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VOL. FIVE
ST. AUGUSTINE’S COLLEGE, RoEIG»I, N. C„ [OCTOBER, 1967
INAUGURATION NOV.S
(Coming Soon)
INAUGURAL
EDITION
NUMBER 4
LBJ Appoints Si Aug. Grad
Chrisf-Janer To ApDear\ Thompson
Appointed
An Evening
With Christ-Janer
The first fall lyceum pro
gram at St, Augustine’s College
will feature Victor Christ -
Janer, a distinguished architect
whose background and training
also Include sculpture “and
painting.
Mr. Chrlst-Janer will give a
public lecture, and a convoca-
tloo address on October 9, and
10, in the Emery Health ajid Fine
GWEN FRANKLIN
Profiles:
On The Horizon
BY RUBY DEMESME
How does It feel to have a
celebrity on campus? This Is
the question that many of us will
soon be able to answer because
there Is Indeed a "Star” here
on Saint Augustine's College
campus.
Many of us know her ^sGwen
Cutchlns but to millions she Is
known as Gewn Franklin, Rock
& Roll vocalist. Thlls young
lady possesses an In-lorn ta
lent that only a few can ac-
—miir.p *t thp nf t'^ur. she
began playing the pla?lb. Eight
years later, she discovered that
singing was also one oj her spe
cialties.
Gwen is known by ht r lovely
voice on campus. She has par
ticipated in many extra-curri
cula activities and U there was
a prize to be won, it was usually
awarded to Gwen.
Gwen reacts like any other
young lady. At her first per
formance, she was a little ner
vous because of the other fam -
ous celebrities, but now things
are different. “I am no longer
nervous because singing is a
part of me. The people I
work with are marvelous and
they make me feel as If I
am one of them,*^ she says.
Gwen is not the only singer
in her family. She has a broth
er who is known as Benny Joe
Franklin to the listening audi
ence. She plans to work alone
for awhile and after a couple
of years she hopes to Join her
brothers. This talented family
and many friends motivated
Gwen in making singing her
career. Miss Cutchlns definite
ly jDlans_to__make_slnKlng her
career.
Gwen has appeared on pro
grams with Solomon Burke, Inez
Fox, Arthur Conley, Percy
Sledge, Johnny Taylor, and ma
ny others. In the near future
Miss Cutchlns will have the
pleasure of working with Otis
Redding as her production man
ager. She plans to travel to
Memphis, Tenn., in December,
to work on some material with
Stax Labels, a division of the
Atlantic records.
Recently Miss Cutchlns (a-
lias Miss Franklin)appeared on
the Sam and Dave Show on Oct.
2, at the Raleigh Memorial Aud
itorium.
Scholarships Available
The Chain Scholarship Divi
sion of the Leonard M. Greene
Foundation, Inc. is currently
awarding scholarships of up to
$1,000 to enable needy students
to complete their college educa
tions.
If you are a senior in need
of funds plan to seek employ
ment upon graduation rather
than undertake a post-graduate
curriculumj have grades of de
gree candidate status^ and if,
when you are able, you will help
CHAIN support future needy
students, -- YOU MAY BE ELI
GIBLE,
The CHAIN SCHOLARSHIP
program has been in existence
for five years, and is avail
able in over three hundred col
leges. Its approach tothe schol
arship problem is unique In two
major concepts: faith in the
average student; and faith in
his integrity to assume a moral,
rather than a legal obligation,
and thus become a vital link
in a chain reaction which can
grow to pass along an endless
continuum of help from those
who were once in similar cir
cumstances.
To apply for a CHAIN SCHO
LARSHIP^ obtain an auDlicatlcn
li'om the CoUece Financial Aid
Office, or write directly to:
Chain Scholarship
P. O. Box 203
Armonk, New York 10504.
Vigil Continues
Recently the Raleigh group
distributed the Friends Peace
Committee leaflet “ABC’s a-
bout Vietnam” at the noon vigil
on Fayetteville St.; on the first
Wednesday two workers gave
out just under 1000. The dis
tribution was considered a total
success with the count far ex
ceeding expectation. In addi
tion, passersby, apparently
somewhat distracted by the
hand-out, seemed much less
hostile than usual to the vigi-
lers themselves, and if the Ra
leigh group can continue to leaf
let on every Wednesday then the
result may be that people on
Fayetteville Street will simply
get used to the vigil and that
dissent in downtown Raleigh
will l»come acceptable, if not
exactly “respectable.” This,
in any case, is the chief aim
and hope of the Raleigh group
for the fall, for we see the
weekly noon vigil as our main
channel of communication with
the entire community through
news coverage, etc. and as our
best opportunity for persuading
large number of people to our
PROBATES:
BIG BROTHER
AND
BIG SISTER
ARE
WATCHING.
(Page 4 )
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A FINAL TRIBUTE . . . 1965-1966—8-1-1
Arts Center. He will appear
at 8:00 p. m. on Monday, Oct.
9, lecturing on "Architecture
as an Art Form.” On Tues
day morning Oct, 10, at 11:00
a. m., the subject of his ad
dress will be “Constituent Ima
gery and Poetic Reasoning.’
In informal meetings, stu
dents in the humanities classes
will have the opportunity to hear
Mr. Christ - Janer aiscuss
“College Architecture — An
Environment Instrument,” and
“The Relationship of Architec
ture to the Fine Arts.’’
The visiting lecturers pro
gram, under which Mr. Chrlst-
Janer comes to St. Augustine’s,
Hated in 1957 by the Arts
m of the Assoclatilon of
an Colleges, and is sup-
by a grant from the
h Foundation. Ita pur-
to assist colleaes In
fforts to strengthjen 11-
iucatlon. j
Chrlst-Janer holHs the
of the Professor of
Arch®cture at Columbia Uni-
He has served as
: Critic at Yale, o/olum-
lid he has been a| guest
ir at various architectur-
flmls In New England. He
yired in all areas of the
States as a Danforth
k Lecturer,
To The Class wf ^971
AN OPEN lETTER
CHRIST-JANER
Benson Library
Opens Stacks
BY RUBY DEMESME
The library should be a place
where one can study in comfort
and privacy. Books of all kinds
should be made available for the
student’s use. There should be
no obstacles In the path where
by the students travel toward
the road tc success.
The library is also a place
where books, manuscripts, mu
sical scores, or other literary
and artistic materials are kept
for use. If this is true, I conclude
that when the Benson Library
_h^ closed stacks, it was not
very ehective. liven inougri we
have increased the quantity and
the quality of books In our
library, the students were
handicapped l)efore the intro
duction of an effective system.
Perhaps now, the system will
prove effective. What good is a
library, if it’s too inconvenient
to use? This question is now
the question that may be ans
wered -unless students find that
it must be asked again.
Lilieral library management
for schools, in its literature,
recommends open stacks. This
is a recommendation which a
student, waiting at a desk for
an attendant long vanished in
the stacks, fervently seconds.
“Now is the time for all good
students to come to the aid of
their library.”
Why was the library un
popular? One upperclassman
said,“We appreciate the many
efforts to make it a better place
to study, but we were dissatis
fied. We welcome open stacks.
Time is the most important
element in our lives, and this
will help us to use it wisely.
"We want to be treated as
responsible students who attend
St. Augustine’s, not infants. Are
library officials afraid that we
will literally steal the books
from the shelves? We want
more books on the shelves, not
fewer books. We want access to
them. Do we conduct ourselves
as thieves? Certainly not! And
we expect to make use of oiir
maturity, having been given the
chance.”
FROM: EUGENE THOMAS
President of the Student Body
Dear Class of '‘71,’'
K seems like only yesterday th;
of St. Aug., and no doubt, many gi,
where to go. I’m sure that m:/
homesick. Now that the entrance
are in full swing, it is time totake
dents of St. Augustine’s College.
As I once stated, you as a,
potential. Your academic K^'ckgj
ability to succeed in college,
atmosphere, I am almost certalij
to your personal success, the s’
the success of the world tomorrow’
\epped on the campus
ilr’ little mixed up as to
EIdu were even a little
tore over, and classes
'' hot ace as full time stu-
ef
jiealcarry a great deal of
J ShfJidicate clearly your
■%d adjust to the college
I lojvan contribute ereatly
er'r of St. Augustine’s and
III.
William S. Thompson, agrad-
u^e of -Str"Augustine’s and a
native of Mobane, N. C., is one
of nine nominated by President
Johnson for the new governing
body for the District of Colum
bia. This new District of Col
umbia City Council will share
power with Mayor Walter Wash
ington, the first Negro to be
chief executive there.
Mr, Thompson went to Wash
ington from Raleigh in 1929.
He served in the army while
attending Howard University
and a night law school.
After service in World War
n, he began an extensive trial
practice. His firm, Thompson,
Evans and Dolphin, has become
one of Washington’s largest.
He is one of five lawyers who
first broke the color line in the
all-white D. C. Bar Association.
Currently, Mr. Thompson is
president of the Washington Ur
ban League, and is a member
of the Metropolitan Police Com -
munity board. He has helped
Negroes to find jobs in Wash
ington city government, and has
a long record as an activist
for Negro rights.
The Greek
St. Augustine’s 0)-ed
Killed In Accident
Strong Son of God, Immortal Love,
Whom we, that have not seen thy face.
By faith, and faith alone, embrace.
Believing where we cannot prove;
We have but faith; we cannot know.
For knowledge is of things we see;
And yet we trust it comes from thee,
A beam in darkness; let it grow.
Forgive my grief for one removed,
Thy creature, whom I found so fair.
I tru^ he lives in thee, and there _
I find him worthier to be loved.
From IN MEMORUM
Nina Lucille Cason, who was
a Junior at St. Augustine’s Col
lege, was killed recently when
a car driven by Milton Mat
thews, 23, of Baltimore, Md.,
slammed into a concrete bridge
pillar on U. S. 70, near bus
iness U. S. 70 exit.
Durham police said that the
car was traveling east when it
left the road way and traveled
128 feet down the shoulder of
the road, hit a dirt embank
ment, traveled 49 feet when it
hit the concrete pillar, then
bounced 19 feet back onto the
highway.
Miss Cason who was from
Winston-Salem, was known a-
round campus as “Nina.” She
entered St. Augustine’s College
with the freshmen class of 1964
as an elementary education ma»
jor. Nina was noted for her
personality and senseofhumor.
On Tuesday, Oct. 3, members
of the student body held a Mem
orial Service In honor of Miss
NINA CASON
Cason. Funeral services were
held Wednesday, Oct. 4.
System
As we move Into our second \century of service, learning
and growth, I extend to you best -ivishes for a most successful
year. It is hoped you will derive sP'T^e benefit from St. Augus-
tine’sduring your matriculation, It tangible or Intangible,
academic, social or spiritual. Ma>'the best be yours.
^ours truly,
Sugene C, Thomas
(President of the Student
ody
AMES, la. - aP.) - Fra-
tt'inities tend to be anti-intel
lectual, stereotyped and are
dictated by sophomores,ac
cording to a detailed report of
the Interfraternity Council Big
Eight Conference released to
Iowa State University house
presidents.
The Greek System empha
sizes scholarship by grades,
not by r?al learning, the re
port says. “Too often we say
to (Our group to meet
The Cinderella Hour
Inauguration Plans people liki yourself” when they I
Set At St. Aufly.
The Inauguration of Dr. Pre-
zell R. Robinson as the eighth
president of St. Augustine’s
College will take
place on Satur
day, Nov. 4, at
11 a. m. in tlia
Emery Health
and Fine Arts
Center. Pre
ceding this spe
cial event will be
a week of activi
ties on St. Aug
ustine’s campus
as follows: Sun-DR. ROBINSON
day, Oct. 29, a Presidential
Inaugural Art Exhibit showing
the paintings of Joseph Cox,
in the new Benson Library.
Tuesday, Oct. 31, Dr. StepheiM'.-.iQj, ’ jQggpi,ing jjjrbara
J. Wright, president. UnitedMcCoy, Godfrey, Frank, Go-
gro College Fund, New platt, Moses, Jones, Sondra Scl-
City, will speak at the II a. p jfpio, Jordan, Emily, Lawson,
assembly In the Emery H^ j Theodora, Marshall, Patricia,
Md F^e Arts Center. Wedf • i mitchell, Norman T., Myers,
day, Nov. 1, will feature the toaijean, Sharpe, Phyllis Eure-
North Carolina Symphony Or-
chestra. Thursday, Nov. 2, '
tioriis. Honors and recognition
ha\le been given him, as anout-
stf Vding teacher, by St. Augus-
ttf/jfg College; university fel-
lo jfsUp from Cornell Unlver-
slfc; and a U. S. Fulbrlght
FitUowship to lecture and study
in' India.
C!entennial
[J)ean’s List
2nd Semester
(SENIORS: Burton, Jacque-
jjfce Mitchell, Credle, Chris-
cine, Dolby, Gloria J., Fergu-
rhomas Eugene C., Wan-
at 8 p. m. students of various
colleges in this area will par
ticipate In a symposium on the
topic: “Are Our Colleges Pre
paring Students for Adequate
Citizenship.”
Friday, Nov. 3, is designat
ed as Homecoming Day. In ad
dition to other activities planned
for the alumni and student^
will be an Informal dance to
be held Friday night in the Ra
leigh Memorial Auditorium.
The President’s Inaugural
Ball will take place beginning
at 8:30 p. m. on Saturday, Nov.
4, also at the Memorial Audi
torium.
Dr. Robinson assumed his
duties as St. Augustine’s eighth
president on Feb. 27, 1967.
He is a native of Batesburg,
5. C. He was graduated
from Voorhees High School and
Junior College in Denmark. His
college degree was earned at
St. Augustine’s College in 1946
where he majored in history-
social science.
Dr. Robinson holds the M. a.
and Ed. D. degrees In social
science - educational psycho
logy, and sociology-educational
administration respectively
from Cornell University.
President Robinson has had
varied and wide experiences as
a college teacher, registrar
director of public relations’
a high school principal. ’
He was appointed Deiy
College and Profess^
ciology at St. Augustj
lege in 1956; execu^
1964; and acting p
St. Augustine’s Col^
1966.
The new presld
Involved in rellg
programs. He 1-^
many professif*
johi,
Malir
Yelvc
JU
P;
wait
Full.
Shlrl.
Rae,
Curti
eU,
Smitt
L,
SO
than,
Berr
Raphael -Maru, Williams,
da, Winston, Arthur a,
rton, Thelma.
OORS: Alston, Vernelle
Booker, Janice, Carson,
un, Cutchlns, Gwendolyn,
r Willie Ruth, Horton, Lula
;y, McCann, Jerldlne, Mc-
Annle Margaret, March,
s, Peebles, Dwight, Pow-
June, Ruffin, Linda G.,
Hilton O., Watson, Ella
PHOMORES: Alford, Na-
Jr., Bennett, Beatrice,
(f, Barbara Ann, Burrus,
Lilli; in B., Coleman, Diane M.,
BY BE
Phi
est Dn
on St.
read'
the
e
kl
Demf Huby Butler, Gard
ner, Francis H , Green, Lor
raine Herndon, Bertha Alma,
Hunte ''> Billy Ray, Johnson,
Glori; ‘ Vivian, O’Neill, Anthony,
Sande J°hnny, Scarborough,
Dannj > Wimberly, Fannie.
pjj] iSHMAN: Canady, Edna
Marlf > Cuffee, Lionel, Foster,
Pjtri !la Faye, Goffigan, Linda
J. nt, Douglas L., Jr., Mc-
Dowe Machen, Mary,
Melvi Mitchell, Rob
bie , Veathers, Donald G , Wil-
liani, ■ Donald C., Young, Ran
dall Founp. Zelma Ree.
Phi
s^ould^
Greek Sy.terii to hieet peopie
both like and unlike yourself.
There sho\ild be a chance to
promote a tolerance of out-'
groups within a fraternity.”
The report states that the
“Greek System provides a
freshman with security - this
is good. However, often Greek
freshmi'n have a tendency to
become too confident. Compla
cency results and a tendency
not to realize problems ob
jectively prevails.”
Fraternities, the report con
tinues, continually ship older
men out of their houses. The
causes lie in inadequate hous
ing for all fraternity members,
interest in out-of-house act 1-
vities, being tired of house
responsibility and structured
schedule of participation, more
self-centered interest rather
than group-centered, and free
dom gained by living off-campus
the report stated.
The report suggests possible
solutions such as programming
for more mature activity in
houses - above sophomore acti
vity, using juniors and seniors
in prominent positions, and up
grading sophomore - dictated
activity to provide programs of
interek to seniors.
“Good Greeks are great -
average Greeks are no better
than average anything. They are
falling far short of their po
tentials” the report continues.
“Joe Average Greek has more
faith in what his pin will do
for him than what his house
will,’*'
Fraternities must program
closer to their ideas. They
miist do more than build good
executives and hostesses. Fra
ternities should take time to
evaluate each year what they are
(Continued on page 3)
BY DANNY SCARBOROUGH
Several comments have been
made around the campus con
cerning the academic atmo
sphere of St, Augustine’s Col
lege. From time to time, stu
dents are told that they must
be responsible for an at
mosphere that will enhance stu
dying. This general environ
ment for studying is now pre
sent in the Benson Library,
As a matter of fact, more stu
dents are using the library now
than, nreviouslj: how^’-er^ the
9:30 p. m. fclosing h^’^fiow'
employed by the llbrs}fh*Ltoo
early.
Perhaps elaborations could
be made here concerning the li
brary hours of North Carolina
State University, Duke, or the
University of North Carolina.
That, however, is not the in
tent of this article. At the
same time, there is not an at
tempt being made to measure
St. Augustine’s standards by
the standards of other colleges.
After all, St. Augustine’s is
capable of setting the tempo for
other colleges.
If the library hours we’.e ex
tended to either 11:00 or 12:00
p. m., there would be ample
opportunity for more students
to use the library facilities.
Students have Informed THE
PEN stkfi that t)ecause of the
library’s over-crowded situa
tion during the rush hours, from
6:30-9:30 p. m,, they have not
been able to use Benson Li
brary. Thus, they are forced
to return to noisy dormitories
and to endure the sounds of
either Sam and Dave and their
rendition of "Soul Man,” or The
Four Tops’ version of “You
Keep Running Away.”
A campus survey, which was
conducted by members of THE
PEN staff, shows that students
are supporting a “Power”
movement on campus. This
power movement is “BRAIN
POWER.’) The full potentUl
of this movement requires an
atmosphere and a place condu-
sive for study. True, the at
mosphere Is in the .school 11-
and it is condusive for
before the “Cinderella Hour”—
9:30
No Grades?
For freshmen and sopho
mores at Haverford College, the
traditional grading system will
become a thing of the past - at
least as far as official trans
cripts are concerned.
While numerical grades will
continue to be given, they will
be for Internal use only, in
cluding the student, his advisor,
and the dean. Official trans
cripts will show only a list
of courses taken, with a nota
tion if the student has failed
or withdrawn.
The change, approved by the
faculty after len^hy study, goes
into effect with this year’s
entering class. The recommen
dation resulting In the new
changes came from the col
lege’s Educational Policy Com
mittee. Undergraduate students
are represented on this com
mittee.
In the junior and senior years
(Continued on page 3) •
Contemporary Affairs:
MINI PRAYER
BY NATALIE D. WILSON
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind,
On the issue of minis, let me speak my mind.
If my legs are short and bow.
Please don’t let my upper thighs show.
If my legs are a little skinny.
Let me keep them covered plenty.
And If my legs are too, too fat.
Let my dresses reach, at least, my little kneecaps.
And now, abruptly, I must end
To let down my ■aial's hem.
A-mlnis’
Beta Lambda
Business
TTYE J. MrrCHEi.i.
Beta Lambda, the larg-
partmental Organization
lugustlne’s Campus, has
begun to launch plans
yeai*.
low officers for the vear
resident, Reginald Ste-
/Ice-president, James P.
ns; recording sec.,
Walker; treasurer,
la McLaurIn; report-
ttye J. Mitchell; busl-
■ntinued on page 3)
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THOSE FRESHMEN YEARS . . . LOOKING AHEAD