Second Semester
Classes Begin
January 30, 1962
The Voice
National Teacher Exams
February 20, 1962
VOLUME 15, No. 2
FAYETTEVILLE STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE, FAYETTEVILLE, N. C.
DECEMBER, 1961
From The
President’s Desk
After a recent trip by the Bron
cos to play a football game at an
other institution, two members of
the squad expressed to me their
surprise at the utterly poor facili
ties at the college they had just
visited. They related also that
facilities here are much better
■ than those observed in most of the
colleges where they have played.
As we approach the Holiday
Season and the beginning pf a new
year, it occurs to me that this is
a good time for us to give thanks
to God and to count our blessings.
While many students are prone to
gripe and find fault with certain
services, conditions, requirements
and regulations here, they will find
if they seek the truth that Fay
etteville is much better on the
whole than many other places.
Our food and health services are
much better. Our buildings and
other equipment are better. We do
not have as many required as
sembly and vesper programs. Our
regulations governing social privil
eges are more liberal. As strange
as it may seem some students who
have transferred here from other
colleges and who realize they are
in a much better environment,
have the nerve to gripe.
Seriously, students, as we ap
proach the new year let us count
our blessings. Let us also take a
personal inventory and analyze
ourselves. Let us make an attempt
to change those attitudes and hab
its that are liabilities rather than
assets. In this way we can improve
the quality of work we are doing
k.i cldases. Ill this way we can im
prove our whole outlook on life.
All members of the college fami
ly have my best wishes for a very
Merry Christmas and a prosperous
and Happy New Year.
RUDOLPH JONES, President
12 Tapped
Into Who’s Who
Among the students added to the
1961-62 edition of WHO’S WHO
AMONG STUDENTS IN AMERI
CAN COLLEGES AND UNIVER
SITIES were twelve from Fay
etteville State Teachers College.
These individuals were selected af
ter having met the following re
quirements:
1 of junior or senior classification
2—holding minimum academic
scholarship of 2.0
3—of good moral character
4—being actively affiliated with
campus organizations
5—having been enrolled in present
college for at least one year
(5_not having been listed previous
ly in Who’s Who.
RkT-
Reading from left in accompany
ing picture (front row): Eddie
Ratliff, Wadesboro. junior; Betty
Smith. Fayetteville, senior; Madie
Dick, Greensboro, junior; Calvin
Gay, Macclesfield, junior; James-
zetta Butler, Rose Hill, junior; and
Annie L. Veal, Fayetteville, junior.
(Back row): James Hawthorne,
Morganton, junior; Betty L. Mc-
Kethan. Fayetteville, junior; Mar
jorie Langston, Kinston, senior;
Stanley Johnson, Washington, D.
C., junior; Barbara Roimdtree,
Rocky Mount, junior; and Aubrey
Larkins, Rdcky Point, junior.
FSTC
Host To Seniors
On Saturday, November 11, Fay
etteville State Teachers College
was host to more than six hundred
high school seniors who were visit
ing our campus for Senior Day.
The day’s activities began with a
formal welcome program for the
students and their advisors.
PRESIDENT WELCOMES
SENIORS
President Rudolph Jones extend
ed the official welcome to students
from South-central part of the
state of North CaroUna to the
FSTC High School Senior Day ac
tivities.
In his speech to the seniors in the
J. W. Seabrook Auditorium, Dr.
Jones listed the extra-curricular
activities that one might engage in
while attending Fayetteville State.
These included the College Choir,
the Band, the Drama Guild, and
other class and organizational acti
vities. For those who are not fi
nancially able to pay their
expenses, Dr. Jones listed the
scholarships, loans, and work aid
offered. In his concluding statment
Dr. Jones said, “It is my sincere
hope that some of you will elect to
return to Fayetteville State Tea
chers College next September.”
Among the high schools repre
sented were Spaulding-M o n r o e
High School, Bladenboro; George
town High School, Onslow; E. E.
Smith High School, Fayetteville;
Armstrong High School, Fayette
ville; Westside High School, Chad-
boum; Savannah High School;
Grifton; Frederick Douglass, Elm
City; Pender County Training
School, Rocky Point; Oak Ridge
High School, Lumber Bridge; Lin
coln High School, Leland; Johnson-
ville High School, Sanford; and
Charles E. Perry High School,
Roseboro.
Voice Staffers Interview
Some of the visiting students
were interviewed by members of
the VOICE Staff. Interviewers,
who are also the writers of this
article, included Delories Shavers,
Johnny Perry, Robert Daniels, and
Betty McKethan.
Dorothy Monroe of Savannah
High stated she had a very enjoy
able day visiting our campus; she
found the faculty and students very
polite, cooperative and friendly.
She plans to attend college but as
yet has not made her choice.
William Best of Richlands said
he had a pleasant day at Fayette
ville State; however he found the
student body not too friendly but
would like to attend FSTC to fur
ther his education.
Adele Addison, pictured with Accompanist James Payne, chats with
Lyceum Concert.
Selexia Bullock of Westside
stated our campus is very beauti
ful, the faculty and student body
very nice, and she would like to
attend our college to further her
education.
William Carver of E. E. Smith
High in Fayetteville stated he had
a very pleasant day visiting our
campus; he found the faculty and
student body, as usual, helpful and
nice. He plans to attend college
and has an eye on FSTC.
Ernest Beard: Fayetteville State
Teachers College
is an excellent in
stitution for those
who want to be
come teachers. It
offers great op-
portimities for
those who are
preparing for
other vocations.
Evarin Lewis: The atmosphere
here is very plea
sant. It is con
ducive to learn
ing, I think.
Sadie Anderson: Fayetteville State
Teachers College
is making a maj
or effort to up
hold the “Quality
Education Pro
gram”. It offers
many opportuni
ties for academic
and social
growth. However
I don’t really
President Rudolph Jones after
MITCHELL RUFF TRIO
think the stu
dents are taking
advantage of all
the opportunities
that are offered
here.
Jesse Thomas: I would like to
come to Fayette-
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Mitchell - Ruff Trio
A Success
EVA McEACHERN
the
the
WHO’S WHO AT FAYETTEVILLE STATE
On Thursday, December 7,
Mitchell-Ruff Trio, one of
freshest and newest instrumental
combinations to be presented here
at Fayetteville State Teachers Col
lege, set up a colorful variety of
tonal combinations and explored
both old and new frontiers of Jazz.
With Dwike Mitchell at the piano,
Willie Ruff on the Bass and French
horns, and Charles Smith at the
drums, the students of Fayetteville
State listened with exuberant en
thusiasm to this Lyceum program.
Southeastern District
NCTA Meets
JOHNNY PERRY
The Southeastern District of
the North Carolina Teachers Asso
ciation held its twenty-fifth annual
meeting on Friday, November 17,
on the Fayetteville State Teachers
College campus. Seen on our cam
pus during the one-day meeting
were more than 900 principals,
teachers, and supervisors from
Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus,
Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Robe
son, and Sampson Counties.
The general theme of the meet
ing was “Teach for Tomorrow.”
Among the speakers of the day
were Dr. Helen G. Edmonds, His
tory Professor, North Carolina Col-
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