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OctobT, 198S...THE PEN...Pao« 7 - Black College celebration infonii8...eii]ighteiis».encoiirage8... By Jane Fleming, P^ector of Development liie Association of Episcopal Colleges “This is the world you and I are going to inherit. It is a small world and a world with many pro blems ; it is a world I am not over anxious to be responsible for. And yet, I am already responsible for it. In as far as I make no effort to right what I see as wrongs, in as far as I remain silent when I know I should speak out, I am responsible for the wrong and in as far as I. squander my educa tion, I squander part of my in heritance.” These words, spoken pas sionately by Ms. Mpho Tutu, Howard University student and daughter of Bishop Desmond Tutu, captured the attention of over 500 people at the noon-time celebration at the first Black Col lege Celebration held at the Riverside Church in New York You^ ve ^otta believe By Desmonde Thomas Goals are dreams and wishes that are not easily reached. You have to work hard to obtain them, never knowing when or where you will reach your goal. But keep ttying! Do not give up hope. And most of all... never stop believing in yourself. For within you there is someone special... someone wonderful and successful. No matter what you achieve, as long as you want it and it makes you happy. You are a success. City on Saturday, September 14, 1985. Ms. Tutu’s comments, ad dressed to the youth present at the celebration, fell on the ears of many adults as well. Although she prefaced her words by saying that she was not going to speak to the topic in the program, this listener found her meaning to clearly exemplify the topic and theme for the day; “Lifting Your Sights”. To this predominantly Black audience, she said: “Somewhere along the line B^ck people in this country seem to have forgotten what a treasure an education is. The battle your parents and grandparents fought to gain ac cess to the type of education you have available today seem, to a large extent, to have been forgot ten.” “If you gain, as you must, a knowledge of your own history, you will come to understand that your education places up» you an obligation to be a dues-pa}^ member of your community.” Her challenge to the young har monized with the message from Dr. John Q. Taylor King, Presi dent of Huston-TUlotson College. Dr. King dispelled myths that historically Black colleges are segregated institutions or institu tions perpetuating segregation and emphasized the advantages many Black colleges offer. “Since 1954 when the Supreme Court outlawed segregated educational facilities, the percen tage of the total Black student population enrolled in historical ly Blacjc colleges has dropped drastically. Despite this decline over 70 percent of all Black col lege graduates come from historically Black colleges. “Black colleges have a much lower attrition rate than do White colleges. Seventy-five percent of all Blacks holding Ph.D. degrees, 75 percent of all Black Army of ficers, 80 percent of all Black physicians and dentists have received their undergraduate education at historically Black colleges. Also, Meharry Medical College and Howard University produce more than 50 percent of the physicians and dentists who are Black.” What do historically Black col leges provide? Dr. King made several points: • Historically Black colleges provide students with healthy role models, thereby enhancing their chances of succeeding socially and academically. • Promote more positive in tellectual development among Black students than do White col leges. • Are closer to the problem of Black people and poor people and have already established pat terns of dealing with them. • Support personal develop ment without the level of conflict and isolation experienced on many predominantly white cam puses. • Povide an atmosphere in which the concerns of social con sciousness are very aqtive. • Tell their students that “You are Somebody” and together we will prove it to the world. Hence, instead of being over whelmed by frustration, students develop appropriate coping mechanisms in preparation for the more difficult challenges,they will face. They (Black college) provide students with aspiration, inspiration, information, motiva tion, celebration and with the confidence and the ability to en joy competition in the larger in clusive society. Sponsors of the Black College Celebration included: American Baptist Churches, USA; The Association of Episcopal Col leges; The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ); Christian Methodist Episcopal Church;. The United Methodist Church; Presbyterian ,Church (USA); United Church of Christ; The Riverside C!hurch; The Council of (lurches of the City of New York; New York City Mission Society; and the United Negro College Fund. Over 30 historically Black, church-related colleges were represented at the College Fair and talked with parents, students, and youth group leaders about their colleges. Mr. David Mitchell, represen tative from Saint Augustine’s College, said of the day: “It’s been marvelous. Holding a Church-related celebration and college fair like this gives our purpose much more meaning.” 9meritan (Collegiate ^oct)S !3ntf)ologp International Publications is sponsoring a i^ational College 3Poetrp Contest Fall Concours 1985 open to all collage and university students desiring to have their poetry . „ anthologized. CASH PRIZES will go to the top five poems: $100 $50 $25 $1 ^ Fourth First Place Second Place Third Place $1 ,0 ui iico iJiiiiuiiy lui «i-u cii;i;t3pieu inanuscripis in our popular, handsoniely bound and copyrighted anthology, AMERICAN COLLEGIATE POETS. Deadline: October 31 CONTEST RULES AND RESTRICTIONS; 1. 2. 3. 5. 6. Any student is eligible to submit his or her verse. All entries must be original and unpublished. All entries must be typed, double-spaced, on one side of the page only. Each poem must be on a separate sheet and must bear, in the upper left- hand corner, the NAME and ADDRESS of the student as well as the COLLEGE attended. Put name and address on envelope also! There are no restrictions on form or theme. Length of poems up to fourteen lines. Each poem must have a separate title. (Avoid Untitled !) Small black and white illustrations welcome. The judges' decision will be final. No info by phone! Entrants should keep a copy of all entries as they cannot be returned. Prize winners and all authors awarded free publication will be notified immediately after deadline. I.P. will retain first publication rights for accepted poems. Foreign language poems welcome. There is an initial one dollar registration fee for the first entry and a fee of fifty cents for each additional poem. It is requested to submit no more than ten poems per entrant. All entries must be postmarked not later than the above deadline and fees be paid, cash, check or money order, to: INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS P. O. Box 44044- L Los Angeles, CA 90044
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