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CLINIC
Feb. 2, 1957
VOLUME 11, NUMBER 1
FAYETTEVILLE STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C., NOV. 26, 1956
OUR
PRESIDENT
DR. RtJDOLPH JONES
Mr. John W. Parker, “publicity
man” of F.S.T.C., says of Dr. Ku-
dolph Jones in an article in the
Fayetteville Observer—“ . . The
newly-elected successor to Dr.
Seabrook is a scholar who comes
with a splendid background in
education and in social service. An
honor graduate of Shaw Univer
sity, he proceeded to Catholic Uni
versity of America for the M.A.
and the Ph. D. degrees . . . On the
basis of his scholarship standing,
he was admitted to membership
in Pi Gamma Mu, the National
Social £?cience Honor Society.
“Before coming to Fayetteville as
chairman of the Area of Social
Sciences, acting dean and later
dean of the college, Dr. Jones had
served as instructor in mathema
tics in the Dunbar High School,
Washington, D. C.; principal of the
Currituck County Training School,
Snowden, N. C.; senior interview
er, North Carolina State Employ
ment Service, Rocky Mount;
N. Y. A. Student Work Supervisor
in North Carolina; finance officer,
N. Y. A. Master Project in Wash
ington, D. C., and in 1951 as price
economist, Office of Price Stabili
zation, Washington, D. C.”
We feel sure that a more deser
ving and more amply prepared
person could not have been select
ed for the position of President of
Fayetteville State Teachers Col
lege.
Homecoming A Memorable Occasion
Beatrice J. Smith
On the eve of October 26, 1956, the'alumni and their friends from the four corners of
the state of North Carolina, from Virginia, and even from New York gathered on the cam
pus of Fayetteville State Teachers College, using the timely and beautifully decorated Joy
ner Hall as guest house to cele
brate what was to be a most
enjoyable and memorable oc
casion—homecoming.
Expressions from some of the
alumni registered were witnessed
as the following: “. . . am appre
ciative of the hospitality received.
The same hospitality will no doubt
lead to better relations between the
college and the alumni.” “. . . en
joyed everything.” “Best wishes
for the school.” “Homecoming is
an enjoyable occasion which all
graduates can appreciate; will be
returning years to come.” “Keep
me informed of alumni activities.”
“It’s wonderful to be here.” “. . .
one of the most enjoyable experi
ences of my life; was one of those
times one talks about in poetry.”
“I plan to work more zealously
with the association.”
On Friday at 7:00 p. m., the pep
spirit was ignited at a Bon Fire
held at the rear of Lilly Gymnasi
um with roaring cheerleaders and
student body rehearsing to set the
stage and to boost Broncos so as to
battle Howard’s Bisons with con
fidence and courage.
Following the Bon Fire and Pep
Rally, alumni of F.S.T.C. were
highly entertained in the H. L
Cook Dining Hall at a banquet
with delicious golden brown tur
key, its dressing and all of the
trimmings, and afterwards the
guests engaged iri an alumni so
cial hour in the guest house, Joy
ner Hall.
Saturday, October 27, 1956—the
day of the big event—alumni, fac
ulty members, student body and
friends, old and new, assembled
greeting one another joyfully dur
ing regular mealtimes, breakfast
and dinner.
Then, around 1:00 p. m., begin
ning on Ann Street, proceeding
south on Person Street through
Hay Street to Robeson Street to
the Fayetteville Junior High School
Bowl, which was so kindly let to
us for the entire season, the pa
rade ornamented the streets of
Fayetteville, commanding the fre
quent applauses of nearby specta
tors who gather annually to watch
the grand revue.
Leading the parade were repre
sentatives of the American Legion
Melvin Elliott Post No. 202, with
Miss Margie McKenzie, mascot,
riding horseback. Then came the
dependable and efficient E. E.
Smith High School Band bringing
forth the usual approval of specta
tors, after which marched the Fay
etteville Girl Scouts, Seniors and
Juniors, beautifully dressed in
green and brown respectively.
Next rode the newly elected and
capable President, Dr. Rudolph
Jones with President Emeritus, our
beloved Dr. J. W. Seabrook, fol
lowing which were Miss Home
coming, Miss Gracie Fowler, a
popular junior from Durham; her
maid of honor, Miss Jacqueline
McCrimmon, a senior of Sanford;
and her attendants, Miss Alice
Hines, a sophomore of Rocky
Mount, and Miss Shirley Langston,
freshman of Kinston. Then Miss
Cumberland County rode by a little
ahead of the cheerleaders of FSTC.
Next in line was Future Fayette
Mondan who preceded the Up
church High School Band, smartly
uniformed in blue and cream. The
beautiful blue and white float of
Phi ^cta Sigma v/as a real eye-
catcher, following which glided a
scene depicting the grief of the
much hoped-for murder of How
ard’s Bisons. Then came the Al
pha Kappa Alpha Sorority exhi
biting the university of the world,
and columns revealing qualities of
higher and finer womanhood.
The Student Council members,
showing evidence of good govern
ment, preceded a beautiful float
of green and white bearing the
freshmen, following which rode
the “Class of ’58 displaying sym
bols of “excellence,” “energy,” and
“enthusiasm,” (The famous 3 E’s
and pet phrase of former Presi
dent J. W. Seabrook). Miss Lu
cille Leake, a junior and lovely
personality of Addor, N. C., rode
by as The Veterans’ Sweetheart.
Performing to the tune of “Swanee
River,” came Williston Industrial
High School Band of Wilmington,
also commanding applauses of
nearby spectators.
Then the local Alumni Chapter
of Fayetteville, with their queen,
Mrs. Winifred Shaffer, a 1956
graduate, glided slowly a short dis
tance ahead of the float of the
newly established “Future Alumni
Association,” composed of seniors
of FSTC. The Westminster Fel
lowship preceded the Zeta Phi
Beta Sorority, beautifully bedeck
ed in undulations of blue and
White.
The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
beautifully exhibited the “Goddess
of Minerva” scene. The Nous Club
floated beyond the Charles Wad
dell Chesnutt Library Club, which
preceded the Shriners who in
keeping with beauty of the occa
sion, terminated the procession.
Although the game ended with
scores (20-12) in favor of How
ard’s Bisons, F S T C ’ s Broncos
fought a good fight and beamed as
triumphant victors in exhibiting
clean sportsmanship, wonderful
teamwork, winning points in yard
age and passing attacks—thereby
giving enthusiastic spectators a
real thrill for the afternoon.
Some of the outstanding players
for Broncos were Charles Knight,
Jack Ealy, Roger Scales, George
Ebron, Benjamin Sands, Charles
DeVaughn, Coley Little and Char
les Johnson.
During the last few minutes of
the game, Broncos were on their
way to scoring but time ran out
and the game ended. Even so,
commending expressions were
heard throughout the remainder of
the afternoon, evening and week
end. Some of the same voiced
were—“A good fight,” “A clean
fight,” “An exciting game,” “An
enjoyable afternoon,” “A tough
fight.”
Halftime activities were high
lighted as follows:
The E. E. Smith High School
Band of Fayetteville beautifully
piped Howard University’s Alma
Mater, formed the letters FTC on
the field, and played FSTC’s Alma
Mater. Following this. President
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OUR PRESIDENT
EMERITUS
PUBLICATIONS EXCHANSE
The VOICE staff is very grateful
to Miss Mamie Wilkerson and the
Chesnutt Library staff for their
assistance in establishing an ex
change of student publications.
You will find in our library issues
of these papers:
The Arkansawyer—Arkansas A.
M. & N. College, Pine Bluff, Ark.
Campus Echo — North Carolina
College, Durham, N. C.
The Cheyney Record — Cheyney
State Teachers College, Cheyney,
Pa.
The Famian—Florida A. & M.
University, Tallahassee, Fla.
The Hampton Script—Hampton
Institute, Hampton, Virginia.
The Panther—Person County
High School, Roxboro, N. C.
The Peachite—Fort Valley State
College, Fort Valley, Georgia.
The Register—A. & T. College,
Greensboro, N. C.
The Selma University Chronicle
—Selma University, Selma, Ala.
The Western Carolinian—W e s t
Carolina College, Cullowhee, N. C.
The Hillyer Callboard — Hillyer
College, Hartford, Connecticut.
F.S.T.C Homecoming Queens
VMS
DR. J. W. SEABROOK
The editor of the Carolina Times
very brilliantly expresses our feel
ing when he says of Dr. J. W. Sea
brook, recently retired from the
presidency of FayetteviUe State
Teachers College—
. . the tall, forceful, scholarly
leader has been intimately con
nected with North Carolina’s old
est teachers college for 34 years,
23 of which were as its president
... In Fayetteville, Dr. Seabrook
has been a kindly, thoughtful, and
cooperative neighbor, teaching the
whole community a daily lesson in
neighborliness. He has made a
substanticvl co.'tt 'ibulioii »,u uie ciC-
titude of racial cooperation which
pervades our community and
which has seen the realistic ac
ceptance of the Negro citizen in
the political and official life of the
city . . . Dr. Seabrook deserves the
thanks of both races in Fayette
ville for the splendid jobs he has
done. He has been in every sense
of the word ‘a leading citizen’ and
although the job of college presi
dent is not a position which lends
itself to the accumulation of vast
wealth, he has accumulated that
richness that comes in the heart
through the satisfaction of a job
well-done and through the love
and respect of his fellowman.”
Said Dr. Seabrook of his own re
tirement—“I always told my stu
dents that I would retire when I
couldn’t walk across the campus as
fast as any of the boys. Recently
I have found that some of them
could walk almost as fast as I
could.”
DREAMS DO COME TRUE
By William Digrgs
After many years of planning
and plotting, a long-time dream is
becoming a reality. Hopes for a
new athletic field started with our
school’s founder, Dr. E. E. Smith,
many years ago.
Dr. J. W. Seabrook, Dr. Smith’s
successor, is given credit for “get
ting the show on the road.” Three
years ago Dr. Seabrook was suc
cessful in getting the State Legis
lature to appropriate money for
this purpose; but because of the
present construction boom, the
contractors were not able to be
gin work until July, 1956. This is
a feather in our new president’s
hat because this work program
started after his installation.
Other projects now under way
on campus are the destruction of
the old red barn and the moving
of the coach’s house, where work
has already begun. The people
living in Vance Hall have receiv
ed notice to move so that this
building may be razed also. A
salute should be given the Greeks
for their campus projects.