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PAGE TWO THE NEWSLETTER MARCH, 1960 THE NEWSLETTER For Students and Alumni Published by STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE NEWS PRESS CLUB ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. Member: Columbia Scholastic Press Association EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ASSOCIATE EDITOR FEATURE EDITORS .. LITERARY EDITOR SPORTS EDITORS EXCHANGE EDITOR Henry Picken George Kitchen Trumllla Johnson, Clarence Biggs Mary Poryear Stewart Vick, John T. Williams Ralph Glovei TYPISTS Annette Wooten, Charles King, Louise Hoffler, Stewart Vick REPORTERS Barbara Vaughn, Margaret Moore, Francis Mooi ADVISOR Mrs. E. H. Mitchell Do You Participate? On S. T. C. campus are enough or ganizations for everyone. But the rosters on the campus show only a small percentage of the student body participating. With the leadership question as a major part of the conversation at State, it seems as if this question would be asked. Does participating in extra-curricular activities help or hinder a student? Perhaps, the im portance of participating may be shown by stating that in the selection of “Who’s Who in American Col leges and Universities" not only schot arship, but citizenship, future prom ise and contributions to the com munity are a part of the criteria. Recently was held on our campus a forum, “How Could Leadership Be Developed On Our Campus.” It was emphasized that many students on State’s campus are academically qualified to be student leaders, but will not participate. To be an A student each semester is a goal each student should have, but making the denn’s list is just one part of being FEBRUARY 11,1960 1 am takmg part m and witnessing the first strike of Elizabeth City which is a sit-down strike in Grants in the downtown section. This sit-down strike is the sixth one to be staged this month in North Carolina. I protest to the fact that soda fountain service is rendered on a segregated basis. Hundreds of Ne groes spend their money every day in this large store, namely, W. T. Grant and Company. I am allowed to buy anything in the store, but 1 am not allowed to sit at the .soda fountain counter and drink a soda or eat a sandwich. The sit-down strike started this afternoon at 1:00 p. m. and it will continue until some action takes place. T do not know what this ac tion might be or of what nature, but 1 am waiting patiently, and no mat ter how long it takes. I will be here every day until measures of progress take place. While sitting here 1 have been observing the scenes throughout the store. Hundreds of white people have been by, with only a few of them giving wise remarks or wise cracks which are constantly ignored. To my far left of the counter, two private detectives and two well dressed city policemen are standing by to prevent any outburst of trou ble. I have never felt so good in my whole life. The fact that “unity and courage” are being demonstrated to the fullest extent thrills me. —John W. Jones Strength For These Days Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord up- holdeth him with His hand.—Psalm 37, 24.) Be a man's thoughts and acts ever so evil, he is not beyond redemption as long as he earnestly reaches out for the hand of God. It will never be withdrawn from him as long as he lontritely seeks forgiveness. educated. Education is a learning experience and must go on outside of the class-room. The dormitory a place in which many things are learned that would never be learned in the classroom. Being a member of an organization, getting to know people, working side by side with friend for a specific goal is an e perience that one does not find a class-room. S. T. C. needs more active parti cipation in extra-curricular activities and more qualified student leaders. Our Broadened Horiions In thj state of California. Caryl Chessman, a 38-year-old habitual criminal was given 60 more days live because of protest from around the world. A message was sent to California Governor Edmund G. Brown. “Through our Embassy in Monte video the National Council of Gov ernments of Uruguay has tonight brought to the attention of the State Department the grave concern of the Council over anticipated hostile dem onstrators of student elements and others to Chessman’s execution when our Presdient visits Uruguay March 2.” Some critics have said that this was obstructing justice, because Chessman had been tried and found guilty of a capital offense. Seven times, over a period of eleven years, Chessman had faced the gas cham ber; and seven times he had escaped death. But to escape the gas chamber seven times was not enough for Chessman. He once again was con demned by the court to be executed. However, the peoples of the world had been taking note of the Chess man case and protests arose around the world. When Chessman was given 60 more days to live because of pressure placed on the United States by other nations, it brought forth some em barrassing questions. Had the U. S. Government turned legal justice with in a sovereign state into an instru ment of national policy? Was it now accepted policy to make the punishment fit the times? It seems as if the United States must become aware of its broadened horizons, if it is to continue as a democratic society. TTie answers to these questions may determine the United States’ position among the nations of the world. Ten Feet Tall! The Negro has come of age; he is like the little boy who has grown bigger, taller, and stronger than his father, and is now ready to show his father that he is a man and should be treated like one. As I watched the students coming out of Grants at five-thirty, when the store was closing, I was speechless— they had grown so much in the last few weeks—self discipline, determi nation, poise, and every trait that makes a true American. THEY WERE TEN FEET TALL! I Dr. and Mrs. Kyle Leave (Reprinted from The Arkansawyer. February, 1960) Dr. and Mrs. G. D. Kyle have terminated their tenure of teaching here at AM&N. Dr. Kyle was Chairman of the Department of Phys- and Mathematics and Professor in both these departments. Mrs. Kyle was Director of the Reading Clinic and Associate Professor of Education. Dr. and Mrs. Kyle have been at A. M. and N. for the past elf years, during which time they have both been very active in education on a statewide basis. Dr. Kyle Chairman of the Commission of Physics and Mathematics teachers over the state of Arkansas; he was also lecturer of Physics and Mathe matics at Philander Smith College. Dr. Kyle received his A.B. from the University of Michigan; and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. Mrs. Kyle gained her A.B. from Knoxville College; M.S.. University of Pennsylvania; Requirements com pleted for doctorate, Howard Uni versity. Dr. and Mrs. Kyle now teach at Elizabeth City State College, Eliza beth City, North Carolina. These two dedicated teachers will always be remembered by present and past students of this college. The teach ings of these two have touched the lives of most of the great products of A M & N. Bon voyage, Dr. and Mrs. Kyle! Let's Compare Or Contrast American and Soviet Education Who's Who ^Continued from Page 1) in first scprano score and two years as treasurer; 1959-60 Pirates; Zeta Phi Beta Sorority; and various com- mittes of the college. Evelyn Byrd, an honor .student out standing in campus affairs, is a gradu ate of Booker T. Washington High School, Rocky Mount. She has held membership in several organizations including: Women’s Glee Club, years; Dance Group, one year; Dor mitory Council, one year; Student Council, one year; Thalia Sorosis Club; Sigma Rho Sigma Honor Society; Who’s Who in American Col leges and Universities; and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, two years as president. Ogden L. Fiddemon, Atlantic, Vir ginia. is a graduate of Mary N. Smith High School of Accomack, Virginia. During his four years at the college he has been an honor student, cheer ful and conscientious in performing his duties. He has been affiliated with the following organizations: Y.M.C.A.; Ushers Guild; Vice-presi dent; Veterans Club; Student N.E.A. President; Senior Class, president; Yearbook Staff; Who’s Who in Amer ican Colleges and Universities, ’59- ’60; also member of Christmas Ac tivities and Hospitality Committees. Barbara Ransom James has main tained consistently an outstanding position on the college campus, par ticipating in varied activities; Y. W. C. A.; representing organization as student delegate to Bennett College; Glee Club; two years Dance Group; Choir, two years; Junior Counselor; Student Council; Women’s Govern ment Association; Thalia Sorosis, two years; Sigma Rho Sigma Honor So ciety; Who’s Who in American Col leges and Universities ’59-’o0; and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, two Lois Annette Parker is a native Seaboard, North Carolina and a graduate of Gumberry High School. Since her enrollment at S,T.C. she has maintained the highest academic average in her class. She is current president of Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society and has been a member for two years. She is also secretary of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; assistant secretary to the Thalia Sorosis Club; a member of the student council, the Sigma Rho Sigma Honor Society, the Pirate Staff and a former junior counselor. Last year Herold C. Hunt an Eliot Professor of Education at Harvard University made the following obser vation of Russian education as com pared or contrasted with American education. Russian children have been ac cused of studying math2matics for ten years, physics and foreign lan guages for five years, ch;mistry and biology for four years and astronomy for one year. This is true, but the amount of time given to these studies should be considered. Russian schools are open five or six and a half days a week but there is no class in any subject that meets every day. At the bsginning of the child’s fifth year in school he is asked to select a foreign language. (This is the only elective permitted in the ten years of the elementary- secondary program). Forty-five per cjnt of the children choose English which meets twice a week for three years. None of the clas.ses meet more than three times a week. The classes in the Soviet Union are over at the latter part of May except for those of the seven and ten-year students who take examina tions in certain subjects. For part of May and all of .lune. July and August the schools are closed. The s;hool day is very s'lort. This shortness is partly because of lack r,f school buildings. Generally the elementary school day is four hours long; the secondary five. They m( their classroom shortage just as soi American communities meet thei by double and triple sessions. Some children are in school as early seven thirty in the morning and late as eight in the evening. The class period is forty-five minutes and after each period there is a recess. The abler Russian children do about the same amount of work with in their school hours, including Sat urday classes that the American abler students do in their classes. The Soviet child has strong reasons for doing well in school. The alter native to good work in the classroom is assignment to some menial job and loss of a chance for higher edu cation. The Soviet Union has only .hiriy-nine universities and compe tition for admission is rigorous. Formerly any graduate of a ten year school with an “all five record" (straight A record in America) was automatically admitted, but the num ber of eligible graduates became so great, entrance examinations have been set up to select students who have the ability and aptitudes the government wants. About 20 per cent of the graduates from the ten year schools are admitted to institu tions of higher learning. The Soviet Union makes no special facilities for the deaf and blind chil dren and they are the concern of the ministry of education. The division respo.nsible for the education of the handicapped children is called the “department of defectology.” - "What Seek Ye" Reverend Clyde Beatty, Priest in charge of the St. Philips Episcopal Church of Elizabeth City, spoke at Vespers, February 14, on the sub ject, “What Seek Ye?” “What are you seeking most of all in this life?” In elaborating on the question. Reverend Beatty asked other questions. Is entertainment on the throne where God should be? Do you see all of life as fun and pleasure? Do you seek a social class, or do you seek the Kingdom of God? In answering the questions, he de fined the Kingdom of God as being where God reigns. He said, “Right eousness is only rightful living.” The call to worship was given by Charlotte A. Rivers. ’63; and Syval- ius Watson, '60, gave the invocation and introduced the speaker. Barbara .A. Burke Jones came to E.C.S.T.C. in the fall of 1957, having been a .student at Fayetteville S.T.C. the previous year However, during her three-year period, her activities on the campus have given her a place among outstanding students of the college. At Fayetteville she served the Y.W.C.A. as chairman of the World University Service; the Westminster Fellowship and the Pyramid Club as president. She held membership in the Drama Guild. Cheering Squad and Women’s Collegiate Club. Here at S.T.C. she has been active in the Dramatic Club, actress and costumer, three years; Cheering Squad, and Thalia Sorosis. two years; Delta Sig ma Theta Sorority, vice-president, three years; Student NEA, one year. As a junior she was chairman of Junior Counselors; and as a senior, she is a member of the Yearbook Staff. Does It Matter? There are not as many dislikes among the city students as there have been in previous years. The reason for this gradual decline is mainly that the activities now being planned provide for the city students to a greater extent than those of for mer years. Since this change is gradual, there are still a few dislikes of the city students. By a survey made, the mo.st prevalent, as stated by those in- 1. The time allotted for extra-cur- licular activities is not conven ient for those city students who would like to participate. 2. At dances the girls, especially, find that there is a lack of friendliness. 3. Important notices are not al ways posted in time for the city students to see and, there fore, govern themselves accord ingly. 4. Boarding students, that is the majority, seem to exhibit a feel ing of superiority toward city students. 5. There is not a good teacher-stu- dent relationship between the faculty and the city students. Here are given the most prevalent comments made by those interviewed; and time, along with the considera tions of the program planners, will probably erase these. —IVlarj- Little How To Reduce The person who is on the stout side. Can seldom change it to the thin side. Except by leaving on the outside Some part of what’s been going —Hal Chadwick I think luck is the sense to recog nize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it. Every one has bad breaks, but every one also has opportunities. The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on. Curtis Eugene Bryan, a native of Vanceboro and a graduate of New- bold High School is an honor stu dent. During his four years at S.T.C. he has been active in campus affairs. He is a member of the following organizations: Sigma Rho Honor Society; Social Committee; Student Council, president, one year: Sphinx Club, secretary; Y.M.C.A., vice presi dent, one year. He was president of the junior class and treasurer of the freshman and sophomore classes.