PAGE FOUR
THE COMPASS
SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, 1964
Freshmen Speak
After graduation from high
school, I found that life at college
(ECSC) was altogether different
from high school life. First of all,
adjustments were more difficult
here. The first week or two depres
sed me because there seemed to
be so many conflicts with schedules.
Not only this, but classes were
overcrowded, and I was constantly
being pushed from class to class,
teacher to teacher. I feel, how
ever, that this could have been
avoided had the school not ac
cepted more students than it could
accommodate.
Despite this, I like ECSC. I be
lieve ECSC is greatly concerned
with bettering the student socially,
intellectually and culturally. This
is shown through its various clubs
such as Junior Counselors, Student
Council, etc. I feel that the faculty
has the capabilities needed
train these students to meet the
demands of a changing world.
Joyce Brinkley
One of the things that I like
about Elizabeth City State College
is the buildings. I like the arrange
ment of them.
WUma C. Clark
After entering Elizabeth City
State College, I found it very in
teresting because it offers a great
challenge. However, I think that
more courses should be offered,
and more dormitory space for girls
should be provided. I also think
that there is a shortage of teachers.
This is a great handicap to the
student body because some
dents were not able to take the
courses that they wanted.
This makes a decrease in the
semester hours. A person needs
all the semester hours in order to
graduate.
Alice Fay Perry
The instructors are very good
because they seem to be interested
in each freshman as an individual.
Maxine Hawkins
Some of the instructors here
seem to give the students an equal
opportunity. Other instructors
want the student to express his
opinion in a specific way.
Mary Johnson
I was quite impressed with the
program of this college after be
coming more acquainted with it.
This school has made evident ef
forts toward the promotion of in
tellectual, cultural, spiritual, and
social advancement.
At the same time, I was a little
perplexed over the problem of
accommodations. The dormitory
space is not sufficient; there
seems to be a shortage of teachers;
and because of this, I along with
other freshmen, have been con
stantly shifting from one class
another, consequently, having
take sophomore courses.
I find that the faculty is well
trained and are very friendly and
concerned. Also, I realize that
there are many problems that pre
vail at all colleges; therefore, it
takes determination and under
standing on the part of the
dents in order to succeed.
Gloria Bailey
Appeals Being Made
For Mitchell Award
Appeals are still being made for
the Edna Harris Mitchell Award.
This award honoring the late Edna
Harris Mitchell is to be given
on Honors Night to the sopho
more who during the freshman
year made the highest grades in
English.
Edna Harris Mitchell rendered
thirty-nine years of service at Eli
zabeth City State College and
surely her contributions cannot be
forgotten. Anyone who knew her
can say without hesitation that she
le person who cannot and will
not be forgotten.
Please send all checks payable
to Elizabeth City State College,
Edna Harris Mitchell Award Fund,
Business Office.
Fine Arts Committee
Organiies
Twelve students, many of them
freshmen, attended the opening
meeting of the Fine Arts Commit
tee of Lighthouse College Center,
Saturday, September 26. The chair-
■ man, Betty Ashe, presided. Betty
gave the new members a general
idea of the responsibilities of the
Fine Arts Committee and explain
ed some of the previous programs.
Officers are; Bulletin Board
Committee Gloria Moore, Martha
Hathaway and M. Harris; Secre
tary: Wilma Clark; Reporters:
Harry Ghee and Shirley Fleetwood.
The advisor to the committee is
Mrs. Anna McLean Bluford.
ATTENTION!
DONT FORGET
Student who plan to do
their student teaching the
second semester must have
the necessary material on
or before November 24.
Student NEA
Officers Installed
For the first time at EUzabeth
City State College, newly elected
Student NEA officers for the
1964-65 school year were “formal
ly” installed.
The event was held in the Read
ing Clinic, on May 28, in the form
of a Candle Light Service.
After the service, tasty refresh
ments were served.
The newly installed officers
were: President-Ethel Gregory Sut
ton, a Compass Staff member; First
Vice-President, Isaac Askew; Sec
ond Vice-President, Barbara fly-
unm; Secreary-Bernadine Sharpe
Chapman; Assistant Secretary, Ag
nes Cloyd; Treasurer, Elsie Jones;
Historian, Dorsie Smith; Librarians,
Alice Murphy and Claudine Cot
ton; ParaUamentarian, H o ra c e
Chapman; and Reporters, Ruth
Dugger and Alice Murphy.
The advisors are Mrs. Hazel G.
Spellman and Mrs. Clara Jones.
We have high hopes for a very
successful program this year.
Alice Murphy
Homecoming!
Vikings—Down
With the Falcons
Campus activities have been
stepped up at ECSC as a result of
the “Viking” Homecoming oh Oc
tober 31. The general atmos
phere has been one of great ex
citement and anticipation for the
thrills and chills included in this,
festive occasion. The campus will
be beautifully decorated to set the
stage for the cheering, dancing,
and the crowning of a Homecom
ing queen. Miss Betty Lou Wil
kins of Suffolk, Va. These activi
ties will be centered around the
big homecoming game between the
“Vikings” and the St. Augustine’s
College, “Falcons,” of Raleigh.
We are sure that our great team
will make this a victorious event
to remember in the years to come
—A. Chapman
P. H. Tyrance
Who...? Where...? What...?
Two Faculty
Members Promoted
Edna L. Davis, a member of
the music faculty at Elizabeth
City State Colllege, was awarded
the degree of Doctor of Musical
Arts at Boston University’s Com
mencement on August 22, 1964.
Her doctoral dissertation dealt
with “A Study of Trends and De
velopments in Music Education in
the United States from 1930
1960.”
President Walter N. Ridley
nounced that Dr. Davis has been
promoted to the rank of professor
of music.
Also promoted to a full profes
sorship is Dr. Louise N. Sutton,
Professor of Mathematics and
Chairman of the department of
Physicial Sciences and Mathema
tics.
In May 1963, an article written
by Dr. Davis, entitled “Guiding
the Future Music Education Ma
jors” was pulished in the “North
Carolina Teachers Record.”
Dr. Davis is a member of the
Music Educators National Con
ference, the North Carolina State
Music Association and two honor
societies. Pi Kappa Lambda Hon
orary Music Society, and the Kap
pa Delta Chapter of Kappa Delta
Pi Honor Society in Education
which was installed at Elizabeth
City in March 1961. She is affiU-
ated with Delta Sigma Theta So
rority, and is the daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. T. B. Davis of Sumter,
formerly of Tuskegee Institute.
Dr. Louise N. Sutton is a native
of Hertford, North Carolina. She
attended the local schools, and A.
and T. College, Greensboro, North
Carolina. She was awarded the
Doctor of Philosphy Degree at
New York University in 1962.
Her other professional and civic
affiliations include membership in
the American Association of Uni
versity Professors, the Mathemati-
cal Association of America, the
Each issue the Compass will publish
infonnation about graduates in this
ilumn. Memiiers of the alumni are in-
ted to submit infonnation airant what
ey are doing and where, to the Office
' Information, Box 92 Elizabeth City
state College 27909.
Miss Bonita Elaine Carr, ’64
graduate (Elementary Ed.), is em
ployed as a music teacher at
Ingleside and Watson Schools at
Burkeville, Va. and Crewe, Va.
respectively. She reports that she
the first music teacher in the
county for Elementary schools.
Miss Carr was a member of
the Ivy Leaf Club. She was listed
in Who’s Who In American Col
leges and Universities.
Celeste Alphia Carr, ’64, (Gen
eral Science) is a teacher at Gar
nett High School, Chestertown,
Md. She was a member of the Col
lege Choir, Science Club and the
Women’s Government.
Delores Collins, ’64, (Elementary
Education) is a teacher at Buck-
land Elementary School, Gates,
Renovations
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had previously whistled through
the openings.
Butler Hall has undergone even
greater renovations. All of the
floors have been tiled. Storm win
dows have been added. The paint
job is magnificent. New locks have
been installed on many of the
doors. There are study lounges in
Butler #2 and #3, respectively.
Moore Hall, the main admini
strative building, has new glass
doors that open and close very
easily. The student body, especi
ally the upperclassmen will greatly
appreciate this because those cum
bersome doors last year were as
hard lo manage, with an arm
of books as the doors of King
Arthur’s Castle.
Lane Hall, the dining room,
to be out done, has a set of those
glass doors identical to those is
Moore Hall. There is also a
beautiful new set of matching, un
chipped chinaware, and adequate
silverware.
Glancing further around cam
pus, we see that a bookstore has
created from a small residence.
These renovations, which make
living at E.C.S.C. that much bet
ter, are fully appreciated by the
student body.
Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society,
the Beta Kappa Chi Scientific
Honorary Society, and the Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority. She is listed
in Who’s Who of American Wom
en.
Through the efforts of Dr. Sut
ton and members of her depart
ment, a total of approximately
$15,000 in grants from the Na
tional Science Foundation has
been obtained for science and
mathematics projects at our col
lege during the last year.
N.C. She was a member of SNEA,
Zeta Sorority, Usher’s Guild and
W. G. A.
Mildred Evon Cnmbo, ’64 (Ele
mentary Education) is a teacher
at Riddick Weaver Elementary
School, Portsmouth, Va. She was
a member of the Usher’s Guild,
Thalia Sorosis Club, Junior Coun
selor and the Women’s Govern
ment.
Lucy Mae Cobum, ’64 (Ele
mentary Education) is a teacher
at Grifton Elementary School,
Grifton, N. C. She was a member
of the Student National Education
Association, Usher’s Guild, Stu
dent Christian Association and
Archonian Club.
Barbara Louise Ashe, ’64, (So
cial Science) is a teacher at Greene
County Training School, Snow
Hill, N. C. She was a member
of the Sigma Rho Sigma, Re
ligious Life Committee and So
cial Science Club.
John Wesley Jordon ’63 (with
Highest Honor) has won his mas
ters degree at Teachers College
(’64) and teaches at Savannah (Ga.)
^tate College. Congrats, John!
AAen! Let's Do
More
The officers for the Men’s Gov
ernment Association for the year
1964-65 are: President-G e o r g e
Skinner; Vice President-Andrew
Hamlet; Secretary-Willie Lamb;
Recording Secretary-Harry Tillery;
Treasurer-Curtis Tumage; Parlia-
mentarian-Earl Brown.
At present the M.G.A., through
the dormitory directors, is in the
process of securing magazines and
newspapers for the study lounges
in the men’s dormitories. This is
another step in creating an at
mosphere conducive to more ef
fective study in the dormitories.
Plans are also in the making to
create a better social life for the
men on E.C.S.C.’s campus, through
the sponsoring of dances forums,
lectures and game hours. However,
the first major event on the cal
endar is HOMECOMING.
Gavin Speaks
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jobs and more educated people to
hold these jobs. He pointed out
that better and more jobs would
increase economic standards, race
relations, and the social status of
North Carolina.
He believes that a governor of
North Carolina should be a gov
ernor for all the people.
Mr. Gavin stated that his only
regret in speaking at Elizabeth
City State College was that he
had to speak in MOORE Hall.
THE COMPASS
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