WELCOME FROSH!!
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VOL. VII—NO. I
DURHAM, N. C.,
SEPTEMBER—1948
Install New Bleachers In O’Kelly Field;
$2,000,000 Expansion Underway
The plan for permanent improve
ments at North Carolina College has
gotten underway mth the installation
of bleachers and a general improve
ment of O'Kelly Field at a cost of
$55,000.
A budget of 2,000,000 was approv
ed of last year by the State Legis
lature and the appropriations made
for the permanent improvements at
North Carolina College.
The plans call for thirteen differ-
'nt projects which take in the erection
of new buildings and improvements
on the present buildings.
The itemized budget calls for
$550,000 to be spent on the Library
and for general Law equipment;
$100,000 to be spent for Public
Health Kducation and Nursing Edu-
f-ation; $700,000 to be spent for
classroom buildings; an estimated
$100,000 to be spent for an infirmary
and Health ceiitcr; $70,000 to oe
spent for a Domestic Science Build
ing; $15,000 to be spent for the re
novation of the present Library;
$10,000 to be spent for a storage
building; $15,000 to be spent for the
laying of additional walks and drives;
$100,000 to be spent for an apart
ment for teachers; $30,000 to be
spent for a Home Economics Tiractice
cottage; and additional improvements
to the gymnasium and the athletic
field which are expected to cost $100,-
000. $25,000 has already been spent
in the purchase of the president’s
home.
Plans have already been completed
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From Council Prexy
Welcome Frosh
On behalf of the Student Association of North Carolina Col
lege, T wish to welcome you as freshmen and new students to our
college community.
This year marks the,— year in the history of North Carolina
College since its founding. I may add here that it’s history has
been a great one.
You as freshmen have been selected from hundreds of stu
dents throughout this country to enroll here at North Carolina
College. Let us hope that your stay here will justify the fact
that so many others who applied for admission were refused be
cause of limited facilities.
Upon registering here, you as freshmen become members of
the North Carolina College Student Association. You are ex
pected to take an active part in all of its activities. You will
share in Student Grovernment through your authorized represent
ative from your class. The Student Association provides excellent
experiences irl self-discipline and leadert,liip. Tlie facilities of
this Association are at your disposal.
Again on behalf of the Student Association let me welcome
you here. We as students are proud to share with you all of those
things that go to make North Carolina College the greatest.
JAMES "R. JAMES, Jr.
President, Student Council
Young Progressive Club At NCC
Has Difficulty Getting Authorized
400 Frosh Take Part In
Orientation Program;
Largest Frosh Class Yet
A record breaking freshman class arrived on the North Car
olina College campus Monday, September 13, to begin a series of
programs and activities which were features of Freshman Orien
tation Week. The administration, faculty and upperclassmen
have joined whole-heartedly in the attempt to make the members
of the class of 1952 feel that this is their campus and that they
have made the right choice of a school to continue their education.
Dr. Elder Issues
Welcome To FrosK
We -feel honored that you have
chosen the North Carolina College at
DurlipTn as your institution. In re-
Tlie Young Progressive Club
of North Carolina College is
finding it difficult to get
authorized by the proper author-
Alumni In 18 Additions; Guidance
Counselor Here For First Time
Two major api>ointments, those of
business manager and dean of women,
have respectively gone to William
Jones, former business manager at
Fayetteville State Teachers* College,
who v'ill report October 1, and to
Miss Tjouise M. Latham of Ealeigh,
North Carolina, former assistant dean
of women at Howard University. Miss
Latham began duties September 1.
Four leav-^s of absence have been
granted to Miss Ha J. Blue of the
Department of English; to Ealeigh
Morgan, French; to Leroy Walker,
Physiciil Education; and to Miss
Erma Stripling, assistant librarian.
Miss Blue and Morgan will do ad
vanced study at the TTniversity of
Michigan; Walker at New York
TJniveraily and Miss Stripling at the
Columbia TTniversity School of Libr
ary Sciencf'.
Three as;iistant librarians, Mrs.
Mabel S. Eeale and Miss Maudelle
Scarlett, balb of Durham and Mrs.
Nath alere McGhee of Fayetteville
have been named. Two additions are
announced for the department of
Phys>-al ETucation: Dr. AUei E.
who recently ■'•ec''ived
the Ph. D. Degree from Pennsylvania
State College, a recreation specialist,
and Floyd Brown, an assistant coach,
former North Carolina College gourt
and grid star, who received the M. S'.
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ity.
According to reports received
from the chairman, Nathaniel
Bond, he had made a request
to the Council urging it to act
on the matter of recognizing the
club officially. The Council met
and was immediately thrown
into discord over the issue. Af
ter much wrangling the Council
threw the issue into the lap of
H special committee of the
Council. The committee, accord-
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DR. ALFONSO ELDER
sponso, we are pleased to offer you
full membership in our school com
munity. You may now think of the
college as your own. We want you to
feel that the buildings, the equip
ment, the grounds, the books, the
coUcge organizations and activites
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Orientation Gets Underway
The orientation series got under
way Tuesday morning with a pro
gram in B. N. Duke Auditorium, witk
Dean A. E. Manley presiding. Dean
Manley outlined the program for the
week and pointed out to the students
the advantages to be gained by tak
ing college work seriously at North.
Carolina College. R. D. Eussell,
counsellor, spoke briefly, aud a ■wel
come came from James B. .Tames,
president of the student council.
There were also words of weleonae
from representatives of student or-
granizations.
Following this session Mias T.ouise
Latham ,dean of women addressed the
yo'iuig women in B. N. Duke Audi
torium, and Dean John L. Stewart-
disgussed “Personal Problems and
St)ivle.tjs” before, th; yens" rn''n 5t»
tJie assembly room of the administrs'
tion building.
A campus tour came, next aud iB
the afternoon the frosh began their
physical examinations. The day was
concluded with a songfest on the
campus later in the evening.
Placement Exams Given
Wednesday the class of ’52 tried
their luck with placement tests i*
English, and mathematics^ and mei
the coaching staff and the Nort%
Carolina College athletic groups at
Athletig Night in the gymnasjtjTB
that evening. '
Thursday found the ‘ freshmen
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Two Changes, One Addition Made
In Editorial Staff Of Campus Echo
The Editorial Staff of the
Campus Echo, selected in accord
with the newly adopted policy
of selecting the editorial staff
of the Echo, was released ofii-
The Clyde R. Hoey Ad ministration Building
cially today by a spokesman for
the Campus Echo.
The newly adopted policy, wMcls
was put into effect last spring and
whigh subsequently selected this
year’s staff, requires that each pre
sent editorial staff member and each
aspirant for the editorial .staff send
an application to the Student Council
specifying which position he would
like to hold. The Student Council has
the power to approve of the ap
plications which must ultimately con
stitute the editorial staff.
The Council made only two changes
in last year’s staff and one addi
tion to the staff position. Lisbon
Berry, who was an editorial writer
last year was selected by the Council
to become Co-Editor, and William
Thomas, who was Business Manager
of the Maroon and Gray last year
was approved of as Business Manager
of the Campus Echo. Greorge Thorne
was named to fill the position of Art
Editor, the additional staff positior,
created.
The complete staff includes: Lib-
bon Berry and Clathan Boss Co-
Editors ; Perry Gilliard, Associate
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