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1953
"Digest Of Student Opinion"
VOLUME VII
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C, MARCH 13, 1953
NUMBER 3
MARCH 16, 1953
PAGE FIVE
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Miss Omega'
Crowned Oct. 10
The Delta Gamma Chapter of
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity started
its activities this year by giving a
smoker for young men and upper-
rlassmcn who were interested at
the college.
Miss Josephine Russell was cho
sen as the chapter's Sweetheart
and was crowned “Miss Omeca”
October 10. 1952. and enjoyed the
many activities which included a
specially-prepared dinner of her
own choice at Arthur’s Sea Food
Grill on Person Street.
A float representing the Greek
letter Delta was entered in the
Homecoming parade which was
held. November 14, 1952.
.The chapter acted as ho.st for
Choir Appears In
New Auditorium
The choir of Fayetteville State
Teachers College, consisting of
fifty-five voices, had the honor of
being the fiist organization to ap-1
pe^r in the new auditorium on
Sunday, December 14, at 4;00 p.
m. when it gave its annual Christ-;
mas concei t. The ne.v auditnrium.j
recently completed at a cost of
$18.5,000, enhanced the rendition
of a series of selections from
Pchaikowsy’s “Nutcraker Suite.”
At the piano during the concert
was Mi.ss l.oran Pitt, a sophomore
troni Tarbmo, North Caroliiia.
As special guests, the menibeis
of the choir appeared at Fort
Bragg, giving a program sponsor
ed by the Kiwanis Club and
broadcast over a local station. The
impression made was so great that
during Religious Emphasis Week
-hey were requested to provide the
music for a Sunday morning ser
vice at Chapel Number Eight at
Fort Bragg.
The music for the annual ‘"State
Teachers College Day” program,
jiven this year at the First Bap-
list Chuich, was also furnished by
our choir.
Aware of its heavy schedule,
with appearances in such place.-; a.s
Tarboro, Wilson, and Goldsboro
(in North Carolina), together with
i spring tour provided for it by
the alumni, the members are
vorkiiig continuously to make this
/ear’s choir the greatest in the
history of the school.
For the recent loss of his father,
A^ho passed on February 17, 1953,
the choir wi.hes to expros.s its
sympathy tf Jain»*a Baton, ono of
its members, t
Omegas' Charmer
w.
Delta Sigma
Sorority
MISS .lOSEI’IIINE RUSSELL, a senior from Kaloieh, Nortli Caro
lina. who was choscn for the Omcs:a Sweetheart. Names to be read
from left to rieht are (first row)—.lames Killian, co-cditor; Ervin
BiCRS. Basilcus; Miss Kusscll and Arthcnus Dew; (sccond row) —
Dennison Ciaynor, K.K.S.: William McNair; Emm McKinnon, co-
cditor: (third row)—Wilbur Kinc. vicc-basilcus; and James Baton.
Lawrencc Jackson, George Fitzpatrick, and James Faison were absent
when the picture was taken.
Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority
I
i'Tiner Womanhood
'Week'' Program
The fail and winter
liavc been filleti with success
activities for tlic Delta Alpha
Chapter of the Ali)hri Kappa Al
pha Sorority. During the months,
nf November and December, mem-
Ijei s of the sorority collected ciolh-
I’lg from (he cotict'c family to .';end
lo the Oxfi)rl Or|)h;in;ir,''. Tills
rccossfu^Sponsored By Zetas
Fealurin.i;' as guest speaker Miss
EvL'iyn C. Pope, librarian at North
jCiiroiin.i Colioi'e at Durham, the
locai Omeua Beta Chapter of the
iZel;i I'hi P.eta Sorority sponsored
: on Sun^iiy, Febr
niial “Kiner Wo
I On November 8, 1952. the Delta
iXi Chapter of the Delta Sigma
jTheta Sororit.v. was established in
I ?"ayettevillc. North Carolina, by
|Soror Pauline F. Weeden, charm
ing director of the Eastern Region.
Sorors Fain and Hill of Lynch-
'rurg, Va.. assisted Soror Weeden.
• The chajiter members are Sor
ors Cleopatra Griswold. Gladys
Lunsford, Swanola Moorning, Na
omi Pitt, Dorothy Powell, Geral-
i dine Stevens, and Aileen Watson.
I The graduate sorors at Fayettc-
iville Slate and those in the city.
'ot{ether with graduate sorors
;rrom over Eastern Carolina, par-
iicipated in the initiation cere
monies, The charter sorors were
welcomed into the family of
‘‘Greeks” by the letter organiza
tions on the campus.
During National Book Week,
November lG-23. 1952, the mem
bers of the Delta Xi Chapter pre
pared a bulletin board on display
in our library, using the theme
“Not Learning to Read, but Read
ing to Learn.” Our chapter pre
sented the Charles Waddell Ches-
nutt Library with a revised edi
tion of the Holy Bible.
On November 25, 1952 our fresh
men girls rushed to the recreation
room of Bickett Hall in short
dresses, pigtails, socks, ribbons
and bows to be entertained at a
“Kiddie Party” given in their hon
or.
Three members of the Delta Xi
Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta
Student Council
Pushes Ahead
The fast pace of doing things
and of gelling things done, set by
Ihe .Student Council at the begin
ning of the school year, has not
ctj.sed. Under the leadership of
‘he- oxoi-iitive committee, along
with its faithful members and ad
visors. this organization has pu.sh-
ed skadily forward.
The Student Council has plan
ned a full program ^ activities
jgar Peoples, treasurer; Raymond
: Pollard, parliamentarian; and Ge-
lorgianna Granger, public relations
director.
—Ann Clark
THE VOICE
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE STUDENT BODY
Edited And Published By The Students
FAYETTEVILLE STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
Fayetteville, North Carolina
STAFF
EDITOR - Dorothy Powell
ASSOCIATE EDITORS Theicja Iva Hogans
Cleopatra Griswold
* Wilbert King
BUSINESS MANAGED M James Dew
CIRCULATION MANAGERS Aileen Watson
Ervin Farmer
REPORTERS Queen Pitt
, Doris Pridgen
TYPISTS ------ — Florence Hogans
Oara I^wts
Shirley Holley
COPYISTS - Gladys Lunsford
T Barbara Vailes
Helen. Mills
Myrtle Bailey
Gloria Francis
Evelyn Smith
ADVISOR - Werner L. Jordan