Published h\ Flizaheth Cil\ Stale College for Students and Alumni
VOLUME 27
ELIZABETH CITY, N. C., APRIL-MAY, 1966
NUMBER 9
Fearing's Four Head Staff
by Lyretia Eggleston
Miss Barbara hearmg, a )un-
ior majoring in Knglish, was re
cently elected as Editor-in-Chief
of the Compass for the 1966-1967
school year.
Miss Fearing is presently as
sociate editor of the Compass
and has worked diligently with
the paper for the past three'
years. Recently she competed
for the presidency of the Col
umbia Scholastic Press Associa
tion.
In high school Barbara was
on the circulation staff for three
years and graduated as sa-
lutatorian of her class.
On campus she is a member
of the English Club, Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority, Yearbook Staff
and a former member of the Stu
dent Government.
As a result of her efforts,
she is a Dean’s List and Honor
Roll student. She was also re
cipient of the E. M. Spellman
award.
Upon graduating from ECSC,
Barbara will pursue graduate
Editor-Elect - Barboro Fearing
school.
The female touch is being
added to the Compass for the
coming year. Its officers elect
are all women. They are: Barbara
Fearing, Editor-in-Chief; Ingrid
East, Associate Editor; Brenda
Pearson, Secretary; and Char
lotte Riddick, Treasurer.
Vulkoff Brings
Viet Nam
To ECSC
On May 15 in Moore Hall
Auditorium, ECSC, Captain
Craig R. Vulkoff, operations
staff officer at Headquarters
Tactical Air Command, Langley
AFB, Va., discussed the role of
the Air Force in the Viet Nam
conflict.
Captain Vulkoff flew AIE
Skyraiders in Viet Nam with the
1st Air Commando Squadron and
the 602 F‘gbter Squadron Com
mando from October 1964 until
October 1965- He is a senior
pilot and has been awarded the
Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf Clus
ter for action in Viet Nam, the
Expeditionary Medal and the
Presidential Unit Citation.
Captain Vulkoff was sponson
ed by the Men’s Government As
sociation as a highlight of Men’s
Week-end.
ECSC Graduates Hear
Dr. Pitts Of UNESCO
ECSC Students
Attend
Conference
Dr. Herman G. Cooke, Pio-
fessot of Biology at ECSC,
accompanied three students of
the Def>artment of Science and
Mathematics to the 63rd annual
meeting of the North Carolina
Academy of Science at Catawba
College, Salisbury, N. C., May
6 and 7, where they presented
papers on individual scientific
research.
At the session on Entomo
logy, Dr. Cooke gave a dis
cussion with illustrations on
"The Biology and Taxonomy of
Immature Tanytarsu» Tendipe-
dids.
Carol V. Ashe, a senior of
Littleton, N. C., and an honor
student winner of the 1966 Sci
ence Club Award, a member of
Alpha Kappa Mu, Who’s Who
Among Students in American
Colleges and Universities for
1966 and a member of Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority,, read a
paper on "A Survey of Anaboena
in Pasquotank County.” Her re
search project was supported by
a grant from the Collegiate
Academy of the North Carolina
Academy of Science.
Ernestine Rountree of Grimes-
land, N. C., a junior representing
the ECSC Science Club, present
ed a paper on "The Effects of
Various Chemicals on Parame*
cia.”
Of special significance at the
meeting was the reading of
memorial statement in memory of
Dr. T. H. Abraham Wei, a pro
fessor of Chemistry at ECSC,
who was the victim of a fatal
automobile accident, August 2,
1965. James Dickerson of Fre
mont, N. C., a senior mathemat
ics major and president qf. the
Science Club, made the presen*
tation.
Miss Ashe also read a paper
on "The Effects of Various
Chemicals on the Growth of
Neurospora Crassa’’, by Dr. S.
Khan, Chairman of the Depart
ment of Biology.
Ed Grants
Offered
Educational Opporturuty Grants
have been made available to
thirty or more qualified students
who will be enrolled at Elizabeth
City State College this fall.
President Walter N. Ridley an
nounced that several of these
grants are still available.
Students with satisfactory
SAT scores, who represent the
upper level of their high school
classes, and have difficulty in
fini^ncing college attendance are
eligible to apply. These grants
are made available through
funds provided by the Higher
Education Act of 1965-
Many qualifying students will
be awarded grants of $400 to
$600 which amounts to half o
their college expenses. These
students may also supplement
this sum with work and other
forms of aid.
WGA SPONSORS
ACTIVITIES
ZIRCON PRESENTED
Since 1957 the Women’s Gov
ernment has sponsored Women’s
Week-end. This year the women
chose the last week-end in April
for their festivities with the
theme "The Great Society and
The Women of Our Generation’’.
The initial feature was a
Charm CJinic on Friday evening.
Mrs. DeVera Edwards of Artra
Cosmetics, High Point, N. C.
gave helpful hints on make-up.
Among her models were Nina
Bullock, June Hicks, Arleasi^
Salley, and Julia Whitehurst.
Other women students won sam
ple make-up kits.
On Saturday morning sympo
siums were held in Bias, Doles,
and Symera Halls. Guest consul
tants were Miss Tuttle and Mr.
P. Bradshaw, Father James Rob
inson, and Mrs. Kathryn Patter
son respectively. In the after
noon sports activities were to be
held on the Athletic Field, but
because of bad weather it was
canceled.
As darkness shadowed the
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Dr. Nathan A. Pitts, UNESCO
Program Specialist with the De
partment of Health, Education
and Welfare’s Office of Inter
national Education, will deliver
the 1966 Commencement address
at Elizabeth City State College,
President Walter N. Ridley an
nounced.
Dr. Pitts will speak at 3:30
P. M., Sunday, May 29. i" Will
iams Hall Auditorium. His au
dience will include some
candidates for degrees, together
with their families, faculty mem
bers and guests.
Dr. Pitts graduated from
Xavier University, New Orleans,
with the Bachelor of Science
degree and earned the Master of
Arts and Doctor of Philosophy
degrees from Catholic Univer
sity, Washington, D. C. He has
done considerable post-doctorate
study at Harvard, John Hopkins
and Boston Universities.
He has served at North Car
olina College, Durham, Coppin
State College, Baltimore, Md.,
and Shaw University. He was
guidance director at Agassa
Village, Poland, Maine; and
Education Advisor for AID at
Tabrig, Iran.
Dr. Pitts is a native of
Macon, Ga., where he attended
the local schools.
The Baccalaureate Service,
DR. N. A. PITTS
an annual Service of Light in
which students, faculty and
alumni participate, is Sunday
morning at 10:30 a. m., in Moore
Hall Auditorium. Immediately
following the Baccalaureate Ser
vice, President and Mrs. Ridley
will be "At Home’’ in the Light
house College Center to the
candidates, their families and
guests. Here they will have an
opportunity to greet members of
the administration, faculty, staff
and alumni.
WILLIAMS ELECTED
STUDENT BODY PREXY
For the coming school year
1966-67, the Student Body has
elected Jethro Williams as pres
ident of the Student Council.
Williams will,go into the office
with wide experience as a lead
er. A native of Elizabeth City,
he served as Student Council
President of his local High
school tor two years.
During his brief time at this
institution he has served as
editor of both the yearbook and
the college newspaper. Williams
has been the recipient of num
erous leadership awards along
with being selected to "Who’s
Who Among Students In Amerit
can Universities and Colleges.’’
He holds membership in the
Beta Zeta Chapter of Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity.
Williams carries with him
into office high ideas and defi
nite plans for the betterment of
the institution.
For vice-president, the stu
dents’ choice is Avon Chapman,
a rising junior froiu New Bern.
For the past two years, Chap-
JETHRO C. WILLIAMS
man has been an active meipher
on the Compass staff and -
member of the College Choir.
Serving as secretary and cor
responding secretary are Kay
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ANNUAL COLLEGE
DAY HELD
What could bring more pride,
happiness, and joy in your heart,
than to see your fellow col
leagues take over the positions
and duties of the Administrative
Staff and Faculty here at ECSC?
President Ridley said that
the three things that have been
satisfying to him in the school
year 1965-66 were: (1) The most
self-directed student body that
has ever been at this institution;
(2) having honor societies of
‘national scope; and (3) having
a faculty which could be record
ed as "very'good” at any insti
tution.
These three factors were
given to the College family at
the annual College Day Program.
The platform consisted of Mr.
Wallace Riggins, Class Presi
dent, Mr. James Dickerson,
Vice-President, Miss Barbara
Dildy, Secretary, Mr. William
Ruffin, Treasurer, Miss Bessie
Carr, Miss ECSC, Mr. Joseph
Brown, Class Orator, N^iss
Gloria Moore, Class Soloist and
Mr. Vernon Perry, President of
Student Council.
Mr. Joseph Brown stimulated
and carried us through 20 min
utes of enchantment with his
marvelous class message.
" We, the enlighten
ed Americat>, have embarked on
a war against ignorance, poverty,
sterotypes, and moded traditions
We must go about this
task as Americans, and not only
is it a Negro task, but it is
task for all Americans to under-
. . .Let us remember that
the Negro is no longer the in
visible man in a white world
but a part of a society that is
rapidly becoming color blind
so let us stand united and show
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Wesler Visits
Campus
Dr. Oscar Wesler, Professor
of Statistics, North Carolina
State University made a two day
visit to Elizabeth City State
College on May 5 and 6, 1966-.
This visit was a part of a nation
wide lectureship program spon
sored by the American Statisti
cal Association and financed by
the Biometric Society, the Insti
tute of Mathematical Statistics
and the National Science Foun
dation.
Dr. Wesler received his Ph.D.
in Mathematical Statistics from
Stanford University, he served
as Associate Professor of Mathe
matics, as Consultant for the In
stitute of Science and Tech
nology, and principal lecturer
in the Engineering Summer Con
ference at the University of
Michigan prior to coming to
North Carolina.
Dr. Wesler’s main research
interest was in probability
theory and mathematical statis
tics. In his two lectures on the
Laws of Large Number and his
Introduction to the Theory t)f
Games, he emphasized the role
that statistics play in research
and practice in all fields of sci
entific endeavor.
Student
Designs New
Medallion
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