VOLUME 31
THE COMPASS
ELIZABETH CITY. N. C
JANUARY,1970
NUMBER 5
DR. THORPE ELECTED TO
COMMISSION ON COLLEGES
and VNIVERSITIES
Dr. Marion D. Thorpe,
President of Elizabeth
City State University, has
now been elected to the
Commission on Colleges
and Universities of the
Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools, The
Commission, the ac
crediting organization of
the Southern Association,
covers the Southeastern
United States, including
the area of ECSU which
Dr. Thorpe heads.
The election of Dr.
Thorpe to the Commis
sion comes while Eliza
beth City State Univer
sity is currently under
going a self-study pro
gram for re-accredi
tation by the Southern As
sociation.
In view of this, Dr.
Thorpe commented, “I
consider this as one of
the most significant
groups with which to
participate, considering
that accreditation is the
life blood of any institu
tion of higher education.”
“Considering the fact
that accreditation affects
the past, present, and fu
ture role of higher ed
ucation in general, I hope
that my services will be
of value to the Commis
sion and the areas it serv
es,” Dr. Thorpe added.
One of the newest mem
bers of the International
Platform Association,
Dr, Thorpe is a native of
Durham, North Carolina,
and graduate of North Ca
rolina Central and Michi
gan State Universities.
He also serves as a mem
ber of the Education Com
mission of the States. His
services to the Commis
sion on Colleges and Uni
versities will be of value
to the North Carolina As
sociation of Colleges and
Universities which he
serves as President -
Elect.
HONOR SOCIETY TO RECEIVE
GRANT
The visit of Dr. Robert
Beynon to the campus of
Elizabeth City State Uni
versity was like an early
arrival of Santa Claus.
Dr. Beynon presented to
Dr. Marion D. Thorpe a
$5,000 gift for proposed
improvements in the Uni
versity’s teacher - edu
cation program. The gift
is part of Kappa Delta
Pi Honor Society’s com
petitive award towards
the improvement of such
programs at member in
stitutions.
Dr. Beynon, Director of
Development and Re
search at Bowling Green
(Ohio) State University,
first visited the campus
during the summer. He
announced then that ECSU
was one of two institu
tions from throughout the
nation that was in the final
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THORPE ELECTED
UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND
Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner
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NEW YORK, N,Y.,-An
appeal for support on be
half of the United Negro
College Fund is being
made again to college and
university students a-
cross the country, it was
announced by Martha B.
Lucas Pate, chairman of
the Fund’s College and
School Division.
Citing the latest cen
sus bureau statistics,
which show a marked in
crease in black student
enrollment, Mrs. Pate
said, “because of this
important development,
much of the burden of
educating these students
will be on black colleges.
In order to help allevi
ate this burden I’m call
ing upon students of the
nation to help make this
trend a success by sup
porting the College Fund
and its 36 member
schools.”
This year’s appeal is
being made to more than
4,000 colleges, universi
ties, professional
schools, junior colleges
and private secondary
schools throughout the
country. Last year, Col
by College, Maine, made
a gift of $12,200 in mem
ory of the Rev. Dr. Mar
tin Luther King, Jr., and
Princeton University has
contributed $3,000 since
1967. The Fund’s pre
alumni council raised a,
total of $129,000, and the
college and school appeal
raised another $45,000
for the 1968 campaign
drive.
In making the an
nouncement, Mrs. Pate
added, “If colleges are
experiencing difficulty fi
nancially these days,
black colleges and uni
versities are having an
even more trying time.
For more than a quarter
of a century the United
Negro College Fund has
worked to provide young
black students with a first
-rate education to enable
them ‘to do their thing’
THOUGHT
Winners never quit, and
Quitters never win!
* * *
towards a better world,”
Today, the UNCF’s 36
member schools have be
come one of the most im
portant single sources of
education for young black
men and women. With a
current enrollment of
more than 45,000 stu
dents, their graduates in
clude nearly 85% of the
nation’s black physicians,
three-quarters of all the
country’s Ph.D.’s and
many of the top leaders of
the black community.
Currently in its 1969
fund drive, the United Ne
gro College Fund has set
a national goal of $7.5
million. The money rais
ed is earmarked for scho
larships and other finan
cial - aid programs for
students, for faculty sal
aries, for teaching equip
ment, libraries and for
continued development of
remedial programs.
Mrs. Pate is the form
er president of Sweet
Briar College and the
widow of Maurice Pate,
founder and until his death
executive director of
UNICEF.
ECSU To Offer Evening
Classes
When Elizabeth City
State University reopens
on Monday, January 12,
for the beginning of the
second semester, a list of
eight courses will be add
ed to the class schedule.
These eight courses will
comprise the Univer-.
sity’s Evening School and
should provide valuable
information for further
expansion of such pro
gram during the 1970-71
school year.
According to Dr. Rosa
line M. Edwards, Chair
man of the Department of
Education, “Although
these courses are being
offered for in - service
teachers with credit tow
ards certification or re
certification, they also
present an opportunity for
former students, now out
of college, to continue
their undergra duate
training in modern lang
uages, education, or art,”
On the other hand, two
courses, “Negro Ameri
can Literature” and
“History of Modern Art”
offer valuable instruction
for cultural growth and
enrichment for the in
terested enrollee,” Dr.
Edwards added.
Of the eight courses to
be offered during ECSU’s
evening school, two will
be taught throughout the
semester, one will be ac
celerated during the first
nine weeks, and five will
be accelerated during the
second nine weeks. Each
course will carry three
credit hours, and will be
taught between 6:00 - 8:15
or 8:30 p.m. for the con
venience of in - service
teachers and other inter
ested persons.
In addition to the two
courses already mention
ed, the schedule also in
cludes classes in speech,
guidance, graphic pro
duction, early childhood
education, and admini
stration and supervision.
Letters with more de
tailed information on the
evening classes schedul
ed for the second semest
er at ECSU have been
mailed to principals of
area schools. Registra
tion for these courses will
be held during the week of
January 12 - 19. All in
terested applicants are
asked to contact Dr. Ed
wards or Dr. Floyd B.
Holley, Dean of the Coll
ege, for additional infor
mation on registration
and cost.
President
Announces
Dr, Marion D, Thorpe
announces that the Board
of Higher Education has
appropriated funds to be
used to upgrade the lang
uage laboratories here.