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Published by Elizabeth City State College jor Students and Alumni VOLUME 28 ELIZABETH CITY, N. C., MARCH, 1967 NUMBER 6 Director of Community Support Speaks at ECSC In this the Seventy-sixth Celebration of Founders Day, ECSC invited as its Convoca tions speaker, Mr. James Cornel McDonald, Director of Com munity Support, North Carolina Fund, Durham, North Carolina. His theme was centered around the togetherness of the people. He stated that we should take a good look at ourselves be fore we continue on this great pathj we are traveling and be proud of our heritage. Originally, Mr. McDonald came from Madison, Wisconsin. He was a student from 1949"1950 at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. In 1954, he received the Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science from Central State Col lege, Wilberforce, Ohio. Once again in 1954 Mr. McDonald at tended the University of Wis consin, this time, however, at its College of Law. ACTIVE CAREER LIFE The career phase of the speaker's life firmly started December, I956, when he be came Employment Interviewer for the Wisconsin State Employment Service, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Through the years he held Dickens Exhibits Work in Hometown Bernard Dickens, junior art major, has had several pieces of his work on exhibit at the An nual Art Exhibit at the Art Cen ter, Rocky Mount, during the month of March. Dickens, who is a native of Rocky Mount, had some of his work at the Center while he was a student at Book er T. Washington High School. Pieces from his collection are priced from $35 to $190. He said, "I have worked very hard on the composition of the ex hibit.” During his sophomore year at ECSC, some of his compositions were on exhibit at the University of North Carolina, Raleigh. In January the lobby of Moore Hall was the center for an exhibit of his work. This exhibit was up for two weeks. Dickens hopes to continue study at New York University in painting and sculpture, upon graduation &om ECSC. He said, "I hope to develop my work so that I can one day have my compositions in a traveling exhibit.” In expressing appreciation for assistance he has received in developing his ability and for his most recent achievement, Dickens added, "I do wish to thank Mr. Lee, Dr. deGregorio and Mr. Bolden (mem bers of the art faculty) for help ing me develop my artistic tech niques. I further would like to thank Mrs. Mary Backers, my high school art teacher, who helped me get my work in the Annual Art Exhibit.” Dickens is the son of Mrs. Mary Dickens. various other positions such as Industrial Relations Secretary for the Milwaukee Urban League and Vocational Services Direc tor, St. Paul Urban League of St. Paul, Minnesota. In I96I Mr. McDonald became Assistant Di rector of the Minnesota Fair Em ployment Practices Commission, St. Paul, Minnesota, as well as Executive Director of the Minne- soja State Commission Against Discrimination in the same year. Later he became Director of Manpower Improvement through Community Effort of the North Carolina Fund in Durham. Now nearing the zenith of his career, James McDonald, as Di rector of Community Support of the North Carolina Fund, super vises and administers a staff that gives technical assistance and evaluates local community action programs to which the North Carolina Fund has given grants. Mr. McDonald’s organi zation is principally concerned with developing programs mainly in the areas of neighborhood organization and neighborhood action. He was appointed to this position February 1. 1966. In addition to his occupation, Mr. McDonald is consultant to VISTA, to the National Associa tion Intergroup Relations Of ficials, and to the United Pres byterian Church in the United (continued on page 3) Cafeteria "C" Demands Attention by Robert Lancaster Recently, the voice of student interest cut deeply at the in adequacy of our cafeteria. At the undertaking of "most” meals, complaints concerning either the meals’ freshness or the needed utensils for consuming the meals enter many conversations. The lack of enough forks, napkins, and glasses is a major problem. Though students’ grievances a- rouse little attention, the recent sanitation grading focuses them' as vivid, just, and intolerable. Unavoidably, the cafeteria’s situation escapes. From a call to the Health Department the sanitation factors which led to the ”C” grading became known. They included unclean ceiling, not up to par cooking utensils,, unsanitary garbage storage, shelves and floors needed at tending, refrigeration sanitation below par, and restroom inade quate. A report containing this in formation was issued by the Health Department to our college president. State Department of Health, and cafeteria head. To improve the above factors the cafeteria head points toward an increased cafeteria budget and a larger full-time working staff. These assessments in turn call for administrative action. At this point the Student Council awaits measures to be taken by the Ad ministration which would result, in improved eating facilities as well as the removal of the ”C” (Continued on page 2) Board Votes To Support President ECSC Board The ECSC Board of Trustees recently voted to give President Walter N. Ridley support in his administrative position. The an nouncement came from McDonald Dixon, Chairman of the Board of Turstees. The announcement was made after a third-day meeting which was called after the results of the January investigation of the College, called for by the Board, were released. The investigating team, con sisting of four educators from institutions of higher education across the country, conducted a three-day investigation of the in stitution. The purpose of the team’s visit was to give the Board a look at ECSC to deter mine its present position and to see future possibilities. A 20- of Trustees page report was released to the Board. The team found President Ridley .."a dedicated and ar ticulate educator who had done much for the college but noted shortcomings in his discharge of administrative functions,” the Board’s release said. The release further stated that the student services of the College, including counseling, recruitment, admissions, financial aid, housing and registrar’s ser vices, were deficient and without sufficient professionalpersontie 1. The full report from the in vestigation has not been released, but the Board has voted to sup port Dr. Ridley and resolved to increase its participation in up grading and seeking assistance for the college. Dr. J. H. Jackson is Religious Emphasis Week Speaker % Dr. Jackson The eminent figure and guest minister of our CoHege during Religious Emphasis Week was the Dr. Joesph Harrison Jackson, who is president of the National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc. Dr. Jackson is also pastor of the Olivet Baptist Church, Chicago, Illinois. To many, the Dr. Jackson is a familiar figure. To others, our featured guest for Religious Em phasis Week may not have been so well known. Dr. Jackson re ceived his theological training at ECSC Professors at CSIP Conference Dr. Thelma Anderson, Pro fessor of Psychology, and Dr. Rosaline Edwards, Professor and Chairman of the Education Department, attended the Compre hensive School Improvement Pro ject (CSIP) Conference at East Carolina College, Greenville. About 450 Eastern North Car olina educators met at the week end conference. Sponsored jointly by the col-, lege and the State Department of Public Instruction, the con ference featured addresses by Dr. John Bahner, assistant superintendent of the Dade County Schools of Miami, Fla., and Dr. Nicholas Anastasiow, program director of the Educa tional Improvement Project of Duke University. Conference leaders were Woody Sugg, CSIP director; Dr. Douglas R. Jones, dean of the ECC School of Education; K. Z. Chavis and Frank Emmerling. Drs. Anderson and Edwards lead Small group or ’’brain storming” sessions ducting the Saturday morning discussions. ‘Focus On Change” In Psycholog)f 309 (TEAM TEACHING) Story Page 3 Colgate, Rochester, New York, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree. He received the Mas ter of Arts degree in the field of Ed ucation from Creighton Univer sity in Omaha, Nebraska. He also received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Jackson College, Jackson, Mississippi. Some of these honorary degrees include: D.D., from Jackson College, Central State College, Wilber force, Ohio; L.L.D., Bishop Col lege, Dallas, Texas and L.L.D. from the College of Monrovia, Liberia. He did post graduate work in the field of theology at the University of Chicago. Dr. Jackson has traveled to many countries including Russia, Liberia, China, Japan, India, Egypt and Yugoslavia. He was one of the principal speakers at the Baptist World Alliance which met in Royal Albert Hall, London, England. In January, 1956, Dr. Jackson was one of the 9 religious lead ers cited by the Chicago Daily Tribune as having made out standing and distinct contribu tions in the field of religion du ring the year of 1955. Dr. Jackson has been a strong advocate of civil rights to the dedication of the principles of law and order. He has advocated the element of good will as an essential part of correct human relations in our democratic so ciety. As we greeted DrJ Jackson during Religious Emphasis Week at Elizabeth City State College, March 12-16, we observed that “our guest minister is a person ality of international renown, ac claimed by the leaders of twenty nations. Yet, he has maintained the ’common’ touch.” ECSC Students Informed of New Graduate Program On Wednesday, March 8, the Business Department of ECSC welcomed two visitors, Dr. 1. V. Fine and Dr. Ray E. Tuttle. The purpose of the visit was to in form Negro students of the oppor tunity for advanced study in the area of Business Administration. Drs. Fine and Tuttle said that the Master of Business Education Program will be offered by three universities, namely the Univer sity of Wisconsin, Washington University and the University of Indiana. As they pointed out, the interesting thing about the pro gram is that a student need not have studied either business or economics for this program. Any qualified candidates who meet the requirements will be con sidered upon application. Those requirements are (1) approved undergraduate record, (2) recom- comendations, (3) acceptable score on the Admission Test for Graduate Study on Business- which is not geared to business (Continued on page 6)
