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East Carolina University, Greenville, N. C. 27834
Vol.IM, No.5/ December 1976
Black enrollment
surpasses goal,
reaches 700 |
KENNETH CAMPBELL
Executive Editor
ECU has surpassed in number and in
percentage its projected black enrollment
for 1976.
780 students minority, including 700
blacks, now attend ECU. Thus, blacks
comprise six per cent of the student body.
The total percentage for minority students
is 6.7.
Total student enrollment is 11,696.
The goal for minority enrollment set in
1974 was 4.7 per cent for 1976. That goal
was reached last year when the black
enrollment was 547 (4.7 per cent).
The black freshman class enrollment
totals 301, an increase of 66 students over
Fall quarter 1975.
However the number of black ~~first
time freshmenTT, students enrolled in the
Co-op program finds
career related jobs
is a physics major
KENNETH CAMPBELL
Executive Editor
Students who have taken advantage of
the ECU Cooperative Education Program
have not only found themselves better
financially, but educationally as well.
Aithough the co-op staff does not
discriminate against any students on the
grounds of race, color, national origin, sex,
religion, age or handicap, minority stu-
dents who register with the office have
excellent opportunities for employment
because of the present job situation.
Much of the present situation is
Characterized by federal agencies and
private businesses looking for qualified
minority students and employees because
of federal equal opportunity and affirma-
tive action guidelines.
However, the co-op staff does not
maintain contacts with employers who use
discriminatory practices when hiring.
The cooperative education program
boasts a good record for finding jobs for
students.
Through the program, students have
received jobs locally as well as in
Goldsboro with Seymour Johnson Air
Force Base and in Washington, D.C. with
the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
A student enrolled in the co-op program
is allowed to alternate classroom work with
periods of job experience in his area of
interest. He is not required to carry a
course load while working a co-op job.
Black students who have found jobs
through the co-op program include Grover
Cooper, Melvin Smith, Pat Foski, Gilbert
Reynolds and Juan McDonald.
Cooper, a senior business student, is
working with Belk-Tyler department store
in Greenville. He still attends school.
Smith was placed with the U.S. Forest
Service in North Carolina during the
university for the first time, is 212. Thus,
black ~~first time freshmenT? make up 30
percent of the black population at ECU
while the percentage for ~~first time
freshmenTT for the whole campus student
population is 21.
The total freshman enrollment for Fall
1976 was 2418.
Twenty-nine of 41 black seniors grad-
uated last year. |
Of the present black enrollment, 389
(56 per cent) are females and 311 (54 per
cent) are males. These figures represent a
pattern, more females than males, which is
typical of ECU enrollment.
143 (20 per cent) blacks are part-time
students. Sixteen per cent of the total
enrollment is part-time.
Eighty-two black students, 12 per cent
of the black population, are enrolled in
graduate school.
summer. He
Foski is working with the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration in
Washington, D.C.
McDonald and Reynolds, both business
students, are employed by Seymour
Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro.
McDonald works in the Personnel Office
and Reynolds works in the Accounting
Office. Both are working full-time and are
not in school this quarter.
The co-op program is not a special
program for any one department or any
particular students, according to Geneva
Hagedorn, program coordinator.
~~It is a special program for all
students,TT Hagedorn exclaimed.
Sixteen students were placed in jobs
during fall quarter and 40 have already
been placed this quarter.
Students interested in a co-op job for
the summer should contact the co-op office
now, according to Douglas Kruger, di-
rector. The staff is presently encouraging
Students to apply for the more 10,000
summer jobs available in Federal agencies
throughout the country.
Students who work two alternating
experiences with the same federal agency
can enter the federal job market on a
non-competitive basis, according to
Kruger.
It is important that the office has names
of students in its files so that, when
contacts are made with an employer, the
employer can be referred to a student.
Once the co-op office gets a students
and employer together, it is up to the
employer to hire the student.
Even with its obvious success record,
Kruger reminds students that the co-op
office staff doesnT tpromise it will find jobs,
it only promises that it will do the best it
can.
BERNARD SMITH, Jones Hall Advisor
GERALD BARNES
Staff Writer
The dearth of blacks in the student
Government Association and the Student
Union often overshadows the leadership
roles many blacks on this campus are
involved in.
A case in point is the dormitory hall
advisors.
Currently, three black hall advisors are
~fon the hillTT. They include Doneil Croom,
fourth floor Blek; Bernard Smith, third
floor Jones; and Walter Hooker, fourth
floor Scott.
Hall advisors are employed by the Dean
of Men. They are responsible for the
residents on their particular floors.
Hall advisors must be in their room two
hours a day and they also must remain on
campus every other weekend. Each earns
about $2.30 an hour.
Among the tangible benefits of being
hall advisor are private rooms and private
parking.
Intangible benefits include experience
in working with people according to the
advisors.
DONEIL CROOM, Belk Hall Advisor
Black Hall Advisors
discuss their jobs
oIt offers opportunities for working
with people,TT said Croom, who is
double-majoring in business administra-
tion and economics. ~~These experiences
are invaluable to people going into careers
which require lots of person to person
contacts such as a business.�T
The experience gained is a greater
advantage than the financial compensation
received, according to Smith. Also, he said
he thinks the job provides educational
experiences since it requires dealing with
people and problems. Smith is a cor-
rections major.
The ~~Operational Manual for Resident
Advisors and Floor Advisors,TT which
governs the hall advisors, allows them to
considerable freedom in handling the
situations they encounter.
The manual suggests three types of
leadership roles -- laissez-faire, authoritar-
ian, and democratic.
Of the three types of roles, the black
advisors appear to prefer the democratic
role in which the advisor tries to o~ maintain
control of the group through mutual
understanding, respect and cooperation,�T
according to the manual.
Continued on page 2.
Black Awareness
conducts survey
TIM JONES
News Editor
The Black Awareness Committee of
SOULS is presently planning a survey to
find out if black ECU students feel that
they have been discriminated against in
the classrooms.
The survey will be conducted orally and
in groups if necessary, according to Doneil
Croom, committee chairman.
A recent survey of this same nature
failed, Croom said because students were
reluctant to complete the questionnaires
that were individually circulated through
the black student body.
The purpose of the survey is to give
basic evidence that discrimination does
oexist at ECU. The results will be given to
the Executive Board of SOULS, Croom
said, which will present specific examples
of discrimination to the university admin-
istration.
~The organization of SOULS is the
representative of blacks TT Croom stated,
~fand is the best possible source to take
action against discrimination.�T
~~As chairperson of Black Awareness,�T
he continued, ~~! urge you (black students)
to be concerned enough to present any
information dealing with classroom dis-
crimination against you.�T
Croom has set office hours at the
Afro-American Cultural Center from two
o'clock to four o'clock, Monday through
Thursday for conducting the oral survey.
He cites discrimination as the major
problem facing blacks at ECU. ~~This is
probably the most serious offense to us as
students here,TT he commented. ~~ Discrim-
ination in the way of evaluating class
performances do not only affect our
grades, but our future careers as well.TT
Many blacks have been discriminated
against in various instances at ECU, Croom
said. With our increasing population, he
feels this problem can be alleviated
through a joint effort.
EBONY HERALD/VOL. III, NO. 5/DECEMBER 1976.
TIM JONES
News Editor
Mardie Harper, Executive Secretary of
SOULS, resigned from office last week
because she feels that she cannot serve the
black student body with the restrictions
placed upon her by SOULS president,
Dalton Nicholson.
In her resignation, Harper charged that
Nicholson is determined to use his office as
one of dictatorship. She insisted that he
(Nicholson) has resorted to lying to assure
his fellow students that this is not the case.
~o~| have realized that | am not as strong
as my fellow officers,TT Harper stated,
Secretary of SOULS
resigns position
~o~and | cannot work effectively in a dictator
atmosphere.�T
Harper said that she chose to resign
rather than submit SOULS to shame by
asking for impeachment actions against its}
president.
Pointing out the hastening approach of :
spring quarter and the election of new
offiers for 1977-78, Harper urged students
to start looking now for potential candi-
dates. o~They will have to be able to
represent you in the capacity that you want
to be represented,TT she said.
Harper advised students to select
candidates who are able to understand
students as well as lead them.
Black Hall
Advisors
discuss
Continued from page 7.
~~l consider myself a cohesive link
between the students and the Dean of
Men,TT says Hooker. ~~! inform students
and try to know each of the 125 people
under me as personally as possible.TT
Croom said the manual allows the
advisors to use their own approach to deal
with different persons and different
personalities. Consequently, now in his
second year as advisor, he said he has
never had a problem he considered ~o~rare
or so difficult | had to call the policeT.
~It is important not to come on as an
overseer, but as a friend,TT according to
Hooker. o~l try to be a friend to the
residents, and at the same time | demand
their respect.TT
Smith also adheres to the democratic
role.
~~First impressions are important,TT he
exclaimed. ~*The best thing to do is to meet
each person during the first week. Also, it
is important that the counselor maintain
these personal contacts with the residents
throughout the quarter.
~~When meeting the residents for the
first time, the counselor must be careful
not to come across as a softee (laissez-faire
role). If he comes across as a softie, he will
never get the respect of residents.TT
Expressing his abomination to the other
role, Smith said if the advisor gives the
impression of being an authoritarian, he
will only receive hate from the residents on
his floor.
~~The advisor must be himself,TT Smith
continued. ~~He should remember to be a
student first. This way, he can better
understand the problems of the residents
who are also students.
~~Also, the resident must always expect
the unexpected.TT
The most recurring problems in the
dorms is noise, according to Hooker.
Hooker is an industrial technology pro-
fessional major.
Qualifications for hall advisors include
sophomore standing, have a 2.0 and being
screened by the housing director, Dean of
Men, Dean of Student Affairs, and the
president of the MenTs Residence Council.
&
Mock slaves
sold at auction
TONI HARAIS
Staff Writer
On Friday night, Dee. 3, SOULS
sponsored a ~~mockTT slave sale to raise
money for the SoulsT treasury.
Bobby Simmons was the Master of
Ceremony. The top three bids were for four
sisters - Miss Toni Harris bought for $17
dollars by Ken Campbell, Ms. Angela
Barnes and Athena Nebbitt for $15 dollars
as a pair bought by Mr. Glen Davis and
Ordean Watson bought by a mock slave,
Ms. Harris, for $13.75. The closest male
was Alfred McCrimmons at $13.00 by the
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
The conditions of the event were quite
different from those of history whereas the
~~mockTT slaves were to go with their
masters (mock) for two hours and do only
what he (she) agreed to do. The activity
was full of fun as bids rose by the seconds.
When asked how it felt participating in
the o~mockTT slave roe, a paruupant
commented, ~~l am happy to have been a
part of something to help my brothers and
sisters....1 thank God that we no: longer
stand on real slave stands.�T
The ~~mockTT slave sale was very
successful. The profit was $140.10. Thank
you from the SOULS committee and
right-on to all the brothers and sisters who
participated and lots of love and gratitude
to those who worked so hard and even died
so that the only slave rule existing is a
~fmockTT slave sale.
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Campus custodians
given recognition
GLENN DAVIS
Staff Writer
While carrying out the everyday
activities of male dormitory life, one comes
upon a fellow with a big smile and a very
warm sense of humor. This man is the
house gentleman. During the past week, |
have had the pleasure of talking to some of
the house gentlemen in each of the male
dormitories. The gentlemen expressed
utmost satisfaction when asked to com-
ment on their jobs.
The house gentlemenTs day begins at
eight o'clock in the morning. Upon arriving
to work, they greet one another while also
receiving greetings from students and
other dorm personnel. After these formal-
ities are completed, the men then move to
their designated working areas to begin an
eight hour day of work.
The house gentlemen enjoy their daily
routine and feel that they get adequate
cooperation from the students. ~~Since the
beginning of my ten years on the Hill
(college hill), ITve enjoyed the job very
much,TT stated Charles Perkins, a house
gentleman in Jones dorm. Perkins went on
to add that ~~the students particularly in
recent years, have been very cooperative
when it comes to the general cleanliness of
the building. Sometimes unnecessary trash
is left in the hallway - but itTs part of the
job.�T
Blacks make
WhoTs Who
LINDA CLARK
Staff Writer
Three black students attending ECU
were recently honored by Who's Who.
Students selected by Who's Who must
be of at least junior status and exhibit
leadership ability and accomplishments in
extracurriculum activities.
Also, each should have a good.
academic standing.
Shelia Bunch, a senior, is one of the
blacks selected. Her activities includebeing
WomenTs Residence Council treasurer,
Hall Advisor for Fletcher, member of
Society of United Liberated Students,
Executive Council, and EBONY HERALD
staffer.
She is also a past president of Alpha
Kappa Alpha sorority.
Bunch was inducted into the Greek Hall
of Fame and won an Award for Sisterhood
given by the Panhellenic Council and
SOULST Award for Academics. She has
completed her courses at ECU and is now
home awaiting graduation.
Sheila Scott, a senior, was the first
black President of the WomenTs Residence
Council and an Administrative Residence
Advisor. She has been a dormitory hall
advisor and is co-founder. of the EBONY
HERALD.
Scott, who is also a member of Alpha
Kappa Alpha sorority, graduated Winter
quarter.
(Since being chartered at ECU, Alpha
Kappa Alpha has averaged two members
being selected every year to Who's Who.
Miss Scott graduated Winter quarter.)
The third selection to Who's Who is
Kenneth Campbell, present Executive
Editor of EBONY HERALD.
Campbell, who graduates at the end of
Winter quarter, has been a disc jockey and
newscaster of WECU radio station. Also he
is a former assistant news editor of
FOUNTAINHEAD, and a member of the
ECU delegation of the North Carolina
Student Legislature.
Campbell is also a member of the Alpha
Phi fAamma Journalism fraternity.
Although their job comes with oo-
casional disappointments, the house
gentlemen seem to make up for it by taking
advantage of the friendly atmosphere
which is common to all of the male dorms.
Many of the men are sometimes flattered
by the generosity of the students. ~~When |
speak of generosity, ITm referring to the
fact that while we are working, the
students sometimes offer us a coke or some
other kind of refreshment,TT commented
James Williams, a house gentleman in
Belk dorm. In addition to this type of
generosity exhibited by the students, the
gentlemen also receive an intangible kind
of generosity. On occasion, the students
are willing to share their personal
experiences and problems with them.
The house gentlemen are a very
essential part of college life. They are a
group of hard working and determined
men. Their job is one that is noticed and
appreciated by all.
Ms. Farmer
wins title
JERRY SIMMONS
Features Editor
LINDA FARMER
Fayetteville Ms. Congeniality
ECU sophomore Linda Farmer recently
won the Miss Congenality honor in the
Ms. Black Fayetteville Contest, held Fri.,
Dec. 3.
She also won third place in the contest
which was held in the St. James Inn in
Fayetteville, N.C. The theme was ~~ Spread
a LittleT (which she does so very well).
Farmer is Miss Alpha Phi Alpha at ECU.
During the talent contest Ms. Farmer
gave the dramatical reading of ~~The
CreationTT by James Weldon Johnson. In
the sportswear competition she wore a red
jumpsuit with a white blouse. In the gown
competition Ms. Farmer wore a peach
gown with chifon sleeves. Ms. Farmer
feels the outcome could have been
different if it had not been for one small
unmentionable incident. ~~lTve always
thought it best to be yourself - now | find it
best to be your best self,TT stated Ms.
Farmer. ~~Often the little things we feel are
insignificant can pose as stumbling blocks
or aids to oneTs opponents along the way,
therefore, |T ve found that one should let his
light shine continuously.�T
Also during the pageant Ms. Farmer
was asked the question, ~~If you were able
to introduce to Congress any bill, what
would you intfoduce and why?TT She
answered, ~~A bill that would require
political and governmental exposure to the
public through the educational and broad-
casting systems, therefore allowing you
and | to become better informed citizens.TT
Photo by Larry Surles
EBONY HERALD/VOL. III, NO. 5/DECEMBER 1976
Blackbyrds and B. B. King
give students musical party!
JOYCE EVANS
Staff Writer
It was a party! And Donald Byrd and
the Blackbyrds, and B.B. King really know
how to do it!
The two groups catered soul, jazz, rock,
and blues to a party of about 1250 in
Wright Auditorium, Sunday night, Dec. 5.
Although B.B. was scheduled as the
main course, the appetizing Blackbyrds
almost filled the audience before he had his
Chance to ~~get offTT.
The Blackbyrds, who are nutured by
the great jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd, are
a down to earth group of musicians. They
are true music lovers also.
Everyone enjoyed the party. Those
catering, and those being catered to.
The BlackbyrdsT super-energized, lead
guitarist, Orville Saunders, continuously
danced and ~~struttedTT from one side of the
stage to the other. And, with the keyboard
player, Kevin Toney, switching from
synthesizer to keyboards and back to
synthesizer and back to keyboards
throughout the show, it was like a three
ring circus at times. Action was every-
where!
As the Blackbyrds smoothly ~coursedT
from one song to another, filling the
audience slowly with happy music, it
became apparent all could not remain
seated.
When one couple began the exodus
from the seats to the front near the stage,
not even Moses could have stopped them.
It was a perfect tribute to the Blackbyrds.
As an act of appreciation and remem-
brance, the group threw whistles,
tamourines, albums and T-shirts to the
faithful dancers. Happy music and happy
people were everywhere. ;
Popular tunes featured during the
concert included, ~~Spaces and Place,TT
~Rock Creek Park,TT and their most recent
Chart-buster, ~~Happy MusicT.
A couple thousand thundering hands
and hundreds of yells of approval from
were not enough to get seconds. But the
main course and desert were about to be
served.
Blackbyrds Guitarist
Nobody serves the blues like B.B.
King. He can do it so well because the
blues has been served to him for many
years. He knows hard times and he knows
how to share them with his audience.
Before B.B. made his appearance, his
band treated the crowd to a spirited
rendition of Grover WashingtonT s ~~ Mister
Magic.TT And then true to the songTstitle, a
magic man, at least when it comes to blues,
walked on stage. Applause! Stand!
Applause! o~ItTs the ~King of the BluesT.TT
B.B. has a profile on stage which is
probably as recognizable as any in music
today. His posture, coupled with his
provocative and story-telling counte-
~Down to earthTgroup
nances, makes B.B. truly a one man
attraction. But, in real super-star fashion,
King frequently puts the spotlight on
members of his band during the per-
formance. Each member, even the trumpet
player, Eddie Lowell who put down his
horn to substitute for the absent bassist,
held his own.
Contrary to the suppositions of many,
the B.B. King concert was by no means
Photo by Larry Surle
B.B. KING, ~~The King of the BluesTT, sings ~~Why | Sing the BluesTT during ECU concert.
anticlimatic. Despite a technical problem
during one of the songs, the show was
smooth and virtually flawless.
A master at storytelling, B.B. told the
audience, ~~nobody loves me but my
mother,TT isa good reason to sing the blues
because ~~she could be jiving too.TT
B.B. further entertained the audience
with the story of Lucille, his guitar.
According to King, he was attending a
party in Memphis, Tenn. in 1949. when the
building caught fire. Everyone, including
B.B. ran out.
When he remembered he left his guitar
in the building, he went back in to get it.
While there, the building started falling
down.
He later learned that the fire was
Started during a fight between two men
and the two men were fighting over a
women named Lucille. He said he never
got to meet Lucille, but he named his
guitar after her to remind him to never do
anything foolish like going back in a fire to
get a guitar.
~*| figure | can buy another guitar, but |
canTt get another B.B.,TT King proudly
declared. ;
The audience ate it up and roared with
laughter and applauded approvingly. They
knew it as well as B.B.
With the song, ~~Everybody Lies a Little
Sometime,TT it was give and take time. At
~the point of a King finger, the audience
shouted back words to the song. The
participation was enthusiastic.
B.B.Ts material ranged from ~~Why |
Sing the Blues,TT where he tells the why
and how of B.B. King Blues, to the classic,
~~The Thrill is GoneT. (B.B. and Bobby
Bland currently have a live version of ~~The
Thrill is Gone,TT on the record charts.)
Although the blues is sweet, it can have
a tinge of sweetness, when done by such
legends as B.B. King. Whether sweet or
sour, sad or happy, the audience loved
B.B. King blues, and demanded an encore
when he made his Official exit. B.B.
returned with desert, his pop hit of recent
years, ~~To Know You is to Love You.�T
The party was over. Another audience
was filled and B.B. King was receiving
another standing ovation.
The concert was so energizing that this
reporter did not realize the BlackbyrdTs
omission of their hit, ~~Walking in
Rhythm,TT and B.B. KingTs omission of his
pop hit, ~~I Like to Live the Love | Sing.�T
A grand affair it really was!
Blackbyrds discuss music
JOYCE EVANS
Staff Writer
His eyes focused ahead and his
occasional warm smile reflected a genial
personality as he talked about the
accomplishments and goals of the Black-
byrds.
~ooWeTve been through some changes in
the last couple of years, but itTs all been for
the better,TT said Kevin Toney, keyboard
player of the Blackbyrds.
Toney had just finished an exhiliating
performance in Wright Auditorium.
The group has been together more than
three years. They have released five
albums, including the sound track to the
movie, ~~Cornbread, Earl and Me,TT in
1975.
~o~Blackbyrds,TT their first album and
oCity Life,T a later album were both
certified gold albums.
~Unfinished Business,TT released about
six weeks ago, is their latest. All of its
songs were written by members of the
group.
The ~~City LifeT album is about life in
the cities. The cut entitled ~~Rock Creek
ParkTT is symbolic for the park in
Washington, D.C.
~Blacks go there and they do their
number,TT Toney said. ~~Rock Creek Park is
a record that together people can do their
number on, too.TT
Donald Byrd and the BlackbyrdsT music
iS So varied that it defies classification.
~oNo label, just music; itTs a mixture of
everything,TT said Keith Killgo, the
groupTs drummer.
oItTs a combination of jazz, rock. blues,
soul ; just everything,TT agreed Toney The
BlackbyrdsT albums always top the jazz
charts and do very well on the soul charts.
~City LifeTT was a top ten pop hit too.
All members of the group are students
at Howard Univ. except Donald Byrd, a
former Howard University music profes-
sor.
He presently teaches at N.C. Central
University in Durham.
The ambitious musicians attend classes
during the week, do concerts on weekends,
and record during the summer.
Other members of the group besides
Toney Kilgo and Byrd are Joe Hall Ill,
bassist; Orville Saunders, guitarist; and
Wesley Jackson, saxophonist.
Future plans include finishing under-
graduate school and going to grad school.
Wesley Jackson is already a graduate
student. The others will graduate next
year.
Plans to record individually exposing
each member of the group in his own way,
is a goal for 1977.
They are interested in all areas of
music--business, legal, recording, and
production, and experience In
most areas is an intelligent move :
~o~It rounds out an individual,TT said
Toney. ~~!n reality, music is not the vacuum
for the artist to make it....�T
College students relating to college
students, music lovers performing to music
lovers -- the Blackbyrds. They are
professional musicians, recording stars,
and still true down to earth people.
EBONY HERALD/VOL. III, NO. 5/DECEMBER 1976
sports
Changes g
Changes, indeed, have been put into
effect in the Pirates basketball program
this year, that itTs really great to get a
program before the game. But many of the
new faces and names are becoming
accustomed to now, and for the year to
come.
With new players, of course, that
means a new style. But so far itTs been very
difficult to determine what style our team
will have because we have not constantly
played one particular style, it seems more
as taking what opportunity the other team
offers, but as the team progresses, their
style will take its form.
Last year depth seemed to be a
problem, but this year Coach has been
substituting very freely, which has been a
great asset to the team.
It was a very fine recruiting year for
Coach Patton, and heTs certainly giving all
his youngsters a chance to play, and this is
RE SR
CARY GODETTE wins honor
Seniors
head
All ~SCT
Winning the Southern Conference
championship was a great honor for the
ECU football team, One that will be long
remembered, especially since this is the
PiratesT last year in the Southern Con-
ference.
It was a great way for our fine seniors to
close out their respectful careers, as
champs and on television. The glory
doesnTt end here as the Pirates dominated
the All-Conference, and had one AIll-
American, and two honorable mentions.
Among the blacks chosen for the
All-Conference honors from the Pirates
were senior Jake Dove, Cary Godette,
Reggie Pinkney, junior Harold Randolph,
and sophomores Gerald Hall and Eddie
Hick, and congratulations are extended to
these players from the EBONY HERALD.
Those were just a few of the Pirates
who had an outstanding year, but | am sure
you often remember hearing such names
as Madison, Jones, Felton, Valentine,
Fort, and Hawkins, who played a big part
in afine season for the Pirates 9-2 season,
one of the best in the South.
a great advantage for them. As most of
them are progressing very rapidly, and
when they are in the game, it takes nothing
away from the Pirates game plan.
The Pirates have been getting excellent
leadership and rebounding from senior
captain Larry Hunt, with Louis Crosby
contributing some fine all-around play.
LouTs offense has started a little slow this
season, but indeed he is an explosive
offensive force to be reckoned with, but his
defense is better and heTs just a more
complete player this season.
Herb Gray has really come along well,
being able to aid Hunt on the inside,
offensively and defensively, and is fast
becoming a Pirate basketball star and
making a big difference in the PiratesT
line-up this season.
Big Tyrone EdwardsT mere presence on
the floor is intimidating to the opponent
and UNC-W will agree to that as the Ty had
HERB GRAY, part of Pirate new image
As this youthful basketball season
progresses steadily on, the future seems
quite bright for a successful hoop-loop
campaign for the ECU Pirates.
The team finds themselves currently
with a 3-2 record, with wins over UNC-A,
western Carolina and UNC-W, the losses
were at the hands of two of the stronger
teams in the South, VMI and Maryland,
and in both of the games ECU proved to be
very competitive.
The team had some thrilling moments
this season, playing some very close
contests, to the buzzer.
The WCU game is probably the PiratesT
most impressive performance to date, as
the Pirates found themselves down by ten
at the half. Coach PattonTs young ans
scrappy Pirates battled back to finally
recapture the lead in the latter minutes of
the second half, and secured the victory
from the free throw line for their second
victory of the season.
The PiratesT defeats were pleasant in a
sense because against two experienced and
powerful teams, ECU held its own and
played both teams down to the wire, which
is really good for such a young team so
early in the season.
Last weekendTs two point victory over
UNC-W maybe considered a_ lackluster
performance after the teamTs fine effort
against Maryland, and UNC-W has sone
very fine talent and will be a prime
contender in their division.
The PiratesT next game will be against
The Citadel, at Charleston, 6 on Dec.
18. It originally had been slated for
Greenville.
one of his better games of the season, but a
lot of action will come from the big man
before the season is over.
It seems no matter who is on the floor
for the Pirates, they all hustle and put forth
an all out effort, and as long as the effort is
there good things are certainly to follow.
ive team new image
ECU will participate in the Holiday
Doubleheader in Raleigh, Dec. 29 and 30,
and will be up against some stiff
competition. Those who can should go and
support our team.
Freemanand Thompson
lead lady Pirates
By WILLIAM DAVIS
Sports Editor
In the age of the ideal women or equal,
two soulful sisters who definitely can
uphold their share of the claim are Roselyn
Thompson and Debbie, the duo that forms
the nucleus of the ECU womenTs varsity
basketball team.
Freeman, a junior, and Thompson, a
sophomore, both received all-state honors
last season respectively. Freeman was the
top scorere in the state in Division | last
season and Thompson wasnTt far behind
with a 19.3 clip.
Both are excellent rebounders and just
super all-around players.
The Lady PiratesT season-opener was a
disappointing 70-75 loss to WCU, with
Freeman scoring 21 points and Thompson
collecting 20.
The Lady Pirates will be at home Dec.
18 against Appalachian at 5:00 p.m. in
Minges Coliseum and then on to the
Christmas classic in Chapel Hill, Dec.
A new soulful face that has joined these
two stars in a varsity uniform is Sheila
Bowe a 5'10TT freshman from Elizabeth
City, who will see action for the team this
season.
So, the LadyTs holidays will be shorter
-- they'll be doing what, they like best
Shooting the hoop, and we wish them a
Successful season, and we encourage all
ECU students to support the Lady Pirates.
ROSIE THOMPSON leads Lady Pirates
You the CHAMP you are,
Best is --
And master the Lion,
Life is a football game;
The game,
So much.
to go but go you must!
~A Tribute to Our Seniors
Ere to the end, youTve shone bright than a Hundred-watt bulb,
Far away, you played strategically and forcefully,
Winning was the goal and win you did,
Bursting with joy, youTve reached high to become
Victorious and victorious you are --
Your pride and hard fight to overcome has made
When you leave ECU, the glory of walking out as
Winners, shall follow you forevTer,
May your days to follow be inspiring and prosperous ones,
Hope your trials are few and your triumphs many,
Let your light so shine whenevTer you go
The best is hoped for you Tcause you deserve whatevT er
Shed not a tear, but go on dignantly into the world
You'll run many yards before you reach the top--touchdown ;
You'll lose many yards down the road of life
You'll fumble, youT ll recover quickly or you'll lose
YouT ll want to give up sometimes but winning means
You'll re-group and keep on struggling,
The best runners, the best tacklers, and the strong
Determined ones shall succeed in this game;
We love you dearly and wish you didnTt have
Joyce Evans