The Agricultural and Technical College register [October/November 1926]

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The Agricultural and Technical College
REGISTER
GREENSBORO, N. C, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, 1926
A. AND T. COLLEGE RALLIES IN LAST QUARTER
AND  DEFEATS  VIRGINIA  SEMINARY
BY ONE POINT
"Aggie Bull Dogs" Take Lead By Aerial Route—Score 7-6
The A. and T. College outfit squeezed out a victory at
Lynchburg on Saturday, October 23rd, and continued her
victorious career by defeating Virginia Seminary 7 to 6. A
spectacular aerial attack, launched by A. and T. College,
enabled the "Aggie Bull Dogs" to snatch victory out of
defeat.
A fast overhead offense launched by Seminary gave the
Baptist boys a lead over the Carolinians. A long pass from
Whedbee to Scott brought a touchdown to Seminary in the
first quarter. The failure to add the extra point contributed
largely to the downfall of the Virginians.
Fighting desperately, with their backs to the wall, the
"Aggie Bull Dogs" resorted to an aerial attack, staged" a
sensational display of strategy, and in the closing stanza, by
the often trod route of Coleman to Lane, tied the knot.
Virginia Seminary, being offside, the "Aggie Bull Dogs"
were given the extra point, thus wrecking disastrously the
hopes and ambitions of the Seminary outfit.
The game, as a whole, was an exhibition of rushing offense,
desperate aerial attack and a punting duel between Coleman
of A. and T. College, and Davis of Virginia Seminary. This
game marked the fourth victory for A. and T. College.
HARRY DELMORE IN RECITAL
A large and appreciative audience enjoyed a grand recital
in the Auditorium of Dudley Hall on Friday, October 22nd,
by Harry Delmore, of Boston. Mr. Delmore is a well known
tenor, having appeared before many audiences of other cities,
including Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore and other large
centers. He was once a student of A. and T. College, and
possesses a resonant voice with a smooth and transparently
lovely tone. Mr. Delmore sang with admirable ability and
great credit to his Alma Mater.
PROFESSOR   W." H." MARKHAM   MADE   GRADUATE
BUSINESS  MANAGER OF ATHLETIC  ASSOCIATION
Prof. W. II. Markham, '14, has been selected as Graduate
Business Manager of the Athletic Association. Students and
friends are rejoicing over this most thoughtful selection. No
man connected with the institution is more capable of handling
the affairs of the Association. We predict the most successful year in athletics the college has yet had.
ADVANCED EDUCATION NECESSARY FOR EFFICIENT SECRETARIES AND ACCOUNTANTS
From an address delivered by D. F. Martinez, M. 0. A., Head of
Commercial Department A. and T. College, before the Commercial Section of the Tennessee State Teachers Association at its last annual meeting held at A. and I. State  College, Nashville, Tenn., June 11, 1926.
First we will take the Secretary, since that name appears
first on our list.
The modern secretary's position today is a very unique
one, and requires the highest type of manhood and womanhood. It is a position of trust, and requires intellectual ability, personality, business psychology, and pleasing, humane
and impressive contact with the customers of the employee's
business. From these essential requirements mentioned I feel
sure there is no doubt in our minds that the most thorough
and advanced education is without a doubt necessary. First:""What do we mean by advanced education? We mean that
education beyond the elementary, thorough in the essentials of
commerce, which will enable a secretary to fully comprehend
the prescribed course of study for secretaries now in the
modern business colleges, or the commercial department of
our leading institutions as the one in which you are assembled
here today.
The Failure of Secretaries
Many secretaries fail because when they have made up in
their minds to become efficient secretaries and seek the course
of study in a business institution or department of our colleges carrying this line of work, they have no advanced education, and many times for that matter not even an elementary education. Entering upon' these studies with the idea
that the teacher can actually open their mental capacity and
place the studies there. Such an ideal is preposterous, for
no teacher teaches one. All a teacher can do for a pupil is to
open the door, so to speak, of the subject in hand and the
pupil must be able to enter and bring out for himself that
which is to be had and fill his own brain capacity. Pupils
before even entering classes to pursue studies should be
admonished that two-thirds of the studies to be acquired,
must be acquired by their own foundation and ability to
grasp, and not only grasp but retain the studies as the teachers
open the door of such studies to them. All commercial studies are in the field of technology, and if we are to aspire to
become modern and efficient secretaries of big business and
industries, an advanced and most thorough education prior to
our entering commercial studies is indispensable, of great
importance, and of vital necessity.
The Accountant is Now Our Next Discussion
What is an accountant? By an accountant, we mean one
who from chronological records by elementary bookkeepers,