The Teco Echo, December 16, 1944






The TECO ECHO
GREENVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1944
Number 5
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er Society To Sponsor
ege Dance Tonight
Establish Memorial
For Christenbury
an
A memorial trophy is to be estab
lished for Lt. (jg) John B. Christen-
bury, former coach and physical edu-
i instructor here, who was killed
� I losion of two ammunition
� 1 -ft Chicago, California, last
trophy will hv a cup to ho
a a- th, John K. Christenbury
Mi monal up.
;�� cup will be presented annually
v -1'Mir man who is a member of
athletic team during his senior
� and win is chosen by a faculty
imittee on the basis of scholar-
character and service to the col-
Each year the name of the
nner will be engraved on the cup,
and the cup will remain here at the
TIr- winner will receive
� . r i small replica of the cup or a
HOLIDAYS
Classes will be dismissed at noon
Wednesday, December 20, for the
Christmas holidays.
Dr. Howard J. McGinnis, acting
president, has announced that the
registration date for the winter
quarter has been changed from Tues-
day, January 2, to Thursday, Januar
4. This action was taken after re-
commendation by the faculty ad-
visory committee.
Robert St. John Will Speak
On ECTC Campus Monday Nite
Matt Phillips
Killed In Crash
In California
Concert
rh!
lal.
1- and
will
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provide for the trophy
ated bj the faculty, stu-
alumni. Mrs. Agnes Bar-
it secretary to Dr. McGinnis. is
e c e i v i n g contributions for the
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hy.
l�r
faculty
memorial.
DeLoach is chairman of
committee planning the
Adopt New Rules
At Mass Meeting
First Lieutenant Henry Matt
Phillips, who graduated r�m BCTC
,h oiass of T.U1. wi.UHkl in a
.�ombat training flight near Kuroc,
California. Wednesday, December 6.
w a veteran army
fli�r and holder of ma decorations
for action against the tpemy io the
Pacific. He took part in the cam-
; paigns against the Gilberts. Marsb-
' alls and Marianas. Laft May W�
, ,A ovn near the Caro-
hne Inlands, and he -ent two days
on a life
One Act Play
'Eternal Life"
Hiven Thursday
"Eternal Life a one-act play by-
Fred Eastman, was presented Thurs-
day night by the Wesley Foundation
players in Austin auditorium. The
play was directed bv James Warren.
Mary Hale Bowman, a widow, was
plaved by Emily Garris; Mrs. Hale,
her mother, by Mamiej Chandler;
Esther Hale, daughter of HrfLale,
by Wrtmsa iiwrperf Peggy Hale rW-
man, daughter cf Mary Halo, by Kfejt
Mann- Alec MacDonald. a winded
fiver of the RAF. by Charfes Wood:
and Dorothy Hale Bowman, tight-1
year-old son of Mary Bowman,
Jean Chaplin.
Dr. Herring To Speak Here
On Inter-American Affairs
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HUBERT C HERRING
1 he
raft before

ted 1 �
s ; . � � inja held Decera-
. . , ech, than man of
� e on studying and light-
in the dormitories, submit-
Oeing rescued.
He vsa, awar.led th Di8tnuiahed
FMi.ir iv and Air Medal Wrth ��
Dak Iaaf i-lu-uar. He aieo received
the Purple Heart and five campaign
i ribbons with three battle stars.
This drama group -was first or-
ganized in November with James
Warren as chairmen. This was the
first performance of the Wesley
Foundation players, an organization
within the Methodist Student move-
meat. Its purpoaa is to present
drama of the hip-nest type, to de-
velop the dramatic ability of its mem-
bew and to become a chapter of the
National Society of W�Ary players.
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wing set o
, th '� rmer mes:
rd I. There
tl � dormitori"
irs 7:00 p m. and
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rules t�
re-
call be eraiet-
-Weell the
7:00 a.m.
ig-hta in the
m the halls.
Lt.
gree
Smiley, YMCA Give
Supper For Men
Mr. Wendell W. Smiley, college li-
brarian and adviser to the men stu-
dents, and the Y.MCA will be hosts to
the me&ftudent- at a upper in the
"Yhut Sunday niKht, December 17.
A iecflTtling of Picker Christina
Carol will be the main feature of the
Membership co this drama group � " Dr J? McGinnis, Dr.
A. D. Frank and Dr. P. W. Pickle-
simer will be special guests.
NG PASS
shall be ex-
a1 l2:00 m tight for the
remainder of the night, provided that,
S � irday nighta the; shall be ex-
at 1:00 a.n. Studying in
halls, bathrooms or any other
where the lights are kept on all
� considered a violation of the!
. ,iard and should be so treated
Si mdard III. Lfcht cut? wlU hi't
by and at the discretion of
. , presidents. Records of the
, cuts granted should be filed with
chairman of the Women's Judi-
, ary These files will be open for
. �f the administration at all
Standard IV. Card, will be printed
indicating "studying" and "sleeping
each student's loom. Theaefiard�
Phillip received his A. B. de-
ln physical education and com-
aerce at ECTC in 1941. During hi�
junior yea he played on the football
team and was a member of the TECO
ECHO -taff. He playtd in the band
for two vears. As a senior he was
on the 4bfl of the PIECES V
LIGHT and was photographer for
the TKCdAN and was a member of
Phi Sigm Pi fraternity. He grad-
uated from liars Hill college and did
special work at the University of
.North Carolina,
He was the son of Mrs. E. E. Rawl
and the late H. M. Phillips of Green-
ville.
open to all Methodists of the campus
and any Others interested in this
work.
The second presentation of rtEtem�
ai Lif�" wiii be given at jaxvis Mem- Mrs Sellers Llected
orial Hethadist church on Sunday
evening, December 17, at 5:30.
for
�-�
S'
Students Elected
For "Who's Who"
' are to be hung on
I guidance of wo
failure OH the
serve the cc
proper use of
Considered � V
of Standard IV
It was sugg
presidents have
on what
'ceptable reasons
cuts and agree on an hour, say
a.m later than which no light
-hall continue.
These rules were accepted
effect at the be-
Twenty-one students fcom ECTC
have been selected to appear us the
��Who's Who Among Students in
merican Universities and Colleges"
t! editd of that fubll-
marAAa facially W-
the pjlents who were
aits
editoT of "Wno's Who for Ajgf)-
)The selection of students foWWho s
Who" is based on scholarship, leader-
ship, character and participation in
WAA Publishes Booklet
Of Names, Addresses
Freda Caudell is in charge of
publishing a booklet containing the
names and addresses of the students-
The booklet, which is being sponsored
by the WAA. goes on sale this week.
Feeling that many of the students
would like to know the home ad-
dresses of other students at
Christmas, the members of the WAA
decided to prepare such a list for dis-
tribution among the students. The
proceeds from the sale of the book-
lets will be used to sponsor two
dances next quarter.
Jo Keeter and Clara Robinson are
assisting Freda. k
Dr. Hubert C. Herring, famous
I lecturer, author and authority on
I Latin America, will speak in the Aus-
I tin auditorium at 4:30 Sunday after-
noon, December 17.
Dr. Herring will speak under the
auspices of the International Rela-
tions club of ECTC. His appearance
her will be the ninth in a series of
twelve lectures at North Carolina
colleges and universities, which be-
gan at St. Mary's school in Raleigh
on December 13
has also spoken at St. Augustine's
college, Meredith, Elon, Guilford,
Woman's college at Greensboro, Ben-
nett college and Winston-Salem Teach-
ers college. Lectures at Shaw uni-
; ver-ity, Atlantic Christian college and
Li Hike university will complete his
tour.
This lecture series is a part of a
program in inter-American affairs
arranged 1 y the Southern Council on
International Relations. Expenses
are being paid by the Carnegie Goun-
laiion lor International Peace.
Dr. Herring, who is a graduate of
Union Theological seminary in New
York, has ben a minister of Congre-
gational churches in Wisconsin and
Kansas and from 1924 to 1939 was
director of social action activities of
National Congrega'ional churches.
Since 1928 he has been executive
director of the Committee on Cultur-
al Relations with Latin America. In
this capacity he has directed annual
seminars in Mexico, the Carribean,
Central America and South America
for a number of years. At present
Dr. Herring is a professor of Latin-
American civilization at Claremont
(college in California.
Dr. Herring is the author of a num-
I ber of books on Latin America and
Mexico. "And So to War" was pub-
lished in 1938; "Good Neighbors" in
1941; and "Mexico, the Making of a
Activities for the coming year were j Nation" in 1942. He has also con-
discussed at the meeting. It was de- ! tributed articles to Harper a Current
cided that class dues will be a dollar ; History. The N.Uon and the New
and are Wo be paid by January 15. York Tima.
Robert St. John, noted war cor-
respondent and radio commentator,
will report on the "World at War"
in the Wright auditorium on Monday
night, December 18, at 8:30.
St. John has been in newspaper
work for a great many of his forty-
two years. In 1931 he joined the
Associated press, later retiring to his
farm in New Hampshire. When war
appeared imminent in the summer of
L939, St. John rejoined the Associated
press and went abroad, arriving in
Paris the day before war began. He
was immediately sent to Poland and
from Poland he went on to the Bal-
kans, where he covered the partition
of Rumania, the abdication of King
Carol, the Rumanian earthquake, the
. his tour he two Iron Guard revolutions the en-
trance of Nazi troops into Bucharest
Freshman Adviser
At the meeting of the Freshman
class on December 7, Mrs. R. E. Sel-
lers was elected faculty adviser.
and
voted n to go into
ginning of the winter quarter
moved the
.lane Hardy
"t'11'11"11 Section I m the by-laws
To amend section
rt,ui "In addition junior women
m ers who have an average of a
-T and a clear student government
record and seniors with
dent government record
See NEW RULES on Page Three
extra-curricular activities.
The students selected for this honor
are Dorothy Lewis. Marjorie Privott,
following ICamiHe Jernigan, Willie Mae Daniel
Bese Council. Alice Wiggins, Sam
Strickland, Clarine Johnson, Myrtle
Price Vivian Yelverton, Hilda Moore,
Elizabeth Bridgers, Jesse Gooden,
Beverly Cutler, Mary Bryan, Eliza-
beth Darden, Gretchen Boswell, Msry
Frances Ellis. Pat Edwards, Mary
Alice Cahoon and Ellis Bedsworth.
a clean stu-
shall assume
Hardy Gives Program
At Englteli Club Meet
Norfleet Hard read an ijs��ed
Tolstoy's story, 'Where trfv� Is,
liTco j There God Is AV H ?�&
the English club on December 12.
The story is about a Russian cobbler
of the last century who, after num-
erous misfortunes, finally turns to
the Bible for consolation. While
reading his Bible one night he seems
to hear a voice which tells him that
on the morrow he will see the Christ.
The next day he has many opportun-
ities to do good deeds, and in so do-
ing them discovers the real Christ
spirit.
The next meeting will be held on
January 9. At this time Mrs. Robert
L. Humbler, a citizen of Greenville,
will be the speaker.
Miss Jean Lane
Native Carolinian
Joins Faculty
Miss Jean Mclver Lane, a native of
North Carolina, joined the ECTC
faculty as a member of the art de-
partment at the beginning of
currertwArcol year
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She
th
eW
ore
Sou
S
aft proj
She has always been interested in
art. Even at the early age of six she
showed an interest in art by design-
ing and making Christmas cards as
well as many other things.
Her favorite pastimes are photo-
graphy, golf and painting with water
colors. What she likes most, how-
ever, is hiking. Miss Lane thorough-
ly enjoys walking through the woods
and observing nature, especially dur-
ing the fall, when the forest is in one
of its most beautiful stages. She
thinks the trees on the college cam-
pus are lovely and she admires the
Spanish moss, which grows in pro-
fusion on the trees.
and into Bulgaria, the fall of Yugo-
slavia, the bombing of Belgrade and
the fall of Greece. He also saw the
fall of Crete, the drive in the Middle
East and the arrival of the Robin
Moor survivors in Cape Town.
Sent To England
Robert St. John returned to the
United States in 1941 and soon went
again to Europe, this time to Eng-
land. But he did not make his second
wartime trip abroad until he had
written in three weeks what has been
called the grisliest book to come out
of the war, "From the Land of Silent
People
In England he was an eye witness
to the devastating air blitz unloosed
on Britain by the Luftwaffe. There
he spent many nights in air-raid
shelters; in Canterbury he helped dig
for air raid victim. From England
St. John broadcast to the United
States.
Hardships
His wartime adventures have not
been without danger and hardship.
Strafed, bombed and machine-gun-
ned, he has narrowly missed death
many times and still'carries a Nazi
bullet in his leg�a memento of the
Grecian campaign.
But his adventures have come not
only from the war. Years ago in
the" "heyday" of Chicago's notorious
Al Capone, St. John was beaten,
thrown in a ditch and left for dead
by Capone's henchmen because he at-
tempted to expose the gangster in
a weekly he was oditing in Cicero.
Illinois.
Impressive Beard
St. John, who is ! asily recognizable
because of his impressive beard and
mustache, is conceded to have one of
the best voices in radio. He broad-
casts for the National Broadcasting
company.
In his lectures Robert St. John pre-
sents a graphic picture of what war
is really like, givei his views on the
progress of the conflict and urges
� upon America the necessity for all-
lout effort. Anecdotes from his own
'i experiences .n 17 countries make his
I talks vivid and personal.
Music Recital Given
In Wright Building
A second in the series of music re-
citals was given in the Wright build-
ing on Wednesday, November 15.
The program was as follows:
�Solfeggietto" by C. P. E. Bach,
played by Lorraine Harris; "Tom
Thumb's March" by Bohm, played by
Ma nor a Mewborn; "Bustles of
Spring" by Sinding, played by Doro-
thv Johnson; "Slumber Song" by
MARGIE SMITH
-PROC ROEBUCK
NORA I EE HINNANT
ERMA HtNNANT
Recently, Miss Lane, accompanied
by some of her students, collected
various types of berries, moss, ferns
and other forms of wild plant-life in
woods. They have been arranged
beautifully and are now on display
throughout the art department.
Besides art, Miss Lane is interested
in music and Juvenile books. It was
through her interest in the latter that
she was led to the work of junior art
editor and assistant producer of the
J. B. Lippincott Publishing company
jin Philadelphia. Now, however, she
has returned to teaching because she
likes the close contact with people
which teaching affords.
"I think my work is wonderful
she comments. "It is fascinating to
wonc with the students in creattvw
expression in art
Red Cross Praises
Work Of Students
The following letter was received
from the War Department by the
Pitt County chapter of the American
Red Cross in regard to the surgical
dressing program which has been
discontinued for the present time:
"The War Department wishes to
take this opportunity to thank the
volunteers in your chapter who have
given untiringly of their time and
effort in providing surgical dress-
ings for the army. These surgical
dressings volunteers have made an
outstanding contribution to the war
effort and their help cannot be eval-
uated in terms of hours or dollars
snd cents. The total requirements
enormous, far beyond the available
industrial facilities of this country
Schumann, played by Mrs. Rachel
Merriman; "Ase's Death by Grieg; and couid not have been met except
��Grandmother's Minuet" by Grieg. for the work of these volunteers
"Three Blind Mice" by Thompson
all played by Elizabeth Brown, and
-Dance of the Flutes" by Tschaikow-
ski, played by Leyta Taylor.
"Calm As The Night" by Bohm,
was rendered by Ethel Smith; "The
Little Damozel" by Novello, rendered
by Martha Strawn; "Were My Song
With Wings Provided" by Hahn, ren-
dered by June Brandenburg; "Italian
Street Song" by Herbert, rendered by
Mary Blane Justus; "Open Thy Blue
Eyes" by Massenet, rendered by
Lucy Nell Smith; and "Who Keeps the
Years" by Charles, rendered by
Elizabeth Bridgers.
The accompanist for the recital
was Camilla Jernigan.
whom we are sure take great pride in
having had such an active part in this
wartime activity
The Pitt County chapter of the
American Red Cross wishes to ex-
press its appreciation to the East
Carolina Teachers college students
and teachers for their cooperation in
doing this fine job. The War De-
partment has stated that since the
surgical dressing program is discon-
tinued for some time to come, plans
are being made now for another pro-
gram in which the students can par-
ticipate. Whatevei this new plan
may be, it is hoped that the students
will be just as willing to help make
it a success as they did the surgical
dressing program
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The TECO ECHO
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Teco Echo Celebrates
19th Anniversary
With the publication of this Issue the
TECO ECHO celebiutes its nineteenth anni-
versary�1925-1944.
In these 19 years many changes have
come about in the appearance of the paper
and in the quality and style of writing. At
first the paper was almost a solid mass of
print with little headlines display and very
few pictures. Today the situation is almost
reversed�the paper is literary a mass of
headlines and pictures with much less print.
The TECO ECHO has been awarded
numerous awards by newspaper critical ser-
vices. In 1940 it was given a rating of
"excellent and last year it was rated as
"All-American
The staffs of the TECO ECHO, both
past and present, are indeed proud of this
record.
Boys' Dormitory
In Need Of Repairs
At the beginning of this quarter the
floors in the boys' dormitory were painted,
and several new doors were put up. At that
time a promise was made to have the walls
painted and other improvements made dur-
ing the Christmas holidays�if the boys
would take good care of the building during
this quarter.
The boys' dormitory has been badly in
need of repair for a long lime. It seems
that nothing has been done about it before
because the boys apparently were not in-
clined to take care of the property. For this
reason the place was allowed to get in a very
run-down condition, and living conditions
dropped to a level definitely lower than
should be found in a first-class college.
However, when the dormitory is in such
a bad state, there is little or no incentive for
the boys to take care of things. In other
words, if the college doesn't provide good
living quarters, the boys can't be expected
to take the best care of the facilities that are
provided.
According to Mr. Smiley, dean of men,
the men students have done well in keeping
things in good order this quarter. There
have, however, been some instances in
which this attitude of good conduct has not
existed. It would seem only reasonable to
believe that boys who are old enough to be
in college would be over that "destructive
age" and would be eager to take care of the
property of others. Let us hope that, any-
way.
Need To Conserve
Heat And Electricity
Mr. F. D. Duncan, treasurer and busi-
ness manager of the college, has requested
the cooperation of the faculty and staff in
the conservation of heat and electricity in
the various buildings on the campus.
The older buildings require much more
heat to make them comfortable than do the
newer buildings and even different Locations
in the same building require varying
amounts of heat. For this reason, he pointed
out, it is unavoidable that sonic of the mail-
ings should receive more heal than neces-
sary. If a room or office should become
overheated, it will be better to close the
radiator valves than to open a indow�thus
conserving the heat.
According to Mr. Duncan the electric
bill for the college amounts to almost
$1,000.00 a month and is mounting steadily.
It will help a great deal if everyone will co-
operate by turning off any lights in the
classrooms, offices or dormitory rooms when
they are not being used.
Red Cross Praises Work
Of ECTC Girls
A letter praising the ECTC girls for
their work in the Red Cross surgical dress-
ings room was received this week from the
Pitt County chapter of the American Red
Cross.
As a result of the efforts of these volun-
teers and that of many others, the Red Cross
has been able to supply the enormous de-
mands of the army for surgical dressings.
Because the huge demands fai exceeds the
capacity of the industrial facilities of this
country, it was necessary to call for volun-
teers among the civilian population of the
country.
In commenting on this work we can
merely say "A good job well done
Saturday. Deeei
Sgmpaifyy
The students and faculty of East Caro-
lina Teachers college wish to extend their
deepest sympathy to Amos Clark, Jr who
lost his father this week.
The Teco Echo
Published Biweekly by the Students of
East Carolina Teachers College
Entered as second-class matter December 3,
1925, at the U. S. Postoffice, Greenville,
N. C, under the act of March 3, 1879.
Tom Williams
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CHRISM
SCUMMING
By "The Keyhole Korrespondent
Well all you guys and gals, Christmas
is just around the cornei so you better start
behaving 'cause ole' Sarta will get you if
you don't watch out
All these gals with birthdays so near
Christmas shouldn't expect Santa to be so
good to themDid you have a happj
birthday Johnnie?? The candy "shore"
was good.
Gosh Amanda, that certainly was a cute
marine you were with the other night . . .
now don't tell me he just wasn't old enough!
We do hope Jackie will be back next
quarter�Jackie just think about all these
poor guys�what will they do???
Say Catherine. (Stanley) we wonder
why it is so urgent that you get your picture
before the 20th It couldn't be for Charles
�or could it? Well
Dot Harris doesn't seem to be getting
around much anymore�what is the matter
Dot�now don't tell me you have turned ovei
a nw leaf and are studying
Jewel�It has been rumored that you
are having a hard time deciding between
Ben and H. (�We ar� wondering which
will be the lucky guy
Burton, we hear you are still having the
hiccups. Now don't tell 'tie it is that Green-
ville boy what's making you have emotional
turmoils
Katie Karl�How's your I. Q.????
Attention stoogents Will let you in
on a secret Don't tell a soul, but Sprinkle
has a crush on J. L. and Jimmy' Poor boys!
Gosh Sid, haven't you been seeing quite
a lot of that certain little Lt.??? Nice work
gal�out�oh how we envy you
In case you have been wondering why
D. J. has been so happy lately�it could be
because she j-rot a letter from that certain
little nu reliant marine by the name of
Carl
Harriet Everitte was mighty happy
Wednesday afternoon about 5:00 o'clock
whin her boy friend came strolling in with-
out wai ning after being iverbeas ten months.
Jean Hodgens has been seeing a lot of
Robert Salisbury Jr. on the front steps of
Fleming lately.
Whose heart was going thump thump
last Saturday night at the Soph-Sr. dance.
Couldn't have been Frances Page's, could
it V? You and Duck sho did look pretty in the
figure, Page.
We see that two of M troupers are back
for at least ten days. We mean Davenport
and West. Give them a food time girls!
i' seems that Elizabeth Jenkins and
Haywood Sellers had a little misunderstand-
ing Sunday night, but evidently Lib couldn't
resist the Sinatra hair version in red.
Wedding bells are ringing for Annie
Cole Sewell and Ethel Smith Oh, you
lucky girls
Well, this is about all for this time folks
so�Mi rry 'hristmas to all and to all a good-
night. P. S. Don't forget to hang up vour
stocking Christmas Goodnight.
WITH THE ARMED FORCES
By Jean Goggin
Editor-in-Chief
Associate Editors
Jean Goggin, Amos Clark.
Reporters
Marjorie Smith, Curtis Butler, Elsie West
Violet Sparks, Katheryn Sprinkle, Thelma
Cherry, Mary Buckmaster, Edna Earle
Moore, Betty Jervis, Mary Young Bass,
J. L. Brandt, Jean Hull, Edna Vann Harrell,
Freda Caudell, Etta Frances Harper, Jean
Hodgen, Evelyn Lewis, Bud Jackson, Ruth
Whitfield, Betsy Hellen, Joyce Strickland,
Nan Little, Ella Cashwell.
Ruby Hudson
Neil Posey . .
Jack Johnson
Margaret Nisbet
Assignment Editor
. . Sports Editor
Photography Editor
. . . Cartoonist
Business Staff
Sybil Beaman . . . Business Manager
associate Business Managers
June Brandenburg, Rosa Alice Lancaster,
Mary Elizabeth Wooten, Jean Ipock,
Sid Bunn, Kit Blackham.
Dr. Beecher Flanagan Faculty Adviser
Graham T. Olive . . Technical Adviser
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Association, Associated Collegiate Press.
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Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco.
Sgt. Lewis B. Rebarker, a weather ob-
server at the Eighth Air Force headquar-
ters in England, has won the Eighth Air
Force small Arms Championship, firing the
30-caliber carbine for a score of 305 out of
a possible 400 points.
More than 40,000 officers and enlisted
men, representing every station in the
Eighth Air Force, participated in the
matches.

Lt. William C. Harris, Jr is now home
on leave after having served ten and a half
months in the Aleutians as pilot of a Navy
Catalira patrol bomber. His squadron flew
more than 10,00 hours in weather which
veteran combat pilots call "the toughest
flying weather in the world" with the loss
of but a single plane. This squadron car-
ried out the first Catalina bombing raid on
Paramushiru, Kurile Islands.
First Lt. Francis B. Ferebee, class of
'38, has completed his 50th mission as pilot
of a 15th AAF B-17 flying fortress in the
Mediterranean theatre of operations. He
wrears the Air Medal with five Oak Leaf
Clusters.

First Lt. Claude Wayland Tucker, U. S.
Army Ferrying Command, who has been on
both Atlantic and Pacific duty, has returned
to the States.
Cpl. J. B. Spilman. who has served
twenty-nine months in England, Sicily and
Italy, has also returned to the States.

Lt. Herbert Wilkerson has returned to
the States after about two years of duty in
the Pacific war area. Herbert was one of
the medical officers aboard the cruiser
Helena when it was sunk in the South Paci-
fic last year.
tun��
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
this issue. . , in activities
At the nresent Vivan s main acw��
She will receive her A. B. W�
ber of the Young Democrats club. She s
also a member of the Women� Athletic
association and the Poe society, of which in
was vice-president during her sophomore
year. She was formerly a member of the
Lanier society.
Last year Vivian was president of the
Junior class. During her freshman year she
served as hall proctor and was on the cabi-
net of the Methodist Student .association.
The following year she was sophomore class
lepresentative to the Tecoan; later thai year
she became associate business manager of
the annual. In addition she is a member of
the Commerce club, the Science club, the
Alumni Daughters and Sons club, Pi Omega
Pi fraternity and the YWCA.
She says that what she wants to do with
her life, what she plans to do with it and
what she probably will do with it are two, or
rather, three different things. Could it be
that somewhere a long the way the Air
Corps or a Duke university coed will enter
her plans for the future?
The things she like most �.re sleep and
breakfast, but liking the former better, she
often misses the latter. She likes almost
anything to eat exc
In the realm
popular and sew
symphonies and
Munn of the Baj ei All
program is her I
piano while in hi I
during her senior
Vivian was
tonsburg. She grad
school in 11. As ;i b i
tor of the annual, lb
YeUerton. is an
Last summer
State Teachers eoll
vious summers sh
the Seymour J I
Sits o Jcashion
BY SUE
Christmas is just around the corner.
And it's a close corner at the most. So you'll
want to start post haste on Christmas gift-
ing.
And what could be better than gifts that
you whip up yourself. You'll feel that you've
Staff Sgt. N. E. Warren has returned
to the United States and is in the Ashford
General Hospital. White Sulphur Springs,
W. Ya. He was wounded July 15 in the
European theater.

Nina B. Redditt, S 1 c (sk) of the Ship's
Company Receiving Ship, San Francisco,
California, recently completed training at
the storekeepers' school in Milledgeville,
Georgia.

Lt. J. D. Bridgets has arrived in Seattle
after 10 months duty with the Navy Air
forces in the Pacific. Their latest action in-
cluded raids on Manila prior to and during
the American invasion of Leyte. This is
John's second tour of duty in the Pacific,
having served 18 months with the Pacific
fleet immediately following the Pearl Har-
bor attack.

A third Oak Leaf Cluster to his Air
Medal has been awarded tp T. Sgt. Troy W.
Rouse, Jr. for "meritorious achievement"
while participating in bombing attacks up-
on German war plants and military defense
points in support of Allied armies.
Troy is a radio operator and gunner on
a B-17 flying fortress.

Due to the fact that there have been
many requests for addresses of the boys in
service, we arc giving you a few of them this
issue.
Capt. Eden F. Hilton, 807th AAF Base
Unit, Squadron "B Bergstrom Field, Aus-
tin, Texas.
Sylvia Burns, S 1c, Box 27, U. S. Naval
Air Station, Jacksonville, Fla.
Samuell H. Crandell, Rehabilitation
Physical Training School, Sampson, N, Y.
M. Sgt. William Howard Harris, AAAF,
ORD. Sec. M. Sqdn. 1, Greensboro, N. C.
really put a bit of yourself into each gift.
And your friends and family will appreciate
the personal interest you put in the selection
and making of their gifts.
Your room mate at school or your sister
at home will love a stuffed, fat pig made in
chintz, printed in roses. Fatty pig graces
a bed or props up books on a shelf, with equal
nonchalance, the love of a school girl's life.
Your best friend will ring merry Xmas
bells in your honor if you make for her, bal-
let shoes, a new rage for the school crowd
She'll wear 'em for an evening by the fire
or a dorm jam session. And thank her lucky
stars to claim you as her bosom pal
The list i nci eas
drawstring bag: a Dutcl
chenille yarn ; bl uses
your sehool friends
Christmas angel.
For Mummy th re a
kets. kitchen towel8, a;
gingham fruits 'n fl
mats. Dad will love a
yourself, or a flannel r
him his pipe and sli
paper and he's u happy a
For a new baby .
mother and make comf)
buggies in quilted satin. A:
adore a stuffed horsey, or D I
Y'know, Santa has a n
age. t�H�. So get out j
and dig in. All these -
your McCall Pattern Catal .
partment store
So.m the time draw 3 I
gift's finished, the last �
Then you'll spend your I
tree and getting ready : .1
You'll be a Merry Chri
wear pretty party dresa s, 1
wears a dress full of part
yet sophisticated � the �
wants her dreasup
petite sleeves, the demure
ness caught into the sioN -� a
ing o'er the flat tummy,
note that jaunty peplum. It a
a whow !
This dress is a BJ '�
dresses for they're femil
enough life and stiffn. sa
taffetas or stiff brocad s . .
versation pieces, enough 'ui
a dateable fantasy.
So . . . Merry Christmas
all, and Happy Hob-dates!
�MeCal S
Aggressive Aggie
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Jei
At
By Jean Hull
J11 is that c�ming doTthetreet
It s a fire�it's a smoke screen�it's a fog-
no, it's Aggressive Aggie puffing away on
another cigarette. '
Aggie has acquired the name of the
walking somekstack" because of her perpe!
tual smoking (Where she gets the cigarettes
m these days and times when many's tS
gal who would gladly walk an extra mile for
a mere "draw" on a Camel is the mystery)
Aggie, honey, don t you realize that
smoking on the street is one of thos things
that just isn't done?�not
taste anyway.
And another thing, "Sir
Eyes" may create a very pi
when poured forth on wings
when applied literally, the affe
thing but soothing. The orgt
whelms the unfortunate pel -
face you thoughtlessly b'ow clou
Another of your unforgiva
faults is your habit of laying 3
down on the edge of suy con
then forgetting it and lettinf
charred groove on the edge of tin
You excuse vourselt b sa tatty
"just didn't think but that isn't
yourself credit for having much inl
Aggie. Come on, ole gal. you cai ��
than that. Just try.
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Draft 11-15, U 8 N T r n � u
Maryland. ' T C" Abridge,
Pvt. Julius C. Shenherd r9a�0i o .
dron M. APO 16460 FP
Francisco, California. "u-bw, &an
A�S�Jgt Floyd W- McHenry 69�7s�u
APO 66�167th General Hospiuf, cfpott
master, New York, N. Y. ' �t"
Cpl. Donald Propst 3467946. 14th 0
S. T. C, APO 8533, co Postmaster, Mi11-
Florida.
� TSgt, Walter L. Tucker 34315986, 513
Bomb Sqdn. 376 Bomb Gp APO 681, c
Postmaster, New York, NY.
XT Lt. (jg) S. B. Dees, U. S N. A. B. Kf
No. 807, co Fleet Post Office, San Francis-
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16, 1944
The TECO ECHO
PAGE THREE
ALUMNI NEWS
meeting of
Kast Carolina
Mumni ussocia-
iitfht, IV-
�iii's club.
( Ethel
d ver the1
ter history were read. A program
eonnittea was appointed, after which
H freshments were served by the
hnittSSJl, Elizabeth Johnson
Be lie Anderson.
Iris Lee Speaks
At Vesper Service
Iris Lee opened Vespers Sunday
night December 10, with the playing
of "O Holy Night Rowena Monta-
gue read from the Bible the tradi-
tional Christmas story.
an�j i After the singing of Christmas
carols, Mary Frances Ellis read
Charles J. Finger's 'The Affair at
Greenville Chapter the Inn
Mr- J. H. Rose read several! December 8
f wel- Christauu ntwiM and poems to the I Miss Afcne-C Lapsley, the Presby-
Bfctmni of the Greenville chapter at Urian student worker, was speaker
Aces Defeat
Baron Team
O � squint, inc it�t
Reprinted from the
January Issue of ESQUIRE
civi-n by Mrs. I their regular meeting which was held
. acct nipan
Reed of Ral-
in the alumni office on Friday night,
December Mrs. Rose selected stories
M Johnson (Ruth which put the group in the proper
Dr. Howard J. spirit of Christmas.
After a short business meeting
at Vespen Friday night, December
H. She read from Philippians a se-
lection on what goes to make up a
popular person.
Miss Lapsley explained that one
cannot be lovely unless he has the
1-Kn.iiv. �ii. i a imi i. uuMiiess meeting . - �� �
n the college. Mr- ola Tucker (Helen Mattacks)px;�'r :md Prace of God- She said
, �� r i t � . . it It �� ir c 1rAii- fViof emck ran talrt.
it is a joy to know that one can take
Jesus with him everywhere and for-
. alumni sec- Mr. Fred Owens (Mildred Mat
� � Alumni locks), and Mrs. Annie Andrews
liareom, state Sellari served hot tea, fruit cake and!eVt
�cuition, C kit b.
and visturs. Plate and Cup Shower
dinner Eacb member wno was present at
were centered the regular December meeting of the j
I red GreenTflW chapter brought a salad i dred Wellons, the first speaker,
, i in late and cup as a (if to the alumni ,)r,)Uht out the Point that we are so
tablet held office. Now light refreshments can niuch more 'ortunate than other stu-
Chi Pi Players
Adopt New Rules
At the meeting of the Chi Pi play-
ers on Tuesday night, December 5,
several new members were admitted
into the club and a few others were
given credit for having done part of
the work which is a prerequisite to
membership.
Handing the Barons the only de I
feat they have suffered in the first
round of the Intrrmural Basketball
League, the Aces barely eaked out a
26 to 22 victory over the Barons in
the colege gym on Thursday, Dec. 7.
The game was a thriller all the
way, with the Aces taking a slight
early lead and the Barons coming
back in the fourth quarter to chal- 5:30 p. m
lenge that slight lead. Both team
held a tight defense and the offen-
sive team had to display fancy and
effective passing attacks to get into
scoring position.
Field Hockey, Basketball
Feature WAA Activities
Bowling Alley Kept
Busy By Students
The bowling alley is open Monday
through Friday from 4:30-5:30 p.m.
and 6:30-10:00 p. m Saturday,
1:30-5:30 p. m ;and Sunday, 3:30-
December 3
Sunday night December 3, three
students spoke on the World Student
Service fund
A large number of students have
participated in this sport and made
rather high scores. Those bowling
over 90 for the girls include: Cot-
ten�Frances S u 11 o n�124, Doris
. I Stevens�130, Katie Earl Owen�99,
Stuart Tripp, Captain of the Aces, I Caudell90 Clara Roberson
108, Sue Edwards�100, Jewel Brad-
shaw-100, Jo Keeter�122, Betty
� rough' I e
i "hntmaa
served.
dints in the war-torn countries of
other parts of the v orld. Dora Bailey
spoke on the WSSF' and its function
in America. Eleanor Booth explained
Thoenaa Reeky Mount Chapter
were in Dr. Howard J. hteGinnia, acting
president of East Carolina Teachers!how the student relief ves aid to
jcollegi -of Greenville, addressed mem refugees, internees and prisoners of
i Hn ben of the Rocky Mount chapter at a ' Wlir
Ji nkins ami
sapper meeting held Thursday eve December 1
v u mi ;� �v�� i!�;���� A question and answer program on
ning November it), in the Universa- �
� . the World Student Service Fund
h-t church. .
i t. i tv,� . �.� �,��� drive featured the program of the
Mrs. r L. Greathouse was master r "�
, , � �� � Vespers Friday night, December 1.
chapter of ceremonies for the occasion. Miss K . I -7
, , �, , . . , . , t, Amanda Ethendge read the ques-
ks Rachel Rlanchard. president of the � "
, iU , , .I tions, and members of the audience
,r meet- chapter, made the speech of welcome
i n m i -�� gave the answers. Through this quiz
for from the college Mrs. t lem Garner, . �� .
, , it was revealed how the WSSF works,
i . Mr. and introduced the alumni secretary
, , , . . , the services it renders and the things
, W Ray. who told of her work throughout the 1 . , .
. , , . � , . , it is accomplishing,
e A brief talk on the physical H . "
b r i:�� Th� devotional was led by Nancy
ication program at hast Carolina .
. M. C riehton.
to the 1 eachers college was given by Miss
chapter of j Nell Stallihgs, followed by icmarks
p by Mi-s Ruth White, representative
by BJght,jfroni tbi dean't office, and Mrs.
� Art HcGinnis, wife of the acting presi-
higb dent. Mis W. EL Skeels, accompan-
were led bj Phillip Edwards, presented
the chap- two vocal selections.
Those of the cast of the recent
play, "A Murder Has Been Ar-
ranged who were admitted were
Charlotte Robertson, Oti3 Peele,
Dorothy Jean Creech, Iris Ruth
Smith, and Canaille Jernigan. The
new members who worked with the
back-stage crews of this play are
Laura Mallard, Mary Alice Charl-
ton, Joyce Strickland, Dorothy John-
son, Charles Woods, and Jennie Al-
ston Watson. Maxine Henderson,
Mary George Isley, and Eva Mae parker
Davenport each were given credit for I Crandell
30 hours of work and Anne Dail, Manning
Mary Buckmaster, and Richard Warren
David for 15 hours each. Garri3
The club voted to establish the fol-
lowing rules in regard to Chi Pi
lighting equipment:
captured high scorer position by
racking up 14 points to his credit.
Parker, Tripp's openent, came in sec-
ond, yith 12 points for the Barons.
ACES
Player
Tripp
Jackson
Harper
Posey
Futrelle
Player
Pos.
C
G
G
F
F
BARONS
Pos.
" C
G
G
F
F
F.
0
1
1
1
1
F.
0
0
0
1
0
Pts
14
0
6
2
4
Cole�90; Fleming�Wilma Johnson�
97, Ruth Baker�115, and Ethel
Rouse�99; Jarvis�Sara Franck�
109, and Amanda Etheridge. Wilson-
Margaret Hall�95.
1. The club will lend its lighting
26
Pts.
12
7
0
2
1
22
Stuart Tripp's Aces tore into
i. ine ciuo win .enu ,� K��8 y Cutler's team to trounce them
equipment to any group or organ.za Jg n Tripp
tion on the campus or in the Green n poJnts fol.
ville high school, provided this group
Those boys scoring 100 and over
are: Jessie Parker�163, James
Parker�154, Ed Garris�147, Leslie
Chadwick�143, Frank Bonner�128,
Beverly Cutler�120, Brooks Beding-
field�111, Billy Harper�126, Stuart
Tripp�145, Jack Johnson�120, Wil-
ton Joyner�105, Neil Posey�116,
Clifton Crandell�114, and Fay Fu-
reD�131.
Teachers bowling over 100 are Miss
Austin�105, Dr. Oppeltr�111, Miss
Stallings�105. Dr. DeLoach�111,
Miss Caldwell- 156.
High scorers for the girls is Doris
Stevens with 130, teachers�Miss
Cald well with 156, and boys�Jesse
Parker with 163
Field Hockey
Fleming hall is leading the other
dorms combined so far in the field
hockey tournament. The first game
was played last week, and Fleming
won by a score of 2-1. Rain has pre-
vented all but of the scheduled
games.
There have been 28 persons out for
this sport from all the dormitories,
with Fleming having the most par-
ticipants and Jarvis running close
second. In spite of the stiff com-
petition of the rain ,the season has
been very successful thus far ac-
cording to the opinion of those who
have gone out.
Square Dance Club
The next meeting of the Square
Dance club will be held sometime af-
ter the beginning oi the winter quar-
ter since the regular scheduled meet-
ing would have come the night before
examinations. It is hope of the mem-
bers that this club will really begin
to function next quarter. May we
count on your support?
Basketball
This is a reminder to all that the
basketball season will begin im-
mediately after Christmas. Further
notice about the time will be given in
this column as soon as definite plans
have been made Everyone who is
interested please come out and play
with us. We need you to make this
the best basketball season ever!
Hike
Arnold Plays Lead
ville high school, provided this group . , 8 , p0?pV
�p�-u a oh - the dent Thell � TZL CtoistBU Program
body. a l. ����� tv.arr, lonH.I
On December 2 twenty-seven people
braved the freezing weather and
hiked out to the overflow about two
miles on the Washington highway.
After reaching this point, the hikers
were rewarded wUh sausage, eggs,
rolls, coffee and doughnuts, which
made the trip seem very worthwhile
indeed!
12. The president or leader of the
group borrowing the equipment must
sign for it and assume full responsi-
� �� � bility for its damage or loss.
i Speaks
M FT& Meeting
Plav Night Has
Lucky Winners
The Alumni Daughters and Sons
club held its second monthly meeting
on November 28 in Miss Jenkins's
class room at6:30. At the meeting
the members discussed their plans
foT participating in "Play Nite"
which was held :n the Campus build-
ing on December 8. The program
was given by Alma Lee Whitley.
3. The equipment must be returned
within 48 hours after it has been
used or pay a fine of five dollars for
each day after the expiration of the
allotted time.
of the The lucky winners at Play Night
Commerce Club Holds
sided affair with Tripp"s team lead-1 The annual White Gift servic�t a
ing 22 to 7 at half time. The game tradUional Christmas program of th
was very clean with only 10 fouls be- Uy�8� wiu be held at chapel next
ing committed. Parker was referee. Tuesday
The Nativity scence will be pre-
sented with Pearl Arnold playing the
role of Mary and Gordon Davis as
Joseph. A representative of each
campus organization will come for-
fard to offer a pif� to the Christ
Child. The gifts will be symbolical
ones, such as Love, Charity, Faith and
Hope.
Mildred Wellons is in charge of the
prgoram.
Christmas Carols Sung
At Chapel December 12
The chapel program for December
12 was a Christmas carol service.
Dr. McGinnis conducted the period of
4. Exceptions to these regulations devotions which was taken from
last Friday night were Dorothy Jean fting' December 3
on
Mi Mamie E
member of the
m etra-cur
Tuesday Creech who won the carton of dga-
i given by the Pi Omega Pi and! The last Commerce club meeting
Paye Jes.sup. who won the cake in the i for this quarter was held December
cake walk sponsored by the Internat- 5 in the commerce clubroom with
, college in ifesl iona! Relations club. Tommy Aver- Dorothy Reade preciding.
rett most nearly guessed the number Many new planr were discussed
ace thre were f -rains Nero ate.and received her, during the short business session.
bo week- peimy back. Nero, the rooster who Nan Little told about the stunt the
tents de- aU. 289 grains of corn, was sponsored club was to give at Play Night, which
dramatlea, ac- hy Alpha Sigma. was to be the imitation of faculty
I members.
Other booths were as follows:
Command Performance, Junior Class;
Hisni urganizaHjt cfab; FishinR
may be made at the discretion of the
club's executive council.
Hennie Cooper was elected his-
torian of the club.
The president, Curtis Butler, ap-
pointed Rachel Brooks and Margaret
Shields as new members of the mem-
bership committee, of which he is the
chairman.
Matthew, third chapter. Mr. Fisher
led the group in the singing of
Christmas carols.
Betty Smith announced that the
amount received for the World Stu-
dent Fund was very satisfactory.
ties and
. rk of the YWCA,
to be limited to $10.00. Ellen Riddick
and Dorothy Lewis were appointed
to do the buying of the gifts.
Dorothy Reade appointed a com-
mittee to work on the club song. A
report was given by Dorothy Lewis
on the progress of the constitution
committee, and it was definitely de-
cided rhat only commerce majors
atch, Poe 2 � J couitj De members of this club, that
" and ciety; Palm Reading, English club;jthe dues wQU,d 5Q cents yeMt
Senior class; . , -ci-nt aiu
u Future Teachers of America; ECTC
that through 1 . n Alumni
es and the so" Da htcrs and Sons; Scientific Kiss,
fftaest JM1-1 dub; Box,s MaM;h Poe So.
VISIT�
Bingo, Association of Child
hood Education; Dr. I. Q English
U was the second . . �
lub; Dancing, WAA.
given at FT A meet-
sen charter mem
Kate w. poe socjety Hunting
One of the biggest aims this year
is to have a formal dance sponsored
by the club. The club is going to
have an amateur program later in
the year to help provide funds for
Norfolk Shoe Shop
All Kinds of Shoe Repairing
AU Work Guaranteed
. an informative
tsdk on the oppor- J or Old hOTlg
' IT fhthe ��L Jean Hull and Mary Hales are hot
church of the rural
baa. arranged by 1 members traced it to '
gram chairman , " WllUams but could never
meeting preced ng Jean ,
Td IhaeSchap Maty have' finally found out from the
nnan. and the chap h &n honorary member
ten. fo rit. main pro- ' that the song can be
sad fr its annual ol BTM. w�aw tw
this dance
The club is playing Santa Claus for
three needy children in Greenville.
Prices for gifts foi these children is
tj needy
� National Education-
to which members
. were distributed by the
Bpaifce.
rsoa, the president, pre-
� �� meeting. Four new
were welcomed into the
Xo j found in the 1928 TECOAN They
'will probably have it by the next
meeting of the society.
For that lovely photo-
graph for that special
person, visit�
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PAGE FOUR
The TECO ECHO
TOM WILLIAMS
SYBIL BEAM AN
Williams, Beaman Head
Staffs Of Teco Echo
Tom William of Greenville is
serving as editor-in-chief of the
TF.ro ECHO for 1944-46. This is
the sixth consecutive year in which
a student from Greenville has edited
the TECO ECHO.
Tom early manifested an interest
the field of journalism. During
his junior year in high school he was
associate editor ol the Greenville
high school newspaper, GREEN
LIGHTS. While a senior he was
managing editor of the GREEN
LIGHTS as well as editor-in-chief of
the school annual. He was also a
member of the Beta club and of the
Quil and Scroll, honorary journalism
society.
Tom. who is now a junior, joined
the TECO ECHO staff in the spring
of 1942; last year he was associate
editor.
He is a member of the Chi fi play-
er. Phi Sigma Pi fraternity and Pi
Omega Pi fraternity. He is also on
the Publications board and the Stu-
dent Cooperative council.
Sybil Beaman from New Bern is
business manager of the TECO
ECHO. Joining the staff last fall
as an associate business manager,
she was promoted to her present posi-
tion last December.
Sybil has participated in varied ex- j
tra-curricular activities during her
four years at ECTC. She has been a
member of the YWCA for four years
and a member of the Gotten hall house
committee for two years. Last year
she belonged to the Future Teachers
of America club.
A member of the council for two
years, she is now secretary of the
Wesley Foundation. She is also vice-
president of the Association for
Childhood Educaiton and a member
of the Poe society and of the Publica
tions board.
She expects to receive her bachelor
of arts degree in primary education
in March.
STAFF MEMBERS
STAFF MEMBERS
Publication Began
On Teco Echo
nineteen Years Ago
Hus issue ot the TECO ECHO
marks the nineteenth anniversary of
the founding of the paper.
The TECO ECHO was begun dur-
ing the fall quarter of 1125. and the
first issue was published on Decem-
ber 19 of that year. Miss Deanie
Boone Haskett, a Greenville studtnt
and now a critic teacher in English
I in Greenville high school, was the
first editor. Miss Mamie Jenkins
was the faculty adviser to the edi-
torial staff, and M. L. Wright was
the business adviser.
The first publication of the college
was the "East Carolina Training
School Quarterly� which wa first
published in 1914. In 1920 the State
Legislature changed the name of the
school t'rm East Carolina Training
school to Last Carolina Teachers
college. Due to a lack of funds the
publication of the "Teachers College
Quarterly" was terminated in 1923.
For a short time "The News Let-
ter a small tabloid-type paper ad-
dressed mainly to the alumnae, was
published.
It was very interesting to look back
Ithrough the filer oi the TECO ECHO
: and observe the fashions of yester-
year. To -ay that styles have
changed in the past 20 years would
be putting it mildly. Back in those
medieval days the girls wore dresses
thai reached almost to their ankles
' and hats that would bo a disgrace to
body's wash woman. The dresses
and coat were not the form-fitting,
figure-flattering kind worn today,
but, instead, were very plain and
like a bean pole and decidedly unat-
traijjhl cut. The mad a girl look
tractive (at hast in the eyes of the
eves of the present-day casanovas).
Sn.ee 1 t TECO ECHO has
n edited by Greenville students
entirely. Several times the paper has
won second-place and first-place
honor ratings from various critical
services. It was awarded a rating
of excellent in 1940, when Mary
Home was i lit r. Last year under
the editor-hip of Maribell Robertson
Moore the TECO Hi HO was given an
All-American rating by the Associ-
ate d Collegiate press.
James Whitfield, who was editor
during the school year 1940-41, was
reelected for a second term, thus be-
coming the first and only student to
I e oh ct for two terms as editor of
the paper. However, Uncle Sam in-
tervened, and James was drafted at
the beginning of hi- second term.
Dr. Beecher Flanagan Advuef
To Teco Echo Stajj Workers
Dr. Beecher Flanagan
-nee depa.tment � adv, � "
Pi and one
Alpha Sigma.
Who's Who
Jean Goggil a senior, transferred
from Farmville State Teachers Col-
lege in Virginia where she had ex-
perience as a reporter for their col-
lege paper, since coming to ECTC
she has been an active member of the
Teco Echo staff and has risen rapidly
to the position of an associate edi-
tor.
Amos Clark, a sophomore from
Greenville, began this year as a re-
porter on the staff, but has made
such rapid progress that he is now
an associate editor.
Elsie West is the representative
from the WAA. The Lanier repre-
sentative is Edna Earl Moore, a jun-
ior from Wat saw. This is Edna's
first year on the staff. She is also
on the staff of the TECOAN.
Since entering school this fall Jean
I Hodgens has had her first experience
as a reporter .lean is a freshman
from Raleigh. Violet Sparks, the re-
porter for th. YWCA. is a junior.
This not her first year on the staff
of the TECO ECHO. Kathryn
Sprinkle as a rep .nor, has written
j much of the Chi Pi news. Sprinkle
' i- a junior from GoWsboro.
The -port- editor, a Greenville boy,
j is none other than Neil Posey. This
I is not Veil's first experience with a
'paper as he was on the staff of the
Bud Jackson is assistant sport
editor. He had some eperienee as
a reporter for his school paper be-
fore entering ECTC this fall. He is
a freshman from Burlington.
Mary Buckaiaster is getting her
first experience as a reporter on the
TECO ECHO staff. Mary is the
representative from Chi Pi. She is a
freshman from Swansboro.
Edna Vann Harrell, a transfer from
Campbell college, is now experiencing
her first job as a reporter.
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of the advised Ol U"
Dr Flanagan has
siyfllia. � , ,
been adv,ser to the bus.n staff o
Fie�� O- BigM -er smce t
founded. He - �
gCGA last year. He .rves on
Student Budget committee this sear
After graduating from high M
i� Chkkamaug Ga Dr Flanagan
attended Berea college at Berea.
Kentucky, where he receiv i to
B Ped. degree. While at Berea
taught mathematics and phyweal
education in the Berea Normal id
He also taught one summer in
Normal school at Vanceburg. Ken-
tucky.
For his bachelors degree he ma
jored in mathematics and phy
He received his B. S M A and Ph.
D. at George Peabody college. For
graduate study he majored in Eco-
nom.es. History and in political

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Editor Dreams Of Luxurious Staff Room;
Reporter Bewails Plight Of Greenhorn
4f
The new reporter on the TECO;
ECHO staff threw his story on the
editor-in-chief's desk as though writ-
ing and handing in news stories was i - away �
a common event in the course of his! � .
ac ' tV��I The editor-n-cuef departed, leav
doleful existence. There was nothing
science.
Taught in High School
Dr. Flanagan taught high school
from Burgaw Mary Young Bass, a fci yeftrs He was pnncipal at
junior from Enflied, is a reporter on j shadydale, Ca. and Ranter,
the staff. She is also on the staff of
the TECOAN.
Freda Caudel, a transfer from
Campbell college, nas had ex-
perience as a reporter before coming ,
to ECTC. She was on the staff of '
the Campbell paper.
Nan Little, a junior from Winter-
ville, wrote some stories for the
paper her sophomore year but never
became an active member of the
staff until this year. While in high
school she was sports editor of their
school paper.
Ruby Hudson, a transfer from Mars
Hill, is the assignment editor for the
TECO ECHO. She is a senior.
Among the other members of the
staff are: J. L. Brandt, Etta Frances
Harper, Eve'yn Lewis, Thelma
Cherry, Joyce Strickland, Ella Cash- j
well. Jean Hull, Betty Jervis and
Jack Johnson protographer.
While at Ramer he taught physical
education and coached basketball and
football. He was head of the ma
ematics department at the high
school in Muidlesburg. Ky. one year.
The year before he came to Gr
ville he was head of the mathematics
department in Cumberland university
at Lebanon, Tenn. He did post doc-
torate study at the Cniversity of
Texas.
Came to ECTC in 1925
I Dr. Flanagan came to ECTC in the'
fall of 1925 to teach history. He
I taught history for five year after
which he began the teaching f �
nwmics, which he has been U
ever since. He stiP teaches state and
local government. Dr. Flanagan
said: "I enjoy teaching govern: �
almost as much as I do aconomu
DR. Bl I � HEH
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Phi Sigma Pi, 1
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torian f P
Variety ol
He has �
tikes �
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Canada. Cuba a
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Dr F
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ing.
Dr 1 .
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day
A
ii
low a game
A gift of $50,000 from an anony-
mous donor for the Chinese Graduate
School of Journalism in Chungking
! is announced by Columbia university.
The Chungking School, sponsored by j
Columbia's Graduate School of Journ-
alism, was opened on October 11,
1943 with a group of American
journalists as teachers

"Be not disheartened, Son. There
will be other times and other stories
for you to writer�for me to tear up
biggest attraction a score of the
most gloriously beautiful blondes and,
brunettes a fellow ever laid eves on!
Really, they're super. Small wonder
that so many students (particularly
shattered derelict.
lMT; ��T� iing "the reporter behind a broken and the nun students) find in the staff,
in the casual act to indicate that this r (,n a havt.n where Cay can forget
their troubles an 1 sorrows. es,
(These"last "words are in quo-1 the derelict crept noiselessly from r
was this reporter's first "sloppy,
messy ,no-good excuse for a news! That night at the strike of twelve
n't'ion mli'krbecausr'are'thejbed. He pulled away his pillow. His
ones commonly applied by the editor old trusty six-shooter glittered in the
to the work done by his staff. The ! pale moonlight. He smiled fiendish-
words applied by the editor to his ly. A few moments later he rtole,
staff are not quotable.) s silently from the building-out into
But the casual manned of the no- the darkness of the night � � �
vice did not fool our wise old editor So, if you should find a bullet-
(may his pious old soul be blessed). I riddled body in some gutter some-
He grimaced inwardly as the beam- where sometime (some sentence,
ing reporter flicked a speck of dust kindly inform us, because it will
off his "masterpiece probably mean that we shall be need-
After disposing of certain urgent J ing a new editor, no doubt.
business like giving CENSORED to j '
lazv. procrastinating staff members Editor's Viewpoint
for their multitudinous inadequacies, Why, I never dreamed that the life
the weary old editor turned his at- of a newspaper editor was such a
tention to the newborn story. Pick- carefree, easy-going, exciting life,
ing it up, he began to read. Believe you me. it is reaUv wonder-
He read�and he scowled and , ful.
frowned, and frowned and scowled, j The staff room is the most bee-out i-
manifestin ggreat disapproval. ful and most luxuriously furnished
"Now. this just isn't right, Son. I; place you ever saw. There are two
can't make anvthing out of this jum- tall casement windows opening on
bled mess of words. May I be so j the East. The floor is so highly
curious as to ask what in the world I polished that we can see ourselves m
this thing is supposed to about? And! it�we don't even need any mirrors
what's this last line�"A wonderful Then there are those thick Persian
time was had by all Oh, my good- j rugs that your foot sinks several
ness gracious! What an abomina-1 inches into when you step on them.
tion! What an atrocity! What did! The editor and the business mana-
I ever do to deserve this ! ger are provided with richly designed
The editor paused and looked i mahogany glass-top desks that would
around the comer of his desk and do justice to a king. And I mustn't
then up at the poor, suffering re- forget to mention the leather-uphols-
porter. "Better move that waste- tered sofa and the six easy chairs and
basket a little closer, Son I the chaise lounge.
Then he read on and frowned and I So you think the above-mentioned
small wonder.
As if all these luxuries weren't
enough to make any editor feel
heaven-bound, your editor has a real
staff one that is the last word in
efficiency, in promptness, in de-
pendability, in everything. Each
member of 'he staff hands in his'
stories promptly, well-written, cor
' redly punctuated practically perfect
stories in every way.
Well, I've had my dream now. So
let's come down out of the clouds and
face tin reality of the situation. The
staff room, to start with, is probably
the dreariest looking room on the
campus. The editor feels very grati-
fied if one-fourth of the members of
the staff attend the staff meetings
(whereas, the staff feel equally grati-
fied to have the editor attend the (
meetings).
To say that all stories are handed
in on time is the grossest exaggeration
of facts that we can imagine. In
fact, if by a miracle all the stories
should come in on time just once, tha
shock would be so great that the "ed"
would immediately pass from this
earth. Realizing tnis, the staff very
graciously refrains from this last act,
for naturally th y would hate to see
the "dear ol' editor" kick the bucket.
(Oh yeah?)
QUALITY and QUANTITY
IN
CAROLINA DAIRrS
DELICIOUS
MILK SHAKES
!
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EAT and DRINK
where all
COLLEGE
STUDENTS
meet
KARES
MEMBERS OF BUSINESS STAFF SOLICITING A
Before Leaving For Home Get Thai
For Mother, Dad, Sis and Brother

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PRINTING
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scowled some more. He groaned
with dismay and consternation. "Ah,
journalism what crimes have been
committed in th name
He held out the paper and released
it. It floated gently earthward,
finally reaching the dark, gloomy
depths of the wastebasket. Then, to
add injury to insult, he hooked his
long leg over the desk'and stomped
the paper into nothingness.
items constitute a very luxurious
staff room, huh? Well, you don't
know the half of it. In one corner
there is a combination soda fountain'
and cocktail bar. The list of re-
freshments served here ranges from
cokes and pepsis (for the younger and
less experienced 3taft members) to
Scotch-and-sodas and highballs (for
the more spirited members).
But I haven't told you about the I
LAUTARES BROS.
JEWELERS
Watches � Jewelry
Silver � Gifts
Watch Repairing
"The College Jeweler"
wishes
ECTC
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Patronize Your College
Stores
Stationery Store
A COMPLETE LINE OF
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
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Merry Christmas
Soda Shop
THE MEETING AND EATING PLACE
OP ALL COLLEGE STUDENTS
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Title
The Teco Echo, December 16, 1944
Description
East Carolina's student-run campus newspaper was first published in 1923 as the East Carolina Teachers College News (1923-1925). It has been re-named as The Teco Echo (1925, 1926-1952), East Carolinian (1952-1969), Fountainhead (1969-1979), and The East Carolinian (1969, 1979-present). It includes local, state, national, and international stories with a focus on campus events.
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December 16, 1944
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newspapers
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UA50.05.02.291
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