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STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE NEWS LETTER LIBRARY DISPLAYS Page Two NEWS LETTER Published by STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE NEWS PRESS CLUB Elizabeth Cify, N. C. Member; Columbia Scholastic Press Association Editor-in-Chief Billy Hodge Associate Editors—Curtis Twine, Elsie Sharpe Feature Editors _ Marvo Thomas, Vivian Williams, Marie Riddick, Alelia Koonce Literary Editors Irene Exum, Carlise Hardy Sports Editors _ James Godfrey, Billy Hodge, Yvonne Bland, Richard Branch, Osie Robinson, Sterling Lennon Reporters _ Annie Bailey, Willie Jenkins, Janice Rogers, Constance Taylor Exchange Editors James Leathers, Henry Fields Art Editors Lonnie Davis, Shodrock Brown Typists Mary Spruill, Morva Thomas Managing Editor James Spence Adviser Edna Mitchell HATS OFF AND HEADS DOWN HATS OFF to the football team for a successful and exciting season, HATS OFF to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Caldwell, our newly weds. HEADS DOWN to those students who always find it necessary to cheat on e.xams. HATS OFF to tJiose seniors graduat ing this quarter. HATS OFf^ to Dr. Da\ is for reorganiz ing Alpha Kappa Mu Honorary Soc iety. HEA13S I30WN to those students wdio ovcrcut their classes. HEADS DOWN to students who act like small boys and girls when in the dining room. HATS Ol^F to the Lyceiun Committee for the concert held December 10 1955. HATS OFF to the Veterans Club for the program in the observance of what is now know'n as Veterans Day. HEADS DOWN to those w'ho either lose or over-keep books from the hbrary. HATS Of'F to the Language Arts Class for their display of charts for Book Week. —Marie Riddick IT PAYS TO BE ALERT Living in such a dynamic w'orld as we are toda\', it is necessary' for us to be familiar with the laws that govern and protect us. A recent incident in\’ol\ ing an STC student inspired me to write this arti cle. It seems as if the student W'as asked l)y tlie bus driver to move to the back of tlie bus on which slie w'as riding. The driver’s point was that Negroes were sujiposed to ride in the back. He expiained to her that it w'as illegal for diem to ride in front. The student defended her rights by saying, according to the Interstate Commerce Commission law, passengers are not to be segregated when riding inter- statei^'. Although she was threatened, she refused to move, and rightly so, so s1ie won her point. I submit this example because it shows the importance of being alert; there might have been an injustice committed. l^irhaps tlie bus dri\er \vas not awaie of the law because it had not been enforced. But witli the recent decision made by the ICC, there is reason to lielie\ e that such legislation will be ('uforced in the future. —Mar\ a Thomas The Library Technicjue Class spon sored the celebration of Book Week by setting up eight displays in the library, all of which centered around the National Book Week Theme, “Let’s f^ead More.” Each display had it’s own Captain and each Captain spoke of his display in assembly on Wednes day, November 16. The displays were; “Caldecott and Newberry Medal Books”; “Science, The Magician”; “My Reachng Design”; “You Never Graduate From The Lib rary”; “My House of Books” which was made with book covers; “Books Everyone Should Know”; “Journey To Distant Lands”; and “H a r v e s t of Books”. Most of the books on display were Children’s books. The class stressed the fact that we should read more children’s books since we should know the books we want our jjujjils to read. On the table of science books were found many books in the field of nat ural science, chemistry, and other bas ic science books for children and adults. The science display also show ed the recapitulation of plants. You Never Graduate From The Lib rary featured books for children and adults, books for Appreciation of art, music and science. The Harvest of Books featured re ference books and other books for the sixth grade. There were enough free materials for everyone. They included pamphlets from the Children s Book Council, Book marks, a list of the Caldecott and John Newberry Medal books, and reprint articles from Compton’s Pict ured Encyclopedia. LET’S READ MORE All over the country in educational institutions ranging from elementary to college level, observ'ed National Book Week by jjromoting the sign ificance of the theme; Let’s Read More. Here at our College, charts and freezes were on display, as well as interesting and attractive books. Lib rary displays along with a very in formative Assembly program presented by the Library Technique Group em phasized the importance of reading. Students participating in the As sembly program were Pauline Bryant, Mary Pailin, Odessa Johnson, Gladys Trotman, and Robert Bryant. Much was gained by the college through the observance of National Book Week. Y.M.C.A. ELECTS NEW OFFICERS The Y.M.C.A. held its first meeting of the quarter Tuesday, December 6 for the purpose of electing new offi cers. As a result of this meeting, the following members were elected as officers for the 19.55-56 school year; George Goode, president; Joseph. Purvis, Vice-president; James Leath ers, secretary; James Whitaker, trea surer; John Bias, corresponding secre tary. As a tenative project the Y.M.C.A. anticipates a joint fellow'ship meeting w'ith tlie Y.W.C.A. —John Bias THE ORGIN OF CHRISTMAS CAROLS Carols have been written for all seasons of the year, but those sung at Christmas time have become so well known that generally wdien we speak of carols, we mean Christmas carols. Miiny of our oldest carols have no known history, but even before the Christian Era, songs of this type were sung. They are the expressions of hap piness of some forgotten person. Saint Francis of Assisi is said to be one of the first to make singing of Christmas carols popular, by having the story of the first Christmas enacted and ac companied by a sermon and singing. Christmas Songs become even bet ter known through the mystery plays, in which characters dramatized scenes from the Bible. At first, these songs were sung between acts and later were woven into the plays. Many years ago, a part of the holi day season was the singing of Christ mas carols by groups of people going from house to house. The stern Puri- tms forbade the singing of these happy songs, but anything so loved by the people could not die. —Curtis Tw'ine PRIDE and PREJUDICE In Mississii^pi two men were recent ly found not guilty of the kid-nap murder charge involving a fourteen- year-old lad who was alleged to have whistled at a white woman. In Franklin County, North Carolina, a seventy-one year old Negro woman was throw'n out of a church because she was “not welcome”. In Georgia, the governor of the state tried to have a football game between Georgia Tech and the Uni versity of Pittsburgh cancelled because the Pittsburgh team had a Negro on it. All of these actions have been init iated by men who are supposed to be intellectual standouts. Surely all of our actions are not ijerfect, but we as decent humans should let our actions be directed toward an ideal conception of life. When men begin to murder, resort to brutality, and utter public statements proclaiming racial super iority, they cannot be called intellect uals, but merely creatures on the prey trying to e.xalt their own pride and prejudice. CHRISTMAS DAY It s Christmas! Christmas everywhere! Hear the music in the air. See the smiles on children’s faces, As they rush to find their places Round the christmas tree! Let us bless and praise the Lord, For this holy day. With loud hosannas let us sing; Glory to tile new born King Ancl to the e arth be peace.” —M. L. Parker I December, 195; THE CARE OF THE BOOKS by A. A. Greenlee With most people hooks are just a bundle of printed pages bound be tween two covers; however i( one would stop to think of the enjoyment pleasure and the vast amount of know ledge obtained from books, there would be a more appreciative attituJe tow'ard them. Books are like children inniorewa\ than one; in early life and in theit response to care and attention, Tlit book’s early life will be happier, its maturity longer, its final disappearance more distant if, like the child, it k found its lines cast among kindly and sympathetic friends and parents, h parent takes every measure to be sure that his child is clothed warmly anj well fed. Like the child, the bool should also have persons, not ahvay> the parent or owner, to make sure that it is properly protected and startei out in the right direction; but just as the child, should be dressed careMy for going out into different kinds of weather, the book should also be pre pared for use in the same manner. First comes the opening of the hook Well, opening books is nothing more than opening books, is it not? Xo nol so. Much harm has been done to in nocent volumes by careless or thougll- less indifference when opening them. The reader who really cares for book v\dll put the book on a table, the bad down and the fore edges up; will open the front cover, then the back; will open a few pages next, from the hack and front alternately, pressing finily but gently along the inner margins of the pages, tlius lessening the dangei of breaking the binding between the sections. If a book is started out in its lift being properly opened, that in itsei is one guarantee that its life will longer. After all, books are our most valuable friends, and should be treateJ as such. Since their printing, book I have been our most valuable means o knowledge, and it is w'onderful that even today with all the conipetitioi | of records and radio, television an ^ motion pictures, the book has kept it precious character. ^ A book is somehow sacred. A c | tator can kill and main people, can sink to any kind of tyranny and o , be hated, but when books are destroy ed, the ultimate in tyranny has W pened.” This we can not pie automatically believe in This is strange, but it is true. ers come from behind the contro and censored area of the wor ,a^^ i they do not ask for radios, papers " pamphlets; however they in'aff ask for books. They believe in when they believe nothing fore it behoves us in this land o i ty and freedom to cherish, care and protect our books. LET’S ALL SUPPORT THE PIRATES
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