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CAMPUS BRIEFSDr. Herman R. Branson attended

the first meeting of the New JerseyMarine Science Consortium at Houseof UMOJA in Philadelphia on Dec. 20,and the first meeting of the ScienceEducation Advisory Council of thePhiladelphia Board of Education onDec. 28 in the office of Dr. ConstanceClayton, superintendent of schools.-On Jan. 4 he attended two receptionsin Harrisburg: The Pennsylania BlackCaucus's reception in the SupremeCourt Chambers and the receptionhonoring K. Leroy Irvis, speaker ofthe House of Representatives andinaugurating the 1983-84 session ofthe Pennsylvania General Assembly.Dr. Branson spoke on "Blacks andIntellectual Leadership" at theUniversity of North Carolina inCharlotte on Feb. 3. On Feb. 17 heattended a meeting of theEducational Advisory Board of theNew Jersey Marine Science Con-sortium in Philadelphia. Dr. Bransonis chairman of the Advisory Board.

Also, Dr. Branson was theEducation Day speaker on Feb., 20 atTrinity Baptist Church in Philadelphia.He spoke on "Preparing for College inthe 1980's." On Feb. 25 he par-ticipated in the Presidents' Forum atthe 13th annual Black Conference onHigher Education, speaking on"Opportunities for Equity in HigherEducation in the 21st Century," and onFeb. 28 he participated in a BlackHistory Month Program--"BlackAmericans in Science"--at theSmithsonian Institution's NationalMuseum of American History inWashington, D. C. On March 11 Dr.Branson spoke at the dedicationbanquet of the Allen Christian Schoolin Jamaica, NY. He was the keynotespeaker at the Mr. Pleasant BaptistChurch in Washington, DC, on March20, and on March 21 he spoke atCalifornia State College in Pittsburghduring their Black History Weekcelebration. His topic was "Blacks inIntellectual Leadership." On April 16Dr. Branson attended the annualdinner of the National Association forEqual Opportunity at the WashingtonHilton in Washington, DC. -

-0-Dr. Judith A.W. Thomas, chair-

person of the Department ofEducation, and Dr. Joseph J. Rodgers,chairperson of the Department ofLanguages and Linguistics, par-ticipated in Oxford High School'sannual Career Day on Jan. 19. Dr.Thomas spoke to students aboutcareers in education and Dr. Rodgersabout language-oriented jobs as wellas those requiring languageproficiency. On Jan. 28 Dr. Thomasand Dr. Rodgers attended a meetingof the Black Conference on HigherEducation at Bloomsburg StateCollege. Dr. Thomas is the immediatepast president of the organization,

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THE THORNS amid the roses are Frank T. Coleman (center), directorof alumni relations, and Wilbert A. Tatum (right), senior vice presidentfor marketing of the Health Insurance Plan of the Greater New YorkArea, who was the speaker at the Honors-Alumni-Founders Day con-vocation on April 7. The roses (I. to r.) are Mrs. Herman R. Branson, Mrs.Frank T. Wilson, Mrs. Alfred B. Cuff, Mrs. Clarence A. Faulcon, presidentof the Ladies Auxiliary, and Mrs. Leroy D. Johnson, all members of theLadies Auxiliary, which celebrated its 50th anniversary during the monthof April. For a list of the recipients of honors and awards, see page 7.

Ladies Work For LincolnEstablished on November 4, 1933,

in response to a letter sent to wives ofthe alumni by the president of theGeneral Alumni Association, Dr.Walter G. Alexander, the LadiesAuxiliary of Lincoln University hassince then invited the "women af-filiated with Lincoln University byvirtue of their relationship to, orinterest in, the alumni and students ofthe University" to join the Auxiliary"for the purpose of improving thesocial and cultural life of theUniversity" to join the Auxiliary "forthe purpose of improving the socialand cultural life of the University."(From the Constitution of the LadiesAuxiliary)

Led by Mrs. Walter G. Alexander,elected president of the Auxiliary atthat time, the ladies began im-mediately to write a constitution andto raise funds to decorate and equip aHostess House (later known as theGuest House). This House was turnedover to the University at Com-mencement in 1934. Before serving asthe Hostess House, the building hadbeen the site of the Universityhospital; it now houses the EducationDepartment.

In addition to this activity, theAuxiliary raised $1800 during theadministration of the third president,Mrs. J. Leroy Williams, to equip arecreation room in a dormitory.Almost from its beginning the

Auxiliary has expressed its interest instudents at Lincoln by awardingnational scholarships. This practicebegan during Mrs. Williams' ad-ministration (1943-45). In addition,local chapters have added to thescholarship aid given to students byproviding chapter sholarships overthe years. Currently, the Auxiliarygives a $1000 scholarship to a juniorand two $50 prizes to seniors.

It was Mrs. William I. Gosnell,president of the Auxiliary from 1945to 1948, who proposed raising $10,000to build a new Guest House. Thisproposal saw fruition with thebreaking of ground by Auxiliarypresident, Mrs. Richard T. Lockett,during the Homecoming meeting in1953. The Guest House was built with$15,000 raised by the Auxiliary and aloan from the University for an ad-ditional $15,000. The ladies alsoraised around $4,300 to furnish theGuest House. Keys fo the GuestHouse were presented to Dr. HoraceM. Bond, president of the University,during Commencement on June 8,1954. The mortgage repaying theUniversity was burned in 1966 duringthe administration of Mrs. Frank T.Wilson Sr. The Guest House projectwas the most ambitious one at-tempted by the ladies up to that time.

At the present time the LadiesAuxiliary of Lincoln University isengaged in establishing a $50,000Endowment Fund.

Globally SpeakingBy Joseph J. Rodgers

The establishment of PresidentCarter's Commission on ForeignLanguage and International Studies in1978 marked a significant landmarkin the development of nationalconsciousness of our global in-terdependence. The Commission'sreport of October 15, 1979, explainswhy competence in foreign languagesand international understanding is soimportant to all Americans. Inidentifying points of greatestweakness, which pose threats toAmerica's security and economicviability, the document continues:

Effective leadership in in-ternational affairs, both in govern-ment and in the private sector,requires well-trained and ex-perienced experts. And in ademocratic iociety like ours,leadership is paralyzed without awell-informed public that embracesall our citizens. But the hard andbrutal fact is that our programs andinstitutions for education and trainingfor foreign language and in-ternational understanding are bothcurrently inadequate asnd actuallyfalling farther behind. This growingdeficiency must be corrected if we areto secure our national objectives aswe enter the twenty-first century.

It is indeed high time that theUnited States recognized its globalobligations and the necessarypreparation of our people to fulfill ourresponsibilities. The President, theCongress in various pieces oflegislation, and many groupsthroughout this country have fullyrecognized that even from the pointof view of our own self-interest it isabsolutely essential that we un-derstand other nations and othercultures. Otherwise, effectivenational policy and actions cannot bedeveloped. The consequence can onlybe a series of tragedies of globaldimensions. The Commission cer-tainly recognizes the extent to whichwe are involved in all mankind, withforeign investments in the UnitedStates, American investmentsabroad, and the global impact of suchproblems as energy, pollution,population control, food, armscontrol, and health. These all havepractical, immediate, and profoundeffects upon employment, prices, andour physical well-being. Moreover,we must not fail to recognize thegreat intellectual and spiritual op-portunities which come from effortsto understand other nations and othercultures. In his Odyssey, Homermakes the point that ignorant,barbaric, self-centered people, likeone-eyed Cyclops who welcomestrangers only to devour them, endwith a rude civilization despite their

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and Dr. Rodgers is completing histhird year as secretary of the Con-ference.

Dr. Thomas was the keynotespeaker at the third annual BlackHistory Month Program on Feb. 15 inthe Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg.She was also the keynote speaker ata career luncheon at LehighUniversity on March 5. The followingday she was the keynote speaker atthe Forum for African Contribution toWestern Civilization in Wilmington,DE. Her topic was "BlackEnglish/Standard English/BadEnglish." At the invitation of Dr. OgleDuff , the d i rec to r of theDesegregation Center at theUniversity of Pittsburgh, Dr. Thomasoffered two workshops for super-visors, administrators, counselorsand parents on March 24 and 25 on"An Oral Language Approach forCultural Diversity." Dr. Thomas hasbeen appointed by Governor Thorn-burgh to serve as a commissioner onthe Professional Standards andPractices Commission.

-0-Dr. Joseph J. Rodgers attended the

Pennsylvania Black Caucus's thirdannual Black History Month Programon Feb. 15 in the Capitol Rotunda inHarrisburg. As a part of a three-member panel, he participated in asymposium on "Black Life and Culturein the United States" at IndianaUniversity of Pennsylvania on April14. His topic was "Is Black EnglishReally Black?" Dr. Rodgers attendedthe Northeast Conference on theTeaching of Foreign Languages in thenewly constructed Baltimore Con-vention Center April 28-30. NCTFL isthe nation's oldest and largestpedagogical meeting of foreignlanguage teachers. Dr. Rodgers, whois listed in the first edition of TwoThousand Notable Americans, will beincluded in Five Thousand Per-sonalities of the World.

-0-Dr. Joanne V. Gabbin, editor of the

BCOHE Journal, attended the meetingof the Black Conference on HigherEducation at Bioomsburg StateCollege on Jan. 28. She was amember of the PennsylvaniaDepartment of Education team thatvisited Elizabethtown College Feb. 2-4to review the English program. Dr.Gabbin spoke at Westtown School onMarch 10. Her topic was "The NewNegro Renaissance: A CulturalHistory." She is one of two recipientsof the 1983 Lindback Award forDistinguished Teaching.

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Applegate, and Miss JoAnn DeKontyof the Department of Education havewritten a WAVE proposal—a schoolpartnership program-that has beenfunded by the PennsylvaniaDepartment of Education. They areperforming services in the areas oflanguage arts and reading com-prehension for the Coatesvilie SchoolDistrict, the Kennett School District,and the Oxford School District. Dr.Mary Applegate, president of theChester County Reading Association,spoke at the University of Scranton onFeb. 24 on the topic "Parents andReading Comprehension." MissDeKonty was invited by the Penn-sylvania Department of Education toserve on the review team of

Mary wood College March 21-23 toevaluate the elementary educationand early childhood educationprograms. Dr. Mary Applegate is oneof two recipients of the 1983 LindbackAward for Distinguished Teaching.

-0-Mr. Darrell C. Davis, director of

admissions at Lincoln, will be in-cluded in the 1983-84 edition of Who'sWho in the East. Prior to joiningLincoln in 1979, he was assistantdirector of admissions at KnoxCollege in Galesburg, IL. A graduateof California State PolytechnicUniversity, he has an M.S. degree incollege student personnel fromWestern Illinois University. He isserving as chairperson of the HumanRelations Committee of the Penn-sylvania Association of CollegeAdmission Counselors.

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professor of biology, has beenelected a fellow in the Eli-LillyPennsylvania Program, which is madeup of academic persons from thePennsylvania, Delaware and NewJersey areas. The group discusses thetopic "The Biological Basis ofBehavior" in seminar sessions once amonth at the University of Penn-sylvania. Informal discussions arecontinued' over dinner at theUniversity of Pennsylvania FacultyClub.

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mittee presented David Bradley,author of the Chaneysville Incident onMarch 29. Mr. Bradley, who teachescreative writing at Temple University,discussed his book, which is based onan event brought to light by hismother. A local historian in Bedford,PA, Mrs. Bradley learned of 13runaway slaves who chose deathrather than be returned to slavery.When Mrs. Bradley informed her sonthat she had discovered the slaves'burial site, he decided to write theirstory.

Student Serves AsLegislative Intern

During the 1982 fall term ThomasJohnson, a junior public affairs major,served as legislative intern for theBipartisan Management Committee inthe House of Representatives inHarrisburg, PA. The Legislative In-ternship Program gave Johnson andstudents from other colleges anduniversities an opportunity to earnacademic credit and receive stipendsduring the 14-week period in whichthey worked as part of the staff ofBMC, which consists of the Speaker ofthe House, the Majority Leader, theMinority Leader, the Majority Whip,and the Minority Whip. It overseesand directs House Operations.

Johnson became interested inpolitics at an early age, influenced bythe political activity of his family. Hisplans include law school and runningfor an elected office. He has his sightsset on a seat in the U.S. Senate. As analternative to politics, Johnson wouldlike to head a community actionagency. He is critical of current socialand economic structures and hasdefinite opinions about changingthem. At Lincoln he is vice presidentof Nu Chapter of Alpha Phi AlphaFraternity and a member of the In-ternational, Political Science, PublicAffairs, and Co-op Clubs.

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rich natural resources. On the otherhand, the Phoenicians, whowelcomed strangers to their rockyisland, developed a civilized, richnation.

It is essential that in dealing withworld cultures we do not confineourselves merely to Western Europe,from which many Americans havecome, although such study is ab-solutely essential and should becontinued. We must, however,recognize that a large majority of theworld's people live in Asia, withwhose languages and cultures mostof us have very little acquaintance.We should realize that a hundredmillion or more people in this worldspeak each of almost a dozenlanguages which are virtually un-taught in the United States. In fact,7/8 of the world's population is non-English speaking, and a quadrant ofthe inhabitants of the earth speakssome dialect of Chinese.

Ecology Club HasInterest In Trees

The Lincoln Ecology Club has as oneof its goals the improvement of thecampus environment and hence itsinterest in the trees on campus. Whilethere are many fine mature trees oncampus, many others are dead ordying and the members of the EcologyClub feel that now is the time to beginreplacing them. The Ecology Club is,therefore, initiating a "Sponsor aTree" program to accomplish thisgoal. For a minimum donation ofabout $15, a person or group canhave a tree planted in his/her/theirname. The location may be chosen bythe donor as long as it meets therequirements of the campus treeplan. Permanent records of thedonation will be maintained by theclub and the Alumni Office. Thespecies of tree will, of course, dependon the size of the donation, but theclub plans to purchase trees in theeight to ten-foot range, as these havethe greatest chance of survival.(Evergreens will be smaller.) Thisproject provides the opportunity tomake a lasting gift to Lincoln for arelatively small donation. Interestedcontributors can contact Dr. David F.Royer in the Department of Biology.

Successful ForumHeld At Lincoln

On April 13 the Career ServicesCenter sponsored the first BlackEntrepreneurs Forum at LincolnUniversity. Successful Black en-trepreneurs inspired and gave rolemodeling exposure to students. Theforum came about because a numberof students had expressed interest instarting their own businesses andneeded first-hand information aboutthe accompanying sacrifices,dedication, and trials as well as thefulfillment.

From noon until 2:00 p.m. theminority business leaders assembledon the lower level of the StudentUnion in order to talk with interestedstudents. Later a question-and-answer session was held in WareCenter with Professor AlexanderGabbin serving as moderator.

Language Dept.Holds ContestOn April 15 the second French

Poetry Contest for first-year studentswas held with the following results:

First prize—Robin HayesSecond prize—Denise JohnsonThird prize—Yvonne BrownFourth prize—Wendy Armstrong

All prizes for the contest wereunderwritten by Dr. Joseph J.Rodgers, chairman of the Departmentof Languages and Linguistics, whowas also one of the judges. The otherjudges, Karen Austin, FloraFlorentiny, and Phyllis Wolley, werestudents.

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Norton Helton*Perry MalloryCarlton Powell

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Raymond BennettLisa Sistrun*

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John BeyErnest Bason*

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'24Dr. George D. Cannon1200 Fifth AvenueNew York, NY 10029

DR. HILDRUS A. POINDEXTER is thesubject of a feature article in theApril 21 issue of The National Leader.The article refers to Dr. Poindexter asone of the foremost authorities ontropical diseases in the world. He wasone of the first to deal with thedeadly, dreaded infectious diseaseknown as snail fever. World healthauthorities estimate that more than200 million people, most of them intropical countries, suffer from thedisease which is carried by fresh-water snails. Dr. Poindexter hasstudied the disease in many areas ofAfrica, the Far East, and South andCentral America.

Alonzo Hillinrd'OO 54 Mt. Pleasant St.

Cambridge, MA 02140

DR. OSCAR J. CHAPMAN

DR. OSCAR J. CHAPMAN, formerpresident of Delaware State Collegeand professor emeritus at SalisburyState College was recently appointedby Governor Harry Hughes to theMaryland State Board of MedicalExaminers, which is composed ofeight physicians and two consumermembers, appointed for a term offour years. Among the functions andduties of the Board are the licensingof physicians by examination orendorsement; the examining, cer-tifying and recertifying cardiac rescuetechnicians; establishing mandatoryrequirements for continuing medicaleducation; and investigatingviolations of requirements byphysicians, physicians' assistants andacupuncturists and referring theresults of such investigations to theCommission on Medical Discipline, ifappropriate. Dr. Chapman is nowwriting his fourth book, Reflections ofa Professor Emeritus, to be releasedduring the summer of 1983.

OSCEOLA D. MOORE died in CapeMay, NJ, on Feb. 27. In 1938 he beganhis life's work at Nash CountyTraining School, which was laternamed Nash County Central High. Heleft Nash County for two years toserve in the U. 5. Army during WorldWar II. Afterwards he returned tostay for 37 years. He was an out-standing educator, coach, stand-in-father and big brother to thousands ofNash County residents. He retiredfrom active teaching and coaching atthe end of the 1974-75 school year. Heis survived by two sisters, fivebrothers, two nieces, three nephews,and 14 great nieces and nephews.

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'33Rev. H. Garnett Lee426 S. Norton Avenue #111Los Angeles, CA 90020

With the opening of a new office at315 E. Henry St. in the VictorianDistrict of Savannah, GA, DR. JOHNW. JAMERSON III has announced thecontinuation of 76 years of dentalservices for the citizens of the CoastalEmpire, first begun by his grandfatherin 1906 and perpetuated by his father.

Tomlinson D. Todd4402 15th StreetWashington, DC 20011

DR. FRANK H. RCDGLEY died Dec. 17in the Chester County Hospital after along illness. Dr. Ridgley, who wasborn in Lincoln University, was theson of the late Dr. Frank H. Ridgley.He lived in West Chester since 1950and was on the staff of the ChesterCounty Hospital more than 30 years,serving as chief of surgery. He issurvived by three daughters, twosisters, and four grandchildren.

MILTON S. SPELLER died at theGermantown Hospital in Philadelphiaon March 20 after a lengthy illness.He earned a law degree from TempleUniversity and was admitted topractice law in the District ofColumbia, but his love for his nativestate prevented him from movingaway. For several years he wasemployed by the U. S. Post OfficeDepartment, and later transferred tothe Social Security Board, where heserved as an authorizes He retiredfrom this position in 1975. He issurvived by his wife, a son, adaughter, five grandchildren, abrother, a sister, four nieces, and sixnephews.

'39Herbert C. Norris448 Robinson DriveWilmington, DE 19801

REV. FRANK R. GORDON is serving asinterim pastor of the GermantownCommunity United PresbyterianChurch in Philadelphia. Prior to ac-cepting this position, he was pastor ofthe Ninth Sherwood UnitedPresbyterian Church in southwestPhiladelphia.

'40Henry A. Martin21 Elder AvenueYeadon, PA 19050

DR. CHARLES D. BULL died March 23 inthe New Rochelle Hospital MedicalCenter after a lengthy illness. Hereceived his M.D. degree fromHoward University Medical School.After an internship at Homer G.Phillips Hospital in St. Louis, he took aresidency at Mercy Douglass Hospitalin Philadelphia and the VA MedicalCenter in Buffalo, where he moved in1957. In 1960 he joined the faculty ofSUNY Buffalo School of Medicine asclinical associate in medicine and wascited in 1982 for long and outstandingservice to the University. During hismany yean on the staff of DeaconessHospital, he served a term as chief ofstaff. He was also on the staff of theBuffalo General Hospital. He issurvived by his wife, a son, threedaughters, and three grandchildren.

JOHN E. BROWN died on Feb. 19 atthe Richland Memorial Hospital inColumbia, S.C., after a brief illness.At Lincoln University he starred infootball and basketball and received

all-conference recognition. For manyyears he played semi-pro football,baseball and basketball with theNewark Eagles, Patterson Panthers,and Orange Triangles. During his 32years as coach at Benedict College,he developed many outstandingathletes. He is survived by his wife,two daughters, a sister and a brother,two aunts, two nieces, and twonephews.

'41Rev. Henry H. Mitchell1203 Cory Ave.Richmond, VA 23220

DR. HENRY H. MITCHELL was one offour distinguished Black preachersparticipating in "Preaching withPower: A Forum on Black Preaching,"which was sponsored by the UrbanTheological Institute at the LuthernTheological Seminary in Philadelphiain February. Dr. Mitchell, who is theauthor of Black Relief, The Recoveryof Preaching, and Black Preaching, isthe interim dean at Virginia UnionUniversity's School of Theology.

ROBERT T. FREEMAN JR., president ofthe Consumers United InsuranceCompany of Washington, DC, hasrecently been elected to the Board ofDirectors of Riggs National Bank inthe District of Columbia. He was thefounder and managing director ofinsurance corporations in Ghana andNigeria, later serving as consultant toinsurances in these countries and inEthiopia. He also serves as vicechairman of the Phelps-Stokes Fundand as a trustee of Lincoln University.

'48Alfonso Wi|| ia m s

. 1215 Sydney StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19r50

DR. JOSEPH S. DARDEN JR., professorof health education and chairpersonof the Department of Health andRecreation at Kean College in NewJersey, has been selected as ther e c i p i e n t of the 1983College/University Teacher of theYear Award for the Eastern DistrictAssociation of the American Alliancefor Health, Physical Education,Recreation and Dance, a nationalorganization with approximately48,000 members. Of the six districtsin the Alliance, the Eastern District isthe largest. Dr. Darden was presidentof the Eastern District in 1974-75.Nationally known as an authority onsex education, he has been at KeanCollege since 1964.

'50Atty. George Russell3401 Seven Mile LaneBaltimore, MD 21208

FARRELL JONES has been electedpresident of the Great Neck-Manhasset-Port Washington-RoslynBranch of the NAACP, of which he is alife member. A graduate of New YorkUniversity School of Law, Jones is theassistant vice president of govern-ment relations for Blue Cross andBlue Shield of Greater New York. Hejoined the_hea_lth insurance companyin 1974.

'51Llewellyn Woolford10380 Painted CupColumbia, MD 21043

DR. CARL M. MANSFIELD has beenappointed professor and chairman ofthe Department of Radiation Therapyand Nuclear Medicine at JeffersonMedical College, Thomas JeffersonUniversity, Philadelphia, effectiveJuly 1. Currently Dr. Mansfield is

DR. CARL MANSFIELDprofessor and chairman of theDepartment of Radiation Therapy atthe University of Kansas City, KN,where he is also a member of thegraduate faculty in radiationbiophysics. He is also chairman of theDepartment of Radiation Therapy ofthe Menorah Medical Center inKansas City, MO.

HAROLD J. BENN died in RoxboroughMemorial Hospital in Philadelphia onMarch 19. For over 35 years heworked as an administrator for theSocial Security Administration. He issurvived by his wife, a son and adaughter, and his mother.

OBITUARYHarrison H. Cain

A native of Charleston, SC,Harrison H. Cain attended theSimonton Public School through thesixth grades when his studies werebriefly interrupted by the removal ofthe family to Brunswick, GA, wherehe completed the remainder of hiseducation. He was graduated fromSelden High School in 1911 asvaledictorian of his class. When hewas graduated from LincolnUniversity in 1915, he received thecoveted Annie Louise Finney prize asthe student who best exemplified theideals and characteristics of theUniversity.

After graduation, Cain started hiscareer as executive director of theWitherspoon Street YMCA in Prin-ceton, NJ. After spending eight yearsthere, he came to Philadelphia asexecutive director of the RittenhouseYMCA, where he climaxed a 40-yearcareer of youth development andimprovement in race relations. Hewas the recipient of a four-yearscholarship at the University ofPennsylvania, from which he wasgraduated in 1934 with a Master ofArts degree in sociology. He didfurther study in group work and casework at the Pennsylvania School ofSocial Work and Temple University.

In 1974 Lincoln University conferredupon Cain the honorary degree ofDoctor of Laws. He was a long-timesupporter of the University, an activemember of the Philadelphia Chapterof the General Alumni Association,and secretary of the Class of 1915. Hedied on April 14 and is survived by hiswife and a host of nieces andnephews.

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'53Donald R. Ukkard'1136 E. Cliveden SfreetPhiladelphia, PA 19119

THOMAS WILLIAMS, whose first novelCohesion has been published byVantage Press, is already at work onhis second novel. The holder of twoMaster's degrees, one from Rutgersand another from Seton HallUniversity, William combines writingwith teaching. For eight years hetaught at Asbury Park High Schooland then became principal at JuniorHigh School Three in Trenton.Cohesion is a mixture of pathos,romance, and adventure with theaction taking place in Vietnam andAtlantic City. The three principalcharacters — an arrogant BlackMarine private, a lovely femaleVietcong guerilla, and the grandsonof a Mafia chieftain — create aninteresting situation.

JUDGE JULIAN F. KING was the guestspeaker at University City HighSchool in Philadelphia during itscelebration of Black History Month.He discussed the justice system. InApril Judge King was honored by theWest Branch of the NAACP for hisconcern, service and involvementwithin the community.

'57Edward S. Terry914 N. Calvert StreetBaltimore, MD 21202

NORMAN V. A. REEVES, councilmanfrom Baltimore's Fifth District, diedFeb. 13 of cardio-pulmonary arrest atProvident Hospital. Hospitalized formore than a month, he had beenoperated on for an intestinal ob-struction and had been on the criticallist for several weeks. One of themore articulate members of theCouncil, Reeves was particularlyconcerned that Black firms were notgetting enough business from thecity. He sponsored a Council taskforce on the problems besettingBlack-owned companies. Reeves helda Master's degree from the HowardUniversity School of Social Work. Heis survived by his wife, a son and adaughter, and his mother.

Judge Levan Gordon906 E. Slocum StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19150

HERMAN C. DURR died Nov. 7, 1982,in the Howard University Hospitalafter a long illness. He was employedby the U. S. Department of Energyand resided in Landover, MD. He wasmarried to the late L. Joyce SextonDurr and was the father of Herman C.Durr Jr., '72, and Aaron Durr.

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'60Ennis Winston82 Arlington AvenueJersey City, NJ 07304

REV. ANDERSON E. PORTER has beeninstalled as the new pastor of ReeveMemorial Presbyterian Church inPhiladelphia. Prior to the installationhe served as pastor of Bethel UnitedPresbyterian Church in Philadelphiafor ten years.

'62Donald C. McMeans145 Tyler DriveWillingboro. NJ 08046

PATRICIA R. JOHNSON, a formerteacher in New York's High School ofMusic and Art, has resigned herposition to become director ofcommunity and cultural affairs of theMacy Medical Professions Program at

City College of New York. Theprogram came about for the mostpart because inner-city high schoolstudents are poorly prepared inmathematics and science. Because ofa generous grant from Josiah Macy, awealthy philanthropist, there will be100 students coming into the programfor the next four years. The programseeks students from primarily low-income communities. Mrs. Johnson'sjob entails working with students andteaching them to become morehumane in their dealing with thehuman condition. Through the arts,particularly through trips to museumsand concerts, she helps to wedhumanity with medicine. She musteducate that the arts are ongoing, notextra-curricular.

CHESTER A. MILLER JR. and Antonia J.Warchol were married Jan. 15 at theCentral Presbyterian Church ofDowningtown, PA. Miller is presidentof Miller's Insurance Agency Inc. Thecouple is at home in Coatesville.

'66Claudta Van Blak«3532 W. 59th StreetLos Angeles, CA 90043

DR. ROBERT L. ALBRIGHT, vicechancellor for student affairs at theUniversity of North Carolina inCharlotte, has been selected tobecome the 1 lth president of JohnsonC. Smith in July. He holds the M. A.degree in education from TuftsUniversity and the Ph. D. degree ineducation from Kent State.

DONALD E. BOGLE was a participantin the observance of Afro-AmericanHistory Month at the University ofConnecticut. He lectured and showedfilm clips of Black female superstars.His most recent book was entitledBrown Sugar: Eighty Years of BlackFemale Superstars. His first book,Toms, Coons, Mulattoes and Bucks:An Interpretive History of Blacks inAmerican Films, won the TheaterLibrary Association Award as the bestfilm book of the year.

71Ernell Spratley8504 16th Street-Apt 304Silver Spring, MD 20910

DONALD NORRINGTON is coor-dinator of Career Services andminority student recruiter for theUniversity of Pittsburgh's GraduateSchool of Business's 11-month ac-celerated and intensified Masters inBusiness Administration (MBA)Program.

DR. DENNIS C. DICKERSON, assistantprofessor of history at WilliamsCollege, has been awarded a MoodyGrant by the Lyndon Baines JohnsonFoundation. He will use the grant toconduct research at the civil rightscollection at the Lyndon BainesJohnson Library in Austin, TX. Dr.Dickerson is working on a biographyof Whitney M. Young Jr., former headof the National Urban League andclose associate and adviser of LyndonJohnson.

74Bennie Turner III2825 Hey RoadRichmond. VA 23224

ANDRISTINE M. ROBINSON was thesubject of a feature article in theApril 20 edition of the Chester CountyPress. She is associate dean ofstudents at Lincoln and was recentlyselected an Outstanding YoungWoman of America. The Outstanding

ANDRISTINE M. ROBINSON

Young Woman of America Program isdesigned to honor and encourageexceptional young women who havedistinguished themselves in theirhomes, their professions, and theircommunities. Mrs. Robinson holds theM.A. degree in counseling from WestVirginia University's College ofGraduate Studies.

/ > _ _ Patrice Morris/ / 6116 Christian Street

Philadelphia, PA 19143

DEBRA V. IRVIN was the recipient ofthe D.D.S. degree from the Universityof Maryland Dental School on Jan. 31.

John Sparks614 E. Woodlawn StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19144

PAMELA L. FINNEY and TheopolisCosse II were joined in marriage onApril 2 at the Macedonia BaptistChurch in Pittsburgh. The officiatingministers were the Rev. Alfred Pugh,'48, and the Rev. Andrew LVWingfield. The couple reside inWhitehall, Pittsburgh.

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OBITUARYIra J.K. Wells Jr.

Born in New York City on Oct. 26,1934, Ira J.K. Wells Jr., who departedthis life on March 16, 1983, was theson of Mr. and Mrs. Ira J.K. Wells Sr.A 1957 graduate of Lincoln University,Wells went on to get a law degreefrom the Temple University School ofLaw and pursued graduate studies inlaw and in finance at the WhartonSchool of the University of Penn-sylvania. Since 1966 he was engagedin the general practice of law as apartner in the law firm of Norris,Hutton and Wells.

Wells's other law-related activitiesincluded the position of examiner forthe Pennsylvania Board of LawExaminers; attorney in the Office ofRegional Council, Department ofHousing and Urban Development; lawclerk to the Honorable John Fullam,U.S. District Court for the EasternDistrict of Pennsylvania; court crierfor the U.S. Court of Appeals for theThird District; and assistant law clerkto Chief Judge John Biggs Jr. FromJune 1973 to 1979 he was chairman ofHearing Panel 1.09 of the DisciplinaryBoard for the Supreme Court ofPennsylvania.

Wells's professional affiliationsincluded the American BarAssociation, the National BarAssociation, the Pennsylvania BarAssociation, the Philadelphia BarAssociation, the Lawyers Club ofPhiladelphia, the Barristers Club ofPhiladelphia, Phi Alpha Delta LawFraternity, and the AmericanJudicature Society.

Wells was a board member of theUnited Way of Philadelphia, treasurerof the Mental Health Association ofSoutheastern Pennsylvania, and amember of the Board of Directors ofO.I.C., East Mt. Airy Neighbors, Inc.,East Mt. Airy Group Homes, Inc.,Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, and theBoard of Deacons of Zion BaptistChurch. His Masonic affiliation waswith the Most Worshipful Penn-sylvania Prince Hall Grand Lodgewhich included James W. GrantLodge No. 131, Demolay ConsistoryNo. 1 and Pyramid Temple of theShrine.

Wells is survived by his wife andthree children: Joseph, 16; Anita, 14;and JoAnne, 8.

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CLEVELAND CHAPTERAlumni of Cleveland have

formed the Cleveland Chapterof the General AlumniAssociation with the followingas officers: John R. Rich, '50,president; Charlene J. Smith,'69, vice president; Janice D.Ellis, '71 secretary; Edward C.Hill, '67, treasurer; and WilliamH. Smith, chapter represen-tative.

THE STUDENT SCENEPag* 7

HONORS AND AWARDS

THE C. MORRIS CAIN PRIZE givenannually to the student in the collegewho has maintained general ex-cellence in English Bible studies.

Patrice L. Gordon

THE WILLIAMS S. RAVENELLMEMORIAL PRIZE awarded annuallyfor academic excellence in the field ofreligion or philosophy.

Philip Byler

THE REVEREND EDWIN L. ELLISLANDSDOWNE APPRECIATIONAWARD given annually to a Lincolnsenior student who is committed to acareer in the Christian Ministry or insocial service related thereto.

George W. Anderson

THE LAWRENCE M. FOSTER AWARD INSOCIOLOGY given to a graduatingsenior majoring in sociology who hasachieved the highest grade pointaverage and whose cumulativeaverage is at least 3.20.

JayneMusonye

AGWAY INC. LEADERSHIP ANDSCHOLARSHIP AWARDS given forcontribution in terms of academicexcellence, leadership potential, andother activities on campus.

Leadership Award:Allen Wilkens

Senior Scholastic Awards:Rose MwangiRaymond Greene

PENNSYLVANIA POWER AND LIGHTPROFESSOR'S SCHOLARSHIP AWARDgiven to those students with out-standing overall performance in thebusiness and economics classes.

Bernard FergusonRaymond GreeneTerris MouldenFrancine Wallace

IRS VITA CERTIFICATES awarded tothose students who gave outstandingservice in volunteering to helppersons fill out tax returns.

James ArmstrongMichael Bacon

IRS VITA CERTIFICATES:

Arthur CampbellRaymond GreeneFletcher HugginsCraig LightbourneTodd MunginValerie PriesterLloyd ThompsonAllen WilkensJackie Williams

PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OFCERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUTNANTSAWARD given for excellence in ac-counting studies at Lincoln University.

Allen Wilkens

CERTIFICATES FOR OUTSTANDINGSERVICE given by tlie CooperativeEducation Office of Lincoln University.

Anthony Bass—computer sciencemajor—junior

Elizabeth Sorden—English/Frenchmajor—senior

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AWARDS:

Outstanding Secondary EducationStudent Teacher—

Leroy White

Outstanding Early ChildhoodEducation Student Teacher—

Mischel Johnson

Most Promising EarlyEducation Major—

Lenetta Lee

Childhood

AWARD WINNERS OF THE PER-SUASIVE ORATORICAL CONTEST assponsored by the Women's ChristianTemperance Union (held at LincolnUniversity on March 9, 1983).

First Place: Yvette GibsonSecond Place: Kevin GreenThird Place: LaDonia ParkerHonorable Mention:Betty Monroe, Wanda White

PUBLIC SPEAKING CLASS AWARDgiven to the male and femalestudents selected by the teacher andstudents as the best in oratory.

Donna JacobsCharles Weedon

THE BRADLEY GOLD MEDAL awardedto the member of the senior class whohas maintained the highest standingin selected branches of physicalscience.

Philemon Tjivikua

ROSA BRADLEY READ MEMORIALPRIZE IN CHEMISTRY given to amember of the senior class showinggreat proficiency in chemistry.

Charles Abney

THE NORMAN EDWARD GASKINSMEMORIAL PRIZE IN ORGANICCHEMISTRY awarded annually to thatstudent attaining the highest averagein organic chemistry.

Hafeez Fatumnbi

JESSE B. PLUMMER MEMORIAL MEDALawarded to that member of the seniorclass who has earned the highestaverage in chemistry.

Philemon Tjivikua

JAMES BIRNIE MEMORIAL AWARD foracademic achievement, potentialleadership, and sincere interest inscientific research.

Philemon Tjivikua

AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETYAWARD given to a member of thegraduating class who shows greatproficiency in chemistry.

Philemon Tjivikua

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRYAWARD given to an outstandingstudent in chemistry.

Kuiri Tjipangandjara

ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY AWARDgiven to the student with the highestaverage in analytical chemistry.

Hafeez Fatumnbi

GENERAL CHEMISTRY AWARD givenby the American Chemical Society tothe student with the highest averagein general chemistry.

Taiwo Fasasi

HENRY G. CORNWELL AWARD givento the junior or senior majoring inpsychology with the highestcumulative average.

Cathy Young

THE PSYCHOLOGY COLLOQUIMAWARD given to the student whopresented the best research paper inthe discipline of psychology.

Donna Holiday

PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENTHONORS:

Pamela TolerSandra MooreCathy YoungDonna HolidayAlice Odaga

PSI CHI (NEW CHAPTER) MEMBERS:

Lennell R. DadePamela P. TolerLisa J. ErwinPamela D. BundyMalinda DennisValerie L. Walker

WILLIAM L. EICHELBERGER AWARDFOR CREATIVE WRITING given to thestudent who has written the bestprose piece published in The Lin-colnian.

Vannetta Bailey

WHO'S WHO AMONG STUDENTS INAMERICAN UNIVERSITIES ANDCOLLEGES:

Ikechukwu AmadiGeorge AndersonCharlene CooperTeresa EtienneRaymond E. GreeneMilton MargaiTerris MouldenRose MwangiYvonne OwensFrancine WallaceCathy Young

ALPHA CHI NATIONAL HONORSCHOLARSHIP SOCIETY:

Daniel BrandenbergerCharlene CooperRaymond E. GreeneJerilyn LoftonTerris MouldenJayneMusonyeOlumide SobowalePatricia StithSharon WalkerGloria WatersEthel WatsonAllen Wilkins

BIOLOLOGY CLUB CERTIFICATE givento the most promising freshmen.

Sharon BouldingCarol PersonKimberly Steverson

BIOLOGY CLUB TROPHY awarded tothe most promising sophomorebiology major.

Leslie Harris

THE S. LEROY MORRIS MEMORIALPRIZE IN BIOLOGY awarded to thesenior who has maintained thehighest average in biology.

Yvonne Owens

THE WILLIAM S. QUINLAND JR.AWARD given to the premedicalsenior who possesses initiative andmarked proficiency in biology andwho stands second in honors in thissubject.

James Dunn

THE LAVERTE T. WARREN MEDALFUND given to the student in thesenior class with the highest averagein the natural sciences.

Yvonne Owens (biology)

JOSEPH B. KENNEDY AWARD given tothe student entering his/her junioryear who shows need, possessesinitiative, internal motivation, goodcharacter, and is involved in activitiesof the campus and is an honorstudent.

Denise Everette

JAMES. H. BIRNIE MEMORIAL AWARDfor academic achievement, potentialleadership, and sincere interest inscientific research.

Theodore R. Whitney (biology)

PRESIDENT'S AWARD IN FRENCHoffered by the International StudiesAssociation for summer study andtravel in France.

Patricia Wilson

ALPHA MU GAMMA NATIONALFOREIGN LANGUAGE HONORSOCIETY:

Elizabeth SordenKaren Austin

AWARDS AND CITATIONS INLANGUAGES AND LINGUISTICS:

Citations in Elementary French:

Yvonne BrownErma ShaverWendy ArmstrongDavid Anyanwu

Citations in Intermediate French:

Francine MedleyJohn Affam

Awards in French:

Elizabeth SordenPhyllis WoolleyKaren Austin

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The Student Scene( Continued from Pag* 6 )

French Poetry Contest Winners:

Grand Prize—Yvonne BrownFirst Prize—Tracey NelsonSecond Prize—Jayne AAusonyeThird Prize—Angela CottenFourth Prize—Barry ParkerFifth Prize—Robin Hayes

Citations in Elementary Russian:

Sharon BouldingMarvela GuiceAAwangala LibomaCarol Renee PersonDorvera DevanceTonya Shirelle Jones

Citations in Intermediate Spanish:

Kim BrittinghamPatrice Gordon

ROBERT M. LABAREE AWARD is anessay prize in the social sciencesawarded biennially to a member ofthe junior or senior class.

Martine Cheeseman

ELIZABETH SCHWARTZ MEMORIALAWARD granted annually, onrecommendation from the Fine ArtsDepartment, to the student who hasbest demonstrated creative talentand initiative in any aspect of the finearts. ,

Miriam E. Phillips

ROBINSON H. PARSONS AWARD foracademic excellence in calculus.

Helen Stapleton

THE JOHN M. TUTT AWARD INMATHEMATICS awarded to thatstudent who has the highestacademic standing in the field ofmathematics.

Charlene Cooper

WALTER G. MALLORY DEVELOP-MENTAL MATH AWARD establishedin 1980 by Dr. Walter G. M-Mlory andgranted to the student (s; in Math 100with the highest average.

Tracey SykesBrenda White

ALPHA KAPPA DELTA IN-TERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGY HONORSOCIETY:

Shawn SawyerDenise McNeillAlvin CoxRoberta MedleyJayne MusonyeJoiinda AgnewLaVonne FreemanLisa HickmanJennifer HughesKim JohnsonLynda LawrenceSharon ThrowerSuzanne Wood

LAURENCE FOSTER JR. MEMORIALPRIZE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE given asa token of encouragement to adedicated political science major whois excellent in character, in per-severance, and in concern for his/herfellow man.

Thomas Johnson Jr.

OUTSTANDING POLITICAL SCIENCESENIOR:

Milton Margai

THE WALTER FALES MEMORIAL PRIZEIN PHILOSOPHY is given in memory ofWalter Fales, professor of philsophy,1946-1953, to the student whose workin philosophy is of the highest quality.

Bernard Ferguson

THE ALICE FRANCOISE NGO MAN-DENG MEMORIAL PRIZE INPHILOSOPHY is awarded annually toa student whose work in philosophymerits lasting honor.

Joseph Anyanwu

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, CHAPTEROF THE LINKS, INC. AWARD given tothe student from the State ofDelaware who has demonstratedoustanding scholarship, leadership,and service.

Sharon Walker

THE FRANK A. DECOSTA '31MEMORIAL AWARD, endowed by theClass of 1931, awarded to thatmember of the senior class who bestcombines athletics, scholarship, andleadership.

Ethel Calhoun

NATIONAL LADIES AUXILIARY (OFLINCOLN UNIVERSITY) PRIZESawarded annually to deservingmembers of the senior class and amember of the junior class.

Scholarship ($1000)Jacqueline Anderson — (junior)

Prize ($50)—Milton Margai(senior)

Prize ($50)—Terris Moulden(senior)

THE GALADIMA M. DAGAZAUSTUDENT AWARD established in 1983by Mr. Galadima M. Dagazau, aLincoln University upperclassman,awarded to the graduating maleNigerian and to the graduatingfemale Nigerian having the highestcumulative average.

Milton MargaiRose Mwangi

THE UKANDI GODWIN DAMACHIPRIZE awarded to the internationalstudent (African) who graduates withthe highest cumulative grade pointaverage. Awarded in May, 1982, to:

Camerica A. Nchami

THE RAYMOND G. AND BRENDA F.SAVAGE FRESHMAN AWARD given tothe English 101 male and femalestudent having maintained thehighest average in compositionduring the academic year.

Vernette R. GilliamKenneth House

DEAN'S LIST

First SemeMer, 1982-83

Ikechukwu Amadi 3.52Jacqueline Anderson 3.53Joseph Anyanwu 3.64Wendy Armstrong 4.00Sharon Boulding 3.75Nathaniel Brady 3.38Daniel Brandenberger 3.78Dana Brockett 3.66Ethel Calhoun 3.57Jesse Collins 3.53Charlene Cooper 3.70Alvin Cox 3.34James Dunn 3.33Hafeez Fatumnbi 3^38Jerome Garrett 3.86Vernette Gilliam 3.37Patrice Gordon 3.48Earl Grant 3.59William Harrison 3.39Marie Horsey 3.37Jennifer Hughes 3.39Francis James 3.87Lavina Jones 3.62Tonya Jones 3.83Rosemary Koehn 3.33Edwin Lane 3.60Mwangala Liboma 3.70Jerilyn Lofton 3.57Darchelle Mangum 3.38Milton Margai 3.85Francine Medley 3.44Roberta Medley 3.42Bridget Moore 3.49Terris Moulden 3.54Jayne Musonye 3.57Rose Mwangi 3.60Kevin Neustadter 3.47Carol Person 3.85Tarrence Ricks 3.33Olumide Sobowaie 3.34Kimberly Stevenson 3.52Sandy Sydnor 3.70Donna Thomas 3.33Fanual Tjipangandjara 3.33Sharon Walker 3.53Thomas Ware 3.46Gloria Waters 3.65Karen White 3.65Theodore Whitney 3.72Rosalind Willoughby 3.34Edward Wilson 3.47Phyllis Woolley 3.47Cathy Young 3.89

Lincoln StudentTo Study Abroad

PATRICIA A. WILSONPatricia A. Wilson, a Lincoln

University junior, has been selectedby the International StudiesAssociation to receive the CollegePresident's Award. The $500scholarship will enable Ms. Wilson, asecond-year French student, toparticipate in the 1983 summerprogram at the University of Caen,France.

Ms. Wilson, whose home is inHamden, CT, is vice president ofAlpha Kappa Alpha Sorority andtreasurer of the Biology Club. She isalso a member of the LincolnUniversity Gospel Ensemble and theFrench Club.

Scholarship Award

Michael L. Bacon, a LincolnUniversity junior, has been selectedby the Industrial Valley Bank ofOxford, PA, for a $1,000 I.V.B.Scholarship Award. The award isbased on merit and academicachievement. Bacon is from Chester,PA.

THE GENERAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONAWARD to a student in the juniorclass who is outstanding inscholarship, leadership, characterand service to Lincoln University.Patricia WilsonTHE TOLSON/SOCIETY/POET/LAUR-EATE——Jerome Garrett

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ON CAMPUS JULY 15 AND 16, 1983

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