The Register, 1949-11-00

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VOL. XLV—No. 2
A. and T. College, Greensboro, N. C, November, 1949
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Economics Prof Is Labor Mediator
Dr. W.E. Williams
Strike Arbitrator
In North Carolina
Dr. W. E. Williams, professor of
Economics at A. and T. College, has
been selected as Labor Arbitrator by
the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, according to an announcement today by the general counsel
of the service at Washington, D. C.
He will remain at A. & T. subject to
caH in case of major strikes in North
Carolina.
"^."     j     Specially Trained
.Dr.   Williams   has    Ijeen    specially
trained   and   has   had   much   e\peri-
s ence in this kind of work. He was
formerly- Economic Analyst for the
United States Employment Service,
Economic Consultant for the District
of Columbia Minimum Wage Board
Economic   Research   Analyst   for   the
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Cadets Get Awards
rfi**The Distinguished Military _ Stu-
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lOO.T.C cfflets :at "the Founder's ©ay
exercises of A*£ and T. College. The
ceremony followed the dress
. of the entire cadet corps he,ld in hon
or of the principal speaker for the
day. Judge Charles A. Hines. The
award was made on the lawn in front
of  Dudley   Building.
Students decorated were Cadet Colonel Lawrence B. Hooper; Cadets Lt.
if Colonels Roy E. Kimble, LeonClfcn-
fy, Albert B.' Brown, Ardrey H. White;
Cadet Majors Elijah H. Girven, James
H. Lilly, Julian E. Cheek, William D.
Clover, Dessausure B.~Kennedy and
; ' Charles R. Armstrong.
Hines Speaks Here
"You may kill the dreamer but
you cannot kill the dream," Judge
A. C. Hines, Chairman of the College Board of Trustees, told the large
Founders' Day audience, November 4,
in Richard B. Harrison Auditorium.
Judge Hines stated "We are on our
way; we are realizing a dream that
was started by educated pioneers. The
progress of North Carolina toward universal education and universal understanding is evident."
He went oh to give a brief history
of the school and paid tribute to Drs.
James B. DmllLi-«tw)shy, riTtT     mil
Noble. *y
Mr. Hines emphasized that during
the past 57 years, the college enroll'
ment has increased from 58 to 3,100
and the  faculty has increased  to 250
The college is in the midst of a
$8,000,000 improvement plan which
includes new dormitories for women
and men; therefore, the dream
been realized.
Faculty members and students are
working together as never before. Universal education for all the people
of the south will go further toward
solving our race-relation problems,
than all the good-will organizations,
good novels, social studies and other
efforts which seem somehow to em-
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Strike Arbitrator in N. C.
Be One of Largest in South
By WILLIAM R. EDMONDS, '51
The Agriculture and Technical College of Greensboro, North Carolina
will get one of the largest college
dormitory buildings in this section
of the country. The building will
cover one hundred and sixty thousand
square feet of space; it will consist of
five wings joined together, with a
large court leading to the main entrance.
An appropriation of - $1,852,000 is
available for the building, which will
be part of an overall improvement
program at the state Agricultural and
Technical  college.
A certain part of the building is
to contain three floors and the remainder will be four stories. It is
to be erected in the area of the campus bounded by Salem and Laurel
streets, which was a part of O R D.
Con temp or a ry Deslql
This building is to be a contemporary design, with an exterior of
brick with limestone trim. In addition to the five hundred and five
double rooms, there will be three
apartra*rfts for the building custodians
lounges at central points,
will be a lobby, lounge, and
office at the main entrance, and a
recreation room (44 by 42), situated
on the ground floor. Shower and
bath room facilities will be provided
in twenty roomsNtf convenient points
throughout the structure which is. to
be heated by steam fromWhe central
power plant of the college.
Space for storage of trunks
other equipment will  be provided  in
the basement, and each of the living
units will contain individual closet
space for each student.
Gy inn a slum Next
There will be other buildings elected in the near future. These build
ings include a $450,000 trades depart
ment, a $435,000 gymnasium, a rcsi-
dence for the college president, and
a women's dormitory pending investi
gation   by   the   state   budget   bureau.
Homecoming—Founders' Day Exercise
Most Elaboration in School's History
Nearly 15,000 alumni, former students, and visitors invaded the A.
and ZT- 'College campus to take part
in one of the most colorful and elaborate programs in the history o£ the
college, according to reports from the
alumni homecoming committee. They
arrived Friday morning and registered at the booths set up about the
campus.
The campus as well as Memorial
Stadium was decorated in hlue and
gold, the A. and T. colors by the
Student Council. Homecoming posters were placed about the campus
for every one to see. They were
created by the Art Students under
the supervision of Professor H. Clinton Taylor of the Art Department.
Prizes were offered for the best three.
V1 ],•   Founder's  Day i
Shortly before 10 a. m. an honor
guard of cadets, commanded by Cadet
Lt. Col. Albert Brown, met and escorted. Judge Charles A. Hines to the
campus, who was the principle speaker
'Isi; and' his1 Tarty. . At_l(\
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fe. Dudtey'tBHitltljbTg.rjont.:ior "a formal inspection by the commanding officer and the speaker. A special drill
squad gave an exhibition of perfection and precision in squad drill and
maneuvers.
A dress parade was held by the
nit which passed in review before
the guest. Judge Hines took the sa
lute. The awarding of the distinguished military student's metal to II
cadets climaxed the activities on the
lawn.
At II a, rh. the visitors and students gathered in the Richard B,
Harrison auditorium where Judge
Hines, chairman of the A. and T,
College Board of Trustees spoke. John
Tillery, president of the Student Coun
cil and member of the Alumni Association  extended  greetings.
The choral society and the 105-piece
college  band  furnished  the music.
Founder's Day, or Dudley Day, is
the annual observance of the college
in honor of the late James B. Dudley,
one of the founders of the school. AU
classes were suspended after 9:50 a. m.,
the remainder of the day being given
over to the celebration.
Homecoming
Most colorful occasion of the entire
affair was the parade from the campus to Memorial Stadium at 12:45
p. m. Saturday. Approximately 40
floats were included in the parade,
all of them constructed by students
and alumni who Spared no expenses,
time, and effort in', creating the ultimate in original, and bizarre effects.
The 105-piece college band furnished
the music for the parade.    -"^fZ-^'
Highlight of the day was the football game between the undefeated A.
and T. College "Aggies" and the powerful Tennessee State Tigers." Kick-
off time was 2  p. m.   .        i;j£.~
At haiftime freshman A. and T.
women took the field and formed the
letters "A. and TV;- in front of the
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■Alma"Mater."wai'-'being played. " Tfte'
band formed the "T" in front of the
Tennessee stands while the visitor's
Alma Mater was being played.
Proxy   and   Queen »*    -
Dr. F. D. Bluford, president of A.
and T. College spoke briefly in welcome to the alumni and visitors; followed by the welcoming address from
Miss Jessye M. Carney, homecoming
queen. . . : .«■
After the game the annual homecoming dance, was held on the campus.
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock the
alumni held their special devotional
services in Harrison auditorium. The
Rev. Baxter Matthews, pastor of the
Baptist Church in Baltimore and a
graduate of A. and T. College delivered   the sermon.
Photo by H. L.  Ward
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