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SATURDAY, OCT. 23, 1954 ‘ THE CAMPUS ECHO PAGE seven Rev. Williams Heads Vespers Rev. Preston N. Williams, new North Carolina College Min ister, will be the principal, speaker at two of the vesper services during the remainder of the first quarter. Rev. Williams, who addressed the college com munity at the first three ves pers this year, is in charge o^ religious activities on campus. In connection with the Home coming program. Rev. Williams announced that the principal speaker tiiis Sunday will be an alumnus of North Carolina Col lege. On October 31, Rev. Williams will deliver the vesper sermon. The first vesper service in November will be sponsored by the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. The spealcer for this program will be Dr. A. O. Steele of Johnson C. Smith University. On November 14, Dr. F. S. Davies of Virginia State Coli lege will be the main speaker at Sunday vespers. Dr, J. W. Cle- land of Duke University will addfess the college communi ty on the following Sunday, November 21. The schedule for December vespers lists Rev. H. L. Counts of Johnson C. Smith as the main speaker on December 5. Rev. Williams will return to the pul pit on December 12. On Dec. 19, the College Chojr will give their annual Christmas Concert. This will be the last vespers before the Christmas holiday vacation commences. . m .... j Before Hurricance Hazel blevp in her chilling winds last week, Bermuda shorts were the clothing rage of NCC. Very much in style are the students above: Juanita Barnett, Jackie Stovall, Geneva Dunston, Sherman Perry, Lillian Goode, Thomas Calloway, Edith White, and Glenora Vance. Five N.C.C. Professors On Leave For Study In United States And Abroad Mathematics Club Begins New Year Fifteen Mathematics Club members welcomed fifteen math majors and minors at the club’s first official meeting held October 4, William Isler, club president, outlined the objectives of the club. He also pointed out vari ous job opportunities open to mathematics majors. Dr. Marjorie Browne, chair man of the Mathematics Depart ment, and Dr. C. E. Boulware, club advisor, also encouraged the aspiring mathematicians. Dr. Browne stated that in re cent years the demands for NCC’s graduates with majors in mathematics were far greater than the supply. After an informal get-ac quainted period, refreshments were served. Officers of the Math Club foe the year are President William Isler, senior, Goldsboro; Vice- President, George Griffin, sen ior, Greenville; Secretary^ Gladys Morgan, senior, Durham; Assistant Secretary, Eleanor Wil liams, senior, Washington; Treas urer, Karl Bell, senior, Durham Dean of Pledg'ees, Charles Stray- horne, junior, Trenton. Third Sister To Graduate School Miss Althea James of 1726 Campsipell Street, Camden, S. C., has enrolled in the School of Social Work at the State Uni versity of Iowa, Iov>a City, Iowa. She received her undergra duate training at the North Carolina College, graduating with the clas^ of 1953, as the third-girl in her family to fin ish NCC. The other two sisters, Mrs. Larry James Hyde, Day^ tona Beach. Fla., and Miss Lucia James, Tallahassee, Fla., are| employed as secretary and pro-i fessor of library science, respec tively. Another sister, Ernest tine, is a junior at NCC. The James girls are daugh ters of Mr, and Mrs. S. W. James of Camden. Miss Althea James Was vice- president of the NCC Student Government Association dur4 ing her senior year. Among some of her other campus acti vities were participation in the Westminster, Foundation, Stu dent Congress, Student Welfare Committee, and the Delta Sig-i ma Theta Sorority, All of the older girls are Deltas. Ernestyne is a Pyramid and following the same active line of student par ticipation that characterized her sisters at NCC, Army Tajkes Grads Several of last year’s gradu ates have been inducted into the armed services. Five chemistry majors wera among those inducted. They are James Andrews, Armour; William Evans, Concord; Char.( les Speller, Tarboro; Ashley Brinson, Kinston; and Joe Thompson, Greensboro. Others include Arthor Payne, biology, ¥7inston-Salem; Gar- / land Barber, biology, Wilkes- boro; Abraham Johnson, bio logy, Henderson; Thomas Har-i dy, music, Portsmouth; Micheal Hinton, music. Rocky Mount; James Smith, physical educa tion, Warrenton; Laurencd tile Paralysis, Dunn, art, Hookerton; and studying on special Five NCC professors arel away from the campus this year studying on special fellowships! in this country ^nd in Europe. Dr. J. S, Hirfies, author of several sociologyHexts and fre quent contributor to scholarly journals in his f|eld, is now at' the IJniversity ^of California, Berkley, His wt>rk later will take him^ to ^e tTiiiversity of Washington, Hanford Univer sity, the University of Southern California, and possibly to the' University of Hawaii, Dr. Helen G, Edmonds, au thor, of “The Negro in Fusion Politics in North Carolina,” who completed a history of the Delta Sigma Tiieta Sorority last summer, is now at the Univer sity of Heidelberg in Germany. Dr. Edmonds is professor of history. Her study in Germany will investigate some recent German historians. Miss Alaveta Hutson, former ly of the Katherine Dunham dance troupe, who received, wide praise for her own con certs, is in France to do ad vance work in dance. She has studied extensively the dance:^ of the Afro-Cuban and Latin na tions, Mr, Lee D. Stephens is doing research in phases of Neuro- Embryology at Iowa State Uni versity wliere he will take liis doctorate, Mr, Paul McGirt, who studied at the University of Laual im Canada this summer, is now doing advanced studies in the French language in Haiti, Most of his time will be spent in Port-au-Prince. Mr McGirt and Miss Hudson received Fulbright Awards for their studies abroad. Mr, Ste phens was awarded a Nationa’i Medical Fellowship from the National Foundation for Infan- Dr, Edmonds is wards from AKA's Hold Tea ForNewShidents Charles Concord. Asbury, psychology. the Fund for the Advancement of Education. SPECIALIZING IN HAIR CUTTING, SHAVING AND MASSAGING TRIANGLE BARBER SHOP 306 RAMSEY STREET (Corner Ramsey and Pettigrew) RUFUS McNEILL, Proprietor The Alpha Chi chapter of -Alpha Kappa Alphi^ Sorority held its Annual Tea in the Art Gallery of the Fine Arts Build ing on Sunday, October 9, from 6:30 until 7:30 P,M, Guests at the affair were members of the Freshman Class, transfer students from other colleges now enrolled at NCC, and members of Alpha Zeta Omega chapter of the sorority. Tlie purpose of the Tea as stated by Basileus Audrey Flamer was to “introduce the sorors to the new students, and lay foundation for wholesom.e college experiences for all new members of the North Carolina College communily,” Miss Fla- mor acted as Mistress of Ce?'e- monies. Guests were served punch, cookies, mints and nuts. The decorations were in the tradi tional color combination of pink and green, accentuated by .sp.rigs of ivy at various places' in the room. _ Two Practicing First Quarter Two students will do their practice teaching during the first quarter, according to Dr. C. L. Spellman, Director of Student Teaching at North Carolina College, Barbara McDougald and Gil bert Robinson, both of Durham, will do their practice teaching in commerce, McDougald will go to the Lincoln High School in Chapel Hill, while Robinson ' .'ill do his practice work at the Central High School in Hills o. Dr, Spellman stated that ap proximately 125 students are expected to do teaching during the second and third quarters. Sowell rrNe^ Committee Prexy The Men’s Steering Commit tee, which works in conjunction with the men students’ person nel staff, held its first meeting of the year on Oct. 6 in the Music Assembly. Officers of the Steering Com- mittee for the year 1954-55 are Frank Sowell, chairman; Jamea VThurman, vice-chairman; Regi nald Spaulding, secretary; James Rainey, assistant secre tary; James Mallory, treasurer; and Artie Lucas, parliamentar ian. The off-campus representa tives are Elliot Palmer, Dur ham, N. C.; Harris C. Johnson, Salisbury, N. C.; Frank Sowell, Durham, N. C. The Senior Class is represei?,!?- ed by Andrew Graham, South Bend, Indiana; James Thur man, Dunn, N. C.; James Court-! ney, Washington, D. C.; and James Rainey, Gastonia, N. C. Representing the Junior Class are Morris Woolfork, Lakeland, Florida; James Mallory, Ports mouth, Va.; and John Hall, Oxford, N. C. Elworth Hughes, Milton, N. C.; Reginald Spaulding, Dur ham, N. C.; and William Gould-* lack, Asheville, N. C., are the man representatives from the Sophomore Class. The representatives of the Freshman Class are Richard Harris, Plajhfield, N. J.; Calvin Brown, Rplnoke Rapids, N. C.j and Edmund Johnson, Ply mouth, Nl'i'iC. The plfknning meeting of the Steering- Committee are held regula^r^K, throughout -the^school year on'; the first and tKii^a Wednesdays of each month. erce Grads In GrW Demand Commercial graduates at North Carolina College are, in demand. s, m According to an announce-Wi' ment from the Commerce De--^^ partment, there were more job opportunities for the 1954 Com mercial graduates than ever be fore. Prior to the opening of school, all graduates had been placed, and there were several positions open for other gradu ates had they been available. Out of the 45 commercial graduates, 23 are in teaching positions, while the others are scattered in other p^>sitions. Most of the graduates' were placed in North Carolina, How ever, several have positions in such other states as Illinois!, New York, New Jersey, Pennsy lvania and Michigan. Grad Sings In N. Y. On Friday, October 15, Miss Ann Gladden, a 1954 NCCj graduate, appeared as guest soloist in “Extravaganza Classi- que” at the Children’s Center of the Department of Welfare i?ii New York City. Miss Gladden, a native of Thomasville, N. C., sang arias from Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” and from Donizetti’s “Lu cia Di Lammeroor.” While re hearsing for the show, Miss Gadden studied under the tu telage of E. Louis Prioleau, who was conductor of “Extravagan za Classique.” While at N.C.C,, Ann Gladden was a soloist with the college choir for lour years.
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