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I’AGL. 8 THE COMPASS JANUARY, 1970 Open Letter To Students Who What Where .... Miss Mary Elizabeth Ward, a 1969 Honor grad uate of Elizabeth City State University in the field of business educa tion is now persuing her Masters Degrees in busi ness and concentrating briefly in the area of bookkeeping and account ing. She is attending New York University Gradu ate School of Business Education which is locat ed in New York City, New York. While a student here on campus, she was af filiated with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Who’s Who in American Coll eges and Universities, UCRF (United Camp us Religious Fellowship) and numerous other or ganizations. Peace Corps College Program Grows The officials of the Peace Corps and the State University of New York College at Brockport an nounced completion of ar rangements for contin uing and extending the unique Peace Corps/ College Degree Pro gram to admit a fourth group of candidates in June, 1970. The mem bers of the first contin gent completing the fif teen - month program which combines the upper division undergraduate education with Peace Corps preparation are now serving on bi-na- tional educational devel opment teams in the Dominican Republic; the second group is now serv ing in similar assign ments in Peru and Hon duras; the third group is now in the academic year phase of this joint project and is slated for overseas assignment in Latin America in August, 1970. The candidates will be selected from the ranks of students in good stand ing at an accredited coll ege who are completing their sophomore or junior year by June 1970. Those selected will be able to earn an A.B. or B.S, de gree and be eligible for a Peace Corps assign- Fellow students of the United States: Will you join with us in helping this nation to know that millions of college students are loyal, con cerned, positive Ameri cans who with dignity and courage commit them selves as individuals to FAITH in our great na tion, its people, and its leader? FAITH” movement calls upon students of all po litical persuasion to re- dedicate themselves to the principles which have made this the greatest country in the world. We DO NOT believe WAR to be the solution to the problems facing humani ty! We recognize that our ment in one academic year flanked by two sum mers of fully subsidized and integrated academ ic courses and Peace Corps training. They are expected to major in matics or the sciences; those who have complet ed their junior year prior to entrance into the pro gram have the opportunity for a double-major. At the end of the sec ond summer armed with the degree, a teaching li cense, in - depth cross cultural preparation and fluency in Spanish the graduates as Peace Corps Volunteers will be off on their Latin American as signment. As members of the staffs of teacher training Institutions and/ or consultants to second ary teachers of math ematics or science, they are important partici pants in the educational development efforts of their host countries. Dur ing their two year so journ they have the op portunity to earn up to twelve semester hours graduate credit. Peace Corps and coll ege officials pointed out the several features which make this joint pro gram unique including: academic credit for Peace Corps training, two fully subsidized summer sessions totalling thirty semester credit hours, in -depth Peace Corps training synchronized with the liberal arts and specialized professional preparation, individual ized programming, op portunity for double maj ors and supervised over seas graduate work. “This integrated pro gram is based on our two fold conviction that (1) to combine the college and Peace Corps experienc es is to make both more relevant and meaningful and the personal product more valuable (2) to pro vide much-needed skilled specialists — mathemat ics and science teachers —as Peace Corps Volun teers in Latin America is to make a significant contribution to all con cerned,” said President Albert Warren Brown, of the State University Coll ege at Brockport in an nouncing the extension of this unique partnership. society has problems which must be solved, re forms which must be ef fected, improvements which must be made; therefore “PROJECT FAITH” calls upon indi viduals to commit them selves to contributing to the continued improve ments of our society. As individuals reaffirm and rededicate themselves to this nation and its goals progress can continue. We reject NEGATIVI SM because NEGATIVISM offers no solutions! NE GATIVISM divides and destroys! NEGATIVISM depletes energy which should be expended in creative constructive en deavors ! Join with us by form ing “PROJECT FAITH” groups on your campus. Any organization or in dividual who will carry this “torch” on your campus please contact immediately: We, as American citi zens, are aware of the National Glamour Magazine Glamour Magazine is a national magazine geared toward the younger gen eration especially the young ladies. Annually GLAMOUR MAGAZINE search for outstanding college girls who repre sent the best of each year’s changing campus life. Some of the young lad ies on campus felt they passed the qualities that Glamour’s editors speci fied. The girls are se lected on the bases of her leadership in two fields: (1) Fashion and groom ing and (2) some ex tracurricular activities on campus or in the com munity -politics, the arts, social science and social service. This leadership need not necessarily be the result of the highest I.Q. or be backed by the highest grade, anymore that a girl’s fashion lead ership has to be a matter of a lot of money and security. In both fields GLAMOUR is looking for leadership shown through development of interest and commitment, doing something about one’s world and one’s appear ance. Never before on this campus has such a con test been carried out. We need for reaffirmation of faith in pur country. We accept the challenge to seek solutions to pro blems and urge others to reject the negativism that divides and destroys. While we recognize the right of dissent, we also recognize the need for our nation to have in time of crisis one nation al voice. In response to the call of the President for a “voice” from the Silent Majority, we ex press the following: (1) We endorse the principles of our gov ernment which have made this country the great est in the world. (2) We have faith in the ability of the American people to recognize pro blems and to seek solu tions in a positive man ner. (3) We do earnestly feel that we must exercise an intelligent degree of faith and trust in our National Leader in times of this and other national crises. will have approximately twenty girls participating in the contest, but only one can win. The win ner from E.C.S.U. will be competiting with girls from all over the coun try, but only ten of these young ladies will be able to win. The editors of Gla mour Magazine will be the judges. The ten girls who will reap great reward. They will get an all expense paid trip to such places as: New York, London, Rome, Milan and other popular places. They will also be photographed in August issue of Glamour Magazine. Drug Workshop Ap p roved According to a letter from Allen W. Rodehef- fer. Title I Coordinator, Elizabeth City State Uni versity’s proposed Com munity Workshop on Drug Abuse has been approved by the North Carolina Board of Higher Educa tion. As a result of this action, and upon receipt of notice from the U.S. Office of Education, the University will receive $15,000 for funding of the workshop. E C S U ’ s proposal, drafted by Marion D. STATE RECRUITER PLANS VISIT TO CAMPUS Seniors interested in employement opportuni ties in North Carolina State Government will be able to talk with a repre sentative from the State Personnel Department on February 10, 1970. Ar rangements for the inter view are to be made with the College Placement Office. One should re port there to establish a specific appointment on this date. State Government em ploys over 39,000 persons in 1,400 different types of jobs. Business, ac counting, rehabilitation, social work, laboratory science, education, com puter programming, and the natural and physical sciences are only a few of the possible employ ment areas. Information which fully describes the employment opportuni ties is available at the Placement Office. In addition. State Govern ment offers its employees a continued education program, excellent pos sibilities for advance ment, paid vacation and holidays, sick leave, and other liberal employee benefits. Li U “Modern girls adore spin ning wheels—four of them and a spare.” Mendenhall, Assistant Director of Development, is designed to provide the community with an infor mative and educational program to help minimize the seriousness of drug abuse as a health haz ard. Participants, who have already shown inter est in the planned work shop, will come from Gat es, Camden, Perquimans, and Pasquotank counties. When funds and not ice of activation are re ceived, ECSU will then implement a nine-week program. Additional workshops are also plan ned for the summer. Through lectures, dem onstrations, and films, and through use of high ly qualified resource per sonnel, current prob lems on drug abuse will be dissected and analys ed. THE COMPASS Vol. 31, No. 4 Dec, 12, 1969 Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27909 U. s. Postage Non'Profit Organiution PAID Elizabeth City, N.C. Permit No. 5 Got Glamour?! Enter WGA Contest
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