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THE COMPASS
OCTOBER 20, 1968
Camera For Photographs —
What Kind?
By Roosevelt R. Wright.Jr.
Not long ago, after re
turning from Europe, I
visited our beautiful cam
pus. On that day, I was
photographing buildings
and people on our cam-
'Pus, and as usual every
body wanted to get in on
the picture. During that
photographic session, a
very interested person
approached me and ask
ed, “I want to buy a cam
era; what kind should I
get.” I have been asked
many times the same
question over and over
again on the selection of
a camera.”
The photographic in
dustry of today has so
many cameras on the
market, that most begin
ners are likely to be
totally confused about
camera selection. The
selection of a camera is
really based upon the per
son who will use the cam -
era; let’s say a personal
choice. Camera selection
should be based upon such
approaches as: (1) pur
pose for which camera
will be used, (2) the kinds
of pictures to be, taken,
(3) ease of technical and
mechanical operation,
and (4) (most important)
the amount of money,you,
the photographer has to
invest. The statement,
“You get what you pay
for,” remains in camera
selections.
There is no such cam
era, as an “all-purpose”
camera, that’s one that
can do everything. But
the beginning photogra
pher can select one cam
era that may handle most
of his needs. But remem
ber camera selection is
a personal choice. With
all the various popular
cameras on the market,
most camerasusedbybe
ginners are in the follow
ing groups: (1) inexpen
sive box cameras, (2)
35mm cameras, (3) 2 1/4
X 2 1/4 Reflex cameras,
and (4) the Polaroid cam
era. Within these various
categories, there may be
a camera for you the
beginner. Now, the big
question, which one?
The inexpensive box
cameras made popular by
the Eastman Kodak Co.
are seen everywhere. All
you do Is Look, Aim,and
Shoot. Mr. James E.
Parker, Director, AV-TV
Center, North Carolina
College calls this cam
era, "The moron cam
era.” There is nothing to
the operation of this cam
era, anybody with aver
age mechanical intelli
gence can use it. Further,
if it’s just a picture you
want this is the camera
for you. But with the ad
vert of better film, this
camera can take beauti
ful black and white, color,
and color slide prints.
And if it’s money you are
worried about, this cam
era falls in the follow
ing price range — $8.00
and up.
Moving up the ladder,
we have the 35mm cam
era. There are two com
mon types: the direct view
and the single lens re
flex. The good direct view
camera is usually a range
finder camera, with the
subject viewed through an
optical view finder sys
tem. The Single-lens re
flex type camera views,
focuses and takes the pic
ture directly through the
lens of the camera. Some
of the advantages of the
35mm camera are: (1)
Lightness of weight, a
very mobile camera, (2)
Rapid fire operation, (3)
Large film loads of 20-
36 exposures, (4) Low
cost operation, (5) Fast
optical system, and (6)
Lens interchangeability
on some better models.
If you are going to do
the darkroom work, you
may find the 35mm cam
era at some disadvantage
such as: (1) Small nega
tive size for enlarge
ments, (2) distortion in
depth-of-field problems,
and (3) with the range
finder type camera, com
position is difficult. But
the 35mm camera is nice,
and most of all not ex
pensive. Some used 35mm
cameras can be obtained
for $5.00 up, while a
good new 35mm can be
secured from $75.00 up.
The Polaroid is gain
ing popularity and since
the production of the
“Swinger” models, many
are being seen around.
The “Swinger” models
are low price cameras
in the $20.00 range. With
the development of better
film , the Polaroid system
Is good and works out
well. But it’s expensive
compared to other cam
era processes and picture
quality is not as good.
Chief reasons for which
you plan to use a camera:
and your personal inter
est should be the factors
in determining your cam
era choice. If you are
looking for just a picture,
the simple box camera
might work out. While if
you are going to be crea
tive and aesthetical in
shooting that picture,
a 35mm or 2 1/4 x 2 1/4
reflex might be the an
swer. But again, photo
grapher, it depends on
you, and most of all-most
important - your pocket-
book.
After three months of
adjournment the Lampo-
das as Club of Omega
Psi Phi Fraternity is on
the move. Yes, again it is
carrying out its ideals
of brotherhood and ser
vice to fellow man.
In March 1968, the fol
lowing pledgees were in
ducted into the club,each
of which held an office
in order to make it as
liberal as possible: They
were: Leonard Badham;
President, Charles
Moore; Vice President,
Herbert Davis, Secre
tary, Ervin Simons; Par
liamentarian, William
Moseley; Assistant Sec-
Lamps On The Move”
retary, George Moore;
Chaplain, McCleary Hall;
Assistant Treasurer and
Elton Poole; Reporter.
Due to various difficul
ties during the summer
months, three brothers
were unable to remain
active in the Lampodas
Club. We do regret this
and hope they will over
come and rejoin us.
At the present time.
The Lampodas Club con
sists of ten members;
Brothers Leonard Bad
ham, Charles Moore,
Gerald Hill, William
Moseley, Ervin Simons,
Jimmy Sutton, James
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been pretty good since the
team won 46-0. Thank you
ladies for being available
and for devoting your
time.
This years Mascots are
Pamela Thorpe and
Patricia Caldwell. I would
like to take this time to
congratulate the new
cheerleaders for being
selected and the remain
ing girls for their devot
ed assistance. You are to
be commended for your
interest.
Fellow students let’s
remember that the cheer
leaders are supposed to
start the cheer and the
student body joins in to
finish it. Too many times
we look upon our cheer
leaders as paid perform
ers. This isn’t fair to
them. Would you feel de
pressed if the situation
changed? It is something
to think about.
Greeks On The Move
Thompson
Elected
Frat Veep
Mack B. Thompson, III,
senior business major
from Burlington, won the
office of Assistant Sou
thern Vice President for
Alpha Phi Alpha Frater
nity, Inc.
Thompson was elected,
by the Fraternity’s Gen
eral Convention, meeting
in Detroit during August.
He was one of two nomi
nees for the national of
fice, resulting from bal
loting at the Southern Re
gional Convention in
Greenville, S.C., last Ap
ril.
Mack’s area of opera
tions includes North and
South Carolina, Missis
sippi, Alabama, Geor
gia, Florida, and Tennes
see. His primary respon
sibility lies with under
graduate chapters in
these states.
Mr. Thompson was last
year’s president of Beta
Zeta Chapter, on campus.
He was re-elected to the
office for this year.
This school year, he
MACK THOMPSON
also won the presidency
of the campus chapter of
Phi Beta Lambda (pro
fessional group for Bus
iness majors). He was
once a COMPASS staff
member and has been ac
tive in other campus
groups.
Mack attended the Exe
cutive Committee meet
ing of the Southern Re
gion in Atlanta, Septem
ber 28. This was the
first of several trips he
proposes in line with his
new duties.
His main job, now, will
probably be continuing to
successfully combine
good grades and Greek-
dom.
Delta Women Urged To
Hold Seminars For Whites
Moore, Elton Poole, Fe
lix Morton, and Samuel
Giles, Jr.
We feel that we are
ready to continue our
pledgeship and will over
come all obstacles that
block our path along the
road to Omega Land.
Our Lampodas Club is
open for new member
ship at this time. We hope
that all persons desiring
to become a lamp will
have good motives and
will write their letters as
soon as possible to our
Deans of Pledgees,
by Elton Poole
Crescents
Are Back
The Crescents of the
Phi Beta Sigma Frater
nity are back again. We
have great plans for a
wonderful year as Cres
cents.
In the past years, the
Crescents have played a
remarkable role in the
improvement of Elizabeth
City State College. This
year will be no excep
tion, for we have many
outstanding program s.
Frankie M, Freeman,
national president of Del
ta Sigma Theta, called on
delegates to the organi
zation's South Atlantic
Regional Conference to
hold Negro history sem
inars for predominantly
white organizations in
their local communities,
Yvonne Johnson of Delta
Chi Chapter reported on
her return from the or
ganization’s meeting in
Columbia, South Caro
lina.
She said that Mrs.
Freeman pointed out that
“The majority of white
Americans are cultural
ly deprived to the extent
that they continue to be
taught that theirs is the
only contribution to A-
merica’s growth, . . We
need to educate the white
community ... If we
would work to combat
white racism resulting in
part from misinformation
and miseducation, we
must accept the responsi
bility to share out inter
est, leadership, know
ledge and skills in this
regard.”
Roy Littlejohn, urban
affairs consultant and for
mer assistant general
counsel of the U. S. Com
mission on Civil Rights,
spoke at the social ac
tion luncheon.
Mrs. Freeman, the only
woman member of the U.
S. Commission on Civil
Rights, pointed out that
one of our nation’s great
est tragedies is the void
left in our educational
system by the omission
of information about Ne
gro contributions to our
country’s history. “We
do not say there should
be a separate Negro his
tory. There is no sepa
rate Negro history, nor
is there a separate white
history. We say the his
torians have been inac-
acurate in their report
ing and this inaccuracy
must be corrected. . .
Compensatory education
on the contribution of
black people to American
culture is needed by the
entire nation.”
Several hundred dele
gates from Chapters in
North Carolina , South
Carolina, and Virginia
were also urged by Mrs.
Freeman to be more ag
gressive in working to
eliminate racial discrim
ination in employment and
to use all the resources
to their command to see
that large numbers of un
employed Negroes in
their communities are in
duced in local job train
ing and job development
programs.
Another member of the
Delta Chi chapter attend
ing the South Atlantic Re
gional Conference was
Diane Teele.
Striving For Kay
Kappa Alpha Psi Fra
ternity have displayed it’s
eleven Pledgees. This is
perhaps the largest
pledge group for the Ep
silon Alpha Chapter.
These future Kappas have
many programs in the
making for the coming
school year. Some acti
vities are Smokers, Rush
Parties, and dances.
^Th^ President of the
Scrollers Club is Billy J-
Reid. His brothers are
Grover Armstead,Harold
Murrill, Ricky Francis,
Bill Morris, Theodore
Freshwater, George
Stanley, Hubert Moorer,
Willie Stewart, Michael
Miller and Charles Hicks.
A very fine group!!
The Pledge group has
only one senior, Willie
Stewart ,