The Register, 1963-04-10

              VOLUME XXXIV No. 25     GREENSBORO, N. C.      APRIL 10, 1963
The Cream of CoUege News"
Twenty-Eight Africans To Visit
College On Study Tour Of State
Twenty-eight agricultural and
home economics officials from
four African countries are due 'to
arrive in Greensboro during the
next fort-night on a study tour in
North Carolina.
During their stay in North Carolina the African officials will be
be guests of the Agricultural Extension Service and the A&T College School of Agriculture.
The first group of officials numbering eleven will arrive in
Greensboro on April 19. They will
represent three African countries-
Kenya, Sierra Leone and Togo.
While in North Carolina the
visitors will take part in varied
activities related to American Agriculture. The overall objective of
their prograim of activities is to
broaden the understanding of agricultural extension with particular
emphasis on the techniques' and
skills of rural youth activities; to
receive general orientation on
American agriculture, life and
customs, the role of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
land-grant institutions and other
organizations that provide services
to rural people.
The second group composed of
seven women Home Economics extension workers, is coming from
Kenya. They will arrive in Greensboro on April 27.
The purpose of their program
will be to provide training in the
general field of home economics
extension, aimed at the goal of
strengthening Kenya's Agricultural
Advisory Service to farm families.
The third group will be composed of ten agricultural officers
from the Republic of the Congo,
Leopoldville. The purpose of the
program is to prepare these Congolese to better understand their
technical fields and to assume the
direction of agricultural organizations in their country.
The study tour will end in September after the officials have
visited other parts of the United
States. The study tour is arranged
by the Agency for International
Development of the U. S. Cooperation with the government of the
various  countries  represented.
"Cannonball"
Will Be Here
May 19
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley
and his quintet, who have gained
many "Firsts" during the early
stages of their career, will appear
in concert at the Charles Moore
Gym on April 19 at 8:30 P.M. The
group's appearance is a feature of
the A&T College spring lyceum
series.
In the latest poll released by
Down Beat magazine, this group
was listed as the 1963 Merit Award
winner in the small group division.
The "Cannonball" Adderley quintet began first at the Bohemia in
New York City in October, 1959
with such a bang that later on in
the year they toured America and
Europe.
Since that time Mr. Adderley has
had stunning success with his quintet. This successful artist is a native of Tampa, Florida, attended
Florida A&M College in Tallahassee, Florida, and won a scholarship for advanced study in music
at the Juilliard School of Music.
Among the principals participating last week in the North Carolina
Conference on Federal and State Economic and Educational Assistance
Programs held at A&T College on April 1, were, from left to right: Dr.
Gerald B. James, Raleigh, N. C, director, State Department of Vocational Education; J. S. Stewart, Durham, N. C, president, Mutual
Savings and Loan Association; R. E. Jones, State agent, in charge of
the A&T College Extension Service, and Dr. L. C. Dowdy, acting president of A&T College
Industrial Education Centers
Are Discussed At College
An audience at A&T College was
last week warned that no society
will remain in leadership long
based upon its developed college
graduates alone.
The speaker was Dr. Gerald B.
James, State director of Vocational
Education, Raleigh, N. C. He was
delivering a main address before
the Conference on Federal and
Sttae Economic and Educational
Assistance Programs held at the
college last Monday.
Explaining the case for Industrial
Education Centers located about
the State, Dr. James stated thai
in view of the fact that only 19-oi
100 North Carolina youth now remain in school to enter college,
some provisions must be made for
the other 81.
He said these industrial education centers are filling an important gap between the high school
diploma and the college baccalaureate degree and predicted that
within the next five years the enrollment at these institutions wjll
exceed the total enrolled at institutions of higher learning.
He termed the new type institutions as the "working man's university," because it is meeting the
needs of the masses of North Carolina's labor force.
The one-day meet, sponsored by
the Office of the Governor,, the
North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service and A&T College, drew
more than 100 persons, professional and lay leaders from
throughout the State.
Earlier, several speakers had
struck at the theme that the success of new programs sponsored
by the State and the federal gov-
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Student Body Elections
Are Scheduled May 8
In Charles Moore Gym
MINNIE R. RUFFIN
Minnie Ruffin
Is Awarded
Scholarship
Minnie R. Ruffin, a senior majoring in foods and nutrition, has
been awarded a nutrition research
assistantship at the Iowa State
University of Science and Technology.
An honor student from Tarboro,
North Carolina, Minnie will receive
a grant of $2,000. This will allow
her to become a candidate for the
Master of Nutritional Science degree at the Iowa State University.
On this campus, Minnie is one
of A&T's most productive scholars.
The assistantship is only one of
the many rewards which her academic excellence has won for her.
She is a member of the Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society,
President of the Beta Kappa Chi
Scientific Honor Society, Secretary of the Kappa Epsilon Society,
member of the American Chemical Society. She is also listed in
the current volume of Who's Who
in American Colleges and Universities, is an A&T College Alumni
Scholarship Recipient, and an
Undergraduate Research Participant for the National Science
Science Foundation under the supervision of Dr. Cecile H. Edwards,
professor of Nutrition and Research.
UNC Will Hold
Human Relations
Conference
A conference on human relations
in the South will be held at the
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, May 2-5.
Invitations have been sent to student leaders in over one hundred
universities and colleges throughout  13  Southern  states.
The conference is sponsored by
the University of North Carolina
and the Young Adult Council,
which represents 33 youth organizations in the United States ranging from the Young Democrats and
the Young Republicans to the Future Farmers of America.
The purpose of the conference is
to provide an open forum for the
exchange of ideas from all points
of view on issues concerning the
South.
The Four main speakers will be:
J. Clayton Feaver, Ph.D., chairman of the Department of Religion
at the University of Oklahoma at
Norman, Oklahoma.
Richard Bardolph, Ph.D., chairman of the History Department at
the Women's College of the University of North Carolina and
author of the Negro Vanguard.
Mrs. Constance Baker Motley,
member of the NAACP legal staff
for Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia,
and South Carolina, who argued
in cases involving James Meredith,
Harvey Gant, and the University
of Georgia.
Reverend Will Campbell, B.D.,
a native Mississippian, past secretary of the YMCA at the University of Mississippi and now executive director of race relations in
the South for the National Council
of Churches.
Seminars will be held in addition
to the four keynote addresses.
A&T College students will go to
the polls Wednesday, May 8, to
elect their student leaders for the
coming year.
To be located in Moore Gym, fhe
polls will open at 8:00 A.M. and
close at 5:30 P.M. Students will
elect Student Council as well as
class officers.
Student Council positions to be
filled are president, vice-president,
secretary, treasurer, National Student Association Co-ordinator, arid
Miss A&T.  Class officers include
Capacity Crowd
Applauds Odetta
A capacity audience saw Odetta,
renowned folk singer, in one of her
most successful concerts in Harrison Auditorium last Thursday evening.
With fans seated wherever
possible and standing wherever
there was space to put one's feet,
the deep voiced folk singer from
Birmingham, Alabama, entertained an audience with her renditions
of selections ranging from Negro
spirituals to lullabies.
In her soulful tone and emotional
voice, the singer gave out with
such numbers as "Ain't No Grave
Can Hold By Body Down," "Glory,
Glory," "One By One," "Rambling Round Your City," and
"Why?"
Accompanied by the equally talented William Lee on the bass
fiddle, the guitarist led the audience in "This Land Is Your
Land." In introducing this selection to the more than attentive
audience, Odetta said, "If I were
to become dictator of the United
States, this would be the national
anthem."
With the audience still calling
for more, more, the singer ended
the concert while the audience continued its wild applause.
In an interview with the singer
after the concert this reporter
learned that the charming lady
from  Alabama became  interested
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president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, Student Council
representatives, and class queens.
The format for this year's election marks a departure from former proceedings. In the past the Student Council secretary and NSA
coordinator were appointed positions, but this year the Election
Committee has seen fit to place
these two on the regular ballot
along with the other officers.
This year also marks the first
time in recent years that the Student Council has taken control of
class elections. It is felt bj; the
members of the Election Committee that this year's procedure will
result in the election of more representative class officers than have
been elected in the past.
Rules governing the elections
have been released by the committee. Persons seeking Student
Council positions must have an
overall grade point average of at
least 2.75. Candidates for the positions of president and Miss A&T
must be members of the incoming
senior class and have been in attendance at this school for at least
two years. In additioir these persons must reside on campus during
their term of office.
Other officers must meet the
saime basic academic requirements
as the president and Miss A&T, but
may be members of either the incoming junior or senior classes.
The NSA coordinator may be a
member of the incoming sophomore, junior, or senior class.
Persons seeking positions as
class officers must be paid members of their respective classes. To
be eligible, a candidate must have
an average of 2.10. Further, to
seek a position, a freshman must
have been in attendance at this
college for two quarters, a sophomore for five quarters^ and a junior for eight quarters.
In addition, a person seeking a
position must have no condition or
failure in a required course against
him and must be in good standing
with the student body and administration.
The elections Committee is composed of Claude Airall, Franklin
McCain, Ezell Blair, and Oscar
Johnson.
Volunteer Services Now Offer
Varied Summer Employment
How do you intend to spend your
summer vacation? If you have not
made up your mind, it is time you
gave some thought to the question.
There are many summer opportunities in volunteer services here
in the United States and abroad for
which college students may apply.
Some of these opportunities may
be related to your major field and
will provide first-hand experience
and on-the-job training.
The American Friends- Service
Committee has released literature
concerning volunteer service programs which it sponsors. Most of
the projects are of a volunteer nature and do not carry large re-
numeration, but their value in
terms of experience has been described as immeasurable.
Projects sponsored by the Amei--
ican Friends include work in industry, institutional service, community, and work camps.
Projects in industry provide an
educational program focused on industrial and urban social problems. Interns in industry will be
placed in unskilled jobs in factories; they contribute about $18 per
week from their wages to cover
maintenance, insurance, and project expenses. Minimum age for
the project which begins June 14
and closes August 23, is 19 years.
Institutional service projects include work with the mentally ill,
the mentally retarded, emotionally
disturbed children, and juvenile of
fenders. Maintenance and a partial
salary are provided for participants in the programs which start
June 14  and  end August 23.
Community service projects will
be conducted in both the United
States and Latin America. In the
United States, interns will work
as staff members for urban social
agencies. Their services may include directing recreation in day
camps, organizing community programs and working to improve
neighborhood conditions.
Slated to begin June 14 and close
August 23, projects will be held in
Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee.
Interns must have completed, two
or more years of college. Maintenance in addition to $50 for the
summer will be provided.
Another project to be sponsored
in this country will be a voter registration project here in Greensboro. An intensive three-week campaign to register Negro voters will
be conducted August 9-30. Project
participants must be 19 years or
older with at least two years of
college.
In Latin America, volunteers will
do community service in rural villages. Project groups will live
among villagers and cooperate
closely with federal and local
authorities on public health, education, agriculture, and similar
activities.   Volunteers   must   meet
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