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Ebony : Herald
East Carolina U niversity, Greenville, N.C.27834
Sessoms Includes Minorities
C.R. KNIGHT
Staff Writer
Neil Sessoms, a candidate for SGA
president, is in favor of including minor-
ities in all campus activities. Reed Warren
is SessomsT running mate.
~~Reed and | go together,TT said
Sessoms in an interview. ~~Reed will work
directly with the office of Minority Affairs.
He will act as a liaison between the
minorities and me.�T
NEIL SESSOMS
When asked how he felt about the office
of Minority Affairs, Sessoms said, ~o~the
office is definitely important.TT He feels
that the office of Minority Affairs will keep
him in touch with minority happenings on
campus.
~It isimportant for blacks to know what
offices are open,TT said Sessoms. He added
that he would like to see o~more blacks in
the legislature.TT He believes that minority
involvement with the legislature would
help improve black conditions on campus.
Sessoms noted that it would be difficult
for a black to get elected to a high office in
the SGA. With this in mind he said, ~~we
can do a lot more for blacks than a black
can because a black would have a hard time
getting into office.TT
This already difficult task was made
even more difficult when Jeri Barnes, a
black, was elected as homecoming queen
last year by a bloc vote.
Sessoms reiterated the importance of
black involvement. ~~Many blacks do not
know what positions are open,TT he said.
~Reed and | will be sure that blacks are
informed as to what offices and positions
are available.TT
In regard to Student Union activities
Sessoms said, ~~! will be confined by the
office and will have to work along with the
Student Union.�T
The Student Union is separate from the
SGA; therefore the SGA has very little to
do with its activities.
Sessoms acknowledged the fact that
East Carolina is far behind when it comes
to minorities. He said that he hopes the
blacksT distrust of the SGA will change. His
platform has made the issue. of trust one of
its highest goals. He assures blacks that he
~fwill not be antagonisticT. ~~Our chief
priority is to be very open,TT he added.
When asked how he felt about the
Ebony Herald, Sessoms said, ~~! think the
Ebony Herald has a place, ~definitely. |
would also like to see more coverage of
black news in the Fountainhead,T he
added. He also said, ~o~l won't take
anything away from the Ebony Herald.TT
Sessoms feels that the Ebony Herald
should remain separate from Fountain-
head.
Sessoms also responded to the issue of
minority recruitment. ~~As the black
population increases, the number of blacks
on campus will increase,TT he said. His
platform, however, does not include a plan
to aid in black or minority recruitment.
As far as black Greeks are concerned,
Sessoms said that he was hoping to provide
office space on campus for each black
fraternity. When asked if this was possible
he said, ~~there is space available and |
think | can get it.TT
Vol. 111, No. 8/March 1977
TIM SULLIVAN
Sullivan Speaks
To SOULS
By GERALD BARNES
Staff Writer
Tim Sullivan, the current SGA presi-
dent, spoke before members of SOULS at
the Afro-American Cultural Center on
March 17.
Sullivan, who is running for his second
term as SGA president, asked that his past
performance be taken in consideration. Ac-
cording to Sullivan, the promises he made
last year have been kept although he has
had to ~~step on some toesT to do it.
Of his accomplishments last year
Sullivan included salary cuts for SGA
Officials by twenty per cent, Buccaneer
Staff cuts, two more buses for the Transit
System and increased free student legal
service.
Other promises executed were . the
Starting of retreat programs, a seat on the
city council and the current request for a
Tenth St. overpass for students.
Pledges for next year include a
rgferendum to handle the Buccaneer
situation, more. salary cuts of SGA
employees and a continued and if possible
improved transit system.
Sullivan presented a positive approach
toward black campus organizations. He
feels that Ebony Herald should remain
separate from Fountainhead and promised
there will be no cuts from the HeraldTs
budget. It was his opinion that Minority
affairs would be the major representative
of blacks on campus.
Sullivan favors the conjunction of the
Minority Affairs student position with
SOULS, the Ebony Herald and the black
fraternities and sororities.
SOULS was assured that he favored the
renaming of the Afro-American Cultural
Center, although the Board of Trustees
would make the final decision.
Bright Stresses Communication
By JOYCE EVANS
Features Editor
Scott Bright, candidate for SGA Presi-
dent, proposes better communication
between the SGA and the student body.
Bright said in an interview that he feels
the SGA should let the students know what
is happening.
~~This yearTs problems with the Buc-
caneer, the campus yearbook, has caused
so much concern that people are going to
get involved.
~~! am concerned about the Buccaneer
like any other student would or should be,�T
said Bright.
He agrees with the students that they
are entitled to the Buccaneer without extra
cost. He plans to work to see that the next
Buccaneer is funded primarily by fees and
advertising and not subscriptions.
When asked his feelings about the need
for a black campus publication, Bright said
he sees the need for a black publication
SCOTT BRIGHT
because ~~black news is sometimes dif-
ferent from what whites might publish.TT
He said the Herald has improved a
great deal since it first began and heTd like
to see more improvement.
Bright said heTd like to see Herald set
with their own personalized boxes and
other significant changes that will help
them become more efficient. |
~~Tm_ willing to work with people
because if you arenTt able to communicate
with them, you lose at the expense of other
people.�T
Bright feels that students has miscon-
ceptions about their student fees. He said
the fees are channeled into many areas and
there are no definite patterns of distri-
bution of the fees. ItTs up to the
legislatureT s discretion.
Bright proposes that the SGA set a
budget similar to the Federal government
budget. Take atwo or three base years and
compare during the summer before
returning that fall. To work closely with the
SGA treasurer and secretary to set up the
budget and keep a close eye on where the
money goes.
As former secretary of the 1975-76
Publications Board, Bright feels he is
familiar with the organization and the
needs of campus publications. Through
this position, he became aware of the
workings of the SGA. But he admits that he
is not directly involved with the SGA.
~Even if | didnTt win, ITd feel better to
see a high voter turn out,TT Bright
continued.
Bright, also, proposes monthly meet-
ings for the benefit of the students. And if
there isaneed, we'd have more than one a
month.
The parking issue seems to be at its
worst now and nothing seems to be done
about it, according to Bright.
He proposes that the ~~mud flatsT be
paved and that a four story car garage be
built in the large day student parking lot at
the bottom of College Hill to relieve some
of the parking problems.
BrightTs campaign slogan is ~~l am for
you.TT He said heTs willing to listen to
~*youTT, the student.
EBONY HERALD/VOL. III, NO. 8/MARCH 1977
OPSSO Aids Minority Students
Dr. ZUBIE MEI CALF, Director of OPSSO
By GERALD BARNES
Staff Writer
The Optional Programs for Special
Students Office (OPSSO) offers its services
from eight to five on weekdays in Room 225
Whichard for minority Health Career
students who have problems and need
help.
Since its director, Dr. Zubie Metcalf,
took control last September, the office has
helped many students and is presently
extending its programs to encompass more
student needs in the future.
Since he transferred from Tuskegee to
East Carolina, Metcalf has been instru-
mental in founding OPSSOTs Student
Outreach Programs.
According to Dr. Metcalf, ~~This office
has been established in the School of
Medicine at East Carolina to provide
special assistance to individuals who find it
difficult to actualize their potential for
successful careers in health professions.�T
Major activities of OPSSO will be to
provide services in the recruitment and
retention of minority students who have
the desire and the ability to succeed in the
health professions in spite of a disadvant-
aged background, Metcalf said.
One of MetcalfTs first actions as
director was to send orientation letters
about OPSSOTs programs and functions to
all minority students in health related
fields. This was to inform students of its
existence and to acquaint them with the
services offered.
Fields of concentration for services
include medicine, nursing and allied health
professions.
OPSSOTs recruitment program will
attempt to enlist North Carolina minority
students attending high school, technical
school, and junior or community colleges.
Metcalf said that recruitment strategies
will be to eliminate students skeptism of
the available job opportunities in the health
professions.
~Efforts will be made to inform these
persons with the educational aspect of the
fields,TT he commented.
OPSSOTs director also feels that the
retainment of students already enrolled in
health fields to be vitally important.
Because minority students preparing for
health related professions face many
problems, OPSSO is prepared to help them
on many levels.
Major problems that the program has
already confronted are primarily academic
and financial. Since good basic study skills
are prerequisites to success, the office
helps students who are having difficulties
with their academics. If the problem cannot
be solved by OPPSO, students are sent to
other academic support areas.
OPSSO also helps students take
advantage of any funds that may be open to
him if financial difficulties arise. Not only
does the program work in conjunction with
the Financial Aid Office, but it investigates
other financial programs and areas.
Perhaps the most encouraging of
OPSSOTs many phases is its dedication to
overcome the underrepresentation of
minority and/or disadvantaged individuals
in the health professions.
Accordingly, OPSSOTs creation was
basically for minorities, although it will
help any student with problems.
~~The office is not only for minorities
and does not deny the right of any student
to come in for help,TT Metcalf said with
emphasis.
Metcalf is also pleased with the number
of students who have already come by for
help or consultation.
~~The majority of students contacted
have come in and we have had pretty good
response,TT said Metcalf. ~~l encourage all
minority students to take advantage of the
opportunities offered and to use this
office.TT
ECU Receives Third
Black Sorority
By TIM JONES
Acting Executive Editor
Twenty-two ECU women are presently
in the process of chartering a chapter of
Sigma Gamma Rho, which will become the
university's third predominantly black
sorority next fall.
Louise Roseborough, president of the
Gammettes Pledge Club of Sigma, said
that the group was officially inducted as
pledgees of the sorority upon receiving a
constitution from the national chapter,
making Sigma Gamma Rho active on
ECUTs campus.
Permission from the dean of women
was required before obtaining a constitu-
tion, according to Roseborough.
Under the motto of ~~greater service,
greater progressTT the Gammettes stress
unity, sisterhood, and scholastic ability.
Roseborough said that the group is
mainly concerned at present with inter-
action among themselves, holding such
affairs aS pajama parties, socials, retreats
and a softball team.
Fund-raising projects include a cake
raffle, talent show and a slave sale.
A service organization, Sigma Gamma
Rho, requires its pledgees to _ initiate
service to the community. The ECU
Gammettes have involved themselves with
working as volunteers for Caswell Center
in Kinston, as guides for the admissions
office. They have also done work with
retarded children, and in the Greenville
Rest Home.
To become a Gammette, one must be a
college sophomore with a 2.0 average. She
must be dedicated to service, and above all
dedicated to Sigma Gamma Rho.
Officers of the Gammettes are Louise
Roseborough, president; Fay Elliott, vice
president; Carolyn Powell, secretary;
Renita McGhee, treasurer; Roberta Scales
parliamentarian ; and Claudia Massenburg,
historian.
Phylis Shivers, a resident of Greenville
and a member of the Elizabeth City chapter
of Sigma Gamma Rho, is the GammettesT
advisor and dean of pledgees.
Nicholson Supports
Sullivan
By DALTON NICHOLSON
Former President of SOULS
Each year, around SGA election time, there is a question in the
minds of black students. Should | vote for an officer for the student
government? The question is usually answered -- No, there is no
black person running, so why should |?
THISISA MISTAKE! A truly qualified candidate will respond
to the needs of the students be they black or white. Race should not
be the only motive for voting.
As an educated student, as a SGA member, and as a black
person | am stressing the need for the black students to be more
involved in the politics of student government. | have mentioned
before the truly qualified candidate in reference to the SGA
elections for March 30. | consider Tim Sullivan to be that person for
SGA president.
| am not saying vote for Sullivan for me. Vote for him for the
students at ECU. | have known Tim for two years. In those two
years he has proven himself to be an honest, hardworking, and
capable champion for students. My involvement with the SGA and
SOULS has brought me in contact with a lot of people. While
working for the SGA and the black students | can think of no one
who has been more concerned about the welfare of the students
than he has. :
DonTt take my word for it. Talk to all the candidates. Listen to
them. Read their comments and their platforms. Consider their
experience in working for students, and ask them what they think
they can offer the students.
We are all educated students or we wouldnTt be here. After
your evaluation | am sure you will conclude that Tim Sullivan is the
person. He should be re-elected.
SOULS Elects
New Officers
By TIM JONES
Acting Executive Editor
The Society of United Liberal Students
(SOULS) elected new officers in its monthly
meeting last week.
Elected were Doneil Croom, President;
Louise Roseborough, Vice-President;
Beverly Ware, Secretary; and Sheila Judd,
Treasurer. The new officers began their
terms immediately following the election,
after taking the oath of office.
Dalton Nicholson, outgoing SOULS
President, gave a brief farewell address,
and asked the members of SOULS to give
full support and to work with the new
officers.
In other business, the body accepted
a proposed Constitution of SOULS with a
few alterations. The Constitution, drawn
up by Nicholson and his consultants,
eliminated the office of Executive
Secretary, and added the two positions of
Historian and Parliamentarian.
The Parliamentarian shall maintain
parliamentary procedures during the meet-
_ ings, according to the Constitution.
The Constitution also states that the
Historian shall perform the duties of
collecting all articles of interest pertaining
to the activities of the organization and
keep a history of SOULS in the form of a
yearbook. The Historian shall be responsi-
ble for the minutes in the absence of the
secretary.
Both of the new.offices are filled by
appointment by the president, the Con-
stitution said.
Nicholson stressed a need for a faculty
advisor, in his general remarks. Nicholson
said that an advisor is required for student
organizations by the Student Government
Association. He added that an advisor
would prove beneficial when asking for
SGA appropriations.
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EBONY HERALD/VOL. Ili, NO. 8/MARCH 1977
ancers Arouse Audience
By JOYCE EVANS
Features Editor
Young ... Talented ... Provocative ...
and Black! A brief description of the Rod
Rogers Dance Company!
On March 9 and 10, the Rod Rogers
Dance Company performed spectacularly
at the ECU McGinnis Auditorium.
With supple beautiful bodies, the
dancers twirled and swirled rhymatically
and dramatically to music of several
dimensions.
A special part of the show was a dance
entitled ~~Box 71TT which is ... a study in
confinement, dedicated to Soledad Brother
George Jackson and the men who were
massacred at Attica.
The dramatic performance was by
Thomas Pinnock and Rod Rodgers.
When the entire Company danced, the
effects were astounding and devastating.
They performed in complete unity--the
choreography was magnificient.
An emotional number entitled ~~Love
FlowerTT was soul-evoking. Tamara Guille-
beaux, dressed in a lovely evening dress,
danced to Aretha FranklinTs ~~AinTt No
Way.TT It was so amazing that one could
imagine the feel of energy flowing through
her body. Her mate sat in a chair with his
back turned, yet she effectively relates to
him sharing the love, the hurt, and the
Deltas
Sponsor
Scholarship
Program
By JOYCE EVANS
Features Editor
The Greenville Chapter of the Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority presents its 15th
annual .o~Miss College BoundTT contest 8
p.m. Saturday, April 2, at the West
Greenville Recreation Center.
According to Mrs. Mary Murrell,
vice-president of the sorority, the twelve
participants compete by raising money.
The young lady who raises the highest
amount of money will be crowned ~~Miss
College Bound 1977.�T
A member of the sorority sponsors each
contestant, and both the contestant and her
sponsor work diligently to raise funds,
stated Mrs. Murrell.
Each participant receives a scholarship
amounting to 60 percent of the money she
raises.
This is a recent change in the program
according to Mrs. Lillie H. Powell,
president of the sorority.
She said that Delta Sigma Theta is a
public service sorority and it sponsors this
contest to aid young women to attend
college.
~~We felt the girls deserved the greater
portion of the funds they raise for that
purpose,TT said Mrs. Powell.
~fA girl might not know the type of
people or enough people who are willing to
help her with the fund raising program.
She may work as hard as the other
contestant who knows many people, yet
she won't raise as much money.�T
_ [Continued on page 4.]
RODGERS DANCERS perform Rhythm Ritual
mixed feelings through her body move-
ments.
Then the two of them danced together
by the incredible Roberta FlackTs piece of
soft mood music. And it was love and
dance at its best.
The last act by the dance company was
the o~Rhythm Ritual,TT a piece that
distinguishes the Rod Rodgers Dance
Company from any other dance group.
Instruments used during the dance
were congo drums, cowbells, wood sticks,
jingle bells and other sound resemblance of
the African heritage.
The Rod Rodgers Dance Company was
founded by Rod Rodgers. He directs and
Choreographs the. dances.
The company was one of the first
American Dance) companies under the
direction of a Black artist to establish a
base of recognition for something other thn
the exclusive ethnic or traditional Afro-
American styles.
The Rodgers company maintains a year
round studio-school in New York. Training
is offered in Afro-Haitian, several styles of
jazz, and modern dance techniques.
In addition to the direction of the dance
company, Rodgers has a number credits in
his favor.
He staged and directed the Afro
American Singing TheatreTs version os
oThe Black Cowboys,TT which was per-
formed at the City Center Center of Music
and Drama and at the Brooklyn Academy
of Music.
Rodgers choreographed and_ staged
~~Journey Into Blackness,TT a WCBS-TV
special which featured Voices, Inc.
He choreographed ~~The Prodigal
Sister,TT a Black Off-Broadway musical.
Rodgers was the recipient of a John
Hay Whitney Fellowship and the recipient
of the 1975 AUDELCO award for audience
development programs. He has received
choreographic commissions frem the New
York State Council for the Arts and the
National Endowment for the Arts in
Washington, D.C.
Black Press Speaks For Blacks
EditorTs Note: Kenneth Campbell, ECU :
graduate and former editor of Ebony
Herald, recently won first place in a
Howard University Journalism contest for
the following essay. It is reprinted here
with the permission of the author.
Campbell, who currently reports from the
Niagara Falls Gazette in New York has
been accepted for graduate work in
Journalism for Fall, 1978 by UNC-Chapel
Hill, The University of Maryland, and
Columbia University in New York City.
~~The Roles of the Black PressTT
The progressive social-political atmos-
phere prevalent in America today is greatly
indebted to the American black press.
FreedomTs Journal, the first black news-
paper in America, was started*to allow
black people to speak out on issues for
themselves. As a result, the power of the
pen was realized by many blacks and used
to champion the cause of black people.
In the past, the role of the black press
consisted of instilling racial and cultural
pride in black people by informing them of
accomplishments made by blacks. Also in
the same vein, the black press served as an,
outlet for black talent, particularly poetry
and other literature.
A second role of the black press
included showing black people that not
only the white press but the entire white
news media discriminates. Here, intent-
ional discrimination is not always involved,
but nevertheless, it is discrimination. On
the other hand, much of the discrimination
was intentional. Although most news
reporters were practicing objective report-
ing in the 1950s and 1960s, many blacks
charged with a criminal offense were often
convicted (and sentenced) by a newspaper
before trial. The black press has been very
effective in helping to eliminate such
ethical problems. Indeed, some black
papers will devote considerable attention
to fair trail/fair sentence cases.
Thirdly, the black gress has accepted
the responsibility for interpreting local,
state, national, and international news
events in a black perspective so that
blacks, especially the undereducated,
would know how the event had its ensuing
ramifications affect blacks. Such has been
and continues to be accomplished via
editorial pages of black publications.
The black press has been commendable
in fulfilling three roles just discussed. The
major problem with members of the black
press is the editor who wants to make big
profits. To make his profits, this editor
sacrifices the quality and quantity of news
and other informative copy in his paper. He
is also prone to tell his readers what they
want to hear rather than what is right or
what they need to hear.
Because of the progressive nature of
the present social and political atmos-
phere, two new roles must be added to
those of the black press. Also, the
definition of the black press needs to be
expanded. In addition to just black
publications, the black press must now
include the contributions of journalists who
work for traditionally white papers.
The first new role of the black press
must assume is to keep a check on the
white press. By recalling the sixties, the
riots and other violence, the reasons for
this new role should be obvious. It is a
documented fact that oftentimes staged
events of violence were filmed and
recorded as actual occurences during
disturbances. Oftentimes, during a dis-
turbance, the white press talked to black
persons and identified them as community
leaders when actually they were not
community leaders. Also, the white press
oftentimes limited its coverage of a
disturbance to only the disturbance.
itself when the real story was the causes of
the disturbance. However, unintentional
biased reporting is, it is still biased. The
black press must guard against it. At the
very least, the black press must attempt to
balance such reporting.
Finally, the second new role of the
black press consists of keeping a close
check on the black political leaders. This
role, as well as the preceding one, is a
direct result of the black press fulfilling its
responsibilities in the first three roles
mentioned here. Today, the social-political
atmosphere in America is characterized by
a different attitude than that which
prevailed as few as ten years ago. Blacks
are now able to progress up the social
ladder. Black politicians are now being
elected and appointed to numerous local,
state, and national offices. Although the
chance for advancement is not equal to that
whites, it is closer to being equal today
than it was ten years ago.
Realizing that all men are created
equal, the black press must assume that
black political leaders can become corrupt
just as whites have. Therefore, black
political leaders must be closely covered by
the black press.
It is not a purpose of this essay to imply
that the black press is without fault.
Surely, the black press could not claim its
due recognition without also admitting to
its faults and mistakes. One already
mentioned fault of the black press is the
money mongrel type editor who feels little
or no responsibility to the black com-
munity. Another fault of the black press is
its tendency to emphasize crime news and
violence in its newspapers.
Crime news should only be emphasized
when it acts as a deterent or when it points
out discrepencies in the administration of
justice. Violence should only be empha-
sized in a newspaper when the newsstory
warns the readers of the reoccurence of
such violence. The story should also offer
suggestions tc pilavent such violence.
Nevertheless, the black press has done
a good job in accepting its roles and
fulfilling its responsibilities. Yet, it still has
a good job to do. It is a job which can only
be finished when there are no more black
people to speak for themselves.
EBONY HERALD/VOL. Ill, NO. 8/MARCH 1977
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Acrowd pleaser
Invitational Track Meet
By WILLIAM DAVIS
Sports Editor
For the second year the East Carolina
track meet, a delightful event, has brought
some of the finest track talent in America
to the ECU campus.
Noted schools such as Howard, Seton
Hall, Delaware State, UNC-Chapel Hill and
others competed in the track event, which
gave many ECU fans their first look at the
1976-77 Southern Conference Indoor Track
Champions--the Pirates.
The Pirates placed high in the male and
female competition, claiming several first
and second honors in several events.
The fleet-footed sprinters seemed to be
the major crowd pleaser of the day. Most of
the sprints were won by a very slim
margin.
PIRATES compete in long jump:
WE : ~ eis: Cities
CARTER SUGGS runs in 100 yard dash.
Spring Practice
Underway
By WILLIAM DAVIS
Sports Editor
Spring brings a new season and this holds quite true for the
ECU football crew. As spring practice is well underway, the Pirates
are anxiously awaiting next season.
Practice in its fourth week, Coach Dye seems very optimistic
about his young team for next season.
With the losses of such talented performers as Reggie Pinkney,
Ernest Madison, Jake Dove, Raymond Jones, and Nick Bullock,
there are many new faces who are ready to replace them in the
Pirate line-up.
Returning are two All-Southern Conference selections, juniors
Gerald Hall and Eddie Hick, both of whom are destined for
All-American recognition, along with such good ones as Willie
Hawkins, Harold Forte, Mike Brewington and Zake Valentine.
New ones that are counted on for heavy contributions are
Charlie Carter, Ruffin McNeil, James Freer, Theodore Sutton and
Leander Green, along with many others for the Pirates to continue
their successful winning ways.
ECU will be an independent school next year, and the caliber of
competition in football as well as all the major sports will be
tougher.
With the talent the Pirate football team has they definitely will
be competitive and we are all hoping they can continue their
winning ways.
One of the most exciting events was the
traditional one-hundred yard dash, which
found Seton HallTs Calvin Dill nosing out
ECUTs Carter Suggs, with a time of 9.6.7.
Marvin RankinTs victory in the 110 yard
high hurdles was indeed the highlight of
~the meet.
Rankins, a sophomore from Bertie
High School, got the edge on Seton HallTs
two All-Americas, Reggie Blackshear and
Larry Bunting, with a winning time of
13.68.
Other Pirates who competed in the
sprint events were Charlie Moss, Larry
Austin, Calvin Austin, James McCullough,
James Rankin, and Terry Perry.
The Pirates qualified best in the field
events as George Jackson and Herman
Mcintyre won the long jump and triple,
Bob Supel, hard-hitting Pirate.
[DELTAS...continued from page 3.]
Ms. Powell said the contestantTs
inability to obtain a source of income to
attend college is probably what makes the
contestant work harder.
To be fair to all the contestants, the
change was made to give all the girls a
scholarship instead of the original setup of
giving only the winner a scholarship.
According to Mrs. Powell, there were
times when the winner was a person who
could have paid her tuition regardless of
the scholarship.
The contestants are Paulette Hill and
Grossell Smith of D.H. Conley High
School, Vanessa Allen, Sherrie Lenzy,
Adirenne Scott, Laura Myles, Sheryl
Forbes, Cheryl Gardner, Carlette Cherry,
Catherine Stevenson, Vanessa Teele, and
K yndale Gallope of J.H. Rose High School.
Mr. Walter PlemmerTs group of
Tarboro, N.C. will entertain during the
evening.
Tickets are $2 and all the contestants
are selling tickets as a supplementary fund
raising drive.
respectively. Both set new track records
with their efforts.
Freshman Robert Bailey won the discus
throwing event.
The Pirates mile relay team was in an
exciting race to the finish, with the local
taking third behind Howard and Delaware
State, winding up a super day of track
competition.
S and Ss
OnThe
Loose
By WILLIAM DAVIS
Sports Editor
Two key players in Coach Monte
LittleTs ECU baseball lineup are third
baseman Bobby Supel and centerfielder
Charles Stevens.
Both are second year players for the
Pirates who have made an instant bang in
the PiratesT attack.
Stevens who hails from Princeton,
N.C., attended Louisburg Junior College
before entering East Carolina last school
year.
Une of his most notable accomplish-
ments was being named M.V.P. in the
N.C. Summer League in1975.
His speed and quickness is just one of
the many assets that has him labeled as
one of the best all-around players in the
state today.
Bobby Supel probably has been the
most pleasant surprise to the PiratesT
baseball fortunes in recent years.
The junior from Snow Hill, N.C., has
just come into his own and ~has become a
terror at the plate.
He was named to the N.C. Summer
All-Star team last summer, and indeed
heTs an all-star on anyoneTs team.
Bob is off to a good start this season
with three homeruns to his credit and
batting around the 300 mark.
He is also known as one of the best
defensive infielders around the league, just
an attribute to him for his hard work in
making himself a good ballplayer.
The Pirates are presently seven wins
and four losses for the season, and their
success clings heavily on the play of these
two oustanding players.
Announcements
Staff Meeting
There will be an Ebony Herald staff
meeting on Tuesday, April 5 at 7:00 p.m. in
Mendenhall Student Center.
Car wash
Omega Psi Phi will have a car wash on
Saturday, April 2 at University Exxon from
9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
