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Published by Elizabeth City State College for Students and Alumni
Elizabeth City, N. C.. March, 1965
Professor Johnson Relinquishes
Chairmanship of Music Department
Professor Evelyn A. Johnson,
for more than a quarter-century
synonymous with “music" at Eli
zabeth City State College, has re
linquished her position as chair
man of the Music Department
according to an announcement by
President Walter N. Ridley.
Miss Johnson requested this re
lease from a portion of her duties
and said, “It is my belief that re
lief from this particular duty will
afford me opportunity for much
needed rest and relaxation.”
It will be recalled that she only
recently returned to ECSC after
suffering illness,
President Ridley made the fol
lowing statement in honoring Pro
fessor Johnson’s request; “In her
years of service she has seen music
at this institution grow from the
time when she was the only in
structor 10 a Department with a
faculty of six including two full
“This year, for the first time,
two students are expected to grad
uate with degrees from this de
partment.”
“For 32 years,” he continued,
“Miss Johnson has utilized her
quest for excellence to lift the
standards of this college and com
munity. We shall depend upon her
for many years to come to contri
bute as she always has but in
different ways.”
Scouter Appreciation
Dinner Held at ECSC
The Coastal District Boy Scouts
of America were at the Elizabeth
City Slate College Campus again
this year, for the Annual Scouter
Appreciation Dinner, which was
held Sunday March 7 at 4 p.m., in
Lane Hall.
Scoulers, parents, district offi
cers and leaders from the seven
coastal district counties—Pasquo
tank, Perquimans, Camden, Cur
rituck, Chowan, Dare and Gates,
as well as visitors from the Tide
water Council Boy Scouts of
America were present.
Greetings from the Tidewater
Council came via Scout Executive,
Harold V, Pace.
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Getting to Know Them
Eetmelli Porter
Kenneth Porter, a senior at
ECSC, is another outstanding stu-
dent on campus.
Porter is a 1961 graduate of
Orange High School, Orange, N.J.
He entered the Fine Arts Depart
ment in 1962 where he began to
demonstrate h i s extraordinary
talent in the field of Art. The
Mary Waring Art Award was be
stowed upon him recently.
He is the first student from this
wllege to have his work shown at
Atlanta University. It was en
titled, "Tribute to Matisse.”
Besides excelling in art. Porter
^ also chosen to minor in music.
As a result, he is a staunch mem-
of the College Band and also
* ''ery fine piano student. He has
also been on the Honor Roll since
Ws Freshman year.
At present, he is doing his stu-
teaching at South Western
Wish School (Windsor). When he
Sraduates, Porter plans to teach
Joycelyn Berry
Joycelyn Berry, a sophomore
here at ECSC, is another student
whose outstanding reputation
should be of wide interest to the
college family.
She received the first two years
of her high school education
Hawaii, but graduated from P. W.
Moore High School in Elizabeth
City in 1963.
As a result of her high scholas
tic ability, Joycelyn had the highest
average in her freshman class.
During her matriculation at
ECSC, Joycelyn has become
member of the modern dance
group, secretary of Thalia Sorosis,
and parliamentarian of Alpha
Kappa Alpha.
The COMPASS congratulates
Joycelyn on her past accomplish
ments and wishes her much suc
cess in her future endeavors.
art in high school, and to eventual
ly teach college.
We wish you good luck in your
future ambitions.
Delegates Attend
CSPA Meeting
Bell Presided
Organized at Columbia Univer
sity, New York City in the fall
of 1924, the Columbia Scholastic
Press Association was an out
growth of several annual gather
ings of editors from preparatory
school publications in the metro
politan area. Membership is au
tomatic to all college and uni
versity newspapers which partici
pate in the contests, critical analy
sis, and other activities of the Di-
■ ision.
Compass staff members, Bar
bara Fearing, Vivian Thornton,
Jethro WiUiams, and Editor Ulysses
Bell attended the CoUege-Universi-
ly Division of the association. Mr.
Leonard R. Ballou, advisor to
the Compass, and Mrs. Sara F.
Normant, chaperone, accompanied
the group.
Succeeding Jethro Williams as
State Representative is Barbara
Fearing of Elizabeth City, who
Will serve as associate editor of
the Compass during 1965-66.
Vivian Thornton, a sophomore
from Elizabeth City also, was
elected alternate State Representa
tive to work with Barbara.
Ulysses Bell, a senior doing his
student teaching and editor of the
Compass since 1963, presided over
the interracial organization. Earle
M. Hite. Director of Public Re
lations and advisor to The Snapper
at Millersville State College, Mil-
lersville, Pa., in commenting about
ihe position held by Mr. B'ell
‘.lated, “1 know that you people
from Elizabeth City are proud
I that young man. We all are. He
has wonderfully and very success
fully carried out his job.” That
statement in essence sums up the
.-esponsibility that Editor Bell had
.nd his successful handling of that
task.
With Vittorio Giannini as key
note speaker, Elizabeth City State
College will again celebrate its
annual Fine Arts Festval, From
April 1 to April
11, 1965.
Dr. Giannini
has held various
teaching positions
and is presently
the President of
the North Caro
lina School of
the Arts. He has
behind him a
GIANNIBI
awards in both composition and
violin. Dr. Giannini has studied
under such notables as Rubin
Goldmark at the Juilliard Grad
uate School, and under Hans Letz
and Albert Spaulding.
Alpha Kappa Mu
Initiates Five
If you have seen five young
ladies wearing blue and white
ribbons with the letters “AKM"
do not be alarmed. These do not
indicate that they have won first
place prizes at the fair, but rather
that they themselves are prizes.
Certainly it takes a prize to
jualify for membership in Alpha
Kappa Mu Honor Society.
Sandra J. Trotman is a native
of Elizabeth City, N.C. She i;
graduate of P. W. Moore High
School and a junior elementary
education major. She participates
in the following organizations: The
Student N. E. A, Honor’s Program,
Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society,
Women's Government, Thai'
Sorosis Club, Yearbook Staff, and
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
Mrs. Portia P. Perry is a native
of Elizabeth City, N.C. She is a
graduate of P. W. Poore High
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Giannini and Johnson Spotlight
Fine Arts Festival
By Bettye Teresa Dovrdy
John Howard Johnson, guest
artist of the Fine Arts Festival,
April 1-11, 1965, at Elizabeth City
State College, is a member of the
staff of the Art Department, Nor-
f o 1 k Division,
Virginia State
College.
Mr. Johnson
has exhibited lo
cally in Norfolk,
Portsmouth, and
Virginia Beach as
well as at the
Hand Workshop
in Richmond.
Receiving
Possibilities for
Reserve Officers
Training Program
By Avon Chapman
A meeting of all male students
who are below junior class stand
ing was called by President Walter
N, Ridley on February 17, 1965,
for the purpose of describing the
possibility of organizing a new Of
ficers Training Program at ECSC.
This program, as stated by his
guest speakers, Colonels Manooch
and Keeton of the North Carolina
National Guard, would be set up
in order that the student may pur
sue, along with his regular school
work, military traniing which may
eventuate in his receiving a com
mission as an officer in the U.S.
Armed Forces at the end of the
Summer succeeding his graduation.
This program has been established
by the Armed Forces to supple
ment the ROTC programs which
have produced officers in a r
ber of colleges over a period of
years.
President Ridley believes that
this program would be an excellent
opportunity for us to overcome
the handicap which our students
have had in not being able to take
ROTC training. He also has as
serted that it has been found ad-
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$400,000 Project
Bids Accepted for
New Library
The ECSC Btoard of Trustees,
Mr. McDonald Dixon, chairman,
received bids on the College’s new
library, March 23. This is a big
step forward towards construction
of the much-needed $400,000
structure.
Low bidder as general con
tractor was Fred C. Gardner Co.
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JOHNSON
Bachelor of Science degree from
Hampton Institute in Applied De
sign in 1957, and a Master of Arts
degree from Columbia University
Fine Arts Education in 1963,
Mr. Johnson won First Prize in a
showing of ceramics at the 1964
Virginia Beach Boardwalk Show.
Ceramics was his major area of
concentration.
Freeman Presents
Recital
Matthew Freeman
Matthew Freeman, cornetist,
and a student of ECSC, presented
a recital in Moore Hall auditorium
March 5. Freeman is a senior in
strumental Music Education ma
jor and is a student of W. H.
Ryder, Band Director at ECSC.
Freeman is a native of Washing
ton, N.C., a graduate of P.S. Jones
High School (Washington), and
has the distinction of being the first
senior music major in the College's
history to have presented a recital.
The program began with a sona
ta by CoreUi. This set the mood for
the numbers to follow. In Concerto
for Trumpet by Mozart, Freeman
gave his audience the benefit of his
training and practice. Mr. Freeman
was accompanied by Geraldine
Vaughan, pianist. She is from
Franklin, Virginia and is a junior
music major. He closed his recital
with Vignette by Smith and re
ceived long applause from the
audience.