JUNE, 1960
THE NEWSLETTER
PAGE THREE
Varsity Baseball News
Elizabeth City State Teachers Col
lege baseball team opens its 1960
season April 14 at Shaw University.
There are some returning lettermen
and promising newcomers who are
determined to finish the 1960 sea
son with no'thing less than the
"lAA Baseball Championship. The
returning lettermen are Joe Buggs,
jitcher; Mel Riley, shortstop; Billy
Feel, catcher; James Henry, pitcher;
George Long, 3rd base; Calvin Wil
liams, 2nd base; and Matthew God-
ette, center fielder. The promising
rooicies are Jasper Evans, pitcher;
Winton Fenner, outfielder; George
Craig, outfieldere; Willie Ferebee,
outfielder; Joe Hand, infielder, and
David Trotman, infielder.
The team’s pitching should be
stronger this year than last year. Hen
ry and Buggs, last year’s leading
pitcher and strikeout champ, have
year of experience. Long and Craig
should take up the slack at the plate
created by the loss of Curtis and
Gray. Riley’s hitting should also
give the team a shot in the i
Team weakness on defense is the big
problem, and if we can get it out in
a hurry, the team should be improv
ed.
Baseball Roundup
The Elizabeth Ctiy Pirates’ baseball
team ended their third season in the
ClAA conference with a 6-5 record,
Ihe season began with a 12-3 Pi
rate victory over the title chasing
Shaw University Bears. Highlights
of that ballgame were the batting of
George Long, George Craig, James
Hand, Calvin Williams and Marvin
Trotman. Craig, Long and Trotman
hit home runs and Calvin Williams
collected a triple. Shaw threatened
in the late innings but was stopped
by a smooth double play, Riley to
Hand.
Pirates Defeat Broncos
The Pirates then journeyed to Fay
etteville where George Kitchen
pitched and batted the Pirates 1
9-5 win over the Fayetteville State
Brcncos, matching the previous de
feat of the Shaw Bears by James
Henry.
Pirates Slip
The third game was also on
road which found the Pirates short
of experience in pitching because of
the Easter holidays. The game was
played against the A and T Aggies,
last years’ champs. A and T won
by a score of 21-6.
Buggs Stars But Pirates Lose
On the Pirates’ return to their
home ground, they faced Delaware
State. Local fans witnessed a stellar
pitching performance by Joe Buggs
who held the Delaware team through
six innings without giving up a hit.
In the seventh inning, errors and one
hit and one run gave the opposing
team the needed run to come from
behind and lick the Pirates 8-2.
Pirates Upset Maryland
The big game of the season for
the Pirates was their victory i
Maryland State College at Princess
Anne, Maryland. Maryland State
fans saw the Pirates come from be
hind by five runs to win the game
6-5. George Kitchen pitched the win.
He was supported by a three-run
homer by George Craig.
Hampton and Fayetteville were the
next two victims of the Pirates. The
Hampton Pirates outhit the Eliza
beth City Pirates, but the Elizabeth
City Pirates won 11-9. The big blow
of the game was a home run by
Marv Trotman.
The Fayetteville Broncos were bu
ried by the Pirates 20-1. Freshman
pitcher Jasper Evans went the dis
tance to notch his first win of the
season. He got plenty hitting from
his teammates including a grand-slam
homer by George Long and two tre
mendous round-trippers by freshman
George Craig. Evans gave up only
four hits while striking out ten.
Delaware Wins Again
Delaware again proved to be an
obstacle of the Pirates as Joe Buggs
lost a heartbreaking 5-4 decision.
Returning to the home front, the
Shaw University Bears invaded Eliza
beth City only to be turned back
16-3. This game was highlighted by
the brilliant play of Marvin Trotman,
Matthew Godette, Calvin Williams
and Joe Hand.
The following evening, the A and
T Aggies dropped their bomb again
as they handed the Pirates a 21-12
loss.
The last game of the season was
played at Hampton, Virginia, and has
been the story for the past three
years, it was a game played down to
the wire. The Hampton Pirates came
out on top 9-8. Extra base hits for
the Pirates were a homer and a triple
by Calvin Williams. George Long
and James Henry got three hits
apiece. Hampton’s bug guns were
Williams, Miller, Hottman and New
man. This ended the first success
ful season of the Elizabeth City Pi
rates in Cl A A competition.
Softball Te^ms Standing
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Team Won Lost
Seniors 6 0
Third Floor, Butler Hall ...A 1
P. E. Majors 4 1
City Rams 0 7
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Team Won Lost
Third Floor, Symera Hall ..6 0
Dragons 3 2
Travelers 2 4
Vocational Club 2 4
Softball Teams
p. E. Majors—John Stancil, cap
tain, Kinsey, Lucas, Whitaker, Sut
ton, Plummer, Banner, Downing,
Adams, Mooring, Thomas, Rice and
Ferebee.
Seniors — Freddie Hall, captain;
James, Gatling, Horton, Walston,
Dean, Flood, Hawkins, Bryant, Ma-
jette, Rhinehart and Smith.
Third Floor of Symera Hall—Wil
liam Adams, captain; Johnson, Hes
ter, Robertson, Clayton, Belton, Fen-
derson, Manley, Mallory, Boone,
Moorning, Mayfield.
Third Floor Rattlers of Butler —
Samuel Johnson, captain; Curtis,
Long, Hargett, M o o' r e, Phillips,
Smith, Hill, Hackley, Harper, Cherry,
Majett, Parker, McClone, Reese and
Henry.
The Dragons—Stewart Vick, cap
tain; Littlejohn, Griffin, Harrell, Mel
ton, Turnage, Riddick, Wilkins, Slade,
Taylor, Wynn and Simons.
Travelers—Clarence Biggs, captain;
Sharp, Kendell, Hager, Jordan, Rey
nolds, Riddick, Yarborough, Turner
and Shamley.
Vocational Club — Linwood Ed
wards, captain; Williams, Pearson,
Teel, Council, Lewis, Coape, Allen,
Dunn, Willie, Munde, Biggs, Maye
and Woods.
The City Ranis — John Simmons,
captain; Felton, Saddler, Jones, Jones,
Johnson, Williams, McLean, Ram
son, Barclift and Hocutt.
Individuality is the salt of common
life. You may have to live in a
crowd but you do not have to live
like it, nor subsist on its food.
Spring To Me
March 21, the first day of spring,
carries with it a great significance,
this significance being the change in
nature.
I love to see the flowers bloom
and to feel the warm radiant rays
of the sun. After watching a full
moon on a warm spring night, I get
a feeling of completeness. 1 admire
the change of the leaves which
through the process of nature change
from their autumn color to a full
rich color of green.
When 1 sleep at night, the air is
soothing, and it makes me sleep with
thoughts of a beautiful morning, of
sunshine in my subconscious mind.
The change in nature at this time
of the year is truly the significance
of spring. At this time my daily
chores are easier, and I really feel
different.
John W. Jones
College Dramatic Club
Presents "Our Town"
As the offering in Drama for the
Fine Arts Festival on Wednesday
night, May 11 the College Dramatic
Club presented a m o s t enjoyable
three-act play entitled “Our Town”.
The play was written by Thornton
Wilder and produced by Mrs. Julia
M. Hoffler.
Outstanding among the characters
were James Swimpson, George Kitch
en, Janice Pierce, Leonard Slade, Lula
Roberts, Gladys Johnson, Nathaniel
Moore, Ralph Glover and William
Long. Credit is also due to the Pro
duction Manager, Mr. Herbert Mott,
who was responsible for the stage and
lighting.
Each act represented a stage of life
in “Our Town”. The first act was
an ordinary day in “Our Town”, the
second Love and Marriage in “Our
Town”, and the third act was death
in “Our Town”.
“Our Town” was presented on little
more than a bare stage, and thus
called for quite a bit of imagination
from the audience. The play pro
duced moods of happiness, joy and
sorrow.
“Our Town” took place in a small
town in New Hampshire, called
Grover’s Comers.
This play had a moral lesson be
hind it. It taught us of the situation
that we encounter in our everyday
living and the true meaning of life.
The members of the cast performed
excellently in their various roles.
“Our Town” was a success.
ELIZABETH CITY STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
1960 SUMMER SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS
June 13 through July 22, 1960
WORKSHOPS*
Workshop in Reading —July 13 - July 1
Elementary Science Workshop July 4-22
Elementary Mathematics Workshop July 4-22
REGULAR COLLEGE COURSES*
Course Title Hours Credit Course Title Hours Credit
Advanced Composition 3 Fundamentals of Music (1) 2
American Government — -3 Fundamentals of Music (2) —.2
American History 3 General Mathematics .3
American Literature 3 Health Methods 3
Biological Science Survey 3 Mental Hygiene — - 3
Children’s Literature 3 Music Appreciation 2
College Algebra ....3 Physical Education Methods ....3
Communication Skills (1) 3 Principles of Geography 3
Communication Skills (2) 3 Principles of Guidance 3
Drawing 2 Social Studies Methods 3
Educational Psychology 3 Western Civilization 3
* Students are not restricted to courses listed. Others may be of
fered upon request.
FINAL BASEBALL STATISTICS
Name
AB
R
H
HR
3B
2B
IB
B.A.
Calvin Williams
48
19
17
2
2
4
9
354
Mathew Godett
33
7
13
0
1
3
9
393
Joe Hand
48
9
16
0
0
5
11
333
George Long
50
10
17
2
1
2
12
340
George Craig
38
6
12
4
0
2
6
316
Melvyn Riley
40
8
11
0
0
3
8
275
Marvin Trotman
44
15
13
2
0
3
8
276
Willie Ferebee
19
5
4
0
1
2
1
215
Rudolph Ruffin
4
1
1
0
0
0
1
250
William Teel
42
9
7
0
0
2
5
166
George Kitchen
15
5
6
1
1
1
3
400
James Henry
12
3
4
0
1
0
3
330
Joseph Buggs
9
2
2
0
0
0
2
220
Jasper Evans
5
2
1
0
0
0
1
220
Phairlever Pearson
4
3
2
0
0
0
2
500
Artis Allen
NAME
James Henry
George Kitchen
Jasper Evans
Joseph Buggs
1
0 0 0
PITCHERS
WON
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
000
LOST
1
1
1
2
Lula Roberts Crowned Miss S.T.C.
Lula Roberts is a native of Eden-
n. North Carolina, and the young-
t of her family. She received her
elementary and high school educa
tion at Edenton High School, Eden-
ton, N. C.
While in high school, she partici
pated in many school activities and
became successful academically and
socially. This is shown by her af
filiation with the Student Council,
the Hornet Staff (school paper) the
French Club, and Crown and Scepter
Club. She also received a trophy for
having the highest scholastic average
the Senior Class.
Upon graduation, she decided to
pursue higher education and chose
Elizabeth City State Teachers Col
lege. When asked why^ she stated,
“I chose Elizabeth City State Teach
ers College because I felt it would
offer me training and knowledge in
my special interest, which is to be
come a competent elementary teach
er.”
She enrolled at S. T. C. on Sep
tember 5, 1957. Since her fresh
man year, she has become affiliated
with many extra curricular activi
ties; among which are the Thalia
Sorosis Club, the Student Council,
the Dramatic Club. At present she
is a Junior Counselor and the vice-
president of the Junior Class.
Being crowned Miss State Teach
ers College for the year 1960-61
was one of the highlights of her
school career. Queen Lula possesses
all the characteristics which are nec
essary for Miss S. T. C. and has
d;monstrated this as a college stu
dent.
Deltas Elect and Install
1960-1961 Officers
Recently Delta Chi Chapter of Del
ta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. elected
officers for 1960-61. They are: Mar
tha Purvis, president; Joyce Welch,
vice-president; Gladys Johnson, re
cording secretary; Helen Boone, cor
responding secretary; Juanita Moore,
treasurer; Joyce Welch, dean of Py
ramids; Gladys Johnson and Helen
Boone, deans o f probates; Helen
Foye, reporter and historian.
Installation of the newly elected
officers was held May 14 with Mrs.
Helen Caldwell guest speaker. She
emphasized the importance of offi
cers to the progress of an organiza
tion. “All through the pages of his
tory,” said Mrs. Caldwell, “the suc
cess of an organization has largely
been the result of loyalty and dedi
cated services of its officers.” The
leaders for the coming year were then
congratulated.
As they accept their responsibilities,
these officers seek bigger and better
things for Deltas.
SNEA's Promote
Campus Leadership
On April 11, 1960 at 7:30 P. M.,
the P. W. Moore Chapter of
S. N. E. A. presented a program in
the Recreation Room. This program
was designed by the members of
this chapter to promote growth and
to let the leaders speak.
George Kitchen, who was intro
duced by Doris Suggs, waS the
speaker for the hour. Mr. Kitch
en’s address was “Quality Education
in Orbit.” Kitchen began his ad
dress by quoting from Bacon’s Es
say On Studies; “Some books are
to be tasted, others to be swallowed
and some few to be chewed and
digested,” likewise says Kitchen
“Some students taste education, oth
ers swallow it, and a few chew and
digest it and still fewer react to it
in the betterment of mankind and
society.”
“We, as Negroes, should utilize
all the opportunities now existing in
our schools. We should set up prin
ciples and aims which we are will
ing to follow. We should be bea
cons and limelights for others to
follow” were the remarks made by
Mr. Kitchen. He concluded by say
ing that “We as leaders should form
ulate a philosophy now with the ac
cent on quality and leadership.”
Other participants were Delores
Stewart and Shirley Simms who ren
dered melodious music for the oc
casion. Evelyn Byrd presented the
scripture and prayer.
Ogden Fiddemon, president, gave
encouraging remarks with a great
and ambitious look toward the fu-
Henry Pickett re-elected
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