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OCTOBER/ 1965 THE COMPASS PAGE THREE Homecoming —Old and New umni By Jethro Williams On this Homecoming, during our 75th Anniversary, the Com pass welcomes you back to Eliza beth City State College. We hope that your stay here will be a very happy and memorable one. To many of you, Homecoming has become a yearly occasion and to others, it is the first visit in a number of years. As you look around you, you’ll wonder in amazement, “What a difference time has made,” or “I didn’t know 1 had been away so long.” Dear Alumni friends, the years do make a difference. The College is no longer as you knew it. Due to progress, the geometrical figure of the whole campus has changed. Dormitories have grown where trees use to grow. A new class room building is budding in the area which was the center and most beautiful spot on the campus. Yes times have changed. Do you remember the old “Pirates Den" where so many romances began? That too has changed, hasn't it? It is now known as the “Lighthouse,” faced with a pretty colored revolving light. As you gazed across the front lawn, you probably noticed that the Old Jackson home no longer is there and the Jacksons are no longer here. They retired and the house is on the east side of the campus, near the four faculty cot tages. “What a difference a day makes.” There’s a new Library un der construction. By mid-spring it WeLme! will have bloomed into perhaps the lovliest of our new buildings. Have you seen many of your old classmates strolling around anywhere? Well, well they haven't changed one bit! How did the years pass them by? In fact. Alumni Friends, seeing changes— for the better, we feel — is part of the real pleasure in returning to your Dear Alma Mater. It was only a few years ago when there was only one depart ment. Now there are ten. There used to be just three hundred or so students; now there are over a thousand. Yes ECSC is really On the Move. Have you looked at a Home coming bulletin? It says the “Broncos” vs the “Vikings.” You know who the “Broncos” are, but who are the “Vikings”? You thought it was the “Pirates.” That, too, has changed, my friends. The pet name is now the “Vikings.” But despite these many changes, we know that your love and spirit is still here. Yet, we all need something of the “good old days” to give us our hearings. To help you to further recall these pleasurable times of yesteryears, our special section, “Homecoming: Old and New,” has been printed to spark more me mories and help make this Home coming the best yet. The Compass welcomes you to ECSC and all it has to offer; and if it indulges in a bit of nostalgia at this point — well a dreamy smile fits the scene, too! Do You Remember...? Pirates vs. Plymouth Feb. 1935 Issue On January 11, 1935 the S.N.S. “Pirates” defeated the Plymouth “Five” with a score of 43-16. As a preliminary treat the S.N.S. Junior Varsity team defeated Roanoke with a score of 45-6. Note to Green Vikings. “S.N.S.” —State Normal School. V “No, No! Shortstops Don’t Punt.” Broncos Tie Pirates Dec. 1949 Issue The Fayetteville State Teachers Broncos and the Elizabeth City State Teachers Pirates battled their rivalry to a tie on November 19, 1949 leaving the championship trophy to be won by one of the teams next year. Homecoming Game 0-0 Nov. 1950 Issue “Pirates” and Broncos Battle to 0-0 Stalemate; Tied For Last 3 Years; Imaginary Spirit of Tension Witnessed by Over Capa city Crowd of About 5,000. Booth Leads Attack In Opener, Voorhees Defeated 13-0 Oct. 1950 Is.sue By “Doc” Crumm Displaying a beautiful running and passing attack, the Elizabeth Ctiy “Pirates” defeated Voorhees College of Denmark, South Caro lina, 13-0 before a small home crowd. • S.T.C. Blanks St. Paul; Greer, Barksdale and Jackson Tally 1951 Issue Leading 6-0 at halftime, the fighting Pirates of Elizabeth Cit' State Teachers College furthered humiliation upon St. Paul Institute to the sound of 19-0, by scoring two touchdowns and one extra point. Pirates Slaughter Morristown 80-0 Nov. 1954 Issue Scoring high in every quarter, the mighty Pirates slaughtered the “Black Knights” of Morristown, Tenn. 80-0 before a surprised crowd. Johnny “Cup” Williams 1947 V “Cup” Williams gave the specta tors may thrills as he raced through and around his opponents in 1947. Do you remember him? HOMECOMING NOVEMBER 6,1965 Elizabeth City "Vikings' Vs. Fayetteville "Broncos " ‘We Figger On Winnin’ This One!” Lunch: 11:30A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Parade: 12:00 P.M. Pre Game Activities: 1:45 P.M. — 1:55 P.M. Alumni Dance: 8:00 P.M. — 12:00 Midnite
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