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Published by State Teachers College for Students and Alumni
Elizabeth City, N. C„ JUNE, 1960
Awards Day
At S. T. C.
Students who had shown outstand
ing leadership in various organizations
at the college received awards and
certificates on Award’s Day which
was held on May 19, in Moore Hall
Auditorium.
Guest speaker for the program was
Mr. Harry R. Jefferson, Guidance
Counselor at Virginia State College,
Petersburg, Virginia. Mr. Jefferson
began his speech by saying activities
should be spoken and thought of as
co-curricular instead of extra-curri
cular for the simple reason that, the
prefix “extra” seems to set activities
outside the boundaries of the edu
cation realm of an institution. He
also emphasized the fact that instruc
tors should feel honored to have the
opportunity to help young people to
develop to their maximum and at the
same time help them to get away
from the idea of mediocrity. Mr.
Jefferson said that students of college
ages should forever be inspired
move forward and be ready to accept
positions as leaders when present
leaders no longer exist. He ended
his speech by saying young people
have many responsibilities that may
be considered as their own personal
responsibilities. Such responsibilities
may consist of correct dress for
ious occasion, proper conduct a
times, the development of pleasing
personalities etc. After Mr. Jeffer
son had completed his speech, awards
were then presented by various meml-
bers of the faculty.
Cash awards were given to: Patricia
Duren from General Alumni Associa
tion for excellence in mathematics;
to Walter Thomas for Athletics;
Matthew Godette for Athletics and
Scholarship; Yvonne Hare, Religious
Leadership.
Certificates in several areas were
also awarded.
ATHLETICS
Baseball: Joseph A. Buggs, George
Craig, Willie Ferebee, Matthew God
ette, James Henry, Joseph Hand,
Maceo Hill, George Kitchen, George
Long, Phairlever Pearson, Melvyn
Riley, William Teel, Marvin Trotman,
and Calvin Williams;
Football: Robert Baker, Luther
Banner, George Craig, James Phillips,
Harold Plummer, Phillip Smith, John
Snipes, Walter Thomas, James Woods,
Cameron Curtis, Ralph Hart, Harold
Hargett, John Harper, Thomas Liver-
man, William Long, William Matth
ews, James Purvis and Joseph Buggs;
Basketball: Cameron Curtis, Matth
ew Godette, Henry Hager, George
Long, Spencer Mayfield, Melvyn Ri
ley, Fletcher Snipes, James Sutton,
Marvin Trotman, Walter Walls.
Cheerleaders: Hampton Bland, Ber
tha Bryant, Shirley Miller, Catherine
Greene, Ralph Glover, Joyce Curtis,
Julia Congleton, Mamie Mal^on and
Edna Scott; t>
Art Exhibit Opened
By Prof. F. F. Kersey
Elizabeth City State Teachers Col
lege First Fine Arts Festival was one
that will long be remembered by stu
dents of S.T.C.
Mr. Frederick F. Kersey, professor
«f art, Virginia State College, Peters
burg, Virginia, formally opened the
Arts Exhibit on May 10.
Various paintings that had the
touch of a great artist were exhibited
in the Lighthouse by Mr. Kersey.
Some of these in oil were“ Ballet”,
“Deserted”, “Still-Life with Violin”
and “Skull and Roses.” There were
also a “Dancer” in sculpt metal and
“Devotion” in plaster.
Interesting questions were asked by
students and faculty members as Mr.
Kersey gave an interpretation of the
works exhibited.
Mr. Kersey received the B.S. degree
from Virginia State College and his
M.A. degree from Columbia Univer
sity , New York. He has done further
study at the California School of
Art. In addition to his career as
artist, Mr. Kersey enjoys his work
a classroom teacher.
Choir Tours New York
And New Jersey
The State Teachers College Choir,
accompanied by Miss Evelyn John
son, director and Miss Edna Davis,
pianist, made their annual tour which
covered parts of New Jersey and
New York during the week of April
•75th thrnngh Anri! ?Oth.
Concerts were given in Newark,
New Jersey at the Neighborhood Ca
thedral, Summit, New Jersey, at the
Summit Senior High School; Jersey
City, N. J. at the Mount Olive Bap
tist Church; Bronx, New York, at
the Willis One Methodist Church and
Manhattan, New York at the P. S.
68 School.
Music Students
Give Recital
The music students of the college
gave a wonderful performance in
initiating the Fine Arts Festival.
Beautiful selections were given by
students in piano, voice and the brass
ensemble.
Piano selections were given by
Florence Mace, “Minuet”, Ella M,
Roberts, “Musette in D Major and
Waltz Op 32”; George Kitchen,
Theme from “Sonato In A Major”
and “Prelude in A Major”; Jerry De
Berry, “Sernade”; Helen Johnson
“Swans on The Lake” and “Andan-
tino”; Doris Lynch, “From a Light
house W i n d o w”; Verona Dildy,
“Border Patrol” and “Scherzo” from
“Midsummer Night’s Dream”;
ree Swain, “Scarf Dance;; Margaret
White, Scherzo “Op. Posth”; Cather
ine Bartlett, “Rhapsody in G Mir
and Wilson Bryant, “The Wasp” and
Russian Concerto”.
Solos were sung by Shirley Sims,
“My Mother Bids Me Bind My Hair”;
and Patricia Duren, “My Heart at Thy
Sweet Voice”.
The brass ensemble played “Great
Day” from the musical Coronet; A1
Lucas, 1st Trombone; Le-Curtis
Simons, 2nd Trombone; Russell Dunn,
Tuba; and Charles Cherry, Trumpet.
Everyone performed beautifully,
and the audience showed their apj-
preciation by applauding long and
Students At Red
Cross Bioodmobiie
Students who visited the Red Cross
Bloodmobile at the First Methodist
Church, on Road Street, May 23 are:
George Kitchen, George Craig, Mary
Burke, Rena Johnson, Mildred Brink
ley, Wilson Bunch, Jesse Smith, Rob
ert Biggs, Ronald Crawford, and
William Crudup.
The Commencement Events
MAY 29
BACCALAUREATE AND COMMENCEMENT
10:30 A.M.—Baccalaureate Service Moore Auditorium
Graduates, Students, Faculty and Alumni,
Participating
3:30 P.M.—Commencement Williams Hall
Speaker—Dr. Matthew J. Whitehead,
Dean of the Graduate Division
District of Columbia Teachers College
Washington, D. C.
5:00- 6:30 P.M.—“AT HOME” President’s Residence
To Graduating Classes, Alumni, Faculty,
Staff, Students, Parents, and Friends
Former STC Professor Is
Commencement Speaker
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MATTHEW J. WHITEHEAD
600 New Books
For Children on
Display at College
On May 1-7, 1960, The G. R.
Little Library of Elizabeth City State
Teachers College presented an ex
hibit of 600 new books for 1959,
No fewer than 31 subject categories
were represented in the collection,
and all grades, from kindergarten
through high school, were covered.
Both fiction (' rJ.isn down into 15
sub-divisions) and non-fiction were
included. The exhibit was open dai
ly from 8:00 A. M. to 5:00 P. M.,
Monday through Friday, 6:00 P. M.
to 9:00 P. M., Monday through Thurs
day, and from 2:00 P. M. to 5:00
P. M. on Saturday, May 7.
An important part of the exhibit
was an annotated, graded indexed
catalogue, which listed the collection
complete, and which is available for
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S. H. Clark Band
Presents Concert
A concert by the S. H. Clark
Junior High School band, from Ports
mouth, Virginia, was presented on
May 10. The director was Mr. C.
S. Jenkins.
As the curtains opened, the eighty-
five piece band looked most attractive
in their formal attire. Some of their
selections were: “Spiritual Rhapso
dy,” “Victory Overture,’ “Night
Beat,” “Manhattan” and “Patricia.”
These young people brought a very
interesting concert to Elizabeth City
Slate Teachers College.
Senior Journalists
TRUMILLIA JOHNSON
LOUISE HOFFLER
Two Newsletter Staff
Members Say "Adieu"
Two members of the Newsletter
staff, Louise Hoffler and Trumilla
Johnson say “ADIEU”.
Lousis Hoffler came to the News
letter Staff during her freshman year
and began activities as a typist. Since
that time, she has served in several
positions on the Staff, maintaining an
interest in the work and adding dig
nity to her role.
For two years, 1957-58 and 1958-
59, she was chosen representative to
the Columbia Scholastic Press Associ
ation, Columbia University, New York
City. This year she has the distinc
tion of being chosen the person who
during the four year period, has
rendered outstanding service to the
organization.
Thelma Tru'.nilla Johnson has also
been an active member of the News
letter for the four-year period. She
has served as reporter and feature
writer and has contributed regularly
articles of a varied nature.
She has assisted in editing materials
and has performed willingly when
other responsibilities did not interfere.
In 1958-59 she went with the dele
gation to the C.S.P.A. and gave an
inspiring account of the conference
upon her return.
The Newsletter wishes to congratu
late these senior members on having
given outstanding serving during four
years at E.C.ST.C.
Dr. Matthew J. Whitehead, Dean
of the Graduate Division, District of
Columbia Teachers College, Wash
ington, D. C. will deliver the com
mencement address at Elizabeth City
State Teachers College, Sunday after
noon, May 29, at 3:30 o’clock in Wil
liams Hall.
The speaker, a native of Rocky
Mount, North Carolina, received his
Bachelor of Arts degree from John
son C. Smith University, Charlotte,
N. C.; Master of Arts, Columbia Uni
versity; and Ed. D., from New York
University.
For several years he was outstand
ing as an educator in North Carolina
His early teaching experience was in
Gastonia, during which time he was
active as a leader of the High School
Drama Festival. From 1937-1944
he was a Professor of Education,
serving as Director of Dramatics and
also Director of the Summer Session.
In recent years he has been in the
administrative area in Washington,
D. C. where he has been employed
at Howard University, Miner Teach
ers College and at present in D. C.
Teachers College.
He and his wife, the former Miss
Thelma Reid of Wilson, have two
children, Jocelyn, and Matthew, Jr.
Dr. T. R. Boyd on
Interrelatedness
Of the Fine Arts
One of the main features of the
Fine Arts Festival was an address de
livered by Dr. Theodora R. Boyd.
Dr. Boyd is a Professor of Ro
mance Languages and English at St.
Paul’s College in Lawrenceville, Vir
ginia. She spoke on “The Interrelat
edness of The Arts”. In her message
she stated that there must be intelli
gent participation and interest in the
fine arts in order to appreciate them.
arts are creative expressions by
humans; thus the arts may be called
the humanities. The study of hu
manity reveals the ever-changing
images of man and man’s constant
effort to create significant meanings
of life.
The speaker closed her message by
stating that perception through arts
permits us to understand what the art-
ees and how he sees it.
Virginia Orchestra
Last Lyceum Program
Lyceum series presented the Vir
ginia Orchestra in a concert in Moore
Hall auditorium on May 1, at 8:15
p. m.
The orchestra, conducted by Mr.
William Haaker rendered an “Over
ture to Der Freischutz“ by Weber;
“On Hearing the First Cuckoo in
Spring’’ by Delius; “Symphony in C
Major” (Jupiter) by Mozart; “Emperor
Waltz,” by Strauss; “Concerto in E
Flat for Trumpet” Haydn; Two Sla
vonic Dances, by Dvorak and “Scher-
and “March” from “Love of
Three Oranges” by Prokoffief.
Program notes which served as a
guide for the students made the pro
gram very educational and enlighten-
C^on^ratuiationA
Senior^