State Teachers College News Letter
Elizabeth City, N. C., October, 1955
College Host To N.D.T.A. November 11th
The College will be host to
the Northeastern District Teach
ers Association on Friday, Nov
ember 11th. Plans are b e i n a
made to entertain a large group
of teachers from practicall”
every school in Northeastern
North Carolina.
The theme will be “Education
for the Rights and Responsibilit
ies of American Citizenship.”
MISS HOMECOMING ELECTED
Helen Hargraves wlio hails form
Cincinnati, Ohio, was chosen almost
unanimously by the student boily for
the title of “Miss Homecoming”. Her
two opponents were Corine Ransom
of Norfolk, Virginia, and Alta Mark-
liam of Durham, North Carolina.
A member of the Sigma Rho Sigma
Honor Society, S.T.C. Players, Dance
Group, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Soror
ity, Helen is popular on the College
campus.
Doretha Hall, junior, and Annie
Ruth Benibry, sophomore, will serve
as Miss Homecoming” attendants.
Homecoming Events
Saturday, November 19th
9:00-11:00—Open House—All Dorm
itories
Coffee Hour—Room 118
Administration Building
11:00—Homecoming Parade
12:00—Dinner
2:00—Football Game
Elizabeth City State Teachers College
“Pirates”
vs
Norfolk State “Troj ans”
'^■10 Half-Time Ceremonies
Crowning of ‘Miss Alumni”
and “Miss S.T.C.”
S.oO-l 1:4,5—Homecoming Dance
Gymnasium
VETERANS DAY OBSERVED
The \'eterans Club of State Teach
ers College held its Annual Veterans’
Day program Thursday, November 10,
during assembly hour. The guest
speaker for the Veterans’ Day Exer
cises was Chaplain H. A. Shoulders
who is stationed at the U. S. Naval
Air Facilities Station, Weeksville, N.
C.
Chai^lain Shoulders’ subject was
“Peace”. He stated that in order to
have peace we must not look at the
groui^ of nations as a whole but as
individuals with our main purpose
being meeting the needs of the in-
chvidual.
Other i^articpants on the program
were Rodney Tucker, master of cere
monies; Herman Horne, soloist; Carrie
Johnson, scripture reading; Alton Bo-
bitt, iiresident of Veteran’s Club, and
42 other veterans who stood as their
service hymn was played.
S.T.C. STUDENTS IN
WHO’S WHO
Seven State Teachers College stu
dents were accepted by WHO’S-WHO
AMONG STUDENTS IN AMERI
CAN UNIVERSITIES AND COL
LEGES.
They were Irene Exum, a senior,
and Margaret Coley, Josephine Mag-
gette, M a r i e Riddick, Wilhelmena
Smith, Marva Thomas and Shirley
Uzzell, all juniors.
These students were first recom
mended by the College and then, ac
cepted by the organization. They were
nominated on the basis of their scho-
larshii:), leadership, and cooperation in
echicational and extracurricular acti
vities, their general citizenship, and
their promise of future usefulness.
Membership in this organization
offers better opportunities for place
ment after graduation and admission
to graduate school.
1955 HOMECOMING
APPROCHES
Homecoming is upon us! “The New
Look” will take over the campus at
S.T.C. on November 19. Included in
this year’s program for the selected
theme are the coronation of “Miss
Homecoming”, a parade of floats, an
alumni reunion and the football classic
between S.T.C. “Pirates and Norfolk
State “Trojans”.
As far as the floats are concerned
“The New Look” can be suggestive of
many things. The problem is making
the best possible presentation.
To Greek Letter organizations, try
to have your respective emblems in
good physical condition, and looking
the best so that you can come before
the public in style.
This year’s celebration is again ex
pected to draw a record number of
visitors.
The Elizabeth City Alumni Chapter
is making special i^lans to house and
entertain retirrning graduates and
friends. What the student body can
do is customary — simply go along
with the request to share your rooms
and serve as hosts to the ones we hope
to make welcome.
A project of this type is not new to
our campus. Only last year the student
body came through with flying colors
which brought compliments fro m
many visitors and faculty. A repeat
performance could be accomplished
by being open-minded and coopera
tive. It was done in 1954. We can af
ford to do no less in 195.5.
HOMECOMING
November 19 th
KICKOFF — 2 P.M.
Number 2
State Teachers College
Evaluated
The study committee set ujj by -the ^
Southern Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools to evaluate the pro
gram of education and facilities which
the College provides for the training
of future teachers \isited the campus
on October 20 and 21.
The Committee exi^ressed apprecia
tion for the excellent reports submitt
ed and the cooperation received from
the facidty and students in their at
tempt to evaluate the program of the
institution.
Dr. James C. Kinard, formerly pres
ident of Newberry College in South
Carolina was chairman of the group.
Other members were Dean Martha
Grafton of Mary Baldwin College,
Staunton, Virginia, and Dean Preston
Valien, Fisk University, Nashville,
Tennessee.
In addition to being accredited by
the Southern Association of Colleges
and Secondary Schools, Elizabeth City
State Teachers College is fully accred
ited by the American Association of
Colleges for Teacher Education, the
highest accredited authority for tea
cher-training institutions in America.
1955 “PIRATES” SQUAD
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College Observes
U.N. Week
The interest of the College in the
United Nations was shown by our
observance of United Nations Week.
One of the things which seivci.l to
heighten this interest was a chapel
program featuring Dr. W. W. Finlator
as guest speaker.
Dr. Finlator related many interest
ing facts concerning this great organi
zation, beginning with its orgin and
continuing through its period of de
velopment until the present time. In
his speech he brought out the fact
that this organization has done much
to promote strength and unity among
the different countries of the world.
Along with expressing the value of the
United Nations, Dr. Finlator gave
certain views which people have con
cerning world progress, which were
as follows; by some, that the world
is moving too fast; by others, that it
is not mo\-ing fast enough, and by
others that it is at just the right pace.
He concluded his speech with this
expression: “W'e should join in prayer
thanking God for the peace and joy
in having the birth of the United
Nations.”
FIRST FORMAL VESPERS
SERVICES HELD
The first formal Vesper held on
No'.ember 6 was very impressive
President S. D. Williams was principal
speaker and music was rendered by
the College Choir under the direction
of Miss Evelyn A. Johnson.
President Wdliams, who for the
past several years has delivered the
message for the first formal Vesper
service, brought an inspiring and en
riching address on “The Challenge of
a Christian”.
Mr. Chester Gregory of the Social
Studies Department presided.