572 Freshmen EnterA. and M.

TALLAHASSEE Five hundredand seventy-two freshmen enteredthe Florida A and M College onMonday, September 12, to begin theweek of “Freshman Orientation”with twenty-one upperclassmen backto assist them in getting acqaintedwith the facilities and offerings ofthe college.

On Monday the students receivedall general information, toured thecampus, took personality inventoriesmet the entire college faculty andstaff and received greetings from

Acting President H. Manning Eef-ferson.

Tuesday the freshmen kept busy

meeting the Personnel Deans and

staffs, taking the English placementtest, and meeting the DivisionalDeans for group conferences. Tues-day night the Student Council un-der the leadership of William Bal-

loon, the president, of Lakelandtalked with the freshmen on “Stu-

dent Life On Our Campus,” after-

which the Council had a reception

for the group in the freshmen wo-

men lounge.

A. and M. To OfferEvening Courses

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., September

1949 —. The Graduate Division of the

Florida A. and M. College will offercourses in graduate work leading

toward the Master’s degree in edu-

cation in the evenings on the cam-pus at six and seven o’clock. Thisservice is scheduled for the conven-ience of the in-service teachers of

Leon County and vicinity.

All persons who plan to enter theGraduate Division for the evening

classes are advised to report to thecollege on September 20 in room 303Lee Hall for registration.Dr. C. L. Spellman, Acting Dean of

For further information, write

the Graduate Division.

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“Big Time Crip”Dies In DetroitHospital

DETROIT (ANP) Stanley

“Big Time Crip” Holmes, one of the

most spectacular of one-legged dan-

cers, died in Rest Haven hospital

here last week, where he had been

under treatment for tuberculosissince last December. Holmes, a great

favorite in Harlem until his health

failed, was frequently seen at thea-

tres throughout the country.

The only known living relative ofHolmes is a brother, with whom“Crip” is said not to have been too

close for many years. Friends of the

dancer in New York are planning

to take part in funeral and burialarrangements for the deceased dan-

cer should his brother not claim the

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11 Nigerians Begin

Studies At Lincoln U.LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa.

(ANP) Eleven students from Ni-geria, British West Africa, arrivedhere Sunday to begin their studiesfor the A.B. degree under sponsor-

ship of the African Academy of Arts

and reaserch and the Lincoln Uni-

versity Scholarship committee. The

students, all educated in Nigeria's

colonial schools, plan to return to

Africa upon completion of their

courses here.

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Mexicans HailDeparture OsAmerican ArtStudents

SAN MIGUEL ALLENDALE,

Mexico (ANP) The departure

of American students from the SanMiguel Art school last week left na-

tive Mexican citizens with no re-

grets.

Natives, who had become disguest-

ed with the Whites’ disorderly con-duct which included drunkeness,

brawls, and a murder in the end. Be-

cause of their dislike of the Ameri-cans, Mexicans had dubbed them

“Gringoes.”

To get rid of the U. S. students,

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there on charges of killing anotherex-GI over a girl.

Interracial SchoolMakes Good In D. C.

WASHINGTON (ANP) One

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Os 550 students now attending the

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Negro BirthrateHigher Than Whites

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