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Queentreated unfairly
By KENNETH CAMPBELL
a3 Editor-in-Chief
ECU Homecoming Queen, Jeri Barnes,
is disappointed with the lack of recognition
and acceptance she received during her
reign.
Barnes, the first Black Homecoming
Queen in ECUTs history, said the student
body as a whole did not accept her.
~| was only accepted by the people who
voted for me,TT she said. ~~There was no
effort by the school to allow me to
represent them.
~~l was hurt by the lack of recognition,
but | feel my effort was worthwhile. It was
progress for blacks. And | think my
election gave blacks motivation.TT
She further explained that her victory
showed that blacks are not at ECU only to
attend classes, but also to participate in
any part of the university they want to.
After being crowned queen during
halftime of the Homecoming football
game, Barnes was not asked to sit in the
ECU Chancellor's box as previous queens
had been asked to do.
Barnes said ECU Chancellor Leo W.
Jenkins later explained to her that it was
decided before the game the queen would
not be asked to sit in the ChancellorT s box.
Jenkins said the queens in the past
were either uncomfortable in his box, or
they preferred to sit with friends,
according to Barnes.
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EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, GREENVILLE N.C./VOL. lil, NO. 3/OCTOBER 1976
BasieTs Orchestra
performs at ECU
By JOYCE EVANS
Staff Writer
The Count BasieTs- Orchestra will
perform at ECUTs Wright Auditorium
Saturday night, Oct. 30 from 8:00 until
12:00. Admission for the homecoming
dance is $2.00 for ECU students and $4.00
for the public.
William (Count) Basie, a Red Bank,
N.J. pianist, who started as a drummer and
has become one of the giants of the jazz
world.
his, building the bridge to later jazz.
With BasieTs jazz, the pace changed
and the tempo quickened into o~swingTT.
No swing, no jazz; according to the
great jazz musicians. Basie and his band
played jazz with ~~that swingT across the
country for decades.
Seventy-two year old Basie has ac-
hieved high merits in the jazz field today.
His success came late, as do many Blacks.
In 1974, Basie received an award for his
work. New York critics, now, pay him
respect; although heTs been dynamic for
years.
BasieTs extraordinary touch on the
piano, combined with his orchestra, has
created an explosive, jazzy sound--a
heartbeat type of rhythm that never allows
the audience to remain stationary.
Modern jazz is a folk music that started
with the blues. Jazz was born of the
musical experience of the Black people in
America. Into it went the highly complex
rhythmic patterns and musical conceptions
native to those sections of Africa from
The best of the swing styles was clearly
which the Black man came, the spirituals,
blues and secular music developed in
America following the social and psycho-
logical experiences of minority group
struggling for equality.
The background was not common to
whites, and critics and musicians kept the
traditions of adhering to the standards of
European music. They had little or no
patience with African-rooted sounds and
techniques which rebelled against every-
thing they had been taught.
Blacks had been playing jazz in and
around New Oleans since the 1980's, but
this revolutionary new music was not
accepted until the Original Dixieland Jazz
Band, a white outfit, came out of the South.
Black bands such as those of Duke
Ellington, Count Basie, Bennie Moten,
Louis Armstrong, and anumber of others
had been swinging mightily for years, but
it was not until Benny Goodman based a
big white band on Black style that swing
became popular with white America.
Soul and disco music became more
acceptable to larger white audiences when
hip white artists started picking up on it.
In spite of all the problems, jazz grew,
and became not only the music of the U.S.
but of all sections of the world influenced
by U.S. culture.
_ Today, the Crusaders, Black Byrds,
Earth, Wind and Fire, Ohio Players,
Grover Washington, Ramsey Lewis,
Donald Byrd, and the list gets longer; are
enjoying wide acceptance from both races.
And the great giants of jazz are now very
famous and have contributed greatly to a
music that, at one time, was cast aside by
people out of sheer prejudice.
Presidential elections
Black majorette
HOMECOMING ISSUE
page 2
Read
~~Dr. Jenkins apologized to me, and
made an effort to accommodate me,TT said
Barnes. ~~He asked me to sit in his box at a
later game, but | didnTt accept that.TT
She also said she refused to accept
JenkinsT explanation because the Home-
coming Steering Committee told the
contestants, o~Dr. Jenkins will ask you to
sit in the ChancellorTs box.
emphasized that.
They
oIf achange was made, why didnTt they
tell the Homecoming Steering Committee?
oAlso, Dr. Jenkins showed a negative
attitude (during the ceremonies). He didnTt
smile, and pictures will show it. He seemed
disgusted.TT
Among the other injustices levied
against her, Barnes said, she was not
allowed to ride in the Greenville (Christ-
mas parade) and she received poor
coverage in both the BUCCANEER and
FOUNTAINHEAD.
~Personally, | feel my treatment was
unjust and unfair. | think the whites said,
~well they (blacks) got it, but so what, we
are not going to let them do anythingT.TT
Still, she would encourage any black to
run for the position, now Homecoming
Pirate, to represent ECU.
oItTs not all over,TT she warns.
Barnes said the title is losing some
prestige. She said it began a few years ago,
not just this year when it was Changed to
JERI BARNES, ECU Homecoming Queen
As far as the boos from the crowd,
Barnes said she heard them, but ~~! was too
happy and they didnTt affect me.TT
Another reason the title was worth the
effort, said Barnes, is because it was a
personal achievement as well as an
~achievement for blacks.
~~The achievement for blacks was a
higher honor than the personal achieve-
ment,TT she said.
~The Student Prin ce"
allow both sexes to compete for Homecom-
ing Pirate.
~~Women arenTt feminine anymore,TT
she said, ~because society doesnTt want
them that way anymore. Things that were
once traditional arenTt anymore because
society doesnTt see a need for them.�T
The title is constantly losing prestige. It
will be one of those things where people
say, ~why should | be it, society doesnTt
value it anymoreT.
ECU Drama Theatre
presents musical
~The Student Prince,TT an ECU Drama
Theatre Production, is being presented
nightly in the McGinnis Auditorium.
Student Prince is a musical based on a
Character, Karl Franz, who has been
allowed to live court-life and attend
Hiedelberg University.
The plot centers around Franz, the
Prince, his romance with a_ waitress,
Kathie, and his fiance. His fiance
eventually discovers his secret.
But, is is all innocent love as the Prince
and his fiance, who is also his cousin, find
each other in the end.
The Prince has a valet named Lutz. Lutz
has a companion also. You could say, the
valet has a valet. The two characters
supply comic relief along with antagonism
supplied by Lutz.
Marshall McAden is the valetTs valet.
~oMy part is what | make it because most of
the dialogue given me is, ~yes, your
majestyT ,TT McAden said.
Another black in production is Clarence
Williams. He is an invaluable dancer in Act
II1. Witliams also sings in the chorus along
with Linda Clark and Alphonso Phillips.
Linda Clark and Alphonso Phillips are
also in the chorus.
Members of the Department of Drama
and School of Music make up the rest of the
cast.
Edger Loessin of the Department of -
Drama directs the play, and Dr. Joseph
: Distefano of the Department of Music is
~music director.
2 EBONY HERALD/VOL. III, NO. 3/OCTOBER 1976
: Jom Eamon and John East
Blacks do have a choice in Nov.
By KENNETH CAMPBELL
Editor-in-Chief
Blacks do have a choice for President in
November, according to two ECI) political
science professors.
The candidates may have the same
objectives, a prosperous America and
peace around the world, but each is
proposing different ways for obtaining
them.
Now that the debates are over, the
candidates will depend on campaigning for
a further discussion of the issues (if they
can be further discussed).
Prepared speeches and carefully plan-
ned advertisements will be the bulk of the
rest of the campaign. :
Although at times the campaign may
appear to present a well-balanced discus-
sion of the issues, in each instance the
material is-designed to gain votes for the
candidate sponsoring it.
The issues concerning blacks in the
campaign are primarily domestic ones "
like unemployment, and the foreign policy
issue of the South African situation.
Democratic presidential nominee
Jimmy Carter has made it clear he
supports a comprehensive national health
care program, full employment, and peace
at home and throughout the world, each
important to blacks.
President Ford is also concerned about
such domestic issues too, according to Dr.
John P. East, an ECU political science
professor. But Ford doesnTt want to
achieve them by big government spending
as Carter does, said East.
East isa Republican. He was a member
of the platform committee at the National
Convention in August.
~*Grandiose and big spending programs
are not the only way to attract black
voters,TT said East. o~l think that is
patronizing to blacks. Republicans put
greater emphasis on the private sector.
Our programs are not intended to
discriminate.
~The election of Asa T. Spaulding (a
black) as the Republican candidate for
Secretary of State shows that the Repub-
lican party is not prejudiced.TT
Eamon says
Carter not a racist
Referring to CarterTs programs, Tho-
mas F. Eamon, ECU professor of black
politics and a Democrat, said, ~~The
programs may not be a cure-all, but Nixon
and Ford policies have proven themselves
bankrupt in so far as problems of the cities
are concerned.�T
Eamon also attempted to dispell any
rumors that Carter was or is a racist.
Some things Carter is accused of doing
while in local politics, such as supporting a
pay raise for white teachers while not
supporting a pay rise for black teachers,
may appear to be racist acts, said Eamon.
But Carter did them because he wanted to
Stay in politics.
In most instances where Carter is
accused of racist acts, only half-truths are
being reported, said Eamon.
~oCarter since has changed,TT said
Eamon referring to CarterTs present
attitude on blacks.
He hired blacks on his Staff when he
was governor of Georgia. Hiring blacks
was not the thing to do at that time.
Carter succeeded Lester Maddox, a
segregationist, as governor.
Carter is also making use of many
blacks during his presidential campaign.
They include Georgia state representative
Andrew Young, Ben Brown, and Martin
Luther King Sr.
However, it must be noted that Carter
does not have the support of all of
GeorgiaTs blacks such as Georgia state
representative Julian Bond.
Bond, a democrat, and Carter have
personality and ego clashes, according to
Eamon.
East said he believes Carter
activist enough for Bond.
Ford used few blacks as advisors or as
appointees in important positions, accord-
ing to Eamon. Eamon said he does not
believe FordT s Secretary of Transportation,
William Coleman, a black, is one of FordTs
important advisors on problems of the
cities.
Other important blacks close to Ford, in
one way or another, are Republican
Senator Edward Brook of Massachusetts,
and Pearl Bailey, entertainer and repre-
sentative to the United Nations.
FordTs approach in domestic issues is
not a racist one, although it may appear to
be so, according to East. Ford and the
Republicans just do not believe in big
government spending to create jobs as the
Democrats do.
oThere is such a thing as too much
government,TT said East, ~~and the Repub-
licans have fallen heir to wage that battle.
~~Government spending does not pro-
duce permanent and enduring jobs.TT
Ford opposes
employment bill
The current unemployment rate for
blacks if 12.7 percent, 7.5 percent for
women, and 7.1 percent for whites. The
overall national rate is 7.8 percent.
The Humphrey Hawkins full employ-
ment bill is a much talked about piece of
legislation designed to cut the unemploy-
ment rate to about three percent. _
However, Ford opposes the bill.
~Ford doesnTt support it,TT stated East.
oIf it passes, the cost of carrying it out
would be tremendous. Ford sees govern-
ment spending as a last resort because it
causes inflation which sets the stage for
recession.�T
Carter supports the bill in principal,
believes Eamon. But, he said, Carter
probably prefers another approach. He
would encourage the private sector more
than the bill suggests.
Getting the private sector moving is the
crux of FordT s approach, according to East.
~The PresidentTs emphasis is on the
isnTt
private sector. He wants to create a more
productive and creative economy which
will be helpful to both blacks and whites.
o~Rather than big government financing
and ~make-workT jobs which patronize
blacks, Ford will provide tax incentives for
business in an area where there is large
unemployment. This will provide jobs for
everyone.�T E
FordT s approach is sometimes criticized
as providing tax relief for the middle class
while neglecting the lower class.
~~Carter will put a major emphasis on
people in need, problems of the cities, and
providing job opportunities,TT said Eamon.
~Ford doesnTt claim he is going to do much
in this area.
~~Ford emphasizes tax relief for the
middle income class, not programs for the
needy.TT
The principal problem of joblessness of
black versus white is not attributable to the
Ford administration, according to East
The problem can be solved by getting
blacks more involved in education. It can
be eliminated by providing opportunities
and jobs for blacks, rather than depending
on ~~quick-fixTT big government spending
programs of the Democrats.
~oSome people have a_ paternalistic
attitude about blacks,TT said East. ~oThey
seem to believe blacks wonTt make it. So
they say, letTs give it to them.�T
East said he feels jobs created: by big
government spending reflects that
attitude.
Black unemployment can be reduced to
that of whites without the Humphrey-
Hawkins bill and other such legislation or
government programs, said East. Blacks
and all minorities benefit from enduring
and satisfying jobs created by a productive
economy which is a result of putting
emphasis on the private sector.
Republicans support
black capitalism
~Republicans support black capit-
alism,TT according to East. ~~It puts
emphasis on blacks being in the private
sector as employees and employers.
~oThatTs where they ought to be. ThatTs
Republican philosophy.TT
Eamon said if Carter has done anything
wrong in the campaign, he has over-
promised. Balancing the budget is an
example.
~| donTt think either Ford or Carter can
balance the budget in the period they are
talking about,TT said Eamon. ~~l think
Carter can be a better manager of federal
bureaucracy.�T
East explained that England is an
example of what can happen when a
government overpromises.
~~England is an example of where the
government has overpromised,TT said\East.
~oEngland has 13.6 percent unemployment
and the country is not producing.�T
The Ford administration doesnTt know
where it is going, according to Eamon.
oFord often accuses Carter of being
fuzzy on the issues,TT explained Eamon.
~Ford has been in office two and one-half
years, and after two and one-half years, |
still do not Know where he.stands on many
foreign and domestic issues.TT
Eamon said Ford has absolutely no
program to improve ghetto conditions, and
his record is poor on quality-of-life type
issues.
He said Ford reversed himself on
American foreign policy toward Israel after
Carter attacked his stance.
Ford just responds. to immediate
challenges. Carter will have long range
plans,TT said Eamon.
American foreign policy should have a
Special meaning to blacks during this
election because of the recent develop-
ments in Angola and Rhodesia.
Presently, both candidates favor
majority rule in Rhodesia.
However, the Nixon and Ford adminis-
trations went seven and one-half years
favoring white minority rule there.
Did Ford change his stand to attract
votes?
~~Ford changes his stand because of
changes in administrative thinking,TT said
East. ~~lt was not a move to get votes.�T
lf it was a move to get votes, it
backfired, said East.
~~The move has alienated more voters
than it has gained for Ford,TT said East.
Since Carter has not been in federal
office, he can only be judged in foreign
policy on the basis of what he says on the
issue.
~* Judging from what Carter has said, he
is more intersted in black majority rule in
Rhodesia,T said Eamon, ~~than in the
protection of the white minority regime.
~*Sure he is interested in the way whites
are treated after black rule.�T
Candidates want same
in Africa Rhodesia
Ford wants majority rule with the
protection of minority rights according to
(Secretary of State Henry) Kissinger,TT said
East. ~~Kissinger seems to be the
spokesman on foreign policy.
~~Ideally, Ford would like to see a
bi-racial rule in Africa. The importance of
rights of the minority must apply in Africa
as in America.TT
As far as foreign policy in general,
Carter would put more emphasis on the
interest and sensitivity of developing
nations. He canTt be but so specific now,
said Eamon.
Carter has allowed Andrew Young to
shape his foreign policy ideas on Africa,
according to Eamon.
Both candidates are offering the same
ends -- jobs as well as national and
international peace. But each has different
means for achieving the desired ends.
Carter appears intent on fighting
joblessness now.
Ford wants to fight inflation now, thus
providing jobs as inflation slows.
On foreigh policy, both the candidates
share the same philosophy.
Letter to the editor
Would you believe there are more than
600 blacks at East Caroina University? Not
so, if you were to judge by the number who
take an active role in SOULS (Society of
United Liberal Students) and other organi-
zations here.
Of course, | realize the main reason for
the lack of participation is little or no
communication among us.
How can we get better communication?
The problem can be solved only if you and |
are willing to help ourselves.
A good start would be to attend
SOULS meetings which are held the second
Thursday night of each month. There is
also the EBONY HERALD, and a bulletin
board in the Cultural Center with news.
After we obtain better communication,
will we participate and get involved? | hope
so. It isneeded for the betterment of us all.
Doneil Croom}
Black Awareness Committee
of SOULS
Letter policy
Letters to the editor may be sent to
EBONY HERALD, cto Secretary of
Minority Affairs Office, Mendenhall Stu-
dent Center, Greenville, N.C. 27834.
Please include your name, |D number, andj
local address on the letter. This inform-
ation will not be printed on request.
EBONY HERALD/VOL. III, NO. 3/OCTOBER 1976 3
As majorette
Clark serves
fourth year
By TIM JONES.
Staff Writer
Linda Clark, a senior from Chesapeake,
Va., isthe first and only black majorette on
the East Carolina squad. She is serving her
fourth year.
Since high school at Indian River High
in Cheaspeake, Clark has marched on the
fields and in parades as a majorette.
Remembering her first year at ECU,
Clark said she had not intended to audition
for the squad, thinking it would only prove
to be a disappointing effort accompanied
by frustration.
Encouragement from her band director
led her to the tryouts and on to the honor of
being ECUTs first black majorette.
Clark said that she felt pressured when
she first began as an ECU majorette, but
during her years here she has learned to
relax and easily concentrate on her
performance.
Expressing a desire for more black girls
on the squad, Clark said that black girls
seem uninterested in becoming a major-
ette. During her four years of auditions she
has seen only two other blacks try out.
Being a majorette, Clark enjoys the
advantages of publicity, and an opportun-
ity to exemplify her years of training and
Are blacks pawns of ECU?
There are federal regulations which
State that a certain percent of students at
an institution that receives federal money
should be minorities. So to keep federal
money the minorities have to be catered to,
right? Wrong! The regulation states that
the institution should have minorities but
nothing requires that they be made happy.
Sometime in the history of this
university, or any predominately white
school, a plan was devised (of course there
is no concrete proof but it is conceivable).
The plan had three main points. Une, tne
school wanted federal money. Two, the
white school had to remain predominately
white. Three, open discrimination had to
be avoided. All three statements had to be
made to work to the advantage of the
institution. So, this was accomplished
through Conditioning, Eliminating and
Maintaining.
Students who go to white institutions
confront conditioning first. It starts in
English |. The instructor asks the class to
write a paper on a topic of their choosing.
The black student writes a paper exemply-
ing black greatness, in the form of Rev.
Jessie Jackson, Charels Drew, Jackie
Robinson, exc. The students receives his
- paper back with a grade of D. He looks at ,
~ awhite friendT s paper and sees a B plus.He
reads it. Ked, white and blue is the central
theme. So, the black student who is no fool
writes his next paper about how beautiful
the campus is and how grateful he is to be
at the school. However if he is stubborn, he
persists with his pro-black papers and
flunks the course.
This brings us to Eliminating. ItTs
obvious that if you are to return to school
each year a grade point average has to be
LINDA CLARK, Majorette
discipline of a beautiful art. Through her
position on the squad Clark has come in
contact with many people. She enjoys
performing for an audience and hopes to
become a professional performer one day.
She urges black girls to audition for
majorette. According to Clark being a
majorette requires a lot of practicing and
experience before auditioning.
~~Not only is twirling a necessity,TT she
said, ~~but matching showmanship, co-
ordination of feet and arms, and body lines
and positions are just as important.�T
maintained. There is only one way to get
good grades. Do what the instructor wants,
you to. If you donTt itTs impossible to have
the grade point average necessary to
return. This isthe most effective method of
removing potential trouble makers (black
radicals as they are called).
Now that the black ~students have been
conditioned and trouble makers elimi-
nated, they have to be kept at a controlable
number - maintaining a hypothetical:
example makes it clear. Year 1976-77 400
minorities are accepted. The total number
of minorities now equals 600 (400 old plus
200 new). Year 1977-78 400 minorities are
accepted. The total now equats'600. Wait!
ShouldnTt that be 600 plus 400 minus 30
that graduated to equal 970? There is no
regulation that states that a school has to
increase the total number of black students
from year to year so the school doesnTt. ItTs
a known fact tht the more people you have
the more you will have to list out to them..
The three methods, Conditioning,
Eliminating and Maintaining work for the
institutions. Conditioning and eliminating
keeps the white institutions white. While
maintaining keeps federal money coming
and makes the school appear non-
discriminatory.
There is a white saying, ~~You can fool
some of the people some of the time, but
you canTt fool all the people all the time.�T
It can also be stated, ~o~You can use some
black people some of the time, but you
canTt use all black people all the time.�T
A new generation is emerging!
DALTON NICHOLSON, .
President of SOULS
EBONY HERALD ST AFF
Editor-in-chief -- Kenneth Campbell
Feature Editor -- Tim Jones
Sports Editor -- William Davis
Artist -- Barry Jones
CARE worker speaks
By JERRY SIMMONS
Staff Writer
Mass starvation, disease and death are
three undeniable realities prevalent
throughout the world.
Al Sondej, a C.A.R.E. worker, travels
around the world trying to get aid for
starving and underprivileged peoples of
the world.
Speaking to Sociology 110 classes
recently, he told of people dying from
starvation and disease.
He told the classes about Nuns who
_have to fight off the healthy people who are
hungry in order to feed the sick.
Eventually the healthy people became
sick, and the Nuns can no longer fight them
off. They have to be fed.
The Nuns have to indirectly play God,
he said.
Sondej also related stories of boys
picking up grains of rice from ox droppins.
He told about a man named ~~No FaceT,
who because of an advanced case of
epilepsy is missing lips, anose and eyelids.
However, ~~No FaceT, makes a mone-
tary profit from his tondition. Tourists
think he is sick and give him money. -
But, No FaceTs condition can not be
helped. Other than his missing facial
features, he is a healthy person.
COMMENTARY
When | think this planet can Support 33
billion people, yet it only Supports four
billion, and when | think that 20 percent of
the people use almost 90 percent of the
resources, | believe SondejTs revelations
should be enough to anger any person.
There are, of course, countries where
the rich are rulers and the poor are the
servants. But that is not how it has always
been. Yet, we as a people are still
concerned with the present.
| urge compassion, and when you can,
help solve such problems mentioned here.
But even closer to home, realize what has
happened to us.
Homecoming talents vary
The Marching Pirates, ECUTs marching
band will provide entertainment during
homecoming at the game and in the -
parade. With the increasing black popul-
ation on campus so has been the increase
of the bandTs black membership.
Black band members include Shirly
Caron, Delcia Harper, Myric Grant and
Harvey Stokes, all of the woodwind
section. John (J.J.) Jones and Willie
Everett both play the tuba. Percussionists
include Dan Lawson and Rick Walthall.
Also participating in homecoming are
the cheerleaders and pom-pom girls.
Dorothy Harrell and Edna Privett are
serving on the cheering squad this year.
Glenda Palmer, Cathy Gray, Rhonda
Grant, and Angela Barnes are our black
pom-pom girls.
All of these students are helping to
promote black participation in campus
organizations that are not affiliated with
Minority Affairs. During homecoming we
should all be proud to be represented by
those who are showing an interest in
campus activities as well as the black
campus community.
Cedar Grove
Missionary
Meet Church
Pastor
fae
Located on ~Old Banks Road. Take
Fourteenth Street Extension across Green-
ville Blvd. [264 By-Pass] to stop sign. Turn
left at stop sign and proceed about
one-fourth a mile. The church is located
~ across from Camelot.
Rides available by calling
756-5046
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EBONY HERALD/VOL. III, NO. 3/;0CTOBER 1976
TERRUMGS GE ae
Pirate reserves show talent too
With the ECU Pirates enjoying one of
their most successful seasons in recent
years, the success can be attributed to
many factors, one of great emphasis is the "
depth of this yearTs team, which is one of
the most talented in the state.
For the last eight weeks youTve
probably become accustomed to hearing
the named Ford, Godette, Randolph,
Hawkins, Hicks and the other Pirate stars.
The last couple of years the Pirates
have had very successful recruiting years,
bringing many heralded names from the
prep ranks to Greenville. In 1976 the .
Pirates were fortunate enough to recruit
most of the finest talent in the state, such
as Mike Brewington, Leander Green, Noah
Clark, Roffin McNeil, Nate Adams,
Charley Carter, and others who'll wear the
purple and gold for the next three years,
and all stars of the future.
We like for you to meet some of the Top
Pirate Reserves.
MITCHELL SMITH
Mitchell Smith -- Big Mitch has really
made himself a fine football player, while
not starting he has seen alot of action this
season, being first alternate at both
offensive tackle positions. The 6-4, 240
sophomore hails from Southern Pines,
N.C. and played at Pinecrest High where
he was a stand-out performer.
It looks almost a sure thing that he will
be a starter next year for the Pirates, for he
is a tested and proven performer, and has
the potential to become one of ECUTs best
offensive linemen ever.
SAM HARRELL
Fred Chavis -- (Freddie ~~JTT) maybe the
best all-around athlete on the ECU football
team. The 6-0, 195 defensive end, a
sophomore from Dunn, N.C., has alot of
natural ability.
Fred is making tremendous contri-
butions to the PiratesT defense unit this
season, being a starter on various
occasions being the heir to Cary Godette at
strong end position. His speed has proven
to be one of his greatest assets, and next
may become one of the premier players in
the country at his position.
Sam Harrell -- a sophomore from
Ahoskie, N.C. has really made great
progress toward becoming a great of-
fensive halfback at ECU. Sam is currently
listed as second team right-halfback, but
has the talent and ability to be first team.
He was a highly recruited athlete in
high school as he led Ahoskie High to the
state 3-A football championship. He
possesses excellent speed and quickness
and all he needs is playing time, which is
hard with Hawkins and Hicks. Rest
assured Sam will be ready when his time
arrives to perform for the Pirates.
Leander Green -- The speedster from
Jacksonville, N.C. was one of the most
highly recruited athletes in the state. in
1975. A quarterback Lee hasnTt seen too
much action this season with three
veteran quarterbacks ahead of him. With
the graduation of Weaver and ConatyT it
looks like Lee will be in a battle with Jimmy
Southerland for the No. 1 position next
year. Leander maybe the quickest and
fastest quarterback ever to play for ECU,
and with his ability he is destined to
become a great player.
HAROLD FORT
Harold Fort - over-shadowed by the
outstanding play of his side-kick, line-
backer Harold Randolph. Mr. Fort has
definitely come to light. The senior from
Raleigh has really played well this year,
from his weak-side linebacker position.
Well Harold has always been known for
his hard hitting, but in several games this
year heTs been doing some hard running.
He has had three interceptions this season,
returning one for a touchdown against
Southern IIlinois, and played very well in
the N.C. State and Carolina games.
Carolina loss disappointing, but gamea classic
Last SaturdayTs 12-10 loss to Carolina
was a great disappointment to the ECU
team and fans, but the game was truly a
classic. It was the biggest game for the
Pirates in recent years.
The Pirates showed alot of class and
character as they fought the battle to the
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bitter end, only to come up a little short,
but you have to admire them for they kept
coming back, a sign of a great team.
The defeat to the Tarheels will be
mostly felt by the seniors who have made
their last trip to Chapel Hill wearing the
purple and gold for the Pirates.
Another victory over Carolina was a
tremendous goal for the team, one that
wonTt be met, but they still have the
Southern Conference championship at
hand, with the Pirates on top with a perfect
3-0 mark.
He presently is second on the team in
individual tackles. Harold has been
freaking in anew way, and ina way no one
can complain about, and thatTs just playing
ee hard-nose football. So freak on Mr.
ort.
Pirates
come home
ItT Il be homecoming indeed as the ECU
Pirates return home from a hard two-game
road trip, and play their part in the
Homecoming festivities, by hosting the
Western Carolina Catamounts, who hope
to repeat victory in the same form as last
when the Pirates shutout the Cats 48-0.
Things maybe a little different year.
You bet they came to town to avenge what
happened last year. WCU has a 5-3 record
thus far and an upset of the mighty Pirates
would be the highlight of their season.
The Catamount are another one of the
young and rising teams in the state. They
have avery young team, and naturally this
brings about the problem of inexperience.
But they do have several outstanding
players, with the most noted being
half-back Darrell Lipford who rushed for
over 700 yards a year ago. They have fine
receivers in Randy Tolkson and Craig
Meadows, while quarterbacks Keith
Scugging or Kent Briggs have the ability to
get the ball to them.
Defensively, the starter linebackers are
Mike Wade and Frank Wilson, and upfront
tackles are Ty Smith and Bobby Mason.
Overall the Catamounts are not very
big, but they execute very well, with
emphasis on speed, quickness and aggres-
siveness,
Well the Pirates will go mostly with the
same lineups offensively and defensicvely,
with Noah filling in for Wayne Poole as
defensive tackle, and Gary Newell and
Billy seeing action at split end if Terry
Gallaher is not ready to play.
If the game gets out of hand tike last
year, Chances are you'll get to see many of
the talented Pirate reserves who will be
anxious to perform in from of the home
folks.
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