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Volume XXI — Number VII Durham, N. C. Friday, March 30, 1962 Price: 20c
‘BEST DRESSED GIRL ON CAMPUS’—Yvonne Martin smiles
for the Echo camera asi she shows her ability to transform an ordi
nary rail into a thing of beauty. Miss Martin was named the “Best
Dressed Girl on Campus” on March 5 (see related pictures on page
4).
Yvonne Martin 'Best Dressed Girl'
$30,000 Suit Filed Against Protesters
★ ★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★
Demonstrations at 'Carolina' Cause Court Action 
Pretty Yvonne Martin, senior
Commerce major froin Have
lock, N. C., outranked five other
competitors to win the Campus
Echo sponsored ‘Best Dressed
Girl on Campus” conteBt. The
New Residence Hall nominee
was the unanimous choice of
judges Rubin Weston, George
Thorne, and Miss Sarah Harper.
Modeling what she termed
“simple but versatile” styles be
fore 200 spectators in the Com
merce Auditorium, Miss Martin
outstripped all competition with
her version of a typical campus
outfit, an off-campus daytime
outfit, and a party dress. Her
campus attire consisted of a
gold-plaid pleated skirt with
matching gold sweater, black
shoes and a gold necklace with
matching earrings.
Miss Martin’s off-campus day
time outfit consisted of a tan and
white tweed suit with dark;
brown shoes, bag and hat.
White gloves with a necklace
and earrings of the same color
rounded out the outfit. The
third attire, designed for the
co-ed’s social life, was made up
of a short-length, rose colored
party dress with rose colored
gloves and matching shoes.
The judges ruled that Miss
Martin Ipest met the require
ments set up by Glamour Maga
zine, the national sponsor of the
contest. These requirements
were that the best dressed girl
on campus “have a good figure,
beautiful posture; clean, shin
ing, well-kept hair; good groom
ing—not just neat, but impecca
ble; a deft hand with make-up
(enough to look pretty but not
overdone); and a clear under
standing of her fashion type.”
Other requirements of the win
ning candidate were that she
have a “workable wardrobe
plan; individuality in her use of
colors, accessories; and an ap
propriate—not rah rah—look
for off campus occasions.”
Other candidates in the local
contest were Joan White, repre
senting Annie Day Shepard
Dormitory; Alma Ormond,
representing Old Senior Hall;
Barbara Jean Howell, represent
ing McLean Hall; Peggy Lee,
representing Rush Hall; and
Evelyn V. Marshall, representing
the Off-Campus women.
Slated to graduate in June,
Miss Martin’s plans are to get
a secretarial position in Wash
ington, D. C., and to eventually
get married. Her hobbies are
reading, listening to music, and
cooking. Her advice to fresh-
(Continued On Page 4)
Two demonstrations on March
14-15 at the Carolina Theater in
Durham have resulted in a
$30,000 suit and restraining or
der against student protesters
and the NAACP.
On Friday, March 16, demon
strations against the Carolina
were halted when Charles L.
Abercrombie, manager of the
theater, issued a restrai^jt on the
group. A summons was served
to 34 individuals which pre
vented them from participation
in further demonstrations.
Commented Attorney Floyd
B. McKissick, “WMle the re
straining orders may not be of
any direct help, the orders pose
no hinderance to the movement.
The court suit by the Carolina
Theater is like ‘throwing the
rabbit into the briar patch.’ The
NAACP is at home in the court.”
While the NAACP representa
tive could not divulge the plstn,
the Echo learned that a surprise
package is to be delivered by
the NAACP. The hint was
dropped during an interview
with McKissick.
Lawyers for the defendants
are Attorney Morris, Thompson,
Pearson and Ji:ii JIabritt, who
is representin'g''the jSiational of-
Rubin Weston, assistant pro
fessor of social science at North
Carolina College, has been
granted an award of $4,800 by
the Danforth Foundation of St.
Louis.
Under terms of the award, he
will attend Syracuse University
next year to continue his studies
for the doctorate degree in social
science. Weston received a
similar grant from the Founda
tion in 1957.
The Danforth awards are de
signed to encourage teachers to
increase their competence
through advanced study.
fice of the NAACP. The lawyers
are being assisted by Attorney
McKissick, one of the defen
dants.
The question of the illegality
of the operation of the Carolina
Theater was brought up in a
recent meeting of the city coun
cil. During the meeting Mayor
Evans and the coimcil requested
that the manager of the Caro
lina meet with the officials of
the NAACP and the Committee
on Human Relations.
Troubled Waters at the Carolina
The trouble began when the
theater manager refused to meet
with the mayor’s committee on
Human Relations and officials of
the local Youth and College
Chapters of the NAACP. The
day after Albercombie’s refusal
to meet with the Human Rela
tion Committee, the local Youth
and the NAACP, College Chap-
tens of the NAACP met in the
B. N. Duke auditoriimi on NCC’s
campus.
The following instructions
were issued: March single file to
the Carolina Theater, ask for a
ticket, if refused ask why, ask
other questions also, move away
and write down conversation,
The North Carolina College
professor is a native of Colum
bia, S. C. He finished Central
High School in Philadelphia and
later earned both bachelor and
master’s degrees in social
science at NCC.
He was visiting instructor at
NCC in 1952-53 and joined the
staff the following year.
Weston holds membership in
both the Pi Gamma Mu and Phi
Alpha Theta social studies honor
societies. He is also a member
of the Association for the Study
of Negro Life and History.
and encircle the block and re
join the line.
During the first hour and a
half of the “round robin” march,
white members of the NAACP
and sympathizers purchased
tickets for the Negro protesters.
Around 8:00 p.m. fourteen pro
testers with tickets joined the
march. When the first member
of the party was refused a ticket,
he and hi's party moved away
from the booth and made a sud
den dash for the blockaded door
(Continued On Page 10)
College Holds Last
Rites for Professor
A capacity audience gathered
quietly in B. N. Duke Audi
torium at 11:00 A.M., March 29,
to pay its last respects to Dr.
William H. Robinson, professor
and chairman of the North Caro
lina College Department of
Physics. Among those attending
the memorial service were stu
dents, faculty colleagues, and
persons from the city of Dur
ham.
Dr. Robinson was fatally
stricken with a heart attack *:
4:30 Tuesday morning, March
27.
Dr. J. Neal Hughley presided
over the services introduced by
(Continued On Page 10)
DR. WILLI AM H. ROBINSON
Annual SSPA Conf.
Held Here April 6
Southeastern Scholastic Publi
cations Association, an organiza
tion of high school editors and
advisers, will hold its annual
meeting at North Carolina Col
lege Friday, April 6.
H. G. Dawson, Jr., executive
secretary of SSPA and director
of the NCC News Bureau, says
over 300 students from the Caro-
linas and Virginia are expected
for the annual meeting of
publicists.
One of the highlights of the
April 6 meeting, Dawson said,
is the Honors Awards program
in which newspaper and year
book performance will be cited.
Publications from over 40 mem
ber schools have been submitted
(Continued On Page 6)
NEW NCC BRAIN—The college president, faculty members and students marvel at the newly-
arrived 1620 IBM Data Processing Machine as! it goes through some of its complexities. Seated left to
right are WIthro Wiggins anC Mr. J. D. Harrell; standing left to right are Dr. C. E. Boulware, Dr.
Alfonso Elder, Dr. M. L. Browne, the late Dr. W. H. Robinson, and a representative from the IBM
Company.
NCC Professor Wins Danforth Grant