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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1960-12-03

a small, struggling, unaccredited
institution to its present position
as one Of the nations outstanding.
universities.
The consensus Of the tributes
seemed to be summed up in the
words Of Secretary Flemming, who
said, Throughout your career yor
have never, spent time complain
ing about the darkness; you have
gone out to find the candles to
light the way"
Secretary Flemming, a college
president himself before assuming
the cabinet post, described DR..
johnson as zone Of my heroes"
in education.
President Eisenhower, Senator
Kennedy, former President Harry
Truman and Mrs. Eleanor Roose-
welt were among the scores of
leaders who wired their congratu-
lations. President Eisenhower's
telegram read, in part: "In our
country and throughout the world,
his name is honored wherever men
and women cherish knowledge and
the opportunities it brings"
OF DR.. Johnson, Senator Ken
nedy said: "You have truly been
one of the outstanding leaders in
American education in this CEN
tury."
Six speakers were selected by
the national committee, which CO.
operated with the Howard board
of trustees in sponsoring the din
ner, to pay tribute to DR.. john
son. They were Secretary Flem-
ming; Eric Johnston, president of
the Motion Picture Association Of
America and chairman of the Com
mittee for international Economic
Growth; DR.. Benjamin E. Mays,
president of Morehouse College in
Atlanta; Harry I. Wood of Dan
vile, Va, president of the How
ard General Alumni Association;
DR.. Herman R. Branson, professor
of physics at Howard; and DR..
James M. Nabrit, Jr., DR.. John
sons successor as president of
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1960-12-03
African Students
ToGet Help From
United States
Say Many Wish To
Quit RedInstitutiOns
But Find Transfer
Very Difficult

Washington, Nov. "a - The
State Department has stated that
it will "do its best" to help disillu-
stoned African students in Com
munist countries to come to the
United States.
But the department left no doubt
that such students would have to
overcome formidable hurdles be-
fore continuing their studies here.
The statement was made in a
letter from Assistant Secretary
William B. Macomber Jr. in reply
to an inquiry from Senator Hugh
Scott, Republican of Pennsylvan-
ia. The senator had asked for
State Department comment on a
New York Times dispatch from
Vienna reporting that some Afri-
cans who had quit Communist bloc
institutions in disgust were find
ing it impossible to transfer to
United States schools.
Mr.. Macomber said that only a
''few" African students had ap-
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magnate Harry Oppenheimer. Re-
Gently in London, Oppenheimer de-
clared: 81 believe that the real
hope in multiracial countries Is to
stick as firmly as possible to the,
principle of individual merit and,
to accept that, that means a white
political majority now and black
political majority in the future
This view was reflected IN his
party's newly defined policy. A
recent party conference, attended
by men of all races, proposed that
all citizens over 81 of any color or
sex, should be allowed to vote,
provided they have spent 10 years
at school, or 8 years at school and
can meet certain property require
ments. Literate adults who fail
to qualify as ordinary voters will
be admitted to a subsidiary vot-
ers roll and elect 10 per cent Of
the members of the House of AS
sembly.
The party aims at reversal OF,
present official policies of the rul-
ing Nationalists, who have remov-
ed the mixed-breed coloreds of
the Cape Province from the ordi-
nary voters roll and abolished
the token parliamentary represen.
tation Of the country's black ma
jority.
The Progressive party wants a
guarantee of the rights of racial
minorities and has announced a
bill of rights which would give
short shift to discriminatory leg
islation passed or maintained by
the segregationist Nationalist par
ty.
An increasing number Of people
see in the proeressives a more
virile and realistic opposition to
the white-rule Nationalist than
the present United party Of Sir
De Villiers CRAFT. But before the
Progressives can give effect to
their ideas they will have to gain
power on an exclusively white vote
which is unlikely-or take con-
troll by force-which is not en-
visaged.
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other pertinent information" said
Wadsworth.
81 have already asked the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation to
launch an immediate investigation
and it is imperative that we re-
ceive as much evidence as is avail
able in order to identify the source
so that appropriate steps can he
taken by U. S. authorities"
The letter, received by delegates
of Chad, Somalia, Liberia and other
non-white countries, warned col
ored delegates to "stay close to the
buildings of the United Nations and
the brothels of Harlem and not de-
file the hotels and restaurants of
our white CITY,"
"The fiery crosses shall burnt"
it declared.
at is interesting that the time
selected in which to distribute the
letter was at the beginning of the
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1960-12-03
Congo Throngs
Hail kasavubu

Leopoldville, Congo President
Kasavubu, who won seating for
his delegation at the United Ma
tons in New York, received a
hero's welcome Sunday as he re-
turned here by plane.
A crowd of $4,000 persons,
shouting "urhu" (freedom), lined
the 14-mile route from the airport
as he swept into the city in a
motorcade of 300 cars. 1t included
10 jeep loads of soldiers and arm
ored cars.
Mr.. Kasavubu was accompanied
by Justin Bomboko, president of
the emergency council named to
run the country until the first Of
the year. He was greeted at the
airport by military leader Col.
Joseph Mobutu. Top UN officials
also were on hand.
Banquet Given
Mr.. Kasavubu gave banquet
Sunday night for the emergency
council and for the diplomatic
corps before leaving for Brazza-
vile, across the river in the for
mer French Congo.
He will be there for the former
French colony's independence an
niversary celebrations Monday
and while in Brazzaville is expect
ed to confer with Noise Tshombe,
premier Of breakaway Katanga
Province, who also is attending the
celebrations.
Meanwhile, police arrests were
reported Sunday in Stanleyville,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1960-12-03

sided over by Lorimer D. Milton,
president of the Citizens Trust
Company of Atlanta and chairman
of the Howard board of trustees.
Mr.. Milton and Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt served as co-chairmen
of the 48-member national COM
mittee which sponsored the dinner.
Former Secretary Of Interior Os-
car L. Chapman and DR.. VIM.
Stuart Nelson, dean of Howard
University, headed a 55-member
local committee which planned the
exercises.
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who retired last June following 81
years as head Of the nations
largest predominantly Negro in
stitution Of higher learning, was a
capacity crowd Of 1880 persons,
including Secretary Of Health, Ed
ucation, and Welfare Arthur s.
Flemming, Associate Supreme
Court Justice Felix Frankfurter,
some one dozen college presidents,
and citizens from virtually every
walk of American life.
They had come to pay tribute
to the man under whose admins
tration Howard had developed from
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debate on colonial matters
owe will do our best to try to
find out who is putting out this
business might even go so
far as to say that this letter is not
even an American job
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1960-12-03

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Evening star., 1960-11-06

our news editor. who Will sit
here" and he pointed again.
"The news editor will look
them over and pass them to
the broadcasters. The broad
casters will put them on the
air"
Arnold is WAMU'S student
manager. He was laying plans
for the university's special
coverage Of Tuesday nights
election returns.
American u, like other area
colleges, is not relying on the
big time stations for election
coverage. They win do Their
own programs from we'll
equipped campus stations
most of them going on the ali
at 8 pm. and scheduled to
stay with the countdown until
the end. =.
Aiming their programs at
their own students, many Of
whom will be in their dorms
or recreation halls unable to
get to television sets. the col
lege stations will provide their
listeners with running reports
not only Of the race for the
presidency but of local contests
as well. All the student need
do is turn his radio dial to his
campus frequency.
While the frequencies ordi-
narily can be picked up only
on the campuses, some Of the
programs originating here
Tuesday night may be heard
miles away, on other campuses
This is made possible through
a closed circuit arrangement
provided by the Inter- Collegiate
Broadcasting System. At Least
part Of the AU program. fol
Evening star., 1960-11-06

dani. e2s2 Thirty-second place
NV.
Ann Broderick Of Washing
ton. a senior majoring in po-
litical science at Gettysburg
College, Gettysburg, Pa, was
elected recently president Of
the Young Democratic Club
on the campus.
A mock political campaign
is being conducted at the COL
lege.
Miss Broderick is vice presi-
dent of the Government Club,
and secretary Of Pi Lambda
Sigma. Her parents are Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Broderick,
1849 s street Sc.
= =
Nancy K. Moore of Washing
ton, q journalism major at the
University Of Kentucky, Lex
ington. KY, has been pledged
to the Alpha Theta chapter of
Delta Zeta fraternity.
Her activities include mem
bership of the SUKY Pep Club;
Guignol Theater and YWCA.
She is also on the staff of The
Kernal. campus newspaper. She
has been elected panhellinic
delegate Of her pledge class.
Evening star., 1960-11-06

newsroom on a United Press
International teletype machine.
They will 60 to a news editor
and there to one Of five broad
casters, each slated to handle
a different section Of the coun-
try. They are Dan Klein, Ron
Eckle, Earl Gray. Jack Harter
and Alexander Tod. A sixth
man. Dave Parry, will mod
crate. Teams of tabulators,
armed with AU adding ma
chimes. will keep the totals cur
rent.
For on-the-spot coverage at
the heart Of the two campaigns
Democratic and Republican
National Headquarters at the
Statler and Sheraton-Park Ho-
tells here, WAMU will have four
persons working at top speed
in each place. In addition to
supplying the station with
color. these two teams will in
terview nationally known fig
ures they are sure to find at the
hotels. Live remote control
units also will be at both places
to put the subjects directly on
the air.
"As the evening progresses
and trends begin to emerge, we
will need some thinkers" Ar
mold said, 80 we have set up q
panel Of students from AUS
School Of Government to do the
analyzing. They'll be on the air
too"
Charged with planning the
program, in addition to Arnold
are two directors, Don Budd anc
Alvin Jeweler. Acting as anchor
man. or host. will be Jim Solt.
While they probably would
have presented an election pro.
gram anyway. the AU student!
were inspired recently by thu
appearances on campus Of Sen.
ator Kennedy and the Republi'
can vice presidential candidate
Henry Cabot Lodge.
1T was very exciting" sale
WAMU's Elayne Shochet.
Lest the radio fan be war!
because the election night pro
gram emanating from hi
campus is being handled b,
fellow students, the universitie
point out that their radio en-
thusiastS are not amateurs
Many have held part-time o
Evening star., 1960-11-06

Mr.. Thadani is q member Of
Alpha Phi Omega. national
service organization for former
Boy Scouts; Phi Eta Sigma. ma
tional honor fraternity to which
he was elected for high fresh
man grades; International
Club. and the Indian Students
Association of which he is the
secretary.
He Is also an engineering fell
low In a program designed to
accelerate the education Of top
ranking students. His parents
are Mr.. and Mrs. N. K. Tha-
Evening star., 1960-11-06

instance, is expected to be
heard at Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, Lehigh University and
Brown University.
In addition to American U.
610 on the campus dial, those
planning such programs here
include Catholic University, the
University Of Maryland,
Georgetown University and
George Washington University
Some are small operations, but
all have their own broadcast
ing facilities, including studios
and their own on-campus fire.
Quencies.
Maryland us WMUC is at
$50 on the dial; Catholic u,
WCUA. and George Washing
ton u. WRGW, are both al
$50 on their respective dials
ana Georgetown, WGTb, 55O
on the dial.
Plans for the programs are
so well drawn that they might
be used at a big-time station.
American U. is typical.
Like the other area colleges,
the students run the station
They are assisted by a faculty
adviser-in AUS case, George
Geesey-but that's all. The
equipment, the programmine
and the actual broadcastinG
throughout the year is done by
students. Tuesday nights effort
will be no exception.
Looking to the big night. the
highlight of his years work al
manager of WAMU, ArnolC
says some go AU students will
assist in the elections program
Returns from across the
country will come to the WAMU
Evening star., 1960-11-06

dent of Beta Gamma Sigma
fraternity. His parents are Mr..
and Mrs. Theodore Bishoff,
1880 Thirteenth street NV.
\ 4 = \
Ramesh Thadani Of WASH
ington, o junior majoring in
chemical engineering at the
University Of Texas, has been
awarded q $3.50 chemical engi-
neering departmental scholar
ship for the current academic
year.
Evening star., 1960-11-06
PTA EVENTS
CALENDAR

Injecting announcements
must be in the hands of the
PTA Calendar editor by
Thursday of each week to
insure publication in the
column on Sunday. Notice
must include street address
OF meetings, as iDeH as meet
ing time and full name and
location OF organization.J
Walt Disney's color docu-
mentary Bear Country" will
be shown tomorrow at a meet
ing of the PTA of the Kendall
School for the Deaf.
The meeting, to begin at
1880 PM. will be held in the
Hall Memorial Building of Gal
laudet College. Seventh street
and Florida avenue NE.
Other PTA events for the
week, all beginning at 8 p.m.,
unless otherwise stated, are:
TOMORROW
Virginia
Ficklin Elementary, 500 Cd al
Alexandria. Guest speaker will be Dr.
Maurice Nichols Of the Alexandris
Schooi system. Exhibition of student
TUESDAY
District
Edmonds Elementary, sth and L
SITS. ne.
Key Elementary, Hurst terrace ant
Dana pl. NV; 1870 pm.
Seaton Elementary, I'd and I SITS, n w
Ruth X. Webb Elementary, Noun
Ollvet rd. and Holbrook pl. ne, Cues
speaker will be DR.. Rodney Savoy
assistant principal of the Taft Junior
High School.
Abram Simon Elementary, 4th st
ana Mississippi ave. Sc: 1:15 pm.
WEDNESDAY
Maryland
Oxon Hill Jlnior HiEh, Indian Heat
hwy, Oxon Hill.
THURSDAY
Maryland
Mount Rainier Junior High, Noun
Rainier.
Evening star., 1960-11-06
Harvest Dance

The Club DuBien, a charity
Organization, will hold a har-
vest dance for the benefit of
the American Cancer Society
at 10 pm. Saturday in the
Knights of Columbus Hall, Col.
lege Park, Md.
Evening star., 1960-11-06
EDUCATION
d FORUM
Grades Moy Not Reflect Merit

:
mentioned the importance Of
high marks in getting into coll
lege. My SON is a junior. He is
in three accelerated classes.
But, il colleges place SO much
emphasis on marks and class
standings, shouldn't he take
"easy" courses where he could
get AS rather than difiicult
ones where his marks might
suffer?
ANSWER-You have put
your finger on a serious prob
lem. Most colleges seek out the
Understanding students. The
boy who goes out for a straight
A average can select easy
courses, or manipulate his pro-
gram with an eye toward
marks. I've known students to
take o minimum of four SUBJ
jects. pick easy marking teach
ers, and stay away from such
courses as physics, chemistry
or advanced geometry.
We have become grade-crazy
in this country. We sometimes
forget that grades merely are
symbols to suggest the caliber
Of learning that is taking place.
Once we seek grades for their
own sake their value disap-
pears. You should be proud
that your son is bright enough
to take accelerated courses.
And, I hope. the colleges will
soon come to recognize that
grades, by themselves. are not
an infallible index of a persons
ability.
We can't abolish grades. but
we can eliminate much Of the
hysteria that has developed
around them. AS long as the
colleges continue to select their
students on the basis Of high
grades and class rank, students
and their parents will be as
concerned as you are.
Q.-I am a freshman at q
State college in Tennessee. tax
ing pre-engineering course. I'd
like to transfer to q top engi-
neering school in my sopho-
more year. How do I go about
1t?
Al was just going to say
keep up your marks" but !
argued against striving for
marks in the question above!
But you will need good marks,
nonetheless. You also viii need
to apply rather early. Write
to the engineering colleges that
you would like to attend, and
ask for the transfer forms. You
will have to apply for admis-
sion, meet the requirements OF
the college. and in some in
stances visit the campus ia
talk with the admissions direc-
tor.
It's not easy to get into the
leading engineering schools as
a transfer student. Much will
depend on the courses you are
taking. the grades you get, and
the scores you make on the
various tests you may be asked
to take.
Q.-Our son is a senior In
high school this year. His
grades have never been out
standing in any of his SUBJ
jects (C's and D's). AT exam
time he gets nervous and cant
concentrate. He is an only
child, and I so want him to &C
to college. Should we make
an all-out effort to get him &C.
cepted somewhere? We ar,
heartbroken.
A.-To begin with, I thinl
your anxiety has rubbed off or
your son. If your boy is nervou.
at exam time, he is probabl!
worried and tense at othe,
times, too. Perhaps the fac
that you are so deeply con
cerned about getting your bo.
into college has created al
emotional block in him.
What can you do? Sto
worrying. And don't be heart
broken if your son does not g
to college. Certainly, it is bet
Evening star., 1960-11-06
Try For FM Permit

Georgetown may even turn
up on FM dials. The university
Is awaiting an answer from the
Federal Communications Com
mission on a request made last
week to broadcast on an FIN
frequency.
Jack said WGTB will provide
returns from studios in. Copley
Hall and the New North Build
ing. both on campus. It also will
have reporters at the two ma
tional headquarters.
Catholic Us program will be
directed by WCUA's student
station manager. Norman Lieb-
man, and will tie in with the
Inter = Collegiate Broadcasting
System.
In charge at George WASH
ington will be Sy Lippman
Mike Duberstein. Walter Wink
and Wann Gays. The election
analyzing will be done by pro-
fessors from the university:
political science department.
| The program at Maryland
U. to be directed by Harris
Rosenberg. station manager
also will begin at 8 pm. ano
run to the finish. Participating
win be members Of the campus
Young Democratic and Young
Republican Clubs. Jay Sour.
wine, Bob Bishop and Howard
Stevens will handle the broad
casting.
Evening star., 1960-11-06

ter for him to do something |
else and succeed. II by going to |
college he finds himself above
his head and fails. That would |
only add to his failure complex,
and would hurt more than help |
him.
Despite his low marks. II he |
has latent ability, he will sue
coed in college. But the odds |
are against him. C's and D's
suggest that he Is not academ- |
ically minded. Have you
thought Of q vocational or
technical school? He might At
into q community or junior
college. Or. IL he does have
the ability to do college work,
I'd recommend that. Only, how
ever, If your boy really wants
to 60 for his own sake. and not
just to please you.
Q.-I am o senior In high
school and would like to enter
college next fall. I want to be
a teacher. My problem is T
have taken the commercial
course. What do you think my
chances are Of getting into
college?
A.-Unless you have taken
academic courses. such as Eng
lish, math. science and q for
eign language, you won't have
much chance Of getting into a
teachers college. You may be
asked to meet the necessary
Carnegie units for admission by
spending another year in high
school. In the long run, that
would be sensible step to take.
Your commercial program is
valuable, Of course, but the
colleges still demand that you
carry an academic load. Teach
ers aye needed today. You
didn't mention what field you'd
like to enter. If you want to
be a teacher Of commercial art
or business administration, your
high school courses will prove
helpful. Check with the COL
lege of your choice for a cata-
log and admission requirements.
@. - My son is q Junior in
high school. His 10 borders on
genius, but he has never been
motivated to work up to his
level. He's always working on
his radio, and at 13 became a
licensed amateur radio oper-
ator. He receives all C grades
in school. How can get him
to study more? I want him to
go to a good college.
Alt seems that my mail
bag this week is filled with
anxious parents worrying about
grades. If. as you say, your
sons intelligence quotient is
superior, he will do all right in
college despite his c record.
Evidently he thinks more of
his radio work than his studies.
I'm not suggesting that he
should neglect his studies. In
this case the c average evi-
IDENTIFY does not represent his
actual capacity to do academic
work. have seen bright near
geniuses fail because they
lacked interest, were poorly
motivated. or simply turned
away from school work.
How can you get him to
study harder? I wish I had a
pat answer but I don't. Each
case Is different. Is there any
way you can utilize his tre-
, mendouS interest in electronics
Can he be shown that unless
he picks up his grade average
: he will be handicapped in get
: ting into college? Under
| achievers" are difficult to han
die. If only we could eliminate
, grades altogether! But in oul
present educational world we
0 can't.
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