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STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE NEWS LETTER
January, 1949
NEWS LETTER
Published Monthly by
State Teachers College News Press Chib
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
STAFF
Editor-in-Chief Wiley F. Neal
Associate Editors Paul Pruden
Mildred Stephenson
Cartoonist Robert Poole
photographer Lloyd Sykes
Columnist Gray
Sports Editor John Jackson
Reporters Sterling Perry
Joseph Barber
Exchange Editors Edith George
Evelyn Hodge
Nellie Drew
Copyreaders Herbert Henry
Carol Williams
Adviser E. H. Mitchell
A Challenge
There is a growing realization
that the contributions made by
college men and women to com
munity life will be important in
bridging the gap between the
races. They may determine how
soon race relations will be im
proved. It is the duty of students
then to prepare themselves by
making use of educational oppor
tunities to which they are ex
posed, and in turn to dissolve edu
cational training into various so
cial channels where _it may be
needed. This will prepare our
races, our communities, and na
tion, as a whole, for the gradual
breaking down of racial barriers.
There is a possibility that the
Civil Rights Bill which faces the
81st Congress may fail passage,
although it is strongly supported
by some of the most powerful men
and women of our country. How
ever, history gives us evidences
of improved relationships. The
question is: Are we prepared to
accept these changes ? The re
sponsibility lies over the heads
of our educational institutions and
the human resources they pro
duce.
In conclusion, I believe that col
lege men and women must choose
and accept the best fields of en
deavor; accept the best training
possible in their respective fields;
carry to the communities this
training; fit it into sonie social
channel; and improve interacial
relationship.
W hat Can W e Do?
We are citizens, are we not?
Soon we shall be taking our pla
ces in the world. We shall be on
our own, to rely on our own judg
ments, to solve our own problems,
to make our own decisions, to face
the future for ourselves. Today’s
situations are not hard; in fact,
they are most simple. We may be
able to ‘breeze” through them
with great ease, but in the future
they will be more difficult.
Wiiat can we do now ? Learn
the simple lessons of considera
tion for others as we go on our
way. Who wants a teacher who is
Have You Heard?
Don’t push or scramble, shove
or pull. This article is here for
all. Let’s talk this little thing ov
er like ladies and gentlemen. Let’s
start by asking: How many know
Sam Bones- You don’t know Sam
Bones? I wonder.
Let me describe him for you. He
is average size, average looking,
and—average acting. Sam Bones
attends a college quite similar to
our own. Did I say he is average?
Well, he is except at breakfast
time, dinner time, and supper
time. If he can’t be the first
one in, he will not be the last.
Did he step on your toes, Miss
Jones? Forget it; that's “Sam
Bones.”
Did he hurt your libs, Mr.
Brown? Don’t start a fight; that’s
■‘Sam Bones.”
The salt and pepper are not so
far away. Mr. Bones can get them
by reaching across your plate.
Pull it in! Oops—too late! Sorry
if you do not enjoy your meal.
What are we having for sup
per? Just what he likes. Why
pay thirty cents for a movie when
you can see “Sam Bones?” He’ll
slide a knifefull of peas and a
spoonfull of potatoes into his
mouth and begin to tell about the
activities of the day.
I don’t see a thing wrong with
Mr. Bones. He is just an aver
age guy, one of the gang, maybe
one of us. So he’s just an ordinary
person, right ? Right.
Resource-Use Education
Project Introduced
Learning without thought is
labor lost; thought without learn
ing is perilous.
—Confucius
In 1944, Butler Hall, a Men’s
Dormitory, was occupied by girls
due to the increase in girls’ en
rollment. This dormitory had been
equipped for boys, and thus, it
was very difficult for girls to ad
just themselves to this type of
equipment. Because of the uncer
tainty of the length of time the
girls would occupy the dormitory,
the matron was I'eluctant to ask
for any new equipment. The prob
lem which confronted them was.
“How can we improve our recep
tion room and at the rame time
add more feminine touches with
the least expenditures?”
With this in mind, the Home
Management Class decided to at
tack the problem as a special pro
ject for the class. This was in
keeping with the Resource Use
Education plan, whereby students
have been given much discussion
and study in the use of the re
sources in their immediate envir
onment.
The Problem: Improving the
Reception Room.
Objective: To study simple
methods and materials that might
be used in improving the appear
ance of rooms.
Procedure; On October 1, 1948,
a meeting was held with the girls
of Butler Hall No. 1, to discuss
plans' for improving the reception
room and means of raising funds
(Continued on page four)
Dean’s Honor Roll
Bits From Barber
WHAT IS YOTTR ATTITtTDE?
Attitude like purposes plays an
important part in the learning
process. To learn, a student must
have the desire; he must be ready
to learn; he must be willing to do
what is necessary in order to ac
complish what he wishes. He must
also be aware of the difficulties
and prepare for them, for “life
is not a bed of roses”. One who
begins his learning with a view
that it will be an easy matter will
soon become disillusioned. Learn
ing becomes easier if there is the
right attitude.
There are some subjects that
are difficult to master; and there
are some lessons in subjects that
are harder than others. It is wise
to find out how these difficulties
can be ovei'come, and to develop
the proper attitude toward them.
If full advantage is taken of all
training, acquiring of knowledge
can be both pleasant and profit
able. Is that too costly ? Some
unusual sacrifice may be neces
sary, but you should learn enough
to benefit by the experience.
What we know is of small
amount; what we do not know is
enormous.
--Marquis De Leplace
not able to get along with oth
ers, to understand their little prob
lems? We shall find such experi
ence of great value as we reflect
upon it in the later years.
What can we do ? Take in all
that we can while it can be ab
sorbed. Do we know how many of
us will be able to return for study
next year? We shall be the glad
der and the wiser if we do not
let the days slip idly by.
Again, what can we as college
students do now ? Get all of the
learning possible within the twen
ty-four hours of each day; use
it for the betterment of the Ne
gro race; and improve the edu
cational opportunities for the
children of the future. That’s w'hat
we can do.
—Nellie Drew ’51
(Continued from page one)
as E. Basnight, Naomi V. Boggs,
Sylvania A. Cheek, Jeanie Creek-
mur, Venice V. Evans. Ida Vir
ginia Gray, Wilhelmenia Hall,
Lonnie W. Harvey, Beulah Hen
derson, Herbert Henry, Mary P.
Hill, Myrtle E. Matthews, Wil-
sonia A Swain, Elsie M. Tillery,
Fannie N. Tillett, Emma P. Urgu-
hart, Lillie M. White.
Sophomores: Tryckateen A. Bag
gett, Helen E. Beasley, Blonnie O.
Boykins, Mae W. Braswell, Nellie
R. Drew, Olivia J. Gardner, Edith
N. George. John Charles Hinton,
Bessie E. Holmes, Arlene E. Jef
ferson, Gwendolyn G. Johnson,
Ola E. Lane, Riley Lee Mackey,
Vivianna C. Parker, Sterling M.
Perry, Mary V. Rawls, Eva B.
Reddick, Bertha M. Sampson, Eula
M. Watson, Carrie D. WiUiams,
Vivian Hill Williams.
Freshmen; Mary E. Albritton,
Thelma L. Balmer, William E.
Boney, Doris L. Boyd, George E.
Clark, Lessie M. Cooper, Minnie
E. Gee, Leola E. Hill, William R.
Jefferson, Ruby C. Lyons. Velma
B. Wall, Bernice Woodhouse.
PERSONALITY
Personality is regarded as the
sum of the traits of the individual.
The impression that one makes,
therefore, is the result of no sin
gle factor, but a combination of
complexities of reacting situations
which may come from one’s likes,
dislikes, attitudes and strengths.
Do we as college students under
stand this indefinable thing?
A young women may not be
able to win in a beauty contest,
but with a charming voice, pleas
ant attitude, and good conduct, she
may rate exceptionally high in a
personality contest. She may be
able to attract and hold friends.
On the other hand, her more
■
beautiful sister may not reacii
first base because of her usocial
attitude or repulsive qualities.
The qualities that make attrac
tive manners have not changed.
As college students, let us culti
vate them.
Experience is the best school
master; only the fee is he
—Cai.