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CAN JORDAN ACHIEVE
POLITICAL STABILITY?
In the Middle East, the land of the
Arabs, and one of the world’s most
troubled spo*;s, lies the tiny desert
kingdom — Jordan, a symbol of po
litical instability and intrigue. Mostly
desert, without oil or the other eco
nomic resources of her richer Arab
neighbors, she cannot possibly support
her 1,500.000 inhabitants without out
side assistance.
As it is well known, Jordan is ruled
by the twenty-one-year old king Hus
sein. Young Hussein’s grandfather was
assassinated in 1951 on the steps of
the mosque of Omar in Jerusalem by
an Arab extremist who thought the
old king was willing to bargain with
Israel for peace.
King Hussein received his educa
tion in England, and after his return
to his country it seems as if he did
nothing except to hot-rod and have
dangerous escapades in his many air
planes and fast cars.
During one of Hussein’s visits to
Paris a couple of years ago, he met
J o r d a n’s military attache. AliAbu
Nawar, who was then a mere major.
This lad took a liking to this fiery
and ambitious young officer with his
flashing eyes darkened in the Bedouin
manner.
Despite the protests of the Arab
Legion’s seasoned English commander,
Glubb Pasha, the king insisted on
bringing Major Nawar back to Jordan
as palace aide-de-camp.
Ali Abii Nawar played leading parts
behind the scenes; he helped to en
gineer the Baghdad Pact crisis and
then the sudden dismissal of Glubb
Pasha. These daring and ambitious
schemes paved the way for Nawar
being promoted from major to major
general and his appointment as the
Arab Legion’s new commander.
When Jordan decided to give up
the $33 million subsidy in March 1956,
as a gesture of solidarity with Egypt,
Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Egypt pro
mised Hussein they would make up
the grant. Saudi Arabia has done her
share but Nassar and Syria have not
come through. Syria failed to live up
to her promise because of her anti
western policies; Egypt because of its
position of not being able to give
Jordan any aid. Because of this stupid
blunder by Hussein of being easily
influenced, Jordan found herself in
the position of extreme poverty and
restlessness.
After having gained so much of the
king’s favor. General Nawar quickly
set about the task of transferring the
Arab Legion’s loyalty from the king
to himself. During this period, the
political trend in Jordan also went
further and further against the West
and toward the left. Despite this con
spiracy by Nawar, Hussein was turn
ing more and more against his ex
tremist Prime Minister — Suleiman
Nabulsi. Throughout the crisis, Ali
Nawar claimed and seemed to play
the role of moderator. Nabulsi was
not anti-American, but beheved this
country sided with imperialists (Eng
land and France). Nabulsi was fired
from his post as Prime Minister, April
14, and was replaced by Said El
Mufti. Nawar, not being satisfied, in-
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MR. W. A. BELL IN CONCERT
IN KENTUCKY
Mr. W. A. Bell, instructor of piano,
and accompanist to the College Choir
was heard in concert in Loviisville and
Winchester, Kentucky, during the
Easter recess.
His program consisting of composi
tions by Bach, Chopin, Debussy,
Gershwin and Liszt, marked his first
concert appearance in entucky since
his sophomore year at Fisk.
The manner in which Mr. Bell
manipulates the piano key board is
evidence that he is truly a well train
ed pianist.
FAREWELL, SENIORS OF ’57
So Farewell, seniors of ’57;
So well you have done your task!
Everyone will miss all
That graduate in your class.
Farewell, seniors of ’57;
May you all be prosperous and true,
As you go about your work
Or whatever you may do.
Farewell, seniors of ’57;
You will not be left behind,
For you are a wonderful class
That will go down the road of time.
Farwell, seniors of ’57;
It is almost time for you to go.
To you we give our blessings.
Yet realize that you deserve more.
—Alice Cornell Pope
(Purpose —• Continued from page two)
of corners, even following its bypaths
and beating its coverts, and therefore,
to have discovered and enjoyed ad
venture is no longer a novelty or dis
tinction. Research has proved that
there are no new pleasures. For every
genuine thrill and satisfaction, there
fore, we are apparently, in this so
phisticated world, shut in to work, to
modify and quicken the life of the
age. If college be one of the highways
to life’s achievements, it must be a
highway of work.
—Thomas Caldwell
fluenced Hussein to fire Mufti and
recommended to the king a cabinet
headed by Nabulsi’s ally, Abdel Halim
Nimr.
Everything seemed to have been
going fine for Nawar until Saturday
evening, April 13 when word came to
the palace that trouble had broken
out among troops loyal to the king
and those pro-Nassar.
General Nawar accompained the
king, wherein he was howled down
as a traitor, and the troops asked for
Nawar’s immediate execution. Hussein
declined this offer and had Nawar de
ported to Syria. The king has his
Bodouin tribesmen to be thankful for
in preserving his country temporarily
from the opposition.
Though Hussein may have stemmed
the tides of political intrigues, the
basic economic problems still prevail.
It is self evident that Hussein must
inaugurate economic reforms for the
masses of his people, many of whom
are untouched by modern political
ideas or reforms.
Maybe king Hussein’s troubles and
weaknesses will change him from a
playboy and make him more conscien
tious in carrying out his duties as a
monarch in a highly troubled land.
—Carlton E. Cherry
INTERESTING EXHIBIT
CLIMAXES ACTIVITIES BY
SOCIAL STUDIES METHODS
CLASS
Recently the Social Studies Classes
presented an assembly program cen
tered around activities for different
grade levels which greatly inspired
the students. After the program, the
public was invited to the Recreation
Room to look at an exhibit displayed
by the classes.
The exhibits consisted of the follow
ing; First grade contructed a home,
with frieze and posters about the fam
ily. Second grade displayed posters
showing all of the community helpers,
which included the nurse, doctor, den
tist, minister, teacher, postman, milk
man, and many olhers. The theme for
this grade v,’„s “Our Community Help
ers.” Third grade theme “Social !n-
stitution'” was carried out in a frieze.
These institutions included the bank,
church, library, school, health center,
post office, bus station, grocery store,
bakery, dairy and barber shop. Fourth
grade display was centered around
“Visitors From Far Away.” The child
ren represented were from Japan, Bel-
giun, Holland, Germany, Hawaii,
China, Alaska, Italy, and Switzerland.
Fifth grade scene consisted of “The
Seven Wonders of Nature.” These
were; Yellow Stone Park, Garden of
the gods. Petrified Forest, Grand Can
yon, Niagara Falls, The Great Mam
moth Cave and Natural Bridge.
The sixth grade used as their theme
“Our European Heritage”. This scene
featured some great musicians, fash
ions and perfumes. Seventh grade pre
sented a very beautiful display on
South America. Products on display
were rice, corn, salt, coffee, coconut,
tobacco, cotton, brass, silver and cop
per. Eighth grade had a very educa
tional exhibit, “Do You Know Your
State?” Pamphlets on the one hundred
counties of North Carolina were dis
played and also a miniature North
Carolina House of Representatives
and Senate.
The Social Studies Methods Class
is under the direction of Mrs. E. A.
Eaton.
MRS. EATON HAS
POEM PUBLISHED
Included in the National Poetry
Anthology 1957, of the National
Poetry Association is the following
poem by Mrs. Estelle A. Eaton, De
partment of Education, Elizabeth City
State Teachers College.
HONORS
List honors—Pray what shall they be?
No Ph.D, No Phi Beta Kappa key.
No scholar, have written no books.
From all indications it looks
as if there is nothing to say.
Oh, how did I get into this anyway?
School teacher, commonplace? No. .
Not the teacher who loves to teach so.
If there is one honor I may receive
Twill come from the students
I’ve taught, I believe,
—Estelle A, Eaton
May, 1957
DELTA ELECT OFFICERS
FOR 1957-58
Delta Chi Chapter of Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority, Inc. h a s recently
elected the following officers for the
next school year. They are: president,
Vivian Sharpe; vice-president, Katrina
Johnson; recording secretary, Carolyn
McArthur; corresponding secretary,
Georgianna Barnes; treasurer and
journalist, Naomi Cousin; chaplain,
Ernestine Knight; sergeant-at-arms,
Shirley Wright; historian, Mary Marb-
ley; parliamentarian, Georgianna
Barnes; Dean of Pyramids, Katrina
Johnson; Deans of Probates, Carolyn
McArthur and Shirley Wright.
OMEGAS ON THE SCENE
The Lambda Gamma Chapter of
the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity initiated
into its Chapter May 4 three scholarly
>oung men. They are: Sannie Chamb-
lee of Ahoskie, N. C.; Robert Moody
of Newark, N. J.; Charles Sawyer of
Elizabeth City, N. C.
The officers of the Lambda Gamma
Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraten-
ty for 1957-58 are as follows: Basileus,
Joseph Purvis; Vice-Basileus, Sannie
Chamblee; Keeper of Records and
Seals, James Leathers; Keeper of Fin
ance, Charles Sawyer; Reporter to the
Oracle, Robert Moody.
AKA’S IN THE SPOTLIGHT
The Delta Theta Chapter of the
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority initiated
six worthy probates into Greek-
dom April 6. They are: Christine
Artis of Wilmington, N. C.; Sudie
Gadson of Maysville, N. C.; Lizzie
Houpe and Helen Kates of Goldsboro,
N. C.; Vivian Markham of Durham,
N. C.; and Beverly Thornton of East
Orange, N. J.
This is the result of the Chapter’s
annual elections; Basileus, Vivian
Markham; Anti Basileus, Beverly
Thornton; Dean of Pledgees, Helen
Kates; Epistleus, Sudie Gadson; Gram-
mateus, Lizzie Houpe; Ivy Reporter,
Beverly Thornton; Tammoaechus,
Christine Artis; Parliamentarian, Jan
ice Drew.
SIGNIFICANT
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end of their education, but will con
tinue to learn in order that they may
be fully prepared for any future
changes which will come. We shall all
be watching you and praying for
your success.
For those who are to return next
year, we would like to ask you to
consider carefully during the summer
months what you have accomplished
so far and to determine to make even
better use of your opportunities in
the future. We face many changes
in our life which will come in this
highly competitive era for we see
the dawn of a new era in education,
economics and social living. We can
not afford to be anything less than
the best in whatever we do.
During the summer we shall make
plans for next year, hoping that any
changes will be towards a better in
stitution. May God in His infinite
wisdom guide us all towards the finer
and higher things of life.
—President S. D, Williams