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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]. THE4*5 REGISTER "COMPLETE AWARENESS FOR COMPLETE COMMITMENT' VOLUME XLIV, NUMBER 2$. NORTH CAROUNA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY. CREENStORO April 10, 1973:; Founder's Day Speaker Says Blacks Should Get Involved

The involvement of vital concern for all black North "We cannot afford in the future significantly more blacks in Carolinians is this crucial matter to be caught in a one-party bag." professional and managerial state of politics," he said. Horton called for planned jobs and the initation of a "We should become very industrialization, "with state-supported plan to bolster mobile in the exercising of our sensitivity to ecological and minority enterprises were political power," said Horton. human needs, so that all North advocated Sunday by the first Carolinians will benefit." black assistant to a North Other participants on the Carolina governor. program included Dr. Lewis C. Dr. Larnie Horton, special Dowdy, chancellor; Larry Some of the340 Delegates to NSBSC Registering for Weekend assistant to Gov. James Hinton, president of the Student Holshouser, discussed his Government Association; John priorities for black improvement S. Stewart, president of the at the 81st Founder's Day board of trustees; Dr. Albert Sadaukai Keynote convocation at A&T State Spruill, dean of the Graduate University. School; and Mrs. Julia S. Brooks, "Students, the future president of the A&T National Opens Conference politicians, should help shape the Alumni Association. destiny of North Carolina," The A&T Gospel Choir By Cassandra Wynn crowd. He added, "You have stressed Dr. Horton. rendered a "church-like" The prevailing mood in the what it takes," and he granted To overcome economic status, performance in their opening session of the National them "God's speed ahead." Dr. Horton suggested the presentation of. "Standing in the Save the Black Schools Nelson Johnson, chairman of recruitment of industry, research Need of Prayer," "I've Decided Conference was to make it a "do the national committee for conference." Politically inclined training, and active participation to Make Jesus My Choice," and saving the Black schools and leaders from Black institutions by institutions. "Shine". Selections were also national president of Youth emphasized the seriousness of Dr. Horton pointed out the Dr. Larnie Horton made by the University Band. Organization for Black Unity, importance of each individual's developing a strategy for entering the political arena and combating the destruction of striving for the progress of his these institutions. community and state. A crowd of approximately "We must tell these strong Institute Will Spotlight 500 delegates and A&T students private businesses," added attending the opening session in Horton, "that it is good business 1 Harrison Auditorium was saluted to invest in and to allow 'Positive Urban Policing by Chancellor Lewis C. Dowdy. investment opportunities for In his welcome address to the Tilmon B. O'Bryant, the Thursday at 2 p.m. in the minority enterprises." crowd, he stated that saving the highest ranking Black officer of Merrick Hall auditorium. Black schools is "talking about a Horton said that a 1972 the 100-year-old Washington, The conference, which is two-billion dollar industry and a survey by the North Carolina D.C. police force, will keynote a expected to attract more than quarter of a million Black Human Relations Commission session on "Postive Policing" at 1 ,000 participants, will get minds." Dowdy compared Black shows that while blacks make up the fourth annual Urban Affairs underway at 9 a.m. with sessions schools to pipelines that have two per cent of the state's Conference on April 12 at A&T. on urban politics, urban race channeled Blacks into leadership population, they hold only 6.3 A graduate of the FBI relations, urban communications roles in society. "If these per cent of the professional jobs Owusu Sadaukai National Academy and the and urban revenue. pipelines are cut off," he stated, in state government. followed Dr. Dowdy. He holder of a master's degree in The conference's keynote "we might as well forget it." "They only hold 5 per cent of admonished the audience to education from Federal City speaker will be Tony Brown, the the managerial positions," he He stated that all of the avoid the "get nowhere activity." College, O'Bryant has had a dynamic young executive added; button the other hand, 86 bragging about Black students He stated that "Some Blacks are distinguished career in police producer of the award-winning per cent of the building service going to community colleges is wrestling with the whole notion work. "Black Journal." workers in the state are black like a "revolving door." Blacks that saving Black schools is a He joined the Metropolitan An important session of the men and women." enter in great numbers and come hopeless course. Some of us are Police Department in 1947; and meeting will be the one on urban out of the same door. developing a plan of self Speaking to the 1,500 since then, he has served as revenue, withGreensboro Mayor Dowdy informed the «owd destruction." Johnson added students ,, parents and alumni, patrolman, plainclothesman, E. S. Jim'Melvin as the keynoter. Horton saluted Holshouser's that the graduates of A&T and that "We must understand the detective sergeant, lieutenant, Other panelists for the day effort to improve the Mack Howard were larger than the potential that exists in an deputy chief and assistant, and will include William D. Snider, situation. combined number of Blacks who institution such as A&T." field operations commander, the editor of the Greensboro Daily graduated from college in the Keynote speaker, Owusu "He is a man who keeps his position he currently holds. News-Record; Dr. Samuel word," said Horton. "In just states of California and New Sadaukai, president of Malcolm O'Bryant will speak on (See Groups, Page 4) three months in office he has York. "I salute you," he told the X Liberation University, told the appointed more minorities to crowd that "The crisis of Black »-e sponsible state government SSSB...... %.ss:.^^ schools can't be extracted from positions than all other governors the total crisis facing Black combined." people." Sadaukai said the Horton also suggested that the Professor Injured, Wife Killed discussion of the problem must state's efforts to improve the be preceded by fundamental economic position of minorities Professor of biology, Dr. the intensive care unit. scene of the accident. problems of Blacks which he ''must involve active Alfred Hill was seriously injured Dr. A. P. Graves, chairman of They were in route to visit defined as imperialism and racism. participation by private and his wife,Esther , killed in a the Biology Department and a Mrs. Hill's brother who lives in corporate institutions." two-car accident Saturday. The Augusta, Ga. when the accident Sadaukai stated that, although "Our state could support the third passenger in the Hill car, friend of the family stated that took place. Dr. Hill joined the Black schools have played a big creation of venture capital their daughter Sharon, was in the latest conversation with A&T faculty in 1952 as an role in the "survival and instrument, which would act as a seriously injured. Hill's brother-in-law, Hill was instructor. He is an active development of African peoples, catalyst for the development of The accident occurred about reported as improving. He also member of Providence Baptist it is dangerous not to consider businesses in the inner cities and three miles south of Ridgeway, said that Dr. Hill had passed Church and a Lieutenant Colonel the other side of the ledger. rural areas." S. C. on South Carolina 21. surgery satisfactorily. in the Army reserves. Black institutions have been The Governor's aide urged some of the most conservative Both Dr. Hill and Sharon were Mrs. Hill, a member of the He is the father of three blacks to become more elements of the Black taken to Richard Memorial library staff at Bennett College, children, two sons and a politically active in the state."A Hospital in Columbia and are in (See School s, Page 4) was pronounced dead at the daughter. fta»fr-The A&T Register •• Ami! fO-l

For the first time in over 20 years the student body at By Rosie A. Stevens financial aid, and Congress has yet this university has elected a woman to head its Student to pass laws replacing this aid. Government Association. Such an event is a welcome The National Save Black Schools States are supposed to match the change and all the current speculation about whether Ms. conference seemed to be a success EOG; but, since this is terminated, Marshall can handle the job is totally unwarranted. over the weekend. Plans were what have they to match, the She will do just as much, if not more, than anyone else formulated for organizing students uncertainty of Congress with their who has taken on the job. But that is not important. What around the issue and for mobilizing own uncertainty? is important is whether the males of this campus are ready the community to work toward Money is a large factor in college to turn over all the leadership roles to the coeds. Such a preserving Black educational attendance bymanyBlacks. Also, we situation is unhealthy for the university and may cause institutions- This was done under must keep in mind that lawmakers, more problems than just women's lib rhetoric. two basic assumptions: (1) that those who make laws about merger, One report said that,of the 41 offices voted upon in the Black Schools should be preserved, etc., sometimes pass laws that we election,30 went to women. If you remember all the talk and (2) that, in order to fight scarcely think about until they are in the beginning about the Black Pride movement, effectively, those with the power nearly passed. We showed support particular attention was paid to the emasculation of the should be shown that these schools in vast numbers for our SGA Black male by white society and a shadowy role the Black serve their needs so that they will presidents last year, one day before woman played in that process. be able to fight for the preservation the bill was passed for A lot of misguided accusations came out of that, 'withi of these institutions. reorganization of higher education. people telling the Black woman her place was in the home We made the news. Some of us These assumptions imply and some sisters saying drop dead in reply. thought we saw ourselves on T.V., long-range goals that need to be But now the males of this campus find themselves in a but we were not sure because the achieved if Blacks are to maintain position very new to them- the followers instead of the photographs were not clear. We their institutions. The plans, as leaders. And,in all honesty, it is about time. For the past dominated our campus newspaper formulated, imply a great deal of two years the SGA elections have faced serious candidate because we were news. Then we time and effort in achieving the shortages. Nobody (male,that is) seemingly would run for returned last fall to discover that goal of preservation. • anything. Of course the females would run for class titles had changed from President secretary or class queen, but the top positions were left The basic assumptions and plans to Chancellor, from Dean to Vice vacant for the most part. also imply immediate effort in Chancellor, and so on. But not so this year. While the boys were on the achieving short-range goals. In brief, Finally, we will discover that it basketball court or in the dorm nodding out or wherever we cannot sit around and wait until is a hard task to preserve Black they were, the girls were thinking about changing A&T and 1973-74 school year to begin our schools when the government says keeping it a Black university. efforts to preserve our school. By we must integrate. Good luck,ladies. that time, some of us may find Clearly, we must see that our ourselves out of school because task is very immediate and has been educational funds may not be a top for a long time. We must act now priority in this state. on some things in order to be able The Nixon administration has to preserve other very important Experiment phased out certain forms of. things.

The A&T Register is ushering in a wider dimension in news gathering and reporting in the University community. In order to provide more in depth and extensive coverage to the student body, the Register will publish twice a week Dancers Perform In Harrison starting next fall. During the next two weeks,you will be receiving two By Patricia Everett and evening welcoming of the haystack and a dancing man on copies of The Register per week as we publish twice Yvonne McDonald fishermen back to the village. stilts. However,- the most weekly, on Tuesday and Friday, on an experimental basis The National Dance Company The dances were performed in memorable was the dance of the of Senegal gave a colorful and costumes ranging from grass "acrabatic peules" which was in finalizing plans for next semester. delightful rendition last night in skirts to bare-breasted performed in very difficult By publishing twice weekly, news will be more timely Harrison Auditorium. The performers in an array of lively gymnastic positions. The talenj and inclusive. _ Letters to the editor are encouraged along performers recreated the ancient colors and jewelry. the acrobat displayed, put the with your support. rituals of the inhabitants of the Members of the company audience in an uproar, as he went Any student who is interested in volunteering his West African people of Senegal. presented impressive through many unbelievable The Company is an African performances of a dancing acrobatic acts. talents in writing, typing, or drawing is urged to join the dance ensemble comprised of staff. singers, dancers and musicians. This is the second tour of North America for the members of the group. They have performed in AB'feadiBg editorials are written by tlie editor of such outstanding theatres as the Brooklyn Academy of Music in AAT REGISTER. Such editorials will not New York, the J.F. Kennedy carry a tyy Une and wiU not necessarily Center in Washington, D.C,and reflect the views of the entire staff. Staff membeis many other theatres throughout i flee to write dissenting opinions. _ North America. Following this tour the group will tour South America and Eastern Europe. The musical aspects of the program included performances on such traditional instruments Tlie A&T Register as the Balafon, a twenty-one key wooden instrument, similar to Published weekly during the school year by the piano; the La Cora, a students of A&T State University. twenty-one stringed instrument; •^Subscription rate $5.00 per year. Address aH and the Senegalese drums. The program consisted of communications and checks to The A&T Register, twelve numbers who brilliantly Box E - 25, North Carolina A&T State University, performed before an attentive , Greensboro, North Carolina, 27411. full house. The group performed Member: .AssociatedCoUegiate Press, .Associated, such ritual dances as "the College Press Service. celebration of a successful harvest," a dance of fertility, the I'hriio By Vuiil.amlinghum initiation into manhood, and the National Dance Company Recreates Ancient Rituals. April 10. 1973 The A&T Register Page 3 New Day In Promised Land For Black Schools

According to Branson, there Mawr, the ladies would have Princeton or Harvard." has been a book just published By Betty Holeman productiveness characterized nowhere to go; but, if anything Presently, we are witnessing by Ann Jones - Uncle Tom's these institutions. happened to Miles in Alabama, an obvious movement to make us Campus. This is a slim book "Walk together chirdren; there "Now in 1973 we have got to there would be nowhere for the less effective. They either tell us reviewed in the New York Times. is going to be a new day in the justify why racism has such Blacks to go. They certainly we do not have the credentials or It essentially is saying that "we promised land" was the theme control here in America,"he could not go to the University of the qualifications," stated are no good no matter what we expounded on by Dr. Herman continued. "For example, if Alabama. Branson. Branson, president of Lincoln are trying to do." anything happened to Bryn Branson said, "Every "Today we have a tremendous University, at a luncheon, We have to prove we are a prominent Black college or assignment. In order to Saturday. This was held in part of our society by doing a university has unique clientele. understand the modern world, connection with the National first-rate job that can not be Three-fourths of the Black PhD's we must understand how to solve Save The Black Schools done by anyone else," he said. in the (j. S. are from Black our problems. The task before us Conference. "We do not live in a vacuum! institutions. They are not from is not an easy one. Dr. Branson said that if there is any group that needs solidarity, it is you and me in 1973. We can not afford to carry State Caucuses Devise Strategy on petty arguments when the battle is zooming on." "In understanding our By Lloyd R. Stiles developing predominantly Black unanimously chosen. Each of the obstacles," he said, "we must colleges are basically the 11 Black institutions in North recognize as our prime theme Organizing to implement the following: Carolina, represented, is to select over the next few years the strategy for "Save the Black "The Black colleges, when its campus representative and a preservation of our heritage." Schools," each state caucus viewed historically in terms of representative to serve on the He said we should not worry assembled in its designated room their total effect on the Black research and training committee. about which Black school was on Saturday evening at Crosby community, have been an asset. first, but we should concern Hall. The meeting was for the The responsibilities of the The Black colleges have ourselves with being effective. purpose of electing the state state coordinator are to (1) tremendous potential to develop Branson gave the history of coordinator, the campus handle correspondence, (2) into vehicles of real benefit to the Black Schools. These representative and members for coordinate the State Save Black the masses of Black people." Schools Emphasis week, and (3) institutions originated at the end Photo By Williams the research and training To effectively maintain the set up state meetings. of the civil war. committee of ongoing structure stability of preserving and Dr. Herman Branson The campus representatives Fantastic efficiency and over and permanent communication; developing Black colleges, steps are to handle the organization of and to discuss relative problems. should and must be utilized for individual campuses, alumni , Clarence Jones, a rising senior consistent interaction among and community. Another Political Science major at A&T, Blacks. Among the steps Music Department responsibility is to organize was elected state coordinator for suggested are (1) National Save individual campuses for North Carolina and delegate to Black Schools Week, (3) summer Emphasis Week and to maintain the national steering committee. work, research committee and a reasonable line of Presents Two Operas Upon recommendation of a training team, (4) penetrating the communication with the local secretary by Clarence Jones, Black community (alumni and Music Department will of the queen of night. community. present two evenings of opera on "Slow Dusk," a tragic story Belinda Knight, a student at working people), (5) mobilizing The reasons for preserving and Thursday and Friday, April 19 set in the Carolinas, will be Bennett College- was the people to express their will. and 20, in the Paul Robeson performed by senior music majoi Little Theatre on the campus. Sharon Smith as "Sadie", Mrs. Willie Mae Norman as "Aunt For their program, the Sue"; Johnny Freeman as Bud Drinkers, can students will perform a scene "Micah"; and Dirk Thomas as from Mozart's "The Magic "Jess". Flute," a comic fairy tale set in Both 8:15 p.m. performances you figure this out? Africa, will include James will be free to the general public. Mobley as "Papageno," the bird The evenings of opera will be Suppose Bud® came in 24-oz. bottles that cost 50j! apiece. And suppose the catcher; Johnny Freeman as directed by Mrs. W. J. Bishop, "Tamino," the young prince, and with stage direction by Terry 12-oz. bottles cost 25^ each. A guy comes up to you carrying two boxes the Linda Thomas, Gloria Hinson, McDonald and sets and lighting same size. He tells you one box is full of 12-oz. bottles, the other is exactly Deloise Mosley, Coretta Kelley by David Staples. Jimmie half full of the 24-oz. bottles. One is worth more than the other. Which one? and Teressa Edger, alternating in Williams is acting chairman of the roles of three ladies, servants the Department of Music.

'Get Ahead, Read

During the week of April AND BLACK will be the 8-14, the nation will be program for Tuesday, April 10. celebrating the sixte&nth Showings will be given National Library Week. "Get throughout the day from 10:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. in the Library Ahead...Read," and "Widen Auditorium. Your World...Read," are the dual Thursday, April 12, there will Ihemes for this year's program. be an assembly program in the In . observance of the week, library auditorium at 3:00 p. m. •he F. D. Bluford Library has Dr. Walter T. Johnson, Jr., a scheduled the following distinguished graduate of A&T programs: and a local attorney, will be the Monday through Friday. April guest speaker. Music will be 9-13 recorded music will be furnished by the Woodwind presented in the Browsing Room Ensemble, under the direction of of the Library from 4:00 to 5:00 William C. Smiley. p. m. The music will consist of All programs aro without jazz, classical, seniiclassical and charge and are open to the unj aqj j|mj ssmt documentary recordings. University Community and the U.noA' .iQ xoq |[nj aqi >j.>id noA a.ms ajji.iu • .tasiaA\pny Suiutuiuoo azts auiBS aq} The film, YOUNG, GIFTED public. saxoq 0M7 ifliM noA' oi tin sauio.i A'nS u auni ixajsj :[B.totAj •fjQTS Is00 PinoM ^.;:;:;.£.*..:.:.:..^^ •it put? 'samoq "io-fz aa.iqi .to 'sa.nmo ££ UIBIUOD pinoM xoq unj-jieq aqj^ so > n '00'SiS' 1 " Pl OM pin: *sd|iioq ZO-^.T aAjaM} ut«i.uo.'> pinoM xoq imj aq^ 'saouno Part 1 Of Wl spjoq xoq q.t-ua asoddns noA JJ) ipmu SB aotMj SUIBIUOO }t asnuoaq xoq- |[nj-j[i?q ai(} m.qi a.iom qi.toM si xoq ynj aqj, aoua-iajjip df-fti] sajieui sai^oq Double Your Pleasure aq? jo "jso.i .to a/is aqj azts auius aqt A'ipuxa a.tu saxoq q?oq a.iutg :H3MSNV ANHEUSER-BUSCH INC . ST LOUIS The A&T Register April 10, 1973 Holland Pitches Superb Game

By Blannie Bowen gave South Carolina an one inning. "P.C." Cones ol unearned run. State had A&T "eating out of his Can A&T win a baseball game State got one more run in the hands" at this time with his without all-American Al fifth off Cummings,and Coach peculiar throwing motion. Holland? Well, when Holland Melvin Groomes decided that In the seventh, Fletcher gave pitches, A&T wins and plays a Cummings needed an early up two more runs that really did superb game in doing so. shower. not hurt anything because Cones In a doubleheader at Samuel Fletcher came on for wasn't allowing A&T a victory at Memorial Stadium Friday against the Aggies in the sixth inning and any cost- unless Holland was S.C. State, A&T won the first controlled the S.C. attack foi pitching. game 1 1-6 behind the five-hit pitching of Holland. The Aggie batters contributed nine hits to the cause and four of the hits went for extra bases. Shortstop Raymond Perry continued his slugging by ^Plioto^B^vaiTT^dinghai. Get Charles Creech Exhibits Black Belt Form. clouting a long homer in the fourth inning. Artis Stanfield chipped in with a triple for the Up Aggies. Karate With lefthander Richard Cummings on the hill for A&T in Lessons Are Exciting the second game, South Carolina or managed to take an 8-2 victory By Yvonne McDonald take karate are looking for back to Orangeburg. self-appreciation. Karate is the The trouble started for A&T Get Charles Creech, a senior, perfect act in promoting and in the top of the second when accounting major from developing these skills. Cummings walked two batters, Charlotte, conducts a very committed an error, and^ thus, Down mterestmg and exciting karate Creech then stated, "I ask class, consisting of 26 members nothing of my students that I ranging in age from 9 to 29. know, from my experience, they Groups Invited at Creech, who holds a second cannot give. I ask for patience, a degree black belt, received his willingness to learn, and the To Conference training in Charlotte and in the persistence to stick with their Republic of Korea. He received training." (Continued from Page 1) Nextdoor Boutique his first degree black belt in 1967 The club has been in existence DuBois Cook, professor, of and the second degree in 1969 for nine months and is planning political science at Duke both in Korea. to attend its first Southeastern University; John Bailey, director of the Transportation Center at Two Locations Creech's instruction focuses0n Conference Tournament in co-ordination, muscular control, Atlanta on April 7. Northwestern University and Dr. John Marshall Stevenson, and judgment. Creech stated, Creech said of his students, 2120 Walker Avenue publisher of the Carolina "This type of training helps "Some are performing, but the Peacemaker. develop self control. I think this majority will be there for the 401 Tate Street is one of the most phenomenal exposure to the field of martial Registrations for the aspects of karate. People who arts." conference are being accepted by director Sampson Buie in the Office of Adult Education at A&T. Buie said groups are especially invited to attend the Schools Need Change conference. As Well As Saving

(Continued from Page 1) the students that "What's going community." He added, "We to save Black schools is that "Man is not content to take have a crisis of saving the Black Blacks deal with real things in institution as well as a crisis of the real world." nature as he finds hen changing the Blackschools;' "Trends in the Destruction of 9 Black Educational Institutions" Sadaukai explained that)*even though they have their faults, was the topic of the panel He insists on making her over. they represent the only schools discussion which was last on the F. J. E. Woodbridge with the potential to alter the agenda for the opening night development of the masses of session. Students from our people. That potential says Grambling, Howard, Southern in that we got to move to stop New Orleans, and Tennessee what's going on, but now we got State participated in the to move to save ourselves." discussion. Some of the forces Three reasons were given by working to destroy Black Sadaukai as to why whites are institutions, as outlined by panel seeking to destroy Black discussion leaders, were "old institutions. The first is that fashioned administrators," whites now realize that there is a informers, and the move to lot of potential Black eliminate politically active consciousness on Black campuses people from the campuses and and it is not wise to leave Blacks major industries. The panel also emphasized in the discussion that Not us. We make a natural beer. by themselves anymore. The there should be "at the foot of second reason is that whites are A beer without any additives or the desire to save Black schools trying to regulate Blacks into chemical preservatives. For a an effort to control these industry .especially in the South. schools." natural Rheingold taste you just ,The third reason is that whites can't find in other beers. need somewhere to put their Earl Picard, student children. Sadaukai said that government president at supporting imperialism in Asia Southern University in New and Africa has caused whites to Orleans, stated that saving Black Natural RhcingokF have a shortage of funds for schools means saving increasing the size of their own predominantly Black private We kn< nv h( >\v y< >u fed about beer. institutions and so they figure institutions, saving they can utilize buildings on predominantly Black public eRhe.rv.-M Bii-wfiMf Ine . Ne«vttuk. N Y S Oru-r N I Black campuses. Sadaukai schools, and developing concluded his speech by telling independent Black schools.