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THE COMPASS
OCTOBER 14, 1969
EDITOR REFLECTS
TO THOSE WHO
BRING SMOKE
with those hectic days
of registration now behind
us and our classes are
well underway, I reflect
on the traditional way in
which courses and in
structors are selected.
Our usual aim is to enroll
in those courses in which
we are sure of passing
with an “A” or “B” pro
vided they are taught by
certain instructors.
Those Instructors who as
we say “bring smoke”,
are shuned by all as much
as possible. It is to those
instructors that I give
praise for I feel that they
are taken for granted by
E. C.S. U. students.
We constantly ask for
quality education, better
instructors, better facili
ties, but we often fail to
use our resources. As
with those instructors
who constantly present
challenges to us, if we
find ourselves enrolled in
their classes we try as
best we can to avoid do
ing their library assign
ments and studying. We
cannot seem to realize
that it is great teach
ers like these who help
push us up the ladder of
SOULBROTHER
with the sincerity, the
honesty of a man’s heart.
The expression "soul
Brother,” when rightly
used, means more than
the color of a man’s skin
or the style of his hair
or his dress. It has to do
CHEESE EATERS
AND PONY RIDERS
by Brenda Campbell
from THE VOICE
Does the honor roll and
Dean’s list consist of aca
demic scholars or stu
dents skilled in the art of
“ponyridlng” and “cheese
eaters”? Pony riding is
not new to us. We are fa
miliar with the ex
pression, “It’s better to
cheat than to repeat,”
a “why make an honest
C while my peers make
A’s and B’s.
What roles does the In
structor play? I am quite
sure that they are aware
of what is happening,be-
cause many of them prob
ably “rode some ponies”
and “ate some cheese”
to get where they are to
day. I find that at ECSU,
many of the Instructors
play a “supporting” role.
Many of them are so be-
nevalent that they award
honor grades to students
Zp A$AKA^
success. It is those in
structors who give us
basic techniques for at
taining and retaining
knowledge.
I take my hat off to
those instructors who
“bring death” come test
time, for we are made to
study harder. Those In
structors who come to
class really knowing their
subject matter are those
who make any course in
teresting and completely
captivating. By really pil
ing work, work, and more
work on us, students soon
develop their desire to
want to be on top to do
better than his colleague
and to really be knowl
edgeable.
So to those type of in
structors here at
E. C. S. U. and at any
other institution of higher
-learning, I give praise,
■ ■ praise, and more praise,
keep up the good work.
Push your students to use
all their abilities to the
greatest extent. Present
all types of challenges to
them in the way of get
ting quality education. You
know who you are “smoke
brlngers” so do your
duty.
ARE THE GREEKS
^^WHATS HAPPENING?
because they are affiliat
ed with certain organi
zations. Furthermore, it
might be difficult for in
structors to prevent pony
riding because many of
the students have de
veloped dexterity and is
capable of “riding
ponies” without falling or
better still without fail
ing.
The reason that many
instructors yield to
“cheese eaters” may be
attributed to hum an frail
ties or the idea that no
one Is perfect.
There are many rea
sons as to why students
cheat. However, the stu
dents and faculty needs to
combine efforts and make
sure that the honor roll
is comprised of honor
students and not “cheese
eaters and pony riders.”
Associate Editor
This article is not in
tended to praise anyone
or group. If I step on
your toes, you can do one
of two things: 1) ignore
the article or 2) try to
straighten out the things
that are wrong in order
to better the “Greek”
community on this cam
pus.
I obtained my informa
tion by asking several
individuals who believe
in giving straight answers
and are not afraid of hurt
ing other people with the
truth. These individuals,
by no means, reflect the
opinions of all the people
on our campus, but they
have given their general
ideas about the matter.
A Sigma by the name of
Mr. Eddie Davis states
that the “Greeks” think
of only two things, line
week and dress day. Af
ter this they die or en
ter a state of “Limbo,”
If one was to visit our
campus for the first time,
he could not tell the
“Greeks” from the other
students.
A pretty little Delta by
the name of Miss Joan
Johnson believes that the
sorority members act
snobbish toward non-
Greeks. After crossing
line, they tend to forget
old friends. She also says
that she does not know
about the fraternities, but
the girls who pledge Del
ta and the ones who pledge
AKA often stop speaking
to one another.
Assistant President of
ECSU, Mr. Thomas Car
ter, believes that the
“Greeks” do not initiate
enough constructive pro
grams during line week or
any other time during the
year. Everybody gives
“Well if physical death
is the price that I must
pay to free my white
brothers and sisters from
a permanent death of
spirit, the nothing can
be more redemptive,”
Dr. Martin L, King, Jr.
“After resisting him,
I felt as I never felt be
fore. It was a resur
rection for the dark and
pestiferous tomb of
slavery...,when a slave
cannot be flogged, he is
more than half free.”
Frederick Douglass
“My fate, as far as
man can seal it, is sealed;
but let this not occasion
you any mlssery
remember that It was en
gaged remember that it
was a Holy cause.”
John Brown
Christmas baskets, but
how many give to a needy
family in October? If they
would require their pled
gees to go out into the
community and perform
a good deed to help some
one, then they would have
accomplished a small
part of their reason for
being.”
Mrs. McCollough
states that many students
are afraid to pledge be
cause of the things they
have heard others,say
they had to do, to cross
line. The drawbacks for
students not being able to
join fraternities or so
rorities are many. Some
student’s academic
standards are not up to
par. And others can not
afford to pay the money
that is required by stu
dents when joining a so
rority or fraternity.
Mrs. McKoy who is
very anti-Greek, stated
so many things that I could
write a book, but instead
I will give you only a
few. “Teachers some
time give out grades be
cause one may have a
certain pin attached to
them. The “Greek’s are
often treated as honor
students and are given
greater liberties than
the non-Greeks. The bro
thers and sisters are of
ten given chances for very
intimate parties and use
the sororities and fra
ternities as an excuse.
They often forget just
what they are supposed to
stand for and just drink
and dance their way right
out of a B. S. degree”.
Thus you have the opin
ions of only a few people
on our campus. We should
all think about what has
been said and reflect.
And this, I too have done.
I find that this Univer
sity does not give the
“Greeks” any respect
whatsoever. Sure we have
the Pan-Hellenic Council
but they can only advise
us. They make no great
decisions concerning
each sorority or frater
nity.
Some Instructors who
are “Greeks” understand
the problem of the mat
ter but are not willing to
help build a better Greek
community on campus.
Consequently we see very
little Interest and re
spect shown for the
Greeks by instructors.
I ask you, what is wrong
with the “Greeks” having
their shields up in the
Union Snack Bar, or even
having a room just for
the “Greeks”? I feel that
when the school shows
more respect to the
Greeks and the Greeks in
turn show what they really
stand for, we will have
more students wanting to
pledge, thus becoming
members of one of the
finest organizations in the
world.
Theodore Freshwater
AKA
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