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VOLUME XXIV — No. 5    GREENSBORO, N. C.    NOVEMBER 24, 1955
'The Cream of College News"
College Hosts
Fairs Here; Noted
Scientist Featured
A&T College hosted the North Carolina Science Pair and
Workshop here November 11 and 12, with Dr. A. C. Stewart
noted chemist of the chemistry division of the Oak Ridge
National Laboratory, delivering the opening address. Dr.
Stewart traveled to Europe this summer to assist with the
demonstration of the "Swimming Pool Reactor" at the Atoms
for Peace Conference.
In the opening session held in
Harrison Auditorium Dr. Stewart
stressed the need for more students
to enter the sciences, and outlined
opportunities in science and mathematics for students and teachers.
With the primary purpose being
promotion of a greater interest in
the sciences, several sessions were
held over the two day period in
both Harrison Auditorium and the
library auditorium at which several
exhibits of student-made models
from high schools were shown.
Friday afternoon the visitors
heard A. C. Stewart, Chemistry
Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory on "Opportunities in Science
and Mathematics for Students and
Teachers;" Dewey E. Large, head,
Special Services Branch, American
Museum of Atomic Energy, Oak
Ridge, on "The Science Fair as an
Educational Tool" and Keith C.
Johnson, Washington, D. C. supervising director, Department of Science, District of Columbia Public
Schools.
A panel discussion on, "Local
District, State and National Science
Fairs" was conducted by Mrs. Nan
P. Manuel, assistant' professor of
mathematics at the college. Other
participants included: John L. Perry, instructor in Physics, Booker
Washington High School, Norfolk,
Va.; Mrs. Rebecca Glass, assistant
to the district director, North Carolina Science Fair Clubs of America,
Washington, D. C.
Dr. C. D. Van Cleave, University
of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, a council representative of Oak Ridge Institute
of Nuclear Studies, delivered the
keynote address at the banquet
held in the evening in Murphy
Hall. He spoke on, "The Oak Ridge
Institute of Nuclear Studies and Its
Program in the  South."
On Saturday morning the visitors
heard Charles G. Wilder, Oak Ridge
Institute of Nuclear Studies, conduct
an "Exhibit Clinic," Henry A. Shannon, advisor in Science and Mathematics, State Department of Public
Instruction, Raleigh, on "A Year of
Science Fairs in North Carolina"
and a series of panel discussions
on "Problems of Organizing Local
and District Science Fairs" conducted by Vance H. Chavis, assistant principal, Greensboro Public
World Famous
Group To Stage
"Rainmaker" Here
On November 28, at 8:00 p. m„
the world-famous Carolina Play-
makers will bring their touring
production of N. Richard Nash's romantic comedy, "The Rainmaker,"
to Richard B. Harrison Auditorium,
A&T College, under the sponsorship
of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.
According to Robert Coleman,
The New York Daily Mirror: Imagination and excitement returned
to the theatre . . . via "The Rainmaker' ... a stimulating and rewarding experience in play-going.
It puts theatre back in the theatre."
The New World Telegram and
Sun called "The Rainmaker" "a
cloudburst of a hit."
Schools.
PLANS FOR PROJECT
In the afternoon the teachers divided into regional groups to work
out plans for beginning the Science
Fair project in the state, during the
current school year.
Dr. Donald A. Edwards, head,
Physics Department at A&T College
was in charge of local arrangements.
Other cooperating institutions and
organizations included: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, North Carolina Academy of
Science, Science Clubs of America,
Benedict College, Columbia, S. C;
Fayetteville State Teachers College,
Fayetteville, N. C; Johnson C.
Smith University, Charlotte, N. C;
Livingstone College, Salisbury,
N. C; North Carolina College, Durham, N. C; Shaw University,
Raleigh, N. C. and South Carolina
A&M College, Orangeburg, S. C.
At the closing session Dr. F. D.
Bluford, President of A&T College,
expressed his appreciation of the
conference and its objective in this
atomic age of science.
♦  SYMBOLIZING  TURKEY  DAY—The  two  lasses  above
represent an age old symbol as they pose beautifully for the
cameraman.   Holding two prize turkeys, they are (left to
right) Myrtle Brown and Barbara Harris.
EXCHANGING  PLEASANTRIES  —  Dr.
Alphonse Hertrampft, (Second  from   left),
German visitor on tour of U. S. Colleges and
Secondary Schools is shown above exchanging a bit of humor with Frederick Taylor, (ex
treme right). Looking on are Mrs. P. G.
Bradley, left, of the English Department and
Dr. W. N. Rice, Foreign Language Department, who hosted the visitor during his stay.
Mrs. Bost Urges
Support In T B
Battle
Raleigh, November 16—Mrs. W. T.
Bost today urged the active interest
and support, the people of North
Carolina in the continuing fight
against Tuberculosis in a statement
officially opening the 1955 Christmas seal sale.
Mrs. Bost, this year's State Christmas Seal Chairman, emphasized that
94 per cent of the funds derived
from the state-wide sale remains
in the state and is used in a program
designed to combat the TB problem
in North Carolina.
She pointed out that the current
year marks the 50th Anniversary
of the North Carolina Tuberculosis
Association in its crusade to control
and ultimately eradicate TB.
"When you buy Christmas Seals,
you are attacking the TB problem
at all levels" Mrs. Bost said. Of
the 94 per cent which remains in
the state, from 75 to 80 per cent is
kept by the 102 local Christmas
Seal units affiliated with the NCTA
that conduct the sale. Those having
At Meeting Here
German Visitor Describes
Education In Germany
How would you enjoy suffering through a five-hour test
without leaving the room? Would you delight in translating
a text from Greek or Latin into good standard English for
three and one-half hours ? What would be your reaction if all
discipline at A&T were abolished,
a program requiring professional
staff retain 80 per cent to be used
on the home front. The others operating as volunteer units, retain
75 per cent.
Under this formula the NCTA
receives 14 or 19 per cent for its
state-wide program. The remaining
6 per cent goes to the National
Tuberculosis Association for its program of medical and social research
and professional guidance and leadership in a nation-wide and international effort to 'curb TB.
In outlining the TB problem in
N. C, Mrs. Bost' said that while
there has been a marked decrease
in the number of deaths over the
years, almost as many cases are
being found now as when the death
rate was four times as high.
and you were put on your honor
concerning most matters? What
about going to school six days per
week, ten months per year, with
necessary home study ranging from
one and one-half to five hours or
more daily. How would you like
it, if for the more A's you earned
the greater your financial aid?
These were some of the aspects
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Oak Ridge Laboratory
Cites Dr. Edwards
For Summer Research
An A&T College professor of
physics was recently praised by
officials of the Oak Ridge National
Laboratory for the cooperation
given there this summer as a research  participant.
Dr. D. E. Edwards, a member of
the faculty here in the School of
Engineering was commended for
"the splendid cooperation and effective assistance" which he gave
as a temporary appointee at the
laboratory. He was cited in a
letter written by Alvin M. Weinberg, director, addressed to Dr. F. D.
Bluford.
The letter stated in part that Dr.
Edwards was one of 62 faculty
members from 44 leading colleges
and universities selected to partici
pate in the program this year.
The letter stated that the colleges
also gained from the program in
that faculty members get valuable
experience in the field of nuclear
research. The project is arranged
through the cooperation of educational institutions, the Oak Ridge
Institute of Nuclear Studies and
the laboratory, operated by Union
Carbide Nuclear Company.
Dr. Edwards holds the bachelor
of arts degree from Talladega College, the master of science degree
from the University of Chicago, and
the doctor of philosophy degree
from the University of Pittsburgh.
He has been employed at A&T since
1953.
Dean Barber
Speaks At Men's
Day Services
Last Sunday the Y.M.C.A. observed their Annual Men's Day
Program. The speaker for the occasion was Jimmie I. Barber, assistant dean of men.
Using as his topic, "On Seeking
The Best in Life," Dean Barber
stated that there are three distinct
classes of men: (1) Those who fall
below status quo, (2) those who represent status qou, and (3) those who
rise above status qou.
He noted that most people fall in
the second category. They are the
ones who work hard from day to
day, raise respectable families, attend colleges, and provide our
churches with their greatest source
of strength.
In addition, Barber pointed out
that education is the most significant word in our search to live up
to the very highest there is in life;
for education must be digested and
assimilated in order to make it
significant.
Emphasis was also placed on rendering the most effective and efficient service to the totality of
God's Human Program. In conclusion, Barber stated that if you are
to seek the best in life you must
be cognizant of (1) thinking clearly,
(2) loving sincerely, (3) acting purely, and (4) trusting God securely.
Additional participants on the
program included Samuel L. Tucker,
James V. Bradshaw, William Peterson, E. Perry Palmer, and Alston
Lane. Music was furnished by the
' Male  Glee  Club.
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