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FAYETTEVILLE, STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
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FOUNDERS' DAY HELD ON APRIL 16
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PRINCIPALS IN FOUNDERS’ DAY—Reading from left to right, W. E. Smith, president of General
Alumni; Dr. J. W. Seabrook, president, State Teachers College: Alexander Barnes, chairman of Found
ers’ Day Committee: Mrs. Rachel Simpson, class of 1897: Mrs. Lula Gilmore, class of 1899; Mrs. Emma
Crump, class of 1901; Mrs. Julia Ferguson, class of 1911; Mrs. Anne Draine, recording secretary of Gen
eral Alumni; Mrs. Eunice Ferguson, executive secretary: Mrs. Lucille Payne, class of 1945 and winner
of the cup, along with Mrs. Eunice Parker (not shown in the picture): Louis Alston, guest speaker. Mrs,
Francis P. Jones, publicity director, is not shown. (Photo by Ridenour).
Music " Art Week Observed May 2-8
Under the sponsorship of the
Area of Fine Arts and Music,
chaired by Mary E. Terry, the an
nual celebration of Music and Art
Week went foward at the Fayette
ville State Teachers College May
2-8.
On Tuesday evening, May 3, the
Class Piano Recital took place in
the college auditorium with both
the students who take piano with
Sylvia W. Payne and those with
Mary E. Terry participating.
And on Sunda.y, Ma.y 8. the Col
lege Choir of 50 voices was heard
in their annual spring concert.
Among the numbers appearing on
(he program were “Salutation,”
"Oh, Holy Night, ' and Bach's well-
known “Halleluiah Chorus.” Lor-
na Pitt, junior, and Charles Rogers,
freshman, alternated at the piano.
The College Drama Guild pre
sented on Thursday evening J. M.
Mayor
J. O. Tally, Jr.
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Guest speaker at Hood Hall’s
first “Citizenship Day” pro
gram. (See story, page 3).
Harrie’s “Dear Brutus,” a comedy
in three acts. The performance,
directed by Lois P. Turner of the
Area of English and Speech, fea-
tui-ed a number of newcomers to
the footlights and was replete with
repartee in abundance and with
some splendid acting. Members
of the cast were: Mr. Dearth, Lin-
wood Moore; Mr. Purdie, .Johnny
Pettiford; Mr, Coade, Randolph
Johnson; Lob, Truman Thames;
Joanna Trout, Catherine Sills; Mrs.
Purdie, Frankie Wilkins; Mrs.
Coade, Alma Locus: Matey, Frank
lin Crenshaw; Margaret, Julia
Banks; and Lady Carolina Laney,
Annie Glover.
May Day Exercises
The annual May Day program
centered about the theme, “An Al
bum of Music,” and featured as the
1955 “May Queen” a talented
sophomore, Betsy Currie of Rae
ford. Held on the spacious lawn
in front of the college dining hall,
the program was replete with
music and dancing. One group of
dances was rendered by the chil
dren from the Newbold Training
School, and another by the fresh
man women in the class of Physic
al Education.
Special dances were contributed
by Marjorie McKenzie and Ellen
Brinkley, sophomores. The Devil
Dance and the Mr, Sandman Dance
featured Lucile Young, Ruby Wig
gins, and Ruth Calvin of the Fresh
man class, Loretta Taylor, coach
of sports for women and instruc
tor in education, was in charge of
the May Day exercises.
C. Reid Ross Speaks
On FSTC Program
Speaking from the topic, “A Rea
son for Learning,” C, Rpid Ross,
superintendent of the Fayetteville
schools, was the guest speaker on
the occasion of Better English Day
at the college on Monday, April
28, He was introduced by Dr, J.
Ward Seabrook, president of the
institution.
Superintendent Ross pointed out
that high up on the list of qualifi
cations for an effective teacher is
the accurate use of one’s mother
tongue, “In addition to the person
al satisfaction it affords,” he said,
“correct expression is good busi
ness as everyone is about the task
of selling ideas to his neighbors
and friends,”
Better English Day is designed
as a means of bringing to a focal
point some of the language prob
lems that face the public school
teacher,
MEDICAL STUDENT SPEAKS
DURING ASSEMBLY PERIOD
Speaker at the assembly period
on Monday, April 25, was Ben
jamin Primm, former lieutenant
in the United States Army and
currently a medical student at the
University of Geneva in Switzer
land, He addressed the assembly
group on the culture of Switzer
land with particular reference to
the system of education.
In comparing the educational
system in Switzerland with that
in America, he emphasized the
fact that while Americans simply
“go along,” in Switzerland at the
higher levels, people work because
they want to be educated,” A stim
ulating series of questions follow
ed the lecture.
The Student Art Exhibit was
held in the college library through
out the period of the Art Week
celebration. It included useful
products made from inexpensive
materials. Toys, plaques, auto
graph books, paper mache articles,
as well as drawings and paintings
were among the students’ work on
exhibit in the college library. Hel
en T, Chick and Florence P, Eaton,
art instructors, were co-sponsors
of the exhibit.
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FAYETTEVILLE STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
Fayetteville, North Carolina
78th Annual Commencement Program
May 27th-31st, 1?55
SENIOR CAP AND GOWN DAY
Friday, May 27th, 12:00 Noon . College Auditorium
.Dean Warmoth T. Gibbs
School of Education and Science
A. & T. College
Greensboro, North Carolina
The Dean of Women’s and the Dean of Men’s Informal Party Party
For Graduating Seniors
Friday, May 27th, 6:00 P. M. . - . . _ Campus Quadrangle
President and Mrs. J, Ward Seabrook “At Home” to Members
of the Senior Class, Graduates, Faculty and Friends
Saturday, May 28th, 6:30-8:00 P. M. President’s Residence
BACCALAUREATE SERMON
Sunday, May 29th, 4:30 P. M. . , College Auditorium
Dr. Louis C. LaMotte
President, Presbyterian Junior College
Maxton, North Carolina
GRADUATION EXERCISES
Tuesday, May 31st, 11:00 A. M, . - - - College Auditorium
,Dr. Frederick D. Patterson
Director, Phelps-Stokes Fund
New York City
With L. E. Austin, editor and
pubUsher of The Carolina Times,
as the principal speaker, the alum
ni of the Fayetteville State Teach
ers College staged on Saturday one
of the most enthusiastic Founders’
Day programs in the history of the
institution,
Alexander Barnes of “The Caro
linian” was the chairman of the
Planning Committee,
Mr, Austin, who addressed him
self to the topic, “A Sick World
and the Remedy,” recounted some
of the problems of the day and in
sisted that only “brotherly love”
would cure domestic, national and
international problems, “We must
live in the spirit,” he said, “of what
is mine is thine; and I will share
it,” The speaker was presented by
Alexander Barnes.
In his remarks of greetings. Dr.
Seabrook pointed to the dreams
that guided the founders of the
college; W, E, Smith, 1940, spoke
for the General Alumni Associa
tion, and Johnny Farmer, president
of the Student Council, for the
student body.
Representatives of classes as far
back as 1897 were present. The
class to graduate in the 5’s that
brought the largest representation
was the class of 1945 and Mrs, Lu
cille P. Payne of Washington, D,
C, accepted the gold cup for the
class. Receiving prizes and hon
ors also were Mrs. R. W, Simpson
of Fayetteville of the class of 1897,
Mrs, Lula Gilmore of Philadelphia
in the class of 1899, Mrs, Emma G,
Crump of Fayetteville of the class
of 1904, and Mrs, B, F, Ferguson of
Fayetteville of the class of 1911.
She was honored as the first grad
uate to be named, in 1954, “Ideal
Mother of the Year” by the “Afro-
American” Newspaper. Following
the formal program came the cere
mony at the monument of Dr. E.
E, Smith on the campus. The al
umni dinner and the dance, were
held in the college.gymnasium.
STATE PRESIDENT
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Doris Malloy, a junior, was elected
president of the State Intercolle
giate Forum recently held at
FSTC. Students from Bennett Col
lege, North Carolina College, and
St. Augustine College discussed
aspects of “The College Student
and the Challenge of Today.” The
“Y’s” of the University of North
Carolina became members of the
Forum. Other officers elected were
Tyre Powell, vice president; Paula
Edwards, and Doris Humphrey, re
cording and corresponding secre
taries, respectively; and Ernest
King, treasurer. In the next meet
ing the forum hopes to expand to
all the colleges of North Carolina.