Elections \ person can’t expect to win a big by merely ffice making himself the bject of the public eye and ear. See ontroversial Currents” on page 2. XXXII Pirates Host To Arch-Rivals ACC Toni Wilmington, and ive Student Teacher, ne conference to be held in ean Fisher, \Ns ‘Richard omen Erwin, Miss and will represent East Carolina at the Wilmington March 21-28. j live Leonard Are Named Miss, Mr. Student Teacher By Wilmington and of Erwin have been Mr, Re; the year 1956-57. nates are Pat Ever- i Greenville Banks resentative | | | | English mi- ke taught! and twelfth} n Grainger e cited this} profitable East Carolina the most en- Miss Fisner the teaching arrangements very indefinite. jent here she has been istration and 3 1 eld the office of the Sophomore Fleming Hall and has llege marshal and, for years, as a member of ently she is officiating f the women’s judiciary. Alpha member, Miss n this year’s ‘‘Who’s Students in American 17 ruture, » enter ree niversities.” ir. Student Teacher Leonard both majoring cience, At present hing in tenth grade ses and in eleventh and ch try classes in . Commented Leo- one of the most fasein- is MARTHA WILSON ating quarters I have spent here at college. I enjoying practice teach- ing even more than I ever expected.” After ion as graauation ne will accept a a medica] technologist at Memorial Hospital, where veld a part the past year. Pi be has me Also he plans ucation at East umtil he receives a the field of science. honorary fraternities hold his membership: Phi Sigma Pi, Gam- ma Theta Upsilon, and Chi Beta Phi of which he is secretary. He has maintained a seat in the Student Government Association and has ad- vanced to the office of president of the Science Club. Narrowed Down A Miss and Mr. Representative Student Teacher are selected each year from North Carolina institutions with teacher-education departments This honor is bestowed upon two sen- iors who have completed their practice teaching during the fall or winter quarters and who show great promise of becoming outstanding teachers, E- valuative criteria to be met by the two include essential qualities of p mality, professional competen- cies and attitudes, scholastic standing, ultural background, and understand. of educational aims. Nominees from almost every job for his ge continue e Carolina Co M. A. degree Three field laboratory’ ie \ i of curriculum were considered by a) special selection committee of the college. Dr. chairman of see TEACHER on page 4 Hazel Taylor served as| the nine-member com-/ \ GREENVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1957. 7, 1957 Newspaper Talent’ ‘Show Will Be Held ‘Week From Today Rright Liehts Of °57’ Features Outstanding Acts, Beauty, Talent East Carolina’s finest talent will e featured when the East Carolinian |} presents “Bright Lights of 1957” on Thursday night, February 14 at eight o'clock in Austin Auditorium. of and actor Charlie Under the direction veteran layhouse director Briggs, the newspaper’s annua] talent show will feature coeds who parti- in the Miss North Carolina and cipated st various other beauty contests North Carolina. The Hea son “g in beauties, Pat Shearin, and Diana John- skit on the Corner.” will star in a Written | and directed by Briggs, he and Bubba Driver with anding will also be featured along te campus queens, Another the show Marvis Edwards, bright light in lovely majorette, who will give a performance entitled) “Blacksmith Blues.” To the ground of a Dixieland combo, back- Ruth Cuthbert, who will perform her daring “freeze” act and singer O, B. Gilley, a veteran of many campus talent shows, will also be featured. Miss Cuthbert’s act has been ac- claimed by student viewers as one of the most outstanding acts ever to t East Carolina, Rache] Cordova, Argentine ballad singer, will sing Latin American songs. Others include twirler Bobby EI- wanger, who is a member of East Carolina’; band, singer Carolyn Elam, and pantomimer Lou Lewis. The East Carolinian has sponsored a talent show annually for the past years, All proceeds go towards sending members of the newspaper staff to the annual Columbia Scho- ic Press \Association convention York City early next quar- the few Shakespearean Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” will be presented in April as a point project of the college and the city of Greenville.. The second in a series of annual Shakespearean productions, the com- edy is scheduled as an event of the Greenville Fine Arts Festival for 1957 and of the Golden Anniversary Celebration marking the establishment of East Carolina in 1907. Performances will take Thursday and Friday, Apri] 25-2 the Flanagan Sylvan Theater on the campus, Tryouts will be held Monday and Tuesday, March 4-5, at 7:30 p. m, in the Flanagan auditorium at the college. According to exnectations, the class will include representative of the college and of Greenville. Dr. Joseph \A. Withey, director of State Band Clinic Features Concerts neerts will be chief enter-] ors of bands in high schools of this) ders of these groups. features of the Eastern All-State Band Clinic y and Saturday of this February 8-9, Both programs pen to the public. nt musicians from thirty high n the eastern counties of the attend the clinic and will e 120-piece concert band, rganized on the campus. This le directed by Herbert Fred > University of North Carolina, ppear Saturday night at 8 p. m. Wright auditorium in a concert will climax activities of the Carter t Carolina Concert Band, 7. Herbert L. Carter of the will honor visitors with a program at 8 P. m. Friday pat in the McGinnis auditorium. dition to rehearsals of the d under the direction of Mr. Ident musicians will receive pis series of group meet- to performance on instruments Direct- The Eas state and members of the East Caro- lina music faculty will serve as lea- Band Director Carter Bonade, professor at the Julliard School of music, will be pre- sent at the clinic and will conduct discussions and demonstrations of the clarinet for both students and teach- ers. Mr. Bonade is recognized in mus- ic circles as one of the great clari- netists and teachers of the present day. Daniel Program The Clinic Concert Band will play Saturday’s program intermezzi from the Wolf-Ferrari “Jewels of the Madonna,” Franck’s “Psyche and Eros”; “Finnish Rhapsody,” by Fred, and other selections, including a group of marches. Among numbers to be performed by the East Carolina. Concert Band Friday will be Mozart's “Impressario Overture,” the “Railroad. Suite” by Mitchell; marches for band by Bach and Beethoven, and other ‘selections. James H. Parnell of the East Carolina faculty: will be horn soloist with the band in a performance of the rondo from Mozart’s “Concerto No, III in E. Fiat.” on \ Linda Whichard, Sue | if eS ee CAROLINA’S PIRATES—The tonight's contest, Nick Nichols, Don Harris; seem anxious to meet the Bulldogs in second row, back row, Joe Plaster. Game time tonight is eight o'clock. 1956-57 edition of the the Harold Ingram, Concerning Alcoholic B alcoholic has the problem campus found that there is no real issue in- volved but that the constitutional |: stating the punishment that such an offense merits need clarfica- tion. The problem propounded at an earlier SGA meeting by Eddie Deanis, Chairman of the Men’s Judic- iary. Ailter “credit t committee beverage concerning on Ws was obtaining the opinions of a resentation of the stu- and administra- able r body, Play Slated the college dramaties club, the East Carolina Playhouse, is n of the committees, J. HE ow acting as With working chairman production, various he Mrs. is with B. Moore of Green- ville, with the Festival. Will technical director of the production f “As You Like It.” Dr, Edgar Hirsh- berg is publicity chairman. Both are 1957 Greenville Fine Arts am Persick has been appointed members of the college faculty. The casting committee iacludes, ir addition to Mrs, Moore and Dr, Wi- Bob Forney of Greenville; Dr. George Cook and Claude Garren of East Carolina; and Barbara Harrell and William C. Dixon, Jr., student members of the East Carolina Play- house. An speare’s ey, outdoor production of Shake- “Macbeth” Jast spring, with a cast of students and faculty mem- bers at the college, marked the dedi- cation of the Flanagan Sylvan Thea- ter, a gift to East Carolina from the family of the late E. G. Flanagan of Greenville. This year’s production of “As You Like It” will be the second in a series of Shakespearean plays to be presented there. Seminar Scheduled A seminar for North Caro- lina college students for obsery- ing government will be held in Raleigh from February 28 to March 2. The seminar is spon- sored by the American Friends Service Committee. Students will have the opportunity of an on- the-spot study of government in action, _ The seminar will also include serious discussion concerning the key issues confronting the legis- lature. ‘ For information write: James Shotts, Ameriedii Friends Ser- vice Committee, P, ©. Box 1307, High Point, N. C. An initial investigation by an SGA, == Fast €arolinian Preddy To honor disappeared? | Yee “Pistols : Number 16 ECC pove Pirates though rated They Charlie 12-point underdogs in first row: Tim Smothers, Adams, and Guy Mendenhall; (Nora Willis phote) picture, are, James, everages By the sias committee told the real peo; le contacted not a issue most the He said that understood the he } most iary since vague on this point No Issue stated that expressing Kat. fas students his j no rea] 13: | bevera and since ges chairman Mike) newspaper committee had found that there was involved, thought bylaws should be cla 0 position of the judi ylaws were an investigating committee felt that} 1e was involved since there e law concerning alcoholic} the No Real Issue; Bylaws Need Clarifying OLIVER WILLIAMS ulty that were contacted felt the same y as the students. the committee that pen the campus, the in the dorms will be deal | accordingly by the administra- | » judiciary. | “The minimum punishment of for- | feiting a dorm room should surely of the| be taken into gonsideration,” Tucker to| told the investigators. Mr. Baker, housing director, that for the benefit of any s involved, the bylaws should } mended and clarified, and that that his; Commenting issue, Dean that) Tucker told the that) altie. concerning ied | f the on but possession of such people} per beverages on on on, aad definitely! tion » most opinion said ent be a- administra- pun- | tion had issued a bulletin explaining} ishment should be levied equally. | it. Administrators Comment | Firearms | According to the committee, Chief The committee chairman stated that! Harrell felt the same way about the most of the Caliah treo and fac- see Peace on page 4 ght Bulldogs Rated 12-Points Over Porter’s Five By BILLY Sports ARNOLD Editor hand is havi sons to dé ss Favored 90-64 along w ith records a been havi that records mean n as hot and intense one Barly in the season, satisfied the with He experimented and st and ultimately working outfit. Then, the al camp , Nick Nichols, jun having trouble with entirgly it was came up wit? further trouble Injuries or forward began an old see GAME on page 3 hairman, and others connected For Annual Azalea Festival Betty Jo Butts Chosen As Representative “y speechless, BETTY JO BUTTS . Festival. By KATHRYN JOHNSON was 30 overjoyed I was just| anything when I was chosen,” ex- That’s why I didn’t say| claimed pretty senior Betty Jo Butts . will represent East Carolina at the annual Azalea when the SGA picked her t East Carolina College at tt Aza 28. H y from Angier aired lass with the egan nan ) represent e annual a Festival in Wilmington March golden blue eyes in her fresh- she was elected en Hall during sumr year was elected this year she is the SGA the senior class She is a member of the Tau Sigma education fraternity. This sponsored the Tau Sigma fraternity at Homecoming and year she was the sponsor for Jarvis Hall at the Phi Sigma Pi Sweetheart Ball. Acti for the festival include a street dance Thursday night and a luncheon and a series of teas Fri- day. Friday night representatives from eight colleges will be presented at a dance at the Country Club at which Dr. Messick will be present. Saturday a‘ternoon the represent- ative, will ride on a float with the Azalea Queen. The evening dresses to be worn at the parade and also at the coronation Saturday night are to be given to the girls by the Wilming- ton Chamber of Commerce. “Pat Everton, last year’s repre- sentative, has really given me a lot of helpful hints and advi mented Balkan: JS Aectiee an PN ETS quartér Pm going to Richmond, Va., to shop for clothes. I wish to thank the SGA for choosing me to represent East Carolina and I will do every- thing possible to represent my col- lege well.” gaining hono y of C Last l and representative she honorary fail she last ies PAGE TWO SS Lukewarm Religion By RALPH LAMM (The following editorial, which appeared in last week’s edition, has been discussed at several meetings during this week’s Religious Emphasis Week activities. We are running it again for those of you who heard it being discussed but failed to read it. Guest writer Ralph Lamm, a senior from Wilson, is presi- dent of both the Inter-Religious Council and the Baptist Student Union.—Edior.) What I have to say here may have been said a long time ago, but I believe it to be especially appropriate as we approach this year’s Religious Emphasis Week on campus. Is religion really important in a person’s life? Most people seem to agree that religion is important in a person’s life. And when I say religion I am not referring to Christianity. These words are often misused interchange- ably. Rather, I am referring to the thing to which a person is bound, the thing to which he has given his allegiance, be it faith or reason, self or mankind. The thing that seems to bother most peo- ple on our campus, and I believe our campus to be no different from most of the world in this respect, is the question of “Just how re- ligious can I be?” How far am I to go in com- mitting myself? Divided allegiance soon ends in frustration. No one has ever succeeded in half-committment or divided allegiance. Tol- erance of ideologies other than our own is necessary. Compromise may be dangerous. Many of us are trying to lead double lives. We are lukewarm in our religion. We always seek the middle of the road or the path where there i» least resistance. I wish that this campus were either hot or cold. I wish that students were either fully committed or not commited at all. In other words if you’re Christian leave no doubt in the minds of others that you’re a Christian. If you're a skeptic leave no doubt in the minds of others that you’re a skeptic. Be consistent in what you stand for. No person can be labeled a “fanatic” be- cause he has dedicated himself to a certain way of life and because, having dedicated him- self, he is consistent in what he stands for. No criticism of a Christian could cut deeper than that of half-committment or luke- warmness. If your religion is not worthy of your complete allegiance, then why bother with it at all? There must be something at the center of every life. There must be some aim and purpose in life. No matter what we believe this aim and purpose to be, surely they must be the same in the classroom ag in the home and in the soda shop and dormitory bull ses- sions as in a quiet talk with a friend. Religion is for the whole of life. We can- ay, “I wll be religious in my spiritual and then cast our religion aside in our al and moral lives. It must penetrate every area of life, becoming a part of the whole person instead of the whole for a part of the person. Are we afraid to commit ourselves to something? Is it easier to be called “luke- warm” or “middle-of-the-road” than a “re- ligious fanatic?” Is it easier to serve two masters than one? President Speaks Religious Emphasis Week provides a time college family to take inventory of its status, to concentrate on deepening ritual insight and Christian endeavor, yr charting a course that will lead to uffiliation with the eternal verities which rize the activity of each individual in s relationship with his Master and with his fellow man. Our constitution is based upon the funda- mentals of Christianity; that has made it pos- sible for the people of the United States to progress in a marvelous way and to enjoy the freedom inherent in our democratic way of iving. We must appreciate and actively pro- mote this heritage or lose our right to worship according to the dictates of our conscience, as have most of the totalitarian nations through- out the world. It is a great privilege to have with us this week a group of outstanding Christian leaders who are sacrificing their time that we may be benefitted, Let’s make the most of this oppor- tunity President John D. Messick East Carolinian Published by the Studenta of East Carolina: College, Greenville, North Carolina Name changed from TECO ECHO November 7, 1952 eae ee ae Member rs College Division, Columbia Scholastic Press lace Rating, CSPA Convention, March 1956 li tchel cictshidat cei en RS Se Entcred as second-class matter December 8, 1925 at the U.S. Post Office, Greenville, N. C., under the act of March 3, 1879. Mary Ellen Williams Busimess Manager _ JAN F. RABY, Jimmy Ferrell Editor Assistant Editors Feature Editor Sports Editor g NEWS STAFF ~__ BILLY ARNOLD Martha Wilson, Bryan Harrison, Claudia Todd, Rosemary Eagles, Kathryn Johnson, . Dee Hux, Lois Ann Webb, Betty Gaylord, Lou Ann Rouse, Beverly Proctor, Marjorie Davis. BUSINESS STAFF - Whitfield, Carolyn Smita Staff Arti, Cireulation Manager: Exchange Editor Editorial Advisor Financial Advisor - Technical Advisor — Printed by Renfrew Printing C Jimmy Ferrell Favorite Storiés Concerning AC’s Bulldog Group MY FRIENDS in the Wilson area are continuously reminding me . of the fact that East Carolina’s Pirates have had rough sailing this year and should be flying their flag at half mast. I’m quick to point out, however, that no news has drifted down our way concerning the Bulldog’s winning 4 blue ribbon in any canine show. = ATLANTIC CHRISTIAN comes to Memoria] Gym tonight amidst a time of crisis for both the Bulldogs and Porter’s Pirates. Contrary to the past few years, both of the teams are clinging to the North State Confer- ence’s midriff while some of the west- erners enjoy top positions on .the totem pole. At any rate, however, should Coach Porter’s crew stow away a victory tonight, it would be an indication of a successful season so far as East Carolina's student bedy is concerned. (1S THE time of the year that I turn sports writer and devote space to some of my favorite stories about Atlantic ‘Christian’s basketball eg- gregation. A publicity man from the Wilson school, a rather nice fellow who often visited the sports editor of The Wil- son Daily Times during the summer, wa, always telling me some tall tales shout the AC team that was sure to hurn up the North State Conference during thix basketball season. He made it a point to give me & weekly account of the activities of a long, tall fellow from down around the coast who was born tossing bas- ketball, through a hoop. This fella, he explained, would make Porter's boys look like a pack of midgets. “You haven't got a chance down there,” he'd say. EVEN I felt sorry for him when he brought the sad news to the Times sports department a few weeks later. “We lost him,” he told the sports editor quietly. The Times sports editor, an ECC vraduate and a former sports editor o the East Carolinian, lost his bal- ance momentarily and practically fell from his chair. He’s a devoted ACC fan now and his wife is an instructor there, AC’s publicity man was extremely irritated over the whole mess. ‘‘He just couldn’t make it. Flunked every- thing he was taking this term, We sent him home yesterday.” The sports editor regained his com- posure. “Why didn’t you enroll him in some of my wife’s classes?” There’s one long, tall one Porter’s boys won’t have to worry about. THE FOLLOWING DEPRESSING tale which I am going to reveal was related to me by an ACC student, and the irate narrator still looks upon the incident with a peevish attitude, notwithstanding the fact that it all took place approximately two years ago. " This AC team which you will be seeing tonight is known around sports circles as “Bulldogs,” and their mas- cot is, logically enough, a real, live bulldog—the leading character in this tale. NOW THIS is only my personal opinion, but it seems that Spaniela, Poodles, Dachshunds, or even Chi- huahuas would have been a much more fitting and appropriate name than “Bulldogs.” They appear to be such fierce, grue- some animals, But, nevertheless, they are called “Bulldogs” and it can’t be undone at this late atage in the game.’ The Bulldog’s popularity is without a doubt comparable to that of either Jack Underwood or Billy Widgeort. And when the energetic AC students laid their plans for the trip down here a couple of years ago—at a time when the Pirates and Bulldogs were hovering around the top of the totem pole—they included the lovable mas- cot on the list of those who weuld join in the festivities. THE POOR ANIMAL was, there- fore, transported the appriximate 40 miles and arrived at Memoria] Gym in fine fashion. Admirers of the popular mascot then proceeded to escort him into the gym, but upon reaching the entrance were halted by our athletic officials. - They explained to the astounded students that animals aren’t permit- ted as spectators in Memorial Gym. So the poor bulldog, who undoubtedly took the :newa-wery calmly, (I'm-fa._. £100: miliar with neither its name nor sex), was quietly removed from the build- ing before their head cheerleader could say “Jack McComas.” Bryan Harrison Pistols At Ten Paces “Pistols at ten paces” was the code of honor in this country during the early part of its history, It was a time when gentlemen proved their courage by facing each other across the field of honor. However, when Robert E. Lee, him- self the epitome of honor and chi- valry, ssowed men that useless blood- shed was not necessary for gentlemen to prove their valour, the code duello passed from the scene. Maybe it was at this time when honor lost. Perhaps when the code disappeared, honor disappeared with it. was I, for one do not think , but obviously some of our professors fee] that the element is lacking among East Carolina students. I thought for awhile that the col- lege was going to introduce the honor sytem, but at the rate they are going (Indeed, if they are going at all) it will be a long time after I have graduated before they have introduced nonor to East Carolina students. SO. Introduce honor to students? Yes, you most students are not familiar it, having been trained in an atmosphere of suspicion and mistrust throughout their high schoo] years and most of their col- lege years. see with Some teachers have a nice system They simply give the test and leave the classroom and never worry about their pupils cheating. Several even allow their students to leave the room themselves while taking a test. Others, however, demand that stu- dents change seats until they are at a comfortable distance from their ueignbors and supervise the taking of the test with hawk-like eyes. To me, the first system is sensible. Why should a teacher bother if his students It certainly doesn’t lower his salary nor, in my way of thinking, lower prestige as & teacher. cheat? his 1 cannot help but-feel that it is a gross insult to the innate dignity of my honor when a professor asks me to move my seat when taking @ test. ) won’t cheat. And if anyone wants to take the risk of looking on my paper, he may, for I am not in com- petition with him or anyone here. I am here to learn and that’s all, And 4 feel that if my professors were more concerned with my _ learning and less with my cheating then I feel that I would learn more and my classmates would cheat less. I realize that some students will cheat. The cause of it is probably to be found in human nature, However, it is apparent that if less emphasis were put on grades there would be le cheating. And those elaborate ting arrangements actually set @ challenge for the potential cheater and defy him to look on someone else’s paper and get away with it. Also, when a student feels that a quiz is unfair, he may lose his com- punction for cheating. Although 1 know that teachers can hardly help but slip and give one that might be termed “unfair.” However, avoiding true-false, multiple choice tests, the curve, and the like might decrease the cheating potentiality. Nevertheless, teachers will worry and students will cheat, but here ia what I’m getting at. What difference does it make if they do? Ag | said before, I am not com- peting with anyone and it’s no skin off my teetn if anyone else wants to cheat. And what difference should it make to the professora if students want to cheat. When they graduate from college, no one will be on hand to see if they are going to cheat. I think teachers should be teachers and nat guardians of honor, I think that a school’s fa- culty should be a faculty and not some kind of police force to watch out for dishonest people. Give me the days of Robert E. Lee when a man was trusted and was considered honest unti] he was proved otherwise. Frankly, it is almost as hard to prove your honor in the class- room as it was on the dueling field. I'll bet if Andy Jackson or Alex- ander Keith McClung or Jim Bowie were attending college today, they would have to meet some member of the faculty every morning at sun- rise. Back to the 20th century, I don’t imagine it be expedient to challenge your instructors to a duel every time they asked you to move your At the same time, any student with a sense of honor would be justified in feeling indignant. 1t would do me good if someday one of my professors walked in and said to his class. “If you want to cheat, that’s your business. If you want to learn, that’s my business.” would seat. LS Martha Wilson The Campus Polly First to meet us as we came in was Polly. He was garished in bright green and yellow, and really most sophisticated. With his deep black beads he glared at us through the spokes of his coop. When we poked at him through the bars and tried to encourage him to talk, he wrapped his claws a little tighter around his perch and stuck his curved, hooked beak a little high- er in the air. He was quite the dis- tinguished bird, befitting the position of mascot of a university frat house. However, the boys told us he simply delighted in opening his mouth at the wrong times. When the place is rollicking with some party or enter- tainment, Polly will abruptly and loudly squawk, “Go to h——” or “Up your Jeg”, much to the amusement of the order and embarrassment of their dates, * The first-floor layout is similar to a hotel lobby. There’s a wide entrance holl; a large living room with sofas aid a fireplace at one end; a social room with sofas, cardtables, tele- vision aad Bohemian atmosphere; an impressive hardwood dining room complete with barroom piano; a kit- chen where the two cooks prepare the fraternity’s meals; and a cluttered telephone booth. e Up on the second and third floors are the living quarters for the 45 brothers, They yelled “girl on the hall” and up we went to tour. On both my. there's a large sleeping porch with bunk beds and a set of rules— no lights, no talking, no girls, In their own rooms the boys keep their clothes, art collections, library, and other belongings; study; and even date, Sofas, chairs, desks, and such furnish the cubbyholes, Now there's a neat set-up. First impressions usually being lasting impressions, Polly has stuck in my memory more vividly than other details of the visit. Have you seen the fine collection of Polly’s this campus boasts? They’re typical. With their curved, hooked beaks and claws they catch and maul every available juicy tid- bit. But they glare at you for daring Letters To Editor To the editor, I am not writing to criticize any- one’s column or anything that has been said in your paper but the idea to write came to me as I was reading Martha Wilson’s column and her re- ference to “those pedal-pushing pro- fessors.” Realizing the connotation those words have for some students I want to pass on to you a belief of Dr. Paul Dudley White, heart con- sultant to President Eisenhower, In a message to a New York Heart As- sociation audience he said that he would like to put everybody on bicy- cles, not once in a while, but regular- ly as a routine as a good way to pre- vent some forms of heart disease, A cyclist himself, Dr. White recome— mends the old-fashioned “bike”: as an answer to the exercise, prablenr., for grownups. The trend in: Amwprica. .what “odd” ® is for the teenagers to give up their Licycles and dash for the family to think they might be greedy or might want to strut their feathers in the limelight. However, when just the opportune time occasions, we hear them flapping their wings and squawking to some group gathered around: “Did you hear why Joe College and his girl broke up? Have you heard the latest about Professor Quizdale?” Everytiing they've heard they re- peat by rote. They are parrots of other men’s words, They are a menace to every brotherhood, They are the gossipmongers. car as soon as possible, Scientists in New York have recently revealed the results of a physical fitness test in which 59.7 American youngsters failed and 8.7 children in Europe (where the bicycle is the chief form of trans- portation) failed. These are by no means the only reports on the belief that America is becomming a nation of “softies.” We argue, preach, and teach moral and cultura] development on our campus but who makes us ashamed of our soft, flabby selves when we neglect the “temple of our souls and minds?” T have all expectations that in the process of evolution the day we sit back in our chairs and push e. button for every service in life will be the day man wil! be bora sans legs, sans 4 and most @kply, sans brain. "hile point I to make is that ‘fim rather tii atudenta peferring to a Sincerely, Myrl Maness , few an some: f ' Pot Pourri_ Advice From A Great American Philosopher By JAN RABY “Whoso would be a nonecnformist.”-—Ralph >elf-Reliance.” man Waldo THURSD AY, FEBRUARY At the risk of being accused « things out-cf ccntext this writ you to partake a little of a yreat . riter and philosopher. If you ple, y u can further delve int via the library. Whether you a; agree is not important. You are like t. have an open mind and to think ub out the philcsophy imparted for those who cannot help but warp things to their own purpose umn is nt for you. Also for tend to “get carried away, zn ther men, Aristotle, who said tin in all things is best.” As the essa course, don’t have much time t are some “rules of living’ from Reliance) You should with society. not conform H the s rather long an alt You should not be consistent you should not do what other all the time. You should be an indi j You should not engage in “false ; Y-u should not ask God or any¢ colve your problems. yne You should not use travel as ¢ You can nct run aw Now these “rules” are, no d¢ say on this canpus and I] shoul apologize—but rather, “T have to fight!” Quoting further, do is all that concerns me, not people think. It is the harde from anythi IU “What will always find those who think t . what is your duty better than It is easy in the world to w_rid’s opinion; it is easy in after cur own; but the great mr in the midst of the crowd, kee} fect sweetness the independence The following is the epilog mont and Fletcher’s Honest Mar quoted by Emersen. “Man is his own star; and the Render an honest and a perfect n Commands al) light, all infl Nothing to him falls early or Our acts our angels are, « 0d Our fatal shadows that walk by live ien¢ Controversial Currents Political Fever . . . It’s Party Movements Now By OLIVER WILLIAM: The early spring wea turned the East Carvlinian f playground. Located on the sunr the building, the cffices have with bright sunshine for the sues. The columns are late; t are too short, and everyone f around and discussing the editor. One columnist jokingly uld almost welcome le lett ette w a I ther ha “It would give me something to writ he grumbled. Besides laziness, indolence ference, the spring weather |}! another fever to the campus— er. Even though the spring el more than a month away, the ca sions eventually turn to the q o will run for the SGA preside: will be editor of the newspaper will be president of my fraternity le : Even columnists venture out 1 it occasionally and make a few pré But first you have to get the find cut who is backing who. The spring elections should | teresting this year. If one observes t! tion very carefully, he will ; ideas about a party movement new for East Carolina. I guess the campus isn’t a anymore. A person can't expec rok proba t t t big office by merely making hin object of the public eye and ear has to appease the social frats, the service organizations, and at time remain appealing to the coed If a person can accomplish the feats, he needs only to start a rolling, and Rat if he does accomplis! feats, he has a political machine him. Why doesn’t someone start certainly revive interest in the elec would probably be rewarding to a ca! who tried it. DON’T YOU AGREE interest in the campus elections is ne t movement for the spring elections? It hat This columnist predicted that democra:) would meet a waterloo on this campu the next election unless something was to get students voting. (That, of course during the election when only three hundreé voted.) NOW THEY’RE SAYING _ there has only been. one SGA pre from Greenville in the last fifty years AND SPEAKING OF CONGROVER- ) SIAL CURREN®S.. ... did you hear about i the evangelist who listed’°729 sins and w4 ‘swamped” with letters and cards—mostl! from people who were afraid that they had been missing something. ne was HURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 3967 Oe _ East ae tad eds eS Expected To Shine Against ACC ee = EGC Tracksters CROW’ S NEST | Beginning Drills by Billy Arnold ‘For Early Meets Q. Miller’s East Care- t ae nod field team has been practicing this week in full force, getting ready for a rugged 1957 sche- dule. A team roster has not been released as yet, but the tentative schedule has been announced as below: &| Feb, 9—Duke University and North Cosch Jack Boone’s gridders have| *°Ur i -of-| Carolina State Indoor Informal, at tried in vain for many seasons to —— . 4 : ined) Raleigh (optional). canes canes wah cane umine hice —— = es t wee = honor Feb. 16—University of North Caro- pereop caine the Saati cnd onl gia ae — . a foes 5 ines ae * C. = Informal year were they able to obtain a game! champs th ee eee = ee Saat jc ‘ with Richmond University. The bas- Sea ay to % i 2s os ee Arete Umon tn aetiallers can’t get within a city : eee SSS dom sinyitational, 3 saga: a Nhe 1s block of any of the state’s Big Time ‘eams. Most of the Big Four club ieads wouldn't dream of putting voix teams in a position of possible renee Sua mere Wades Sidnes. Vi panera : ae = past ral n have shown] April 17-Newpert sews Apprentice —- — pe oes tan esas ce | nae ovement st some! School and William & Mary Divi aged to net games with Wake Forest a bs ted Roya eS nnis powers) sion Triangular, at Norfolk, Va. COACH HOWARD PORTER—The Fox, ECC cage coach, will bring his cc wn pe ae, a ave worked w F t the! Apri] 30—North Carolina State Bucs against ACC tonight as 12-point underdogs. His club has a 5-6 North . g- r oc ‘ F (night), at Raleigh. State mark at present and a 10-8 overall record. It seems that East Carolina’s mi- Martinez has co nor varsity sports, track, golf, tennis{ erful and co and swimming, are making more workers who have catway iin the difficult’ Gick of ac] ee t ing competition (and also of Sain beds Zz Track discosing of it) than either of the] The Pirate tracksters three major sports. and another group of t that should : tional). continue the’ oward national] March 23—University of Richmond recognition for ECC. lat Richmond. Tennis arch 29--Hampden-Sidney College s probably the biggest step toward eve a ‘ : : : : or th State Conference - getting into the national sootlight] :jureis dur wees Ry Conference rere ee ener en ener ences cen cena anan.anan anes an oan. i at has been accomplished by any of oe oe ra ks aS git SE the big three sports teams here. ECC Gol = a . ur Athletic Union LARRY’S SHOE STORE Sei Golers, 1 y | Tavitational (night), at —— with ‘our ve lo ere i :; Footwear For Al ccas ; But it is in the realm of the minor] heen ¢ isa F i oe Campus Footwear For All Occasions sports that ECC has made the biggest mete Sh emia i om J Wi At Five Points and fastest step toward progress, to- and a pe state ayvees in ’ ward meeting and beating Nation- ally-ranked teams of worth. The Pi- Spank = ae side? Milter inst \RRIS—senior forward from Laurinburg, Harris will command one | ‘*'¢ Swimmers, under Coach Ray- , but there’s alway) ane i 73 ee Mendse a rht to ng positions at forward tonight, when the Pirates tackle At-| 0nd Martinez, have gone so far as ‘ ress mac a iy gov es een ristian in Memorial Gymnasium. to schedule games with powerhouses ae E B aise gy e maha peetk oe Bs like Georgia, Clemson, Wake Forest,] at ECC hz mexitk Grenvend : mat Smothers: 6-5, 210 pound eisicnann nets . Nationally Advertised Nort) Carolina, North Carolina State,| toward a w si S i ies are 2 d. R TC } Duke, VPI, VMI, South Carolina and ee aa i tov a Sieh: are eh —. ae of ee PROVEN Ps rt c a rve ins ixie assic The Citadel. And many of these ma- link with ¢h g eibival 2 = peor asia area Y 2 z ngal nis 0’ "Brien and Wallace Lewis added jor clubs have been forced to bow loW] ranked schoo! aq Top is ine nas go MI Be e | * ~ - each. > sco yr ED as to the EC tankers, Some, like Clem-| them tribute James Holland with 17 y { Beloved by Brides son, have refused to meet the Bucs e 3 . indus { gs for Over 100 Yeors pe . again on schedule after receiving & - | 3 aoe x s : 5 tory] m idewater ~ : P | . piagicee ey S sages Ao 2) Kappa) pound licking at the hands of the 2 GUARANTEED by the Actcerved to claim| $ Nu, and the Circle K. sone! Foe Ti ROMO CHD unknown Greenville school J ..* nate Vice Par’ j : : At any time. you can apply the tull between} were McArthur, Nixon, Black and Dot- C HEBER F . 7 spa current retail valve (less tax) toward z | z é Tox \ ARTCARVED diamond F hr son. For the Tidewater Terrors, Turn- GAME © wr at Neseands of ARTCARVED jewelert n at 8:00 in) er, Skeeter and Blair were hi aget mone” eo rday and eaded|} scorers. be Continued from page 1 x x aa i ms Se shoulder injury. During the first LA DI KS R KA DY -1 O-W E A R | NASSAU $1278 pss POs aneeried cole several games immediately after SET GARRIS GROCERY STORE Christmas, Nichols encountered a CLOTHES { Engagement ring $85.00 John Lautares dislocated shoulder injury often. He | Bride's virciet $42.50 : was forced to miss two recent games | “Trede Marks Reg. 109 Fast 5th St. Dial 3662 rn . due to that injury. *) } : y I me Meats and Groceries Nichols returned to the lineup for the Western Carolina game last week and popped in 15 points to take ECC ’ = scoring honors. But Joe Plaster, 6-11 e Dera $ Tewer. Gril center missed that game due to a 1ve @] ern painful knee injury suffered earlier WELCOME in that afternoon. He fel] down the e@ was one Smith’s Jayvee cagers t m’s Speed in the tour- le ROTC ney were ROTC, Country Gentle- East Fifth and Cotanche lee HAMBURGERS HET DOGS mo = Flanagan building and cut si imself. Porter kept him out of the ‘OLD DRINKS SANDWICHES ee game and his absence was probably FRENCH FRIES a big factor in the outcome of the ee a Piet the Pack that Suits You Best! Dancing Pavillion For Your Pleasure Speaking of the coming game, Near TV Station and Fire Tower : Coach Porter stated early this week 3 that “We'll have to be at full strength nf to beat Atlantic Curistian this time. N A pe We'll need both Plaster and Nichol- in there with the rest of our starters.” J iM = 1@),¢ “ I, \l PACK At present, Plaster's fate was un- icosrs NO MORE nNOS LGULAFE certain. The nature of his accident P e r k 1 n Ss E P r 0 Cc t (1) r is not fully known, however, at the first of the week the big sophomore ter Was ith b] n or “The House of Name Brands” oS ACC’s Big Guns aoe se . Perhaps the biggest gins in the 201 EF. Fifth Street Greenville, N. C. ‘ACC scoring attack are forward Billy Widgeon and guard Jack Underwood. F Widgeon averaged 15.8 last year and Ss . yee maRAcKe TP is doing better this season. Under- wood, a 5-10 transfer guard from Belmont Abbey, is a proli ic scorer. He threw in 43 against Elon last week, Commenting .on the ACC style of slay, Porter also said this week, “They use the N. C. State style of play, re- THOUGHT lying heavily on good rebounding work. Marley handles most of the If a centaur married work on the boards and Widgeon and a mermaid fair, Underwood are the boys to stop on What kind of children the floor.” would she bear? The probable starting lineup, as Would they have hide stated by Porter, will be Don Harris or would they have scales? and Nick Nichols at forwards and Guy Would they have hooves Mendenhall at one of the guards. The or long fishy tails? rest of the positions are “uncertain. 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And only Lam woreda tara Sr..oke modem I*M and always get 7.207005 - full exciting. flavor AMERICA'S sco THe UNE Waitte munacee TP ( FASTEST-GROWING CIGARETTE ©1957 Ligaxrr a Mrzas-Toaacco Co, RAGE FOUR Final Plans Made For Observance Of Anniversary The Golden Anniversary Programs for the present school year include varied events extending from Wed- ne: y of this week, when the noted Dr. F. Mather of Harvard will spe: on “Where Science and Re cises, May of Kirtley gion Meet,” to commencement 19, with Governor North Caroling mark the of- Gelden An d 8 will n of the he college. Congressmen A s of Okla- Monroney Relations Insti- Metcalfe, World-Wide moderator ent of Pea- . Tenn., will a morning h will be at- throughout ts of the again that nquet spon- of Greenville. M. Garrett Hall, on the campus, 1 for guests attending niversary celebration] ™* among chief events of] ap TEACHERS Continued from page 1 osed of seven professors Dean Jenkins, two stu- pointed SGA President Dock Smith, and ex officio member Miss After receiving news of the decision the selection eommittee, Miss Needless to say I was urprised but very ppy told 1 had been chosen. I'm certainly loo forward to at- tending the ion next month 14; the College and I shall try to represent my col- } id severa] recitals! lege And Mr. Leonard ex- students of music. j claimed, “it came as a great shock- Roger Wagner Chorale Emma Hooper of ner st i, extreme] include ap-) Concert} i of the ie All-State the East Caro- upon g conve; well.” Playhouse performers Charlie Briggs, left, lovely Mar ing it up when the East Carolinian’s “Bright Lights of ° of ceremonies and Edwards and Driver are one of the many actg and stunts that will be included in the program. Een oe is presented ne: I fee! t it is one of the greatest honors that I could receive.” Spring Convention the Department of Future Teachers of the North Carolina Education Asso-}, East Carolina’s SGA always cooperates with the Robert H. Wright cha;ter of the FTA in appropriating | expense money to send Miss and Mr.| Student Teacher to the NCEA spring! conference. Along with This project is spoasored by ciation from| Miss | attend held| Here} the i] representatives colleges the state, d Mr. Leonard will convention be in Wilmington. presented before ot to 21-23 will March they be erfi ances of Shakes