October, 1976 Page 6 THE COMPASS Freshmai Career Doy Held On Campus

ploration for our new North Carolina Manpower Successful last year with its Development Corporation. students.” expanded approach to fresh­ “The continued interest of Awarded the masters degree man orientation, the area of those firms that are by Columbia University, he is Student Personnel Services at represented in our College also currently a student at the Elizabeth City State Industry Cluster Program is North Carolina Central University again sponsored a most encouraging,” she University Law School. Freshman Career Day According to William A. Program, on Friday, August added. Following registration, Pierce, Director of the Office 27. Under the theme, “Tur­ of Career Counseling and from 8:00 - 8:30 A. M., in the ning My Dreams Into A Ridley University Center, the Placement, during the af­ Reality,” approximately business representatives ternoon the students met with twenty representatives from rep resen tativ es from the business, industry and joined close to 500 new students in a Career Ex­ National Alliance of government informed the Businessmen, Ashland Oil ploration Program, at 9:00 students of career op­ Company, First Union portunities and requirements A.m ., in Moore Hall Auditorium. The program J^ational Bank, GTE for entering the non-teaching Sylvania, Western Electric, professions. brought back to the campus ECSU alumnus Ulysses Bell IBM, Wachovia Bank and Dr. Eloise B Horton, Vice as the keynote speaker. Trust Company, the Naval Chancellor for Student Af­ Introduced by Dr. Marcus Retail System Office, IXL, ECSU development director James R. Spence, second from left, fairs, said, “We are more V. Ingram, Co-Chairman of Norfolk and Western Railw ay, the Oceana Na­ meets with ECSU alumni who participated in the career exploration than pleased with the the ECSU Cluster Program program. Left is Lawrence Alford, Little Creek Naval Facility, third val Air Station, and the willingness of the various and Chairman of the Business from left, Ulysses Bell, director of Administration of the North firms and agencies to join in Department, Bell is Director Albemarle Savings and Loan Carolina Manpower Development Corporation. To right Shelly Association. Willingham, Ashland Oil Company. providing this unique ex­ of Administration of the The Record Rap Former Student / In Pro Football and “My Ladies Run Me PARLIAMENT By William Hartley Crazy”. The Clones of By Lazarus Simons The following year he was 1 0 PLAYERS AVERAGE WHITE BAND Doctor Funkenstein Students from the previous taxied by the Rams until 1972. Contradiction Soul Searching Parliament’s Mothership school term witnessed a During the years 1972 and The have The white band with the has landed into another P young, energetic and talented 1973 he did not play football. another million seller soul sounds is into it again , “The Clones of Doctor football player. If you can In the year 1974, he joined “Contradiction” . Yes, Billy, with “Soul Searching” . With Funkenstein”. Produced and remember the tall, young the parade of talented foot­ Diamond, Jones, Merv, Pee the help of the Brecker conceived by George Clinton, man that worked at the desk ball athletes in the World Wee, Satch and of course Brothers, Randy and Parliament has created a in the Ridley Center, then you Football League. Sugar Foot have a follow-up Michael. This album is worth monster. Songs to listen for: know him. His name is He was cut by the Chicago to “Honey,” another smash listening to. Songs to listen “Gaming on Ya”, Johnnie Walton. Fires, but came back strong album. Songs to listen for: for: “Love your Life” , “I’m “Everything Is on the One”, Walton played for the Los with the Toros last year. He “Contradiction”, “Precious the One”, “A Love of Your “Doctor Funkenstein”. Angeles Rams in 1969. George emerged as the leagues No. 1 Love” , “Who’d She Coo?” , Own” Allen, the head coach of the quarterback until the W.F.L. Rams at the time, saw Walton collapsed. Walton is Counseling Center as a kid with a wicked arm. veritably, a forgotten hero of He was shuffled to a farm the W.F.L. years. club, “The Indianapolis The colorful Johnnie Providing Service Capitals”. The club won the Walton, with his dynamite intervals thereafter. By Sylvia Peele championship of the Con­ throwing arm, is making his CLEP Exams to be given The Counseling Center The most common surname tinental League and Walton bid to become the Eagles are: invites all Freshmen to come in the is Smith. was voted most valuable first Black quarterback. (1) GRE (December Close to 2.5 million Smiths player. in for an interview with the reside here. counselors in the Student 11,1976) Services Building. The (2) NTE (November 13,1976, counselors are: Enid Smith, February 19, 1977 and Jidy Room 110, Mrs. Olive Wilson, 16, 1977) Hiclis Wins Olympic Gold Medals (3) MAT (arranged on Room 102 and Mr. Lafayette accident Hicks had been a optimism of Hicks is to be individual basis) Robmson, Room 106. The By Anthony Rahming good athlete. Fighting back truly admired and emulated. The next Communications counselors’ doors are always Earl Hicks is the His handicap has not left him Performance Test will be against ill luck he entered the open to the students. gregarious student that desolate. He is very sociable given on November 15th, 17th, 1976 Special Olympics Games There are plans for group everyone has been seeing and his friendly personality and 18th. The written part in Canada. This special event counseling in the following wheeling a wheelchair across has caused him to be hked by will be given on November was enclusively for han­ areas: the campus. Hicks was h dicapped athletes. Earl did most everyone. 15th, and the Speech part will victim of an automobile (1) Test taking remarkably well in the E arl faces his condition be given on November 17th accident 6n September 6, (2) Developing skills for games, winning four gold with an alacrity. His family, and 18th. This test is free. 1975. The accident was nearly taking tests medals and one bronze. He set however, after hearing about Students should take the ' fatal. His neck and spinal (3) Entering in the job three world records in the his accident were completely tests early enough to apply cord was broken on impact, market and Graduate School. shot put, discus and javelin confused and grief- for financial assistance or paralizing him from the waist Any student having any events. At the end of the strickened. admission to various schools down. At the time of his un­ type of problems should come games Hicks was awarded a The 26 year old before the deadline for ac­ fortunate accident Hicks was to the counseling center and special emblem for his out­ quadraplegic intends to talk about it before it can ceptance. Graduate school enrolled at ECSU but of standing performance at the marry and start a family hender them in doing their catalogues are located in the course, he had to discontinue games. He was the first after graduation. college work. Student Personnel library. his enrollment. athlete to ever win five Presently, he is majoring in Free waivers will be avail­ Being a true Viking Earl The GRE exam will be medals at a special Olympics the Fine Arts. He hopes to able according to qualifi­ did not let his condition given on cam pus on Game. build a home and an Art cations. sadden his life. Before the December 11, 1976 and at The determination and Studio before he graduates.