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2 Negro Students
Will Enter WC
In September
Two Negroes have been admitted to the freshman class
of Woman's College where they will begin studies next
month. They will live on the campus.
Mrs. Bettye Ann Davis Tillman, 19, of Wadesboro, and
Elizabeth Jo Ann Smart, 17, of Raleigh are the first Negroe3
to be admitted to the college.
Seven Negro girls had sought admission to the fair
classes. Two of these did not complete their credentials and
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' three failed to meet scholastic requirements.
Letter In Mall
Miss Mildred Newton, director of
admissions, said that letters informing the girls of their acceptance
had been placed in the mail yesterday just after their applications had
I been completed.
\ Mrs. Tillman and Miss Smart will
\ room together in Shaw Hall, a fresh-
j man dormitory.
I "I thank God," said Mrs. Tillman
| when told of her acceptance shortly
j after college authorities completed
the processing. "I consider myself
; highly honored," she said in a tele-
I phone conversation from Washing-
II ton where she is visiting.
| "No, I've never been on the campus or seen it, but I've always read
i and heard so many good things
about it and of the fine people
there ... the students and faculty
members," she said.
To Study Law
Mrs. Tillman plans to study international law. She was graduated
from Anson County School last May
28. She was active in the school
band, choral work, the journalism
and dramatic clubs and was school
cheerleader. She was the saluta-
torian at her class graduation.
Benjamin D. Tillman, her husband, is in the Navy and is a crewman on the U.S.S. Los Angeles serving out of San Francisco, Calif.
Miss Smart is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Monros Smart of Raleigh. She was graduated from J. W.
Ligon School June 2. She was president of her class, active in the
Homemakers of America, the Y-
Teens, and was a school cheerleader. She was a member of the
National Honor Society, a leadership organization.
Miss Smart, vacationing at Blowing Rock, was surprised at the news
that she was accepted for the fall
term. "I was hoping I would hear
something soon from Woman's College," she said. .-- ,
"I'm so excited I really don't
know what to say right, now. I'm
so very very happy about the way
.things have turned, out.", she said.
Plan AB Courses
Both girls have indicated their
intention of taking the bachelor of
arts course. Mrs. Tillman, looking
toward a career in law, plans to
concentrate on political and social
science courses. She was voted by
her class "most likely to succeed."
Miss Smart's interest is in the field
1 sociology and economics.
College officials had indicated
prior to yesterday's announcement
that they would admit students who
were academically qualified.
Follows Court Ruling
The decision to accept the two
girls follows a federal court ruling
made here last September that the
Consolidated University of North
Carolina must receive and process
the applications of Negro students
for admission as undergraduates.
As a result of that ruling, three
Durham youths were admitted as the
first Negro undergraduate students
in the history of the University of
North Carolina.
