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Durham, North Carolina, Friday, March 29, 1968
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Tutorial Program To Aid In Closing Cultural Gap
Instructor aids students with the use of audio-visual aids.
important As A Primary
Choice 68 Termed Significant
By PETER MESCHTER
THE TE(CH
Massachusetts I nstitute of
Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts
“It can be as imiJjortant as the
primary in any contested state.”
So says Political fiance pro
fessor John Salopia ’56 of
CHOICE 68, the stui|ent-run na
tional collegiate presi^^ential pri
mary which will (Aike place
April 24 and which; has so far
attracted the parti]pipation of
200 colleges and uni'^rsities (in
cluding MIT), havini; an enroll
ment of over 2 million students.
First Opporti
Noting that by
one-half of the el
be under 30 years
loma calls 1968 t
opportunity for
Bity
972 nearly
torate will
d, Prof. Sa-
first great
young to
make their preseiv^e felt on the
U. S. political, scene, and
CHOICE 68 as tWe first real in
dication of the political views of
the young — il they will only
take the primary seriously.
“CHOICE 68 is a test of the
will and resourcefulness of
young people—a test of strength
between the young and the
Establishment. By taking a
serious attitude towards this
primary and by turning out in
large numbers to vote, students
can show that they do count as
a political group. Too often the
student or under-30 vote is dis
counted because it lets itself
b e discounted. If successful,
CHOICE 68 can do much to
wards the politicians’ attitude.”
Saloma also noted that the pri
mary will have added signifi
cance because, if it is success
ful, more votes will be cast in
it than in all of the contested
small-state primaries combined.
CHOICE a Rejection?
Prof. Saloma says that
CHOICE 68 could well be a clear
rejection of the older generation
of politicians, among whom he
lists Johnson, Nixon, and Rea
gan. This primary will be an
especially important test for the
President, who is not forced to
be on the ballot in any other
primary. The importance of
CHOICE 68 will lie as much in
the trends it shows, and the
votes on party preference and
the war in Vietnam, as in the
name of the most popular indi
vidual candidate. Trends shown
by CHOICE 68 wiU differ sig
nificantly from those indicated
by the Gallup polls, and most
probably be more oriented
against Johnson and towards
the left, states the professor.
Effects of Primary
Other possible effects of the
primary, according to Saloma,
could be:
1) A repudiation of the Presi
dent, and a boost to the Republi
cans’ effort against him.
2) A veto on the candidacy of
one of the major Republican
candidates. For instance, if this
primary shows that Nixon can’t
win among young people, his
chances for the nomination may
be ended.
3) Of the four candidates hav
ing real chance at this point for
the Presidency—Johnson, Nix
on, Reagan, and Rockefeller—
CHOICE 68 might give the
greatest boost to Rockefeller’s
chances.
4) The vote could go far to
wards determining the Republi
can vice-presidential nominee,
especially since the major par
ties have recently nominated
well-known political figures for
vice-president.
5) There is a possibility that
the primary could bring anoth
er, lesser candidate such as
Lindsay into prominence, al
though the primary will prob
ably be too early for this.
Rebuild Politics
In conclusion, Saloma stated
that he was impressed by what
he called “how far off base the
American political system is
now. As Professor Lettvin says,
the older generation has gotten
us into the present mess. If a
politician of the older generation
is elected in 1968, it will be 10
years before another chance
comes to elect a young, Ken
nedy-like candidate. If the dom
ination of the older political
generation is to be ended and
American politics rebuilt, the
job must be done by the young.”
Reprinted with permission of
THE TECH, Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology, Cam
bridge, Massachusetts.
By ESTHER SILVER
President Albert N. Whiting
said in announcing the new tu
torial program, “It is our belief
that this approach will accom
plish a strategic salvage function
and yet avoid the stigma of track
systems, the pitfall of non
credit remedial work, and the
resistance of parents and ”stu^
dents to five-year programs. At
the same time, it will facilitate
a ‘quantum loop’ in the matter
of closing the cultural gap.”
This new program, authorized
by the Board of Higher Educa
tion and operating out of a $93,-
048 “catch-up” fund, provides
remedial training in mathe
matics, oral composition, and
English for freshmen. Students
are referred to the center on
the basis of grades received in
English and mathematics. Stu
dents who have made D’s or
P’s in English or mathematics
with a cumulative average be
low 2.00 are allowed to take a
maxunum of 12 hours. Students
having an average between 2.00
and 2.50 are urged to take 12
hours but not required. Students
having an average above 2.50
do not have#o redi'ce their class
loads. Only students who, in the
opinion of the center, can be
saved and show a possibility of
pulling up their averages are
able to come into the program.
Freshmen entering in September
wUl be referred to the program
on the basis of high school
grades and SAT scores.
The program is designed to
meet individual needs. Not only
are the students’ schedules’ ar-
Students Named
Time Winners
Three students in the depart
ment of geography and history
at North Carolina College have
been cited as winners in the
1968 annual Time Ciirrent Af
fairs Contest administered by
Dr. Theodore R. Speigner, chair
man of the department of geog
raphy at NCC.
Joseph Mumford, scored 94,
Joel Maxwell scored 89, and
Phillip Kithcart scored 85, out
of a possible 100 perfect an
swers.
The Cuirent Affairs Test was
tosed on significant news stories
in TIME, and comprised 100
questions on national and fore
ign affairs as weU as business,
sports, entertainment, science'
religion, literature, and art.
The NCC winners in the 1967
Time Current Affairs Contest
were among more than 2,500,000
high school and college students
across the United States and
Canada who participated in the
event, now in its thirty-second
year.
The three top scorers at NCC
will be awarded certificates of
excellence and merit from
^es R. Shepley, publisher of
TIME, on May 3, during NCC’a
Awards Day exercises.
ranged for their convenience,
but each student is also given in
dividual attention. Students
meet for their instructions both
in group sessions of eight and
individually with the instructor.
Mr. Harold Alexander, di
rector of the center, in express
ing his views on the program
stated that the program is de
signed to help students who
otherwise might be losses and
that the program is to serve
as a supporter and not as a
penalty. He also related that
the program has many possi
bilities since it is experimental.
A number of students have
also viewed the programs as a
supporter. Over 30 C-students
and a number of sophomores
who were not referred to the
program came to the center and
requested help. One instructor
of speech had more than 20
sophomores who wanted to reg
ister for a class but could not
be accommodated. Plans are
being made for next year to
accommodate these students.
The new Tutorial Center
under the direction of Mr.
Harold Alexander has received
its staff members. Tutors in
—NTE Scheduled—
North Carolina College has
been designated as a test cen
ter for administenng the Na
tional Teacher Examinations
on April 6, 1968, Dr. F. G. Ship
man, Chairman of the Depart
ment of Education, announced
recently.
College seniors preparing to
teach and teachers applying for
positions in school systems which
encourage or require applicants
to submit their scores on the
National Teacher Examinations
along with their other creden
tials are eligible to take the
tests. The examinations are pre
pared and administered by Edu
cational Testing Service, Prince
ton, New Jersey.
The designation of North Car
olina College as a test center
for these examinations will give
prospective teachers in this area
an opportunity to compare their
r^rformance on the examina
tions with candidates through
out the country who take the
test. Dr. Shipman said.
At the one-day session, a can
didate may take the Common
Examinations, which irtclude
tests in Professional Education
and General Education, and one
of the thirteen Teaching Area
B^aminations, which are de
signed to evaluate his under
standing of the subject matter
and methods applicable to the
area he may be assigned to
teach.
Bulletins of Information de
scribing registration procedures
and containing registration
forms may be obtained from
Dr. F. G. Shipman, Room 109
Education Building, North Car
olina College, or directly from
the National Teacher Examina
tions, Educational Testing Serv
ice, Box 911, Princeton, New
Jersey 08540. Prospective teach
ers planning to take the tests
should obtain their Bulletin of
Information promptly, Dr. Ship
man advised.
mathematics are Mrs. Laura
Brooks, B.S., NCC; and Mrs.
Annie Boone Isaac, B.S., NCC.
English tutors are Mrs. Eur-
wen Davies, teacher’s certificate.
University of Wales, B.S.,
Teachers College, Columbia
University, and M.S., Teachers
College, Columbia University;
Mrs. Gretchen R. Sutherland,
B.A. and M.A degrees, Louisiana
State University; of North Caro
lina at Chapel Hill; and Mrs.
Rosanne E. Howard, BA.,
Queens College, graduate work
at East Carolina University.
Speech tutors are Mrs. Evora
W. Jones, A.B., Virginia Union
University, M.A., Tennessee A.
& I. State University; and Mrs.
Wanda J. Garrett, G.A., Arkan
sas A.M. and N. College, grad
uate work, UNC, Wayne State
University, and Michigan State
University.
Also on the staff are Mrs.
Delores Eaton, counselor; Miss
H. Price, assistant dean of wom
en; Mrs. Minnie D. Lucas, De
partment of Education, speech
therapist; and Mrs. Willia Bry
ant, Department of Education,
reading specialist.
Mrs. Alfred Woods is the
stenographer for the center and
Mrs. Joyce S. Glover is the
clerk-technician.
Eventually, a librarian will be
hired to administer to a col
lection of books which will
serve to enrich the program.
Brown Named
Coach Of Year
Floyd H. Brown, the Eagles
head basketball mentor, has
been selected by conference
coaches as 1967-68 CIAA Coach
of the Year.
Just concluding his sixteenth
year at the helm of the Eagles,
Brown has posted a record of
228 wins and 162 losses, for a
winning percentage of .585.
Brown received his basketball
training from Coach Johnny
McLendon (one of the last stu
dents of the inventor of basket
ball, James A. Naismith) dur
ing his playing days at NCC.
Some of McLendon’s coaching
methods rubbed off on Brown
as he now displays some of these
tactics as a coach.
Since taking over as head of
the Eagle cagers in 1952, Brown
has won three ClAA visitation
championships. He continued a
tradition for the Eagles, that
of competing in CIAA tourna
ments. NCC has participated in
16 conference tournaments, 14
in a row from 1946-1959. Brown
led the Eagles to the post season
classic, his first eight years as
head coach.
Brown was elected Coach of
the Year by his fellow coaches
and sports writers m 1958 after
guiding the San Juan (Puerto
Rico) Saints to a national
championship during a summer
coaching stint.
Prior to this year, Brown
served as chief football scout in
addition to his assistant profes
sorship in NCC’s Physical Edu-
See Coach of Year Page 6