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VOLUME 18, NUMBER 3
FAYETTEVILLE STATE COLLEGE, FAYETTEVILLE, N. C.
MARCH, 1965
INTERVIEWS Mr. Ernest Battle
Continuing our series of inter
views with faculty members
who began work here at Fay
etteville State College this
school year, the VOICE staff
has chosen for this edition Dr.
Joan Elizabeth Corbett, inter
viewed by Sherrie Crouch; Mrs.
Cora L. Massey, interviewed by
Eva McEachern; and Mr. Ernest
T. Battle, interviewed by Roose
velt Daniels.
Dr. Joan Corbett
Dr. Corbett received her Bache
lor and Master of Arts degrees
from McMaster University in
Hamilton, Ontario, and her Ph. D.
degree from Auckland University
of New Zealand. She was honored
with a Fulbright Fellowship which
tool? her to New Zealand.
One of the most fascinating
things about our own Dr. Corbett
is that she has done extensive
traveling. She traveled to Hawaii,
Fiji, Samoa, New Zealand, Aus
tralia, Ceylon, India, Egypt, Italy,
Switzerland, France and the Brit
ish Isles.
Though Canadian-born of an
American father and English mo
ther, Dr. Corbett says, “I feel
very much at home in this part of
the South, having stayed with
relatives in Raleigh, North Caro
lina, and in Roanoke, Virginia,
when I was a child, and then
having taught in Richmond, Vir
ginia, for eight years.”
Dr. Corbett has many and var
ied interests. She is one who is
dedicated to her work, and she
thoroughly enjoys doing it. She
enjoys art and writing. She has
studied under KUNIYOSHI of Art
Student League. She holds the
Registered Copy Editor Certificate
from the Metropolitan Industries
of New York City. She has also
written and published several ar
ticles and at present is working
on a study of Aldous Huxley.
She is the founder of the Brit
ish Commonwealth Group associ
ated with the Modern Language
Association. She has been chair
man twice and secretary for seven
years, and advisory editor of Lit
erature and Psychology, a MLA
publication. Her name is listed in
Who’s Who of American W'omen
and in The Directory of American
Scholars.
Upon our insisting. Dr. Corbett
gave us a word of advice: “Take
more advantages of your oppor
tunities; study more, be curious,
ask questions; but then I remem
ber when I was a student, my pro
fessor said the same to us. There
are really no differences between
students of my generation and
you or between students of the
United States and Canada.
Mr. Battle, a member of the
English Department and Director
of Hood Hall, holds the A.B. De
gree in Drama with a minor in
art from Dillard University, the
M.A. Degree in Speech and Drama
from Tennessee A. & I. State Uni
versity, and has done further study
at Denver University.
Prior to coming to Fayetteville
State, Mr. Battle served as head
of the Department of Speech and
Drama and Dormitory Director at
Mississippi Valley State College;
as dean of Student Affairs and
Head of Speech Department at
Rust College; and as Acting Dean
of Men and Director of Student
Aid at Bluefield State College.
He holds membership in several
professional organizations, includ
ing College Language Association,
Southern Student Personnel Asso
ciation, Theta Alpha Phi National
Honorary Dramatic Fraternity,
and Delta Psi Omega National
Honorary Dramatic Fraternity.
Mr. Battle has written several
unpublished plays. Four of these
have been presented at Tennessee
State University, Rust College, and
Mississippi Valley State College.
Let us hope that we will have the
joy of seeing some of his produc
tions here at FSC.
Among Mr. Battle’s hobbies are
collecting old coins, reading new
plays, fishing, and playing tennis.
Mr. Battle tells you in his own
words of his philosophy con
cerning college and college stu
dents.
“It is rather dificult for one to
give his views realistically con
cerning general college life be
cause of the many changes which
are taking place daily. However,
it is rather evident that Fayette
ville State College is doing an ex
cellent job in preparing students
for the elementary and secondary
schools of North Carolina. I feel
that the greatest problem at Fay
etteville State College involves
the student and faculty human re
lations — the give and take of
student life. One learns early that
the patterns of human relation
ships set the distinctive atmos
phere and tone of the college.
Student morale usually tends to be
high when there is a good work
ing relationship between faculty,
staff and students with clearly
defined objectives. Student morale
also tends to be high where there
are clearly defined patterns of stu
dent organization and student re
sponsibility. As stated by Fisher
and Noble, ‘The response of scho
lars to each other is the funda
mental requirement for learning.
What they are working with, what
their conversation is about is pro
vided by the supporting materials
in campus and community. But
what keeps the process going and
reinforces the ideas and techniques
that are learned is the interest
that members of the college show
in each other’s work. The teacher
and student make learning possi
ble by responding to each other
and helping each other keep on
with their work.’
“It is generally assumed that
the primary motive of any young
person to enter college is his de
sire for intellectual growth. There
are individuals on many college
campuses who seem merely to be
prolonging their years of indepen
dence, because they have no well-
defined academic or vocational in
terest. The average student who
goes to college, however, wants
to learn, even though his know
ledge of how to learn and what
to learn may be vague. The very
atmosphere of the college com
munity may arouse within the stu
dent a desire for intellectual de
velopment as he comes into con
tact with the vigorous minds of
dedicated college teachers and
staff members who desire to help
him in the pursuit of knowledge.
“A student comes to college ex
pecting to be educated. He should
find on the campus the kind of
academic experiences which will
be intellectually stimulating,
which will whet his desire to seek
the truth and to grow in know
ledge and skill through work in
the laboratory, the library, in lec
ture sessions, classroom discus
sions, and through contact with
scholars who share his intellectual
curiosity. Because of the limited
background which the young per
son brings to the college campus,
he may not at first recognize his
potentialities.
“One way of impressing the stu
dent with his need for learning is
to expose him early in his college
life to a variety of ideas and dis
ciplines. The college curriculum
is an important element in the
shaping of the mind of the stu
dent, and some imderstandihg of
the breadth and depth of know
ledge is essential to the young
person regardless of his field of
specialization.
“The average student who goes
to College and wants to learn,
even though his knowledge of how
to learn and what he wants to
learn may be vague, should take
stock of himself. He should ana
lyze his weak and strong points
individually. If the individual a-
nalysis leaves him still vague then
he should consult his advisor and
any other staff member available.”
Mrs. Cora Massey
:
Mrs. C. L. Massey, who is also
on our campus as an English in
structor, is the wife of Rev. R. A.
Massey, a former instructor on our
campus in the field of History.
Mrs. Massey did her undergradu
ate work at Barber Scotia College,
Concord, North Carolina, and her
graduate work at the University
of Pittsburgh, Temple University,
and Boston University, where she
belonged to the Alpha Kappa Mu
Honor Society, and all of the hon
or societies associated with her
four majors; English, mathematics,
sociology, and religious education.
Mrs. Massey has had a great
deal of experience, having taught
French at the county high school
in Mocksville, North Carolina, and
English at the E. E. Smith Senior
High Schobl here in Fayetteville.
When asked why she decided to
teach in a college after having had
her previous experience in high
schools, her reply was, “I think
that teaching in a college presents
a much greater challenge than
teaching in a high school.” When
asked to compare the two, how
ever, Mrs. Massey said she saw
no major difference between
teaching English to high school
junior and seniors, and teaching
English to college freshmen.
One of the things that most of
us are interested in is how our
new instructors feel about the stu
dents on our campus. When this
question was posed to Mrs. Massey
her answer was “The students
here for the most part, do not
work to their highest potentials.
Like many, they are spoon fed;
often wanting something for noth
ing. The thing that concerns me
most is that many of them must be
forced to attend cultural affairs.”
Basically, however, Mrs. Massey
feels that the students here at
Fayetteville State are college men
and women typical to those in col
leges and universities all over the
United States.
We feel that Mrs. Massey is in
deed an asset to our college and
we are proud to have her here.
FROM THE
PRESIDENT'S DESK
More and more the federal gov
ernment is trying to make it pos
sible for any deserving student to
get enough financial aid to enable
him or her to acquire a college
education. First, we had the Nat
ional Defense Loans and now we
have the Work Study Program. A
student may receive help from
both of these at the same time.
Students now enrolled at the col
lege should be sure to apply now
for summer school and for next
year.
In order to qualify for either a
loan or for work study a student
must be passing in his class work.
It is regrettable that so many stu-
i
Dr. Rudolph Jones
dents cannot qualify for this reas
on. It is even more regrettable
that many who have ability are
unwilling to study and sacrifice
and give the necessary effort re
quired for better performance.
It all goes back to the matter of
putting first things first. Far too
many students are still “majoring
in the minors.” Even though bet
ter jobs are opening up every day
we do not seem to get excited
about our scholarship and qualify
ing for these jobs in a competitive
society. What will it take to shake
us out of our apathy and make us
realize that things are not like
they used to be? I am afraid that
we are going to wait until it is too
late.
ANOTHER
DISTINCTION
We are extremely happy to
share another honor here at our
college — through our President,
Dr. Rudolph Jones.
Dr. Jones has been elected to
the Board of Trustees of the North
Carolina Symphony Society. He is
the only member of our race so
honored, and he will hold this pos
ition for a two-year term.
Congratulations, President
Jones.
First Semester
Grads
The Registrar, Miss L. M.
Means, informs us that the follow
ing students completed require
ments for graduation from FSC
at the end of the First Semester
of this school year:
Elementary Education graduates:
Catherine Johnston, Judith
Marshall, Mary Anne McLean,
Willie Mae McNair and Patricia
Ramsey, all of Fayetteville.
Effie Cheek, Warranton; Alber-
tine Goodman, Clinton; Eva Jones,
Whiteville; Leroy Larkins, San
ford; Doris Murphy, Wallace;
Mary Nichols, Hallsboro; John
Rooks, Kinston; Annette Taylor,
Burlington, N. J., and Alfred
Thomas, Ocala, Florida.
Majors in other fields:
Arthur Byrd, history and poli
tical science; Fayetteville; James
^ Battle, H,ealth and Physical Edu-
c^iqn, ^ocky Mount; Bennye Lou
McNair,' Engl?fefr, 'Pag6l&ad( S. C.;
arid Mary O. Willisims,' business
education. Parkton.