NOVEMBER 9, 1951
THE VOICE
PAGE THREE
I'M GLAD
I
i^espite her friends and her in
terest in the College, Mrs. Beatrice
Williams of Monrovia, Liberia
says she will be glad to graduate
in December. She will go back
home to teach in the public
schools.
LIBERIAN STUDENT
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which she explains is now no more
than a high school, Mrs. Williams
plans to complete her work at
“State” and to return to Monrovia
in Liberia, her home city, to
teach in the public school system.
Along with the anticipation of
completing the college course, is
that of seeing her six-year old son,
George N. Williams, whom she has
not seen in over two years. The
work, however, Mrs. Williams ex
plains, has been pleasant and the
experience of living on an Ameri
can college campus has been great.
She says that her greatest kick
came from the study of English
and the Philosophy of Education.
During the two summer quarters
she has been in America, she has
attended two other colleges and
visited in New York City, Wash
ington, D. C., Philadelphia,
Shreveport, Louisiana, Atlanta,
Georgia, Memphis, Tennessee, and
Marshall and Texarkana, Texas.
At Winston-Salem Teachers Col
lege she was impressed by the
decorum and by the absence of
noise in the dining hall, and at
Wiley College she enjoyed the
contacts with a sorority-fraternity-
minded student body and her chats
with her aunt, Mrs. Diana M.
Pierson, Head of the Department
of English at that College.
The YWCA Looks
Ahead
The Young Women’s Christian
Association opened its year’s work
by entertaining the freshmen
at an informal get together on
Sunday, September 23. There is
plenty of enthusiasm among the
young women, and a bright out
look for a great year of service to
the campus and the community.
Some of the highlights of this
year’s program are: the work with
the World Student Service Fund,
an elaborate Thanksgiving pro
gram, a trip to the county sani-
torium, a party for underprivileg
ed children in the community, the
State-wide Y, W. C. A. Conference,
the World Federation Day of
Prayer, and the election of officers
for the next school year.
The new officers for the cur
rent year are: President, Levolyre
Farmer, Wilson: Secretary, Cora
E. Baten, Asheville: Corresponding
Secretary, Amelia Hunter, Enfield;
and Treasurer, Lenora Turnage,
Enfield.
Our sponsors, Miss E. L. Murphy
and Miss H. Hucles, are work
ing as they have done for many
years toward the development of
Christian womanhood at a time
when “just that” is so sorely need
ed.
MISS JEFFERSON
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went to Barber-Scotia Junior
College in Concord, North Caro
lina. In 1937 Miss Jefferson took
the B. S. degree from Virginia
State College, and 1949, the M. S.
degree in Home Economics at that
institution. Her twelve years of
teaching experience were spent at
the Isle of Wight County, Training
School, Smithfield, Virginia, and
at the Fayetteville State Teachers
College. Miss Jefferson held mem
bership in a number of educational
and civic organizations including
the Virginia Home Economics As
sociation, and the North Carolina
Teachers Association.
Funeral services were held on
Sunday, August 19, at St. Paul
Presbyterian Church in Cordele,
Georgia, with the J. W. Williams
Funeral Home in charge. Surviv
ing Miss Jefferson are her parents,
two sisters and an aunt.
The death of Miss Jefferson, a
personable, even-tempered young
woman, added a touch of sadness
to the fall session. The first faculty
meeting was opened with prayer
for her and for two other mem
bers (and one former member) of
the faculty who passes during the
past school year—Miss Leonora T.
Jackson who died in Asheville on
December 6, 1950, Mrs. Nellie Al
ston who came to the end of the
way on December 10, 1950, and
Mr. Joseph A. Walker whose
career was closed on March 7,
1951.
NEWBOLD'S DYNAMIC PRINCIPAL
Virginia-born Miss Helen A. Hucles, has been principal of the
Newbold Laboratory School for five years. Named for Mr. N. C.
Newbold, Newbold is one of the largest laboratory schools located on
any of the Negro college campuses.
Faculty Additions,
1951-1952
Faculty additions for the current
school year include Miss Geneva
J. Holmes, A. B., Howard Univer
sity, M. A. Columbia University,
Dean of Women; Mr. Edward W.
Hargrave, A. B. Johnson C. Smith
University, M, A. New York Uni
versity. Social Science; Miss De-
lores McNair, A. B. Hampton In
stitute, M. A. Columbia University,
English; Miss Muriel G. Clark,
A. B. Livingstone College, M. A.,
Duquesne University, Biology;
Miss Eula M. Smith, A. B., Howard
University, M. A. Howard Univer
sity, Household Arts; Miss Eloise
McNeill Haith, B. S. Fayetteville
State Teachers College, M. A.
Hampton Institute, Supervising
Teacher, Newbold Laboratory
School; Mr. Hugh M, Jenkins, B.
S. Hampton Institute, M. A. Bos
ton University, Supervising Teach
er, Newbold Laboratory School,
and Mr. Elwood W. Nichols, B. S.
North Carolina College at Durham,
Dean of Men and Assistant Coach.
Mr. Howard S. Smith is return
ing to his post this year as Profes
sor of Education after four quart
ers of advanced study at Rutgers
University and Mrs. Landonia S.
Gaines, who formerly served as
Assistant Budget Officer, has re
turned as Secretary to the Presi
dent. A number of Fayetteville
teachers pursued advanced study
during the summer quarter.
Dr. Marguerite S. Ferguson,
chairman of the area of Education
conducted a work shop in Rock
Hill, South Carolina during the
summer months.
PREXY PUSHES
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chapel in the Administration
building into college offices and
classrooms. Work on these pro
jects is in progress.
President Seabrook, Dean Doug
lass, the faculty, and the students
are working toward accreditment
by the American Association of
Colleges for Teacher Education.
One of the three new schools put
into operation in Cumberland
county this year is the J. W. Sea
brook School. It was named for Dr.
Seabrook because of his contribu
tion to education and to good
citizenship in the Fayetteville
community.