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SPEAKING FOR OURSELVES
VOLUME 36-NUMBER 7
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.
April 23,1981
Seniors Bid Farewell
By ANGELIA YEOMAN
around us the lifelessness and
bitter cold of winter is quickly disap
pearing. In its place, comes the
awakening beauty and splendor of
spring. And no where else is this beauty
more evident than here on the campus
of Fayetteville State University. It can
be seen on the faces of the students and
faculty members, in the blooming of
flowers and the radiance of the trees
and grass. Spring can be heard in the
laughter of the little children, who
bring so much delight and joy to our
campus, and it can be felt in the hearts
of young lovers with their bright smiles
and sparkling eyes.
Along with spring comes April
showers and their promise of May
flowers. And as we all know, the mon
th of May brings Graduation. The class
of 1981 will soon be preparing to bid
farewell to o/d FSU. For some this will
be a joyful time, knowing that after
four long hard years at struggle you’ll
finally be rewarded. A reward that will
take most of us far and wide. A reward
that will give promise of new and better
beginnings and brighter horizons. But
for some this finale farewell to the
books, dorms and campus life, in
general, will be a time of sadness. We
will be saying goodbye to a place that
New Program—
A Bachelor of Arts degree in
political science with a public ad
ministration track has been established
at Fayetteville State University. This
degree prepares students for new
careers in public service as well as
provides enrichment to those students
already in public service. The program
is interdisciplinary oriented with input
from political science, business ad
ministration, mathematics, sociology,
geography, psychology, and
we have grown to call home. A place
that has shown us warmth, security
and people who have given us hope and
encouragement when things got a little
rough.
Many of us have met our future
husbands and wives here on this cam
pus. Many have stopped along the way
to make long lasting friendships and in
doing so have discovered that caring,
sharing and lending a helping hand.
It’s really what makes life worth living.
Sadly though, as we depart from FSU
we know in our hearts that some of
those whom we have grown to know
and love we may never see again.
These past four years here at FSU
have been, to many of us, the most
gratifying and fulfilling years of our
lives. We came in the doors confused
and bewildered youngsters, but
proudly we depart as productive
mature young men and women.
Fayetteville State has given us her all
and in return we owe her nothing but
LOVE, SUPPORT and wishes for her
continued success. In closing I would
like to say to the proud and beautiful
class of ’81, in your travels through
life, always keep God in your lives and
love in your hearts and let’s never
forget our beautiful steadfast alma
mater, Fayetteville State University.
Best wishes from a fellow senior.
economics. It requires 124 hours in
cluding 33 hours in public ad
ministration and 15 hours in political
science.
The program is offered at the main
campus of the University, its Ft.
Bragg-Pope Air Force Base University
Center and also at the Weekend and
Evening College. Please call the Direc
tor of Admissions (486-1371) or the
Area of Political Science (486-1247) for
further information.
On April 5, Fayetteville State
University held its 114th Annual
Founders Day Program in the J.W.
Seabrook Auditorium on the campus.
The speaker for the program was Rev.
C.R. Edwards, Pastor of First Baptist
Church of Fayetteville.
Each year FSU observes Founders
Day to commemorate the spirit of
those seven Black men who founded
what is now FSU. Andrew Chesnutt,
Thomas Lomax, George Granger, Sr.,
Matthew Leary, Jr., Robert Simmons,
Nelson Carter, and David Bryant were
men of vision who saw a need to
properly educate the Black children of
that day. With $186 they purchased
two lots on Gillespie Street in 1867
where the Gillespie Street Library now
stands. General 0.0. Howard of the
Freedmen’s Bureau, erected a building
on the site, and thus it became known
as the “Howard” School.
According to early history, the
“Howard” School had a great deal of
influence on the establishment of
graded schools for the White children
of Fayetteville, as well as Black
children.
In his book on public schools in
Fayetteville, Dr. M.C. S. Noble of the
University of North Carolina, White
graded schools came about as a result
of an affray between citizens of the
town. Because of their training at the
Howard School, the Negroes were able
to sign, but the White boys could only
make their mark. As a result of this in
cident and others of the same nature,
Fayetteville opened its first school for
White children.
The entire Fayetteville community
should be proud of the long and in
teresting history of FSU. What started
114 years ago as a one building on
Gillespie Street has now emerged as a
full fledged regional University,
providing educational opportunities to
all the people of Southeastern North
Carolina.
Fayetteville State University is a
proud institution with an outstanding
history. Its members do not rest on
past accomplishments, instead, they
are always striving for future im
provement. In spite of its proven track
record of success and accomplishmen
ts, FSU is faced with resistance to its
growth and development. FSU has
shown that it is a vital and viable in
stitution of higher education and that it
will continue to grow and expand no
matter what obstacles are placed in its
path.
Virginia Educator Speaks
FSU Awards Day
Mr. Joseph F. Johnson, Supervisor
of Operations and Services at the
Mathematics and Science Center in
Richmond, Virginia, was the guest
speaker at Fayetteville State Univer
sity’s 24th Annual Honors and Awards
Day Program on April 14. Mr. John
son, a 1968 graduate of FSU, ad
dressed the 2 p.m. assembly in the
J.W. Seabrook Auditorium on the
campus.
The Wilmington, N.C. native
received the B.S. degree in Sociology
From FSU and M.Ed. in Science
Education from Virginia State Univer
sity. He is now a doctorial candidate
expecting to complete his requirements
for the Ph.D. degree in May of 1981.
In addition to his present position,
Mr. Johnson has served as an instruc
tor and principal on the high school
level and as an instructor at the univer
sity level. He holds membership in
numerous organizations which include
Phi Delta Kappa, Virginia Association
for I
Development, Richmond Association
of School Administrators, and Fayet
teville State University Alumni
\ssociation.
He is married and the father of a
daughter.
FSU Holds Commencement
Fayetteville State University will
hold its Annual Commencement
Program on May 10, 1981 at 2:30 p.m.
at the Cumberland County Memorial
Auditorium. Approximately 383 FSU
students anticipate receiving their
degrees during this annual commen
cement ceremony in the 114th year of
FSU.
The speaker for the program will be
Mr. Thomas N. Todd, of Chicago,
Illinois. A native of Demopolis,
Alabama, Mr. Todd is presently an at-
torney-at-law. A 1959 graduate of
Southern University, Mr. Todd
received his Juris Doctor degree from
the Southern University School of Law
in 1963.
Prior to opening a private practice,
he held positions in the Office of
Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor,
Staff Judge Advocate, U.S. Army,
United States Attorney, Executive Vice
President of Operation PUSH, and
Assistant Professor of Law at North
western University.
Mr. Todd has argued cases before
the U.S. Court of Military Appeals,
U.S. Court of Appeals, the Supreme
Court of Louisiana, Illinois, and the
U.S. Supreme Court.
He has also been involved in impor
tant Civil Rights Cases, one in which
he developed the first Federal Criminal
Case against a Chicago Policeman for
Deprivation of individual Civil Rights
in 1968.
He is a much sought after speaker.
He has addressed audiences on many
of the nation’s college campuses, in
cluding Harvard, Ohio State, Gram-
bling, Drake, DePaul, Malcolm X
College to name a few. He has also
been the receipient of numerous awar
ds. He was nominated for an Emmy
for his television show, “Behind The
Mask: Crime and the Black Com
munity.” He has been written about by
many authors. His biography has been
published in the Chicago Negro
Almanac, the International
Biographical Centre-Cambndge
England, and in the Johnson
Publishing Company’s “One
Thousand Success Stories”.
Mr. Todd is married and is the
father of two daughters, Traci
Neuborne and T amara Nicole.
Thomas Todd