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THE COMPASS
MAY 11, 1970
THE UNIVERSITY CHOIR
Choir Takes
Tour
On April 20th the Uni
versity Choir embarked
on a seven day tour of
the North. The northern
tour is an annual event
for the choir. The choir
presented concerts at
churches and schools.
The choir toured the
states of Maryland, New
Jersey, New York, Penn
sylvania and The District
of Columbia.
The choir under the di
rection of Miss Evelyn A.
Johnson, professor of
Music, has worked ex
tremely hard during the
year building a reper
toire. The choir concert
repertoire included such
pieces as “The Fantas-
ticks” with lyrics by
Tom Jones, including
such pieces as "Try to
Remember” and "It’s
Gonna Rain.” Other num
bers were "Old Boad Zi
on”, Psalm 33”, Jublate
Deo” and "Lord, Make
me an Instrument.” Some
Negro Spirituals included
"Fare you well,”, “Cer
tainly Lord,” "Poor
Wayfaring Stranger”and
"O What a Beautiful
City.”
The choir presented its
final concert on Sunday,
April 26, 1970 at Mont
clair, New Jersey. Rev.
William Gray, Pastor.
Rev. Gray was 1969 Re
ligious Emphasis Week
Speaker at ECSU. The
Choir presented its third
concert at lovely Bright
Hope Baptist Church in
Philadelphia, Pa. Dr.
William Gray is the pas
tor. Dr. Gray was 1968
Religious Emphasis Week
Speaker at ECSU.
Soloists for the tour
this year were Carolyn
Gill, Freshman, Larry
Norman, a Sophomore and
Leonard Barlett, a Jun
ior.
The concert choir in
cluded thirty-eight per
sons selected on the
basis of their ability to
perform repertory num
bers.
Again, the choir wit
nessed an informative and
highly pleasurable tour.
The choir will also pre
sent a concert at Green
ville, N.C. on April 30,
1970. The Choir obser
ved its Annual Banquet
Symphonic
North
Band Tours
Carolina
The Elizabeth City
State University Sym
phonic Band departed on
its Third Annual Spring
Tour, on Monday, April
13.
Beginning with a con
cert at the Central Junior
High School, Gatesville,
North Carolina, the band
swept across North Car
olina, before they return
ed on Thursday, April 16,
1970.
The 76-member ECSU
Symphonic Band, under
the direction of David
Williams journeyed to
Winston-Salem State Un
iversity, Kinston’s Ad
kins High School, Shaw
University, Greenville’s
Epps Junior and Rose
Senior High Schools, and
Williamston’s Hayes High
School, for concert ap
pearances.
The band, a full sym
phonic group, played se
lections by such well
known composers as
Tschaikowsky, Bach,
Hayden, Wagner, Men
delssohn, Cacavas, Jen
kins, and many others.
The tour is designed to
further stimulate interest
in symphonic music and
participation among high
school and college stu
dents.
Williams, who has at
tended regional and na
tional music conferences
at Duquesne University
and Louisiana State Uni
versity, indicated that due
to complications, other
planned tours were can
celed.
on April 29, 1970 at Hol
iday Inn honoring grad
uating seniors in the
choir. The choir will
present its annual Spring
Concert at 8 o’clock Sun
day May 3, 1970 in Moore
Hall Auditorium.
Dr. William Gray,
Pastor of Bright Hope
Baptist Church stated that
"This is the best choir
we’ve had all year.”
Other choirs at Bright
Hope this year included
JX. Smith University and
Livingstone College
choirs.
The 76-member Sym
phonic Band, presented
its Annual Spring Concert
on Sunday, April 19, 1970
at 8:00 P.M. in the Moore
Hall Auditorium.
The audience enjoyed
selections from "Hair”.
"Aquarius,” “Let the
Sunshine In,” "What A
Piece of Work is Man,”
and others. The band,al-
so played Clifton Will
iams’ "Symphonic Suite”
which includes an in-
antiquedance, and jubilee.
The program by the
ECSU Symphonic group
in the Moore Hall Audi
torium also featured
works by Mendelssohn,
Tschaikowsky, Jenkins,
and other outstanding
composers. During the
intermission. President
Marion D. Thorpe pre
sented awards to the out
standing band students of
the 76-member group.
As of now, an appear
ance performed by the
group, at Edenton, North
Carolina, on April 26,
climaxed this year’s con
cert performances.
INTRUDERS
Appear in
Concert
The fourth big musical
attraction of the academ
ic year was scheduled
for Friday, April 17,
1970, when the popular
Intruders and band ap
peared in concert, at
Elizabeth City State Uni
versity, from 8:30-11:30
p.m. The presentation of
this extraordinary and
gifted singing group was
made through the joint ef
forts of the ECSU March
ing Band and the Uni
versity Center.
Known for their re
cording of such top hits
A Prayer of
Relev ance
and Reality
Dear God
Open the eyes of our stu
dents to the stark reality
of the seriousness of
quality education, (not
just the paper saying —
Degree)
Open their eyes to the
truth, to the realities of
the world, that they may
see that their lives do
not begin or end here
on this campus - that
to fool one’s self here
is not proof of one’s abil
ity to fool the world. Let
them see that there is
nothing square about
being honest, just, and
thoughtful of others.
Open their minds in re
ceptiveness of the phil
osophy of human bro
therhood in practice, not
just in lip-service and
ideal or utopian oratory.
Open their hearts in gen
uine acceptance of their
identity, that they might
know who they are, why
they are, and just what
they are destined to be
come (as a total human
being).
If it is success, happi
ness, and/or money for
which they strive, or
Art Education Program
After some delays,the
first Community Art Ed
ucation Enrichment Pro
gram in northeastern
North Carolina began
Saturday, April 18, 1970,
at Elizabeth City State
University.
Registration was held
in the foyer of the new
Classroom Building, di
rectly behind Moore Hall.
This was followed by an
orientation for the parti
cipating public school
students.
According to Dr. Vin
cent J. deGregorio,chair-
man of the ECSU Art
Department and Consult
ant to the program, there
is no limit as to the
number of persons who
can participate.
All public school stu
dents and other interest
ed persons, between ages
10-20, were urged to take
full advantage of the free
instruction in drawing,
painting, ceramics,
sculpture, and other as
pects of art.
"Since there does not
exist any art education
program of any signi
ficance in the public
schools, this is an ex
cellent opportunity for
one to explore, discover,
and improve his creative
potentials and ability,and
to channel self-expres
sion through art educa
tion,” deGregorio
commented.
Using ECSU facili
ties and student tutors,
under the direction of
senior art majors Javon
Brothers and Welman
Jones, the Art Educa
tion and Enrichment Pro
gram for public school
students will hold ses
sions each Saturday, from
9:00 a.m. until 12:00noon.
No participant has to
pay for or buy anything,
since the ECSU art tu
torial program is fund
ed by a $7,000 grant from
the Southern Education /
Foundation,
as "Cowboys to Girls,”
"Gonna Be Strong,”
"Lollipop,” "Together,”
and many other selec
tions, the Intruders are
very much in demand, as
the four-member group
continues its intrusion
upon the music industry.
The Williams Gymnas
ium audience should have
left the ECSU campus
fully convinced that the
Intruders are truly "to
gether,” after hearing the
harmonious voices of Sam
(Little Sonny) Brown, Eu
gene (Bird) Daughtry,Bob
(Big Sunney) Edwards and
Phil Terry.
which they desire, (singly
or collectively), then let
them not be disillusion
ed as to what it takes to
achieve or acquire any
one or all of these.
Grant them the wisdom to
know that it is not in
tellectual, academic, or
moral ignorance, which
constitute the ingredients
of the attempt, nor is any
of these challenges or
aims an end to itself.
They speak of unity, bro
therhood and sisterhood,
and "getting together”,
only to go out and per
petuate separateness.
Unity does not or should
not demand the loss of
self - identity or indi
vidualism.
It should not demand
blind acceptance of a de
fined status quo, not
agreement without pur
poseful analysis. It should
represent a common
agreement or statue upon
which progressive action
can be used.
Our Father, if we can
comprehend only part of
this prayer, may we not
take it out of context, but
benefit from positive and
evaluative analysis.
Amen
Alfred L. Carter
Senior, Sociology Major
Thorpe Elected
(Continued from page 1)
As president of the
council.. Dr. Thorpe will
hold membership on the
CIAA’s executive com
mittee. Under his admin
istration at ECSU, the
entire athletic program
has been greatly stren-
ghtened and expanded,
producing top rated teams
in football, basketball.and
wrestling. A graduate of
North Carolina Central
and Michigan State Uni
versities, the Durham,N.
C. native is an avid and
strong supporter of ath
letics.
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