[vjO V ember 1, 1969
Six Days of Events
THE COMPASS
PAGE 3
Edwin Hawkins
HOMECOMING AT ECSU Singers At ECSU
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When the popular Edwin
Hawkins Singers sung
their favorite song, “Oh
Happy Day,” they gave
a musical prelude to the
Happy day of Homecom
ing at Elizabeth City State
University, Saturday, No
vember 1. Their rare ap
pearance in Northeastern
North Carolina Tuesday,
October 21, at the Uni
versity’s Moore Hall
Auditorium, at 8:30 p.m.,
kicked off six days of
festive events surround
ing Homecoming, Spon
sored by the ECSU
Marching Vikings, the
concert by the Edwin
Hawkins Singers added
soul” to the spirited at
mosphere of the annual
celebration.
Concentrating on the
construction of signs,
floats, and other matters,
things did not swing back
Into action until Thurs
day morning when the
University family attend
ed a pep rally, at 10:00
a.m., in the auditorium.
At 7:30 p.m., in Williams
Hal! Gymnasium, the
Omega Psi Phi Frater
nity presented its annual
Talent show.
Following a rollicking
on Friday the Student
bon fire, at 6:30 p.m..
Government Association
and the ECSU Band pre
sented a pre-dawn dance.
From 11:00 p.m. Friday
until 3:00 a.m., Saturday
morning, students and
friends from the com
munity will dance to the
music of Peggy Scott and
Jo Jo Benson s Band out
of New York, in William
Hall.
^ After that dance,
“Where Dreams and Re
alities Meet,” the Uni
versity community awak
ened to the 1969 Home
coming theme. With that
theme in mind, floats,
cars, marching units, and
bands winded through the
city during the 11:00 a.m.
parade. Their destination
will be Memorial Field,
where the dream sand re-
lities of two CIAA powers,
ECSU and Fayetteville
State University, unfold
on the gridiron at 1:30
p.m. in the Homecoming
Classic.
Regardless to the out
come of the football game,
music and dance will top
it off. At 8:00 p.m., in
Moore Hall auditoium, the
Billy Taylor Jazz Trio
will appear in concert.
Their performance will
be the first of a series
of cultural attractions to
be presented by the ECSU
Lyceum Committee.
At 10:00 p.m., the ECSU
Alumni Association will
sponsor two big dances.
Students and their friends
will dance to the music
of Jimmy Moore’s Com
bo, in William Hall gym
nasium. At the same time,
the Blue Mooners from
Wildon, North Carolina
will be playing for the
hopefully not so blue,
alumni and friends, at the
National Guard Armory.
The Homecoming cele
bration at ECSU will be
come somber and solemn
the next day. Main high
lights on Sunday, Novem
ber 2, will be open house
in the new men s dormi
tory. From 1-3:00 p.m. At
3:00 p.m., alumni and
friends will join the Uni
versity family in paying
tribute to former Presi
dent, Sidney David Will
iams. Following the pro
gram in Moore Hall audi
torium, a reception will
be given in honor of Dr.
Williams, now President
Emeritus of ECSU, in the
University Center, The
Program and reception
will not only climax the
Homecoming celebration
at ECSU. It will bring to
mind Homecoming at the
University over a decade
ago.
MISS HOMECOMING
MARGARET GREGORY. AND HONOR GRADUATE OF P.W. MOORE JR.
-SR. HIGH SCHOOL IN ELIZABETH CITY, N.C., IS A JUNIOR MATH
EMATICS MAJOR AT ECSU. ALWAYS A VERY ACTIVE AND INVOLVED
STUDENT, SHE HAS BEEN THE RECIPIENT OF SEVERAL HONORS
AND AWARDS,
MISS ECSU IS A MEMBER OF DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC.,
SCIENCE CLUB, UNIVERSITY CHOIR, WOMENS GOVERNMENl ASSO
CIATION, AND OTHER CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS. SHE IS ™E DAUGH^
ter OF MR, AND MRS. CLAUDE GREGORY, THE FIFTH CmLD AMONG
FIVE BROTHERS AND FIVE SISTERS, WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE THE
LOVELY AND ATTRACTIVE MISS GREGORY REIGN AS OUR HOMECOMING
•QUEEN FOR ’69-’70.
Recognizing the tre
mendous impact gospel
music is making in this
age of specialized music,
Elizabeth City State Uni
versity presented the
popular Edwin Hawkins
Singers, in concert in
Moore Hall Auditorium,
Tuesday, October 28, at
8:00 p.m. Their perform
ance at the University was
a rare appearance of the
singers in Northeastern
North Carolina.
The group, well known
for its singing of “Oh
Happy Day, ’ was pre
sented by the ECSU Mar
ching Band, According to
David W. Williams, “This
is part of our project to
make it possible for the
band to appear at two NFL
football games in Phi
ladelphia and Pittsburgh
in December.”
Under the direction of
talented Edwin Hawkins,
the singers reach the very
“soul” of gospel music.
Adding professionalism
and sophistication to this
medium of communi
cation between “man and
God,” the California bas
ed group has become the
most vibrant contem
porary Voice of Soul.
Their success with “Oh
Happy Day” inevitably led
to appearances on most
major television shows.
The Tuesday night con
cert at ECSU kicked off
six days of activities sur
rounding the annual
Homecoming Celebra
tion. Members of adult
and youth choirs and all
lovers of the gospel music
were urged to see and
hear the Edwin Hawkins
Singers while they were
in the area.
A LETTER TO AWARE
(Continued from page 2)
ty? Did you even make
sure that President
Thorpe, Vice-President
Carter or Dean Holley
were made aware of your
plans for October 15?
In an article which ap
peared in the October 13,
1969 edition of THE
DAILY ADVANCE, our
local newspaper, it was
stated that Dr. Floyd Hol
ley said “1 think the stu
dents are planning some
thing, but I’m not sure
what it is yet.” It was
also stated that because
Jimmy Sutton could not be
reached on October 13
another student spokes
man said the “plans for
the Wednesday assembly
were not concrete.” Now
if everything was so or
ganized and planned so far
in advance, and posters
were put up all around
campus informing the
public, why didn’t our
dean even know of this.
He surely is not blind
even if your editor is,
as you said she seems to
be.
Now if you made the
plans for our observ
ances, why wasn’t this
made known in the SGA
meeting? I was also of
the opinion that every
thing done was done, sole
ly by the SGA and it was
with this in mind that I
wrote my afore mention
ed editorial. I might add
that in the past, we, the
Compass staff has taken
great pains to inform the
public. I personally have
begged, pleaded and re
quested that the SGA pre
sident give us news week
ly. We go to several cam
pus leaders and other
members of our Univer
sity’s family to acquire
news. You’d be surpris
ed at some of the re
actions we get. Some peo
ple don’t have time for
interviews and others put
off for an eternity send
ing in articles.
I would like to comment
on your statement “yes,
the Cpmpass is satisfact
ory as a campus news
paper because it caters
to those who like to see
their gossip in print.” But
I am not thoroughly aware
of what gossip the Com
pass has ever printed.
Since you feel that there
are many things hap
pening in the world that
a Black student, should
know, why don’t you en-
leighten the black stu
dents here by submitting
articles on these sub
jects.
To reiterate the point
that I tried to make in
my September 26, 1969
editorial. I’d like to say
that I still feel that we
should not become af
filiated with a Black
Movement merely for the
sake of unity. My rea
sons for saying this is
that one group might say
that our objective is to
unify the blacks by doing
that which is right. Anoth
er group might say that
our objective is to do that
which is right or wrong
to unify the blacks. The
methods used by the lat
ter group to unify the
blacks, be they good or
bad, don’t matter, just
as long as we are uni
fied. I feel that this is
wrong. With all these
black groups hollering for
black unity, we must have
some other criteria for
judging them. Sure every
one wants black unity, but
the manner in which we go
about achieving this unity
could be detremental to
us.
So you state that in this
day and time, no one ad
vocate violence. If so 1
would like to know what
authority you base your
statement on. I have talk
ed with the leader of such
a group privately and I
am sorry to say once a-
gain - yes there are
groups who advocate vio
lence in addition to or
ganized crime, to unify
the blacks.
Editor - Compass
Lillian Riggs