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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Aggie Digital Collections and Scholarship NCAT Student Newspapers Digital Collections 11-17-1961 The Register, 1961-11-17 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, 1961-11-17" (1961). NCAT Student Newspapers. 184. https://digital.library.ncat.edu/atregister/184 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]. COLLEGE RECEIVES $118,200 N S F GRANT A&T College has been awarded a Proctor, president of the College. concentrated in chemistry with a will be accepted for the program, has assumed sponsorship of six grant of $118,200 by the National Dr. Proctor said that one objective limited amount of related science and that credits earned during the other institutes and training pro Science Foundation for the opera of the new institute is to raise the or mathematics. one-year of study may be applied grams at A&T College. These in tion of an academic year institute level Of science-subject-matter un to the Master of Science degree. Dr. Gerald A. Edwards, chair clude: in-service institute for high for high school chemistry teachers. derstanding of science teachers who man of the Department of Chemis The participants will receive have not recently completed an school science teachers, summer in The institute, to begin next Sep stipends of $3,000, allowances for tember, is designed for participa adequate science major, but who try and author of the proposal, stitute for high school science dependents at $450 each, up to four- tion by experienced chemistry would otherwise be good prospects will direct the Institute. teachers, summer institute for for the M.S. degree in chemistry. persons, and allowances for books teachers in full time study while The institute will begin opera high school chemistry teachers, on leave from their regular teach In addition, it is to improve their and travel. tions September 10, 1962 and ex summer training program for high ing duties. It is one of more than understanding of the scientific me tend for approximately 10-months, Inquiries concerning the new 45 institutes being operated in thod through exposure to research school students in science and concluding in June, 1963. institute should be directed to Dr. leading colleges and universities techniques and to raise a few of mathematics, and two-undergrad Dr. Edwards, describing oppor G. A. Edwards, director, A&T Col about the country. the participants to the level of sci uate research participation pro Announcement of approval of the ence supervisor. tunities under the new institute, lege at Greensboro. grams. grant was made by Dr. Samuel D. A majority of the work is to be said that 20-superior applicants The National Science Foundation Me *d.V iT.%Mege VOLUME XXXIII No. 5. GREENSBORO, N. C. NOVEMBER 17,1961 "The Cream of College News" AFOQ-Test School Marks 70th Year To Be Given At Annual Founders' Day Nov. 20-21 A&T marked its Seventieth year of existence at its Annual The Air Force Officer Qualify Founders' Day Celebration, Tuesday, November 7. ing Test (AFOQT) will be admin The speaker for the occasion was Dr. Lewis N. Pino, pro istered November 20 and 21, 1961, gram director of the undergraduate science education pro in the Reserve Reading Room of grams of the National Science Foundation. Bluford Library. The hours will be from 7:30 A.M. to 12:15 P.M. each Dr. Pino presented the prominence of "intelligent failure" day.. to applied learning in the educational institutions of this ; This test is the primary prere country. quisite for gaining acceptance in To the audience assembled in to the Advanced Course for the Moore Gymnasium, Dr. Pino said, purpose of pursuing a commission "Failure is the rule; and failure, in the Air Force as a Second Lieu properly used is the key to learning tenant. Capt. McElveen and wisdom. He asked whether or Male students falling within any not we allow our students the one of the following categories are privilege of intelligent failure?" eligible to take this test: (1) soph Wins Senior Dr. Pino also emphasized some omore cadets (Air Force or Army) Among the principals participating in the annual Founders' Day Exer general failings of society for Basic ROTC; (2) a veteran of at cises held last week at A&T College were, from left to right: Dr. Lewis which the educational institutions least two years' active honorable N. Pino, program director, Undergraduate Science Education Division, Pilot Wings must take a large share of the enrolled in the second year of National Science Foundation, Washington, D. C; Joseph Hunt, Greens blame. boro, speaker of the North Carolina House of Delegates and a member "The successes have been truly military service; and (3) juniors, Captain David H. McElveen, as who are granted permission by the of the A&T trustee board, and Dr. Samuel D. Proctor, president of the impressive," he said, but we can College. sistant professor of Air Science, not be and are not satisfied so long professor of Air Science to be re- has qualified to wear pilot wings tested. as 40,000 cancer deaths which with a star on top. These are could have been prevented occur Although an over-all academic known as Senior Pilot Wings. He re average of 2.00 has been establish each year. 5 Staff Members Attend ceived notification of this aeronau "Sixty thousand new cases of ed as the minimum for acceptance tical rating last month. into the Advanced Course, there is tuberculosis occur each year al Under current regulations, a sen though ways of preventing it are no specified academic average re ior pilot requires seven or more quired before taking this test. known." Annual ACP Conference years' service as a rated pilot, and "Twenty thousand die each year •Interested students should com a current green instrument card municate with Captain William from preventable attacks of rheu Five members of the Register In his address at the opening which is the highest of Air Force matic fever and heart diseases." Campfield or Airman First Class staff recently attended the 37th convocation, Mr. Deluce discussed instrument ratings. Obie Calton of the Education and Dr. Pino continued, "Discovery annual Associated Collegiate Press the world problems of today and Captain McElveen maintains his Training Office. Conference. The conference, which and control of nature is not enough. their possible solutions. flying proficiency by flying C-123's We can grow in excellence only officially opened Thursday, Nov at Pope Air Force Base in Fay if we dare to fail. We must not ember 2 and ended Saturday, Nov While at the conference the del etteville. fail because we did not try." ember 4, was held at the Hotel Four Students egates had the opportunity to at Captain McElveen has also re Dr. Pino predicted that new pat Fontainebleau, Miami Beach, tend workshops, short courses, and ceived notification of his accep Florida. terns in American higher educa discussions which were designed tance to George Washington Uni tion will include more activities Are Nominated AP Executive is Principal Speaker versity to pursue a Master's de to present all facets of successful gree in Engineering Administra (Continued on page 5) The principal speaker for the con newspaper publishing. tion. This course of study is one For Grants ference was Daniel Deluce, gen of the many being recommended Groups Taught Skills and fully supported by the Air Three chemistry majors and one eral executive of the Associated English major all students here, Under the skilled direction of Force in its quest for higher ed A & T Is Featured have been nominated for Woodrow Press, New York City. Mr. Deluce, ucation for desiring and qualified a Pultizer Prize winner, was an professional journalists, the group personnel. Wilson Fellowship grants. was taught the methods of report The announcement was made by outstanding war correspondent A 1953 graduate of A&T, Cap In Finnish Dr. L. H, Robinson, dean of Ed during World War II and has cov ing, advertising, editing, financing, tain McElveen was a Distinguishetinguisneda TVT ucation and General Studies. ered many of the post war events and maintaining good newspapers. Named as Woodrow Wilson nom Military Graduate of the in Europe and the Near East. Some of the workshops and dis Air Force Newspaper inees were George A. L. Gant, cussions attended were "Report ROTC. William Taylor, Lawrence Seibles, It would cost a student attending ing the News", "Problems of the In addition, he was president of and James Stephenson. his class for two years, a member A&T College and who used Fin These nominees were selected Newspaper Business Manager", nish currency about 200,000 marks of the Student Legislative Assem , ,on ,the basis of high scholarship "The College Press Faces Com per year, including board, lodging bly, Beta Kappa Chi, Alpha Kappa and scores from intelligence tests munism", "Covering the News in and other fees, according to a administered at the guidance cen- Mu, American Chemical Society, newspaper published in Finland. Papers of Weekly or Less Frequen ter. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, This was one of several facts cy", "The Campus Newspaper and The Wodrpw Wilson program is and Who's Who in American Col brought out in a half-page feature story on A&T College appearing in open to college graduates prefer Its College Public Relations Of leges and Universities.