trars official.
This is in accordance with the
exemption of poll tax from federal
voting requirements, under which
any voter who is registered and
re-identified can vote. However, poll
tax is still a prerequisite to quali¬
fied voting in state and local elec-
in any provision of the present reg¬
ulations concerning absentee vot¬
ing. the Registrars official said.
Under the prevailing law only
qualified voters who are in mili¬
tary service or whose occupation
keeps them out of the country in
which they are registered for over
six months per year can apply for
and receive permission to vote ab¬
sentee ballots. Other ballots must
taittWBMSoU'r's assigned pro-
terson County students who
lived in Alabama for one year
in Jefferson County for six
is may register to vote in
winty. In Birmingham the
I of Registrars receives appU-
* 01 Monday, Tuesday, and
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Movie Star Speaks • the
At March 2 Chapel
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Gregory Walcott. Hollywood
movie and television star, will
speak on the Howard College cam¬
pus March 2 at to a.m. in A. H.
Reid Chapel.
Walcott, who recently completed
a feature role with Gregory Peck
to Captain Newman M.D., is a
Christian lay speaker and has con¬
ducted a number of youth rallies
and revivals.
Walcott now holds a co-starring
role in the new hour-long television
series, "87th Precinct.” He por¬
trays Havilland, a New York de¬
tective
He has also appeared in
movies as "Battle Cry." "Mr.
erts." "Texas Lady" and
Martial of Billy Mitchell."
Walcott has appeared on numer¬
ous television series, including
"Wagon Train." "l-aramie.”
"Rawhide.” "Perry Mason" and
‘Wells Fargo.
“I am a layman— I make my
in the motion picture busi-
but I am essentially in the
of winning the lost to
Christ," says Walcott.
A strapping six foot three 195-
pounder. Walcott has been de¬
scribed as the "Billy Graham of
Hollywood."
He was a charter member of the
Beverly Hills Baptist Church,
serves as a deacon and Sunday
School teacher and is charman of
the pulpit committee.
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VOLUME 50— NO. 21
FEBRUARY 28, 1964
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HOWARD COLLEGE. BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
250 High School Debaters
Arrive Today For Tournament
A record field of 44 debate teams
2 high schools from Ata-
Kentucky. and Tennessee
on the Howard campus
today to compete in the Fifth An¬
nual Howard College Invitational
High School Forensics Tourna-
Gregory Walcott
Walcott will be In Birmingham
to speak for the Baptist New Life
Night at the city auditorium March
3 at 8 p.m. This event is spon¬
sored by the Birmingham Baptist
Brotherhood with the stated pur¬
pose of leading "people to see a
greater need for Christian witness
in personal life.”
According to Ronald Palmer of
Southside Baptist Church. Howard
students are invited to attend the
program.
Tournament director G. A. Yeo-
nans, Head of the Howard Depart-
of Speech & Dramatic Arts.
that more than 250
speakers
be on campus for the two-day tour¬
nament which will feature compe¬
tition in debate,
tu
and
mans announced that
tournament is the largest entry in
the history of the forensics meet.
Dr. Robert Hingson
Addresses Convocation
in campus-wide
today will be Dr.
Hingson. a native
ian who as a physician has trav¬
eled throughout the world.
Since 1951 Dr. Hingson has served
as professor and chairman of the
Department of Anesthesia at West¬
ern Reserve University and affili¬
ated hospitals in Cleveland.
In 1958 he led a team of five
doctors and nine technical associ¬
ates in nutrition, nursing, and hos¬
pital supply on an Asian-African
medical mission sponsored by the
Baptist World Alliance.
Immunization programs for dis¬
eases such as cholera, typhoid, and
led Dr Hingson to develop-
of the jet injector. Extensive
1 of the injector has been
during epidemics.
Dr. Hingson's interest In resu*-
itation led to his invention of the
Western Reserve Midget, a porta¬
ble anesthesia gas machine and
resuscitator.
Dr. Hingson has taught in Jeff¬
erson Medical College in Philadel¬
phia. the University of Tennessee
Medical School, and the John Hop¬
kins University Medical School
He received his
В.Л.
de¬
gree from the University of Ala¬
bama in 1935 and received his
M.D. degree from Emory Univer¬
sity.
Williamson Co. Sweepstakes trophy
will be awarded the champion¬
ship school in the tournament.
Several other trophies and awards
will be made and a limited num¬
ber of Speech-Drama scholarships
will be awarded outstanding com-
in various events.
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. . . Head of the Speech and Dramatic Arts Department, Mr. G. Allan
Yeomans displays the John Williamson Co. sweepstakes trophy which
will he awarded the championship school in the Forensics Tournament.
Admiring the trophy, (I to r) are M. L. Ambrester, Buttons Clerk,
and Maxell* Pettvs.
school forensics teams en-
in the tournament include:
Trigg County High. Cadiz. Ken¬
tucky: Clarksville High. CTarta-
Tenn.; and from Alabama;
W. P. Davidson
High
vi lie:
Holt:
Gads-
Tonight's Step Sing Competition
Ends Year's Twirp Week Festivities
Woodtawn and Shades Valley, all
of Birmingham.
The forty-two teams entered in the
debate division of the
will debate the national
debate question on the subject of
Medicare. Assisting with judging
the tournament events will be
visiting coaches, guests from the
city of Birmingham, and Howard
College faculty and students.
Registration for the tournament
will be held in the Moot Court of
the new Memory Leake Robinson
Hall. Dean Arthur Weeks of the
Cumberland School of Law will
welcome the high schoolers at the
opening assembly, today at 1:45
p.m.
President Leslie Wright will
greet the coaches and student
speakers at the awards luncheon,
tomorrow. Serving as Master of
Ceremonies at the luncheon will be
Howard Junior Speech and Dra¬
matic Arts major Richard Conville
of Birmingham.
Defending their last year's tour¬
nament championship will be Ens-
ley High School of Birmingham.
The Ensley squad is coached by
Mrs. Anne Gibbons.
With forty-two debates running
simultaneously in that many rooms
on campus. Director Yeomans an¬
nounced that all classrooms in
every building on campus hod been
reserved for the tournament for the
Friday hours of 2:15 p.m. until
8:15 p.m. and for Saturday from
8:00 am until 11:30 am.
A schedule of tournament events
will be posted on main bulletin
boards in Samford Hall. Buchanan
Hall, and Chapman Hall. All inter¬
ested students and faculty are invit¬
ed to visit any of the tournament
events. Headquarters for the tour¬
nament will be at the Speech Of-
Other members of the tournament
staff include professor Roy Am¬
brester. Mozella Pettus. Buttons
Clark, and Teddy
High school visitors not involved
in the finals of the individual
events Friday night' will be the
guests of the Student Government
Association a( the annual Step Sing,
8:30 p.m.. in Seibert Gymnasium.
County Official Cites
Student Voting Rules
The annual Step Sing contest, a
featured event of Twirp Week at
Howard college, will highlight the
week's activities tonight at 1:30
pm in Seibert Hall.
Announced last night as Howard's
friendliest people were Sharon Les-
ler. Teddy Jackson, Mrs. Mary
Washington, and Dr. Mabry Lunce-
ford.
The results of the
Section were
Twrp Week
A ROUSING
ent of Music, as well as a
combo, will provide addi-
of the faculty of the
Students who reach the age of 21
L 1964. and who meet
qualifications will be
vote in November fed-
in Alabama without
tax. according to a
Board of Regis-
Wednesday during the first three
weeks of any months with the ex¬
ception of the two weeks imme¬
diately prior to any election. Reg¬
istration hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
of application is fot
by .vearing in of the votei
_ his name on the
fied list.
