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Special Program Called Success -
By PETE IVEY
CHAPEL HILL — An experi
ment in higher-level education lor
specially gifted freshmen at the
University of North Carolina has
been declared a success, it was
made known today in a report
presented to the Chancellor and
faculty of UNC, and included in
the President’s report to the Trus
tees.
Twenty-six freshmen of high
intellectual caliber have comple
ted a year's study as a group in
an advanced academic program.
Another group of 25 superior
frbshmen are starting on a simi
lar program for the 1955-56
school year. -
Took Extra Work
The students took on extra
work, made top grades and pio
neered in a venture which could
be instrumental in raising educa
tional standards generally in in
stitutions of higher learning.
Accomplishments cited in the
report are:
1. The students worked harder
and learned more than they
would have otherwise.
2. Some of them have been en
couraged to explore more fully
the intellectual horizons opened
by the various courses.
3. The group developed an es
prit de corps which aided them
greatly in their academic work.
This was brought about by mutu
al intellectual stimulation, friend
ly competition, and a sense of
companionship in a worthwhile
adventure in learning. As for
grades, the boys did even better
than expected. Because of thb
higher level at which the basic
courses were conducted addition
al credit was given for the extra
ground covered. With one fexcep
tion, the boys in the special group
are two full courses ahead of nor
mal schedule.
Conceived as a possible answer
to the unsolved problem in this
country of how the gifted may bte
furnished an education suited to
their talents, the program was in
itiated by four UNC professors
who taught the freshmen in four
basic courses: Mathematics, phi
losophy, history and English. The
students were kep,t together as a
class in these four subjects.
The four professors are Ed
ward A. Cameron in mathema
tics, Everett W. Hall in philoso
phy, James E. King in history and
William S. Wells in English.
Besides taKing the tour basic
courses, thb students attend class
es in other subjects with the ge
neral run of freshmen. Most of
the boys in this year’s special
group are also taking chemistry.
The students taking part were
selected from a larger group cho
sen on the basis of high school
records and recommendations of
school principals. Several dozen
were invited to take a battery
of tests to ascertain their general
aptitude and proficiency in Eng
lish and mathematics. Those plac
ing at the top were selected.
Last year’s group consisted of
20 residents of North Carolina
and six from out of the state, and
the in state and out-of-state ratio
is about the same for this year’s
group.
fn the 1954-56 group were seven
students holding $1,250 Morehead
scholarships. In this year s group
there are 11 Morehead Scholars.
Students Background
Most of the boys come from
fairly wel-to-do homes, but a few
of them have to get extra finan
cial assistance. One of last year’s
group worked eight hours a day
in a textile mill while he was in
high school. He was a self-help
student at the University. He did
god work in his studies — by
normal standards. But when
somle additional financial aid was
obtained for him, and he was re
lieved of extra out-of-class labors,
his grades immediately shot up
and so did his morale.
What about the pioneer 26 su
perior freshmen? Now that they
are sophomores, will they con
tinue to be watched and guided?
No second-year program has as
yet been worked out for the spe
cial group. However, their facul
ty advisers in the General College
are following their progress and
they will permitted to advance as
rapidly as their progress justifies.
One other by product of the pro
ject is an additional experiment
this year in having 26 average
freshmen take four courses to
gether, so that they may benefit
individually from the esprit de
corps of their own group.
Lawrence Luther Lohr, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence L.
Lohr, and the grandson of Mrs.
S. A. Mauney of Kings Mountain
was among the boys selected for
this year’s course. Young Lohr is
a resident of Raleigh.
The hangar deck of the huge
Navy aircraft carrier USS FOR
ESTAL is the length of 2Va full
size football fields. The warship
was commissioned October 1,
1955.
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By Mrs. Connie Gordon
107 Carpenter Street
Phone 816-J
A Pre-Thanksgiving Carnival
will be held at Bynum Chapel
AME Zion church, North Cansler
and Ellis streets, November 19,
1955,beginning at 4 p. m.
The Rolling Clouds Quintet, of
Kings Mountain will be a special
attraction.
The Temple Baptist Church of
Gastonia will worship with the
Shady Grove Baptist Church Sun
day afternoon at 2:30. Pastor
Woods is the sponsor. Everybody
is cordially invited to attend this
service.
Sunday night at 7:30, Rev.
Sloan Murray will preach at Sha
dy Grove Baptist Church. Satur
day night there will be a supper
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
ford Barnes for the church Build
ing Fund.
There will be services at St.
Paul Methodist church Sunday
afternoon at 3 o’clock, sponsored
by the Trustee Board.
The Star of Bethlehem Quar
tet of Baltimore Md., will render
a program at Good Hof>e Presby
terian Church on Sunday, Nov.,
6, at 7 p. m.
Several other quartet groups
will alse appear on the program.
The Baltimore group will broad
cast from Station WKMT Kings
Mountain, Sunday morning at
10:15.
The Girls Auxiliary of Mt. Zion
Baptist church will hear its 5th
anniversary sermon Sunday af
ternoon at 3 o’clock. Rev. R. J.
Davidson and congregation of
Shiloh Baptist church, Shelby,
will conduct the service. A Panto
mime Angles service will also be
held. The public is invited. Rtev.
Garvin is pastor of the church.
Mrs. Jettie Moraney, of Balti
more, Md., was a guest last week
of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Mitchem.
Mrs. Moraney is a .former Kings
Mountain resident.
The Kings Mountain Council of
Churchwomen will present a pro
gram in observance of World
Community Day at Mount Zion
Baptist church on W. King street
Saturday evening at 7:30. The
program will be given by a num
ber of foreign students who will
be visitors in the homes of seve
ral of the church women A group
of the students will present a si
mlar program at Grade Metho
dist church at 7:30 p. m.
Churchwomen have invited all
colored citizens of the community
to attend the Mt. Zion service.
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