The Register, 1975-10-03

              THf4'.f7 REGISTER
V0LU1VI XLVII     NUMBER 12
COMPLETE AWARENESS FOR COMPLETE COMMITMENT"
NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERISTY , GREENSBORO
October 3, 1975
Concerning Vet School
HEW Withdraws hs Opposition
Marshall Colston
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. AP-The
U.S. Department of Health,
Education and Welfare has
withdrawn its opposition to
locating a new school of
veterinary medicine at North
Carolina State University,
William Friday said Thursday.
After meeting with HEW
officials    in    Washington,    the
Administrator Examines
New Federal Position
By Benjamin T. Forbes
The Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare's (HEW)
decision to change its position
concerning actions to withhold
funds from the University of
North Carolina system came as a
shock to many at A&T.
Marshall Colston,
vice-chancellor for development
and university relations, stated
that it would be incredible for
HEW to betray Black institutions
involved.
Continuing, Colston stated
that, if HEW has made a
concession with UNC President
William Friday without insuring
that the predominantly Black
universities in the state will
receive equal treatment, then the
decision concerning the position
taken by HEW is still a matter
for the courts to decide.
Colston added that, if HEW
had taken such action, that
department would be in violation
of Title Six of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964.
Reemphasizing the fact that,
if HEW made some kind of deal
Colston explained that it would
be up to the courts to rectify it.
In closing, Colston mentioned
that everyone will have
something to say when the
complete facts are learned
regarding the decision which
took place in Washington, D.C,
on Thursday with HEW and
Friday.
University of North Carolina
president said HEW now
considers the decision "proper."
His statement was issued after
meeting with Peter Holmes, head
of HEW's office of Civil Rights,
and other officials. Friday said
he had also talked by telephone
with new HEW Secretary David
Matthews three times in the last
10 days.
HEW, before Matthews took
over, had threatened to cut off
federal aid to UNC if it did not
adequately respond to allegations
of footdragging on desegregating
its university system.
The major complaint lodged
by HEW was a decision to locate
a proposed school of veterinary
medicine at the predominantly
white N.C. State. Predominantly
Black North Carolina A&T
University also asked to be
considered as a site for the
school.
Friday     also     refused    to
comment     on     whether    any
commitments   had   been   made
for   programs  at   N.C.   A&T  to
compensate for not having the
vet school.
HEW's position until
Thursday was that the UNC
system had to give either the vet
school or "a comparable facility"
to N.C. A&T.
"The officials stated to me
that the decision made by the
university administration and
(See Friday, Page 2)
William Friday
Personnel Directors Give
Optimistic View Of Jobs
Corporate personnel directors
visiting Greensboro last
Wednesday gave a cautiously
optimistic picture about the
possibility of jobs for next June's
graduates.
"Last year this time, we had
100 positions," said Jack Smith,
director of salaried employment
for Burlington Industries. "The
bottom fell out in September
and  we  hired  about 49 people.
Homecoming WiU Be Exciting
By Carlese Blackwell
"This year's homecoming will
be quite an event," stated
Roosevelt O'Neal, president of
the Student Union Advisory
Board. According to O'Neal, the
homecoming show will include
"Donald Byrd and the
Blackbirds"    along   with   other
local groups.
O'Neal explained that this
would be only the beginning.
Activities will be held in the
Student Union immediately after
the homecoming game. In
addition, the SUAB will be
sponsoring movies every night
during homecoming week. On
Friday,   a   special   movie   titled
"The Sting" will be shown at 10
p.m. in Harrison Auditorium.
On Thursday, October 16,
"A&T Jazz Band" and the
"Black Haze Group" of
Winston-Salem will perform in
Moore Gymnasium.
For the annual Homecoming
Dance, which will be Saturday.
October 18, from 9:00-1:00
a.m., the SUAB has planned a
night of entertainment. The
groups of "Funk House", the
"Magnificants", and "Donald
Byrd and the Black Byrds" will
•ppear.
This time  we  have around   114
firm openings."
Several thousand young
people attended the day-long
careers opportunity fair in Moore
Gym.
Things actually do seem to be
getting better. "We were really
reduced because of the economy
last year," said C.B. Rice, a
placement counselor for salaried
personnel with Dow Chemical
USA in Midland, Mich. "In
the coming hiring season we shall
hire the 75 we hired last year
plus 10 percent more."
W. L Morris , director of
placement counseling, said 64
national firms participated in the
job fair.
"We are an engineering
company and we must have fresh
blood," said Alfred Gordon,
manager of training for Singer
Company in Little Falls, N.J. He
said his firm anticipates hiring 18
or 20 engineers.
Besides the engineers, the
firms mostly sought chemists
biologists, statisticians, industrial
technologists, mathematicians,
and physicists. A few firms, like
Jones and Laughling Steel of
Cleveland were looking at liberal
arts majors.
Queen9s Court To Dress
In Attire Of Four Eras
By Shirley Bullard
summer is almost over and it won't be long before this little fellow goes nuts and acorns
"A Blast From the Past:
Through Aggieland." is the theme
of this year's Aggie Homecoming
celebration, as chosen by the
reigning "Miss A&T". Christal
Watson.
Christal decided to display the
progress A&T has made through
these tour eras: 1890's, 1920\s.
1950'sand 1^70's.
"Miss A&T's" court and other
queens who will participate will
select fashions depicting the eras
of the 20's. 50's. and 70"s. Christ al's
court consists of Reba Green,
senior attendant; Phyllis Smith,
junior attendant: Robin Dixon,
sophomore attendant: and
Sandra Ingram freshman attendant.
The coronation for "Miss
A&T" will be held on TTiursday,
October 16. at 8:00p.m. Music
will be furnished by the jazz
band and the Gospel Choir.