The Register, 1938-12-20

              -Dedicated To The Extra-Curricular Activities-
MERRY
CHRISTMAS
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HAPPY
NEW YEAR
'The Cream of College News'
Vol.    XXXIII   No. 3
A. and T. College, Greensboro, N. C, December 20, 1938
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Delegates to the 1938 Honorary Conference
Christmas Cantata
Is Planned
The Men's Glee Club, organized
in 1936, made an enviable reputation for itself during that year.
Good voices coupled with hard
work enthusiastically entered into
by all members produced a unit
praised for its direction, warmth of
tone and artistic finish. Last year
it joined hands with a vastly improved choral society and in the
many concerts both at home and
abroad splendidly upheld its reputation for workmanship of high
quality.
The addition of ne wvoices of unusual calibre make the prospects
for this year a particularly bright
one. The new members have become
imbued with the spirit and enthusiasm of the old members, and are
working hard in preparation for
the Christmas concert which is
just ahead and for the annual winter tour. This year the club will con-
certize through North Carolina
during February. Appreciation for
the meritorious singing which the
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Christmas Program
The annual Christmas program
of the combined choral organizations of the A. and T. College Music
Department will be held Sunday,
Dec. 18, 1938 at 5:30 P. M. in the
college gymnasium.
During the past two years these
Christmas programs, under the direction of Warner Lawson, head of
the Music Department, have set
high standards of artistic achievement in choral ensemble singing.
The organizations this year, augmented by new voices of unusual
merit, have been working diligently
in the preparation of this year's
program and it is expected that
again the occasion will be of great
interest and beauty to music lovers
of Greensboro.
As has been the tradition, the
program will consist of carols from
several countries and special
Christmas music by such composers
as Warrell, Vaughn Williams, Tsch-
aikovsky, Prothero, Schubert, Bach
and Wilhousky.
Honorary Societies
Conclude Sessions
The second annual conference of
the Federation of Honorary Scholastic Societies met here at A. and
T„ November 25-26, 1938. The conference theme was "The Next Step
in Negro Honorary Societies." The
following organizations answered
the roll call, Tuskegee Honorary
Society, Tuskegee, Ala.; Eta Sigma
Tau, Knoxville College; Alpha Epsilon, Bennett College; Zeta Rho
Chi, Bluefield State College; Sen
Mea Rehk, Wilberforce University;
Phi Beta Tau, Tennessee A. and I.
College; Alpha Delta Sigma, West
Virginia State; Alpha Omicron,
Shaw University and Gamma Tau
of A. and T.
There was a unanimous voice of
approval to the motion that last
year's officers be re-elected. The
ayes had it, so in order they are;
Dean J. C. Evans of West Virginia
State, executive chairman and Miss
Georgia L. Jenkins of Tenn. A. and
I. executive secretary.
There were a number of interesting personages on the campus. Dr.
Gilbert H. Jones from Wilberforce,
Dr. I. A. Derbiguy of Tuskegee,
Miss Arna M. McFarland of Knoxville College, Mr. William F. Now-
lin of Bluefield State Teachers College, Professor Theodore Mahaffey
of Bluefield, Miss Georgia L. Jenkins and Dean George W. Gore, Jr.
of Tennessee A. and I. Dean J. C.
Evans of West Virginia State, Dr.
Edward Farrison of Bennett Col-
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Choral Society
Reminiscences
The Choral Society could never
consider embarking upon the yuletide voyage without wishing its
many friends here at A. and T. and
abroad the grandest holiday season
ever witnessed
The group this year is composed
of 65 selected mixed voices that
present for your entertainment
their interpretation of the compositions of our most renowned
composers. During the past two
concert seasons, an enviable record has been made by these blended voices. Last year the addition
to the society of many excellent female voices served in a large
measure to raise the rich tone quality of the Choral Society to an elevation parallel with the Men's Glee
Club.
Last year the group made many
trips both in North Carolina and
in neighboring states, the most
outstanding of which were the 700
mile trip to Tenessee four days,
presenting concerts in some of the
most outstanding cities of the state.
On each occasion the audience was
highly appreciative and exhibited
its gratitude by the favorable responses to the presentation of the
group. Mrs. Allen Jay Kiser, a
resident of Kingsport, Tennessee
remarked after the Kingsport recital, "Every number was a work
of art."
At Virginia State in May, 1938,
the group was at its best and was
without doubt a credit to our institution. John M. Gandy, President
of Virginia State College said,
"Well blended voices coupled with
a sureness of tone always make
for a good program."
A   reputation   such   as   the   one
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The A capella Choir and the
Men's Glee Club are preparing
for several very important concerts before the Christmas holidays. They have been invited to
appear at the City Auditorium
in Raleigh, N. C. in a program
sponsored by the College Women's Club on Sunday, December
11. They will also appear in full
concert at the John M. Langston
High School in Danville, Va. on
Monday, Dec. 12, and at the
County Training School in Roxboro, on Friday, December 16th.
Attention Freshmen!
The Alpha Nu Chapter and the
Scrollers club of the Kappa Alpha
Psi Fraternity wishes to call your
attention to the fact that they will
give a social to the twenty-five
highest ranking freshmen for this
quarter (Fall). This social will be
given some time during the winter
quarter at which time the fraternity will honor you for your
achievement in the realm of college competition.
Signed,
—Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Women Occupy
New Residence
At last, the young women have
begun living in the new spacious
Holland Hall. Unless you were familiar with the congested living conditions of the women prior to their
change of residence, it would be
hard to appreciate how much the
change means. What a consolation
it is for the girls to know that they
don't have to tolerate more than
one roommate; that adequate bathroom facilities permit them to get
dressed more quickly in the mornings; that it is actually quiet
enough to study; that the three parlors accommodate more than five
or six couples; that the dormitory
is distant enough from the rest of
the compus to afford the lazy ones
a fair amount of exercise during
the day. The building is already
filled to capacity and increasing
enrollment will demand another
new structure in the near future.
Here's hoping it won't take as long
for the next dormitory to materialize.
"Don't Be Campus
Cow/' B. C. Advises
The following resolutions were
taken from the report of the "A.
and T. Improvement Committee" in
the short skit written by Miss E.
P. Hicks, instructor in the Business
Department, and presented by the
Business Club at the regular hour
on Friday, December 9th.
It is the desire of President Bluford that every student of the
campus as well as faculty members
execute these resolutions during the
next quarter in order to improve
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Pan-Hellenic Council
Offers Scholarships
At a recent meeting of the Pan-
Hellenic Council of this college,
the eight member organizations
voted to offer a scholarship to some
student leader during the next
and subsequent school years.
The scholarship, which carries a
monetary stipulation of $50.00, will
be awarded to some member of the
freshman, sophomore or junior
class who shows excellence in deportment and scholarship and activity in at least one major division
of the extra-curricula program.
The recipient of the award must
be a resident student of the College;
he must have been in attendance
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Rev. Vernon
Johns Holds
Sacred Week
Reverend Vernon Johns of
Charleston, W. Virginia, conducted
the Religious Emphasis Week Services at A. and T. College on November through December 4th.
With no particular theme in mind
Rev. Johns, talks were centered
around "Religion In Its Deepest
Sense."
One of the speaker's most inspiring lectures was entitled, "Three
Necessary Experiences With God."
Taking his text from the book of
Genesis, Rev. Johns told of the three
experiences man had with God.
The first experience that man
should have with God, according to
Reverend Johns, is that of adventure. He pointed out that God keeps
before us the roads of adventure,
discovery and inquiry and that the
world owes much to pioneers and
those who started an adventure
but didn't know where they were
going — for example — Columbus,
who unconsciously discovered
America.
Rev. Johns said that there resulted a multiplication of inventions and conveniences by adventure in science and pioneering with
natural forces. The rights of Negroes was a result of moral and
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Attention Former
Editors
The January edition of the Register will be dedicated to the former
editors.
The editor would like for all
former editors to contact him before January 8, 1939. It is desired
that all will cooperate with the
staff in this effort as we are anxious
for the student body to know something about you. Information concerning your work, private life, and
photographs will be appreciated.
—REGISTER STAFF
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