VOL. IX.
ELIZABETH CITY, N. C„ JULY, 1949
No. 6
A,,np I /^ll /Pit Heads Brooklyn Alumni
State leachers toilege braduates
Hear Dr. C. Sylvester Green
“Three areas on which our latent
material and spiritual powers
must be focused are permanent
peace for the world, an earned
pi'osperity with equal opportunity,
and an area promising enjoyable
friendships and serviceable paths,”
said D. C. Sylvester Green, editor
of the Durham Morning Herald in
his address to the 162 graduates
of the College.
Beginning with a striking illus
tration of a mythical lamasery
which had in it everything that
could possibly make a modern city,
and yet which never could be used
as such, for the persons who lived
there had only vague ideas of the
uses of the objects, the speaker
was veiy impressive.
"So there are many material and
spiritual possessions that have
never been u.-.ed in our owti land,”
he told the audience. Likew'ise
there is a vast spiritual power
that has never been tapped. Tap
ping it requires the faith of the
Old Testament prophets; the vi
sion of the 'Bold Galilean” him
self; and the fortitude of the early
disciples.”
"If these elements of unused dy
namics might be translated into
consecrated elements”, the speak
er continued, “the dreams of peace
(See graduates page 2)
STC B (I n d Iinpressiie In
First Annual Concert
Edith N. George ’5)
The dreams of State Teachers
College became a reality on
Thursday night. May 12. when the
College Band gave its initial an
nual concert before a large, en
thusiastic audience. Under the di-
I'ection of H. Leon Prather the
thirty-threepiece band did a sterl
ing performance which was the re
sult of excellent training within a
compar'atively short period.
The opening number was the
“Activity March” by Bennett, and
also was the outstanding feature
of the pi'ogram ‘‘Zenith Overture”
by the same composer. The lat
ter was played with good inter
pretation, e.xpression and tonal
quality. The “Cossack Invocation”
and “Dance” by Lenikon, “The
Rosary”, a trumpet solo by Wil-
Mrs. Mayo;a ‘1. Murrel, Presi
dent Brooklyn .\Uimni, initiated
Xorthern tour.
liam Boney. anci “Humoresque” by
Leona Harris were all worthy of
mention.
(See BAND page 3
CHOSEN I OK STUDENT ASSEMBLY
I IELD SECKETAKY
VISITS CAMPUS
During the week of May 9, Miss
Velma L. Turnage, Field Secre.
tary for the North Carolina Tuber
culosis Association, spent a few
days on our Campus. Miss Turnage
is a graduate of the Elizabeth City
State Teachers College, having re
ceived the Bachelor of Science De.
S>'ee in Elementary Education
here, and also of North Carolina
College where she pursued studies
leading t o Masters Degree in
Pubhc Health.
The purpose of her visit was to
'f'eet Seniors and to interpret for
them the program of the Tubercu
losis Association. She hoped to in.
crease the appreciation of the
Services of voluntary agencies and
also to encourage their program.
1'hey, the Seniors, would in turn
interpret the program to the vari-
(See FIELD page 2
Ki
k Message Froi«
The college year came to aclose
w'ith the graduation of one hun
dred sixty. While not the largest
class to be graduated from the in
stitution, they well represented the
ideals, traditions and spirit of our
institution. As their life careers
are begun, we hope that they will
prove noble sons and daughters of
the Elizabeth City State Teachers
College.
Just now, our thoughts turn to
the opening of the Fall quarter in
September. The number of appli
cations from fi'eshman students
far exceeds oui' expectations, and
we look forw'ard to having a class
the size of which will tax our
housing facilities. It is extremely
gratifying to know that we shall
have a large number of young men
in the freshman class.
Already workmen have started
some improvement.s here and there
on the campus. We hope to have
many surprises ready when you
return. The administration build
ing is to be painted inside and out,
and ihus w'ill present a pleasing
apuearance. You will have to wait
(See A MESSAGE page 3)
L^gislattv«> Assembly held recently i J. E. Littlejolm.
COLLEGE CHOIR MAKES
NORTHERN TOUR
The Elizabeth City State Tea
chers College Choir was favorably
received by a large number of
friends and graduates of the Col.
lege when it made its first North
ern tour, April 20-24.
Leaving Elizabeth City on the
morning of the 20, the group went
via Norfolk to Wilmington. Dela.
wa.^e. where on that night the first
concert was rendered at the
Eighth Street Baptist Church, of
which the Reverend J. L. Mor
gan, formerly pastor of the First
Baptist Church, Hertford, North
Carolina, is now^ the pastor. The
program was under the capable
sponsoroship of his wife, Mrs.
Bessie Morgan, formerly instruc
tor in Art at our College. An ap.
preciative audience listened to the
varied pi'ogram of the Choir.
In Brooklyn on the night of the
21. the group appeared at the
Bridge Sti'eet A.W.M.E. Church on
Stuyvesar.t Avenue, under the aus-
(See CHOIR page 3)