The Register, 1962-10-26

              A.W&.
VOLUME XXXIV, No. 6     GREENSBORO, N. G.     OCTOBER 26, 1962
'The Cream of CoUege News9
Reading Program
Is Initiated
At College
The Department of English has
initiated a Developmental Reading
Program at the College Reading
Laboratory. Impetus for the program developed when the College
launched its drive for academic
excellence by way of improved
instructions.
Plans and initiatory procedures
of the developmental reading program are designed to enable the
average and the above average
college freshmen to expand and to
enrich their reading skills, in order
to cope more adequately with the
demands of today's massive production of reading matter and the
academic disciplines.
The program seeks to provide
students with teacher-directed instruction and laboratory activities.
The approach of this program emphasizes primarily the developmental aspect of reading rather
than the remedial aspect.
In realization of the goals of
the program, utilization of diversified reading materials and content
is an integral part of programming
the reading experience. The resources available and accessible
for broad and specific reading
emphases include reading and
learning machines, listening tapes,
reading laboratories, college
readers, and reference and study
skills libraries. Additional equipment includes the Keystone flash-
meter, the SRA Ratemeter, and
Pacers.
The Center, located on the third
floor of Hodgin Hall, is under the
supervision of Mrs. Gladys F.
White, formerly a supervisor of
Wake County Public Schools in
Raleigh.
Mrs. White states that "as a
result of having tangible experiences in developmental reading,
the student will have opportunity
to read critically, to peruse content materials understandingly,
and to increase knowledge, information, and concepts." The consideration of the development of
perception and the attributes of
the mature reader will be given
due perspective, continued the
director.
"Cosmopolitan"
ts Work
Of E. E. Major
Cosmopolitan has accepted for
publication an article written by
an A&T College freshman.
Howard T. Ferguson, an electrical engineering major from
Corinth, Mississippi, submitted his
article to the magazine and was
notified recently of its having been
accepted for publication. A short
story "Have No Fear", written by
Ferguson, appeared in the October
10 edition of THE REGISTER.
Ferguson who was All-Service
for two years while he was in the
Navy is top linesman on the
Aggie football squad. He had the
equivalent of 23 scholarship offers
at such schools as Purdue and
Iowa, but he chose A&T because of
the engineering program. In addition, he said that he had heard so
much about the team that he
wanted to be part of it.
Ferguson is quite talented said
Mr. Bert Piggott, head football
coach. He works at the YMCA in
physical conditioning. He does a
class "A" job as a brick mason,
and he made a straight "A" average in summer school.
He has a keen interest in writing said Miss Dorothy Eller, assistant professor of English. Miss
Eller who is adviser to Stylus, a
newly formed writers club, has
encouraged a number of prospective writers to enter their works
into contests.
Ferguson is married and the
father of a son.
Accepts
Homecoming Celebrations
Continue To Pick Up Speed
As Alumni Arrive On Campus
Football   Game,    Reunions,    Dance   And   Parade
Are   Among   Events    Scheduled   For   Tomorrow
These five freshman students are studying at A&T College under grants
provided by the A&T College General Alumni Association.
They have joined 15 other students currently being supported under
the program.
The new scholars, from left to right, are Melvin Siler, Portsmouth,
Va.; Angelyn Wyrick, Greensboro; Alton Wallace, New Bern; Evelyn
McCoy, Hampton, Va.; and Robert D. Brown, Ayden.
College Alumni Association
Honors Students At Dinner
Twenty A&T College students, including alumni scholars who are
studying at the College under
grants by the A&T College general
Alumni Association were honored
at a dinner on Tuesday, October
16.
The honorees were presented
framed certificates, following introductions by Mr. J. Niel Armstrong,   chairman   of  the  Alumni
SENIOR PICTURES WILL BE
TAKEN  DURING THE WEEK
OF   OCTOBER  28.
Young ladies will have their
pictures made Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 9:00
a.m. until 12:00 noon.
Young men will have their
pictures made Thursday and
Fridav from 9*00 a.im. until
12:00 noon. All pictures wlil be
made in the photography department in the basement of
Price Hall.
June Graduate
Becomes Member
Of Peace Corps
Miss Myrna Spencer, a 1962
graduate of A&T College, wiljl
leave Tuesday, October 30, for
Chile, South America where she
will be working with the Peace
Corps.
Miss Spencer will be working in
home economics at Centrales
(rural schools) with girls from 11
to 15 years old. These girls will
receive from three to five month
courses in child care, in planning
and cooking meals, and in sewing.
Prior to the new assignment,
Miss Spencer spent eight weeks
"getting university training" at
Purdue University in Lafayette,
Indiana. From September 5 to
October 19, she lived in Puerto
Rico. There she worked in the delivery room and did general hospital work in the hospital of San
German, Puerto Rico.
For one week she lived with a
family in a rural area to observe
how these people lived. She, along
with other Corps members, taught
the natives how to build items,
such as chairs and other household items at low cost- Furthermore, they taught pre-natal care
to expectant mothers.
Miss Spencer's last four weeks
were spent at a Peace Corps
training camp where she underwent endurance tests—swimming
and drown proofing and mountain
climbing.
A foods and nurtrition m&jor,
Miss Spencer conducted research
during the Russian atomic tests
and discovered that the tests produced far less contaminated fallout than was originally expected.
Testing Committee, the group
which directs the scholarship
program at the College.
The main speaker for the occasion was Walter T. Johnson, Jr.
a former alumni scholar at A&T,
who a year ago became the first of
his race to enter the Duke University Law School.
While at A&T CoUege, Mr.
Johnson was a very outstanding
student. He was in the advanced
R. O. T. C. program, a member of
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, the
Kappa Phi Kappa Forensic Society, and president of the Student Government.
Just recently he was accepted
into the Byrnes Senate chapter of
Delta Theta Phi Fraternity, at
Duke University. He i« the iirst
Negro to h "-■-<= sained membership
i^  u»e fraternity.
Mr. Johnson spoke on Talent to
to the Greatest Extent.
The alumni scholars at A&T College are William Baptiste, Robert
D. Brown, Warren Campbell, Simon Gaskill. Martha George, Larry
Graddy, Rumsey Helms. Tarshia
Ingram, Shirlene Matthews, and
Evelyn McCoy.
In addition are Joseph McNeil,
Reginald Mitchiner, Wilhelmenia
Perry, Minnie Ruffin, Lawrence
Siebles, Melvin Siler, Alton Wallace, Bernard White, Betty Wilson,
and Angelyn Wyrick.
When some ten thousand alumni
converge on this campus tomorrow
many things will be materializing,
for their entertainment and enjoyment.
Heading the schedule of events
is the football game between the
Aggies and the Morgan State
Bears which will be preceded by a
Drama Group
Schedules
Production
The Richard B. Harrison Players, under the direction of Mrs.
Sandra B. Motz, will present "The
Greatest Man Alive," in Harrison
Auditorium October 31 and November 1.
Herman Thomas, a senior from
Bryson City, and Bobby Spencer, a
senior from Henderson, have been
double cast in the role of Amos
Benedict.
In addition are the following students and their roles: Harvey
Stone, a junior from Graham, and
Gaston Little, a junior from Winston-Salem, as Tom Hopkins;
Louise Gooche, freshr*- > "enaer-
son, and F>*-' vVarren> freshing,
strX-uaie, as Peggy Thomas;
James Witherspoon, sophomore,
Morganton, and Gaston Little, Winston-Salem, Harry Dugan.
Others include Jated Green,
sophomore, Creedmore, and Ivan
Johnson, Littleton, Steve Boyle,
Maxine Murphy, sophomore, New
Bern, Hazel Hoffman; Vincent
Thompson, freshman, Canton,
Bishop Hansen; Paul Brown, sophomore, Scotland Neck, Policeman;
and James Bell, freshman, Bethel,
Lt. Scanton.
The hospital attendants and the
photographer will be played by
members of double cast roles.
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giant homecoming parade before
the kickoff at 1:30 p.m. in Memorial Stadium.
Earlier tomorrow, the alumni
are scheduled to be honored at an
all-alumni breakfast in Benbow
Hall, after which members of the
classes of 1922, 1932, 1943, and 1952
will hold their reunions.
Tomorrow evening, the game
over and alumni ready to let go
and really have a little fun will
have an opportunity to dance to
their choice of music whether it be
"rock and roll" or just smooth
danceable music. These returning
Aggies and the student body will
have an opportunity to choose between the music of Buddy and Ella
Johnson or the "Impressions."
Bringing the festivities to a
close will be the annual Alumni
Worship Service which will be held
Sunday Morning in the Harrison
Auditorium at 11:00 a.m. For this
occasion the speaker will be Dr
Earl H McClenney, president of
St. Paul's College, Lawrenceville,
Va. and a 1930 graduate of the College.
This annual Service will culminate the four-day celebrations.
Last night the Homecoming Celebrations officially began with the
coronation of Miss A&T. Tonight
the festivities will continue with a
giant bonfire and a social.
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Among pomp and pagentry last night, Rosebud Richardson was formally
crowned Miss A&T for 1962-1963 by Dr. L. C. Dowdy, acting president
of the college.
Rosebud is a senior sociology major from Wilmington.
Mary P. Byrd
"Miss Gate City"
Miss Mary P. Byrd, assistant
dietitian at L. Richardson Memorial Hospital, has been named
"Miss Gate City" in a contest
sponsored by the A&T College
General Alumni Association.
Miss Byrd was awarded the title
at the annual Victory Dinner held
at the Hayes-Taylor YMCA. The
event marked the conclusion of the
local eliminations conducted by the
Gate City Alumni Chapter. She
was immediately entered in the
national finals to determine "Miss
A&T Alumni" for 1962.
Representatives from eight other
chapters seek to become the national titlist, who is to be crowned
at the annual homecoming ball tomorrow evening, at the Greensboro National Guard Armory.
Lettermen Name
Miss Lula Harris
Miss Homecoming
Lettermen at A&T named Lula
Harris, freshman business major
of Petersburg, Va., as Miss Homecoming of 1962.
Lula's specific duties are to present the football to the captains of
A&T College and Morgan State
and to speak to the homecoming
audience.
In addition to her new duties,
Lula is secretary of the freshman
class, a member of the College's
public relations committee, and a
member of the AYANTEE Staff.
After tomorrow, she will reign as
queen of the Lettermen's club.