Special Supplement Inside Campus (^cUc^ *Dun^€UK Echo Patronize Our Advertisers Durham, North Carolina, Wednesday, May 18, 1966 Thomas Elected In Action Party Sweep Samuel V. Thomas, Action Party’s nominee, was elected Student Government Associa tion President in a record turn out on April 29. Thomas garner ed 701 votes to the 607 votes ob tained by Raymond Perry of the Student Party. Floyd W. Hayes, III, defeated Charles E. Howard and will as cend to the office of vice presi dent. Hayes, a candidate of the Action Party, polled 722 votes while Howard, running on the Student Party ticket, collected 569. The Alpha Kappa Alpha So rority’s nominee Queen McLean defeated Betty Harmon of Del ta Sigma Theta Sorority and will reign as Miss North Caro lina College for the coming year. , Aaron R. Graham and Collins Baber, running without opposi tion, were elected Campus Echo and Yearbook editors, respec tively; Baber compiled 1064 votes while Graham collected 932. Isaiah Tidwell, Willie O. Kent, and Charles Miller were elected senior, junior and sop homore class presidents. Lovina Vance is the new Miss Senior while Fern Matthewson and Bessie Beckwith won the junior and sophomore titles. Mock Senate Against Escalation Of War North Carolina College’s Mock Senate failed to give President Lyndon Johnson’s Vietnam policy a vote of con fidence when it defeated a bill which was intended to escalate the war effort in Vietnam. The Mock Senate, sponsored by the Political Science Club, was held STUDENT LAWMAKERS—At a mock senate sponsored by the Political Science Department of North Carolina College last Saturday, the above students were among many who impersonated U. S. Senators and discussed the Viet Nam war and other domestic and foreign relations issues. From left are Clarence Hardy of Edenton; Rufus Goldston of Siler City; James Evans of New Haven, Conn.; Mack Faison of Seaboard; Russell Fuller of Burlington; and Gene Hatley of Apex. in the Music Assembly Audi torium, April 23. Senator James Eastland (James Evans) and Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr., (W. Mack Faison) presided over the Sen ate. The fifty participants re presented senators, and the Senate followed the rules of the U. S. Congress with a few minor revisions. The senators held committee hearings on the bills prior to their being introduced in the session. Mr. Russell Adams and Dr. Violet Wurfel, political science instructors, served as parliamentarian and unofficial advisor, respectively. The Vietnam bill, composed, of three sections was introduced by Senator Richard Russell (Phillip Harris), Senator Sam Erwin (Charles Howard), and Senator Russell Long (Lionel Stevens.) The first section em powered the Selective Service Board to determine the month ly draft quota instead of the Defense Department. The sec ond section called for the ad ministration to maintain all do mestic programs at their pre sent level until the U.S. had at tained its objectives in the war- stricken country. The third sec tion called for more emphasis on the military aspect of the war. Senator J. William Ful- bright (William Nance), Sena- (See Mock Senate, Page 3) Henry Frye Announces Candidacy Henry E. Frye of Greens boro has announced that he will be a Democratic candidate for the State House of Representa tives. The 33-year-old professor at North Carolina College is a former assistant United States attorney. In announcing his decision to run, Frye said that he made up his mind to run after serious thought and considera tion about the office he seeks. Concerning this, h6 made this statement: “I feel, and many of the persons with whom I have talked feel, that I have the training, experience * and the character to represent well the people of Guilford County as one of their representatives.” Frye is the eighth to annoimce candidacy for Guilford County’s six seats in the State House. Currently working under a one-year contract, Frye enjoys teaching at North Carolina Col lege. He has served for 2% years in the federal attorney’s office in Greensboro of United States Middle District Court and main tains a law office in Greensboro. Frye is a native of Richmond County and a graduate of A. and T. College in Greensboro and the University of North Carolina Law School. He moved to Greensboro 15 years ago. Frye, who said one of his main interests as a legislator would be in the field of educa tion, has been active in com munity affairs here. He served for two years in the Air Force. He is married to the former Shirley Taylor of Fremont. They have two sons and the family resides at 1920 Drexmore Ave nue in Greensboro. The Campus Echo Extends Congratulations to the Chtss of ’66 Ray Seeks Re-election As JP R. Lewis (Bobby) Ray, a 27- year-old North Carolinian, an nounced recently that he is seek ing re-election as Justice of the Peace on the Democratic Ticket in Winston-Salem. In the 1964 general election, Ray was elect ed to his office by a substantial margin, and he hopes to do even better in the ujjcoming election. Ray is a former student of the University of North Dakota and a graduate of A&T College in Greensboro. He will receive a second degree at Winston- Salem State College this Spring. Ray also holds an LL.B. Degree from Balckstone Law School of Gwen Harrington Chosen As Prexy HENRY E. FRYE Gwendolyn Harrington was elected president of the North Carolina College Chapter of the American Home Economics As sociation at their May meeting on Monday evening, May 2. The chapter’s other officers for the 1966-67 school year are; Caro lyn Brawley of Cleveland, Vice- President; Mazy Davenport of Columbia, Secretary; Maggie McCoy of South Mills, Treas urer; and Ernestine Richardson of Wendell, Reporter. Committee Chairmen of the club are: Paulette DeVane of Harrells and Patricia Yon of Clinton, Co-Chairmen of the Ways and Means Committee; Gladys Gibson of Rowland, Chairman of the Program Com mittee; and Bobbie Carr of (Zhadbourn, Chairman of the Hospitality Committee. As an affiKated member of the American Home Economics Association, the overall objec tive of the chapter is to provide for professional development of college home economics stu dents. This objective is fulfilled through: (1) participation in the objectives and programs of the state and national associations, (2) working together to share with others enthusiasm for home economics, (3) seeking an understanding among peo ples of all nations, (4) promot ing friendly association among faculty and students interested in home economics, and (5) helping students meet and know people who have attained recog nition in the home economics profession. The chapter club faculty ad visors are Mrs. Gwendolyn Pas- chall and Miss Lenora Moragne. NCC Students Get Rockefeller Awards Six North Carolina College seniors have been awarded Rockefeller Foundation Post- Baccalaureate Fellowships for high ability students whose ear lier education may have been inadequate in some respects. Selected for the program, which is primary designed for those who wish to continue their education throught the doctoral level, were Norma Sutton of Kinston; James McDuffie of Winston-Salem; Richard Cagle of Pinehurst; Madge Leach of Asheboro; Clifton Woods of charlotte; and Zelton Johnson of Henderson. The program, under a $450,- 000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation, will underwrite the cost of the student’s education at one of seven selected lib eral arts colleges for two se mesters and one summer of special study to complement the regular program. The six NCC students were among 33 successful applicants for the fellowships from 150 different colleges. They will take regular college courses, in cluding seminars, and where appropriate, project or research covurses. There is no set cvirri- culum. The courses will be tailored to the needs of the in dividual. “Thus,” said Dr. William Cad bury, who resigned as dean of (See NCC Students, Page 4) R. LEWIS RAY Chicago, a correspondence insti tute. ’ Whie serving in the United States Air Force as a Senior Aircraft Control and Waring Radar Operator, Ray did exten sive traveling in the United States and abroad. Ray owns and operates R. Lewis Ray Real Estate Company and Piedmont Insurance Service. Ray holds membership in the Student Bar Association and the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. As a Justice of the Peace, his duties are that of a lower court judge. He has jurisdiction in both civil and criminal matters. He is also a tax consultant and a notary public.

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