Published by Elizabetli City State College jor Students and Alumni
VOLUME 29
ELIZABETH CITY, K. C., OCTOBER, 1967
NUMBER 2
Homecoming "Fiesta" Begins Today
Omega Talent
Show Signals
Start of Weekend
Activities
GREGG SMITH SINGERS
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Homecoming 1967, the gala
weekend of the semester, got
underway Wednesday night with
the Omega Talent Show sched
uled at 8:00 p.m. in Moore Hall
Auditorium.
The M. C. was Leroy Thomp-
kins. He made his appearance
in a different outfit each time he
was "on the scene”.
This fantastic show included
such great singing stars as:
Betty Faison, Sonny Penn, Joyce
Grantham, Sandra Pittman, Flo
rence Dickerson, Jesse Carmon,
Lyceum Series Opens With Gregg
Smith Singers
by Ansol E. Graham
The first Lyceum program for
the 1967-68 year at Elizabeth
City State College was presented
Monday October 23, 1967, with
the Gregg Smith Singers in Con
cert. And what a concert it was!
Gregg Smith, noted conductor
in North America as well as in
Canada and the European coun
tries, and the Gregg Smith Singers
presented a brilliant performance.
The Gregg Smith Singers dis
playing seemingly effortless
superiority in all choro-musical
departments, these talented young
people and their gifted leader
bring to their performances on
dimension-a dedication to each
other and to the-music they are
performing - that is unique among
professional choruses.
Gregg Smith included com
positions on the program written
by such great composers and
writers as Irving Five and
Charles Ives. Irving Five was a
sensitive, gifted composer who
died at the early age of 46 in
1962. He was a composer’s com
poser, writing exquisite music
in which each note is beautifully
crafted. His understanding of
text and ability to portray it in
his music is especially to be
noted, and The Hour Glass Suite,
which was presented brilliantly
by the Gregg Smith Singers, is a
wonderful example of this gift,
pther compositions of the Irving
Five presented in the program
by the Gregg Smith Singers were
such humorous pieces as the
Clam (for male chorus) and the
ttliite Knight (women’s chorus
and piano) from Alice in Wonder
land.
Charles Ives pieces were pre
sented brilliantly by the Gregg
Smith Singers. Charles Ives is
noted for his sacred music.
Two years ago, the Gregg
Smith Singers took an idea of
Charles Ives and applied it to
their own perfonnances and was
presented effectively in ECSC
Moore Hall Auditorium. It was
Ives’ contention that music of
the future would not be limited to
one stage or onj? direction (“Mon
aural”) but that performances
would be created with sounds
coming from all directions. And
the Gregg Smith Singers accom
plished this by moving from the
stage to various sections of the
auditorium so as to surround the
audience. In this way the audi
ence could better hear the inner
content of the music or the var
ious sounds. It was very effective
and the audience enjoyed it
greatly.
Yo-Yo, I. Y.,
Queenie — Ingrid's Queen
Some call her YotYo, others
refer to her as Queenie, but her
name is Ingrid, our Miss Eliza
beth City State College. She can
be seen almost any day "speed
ing” across campus, or down our
Alma Mater’s corridors, and even
down the streets of Elizabeth
City. Often she has been told to
slow down and walk, but then,
that is the pace of a busy queen.
Ingrid is a senior Social Sci
ence major from Newport News,
Va. In 1964 she graduated from
Huntington High School. While
a part of the Viking family, Ingrid
has become Associate Editor of
the COMPASS. She has been list
ed in Who’s Who Among Students
In American Universities and
Colleges. Our queen is also a
member of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority. Her sister, Sherrelle,
attends Norfolk State College in
Virginia.
The times when Ingrid does
slow down are those when she
contemplates life. Her philosophy
is, "To thine own self be true”,
a quotation she read and adopted
her Freshman year. "If each Vi
king, if each human being would
be true to himself, he could not
deny God, love, happiness, or any
other human being,” says Ingrid.
"It is hard to over come the
pains and ugliness that is around
us, but just think how these two
evils would decrease if you and
1 start with ourselves being true,
and thereby spreading beauty”.
Ingrid joins the rank of roy
alty which includes at least 20
predecessors. Her most recent
predecessor. Miss Doris J. Dug-
gins, is now teaching at West
Martin High School in Oak City.
Our Queen says, "Let a smile
be the light that you give the
the world.”
The Creations, Lillie Sharpe,
Jinrniy Sutton and the Romans,
Thomas Evans, Avon Chapman,
The Uniques, Curtis "Otis Red
ding” Bond, Archie "James
Brown” Davis and Carolyn Dem-
ery who played two instrumental
selections.
A creative dance was done
by Pamela Smith. And just what
would a show be without a com
edian? Well Albert Turner made
sure that there was plenty of
laughter in the audience.
The pre-game festivities of
this year’s Homecoming were
enjoyable. At ECSC, success is
participation and participation is
the student body. "Pony Home
coming” like this one .will al
ways be remembered as a
"GREAT MOMENT IN HIS
TORY”.
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INSIDE LIFE
Bond Featured
3
Sports
4
Homecoming Old
And New
,5
Fishbowl
6
HOMECOMING QUEEN INGRID EAST