Student Body Observes Founder’s Day
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VOL. VII—NO. Ill
DURHAM, N. C.,
NOVEMBER—1948
Dr. H. Edmonds
Outlines Events
Of Founder's Day
Wednesday, Noveniber 3, the birth
date of the late T)r. James Edward
Shepard, is to mark the beginning of
an aiuiual observance here at North
Carolina College. The board of trus
tees has been requested to designate
this day as Founder’s Day in mem
ory of the college’s founder and first
president.
As the Founder’s Day edition of
the Campus Echo goes to press. Dr.
Helen G. Edmonds, chairman of the
Founder’s Day Committee, has re
leased a tentative schedule of acti
vities for the day, and the highlight
is to be an address by Dr. Mordecai
W. Johnson, president of Howard
University. Dr. Johnson is well known
here as a friend of the institution and
a man held in high esteem by Dr.
Shepard.
The Founder’s Day program is
scheduled for B. N. Duke Auditorium
at 10:30 a. m. Wednesday, and in
addition to Dr. Johnson’s speech there
will be remarks from a representative
of the board of trustees and specially
arranged music by the college choir
under the direction of Miss Buth
Gillnm. /
“ ’^-r>iu.. i'nvre will ]».• a
special ceremony at Dr, Shepard’s
graveside at Beech wood cemetery. A
brief eulogy will be delivered by the
Rev. Milos Mark Fisher wh» was in
charge of the late founder’s funeral
rites last year, and the college choir
will sing. Miss Carolyn Smith, grand-
dr.ugliter of the founder, and a stu
dent of tile college, has been selected
to place a wreath on the grave.
There are to be no classes on the
morning of Founder’s Day. but they
will resume as usual after lunch, ac
cording to the tentative plans of the
committee.
Issues Challenge
In Annual Speech
In a challenging and stirring ad
dress delivered , here recently, Dr.
Benjamin E. Mayes used as his sub
ject “The Objectivity and Universal
ity of Eight and Wrong Sin And
Bighteonsness Good And Evil. ’ ’ Dr.
Mayes, noted lecturer, and , columnist
and president of Morehouse College,
Atlanta, Ga., recently retnrned from
the World Connell of Churches held
in Amsterdam, Holland.
Tlie speaker basing his text on the
introduction to the Declaration of In-
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The Imniorlal Shepard
Lift up your voices, speak and sing
Pronouncin" praises that will ring;
Thank God that mighty Shepard did live,.
For race and country, liis life he did give.
One day in November, he was bom,
This was for vis a happy, glorious morn;
We can with joy and praises say
He helped his people by leading the way.
He faced the hardships as they came
And won the honor, glory, and fame.
Shepard is no more; yet lessons he did leave
For us to follow, challenge—and take heed.
0 come, ye people, leave your play
And pay your tributes to Shepard today.
Shepard, 0 Shepard they name we hear
Ajid trusting God, we have no fear.'
We cannot say that Shepard is dead
Because Ave see the path he led ;
Holding to God’s helping hand
He left us here for an unknown land.
F'arewell, 0 Shepard, and may we meit
And walk with Saints God’s golden streets.
N. C. C. strive! thy founder is at rest ;■
But those who walk within thy gates must
Strive to do their best.
Thej" too,.must plod their weary way
And work like Shepard both night and daj
Peace, Peace be within thy portals
For Shepard thy founder is immortal.
—R. NATHANIEL NILES
To Join Faculty, Alumni
In Homage To Dr. SheDard
By R. NATHANIEL NILES
Today we pay tribute to a great man, an. educational builder,
humanitarian, Christian gentlemen, and a beloved founder. This
man is one whose prominence began many years ago. This gallant
figure was Dr, James Edward Shepard, founder and first president
of North Carolina College. It is fitting that we pay oui respect
to a noble and courageous leader on our first Founders’ Day.
(Into us a son ,is given and cfime to be the Nortii (Jarolina
his name s'hall be called James CoJJege At Durham. Ho labored
Edward Shepard, must have unceasingly through the dark
been the words of tlie Rev. and
Mrs. Augustus Shepard on No
vember 3, 1875. It was on this
day that this great man was
born. As young Sbepard grew,
he grew in spirit and was filled
w'ith wisdom. Young Shepard’s
early life was motivated by
ethical, and religious teachings
of home life under the guidance
of his devoted mother and fath
er. His parents felt that a well-
rounded education was neces
sary to prepare young Shepard
for his life’s work. With this
idea young Shepard attended
Shaw University where he re
ceived undergraduate and pro
fessional training in his field.
After he had completed the
necessaiy requirements, he
graduated and was ready for
service.
Dr. Shepard was ready for
sel'vice for his state, couiltry
and most of all service for his
people. He was comparer of
deeds in the Recorder’s Office in
Washington, D. C. and served
in this capacity until he decided
to return to his native state.
This he did; arid served as Dep
uty Oollector of intstual Re-
A^enue at Raleigh, North Caro
lina. Later he felt the call to
service for humanity, and pre
ferred to work and live with
those he loved. He no doubt saw
the need for well trained lead
ers and the role higher institu
tions of learning must play in
preparing the youth of his race
for service. This led to the
founding of the National Reli
gious Training School and
Chautauqua, which eventually
Political Pow-Wow
days of the -institution’y begin
ning. Perserveranct and faith in
God were dominant factors
which guided this great leader.
It was this indoniiUiblo spirit
that enabled him to sec sunshine
when hindrances, difficulf-ies and
jeaJously over-shadowci' him.
No day seemed cloudy; no night
too dark; he looked foj v/ard to
a bright day and the coming of
dawn. The dawn ior‘ Dr, Shep
ard meant the di.wn of en-.
couragement wliich g.ive him
faith and a new day of iiope and
vision.
Time marched on; . many
things happened; some helped
and some hindered, 'i'ho years
of hardships and poverty pass
ed and the years of cxt)ansion,
prosperity came. Funtls were
appropriated and an expansion
program was launcluxl. The
school began to get ic.ognition
and became the first state sup
ported liberal arts eoKcge in
America. The institutioH gain
ed membership in the American
Association of CoUc.ye;. and
Universities and th,e Soathern
AssnciatioVi of Col!et’’:.‘s,;)!i
ondary Schools. iiiiine' of
the institution chftngcti several
times, the last ’bemi' 'i'iic North
rham.
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to )joi; these
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Carolina College
Dr. Shepard lived
things done and to
fulfilled. '
On the evening of October 6,
1948, just afj the day wiin draw
ing to a close and tt'c sJiadows
of the evening fell, Dr. Shepard
passed. He had lived a ijjorious
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Moek Election Creates Interest
Council Active
The Student Council formtilated
plans to send Miss Clementine Coley
along with an escort to Tennessee
■when the Eagles renewed their inter-
aectional rivalry with the Tennessee
Tigers. •
In addition the body has approved
of the Maroon and Grey .staff for
this year, and has secured Friday,
November 26, as one of the Thanks
giving holidays.
Other items acted on by the Coun
cil Avere the sponsoring of the election
of the Homecoming Queen, holding
of the annual dance October 1, and
the sponsoring of the float upon
which the Homecoming Qtieen rode.
I. G. Newton and Roger Bussell are
faculty advisors to the Council.
Society Organized
North Carolina College’s Law
Society, Phi Delta Pi, was reorgan
ized on the campus last week and a
new Qonstitutioii was read and adopt
ed in the initial meeting.
Officers elected for the 1948-49
school year were president, Eobert E.
Jackson of Kinston, N. O.; vice-
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North Carolina Colieye stu
dents under the sponsof"liip of
the Social Science cl ub conduct
ed a political campaign which
was culminated in a mock elec
tion Nov. 1.'
Students who wcte oiciied to
represent the four political par
ties took part in tliis year’s
election, and there v/oio cam-
paig-n speeches accompanying
registration at variou,s ;>j)ots on
the campus. In a special assem
bly program the candidates
made sjjceches outlininff the
platforms of the itsspectivi; par
ties.
Candidates Outline Pku forms
Johnny Barnes and William
Ford were Republican candi-
•iates; Douglas Howell and
Major High represented the
Democratic party; Elune Moore ■
and Walker Jason j'Cj;miented
the I'rogressive i^'aity; Booth
Smith and Garlaii Wult iepre-
Mcnteil the State Right:? l^arty.
l^'otlowing the w^ricj; of cam
paign speeches, Dr. J. ii. Tay
lor, bead of the dcpartntent of
social science, outlined a history
of the major political parties in
tlie United States. ■, ■