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Echo 7tn(^ ^o(£efc cit "DmAotK SPECIAL EDITION Durham, North Carolina, Saturday, April 27, 1968 SPECIAL EDITION Whiting Inaugurated Fourth President SCA President Salutes Whiting RITES VIEWED IN RETROSPECT By MISS ROZITA BULLOCK Campus Echo Reporter Elaborate preparations are being made for the inauguration of our fourth president, Dr. Albert N. Whiting. The oldtimers cannot but recall with nostalgic pride how it was in the days of the last two in augurations of Dr. Elder Elder and Dr. Samuel P. Massie. They cannot help but Shepard recall the sad ness when news was received about the death of our founder and first president, Dr. James E. Shepard on that sorrowful day of October 6, 1947. Through all of the regalia, pomp and circumstance of the other two inaugurations that were experienced and will be experienced on April 27, 1968, one cannot but reflect on the man, who with his mighty will, founded this institution. Without him, and the men like him, such occasions could not have been possible. Elder Inaugurated The throbs of “Le Prophete” drummed out the beats for the academic procession on Friday, June 3, 1949, marking the in auguration of Dr. Alfonso Elder. In it were many dignitaries and scholars of that day, some of whom have faded away and some of whom are still carrying the torch in the progress and perpetuation of education. Elder Many repre sentatives from businesses and educational institutions through out the United States were in attendance. Such men as W. Kerr Scott, Governor of the State of North Carolina, Dan K. Edwards, See RITES, page 3 By MR. DOUGLAS C. GILLS Student Government President Throughout the entire year. President Abert N. Whiting has revealed to us what he has con sidered to be his philosophy of education. His philosophy for tunately imbodies precisely what the majority of students in colleges today are advocating. The president has stated and implemented his ideals that stu dents and faculty as well should participate more in the gover nance of the college. Student bodies on campuses across the country are actively expressing their concern that full participation of a construc tive nature should, be a reality at these institutions also. But here, at North Carolina College, the transition from a policy of administration domination of the lives of the students to one in which the student body has become a partner in the search for knowledge and truth is anx iously being born. It is being bom without unwarranted ex pressions of discontent on the part of students or faculty. A year ago, North Carolina College was an institution with a future filled with gloom and disparity. The friends of this institution questioned with valid assumptions its ability to sur vive. The student body was overcome with feelings of hope lessness and despair. Now with the emergence of President Whiting, who has proven his sincerity, ability, and his de termination to make progressive change a reality at North Caro lina College, we can have faith in the institution’s future, and inspiration has replaced des peration. A president of an institution must be able to convey to his faculty and his student body ideals that can be achieved through mutual cooperation of all parts of the academic com munity. He cannot be successful if each segment of the institu tion has goals and ambitions which are irreconcilable to each other. They must be able to direct their energies into a pro gram of education in which the common interests of all segments have been successfully realized. See SGA, page 2 Dr. and Mrs. Albert N. Whiting examine a scrapbook in their home at North Carolina College. Dr. Whiting will be Inaugurated fourth president of NCC in a 3 p.m. ceremony on April 27. Excellence Goal Of Administration By DR. CHARLES A. RAY Chairman of English Department North Carolina College’s tra ditional emphasis upon truth and service at the level of ex cellence appears headed for re newed implementation in the administration of President Al bert N. Whiting. And the key to the implemen tation of the callege’s ideals can be found within a “coliege cul ture” that features three clearly defined strata—the administra tion, the faculty and staff and the students. Dr. Whiting believes that “the administration and faculty de velop the curricula and extra- curricula activities, the rules and regulations, the college ob jectives and the means through which the objectives are achieved ...” Excellence Extolled That he expects the ideal of “excellence” to continue to pre vail at NCC is apparent in the recent announcement of a cam paign to raise more than $1 million for faculty salaries. A dynamic recruitment program to staff existing vacancies and in novations to provide financial assistance for faculty members to do advanced study arid to pursue termina 1 degrees are other tangible examples of President Whiting’s interest in upgrading the quality of instruc tion at NCC. Emphatic in the Whiting em phasis upon an improved pro gram of instruction is a frank desire to bridge the student- faculty gap as it sometimes exists in American education. Informed teachers must do more than exhibit their academic wares in their professional jour nals and' at their specialized meetings. Dr. Whiting puts his views this way; “. . . it is cleai" to me that colleges and univer sities must seek a way to fuse ■the present emphasis upon ad vanced scholarship and method ology with an informed and re- See EXCELLENCE, page 2 Building Program Accents Expansion By DR. WILLIAM JONES Vice President for Financial Affairs The physical plant of an in stitution must be geared to the educational programs and size of enrollment of the institution. Therefore, the present and fu ture physical plant at North Carolina College must have a direct relationship to the edu^ cational programs and the stu dent population. To the end of meeting these requirements, the College has See BUILDING, page 7 Sociologist Takes Mantle April 27 Inaugural ceremonies on Sat urday, April 27, will mark North Carolina College’s official welcome to Dr. Albert N. Whit ing, the fourth man to hold the college presidency since its founding in 1910. Dr. Whiting, who took office on July 1, 1967, takes on the mantle of Dr. James E. Shep ard, the college’s founder and its president from 1910 until his death in 1947. Others who have worn the mantle include Dr. Alfonso Elder and Dr. Samuel P. Massie. Dr. Whiting received his ele mentary education at Jersey City Public School; his secon dary education at Dickinson High School, Jersey City, New Jersey; his A.B. degree at Am herst College (cum laude grad uate) and did further study at Columbia University and the University of Pittsburgh. He received the A.M. degree at Fisk University and the Ph.D. degree at the American University in Sociology and Public Welfare. He has taught at Fisk Univer sity, Bennett College, Atlanta University, Morris Brown Col lege, and Morgan State College. He was a propaganda analyst with the U. S. Department ot Justice in Washington, D. C. in April 1943 through September 1943, and First Lieutenant, Com pany Commander, Army of the United States, 1943-46. Among many honors, Dr. Whiting has received the Na tional Urban League Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh; was a Teaching and Research Fellow, Fisk University; and is a mem ber of Alpha Kappa Delta Hon orary Sociological Fraternity. He is listed in American Men of Science, in Trustees, Presidents and Deans of American Colleges and Universities, in Who’s Who in American Education, in Who’s Who in the East; and in Who’s Who in America. He is a member of the Ameri can Sociological Society, South ern Sociological Society, the Na tional Conference of Deans and Registrars of which he is a past See SOCIOLOGIST, page 3 SCHEDULE OF INAUGURAL EVENTS FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1968 ART EXHIBIT 8:00 P.M. James E. Shepard Memorial Library (Black Tie) The comins inaugural procession of April 27 is reflect^ in the L, he?d November 3 Leading the Une of march were, from sor of Education and marshal; NCC President Albert N. JW^tmg, Dr J Neal Hughley, college minister; Dr. Bascom T. Bayne^ cha^- man of the Board oi Trustees; and Lieutenant Governor Robert W. Scott, speaker for toe occasion. EDITORIAL NOTE The articles contained in the Inaugural Echo reflect various facets of North Caro lina College as an institution of higher learning —its his tory, its present focus on the inauguration of its fourth president, and certain offer ings and innovations in edu cation. The staff of the Echo presentsi this issue as a token to the guests who will parti cipate in the inaugural activi ties and to the members of the North Carolina College family. SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1968 8:00 A.M.-12:00 Noon Registration of Representatives and Special Guests James E. Shepard Memorial Library Inaugural Luncheon for Representatives and Special Guests The North Carolina College Dining Room The North Carolina College Band Concert Campus Lawn Robing of Representatives The Law School and Fine Arts Buildings Formation of the Inaugural Procession Inauguration Exercises The ^chard Louis McDougald Gymnasium The President’s Reception New Residence Hall Lawn (In case ot inclement weather, the Band Concert will be held in the R L. McDougald Gymnasium, and the President’s Reception will be held in the Education Building Auditorium.) 12:30 P.M. 2:00 P.M. - 2.40 P.M. 2:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M. 2:30 P.M. - 2:40 P.M. 3:00 P.M. Immediately following
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