MAY, 1969
THE COMPASS
PAGE 3
Student Government
Elections
JAVON BROTHERS, PRES.
THE CANDIDATES
The Student Govern
ment Candidates cam
paign for Offices - Sup
port the Candidates of
your Choice - VOTE.
Persons running for
positions who are not pic
tured are Vickie Lawson
as Corresponding Secre
tary, Members At Lodge
are Virginia Darden,Jac-
quelene Lofton, Annie C.
Miller, Mattie Nelson.
Margaret Gregory is al
so running for Treasurer
o" Student Government.
JIMMY SUTTON, PRES.
WILLIAM MIZELL, V.P.
SHARON STINSON,
RECORDING SEC’Y
WILLIAM MOSELEY,
VICE PRES.
MARGARET GREGORY
MISS ECSC
CAROLYN WHITE
MISS ECSC
DELIA JONES
LEROY DOUGLASS
PRES. STUDENT
COUNCIL SPEAKS
To begin with, I extend
my heartiest congratula
tions to each of my fel
low studepts running for
office fof the executive
body of the Student Gov
ernment.
In the American so
ciety of democratic prac
tice it is basic that the
American Citizen’s right
to vote is the remedy and
answer for all his griev
ances. Thus only in the
last decade has the Negro
vote carried any weight
in determining govern
mental laws and policies.
The Negro’s struggle for
the right to vote covers
just a phase of his broad
er struggle for equality.
In order for students
here at E.C.S.C to make
changes, it is necessary
to vote for the candidate
whom you feel will better
work with you in solving
problems and formulate
new policies which will
help improve conditions
on our campus.
I don’t have to remind
you that we live in a world
of tension and compres
sion. Certainly if the past
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OBSERVATIONS IN BUTLER HALL
by Wilbert Hawkins
James C. Farrow
The overall observa
tions of Butler Hall come
under two broad headings:
1. physical plant and 2.
sociological environ
ment.
Speaking of the physi
cal plant, I will first men
tion some ideas concern
ing Butler Hall's facili
ties. Heating is generally
about average. However,
when it is rather cold,
the rooms may be a little
cool, especially in the
mornings. Usually, there
is a sufficient supply of
hot water. There are
some times, however,
when the hot water supply
is limited. As far as I
know, most of the furni
ture is now fairly good.
The students who did
some repairing did a good
job. One main problem is
that some rooms may
need more furniture.
Speaking of painting, the
entire dorm itory should
be cleaned and painted.
Also, some plaster re
pairs are needed. It is
good that we have some
vending machines in the
building. I hope that these
machines will not be
abused in the future.
Speaking of other addi
tions, it may be a good
idea if washers and dry
ers could be added for the
men.
Speaking of the clean
liness of the physical
plant, is is sometimes
not up to par. Basically,
I think there are two rea
sons for this. They are:
1. lack of sufficient jan
itorial services and 2.
lack of student responsi
bility and concern. Our
bathrooms especially
need more attention. In
dividual occupants should
be responsible for the
cleanliness of the various
rooms.
The college should see
that we have the needed
materials for cleaning.
The sociological en
vironment of Butler Hall
ranges from fair to aver
age. Most all of the fel
lows are good natured
and are capable of ma
ture thinking. Sometimes,
however, I think some
fellows, who say they are
“having fun”, may go a
little too far. It is
psychologically good to
have fun but, each person
must “watch himself” so
that he is within the lim
its.
In summary, I would
say that our living condi
tions are far from being
bad as theycould be.Yet,
they are not as good as
they should be. Butler
Hall, we must remem
ber, it is not a new dorm.
We as occupants, prob
ably do not assume all of
the responsibilities that
we should assume. So fel
lows, maybe we can be
a little more responsible,
and it would be good to
renovate years. This
means that the cost of liv
ing in Butler Hall may
be a little higher. But, as
we all know, growth in
volves many changes. Let
us all look forward to a
new Elizabeth City State
College!
Problems Faci ng Frttlmnii Won^n
Re$ident» Of Bias Hall
BY Harriet Brooks
As the freshmen wo
men who reside in Bias
Hall, we have need of
many new changes in our
dormitory living. Our
needs have become more
than just necessities, but
have led to problems that
hinder our progress aca
demically, socially, phy
sically, and mentally.
Considering the fact that
the school year is near
its end, we are request
ing that our problems be
handled not only for our
selves, but for the fresh
men of the future. It is
our sincere belief that
the requests will aid the
college.
Our problems stem
mostly from the com
munications or, better
defined, poor communi
cations between the
freshmen students and
those who can relinquish
our problems.
It has been a horrid
experience to live in a
dormitory where thieves
consistenly roam through
the rooms in search of the
money that someone has
to help maintain his stay
here. Surely, none of us
came here rich. We came
through the efforts of our
parents, guardians and
relatives, so that one day
such an essential thing
as money for education
will not merit extra pain
on our part as parents.
Poor accomodations is
one of the main listings
among our problems.
Since the college is be
ginning to grow, we feel
that our needs should be
clearly outlined now. We
do not so much desire
furniture, but rather need
it. Living in rooms with
three people poses many
problems.
Our other problems in
clude those of new hours,
more socialization in
dorms, and a closer re
lationship among us. Al
though our primary pur
pose here is to learn,
learning cannot exist
while we remain under
the same conditions. We
realize that many of us
are not true college ma
terial, but there are many
of us who have a strong
desire to learn. We are
cognizant that knowledge
is our basic goal and
realize that learning to
gether in the atmosphere
of Elizabeth City State
College offers us a re-
warding future.
The Problem
Black man today
white man tomorrow
black man too late
White man can’t wait
White man exploited
black man distorted
White man toys trick
black man is unfit
black man wants in
White man turns chin
White man won’t budge
black man carries grudge
White man holds tight
black man declares fight
Black man asked why
White man told lies
How do you identify?
Pro
From THE SCOTIA
EXPRESS April, 1969
The
Natural
Look
by Deborah Harrison
Black women today ba
sically use three differ
ent methods to condition
their hair. They use thfe
method of the hot comb,
the chemical straighten-
ers and they use products
which give the hair sheen
in the nature state. Since
I have become involved
with the recent mood a-
mong blacks for black
pride, I-personally con
done using hair straight-
eners. For to me these
methods of conditioninK
the hair denote ugliness
and wearing the hair in
the nature state denotes
beauty.
Whenever I think of
these methods used to
straighten the hair, it
makes me feel that I am
not proud of what I am. I
can recall the painstak
ing hours of torture in
flicted upon me by my
mother to make me so
cially accepted into a so
ciety that is influenced
by Anglo-Saxon standards
of beauty. Sometimes I
had to submit to whippings
just to have my hair
pressed. If after all this
torture I was still con
sidered by society to be
well groomed, just think
of what I must have been
like before the pressings.
Surely having kinky hair
was ugly. When chemicals
became popular, I resort
ed to them. The chemical
process was just as pain
ful as the ‘ hot comb”.
The lye often burned
my scalp and left scabs
for several weeks. These
methods of straightening
the hair denote ugliness
to me because they say
that I must transform my
self from my nature state
to some other state in
order to be presentable
in the white society.
The natural look is
quite beautiful tome.Now
that the black man has
adopted the attitude that
black is beautiful, I am
no longer with an endless
circle of humiliation and
shame because of my
hair. All I need to do to
my hair is to comb it
and brush it and perhaps
add a touch of inexpen
sive sheen. I no longer
have to submit to long
and painful hours of tor
ture to transform my nat
ural self. It is not a ca-
tastrophy for me to be
caught in an unexpected
rain shower. It is also not
a crime for me to enjoy
swimming without worry
ing about how the world
sees the black me.
The natural look is
beautiful because it says
“Accept me for what I
am and not for how I
imitate a white woman”.
TlViPHQwel
“Well, how’d the boss react
to your report?”