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Boyd, nh f Ayden. prominent in political, educa- ii.i . religious, and civic activities Pitt County, died at his home in den Sunday night, December 11, 11 :25 o'clock, following an ex- kdi ; critical illness with a heart uncut. truneral services were conducted m the Ayden Episcopal Church, which Mr. Boyd was a senior tnhn. by Rev. A. ( 1 . Noe of ith, fonner pastor of the Ayden lp.?? ipal Church. Rev. B. F. Iluke. pnst m Episcopal minister, and A H. R, Jackson, Ayden Epis- toai pastor, assisted Rev, Xoe in p service. Burial was made in the ?den Cemetery. Mr. Boyd, a native of Beaufort tity, moved to Pitl 'ounty in -$9i ?? past twenty years he His held an important position with le Ayden wholesale firm of "1 yndall- byd-Stroud ompany and has been fmember of the Pitt County Demo- ratie Executive Committee. He ferved on the Ayden Board of Al- ?rmen for twenty-five years and on te St Democratic Committee for ty-six year Mr. Boyd was see- Kary of the Atlantic and North irolina Railr ad during the O. Max ardner administration. In i:r) Mr. Boyd was appointed a member of the Eat Carolina feaelier- College Board of Trustees, pd he has served very faithfully uring his four-year tenure of this pee. Dr. Paul Fitzgerald of Greenville las been appointed to replace his bsition, Mr. Boyd i- survived hv his wife, too daughters, Mrs. Albium Dunn i Greenville, and Miss Willie vonne Boyd, instructor of art in te Durham city schools; one sister, das Lizzy Boyd of Ayden, two half brothers, and two half -isters; two frandchil -en, Ann Vought and pillie Boyd J)unn. Active pallbearers were O. C. Jtroud. W. ( Cannon. T. D. Caton. C. Little. W. 1). Johnson, and feorge Skinner. Honorary pallbearers : Ayden com- nioner Boy L. Turnage, T. G. ' irthington, Dixie Cannon, S. M. dwards; J. B. Kure. mayor; W. E. Books, P. B. Taylor, Jll. Pierce. F. Bowe. L E. Turnage, Dr. U. T. Frizzelle, Dr. B. C. Smith, Dr. . G. Dixon. Dr. M. M. Sauls. Dr. R. Riddick, A. W Sawyer. Larry pavis, S. A. Jenkins, G. W. Pres- Ott, & W. Smith. J. B. Smith, W. A. Quinerly, C. G. Moore, W. S. Hamilton. B. L. Moore, W. D. Mose- v. ileber Mumford. fi. G. Gaylor, 'iaud Burney. H. 'J Stokes, Pank Bart, W. ,). Bullock, J. 11. Coward, 1 K. Hart, J. R. Turnage, Ayden; Ibard of trustees, ECTC, Greenville; Mrs. John G. Dawson. Kinston; plr C. 8. Forbes, Greenville; Mrs. Charles Johnson, Raleigh; Supt. Mlyde A. Erwin, Raleigh ; Mrs. W. B. IMurphy. Snow Hill; H. C. Bridges, Tarhoro; O. P. Makepeace, San- ford : A. B. Andrews, Ralegh ; . O. (Please turn to page tour) or FACULTY Equipment Project Tentatively Approved By NYA Authorities o end Convention Dissertation on "Early Rhode Island Pronunciation. 1630- 1700. as Reflected in Pub- lished Town Records" MANUSCRIPT IS PHOTO- GRAPHED PAGE BY PAGE ON A ROLL OF FILMS E Purpose of Convention to Re- interpret the Fundamental Principles of the Christian Faith Microfilm Will Be Preserved By the American Documental Institution in Washington The doctoral dissertation of Dr. Claude ML Simpson, a former mem- ber of the English faculty of. East Carolina Teachers College, has just recently made "history according to the statement in a recent article in the New York Times Book Re- view. The dissertation appears it microfilm and is the first such dis- sertation ever to be issued in the field of the humanities. Dr. Simpson's treatise, "Early Rhode Island Pronunciation, 1 MO- PROMISES TO PLAY GREAT PART IN UNIFICA- TION OF CHURCHES Sarah Ann Maxwell and Eleanor Ruth Hardy Represent Col- lege at Conference The first Conference of the Methodist Students of the United States was held in St. Louis. Mis- souri. December SU. YXtf. Ap- proximately one thousand students and adult leaders from the three Methodisms. the Methodist Prot- estant Church. the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Method- 1700, as Reflected in Published Town i-st Episcopal Church, South, par- is considered to be one of valuable contributions to MR. W. J. BOYD GRADY ADDRESSES SODEMAN SPEAKS VESPER SERVICES AT ASSEMBLY HOUR Record the most its field. The manuscript was photographed page by page on a roll of film and reached the reviewer in a tiny can about the size of an advertisers sam- ple of a patent salvo. The reviewer had to take it to the reading machine of a Xew York library which en- larged the print to normal size and threw the magnified image of the (Please turn to page tour) Bulletin "The Dynamic Aspiration" is Subject of Speaker Uses One of Stevenson's Stories to illustrate Subject Mr. Robert C. Grady, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church here, was speaker at the vesper services of the Young Woman's Christian As- sociation Sunday night, January He used as his topic for discussion "The Dynamic Aspiration Mr. Grady, in opening his talk, quoted from the Scripture the words "1 press on and illustrated them by telling of Paul, who was not satis- fied with what he already knew but kept going forth. The speaker said, we cannot be babes in Christ, we must be mature in our intelligence?think like adults pressing on toward the goal of man- hood. In continuing he said, "I can- not think of a greater need than that dynamic aspiration of living a full Christian life Then Mr. Grady gave four char- acteristics by which he thought we might live up to this aspiration? singlemindedness, a sense of divine discontent, realistie-mindedness, and a need of an attitude of confidence expectancy. In concluding Mr. Grady quoted the words "we shall build on" as an apt inspiration as we press on till we can stand with Him in the com- monwealth of love, justice, and good will toward men. "Fog" was the topic used by the I Reverend L. F. SodemaH, pastor of ;the Memorial Baptist Church here. in chapel. Tuesday, January 11. Picturing the climbing of Mount Mitchell through the fog and eom- j ing to the top where all is clear, he stated that some people today think ; it's mighty foggy, financially and ! other ways, and some think it will 'get foggier. "The good thing though he said, "is that it's clear above the tog. He used an illustration from Stev- enson's story about a ship at sea. saying that lielow, the passengers j were afraid while above deck the pilot smiled as he steered the ship ; into clear water. Assuring the students that in life there is a pilot and a wheel, he con- tinued that in spite of all of the con- tradictions of life, the things we can't understand, it is clear above. "Have you seen the Pilot? Is He guiding your ship? Have you seen His smile?" he asked. In conclusion he said, "Let us keep in touch with the Pilot You'll soon be able to tell a Grinnell College man by the way he forks his spinach, if the college "orientation" course is a success. The course embracing among other things proper table manners?is given to freshmen. "The Messiah" by George Frederick Handel will be pre- sented under the direction of Lewis Sidney Bullock in the Robert H. Wright Building auditorium, Sunday evening, January 16, at 7:30 o'clock, by the Festival Symphonic Chorus of the Eastern Caro- lina Symphonic Choral Asso- ciation. The hymns will be reci- tations, airs, and choruses. Making up this choir of about 100 voices are people from Farmville, Goldsboro, Ayden, Snow Hill, Winter- ville, Hookerton, and Walstons- burg. ticipated in the conference. Purpose The primary purposes of this Conference were to re-interpret the fundamental principles of the Christian faith and beliefs, to link these principles to the problem of the campus and of the world and to discover the methods for the appli- cations of these principles. These purposes were discussed through platform speakers, forums and -mall discussions groups. Speakers Such nationally known speakers and writers as Dr. Georgia Dark- ness. Mount Holyoke College, Mass Bishop James Baker. San Francisco, California, Dr. W. A. Smart, Emory Fniversity, Georgia. Dean llaword Thurman, Harvard j Thorntun Stovai I niversity, Washington, D. C Bishop Paul B. Kern. North Caro- lina, and T. T. Brundbuugh. diree- (Please turn to page tour) Money to Furnish Equipment for Athletics. Laundry. Power Plant, and Other Departments of tiiis Institution. EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS TENTATIVELY APPROVED Details Only Available in Athletic Department VA nal an ; of ral mal will A project involving between ? and eight thousand dollar- has tentatively approved hv th , authorities to furnish East Car? Teacher- College with additi equipment for athletic laun power plant, and other departm of the' institution. Dnder this the college will furnish the 1 ill the material- used and the fed government, through the Nati Youth Administration funds, provide the necessary labor t ?? the project to completion. I.ah' on tin- project will he Largely from the local relief roll- tmd ernmental regulations. Various departments of rl lege will share in the improve and new equipment under thi The list of sub-projects is widespread ) in it- scope and includes items from making tables for the dining hall t furnishing lockers for the physical education classes. Practically all of the improvements and equipment will he of a permanent nature, and it is tin intent of the authorities to give to ECTC a project of lasting benefit. At the present writing complete details are not available except in the Athletic Department. Mr. J. D. Alexander, athletic director, ha- ul- mitted complete plans fur hi de- partment's -hare of the appropria- fcended the National Student Fed-1tiom This list includes improvements eraiion Association which convened and equipment under four main at Albuquerque, New Mexico. De-i heads?Track and Field Equip- cember 28 to January 1. At topjment, Gymnasium Apparatus, Play- Rebecca Watson. At bottom: ground Equipment, and Permanent taken plan. Pictured above are the two Stu dent Government heads who at FORMER FACULTY PEACE COUNCIL TO BE ORGANIZED HERE TWO STUDENTS GO TO NSFA MEET Rebecca Watson, president of the Woman's Student Government As- sociation, ami Thornton Stovall. president of the Men Student Gov- ernment Association, were delegates There is being organized on our campus a Peace Council the purpose j from this college at the Thirteenth of which shall he: to stimulate stu-J Annual Congress of the National dents to think in terms of peace and j Student Federation of Ameri to do their part in the promotion of M, xn De- Notice A committee composed of the "Tecoan" staff, class of- ficers and appointees selected the girls whose pictures will appear in the feature section of the 1938 yearbook. Over fifty candidates were nominated by the different classes. Those selected were: Mary Lou Britton, Christine Harris, Kathleen Strickland, Sopho-