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The Annual Religious Emphasis
Week Program Held Recently
Elizabeth City, N.C.
Staff Members Attend CSPA
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Four students who are members
of “The Compass” staff attended the
annual Columbia Scholastic Press
Conference which was held at Colum
bia University in New York City on
March 9-11. These students were;
Clarence E. Biggs, Lois C. Gray,
John Jordan and Stewart Vick. Mrs.
E. H. Mitchell, Advisor, and Mr.
Carl Franklin, Director of Public
Relations, accompanied the group.
Delegtaes to the conference gained
much valuable information through
participation in conference activities
during the three day period. Special
group sessions were held and students
got a chance to hear outstanding
journalists and College Newspaper
Editors in lecture and discussion.
A special interest to Teacher Col
lege - University Division were a
critique of college newspapers by Mr.
E. M. Hite, an advisor of Millersville
State Teachers College, Millersville,
Pennsylvania; an address by Mr.
Bernard Bard, editor of the New
York Evening Post; and an address by
Paul Hoffman at the final convention
luncheon, Waldorf Astoria.
Other activities that gave valuable
experience included panel discussions
by students and experts and exhibi
tions of papers and yearbcoks from
different high schools and colleges.
Women's Week-end
To Be Held April 22-23
The Women’s Government As
sociation of Elizabeth City State
Teachers College in cooperation with
the Dean of Women and her staff
are now in the process of completing
plans for the fourth Women's Week-
End which will be held Saturday
and Sunday, April 22-23. This year’s
theme is: Coeds Blossoming Intel
lectually, Socially and Spiritually.
Activities for the week-end will in
clude a luncheon for all women stu
dents followed by a discussion Satur
day afternoon in regard to the theme.
Saturday evening there will be a
dance and fashion show. Sun
day’s activitips will include Sunday
School and Vespers. Immediately
after Vespers the Faculty Women and
Wives Club will hold its Fellowship
Tea. The week-end will bring to a
close this years program of Women’s
Government Association.
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The Coronation, which is the of
ficial crowning of the New Miss
S T C was held on March 28, 1961 in
Williams Hall Gymnasium. The
crowning of Miss Ella Roberts, Queen
for 1S61-62 was completed by the
ex-Quee\ Miss Lula Roberts.
A program was presented to
Queen Ella by her most humble sub
jects. The first selections on the
program were given by the College
Band under the directions of Mr.
Ryder, entitled “The Lady and The
Tramp”, and “Soliloquy”. Joyce
Welch and Morgan Jackson bowed
before the queen with a duet, “Near
You”. Mr. Wamack presented “Piam
Melodie” for the entertainment of
the Queen. “Though With Girls”
dramatics skit, was the contribution
that the College Players made toward
the success of the program. The
Dance Group presented another selec
tion “Syncoputed Clock” which
amused Queen Ella and her Court.
To top the entertainment off, the Col
lege Choir under the direction of Miss
E. A. Johnson and Mr. J. Daniels
sang “It’s almost Like Being In Love”,
and “I Hear a Song.” After the most
enjoyable program for our new Queen,
she and her court danced the Queen’s
Waltz.
Other entertainment for the oc
casion consisted of music by Car-
ballo's Dukes of Rhythm.
Dean and Registrar
Attend Conference
Dr. Charles Lyons Jr., Dean, and
Mr. Taylor Jones, Registrar and
; Director of Admission of Elizabeth
City State Teachers College, attended
the 35th Annual Meeting of Collegi-
; Deans and Registrars, at Prairie
View A and M College, Prairie View,
Texas, March 13-15.
They participated in various con
ferences, workshops, and social meet
ings which were held under the con-
•ence E. Biggs, Associate Editor con-, ygmions theme: “Imperatives In Edu-
with Barbara J. Temple. Editor of ,
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Dr. Butcher Opens Fine Arts Festival
The annual Religious Emphasis
Week was held at Elizabeth City
State Teachers College from March
19-23. The theme this year was
“Spiritual Growth — The Challenge
of the Sixties.” The chairman of
the Religious Life Committee, Dr.
James A. Eaton presided over the
services.
The guest speaker and leader of
the week’s activities was Rev. R. G.
Williams pastor of the Zion Baptist
Church in Petersburg, Virginia. He is
also president of the Baptist General
Association of Virginia. The ac
tivities for the week consisted of
daily devotional services, discussions,
fellowship hours, meditation periods,
vesper services, and private consulta-
Religious Emphasis Week was de
signed to refresh and motivate the
knowledge of and interest in religious
living so that the students will chal
lenge religiously. John T. Williams
stated that Spiritual Growth gives one
state of value which enables him
maintain a steady course on to
day’s turbulent life. Dr. Walter N.
Ridley said that “Religious Emphasis
Week signals for a faith of this college
the validity of religion as a factor
modern life, and as its validity as an
energizing force for good in man’s
growth and search for a better life.”
Rev. R. G. Williams in the opening
services on Sunday, March 19, 1961
in Moore Hall Auditorium, pre
sented information related to the
theme, “The Natural Law of Growth”,
Rev. Williams explained that growth is
mandatory that we grow not only
physically, but spiritually in mind and
soul. He explained that every living
substance has a humble beginning
and is deprived at birth, but through
growth it is able to maintain life.
For the closing services on March
23, Rev. R. G. Williams spoke on
the subject, “The Pearl of a Great
Price”. In his sermon he spoke of
the Merchant who found the great
pearl, and willingly gave up all of
his gold, his other pearls, his home
and his estate in order to purchase
the pearl of a great price.
We should be willing to give up our
earthly things, as did Paul, and press
forward for the ultimate love of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Christ
suffered the burden of the cross to
help man to find the Pearl of Great
Price.
The College Choir under the direc
tion of Miss Evelyn A. Johnson, ac
companied by Mr. Joseph C. Daniels,
furnished music for the week. The
Oral Interpretation Class sponsored
the noon Meditation Hour, and the
Sunday School, the YWCA and
YMCA provided services for the
Dawn Devotionals.
Camilla Williams accepts presentation by Lula Roberts, "Miss S. T. C."
Camilla Williams In Concert
The Lyceum Series of Elizabeth
City State Teachers College presented
lovely Camilla Williams, one of
America’s most successful artists at
home and abroad, in concert in
Moore Hall Auditorium, Saturday,
March 11, at 8:15 p.m. Mr. George
Malloy accompanied Mrs. Williams
at the piano.
Among the many selections Mrs.
Williams sang were: Aria-Zeffiretti,
Lusinghieri, from “Idaminea” by
Mozart, “Let the brisk, sparkling Nec
tar” by Handel; “The Trout” by
Schubert; “Hurrah”, Brahms; “Man
doline” by Debussy; Summertime,
from “Porgy and Bess”, Gershwin;
“Let us break bread together” Ryder;
and Aria: Un bel di Wedremo, from
“Madam Butterfly” by Puccini.
This was the first appearance of
Camilla Williams in the Albemarle
Section of this state. She is looked
upon as being “an artist of the great
interpretive ability, radiant personality,
and sensitive feeling.”
The average person puts only 25%
of his energy and ability into his work.
The world takes off its hat to those
who put in more than 50% of their
capacity, and stands on its head for
those few and far between souls who
devote 100%.
Fellowship Hour Held
The Religious Emphasis Week Hos
pitality Committee sponsored a fel
lowship hour in the Lighthouse fol
lowing the opening service of Re
ligious Emphasis Week.
At the Fellowship Hour, faculty
members and students met and chat
ted briefly with the guest for the
week. Reverend R. G. Williams. As
the group mingled and discussed dif
ferent ideas, they enjoyed some very
tasty refreshments.
Most of the students commented
that they found Reverend Williams
be a very stimulating person.
DR. BUTCHER
Dr. Philip Butcher, chairman.
Division of Humanities, Morgan Col
lege, Baltimore, Maryland, will open
the second Annual Fine Arts Festival
on Thursday morning. May 2, at
nine-thirty, in the assembly of Moore
Hall. Dr. Butcher will speak from
the theme, “Art as Expression.”
A native of Washington, D. C., Dr.
Butcher was educated in the public
schools of the city and received both
the Bachelor of Arts and Master of
Arts degrees from Howard University.
He earned the Ph. D. degree from
Columbia University in English and
Comparative Literature.
Dr. Butcher has led a full life as
soldier in World War II, member of
numerous learned societies, author of
many reviews, and articles and of
two books Cable (in preparation) and
George W. Cable: the Northampton
Years. He has served as visiting pro
fessor of English at Sou'h Carolina
State College, and since 1959 he has
been a professor of English at Mor
gan State College. He became chair
man of the Division of Humanities in
1960. We welcome this scholar and
humanist to open the Fine Arts
Festival.
At three-thirty. Dr. Butchsr will
meet students informally in the
Lighthouse and share some of his
experiences with them. All students
who like to write are encouraged to
meet Dr. Butcher.
State Teachers College
Recognizes Scholars
The Elizabeth City State Teachers
College Honors Night Convocation
audience heard Dr. John Warren Davis
proclaim; . . . Only if you make the
awards which you received this even
ing have carry-over value for the fu
ture—and only if you make winning a
habit, will you be able to compete in
tomorrow’s world and win.
Dr. Davis, president-emeritus of
West Virginia State College, outlined
the opportunities and challenges
which exist today, and urged the par
ticipants in the Honors Night pro
gram to continue winning ... to
create new things . . . and “to put
your minds to work, for none of the
things you are doing now will meet
the changes the future will bring.”
Continuing, he declared that; “in the
year 2,000 A.D., everything will be
changed, and only new ideas and new
philosophies will meet the challenges
these changes will bring.”
YMCA Sponsors
Dawn Services
The Young Men’s Christian As
sociation of Elizabeth City State
Teachers College sponsored Dawn
Services on March 21. This was an
activity which was representative of
Religious Emphasis Week. Mem
bers of the YMCA in charge were
John Jones, Arthur Harrell, Thomas
Hodges and Randolph Barnes.