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EXPERIMENTS IN STYLE
The Sigma Gamm a Rho’shave IT. Left to right, Kathann
Eaglin, Josephine Dickens, Edna McDuffie, Grace
McAllister and Evelyn Taylor.
Sigma Gamma RHO
The Delta Iota Chapter
of Sigma Gamma Rho So
rority, Inc. has been
established on FSU’s
campus. It received its
charter December 12,
1970.
Charter members are
Josephine Dickens, Kath
ann Eaglin, Grace McAll
ister, Edna McDuffie,and
Evelyn Taylor. These five
were carried through the
initiation process by the
Delta Gamma Sigma
graduate chapter of Fay
etteville.
The officers are Kath
ann Eaglin, basileus
(president), Evelyn Tay
lor, anti-basileus (vice
president), Grace McAll
ister, Grammateus (sec
retary), and Edna McDuf
fie, Tamiochus (treasur
er).
Kathann is a junior.
Math major; Evelyn and
Edna, also juniors are
Business and Sociology
majors, respectively;
Grace is a senior Eng
lish major. Josephine
has completed her stu
dies and is presently
teaching.
Greetings from each of
us. We hope the semes
ter will be prosperous
and enjoyable!
You will be hearing
from us I
Grace McAllister
SIGMAS HOST H’lSCHEO^
In its overall program
to further communica
tion between graduate and
undergraduate chapters,
the brothers of Phi Beta
Sigma fraternity spon
sored a luncheon for the
graduate brothers of this
city on February 16. Bro
ther Ernest Smith,pres-
ident of Pi Chapter, pre
sided over the program,
making introductions for
the group. Brother Sam
uel Henderson, vice pres
ident, led the brothers in
prayer, after which a re
port of present and pro
jected activities was out
lined to the graduate
chapter by Brother Smith.
Response from the grad
uate chapter was over
whelming as brother af
ter brother commended
the members of Pi Chap
ter on their progress and
ideas. Concluding the
business portion of the
luncheon. Brother Don
ald Stancell entertained
the graduate chapter by
demonstrating several
new Sigma steps.
On February 19, the
members of Pi Chapter
visited St. Augustine’s
College in Raleigh, re
sponding to an invitation
from the Sigmas there.
Both chapters united in
engaging in the Home
coming festivities, top
ping it off with a cele
bration of their own. And
so it was that the battle
cry of Phi Beta Sigma
fraternity rang forth
again that “All the Bro
thers Are ValiantI”
By Hubert L. Simmons
Reporter
Yearbook staff brings
work to close
The year comes to a
close for the yearbook
staff as they bring the
pages of the 1971 Fay-
ettevillian to a close.Sev
eral sections of the pub
lication have already
been completed and ap
proved, leaving only the
last few sections to fin
ish. Awaiting approval
now are the Faculty,
Administration and
Sports sections.
The Fayettevillian
staff has already ex
pressed the need to have
a more inclusive book
and in keeping with this
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SCOPP: Suppose, Jimm, you had walked in the desert for twelve hours and you
had come upon two jugs in a spa, one jug filled with wine and one jug filled with
water. Out of which jug would you drink?
JIMM: Out of the jug filled with water, of course.
SCOPP: Why the “of course”, Jimm?
JIMM: Well, I’d be real thirsty for water, although I would not drink too much. I
know that from situations like that in the movies. And anyway, the wine would
make me sick after all that heat, but the water would keep me alive.
SCOPP: Then it is what you might call a matter of first things first, is it?
JIMM: Yes sir, that’s right.
SCOPP: Well, when it comes to what’s more important or vital, your studies or
the extra-curricular activities, there is no more choice than there was between
the two jugs. The studies come first, and particularly grammar and composi
tion course, since it is the base for all your other courses.
JIMM: 1 realize it now sir, but here was one thing I didn’t mention when you first
asked me about studies. Sometimes some other things bother me. I pick up a
newspaper; I look at the headlines and see so many injustices right here in the
states, and somehow, I just don’t feel up to going all out in anything, studies
included.
SCOPP: I can readily understand that Jimm, but you know, we cannot abandon
our hopes and desires and our goals. We must keep working toward them
despite all distractions.
JIMM: Deep down within me, I know that as well as you do, sir. What you said
about grammar and composition being the base of all other courses, is that the
full nature of it, sir?
SCOPP: Not quite the full nature. When you can see how the course aids you in all
other areas of living - in your personal, social and economic life - then you’re
at its full nature. Now this third reason that you mentioned, being content with
just “getting by”, I will not ask how you came by it, for in measure, all three
of the reason;? seem linked together and in measure, each created the other.
Most of the other fellows in your group are likely to be called into the army
at any time. I can see how that might affect them, but you don’t have that
problem. That’s why your willingness to go along with mediocrity seems the
most at fault of the reasons that you gave. I f you had not given into it in the
first place, I don’t believe the other two reasons could have come into being.
You see, without that third reason, the life force within you would have driv
en you on to excellence. All humans have this life force, and, though they may
not react to things done well - they like things done well.
JIMM: I think I see your whole point, now, sir, but don’t stop.
SCOPP: I stated earlier that a portion of the people seems to neither condone
nor condemn poor work. It is not always because they do not have the ability;
they may be simply lazy or live in a state of unconcern.
JIMM: That sounds like a perfect description of my gang. Boy! am I glad you
opened my eyes.
SCOPP: There are many like that, Jimm . Remember when you were at Hawk High
and your track team had that very poor indoor season?
JIMM: Yes, we looked pretty bad. The boys from Brooks High, across town, tried
to cheer us up. They said being the best wasn’t everything.
SCOPP: But what about the outdoor season that same year? Your relay team set
a new record then, didn’t it?
JIMM: That was really something, sir! All the other relay teams came by our
dressing room to congratulate us.
SCOPP: When you do the job well, Jimm. you leave no room for doubt; therefore,
you have no doubters.
JIMM: I understand very clearly now. I’m glad that I got a chance to talk about
my work. I feel sure that I’ll do better now that I see that lack of good sense
in those reasons that I had. Thank you very much sir; now I must go to my
next class.
SCOPP: I am sure you will do better, but one moment before you do. How would
you state simply and clearly what we have talked about?
JIMM: Well, let’s see... something like ...“It is safest to do a good job in every
way, then you know at least you won’t have to worry about any disapproval,”
SCOPP. That’s quite good, Jimm,. Goodbye, now.
JIMM: Goodbye, sir.
wish, staff photographers
have been all over the
campus and at all activi
ties. Under the leadership
of Robert Haskins,the
staff intends to make
this year the best one for
the yearbook. Staff mem
bers include: Leonard
Crumm, Beryl Williams,
Conrith Davis, Melvin
Waters, Waldena Smith,
Rickey Jessie and Hu
bert Simmons. Special
recognition goes to Joyce
Hood, LaVerne McNair,
and Rebecca Alford who
are now serving their last
year with the staff.
The roar of man
THE ROAR OF MAN: Though man has freedom of
choice, his choice in no way affects what ultimately
happens to him.
Man chooses and the choice seems heeded for the
moment, only to run amuck with the other moments
that follow in its wake. The guider of the birds tells
the frog when to leap, and when locust leaves fuse
air and mind and engulf man in willy nilly suffu
sion, who tells the tale, seed of locust or seed of
man? Can the gypsies tell or is the pendulum of some
spherical closk the measurer of the measure? Who
is closer to the core of command than the roar of
man?
It is not really a matter of to choose or not to
choose, for man chooses and it makes no difference.
He cannot will or decree certainty through choice;
the certainty is already settled. The ones whose feet
woo the earth know only that they cling to the earth.
Their preferences defy the existenialist’s wail
to no avail and are merely handicraft of the fore
seeable arm. Should earthly drifters aspire to north
ward shores, their inward pick matters nothing
when outward fingers point toward a southeasterly
clime; the pointers, the harbingers of ebb and flow,
the prescribers of all routes to the Indies, the ar
biters of gale and glow, they cause the bells lO peal
and man and his mindful musings are but debris, to
their tow.
Man chooses but the choice is subservient. The
lighter and darker shades from which choice is made
are blurred etchings of the wanted hue that never
comes through. The hiding and the seeking winds, the
escaping and the seek
ing winds are the master
ful painters. They cause
the invisible winds to tint
man’s lesser brush with
overwhelming blending
and counter the thing and
thought attending man.
The unknown decider de
cides that man will not
hold what he would choose
to hold: some something
of what life’s pulsating
passion ponders princely
for its pinnacle. If, with
in man s bone or matter,
a pick with certainty was
ever resident, then it has
long been repossessed-
retrieved by the retriev
er who retrieved his pro
per property.
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