The Register, 1948-11-00

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Thanksgiving
Holidays
Nov. 24 - 28
'TTie Cream of College ISetos"
"Deep Are
The Roots"
December 2-3
VOL XLIV—NO. II
A. and T. College, Greensboro, N. C, November 1948
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Art Students
Join Home-Coming
Celebration
An especially noteworthy part of
the A. :md I . Homecoming events was
the annual Homecoming poster contest, which was sponsored by Prof. H.
Clinton Taylor, of tlie Art Department, and Mr. N. C. Webster, director
ol athletics. The contest was designed
lo inspire creative interest in the Ag-
gie arl majors, as well as add to the
festive appearance lo the campus during  Homecoming.
Bv Friday noon. October 29, the art
students had their large colorful
posters up in many conspicuous places
describing in many ways a victory over
Morgan Bears. The athletic department offered I luce prizes to the stu-
clenls who made the best drawings.
The first prize of $5 went to Scott
Williams, I Iarrisburg, Pa., second prize
of $3 went lo David R. Clark of Morristown, Tenn.. and the third prize
of $2 went to Allen Joyner, LaGrange,
N. C. More than fifty posters, which
were placed on exhibit, added more
Y*y-il lo Ihe Homecoming celebration
*%ich resulted in the first victory over
Alorgan since the beginning of the
classic.
The R. O. T. C. drill team and battalion also added color to the home-
lorni,.j event The drill team staged
an exciting ceremony at half time,
combined with the freshmen girls and
College band, while the ROTC battalion formed a cheering section in
the grand stands. All of this played
a great part in the Homecoming vic-
tory. The drum section in the band
deserves credit for cooperating with
Ihe cheer leaders in the rhythm of
the cheers. During the game at half-
lime the band formed the letter "M"
and played the Morgan Alma Mater.
Then the band crossed the field while
more than 200 freshmen girls dressed
in blue skirts and gold sweaters formed,
by moving, a continuous "A. and T."
The band played the A. and T. Alma
Mater. Dr. F. D. Bluford presented
Miss A. and T„ and the passing of the
floats concluded the half-time ceremonies.
THOMAS S. COOPER, '49
Del Pozo
Will Take
A Bow
By Roy L. Hill, '49
Tlie students of A. and T. will get
their treat on Thanksgiving evening
when Marimi Del Pozo, Spanish coloratura soprano, will take her first bow
at 8:15 p. m., November 25, in the
Richard   B.   Harrison  Auditorium.
Miss Del Pozo, is a serious musician
and spends a great deal of her waking
time in advancing her knowledge of
her chosen art and profession. It has
been said that Marimi Del Pozo is
the most promising vocalist to come
from tlie Iberian peninsula in several
generations.
Miss Del Pozo will combine the
acrobatic requirement of a difficult
type of vocalism with a warmth of
lone and richness of timbre which
is all bul unknown amongst the ladies
who can scale their way up to high C.
This distinguishing feature of her singing is the principal factor which separates her from practically all of the
other coloraturas yet heard.
Cast For "Deep Are The Boots
Nineteen Aggies
Make Who's Who
Nineteen students of A. and T. College have been officially accepted for
recognition in the 1948-49 edition of
"Who's Who Among Students in
American Universities and Colleges."
They will be awarded an engraved
certificate  to  that effect next week.
The publication is a directory that
lists the names and fields of outstanding students from all of the colleges
and universities in the nation. The
names, scholastic records, and achievements of 20 students can be submitted
each year by a school for approval by
tlie judges employed by the publication. If approved they are accepted.
All of those submitted by A. and T.
were accepted.    They are:
William Lewis Bedford, Helen R.
Blackmore, Bradley Cheatham, Leonard Dunn, James Moore Hargraves,
Robert Valgene Harris, John Alexander Hollingsworth, Willie Edward Jenkins, James Thomas Jones, John Carey
Kelly, John S. McGhee, Vernon A.
Mobley, Frank Sylvester Moore, Serena
Elizabeth Owens, Eula Elizabeth Samuels, Eugene E. Sartor, Leonard Joseph
Simon, Walter White, and Scott Williams.
-4> From left to right—front row. Henry<f~-
Smith, R. O. Vaul's Senera Owens,
Ralph B. Galloway, Jessie M. Collins.
Dorothy M. Pettit, Lottie B. Brevard.
Clarence W. Coles. Standing: ;Soy H.
Brown, director. Eddie Griffin.' Bluette
Jenkins, Nina M. Johnson, Nellie O.
Thompson, Marion C. Ervin, Lacy Mc-
Clinton, Leroy Dicks, Dorothea Johnson,
Arthur B. Leak, Mary F. Davis, Eustace
Blackmore, and Robert Rhinehart.
Deep Are
The Roots
The Richard B. Harrison Players
have selected the dates December 2
and 3 for presentation of the three-
act melodrama, "Deep Are The Roots."
"Deep Are The Roots" deals with the
effect of prejudice on an educated Negro officer and an aristocratic white
family  in  the deep South.
Starring in the major roles are students who are familiar to the play-
going audience at A. and T. Other
roles, notably that of Brett Charles
and Genevra Langdon are played by
newcomers to the Richard B. Harrison
Players, Marion Ervin and Dorothy
Pettit. respectively. These two give
promise of great acting ability and
should present sterling characterizations.
Check December 2 and 3 on your
social calendar as they will be evenings
well worth remembering.
NATIONAL NEGRO
EDUCATION WEEK
By Roy L. Hill, '49
Observance of the National Negro
Education Week on A. and T. campus
commenced November 7, 1948 with
the address of Rev. Kenneth R. Williams at the school's third vesper
service of the year. Rev. Williams received his R. A. degree from Morehouse
College and later he was awarded an
M. A. from Boston University. Rev.
Williams, member of Winston-Salem
City Council and college minister at
Winston-Salem Teachers College, spoke
on "Learn to Live Together."
He said, "If man had begun a study
of tilings in his immediate environment instead of reaching out in search
of things far away the world would
be a better place in which to live". He
pointed out that "atomic energy would
be one of the most useful discoveries
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SYMPATHY
The faculty and student body wish to
extend their sympathy to Guy Bass and
Eugene Jiggitts on the death oi their
lathers, and John Kelly on the death oi
his brother.
Assistant Librarian
Attends Meet
By Roy  L. Hill, '49
Miss Patricia McWhortor, assistant
librarian, attended the North Carolina
Negro Library Association at William
Penn High School, High Point, N. C,
November 5 and 6,  1948.
The theme of the meeting was
"Books—A Foundation of Freedom."
Dr. Stuart Nelson, Dean of Howard
University delivered the opening address. He spoke on "Books Can Be
The Bridge of Human Understanding
and Librarians Are the Builders of
Bridges of Human Understanding and
Builders of Freedoms."
Sectional meetings were held on the
public library, school library, and college library. Many problems peculiar
to each section were discussed.
On Friday night the conference dinner was held at tlie school's cafeteria
at which time Miss Marion Cuthbert,
Department of Personnel Service,
Brooklyn College, spoke on "Reading
Tastes as an Index of Current Social
Thinking." She stressed the reading
interest of today and gave particular
attention to the Kinsey Reiport and
Human Destiny by du Nouy.
Saturday morning the theme was a
discussion of Audio-Visual Aids, with
exhibit and Dr. Virginia Lacey Jones,
Director of the School of Library
Science, Atlanta University informed
the librarians on "New Developments
in Education for I.ibrarianship," after
which Mrs. Mary T. Grant, Supervisor
of School Libraries, Greensboro, N. C,
spoke on  "Books  and  Freedoms."
At the conclusion of the meeting, reports were given by committees and
I might note that two librarians from
Greensboro received awards, Miss Alma
I. Morrow of the A. and T. College
library for her film collection at the
A. and T. College and Mrs. J. M.
Marteena, librarian at Bennett College,
for her research done in publishing
the pamphlet on "Negro Women in
Library Service in the State of North
Carolina."
Founder's Day
Observed Despite
Bad Weather
By  Roy L.  Hill,  '49
Due to the bad weather the principal speaker could not come, but the
exercises for A. and T. College Founder's Day observance went on as scheduled, on November 5th.
Tlie speaker, the Honorable Kenneth
C. Royall, Secretary of the Army, was
not able to attend but he dictated his
speech to the President's secretary and
it was delivered by Professor Roy H.
'.roun of tlie College's Speech and
Drama Department. In his speech the
secretary discussed the Negroes of
North Carolina and the political,
health, and educational advantages offered them here.
The speaker said that there are 13
Negro colleges in North Carolina, and
they have a total enrollment of 8,600
students. Thus, he added, "We have
more Negro college students in North
Carolina than any other state in the
union. Also," he uttered, "we have
more Negro teachers in proportion to
students than any Southern or any
Northern State."
"We can be very sure," he declared,
"that any Southern movement based
on prejudice and injustice will not
long succeed. Such a movement can
only work a disservice to our Southland and to our entire nation."
He pointed out that the Negro has
made rapid progress and feels that he
will continue to progress.
Cornell Professor
Gives Concert
By Roy L. Hill, '49
John Kirkpatrick, pianist, spent several days on A. and T. campus under
the auspices of the Arts Program of
the Association of American Colleges
of New York.
Mr. Kirkpatrick, received his training at Princeton University and at the
conservatories of Fontainbleau and
Paris.
Since 1925, Mr. Kirkpatrick has been
studying and performing American
piano music. His contribution in this
field led the eminent critic of the
New York Times, Olin D. Downes, to
say "Mr. Kirkpatrick has become a
medium whereby the public and the
press alike can become well and authoritatively acquainted with what
American composers have done and are
doing in the field of music for the
keyed instrument. Mr. Kirkpatrick is
a professor of music at Cornell University.
Mr. Kirkpatrick's first day on the
campus was spent getting ready for
his concert and viewing the Art Department. He was pleased with Mr.
Scott Wiliams' "Agnes in the Garden".
Mr. Kirkpatrick opened his concert
with "In Namine" (In a Measure of")
by John Bull and "The Barley-Break"
by William Byrd. Both composers
lived during  the Elizabethean  period.
The second half of his program consisted of Mozart's "Fantasy and Sonata
in  C  Minor".
After winning the approval of his
capacity audience, he closed his concert
with the "Sonata", by Johnson, "Toccata in E Flat Major" by Chanler,
"The Alcotts" by Ives, and "Nostalgic
Waltzes" by Finney.