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Elizabeth City, N.C.
Permit No. 5
VOLUME 30
ELIZABETH CITY, N. C.
MARCH 21, 1969
NUMBER 5
78th Anniversary
Bryants
Address
Prelude to
Gov.’s
Message
Although sparcely at
tended and heard by a few,
the Pre-Founders Day
address by Curtis E.
Bryan , Director of Ad
missions here at HCSC,
set in motion a chain of
deep thoughts, laying the
mental foundation for our
institution’s celebration
of Founder’s Day.
Bryan, while using the
past achievements of the
College over 78 years of
service to education, was
cautious in predicting fu
ture developments which
look promising. He
stated, “I do not antici
pate an easy road ahead.
Few things T)f real value,
come without sacrifice.”
However, he expressed
hope for the immediate
future because of the
presence of Dr, Marion D.
Thorpe, one of America’s
leading educators, at the
helm of the ship of EC SC.
Lauding the leadership
and services of Dr. Peter
W. Moore (1891-1928); Dr.
John H, Bias (1928-
1939); Dr. Harold L.
Trigg (1939-1945); Dr.
Sidney D. Williams (1946-
1958); and Dr. Walter N,
Ridley (1958-1968) and
citing the College’s
growth, Bryan, an al
umnus of the Col
lege (class of 1960)^ em
phasized, “A sacred
course has been set
here.”
ECSC STUDENT
COMMENDED BY
GOVERNOR
Javon Brothers, Vice
President of the Student
Council at Elizabeth City
State College, recently
received a letter from
Governor Robert W. Scott
expressing pleasure with
having been on the pro
gram with him “at the
Founders Day program at
Elizabeth Cith State Col
lege.” Brothers extended
greetings to the visiting
dignitaries and guests of
the College on behalf of
the student body. His
performance on the pro
gram was highly com
mended by the governor.
“Your words were well
chosen and well spoken.
I especially liked your
ending,” the letter con-
(Continued on page 8)
Celebrated At ECSC
!in
GOV. SCOTTS ADDRESS
PROMISING TO ECSC
Governor Robert W.
Scott, making his first
appearance at a state sup
ported college after his
inauguration, delivered
an informative and per
spective address, free of
disruption, to the ob
servers of Founder’s Day
at Elizabeth City State
College. Speaking to the
audience that filled Moore
Hall auditorium, the Gov
ernor noted, “Today, we
gather to honor 78
years of growth and serv
ice of this college and to
accord respect to the
memory of its founders.”
The Governor made
note of the educational ad
vancement made on the
State and National leveL
The Governor said,
“there are 123 institu
tions of higher learning in
America that have devel
oped along the same lines
and along much the same
path of history as has
Elizabeth City State Col
lege. And of those 123,
eleven are in North Caro
lina,” “I predict that,
under the leadership of
Dr. Marion Thorpe, Eli
zabeth Cith State Col
lege will move to new
heights in providing serv
ice.” “With the support
of the administration and
the State Board of Higher
Education, the institution
especially will broaden
its curricular offerings.”
“Just last week, a bill
was introduced in the
General Assembly to add
to the role of college the
undertaking of “other un
dergraduate, graduate
and professional pro
grams as deemed
necessary to meet the
need of the state.”
“Personally, I am
pleased to learn of this
development because in
my Legislative message
of last month 1 stressed
a greater emphasis on
professional and voca
tional education at all
levels in our public
system.”
The Governor also
mentioned the budget cur
rently before the General
Assembly for higher edu
cation.
The Governor stated
that, “the budget cur
rently before the General
Assembly provides for
another $1.3 million dol
lars for institutions and
an additional $950,000 for
equalization of faculty
salaries,., to bring them
up to par with the sal
aries of counter-part
faculty members in other
state institutions of
higher learning.
The governor dis
closed a deep concern
about the lack of unity in
the state of North Caro
lina. He said that he will
seek to restore a filling
of unity from the moun
tain to the costal plains.
He also stated that, “we
are assembled here some
50 miles from one of our
greatest natural re
sources, the Atlantic
Ocean,” Fifty-five miles
to the North is the Popu
lous metropolitan center
and port city of Norfolk,
which for centries has
furnished the common
wealth of Virginia with
economic wealth on the
North Carolina outer
banks were man made the
first flight,..and, indeed
throughout this north
eastern section...some
may feel a closer affinity
with Virginia than with
us,”
“This Administration
will seek to change the
feeling here, it will seek
to bring a sense of be
longing to North Caro
linians wherever they
may be,..in mountain
coves or fishing villages
down east... and in what
ever station in life they
find themselves.”
(Continued on Dane 8)
Feb. 23
Founders
Day
Program
The Founder’s Day ex
ercises began with the
Annual Pilgrimage to Oak
Grove Cemetery where
the members of the Moore
& Bias families joined
representatives from the
Alumni and student body
in laying wreaths on the
graves of Mr, Hugh Cale,
Dr. Peter W. Moore, and
Dr, John H. Bias,
This was followed by
the Founder’s Day pro
gram, which was held in
the auditorium in Moore
Hall, with the President,
Dr, Marion D, Thorpe,
presiding. The program
commenced with an in
vocation by Rev, David
Pharr, Pastor of Mt.
Lebanon A.M.E. Zion
Church, followed by the
College Choir singing No
ble’s “Souls of the
Righteous” under the
direction of Miss Evelyn
Johnson. Following this
Mrs. Elain W, Perry,
class of 1954, president
of the General Alumni
Association and Javon
Brothers class of 1970,
Vice-president of the Stu
dent Council, eulogized
the efforts of the founders
and urged the members of
the college community to
rededicate their efforts
towards the achievement
of the ideals of the
founders.
The program was fol
lowed by a reception for
Governor Scott at the
LlKhthouse Center.
Pres, Thorpe presides at Founders Day Program,