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A. and T. College, Greensboro, N. C, November, 1952
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Guidance Center Ready to SeWe
Founders Praised By Alumnus
New Counseling Services
Now Available to Students
A. and T. College Guidance Center
One of the New Additions
By  HENRY   FRYE,   '53 f
The A. and T. College Guidance
Center, one of the new additions to
the facilities of a growing institution,
is equipped for service to the A. and
T. College Community. Dr. A. F.
Jackson. Director of the Guidance
Center, announced that testing and
counseling service is available at no
cost to students and faculty members
al  all  times.
The College Guidance Center is
located on the first floor of Dudley
Building in the same office with the
Veterans' Administration of which Dr.
Jackson is also director. The guidance section is equipped for testing to
determine the interests of the student,
his aptitude, general ability, personality and any other attribute that needs
to be measured. "The test." says Dr.
Jackson, "is not an end, but a means
to an end, and il is used only when
il  can serve a purpose."
Counseling Service Outlined
The counseling service is aimed at
the solution of the students' problems,
whatever they may be. Dr. Jackson
hastened to remark that the Guidance
Department does not guarantee a solution to any problem. However, he
said, "We will work on the problem."
The general procedure is to allow the
student to present his problem and
then discuss it with the advisor. Possible avenues toward the solution of
the problem are discussed and then
worked on. Evaluations are made as
the problem progresses and the student is given as much freedom as possible in deriving a final solution.
Teachers have been organized and
are serving as counselors and advisers
to segments of the student body. These
teachers assist students with many
problems such as course scheduling,
selection of majors and minors, study
problems, and other needs are met.
Dr. Jackson organized these teachers
in this effort to strengthen the counseling service  at  the college.
Occupational   Information
Service
In addition to the counseling and
testing services, the Guidance Center
is now the process of developing an
occupational information service
which will eventually be a major
source of data on job opportunities
in various fields. Dr. Jackson and
his associates are also doing research
studies on various projects. A study
is being made of the grades on Freshmen placement tests in English and
mathematics with a view toward de-
tcrmining the grade range for students
from different localities, counties, and
schools. This will enable the instructors in a particular county to
know how their students ranked with
students from other counties. Another p; .jec" of th guidance staff is »
follow-up study of the graduates of
A. and T. College for the last five
years.
Director Weil Qualified
Dr. Jackson is well qualified for
his work as Director of the College
Guidance Center. He received a degree in guidance, Doctor of Education, from Teachers College, Columbia University. Before coming to A.
and T. College, he was Director of
Guidance at W. C. Jason High School,
Georgetown, Delaware. His staff
consists of a full time assistant, Mrs.
C. D. Banks, who works especially
with veterans, and two part-time secretaries. Miss Juanita Brown and Miss
Mary Griffin who assist with statistical  and  general  clerical  duties.
Dr. Jackson urges all students to
make use of the College Guidance
Center to aid in solving their many
problems. The administration highly
endorses the activities now underway
in the Guidance Center and urges
everybody at the college to utilize the
research findings being made in the
Center.
Pictured   above   are   the   platform   nuests   at   the   Founder's   Day   Observance
held November 6. 1952.    From left to riqht are: Attorney Elretta M. Alexander,
Judge Charles A. Hines, Earl H. McClenney and Dr. Bluford. Mr. McClenney
delivered the Founder's Day address.
Pre-Registration Plans Listed
For Winter Quarter
The  picture   above   shows   the   Guidance   Center  in   operation,     Catherine  D.
Banks,  secretary  to  the  director    interviews  Thomas  Hodges,   a  veteran.     In
the   background   is   Juanita   Brown,   student   helper.
Aggies Exceed
In Blood Drive;
Give 366 Pints
A. and T. College students, members of the Infantry and Air Force
ROTC units, and faculty personnel
contributed 366 pints of blood in a
visit to the campus of the Red Cross
bloodmobile on November 1 1 and
12. In a great response to pleas by
Captain Oliver W. Dillard of the Infantry ROTC unit and other leaders
in the drive, donors crowded the basement of Holland Hall and stood in
line awaiting their turn to give blood
to  a  worthy cause.
A quota of 300 pints of blood had
been set for the two-day visit of the
bloodmobile to the campus. The response by students, ROTC units and
faculty members was gratifying. The
quota was exceeded by 66 pints of
blood.
Capt. Dillard, an assistant PMS
and T with the infantry ROTC unit
at the college, was in charge of recruiting donors for ihe bloodmobile
unit. He is a veteran of the Korean
War and knows well the need for
blood in the battle zone.
The blood collected will also serve
civilian needs. Under a recently inaugurated program, blood is available
to civilians in local hospitals without
charge  for the product itself.
Many donors were prompted to give
blood because they have relatives, husbands or boy friends in Korea.    One
j student   remarked.   "I   feel   it   is   the
j least  I can do for one I love."
Red Cross officials, particularly R.
H. Johannesen, chairman of the local
blood program, were pleased with the
turnout. He expressed gratitude to
all the donors. Captain Dillard. Dr.
Bluford and other A. and T. officials
for the cooperation given before and
during the collection days.
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The weaker sex is the stronger sex
because of the weakness of the stronger sex for the weaker sex.
New System
To Be Used
Plans are being made to assist
all students now enrolled in the preparation of their winter quarter schedules of courses with proper advisement and guidance. The objectives
of this  pre-registration  are:
1. To bring about a meeting of
each student and his adviser so that
the student may be properly guided
in making up his schedule.
2. To give students ample time
for re-adjusting their schedules to
eliminate conflicts.
3. To indicate to the Deans the
changes and adjustments in classes
which should be made.
Procedure
1. During the first week in December a number of registration forms
(but not class cards) will be in the
hands of Instructional Deans, Departmental Heads and Faculty Advisers. These forms will be made
available to students during the free
hours of the faculty members involved.
2. Beginning on December 3, all
FRESHMEN will report to their
Faculty Advisers, confer with them
and work out a tentative schedule in
pencil on the "Trial Program" section
of the form. This schedule must be
inspected by the Adviser and must
be free from conflicts. The student
..ill then report to each instructor
according to that schedule, and list
his  name with the instructor.
3. All SOPHOMORFS and JUN-
j iORS will go to their Departmental
| Heads (according to their respective
j major fields) and do likewise.
4. All SENIORS will report to their
Deans and do likewise
5. Thereafter, each student will
please fill in the reverse side of the
registration form in ink, but DO NOT
COPY the trial program yet. Keep
this registration form safely until January.
COMPEETION OF REGISTRATION will be done on January 2 by
Freshmen and on January 3 by all
other students. A list of all failures
will be in the hands of each in-
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McClenney Lauds;
Warns Students
GREENSBORO,   N.   C.—"If   our
civilization is to survive and if our
colleges are to fulfill their purposes,
more attention must be given to the
matter of developing common understanding and an appreciation of the
good life as lived by that great teacher," said Earl H. McClenney, president of St. Paul's Polytechnic Institute, Lawrenceville, Va., who delivered the principal address at the annual
Founders' Day program held at A.
and T. November 6. A graduate of
A. and T„ in the class of 1930, McClenney, admonished the students in
his audience, "Young men and young
women who are in college today must
not only be concerned about learning how to make a living, but they
must also be just as concerned about
learning how to live." He placed high
value on the principle of spiritual development in the trying times of the
present day.
President  Praised
The speaker paid high tribute to
the "able administration and dynamic
leadership" of Dr. F. D. Bluford,
president of the college, who has seen
the college grow from a small "D"
class ins'.'ution to one of an "A"
rating rrd one of the largest Negro
institutions in the country.
He concluded, "As A. and T. College faces the future, may she continue to give her sons and daughters
her best. May she pass on to them
something of her imperishable spirit.
May her sons and daughters meet
life as men and women, loyal, honorable and unafraid. True to her
traditions, may her sons and daughters bring to their task the conquering spirit of service exemplified in
the life of Jesus, and so shall their
names be held in lasting honor and
so shall their lives be worthy of the
great destiny intended by God." He
was introduced by Dr. Bluford, who
described him as one of the college's
outstanding  students  and  graduates.
Mrs. Elretta M. Alexander, Greensboro attorney and a graduate of the
college, brought greetings from the
alumni association; and greetings from
the students were given by Douglas
Cromartie, president of the student
council.
Choir Sings
The college choir, under the direction of Howard T. Pearsall, rendered
three selections: "How Lovely Is Thy
Dwelling Place," by Brahms: "How
Blest Are Thy," by Tchaikovsky and
"Study War No More," a traditional
spiritual. The college band, under
Walter F. Carlson, director of bands
at the college, played "Panis Angeli-
cus," by Cesar Franck. Judge Charles
A. Hines, Greensboro attorney and
chairman of the trustee board, presided.
A military review of the Air Force
and Infantry ROTC cadets on the
front campus lawn preceded the indoor ceremonies. Program guests
and high ranking military officials occupied the   reviewing stand.
Dr. Bluford was cited and given a
scroll by the combined Air Force
and Infantry ROTC Corps at the college in appreciation for his ten years
of active support to the program. Also cited was Air Force cadet, Burnie
Leggett, who received a medal for
being the outstanding junior in Air
Science. Infantry Cadet Norris Dendy received the "Outstanding Cadet
Medal" for  1952.
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Teacher: It gives me great pleasure
to mark you 85 on your examination.
Student: Why not make it 100 and
give yourself a real thrill?