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Page 6 T HE VOICE February, 1963 Freshman Thoughts Tennis =36= Is This You? SHERRY SPENCER To study or not to study, that is the question. This is a new version of a quotation by Shakespeare and is the most important question that faces a college student today. During the first semester, one student spent his leisure hours using the many freedoms he had acquired. He attended all classes and never slept during these ses sions, but he forgot all of them the moment he was dismissed. The time that should have been spent studying was spent attending movies, sleeping or playing cards. Studying was considered by him a waste of time. After the grades for the first semester were compiled and he found his average, he ex claimed, “I owe the school six quality points!” Should a student who never studies expect to pass all his sub jects? If you never studied, would you? A Wise Investment FRED BYRD Students who are most success ful in college are those who use their time wisely. How can a stu dent make the Imost of his time? ;iJsually, the pros- jpective scholar, in preparing his |schedule for a 'term, finds that he has plenty of I FRED BYRD free time. His advisors and in structors appeal to him to take ad vantage of this time and use it in a manner that will be most helpful to him in his studies. Undoubtedly this statement is repeated a num ber of times during his stay at the institution. Students who have learned to adapt themselves to college life spend a great deal of their time studying in the library or dormi tories and taking an active part in campus activities that are con ducive to their ultimate purpose. We generally find that these are the students who excel and get the full benefit of a college education. As a result, these people find that they are better prepared to meet the demands of the world. The stu dent’s ability to grasp the habit of profitable time utilization may prove to be one of his greatest as sets throughout his entire college career. Are You Guilty? JOSEPH GILLESPIE Mediocrity hasb had a most un desirable effect on the ability of many of our stu dents. This term, mediocrity, may be defined as a state of being sat-j isfied with aver age accomplish ments. It is this! realm that has* GILLESPIE swallowed so many of our poten tial students. The shocking thing about it is the student usually knows his position, yet he does not try to escape from this less pro fitable realm. It can be imagined though that such negligence on the part of the student justifies the statement that the trouble with life is one is halfway through it before he realizes it is one of those do-it- yourself jobs. The question, why should a stu dent work to achieve beyond the realms of mediocrity, has often been asked. The chances of getting into any staying in a college of your choice are greater if you have dedicated yourself to the task of preparing for it than they would be if you just moped through being satisfied with just getting by. The criteria of our state-supported schools require that you make a least a reasonable score on the College Entrance Examination in order to qualify for admission. The job opportunity is greater also if you have excelled in a variety of fields. The presidents of large man ufacturing companies are not look ing for someone merely to do the job, they are looking for well-round ed workers. Those students who hope to make a real contribution to the American way of life must educate and re educate themselves periodically, or they are doomed to mediocrity. Death BEVERLY A. VINSON Death can be compared to a boxing match. It is a fight to the finish, a blow-by-blow struggle for survival. Let us analyze the above state ments. We shaU give death a title. He will be called Mister Dee and the opponent, we shall say, is Mister Ex. As Mr. Dee enters the ring, dressed in black trunks and weigh ing heavy on the heart, medical referees surround him and the frail opponent who is Mr. Ex. The medical referees never hear the starting bell. Breathlessly they dodge back and forth, watching every move that the fighters make. Mr. Dee’s eyes glare and the cold breath burns his victim’s neck; yet the referees, clad in white from head to foot, watch. They watch in a silence which is broken only when one of them requests another instrument with which to examine more clearly the progress of the fight. Pouncing on his opponent, Mr. Dee throws him against the ropes and lands a left to his temple. The referees watch the victim fall and they attempt to count him out. But, the victim is once again on his feet, dodging the blows and at tacking his assailant with all the fury and vigor of any determined fighter. Yet, Mr. Dee, so strong and cruel, grips his victim in a mighty clasp and the fight is won! The referees take off their white coats and count the unlucky Mr. Ex out. They hold up Mr. Dee’s right hand and he is proclaimed cham pion. Yes, death was a fight and death was the victor. Juvenile With the coming of spring, Fay etteville State will field its first CIAA tennis team, with Coach Page Sanders in charge. Located at the southeast end of the Smith Athletic Filed — directly to the rear of the Lilly Gymnasium — are four new Laykold tennis courts just recently completed. Each court is regulation size — More than $18,000 was appro priated for construction of these courts, and for the fencing and landscaping. Plans are underway to add bleachers. The tennis schedule is printed elsewhere on this page. Candidates For Graduation FIRST NINE WEEKS — FIRST SEMESTER Joseph L. Biggs, Laurinburg, N. C.; Lucy Junetta Boyd, Manson, N. C.; Margaret Gore, Chadbourn, N. C.; and Betty Rose Grissom, Butner, N. C. SECOND NINE WEEKS SEMESTER FIRST LURETHA COATS Juvenile delinquency, one of the most serious problems confronting our nation today, is actually bred by the effect that our modern tech nological society has upon the youth and by adult delinquency. Modern science, while very ad vantageous and profitable on one hand, seems to be very detrimen tal and destructive on another. It is responsible for producing narcotic drugs and tonics which induce drug addicts for inviting speedy, reckless automobiles that plague the nation’s highways and increase the death toll; and, for devising modem machines and appliances that rob the teenagers of their do mestic chores and account for that extra hour that they use commit ting a felony or misdemeanor. As time progresses, we may some times wonder whether this modern age is more destructive than con structive: the question is certainly debatable. The parents must also share part of the blame for this social calami ty. Parents are guilty of not safe guarding their children against con taminated ideas and unhealthy choices as the child matures. They also neglect to bestow upon the child a sense of love and security. W’hen this happens, the child is eas ily attracted by any outside group which offers him affection and a sense of belonging. Often this group is a mob or gang practicing illegal offenses. They do this to fight back or strike at their par ents. The divorce rate is also an important factor, not only in rear ing of children, but also in crime and inhumanity. COATS A. A. U. Meets Fayetteville State Teachers Col lege participated in Indoor Meets during the Christmas Holidays. Coach Harold L. Scott entered two Bronco Trackmen in the Metropoli tan Association A.A.U. Develop ment Meets in New York on De cember 22 and 29. Trackmen parti cipating in these meets were Cecil Ramsey of Brooklyn, New York and George Woody, Jr. of Wash ington, D. C. Ramsey placed first in his heat of the 330 yards and second in his heat of the 300 yards. Woody made an outstanding show ing in the shot put. “Hats off” to these two trackmen. BEHAVIOR Be interested - interesting. — don’t try to be Be pleasing — don’t expect to be pleased. Be entertaining — don’t wait to be entertained. Be lovable — loved. don’t wait to be Be helpful — helped. don’t ask to be Mrs. Mary Cheek Applewhite, Roseboro, N. C.; Percy L. Arring ton, Washington, D. C.; James Clarence Davis, Whiteville, N. C.; Willie Graham, Jr., Fair Bluff, N. C.; Joan Elizabeth Hall, Durham, N. C.; Mrs. Mary Weston Mann, Fayetteville, N. C.; Mrs. Mable E. Clay Murray, Wilmington, N. C.; Pauline McDuffie, Laurinburg, N. C.; Mrs. Essye B. Turner, Fay etteville, N. C.; and Mrs. Geneva Foster Whitelow, Fayetteville, N. C. — The Records Office This Is Today Today is here. I will start with a smile and resolve to be agree able. I will not criticize. I refuse to waste my valuable time. Today has one thing in which I know I am equal with others — time. All of us draw the same salary in seconds, minutes, hours. Today I refuse to spend time worrying about what might hap pen. I am going to spend my time making things happen. Today I am determined to study to improve myself, for tomorrow I may be wanted, and I must not be found lacking. Today I begin by doing, and not wasting my time — I will not im agine what I would do if things were different. I will mal^e success with what material I have. Today I will stop saying, “If I had time,” for I will never “find time” for anything — if I want time, I must take it. Today I will act toward other people as though this might be my last day on earth. I will not wait for tomorrow. Tomorrow never comes. — Blanche Manor Although mod- iern science iiproves to be de structive in one rt^nanner, we can- pnot halt the pro- ^gress of it be- ^cause it is nec- ^'jessary for the ad- l^vancement of so- ^ciety; therefore, “Ithe decision of minimizing this social evil rests with the parents more so than with modern science. So, parents, since the decision is yours, what do you propose to do about the situation? Track Season The Fayetteville State College track team is currently preparing for its 1963 season which offi cially opens Saturday, March 23, at Fayetteville. Teams participating in this meet wiU be Winston-Salem Teachers College, Johnson C. Smith University and Livingstone College. Coach Scott is optimistic regard ing the team’s prospects for the season. The returning veterans include Sprinters Sam Maxwell and Roscoe Dobbins, pole vaulter Alfred Clark, shot putter Jimmie Hill, hurdler Willie Sessoms, and miler Dewey Toone. This year’s group of newcomers is a promising group. Among them are sprinters Cecil Ramsey, San- dree Blue and William Swift, quarter miler William Conway, dis tance runners Peter Baker and James Keyes. AU of the new comers show great promise and are expected to improve as the season progresses. All in all, everyone is looking forward to a successful season but mindful of the fact that successful seasons are the results of hard work. Spring Sports Schedule 1963 Baseball MARCH 22 Benedict College Away 23 Allen University Away APRIL 6 Shaw University Home 9 Maryland State Home 17 Howard University Home 19 Hampton Institute Home 23 A&T College Home 27 Delaware State Home 29 Delaware State Away 30 Howard University Away MAY 1 Maryland State Away 4 Shaw University Away 7 A&T College Away 11 Hampton Institute Away Tennis APRIL 3 North Carolina College Home 8 Livingstone College Away 18 Elizabeth City Away 24 Livingstone College Home 26 North Carolina College Away 30 Elizabeth City Home MAY 3 Saint Augustine’s College Away 6 Saint Augustine’s College Home 9-11 CIAA Championships ' Away Track & Field 23 Quadrangular Meet (Livingstone, Winston-Salem, Johnson C. Smith) Home APRIL MARCH 6 South Carolina Invitational Away 20 Hampton Institute Away 27 3rd Annual Invitational Home MAY 3-4 Marine Corps School Away 10-11 CIAA Championships Away 18 Carolina’s AAU Away
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