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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Aggie Digital Collections and Scholarship NCAT Student Newspapers Digital Collections 3-22-1977 The Register, 1977-03-22 North Carolina Agricutural and Technical State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.library.ncat.edu/atregister Recommended Citation North Carolina Agricutural and Technical State University, "The Register, 1977-03-22" (1977). NCAT Student Newspapers. 682. https://digital.library.ncat.edu/atregister/682 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Digital Collections at Aggie Digital Collections and Scholarship. It has been accepted for inclusion in NCAT Student Newspapers by an authorized administrator of Aggie Digital Collections and Scholarship. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THJ^f7 REGISTER "COMPLETE AWARENESS FOR COMPLETE COMMITMENT" VOLUME XLVIII NUMBER 45 NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY, GREENSBORO MARCH 22, 1977 Founder's Day Services To Be Held On Sunday A&T State University's 85th with 37 students, although a Founder's Day Observance on legislative act had set up the Sunday, March 27, will include an college temporarily in Raleigh in address by the commissioner of 1891. the Bureau of Professional and Greensboro made a bid to be Occupational Affairs of the the permanent home for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, college and citizens here donated and a special day of tributes to $11,000 in cash and 14 acres of the A&T parents. land to A&T as a part of the Speaker at the 11 a.m. city's offer. convocation in Moore Gym will Today A&T has more than be Dr. Edward W. Robinson Jr.. 5,500 students, 300 faculty also a vice president of North members and 700 supplementary Carolina Mutual Life Insurance staff members. Company, the largest Black-owned business in the Urban Institute world. Pa r t i c i p a t i n g in the convocation will be Will Feature representatives of the student body, faculty, alumni and board Series Of Speakers Preparing sheepskin coat from Afghanistan for international festival at A&T are (left to right): Eyo of trustees. Music will be A series of nationally Ebiana, Nigeria; Mrs. Anne Graves, director of international students; M. Hashem Anwari, Afghanistan; furnished by the university's known speakers will be featured and Ibialapuye Boyle, Nigeria. ,,,,„.„ choirs and symphony band. during the eighth annual A4T News Bureau A coffee hour for parents and Urban Affairs Institute at A&T guests will be held at 9 a.m. in March 30-April 1. the dining center, followed by The institute, usually a the 9:45 a.m. salute to the one-day event, has been parents by the university's Air extended to three days, and will International Week Begins Force and Army ROTC units. be held in the Memorial Student The speaker, Robinosn, has Union. had wide business and civic Theme for the institute will By Johnny O. Hunter featured various entertaining will be held in the lobby of High involvements. be "Creative Solutions to A cultural first of activities including film slides of Rise Dormitory. Mrs. Graves He formerly served as Major Urban Problems extravaganza and goodwill will Hast and West Africa. "Most of explained, "The focus is on the president of the Provident Home ConfrontingFederal, State and explode this week on the A&T the focus will be on Nigeria and Fast. There will be a complete Life Insurance Company. He is a Local Government ." campus. Mrs. Anne C. Graves, Tanzania," said Mrs. Graves. enactment of wedding noted producer of films on The March 30 session will director of the International "The musical showcase was a ceremonies showing the African and Afro-American include keynote addresses by Students office, and Mrs. Mattye drum exhibition." A tour of the difference in a cultural wedding history and is the co-author of a Lawrence Bailey, Reed head of the Heritage center's artifacts coincided with in India as opposed to one in book on Black history. deputy-assistant to President Center, are spear-heading the gala the on-going activities America." Lending to the Robinson holds degrees from Carter for international relations, events of the first annual throughout the evening. authenticity of the event will be Virginia State College, the and Dr. King Cheek, president of International Week. It began Refreshments were served. Mrs. three Fast-Indian couples who University of Pennsylvania and a the Union for Experimenting Monday, March 21, and will be Reed? served as hostess for the will reaffirm their marriage vows. law degree from Temple Colleges in Yellow Springs, Ohio. celebrated through Saturday "Open House" opening-night They are A&T students. The University. Speaker for ihe plenary March 26. events. ceremonies will be followed by a A&T began operating in session on March 31 will be Monday's 7:30 p.m. "Open Wednesday night "An Evening traditional reception. Delicious Greensboro in the fall of 1893 (See Workshop, Page 8) House" at the Heritage Center in India" which begins at 7:30 (See Forum. Page 5) Two Drive-In Seminars Will Focus On Reading The improvement of reading coordinator of Ihe A&T programs for secondary schools conference, "is to acquaint will be the subject of two principals and other educators drive-in seminars at A&T State (See Seminar. Page 6) University on April 21 and later on April 29. Both conferences for educational administrators from across the state are being sponsored by the division of reading of the North Carolina •State Department of Public Instruction. Thursday's conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Paul Robeson Theatre. The state ^ will also sponsor other reading c conferences at Appalachian state ° University and at East Carolina £ University. 5 "The idea for these sessions," Ron Aiken looks on as Anthony Porshe experiments with his car. SUff Photo by Bill Lawson said Mrs. Gladys White, Gladys White Page 2 The A&T Register March 22,1977 Job Market Isn't Tight For Female Accountants If the job market is tight, has an overall average of 3.6 on a it isn't tight for the women 4.00 point scale. accounting majors at A&T State' Dr. Craig said that University. approximately 40 percent of the In fact, the young ladies in A&T's current accounting majors the School of Business and are women. He said that, as a Economics are beseiged by offers rule, all of the students get the of employment ranging from opportunity to participate in an $12,500 to $15,000, off-campus work experience, "This is a testimonial to our either in the summer or during fine program," said Dr. Quiester the school year. Craig, dean of the school, "and The five young ladies also to the fine performance of interviewed have all worked for a the ladies and the men in the' major accounting firm. program." "We are pleased that the A recent interview with five women are in the high of the students scheduled to performance group of each graduate in May revealed that the class," said Dr. Craig. "The field young ladies are highly of accounting is an open field," enthusiastic about their futures he said,"and about 80 percent of in the public accounting field. our graduates, men and women, A&T accounting students check the balance sheets. From left to right are Thelma Anders, Hilda Pinnix, "I became interested in get accounting-r e 1 ated Dr. Quiester Craig, Cynthia Douglas and Diana Williams. A&T News Bureau Photo accounting while in high school," positions." said Miss Hilda Pinnix, a native of Efland.. "I took a course in booking and that sold me." Miss Pinnix said she would like to become a controller in a major corporation. Another Reading... student. Miss Thelma Anders of Raleigh, said she would like to a partner in a CPA firm. Miss Anders has a 3.9 average. Writing... "The one thing I like about this field," she said, "is that you can be a career woman and still combine a career with a .marriage. Diana Williams of Greensboro Record Bar/ said she was attracted to the study of accounting because it is On Sale March 22-27 "mind boggling." Miss Williams, Ford Officials Will Conduct Program Here Officials and executives of the Ford Motor Company will exchange their plush offices and desks for a few hours on a university campus next Wednesday when they conduct a College Roundtable Program at- A&T State University. The Ford party will arrive by plane Wednesday morning and spend several hours at A&T meeting with administrators, students and faculty members. The executives will share small seminars with the students on such topics as "The Product: From Concept to Market, and "An Overview of New Technology." Later in the day, 21 A&T faculty members and 29 students wili travel to Raleigh to attend a dinner with the Ford people at North Carolina State University. The College Roundtable Program was established by Ford as an effort to promote: understanding between higher This semester sign up for Sound Savings 202, the course for the music connoisseur, education and the business sector. regardless of major. Required listening listed above. "They want to know what college educators and students think about them," said Dr. Willie T. Ellis, coordinator of Ford's visit to A&T. "They also want to show something of Friendly Shopping Center • Four Seasons Moll themselves." March 22,1977 The A&T Register Page 3 I Entertainment: One Participates In Exchange |^ •• , ^ I By Albert Leach Kamara also stated that encourages the majority of the :•:• By Lynelle Stevenson .