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Howard
By Henry Duvall -
.Whcrt; 'I Howard -University
celebrated the J
115th anniversary of it&
founding- March 2, the ;
university's namesake.
General ', - Oliver , O..
Howard emerged from
the shadows of history-..
Seated unassumingly in
the -laudience ' at the ;
untoersijy's Charter Day j
convocation vwas - Gen.;;
Howard' " : 1 great.
graridsoftuvTito . ; D.v
Howard, .one of eleven
remaining', deseendan t v ;
0f the Cjvtf War general,
!- The t Charter Day '
cerenjony ? com-,
mcmoratcd the founding
bf 1 th?v predominantly :
black! university in
Washington, DC., on
March 2, 1867 by a
:harjer. enacted by the
U.S.; Congress." Actresk f
Ruby' Dec, was awarded
an honorary doctor of.
humapities'degree at the
celebration, and four
Howard!' 'alumni - were
honored- for' their career
ichicvciuents the night
xfore at A Charter Day
linner. v :
Gen. Oliver Otis
toward was one of the
ounding fathers of the
ntversity.v and, says, his
rca-grandson, he was
he prihejfirst ;realize
ha! vsWiortwas the
ncajp
irom' djErlyatianiv "1
think . :0erfv Howard
would rfoyd of the
un i versiiy 6 today,"
Howard etnphaizes.
Tito Hard knew f
iis great-grandfather
-om family stories pass
i down through the
derations. One story.
University Celebrates
Year of Service
was actor Ossie Davis, Southern California;
who beamed when the Gabrielle Kirk T
honorary degree: was McDonald, a U.S.:
conferred upon his wife, district judge in
Ruby Dee. Davis was Houston; and Frank'
awarded ' an honorary
HAT. ,UXHZ3A:Z2
1
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told to him by his grand
mother, was that the
general adopted a young
blacks boy in the South
named Jeremiah, whom
the general -subsequently
tried to enroll in the U.S. degree from Howard in
Military v Academy at 1973..;
West ; Point, his alma The
mater. Jeremiah was alumni
denied admission, which the Charter, Day
Howard believes may ceremonies were Arnett
have been one of . the Art is Anderson.' a
reasons the general saw
the need to establish an
institution of higher lear
ning for blacks. .!
A filmmaker; by pro
fession, ' Howard, 43 ,
says he has lived in the
Middle East for most of
the past nine years, pro
ducing a number of
documentaries in that
region?' His last visit . to
Howard was in .1979,
when he met Howard
President V- James E.
Cheek..
Howard intends to
return to the Middle
East, and he wants to
help organize a trip to
the area, for President
Cheek. He hopes to lay
the groundwork for
establishing endowed
chairs in Middle Eastern
studies at American
black colleges, a project
he would like to see ad
ministered under the
guidance of Howard.
During t-he Charter
Day convocation. Presi
dent Cheek introduced
Tito Howard to the
university. The descen
dant of the university's
namesake rose to a warm
ovation. . '.'
. Als.0 seated, in the au
dience at the university's
Cramton Auditorium
Savage, 'a' New York in
surance executive. .:'
-After witnessing the
four Howard 'university's 1 15th an
honored during niversary commemora
tion and touring the
main campus, - Tito
Howard remarked, "T
feel there's a need for my
family to be more visible
in the affairs of the
University."
Washington, D.C., den
tist; L. Julian Haywood,
a professor of medicine
at the University of
Hunt, Jackson
, Meet
Governor Jim Hunt and the Rev. Jesse Jackon mel in IN fcxectitive Man
sion March 11 to discuss a number, or mutual coBctrns; Includinjj voter
registration, economic development and job training. Jackson and Hunt both .
spoke at the Governor's. Conference on Juvenile Delinquency. Prevention.
Day Care
Conference To Be
Held Here
The annual Day Care four workshop sessions
and "Earjy Education and the Friday evening
Conference sponsored keynote address $re eligi-
by the Durham Day Care ble to receive one Cortti-
Council fahd DucaanjeuHjngj fidiJiatvoftjAJal
Technical? Institute win good for certificate I
be held Friday evening, renewal.
March 26, and all day
Saturday, March 27, at Workshops dealing
Durban. Technical In- with health and safety in
stitute. The theme of the elude First Aid for
conference Is "Children, Children, Child Care
Parents; Teachers Safety and the New Law,
Outlook for the 80s". Fitting Nutritious Snacks
On Friday evening a Into Your Budget, and
panel will discuss Planning Nutritious
"Perspectives on Educa- Meals for Infants and
tioit, Day Care and Toddlers. Sessions about
Families:" Participants child development in
Jnclude Dr. Orthner, elude Learning Ex
tprofessor in Department periences for Children
. of Child Development Under Three, Playing
;and Family Relations at with Sounds for Reading
UNC-G; Dr. Carol Readiness, Helping!
; Stack, v professor in Children Develop Social
Department of An- Skills, Children and.
University; Ms. Florrie, special interest to work-.
Gtasser. Division Of ino narpnK inrlude Haw 1
Policy , . Development, t0 Choose Quality Day T
N.C. Department of Ad- Care, The Myth of the V
ministraHOn; and Dr. Super Mom, After ,VU
Helen Kaucn, congres- School and Summer Pro
sional Science Fellows grams for School-Age
Program.. Washington,' Children, Child Care
D.C. The moderator will Tax Credit, How to"
be Dr. Phail Wynn, Cope as a Working
president of Durham Parent, Rights and
Technical Institute. Responsibilities of
Those who attend all Parents.
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