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THE COMPASS
may, 1961
THE COMPASS
For Students and Alumni
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STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE NEWS PRESS CLUB
ELIZABETH CITY, N. C.
Member:
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Henry Pickett
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Clarence Biggs
CARTOONIST Mariam Little
LITERARY EDITORS Lois Gray, Charles King.
Mary Little, Eugenia Mills, Elesta Dancey, Mary Puryear, John Jordan
NEWS EDITOR Frances Moore
SPORTS EDITORS Stewart Vick
SOCIETY EDITOR Joyce Brown
REPORTERS Clara Britton, James Robertson Rosa Stokes, Marilene Elliott
TYPISTS Fop-Jella Scott, Bonner Murrell, PhyUis Edwards, Nancy Clark
ADVISORS Mrs. E. H. MitcheU. Mrs. V. B. Taylor
Using Knowledge Is Power
The clear and concise purpose of
an education is to perceive or learn
facts, ideas, and information to the
point that it is secure in memory and
can be grasped by the mind to be
used when necessary. The power of
knowledge is learning, and is associ
ated with the mind.
Knowledge, like the body, is a
thing where the powers are develop
ed by long and strenuous effort. The
principal use of the mind as I see it,
is hardwork in studies Which produce
learning; learning in return will pro
duce an accumulation of knowledge;
and knowledge will give to one a
possession of an education.
Unless one trains his body, he can
not be much of a scholar. Daily
physical exercise by an athlete is in
itself nothing to the good, but the
good is shown in the physical capaci
ty to hold out when time comes to
compete or use the things learned by
the daily exercise. Thus by hard
study one may retain permanently
some of the information acquired,
but will be of little good, unless the in
tellectual power to use the things
learned in daily life is thought to be
of some worth.
The mind is a better and more pow
erful instrument when one has trained
Why Major In
Business Education?
The Business Education Depart
ment has as its primary objective the
training of students in basic business,
technical and general education sub
jects in order that they might be well
qualified to teach business subjects
in the secondary school. These stu
dents will also be prepared to render
secretarial and accounting services in
business, industry and government.
Recognizing that it is as necessary
to teach subjects which pertain to
the art of living as to develop
rational competency, the Department
requires students to take courses
basic education which will avoid the
overbalancing results of speciali
zation.
The Department cooperates closely
with the Education Department in
the professional training of students.
A portion of the curriculum is super
vised by the Department of Edu
cation. Students must satisfy the re
quirements of that department before
being recommended for student
teaching.
The Department also endeavors to
contribute to the business and
nomic understandings of students en
rolled in other departments of the
College by making its courses avail
able as electives to students desiring
to take them.
Stay Well
Stay well, O Keeper of my love,
Go well throughout all your days.
Your star, the luckiest star above,
Your ways, the luckiest ways.
Since unto you my one love is
given.
And since with you it will remain.
Though you bring fear at dawn,
despair at evenin’
Stay well, come well to my door
it by doing serious study. The fact
was “ knowledge is power,” but still
better “the faculty of acquiring and
using knowledge is power.” If one
has a trained and powerful mind, he
bound to have stored in it lots of
learning, but its value lies in what
that learning can do, and what it can
grasp and use. Alexander Pope said,
“A little learning is a dangerous
thing.” But I say if one has only a
little learning, that too can be used
to acquire better and more powerful
knowledge.
One has acquired the power of
knowledge when he has learned and
mastered his science, English, eco
nomics, history, etc. but the best re
sult comes when he uses his learned
knowledge to promote growth.
As you complete this year of col
lege and education, be not so weak
as to stop there. Continue to use,
and use, and use all of the knowledge
that you have acquired in order that
you may continue to grow more
powerful through the utilization of
knowledge.
By John Jordan
The Great
Game of Life
I would like to pass on to you the
advice a chaplain gave his son upon
graduation. “I am giving you the
ball, son, and naming you quarter
back for your team in the game of
life. I am your coach, so I’ll give
it to you straight. There is only one
schedule to play. It lasts all your
life, but consists of only one game.
a long game with no time out
and no substitutions. You play the
whole game—all your life. You will
have a great backfield. You’re call
ing the signals, but the other three
fellows in the background with you
have great reputations. They are
named FAITH, HOPE, and CHARI
TY.
You’ll work behind a truly power
ful line. End to end, it consists of
Honesty. Loyalty, Devotion to Duty,
Self-Respect, Study, Cleanliness, and
Good Behavior.
The goal posts are the Pearly Gates
of Heaven. God is the referee and
sole official. He makes all the rules
and there is no appeal from them.
There are ten rules. You know
them as the Ten Commandments and
you play them strictly in accordance
with your own religion, s
There is also an important ground
rule. It is “As you would that men
should do to you. do ye also to them
likewise.”
The man who says it can’t be
done is liable to be interrupted by
somebody doing it.
—Author Unknown
Don't Stop Now
If one sets a goal and works deli-
gently and faithfully, he will eventu
ally accomplish it. But the question
is: WILL HE STOP THEN? A
similar question may be asked of the
Class of ’61.
Though it seems, after a person
has gone what he might call the last
mile of the v/ay in many instances,
it is just time for him to begin. And
if a senior, after having graduated,
views the modern educational de
mands and his position as a first class
citizen, he can very easily see that
now is no time to stop. With this
in mind, it is hoped that the Senior
Class of ’61 win continue to raise
their educational level.
Summer Education
About this time every year, we s
dents have a tendency to spend quite
a bit of time thinking about the su
mer months just ahead. Some of
think of summer school, but mi
think of summer employment or a
long vacation.
Whatever our thoughts concerning
our summer activities, we should not
forget that our education does
stop just because we are no longer
attending classes. Education is
just a classroom process. Rather it
is or should be a continuous part of
our lives. Also, education includes
more than the academic subjects. It
includes the social, cultural, and
ligious aspects too.
Therefore, even though many of
us will be working or vacationing,
will have ample opportunities to learn
in some area of education. Summer
is a wonderful time to socialize but
let us keep in mind educational
tivities also. We can do this by
tending concerts and theaters, going
on tours, and contemplating on relig
ious growth. Then when we come
back in the fall, we will not be on the
same educational level, for we will
have advanced because of our summer
educational activities.
Why Was I Born?
Why was I born?
Why am I living?
What do I get?
What am I giving?
Why do I want a thing I daren't
hope for?
What can I hope for? I wish I
knew.
Why do I try to draw you near me?
Why do I cry? You never hear me.
I’m a poor fool, but what can I do?
Why was I born to love you?
Consider
When our civic and governmental
officials run for an office, they state
their platforms through campaign
speeches, posters, and informal dis
cussions. Since our main purpose
is an educative one, why should not
every activity be educational? We
have not been using every activity to
a maximum.
Are you going to let S.T.C. move
forward physically, and not intellect
ually? It is hoped that every student
at State will help in making our col
lege grow. We can not help her
grow by hanging on to the past. We
must visualize the future and what
it holds for S.T.C. Our dreams and
aspirations can become a reality only
by our vigorous actions stimulated by
our love for S.T.C.
Students and
Prospective Teachers
Students, let us be teachers and
cling to our profession of teaching.
A teacher is one who teaches not
only in the classroom, but every
where he goes. Jesus, when on earth
was a master teacher. He taught
everywhere He went—on the roads,
in stables, churches, courts, on moun
tains, etc.
A teacher of today should try to
be somewhat like the Master Teacher,
for he, too, is supposed to be a leader.
When a student sits in the class
room and looks at his teacher he
wants to be looking at a real teacher.
If he is looking at a real teacher,
there is joy because deep down the
student feels as if he is going to ac
complish something.
May it be said to the prospective
teachers of ECSTC, now is the time
to start preparing for the career of
teaching. While here, launch with
initiative and a desire to learn, not
only for your ' en.'fit, but for the
benefit of your fellow students as
well.
The students of today will not take
“NO” for an answer. They will
want to know at the moment the
question is asked. So let us be pre
pared.
—Jasper Evans
Student Council Proposes
The President and the Student
Council wish to thank the students
for placing them in the various posi-
In the past, it appeared that the
Student Council was not organized;
therefore, it had no plans by which
to carry out its duties effectively. It
is our aim to organize the Student
Council and the students at large so
that they will function as a unit.
Students must understand that the
Student Council is a strong body, but
it has certain limitations and must
operate within these limitations. How
ever, there is much that can be done
and still keep within the limitations
if the Student Council is organized.
In our organization we propose the
following plans:
I. We are aware of the fact that
our primary purpose for being
in college is to get an education
and raise our standards. If we
do not maintain scholarship we
will not be able to remain in
school. In raising our scholar
ship, we should make better use
of the library facilities, acquire
more and better study habits
and attend conferences.
2. 'Secondly, we plan to place re
sponsible students on the various
committees so that students will
have an active part in the plan
ning of activities. However,
they must be students who are
willing to assume responsibility.
3. As our third objective, we plan
to have Student Council meet
ings open to all students so that
they can bring in suggestions
that will make for better living
on campus. This will give the
students a chance to see what
their government is trying to
do to make the atmosphere con
ducive to learning.
4. We plan to request that all stu
dent organizations—fraternities,
sororities and clubs be respon
sible for a social activity dur
ing the school year.
The Student Council plans to weigh
all issues that may arise and deal
with them as best it can.
Do You Care Enough?
We cannot have an “I don’t care”
attitude and accomplish much in life
You may say, “I have no special
gift.” You have the greatest of gifts
—the gift of life, the gift of intelli
gence. You have the gift of love.
Some persons skim over the surface
of life never caring about anything.
We are only half-alive, and we are
missing the meaning of things.
Everyday, every hour each one of
us is using gifts of God, expressing
spiritual qualities. The very fact that
we live is our unspoken acknowledge
ment of the first great gift, the gift of
life.
The next great gift that each of
us has is the power to think. We
neglect this gift When we think aim
lessly, when we let our thinking go
in negative directions, when we scat
ter our thoughts forces in gossip, in
ressntment and in ill will. Care
about what you think and how you
think.
Another gift that each of us has
is the gift of love. We neglect this
gift that is in us when we do not care
enough to help others that are less
fortunate than we. We need to care
enough to stir up this gift, to become
radiating, loving, expressions.
“Neglect not the gift that is in you”
and you will surely be on the road to
a happier and more prosperous life.
—Joyce Brown
How Did You Vote?
The last student government elec
tion held in Moore Hall is one that I
shall long remember. This is so be
cause of a certain significance of the
results of the election.
It is quite possible for an organi
zation to be popular on a college
campus, but it is not probable that
members of an organization would
be so popular as to get elected to the
top three positions in the Studeni
Council. Is Popularity a good cri
terion for placing a person into a
high office?
The answer to that question would
be an emphatic No When college
students get to the place where they
are directed to do something just be
cause of friendship or affiliation, they
have wasted their time learning about
Socrates, Plato, Aristole; or What
good is four years of college if you
do not learn to think for yourself?
Can you grow mentally by acting ac
cording to the dictate of others? It
is pathetic when college students for
get character traits for the sake of
friendship. Do honesty, dependabil
ity, cooperation, temperance mean
anything to students on S.T.S.’s cam
pus? This is a question that each
student at Elizabeth City State
Teachers College should ask.
In the past, students have forgot
ten the facts that society still thinks
that it is vitally necessary to possess
good ethical traits. Student leaders
at S.T.C., as well as at other places,
should be sound morally as well as
intellectually.
DR. WONG SPEAKS TO SYMERA HALL RESIDENTS
Renovation of Moore
And Lane Halls
Renovation of Moore and Lane
Halls is expected to begin on or
about June 5. Bids were opened
on Tuesday, May 24 for con
tracts on this work. These contracts
are part of $175,000 being spent on
the Administration Building and Din
ing Hall. When completed, the Ad
ministration Building will have had
a face lifting and will provide new
offices for many faculty members as
veil as improved offices for admin
istrative officers and classrooms.
Of special note are the increased
size of the business office, the pro
vision of a separate Post Office, the
pr3vision of a Reading Clinic, and
1 Publication Office. There will be
approximately ten offices to house
faculty members.