The Register, 1967-09-22

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THL&5 REGISTER
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Volume XXXIX, No. 1
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro
September 22, 1967
College Dissolve
To Become^ New
State University
.   THESE CAMPUS COEDS appear pleased at the
,   progress of Merrick HaU. When completed, it wiU
house the Business and Mathematics departments.
Viewing the structure from  a  distance through
the reflection pool in front of the new Memorial
Union Building are AUce Y. AUen, senior nursing
student and Mildred J. Hines, senior home econ-
nomics education major. The building is being constructed at a cost of $1,136,000.
Dr. L. C. Dowdy Advises Frosh To Start Now
By CHERYL SLOAN
Dr. L. C. Dowdy assumed a serious air as he approached the rostrum and welcomed the freshman
class "into the fold of the A&T
family." He expressed doleful sentiments about the suicide of a student who was eagerly expected on
campus. When he revealed that
BiUy Joe had jumped off the TaUa
Hatchie Bridge, the audience roared with laughter as they immediately recognized the character
from "Ode to BiUy Joe."
Dr. Dowdy commented on more
serious matters as he acquainted
the freshmen with the university's
22 miUion doUar capital outlay, the
increased faculty to 255 instructors,
and the plans of future buildings.
Asking the new students to "cope
with the improvement with highest
aspirations . . . and to start now"
he began his series of chaUenges.
"In the baU park of opportunity
don't let anyone strike out for
you," cautioned the president.
"Don't stand in the batter's box and
let the umpire call you out; at least
try. Get ahead of your teachers;
you know how hard it is to catch
up."
Freshmen  were   also   reminded
that they should give adequate time
to    studies    and ||
relaxation.    Dr.
Dowdy ended his
welcome by suggesting a change
in  "These   Boots
Are    Made    for
Walking'
to "BulUdogs Are |
Made  for  Fighting." Dr. Dowdy
Dean Jesse E. MarshaU, dean of
student affairs, who presided over
the first assembly of the class of
'71, introduced Dr. Dowdy. He also
used a unique introduction, having
the freshmen to recite their names
in unison by sections and then en
masse in the resonant Harrison
Auditorium. He talked briefly with
the class and asked that they establish a purpose for coming to the
university, exempUfy the training
and culture befitting a student, and
that they be successful in their college courses.
The summer brought.,.gignificant
changes to this institution. Heading
the Ust of changes' was the news
that A&T , CoUege had become
North Carolina Agricultural and
Technical  State  University.
\\\ June of this year, a bill providing for the establishment of regional universities and for East Carolina College to become the first
such university was presented to
the North CaroUna General Assembly. The Henly BiU also specified that the Board of Trustees of
any five-year coUege which has
offered the master's degree for ten
years or more might also apply
for University status.
Shortly after Western CaroUna
State College and Appalachian
State College joined East Carolina
in the Bill, the A&T College Trustee Board, in a special call meeting, adopted a resolution which
requested approval for inclusion in
the new plan. North Carolina College, the fifth five-year college in
the State did not apply; therefore,
A&T became the only predominantly Negro institution to apply.
The amendment to the Henly BiU
to include A&T College was defeated in the Senate. However, in a
strong fight led by Guilford Delegation, A&T was successful in the
House of Representatives.
The House passed the BiU by a
vote of 81-29. Shortly following the
Senate concurred in a House
amendment to give A&T CoUege
regional university status.
"Very pleased" to hear of the
General   Assembly's   action   was
Robert  H.   Frazier,   chairman  of
the Trustee Board.
"Extremely deUghted" was the
response given by Dr. L. C. Dowdy,
president, when he learned that
A&T had been given what he termed as "due recognition."
Homecoming    Comm.
Announces    Theme
Of    Celebration
"From a Growing CoUege to a
Progressive University" was the
general theme decided upon for the
annual Homecoming celebration by
the Homecoming Committee in its
initial meeting last Wednesday af
ternoon. The Committee felt that
with Homecoming scheduled for i
October 14, it had little time to lose
in making vital decisions about
the approaching event.
The Committee decided to begin J
activities on Wednesday this year
instead   of   foUowing   last   year's
pattern of a Thursday kick-off.
Supporters of the Pre - dawn
Dance were again Successful in
retaining this facet of the gala
event.
The committee, appointed by
President Dowdy consists of 18
faculty-staff personnel and 13 students. Dr. James Pendergrast,
acting chairman of the Department
of Chemistry, chairs the group
whose next meeting is set for September 25.
IN   FRESHMAN   SUBJECTS
Curriculum Project Advocates Bold Changes
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T. Campus Christian Ministry
Names Rev. Wm. Bell, Director
On June 1, Reverend WilUam M.
Bell, Jr., became director of the
United Campus Christian Ministry.
A 1962 graduate of A&T State University, Reverend Bell finished his
graduate work at the Southeastern
Baptist Theological Seminary in
May of this year.
Reverend BeU wiU work with
existing reUgious programs on the
campus by giving support and assisting in attempts to strengthen
them. He wiU strive to develop new
avenues of Christian expressions
as he serves as
a counselor to
students with reference to their
spiritual development.
Reverend   BeU
wUl be trying to
encourage aj
greater participation   of   students |
in intercoUegiate
ReVerend Btell
denominational and interdenominational conferences, projects, and
studies on the state, regional, national, and international levels.
Reverend BeU's position is being
sponsored by the Baptist State Convention of North CaroUna, the General Baptist State Convention of
North CaroUna, the Presbyterian
Church in the United States, the
Protestant Episcopal Church, the
United Church of Christ, the United
Holy Church of America, the United Presbyterian Church in the
United States of America and the
Methodist Church.
Reverend Bell's office is located
in Harrison Auditorium adjoining
the office of Reverend Cleo M.
McCoy, director of ReUgious Activities. He is married to the former Miss Janet Ellis of Greensboro.
The BeUs have two little girls, AprU
Denise and JuUe Lynn.
Bold and sound innovations in the
teaching of freshman college subjects to students in predominantly
Negro coUeges whose inteUectual
potential might not have been
properly tapped expresses the objectives of the Thirteen-College
Curriculum Program which begins
operating this fall.
Each of the thirteen participating
colleges sent eight teachers plus a
director and a counselor for the
program to Pine Manor Junior
CoUege in Chestnut HiU. There in
co-operation with members of ISE,
the Curriculum Resources Group,
and other consultants from leading educational institutions exchanged ideas and experiences and
chose the content, tested the units,
and prepared the detailed steps of
the programs they wiU offer on
their home campuses.
North Carolina Agricultural and
Technical State University is one
of that group of institutions which
will designate 100 of its entering
freshmen as participants in this
Project. These students, aU of
whom meet the entrance requirements of the University, wiU study
the following curriculum throughout
their freshman year: 1. Ideas and
Their Expressions, 2. Qualitative
and Analytical Thinking, 3. Social
Institutions — Their Nature and
Change, 4. Bioligical and Physical
Sciences and 5. ROTC and Physical
Eduaction — where appropriate.
Upon the basis of financing which
totals approximately one milUon
dollars from funds made available
under Title III of the Higher Edu
cation Act, the Office of Economic
Opportunity, the National Science
Foundation, and the Carnegie Cooperation, the 100 students admitted
to the program wiU have most of
their fees paid for one year. Long
range plans for the Project outUne
a procedure by which students who
enter the program by the faU of
1968 wiU continue as participants
during their sophomore year. A
new freshman group wiU be
brought in at the beginning of the
1968-1969 school term.
The staff for the Thirteen-CoUege
Curriculum Program at this University includes the following persons: Dr. Walter C. Daniel, director; Levester Tubbs, counselor;
Mrs. Margaret Artis and Reuben C.
Drake, QuaUtative and Analytical
Thinking; Brian Benson and
Charles C. Dean, Ideas and Their
Expressions; Mrs. Carolyn Cline
and Joseph Bennett, Social Institutions; Mrs. Elizabeth Clark, Biological Science; Mrs. V. Guthrie,
Physical Science.
Curricular Development Project director, Dr. Walter C. Daniel (second
from right) and counselor, Levester Tubbs (center) give instructions to
three freshman students involved in the Project which begins its first
operations this fall. From left to right, the students are Elvenor Hairston,
Bobby Lee LUly, and Emma Johnson — aU of Winston-Salem.
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