The Register, 1967-12-07

              THL&5 REGISTER
Volume XXXIX, No. 11
N. C. Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro
December 7, 1967
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Theta Tau Chapter Plans Week Celebration
By   MARGARET   McLAWHORN
Theta Tau Chapter of Kappa
Delta Pi Honor Society in education is celebrating its tenth anniversary on the university campus
with a week of activities which began December 1 and will extend to
December 8.
In keeping with this year's
theme, "Education Around the
World," the society presented four
seminars from December 4-7, featuring research papers on "Education in Latin America," "Education in France," "Education in
Japan and China," and "Education
in Russia." The participants in the
programs include Dr. W. A. Stumpf
of Duke University, national presi
dent-elect of Kappa Delta Pf, and
Dr. Charles L. Hayes. Dr. Hayes,
who is now on leave serving as
Deputy Director in the U. S. Office
of Education in Washington, D. C,
is the founder of the Theta Tau
chapter of Kappa Delta Pi at
A&T. He is returning to the campus to install the new candidates
who have been invited for membership.
The pledge ceremony for the
candidates was held December 1,
ana the initiation and installation
ceremony will be Friday, December 8, in B. W. Barnes Hall foUowed by a banquet with Dr. Stumpf
as guest speaker.
The new candidates consist of
thirteen  undergraduates,  four
Conventional Tests And Curves
Do Not Measure Student's Depth
Football Captain Elvin Bethea accepts the Bull-Eagle Trophy after
victory on the gridiron. The presentation followed the Aggies' 19-6
Thanksgiving Day win over the North Carolina College Eagles.
The College Financial Sources:
Who Should Give: How To Be Used
COLUMBUS, Ohio (CPS) —
When college presidents get together there are a number of
subjects they can discuss — students and faculty unrest, the need
for educational innovation, the
campus and the war and academic
freedom.
But one topic usually dominates
their deliberations: money. And so
it was when administrator from
the nation's largest state universities gathered here this week for
the annual meeting of the National
Association of State Universities
and Land Grant Colleges
(NASULGC). RusseU Thackery,
NASULGC executive director, articulated the financial problem at
length.
In a strongly worded annual report, Thackery said that even the
idea "that society is the primary
beneficiary of the education of its
members" — the rationale for public higher education — is being
chaUenged.
But, though they agreed on the
need for federal funds, the educators there were divided over
how the money ought to be chan-
neUed and used.
One combination plan was offered by Iowa's President Bowen. He
caUed for "minimal" grants to
students, based on need, that would
allow them to get an inexpensive
education close to home; loans that
would aUow students to attend
more expensive and distant universities; and basic support grants to
institutions, based on rising enrollments and cost per student.
Though the educators say they
need more federal funds to meet
the needs of their students and
keep charges down, the Government seems inclined to cut back
aid to higher education.
In a 10-minute speech given
over a telephone hookup Wednesday, President Johnson told the
educators to seek more funds from
the state and private sources. He
noted that federal support of higher education has risen from 14 to
26% while state support has remained the same. His message
seemed clear; the Federal Govern
ment is not now prepared to continue large increases in its support of higher education.
He did present three long-term
goals, however, calling on the educators to aim for their fulfiUment
by 1976. The goals are
Increasing the percentage of
high school graduates who go on
to college from one-half to two-
thirds.
Eliminating aU financial barriers to higher education for potential students from the poorer
segments of society.
Maintaining the present quaUty
of higher education.
SEATTLE, Wash. (I.P.) — College professors could throw away
their conventional true-false and
multiple choice tests and the "normal grade distribution curve,"
even in large classes, if their examinations were designed to measure a student's depth of knowledge
instead of his guessing abUity.
How this can be done was described recently by Dr. Paul E.
Fields, professor of Psychology at
the University of Washington. Dr.
Fields' system, developed over the
past three years in Introductory
Psychology classes of more than
350 stutdents, has resulted in significantly improved student achive-
ment. The results are based on
100 different exams given to a total
of 2000 different students since
1964.
Although he uses true-false and
multiple-choice questions, they are
interrelated in a manner that removes the "guessing factor" inherent in most objective examinations. He also has developed a student study guide of sample tests,
"Teaching Tests in General Psychology," keyed directly to the
textbook, "Psychology and Life."
In the Fields system, each question consists of five parts: a true-
false statement and four related
multiple choice matching associations. A student must answer all
five parts correctly to receive
credit. With this method, guessing
just won't work. The odds on getting   correct   answers   by   chance
Ladies Brought Sandwiches
While Men Donated Firewood
By LARRY WRENN
I was in Winston the weekend
when the town made international
news. How can I describe it? I
could say that most of the colored
population, clamoring for rights,
burned and looted stores, and were
arrested by white poUcemen. But
that is erroneous. Some of the
looters were white and some of the
arresting officers were colored.
No demands were made by the
rioters. The majority of the estimated 300 to 500 rioters were teenagers, out only to have a "good
time."
I could say that Winston had
been seething for years, plagued
by the standardized racial problems. But the town was the first
to have a bi-racial committee (it
now has two). Lunch counter bans
were removed in 1960. Unemployment is down (2.5%). The city has
the experimental youth corps "Self-
Reliance" program and other
related agencies. The town boasts
of a Negro Councilman and a
popular Negro quarterback.
I wish I could explain what the
R. J. Reynolds building symboUzes.
The firm, which has a salary average of $105 a week, hires many
Negroes.  Most of the rioting and
destruction occurred in the area
around the building, but not one
pane of the tobacco company's
glass was touched. The building
didn't have "soul-brother" signs
either.
I could mention the huge sprawling slums which breed riots; but
Winston doesn't have slums of any
proportion. I found a large bleak
slum which would have made a
fine photograph for an article. I
couldn't use it though; the slum
was inhabited by whites.
I guess I could say something
about the groups of National
Guardsmen who were posted on
corners. Whites and blacks, they
aU wished that the "mess would
soon be over" and that they could
soon return home. Afternoon sightseers drove by and stared blankly
at the mounted machine guns and
armed soldiers. The stares seemed
to express something. It is incredible that things like this happen in civilized America.
During the day, ladies brought
the guards sandwiches, coffee, and
homemade brownies. Men in pickup trucks donated firewood. It
would be a long cold night when
sniper   fire   would   ring   from   a
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alone are 1 to 3125. But, once students learn to use the Teaching
Test manual, they develop such
good methods of studying the text
that they reaUy know the important concepts.
In citing data on the improved
student achievement in his classes,
Dr. Fields reported: "In 1964, the
last time conventional examinations were used, the average student in the class passed 56 per
cent of aU the questions; the top
fourth of the class averaged 72 per
cent correct, and the bottom fourth
of the class averaged 43 per cent.
No student in a class of 362 was
within 240 points of a perfect score
at the end of the quarter.
"In the spring of 1967, when the
Teaching Tests were used as a
study guide, the average student
passed 84 per cent of the questions;
the top fourth averaged 99 per cent
correct, and the bottom fourth of
the class averaged 62 per cent correct. This time, 164 out of 369 students were within 66 points, (one
standard deviation) of a perfect
score..
Choir Concert
Commemorates
Virgin   Birth
Barbara Cobb, soprano; Yvonne
Cooper, soprano; and James Weston, tenor will be the featured
soloists for the Christmas Carol
Concert set for Sunday December
10, at 6 p.m.
Professor Howard T. Pearsall
recently made the announcement
of the annual affair which usually
enjoys a large turnout from the
surrounding community.
Organ preludes by F. Abraham
will be an added feature, whtie
accompanists will include Thomas
Hager, Vincent Knight, John Dyer,
WUiam Harper, and Michael Wallace.
graduates, and two faculty members. The undergraduates are as
follows: Thomas Brewer, Sandra
Carlton, Larry Davis, Hattye Foster, Geraldine Hagwood, Anthony
Hairston, La Verne Joyner, WUlie
Mae Leach, La Vira McGiU, Margaret McLawhorn, and Curtis
Spencer. In addition are Vivian
Joyner and Mrs. Carole Stevens.
Foreign Service
Officer Speaks
On Vietnam
By HILLIARD B. HINES, Jr.
Robert A. Lewis, Foreign Service Officers for the U. S. State
Department, was on campus last
Thursday. He delivered a speech
concerning the war in Vietnam
and the United States' reason for
being engaged in this war.
At a press conference held before his speech in the Memorial
Ball Room of the Student Union,
Lewis was asked several questions
on the situation in South East Asia.
Lewis believes that the intensified bombing near the Hanoi area
of North Vietnam is justifiable and
that it is accomplishing its purposes. He believes that the policy
the United States is following in its
bombing is having an effect on th
morale of the men in Vietna
however, he did not indicate
which way it is having an effect
When asked if any significah
progress was being made in the
war, Lewis replied affirmatively.
He also stated that progress in the
pacification effort was being made
slowly, but surely.
In Lewis' opinion, the war in
Vietnam is being handled extremely well by the United States. He
spoke unfavorably about the burning of draft cards by objectors.
Lewis' speech in the Ballroom
was rather brief. He gave the history of the Vietnam conflict and
why the United States entered the
war. He also gave a description of
the location and size of Vietnam.
He stated that 2.4 billion dollars
has been given to South Vietnam in
economic aid. Lewis stated that he
thinks the people of Vietnam would
choose the democratic form of
government if they were given a
chance to do so, but free elections
cannot be held because of the
Political structure of Vietnam. He
stated that the Vietnamese terrorist
have assassinated candidates running for office in South Vietnam.
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"FLASH"
The A&T Aggies opened their
season against the Fayetteville
State Broncos. The Aggies won
by a score of 111-85. See complete details in the next edition.
Robert A. Lewis (right), Foreign Service Officer for the U. S. State
Department, is questioned by A&T student and faculty. Mr. Richard
Vission attempts to make a point as students look on.