NCC Begins Closed-Circuil TV Instruction
NCC began limited instruction
via closed -circuit television
February 1, when English 120-
TV was beamed from the cam
pus studio to some 300 students
in four campus listening rooms.
The pilot course, in which one
studio teacher, Dr. Cecil L.
Patterson, associate professor of
English, and eleven section
teachers participate, is expected
to lead to wider use of the fa
cility by many of the college’s
departments later.
Several departments are plan
ning courses which may be
taught effectively by television.
Approved at a cost of $75,000 by
the State Legislature in 1963,
the program has been the focus
of constant planning by the col
lege’s Audio-Visual Committee
and by the staff of the campus
Audio-Visual Center, directed
by James E. Parker, assistant
professor of education.
An English departmental com
mittee, consisting of eleven per
sons, joined Parker in working
out details of the English tele
course now being offered.
The facility, which has at
tracted wide attention from per
sons, interested in audio-visual
instruction and educational tele
vision, offers such unique fea
tures as communication between
each of the listening rooms and
the central studio and a fihn
chain which provides a variety
of effects by permitting the
showing of slides and motion
picture films for effective in
struction and demonstration.
Parker, who is currently co
ordinating activities of other
campus departments in develop
ing suitable courses for the me
dium says, “Closed-circuit tele
vision can do much to enchance
the effectiveness of instruction
at North Carolina College.
“I hope, however, that it will
never be used for total teaching
of any course. All discussion and
laboratory groups still have
their advantages. We are broad
ening our efforts to include as
many instructional areas on the
campus as possible in the fu
ture.”
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Volume XXIV — Number 6 Durham, North Carolina, February, 1965
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ENGLISH 120-TV IN ACTION—^The image of Dr. Cecil L.
Patterson, the stndio teacher in NCC’s telecourse, is projected on
oversized screen in the auditorium of the college’s Education Build
ing, one of the receiving rooms for the current telecourse.
NCC’s NDEA Loan
Policies of Office of Dean of Women Protested Fund Now $376,037
By Charles Clinton
“Down with Latham” was the
cry of 1000 students March 3 as
they moved through NCC’s cam
pus urging students to come out
and protest actions of Dean
Louise Latham. This was
the response to a meeting held
the night of March 1 by student
leaders, following a proposal by
Charles Clinton to undertake a
trip to the Stallion Club as a
test of laws regulating the NCC
student body.
Hilton Cobb and Charles Daye
.-proceeded to investigate the
state and collegiate laws govern
ing clubs of the Stallion’s cali
ber and the college. Cobb re
ported, “I can find no laws that
would be violated if we went
to the Stallion Club, so there
fore I do not see why we should
not attend.”
Plans for the rendezvous had
been pondered by a committee
composed of Charles Daye,
Charles Clinton, Joyce Perry
and Mary Williams, Transpor
tation had been arranged by the
owner of the club Paul Roberts.
Tension had been mounting
all week, but it reached its peak
on Wednesday evening, follow
ing an armouncemeijt in the
dining hall that Dean Latham,
in order to stop the trip of the
students, had taken the sign-out
3 Tliinclads Named All-Americans
Three members of the NCC
track team have been chosen
to the All-American teams of
two national athletic groups for
their performances during the
1964 season.
The National Collegiate Ath
letic Association (NCAA) and
the National Association of In
tercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)
both chose Edwin Roberts, An
drew McCary, and Norman Tate
to their top teams.
Roberts, who was a bronze
medalist in the 1964 Tokyo
Olympics in the 200-meter dash
representing his native Trini
dad, was selected for his show
ings in the 100 and 200-meter
dashes.
A native of Elizabeth, N. J.,
McCary was cited for his per
formances in the intermediate
hurdles, and Tate, of East
Orange, N. J., for showings in
the triple jump. In addition, he
was honored by the NAIA for
his broad jump ability.
The athletes received the
certificates, issued by the All-
American Board of the National
Collegiate Track Coaches of
America, designating them,
members of the All-American
College Track and Field teams
earlier this week.
Eagle track coach. Dr. Leroy
T. Walker, indicated that the
country’s top three performers
in each collegiate event are
chosen for the honor.
TRACK STARS HONORED—^Three members of the North
Carolina College track squad are shown examining citations they
were presented on being named to the All-American teams of two
national athletic groups. j xt
From left are Andrew McCray, Edwin Roberts, and Norman
Tate. They were chosen to the top teams of the National Associ
ation of Intercollegiate Athletics and thei National Collegiate Ath
letic Association.
sheets from the regular places
in the Women dormitories and
placed them in the offices of the
respective dormitories, and had
stated, “If any women sign out
for the Stallion Club, send their
names to me immediately Thurs
day morning.”
At this jKJint hundreds of stu
dents stormed out of the dining
hall screaming,” Why? Why?”
in protests to the latest counter
actions from the Dean of
Womens’ Office.
The students began to congre
gate in the Freshman Bowl
chanting, “We want Dean Lath
am and the Stallion Club some
day.” Afterwards, the students
started moving from the Bowl
to the various dormitories ask
ing students to join them to see
P*resident Massie.
During this time the crowd
of students swelled from an esti
mated 100 students to about
1000 students, both male and fe
male, threating to hang Dean
Latham in effigy if something
were not done immediately.
They proceeded in force to the
home of President Massie chant
ing an audience with the Presi
dent, seeking his permission to
attend the Stallion Club. After
considerable discus si on, Dr.
Massie stated, “You may go to
the Stallion Club but the college
is not responsible if anything
happens to you. But, remember
this is only for tonight and not
a continuous procedure.
Then Dr. Massie called for a
consultation with the student
leaders present, Hilton Cobb,
Charles Clinton, and Charles
Daye, and decided upon a date
for the discussion of the stu
dents’ problems.
Speigner Speaks
AtCommemoration
Theodore R. Speigner, chair
man of the Department of Ge
ography and director of the
NCC Division of Resource-Use
Education delivered the princi
pal address during the National
Negro History Week celebration
at North Warren High School,
Wise, North Carolina, on Feb
ruary 11.
Dr. Speigner’s subject for the
occasion was “Trustees of a
Great Heritage.” He was intro
duced to the faculty, students,
and PTA members by the
school’s principal G. H. Wash
ington.
A recent supplement of
$36,000—$32,000 of it from the
federal government—brings the
total amount available this year
to NCC students through the col
lege’s NDEA loan fund to ap
proximately $376,037, Dr. Ma
rion D. Thorpe, dean of students,
announced recently.
Thorpe said that during the
past four years approximately
900 deserving undergraduate
and graduate students needing
assistance have received loans
averaging $350 each. Recent
’egislativPi changes in the pro
gram now make it possible for
graduate students to borrow up
to $2,500 per year, but NCC has
never had enough funds to grant
the maximum to either under-
Work-Study Grant
To Aid Students
A grant of $29,694 to NCC
by the U. S. Department of
Health, Education, and Welfare
will provide approximately 150
positions for students in the
work-study program. President
Samuel P. Massie and Dean of
Students Marion D. Thorpe an
nounced recently.
NCC was among fourteen
North Carolina institutions
which were named recipients of
grants under provisions of the
Economic Opportunity Act of
1964.
The program, which becomes
operative immediately, will be
administered on the Durham
campus by James Knight, col
lege covmselor, in cooperation
with the Office of the Dean of
Students, Thorpe said.
Students from low income
families may qualify for part-
time positions in three cate
gories—as student aides, as tu
tors, and as community aides,
Thorpe said. All must be in good
standing academically at the in
stitution, he insisted, adding that
commimity aides, who will be
assigned to work with the
“Operation Breakthrough” pro
gram, and tutors may earn $1.50
per hour for up to 15 hours of
work weekly while student
aides may earn $1 per hovu: for
up to 15 hours.
High school seniors who are
slated to enter the institution
may also work up to 40 hoxurs
per week during the suixmier
prior to enrollment at the col
lege, he said.
graduate or graduate students,
he said.
Approximately $36,000 of the
amount loaned since the pro
gram’s inception has been re
paid, Thorpe said.
Nat. Teacher Test
Set For March 20
NCC has been designated as a
test center for administering the
National Teacher Examinations
on March 20, 1965, Dr. F. G.
Shipman, chairman of the De
partment of Education announc
es.
College seniors preparing to
teach, and teachers applying for
positions in school systems
which encourage or require ap
plicants to submit their scores
on the National Teacher Exami
nations along with their other
credentials, are eligible to take
the tests. The examinations are
prepared and administered by
Educational Testing S e rv i c e,
Princeton, New Jersey.
The designation of North
Carolina College as a test center
for these examinations will give
prospective teachers in this area
an opportunity to compare their
performance on the examina
tions with candidates through
out the coimtry who take the
tests, Shipman said.
At the one-day test session a
candidate may take the common
examinations, which include
tests in professional education
and general education, and one
of the 13 teaching area exami
nations, which are designed to
evaluate his understanding ol
the subject matter and methods
applicable to the area he may
be assigned to teach.
Bulletins of information de
scribing registration procedures
and containing r e g i s t r ation
forms may be obtained from Dr.
Shipman at the Department of
Education, North Carolina Col
lege at Durham or directly from
the National Teacher Exami
nations, Educational Testing
Service, Box 911, Princeton,
New Jersey.
Prospective teachers planning
to take the tests should obtain
their bulletins of information
promptly, Shipman advised.