The Register, 1968-12-06

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VOLUME XL, No. 10,
NORTH CAR OLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY, GR EENSBORO
DECEMBER  6,  1968
Role   Of Afro-American
Carmichael To Address Students
Bennett Girls leave chapel after meeting  with  President  Miller
Bennett Belles Protest
Against Antiquated Ideas
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By HILLIARD B. HINES, Jr.
The Belles of Bennett College
staged a protest against what was
termed "antiquated ideas" last
weekend. The campus disturbances
grew out of the desire of Bennett
coeds to have extended curfew
hours. According to the women,
they staged the protest "to let the
administration know that they did
not go along with their lack of cooperation."
Thus, Dr. Isaac H. Miller was
confronted with his first major
student problem since his inauguration on October 12 of this year as
the Belles walked out of their dor
mitories with blankets in hand at
12:30 A.M. Saturday morning to
"sleep-out" in the student union
building. The coeds had requested
that they be granted extended cur
few hours. This request was made
on Tuesday; and having had no reply from the administration whatsoever by Friday, they staged their
"sleep-out" as planned if they did
not receive a reply.
"Our  President
Has  His  Eyes
On   Things
By BARBARA JOYNER
ATR Reporter
"Your President has his eyes on
things you don't think he has his
eyes on," said President Lewis C.
Dowdy at his November "chat"
with members of the AOOP and
other interested students.
Having acknowledged the problems and needs of this campus,
suggestions were offered by the
President and students to better
the school and its facilities.
"How would you (students) like
to have buses run from one campus
to another?" asked President
Dowdy. With a room filled with
affirmative answers, Dr. Dowdy
said he would work with the Duke
Power Company to try to have a
trial experiment on across-campus
busing. The time was not mention
ed when this experiment was to begin, but students will be notified.
The President has also had his
eyes on the appearance of the band
and choir. He stated that the band
and choir will have new uniforms
and robes. The outfits are to arrive
over the summer. Not only will we
sound good, but we will look better.
It was disclosed by him that the
University had a part-time psychiatrist lined-up to work in tho
Infirmary, but certain circumstances did not allow this. "But
we're looking for another," he
added.
The need for loeks and furniture
in the men's dormitories has been
present for some time. The President affirmed that these necessary
articles have been ordered.
According to one source, the
"sleep-out" was thoroughly organized as each academic class was
assigned a section of the Union to
sleep in.
The legislative committee met
through the night with Dr. Miller
with apparently no results because
the Belles continued their protest
later Saturday morning by sitting
in on the lawn of the President at
8:00 A.M. The Belles then proceeded to march around their campus
walls several times and then
through the campus.
At 10:30 A.M. Saturday, the Student Senate called a meeting of the
student body in the campus chapel.
It was disclosed here that Dr.
Miller had expressed the de.sire to
address the entire student body.
In the wake of confusion in the
audience the president rose to address the body. He was asked soon
afterward by an unidentified student if he planned to give them
their extended curfew. In reply to
this, Dr. Miller told the coed that
he would give her an answer when
he finished what he had to say. At
this point Dr. Miller was prevented
from completing his address as the
Belles walked out on him.
The Central Committee, a governing body consisting of faculty
members and student representatives, would have to decide this
matter, the students were told.
The Student Senate decided to discontinue their protest until they had
given this committee a chance to
express themselves.
In a session that lasted from 7:30
to 10:00 P.M. Tuesday night,
the Central Committee decided
tentatively  to  consent to  the  ex-
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By PAUL JONES
The foremost authority and originator of the phrase "Black Power will appear on the A&T campus in Moore Gymnasium on December 9th at 8:00 P.M. The speaker for the occason will be Stokley
Carmichael himself. Although id
great demand throughout the nation and particularly on college
campuses, the noted speaker has
consented to include A&T among
the select schools that he was able
to fit into his schedule.
The black militant will lecture
on his general specialty on the role
of the Afro-American in society, but
has not designated a title for his
speech as of yet. This affair is co-
sponsored by the Afro-American
Center and the Student Goverment
Association. Carmichael's appearance is by popular demand from
student leaders and black militants.
Recently, several members of
the Student Goverment Association
attended conferences at Howard
University based on the theme:
"Toward a Black University," and
at the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill. A&T students did
much of the actual negotiating for
ICC Prexy Lists
Primary Goals
For School Year
By FRANCES PARKER
James Williams, newly elected
president of Inter-Faith Coordinat
ing Council, told his elected staff
and representatives that "we must
do better" in this school year of
1968-69 during his address at the
ICC banquet. To prove what he
said, he introduced several plan«
which are to be the primary goal.'-
of this year.
The plans for the year include
the participation of each religious
organization in using the Medita
tion Room in the Memorial Union
as being responsible for using it foi
one hour a week. Williams said
that this room was designated for
moments of quiet serenity, for
moments of dedication, for moments of prayer. Instead, it has
been used wrongly by many of the
student body who insist on lowering
the value of such a place. He continued by saying that since the ICC
encompasses the religious organizations on campus, it should be the
responsibility of each one to take
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the leader's appearance in collaboration with Dr. Darwin T. Turner
who will direct the Afro-American
Center.
There will be a discussion session
of approximately 75 minutes following the speaker's lecture. Interest
ed members of the community will
be admitted as far as possible only
after A&T students have been accommodated. The SGA will furnish
further information to those desiring it about the program.
Coeds Explain At Conference
Purpose Of Tutorial Program
Students from the University
told a delegation in Raleigh the
significance of the tutoring program in Greensboro at the Student
NCEA Fall Conference. In charge
of proceedings were Mary-jo Hall,
president of Student NCEA and
Mrs. Phebe H. Emmons, NCEA
Director of Student Programs.
The first general session was
called to order at 10:00 A.M. Dr.
A. C. Dawson, executive secretary
of NCEA, welcomed the delegation
to the convention. Highlight of the
morning session was a panel oo
"Challenges and Commitments."
Three different, but related programs were discussed. John Bridg-
man, director of the Advancement
School, related to an attentive
audience some of the background
of the school. In a question-and-
answer session he told how students
are accepted for the school and the
exact role of the school. Representing the Greensboro United Tutorial Service were two students from
the university, LaVerna Joyner and
Willie M. Leach. They gave background information on their organization and told some stimulating
and humorous highlights of their
work with young children. Completing the panel was a discussion
of Upward Bound at Mars Hill by
Dr. John M.   Hough,   Jr.,   Luther
Atwater, and Steve Hinson.
In a "Talk-Around" students
learned that many of the area
colleges and universities sponsor
similar programs. Though names
are different, the aims are usually
the same.
The second general session featured "Issues Facing the Profess
ion and How to Meet Them."
Claude H. Tarrell spoke briefly on
the topic Legislative Programs. He
urged delegates to become devoted
to what the child will become later
on. He stated that teachers' salaries in North Carolina now begin
at $6,000 and run to $12,000 with ten
month  employment.
Students planning to apply for
teaching positions were urged by
Mrs. Ethel P. Edwards to write
her office for information on interviewing tips for teachers. She
may be reached at NCEA Head
quarters in Raleigh.
Brief remarks were made on
Fringe Benefits and Special Ser
vices by Lloyd S. Isaacs and Sanctions and Professional Practices
by Mrs. Phebe H. Emmons.
It was announced that on January 18, A&T will host area colleges
and universities at a meeting of
TESSL.
Ohio City Schools Close;
Education Suffers Blow
By WILLIE M. LEACH
What is happening to education
today will be gravely felt tomorrow. We profit by yesterday's mistakes is the assumption, yet we
consistantly set the stage for an
other New York School Crisis. It's
happening again in Youngstown,
Ohio. The cause is different and sc
are the locale and situation. But,
the fact remains that when the
schools close, youngsters will suffer and so will America.
The city's 45 city schools have
closed their doors to more than
27,000 students for an indefinite
period of time. There are hopes
that classes will reopen on January
Architect's drawing of Women's Dormitory. (See story Page 3.)
2, but even these are hopes at
most. To reopen the school board
must borrow against next year's
taxes leaving no money to start
the 1969-70 term in September.
The problem can be simply, but
the resolution of it is what has
begun to disturb housewives,
teachers, and students alike.
Youngstown is unsuccessfully trying to balance 1968 costs with a
1963 level income. Where school
tax rates do not grow, a school can.
not grow. When a school cannot
grow, it does what the Youngstown
schools are preparing to do, and
that is to die. Six new levies have
been rejected at the polls since
1963. Adding to the fact that
classes must be suspended is the
statutory requirement of 180
classroom days. If this require
ment is not met, the now insuf-
ficent budget is subject to be cut
Factions of the city are at each
other's throats and no solution can
be seen at this point. Parents in two
areas which supply 20,000 parochial
students refuse to support two
school systems. At the same time
citizens in the problem area are
ignorant of or apathetic to the situation. In the November 5th election, a tax for school supplement
lost by 1,366 votes. Racial groups,
labor leaders, and teacher unions
are at opposite ends of the poll.
In spite of all the difficulties, the
city is building a $2.5 million junior
high school with old bond issues
It should be noted, however, that
these bonds may be used only for
construction. Youngstown will have
schools whose doors will remain
closed to eager young minds.
Can America afford to stiffle the
educational process? It is the
greatest institution we have. Tomorrow's despair is going to be
measured by yesterday's mistakes.