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THURSDAY, NOV. 25, 1954 CAMPUS ECHO PAGE THREE BOOK REVIEW BY MART MEBANE THE DOLL MAKER By HARRIETTE ARNOW Gertie Nevels is the heroine of this epic-like novel. She re minds one of the heroic fig ure of epics, those indomitable people who fought against and overcame seemingly insur mountable odds. Gertie Nevels, a lover of the clear sky, fresh fair, and green Imountains of |her native Ken- Itucky, unwill- iingly leaves her |home during the fSecond World JWar and follows her husband to smoky, dirty, in- MEBANE dustrial Detroit. In Detroit, Gertie, accustom ed to privacy, must adjust to the fact that the neighbors in the unit next door can hear her conversation. Accustomed to quiet, she must bear the ear-shattering roar of air planes from a near by flying field. Accustomed to the clean, green moimtains of Kentucky, she must adjust to the dirt and grime, the muddy streets of Detroit. To help her bear her new and strange environment, Ger tie concentrates on her hob- by-“whittling.” She carves all sorts of objects, e. g. dolls and crucifixes, but she spends most of her time working on a statue of Christ. Working on this Christ helps her face the many crises that occur. Working on the Christ helps to heal her hurt when her elder son runs away back home. It brings her back to sanity when she is in despond ency over the tragic accidental death of her yovmger daugh ter. Her work on the Christ enables her to endure when she is certain that her labor- minded husband has killed a “scab.” While working on the statue, Gertie tries to find a face for the Christ. She considers many faces: the sad face of the young wife next door who hates her husband because of his reli gion, the brooding face of her elder son who hated Detroit, the face of the peddlar who looked with pity on the strike bound families. She considers all these faces, but deciding that all human beings know pain, sadness, and grief, she leaves the face of the Christ uncarved and destroys the statue. Student Court Justifies Confidence In Self-Direction Program At NCC BY LEROY R. JOHNSON Many things contribute to the greatness of our country. Among Oiese are the right of an accused to be heard in a court of justice; the fundamental principal of one’s innocence until proven guilty; and the right of an ac cused to be tried by a jury of his peers. By allowing the students of N. C. College to resolve their controversies in the student court, the coUege administration demonstrates its trust in the operation of democracy. The stu dent court is a manifestation of democracy in action. Those who have observed the student court in action have deep respect for its procedure. Democracy imposes a re sponsibility on its citizens to promote, enforce, and preserve the law. Thus, the students of NCC have the privilege of pre serving the peace and lawfulness of their college community through the court and trial by jury. Students selected as jurors as sume a special duty and a most valuable task. They are not For the best in quality and repairing— — V isit — HILLSIDE SHOE SHOP 1212 Fayetteville St. • Shoe Shines • Newspapers • Magazines ★ ★ ★ All Work Guaranteed merely students, but are, in a sense, judges with the grave re- si'onsibility of assisting in pre serving law and order. For it be comes their duty to decide one’s innocence or guilt by honestly and sincerely weighing the facts in a particular case. This re sponsibility is so great that it cannot be taken lightly. Simply because the accused is a student, a case may be decid ed in his favor, rather than be decided in accordance with the facts in the case. Thus it ap pears that an atmosphere of “stu dents sticking together” vs. the “Administration” has clouded the minds of many jurors in the past. This, of course, should not be a real issue. The student and the school are part and parcel of one big educational operation. Because they are so interwoven, he who violates the rules and regulations of the school, vio lates the personal rights of each and every student. Therefore, in order to protect the rights of students, punishment must be provided for those who en croach upon the rights of others. The jury is the vanguard of justice; the jurors, the necessary Roving Reporter MARGARET E. BATTLE The question asked by your ROVING REPORTER this month is: “Should young peo ple be allowed to vote at the age of eighteen?” This question which has been of national interest for the past two or three years was asked of several North Caro lina College students. Here are the opinions of some of the students. * * * Hubert Walters, senior from Greenville, says; “No. Eigh teen year-olders should not be allowed to vote because most of them have not had enough training in the process or pro cedure for judging and elect ing candidates wisely.” * » * J. Delois Yarborough, jimior from Winston-Salem, says: “If 18 year-olders can fight in in the armed forces, they can vote in elections.” * * * Edward Nelson, freshman from Colimibia, S. C. says: “No. Even though some peo ple at the age of twenty-one are not capable'of voting wise ly, those at the age of eigh teen are even more immature when it comes to voting.” * * * Lenora Johnson, senior from Plymouth, says: “Eighteen year old girls should be al lowed to vote but boys should not. At eighteen, a girl is as mature as she will be at the age of twenty-one, wherein a boy doesn’t reach maturity un til he is twenty-one. * • * Rosa Moore, sophomore from Denver, says: ^‘No. Most teen agers are not interested in politit!* at elghieen and few of them know anything about it.” Student Of The Month BY IONA CRAWFORD Omegas Sponsor Annual Smoker The Tau Psi Chapter of Ome ga Psi Phi Fraternity held their annual smoker recently at the Algonquin Club House. The speakers on the infor mal program were Dr. Charles A. Ray, director of the N.C.C. News Bureau, Dr. Howard E. Wright, head of the Psychology Department, Dr. William H. Brown, director of the Bureau of Educational Research, and Mr. Howard M. Fitts, instructor in public health. The guests played cards and listened to music, while the fraternity men served refresh ments. element of the whole process. The responsibility as a juror can not be taken lightly, for he is entrusted with the preservation of law and order on the campus. Robbie “Freckles” Graham, a lady of leadership ability and charm, is this month’s student of the month. Miss Graham has displayed consid erable interest in campus acti vities. -Robbie is a graduate of Dun bar High School, East Spen cer, North Carolina. When in high school, Robbie was a member of the New H o m e- makers of A- merica for four years; associate editor of the school yearbook her senior year; member of the high school glee club; and a member of the cheering squad, a trophy for citizenship and was valedictorian of her graduating class in 1951. Robbie has been affiliated with the Student Government at NCC since her freshman “ROBBIE” She merited year. This year she is special events officer of the Student Government. A member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, she is now co-dean of pledgees and was secretary of the Ivy Leaf Club in 1952. Miss Graham is an active staff worker with both the Campus ECHO and the Eagle. She is a member of the NAA- CP, the Winchell Home Eco nomics Club, a Girl Scout leader, and a senior counselor. Robbie, a foods and nutrition major and a general science minor, has chosen to teach foods on the college level as a career. Her interest lies in the promotion of better himian relations. Her hobbies are reading, sewing, and cooking. Miss Graham’s comment to the student body is: “I would like to see the student body as a whole take interest in and respect the activities and tra dition of the Student Govern ment of North Carolina Col lege.” A THANKSGIVING SERHONEnE BY REVEREND P. N. WILLIAMS College A number of years ago our forefathers met together with some friendly Indians, in cluding Massasoit, and for three days, feasted and gave thanks to God for the good harvest and care which he had extended to them. This was in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621. Today, 333 years later, we sit down to dinners of tur key or chicken, we attend foot ball games or in some way celebrate Thanksgiving Day. It will look like we are con tinuing to walk in the ways of the founders of our Nation. For some, it will be an ap pearance only. What made Thanksgiving Day unique and worthwhile for our forefathers and for past generations was the op portunity it afforded for count ing one’s blessings and giving thanks to God the giver. The emphasis was not upon per sonal pleasure, but the expres sion of personal gratitude to a God who had stood behind and supported one in all his efforts. If we are to celebrate Thanksgiving, then, we have to take time out to commune with God, to express apprecia tion to our fellowmen whose assistance made our trouble- Minister some tasks easy and oiu- dark moments bright. Unless we do this, Thanksgiving will be something other than a day of thanks. It will be Freedom- from-classes Day or Football- Classic-Day. This faili re of man to give thanks is old sin. Jesus speaks of it often. “On the way to Jeruiialem, He (Jesus) was passing along beffT*r;n Samaria and Galilee. And as He entered a village. He' was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices and said, ‘Jesus,. Master, have mercy on ub.*' When He saw them He said to them, ‘Go and show yourselveS' to the Priest.’ And as they went they were cleansed. Then one of them, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; and he fell on his- face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks.''Now he was a Samari tan. Then said Jesus, ‘were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine.’ ” The failure of man to ex press gratitude for the good done to him by others is an old sin. Yet our forefathers Were not guilty of this sin. Let’s follow them on this Thanksgiving Day. 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