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Artists who will appear here during the 1949-50 concert series are top, left,
Lawrence Winters, noted baritone; top right, Sujata of the Sujata and Asoka
Indian dance duo; bottom, the De Paur Infantry Chorus.
Concert Series Released
Famed Artists Will Be
Featured In Concerts
Thespians In
Plans For
Productions
By SPUD
Those bushels of laughs -whicli
campus citizens have been so
free with since September may
come in handy by the first week
in December.
That’s when North Carolina
College’s Thespians unwrap
their first production of the sea
son, either the solid, straight-
faced “Glass Menagerie” or
Oscar Wilde’s farce to end all
farces, “You Can’t Take It
With You.”
No di'cision concerning the
first dra’^iatie presentation has
been vo t made, but college
Thespif'ns will exert histrionic
energii's for at least three pro
ductions during the ’49-50 term.
The initial presentation may
also be given at Bennett College
in Greensboro, and an “Oscar”
award is planned .for outstand
ing actors, who may be selected
from freshmen displaying their
talents at North Carolina Col
lege for the first time.
SPECIAL PAGEANT
Current proposals include a
special pageant to be presented
outdoors during the Yule sea
son ajid a summer production of
Euripides’ famous Medea, suc
cessfully revived on the Broad
way stage in 1947 by the gifted
actress, Judith Anderson.
Orchestration for the campus
Medea wiU be prepared by W'es-
ley I. Howard, music instructor.
Specific attention will be given
to reproducing the Greek stage,
and dramatists will employ
elaborate costiuning and lighting
effects.
Officers of The Thespians, di
rected by Miss Mary Bohanon,
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An unusual artist attraction, Sujata and Asoka, interpretive
Indian dancers, will open North Carolina College’s ’49-50 Concert;
Series in B. N. Du^e Aaditorium, JvAvember 19, at 8 p. m.
Other presentations will be the DePau.r Infantry Chorus,
January 12; Margaret Webster’s Players, January 18; and bari
tone Lawrence Winters, March 20.
The Infantry Chorus, perhaps
Steering Group
For Men Named
A steering committee of five
students to assist the Dean of
Men in planning activities for
assemblies for campus men was
formed on October 12.
All volunteers, steering com
mittee members are: Jlenry
Woodard, South Boston, Va.;
William D. Gardner, Ayden, S.
C.; William Ford, Forest City,
N. C.; William Scott, Durham;
and Lee Johnson, Oxford, N. C.
one of the best-known male
choral groups in the country to
day, was organized at Fort Dix,
N. J. The Army arranged to
have the Chorus sing before
troops at posts throughout the
world, and the unit promoted
War Bond Sales for three years.
iJeFAUR THROUGH RAJNi^b
ueraur, wiio emistea m tne
Army as a private ana rose to
,Lne_ ranJc ot captain, has Deen
Heard m JNew iorls as choral
conductor of the Virgil-Thom-
son-Gertrude Stein opera ‘ ‘ J^'our
saints in b Acts” and the lioark
Bradford-J acques Wolf play
■■John Henry.” Later, he or
ganized and lead the Chorus
which was one of the features
of Moss Hart’s AAF stage play
“Winged Victory,” in 1944. A
native of Summit, N. J., he first
attracted attention as an asso
ciate conductor of the Hall
Johnson choir.
The 372 Regiment’s Chorus
first attracted major attention
when it was sent to Hawaii and
gave a performance for the
Pacific High Command. Cap
tain Maurice Evans, noted
Shakespearean, actor, praised
the Chorus highly and persuad
ed the High Command that the
Chorus would contribute to the
morale of armed forces in the
Pacific. From that point, De-
Paur’s Infantry Chorus was
well on its way to an amazing
success.
“Haring sung together so
many times, the DePaur
Chorus has the electric pre
cision of attack, the instinctive
blending of voices and the
sure control of dynamics
which can only be developed
through multiplicity of per
formance.” — F. C. Cop-
picus, manager, Caruso, Lily
Pons, et al.
TRAVELING COMPANY
Margaret Webster’s Players,
who were the subject of an arti
cle in the Reader’s Digest last
spring, were organized in 1947
as a^ traveling company catering
to college audiences. After an
encouraging reception by cul
tural centers in some 30-odd
states, the company became a
highly-organized dramatic unit
which has since, been unable to
supply engagements, for many
urgent requests.
Miss Webster, 'trho left a
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Plans Made
For DC Trip
By LOUISE JACKSON
North Carolina College stu
dents are going all out for the
Capital Classic. No stone is left
unturned as the average student
seeks his way to get to Wash
ington. “The Classic” is the by
word, and “Washington” the
Goal.” Everyone wants to see
the Eagles slaughter West Vir
ginia.
To help stimulate interest,
students and civic organizations
are sponsoring programs with
the object of transportation for
students.
KAPPA RAFFLE
The Kappa Alpha Psi Frater
nity is sponsoring a raffle end
ing November ninth, the win
ner of which will be given a free
trip- to the Classic.
The Student Council is char
tering two buses for students.
Notwithstanding the students
who will go by pul)|fe bus, car,
and train, these programs in
itiated by these groups have re
ceived much approval and co
operation. By all evidence.
North Carolina College and Dur
ham will be well represented at
the Classic on November 11.
VOLUME 8—number 2
DURHAM, N. C., OCTOBER—/949
PRICE: 15c
Dean Hancock To)Be Speaker
At Founder’s Day Here Thurs.
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ECHO
Staff Positions
Now Open
Call at Office
GLADYS McGILL
News Editor
Omegas Plan
For Annual
Observance
Tau Psi Chapter of the Omega
Psi Phi Frateinity will again
take part in the National
Achievement Project according
to an announcsment by James
B. James who has been named
Chairman of the Project for the
Durham Area.
The project begins on Nov
ember 6, 1949 and will continue
through November 13, 1949. The
theme of the Achievement Pro
ject is ‘ ‘ Fair asid Effective Em
ployment: The Economic Ob
jective of a Kef.tless Minority.”
NATIONAli CONTEST
In comiectionl "with the pro
ject^ a Natioi School
-Essay Contest, *en to all High
School Seniors i will be held.
Adwards to be4:iv6n to the win
ners of this eonljest will be $125.-
00 for the first prize; $75.00 for
the second prize; and $50.00 for
the third prize. The subject for
the contest is, “An Experience
in Job Making.”
ffhe local chapter has sched
uled several programs with high
schools in this area among which
are Mary Potter High School at
Oxford; C. C. HawlerHigh
School, Creedmore; Hillside
School, Durham; Albion Aca
demy, Franklinton; Luicoln
High School, Chapel Hill; and
Little River High School, Dur
ham County.
PLAN PROGRAMS
Plans are also being made for
severals_ programs at North
Carolina College which will in
clude two Chapel programs, a
forum discussion, a smoker and
several radio programs.
Founder's Doy Rites At B. N. Duke, Beechwood; Initial
Drive Of Memorial Foundation To End On Thursday
Dean Gordon B. Hancock, professor of Economics and Sociology at Virginia
Union University of Richmond, Virginia, and noted columnist for the Asso
ciated Negro Press, will be the principal speaker at the second annual Found
er’s Day ceremonies scheduled for 10:30 a. m. November 3, in the B. N. Duke
Auditorium.
Commemoration of the late
founder and president. Dr.
James Edward Shepard, will
tie-in with the activities of the
James E. Shepard Memorial
Foundation, which, since last
summer, has been engaged in
the raising of funds to establish
a memorial to Dr. Shepard.
The college choir will render
special music for the occasion:
“Hallelujah” from Mount of
Olives” by Beethoven; “A City
Called Heaven,” arranged by
Hill; and R. Nathaniel Dett’s
“I’ll Never Turn Back No
More.”
Students Approve
Hastie Appointment
SPECIAL BROADCAST
Professor J. T. Taylor, cam
paign director of the Memorial
Foundation, stated that the
initial drive will be ended on
Founder’s Day. The Foundation
is planning, specifically, to erect
a bronze statute of Dr. Shepard
and to set up a scholarship and
loan fund for students attend
ing North Carolina College and
North Carolina College grad
uates attending graduate schools.
The nationally famous South-
ernaires will devote their full
program Sunday, November 6,
to Dr. Shepard and the Mem
orial Foundation, Taylor stated.
The program, regularly heard
every Sunday, will be broadcast
nationwide over the network of
ABC.
OTHER PARTICIFAKXa
Dr. Helen G. Edmonds, chair
man of the Founder’s Day acti
vities, said that other parti
cipants in the Nov. 3 activities
are Rev. James A. Cannon, pas
tor of the Twine Memorial
Church; James T. Taylor,
professor of Psychology, and
long-time student and friend of
the founder, President Alfonso
Elder; Charles A. Ray, pro
fessor of English and Public Re
lations Director of the Founda
tion ; Rev. J. Neal Hughley, pro
fessor of Economics; and Rev.
Miles Mark Fisher, pastor of the
White Rock Baptist Church, of
which Dr. Shepard was a mem
ber. Rev. Fisher will officiate at
the graveside ceremonies to be
conducted at the Beechwood
Cemetery at 12:15 p. m.
Hancock received his educa
tion at Benedict College and at
Colgate and Harvard Universi-
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Campus reaction to the ap
pointment of Gov. William' H.
Hastie to the United States Cir
cuit Court of the third district
was decisively favorable as
shown in a poll taken of stu
dents, here.
The Virgin Island Governor
was named by President Tru
man as Circuit Court judge of
the third United States district
recently.
Ten students, picked at ran
dom, Avere interviewed in con
nection with the appointment.
Out of the ten polled, eight
believed the appointment to be
The Negro press and a lawyer
group made an issue of political
maneuvering out of the appoint
ment. The third district, to
which Hastie was named, is lo
cated in Philadelphia. The press
and the lawyers pointed out that
the gain for the race in the ap
pointment is negligible in view
of the facts that the race loses
a Governor; that the Negro has
been asking for ten years for a
District judgeship; that the
move is purely political in na
ture because Hastie was not ap
pointed to a vacancy in Wash
ington, D. C., his home; and
that the appointment is design-
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GOV. W. H. HASTIE
. . . Another First . . .
a definite advaiite lor the race
and evidence of this country’s
awareness of the value of the
Negro, while two saw it aS a
mere political maneuver.
Of those indicting a favorable
reaction to the appointment,
some were willing to overlook
the political implications in
volved, if there are any, and ac
cept the appointment as an in
dication of the President’s high
regard for the race.
EXPECT MANEUVERS
Those who saw the appoint-
as a political move cited the fact
that such manipulations are to
be expected in the realms of
politics.
Famous Designer,
Model Here For
Fashionetta
The Alpha Zeta Omega chap
ter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha
sorority will present a fashion
etta here November 4 in the B.
N. Duke auditorium.
vS or or it V jp.
ImalecI TBaf^an^ ^aieatldns
point to a gala and exciting af
fair to be featured by the pre
sence of a member of New York’s
Fashion Institute.
Miss Elaine Cyrus Graham,
the only Negro woman to be ad
mitted officially to the famous
dress-making salons of Paris,
will conduct the fashion par
ade.
In addition Miss Graham will
bring Miss Cunningham, a pro
fessional fashion model from
New York. Miss Cunningham
will model exciting, brilliant,
and daring (look fellas) gowns
from the House of Patan of New
York.
In August of last year Miss
Graham was in Paris as the
Chambers' Syndicale de la
Couture.
Many students as well as
townsfolk Avill participate in the
Fashionetta.
^GG Goh. Nom GoMetd GoUeCf^
Echo Gets New
Look, Staff
The Campus ECHO has un
dergone a change from a five
column, 15 inch sheet of six
pages to a seven column, 22 inch
sheet of four pages. Type faces
have been changed from San
Serif to Bodoni and Metroblack
on news pages and Stymie on
the Editorial page.
In announcing the change,
editor Clathan Ross said that the
increased size of the sheet and
decrease in number of pages
serve to add to the attractive
ness of the paper, offer more
possibilites for interesting make
up and afford more space for
fuller coverage at no appreciable
rise in printing cost.
Staff changes are still being
made as Freshmen and new stu
dents are expected to be added
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By LOUISE JACKSON
North Carolina College has
been graced with the presence
of three sets of tAvins. Now we
don’t see double, we see triple,
and how? To avoid any more
confusion M'e’d like to present
these young ladies by sets.
First, there are Miss Myrtle
and Bertha Boykins, who hail
from Parkersburg, North Car
olina. Both of these attractive
young ladies are majoring in
Biology and General Science.
They graduated from Garland
in Parkersburg, in 1945, and
are now Juniors at North Caro
lina College^ Twin-like, their
hobbies parallel; the both like to
read novels, play the piano, and
to keep scrapbooks. They are
members of the Y. W. C. A.,
choir, Band, NAACP and the
AKLA. Sorority.
HAVE JOINT HOBBIES
Secondly, there are Misses
Anneice and Annette Jackson
from Pensacola, Florida. These
twins are graduates of Booker
T. Washingtontof Pensacola, and
are now enro.'Ied as Freshmen
at North Carotoa College. They
have joint h&bbies of reading
and playing ‘ eards._ They are
tiajioring Sto" Sociology and
minoring in li’isc^choloigy. 'WTien
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From 1^ to right, Ann«ic« «nd Ami«tte Jackson; and Bertha and Myrti*
Boykins. Back row, left to right, Minnia and Mattie Stone.