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VOL. XXXIV
A. & T. College, Greensboro, N. C, February 1940
No. 5
Graham Speaks In Dedicatory Services
WAS   EPOCH
MAKING EVENT
"Both races join hands here
this afternoon as one more step
toward the larger fulfillment of
the American democratic dream
and the Kingdom of God," declared the University of North Carolina's young liberal president, Dr.
Frank P. Graham addressing 1200
people at the dedication of the
new Richard B. Harrison Auditorium and Alexander Graham Bell
Vocational Building at The Agricultural and Technical College on
January 21.
Dr. M. C. S. Noble, chairman of
the board of Trustees, introduced
the speaker. President Graham further asserted, "The twin dedication represents a fusion of great
forces out of the past. Alexander
Graham, for whom the vocational
building is named, was a confederate soldier and Richard B. Harrison was a slave, yet the accomplishments of these two men meet
at A. & T. College in a common
cause and in a common humanity.
Speaking of his father, Alexander Graham, the liberal educator
said, "He devoted his entire life to
the tducational uplift of all peoples, white and black, and if alive
today, would consider the new vo-
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ears
Vocational and
Ag. Conference
A program of thirteen points to
secure vocational opportunities for
Negro youth in North Carolina was
recommended by the first statewide vocational and agricultural
meeting at A. and T. College Friday, January 19.
The thirteen points follow:
1. Father and son cooperation
or father and son partnership.
2. Production of quality farm
products such as eggs, poultry, and
pure bred hogs and livestock.
3. Ownership of land through
balancing livestock income with
crop income on Negro farms in
the state.
4. Utilization of existing educational   agencies.
5. Raising the standard of rural
living so as to make rural life
more attractive to farm youth.
6. Young men should develop
some skill with general farm tools
and be able to make common repairs on the farm.
7. Use of existing credit
agencies such as 4-H and N. F. A.
group loans, direct loans to individuals, productive credit loans
and long term loans from Federal
Loan Banks.
8. Cooperative    enterprises.
9. Utilization and conservation
of the land resources in the state.
10. Marketing of several crops
in the state and nearby eastern
markets such as poultry, livestock,
fruits and  others.
11. Part time activities to give
part employment to Negro Youth
on farms.
12. Increasing of dairy herds
along with increasing of cows on
farms.
13. A careful study of the operations of supply and demand in a
competitive  market.
Vespers In Richard
6. Harrison
Auditorium
Sunday, February 4, marked the
first Vesper Services in the newly
constructed Richard B. Harrison
Auditorium. The Reverend Thoma-i
Kilgore, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, N. C,
was the  guest  speaker.
The speaker spoke on the subject: "The Place Of ChristianLy
In The Solution of Present World
Problems." He pointed out three
important problems that confront
us today, namely: (1) The problem of force, (2) The problem of
American labor, and (3) The problem  of  democracy.
The Reverend Mr. Kilgore furthered his discussion by implying
that the problem of force has
existed through the ages. He said.
"The problem of force must be
faced by the Christians of today.
We find examples of this in Italy
and Ethiopia; this stands as a
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General Calendar
The events listed below compose
a general calendar of conferences
and tournaments to be held on the
campus of A. and T. College during the winter and spring quartern.
As other affairs are scheduled
they will be added to this list.
1. Negro History Week, February   6—14.
2. Conference of Accredited
Colleges and Secondary Schools,
February   17.
3. State High School Debate,
March 15.
4. Conference of Young Women,   March   29—30.
5. State Trade Teachers' Meeting,  March  1—2.
6. NIDA Tournament, April 5-6.
7. NFA Conference, April 10-
12.
8. High School Music Festival,
April 26.
9. CIAA Track Meet, May 11.
10. Vocational Opportunities
Week  (date to be announced).
Noted Lecturer
On the "Fourth
American Crusade
North Dorm. Fire
Amid the cheers of excited basketball fans on the cold, bleak,
dreary night of Monday, January
29, at about 9:00 P. M., history
was made by the sudden announcement that all occupants of North
Dormitory leave the game at once.
A great rush followed—North
Dormitory -was on fire. Through
sixteen inches of snow men rushed like a mighty river over a water
fall. Ransacking of rooms, moving of trunks, snatching of girl
friend's pictures, profanity, and
praying all helped to create a
dramatic scene.
Three persons were overcome by
smoke during the excitement but
soon recovered. Many articles
were misplaced and some young
men lost all of their clothes as a
result of the fire. Every thing in
one  room  was  burned  up.
Firemen were called to the scene
and after a short while the fire was
extinguished. Some estimated the
damage to be about $2,000.
Officials agree that the fire was
oi an una^'L.^.w.^ed origin.
Number Please
Behind the mail window of the
College post office, mysterious buzzing sounds have been heard by
those who have gone to get their
daily mail. To those who have
been able to gaze beyond this closed
door and glimpse into this "sanctum sanctorum" they have seen
four girls and one boy at different
periods of the day seated before a
telephone switch board recently in
stalled.
One never realizes how many
calls go about the campus for purely departmental matters and the
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Gamma Tau Takes
Two New Members
The Gamma Tau Honorary Society made its first appearance be-
iors the student body on Wednesday, January 31, by rendering a
chapel program. Mr. William M.
Gilmore conducted the devotional
exercise. "The Nature and Purpose of Gamma Tau" was given
by Miss Alberta Whitsett. Following the reading of two short
poems by Miss Ruth Nicholson, Mr.
William Privett rendered a musical selection. A very inspiring
discourse on "Scholarship" was presented by Mr. Archie Hargrave.
Having fulfilled all the necessary
requirements, Miss Marice E. Gibbs
and Mr. Victor H. Tynes were accepted as new members into the
society. In the absence of President Bluford, certificates were
presented and hearty congratulations extended the new members Dy
Prof. C. R. A. Cunningham, faculty adviser to the Gamma Tau
Honorary   Society.
Gamma Tau urges the student
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Dr. Rayford W. Logan of Howard University concluded the dedicatory week by giving an interesting talk on the "Fourth American Crusade." Three times America has embarked on crusades for
the purpose of redemption. The
first to redeem all mankind occurred when America wished to redeem Mexico from sin in 1848. Also
we gained territory equivalent to
the state of Texas, New Mexico,
California, and Oregon.
"God told President McKinley to
carry the blessings of American
civilization to the heathern land
of Cuba." Thus was born our
second crusade to redeem mankind.
The third was to make the world
safe for democracy, that is, the
white world.
The fourth differs from the
third in that President Roosevelt
does not want to go to war and
the United States is trying to make
America safe. Two reasons account for this change—America is
not associated with the imperialistic aims of Great Britian and
France and therefore there is a
Rising Tide of Color. Dr. Logan
recommended the book, The Rising
Tide of Color, by Lothrop Stoddard  as   containing  a  good  inter-
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CONDOLENCES
The members of the REGISTER
Staff on behalf of the student body,
wish to extend its message of condolence to two members of the
faculty Mr. Burnwell B. Banks, instructor in the department of
chemistry, and Mr. George A. Roddy, instructor in Automobile Mechanics.
Both are recovering from illness.
We wish them a speedy recovery
and a quick return to the fold of
our faculty.
Chapel Highlights
M. Elizabeth Gibbs,  '40
Since the dedication of the
Richard B. Harrison Auditorium,
our whole student body has the
opportunity to share in the chapel
exercises. At last the dreams of
many have come true.
The first to have the privilege of
speaking to the entire student body
was Dr. Charles Winter Wood,
director of dramatics, Florida A.
and M. College, Tallahassee, Florida. Dr. Wood was the understudy of Richard B. Harrison in
the role of "De Lawd" in the play,
"Green Pastures." To the delight
of the audience, Dr. Wood read sev-
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Mr. Gilmore Speaks
As it has been the custom during
the past, the student body was
represented on the dedication program that was held January 21.
Mr. William M. Gilmore, president,
of the student body, extended the
salutations from that body. At the
suggestion of the adviser of the
Register, Mr. GilmOre's speech follows:
"Dr. Noble, Dr. Graham, President Bluford, other distinguished
persons on the rostum, and friends,
the profound gratification of the
student body of this college can
not be expressed in words for
words at their best are but symbols and imitations of reality.
Within the serene atmosphere of
these modern edifices we can enter into communion with all the
great minds of the past—Jesus,
Socrates, Shakespeare, Plato, J.
Weldon Johnson, and others, if you
please.
"When we behold these tangible
results of someone's labor we can
truly say that God rests in reason and in passion. We are compelled to proclaim the words of the
prophet who said, 'Behold how good
and how pleasant it is for brethern
to dwell together in unity.' In
Alexander Graham Hall, our young
men can learn to design and construct buildings like these and after
a day's labor they can enter into
the confines of this magnificent
edifice and give vent to their spiritual nature which can be soothed
by the soft strains of rapturous
music.
"All that we behold in the tranquility of this epoch making hour
extols with pronounced intensity a
striking resemblance of that Great
Dreamer who has so eloquently
declared that the heavens declare
the glory of God and the earth
showeth forth his handiwork."
"Dr. Bluford, we bid you godspeed in your efforts to build for
yourself, for us, for North Carolina, and for America, a greater
institution."
This speech was broadcast over
station WBIG.