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Vol. y. No. 4 TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY, JANUARY, 1955Price 5c

26 Students Selected Council HasFor '54-55 Who's Who Many Plans

And ProjectsTwenty-six students from Ten

nessee State University are recipients of one of the higliest honorsawarded to undergraduate students. They will appear alongwith students from other collegesand universities in the 1954-55 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges andUniversities." They are:

George Altman, senior, Golds-boro, N. C.; Mayrene Beasley, senior, Silver Point; Doris C. Campbell, senior, Nashville; WilburCato, senior, Nashville; Jean D.Cuff, senior, Nashville;

Theodore Davis, senior, Jackson;Gwendoly Elliott, junior, Nashville; Doris M. Erby, senior, Memphis; Howard J. Francis, senior,Port Arthur, Texas; James E.Green, Jr., senior, Goldsboro, N. C.

La Pearl Hamilton, senior. Gal-latin; Ben E. Harris, senior, Lebanon; Emory H. Holmes, senior,Nashville; Charles Hudson, junior,Nashville; Clifton R. Jeffers, junior, Rojcboro, N. 0.

Richard Johnson, junior, Nashville; Laura E. LaPrade, senior,

Nashville; Geraldine M. Lee, senior, Nashville; Lois M. Miller, junior, Yazoo City, Miss.; BarbaraJean Peck, senior, Jefferson City;

Helen Poiter, senior, DeerfieldBeach, Fla.; Hannah Jo Smith,senior. Mountain City; Christine

"Vinson, senior, Nashville; CalvinL. Walton, senior, Dayton, Ohio;David M. Ward, senior, Lebanon;Nedra A. Whittaker, senior, Nashville.

Selections are based upon highscholastic achievement and notablecontributions in leadership andparticipation in extra-curricularactivities. Those selected will alsoreceive gold key.s as token of thehonor.

By Emory H. HolmesSince taking office, the Student

Council has embarked on an ambitious program of work that isdesigned to give the Universitythe kind of dynamic student government that it wants and deserves. Several pi'ojects have beensuccessfully completed. Others arein the planning stages. Yet othersare ready for implementation,

libraryMany students have contacted

the Council on matters concerningthe library. The Council is pres-

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A-V Service Now FeaturesCentralized Film Showing

Special Audio-visual Service features for this quarter will be faculty previews and centralized classshowings of motion pictures.

Faculty pre-views will be heldon Tuesday afternoons at 2 and 3o'clock or £roni 2-4 in HPER tlG(upon request).

Centralized showings of motionpictures will be at 9 and 10 a.m.on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays in HPER 116 (upon request). These showings are planned to accommodate teachers whoseclassrooms cannot be darkened.

New motion pictures soon to be

New Music GroupPlays At Seminar

Recently added to campus musical organizations is the StudentString Ensemble. The String Ensemble played on the Music Students' Quarterly Seminar.

They played "Andante" and"Sarabane" by Bach and an original composition, "Interlude" by oneof its members, Robert Holmes.

Members of the group ar-e:Eugene Perry, Gracie Crouch, PaulMeacham, Dolphus Spenee, An-dreal Carter, Herbert F. Mells,Charles Dungey and RobertHolmes.

Professor Brenton B. Banks isarranger and conductor of the ensemble, assisted by Miss MaurineStovall.

Home Ec. SymposiumHomemaking and economic con

ditions in foreign countries wasthe subject of a symposium sponsored by the Home Economics Club,Jan. 20, from 6 to 7 p.m. in theFaculty Lounge.

Foreign students conducted thesymposium.

NAIA TIP-OFF TOURNEY WINNERS—A1 Duer, secretary-treasurerof the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics presents trophyto Tigers after they scored major upset to win seventh NAIA tip-offtournament held in Kansas City Dec. 16, 17 and 18. This is the firsttime that an all-Negro team ever competed in the 7-year-old event.

—Photo by Clanton.

added to the film library of theState Department of Eudcation include:

McGraw-Hill Series

"Meeting the Needs of Adolescents."

"Curriculum Based on Child Development."

"Developmental Characteristicsof the Pre-Adolescent."

"Each Child is Different.""Discussing Individual Differen

ces."

"Making Learning More Meaningful."

Encyclopedia-Britannica Films"How to Conduct a Discussion."National Film Board of Canada

"Let's Talk About Films."

NEA

"Secure the Blessing."United World Government Films"School Bus Operation."Parts I & II.

Tenn. Schools Use2 Books by Eppse

Among textbook adoptions for1955-58 announced by the StateTextbook Commission are twobooks written by Professor MerlR. Eppse, Head of the Departmentof History and Geography.

Adopted for use in the 12thgrade is "The Negro, Too, inAmerican History," and for use inthe 7th and 8th grades, "An Elementary History of the Negro."

Tenn. Science AcademyHas 3 Local Officials

At the recent meeting of theTennessee Academy of Sciencethree TSU professors were electedto office, when the 64th annualmeeting was held on the campusof George Peabody College.

Drs. H. B. Crouch, C. M. Hill,and J. R. Lawson will be, respectively, chairman of the biologysection, member of the editorialstaff of the official journal, andseci-etary to the physics section.

"MARIAN ANDERSON OF THE MET"—She sang to an overflow audience at the HPER building January 17. Internationally famous as aconcert singer Marian Anderson as Ulrica received tumultuous ovationswhen she performed as a member of the Metropolitan Opera cast whichrecently performed in Verdi's "Masked Ball." Miss Anderson is thefirst Nogro to stag with the Metropolitan in its TO-yeac history.

Tennessee State Mathematics GradOperates Digital Air Force Computer

When the world's first digitalcomputer arrived at Griffiss AirForce Base recently, a TennesseeState graduate was the first airman permitted to examine the intricate instrument.

That airman is A-3/C Lloyd B.Gardner, who received his B.S. in1954 with a major in mathematics.Gardner's duties at Griffiss entailprogramming and operating theBendix Model D-12 Digital Differential Analyzer.

Gardner was also selected airman of the month because he displayed outstanding ability in understanding the operations of thedigital computer, the solution ofengineering and mathematicalproblems, and because of the respect held for him by his fellowmathematicians.

The D-12 computer is a highspeed electronic device designed tosolve complicated mathematicalproblems. Only hours are requiredto solve a problem which wouldtake days by the use of paper andpencil.

Gardner is now assigned to theComputers Facilities Section underthe Deputy Chief of Staff, Comptroller for the Rome Air Development Section.

Imes Is Feb. 2 SpeakerQuiet Hour for Feb. 2 will be

conducted by the Home EconomicsClub. Guest speaker will be Dr.William Lloyd Imes.

Later Dr. Imes will be honoredat a reception by members of theHome Economies Club.

TSU Tigers Take TitleIn NAIA Tournament

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 17—Tennessee State pulled the first majorupset of the NAIA tip-off basketball tournament last night by eliminating top-seeded Southwest Missouri State 77-57 in the openinground of play.

Dec. 18—The Tennessee State

Tigers of Nashville overcame a6-point halftime deficit and wenton to a sparkling 91-90 victoryover Arkansas Tech last night togain a berth in the finals of theNAIA tourney.

Dec. 19—Jumping out front

after a couple minutes of play,Tennessee A & I of Nashvilleromped to a 94-72 victory overRockhurst College in the finals ofthe NAIA tip-off tourney.Kan.sas City Star

This is how the Kansas City Starheadlined the NAIA finals:

Hawk Bid Fails. Tennessee A &I Races Past Rockhurst 94-72 toGain NAIA Cage Title. BlindingSpeed Pays Off. Sharpshootingand Rebounding Power of VictorsPi'oves Too Much for Brehmer'sCrew.

Gov't ServiceWell-Paying

Has ManyPosts Openveteran's preference m'ay beawarded to the mother, wifeor widow of a veteran, if the veteran cannot or does not choose to

seek employment.It seems to this repoirter that

many of us are not aware of thesethings. We would do ourselves aser-vice to read the bulletin boards

at the Departmental Offices, PostOffice and in front of the Vice

President's office to keep abreastof these job openings.

For those of us who are Hearing the close of our college days,and who are not too sure of a jobin the tr-aditional areas, this maybe a clue that will be fruitful of

results.

THE METER

MeistersingersSing in Memphis. Directed by Professor E. T.Goins, the University Meistersingers, made their first public appearance this year in Memphis.

Supporting the "kick-off" of theTuberculosis Seals Drive, theysang at Douglas High, Booker T.Washington High, and The Metropolitan Baptist Church. The programs ranged from Brahms andHandel to Ringwald arrangementsand such novelties as "The Deaf

Old Woman," and "Johnny Schmo-ker."

A progressive jazz quintet, TheVeltones, under the direction ofDaniel Ward, added to the variedprogram.

Soloists with the Meistersingerswere: Charles Dungey, SylviaSmith, Thomas Nowlin, III, La-Fonde Williams and Elmira Daniel.

By Emory H. Holmes

Sometime ago, this reporteriieard several persons discussingthe lack of job openings for qualified persons. During the courseof the conversation, it was emphatically stated that the jobsthat are open for our group donot pay well. These statementstroubled me, to the end that I feltmoved to investigate some of theopportunities that are currentlyavailable.

In almost-every area of Government service, many well payingjobs are unfilled, often because noone applies for them. In the Department of State, there are openings for persons with an interestin political sicence. There areclerical positions open in every department of government, in thenation's capital, as well as in othercities. In the Veterans Adminis

tration, as well as other agencies,psychologists and clinical psychologists are sorely needed.

These jobs pay salaries thatcompare favorably with salariespaid by private concerns.

Attractive features make manyof these jobs more rewarding thancomparable jobs in private business. Such things as retirement ^benefits, sick leave with pay, vacation with pay, regular hours andyeax'ly pay increases make thesejobs desirable and rewarding.

Of course, all or most of thesepositions have Civil Service status.This means that to qualify oftenmeans taking a Civil Service examination. These examinations

vary in degi-ees of difficulty. Yet,they may be taken more than x)nceif one fails the first time, and aperfect score is not necessary forplacement.

Veterans have an award of an

added bounty in terms of testpoints. For a disabled veteranthere is a bounty of 10 points added to his test score. For veterans

not disabled, the bounty is 5 points.With the proper kind of statement,

H. Ec. Club Plans ShowGood grooming, a fashion show,

and a film constitute the programfor the second February meetingof the Home Economics Club.

Members of the club will demon

strate good grooming pointers. Thefashion show will be educational

rather than elaborate.

You Walk and You Wonder, 'Will IReally Be Ready? Am I Too Late?'

Colleges Get GrantsAmong colleges and universities

which have received Research,Polio Prevention, Pr-ofessional Education, or Medical Care grantsor appropriations between 1951 and1954 are Dillard University, Howard University, Mehariy MedicalCollege, and Tuskegee Institute.

By Garfield LillardYou walk and you wonder; Is it

too late ? It began simply, not unlike countless other days, in aclassroom.

Correlation

You sit and listen to the lecture,and at first it is only one of manyothers you have heard before. Theinstructor is one of all too few ex

ponents of the theory that all ed-usation is not to be found in books

and also an advocate of corTelation

of subject matter.

Logical ConnectionsYou sit safe behind your cloak

of overt knowingness. You haveheard this type of lecture manytimes. It doesn't bother you. Andthen with the skill of an artisan,two seemingly unrelated points areproven to be inseparable. Yes,you could have recalled one, maybe both of the points if pushed hardenough. But connect the two logically, No, you would have beenlost.

It isn't the first time this has

TSU Twins SailFor Trip Abroad

Dashing European gentlemen,the gay life, awe-inspiring scenesdirect from the history books,while probably a part of most girls'dreams, may soon become realityfor Joan and Mattie B. Webster,December graduates of TSU.

The former co-eds depaif;ed onthe Liner U.S.S. Americana for

Germany Jan. 13. There theyalong with a cousin. Miss ElizabethV. Alexander, also a TSU grad,will visit Dr. and Mrs. Cyril LeslieFabio. Mrs. Fabio is an older sis

ter of the Webster twins. Theywill return in time for graduationafter having visited several countries.

First Annual Convention of Nat'lMarket Ass'n Meets Here in March

Having been selected as host for

the first annual convention of the

National Association of Market

Developers, Inc., Tennessee State

will open wide its gates March 19-20.

Three men, among them TSUprexy Dr. W. S. Davis, will be honored at a dinner March 19. At thistime the three—Dr. Davis, Julius

A. Thomas, industrial relations director of the National Urban

League, and James A. "Billboard"Jackson, representative of EssoStandard Oil Co.—^will receive char

ter memberships.The NAMD is a professional or

ganization of sales, advertising andpublic relations workers. Moss H.Kendricks is president of the organization.

happened and in all probability itwon't be the last time, but it worries you all through the lecture. Itwories you, yes, but it can't keepyou from struggling with increasedzeal to get all there is out of thelecture.

When class is over, you leave,almost mechanically. As you walkyou are aware of the maze of colors and the profusion of activityaround you. You greet your contemporaries with a "Hello", butyour eyes only see a kaleidoscopicpattern and your ears hear afaint roar.

Ready or Not

Suddenly you are aware of aclassmate who obviously has something on his mind. Somethingseemingly insignificant has arousedyou both. Together you recall allthe facts you missed, simply because you didn't have to rememberthem. You think of the fool youwere to dodge all those so called"tough" teachers and subjects.They might have been able to saveyou. For as you talk, it hits you;It hits you hard, like the full resounding impact of a slap in theface, the realization that the worldinto which you must step isn't waiting breathlessly to welcome you;The realization that maybe thereare other faces than the warm,smiling ones you have come totake so much for granted, the realization that maybe you aren't really ready to face this world.

Too Late?

And deep down inside, you areafraid; No, you are just plainscared. Scared that maybe it istoo late? You say "See you later"and walk on. You walk, your headnot held quite so high. But youwalk with a deteimiination that

you know if you can maintain willrvill banish forever the question; Isit too late?

R U A BFOC?Are you one?You may be. Who knows? You

may be one of the BFOC in thesenior class—one of the big fiveon campus.

All you have to do is submit allyour campus affiliations duringyour four years at TSU to MissNorma Stirrup, Hale Hall, by Jan.28.

Be sure to list all membershipsand offices held. Jan. 28 is thedeadline.

Are you a BFOC?

January, 1955

Council Has Many Plansthe revision of the Constitutionof the Student Council. This isa major project and any studentwho has any ideas or suggestionsabout Constitution revision, maysubmit them to the office of theStudent Council.

Council Office Hours

Students are urged to visit theCouncil office at anytime it is open.Office hours are 8:00 to 4:00, Monday through Friday and 8:00 to12:00 noon Saturday.

Self-Improvement

Thanks to student co-operation,the recent Self-Improvement Weekwas a success. The Council wishesto commend everyone who had apart in making the project meetits goals.

Team Support

Now that we will be seeing ourchampionship basketball team inaction, we should come out andcheer the team. There can be little

excuse for failing to come outwhen we have such an excellentsetting for our games. Let usshow school spirit by coming outand rooting for the team!!

Class Support

Your Student Council is com

posed of your classmates. Therefore on behalf of all the Council

members, we urge the support ofthe classes, so that we may do agood job as your representatives.

(Continued from Page 1.)ently working onthe entire area oflibrary services, and we shouldhave more to say about this in thenear future.

Cafeteria

In conjunction with the classes,the Council is sponsoring dinnermusic in the cafeteria. We arestrongly entreating all members ofeach class to co-operate with classofficers in bringing to the cafeteriathe kind of music that all of uswant.

Homecoming

Before Thanksgiving, the Council decided that it would be aworthwhile project to visit varioushigh schools in the Middle Tennessee area. This was undertakenso that we could extend to theseschools an invitation to share withus our Thanksgiving and homecoming programs. With the cooperation of the Administration,our visits were successful.

BenevolMit Fund

The Council feels it importantto remind you that the StudentBenevolent Fund Drive is now in

progress. Every student is urgedto contribute to this drive so that

our goal may be reached. Thisis a worthwhile project, deservingof all our consideration and support.

Constitution

One project that the Council iswrestling with at the present is

And it takes MONEY, too. Thecrippled child who is cut offfrom her playmates lives onlyhalf-a-life. The disabledwage-earner needs more thanjust plain gofs to carry on.Only with expert treatment,good equipment and understanding care can the strickenovercome crushing handicaps.These are the things MONEYcan buy.

Your MARCH OF DIMES con-tributions are saving lives,More than that, they are rebuilding lives that are saved.

It s a BIGGER ,ob now!

MAIICII OF DIMESJoMmAjSto-S!

January, 1955 THE METER

GREEK NEWS$4,000 Writing ContestAt the annual Omega Conclave

held in Atlanta, Ga., Rho Phi Chap

ter was cited for its over-all pro

gram and service to the program of

Omega Psi Phi in 1954.

Rho Psi's honor roll members for

the fall quarter include EmoryHolmes, Clifton Jetfers, JosephPhillips, Bernard Chadwick, Richard Johnson, Samuel Miller, Eugene Jones, and Frederick Fort.

Do you have a short story inyour system?

As a college student you are'

eligible to participate in the new$4,000 Christopher Contest whichcloses March 31.

Winning entries will be used forbasic scripts for dramatic half-hour presentation. on nation-wideChristopher TV programs.

Nineteen cash prizes are offered

for 1000-word short stories on anyof these subjects:

Teenagers can shape the future.,Changing the world through the

housewife.

Improving labor relations.Private property is the right of

all.

For details write for special contest folder. Address: The Chris

topher Contest, 18 E. 48th Street,New York 17, N. Y.

Alpha Phi AlphaBeta Omicron Chapter extend

thanks to all who sent the chapterChristmas cards.

Among the cards was one fromWillie Thomas now playing professional basketball with the classical Harlem Globetrotters.

The Sunday School presented bythe Chapter before the holidays depicted vividly the true essence ofChristmas.

The Chapter welcomes GeorgeAltman back after his distinguishing participation in the series ofgames played by the team duringthe vacation season. Altman is

considered "Mr. Beta Omicron" for

his athletic abilities and highlyrepresentative scholarship.

Reuben Davis and TheophulusBoyd were representatives, at theGeneral Alpha Phi Alpha convention held in Miami, Florida, lastmonth and participated quite extensively in discussions concerning"The Realities and Ethics of Inte

gration" which was the theme ofthe convention. The brothers are

ever striving for the unsegmented,unbiased uplift of all mankind.

Kappa Alpha PsiKappa Alpha Psi sponsored its

annual K K K (Kappa KountryKarnival) Jan. 7.

The K K K is a project wherebyfood is collected and distributed to

needy families in the Nashvillevicinity. A list of these names isprocured from social workers inthe area. Alpha Theta endeavorsto live up to the true meaning of"Brotherhood" in this project.

Jimmie Black and Norman

Spencer attended the Grand Conclave in Washington during theholidays. Also attending were H.B. Hall and Percival Cuff who was

the official photographer.

Kappa Delta PiMembers initiated into the Zeta

Chi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi,Dec. 15, were: Clarice Clardy,Tobitha Demumbreum, GarfieldLillard, Jr., and Ollie Shute.

The Chapter, having an activemembership of approximately 30students and honorary members,was installed at Tennessee State

University, July 15, 1960, and theschool was the first. Negro institution to have an honor society ineducation established on its. cam

pus. .

The Organization was founded atthe University of Chicago in 1911,and cooperates with college anduniversity authorities in emphasizing scholarship as a basic necessity for teachers. Any person ofjunior, senior, or gi-aduate standing, who is preparing for a teaching career; who has acquired fromnine to eighteen quarter hours ineducation; and who has an accumulative average of 3.25 or aboveis eligible for membership,

Eeach year, Zeta Chi Chapterawards a $60.00 scholarship to thesophomore student having the highest accumulative average.

Officers of the Chapter are: Hazel Pointer, president; BarbaraPeek, vice - president; MayreneBeasley, secretary; Dr. T. A. Love,treasurer; and Mrs. Geraldine B.Fort, counselor.

For the fight against polio . . .for the task of mending lives . . .give to your 1955 March of Dimes.

Alpha Kappa AlphaThe Thirty-Fourth Annual Boule

of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sororityconvened Dec. 27 in the auditoriumof the Administration Building hereat the University. During the entire Boule all of the business ses

sions and headquarters were housedin the "A" building. Many itemsof National interest were discussedduring the Boule.

The Boule however, was not allwork and no play. The Athens ofthe South really spread out itswelcome mat. The homes, thebusiness concerns of our city, andthe many organizations all welcomed the members of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.

Dances were given by Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and the Inter-Fraternal Group, consisting of thefollowing: Delta Sigma Theta sor-

ority, Alpha Phi Alpha, Omega PsiPhi, and Phi Beta Sigma fraternities. The third night was highlighted with the Alpha Kappa Alpha Formal dance in the HPERbuilding.

The Boule adjourned Dec. 30,leaving everyone with a feelingthat the Boule had truly been a success and looking to the next onewhich will be held in California.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority willsoon be celebrating its Founder'sDay.

College Enrollements Jump 6%College-enrollment on a full-- /universities,-rppresentirig^ 94.5 per

•cent -of the accredited institutions

in the United States and territories

enrolled 1,383,750 full time studentsor 6.8 per cent more than 1953.

Freshman enrollment in' engineering wak up most percentagewise, having jumped 19.4 over lastyear. Others on the increase werecommerce and business administra

tion, 7.4 per cent; liberal arts, 7 percent; and agriculture, 6.1 per cent.

time basis was up 6 per cent iif1954 over 1953, according to -Dr.

Raymond Walters, president of theUniversity, of Cincinnati. :

His findings are a part of his35th annual enrollment survey foran educational journal.

Nineteen hundred fifty-fbiif "was"the second straight year to shovfran increase. The 846 colleges and

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THE METERPublished Monthly, Eight Times a Year at Tennessee A.

University, Nashville, Tennessee& I. State

EDITORIAL BOARDGarfield Lillard, Chairman; Ernest McN^l, Curtis L. Kag;e,

Marilyn Brown, Laurence H. HolmesAdvisors Mr. C. T. Lewis, Mrs. A. G. Sasser

Other contributors include members of English 302—ElementaryJournalism—Frankie Clardy, Jean Guff, Norma Cope, Wilma Lyle,Noi-ma Stirrup and Claude Massey; and Arthuir Griffa, CharlesSeymore, Arthur Horton, Charles Hudson, Lewis Owens, Richard

Johnson; Pearline Wright, Earline Brown.

What istheStudentCanncilDoing?The- December issue- of the METER- contained several let

ters to the editor and a column inquiring: into student opinionon the question of the closing of the libraryfor campus activities and for the week-end.

Inquiries had been made previously by many students asto what the Student Council was doing with regard to thisquestion. All replies were either "We are still working onit" or " We are working, on another project at this time butwe plan to look into the matter."

As far as the student body as a whole is concerned, newsof Student Council operations has been Hush-Hush. We arehappy to state that the Student Council has decided to makean open report to the student body. This issue carries thecomplete text of that report. (At this point you are advisedto read this report thoroughly if you have not already doneso.)

This report is an improvement over Student Council actionof the past with regards to keeping the studentbody informed,or is it? Careful scrutiny will show that it says little. Theproposed revision of the Student Council Constitution is muchto be desired when one realizes that enrollment at the institution has almost tripled since it was originally drawn up.We only wonder if the council will revise until time for elections, after which no time will remain for other issues.

Fact is the watchword! Specifically what problems wouldbeencountered in changing the present situation? As a bodyinvestigating the issue it is your duty to report to those fromwhom your powers are derived.

Before this paper is two hours old, cries of "Dissenters!!"and "Radicals!!" will go up. That we expect. Such is notthe case, but if it stirs the body to action we will bear thebrunt of this attack gladly, for we desire only to make allpersons concerned aware of the facts.

The argument will be advanced that students will not makeuse of expanded services. To this we say only that the lackof opportunity should hinder no one.

Student body, be as aware of what isn't going on on yourcampus as you are of what is! I

Student Council, act and make your actions known!!

How Can AnyonG Know?^While passing through Nashville, the Athens of the South

with its many educational institutions, many out of town visitors pass along Centennial Boulevard andcasually ask "Whichis it?"

Obviously it is a school. The buildings, football field, andgymnasium indicate that. "But which school," someone persistently asks, "I know Meharry, Fiak, and Tennessee Stateare here." A quick glimpse of a varsity sweater reveals thatthis is the heart of the campus of Tennessee A. & I. State University.

These tourists were lucky and sowas the school. They know now,but what about those who missed

that peek at a sweater? This situation is not common to Tennessee

State alone. Other schools of the

same and even greater magnitudeare likewise inadequately identified.

A sign, not a flashing giant withneon lights, but simply an easilyreadable marker placed somewherealong the approaches to the campus would do an adequate job.

Future graduating classes, pleasenote.

/Imang 1954's Best"The Fall of a Titan" by Igor

Gouzenko"But We Were Bom To Be Free"

by Elmer Davis"The Dollmaker" by Harriette

Arnow

"A Fable" by William Faulkner"Great River" by Paul Hogan"The View from Pompey's Head"

by Hamilton Basso"A Study of History" by Arnold

J. Toynbee"Abraham Lincoln" by Carl Sand

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THE METER

The InquiringReporter

By Clarence R Gladman

Question: What were the most significant campus erents of 1954?

BENNIE CONNER, sophomore,mathematics major, had this tosay: "The most important eventsof 1954 as I see it were the Ruben-stein and the William Grant Na-bors concerts."

DOROTHY KNIGHT, businesseducation ma-jor said, "I think thebasketball team's winning theNAIA Invitational Tournament inKansas was the most importantevent as- far as athletics is concerned."

ALEXANDER CONLEY, III,sophomore civil engineering majorfrom Chattanooga, "In my estimation some of the most importantevents were: the concert given byWilliam Grant Nabors, Homecoming dance and tournament in Kansas which the basketball team wonand thus became the first Negroteam to be invited to play in thetournament and the first to win it."

WILLIAM WILSON, senior, history major, said, "Although therewex'e many important events, themost significant one was the Ru-benstein Concei't which will longbe remembered in the minds ofall who attended the concert."

JANICE PITTS, social administration major, "The piano concertsby Rubenstein and by WilliamGrant Nabors were the most inspiring events of 1954. It gave us achance to see these great artistsperform and to hear some of thetruly great classics."

The LiqhthoYiseBy Ernest McNeil

Another year has crept silentlyinto the annals of the past and weare well on our way into 1955. Whatwaits for us in this infant year,we have no way of knowing. Inall probability, we will continue inour busy, crowded lives.

We are each embarking in themysterious quantity called time.Here at school, time seems simple,yet, contained in it is either thedrift of eventual success or failure.We are born into time, we live intime, and we pass out of time, yetbefore and after us is time on whichhuman life leaves an imprint.

As Christians, we have voluntarily taken upon ourselves certaindefinite responsibilities, whichshould be carefully discharged vriththe full knowledge that to failmeans everlasting destruction. Tosucceed means eternal life. Thefollowing suggestions should helpthe thoughtful student to be morefully aware of what is expectedof him in order to live successfully.

Daily communion with God is anabsolute must.

By reading God's word we letGod talk to us and it is a complement to anyone who has the wisdom to seek His advice. Prayershould be recognized for what it is—talking with God.

Daily Christian living also is amust.

Regular attendance at the service of the church, or the religiousprograms here at the university isexpected of a Christian unless he ishindered providentally.

God does not expect anyone todo something which is not possible,but he is not pleased with tokenloyalty. There is no such thing asbeing saved and luke-warm at thesame time. For the following year,let us do our best in serving Him.

January, 1955

Campus Forecast...By Ernest McNdl

This is the first in a series ofthree articles aimed at familiarizing students with establishedcandidates in the forthcoming student election.

One of the reasons why therehas never been more than 45% ofthe Student Body voting in studentelections is that prior to the election individuals who were runningfor the positions of Miss Tennessee State or President of the Student Council were not known tothe majority of the campus population.

Anderson Turner

Gladys Anderson, attractive andpersonable coed from NewportNews, Virginia, is highly considered as a potential candidate forMiss Tennessee State. A juniormajoring in Health and PhysicalEducation, she combines her physical charm with participating inthe Women's Athletic Association,the Hepermots club, and the Hy-permot basketball.

In the Miss Charm contest, she

BOOKS'Books are Keys to wisdom's

treastvre

Books are gates to lands ofpleasure

—Emilie Poulsson

For EscapeWorthy of anyone's attention is

a group of stories known collectively as "Great Tales of Fantasyand Imagination," (first publishedas "The Moonlight Traveler" byDoubleday Doran & Co.) The manor woman who has limited time and

the desire to find complete escapefrom the cares of the world for afew minutes may draw frommasterworks of the eerie, supernatural and just plain fantastic.

While not all contemporaryworks, they are unchangeable bythe mere passage of time as thenames of some of the authors suggest, Maugham, Benet, Poe, Wells,Kipling, O'Henry and others.

One of these stories, "The Diamond As Big As The Ritz" issuperlative for the sheer magnitude of the imagination involved.Crystal floors, lighted from beneath with water plants and fishfurnishing an ocean floor exploration without even getting your feetwet; halls carved from pieces ofivory so large as to permit a complete unbroken length; dinnerplates of solid diamond with emerald filigree imbedded within.

Fantastic yes, but enjoyable justthe same!

* * *

December, 1954, made many successful efforts to end the old yearon a happy note, but the world ofliterature will long remember it asthe date of the death of James

Hilton.

Having written fourteen bestselling novels (he was in the proc-es of completing a fifteenth at thetime of his death) Mr. Hilton willbe remembered most for "LostHorizons" and "Goodbye, Mr.Chips."

was unanimously chosen "MissVirginia." She is a member ofDelta Sigma Theta Sorority andin all probability if nominated, shewill be backed by Omega Psi PhiFratei'nity.

Also seeking the coveted titlewill be Archilene J, Turner who isa native of Nashville. Miss Turner,a- junior majoring in Business Education, is employed in. the PublicRelations Department of the University. Her other activities include membership on the Yearbookstaff,. University Counselors andthe Student Christian Association.

In her sophomore year she waselected Miss Sophomore and recently she was elected Sweetheartof Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.She is. also an active member ofAlpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

WorldSpot-lightBy Calvin L. Walton

For the first time in this writer's,life, the world is free from anactual shooting war. Such a reality is again raising the visions ofmankind to that hoped for daywhen the horizons will no longerecho the rolling of the drums ofwar. War-talk is diminishing everywhere and statesmen the worldover are sa3dng that chances forpeace are brighter now than at anyperiod since the end of World Warn.

However, lest we forget, thoseunderlying currents that a worldconflict would be based upon arenresent everywhere, and Asia offers us the best illustration of suchcurrents. The Reds are still claiming that Formosa must be "liberated." Formosa is the last Asiaticstronghold of the Chinese Nationalists. Too, the U. S. Seventh Fleetpatrols Formosa's Strait. If werecall correctly, the fleet is underpresidential orders to protect theNationalist bastion against anycommunist attack.

Now Chinese communist leadersare staging air and artillery attacks on the islands that formthe out-posts of Formosa. Theirmain reason for the latter actionsstems from a doubt as to whetherthe Seventh Fleet's protection extends outward around the islandoutposts. Even Americans are indoubt on this question. And Washington has made no attempt toclear up the picture that now exists.

Perhaps the day is not too faroff when the Eisenhower adminis

tration will recognize a reality andextend diplomatic recognition toRed China.

Certainly, we can't deny the factthat the Reds constitute the truegovernment of the hundreds of millions of mainland Chinese. Whenwe establish diplomatic relationswith China they can be dealt withdirectly. Now we have to use non-American emissarys when communicating with them. A good example is the use of the U.N. SecretaryGeneral as a negotiator for the release of the thirteen Americans

now held by China.

Thus, East-West differences inAsia continue. Doubtless, they willbe with us for some time. How

ever, we must always make ourselves available for consultations

on the problems of Asia. For unless some solution is worked out,Asia will eventually explode themyth of "peace chances beingbrighter."

January, 1955

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that made HISTORY—Drama from the finals of theNAIA tourney when Tennessee State romped over Rockhurst 94-72 totake the tournament title. by Clanton.

Track Team Enters AAUMeet and Pan-Am Trials

Using- the Waslnngtoii Evening-Star Games, Jan. 22, in uashington,D. C., as a warm-up, the A. & I.

Women's Track Team will go toChicago, HI., Feb. 5 for the National Indoor A.A.U. Meet and thePan American Ti-youts.

Making the trips will be TSU'sfleetest: Mae Faggs, MargaretDavis, Cynthia Thompson, Ella ReeTurner, Isabel Daniels, and Char-lesetta Reddick. In Washington asdefending champions they willtry to protect their records in the100-yard dash and 66Q-yard relay.

Muiti-Engine PilotProduct of TSU AFROTC

One of the first men to be commissioned as 2nd Lt. by AFROTCat TSU, James W. Caruth wasa recent visitor on the campus.Caruth, now a multi-engine pilot,will be stationed at Ramey AirForce Base, Puerto Rico.

None of the men commissionedupon graduation from TennesseeState have "washed out" of theflight or other technical schools to"which they have been assigned, atribute indeed to the AFROTCstaff.

PREDICTIONPreparing for what he feels will

be a successful season of intramural competition, Lt. MarcusCrowder, coach of the AFROTCentry says, "We expect to takeall."

CADETS HONORED

By virtue of their possession ofqualities adjudged to be outstanding by a board of military personnel C/Majors Johnnie J. Bx*ownand T. W. Tucker III will be citedas distinguished cadets at militaryceremonies January 26.

'54 BROUGHT A CHANGEOn Wednesdays in 1954 up until

the spring quarter, ROTO men atTSU used to pray for rain. Nowthey pray for clear skies; whenit rains they simply proceed to theconfines of the basement of thenew gym and drill goes on.

TSU GRAB IS WAGFT. McCLELLAN, ALA. Pri

vate Nora J. Gray, holder of anM.A. for Tennessee State, has justcompleted basic training at the new$7,000,000 WAC Center, Ft. Mc-Clellan.

Private Gray is the daughter ofMr. and Mrs. C. S. Gray of New-bem.

THE METER

Jr. Varsity NeedsGiant Scoreboard

When the Junior "Varsity defeated Owens College of Memphis 113-67 Jan. 10, they overworked thescoreboard.

Virtually the same aggregationran the scoreboard out of numbers

last year when they defeated Pa-ducah of Kentucky, 103-47.

Members of the Junior Varsityare: Donald Nash, Fletcher Yates,Henry McDonald, Robert Grider,Richard Caffey, Ossie Mason, BillWatson, and Ransom Robinson.Coach is Richard Mack.

Intramural CagersHave Big Program

Intramural basketball is in full

swing. Three leagpaes, American,National, and Fraternity, havescheduled 15 games each for thefirst round of play.

Competition began Jan. 12 andwill end Feb. 4. Game time is

6 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Jan. 12, 14,19, 21, 24, 26, 28, and Feb. 4, inthe HPER Building.

Howard C. Gentry is director ofIntramural Sports and Lee Derrick, manager.

SETTING THE PACE — TigerShark Leroy Jones is leading theTiger Sharks to their sixth National Swimming Championship.Holder of pool records for the 50-and 100-yard dash in 90% of thepools he has been in, Jones hasbeen defeated only once in manyyears of active competition.

Gridders CaptureMultiple Honors

In wrapping up their brilliant195b football season the A & ITigers captured many honors. Oneof the standouts was ClarenceBrownley a senior from Norfolk,Va., who attained the followinghonors, N.I.A.A. All American,Pittsburgh Courier All American,All Mid Western, and a promisingarray of pro offers.

Pittsburgh Courier All American(2nd team)—Leon Jamison, LeeDerricks, Fred Valentine, honorablemention.

All Mid Western—Fred Valentine, QB, Memphis; Leon Jamison,LE, Atlanta; Daniel Champine,RT, Orange, Texas; William Reed,RE, Paris, Ky.; Lee Derricks, RH,Chattanooga.

TEMPLE NAMED AAUCHAIRMAN

Edward S. Temple has been appointed American Amateur AthleticDistrict Chairman for Women'sTrack and Field in the Southeast.He IS the first Negro to be so hon-ored.

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TOURNAMENT WINNERS—Off to a roaring start for the season areTennessee State's Tigers who have already won 16 games and capturedtwo tournament titles—the NAIA Tip-off Tourney and the Xavier Holiday tournament. Prospects look good,, better than good, for the conference crown and the District 29 title. Left to right (standing): Assistant Coach Richard Mack, Sammy Moore, William Matthews, Henry A.Kean, Jr., Ben Jackson, Marvin Roberts, George Altman, and CoachJohnny McClendon. (Kneeling), left to right, Nelson McLemore, JohnBlanton, Ronald Hamilton, Vernon McNeal,, Nate Smith, and ReggieBrow.

Tiger Sharks On WayTo 6th National Title

National champions for five con- bert Crouch, Arthur Grifia, Horaceseeutive years, TSU's TigerSharks Jackson, Gilbert Tyler, Leon Wade,won an interracial triangular meet and Clarence Bell;to open their 19B4 season. They Allen, Herbert Brown,detested Depauw and Ball State d£ Charles Dobson, and William Dun-Indiana. TSU, 60; Depauw, 55, lop.and Ball State, 33. Joseph King is team manager

New Record coach is Tom Hughes.Leroy Jones of Washington set Latest victim of the Tiger Sharks

a new pool record of :23.7 for the is Wilberforce, 55-27.50-yard dash. The old record hadstood since 1940.

Captain of the Tiger Sharks thisyear is James Mailey of Chicago.

Other team members include: Leroy Brown, George Clegett, Hu-

Polio True-False1. The March of Dimes will help

American students who need financial aid if they are strickenwith polio while visiting or living in a foreign country.

2. Nations with the best sanitarysystems have the highest rateof polio.

3. Families must "pay back"money given them for polio careby the March of Dimes.

4. The polio vaccine now beingevaluated will be for childrenonly; not for adults.

5. The ratio of polio patients over19 has nearly doubled in the ,United States in the past decade.

(1. True, 2. True, 3. False, 4.False, 5. True) |

Class MeetingsAll class meetings will now be

held at the same time. Accordingto a Student Council announcementall meetings will be held on thesecond and fourth Tuesday afternoons of each month at 4 o'clock.

'^is common meeting time isdesigned to make democratic actionmore effective, to strengthen university ties, and to improve schoolspirit.

For the fight against polio . . .for the task of mending lives . .give to your 1955 March of Dimes!

POLIO!

MARCH

Jommy S-Si

THE METERJanuary, 1955

Developmental MathAids More Than 290

Other SchoolsFISK UNIVERSITY—According

to President Dr. C. S. Johnson,Fisk University has been admittedto full membership in the NationalAssociation of Schools of Music.

The school had attained associate

membership two years ago.By this action, Fisk becomes one

of three Negi'o member institutionsin the NASM which is the accredit

ing body for all phases of musicin American colleges and universities.

TEXAS SOUTHERN — A firstplace certificate was awarded to the"Tiger", yeax'book of the school atthe 20th annual yearbook critiqueand contest sponsored by the Columbia Scholastic Press Associa

tion.

Books were compared and judgedon eight points: idea of the book,layout, editorial, coverage, photography engraving or offset lithography, paper stock and bindery andother considerations.

Chemistry Dept. ListsHonor Grade Students

Students who earned a grade of"B" are: Leroy Amar, Bobby Big-gers, Joyce Bond, Billy Bowers,Mary Brandon, Paris Bransford,Lavon Broyles, James Butler, Pidn-cess Finch, Ross Fleming, WarrenFoster,

Howard Francis, Frank Fraser,Senophia Gary, Thomas Gregory,Lester Hamilton, Hem-y Hanna,Andrew Harris, Loretta Hill,Charles Hudson, Nadine Jackson,

Juanita Jenkins, Paul Keaton,Charles Kimbrough, Dymus Lawrence, Allen Lewis, James Mann,Georgia McCadden, Bena Murphyand Samuel Robinson.

ANALYTICAL CHEMIST

Franklin Palmer, 1954 graduatein chemistry, is now an analyticalchemist with the Naval PowderCompany in Indian Head, Md.

Developmental MathematicsClasses had their most successfulsession during the Fall Quarter of1954.

During this time, over 290 students, majoring in the various departments of the University whichrequire mathematics in their curricula, voluntarily attended the Developmental Mathematics classes.

Individual Assistance

The classes are designed to provide individual assistance in order

for each student to improve hismathematical proficiencies andther eby obtain a better understanding of the mathematics course inwhich he is enrolled. No ci-edit

or grades are given in the Developmental Mathematics classes butstudents who attend at least twice

each week throughout the quarterreport that they improve theirgi-ades in the mathematical coursewhich is required in their curricula.

Student Comments

Six students made the followingcomments about the program:

"In the School of Engineering,Mathematics is one of the basic

courses. Attending the Developmental Mathematics classes has

helped me ti-emendously; it gaveme a broader knowledge of thebasic mathematics needed to pursue higher courses in my curriculum," writes Robert L. Simpson, a sophomore majoring in Electrical Engineering.

Speed and AccuracyFannie Caruthei's, an outstand

ing freshman majoring in BusinessEducation who attended the classes

occasionally, says, "I found theDevelopmental Mathematics classes very helpful, especially when Ihad some difficulties in my regular mathematics class. After re

ceiving help from the student instructors, I was able to developa certain amount of speed and accuracy which I found important,especially when we had a test inclass."

Work Pays OffIn his comments, Edward Grimes,

a major in the Department ofBuilding Construction, includes,"The individual help given in Developmental Mathematics classesleads a student to iron out his or

her individual difficulties which

cannot be detected in the class

room. I can assure you that if youtake your difficulties, along witha good attitude and a will to workto the Developmental Mathematicsclass, the fruits of your labor willbe rewarding to you, your fellowstudents, and instructor."

Grades ImprovedMattie Belle Carney, a freshman

majoring in Business Education,states, "During my first quai;terin college, the DevelopmentalMathematics classes were most

beneficial to me. By attending, Iwas able to understand problemswhich I could not have mastered

otherwise. The insti-uctors took

special time with and interest ineach student and this enabled us

to make average and above average grades in our courses."

Ideal Atmosphere

Lester Mae Hamilton, a freshman majoring in Pre-Nursmg,states, "Fortunately, mathematicshas always been one of my favorite subjects and one in which Iexperienced no unusual difficulty.In spite of this, I have attendedthe Developmental Mathematicsclass regularly and enjoyed themand have been strengthened bythem. The atmosphere in the De

velopmental Mathematics classtruly approaches the ideal, for eachstudent's individual needs are met

in a friendly and efficient manner.Student Staff

Gwendolyn Elliott, a junior majoring in mathematics, has servedas a student insti-uctor in the De

velopmental Mathematics classessince November, 1953. She voicesthe sentiments of the student satff

when she writes, "we are not onlyhelping others but are helping ourselves as well. By becoming morefamiliar with the basic fundamen

tals, we have made our mathematical foundation more firm, thus acquiring an indispensable tool forthe higher mathematics we are nowstudying."

For the fight against polio . . .for the task of mending lives . . .give to your 1955 March of Dimes.

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Dui-ing the fall quarter the following students earned honor

grades in chemistry. Those whoreceived A in one or more couirses:

Theresa Blackwell, John Blan-ton, Clarence Branch, Paris Brans-ford, Barbara Burton, TommieClark, Sepi-a Creumba, CarolynCrippens, Mary Daniel, BarbaraEdmonds, Gwendolyn Elliott, Gerald Ellis, Frederick Fort, HowardFrancis,

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