Faae Six
STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE NEWS LETTER
Octol^er, 19:j
Freshmen Relax During Orielitation Program
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Senior Class President
Addresses Assembly
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DKWA.OV A PI W
'Cnntiinu'd from 1 '
rying out tliis I•)^o(•f•'^s. \oii \sill Ih !])
yourself b> Ifarnin'i ;ill tliat >on can
about your college, it^ trarlition's. it^
fiicilities. staff nifuihcrs. Miult Icani-
in^ cun he sccurcfl h“voufl tlic text
hook ar('a. Tlicrc is so nuicli educa
tion to he fciiucl in a coll'ii- tl»at
e\er\’ student must search it out. or
be may juiss uhat for luui will he
cf'ntral in liis education.
Vour horizon now has jno\c{| far
away from your local ein ironmeiit to
include tlu.' critire universe. 'flu*
world is filled with li\e issu(“S which
will affect >our livinji for \ear'i to
come. .-\n und(T^tandin^ of thein will
help >ou in \’»ur effort'^ to ]>ecome
( Hu( ated.
In a Near on^' ma> pa^s all (lie re
quired cour'Ncs and mcf‘1 all tli(' de
mand'' of the institution and the cam
pus mores, or lie ma\’ disc(ner him
self and liis world lifted into a Irauie-
work of nieanin'Z anrl si^nificauee
whieli liiscs iiiiitw ])iirpisr- ,iiid direc-
tit)ii lo all Ills resnitrecs :md to llle
itsdl.
Auaiii. ureet you a'' Ireslmien
uitli tlic hoj>e that >0U ean meet lh-
challenge to m.ike (lijs first \ear
count the mf>st in \our edne;ilion
S. I >. \\ illj:illis
i ’residciil
Keeping I p
Our Fresliinen
II yon uere lo juake a sur\ey of
our atfendan-e liere at Stale. \ou
v\-onld find tliat Ireslmxn make up
one-tliird of (lie altendan-e. 'I’hire
are one lumdrf‘d-t\\n(\-four cnrollMI
lor tlic hdl terni. ()ne Imndred and
t\s'o of tliesc freslinien e(>m(' froui
North ('arc'liua; si\l(Hn from X’ir'^inia.
and si\ fjom W’est \"iruiuia. ’rhe\-hail
from fif(>-niue dilfrTf'nt hiijh schools
'f'h(‘re an- mau\ ho n'ceivrl hon
ors and awards for their splendid
\Nork durinii thf'ir hiizh s« huol yeais,
()hser\e iheil ('aUerTUss. spnrlsnian-
slii)'), and scholastic ahililif's. as tliey
are (iispla\ed in various a ti^ ifies di.u-
ni" I hf 'h« >nl \ * j I
A \fessage to Freshmen ai.iti
In tlic \isiial Arts, the artist is
priiiiariK (■onccrTird witli perception
and liow we see things. .\rt is not
onl\ concerned with emotions, but
tlie \\a> wc see things as a result of
our past experiences. Often appear
ances which we observe are not ac-
tuaUties that c-\ist. Wc usually create
uhat we sec as a result ot past ex
perience and pre\ ious eonditionina.
An object appears to be as it is
because ot the relationship that exists
between it and surrounding objects,
jiarticular location, and tlic point of
\iew ot the obserxer. In the field of
luniian emotions, this is doubly true.
I'hings that seem so ob\ious to us
]ua>' not be what they apjvar on clos
er observation.
Iladlex Contril. in his book ‘"Hie
Why oi Mans I'Apericncc. ' sa\s that
'■\\e niust act on awarenesses il thc\
lU'c to become lucaniutrkil to us in lu-
tnri' '.ituations." The ob\ious is \\hat
e\i r>oni' thinks h' sei s. Yet. wc onK'
get depth in an\ situation through
iu\estimation anti inlorniation in ad-
dilinn to that which is (ibxious. I',d-
ucation means sicwint; the scene not
as (he Liudience see it. but as the di
rector who looks behind the scene.
I pon close inspection, an objc t. sit
uation or motive in a|)pearanee is not
al\v a\ s ;n 1 :t( I na lit\ .
(ireeu is sxnibolic of growth, life
and pnritx. Where there is a trace
of green iu anx organism there is
hope for the perpetuation of life.
.Scientists in studying the 'jross anat-
omx of plants search for chlorophyll.
,\ft I liufling this ' jtal erimponer't
part, the scientist goes further in
to the plant kingdom. Plants taken
from their natural habitat will hax'e
to be conditioned and adjusted to the
new cu\iroTinicnt. f)thcrs perish.
You. too, arc like ]ilants. each of
>(iu representiTig a different specie,
taken from \our natural habitat and
thrust into college with fixe hinidred
or more different species. Your initia
tion is the first conditioning factor in
an effort to '-Te[ \'ou adinsted to new
sum roundings.
lo ha\e good plants, scientists
slud\ them, and condition the need
ed ])arls with lertili/crs. etc. Our in-
slrelors are your scientists. 'I'liey tr\
lo eondilion \(iti in all phases of en-
deaxoi cnli.meing xotu* kno\\ led^e (ti
e\er\da\ li\in" in a flexible soeietx.
I he\ are (r\in” to eultixale jiersou-
alities thal can adjust ihemseKes to
au\ en\irnninenl, II \ou ha\e a defi
nite ))nrpnsi', a u'oal to be allaiued.
llie insi I I K-|( It s can f|el‘et \our ehlorn-
ph\ 11.
\\ill b told jtericidiealU ahnnt
\(Mu dulifs as freshmen. )))nt be
,nigr\ wilh pi-opli' that tr\ to help
\iHi. 'ion iii'e not e\pei leil to aet like
uppi ri lassmen. \ (lu are beinu condi-
lioned lo yMir en\ironment. W Cai
\tinr i;rein )iroudl\. for >(iu ]>ossess
the most ini]iortant )iart of lhat life
Ui\iiil.' subslani'c as e\ ideneecl b\ \ ciui
prcsi lice heri', li' of good clieei, dear
freslimen, lor trood tliinki-rs of am
ai,Je \\ ill fell \ oil: "If \ on a re UK I -n.
\on w ill uro\s.
— .\iiia (,'kn T'-ux
George Clarke, an outstanding St-,
ior of Burgaw. North Carohna, i-,
dressed the student body during tt
assembly program on October 6, Hol
ing his audience spellbound. Clail
spoke on “If I were a Freshnt;
.\gain.”
If only we could see t>efore us i
well as xxe could see fx-hind us—1(,
references to the “second chana
would not soar so high. Clarke saic
Should the keepers of fate be so kiri
as to let us unwind and reset tfr
stage of yesterday with today’s carp
would there really be a difference i
tomorrow’s lines. All of us must thin,
so, for we wish that we could reliei-
some portions of yesterxvhiles.
The gist of our conxersation remaic
the same; only the situations van
This phenomenon holds true in ever
walk of life, so let us bring the subjei
closer. Let us make the supposition
that we were given the second chaix
—that we were Freshmen again, wh^,
would you do?
Concerning general improx'emeni
I would closelx- acquaint nnself wi
the people of the paaes. book
man’s best friend, and reading maij
eth a full man, I would take advan--
age of all learning situations; mal-
a general improxement in my habi;
attitudes, skills, and knowledge; l)j
old-fashioned in my principles, up !(■
date in my thoughts, and ahead .
time in my ideals. Upperclassmd
would nexer mfluence me to follo)
the wrong paths. I w o'ild not lend ni)
self to groups to xxhich I made t|
worthwhile contributions, and frocj
which I received no likewise compe;
sation.
.-\s an acaden-iic objective. I woui.
plan my studies and study niy pk,
Oh! If I could relieve the past—If
had the second chance—Oh! If I wt:
a Freshman again. I know w-hat I
xx ould do. hat w ould \ ou do? W1-
arc \ on doing?
.\lbeli Miuliii
ais:
SI'i:ClAL NEWS BULLETLN
iUn . ,Scott >csterda> named (^. 11.
I'eruusoii, of Hal('igh, .\, C, lo fill Ihc
xaraucx on flic Boarrl of Tiiislc«’s of
"si |I ( I .(I I li t s ( 'f til. ri(
\ou have now begun the iiui'jic
xcars, ,\o olhcr lom- year period
])romiscs results so immense and me-
t;unorpliic. The mysterious |5ortiou of
Ihis period Iransforms the subject
from child to adult, from ('ducational
Iieoi-ilixte to teacher, from ('eououu'e
dr pendent to independent, from so-
1,'ial liabilitx to asset, Tliesc are (Ik-
magic xcars. but Colleue. thi' maui-
ciaii, can periorm his lecerdemain as
do all other magicians — oiilx whei,
Student ||,e subjert. is willmo,
i ] , 1‘,. lonr-',
!!. e-' tr ..
Assets To The Music
Department
\\ ith us this term xv e haxe M,-
Uamona Ausbx from Xorcum Hi;
School iu Portsmouth, \ irginia. S!
has spent one xcar majoring in nit
sic at the Norfolk Dix ision of \ ir“ir-
ia State College. She excels in pla;i;,
the piano and organ and in sinsrin:
An interesting personalitx' of tl
Ircshman class is Miss Barbara Bro«-
Irom Fdland, .\orth Carolina, who'v
graduatc'd from Central High Sclioo
in Hillsboro. She has a niclodioc'
alto xi.iice.
Law rcnce Rudd, a natix e ot Efc
abeth Citx-. xx as graduated from i
. Moore High School iu June. H|
entered the col lege during the sun
nier session and brought with him
''■onck'rful know ledge of plax'inc tl
piano, ortian and the saxophone. H
is alreadx a member ot th’ eoHi-
band,
whiz on the piano in playin'
from classical music to bebop is Lf^-|
McCo>‘ from Douglass Jlich School::
11 untiuiTton^ West N ir^linia. He ^
l"*ta\ ius the scjprano saxophone in l!';
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