North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Aggie Digital Collections and Scholarship NCAT Student Newspapers Digital Collections 2-10-1972 The Register, 1972-02-10 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, 1972-02-10" (1972). NCAT Student Newspapers. 433. https://digital.library.ncat.edu/atregister/433 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]. THL4'5 REGISTER COMPLETE AWARENESS FOR COMPLETE COMMITMENT' VOLUME XLIII, NUMBER 20 NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY. GREENSBORO FEBRUARY 10, 1972 Dowdy Sees 'Great Things' Ahead By Janet Jones Approximately one million see if the purpose of education is News Editor dollars have been given to this being fulfilled. He hopes that program which is mainly directed education is being opened fully "I see great things for this toward raising the economic to the students. institution," stated Dr. L. C. standards in rural and urban Dowdy appealed to teachers Dowdy, president of the areas for Black brothers and not to use a method of teaching university, in the annual Spring sisters. Housing and home he called the "hide and go seek Convocation held Tuesday in ownership are the areas of method," where '.. the text book Moore gymnasium. concentration. is used in the classroom and the Dowdy mentioned that some Dowdy focused next on the exams are given from another of the progress already made Board of Governors, which book. were the accreditations of the originated out of the Dowdy also announced his School of Nursing and the School restructuring of higher proposal of an Afro-Enterprises. ofEngineering. education. "Henry Frye should This is a corporation where Commenting on A&T's be thanked," he further stated. students will be taking the role affiliation with Mc Karen Frye has done much to keep of establishing and developing it University in Uganda, he stated Blacks on the board until 1979. into a Black economic power. that the program consists of ten The seven who hold a position He hopes that this is a means schools which are studying the on the board are Dr. Andrew of bringing economic unity into economic conditions and ROSS Clark Brown, Lewis D. the black community. Dowdy development of Africa. Randolph, Howard C. Barnhill, stressed that this could be a way This project was set up by the Mason Strong, Julius Chambers, of buying back our communities Hhoto By Len Conley Department of African affairs and Dr. E. B. Turner. and owning them ourselves. Dr. LEWIS C. DOWDY and the Department of State Calling for more unity among Concluding his message, Agencies. the Aggie family, Dowdy Dowdy asked "Are we ready, Black Week Postponed Changing his subject matter, explained the importance of baby?Are we ready? Dowdy announced the initiation working closely together. The atmosphere for the of a program in extension and According to Dowdy, each convocation was set by the music research which involves the individual, instructor as well as from the concert band and the Until Early April Department of Agriculture. student, should search himself to university choir. By Cassandra Wynn program for these same children. During Black Week, an Black Week,scheduled for the African Wedding is to occur. The second week in February has Wedding will represent the union Students Meet To Commemorate been postponed until April of Africans to Blacks in America because of a need for more time and also it will represent the Orangeburg Massacre of 1969 for adequate planning of supreme union of Black men and Black women. A salute to Black activities. Originally scheduled to By Betty Miller 1969 riot here that involved posed the question "How is a administrators and an Harambee coincide with Negro History Willie Grimes, Attica riot and fitting memorial given" to which is a feast are among Week, Black Week, which is Gerald Beattie, an A&T student activities scheduled for that Wednesday night a small observe the killings that have sponsored by the SGA, is to be a killed last year. week. group gathered in the Union occurred: culmination of activities which Ballroom. The purpose of the On hand to speak at the Groups such as the Ghetto Mrs. Ann Flowers, 44 year old are to promote Black awareness gathering was to commemorate ceremony were Ethel "Tuti" Players and the Harambee grandmother, gave a most among the students and the Orangeburg Massacre of 1969. Evans, Sandra Neely, SGA Singers are scheduled to appear. impressive speech. She began by community. The commemorative ceremony vice-president of Bennett, Jerry Effort is being made to obtain was headed by the Youth Walker, Mrs. Ann Flowers, and stating she feels there is no such The program of activities will different speakers for the Organization for Black Unity. Ron Ivey, SGA president of thing as a "generation-gap." She include a joint service of all the occasion. Among some of the added that the most fitting The Orangeburg Massacre A&T. "Tuti" Evans discussed religious-oriented groups for the speakers being sought are Dick memorial that can be given is for took place on February 8, 1968. some of the projects that YOBU first day of Black Week. Other Gregory, Howard Fuller of the the living to pick up and do what It came about as a result of a is presently undertaking. These activities include programs to be Black Unity Party and Malcolm there is to be done. Mrs. Flowers group of brothers and sisters' consist of dealing with prisoners, given by all fraternities, sororities X Liberation University. Jerry went on to say that Black people and other organizations on efforts to desegregate a "white" food, clothing, jobs, and Walker of Student Organization sister-brother relationships. campus. Plans are being for Black Unity, Louis Faracon, bowling alley. cannot afford to sit back and be formulated for a "children's a representative from the Black In holding the ceremony, the Jerry Walker stated that Black complacent. She further stated day" wherein five community Muslims, a representative from deaths of others whose lives have people are not safe anywhere. He that no matter what walks of life children will be brought to the Black Panther Party and a been sacrificed were also cited several incidents that we come from, we all have campus for a dinner and a party. representative from God's observed. Specitic incidents involved the killing or brutality something in common, and that The SGA plans for a follow-up Nation. mentioned were Ayden, May of Blacks at different settings. He is that we are all Black. Aggies Feel Convocation Is A Waste Of Time By Gail Ross was there was because his English nobody else goes then why recommend for a better prog-am change is that it is Dowdy's State teacher asked his class to attend. should L format^ she commented that of the School Address, a state Aggies feel that convocation is He felt that, if something "Convocation is an extra hour "more student involvement which has not changed and a waste of time. important was to be said^ the to sleep" comments John Davis. would be a definite will not change. In answer to the inquiry school newspaper would have The reason I went was that • I improvement." In essence of all the students about Wednesday's convocation, covered the story. was in the band.- The format of "I don't like to go because it surveyed about convocation, students made the following Gwenella Lamberth stated the program is always the same. is boring" are the sentiments of their general comment or comments: that,after attending convocation To Lillian Brown, Diane Graham. attitude was that they were Victor Leung pointed out that her freshman year, she got a convocation is a necessary school A student who wishes to either studying, did not care or "convocation is a needed hour negative attitude. This negative function that is not supported. remain anonymous said that did not know about convocation between a class to study." He attitude was reinforced by poor The Union was filled to capacity. convocation is like Nixon's State and "besides, it's boring," they attendance and the feeling that Being asked what would she of the Union Address. The only stated. Page 2 The A&T Register February 10, 1972 Fifteen Students To Participate Campus Haps In Rutgers Exchange Program By Marjorie Strong By Janice Smith expenses for room, board and For those students chosen to travel of the participants are met participate in the field Pay Movie - "The Frozen Dead," Friday, February 11 at Approximately fifteen A&T by the program. experience, orientation seminars 6:30 p.m. in Harrison Auditorium. Admission is $.50. students will be selected to Any student is eligible if he will be held during March 1-17, Sponsored by the Sigmas. participate in a one - week meets each of the following eight 19 7 2. There will be intensive field experience in criteriaj(l) is interested in approximately six seminars in Camden, New Jersey^ during the Pay Movie - "Hotel," February 12 at 6:30 p.m. in Harrison teaching in an inner urban which urban problems will be Auditorium. Admission is $.50. Sponsored by Zeta Phi week of March 19-26,1972. discussed. community, (2) is enrolled in a Beta.