PAGL 2
THE COMPASS
SEPTEMBER. i%g
THE COMPASS
For Students and Alumni
Published by
STATE COLLEGE NEWSPAPER STAFF
Elizabeth City, N. C.
Members: Columbia Scholastic Press Association
PRESS
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF CHARLOTTE A. RIDDICK:!:
^ASSOCIATE EDITOR LILLIAN RIGGSv
•••••SECRETARY JEROLINE WHITE>:'
TREASURER. RENA S. HACKNEYi:!:
i:;CIRCULATION MANAGER SELENA BAKER:-:!
^ADVISOR MR. BALLOUS
::iOpinions expressed in articles are not necessarily;::;
•jithose of the COMPASS or of the College.
What Has Happened To Our
Human Decency?
Too long have we, students here at Elizabeth City
State College, been subjected to abuse and inhumane
treatment by the administrators, faculty and staff.
Because of the varying degrees of ill-treatment suf
fered by other students, as well as myself, I am com
pelled to voice a complaint to all concerned. How
often have students been ousted from offices when mak
ing a personal inquiry concerning accounts, housing,
work-aid, records or scholarship? Far too often for
the well-being of students and for good intra-personal
relationships.
We realize that these people are busy and have
their various responsibilities to fulfill for the college
to function properly and punctually, but we also feel
that the students are a college’s first responsibility
and that their questions should be answered. This,
however, has not been sorely abused and belittled.
Is this the type of conduct that encourages such ab
stractions of education as respect, admiration and
human dignity?
Realizing the truth that no party is all to blame,we
know that students too are guilty of the lack of com
mon courtesy, but not to make excuses, that are re
acting to like treatment. If we are to thrive in a whole
some academic community, we must practice more
wholly the racial graces of kindnesses and courtesy.
My plea is as old as our Christian philosophy - “Do
unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
I think that if each of us were to re-examine him
self in our daily encounters, we would soon have a
campus upon which working and learning would be
much easier tasks.
Leroy Douglas, President
Student Government Association
GREETINGS FROM WGA
Our vacation is over, and now we are faced with
challenges of a new academic year. To the new stu
dents and to the returning students, I bid you a hearty
and most sincere welcome. As a freshman, you will
encounter many new experiences. As a returning stu
dent, you are returning to Elizabeth City State College
for another year to achieve the goal Aat you estab
lished as a freshman. Let us strive to make this a
very successful year. Our goal has been set, and it
is up to us to accomplish this goal. We cannot be
successful by just sitting down. We must GET UP
and GET INVOLVED with outselves and with others.
First, we must act among ourselves, the Women’s
Government Association. We need “Togetherness.”
We must WORK together; We must PLAN together;
We must THINK together; and then, we must ACT
together. Then we must unite our strength with the
other half of our college family. The Men’s Govern
ment Association. With this union we should have a
strong and united Student Body. We must not stop
here. We must work with the faculty and the admini
strative officers.
So let us, upperclassmen, set the pace and a good
example for the freshmen.
To all I promise, if you will cooperate and work
with me HALF-THE-WAY, as President of the Wo
men’s Government Association, I will work and serve
you ALL-THE-WAY. YVONNE JOHNSON
PATTERSON
An Awareness - Black
Communication Arts
BY: ROOSEVELT WRIGHT, JR.
(Continued from Page 1)
encouraged to apply along
with those who have had
more formal education or
training,” Mr. Patterson
emphasized in his appeal
to the Guyanese people.
Arriving in the country
fjn March 10, 1968, he is
iccompanied by his wife,
K.iihryn, a nurse-anaes-
theist, and their two-
year-old son. On the staff
of experienced instruc
tors under Mr. Patter
son’s administration is
Mr. Joseph E. Butcher,
former brick mason and
vocational education in
structor at Elizabeth
City’s P. W. Moore High
School.
Students-
There is a growing a-
wareness, finally, of the
career opportunities for
black students in the field
of Communication Arts.
But, I am sure many of
you have already asked
the question—What are
the Communication Arts?
Well, the Communication
Arts are those broad a-
reas of concern that may
be called the creative a- "
reas of mass media. The
area of mass media in
this article refers to
those exciting areas of
Radio, Television, Motion
Pictures, Photo-Journa-
lism, etc. Such profess
ional areas as the Com
munication Arts, serve
as the very bactoone of
the American way of life.
Everyday your life is in-
flenced by news, music,
information of public in
terest, entertainment,
etc. through the various
mass media outlets.
However, fellow black
students, have you ever
stopped to think, with such
an out pouring of informa
tion product, there must
be a “grand man power
machine." This man
power machine is the
complex of men and
women employed, to pro
duce the many Radio-tele
vision programs, motion
picture presentations,
photo - journalistic
works, that you see all the
time. This “man power
machine” represents
such career opportunities
as actors, actress, cam
eramen, public relations
specialist, radio-tele-
vision motion picture en
gineers, announcers,
photographers, advertis
ing specialist, mass
media salesmen, etc. All
jobs to be found in the var
ious communication arts
areas, and , "guess
what?”—there are jobs
available for black people
also.
Black people for some
time have found an aware
ness in the field of radio
broadcasting. They have
found employment from
radio stations in in
ternational waters, such
as “Radios Caroline In
ternational,” broad
casting three (3) miles
off the coast of England
to the American Giants of
KDAY - Los Angeles,
WBEE-Chicago, to WWRL
New York. Companies
such as Spiedel and Rol
lins, Inc. have done much
in providing employment
for the black people in
their broadcasting op
erations. Black people
have formed their own
radio stations, such as
WERD - Atlanta, Georgia
and part interest in such
stations as WCHB- De
troit, Michigan. James
Brown, popular black en
tertainer, better known as
“Soul Brother No. 1,”
has purchased three radio
stations in Augusta, Geor
gia (his hometown); Knox
ville, Tennessee; and Los
Angeles, California and,
Mr, Brown is looking des
perately for black
employees to fill the jobs
of station managers,
salesmen, announcers,
engineers, secretaries,
6tC«
There are 3,500 am, 800
fm, 165 fm educational
raio stations operating
in the United States. To
some degree, we find
black employees in many
of these radio stations.
Most of the jobs found are
those of announcer and
program directors. The
upper level jobs of
salesmen, station mana
gers, public relation
directors, still remains
vacant of black em
ployees. But, in spite of
the past and present radio
broadcasting activities,
black veterans have
emerged. Locally known
persons, such as 20 or
more year veterans. Jack
Holmes - WRAP-Norfolk,
Virginia; or Norflet Whi-
tted-WSRC-Durham, N.C.
are working hard among
other veteran black radio
employees. Hal Jackson,
Del Shields, Sid McCoy,
Herman Griffin, Mark Al
len, Bob King, Leola Dy
son and many other black
radio personalities are
continuing the fight for full
recognition of black
people in the ranks of
radio broadcasting.
Black awareness in the
visual and aural art
of television and motion
pictures, has been felt by
black people. Lately, we
have seen a great change
in the role of black actors
in various presentations.
From the latest “Coca-
Cola” advertisement to
Sidney Poiter’s latest mo
vie, “For The Love of
Ivy," a change has come
about.
To further help in the
awareness of the com
munication arts, the Ed
ucation Media Center
would like to sponsor a
communication arts club.
The sole purpose of the
club would be to increase
black student awareness
in the areas of Radio,
Television, Motion
Pictures, Photo-Journa
lism, etc.
This awareness would
be accomplished by bring
ing resource persons to
the campus; visits, to Ra
dio - television stations;
Campus motion picture’
productions; campus ra
dio presentations; free
creative, foreign and art
film showings; plus a host
of other mass media ac
tivities. Interested, con
tact Mr, Roosevelt R.
Wright, Jr., Educational
Media Center.
MISS ECSL
WELCOMES
FRESHMEN
It gives me great plea
sure as this year’s Miss
Elizabeth City State Col
lege to welcome the
Freshman Class to our
college.
As fellow Vikings you
are now entering a new
threshhold of life. The road
to intellectual achieve
ment will be long and
tedious, but the rewards
will be great and fulfill
ing.
Please feel free to call
upon my assistance ifyou
encounter problems of any
nature. It is my duty as
well as that of other fel
low Vikings to be of help
to you.
Betty Egleston
Miss ECSC 1968-69
New Vikings
AHOY!!
With the other organi
zations of Elizabeth City
State College we join to
welcome you as members
of our Viking family. It is
our sincere hope that you
come with a purpose, in
pursuit of some objective,
and have the determina
tion needed to make your
stay profitable and suc
cessful. One idea which
we hope you bring with
you is that in coming to
college you are not only
on the receiving end, but
must give of your talents
both academically and
otherwise, to establish
convictions, to share in
the organization and exe
cution of the activities
which you feel will make
your college days whole"
some and complete.
The Lighthouse College
Center offers positions of
leadership, creativity and
group participation. As
the informal living roora
of the college family it
is the center of campus
activity. We extend to all
freshmen and new stu
dents a sincere welcome
to our facilities, to serve
on the various functional
committees, and to serve
as, or to become leaders,
in the operation of
Lighthouse (Student un
ion) College Center.
Alfred Carter,President
Lighthouse College Cen
ter.
GREETINGS FROM MGA
The officials of the Men’s Government Association
are very happy to welcome the freshmen and new stu
dents to the Viking Family of Elizabeth City State Col
lege. We also welcome the returning upperclassmen
back to the Viking Family.
The officials of the Men’s Government Association
wish to share with the freshmen, new and returning
students the thought that no institution will ever be
what it is supposed to be until all students are what
they are supposed to be. On the other hand, the stu
dents of any institution will never be what they are
supposed to be until the institution is what it is sup
posed to be. This institution is striving to be what it is
supposed to be. Why can't we, the student, strive to
be what we are supposed to be?
Earnest Bell, President
Men’s Government Association