The Register, 1931-11-00

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THE REGISTER
Official Student Publication of A. & T. College
Classic of the Piedmont
A. & T. vs. Va. State
Thanksgiving—Stadium
VOLUME XXVI
GREENSBORO, N. C, NOVEMBER,   1931
NUMBER 1
PRES. SETZER OF
ALUMNI ASS'N DIES
IN GREENSBORO
Local  Educator and  National
Head of Alumni Association
Was Firm Believer in A.-T.
WAS  BURIED IN  SEDALIA
Funeral Services at St. Matthews Church
Under Dr. Weatherby—President
Bluford Pays Tribute.
The Prof. James L. Setzer, a staunch
member of St. Matthews M. E. Church,
Greensboro, N. C, and an active supporter of all movements at the A. and
T. College, passed away at the L. Richardson Memorial Hospital, September
21, 1931. At the time of his death he
was principal of the Gibsonville Graded
School and president of the A. and T.
Alumni Association. Mr. Setzer was
active in Masonic and civic activities.
He was born in York County, Clover,
S. C, in 1893, and entered the Academy
at Kings Mountain at the age of 16 in
1909, finishing there at the expiration
of four years. He then entered the
A. and T. College in the fall of 1913.
He was one of the foremost members
of his class and was its president at
graduation. Mr. Setzer had lived well
to the-'motto of his class, "Not Wealth,
But Service," as is exemplified in his
itinerary of experiences.
^ / After graduation he accepted a posi-
" tion at North Carolina College for Negroes (then N. R. T. School).   He went
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College in Irma, S. C, and from Harbison to Sedalia Institute as academic instructor for one year and later as teacher of vocational agriculture. This position he held for four years. He was
then appointed principal of the Thom-
asville Graded School, Thomasville,
N. C. He went from there to the George
Eastman School in Halifax County as
principal and teacher of vocational agri-
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MISS ABBIE MITCHELL
APPEARS IN RECITAL
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Famous Soprano Sings Under  Auspices
of A. and T. and Bennett Friday
Evening, November 13.
STEELE   HALL,  BENNETT  COLLEGE
Miss Abbie Mitchell, soprano from
Chicago of international note, was presented at Bennett College to the people
of Greensboro by the joint entertainment committees of A. and T. and Bennett Colleges, Friday evening November 13.
This remarkable artist gave the people of Greensboro and vicinity an op
portunity to hear: "A voice of unusu
beauty"—the acclamation of the 1
newspapers of New York, Chic-
ton and San Francisco.
The   program   present<>• 0i_
lows:
"Bleed and Break," J.
"Gretchen   Am   Spinnrac Schu
bert.
"0 Wusst Ich Doch Den /\Veg Zu-
ruck," J.  Brahms.
"Im Herbst," R, Franz.   >
"Pleurez, Pleurez V ," j.  Mas
senet.    (Air from (hi "Le Cid.")
"Mamzelle Marie,"' .  Guion.
"Dance   Conni   ' "Pov     Piti
Mamzelle   Zizi," :   .iton,"   Camille
Nickerson.
"My Desire," ]
"Moon Bridge/        Price.
"Wid de Morj foon, Moon," W. M.
Cook.
"Into the I. ig-ht," F. La Forge.
!
Outstanding Speakers
Are Heard
Mr. Charles M. Ketchum, secretary, Greensboro Chamber of Commerce—Fire Prevention.
Dt. Gilbert Bowles, Friends Missionary to Japan for 30 years—The
Chino-Japanese dispute.
Thomas Q. Harrison, secretary of
the Student Volunteer Movement,
Washington, D. C.—World Peace and
Disarmament.
E. R. Wilson, Students' secretary
National Y. M. C. A., New York-
Present Day Student Movements.
Dr. William Stuart Nelson, presi
dent Shaw University, Raleigh, N. C.
—Ideals of the Scholar.
J. E. Eddy, International Y. M.
C. A. Secretary located in the Argentine—Problems in South America.
Dr. M. C. S. Noble, chairman,
Board of Trustees, A. & T. College,
Chapel Hill, N. C.—Advantages of
College Education.
Dr. John M. Gandy, president Virginia State College, Petersburg, Va.
—Education in a Machine Age (Dudley Day Orator).
AG. DEPARTMENT
HAS ANNUAL FAIR
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Teachers and Students Co-operate in Staging Most Successful Event of This Kind.
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The Ag. Fair, which is held in connection with the home-coming game
every year, was on display Friday and
Saturday, October 16 and 17. The fair,
conducted by members of the Agricultural department with teachers as advisers, showed marked improvements
over the one of last year. There were
on exhibit some of the modern ideas in
the farm of dairy displays, corn selection, poultry keeping, farm crops, and?
a number of others.
The booths were under the direction
of Seniors with teachers of the Ag. department as advisers, and student committees. James Moffitt, interested
chiefly in dairy products, displayed the
dairy exhibit in such unique manner as
to portray economy and the food value
of milk. There were shown some of the
many things which could be made from
the chief center of dairyii-g— lilk, such
as cottage cheese, butter. i, and
a number of other goo
under  the
■id seeds,
and  the things  to in  order
to keep tjio land Sfi     ifo, were exhibited.
The  poultry  exhibit  was  at  its best
uiider>-the direction of M. J. J. Mitchell.
presented balanced as against unbal-
peed rations and the effect it had on
. s.
The chemistry exhibit with L. C. Col-
som as head showed the intricate relationship between agriculture and chemistry, in that there were a number of
The   agronomy
direction of V
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The" editors and members of the Register staff acknowledge the following
student publication exchanges:
Hampton Script—Hampton Institute.
Bennett Banner—B. C. W.
Laing School Visitor—Mt. Pleasant,
S. C.
The Virginia Statesman—Virginia
State College.
The University Student—Johnson C.
Smith.
The Weekly News—Florida A. and M.
College.
SIXTH ANNUAL
DUDLEY DAY
IS OBSERVED
Dr. J. M. Gandy, Virginia Educator and Personal Friend of
Pres. Dudley, Is Speaker.
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PRES. BLUFORD PRESIDES
Observance Is Held on Monday, November 2, on Birthday of Mr.
Dudley.
James B. Dudley Day, which has become an established custom, was fittingly observed on the campus Monday, November 2 (President Dudley's birthday).
The entire plant came to a standstill
promptly at 11 o'clock to assemble in
the new Dudley Memorial Chapel for
the program.
In the absence of Mr. W. M. Williams, '07, one of President Dudley's
former students who had been secured
to talk on the life of the late president,
Dr. Bluford made very touching remarks along this line before presenting
Dr. Gandy, president of Virginia State
College, and a close friend of the deceased, who delivered the principal address.
The speaker took as his subject "Education in a Machine Age." He declared
that today machinery was capable of
satisfying most human wants, and that
this has made a "higher level" of education necessary because "ignorance
and machinery don't mix."
Dr. Gandy further declared that we
"were j-st on the fringe of the machine
age" which is destined to revolutionize
our social and economic life. He urged
that education must play a greater part
in training, both for vocations and leisure; and that President Dudley was a
vigorous champion of this very type of
.education.
Mrs. Vivian Jones, the only child of
President and Mrs. Dudley, was present.
Mrs. Dudley, who has been in ill health
during the last few years, was unable
to be present.
Classes were suspended for the remainder of the day, and President Bluford urged the faculty, students, and
friends to pay a visit to Mrs. Dudley.
Music was furnished by the Choral
Club. A large number of alumni, former students and friends were present
and expressed themselves as being gratified with the program.
ELLIS F. CORBETT GOES
TO JOURNAL AND GUIDE
Former   Editor-in-Chief   of   Register   Is
Given Important Position With
Metropolitan Weekly.
WAS   SUCCESSFUL   AT   A.   AND   T.
Ellis F. Corbett, '31, who was editor-
in-chief of the Register last year, is
now a member of the staff of the Norfolk Journal and Guide. We wish to
congratulate Mr. Corbett on this appointment. He is worthy of it. We
also wish to congratulate the Journal
and Guide on securing the services of
this young man. It will mean business
to them.
Mr. Corbett completed a course in
Journalism while at A. and T. His position on the staff of the student publication gave him contact with Dews-
paper methods and problems. Tr has a
natural love for this work. A\' believe
he will carry the same enthusi,-'n and
energy that he dispayed here w. fch him
into this larger field, with the same success and satisfaction.
A. M.OVERTON GOES TO
RUSSIA AS INSTRUCTOR
Anthony M. Overton of Hertford,
N. C, and an A. and T. graduate of
the class of 1929, has been called by
the Russian government to teach the
Russian boys cotton raising.
Since his graduation from the
Agricultural department, Overton
has been engaged as a teacher of
Vocational Agriculture at Rich
Square, N. C, where he gained national recognition. In a convention
of Agricultural students held in
Washington, D. C, in 1930, Overton's students won second place in
a national stock judging contest.
He is working under a two-year
contract with renewal option. Graduates from several other leading
colleges have responded to the call
of the Soviets, and are now in that
strange land as teachers.       /
PRESIDENT BLUFORD
TALKS TO ALUMNI
 •	
Returning Graduates Enjoy
Hour of Reminisence and
Inspiration.
SPAULDING  PRESIDES
The A. and T. Alumni met in the Agricultural Auditorium at 6:30 Friday evening prior to the home-coming game.
The meeting opened with a word of
prayer by Mr. S. T. Brooks: A few
opening remarks were given by Vice-
President M. F. Snaulding. Dean
Holmes, of St. Augustine College, made
a short talk. He stated that all alumni
should be able to be counted on to send
in to the college bright minds to cultivate.
Following this a representative of
each class present was given two minutes to express himself. In their expressions it was brought out that the
decorated arch and the words of welcome made them feel better than they
had felt toward the institution since
leaving. Following this President Bluford gave words of welcome and briefly
emphasized the recent accomplishments
of the school. He also outlined his
plans for the future. Brief mention
was made of the fact that he was expecting the Alumni to do something
worth while in the near future to help
the school in its struggle upward.
Mr. T. A. Hamme, ?29, of Durham,
made brief mention of the relationship
committee which he heads and of their
recommendation, namely, of fostering
scholarships to worthy students.
Those present left the meeting with
the feeling of brotherhood and good
will and determination to do. Vice-
President M. F. Spaulding has received
several letters from various members
pledging themselves to back up any
move we might foster for the school.
Members attending the meeting were
given complimentary tickets for the
irame.
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THLETIC SEASON PASS
BOOK REPLACES CARP
the    Athletic    Board    of
<le,d  this  year by  T'
has gotten a vet oon
ok.
itains thirty
g cally from one
pertorated along con-
■': is easily detached upon
athletic contest,
page or back contains the
-fie and student number. It
\e condition as of former
passes- Qon u sftrable, and no student
admitted with pass book, etc.
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A. AND T. GAINS
STRENGTH IN NEW
FACULTY MEMBERS
Prof. Weaver Was Member of
Harvard     Debating     Team
Where He Won Distinction.
MISS  F. BYRD LIBRARIAN
Prof.  Knox,  New  Bedford,  Mass.,  Was
Noted   Football   Player  at
Bates College.
A. and T. gained three new faculty
members this year. Prof. Robert Weaver comes to the head of the department
of Economies with his B. S. Cum Laude,
and A. M., from Harvard University,
where he has also completed his resident work for the Ph. D. While in college Mr. Weaver was a member and
secretary of the Harvard Debating
Council and winner of the following
awards: Coolidge Debating Medal, 1928;
a Boylston Speaking prize, 1928, the
Pasteur Debating Medal, 1928, and one
of the three men to receive medals as
Eastern Inter-Collegiate Debating
League champions, 1927-1928.
Professor Weaver was the first Negro
to pass the general examinations for
the Ph. D. in Economics at Harvard.
Mr. Weaver had been assigned as
coach of the debating teams for this
school year.
Prof.   L.    IT     K>nv,   t>    q      r.. ...   ,-.,
lege,   and -W.   S(   Stanford    IJu.ivfrsitj .
comes to u,s ...   '  --d, uf  the  de«8rtjH|_.t
of   Chemistry.    Professor t   In
a   rich   scientific
distinction  in cli       -?try both  in  Bates
and Stanford.
Mr.,Knox  haf
come, the faculty adviser of the
Tau Scholarship Society.
The nc« librarian is Miss Florence L.
Byrd, B. S. Tufts College, U. s. in Library Science, Hampton Institute. Miss
Byrd is faculty adviser for the Y. W.
C. A.
Registrar T. B. Jones, who was on
leave of absence for a year's study on
his Ph. D. at Columbia, has returned as
head of the Department of Education.
Prof. H. B. Crutcher, of the Dairy Industry Department, who was also on
leave of absence last year at Iowa State
College, where he won his M. S. degree
in Dairy Science, is back to his laboratory this year.
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HOME COMING DAY IS
OBSERVED OCTOBER 16
Campus,   Beautifully   Decorated   in   the-
Old  Gold and Blue, Was a
Pretty Scene.
MANY FORMER STUDENTS RETURN
Home-coming day was a decided success, being observed here on Friday, October 16. Events of interest, including
the football game against Lincoln University, a meeting of the Alumni Association and the annual agricultural fair,
drew graduates and former students,
not to mention friends of the institu-
i ion, to the beautifully decorated cam,-
■s.
'he morning of the 16th found a com_
juittee headed by C. W. Williamson
and E.  J.   (Red)   Jones, 'perchedj
the arch at the entrance, bust
ing "Blue and Gold," our,
few      hours      the   entire
adorned with them.
The leading event, th
was lost by a score qj
page). In spite of thf^
was manifested.
The agricultural faj
Agricultural  Audit/_j
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