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THURSDAY, NOV. 25, 1954 CAMPUS ECHO PAGE SEVEN Woodland Junior Is YMCA Prexy Theodore Cherry, Woodland junior has been elected president of the recently re-activated YMCA. There has not been a chapter of the association on NCC’s campus for several years. At a meeting of the “Y” on November 10, the officers for the forthcoming year were elect ed. In addition to the election of Cherry, other officers are Thomas H. Moore, Mount Bayou, Miss., vice-president; Lawrence Hampton, Leaksville, secretary; Roger Watson, Spring Hope, as sistant secretary; Kelly Ander son, Greenville, treasurer; Rob ert M. Jones, Petersburg, Va., sergeant-at-arms; James Mc Lean, Erwin, parliamentarian; and Charles Smith, Oxford, chaplain. Other members of the YMCA are Frank M. Alston, Macon; William H. Anderson, Rocky Mount; Ronald Barber, Badin; Thomas E. Blue; James Carter, Maysville; Samuel Chambers, Carrboro; De Norris Crosby, Kings Mountain; Leo Doughtry, Kinston; James N. Davis, Mount Airy; Clyaton Fields, Carapeake; Willy Gause, Wilmington; Jo seph Hannon, Lynn; Samuel Johnson, Goldsboro; Leroy Kel ley, Goldsboro; Robert A. Miller, Winston-Salem; David L. New- some, Edenton; Robert L. Stev enson, Kendrick, Fla.; Napoleon R. Vance, Winston-Salem; Char les Venable, Oxford; James E. Williams, Fayetteville; Ronald Wilson, Teachey; and Johnny Wooten, Greenville. 'Satchmo' Will Perform Here Next February The NCC Scholarship Com-i mittee pkms to present Louia “Satchmo” Armstrong here in the Men’s Gymnasium at 8 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 1955. Some 5000 tickets are slatedl to go on sale early in the new year. Special general admission tickets for students will be priced at $1.00. Reserve seats will be available at $1.50. Proceeds from the presenta-* tions will go to the NCC Scho larship Fund which helps needy students already enrolled at NCC. R. D. Russell, chairman of the Scholarship Committee, which annually solicits funds from the, campus community, said in an nouncing Mr. Armstrong’s show) here: “The Louis Armstrong man^ agement has been most helpful in permitting us to bring this great American musician and his show to our campus for the benefit of our program of stu dent self-help, “The members of our com-, mittee are personally under-\ writing the project and many faculty members and students are volunteering their services to assure the success of the pro ject. “Louis Armstrong, of course, needs no introduction. He is thei world’s foremost trumpeter, and one of the truly great jazz musi cians of the world. He is an artist of international acclaim.” A record-breaking number of twenty seniors were recently selected to represent North Carolina College in “Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities” this year. Pic tured above, they are, first Musical Ed. Club Releases Plans At the regular monthly meet ing of the Music Educators Club held last week, Miss Ethel Terry, secretary-treasurer, read the Club’s objectives for the year. The music majors plan to com bine socially and professionally in order to (1) help each other gain proficiency in performance; (2) learn to know and under stand each other; (3) help pro mote closer relations between the music faculty and the stu dents. Miss Alice Gray, chairman of the program committee, an nounced the program for the next meeting on Dec. 9. Hilde Harris and Leon Nelson will present voice and piano solos respectively. A barber shop quartet composed of two Duke University students and two NCC students will render sev eral numbers. Alumnus Lands Movie Contract Robert Cheek, 1954 NCC grad uate, has been accepted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios for a role in a coming produc tion, Miss Mary L. Bohannon, NCC drama director, announced last week. Cheek, who was known for his versatility when a student here, starred in many produc tions during his undergraduate career. He is perhaps best re membered in the lead role of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. A chemistry major, Cheek’s extra curricular activities were not confined to the stage. He was a three-year member of the choir. Last year he thrilled audi ences throughout the country when he acted as narrator for the College Choir’s rendition of Manhattan Towiers. Cheek, who resides in New York City with his mother, Mrs. Sarah C. Pattillo, was also a member of the Swimming Club and the Photography Club. row, left to right, Eleanor Williams, Ernestine Johnson, Yvonne Scruggs, Audrey Flamer, Doris Armstrong, Inez Wilkins; second row, Doris Edwards, Wilhelmenia Davis, Hattie Taylor, Pereell Bow- twenty seniors were selected to represent North Carolina Col-i lege in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities this year. Recipients of one of the high est honors awarded to under graduate students, NCC’s repre-i sentatives will appear in the Who’s Who publication along vjrith students from colleges and universities through-out the United States. Selection is I based upon the display of su perior academic achievement and' other contributions in lea dership and participation in extra-curricular activities. The students will receive keys as tokens of the honor. Those selected from North Carolina College are Doris Lj Armstrong, New Bern; Pereell Bowser, Cofield; Wilhelmenia Davis, Nashville; Florence Du pree, Sumter, S. C.; Doris Ed wards, Pikesville; Audrey C. Flamer, Philadelphia, Pa.; Charles L. Gittens, Durham; Carl Hill, Manley; William E. Isler, Goldsboro; Ernestina Johnson, Enfield; Delaine Lee, Moncure; Marjorie Lennon, Wilmington; Mary Mebane, Durham; Gertrude Mooi'e, Washington; Joseph Ray, Hen derson; Virginia Rush, Pine- hurst; Yvonne Scruggs, Buffa lo, N. Y.; Hattie Taylor, Nash ville; Inez Wilkins, Spring Hope; and Eleanor Williams, Washington. Among those whose names appear on the Who’s Who list are some of the outstanding lea-( ders on the campus. Purcell Bowser, president of the senior class and vice presi dent of the Beta Gamma chap ter of Alpha Phi Alpha; Audrey Framer, Basileus of the Alpha Chi Chapter of the Alpha Kap pa Alpha Sorority and captain of the Cheering Squad; Yvonne Scruggs, editor of the Campus Echo 1953-54, president of the Women’s Steering Committee; Ernestine Johnson, president of the local chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; Inez Wilkins, president of the local chapter of Future Teachers ol America; William Isler, presi- ' dent of the Mathematics Club ser, Marjorie Lennon, William Isler; third row, Gertrude Moore, Delaine Lee, May Me bane, Joseph Ray, Carl Hill, Charles Gittens, Arne Dupree, and Virginia Rush. To Who's Who Eagle Co-Editors Busy On Annual The yearbook staff is “hard at work” on the 1954-55 EAGLE, according to an announcement from the co-editors’ office. ' The EAGLE staff, headed by co-editors Karl Bell, George Griffin, and John Peele, plans to make this year’s annual the best in the history of NCC, the an nouncement said. Hampered by a limited bud get, the editors are making ev ery effort to get the best con tracts available for all phases of work. The ^taff is making plans for publishing an annual costing nearly $8,000. Howevei-, only $5,850 was appropriated the EAGLE from the student gov ernment. The staff plans to sup plement this amount with sub- scripions and advertisements. Last year’s annual cost over $7,400. The 1955 EAGLE, according to the editors, will contain one hundred fifty pages, and new and varied photographs depict ing activities of many students during the year. Many new fea tures will be added to this year’s annual. Mr. Caulbert Jones, history professor who has served as ad visor of the EAGLE for many years, will fill that position again this year. The staff has as its temporary office room 206 of the admin istration building. Dr. Thompson Attends Confab Dr. Ray Thompson, counselor trainer, attended the Southern! Regional Conference State Su pervisors of Guidance and Counselor Trainees at Buena Vista Hotel, Biloxi, Miss., Oct. 29 and 30. Dr. Thompson is a member of the Conference’s Resolution Committee. ACP Meet Draws 600 To Capitol The Hotel Statler in Washing ton, D. C. was the scene of an exhaustive study of today’s col lege newspapers on October 21- 22. Six hundred and fifty del egates, representing colleges and universities in the United States and Hawaii, met during these '■ two days to discuss their prob lems, listen to new ideas, and to hear some of the top-notch journalists of the day. This was the 30th annual con ference of the Associated Col legiate Press. During the two-day period, delegates had a choice of attending nearly sixty meetings, panels or short courses. These meetings covered every phase of journalism. Fred L. Kildow, director of ACP, opened the convention with an invocation. Some of the out standing journalists to speak at successive meetings were Roscoe Drummond, chief of the Wash ington Bureau of the New York Herald Tribune; John Tebbel, chairman, Department of Jour nalism, New York University; Narval Niel Tuxon, dean of the School of Journalism, the Uni versity of North Carolina; and Phillip Patter, Washington cor respondent for the Baltimore Sun. The conference, hailed as the most successful in the history of ACP, ended Friday night with a banquet-dance in the President ial Ballroom at which Johnny Shaw and his orchestra provided music. W. Sherman Perry and Retha Hughes were the delegates from NCC. Alston Appointed Lucky Strike ‘Rep’ Frank Melvin Alston, Macon senior, has been selected by the Student Marketing Institute of New York to be The American Tobacco Company Campus Re presentative at North Carolina College. As Campus Representative, he will be presenting members of the student body with sample packs of LUCKY STRIKE and PALL MALL cigarettes through out the year to acquaint them with the qualities of these Amer ican Tobacco Company Products. The representative will be glad to cooperate with campus organizations in planning college floats, decorations, dances, par ties, smokers, carnivals, booths, etc. He will also cooperate with local campus stores to increase their cigarette sales. Alston will be participating in a professional, national campaign based on the “earn-while-you- learn” principle. He will be paid while he learns practical busi ness techniques to supplement theory studied in the classroom. He was chosen after a careful screening process by an SMI Regional Supervisor and the SMI Faculty Supervisor. In ad dition to gaining valuable exper ience, the Campus Representa tive will receive a “Certificate of Commendation” describing his work for Tlie American Tobacco Company. This Certificate, which is and vice-president of the Stu- proof of marketing experience, dent Government; Carl Hill, has helped many former SMI president of the Commercial Representative secure excellent Club. positions in the business world. Twenty Top Students Are Elected In American Colleges And Universities For 54-55 : A record-breaking number of
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