November, 1962
THE VOICE
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The Coronation Successful
Parade...
CALLETHA MATTHEWS
Homecoming festivities at Fay
etteville State Teachers College be
gan on Wednesday evening, Oct
ober 31, with the Coronation Ball.
This activity was well underway
by 8:30 p.m., with “The Clefs”
from Fayetteville rendering the
music.
A beautifully decorated throne
was arranged in the front of the
Gymnasium for Miss Homecoming
and her attendants.
Entering from the rear of the
Gymnasium were the attendants to
Miss Homecoming-Misses Regina
Sears, who is Miss Freshman
Class; Edith Rowe, Miss Sopho
more; Geraldine Moye, Miss Jun
ior; and Jameszetta Butler, Miss
Senior Class.
Highlighting the occasion was
the appearance of the lovely
Homecoming Queen, Ernestine
Thompson, wearing a beautiful
white gown with matching acces
sories.
As she walked gracefully down
the center of the gymnasium on
the Royal Carpet, Miss Thompson,
in a dream world all her own,
smiled, as her audience applauded
heartedly.
Miss Thompson, a senior from
High Point, N. C., who is majoring
in Elementary Education, and is a
member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, College Marshals, and
Westminster Fellowship, was es
corted by Stanley Johnson, presi
dent of the senior class; she was
crowned by Marie Speed, Miss F.
S. T. C. for 1962-63.
Miss Thompson responded to the
honor of being elected Miss Home
coming, after which, the president
of the college. Dr. Rudolph Jones,
was introduced by Robert Bryant,
president of the student body. Dr.
Jones congratulated Miss Home
coming and the members of the
Royal Court, and bade success to
the college family for the remaind
er of the homecoming festivities.
After the Coronation, refresh
ments were served, and the queens
and guests danced to music of the
V Clefs.
Despite the threatening rainy
weather, and the dampened atmos
phere, the spirit of the Fayette
ville State Teachers College
Family was still high as they wait
ed patiently beside the chilly and
gloomy streets for the annual
Homecoming Parade. Even though
there had been doubts that the
Parade would take place, at 12:30
p.m., beneath threatening clouds,
the Parade began.
Leaving from Ann Street, the
Parade moved through the main
streets, down Hillsboro Street and
made its last stop at the Srnith
Athletic Field, where they waited
for the kick-off.
There were beautiful floats; one
of which carried the Lovely “Miss
Homecoming” and her attendants.
Many Bands were represented all
of which became guests at the ex
citing Homecoming Football game.
Among the bands were; Eliza
beth City State Teachers College;
82nd Airborne Division Band, Fort
Bragg, North Carolina; Adkin High
School, Kinston, North Carolina;
Long High School, Cheraw, South
Carolina; Oak Ridge School, Lum
ber Bridge, North Carolina; Up
church High School, R a e f 0 r d.
North Carolina; E. E. Smith High
School, Fayetteville, North Caro
lina; South Lumberton School,
Lumberton, North Carolina; F. S.
T. C. Bronco Band.
other activities of the Weekend
included the Coronation of “Miss
Alumni,” Mrs. Lois Davis Yancey
of Rocky Mount, N. C., at the Miss
Alumni Ball in the Newbold Gym-
torium on Friday night; The Din
ner Meeting of the General Alumm
Association in the H. L. Cook Din
ing Hall following the Homecommg
Game; the Annual Homecoming
Dance in the Lilly Gymasium and
the Alumni Dance in the National
Guard Armory on Saturday night.
Go! Go! Broncos
BETTY RANKIN
Despite the rainfall, the tradi
tional Homecoming Bonfire was
held Friday, November 2, at 6:30
p.m. on the Smith Athletic Field.
The huge bonfire which lit up a
large portion of the athletic field,
created an atmosphere that match
ed the bountiful spirit of the ever-
rooting Bronco family.
Cheers and yells echoed from
every angle of the field, indicating
that the morale was tops for our
Annual Bonfire.
FSTC, First Stop
For Bethune
Cookman Tourers
On October 29, the Fayetteville
State Teachers College family was
privileged to listen to the beauti
ful voices of a Special Group of
singers from the Concert Chwale
of Bethune Cookman College, Day
tona Beach, Florida. This group,
conducted by Mr^ .Thomas D^
Demps, made FSTC the first stop
of their month’s tour which wiU
take them as far as the Canadian
^*The members of FSTC family
listened enthusiastically to the pro
gram which included these num
bers: Cantate Domino, Davids
Lamentation, The Nightmgale, The
Big Fat Goose, Go Way from My
Window, Eloquence, HI Never
Turn Back No More, Swing Low
Sweet Chariot, and I Can Tell the
World These numbers were enjoy
ed by all who were fortunate
enough to hear them.
JUST PASSING THROUGH?
SmaU boy: “Mom, the teacher
told us in Sunday School that we
came from dust and we return to
dust.”
Mother: “That right, dear.”
Small boy: “Well, I just looked
under the couch in the living room
and somebody is either coming
or going.”
FSTC Choir In Homecoming Parade
High School Senior
Day-A Big Treat
Saturday, October 27, wiU surely
be a memorable day for the more
than 990 students who were on our
campus to observe our annual
High School Day. After registra
tion, (9:30-10:00 a.m.) the students,
who were assembled in the J. W.
Seabrook Auditorium, were greeted
by Dr. Odell Uzzell, Chairman of
ttie Athletic Committee; Dr.
Charles E. Morton, Academic
Dean, Mr. J. C. Jones, Dean of
Students; and Mrs. Anne W. Shep
hard, Dean of Women.
At the conclusion of this assem
bly, the high school seniors were
taken on a tour of the campus,
where they observed the beautiful
scenery, and had explained by
their guides the wonderful exper
iences of college life. A specially
prepared luncheon was served in
the H. L. Cook Dining Hall to our
guests after the tour, and with full
stomachs, we all went to watch an
exciting football game. Even
though the Broncos lost, the entire
day proved to be an enlightening
one to all of us.
The Lilly Gymnasium awaited
the high school seniors where,
after the game, a social was given
in their behalf. Refreshments were
served to them, and the social was
climaxed by a grand march led by
the visiting participants in the
High School Senior Day.
Some of the schools that partici
pated were: Central, Whiteville;
Peterson, Red Springs; Church
Street, Thomasville; Garner Con
solidated, Garner; Woodington,
Kinston; Shawtown, Lillington;
Savannah, Grifton; A. H. Ander
son, Winston-Salem; Artesia, Hall-
sboro; R. B. Dean, Maxton; H. B.
Sugg, Farmville; Dunbar, Salis
bury; Pinckney, Carthage; Arm
strong, Ann Chesnutt, and E. E.
Smith of Fayetteville.
Seeking Omega
The Lampados Club of the Delta
Gamma Chapter is seeking mem
bership in the Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity, Inc.
The returning pledgees are Hay-
ves Streeter, Kinston; Boyd Mur
ray, Wilson; and Robert Melvin,
Fayetteville. Each member has
set his goal toward the standards
and requirements necessary to be
a faithful son of Omega.
As one of its projects, the Lamps
painted the Omega “wishing well”
and primed its pump. This historic
symbol was erected in 1920. And
like all objects of its symbolic re
presentation, the “wishing well”
is given annual care.
Robert Melvin, Reporter
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These Times
MARY ANNE McLEAN
These times are characterized as
being peaceful or crucial. Today,
as we can see, it is the crucial
stage that is dominant.
The world is filled with hatred,
malice, and strife. The urge to dis
integrate the peacefulness of the
land and make it a land of Chaos
is invariably strong.
Wants of one in these times ap
pear to be the sole possessions of
another.
Somewhere along the line we
have all doubtlessly asked our
selves questions similar to these;
Will there be another war? If so,
will the world be totally annihilat
ed? Although it is a known fact that
not one of us can answer these
questions, it is not doubtful that
we can do all we can to make the
world a better place in which to
live.
These are the times, believe it
or not, that tend to in one way or
another separate the men from the
boys; they should be regarded ser
iously.
We are here today and gone to
morrow. We should make the best
of what is given to us today. Re
membering the past and forgetting
what we could have done, we
should strive with our every effort
to make the future a brighter one.
It is during the times that we
should link ourselves together as
one family devoted to bettering
the condition of this world in which
we live.
Our aims should be high. Even
though we fail to reach the high
est point, “God grant that our
goal be not the lowest,” should be
our silent prayer. These, my fel
low students, as is clearly shown
today, are as Thomas Paine says,
“The Times That Try Men’s Soul.”
STILL LIFE
“Dad, guess what!” said the
young actor, “I’ve got my first
movie part. I play the part of a
man who’s been married for 25
years.”
“That’s a good start, son,” re
plied his father. “Just keep at it
and one of these days you’ll get a
speaking part.”
The Delta Gamma Chapter of
the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity,
which was the initial Greek letter
organization on the campus of
FSTC, is looking forward to a
booming year in many ways. The
fraternity has already sponsored
its “Queen for a Day” program at
which Miss Edna Martin, a senior
and member of the Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority, was crowned Miss
Omega Psi Phi for 1962-63. Run-
ners-up were: 1. Miss Eva Mc-
Eachern 2. Miss Mary Wicker 3.
Miss Glenda Cheek.
During the year the Omega’s
program will be filled with many
affairs which will be designed for
the entire student body’s enjoy
ment. Realizing the purpose for at
tending any institution of higher
learning, the members of the
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity wish to
encourage all students and stress
the importance of becoming: ed
ucationally efficient, socially se
cure and religiously sincere.
We sincerely pray that every
one’s year will be filled with suc
cess.
We Greet You
The members of Epsilon Zeta
Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha are
happy to greet the student body
in the school year of 1962-63. We,
the members, are proud to boast
that we are a part of this dynamic
institution of higher learning.
Our outlook for the school finds
us peering into the realm of intel-
lectualism, progressivism and fra-
ternalism. The third forestated
term might be ambiguous; there
fore, we shall attempt to clarify
it. As a segment of an organiza
tion boasting a membership of 20,-
000 members, we believe that we
must be friends of everyone to re
main strong.
Through the years we have seen
a metamorphosis occur at this in
stitution. This change has brought
out some of the ideas cherished by
Alpha Phi Alpha and should be the
aims of all men. We are speaking
of nothing more than “manly
deeds, scholarship, and love for all
mankind.”
As members of the college
family, we charge you! Grow wise,
strong and ever support the cause
to which you are planning to de
dicate your life. May a most happy
and prosperous school year be
yours.
The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,
Inc.
A Teacher
A teacher who had just received
her salary, took the money out of
the envelope and held it up for the
class to see. “What is this, Teddy
Jones?” she asked.
“A pay envelope that contains
your wages,” said Teddy.
“Any questions, children?” ask
ed the teacher.
“Yes please, teacher,” said one
little boy with a puzzled frown.
“Where do you work?”
The Omega Beta Chapter of the
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority has begun,
what we hope will be, our most
prosperous and successful year.
Chief among the events toward
which we are looking are the State
meeting which will be held at Liv-
ingtone College, Salisbury, Decem
ber 8, and the Regional meeting
which will be held on this campus
in April. Other campus events in
clude, “Finer Womanhood Week”
observance which will be held in
February and the Zetalite Ball
which will be in March.
The Zetas who graduated from
this institution last school term
have been successfully placed in
teaching positions. Soror Mary Mc-
Eachern is Cambridge, Maryland;
Soror Patricia Hinson, Lillington,
N. C.; Soror Fannie Tyson,
Hickory, N. C.; Soror Willie Gillis,
Tarboro, N. C. All reports on
these new-fledged teachers are
favorable.
One of the much discussed pro
fessional events of this area is the
annual meeting of Principals and
Supervisors of the State of North
Carolina which will be in session
in Fayetteville on November 13-14.
At that time the keynote speaker
will be the Grand Basileus of the
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. The cam
pus still remembers Dr. Deborah
P. Wolfe, Chief of Education, when
she was introduced to the college
family last February during
“Finer Womanhood Week” obser
vance.
Lighter activities are going on
now and will continue throughout
the year. For example, on Sunday,
October 28, the Omega Beta Chap
ter along with the Archonian Club,
was invited to a formal tea spon
sored by the graduate chapter. On
November 3, as part of the Home
coming week-end activity, the
Zetas and the Archonians were in
vited to a coffee hour sponsored by
the Sigmas.
In view of our relationship to
man, the Omega Betas are plan
ning a Thanksgiving basket for a
less fortunate family. A similar
benevolent activity is anticipated
for the Christmas holidays.
Officers for the year are as fol
lows: President, Anna Forte; Re
cording Secretary, Esther Redd;
Corresponding Secretary, Hermine
Jones; Treasurer, Marion McPher
son; Dean of Pledgees, Shirley
Fields; Reporter, Joyce Holmes.
The Omega Beta Chapter of the
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority wishes for
the freshmen, fellow Greeks and
college family at large a very suc
cessful year.
Joyce Holmes, Reporter
Miss L. P. Turner, Advisor
How To Improve
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change your answers unless you
are positive they’re wrong. Your
first hunch is more likely to be
correct than your anxious second
guess.
—On true-false tests, be careful
of such qualifying words as all,
some, many, none, always, never
and most. The answer frequently
hinges on these tricky little qual
ifiers.