The Register, 1963-11-22

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VOLUME XXXV, No. 10    GREENSBORO, N. C.     NOVEMBER 22,1963
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"The Cream of College News"
World Mourns Death Of John F. Kennedy
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Drive To Aid Needy Families    Nation Placed In State Of Turmoil
Launched By Religious Groups As Chief Executive Is Assassinated
In Dallas Parade By Hidden Sniper
Canned foods, cereals, potatoes,
flour, and meal are high on the
list of items sought by the Religious
Life Committee for its campus
Thanksgiving project.
A recent letter from Dr. Albert
W. Spruill, chairman of the committee, reveals that student organizations and faculty are being requested to contribute a certain type
of product to the project.
Dr. Spruill explained that the
Religious Life Committee is in the
process of developing a cooperative venture between faculty, staff,
religious, civic, and social organizations on campus during the
Thanksgiving season. He went on
to say that they intend to assist
needy families by distributing
packages of food in an exemplification of the true meaning of
Thanksgiving.
"In order for this program to
succeed," he continued, "we are
earnestly soliciting your support
and cooperation as well as that of
your organization to help us in this
project."
A list which accompanied the
letter contained organizations and
the items they are being asked to
collect. Products include beans,
canned foods, fruit, powdered or
canned milk, and meat.
Each group is requested to collect as many of the products as
possible and to take them to Harrison Auditorium at 10:00 A.M.
November 25. Faculty members
are asked to leave the products
which they contribute at the office
of their deans.
To facilitate packing and distributing the items collected, each
organization is asked to send a
delegate to Reverend Cleo McCoy's
office Tuesday, November 26, at
10:00 A.M. After the items are
packaged they will be distributed
to needy families.
Persons who desire further information    concerning    the    project
Military Cadets
Become Members
Of Special Unit
Counter insurgency is becoming
more than just an expression for a
small group of advanced Army
ROTC cadets, for them it is developing  into   something   real.
The cadets are members of a
counter insurgency team, a special
unit which is being established
through the Department of Military Science and the Scabbard and
Blade Military Honor Society. The
group conducted its first operation
earlier this month at the college
farm.
In discussing the group cadet
Major Cornell Fuller, cadet Battalion Commander and a member
of the team, said that the members
of the team seek to become familiar with special warfare and to
increase interest in the area.
He pointed out that the unit on
this campus is one of three on predominantly Negro campuses; the
others are at Howard University,
and Florida A&M. Displaying the
confidence which characterizes the
group, Fuller added, "They are
older, but we'll catch up with
them."
The group is not wasting any
time in trying to make Fuller's
statement come true. The first
operation centered on psychological warfare with a problem in
escape and evasion. To make the
problem more realistic, PRC6,
radios, compasses, bandoleers, and
other equipment were utilized.
Blank ammunition and pyrotechnics were used for a simulated attack by members of the team on
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should call Dr. Albert Spruill and
Reverend Cleo McCoy at extension
294, or W. B. Cooley at extension
251.
State Agencies
Seek Students
For Internships
A&T College juniors and seniors
have the opportunity to apply for
acceptance in the North Carolina
State Government Summer Internship Program for 1964.
Twenty outstanding students
from colleges in the state are being
sought to participate in the program. The program will last from
June 15 through August 21. Students who are selected will work in
approximately fifteen agencies ol
the state government.
In addition to their work in state
agencies, the student interns will
have intensive, coordinated discussions on governmental and related problems of North Carolina.
Such discussions will take place in
evening seminars to be held twice
a week and at weekly luncheons.
Each session will be under the
supervision of a political scientist
and will feature state officials,
leaders, and political scientists as
guests, speakers, and resource personnel.
All interns will live in one of the
dormitories at North Carolina State
of the University of North Carolina
at Raleigh. It is felt that such
an arrangement will better facilitate the sharing of experiences on
an informal basis.
Interns will receive $75.00 per
week as pay.
In order to qualify for the internship, an applicant must have completed two years of undergraduate
college work. He must further be
either a resident of North Carolina
or duly enrolled in a North Carolina educational institution. Graduate and professional students are
also eligible.
Any student who meets the above
qualifications may apply, but those
in political science, history, economics, business administration,
education, and sociology are especially encouraged to apply.
All applications must be returned
to the Governor's office in Raleigh
by December 15, 1963. Applicants
will be notified of their acceptance
or rejection by the last of February. Selections will^ be made by
a committee which includes prominent political scientists teaching in
North Carolina.
Application forms are available
in the Placement Office, Room
104, Dudley Building.
New Games Room
Is Established
In Scott Hall
Plans are being completed for
the installment of recreation facilities for male students in the basement of Scott Hall.
Information received from the
special projects division of the
dean of men's office reveals that
some work has already been started in renovating the area and
making it ready for use. Personnel
from the Buildings and Grounds
Department have removed the
wire screening which had enclosed
a  storage  area for trunks.
A total of $480 has been appropriated for the work. This amount
includes $268 for repairs and $212
for additional equipment. Additional $280 is being sought for the
purchase of games. It is estimated
that the project will cost approximately $1,000.00
Pool tables which had been out
of use because of defacement have
been repaired. Four of the tables
are to be used for pool while a
fifth is to be completely renovated
into a work bench for arts and
craft.
Based upon a survey conducted
earlier in Scott Hall, the room will
also feature ping pong, shuffle
board, chess, checkers, and horse
shoe pitching. Television stands are
to be erected in the social room
which is presently being unused
most of the time.
Plans also call for two bulletin
boards, circulating fans, waiting
benches, supply closets, vending
machines. A new lighting system
and repainting are also planned.
It is envisioned that after the
initial equipment has been purchased the area will become self-
sustaining on a "pay-as-you-play"
basis. A one dollar a quarter fee
is speculated.
The biggest problem envisioned
in the development of the project
is that of space. Present estimates
indicate that only 150 students can
b e comfortably accommodated
within a three-hour period. Since
freshmen and sophomores represents the largest groups, present
plans allot them the largest percentage of time.
A management committee composed   of   representatives   of   the
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A&T College, along with the rest of the world, was shocked early this afternoon by news that President John P. Kennedy had been struck down by an assassin's bullets in Dallas,
Texas.
Riding in an opened-top limousine, the President was hit
twice, once in the head and once in the neck, by bullets fired
by a hidden sniper armed with a high-powered rifle. Mr.
Kennedy died about an hour later at Parkland Hospital where
he had been rushed in a futile effort to save his life.
Mrs. Kennedy, along with Governor and Mrs. John Con-
nally of Texas, was riding in the same car as the President at
the time of the incident. Governor Connally was hit in th"!
back by one of the sniper's three shots and is reported in serious condition.
The first Roman Catholic President in American history,
the President was administered the last rites of the Church.
He died at approximately 1:00 P.M. (CST) at the age of 46.
Mr. Kennedy was the fourth President to be assassinated,
the first since William McKinley in 1901. He was the first to
die in office since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945.
Upon the death of the President, Vice President Lyndon
B. Johnson automatically assumes the duties as Chief Executive. A native of Texas, Johnson had sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1960 but had settled for
second place on the ticket behind Kennedy. Today's tragedy
elevates him to the top position.
News of the assassination hit Americans like a shock-
wave. AU radio and television coverage is directed towards
the Texas city and the nation's capital. Immediate plans are
being made for mourning.
On this campus all activities for the weekend have been
cancelled. The long-awaited showing of the movie BEN HUR
has been indefinitely postponed, as well as the annual Blue-
Gold basketball game which had been previously scheduled
for tomorrow night.
Students are glued to radio and television sets receiving
details of the incident while others are huddled in small
groups about campus discussing the tragedy. Classes have
been disrupted. Flags have been lowered to half mast.
Members of the joint Army-Air Force ROTC Corps and
the Student Government have planned a memorial service this
evening in Holland Bowl. Roosevelt Rollins, Corps Commander,
and Jesse Jackson, student Council president, will officiate.
A brief memorial service is also being planned for Monday at 2:00 P.M. on the front of Dudley Building. The service
will mark the beginning of a quiet period on campus. Dr.
Samuel D. Proctor, president of the college, and Jesse Jackson
will speak. The college band and choir will provide music.
Classes will be suspended from noon to 5:00 P.M. Monday.
Council Of Negro Women Names
Dr. Edwards Leading Scientist
Dr. Cecile H. Edwards, professor of nutrition and research at
A&T College, has been selected the
most outstanding Negro woman
scientist in the United States by
the National Council of Negro
Women.
Notice of Dr. Edwards' selection came from George O. Butler
of the President's Committee on
Equal Employment Opportunities
on behalf of the Tribute Banquet
Committee of the national council.
Dr. Edwards accepted a symbolic award for contribution made
to the field of science by Negro
women during the past century at
a tribute banquet November 16, in
Washington.
Born in East St. Louis, Illinois,
Dr. Edwards received her Bachelor's   degree  in  home   economics
from Tuskegee Institute with second and third majors in chemistry
and foods. She earned the Master's
degree in chemistry and studied
towards her doctorate at Iowa
State University of Science and
Technology.
During the period 1950-56, she
served as research associate at the
Carver Foundation and as head of
the Department of Foods and Nutrition at Tuskegee Institute. There
she studied the relationships of
vitamins B12 and Methionine and
the diets and food habits of the
southeastern states. She also initiated a program to improve the
nutritional status in the South.
Dr. Edwards is presently a member of the faculty of the Depart-
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Dr. Cecile H. Edwards, right, professor of nutrition and research, was
honored last Saturday as Negro Woman Scientist of the Year by the
National Council of Negro Women.
Here Dr. Edwards is shown with four students involved in research
under the National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research participation Program. Dr. Edwards is director of the project.
The students from left to right, are (seated) Alice Jean Kea, Tarboro; Daisy Hodge, New York, N. Y.; Larry Graddy, Washington;
(standing) James Mitchell, Durham.