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L east Carolina college, greenville, n. c, friday, february 12, 1965 number 32 Ferrante and Teicher, the movie "theme team, and a generous sample of their humorous personality entertain EC students with piano in- EC Moves Forward In Scholarship, Growth Enlarges Departments s moving forward elerated rate of speed. ound campusour New buildings old ones are rapid- face erf our cam- e physical advance- clearly, but do you what has happened - of our progressive si four years East s been accredited for a ; period by both the ation of Colleges and Council or the ac- Teacher Education. credited by inaO and national emdc prtim here at dth and depth. rt. Business, Music. e grown from begauungs and a four " Nil: has Parted. - e now includes otogy, chemistry. ce education. The f Social Studies was . a clearer defi- diciplines in the departments of his- - tieal science, and soci- ment of Philosophy established. ee programs were in- i several fields making nting of several new Included are the Master Bachelor of Science in helor of Fne Arts, and 4 Science in Medical Tech- n standards llo East Caro- the rise. Today's en- score 800 or above on Entrance Examination & hoiastic Aptitude Test. The grade of 900 is required of -state students. Graduate -lay must present a better rage "transcript of all worK - yood high school including Bachelor's degree from an accredit- ed College. Students adnutted find they must also exert greater effort to remain at EC. There is now an English proficiency examination for all stu- dents. Standards of minimum a- chievements have been established in most other departments, also. There has been a perceptile upward movement in the amount and qual- ity of work required of all students at even level. Concurrent expansion and improve- ment of our faculty has been a prime contributing factor in the growth of the academic program here. Because of funds voted by the N.C. Legislature, we have been able to hold many of our better professors and recruit competent ersons for replacements and for new positions. Imaginative programs and instruc- tional "plans have been recent sub- lects of experimentation. The de- iopment of closed circuit T.V. has continued. Inter - disciplinary courses, independent study pro- grams, language laboratory work, and the use of other types of ma- chine teaching have proved to be of value. With more selective admission SI ir.dards and higher academic re- quirements. EC has a greater num- ber of students who must be pro- vided with a more demanding aca- demic goal so necessary to the Lifted students. During the past four years the School Art and the School of Music were created. Both received the highest accredidation in their re- spective fields. Theater productions, concerts, lectures, and art exhibits are spon- sored by the Art School, Music School, or the Department of Dra- ma and Speech. These offerings serve to promote a richer cultural experience for EC's students and this area of our state. The Student Government Associa- tion presents a lecture series which during the past has featured such speakers tas Drew Pearson and Dr. .Arthur Schlesdnger. The North Carolina Poetry Cir- cuit visits Greenville on its rounds at the invitation of the college, Lectures and informative programs featuring some of the world's most prominent scholars and prominent ublic speakers are presented through such varied associations as the Danforth Foundation and the Bri- tish Embassy. The Bast Carolina Summer Thea- ter, no more than an idea a year ago, drew audiences of almost 24 000 for week long runs of six broad- way musicals last summer. Another first during the past year was the approvement by the Board of Higher Education to establish an Institute for Research in Reg- ional Development located lat East Carolina. Its purpose is to collect, correlate, and analyse data con- cerning this section of the state. A Computer Center has been op- erating at full capacity since its beginning in the (fall of 1963. The installation includes a card read- ing IBM 1620 Computer with a ore memory capacity of 2,000,000 digits. In the Student Affairs program, the chief characteristic is the ex- tent to which students have been encouraged to govern themselves. Through the Student Government an amount fin excess of $150,000 is spent for student welfare and en- tertainment for publishing a news- paper, a yearbook, a prize-win- ning quarterly literary magazine, and a manuel for students. Athletics at EC have developed in wholesome balance with tlje rest of the college program. We halve been admitted to the National Col- degMe Atheletiic Association and have also become (affiliated with the academically and atheletically strong Southern Conference. Theme Team Expresses Wit, Opinions, And Reactions Bv NANCY MARTIN Staff Writer The much awaited for team of Ferrante and Teicher made their scheduled appearance at the Me- morial Gymnasium Tuesday at 8:15 p.m. and presented the usual pleas- urable evening with their twin pianos. Previously, several members of the EAST CAROLINIAN staff were the guests of Arthur Fernaffite and Louis Teicher for an exclusive in- terview with the two. The outstanding feature noticed about the two was their easy going. yet witty manner. Wiith the accompaniment of two campus radio announcers, and sev- eral fellow staff members. I re- ce ved the following interview: Interviewer: How mny miles do iu travel in concert in a year and where you going after you leave Greenville? Mr. Teicher: We travel 25.000 to 50,0C miles a year usually by airplane. Our pianos go by truck. Tomorrow night we will be in Spar- bansburg, South Carolina. Interviewer: 1 realize you are called the theme team, but which type of music do you prefer to re- cord ? Mr. Ferrante: We got that title by accident a happy accident for us. The themes from "The Apart- ment. "Exodus' and "West Side Story" are our favorites. We limit our recordings to popular music. Interviewer: Would you rather perform in front of a live audience or on television? Mr. Ferrante: On television it is just a five minute shot, you are on and you are off. But a live audience is more personal. You get to know them, and they7 get to know you. Interviewer: How many gold re- cords do you have? Mr. Ferrante: We have three sin- gles and six L.P. . nine in all. We have sold over 14 million records for all singles and L. Ps over the past five years. Interviewer: What record did pou enjoy making the most? Mr. Teicher: any record. It Interviewer: practice hours ing a day? We enjoy is fun doing making it. About do you how put in m dur- Mr. Ferrante: We put to ten hours in a normal tl:i,. when we are on the road we only practice about two hours SIX but i dur- ing the day. Interviewer: On recent to where was your favorite audience? Mr. Teicher: We have been tour since October, hd the second haif of the tour just began. An audience is an audience. It doesn't matter whether it is in Lincoln Cen- ter or right here on your own pus. Interviewer: In addition to pi u the Iano, do you play any oth- er musical instrument? Mr. Ferrante: I pi ay the cello . but I had rather not talk about 'h; Interviewer: Do you have other special hobbies besides play- ing the Piano? Mr. Ferrante: I enjoy booting. T I have a boat moored at Long Island Sound and I usually go there in the summer. Interviewer: How do you like East Carolina College? Mr. Teicher: Very much! I think you had better get some grass out there though, so I won't get mud all over my shoes! Interviewer: Has anything unus- ual happened during your concerts? Mr. Ferrante: Sure they have. But we don't like to talk about those things. Not for a college news- paper. Interviewer: Howr did you two get together as a team? Mr. Ferrante: We were put to- gether at the age of six Dy our mus- ic teacher in the Julliard School of Music and, since then we have been playing together. It was fortunate indeed for us that these two celebrated p3ano play- ers stayed together and we hope that they will continue doing as won- derful job as they have in the past. EXPANSIONNew Austin was completed toward the end of last Decem- ber. This is a part of the progressive building program in effect here at East Carolina. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY I I 2east Carolinianfriday, february 12, 1965 Beachitis . . . It's about that time again. The test grades pile up, the tension becomes intolerable and the facial expressions are a bit more severe than usual It's a week before examinations. Reflecting upon past scholars troubles, the EAST CARO- LINIAN dug into its files and produced an editorial written by Jonnie Simpson on February 2, 1956. , TOO MUCH WORK AND NOT ENOUGH HOURS IN THE DAY? "Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability' said Sir Francis Bacon. Bob Browses We have decided to contaue our paper as we did last quarter two .issues per week. Our new staff is slowly improving and we decided to see if they were capaible of put- ting out the large amount of vvoik required for each paper. We nope that, the Tuesday paper pleases you, if it doesn't please write us a letter expressing your opinion. I have been asked to inform all history majors that there will be la departmental meeting February the eleventh. Please check the of- ficial bulletin boards for time and place. This meeting is required of all history majors. It is being said among students that the professors are giving too much work and that there are not enough hours Bllllctlll in the day left for extra-curricula activities and socializing. Why did you come to college, student? Is it not accepted if not a fact that one come for an education? Or am I being facetious to accept the assumption that an education is still the primary incentive causing individuals to enroll in this institution of higher learning? Are we crafty, simple, or wise? "Crafty men condemn studies, simple men admire them, and wise men use them according to Bacon. If we be wise, let's evaluate the house we live in. No one knows any man save Gbd like he knows himself. Others merely see the exterior, our front porch. We ourselves only know what our inside furnishings are. Did you come to East Carolina to dodge the army, to get married, to live it up, or to please mama and daddy? Whatever your drive may be, is the incentive East Carolina College? Philosophies and ideals change like the seasons. Perhaps somewhere in this revoluion of today that our world is in we have lost the fundamental principle upon which East Caro- lina was founded. The four years a student spends in college are short compared to the average individual's life span of 65 years. Life is a gift from God to every man. How greedy and selfish we are grasping this giftalways receiving but never giving in return. We cannot demand, nor expect not to work. Someone once said that anything worth having is worth working for. To directly benefit from our courses of studies we must par- ticipate with diligent enthusiasm. "To spend too much time in studies is sloth; to use them too much for ornament, is affectation; to make judgment wholely by their rules, is the humor of a scholar This is true, and like Bacon we are not advocating that college should be nothing but books. Moderation is the ideal to strive for in every aspect of college life. For it is an ex- perience not only to learn, but to play a little, laugh a little, live a little, and love a little. Every aspect of our college life can be a learning experience preparing for life in the future. The time we spend studying brings wisdom, and wisdom is the reward of the fortunate. It is but a brief time we are here and we are not likely to pass this way again. But, will we accept the challenge of education which is before us? By receiving it, we are taking another one of the gifts life so graciously gives us. But this is one act of receiv- ing that is the beginning of giving. To our town, our state our country, and to our world we can give ourselves an educated citizen who will strive on to fulfill future goals. east Carolinian PvMfelMd wn7 by tfa. atodwt. of ' Manarfnr Editor Burinm Manager Layout EditorBecky Hobgood Sandra Day. Joanne Gray. Mike Byrum. Kay Smith, Sandra Whittinton News Editor Nellie Gail Price, Franeeine Hendrieke Editorial Editor Carolina Carolina. CoUeiatoPrea. Aaeoeiatkra Associated CoOeffiate Press Offices on third floor of Wright Building Editor Larry Brown Jr.