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Elizabeth City, N.C.
Permit No. 5
ELIZABETH CITY,
NOVEMBER 8, 1968
NUMBER
HOMECOMING "EXTRAVAGANZA” BEGINS TODAY
THE NATIONAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
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Othello Comes To ECSC
The impact of black a-
wareness extends beyond
the classroom at Eliza
beth City State College
this year. Even the cul
tural programs at the col
lege arc filled with the
beauty and greatness of
blackness. Further evi
dence of this trend was
emerged on Thursday,
November 7, 1968, at 8:00
p.m., when the National
Shakespeare Company
presented the drama,“O-
thello.” This Lyceum
Pjrogram was the second
of the year, following the
performance by the fam
ous violinist, Elwyn Ad
ams, before a packed
crowd on October 7th. Ad
ams, a Negro, is current
ly concertmaster of the
Symphony Orchestra of
Bordeaux, France.
The tragedy of Othello,
Moor of Venice, is one
of Shakespeare’s most
compact and action-
packed plays with racial
overtones. Done superb
ly by the National Shakes
peare Company, Philip
Meister, Artistic Direct
or, the play described
the destruction of the no
ble and passionate Othel
lo by the insidious, vain,
and treacherous lago.
Featured in the roles of
Othello and lago are Herb
Davis and Michael Levin.
Because of the attend
ance during the Elwyn Ad
ams concert, the per
formance of Othello was
held in Williams Hall
Gymnasium.
No matter which way
the national election
turns out, or what might
develop on the interna
tional scene, things at
Elizabeth City State Col
lege will be quite jubi
lant and festive on Sat
urday, November 9th., as
the 78-year old college
celebrates Homecoming.
Motivated by this year’s
theme,“What The World
Needs Now,” alumni re
ports are coming in and
floats are already being
constructed under the su
pervision of the Art De
partment. The Annual O-
mega Psi Phi Fraternity’
Talent Show, Wednesday,
at 8;00 p.m., officially
kicked off the activities
, at the college.
According to Rochelle
Vann, Chairman, Home
coming Committee, and
Dr. Edna Davis, Chair
man, Homecoming Acti
vities Week, the celebra
tion tapers off on Thurs
day when the National
Shakespeare Company
presented “Othello,” at
8;00 p.m. The tempo ac
celerated considerably on
Friday evening with a pep
rally and bonfire, before
the students danced to the
music of Billy Stewart
and Orchestra, from 8:00
^p.m. to 12:00 p.m., in
Williams Hall Gymnas
ium,
The Lighthouse College
Center will be opened for
the convenience of stu
dents, alumni, and guests,
with art exhibits by senior
art majors available for
viewing. An Alumni Com
mittee meeting is sche
duled for Saturday morn
ing.
At 11:30 a.m. the 125-
piece Elizabeth City State
College Band will lead the
visiting bands and around
18 floats along the pa
rade route, pass Presi
dent Marion D. Thorpe’
viewing stand on Main
Street, to Memorial Field
for the classic between
the Vikings and Delaware
State College. An Alumni
Dance at the National
Guard Armory, from
10:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.
m., and the Students’
Dance in Williams Hall
Gymnasium, will climax
the day and the week.
Dr. Weaver To Address ECSC Seminar
Over 45 student teach
ers at Elizabeth City State
College will soon be as
signed to elementary and
secondary schools for
nine weeks of teaching
experiences after the Stu
dent Teaching Seminar at
the college, Thursday,
November 7, 1968. The
college, which has spe
cialized in training teach
ers for 78 years, is us
ing as the theme of the
program; “America Has
A Good Thing Going -
Its Teacher Education
Program.” Dr. Marion
D. Thorpe, President,
will extend the greetings
to guests and prospective
teachers.
The seminar opened
with a registration be
tween 8:30 - 9:00 a.m.
The first session, which
heard the overall pur
pose of the seminar from
Dr, Ernest A. Tinney, Di
rector of Student Teach
ing, opens at 9:00 a,m.,
in the Little Theatre of
the G. R. Little Library,
Following the introduc
tion of the speaker by
Dr. Rosaline M. Ed
wards, Chairman, De
partment of Education,
Dr, Charles H. Weaver,
Superintendent, Eliza
beth City - Pasquotak
County Schools deliver
ed the keynote address.
The seminar returned
to the theatre at 11:00
a.m., for a very timely
panel discussion, “How
May 1 Utilize My Pro
fessional Experience In
A Practical Situation?”
The Royalty Of ECSC
HOMECOMING QUEEN BETTY EGGLESTON.
Miss Eggleston is our
Miss Elizabeth City State
College.
Miss Eggleston is al
ways seen on campus with
a lovely smile, she is a
member of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority. She be
longs to a number of other
clubs and organizations
on and off campus.
Betty is a senior and
Social Science major
from Elizabeth City,
North Carolina, In 1965
she graduated from P.W.
Moore High School here
in Elizabeth City.
It is affirmative that
Miss Eggleston has to
have zest and will to face
the many responsibilities
with stride. Even though
she is called upon fre
quently she still main
tains her high ranking in
her classes. She is an
honor roll student.
Miss Eggleston has a
philosophy and it is:
‘To live each day to its
fullest capacity knowing
that somehow in some
small way 1 have done
something for my peo
ple. Nothing is more im
portant than starting a
task and working at length
to complete that task.
As a Black American,
I am proud of my people
and our accomplishments
despite obstacles. We
have endured more hu
miliation, inhuman treat
ment, and more suffering
than any other race of
mankind.
My greatest desire is
to make a life for my
self that 1 can look back
on with pride and satis
faction. My reward comes
when 1 can do something
for my people to better
our economic, political
and social positions. When
we have worked to erad
icate the problem of ig
norance, poverty, and dis
cord among black men
only then can we expect
to live together with other
races of men.
I feel that by the help
of God almighty the day
wil 1 come when we shall
be able to stand tall and
say, “all black men
for each other and God
for us all.”
Miss ECSC takes time
out from her busy sche
dule to welcome the alum
ni. "It is an honor and
a privilege as this years
Miss ECSC to welcome
the Alumni back to our
beloved Elizabeth City
State College.
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