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THE CAIX^^s ECttO
MAT, 1958
CarnP^^®Echo
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C^ssodoted GollG6iate Press
The Campus Echo, official student publication at North Carolina Colege at Dur^
ham, is published nine times during the academic year.
Yvonne Scruggs Associate Editor
Lorraine James Business Manager
Iredella Meetze Assistant Business Manager
jAM»::i Peacock
Sports Editor
“ifASiEs L. Atwater Contributing Editor
Bernice Sawyer Exchange Editor
Ernest Ward Advertising Manager
Pheriby Gibson Assistant News Editor
REPORTERS
Harvey Wright, Ernestine James, Betty Redding, Majorie Taylor
TYPISTS
Florence McCall, Evelyn Latta, Ernestine Burchette, Juanita Thorpe
CIRCULATION STAFF
Leroy Williamson, Cleo Turner
ADVISORS
C. A. Bay, Editorial Advisor G. T. Thorne, Business Advisor
Editorials and features in the Campus Echo reflect the opinions of the writers and in
no way represent student or college opinion. Unsigned editorials are expressions of
the editors. Letters to the editor must be signed, are limited to 200 words and can he
edited at the discretion of the staff according to technical limitations.
NEGRO HISTORY WEEK
It is definitely self-evident that there is
not an over-emphasis of Negro History
Week at North Carolina College. In fact, the
emphasis is so limited, that it can be well
assumed that the whole week, which has
been set aside for special tribute to the out
standing people of the Negro Race, and for
an intensification of study of Negro History,
passed virtually unnoticed by 75 per cent of
the NCC Student Body.
Perhaps it would not be very wise to place
the blame for this neglect in any one parti
cular quarter, since it is assumed, and we
hope justifiably so, that all of the students
are adults, capable of directing themselves
to a secure and broad educational founda
tions. Let us hope that it is not necessary for
our instructors to assume full responsibility
for stimulating our interests in the direction
of intellectual improvement. Rather, let us
concede that there is room for vast improve
ment, in the manner in which Negro History
■ Week is recognized, on this campus, and by
doing so, resolve to improve the attention
paid to an occasion so important to the citi
zens of NCC.
There is a possibility that, through the
medium of the Forum Committee, an at
tractive program could be arranged in time
for the occasion next year. Or, possibly, the
Social Science Club could arrange a Negro
History Week Emphasis plan, which would
focus student and faculty attention on the
week of tribute to the Negro Race.
This writer noticed in an exchange paper
from a high school in Warrenton, N. C. that
students of that school had engaged in a con
certed effort to recognize Negro History
Week. Perhaps North Carolina College stu
dents could well take example from a young
er, but more observant group of students.
STUDENT ELECTIONS
It will not be long before the entire cam
pus will be buzzing with the excitement of
the Student Government Elections and the
responsibility of selectiag a competent group ^
' officials to administer the dvties of Stu
dent Government will be laid at the feet of
the NCC citizens. However, if the residents
of this small community follow the pattern
of last year in relation to student elections,
the percentage of student actually parti
cipating in the election will equal less than
thirty-three and one- third percent.
This year, there will probably be quite a
few candidates from which we may choose
our leaders. Most likely, all of the candidates
will be equipped with the proper qualifica
tions to fulfill successfully the obligations of
the respective offices. It will, therefore, rest
on the shi)ulders of the students here, by a
process of just elimination, and on the basis
of qualifications and ability alone, to elect
people who will adequately represent us as
spokesmen for the student body.
It is very easy to gather in groups after
the process of election has long been dis
posed of, and to discuss the fallacies of the
present administration, its partialities, its
lo:^ ratinjj in coijnparisen witfe the vwWwb erf
those who were defeated, and the “could
have’s” and “why don’ts”. However, it is
just an unnecessary waste of precious time,
when these opinions could have been voiced
in a positive manner, had more of the stu
dents taken an active part in the election of
the previous year.
The Student Government Officials repre
sent us. Therefore, it is our duty to insure
ourselves of good and dependable repre
sentation, and of compettent liaison officers
among faculty, staff, and administrators, and
the students themselves. The correct time to
make your opinion count is at election time,
and if each student does his part in the elec
tion, there can be only one outcome; the rule
of the majority. Your vote is as powerful as
a law itself. Exercise your constitutional
privilege. Vote in the Student Elections for
the candidates of your choice.
ECHO OR EAGLE
Jimmys Journal
I By James L. Atwater
The thirty days usuatjy desig-^
nated by the Georgian calendar
as April and by Geoffrey Chau.,
cer as Aprille wifi make.^'juite
a contribution to NCC’^foSipad,
objectives of providing varied
services to the citizens of the
Old North State. The s^cific,
events to which I refer cffii be
grouped under the homely ex
pression “company’s coming”.
At this writing four groups are
groups on the campus, and jifiore
than likely others will make
the Spring Pilgrimage to this
shrine of learning and culture.
For the most
part the majori-.
ty of the groups
will be com
posed of high
school seniorla
who tour cam
puses In an ef
fort to make
some first hand
inspections of
the environments in which t&ey
may spend four of the most
decisive years of their lives.
A state convention of 4-H
J
club members will be held here
ooe Saturday in April, one Fri
day will be given over to the
Music Festival (choral), seniors
competing for the James E.
Shepard Scholarships will be
here one day, and about the end
of the month thirty high school
students form Springfield, Mass.,
will spend a day with us.
Although there is little doubt
that they are likely to be im-
planned for by certain ’^hosT'pressed with the campus, it is
possible that we can add to the
good impression by serving as
gracious hosts. There is no
doubt that we may be the objects
of some stares just as piercing
as the ones we are so adept at
directing, but we must remem
ber that they are our guests.
It is not beyond the realm of
reality to conjecture that the
way we speak to our guest mayi
be the deteranirigihg factor'^lir
the choice of a college. Although
organizations such as Alpha Phi,
Omega National Service Fra-i
ternity and student government
may have the official responsi--
bility for serving as host, wei
can all make the visits pleasant
and rewarding.
NOTE: This is not to be con.,
strued as an explanation of how
to do it, nor of what to do. I
merely wanted to tell you about
some of the things that arei
scheduled for the near future.!
Letter To The Editor,
Letters
Dear Sir;
The members of St. Mark’s
Church join with me in express
ing their thanks to you and the
members of your Creative Dance
Group for the magnificient per
formance at Wilmington on Feb.
6th last.
Benevolent and sincere com
ments have been repeated again
and again by our citizens who
witnessed the offerings of the
group, and who have been la
vish with their praise.
We beg to extend our con
gratulations to you. Miss' Ala-
veta Hutson and her group for
a most delightful and memor
able evening, and especially for
the inspiration which they |;ave
to so many of our young people.
Praying for God’s contiriued
Blessings on their work, I (am,
Faithfully Yours
The Rev. Edwinl
ICirtoiT
Without one sprig of doubt, it can be said
that most of the students here are good and
tired of that ECHO and EAGLE refrain. Ev
ery year, during the period when budgets
are being discussed, there exists a subcon
scious animosity between the Editorial
Bosrtis-of both of these student publications.
The problem from which these antagonisms
stem is very simple and also very evident
to those people who are obliged to bicker for
enough money to keep their publication on
its feet. There isn’t enough money allotted
to the budget committee to divide between
the two organizations.
The seniors have been asking for a bet
ter yearbook, and all of the students have
been asking for more regular editions of the
ECHO. However, how can either one of
these requests be granted, wh^n, for ex
ample, the budget submitted by the Eagle
totaled $7,552 and the amount granted the
budget committee to be divided between
both publications totaled only $7,500 itself?
For a school the size of this one, and with
a rating of the type that this school has, it is
indeed disgraceful that the yearbook and
student newspaper can not be of any better
quality than they are. This cannot be at
tributed to the irresponsibility of the editors
of these publications, because the pattern, in
all cases, has to be cut according to the
cloth.
The ECHO travels to many other colleges,
universities, and high schools, throughout
the country. Therefore, it can be assumed
that it serves as an instrument of promotion
for this school, and also as a natural method
of impressing potential NCC.
However, during the past year, over
$500.00 was spent in preparation of a bro
chure, called This is North Carolina College,
intended to impress people with the attri
butes of North Carolina College, through
circulation. This fact leads one to wonder
if it would not prove more probitable to del
egate some of this $500.00 to the two
student publications already in existence,
so that they mighty be improved and serve
the purpose of disseminating school public
ity in a much better manner.
After all, this publication does not neces
sarily have to reflect the true atinosphere of
North Carolina College, which the ECHO
and the EAGLE would do merely because
they are a part of the students themselves. Or
maybe there is not a desire to have the true
personality of NCC reflected? That’s a good
question.
We hope that by budget time next year,
the EAGLE and the ECHO will have a larger
amount of money to divide, and that, through
this improvement, they may then set out to
make internal improvements.
Sir: - ,
1 saw the picture of the ^irls
on the cover of the Color and
would like to have a picture of
every girl on that book, if it
will not he to much troxible and
I would like to receive a letter
from the girls. You see my home
is in North Carolina and here
where I am it is kind of hard
to receive pictures of colored
girls and letters. So I am asking
if you would see that those girls
will receive this letter; I would
like if you would have this let
ter typed so they can under
stand it.
I hope I am -not taking too
much of your time, although I
know you are a very busy man.
You see I don’t have too many
girl friends because before I
came over seas I was shy and
bashful around girls.
Please spare a little time and
do me that favor. I would never
forget it.
A friend,
Ralph Holley
Cpl. Ralph Holley
Rd. 13349904
46st. Ord. AMM
APO 71 care of PM
San Francisco, California
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Letter
Miss Danielette Tucker
North Carolina College
Durham ^
Durham, North Carolina "t
Dear Miss Tucker: J
Thank you for your lettrf
which we were glad to publish
in the January issue of the
Campus Echo. I am happy to
say that it has brought new read
ers to the “Letters’’. columnj
More students should take ad
vantage of the opportunity to
express their views publicly.
in reply, I wish to call your
attention to my column, “Tha
:^urt Beat”, in the November
issue of the Echo to which you
referred in your letter. Your
letter reveals that you misinter-(
preted the contents of my state-i
statement. The mention I made
of the “McClaren-Tucker” inci.^
dent was a mere statement of
fact in a jovial manner. The ac
count neither expresses nor im«
plies an opinion on the matter.
My statement reaS, “Fred Me
Claren asked a girl for a nickle
and his personnel dean ‘locked
him up’ until June”.
Your reference to my state
ment read, “Your second article,
‘The Burt Beat’, stated that a
young man was locked in jaH
by his personnel dean because
zoaoawi
he asked a young lady to buy
him a soda”.
“Locked him up”, taken
literally, does sound “fantastic,”
as you charge. But in the jovial
sense, as it was intended, and
as the quotation marks indicate,
fantastic is not the case.
I think the nature of your at-;
tack upon Miss Scruggs was
unjustified. Miss Scruggs was!
concerned with . “just what
would be the corrective measure!
employed in reprimanding a,
young man for an offense a little
more severe than this one”. She
made no attempt to “gain popu-i
larity by taking sides in an issue
with the group”, as you allege.
I must commend your cause*,
however, for I think that every
young lady on this campusi
should have the courage to de
mand the respect that she thinks
she deserves. It may even be ad-
isable that other women be-
i as_ iig nrPi
■ to aelermlne justi
what they actually deserve may
be very revealing.
As Mme. Le Farge bares the
weary knitting needles and pre
pares for the last victims of the
Liberal Party 1953 Revolution,
the last weary, but defiantly ar
rogant members of the Col
legiate - Independent coalition
prepare to edure the last tragic
parade of the martyre to “better
student government.”
Jim Atwater and Wimp Tillery
are among the last to make the
defiant climb up the slippery
thirteen.
This may be a bit “Dicken-
ish,” but it certainly romantic
izes" b'KS'aspSFT^ f 'I III r
year of administering the stu
dent government. We certainly
want to extend our public ap
preciation to the people who
have done the work in SG for
the past year. Our standbys, the
Cabinet and Office Staff.
Cabinet members were (cour
tesy of the Directory of Student
Government) Sam Atwater,
Muriel Atwater, William Bulow,
Chester Gregory, Gale Mack,
Matthew Mason, Savannah Mit
chell, Earl Whitted, Elizabeth
Shell, Claude Stephens, Cleon
Thompson, Pete Ward, and Vi
vian Swain.
Edwina Lanier, Mary Stroud,
Mary Norwood, Ernest Cordal,
and Robert Hargraves, made up
the Office Staff.
All of these people worked
without compensation and they
all served efficiently and dili
gently to provide you with bet
ter student government during
52-53.
One of the last innovations
which we shall try to make in
student government will be a
Council of Organizations to
handle charity drives on cam
pus and represent the opinions
of student leaders on various
matters affecting students. The
membership of this council will
be composed of the presidents of
all the student organizations
chartered by student govern
ment.
PEERING THROUGH THE
BIRDS-EYE
BY BONNIE
The Case Of The McLean Floors
In my re
cent sleuthing
around and a-
iibout the dormi.
Hories, I have
discovered that
pMcLean Dormi-
tory is coming
II out on the short
Jend of the stick.
*It seems that
some of the other dorms
can get wax for their floors at
regular intervals but the poor
sophomore dorm floors are al
most cracking with dryness. In
fact, McLean girls have been
told that they could not have
any wax at any time this year.
I really hate to say this, but that
sounds like partiality to me.
Let’s have a little more demo-
Ciriw.y »fitb tiaa wajtlll Tfaig otiatw
ment is directed to whom it
may concern. ^
On May 23 we hope to present
the climax of our year of SG by
(Please turn to Page Four)
That Feminine Masculinity
There have been quite a few
complaints from various people
on the campus about the way
the women residents of North
Carolina College appear in the
dining hall. Apparently, the
concensus of opinion of these
individuals is that young ladies
who wear slacks and dungarees,
do not do so with as much finess
as they possibly could. Person
ally, I have not noticed any
difference in the manner in
which these young ladies con
duct themselves when wearing
slacks in comparison with their
conduct in dresses. Probably a
oversight on my part. Never
theless, since there have been a
few complaints, which some of
us consider unfounded, maybe,
with a little effort, we women
could prove that the complaints
are unfounded. How about it.
Girls???
Opportunity Knocked For Some
Thp attendance at the Job
Opportunity Clinic sponsored
by the Women’s Assembly was
just short of disappointing. Af-
the the female population on
North Carolina tZ^ollege’s Cam
pus waS'polled to ascertain the
number of young women In
terested in various fields, and
experts were obtained to equip
these young women with invalu
able advice, concerning the pos-
sibilities in these fields_, only
ber of women enrolledii^^P
college attended the sessions.
It is a pity that so many peoplei
on this campus fail to take ad
vantage of the multiple oppor
tunities made available to them,
might prove useful to them in
the near future. But, of course,
opportunity, like time, waits for
no one.
CUTS COST MONEY
Just a friendly word of ad
vice to those students who will
soon belong to that National
Organization called Class-Cut-
ters. Anonymous. Each cut you
take costs you approximately
$1.00, in other words, you pay
for your cuts. Sort of expensive,
isn’t it.?
WHAT THEY SAID . . .
The right formula for peace
does not consist in war. This
view is held even by leading
military men as in the case of
General Eisenhower who speaks
of “the sterile negative, stupid
business of war or preparation
for war”. Historians discount
war as a true path to peace and
Christians in the early centuries
of the church even forbade par
ticipation by fellow, Christians
in the military profession.
The true patn to peace lies
elsewhere. A hint of this is found
in the three Chinese words for
peace. One of these words means
“rice in the mouth,’’ another
means “roof over wife,” and the
third means “men on a level.”
The lesson is that there will
never be peace in the world xm-
til men, all men, have rice or
bread sufficient for their needs,
until they have adequate shel
ter, and until they learn to treat
each other as brothers.
If we would promote peace,
we in prosperous America es
pecially bend our major effort
toward fulfilling the conditions
of peace as suggested by the
naeanings of the three .Cliuaese
words for it.
—Dean William Stuart Nelson
Duke Auditorium
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