MARCH, 1967
THE COMPASS
PAGE THREE
Personnel Staff Gets Answers
From Students
Receptly, the personnel staff
held a round table discussion on
"The Unrest on Our College
Campus”, attempting to get some
honest answers to questions
about our college as the student
sees it. Betty Boone, Arlease
Salley, Marilyn Bryant and Mack
Thompson were persons sugges
ted by students and staff to par
ticipate in the discussion.
In answer to the question of
whether or not the Civil Rights
Movement had any bearing on the
unrest, the concensus was that
this had very little to do with the
unrest on our campus. Further,
the students did not feel that
Greek letter organizations were
as meaningful to the majority of
students as they should be, but
that on the other hand they were
not involved with the unrest.
In regard to the location of
our college, the group felt that
the immediate environment of
Elizabeth City did not allow
for much recreation outside of
the campus but that proximity
of Norfolk and Portsmouth made
for good cultural and recreational
programs.
To the question of what part
regulations played in the unrest,
there was much discussion indi
cating that the students felt the
ATTENTION STUDENTS
It will soon be time
for you to elect Stu
dent leaders for the
1967-68 School year.
Give Your Choice
Careful Consideration
hours for women students were
unrealistic in view of other col
leges and the times. The an
swers about the impact of social
activities on student unrest
indicated that the ratio of women
to men posed a problem for wo
men students when dances were
given. The group felt some va
riety in activities was needed
and that recreational activities
should be considered for couples
who were not compelled to attend
some activities.
Other comments from the
group had to do with faculty -
student relationship, the lack
of communication between stu
dents and administration and
lack of facilities in housing
and programming for young men.
It was the general concensus
that much could be done if
students took posjtive construc
tive steps toward improving situ
ations rather than griping to each
other and waiting for someone
else to do the work.
From time to time the per
sonnel staff has had book reports
on the subject of student morale
and discussions by such persons
as Dr. Ridley, Jethro Williams,
Mr. William Muldrow, Dr. & Mrs.
William Anderson. All of these
meetings have been planned for
the purpose of better understand
ing the problem of the student.
ANONYMOUS DONOR
Fine Arts Here
Gets Boost
Through the financial con
tribution of a friend of the Col
lege, art resources have been
enriched for the ECSC student
body. The small, but generous
subsidy has been administered
by former art instructor, Mrs.
Frances B. Stuart.
First item to come from the
anonymous donor’s subsidy was
a 100-year-old printj “The Great
White Heron,” by Audubon (Bien
edition). It was presented to the
College during the 1965-19(56
Fine Arts Festival.
Next came a student field
trip to an art museum, during
1965-1966.
The most recent benefit is
John James Audubon’s Birds of
America (1965 reprint by Mac
millan). This is a collection of
435 color prints of the great
naturalist’s work.
The volume of art was pre
sented to the ECSC student body
through Mrs. Walter N. Ridley,
by Mrs. Stuart, on February 2-
The book soon will be available
for everyone’s inspection and en
joyment.
DIRECTOR SPEAKS
(Cont’d from page 1)
States of America.
The family phase of James
McDonald’s life includes the
charming Mary Frances,'his wife
and little Mitchell, his infant
Boatwright Is Smash At State
McHenry Boatwright, bass-
baritone, won the appraise of
students, faculty, and visitors at
ECSC on March 8. His concert
was so enjoyable that the ap
plause of the audience brought
him out to sing three more songs
after the concert ended.
Among the songs Boatwright
sung, the audience seemed to
like ”Oh Tixo, Tixo, Help Me”
best, and to many the spirituals
were very inspiring. However, the
"Dodger” was one for the stu
dents. Other selections he gave
are as follows: ”Art Thou Troub
led”, "Thanks Be To Thee”,
"As A Father With His Child
ren”, "Belle Hermio^e”, "Bot-
schaft”, "Nemico Della Patria”
and others.
Boatwrightis oneof America’s
acclaimed great bass-baritones.
The six-foot three singer began
his career as a pianist.
Boatwright was born in-
Tenville, Georgia and graduated
from the New England Conser
vatory with two degrees, one in,
music and the other in voice. i
While he attended school he had
(Continued on page 6)
"Focus On Change” In Psychology 309
The doors of the lecture room
in the Classroom Building may,
when opened at the hours of
three and four on some Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays, reveal
a large group of students listen
ing attentively to the lecturer at
the front of the room. The lec-
turer-contributor may be one of
three individuals: Dr. Roshan
Aziz, Mr. William Muldrow, or Dr.
Thelma Anderson. On other Mon
days, Wednesdays, and Fridays,
at the same hours, the open doors
may reveal an empty room. The
students may then be found en
gaged in smaller group activities
and discussions, with each of
the instructors working simul
taneously with a group in a .regu
lar classroom. What is happened?
It is a "Focus on Change” in the
teaching of Educational Psy
chology at Elizabeth City State
College. This change was the re
sult of much imagining, analy
zing, discussing and planning.
It is also required some "daring”
on the part of the instructors.
The idea of a "new” (for Ed
ucational Psychology at ECSC)
instructional approach was pre
sented by this writer to Dr. Aziz
and Mr. Muldrow during the 1966
fall semester enrollment period.
They enthusiastically agreed that
the idea had interesting possi
bilities and pledged their cooper
ation towards its implementation.
With this assurance of interest,
an approach was made to Dr.
William E. Anderson, Dean of the
T. Anderson
College. The "idea” was ex
plained to him, and requests were
made for lecture space, room
assignments, and faculty sched
uling on a block period plan.
Having met with no major objec
tions from the Dean, the Chair
man of the Department of Educa
tion, Dr. Rosaline Edwards, was
next conferred with, and she
agreed to include the group’s re
quests in her recommendations
for the 1967 spring semester
schedule.
The hurdles of assignment
and scheduling successfully sur
mounted, the three instructors
were then free to plan for the
"new approach” to the teaching
of Educational Psychology at
Elizabeth City State College.
The planning period extended
through the second nine weeks
of the fall semester and included
several lengthy sessions of
analysis and decision. Dis
cussions were devoted to the
"team” approach on the college
level; to the desirable unit con
tent of a course in Educational
by Thelma Anderson
Psychology; to the distribution
of time periods for the units in
cluded; to the course objectives;
to the course requirements; to
procedures, techniques, and ma
terials which should be utilized;
and to the instructional respon
sibilities which would be ac
cepted by each of the three
members of the "team.” These
periods of discussion served
two purposes; the "team” mem
bers became thoroughly acquain
ted with Psychology 309 (Edu
cational Psychology) as planned;
and they became more closely
acquainted with each other. For
individuals cannot discuss, ques
tion, challenge, and plan together
without becoming more compati
ble, more professionally tolerant,
and more concerted in a unity of
purpose. So, when the spring
semester began, the "team”,
though acutely aware of the
novelty of its venture, was
psychologically, socially, and
professionally prepared to set
forth upon it.
The students, enrolled in the
classes, approached their as
signment with more than a mini
mum amount of apprehension.
"How will it work?” "How will
we earn our grades, if three
people are to teach us?” "Who
will decide to which teacher we
must report?” "Will the work be
harder?” "Is this easier for the
instructors?” These and many
other quite logical questions
were directed to members of the
With the Greeks
AKA Founders
Day
by Lillie Kinney
Delta Theta Chapter of the
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority In
corporated, celebrated its Found
er’s Day February 13-15- An in
tensive program was designed
to show the members of the Col
lege family and others, one of
the national projects sponsored
by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
which was founded in I9O8 at
Howard University.
The Sorority’s national pro
jects are: Operation Circle;
NAACP (Project Freedom) Im
plementation of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964; Training Under
graduates for Leadership; Job
Opportunity and Employment for
Youth (Cleveland Job Corps,
Women’s Residential Training
Center); and Voter Education
and First Class Citizenship. Al
pha Kappa Alpha is the only
non-profit organization granted
a charter to operate a Job Corps
Center; therefore, emphasis was
placed on its greater project, the
Cleveland Job Corps Center.
The members of Alpha Kappa
Alpha feel that it is their duty
to carry out the proposed ideas
of their founders and to perpet
uate the Cultural and educational
ideals of the 59 year old sorority.
In the celebration of Found
er’s Day the members of Delta
Theta Chapter rededicated them
selves to the founding principle
of Alpha Kappa Alpha—ser»ic«
to all mankind.
Alpha Inducts
Sphinx Men
We, the members of the Sphinx
Club of the Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity, are elated to an
nounce that we have five active
pledges. These members are:
Henry L. Felton, a sophomore.
Social Science Major of Hertford,
N. C.; Alfred Carter, a freshman
Social Science Major of Wash
ington, D. C. and president of
the Freshman Class; Waide Rob
inson, a junior Industrial Arts
Major of Chesapeake, Va.; John
L. Thatch, a sophomore English
Major of Hertford, N. C. Thatch
is President of the Sophomore
Class, Vice-President of the
Men’s Government Association
and a member of the College
Players; and Clifton Tyrance, a
freshman Business Education
Major, of Jacksonville, N. C.
team. The first session of the
course was designed to answer
some of these questions and
to explain the organizational and
instructional pattern which had
been decided upon. The students
agreed to reserve their verdicts
until the end of the semester and
to cooperate in this new (for Psy
chology 309) experience at our
college.
The course has been designed
to utilize the major interests and
competencies of the instructors.
At each planning session, pre
ceding a new unit, the ideas of
not one, but three experienced
instructors, are pooled to give
what seems to be the most rep
resentative choice of subject
matter and the most: effective
general plan of procedure. Each
individual teacher, however, is
free to utilize his own techniques
.and his own teaching personality.
So, even within the classroom,
the challenge to the student is
not from one but three instructors.
After the completion of a unit,
there is a summary session, in
which there is a report of cover
age, difficulties, and procedures.
Thus each team member is aware
of what the others have done and
(Continued on page 4)
The Eyes Of
The Future
by Terry Quinlan
To the grand lands of Sigma
the doors were ^pened long
enough to allow eleven new
members to walk on that earthly
Ely^ian path.
Yes, the rebirth of Phi Beta
Sigma here at State was a sight
, never to be forgotten. The
"mighty eleven” met every test
with the best examples of true
.Greek spirit ever shown. This
was the first line for Sigma in
four years. The "Old Crescents,”
Lacy McLauin, Joseph Stanley,
Terry Quinlan, Robert Sessoms,
George Morgan and Roy Cotton
were joined in their trip across
the burning sands by Leonard
“Voice” Moore, Jr., John Jor
dan, Robert L. Mullen, Lawrence
Lawson, and Kenneth McKiver.
These new brothers joined with
Charles E. Freeman, the all
CIAA Dog Terror, as he was
known during probation week.
Sigma expects to do big
things in the years to come and
the man with his hand on the
helm will be Robert Sessoms,
the new head of Phi Beta Sigma.
Behind him, like Heracles of
old, is Joseph Stanley, serving
as the new V. P. Both these
students are well respected and
popular with Greek brothers and
classmates.
Yes, in the future, all eyes
will be turned in the direction
of the Royal Blue and White, the
men of Sigma.
Omega Psi
Phi Nu's
The members of the Omega
Psi Phi Fraternity welcomed
twelve new brothers into "Greek-
land” on Saturday, January 7.
Neophytes "crossing the sands”
were Ervin Francis, Phillip Bur
nette, Godfrey Eason, Ervin Als
ton, Leroy Douglas, Tyrone Hop
kins, Butler Sharpe III, John N.
Moore, David Lyons, Johnnie
Walton, Charles Singleton and
Robert Graves.
Delta Chi
Inducts 17
The members of Delta Chi
Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority inducted 17 neophytes
into their sisterhood. These 17
young ladies crossed over to
Delta Land on Saturday, January
7. The neophytes are Sorors
Amelia Aikens, Joyce Barcliff,
Yolonda Baker, Heddy Basnight,
Carolyn Demery, Joyce Flythe,
Edna Hargroove, Mary Johnson,
Yvonne Johnson, Betty Myers,
Betty Pender, Emily Scott,
Dorothy Sherrod, Eunicetine
Smith, Sarah Smith, Amelia
Whitfield, and Maggie Wilson.
The prophytes of Delta Chi
Chapter are very happy and
proud to have these 17 young
ladies. They extend a hearty
welcome to them as members of
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
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