Published by Elizabeth Cit\ State College for Students and Alumni
VOLUME 29
ELIZABETH CITY, N. C., SEPTEMBER, 1967
NUMBER 1
Alumnus Becomes
Peace Corps Volunteer
MR. WAYNE HOLMES
Mr. Wayne Holmes, an Indus
trial Arts Major of the graduating
class of '67, has just been
named a Peace Corps volunteer,
after completing nine weeks of
training at San Diego State Col
lege, San Diego, California.
Mr. Holmes has been assigned
to educational programs in Ja
maica. He will work with primary
teachers to strengthen the teach
ing of language, arts, mathe
matics and industrial arts at all
levels, including in-services
teacher-training and adult educa
tion classes. He will also teach
vocational training in Youth
Camps which are similar to the
U. S. Job Corps. He will partici
pate in a pilot program to provide
teachers with guidance testing
and record keeping skills and to
increase community awareness of
the importance of this field.
During his training, heistudiecT
Jamaican history and culture,
teaching theory and community
development techniques. His ar
rival in Jamaica on August 25
brings to over 130, the number
of Peace Corps Volunteers ser
ving there.
While at Elizabeth City State
College, Mr. Holmes was a mem
ber of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fra
ternity, and the College Wrest
ling T eam.
The f^ompass Staff would like
to salute Mr. Holmes on a job
well-done. We would also like to
leave with you this adage. "A
man who does what he is fitted
for and does it well; that is suc
cess.”
The Smell of Food
is in The Air
Thaxton Etheridge
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THE NEW CAFETE
September has always been a
traditional month in which
schools and universities across
the land reopen to begin a new
academic year. One will see new
educational buildings opening
their doors for their first full
year of use.
This year the students here
at ECSC are fortunate enough
to carry on this tradition. The
reason being the erection of two
new buildings. These buildings
are the new G. R. Little Library
and a Classroom building. They
are actually the .beginning of a
twenty-year project to expand
and modernize ECSC.
Next year we will have a new
"dome shape” Cafeteria, to car
ry over the tradition. The con
struction of this building is well
underway. According to the
RIA TAKES SHAPE
Superintendent, Mr. Guy Milliken,
the building is moving along
right on schedule. If everything
goes as planned, the building
will be completed in early May
Therefore, the Seniors of 68’ will
have a chance to sample it.
The building will contain a
student dining hall, faculty din
ing hall, employee dining hall,
kitchen atid bakery. The building
will cover an area of 22,611
square feet. It is being built at
a cost of $270,000. The Student
Dining Hall is supposed to seat
1,000 students.
The General Contractors are
Luther T. Rogers, Inc., Wilming
ton, North Carolina, and the
Architects and Engineers are
Edwards, Dove, and Parker &
Associates of Rocky Mount,
North Carolina.
WGAPresents
CharmClinic
by Barbara Curtis
The Woman’s Go emment As
sociation of E.C.S.C. is again
presenting a Charm Clinic on
October 2-6, 1967. Appearing
tliis year will be Mrs. Eueree
Clark of the school of Chann
and Dance in New Jersey and
Florida.
Mrs. Clark will present a five
day program which will be geared
for the men as well as the women
students. The program will begin
on Monday with the discussion
of visual poise. All will partici
pate in walking, sitting and
standing exercise; and young
men will be included in the last
hour for dinner, dating, res-,
taurant and party.
Tuesday..Makeup. Wednesday.
Body perfection, this will in
clude discussions and demon
strations on exercise and dance
class. Youngmen are included
in the last hour for the ballroom.
Thursday-Wardrobe. The models
will be chosen from the partici
pating groiip' and six of these
models will participate in the
closing fashionetta. Also a
"Miss Campus Model” will be
chosen from our group to repre
sent us at the annual show pre
sented by Mrs. Clark in Florida.
Friday-the Business world dis
cussions and demonstrations will
be given on job interview. Also
at this time skit will be present
ed to review the work of the five
days.
At the grand finale a fashion
etta will be presented as enter
tainment for the faculty and
friends. At this time a certificate
will be presented to all who com
pleted the five days of work in a
little graduation ceremony.
Mrs. Clark will be available
for private consultation during
her stay here on campus.
ECSC Professor Attends
Symposium in Finland
Dr. Herman G. Cooke returns
from Europe where he was in
vited to present a paper on his
work at the International Sym
posium of Ecological and Zoo
logical Research, at Helsinki,
Finland, August 7-9, 1967.
Representatives of the var
ious nations of the world were
selected by the international
co-chairmen. Dr. Ernest Fittkau
of the University of Berlin, Set-
many and Dr. Ernest Palmen of
■the University of Helsinki, Fin
land. Selections were made on
the basis of scholarly ittain-
ments and noteworthy contri
butions in the field of Zoological
and Ecological research. Cooke
was highly received for his lec
ture and demonstrations of fig
ures by the assembly.
At the close of the meeting,
a reception was given in the
administrative building of the
King’s Palace. Here, the Prince
of Finland, who was host, spot
ted Dr. Cooke in the audience
and conducted a friendly chat
with him for about 15 or 20 min
utes, inviting him to return.
The next In;ernational Sym
posium will take place at Ot
tawa, Canada. Dr. D. R. Oliver,
the representative ^om Canada,
who is the next chairman, has
already named Dr. Cooke to the
planning commit.ea and invited
him to present a paper on his
subsequent research work. Dr.
Beck was the other representa
tive from the USA.
After the Symposium trips
were scheduled to several points
of interest, Dr. Cooke selected
the one which led to Suomi and
Tapiola Garden City, a beautiful
summer resort on the borders of
Soviet Russia and Finland.
The privilege to study at
Annual Freshman Candlelighting
Service Observed
The annual Freshman Candle-
lighting Service was observed
here at ECSC on September 17,
1967, at 7:00 p.m., in Moore Hall
auditorium. The general theme
for the program was "Let us
Have Light.” After the prelude
was played by our College Or
ganist, Mr. Leonard R. Ballou,
our College Minister, Rev. R.
Irving Boone read the Scripture
and gave a prayer. Next, Queenie
Howard sang a solo which was
followed by some inspirational
remarks by President Walter N.
Ridley. President Ridley’s re
marks were centered around the
general theme of the program.
The President’s remarks were
followed by another solo which
was sung by Brenda Timbers.
Next, Charles Singleton,
President, Student Council, gave
some introductory statements
which brought to mind some his
torical aspects concerning our
college. At the close of his re
marks, Mr. Singleton introduced
the Counselor for the program,
Ingrid East, class of '68.
The Counselor began the pro
gram with a challenge to the
Freshman students, when she
by Wilbert Hawkins
told them that they are to be
"bearers of light”.
The First youth, Alice M.
Dixon, portrayed the part of one
who was confused and in a frus
trated state. She wanted to know
how youth could be "bearers of
light.”
The Second Youth, po^jrayed
by William L. Hunter, expressed
a concern about the needs of
^ople and the problems of so-
ciety. (Cont'd on page 3)
DR. HERMAN COOKE
Thienemann’s Research Center,
the Max-Planck-Institute for Hy
drobiology at Plon, Germany,
was granted by Dr. Fittkau, who
became interested in Dr.Cooke’s
work while visiting the Univer
sity of Wisconsin in 1963. Mak
ing good of this opportunity, a
new species of Chironomida was
added to the Zoological Nomen
clature of the world by Cooke,
bearing the name, Ababesmyio
cookie. The approval of this
achievement by the committee
climaxed the trip to Europe.
Following this success, he
was invited to dine with the
family of Dr. Fittkau and that of
Dr. Riess of Germany, along
with three other delegates from
other large nations. In all of
these groups, a great necessity
was observed for the ability to
converse'the German language.
Finally, in addition to the
nbove, the following cities of
Europe were visited: Oslo, Nor
way; Stockholm, Sweden; Ham
burg, Brema, Plon and Luxem
bourg, Germany; Liege, Belgium;
Copenhagen, Denmark and Paris,
France, from which he returned
to New York. Upon arriving in
Philadelphia, Dr. Cooke was in
vited to the University of Petui-
sylvania by his former profes
sors of the Department of Zoo
logy, who congratulated him for
his contributions at the Interna
tional Symposium and stated that
he had been a credit, not only
to his university, but also to his
nation which he had represented
so well.
The Compass Staff salutes
Dr. Herman Cooke for being one
of the two Americans and the
only Negro to represent the
United States.
HOMECOMING
OCTOBER 28
Mr. Alexander W. Washington, chairman of Home
coming Activities, and his co-chairman, Miss Evelyn
A. Johnson, have sent materials to every Alumni chap
ter concerning our Homecoming. We are looking forward
to seeing floots'or officials cars from chapters as usual.
Selection of the Alumni Queen is in process. ECSC
is looking forward to greeting her. Which chapter will
win?
The Alumni Dance is to be held at the Eliza^c h
City Notional Guard Armory for your enjoyment.