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VOLUME XXV — No. 1    GREENSBORO, N. C.    SEPTEMBER 29, 1956
"The Cream of College News"
$500,000   APPROVED   FOR   COLLEGE
Mrs. Oouida Benton Accepts
Appointment As Dean of Women
Mrs. Oouida D. Benton, former
chairman of nurses for the Pilot
Clinics of New York and social
worker, has accepted the post of
dean of women here at the college.
In an informal interview, Mrs.
Benton stated that with the cooperation of the staff and students
she feels she can be of real service
to A&T College. She further stated
that any suggestions from students
and staff members will be given
careful consideration by her office.
To the post of dean of women,
Mrs. Benton brings a combination
of unique experiences and training
which should be of inestimable
value in the administration of her
duties.
Upon the completion of high
school in Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs.
Benton attended Western Reserve
College where she received the degree of bachelor of science in
social work. Then followed a year
as social worker in Ohio.
Mrs. Benton said at that point she
decided to go into nwse's training
so that she could become more understanding of people. After nurse
training at Lincoln School of Nursing in New York, she did graduate
study at the School of Social Work,
Columbia University in New York.
The new dean has served as case
worker with the New York City
Welfare Department as supervisor
and Medical Social Work consultant, on the Foster Home Finding
Committee, and "the Youth Board.
In addition, she is a member of the
Alpha   Kappa   Alpha   Sorority.
Mrs. Benton is also the mother of
a son now enrolled at City College
in New York.
These are the many experiences
that Mrs. Benton brings with her
as she attempts to improve and to
invigorate the academic endeavors,
cultural principles, and social activities  of  all students.
At Frosh  Service
College Chaplain Tells
How   Bible   Helps
Solve   Problems
"The Bible can help you to solve
many of your problems in the
lonely quiet of your dormitory
room," the Rev. Cleo M. McCoy,
director of religious activities, told
the audience attending the annual
Freshman Worship Service in
Harrison Auditorium third Sunday.
Speaking on the subject "Considering a Simple Request" and using
II Timothy 4:11-13 as a basis, the
Rev. Mr. McCoy said that the
Bible can provide a world view of
problems today. It can offer a line
of action to make living coherent
and complete. It can give stability
of spirit to meet and solve problems of today. It provides a sound
and  well-tested  scheme  of  values.
"St. Paul's letter to Timothy offers sound advice for puplis today,"
said the speaker. It serves as a
gentle reminder that every worthy
end demands its toll in labor, hardship, devotion," and loyalty. It
cautions against taking part in
senseless debates and aimless discussions. It states the following essentials for success: undivided devotion to aims, goals, and objectives;
courage to suffer for the cause;
consistency in christian character;
and 'loyalty to gospel truth.
Continuing, the Rev. Mr. McCoy
-pointed to St. Paul's request for
Mark, the cloak, and books "but
especially the parchments" as representing universal needs.
"Physical comfort, mental refreshment and enrichment, congenial
social companionship, and spiritual
nourishment are also essential today," he said.
Other participants on the program were Mrs. Hattie Bryant,
president of the Fellowship Council; Horace V. Home, president of
the Usher Board and the
Y. M. C. A.; and the college choir
under the direction of Howard T.
Pearsall with Mrs. Rosemond S.
Lawson at the piano and Everett
Thomas at the organ.
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Appropriations totaling more than $500,000 have been approved for
A&T College by the State Board of Higher Education, according to President Warmoth T. Gibbs in a recent interview.
Of this amount, $350,000 will be usedfor building a cafeteria. $40,000
will be used for renovating the biology laboratory; $10,000, to waterproof
buildings; $60,000, to complete the athletic field; $50,000, for engineering
equipment; $10,000, to repair streets and walks; and $25,000 per year for
library books.
Discussing requests for expanding and improving facilities here, Mr.
Gibbs indicated that many requests made by the college were not approved
or were cut. Cost of engineering equipment necessary for accreditation of
the School of Engineering was estimated by the college as $226,223; but
only $50,00 was approved.
Other appropriations requested by the college were $571,000 for a
dormitory for women; $111,000 for expansion of the Technical Institute,
especially the masonry department; $125,000 for a rural engineering
building; $860,000 for a student union building with cafeteria, dining area,
and snack bar; and a new pay scale for the faculty.
Students at A&T College may still get a much needed union building
and dormitory. The President pointed hopefully to the Board's recommendation of a new policy with respect to campus housing. The State Board of
Higher Education has recommended that a revolving, self-liquidating fund
of ten million dollars be set up. Schools within the State could then
borrow from such a fund to provide for housing on the campuses and
pay back the borrowed money with rents received.
Concluding the interview, President Gibbs explained that requests
for appropriations must go through four channels — the college, the
State Board of Higher Education, the Budget Advisory Commission, and
the Legislature.
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Bluford Elementary School, thus ending their second crowded conditions of other elementary schools in
week of study in the new and modern construe- the city. (Story, Page 4.)
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Liberian    Government
Sends Students to A & T
Mary Mona Doe and Aletha
Brown, Liberian Government
scholarship students, enrolled as
students at A&T College for the
first time this fall. Mary and Aletha
thus joined a fellow Liberian, Lu-
tecia Tanoe, who was already en-
i oiled in the School of Nursing.
Recently interviewed by Clarence
Funnye, associate editor of the
REGISTER, both students asserted
that they are thus far very pleased
with life here at A&T College.
'As to America, Mary continued,
Missionaries in her country who
have been largely responsible for
her knowledge of life in the United States neglected to include the
"bad points." Outstanding among
these bad points she listed racial
segregation. She cited her first encounter with this as an incident in
a Richmond, Virginia restaurant.
There she was told that she would
have to eat in the kitchen because
she was a   Negro.
Mary said that such actions are
outrageous in a country which
claims all over the world to be
the focal point of freedom for all
people.
Aletha noted that America seems
now to be approaching a "true
state of freedom for all people."
Such changes for the better, she
said, make her very happy.
Both Mary and Aletha agreed
that America is a wonderful country to go to school in or to visit,
but neither would like to remain
for longer than it takes to get an
education.
Mary Doe. a sturtent at Concordia College In St. Paul, Minnesota
before coming to A&T, is a Catholic
and a member of the Kru trifJe in
Liberia.
Aletha, youngest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. Henry Brown of Liberia, is an Episcopalian and a
member of the Bassa tribe. She was
formerly president of the Y-teens
clubs of the high school division of
the College of West Africa, secretary of the Student Council, and a
member  of the Y.  W. C.  A.
Both young women expect to
transfer to the School o'f Nursing
here at the college.