November, 1948
STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE NEWS LETTER
Page Three
College Begins With
New Staff
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the degree in Music Education.
Mr, Samuel Millings, a native Car
olinian, is teaching Art, He is a
holder of the B. S. degree in Art
from Hampton Institute,
The Social Studies department
is proud to have Mr, Leon H, Pra
ther of South Carolina State Col
lege who will also direct the org
anization of the College Band. Al
so there is Mr, Timothy H, Wa-
mack of Americus, Georgia, who
was graduated from Columbia
University with the degree of Mas
ter of Arts. Chairman of this de
partment is Mr. Alphonso S, Powe
of Brooklyn, New York, who is
a graduate of Johnson C, Smith
University and who holds a Mas
ter of Science degree from Chi
cago University, He is a candi
date for the Ph. D. from New
York University.
The assistant coach is Mr. Rus
sell S. Wilson of Richmond, Vir
ginia, who is also in the Social
Studies field. A graduate of Drew
University, Madison, New Jersey,
Mr. Wilson has the degree of Mas
ter of Arts.
To these persons the College
extends best washes for an en
joyable year.
Pirates Trap Bears of
Livingstone 25-2
WhatlsResource-Use
Education Program?
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plement the content of their cour
ses by bringing the children in
contact with the recreational,
health, religious, and economic
life of the community. Thi'ough
school journeys, surveys, audio
visual aids, demonstrations, etc.,
the teacher enriches the class
room activities and contributes to
better living on the part of adults
in the school community.
Murice F. Seay tells about the
students in one school deciding to
compile a history of their com
munity, “They made trips to
points of interest: investigated
their community’s natural resour
ces and the extent to which these
resources were being used or was
ted, They set down the major re
sources of food housing, and cloth
ing; the social organizations and
institutions working in the com
munity and their purposes and
methods, A mimeographed book
let, prepared by the students them
selves, was used for sevei’al years
by other students,”
A fired-up State Pirates team
found its scoring punch by open
ing a ground attack that defeated
Storer College 25-0, Playing their
first game on home field, the Pir
ates took the opening kick-off and
marched 34 yards, then missed a
scoring opportunity when Pruden
dropped a beautiful pass from
Daniels.
The might of the Starters’ for
ward wall broke the visitors’ re
sistance early in the first quar
ter and held them to a 4 net yard
by rushing the entire game. Near
the end of th einitial quarter,
Righ-Half Johnny Williams took
a handoff from the quarterback
and dashed off-tackle for 23 yards
and a touchdown standing up.
The second quarter was played
mostly in the center of the field.
The running attack of the Pirates
boggei down as a result of a
series of penalties which caused
a loss of 120 yards. When the
first half ended. State was in pos
session of the ball on Storer’s 2
yard line.
Early in the third quarter
“Bomber” Bryant exploded over
right tackle for five yards and a
touchdown. Capitalizing on the
break, when Storer wicked short
to her 30 yard line, Pailin return
ed it to the 20, A penalty moved
the ball to the 5 which resulted
in a touchdown. Following the
kick-off Storer at'-.empted an end
run from the 16 where Woods
was chased to the 4 by Left-End
Shields, Fumbled, the ball rolled
into the end zone and was picked
up by Henry for the third touch
down, Daniels passed to White for
the extra point,
i Midway the final quarter, the
Pirates took the ball from Stor
er’s 41 yard line. Weeks and Pru-
i den moved on two successive plays
to the 26, At this point, Weeks,
who had been brilliant on punt re
turns, took a hand-off over left
tackle and traveled the remaining
POETRY CORNER
Blue Thoughts
Blue thoughts!!!
All alone , , .
Friendless ?
Nobody kind.
Maybe it’s my frame of mind.
Classmates passing on the walk
Full of smiles and full of talk;
Music, mirth, and laughing
sounds—
Dejectedly I look around.
Haunted by remembered sights;
Taunted by my present plight—
Should I go to my room and
moan ?
Heck No! I am going to make
this home,
—Bessie E, Holmes, ’51
WITH
The Alumni
distance standing up. Playing out
standing game in line were Hen
ry, Mullen, Swain, Cooper and
Enoch; in backfield, were Clay,
Daniels and Pailin, Offensively,
were Williams, Bryant, Weeks,
Pruden and Hoggard who doubled
:it offen.^'ive half and defensive end.
State Teachers College
Pirates Take Second
Game of Season
The State Teachers College Pir
ates downed the Livingstone Col
lege Bears by a 25-2 count at the
latter’s park. The first score was
called back when Bryant took a
pass from Dowd. The Bears’
points came in the first period
when a Pirate punt was blocked
and covered in the end zone for a
safety. State came back with a
sustained drive when Bryant went
over from the Livingstone 5.
The next tally came when Dowd
tc.ssed the Walker, who ran 18
yards for the touchdown. Daniels
adcied the extra point and State
led at half time 13-2.
In the opening minutes of the
fourth period, the Pirates march
ed down to rhe Livingstone 4
yard line where Bryant ran off-
tackle for the tally. The extra
point failed. In the last minutes
of the ball game, Livingstone drove
to the Pirates’ two-yard line and
a pass, attempted by Bowser, was
intercepted by Daniels who ran
98 yards for the final score of
the game.
The Executive Committee of the
State Teachers College held a
meeting on Sunday, September 26.
in the Alumni Lounge with Mr.
F. P. Shields, president of the As
sociation presiding.
After a careful review of the
general Alumni program, plans
were made for Homecoming,
Founder’s Day, and the Annual
Alumni Day during the week of
Commencement, President S, D.
Williams spoke briefly but inter
estingly on present plans for the
development of the College with
emphasis on the building program
now in progress.
At the close of the business
hour, the Committee stor)ned for
a while at the home of President
and Mrs. Williams. From there
thev went to the College Dining
Hall where they were served a
very appetizing dinner.
Those attending the meeting of
!the Executive Committee were
Mr. 'F. P. Shields, Scotland Neck,
president: Mrs, Mavola Murrell,
■Rrooklyn, vice-president: Kr«
Mamie L, Turner, Warsaw: Mrs,
Virginia Hart, Ahoskie: Mrs,
Maude Howell, Portsmouth; Mrs,
E. H. Mitchell, Elizabeth City:
and President S. D. William.=,
1948 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
October 2^Winston-Salem T, C Winston-Salem, N, C,
October 9—Storer College Elizabeth City, N, C.
October 16—Livingstone College Salisbury, N, C.
October 23—Open
October 30—Morristown College Elizabeth City, N. C.
(Homecoming)
November 6—Saint Paul Polytechnic Ins Suffolk, Va.
November 13—Virginia Sem. and College Eliz. City, N. C.
November 20—Fayetteville Teachers College Eliz. City, N. C.
November 27—Norfolk Divi. Virginia State Norfolk, Va.
What The 1948 Graduates
Are Doing
The News Letter has this in-
foi-mation about the arraduates of
1948. In North Carolina Mattie
Davis is teaching at Elizabeth
town: Teddie Davis. .Tackson:
Laura Debrow. Garvsburg; Blanch
Felton. Weeksville: Marilyn Hos
kins, Shelbv: Oueen Ivey, Warren-
ton: Inez Johnson, Hollister: Vir-
PTinia Perrv Jones, South Mills:
Barbara Ratchford, Dalla,s: Ernes
tine Simmons, Moyock; John Skin
ner, Wadesboro. Among those
who are at work in Georgia are
Mary Gant Dudley, Emma Fos-
key, Edith Granby, Faye New-
some, and Kathryn Ward. In Vir
ginia are Margie Burton, Marian
Harper, Ernestine Taylor, Beatrice
Willie, and Dollie Willie. Jose
phine Johnson and Ruth Edwards
are in the Fleming Street School
of Baltimore, Maryland. Edna
Hurdle and Horace Abrams are
also in Maryland.
GREETrrSTGS
The News Letter Staff extends
greetings to the Alumni.