium, March 31,
1940, at 6:00 P.M.
Passing By
Water Boy Robinson
Mother of Mine Burleigh
Male Glee Club
Gavotte Gossee
Harriet Amey, Clementine Amey
Prelude in C Bach
j\Iaude Brandon
Allegr from Sonata No.l in F Mozart
Prelude in C-sharp minor
Rachmaninoff
Allen Brown
Jean H. T. Burleigh
Dh Didn’t It Rain.. II. T. Burleigh
James Samuel
Funeral March on the Death of a
Hero—from Sonata Opus 26
Beethoven
Dorothy Judkins
Rustles of Spring Sinding
Amey Mills
Cavatina Joachim Raff
Violin Obligato—]\Iarcus Christmas
Humming Chorus with Piano
Accompaniment—The
College Octette
Scarf Dance Chaminade
Geneva Whitted Glover
Flower Song Lange
Clementine Amey
Italian Street Song—from “Nanghty
Marietta” Victor Herbert
The Mixed Glee Club
A Ballad Cecil Burleigh
Sarah Tuck
Prelude in G minor...Rachmaninoff
Leona B. Wilkins
Nocturne in F minor Chopin
Polonaise in A major Chopin
Ida Smith
March—Warming Up Ribble
Neptune Overture Eisenberg
Village Chapel—Tone Veem.. .Ribble
Playground Waltz Chanette
Honor Band March Weber
The College Band
“The stars swinging in the calm
blue sea of Heaven singing their eter
nal song as they look tenderly down.”
Dear Old N. C. C.
(Official School Song)
The sloping hills, the verdant green.
The lovely blossoms’ beauteous
sheen.
Surround our college proud and gay.
Where wave our colors maroon and
gray,
What matters it how far we roam?
Our tho’ts will oft return to home.
And hearts will e’er be true to thee.
Our Alma Mater N. C. C.
We’ve gathered here to fit our lives.
As from the darkness, light revives.
So let us hail both night and day
Our glorious colors maroon and gray.
We’ll ever love and honor thee.
For thou has taught us lovalty,
Tlien let our watcliworQ service V>e
To Alma Mater N. C. C.
You send us forth, with hearts of
love.
So like a blessing from above.
And from the path we’ll never stray
Our dear Alma ]\Iater maroon and
gray,
We’ll work and fight, we’ll win our
way.
When duty calls we shall obey.
And may we e’er return to thee.
Our Alma Mater N. C. C.
Chorus
Then Rah! Rah! Rah! For our col-
N. C. College Receives
Additional W.P.A. Funds
ors so gay
Dear old N. C. C.’s maroon and gray.
Thy sons and daughters will honor
thee.
Dear old N. C. C.
Lyric by ]\Irs. A. D. Shepard.
Music by H. T. Burleigh.
Farliing Facilities and Bleachers
Will Be Built—Landscaping
Scheduled
Federal and state funds to the
amount of $51,142 have been ap
proved for the North Carolina Col
lege for Negroes, it was announced
by W.P.A. officials. The money will
be used for improvements to the ath
letic plant.
Of the total amount appropriated
the federal government has made
$38,000 available while the state
government has approved $13,142.
The project includes the construc
tion of an adequate parking space
adjacent to the old athletic field,
which is being completed. It will also
include the finishing of the bleachers
which are to be used in the athletic
park.
The present project will give em
ployment to approximately 65 men
for a period of 10 months, accord
ing to W. P. A. officials.
Much of this appropriation will be
spent in landscaping the college cam
pus and executing a general beauti
fication program.
During the present federal admin
istration the local college has been
enlarged, renovated and beautified
extensively. Besides the many new
buildings erected on the campus,
letics and other extra-collegiate ac
tivities. The entire contour of the
college campus has been changed into
a place of beauty.
Care has been given to architec
ture and design. All buildings ex
press a sense of harmony throughout
the whole scheme of the college lay
out.
so should we come out of our own
selfish little worlds and learn some
thing about the world at large. Just
as the bird gathers bits of feathers
in the preparation for its young, so
should we gather bits of knowledge
that will help us in forming atti
tudes and ideas for the generations
to come. Students, it is Easter, there
fore, Let’s Rise!!!
—George T. Boykin.
Doings of Typing 213A
From time to time, there will be
programs coming from a recently or
ganized group on the campus. They
are the advanced typing class. The
officers were elected recently and
through the leadership of Miss E. ^I.
Van Dyke, we are looking forward
to some interesting programs and
activities coming fro mthis group.
As we recall there are some students
in this organization that helped give
the greatest banquet ever in the his
tory of the school.
The officers elected were as fol
lows: President, Thomas Keller;
Vice-President, Edward High; Sec
retary, Aurelia Lucas; Assistant Sec
retary, Roselyn Whitehead; Treas
urer, Alma Conley; Reporter, Paul
Greene.
“Persons who always seek variety
generally end up holding the bag.”
Leap Year Brings
White Easter
Defiantly challenging the most
elaborate spring ensemble, which
according to tradition makes its
formal appearance on Easter, a snow
fall of four or five inches blanketed
the campus, causing many holiday
plans to be shattered. The snowfall
was state-wide and many of those
who went home for the week-end
holiday returned with compliments
on their new outfits still unsung.
Following a clear week and a peep
of the sun on Sunday morning,
!March 24, the snow began falling
about 10:30 here and fell rapidly
until nightfall. Of a strange design
in this locale, being of a pattern
common to far northern regions, the
snowflakes were light and piled up
rapidly. Within an hour’s time the
landscape was transformed into a
white wonderland. True, it was the
first Easter snow here in twenty-four
years.
This strange occurrence was ap
parently caused by snow forming at
a high altitude, following the con
tact of the warm gulf stream air with
a wave of cold air from the north,
according to the N. C. state weather
man.
Confucious say: “Most school girls
like Piggly Wiggly Store, any “cos-
tomer” any time much okay.