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THE COMPASS
February, 1970
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
A TRIP
The stupid thing about rate physically, or
the whole drug phenom- through a method that
ena, apart from the “in” operates spiritually?
factor, is an effort to People who take spiritual
come into a higher aware- “trips” do not harm their
ness .through the psyche- bodies. On the contrary,
delic methodology known their body cells come a-
as the “trip.” The only live with vibrant health,
trouble about such a trip The ability of the sen-
is that you go and you ses to become excited
come back, and you are unusually aware and
what you were before,on- sensitive is illustrated by
ly less so. the surging happiness that
With each succeeding comes when you see
trip your consciousness something beautiful in
takes a beating. And quite nature or hear tremen-
apart from all possible (Jqus music or do an un-
serious medical compli- selfish, kindly act. But
cation of drugs, your nor- at best these are only
mal sensitivity, percep- first steps in getting
tiveness and spiritual a- “high” spiritually,
lertness gradually are The Bible contains a
undermined. story about the Mountain
The motivation to have of Transfiguration where
an enhanced wareness of the disciples had an ele-
life and of yourself is not vated experience about
wrong in itself. The hu- the greatness of God.
man being is a physical Christianity can trans
body, but he is also a figure, which means
mind and spirit, and he change you so that even
is built to be responsive your figure is different,
to higher stimuli. And Your image becomes ev-
in such higher exper- more beautiful because
ience, he comes upon the your consciousness has
real essence of life, one reached out into a great
that IS filled with joy and j^igh which, when you
peace and love. return from it, leaves
Our question simply is: you a much improved per-
how do you get this — sonality over what you
through drugs, which ope- were.
RELIGIOUS EMPHASIS WEEK
bv R. Irving Boone experiences of our annual
University Minister RELIGIOUS EMPHASIS
WEEK.
In line with this whole This series of special
matter of man’s need for activities will get under
God; in line with the way with a service of Holy
thought of mankind’s con- Communion on Sunday
stant yearning for fellow- morning, March 8, 9 o’-
ship with that Higher clock. At 6 p.m., on
Other, we are pleased to same date, will betheoc-
state that, within just a casion of the initial
few days, it will be the preaching service, ac-
rare privilege of all companied by the univer-
members of our Univer- sity choir. Then, for the
sity Family - along with following four days, there
many friends from the will be a wide variety
community - to enjoy the of inspiring and deeply
rich and strengthening rewarding offerings, fea-
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turing sermons, lectures,
morning devotionals,
noon-day meditations, in
terviews, conferences,
panel discussions, exhi
bits, social hours, screen
productions - all provid
ing opportunities for par
ticipation and involve
ment on the part of “who
soever will.”
We invite you, and you,
and you - one and all -
to "join hands and
hearts,” in this import
ant venture with God, as
we work together for
symmetrical personal
development, and for a
greater ECSU.
Again, this year, we
are extremely fortunate
in the person of our guest
minister for Religious
Emphasis Week. He is the
Reverend J. A. Forbes,
Jr., the distinguished
pastor of the St. John’s
Holy Church of Ameri
ca, Inc., Richmond, Va.,-
youthful, highly trained,
dramatic; and he has a
message that is vital and
convincing!
SEEDS FOR
THE MIND
Though the honey of
youth walks daily from
my frame and old memo
ries sing the melody of
decay, I have come to ac
knowledge the fact that
few mortals are aware of
their fading shadows;
many are ignorant and
negligent of heart beat.
Having littered this
sphere for two decades, I
feel it vital for one to
pursue a cloud of happi
ness in any way possible,
without violating the
corpse of another. The
visions I behold are not
those granted bastards
of bound paper, splatter
ed with ink, nor are they
the heirs of withered ton
gues reeking with the
smell of the latest gossip
but the result of a sin
cere enlightenment pass
ed on from the library of
heart, somewhere be
tween the jaws of sorrow
and yesterday’s hope.
Intellectual, as well as
financial, success has
done a magnificent job of
erecting huge structures
of selfishness, greed at
its finest, and suicide
more tasty than envy. I
sense that the mind, in
union with the heart, must
bend its appetite to digest
evening without under-
seasoning such a dish; it
must hear the cry of a
young violet befriended by
its gardener and it must
strike a spark of humble
praise in admiration of an
architect of each day in
its entirety. Many of us
have become so infested
with financial lust that
we have allowed her to se
duce us and leave us im
potent and vexed. Money,
the most dangerous of all
purgatives, has flushed
our minds of empathy,
compassion, and brother
hood - leaving a vacuum
of flesh with its wallets
packed neatly in the chan
nels of waste disposal.
Though we are being
choked by our own hands,
let us release the grip
by seeking peace in the si
lent finality of the even
ing - the child of dawn-
and let not our eyes be
come deaf to the sound of
snow falling in a spring
ALPHAINEWS
The Etrothers of Beta
Zeta Chapter, Elizabeth
City, North Carolina ob
served the annual induc
tion ceremony on the
fourth day of December,
1969. The inductees were:
Gary Harvey, a sopho
more majoring in Biolo
gy; Eric Keyes, a senior
majoring in Health and
Physical Education;Jerry
Tripp, a senior majoring
in Health and Physical
Education; and Joseph
Brown, a junior majoring
in Music.
At the completion of the
ceremony the new bro
thers, with lighted torch
es, paraded over the en
tire campus chanting. Al
pha Phi Alpha. When the
group reached the center
of campus everyone join
ed in and sang the Alpha
Hymn.
We, the Brothers of
Beta Zeta chapter, be
lieve that these four young
men exhibit the attitudes,
simplicity, maturity, and
sincerity which are true
attributes of manhood.We
are proud of our new bro
thers and we want every
one to know it.
Other projects of Beta
Zeta include volunteer
service to the kids in the
community who are hav
ing academic problems
(Alpha Outreach) and our
annual Alpha-rama which
will be held later during
the Spring.
without laughter.
While cleaning the toil
et, let us not forget our
old friend, war. We must
approach all wars as
though they are vicious
mutant, breeded by blind
men and political gluttons
in search of food. For
every meal of virtue, we
must give one pound of
love for each ounce of
cruel intention, even in
thoughts that bore no
sound. Each mortal must
become a sponge. He must
absorb a mate - be it
man, woman, sport, or
verse. It is through this
media that man makes
himself a star in his own
universe; he comes to
know the love of torture
and the ecstasy of sus
tained contentment. We
must melt the color spec
trum and identify with
ourselves; for famine has
captured more than swol
len stomachs of people,
but also minds that cannot
be fed by the moon. Life
is a temporary dungeon
and it is here, in this dun
geon, that each man must
rot in his own way.
By Sylvia Lynch
March 8, 1933 — Madam
Frances Perkins became the
first woman to serve in the
President’s Cabinet as the Sec
retary of Labor.
“I’ve saved the important
records.”
INTERIM
The night was made for
rest and sleep.
For winds that softly sigh;
It was not made for grief
and tears;
So then why do 1 cry?
The wind that glows
through leafy trees
Is soft and warm and
sweet;
For me the night is a gra
cious cloak
To hide my soul’s defeat.
Just one dark hour of
shaken depths
Of bitter black despair-
Another day will find me
brave.
And not afraid to dare.
- Clarissa Delaney
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