The Register, 1953-04-00

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HOLLAND HALL
SCOTT  HALL
MORRISON HALL
A. & T. Dormitory Living Typifies Home Life
Statum Wins
NCAA Title
In Idaho
Boxer Ends Career
In Blaze of Glory
By CHARLES  BUSSEY
Sports Editor
Arthur Statum, 190 pound A. & T.
standard bearer, won the 1953 NCAA
heavyweight championship by de-
cisioning Louisiana State's rugged
George Peyton 2 and 1 in the annual
NCAA Boxing Championships held at
Idaho State College on April 9, 10,
and   11.
Big Art, loser in oniy one contest
in the last two years, has been crowned C.I.A.A. heavyweight king for
three consecutive years. Last year,
in his NCAA debut, Statum was eliminated in the first match. This year,
however, the Aggie senior was not to
be denied. He entered the final round
fresh from a sensational KO victory
over Joe Shaw of California Tech in
the semi-finals.
In Peyton, Statum encountered a
willing and able foe but the Aggie's
superior ringmanship enabled him to
cap a clear cut decision.
Walton, Quarles Eliminated
Two other Aggies, lightweight Roland Walton and Don Quarles, light
heavyweight were eliminated prior to
the final round. Watson, undefeated
in regular season competition, dropped a first round decision to Roy
Zale, Wisconsin pugilist. Quarles, also undefeated in regular season, was
eliminated in the semi-final round by
Guerrero of San Jose State.
The Aggies scored 10 points to tie
Michigan State and San Jose State
tor fourth place honors. Idaho State,
host team, won the team championship by accumulating 25 points. Wisconsin placed second with 19, three
more than third place Louisiana State
University.
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Aggie Notes
GREENSBORO. N. C. — The distinction of being one of the first Air
Force ROTC advanced students to be
selected for flying school goes to Delbert "Benny" Duncan, according to
Major E. M. Kennedy, Jr., professor
of Air Science and Tactics at A. & T.
College.
Duncan is a native of Cincinnati,
Ohio, where he attended Withrow
High School and played four years of
football and track from 1945-1949.
Majoring in Sociology with a minot
in Air Science here at A. and T., he
participated in such student organizations as: R.O.T.C. Officers Club and
the Arnold Air Society.
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GREENSBORO, N C. — The third
annual Parent-Te-cher Association
Leadership Schoo! was held at A. and
T. College in u one day session on
Saturday, April 11.
The principal address was delivered
at the morning session by Dr. F. D.
Biuford, president of A. and T. College, and the visitors participated in
a series of featured clinics dealing
with PTA community work, council
work and general program planning,
and  special work.
Winners of the annual poetry contest sponsored by the English Emphasis Committee are Richard E. Moore,
first prize; Broadus Evans, second
prize: George Edwards, third prize;
and Roland J. Hayes, fourth prize.
Some of the winning poems appear
on page 5.
3Ij£ fogtater
"The Cream of College News"
VOL. XLVIII A. & T. College, Greensboro, N. C, April, 1953
NUMBER 6
Winter Honor Roll
Is Released Here
208 Students High
Some 208 students were placed on
the honor roll as the winter quarter
of 1953 ended. The averages as compiled by the Registrar's Office revealed that 67 students, 7 with perfect
averages, were listed on the "A" honor roll that ranged from 3.00 to 2.50.
The "B" honor roll was composed
of 141 students with averages from
2.49 to 2.00.
The honor roll of the winter quarter, when compaied with that of he
fall, revealed a decrease of one student. Listed below are the students
and their respective averages:
"A" Honor Roll (2.50 or above)
Winter Quarter 1953
Mary E. Griffin, 3.00; Eva Jones,
3.00; Lucille Piggott, 3.00; Ruth C.
Skelton, 3.00; Mattie L. Tarry, 3.00;
Julian A. Wilkins, 3.00; Daisy P.
Withers, 3.00; Charles D. Bussey,
3.00.
Flovd W. Horton. 2.95; Thelma L.
Faison, 2.94; James T. Porter, 2.83;
Frank Ambrose, 2.80; Andrew R.
Johnson, 2.80; Herman Sutton, 2.80;
John W. Troxler, 2.80.
Carey Lassiter, 2.79; Thomas A.
Mack, 2.75; Eugene M. Pinnix, 2.75;
Minnie W. Skinner, 2.75; Gloria S.
Swann, 2.75; Ruby M. Williamson,
2.75; Myrtle O. Cunningham, 2.73;
Donash Dailey, 2.72; Velma R.
Speight, 2.72; Madie L. Vines, 2.72;
Harry L. Williams, 2.72; Ernest B.
Miller, 2.70.
Cora G. Page, 2.70; Margaret M.
Trisvan, 2.70; Frances H. Shipman,
2.69; James W. White, 2.68; Nena
Mae Faulcon, 2.67; Mabel F. Foust,
2.67; Miller Hamilton, 2.67; Jacquetta
Still, 2.67; Corbert A. Drake, 2.65;
John B. Sampson, 2.65; James A.
Wright. 2.64; Jacqueline M. Brown,
2.63; Norris F. Dendy, 2.62; Glossie
O. Anderson, 2.62; William S. Aid-
rich, 2.62; Richard E. Moore, 2.61;
Leslie W. Thompson, 2.61; James S.
Compton, 2.60; Lovell Goodwin, 2.60;
James R. McCoy, 2.60; Linis Lee
Stuart, 2.60.
Luther Vaughn Dye, 2.59; James
II. Glen, 2.59; John W. Hodge, 2.59;
Francis L. Hunter, 2.59; Mildred L.
Smith, 2.59; Otis E. Tillman, 2.59;
Wesley C. Clark, 2.58; Velma Farrow, 2.58; Pervarice McLead, 2.58;
Robert Hall, 2.57; Sylvia E. Coleman,
2.55; Oliver F. Wallace, 2.55.
James   R.   Adams,   2.54;   Pauline
Robinson,   2.53;   Ruby   G.   Swinson,
2.52; Azalia M. Blue, 2.50; Edwin H.
Cooke, 2.50; Inez Gibbs, 2.50; Ruth
Hames, 2.50; Mary V. Jones, 2.50.
"B" Honor Roll
Winter Quarter 1953
2.00 - 2.49
Ella Mae Pompey, 2.48; Mary C.
Williams, 2.48; John H. Botts, 2.47;
Effie E. Gray, 2.47; Jacquelyn A.
Short, 2.47; Ernest Hairston, 2.46;
Maurice Alston, 2.44; Samuel A. Byers, 2.44; Robert R. Campbell, 2.44;
Mattie H. Craft, 2.43; Arlene Delores
Fowlkes, 2.43; Charles L. Hutchinson,
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Y. M. C. A. Holds
Annual Service
Rev. H. R. Reaves, pastor of Snow
Hill and Grifton, N. c. addressed
a huge throng in Harrison Auditorium
on April 12 on the occasion of the
Y.M.C.A.'s second annual Men's Day.
The A. & T. Men's Glee Club furnished music for the service.
Speaking on the subject "Faith,"
Rev. Reaves was very dynamic in his
approach to the uses of vision and
farsight in years past as well as today. Mr. Evander Cherry of the
Y.M.C.A. introduced the speaker.
The Men's Day is fast becoming an
integral  part  of the  school  calendar
and, for the Ias<  two years   the "Y"
u.ider the direct i'.^. c'f .fiajor Thomas
Wright and his staff has brought outstanding speakers here.
PROGRAM
Theme: Life's Values
Organ Prelude
Hymn No. 221 — "A Mighty Fortress
is Our God"—People Standing.
Call to Worship—Mr. Douglas Cromartie, President of the Y.M.C.A.
Invocation—Mr. Rufus Clark, Corresponding Secretary, Y.M.C.A.
Choral Response—"Hear Our Prayer,
O Lord" — Whelpton.
Thanks be to Thee—Handel-Lefebvre.
(A. & T. College Male Glee Club)
Responsive Reading No.   18 •—  Mr.
Howard C. Dixon, Recording Secretary, Y.M.C.A.
Offertory—Selection   by   Brass   Ensemble.
Introduction of Speaker—Mr.   Evander Cherry.
Sermon—Reverend H. R. Reaves, Pastor of Friendship and Grifton Free
Will  Baptist Churches,  Snow  Hill
and Grifton, N. C.
Honor, Honor—Arr. Gaul ■— (Male
Glee Club).
Benediction—Reverend H. R. Reaves.
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Choir Ends Tour;
Sings Cantata
GREENSBORO, N. C. — The A.
and T. College Choir, recently returned from a successful concert tour in
several principal eastern cities, scored
Sunday afternoon, March 29 in the
annual Easter Cantata held in the
college's Harrison Auditorium.
Featuring the "Seven Last Words
of Christ" by Theodore Dubois, the
group was equally pleasing in at least
two other Easter anthems and a Negro spiritual, "Were You There?", a
traditional arrangement. Among the
featured soloist were: Robert Taylor,
baritone, a sophomore of Greensboro;
Lottie Briggs, soprano, Orlando, Florida and R. Roderick Palmer, tenor,
a member of the college faculty.
The choir was directed by Howard
T. Pearsall, head of the music department at the college and was accompanied by Miss Rosemond Satterwhite.
Miss Yvonne Porter assisted at the
console.
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OMNIBUS
By MARION BLAIR, JR.
What is the principle of the atomic
bomb?    Answer on page  8.
Tri-State Crown
Won By Debaters
On Northern Tour
Two Aggie teams won the 1953 annual Tri-State League debate crown
by defeating the affirmative team of
Virginia State and the negative team
of South Carolina State Monday
night, April 13 when the three schools
engaged in the traditional contest held
each year at the colleges.
At A. and T. College Al Mickens
and James Knight debating the nega-
ti\ i side defeated Frank Leigh Edwards and Althea V. Beal of Virginia
State College who defended the affirmative side of the question "Resolved: That the Voting Age Should
Be Lowered to Eighteen for All Citizens of the United States."
At South Carolina State College
James Marrow and Henry Frye, two
seniors, with Willie L. Mosely as alternate defeated the affirmative team
of State College, Charles Johnson and
Benjamin Payton, on the same question. Both debates were heated, and
provoked much thought for all the
eighteen year-olds in the two audiences.
Mr. Stuart Bundy of Bob Jones
University judged the South Carolina
wing of the debate. Dr. Phillip W.
Furnas of Guilford College judged
the A. and T. debate. Mrs. Pearl G.
Bradley served as chairman of the
debate in Harrison Auditorium. Mrs.
Loreno Marrow was in charge of the
party and reception. R. Roderick
Palmer is coach of the college debating teams.
The varsity teams of the Kappa
Phi Kappa Forensic society left April
20 for the northern tour of debates.
James Morrow, Al Mickens, Robert
Lane, Henry Frye and Charles Bussey
made the tour debating the national
topic: "Resolved: That the Congress
of the United States Should Adopt a
Compulsory Fair Employment Practices Law."
Other debates on the campus this
spring  will  bring teams  from  Duke
University, Morgan College, Norfolk
Division of Virginia State, and West
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Aggie Gets Award
Marie Rivers, eighth grade art and
special education teacher at Dunbar
High School in Dayton, Ohio, was
recently granted a scholarship from
the Ford Foundation which will pay
her salary and expenses for a year's
study at the University ot Michigan.
Selection of the scholarship awardee
was based on interests and ability and
a course of study submitted to the
Foundation. Miss Rivers had this to
say:
"Dear Dean Gibbs:
"I hope that you will be pleased
to see that because of what you and
others at A. and T. College did to
help mc, I am still striving to achieve
and accomplish.
A former student,
Mane- Rivers."
All Students
Enjoy Living
On Campus
By CHARLES KING, '55
Six  spacious  dormitories   comprising more than 1500 rooms adorn our
spacious campus housing more than
2500 students.
Arranged and located conveniently
for young women and young men on
the main and north campuses, these
buildings are used more than any
other buildings on the campus. Vanstory Hall and North Dormitory have
interesting histories, being among the
first buildings erected here. Besides
the two dormitories for girls, Holland
Hall, Curtis Hall and Morrison Hall
accommodate more than 600 co-eds.
W. Kerr Scott Hall, one of the largest
men's dormitories in the country,
though not adequately meeting the
need of male housing on the campus,
sits majestically against the horizon
depicting the North Campus of the
school. More than 1,000 men live
in this beautiful building which contains recreation rooms, lobbies, snack
sections, Jong winding balls, spacious
offices, and varied game and study
rooms for the occupants. Many students have acclaimed the commodious
home-like conveniences these buildings offer.
Deans' Staff Competent
Mr. William E. Gamble, dean of
men, heads a staff of five assistants
who manage the affairs of the young
men on th<; campus. These assistant
deans are highly competent and trained to handle many problems students
present from day to day. Mr. Leroy
Everett, Mr. William J. Decatur, Mr.
Arthur Headen, and Mr. Walter Mc-
Larty serve in such capacities as counselors, tutors, advisers, and placement
officers. Deans Gamble, Everett, and
Decatur also serve on the instructional staff of the college. One of the
main features of the dean's office is
the most highly serviceable file and
record-keeping system for each man
that permits the efficient handling,
location, and counseling of these men.
Miss Marjorie Holmes serves as the
secretary in this office. Under Dean
Headen's supervision is the temporary
dormitory for men, the Varsity House.
Approximately 60 men live in this
make-shift building while awaiting the
construction of a men's new dormitory
recently authorized by the State Legislature. Many men live in approved
homes in the city, thereby reflecting
the need for additional housing on
the campus. Problems in meeting the
various needs of these men who live
in the city come to the desk of the
various deans. The tremendous job
they are doing in helping our male
students maintain fine records and to
contribute to the scholarship and glory
of our school deserves the praise often
extended to the deans of men at the
college.
Dean Spinner and Staff
Work Hard
Miss Jean Spinner, dean of women,
heads a staff of ten competent women
who handle the problems of the girls
at A. and T. College. Working with
Dean Spinner are Miss Sarah C. Hannar and Miss Laura Moss in Morrison
Hall; Mrs. Myrtle Nesbitt and Mrs.
Gladys Taylor in North Dormitory:
Miss Edith Lee and Miss Inez Higgins in Vanstory; Miss Virginia
Hughes and Miss Emma Cagle in
Curtis Hall; and Miss Margaret Corbett and Miss Edna Adkins in Hoi-
land Hall. The staff workers ha-: '',
the counseling, problems, t.;.,;•.,>••..
teaching, advising of approxim;::-iy
650 young women on th-; campus „nd
more than 300 who x.h >'n the city.
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