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STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE NEWS LETTER
A scene from Act 1 showing the Castaways
RELIGIOUS EMPHASIS
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Wednesday morning Rev. Nelson
spoke to the student body on the sub
ject “Life”. He emphasized it by say
ing that Hfe represents work, hajipi-
ness, fullness, and integrity in truth.
Unless we find integrity in life, it is
meaningless. He continued by saying
there will be times of temptations, bu!:
a person has to keep rolling along. In
conclusion he said, to find life, keep
on walking the righteous way with
your hands in spirit and you will never
walk alone. Never lose your identity
because it is meaningful to you.
Faculty Club Sponsors
The Castaways
The Faculty Wives and Women’s
Club of Elizabeth City State Teachers
College assisted by members of the
College’s Alumni Association, Choir
and Women’s Glee Club presented
“THE CASTAWAYS”, an operatta for
Women’s voices by Alice and Fay
Foster on Monday night, March 24th
in the Campus Auditorium before a
large and enthusiastic audience.
The performance, which was given
for the benefit of the Club’s Student
Scholarship Fund, was especially note
worthy because of the musicianship,
dramatic and dancing ability demon
strated by the cast. The leading char
acters, who were all outstanding for
their vivid -portrayals, were Miss E.
Doris Meredith of the College Com
mercial Department as a society wo
man; Dr. E. Reulah Winston of the
English Department as an opera sing
er; Mrs. Victoria West, Instructor of
Cosmetology, as a chef; Mrs. Helen
M. Caldwell, also of the English De
partment, an an authoress; Mrs.
Valeria W. Vaughan, wife of the Ath
letic Director, as a dancer; and Miss
Barbara Burke, a sophomore student
from Hobbsville, N. C., as a girl liv
ing on a tropical island. Two choruses,
one an American group and the other
a group of native dancers, completed
the cast.
The operetta was directed by Miss
Evelyn A. Johnson, Head of the Col
lege Music Department; and the very
realistic South Sea Island Stage Scen
ery was designed and made by Mr.
Eddie L. Smith of the Art Department
assisted by Rufus Underwood, a jun
ior student from Suffolk, Va. The
President of the Faculty Wives and
Women’s Club, Miss Edna L. Davis
of the Music Department Faculty,
served as coordinator of the produc
tion.
Others participating in the perform
ance were Mrs. Edith Everette from
the Alumni Association; Misses Cath
erine Bartlett, Alburah Brown, Mary
Harris, Mary Howell, Lizzie Houpe,
Helen Kates, Vilma Lloyd, Vivian
Markham, Carolyn McArthur, and
Alice Pope from the Choir; Misses
Evelyn Byrd, Alma Collins, Vivian
Eason, Marie Elliott, Myrtle Hall,
Yvonne Hare', Evelyn Harris, Mary
Lewis, Florence Mace, Barbara Ran
som, Ellen Simms, Shirley Whitaker,
Barbara White, Louise Hoffler and
Ethel Yelity from the Women’s Glee
Club; Misses Mamie Bedell, Corrine
Burgess, Mary Lane, Dorothy Paschall,
^lesdames Novella Davis, Georgia
Smith, Dorodiy Thomas, Rae Will
iam, Mary Williams, Edna Mitchell,
Evelyn Harris, Helen Muldrow, Alma
Valeria Vaughn in Her Moment of Inspiration
FACULTY WIVES AND
WOMEN SPONSOR
CARD TOURNAMENT
The Faculty Women and Wives
Club of Elizabeth City State Teachers
College sponsored a Card Tournament
for the benefit of its Student Scholar
ship Fund in the Lounge of Hugh
Gale Hall recently.
Prizes in Regular Pinochle were
awarded to Mrs. Edna Few, who had
the highest score, and Mrs. Inez Bold
en who scored second. In Three-Hand
Pinochle, Miss Ruth Bemby won the
first prize; and Freddie Johnson, the
second.
Raymond Williams and Miss Emma
Moore received first and second
prizes respectively in Whist; while
Mr. T. S. Jackson won first prize in
Bridge, and Mrs. T. S. Jackson won
second.
The affair was highly enjoyed by
all.
PALM SUNDAY PROGRAM
BY THALIA SORORSIS
Reverend R. B. Martin, Speaker
At the Vesper Hour on March 30,
the Thalia Sorosis Club presented its
annual Palm Sunday program with
the Reverend R. B. Martin, Rector of
Grace Episcopal Church, Norfolk, Vir
ginia, as guest speaker.
In his address to a large and appre
ciative audience. Reverend Martin
spoke of the significance of the Palm.
He referred to it as a symbol of great
importance, not only during the time
of Jesus, but also during our present
age. In concluding his address, he
urged the audience to keep Palm Sun
day as a day of rejoicing and the Palm
as a symbol of great worth.
Other persons appearing on the
program were members of the College
Choir and young women of the Club.
Barbara Burke lead the worship serv
ices; Evelyn Harris read the scripture,
and Helen Kates, pre,sident, introduc
ed the speaker.
With The Greeks
ZETAS SPONSOR THIRD
ANNUAL CINDERELLA BALL
The third annual Cinderella Ball
sponsored by the Delta Phi Zeta
Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta Soror
ity, Incorporated, was held in the Col
lege Gymnasium on February 14.
Twenty-three Cinderellas participated
in the program for 1958.
Parents, guardians, chapter mem
bers, and reviewing guests were pre
sented early in the evening. Then fol
lowed the Coronation of Miss Cinde
rella of 1958, Mildred James of Hert
ford, North Carolina. In her honor was
extended the official welcome by Pres
ident S. D. Williams.
Dancing by Greeks, Cinderellas and
their friends, and the Cinderella Ball
Waltz provided unusual entertainment
for all who attended.
Music for the occasion was furnish
ed by John L. Turner and His Or
chestra. Ushers were members of
Alpha Gamma Chapter of Zeta Phi
Beta Sorority, Incorporated, Elizabeth
City State Teachers College.
WHAT’S NEW IN
DELTA CHI?
Eleven young ladies have recently
been initiated into tlie Delta Chi
Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc. They are as follows;
Edna Borden, Alma Collins, Gretha
Knight, Juanta Moore, Jeanette Park
er, Martha Purvis, Styron Sanford,
Marjorie Stone, Marie Terry, Louise
Woodruff and Ethel Yelity.
Following the induction service,
a party was given in honor of tlie
Pyramids. A newly-elected Pyramid
from Pennsylvania State University,
B. B. Burke, was also present.
Newby, Clara Jones, Dorothy Robin
son, Ossie Royall, and Gwendolyn
Midgette from the Faculty Wives and
Women’s Club.
April, 1958
ENJOYABLE PLAY PRESENTED
BY DRAMATIC CLUB
A large, appreciative audience re
laxed and roared with laughter on t’le
night of March L3, when The Dranii.
tic Club presented the brillian; farce
“The Whole Town’s Talking” in the
college auditorium.
Tlie play centered around the ef
forts of Mr. Simmons to marry his
daughter, Ethel, to his business part
ner, Chester Binney, who was the kind
of bachelor no woman wanted. Havin-J
a theory that every woman wants the
man that every other woman wants,
Mr. Simmons conceived the plan of
inventing a love affair for unromantic
Chester. From a book shop he and
Chester select at random some photo
graphs of beautiful women including
the Queen of Greece, Mona Lisa and
Letty Lythe, the famous movie star.
They selected Letty’s photo on the
back of which Mr. Simmons wrote a
fervent autograph suggesting a lo.'e
affair. The story leaked out, and t’:e
whole town talked. All the girls fell
for Chester including Ethel who be
came engaged to him. In the midst
of Chester’s glory, Letty Lythe came
to town accompanied by her fiance
who was a director, a prize fighter,
and an extremely Jealous lover. Trou
bles pour in on poor Chester, but he
weathered the storm and won Ethel
in the end.
Directed by Mrs. Julia M. Hoffler
the play was an enjoyable experience
for all who participated in it. The ex
cellent cast included: Ralph Glover-
iMr. Simmons; Ethel Terry-Mri. Sim
mons; Lula Roberts-Ethel Simmons;
George Kitchen-Chester Binney; Heze-
kiak Cooper-Roger Shields; Barbara
Burke-Letty Lythe; Syvalius Walston
-Donald Swift; Ida Powell- Annie;
Alice Pope-Lila Wilson; Rosa Walson-
Sally Otis; Christine Artis- Sadie
Bloom; Robert Wynn-Taxi-driver. Ku-
fus Underwood was stage manager;
Don Morgan-business manager; Peggy
white-property mistress; V'ivian Sharpe
-make-up artist; Edna Pruden-costu-
CAST AND STAFF OF
PLAY ENTERTAINED
On the evening of March 18, Mrs.
J. M. Hoffler entertained the cast and
production staff of “The Whole
Town’s Talking” in an infonnal setting
at her home on Southern Avenue. The
group played cards and enjoyed a
delicious repast of waffles, sausage
eggs, coffee and soft drinks.
Enjoying the affair were: Ethel
Terry, Barbara Burke, Christine Artis,
Elver Peele, Ida Powell, Lula Roberts,
Edna Pruden, Peggy White, Alice
Pope, Rosa Walston, Hezekiah Coop
er, Ruus Underwood Sylvalius Wal
ston, Robert Wynn, Ralph Glover and
George Kitchen.
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