The Register, 1944-03-00

              ■   W ¥■»   —   —••
■   —  "W   —^ —  —^  W  W   W   * &~*
Read CAMPUS VIEWS
on
"THE GREEN HORNET"
and THE FOUR ACES'
on Page Four
mt R*niatw -tTross
} ^ DRIVE!
'The Cream of College News'
VOLUME XXX
A. and T. College, Greensboro, N. C, March 1944
NUMBER 5
"Y" Hut To Be Dedicated To
A. & T. Sons In The Service
i
Joselyn Bailey Concert
Gets Campaign Under
Way
The Christian organizations on
the campus have been so greatly
handicapped in their work because of lack of space that the
YWCA and YMCA found it necessary to launch a series of programs to finance the construction
of a 'Y' hut, a modest building
which will be designed as a cultural, yet practical center for
their activities. It is their desire to provide conveniences for
city students and service men.
Funds for this project are being raised by the sponsoring of
a series of programs, the first of
which was the concert given on
March 9, 1944, presenting the
eleven-year-old musical wonder,
Joselyn Bailey.
Joselyn Baily, has in a musical
way, been from Arkansas to California to Minnesota to North
Carolina. Demetri Metropolis,
conductor of the Minneapolis
Symphony, thought her talent
so promising that he regularly
sent her complimentary tickets
to attend his performaces.
A very fine audience attended
the concert and according to all
indications, Joselyn's playing was
thoroughly enjoyed.
The YMCA and YWCA would
like to take this opportunity to
thank both the student body and
faculty for their cooperation in
putting over in a big way the
first concert in the series.
Lieutenant Sam Bruce,
Baby and Wife
Students Hold Memorial
For Lieut. Sam Bruce
The photo above Shows Lt.
Sam Bruce, former A. and T.
College athlete and member of
the 99th Pursuit Squadron, who
died in action over Italy, January 27, 1944.
Center is little Barbara, whom
her father never saw.  She was
born on December 7, 1943. December 1 being the birthdate of
her father, which is also remembered as "Pearl Harbor Day,"
the day that the "Japs" made
their infamous and unwarranted
attack on the United States.
Mrs. Bruce shown at the right
received  official  notification   of
her husband's death a few days
In memory of such, heroes as
Lt. Bruce, the students of A. and
T. College have begun a fund to
finance the construction of a "Y"
memorial hut on the campus.
I ^
"*$
Campus Movies
Continue In
Full Swing
The Saturday night movies
have become an added feature
of our campus life. The Committee on Movies, headed by Mr.
C. R. A. Cunningham, has done
a fine job in selecting and bringing to the students the very best
in movie entertainment at a
nominal admission fee. The purpose and aim of the Committee
is to provide adequate recreational pleasure for the students
here on our own campus. These
features will continue as long as
support is given.
Coming attractions are shown
below:
March 2b—My Little Chicadee—
Mae West, W. C. Fields
April    1—Foreign    Agents   and
Blame,  it on Love. This will
be a double feature. Both pictures are interesting and will
be valuable entertainment.
April   8—History   is   Made   at
Night—Jean   Arthur,   Charles
Boyer
April 15—The Yanks are Coming
ry   King's  Orchestra   and
ie Heller
-Too Many Girls and
Sauce for the Gander. Starring
in Too Many Girls will be
shown the popular and attractive stars, Lucille Ball and
Frances Langford.
May 6—Four Jacks and A Jill-
Ann Shirley and Ray Bolger
May 13—Blockade — Madeline
Carroll and Henry Fonda
These are pictures that you
simply can't afford to miss, so for
the best in movie entertainment,
patronize your 'Campus Movies.'
OHREA BAGWELL, '45
My Buddy . . .
SAM
Dorothy Garret Receives
$25.00 Dramatic
Scholarship Award
Miss Dorothy Garrett of Spartanburg, South Carolina, received
the Dramatic Scholarship award
of $25. She was in quite a number of plays at Carver High
School.
Since Miss Garrett has been
here, she has had leading parts
in the following plays: "The
Little Foxes," "Nine Girls," and
"Doc's Daughters" which was
written and directed by Professor
Charles G. Green.
Due to her contributions
through cooperation that made
it possible for the Club to produce interesting plays of the professional talent, Miss Garrett
was elected by the members of
the Club to receive the scholarship.
On receiving the award, Miss
Garrett made the following statement, "Heretofore, I have worked with and appeared in plays
because—well simply because I
—I liked to and for the fun and
enjoyment I got out of it; but I
never thought that I would be
capable of the Dramatic award.
At this time I wish to entend my
sincere thanks and appreciation
to those who made this award
possible." v
by Brenan King, '43
"Sam was killed in action,"
were the words which came over
the wire and left me standing
speechless at the phone. The
suddeness of the news caused my
head to spin and the only sound
audible was "Oh!" The same
words which filled the auditorium when the telegram was read.
When the fog of shock had lifted
pictures of our relationships, the
many hours we spent planning
our future, and fun-packed hours
we spent at A. and T.
Our first meeting was as opponents on a sand-lot football
team.
His winning smile and personality   forced   immediate   acceptance  into  the  north-side  gang.
He was promptly given the title
of   "Dago"    (because   his   associates until then had been Italian).    Our    high    school    days
were filled with memories of basketball,   baseball,   and   football
games, where because of his ever-
present smile when  he  carried
the ball, Sam was referred to as
"Smiling   Sam   Sets   Sail."   The
way he blocked and tackled his
way into the position of all-city
halfback for two years in succession, his hard hitting and expert
fielding gave him top rank above
the second classmen of the city
and  a  position  on  the  all-city
team. How well I remember the
days   of  semi-pro  football,   our
entrance to A. and T., the way
we  corresponded while he was
on his way through the Panama
Canal, our first reunion in nine
months  in  front  of  the  South
Dormitory, the hours he used to
hold the North Dorm boys spellbound telling his trips to Japan,
China and his missing the boat
in Hawaii.    The clearest of all
was the night he helped search
for an hour for the plane I was
forced to land in the trees about
a mile and half from the air
port. How tired and worn he
looked when at last he reached
the car in which I was sitting
and how his face lighted with
relief at the sight of me in one
piece.
I remember the many hours
we sat and spoke of flying and
the rapid way which he adopted
himself to the job of earning his
civilian pilot's license; the three
years of football and the way he
acted after the Hampton game
which we had lost 6-0. He sat
alone in the room blowing himself for the game. Into every
thing he touched he put his
heart and soul.
When he departed for the air
corps neither of us could stand
the word good-bye, so we depart-
(Continued on Page 3)
Service also Intended
For Other A. & T. Men
Who Might Have Made
The Supreme Sacrifice
"Today, A. and T. College
bows its head in humble submission as a final tribute to one
of its former sons, Lt. Sam Bruce,
of the 99th Pursuit Squadron,
who made the supreme sacrifice
in order that the cause of God,
Humanity, and Justice may not
perish from the earth," declared
Dr. F. D. Bluford, Wednesday,
March 8, during a memorial
service, conducted by the student council.
He continued, "Sam Bruce was
an athlete, a fine felloxv, kindly
dispositioned and a gentleman."
Dr. Bluford also read a portion
of a letter from Bruce in which
he said, "I hope to acquit myself
in such a manner as a member of
the Air Forces, that my contribution will serve as an inspiration to those who will come after
me."
Other- features on the program included the "Air Corps
Song," by the student body; silent prayer; poems by Miss Sandra Bowen, senior, Winston-Salem; and Kenneth Lee, junior,
Greensboro; the Star Spangled
Banner, by the student body;
and Taps, by ROTC Buglers.
Miss Louise Penn, Senior,
Martinsville, Virginia, served as
mistress of ceremonies.
Lieutenant Lima
At Self ridge Field
Selfridge Field, Mich., March
27—Second Lt. George S. Lima,
Air Corps, has reported for duty
at Selfridge Field. He has been
assigned to the 477th Bombardment Group.
His permanent home address
is 1459 Plymouth Avenue, Fall
River, Mass., where his parents
reside. Born April 4, 1919, in
Fall River, he was educated
there. He attended A. and T.
College just before induction.
Lieutenant Lima entered the
Army February 21, 1942, as an
aviation cadet at Tuskegee Army
Air Field, Tuskegee, Ala. He
was ordered to Officer Candidate School, Miami Beach, Fla.,
and was commissioned December 9, 1943. He has served as
an officer at Fresno, Cal., and
Tuskegee. He attended Army
Photography School at Lowry
Field, Colo. He was serving at
Tuskegee prior to his present
assignment to Selfridge Field.
Keep Off The Grass
Beware! Watch your step!
Keep off the Grass! Spring is
coming and we want beautiful
green grass on the lawns of our
campus. In order to have it this
way, do not trample it down by
continually walking on it. It is
not necessary to make paths
across the lawns now that there
have been more walks provided.
There has been much labor
exerted and time spent in the
planting of the grass that might
have been spent doing something else, but the idea was to
improve the looks of the campus.
Let us show and prove that there
has been an improvement and
that the time was not wasted in
preserving or helping preserve
the grass. We may do this by
keeping a check on ourselves.
Keep on the walks and read signs
and govern yourselves accordingly.
If we don't take heed by checking ourselves first, then other
measures will be taken to force
the protection of the grass. I
am sure none of us like to be
forced to do anything. A good
example is to look back to last
year. Those who were caught
trespassing on the grass were
sent out to the farm to work a
certain number of hours and this
year the measures may be worse.
So let's cooperate with Mr. Grandy and keep the lawns beautiful.
Therefore. KEEP OFF THE
GRASS.
FANNIE E. SIMONS