FEBRUARY 1945
STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE NEWS LETTER
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Kappa Alpha Kappa
Society Entertains
The Kappa Alpha Kappa Social
Studies Club gave its first annual lor-
nial dinner Saturday, February 17,
1945, at 9;0() p. ni., in the College
dining hall.
The club had as guests members of
the staff, presidents oi the clubs, es
corts of club members and visiting
guest, Afr. Ernest Armstrong, I’ravel-
ing Secretary of the IVI. C. A., Wasti-
ington, I). C. As guests arrived music
was heard in the ante-room.
The long table was beautifully ar
ranged with red and white candles,
and a center piece of red, white and
orange roses. At one end of the table
the club president, Lillie 1. Brown,
acted as hostess, and at the other end
Afr. J. Robert Frazier, one of the did)
sponsors acted as host.
The menu was as follows: grape
fruit cocktail, roast chicken, giblet
gravy, mashed potatoes, string beans,
tomato salad, cranberry sauce, hot
rolls, butter, ice cream, cake, coffee,
cream.
1 he program for the evening was
very entertaining. It was as follows:
Grace, Rev. [. T. Doles: l^oem, Brytle
Lee Hawkins; Introduction ol Speak
er, ]\Ir. \V. C. Hunnicutt, Speaker,
i\Ir. Joseph L. Jones. Principal of Cur
rituck County Training School, Snow'-
den. North Carolina; Remarks, Lillie
I. Brown; Presentation of Member
ship Certificates, iVfr. f. Robert Fra
zier.
President H. L. Trigg was made
honorary member of the club. 'The
affair then ended and all [)ersons
present expressed themseb.es as hav
ing had an enjoyable treat. This af
fair will ahvays be rememfjered by
persons present because, “A Thing
of Beauty is a Jov Fore\ei'.'’
Formal Dance
On Saturday evening, February 2.
1945, the St. Paul’s Guild Club gave
its annual dance in the Recreation
Room adjoining the administration
htn’lding. This was a gala affair.
Ihe Recreation Room was dec
orated w’ith the club colors; yellow
and purple—hanging softly, cieating
an atmosphere in keeping with the
event.
Around 9;(H) o’clock ]j. m. the soft
lights were turned on. the music rang
out and the voting men rushed over
to e.scort the ladies, wdio were waiting
attired in feminine fashion for the
occasion. After the dance, al re
turned home with thanks on their
lips to the club members and sponsor.
Miss Eva |. Lewis, for the jjleasani
evening which they experienced.
Bits and Briefs
On February I, 1945, S. T. C. thea
tre goers were thrilled to see “White
Clifts of Dover” and on February 8,
“Dr. W'assell,” at the Gaiety. The
Training School afforded some very
fine entertainment on F'ebruary 9. in
“How Green ^Vas My Valley.”
The E. C. S. 'L. C. girls’ basketball
team dropped many j)oints to F. S.
T. C. team and to Shaw University.
I he E. C. S. T. (;. went down fighting
hard.
Sgt. James Felton, a former stu
dent of S. T. C., was a recent visitor
to the campus. He is now stationed
in Philadelphia.
I’lre fast Student-Faculty Birthday
Dinner which was given on January
27 was another one of those enjoyable
occasions.
llie F'asliion Show' which was spon
sored by the Resident Living C.lom-
niittee on January 27, exhibited fur
coats, winter suits, spring suits, mid
winter dresses, evening dresses and
snow suits. Mr. Lester Barrett was at
the piano.
Rev. O. I.. Sherrell, Pastor, First
Baptist Church, Wilmington. N. C..
was guest speaker in the usual prayer
meeting hour on February 7th. He
spoke from the subject. “Making Bit
ter 'Water Sweet.” Rev. Sherrell w'as
accompanied by Reverend I^. C. Rid
dick, Executive Secretary of the Ne
gro Baptist Association of North
Carolina.
I’he Be-Nattiral Club held its regu
lar meeting on Friday night, Feb. 2.
After the business meeting, Carolyn
A. Billups, chairman of the program
committee, presented Piofes.sor T. E.
Jones, Department of Education, as
guest speaker. Mr. Jones chose for
his subject, “A Man’s Concept of A
Lady.” The club menil>ers discussed
the subject w'ith him.
'I'he faculty and student body of
State 'Feachers (College had the pleas
ure of fistening to a very interesting
senii-del)ate. lliis was the first dis
cussion of this kind gi\en at the col
lege this year. 1 his debate was pre
sented by members ol the senior class
and under the supervision of Mr. T.
E. Jones.
lire t|uestion for discussion was:
Should the Southern Negro Migrate
to Different Parts of the Country
Seeking Opportunities. The speakers
w'ere: affirmative—Carrie B. Barnes
and Catherine Barrett. Negative-
Mary A. Steele and Solon Fuller.
Correction
In the Alumni New's Notes, of the
January issue of the News Letter, the
7th article in the last column should
read: Miss Doris Jones, Mrs. Geneva
Jones Bowe and Mr. Abner Bowe \ is-
ited President and Mrs. I’rigg and
Miss Meha Trigg during the Clirist-
mas holidays.
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Vera Branch in Concert
F'or a variation in the Vesper Serv
ice the State Teachers Choir, under
the direction of Miss Evelyn .\. John
son, presented Vera Branch, in a
piano concert, cnr Sunday, f’ebruary
4 at 4:00 o’clock p. m.
■^'ou should have seen the audiiori-
um, it was packed! We w'ere happy
to see such a large number from the
city present, the day students as w'ell
as citizens.
I think that 'ivord must ha\e leaked
out that Miss Branch was going to do
a concerto, as you know this was a
new experience for most of us, and I
must say, an enjoyable one.
lire concert consisted of music
from Bach, Beethoven, and C’.hopin
and Modernistic music from Shosta-
wich and 'William Grant Still.
Afost enjoyable of all was the “Con
certo in A Minor by Shuniann. I'he
orchestral part was played by Miss
Evelyn A. Johnson.
Following the concert Miss Branch
was honored at a tea, given by the
Clroir and Senior Art Society, in the
reception room of Bias Hall. Mem
bers of the faculty and their friends
were present.
It was fascinating to see how Miss
'W'arren, wlro was in charge of re
freshments, had arranged such beauti
ful sandwiches, and the punch? Too
bad if you didn’t get any.
W'e regret \ery much that more of
you could not meet Miss Branch per
sonally, because she is just as inter
esting a conversationalist as she is
pianist. She is a graduate of Vir
ginia State C^ollege and is now em
ployed in the public school system of
Norfolk, Virginia.
During the latter ])art of the tea,
the choir sang three numbers: “I'he
Cherubini Song. No. 7” by I'schai-
kowsky, “God is a Spirit” by Scholin-
Goerer and “I'he Star” by Baklwin.
accompanied by Miss I.ena Louise
Crandell.
Our “News Letter” will ahvays car
ry an announcement of coming at
tractions, so be sure to watch for more
affairs, such as the one presented Sun
day, February 4.