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VOL. IX.
ELIZABETH CITY, N. C., NOVEMBER, 1948
No. 1.
Death Claims
Veteran Teacher
John Thomas Doles, for many
years teacher in the public schools
of Elizabeth City and the Eliza
beth City State Teachers College,
died late in the month of August
after several months of illness.
He was loved and respected as a
teacher, minister and public-spir
ited citizen.
The son of Wiley and Nannie
Doles, he was born near the Wiley
Dole Fork, not far from te Roa
noke Baptist Church in Garys-
burg, North Carolina. He grew up
in Northampton County and spent
his early school days at the Mud
Castle School in Garysburg where
one of his first teachers was Alon
zo Faison, his uncle.
At the age of eighteen, he jour
neyed to Elizabeth City where he
had hoped he would receive a good
education. Being ambitious and
still desiring the best education,
he later went to Raleigh where
he entered Shaw University. From
there he was graduated with the
degree of Bachelor of Arts in
1900.
During the early years of the
State Normal School (now State
Teachers College) he was an as
sistant to Dr. P. W. Moore. After
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Who Has Talent?
It was a gala turnout to the
talent night program given by
the Freshman Class of Elizabeth
City State Teachers College. Who
would have known otherwise what
special abilities were hidden be
hind the campus doors.
The unique way in which the
program was presented added to
its delightfulness. It was opened
by Alice Hale announcing that
Station S. T. C. was on the air.
The jovial “M. C.” Welford Ran
dolph then took over. With many
a wisecrack he introduced the par
ticipants. Dorothy Artis sang “For
Sentimental Reasons” which was
followed by a folk dance. There
were rib-splitting jokes by an
Amos and Andy of the female sex,
Rebecca White and Rebecca Carl
ton. The audience was then taken
away by a duet, Juanita White
head and Montrose Jenkins sing
ing “My Happiness.” The happi
ness was still there when they
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JOHN THOMAS DOLES
WhatlsResource-Use
Education Program?
Some of the school people would
say that resource-use education is
an attempt to draw upon the so
cial, human, and natural resour
ces of the community for the pur
pose of ensuring growth on the
part of both the pupils and the
adults of the community.
It seeks to assist students, tea
chers, principals, and laymen in
acquiring information, habits,
skills, and interests, and in de
veloping attitudes related to the
socio-economic life of the commun
ity.
Resource-Use Education pro
poses to raise the standard of liv
ing—physical, political, economic,
moral, and .social—of all Inc peo
ple of the community. The school
takes the lead in planning, orga
nizing, and formulating a plan of
action with representatives of the
community organizations or indi-
1 vidual citizens who are capable of
I contributing to a planning com
mittee. So, the people of the local
community participate in deter
mining the problems to be solved,
the objectives of the problems, and
; the procedures for sol''/ing the
problems. Some schools have been
success«ul in tackling such com-
' munity problems as soil erosion,
recreation needs, deficiencies of
health and nutrition, and prob
lems relating to the economic stat
us of the people.
Teachers who believe in re
source-use education seek to sup-
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College Begins
With New Staff
The school session of 1948-49
finds us with an almost new staff.
We are happy to greet these new
members of our institution who
have been graduated from some
of the leading colleges and univer
sities of the country.
The new directress of Bias Hall
is Mrs. Cora L. George of Elber-
on, Virginia: a graduate of Hamp
ton Institute and teacher in the
schools of Virginia for several
years. In the Science department
is Miss Dorothy E. Elliott of
Wadesboro, North Carolina, who
holds the M. S. degree from the
University of Michigan. Miss Ella
M. Gamble of Red Bank, New Jer
sey is teaching physical education.
A graduate of New York Univer
sity with the M. A. degree, Miss
Gamble is interested in the mod
ern dance. Miss Georgia Long, a
graduate of North Carolina Col
lege with a degree of M. S. in
Public Health, is a native of Blue-
field. West Virginia.
In the English department are
Mrs. Julia M. Hoffler and Miss
Margaret R. Porter. Mrs. Hoffler
originally of Nashville but now of
Elizabeth City is the wife of the
school physician. Dr. W. W. Hoff
ler. She holds the M. A. degree
from Fisk University and has also
done advanced studying at the
University of Michigan. Miss Por
ter is from Knoxville, Tennessee,
and a graduate of Knoxville Col
lege. She has al.so studied at the
University of Chicago.
Miss Jean M. Jackson of Cleve
land, Ohio, is a graduate of the
Oberlin Conservatory of Ohio with
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Permanent
improvements
The Building Program now be
ing carried on marks another era
of epxansion. The construction of
new buildings and additions to
others will so enlarge the physical
plant that those who seek their
education at the Elizabeth City
State Teachers College v.'ill have
far better opportunities than the
students of a few years ago.
SjTnera Hall
Having been torn from its foun
dation when struck by an electric
storm late in August, Symera Hall
is now being rebuilt. It will be
done on the same style as before
with exception to the porch, and
when completed will be the most
modern building on the campus.
Running water will be in each of
the dormitory rooms and asphalt
tile will cover the floor. In addi
tion, there will be closets for each
room, a reception room and of
fice for the receptionist, a kitch
enette. and a communicative sys
tem. If completed on schedule the
building will be ready for oc
cupancy by February 1, 1949.
Fine Arts Building
Some preparation toward break-
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Mr. G. H. Ferguson Guest
! Speaker at Assembly
i Mr. G. H, Ferguson, Assistant
Director of Negro Education for
the State of North Carolina, was
guest speaker at the Assembly on
October 12, 1948. He began by
wishing the Freshman Class a
! profitable and worthwhile year.
! The importance of using time
wisely now in order to receive
more inspiration from the past and
I future was clearly expressed. In
I closing Mr. Ferguson suggested
i that the students plan now if they
want their lives to expand fully
' and richly.
Dean W. P. Jones
On Leave
Dean W. P. Jones is now on
leave from his duties at the Col
lege. He has recently been ap
pointed as Research Associate for
I the Junior College Study Commit-
I tec of the North Central Associ
ation of Colleges and Secondary
Schools.
This is the first time that a
' Negro has been appointed to the
Committee, but those who know
Dean Jones believe that he is cap
able of his new duties which will
require at least one year of work
with research headquarters in the
City of Chicago.
i A graduate of Elizabeth City
State Teachers College in the class
cf ’40, Dean Jones has made a
i brilliant record. He was graduated
from Atlanta University, with the
Master of Arts degree in 1941.
Further study was pursued at the
University of Colorado in 1942
and New York University in 1946.
The 1946-47 school year found him
at the University of Chicago with
which he is now affiliated.