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THE VOICE
November, 1960
THE VOICE
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE STUDENT BODY
Edited and Published by the Students
FAYETTEVILLE STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
Fayetteville, North CaroUna
STAFF
EDITOR - - Catharyne Butler
FEATURE EDITORS Genora Black
Madie Dick
Inez McEachern
COPY EDITORS Marian Hill
M. Charles Spriggs
REPORTERS Sophie McNeill
Doris A. Rich, Philip Shaw
Audrey Clark
SPORTS EDITOR James Herbert
BUSINESS MANAGER Levi Montgomery
CIRCULATION MANAGERS - M. Charles Spriggs
Philip Shaw
fpYpiSTS - ~ - Inez McEachern
Genora Black
Jeannette Melvin
FACULTY ADVISOR _ - Mrs. Minnetta H. Scott
NO TIME FOR COMPLACENCY
In a dynamic and competitive society in which we now reside,
there cannot and will not be a time nor a place for complacency. It
has often been said that education teaches one to be dissatisfied with
his lot, hence if we are satisfied then we are not educated in the true
sense of the word, because we cannot be both.
Since it is impossible to be educated and not be dissatisfied,
let us look for a moment introspectively. Are you satisfied with your
level of achievement? Do you ever stop to think whether or not you
really do your best or do you just do enough to get by? Roger Bacon
said, “A little learning is a dangerous thing, drink deep or taste not
the Pierian spring.” If you really stopped a moment and thought, you
could see that that as a very true statement. When you know a little
about a lot of things and a lot about nothing, you are the most danger
ous person there is to have around. A person who usually generalizes
instead of specializes may not last long in the times in which we live.
You may ask, “How will I do something about it if I am compla
cent with my state of being?” Stop and turn the mirror of your mind
on yourself. Ask yourself, “Why am I in college if not to learn?” “Did
I come because they have a wonderful recreational program, or the
football team is a championship team, or did I cpme because my
parents said, “go there or else,” Once you have objectively re-evalu-
ated your goals and objectives, don't stop there — go on and do some
thing about yourself. On every campus of every institution there is
made some provision for accessibility to the work and research others
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write books and do research, we can do something. So let us keep
researching for that something rather than just be content to let the
world pass us by while we stand by idly and watch.
—The Editor
Bicketfs News
In Brief
Bickett Hall has many plans for
this school year. Since we are the
largest and youngest association
on the campus, we feel that we
have a lot to learn from the col
lege family that will improve our
college decorum.
The first step on our agenda was
the election of officers. We elected
officers who we felt possessed
leadership abihty. Our officers
are president, Nancy Hill: vice
president, Glenda Cheek; secre
tary, Theresa Jackson; assistant
secretary, Senora Diggs; parlia
mentarian, Junetta Williams.
Our plans include monthly birth
day parties for all members
of the dormitory. Talent Nights,
etiquette programs and social af
fairs; we also plan to observe
Open House.
We take our hats off and ex
tend our gratitude to Mrs. Ganna
way and Mrs. Singletary for their
patience and warm hospitality in
helping us to become adjusted to
our new home. We are looking
forward to a most prosperous year.
Theresa Jackson
BICKETT'S STEERING COMMITTEE
SEEING DOUBLE??
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The officers for Bickett Hall Association for this school year are
from left to right: Nancy Hill, president; Glenda Cheek, vice president;
Theresa Jackson, secretary; Senora Diggs, assistant secretary, Junetta
Williams, parliamentarian.
Pictured here are twins Aubrey and Ivory Shird, graduates of Cen
tral High School, Whiteville, N. C. They are enrolled as freshmen
here at FSTC. Aubrey, on the left, is enrolled in Secretarial Science.
She has been elected Miss Freshman for 1960-61. To the right is Ivory,
who is majoring in Elementary Education. She is a majorette with
our College Marching Band.
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The Mighty Freshmen
Mossett Charles Spriggs
1 have’ asked'fo 'a' few freshmen
their opinion of Fayetteville State
Teachers College. I sincerely hope
that it will inform you, the reader,
of your freshman class opinions.
My opin,ion of Fayetteville State
is that it is a school of many op
portunities. It has a very friendly
atmosphere in which the faculty
and students are joined to become
one happy family. Fayetteville
State has shown me, in the few
weeks I have been here, what it is
to be a part of a rising family. I
am very happy that I chose FSTC
to be my future Alma Mater.
_. Now I wish to share with you the
opinions of other freshmen. Morris
Gray: Fayetteville State is a nice
school with very nice professors.
My only complaint is there is lit
tle recreation for the student. Bet
ty Rozier: Fayetteville State is
an excellent college. I have no
complaints. I only hope I can
someday call it “my Alma Mater.”
Curtis Leathers: I think FSTC is
a very good place for a college
student to be. The main reason for
this is the faculty here is more in
terested in the student as com
pared to many other schools. The
only criticism I have is that the
recreation for boarding students
is limited.
Last I have an out-of-state stu
dent who says: “My opinion of
FSTC is one that most of the stu
dents here share, which is that
it is a fine college. There is a
friendly atmosphere here between
student and student and between
student and faculty. From the
top of the college ladder, the sen
iors, to the bottom, the freshmen,
we are glad I’m sure that we chose
FSTC to be our Alma Mater.” This
statement is from Deloris Shavers
of Pittsburgh, Pa.
From these few opinions one
can see a thread of hkeness. that
of a friendly and warm rela
tionship in our school.
School Pride
Philip Shaw
One of the most import ant
things that we can do as stu
dents to show our appreciation and
thanks for being in college, is to
exhibit “School Pride.” Pride as
quoted from James C. Fernald is
“An absorbing sense of one’s own
greatness.”
Pride is something that all of us
should have. Some people are
born with it; many have to learn
the importance of having it. Un
fortunately some people have no
pride at all. Pride can make a per
son outstanding; surely all of us
like to be well-known.
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building your very life around the
ivholesome ideals that Fayette
ville State or any other college
,eaches you. Being a true “Bron
co” and acting like one 24 hours
a day, is a sure sign of pride and
lignity. You do not have to be on
campus to prove that you have
,chool pride. Let it be known
wherever you may be, or go, by
the way that you act.
Talking intelligently is showing
school pride. One of the major
things we here at Fayetteville
State must learn to do, is to show
even greater respect for our fel
low classmates and teachers, and
show a willingness to help them
at all times. This too is a part
of school pride.
Let us look at ourselves; if we
can add the score in our favor we
can truthfully say that we are
lucky students because we have a
chance to attend college, and thus
cultivate all of our potentialities.
In that we chose this college to
further develop our capacities, our
intellect and moral wisdom, it
should not be necessary for anyone
to tell us that Fayetteville State
Teachers College is our “Alma
Mater,” although it has a lot of
time. - honored traditions and prin
ciples of its own, it can only be as
good as we are, because we are
the ones who will have to keep up
these traditions, and uphold these
principles.
Since we are attending Fayette
ville State, we should exemplify
all the pride and dignity that is
expected of college men and wo
men. Therefore when someone is
observing us, he will know’ that
we represent a college that need
not be ashamed of us.
Smith Hall News
A belated welcome to everyone
from the girls of Smith Hall. Of
ficers for 1960-61 are: Nannie Cros
by, president; Ruth Hurst, vice
president; Jeanne Green, Secre
tary; Marie Speed, asst, sec
retary; Yvonne Moore, treasurer;
Georgetta Cooley, Student Council
representative; Ethel Brown, al
ternate representative; Lillie Bur
rows, chairman of Program Com
mittee; Hiawatha Tucker, chair
man of Social Committee and Lina
Sanders, reporter.
We are the recipients of sever
al new books for which we are
very grateful. These books, among
which are THE BEST LOVED PO
EMS OF THE AMERICAN PEO
PLE and THE VICTOR BOOK OF
SYMPHONIES, were given to us
6y the~girf5 of Sm'ith Hair D’orffii-"
tory Association last year. Our
first project for this year was a
coffee hour in the foyer of Smith
HaU Dormitory from 8-10 a.m.
Homecoming Day. We are looking
forward to a very active and en
joyable year.
Advisors: Miss A. Colvon
Miss L. Harper
Reporter: Lina Sanders
Directress: Miss Daisy G. Coles
Hood Hall News
The young men of Hood Hall re
cently organized and elected the
various officers for this school
term 1960-61.
George Hood and Leroy Larkins
were elected to represent the or
ganization on the Student Gov
ernment. The other officers elect
ed were: Willie McLean, president
of the Dormitory Association;
Claude Barnes, vice president;
Milton Norwood, secretary; and
Purvis Hewett, assistant secre
tary.
We chose to represent us as Miss
Hood Hall, lovely Miss Juanita
Wilhams, a freshman from Wilm
ington North Carolina.
For the Homecoming Parade
we prepared a float which was en
titled “Improving Higher Educa.
tion.”
—Willie McLean
Bear in mind that everybody
has some faults and that, surpris
ingly enough, includes you and me.
—W .Maxey Jarman
People sitting on top of the world
usually arrived there standing up.
—Irving Carrin