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THE COMPASS
OCTOBER 20, 1968
THE COMPASS
For Students and Alumni
Published by !•:;
I STATE COLLEGE NEWSPAPER STAFF i:-:
Elizabeth City, N. C. Iv
Members: Columbia Scholastic Press Association >1:
:i:EDITOR-IN-CHIEF„ CHARLOTTE A. RIDDlCK:j:
;;:ASSOCIATE EDITOR LILLIAN RIGGSv
•••••SECRETARY JEROLINE WHITE::-:
•::TREASURER. RENA S. HACKNEYS
ir-CIRCULATION MANAGER SELENA BAKER:-:;
•ijADVlSOR MR. BALLOUS
•.•^Opinions expressed in articles are not necessarilyS
•;;those of the COMPASS or of the College. S
We Change, Too
It’s up to us as Individuals and organizations to make
the voice of the students heard. The staff of the COM
PASS totally commits itself to wholehearted effort to
amplify that voice.
Yes, we change too. Gone are the times when you
called The COMPASS the "wonder paper” (I wonder
if it will come out.) No longer will you be without an
instrument of expression when you need it.
In our earnest attempt at revival, we are trying to
become a twice-monthly publication. We can do it with
your help.
Don’t hesitate to contact us. The staff welcomes
articles from any member of our ECSC family, we
especially encourage letters to the editor. If we don’t
run your paper the way you want it, let us know. The
COMPASS Staff is at your service.
Who's In Charge?
In this age of protest and self-expression, every voice
is a voice to be heard. Every voice has a need to com
municate, to criticize, and to exercise freedom of
speech. On this campus. The COMPASS is designed to
meet these needs.
Who, you ask, controls The COMPASS - You do-
the students of ECSC. You are financially and morally
responsible for this journalistic venture.
The success or failure of this newspaper depends on
you. It can be a free and representative instrument
of expression or it can become a weak, meaningless
bore in print. It’s up to you.
Granted, you have elected me, the editor, to organize,
review and edit your work. But you make the news.
It is up to you to see that it is reported fairly and
accurately. The COMPASS Staff promises to make it
interesting enough to hold your attention.
Pledge yourself. Join us in an attempt to make The
COMPASS all you want it to be.
What Price? Pride
and Loyalty
Who is responsible for
the establishment of a
college image? Who are
the promoters, carriers,
and the leaders in this
process?
Because of the fact that
“Pride” is a contempor
ary word of much repute,
it seems quite in place
that college students
should evaluate them
selves and their contribu
tions to and their roles
as promoters of college
pride and loyalty. Are
you the type who says that
you have no school pride
or loyalty (whatever the
case) because the morale
is low, because of the
administration, faculty,
and or staff? Or are you
more positive, and while
asking the forementioned
questions you include,
what am I contributing to
the promotion of school
pride? Am I the type who
pounces on the negative
situations of my college?
Do I aid those who would
see my college changed
or ended by public em
phasis of its negative as
pects and not enough of
its positive aspects?
These are the types of
questions one must be
able to answer honestly
and in full. Don’t be caught
up in the “everybody else
is complaining” routine
for without proper anal
ysis of the influences of
each distinctive case,then
application of justifica
tion might well be ill
placed. One main ques
tion which one needs to
ask himself is — What
am I looking to get from
my college and my aca
demic pursuits? How
much responsibility am I
willing to accept and with
what attitude do I accept
this responsibility. What
do I do to promote pride,
confidence, and loyalty to
my college from the en
tire student body? Am I
representative of my
philosophy, my position
of leadership, my role as
a student?
From one or two ques
tions more and more e-
volve until one might lose
the original. These are.
Letters To
The Editor
EDITOR'S NOTE
The COMPASS wants
to be the voice of ECSC
students both in its news
coverage and in the ex
pression of personal o-
pinions by students. Let
ters to the Editor are in
vited, arid to prove that
we have space to print
them, we have reserved
this column as a remind
er. In the next issue,we
would like to see your
letter here on this page.
Be brief please. But speak
up!!
The Editor
The COMPASS
Dear Editor:
I Pledge Allegiance
HOME MEETS
HOME
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by the United Campus Re
ligious Fellowship, under
the direction of R. Irving
Boone, College Minister.
A tour of the college’s
expanding campus took
place at 10:00 a.m., pro
ceeded by voluntary at
tendance at local chur
ches.
The visitors to the
campus of Elizabeth City
State College got a chance
to see and eat in the Col
lege’s $850,000 new Cafe
teria upon their return
to the campus at 1:00
p.m. The scene of e-
vents shifted to the Light
house College Center
where a movie musical
program, and an informal
reception was held. Dr.
and Mrs. Marion D.
Thorpe joined other
members of the faculty
and staff at the “Meet
the President’s Session”
at 3:30 p.m., and the
reception.
Those who found it in
convenient to attend Sun
day’s Parents Day event
got an opportunity to vi
sit ECSC the following
Saturday, October 12th,
for the Parents Day grid
iron battle between the
Vikings and Virginia Un
ion University.
however, questions which
are quite pertinent if we
are to grow in knowledge
and realize the great need
for “Pride”. It is not
just a racial need, but
a very comxTion but spe
cial daily need — PRIDE
AND LOYALTY!
Alfred Carter, President
Lighthouse College Center
Presumably that the
oath of every citizen of
the United States, every
organization, every ad
mirer, and every INSIT-
TUITON (especially edu
cation) is “to respect its
flag”, each has a certain
bestowed responsibility
of honor to his native
land. This, is in refer
ence to the “flag”, and
the obligations to it by
Elizabeth City State Col
lege, which has been neg
lected.
If one ever wants to
determine exactly to what
extent our college “pled
ges its allegiance”, it
would surely be disgrace
ful if they would judge
by the condition of our
flags. It is pitiful t > walk
or look across our cam
pus and see those things
(flags) which are so sym
bolic to the United States
being in the condition they
are. The North Carolina
flag seems to be more
dirty than a typical pig or
a garbage collector. The
United States flag is dir
ty also but is torn more
than a “rag doll” and
the ends are stringier
than a mop.
Sure someone in some
authoritative position has
neglected this — this is
obvious. I am hoping that
the same someone will
realize the importance of
the conditions of the flags
and commence to con
structively replacing
“the old to the new”(this
year’s motto for the col
lege).
Those who properly
share this view should
ask, “Is not the condi
tion of the flag symix)lic
of the American state of
affairs; symbolic of the
relentless and bitter war
agains poverty, preju
dice, corruption, crime,
racism, ruthless power
and brutality? Are we
more concerned with the
symbol made of cloth than
the reality of flesh and
blood. We should repair
both. Think about this.
The Job Of The College:
Boarding, College Work
Study Program
One responsibility of
the institution of higher
learning is that of
BOARDING its STU
DENTS. Emphasis is
placed on that of students
because it seems that our
college is slightly deviat
ing from this responsi
bility.
Circumstances and sit
uations support proof of
this statem'ent. Take But
ler Hall for instance, in
some rooms four students
are shaving, in another
one male student had to
sleep on the FLOOR!
Sure, we understand that
our boarding facilities
ON THE DOCK
OF THE BAY
(Cont’d, From Sept.)
Paul: I know how you feel,
I know what it’s like to
be lonely too. Since I’ve
been gone. I’ve done a
lot of thinking. I have
about a year and a half
in service and you have a
year and a half in school.
I’ve been saving a bit
and I’m going to start
saving more. Well, what
I’m trying to say is “Will
you marry me, Moni?”
Monique: (Crying tears of
joy) Oh darling, yes. I’m
so happy.
Paul: (Holds her and soft
ly strokes her hair as he
kisses her) I love you,
baby and I want you to
be my wife. Right now all
I have to offer you is
my love, but I’m work
ing on the security. We
should be able to get mar
ried after graduation or
perhaps before,
Monique: Paul, I love you.
Right now I think I’m the
happiest woman alive. But
I think I’d like to get mar
ried before I graduate.
What do you think about
an August wedding?
Emily Scott ’68
are up to their capaci
ties; but how could this
be to such an extreme if
the Dormitory Director is
occupying space in which
could provide for three
rooms and board at least
nine other students? Not
to say that he is not a
full time boarder in the
dormitory. Is this ethical
procedures? Is this a pro
fessional way of trans
acting housing facilities
for those intended to stay
in the dormitories?
LET’S HOPE FOR BET
TER LIVING CONDI
TIONS ON CAMPUS!
Another job of the col
lege is that of employ
ment for the students. Our
college provides a stu
dent Work - Study Pro
gram which is good but
is administered on con
ditions which are quite
complex. Examples of
this have proven to pro
voke dissatisfaction and
disappointments for a
great deal of students.
The problem is the
changing of work position
and jobs of students who
have previously occupied
these positions (some as
much as two or three
years.) It seems as though
if a student had worked
on the same job as long
as this, the student aid
office should be glad to
reconsider their quali
fication and renew their
“contract.” Would this
not be of business pro
cedures?
Grievances
Upperclassmen on
campus are quite dis
turbed because plenty of
them were withdrawn
from all educational
courses because of their
failing to pass the Eng
lish Proficiency Exam
ination, It is my under
standing that this
is somehwat in a ‘trial
stage,” If this is true,
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