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VOLUME 31 NUMBER 1
PUBLISHED BY FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY
Centennial
Homecoming
is
October 30
SEPTEMBER 30, 1976
Earl Moore, Jr.
SGA Prexy
Sets Goals
by Sheryl Alexander
Earl Moore, Jr., a native
of New Bern, North Carolina
is the new president of the
Student Government
Association. A business
education major and a senior,
Earl plans, to continue his
education by attending
Howard University next fall
where he will seek a degree in
guidance and counseling. He
says that it is his over-all
concern for people and his
desire to be of service to them
which inspired him to become
a counselor.
Earl appears on the
surface to quiet, honest,
sensitive to the feelings of
FSV Convocation
Set For Oct. 12
Fayetteville State
University, the second-oldest
state supported institution in
North Carolina, will hold its
annual fall Convocation
exercises Tuesday, October
12, 1976 at 10:00 a.m. in the
J.W. Seabrook Auditorium on
the campus.
The speaker will be
Chancellor Charles “A”
Lyons, Jr., with Provost
DeField T. Holmes presiding.
Founded in 1877, FSU is
celebrating its 100th an
niversary with the theme
“One Hundred Years of
Academic Excellence: A past
to remember, a present to
behold, a future to mold.”
Among the participants
are Dr. Rudolph Jones,
Chancellor Emeritus and
Immediate Past President of
University; Chairman of the
FSU Trustee Board, Jackson
F. Lee; Ms. Aretha
Troublefield, Executive
Secretary, FSU General
Alumni Association; Earl
Moore, SGA President; and
Ms. Valeria Fleming, Acting
Chairman, Division of Arts &
Sciences.
The invocation will be
given by Dr. Maurice B.
Hayes, FSU Director of
Development and University
Relations.
Music will be provided by
the university choir and band.
others and a bit shy. What he
speaks most of is not how
many shows the SGA will
sponsor this year or of how
popular he is on campus-he
speaks quite sincerely of the
need for unity, love and
compassion for our fellow
man. In Earl’s opinion: “Once
students unite and we get love
and concern for our
fellowman we will not only
better ourselves as in
dividuals, but the world will
be much better for our efforts.
If this could come about at
Fayetteville State University
we would be the institution of
the United States of America.
It is my wish that someday
FSU will be a household word,
like Yale, Harvard and other
large institutions.”
Earl has said he believes
the ties he has with the ad
ministration are close ties. So
far everything he has
requested has been granted
and he has no complaints.
Having taken office
during the summer, the SGA
was very active. Some of the
activities sponsored included
Sunday School classes in the
Rosenthal Building, four
splash parties at the pool, the
institution of Fun Ni^t, four
watermelon cuttings, a picnic
at Betsy Ross Motel and
regular FSU nights of dance
ai the Aipeiihaas. The biggest
event of the summer was the
Summer Banquet held at the
Alpenhaus, in which Dr.
Joseph Robinson was keynote
speaker.
At present, Earl is
working on plans for a new
organization on campus called
the Young Democratic Party
of which Dr. Billie will be
advisor. Earl also plans to
initiate more religious ac
tivities. He has already
established Dress Day. This
takes place every Sunday
when all students on campus
are asked to dress in ap
propriate attire. This means
no jeans, tank tops, or braids.
Earl said of the situation,
“Everyone looked so nice
dressed up and they enjoyed
it, so I figured it could be done
on Sundays as well.”
Earl says that his position
as SGA president allows him
to make changes that are to
the best interests of the
students. He says that it is
partially the duty of the SGA
to expose students to a well
rounded life and believes
students should know more
than “the latest dance or the
most popular wine on the
market.” In his opinion
students must become ex
posed to things now which will
help them upon their com
pletion of school and entrance
into a world where they must
compete.
He said, “With the help of
the students and being in the
SGA office I will help bring
about these changes.”
So, the campus en
vironment seems to be
moving at a slower pace than
last year. People aren’t as
annoyed by things which used
to cause some conflict. In the
SGA office the atmosphere is
relaxed and casual-and peace
begets harmony.
NEW DORMITORY
OPETVS
When Fayetteville State
University students returned
to the campus in August, they
found two new facilities
complete and ready for use.
One was the modern George
L. Butler Learning Center and
the other was the new
residence hall.
The new 250 bed dor
mitory was constructed at a
cost of $1,750,000 and was
designed by MacMillan and
MacMillan, local architects.
The building is divided into
apartments with each having
four bedrooms, two baths, a
living room and a kitchenette.
The three story structure is
build around an open court
which adds beauty as one
walks around the ramps. In
addition to the apartments,
the building has a modern
lounge for entertainment,
three classrooms for “live and
learn” programs, and a
central laundry room.
The student Development
Staff feels that this building
gives the students a feeling of
Noted Author Joins FSIJ Staff
Students in the physical
education department at
Fayetteville State University
this semester are literally
Dr. Hollis Fait
being at home and the ex
perience of sharing an
apartment with others.
Get On Board:
Homecoming Flight ^76^
by .Fean Jones
vVATCII GuT, ciiter
midterm exams, a festive of
FSU events will have
everybody’s mind captivated.
That’s ri^t, the homecoming
flight is about to take off with
the FSU centennial theme:
“One-hundred years of ex
cellence: A past to remember,
a present to behold, a future to
mold.”
This year we are
celebrating not only the two-
hundredth year of our nation,
but also the one hundred years
of excellence of Fayetteville
State University.
Homecoming will be a part of
the Centennial, creating a
joint effort by the students,
faculty, staff, alumni and
community to come together
and get it on. So get on the
homecoming plane. We are
about to take a non-stop flight
through the future to check
out what’s going to be hap
pening . . .
Our stewardess for this
flight is Miss Lauraetta J.
Taylor, chairperson of the
Homecoming Committee. The
homecoming flight is
scheduled to take off on Oc
tober 24 with a combination of
Sunday school and services.
To make sure our flights to
come will be successful, on
Monday, October 25 there will
be bible classes. The October
26 flight will gain altitude at
the pre-dawn dance, because
everybody will be on cloud
nine. Wednesday, October 27
we will fly at a steady speed to
a combination talent show.
Participants of the show will
include students, faculty,
alumni and the community.
On Thursday, October 25
at 6:30 p.m. there will be an
honorary dinner for Miss FSU
in the student multi-purpose
room. A special attraction
that night will be the Com
bination Queen’s Ball.
Represented will be the
queens of all the campus
organizations and their
escorts. Miss National /Alumni
’76-77 and Miss Local Alumni
’76 will be crowned. Miss
FSU will also be crowned to
serve as our Centennial
Queen. Music will be per
formed by Chocolate But
termilk. This will be a formal
affair (first class all the way)
from 9:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
and we passengers will be on
board-from everyone at FSU
to all over the community and
surrounding areas. The
homecoming flight will move
a bit slow on Friday, October
(Continued on Page 7)
learning from “the man who
wrote the book.” The man is
Dr. Hollis Fait, professor of
physical education at the
University of Connecticut,
who is a visiting staff member
for the current team. The
book, being used in one of the
department’s courses, is
Special Physical Education:
Adapted, Corrective,
Developmental of which Dr.
Fait is the author. The course
is designed to prepare
physical education teachers to
teach motor skills to
youngsters who are han
dicapped by physical, men
tal, or emotional disabilities.
’ ur. Fait has earned in
ternational recognition for his
work in physical education for
the handicapped and is the
recipient of many honors and
awards. He has been the guest
speaker of professional
societies and visiting lecturer
in colleges of numerous
countries of the world and
throughout the United States.
In addition to his textbook in
special physical education, he
is the author or editor of 24
other books and dozens of
articles.
Professor Fait was
brought to the campus
^hrough the efforts of Dr.
Roosevelt Holmes, Chairman
of the FSU Department of
Physical Education, who had
been a student of his while
acquiring the doctoral degree
at the University of Con
necticut. Commenting on Dr.
Fait’s presence on campus.
Dr. Holmes said, “It is a rare
privilege for our students to
meet the author of a textbook
that they are studying. The
experience is an educationally
enriching one for them as
students and a personally
inspiring one for tiiem as
individuals.”
ENJOYING THE MEAL and catching up on some Juicy gossip in
theH.L. Cook Dining Hall. (FSU Photo by Marvin Meekins)
Rudolph Jones Student Center
Film Seri^
Title
The Valachi Papers
Coffee House No. 40
Willie Dynamite
Blacula
Coffee House No. 39
The Learning Tree
Fist of Fury
Coffee House No. 38
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