ECSU' Founder's Day
A Success
Founder’s Day Speaker: Dr. Helen G. Edmonds
Dr. Helen G. Edmonds
was nominated by Presi
dent Richard M. Nixon to
be United States Alter
nate Representative to
the Twenty-fifth Session
of the United Nations Gen
eral Assembly.
Born in Lawrenceville,
Virginia, in 1911, Helen
Edmonds attended St.
Paul’s College in her
hometown, receiveda
B.A. Degree from Mor
gan State College, Balti
more, in 1933, and, 1938
and 1946, respectively.
She pursued post-doctor
al research in European
History at the University
of Heidelberg (West Ger
many) in 1954 and 1955.
In tribute to her “good
will ambassadorship ’ a-
broad in the service of the
United States Govern
ment, Morgan State Col
lege conferred upon her
an LL. D. degree in 1958.
Dr. Edmonds is now
Dean of the Graduate
School of Arts and Scien
ces at North Carolina
Central University in
Durham. Her work as a
professional educator be
gan in 1933 when she was
appointed Dean of Women
and Professor of History,
Greek and Latin at Vir
ginia Seminary in Lynch
burg. She became in
structor of History at
St. Paul’s College in Law
renceville in 1935.She al
so served as a Consultant
in Social Sciences to the
Virginia State Depart
ment of Educationinl940.
The area of interna
tional concerns is not new
to Dr. Edmonds. Her deep
involvement in American
education, world affairs,
training in history and
international relations,
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Dr. Helen G. Edmonds
THE COMPASS
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Elizabeth City, N.C,
Permit No. 5
VOLUME 32
ELIZABETH CITY. N. C
MARCH-APRIL, 1971
NUMBERS
Tony Brown Guest on Frost’s
Show
Tony Brown, executive
producer of NET’s Black
Journal, appeared on the
David Frost Show. In
terviewed by guest host
ess Diahann Carroll of
“Julia,” a program
Brown has consistently
criticized. (The Group W
production will be seen
initially on March 24 in
major cities, and onade
layed basis in others.*)
Miss Carroll was ask
ed to fill in as hostess
in the taping of the pro
gram when David Frost
was detained in London.
Although the subject was
not broached in the in
terview, Brown has re
peatedly criticized “Jul
ia” as a program which
“offers a false frame of
reference for whites in
regard to Blacks. It fea
tures a phony life style
that makes w^ite people
feel good about being
white. However, Brown
has high praise for Miss
Carroll as an entertain
er.
Brown, who has been
executive producer of
net’s Black - oriented
program since last June,
says his series has some
value for whites, but
stresses that his first
concern is relating to the
Black community. He
uses the analogy of a
children’s program which
also may have some val
ue for adults.
Miss Carroll asked if
she could appear on
“Black Journal some
time and Brown promised
her an invitation.
(*The program will also
be seen on March 31,
April 7, and April 14.
Please check newspaper
listing for station, date,
and time in your local
ity-)
As president of the Na
tional Association of
Black Media Producers,
Brown has been critical
of most television pro
gramming as irrelevant
to the Black communi
ties’ cultural and educa
tional needs. The Asso
ciation recently filed a
petition with the FCC to
reappraise its renewal
of licenses granted to the
eight stations owned by
the Alabama Education
al Television Commis
sion w^ich have refus
ed to air “Black Jour
nal” and two other Black
oriented programs.
Scholarships for
Africans to study
A spokesman for the
Organization of African
Unity (OAU) says schol
arships offered to Afri
cans for study abroad
represent “neo colon
ialism” on the part of the
United States and Euro
pean countries and are
causing “division” in Af
rican societies.
Interviewed at the OAU
headquarters at Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia, for
net’s Black Journal pro
gram, Dramane Outtara,
director of the OAU’s po
litical department, says
this new form of colonial
ism, which manifests it
self on both economic
and cultural levels, an
attempt by colonial
powers to control Afri
can countries through
“nice words in stead of a
gun.”
Black Journal will air
on Monday, March 29, at
9 p.m. EST. (In New York
City, it will be seen on
WNET/ Channel 13, at
9 p.m.)
Outtara says scholar
ships are offered to Afri
cans for study abroad with
the intention of “brain
washing” African stu
dents who many times
want to remain in the
“colonial” countries or
who will return with ideas
which are “foreign to
African culture.”
Outtara also accuses
the great powers of in
action in forcing the Un
ion of South Africa to
change its racial poli
cies. “We cannot un
derstand why you con
demn on the one hand, and
you don’t take any ac
tion,” he states.
The
Compass
Needs
Your
Help
Now a
Summer School
Dr. Finney,
Appointed Director
The 1971 Summer
School promises a num
ber of Institutes and Sem
inars in addition to its
regular course offerings
for students.
The first session of
three weeks is schedul
ed from May 24 through
June 11. The second
session of six weeks is
from June 24 through
July 23. Registration
must be completed the
first day with classes
beginning the second day
for each session.
Dr. Finney has sche
duled regular courses
that are most in demand
by students but addition
al courses will be add
ed to meet the needs of
students v^^ere sufficient
requests are made. All
persons interested should
contact the Summer
School office for catalog
and application blanks.
Nine semester hours cre
dit may be earned (ele
ven if laboratory courses)
for attendance for the en
tire summer school.
Beginning Freshmen who
have met all University
requirements may begin
the college work at ei -
ther session of the sum-
m er school. Regular stu
dents may accelerate
their college progress or
take “make up” work to
remove academic defi
ciencies.
A unique feature of
the Summer School is the
Freshmen Summer Im
provement Program de
signed to help students
prepare themselves to
meet the required min
imum SAT score for ad
mission to the University.
It is a non-credit pro
gram and students admit
ted must attend the six-
weeks session. Language
Arts and Mathematics
will be stressed to
gether with other pro
grams to meet the needs
of students enrolled.
Standardized tests will
be given throughout the
program ending with the
SAT (ITAP).
W orkshops s c h eduled
include Art for Public
School Teachers, Com
munication Skills for the
Disadvantaged. Schedul
ed institutes are entit
led Institute for the Pre
paration of Counselors
and Instructors for Un
derachieving College Stu
dents, Basic Adult Educa
tion and Institute in Biol
ogy for junior high school
teachers and supervis
ors. Other workshops
and institutes are plan
ned including one in Oc
cupational Education.
Persons interested in
any phase of the Sum
mer School should con
tact: Dr. Ernest A. Fin
ney, Summer School Di
rector, Elizabeth City
State University, Eliza
beth City, North Carolina
335-0551 Ext. 326 Room
130, Moore Hall.