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THE CAMPUS ECHO
Tuesday, May 28, 1940
The Campus Echo
Vol. 4 No. 8
Durham, N. C., May 28, 1940
Published monthly by the
North Carolina College
Subscription 50 cents for the
school year
EDITORIAL STAFF
Bditor-in-Chief Joseph A. Christmas
Managing Editor Sylvester L. Carter
Sports Editor Thomas Hardy
Asst. Sports Editor Burnett Bryant
Contributing Editors
Haskel A. Hudson, Roland L. Allison, Alex
Rivera, Thomas Keller
Reporters and Feature Writers
John Frederic Summersette, Edith Parham, La
Ruth Hall, Charles Rogers, Isabella Jeffreys,
Anna Kni^t, Hattie Hinton, James West.
Javotta Sutton.
Secretary .Louise C. Thompson
Faculty Advisers
Dr. W. E. Farrison, Professor C. T, Willis
Reflection—In Re; The
Annual
All things are not possible. And
though there are those who live by
a philosophy, “Do what you want
to when you want to do it,” we soon
realize that unsurmountable odds
will present themselves.
The annual this year is not an
annual in a true sense. It is a meri-
tous publication. Because there is
no annual as such, the staff has been
placed in a peculiar position. Last
year The Eagle was published for
the first time in ten years. It was a
swell job; there was no competition.
This year, for only one reason—little
degree of support from faculty and
students was given the project—the
annual did not fully materialize. The
student directory paralyzed the ad
field, the school’s publication cap
tured the interest, The Eagle was
disregarded as an independent stu
dent act. In this is wrapped the
great mistake.
The school is publishing a year
book. Pidiculous! With money any
money, su^/port is life. We had no
money; .and though we have pub
lished an Eagle, we have no repre
sentative annual.
The school publication is a great
thing. It will mean much toward in
creasing the enrollment here—we are
still building a plant. A real annual,
were those same funds allotted to
supplement those from ad solicita
tion, would have been published; had
there been a merging of the two fac
tors; had the students participated.
While there are those whose chests
swell at the glory of a “ready-to-
wear” yearbook, the majority of us
would certainly favor a student
effected project, one that actually
had a non-administrative mold. As
students, w emust play a part in the
progress of the school. How else can
we grow?
Perhaps you would be surprised
to learn that such a boycotting of
The Eagle was effected that out of
45 faculty members, 24 had pictures
made; of 79 seniors, 57; of 113
juniors, 27; and the freshmen and
sophomores hardly were represented
at all—two of each class coming in.
Yet, our hats are off to the few
who tried. Though these sickening
facts bear down on us, The Eagle
staff did its best. Using the material
it had, it hopes sincerely that The
Eagle published this year will form
the connecting link between the year
book of ’39 and the yearbook of ’41.
Knowing that it has not excelled is
bad, but knowing further that it has
kept alive the spark that was started
a year ago is gratifying.
We learn through experience that
failures are 'stepping stones. So, fel
low students, it is for you to get
right down to business and next year
let no one exceed you in your effort
to publish a yearbook that shadows
the best we’ve ever had.
—^The Editor
Jakie Says—
Monthly BookReview
What Do You Think?
Do you think that the annual jee
should be included in the incidental
fees to be paid the first of the school
year?
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I think the annual fee should be
paid the beginning of the year be
cause it is easier to get then. Too, it
will relieve the staff of a lot of un
necessary work and allow it to work
leisurely on the material and picture
making so as to make the annual
better.
—Thelma Humphrey, Sophomore
Annual fees for at least one issue
of the Eagle should be collected ad
ministratively so as to guarantee a
fine publication of which all students
and alumni would be proud. After
that, it should be put on the volun
tary basis or in the hands of the
senior class. Then, in my humble
opinion I think the problem would
be solved, so far as the collecting of
fees is concerned.
—Charles E. Cobb, Senior
The annual fee should be paid the
first of the year because then you
have more money. If you wait until
later, most of it is gone. My parents
would pay the fee if it were included
in the incidental fees at the first of
the year, but as it is now, I have to
be responsible for paying the fee.
—Carmel Bland, Freshman
Yes, I think this fee should be
included in the incidental fees be
cause if the student is allowed to
wait until later it is likely that the
money for this purpose will be used
for something else. It would leave
the student free to pay other press
ing fees that usually arise during
the school year as well as give the
staff adequate finances and time to
better our annual.
—^James L. Gaither, Junior
T tKinV thp annual shrmlrl
paid at the begininng of the year
since it has been so hard to get oth
erwise. If the student pays it as a
part of his fees at the opening of
school he won’t miss it as he would
at this time of the year.
—John Jackson, Sophomore
I think that it should be paid the
first of the year so that it will be
fully understood that it has to be
paid instead of waiting until the last
of the year when there are so many
other expenses.
—Joyce Hicks, Senior
It should be included in the inci
dental fees to be paid at the begin
ning of each year because then the
parents will pay it. Otherwise, it
would have to be paid by the stu
dent and it is hard for him to get
that amount. Then, too, it will give
the staff a better chance to plan and
know how many copies to publish.
Thus, we would have a much better
annual.
—Walter Winston, Freshman
Yes. At the beginning of the year
a student has more for incidental
fees. If this collecting is done then,
we will be able to make our annual
a better success because we will have
the cooperation of the entire student
body.
—Margaret Williams, Junior
Mirth
Jimmie (during social hour): Will
you marry me?
Juanita: Why, yes.
Juanita (after a long silence):
Why don’t you say something?
Jimmie: Doggonist, I’ve said too
much already.
Pitt says the only man who lives
on the fat of the land is the girdle
manufacturer.
Rivera: Do you sleep tight?
Chavis: No, the stuff makes me
wide awake.
TO YOU
“En Passant”
Commencement comes and with it
goes that portion of our studnet body
designated as the senior class, and
as we go, a lot of pleasant and un
pleasant memories unravel them
selves before u^, and those of you
that will be left behind.
As we are about to commence in
a new field of endeavor, we look
back and ask ourselves these ques
tions: Have we contributed anything
to the uplift oi standards at our
alma mater? Will those who come
after us contribate as much, if not
more, than we hive? These questions
and many othen we are asking our
selves “en passint,” and it is our
desire to have rau ask yourselves
these questions, not when you are
seniors and leading North Carolina
College, but now, and if you find on
asking and answering these questions
that your contr.bution to the uplift
of standards at jur school is nil, be
gin now in madng a definite con
tribution.
It has oft beer said that “no chain
is stronger than its weakest link.”
There is no question about the truth
and wisdom in tlis statement in hard
ly any well-thinking human being’s
mind, so let’s for a brief moment
examine the chaia of the North Caro
lina College of ;his year, next year
and years gone by, and of which the
students, faculty and administration
comprise the links. It has been ru
mored this year and other years that
North Carolina College had student
government and at various times in
my college career, which began in
1937, I have been inclined to think
so, but these times have been rela
tively few; something is wrong. Now
what is wrong? Il is a two-way situa
tion in which sti dents are to blame
and the admini'tration is to blame.
First of ail out^iudents, until re
cently, have had the wrong sense
of values, emphasis has been placed
on things that are not important,
their cooperation with those whom
they themselves chose to represent
them is of a very small degree, thus
making it difficult for any measure
presented to the administration by
their Student Council to pass. Then
there is an aOministrative angle,
which is, that the administration does
not know what il wants the students
to have and rather than being er
roneous in giving, it gives nothing.
Then it appears irom this side of the
fance, that the administration has
not learned that all individuals, not
some, act just a! they are expected
or suspected of aiting; this is a basic
sociological prinople and if the ad
ministration is gfing to assume that
every time or mtst of the time that
students of oppoate sex are together
that immoral ideis are the dominant
thoughts, they slall force upon stu
dents, thoughts tiat would probably
never have entered their heads.
Another weak alministrative point,
and there are mire than one just as
is the case with students’ weak points,
is the subjectior of one portion of
the student bodr to a good or an
evil and denying Dr ignoring the other
portion of the stident body. By this
I mean, campus girls after holidays
have to report it 8:00 o’clock the
morning after the holiday ends,
which is all riglt, but campus men,
city girls and nten do not have to
report for a weik unless they want
to. There are ether cases that are
similar to this ore and I am not say
ing it is a good or a bad, but if it is
a good, then we who are not sub
jected are being :heated out of some
thing good and if it is a bad, then
those who are uibjected are being
treated unfairly in proportion to the
other part of the student body.
Let us for a brief moment take
On Winning Friends and
Influencing People
Confucius said:
God gave man two ears
Two eyes and one mouth
That he should see and hear
Twice as much as he should say.
Most of us fail to realize this;
hence, we never really influence any
one. The friends we already possess
become bored and soon tire of our
friendship.
We go about talking; talking end
lessly, never seeming to realize that
perhaps there are others who would
like to express themselves.
Some of us actually go so far as
to tell our troubles to every one we
meet. We overlook the fact that we
are only supplying food for gossip.
No one really wants to hear about
our latest heart-breaking experience.
They may have troubles of their own
and do not have the time to bother
themselves wit hours It is granted
that we all feel more at ease when
we are allowed to have a good cry
on somebody’s shoulder. However,
that doesn’t mean that we must make
a habit of it.
Obviously, we learn much more
by using our ears than by using our
mouth; for when we are talking we
are expressing our opinion. When
we are listening, we listen to others’
opinions, thereby enlarging our store
of knowledge.
The same applies to our eyes.
Have you ever noticed a person sit
ting or standing, not commenting on
anything around him? If you should
ask that persons afterwards what was
happening around him he will be able
to tell you the highlights far better
than the actual participants. Why?
By observ'ing the things around him,
naturally, he would know more about
them. It always pays to use our eyes
to the best advantage; hence, further
increasing our store of knowledge.
From this we get what? We must
learn to (a) use our eyes and ears
to the best advantage, (b) use our
mouths one-half as often as our eyes
and ears, (c) refrain from telling
our troubles to others, and (d) influ
ence people by silence rather than
by chatter.
a look at our yearbook. The Eagle.
Students, faculty, administration, we
have truly practically thrown away
a golden opportunity of which some
day we may be sorry. It was only a
matter of a year or two at the most,
that the yearbook would have paid
for itself and been one of the finest
of its kind in the country, but be
cause, as pioneering, the beginning
was a struggle, we lost faith and
withdrew not part but all coopera
tion and even ran counter publica
tions to further The Eagle’s doom.
It was pathetic, but there is a
saying which goes, “A man may be
down but he isn’t out.” The Eagle
may be down, but he isn’t out.
I say these things to stir up your
“pure minds.” P*rogress has never
been achieved in situations such as
these; and next year when you return
here, come with the determination,
courage and fight to put these things
behind you and make them stepping
stones rather than impediments. At
the head of your student body and
organizations are some of the finest
young men and women as can be
found anywhere. With your help and
cooperation they, along with you, can
answer the first proposed questions
in a manner befitting but without
your help all their efforts will be for
naught, for “No chain is stronger
than its weakest link.”
—Charles Earl Cobb,
Retiring President of Student Body
The Mortal Storm by Phyllis Bat-
tome is not a good book. You will,
however, enjoy the book because all
the characters are living people, not
merely types. Particularly memorable
is Freya, a courageous and intelligent
girl.
The Mortal Storm is a story of
family life in Germany under the
Nazi regime. Professor Roth, a Jew
ish scientist, and his wife, an aristo
crat, strive to remain, under trying
conditions, the liberals they have al
ways been. Their two sons, Emil and
Olaf, accept the Nazi creed with faith
and passionate enthusiasm. Freya,
around whom the family revolves,
falls in love with Hans, a sturdy,
fearless socialist and trouble begins.
The book would have been a grand
one if the author had stayed on a
level with humans—had portrayed
some hatred and evil. Instead, she
has pretended to be above these vices
and consequently the book is little
better than Sunday School literature.
A Soliloquy of Youth
We come to the end of another
milestone in the roads of our lives—
another school year is about to van
ish behind the horizon of ever march
ing time.
How far have we come along the
paths that we wish to, and should
have trod as students in a chaotic
world, jolted day by day with huge
injustices, startled with each sunrise
by the ever increasing number of
hungry mouths, made pathetic by
war and the horrors thereof—men
are being fed to guns like corn is
fed to hungry chickens for the sec
ond time in less than 25 years.
While we come to the end of this
school year and as we wind our way
during the summer months let our
that it it-
self for any eventuality. Let it make
itself strong that it may combat evil
forces with good, let youth stand not
idly aside while truth and right are
crushed to earth, let it swear allegi
ance to those two virtues, truth and
right, and uphold them whenever
called upon to do so—“When duty
whispers Lo thou must let youth re
ply 1 can.”
Here on our campus may youth
take the lead in building up ourselves
to that point where none can say
that we are not able to govern our
selves. When it is necessary to do so
let youth control their desires, let
them control their actions, their
words, and their deeds—and only
the master shall praise us and only
the master shall blame.
The way of progress is hard, do
not expect to get something for noth
ing, the world does not do that for
us. Let youth build its monuments
not in the sands lest they tumble and
crumble at its maker’s feet. Carve
for your place a space from out the
granite so that longevity and security
shall be yours for evermore—if you
can keep your head while all around
you others are losing their and blam
ing it on others. . . .
It takes courage to go to the top
and strength of will and all the other
virtues. Those youths who would go
there must gird on themselves the
right armor, must strengthen them
selves with all the virtues, must fight
to the finish.
“Be strong, it matters not how deep
entrenched the wrong, how hard
the battle goes, the
Day how long, faint not; fight on.
Tomorrow comes the song.
—Robert Bond
Baby Brett: Announces that if a
fellow gives'her nothing but soft
soap, she’s certain to wash her hands
of him.
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