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Vol. 2
NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGE FOR NEGROES, DURHAM, N. C., MARCH 2, 1938
Number S
The Reporter
(The facts below are taken from
The Journal of Higher Education.)
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The alumni of Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology plan to rmse
a fund of $1,650,000 for the purpose
of building one of the best athletic
plants in the East.
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Less than one-teiith of one per cent
of the college and university students
of this country have been found to
have syphilis, according to u report
made to President Cloyd H. Marvin
by Dr. Daniel Borden, health direc
tor of George Washington university.
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The University of Wisconsin ■ has
announced a reduction of its non
resident tuition fee. The present
charge of $200, one of the highest in
the country, is being reduced to a
reciprocal fee with other states or to
. ‘$100 per year, whichever is higher.
• The present plan, however, does not
apply to freshman students entering
from other states but only to under-
.nraduates who have obtained sopho-
ore standing and who have earned
a 2.0 grade-point scholastic average.
These grade-points are earned oif'’:h
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' '4-pomt scale, 2 points representing
an average of C grade work. , '.i
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The Chairman of the Board of:
University Preachers at Harvard
University has announced in his an
nual report to President Conant that
voluntary attendance at religious
exercises totaled over fifty-five thou-
^,^-pd durmg the past academi^yej||^
History Club Observes
Negro Achievement Week
In observation of Negro History
Week, which was during the week of
February 6-12, the History Club
presented an interesting and highly
informative program during the regu
lar chapel period on Friday, Febru
ary 11.
In his introductory remarks, Mr.
Charles Black, jyho presided as mas
ter of ceremonies, emphasized the fact
that the purpose of Negro History
Week ’S to call the attention of
Negro citizens to the importance of
becoming more integrated into this
American society.
The program proper began after
the singing of the Negro National
Anthem by the audience, followed by
a chant. Every member of the audi
ence expressed extreme pleasure at
Mr. Walter Nevins’ vocal rendition
of Cadman’s At Dawni^^, as well
as at the singing of Burleigh’s ar
rangement of Go Down Moses by
the choir, conducted by Mrs. C. R.
Edwards. Miss Mattie Laws’ contri
bution to the program was as inform
ative as it wg^ entertaining. She pre
ceded her driimatic reading, .with
infori^tion,,concerning, im-
I^oytiiat NegrOi^. women writers who
’often neglected in any discussion
‘‘Y” New«
sand over the previous year. In his
report the Chairman gives much
credit for this increase to the new
memorial church of the University.
He considers the increase in attend-
artce “a silent tribute to its memorial
character and a recognition of its
effective simplicity as a building.”
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A department in manners has just
been created by Hunter College, the
first in a public-supported university,
according to Mrs. Katharine Bleeck-
er Meigs who heads the department.
It will be known as “the ABC of liv
ing, or conversation in the amenities,
behavior and customs.”
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The Supreme Court of the State
of Missouri early in December by
unanimous decision refused to grant
a writ of mandamus to a colored
student who sought to force the Uni
versity of Missouri to admit him to
the School of Law. The Court ruled
that the state provides equal higher
education for colored people through
Lincoln University and through the
appropriation to pay tuition fees for
college students in adjacent schools
if Lincoln does not provide the
courses they want.
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During the academic year 1938-39,
Duke University will celebrate its
centennial. Thirteen years ago Trin
ity College, established in 1838, be
came Duke University because of the
large endowment left to the college by
the late James B. Duke. The general
theme of the celebration will be “One
Hundred Years of Southern Educa
tion in the Service of the Nation.”
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Thirty per cent of the students at
Princeton University have been given
financial assistance during the past
academic year, according to the an-
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m^egvo literature. The applause was
and long for .Mr. Earl Artist’s
wonderfulinterpre^tion of Dunbar’s
beautiful poem, .When 'Malinda
Sings.
This program represents another
step on the part of the History club
vsiard .heloyiilf the .Ijistory depart-
__ .t Hrr#nOvt(> ttr,;.(Sfiitural ainfF ’
—William. Tuck, Reporter.
Remember This
Be good, but not too good—a little
naughty, but not too naughty. Say a
prayer if you feel that way, say damn
if it gives you consolation.
Be kind to the world always, if
possible—yet if you must be unkind,
smash right and left, get it over and
forget it.
Smile, always smile, have a smile
ready even though sometimes it hurts.
Grab all the happiness you can
wherever and whenever you can—
don’t let even a wee bit slip past you.
Live, above all things live, don’t
simply exist.
If you are blessed enough to know
what real love is—love with all your
heart, soul and body.
Live your life so that at any hour
you will be able to shake hands with
yourself and try to accomplish at
least one thing worth while each
day. Then when your nights come
you will be able to pull up the covers
and say to yourself—
“I have done my best.”
—Selected.
Dorothy Whitted
Since there have been a great many
changes in the social anl economic
life of the average famil during the
past fifty years we acceit, without
question, the fact that wf have more
leisure time now than pople had in
the days when women fund means
of entertaining themselvis in their
homes.
Today there are so uany attrac
tions which lure the y tth and the
pleasure-seeking adult iway from
the home that, for the veil-being of
society, it, is appropriate that such
a movement as the de\elopment of
hobbies should be preN^Ient at this
time.
The Y. W. C. A. or this campus
has joined the throng vbich is seek
ing to develop for the 3 lUth the hob
bies which are entertUiamg and yet
constructive in that th.y are educa
tional.
The following is a list of the
classes which have bfsn organized
for “Y” members:
Bridge Class, Frida ®, 6:30 p.m.
Teachers: Misses Gordon and Hunt
er, Mrs, J. T. Taylor.^^
Knitting Glass,-Miff lays, 1:00 p.
m. Teacher?' Mrs. J(| i Herndon.
Fiction Club, 1st' afik’ 3rd Sundays,
10:30 a. m. Sponsor Mrs. F. M.
Eagleson. f.
Social Danci^- (^1
4:3^0 p.m.
Kelly. ■■■ '.
Study Group: I^te;tion for Fam
ily Life, 3rd Sui||ai;: 5:30 p.m
Teacher:' Miss R.' G , -'lush.
rrr-t ■ Oail. . .
j.iiis .M. -u '/s/i
,a s, Mondays,
achii. Miss K. L.
Jerold Fredric Gives
Entertaining Recital
On Sunday, February 13 th, the
students of N. C. College and music
lovers of Durham were given a rare
treat in the piano recital by Jerold
Fredric, a young pianist of German-
French descent. Students of piano
could not help but be enthralled by
his complete mastery of the piano as
an instrument, the correct use of all
three pedals, his complete relaxation
not only of arm and hand, but the
entire body; the mechanical,means
of pure technique so entirely neces
sary to be mastered before we may
expect an artistic end.
In interpretation, Mr. Fredric has
created an individual style. Some
critics say he is' “sensational.” Cdr-
tainly he puts the “imprint bj his
own soul” upon each composition^
whether a Bach Chorale, a Chopim
Nocturne or a Liszt Rhapsody, with
out destroying the composer’s idea.
Shumann, Bach, Liszt, and Chopin'
lived' again in all 'the vigor and. fresh
ness of this modern age, so rnuch so
that even the ultra-modern could not
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term them stale-.
Again we thank our president for
making it possiblei, fo'r us to hear this
young pianist, who already has gone
so.; far in the;, musical world.
If we continue to listen, our appre
ciation and ib^e for the best in music
will'be increal'ed.
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“We appreciate only in proportion
as we understand.”
“A listener thinks of wliat he
hears.”
Off Campus Extension
Service Corner
Extended Extension
“A Good Family to Know”
The father of Success is Work.
The mother of Success is Ambition.
The oldest son is Common Sense.
Some of the other boys are: Honesty,
Perseverance, Thoroughness, Fore
sight,
Enthusiasm, and Co-operation.
The oldest daughter is Character.
Some of the sisters are: Loyalty,
Cheerfulness, Courtesy, Economy,
Care, Sincerity, and Harmony.
The baby is Opportunity.
Get acquainted with the “old man”
And you will be able to get along
Pretty well with the rest of the
family. —Selected.
Practice teaching is ‘ mice work” if
you get it. It is truly an experience
which one can never forget. The
unique combination of anxiety, fear,
pleasure, amusement, inexperience
and plain tiredness appears here as
nowhere else. Anxiety as to what one
is really accomplishing from four
standpoints: supervising teacher
(Miss Rush to you), major teacher,
critic teacher, and pupils; fear of
one’s self, teachers, and pupils;
pleasure in knowing that it won’t be
as long as it has been; amusement
at the antics and answers of pupils;
inexperience in handling unusual
situations; and being tired, both of
walking to Hillside and of the whole
business.
For what can I gain by taking a
four-year college course and omitting
practice teaching? To hear any one
of us talk. Hillside presents an ab
normal situation; the pupils there are
unlike any others in that they are
unruly, discourteous, lazy, and dumb.
Of course, we are seeing “through
a glass darkly” to say the least, and
the glass is be-dimmed as much by
the fact that most of us attended
small high schools or high schools
which contained few of the problems
of urban schools as by the fact that
we fail to realize what “angelic” little
children we must have been in high
school. It is said that age cannot
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Six Weeks Library Course
The North Carolina College is
offering this summer a library course
of six weeks.
Those who complete the same will
receive six hours credit. There is no
need for teachers to go elsewhere for
library training. This will be an ap
proved course, accepted by the state
of North Carolina.
lAfe_ ^ —
James E. Shepard
To live is not to laugh, to sing, and
to dance.
To live may be to labor day by day.
That some poor toiler on his upward
way be helped.
To live is not to roam on pleasure
bent.
To live may be to seek o’er rugged
way and steep.
The wayward youth and guide him
home.
To live is not to climb the ladder of
renown and fame.
To live may be to scale the heights
of Calvary.
That weary burdened souls may find
rest in Him.
To live is to love to work and to
serve.
To live is to see with vision clear our
duties to our fellowmen.
And with an unfaltering swerve en
dure until the end.
Summer School
There will be two sessions of sum
mer school at the N. C. College this
year.
The first session will start June
10th and close July 15th. The second
session will start July 15th and close
August 19th. All classes of certificates
will be accepted.
Begin now to advertise the summer
school and secure students for the
same.
WE DEPEND ON YOU.
The N. C. Negro Teachers Assn.
The next session of the N. C. Ne
gro Teachers Association will meet
at the College, April 14, 15, 16.
Great preparation is being made to
entertain the teachers of the State.
They will receive a hearty welcome
at the College.
By Ulysses’
A recent communication from the
State Department to directors of ex
tension service classes, advising that
a recent action of the Ce'rtificatitJn
Division the time limit set for all
certificates to be brought up to the’
“A” class level, the equivalent of
standard college graduation, .had
been extended another twelve-mofi|hs.
The interpretation previously giyen
to the published regulation was’, to the ■
effect that all credits, fojr raising cer
tificates, | from bjie cja|s level, to
another would end with; the clo^ of
the second sessiof^ of sufnmer sc|iool
1938, and that'after this date, |er-
tific^ jes ■ thal had pot been broi^ht
■up f» the requiredUcvel could Wly
be brought to. this leyel through g^d-
uatiOnMrom g stahdard college, '^s
we saidv in a j[ormer ’ article, neatly
twelve .i^onths t ago,'. this regulatidfi
wogld work a hardship on . a larg^
'(lumber of. excellent teachers, bepausei
■with^iill the credit the^ could '^os- :
sibly $ecure'’through summer sessions,
exteri^on, and'cgrrespondei\ce courses,
they would have been stiliyacking^ a
few hours neces^ry to qi^lify on
time. 1 ♦ i, %
. P.o^ibly it was the realization of
this .fact ■ that led jo the action 'bf the-
^rtificatito Diyisiofi'i,^ fqr, in, the'
communication announcing this ■ ex
tension of time limit, we have the fol-
lo'wing statement: “In consideration
of the fact that this regulation be
came operative a li^Pe earlier thap
-*«Su]ations of this type usually (to,
. Mj!e'~*'ific.q tic;n D ivisiot - extt"d.-.-.
ed the time limit ot tnls'.,.^u'.,'d the
for one year.” Whether actuated'uy
influences such as have been suggest
ed above, or moved by other more
potent agencies, one thing is certain,
this action by which the time limit
has been extended has been hailed
with delight by hundreds of in-ser
vice teachers in every section of the
state. For this extension of time will
enable them to earn the necessary
hours to qualify on their certificates.
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The Cost of Education
The cost per pupil based on cur
rent expense and average daily at
tendance for 1935-36 was $74.30 for
the continental United States, ac
cording to David T. Blose of the
U. S. Office of Education. The cost
by states for the same period was
as follows:
Alabama $ 28.49
Arizona 83.10
Arkansas 24.55
California 115.60
Colorado 87.20
Connecticut 90.76
Delaware 100.38
District of Columbia 122.10
Florida 53.89
Georgia 30.96
Idaho 69.21
Illinois 86.06
Indiana 69.08
Iowa 73.02
Kansas 67.04
Kentucky 39.52
Louisana 42.55
Maine 55.20
Maryland 74.77
Massachusetts 104.51
Michigan 78.82
Minnesota 86.16
Mississippi 27.68
Missouri 60.43
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