The Register, 1949-03-00

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VOL. XLIV—NO. VI
A. and T. College, Greensboro, N. C, March, 1949
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A. & T. Polio Drive Nets $1,000
Freshman Wins Award
Shown here is Virginia Miller being presented the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Scholarship by Dr. F. D. Bluford, president of A. and T. College. Miss
Miller, a freshman, earned twenty hours of A's for a straight 3.00 average the
past quarter. Several other freshman students earned a similar average, but were
carrying fewer hours than Virginia.
Virginia Miller Tops Frosh
"Brains" To Win Kappa Award
The annual Freshman Scholarship
Rail given by Alpha Nu Chapter of
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity was held
Friday night, February 4, in the main
gymnasium. Each year, the Kappas
honor the twenty-five ranking students
in the freshman class with this ball
which Is climaxed bv presenting a
scholarship to the highest ranking student   among   this   group.    This   year
12 Attend Meet
Twelve women students from A. and
T. College attended the annual Women's Sports Day Association program
at Virginia State College in Petersburg,
Virginia. February If).1949. They were
accompanied bv Mrs. Sherma H. Lowe,
and Miss Delores Hines, Physical Education  instructors.
The students left by bus February
18, and took with them the physical
education students from Bennett College who participated in the activities.
The program is an annual affair that
was discontinued because of the war.
This was the first meeting since 1943.
Students from A. and T. who made
the trip are Marian Fambrough, Barbara Leaphart, Dorena Freeman, Marie
Parker, Martha Harris, Ceneva Bland,
Jacqueline Moliet, Cora Patillo, Mary
Murphy, and Serena Owens.
SERENA OWENS, '50
Miss Virginia Miller was the ranking
student.
Dr. F. D. Bluford congratulated Miss
Miller for having maintained a straight
"A" average for the fall quarter, while
carrying twenty hours. Roland Dalom-
ba, Jerry Crawford, Ollie B. Norman,
E. Ann Rucker, and James N. Slade
maintained an "A" average but carried
fewer hours than Miss Miller.
The averages for the other freshmen
honored were as follows: Nathaniel
Quick, 2.95; Dorothy Smith, 2.93; P.
Lee Watson, 2.84; Florence Moore,
2.79; 11. Allen Howze, 2.69; James B.
King, 2.67; James T. King, 2.67; John
M. Haile. 2.63; Lewis A. Lindsay, 2.63;
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Led AHCity Schools
In Sum Raised
A. and T. College wound up its polio
drive last month with $1,000, which
was much more than any other school
in   the  city  raised.
Practically every student and faculty
member played a part, however small,
in the drive, according to Mrs. A. B.
Campbell, director of the drive. Our
own President. Dr. F. D. Bluford, was
chairman of the drive, and personally
supervised collections at the major
polio campaign program in Harrison
Auditorium.
COMMENDATION
March 8th, 1949
Dear Faculty and Students:
It is with much pleasure that I commend you on the splendid cooperation shown in our recent campaign
to raise money to support the polio
drive. The results of your generous
contributions, your enthusiastic support of the various activities sponsored
by our committees, headed by Mrs.
Alyce B. Campbell, and your ener-
qetic soliciting of contributions was
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
This, I am proud to say, was more
than any other school in the city
gave; and it places us where we belong—where we must ever strive to
be — out in front in all worthwhile
endeavors.
Though my gratification at our
reaching the goal of one thousand
dollars was boundless, I was not surprised. I expected no less, knowing
the caliber and loyalty of A. and T.
faculty and students. This was not the
first time you had been called upon
for extra effort in support of a project
sponsored by your school and mine.
It will not, 1 am sure, be the last.
When the call comes again, I know
that I will then, as now, be proud oi
the response of the faculty and students of A. and T. College.
Sincerely yours,
F. D. BLUFORD
President
The ladies faculty group raised the
largest single sum, $132;  the  Recreation    Department    headed    by    Mrs.
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Student of the Month
After having given you a series ol
men for your student of the month, the
committee brings you this month Miss
Pattye Mae Allen, a Home Economics
senior from Oxford, N. C. "Pretty Patty",
as she is aptly called by her intimates,
was recently chosen assistant to the
assistant Dean of Women, Miss Eulalia
Smith. She will work with the student
women of Vanstory Hall as chaperon,
advisor, counsellor and guide.
School Cultural Life Program
Includes Three New Purposes
Chicago U. Dean
Speaks at A. & T.
Dr. J. R. Gilkey, Dean-Emeritus of
the University of Chicago Chapel,
spoke to the students of A. and T.
College in a special chapel program
February 22. 1919 in Harrison Auditorium. Dr. Gilkey is an author and
lecturer of some renown, who, since
his retirement, has traveled about the
country collecting material for his
works and lecturing at various places.
An informal reception was held for
him on the same evening in Holland
Hall.
Library Exhibits
Models By Grandy
A display of modern landscape designs by Prof. J. W. R. Grandy was exhibited in the library of A. and T.
College. It included a variety of plans
for modern homes, and two built-to-
scale models of homes of prominent
Greensboro citizens.
\n elaborate model of the landscaping of the Edward Johnson home on
Sunset Drive was the featured attraction. In it were shown spacious lands,
well - trimmed hedges, ornamental
walks, and trees. In the center was
a seven-room bungalow with a garage
attached. A tiny automobile in the
driveway gave a realistic and lived-in
air to the model.
A simpler design for a much larger
home was the model of the Cann home
on  Briclif.    It  showed  sloping lawns,
a few carefully placed trees, and walks
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"The "Cultural Life at Our College"
program has been greatly expanded
since its origin in 1945. Aside from the
original purposes for which the program was initiated, it now includes
three new ones. They are (1) To create
an atmosphere for better speech on
the campus, (2) To show the advantages of improved social behavior, and
(3) To provide opportunities for a
larger number of students to participate  in  various activities.
In order to create an atmosphere for
better speech on the campus, the committee devised several interesting plans.
Among them was a chapel program at
which expressions used by students
were flashed on the screen. Students in
2nd Flower Show
Held Here Apr.7-8
The Horticulture Society says, "Following the horticulture exhibits which
have been displayed in the library the
past few weeks, will be The Second
Annual Flower Show which will be
held in the college gymnasium, Thursday and Friday, April 7-8, 1949."
This show is a modified production
of the exhibits which you have observed in the library. Represented in
this show will be all the phases of
horticulture and floriculture, broken
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the audience gave the correct forms
and the reasons for their corrections.
When the correct answer was given,
the correct sentence or expression was
also flashed on the screen. The students giving the highest number of
corrections and substantuations were
awarded prizes.
Since social behavior among college
students   is   so   closely   observed,   the
committee decided to concentrate upon
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Try New Feature
Now you can get it off your chest.
'Ihe Staff is trying out a new feature for the next few issues; if it catches
on we'll make it permanent. It is
what so many of you have been clamoring for—a "Letters to the Editor"
column.
If you have a legitimate beef or
gripe, or if you have a plan or idea
for the betterment of the school, well,
shoot it to us, and if it's good we'll
print it.
Address it to the Editor and put
your name and address at the end. We
won't print your name if you ask us
not to do so, but we want to know that
you wrote it. Keep it within 200 words,
shorter if possible, and we'll do the
rest. There will be a special box provided for your letters.    Keep it tilled.