East Carolinian, April 27, 1955


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Author Here
w illiam T. Polk, author of Southern
nt. will bt here in connection with
(ommunit rb Festival. Students
benefit it tliej find time to hear
hllll S
peak.
Easttarolinian
Campus Scene
Through the efforts of a few male
student Bermuda Shorts are making
their initial appearance on the campus.
The paper presents the pros and cons
on pages one, three, and four.
UMEXXX
GREENVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1955
Number 25
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L0w like
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art
Administration Reports That Coeds
Will Get Coke Machines For Dorms
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End Of Long Battle
lor Women Students
av kx en made to
placed in
ng Jarvi . and Wilson l an Ruth White t this week. i i ompanj last qoI ? press ti
whi he) v? installed. ave o 1 - ok re i from : i- - ' , ? ? . how- j
prw.? j a ! v .u'l d m tS e j it s before the end osJ i
1 V tthe vai dormi ! - iHty I; i entire co- j maj student i
maintaining or-ea ai d bring- ; , k - ? machines. losl is an expense aid Miss Whiti machin ? Is to ' ? dormitorb.
? a' the
man useful furnish I .? :? to financt a tram. ? , ? i campus student '? espe-? pan of nhe coeds. A the student govern-i an inspira-ro is g them . voice h as vitally as coi ? i oversy
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Arts Festival
Here Next Week
Barbara Coghill Crowned As May Queen
Saturday Night In Coronation At First Annual
May Day Dance To Be Held On Campus
Usual Customs
Follow Crowning
1955 May Queen And Her Court
Mav
v Fine
by the
Woman's Club and the
Art Center, will I e held
May 1-7. A full pro-
tled beginning on Sun-
1. with a greeting from
Mayor W. L. Whedbee
McGinnis Audi-
Through the curtain . . . Roy Askew, Travis Martin and France
Smith, who are playing the leads in "Brigadoon" which is being presented
this week by the Student Government (Association.
in
Modern Dress For Males
Brings Trouble To Campus
May
with the showing
rial
movies
?" Fine Arts
Arts in Our
emphasis on
Probably ?"e'T big question: Why aren't the
edueat
the day.
? ? of this 5
-The Fin
Special
n North arolina
? non-commercial events
the purpose of the Fes-
stimulate greater aware-
e a?- and their us in
dividual and groups.
ace baa been responsible
her creative experience by
i le as evidenced by growing
be participation on both
and adult levels. It is par-
eerned with the need of
? interest of school per-
ii workshops and further ex-
Sorir.g bring? another crusade. The
boys, as usual, initiated a campaign
on the rights of women. The women
are all for it, it aeons, and. as long
as the fantasy of the season holds
out, the attitude will probably prevail.
a allowed to wear bermuda shorts
and peddle-puafeera on campus?
The men broke loose Monday of
t: is week, exercising the privileges
afforded them by what most people
rcognize as the "double standard" at
Ea;t Carolina, and appeared all over
the campus adorned in Bermuda
shorts, knee socks and knees (of
course). They went to class, to work,
to the College Union and some even
tried to go to the women's dorms
orioahopa and further ex- - d issiotl to stay
art i? the pubhc schools tllusly.
The coeds are now entering into the
bedlam with "Why can't we wear
them if the boys can?"
The answer is in the student hand-
book and it is reiterated by the Dean
0f Women who says, "I think there
Uj a time and pace for all things.
Centainry, as a manner of dress,
shorts, peddleipuwhers, etc are proper
at t. e beach, but T do not think ac-
ceptable on a college campus, parti-
cularly if the school is coeducational
SI e went further to say that her
views are considerate of the women
students in that visitors to the cam-
pus rave frequently remarked about
how well dressed and well groomed
our women students are. She would
"decorative.
ie Social
brave
w :
Essentially, it is the
e of the Festival to vitally
? quality of the various arts
On light of the day's events
tve man show by Mr. Claude
f Wilmington, N. C. in the
. . Ar Gallery. He will also
peach on Sunday, May 1,
fluences on our Contemporary
,m the Art of the Past
Art Festival was planned
. t cooperation of various local
e radio slat ion, television
Daily Refectlor, depart-
ments of Bast Carolina College and
a la- (tearing and planning corn-
male up of Greenville natives.
keuj it that way, she says.
As for the feeling bout men stu-
dents and what they wear, there is
no official statement. Dr. Clinton
Prewot Dean of Men, did comment
that t ere is some d ubi ? mind
that the men are displaj i g them-
eives to their best adv tag when
wearing shorts. That raises the ques-
tion of f e attractiveness of men's
legs.
Faculty members aren't all lacking
in opinion. Stu lenta report that teach-
ers in various classes generally ap-
prove the t. manner of dressKOi
both boys and girls. Dr. Poindextm
thinks they are quite
Dr. Pait.i, professor
Studies Department,
enough to say that e tua
minds bim of the old or)
man who siaid that women
should be like a ban ed wir
"Protect the property wit out ob-
structing the scene
Letters flowed into the of ices of,
the college newsipa, er. They are too
numerous to print. They express,
t.e opinion that the girls should or-
ganize and request permission from
the administration to dress in a "mod-
ern, up-to-date manner
The University of North Carolina
was referred to in each of the letters.
From the University paper, a com-
mit from Chancellor Robert House
ks favorable with an addition from the
chancellor that he doesn't plan to
adapt rermudas for his own personal
use.
ion re-
nt' the
parrel
fence:
for the May Day Dance,
? i be held in Wright Audi-
turday evening from 8:00-
re released today by Charlie
chairman of the May Day
e i he theme for the event
Loveliest Night of the Year
. ?? o t r t: is dance will be
a Coghill, a senior ! rom Hen-
A' s0 the Queen and her
will be .resented with Wade
1154-55 SGA president,
Miss Coghill. Her Maid of
ill be Carolyn Johnson from
City. Other attendants are
lougaId, Joyce Croon,
igwick, and Peggy Faircloth
ting e Senior clas Shirley
Jean Buchanan and Peggy
! the Junior class; Jeannette
I June Quinn of the Sop.10-
? ? ; and Joann Booth and
Simpson of the Freshman
;? as Master of Ceremonies
coi mation will be Milton
while O'Brien Edwards, first
resi lei 1 of th RCA. will serve
ad usher.
Mayo and Marjorie Wright
1 ve as flower girls while
; Credle will serve as crown-
Pages will be Jane Crofton
Janet Fletcher.
Mowing the crowning of the
Queen a brief floor stoow will be
presented and i will be concluded
with the traditional May Pole Dance.
The balcony will be open for those
who wish to view the coronation.
Music will be provided by the
Collegians and the dance will be
1 I d to students, Aeir dates, fac-
ulty members, an parents of the
Queen an ! her court. There will be
no admission but students will be
required to show their ID cards. Boys
will be expected to wear business
suits and girls will be expected to
come In evening dresses.
Serving on the May Day Committee
along with Bedtf&ud are the presi-
dents of the Fresf.man, Sophomore
and Junior classes and represent-
tives from all four classes. The com
mittee ex. rcssed gratitude this week
for th assistance that they have
ed from their advisors who are
I Mi s Nancy Wilmore, Jarvis Hall
Counselor, and Miss CteUhmar Shaw
1 of the Health and Physical Educa-
1 ton Department.
The chairman of the various com-
tees are Lillian GriP:in and Mac
Bdmondson, Decorations; Jeannette
Smith. Pu; lici.y; Laverne Strickland
and Jimmy Phelps, Programs; Jean
!? her, Flowers; Jonnie Simpson, In-
vitations; Tommy Davis and Jean-
?'?,? Smir . Refreshments; and June
Quinn, May Court.
Coronation ol the l!?r Queen of .May at Fast Carolina College will lake place Saturday niirht at the Ma
Day Dance. She is Barbara Coghill, a lovely brunette senior from Henderson. Other members of the May (ur'
rc Maid ol Honor,irolyn Johnson from Elisabeth City and attendants representing the four classes, Joann Booth
Jonnie Simpson, Jean Buchanan. Marjorie MacDougald, Joyce (room. Peggy Moore, Sally Sedgwick, June Quinn,
Shirley Moose, Jeannette Smith. Shirley .lohnson and Peggy Faircloth. The queen is in the center above.
Commencement Plans Completed
Fast Carolina College has announ-
ced plans for the forty-sixth annual
commencement exercises at the col-
lege. Events, covering the period from
Saturday. May 21. through Monday!
morning. May 23, will mark the
graduation from the college of ap- 1
proximately 300 students.
Basse, Garber Speak
Dr. Paul N. Garber, Bishop of the ,
Methodist Church for the Richmond
An a, Virginia, and Dr. Robert B. j
House, Chancellor of t- e University
of North Carolina, will be speakers
at principal events of the exercises.
Chancellor House will make the ad-
dress to graduates at exercises Mon-
day morning at 10:30 in the Wright
auditorium. Bishop Garber will de-
liver the commencement sermon at
service Sunday morning at 11 o
clock, also in the Wright auditorium
Alumni Affairs
Saturday will be devotee largely
to alumni affairs. A full schedule of
events, announced by James W. But-
ler, alumni secretary, will begin with
a bu ii meeting at 10 o'clock in
e A tstin auditorium. Installation of
new of kers of the association for
- ? biennium and the conferring
of t tial alumni award to an
outstanding graduate of the college
hi the meeting. James L.
tfield of Raleigh, president of
liege Alumni Association, will
I reside.
The class of 1915 will receive spe-
cial honor as meml era c?
fortieth anniversary of their .
tion. Fight, other classe will
reunions during day. Th
the classes of 1920, 1925, I
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1954.
banquet Tickets
St'idents planning to attend
? he Junior-Senior Banquet
FkoaM purchase their tickets
before May 3, said Charlie
Bedford, scnior class president
this week. The banquet will be
held on May 7.
rickets may be secured at
$1.45 each from any of sev-
t.il representatives in the
various dormitories.
Social Events
Social events of ti la;
elude a luncheon for alumni
guests of the college at 12:30
North Dining Room on C.e campus
and a tea at 3 p m. held in the M ?
E. Jenkins Alumni House in honor
of alumni, graduates, and staff mem-
bers at the collegi .
Saturday's program includi
two programs sponsored
lege department of music. The coll
band will present its annual lawn
concert at 4 p.m. on the East Can
and music organiza'io:
soloists will appear in a recital
S p.m. in the College Theatre.
The college YMCA and YWGA will
hold their annual vesper service Sun-
day at 7:30 p.m. in th
tre.
Annual Junior-Senior Dance
ighlights Spring Events
Highlighting the sipring social 1
events will be the Junior-Senior which
j3 scheduled for May 7th. The music
for the diance, which will last from
S-00-11:4? P- m- wiU be furnished
, ' , ne Tjick Levin Orchestra of Ra-
le i gh.
Decorations throughout Wrigbt
Auditorium will carry out the theme
which is "P?ris A floorshow cen-
tering around this theme is also being
planned.
For this annual event the students
ill bring out their formal attire as
this dance is strictly formal. E-mo
Boado, president of the junior class,
requests that boys not give flowers.
Invitations for tne occasion may be
savored in the College Union Lobby-
on T ursday, Friday, and Monday
from 10:00-12:00 N. and 1:00-2:00
p. m.
Although invitations will be issued
at the door, it is advisable to obtain
them earlier in order to avoid con-
j'nskm.
Prior to the Junior-Senior Dance
the Seniors will have a banquet at
:00 in the North Dining Hall.
Much planning has been put into
making tihis dance an enormous suc-
cess. Brno Boado states, "This shoud
preview the best Junior-Senior that
I EOC has ever had
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Thomas L. Thomas
Entertainment Serie s
Schedules Noted Singer
?? il in the 1954-55 East Carolina
College Entertainment Series will be
the distinguished concert baritone,
Thomas L. Thomas, who will sing
in Wright Auditorium Tuesday, May
3. at 8 p.m.
Thomas L. Thomas is one of Ameri-
ca's busiest concert artists and a
veteran of tfce concert world. He has
appeared in more than 600 concerts
from eoast-to-coast in addition to his
regular weekly radio program. He is
reputed to have more return engage-
ments to his credit than any other
young artist in America.
A radio and television star of the
fi- magnitude, Mr. Thomas is be-
loved by millions who have heard
him on such popular network .pro-
grams as "The Album of Familiar
Music "Voice of Firestone and
"The Chicago Theatre of the Air
His Red Seal records are best sellers
on RCA Victor's list; particularly his
album of Traditional Welsih Airs,
which is considered a collector's item
from the standipoint, of both artistry
and authenticity.
The secret of Mr. Thomas' extra-
ordinary popularity is not alone his
engaging personality and glorious
voice. Equally important is his atti-
tude toward 'his public. "Concerts are
meant to be enjoyed Mr. Thomas
holds. "The audtj-nce wants to be
entertained as well as stirred by fine
music
Student Government Starts Year's Work
The new officers of the Student
Government here began official ac-
tion on April 20 when they held their
first meeting in Flanagan Audi-
torium.
The ; reposed amendment concern-
ing the rights of the Social Commit-
tee, which was presented to the body
on April 30, was accepted at ,this
meeting and will now be presented
to the entire student body.
The amendment is as follows:
Section 4: Social Committee
A. The members of the Social Com-
mittee shall be two representa-
tives, a boy and a girl from the
Freshman class, and four repre-
sentatives, two boys and two girls
from each of the other classes,
the Director of the College Union,
the co-ordinator of the Student
Social Activities, Dean of Women,
Dean of Men and Director of
Student Personnel. The first two
representatives shall be appointed
by the president at the beginning
of the Fall Quarter and the second
two shall be appointed from the
Sophomore class by its president.
The members shall serve continu-
ously through their Senior year.
. Toe function of tthe 3ocial Com-
mittee is to give the student
representation in the College
Union.
C. The Social Committee shall meet at
? any time the chairman shall desig-
nate.
D. The duties of the Social Commit-
tee ? all be as follows:
1. to aot as a student advisory
1 aaid for programming at the
College Union.
2. to pi ornate social and recrea-
tional activities for the entire
student body.
Repotting from the Awards Com-
mit ee was Hugh Young Jr. and he
proposed that the SGA do away with
the Awards program. The body agreed
to 1 lace the Awards program with
a feature section in the "East Caro-
linian
A motion made by a member of the
Budget Committee stating that the
SUA not be responsible for debts of
oriranizfttions occurring beyond their
appropriation carried. As was pointed
out each group has three or more
chances to ask for appropriations. It
was. therefore, the belief of the body
that there was no need for a group
to go in def-t before consulting neces-
sary assistance.
In behalf of the May Day Com-
mittee Cf:arlie Bedford requested that
the SGA give their approval for the
boys to give flowers for the May
Day Dance. After this was approved
a motion was made stating that the
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SGA recommend to the May
Committee that Uhe girls no wear
evening dresses.
Due to confusion among Ea Caro-
lina students as to what the terms
"formal "emi4formal and "is:
mal" mean, a committee of
was appointed to investigate. Upon
recommendation of the body
terms will be clearly defined in this
paper. Serving on this committee are
Faye O'Neal, chairman, Jean Buchan-
an and Joyce Smith.
After the Veterans Club asked for
permission to sponsor dances after
football games, a motion was made
'o this etrffect, but was tabled for
later discussion.
Wade Cooper presented to the body
what may e a 1 artial solution to
the parking situation?permanent car
tags. A committee of three was ap-
pointed to investigate the possibility
of I aving the SGA ssponsor this. Ann
Bowles will serve as chairman and
serving with her are Shirley Moose
and Enno Boado.
A-fter a recommendation from the
honor committee, the committee was
dropped due to lack of time. It was
also recommended that a special
council be appointed next fall to
continue the work.
At this meeting of SGA the Aquat-
ics Club and the Industrial Arts Club
were granted seats on the legislature.
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ftUil TWO
8A3T
CAKOLiNlA
A Time Of Need
The current discussion under the dome at
Raleigh is of vital importance to education in
Nrth Carolina. The slash in the budget gives us
all reason to worry. All the state-supported col-
leges and universities are perplexed. It looks bad.
Even though North Carolina ranks next to
the bottom in education on the national scale,
and the need grows greater every day for an
increase in facilities, it looks as if we are going
to get little encouragement this year. To steal a
phrase from the editors up at Carolina, colleges
are. no doubt, "mushrooming East Carolina
is the best example of this in rhe state. Present-
ly, even with the generosity of the past few
legislatures, we have too few facilities to ac
eomodate our students. Next year, when our
enrollment increases into the 3.000 bracket, what
are we going to do?
V? will manage somehow to continue to
stretch at East Carolina. The institution is now
an essential part of the system of higher educa-
tion in the state. Students no longer feel thalt
they have to go to one of the "big four" col-
leges t get a good education; they know that they
can get it here. A poor man can get a good ed-
ucation at East Carolina, and he doesn't have
to be ashamed that he isn't financially able to
d a fraternity and make his college career a
social whirl. S'orth Carolina needs East Carolina
College. ,
Put more than she needs East Carolina or
any other individual school, the state needs a
better educational system. Higher education is
one of the answers to the quandary on self-im-
provement. All the state-supported colleges need
more money to enable them to take care of more
students. And all these colleges are waiting for
the axe to fall, hoping that it will be dull.
Here we sit in the East, hoping that the
decisions up in Raleigh will be those that will
help us to help the scores of high school seniors
who deserve a place on our campus. Hoping that
people will realize the necessity of improved high-
er education in the state. Remembering that once
there was a man who wanted his son to help him
makt more money so he had that son quit school.
The son never could read and write or work
arithmetic and he never did help his foolish
father save a cent. Education is of paramount
importance to every son who wants to help his
father: it is the right of every citizen who wants
to help his state.
Editorial Comment
by Faye B. O'Neal
Don Umsstead, new head of the
&tudent (.iovernmejit Association, pre-
side i over his first legislature meet-
ing la-t week. Considering the num-
r of uncalled for comments ami
kf-or-der motions, Umstead began
. reign witn a right fair amount of
nieces.
He had several occasions to display
i- Lemper and authority, but chose,
discretion, to let the children
play and attribute the confusion to
genera circumstances resulting from
an first meeting of a grot. There
were definite vins to warn that Urn-
stead will have other occasions to
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Who's Who Among: Students At East Carolina
THURSDAY, APRIL
thM
A Lot To Help A Fellow At East Carolina
POT POURRI
by Emily S. Boyce
by Joyce Smith
A smiling and ever fri dlj
from Cowway gain entrance into oui
spotlight position as Who's Who i
week. In way of introduction little
is needed as Gene Lander is well
known throughout the campus at Ea
Carolina College. When questioned a
to why Bast Carolina became
choice, he confided thai I ? I j Ian- I
tied all alonj to go to Wat ' '
and then for no
all he changed
BaM Carolin
As is frequently true w it' Easl
Carolina students, Gene ? com-
plel 'ly satisfied with hu c I n
? aren
nis plant
College.
riir t of a
uthoritv.
beginning to end
it-rfnl experience
a-s
een a
ha
een
most
i
v ?m-
!?? an
A move to relieve the SGA from
responsibility of debts incurred
beyond appropriations to various or-
ganizations was debated and passed
by the campus politicians this week,
it a amazing that organizations
would carelessly and deliberately
I . eyond their appropriations to
the extent that such a bill would be
nec ssarv. Mo-st of us thlnV; that the
organisations see ahead of time that,
they are going "into the hole" and
i more money or cut expenses
:a;e smoother running of the
budget.
Apparently bhis is like trusting the
m-itrhborhood wolf with your teen-
age sister, just because he happens
to se a friend of the family. The
attitude of representatives of some
organisations and groups has obvious-
ly been "Why worry, if are charge
to the SGA, they'll have to pay
Drive the horse uaitil he drops dead,
? vially spend all the money that
? ??.(? (?!?' has managed to savi i
for emergencies.
nendliness
mentmg on this fad be aysp'
friends are Dhe most
things in the world
While enrolled at Basl Cat
Gene has by no means taken a
seat in studenl s i . This j
particular is a bu
At j resent I ?
Senior elate i pres id
Club, secretary of
secretary-treasurer of the
diciary.
Pot three years he has been a
member of the IKC, the English cluf .
bhe YM( A and I e Library club. For
? v i a two years Gene has been a
memb ? ??' ; I e Young Democrats Club.
Gene has held a sea: on the Stu-
r the past two
ouna,
back-
sy on 01 uene
treasurer of th
?nt of the Library
t e YMCA
? Men's Ju-
denrt Legislature
years
Club. I
Gene Lanier
. ? .? rv? d a pr si lenl
two year . I! 'ne stated,
I hi will be a bigger and
, ganizat ion since we are in
lil rai y
pa ? summer and fall Gene
- ated with the East Caro-
ii w raighl add thai he diJ
1 ? job.
fn tha.1 he has held a self-herp job
brary for three years, is
in library work are Ln no
minor Key.
Sigma Pi also claims Gene's
I'he Phi Sigma Pi IS
m h ?' aternil which limits
; ha go ten a lot out of this fraternity
, 1 fine fellowship amon.
bhk organization.
? . Gen. say
. . : irl ?,) tOp ' e ii-t b r
, . i sports. The Aa
; 1 tval trips
a a 1 a inter I ?? ?
coming to summer school Gene
. three years. IK he
e : -umnn 1 -? hool bu
he refused to give res ' ' ?
? , nerous to men
1 ne's biggest honors ?
? 'arolirua include ' '
i . ?" 0 Among Asnericai 1
I , v god being
Phi gma Pi.
i s majoi and Eng
ish minor did sH id nt tos chi
ton lu ior High during th
q iart r. For C ne, this wa-
an e ? ? ? and '?' v
was the greatest expei
;?? , , ? over ' ere
? ?. at From ?'? V("
I he was M'i: -1 ?'? ' ' tn('
Graduation comes in a few weeks
Gene says, "1 am going I
it but ! w ill have only a few da;
R ing to Chapel Hill where
I will do ate work
Future plans for Gene include 1
? ion of his .Mater's Degree and
Uncle Sam. Some day he would
ke to acq
in Panama.
At the Student Government
m tin; two weeks ago, the honor oi
mmittee n mmended that additional ,
the matter of cheating on Bast Carolina
? c uitinutrough th IS
gear's committee has reached the point
? i,i- c ?uld ope au no, 1 urt hei due t ?
time . ft in this school year.
Naturalij the fii st sti p ii
igat and d t ide if the stud1 I
actual!) do at to see cheating eliminate
,i tii'v would be willing to work towai
Lion. The first of next year, a questionnair
up by this yeai a committee, will be u. ?
both to students and faculty. From the
I this survey, the committee hopes t-
, k

? ?
quite
-That
up t reasonable plan
. ampus.
he attitude of tin si u n w 1
. they will be extremely hesitant .
. i honor system. Hut social ,
exists to a mild extent, even now. If
strtsx'd, perhaps cheating would di
Wh; t hope is there, however, if the
don't wake up and begin showing inte ?
concern in college affairs? When th
t ?.k over, there were only about ;?
an excellent speech,hy Dr. Messick. Manj
mtmbers of the SGA go only because tl 1
to, and go is all th?-y do. Student at1
wfuL As long as this continues, fighting
hon i- system will be more than difficu
Another thing to help next year's 1
a pamphlet on lh Honor System
ifrom surveys by the United States Na1
T
i
well-rounded
representing the Library
comrni v g on the Library
11 ers
(CO
1 men who have a.t least ? our best wishes. We hoj
, ex.jdent Association (to which our SGA
a Schools ovei the United States wer
none tnai .
: :iiif
G
ene
feels that be g will a wayi he with him.
AROUND THE CAMPUS
with Jimmj FerreU
BOHITNKrS
home
Ignorance Is Dangerous
Last Wednesday night many of the students
on this campus were suddenly startled with the
blowing of fire whistles in Greenville and fre-
quent break-ins on the local radio stations asking
National Guardsmen to report to their headquar-
ters. "?
Students became excited and immediately
sought to find an answer to these surprise ac-
tions. Very few knew of the events which had
been planned by our Defense Department.
This was all a part of "Operation Minute-
men a nationwide alert sounded by the National
Guard Bureau in the Pentagon last Wednesday
night at 6:30 o'clock. This experiment program
was to determine how quickly our National Guard
w aid be able to act in case of a real emergency
?nr country were attacked.
The guardsmen were posted at major areas
and strategic points which supposedly would have
been attacked by our enemy.
These alerts should be exercised more often,
and the citizens should be willing and glad to
"participate in these programs. It might help to
save their life or that of a loved one some day.
Under the sponsorship of the Citizenship
Education Committee here at East Carolina, a
Civil Defense Training Program is being intro-
duced to our campus. It is under the direction
of Dr. Kathleen Stokes of the Social Studies de-
partment and two committees made up of faculty
members and students.
What would you do if our campus were sud-
denlv attacked by enemy forces? You, the students
at East Carolina, should certainly be interested
in learning something about Civil Defense, and
eager to cooperate with these committees which
are trying to familiarize you with the subject.
Civil Defense at East Carolina will be discussed
at an assembly in Austin Auditorium on May 3.
We urge you to attend.?J. F.
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East?arolinian
Published by the Students of Eaet Carolina Colleen
Greervcilh?, North Carolina
Name ?h?nged from TECO ECHO November 7, 1952.
tetered m9 second-cl8 matter December 3, 1926 at the
U. S. Post Office, Greenville, N. C, under the act of
March 8, 1879.
Ami there is the case of the star
studded canopy for Wright auditor) !
tun, a Mr. Boado pointed out to the
lature, Vr my Junior-Senior
i tent of the junior class has
bought a vast yardage of "canopy
and had it dyed lue; dis-
played it to the SGA members. Seem-
the atmosphere create! by ,l
amount of "haze and s ace
looking up into the heights
auditorium at dances1 is unholy
se who attend (jancee.
Boado wants to do something about
is Juaiior-Senioi 0 he bough'
is going to stud it with
aiul hang it over the disturbing
? His problem now is the ?tars,
? sewing together of the sky and
keeping t e sky where it belongs
up there, and not falling on the tails
he "chicken-littles" who want to
lance beneath it. A?ul his problem
o money. He wans the Student
Government to finish paying for tfhe
sky. His appropriation is gone and
his Junior-Senior is drawing nigh.
His request was referred to the
B .?(?- Committee for study.
Just, what, the Budget Committee
do. we don't know. And after
their recommendation, what the leg-
islature will decide alout the fifty
I liar request is still another ques-
tion. We haven't seen the canopy a
it will look as a finished product; it
will he a mighty fine thing if it lives
up to the hundred -fifty dollar price
Boa lo said he bougtlt i for.
It might have met with more ap-
proval by the legislature members if
they had been approached about the
costly procedure lefore the debt was
made. It is quite proper to spend the
r fellow's money if he gives it
to you; it is quite im olite to spend
more than he save you and present
him with another 1 ill. And if you
spend all of papa's income this year,
w: at are you going to live on next
vear?
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About Bermudas
s" ar h
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a campus. Through I 1
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among the
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Carolyn Johnson
quite a while!
"Twirler" (.raduates!
CAROLYN JOHNSON (column
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senior, has
marched her way through col-
Somewht re a collegt trophy cost
Is with trophies filled and
? ? ked,
Bui ACs cast is dull and bare,
Because th Bucs won Bohunkus
back!
INCIDENTALLY!
Everyone eagerly awaits the arri-
val of the Buccaneer. The Buc staff
expects this year's big edition of
arolina to ar-
V tried tell him
' iej were ve: y
pi a1 i allj Spoke up.
pular Mown
ire of style up here
a 1 been insulted! The atmos
l at "down
popular. He
"When they
home they
We
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rive
e a: East C
ply May.
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Shall lore H back to cancel half a line,
Nor aU your tears wash ont a ward of it
From toe "Enhcynk of Omar Khayam translated by
E. Pkagerald
The cheating commmittee turned
:n their papers and their resignations,
that they don't have time to
r! their plans before the end
ool this year. They left .some
turdy recommendations and the body
moved to have next year's legislature
take up the project immediately after
school begins.
The committee came to tlhe conclu-
sion that cheating can be stopped or
brought to a leSs disturbing ebb
'rough social disapproval. We agree.
That is the crux of the prolblem now.
Tl tfsa of us who are against dishon-
? ? are going to be forced to stand
up and so say. We are going to have
to 'ell the fellow who asks for help
that he will have to get it elsewhere,
and that "he had better be careful not
o do it in our presence. We are
going to have to tell the teacher who
leave his grade book open while he
leaves xdass that he is asking for
trouble. We are going to have to sign
petitions against those involved in
cheating. It is sad that there are
those among our friends here who
want us to go to sucfli measures.
This :? w , aper wa?- reiused per-
mission o snap and run a rhoto o'
one of bhe dorm sun courts, showing
the coeds taking in the beautiful
weather that we have been having
lately After the refusal, the oys
over "Slay Beach" were named
second ohoie ? to pose for front page
beefcake, illustrating East Carolina
student favorite pastime of lying
in the sun.
became "stuffier" as one of
ivil-rights" sale-men sneered.
Our reply to him was, "I like the
Sou hern styles, not what you are
in New York and rudely
Iked out.
The tie was finally found in a little
across e street, "The Kin?
of Slims at which Eddie Fisher
and Frank Sinatra had bought ties.
hhe tie was striped, too, and the man-
agement assured us that it was still
very much in style. We felt better
instantly.
This mar, was probably righ
gh very sarcastic. You might re-
menwes seeing pictures in the papers
? kg early fall showing students
at Columbia and other big northern
colleges, wearing Bermudas. They
were classified the latest style. Al-
though they are just becoming popu-
lar at East Carolina, they have been
on some of the "big four" campuses
photo), Elizabeth 1 fctj
. marched her way
"Ewer since 1 can remember, 1
en interested in being a ma-
Carolyn said. During net
four years in high sdhool she wa a
majorette with the famed Elizabeth
High School and. Having served
with the East Carolina Band for four
, Carolyn's .seniority has placed
her in the position of su; ervisor of
the majorette squad for the 1954-55
school year.
"After eight year of marching, it
certainly gave me a sad feeling to
know than as the last football game
drew to a close, my majorette days
were also ending expressed Carolyn.
Laat year Carolyn worked witn the
Greenville High School majorettes.
She also taught the Robersonville
majorettes bhe basic marching tech-
nique- and various twirling feats.
Besides her keen interest in "baton
twirling Carolyn also serves as sec-
retary of t: ? ior cias-s. She was
a marshal las year and was recently
elected Mai I of Honor in this year's
May Court.
Carolyn an I her roommate, Sally
Sedgwick, plan to teach in Princess
Ann County, Virginia, this coming
fall.
That's around enough!
INSIDE THE NEST
by Joyce Smith
Con 'iderai le misconception exists
amone- East Carolina students as to
what the terms 'formal 'semi-for-
mal' and 'informal' mean.
"Formal according to Emily Post.
"is a synonym for ceremonial
ha stated in Emily Post's "Eti-
quette "In communities; where the
tail coat is worn, 'semi-lormal' means
dinner jackets (tuxedos) and simple
evening dresses
Informal is when boys weark dark
suits and when girte wen '?
dresses.
Our present interpretation of semi-
formal proves to be quite shocking to
educated poeple who know better.
Semi-formal by no means signifies
that boys sihould be in business suits
and girls in formal evening dresses.
I As Emily Post states, "a man's busi-
ness suit is actually as unbecoming
to a woman's evening dress as his hat
would be on her head When a man
wears a business suit a properly
lady will wear an afternoon
s.
fn order to reach an approved social
1 lentg should begin putting
habits into practice. A stu-
ien' im y get by witih such dressing
Ea t Carolina, but there may
1 his later life when exact
1 is required. How will he
? the situation?
Now is the best time for us to begin
learning what to wear as we are under
I e guidance and leadership of people
who know best. As Dean Ruth White
pointed out, it is better to learn how
to dress now and save embarrasment
later.
We highly believe that more semi-
formal and foi-mal events will lead to
a higher cultural level on our campus.
Much discussion has arisen over
what will be worn to the May Day
Dance for which boys will wear dark
suits, girls will wear evening dresses.
Some studnntfl tend :o believe that
if evening dresses are worn to this
dance it will detract from the court.
It was also argued that it would
take some of the meaning away from
the Junior-Senior. We disagree with
e beiiefa on the ground that even-
ing dresses will neither detract from
the May Court or the Junior-Senior
Dance.
The May Day Dance is of no minor
importance and in our belief it is
equal if not more important than
tiha Junior-Senior. Whereas the Jun-
ior-Senior only involves Junior, Sen-
iors, and their guests the May Day
Dance is the one big campus-wide
dance sponsored during Spring quar-
ter.
ila c mcerning their honor Bysten
material was gathered in survey form for
bution. A study of this should assisl as in
s me of our cheating problems.
Controversial Currents
Time To Act, Girls
.1 e G 01 ? a 'id ('hu 1 lu '
Have you noticed a lack of inten I
various s cial functions around campus? It
opinion that one of the main reasons I
of participation is because the girls
hav dates, and the boys are hesitant aboi I
ing girls to these functions. Couldn't
r 1 is "sore spot
Ace rding to Dean Ruth White. "It is
i lode e campuses for women student- I
men students to open dances Girls, vh
take advantage of this situation? It is not
? to invite a fellow coed, but perha
iiy back home would like to attend a fev
dances. We have two more prominent dan
the c i ???- calendar. These dance- fall on
day night; therefore, it would be more convi i
for the out- )f-town boys to attend. Man;
have the common opinion that it is "flirting"
invite boys to dances, but is it really
Belcw are several boys' opinion of wl
or not they would consider a yirl asking tl ?
a dance flirting or not:
A good start in this direction would be
i . fund sponsored by the various
dormitories, such as dances, parties
. and buffet suppers. According I
v? nice anu Miss Nancy Wilmore the main ;
they have tried to promote this year is nv
cial entertainment for the students. But. "b
of lack of interest on the girls' part thes
have fallen short pointed out Dean Whit
Repeated efforts have been made by th
mitory counselors to sponsor a St. Patrick's day
dance, tea dances, a trip to Camp Lejeun. I
dance, and many other worthwhile events,
to have lack of interest displayed on all si
Why?
Dean Ruth White and her staff of couns
are willing to cooperate in any way to brine
a more wide-range social program to East Ca
iina College, but this can only be accomp 3
by complete interest and support by all studi
If these varied dormitory social proj
could be started, they would pave the w. 5
give the girls an opportunity to invite eith
campus friend or that boy back home. Who kn
next time the boy might ask the girl to an?
of the social events. . . . After all. "turn
is fair play
Several girls, when asked their opini
more dormitory social projects that woul
them to invite boys, commented as follow
Janet Williams, junior: "I am in favor
the dormitories sponsoring more social
that would lead to dates and others that w
be just for the girls She went on to say. 1
these events would help many girls that other-
wise would not enter into the social activities
campus
Jonnie Simpson, freshman: "I think that
is proper and fitting for the girls to invite
b ys to the various social functions, but I believe
that this will have to become a standard accepted
practice on campus before the girls will agree
to it. I also think that more informal functions
like watermelon cuttings and weiner roasts are
definitely needed
June Crews, sophomore: "I do think it
good idea for the dormitories to sponsor more
events, and if I wanted to go bad enough, I be-
lieve I would ask a boy
"Flirting? Why. no, I think it would be
fine says Everett Bennett, a sophomore and
veteran here.
Bill Hardee-
I would consider it an honor
and certainly wouldn't feel that a girl was flirt-
ing with me
"I would feel flattered if a coed asked me to
a dance is the opinion of Freddy James, well-
known basketball player at the college.
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lr5i
AY PHIL 7. 1956
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EAST CAiOLhfUAM
WAQM THREE
srtr-r
Bucs Host To Guilford Friday
I t0 D?ii
-because
. ese aims
the dor-
trick'sdaj!
tse for ?
all e&
unsekq
.nP about'
to ESl
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all student
trial Pr0Jj
way a :
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follows: I
? in favor,
I al .mild
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t thinL m
Upon t pi
I enou?n?
it ?lf i?
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girl
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leg-
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M - : - Carolina
iedon eon
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SPORTS ECHO
by Billy Arnold
Higfl Point,
Las
:eairue de
jrlC U) tUCtr
mounds-
Hail, Bill
? Rueoeil,
? Hor-
? i .
? n ?' and
- th?
Boos.
? ringsi boo! here.
a hot
lost
? feWO
? ikeouta. i
tried a i ?
ton his I
? ? ia year.
matting
tk Bucky Reep,
; . Geitfher CUne, and
eder
- up fieid-
? - and hustler
fresnoMRB
urn in his
i?- erforrrranee. Bob Pen-
- n fly-dbnaen
? g the ball, will
lira the Quak-
Reidsvilie
rience at
firsi base arid
h bis buig- tick.
. ninth eon-
seasoi tor the
a deciding
. j dings.
to the tafet that the Bermuda
? ct baa started an ava-
i ttera Uj the editor ami
be s orta are considered sports
seeme only fitting that apaee
itted here for one of those let-
ers. ia a question that concerns
everyone on East Carolina campus,
I g oar athletes.
1 .i fol owing a a letter submit-
y a freahanan who undoubtedly
feels thai BCC should be no different
? the other institutions of our
N ion:
Deai Error:
I avt- something to ay about
th attitude of the faculty ami other
rs of the East Carolina admin-
ion toward the wearing of Ber-
mu ia shorts by boys to class and
-vv hero. I was one of several who
them on Monday. I had four
es. One of my instructors said
? ? proved of them on both boys
I girls. He also said that he felt
if the girl5 would organize and
. :? uheir ; rotests to the Dean of
Women, they too might be allowed
wear them. Another commented
fav raoly while the remaining two
made no comment at all. Several other
tors made statements. One said
he was glad that at least some
rrts Had realized they were living
in the 20th century and were trying
?come up-to-date. Another said
thai ?she thought they were neat
looking. Several agreed that, since
other sxhools were allowing the men
? I women students to wear them.
they saw no reason why they should-
n't do o here.
On the other hand. 1 went into an
? ?e in a girl's dorm to call so that
I might return a book. I was told
vy tactlessly, by the woman in
Tracksters Meet
Wollpaek Tuesday
charge, that I must go and get de-
cently dressed a ore s e would call
the girl for me. Such people should
wake up.
The main barrier seema to be the
oues ion of the decency of Bermuda
shorts. To clear up this question, I
would like to inform all that the
U. S. Air Force has adopted this
type of shorts as the regulation sum-
mer uniform. I would like to say that
there is formal wear made up of the
regular coat and Bermuda-type
shorts. To completely sell the idea, j
I recently read an article which stat-
ed that a minister was allowing his
congregation to wear the shorts, with
Lie and coat, to church services. If
there be any doubt left, I recommend
a psychiatrist.
It looks like that when the students
at Carolina are allowed to wear the
! shorts the anti-Bermuda shorts mem-
i bers of the East Carolina College
Sdministration would wise-up and be
broad-minded about the whole id?a.
Thank you,
D. D. Hobgood Jr.
High Point Crew
Tops Buc Netters
The undefeated racketeers of High
Point College blackened the hopes off
the East Carolina tennis team Fri-
day for a conference crown by hand-
ing them a 6-1 thrashing in two
matches.
Led by Varela, the Panthers com-
pletely dominated the contest. Varela,
number 1 man for High Point, de-
fate i Maurice Everctte 6-0. 6-0 in the
firs match and 6-0, 6-2 in the second.
East Carolina's hi ' -flying track
squad travel to Raleigh to tangle
with the mighty North Carolina
State team on May 3rd in their se ;ond
meet of the season.
Big Jim Henderson and Bobby Per-
rv will lead fee locals into battle
with the su port o Eddie Dennis,
Toppy Hayes, ami Dave Gravitz. Bob-
by Pa&terscu, Rocky Mount freshman
athlete, and Louis SlaJe will com ine
o add pressure on the field events.
The Pirate defeated Newport News
Apprentice in Norfolk. 69.6-61.4, on
Ai ril T to begin the young track year
in rousing style. Henderson and his
mates ca tared points in every event
except the relay and two mile.
Last year the Buccaneers trounced
a strong N. C. State aggregation in
the first meeting of the two teams.
Fhe Wolfpack, a powerful member of
the touted Big Four, sport a hustling
squad every year and may be expect-
ed to give Coach Jack Boone's boys
plenty of trouble. The Raleigh group
is heavily favored to whip the purple
and gold.
Quality, Not Quantity Frazier Bruton
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Emerging from the glorious depth
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to capture the beam of this week's proved hiinselt to be a candidat fo
SPORT LITE, is Freshman Jerry
Stewart.
Stewart, a 6-1 hustling shortstO
for the Pirates, is a former All-State
performer from Sanford high school.
He took All-Conference honors and
was one of the steadiest I alsplayerc
in his class AA league in 1!?M. SinC
?? stardom. t big I ted by three terrific ?-
From the opening day of baseball fir-1 duty ? the ba ?
seasi - year, the strong-armed I squad and tune si .i- a guard
Mr. Stewart ha old down the Buc the asketball team.
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ASTfcAKOLiNlAH
HU-KSDAV, APRIL 21
paxss rou
May Day Controversy, Bermuda Shorts
" " . ? . uiui. nMimir ?fl fine. 1
Dear Editor:
There ha' been much discussion
about the formality and attire for
the May Day Dance which is to be
held Saturday nig-ht. In view of the j
fact there might be some misunder-
standing as to why the May Day Com-
mittee decided for the dance to be a
dress-up affair witJh the girls wear-
ing formal evening dresses and boys
business suits, I think there should
be some explanation.
This is the first year that we have
tried having a May Day Dance. It
was decided that we could not make
May Day a large event by merely
srving an informal dance. How many
; eople would think of staying up for
an informal dunce or how many
would invi:e dates up when we have
informal dancing in the College Union
.?h Friday evening?
The May Day Dance should really
? dance of tfee spring as it
sponsored by the Student Govern-
m( ?en to the entire student
, ujtee. Why should we
make one of the should be" largest
dances of the year informal, wfoen
all others have been semi-formal
(as we have called them)?
As the May Queen and her at-
tendants will be dreaaed i l evening
dresses k was decided fat it would
look better for the otr.er girls to
dress in evening dresses.
Many people say "well there will
he another dance the weekend follow-
ing and girls will not want to wear
the aMBM evening dress to two dan-
ces But do you realize that the
freshman and sophomore classes
combined make up a larger part of
be student body than the remain-
ing classes? This will be the last
dance of the year for the lower class-
men. Should we deprive those stu-
dents of the larger dance just because
I minority will be going to a later
dance ?
No doubt formal evening dresse
are not comfortable but by asking
many students' opinions we found
With everything so fine, I made
up my mind that I was happy " be
getting an education. After all, I'm a
Junior, it's about time don you
think?
Well, to make a long story short
there is one thing I can't tolerate,
on my?a? that is. That one thing
nappens to be bermuda ahorte. Now
dont get me wrong, if anyone else
wants to wear them, I'm all for it, but
now, it seems rather foolish to allow
our young gentlemen students to
wear them, and not allow our young
ladies. Tt seems as if, in this hot
weather, there would be no harm done
in allowing the girls to wear peuUe-
rehexa or bermuda shorts to the "Y"
Itore After all I am told that in
Neel Dupree Acts
As Chief Marshal
For Coming Year
Campus Sigma Alpha Iota Installation Brings
ISational President Here; Other Club News
Seniors Get Scholarships
Two senior students majoring in
'last Carolina College have
een gr;
vt rsi
of W
Gdnnis Ji
fellowships and will be
study at leading South-
ee r is fall. James Ray
rsa-w and Key W. Mc-
Morren, both of whom
gra tested from East Carolina
May, art- the recipients.
Mr Kirbj will hold a research
at Duke University, where
. will work in the field of polar-
j and will enroll for courses
? van, .he nster's degree
in physical chemistry.
Mr. McGirans has been granted a
g fellowship in organic chem-
? ? University of South Car-
i and this fall will begin work
?he doctor's degree in organic
nistry.
that most girls do like to dress up
in their formal evening dresses be-
cause it seems like a bigger affair
and they have so few occasions to
wear them.
Some might think that by girls
wearing evening dresses to the May
Day Dance, k will take away from
the Junior-Senior Dance, but why
should it? These dances are not com-
peting against each other. They are
for two diffeivir. purposes and should
noH be compared and even if they
were we should not lower the stand-
ards of one dance just to make an-
other one look larger and greater.
I hope that the studentts do not
think hat I made all the decisions
about May Day. The decisions were
made by the committee as a whole
aiffcer much discus-ion not only m
the group but with many students
on the campus.
CHARLIE BEDFORD, Chmn.
Mav Day Committee
Aril 26,
1955
Dear Editor:
The othei day. as the good Lord
would have it I woke to wonderful
morning, filled wH h bine and the
faint call of a squirrel to his mate.
Everything was just nerfect
marriage as elsewhere you must meet
people at least 50 percent of the way
for happiness to prevail. This is the
hunting ground for marriage and
companionship, why then can't the
girls meet the boys on an equal foot-
ing.
At the University of North Caro-
lina, Bermuda shorts and peddle-
pushers are permited In class. Are
we to U these people out do us in
Jashion and custom? All I have heard
this year has been we are a growing
school. It is my opinion if we are
to continue ta grow we must keep in
step with the other leading schools
of this state, fit seem that many
students, as well as myself, feel we
are content to lag behind in matters
of social customs which are accept-
able to every one but the "powers
that be here.
Alfter re-reading this I find I have
wondered over a considerable amount
of territory. The chief intent of this
is to anneal to our leaders and coun-
seled, wdth an earnest plea for our
young ladies and companions, please
find it in your heart to allow peddle-
pushers an bermuda shorts, at the
Student Union, while checking mail.
and in general, running around the
campus, if UV good enough for UNC,
State, Meredith, St. Mary's, why then
can't it he good enough for us.
Very Respectfully,
Kenneth T. Bellamy
Neel Dupree of Greenville, Route 4,
sophomore at East Carolina College,
will act as chief marshal at the col-
lege during the 1956-1956 term.
Miss Dupree was chosen for the
position by fifteen women students
elected as marshals by their fellow
students at -he college. The group of
sixteen will begin their duties this
spring, will serve as ushers at major
college events, an 1 will head divisions
of academic processions during com-
mencement exercises in May.
At the college ML?s Dupree is ape
cializing in home economics. She is
a member of the home economics club,
fihe YWCA, and the Women's Athletic-
Association, and during the present
school year has served as a studen
j counselor in Cotten Hall, dormitory
for freshmen women. Her parent
are Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Dupree of
Greenville,
Mrs. Kathleen Davbson, National
President of Sigma Alpha lota and
an a .Iministrative ulficer for ovei
20,000 members of that organization,
will arrive here Saturday to take
part in the initiation of Btemfcen of
the cam.u, d apter of the fraternity.
The newly-elected officers of the
college chapter of Sigma Alpha lota
are: president, Julia George; fira
vice-president, Peggy Outlaw; Becond
vice resid nt, Frances Smiti ; secre-
tary, Martha Sue Pond; treasurer,
Joan McKcnzie; chaplain, June Crews;
an i editor, Dofctie Jo James.
F.B.L.A.
went
tour
1
ider?i
College Band Appears
In Concert May 5
The Spring "Pops" Concert will be
given Ttmts Say, May 5, at ? P- m.
Mr. George Ptrry, faculty member
in the music department, will play
the piano, accompanied by the band.
all of George Gershwin's "Rha sody
in Blue
The band will also play Mirella
Overture by Gounod. Odher music will
be light and informal, including
"Rakes of Mallow" and "Fiddle-Fad-
dle" by Leroy An lerson. The band
will render songs of Stephen Foster,
several marches and "Knmhailero"
by Camarada.
The Clarinet quartet will play "Lit
tie Toot Suite" by George Perry. Mr.
Perry wrote and dedicated this song
to the bays i" the quartet. This will
be te first performance of this
numbs?,
Members of the quartet are Nee!
William James Alexander, Ralph
Chason. and George Knight.
The Future Busines
SilH , , looted i - oflfteei - foi
v, ai 1965 56 at a recent me
;? e 01 ganwation. Kenneth I ?1 , I
was re-elected as president '?'
the F.B.I. A. with Bobby Mw i vi e
president.
serve our ng th
coming year are: Willa Rac B ?wen,
ding secrel iry; Peggy Cay. sec-
tary; Greenville Hanks, treasurei :
and Jimmy Ferrrell and Sylvia Kin-
Ian, reporter.
Flan were iiscussed for the spon-
soring of a movie and plans for a
arty were taken up at
met ting.
Industrial Arts Club
Accompanied by Dr. K ' i I-
ead 0 their department. Ro-
kan i Rridgen, Thomas Bliazard, and
John Jo3 - on left yesterday morning
to attend ' e current session of the
American Industrial Arts A- i
nvi ? on in Atlantic City. N. J.
Circle K
Gary Scanboro, junior from Kin-
ston, was elected president of the
i irele K Club for the 1955-56 school
year.
The
dude: B n Wolverton, vice-pr
Frank Moore, secretary; and J. B.
Nichols, treasurer. Other Board mem
Fri iy of last week. They
I , Mori tead City for ? f
and recr ?
Camina Theta I pylori
Ca ta n -I' an 'ran. I i
. (i , , ? ?? ? ted l pi ?i.Mam
o slidej - ? ? ? '
liring hU ??? i: whlch
. lated wil &
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th Beta lota
i of Gamma Th ?
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Pat
; , ? ecretary, Ar-
; . . J Jo . -
nan, Anne Out-
The film
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"How to
Get A
Hi rran, Betty Jo Caroll; puli-
cation, Trilbj Smi Pearl May;
l; - ?ara K nnej ; FNFSCu
i Bi my; ?1 com-
. Barbara T
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France" and a talk by M
Cutel, French student at El
featured at the mi ??
national Relati-
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1'hi Omicron ?
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Vet tub
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Campus Footwear For All Occasions
At Five Points
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new Board of Director- in-
, ? include Letn Cox. Emo B
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Science Club
The members of the campus Science
Cltth took t" eir annual Spring trip
GARRIS GROCERY STORE
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East Carolinian, April 27, 1955
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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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