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AC2 rouK ' t " mm T f 1 L I f 3 (11SL:::.l3b ;;Gc::::osOfSfet3 Enrollment in North Carolina insti tution of high learning aa of October 1, 1953, total! 42,911. Thi number is 1,541, or 3.? per cent, more than the enrollment a year ago. Men stu dents number 24,537, or 67.2 per cent, whereas women compose 18,874, or 42.8 per cent, of the total enrollment , For the eight year ported from 1948 to 1954 it is observed that enrollment in ' North Carolina's ' institutions of - higher learning was highest in 1947 4B, the total that year being 47,071. This total dropped on succeeding yean, until the lowest of the eight yean con sidered was reached in 1951-62 when the total was 40,738. During the past two yean, then wen increases in the total college enrollment. ,'The proportion of men and women students is gradually changing. ' In 1947- 48 there was almost a two to one ratio. This ratio was approxl- - mately'-three to two in 1951-52, and now it is almost four to three. It is observed that there were 15,380 wo men enrolled in all institution in 1948- 49 and that the number of wo men" increased yearly to the present 18,374. This increase is applicable to both white and Negro women students. Among the white institutions the en rollment of 1953-54 is divided 61.8 per cent men and women 38.2 per cent Negro institutions have pnly 38.9 per cent men as compared with 61.1 per cent women. In the one insti tution for Indians the percentage ra tio is 38.2 men to 61.8 women. On the racial basis there are today 34,261 white students, 3,619 Negro students and 131 Indian students en rolled in North Carolina colleges and universities. By percentages this di vision is 79.8 per cent white, 19.9 per cent Negro and JS of one peVcent Indian. :.y; By type of institutions the division of the 1953-64 enrollment is 38,042 tti senior colleges, 4,869 In Junior and off -campus institutions. " The senior colleges enroll 29,626 white students, 8,285 Negro students and 131 Indian students. Junior institutions enroll 4,635 white students and 234 Negroes. The six senior public, or State-supported, institutions for white stu dents have an enrollment of 16,450. The sixteen senior private institutions for whites have a total enrollment of 13,176. Five dor Etatavstipported Negro institutions enroll 8,559; where as six private senior Negro institu tions have an enrollment of 2,726. . Of the total college enrollment of 1953-64 a total ef 4,450 are veterans. This number is 10.4 per cent of the total. Of this number 8,508 are white, 930 Negro, and 12 Indian. In' white institutions an average of 10.2 per cent an veterans;' in Negro, 10.9 per cent; and in Indian, 9.2 per cent Division of sex discloses some In teresting data fat certain institutions, For example, there is one lone man enrolled ' in' Montreat Cortege; three men in Flora Mac Donald, six men in Greensboro College for Women, and four men at Woman's College. Then appears, therefore, ' to be only one strictly senior college,' Davidson, for men in the State, and hone for wo men, There are only two senior col leges strictly for Negro women, Barbara-Scotia and Bennett r . I Among the junior colleges .there are I only three strictly for men Belmont .Abbey, Edwards Military Institution, ana uax Kiage. or women oniy tnere are five junior colleges Peace, Pine land, Sacred Heart St Genevieve, and St Mary's. . , . Campaign Urged To i Eliminate Swine TB Citing the example of America's successful 25-year fight to eradicate tuberculosis in cattle, veterinary med ical leaden urged a similar drive to curb the disease in swine and poultry. The American Veterinary Medical Association points out that 2,500,000 hogs were found by federal inspectors last year to contain lesions of TB. That was more than four per cent of all hogs given federal inspection. No comparable figures are available foi poultry, but losses in that field also are high. ' .'r "Since practically all of the tuber culosis found in hogs comes from in fected chickens these losses could be largely avoided by well-defined man agement practice and good stockman ship,"' authorities said. ' "An lall-out campaign against avian tuberculosis now would pay great' dividend in livestock health and in increased in come for the farmer." PROPERTY DAMAGE AS RESULT TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS INCREASES ' North Carolina traffic accidents last year involving property damage only showed a nine per cent increase ac- MR. FARMER: We Still Have Some of Those Scarce Items: Certified Beans and Cor See Us For Your Needs While Supply Lasts! IT'S TIME TO PLACE YOUR ORDER FOR FERTI LIZER . . ; LET US SUPPLY YOUR NEEDS! We're Buying Hogs Daily 1 J. F. HOLLOWELL & SON PHONE 2481 WTNFALL, N. C. 'to. ADAMS REPOWTINCL G. HD8T D SUB BV (MOD Eft y 1 MVWMW I I analnit Hmrrw I V. Womuh. in I Print twk cording to &e Kotor Vehicles Depart ment'S iiignway taiety Division. iai division recorded 135.148 such mis- hans in 1953 while onlv 82.289 occur red the preceding year. ; ' Non fatal accidents resorted for the muir miim to 9.652. a sliffht decrease from 1952 Injuries occurring from all reported motor vehicle accidents in the state last year totaled 15,171, or 238 fewer than the year before. Fa talities, suhtect to later revision, wen pegged at 1.117J j ' ' State Accepts Four National 4-H Awards Programs For 1954 The State Club office has accepted four' national 4-H awards programs for participation of members In 1964, the National Committee on Boys and Girls Club Work has announced. The programs are Garden, Clothing Ach ievement Poultry, and Tractor Main tenance, in the last three of which awards have been changed. 1 In the 4-H Clotting "program, four (formerly one) gold-filled1 medal of honor will be provided for winners in qualifying counties by the awards don or, 'Coats A Clark, Inc. As in the past, the state winner will receive an all-expense trip to the National -u Club Congress in Chicago. Also, 12 I state winners selected for ' national ' , ... V f An A A AA 1 awarus win eacn receive u tow.uv inn lege scholarship. . 5 v J ; Instead of five sterling silver medal awards to county winners in the 4-H Poultry program, four gold-filled med als will be provided this year by 'the Tractor and Implement Division, Ford Motor Co. Awards of ah all-expense trip to the National 4-H Club Con gress in Chicago for state winners, and $300.00 college scholarships to ten national winners remain unchanged. In the 4-H Tractor Maintenance pro gram, the American Oil Co., will pro vide four gold-filled instead of sterl ing silver medals of honor as coun ty awards. The state winner will re ceive an all-expense trip to the Nat ional 4-H Qub Congress, a hereto fore. : The national awards, however, have been increased from alsht M IS $300.00 college scholarships. ( Awards in the 4-H Garden program, I which are provided by Allis-Chalmen,' remain the same as last year four gold-filled medals of "honor, an "all expense trip to the National 4-H Club Congress, and eight 8300.00 college scholarships, to county, state and nat ional wlnnere, respectively. All these national 4-H programs are supervised by the Cooperative Exten sion Service. , Local Beta Group Attends Convention Thirty members of the Perquimans High School Beta Club, accompanied by Miss: Frances Newby, represented the local school at the Northeastern District Beta Convention held in Ahos kie on Wednesday, March 10. Officers of the convention were Dickie Newsom of Ahoskie, presi ded: Mariorie Wbb of Edenton, vice president, and Sanne Thompson of Windsor, secretary. During the morn ing session invocation was given by the Rev. W. P. Milne, following which reports were made by various club secretaries and nominations were re ceived for new officers. An address bv Dr. Boylston- Green, N. C. Beta Field Director, closed the Session. Lunch Was served in the Ahoskie gym for the attending delegates. During the afternoon session the Edenton. Club conducted a forum, fol lowed by speeches by the club candi dates. Daryl Allen of Perquimans was a candidate for president. Carlyle Windley of Pantego was chosen as new president Of the or ganization . and Richard Odum of Ahoskie was named vice president. ' r - - - ---------.r--1- AKYwwWAji Bszineca Pcpu!"t!:.i Up UZ7o hi JlzlX Ccr.tury The business population has shown a greater rate of growth than the number of people in the United States over the last half century, a signifi cant commentary on the extent of op portunity available to the average man under our economic system. At the turn of the century, accord ing to the U. S. Department of Com merce, then were about one and one half million, nonfarm businesses in op eration in this country, the equivalent of approximately 21 firms for each 1,000 persons. As of last June, the number of businesses in operation had grown to a new high above 4.2 mil lion, or 88 firms per 1,000 of the popu- With all the ups and downs of the economy over the last two decades, the number of business firms ha in creased by 39 per cent since 1929 alone as compared with a 3J per cent In crease in the population. A i : FREE BOOK FOR TEEN-AGERS Designed especially to appeal to the teen-aged driver, the State Depart ment of Motor Vehicles has available for free distribution a 48-page book called "Deft Driving." Included in the volume are many 'suggestions and tips on can, highways, traffic. rules anf regulations. Certain chapters will be of special benefit to young drivers about to apply for their first license. Copies may be secured free and post paid by addressing a card to Public Relations, N. C. Dent of Motor Ve hicles, Raleigh.' ! ,! v ... It is one of the beautiful compensa tions of life that no man can sincerely try to help another, without helping himself. - Charles Kingsley. THRILLS OF BULLFIGHT EXPLAINED Drama and excitement inherent in a typical bullfight are painted in a colorful .word-picture by Sloan Simp son. ' f fou have , never seep ...bujl fight you win find this illustrated ar ticle revealing. Featured in tha Maijch 28th issue or ' ''. THE AMERICAN WEEKLY Magaxine in Colorgravure with The BALTIMORE , SUNDAY AMERICAN Order From Your Local Newsdealer . . .i t. 1 XL aa-AV ' BP l "V" i MORE Milk - From FEWER Coys! to Odobv lW3, North Corolinq milk production tat . 6 new record el T41 mltlJon pound for that . month ! AND) R was done with FEWER cows (386,000) nW we hod m )m. 194ii38?.000), th all-time record-' titgh number f heodi The Improved breeding arte) ' awnooement of rrwt dairy herds contributes greatly In making North Carolina a bolter place In which o work, play and live. . ,' Anothor contribution to monpleoKjnt faring (or Norlfc Carollniara h the brewing todujtri sehT-ngulatio program when brewen,' wholealer and ntoftsn , In ccAmneswher mah beverages an permitted under Slate cc4)h-cooperate to mahrtak wtdem far Ibt kgol sal b and aU. . .i . . Koxth Quo Diripa XSSXESt nuts tsiwsss iocsdaxsoh WO,) For Quick Results Try a Wceltly Classified Ad! WHY THIS TREMENDOUS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE? BECAUSE ""X CAMELS' MUWESS. . , 9 1 Brflmnwd imih ,.nm ubwustkiJiuflA runs PLEASURE AGREE WITH MORE PEOPLE THAW AWf OTHER CIGARETTES r Anything bis it yestcrdcy'i carl TOWE-WEBB MOTOR COMPANY HERTFORD, ; JOCiTij tARCLlNA' , sa I I l tt : f-f -w 1 9 ti ter?;, ) 1 , M lL'c y sun. 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