State Teachers College News Letter
Volume 14 Elizabeth City, N. C., January, 1954 Number 3
Delta Sigma Sorority on
S. T. C. Campus
The Delta Chi Chapter of Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority was organized
on State Teachers College campus on
December 12 1953.
Mrs. Pauline F. Weeden, the East-
ernRegional Director, established the
under-graduate chapter on the campus
and Epsilon Beta Sigma, the graduate
chapter, in the city.
Out of town guests were the under-
gratuate chapter of Hampton Institute,
and visiting sorors from Ohio, North
Carolina, Michigan and Virginia.
Officers of the undergraduate chap
ter for the year are: President, Mary
Wise; Vice President, Elizabeth Tay
lor; Secretary, Anna Battle; Treasurer,
Doris M, Smith; Historian, Delorice
Taylor, Parliamentarian, Gloria Reid;
Co-Deans of Interest Group, Lois King
and Gloria Reide, Co-Deans of Pledg
ees, Alice Harris and Amaza Manley.
In keeping with the purposes of
sororities on college campuses, the
members of Delta Chi are striving to
establish a greater awareness of finer
womanhood and higher scholarship
and to promote a closer relationship
among students.
DEAN’S LIST
Fall Quarter, 1953-54
Seniors
Betty Tillery, Dollie Best, Earl
Thomas, Thelma Stevens, Louis
OPharrow, Luther Williams, Caroline
Banks, Shirley Harrison, Myrtle Hill,
Elaine Welch, Ada Martin, Doris
Perry, Pearlene Alston, Ethel Ander
son, Elsie Palmer, Hortense Boone,
Mary Bulock, William Bowser, Lu
cinda Busch, Edith Felton, Sarah
Freeman, Johnnie Holloway, Juanita
Jackson, Ella ones, Martha Knight,
Lizzie Leathers, Amaza Manley, Al
fred Marbley, Clinton Patterson, Ruth
Privott, Gladys Proctor, Doris M. Smith
Fannie E. Taylor, Melvina Young.
Juniors
Delorice Taylor, Anna Battle, Mary
Gatling, Dewildera Pope, Melvin
White, Marceil Brown, Olethia Davis,
Queenie Ferebee, Pauline Jones, Her
man Horne, Dorothy Robinson, Mary
^ann,Carlas Mullen, George Pierce,
Carolyn Proctor, William Andrews,
Barbara Copeland, Earlona Davis,
Wynola Davis, Alice Harris, Mattie
Seward, Estella Simons, Verline Wil
liamson, Millicent Wilson.
Sophomores
Ethel Morings, Margaret Lewis,
^'lartha Coward, Geraldine Jones,
latsy Morton, Erlyn Morris, Florine
‘^''co, Janies Spence, Robert Harvey,
Georgia King, Alta Markham, Cor
nelius Page, Gloria Reide, Doris L.
Smith, Iris Thompson, Anna White,
Mary Wise.
Freshmen
Margaret Coley, Mary Maggette,
Shirley Uzzell, Annie Riddick, Bernice
Gatling, Wilhelmina Smith, Odie
^^rdy, Carolyn Mitchell, Eunice
Taylor, Mar\ a Thomas.
The Poor Scholar’s Soliloquy
By Stephen M. Corey
No I’m not very good in school.
This is my second year in the seventh
grade, and I’m bigger and taller than
the other kids. They like me all right,
though, even if I don’t say much in
the classroom because outside I can
tell them how to do a lot of things;
they tag me around and that sort
of makes up for what goes on in
school.
I don’t know why the teacher don’t
like me. They never have very much.
Seems like they don’t think you know
anything unless you can name the
book it come out of. I’ve got a lot
of books in my room at home; books
like Popular Science, Mechanical
encyclopedia, and the Sears! and the
Ward’s catalogue—but I don’t very
often just sit down and read them
through like they make us do in
school. I use my books when I want
to find something out, like whenever
Mom buys something—I can use the
index in a hurry.
In school, though, we’ve got to
learn whatever is in the book and I
just can’t memorize the stuff. Last
year I stayed after school every night
for two weeks trying to learn the
names of the Presidents. Of course
I knew some of them, like Washington
and Jefferson and Lincoln, but there
must have been thirty altogether, and
I never did get them straight.
I’m not too sorry though, because
the kids who learned the Presidents
had to turn right around and learn
all the Vice-Presidents. I’m taking
the seventh grade over, but our teach
er this year isn’t so interested in the
names of the Presidents. She has us
trying to learn the names of all the
great American inventors.
I’m not very good in geography.
They call it economic geography this
year. We’ve been studying the imports
and exports of Chile all week, but I
couldn’t tell you what they are. May
be the reason is I had to miss school
yesterday because my uncle took me
in his trailer down state about 200
miles, and we bought almost 10 tons
of stock to the Chicago market.
He had told me where we were
going, and I had to figure out the
highways to take and also the mileage.
He didn’t do anything but drive and
turn where I told him to. Was that
fun! I sat with a map in my lap and
told him to turn south, or southeast,
or some other direction. We made
seven stops, and drove over 500 miles
round trip. I’m figuring now what his
oil cost, and also the wear and tear
on the truck; he calls it depreciation,
so we’ll know how much we made.
Civics is hard for me too. I’ve been
staying after school trying to learn
(See POOR SCHOLAR page 4)
DANFORTH FELLOWSHIPS
The Danforth Foundation of St.
Louis Missouri invites applications for
the third class (1954) of Graduate
Fellowship for seniors and recent
graduates who are preparing them
selves for a career of college teaching,
and are planning to enter graduate
school in September, 1954, for their
first year of graduate study. The
Foundation welcomes applicants from
the fields of Natural Sciences, Social
Sciences, Humanities and other fields
of specialization to be found in the
undergraduate college.
President Williams has been named
as the Liaison Officer to work with
the Danforth Foundation on the se
lection of candidates. These appoint
ments are primarily “ a relationship
of encouragement,” carrying a promise
of financial aid within prescribed con
ditions as ther may be need. Students
with or without financial need are
invited to apply. A Danforth .Fellow
is allowed to carry other scholarship j
appointments, such as Fulbright,
Woodrow Wilson, G. E. B., etc.
All Danforth Fellows will partici
pate in the annual Danforth Found
ation Conference on Teaching, to be
held at Camp Miniwanca in Michigan
next September. The qualifications of
the candidate as listed in the an
nouncement from the Foundation are;
Evidence of superior intellectual
ability in college record. Good re
cord of health and emotional sta
bility. Outgoing personality and the
concern for people, essential for
successful teaching. Choice of vo
cation of teaching as form of Christ
ian Service. Deep religious con
victions and growing religious pros-
pectives. (The Foundation is look
ing for candidates who are serious
ly examiningtheir own religious life,
and who are seeking a maturing
faith and social outreach.)
Each institution is asked to limit its
noninations to two, or at the most
three. Any student wishing further
information should get in touch with
President S. D. Williams.
STUDENT PARTICIPATION
Why are we here? What do we
anticipate accomplishing here at Eliz
abeth City State Teachers College?
These questions as they are related
to our daily lives carry different mean
ings, To survey the campus for opin
ions would perhaps result in an en
tirely different answer for each dif
ferent personality you encounter. Each
new opinion would carry a deeper
significance than the last. We might
say, we are here to become future
teachers, to prepare ourselves for
life, to seek a spouse, to attain a ca
reer, to experience college life, but
would anv of us, one of us, say that
we are here to fulfill our life’s am
bitions through active participation,
spiritual or physical, in all activities
that should be of direct concern and
interest to us.
It is now that we should realize
(See STUDENT, page 4)
PRESIDENT ATTENDS MEETING
President S. D. Williams along with
representatives of all state colleges
in North Carolina appeared before
the Commission on Higher Edu
cation which was authorized by die
late general assembly. Dr. Williams
delivered a prepared statement con
cerning the objectives, organization
and contributions of the Elizabeth
City State Teachers College.
In his statement he gave a brief
history of the college, calling attention
to the area which it served and ex
plained its curriculum and philosophy.
Other items discused were inservice
training of teachers teacher place
ment and the relationship of the
college to other state institutions.
President Williams also attended
a meeting of the Association of Col
leges and Secondary School in Mem
phis, Tennessee. “Next Steps in Edu
cation” was the main topic. Much of
the discussion was given over to the
Supreme Court’s pending decision on
segregation in the schools and general
education.
President Williams has been asked
to serve as a consultant on a panel
at the annual meeting of the American
Association of Colleges for Teacher
Education in Chicago. The theme of
the panel will be based on phases of
student teaching.
DELTA IOTA CHAPTER OF THE
OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY Inc.
Presents Annual Achievement Program
On Sunday afternoon, November 8,
the Delta Iota Chapter of the Omega
Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. presented its
annual National Achievement Week
Program at Elizabeth City State Tea
chers College.
An organ Prelude by Mrs. E. Mar
tin was followed by the scripture read
ing and prayer by Dr. W. W. Hoffler.
Then the Lord’s prayer was beautiful
ly rendered by Currituck Union School
Quartet. Mr. Arthur Bagley gave the
history of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
and Achievement Week. James Joyner
winner in the 1953 Omega Talent
Contest, sang “The Rosary.” The guest
speaker. Dr. Bernard S. Proctor,
director of Department of Industrial
Arts, Hampton Institute, was intro
duced by Dr. Kermit White.
“Opportunities and Responsibilities
of Integrated Citizenships In Our De
mocracy,” was Dr. Proctor’s theme.
The interesting presentation of his
discussion emphasized five responsib
ilities of Negroes; namely, to further
the development of racial pride; to
abolish the idea that Negroes are not
ready for integration; to encourage
leaders to refrain from thinking of
indivilual gain and do more for others;
to strive to develop faith and hope.
In conclusion. Dr. Proctor stated that
we, as Negroes, have many opport
unities as well as responsibilities for
integrated citizenship in our demo
cracy.
The program was concluded with a
solo “Lassie” by Bennie Jones of P.
W. Moore High School and remarks
by President S. D. W'illiams.