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CHARLES SMITH
CHARLES STANBACK
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VOLUME 15 — NUMBER 7 DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1957
Expect 300 For Echo Confab
May Form Tri-State Group
ROBERT PERRY
Smith, Stanback To Lead Sessions
Two practicing experts in the
publications field assisted by
several advisers and students
ftom high schools in North
Carolina will occupy the spot
light throughout the day April
5 during the Second Annual
Campus Echo Publications Con
ference.
Some 300 students and ad
visers are expected to attend the
meeting which will feature in
struction and discussion sessions
on newspapers and yearbooks.
Charles J. Smith, III, director
of public relations at Florida
A&M University, and Charles
R. Stanback, a representative of
Summer School Will Open June 10
The 1957 session of the North
Carolina College Summer School
will begin on June 10, accor
ding to Dr. J. H. Taylor, Direc
tor. The Summer School will be
open to undergraduate and gra
duate students.
To be offered this year are
courses leading to the degrees
of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of
Science, Bachelor of Science in
Commerce, Bachelor of Science
in Public Health Nursing, and
Bachelor of Science in Home
Economics.
Graduate degrees to be offer
ed are Master of Arts, Master of
Science, Master of Education,
Master of Library Science, and
Doctor of Philosophy in Educa
tion.
Also included in the Summer
School program will be work
shops, clinics and institutes
(June 10-July 17); Alcoholic
Education (June 12-22); Audio
Visual Education; Health "Edu
cation; and Principals Work
shop (June 24-August 31).
Other features of the Summer
School are clinics and institutes
in reading, Resource-Use Edu
cation, science and mathematics.
The National Science Foun
dation will sponsor an institute
for high school teachers of sci
ence and mathematics concur
rent with the six weeks session
of the Summer School. It (the
institute) is intended to
strengthen the subject matter
background of high*^' school
teachers of biology, chemistry,
and mathematics.
Those selected to participate
in the institute will receive a
generous stipend and depen
dency and travel allowances. A
limited number of other persons
will be permitted to enroll in
any of the three courses. A
maximimi of six semester hour
credit may be earned in the in
stitute.
About the 1957 session of the
Summer School, Dr. Tayloi?
said recently, “A highly trained
faculty, a well planned cultural
and recreational program and,
of course, a beautiful campus in
a progressive community will
be here for all enrolled.”
SG Ponders Honor System For NCC
Preliminary steps toward es
tablishing an honor system at
NCC are being taken by the
Student Congress, it was an
nounced this week by Julius L.
Chambers, presiding officer of
that body and vice president of
the Student Government.
In an interview with an Echo|
reporter, Chambers said that
at present the Student Congressi
is “feeling out” student opinion
to see if the general student
body really wants the system.
A committee has been appoint
ed to study the problem and to
inform students as to what the
system involves. Following the
study and education period, the
issue will be submitted to the
student body for vote.
Chambers said the purpose of
the study group is to make a
thorough canvass of the stud
ent body and to provide as
much enlightenment on the sub
ject of the honor system as pos
sible. “There is no attempt be
ing made,” he said, “to force
anything on the student.”
Referring to his recent ap
pearance before the Student
Welfare Committee with a list
of student greivances, and hisi
subsequent report to the stu
dent body in assembly, Chamn
bers said:
“The honor system may prove
to be a possible solution to
many of the problems that
pointed out in my speech of
February 26 in Upperclass As
sembly. However, the issue
must be decided by the students
themselves.
In addition to his office in the
Congress, Mr. Chambers is pres
ident of Pan Hellenic Council
and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
He holds membership in Pi'
Gamma Mu, Phi Alpha Theta
and the Social Science Club.
Josten’s American Yearbook
Company, will serve as chief
consultants for the newspaper
and yearbook sessions respec
tively. Robert Perry is editor of
the sponsoring Echo, and H. G.
Dawson is adviser and confer
ence director.
Among high school news
paper and yearbook advisers
assisting the chief consultants,
are: Mrs. Anne P. Toliver, Ste
phens-Lee High School, Ashe-f
ville; Mrs. Angeline Smith, J.
P. Dudley High School, Greens
boro; and Mrs. M. T. Lakin,
Hillside High School, Mr. H. H.
Coleman, Whitted School, Mrs.
A. B. Cobb, Merrick-Moore
High School, and Mr. R. E.
Stewart, Durham Business
School, all of Durham.
Smith, the chief newspaper
consultant, holds a master’s de
gree 5n journalism from thet
State University of Iowa. Be
fore taking over as public rela
tions director at FAMU, he held
a similar position at Tennessee
State University. He advises the
FAMU AN, studeiit newspuper
at his school as well as the col
lege yearbook, and founded and
directs an annual scholastic
press institute there.
Stanback, a member of the
NCC staff, also operates a pho
tography studio in Durham. He
does extensive photograph work
for high schools and colleges in
the Caroltnas and Virginia.
Since becoming affiliated with
the American Yearbook Com
pany, he has supervised as well
as photographed for numerous}
high school annuals.
The young yearbook special
ist will be assisted by Mrs. Toli
ver, chairman of an advisory
board for both the newspaper
and yearbook at Stephens Lee
High School. Under her direc
tion, the publications at Ste
phens Lee have received “excel-
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Discussions, illustrations, business sessions, and a social
will be outstanding features of the Second Annual CAMPUS
ECHO Publication Conference here next Friday.
The ECHO is being assisted in sponsoring the publica
tions meeting by the NCC yearbook, the EAGLE, and the
Josten’s American Yearbook Company.
Some three hundred faculty advisers and students from
high schools in the Carolinas and Virginia are expected to
attend.
All day sessions will be held
in the Education Building, and
the social, from 7 until 10, will
be staged in the Recreation
Room of the Science Building.
Registration will take place
from 8 until 10 in room 111 of
the Education Building, follow
ed by a general orientation as
sembly in the Commerce Audi-i
torium.
Following the assembly, the
yearbook group will move to
room 305-307 for sessions on
“planning and content,” “themes
and purposes,” and “layout and
design.”
The newspaper group will go
to the Education Auditorium to
take up “planning the paper,”
“finding funds,” and “making
assignments.”
Publicists will pause from 12
until 1 for lunch, to be followed,
from 1 until 2 by “interest
tours’’ of the NCC campus.
DuAing the 1-2 p^iod,
faculty advisers and conference
officials will gather in room 113
for an organizational meeting.
According to H. G. Dawson, Jr.,,
conference director, plans for
setting up a state-wide organi
zation of publicists will be dis
closed at this meeting.
When the groups re-assemble
in their respective meeting
places at 2, they will begin an
other round of instruction ses
sions.
The yearbook group will con
sider “new angles on photogra-
ply,” artwork and its purpose,”
“copy writing and fitting,” and
“staff organization.”
Prof. Taylor Eyes
Seat On Council
James T. Taylor, professor of
psychology, last week an
nounced his candidacy for the
Durham City Council from thd
3rd ward.
' The post is being vacated by
R. N. Harris, Durham business
man and first of his race to
serve on the Durham City Coun^
cil.
After Harris’ announcement
that he would not seek the post
J. S. Stewart, executive secre-
on Negro Affairs, placed his
name in nomination.
Stewart and Taylor will be
rivals for the 3rd Ward’s nomi
nation and election.
Taylor is a native of Wilson
and one of the first graduates of
NCC.
He received the B.S. and ,M.A.
degrees at Ohio State where he
also did predoctoral work in
psychology.
The NCC professor is a for
mer president of the State
Teachers Association and dur
ing World War H was in con
trol of a divisional OPA Office
in Durham.
He is also the executive secre
tary of' the James E. Shepard
Memorial Foundation.
In addition to his various
educational posts, Taylor has
been an oft quoted spokesman
on international affairs from
lecture platforms and from
newspaper columns throughout
the country.
Meanwhile, the newspaper
session will be dealing with
“writing editorials, features anc^
news,” and “copy reading” and
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Principals in North Carolina
College’s annual “Greek Week
■observance” that started last
Sunday with keynote addresses
by Clarence Mitchell, second
from right, director of the
Washington Bureau of the
NAACP are shown here. Left to
right, J. Le Vonne Chambers,
Mt. Gilead, N. C; Miss Shirley
T. James, Jamesville; Mitchell;
and Floyd B. McKissick, vice
president of the Durham
NAACP. Forums, social events,
banquet, and a dance were
other events in a week filled
with NCC Greek activities.