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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1958 THE CAMPUS ECHO PAGE THREE ROVING REPORTER By Thomas Lee Cameron Students Favor O’Kelly Field > Met Ballerina Appears With Husband Carmen De Lavallade, the beautiful dancing wife of Geoffrey, Holder is premiere ballerina for the Metropolitan Opera Balleti having replaced her cousin Janet Collins. Originally from Louisiana, her French family moved to Los Angeles when she was born. For eight years she was the ballerina of The Lester Horton Company before appearing as Jack Cole’s dancing partner in “Lydia Bailey”. She was seen on television last season in the leading role oil “Madame Zaj” on the U. S. Steel Production of Duke EUington’d “Drum Is A Woman”, and as the gypsy dancer on NBC’s Christmas Production of “Amal And The Night Visitors.” She recently appear ed as leading dancer with the John Butler Company at the “Festival Of Two Worlds” in Spoleto, Italy. Because of disagreement as to whether the Thanksgiving Clas sic football game should be play ed at O’Kelly Field, this roving reporter conducted a survey of the student body to see what the general opinion of the students would reveal. Those interview-i ed were asked: “Do you think we should play the Thanksgiving Classic at O’Kelly Field or the Durham Athletic Park?” Hadie Robertson, senior his tory major from Sarint Paul: “I think the game should be played at the Athletic Park for econo mic reasons. So goes Wall Street; so goes America.” “Clark Witherspoon, freshman physical education major from Durham; “It doesn’t matter ta me. We are going to win any way. (Witherspoon is on the football team.) Katie Elliott, freshman com merce major from Dunn: “O’Kelly! Since we have our own athletic field, why go some where else to play? Besides, we would have to rent the park and the school can’t afford it.” “Dorothy Young, sophomore home economics major from! Henderson:” I think we should play at O’Kelly Field. Our boys are used to playing here and they will have a better chance to win the game.” “Bernard Fletcher, freshman physical education major from Durham: “I definitely think we should play at O’Kelly Field since it is our own campus. It’s too much trouble to go down town. We don’t have the trans portation and it would cut down on the attendance of the students. Then, too, school spirit would be greater here.” Patricia Dowd, sophomore art major from Southern Pines; “O’Kelly Field! I agree with the paper circulated this morning.” David Walker, senior biology major from Patterson, New Jer sey: “I think it should be played at the Durham Athletic Park. If the game is played downtown more people will attend, especially those from the city. As long as people can jump the fence and peep through the wire, they won’t pay to attend. And if it rains as it did during the Allen University game, we will have no shelter. There is some shelter at the Durham Athletic Park. FOR P' in REAL ESTATE, RENTING INSURANCE, REPAIRS AND BUILDING SUPPLIES See Union Insurance And Realty Co. 814 FAYETTEVILLK ST. TELEPHONE 3-CSZl DURHAM, N C. There will be a greater seating capacity at the park; hence, more people. NCC can use all the money it can get.” Garling Burton, senior busi-r ness administration major from Henderson: “I think it should be played at O’Kelly Field, for it would be more conducive to school moral. Furthermore, transportation would be inade quate, especially on holidays.” Barbara Lyons, senior mathe matics major from Durham: “To accommodate the number of people who will be here to at tend the game, the Durham Ath-i letic Park would be better. How ever, for transportation’s sake O’Kelly Field would serve the situation better.” Josie Simons, junior English, major from Winston-Salem: “I’m in favor of O’Kelly Field. I think the psychological effect of play ing on the home field is just as important as the economical fact, which is taking them downtown. The fellows seem to play better at O’Kelly Field.” Laura Parker, freshman com merce major from Beaufort: “I think the decision as to where the game should be played should be up to the football team. As for me, I am im- decided.” Chester Phillips, sophomore dramatic arts major from Jersey City, New Jersey; “I think the game should be played here since it is the tradition. I think we should bear in mind the alumni who we are expected. I’m sure they would favor O’Kelly Field. There is more spirit in the game when it’s here. Geraldine Simmons, junior commerce major from Golds boro; “It’s too much trouble commuting to the park. Further more, some students might not have the money to travel down town and the game would be at a loss with a shortage of stu" dents. Loretha Best, junior com mercial education major from Warsaw: “O’Kelly Field- It’s too much trouble going downtown. It’s more convenient to the stu dents to have it here at O’Kelly Field. We might not have ade quate transportation. Claude Smith, junior account ing major from Durham: “Dur ham Athletic Park! More people; more space; more money. Ike Gatling, senior physical education major from Newport News, Virginia: I’m for O’Kelly Field. It means more to the fel lows and it would mean more to the alumni who will come to see the game. There will be more color and spirit on the home- field. The park is too spacious and you don’t get the closeness you experience at O’Kelly Field. Xou fight better in your own backyard. I could run around the field blindfolded and I think most of the fellows know it about as well. (Gatling is a quar terback on the football team.) Veterans Crowned Sweetheart By Andrew Ellis Miss Barbara Vallet, freshman from Baton Rouge, La., wad crowned Sweetheart of the NCC Veterans’ Club. She became the first coed to be crowned by the Veterans’ Club. In a formal ceremony. Miss Vallet was crowned by William Cook, Commander of the Vete rans’ Club, on Friday, Novem-i ber 7, 1958 at seven o’clock in Geoffrey Holder “Man of Many Muses” One of the most exciting young personalities in the artis tic world is 6 foot 6 inch, 27-year old Geoffrey Holder, perhaps the most prodigious, multi-faceted talent to arrive on the theatrical scene since Orson Wells. Only four years out of Port- Au-Spain Trinidad, this one-man cultural center has become a most successful dancer, current ly being premier danseur with the Metropolitan Opera Com pany, an established painter who has had four one-man art shows at the Barone Gallery in New York, and a featured stage actor who garnered excellent reviews as “Lucky” in Michael Myer- berg’s production of “Waiting for Godot”. More recently Geoffrey invaded a new medi- um-television-in the U.S. Steel production of “The Bottle Imp” co-starring Farley Granger, and as the “Genie” in the CBS color spectacular “Aladdin”, conquer ing it with rave reviews from “Channel” critics. Add to his other accomplish ments: the receipt of a Guggen heim Foundation Art Fellow ship, the first Trinidadian to be so honored!; he designs cos tumes, choreographs and is the lead dancer in his own dance group whose many concerts re cently have received the kudos of the dance critics; he was the first to introduce the haunting and melodious beat of the steel drums in America, having brought his drummers here from Trinidad as part of his troupe in “House of Flowers”, the Harold Arlen-Truman Capote exotic musical that brought him to broadway; he writes music, poetry and plays; is currently completing a book to be publish ed by Doubleday; and also he is an accomplished photographer. His most important dream be came a reality when his son Leo Anthony was born two years ago. His wife is the very beauti ful Carmen De Lavallade who is premiere danseuse of the Metro- pK)litan Opera. They met when Carmen joined “House of Flowers” and soon after the show closed, they were married. Students Protest (Continued from Page 1) tion be effected or that the game be shifted to Memorial Stadiimi in Greensboro which will hold 10,000 fans. The move to shift the game to Durham Athletic Park was an appeasing gesture, it was reported. On Thursday, November 21, Dr. Newton armoimced, “I am informed that the college’s Executive Conrniittee voted to bring the game back to the cam pus.” Now, students having ex pressed their greivance through proper channels and received a satisfying answer, the angry mutterings that flooded the cam pus for the past few days is silenced. The only reminder of the Ariolent protest is a patch of dead brown grass in sharp con trast with the rest of the lush green of the hill in front of the dinng haU, where Newon’s effigy was burned on the evening of November 15. the evening. Miss Clementine Harris, a freshman from Raleigh, and Miss Emily Mills, a sophomore from Weldon, were attendants to the 1958-59 sweetheart of the Veterans’ Club. Editor Attends (Continued from Page 1) the opening convocation at 7:30 p.m. The sessions were 'divided, into five per day: 9-10:20 a.m., 10:30-11:40 a.m., 1 p.m. convo cations, 2:20-3:40 p.m., and 3:50- 5 p.m. At the Friday convoca tion delegates heard Clark Mollendpff, Cowles Publication Washington correspondent and 1958 Pulitzer Award winner and 1958 Sigma Delta Chi Award; winner for Public Service, who( spoke of “The Biggest Labor) Scandal,” which appears as an article in Look magazine. Saturday, at the conference| luncheon, A1 Capp, cartoonist- creator of L’il Abner, gave an address built around questions submitted by the delegates. WHILE IN DURHAM We invite you to use the facilities of MECHANICS AND FARMERS BANK TWO CONVENIENT LOCATIONS 615 FAYETTEVILLE STREET AND 116 WEST PARRISH STREET • RESOURCES OVER $7,000,000.00 • MEMBER F. D. I. C. WIN in the N. C. COLLEGE BRAND ROUND-UP Philip Morris is giving away FIVE BEAUTIFUL RADIOS Count the Beans in the Jar in the COLLEGE CANTEEN and place your name and count on any PHILIP MORRIS product and place in box in the Canteen. 1st Prize $75 Transistor Radio 2nd Prize $65 Radio 3rd Prize $60 Radio 4th Prize $50 Radio 5th Prize $45 Radio See these Beautiful Radios in the Showcase In The Canteen. PHILIP MORRIS urges all Organizations, Fraternities and Sororities to participate. GET OiV THE BAND WAGOIS AISD WIN! Reginald Frazier, Representative
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