The Register, 1939-11-11

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VOL.  XXXIV    No.  2
A. & T. College, November 1 1, 1939
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The Pride and Joy of A. and T. College
James R Dudley
Is Honored
On Thursday, November 2nd, A.
& T. College laid aside its many
activities to commemorate Founder's Day. The band led the procession, followed by the Choral Society, President Bluford and Mr.
A. W. Curtis, Sr., the faculty and
the four classes—Senior, Junior.
Sophomore and Freshman, respectively.
"I am proud to see that the college has progressed so much since
I have been here," said Mr. Curtis.
"When I was in school, the school
plant consisted of North Dormitory, a trades building, a small
milk house known as the dairy, and
a green house." There were approximately one hundred students
and five teachers. Our extra-curricula activities were the Y.M.C.A.,
Y.W.C.A., Literary Society and Debating Society.
"Now there is a well-trained faculty numbering around fifty, an
enriched curriculum, a student body
which has increased to eight hundred eleven and which has come
from twenty-three states. Through
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Graff Ballet Dancers
To Appear
The Graff Ballet International
Dancers, with Grace and Kurt
Graff, will be presented by the
school in the college gymnasium
November 20th.
The dancing brother and sister
act is internationally famous and
commented upon favorably by several international papers and persons in London, Berlin, Paris, New
York and Chicago.
This feature will be one of the
most interesting attractions appearing on the lyceum program
this year.
Kappas Holding
Provincial Meeting
Alpha Nu announces that on November 11 and 12, Alpha Nu will
be host to the Middle Eastern Provincial meeting of the Kappa Alpha
Psi Fraternity. This will be the
first time a Provincial meeting of
Kappa Alpha Psi has been held
in North Carolina. Therefore, it is
a pleasure for us to be able to
bring it to A. and T. It is also an
honor to be the first host to •, Provincial meeting in North Carolina.
Extending our welcome to visitors and delegates, wo would like
to assure them not only of the hospitality of the members, but also
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A. and T. Well
Represented at Fair
A. and T. contributed much to
the fair that was held recently at
the local fair grounds. There were
projects in dairying, rural engineering, and many other agricultural phases of life.
The herd in dairying for A. and
T. took many prizes, in fact it was
the leading herd displayed at the
fair. A. and T.'s herd is, at all
times, when in competition, prize
winners.
The rural engineering depart-
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Circulation of the
Register for October
Number  Ordered  1,500
Students    800
Faculty     50
Those sent to different
Offices     25
Sent to High Schools  200
Sent to Alumni    400
Register File  25
Grand Total  '_ ...1,500
Homecoming Program
Friday, November 10, 1939
7:00 P.M.—Pep Meeting and Bon-fire  (Dudley Auditorium and Athletic Field respectively)
Saturday, November 11, 1939
1:00 P.M.—Homecoming Parade   (Through city to  Stadium)
2:00 P.M.—Football  game—A.   and   T.   vs.   Morgan   (Special   demonstration between halves)
4:00—6:00 P.M.—Inspection of Plant
8:30—11:45 P.M.—Annual Homecoming Dance   (College  Gymnasium)
NOTE: For information during the above days, go to the offices of the
Student Council and THE REGISTER. Location: Ground floor, Dudley
Building.
Chapel Highlights
Edited By Elizabeth Gibbs, '40
dean Mclaughlin
In another of the talks given by
the members of the faculty, Dean
McLaughlin of the Department of
Agriculture pointed out why it was
necessary to improve personal
qualities. This was a means of introducing to the student body his
booklet in the library titled "Suggestions for Developing and Improving Personal Qualities."
In the matter of developing social qualities, Dean McLaughlin
showed the necessity of keeping an
increase in friendships, of avoiding
snobbishness and arrogance, of developing broad interests and sympathies in order to meet people on
common ground. "Above all," he
said, "familiarize yourself with the
common rules of etiquette."
By looking at and studying Dean
McLaughlin's booklet on developing and improving personal qualities, one will have a wealth of information on personality which is
an important factor in college life.
MR. MARTIN
"The Danger of Overspecialization"
Mr. Martin of the Department
of History pointed out to the stu
dent body, Wednesday, October 18,
that there is a danger in over-specialization. We are living in a world
of great specialization, a world in
which development of a particular
skill is emphasized; in concentrating on our major field, we become
indifferent to everything else. The
danger lies in the fact that we neglect the minor fields which are
necessary in developing the broad
viewpoint which is a determining
factor as to whether we have acquired an education. "It is necessary that we must be a broad, well-
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Community Chest
During the recently conducted
campaign of the Greensboro Community Chest, the students of A. &
T. College co-operated very willingly.
One of the characteristics of the
student body here is to co-operate
with the community at large in
any worthwhile project that it undertakes. Helping those less fortunate than we is a keynote that
is often struck by us.
A total of $7.23 was contributed
to the campaign.
Enormous Crowd To
Attend Celebration
Recent plans and expectations
for this day are such that the largest crowd in the history of the college is expected to mill around thr;
campus, through the buildings and
over the grounds.
Since A. & T. has a host of
friends as well as graduates who
will be welcomed to all we have to
share. It is expected that this will
be a most impressive home-coming
ever celebrated here. With a well
trained, competent football team,
increased enrollment, all the old
friends and graduates returned
home, and the glamour of a number of the beautiful floats will tend
to make this a gay celebration.
This day at 11:00 A. M., exactly
21 years ago, the armistice was
signed, hushing the ''big guns" of
the Allies and the Germans.
Morgan's Bears are expected to
sign an Armistice this afternoon
and surrender and ask A. & T.'s
"Bulldogs" for mercy. Harvard,
Yale, Pitt, Minnesota and none of
the other large universities will be
able to boast of a more uniquely
arranged and conducted home-coming program than A. & T.'s.
The cooperation of everyone is
requested in the carrying out of
these activities. Watch for "Miss
A. & T." of 1939-40 with her attendants. This will include a special feature during the halves, at
which time the historic "A. & T."
will be formed by the freshman
class, assisted by the band and the
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Noted Aviator Speaks
Colonel R. Q. Williams, a famous
World War pilot, gave the student
body and faculty a short address
Friday, October 17, in a special
session. The noted aviator commended the school on being one of
the three Negro schools to be
granted the government aviation
course.
His major purpose was to develop a more favorable mental attitude toward aviation. "That you
students are not enthusiastic is a
normal reaction. Aviation is safe.
If you thoroughly understand
everything you do, you will be
successful in aviation. Inexperience
has been the cause of most mishaps."
Colonel Williams' advice to the
student was to take advantage of
the splendid opportunity offered,
for in the field of aviation there
are so many phases that one can
find a career.
NOTICE
We are quite grateful that the
dining hall has purchased some new
sugar bowls and vinegar containers. If you take the dishes at your
home all over the house and to all
your neighbors, please leave all
dining hall property in the dining
hall unless you get permission to
carry it out. Remember, you are
not at home.
Don't forget the Golden Rule
and please practice it.