NATIONAL
TEACHER
EXAMINATION
FEBRUARY 13
THE VOICE
^'^"DIGEST OF STUDENT OPINION”
BENNINGTON
COLLEGE
DANCE GROUP
FEBRUARY 20
VOLUME 13, NO. 1
FAYETTEVILLE STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, FAYETTEVILLE, N. C.
JANUARY, 1960
Front The
President's Desk
Dear Students,
As I greet you at the beginning
of 1960 and wish for all of you a
pleasant and prosperous New
Year, I want to remind you of the
theme of the poem by Ann Nurge
and to urge you to “Count your
blessings instead of your crosses.’
Too often we forget the many good
things we have and enjoy and
tend to gripe, complain, and in
dulge in self-pity. Do you remem
ber the man who was so sad be
cause he had no shoes, until he
met a man who had no feet?
Any person who has good health
and is privileged to be enrolled
in college today should count his
blessings. You should count your
blessings at Fayetteville again be
cause here you are able to get so
much for so little. Have you com
pared the costs of attending this
institution with the costs of at
tending similar colleges? You will
find that the costs here are con
siderably less and yet this is a
fully accredited institution with a
competent and highly trained fac
ulty. Have you compared our dor
mitory accommodations with those
of other institutions? Have you
compared our laundry services,
our athletic field, our auditorium
and our gymnasium with some
other colleges? Many of our physi
cal facilities are among the best
in the State.
Let us begin today to look on
the bright side on every occasion.
Let us be optimistic rather than
pessimistic. Let us count our bless-
, /'f oi v
Yours sincerely,
Rudolph Jones, President
1st Quarter Grads
Congratulations to the following
students who completed require
ments for graduation at the end
of the First Quarter of this school
term (December 4):
Jannie Bass, Rougemont; Elie
Bracey, Jr., Garysburg; Gladys
Byrd, Rocky Mount; Wilhelemenia
Edwards, LaGrange; John L. En-
Alpha Kappa Mu
Honor Society
Toward the end of the first
quarter, Rho Beta Chi Chapter of
Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society
was host to the regional meeting
of the United Chapters of Alpha
Kappa Mu in Region I. The theme
of the meeting was “Accent on
Excellence.”
During the morning session, a
panel discussion was held on the
topic, “Toward Cultural Under
standing.” Participants in the dis
cussion were Dr. Rose Karfiold of
Bennett College, Dr, S. M. Brod
erick of North Carolina A. and T.
College, and Dr, Harbans Singh of
Johnson C. Smith Universitj'.
At the dinner session, greetings
were extended to the group by Dr,
Rudolph Jones, President of Fay
etteville State Teachers Colie,
Dr, Walter N, Ridley, Presid
Alpha Kappa Mu: and
McKinney, Director of ^^pon I,
Gershon B, Fiawoo, sj^iudent at
Johnson C. Smithjyi^versity, read
several of his poems.
During th,«SMternoon session.
Dr. Virgil^^Dud of North Caro
lina A. T. College and Dr.
George Breathett of Bennett Col
lege led a discussion on scholar
ship and fellowship opportunities
for graduate and professional
studies.
The following colleges were rep
resented at the meeting: Bennett
College, North Carolina A, and T.
College, Barber-Scotia College,
Elizabeth City State Teachers Col
lege, Shaw University, Johnson C,
Smith University, North Carolina
College, and Fayetteville State
TCliCl't
The members of Rho Beta Chi
Chapter of Alpha Kappa Mu Hon
or Society plan to hold their an
nual convocation during the win
ter quarter. At this time, new
members will be inducted into the
organization,
Velma Street, Reporter
College Choir in Annual Xmas Concert
nett, Greenville; Nancy M, Ferree,
Lumberton; William M, Hilliard,
Rocky Mount; M, Everlena Mitch
ell, Woodsdale; Judith A. Nixon,
Wilson; Fleming E. Pierce, Wil
liamsburg, Va.
Recipe For A
Happy New Year
Take twelve fine full-grown
months—see that these are thor
oughly free from old memories of
bitterness, rancor, hate and jeal
ousy. Cleanse them completely
from every clinging spite; pick off
all specks of pettiness and little
ness — in short, see that these
months are freed from all the
past. Have them as fresh and
clean a.s when -ir-^t ramp
iioni inc great ,5?oiv:ioule of time.
Cut these months into thirty or
thirty-one equal parts. This batch
will keep for just one year. Do
not attempt to make up the whole
batch at one time (so many peo
ple spoil the entire lot this way).
But prepare one day at a time at
follows:
Into each day put twelve part.s
of faith, eleven of patience, ten
of courage, nine of work (some
people omit this ingredient and
spoil the flavor of the rest), eight
parts of hope, seven of fidelity, six
(Continued on Page Eight)
Who's Who
4. V"
'jeaSSbeeoisw
Delegates and Participants in the Eighth Annual Meeting of the United Chapters of Alpha Kappa
Mu Honor Society in Region 1.
Nine students of our college have been chosen to appear in Who’s
Who in American Universities and Colleges for 1959-60. They are Levi
Montgomery, Calvin McDonald, Nannie Crosby, Everlena Mitchell,
David McNair, Catharyne Butler. Juanita Walker, Eva Cordon, and
Charles Robertson. These students merit a special salute from faculty
and students. Let’s all let this serve as an inspiration, and aspire to
even greater heights.
Fayetteville State Teachers College
To Be Testing Center
Fayetteville Stale Teachers Col
lege has been designated as a test
ing center for the 1960 nation
wide administration of national
teacher examinations on February
13, as announced by Dean Lafay
ette Parker.
College seniors preparing to
teach in-service teachers and
teachers applying for positions in
school systems which encourage
or require applicants to submit
their scores on the national teach
er examinations along with their
other credentials are eligible to
take the tests. The examinations
are prepared and administered an
nually by Educational Testing
Service, Princeton, N. J.
Designation of Fayetteville State
Teachers College as a testing cen
ter for these examinations will
give prospective teachers in this
area an opportunity to compare
their performance on the exami
nation with approximately 10,000
candidates throughout the country
who will be participating in the
nationwide administration in Feb
ruary, according to Dr, Parker,
At the one-day testing session
a candidate may take the common
examinations, which include tests
in professional information, gen
eral culture, English expression,
(Continued on Page Eight)
Happy New Year!!