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fflie^.Vd'.^cMeae ^ *— VOLUME XXXV, No. TF- GREENSBORO, N. C. MARCH 20, 1964 'The Cream of College News" L. C. Dowdy Is Elected Sixth A&T President College's New President Assumes Duties April 10 Judge J. Stout Will Headline Women's Weekend A Philadelphia judge wiU deUver the keynote address at the annual observance of Women's Weekend, to be held at A&T CoUege, April 10-12. Mrs. Juanita Kidd Stout, judge of the County Court of Philadelphia since 1959, wUl speak at the closing program of the observance on Sunday, April 12. The program is set for the Harrison Auditorium, beginning at 6:30 P.M. A graduate of the University of Iowa, Judge Stout holds both the Doctor of Jurisprudence and Master of Laws degrees from Indiana University. Prior to assuming her present position, she had served as a teacher in grade school, high school and coUege; administrative secretary to Judge WiUiam H. Hastie, Philadelphia, U. S. Court of Appeals for Third Circuit; in private law practice; assistant District Attorney for PhUadelphia; and as chief of appeals, Pardons and Paroles Division, PhUadelphia district attorney's office. She was elected to the judgeship for a 10-year term, which expires in 1969. In 1963, Judge Stout was appointed a member of the U. S. delegation to the Kenya Independence Celebration by the late President John F. Kennedy. The observance, to be conducted on the theme, "Goals, Expectations and Motivation of CoUege Women Students," will feature, on Saturday, a fashion show at 10:00 A.M., with Mrs. Yvonne Wyle, Winston- Salem, model; the annual banquet at 7:00 P.M., with Dr. Gladys Royal, professor of chemistry at the college, as dinner speaker; and the annual Women's Spring Dance that evening. A reception, honoring Judge Stout, is scheduled for Sunday at 4:30 P.M. News Briefs B. U. HONORS DR. PROCTOR The president of A&T CoUege was honored on Thursday by Boston University. Dr. Samuel D. Proctor, who has headed A&T CoUege since 1960, was presented on March 12, 1964, the Boston University Anniversary Award for services rendered as a distinguished alumnus. The citation was presented on Thursday afternoon at the Anniversary Awards Luncheon held at the University. Dr. Proctor, who received the doctorate from Boston University in 1950, is a graduate of Virginia Union University and holds the B.D. degree from Crozer Theological Seminary. He had served as professor, dean and president of Virginia Union University and, while on leave from his present position, he served for 20 months with the U. S. Peace Corps as director of the program in Nigeria, Africa, and later as associate director. He recently resigned as president of A&T College to return to the Peace Corps, beginning on April 10. A&T PROFESSOR TO DO RESEARCH A professor at A&T College wiU work this summer in special research for the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. Dr. Samuel von Winbush, professor of chemistry at A&T since 1962, will serve as a research participant in the Metals and Ceramics Division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, beginning June 1. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3) DR. L. C. DOWDY, A&T COLLEGE PRESIDENT-ELECT Kauffman Challenges Students At Annual Honors Convocation An audience at A&T CoUege was told last week that there has never been a time when there was greater need for educated men and women. The speaker was Dr. Joseph F. Kauffman, Washington, D. C, former official with the Peace Corps, now director of Higher Education Services for the American Personnel and Guidance Association. He was delivering the main address at the annual Honors Day Convocation held in Charles Moore Gymnasium. High ranking students who had excelled in academic endeavors during the last three quarters were honored at the occasion. Dr. Samuel D. Proctor, president of the college who recently resigned his position to rejoin the Peace Corps, was also honored. He waa presented a watch as an expression of appreciation from the A&T student body by Jesse Jackson, Student Council President. Dr. Kauffman told the group that man cannot make his fullest contribution to his fellowmen until he seeks to make the most of his God- given talents and capacities. He continued, "The academic achievement we honor today is worthwhile and vaUd when it is combined with excellence of character, motive, and conscience." He said that he considered the separation of intellectual excellence from character and conscience as a disservice to the goals of higher education. In issuing his challenge to the assembly, Dr. Kauffman said, "This is increasingly an age of machines that can enslave us or free us; but one thing is sure, machines are going to put the uneducated man out of work." Annie Jacobs and Cary Bell, both leading honor students in the senior class responded by accepting the challenge. Ranking students from each of the classes received sterling sUver book marks, while the highest ranking senior received a bound volume important to his field of study. A certificate of achievement was awarded each student on the Honor Student Roster. Ranking students were Cary P. Bell, senior, English; Ralph Greenlee, junior, applied sociology; Deb- ra L. Johnson, sophomore, nursing; and Jack Goode, freshman, biology. In addition to the four ranking students, forty-five other students (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3) Musical Institute Will Be Conducted By Music Dept. A Summer Musical Institute for Junior and Senior High School Students wiU be conducted at A&T College, June 26 through August 7. Howard T. PearsaU, chairman of the A&T CoUege Department ol Music and director of the Institute, said the Institute has for its basic objective to assist potential professional musicians in strengthening musical backgrounds in preparation for college training. The course of study caUs foi private instruction in piano, organ, string instruments and voice, and classes in instrumental music and music literature and appreciation. The program has for its purpose!! to develop aural sensitivity to music theory through an understanding of melody, simple harmony, and basic rhythms; develop an understanding of musical style through an exploration of master- works of composers of the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and modern periods; develop effective keyboard facility; develop the ability to perform adequately varied solo literature, vocal, band, or orchestra; and develop the ability to perforrm high-level music literature for small and large ensembles. Mr. PearsaU said about 20 spaces, out of an enroUment Umit of 80 persons, are now avaUable. Further information may be procured by writing to Mr. PearsaU, or to the Department of Extended Services, both at A&T College, Greensboro, North Carolina. An experienced educator and administrator has been elected by the A&T College Board of Trustees to succeed Dr. Samuel D. Proctor as president of the college. Dr. Lewis C. Dowdy, presently dean of instruction, was elected by the board at a recent meeting. He will become the college's sixth president. A native of South Carolina, Dr Dowdy graduated cum laude and received the A.B. degree from Allen University. He received the M.A. degree from Indiana State College and has done further study at Indiana University. The president-elect holds an honorary degree, Litt.D., from his alma mater, AUen University. Dr. Dowdy has been at A&T for fourteen years, having first come to the institution as 'director of student teaching. For four years he served as dean of the School ol Education and General Studies and for two years as dean of instruction. Dr Dowdy served as acting president for twenty months between 1961 and 1963 whUe his immediate predecessor served in a Peace Corps assignment. Prior to coming to A&T, Dr. Dowdy had served for seven years as principal of Ocean Grove School Aiken, South CaroUna and Saint Phillip's School, Eastover, South CaroUna. He had also served as supervising principal and teacher of EngUsh and French at Winns- boro High School, Winnsboro, South Carolina. Active in professional, reUgious, civic, and social circles, Dr. Dowdy holds membership in the National Education Association, North Carolina Teachers Association, National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, Association of Higher Education, American Association of School Administra tors, Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education. A deacon at Providence Baptist Church, Dr. Dowdy is also a member of Hayes Taylor YMCA, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, and the Greensboro Men's Club. He serves as secretary of the Division of Arts and Sciences of the American Association of State Universities and Land-Grant CoUeges and as vice chairman of the Section on PubUc Institutions of the Southern Association of CoUeges and Secondary Schools. Dr. Dowdy has received appointments to the Advisory Council on Nursing Education and the Com- 100 Volunteers Are Requested One - hundred qualified coUege students are being sought by the North Carolina Volunteers to work this summer in an internship program. Created by Governor Terry Sanford and other state leaders, the group wUl participate in community action aimed at alleviating the long-range causes of poverty. With funds suppUed by the Ford, Mary Reynolds Babcock, and Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, ten experimental programs wiU be conducted beginning this summer in a cross - section of North Carolina communities. Any student in North Carolina coUeges and universities may apply for participation in the program. At present 100 qualified student volunteers are being sought to help in a variety of ways such as conducting tutorial programs, running day care centers, assisting with health services and performing other tasks associated with breaking the poverty cycle. Each participant wiU be given room, board, and $250 for 11 weeks during the summer beginning June 10. They will live either in coUege dormitories in the commmunity or with families who are residents. A training program wiU be conducted for all participants. The program is designed to instruct the volunteers in aU facets of his work on the local level and in the techniques of community education and organization. It is hoped that the summer program wiU serve as the beginning of a large scale volunteer effort throughtout the state. Applications forms are avaUable at the Student CouncU office or from Reverend A. Knighton Stanley of the United Southern Christian Fellowship Foundation. AU appUca- tions should be completed and returned to the North CaroUna Volunteers by AprU 5. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3) Three seniors at A&T CoUege, who graduated last week, also were commissioned as second lieutenants in the U. S. Army under the coUeee's ROTC Program. The new Army officers are, from left to right: Lt. David Howell TaylorsviUe; Lt. Stevon Sutton, Kinston; and Lt. Frederick Artis Farmville. The ladies, who pinned the bars, are, from left to right: Miss Barbara BeU, Jackson; Miss Jackie WaU, Greensboro; Miss Betty Sherrod Tuscaloosa, Alabama; and the mother of Lt. Artis, Mrs. WiUie H. Artis of FarmviUe.
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Title | The Register, 1964-03-20 |
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Date | 1964-03-20 |
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Title | The Register, 1964-03-20, page 1 |
Cover title | The A. & T. College Register |
Date | 1964-03-20 |
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Transcript | fflie^.Vd'.^cMeae ^ *— VOLUME XXXV, No. TF- GREENSBORO, N. C. MARCH 20, 1964 'The Cream of College News" L. C. Dowdy Is Elected Sixth A&T President College's New President Assumes Duties April 10 Judge J. Stout Will Headline Women's Weekend A Philadelphia judge wiU deUver the keynote address at the annual observance of Women's Weekend, to be held at A&T CoUege, April 10-12. Mrs. Juanita Kidd Stout, judge of the County Court of Philadelphia since 1959, wUl speak at the closing program of the observance on Sunday, April 12. The program is set for the Harrison Auditorium, beginning at 6:30 P.M. A graduate of the University of Iowa, Judge Stout holds both the Doctor of Jurisprudence and Master of Laws degrees from Indiana University. Prior to assuming her present position, she had served as a teacher in grade school, high school and coUege; administrative secretary to Judge WiUiam H. Hastie, Philadelphia, U. S. Court of Appeals for Third Circuit; in private law practice; assistant District Attorney for PhUadelphia; and as chief of appeals, Pardons and Paroles Division, PhUadelphia district attorney's office. She was elected to the judgeship for a 10-year term, which expires in 1969. In 1963, Judge Stout was appointed a member of the U. S. delegation to the Kenya Independence Celebration by the late President John F. Kennedy. The observance, to be conducted on the theme, "Goals, Expectations and Motivation of CoUege Women Students," will feature, on Saturday, a fashion show at 10:00 A.M., with Mrs. Yvonne Wyle, Winston- Salem, model; the annual banquet at 7:00 P.M., with Dr. Gladys Royal, professor of chemistry at the college, as dinner speaker; and the annual Women's Spring Dance that evening. A reception, honoring Judge Stout, is scheduled for Sunday at 4:30 P.M. News Briefs B. U. HONORS DR. PROCTOR The president of A&T CoUege was honored on Thursday by Boston University. Dr. Samuel D. Proctor, who has headed A&T CoUege since 1960, was presented on March 12, 1964, the Boston University Anniversary Award for services rendered as a distinguished alumnus. The citation was presented on Thursday afternoon at the Anniversary Awards Luncheon held at the University. Dr. Proctor, who received the doctorate from Boston University in 1950, is a graduate of Virginia Union University and holds the B.D. degree from Crozer Theological Seminary. He had served as professor, dean and president of Virginia Union University and, while on leave from his present position, he served for 20 months with the U. S. Peace Corps as director of the program in Nigeria, Africa, and later as associate director. He recently resigned as president of A&T College to return to the Peace Corps, beginning on April 10. A&T PROFESSOR TO DO RESEARCH A professor at A&T College wiU work this summer in special research for the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. Dr. Samuel von Winbush, professor of chemistry at A&T since 1962, will serve as a research participant in the Metals and Ceramics Division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, beginning June 1. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3) DR. L. C. DOWDY, A&T COLLEGE PRESIDENT-ELECT Kauffman Challenges Students At Annual Honors Convocation An audience at A&T CoUege was told last week that there has never been a time when there was greater need for educated men and women. The speaker was Dr. Joseph F. Kauffman, Washington, D. C, former official with the Peace Corps, now director of Higher Education Services for the American Personnel and Guidance Association. He was delivering the main address at the annual Honors Day Convocation held in Charles Moore Gymnasium. High ranking students who had excelled in academic endeavors during the last three quarters were honored at the occasion. Dr. Samuel D. Proctor, president of the college who recently resigned his position to rejoin the Peace Corps, was also honored. He waa presented a watch as an expression of appreciation from the A&T student body by Jesse Jackson, Student Council President. Dr. Kauffman told the group that man cannot make his fullest contribution to his fellowmen until he seeks to make the most of his God- given talents and capacities. He continued, "The academic achievement we honor today is worthwhile and vaUd when it is combined with excellence of character, motive, and conscience." He said that he considered the separation of intellectual excellence from character and conscience as a disservice to the goals of higher education. In issuing his challenge to the assembly, Dr. Kauffman said, "This is increasingly an age of machines that can enslave us or free us; but one thing is sure, machines are going to put the uneducated man out of work." Annie Jacobs and Cary Bell, both leading honor students in the senior class responded by accepting the challenge. Ranking students from each of the classes received sterling sUver book marks, while the highest ranking senior received a bound volume important to his field of study. A certificate of achievement was awarded each student on the Honor Student Roster. Ranking students were Cary P. Bell, senior, English; Ralph Greenlee, junior, applied sociology; Deb- ra L. Johnson, sophomore, nursing; and Jack Goode, freshman, biology. In addition to the four ranking students, forty-five other students (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3) Musical Institute Will Be Conducted By Music Dept. A Summer Musical Institute for Junior and Senior High School Students wiU be conducted at A&T College, June 26 through August 7. Howard T. PearsaU, chairman of the A&T CoUege Department ol Music and director of the Institute, said the Institute has for its basic objective to assist potential professional musicians in strengthening musical backgrounds in preparation for college training. The course of study caUs foi private instruction in piano, organ, string instruments and voice, and classes in instrumental music and music literature and appreciation. The program has for its purpose!! to develop aural sensitivity to music theory through an understanding of melody, simple harmony, and basic rhythms; develop an understanding of musical style through an exploration of master- works of composers of the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and modern periods; develop effective keyboard facility; develop the ability to perform adequately varied solo literature, vocal, band, or orchestra; and develop the ability to perforrm high-level music literature for small and large ensembles. Mr. PearsaU said about 20 spaces, out of an enroUment Umit of 80 persons, are now avaUable. Further information may be procured by writing to Mr. PearsaU, or to the Department of Extended Services, both at A&T College, Greensboro, North Carolina. An experienced educator and administrator has been elected by the A&T College Board of Trustees to succeed Dr. Samuel D. Proctor as president of the college. Dr. Lewis C. Dowdy, presently dean of instruction, was elected by the board at a recent meeting. He will become the college's sixth president. A native of South Carolina, Dr Dowdy graduated cum laude and received the A.B. degree from Allen University. He received the M.A. degree from Indiana State College and has done further study at Indiana University. The president-elect holds an honorary degree, Litt.D., from his alma mater, AUen University. Dr. Dowdy has been at A&T for fourteen years, having first come to the institution as 'director of student teaching. For four years he served as dean of the School ol Education and General Studies and for two years as dean of instruction. Dr Dowdy served as acting president for twenty months between 1961 and 1963 whUe his immediate predecessor served in a Peace Corps assignment. Prior to coming to A&T, Dr. Dowdy had served for seven years as principal of Ocean Grove School Aiken, South CaroUna and Saint Phillip's School, Eastover, South CaroUna. He had also served as supervising principal and teacher of EngUsh and French at Winns- boro High School, Winnsboro, South Carolina. Active in professional, reUgious, civic, and social circles, Dr. Dowdy holds membership in the National Education Association, North Carolina Teachers Association, National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration, Association of Higher Education, American Association of School Administra tors, Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education. A deacon at Providence Baptist Church, Dr. Dowdy is also a member of Hayes Taylor YMCA, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, and the Greensboro Men's Club. He serves as secretary of the Division of Arts and Sciences of the American Association of State Universities and Land-Grant CoUeges and as vice chairman of the Section on PubUc Institutions of the Southern Association of CoUeges and Secondary Schools. Dr. Dowdy has received appointments to the Advisory Council on Nursing Education and the Com- 100 Volunteers Are Requested One - hundred qualified coUege students are being sought by the North Carolina Volunteers to work this summer in an internship program. Created by Governor Terry Sanford and other state leaders, the group wUl participate in community action aimed at alleviating the long-range causes of poverty. With funds suppUed by the Ford, Mary Reynolds Babcock, and Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, ten experimental programs wiU be conducted beginning this summer in a cross - section of North Carolina communities. Any student in North Carolina coUeges and universities may apply for participation in the program. At present 100 qualified student volunteers are being sought to help in a variety of ways such as conducting tutorial programs, running day care centers, assisting with health services and performing other tasks associated with breaking the poverty cycle. Each participant wiU be given room, board, and $250 for 11 weeks during the summer beginning June 10. They will live either in coUege dormitories in the commmunity or with families who are residents. A training program wiU be conducted for all participants. The program is designed to instruct the volunteers in aU facets of his work on the local level and in the techniques of community education and organization. It is hoped that the summer program wiU serve as the beginning of a large scale volunteer effort throughtout the state. Applications forms are avaUable at the Student CouncU office or from Reverend A. Knighton Stanley of the United Southern Christian Fellowship Foundation. AU appUca- tions should be completed and returned to the North CaroUna Volunteers by AprU 5. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3) Three seniors at A&T CoUege, who graduated last week, also were commissioned as second lieutenants in the U. S. Army under the coUeee's ROTC Program. The new Army officers are, from left to right: Lt. David Howell TaylorsviUe; Lt. Stevon Sutton, Kinston; and Lt. Frederick Artis Farmville. The ladies, who pinned the bars, are, from left to right: Miss Barbara BeU, Jackson; Miss Jackie WaU, Greensboro; Miss Betty Sherrod Tuscaloosa, Alabama; and the mother of Lt. Artis, Mrs. WiUie H. Artis of FarmviUe. |