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PAGE TWO CAMPUS ECHO ocTOBER-^i949j^y||j f his Is JusI' The BegSniimg Editorials ... Why Not A Studer Union Building? North Carolina College students have long been in need of a •StudentUnion building. Offices for such student organizations as the Student Council, the Pan-Hellenic Council, the four classes, and the student publications are desperately needed. Designated j space for other student organizations to share when they plan socials or other affairs is needed. Right now, the Student Cou.ncil, the Mai’oon and Grey, the Shepard Memorial Foundation and the Campus Echo staffs are crammed together in one small “office” about twelve feetj long and ten feet wide. After a desk, a mimeograph machine and two file cabinets are placed in this ‘ ‘ nook, ’ ’ there is barely room' left for three persons to move around. To shrug this situation off I with the mere reminder that we are all crowded here and that we, will have more space when the new buildings are completed is no satisfactory answer. Now, when student organizations plan affairs or merely want to meet, they must use one of the dormitory rooms or one of the rooms in the administration building. (If they use a room in the administration building, they must be out of it by nine in the evening or they will get locked in by the janitor.) When the Stu dent Council or the publications staffs want to Avork, one must wait for the other to finish before it can even get into to the office. Lisbon Berry, energetic Student Council president, realized, along with others, this desperate state of affairs and proceeded to see what could be done to remedy it. Last Spring he asked Presi dent Elder of the feasibility of using Cbidley hall or Avery audi torium and was told by the president that both buildings were to be tom down. He told Berry, however, that one of the annexes could be used after some of the new buildings are completed. Berry also learned from the President that the State does not see fit to erect a Student Union now. When Berry got back to school this September, he found that twenty thousand dollars had been 11 Xu Tl|0 EditOI* sunk ino Avery which is to be renovated for use as a much needed Law building. He later learned that Chidley is to be renovated and each fraternity to be given a room there. oV \ Then the Student Council president sought the aid of the Shepard Memorial Foundation, but was told by Professor James T. Taylor, campaign director, that the Foundation could not supply funds for the project. Professor Taylor did say, though, i that he would be glad to personally help students conduct a cam- Edio. paign to raise the funds. City Students Protest Rent Rates Whether the writers of this article are considered Then the idea of asking the Alumni to help support the project was hit upon by Berry. He has already received an en thusiastic reply from George Norman, president of the Wilming ton chapter. It was suggested that each chapter of the Alumni j -yyg ^jeiieve that democracy re- Assoe^^^Jio^^^^^Bi^lifli'Sb a room qr'^oine student organii^fljuo^^ - "" I aiid coristruc'tive efforts. We oe- compulsion, lieve that education deserves the |.esif]pnee to Indeed the need is great. What with four organizations, support of all citizens. We be- doraiitoi (count them—the Student Council, the Maroon and Grey, the lieve that social good takes pre rooms of private dwellings, the ters’ landlady (very seldom rooms having poor lighting and landlord, officially.) This income insufficient heating and ventila- adds . greatly to their sociai . tion. Usually hot water for baths dignity yand luxurious living — is provided not more than three giving some all of the majesty aiuicjc jg provided not more tnan tnree giving some an uj. me luajcBuj* fatigable iconoclatsts or infam- ^ occupants and pomp of the Eenaissance. ous rascals does not really mat- .l ;i.. — “,r«+a >> +v>cnr li-irB ter. We believe in democracy. of the house mtst necessarily use But the “vets,” they don’t live the same bathroom. It was the in luxury and ‘Mom,’ she does ease of one student interviewed not ride in a Cadillac. • ■ ~ . 7 . CilOC Ui K.... quires constant study, cnticism, tbesfe wrii^^haU. she,, fron; Rooms ori campus ca^i be aiid constructive efforts. We be- pnmnnlKinn. ])56 to go from her had for seven dollars ($7.00) per )ne of the girls’ month which is, indeed, reason- have her show- able. But the day-student pays ■ies to — - - _ , _ ^—*— ——-1 - . V . * ers. Some private dwellings dearly for his niggardly ac- Shepard Memorial Foundation, and the Campus Echo,) sharing cedence over individual success, maintain as many as three rooms eommodations. Rentals in, pri- thp nnp hiindrpd twPntv-two feet the student organizations of the sort mentioned above. Be- vate dwellings generally range _ ^ y • ’ 1 -4. 1 Pi’^^ticing democracy in our being over-crowned and from twelve ($12.00) to twenty- having to use the Womens gymnasiums, domitory rooms, andL^gj,y^gy relationship with oth- having inadequate facilities these five dollars ($25.00) per month classrooms, the situation is not conducive to the production of the 1*i* J _-X-. nu 4-X-in + conditions are not conducive to — even when the students at- Lv^ W1A-. cjj,. conditions are noi. conaucive lo — even wiieii me siuuenia ai- best of work. Berry has started the “ball rolling” and the Cam- Long, and much too long, ^tiidy and do not offer a whole- tends the cleaning of his room pus Echo backs the project two hundred percent. STUDENTS, have the day-students at North and cultural atmosphere in and furnishing his own linen LET’S GET BEHIND THE IDEA AND MAKE IT WORKll exnloited * ^ Ti.oT.or.toi The Hastie Farce The appointment of Governor William H. Hastie of the Vir gin Islands to the third district of the Circuit Court is odious to nave me uay-sbuueius au gome and cultural atmospnere in and furnishing nis own imeu Carolina College been exploited to perpetuate democracy, and bedding. The rental does not by no small number of local eit- wonder if the city health de- always include heating. Many izens who believe in everything partment or rent control know students either pay extra for else but the democratic way of conditions? fuel or purchase their own life; citizens who value a nickle . . fuel). Besides, the unscrupulous more than character and a quar- On investigating turthe , rgntees generally make no allow- ter more than human dignitly. found one instance and there or reduction for the stu- On this subject, we do not W be more, in which women wish to think, or to speak, or to students ive ^ room. (This is where math- write, with moderation. We are same private dweUing. s is gomes in. Can you add?) I in earnest — we will not equivo- ^ain^ the po icy o or concern here as us in all its ramifications and implications. We can see in it only cate — we will not retreat a Carolina College concermng ac- ^yhether or not these rentals mere political jockeying and, even worse, the representaton of the single inch, and we will be onr^noliev ehan^rd? considered when they file aw »f .he Ne*.o . . pa»„ a. a ^ «» cite ope^.e'Sto^^ Vices. We cannot escape, however, (nor do we wish), the fact that North Carolina College at pre- all of the injustices done the concern is to the appoint represents an advance for the race. But in the light Lg^^. ^^gg ^ot have sufficient out-of-town day-students; these entice other inter- of the implications and what we have assumed to be the desired facilities to accommodate all of ® • • t ested, broadminded citizens to consequences, the advance is slight, compared to the loss we may the students who wish to matri- . help us see to it that these un- culate at the instituion. Con- to and end ior tne non-etnicai, conditions are alleviat- easily incur. . * j .i, + at w +• sequently, many of the students Machiavellian, capitalistic g^j and soon. Help us, the fore- In the first place, it must be noted that Mr. Hastie was ap- accommoda- trepreneurs. And what is the ^ Durham, the pointed to the third district of the Circuit Court which is located ^the city; and hardly end ? Why pay-day, Qi course. (j^y_gtudents at North Carolina in Philadelphia. Senator Meyers, Democrat of Pennsylvania, anything pleases the capitalists Pay-day when the vetCTans^ College, to help ourselves. Help needs the Negro vote to win in the 1950 Congressional elections, of the neighboring vicinity more. us to acquire an environment When Meyers and other Philadelphia De.mocratie officials first They explo.tate rather than ac »ho has bent^ to ^ heard of the plan to appoint the Virgin Isiands chief executive to instances (and we hermeager income in order that a^deraw the third district, they rejected it. But when they learned that j^^ve statistics to support this she may send her son or daugh- preced- the plan w^as hatched to soothe the Negro’s hurt feelings over the information) as many ter off to finishing sc oo , as individual success. failure of the cnaet.ent of Civil Eights legislation and also » four - S:L?t„'’‘Csors- oT dig" STANLEY HARLEY, et al. realized that the appointment would boost the Senator’s re-1 ^ crowaeu b election “stock,” they accepted it. Yet the Negro has been asking for a federal judgeship for ten years. Had not the purpose of the appointment been to aid the Pennsylvania Democrats in ‘making hay” in the coming elections, why was not Mr. Hastie appointed to the Washington, D. C. district, (which had a vacancy), since he makes his United States home there? Keeping Up By LOUISE JACKSON Greetings from your scribe, in this, the first column ■ br the school year. We left you in a dither in June, and we rejoin you months hence still in the “conven- iional dither.” “Wha hoppen” over the summer, glad ,0 be back? Enough of that, what’s really happen ings? A down-earth talk on love by a Delta Soror ... An NAACP Youth Confab ... “Slaughter” of South Caro- ina State, anyway we won . . . Cotton thrives in city .imite, on South Street, that is . . . The “Rev.” trek ing to South Carolina for the game . . . Bill assisting your scribe, but how? . . . Twins, twins, all three sets . . . “Norfolk” an undecided place . . . The greatest Noith Carolina College homecoming ... My friend “Wah Wah” again . . . Suspense, a killing thing . Remember all that glitters is not gold, that’s the scoop of the year actording to the “Killer Jiason” ... Little john ably assisting yours truly, thanks a million .... Ford’s out front, we mean Ozzie. First meeting of Re- source-Use Educa'tlon Committee . . . Pan Hellenic Council functioning well... Torrence the “Rhoomba” king-no? ... The campus ooking lovely ... A renovated Echo staff . . . The entanglement of phonetics . . . Spefcial to the Echo ... introducing a new dance team, Moton and Scipio- ah! 'tlhe evils of journalism ... the tintinnabulation of our historic bell. . . who among North Carolina Col- ege celebrites made the “Afro” when she returned to school? ... Olga is an appropriate name, don’t you think? ... The “poncho” put him down ... The “Kid” and his “tops” ... The cheerleaders doing a fine job. Ho Hum, Another mon'th, another column, but here’s a dosing thought; “A man’s growth is seen in the successive choirs of his friends.” “My father, who lives in Wil mington, N. C., sent for me to attend school in the United States. I met some North Caro lina College students and was influenced my them and my in structor to come to school here. Since I’ve properly adjusted my self, I like North Carolina Col lege immensely.” Elaine Daley St. Croix, Virgin Islands Echo “I think that North Carolina College is one of the best insti tutions in the nation. This and the fact that North Carolina — “ College has a very good Physical Concert'S E'duiqation Department, influ enced my atwnding' school Were.” Walter Crawford Durham, N. C. (Continued from Page One) soon. At present the staff con sists of R. N. Niles, Associate Editor, Gladys McGill,'"News Editor, Louise Jackson, Feature Editor, Moses Burt, Advertising Manager, and Jonathan Hollo way, Business Manager. Bill Parker or Howard Camp bell will become Sports Editor. Prof. C. A. Ray has been named faculty advisor and R. C. Foreman, Jr., is assistant ad visor. “I came to North Carolina College because I know it is a good school. I wanted to play football but I did not fulfill the requirements for a varsity man. I am now concentrating on the study of the Social Sciences, but next year I hope to be playing varsity football with the Eag les.” John Thomas Williams Louisville, Ky, “After attending a Home Eco- nogiies Convention on North Carolina College’s Campus, I was impressed very much by the campus, and the atmosphere here, and so I decided to attend college here.’ Miss Laura Penn Winston-Salem, N. C. The OUIZZER By LOUISE JACKSON :>jk: In the second place, the appointment is designed to bate the wrath of the Negro, stirred up over the failure of the Democratic yg old Quizzer is back with the friendly atmosphere found is great, and I wish to obtain administration and the Democratic 81st Congress to enact a single questions and answers. In keep- on this campus, as exhibited by ietty?" Janr^nada iota of the Civil Rights legislation. Apparently, the misguided jng with our policy, each year ^Jos^ph’^L^^PeeW^^ ^ Boston, Massachusetts administrations feels that the Negro, who in the past, has been so we interview Freshmen and new Norfolk Va. ’ “I think North Carolina Col the Civil Rights promise in his jubilance over Mr. Hastie's eleva-1 “North Carolina College’s lege is a gi-and school. My min- tion. Add to this the fact that we were “short-changed” because ; campus influenced me greatly, ister informed me ^ o and what impressed you choice to attend school offered at North Carolina Col- we had^asked for ten years for a district judgeship but got a Cir-1 y^ur arrival here?’ here. Secondly, my ambition is lege and recommended the “I chose North Carolina Col- to be a music teacher, and I school very highly. As a result, We can overlook the fact that the appointment is a political I lege because I was impressed knew that North ^ i"ve?vTr1)ur^^^^^ maneuver because we expect as much in the “business” of poli- ^eatly by alumni of the college kge had a good music depart- I am very proud that did. , . . ^ ^ i. J * i! in my hometown. I learned oi meni. Malcolm Templeman tics. Yet we must emphasize the fact that it was not made out of curriculum and of extra- Miss Fannie Battle Newark, New Jersey any “sincere regard for the worth of the race” as was claimed. activities of this Rocky Mount, N. C. And we are affronted by the idea that a man of the race of such school, and I felt that I would I came to North Carolina calibre is being used the pawn for the advancement of petty Party like to become a part of the “I came to Wth College because I think it is the designs. We cannot assimilate the meager diet offered us by the Progressing “student brother- College because I f ^ ideal school, ^d because I like ° -1 • J 1 • • + „ hood” of North Carolina Col- out about the social life on a +he social environment.” appointment which gives us a Circuit judgeship instead of a L^^^ j campus, and whether I . a District judgeship. Above all, we cannot substitute a federal learned to appreciate more would like living on a campus. Terns WMdy judgeship for passage of the Civil Rights legislation. • fully the school as a whole and I think North Carolina College Roxboro, N. C. Twins (Continued from Page One) interviewed, they stated that they were particularly impres sed by our campus, and that they feel quite at home here. Lastly, we wish to introduce you to Misses Mattie and Min nie Stone, who hail from Pitts- boro, N. C. They are graduates of Horton of Pittsboro, and are now Freshmen here. Both of these young ladies chose reading for their hobby, and both have expressed how W'ell they like North Carolina College, and their appreciation for our way of school life. We have presented the twins but after you meet them it will be up to you to distinguished one from another—can you do it? (Contiuued froijj Page _ $1000-a-week on Broadway to' ' take Shakespearce to small com munities, received three im portant concessions from of ficials of Actors Equity and trade unions when she organized her troupe: approving of two plays being performed by a single east, traveling by bus, and the use of college students as assistants. For Margaret Webster’s Play ers, “The play’s the thing,” has a double meaning. “Miss Webster is one of the most distinguished Shake spearean directors of our time and has known splendor in that field. In her current en terprise she is serving the Bard in a new and immensely interesting approach. The per formance had movement, co hesion, vitality and persuasive Shakespeareen stature.” — Edwin Schloss, The Philadel phia Inquirer. IN “TROUBLED ISLAND” Lawrence Winters, who sang the leading role in William Grant Still’s “Troubled Island” in New Yotk City last April, made 45 appearances in the United States and 50 appear ances in Mexico and the West Indies during the 1948-49 sea son. Winters was cast an Amon- arsro in Aida and as Porgy in a Porgy and Bess production in the Empire City before his wide ly-acclaimed success in Still’s opera of Dessalines, the ideal istic fighter and love-sick em peror who ruled Haiti for a brief period. “Winters possesses substance and power. He sang with fer vor, deep expressiveness and tonal volumlf'nousness.^’ — Strauss, New York Times. Hancock (Continued from Page One) ties, winning the D. D. at Bene dict in 1925. He is a member of the American Sociology Society, American Economics Association and of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Thespians (Continued from Page One) dramatics instructor, are Simeon Holloway, Gary, Ind., presi dent; William Torrence, Leaks- ville, N. C., vice-president; Anna Walker, Statesville, N. C., secre tary; and Charles Grimes, Rocky Mount, N. C., treasurer. THE P'uhUsJied Monthly At Thtrhcem. C7LATHAN B088 ...... CAMPUS hy the Students At ECHO NortTi Carol^ma College EDITOn NATHANIEL NILES GLABT8 McGILIi BILL PAEKEB 0. A, RAY E. C. FOEEiMAN, Jr L0TJT8B JAOKSON ALETHA BIXON HOWAUD OAMPBmiL Faovlty AdviMf Special Aivitor t I'
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