VOLUME II, NO. 3 AVINSTOX-SAI.EM STATE ( OLLEGE, WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. MAY, 1963
161 Seniors Will Graduate Tuesday, May 28th
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QUEEN AND ( OUKT—May Quocn Gloria Jean Tate (soafed) is sinrouiulptl by her court (left to
right): Heather ( linksoales, Kosa Tribble and .leanette KiiiibrouRh. Chiklren are Gina A. Williams
(left), James K. Gambrell, Jr., and Wilma A. Dobson.
MISS GLORIA JEAN TATE REIGNS AS MAY QUEEN
Miss Gloria Jean Tate, a flam
ing redheaded senior in nursing,
reigned as May Queen on the
campus Saturday, May 11 in a
colorful May Day revue in the
Whitaker Gymnasium.
Theme of the program was
“May Day Through the Ages,”
produced by the Physical Edu
cation Department.
Larry Womble, president of
the Student Council, escorted
Miss Tate in the processional
and recessional. Attendants and
their escorts were:
Miss Jeanette Kimbrough with
Andrew Clinton, Reather Clink-
scales with John Duncan, and
Rosa Tribble with Haywood
Wilson.
New Dormitory to Open in Fall
The rising senior women of
Winston-Salem State College are
anxiously awaiting the opening
of the new senior women’s dorm
itory. The building is to be com
pleted by April 15. Students will
live in the new dormitory at the
beginning of the next school
term.
The opening of this dormitory
will relieve much of the over
crowdedness of their present liv
ing conditions. For the past few
years State College has been
faced with the problem of over
crowdedness. There are present
ly as many as four girls to a
room which makes it inconven
ient for proper functioning and
comfortable living.
This new dormitory, which
has not been named, will house
120 women. The building covers
a total area of 21,631.20 sq. ft.
There are three floors and a
basement to the building. The
building appears to be of simple
design from the exterior with
only a small amount of decora
tive additions of pre-cast stone
located at the entrance and a
pre-cast lining around the sides.
The interior of the building is
of modern design. It has built-
in furniture. It has many added
features that are not found in
the other dormitories such as a
laundry room and a telephone
on each floor. The other added
features are a snack bar and a
patio extending from the recrea
tion room. The color scheme is
of pastel shades. Rooms are
sound-proof, waterproof, and fire
proof.
The bedrooms are equipped
with two built-in beds, dressers,
closets with deep hat spaces,
wall lights over each bed, and a
mirror over each dresser. The
rooms on the west side of the
building are pale blue and the
rooms on the east side are of
soft yellow. The basement floor
consists of a recreation room,
snack bar and a few' rooms. Op
posite the recreation room which
is enclosed with glass doors is a
16 X 31 ft. cemented patio.
The young ladies who are ris
ing seniors are really thrilled
and overjoyed about the new
dormitory. Many of them are
now planning for next year
when they will be living in the
new quarters and able to take
advantage of the many added
features in this new building.
The house mother for the new
dormitory has not been named
yet.
The new dormitory is being
constructed by the L. B. Galli-
more Construction Company. Joe
Etheridge is head foreman.
Little James R. Gambrell, Jr.
was crown bearer. Flower girls
were Gina A. Williams and Wil
ma A. Dodson. Dr. Kenneth R,
Williams, president of the col
lege, crowned the queen.
After the crowning ceremony,
students cavorted in a variety
of dances. Freshmen stepped to
the circassion dance of Scotland,
seven steps of Germany, butter
fly dance of Switzerland, kolo of
Siberia, and polka for three from
Germany.
Four freshmen excited the
crown with their antics on the
trampolene. They w ere James
Smith, Patsy Curry, Carvin
Boyd, and Rena Gadison.
Sixteen freshman girls round
ed out the program with the
traditional wrapping of the May
pole.
The May queen and her c.ourt
were selected from the senior
class on the basis of high scholar
ship. Students elected the queen
from among the four candidates.
This is the second crown for
Miss Tate this year. She is the
reigning "Miss Ram.” The daugh
ter of Mrs. L. B. Tate of Golds
boro, she belongs to the Student
Nurses Association and Delta
Sigma Theta sorority.
Miss Kimbrough, the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Kim
brough of Statesville, wants to
become a speech therapist. She
is vice president of the student
NEA. vice chairman of her stu
dent teachers group, and a mem
ber of the Charm Club, NA.\CP
and yearbook staff.
The daughter of Mrs. Dorothy
Clinkscales of Asheville, Miss
Clinkscales wants to specialize
in English. She belongs to the
Lyceum committee and Alpha
Kappa Alpha sorority. She en
joys reading and dancing.
President Williams
Tours Poland
During April
The philosophy that motiva
tion plays a great part in the
learning activities of stu
dents proves not only to be true
in the American educational sys
tem, but also in the progressive
countries which are striving to
improve their educational sys
tem.
Dr. Kenneth R, Williams, pres
ident of the college, extended a
report on his trip to Poland and
other European countries where
he observed the teacher training
program. The president served
as one of the seven statesmen for
the American Association of Col
leges for Teacher Education in
its program to study teacher-
training primarily in Poland. Dr.
Williams reported that in Poland
the use of teaching aids is great
ly stressed. “Teaching aids are
maintained by classes from one
through eleven. Each teacher
must prove to be certified to use
these aids. The program for prep
aration for this type of training
consists of active training for
uses of these aids.” This is simi
lar to the undergraduate study
or advanced study for enlight
enment in our educational sys
tem.
“The amount of training re
quired for teaching in Poland is
far less than required of our
certified teachers, particularly in
the primary grades. A student
may go through training while
studying in junior high. He may
be able to teach five years after
completing the seventh grade.”
There are four colleges in Poland
which are established for the
purpose of training secondary
teachers.
“Teachers in Poland, however,
do not have the same high so
cial standards as in the United
States or Russia. Teachers are
poorly paid. The average income
for a high school teacher does
not exceed 6.000 dollars a year.
Some teachers earn extra finan
cial benefits by working over
time.” This consists of a two-job
plan,
“There is a great demand for
teachers in Poland. The shortage
of teachers was caused by the
effects of World War II. Over
20,000 teachers were killed dur-
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Dr. H. Thurman,
Dr. Will W. Orr
To Be Speakers
by Mary Roseboro
A series of commencement ex
ercises will be held at Winston-
Salem State College beginning
on May 24. The class is composed
of 161 seniors. The class includes
52 candidates for state primary
certificates, 75 candidates for
grammar grade certificates, 4
candidates for high school cer
tificates, 21 in B.S. for Nursing,
and 9 students who completed
work last summer.
Graduation Exercises will be
held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May
28 at Fries Auditorium. Dr. How
ard Thurman, dean of Marsh
Chapel, Boston University, will
speak.
The initial activity. Class Day,
will commence at 11 a.m. Friday,
May 24. At this time Larry Wom
ble, Senior Class and Student
Council president will present
the seniors’ gift to Dr. Kenneth
R. Williams, president of the
college.
Haywood Wilson will read the
scripture and prayer.
The speaker for the Class Day
Exercise will be Miss Gail
Caesar, valedictorian. Miss Sarah
Curry, assistant secretary of the
class, will present Miss Caesar.
Other presentations will be
made by Mrs. Decie Gunn. The
program chairman is Miss Jean
ette Kimbrough.
Class night will begin at 8 p.m.
Friday at Frits Auditorium. At
this time Carlena Hampton will
recite the class prophecj\ James
Jarrel will recite the class poem,
which was written by Miss Rosa
Tribble and Willie Williams.
Much entertainment will be
featured Class Night. Misses
Valada Adams and Betty Walker,
the Charlotteans. will be high
lighting singers.
Miss Adams will serve as mis
tress of ceremony while Thomas
Douglass will serve as master of
ceremony.
Alumni Day will be observed
Saturday, May 25, at 1 p.m. in
Kennedy Dining Hall.
Baccalaureate will be held at
3 p.m. Sunday, May 26 in Fries
Auditorium. Dr. Will W. Orr,
president of Westminister Col
lege in New Castle, Pa. will de
liver the address.
DK. AVILL W. OKR
. . . baccalanreate . . .
DR. HOWARD THURMAN
. . . graduation . . .