The Register, 1979-12-11

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rtjajafc .XU NUMBER 25 NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY GREENSBORO , NC Tuesday Dax*mfe^ U
Moth And Physics Building
Expects To Open By Christmos
By Melvin Paige
J. M. Marteena Hall, the
new mathematics and physics
building, is expected to open
by Christmas, according to
Dr. Stuart Ahrens of the
Physics Department.
The building will house the
Physics Department on the
third floor and the Math
Department on the first floor
and two-thirds of the second
floor. The remaining one-
third of the second floor will
contain the physical science
laboratories.
"We are happily leaving
extremely cramped corners of
Cherry Hall," Ahrens said.
According to Dr. Ahrens,
Marteena Hall has four major
features: a     Foucult
Pendulum, a planetarium, a
telescope room and a 200-seat
auditorium.
The pendulum is the only
one of its kind in North
Carolina with the closest one
probably in Smithsonain
Institution in Washington,
D.C," Ahrens said. Both
pendulums were built and
installed by the same people.
The pendulum in Marteena
Hall is suspended from the
ceiling by airplane cables. The
pendulum weighs about 200
pounds. The pendulum,
powered by anelectricmotor so
it doesn't slow down, will be
used to show the rotation of
the earth. The cost of the
pendulum is $10,000.
The planetarium has a semi-
sphere dome and will seat
about 70 people. There are
only two others in the state,
the Natural Science Museum
in Greensboro and Morehead
Planetarium at the University
of North Carolina in Chapel
Hill. At this point the
projector for the planetarium,
which costs $50,000, has not
been purchased. Ahrens said
finances for the building are
not yet complete adding that
"we are hoping enough funds
will be left over for the
projector."
He is also waiting for funds
to buy the telescope for the
observatory room. The
observatory has a revolving
floor and an electric opening
in the ceiling.
The building's auditorium
contains electrically controlled
chalk boards, remote control
projector room, and an
electrically controlled movie
screen. It will seat about 200
people.
Another part of the building
that Dr. Ahrens talked about
was the space shuttle llab. In
this lab, students will construct
experiments to go aboard the
Space Shuttle in 1985.
Dr. Ronald McNair, a space
shuttle astronaut candidate
(See Building Page 3)
Judge Joseph Williams, an A&T graduate.spoke in Cooper Hall on Thursday night. (Photo
by Love)
Judge
Williams Speaks In Cooper
By Sheila A. Williams
"If you don't have a
mission in life, then you are
like stagnant water. AU you
do is stink and breed
mosquitoes. If you don't use
your mind, then it just rots
and goes to waste," stated
Judge Joseph Wiliams, of the
city of Greensboro, last night
in  the  basement  of Cooper
Hall.
Judge Williams, an electrical
engineering graduate of A&T.
stressed the point that as a
student you must make a
realistic plan and steer that
plan in the direction in which
you seek.andthen try to be the
best. "Appraise and evaluate
yourself; you don't need a
psychologist; just ask yourself
about the problem and try to
he
N. Y. City
Urban League Has Grants For Minorities
Five fellowships at the New
York City headquarters of the
National Urban League will be
offered to Black and other
minority young adults
beginning in 1980, according
to an announcement by
Vernon E. Jordan, Jr.,
president of the NUL.
The year-long fellowships
are being made available
through the George Edmund
Haynes Fellowship Program,
named in honor of the co-
founder and first executive
director of the NUL. The
three-year program is made
possible through a $345,000
grant from the Charles H.
Revson Foundation.
Its purpose is to provide a
unique opportunity to a select
group   of   concerned    and
committed young men and
women - under 30 years of
age - to learn about the Urban
League and to participate in its
program in a substantive
manner on a day-to-day basis.
The Fellows will be involved in
programs of service delivery
and advocacy for minorities
and the poor as they study
under the guidance and
direction of experienced senior
Urban League staff, including
the president.
Each Fellow will receive a
stipend of $20,000 for the
12-month period. Candidates
must possess a bachelor's
degree and two years of work
experience, or a master's
degree and one year of work
experience. . The education
and work experience of the
applicants may have been in
the social sciences, social
work, education, law,
business, economics,
engineering or some other
area.
Consideration will be given
to individuals who have
already evidenced a
motivation toward a
commitment to careers in
human services, and have
demonstrated leadership
abilities and a capacity for
personal growth and
development.
Completed applications
must be postmarked no later
than January 15, 1980, for the
1980-81 Fellowship Year. Full
details on the Fellowship and
official applications may be
obtained   by   writing:      Ann
Tanneyhill, Director/ The
George Edmund Haynes
Fellowship Program/
National Urban League, hie./
500 East 62nd Street/ New
York, New York 10021.
Hunt Appoints
Purvis To
Task Force
Raleigh-Governor James
B. Hunt Jr. Wednesday
appointed Charlotte Curry
Purvis, human development
specialist with the A&T
Agricultural Extension
Program, as a member of the
"North Carolina Families"
Task Force. Purvis, along
with 140 other individuals will
'(See Purvis Page 5)
understand   yourself,"
stated.
Williams also said that the
most successful people come
from nowher£"Whatyou need
is an education. You must
have a determined .attitude.
"Economic power is the
only thing that society
understands. We, as Blacks,
are considered as Vs of the
highest in the gross national
product in the world.
"Wewill have arrived when
we become the same status as
the Jewish; people". Williams
said that they are able to do
what we are unable to do
because they are not victims,
for they have not been rejected
by society.
Williams also said that we
are not well represented in
American government. "Only
18% of eligible Black voters
vote. If the Blacks would
vote, we could run the city,"
he said. He felt that the
Students should think of what
they'rehere for. Also he felt
that we should support each
other. "Blacks purchase 48"%
of the ScotchWhiskeyand 38%
of the Cadillacs. "But we
can't go to Black doctors, or
Black dentists",  he stated.
Judge Williams is a staunch
supporter of helping and
getting to know and aid each
other as Black people. "In
order to survive and co-exist in
society, one must be a firm
believer in one's self", he
stated.