VOLUME 19
Published by State Teachers College foi Students and Alumni
Elizabeth City, N. C., December, 1958
NUMBER 2
Left to right: Yolanda, Mrs. Walter N. Ridley, Dr. Waller N. Ridley and Don LeRoy
Dr. Walter N. Ridley
Newly Elected President
Elizabeth City State Teachers College has welcomed a new President,
Dr. Walter Nathaniel Ridley, and his family. The newly-elected president
has many attainments, and it is believed that he and his family will be an
asset to the College.
A native of Newport News, Virginia, Dr. Ridley received his early
training at the John Marshall Elemen
tary School and at Huntington High
School. He attended Howard Univer
sity from which he was graduated,
cum laude, with a degree of Bachelor
of Arts in psychology, and later the
Thirteen Seniors
Are Graduated
Thirteen seniors were graduated at
the end of the fall quarter. Some of
these persons have already accepted
teaching positions, while others are
engaged in various activities.
Graduates completing the course at
Elizabeth City State Teachers College
are: Adelle Cross Watson, Ports
mouth, Va.; Janie Foreman, Farm-
ville; Harold Melton, New Bern;
James Horne, Rocky Mount; Jean
Haynes, Virginia Beach, Va.; Genie
Pelham, Rich Square; Gloria Avery,
Henderson; Charles Joyner, New
Bern; Winfield Gregory, Elizabeth
City; Marie Terry Price, Rocky
Mount; Lafayette Magette, Rich
Square; India Harvey, Elizabeth City;
and Ethel White, Northwest, Va.
Joseph Buggs Makes
Courier's Second Team
All-American Slot
Joseph Buggs. our triple-threat,
lleet-footed runner, was recently se
lected by the Pittsburgh Courier as
the second team All-American half
back of 1958. Buggs. a junior from
Newport News, Va.. fought off sev
eral contenders to remain on top as
the C.J.A.A.’s leading scorer with 78
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degree of MtiStcr of Arts. Further
study was done at the University of
Minnesota, Ohio State, and the Uni
versity of Virginia. From the latter
he received the degree of Doctor of
Education.
Many honors and awards have
been received by Dr. Ridley. He is
affiliated with Kappa Mu, Alpha
Kappa Mu, Phi Delta Kappa, and
Kappa Delta Pi Honor Societies. He
is listed in Leaders in Education,
\meiican Men of Science, Who’s Who
in America, and Who Knows What.
Along with these accomplishments,
he has affiliations with the American
Teachers Association, the National
Education Association, the Coimcil
on Psychological Resources in the
South, the National Scholarship Com
mission of the Omega Psi Phi Frater
nity and many others. He was the
first Negro admitted to the Graduate
School of the University of Virginia
or to receive any degree from that
institution.
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New Course Initiated
As a means of helping studsnts and
the community prepare to solve health
problems, a course in home nursing
has been initiated at Elizabeth City
State Teachers College.
The course will be offered to jun
iors and seniors, and later to the com
munity, two hours per week. Students
will receive two hours’ credit and a
certificate from the American Red
Cross upon successful completion of
the course.
Nearly every family faces the prob
lem of having someone ill or injured
at some time. Today, nursing care
takes on additional meaning, in view
of the many demands upon doctors
‘nd nurses. An aging population, the
early dismissal of hospitalized patients
and the growing emphasis on home
care programs, as well as on pre
paredness for natural or enemy-caussd
disaster, are the main problems.
This course in home nursing will
teacti students the skills and knowl
edge that will enable them to carry
their increased responsibilities.
The Christmas Carol
The word "carol” has an interesting
history. It has meant a song in
which the text was connected with
the nativity. It has been a part of
the ancient Miracle Plays. It has
meant a jovial drinking song, and it
was once a dance, much like some
of the old German ring dances. As
late as the fourteenth and fifteenth
centuries in England, carolling meant
singing and dancing. Thus we find
a great many Christmas carols which
treat sacred subjects in a very jolly,
playful spirit.
The Christmas hymns have been
described as essentially devotional,
suggestive of the cloister. Not until
St. Francis of Assisi began to preach
about the “Child Jesus,” the “Little
Brother of Mankind," rather than the
“Christ, the King of Majesty, the
Awful Judge,” was Christianity really
to touch the lives of common folk.
His achievement was brought about
Northeastern District
Of N.C.T.A. Meets
The Northeastern District of the
N. C. Teachers Association held its
21st annual convention at the Pasquo
tank Elementary School on Friday,
November 14. “Quality Education
Opens the Doors of the World’ was
the general theme.
The opening session was held in the
school auditorium with Mr. W. H.
Jones, principal, presiding. The pro
gram for the morning consisted of a
panel symposium for the classroom
teachers and sectional meetings for
all teaching departments.
Guest speaker for the afternoon
session was Mr. George Keye from
the Tennessee Teachers Association,
who spoke on the theme, “Quality
Education Opens the Doors of the
World.” He stressed the idea that
"quality education” must begin with
a study of the curriculum: and that
this cannot be done by writing ex
perts, but by those who understand
the needs of our pupils. In closing
he stated that educators need to re
group their thinking on philosophies,
methods, and resources.
"by that profound popular instinct
which enabled him more than anv
man since the primitive age to fit
religion for popular use.”
In the year 1223, St. Francis gave
to his people in the little village of
Grecia what was probably the first
nativity play, depicting very realisti
cally the scene on Christmas Eve.
As a result, all Christianity began
to make use of pictorial methods in
teaching the Bible stories. From the
nativity plays sprang the popular
songs telling simply and naively the
events of the Christmastide.
These songs reflected the very per
sonal spirit in which they were con
ceived. The common people seemed
to feel they were actually participat
ing in the scene which had occurred
hundreds of years before. Thus we
find in carols the use of "I saw,"
“We go,” and similar familiar ex
pressions characteristic of an age of
faith.
Annual Homecoming Celebration
A Most Glorious Occasion
The annual Homecoming, celebrated on November I. was a glorious
occasion. It brought a colorful parade, an interesting football game and
an opportunity to meet old friends and members of the College Family.
In the hearts, minds and actions of the students, however. Homecoming
had begun several weeks before with the planning and preparation for the
event. Each organization on the campus, including the football team and
the band, worked regularly with greati^
determination to make the 1958 WMAA C
Homecoming the best in the history j I HO I All v/\ ^pOllSOrS
of the College.
The flame was kindled during the
pep rally in the auditorium on Friday
evening. Rounds of applause and
cheers were given the team. Later,
the student body followed the cheer
leaders outside where an old-fashioned
oonfire was held.
On Saturday morning a coffee hour,
sponsored by the local alumni, gave
graduates a chance to exchange
greetings and renew old acquaintances.
By 12:30 the parade was ready to
begin. Crowds watched beautiful
floats, cars, bands, and other march
ing units from the town and campus
as they moved down Southern Ave
nue, Road and Main Streets. Grace
ful and high-stepping majorettes paced
their way along while the whole pa
rade moved at a moderate tempo.
Participating bands were Robert L.
Vann, Ahoskie; Edenton High, Eden-
ton; Pasquotank Elementary, Eliza
beth City; Washington High, Roper;
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N. E. A. Reorganized
The student chapter of the Na
tional Education Association has
been reorganized on Elizabeth City
State Teachers College campus. On
November 18, officers were installed.
Students to lead the group this
year are: Willis Ferebee, president;
Margaret Davis, first vice president;
Naomi Cousin, second vice president;
Katrina Johnson, secretary; Ogden
Fiddemon, treasurer; Ellen Simms,
historian; James Speller, junior class
representative; Sara Heckstall, senior
class representative; Georgianna
Barnes, chairman of the program
committee; Helen Simms, chairman
of the membership committee; Inez
Moye and Lilliam H. James, librari
ans, and Beverly Howard, parliamen
tarian.
The student N.E.A. is planning
many educational projects for the
year. All interested students are
urged to attend the meetings.
Thanksgiving Service
Reverend R. A, Morris Speaks,
The annual Thanksgiving Vesper
Service was conducted by the YMCA
on Tuesday, November 23. Reverend
Raymond A. Morris, alumnus, teach
er, and pastor of the Gale Street
Baptist Church, Edenton, North Caro
lina, was the principal speaker.
A hymn of Thanksgiving, a brief
period of meditation, and a proces
sion of young men bearing gifts of
food, contributed by campus and
community organizations, formed the
setting for the Thanksgiving service.
Reverend Morris, who was intro
duced by former YMCA president,
Harold Melton, chose as his subject
“Thanksgiving in Troublous Times.'
He called attention to the significance
of Thanksgiving today and cited ex
amples of the Thanksgiving observ
ances in difi'erent periods of our his
tory. He emphasized the need for
an awareness of the importance of
prayer and thankfulness in a dis
turbed world.
Music for the servi^^'.'vas rendered
by tilt Vvoiiit/is y^jife Club, uiiuer
the direction of Miss Edna L. Davis.
Gloria Davy
In Concert
Thg Elizabeth City State College
Lyceum Series presented Gloria Davy,
soprano, accompanied by George
Malloy, in concert in Moore Hall on
October 29.
Miss Davy’s interpretation of the
numbers on her varied program held
the audience spellbound. Her charm
and rich soprano voice delighted her
listeners, as she sang with ease classi
cal, semi-classical' popular, and reli
gious' numbers.
.'Kfter the concert, a large number
of friends, students, and staff met Miss
Davy at a reception in Hugh Cale
Hall.
^ke ffieceij)in^ .J2ine Qlona ^avy. deception
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Left to right- Miss Edna L. Davis, College Music Department; Adeline Price, "Miss S. T. C. of 1958"; George Malloy,
accompanist; Gloria Davy, soprano; Winston Bell, College Music Department; Mrs. Walter N. Ridley, Dr. Walter N.
Ridley, president.