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VOL. XLVIII—No. 4
A. and T. College, Greensboro, N. C., January 1951
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A. &l T. College Reigns At State Meeting
LarSha Elected Senate President 1951
First Negro Senate President Elected
Shown  above  are   William   LarSha,   newly   elected  President of the Senate; North Carolina Co-ed. Secretary of House
of Representatives; and Dick Murphy, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
A. & T. College
Student Aid Fund
Committee Speaks
The student aid fund of A. and T.
College embodies onlv one of the many
Opportunities offered lo the students
of this institution. It is financed bv
the students' money, and operated by
the students. This organization, tie
signed to aid needy students on our
campus, has in the past had to face
many serious problems—problems created bv lbe owners, the students. It
is the desire of the student aid to help
every needy student on the campus,
and it should be the desire of everv
student to give it his or her fullest
cooperation.
For those who do not know how to
apply for a student loan, this is what
to do.
1. Find out the name of your class
representative lo (he student aid
fund committee.
2. Tell him thai you wish to applv
for  a   student   loan.
3. He will secure your application
blank from the Student Council
Treasurer.
I. Fill out everv  item on  the application blank.
!>. Give  it   lo  your  class  represents -
live,
fi. He   will   take   it   lo   the   student
aid fund committee and treasurer
of  the   student   council.     If  your
application   is  received   favorably,
you will be considered for a loan.
The   students   who    borrow    money
from Ihe sluclenl aid fund arc request
ed  to  pay  promptly  on   (he dale due.
Many students in  ihe past  have failed
lo  comply   with   this simple rule.     All
students  whose  names are on  Ihe delinquent list will nol go on the Bursar's
honor  roll   to   be  published   the   15th
of every month.
Your cooperation in this matter will
lie appreciated by the committee on
student aid funds.
TUK STUDENT COUNCIL
Attention!
The Register Staff announces the
first of three contests, the winners
of which will receive cash prizes.
Prizes of $12, $8, and $5, respectively will be given to the students
who write the three best letters on
the subject, "What is Lacking in
A. and T.'s Educational  Setup?"
Deadline: February 16, 1951.
The second contest (same awards),
to the students who write the three
best letters on the subiect, "Is a Belter   Intra-Mural   program   Possible?"
Deadline:   March   16.   1951.
The last contest (same awards), to
the students who write the three
best le'ters on Ihe subiect, "A Better System of Registration."
Deadline: April  2.   1951.
RULES
1. Letters may be of any length and
typed.
2. You will be allowed five mistakes,
(grammar   or   spelling).
3. Address your letters to the editor,
lames Beckett, Box 377, Campus.
Letters should be in the campus
Post Office not later than 6:00
p. m., on the date of the deadline.
4. No letters will be returned and
you will be notified if you are
a winner.
5. The first prize is $12.00
The  second  prize  is  $8.00
The third prize is $5.00
6. The Judges are the entire Register
Staff.
Attention Readers!
Read the Weekly P. R. O. Bulletin;
published every Saturday to keep
all members of the college community abreast of what is happening on
the A. and T. College campus.
Bring your announcements and
notices in to the Public Relations
Office by 4 p. m. Friday of each
week, or put them in the post office
Ior their appearance in the bulletin.
The Alumni
Association And
Placement Bureau
Ihe Alumni Association of A. and
I . College sends greetings to the 6.000
or more graduates and former students of the college, scattered throughout the United States of America and
in foreign lands. As wc begin this
new year, and as we enter into the
second half of the twentieth century,
we wish for all of you health, happiness
and   prosperity.
In the momentous days thai are just
ahead, (he A. and T. College will be
called on to play an increasingly important role. If the college is to take-
its rightful place among the great institutions of learning, each alumnus
and former student must do his part
in supporting the college through the
Alumni program.
All graduates and former students
are invited to use the facilities of the
alumni office, located on North Campus. Building T-1200, Room 9-
especially the placement bureau. This
vear we are asking all seniors to register with the placement bureau during the months of January, February.
March and April, instead of waiting
until June. July and August to file
their applications. A ruling was passed at the N. C. Teachers Association,
which was held in Raleigh, North O.aro
Una lasl year, that all vacancies for
the coming school year should be filled
by May 1, of this year.
The placement bureau is getting let
ters ready to send (o all principals and
superintendents in (he states of North
Carolina, Maryland. Virginia. Florida.
Tennessee. South Carolina. Alabama
and C.eorgia. The only wav we can
help you lo be placed, should a vacancy occur in your field, is by having
your name on file with your qualifications. This year we are asking all
seniors and graduates filing application with the placement bureau to
include a small photo along with
application form.
Since its organization  the placement
bureau has assisted a large number of
our graduates in securing positions in
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To break the record for the 13 years
of the North Carolina Student Legislative Assembly, William LaiS'lia. Senate
delegate and chairman of the rules
committee, won the victory over his
well known opponent. Herb Mitchell.
Carolina sluclenl. lo become president
of the stale wide organization.
James F. Bryant was chosen bv acclamation as Parliamentarian of the
House of Representatives. This is the
second consecutive year that Bryant
has held this office. Other official
members elected from A. and T. College were Vernestine Joyner and Sampson Buie as representatives to ihe '51
Session of ihe Interim Council. Delegates representing the college proposed
bills to be enacted by Ihe Student
Legislative Assembly to provide that
drivers education be established in all
secondary schools and that Ihe state
should grant a scholarship loan fund
for worthy students in North Carolina. These proposals were introduced
in tlie House of Senate bv Sampson
Buie and in the House of Representatives and defeated in the House of
Senate:     whereas     the     bill     granting
scholarship loan fund was passed
unanimously in  both houses.
The Assembly adopted bills providing for the following: Lowering the
voting age from twenty-one to eighteen,
abolishing segregation in public ear
liers. teaching of drivers education in
secondary schools, and lowering school
entrance age to five and one-half years.
The most healed discussion by Ihe
delegation was evoked by a bill providing that Ihe United Slates should have
power to use the atomic bomb at ils
own discretion oil the communist ally
China.
Other delegates who spoke on political ideals arc Linwood J. Smith.
Dewey Duckett, Jennie S. Smith, Robert I,. Hall. Faster F.atmon and David
Black.
The State Legislative Assembly congratulated the newly elected members
For I heir splendid work shown in the
meeting. The congratulations were
followed by adjournment.
CATHERINE OATES
DOROTHY   CARTER
Reporters
Richard Moore, A. & T.
Student Poet on Staff
National  Poetry  Association
3210 Selby Avenue
Los   Angeles  34,  Calif.
Dear Friends,
We take pleasure in announcing that
the   following  poems,  written  by  students  of your  college,  have  been  accepted   for  publication  in  the  Annual
Anthology   of   College   Poetry.     This
month we found that one of your fellow students  has written  a   poem,  "A
New Day" to be placed in this month's
publication.
Richard Moore
Home:  Farrell.  Pennsylvania
Major:  English
Poem. "A New Day"
Published:   Annual   Anthology of College Poetry.
The anthology is a compilation of
lbe finest poetry written by college
men and women of America, representing every section of the country. Selections were made from thousands ot
poems   submitted.     We   heartily   con
gratulate the students on  this  honor.
Thank   you   for  your  continued   interest and cooperation in  this work.
Cordially yours,
DENNIS   HARTMAN,
Secretary
"A  NEW  DAY"
As I'm gazing out life's window
Just   before the dawn   of dav
Matters not  how   black  the  night
has been
Cause J know new hope is on the
way
Day will bring lo past the future
Reveals  the  world  a   better iplare
to   us
If we will only  dream, and  hope,
and trust.
By Richard Mookk
This was one of several poems submitted to the National Poetry Association by Mr. Moore. '54, who writes
poetry as a spare time hobby and is
a   member of the  Register  staff.
Rev. Carrington    A. & T. Professor
Directs Religious
Emphasis Week
The Rev. W. E. Carrington. pastor
of the St. Cathrinc A. M. E. Church,
New Rochelle, N. Y., directed the Religious Emphasis Week services held
at  A.  and   T.  College, January   14-17.
On January 14, he spoke at 11 a. m.;
during the remaining three days, at
10 a. m. Following the sermons daily,
he was available for consultation arid
discussion of problems with students
and others who sought guidance and
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Christmas Seal Drive
Nets Over $500.00
The Christmas Seal Drive on A. and
T. campus has netted $150, according
to Mrs. Kate Trent, director of ihe
sales. She expected total sales to reach
S500 before the drive closed Christmas
Eve.
All of the campus organizations are
taking part by direct donations, solicitations, and benefit programs. The
disc-jockey dance held Friday, featuring Curt Gill, local disc jockey, netted
$113.00,   Mrs.  Trent  said.
Granted Funds For
Research Project
The Research and Marketing Administration of the Federal Government has commissioned Dr. Booker T.
While, head of the bio-chemistry de
partment of A. and T. College lo work
on a research project to discover what
makes cows give bitter milk in some
areas of  lbe  United  States.
The administration has appropriated S27.000 to take care of the expenses
of lbe project which must be completed within three years. More than
SI,000.000 worth of milk annually in
North Carolina alone is unfit for use
because of its bitterness. An estimated S7.000,000 is lost by all of the
southern states.
Dr. White and his staff have already-
begun work on the project with the
aid of a new electro photometric colorimeter purchased by the government.
Other  equipment   is   being  assembled.
The machine will assisl in the development of a color to facilitate detection ai<d the estimation of the
amount of principle in the milk that
makes it bitter. Dr. White hopes
to be able soon to prepare radio-active
samples of the bitter principle in the
laboratory. These will be passed
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