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PAGE TWO THE COMPASS DECEMBER, 1961 THE COMPASS For Students and Alumni Published by STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE NEWS PRESS CLUB ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. Member: Columbia Scholastic Press Association EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Clarence E. Biggs ASSOCIATE EDITOR Sunny S. Vick LITERARY EDITORS Lois Gray, Thelma Howard, John Jordan SPORTS EDITORS Joe Hand, Mathew Lewis, John T. Williams SOCIETY EDITORS Joyce Brown, Marceil Forbes EXCHANGE EDITORS Elesta Dancy, Frances Moore FEATURE EDITOR Thomas C. Hodges REPORTERS Arthur King, Theresa Dildy, Delorise Bowe, Joanne Blue, Marilene Elliott, Leona Griffin, Mildred Thomas, Hampton Blend, Willie Arrington, Shirley Carpening, Annie R. Lea, Sarah Sutton, Luvellia Johnson, Gloria Melton, Joyce Wilson and Delores Sutton. CARTOONIST Lorraine Walker TYPIST Ethel R. Rodgers ADVISORS Mrs. E. H. Mitchell, Mrs. V. B. Taylor Aim For Quality Teaching Have you ever thought of the many | factors that help in characterizing a good teacher? Do you know the many steps one has to take in preparing himself to be a good teacher? Or have you given serious thought to who a good teacher is? These are a few of the questions which students and especially seniors, should ask themselves before entering the wide, challenging field of teaching. Seemingly, many of our youth are being crippled educationally, simply because many teachers fail to possess the “know-how” and the “do’s and don’t’s” of teaching. It is fairly easy to attend a college or university for four years and secure a teacher’s certificate, but it is not so easy to meet the needs of a heterogeneous group of students who are striving to their utmost to develop their potenti alities. Can such a situation create a problem for youth who will be leaders of tomorrow? If so, what can be done about it? In an attempt to improve the teaching-learning process, teachers and prospective teachers should aim for quality and not quantity teaching. That is, the methods and procedures used should be so stimulating that students will find it pleasing and in spiring to engage in the many class room activities which will be initiated by the teacher. Thinking a little more seriously about ourselves, what can we, the students of E. C. S. T. C. do to im prove the field of teaching? It is true, however, that the task of educating all children of all people in an in creasingly complex world is quite difficult, but in spite of that fact, it should be the aim of every person who plans to teach to be the best teacher that he can be. The competent teacher is a scholar; he is a specialist in the teaching- learning process; he is a good decision maker; he views himself as a profes sional person and has general and specific duties to perform. If S. T. C. is to progress in the pro duction of good teachers, each student MUST accept the responsibility of finding out what it is that a good teacher needs to know. We Have Started All of us here at STC realize that the half way mark in our semester journey is now behind us. If we were on the wrong road of “D”s and “F”s the first half of the semester, we still have a chance to cross over to that of the “A”s and “B”s before the end of our journey. We should not cry over that we did not do, but rather, we should employ our time and energy t" recover from that lax mental state which was responsible for our defi cient grades. Of course, there are many, I hope —who are not in this state at all. These are students who are working to their maximun and who, as a result, have only “A”s and “B”s at the end of the nine-week period. To these students we can only say, “congratula tions,” and hope that most of us will catch up with you before the semester is over. AH! one word of caution: Do not get lazy because you are doing well now. Remember, you do not “have it made” until you have com pleted your semester’s examinations. We have no excuses for failure, and we, not our friends, will suffer the consequences of probation, or of being sent home for a semester. The Meaning of Thanksgiving For thousands of years people in many leads have held harvest festi vals. The American Thanksgiving Day probably grew out of the har vest celebration of England. In the United States, a day is set aside each year as Thanksgiving Day. On this day, people give thanks with Feasting and Prayer for the blessings they have received during the year. The first Thanksgiving Day was har vest festivals, or days for thanking God for plentiful crops. For this reason the holiday still takes place late in the fall, after the crops have been gathered. In the United States, Thanksgiving is usually a family day, celebrated with big dinners and joyous reunions. Many persons travel hundreds of miles to spend the day with parents. The very mention of Thanksgiving often calls up memories of old farm houses with their kitchens and pantries crowded with good things to eat. A Recipe for Success It has been stated that the ingre dients that will make for success are: 4 cups of intelligence, 1 '/i cups of responsibility, 2 cups of open-mind edness, I quart of understanding, 2'A teaspoons of positive attitude, cups of sifted initative, 3 cups of am bition, 2 cups of unbeaten patience, 1 cup of tactfulness, 4 cups of ability, 1 dash of judgment. Procedure: Set all ingredients at body temperature. Sift intelligence, ambition and understanding together. Mix attitude and open-mindedness un til dissolved. Gradually add ability, tactfulness and responsibility. Stir initative and judgment thoroughly. Beat patience until smooth. Blend all ingredients well; then sprinkle liberally with cheerfulness and bake in an oven of determination. When absorbed thoroughly, cool and spread with com mon sense. Yesterday There are two days in every week about which we should not worry, two days which should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is yesterday with its mistakes and pains. Yesterday has passed forever beyond our control. All the money in the world can not bring back yesterday. We cannot undo a single act we preformed; we cannot erase a single word we said. Yesterday is gone. The other day we should not worry about is tomorrow with its possible adversities, its burdens, its large pro mise and poor performance. Tomor row is also beyond our immediate control. Tomorrow’s sun will rise, either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds — but it will rise. Until it does, we have no stake in tomorrow, for yet unborn. This leaves only one day — today. Any man can fight the battles of just one day. It is only when you and 1 add the burdens of those two awful eternities — yesterday and tomorrow — that we break down. It is not the experience of today that drives men mad — it is remorse or bitterness for something which happened yesterday and the dread of what tomorrow will bring. Let us therefore, live, but one day Robert J. Burdette If I Were A Freshman Again What would I do if I were a fresh man again? First of all, I would im print in my mind a strong and work ing philosophy of life and education. This would serve as a guidepost to keep my aims and purposes constantly before me. I would never let any thin? interfere with the reason for my being in college. Second, I would be determined to do well in all my classes. I would strive to make a successful adjustment to college during the Orientation Week, and I would burn the torch of knowledge at both ends. I would ar range a schedule and divide the day into three equal parts: eight hours for study and work. I would never deviate from the schedule. I would thus have a time and place for all my activities. I would give myself ample time to prepare adequately all my lessons. Third, I would attend most of the social functions, as well as cultural activities. I would join two co-cur ricula activities, and also attend social and cultural affairs like, dances, movies, and receptions. These are the basic things that I would do if I were a freshman again. I would strive to be a better student, developing a philosophy of life and education. Jay Witt, Jr. j A Sophomore's Prayer Dear Lord, give us as sophomores the guidance we need to make the grade here at State. Give us courage, faith, tolerance, and the will to do our best, knowing that by helping our selves, we add to our stature the power to help others. Render to us the wisdom to accept defeat and go on to forget past grievances and to look forward to the future with a smile. In Jesus Christ’s name we pray. Amen On Yonder Hill I found a dream on yonder hill . .. out Where the birds are free And as I held its hand in mine ... It truly smiled at me... In such serenity I stood .. . And looked across the land . .. And then slowly walked away .. . Upon the golden sand ... Some beau tiful day on yonder hill. . . Beside a shady tree . .. My dreams will come true and end . . . This loneliness in Me. Joyce Brown Let's Be Orderly It is very important that college students be orderly while changing classes. Breaks between classes and the lunch hour allow time for social izing. Again, the old saying that there’s a time for everything fits well. Many a youth has the disadvantage of his advantages in that he does not earn his education by struggle, which in itself creates the finest things in manhood. umni / lewd Brooklyn Alumni Chapter Sponsors Tea Recently, the Brooklyn Chapter of the Elizabeth City State Teachers College Alumni Association sponsored an Autumn Tea in the First A. M. E. Zion Church, Brooklyn, New York. The purpose of this affair was tD aid the Scholarship Fund. Dr. S. D. Williams, former Presi dent of E. C. S. T. C. served as Mas ter of Ceremonies. Other persons who participated on the program were: O’Loughlin, Ella Inniss, Carl Thomas, Julia Stith, Munie Antony, Eric Cole man, Louis Baily, Nellie Crowd, Roy Amanda Melford and Willie Allen. Alumnus Submits Poem The following poem was written by Alfred Wright ’59, a teacher in the elementary schools of Red Bank, New Jersey. As a student Mr. Wright made frequent contributions the school publication. He will enter Atlanta University to do grad uate study for the major in English in February. Nefarious Want A little boy amazed at a cloud. As he gathers pebbles for naught. What makes the grass green and thunder loud? What’s to the butterfly he’s caught? How was I born, why am 1 small, Why is a tree so high? Why don’t stars from heavens fall? Where do we go when we die? Who made the sky, why does it Why is it cold and hot? And why at night does a firefly glow?— Are questions of his lot. The answers which he gets from adults Are spurious and untrue. He’s a victim of an unjust mulct Over which he’ll later rue. He’s told that stars are glued to the sky And a host of other whims— That he’ll learn the truth by and by. When his mind grows and stems. As he accrues in days and mind. Should not each answer be Of the nature and of the hind That explain eternity? But the misleading days of infancy Left reason to rave and trudge. Thus in his unsevered truth, you see, He’s only his heart to begrudge. “Alzo” oCetter to tLe (Editor What is happening here at S. T. C.? Everyone seems on the same level. There are few students who work to ward the higher goal. By the time student? become sopho mores they fall in line with other up perclassmen. They become—LACK ADAISICAL. They do not have analytical minds, nor do they wish to develop them. They accept too readli- ly What is passed on to them. Is there a feasible answer? They too soon become complacent and direct their attention towards graduation. How can they do this effectively, when they have learned only in part? What does it take to awaken this school? Mr. KHRUSHCHEV? HUH? No, that is not the answer. It takes us —w o r k i n g together academically, socially, physically, psychologically, and spiritually. Now is the time to awaken; time waits on no man. Horace Gordon By and by it will be part of a lib eral education to devote a year or more to personal labor for the fortunate. Alumnus Extended An Honor Isaac A. Battle, Principal of the Amanda S. Cherry Elementary School located at Harrellsvilie, North Carolina, will be one of the repre sentatives from the Northeastern Dis trict of the North Carolina Teachers Association at the Regional Confer ence on Instruction at NEA Center, Washington, D.C. from December 3-6, 1961. Mr. Battle was chosen by the President of the Northeastern Dis trict, Mr. E. V. Wilkins, and approved by the State Executive Committee of the NCTA. Mr. Battle completed requirements for the B.S. degree in Elementary Education from E.C.S.T.C. in the summer of 1952. Realizing the need for better preparation, he attended Pennsylvania State University located at University Park, Pennsyl vania, where he received the M. Ed. degree in 1956 with a major in Ad ministration and a minor in U. S. History. He has been accepted in the Doctoral Program at Penn State and is working toward the completion of that course. He is a member of the North Caro lina Teachers Association; National Education Association; Department of Elementary School Principals (NEA); Vice-President of the Hertford Coun ty Teachers Association; President of the Hertford County E.C.S.T.C. Alumni Chapter; Member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and Post Com mander of the Bernard Freeman Legion Post No. 178, located at Harrellsvilie, North Carolina. He is also Vice-President of the General Alumni Association of E.C.S.T.C. Prior to becoming Principal of the Amanda S. Cherry School, he served as Teacher-Coach at the former T. S. Cooper High School, Sunbury, North Carolina; and he was instru mental in sending to the college one of the greatest Athletes of all times, the redoubtable Henry Fields. Dont Be Discouraged When persons strive constantly over a period of time to achieve a certain goal or accomplish a major purpose and end in complete failure, usually they are discouraged. Do not let this happen to you. The portion of the Bond Issue from which Elizabeth City State Teachers College would have benefited, had it passed, was voted against at the polls on November 7. Does this mean that we—members of the faculty, admini stration and student body did not support the campaign? No, it does not. It simply means that voters cast more negative than positive ballots for the section which dealt with State Educa tional Institutions Improvements. Should we be discouraged or upset over this incident? No. Instead, it should teach us a lesson; for we now see how members of our own com munity feel about us. As doubtful as it may seen, we should learn a lesson after having such an experience. That is—that one knows what he needs when he considers his own situation may be entirely different in the opin ions of those about him. Those who devoted time and effort toward promoting the campaign have been commended for a job well done. It took courage and ambition to run designated miles across North Caro lina carrying a “Torch for Education” as well as to visit homes informing parents and friends of the necessity of the issue. We are proud of you, and we are sure you are proud of yourselves. May we all look forward to being more successful in our next attempts.
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