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THE VOICE
Saturday November 19, 1966
The Voice
CONTRIBUTORS
Cozzetta Barnes Ardella Dula Mary C. Perry
Dorothy Becton Laura Gilmore Rowena Peterson
Sarah Becton Leonza Loftin Juanita Simmons
Mattie Cogdell Ernestine McKoy Shirley Sturdifen
Betty Cooper Annie L. McCullough Shirley Washington
Cornel Davis Barbara Myrick Barbara Weeks
EDITOR LAURA GILMORE
ASSISTANT EDITOR ERNESTINE McKOY
NEWS EDITOR MATTIE COGDELL
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR ANNIE BRATCHER
Exchange Editor Feature Editor
Cornel Davis Barbara Weeks
Sports Editor Photography Editor
Johnny Daniels Floyd Woodard
A««t. Photography Editor Art Editor
Charles Cooper Katrina Robinson
Typist*
Rowena Peterson Laura Gilmore Maxine Dickens
Ethelene Hall
Advisor
Ollie Cox
Freshman Play A Success
By BARBARA MYRICK
On Monday, October 31, the
Drama Guild of Fayetteville State
College presented the Freshman
play “Judgment Morning,” under
the direction of Miss Shirley Stur
difen,
The cast of players included:
George Hall as Claude Kimble,
Maggie Wallace as Ella, the older
sister, and Shirley Dendy as Bes
sie, the younger and shghtly
“touched in the head” member of
the trio.
The play opened with the return
of Claude, the vagabond son who
had previously left his home in
search of a life more fruitful than
that which he had kn9wn working
on his father’s three farms. After
a night spent in his boyhood
home, he learned from his sister,
Ella, that upon his father’s death,
all of the Kimble property had
been supposedly bequeathed to
Ella. Claude was enraged but could
see no way of regaining his right
ful ownership of some of the pro
perty. It was left to Bessie, the
“unbalanced” victim, to devise a
plan by which it would be possible
to leave Ella no alternative but to
sign over their inheritance.
With the aid and guidance of a
neighbor, Bessie convinced every
one that she and her brother had
been killed by gas fumes which had
escaped from an oil heater.
Ella became frightened when
she thought she was about to face
the consequences of her misdeeds
on earth. To avoid the risk of con
demnation by “The Great One,”
she signed the papers which re
turned to her sister and brother
their rightful property.
The play ended on a note of as
tonishment as Ella and Claude
realized that Bessie was respon
sible for the scheme which forced
Ella’s hand.
The play was a masterpiece of
suspense having the capacity to
amuse and mystify - to astound
and appeal to one’s sense of fair
play.
Because of the characterizations
portrayed by the performers and
the unusual plot of the play,
“Judgment Morning” presented a
most enjoyable evening of enter
tainment.
SPIRITUAL
GUIDANCE
(Prayer is not Dangerous)
By BETTY COOPER
Prayer is not dangerous; as-
a-matter-of-fact, it is exactly
the opposite. Prayer is one of
the most advantageous factors
anyone, be he great or small,
can have on his side.
Prayer stands when every
thing else has failed. Just a
whispered word in earnest can
“move mountains.” If you are
having trouble in your school
work, turn to Prayer. If you
are having trouble in social
adjustment, turn to Prayer.
Prayer never fails. Why don’t
you try it sometime?
Coast Guard
Applications
The United States Coast Guard
has announced that applications
are currently being accepted for
admittance to the next summer’s
class of the U. S. Coast Guard Aca
demy, New London, Connecticut.
Eligible young men between 17
and 22 years of age desiring an ap
pointment as a cadet must partici
pate in a nationwide competition.
There are no Congressional ap
pointments to the Academy.
Applicants must be citizens of
the United States; of good moral
character; unmarried; in good phy
sical condition; at least 5 ft., 5
inches tall, and not over 6 ft., 6
inches; have at least 20/30 vision
correctible to 20/20, and be high
school seniors or high school grad
uates.
They also must have 15 high
school or college credits, including
three in mathematics and three in
English. Although no specific
grade average is required, high
grades help. Admittance is based
on scores attained in college board
examinations to be given in De
cember of this year, standing in
high school class and leadership
potential. All qualified applicants
are granted equal opportunity for
admission.
The United States Coast Guard
Academy provides training in
leadership and prepares selected
young men to become commissfon-
ed officers in the Coast Guard. The
Academy offers a 4-year course of
instruction. Subjects include en
gineering, humanities, social stud
ies, science and service professio
nal courses.
Upon graduation, cadets are
awarded a Bachelor of Science De
gree, and if physically qualified,
are commissioned by the President
as an ensign in the U. S. Coast
Guard.
Applications must be made to
the Director of Admissions, U. S.
Coast Guard, New London, Con
necticut, not later than 15 Decem
ber 1966 and to College Boards not
later than 1 November 1966.
Poetry Contest
The National Poetry Press an
nounces its Spring Competition.
The closing date for the submis
sion of manuscripts by college stu
dents was November 5.
Any student attending either
junior or senior college is eligible
to submit his verse. There is no
limitation as to form or theme.
Shorter works are preferred by the
Board of Judges, because of space
limitations. Each poem must be
TYPED or PRINTED on a separate
sheet, and must bear the NAME
and HOME ADDRESS of the stu
dent, as well as the name of the
COLLEGE attended. MANU
SCRIPTS should be sent to the
OFFICES OF THE PRESS.
NATIONAL POETRY PRESS
3210 Selby Avenue, Los Angeles
34, California
SKETCH PAD
Sketch pad thought it proper
to thank Miss Lauraetta Taylor
for the wonderful job she did
in handling all the Homecom
ing activities.
SENIORS ELECT
OFFICERS
Each organization needs cap
able leaders. With this thought in
mind, the 1966-67 Senior Class of
Fayetteville State College met on
Wednesday Night, October 12 and
elected the following officers:
President Ronald Wiggins
Vice-President Joe Tyson
Secretary Shirley Baugham
Assist. Secretary Hazel Graham
Treasurer Mel Ott Battle
Assist. Treasurer-Barbara Morgan
Sergeant-at-Arms Joseph Smith
Reporter Judy Joyner
Our advisors for this year are
Mrs. Beulah Monroe and Dr.
Grady Davis. We have many plans
for this year and we feel that un
der the leadership of these cap
able persons that we will be able
to carry out these plans. It is our
intention to make this, our last
year at Fayetteville State College,
our most successful year yet.
President - Ronald Wiggins
Reporter - Judy Joyner
National Education Week
A memo from the Student National Education Association re
minded its NEA Chapter advisors and president that its American
Education Week packets would arrive too late to use during American
Education Week, November 6-12.
The Voice has no posters, leaflets or other materials related to
American Education Week. It does have, however, its same opinions of
matters educational, and reminds all that the business of education
goes on here at FSC fifty-two weeks a year.
It might have been poetic justice, or just plain courtesy to have
had some program symbolic of education’s purposes and results during
that seven-day period, which would have paid tribute in one week, to
all that education does in fifty-two weeks.
Our College Family was, in fact, embedded in the workings of
education during that week, so busy in fact, that we forgot the sym
bolic gesture. Even forgetting to remember was significant though
because students and teachers were steadfastly glued to the jobs of
mid-term examinations; administration, teachers, students and staff
were busily setting the stage for Sunday’s dedication of the three new
buildings.
There’s little doubt that FSC and all its inhabitants were not
working for education during National Education Week.
DECISION
By CAROLYN MclVER
One stormy night, or day, I should say,
A great burst of thunder proceeded my way.
It seemed to me then that not even God cared,
And then (it’s lightning), 0 Lord, I’m scared.
The thunder crashed again and lightning followed.
It seemed that this storm from Hell was borrowed.
The earth was dampened as clouds burst in the sky.
I wondered about it, but I dared not ask why.
The thunder got distant as it faded away,
But the sky grew dark to end that day.
No more lightning to frighten me appeared,
But this wasn’t the end, oh no, I feared.
A night of evil approached me fast,
And I was alone, alone and aghast.
The wind ripped fiercely through the trees,
But, at least, the thundering and lightning had
eased.
God couldn’t exist and see me like this.
I’m shaking, I’m shaking as my eyes begin to mist.
Heaven help me, what am I saying?
Instead of doubting, to Him I must be praying.
The storm is in me, and my mind, I’m afraid.
This God, the Almighty, is He living or dead?
Oh, I can’t for myself find an answer that’s flat
For I’m torn in determining the solution to that.
He must be living, yet, dead He must be.
If living why so much evil do we see?
But if dead this God of whom we fear.
Why are good people still far and near?
Perhaps, it’s just me who is a fool to doubt.
But in my mind a decision is being fought;
Not to decide that God still lives.
Nor to decide that dead, God now is.
ENGLAND IN '67?
A new and exciting opportunity
in England is now offered to Col
lege students wanting to spend
next summer in Europe in an in
teresting way.
You may help to reveal the sec
rets of a Roman villa, an iron-age
hill fort or the structure of a med
ieval town or Anglo-Saxon cathe
dral before they disappear, per
haps forever. Expanding housing
programs, city center redevelop
ment and new highway projects in
Britain today have opened up
many new possibilities for arch
aeological investigation.
You may help in this important
work, earn credits, make interna
tional friends and receive valu
able training in archaeology, by
joining a program sponsored by
the Association for Cultural Ex
change, the British nonprofit or
ganization.
Volunteers first join a three-
week seminar for training in Bri
tish archaeology and excavation
techniques at Westminster Col
lege, Oxford. They then split up
into small groups for three or
more weeks “digging” on an arch
aeological site. Total cost of the
program is 685 dollars, including
round-trip air transportation from
New York. Part scholarships are
available to suitable students with
a “B” plus average.
Write now for further details to
United States Representative: As
sociation for Cultural Exchange,
539 West 112th Street, New York
10025 .Closing application date is
expected to be beginning of Janu
ary, 1967.
The Dr. Chick
Memorial Fund
In memory of the late Dr. Chick,
a long-time professor at Fayette
ville State College and a leading
member of the citizenry of Fay
etteville, we would like to continue
contributing to the Central Or
phanage at Oxford, North Caro
lina, to which Dr. Chick was a
tireless benefactor.
Dr. Chick felt that all children
should have some of the things
that make children happy — such
as a big, old fashioned Thanks
giving, or toys at Christmas. He
thus, contributed to the orphan
age every Thanksgiving or Christ
mas.
He always asked the members
of the student body and faculty
to contribute one dime to this
worthy cause; therefore, we think
that it would be fitting and pro
per to continue this effort as a
living memorial to Dr. Chick.
Pay stations will be set up all
over the campus on Monday, No
vember 21, 1966, to collect the do
nations.
“If you give a dime for a worthy
cause.
Such as the Central Orphanage
without pause.
Your dime will make some face
glow.
And on your life’s record it will
surely show.”