Three graduates of Pembroke State
College for Indians reunited at PSU
Only four in ? graduating class
with three of them being women!
That was the cue for the Clue of'45
at Pembroke State College for Indi
ans. In fact, there were less than 100
in the entire four-year school with
the vast majority being wotnen. "Al
most all of the young men had gone
off to war," said the three women of
that class, who celebrated their 47th
class reunion Oct. 9.
They talked of those World War II
days when young Native Americans
of Robeson County were put on the
train that stopped in downtown Pem
broke "and shipped straight to Ft.
Bragg".
' Teachers were exempted, and
Pembroke State had on its rolls some
of the war veterans who had been
discharged because of being
wounded, etc., in the war. These
made up most of the male student
population." But, for the most part,
this was predominately a women's
school," said die three Pembroke
State alumnae. Their names today
are Sadie Locklear Blanks and Ira
Thomas Lowry, both of Pembroke,
and Mary Jacobs Bell of Clinton. Ira
graduated cum laude. The class re
union was held in her home.
The lone male listed in the gradu
ation program was Venus Brooks,
who they said qualified through ex
tension work and was at Pembroke
State only a brief time. However,
he was listed as a summa cum laude
graduate. "He had served in the U.S.
Army and has been deceased for a
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number of yew," commented one of
the women, adding. "We were al
ways happy when any of the boys
would return home and re-enroll."
Sadie aid Ira spoke about the
Workl WaH Service Roll in memory
of Pembroke State students who
served during that conflict which
graces the wall as one enters Old
Main, which is the Pembroke State
University campus landmark. Sadie
did the lettering of tihe names on the
memorial plaque with crosses by die
names of those who were killed in
action. Ira did the sanding and va
nishing of the plaque. "We empha
size to people that this is not a com
munity service roll, but a service roll
to Pembroke State students who
served during World Wir II," they
say.
Both Ira and Sadie majored in
primary education a Pembroke State.
They taught 33 and 32 years, respec
tively, before retiring. Mary Jacobs
Bell also was a teacher, retiring after
30 years. They said the ooly building
presently standing at PSU when they
were in college is the Old Main build
ing, whose interior was destroyed by
Are in 1973 but has since been re
built. "That was where we took all of
our classes. We think it was miracu
lous that the World Wir II Service
Roll oo the wall inside Old Main
survived the fire," they commented
The women spoke of the co-op
erative situation during World War
II when students from this rural area
brought farm items such as haaa, lard,
etc. to the college to be credited oo
their lunch bill. They gave Albert
Hunt and the Late Ira Pate Lowry
credit for that idea. They also spoke
of the college's scrap iron drive with
the iron being piled in front of Old
Main to be picked up.
"The ones who kept the college
going during those war years were
Dr. Ralph Wellons (then president),
Ira Pate Lowry and Clifton
Oxendine," they said.
"We were just a big happy fam
ily," said Ira. "The women's dorm
was a wooden building located where
Sampson Hall is now, and the men's
dorm was a brick building located
where the Science Building is now."
They said "faculty row" was a series
of wooden buildings where die PSU
Admissions Office is presently lo
cated.
Ira and Sadie said they
communted at the start of their col
lege careers at Pembroke State, but
later lived oo campus. They also
spoke of cooking in the cafeteria to
help with their college expenses
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What they think of Pembroke State
Univernty today with its 3,043 stu
dents and its beautiful campus with
its outstanding fiualities? "I cant
believe it. I never would have
dreamed in 1945 that this would hap
pen," they said. The three alumnae
of the class of'45 laughed with de
light in such reminiscing about the
old days-and how far PSU has come
since those never-to-be-forgotten
days of Wcdd Warn.
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All three women graduates ofthe class of'45 at Pembroke State College
for Iadiaas gather ia front of Old Main, the only building still standing
when they attended. Left to right, they are Mary Jacobs Bell of Clinton
and Sadie Locklear Blanks and Ira Thomas Lowry of Pembroke. They
had their 47th class reunion Oct 9.
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Southeastern General Hospital
want* to help make sure that Hallow
een is safe as well as fun for all local
youngsters this year.
On Halloween night, Saturday,
October 31, from 6 until 8:00 pjn.,
SGH will x-ray Halloween treats to
make sure they are free of foreign
metallic objects. This service is free
of charge and available at the
hospital's Diagnostic and Treatment
Center.
Free parking will be available in
the hospital deck. Parents and chil
dren are encouraged to use the Floyd
Avenue entrance across from die
deck. Free Halloween trick or treat
bags are available to school and
church groups by calling 671-SS77.
REVIVAL:
October 18-23,1992
Sunday, 7:00 p.m., Monday thru
Friday 7:30 p.m.. Prospect United
Methodist Church Rt. 3, Box 196
Maxton, NC 28364. Speakers: Rev.
Donald Chavis, Rev. Manford
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Burnt Swamp Baptist is holding its
annual singing Sunday October
18,1992 at New Point Baptist Church
at 2:00 pm. All Church groups or
Quartets are invited to sing and we
encourage everyone to attend.
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