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THE VOICE
APRIL 29, 1948
THE VOICE
Official Publication of the Student
Body Edited and Publislied by the
Students
FAYETTEVILLE STATE
TEACHERS COLLEGE
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Published three times during the
school year
Staff
EUNICE WILSON ’48
Editor-in-Chief
JOSEPHINE MANN, '49
Associate Editor
LUCILE BROWN, ’50
Associate Editor
JULIUS FULMORE, ’48
Associate Editor
MARION LEE, ’48 .
Associate Editor
JOHNNY BUTLER, '49
Sports Editor
FRANK WEAVER, '48
Business Manager
MAURICE HAYES, ’48
Circulation Manager
NORMAN JUSTICE, ’51
Advertising Manager
rose BURWELL, ’48
Repoi ter
DOROTHY ROBINSON, '48
Reporter
QUEEN LEWIS, ’49
BERTHA BARNES, ’49
Reporter
Reporter
T. MORRIS CAMERON, '48
GEORGE JOHNSON, ’51
MARION STEWART, ’49
Typist
Typist
Typist
JOHN W. PARKER
Advisor
COLLEGE SPIRIT
College spirit is one of those
elusive terms which many have
tried to define, but none have
been too successful in doing so.
Perhaps a good example of col
lege spirit in action is the splendid
musical concert sponsored recent
ly by Mrs. D. A. Bryant, matron
of Joyner Hall, and given by Miss
Mary E. Terry of the Department
of Music. The musical, of very
high calibre, was well attended
and the entire proceeds have gone
toward the improvement of Joy
ner Hall.
It may be that one discovers the
essence of “college spirit” when
he sets out unselfishly to contri
bute his bit, a little or much, to
the advancement of the college.
One sure way to show your love
for college is to do something
worth while for it. Mrs. Bryant,
and Miss Terry have set the ex
ample. —E. W.
Easter: “New Look”
Or New Birth
The Easter season has just passed
As in previous years, much of
the emphasis fell upon Easter
bonnets and the Easter parade.
Sunrise services, through numer
ous, appeared too much a mear\5
of following tradition and too lit
tle a means of revealing the real
flavor of Easter.
Although the weather bureau in
New York City reported rain for
Easter and urged that no out-of-
town motorists come to the city
because of a lack of parking
space, the suggestion was ignored.
People came anyway; they want
ed to see and to be seen. Such is
the spirit of Easter in America
today.
The Easter season has somehow
lost much of its primary interest.
Historically, Easter has signified
triumph over pain and death; it
has meant a new birth of hope. It
is, or should be, the season when
men think not of themselves, but
of others. —L. M.
Excerpts From Letters To The Choir
“During the month of February
I was privileged to work with
your College Choir under the di
rection of Mr. George Van Hoy
Collins, your most able director.
For the series I served as script
writer and announcer for the Co
lumbia Broadcasting System. I
enjoyed the work with your fine
group immensely.”
Norfley N. Whitted
Director Negro Affairs
Station WDNC, Durham.
“I enjoyed very much hearing
your choir over CBS on Sunday,
February 22. It was a remarkable
performance, and fititng to a pro
duct of R. Nathaniel Dett and to a
person who loves music as much
as you do. I was not surprised
that you included “Listen to the
Lambs.”
G. James Fleming
Editor-in-Chief,
The Kappa Psi Journal
Philadelphia, Pa.
“It was my good fortune to
hear the Sunday broadcast of the
Fayetteville State Teachers Col
lege Choir. May I take this means
of congratulating you, the group,
and the College on this splendid
performance; you may indeed be
proud of the group. With pleasant
anticipation, I look forward to
next Sunday’s program. I am sure
that it will be just as enjoyable.”
Wendell P. Jones
Dean, Elizabeth City Teach
ers College.
“We liked the announcer ex
ceedingly well. His clarity, his
personality, and his enunciation
were particularly pleasing and
noticeable as was the enunciation
of the choristers.”
Nora M. Harris
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
On Presidential
Candidates
Once every four years the
American voting populace is faced
with the task of determining who
is to be President of the United
States. This is probably the great
est single contribution Mr. John
Q. Citizen can make towards his
and his country’s welfare. A presi
dential aspirant should not be
judged on the basis of the politi
cal party to which he belongs, but
rather upon his record, his abili
ty, and his character. A thorough
study of the totality of a candi
date’s background is perhaps the
first point to explore.
Honesty is a necessary quality
as is sincerity. The American
people have not been inclined to
place at the head of the nation a
man who is lacking in honesty
and sincerity.
Moreover, the president of a
powerful nation must be a man of
political ability. A man who has
served as an executive of a large
business firm, or has labored suc
cessfully as a state or national
political figure has some idea of
the responsiblities that fall upon
the shoulders of the President of
the United States. In times like
these, the American people will
select for their leader a worthy
man who is also a keen diplomat.
—H. S.
With other members of my
family, I heard and greatly en
joyed the singing of the Choir of
your College. We unanimously
agreed that the singing was splen
did and extend sincere congratu
lations to you. Choir Director
Collins and every member of the
choir for such a wonderful per
formance and so many well-train
ed voices.”
Q. K. Nimocks, Jr.
Judge Ninth Judicial
District,
Fayetteville, N. C.
“Have heard your broadcasts
for the past several Sundays, and
must say that you are really de
serving of the highest compli
ments. Your rendering of our
favored spirituals was exception
ally good. Your group will add
much to the reputation of your
fine institution. Both Mr. Collins
and Choir should be commended
for splendid performances.’’
Paul L. Dorsett, Esquire
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Ex-Choir Member
“Music is beauty, and the Fay
etteville State Teachers College
Choir has surely captured its es
sence.”
(Mrs.) Evelyn Jones Black
Tuskegee Institute, Ala.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
THE DUBOIS HIGH SCHOOL
Wake Forest, North Carolina
March 20, 1948
The Staff of the Voice
State Teachers College
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Dear Staff Members:
Felicitations to each of you on
a job well done! Your recent edi
tion of the “Voice” is a tremen
dous improvement over that of
1945 or of 1946.
Continue the excellent work.
Many thanks for the copy sent me.
Sincerely,
Romaine Clark.
ATOMIC WARFARE
The public having been warned
of the horrible nature of atomic
warfare, has done nothing about
it. To a large extent it has dis
missed the warning from its con
sciousness. —Albert Einstein
Little Dream
Be still.
Little dream, be still
Life is not kind
To your reality.
But do not go.
Speak in a whisper,
And repeat,
Closer and closer.
Till I fall asleep.
Be still.
Little dream, be still
The world has no welcome
For such dear hopes,.
And my heart is filled
With broken songs.
So be still.
Little dream, be still
But stay nearby
Through bitter clang
Of night and day.
—Charles Agnoff