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THE COMPASS
DECEMBER, I960
Mrs. Rosa Lyons is shown with chil
dren of hie campus Nursery School.
She is assisted by students of the Psy
chology Classes.
Who's Who
(Continued from Page 1)
YMCA; Basileus, Omega Psi Phi,
Lambda Gamma Chapter; and Stu
dent Assistant to Dean of Men.
Wilson Bunch, senior, Windsor, N.
C., president Kappa Chapter, Alpha
Kappa Mu Honor Society; holder of
Alpha Kappa Mu Cup, Certificate of
Merit, member of Sigma Rho Sigma
Honor Society, Korean veteran hold
ing Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and
Infantry Badge.
Joe Willie Shambley, junior, Cole-
rain, N. C., member Alpha Kappa
Mu Honor Society; state president of
Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society, and
student assistant to the Director of
Student Personnel.
George M. Jackson, Jr., Peters-
Words to the Wise
Friends, if you're wise,
These words you’ll heed;
For they’ll help to bind the ties.
That some day you will need:
Take a little foresight,
\nd study hard to see
That you escape the plight
In which some may later be.
Fear not, the frown of ambition.
Smile and be glad;
For the hopes of your tomorrow,
Are richer than those your fathers
had.
Let not the problems of life o’crtake
you.
Inspired with knowledge learn;
For with fools life is dangerous,
And the wise must wisdom earn.
The path of glory, leads but
To the highest and brightest star.
And dreams are the stepping-stones.
That make us what we are.
Forget the things that sometimes irk.
Try to do your best;
For if diligently you do your work,
You’re sure to pass the test.
John Jordan
burg, Va., member College Choir;
Modern Dance Group; junior counse
lor; gave dance performance on
vision in Schenectady, N. Y. and Pet
ersburg, Va.
Robert L. Knight, junior, member
Sigma Rho Sigma Honor Society;
junior counselor, YMCA, College Mo
tion Picture Committee; holder of
“Certificate of Merit” for scholar
ship in junior class, and certificate
for “Wholesome Dormitory Living.
Students Attend Region IV Confab
Clarence E. Biggs, Lenora Slade, j
George Griffin, and Janice Pierce—
members of the Lighthouse Student
Activities committee — attended the
Region IV Conference at Gainesville,
Florida, on October 20-22. They were
accompanied by Mr. Thurston De-
Laine, Assistant Director of the Light
house and Mr. Taylor E. Jones, Regis-
This group left the Lighthouse at
10:00 A. M. Wednesday morning.
After having traveled all day, they
reached Orangeburg, South Carolina,
where they spent the night at South
Carolina State College.
Relaxed after a good night’s rest,
they began their trip early the next
morning. Thursday around 8:00 P.
M. they reached the campus of the
University of Florida.
On Friday morning each delegate
was assigned to a different discussion
group so that no major facts concern
ing the conference would be left out.
Each representative took active parts,
and it could very easily be seen that
each person gained quite a bit from
'' R.um.plest'dtskin"
Rumplestiltskin is the delightful
tale of a devilish little elf and the per
sons he encountered while trying to
get a baby for his conjuring pot. It
seems that an ancient witch had told
him that a baby boy was the missing
ingredient in his formula. This
formula when perfected could be used
indirectly to destroy mankind for
whom he had expressed a strong dis
like. However, it becomes apparent
as the play moves along that the elf’s
heart is not as bad as he professes it
to be.
The setting and quality of acting of
this play which was presented by the
Barter Theatre of Virginia in Moore
Hall Auditorium recently added much
to the enjoyment of the production.
I can say without any restraint that
"Rnmplestiltskin” gave pleasure to all
that were present. This was one of
the presentations of the Lyceum Series
the purpose of which is to acquaint
the college community with the best
possible in fine arts productions.
the discussions. Between periods dele-
gat.'s went to the Lounge for a coffee
break.
Saturday morning was Election
Day for Lhuse attending the confer
ence. It lasted from 9:00-11:00 A.
M. They then had lunch on the shores
of one of the Alochua beaches.
At 2:00 P. M., the group left Flori
da, using the same route to return
home. They again spent Saturday
night at South Carolina State Col
lege. From there they journeyed
ECSTC and reached the campus a-
round 9:30 Sunday night.
Every moment of the trip was en
joyed. It is hoped that the LIGHT
HOUSE, our College Center, will
benefit from many of the things seen
while at the University of Florida.
For the first time in history Eliza
beth City State Teachers College was
represented at the Conference of the
Association of College Unions.
Economics and Social Problems of Ghana and
Guinea Are Discussed By Miss Quartermain
Seeing Double?
If you think your eyes have been
deceiving you lately by seeing two
persons at once, you are wrong. There
are four sets 'of twins on the campus
this year, all of whom are freshmen,
with one exception.
Anna and Dorothy Evans, eighteen
are fraternal twins from Durham, N
C. They have similar interests, read
ing, dancing and singing, but do not
dress alike.
Florena and Dorena Hass:l, nine
teen, are transfer students from Liv
ingstone College. They are native
of Columbia, N. C. Their hobbies
are sports, reading and typing. They
are identical and dress alike for all
occasions.
From Spring Valley, N. Y., we have
Colin and Colbert Minga. They are
eighteen and are identical twins
However, both of them prefer dif
ferent dress. Their favorite leisure
time activity is sports.
From Elizabeth City come Jackie
and Jimmie Sutton. They are seven
teen year old fraternal twins. They
have the same hobby interests—all
sports. Jimmie and Jackie dress a-
like only on special occasions.
The Seven Stages
Of the Negro Man
For years, a Negro man was a
mere prop, always setting up the
stage for others. Now prepared to
play his part, he stands confidently
in the wings, awaiting his big break.
The first stage is infancy. The
Negro male comes into the world
handicapped. His chance for sur
vival is only half of that of the white
male (four out of every one hundred
die in fancy), his life expectancy is
6.4 years less.
The second stage is childhood. At
a very young age, a Negro child
knows no bias. However, when he
begins school, he encounters many
racial prejudices. He is made aware
of his color and the disadvantages of
“difference”. He has come to the
fork in the road.
The third stage is that of being
lover. A little Negro may show his
kindness toward a white girl by hug
ging her. Following a whipping he
never understood and a lesson he
never forgot, this Negro has another
“difference” implanted in his mind.
The fourth stage is that of adult
hood. As a Negro leaves adolescence
behind him and steps into the role
of an adult, he has come to another
separation in his life, but this
it is his choice to make. One path
leads to success, and the other
usually the easier road, leads away
from the schoolhouse and education.
The street gang beckons and a de
linquent is in the making.
The fifth stage is that of Middle
Age. The Negro who has survived
infancy and has learned to adjut
the society in which he lives often
reaches adulthood soul-seared and
cynical.
Tlie sixth stage is late maturity,
The mature male may be ready to
face retirement well established a
honest law-abiding citizen, but he is
a Negro, he cannot sit back and do
nothing. To some white people, he
is still a boy. There are some who
consider him too irresponsible
vote or even to eat in certain restau
rants. Even at the door of the church
he may find no welcome mat.
The last and final stage is that of
senescence. The Negro exits intc
Long Night sans all faith in God and
the future of his sons, who, even
now, come out of the wings and take
their places on the stages, their sea
at the lunch counter and their tui
at the polls.
Submitted by Joyce Brown
Miss Jean-Alii Quartermain, lec
turer from Africa introduced students
of Elizabeth City State Teachers Col
lege to a knowledge of the economic
and social problems confronting
Ghana and Guinea today. This in
teresting lecture was given Wednesday
night, October 26, 1960, at 8:00 in
the college auditorium.
Miss Quartermain explained in her
lecture the fact that though Ghana
and Guinea have gained new inde
pendence at such a rapid rate, there
still much improvement to be made.
She told us that there are still peo
ple of these nations who go to bed
hungry every night; people who live
bread and water for weeks, be
cause they have obtained their new
independence.
Miss Quartermain assured us that
Africa is really not the horrid and
dangerous place that our nation’s pic-
screens show it to be. Africa is
as dangerous as New York City,
she stated. She explained that there
were dangers everywhere, and cer-
precautions must be taken. She
stated, too, that there were uncivilized
people in Africa. But, there are
civilized and uncivilized people ev
erywhere, and if the white man wants
to call the Africans uncivilized be
cause they have decided that they
want to keep their wealth in Africa
and stop the white man from taking it
by fighting to keep it there, then they
are uncivilized.
Miss Quartermain informed her
audience of the fact that Africans are
learning Western culture, but they
will keep their own customs and their
own religion.
Miss Quartermain danced one of
her native dances and illustrated some
of the customs of the Africans, such
as the different way they wear their
clothing, and the way they walk, and
Mr. Bonner, an instructor in the
Social Science Department at the
college, showed the audience Miss
Quartermain’s leopard coat made from
a leopard that she had killed herself.
The audience accepted her with a long,
loud repeated applause.
Miss Quartermain answered many
questions asked by the students and
faculty members of Elizabeth City
State Teachers College at the recep
tion in her honor in the Lighthouse.
Student Activities Committee Growth
If you can accept every loss as i
gain, you’re either a philosopher o
dieting.
The Student Activties Committee,
the main functioning committee of the
Student Union Program, was organ
ized in October, 1959.
Charter members of this commit
tee are: Clarence Biggs, Mary Pur-
year, Frank Britt, Wilson Bryant,
Evelyn Byrd, Catherine Green, George
Kitchen, George Griffin, Neophia
Moore, Don Morgan, Alice Myrick,
Peggy McMillan, Leonard Slade,
Lenora Slade, Barbara Vaughan and
Robert Wynn.
Since 1959, the committee has
grown, and instead of the committee
chairman and secretary, the Student
Cabinet was set up. Clarence Biggs
was elected president of the Cabinet,
and Mary Puryear, secretary.
The first activity that was given
was a Friendship Candlelight Hour
by the committee. The Forum Hour
followed as the next Lighthouse pro
gram. The Lighthouse Games Com
mittee was the first sub-committee to
begin functioning.
In December, 1959, the Committee
visited the Student Union Building at
Virginia State College, Petersburg, Va.
The main purpose of this trip was to
get ideas that might be incorporated
into the ECSTC program.
At this time, there are a number of
sub-committees that are carrying on
good programs, namely, Fine Arts,
Hospitality, Games, Publicity, Social-
Dance and Forum.
Much progress has been made in
program activities of the Lighthouse,
any everyone looks forward to the
continuation of the great work which
is being done.
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The college witnesses lour sets oi twins for the iirst