THE COMPASS...DECEMBER 15, 1971...PAGE 7
happenings at the university
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The football season is
over and after all has
been said and done the
Vikings have won the CI-
AA championship with a
33-22 victory over Win
ston - Salem in the lea
gue’s title game Thanks
giving Day.
According to pre-sea
son predictions the Vik
ings were to finish second
or fifth in the Northern
Division of CIAA. But to
only the surprise of the
soothsayers (who can now
eat their pencils and pads)
ECSU has captured the
CIAA crown.
The coaches received
leadership from segments
they thought they would
n’t, Vikings like Melvin
Swain, John Brooks, Jes
sie Parker, Larry John
son, Cary Sims and Dar
nell Johnson. The offense
sputtered at times but
was never completely
stopped. The offensive
team ended up leading the
league in total offense
and 10th in the nation in
total offense. They also
scored 310 points for one
season wiiich is a first
in CIAA.
Defense, which was
more flexible than in pre
vious years did a good job
in holding opposition to
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Choir Struggles For
European Tour
The University Choir’s
effort this semester is
geared toward taking a
European Tour next se
mester. The choir is en
gaged in numerous fund
raising projects to fin
ance the tour. The Uni
versity Choir has em
barked upon this project
in an effort to expand the
name of Elizabeth City
State University and to
let the world know that
Elizabeth City State Uni
versity has a “good
thing” going.
On Wednesday night,
December 8th the Choir
presented a Booster ban
quet in an effort to raise
some travel money for the
tour. The banquet was co
ordinated by Dr. Edna L.
Davis, Chairman of the
Department of Music.The
choir solicits your finan
cial support arid urges all
former choir members
and friends of the choir
and the University to sup
port them in their cause.
While the primary in
terest is the European
Tour, the choir is still
busy performing at ves
pers and assemblies, in
fact, the University Choir
Will present for their
Christmas concert. Saint
Nicolas, a Cantata. The
music in this work is
highly disonant and re
presents the contempor
ary trend in music to
day. It is the story of
Santa Claus, the patron
saint of children. A very
difficult, contemporary
piece of music, it will
call for the participation
of the audience in several
numbers. The concert
promises to be enjoyable.
The concert willalsofea-
ture a gallery choir from
the community and a guest
tenor soloist.
MALCOLM
Malcolm, Malcolm can’t
you see, I was so young,
but hoping they would had
set you free. Malcolm ..
they just couldn’t let you
be. In the midst of my
dreams, you are saying to
me, I shall be back to
see all of my people free
from this misery. Look
ing, looking at you some
how, knowing they won’t
let you see this world
again. Can’t yousee,can’t
you see they’ll let you
be Malcolm x. I told you
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Scenes from 1971 Homecoming
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Basketball Players feast after practice.
so. Tears, tears come in
to my eyes, but you said to
me no black woman should
shed tears for me, she
suppose to be strong to
succeed. If you really
want to be like me, you’ve
got to work so quickly
before they put you
through misery, just like
me. Can’t you see I’m
Malcolm X and they’ll ne
ver let me be me. Mal
colm, Malcolm,! told you
so.
Ella Mae Barnes
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Calvin Nunnally speaks on Black Power.
Students pose for snapshot.