The Register, 1968-02-15

              THjj*f7 REGISTER
Volume XXXIX, No. 16   N. C. Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro Feb. 15, 1968
A&T Foundation
Hosts Corporation
For 4 - Year Drive
United   Men's    Congress   Weekend
Dr. Reginald Hawkins Highlights Celebration
The theme of this year's Men's
Council program is "The Role of
Today's Male in a Complex Society." The Men's Council released
a roster of activities to be presented during its annual program
of activities on February 16-18.
The program kicks off on Friday
night, February 16, at 7:30 P.M.
with a banquet in Murphy Hall.
The keynote speaker for this occasion will be Dr. Albert W.
Spruill, professor of education here
at A&T. Door prizes of $5.00,
$10.00, and $15.00 will be awarded
to the student holding the lucky
numbered tickets. Following the
banquet, a dance for all members
and their guests will be held in
the ballroom of the Memorial Student Union. The attire for this affair will be dressy and the music
will be provided by the Raymond
Brown orchestra. G* Saturday
night, February 17, a basketball
game between A&T State University and Elizabeth City State
College will be held in Moore
Gymnasium.
To highlight the Men's Council's
activities, the group will feature
Dr. Reginald Hawkins, the first
Negro candidate for governor in
the history of North Carolina, in
a public appearance at Harrison
Auditorium on Sunday (February
18) at 11:00 A.M.
The Men's Council holds a membership of fifteen hundred students. All card-bearing members
of the Council are encouraged to
secure tickets from their dormitory counselors, to observe the appropriate dress for each event, and
to   attend   all   of   the   scheduled
activities.
President of the Men's Council
is Curtis O. Harris, a junior political science major; and Mr. Philip
Boone is the adviser to the group.
Mr. Boone is also the assistant
Dean of Men.
Approximately fifty Greensboro
Corporations were represented at
a special luncheon Monday designed to kick-off a million dollar drive
for the A&T State University
Foundation.
In presenting the challenge, Dr.
L. C. Dowdy, president, said that
quality educational innovations
must be developed through "long
range planning as opposed to irresistible pressures." He went on
to say that A&T will have to have
the leadership, courage, and determination to organize  and  exe-
Negro Colleges Not Disaster Areas"
Says Southern Association Head
Dr. Gordon Sweet, executive secretary of the Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools, visited the
campus this week and spoke Monday at the Corporation Luncheon.
Dr. Sweet said that he did not
believe what some writers have
said. "Negro colleges are not academic areas—some of them are
better than others.
"The awakened Negro colleges
are the only ones that can do the
massive education job that is
needed by Negroes. There is a
need for colleges which will serve
the Negroes of the campus so they
can adjust to the social demands
placed upon them."
"The Negro colleges will help
close the cultural and educational
Florida  Teachers   Threaten  Walkout
In  Their   Drive   For   School   Funds
(Reprinted from NEA Reporter)
Florida's teachers have threatened to walk out of classroom on
March 1 unless the state's legislature comes up with $500 million to
finance the state's sagging public
schools. The teachers—acting as
the delegate assembly of the
Florida Education Association in
Tampa December 28—voted unanimously to take this step if it
becomes necessary.
Thus, the Florida school crisis
continues to bubble.
On December 19, Gov. Claude A.
Kirk, Jr., said that he would call a
special session of the Florida legislature on January 29. Since then,
he has received the long-awaited
report of his Commission for Quality Education. The Commissioner's
report was generally approved by
FEA; what Florida teachers object to is the fact that the report
does not suggest sources of funds
for   the   school   improvements   it
urges.
Meanwhile, Governor Kirk has
further compounded the problem
by announcing that he would like
to take the matter of a tax increase to the public via a statewide referendum. "Any tax the
people want to put on themselves,
they're welcome to do," he said.
On December 28, FEA delegates
adopted a resolution opposing a
statewide referendum as a condition for additional school funds.
Instead, FEA urged removal of
all state constitutional prohibitions
against any type of tax, including
the income tax.
The current Florida school crisis
began in March 1965, at which
time FEA urged the 1965 session
of the state legislature to take
steps to improve school conditions.
When that legislature failed to act
positively, FEA asked for an NEA
investigation of state school conditions.
In the midst of spring semester registration, Dr. Jesse Marshall, dean
of student affairs, has to bring order to one of the congested spots.
He is pictured above at East Campus gym where students were to pick
up charge slips, pay bills and secure meal tickets, athletic books, and
housing clearance.
gaps which keep young Negro men
out of colleges. They train better
"Beat Goes On"
As Dorm Misses
New   Furniture
BY HILLIARD B. HINES, JR.
W. Kerr Scoit Hall lost a two-
seater coucn iast weeKend. The
couch was part of tne newly-acquired turmture for Scott and
Cooper haus to replace dilapidated iurruture and to obtain furniture tor oiiier lounges in the dormitories.
l'nillip Boone, assistant dean oi
men and beau Dean of Scott HaU,
stated that he believes that the
furniture was taken between the
hours of 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. that
Saturday  morning.
Wiuiam Goode, dean of Men,
said, "At this point it wouldn't be
justifiable to say who stole the
lurniture." However, he did say,
"1 think one thing could help in
preventing this type of thing from
Happening: stuaents should take
care of tne dormitory by not bringing any questionable person into
tbe dormitory with them." Dean
Goode also stated that they (the
Deans) could not police the dormitory and the only way to prevent
this type of thing from happening
would be for the students to become more concerned about their
dormitory.
There is no time during the
night that all of the occupants of
Scott Hall are asleep; there is always someone in the hall for some
reason or another and an observant student could possibly have
prevented this type of thing from
happening.
Dean Boone stated, "The student
who tells on someone doing something of this nature is not squealing .. . only protecting his rights."
As a result of the stealing of the
couch, the other furniture in the
main lobby had to be locked up in
an adjoining lobby at night. Any
person who visited Scott Hall to call
for someone during Sunday could
not sit and wait for him, but had
to stand up and wait. Dean Boone
stated this was the only thing that
could be done and that, if preventive ineasures were not taken, there
would be no furniture for parents
to sit on when they come for a
visit.
"Great Decisions"
Hears Rabbi Asher
In   1st   Session
Rabbi Joseph Asher of Temple
Emanuel spoke on "The Middle
East — What Prospects for Enduring Peace?" at the initial session of "Great Decisions — 1968"
series Tuesday evening.
Rabbi Asher, i native of Germany, received his secular and
rabbinic training at the University
of London and Jews' College in
London, respectively.
During World War II, he served
in t h e Australian Army in the
Southwest Pacific Theater and
later with the Army of Occupation
in Germany. He remained in Australia at the end of that war to
serve at Temple Beth Israel in
Melbourne.
teachers and make every graduate
a counselor so he will go back into
his neighborhood and to the campus so that the students can take
advantage of the tremendous opportunities that have opened up to
them."
Dr. Sweet pointed out that "only
recently have Negro colleges been
able to break with the restriction*
that have been put upon them.
They have not had the types of
business departments so as to use
the money they had effectively.
Only recently have they had the
faculty, and they have not had the
operating money to bring about the
quality programs as outlined by Dr.
Dowdy."
With references to developing a
good academic program, Dr. Sweet
said he believed the "color of a
college has nothing to do with it;
it's a matter of getting the needed
money for education."
cute the most scrutinized academic program." One of the areas requiring courage as noted by Dr.
Dowdy was the move "to release
faculty members who do not meet
the  academic  challenge."
Dr. Dowdy then outlined the
Foundation's aim to raise
$1,000,000 over the next four-year
period with one-third coming from
an un-named foundation, one-third
from the Alumni Association, and
the final third from the Greensboro corporations represented at
the luncheon.
E. R. Zane, chairman of the
A&T State University Foundation
and presently with Burlington Industries, presented Dr. Dowdy
with a check for $25,000 as the first
installment on a $100,000 pledge by
Burlington Industries.
Howard Barnhill, the National President of the General
Alumni Association, accepted the
challenge on behalf of the Alumni.
Dr. Dowdy indicated that the
money will be used for student
scholarships, research projects,
faculty fellowships, and as supplements to faculty salaries.
FLASH!
The Aggies broke records fa
their Wednesday night game
against Fayetteville State by
winning the game, 156-90.
Dr. Lewis C. Dowdy (center), president of A&T State University, receives checks totaling nearly $500 from student leaders at the University. The money represents payment on $3,000 student leaders have
promised to raise for the A&T Foundation. Making presentations are
Henry McKoy (left), of Raeford, chairman of the Assembly of Organizations; and James Rhodes, Council, president of the Future Alumni
Activities Committee.
Draft Could Become Top Issue
In Next Presidential Election
WASHINGTON (CPS) — Although Congress has extended the
draft for four more years, the
Selective Service System still may
become a campaign issue in next
year's Presidential election.
It is highly doubtful that either
the Democratic or Republican candidate will pledge to abolish the
draft at this time. But it appears
likely that one or both parties will
propose a number of reforms in
the military system which, among
other things, may be aimed at reducing draft calls to zero.
Such reforms would be designed
to encourage more young people to
volunteer for the Army by making
military service appear more attractive. The most important reform would be to raise the mil.
itary pay scale so that it begins
at the minimum wage level of
civilian rates.
Chances that increased pay for
soldiers will be a campaign issue
were boosted last week. A Galup
poll showed that eight out of ten
persons favor such a plan. When an
issue has such widespread voter
appeal, Presidential candidates are
not likely to ignore it.
The proposal also is becoming
more popular in Congress. Twenty-
two Republican House members
recently issued a joint statement
advocating certain military reforms, including an increased pay
scale, as a way of reducing draft
calls and putting the armed forces
on a volunteer basis.
The House already has taken
the initial step by passing a 5.6
per cent increase in basic pay
for the nation's 3.5 million military
servicemen. The bill, which would
cost about $633 million in the first
year, is expected to receive positive action in the Senate.
Douglas F. Bailey, research director for the five Congressmen,
says "if escalation of the war continued, resulting in the need for
more servicemen, there would
still have to be some draft. I don't
think we could get that many to
volunteer. But I think this plan
will be effective in ending the draft
under the present situation and
particularly under real peace-time
circumstances."
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