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EBONY HERALD
VOL. 1
MARCH 1975
Maurice HuntleyTs Endorsement Banquet
was the slogan of a most worthy
candidate for Vice President of Student
Government, Maurice Huntley. These
words express Mr. HuntleyTs new
outlook on life and the traits he will
have to lean on more strenuously if he
is chosen to join the more challenging
ranks of the student governing body.
Maurice Huntley is now a legislator in
Student Government.
On March 9, as part of his campaign
program his campaign committee and
friends sponsored an Endorsement
Banquet in order for Mr. Huntley to
introduce himself to the student body
and solicit aid in his campaign. The
program started with a selection from
the newest sound on campus oQuiet
Ecstasy�. The invocation and welcome
were given by Marshall McAden,
Maurice HuntleyTs campaign manager.
Terry Thompson, Miss Black ECU
spoke in behalf of MauriceTs campaign
and Michael Taylor, President of
S.0.U.L.S. presented a letter of
endorsement from the members of
S.0.U.L.S. Other guest speakers
included part of MauriceTs campaign
committee, Tony Sloan and Ricky Lee.
Maurice, proud of the turn out and
bubbing with ---- took the podium to
speak to the many people present. He
began by thanking the people who
made the banquet possible. Among
these were the Omega Psi Phi
sweethearts who ushered, Ricky Lee,
his finance manager, Cathy Williams,
his recording secretary, Marshall
McAden and his host and hostess for
the evening Starris Newsome and
James Williams.
Maurice said he started into this
campaign with the attitude, oThis
office is not for me,� but during his
speech he showed words of confidence
and sincerity and best summed up his
feelings by quoting a poem by Paul
Lawrence Dunbar oGod had a Plan for
your life To� by saying he had a job to
do. More strongly voiced was the need
Maurice Huntley
for togetherness and the abolition of
separation. A rallying to the cause is
what is needed to get the job done. A
rally to the cause would elect Maurice
Huntley VP SGA.
The evening was tapped with a
toast to Maurice made by Omega Psi
Phi Queen Mary Fisher. Of course
there was a high degree of gaiety at the
end of the evening as Quiet Ecstasy
entertained.
Among the guests in the audience
was also a candidate for Treasurer of
SGA, Tommy Thomason.
By the time the paper comes out the
election may be over but the Ebony
Herald would like to acknowledge
Maurice Huntley and campaign crew
for a campaign well organized.
oEbony Herald:
Inve or Me�
By ANTHONY RAY EVERETTE
After much hard work and honest
effort, a Minority newspaper has
gained recognition as an official
publication of East Carolina Univer-
sity. Even though the SGA funds the
paper, they do not RUN it. Who
does?!? YOU! And without you, the
oEbony Herald� will have a very short
life at this university.
A co-news editor of the well-known
oFountainhead� made it known in an
SGA meeting that he feels that the
Ebony HeraldTs purpose is to compete
with them. The staff of the Ebony
Herald has no thoughts of competing
with the Fountainhead nor any other
campus publication. Our interests lie
in providing thorough coverage of
whatTs going on in the oBlack World�
and the overall oMinority atmosphere.�
We are in the midst of whatTs going on
among the Black people, and
furthermore, we MAKE the happen-
(continued on page 4)
Organizations Announcements
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Alpha Kappa Alpha had two sorors
to graduate winter quarter. They are
Cynthia Newby and Anne Morris.
Their presence will be greatly missed.
Sunday, March 16, the Regional
Director conducted a workshop in
Fletcher Social Room. Visiting schools
such as Elizabeth City and Fayetteville
State were present.
Last month, we adopted a mental
patient at Cherry Hospital in
Goldsboro, N.C. Plans are being made
to work with Vista. In April, we will
have our Annual Hypertension Clinic in
the community.
The Alpha Kappa Alphas sincerely
appreciate the presence of everyone at
the most recent rush. It is hoped that
everyone enjoyed themselves and that
their knowledge of Greeks was
enlightened.
ANNOUNCE-
MENTS
On April 22, 1975 at 9:00 p.m., Miss
Terri Thompson will present her
Senior Recital at the School of Music in
the A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall. There
will be a reception following.
The local Southern Christian
Leadership Conference (SCLC) chapter
of Greenville will meet every second
Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in
the Albemarle Cafe. All those
interested are encouraged to attend.
Membership is open for Inter-
collegiate Association for Women
Students (IAWS). A newly organized
group that has ideal goals and needs
the support of all students wishing to
be active in campus and community
affairs.
Omega Psi Phi
The brothers of Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity, Inc. recently inducted two
new members, Kenon Powell and
Larry Daniels. They crossed the
burning sands on February 24, 1975.
During hell week, the last days of their
pledge period, they completed all the
necessary requirements in order to
become true oOmega Men.� We are
proud of these men and their
accomplishments.
On the weekend of April 12 we are
planning to host a oQue Cotillion�
which will include such events as a
basketball tournament on Saturday
and a dance Saturday Night with live
entertainment. To top off the weekend
festivities the QTs are sponsoring a
Sing-In. All of these activities are
open to the public.
Alpha Phi Alpha
The AlphaTs after a brief period of
inactivity have come out of
hibernation. They held a Smoker for
men interested in pledging on March
11th at 8:00 p.m. They planned many
activities for Spring Quarter which will
be announced later.
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
The KappaTs are in the process of
initiating four newcomers - Ray
Everette, George Lewis, Nick Bullock
and Curt Newby into the Scrollers Club
as pledgees. They were awarded
their charter and Chapter name on
March 15th in the chartering
Ceremony. Chapter name is Eta Psi.
WRC DANCE
The WomenTs Residence Council
sponsored a spring formal-semiformal
dance in Wright Auditorium Friday
March 14. Entertainment was _ sup-
plied by The Embers and Quiet
Ecstasy. Despite the many activities
occuring on that night the dance was
still quite a success. WRC _ hopes
everyone present enjoyed themselves.
This was their first attempt at a
project of this sort and there was some
doubt of its success but the worries
were soon dissolved as everyone
slipped into the eveningTs gaiety.
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Prelude: The JoAnn Little March
By DAY WASHINGTON
By BRIAN KELSEY
On Tuesday night March 11, 1975 at
7:00 p.m., the preparation and
important ideas for the oFree JoAnn
LittleT March were set forth. The
plans for the march were fairly simply
but along with it there were other
significant issues to it than just freeing
Miss Little. This meeting of the local
Southern Christian Leadership Con-
ference (SCLC) chapter in Greenville
was to call for better jail conditions,
women matrons for the women
prisoners, the screening of male
guards, etc. by the time of the march
itself. Since the march had been
rescheduled from Friday March 14, to
Thursday March 18,
community had to be notified of this
change. The overall feelings at the
meeting were that this demonstration
would hold a positive effect toward
Miss LittleTs trial and also that women
should be able to protect themselves
while being confined in jail.
The meeting was led by SCLC field
secretary Golden Frinks who stated
that throughout the years odirect
confrontation was responsible for
changes,� and called for the rights of
peaceful demonstrators to be protected
by the state along with saying that the
ostates should be responsible for the
rights of the people.� The movement
seemed to come down to the upholding
of the peoplesT constitutional rights
when concerning the law itself, its
adjustments to the eighth, ninth, and
fourteenth amendments, and the right
to protest unjust grievances.
Also announced were the plans for
the twenty-mile march to Washington,
N.C. April 3-4, 1975, celebrating the
assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. and immediately
afterwards the starting of Resur-
rection City No. 3 also in Washington,
its purpose being to house people there
until the trial of Miss Little on April
14. Resurrection City No. 3 - a tent
city, is to house 1500 people at its
beginning. The city of Washington is
being asked by Resurrection City to
provide running water, along with the
basic sanitary needs.
EditorTs Note: Due to the fact that
Miss Little is trying to get a trial
postponement because of her being
sick -- this may extend the trial date of
April 14, there may be a change in the
opening of Resurrection City, but it
seems doubtful since there has been no
information contrasting the above
article.
1975, the.
On Thursday March 13th there was
a rally and a march in front of
Albemarle Cafe. The march was
sponsored by the black community in
Greenville, in support of the JoAnn
Little case. The march was the first of
many events that will be sponsored in
support of JoAnn Little.
The crowd that was drawn to the
march was shockingly small. At the
most there were 250 marchers. The
biggest shock came from the ECU
students. Out of 13,000 students about
50 students ogave a damn� enough to
go march. The students that didnTt
come are the same ones who are shut
up in their own little glass houses, and
donTt know whatTs going on in the real
world. But these people better open
up their eyes because if JoAnn Little is
found guilty alot of these glass houses
will be broken. The JoAnn Little case
is a nationwide issue now. There could
be a big racial outburst if JoAnn is
found guilty. (Think about it.)
The march and rally were led by the
Rev. Ralph Abernathy. He moved
everyoneTs hearts and seemed to give
everyone new hope. On the steps of
City Hall, Abernathy spoke for a
second time, but he was not the only
one who moved the people. An elderly
black woman. Her name is not
important only her message. She
spoke of what it would take for blacks
and whites to make it in this so called
Democracy. She spoke of having one
another and working together because
as Rev. Abernathy said, itTs not just
the Blacks that are being unjustly
treated, but people all together.
ThatTs why the marchers cried People
Power.
Donations are still being taken. If
anyone has any donation at all, contact
Day Washington in Cotton Hall, room
432.
WECU Gets First Black Program Director
By ANTHONY RAY EVERETTE
Oscar Eatmon, alias J.
Shannon, of Radio Station WECU
made history at East Carolina
University. Eatmon was named pro-
gram director by WECU general
manager, effective Spring quarter, '75.
Eatmon is the first Black to occupy the
position.
oBecoming Program Director was
my main goal here at the station,�
Eatmon declared. oI didnTt know it
would come this soon but ITm glad it
did.�
Eatmon is a sophomore from
Wilson, North Carolina where he
starred in Track at Wilson Fike Sr.
H.S. At ECU, Eatmon plays intra-
mural basketball and softball. He says,
omy main goal here is to succeed in
broadcasting before graduating.�
Eatmon is an Art major and a
broadcasting minor. In addition to
WECU, Eatmon works at radio station
WRMT in Rocky Mount as a weekend
disc jockey.
EatmonTs duties as Program
Director include making the format for
all programming, commercials, and
approving things for the air. oWECU
has a lot to offer students that can pick
us up because the format is made
especially for what they want to hear,�
Eatmon explained. oWe have less
commercials than any other station and
much more music.�
On the subject of WECU-FM,
Eatmon stated, oI have plans for
WECU-FM. I want to see another
committee formed and I want to make
sure the SGA knows more about my
ideas and plans.�
oStudents interested in careers in
professional broadcasting can contact
us at the station by calling, writing, or
stopping by the office located on second
floor of the Library building,� Eatmon
concluded.
oTelevision Coverage of the
JoAnn Little March�
EDITORIAL
On March 138, 1975, the march for
JoAnn Little sponsored by the oFree
JoAnn Little Coalition Committee� and
the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference (SCLC) was_ held. The
march which ran from Albemarle and
Alley Streets to the courthouse
downtown Greenville was led by the
SCLC head Rev. Dr. Ralph D.
Abernathy, a_ well-known national
figure especially among the Black
people. The question is where was the
local television coverage of the
march? Why did only WCTI-TV --
Channel 12 in New Bern have the only
real spotlight on the march which was a
short talk with Rev. Abernathy before
the march while channels 7--WITN-TV
and 9--WNCT-TV did not? There can
be no excuse for this type of action
especially by WNCT-TV_ whose
residence is in Greenville itself. In-
stead of having pictures taken by the
local television cameras, the marchers
were being photographed by the
Greenville Police Department. Why?
The reason is not clear. It can be easily
seen that if this march were held in any
other part of the country than in
Eastern North Carolina it would have
received national coverage but it never
earned the change to enjoy fair local
coverage. The equal coverage of all
events is in question and this question
has to be answered in a positive
manner if the process of equal coverage
is to be acknowledged. The march it
seems did not have much appeal to the
local television stations although Rev.
Abernathy did give a news conference
concerning the march and Miss Little,
and the nationally-broadcasted Mutual
Black Network News Agency did give
it nationwide radio mention. There can
be no real excuses made by the local
television stations and even if there
were, they would make little difference
because the march is now in the past.
The Editor
Herald cont.
ings. It is hard for an outsider to come
in and know whatTs going on in the
Minority World. American news
reporters donTt go to Africa and
immediately recognize an ideal story or
event to cover.
For those reasons, we find it not
only necessary, but essential to have a
Minority newspaper at this university,
and even more so with the increasing
number of Black students and other
minority students enrolling each year.
In order for this publication to live,
however, it is also necessary that the
Black students get together and
support the Ebony Herald. ItTs YOUR
newspaper and YOU will determine
whether or not it survives. If it fails,
donTt blame the staff. We have done
our job and will continue to do our job,
but we canTt do it all. Positions are
open and interested persons are
welcome.
Of course, we realize that Rome
wasnTt built in a day; but we're trying.
NOTE: The owe� mentioned in this
editorial refers to the staff of the
Ebony Herald.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
To the Editor:
I would like to comment on the
regressive, narrow-minded ideas
expressed in your recent editorial
regarding the establishment of a
separate student center catering to the
needs of black students on the ECU
campus. I feel the attitudes you
conveyed reflect an ill-concocted
sectionalism that has no place on a
modern university campus.
Your insular, confined ideas would
only serve to further isolate blacks
from contact with white students on
campus. When whites try and
separate themselves from blacks it is
condemned as osegregation�, oapart-
heid� or oJim Crowism�. Why is the
black initiated separation you propose
any less petty or prejudiced?
oSeparate but equal� facilities have
often been rejected by black leaders as
being inherently discriminatory. What
you are trying to manufacture into an
example of black activism is nothing
more than narrow-minded bias. Only
through an understanding gained
through interaction with whites will
the black people ever accomplish
anything in this society. GoingT off into
a remote corner on campus will
obviously not serve to better the
relationship between black and white
students. The time has come for blacks
to enter the society that now exists
instead of accentuating the differences
between racial groups that for years
kept blacks on the outside looking in.
Why shouldnTt blacks participate in
student life at ECU just like anyone
else? The time for separation is past
and now both blacks and whites have to
grow up and learn to live and function
together in an integrated society.
Sincerely,
David W. Trevino
The Ebony Herald
East Carolina University
P.O. Box 2456
Greenville, N.C. 27834
Telephone 758-6611, Extension 228
Hours 3:00 to 4:80
Monday thru Thursday
STAFF
Brian Kelsey - Editor
Nelda Caddell - Co-Editor
Sheila Scott - Co-Editor
Maurice Huntley
Ray Everette
Corissa Greene
Jerry Barnes
Gwen Easterling
Day Washington
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Curtis Frye: A Dedicated Black Man
By BRIAN KELSEY
Through all of the formal
attitudes and attire of coaching, there
is one man who stands out alone
because he acts like himself. Curtis
Frye is known around the East
Carolina campus not just as a coach but
as a brother who will help someone no
matter what. Frye who is from Vass,
N.C. was head coach of the ECU Soccer
Squad last fall and led them to a 7-4
record overall.
Being the only Black coach on the
entire coaching staff, he has known
tokenism to an extent but it does not
irritate him because when the job
opened, he_ got it. Since the
Department of Health, Education and
Welfare (HEW) required a certain
amount of Blacks be on the staff, he
thought oso why not be one of them,
because eventually you will not be a
token.� He feels that because of him
being a coach, he can make more
openings and opportunities for fellow
Blacks. Coach Frye says that othe
opportunities are here.�
Frye is a ostrict competitor� and he
undertook the task of taking over the
soccer team even though he did not
know anything about the game at first,
he learned and it is clear that the
potential is there at a very high level.
Even though coaching is his profession,
he feels that there should be some type
of food program to help the financially-
stricken and the overall student
becausé of the high prices of food due
to the economy.
Since Coach Frye recruits heavily
for the ECU Athletic Program, he gets
to know the inside of the incoming
athlete quite well and he feels that
ECU offers an education, a chance to
be Black, and athletic too. Although
promises in the athletic field are here,
they are somewhat limited. Skills have
to be installed into the student, skills
which will enable one to cope with life
and skills build character. Along with
these feelings the coach states that
oskills without personality is going to
be null,� and character is needed for
the top-notched athlete.
Although the promises here at East
Carolina may be limited, Frye has
opened the door and he has the
dedication to help the fellow Blacks
here. From this, Frye overcoming the
initial barriers has become a strong
example for all of this campus to follow.
Curtis Frye
(Photo courtesy of ECU
Sports Information Dept.)
Dr. Holsey Comes to ECU
By ANTHONY RAY EVERETTE
East Carolina was fortunate enough
to gain another Black faculty member,
increasing its total number to eleven as
of fall, 1974. Lilla Holsey came to ECU
from Florida State Unviersity where
she earned her Ph.D. in 1974. Dr.
Holsey cited her reason for coming
here as being obecause I wanted to stay
in the south. I also love a small college
and a friendly atmosphere.�
Dr. Holsey grew up in a small
community in Florida, San Manteo. oI
am a very family oriented person,� Dr.
Holsey said. oI come from a large
family but we are very close. We are
farm laborers and in my community
everybody knew everybody and half of
the people were related,� she added.
oT have a lot of nieces and nephews
at home and I would like to see all of
them finish school,� Dr. Holsey noted.
oMy main goal here at ECU is to
become more proficient as a college
teacher, and do more things in that
area. I would rather see my growth on
a horizontal level than on a vertical
level. I would also love to travel
more,� she continued. oI would like to
spend some time abroad. ITm mostly
interested in visiting Africa and the
European countries.�
As assistant professor of Home
Economics at ECU, Dr. Holsey has
done much traveling, though she has
only been here since fall of "74. Some of
her travels include Ohio State
University, Louisiana, Indiana,
Tennessee, and Alabama. Three of the
five places she has visited twice each.
In offering encouragement to
interested Home Economics students,
Dr. Holsey stated, oEven though jobs
in Home Ec. are tight, it has more
possibilities for women (and men),
because we are trained in so many
areas and we can fill more gaps. Jobs
are more wide hope, however, at the
Ph.D. level at this time.
oItTs really a satisfying field,� Dr.
Holsey added. oYou touch so many
lives, and in so many ways because
you're training teachers to go out and
help families in all aspects of life.�
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oFemina CaveatT
The oLet the Woman Beware�
series of lectures got off to a very
successful start Monday night (March
10) with a discussion on Job Hunting.
The discussion was led by Ms. Wanda
Petra, Personnel Manger of Eaton
Corporation, and Mr. Jim Rees, ECU
Professor in Drama and Speech
Department.
The kind of questions they
answered involved resumes, carrying
out interviews, anticipating questions,
knowing yourself and the job and who
controls interviews. All the inform-
ation could have been of help if not at
present in the future if graduating or
looking for a summer job. The
speakers were more than read on the
topics discussed.
The second program in the series
was Wednesday (March 12) on short
term credit and budgeting, led by Ms.
Thelma Snuggs, Home Economics
Professor, ECU, and Mr. Bobby,
Credit Union. The two very know-
ledgeable speakers shared facts and
thoughts on credit cards, unions and
other ways of instant money, pros and
cons. However, they both seem to
believe the best kind of credit is the
kind you pay off at the end of the
month.
So far the lectures have been very
enjoyable and drawn the interest of
both men and women. The ones to
follow that will be presented in April
are as follows:
Thursday, April 3, 7:30 White
oInsurance Spectrum�
Monday, April 7 7:30 Clement oYou
and Your Wheels�
Monday, April 14 7:30 Fletcher
oCreative Careers�
Wednesday, April 16 7:30 White
oLamaze Childbirth�
Monday, April 21 7:30 Green oThe
Gynecologist Examination�
Wednesday, April 23 7:30 Clement
oYour Bodies, Yourselves�
Monday, April 28 7:30 Tyler oRape
Crisis�
These are very enriching sessions.
You'll never know when the
information will come in handy. No
one knows everything about every-
thing.
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