MAY, 1967
THE COMPASS
PAGE FIVE
Are You Public
Affairs“Minded?
Partial and full scholarships
are available for public affairs-
minded students interested in at
tending six-week Encampment for
Citizenship this summer, in New
York City or on a mountainside
in Puerto Rico.
Problems of poverty, civil
rights and developing nations are
examined a«id discussed, in the
New York and Puerto Rico En
campments, by young men and
women of all racial, religious,
ethnic and economic backgrounds,
many nationalities, and varied
political views. A staff of a doz
en teachers and social scientists
at each site includes returned
Peace Corps Volunteers.
The Encampment for Citi
zenship, founded in 1946, in non
partisan, non-sectarian and non
profit; it is sponsored by the
American Ethical Union. Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt was for 17
years, chairman of the Encamp
ment Sponsors Committee, a post
now held by New York’s Repub-
lican-Liberal Mayor John V.
Lindsay.
Encampment activities include
workshops on volunteer tutoring,
community development, housing
and school integration, world af
fairs and other subjects, as well
as lectures, films, discussion
groups and fieldtrips. Two days
a week will bo devoted to com
munity service work in low-in-
come areas.
The New York Encampment, to
be held July 2-August 12 on the
15-acre campus of the Fieldston
School, 45 minutes from midtown
Manhattan, will focus on urban
area problems and on world af
fairs. The Inter-American En
campment, drawing participants
from throughout the Americas,
will be held June 25-August 4,
on the mountain, El Yunque, in
Luguillo National Forest, Puerto
Rico. Its program emphasis will
be on community development
and human rights in the Americas.
The age range for both En
campments is 17 through 21. Cost
of board, room and tuition for the
six weeks, in either location, is
$500; full and partial scholar
ships are available on the ba
sis of need. (Round trip air
coach. New York-Puerto Rico, is
$121.50). Applications are avail
able from the Encampment for
Citizenship, Inc., 2 West 64th
Street, New York City 10023.
The only tragedy that death
can bring is the tragedy that
life has brought.
—Williams
"College Players”
Production
Successful
by Floyd Johnson
On Thursday anu Friday
nights, April 27 and 28 and Sat
urday afternoon, April 29, the
Elizabeth City State "College
Players” under the direction
of Mr. Bernard L. Peterson, Jr.
presented, as its contribution
in the 1967 Fine Arts Festival,
"Three Ridiculous Plays.”
The "Uear Departed”, a
satirical comedy by Stanley
Houghton, was thp first play to
be given. The characters were:
Mrs. Amelia Slater-Jacquelyn
Taylor; Victoria Slater-Diane
Manley; Henry Slater-Julius Webb;
Mrs. Elizabeth Jordan-Ella Baker;
Ben Jordan-Floyd Johnson; and,
Abel Merryweather-William Pur-
kett.
"The Sandbox,” an absurd
intermazze by Edward Albee,
was the second presentation.
Members of its cast were: the
lifeguard-Javon Brothers; mommy-
Saundra Melson; daddy-Albert
Turner; grandma-Jacquelyn Tay
lor; and, the musician-Floyd
Johnson.
The third presentation was'
"The Skin of Our Teeth” (act I),
from the fantastic comedy by
Thornton Wilder. The characters
were: Sabina-Diana Felton; Mrs.
Antrobus-Brenda Pearson; tele
graph boy-Charles Caudle; Gladys
Antrobus-Lovie Brimage; Henry
Antrobus-Leroy Brickhouse; and,
Mr. Antrobus-John Thatch. The
refugees were; Floyd Johnson-
Doctor; Julius Webb-Judge;
Charles Caudle-Homer; Jean
Perry-Miss T. Muse; Cheryl Rid-
dick-Miss E. Muse; Evelyn
Adams-Miss A. Muse; and, Shir
ley Boyd-Miss M. Muse.
At the end of the last perfor
mance on Saturday afternoon, Mr.
Peterson was presented a gift
and a dollar bill signed by the
members of the "College Play
ers” as a token of appreciation
for the time and hard work that
he had put in toward the pro
duction of the plays.
Dates to
Remember
School Year 1967-68
Faculty Conference Sept. 6
Freshmen and New
Students Report- Sept. 8
Registration- Sept. 15-16
Classes Begin- Sept. 18
"Bird” Johnson
Selected
AlHntramural
by Reginald Johnson
WiIIiam Johnson
William "Bird” Johnson a
junior Health and Physical Edu
cation major, was recently voted,
for the third consecutive year, to
the All Intramural Basketball
team.
He led the All-Stars to a run
ner-up position in the tournament.
He finished the season with a
remarkable 25.0 scoring average.
Johnson ig a native of Wil-
liamston, and is a graduate of
E. J. Hayes High School.
Joining him on the first team
were Marvin Spaulding, Jimmy
Roberson, Leo McNeil and Ernest
Bell.
Enjoy All
That the Summer
Has to Offer.
Obituary
Mrs. Pattie Lee Taylor Jones,
mother of Mr. Taylor E. Jones,
Registrar, died April 16 in Wash
ington, N. C.
Mr. Peter Peterson, grand
father of Mr. Moses Walker, in
structor, Business Department,
was tuneralized April 29 in Sum
ter, S. C.
Mr. Floyd Alexander, uncle of
Barbara O, Fearing '67, COM-
iPASS Editor, died in Philadel
phia, Pa. April 26.
Many Students Honored
on April 12
Many of the students of Eliza
beth City State College are fa
miliar with Honors Night held
here on campus annually. Along
with many other freshmen, I wit
nessed my first Honors Night on
April 12. I found the program to
be quite interesting, for both
aspects of the program were in-
spirational-the presentation of
our speaker’s message and the
presentation of honors to those
deserving students.
Reflection of the Speaker’s
Message.
The speaker was Dr. Samuel
(). Cook, Professor of Political
Science of Duke University. He
was in my way of thinking a most
memorable speaker. Being one of
great accomplishments. Dr. Cook
knew well the keys to success
and this, too, was brought out
well in his message.
I agreed wholeheartedly with
Dr. Cook’s philosophy of using
your time well and taking advan
tage of opportunities, although
at times it seems very hard to
do. I believe that I will always
remember Dr. Cook and his
speech because of the many
truths and realisms brought out
in his message. One in particular
that will always remain in my
mind is that, many of us, students
at E.C.S.C., are first generation
students. We are the first of our
family to have entered college
and we should make it our goal
to attain success in college and
in life. This particular statement
was instilled in my mind because
I am one of those "first-genera
tion students.” I too, realize that
all of my family are looking for
me to do great things and I am
determined not to disappoint
them. So here 1 am, at E.C.S.C.,
struggling to do as Dr. Cook has
said: to make good use of my
time, to take advantage of any
and all opportunities and to do
my very best in everything that
1 endeavor to do.
The Honorees and Their Honors
Honors Night was a most
memorable night for all of the
recipients of awards and cer
tificates. Thirty-three students
were the recipients of certificates
for having maintained continous
honor roll status. Following this
presentation was a presentation
of other certificates to those stu
dents whose names were on the
Dean’s List. The "Alpha Kappa
Alpha, Delta Theta Chapter
Award” was awarded to an out
standing female freshman for her
by A Freshman
scholarship, character and lead
ership ability. The individual
who received this cash award of
fifty dollars was Odell Spenctr*
Recipients of "Alpha Kappa
Alpha, Zeta Kappa Omega Chap
ter Award” were Dollie Gibbs
and Mary E. Ward. These persons
shared a one-hundred dollar cash
award.
Presented to the members of
Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society
were membership keys and cer
tificates. These honorees were
Heddy Basnight, Edna Brown,
Vonnie Moore, and Arlease Sally.
An annual cash award was given
by Eta Chi Chapter of Beta
Beta Biological Honor Society
to the freshman Biology major
who showed great promise. This
year this award went to Lillian
Riggs. The happy recipient of
the "College Choir Cash Award”
was Carolyn R. Demery. She was
that member who showed loyalty
and dedication to the Choir.
Shared by Jean Walston and
Lillian Riggs was a cash award
of twenty-five dollars from Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority for i>eing
the female freshman with the
highest scholarship.
Presented to the sophomores
who during their freshman year
made the highest grades in Eng
lish was the "Edna Harris Mit
chell Freshman Award.” Recip
ients of this award were Mae B.
Felton, Wilbert Hawkins, Barbara
Leary and John N. Moore. The
Department of Education in
scribes annually on a plaque the
name of its outstanding senior
student. This honor was given to
Shirley Turnage. The proud and
very happy recipient of the Eng
lish Department Major Plaque
was Vivian T. Armstrong.
The "Florence Fowlkes Las
siter Scholarship Fund” awards
annually a cash award to a con
scientious piano student who has
made rapid progress during the
school term. This year this
scholarship went to Carolyn R.
Demery. To the senior in the
Department of Industrial Arts
with the highest grades over a
four year period went the **lndus-
trial Arts Award,” the recipient
being Grover T. Eure.
In addition to the previously
named awards to students in cer
tain fields for their high scholas
tic averages, were the following:
the "Matrons Social Literary Art
Club Award” given to Mae B.
Felton, the "Social Science De
partment Award” given to Delma
M. Skinner, the "Science and
Mathematics Award” given to*
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Congratulations
To The
Class of 1967
THE COMPASS