North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Aggie Digital Collections and Scholarship NCAT Student Newspapers Digital Collections 1-23-1979 The Register, 1979-01-23 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, 1979-01-23" (1979). NCAT Student Newspapers. 790. https://digital.library.ncat.edu/atregister/790 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]. TH£4c7 REGISTER "COMPLETE AWARENESS FOR COMPLETE COMMITMENT" VOLUME XIX NUMBER -Z9 NORTH CAROUNA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY GREENSBORO N.C. JANUARY 23, 1979 Voices Inc. Present Musical, 'Harlem Heydey' By Andrew McCorkle caliber of performance didn't. Voices Incorporated, a pro­ The piano man, Jay Mon­ fessional troupe of actors, treal, revealed his appitude for musicians and dancers, song with his solo rendition of presented "Harlem Heyday", "Around the Piano". If it is Monday night in Harrison possible to give a stand out Auditorium. "Hey Day" was award to any one member of a tribute to the scores of Black this troupe, it would undoubt­ composors and performers edly go toTimothy Strong who. who went virtually played the character of Rufus, unrecognized during their lives an. aged old man who sang in the 20's and 30's. and danced with the supposed The entire cast opened the youngsters reminiscing of the first act with their own 20's and 30's. refreshing and exciting rendi­ His dancing was memorable tion of "Hello People", a but his singing was nothing song that did iust what it set short of outstanding. Strong's «W:: out to do-to make the au­ mellow baritone voice helped PHOTO WOODY dience feel comfortable and to to enchant the ladies present Voices Incorporated presented tbe music. HeyDay' in Harrison capture their attention. the entire night.Anun for Auditorium. Songs by composers as world -gettable"Early One Morn­ ing Blues" was sung by Leon­ renowned as J.P. Johns, Burt tyne Watts who portrayed Williams, Duke Ellington and North Carolina Bessie Smith. Hubey Blake were performed by the troupe. Great per­ The finale ended in the formers like Florence Mill, traditional, all characters on Working Women Confer At A&T Josephine Baker and Bessie stage arm in arm, kicking their heels up singing that final Smith were also heralded North Carolina working ment of Labor and the North government." song. Innovative or exciting throughout thetwo-actshow. women employed in clerical, Carolina Council on the Status The conference is planned no, but indeed acceptable sales, service and factory jobs of Women. The meeting will for the approximately 800,000 Such well known classics John Palmore, company will have the opportunity to be held on the campus of N.C. North Carolina women like Burt Williams' manager,said, "It's exciting speak for themselves and "tell A&T State University, with workers in occupations such as "Nobody", "Butterbeans and to bring such a wealth of it like it is" at a conference in the morning session in Merrick machine operators, retail Susie", "I Ain't Got material to college students Greensboro on Saturday, Hall and the afternoon session clerks, secretaries, and Nobodv" and Miller and Lyles I making people more aware of February 3. in the Student Union. waitresses, which constitute;, "Honeysuckle Rose" the contributions of Blacks to N.C. Labor Commissioner about 80 percent of the women mesmerized the half capacity the arts." Palmore said he'd "Make Work Work for John C. Brooks states the four employed in the state. As house. prefer to spread the word "in Women" is the theme of the main goals of the conference large as this group is, and as In the second act, the crowd the form of entertainment in­ one-day program, sponsored are "to identify common important, it has been often might have dwin tied but the stead of a textbook. by the North Carolina Depart- employment problems; to overlooked by policymakers. develop communications 'net­ Thus, many of these working Interested Journalists works' for working women by women receive low wages, and occupation and location; to in­ their work often offers little or form conference participants no opportunity for advance­ McGill Scholarships Available about employment options, ment. training opportunities and This conference is the first said a number of scholarships Committee that tney firmly in­ The Ralph McGill Scholar­ resources; and to channel program specifically organized ship Fund offers scholarships are awarded each year to tend to pursue a career in dai­ working women's concerns to for the state's working women for the 1979-80 school year of students who have ly or weekly newspapering. policymakers in business and (See Women Page 2) up to $1,500 each to students demonstrated a long-time in­ Tarver said the Awards Com­ with southern backgrounds terest in the news and editorial mittee wants to give scholar­ who have completed at least phase of newspapering. ships to those who are likely to Lyons Urges Competency two years of college, Jack Scholarships, he said, are become leaders in the Tarver, chairman of the limited to those young men newspaper field. Scholarship Fund, said today. and women whose roots lie in Successful applicants will be Instead Of Higher NTE Tarver said May 1st is the the south. Applicants must required to maintain a "B" deadline for applications. He also convince the Awards average in order to keep the North Carolina would end the NTE scores will guarantee scholarship. up with better teachers if the that teachers are better A letter of not more than state tested for competence in­ qualified. 'Ayantee' Yearbook Staff 500 words telling why the ap­ stead of raising the mimimum The NTE is given to student plicant wants a scholarship, scores of the National teachers before they are cer­ Predicts April 30 Delivery together with a photograph of Teachers Examination, accor­ tified. It tests the area of the applicant, must accom­ ding to the chancellor of general teaching knowledge By Nagatha Dixon tents of the yearbook by pany each application. Ap­ Fayetteville State University. and specific subjects as well. The Ayantee Yearbook staff February 28. plicants also must have a letter Charles Lyons, chancellor Students must pass the NTE to will proudly have for your The yearbook staff had a of recommendation from a of the predominately Black receive teaching certificates. observation, the Ayantee previous deadline of February college authority. university, said in a recent in­ Proposals before the state Yearbook for each eligible stu­ 15;|but,in order to include the Application blanks may be terview he supports the princi­ Board of Education and the dent possibly by April 30. highlights of the MEAC Tour­ obtained from: The Ralph ple of competency testing for University of North Cafolina The yearbook staff is work­ nament in this edition, the McGill Scholarship Fund; Box teachers. But he does not Board of Governors would ing hard to have the final con­ (See Yearbook Pagt 3) 4689; Atlanta, Georgia 30302. • believe that proposals to raise (See Test Page 3) Page 2 The A&T Register Tuesday, January 23, 1979 Women Eligible To Apply (Continued From Page 1) the Status of Women. ministrator, Greensboro Com­ in the 80 percent group. Interested parties should mission on the Status of Women presently working contact Sharon Hicks, ad­ Women, 373-2390. anywhere in North Carolina in clerical, factory, sales and ser­ vice jobs are eligible to apply to attend, with no registration charge. Persons not eligible to High School Students attend as participants may re­ quest permission to attend the Answer Sex Survey afternoon session as observers. There will be a S10 fee charged for observers. Raleigh - Hundreds of "The questions are certainly Moderators will include students at Daniels Junior personal - I don't know how Commissioner John C. High School were recently ask­ you can ask any more personal Brooks; Elizabeth Koontz, ed questions about sex, and questions," he said. chairperson, National Com­ the parents of some apparently The study, commissioned by mission on Working Women, thought the questions were so the U.S. Department of and assistant superintendent personal that they wouldn't Health, Education, and N.C. Department of Public allow their children to res­ Welfare, is designed to find Instruction; Miriam Dorsey, pond. out what motivates teenagers executive director of the N.C. The questions were part of a to become involved in sex at Council on the Status of study being conducted by the increasingly earlier ages, Udry Women; and N.C. State Carolina Population Center at said. Senator Kathy Sebo. the University of North "We think that you might The conference is being held Carolina at Chapel Hill. learn more about adolescent with the assistance of the Na­ PHOTO BY PERSON "We asked the"m about their pregnancy if you learn more tional Commission on Work­ When was the last time you took a good look at a quarter? own sexkual attitudes and about adolescent sexuality," ing Women and the their own background," said Udry said. Greensboro Commission on Dr. J. Richard Udry. About 80 percent of Daniels' 750 students par­ ticipated. Before any ques­ tions were asked, letters were sent to parents explaining the CAMPUS HAPS survey. If both the students and their parents agreed to There will be a CPR (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscita­ participate, they were given tion) class conducted by Army ROTC Department in consent forms to sign.