APRIL, 1963
THE COMPASS
PAGE THREE
Sports
Pirat-es Enter C.I.A.A.
Tournament
A very confident Pirate team jour
neyed to Winston Salem to enter the
big C. I. A. A. Tournament. Riding
high on the previous A & T victory,
the Pirates had high hopes of captur
ing the C. I. A. A. Tournament crown.
The Pirates met the Winston Salem
Rams in the first round.
The Pirates battled the Rams all
the way in the first half behind the
sharpshooting of Spencer Mayfield
only to yield a 43-41 halftime score.
In the second half the big Pirates
couldn’t seem to find the range and
the Rams of Winston Salem went on
a scoring rampage. The Pirates were
unable to overcome their third quarter
cold spell and the game was finally
ended by the Rams 101 and the
Pirates 81.
Leading scorer for the Pirates in
the tournament play were “Spooky”
Mayfield and Jimmy “Alligator” Wil
liams.
This eliminated the Pirates from
the Tournament but the Pirates squad
remained in Winston Salem the re
mainder of the week to view the re
mainder of the tournament.
The Pirates performed this past
season in a manner in which all you
Pirates basketball fans should be
proud. With added help the Pirates
plan to provide more thrills for all
you basketball fans next season.
Coach Robert Vaughan should be
commended for the performance of
his team this past season and we wish
him much more success in the coming
seasons.
Pirates Defeat
Fayetteville
The home game prior to our last
one was a nip and tuck contest all the
way.
The first half was almost dominated
by the Pirates. The starting line-up
consisted of Brady Johnson, Spencer
Mayfield, Paris Carson, James Sutton,
and Richard Todd. They kept a lead
ing position throughout the first half.
About six minutes before the buzzer
sounded for the half, the second team
came in. On this team were Charles
Davis, Claudie Mackey, Gary Stub-
bins, James Williams, and Broadus
Cox. These players managed to thrill
the crowd with their vitality—being in
two places almost at once, stealing the
ball, and confusing the opposing team.
Not until the second half did Fay
etteville really threaten the Pirates.
The star-man for the Pirates that
night was Brady Johnson, a senior.
It seems that luck was with Brady; he
was shotting from the outside, as well
as from the inside, and from under
the basket.
During a five-minute period before
the game ended, the score was tied,
64-64. The Pirates soon pulled away
and ended the game with their score
at 69 to Fayetteville’s 64.
—Jimmy Jenkins
On Striving
Wake up at mid-semester’s end
And challenge the work to come.
Never think what might have been.
Or what you could have done.
Try and look beyond the past
For a confident, better “you.”
Busily tackle the hardest task—
Tackle it through and through.
Wrestling
Next school year, Elizabeth City
State College plans to have a
wrestling team enter the CIAA.
Although this team is fairly new, the
members have met some of the older
teams of the conference. The Pirates
have participated in the Wrestling
Clinic at Virginia State College and
have attended the CIAA Tournament
held at Howard University, Washing
ton, D. C.
For the coming year they have
scheduled matches between Morgan
State, Howard University, Virginia
State, and Norfolk State. The mem.
bers of the wrestling team are: Wil
liam Cox, Kay De Gibbs, Leroy
Ross, Robert Stevenson, Wally Mey
ers, Charles Williams, Jethro Pugh,
Charles Oden, Charles Mangum,
Arthur Perry, and Gene Selby.
The coach of the wrestling team,
Roy F. Knight, is a graduate of Allen
University and former professional
football player. Coach Knight has ex
tended a welcome hand to all young
energetic men who desire to learn the
art of self-defense, and at the same
time become members of the Pirates
Wrestling Squad. Sorry, no girls al
lowed!
Pirates Pull Big Upset
The Pirates of Elizabeth City Cli
maxed their regular season play be
fore a capacity crowd by upsetting the
powerful A & T five of Greensboro,
North Carolina.
Spearheading the attack for the
mighty Pirates were Spencer “Spooky”
Mayfield, assisted by Brady “Rink”
Johnson, Paris “Red” Carson, Richard
Todd and Edward “Roadrunner” Rob
ertson. Also the Pirates received
plenty of help from their reserves.
The Pirates seemingly nearly crush
ed by the powerful “Aggie team” came
to new life when a freshman, Jimmy
“Alligator” Williams, came from the
bench pouring basket after basket.
This gave the Pirates new spark and
determination.
To climax the seesaw battle be
tween the two North Carolina cage
squads, a senior—“Spooky” Mayfield
—turned the gym, a would be house
of gloom, into a gym of thundering,
raging, happy fans in the final sec
onds of play by scoring on a sensa
tional jump shot. This gave the Pirates
of State Teachers College a big upset
victory over the tall and powerful
A & T team of Greensboro. The final
score—Elizabeth City 69, A & T 67.
PIRATES
Final Statistics
1
2
1
E
H (2
Brady Johnson
356
15.4
215
Spencer Mayfield
333
14.4
133
Willie Francis
109
9.0
106
Paris Carson
205
8.9
101
Richard Todd
148
7.4
107
Edward Robertson
151
6.5
160
James Williams
100
5.6
*
Brodus Cox
112
5.3
49
Frank Neal
92
3.9
89
Gary Stubbins
37
2.6
•
Claudie Mackey
34
1.7
52
* James Sutton
*Ozell Thweat
*Not recorded individually
Final Record
Won Lost
9 10 Conference
11 12 Overall
Fine Arts Festival
Captivating Affair
mis school year, as m tne past, the
couege commuuity uas oeen wnole-
somely biessea witn tne many cultural
and scnoiarly activities tuat cnarac-
terize me fine /\ris J-estival.
Oeiiing tne I'estival underway was
me asiuie periormance on Marcn 22,
or me i^ortn Carolina Little Sym-
pnony unaer me aoie direction ot
aenjamui r. awam, Conductor. Tne
audience responded warmly to the ren
dition ot Jriaydns “Symphony No.
43 m t sharp Mmor (.larewellj.' ihe
memDers ot tne Orcnestra re-enacted
tne part played by tne musicians ot
Hayflns Urcnestra who showed im
patience toward the Prince because
ne nad not mentioned their vocation,
in tnis enactment, each member oi
the urcnestra, as he finished playing,
Diew out his candle and lett the stage,
until omy ttie Conductor and two
violinists were lett to finish the com
position.
On Sunday, March 24, at 6:00 p.m.,
the college community was host to an
erudite presentation by Dr. Hugh
M. Gloster, Director of Communi
cations, Hampton Institute, Hampton,
Virginia. Dr. Gloster gave a timely
account of his experiences with stu
dents behind the Iron Curtain. Of par
ticular interest was his revelation of
the restlessness displayed by many of
these students because of restrictions
of Communism. As a visiting Pro
fessor of Literature at the University
ot Warsaw, Poland, Dr. Gloster stated
that he was unable to give his personal
views on any controversial issues. He
could only answer “yes” or “no”. He
also made mention of the keen in
terest shown by the Russian people in
the racial problems of the South. This
event concluded with 15 minutes de
voted to a question and answer period.
An Art film entitled “The Red
Shoes” was enthusiastically received
by the college community on Saturday
March 30, in the Moore Hall Audi
torium. The film was a Ballet based
on a tale of Hans Christrian Ander
son, with Moira Shearer, Leonide
Massine, Robert Helpmann, and the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. This
fantastic tale was concerned with a
pair of beautiful red shoes which
made their owner a famous dancer
and also led to her death.
In the Lighthouse at 3:00 p.m.,
Sunday March 31, students from
classes in World Literature, under the
chairmanship of Otha L. Sydor, held
an enlightening symposium on the
subject: “James Baldwin, a Native
Son.” Each student gave an interesting
report on some specific segment of
Baldwin’s work. This was followed by
a question and answer period, during
which the students gave a good ac
count of themselves. As a summary,
it was agreed that Baldwin was an
angry, young, realistic writer, who
wanted to see society reformed so that
all men, regardless of color, could
live peacefully and happily together.
Psyche Seminar
At the beginning of the spring se
mester this year. Dr. James A. Eaton
decided to set up a seminar for per
sons taking psychology, either General
Psychology or Human Growth and
Development, and all other persons
interested in the field of psychology.
This seminar was started February
6, 1963 with one member and the
number of members increased to
fifteen members. The seminar has
got off to a good start and is super
vised by Dr. Eaton.
On April 1, 1963 the seminar closed
with its fifteen members. The mem
bers of the club are as follows: Carl
ton Melton, Chairman; Viola Garris;
James Slade: Wallace Riggins; Alfred
Cobbs; Lloyd Porter; Mrs. Helen
Brown; Jean Rowlett; Richard Gore;
Vernon Perry; Geraldine Kidd: Alfied
Pearson; Carl Davis; Ruby Reddrick;
and Bernice Brown. Each member, in
order to join, wrote a letter contain
ing the following information:
Student Council Officers
Attend International
Student Symposium
The officers of the Student Council
at Elizabeth City State Teachers Col
lege attended the International Stu
dent Symposium at the University of
North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North
Carolina. Students from Indonesia,
Korea, and India opened the sym
posium. .
Some of the topics discussed at Jhis
convention or conference were—-iTie
Role of Students in N atonal and In
ternational Orgapjuzation' The 'Con
cept of EducatioS*in Europe and the
United States, Issues Facing Students
in Developing Gountries, and Issues
Facing Students Today.
Dennis Shaw, president of the Na
tional Student Association, spoke on
experiences he had in Oxford Univer
sity in England and the kind of rela
tionship which exists between the two
countries. He stated that the require
ments of the English Educational
System are more rigid and complex
than those of the U. S. Bill Welsh
spoke on “Challenges and Issues Fac
ing Students on the National Level.”
Persons attending the convention
from Elizabeth City State Teachers
College were—Charles Cherry, Al
bert Robinson, Jr., Vernon Perry,
Richard Gore, Leonard Slade, Jr.,
Student Council president, Mr. Frank
Pereira, Mr. Reuben Braxton, Student
Council Advisor.
The officers of the Student Coun
cil anticipate giving a full report at
the next Student Body meeting on the
session.
New Features of Fine
Arts Festival
Two new features of the Fine Arts
Festival, March 22-April 7, were held
this year. The first, of special interest
to women, was a lecture-demonstra-
tion on flower arrangement by Mrs.
N. H. Poulos, president of the Eliza
beth City Garden Club; the second
Beaux Arts Ball, honoring the parti
cipants.
Mrs. H. D. Cowell assisted Mrs.
Poulos, giving simple rules for arrang
ing flowers in season. This demon
stration was placed early in the pro
gram, on Saturday, March 23, at two-
thirty, in Doles Hall, so that a group
of flower lovers could assist with
flower arrangements on our campus.
Usually a Beaux Arts Ball is a
costume party. However, this ball
was a spring semi-formal dance.
Some dances were dedicated to the
honored groups: Band, Choir, Dance
Group, Forensic Society, Players and
Committee Members. The decor was
by the classes in art, and other ar
rangements were made by the Social
Committee, of which Mr. John Mar
shall is chairman, with help from the
Fine Arts Festival Committee.
Identification cards and patron tic
kets were honored at the door. This
event was one in which the college
entertained our larger community.
1. A statement expressing a desire
to join.
2. A purpose for joining.
3. A particular area of interest in
the field of psychology.
4. The individual’s name.
The major and most important ob
jective of the seminar was to study
the phases of psychology not intro
duced in the classroom during the
class periods and to study in detail
the phases that were introduced in
the classroom. Some of the immediate
areas of study were: (1) Prejudices; (2)
psycho-analysis; (3) hypno - analysis;
and (4) senambalism. These areas were
generally discussed in meetings after
the proper information has been lo
cated. The meetings were held on
Monday evenings at 7:30 p.m. Every
member of this seminar gained a
broad psychological knowledge and
worked hard to achieve his goal as a
member of the group.
Art News
The Fifth Annual Meeting of the
National Conference of Artists will
be held at Atlanta University, Atlan
ta, Georgia, from April 12-14. The
theme of the conference is “Directions
of Art and Artists in a Nuclear Age.”
The purpose of the NCA is to ac
cent the development and position of
Negro artists and art in America
within the last one hundred years.
Ihe meeting will consist of work
shop, panel discussions, and demon
strations in various phases of the
visual arts.
Mr. Hugh Bullock and Mr. Greg-
gory Ridley of STC’s art staff antici
pate being present at the conference,
along with two students from the art
STC's Art Teacher
Wins Art Award
Mr. Gregory Ridley, a member of
the Art staff at Elizabeth City State
Teachers College, recently won the
award for his exhibition in Fine Arts.
His oil painting, “New York,” re
ceived the John Hope Award for the
Best Landscape; his oil painting,
"Birds” received Honorable Mention
at Atlanta University’s Twenty-third
Annual Exhibition of Paintings, Sculp
ture and Prints by Negro Artists.
Others from STC, who sent oil
paintings to the exhibition were Mr.
Hugh Bullock, three; William Cox,
two; and Kenneth Porter, one.
Honor Night
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Sandra J. Trotman; Delta Sigma
Theta, Elizabeth City Alumnae Chap
ter—Marcell E. Forbes; Omega Psi
Phi, Delta Iota Chapter Iota Chapter
—Alexander Peace; Thalia Sorosis
Club—Evelyn C. Dixon; Alumni and
Other Awards—^Alumni Scholarship
—Carol V. Ashe, Otha L. Sydnor;
Stephen T. Brooks Award, Marcell
E. Forbes; Faculty Women and Wives
Club, Annie Ruth Lea; Florence
Fowlker Lassiter Award, Gloria F.
Johnson; Matrons Social, Literary and
Art Club—Laura Walton; E. M.
Spellman Award, Sunny S. Vick;
Arthur E. Wheeler, Sr. Award, Brady
B. Johnson; Laura Wheeler Waring
Award, Kenneth Porter; and the
Junius W. Davis, Sr. Scholarship Cup
went to Butler HaU.
Trustees present in the adience were
Mr. Albert G. Byrum of Edenton,
and Mr. McDonald Dixon of Eliza
beth City, North Carolina.
House Director
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at Purdue University, Lafayette, In
diana. She was the only Negro in a
class of 150. Mrs. Carter has done a
marvelous job helping freshmen get
adjusted to dormitory living and col
lege life as a whole.
Upon leaving, Mrs. Carter had this
to say, “Of course I am going to miss
all of the college family whom I
have worked with over the years. I
have thoroughly enjoyed my work at
this college and have made many
friends. I feel as though I have gained
much more than I have been able to
give since I have been here.”
Mrs. Carter will spend most of her
time at her home in Atlantic City,
New Jersey.
NAACP Organizes
at ECSC
During the first semester of this
school year, a chapter of the NAACP
was organized on the campus. Not
long after its organization, a mem
bership drive was launched, which
proved to be a good start. At present
there are sixty-two members.
The organization has been fortunate
enough to have as its first speaker.
Reverend LaGarde of Edenton, North
Carolina, who has lead the non
violent demonstrations in Edenton.
The officers are: president, Joseph
Freeman; vice-president, Norris Fran
cis; secretary, Thelma White; trea
surer, Lloyd Porter; reporter, Anne
Beckwith.
The best does not succeed in haste.
Nor does he accept defeat;
He takes advantage of this place
Where youth and the future meet.
—Thelma Howard
The Fine Arts Committee of the
Lighthouse will present soloists of
the Virginia State Choir in concert
on Friday, April 19.
President Creates
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Their promptness, accuracy and in
terest in their assigned duties deserve
special commendation.
Praise to Dr. Ridley for creating the
position. Congratulations to all of the
student assistants in every department
who are endeavoring to prove them
selves worthy of the great trust.