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ESDAY, MAT 25, 1954 THE CAMPUS ECHO PAGE THREE Cooperative Competitbn Urged In Address 233 Students Receive Awards “Students must participate in the excellencies of cooperation of today rather than in the cut throat manner of the past.” This was the advice given 233 students receiving awards at NCC on May 14 by Dr. W. L. Greene, main speaker for the Fifth Annual Awards Day cele bration. The program was held in the B. N. Duke Auditorium. Addressing students who re ceived academic, athletic and extra-curricular awards, Dr. Greene said the complex soci ety of today needs the leader ship of “you who are being trained in the ethics of a great er social order.” New Idea “The school is no longer a neighborhood affair but an in stitution which attempts to pre pare one for participation in world society. And to meet these demands, the colleges should, afford competition so that character can be fortified under rules of discipline which enables persons to perform in college and in future competi tion of different kinds,” Dr. Greene said. The speaker ■ also deplored “old rules of competition” and declared, “The broader idea of today’s competition is that not only the winner, the wearer of the laurel wreath, has gained but somewhere in the process we have all invested in the pro cess of growth of ourselves as persons.” Awards In addition to 78 athletes re ceiving awards, the following students received recognition for academic and extra-curri cular honors: The Campus Echo gave spec ial honor to Bernice Sawyer and to Yvonne Scruggs. Certifi cates were awarded Margaret Battle, Jereline Blacknell, Bar bara Broadnax, Emma Bullock, Dudley Flood, Iona Crawford, Charles Gittens, George Griffin, John Holley, Rethea Hughes, Ernestine James, Rose C. James, Florence McCall, Mary Me- bane, Iredella Meetze, W. Sher man Perry, James Rainey, Bet ty Redding, Carolyn Self, Mar jorie Taylor, Juanita Thorpe, Cleopatra Turner, Ernest Ward, Evelyn Wilder, and Edith White. The Cheering Squad award ed letters to Jean Bunche, Doro thy Butler, Millard Campbell, Cloteal Coleman, Iona Craw ford, Audrey Flamer, Ann Gar rett, Barbara Holland, Lillie Holloway and Wilhemenia Wheeler. The dancing group, drama- matics group and band awarded fifteen certificates. Those re ceiving certificates in dancing Beta Kappa Chi Initiates Two Two students were initiated into Beta Kappa Chi National Scientific Society last week. The new inductees are Carol Jones, Junior, Durham; and Howard B. Yancey, senior, Dan ville, Va. Both students are bi ology majors. Membership in Beta Kappa Chi is open to all science majors who have completed at least 45 hours in the sciences. Mem bers must also have maintained a “B” average in these scien ces and an accumulative “B” average. were Howard Campbell and Camilla Lash; in dramatics, Jacqueline Barnes, Robert Cheek, Ivan Dixon, Robert Hol land, Alice Jamison, and Archie Vann; and in band, Leo Allison, Thomas Hardie, Anzell Harrell, Barbara Kelly, Leonard Robin son, Archie Vann and Theodore Yarboro. Choir Members The following choir members were cited for outstanding con tributions, Calvin Adams, Lo renzo Battle, Jacqueline Barnes, Eulah Blue, Rosetta Blye, William Bryant, Robert Cheek, Gwendolyn Christian, Audrey Dixon, Ivan Dixon, Iris Ed wards, Ann Garrett, Anna Glad den, Constance Glenn, LaVie Griggs, Thomas Hardie, Micheal Hinton, Barbara Holland, Mary- belle Johnson, Katie Lewis, Joan Mitchell, Patsy Phelps, Binnie Streeter, Delphyne Web ber, and Fred Wilkins. The following students re ceived scholastic honors; Sa vannah Craighead, The W. G. Pearson Prize for Excellency in Mathematics; Irvin W. Knight, The C. C. Spaulding Memorial Prize for Excellency in Com mercial Department; Blanche Harrell, The Volkamenia Club Prize for superior work in the Freshman Class; Clara Miller, The Durham Chapter, Hampton Institute Alumni Association Prize for the best work in Prac- (Continued on Page Four) Resident Women Elect New Officers Gwendolyn McCollum, Em ma Bullock, and Alice Page were elected presidents of Mc Lean Dormitory, Rush Hall, and Senior Hall respectively in elections held last week. The new officers will assume re sponsibilities at the beginning of the 1954-55 school term in September. The rising sophomores also elected Portia Key vice presi dent; Shirley Green, secretary; and Vivian Bunn, treasurer. To head committees, they elected Susie Morgan, Civic Commit tee; Dorothy Wilson, Social Committee; Fredreda Rober son, Welfare Committee; Betty Patterson, Bulletin Board Com mittee, and Alda Mae Durr, chairman at large. To assist Emma Bullock, the Sorors Fete New Officers At Banquet Alpha Chi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority honored graduating sorors and newly elected officers for 1954-55 at a banquet on Friday, May 21. The affair was held in the Jade Room of the Do-Nut Shoppe. New officers of the chapter are: Basileus, Audrey Flamer, Anti-Basileus, Carolyn Black; Grammateus, Joyce Morgan; Episteleus, Sallie Mae Hughes; Parlimentarian, Paula Bennett, Dean of Pledges, Francis Vines; Co-dean of Pledges, Robbie Graham; Pan-Hellenic Council representatives, Joyce Horne, Jacqueline Yarboro, and Yvon ne Scruggs; Ivy Leaf Reporter, Phyllis Martin. A brief address was given by Dr. Marjorie Browne, head of the NCC Mathematics Depart ment, and remarks were made by Soror Yvonne Scruggs, who was selected by the chapter as “AKA of the Year.” Lenora Johnson, Plymouth, was Mistress of Ceremonies. prospective juniors elected Cla ra Wertz, vice-president; Phyl lis Martin, secretary; and Doro thy Carraway, treasurer. They also appointed Majorie Taylor, chairman of the Publicity Com mittee; Bernice Pitt, chairman of the Program Committee; Freida Whitley chairman of the Social Committee; Dollis Moore, chairman of the Bulletin Board Committee; and Rethea Hughes, chairman at large. Deloriese Copeland, Eunice Etheridge, and Delaine Lee were elected vice president, sec retary and treasurer respective ly of the up-coming senior wo men. Committee chairmen in clude Alice Gray, Civic Com mittee; Hazel Tate; Program Committee; Margaret Bat tle, Social Committee; Eleanor Williams, Welfare Committee; Evelyn Burnette, Bulletin Board Committee, and Doris Edwards, chairman at large. Percell Bowser Is Senior Prexy; Perry And Fair Also Elected Three Enter Phi Alpha Theta Three new members were initiated into the Phi Alpha Theta National Historical Soci ety last week. The new mem bers are: Doris V. Smith, gra duate student, Wilson; Lewis Fields, junior, Kittrel; and Er nest Ward, jimior. Rocky Mount. Membership in the Phi Alpha Theta Society is open to all juniors, seniors and graduate students majoring in history. Aspirants must have also main tained an accumulative “B” average and a “B” average in the major field. The local chapter of Phi Al pha Theta is the only one on a Negro-.college campus. Juniors Hold Buffet Dinner Rush Hall resident women climaxed their year’s dormitory activities with a buffet supper held at the Algonquin Club House on Thursday May 20. The affair was financed through the remainder of the dormitory activity fee paid by the resi dents in September, 1953. Dormitory House Council Henry Fair, Sherman Perry, and Percell Bowser have been elected to serve as presidents of the sophomore, junior, and sen ior classes. At the same time, other class officers were elected. Those elected will take their offices at the beginning of the school year 1954-55. Officers for next year’s senior class will be Purcell Bowser, president; Rudolph Dudley, vice-president; Nancy Lawhom, secretary; Virginia Henry, trea surer; and Lenore Johnson, par liamentarian. The officers for the junior class will be Sherman Perry, president; Wade Kornegay, vice president; Dorothy Carroway, secretary; Carolyn Black, assist ant secretary; James Jordan, treasurer; James McLean, ser geant-at-arms; and Charles Strayhorn, parlimentarian. The sophomore class has elec ted to office Henry Fair, pre sident; Valaria Powe, vice-pre- sident; Shirley Ellis, secretary; Shirley Green, ass’t secretary; and Roberta Jones, treasurer. president Audrey Flamer,, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and. Mrs. M. Barnes, house direct ress, made a few remarks sum marizing the year’s activities and wished the rising senior women luck in their final ex ams. With their excellent production of Bernard S haw’s philosophical drama, “Don Juan in Hell,” the local dramatics grouy brought the drama sea son to an impressive climax. The play was staged in the Music and Fine Arts Building, May 10, 11, and 12, before capacity audiences. The prin cipals in the play are shown above: Arthur Wright, tf^e Devil; Dr. Richard K. Barksdale, the statute; Ivan Dixon, Don Juan; and Jacqueline Barnes, A na. Miss Mary L. Bohanon directed. ^IIARI^SS^OSDI YOU SHOT OFF MVfeUi.P.') badge.'.' ARE VOU SURE HONOR BRIGHX OLD PAL” THAT WASfc«K/(tOjU4T ASUC5HT MISTAKE.' YOUR MISTAKE.r-INREAUTYl" X YOU ARE ANVFACe,CRIMINAL. U YOU ARE ANVFACE,CRIMINAL. MASTER OF DISGU ISE.'T-BUT, YOU (c«0Ck1-E.') FORGOT TO DISGUISE. YOUR MESSY HAIR WITH WILDROOT CREAM-OIL- THE SAME WILDPiOOT CREAM-Oll.,^ WHICH IS NON-ALCOHOUC,CONTAINS LANOLIN, AND IS AMERICA'S BIGGEST-SELLINC3 HAIR-TONIC'T fiET WILDROOT CREAM-OlU, CHARUe.r -ry. BUT THAT WOUUD BE DISHONESTY FOSOICK, WE'RE APPRECIATE YOUR TRUST AND CANNON ON VOU MY NAME IS EDGAR/.' CHIEF.*'.'’ BARBERS EVERiOVHERE RECOMMEND ^ WILDRCX3T CREAM-OIUTO REMOVE LOOSE WVNDRUFF 0 KEEP HAIR WELL GROOMED ^
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