The Register, 1939-12-16

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Vol.  XXXIV    No.  3
A. and T. College, December  16,  1939
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A. & T. Host to High School Seniors
1,644 Attend
First All State
Students Meet
Social Functions,
Grid Game Add
To Day's Visit
On Saturday, November 25, under the pit-a-patter of a shadowy
mist of rain drops, with only the
semblance of King Sol peeping
from behind the clouds, 1,644 high
school seniors from all sections of
North Carolina milled around the
campus and through the buildings
of A. and T. College.
This was the first time in the
history of North Carolina that a
Negro college has served as host to
the senior classes of all the high
schools throughout the state. An
invitation was extended to the
principal of each high school in the
state along with the respective
senior classes.
The activities of the day were
well scheduled and conducted. They
consisted of: Registration at the
college gymnasium upon arrival, a
social followed registration and
after the social all the guests for
the day were carried on an inspection tour of the campus buildings
and grounds. Members of the student body served very efficiently as
"guides" for each particular high
school.
Dinner was served to the visitors
in the college dining hall. At one
o'clock in the' afternoon all the high
school seniors gathered in front
of Dudley Hall, the administration
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Over The Top
With The Red Cross
In behalf of the director and
chairman of the Red Cross Committee of A. and T. College, I wish
to express my appreciation for
those who joined the Red Cross for
1939-40 and those who made donations.    The report was as follows:
Memberships  $56.00
Donations from Staff
Members       1.50
Donations from Student
Group         4.01
Total $61.51
Total last year, 1938-39 $56.40
Respectfully submitted,
ESTHER P. HICKS,
Chairman   of   Campus   Collections.
Did You Hear —
That the college is giving the
REGISTER Staff a typewriter
for a Christmas present? Many
thanks and we will be very
grateful for such a much needed gift. It is a difficult task to
produce a paper without a typewriter.
To the Faculty, Students, and Readers, we, the
members of The Register Staff, sincerely hope for yon
a Joyous Christmas and a Happy New Year.
We hope you have enjoyed reading The Register
and we wish to thank all who have contributed articles
and hope that you and others will continue to do so. It
is cur purpose to serve you and our aim is to serve you
better during the New Year.
THE REGISTER STAFF.
CIAA Meet At
A.&T. College
Twenty-Sixth Annual Meeting of
Organization Convenes Friday
December 15.     150 Delegates Present
Delegates from member schools®-
of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association to the twenty-
sixth annual meeting of the organization found a gracious host
in A. and T. College, Friday and
Saturday, December 15-16.
The opening session, the only
one to which the public was admitted, was held in the college
gymnasium. The other sessions
were held in the lecture room of
Alexander Graham hall.
The 150 delegates, football and
basketball officials and press, were
housed in North hall. A varied
social program was carried out by
the college in conjunction with the
meeting.
Principal points on the agenda
for the meeting included the
drawing up of 1940 football and
basketball schedules, important
changes in rules and officials,
questions of eligibility, and all
other points incidental to carrying
on the business of an approved
athletic organization.
The opening session got
underway at 10:30 A. M. Friday
morning with Dr. Rufus Clement,
president of Atlanta university,
making the principal address.
President F. D. Bluford, of A. and
T. college, delivered the welcome
address. The entire program of
the opening session was broadcast
over the local radio station WBIG.
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Establish Loan
Fund at A. and T.
Instructor  of   Business
Administration Heads
Student Aid
The unusual handicaps existing
among students at A. and T. College caused by financial difficulties inspired Miss Esther Hicks,
instructor of Business Administration, to organize the fund which
we now announce is in readiness
for use.
This fund is available to those
who show promise of success and
who are worthy of such help.
Loans will be granted to students
who will be able to repay the loan
within a reasonable time, doing
at least average work in college,
and who will be a credit toi A. and
T. College.
He or she must furnish a note
acceptable to the Financial Aid
Committee Treasurer and make
arrangements for payments when
due, and must have completed one
quarter of residence work before
applying- for loans.
The governing board consists of
prominent members of the civic
body of Greensboro, such as
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Honor Federation
Meet In Arkansas
Chooses Alpha Kappa Mu Honor
Society For Its Name.     Nine Schools
Represented by Delegates
THANKS
My dear fellow students, may
I take this means of expressing
to you my sincere thanks for
your very willing support and
cooperation in the preparation
for and conducting of the
exercises, Homecoming and High
School Seniors' Day.
With every good wish for the
holidays.'and the New Yeair, may
I remain,
Very truly yours,
WILLIAM GILMORE,
Pres., of Student Body.
New Vestments
For Choral Society
Members  of Organizations
Sponsoring Drive To
Meet Costs
As a fitting background to the
beauty of the new Richard B.
Harrison auditorium, the Choral
Society is anxious to equip itself with new choir robes. The
members of the Choral organizations are sponsoring this drive
and plan to meet the costs of
the vestments largely through the
income from the concert of the
year.
A plea for supplementary help
has been met by the College student body, members of the faculty
and friends from* the city in a
manner gratifying to the members
of the Choral Society. It has been
suggested that the Alumni might
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® Arkansas State College, Pine
Bluff, Arkansas, was the scene of
the third annual meeting of the
Federation of Negro Honor Societies, held December 1-2, 1939. The
nine schools represented by delegates were Tuskegee Institute,
Bluefield State Teachers' College,
A. and T. College, A. and I. College, Howard University, Dillard
University, Xavier University,
Arkansas State College, and Philander Smith College. The main
objectives of the meeting were to
establish the federation as a permanent organization, draft a constitution, and elect officers.
The body chose for its name
Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society.
The following officers were elected.
President Dr. I. A. Derbigny,
Tuskegee
Vice Pres Miss Lola Foster,
Tuskegee
Sec.-Treas    Miss Georgia L.
Jenkins, A. and I.
Asst. Sec. Miss Dorothy Wilson,
Bluefield
Council Members Miss Alberta
Whitsett, A. and T., and Dean
G. W. Gore, A. and I. College
"The   Obligation   of  the   Gifted
Student"    constituted    the    basic
theme of the conference whereby
special   emphasis   was   placed   on
the student.    In a discussion of the
topic "The Place of the Gifted Student on the College Campus," Dean
J. W. Parker stressed the fact that
the  gifted student  should  occupy
the role of a leader in things in-
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Chapel Highlights
Edited by
ELIZABETH GIBBS, '40
Greetings!! Here's hoping that
you have the merriest of Christ-
mases and the happiest of New
Years. And now what has been
going on in our chapel? We have
had a variety of programs during
the past month—faculty speeches, visitors and club programs.
Mr. Green
"There are three things a student wants out of college life," declared Mr. Charles Green on November 9. "They are security, success, and a sincere desire to be
loved and understood by all mankind." Mr. Green's opinion is that
when we have obtained a job, we
think that security is attained, and
then, if we keep our job, we consider ourselves successful. In conclusion, Mr. Green, who is a member of the English department,
listed three factors which play a
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Dean Tilley
Speaks A!
Vesper Service
Points To Difficulties and Problems
of Present Day
Rev. J. L. Tilley, Dean of the
School of Religion, Shaw University, was the guest speaker here
for vesper service on Sunday, November 19. His discussion centered around a thought which is of
very vital interest. "How fortunate we are to be privileged to
think, express our thoughts, and
opinions in a world which is not
of totalitarian form." Dean Til-
'ey pointed out that in a world
Mke ours, we are unconscious of
the numerous difficulties, problems
<and struggles of our undesirable
as well as desirable heritage, in a
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