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PAGE EIGHT THE CAMPUS ECHO TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1956 Six of nine North Carolina College stu dents who recently attended a four day cur rent affairs seminar at the United Nations Headquarters in New York are shown here with Dr. I. G. Newton, center, NCC po litical science teacher, studying centers of present UN activities abroad. Left to right: Robert Simmons, New Bern; Eddie Britt, Goldsboro; Melvin Holloman, Selma; Dr. Newton; Joseph Becton, Durham; ^ James Faison, Seaboard; and Eugene Williams, Durham. Not shown are Lloyd Yancey, Philadelphia; Grady Bell, Washington, D. C.; and Charles Willie, Durham. Visitor Puzzled, Asks "What Is College Life?" Newton's Class Goes To UN Session Dr. I. G. Newton, professor of political science, and nine stu dents of state and municiapal government, comparative go vernment, constitutional law and political theory recently at tended a four-day current af fair seminar at the United Na tions headquarters in New York. The seminar was one in a se ries under the direction of the American Friends Service Com mittee’s college affairs section. The secretary of this aspect of the AFSC program is Robert Gallimore. He arranged for the Book Review NCC students to take part in the seminar which attracted college students from all parts of the United States. Special lectures, sightseeing trips, and tours of the United Nations were included in the group’s activities. The students who made thd trip are Lloyd Yancey, Grady Bell, Charles Willie, Robert Simmons, Eddie Britt, Melvin Holloman, Joseph Becton, James Faison and Eugene Willi ams. Streeter Novel Tells Christmas Story By ROAMLESS HUDSON My friend wants to know of what does a college life consist. He hasn’t been to college. He graduated from high school and went to serve in the U. S. Army. He visited this college one day and got many kinds of impres sions from the people who went from place to place on the cam- ptis. Being my good friend, he warijted to know what I con sidered a good college life. This wa»a subject that I didn’t want to jjmscuss at that time so I encourage him to tell meiPlmat he considered a good college life. He continued the discussion by asking me differ ent questions. “My friend,” he said, “Is college life that life where grown people congregate around a door at dinner time and pressurize whoever is in front of them and almost knock each other down?” “Consider ing my friend as one who doesn’t reason, but speaks be fore he realizes what he is talk ing about, I told him that these people were surely justified for pushing each other around be cause college is supposed to teach one how to do what he has been doing better and faster. Oh! I defended my campus companions to the utmost be cause they are justified in push ing for many reasons. For ex ample, if a girl were to suffer a broken leg as a result of some big gentleman stepping on her, then she would have a legal ex cuse for being absent from her classes. This would be good fof the young lady involved in that slie could use the college as a winter resort for three or four weeks. My friend then asked me if I considered myself as having a good college life when my friends talked and sang loud while walking by the library as I was trying to study. At this point, I asked him if he had any intentions of criticizing the peo ple on this campus. He told me that he was merely asking a question. For this question, I really had an answer. I told him that only those people who have gotten ahead in their homework were the singing people on this campus. I also told him that those who have recently made the honor roll sing because they are happy about making such a great achievement. I told him just to look around this commu nity and check on the people’s grades and see if he wouldn’t find that only those people who are having trouble in their stu dies are sitting in the library. Since those who study are us ually sent home for failure, the loud talking and loud singing ladies and gentlemen are justi fied, to do as they wish becausei they are the cream of the crop. My friend seemed as if he didn’t understand my iustifica-- tions for these human traits which my college brothers and sisters have, but he said that he would try to see it my way. He stayed on campus for two days. During the night, he stayed in the men’s dormitory. When I saw him the next morning, I asked him how did he sleep. He told me that he didn’t sleep at all because ■ of the beautiful songs coming from the horn player upstairs, the jokes told by the heavy fellows in the hall, the hi-fi set next door playing progressive jazz, the radios across the hall playing Elvis Presley and the enthusiastic heavy-v^eight wrestling match which was held in the hall. My friend was then convinced that college life is wonderful and full of excitement. You see, he had to have this experience be fore he really saw the good in coming to college. Duke Symphony Here January 7 The Gamma Beta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity will present the Duke Univer sity Symphony Orchestra here on January 7 in B. N. Duke Auditoriimi at 8:15 P. M. This will be the second in the series of cultural programs sponsored by the Alpha Fraternity. Mrs. Frances Gray Patton, au thor of the best selling novel, Good Morning Miss Ddve, on the invitation of the fraternity, discussed her book here Sun day, the 16th. President LeVonne Chambers said the purpose of the pro grams is to increase interest in the fine arts on the campus. He further stated that the Alphas have another slate of cultxiral activities planned for the second semester. The general student-body is invited to attend all of the pro grams. There will be no ad mission. For Christmas You will marvel at our beautiful selection of dia mond rings. Everyone high in style and value—low in price. (SETS FROM $19.75- $500.) We invite your account. SEAGROVES and BALLARD, JEWELERS 303 E. Chapel ffill St. Durham^ N. C. By BARBARA LUMPKIN Are you looking for a lively, comical, yet meaningful book to read during the Christmas sea son? I know just the book for you. It is Merry Christmas Mr. Baxter, written by Edward Streeter, author of Father of the Bride, Skoal Schandinavia, Dere Mabel and Mr. Hobbs’ Vacation. Merry Christmas, Mr. Baxter is the story of George Barton Baxter, New York businessman and a profoimd dreamer who al ways decides after each Christ mas is over that he is going to be more practical next year, but who xisually ends up buying more unwanted and impracti- NCC City Women Give Xmas Party The second annual Christmas party for the children of twenty- five needy families in Dxirham was sponsored by the senior wo men of North Carolina College from 3 to 5 p.m. in the recrea tion room of the Senior Dormi tory, December 15. The children were served re freshments and given toys by the senior residents. The Home Economics and Physical Educa tion majors were in charge of the games which were played. The Civic Committee of the Dormitory House Council plan ned the affair. Miss Eva M. Price is the chairman of the! Civic Committee, and MisS Shirley Greene is president of the Senior Dormitory Hous^ Council. WELCOME NCC STUDENTS To TASTE RITE BAKERY ★ PARTY COOKIES BIRTHDAY AND iV WEDDING CAKES ★ AND PASTRY FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS PHONE 2-2252 'k 5121/2 E. PETTIGREW STREET cal gifts, and spending more money than ever before. Mry Baxter’s story is common to al most everyone who loves Christmas and who receives joy from making others happy. Humor is prevalent through out the book as the reader watches Mr. Baxter maneuver himself among the busy New York Christmas shoppers. Mi?. Baxter is the type of man who cannot resist the sales talk of an especially attractive sales girl, and therefore he buys many things for his wife, family, and frieinds that he never would have thought of buying at any other time. He lectures to hig wife about the utter nonsense in having an expensive mink stole which, as he saw it, was “A long strip of stuff that only covered your shoulders and to which you had to cling every minute like a hat in a gust of wind or it will slide into the near -. est mud pudle.” Of course, Mrs. Baxter receives a mink stole. Merry Christmas, Mr. Baxter is a human story of a man, a husband, a father, a grand father, and a businessman who crowds, the decorations, the magic, and the joy of the Christ mas season. It is the story of Christmas in New York, the! crawds, the decorations, the carolers, fabulous window dis plays, the excitement, the street corner Santas, office parties, and a prevailing spirit of cheer and happiness. After all his confusion, frusr trations, and expenditures, George Barton Baxter greets another Christmas day with, joy surprise and a heart full of desire for “Peace on earth,- Goodwill toward men.” It is in deed a very Merry Christmas for Mr. Baxter. So I hope it is for all of you— Merry Christmas, Readers. STUDENTS AND FACULTY Of N. C. College Are Always WELCOME At Green Candle Restaurant PHONE: 5-987.> 542 E. Petlij^r SJ Azonia Mca. 'on s Mgr, While in Durham Use the Facilities of MECHANICS AND FARMERS BANK Two Convenient Locations 615 FAYETTEVILLE ST. and 116 W. PARRISH ST. Resources Over $6,000,000.00 Member F. D. L C.
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