The Register, 1966-01-21

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Dr.   W.   T.   Gibbs
1000 Ross  Avenue
Greensboro,   H„   C,
VOLUME XXXVII, No. 16,   GREENSBORO, N. C.   JANUARY 21, 1966
"ZThe Cream of CoUege News*
College Reflects
Shallow Opinions
On Viet Nam War
By LEE HOUSE, JR.
Though the tide of criticism and
agitation on the war in Viet Nam
has subsided, in part, the war itself wages heavily on. With a 190-
man installation and hints of victory, it's not likely that the United
States wiU be leaving soon. Nor is
it likely that the communist wiU
aUow a permanent cease fire.
Thus, the new year spells continued
war in Viet Nam and accompanying concerns around the globe.
Approximately a month ago we
witnessed the appearance of an
article titled "Aggie Sentiment on
Viet Nam" (Dec. 10, 1965) which
was, as it suggested, designed to
capture the opinions of the students
of this college regarding the war in
Viet Nam. As this reporter suggested in the outset, apathy reigned
supreme. This was evidenced by
the fact that less than a minute
fraction of the coUege famUy participated. Does this acutally reflect
indifference in general, disinterest
in this subject, or utter ignorance?
The number of participants was
so smaU when compared with the
college's population that we found
it impractical to analyze on a percentage basis.
Of the twenty participants the
vast majority are "hawks" (fervently support U.S. PoUcy in Viet
Nam). Only four participants were
"Activist" (fervently opposed to
U. S. policy). Two "pragmatist"
(believe the U. S. is committed to
fight) and one "dove" (sUently oppose U. S. poUcy) were among the
group.
Answers to the statement "If I
were President of the United States
or otherwise capacitated (with reference to the war in South Viet
Nam) I would:", were few but
highly variant. Comments and suggestions included the foUowing:
"'Bomb North Viet Nam back into
the stone age"; "do just as President Johnson is doing . . ."; let the
people of America know the true
facts behind the situation"; "withdraw all American troops tomorrow. Stop bombing North Viet
Nam today! Begin massive aid program to a reunited communist Viet
Nam"; and last, but not least, on
this campus, "let Viet Nam go to
heU".
One may not be correct in considering this a fair cross-section of
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Male Singers
To Make Tour
With Brass Group
Again this year the A. & T. College Male Singers and Brass Ensemble are making their annual
concert tour.
The tour this season includes
nine different concerts and will last
up to seven days beginning on
January 30 and terminating on
February 5.
The foUowing schedule was presented for travel:
January 30, Clinton and Lumber-
ton;
January   31,   Greenville,   South
Carolina and Bart, South CaroUna;
February 1,  Clarkton and New
Bern;
February   2,  New  Bern,  North
Carolina;
February 3, Princess Anne,
Maryland;
February 4, Bridgeport, Connecticut; and
February 5, to be announced.
The concert wfll be presented in
five parts  composed of both the
Male Singers and the Brass Ensemble on February 20 in Harrison
Auditorium.   The   program   is   as
follows:
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The Ramsey Lewis Trio, "an essentiaUy cheerful,
optimistic" group, wiU render music to the A&T
CoUege student body on February 17 in Harrison
auditorium.   Even though   Ramsey  is the natural
apex of the group, El Dee and Red's talent is
easily discernible. These three gentlemen of jazz
are among the country's most exciting performers
of soul music.
NCTE Members Give Discussions
On Aids For English Teachers
The Junior Affiliate of the NCTE
met January 11 at 6:30 p.m. in
Hodgin basement. The feature for
the night was a discussion of
selected articles from the English
Journal by Da Renne Pazant,
WUliam Adams, Eula Battle,
Roland Haynes, and Ida Taylor.
Da Renne Pazant discussed an
article by Lurene Brown, an Assistant Professor of English at
Ohio (Athens) University, entitled
"Let's Put an "I" in SpeUing."
This article which appeared in the
October 1965 issue of the EngUsh
Journal gave several ways of
arousing individual interest in
speUing classes.
In Da Renne's discussion of the
article, she stated that children
learn what they want to learn, and
if there is no personal interest in
spelling, it is considered a "hard
subject". To keep spelling from becoming a "hard subject", one
should give constant attention to it.
Individual lists of words in certain
categories which interest the student may be compiled.
Categories should be chosen according to the interest of the student—hobbies (modeling, dancing,
swimming, creative writing, etc.),
school subjects (curriculum, schedule, French, algebra, etc.), iU-
nesses (disease, measles, druggist,
ulcers, etc.), vocations (doctors,
lawyers, mechanics, farmers, etc.).
Other headings which might be
of interest are as follows: personal
classification, favorite authors,
historical landmarks, personality
characteristics, favorite foods, and
vacation spots. Words under these
headings would not only aid the
student in learning to spell, but
they would give him a chance to
increase his vocabulary and learn
to use capital letters for proper
nouns and adjectives.
"Composition: Why? What?
How?", an article from the September 1965 issue of the English
Journal which w^ written by Boris-
Burack, editor of American Education Publications (Middleton, Connecticut), was discussed by
William Adams. Three questions
were raised in this article: "Why
do we (English instructors) teach
writing? What is to be taught in
a writing course? How is writing to
be taught? Writing is taught because it is both an intellectual and
an emotional (cathartic) experience; therefore, instructors should
require both creative and expository compositions based on personal experience, selected topics,
and the parsing of documents.
Students should not be forced "to
write mountains of prose."
Compostions should be one page
in length. Book reports and research papers should be outlawed,
and instructors should never rewrite a sentence or a paragraph
for students. Pointed criticism and/
or honest praise should be expressed on each paper.
Roland Haynes discussed "Subject-Matter Determines Method",
an article in the November 1965
issue of the English Journal which
was written by Hans P. Guth, Professor of English at San Jose
(California) State Colege. The author of this article discussed the
age-old dispute or difference between the education minded English teacher and the purely subject-matter minded teacher. The
subject-matter trained teacher is
not concerned with methods of imparting knowledge, but with the acquisition of knowledge.
On the other hand, the education
or method-minded English teacher
has a two-fold goal in mind, acquiring the facts and the manner
in which students will be guided in
getting those facts. Both types of
teachers represent two extremes
in types.
The main idea that the author is
emphasizing is that the successful
teacher of English must strike a
happy medium between the two ex-
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Governor Moore
Urges Students
To Join Program
Governor Dan K. Moore recently
urged college students interested in
state government to apply for the
1966 Summer Internship Program.
In announcing the 1966 summer
program, Governor Moore stated
that twenty-five North Carolina
coUege students wiU be selected to
participate in the eleven-week program. Students will attend an
orientation program and then work
for ten weeks in selected state departments while attending evening
classes on the North Carolina State
campus.
To be eligible, students (1) must
have satisfactorily completed three
years of college, (2) must be residents of North Carolina, and (3)
must be currently enrolled in a college or university either within or
outside the state.
The State Internship Program
will begin June 7 and continue
through August 19, 1966. Students
will be paid $75.00 a week while
employed.
Governor Moore stated that he
had asked the Institute of Government to be responsible for administering the internship program. The Institute has been participating in the program since it
was established in 1962. Students
will be selected for the program by
a committee including prominent
professors of political science
teaching in North Carolina colleges
and universities.
Students interested in applying
for the Internship Program may
secure applications from college
placement offices, departments of
business, government, history, or
poUtical science in Nbrth CaroUna
colleges and universities, local
offices of the N. C. Employmnent
Security Commission, and the N. C.
State Personnel Department.
Applications must be mailed to
the Institute of Government, Chapel
Hill before February 15, 3S68.
Former A&T Prof.
Named To Post
In Federal Gov.
It seemed fitting that a former
employee of this institution would
be named to one of the highest
offices held by a Negro. This is, of
course, what occurred when Dr
Robert C. Weaver, Housing and
Home Finance Agency administrator since 1961, was nominated to
head the newly created Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Mr. Weaver was an instructor in
economics in 1931-1932 at A. & T
College. He came to this college
after having received the Bachelor
of Science and Master of Arts degrees from Harvard in 1929 and
1931 respectively. He earned The
Doctor of Philosophy degree at
Harvard in 1934.
Before the appointment as Housing and Finance Administrator
m 1961, Dr. Weaver was national
chairman of the NAACP and had
served as a lecturer at Northwestern University, a visiting professor at New York University, and
as professor of economics at the
New School for Social Research
NO STRANGER
He is no stranger to the federal
government.  When  Roosevelt and
his New Deal were in full swing
he   was   one  of  the  few   "brain-
trusters" utilized to get the country
back on its feet. He has worked for
the  Interior  Department,  the
housing    division   of   the   PubU-
Works  Administration,  the  U   S
Housing   Authority,   the   Nationai
Defense Advisory Commission, the
Offioe of Production Management
and  as New  York State's rent administrator.
He has contributed invaluable
service to race relations in
Chicago, where he directed the'
Mayor's Commission on Race Relations. In addition, he served as
deputy chief of the Ukraine in
Soviet Russia and as a consultant
on the Tennessee Valley Authority
Program.
Highly QuaUfied
Dr. Weaver has written articles
on labor, the economics of land
and public utilities, and race relations.
Perhaps no higher compliment
has come or wiU come to him than
that paid by Virginia Senator A
Wfflis Robertson, chairman of the
Senate Banking Committee by
which the Weaver nomination first
had to be cleared. Declared Senator Robertson who voted against
President Kennedy's appointment
of Dr. Weaver to the position of
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Administrator in 1961, "Although I
thought he was going to be prejudiced, I have seen no evidence of
Preiudice."
There seems no other man better
qualified for heading the Department of Housing and Urban Development than "our own Professor
Weaver."
Students Romp
As First Snow
Covers Campus
The prospect of snowball fights
and snowmen seemed doubtful
Saturday morning as smaU snow
flakes rapidly feU to the earth. Before stopping, winter doubled the
folds of her blanket five times in
rapid succession before nestling
comfortably down to rest.
That's when the fun began! Many
College co-eds found it necessary to
seek cover as snowbaUs thrown by
the enemy (A. & T. Males) whistled
by trees, umbreUas, and human
shields. This was aU in fun because
a notice had been placed in the
glassfront buUetin board in front of
Murphy stating that throwing
snowballs was a serious offense.
The notice was signed by "Administration". This kept the feUows
from becoming rough-.