VOL. 21, NO. 17 GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1962 PRICE 5 CENTS
13-Year-Old Student Dies Suddenly
Larry Hinson, age 13, died at
his home, Wednesday night, Feb.
7, 1900 E. Lee Street following a
sudden illness. He was a student
at Lincoln Junior High School.
Rosary was held Friday, Feb.
9, Brown's Funeral Home
Chapel. Funeral service was
held Saturday, Feb. 10, 11:00
a.m. Our Lady of the Miracul
ous Medal Rectory, Rev. Father
Paul Loeffler, officiated. Burial
followed in Maplewood Ceme
tery.
Survivors include his mother,
Mrs. Catherine Hinson, grand
mother, Mrs. Ella Wilson, five
brothers, Robert D. Hinson,
James Hinson, Jerry Hinson, Al
fred Hinson, Michael Hinson,
one sister, Catherine Hinson.
Brown's Funeral Directors in
charge of arrangements .
LiARRY IIINSON
N. (. C. Scholarship Program Will
Benefit From Concert
A benefit concert for the
scholarship fund of the North
Carolina College Alumni Assoc
iation will feature Delia Reese
In the college's R. L. McDougald
Gymnasium on FcV^uary ,
According to George Nixon,
General Alumni president, NCC
alumni chapters contributed
over $3,000 to the scholarship
program during the fiftieth an
niversary celebration. "This does
not represent the numerous in
dividual donations, and we hope
to increase this amount this
year," Nixon said.
This marks the first concert
appearance here of the famous
gospel and blues singer, who
was on the Ed Sullivan TV
show January 28. She will pre
sent a one-woman show entitled
"From the Gospel to the Blues
Portrait of Delia Reese."
On the stage of the 5,000 seat
McDougald gymnasium, Miss
Reese will be backed by a full
orchestra, conducted by Duke
Ellington's son, Mercer Elling
ton. J | ^
In addition, the famous Medi
tation singers, which Miss Reese
founded, will perform with her
in concert.
A native of Detroit, Michigan,
Miss Reese gained nationwide
acclaim on the hit time "Don't
You Know", recorded by her in
1959. Other hits waxed by her
include "Someday", "Won't You
Come Home Bill Bailey", and
"In the Still of the Night'.
Like many singers in the pop
ular field, Miss Reese got her
singing career started in a non
traveling church choir. Later
she went on the road with the
farrous Mahalia Jackson and the
Clara Ward Singers.
DR. DAVID T. SMITH
N. C. Tuberculosis
Chairman
Raleigh ? The first meeting
of the Governor's Advisory
Committee on Tuberculosis will
be held here today according to
Dr. David T. Smith, Chairman.
In appointing the Committee,
Governor Terry Sanford stated,
"Throughout North Carolina
and the nation, progress has
been made in the prevention
and treatment of tuberculosis
and in the rehabilitation of pa
tients, but people still suffer and
die from this disease. Much,
therefore, remains to be done to
still further reduce unnecessary
human suffering and economic
loss to the state. There is need
to review the tuberculosis prob
lem in the state, to study the
points of strength and weakness
In the attack and to determine
the unmet needs."
? V The purpose of the Committee
will be to study all available
data on tuberculosis pertaining
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Bennett College Will Conduct
Summer School
For the fourth successive year,
Bennett College will conduct a
summer institute in mathematics
and science for 60 high ability
high school students, President
Wllla B. Player announced this
week.
The institute, made possible
by a grant of $28,150 from the
National Science Foundation ol
Washington, D. C., will extend
for six weeks and .will again be
headed by Dr. J. Henry Sayles,
chairman of the science division
at the college. Dates for this
year's institute are June 18
through July 27.
Courses in mathematics, biol
ogy, physics and chemistry will
be offered by a select faculty to
1962 graduates and to rising
juniors and seniors who have
demonstrated their qualifica
tions for this intensive study.
Qualified students who have at
tended previous NSF institutes
are elegible for this one provid
ed they meet the admission re
quirements.
Emphasis is being placed up
on "the opportunity for superior
students to participate in special
research, projects In an accelerat
ed* ^tnrte'ifcrtd&ntr study Vs t^grafn .
Each participant accepted for
I the 'institute will receive a sub
sis ten ce allowance coverin
books, school supplies, labors
tory fees and field trips ani
health Insurance. Financial at
sistance is available for highly
qualified students who canno
pay all of their room and boar,
expenses.
Further information may b
obtained by writing to Dr. J
Henry Sayles, Director NSI
Summer Science Institute, Ber
nett College, Greensboro, N. C.
BENNETT NEWS
Dr. J. Lem Stokes, II, presi
dent of Pfeiffer College, Misen
heimer, N. C., will be the Ben
nett College vesper speaker
February 25 at 4 p.m. in Pfeiffer
Chapel.
Please do not call at the
Staff's residence to report social
news. Call to the office only,
unless you have tragic newr to
report, or advertisement. BR 2
1758.
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D. W. Morehead'i -
Elected Emcee of 1 961
D. W. Morehcad, Executive
Secretary of the Hayes-Taylor
Y.M.C.A. was honored with; the v
Mtle of "outstanding Emcee of
1961" at the club's annual Val
entine Party, Wednesday night,
February 14th/ The . affair was
held at the Martel Bar-B-Q
Restaurant and the presentation < ; "
was made by V.- C. Stroud. The
Emcees, a local community >K
provement club, selected Mc.
heaji , for his ^.outstanding ani
tions' to the Ern^ees .CHii^'ywUth y.
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Bennett Students Participate in Exchange ProgramP||'
Two Bennett College students, ?
Mary Francis Lane (left) of j
Mount Olive, N. C. and Rodalie
Stanley (second from right) of
Charleston, 8. C. were photo
graphed during a tea at Barn
ard College In New York City
where they took part In a Stu
dent Exchange Program. Barn
ard hostesses were Ellen Cover
(second from left) a sophomore
fi'iin West Newton, Mam. and
Naomi Cohen (seated right) a
sophomore from Vlneland, N. J.
During: the Student Exchange
Program , twelve Barnard stu
dents chanced places with
twelve students from three Sou
thern colleges, Bennett, Wake
Forest and West Virginia State,
for nine days. In an attempt to
understand the - cultural ele
ments which make op diverse
parts of the United State*, the?
attended elasae*,-. social event*,
discussions androther special
proframs, llvedfln coll ere resi
dence hills ujud . toured the
nelihborhoodjWTwhlch the eel
lere
The ltllMMWj||rtrt? - returned
from NeirTtVS on February 13.