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THJ^5 REGISTER 'COMPLETE AWARENESS FOR COMPLETE COMMITMENT" VOLUiVE XLVII NUMBER IS NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERISTY, GREENSBOko ..October 17 1975 : : *—• !—" (ir, >', ==-=grj .;T'JLrXLJ' ' " ' H.C. Taylor Art GaUery Opens Season This Week By James L. Baskett Ethiopian Coptic Paintings from the Museum of African Art in At the beginning of the year it Washington, D. C. was announced that the H. C. Taylor Art Gallery would not be The last exhibit of the school „ open due to lack of funds. year will be the Annual Arts Fortunately, funds were made Student Exhibit, which will take available, thanks to the efforts of place in May of 1976. Because of the .administrative office. the well-advanced planning of Mrs. Eva Miller, curator of the The re-opening of the gallery gallery, the 1975-76 year is now will coincide with A&T's full, and she has started to work homecoming. The display will on the schedule for the school run from October 16 through year of 1976-77. November 7. This exhibit will consist of Vincent Smith's According to Mrs. Miller, paintings, drawings and gouache. what the gallery needs is a good There will also be the fanciful financial backing, not only from ceramics of Michaux. the school, but from the Greensboro Community and For persons planning to see other organizations. Mrs. Miller this fascinating exhibit, hours are hopes that the gallery will It seems as if Robeson Theatre has become Charleston, South Carolina, in the 1920's for a few days. 9:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. advance far enough to be able to weekdays and Sundays from purchase some paintings from, 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Taylor some of the traveling exhibitions Gallery is located on the lower coming to A&T and the works of level of Bluford Library. A&T Art Alumni. Torgy' Shows Tenement Life The next exhibit will start Mrs. Miller hopes to get some November 8 and run through help from students when it December 18. This exhibit will comes to setting up exhibits. So consist of Part II of the 37th far she says that she has only By Mary Cropps "'Porgy", a drama by Dorothy theatre. He puts his whole being into the role. One of his finest Annual Exhibition Traveling four possible helpers . They are The Richard B. Harrison and DuBose Heyward. moments in "Porgy" is the last show held at the Museum of Art Earl Jones, Lynwood Barnes, Players opened their season in The folk drama centers around the inhabitants of Catfish scene in which he finds that Bess in Raleigh. In addition to this, Wilbur Mapps and Johnnie conjunction with homecoming, Row, a Black tenement section has gone. His portrayal of the there will be a display of Rogers, all seniors. Tuesday with the presentation of of Charleston, South Carolina, in anguish that Porgy feels brought the 1920's. The two principal a definite silence over the characters in the play are Porgy, audience. a crippled beggar, and Bess, a Although the dialect that the fallen woman whom Porgy takes cast had to adopt in order to Mrs. Rinehardt Becomes Queen in. Although Porgy and Bess are obtain a note of authenticity was the main characters, the other a stumbling block, Verdell inhabitants of Catfish Row managed to overcome this to Attractive Mrs. Carolyn James She was also the queen ofthe National Center for Disease manage to let the audience know some degree and deliver one of Rinehardt, a microbiologist for Army Band for three years. Control located in Atlanta, that they have characters, dreams his finest performances. the Bureau of Laboratories of Mrs. Rinehardt has attended Georgia. and ambitions too. Appearing in the role of Bess the Pennsylvania Department of Temple University for further She has attended workshops and in her first major role was Health, is the reigning University study. She has attended sponsored by the American Avery Verdell. in the lead role freshman Mary Ann Logan. She "Miss A&T Alumni." workshops sponsored by the (See Miss, Page 2) of Porgy, is a veteran of A&T's portrayed the sashshaying, Mrs. Rinehardt was selected dope-sniffing, liquor drinking last week by the alumni Bess with a rather unsure air. association's homecoming Also the dialect seemed to be a committee. She will reign during deterrent to her performance. the alumni activities in But. given time and more Greensboro this week and will experience. Miss Logan should be serve as an alumni representative able to overcome her difficulties. at various other functions during the 1975-76 academic year. Every drama has to have its Currently a member of the light moments, and providing American Society of some of the light moments in Microbiologists, Mrs. Rinehardt. "Porgy" was Odis Hart in the is a native of Newton. North role of Sportin" Life. His Carolina, and the daughter of Mr. portrayal of the flashily-dressed, and Mrs. V.Q. James. She is the "hip" dude was a constant wife of Robert Rinehardt. also a source of delight. graduate of A&T. The Providing other moments of Rinehardts have two sons. mirth in the drama was Maria, She obtained the Bachelor of played by Sharon Fonville. On Science Degree with a major in her. the dialect seemed to fit Biology (pre-medicine) with a well. Miss Fonville was one of minor in Chemistry from A&T. the most authentic characters in While at A&T. she was a the play. member of many organizations Another authentic character on the campus including the was Rita Manley in the role of Collegiate Academy of Science. Serena. She plays the role ofthe American Chemical Society, religious young widow with an Biology Club. German Club, air of certainty that makes her Baplisl Studenl Union. Sunday seem real. Some of the finest School, Marching and Symphony scenes in the play centered around the Catfish Row Bands. Explorers' Club and Christal Watson (Center) is crowned Miss A&T by Miss Burney while Dr. Dowdy and students watch (See Tenement. Page 3) Women's Council. with enthusiasm. pi»»" h> l arU'r Pane 2 The A&T Register October 17. 197S 1975 Board Of Trustees Here Holds Fall Semester Meeting By Benjamin T.Forbes percent males to 47 percent The A&T Board of Trustees female, there was a 91 percent met Thursday afternoon in its count of Blacks to a 9 percent first meeting of the 1975 count Non-Blacks. academic year. As the meeting In the buildings and grounds got underway, the old and new report, it was noted that members of the board were $4,400,000 was appropriated for sworn in. the new physical education Concerning new appointments building; $422,000 was to the board, Chairman John appropriated for renovation of Stewart stated that there would Murphy; $36 ,000 was be no new appointments to the appropriated for renovation of board until Governor Jim the home management house; Holshouser had made those $82,000 for the tennis courts; appointments which he is entitled $100,000 for the heating plant; to. $4,120,000 for the proposed Dr. Glenn Rankin, vice natural science building; $73,000 chancellor for academic affairs for the social science building; expressed the increase in preschool laboratory was -iWrnz enrollment for the 1975-76 appropriated with $30,000; Dr. Dowdy addresses the board of Trustees. photo by Carter school year. He stated that $200,000 for roofing repairs; and A&T's total enrollment was 45,000 for renovating the 5,345 which was a 7.6 percent computer center and air increase over last year. conditioning. Continuing, Rankin spoke of Approaching the close of the the increase of instructors with meeting, Ted Mangum , student Miss A&T Takes Her Throne doctorates. He mentioned there goverment association was a net gain of 8 doctorates, president issued a challenge to By Mary E. Cropps round of applause and whistles. "The Impossible Dream". which was an increase from the board by asking them to visit Christal toldJhe_ajudience that The music for the coronation 126-134. the problem areas of the campus Beneath a canopy of silver she felt herself privileged to was provided by the A&T Jazz In a racial and sex breakdown, and to talk to the students here stars and amid the glitter of a stand before them as queen of Ensemble.. it was notexL that there are_53 face to face. sparkling court, Christal Watson the university. She went on to Mangum's challenge was was crowned Miss A&T Thursday say that we have to remember answered by Stewart who night before anoverflowingcrowd in those who came before us who asked Mangum if there were any Moore Gymnasium. made it possible for us to enjoy positive things about A&T since The theme of the coronation the fruits of their labor.