Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-03

of the faculty for graduate school
~ North Carolina College for Neg
roe~ III Durham marks not only a
new era in higher education for the
Negro race in the State, but also
represents the friendly spirit of good
2l and cooperation that exists be-
~ cen the races here. Outstanding
educators from Duke University in
Durham and the University of North
Carolina in nearby Chapel Hill, for
el3tcd period, have been secured as
cacherS.
incidentally, the graduate school
also the State Assembly's unani-
nous answer to the decision of the
IT S. Supreme Court, which ruled
that Negroes are entitled to graduate
work iii the State. Its establishment,
rOWcIer. comes as the direct result
III a Well-planned movement started
some years ago by progressive leadz
e.s Of both races to cope with a pro-
Stem that had been fast coming to
he front Young Negroes who grad
atc from colleges in the State were
l0rcel to go elsewhere to secure adj
anced training. Impressed with the
need for more educational Oppor-
entities for these young men and
women group oil representative
leaders of both races united in an
effort to remedy this deficiency, and
their dreams were brought to a
happv fruition in the last session
al the General Assembly when a
legislative appropriation was secured
tar this purpose. North Carolina
College for Negroes was selected as
the most highly qualified liberal
arts institution through which to
offer these advanced educational
facilities to the Negro youth of the
State.
Dr. James f. Sheppard, president
and founder of the college, has voic-
ed high praise for the spirit of mu-
tlal friendship between the races
that has made this program possible.
Governor Clyde R. Hoey, state leg
iSlators. educational leaders through
out the state. and interested citizens
OF both races have been staunch
friends and advocates in this for
ward movement.
President Shepard also points out
that educational opportunities OF the
first magnitude are now open for
the first time within this state to
Negroes seeking advanced training.
For next year, starting in Septem-
her. the graduate school will include,
tor stated periods, outstanding mem
bers of the faculties of Duke Uni
versity and the University of North
Carolina. as we'll as additions to the
regular faculty.
From Carolina, Dr. Edgar w.
Knight. DR.. A. NJ Jordan, and DR..
II. K. Douglass, of the department
of education, have been secured for
the fall, winter, and spring terms
respectively. From the same institu-
Ton. DR.. Hugh T. Letter, DR.. A. r.
NeWsome, and DR.. F. M. Green will
teach history in the fall, winter, and
spring terms respectively. DR.. w.
W. Pierson, of the department of
political science at Carolina, will de-
liver the fall series of lectures in that
course. while DR.. Howard w. Odom
and Dir. r. B. Vance, both OF Caro-
lima. and DR.. Edgar Thompson OF
Duke. will give the fall, winter, and
spring courese in sociology, respec-
lively. DR.. A. S. Pearse of the Duke
department of zoology, will have
charge of the course at N. c. College,
while DR.. D. c. Allen, assistant pro-
feesor of English at Duke, will con-
duct the class in English literature.
The chairman of the advisory COM
mittee for the combined faculties will
be Or. Calvin B. Hoover, dean OF the
graduate school of arts and sciences
at Duke university, and world
authority in his field.
In addition to the graduate school
Of education, schools of law, phar-
macy, and medicine are in prospect.
During recent years, N. c. College
has made unprecedented expansion.
Many new buildings have already
been erected to provide for its in
creasing sphere Of service, and five
more are now in process of construc-
ton Under the new program, the
institution bids fair to become one
OF the foremost state-suppOrted Neg
10 colleges in the country.
The present faculty includes many
eminent Negro educators, and more
VIII be added as time progresses