‘The deadline for filing for Student Government offices is Monday, March 14, 1960. Elections chairman, Annette \iacDonald, asks that those interested in running for an SGA office submit application letters and photographs before that date. Folume XXXV | College Choir To Present S Carolina Col Kast Carolinian East lege GREENVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1960 rik ECC COLLEGE e recent Spring Choir Tour yngressman Bonner from North Carolina and oliege will give ge, came to hear the choir perform in W ashingion. their Spring Concert this Friday which took the choir to New Dr. and CHOIR sings in the new Senate Office Building in Washington, D. C. This was York, New Mrs. J. The choir, under the direction of Dr. Carl night at 8:00 p. m. in Wright Auditorium. Jersey, Washington, D. C., and D. Messick, past president of East Heans Issue Class 1 Dean Mallory statement, sae regula- > class absences this deans, ab-| be excused ons only: the stu- nary, the ab- 2d by the In- If the student and does not go a note from the y ian must be pre- the Dean of Men’s of- s a man student, or to f Women’s office if it n student, in order to absences excused. g the college in an s reeognized by the when such repre- rted to the Dean or the Dean of the sponsor- aff member. family—This will yarents, grandpar- sisters, uncles, ints. A note from some of the family must be to the proper Dean’s der to get these ab- sed. s excu White and Dean Mallory also t requests for excused ab- be made not later than week after the student returns. statement concluded, “The of excused cuts has been refore the administration the regulations, regard- ed cuts must be observed. for such reasons as sickness in ly, bad weather, working, mobile trouble are not eli- Absence Rules gible to be excused. These can taken care of the allowed cuts, five on a five hour course, three on a three hour course, and one If a student takes more than the number of cuts allowed, he cannot expect anything ther than a deduction of quality points.” Board To Visit For Conference President Leo W. Jenkins has dis- closed that members of the State Board of Higher Education, Presi- aents of all state-supported colleges and members of the boards of trus- tees of all state-supported colleges accepted invitations to take part in a work conference to be held at East Carolina May 6-7. According to Dr. Jenkins, the pur- pose of the conference is to ex- change mutual ideas and thoughts regarding education in North Caro- lina.” Jenkins stated that included in the work conference program for the visitors will be a demonstration of E Carolina’s closed circuit tele- vision system. Speaking in relation to the poten- tial of the conference, Dr. Jenkins stated, “It is to the advantage of higher education in North Carolina for officials of all state-supported institutions to meet periodically in order to seek solutions to problems that are common to all. Admission, scholarship, tuition rates, budgeting, and many other problems can be more easily solved through discussion than through correspondence.” be by which are on a one hour course. have I CAROLINIAN NEWS AWARD . Carolinian News son is shown presenting the East Outgoing editor, Kathryn John- Award trophy to Roy Martin as incoming editor Tom Jackson looks on. The presentation took place at the annual East Carolinian Awards Banquet. State To Give Examination For Graduating Teachers This year the state of North Caro- lina is embarking on a research test- ing program of teacher preparation within the state’s institutions of higher learning. As a result of this program, students at East Carolina will take the National Teacher Ex- aminations. In accordance with Resolution 73, ratified by the state General Assem- bly on June 20, 1959, the North Carolina State Board of Education plans to give the National Teacher Examinations at State expense to all college seniors or college gradu- ates who apply for the first time for North Carolina teaching certificate during the period beginning June 20, 1959 and ending February 19, 1961. This examination will affect all students graduating between May of 1960 and Fall Quarter of 1961. | Examination dates have been set for April 9 and October 8, 1960, and will Veterans Expect Extension Bill UPS—A Dill (S. 1188) calling for the extension of educational benefits to veterans who serve in the Armed Forces between January 31, 1955, end July 1, 1968, is expected to be brought to the floor of the House of Representatives within the next week. The bill, referred to as the Veter- ans Readjustment Act of 1959, was introduced by Senator Ralph Yar- borough of Texas during the first session of the 86th Congress. It pass- ed the Senate by a vote of 57 to 31 last July, and is now in the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. Students Leave Tor Convention East Carolina delegates left today for Raleigh where they will attend the North Carolina Student Legisla- ture Meeting at the Capital Building. Attending the annual event are William Crisp, Charlie Dyson, Eve- lyn Crutchfield, Patricia Stuart, Jane Chandler, Sadie Barber, Gloria Hoff- ler, Charlie Munn, Jimmy Owen, PRarney West, Dallas Wells, Nancy Coggins, Mary John Best and Mary Elizabeth Gardner. Several speakers are scheduled for the student delegates from colleges all over the state. Some of these are Mr. J. R. McKinsey, director of the Methodist Board of Education; Mr Harry Golden, author of Only In America; and the Reverend Harmond Smith of the Duke Divinity School. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss legislature problems and how to better the student legislature. Closing the three day discussion will be the election of officers for the Interum Council and the State Stu- dent Legislature. pring Concert | teaching profession. Under the direction of Dr. Carl Hjortsvang of the music faculty, the College Choir will present their an- nual spring concert in Wright Auditorium at 8 p.m, tomorrow night. Included in the program will be e variety of selections—from Pales- trina to more contemporary compos- ers such as Dickenson and Tom Scott. “Holy Radiant Light,” “Soft are the Dews of God,” and “Who'll Be a Witness For My Lord,” are included in the night’s program. Jerry Powell and George Seymour will solo in the spiritual “Go Down Death,” and Barbara Lounsbury will be featured on the bongo drums. Patsy Roberts has the solo part in Lieurance’s “Zuni Rain Prayer.” Student director of the choir Shel- by Sheffield will direct the choir’s presentation of “Bless the Lord Oh My Soul.” The College Choir recently return- ed from their annual spring concert tour which took them to Virginia, New York, New Jersey, and Wash- ington, D. C. They sang in the Brick resbyterian Church in New York} City, where Dr. Hjortsvang had serv- ed as tenor soloist for several years. In Washington, D. C. the choir was cne of the first choirs to sing in the vew Senate Office Building. Congress- man Bonner, of North Carolina, an} ing courses. However plans are still past president of EC, Dr. J. D. Mes--| sick came to hear the choir sing. Sunday the choir appeared on “Let’s Go To College,” a WNCT tele- vision production. be given on campus in Austin Audi- torium. Registration forms must be filled cut in order to take this examination, and these forms are available through the students’ advisors or department- al offices. These forms must be turn- ed into the office of Dr. Frank A. Scott by March 18 at 4 p.m. Testing requires the entire day and the examination is divided into two parts. The general exam is giv- en in the morning and is required of all students. The second part, given in the afternoon, covers specific sub- ject areas and is optional. The primary purpose of this ex-| amination is research into the teach- | er preparation program of North Car- | colina. Exam scores will in no way affect the graduates’ teaching certif- icate or salary when he enters the Any student who knows that he is definitely not going to teach in North Carolina does not have to take the test, however, if the student is undecided, he is advised to take it. Building Honors Edwin E. Rawl Edwin E. Rawl Classroom Buiid- ing, named in honor of the late Ed- win E. Rawl of Greenville, will be dedicated Sunday, March 18, at 3 p.m. The College Board of Trustees and members of Mr. Rawl’s family will be hosts at the ceremony. A major event of the dedication ceremony will be the unveiling of a portrait of Mr. Rawl, presented by his family and hung in the Rawl building. Edwin E. Raw! III, grand- son of Mr. Rawl, will unveil the portrait, and J. Herbert Waldrop of Greenville, chairman of the East Carolina Board of Trustees, will ac- cept it for the college. Dr. Robert Lee Humber of Green- ville, senator from Pitt County, will make the dedicatory address. Dr. Leo W. Jenkins, president of the col- lege, will present members of the Rawl family to guests. Others taking part in the ceremony will be Alison Hearne Moss, soprano, and Percy B.|" Upchurch, pastor of the Memorial Baptist Church of Greenville. Following the dedication ceremony, members of Alpha Omicron Pi soror- ity will serve as hostesses for a