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The Gazette May 1961
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Langston University Gazette
V O L U M E TEN
L A N G S T O N U N I V E R S I T Y . L A N G S T O N O K L A H O M A , M A Y . 1961
NUMBER O NE
Dr William H. Hale lOth President of Langston U,
Supporf Pledged
New President
M r . C. D. Bitchlor Uading th * ic«d*m !e procauion to th« auditorium for »ho inauguration of Dr. William
H. HaU, Pr«tid9nt of Langston Univariity.
Dr. William Hale
Dr. William Henri Hale, gradu­
ate of Langston University, ’40 was
inaugurated as loth President of
Langston University, April 23. He
is the first Langston graduate to
head the University.
The inaugural ceremonies of Dr.
Hale as president of the 64-year-old
institution included a full dress aca­
demic procession by the faculty and
delegates of more than seventy col­
leges and universities.
Following the investiture of the
New President by Honorable P. E .
Harrill, Chairman, The Board of
Regents for the Oklahoma Univer­
sity and the Agricultural and Me­
chanical C olleges, President Hale ac­
cepted the charge that had officially
been given him.
The inaugural address was de­
livered by Dr. J. P. Brawley, presi­
dent of Clark C ollege, Atlanta,
DR. W IL LIA M HENRI HALE
Georgia, under whom Dr. Hale serv­
ed as professor of sociology and
chairman of the social science de­
partment before assuming his pres­
ent position. Dr. Brawley’s dynamic
The Faculty Women Council will
address was concerned with the honor eighty-five students “Awards
“Educational Challenge of New Day” May 21, 1961.
Frontiers.”
The students with “B” cumulative
average and above to receive awards
arc:
Nancy Abram, Merdin* Alford,
Clara Anderson, James Anderson,
Wanda Banks, Eugene Bentley, Roy
Brooks, Robert Buckner, Betty Jo
Cannady, Bernice Carr, Howard
Caver, Emma Jean Colbert, Anetha
Cullors, Laura Ann Dixon, Gloria
Dubose, Audrey Ellison, Barbara
Empie, Bettye Finney, Barbara Fost­
DR. RUFUS CLEMENT
er, Sandra Fuhr, Gwendolyn Full­
er, Ruth Fultz, Reuben Funderburk,
Commencement Address
Herese Gardner, Melvetta Harper,
Brenda Harris, Martha Harris, Given by A.U. President,
Dorothy Hathorn, Evelyn Hathorn, Dr. Rufus Clement
and Alonzo Haynes.
Dr. Rufus E. Clement, President
Carole Hebert, Mary E. Hender­
of
AUanta University, Atlanta,
son, Vernon Hickerson, Opal Hill,
Georgia
will deliver the commence­
Alfreda Hoggans, Lawrence Horn,
CHARLES TH O M AS
ment
address
here Sunday, May 28,
Everett House, Clarice Johnson,
Thomas Johnson, E>oris Jones, Judy at 2:00 p. m.
Jones, Joe Kinney III, Rushella
Dr. Clement received his A.B. de­
Lawson, Don Linville, Walter Long, gree from Livingstone College and
Patricia McCloskey, Alice Mack, the A.M. and Ph.D. degrees from
Luellen Mack, William Malm, Pearl Northwestern University.
Miller, Samuel Mingo, Jo Ann
Dr . Clement was the recipient of
Charles Thomas, junior, music Moore, Thomas Nolan III, George
the Alumni Award of Merit at
major from McAlester, Oklahoma, Okoli, Gladys Overstreet, Clara PatNorthwestern University in 1948.
was awarded second prize in a na­ mon, Troy Payton, Shirley Powell,
In addition he has been a member
tional etsay contest sponsored by Al­ Willie V. Powell, Mary Ann Prew- of the Executive Committet of the
pha Kappri Alpha Honor Society. itt, and Wilma Prudom.
Soutiiern Conference on Human
After vanning the second prize,
Grover Quinn, Ruby Reed, Max­ Welf.nre and vice-prpesident of the
Mr. Thomas presented his paper en­ ine Richardson, Mattyella Roque- Soutiiern Conference Educational
titled “The Scholar—Changes and more, Georgia Ruff, Beverly Rus­ Fund. He is a member of the Ad­
Challenges of the Sixties,” to the sell, Mayme Seward, Lucille Shu­ visory Committee of the National
student body at Langston Universi­ mate, Henry Sims, Willie Simpson, Urban League, and is also the first
tyBilly Snoddy, Betty Jo Taylor, Shir­ negro to become a member of the
The essay was centered around ley V. Taylor, Charles Thomas, Atlanta Board of Education. He is
complex problems of socicty and the Myrtle L. Wadkins, Glenda War­ a member of the Board of Direc­
applicable solutions through social, ren, Johnnie M. White, Lillian M. tor’s, United Negro College Fund.
domestic and artistic fulfillment.
Before coming to Atlanta Dr.
Williams, Barbara Jean Wilson, D i­
He is a member of Alpha Chi anne Wilson, Shirley Ann Wilson, Clement taught at Livingstone Col­
chapter, Alpha Kappa Mu, here at Mary Lou Woolcy, and Eva Mae lege and the University of Louisville.
Young.
Langston University.
85 Students Get
Awards May 21
/
Charles Thomas
Wins Essay
Dr. William H. Hale's
Inaugural Statement
Thank you Mr. Harrill and
through you I express thanks to the
On the occasion of his inau^ra- governing board of this institution.
tion April 23, 1961, President Will­ I want the record to show that the
iam H. Hale was pledged support encouragement and cooperation givby the students, faculty, alumni. en by this group of dedicated men
Boards of Control, the Oklahoma goes beyond the call of duty.
State Legislature and the Honorable
It is with a deep sense of humility
George Nigh, Lt. Governor of the that I accept the charge that has
State of Oklahoma.
been officially given me today. Al­
Johnnie Randolph, President of though I fully realize the task is
Student Council, pledged the sup­ heavy, still, it carries with it a rich
port of the student body in help­ satisfaction of being able to serve
ing the President toward develop­ an institution which over the years
ing a greater Langston. “We has played such a vital part in my
Pledge,” he said, “to Langston Uni­ life.
I wish to express my appreciation
versity and to Dr. Hale our support
and reaffirm our faith in the sound­ for the cordial greetings and testi­
ness of his undertaking with the be- mony of good wishes which have
lief that this will ma k e for a been extended in connection with
stronger and nobler institution. Dr. this occasion. We are all grateful
to President Brawley for his out­
Hale, our support is yours!”
The Alumni were represented by standing address. He was my em­
Mr. C . C. Cooper, President of the ployer, neighbor, and friend for
Langston University Alumni Associ­ twelve years. Dean Breaux was en­
ation. Mr. Cooper said, "You are tirely within the fact when he demore than the tenth president of scrilxd him as a Christian scholar. I
Langston University. You are our am honored by the presence of Presi­
fellow alumnus, our brother. Bill dent Harrison; we are indebted to
Hale, who has been summoned to him for his great role in the in­
take the lead role to make secure stitution’s affairs, not just today, but
the tradition and stature of Dear for the past 21 years. I can hope to
Old Langston University. The alum­ be spared some of the problems
which beset him as he guided the
ni pledge their total support.”
Dean of Instruction, L. G. Moore, institution through the stormiest
speaking for the staff, made the fol­ days of its existence.
To all of you— Honorable Lieut­
lowing statement, “We feel and
know that his ideas and ideals will enant Governor Nigh, my teacher,
enable him to shape, to fashion and my colleague, and my friend for 12
refine the service goals of the in- years, Profesor Everett Hughes who
•ititution and raise further the aca­ with his charming wife has come a
demic standards for increased ef­ great distance to honor me by their
fectiveness. President Hale knows presence, the Regents, faculty and
that which creates in the minds of staff, students, alumni, eminent of­
others the inestimable worth of the ficials of government, distinguished
institution. I pledge for the staff representatives of the nation’s great
of the University all the assistance institutions of learning, Honorable
which we are capable of giving to­ Judge Myles Paige of New York,
ward the achievement of those official representative of the Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity, and the
goals.”
many friends of Langston Univer­
In expressing congratulations and sity, Mrs. Hale and I pledge our
support to his fellow townsman, the efforts and abilities to move forward
Honorable George Nigh, Lt. Gov­ the objective and services of this in­
ernor of the State of Oklahoma, stitution that has played so import­
pointed out that it is not really im­ ant a part in the life of our state
portant what we say here, but the and of our nation. I do n o t in­
real proof will be what we help terpret my election to the Presidency
Dr. Hale do here.
of Langston as an invitation to pre­
In extending salutations to the side over the liquidation of an in­
President, Honorable R. L, Crowd­ stitution that has served its com­
er, Jr., Member of the Board of Re- munity, national and local, so well
Continued on Page Eight
over a period of 64 years.
Since man’s early beginning, he
las argued the question of whether
or not he is simply a pawn of
ate, a creature of the whims and
ancies of nature, a neutral agent,
or if he possesses the power to ininterfere consciously in the course of
his own career, if he can deliberately
affect, alter and re-direct the chan­
nel of his own destiny.
In the Bible we see the question
posed thus: “which of you by tak­
ing thought can add one cubit unto
his stature?” We see its counter
argument in the scripture, too, we
see “as a man thinketh in his heart
so is he.”
MeiTibers of the human family are
blessed in that we can not only
BARBARA FOSTER
weep, but we can also laugh and
I think it is no accident, no freak
of nature that we can do these
things. For man is the only animal
that is struck with the difference
Miss Barbara Foster, junior, ma­ between what he is and what
joring in chemistry from Kansas he might become; he is the only
C ity, Missouri, has been awarded animal who can know the disgust
National Science Foundation Un­ and despair of reality, but who can
dergraduate Research Participation know also the glory of hope. Man
Grant for the summer by Oklaho­ can see a world in upheaval and
ma State University. She will be all the sordid conditions which in­
working on the hydrolyse of ethyl terpose barriers ’twixt himself and
tranfluoroacetate under the super­ the fellowship of his dreams, but
Continued on Page Four
vision of Dr. George Goren.
Foster Receives
Science Award
Busy Year Had
By Music Department
LANGSTON UNIVERSITY GAZETTE
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Parler. J.
H.
Lovett
C osm e+ology New s
Worthwhile contributions have
made by the C'osmetology De­
partment this school year. A float
[ X) r t r ay i n g a visit to the Orange
Bowl was entered in the Homecom­
ing Parade and won first place.
Students and off-campus guests
appeared in the spring fashion show
“Passprt to Paradise.” The fashion
show demonstrated the latest trends
in hair styling, make-up manicures
and the relationships between care
ot the lace and body in the process
ol attractive grooming, (iuest hkkIels Iroin Oklahoma State University
modelcil costumes from ('hina, In ­
dia, the Philippines, Pakistan, and
Indonesia. W illiam Mahm of (Jhana
and (lodfrey Ekwueme of Nigeria,
lx)th students of Langston, motleled
costumes from their countries.
('osnietology graduates are; Bercy S. (^irter. C hrisaline Darrington,
Barbara Cornelius. Dimple Kelso,
Sadie Proctor and Joy W illiams.
Mrs. Thelma Arterlxry is the cos­
metology instructor.
Ixrcn
VERNON
M A Y . 196!
L A N G S T O N UNIVERSITY G AZETTE
PA GE T W O
R O Y N IC K E R S O N
S+udent C o u n cil
Elects O ffic e rs
hlcctcd to serve as I’resideiu ol
the Student C ouncil tor the com­
ing year is N’crnon Ray Hickerson,
iunior. niaiorini; in Agriculture. I le
IS trom Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Hickerson is a member of the
.\Ipha Kapoa Kappa Mu Honor
Sociei,; Alpna Phi Alpha Fraternity
inc.. .\ssociate Kditor of the 1961
Yearbook, President of the junior
class, and was selected to \ \ ’ho's
Who .Xmong Students in American
L'ni\(.rsities and Colleges.
Other Ofjiceis
Other mcmlx'rs who won their
officcs are; \ ’ice President, Hilly
Snoddy, junior, majoring in Mathe­
matics. C laretnorc; Treasurer, Walt­
er Long, sophomore, majoring in
Mathematics, Sand Springs; Secre­
tary, Phyllis (^owan, sophomore, ma­
joring in Business Education, Ok­
mulgee; and Councilman-at-large;
Oscar Robinson, sophomore, major­
ing in Agriculture, Okmulgee.
4.0 Students
Honored at L U
Five Students at Langston Uni­
versity distinguished themselves dur­
ing the first semester by the unique
achievement of earning “[x-rfect '
4.00 academic averages. President
Hale honored the “top" five by officially welcoming them to his spe­
cial “Honor C ourt.” Those achieveing this distinction are; George Okoli, of Nigeria; Miss Clara Patmon,
fiuthrie; Billy Snoddy, Claremore;
Miss Rosemary Lewis, Los Angeles,
California; and Miss Rushella Law­
Inspiring, intellectual, and cultur­ son. Tulsa.
al are terms which only mildly de­
scribe English Club accomplish­
ments this year. Organized in Sep­
tember at the home of Mrs. Moxye
The Chemistry Department is
W. King, with all faculty members
proud to welcome Dr. Franklin D.
of the Department of English and
H ill as a recent addition to the DeForeign Languages present, the club
)artment’s Staff. For the summer,
made a wonderful start and has
3 r. H ill has been selected by the
many achievements worthy of ac­
National Science Foundation to do
claim. Among the highlights of the
advanced study at the University of
school year was the delightful meet
Oklahoma. He will spend the latter
ing in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
part of the summer at Iowa State
C. D. Batchlor where everyone was
University completing a series of re­
happy and honored to have the
search jiajK’rs for publication.
president of the university, Dr. W ill­
Two of our recent graduates are
iam H. Hale, become an official
working
on their Master’s degree.
meiTiber of the group. In January
Bern.idine
Tolbert is at Tuskegce
members invited the entire student
body to a cultural tea where films Institute and Arthur Stevens is at
depicting the history of the English Michigan State.
Last summer Mr. James A. Simjv
Language were shown, together
son,
instructor, received a National
with lieautiful and fascinating pieces
Science
Foundation Cirant to study
of African sculpture (brought to
a
new
approach
for the teaching of
Mrs. King by her brother, Langston
high
school
seniors—
"The Chemical
Alumnus Dr. Edward Weaver, who
Bond
Approach.’
Mr.
Simpson was
recently spent a year in Africa).
Both student body and faculty at Kenyon College in (Jambier,
thoroughly enjoyed the chajx-1 pre­ Ohio.
Recently a chemistry club was or­
sentation of “Luncheon for Six.”
ganized
under the Sufx-rvision of
Tsis one-act comedy revealed the
Mr.
Simpson
and Eugene Bentley.
outstanding acting potentialities of
The
club
plans
a very interesting
club members.
program
for
the
coming year.
Club membership includes Eng­
We
arc
extremely
proud of our
lish majors, minors, and other stu­
“four
jxjint
student
this
year, Clara
dents who manifest a sincere interest
in the program. Officers who de­ Patmon.” She is now on the Presi­
serve plaudits for dynamic leader­ dent’s Honor Roll because of her
ship are: Sandra Fuhr, president; excellence in academic work.
Mayme Crawford, vice-presidciit;
Three chemistry majors have been
Margie Worley, secretary; Jewel named for Who’s Who among stu­
Fisher, corresponding secretary; Her- dents in American Colleges and Uni­
ese Gardner, treasurer; EV-lois Berry, versities. They are Barbara Foster,
parliamentarian; and ^
Branch, Thomas Nolan III and Eugene
Bentley.
reporter.
English Club News
The .Music IXpartmcnt was rcpresei. ’d at the State Convention of
the Federatio! of Music Clubs in
Stillwater, Oklahoma. Saturday,
April 15, 1961, by Emily Ann Walt­
on, Alice Mack, .Mrs. A. R. Taylor,
anil Mrs. R. 1 1 . (ireen. Miss Walton
sang Rachmannioff’s
he Silent
Night."
I ’he A ('appella Choir presented,
as part of the exchange program
with Nortluvestren State (.'ollege, a
concert in ;\lva on Wetlnesday,
April 19.
Other highlights for the semester
will be three senior recitals anti the
band concert. Lawrence I lorn, a
clarinest, will Ix- in recital May 2,
1961; (iloria .McCarty, pianist, .\Iay
15; and l''loyd Wiley, pianist, .May
18.
On .May 4, the band will have as
guest artist. .Mr. .Ancet) Francisco,
a clarinetist, on their annual con­
cert. Mr. Francisco, formerly the as­
sistant hand director of Tennessee
State .\^vl University, is now the
director of the Moon Junior High
School Band in Oklahoma ('ity. He
is not only a great clarinest but also
a great educator and an all-arouiul
musician.
Tw o
outstanding
ensemble
groups, ihe string quartet and the
woodwind quintet from the Okla­
homa City Symphony Orchestra,
were presented in concert by the
Music Department. Memlx'rs of the
string quartet are Norman Paulu.
I St violin; Lawrence Fisher, 2nd
violin; T. Burns Westman, vioia;
and David Winderkooi, cello. The
members of the woodwind quintet
are Feodora Steward, flute; Cather­
ine Dufford Paula, olwe; Earl
Thomas, clarinest; Harvey Garlxr,
french horn; and Betty Johnson, bas­
soon. Both groups gave excellent
performances. All are first-chair
members of their respective sections
in the orchestra.
.\ii old fellow came uf'jon a crony
at the crossroads filling station.
“ Don't ever advise anybody else that
a balky mule can Ix moved by
building a fire under him,” he said.
“ I tried it and what hap|xned was
pitiful to see.”
“You mean to tel! me,” exclaimed
the crony, “that this dumb critter
just stood there and let the fire
burn him.'”
“Nope,” replied the oldster, “he just
moved up six feet an’ let my wagon
do the lurning.”
S im D ra in . J r., s e n io r m a jo r in g in a n im a l p r o d u c tio n fr o m T a fu m i,
O k la h o m a , s h o w in g a c a lf w h ile N e w F a rm e rs o f A m e r ic a b o y s a r e ju d g in g *
ing.
Annual 4-H Roundup
Slated for May 30
Langston University w'ill welcome
200 boys, girls and leaders to the
Aiuuial 4-H Roundup, May 30,
1961.
The speaker will be Dr. L. H.
Brannon, Director of e.xtension,
Stillwater, Oklahoma. (Ireetings will
be extended by Mr. I. A. Breaux,
\'ice President, Langston University
and Dr. William H. Hale, President,
Langston University.
The Round-Up .activities will in­
clude contests in; Team Demonstra­
tions, Timely Sjxeches, and Appro­
priate dress; and short courses in
“First Aid,” “Traffic Safety,” “Elec­
tricity.” and "Better (Jrooming.”
Persons who will conduct the
Short Courses are; Mr. Earl Lewis,
Extension Specialist, Rural Electri­
fication, Stillwater, Oklahoma, Mr.
Allen C. West, Southwestern Insur­
ance Information Service, Inc., Mrs.
Zella Patterson, Instructor of Foods,
Langston University, Mr. Edd Rich­
ards, Logan County Civil Defense
Director, and Mrs. Glenna Kobel,
Home Economist, Oklahoma Gas
and Electric Company.
State officers, who will be elected
on Wednesday afternoon, and con­
test winners will Ix presented at
a “Honor Night” program on
Thursday evening.
A young teacher, looking harrassed, came into the school office and
asked for one of the IQ-Test forms.
When 1 asked what he was going
to do with just one test, he replied,
“Oh, I just want to find out if it’s
them or me!”
Aggie Club Makes
Plans for Meeting
The Aggie Club is happy to wel­
come our Advisor, Dr. Huey J.
Battle, back on the campus.
W'e are awaiting the State N.F.A.
Association Convention, with a sin­
cere pride in knowing that our Ag­
gie Club has prepared for the Con­
vention with the utmost care. We
always look to this chance to show
people how important the Science of
Agriculture is, and how well the
young men learn their lessons in
good leadership. We realize that an
Aggie must have good leadership
abi ity if he is to compete in an eco­
nomic democracy that has a strangle­
hold on his dollar.
The Aggie Club reports that the
officers for 1961-62 are;
Vernon Hickerson, president;
Henry
Simms,
vice-president;
Charles Drain, secretary; Alphonso
Drain, Assistant Secretary; William
Anderson, treasurer; Winston An­
derson, parliamentarian; Henry Rus­
sell, chaplain; Wilbert Caddy, sargeant-at-arms; and Sea'twrn Carter,
song and cheerleader. The newly
elected officers have their program
of work already approved and are
ready to begin work immediately,
('iraduating seniors are:
Carl Taylor, Sim Drain. Jr., Mar­
vin Cooks, Rev. J. C. Pr.itt, and
Lincoln Coojxr. We sincerely hope
and trust that these young men will
rise to great heights and that they
will always remember the Aggie
Club is behind them.
Editor
Vernon Hickerson
FBLA Holds Meetings to Inform and Entertain
The Future Business Leaders of
America, departmental club of the
business department headed by Alonzo L. Winston, President, has en­
gaged in a series of monthly meet­
ings designed to stimulate the stu­
dents interest in business while at
the same time providing relaxation
and entertainment for the members.
Mildred Butler, Alonzo Winston,
V ernetta Petty, Charlesetri Collins,
Donnie Littlejohn, Frankie Alford,
Jeanetta Combs, L. C. Cook, R. A.
Doolin, LaRuth Maloy, Mary Lou
Vann, Otis Fields, Welbournc Rich­
mond, and Charles Moore. Miss La
Ruth Maioy, Miss Carleen Mayberl y , Mr. Alonzo Winston, and Miss
For the month of March the jun­ \'^ernetta Petty sujxrvised the meas­
ior presented a very laugh-provok­ uring for caps and gowns.
ing program. Each member was reThe class, Organization and Man­
c]uired to perform a stunt according agement of a Small Business, com­
to directions pulled from a hat. At posed of Juniors and Seniors, has
times the laughter seemed uncon­ Ixn made quite interesting and en­
trollable.
joyable by the members this year.
“A Day in Court” and an in­ They have provided programs bas­
formational >anel discussion was ed upon the chapters of study.
provided by the seniors as their con­ Guests panelists included; Mrs. Netribution to the monthly meeting. itha Beal of of the Langston Phil­
In charge of the program for May lips 66 Service Station; NIrs. Audrey
will Ix the sophomores.
Prewitt, former owner of Prewitt’s
Mr. Lincoln J. R.igsdale, Presi­ Restaurant; and Mr. Eric Thrower
dent of Valley Life Insurance Com­ of the Langston University Business
pany, Phoenix, Arizona, spoke to Office.
the F B L .\ members on the Oppor­
This class also sponsors the an­
tunities and Advantages of the Life nual business clinic. Chairman for
Insurance Business. Mr. Ragsdale, the clinic was Mr. Robert Williams
who is plan n nig to open a branch and Secretary, Miss Vernetta Petty.
office in California is searching for The theme this year was “Employ­
someone to fill the position of Exe­ ment Opportunities for the College
cutive Director and various other Graduate in Business.” The offemployee seats for the new office. campus consultants included; Mr.
Senior members of the FB LA are Chester E. Erickson of the U. S.
Bcttyc Finney, Carlecn Mayberry, Civil Service Department, Mr.
Charles E. Steplienson of the MidContinent Permanent Company, Mr.
W. Shelton, Jr. of the Federal Avia­
tion Agency, Mr. Jack W. Roach of
the Kerr-McGee Oil Industry, Inc.,
and Mr. W. C. Price of the Uni­
versal Life Insurance Company. On
campus speakers and their topics
were as follows; Dr. A. C. Shrop­
shire, “Wanted; Secretaries Who
. . .
Miss Donnie Littlejohn,
“Part-time Secretary — Full-time
Value;” Mrs. Eloise Hemphill,
“What the ‘Boss’ Looks for in New
Employees;” and Mrs. Bernice
Thompson and Mrs. L. F. Callahan,
“My Experiences as a Secretary,”
and Mrs. A. C. Parker, panel mod­
erator. Closing remarks were made
by Mrs. M. C. Allen, Business De­
partmental Head.
The speakers and the refresh­
ments were enjoyed by all who at­
tended.
The Business Department is cur­
rently in the process of preparing
a brochure outlining its many ad­
vantages and the tremendous job op­
portunities available for the Business
Administration and Business Educa­
tion graduates. This informational
brochure should contribute to incri^ased enrollment in the depart­
ment and an increase in FB LA
membership.
M A Y . 1961
L A N G S T O N UNIVERSITY G AZETTE
Omega’s Have Busy Season
On Langston University Campis
I
Beta Kappa Has
Successful Year
P A G E THREE
Delta Sigma Theta Extends
Welcome to New Stideits at L I.
Beu Kappa Chapter of Alpha Phi
This year has been very successful ar of die year for the Ninth Dis­ Alpha Fraternity is drawing the
Beta Upsilon Chapter of Delta Tulsa, Oklahoma. Congratulations
for the “Ques” on campus. The trict. He is a senior music major curtains on a successful year of op- Sigma Theta Sorority welcomes the to all of you.
Brothers have participated in vari­ from Abilene, Texas. He is Presi­ erauons. Among the highlights of freshmen and transfer students to The Annual Debuntante Ball,
ous activities, two of which were dent of Alpha Kappa Mu Honor the first semester were the Freshman Langston University’s campus.
which is given for freshman young
the general clean-up campaign of S<- ‘ny. Vice President of Kappa Smoker in October, which resulted
Olir 26th National Convention ladies and their escorts, was held
the campus in September and the L.lta Pi Honor Society, President in the initiation later of fifteen new was held in August, i960, in Chi­ in January. The red carpet was roll­
annual Omega Showboat, an enter­ of the Langston Marching and Con­ pledges; participation in the Lang­ cago, Illinois at the Palmer House ed out for the following young ladies
tainment that presented campus tal­ cert Band, Student Director of the ston Beautiful Campaign for Home­ Hotel. Soror Crisp, official delegate who were competing for the title of
coming; the promotion of schc^ar- of Beta Upsilon Chapter, and Soror Miss Debutante: Mary Alice Byrd,
ent to the student body. This year bands.
Marolyn Meadows, a senior Home
Brother Eugene Bently was hon­ ship through the provision of study Fuhr, a visiting delegate, represented Barbara Cornelius, Gwendolyn Ed­
Economic major, was the trophy ored by being added to the 1960-61 schedules to students; and the initia­ the chapter well for the full week’s wards, Audrey Ellison, Edna Goff,
winner for this event.
edition of Who’s Who in American tion in December of twenty men activities. Through them, valuable Alberta Gray, Claudeana Moore,
The Fraternity presented to the Colleges and Universities. He was into Alpha Phi Alpha.
information and new ideas were Mary Ann Prewitt, Wilma Prudom,
Langston University a beautiful also admitted to Alpha Kappa Mu
and Juanda Ross, now a Pyramid,
During the second semester the brought back to the chapter.
golden b e l l mounted on a brick Honor Society.
Fraternity celebrated its twentyWe want to extend congratula­ who won and reigned as our “Queen
structure, to be rung for all import­ Brother Charles Thomas was also ninth Founder’s Day with Attorney tions to six of our Sorors who were, for a Day.”
ant events held on the campus and admitted to Alpha Kapp>a Mu and U. S. Tate, former N.AA.C.P. legal in October, initiated into Kappa
In March four sorors were initi­
after the victory of any sports event. Kappa Delta Pi Honor Pieties. He staff member, serving as guest speak­ Delta Pi Education Honor Society: ated into Alpha Kappa Mu Honor
In November, the O mega’s gave had been elected as Vice President er. The day’s events included a meet­ Sorors Nancy Abram, Sandra Fuhr, Society: Sandra Fuhr, Evelyn Hath­
their Annual Achievement Day to Alpha Kappa Mu and Kappa ing of the State Association, follow­ Evelyn Hathorn, Judy Jones, Matty- orn, Mattyella Roquemore, and Judy
Program with Brother Fred Davis Delta Pi Honor Societies.
ed by Vesper services and a ban­ ella Roquemore, and Shirley Tay­ Jones.
of Oklahoma C ity as the Vesper
Five brothers will be graduating quet at which Brother J. Harold lor. Sorors Abram, Hathorn, Jones, Our Chapter project, Mental Heal­
speaker. In December, there was a this year and their contributions to Lovett, Chapter Advisor, served as and Roquemore are also new names th, was observed during the week
joint initiation with Eta Iota Gradu­ our chapter will be missed. They speaker. Platform guests included in Who’s Who Among Students in of April 24-30. Soror Reed, an art
ate Chapter of Oklahoma C ity. We are: Leon Wilson, Basileus, a Mathe­ the President, William H. Hale; American Colleges and Universities. major, designed the posters to ad­
were also honored with the presence matics major; Howard Caver, Chap­ Southwest Regional Vice President, Soror Hathorn, having the highest vertise the observance of this pro­
of Brother J. B. Blayton, Sr., our lain; Lawrence Horn, Reporter; both Wayne C. Chandler; State Presi­ scholastic average of the Junior class, ject on our campus. Mr. Ruc’oen
Grand Keeper of Finance, who was music majors, and Eugene Bently, dent, Edward Brown; and the was the recipient of awards given Funderburk, an Art major, was the
the guest speaker for Langston’s a chemistry major.
speaker. Following the services ap­ by both the State and Local Alumni winner of the poster contest spon­
Founders Day Program, March 12.
We welcome into our pledge club proximately two-hundred brothers Association.
sored by the Sorority,
Graduate Brothers of the state and eight young men that we feel will gathered in front of the auditorium
Hats off to Soror Marolyn Mead­ Chapter officers for 1961-62 are:
Phi Psi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi be good Omega men in the near to join in an impressive singing of ows, president of the senior class, President, Rushella Lawson; Vice
Fraternity, Inc., presented Brother future. They arc: David Jefferson, the Alpha hymn.
who was the winner of the Omega President and Dean of Pledges, Mat­
Wiley A. Branton as guest speaker Business Administration major, Co­
Show Boat trophy in October.
tyella Roquemore; Second Vice
The 15th annual regional con­
in Vesper, Sunday evening, April lumbia, Missouri; James Anderson,
Representing Beta Upsilon Chap­ President, Phyllis Cowan; Recording
16, 1961 at 7 o’clock p. m., in the history major, Enid, Oklahoma; ference in Houston, Texas was at­ ter in the sweetheart line are Soror Secretary, Martha Harris; CorresonI. W. Young Auditorium.
Thomas Johnson, music major, Abi­ tended by Brothers Leon Mitcher- Shirley Taylor, 1960-61 Miss Lang­ ding Secretary, Maxine Lewis; Re­
Brother Branton has received hon­ lene, Texas; Freeman Willis, ele­ son, Robert Williams, Walter Long, ston, Vernetta Petty, 1960-61 Senior porter, Sandra Fuhr; Financial Secor and praise over the world for mentary education major, Memphis, and J. Harold Lovett. The meeting class Sweetheart, Violet Powell, retary-Treasurer, Cleo Spearman;
his gallant stand against Governor Tennessee; Grover Quinn, Physical was enriching and informative. The 1960-61 Football Queen, and Maro­ Chaplain, Prins Ella Anderson; SerFaubus in the Litt e Rock Central education major, Oberlin, Ohio; Al­ Fraternity is looking forward to the lyn Meadows, 1960-61 Aggie Sweet­ geant-at-Arms, Evelyn Hathorn;
High School Integration Case. He fred Baldwin, biology major, Guth- National Convention at Louisville, heart. Sorors Powell and Taylor rep­ Parliamentarian, Delores Berry, and
is a graduate of Arkansas A. M. & rie, Oklahoma; Thomas Gupton, Kentucky in December of ’61.
resented our instiution at the Orange Pan-Hellenic Council Representa­
N. College and the University of chemistry major, Clarksville, Ten­ “ Congrats" from Alpha Phi Alpha Blossom Bowl in Miami, Florida.
tives, Judy Jones, Minnie English,
Arkansas; a member of the St. Paul nessee; and Lawrence Diggs, soci
From
the
December
probation.
and Nancy Abram.
Beta Kappa congratulates Broth­
Baptist Church in Pine Bluff, Ar­ ology major, Oklahoma City, Okla­ ers Vernon Hickerson, President of Beta Upsilon initiated fourteen:
Nire of our Sorors are seniors
kansas; Deputy Grand Master, jur- homa.
the Student Senate; William Snod- Barbara Anderson, Delois Ander­ and will be graduating in May.
isdicton of Arkansas; Prince Hall
The officers that will lead Phi dy, Vice President; Walter Long, son, Prins Ella Anderson, Delores They are; Barbara Anderson, De­
Mason, N.A.A.C.P.; Electric Light Psi for the next school year are: treasurer; Oscar Robinson, Council­ Berry, Sealie Carter, Phyllis Cowan, lois Anderson, Doris Crisp, Laura
Lodge No. 45, Anegerona Consist­ Charles Thomas, Basileus; Joseph man-at-large; Robert Phillips, King Martha Harris, Patricia King, Rush- Dixon, Vernetta Petty, Mary Kath­
ory, Rahman Temple of Shrine; and Key, Vice Basileus; Joseph Key, of Orange and Blue Day; and Little ella Lawson, Violet Powell, Launa erine Smith, Shirley Taylor, Maro­
Sigma Pi Boule. He also holds mem­ Vice Basileus; Samuel Mingo, Keep­ Brother Eugene Martin, President Reed, Mayme Seward, Cleo Spear­ lyn Meadows, and Rassie TTiomas.
bership in the Wonder State Bar er of Records and Seal; Leicle Bos­ of the Junior Class.
man, and Rassie Thomas. Mrs. &ror Violet Powell will be transfer­
Association, Southwest Bar Associa­ tic, Keeper of Finance; Troy Cox,
Laura Dixon was the only probate, ring next year, so to her and to
The Fraternity honors its graduat­ captain and team of our spring pro­ our graduating seniors we extend
tion, National Bar Association, A- Chaplain; Everett Baucom, sopho­
merican Bar Association, and the more, Keeper of Peace; and Com­ ing seniors: President, Robert Will bate l i ne. Neophyte Dixon is an our heartiest wishes for continuing
American Judicature Society.
modore Primous, Editor to the Or­ iams; Dean of Pledgees, Thomas elementary education major from success and happiness.
Certain members of the campus acle. We feel that these persons will Nolan; Historian, Welbourne Rich­
fraternity have been signally honor­ improve the principles of Omega on mond; members, O. W, Wright,
ed this year. Brother Lawrence our campus and also in our local Ned Williams, Corlandus Lang, and
Raymond Parker.
Horn was named the District Schol­ community.
Iota Sorors began t h e Sec­
Soror Clara Anderson, a sopho­
ond Semester by presenting a Soror, more majoring in Business Educa­
Tennessee; and Diane Wilson, Mus­ Mrs. Anita Hairston, Basileus of tion from McAlester, Oklahoma,
ic, Lubbock, Texas.
Alpha Xi Sigma Chapter of Tulsa, was elected delegate to the ThirtyOther members are: Cassielene Oklahoma in Vesper, on Sunday, Second National Pan-Hellenic Coun­
Alpha Zeta Chapter of Alpha
Alpha Zeta Chapter of Alppha
Kappa Alpha Sorority at Langston Kappa Alpha Sorority recendy ac­ Coleman, Memphis, Tennessee; Bev­ March 19, 1961. Mrs. Hairston spoke cil Convention, March 9-11, which
University has been very successful cepted into the Ivy Leaf Club twen­ erly Greene, Oklahuma City; Alice on the subject, “Fraternal Challenges was held at Grambling College,
Grambling, Louisiana.
in upholding the standards of wom­ ty-three young ladies. Twelve are Mack, Muskogee; Irma Mayes, Bo- and Today’s World.”
ley;
Barbara
Hicks,
Oklahoma
City;
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and
On
April
7,
our
“Miss
Rhomania”
anhood.
honor students. They are: Gladys
Eartha
Williams,
Idabel;
Claudette
Sigma
Gamma Rho Sorority were
Crystal
Ball
Dance
was
given
in
the
Several members have achieved Overstreet, Biology, Okmulgee; Jo­
Woodard,
Fort
Worth,
Texas;
Betty
Student
Union
Building,
at
which
host
and
hostesses to an “All-Greek”
scholastic recognition. Barbara Fost­ ann Moore, Mathematics, Hugo;
er, Glenda Warren, and Beverly Gwendolyn Fuller, Elementary Ed Shipp, Muskogee; Faye Williams, time, Aurora Claudia Tliompson, a entertainment held at the demon­
Russell were selected as members of ucation, Oklahoma City; Gloria Du- Fort Worth, Texas, Phayontyne freshman majoring in Pre-Nursing, stration school on April 28, 1961.
Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society. Bose, Home Economics, Oklahoma Doster, Boley; and Laura Ann Dick­ from Cushing, Oklahoma w as Everyone had a good time.
crowned “Miss Rhomania of 1961.” Our Auroras— Claudia Thompson,
Members of Kappa Delta Pi Honor City; Alfreda Hoggin, Biology, Ok­ erson, Vernon.
Following this occasion, on April Cushing, Oklahoma; Eva Dement,
Society are: Glenda Warren, Max­ lahoma City; Georgia Ruff, Chemi­ The Officers Elect are: Gloria Duine Richardson, Eva Young, and stry, Okmulgee; Meardine Alford, Bose, president; Barbara Hicks, 12, we were fortunate to have as McAlester, Oklahoma; and Shirley
Beverly Russell. Members of Who’s Business Administration, Wewoka; vice-president; Claudette Woodard, our Assembly Guest Speaker, an­ Wilson, Okmulgee, Oklahoma— are
Who Among Students in American Carolyn Hebert, Sociology, Lang­ secretary; Gwendolyn Fuller, assist­ other Soror, Mrs. Alice Swain of planning right a ong with the Sorors
Colleges and Universities are: Eva ston; Brenda Harris, Art, Hugo; ant secretary; Mary Lou Wooley, Oklahoma City and Anti-Basileus of in making their “Spring Picnic,”
Young, Glenda Warren, Barbara Johnnie White, Elementary Educa­ treasurer; Johnnie M. White, report­ Alpha Xi Sigma Chapter, who de­ at the home of Soror Marquette
Foster, Maxine Richardson, and Bev­ tion, Hugo; Mary Lou Wooley, er; Phayeontyne Doster, sergeant-at- livered a most inspiring speech on Haynes, Sand Springs, Oklahoma, a
erly Russell.
big success.
“Life, the Great Employer.”
Elementary Education, Memphis, arms.
Neophytes as of April, 1961 are:
Officers elected for the 1961-62
Florence Brooks, Barbara Empic,
school term are as follows: Doris
Ethelent Henderson, Herse Gard­
Jones, Basileus: Juanita Brown, An­
ner, Majorie Worley, and Lillie Wil­
ti-Basileus; Marcene LaFlora, Gramson. Other members are: Martha
mateus; Ella Pugh, Tamiochus; and
On April 9, 1961 the Beta Epsilon mote Bigger and Better Business we will be able to become a member Clara Anderson, Epistoleus.
Ann Perry, Donnie Littlejohn, Jeanof tl^e $100 club.
etta Combs, Dimple Combs, Beverly Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fratern­ throughout the future.
Iota Sorors and Auroras pledge
The newly electcd officers of the
Russell, Betty Cannady, Willeta ity, nc., gave an observance of Big­ Along with promoting Bigger and
to
live up to their slogan: “GREAT­
Better
Business,
the
members
of
year
are
as
follows:
President,
Gist, Eva Young, Barbara Foster, ger and Better Business Week in
ER
SERVICE, GREATER PRO­
Beta
Epsilon
are
also
promoting
George
Derrick;
Vice
President,
Vesper,
at
which
Dr.
Charles
At­
Maxine Richardson, Glenda War­
GRESS.”
scholarship.
On
April
24,
1961,
the
Marvin
Clark;
Executive
Secretary,
kins
was
guest
speaker.
The
Bigger
ren, Wilma White, Bettye Hopkins,
Willie Mae Robinson, Rosetta Ed­ and Better Business Award was giv­ members of this chapter amended John J. Sasser; Corresponding Sec­ Pleasant Summer!
wards, Thelma Clark, Juanita Hous­ en to Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Beal its chapter constitution as follows: retary, Alexander Winston; Dean of
ton, Ruth Hampton, Faye Lawson, of I-angston, Oklahoma, for their That $25 or more be presented to Pledgees, Charles Drain; Treasurer,
Vacations do odd things for us.
Gloria McCarthy, Marian Ander­ outstanding service to the city of the Langston University Campus Reuben Funderburk; and Editors of Neighbors whom we seldom see all
Development
Fund
each
year
so
the
paper,
John
Sasser
and
Alexand­
Langston and the University. Mr.
son, and Margaret Walker.
year travel 500 or 1,000 miles, then
Sponsor of Alpha Zeta for the and Mrs. Beal are the owners of long as this chapter is active on er Winston.
For social action the Phi Beta write to wish we were with them.
school year of 1960-61 is M. C. Al­ the Phillip’s 66 Service St;:tion of Langston University campus and
len, who has worked with us to Langston, Oklahoma. Our hats are such fund is in existence. The $25 Sigma Fraternity and Sigma Gam­
A committee is a group of people
make our projects for the year suc­ off to the Beals for a job well done was presented to Dr. Larzette Hale, ma Rho Sorority sponsored an “AllGreek
Party,”
in
the
Training
Chairman
of
the
Langston
Univer­
who
single can do nothing, but to­
and
for
the
services
they
arc
now
cessful.
School.
We
congratulate
the
fine
sity
Development
Fund,
on
April
gether
decide that nothing can be
doing.
The
members
of
Beta
Epsilon
Alpha Zeta Chapter wishes you a
26,
1961.
We
hope
that
next
year
Greek
attendance.
done.
Chapter
hopes
to
encourage
and
pro­
happy summer.
Sigma Gamma Rho Yearly Highlights
Alpha Zeta
Phi Beta Sigma Observes Better Business Weelt
L A N G S T O N UNIVERSITY G A ZE TTE
P A G E FOUR
M A Y . 196!
Dr. William Hale's Inauguration in Pictures
Dr. William H. Hale's
Inaugural Statement
Continued From Page One
T h e H o n o r a b le Louis R lh h a u p t, M . D ., S e n a to r L o g a n
he can also catch glimpses of the
beautiful city, a better way, the new
Jerusalem.
•Man alone is able to look at a
piece of human clay and sec in it
not a l av e r n but a temple and to
shajK with loving hands this lump
of human clay until it bccomes a
fine, resjx-cted, and respectable hu­
m a n Ix-ing, a monument to God’s
grace and to man’s faith in his own
basic goodness.
The ability of seeing in the hu­
man personality the possibilities in­
herent there and of blue printing
a productive life is [perhaps the most
C o u n ty , r e a d in g th e R e s o lu tio n F ro m th e L e g is la tu r e .
iniix)rtant difference between man
and his animal relatives. It is also
the basis of educational institutions,
j
those unicjuely human creations de­
signed to accjuaint the |>resent gen­
eration with the e.xjKriences ol the
past w ith die view ol equipping this
gemration lor the ililliculi task of
nullifying the blunders of its elders
and imfiroving luiure. Perhaps at
no time in man's s(X)tty history has
the importance of education as a
means ot bringing alxjut useful soc­
ial changes been more apparent than
today. 15 ehind us lies the accumu­
lated wisdom the ages to be sure,
but before us in all its awe-inspir­
ing reality lcx)ins a tuture the nature
of which is but faintly understcwd
and apprehended by the very wisest
amongst us. Hut one thing we do
In th e b a c k g ro u n d D r. a n d M rs . H a l e g iv e a f r ie n d ly h a n d s h a k e as
know about the future— it is not
th e y g r e e t th e g u e s ts . T h o m a s N o la n , s e n io r, s h akes h a n d s w ith M r s .
to
1k' handleil by the methods and
E v e r e tt C . H u g h e s , w ife o f D r. E v e r e tt C . H u g h e s .
policies and practices of the past.
L e ft— D r. H u g h e s , D r. H a le 's m a jo r p ro fe s s o r a n d a d v is o r a t th e U n i ­
v e rs ity o f C h ic a g o .
The assumptions made about hu­
man nature and the behavior of
people that may have fitted well the
conditions of life of the i8th and
lyth centuries are as out of date
in this latter half of the 20th Cen­
tury as are some of the assumptions
made then on the nature of the
physical world. Hut the tragedy here
IS that while we are ready, even
anxious, to develop new concepts of
inter stellar space of the great power
potential in the atom, of the miracle
of electronics, we are reluctant to
alter our views on the why and
wherefore of the most wonderful
of all C'lod’s creations— man him­
self. W'e hear only with our ears
and not our hearts the truths in the
stirring hymn to which we short
moments ago listened— “new occas­
D r. J a m e s P. T ra w le y , p r e s id e n t o f
John
R a n d o lp h ,
p r s ld e n t,
S tu d e n t ions" it said "teach new duti>-j:
C la r k C o lle g e , A t la n t a , d e liv e r in g th e
C o u n c il s a lu te s th e n e w p r e s id e n t.
Time make ancient good uncouth.”
a d d re s s fo r th e In a u g u r a tio n .
Writing in the Hook of Revelalation, John said "and 1 saw a new
heaven and a new earth for the
first heaven and the first earth were
passed away." Today, though vve
may not recognize it, we too see the
outposts of a new heaven and a new
Dr. Edwin Fite, Director of
earth. Whether it is to be one which
Teiichcr Training of N’ortlnvcstcrn
fulfills man's eternal hope for selfState C'oilcge delivered tiie keynote
res[Kct and ilignity and therefore
address at the student teaching con­
peace, or whether it is to be one of
ference held at Langston University,
perpetual tensions and insecurities
May 6. The conference was sixjnsorand unresolved conflicts will depend
ed by the D i\ isioii ot Education, Dr.
to a great extent on the wisdom and
A. C. Shropshire, Director.
goodwill and desire for a brighter
Attending the contcrence were
day on the part of the American
principals, supervising teachers and
people of which we in Oklahoma
students of Langston University who
comprise an imjxirtant segment.
have completed student teaching.
For
the problems of the people of
The purpose of the conference was
the world are but the problems of
to evaluate the teachcr education
In m a n A . B re a u x , D e a n o f A d m in is tr a ­ the people of Oklahoma magnified
program and plan future develo )n , L a n g s to n U n iv e rs ity , p re s id e s a t In ­ and the same approaches to solution
nient of the University student teach­ tio
a u g u r a l C e r e m o n ie s .
of these problems must be taken.
er program.
For too long we have ignored a
Dr, Fite in his keynote address
developed the broad basis for a stu­ persons of group meetings. They simple principle, which the most
unlettered farmer in Pittsburgh
dent teaching program. He included were:
Mr. Delbert Burnett, Mrs. C. County, where I was born and rear­
the following objectives; ( i ) To try
theory in practice (2) To deepen Minner, Mr. Westley Kirk, Mr. R. ed, would have permitted himself
understanding of children, their in­ A. Swain, Mrs. Aretha Clay, C ul­ to do. In this farmer's words, we
terests and needs (3 ) To develop bertson Elementary School, Okl.iho- have insisted on feeding our seed
ability to plan, guide and evaluate ma City, Oklahoma; Mr. T. W ad- corn.
Since October 4, 1957, with the
the work of the students (4) To de- kins, Mrs. Nancy Davis, Dunjee
velope a functional philosophy of High School, Choctaw, Oklahoma; launching of the first artificial satel­
Education (5 ) To make personal Mr. J. R. Swain, Mrs. P. Rogers, lite, much has been said about the
adaptation to the role of thi teacher Mrs. A. C. Shropshire, Page Ele­ optimal use of the talents, abilities
(6) To become intelligently self- mentary, Guthrie, Oklahoma; Mr. and skills of the American people.
Ira D. Hall, Mrs. M. W.Lyday, Page There has been a great deal of con­
confident.
Principals and supervising teach­ Elementary School, Oklahoma City, cern, in some areas at least, that
ers who attended made contributions Oklahoma; Mrs. Jessie Davif, Mr. for a number of reasons, much of
Continued on Page Five
as leaders, recorders and resource
Continued on Page Seven
M
L e ft to r ig h t — D r. L a w re n c e T. Y o u n g , G e n e r a l S e c r e ta ry , A lp h a Phi
Phi A lp h a F r a te r n ity , In c .; J u d g e M y le s A . P a ig e o f th e N e w Y o rk C it y
C o u r t o f D o m e s tic R e la tio n s , p a s t p re s id e n t o f th e fr a t e r n it y , m a ilin g
th e p r e s e n ta tio n o f a p la q u e to D r. H a le .
d m
In v e s titu r e o f N e w P re s id e n t b y H o n o r a b le P . E. H a r r ill, C h a ir m a n ,
T h e B o a rd o f R e g e n t : fo r th e O k la h o m a S ta te U n iv e r s ity a n d T h e A g r i ­
c u ltu r a l a n d M e c h a n ic a l C o lle g e s .
P re s id e n t H a l e
sm iles as h e a c c e p ts th e c h a rg e .
Or. Fite Addresses
Student Teachers
m o re
O n e v ie w o f th e a u d ie n c e in c lu d in g th e
th a n s e v e n ty u n iv e rs itie s a n d c o lle g e s .
d e le g a te s
r e p r e s e n tin g
Dr. Hala holds I ’lver servic« praianted by M r. Carl Jonai on bahalf
of the faculty while Mrs. Hala looks on with a pleasant surprise.
M A Y . 1961
L A N G S T O N UNIVERSITY GAZETTE
PAGE FIVE
Dr. William H. Hale's
Inaugural Statement
Continued From Page Four
this potential has not been exploited.
The truth of this neglect is beyond
debate and it is especially disturb­
ing because the failure to do so is
a threat to world, national and our
own state security. This point is
made eminently clear in the repwrt
entitled, "Pursuit of Excellence,”
published by the Rockefeller Fund
in 1958. This report states:
Tlicrc is not more searching or
difficult problem for FR EE people
than to identify, nurture and wisely
use its O W N talents. Indeed, on its
ability to solve the problem rests,
at least in part, its fate as a free
fK'ople— ( for) an undiscovered tal­
ent, a wasted skill, a misapplied abil­
ity is a threat to the capacity of a
free people to survive.
Yes, w’c have been feeding our
seed corn and now wc must repair
in a hurry what we have permitted
to degenerate over a period of de­
cades.
In our own situation here in Ok­
lahoma the problem is brought into
sharp focus by the numlxT of Ne­
gro college graduates who each
year must leave the state in search
of employment which may not be
found within the state. If you will
forgive the personal reference, the
people of Oklahoma went to great
expense to educate my wife and me
and had it not been that I was ask­
ed to return to head this great in­
stitution, whatever talents and skills
we possess would now be used, as
they have for the past 18 years, in
the service of others. I submit to
you that this is an expensive business
and one which should engage the
attention of all people. The problem
bccomes even more pressing when
I remind you of a report released by
the Office of the State Superinten­
dent a few months ago estimating
that there are some 440 fewer Ne­
gro pupils in the public schools of
Oklahoma this year than last. These
are sobering facts, not alone because
of the eventual results of this kind
of trend, but who knows what con­
tribution might possibly have been
made by that intellectually able,
Negro farm boy down in Pittsburgh County today who will never
complete high school. Added to this
disturbing picture is the equally un­
happy sp>ectacle of 379 Negro teach­
ers who have lost their jobs in Ok­
lahoma over the past five years.
Many people do not know these
things, and many who do know,
do not care. W e argue about spend­
ing a few thousand dollars for ed­
ucation which will lift man above
the level of the animal while we
spend billions in developing tech­
niques and machines and programs
and men whose only purpose is de­
struction. We talk of closing schools
in the midst of history’s greatest
contest for the souls and minds of
men. But some of us question force
as a means of really settling human
problems. Some of us know now,
as did the man of Galilee, that if
you want people to be nice to you,
you must learn to be nice to them.
It is the secret of good relations be­
tween the nations and it is the secret
of good relations between individ­
uals. Once, as a young researcher in
Louisiana, I asked a little third
grade girl what other child was her
best friend and why she liked this
person. As long as I shall live I
shall never forget her answer; it
was, “I like her because she likes
me. Some of us know also that we
can ill-afford to permit an entire
segment of our population to grow
up in ignorance. For what we save
by our economics in education and
by closing schools will be more than
matched by expenditures for our
reformatories and our jails and our
mental hospitals and our poor-relief
programs.
On April 12 a man-made machine
containing a human being was pro­
jected into space and girded this
globe in less time than is ordinarily
spent in a football stadium on a
Saturday afternoon. That night over
Th* University Concert Band und*r the direction of William E. Simi, initiated the inaugural activitiei.
television I watched and listened
while a roving reporter talked to
various people about the incident
asking them for their reactions. One
said, "it’s a lie it couldn’t happen.”
Another said, “it’s just more Com­
munists propaganda.” O ne woman
said, "I couldn’t care less.” But one
American scientist when asked why
we here in America with all our
skills and “know how” and materi­
al resources have been unable thus
far to duplicate this feat, gave an an­
swer which touched a nerve and 1
feel it has real meaning for us. He
said, “they desired it more,” they
desired it more. Now all arguments
on the relative merits of our two dif­
ferent social systems aside the basic
fact rem.iins "they desired it more,”
and were therefore willing to do
what was necessary to achieve it.
School teachers have known of this
all along. W e call it motivation. We
know that given two youngsters es­
sentially equal in native equipment
that one will do best who can be
given a more satisfaction and inspir­
ing image of himself and of what
he might become. Knute Rockne
proved that he understood this prin­
ciple well when he reminded his
team of what are supposed to Ix:
the last words of the Great George
Gyp as he lay on his hospital bed.
“One of these days” said Gyp” when
the game is going against you and
you don’t have a possible chance of
winning, go on out there and win
one, just one for the Gypper.” The
fighting Irish against impossible
odds did just that.
If we are to build Oklahoma a
great educational system that will
find and develop the talents of A L L
our youth, it will be because we
earnestly and steadfastly desire it.
Up to now I have tried to keep
your attention focused on Oklahoma
and the richness of the harvest here.
I have suggested that our local prob­
lems and their solution are not un­
like those which beset the family of
nations. Briefly I wish to address
myself to the international scene re­
membering that here again there
are similar parallels to be drawn.
Asia, the Middle East and Africa
are stirring to a new lite. Because
of her history and the great part
she is destined to play in the world’s
future, I center my remarks on
Africa, the challenge of whose rise
is a part of the world’s crisis. The
people of Africa are seekinjr a life
of dignity, equality and justice, and
it is a great question how they may
be accommodated in the present
world. The political struggle is, the
simplest part of the whole thing
for those who have not achieved
independence already will soon or
later govern themselves. I think that
t h e r e is no question in anyone’s
mind as to the truth of that state­
ment.
The intellectual struggle then
commences; what sort of fundament­
al ideas must they develop about
themselves and the worlc about
man, society, and history?
There are available only three out­
looks from which they can draw
their spiritual sustenance; their own
native resources, the ideologies of
the East, commonly referred to as
Communism, and that great stream
of cultural thought and behavior to
which V T suWribe, known as
Western Civilization. The question,
BETTYE FINNEY AND PRESIDENT W . H. HALE
therefore, arises: What is the west’s
intellectual contributions in this
struggle?
Is it technology alone— how to
develop seedless oranges and wormless men? Is its form of government
alone— how to hold free elections
and how to respect the will of the
majority? Is it rising “standards of
living” alone — how to overcome
poverty and disease?
If the west means only these
things to the emergent nations of
Africa, then the mind of Africa is
not going to be satisfied. For man,
whether in Africa or Oklahoma,
lives primirily by vision and ideas,
and not by forms of government
..ione, nor by the perfection and
abundance of material things.
But if the west means only these
things to the mind of Africa, then
we of the west either do not know
the greatest things we have, or we
Continued on Page Seren
P o rtra it of a M a n . . .
By Bettye Finney
T o tread the path of stress and toil
One sunny day he came
T o lend a helping hand to all
But not in search of fame
H e came to share his l^nowledge
with
The people he once t{new;
T o lend himself to do the things
H e !{new he had to do
H is mien demanded our respect;
Intensified our hope
/In d taught us how to stand and
fight
A nd not to sit and mope
With faith, hope, and charity
H e serves his fellowman
A nd ma\es the goals that lie ahead
Seem ever close at hand
\fan of courage, man of faith
Man of great intent;
F rien d to one, friend to alt
Is our tenth president
Mr. Harley King far left, standing behind his wife, Mrs. Moxie W . King, Associate Professor of English, Langston University, is pictured with the bus
load on inaugural guests from Tulsa. The two are graduate* of the institution.
i *Z2 2 E 3 3 i|l!g i
Following the Inaugural ceremonies, guests attended the reception at the G . Lamar Library
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th is
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a iu l
p re se iitc -il a n
»u t-
la ik ie
s ta iu lin j: art s h o w
in
I , i i n c > s h i rc .
at t l u - A r t
C \ 'iU e r
I'lih r,
|udy
ilirc c to r
T .
( la y ie s
w a s S l i e s t s p e a k e r at h i s A l i n . i
e r . M o r e h o u s e ( ' o l l e ^ e ’ , in
M.
B . T d l s o i i h a s i i is t c o m p le te d t h e
lirs t
s e c ti c m
Curator,
o t’ h i s
la te st
a n il h a s sent
b ix ik .
he
Th e
it t o the P r a i r ­
ie S c h o o n e r , L i i i v e r s i t y o f
to
M a t­
.A p ril. D r .
N e h n is k a .
p u b lish e d .
A m o n g ih c m a n y fa c v ilry m e m b e r s
p i.in n in i,'
M rs.
F.
to
stu d v
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B re a u x ,
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and
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k in i,'.
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s n n im c r
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arc
MKvyn
S. I ' i s h t r .
K a p p a Karavan
,\s the spring semester moves in
on Alpha Pi Ciiapter at Rappa Kap­
pa Alpha Psi, \vc have witnessed an­
other cjxich making year ot iraternizing and upholding the standariis
o, our fraternity. W'e continue with
some wonderful events.
Endeavoring to carry out exten­
sively our National Servicc Program
— Guide Right— new stimulating
ideas are being discussed in prepara
tion for the whole program. This
service program makes available
to youth opportunities for discover­
ing and developing their potentiah
tics.
Brother Rol->ert Perry, delegate to
the Mid-W'esterr: Provincial Meet­
ing at Topeka. Kansas, March ^1April I , was elected as Provincial
Lieutenant Strategus. He succeedcd
another memlx-'r of .\lpha Pi Chap­
ter, Brother Sherman Craven, pres­
ently the Polemarch of Alpha Pi.
In observing our (ioldcn Anniver­
sary, the members of Alpha Phi
Chapter attended the Langston Alutnni Chapter banquet on April
29 at the Hilt more hotel in Okla­
homa City.
Following the banc]uct, our annaul X’esper program was observed
on Sunday, April 30, 1961. Dr. Sain
uel P. Massie, Co-Head of the Na­
tional Science Foundation, was guest
speaker, and all visiting Kappas
were honored at a reception follow­
ing the Vesper. Miss Rosetta Ed­
wards and Mrs. Audrey Prewitt,
sweetheart and mother of the chap­
ter respectively, were honored dur­
ing the vesper.
A L L TCX) TR U E
Jones,
I'iv e
La n g sto n
coeds
s c h o la r s h ip av\ards o t
le a d e rs h ip ,
C lu b
v io u s
th e
re c o rd s
a c tiv itie s l i u r i n g
y ea rs.
.iw .ird s
sc h o la rs h ip
( )th e r
each
a c h ie ve d
a iu l
i<)()u a m i
re iju ire n ie iits
in c lu d e
to w a rd
re c e iv e d
S200
c itiz e n s h ip ,
a
M rs.
N 'lw ly
M .itty e lla
( ilc m h i
R<».'
n io m W ’a rre n .
and
S .in d ri
R e|>o rter.
c o u rse
at
in
4 11
p re ­
lo r
th e
to u r
c o l­
La n g sto n
s e ll,
to
m u iiiiy ,
.Iiu l
to
Th e
of
.\ ll.\ e is .
a re;
D ix o n ,
N’a ik v
B e tty
I.v e lv n
Ta y lo r.
i'in iie y ,
I I.ith o rn e ,
R ic h a rd s o n ,
C 'h .irle s
W ’ ;irre n . a nd I'v a
W ’ illi.im
II.
'E h e re s i;!
a d v i s o r is D r .
lla le .
L ’ n iv e rsity ,
m e m b e r,
'n ie
B.
c .u rie d
to
m e e tin g
w iih
com-
le ;itu re d
[)ro jc c t
v a rio u s
th e
(>f
the
was
a lso
a c tiv itie s
c h a p te rs
in
a c h ie s e m e iit ol
g o .ils .
P re s id e n t. ;iiu l
Jo
B u rto n ,
N a tio n a l
S ta te
P re s id e n t—
i, p re sid e d o v e r th e m e e tin g .
O ltic e rs
w e re
P re sid e n t.
in s ta lle d .
Hazel
I l . ir r is , ( ) k la h o m a ; S ta te
d e n ts. ( ;io ri,i
N o rth e a st
Ann
se rvic e
th e
n a tio n .
p ro g ra m
N 'e ttir
Se c tio n
c entere d
a n il
d e v e lo p m e n t
by
lu iiio n .il
New
th e
to w a rd
.M iss
w e re ;
A m e ric a ’
w .is
o th e rs,
Th e
out
F tiro u g h
ol
It
m o rn in g
le v e ls
( lu th rie .
I )e ll
D is tric t;
B riik e n
and
Peggy
Bow,
T Iu T in a
Se
O la
o n e r; S l.ite
1
S o u th e .is t
.M c In ty re ,
D i'tric t;
b’ ' b b i n s .
li s i c r i . in . S h e lia
.\ rd m o re ;
Sta te
^ ’o u n g .
ic,
1 ) e s 'ib e rrv ,
R h e i.i
L 'u l.iiila ,
W ’ ,ire .
So u th w e st
.M .ie
P>ell,
Pre si
D is tric t;
I're d e ric k .
'C t.iry ,
\ iie
.M .irg a re t
.N o rth w e st
B .irr,
The y
i'.iy e
P re w ill,
!) is triil;
Th o m
C 'h a irm a n
S la te
W 'a g -
A h ia m ,
of
M us­
La w to n .
P re sid e n t
is
an
hon-
c o u n se lo r
.M oo re
and
is
th e
ly o u ise S t e p h e n s .
The gre.itest blessing of our de­
mocracy is treedom. iitit in the last
analysis our only freedom is the
freeilom to discipitne ourselves.
SNEA Year Passes in Review
W’lt lijiu I I . Mtirlni CJutptcr
iMn^ston L. nnersi.'y
'I'he members of the William H.
Martin
Chapter of SNE.\ strived in
a n d m a i n t a i n i n g a s c h o la stic re c o rd
its
pl.inncil
program tor ii/>o-()i to
o f t ' o r abo ve i n 16 h o u r s o f col­
help
tultill
the
needs ol future teach­
lege w o r k d u r i n g t h e f i r s t s e m e s t e r
ers
through
tornms.
socio dramas
o t t h e tre sl'.ii'.a ii y e .ir.
and
inlorm.il
nueling
sessions.
We
R e c i p i e n i s o f t h e . i w a r t l s a r e ; W ’ il endeavored
through
these
activities
lie \ ’ . P o w e l l. ( l U t h r i e . O k la h o m a ;
to involve students in thinking
C la ric e
J o h n so n , ()k m u lg e e , O k la ­
through
problems of the teaching
h o m a ; B e t t y J o T a y l o r , S e w a r d , C )k profession.
la h o m a ; B a rb a ra M c M u r r a y , O k m u l ­
Our attendance at educational
gee,
O k l a h o m a ; a m i .M a ttie
E lle n
meetings
broadened our eilucation.i!
M c C o n n e l, T a t u m s , O k la h o m a .
scope.
W’c
attended the i960 tall
T h e a w a rd s w e re
g i v e n oy
th e
work shop on the campus of 0 (X '.
H o n o ra b le
R o b e rt S . K e r r , U n ite d
Here vve shared ideas and gainetl
Sta te s S e n a to r,
R . A n th o n y , and
t h e S h a w n e e M i l l i n g C . o i n p a n y . . M i s s a wealth of intormaiion fiom stu­
I l a z e l ( ) . K i n g i s t h e S t a t e S u [ K ’ r- dents and educators ot o i I u t camp­
uses. In view of the social needs
v is a r o f the 4 - H C lu b p ro g ra m .
of our memlxrs, our year’s program
incbuleil informal get-together af­
SC R LLERS ACTIVE fairs. During the Yuletide, lx)th stuilents and sponsors shared the spirit
The “Bl(? BRO THERS" of Al­ of the season. April 7-8, 1961, our
pha Pi have been made to feel very
proud of the Scrollers club through­
out the year. The Scrollers have
likewise completed a school year full
of activity. I’resently the Scrollers
Club is com{x>sed of twenty-eight
In the last month of sch(K>l the,
pledges. In Octokr the club j>ar- Panhellenic Council is re\iewing
ticipated in the camj)us clean up
some ot the events of the past eight
campaign. Presently the club is mak­ months. Our olficers for the year
ing (>lans to undertake another [)ro- were: (iilbert Tampkins, president;
jcct which involves painting the Johnny Randolph, vice-president;
campus laundry.
Charlesetta Collins, secretary; .MarThe officers of the Scrollers Club thann Perry, treasurer; and Cecil
are as follows; President, Randolph
Miles, parliamentarian.
Furch; \ ’ i c e Presiilent, Chares
.‘\ t the beginning of the second
Wright; Secretary, Ixroy Tilford; semester, three new members were
Assistant Secretary, lames Davis; welcomed. They were Doris Jones,
Sergeant-at-Arms, Howard Jacobs
Clara Anderson, and Juanita Brown
and Treasurer, Marvin Williamson. of the newly reactivated Sigma
The sweetheart of the Scrollers Club Ciamma Rho Sorority.
is the lovely and very charming
The Council also started its Greek
Miss Mary Ann Prewitt.
entertainment the second semester.
The current roster of Alpha Pi First, the Alpha Kappa Alpha So­
will have the loss of seven brothers rority anil the CJmega Psi Phi Fra­
through graduation: Sherman Crav­ ternity entertained; second, Zeta Phi
ens, Henry R. Johnson, Joe Kinney, Beta Sorority and Kappa Alpha Psi
Albert Prewitt, Jr., CJillx^rt Tamp- Fraternity; third, Sigrna Gamma
kins, and Rolx'rt Buckner.
Rho Sorority and Phi Beta Sigma
The Kappas of Alpha Pi Chap­ Fraternity; and the groups are look­
ter have striven to keep within the
ing forward to the fourth (May)
scope of our fundamental p u r ) X > s e
meeting when the Delta Sigma
which is achievement in very field Theta Sorority and the Alpha Phi
of human endeavor.
Alpha Fraternity will be hosts.
lege
th e m e .
U n i­
i9 ()i.
to r
a p p lu n g
year
B>everly
iJ<.
p e rs o n .il g r o w t h
th e
( 'o rre -
La n g sto n
D e v e lo p m e n t
o n e 's
fo u r
on
annual
io m e m a k e rs
M a rc h
lo m e in .ik e rs
th e
Presi
.M a xin e
L a n g s io n
o r.iry
to
R e c o rd in g
R o c ip ie n io re , W ’ illie S i m p ­
S h irle y
D r.
u .is
.iro iim l
\ ’ ii.e
R e p o rte r.
n u m b e rs
I'u h r.
.M .ittv e lla
of
1
w o rk in g
,in d
Se c re ia rv ,
L .u ir.i
as, ( i l e i u l a
5 Freshmen Students
Receive Scholarships
h e ld
"P e rso n a l
P re si
I i.ith o rn e .
are;
I lis to ria n
.\ b r.im ,
u e . it i o n
Hom e­
th e
1
New
c .im p u s.
New
t i . i c h
i n
th e
A m e ric a
v e rsity
( i.iv e r,
lio rn ,
P re sid e n t;
Sa n d r.i
ol
S ig m .i
i're s u le n i; ( 'h .irle s
( 'h .ip te r
son,
Lio n s.
o u ts ta n ilin g
( 'ity .
\ ’ ic e
r.it
N ew
a tte n d e d
of
Eta
\ \ '.irre n .
I lis to ria n
R e c o rd in g
la st M i i n i i u r i n tlu- . \ I . u l ) i > w i l l ( 'o in n v . I\ t i r - .lu ir d u iih . N e w
H o w a rd
o tlic e rs
c p ie m o re ,
> .iy
th e O ra n j^ e
\ ’e i n o n
ol
l.ic-
I.d
of
Se c re t,1 . ,
S h irle y
K in ^
o tlic e rs
.ire :
R u ss e ll.
v . i i i o u s
i'e .ic h e r
s| > o n d in g
elected
co<i|H
frie n d s
h ig h lig h te d
R e tirin g
( 'h .ip te r
t i . i d l ­
p . i r t i c i p . i t i n g
l.\ e i\ n
D re sse d
1
L a n g s i o n
a n d
t h e
Se c re ta ry ;
.M e a d ­
B ilu e
f r o m
c e n t e r s
Bhi
Best
( J u e e n o t t h e ( >r,in L;e a n d
I.a n ^ sto n
l e . u l i e r s
t r a i n i n g
te a c h
t e . u h i n g
s i i i d t i i t
and
p r e
d e . i l m g
n t s
p r i n c i j ' . i l s
(den<l.i
D e l)u t.iiU e ,
.M a ro lyn
i n v o h i n g
i l u ’
,1
s t u d e n t
s t i u l t
L .iv s re m i
N ' o v i ' i n b - r.
D r.
i n g
p o s t
a
. i b o v e
\ e . i r ;
to
d e n t;
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S w e e th e .u t;
,1
o r
1 ,500
m a k e r s o f A m e r ic a , p a re n ts , teachers
m e e tin g
s o p h i
. k h i e v e d
B
A p p ro x im ,ite ly
, u -
i n c l u d e s
c o n l e r e n c e
h .is ic
ile n t;
S h ip p .
K ,ip p a
M is s
'I'h e ta ;
I're s u le n i
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h . u i o f
Bhi
Su e e tBsi
.M .im im g .
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S ij:in a
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o l
e i i c o u r . i g -
s e r i e s
i r t s h n i a n
h i n g
c o n t i T c n c e
A l­
R o se tia
I ’s i
( )in e u .i
S w e rth e .irt;
B lu e
te .k
P r o g r . i m .
.\ - ^ ie
,iiid
i n g ;
e r
w h o
p r < » b l e m s
.\hss
B riin e ll
P h illip s ,
s t u d e n t
VN'ith
s e r i e s
o '
h o n o r i i m
a v e r a g e
t h e i r
M is s
D e lta
{ ’. i m i ' i i s
i l u r m g
e r s
T h i s
s t u i l e i u s
Rno\,
ow s,
ijiie liiie
m o r e
,1
p u r [ H i s e
p r o g r a m
s c h o l . i s t i c
M is s
s p o n s o r s
t h e
s c h o L i r s h i j
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M A Y , 1961
L A N G S T O N UNIVERSlT'r G A ZE TTE
L ’n iv e rs ity
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ch.ipter sent four delegates to the
Regional Conference held on OSU
Campus. The theme, "Quest for
(,^)uality," was excellently expressed
by the principal s[K‘aker, Dr. Rich­
ard Carrigan, President of Nl:',.\ and
SNEA. The delegates from the
campus chajner were: Maymc Oawtord, Carrie McCollum, Judy Jones
and Maxine C'rawford.
We are in the proccss of preparin- the 1961-6.2 program including
greater professional and scKial ex­
periences tor educational majors
who wish to become more profes­
sionally concerned with their future
vexation.
Otlicers for iy6o-6i: Judy Jones,
presiilent; Maxine Richardson, vicepresident; I-’lorence Ausbie. secre­
tary; Mildred Butler, treasurer; ('arrie .McCollum, rei>orter; Theresia B.
Moore, sponsor and Filesta E. Jones,
assistant sfxinsor,
Carrie McCollum, rejXirtcr
•\lpha t'hi Omega (Miapter of
.\lpha Kappa .Mu scliolarship society
is committed to the conce[>t that the
continuous process of intellectual
tlevelopmeiU is basic to the liber;ition ol the human mind .iiul to the
()rogress ol the
(>rld society. To
this end Alph.i Chi ('hapter en­
courages schol.irship by providing
a tutorial system, the services ot
which are available to Ireshnian stu­
dents who need increased guidance
in the various .ireas of college study.
During Iresiiman orientation week,
the chapter presents a scxio-drama
illustrating correct registration pro­
cedures I’or the purpose of actjuaiiUing new .students with the mechan­
ics ot college enrollment. Through­
out the year seminars arc held to
emphasize improved stuily methods,
to discuss ideas on current issues
in education and to present educatoinal research problems appropriate
lor .\lpha Chi participation in the
naii()iial Alpha Kaj>pa .Mu essay
contest.
('harles I'homas, a junior music
major trom Mc.Mester, Oklahoma,
won second place in an essay con­
test at the N.itional C\>n\ention
held at Carolina A&T College,
(ireensboro. North Carolina.
.Mr. Thom.is develo[)ed the sublect “ I’he Scholar: (Jluinges and
C^hallenges in the Sixties.” .Mrs. .\i.
('. .Mien, s[)onsor, attended the con­
vention.
I'Jected otlicers ot ,\lplia Chi are:
Biilly Siioddy, President; Charles
Thomas, \'ice President; CJlenda
W’arren, Secretary; and S.indra
Euhr, Historian-Reporter. The mem­
bership includes: Lawrence Horn,
Eugene Bentley, Judy Jones, Evelyn
Hathorne, (ilenda W'arren, Barbara
I'oster, Wrnon Hickerson, Billy
Snodily, Sandra I'uhr, Howard C'aver. Myrtle W’adkins, lieverly Russell,
aiul .Mattyella Rocqueinore.
S[)('iisors of the organization are
•Mrs. .M. C. Allen and Dr. T. J.
Anderson.
Nutritionist, Mabel Evans
Visits HE Class
Miss .Mal>el Evans, staff nutrition­
ist of the .\mericaii Institute of
Baking, Chicago, Illinois was a guest
of the Home Economics Depart­
ment. W^hile on the campus she
spoke to classes in nutrition and
equipment, [ X ) i n t i i i g out the need
for good nutrition for all people in
order to ward off the health haz­
ards that affect us daily.
.Miss Evans covers twenty-four
states in her territory speaking to
both colleges, clubs, professional or­
ganizations, and lay-groups.
News From the Panhellenic Council
Miss Clara Anderson, attended the
A well-adjusted person is one who National Pan-Hellenic Council meet­
It is not how much we have but
how much we enjoy that makes makes the same mistake twice with­ ing which v\as held at Grambling
out getting nervous.
College, Grambling, Louisiana. Miss
happiness.
.\nderson gave the highlights of the
discussions of 1 nterfraternal Rela­
tions. Some cjuoted st.itemrnts, wor­
thy of thought and consideration by
all Greeks, tollovv;
“The role of the interfraternal or­
ganizations in the ’6o's emlxjdies the
forward-looking spirit, characterist­
ic ot the founders of the organiza­
tions three decades ago when they
recognized the need for a voluntary
association of fraternities and so­
rorities for the mutual benefit of all.
The sororities and fraternities should
work together as a whole, not only
the ones that arc considered nation­
ally as sisters and brothers, but every
group.”
“Each organization should work
together to iron out its differences,
for W'e are more alike than unlike.”
“Thi purpse of organizing the
Greeks in a form kow’n as the PanHellenic Council was the “together­
ness” of thought and action as far
as possible in the conduct of Greek
Letter Sororities and Fraternities,
and to consider problems of mutual
interest to its member organiza­
tions.”
“When we are made into a soror­
ity or fraternity, it means a step
torward.
great step forward. Il
means that we are, or shoulil Ix',
ready to work together anil to be
able to get along with each other
in a spirit ot “(ireekdom.” It does
not mean that you have become iK’tter than anyone else.”
“W'e should help our fellow
(Jreeks. A great man, Har[x;r, once
said, ‘To try, to obtain, and to main­
tain are the basic factors of life.’
W c (Jreeks can try, we can obtain
and we will maintain.”
“Our Inter-Fraternal relations
should be so closely related that even
though there are eight social iJreek
organizations, an outsider should be
able to observe the ‘oneness’ and
‘togetherness’ of our group.”
New officers of the Pan-Hellcnic
Council for the year 1961 62 are:
President, Charles Thomas; Vice
President, Barbara Foster; Secretary,
Judy Jones; Assistant Secretary, Pa­
tricia McCloskey; Treasurer, Juan­
ita Brown; Parliamentarian, Roliert
Phillips; and Chaplain, Marvin
Clark.
Miss Clara Davis of Sigma Gam­
ma Rho Sorority and Mr. G. C.
Hamilton of Alpha Phi Alpha Fra­
ternity are the Council’s advisors.
I
A
MA\. 1961
L A N G S T O N UNIVERSITY G AZETTE
Dr. William H. Hale's
Inaugural Statement
Gymnastic Team
on State Tour
Continued From Page Five
know and enjoy them but delib­
erately hold them back from tiie less
fortunate people of the so-called
"dark” continent. And in the dia­
lectic of the spirit, when a man
wakes up one day to realize that
mind, crcation, knowledge, the ac­
tive reason, the joy of vision, the
certainty of the truth, have been
withheld from him whether he is
in the rain forests of the African
jungle or on a little rocky farm on
Peaceable Creek down in Pittsburgh
County, he will rebel to the high
heaven, and his rebellion might take
the strangest possible forms.
PANEL
R ig h t t o l « f t — D r . O l i v t r H o d g * , S t a t * S u p e r in t e n d e n t o ( P u b lic in it r u c t io n , O lila h o m a C it y ; D r. A a r o n B ro w n , P r o ja c t D ir e c to r , P h e lp tS t o U i F u n d , N o w Y o rk ; D r. W il l ia m H . H a le , P r e s id e n t o f L a n q ito n U n i*
v e r s ity ; a n d M rs . O r a H i g q in i, A u i i t a n t E m p lo y m e n t M a n a g e r , S p ie g e lt,
In c ., C h ic a g o . N o t show n, M r s . M a r y E lle n S h a d d , S ale s S u p e rv is o rs ,
F u lle r P ro d u c ts , C h ic a g o .
Liberal education, whereby the
mind is disciplined, enlarged, en­
riched. perfected, made to rest upon
the vision of the truth, brought into
communion with the master minds
of history, is one of the greatest
things which the west can mean to
L IS T E N IN G P A N E L
L e f t t o r ig h t— M r . D e lb e r t B u rn e tt, P rin c ip a l C u lb e r ts o n E le m e n ta r y
Africa. Without the affirmation of
S c h o o l, O k la h o m a C i t y ; M r . J o h n R . S a d b e r r y , P r in c ip a l, D o u g la s s H ig h
the universality of reason in act,
S c h o o l, L a w to n , O k la h o m a ; M r . R . L. H u d s o n , S u p e r in te n d e n t, T a f t P u b lic
there can never be peace on the
S c h o o ls , T a f t ,O k la h o m a ; M r . L. G . M o o r e , D e a n o f In s tr u c tio n , L a n g s to n
basis of freedom for nations or for
U n iv e rs ity . T h e o th e r m e m b e r, s e a te d in th e a u d ie n c e , O . M . M c D a n ie ls ,
P r in c ip a l, B o o k e r T . W a s h in g to n H ig h S c h o o l, Id a b e l.
individuals. When African leaders
glibly speak of the m.iterialism of
the west, they little suspect the in­
finite concrete riches of the spirit
embodied in the western higher ed­
ucation; they little know that it is
these riches that at once create, jus­
The Conference on Education in offered more attractive salaries. She
tify, and criticize the material might Oklahoma was held at Langston also stated that the Fuller Company
of the west.
University, May i, 1961. The objec­ did not offer jobs, but careers that
When people reduce the issues to tive of the conference was to bring young people could work from stock
what they call freedom and democ­ educationa' 'eaders to ether for the worker to president.
Dr. Aliver Hodge, State Super­
racy, they really oversimplify them. purpose Oi exploring, identifying
These things cannot flourish with­ and discussing common problems of intendent of Public Schools of O kla­
homa spoke on the role of the pub­
out prolonged antecedent cultural education.
lic
school in the education and im­
preparation. Here in America our
Dr. Aaron Brown, Project Direc­
free and democratic institutions re­ tor of Phclps-Stokes Fund, New provement of youth. He stated that
flect and enilx)dy our fundamental York City, gave some i m [ X ) r t a n t if democracy is to survive, the school
conception of the universe, which facts on the iinprotance of faculty >rogram will have to be the main
did not spring up yesterday, but has and school working together for the eader for democracy and lay the
its roots in our centuries— old tra­ benefit of the child. Brown pointed foundation for boys and girls to fol­
ditions. If, therefore, we really wish out that the educational fudns gave low. The aim ofeducation is to teach
to see the people of Africa enter in­ help for supplemental aid rather the fundamentals of (1 ) good citi­
to the fellowship of freedom, our than primary aid to individual, and zenship, (2 ) give the young people
first duty is to articulate and justify that educational funds throughout an opportunity to learn culture and
this fundamental conception before the country had helped many to ob­ education, (3 ) develop a system of
them. In short, if we really believe tain an education by offering fellow­ values that are necessary in a dem­
in freedom, if we mean what we ships and financial aid. He also men­ ocratic life, as, (a) a sense of per­
say when we speak of the import­ tioned the importance of improving sonal responsibility, (b) considera­
ance of every human personality, if secondary schools, improving teach­ tion for the right of others, (c) rec­
we honestly desire that every person ers through work shops, and how to ognition of authority, (d ) ability to
should have full opportunity to de­ improve the work teachers were do­ work with others; everyone cannot
lead; some must follow, (4 ) recog­
velop his unique talents and attrib­ ing.
nition of the importance of an in­
utes. then we must liehave at home
Mrs. O. Higgins, Assistant Em­ dividual, (5 ) accept the rule of the
as if we believe these things, i need
ployment Manager, Personnel De­ majority, but respect the rights of
not to tell you that as of today we are
partment, Spegiel Catalog Company, the minority, (6) changes arc
still falling far short of that idea.
Inc., Chicago, Illinois gave points brought about by evolution, not rev­
It is not enough to rule and con­ on the role of industry of the ed­
olution, (7) to each young people
trol and administer: we must also ucational and employment of youth.
to have confidence in critical think­
teach and we must teach by example
Mrs. Mary Ellen Shadd, Fuller ing, and (8) for vocational com­
as well as by precept. Nor is it
Products of Chicago, Illinois, point­ petence. He also stated that if we
enough to teach people how to rule
ed out that most graduates were can do all these things, boys and
themselves. We of the west and of
not willing to accept jobs that paid girls will be able to compete in our
Amcrica particularly, born as we
low salaries and work to jobs that changing society.
were out of stormy revolution owe
it both to the underdeveloped na­
tions of Africa and to ourselves to pulsion of force. For if the divine confusion to the bright view which
share with them in all genuineness mind brooding upon choas created will permit men to walk the halls
and humility, the deepest and truest the universe, the human mind, pat­ of history together convinced that
things we know. In this process wc terned after the divine and saturated men can live in peace together, can
will have, under the stress of the v.'th truth, which is always also [)rogress toward the realization of a
present crisis, to rediscover and re- divine, can certainly master the pres­ greater universe together.
appropriate our O W N authentic ent disorder in our w'orld, on our
To involvement in this thrilling
tradition. If we of Amcrica should nation and in our state.
adventure and to active participation
allow ourselves— which God forbid
What I am saying is simply this: in its promotion; with the help or
— to be overwhelmed by the prac­ Through the cultivation of men’s (}od and the people of this state, I
tical, the expedient, the commercial, minds, the development of the in­ humbly make may pledge.
the diplomatic, thereby losing sight tellect, the unfolding of ideas can
of the eternal intellectual and spirit­ come solutions to the difficulties of
ual sources of our life, we might the nations of the world— solutions Dr. Fite Addresses
yet control the world, but only at to problems which will permit men
the expense of our ow'n soul.
to walk God’s earth like brothers Student Teachers
If, then, we face the threefold with mutual respect for the dignity
Continued From Page Four
crisis today, of the west weakening of each human personality. Solutions
in its hold upon the light of reason, which will permit the realization of Jessie Davis, Mr. J. W. Smith, Book­
of C ommunism rejecting and de­ true freedom and democracy. Solu­ er T. Washington High School, El
stroying these authentic values to tions which will demand that we Reno, Oklahoma; Mr. A. L. Tipton,
which we of the west SAY we sub­ practice in the fullest sense here in Mr. E. G. Fowler, Mrs. Princella
scribe, and of the emerging nations this potentially wonderful America Edgar, Faver High School, Guthrie,
of Africa gaping consciously or un­ the great doctrines of human rights Oklahoma; Mrs. R. S. Waugh, Mar­
ian Anderson Junior High School,
consciously, for intellectual and to which our nation is dedicated.
Through the training of the mind Tulsa, Oklahoma; Miss Dorothy
spiritual food, it is evident that a
most im prtant element in the an­ — the task to which Langston Uni­ King, F. D. Moon, Junior High
swer to this crisis is the strengthen­ versity, along with other great in­ School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma;
ing— not weakening— of those insti­ stitutions is dedicated— the cultiva­ Mrs. L. M. Wallace, Grayson High
tutions whose whole purpose is to tion of intellectual self which makes School, Henrietta, Oklahoma; Mr.
produce cultivated minds humble be­ us function above the level of the L. R. Kirkpatrick, Manual Train­
fore the law of cause and effect and animal, we can more quickly close ing High School, Muskogee, Okla­
sensitive to quality, and being above the gap between the darkness which homa; Mr. M. F. Andrews, Tatums
massiveness of matter and the com* clouds men’s mind and makes for High School, Tatum, Oklahoma.
Conference on Education in Oklahoma
Held on Langston Cannpus, May I
A
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PAGE SEVEN
Tlie L'ingston University Gymnas­
tic Team, composed of twelve mem­
bers, has traveled over the state to
various high schools during the
month of April. Among the schools
visited were: Oklahoma City, Doug­
lass; Muskogee, Manual Training;
Choctaw, Dunjee; Ardmore, Doug­
lass; and Lawton, Douglass.
The show consists of a variation
of fundamental and combination
tumbling and individual stunts us­
ing such equipment as parallel bars
and trampoline. One outstanding
feature of the squad is Edison Har­
rington, a junior of Muskogee, Ok­
lahoma. Harrington holds the title
of “Mr. Sooner” of 1961 in weight­
lifting. Other members of the team
are: CJilbert Tampkins, Captain of
the squad, and a senior majoring
in Art from Choctaw, Oklahoma;
Sammy Balfour, Eugene Pugh,
Dimple Combs, Rosalind King,
Pearlie English, Ernest Parker,
George McKinnie, Commodore
Primous, Howard Jacobs and Ron­
nie W'atson.
Gym Night
On April 20 the Department of
Health and Physical Education pre­
resented its annual Gym Night. A
very talented group of students de­
lighted a picked house with tumbl­
ing, dancing, pyramid building and
apparatus work. The dance num­
bers, directed by Miss Duckworth,
were artistically presented. Young
ladies of the dance group are: Carole
Hebert, Fannie Johnson, Helen Kel­
ly, Luellen Mack, Claudena Moore,
Mary Ann Prewitt, W'ilma Prudom,
Jacqueline Shropshire, Jane Strong
and Julia Bruner. The male mem­
bers are: Sammy Balfour, ITiomas
Nolan, Willie McKissic, Commodore
Primous, Ckorge McKinnie and
Percy Bradfield.
The gymnastic team, under the
direction of Mr. Crowell, performed
with its usual amount of precision
and dexterity. Several of the more
intricate feats brought repeated
cheers from the audience.
Langston Places First
In Oklahoma Track
Competition
Langston won its first Oklahoma
Collegiate track championship, May
13, at Oklahoma Baptist University,
Shawnee.
The Lions placed in all but two
of the 16 events to run up a whop­
ping total of SoYi points to far out­
class defending champion Oklahoma
Baptist, which finished second with
46'/2.
Randolph Furch, a 6-3 freshman,
who starred in track for BeggsWheatley High School last spring,
led individual scores with 14 pts.
He won the high jump at 6-3,
was second in the high hurdles,
third in the lows and fourth in the
broad jump.
Furch is Iso a standout football
player and basketball player. He
won the individual point crown
with a 19.9 average in the 14 con­
ference games he played in basket­
ball.
Track News
The Langston University team
has just completed a very successful
season. Results of the various meets
are listed below:
March 21— OBU Meet
Langston— 88'/i
O B U -5 0
S.E.— 19
E.C.— i6 h
April 5— Central State Meet
C entral— 85'4
Limgston— 59
S.W.— 16'/:
Panhandle— ii
April 14— Northw’estern Meet
Langston— 77
N.W.— 58
S .W .-7
April 21— Southeastern Meet
Langston— 74
Central— 60
S.E.— 24
E.C.— 17
Senior
Mr. Sooner
April 24— Tulsa University Meet
Tulsa— 81'/j
S.W. (Mo.)— 50
Langston— 40
Edison Harrington, a junior ma­ OBU— 12
joring in Physical Education, recent­
Individuals on the L U Track
ly competed in an AAU contest held
Squad
who are doing an excellent
in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and
job
are:
Freshmen Randolph Furch
sponsored by the Y.W.C.A. One ob­
and
Charles
Wright who run first
jective of the contest was posing
and
second
in
the hurdles and broad
ability to emphasize body building.
jump
with
Archie
Jones also in the
Mr. Harrington is a native of
broad
jump.
John
Bates
and Thomas
Muskogee, Oklahoma. At Muskogee
Nolan
are
consistently
first
and sec­
he was associated with the Health
ond
in
the
440
yard
dash
and
both
Studio where he did some physical
are
aiding
much
to
the
success
of
development. He was recently elect­
the
relay
teams.
Alexander
Yar­
ed football captain for the ensuing
school year. Among his many posi­ borough is a consistent winner in
tions and titles, he is accredited with the pole vault and has taken his
the following: Mr. Oklahoma i960, share of first places this year. Roose­
Junior Mr. Sooner, i960. State Re­ velt Nivens and Silver McQuarters
are having a private duel in putting
cord Deadlift 1961 (600 lbs.)
Edison often tagged “Hercules,” the shot. At this stage of the game
hopes to win the title “junior Mr. it looks as if Nivens has the edge
America” in Columbia, Missouri by some few inches. Oscar Robin­
where he will comjx'te next month son is turning in some good per­
with qualified persons from over the formances in the 880 and mile run.
In the Tulsa University meet on
nation.
April 24 the mile relay team ran a
3:21.5 which is under the existing
Conference record. Running on the
team were Higgins, Richard Robin­
son, Nolan and Bates.
Langston ca[»tured the eastern di­
vision championship in the Oklaho­
The only war I ever approved of
ma Collegiate Conference baseball was the Trojan W^ir; it was fought
race by splitting a doubleheader Fri­ over a woman, and the men knew
day at Southeastern.
what they were fighting for.
Oklahoma Baptist missed a chance
of tying the Lions for the crown
A Southern lady dieted herself
when the Bison divided at Shawnee back to her former slimness. Now
against Northeastern.
her proud husband calls her his
Langston finished 11-5 in the “Metrecal Rose.”
league and OBU 10-6.
Coach Tim Crip’s Lions lost the
“No, there isn’t,” the clerk replied
first game to Southeastern, 15-10, regretfully. And then, as an after­
but won the second, 8-3.
thought, he added, “But what is it
you wish to know.?”
There is just one thing I can prom­
ise you about the outer-space pro­
On a sporting goods store win­
gram: Your tax dollar will go far­ dow; “Got a fishing problem.? Let
ther.
us tackle it.”
P ^ G E E !G H ’
L A N G S T O N UNIVERSITY G AZETTE
Support P le d g e d
N e w President
M A Y , 1961
O FFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
1961
SUMMER
SESSION
J U N E 5 - J U L Y 28
Continued From
One
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istra
tio
n
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........ June 5
gents for High I',ducation, m.uie tl>e
.................... Ju n e 6
following '.t.iteKieiit; "W'e pledge to Classes M e e t
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.
..........July 4
Langston L iiiversity ami to Dr. Hale H o l i d a y ...................
our every c(Kiperation. I know that
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there will Ik- problems, but I am
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efforts these problems can '>(. soKeil,
and th.it i,.mgston University will
SCHOOL
CALENDAR
meet all of our ex[x-ct.itions."
in the act of investiture, tiie Hon
1 9 6 1 - 1 9 6 2
orab'e P. 1 ',. Harrill, ('liairman ot
F I R S T
S E M E S T E R
the Hoard of Regents for the Okla­ S e p te m b e r 5 -6 ............. Freshman O r ie n t a t io n , P la c e m e n t Examinations
homa State l.’niversity and the A. S e p te m b e r 7
................ R egistra tion o f S o phom o res, Junior, Seniors
&.M. Colleges, commended the i-ing- S e p t e m b e r 8-9 ........................................................
R e g is tra tio n o f Freshmen
ston University staff lor untiring S e p te m b e r I I .............................................................................................Classes Begin
.service to the institution and ile- S e p te m b e r 13
..........................................Form al O p e n i n g o f the U niversity
clared, "'I'he Board has implicit con­ N o v e m b e r 21
.
............... Thanksgiving H o lid a y s b e g in a t 5 P. M .
fidence in Dr. H.ile and his ability N o v e m b e r 2 7 ........................................ C lassroo m woric resumes a t 8 A . H .
to lead the institution. I pledge the D e c e m b e r 19 ...........................
C h ristm as H o lid a y s Begin a t 5 A . M .
support of the Hoard to Dr. Hale in J a n u a ry 3 . ...
....................... C lassroom work resumes a t 8 P. M .
the execution of bis duties."
J a n u a ry 8 - 1 9 .......................
. P re-re g is tra tio n fo r second sem ester
(irectings were exteiuled by Inith!
J a n u a ry 2 2 -2 3 . .
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Senator Louis H. Rit/haupt and J a n u a ry 26 ............
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Representaiive Dick F'ogarty of l^i-,
S E C O N D
S E M E S T E R
gan County.
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in an unprecetleiiteil actic>n, botlii
houses of the Oklahoma i.egislature J a n u a ry 29
. . R eg is tra tio n fo r Second Sem ester
passed ;i Resolution commending J a n u a ry 30
.
.............................................................Classes Begin
Dr. 1 iale. i'he resolution w.is re.id M a r c h 10 .
................................... F o u n d e rs D ay
to the audience and presented to A p r!! 19 .
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Easter H o lid a y 's Begin a t 5 P. M .
i'resiclent 1 iale by Senator l.cniis 1 i. A p r il 24 .
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Classes Resume a t 8 A . M .
Ritzhaupt. 'I'he text of the Resolu­ M a y 2 2 -2 5 . ..
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tion follows:
i : n c ;r ( )s s l d s i : x a t e C( ) \ S U M M E R
S E S S I O N
C U R K E N T RESOLUT'iON, No.
19 6 2 - 1 9 6 2
21)— By Ritzhaupt, iklvin, iireeden,
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June 4
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C'artwriglu, ('ollins, C'olstoii, t'ovvJune 5
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Classes Begin
den. Dacus, Field, line, Ciarviii
July 4 ...........................................................................................................................H o lid a y
(irantham, Hamilton, Land, Me
July 2 7 .....................................................................................S u m m e r Session Closes
('lendon, Payne, Rogers. Shoemake,
Stijx-', and Wilson ((Jreer) of the
Senate and Fogarty, Skeith, and
E m p lo y m e n t O p p o r t u n i t i e s are d is c u ss e d b y ( p i c t u r e I) H u g h S h a r p In
Library Club Observes
Nicliols (Semini>le) of the House.
M e d i c a l T e c h n o l o g y ; ( p ic tu r e 2) M e d l c i n e - D e n t i s t r y , Dr. G . E. Finley;
National Library Week
s e ate d lett a n d Pro fe ss o r Hill, r ig ht; an d ( p i c t u r e 3) A i r Force, Iv '/Sg t. ,
A resolution extending con(^riiii<LiSince our 15 asileus pounded the
K e n n e t h Foster. The Two s tud e nts , T h o m a s N o la n , senior; a n d G i l b e r t
tions and oflenti^ ihsistnnce and co­
In observance of National Library
Ta mpk ins, senior.
gavel which called our lirst meet­
operation oj the
l^e^islaWeek,
the Library Club and Library
ing to order, l...imbda Alpha has
ture to William I I . Hale, president
l>ecn active in many phases of cam 1- statf presented a series of programs.
LU Development Group of I^ingston L'nii'crsity.
Two Professors Retire
us activities, (Jrcck and non-CJreek. Mr. Ralph Fludson, State Librarian,
WHEiUi,.\S,
the
2Sth
Session
ot
W ith M ore Than 35 Year Organized For
This year we welcomctl three s(iokc at the 11;oo o'clock Assembly
the Oklahoma Legislature is ilesir- new Sorors; Anctha Cullors, sopho­ on Wednesday.
University W elfare
O t Service to Langston
Other events of the week inckuled
ous to recognize anti commeiul the
( )n I'eliruary 4, u>6i the I.ang- men and women l>orn in Oklahoma more, Business iuiiication Major a lx)ok review program, with Dr.
■Alter
u . i r v o | .stTMcc- nii ih c
trom Sapulp.i, Oklahoma: Patricia
ston L'liiversity Development Foun­ aiu! educated in our schools; and
l.K 'u lt \ .It l.ai'i^sto n L 'n i v t r s i t y . I ) ,
•McC^oskey, sophomore, Music .Ma­ M. B. Tolson, Protessor of Creative
dation was estabiished for the purW H 1 :R 1 :.\S, Willinm H. Hale, a jor trom Sajuilpa, Oklahoma; and Literature, reviewing Pasternak’s,
c:. lu iK s . s u p e rv is o r c l \oi.MtloiKil
|H).se ol promoting the welfare of ihc
native of Oklahoma, graduated from Easter Hilbert Wilson, junior. Art “Dr. Zhivago; ’ and two seminars
a y r i i u l t u r c w i l l r e ii r c .u t h e e n d ol
institution.
(irade and High Schools ot Mc- Major from Pawnee, Oklahoma. dealing with Personal Enrichment
th e spriiiL; t e r m . 1 le c a m e to U in j,'The chartcr of the Langston Uni­
Alester, Langston University, Umg- Sorors McCloskcy and Cullors arc Through Reading. The Seminars
ston . \ u g u s t 15, 1925.
versity Development Foundation
Mis wiic, .Mrs. Elesta Jones, aiui permits it to raise funds from any ston, Oklahoma, with a Bachelor ol Ixjth hoi.or students. Soror McClos- were led by Mrs. \ \ ’illiam H. Hale
t'.vo daughters. Eloise and Dorista source and lor any purpose that will Arts degree; and
key is also a memlx’r of the March­ and the Reverend R. H. CJreen,
arc j;raduates ot Lanj^ston Univer­ aid in the progress of the institu­
W H EREAS he received his .Mast­ ing and Concert Band, and Choir. Dean of students. The Oklahoma
sity.
er of .\rts degree from the Univer­ She has made many tri[>s with Ixith School of Reliiiion.
tion.
"There is plenty to do on the
Project number 1 of the newly sity of Wisconsin, aiul his Ph.D. organizations. Soror Cullors and
ranch." said Mr. lones “The I51 ack organized foundation is a $100,000 degree from the University of Chi­ Soror Wilson are members of De­ Oklahoma. L'pon returning she gave
Anj;us cattle arc to lie l(X)kcd after, Langston University Alumni Schol- cago with his field of concentration partmental Clubs.
many suggestions for “Putting U in­
and I will visit my daughters. Dr. arshi[> Loan Fund. The foundation in S<K'iology and .\nthropology; and
Soror Willia Peevy, and Soror to Zeta," which was the theme of
Dorista C. (ioUlslxTy, NN’orchester, is Uxiking primarily to the alumni
\\'H ER E.\S, the tollowing pro­ Elderweda Peevy, of Alpha lota the meeting. She also rc{x>rted on
Mass., and Mrs. Kloisc A. Bridges to furnish this living memorial to fessional distinctions have been ac­ Zeta Chapter ot Tulsa, Oklahoma, the six-eches given by our CJrand
in Seattle, Washington.
their Alma Mater. Other projects to corded him; SjK'cial Research As­ were guests of Lambda Alpha, Basileus, Soror Deborah P. Wolfe
Eugene "Father" Hrown, Dean l)c initiated in the next five years sistant to the late Dr. Charles S. when Soror Dorothy Dewitty, oui and our Regional Director, Soror
of Nlen, served the Univeristy as will seek contributions and grants Johnson, noted Sociologist and Uni­ Associate Regional Director was Jewel Livingston.
head of the art department for 35 from other foundations and philan­ versity President; Registrar, Dean s[)caker fo rthe Arclioiiian \ ’es[x.‘r.
Officers of Lambda Alpha for
years. He has served as dean ot men thropic individuals.
and .Administrative Dean of Beth- Alpha lota Zeta also surprised the coming year are as follows: Pa­
for two years. He came to Langston
President FLale announced early une-Ccx)kman College, Daytona Lambda .Alpha by showering eacii tricia .McCloskey, president, junior
the summer of 1924, making a total in the schcjol term that one of our Beach, Florida; N’isiting Protessor Soror with a gift.
from Sapulpa, .Anctha Cullors, viceof 37 years of service at Langston most pressing problems here at the at Hampton institute at Stale Teach­
Our Basileus, Ciiarlesetta Collins, president, junior irom Sapulpa,
University.
L'niversity is the provision of ad- ers C^ollegc at Montgomery, .\la- represented us at our Region.d meet­ •Mary Lou \'ann, secretary, senior
His wife is an instructor nt liook- ditiorial loan tiinds to help worthy bama, and at .Atlanta University and ing which was held at Ikioker T. from Sapulpa, (Jwcndolyn Dinwidcr T. Washington High School students.
for twelve years iK'tween 1948 and Washington High School in Tulsa, die, treasurer, senior trom Spencer.
Haskell. Oklahoma. He will visit
•Alumni, F'acuhy, and Oklahoma K)(>o, he served as Professor of S<x:iwith his two daughtrs. .Mrs. Muriel business and civic leaders form the ology and Chairman of the IXpartA. Walker, Head Librarian, St. Au­ membership of the Foundation's ment of Social Science at Clark Col­ that what the students contribute through labor and consecrative ef­
to the markets of the World will fort associated with energy and
gustine College, Raliegh Xorth Board of Directors. The articles of lege in .Atlanta, Georgia; and
indicate the stability of Langston courage that the University moves
Carolina, anti Mrs. Shirley E. Walk­ incorporation allow a ma.ximum of
WHERE.AS,
on
January
i,
1961,
University.
on to greater and Ixttcr things.
er, Social \\'orker, I>os Angeles, members.
he
became
President
of
Alpha
Phi
California.
Notv, therefore, be it resolved by
BE IT F U R T H E R RESOLVED:
41. The F'oundation's headijuarters Alpha, the oldest .Vegro Greek
"I'ather Hrown" plans to travel is IcK'ated at the University and the Letter I'raternity in America; and the Senate o j the twenty-eighth
T H .\T we express our esteem and
legislature of the state of Okjahoma,
and paint. During his time he has Business Manager, Mr. John W.
admiration for Larzettc Hale, the
W'HEIU-AS, Dr. William H. the I louse of Representatives con­
been very active in an activities in CJaftney is treasurer. Other officers
President’s charming and talented
Oklahoma. He has c.xhibited in the are President, Dr. William H. Hale; Hale on September i, i960, Ix'camc curring therein:
wife, also a native Oklahoman, who
Fhilbrook Art (}allery in Tulsa, At­ Secreary, Mrs. .\L C. Allen, and President of Langston University,
T H A T the meml>ers of these is gifted with a gentle and gracious
lanta Art annuals, Oklahoma Art Dr. L. G. Hale, Director of the recognizing full well the confidence bodies here duly assembled extend dignity which contains not a trace
of the P>oard of Regents expressed
Center; and has served as vice presi­ Foundation.
to our friend and co-worker William of affection, prudery, [x-dantry or
by them in selecting him to fill the
dent of the Oklahoma Art AsswiaYou still have time to make and
H. Hale a pledge to cocjx-rate and prigishness; one who has a happy
tion.
pay your pledge, and we welcome Presidency of the University, es}x;ci- express our sincere desire that dur­ faculty of putting jX'ople at their
Staff Memlu-rs to Retire
contributions trom all of our alum­ ally since the faculty and plans for ing his service as President of Lang­ ease and making them pleased with
On June 30, iy6i six members ni and friends. It will take the help the coming year had Ixxn selected ston University he W'ill teach that themselves; so with her they are
of the staff of the university will of all to reach our goal of $100,000. by his predecessor; and
manhood and womanhood must Ix- wise Ixyond their wont and graci­
WHERE.AS, we are confident considered along with scholarship ous beyond their accustomed habit;
retire after many years of devoted Make checks payable to: L.\X (Jservice to the institution. They are; STON U N IV ERSITY D EVELO P­ tht Dr. William H. Hale recognizes as the first aim of education. That a fitting helpmate for a noble man.
Mr. F. D. Pike, Counselor of Men; M E N T FO U N D A TIO N , and mail that character and qualifications of self confidence and self-respect are
T H A T duly authenticated copies
Mrs. O. R. Pike, Dormitory Direc­ to .Mr. John W. Gaffney, I^ngston a leader are reflected in the men he the first requisites to greater under­ of this Resolution lie sent to I>jctor
selects, develops and gathers around takings and achievements. That M. L. Nash, Chancellor of Higher
tor; Mr. L. A. Bcck, Engineer; Mr. University, I^angston, Oklahoma.
him. That his success will be meas­ courage and perseverance have a Education and the Board of Regents
R. A. Anderson, Maintenance De­
If the grass looks greener on the ured by the progress and accomf> rriagical talisman before which diffi­ for Higher Education and Board
partment; Mr. C. Trice, Night
Watchman, and Dr. S. C. Thom{> other side of the fence, you can bet lishment of the students that attend culties disappear and obstacles are of Regents Oklahoma State Uni­
and graduate from the University; relegated to the past. It is only versity and A. & M. Colleges.
the water bill is high.
son. University Physician.