October 1978
COMPASS
'"Albatross"
4. -r
n Selected "Outstanding Young
Woman of America”
Mn. Vivlaii T. Amutroag
Mrs. Vivian Thorton Arm
strong has been selected as
an Outstanding Young
Woman of America for 1978.
She was earlier nominated by
Ms. Marian B. Mitchell,
Director of Alumni Relations
at Elizabeth City-Pasquotank
and Edenton-Chowan Public
School Systems. Mrs. Arm
strong returned to ECSU,
where she received a BS
Degree in 1976, as a writing
instructor and Director of the
Writing Laboratory in the
University Academics Skill
Center. In addition to being
awarded the MA Degree by
North Carolina Central
University, she has done fur
ther studies at the University
of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill.
Residing at Route 5,
Elizabeth City with her hus
band Eddie A. and daughter,
Kimely Charita, Mrs. Arm
strong is very active in the
community activities being
affilliated with: the Sister’s
Inspirational Club; the
Newland Chapter, Order of
the Eastern Star; Mt. Carmel
Baptist Church; the Newland
Recreation Center; the New
Educational Growth and
Redevelopment Organization
(NEGRO), the North Caro
lina Scholastic Press Associa
tion, Journalism Educational
Association, and the National
Council of Teachers of
English.
Seeks Contributions
Attention creative
students! Elizabeth City
State University’s Depart
ment of Modern Languages is
presently soliciting material
for the 1978-79 edition of the
“Albatross”.
The last issue of this
literary magazine was highly
acclaimed throughout the
community and those in the
know predict even better
things for the next edition, ac
cording to Dr. Robert Thorne,
advisor to the publication.
All members of the Univer
sity Family are cordially en
couraged to submit poems,
short fiction, line drawings,
and photographs to: Dr.
Thorne, Room 115 Johnson
Hall, as soon as possible.
Don’t be left out of this year’s
publication!
Would you like a copy of the
1977-78 Albatross? If so,
limited issues are available in
Dr. Thorne’s office.
Hurry! Get your copy now.
They won’t last long!
BEE Provides Tutorial Services NTE Announces Schedule
By Roslyn Smith
The Basic Education
Enrichment Program is a
tutorial service which was
established September 1968 to
help Freshmen who are defi
cient in communicative and
study skills, to strengthen ad
justment to college life, to
correct and alleviate when
possible the weaknesses and
deficiencies students may
have, and to provide
academic and cultural
enrichment where possible.
It also has additional in
novative education assis
tance for Freshmen in
By Carolyn Britton
Security Alarm Systems
have been installed in Doles,
Hugh Cale, and Mitchell-
Lewis dormitories. The
device sounds an alarm when
any of the emergency exits to
the dormitories are opened.
Hezekiah W. Cooper, Direc
tor of Occupational Safety
and Health Association
(OSHA), says that the alarms
are for the protection of the
residents and their property
against vandalism and un
wanted persons. He indicated
that the dorms named are not
Reading, English, and
Mathematics, and to increase
the students’ familiarity with
standarized materials and
procedures.
The BEE program, as it is
abbreviated, supports dif
ferent departments within the
college system and is organiz
ed of 300 freshmen, 30 tutors,
a coordinator, Mrs. Naomi A.
Morgan. The counselor-tutor
trainers are Dr. Patricia
Basu, Mr. Rochell Vann, and
Mrs. Lula Thorpe. Instruc
tors teach the new tutors the
“hows and whys” of counsel
ing and tutoring.
The tutors are compen-
the only ones in which the
system will be installed.
The alarms now installed
will not be turned on until the
others are ready and the
weather becomes better. At
that time they will be used
from 11:00 p.m. until 7:00
a.m., daily, and full time dur
ing holidays.
Cooper added that “the
doors are put there for
exit and emergency purposes
only.” He informed that a
ventilation system is being
planned for Mitchell-Lewis
and Womack Dormitories.
sated for their services with
funds from the college work-
study grant which are based
primarily on needs, original
entrance test scores, grades
and rank in class. These are
also the major factors used to
determine which students are
eligible to serve as tutors.
Tutors are available in many
subjects and handle ten
students a week.
The students who sign up
for the BEE program
should fill out a schedule with
the times they are free and
the areas they need help in.
They then meet with the
students as many times as the
students request.
The National Teacher
Examination (NTE) will be
given at Elizabeth City State
University on Nov. 11,1978.
Scores from the examina
tion are based by North
Carolina for certification of
teachers.
Educational Testing Ser
vices, which prepares and ad
ministers the tests, saying
“The examinations are de
signed to measure knowledge
gained from professional and
general education and in 26
subject-matter fields. ”
Bulletins describing
registration procedures and
containing registration forms
may be obtained from Mrs.
Olive Wilson, Director of
Guidance and Testing (exten
sion 242) at ECSU or directly
from the National Teacher
Examinations, Educational
Testing Services, Box 911,
Princeton, New Jersey 08541.
The deadline for regular
registration is Oct. 19. On-
the-spot registration is not
permitted.
Childhood Education major,
Plymouth, N. C.; and Beverly
Spruill, Mathematics Educa
tion major, Roxobel, N. C.
The three May graduates
bring to around 18 the total
number of ECSU seniors to be
awarded fellowships to attend
Ohio State.
Since the fellowship pro
gram began in 1971, under the
direction of Dr. Frank W.
Hale, Jr., Associate Dean, the
Ohio State University
Graduate School has awarded
over “500 fellowships to
minority graduate students.”
Through two special minority
fellowship programs offered
by the Ohio State Graduate
School, “77 percent of the
minority students” have been
successful in their pursuit of
graduate or doctoral degrees.
Security Alarm
Systems Installed
"Self Concept”
Discussed
By Lillian Vaughan
A four night seminar ses
sion with the theme “Self-
Concept” was sponsored by
the resident directors and
junior counselors on Sep
tember 11-14 in Bias Hall
Lobby.
Mrs. Brenda Creecy from
the counseling center discuss
ed “Living together”; Mrs.
Vivian Armstrong from the
Academic Skills led the
discussion on “Study Habits”
and Mrs. Karen McCombe
presented a film and disciiss-
ed “Sickle Cell Aneml^TTie
final session dealt with ap
propriate dress for occasions
and was depicted by a fashion
show conducted by the Junior
Counselors of Bias Hall, with
participation from the
residents.
Top Students To
Visit Ohio State
With arrangements now be
ing made by the Office of
Career Counseling and Place
ment, Elizabeth City State
University is making plans to
participate in the Eighth An
nual Graduate School Visita
tion Days at Ohio State
University. Attendance by at
least five top-ranking seniors,
Nov. 5 - 7, will mark the sixth
consecutive year that ECSU
students have visited Ohio
State.
According to information
from William A. PiVce, three
of the five ECSU students who
visited Ohio State last year
were accepted for admission.
Awarded fellowships were:
Ida Holley, Business Ad
ministration major, Tyner,
N. C.; Angela Knight, Early