The commonwealth., 1921-01-11
STATEMENT Of NEEDS
OF STATE COLLEGES

conducting an active. campaign in be-
ha!.. Of tae educational program in
tAe state of North Carolina, and arc /,
determined to do their part to bring !
tho facts Of the situation before tn, !,
people OF the state, that they may
urge the legislature to do what is ur-
gently necessary if the college is C
gs forward in its work.
Miss Gladys Wells, who as repre-
sentative Of the local college attend
ed the meeting in Raleigh Of student
representatives Of ths University Of
North Carolina, State College of Ag-
riculture and Engineering, the East
Carolina Teachers Training School
and tie North Carolina College fo"
Women, yesterday outlined the plans
of the colleges to get the information
bsf4ee the people, ana especially
stressed the work Of the college here.
Miss Wells outlined the plans Of
the committee as fcll r Eath col!
ssse will get ont special editions Of
its publications, setting forth the
r,iely by the students themselves; Il
thsee headed organization will be
formed in each state college. with 4
,4eutr;sl Joint committee, to meet
again in January; Il local committee
IN each college OF five us sx members !;
and county clubs among the students
of each college, with comfy chairmen.
During tae Christmas holidays the
clnhs will work through personal in.
terviews in the lo;.al communities and
cooperate With the ai..u1i and alum,
.lat IN reunions Ar..tcies VIII E..
sent to the local county papers. RI
ports viii be made from each count,
and funds will De provided FOR tht
work. Aid here win be sought from
The Greensboro Chamber Of Commerc'
by the student body in pushing it.
plans. Student speakers will be sen
out wherever desirable, to appear be
fore representative audiences in tL'
state. Printed folders val. be en-
close IN all letters sent out bearing
essential facts IN TIE case, an
,ticllers and stamps Will be attache
to pieces Of mail al automobile vino
shields A rageani n,sy DO stage
>pme,ine III January. Each studen
is to write personal letters to three {
more Influential persons in her con
!n,hity and to her loca! represent
tiTe-ir the Legislature.
The following statement has bee
lsepared hy The. joint commits
',ich ri~t IN a.ai5';:
TO the People Of North tarol;n'
We, representa-. the students
lie Un;>ersiey Of North Carolina Il
North Carolina College for Wome
the North Carolina College of Agric,
'3're and Engineering and the Easte
':aroiins Training School, present
YOU this simple statement Of t
>eritic;l condition new existing IN o
higher educational institutions.
The. facilities OF our higher &c
cationai institutions arc pitifully
aiequate Every phase of collie
life is ccngest ed because of dormitc
conditions, necessitating three Or II
students to crow,, together in d $
-'c room, because of che inadcqn;
classroom accommodations, because
i2e in:o.cquatc dining arrangemen
and b"carse of the general inabii
Of the colleges to properly accomr
':ate ami instruct their students.
Our present students now 1--we
der conditions described above.
fAose who graduated from our Il
schools last year, 23OS had to be tt
Cd away from our colleges this fall
But, although the present sit
t'on is serious, the thought Of the
tufe of cur educatienal institutions
cause for alarm Five wears ago