Or Else...
Of late there have been several comments and criticisms with
regards to the quality of this sheet. We have gladly accepted all
wholesome and constructive criticisms and suggestions and have
interpreted them as an indication of your interest in the ECHO.
However, this writer would like to point out to you some of the
difficulties under which the staff labors in the hope that such
conditions may be abolished and the staff will thereby be enabled
to produce a sheet worthy of representing “Dear Old State,” and
one of which each of you will be proud.
First, we have no office' in which to work. Every newspaper
staff, regardless of the size of the sheet it gets out, needs some
place in which to work. Here at the school no space has been set
aside for the ECHO staff. The staff has been fortunate so far in
being able to use some of the facilities of the Publicity office. It
should be added that these facilities are available only after office
hours and during the lunch hour. Secondly, the ECHO (and THE
MAROON AND GRAY) is in the “red” financially speaking; it
cannot operate under its present budget. The income from the
advertisements in the ECHO covers only less than a third of the
cost of printing the ECHO. YOU, the students, MUST PAY THE
PUBLICATIONS FEE if the ECHO is to be continued.
This is by no means an excuse for the staff of tlie ECHO but
merely a clear statement of the unmitigated truth. You have the
facts of the situation; Ave sorely need an office, or some space set
aside in which to work, equipment to work with, and money. Some
body has got to produce these or else. (EDITORIAL)
Name Council Presidential Candidates
April 14; Elections Slated For May
AFSC Official Confers
With C. C. Students
• Miss E. Louise Young, field secre
tary for tbe American Friends Service
Committee was a recent visitor on
our campus. Miss Young whoso visit
to North Carolina was to acquaint
students and faculty members with
the program of the AFSC, told of re
cent experiences in Europe at the
r'gular chapel hour, Friday, March
1".
Wuring her stay on the campus she
lield conferences with students, at
which time she explained the Summer
Service of the AFSC.
The Campus Echo
VOL, VI—NO. 5
DURHAM, N. C., M A R C H — 1 9 4 8
PRICE; TEN CENTS
Alphas Sponsor Annual Observance
Of Education And Citizenship Week
Thomas Named To Executive Board OF Students
For Wallace Campaign; Many Students Attend
William Thomas, Junior, and
Business Manager of the Maroon
and Gray, was elected to the
state executive board of direc
tors at the meeting of the Stu
dents for Wallace movement,
held at Chapel Hill February 28
mid 29 for the purpose of or
ganizing.
Students representing almost
every college and university in
the state were present at the
meeting to make plans for a
third party with Henry Wallace
as the candidate. Lectures by
prominent individuals, ijieluding
labor leaders, confercnee execu
tives, instructors, and students
highlighted Saturday’s meeting.
A panel discussion was held in
the evening. On Sunday plans
got under way for the framing
and adoi)tion of a constitution.
A chairman and a secretary-
treasurer were elected. One stu
dent from each school repre
sented was nominated to serve
on the state executive board of-
(li rectors.
Chidley Delivers
Annual Lectures
Leaves School
Donation
Dr. How.TJd iT. Cliidley, pastor of
the First Congregational Oliurch of
Winchester, Mass., and former trus
tee board chairma.a for North Car
olina Gollogc, recently made his 36th
.annual visit to our Institution.
I>r. Chidley in his opening lecture
series state! that in religion as in
life generally, anyone who succeeds
must refiiaeAto driven from the
profitable of/the aptitudes which
God lias giwn^5 him and ' work to
prevent stan fllJJjli of the soul as well
as of the
Tn his fl
used as his
nf Tnflueni
that ever,
pociiliar
tUcreforc
everyone;
life whi^j
Heforoi
(liidlel
lecture, Dr. Cliidley,
“The Investment
stressed the fact
fjdual has his own
"on of talents, and
ijtho probability that
d for some role in
nc else can fill,
ving the campus, Dr.
’.ted a purse of $600.00 ,
PiKjpHIBL-EY, Page Three
According to an announcement
from Harold T. Kpps, president of
Gumma Beta chapter of Alplia I’hi
Alpha Fraternity plans are now coni-
i/lete for this chapterannual ob
servance of Education and Citizenship
Week, which is a part of the Go-To-
lligh-School Go-To-Collego Movement.
beginning April 4 and continuing
through April 11, Gamma Beta ehap-
tor in collaboration with Beta Theta
Lambda chapter, will carry out a
program of activities designed to en
courage young men to coiitinue their
education in college and to take more
care in the selection of vocations.
Sunday, April 4 the ministers of
riurham arc centering their sermons
a round the theme of the observance,
The stimulation of, an understanding
of, and an appreciation for our place
in domestic and world affairs as a
jx’ople,” and at 3;t30 p. m., the
Alphas will be in charge of a sjiecial
program at the North Cjirolina Col
lege. The speaker for this occasion
will be Francis Korncgay ,Vocational
Rer\-ice Secretary of the Detroit
Urban Tjeagne. In addition to the
speech Mr. Korncgay will conduct
two job selection clinics on Monday,
April 5.
The activities of the week will in
clude distribution of pamphlets to
college and high school students, pro
grams at Orange County Training
School in Cliapel Hill, Little Mver
and Mill Grove High Schools in IKir-
ham County, Hawley High School in
Crcedmoor, and Hillside High Sclioo)
in Durham, and North Carolina Col
lege.
High School seniors from these
high schools have been invited to be
the guests of Alpha Phi Alpha on tho
North Carolina College campus Sat
urday, April 19, and the general meet
ing in B. N. Duke Auditorium will
feature panel discussions by repre-
siiitatives of various fields of inter
est and an oratorical contest on
“What I. Think College W’ill Mean
To Me.”
The frrteriiity will give a $50
See ALPHAS Page Three
SCHOOL OFFiriJlS
ATTEND CONFABS
During March officials of the North
Carolina College have attended pro
fessional conferences in various sec
tions of the country. Saturday, March
21 President Alfonso Elder and Dr.
A. E. Manley, dean of the collcge
of arts and sciences, left for Chicago
where they are attended tho National
Conference on Higher Education
scheduled for March 22 through 2u.
Miss Euth G. Rush, dean of women
at the college, left Tuesday, March
DEAN 'A. E. MANLEY
22 for Washington, D. C. for a meet
ing of the Association of Deans of
Women and Advisors for Girls in Ne
gro Colleges, slated for Tuesday
through Friday. Miss Rush rem.ained
in Washington for a National Plan
ned Cflnference beginning March 30
and continuing through April 1.
Mrs. Frances M. Eagleson, registrar,
attended a meeting of the Associa
tion of De.ms and Registrars at Tus-
kegee Institute, and John L. Stewart,
Dean of Men, was in Washington, D.
C., attending the sessions of the Na
tional Association of Deans and Ad
visors for Men.
JameSf Moore^ And Gilliard Seen As Prospective
Nominees; Heated Contest Seen As Election Nears
Music Majors To
Appear In Recitals
During the spring quarter senior
music majors . will be presented in
piano and voice concerts on the North
Carolina College campus. Miss Ruth
Morrison of Statesville, N. C. will
give hei- graduation recital Wednes
day, May 5. According to Mrs. C.
Kutli Bdwards, her instructor, she
is the first music major to offer voice
as her performing medium and to give
a vccal recital.
!Miss Morrison, dramatic soprano,
is always in demand for appearances
throughout the city and .state, and
j Ians a concert in Asheville during
May.
Mrs. Edwards has received several
complimentary letters concerning Miss
Morrison’s February appearance at
the Watts Street Baptist Clturch in
Durham along with Samuel A. Wil
liams, baritone.
Appearing in piano concerts in May
will be Miss Pauline Marsh of Dur
ham, Miss Musa. Steele, Rockingham,
X. C.; Miss Doris Jackson, Phil
adelphia, Pa., and Miss Edna Mc-
.Glohan, Ahoskie, N. C.
The Student Council is»be-
?inning to shape plans to hold
it’s annual election for Pres
ident and Vice Pre.sident, the
first Meek in April.
John V. Turner, President
of the Student 15ody, s'tated
in an exclusive interview with
a member of the Echo staff,
that the council has enjoyed,
an unu.sually prosperous year
due to the support of the
members of the Council and
the backing of the student
body. ilr. Turner further
stated that he anticipates a
bitterly contested election and
that after the election the
Student Council will not only
assume its rightful place on
the campus but will also gain
the support of the ma.iority
of the .student body.
James B.' James, and Rhine
^loore have openly announc
ed their candidacy. Perry B.
Gilliard, Editor of the Camp
us Echo, is considered by
many to be an excellent pros
pect. Mr. Gilliard has not
openly committed him.self
either way.
"Regardless of the outcome,
this election promises to mark
an important milestone in the
history of the council.
Read ^‘POLITICAL PERISCOPE^^ on Page
2 of this issue for Stimulating Comments on
Domestic Politics,
Author Of ‘‘The Lion And Rose” Lectures Here
May Sarton. Belgian born poet
novelist and short story writer,
has just completed a tliree day visit
on the campus of the North Carolina
College here. Miss Sarton who, in
addition to her talents as a writer
has a gift for reading and informal
speaking, spent Wednesday, Thurs
day, and Friday, March 17, 18 and
19, conferring with individual stu-
dtnts and talking informally to
classes.
On Friday afternoon she delivered
an address to tho entire student body
111 B( N. Diiko AludStorium. This
writer has devoted a part of each
year since 1940 to lecturing and ad-
Three Students
Make A Averages
Recently President A. Elder was
speaking of people affiliated with
the school who had “scored” in one
respect or another, but we realize
tha* he couldn't possibly include
everyone in his speech.
Three of the persons not included
were the young men who attained
averages of “A” in the Ijaw School
for the first semester. Tliey were
Harold T. Epps, Asheville, N. C.;
Everett W. Johnson of New York,
and Robert E. Jackson of Kinston,
N. C. We feel as we know those of
your home town ftel — very proud of
vou.
vising college students and teacher^,
and she combines a Buroi)ean heritage
with a passionate faith in the Amor-
ican democratic way of life.
She is the author of two novels:
“The Single Hound,” .md “The
Bridge of Years,” and three volumes
of poetry: “Encounter in April,’’’
“Inner Landscape,” and “The Lioii
and the Rose” the latter of which was
officially publi.shcd this month. Her
poems appear regularly in The -If-
lantir! Monthly, Kenyon Review,
New HepnWic, and in many English
jniblications. In 1945 she received the
golden rose of the New England
Poetry Society.
Music Dept. Sponsors
Enliglilenment Program
^liss Ruth Gillum of the North
C.irolina College Department of music
has sponsored during recent weeks a»
enlightenment program for studenttj.
Miss Gillum and her students hav6
supplied the entire college commuiL-
ity with information concerning con
cert artists appearing here as well a«
tbe numbers which would be perform
ed at various recitals.
Tlie mimeographed sheets whveJi
Lave been distribnted before eaeli
concert added greatly to fitudent ap
preciation at concerts.
-V quiz program at a regularly
scheduled chapel hour flimawd the
campaign.
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