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THi4<5 REGISTER "COMPLETE AWARENESS FOR COMPLETE COMMITMENT" VOLUME XLVIII NUMBER 53 NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY, GREENSBORO APRIL 22,1977 Male Students Protest As Administration Changes Curtis Hall By Margaret L. Brown facilities are Kent and Lutheran The decision to return Curtis Court which are supposed to be Hall to female students is no ready by August for the athletes. longer a rumor but a fact. This plan isn't complete, but the When males began to protest commitment has been made, said Tuesday on the steps of Dudley Dr. Marshall. Building, a meeting was arranged Dean Piggott said, "The 104 with Dr. Jesse E. Marshall, vice females, who were assigned to chancellor for student affairs; Curtis can now request the Mrs. Lucille Piggott, dean of dorms of their choice women; Colonel William Goode, immediately." dean of men; Mrs. Shirley Frye, Revealed in the discussion was assistant vice chancellor for the fact that incoming freshmen development and university must live on campus. This is a relations; Sullivan Welborne, university policy so freshmen Dr. Jesse MarshaU vice chancellor for Student Affairs, listens to male students as they air their housing SGA adviser; and Richard E. have to be guaranteed rooms. grievances. Photo by Forbes Moore, director of information Some students said services; and 17 interested guaranteeing rooms for freshmen students. was unfair to upperclassmen. Dr. Marshall said, "The 104 They said upperclassmen should room assignments made to be given priority since they are female students in Curtis Hall already here, trying to get out. Trustees Act On Housing have, been redistributed Colonel Goode said, "Any according to the %halls of their students dissatisfied with their choice." room assignments have until The A&T State University the next term. facility. The board urged Dr. The young men living in June 15 to apply for a refund of board of trustees in its spring "We want the students to Dowdy, the chancellor, to study Curtis Hall will be put in Scott their $50." meeting Wednesday authorized know that we are aware of theii the situation. Dowdy was out of HallC. Dr. Marshall concluded, "I "the university administration to housing problems and we want town and did not attend the Dr. Marshall said, "Existing knew housing was going to be a investigate the feasibility of to do whatever we can to meeting. facilities are being renovated - to problem. I'm not afraid to face renovating Kent Court as alleviate these problems," said In other action, the board house 124 students." The it. I'm willing to face it." possible housing for students for Dr. Otis Tillman, acting chairman approved the appointment of of the board. Clinton E. Gravely as architect In Black History The board's resolution came for the construction of a new on the heels of recent concerns student dormitory and for the by students of a shortage of renovation of Scott and Cooper on-campus housing for the fall halls. , Libraries Are Useful term. The board also approved the University officials said that Aggie Club, formerly the Aggie Kent Court, if renovated, could Booster Club, as the official By Maxine McNeill and the children are not being Dr. Josey said that, according house up to 56 students. external athletic support allowed to advance because they to the NACCP, Black people are Libraries have played an They also estimated that it organization of the university. are all being placed together. (See Get, Page 2) important role in the history of will take around $50,000 to In a report for the chancellor, Black people, said Dr. E. J. correct deficiencies in the (See Admissions, Page 2) Josey, chief bureau of specialist library services at the New York State Department in Albany, N.Y. Dr. Josey spoke in Bluford Office Files Response Library Thursday in honor of National Library Week. "Libraries and the Liberation About Release Of Ten of Black People" was the topic from which Dr. Josey chose to RALEIGH (AP) - The state allowed for a response. speak. He said it is important attorney general's office agreed Nine members of the that Blacks celebrate the to file its responseThursdaywith Wilmington 10 are lodged in usefulness; of libraries in their the state Supreme Court on a eight separate prisons as a result lives for several reasons. petition for release of the of their 1972 convictions on One reason Dr. Josey cited Wilmington 10 on bail. arson and conspiracy charges. was the unemployment situation Defense attorney James E. The bail request, pending a among Black people. He said it is Ferguson of Charlotte had the May 9 post-conviction hearing, evident that job discrimination petition flown to Raleigh was prompted by attorneys' exists in the United States. Wednesday, following the state needs to confer freelv with their According to him, Blacks and Court of appeal's denial of a bail clients, Ferguson" said. women have not been awarded .request. It may be several weeks after jobs as individuals but as classes. The Supreme Court was asked the hearing before Judge 'George He said the gains Blacks raised in to review the Appeals Court M. Fountain of Tarboro before a the past are being erased. ruling and expedite its decision decision is made on whether to .As far as the education of and the attorney general's office grant a new trial for the today's Black children is agreed to the quick response, defendants, said Al Cole of the concerned, Dr. Josey stated that said Supreme Court Clerk John attorney general's office. Black children are not receiving Dr. E.J. Josey speaks in Bluford Library in honor of National Library R. Morgan. Ferguson has said he wiU call as encouragement in the schools Week. Photo by G. Marrow Ten days normally are (See Three, Page 3) Page 2 The A&T Register April 22, 1977 Get Into lbe Habit Of Reading (Continued From Page 1) important source of things," Dr. seems to be emerging among jj dejaiedhousing. From the three Josey said. "Not only what we young Blacks a tendency to If you are graduating and have received funds from the areas that were surveyed, are and where we are but our forget the past. He said some National Direct Student Loan Program and/or Nursing employment, education and past is important as well as our young people are taking their • Loan Program but have not received notification of a housing, Dr. Josey stated that he present." He continued by saying "small measure of freedom for agrees with Roy Wilkins, head of that we should not forget our granted." scheduled appointment for an exit interview, contact the the NAACP, that 1976 was a past. Leaders such as Dr. Martin Student Financial Aid Office. Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X year of deprivation for Blacks. In Alex Haley's book "Roots' The N.C. Academy of Science will hold its annual However, he said Blacks did and the movie, Dr. Josey should not be forgotten, he make some gains in 1976. This revealed that Blacks were seen as stated. Dr. Josey said, however, meeting at A&T State University today and Saturday, was proven because Dr. Josey real people for the first time. He that there are Black children April 22-23, in Barnes and Merrick Halls. said over 5,000 Blacks were in stated that the "happy darky" who do not know who they are. elected positions last year. image usually portrayed on Dr. Josey stressed the Mu Psi Chapter Of Omega fti Phi presents "Moon-Lite Dr. Josey feels.because ofthe television was disproved through importance of education for Disco" at Cosmos I, Friday, from 9-2 a.m. Admission is situation Blacks are in, they need the television version of Blacks. He said even Malcolm X $1.00 with ID and $2.00 without. Dress to Impress. "Roots." realized his education was to get back into the habit of The Children's Literature 661 class cordially invites the reading. He feels reading is a way Though he congratulated the inadequate when he was in of understanding the past. Blacks who viewed "Roots," Dr. prison and took the initiative to public to attend "open house" in Crosby Hall, Tuesday, "The present is not the only Josey said they should not stop educate himself. According to April 26 from 6-9 p.m. him, all the Black leaders who there. He said Blacks should read The movie "SSS sss" will be shown Friday in Harrison the book also. have been influential to Blacks Females Will According to Dr. Josey, there . are those who were educated. Auditorium from 6-8 p.m. It is sponsored by the SGA. Not Live hi Scott By Anthony Boyd Monday females were allowed to sign up for rooms in Curtis Hall which is presently a male dormitory. William Goode, dean of men, said he was not aware of this move until Wednesday, two days after the administration's decision went into effect.

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