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THE COMPASS
October, 1976
Freshmai Career Doy Held On Campus
ECSU development director James R. Spence, second from left,
meets with ECSU alumni who participated in the career exploration
program. Left is Lawrence Alford, Little Creek Naval Facility, third
from left, Ulysses Bell, director of Administration of the North
Carolina Manpower Development Corporation. To right Shelly
Willingham, Ashland Oil Company.
Successful last year with its
expanded approach to fresh
man orientation, the area of
Student Personnel Services at
Elizabeth City State
University again sponsored a
Freshman Career Day
Program, on Friday, August
27. Under the theme, “Tur
ning My Dreams Into A
Reality,” approximately
twenty representatives from
business, industry and
government informed the
students of career op
portunities and requirements
for entering the non-teaching
professions.
Dr. Eloise B Horton, Vice
Chancellor for Student Af
fairs, said, “We are more
than pleased with the
willingness of the various
firms and agencies to join in
providing this unique ex
ploration for our new
students.”
“The continued interest of
those firms that are
represented in our College
Industry Cluster Program is
most encouraging,” she
added.
Following registration,
from 8:00 - 8:30 A. M., in the
Ridley University Center, the
business representatives
joined close to 500 new
students in a Career Ex
ploration Program, at 9:00
A.m., in Moore Hall
Auditorium. The program
brought back to the campus
ECSU alumnus Ulysses Bell
as the keynote speaker.
Introduced by Dr. Marcus
V. Ingram, Co-Chairman of
the ECSU Cluster Program
and Chairman of the Business
Department, Bell is Director
of Administration of the
The Record Rap
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By William Hartley
OHIO PLAYERS
Contradiction
The Ohio Players have
another million seller
“Contradiction”. Yes, Billy,
Diamond, Jones, Merv, Pee
Wee, Satch and of course
Sugar Foot have a follow-up
to “Honey,” another smash
album. Songs to listen for:
“Contradiction”, “Precious
Love”, “Who’d She Coo?”,
and “My Ladies Run Me
Crazy”.
AVERAGE WHITE BAND
Soul Searching
The white band with the
soul sounds is into it again
with “Soul Searching”. With
the help of the Brecker
Brothers, Randy and
Michael. This album is worth
listening to. Songs to listen
for: “Love your Life”, “I’m
the One”, “A Love of Your
Own”
Counseling Center
Providing Service
By Sylvia Peele
The Counseling Center
invites all Freshmen to come
in for an interview with the
counselors in the Student
Services Building. The
counselors are: Enid Smith,
Room 110, Mrs. Olive Wilson,
Room 102 and Mr. Lafayette
Robmson, Room 106. The
counselors’ doors are always
open to the students.
There are plans for group
counseling in the following
areas:
(1) Test taking
(2) Developing skills for
taking tests
(3) Entering in the job
market and Graduate School.
Any student having any
type of problems should come
to the counseling center and
talk about it before it can
hender them in doing their
college work.
The GRE exam will be
given on campus on
December 11, 1976 and at
intervals thereafter.
CLEP Exams to be given
are:
(1) GRE (December
11,1976)
(2) NTE (November 13,1976,
February 19, 1977 and Jidy
16, 1977)
(3) MAT (arranged on
individual basis)
The next Communications
Performance Test will be
given on November 15th, 17th,
and 18th. The written part
will be given on November
15th, and the Speech part will
be given on November 17th
and 18th. This test is free.
Students should take the
tests early enough to apply
for financial assistance or
admission to various schools
before the deadline for ac
ceptance. Graduate school
catalogues are located in the
Student Personnel library.
Free waivers will be avail
able according to qualifi
cations.
The most common surname
in the United States is Smith.
Close to 2.5 million Smiths
reside here.
North Carolina Manpower
Development Corporation.
Awarded the masters degree
by Columbia University, he is
also currently a student at the
North Carolina Central
University Law School.
According to William A.
Pierce, Director of the Office
of Career Counseling and
Placement, during the af
ternoon the students met with
representatives from the
National Alliance of
Businessmen, Ashland Oil
Company, First Union
J^ational Bank, GTE
Sylvania, Western Electric,
IBM, Wachovia Bank and
Trust Company, the Naval
Retail System Office, IXL,
Norfolk and Western
Railway, the Oceana Na
val Air Station, and the
Albemarle Savings and Loan
Association.
Former Student
In Pro Football
PARLIAMENT
The Clones of
10
Doctor Funkenstein
Parliament’s Mothership
has landed into another P
Funk, “The Clones of Doctor
Funkenstein”. Produced and
conceived by George Clinton,
Parliament has created a
monster. Songs to listen for:
“Gaming on Ya”,
“Everything Is on the One”,
“Doctor Funkenstein”.
By Lazarus Simons
Students from the previous
school term witnessed a
young, energetic and talented
football player. If you can
remember the tall, young
man that worked at the desk
in the Ridley Center, then you
know him. His name is
Johnnie Walton.
Walton played for the Los
Angeles Rams in 1969. George
Allen, the head coach of the
Rams at the time, saw Walton
as a kid with a wicked arm.
He was shuffled to a farm
club, “The Indianapolis
Capitals”. The club won the
championship of the Con
tinental League and Walton
was voted most valuable
player.
The following year he was
taxied by the Rams until 1972.
During the years 1972 and
1973 he did not play football.
In the year 1974, he joined
the parade of talented foot
ball athletes in the World
Football League.
He was cut by the Chicago
Fires, but came back strong
with the Toros last year. He
emerged as the leagues No. 1
quarterback until the W.F.L.
collapsed. Walton is
veritably, a forgotten hero of
the W.F.L. years.
The colorful Johnnie
Walton, with his dynamite
throwing arm, is making his
bid to become the Eagles
first Black quarterback.
Hiclis Wins Olympic Gold Medals
By Anthony Rahming
Earl Hicks is the
gregarious student that
everyone has been seeing
wheeling a wheelchair across
the campus. Hicks was h
victim of an automobile
accident 6n September 6,
1975. The accident was nearly
' fatal. His neck and spinal
cord was broken on impact,
paralizing him from the waist
down. At the time of his un
fortunate accident Hicks was
enrolled at ECSU but of
course, he had to discontinue
his enrollment.
Being a true Viking Earl
did not let his condition
sadden his life. Before the
accident Hicks had been a
good athlete. Fighting back
against ill luck he entered the
1976 Special Olympics Games
in Canada. This special event
was enclusively for han
dicapped athletes. Earl did
remarkably well in the
games, winning four gold
medals and one bronze. He set
three world records in the
shot put, discus and javelin
events. At the end of the
games Hicks was awarded a
special emblem for his out
standing performance at the
games. He was the first
athlete to ever win five
medals at a special Olympics
Game.
The determination and
optimism of Hicks is to be
truly admired and emulated.
His handicap has not left him
desolate. He is very sociable
and his friendly personality
has caused him to be hked by
most everyone.
Earl faces his condition
with an alacrity. His family,
however, after hearing about
his accident were completely
confused and grief-
strickened.
The 26 year old
quadraplegic intends to
marry and start a family
after graduation.
Presently, he is majoring in
the Fine Arts. He hopes to
build a home and an Art
Studio before he graduates.