Dr. Samuel P. Massie Officially Becomes
Third NCC Prexy; 2^500 Attend Affair
(Inaugural Address, Page 3)
Dr. Samuel P. Massie, Jr. of
ficially became the third presi
dent of North Carolina College
at Durham in an inaugural cere
mony held on the lawn of the
college’s James E. Shepard
Library, April 25.
Some 325 representatives of
colleges and universities, learn
ed societies, foundations, and
national, state, and local govern
ments and the NCC faculty—
numbering nearly 200, partici
pated in the inauguration.
Wearing academic regalia of
many colors representing de
grees from numerous American
and foreign institutions, they
marched to Meyerbeer’s “Le
Prophete,” played by NCC’s
band.
A special luncheon for guests
was held immediately before
the inauguration. Dr. James M.
Nabrit, Jr., president of Howard
University, was the main speak
er at the luncheon.
An outdoor reception follow
ed the luncheon.
Dr. Massie, a 44-year-old
scientist and native of Little
Rock, Ark., succeeds Dr. Alfon
so Elder, President-Emeritus,
who retired in Sept. 1963, after
holding the office since 1948.
The college was founded in 1910
by the late Dr. James E. Shep-
and who was president until his
death in 1947.
In his inaugural address on
the subject “Challenge and
Change,” Dr. Massie accepted
the office, “with a rededication
to truth and service, and in the
spirit of those who love learn-
Dr. Massie . .
. . . inaugurated by Dr. Bascom Baynes . .
delivers Address
ing,’ vowing that a “spirit of
discovery, the excitement of
learning, of new ventures must
be part of the entire college
fabric.
“While we will ever be mind
ful of sound educational princi
ples,” he continued, “we intend
that North Carolina College will
be an exciting place to live.
Camp*Js
serve, teach, learn and work.”
The other major address on
the program was a prepared
speech by Dr. Henry Gilman,
professor of science at Iowa
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State University, who was Dr.
Massie’s advisor in his study for
the doctorate in chemistry at
Iowa State.
Dr. Helen G. Edmonds, head
of NCC’s history and social sci
ence department and general
chairman of the Inaugural Com-
mite, read Dr. Gilman’s address
because of the visiting profes
sor’s difficulty in reading by
sunlight.
In the address entitled “Libe
ral Arts and the Scientist,” Dr.
Gilman praised his former pu-
(See INAUGURATED, page 6)
Nine Campaign For Student Posts;
Four Offices At Stal(e In Elections
Nine students have filed as
candidates for the four top of
fices at stake in the spring elec
tions which come to a climax
May 7.
Campaigns got underway as
soon as the candidates were ap
proved by the Student Elections
Board.
Members of the Board have
set May 5, for registering. They
will count the votes and will an
nounce the results immediately
following the counting.
Three students filed for presi
dent of the student government,
two for vice president, one for
editor of the Campus Echo, and
three for Miss NCC.
Hilton Cobb, junior drama
major from Macclesfield;
Cliarles Houston, junior philos
ophy major from Tuckahoe, N.
Y; and Lester V. Moore, junior
political science major from
Norfolk, Va. are vying for the
SG presidency.
Running for the vice -presi-
Duke Professor
Featured Here In
Math-Seience Day
Dr. Paul Magnus Gross, pro
fessor of chemistry at Duke
University, was the guest speak
er at the seventh annual Mathe
matics and Science Day held
here this month.
Basing his remarks on the
conference theme, “Some Impli
cations of our Modern Scienti
fic Revolution,” Dr. Gross said,
“This is a world in which man
(See MATH, page 7)
dency are Charles E. Daye, a
sophomore political science maj
or from Durham; and Edward
Dupree, a junior sociology maj
or from Durham.
Late in filing his candidacy,
Dupree is seeking election to
the vice-presidency through
write-in votes.
At press time, only one per
son had filed for editor of the
(See CAMPAIGN, page 6)
NCC Students
Seek $1, Aid
For Miss. Project
NCC representatives for the
Student Nonviolent Coordinat
ing Committee are now recruit
ing students and soliciting mon
ey for their summer project in
Mississippi.
According to a press release
this is an “attempt to launch a
vast program with a peace
corps concept in the depleted
areas of the South.”
NCC’s members are seeking
students here and recent grad
uates who are interested in poli
tical action. The age limit for
applicants is 19, and all persons
under 21 must have parental
consent.
SNCC (Snick) has also estab
lished a scholarship fund which
will supply money for scholar
ship aid for “needy” students
who would have otherwise
worked elsewhere during the
summer.
The group is also recruiting
some 200 teachers, technicians,
(See SEEK AID, page 7)
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Walker, Ferguson
Will Get Coveted
Hamilton Watches
NCC’s track coach and Stu
dent Government president will
receive the coveted James E.
Shepard-Hamilton Watches at
the 15th Annual Awards Day,
Friday, May 8.
Dr. Leroy T .Walker, profes
sor of physical education, and
James Ferguson, II, senior his
tory major from Asheville, were
chosen by the NCC faculty and
student body, respectively, to re
ceive the award.
Established in 1957 by the
Hamilton Watch Company, the
award honors the NCC teacher
and student who “make the
most significant contributions to
the school during the year of
the award.”
By vote of members of all of
the college’s faculties. Dr. Wal-
(See TO RECEIVE, page 4)
Two NCC Juniors
Win Art Awards
Two NCC junior art majors
took third and fourth place
awards in sculpture and draw
ing, respectively, in the Second
Annual Student Art Competi
tion at the College Union, Uni
versity of North Carolina, Ral
eigh.
Lois Brown of Rye, N. Y.,
won third place with a wood
sculpture and had another piece
of sculpture accepted, and Paul
Barbee of Durham earned fourth
place honors in drawing with
a charcoal figure study and had
another drawing accepted.
Their work, along with that
of other winners, is now on ex-
(See AWARDS, page 7)
In Cateteria Situatioii
President Approves Two
S G Dining Hall Demands
NCC administrators granted
with stipulations two of the
Student Congress’ four requests
to remedy NCC’s dining hall
situation.
The two requests were those
extending breakfast and lunch
hours, and permission to smoke
in the undergraduate section of
the dining hall. The changes
will be effective May 1.
The administration’s action
was taken after the Congress
presented them a four-point
petition with an ultimatum.
The petition called for:
1. The hours of the dining
Quiet Classroom
Essential Also
A University of North Caro
lina at Greensboro professor
said here this month that in
some schools a quiet classroom
is as important as instructional
procedures, materials and
teacher-pupil relationships.
Dr. William Colbert, coordi
nator of teacher education at
UNC-G, told some 75 teachers
and principals atteni^g a stu
dent teaching conference that,
“In some schools, success in
teaching is synonymous with a
quiet classroom. In such
(See MEET, page 4)
hall be extended from: break
fast—6:30 to 8:30; lunch—11:00
to 1:30, and dinner—4:00 to
6:30.
2. The entire dining area of
the cafeteria be open to the
student body.
3. Ash trays be placed for
undergraduates who wish to
smoke.
4. Mealbooks with valid cou
pons be issued for meals missed.
On the latter point, the Con
gress explained “We realize
that this entails a change in
policy, but no law or policy was
ever meant to last always or
to be inflexible.”
The Congress asked “to work
with the administration in im
plementation and/or obtaining
these goals,” and (that the ad
ministration) :
“Also realize that some im
mediate action be taken on this
issue in behalf of the North
Carolina College Student Body
(See APPROVES, page 7)
Dr. Render Gets
$500 APS Grant
Dr. Sylvia Lyons Render,
professor of English here, haS
been awarded a $500 grant by
the American Philosophical So
ciety to continue research and
writing during the summer of
1964 on a biographical-critical
study of Charles Waddell Chest-
nutt.
She will vyork in the Charles
(See GETS GRANT, page 4)
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