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Summer School Edition

Vol. 8 No. 1
August, 1954

SEVENTY-SECOND

COMMENCEMENT

SPEAKER

(See Page 3)

A Year of Progress

by Johnnie Paul Jones

Last year as the Summer School Bul-
letin went to press several projects were
under consideration or getting under
way. This summer, a year later, travel-
ing around the compus of Savannah
State, one can see a dream come true,
the dream of Dr. W. K. Payne and the
Savannah State College family.

Eight projects are in progress or have
been completed during the past year.
These projects represent a year of prog-
ress for Savannah State.

The new half-million dollar men's
dormitory which has been completed,
is a three-story edifice constructed on an
L-shape plan. There are 105 rooms,
each housing two students.

An apartment unit to house the dor-
mitory director is located on the first
floor; adjacent to the apartment is a
spacious lounge in which students may

relax and in which social gatherings
may be held. There is also a kitchen
on the first floor to provide such food
as may be necessary for social gather-
ings.

The 55,000-gallon capacity water tank
which has been installed on the campus
gives adequate water pressure to all
parts of the campus and makes the
buildings safer because it will supply
ample water to the sprinkler system in-
stalled in all buildings as a fire pre-
vention precaution.

An annex to Hammond Hall (the
Home Economics Building) was con-
structed by the Department of Buildings
and Grounds under the supervision of
Mr. Felix J. Alexis, and the entire
building was renovated. The building
now contains dressing rooms and rest J
rooms for men and women, modern
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THIRD ANNUAL

MINISTERS INSTITUTE

(See Page 12)

IN I

THE SAVANNAH STATE
COLLEGE BULLETIN

President
DR. WILLIAM K. PAYNE

Director of Public Relations
:: WILTON C. SCOTT

Copy Editor
:: MRS. GWENDOLYN L. BASS

Layout Editor
JOHNNIE PAUL JONES

Photo Editor
WILLIAM H. M. BOWENS

*On leave for Summer
** Editor for Summer Session

From the President's Desk

Vol. 8

1954

No. 1

CONTENTS

A Year of Progress 1

From the President's Desk 2

Enrollment, 1st and 2nd Session 2

Commencement Speaker 3

Message from Director of Summer School 3

71st Baccalaureate Speaker 4

Sixty-five Graduates Hear Dr. Sproull . . 5

Faculty Notes 5

Secondary Education Workshop 6

SSC Wins Certificate 6

Art and Crafts Workshop 7

School Lunch Workshop 8

Elementary Education Workshop 9

Ministers Institute Held 10

Lyceum Series 11

College Calendar 12

OUR COVER THIS ISSUE: The New
Half-Million Dollar Men's Dormitory,
completed and ready for occupation in
September.

534 Enrollment
In 2nd Session

Five Hundred and Thirty-four Enrolled
in Second Summer Session

According to the figures received from
the office of Ben Ingersoll, Registrar,
there was a total of 534 enrolled during
the Second Summer Session, 349 women
and 142 men.

This figure includes the 62 Evening
School students and the 30 Trade Spec-
ial men, who were registered during
the first session on a ten-week basis.
Each regular session lasts five weeks.

The school year 1953-1954 which
just ended was significant in the growth
of Savannah State College. Noticeable
areas in which this development took
place were physical plant, faculty, and
alumni activity. Other areas such as
the library, instruction, student person-
nel services, and institutional tone
showed definite signs of progress.

The physical plant has been expanded
and improved at a cost of $1,250,000.00.
Most of the projects were authorized
by the Board of Regents in 1950 and
1951. The limitations which war-time
conditions placed on building construc-
tion and materials delayed the actual
construction in several instances. The
first of the projects to be completed was
that of sanitary sewerage. Conditions
affecting health and sanitation have
been brought up to modern standards.
The connection of the college system
with that of the City of Savannah pro-
vides an effective system for the ex-
panding college physical plant.

In the summer of 1953 construction
started on the new dormitory for men,
the central heating plant and system,
the gymnasium annex, and the tennis
courts. All of these projects were ap-
proximately completed, except the gym-
nasium during the past year. All are
expected to be user! during the 1954-
1955 year.

The rehabilitation, safety, and fire
prevention program of the Board of
Regents has had excellent effects on the
entire campus. The electrical rewiring
projects in Hill Hall, Herty Hall, Mor-

gan Hall, Meldrim Hall. Powell Labor-
atory School, and Willcox Gymnasium
have provided safety and adequate light-
ing for the uses designed for those re-
spective structures. The sprinkler sys-
tem in the residence halls and the high
level water tank which has increased
water pressure over the entire campus
provide added protection and service.

Significant renovations have been
made in Hammond and Meldrim Halls.
The interior remodeling of Hammond
Hall and the addition of lavoratories
and dressing rooms make that building
a modern place for home economics in-
struction. New equipment has been
provided for the specialized program in
home economics as well as the new pro-
gram in general education. In Meldrim
Hall renovations provided for the re-
arrangement of space for administrative
offices in proper location in respect to
their function. Fire proof vaults for
the protection of financial and academic
records have been constructed.

The activity of the alumni of the
College has been unusual during the
past year. The alumni have shown in-
terest in all phases of the college pro-
gram. New chapters have been or-
ganized, special programs in recognition
of alumni achievement have been initi-
ated, and a scholarship aid fund of over
$2,200 has been raised. The high in-
terest of the alumni and friends of the
college has brought encouragement to
everyone associated with the college.

William K. Payne, President

1st Session
Enrollment Tops
700 Mark

The total enrollment for the first ses-
sion of Summer School at Savannah
State College passed the 700 mark, ac-
cording to figures from the Office of
the Registrar. The enrollment, broken
down, is as follows: Regular Classes —
men, 158 — woman, 451 ; Special trades
— men, 30; Evening Classes — men, 59 —
women, 3; Ministers' Institute (one
week)— 20; Workshops— 84. The Ele-
mentary Education Workshop had the
largest enrollment, with 48 men and
women enrolled and 25 children reg-
istered, to enable the in-service teachers
to get actual classroom participation.

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THE BULLETIN

J. A. Bacoats

Commencement
Speaker

The Rev. J. A. Bacoats, A.B., B.D.,

M.A., D.D. LL.D., president of Benedict

College, Columbia, S. C, will be the

principal speaker at the seventy-second

Commencement Exercises at Savannah

\ College, which will be held in

rim Auditorium Wednesday, Au-

!l8, 1954, at 4 p.m.

v. Bacoats received the A.B. de-
ifrom Bishop College in Marshall,
b; the B.D. degree from Virginia
n, Richmond, Virginia; the M.A.
fe from Oberlin College, Oberlin,
lf the D.D. degree from Virginia
i in Richmond, Virginia: the LL.D.
fe from Bishop College, Marshall,
J;; he has also done additional
at the University of Chicago, Co-
la University, and the University
Iwa.

Institutions of Higher Learning of South
Carolina; and is listed in Who's Who
in America.

Positions

: began his extensive career as prin-
|of the Fredericksburg Normal and
strial Institute in Fredricksburg.
nia, from 1920-1929. During this
j he also served as pastor of the
(it Hope and the Mount Garland
[St Churches, a position he held
| 1919 to 1929. In 1929 he was
inted president of Leland College
£ton Rouge, Louisiana. In 1931.
Jdition to his duties as president of
id, he was also minister of the
it Zion First African Baptist
Jsh in Baton Rouge. He held both
ions until 1942. In the meantime,
is elected president of Florida Nor-
jmd Industrial Institute, St. Augus-
Florida, but declined the offer. In
i he was made vice-president of
jlict College in Columbia, S. C.
in 1944 he was elected president.
Position he now holds.

Sessional and Civic Affiliations

y. Bacoats is not only an educator.
js an active professional and civic
ir as well. As such, he is a member
ie South Carob^a Board of Direc-
Jof Alcoholic Education; Executive
mittee of the State Southern Re-
1 Council; Educational Board of
^nal Baptist Convention, Inc. ; Exec-
Board of the Educational and Mis-
ry State Baptist Convention of
— \ Carolina; Executive Board of the
State Sunday School and B. T. U.
Congress; Board of Directors of the
United Negro College Fund, Inc.; Com-
mittee on Standards and Approval of

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Morgan State Professor to Deliver
Baccalaureate Address

Dr. Richard I. McKinney, professor
of philosophy and college minister at
Morgan State College, Baltimore, Mary-
land, will deliver the seventy-second
Baccalaureate Address at Savannah
State College, Sunday, August 15. Ex-
ercises will be held in Meldrim Audi-
torium at 4 p.m.

Message from
Director of
Summer School

The major aim of the summer school
program at Savannah State College is
to help prepare teachers and other lead-
ers to meet successfully the problems
they face in their schools and commun-
ities. In addition, the purposes of the
program are: ( 1 ) to assist teachers in
meeting requirements for degrees and
certificates; (2) to provide general edu-
cational background for students on the
freshman and sophomore level; (3) to
provide opportunities for regular ses-
sion students to continue their educa-
tion; (4) to provide opportunities for
veterans to resume or continue their
formal education or to take refresher
courses; and, (5) to enrich the recrea-
tional, social, and religious experiences
for all who attend.

One of the main features of the sum-
mer school program is the provision of
workshops for teachers and community
leaders. In this respect, the following
workshops are provided:

1. Education 391. Arts and Crafts
Workshop (5 qtr. hours)

2. Education 461. Workshop in Meth-
ods and Materials of the Elemen-
tary School Curriculum ( 10 qtr.
hours)

3. Education 462. Workshop in Meth-
ods and Materials of the Secondary
School Curriculum ( offered first
session only) (10 qtr. hours)

4. Health Ed. 475. Workshop in Nar-
cotics Education (5 qtr. hours)

5. Home Ec. 434. Workshop in the
School Lunch (5 qtr. hours).

The Arts and Crafts Workshop pro-
gram attempts to coordinate the phil-
osophies and techniques of elementary
and secondary school art programs.
Emphasis is placed upon presenting and
solving problems that have arisen and
may arise in a teaching situation. Fur-

ther, emphasis is placed upon laboratory
experiences and creative art.

The Workshop in Secondary Educa-
tion, in conjunction with the Workshop
in Elementary Education, is centered
primarily on the interests and needs of
the participants.

Special effort is made to sensitize the
groups to the urgency of the problems
posed by the exceptional child. Plans
are made for securing the services of
recognized consultants in the field for
a two- or three-day special feature. In
the conducting of the Elementary Work-
shop, emphasis is placed on teacher
participation in discovering and defin-
ing educational problems; in the forma-
tion of instructional plans and policies
in curriculum making; in the choice of
instructional materials and in the de-
velopment of criteria by which educa-
tional products may be evaluated.

Special Features of the Summer
School Program
The course content of the School
Lunch Workshop is designed to help
provide home economics persons with
experience that will better qualify them
as managers, to offer training in the

George S. Chatters, graduate of Sa-
vannah State College, class of 1905, who
travelled from Seattle, Washington to
attend the Annual Alumni Banquet on
June 1. Mr. Chatters operates a laundry
establishment in Seattle.

lunchroom records and accounts, in
getting acquainted with new ways of
utilizing milk and bread in the school
lunch program.

Narcotics Education Workshop is de-
signed to help students to acquire a
(Continued on Page 7)

THE BULLETIN

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Page 3

THE SAVANNAH STATE
COLLEGE BULLETIN

President
DR. WILLIAM K. PAYNE

Director of Public Relations
::WILTON C. SCOTT

Copy Editor
:: :MRS. GWENDOLYN L. BASS

Layout Editor
JOHNNIE PAUL JONES

Photo Editor
WILLIAM H. M. BOWENS

*On leave for Summer
** Editor for Summer Session

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From the President's Desk

Vol. 8

1954

No. 1

CONTENTS

A Year of Progress 1

From the President's Desk 2

Enrollment, 1st and 2nd Session 2

Commencement Speaker 3

Message from Director of Summer School 3

71st Baccalaureate Speaker 4

Sixty-five Graduates Hear Dr. Sproull . . . 5

Faculty Notes 5

Secondary Education Workshop 6

SSC Wins Certificate 6

Art and Crafts Workshop 7

School Lunch Workshop 8

Elementary Education Workshop 9

Ministers Institute Held 10

Lyceum Series 11

College Calendar 12

OUR COVER THIS ISSUE: The New
Half-Million Dollar Men's Dormitory,
completed and ready for occupation in
September.

534 Enrollment
In 2nd Session

Five Hundred and Thirty-four Enrolled
in Second Summer Session

According to the figures received from
the office of Ben Ingersoll, Registrar,
there was a total of 534 enrolled during
the Second Summer Session, 349 women
and 142 men.

This figure includes the 62 Evening
School students and the 30 Trade Spec-
ial men, who were registered during
the first session on a ten-week basis.
Each regular session lasts five weeks.

The physical plant has been expanded
and improved at a cost of SI. 250,000.00.
Most of the projects were authorized
by the Board of Regents in 1950 and
1951. The limitations which war-time
conditions placed on building construc-
tion and materials delayed the actual
construction in several instances. The
first of the projects to be completed was
that of sanitary sewerage. Conditions
affecting health and sanitation have
been brought up to modern standards.
The connection of the college system
with that of the City of Savannah pro-
vides an effective system for the ex-
panding college physical plant.

In the summer of 1953 construction
started on the new dormitory for men.
the central heating plant and system,
the gymnasium annex, and the tennis
courts. All of these projects were ap-
proximately completed, except the gym-
nasium during the past year. All are
expected to be used during the 1954-
1955 year.

The rehabilitation, safety, and fire
prevention program of the Board of
Regents has had excellent effects on the
entire campus. The electrical rewiring
projects in Hill Hall, Herty Hall. Mor-

gan Hall, Meldrim Hall, Powell Labor-
atory School, and Willcox Gymnasium
have provided safety and adequate light-
ing for the uses designed for those re-
spective structures. The sprinkler sys-
tem in the residence halls and the high
level water tank which has increased
water pressure over the entire campus
provide added protection and service.

Significant renovations have
made in Hammond and Meldrim 1
The interior remodeling of Ham;
Hall and the addition of lavora'
and dressing rooms make that bui
a modern place for home economi.
struction. New equipment has
provided for the specialized progn
home economics as well as the new,
gram in general education. In Me
Hall renovations provided for th
arrangement of space for administ;
offices in proper location in respf
their function. Fire proof vaull
the protection of financial and aca*
records have been constructed.

The activity of the alumni o
College has been unusual during
past year. The alumni have shov
terest in all phases of the college
gram. New chapters have bed
ganized, special programs in recog>
of alumni achievement have been
ated, and a scholarship aid fund ol
$2,200 has been raised. The hig
terest of the alumni and friends <
college has brought encourageme
everyone associated with the collej
William K. Payne, Pre;

1st Session
Enrollment Tops
700 Mark

The total enrollment for the firs
sion of Summer School at Sav;
State College passed the 700 mar
cording to figures from the Offi
the Registrar. The enrollment, b
down, is as follows: Regular Cla;
men, 158 — woman, 451; Special
— men, 30; Evening Classes — men.
women, 3; Ministers' Institute
week)— 20; Workshops— 84. Th
mentary Education Workshop ha
largest enrollment, with 48 men ana
women enrolled and 25 children reg-
istered, to enable the in-service teachers
to get actual classroom participation.

THE BULLETIN

J. A. Bacoats

Commencement
Speaker

The Rev. J. A. Bacoats, A.B., B.D.,
M.A., D.D. LL.D., president of Benedict
College, Columbia, S. C, will be the
principal speaker at the seventy-second
Commencement Exercises at Savannah
State College, which will be held in
Meldrim Auditorium Wednesday, Au-
gust 18, 1954, at 4 p.m.

Rev. Bacoats received the A.B. de-
gree from Bishop College in Marshall,
Texas; the B.D. degree from Virginia
Union, Richmond, Virginia; the M.A.
degree from Oberlin College, Oberlin,
Ohio; the D.D. degree from Virginia
Union in Richmond, Virginia; the LL.D.
degree from Bishop College, Marshall,
Texas; he has also done additional
study at the University of Chicago, Co-
lumbia L'niversity, and the University
of Iowa.

Positions

He began his extensive career as prin-
cipal of the Fredericksburg Normal and
Industrial Institute in Fredricksburg.
Virginia, from 1920-1929. During this
time he also served as pastor of the
Mount Hope and the Mount Garland
Baptist Churches, a position he held
from 1919 to 1929. In 1929 he was
appointed president of Leland College
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 1931,
in addition to his duties as president of
Leland. he was also minister of the
Mount Zion First African Baptist
Church in Baton Rouge. He held both
positions until 1942. In the meantime,
he was elected president of Florida Nor-
mal and Industrial Institute, St. Augus-
tine, Florida, but declined the offer. In
1942 he was made vice-president of
Benedict College in Columbia, S. C.
and in 1944 he was elected president,
the position he now holds.

Professional and Civic Affiliations

Rev. Bacoats is not only an educator,
but is an active professional and civic
leader as well. As such, he is a member
of the South Carolina Board of Direc-
tors of Alcoholic Education; Executive
Committee of the State Southern Re-
gional Council; Educational Board of
National Baptist Convention, Inc.; Exec-
utive Board of the Educational and Mis-
sionary State Baptist Convention of
South Carolina; Executive Board of the
State Sunday School and B. T. U.
Congress; Board of Directors of the
United Negro College Fund, Inc.; Com-
mittee on Standards and Approval of

Institutions of Higher Learning of South
Carolina; and is listed in Who's Who
in America.

Morgan State Professor to Deliver
Baccalaureate Address

Message from
Director of
Summer School

One of the main features of the sum-
mer school program is the provision of
workshops for teachers and community
leaders. In this respect, the following
workshops are provided:

1. Education 391. Arts and Crafts
Workshop (5 qtr. hours)

2. Education 461. Workshop in Meth-
ods and Materials of the Elemen-
tary School Curriculum ( 10 qtr.
hours)

3. Education 462. Workshop in Meth-
ods and Materials of the Secondary
School Curriculum ( offered first
session only) (10 qtr. hours)

4. Health Ed. 475. Workshop in Nar-
cotics Education (5 qtr. hours)

5. Home Ec. 434. Workshop in the
School Lunch (5 qtr. hours).

ther, emphasis is placed upon laboratory
experiences and creative art.

The Workshop in Secondary Educa-
tion, in conjunction with the Workshop
in Elementary Education, is centered
primarily on the interests and needs of
the participants.

lunchroom records and accounts, in
getting acquainted with new ways of
utilizing milk and bread in the school
lunch program.

Narcotics Education Workshop is de-
signed to help students to acquire a
[Continued on Page 7)

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Page 3

71st Baccalaureate
Speaker

"Young people of America are victims
of half-truths." Thus spoke Rev. J. Pius
Barbour. A.B.. B.D., Th.M., D.D., Pas-
tor of Calvary Baptist Church. Chester.
Pennsylvania, as he addressed the grad-
uating class, their parents and friends,
the student body and faculty at the
Seventy-first Baccalaureate Services at
Savannah State College on May 28. in
Meldrim Auditorium.

Speaking from the theme. "Return to
Nazareth," Rev. Borbour said that the
people of America and victims of half-
truths in education and particularly in
religion. When a child tears up the
school's property they tell us not to
discipline him because we will hinder
free development of his ideas. He
stated that this is one of the many
half-truths.

Dr. Barbour said that the religious-
minded tell us that if you are poor, God
loves you; if you ride in a Cadillac you
are a servant of the devil. This is also
a half-truth. Science has made the col-
lege student's ideals get out of propor-
tion; the material things of this world
dominate man's thinking.

He concluded by saying ". . . The
spirit of America has made America
great and there are three things that
she must do to return to the truth:

(1) Turn against unChristian ideals.

(2) Say nothing until the time comes

(Top) C. V. CLAY, CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY, HEADS
THE PROCESSION FOR THE SEVENTY-FIRST BACCALAUREATE. Immediately behind
him are Dr. W. K. Payne, president; Dr. J. Pius Barbour, pastor, Calvary Baptist Church,
Pennsylvania, who delivered the Seventy-First Baccalaureate Sermon in Meldrim Audi-
torium Sunday, May 30. Also shown in the photo are: Rev. A. J. Hargrett, College
Minister and Mr. T. C. Myers, Dean of Faculty.

(Bottom) MEMBERS OF THE RECEIVING LINE AT THE SEVENTY-FIRST BACCA-
LAUREATE RECEPTION chat between hand-shakes. The reception was given in honor
of the Alumni, Graduating Class, Faculty, Student Body and friends in attendance
at the Seventy-First Baccalaureate Exercises. They are from left to right: Dr. William
K. Payne, president; Dr. J. Pius Barbour, Mrs. W. K. Payne, Mr. T. C. Meyers, Dean
of Faculty and Mrs. T. C. Meyers.

to speak against the spreaders of

half-truths.
13) Preach good-will and equalitv to

all men of all races.
'. . . America has forgotten God.
. , The hot-rod drivers, the dope-

fiends, and other juvenile delinquents
are God's punishment on America for
turning away from Him. . . . America
must face the 'Return to Nazareth' . . .
Return to God. and you will see the
complex spirit of God today."

BUILDING FOR BETTER INTERSCHOLASTIC COMPETITION, the Annex to Wilcox
Gymnasium takes shape on the Savannah State campus.

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Sixty-five Graduates
Hear Dr. Sproull

Sixty-five graduates and their friends
and relatives heard Dr. Reavis Clayton
Sproull, Ph.D., director of Herty Foun-
dation, Savannah, Georgia, deliver the
71st commencement address at Savan-
nah State College on June 2.

Dr. Sproull chose as his theme, "Edu-
cation and Opportunity". Said Dr.
Sproull, "Education opens the door to
opportunity and responsibility but it
not in itself a cure-all or a path to easy
living. Too often the educated man
expects special privileges and an easy
existence because of his education. The
reverse should be true. The one who
has received from society the most edu-
cation owes back to society the greatest
service. . . ."

In closing, Dr. Sproull said, "No
place under the sun is a more desirable
dwelling place than the United States.
Here it is, it is ours. It is worth fight-
ing for, living for, working for. The
greater part of opportunity is the recog-
nition of it in one's own community.
George Washington Carver recognized
this and became a great Southern bene-
factor. Grasp the opportunity that is
yours".

Faculty Notes

The following staff members are or
have been away studying for the sum
mer:

Mrs. Eldora Marks, Columbia Uni-
versity; Miss Jane Enty, Pittsburgh Art
Institute; Miss Loreese Davis, Columbia
University; Wilton C. Scott, New York
University; Dean T. C. Meyers, Colum-
bia University; Rutherford E. Lockette,
University of Illinois; Frank D. Tharpe,
Iowa State College; Mrs. M. Curtwright.
Cornell University; Mrs. Beulah J.

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Farmer, New York University; Miss
Zelia E. Owens, Columbia University;
Mrs. Virginia S. Bush. Columbia Uni-
versity

J. Randolph Fisher, instructor in Eng-
list at Savannah State College, is in
Oslo, Norway studying at the Oslo Sum-
mer School. Fisher is scheduled to at-
tend the Sixth Triennial Congress of
Modern Languages and Literature at
Worchester College, Oxford University.
England, on September 9-16. The Eng-
lish professor is specializing in Scandi-
navian Literature.

Births

The faculty and student body of Sa-
vannah State College would like to con-
gratulate the following faculty members
upon the arrival of additions to their
families:

Rev. and Mrs. Blanton E. Black, whose
son, Blanton E., Jr., was born on March
13;

Mr. and Mrs. W. H. M. Bowens, whose
daughter, Charlotte Yvonne, was born
on March 20;

Mr. and Mrs. William Wallace ( Mrs.
Marjorie Wallace), whose daughter,
Marcy Lynn, was born on April 6;

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Harmond (Mrs.
Thelma Harmond), whose daughter,
Fern Eetelle, was born on June 4;

Mr. and Mrs. L. Allen Pyke, whose
daughter. Laurel Antoinette, was born
June 30.

Public Relations Director on Leave
Wilton C. Scott, director of Public
Relations at Savannah State College and
editor-in-chief of the Savannah State
Bulletin, is on leave at New York Uni-
versity working toward his doctorate
degree in Leadership.

He is the organizer and coordinator
of the state-wide Press Institute which
met here in April for the third year
and was also general chairman of the
Negro division of the Christmas Seals
program for 1953 ( which realized a
$1200 increase over 1952) as well as

general chairman of the 1954 YMCA
membership drive.

Mr. Scott, wholeheartedly endorsing
the slogan of the Georgia Principals
Conference, agrees that Public Relations
is a must in Georgia's public schools.

Faculty Research Bulletin Published
We are proud to announce that the
first issue of the Faculty Research Bul-
letin of Savannah State College has gone
lo press. Its contents include reports
of interesting and beneficial research
conducted by member of the faculty,
such as: "The Socio-Economic Back-
ground of the 1951-52 Freshmen at Sa-
vannah State College" by Dr. E. K.
Williams; "The Rise and Expansion of
Plantation Agriculture in Coastal Geor-
gia, 1752-1860" by Rev. Blanton E.
Black; "A Consideration of Selected
Principles of Leadership in School and
Community Relations" by Wilton C.
Scott; "A Survey of Prevailing Grading
Practices in Representative Colleges and
Universities" by Dr. R. Grann Lloyd:
"Barriers Against the Entrance of Ne-
groes into Certain Business Ventures in
Harlem" by Robert C. Long; "Social
Types on a Negro Main Street" by Wil-
liam H. M. Bowens; and "Factors As-
sociated with the Attitudes of Prospec-
tive Male Graduates of Negro Colleges
in 1954 Toward Entering a Seminary"
by Rev. Andrew Hargrett.

The Research Bulletin was developed
by an editorial committee. The com-
mittee was guided by the belief that one
of the aims of education is the develop-
ment of an adventuresome spirit of in-
quiry. The present anticipation is that
publication of the Research Bulletin will
be an annual event. Members of the
editorial committee include: Dr. E. K.
Williams, Mrs. Joan L. Gordon, Dr.
Calvin Kiah, Miss Madeline Harrison,
and Dr. R. Grann Lloyd, Chairman.

Rev. Andrew J. Hargrett, College
minister, is attending the Second World
Council of Churches which is meeting
August 15-31 at Northwestern Univer-
sity. This is the second meeting of the
World Council of Churches since 1517.

Dr. Calvin L. Kiah, chairman of the
Department of Education and director
of the teacher-education program at Sa-
vannah State College, is serving as visit-
ing professor at Atlanta University. He
is teaching a class in supervision of
student-teacher trainees, which was set
up at the request of the Inter-Collegiate
Committee on Cooperative Teacher Edu-
cation in the state of Georgia.

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Secondary Education Workshop

In keeping with some of the modern
practices in education, the members of
the Secondary Workshop at Savannah
State College agreed that the following
principles can be injected into the
schools of today:

1. The recognition of individual dif-
ferences

2. Proper selection of materials

3. Immediate appeal

4. Proper use of community resources

5. Allowance for maximum student
participation

6. Provide for social cooperation

7. Problems growing out of every-
day needs.

In implementing these aims the Sec-
ondary Education Workshop, under the
direction of Dr. Calvin L. Kiah, Pro-
fessor of Education and Chairman of
the Department of Education at Savan-
nah State, chose as its theme "Making
the Curricula of the Secondary Schools
Dynamic", with special emphasis on De-
veloping the Core-Curriculum.

Methods Employed
A variety of methods was used in
studying the development of the core-
curriculum. Among them were the use
of movies, recordings, textbooks, indi-
vidual reports, group reports, committee
reports and consultants. A study was
made into the background of secondary
education in America and the changes in
methods and principles of teaching to
keep pace with the changes in the Amer-
ican cultural traditions during the last
half century.

Consultants
Consultants for the Summer Session
were Mr. C. V. Clay, Chairman of the
Department of Chemistry; Mr. Robert
C. Long, Sr.. Associate Professor of
Business Administration; Miss Althea B.
Morton, Instructor in French and Eng-
lish; Dr. E. K. Williams, Director of
the Division of Arts and Sciences and

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Director of the Summer School; Dr. B.
T. Griffith, Chairman of the Depart-
ment of Biology; Mrs. E. R. Terrell,
Director of the Division of Home Eco-
nomics; and Mrs. Joseph Pacifici.
Chairman of the Chatham County Com-
mittee for the Education of the Excep-
tional Child.

Each consultant spoke on the func-
tions, development, status, and curricu-
lum of his particular area. Each speaker
also gave his ideas and evaluations on
the pattern that high schools should fol-
low. All consultants except Mrs. Pacifici
are members of the Savannah State
College faculty.

Officers and Committees
Special committees set up to aid in
the research and presentation of reports
and securing consultants were: Core-
Curriculum, Natural Science, Language
Arts, Social Studies, and Business Edu-
cation. Officers and members of these
committees were as follows: Natural
Science — M. Arnold, Chairman, J. Bell,
N. Blackwell, S. Martin, S. Spaulding;
Business Education — Gracie M. Joyce,
Chairman; Core-Curriculum — Georgia
H. Gordon, Chairman, Evelyn E. Mays;
Language Arts — Miss Vaughn, Chair-
man, Rev. Thomas Harris; Social Stud-
ies— W. J. Griffin. Chairman; Herbert
A. Stone.

The various committees worked and
secured consultants for discussions in
five areas. The topics covered were:
"How Do All Living Things Maintain
Their Kind?", "Will My Typing Expe-
rience Help Me Get a Job?", "Making
a Living in Savannah", "What Influ-
ence Do Newspapers, Radio and Tele-
vision Have on the People?", and "Has
America Come of Age?"

The Workshop was highlighted by a
panel discussion during assembly on
June 30, in which all members partici-
pated. The subject of the panel was,
"The Core Curriculum".

SSC Wins
Certificate

On Wednesday, June 30, during the
regular assembly program, Savannah
State College was awarded a certificate
of Participation and Appreciation for
its activity in connection with the Co-
lumbia University Scholastic Press As-
sociation-Columbia Bicentennial Pro-
gram.

The award was made by Attorney
Leon L. Polstein, an area representative
of the Columbia Bicentennial Program,
to President W. K. Payne, who then pre-
sented it to Wilton C. Scott, Director of
Public Relations at Savannah State Col-
lege.

This certificate was awarded on the
basis of the school's use of the Columbia
University Bicentennial theme, "Man's
Right to Knowledge and the Free Use
Thereof". This theme was used
throughout the Third Annual Press In-
stitute which was held recently at Sa-
vannah State College, at which time,
Attorney Malberry Smith, Regional
chairman for the Bicentennial Commit-
tee, was one of the guest speakers. The
theme was also used throughout the
March issue of the official student pub-
lication, The Tiger's Roar, and was the
subject of the editorial for that issue,
as well as being featured in the May
issue of The Savannah State Bulletin.

Said Attorney Polstein, "I am proud
to say that Savannah State College is
one educational institution that went
all-out for joining with us in bringing
this stimulating and thought-provoking
theme to many people within the sphere
of its influence. It is my understanding
that the certificate .... is the very first
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Art and Crafts Workshop

The Arts and Crafts Workshop for the
Summer of 1954 launched itself with a
tremendous amount of esthetic success.
The theme for this summer is, "Esthetic
Exploration for Mental Growth". To be
more explicit, the group is finding that
desirable ends in teaching can be found
through the media of art, namely: self-
reliance, more acute perceptive powers,
democratic ideals, and additional means
of communicating with society, and, that
art can be instrumental in formulating
a philosophy of life.

One of the major projects was to
make a circus; the whole circus was
made from paper and cardboard. Be-
cause the group was more concerned
with the spiritual effects of a circus
rather than the realistic duplication, they
painted the animals green, blue, pink,
red, orange and black. This gave the
effects of a circus, and yet, creative
pleasure was not destroyed with inhibit-
ing authenticity. To mention a few
of the circus creatures, there were the
orange kangaroo by Dorothy Drayton,
the pink elephant by Larcena Loadholt,
and the black, green, red and blue
clown by Ayrie Robinson — the only
thing that was not approached was a
plaid zebra.

Projects in the Arts and Crafts Work-
shop have been varied; with participants
working with paper, metal, glass, wood,
stone and many more materials. The
course of study included paper mache,
metal craft, jewelry, ceramics, sculptur-
ing, weaving, puppets stenciling, color
perspective, fabric painting, and explo-
ration of the modern trends and tech-
niques in art.

Special activities included movies
such as, "Stacking and Firing a Kiln",
"Glazing", "Masterpieces from the Ber-
lin Museum", "Art Treasures from the

Vienna Collection", as well as the view-
ing of color slides on many of the great
masters.

On July 20, the group was honored
with a lecture and display of dolls by
Mrs. Sloan who was introduced by Mrs.
Broberg, both being prominent in civic
work throughout the city. Mrs. Sloan
has been viewed on Television and has
an exceptional collection of imported
dolls.

Although the group had such activ-
ities as a visit to an art gallery and a
picnic on the agenda, most of the second
session was taken up with plans for the
assembly program on July 28 and the
art exhibit on August 16-17.

The committee members for the as-
sembly program were: Alma Mullino,
Paul Howard, Eddye Jones, Rosa Wil-
son, Eula Hicks.

SSC WINS CERTIFICATE
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one to be presented to an educational
institution in our region, which com-
prises Georgia, Florida, and Alabama."

Attorney Polstein paid special tribute
to Wilton C. Scott, who was coordinator
for the Press Institute, editor of The
Savannah State Bulletin, and assisted
with the publication of The Tiger s
Roar; and to Miss Juanita Sellers, who
was director of the Press Institute and
faculty advisor for The Tiger's Roar,
as well as to President Payne for his
cooperation and support in helping to
make the entire program possible.

The certificate contains five gold stars
representing five of the six methods of
participation suggested by the Columbia
Scholastic Press Association. The stars
are for Special Editions, Feature Stories,
Forums, Editorials, and Broadcasts.

DR. LIVINGSTON N. MZIMBA (center),
69-year-old past moderator of the Pres-
byterian Church of Africa, is congratu-
lated following his address at Savannah
State College. His subject: "What Afri-
cans Expect of Their American Colored
Brothers". Dr. Mzimba was graduated
from Lincoln University, Pa., in 1906.
With him are Dean T. C. Meyers, Dean of
Faculty; and Rev. A. J. Hargrett, College
Minister.

MESSAGE FROM DIRECTOR

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fundamental understanding of the knowl-
edge, attitudes, and habits that are as-
sociated with Narcotics Education. Ulti-
mately the course is designed to pro-
mote health and desirable character
traits for all.

In addition, some of the special fea-
tures of the summer school program of
Savannah State College include:

1. Outstanding specialists and con-
sultants are added to the summer
school faculty.

2. A three-week short course is of-
fered for trade teachers who are
unable to attend the regular sum-
mer session.

3. An evening session is provided for
students who are not able to at-
tend classes during the day.

4. A rich program of concerts, reci-
tals, lectures, plays and educational
tours is being planned for the stu-
dents who enroll at this college for
the summer quarter.

5. A supervised child-care service is
provided for elementary children,
whose parents are enrolled in the
summer school. A small service
charge will be attached to cover
supervisors service.

6. Upon sufficient demand, the Col-
lege will offer any course that is
listed in the several curricula in
the regular bulletin.

7. The Annual Institute for Ministers
and Laymen was held June 14-19.
1954.

E. K. Williams, Director
Summer School

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MRS. LOUISE R. PROTHRO, HOME ECONOMIST FOR THE PET MILK COMPANY,
demonstrates the latest meal planning techniques to the members of the Home
Economics Workshop during the first Summer Session. Mrs. E. R. Terrell, Director
of the Division of Home Economics, sits at extreme left.

Portion of participants at Third Annual Ministers' Institute held at Savannah
State College, June 14-19.

School Lunch Workshop

Eight persons representing five coun-
ties in Georgia and one in South Caro-
lina were enrolled in the School Lunch
Workshop during the first session of
Summer School. The group was under
the direction of Mrs. Evanel R. Terrell,
director of the Division of Home Eco-
nomics.

Plan of Activities
The general plan of procedure to
cover the selected problems in school
lunch administrations included:

1. The development and solving of
a school lunch experience in the
school where the student in em-
ployed.

2. The actual planning, preparation
and serving of four types of meals
to a selected group of Elementary
Workshop children.

3. Actual record-keeping required by
Georgia School Lunch Division.

4. Group and individual experiences
in working out common problems
growing out of a daily progress
report.

5. Individual contributions of an
original health song, jingle or
poem. This activity was taught to
the children after the lunch hour.

Consultants

Four consultants visited the Work-
shop, covering periods of one day to
an entire week. These specialists worked
with individuals and the group to clarify
problems and to amplify understanding
and knowledge about specific problems.

Miss Nell Wood, School lunch super-
visor for Chatham County and Savan-
nah, spent an entire week explaining,
demonstrating, and giving trial experi-

ences with the various approved forms
for school lunch record-keeping in
Georgia.

Mrs. Elizabeth Pryor, State School
Lunch Supervisor, discussed the Geor-
gia plan of school lunch supervision
and operation and acquainted Work-
shoppers with the state personnel and
their functions.

Mrs. Louise Prothro, nutritionist for
Pet Milk Company, St. Louis, Mo.,
spent three days demonstrating wider
uses of non-fat milk and evaporated
milk in breads, meats, vegetables and
desserts. These demonstrations were of
double importance for they not only
showed how added nutrition is given
to foods, but also showed how the Fed-
eral government subsidizes the agricul-
tural program by making many products
available for school lunch use.

Mr. C. L. Golden, Sanitary Engineer
for the State Department of Health,
showed color films and discussed ap-
proved healthful practices in food hand-
ling. A new note was observed in the
method of teaching through these spec-
ial pictures. Teaching was done by
showing only proper methods of kitchen
and dining room operation. No nega-
tive and positive contrasts were simul-
taneously made.

Balanced Life
Workshoppers enjoyed social and edu-
cational relaxation through a field trip
to a Beaufort, S. C. cannery to observe
canning operations; a fish fry in the
Savannah State College Park; and a
field trip to the Moore Street School
and Beach High to observe physical
plant facilities. Delightful refreshments
were served the group on the latter trip.

Open House and Evaluation
The class' "Open House" was center-
ed around the presentation of class prob-
lems and their solutions. Individual
skill was exhibited in making posters
and charts, making food models, pre-
paring and arranging surplus commo-
dity dishes that children will eat, and in
getting out the "Kinks" in school lunch
operation. Of special significance was
the exhibit showing Tellmore Commun-
ity School with 200 pupils arriving with
no breakfast and physical plant solution
to provide a "nutritional starter" for
the day.

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A YEAR OF PROGRESS

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kitchen and laundry equipment, as well
as an assembly room, and offices. This
newly renovated building will enable
the Home Economics department to in-
itiate a program designed to meet the
new and varied fields of employment
offered to men and women who are
interested in Home Economics.

The central heating plant, located
between Hubert Hall and Meldrim Au-
ditorium, is designed to supply ade-
quate heat to all buildings on the cam-
pus. Pipes have been laid connecting
all buildings of the campus with the
heating plant.

The renovation of Meldrim Hall to
meet the new and more efficient opera-
tional methods installed at the college
has been completed. The President's
office, the business office, the registrar's
office, personnel office, and the office of
general extension are all situated in new
locations.

The annex to Willcox Gymnasium is
in progress and the completion of this
project will make it possible to offer
a larger and better Health and Physical
Education program.

The new sewerage disposal plant at
the college is connected with the sewer-
age system of the City of Savannah
and gives the college a better waste dis-
posal system.

The athletic field at Savannah State
is changing; under the supervision of
the Buildings and Grounds Dept., a base-
ball field has been laid out with gal-
vanized steel wire backstops installed,
and two all-weather sealed asphalt tennis
courts are under construction. And, in
keeping with the efforts of the president
to keep the college campus beautiful,
the Buildings and Grounds Department
has installed a permanent irrigation
system to water the lawns and the main
campus.

This year has truly been a "Year of
Progress."

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SKINNY AND DINNY, "A problem in MONEY WE USE", centered around foods.

Elementary Education Workshop

Introduction
Under the capable leadership of Mrs.
Donella C. Seabrooks, Mrs. Dorothy C.
Hamilton, and Mrs. Thelma Brown, 48
in-service teachers representing 26 coun-
ties in Georgia formed an enthusiastic
group of newer-trend researchers for
the first summer session of the Elemen-
tary Education Workshop.

Organization

At the initial meeting the members
of the Workshop assembled at the Powell
Laboratory School and were organized
into get-acquainted groups. The num-
bers one, two and three were placed in
a box and each member took a number
from the box, which determined his get-
acquainted group. After each group
organized there was another drawing
which determined the day on which each
group would be presented.

Following an introductory program.
"Know Your People", the general Work-
shop was organized as follows: Chair-
man, Mrs. Georgia Johnson; Co-Chair-
man, Mrs. Edna Haygood; Secretarial
Staff, Mrs. Gladys Williams, Mrs. Edith
Jones, Mrs. Willie B. Johnson. Next.
the following committees were appoint-
ed: Demonstrations, Receptionists, Pro-
gram, Audio-Visual Aids, Bulletin
Board, Library, and Recreational.

The theme of the Workshop, "Mak-
ing Adequate Provisions Essential to
Effective Learning, Through Effective
Teaching", was quite appropriately ob-
served throughout the entire Workshop
period.

Procedure
The teachers voted demonstrations as
being the most interesting part of a
Workshop day. In this activity various

methods and techniques of teaching
were seen in practice with children. The
Workshop participants became aware
that the methods being viewed were nor
necessarily the correct ones to take for
any given situation, but were perhaps,
better or more satisfactory depending
upon the desired outcome.

Demonstrations given by Workshop
participants were preceded by demon-
strations in all areas of the elementary
school curriculum given by a Workshop
consultant. The pupils were divided
into three groups. Pupils in first and
second grades formed group No. 1.
Pupils in third and fourth grades form-
ed group No. 2 and pupils in fifth and
sixth grades made up group No. 3.
Three groups were taught each day;
demonstrations were given with a dif-
ferent teacher for each group. It was
the teacher's responsibility to make her
teaching aids and provide the pupils
with appropriate seat work to accom-
pany the lesson taught, in the effort to
make the lesson meaningful and enjoy-
able for the pupils and the Workshop
participants.

Teachers for the day placed their
lesson plans on the bulletin board so
that everyone would know the purposes
the teacher had in mind and be better
able to understand the procedure that
was practiced. Following the demon-
strations, there was a period of evalua-
tion wherein the lesson was critically
discussed and rcommendations and sug-
gestions were offered. A coordinator
served at each evaluation to summarize
and tie up the discussion into various
teaching principles.

Each demonstration centered around
the Unit, "Money We Use". The cul-

minating activities also followed the
Unit theme. They were in the form of
a chapel program and open house. On
the chapel program various denomina-
tions of money were portrayed. The
narrator explained the differences in
each and told many interesting facts
concerning the minting of money, the
pictures found on money, and the mean-
ings of the Latin words that are written
on each. At open house, each teacher
had on display one chart, one teaching
aid, a piece of art work, paper mache,
and her unit and sample lesson plans.
Projects

Workshop group projects consisted of
panels, symposiums, round-table discus-
sions, role playing, seasonal activities,
chapel programs and open house. Indi-
vidual projects included chart work,
demonstrations, art work, teaching aids,
units, and lesson plans.
Consultants

Assisting in making the Workshop
experiences dynamic were:

Mrs. Ella W. Fisher, teaching appro-
priate games and rhythmical activities
for children;

Miss Juanita Sellers, emphasizing
causes of reading problems, as well as
approaches, findings and recognitions
in reading;

Mrs. Joseph Pacifici. discussing the
program for exceptional children;

Mr. Elmer J. Dean, sharing with the
group many interesting ideas to be con-
sidered in planning social studies ac-
tivities;

Mrs. Sylvia Bowen, giving practical
experiences with numbers;

Mr. C. V. Clay, making scientific
demonstrations — aquariums, terrariums,
vi-variums.

SCHOOL LUNCH WORKSHOP

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Workshop Participants and Problems
Ann Boatright, Wheeler County,
Methods of Providing Some Form of
Milk in the School Lunch; Harriett
Brown, Chatham, Making Surplus Com-
modity Dishes More Palatable; Julia
Butler, Richmond County, Methods of
Providing Indigent Children With a Hot
Lunch; Annie B. Graham, Ware Coun-
ty, Providing a Needed Hot Lunch for
Children Coming to School Without
Breakfast; Larcena Loadholt, Chatham
County, Improving Physical Facilities in
East Broad Street School; Florida Little,
Jasper, S. C, Making Surplus Com-
modity Dishes Attractive and Palatable ;
Odessa Lucas, McDuffie County, Smooth-
ing All Phases of School Lunch Opera-
tion When There is No Home Econo-
mist; Alice D. Williams, Richmond
County, Learning How to Plan Palatable
and Interesting School Lunches.

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Dr. Frank Cunningham, professor of
Philosophy, Turner Theological Seminary,
Atlanta, Georgia, delivers address at
first assembly program during first ses-
sion of Summer School at Savannah
State College. Dr. Cunningham was co-
consultant at Third Annual Ministers' In-
stitute held at SSC June 14-19.

Ministers Institute
Held on June 14-19

Stressing the fact that religion is an
important aspect of community living
and American democracy, President W.
K. Payne endorsed the Third Annual
Ministers' Institute which was held at
Savannah State College on June 14-19.

This Institute was open to all min-
isters, Sunday School workers, mission
workers, church officers, etc.. who were
interested in participating.

The chief consultants for the Insti-
tute were Dr. George Kelsey, A.B., B.D.,
Ph.D.. Drew University, Madison, N. J.;
and Dr. Frank Cunningham, A.B.. A.M..

S.T.B., Ph.D., Morris Brown College.
Atlanta.

Dr. Cunningham, who is professor
of philosophy at Morris Brown, was
the guest speaker at the first assembly
of the first summer session. He used
for his subject, "The Relation of For-
mal and Informal Education". Facing
an audience of an estimated 400 people,
he said that the formal education of
the school must be of such quality as
to guide minds into a discriminating
and intelligent use of the instruments
of mass communication.

He continued by saying, "The multi-
plication of the means of mass com-
munication has created channels through
which opinions and sentiments are car-
ried to listening ears and watchful eyes
of vast multitudes. . . . The man who
can make the news, the public or pri-
vate agencies which control the instru-
ments of publicity, the man at the mi-
crophone or before the camera, or the
man who sits at his editorial desk, can
eclipse the teacher in the classroom and
can command the attention of the pub-
lic that now embraces all the nations of
the earth."

He claimed that the means of mass
communication for the most part are
under commercial sponsorship and are
not used primarily for educational pur-
poses, but for economic profit.

Dr. Cunningham concluded his talk
by saying that since these producers
give the consumers what they want, the
challenge which faces teachers at educa-
tional institutions is to look to the char-
acter and quality of what the people
want; the people must learn to want
what is good for their minds and souls.
Every rise in the demand will lead to
an improvement of the product.

Dr. Kelsey, who is professor of Ethics
at Drew University, led several lectures
and discussions. First acquainting his
listeners with revolutionary nationalism
of the foreign mission fields, he chose

Portion of Participates at Third Annual Ministers' Institute held at Savannah
State College, June 14-19.

Page 10

for the subject of his main address,
"Christian Mission and Revolutionary
Nationalism". He said, "We have
thought of the foreign mission fields
(Asia, Africa and the Islands) as for-
eign or strange lands because of their
cultural strangeness from Euro-Amer-
ican environments. . . . The foreign
mission fields today constitute strange
lands because they are estranged, and
have been estranged by the very people
who call themselves Christians. It is
precisely the Christians who are politi-
cal leaders, the military leaders, the
businessmen, the government officials,
and the soldiers who have dealt with
these people and have created this es-
trangement."

Dr. Kelsey asserted that the mission-
aries must understand the differences
in languages and cultures to better un-
derstand these people — that it is no
longer a matter of funds to keep the
missions going, but that the missionaries
and persons involved must be concerned
with better relations, and that the Amer-
ican Negroes should understand why
Asians and Africans behave as they do.

". . . . There are definite traits of
colonialism such as color line, superior-
ity and inferiority of race, as well as
economic dependence on the mother
country," he said.

"The missionary enterprise is, and
can no longer be, an isolated ecclesias-
tical phenomena which must be carried
on in a social and political medium in
which Christian nations and individuals
function. Christians, above all, must
see to it that there is a new mutuality
of respect engendered among the peoples
of the world across all racial, national
and other lines."

Alumni Association
Financial Statements

THE GENERAL DUES ACCOUNT
AS OF JUNE 26, 1954

1. Balance on deposit in Carver
Savings Bank as of June 3,

1954 $38.71

2. Received on account of gen-
eral dues and banquet, on

June 23, 1954 5.00

Mr. George S. Chatters $ 2.00
Mrs. M. V. Hannar 2.00

Mrs. Elizabeth Herbin . 1.00

.71

$ 5.00

3. Balance on deposit in Carver

Savings Bank as of June 26,

1954

Respectfully submitted,
T. C. Meyers,

General Treasurer
June 26, 1954

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Lyceum Series

The Lyceum Committee presented two
features to the Savannah State College
Summer School student body — one each
session.

The Dance, Drums, and Piano Trio,
which appeared as the first of the Sum-
mer Lyceum Series is a unique ensemble
combining the visual appeal of a vital
and exciting dancer with a virtuoso per-
cussionist (playing on twenty-two dif-
ferent percussion instruments) and the
colors of a brilliant pianist. These three
thrilling artists presented in solo, duet,
and trio, a rich variety of original
dance portrayals, rarely heard French
compositions for percussion and piano,
and several full ensemble works espec-
ially created for this tour.

The entire program moved at a swift
pace, full of surprises and mounting
excitements. This is probably the only
ensemble of its kind.

Daniel Nagrin who danced with the
Dance-Drums-Piano Trio is one of those
rare people who seem to have a talent
for every entertainment medium; films.
TV, stage, night club and concert.

Dance magazine said, "Daniel Nagrin
has a marvelous sense of theatre magic.
His broad-shouldered, lean-hipped bod)
extends into long free gestures punctu-
ated by sudden quick shifts of weight,
direction and equilibrium. He is ex-
citing when he stands still; he is excit-
ing when he whiplashes into a turn or
arches his back into a paroxysm of
emotion."

Ronald Gould, tympanist and head
percussionist of the Little Orchestra
Society of New York, started his career
with the National Symphony Orchestra
of Washington. D. C. at the age of
seventeen. He has been a member of
the North Carolina Symphony, the New

FIRST LYCEUM FEATURE: L-R, David Shapiro, pianist; Dr. Braithwaite, Chairman
of the SSC Music Dept.; Ronald Gould, tympanist; and Daniel Nagrin, dancer.

Orleans Symphony, Victor Borge and
his Orchestra, and Billy Rose's spectac-
ular production, "Violins on Broad-
way".

He is at present also percussionist
with the New York City Center Ballet
Company Orchestra.

David Shapiro, Pianist, with the
Dance-Drums-Piano Trio, will be re-
membered as the producer and musical
director of the Comic Opera Players
which presented in the summer of 1953
Gian Carlo Menotti's "The Old Maid
and the Thief" on a fabulous twelve and
one-half thousand mile tour.

Mr. Shapiro is a brilliant and ver-
satile pianist and it at present the as-
sistant conductor of the Little Orchestra
Society of New York for which organi-
zation he has also arranged and orches-
trated special material.

As official pianist of the Little Or-
chestra Society he has been heard in

concerts and in recordings under the
Columbia and Decca labels.

Miss Betty Allen, receives bouquet from Miss Savannah State 1954-55 (Deloris
Perry). Miss Allen was featured by the Lyceum Committee of Savannah State College.

Mezzo-Soprano Presented

Betty Allen, a young mezzo-soprano
who appeared as the second Lyceum
feature on Tuesday, July 20, is clearly
and quickly on the way up. Starting
on her professional concert career two
short years ago she has already ap-
peared in Europe as well as throughout
her native United States, on the Champs
Elysees and on Broadway, in Carnegie
Hall as well as in Hartford's Bushnell
Hall. She has sung prominently in op-
eras, with leading symphony orchestras,
in solo recitals, in oratorios, and over
the radio. The work of this extraor-
dinary young artist (she is only in her
early twenties) has won her the Marian
Anderson Scholarship Fund Award,
given to exceptionally talented singers,
and a John Hay Whitney Fellowship
.... just as her work has won raves
from the critics.

Betty Allen has appeared several
times with the Boston Symphony, under
conductors Charles Munch, Fritz Mahler,
Virgil Thomson and Hugh Ross; in
such divergent works as Honegeer's
"King David" in New England audi-
toriums, and "La Danse des Morts" on
Carnegie Hall, Handel's "Messiah" and
Monteverdi's "Vespers and Magnificat",
also in Carnegie Hall with the famed
Dessoff Choirs under Paul Boepple.

A wealth of natural talents and a keen
intelligence to develop them to the full
have brought to Betty Allen the kind
of success which shows she is clearly
on her way up.

During the summer of 1954, Miss
Allen plans to make a tour of the South,
after which she will go on a tour of
France and North Africa as exchange
artist in the 4th annual series of inter-
change planned between our country
and France.

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College Calendar 1954-55

September

20 Monday

23 Thursday

24 Friday

FALL QUARTER. 1954

Saturday

Monday

Tuesday

Octc

ber

Saturday

November

Saturday

25-28 Thursday-S

imday

December

Saturday

Monday

14-1

8 Tuesday-Sal

urday

Saturday

18 Saturday

Orientation week begins

High school validation examina-
tion

Registration for entering and
continuing students

Registration for Saturday classes

Registration with payment of late
fee

Regular classes begin

Registration for evening classes
at 7:00 p.m.

Last day for registration with
payment of late fee

Last day for changes in program

Evening classes begin at 7 p.m.

Saturday classes begin

English qualifying examination
Thanksgiving recess

Comprehensive examinations

Constitutional examination

High school validation examina-
tion

Classes end

Final examinations

Fall quarter ends; Christmas va-
cation begins at 12:50 p.m.

Registration for winter Saturday
classes

January
3 Monday

WINTER QUARTER. 1955

3 Monday

4 Tuesday

5 Wednesday

8 Saturday
February
19 Saturday
26 Saturday
March

5 Saturday

5 Saturday
10 Thursday
11-16 Friday- Wednesday
16 Wednesday

16 Wednesday

SPRING
March

17-18 Thursday-Friday
19 Saturday
21 Monday

Registration for entering and

continuing students
Registration for evening classes

at 7:00 p.m.
Day and evening classes begin
Registration with payment of late

fee
Last day for registration with

payment of late fee
Last day for changes in program
Saturday classes begin

Constitutions examination
Comprehensive examinations

High school validation examina-
tion

English qualifying examination

Classes end

Final examinations

Last day for filing applications
for June graduation

Winter quarter ends

QUARTER, 1955

Spring recess

Registration for Saturday classes
Registration for entering and
continuing students

21 Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Saturday

April

Saturday

May

Saturday

Wednesday

26-31

Thursday-Tuesday

Saturday

Sunday

June

Wednesday

Registration for evening classes

at 7:00 p.m.
Day and evening classes begin
Registration with payment of late

fee
Last day for registration with

payment of late fee
Last day for changes in program
Saturday classes begin

Comprehensive examinations

English qualifying examination
Constitutions examination
Classes end
Final examinations
High school validation examina-
tion
Baccalaureate sermon

Commencement
Spring quarter ends

June

SUMMER QUARTER, 1955
First Session, June 8-July 13

8 Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Saturday
Saturday

Saturday

July

9
12
13

Monday
Saturday
Tuesday
Wednesday

Wednesday

Secon

July
14

Thursday

15
15

Friday
Friday

Registration for day and evening
classes

All classes begin

Registration with payment of late
fee

High school validation examina-
tion

Last day for registration with
payment of late fee

Last day for changes in program

English qualifying examination

Constitutions examination

Independence Day

Comprehensive examinations

Classes end

Final examinations

First session ends

Second Session, July 14-August 18

16 Saturday
16 Saturday

Registration

Classes begin

Registration with payment of late

fee
Last day for registration with

payment of late fee
High school validation exam, at

2:00 p.m.

Monday

Last day for changes in program

Saturday

English qualifying examination

Saturday

Constitutions examination

August

Sunday

Baccalaureate sermon

Tuesday

Commencement

Wednesday

Classes end

Thursday

Final examinations

Thursday

Summer quarter ends

Pase 12

THE BULLETIN

Homecoming Edition

GARDEN OF ROSES

Miss Savannah State
and Attendants

Alabama State Grid
Stars

OCTOBER, 1954

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front of the new boys' dormitory. They are from left to right: Fay, Blanche, and

Barbara Flipper, of Savannah.

OUR COVER

Miss Savannah State 1954-55 and her Attendants,
see page 3.

THE SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

BULLETIN

October- 1954

Vol. 8 No. 2

President
Dr. William K. Payne

Editor-in-Chief
Wilton C. Scott

Copy Editor
Mrs. Gwendolyn L. Bass

Photographer
William H. Bowens

THE SAVANNAH STATE BULLETIN is published in
October, December, February, March, April and May by
Savannah State College. Entered as second-class matter,
December 16, 1947, at the post office at Savannah, Georgia,
under the Act of August 24s 1912.

CONTENTS

Cover Picture of Miss Savannah
State and Attendants

Greetings from Savannah State

College's President 1

Greetings from Alabama State

College's President 2

Miss Savannah State and

Attendants 3

Savannah State College Tigers

and Coach 4-5

Alabama State College Hornets

and Coach 6

Sports Events at Savannah State

College 7

Old and New Buildings at

Savannah State College 8-9

S.S.C. on Parade

10 Through Back Cover

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Greetings from the President

Alabama State College

Alabama State College appreciates the honor of being
the guest opponent for the Homecoming game of Savannah
State College. We also appreciate the several connections
between these two institutions. Your President is a former staff
member of Alabama State College. Your First Lady, the wife
of the President, is both a graduate and former staff member
of Alabama State College. Our relations are both pleasant
and cherished.

We wish for you a most satisfying occasion. May the
best team win.

Henry Council Trenholm,
President

Page 2

The Savannah State College student body has chosen Miss Dolores Perry, attractive senior
from Savannah, to represent them as "Miss Savannah State" for the year 1954-55. Miss Perry,
a chemistry major, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Perry, 1210 East Gwinnett Street. Her
attendants will be Miss Elizabeth Jordan, (left) senior from Barnesville, and Miss Frances Baker,
(right) senior from Darien. Both attendants are elementary education majors. "Miss Savannah
State" and her attendants will be crowned during the half-time period of the homecoming game be-
tween the Savannah State Tigers and Alabama State College on November 13.

Page 3

Savannah State College linemen as they
work out for their coming tilts, with Alabama
State College on November 13 (Homecom-
ing) and with Paine College on November
25 (Thanksgiving Classic).

Backfield, from left to right, Q. B., LeRoy
Dupree; L. H. B., Jerry Turner; R. H. B.,
Robert Butler; F. B., Anderson Kelly.

Head Coach Ross Pearley, as he explains techniques to his

players.

SSC "sparkplays," kneeling, left to right: James Ashe,
center; Ivory Jefferson, guard; James Collier, end; standing,
left to right, Albert Scrutchins, center; James Willis, guard,
and William Weatherspoon, left halfback.

Savannah State College ends as they work out for their coming tilts, with Alabama State College on No-
vember 13 (Homecoming) and with Paine College on November 25 (Thanksgiving Classic). They are, left to right,
L. J. McDaniel, Louis Ford, Hurbert Tyler, and Willie James Telfair.

Savannah State "Fighting Tigers" pose with their coaches, head-coach, Ross Pearley, extreme left, and assistant

coach, Henry Bowman, extreme right.

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1954 Alabama State College Football Squad.

Coach Arthur Simmons, of
the Alabama State "Hornets".
Coach Simmons is a graduate
of Tennessee State University.

"Miss Alabama State" (center) Celeste Brooks,
junior, and attendants, Viola Hawze, (left) sopho-
more, and Mary F. Foy (right) freshman.

William Stokes, junior, Ala-
bama State quarterback.

Page 6

Left, Miss Eugenia English, Freshman, from Coving-
ton, Ga., preparing for Physical Education class.

Far left, Georgia Peaches at Savannah State: Left
to right, Doris Moore, freshman, Savannah; Anne
Pierce, sophomore, Halycondale, and Clara Lewis,
junior, Brunswick.

Girls basketball team, National and SEAC Cham-
pions—1953-54, receive SEAC trophy from President
Payne.

Side View of the New Boys Dormitory

Annex to Willcox Gymnasium

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ABOVE— Miss Betty Allen receives bouquet from Miss
Savannah State 1954-55 (Dolores Perry). Miss Allen
was featured by the Lyceum Committee of Savannah
State College.

Attractive Mrs. Ottle Daniels,

Senior from Savannah poses

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Miss Marie Barnwell, attractive 1954 graduate as she receives the Journal of Business Education Certificate

Award from President Payne. * c

Savannah State College Co-eds relax. Left to right: Miss

Sadie Hall, Sr., Macon, Georgia; Miss Josie Glenn, Freshman,

Hogansville, Georgia; Miss Mollie Sams, Sr., Savannah; .. _ _ .. .. ... - . -^ ,

zc j \ kk- /- • r* c u c • u Mrs. Rose Gartrell Vann, Miss Savannah State or

(Second row) Miss Cane Green, Sophomore, Swainsboro, ,«.-« i . r , . -i

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UPPER LEFT— Portion of relatives and friends as they congratulate June

graduates.
ABOVE— Rachel Baldwin, highest ranking senior in August convocation,

receives degree.

BELOW— Jean Leon Destine ensemble, Haitian dance group, as they perform

for SSC students and friends.

Georgia Peaches view Savannah State

College campus from the steps of the New

Boys' dormitory. Bottom step up, Miss

Barbara Flipper, Miss Florine Cobb, Miss

Eugenia English.

Miss Henrice Thomas, "Miss Savannah
State College" for 1953-54.

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Southwest Georgia Chapter of SSC Alumni Association.

Miss Rubye King (center) "Miss General Alumni" and her attendants, Miss Ruth Mullino, left and Mrs. Loretta

Harris, right.

Savannah Chapter of SSC Alumni Association

Page 13

A.M.E. Bishops and Wives at Savannah State College President's Reception, with Dr. and Mrs. W. K. Payne in center.

Officers of Savannah chapter of SSC Alumni Association.

"Miss Savannah State" 1953, Henrice Thomas, center, and
attendants left to right, Evelyn James and Beatrice Doe.

Officials at Homecoming game— 1953. Left to right:
Mrs. Rosa A. Crosse, Attendant; John McGlockton, Presi-
dent; Mrs. L. Orene Hall, "Miss General Alumni"; President
W. K. Payne; Henrice Thomas, "Miss Savannah State"
1953; William Weatherspoon, captain of SSC football
team; Beatrice Doe, and Evelyn James, attendants to
"Miss Savannah State".

Some Alumni at recent President's Banquet for Alumni.

1954 Football Squad Roster

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

ALABAMA STATE COLLEGE

TED WRIGHT, SR., Athletic Director

CITY

Thunderbolt, Ga.
Savannah, Ga.
Savannah, Ga.
Savannah, Ga.
Woodbine, Ga.

No. NAME POS.

22 Miles Oliver T

47 Willie Reynolds T

24 Robert Butler B

48 Ivory Jefferson G

25 Eugene Hubbard G

49 Harry Roberts B

26 Joe Louis Lott B

50 Hubert Tyler E

30 James Collier E

51 David Richardson G

31 Mat Mag wood T

52 William Weatherspoon, Jr. B

32 Robert Dulaney B

53 Eugene Miller B

33 E. Z. McDaniels B

54 Cyrus McKiver T

34 Charles Johnson B

54 John Johnson T

35 Anderson Kelly B

55 L. J. McDaniels E
37 Louis Ford E

56 Albert Scrutchin G

39 Price Oliver B

57 Samuel Cooper T

40 Jerry Turner B

58 Willie Telfair E

41 LeRoy DuPree B

59 Joseph Cox E

42 James Willis G

60 George Parker B

43 Daniel Burns B

61 James Johnson T

44 James Ashe C
63 Thomas Smith B

45 Willie Morris C

46 Johnny Dixon B

TIGERS' STAFF
Ross Pearley, Head Football Coach; Alfred Frazier and
Henry Bowman, Assistant Coaches; Frank Tharpe, General
Chairman of Homecoming Festivities; Elmer Dean, Athletic

Committee Chairman; Ellis "Trap" Trappio, Athletic Re-
porter.

School Colors: Blue and Orange

Ridgeland, S. C.
Savannah, Ga.

Savannah, Ga.
Cario, Ga.
Atlanta, Ga.
Savannah, Ga.
Calhoun, Ga.
Savannah, Ga.
Savannah, Ga.
Vidalia, Ga.
Jesup, Ga.
Calhoun, Ga.
Savannah, Ga.
Jesup, Ga.
Marietta, Ga.
Savannah, Ga.
Jesup, Ga.

Savannah, Ga.
Cairo, Ga.
Cairo, Ga.
Ridgeland, S. C.
Savannah, Ga.

Columbus, Ga.
Dublin, Ga.

Savannah, Ga.

NO.

NAME

POS.

HOMETOWN

Wallace Hall

Talladega

Lonnie Scott

Tallassee

Edward Steiner

Greenville

Edward Patterson

Montgomery

Herbert Ellis

Daphne

Hoover White

Courtland

Maurice Williams

Mobile

Jimmy Green

Tuscumbia

Charles Carter

Town Creek

Nathaniel Reed

Camden

Charles Williams

Memphis, Tenn

Otis Leftwich

East Mulga

Fred Jackson

Montgomery

Andrew Loper

Mobile

Clinton Johnson

Demopolis

Cornell Torrence

Auburn

James Brisker

Montgomery

Robert Hogan

Tuscumbia

George Ward

Dothan

Henry Carnegie

Collinsville

William McCou

Memphis, Tenn

Ulysses Williams

Gadsden

Sylvester Moseley

Inkster, Mich.

Luther Jordan

Sebring, Fla.

Theodore Ward

Ashford

Oliver Faulk

Montgomery

William Gary

Gadsden

Dave Baker

Port Huron, Mich

William Stokes

Birmingham

Jeppie Carnegie

Collinsville

Felton Blackburn

Tuscaloosa

Frank Brown

Demopolis

Alfred Peavy

Salitpa

Virgie Hodges

Atlanta, Ga.

Reginald Dozier

Uniontown

Robert Baxter

Mobile

Eugene Hudson

Montgomery

Ervin Thompson

Cleveland, Ohio

Richard James

Bessemer

James Davis

Gadsden

Clarence Hightower

Coffeville

Joseph Brooks

Montgomery

James McKinney

Tuscaloosa

Lamar Lee

Elba

William Parker

Montgomery

HORNET STAFF

Arthur Simmons (Tenn. State), Coach; C. Earl Anderson
(Hampton), Assistant; William Lewis (Tuskegee), As-
sistant; Howard Green, Student Asst. Coach; Walker Alex-
ander, Student Asst. Coach.

H. Councill Trenholm, President

C. Johnson Dunn, Athletic Director

James M. Reynolds, Director of Athletic Publicity

School Colors: Old Gold and Black

Team Nickname: Hornets

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SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

Savannah State College is an accredited senior college, located in Chatham County, just one mile from
Savannah, the oldest city in the state. Its campus, surrounded by beautiful moss laden oak trees, is one of
the most naturally beautiful campuses to be found anywhere. One hundred and thirty-six acres of land with
more than thirty modern buildings, fully equipped, comprises the campus of "Georgia's largest institution for
the higher education of Negroes."

For catalog, information and registration blank — • write:

Registrar, Savannah State College, Savannah, Georgia

Students who are graduates of accredited high schools will be admitted without examinations. Students
who are graduates of non-accredited high schools may qualify for admission to the freshman class through
examination. All freshmen must file application not later than August 15, 1955.

Program „

Veterans will get all benefits allotted under the law. Contact the Veteran's Secretary, Savannah State
College, Savannah, Georgia for details.

A WIDE VARIETY OF COURSES DESIGNED FOR:

* Men and women who desire to prepare for teaching positions in elementary schools and secondary
schools.

* Normal school graduates and high school graduates who desire to earn a Bachelor's degree in
Humanities, Social Science, Natural Science, Education, Business Administration, Engineering and
Technical Sciences, and Vocational Training.

Eight Divisions

The Board of Regents has approved the formation of seven Instructional Divisions and the division
of General Extension at Savannah State College.

The new divisions will be: HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCE, NATURAL SCIENCE, EDUCATION,
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SCIENCES, and VOCATIONAL
TRAINING.

These Instructional Divisions with General Extension, will comprise the Savannah State College Pro-
gram, totaling eight divisions.

The departments of Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry will compose the NATURAL SCIENCE
DIVISION. The EDUCATION DIVISION will be composed of the departments of Elementary and Secondary
Education. The Secondary Education majors will specialize in SOCIAL SCIENCE, General Science, Mathe-
matics, ENGLISH AND LITERATURE, COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS, DISTRIBUTIVE EDUCATION, INDUS-
TRIAL EDUCATION, AND GENERAL AND SPECIAL SHOP SUBJECTS. In the DIVISION OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION, the students can specialize in Industrial Management, Office Practice, Accounting, and
Business and Financial Economics.

A Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics is being offered in the following fields, institutional
management, foods and nutrition, textile and clothing, arts and crafts, and nursery school and family life edu-
cation. There will also be terminal courses in dressmaking and tailoring, food production and cooking.

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Savannah State College is located near the
southeast corner of the city of Savannah, Geor-
gia's largest seaport, and "Empire City" of the
South. There are over 30 modern buildings on
the Campus scattered over 133 acres of land,
covered with moss laden trees which add splendor
and beauty to campus life.

Savannah State College is a senior college
offering the Bachelor of Science degree with
majors in each of the following areas of concen-
tration:

Biology, Building Construction, Business Ad-
ministration, Chemistry, Child Development, In-
dustrial Arts, Industrial Education, Mathematics,
Clothing and Textiles, Economics, Elementary Ed-
ucation, English, Foods, Nutrition, and Institution

Management, General Science, Secretarial Science,
Social Science, Trade and Industrial Education.

The college is fully accredited by the South-
ern Association of Colleges and Secondary
Schools. t Under the leadership of Dr. Harmon
Caldwell, Chancellor and Dr. W. K. Payne, Presi-
dent, it has initiated its first permanent building
program in over 20 years. The December edition
is featuring the President's Annual Message so
that alumni and friends might be fully informed
of the aims, programs and objectives of the Col-
lege, which is Georgia's largest institution for the
higher education of Negroes.

Wilton C. Scott, Director
Public Relations

The Savannah State College Bulletin — December. 1954 — Volume 8. No. 3. President. Dr. William
K. Payne; Editor in Chief. Wilton C. Seott: Photographer. William H. Bowens. THE SAVANNAH STATE
BULLETIN is published in October. December, February. March, April and May by Savannah State College.
Entered as second-class matter. December 16. 1947. at the post office at Savannah. Georgia, under the Act
of August 24, 1912.

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President W. K. Payne discusses proposed names of new build-
ings with special administrative committee in President's newly
renovated conference room.

President's Annual Message-
institutions like individuals develop habits and
customs which become a part of their existence.
Savannah State College enters the Christmas sea-
son along with the students, faculty and others
who reside in the immediate community. At this
time of year, the College feels the urge to express
itself in terms of the year through which it has
passed. The background upon which it draws,
however, is cumulative from year to year. All
of the celebration and activities associated with
Christmas and the New Year bear evidences of
experiences.

Savannah State College in extending greet-
ings to members of the alumni, faculty, students,
patrons, and friends, notes recognition of the prog-
ress which has been made and extends its appre-
ciation to all who have helped to make the College
what it is today. In order that you may see the
Savannah State College of today, several phases
of the College will be discussed briefly.

One of the most frequent questions raised
concerning an educational institution is centered
about enrollment. Savannah State College, like
many other institutions, has been attracting large
numbers of students. The enrollment of the 1954
fall quarter, which is 1042, represents an increase
of approximately 20% over that of the previous
year. The trend toward increased enrollment has
been obvious since the decrease after the peak
enrollment of 1950. The tendency of the College
to attract larger numbers of students indicates the
types of problems which are associated with hous-
ing, classrooms, libraries, and other basic needs
of a growing institution. It appears definite that
this trend towards an increase in enrollment will
bring larger numbers of young people and adults
here to continue their education and preparation
for living. It is interesting to note that several
groups of adults have come to the College for
special short courses which assist them in doing
better some of the things that they enjoy. The
College is glad to be of service to the citizens of

Main entrance to new boys' dormitory which helps to relieve
acute student housing problem.

Pictures of the annex to Willcox Gymnasium. Picture No. 1 shows
entrance leading from old gym. Picture No,. 2 shows east en-
trance, and picture No. 3 shows interior.

Newly erected central heating plant provides adequate heat
for buildings and rooms.

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Adams Hall — Recently renovated to provide wholesome dining

facilities.

Living quarters are ideal for study in new boys' dormitory.

the community and to make available the resources
which have been provided by the State.

The educational program of the College has
continued to grow in terms of present-day de-
mands and needs. Constant effort has been made
to revise, reorganize, and extend the courses of
study. The College is now in its second year of
the General Education Program. It is expected
that this new program will provide an improved
basic program of education for all students during
the freshman and sophomore years. The program
has required additional facilities and staff. Special
assistance for the increased facilities and expendi-
tures for this program has been made available
by the Chancellor and the Board of Regents. Al-
though the program is in its infancy, there are
evidences that it is meeting the needs of the
student body in a manner superior to that of the
traditional program of the freshman and sopho-
more years. The areas of concentration developed
beyond the sophomore year are beginning to
show definite development. !t is expected that
students completing the general education pro-
gram will be better prepared to do the concentra-
tion programs outlined for the senior divisions.
Students in the senior division have a variety of
areas in which to study and work. The special
areas allocated to the Savannah State College
for training in the fields of business, industry, ele-
mentary and secondary education, and the physi-
cal sciences provide programs for students to enter
the increasingly industrialized society.

A good educational program includes many
kinds of activities. The formal and the less formal.
Student activities constitute an important aspect
of the learning offered in American undergraduate
colleges. Savannah State College has made ad-
vances in this area through definite programs of
the departments of student personnel, health and
physical education, public relations, and fine arts.
The enrichment of this phase of the College pro-
gram has contributed toward the well-rounded
growth of students. In the past year many local
and national honors have come to the institution
because of student performances in athletics, news-

Best in equipment and supplies explains the recently installed facilities in Home Economics.

paper production, music, dramatics, and confer-
ence leadership. Institutes and conferences under
the sponsorship of instructional departments have
extended the areas of learning.

In another aspect the College observes its
growth and improvement. The faculty of the Col-
lege has increased in numbers commensurate with
the increase in enrollment. The proportion of the
faculty holding the doctor's degree has been con-
siderably expanded during the past two or three
years. At the present time, five staff members
are expected to complete their programs for the
doctor's degree before the end of the present
academic year. Three of these have only to await
the next convocations at their respective univer-
sities. The rapid increase in years of training of
the faculty has been made possible through the
Board of Regents which has permitted 23 staff
members to study on leaves with pay during the
past few years. This program has been excep-
tionally valuable in developing staff members who
conducted their study with a view to returning to
the institution for better service. The provision for
attendance at meetings of learned societies has
made it possible for the majority of the staff mem-
bers to hold memberships in those organizations.
Many have served on important committees and
some on boards of directors. The policies affecting
the above aspects of faculty and staff have con-
tributed to a growing and loyal staff.

Another view of the College which heightens
our joy at Christmas time comes when we look at
the alumni. The product of every educational in-
stitution represents evidence of the type of educa-
tion it is providing. The large number of graduates
of recent years who have continued their work
for advanced degrees has been an index of the
training which they received at Savannah State
College. Many of them have earned advanced
degrees at some of the country's most outstanding
educational universities. In several instances, the
graduates have been invited to serve on faculties
of those institutions. Five have earned the doctor's
degree recently. The ability and the desire to

Students View Clothing Exhibit

A Home Economics Major Explains Display to Students

Savannah State College alumni and faculty take active role at
state meetings. Usual college exhibit typifies growth of student

body.

Student registration is rapid under recently revised registration

procedures.

Students pay fees promptly in modern and pleasant atmosphere.

Savannah State College Alumni begin 1954-55 Scholarship Drive
at recent State Principals' Conference in Macon, Georgia.

extend their training are evidences of a program
which is moving in the right direction.

The College has been elated over the grow-
ing interest of the alumni in the institution. During
the past year alumni activity has been at an all-
time high. Chapters have been organized in a
number of areas in the State and several cities
beyond the State boundaries. Many of the alumni
have attended general meetings and committee
meetings which were concerned with the scholar-
ship program for worthy students. The alumni
have provided over $2,300.00 for such purpose
during the 1954-55 academic year. This is evi-
dence that this is the beginning of a new day of
interest and loyalty to the College. Special efforts
have been made to compile an alumni directory
which will carry accurate information on the loca-
tion of the alumni of the College. This directory
will include pertinent information on the status of
each alumnus and the work in which he is en-
gaged. It is believed that this directory will reveal
that alumni growth and expansion are keeping
pace with other aspects of the College.

Although some individuals have stated that
buildings do not constitute a college, one must con-
cede that they greatly influence the effectiveness
of any educational institution. The physical plant
at Savannah State College is beginning to show
changes. It has been encouraging to note that
the improvements and new facilities provided in the
past two years have moved this phase of the col-
lege forward a long way. The College is glad to
mention at this time that the new projects— sew-
erage system, men's dormitory, the central heating
plant, and the annex to Willcox Gymnasium-
have been practically completed. Within the next
month or two the College hopes to sign the papers
of the acceptance for the last of these projects—
the annex to Willcox Gymnasium.

It is difficult to imagine what the Savannah
State College would look like if the fire prevention
and rehabilitation program had not been pro-
vided along with the new projects. The renova-
tions, provisions for safety, and equipment neces-
sary to keep the facilities up to date have played

ivannah State College provides good scholarship. Group of high
inking science students recently initiated into scientific hono society
pose with college president and several professors.

an important part in the development of the
physical plant. The development in this area has
been most significant in improving the usefulness,
appearance, and habitability of the facilities.
These developments are very important in meeting
the requirements of increased enrollment and a
more effective program of education.

Today, there is definite need for a rapid ex-
pansion of the physical plant. Among the most
pressing demands are a classroom building, a
library, a dormitory for women, a science building,
a student union, and a building and facilities for
a technical program. The progress made on this
aspect of the College offers encouragement for a
continued program of experience the joy and the
gladness which such development warrants. As
one looks toward the New Year, one should look
forward to a continuation of all of the aspects of
developments mentioned here as well as many
others which could not be presented in this brief
overview.

William K. Payne

President, Savannah State College
Savannah, Georgia

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF DR. PAYNE

WILLIAM K. PAYNE was born in Calhoun, Alabama, the son
of Rev. and Mrs. Robert Turner Payne. He received the A.B. degree
from Morehouse College in 1923, and the A.M. degree from Columbia
University in 1927. He was a General Education Board Fellow at
Columbia University, 1926-27. His graduate work has included the
following: study at the University of Minnesota, 1936-39; study as
an American Council on Education Fellow, at the Collaboration Center
on Child Development, University of Chicago, 1940 41. The Litt.D.
degree was conferred upon him by Allen University, Columbia, S. C,
in 1952.

He is married to the former Miss Mattie C. Beverly, and has
two children — William Kenneth, Jr., and Roselyn.

He served as dean of Alabama State Teachers College, Mont-
gomery, 1927-29; organized Dunbar Junior College, Little Rock, Ark.,
1929; and served as dean, 1929-37. He was dean of Georgia State
College (now Savannah State College), 1940-49. He has been presi-
dent of Savannah State since 1949.

His membership includes the following: the Board of Boy and
Girl Scouts of Savannah; the National Education Association; the
Society for the Advancement of Education; the National Society for
the Study of Education; the Academy of Political Science; the American
Association of School Administrators; the American Teachers Associa-
tion; The Georgia Teachers and Education Association; the Georgia
Committee on Cooperation in Teacher Education (which he has served
as treasurer since 1948); the Board of United Community Services of
Savannah; and The Board of the Frank Callen Boys Club; Sigma Pi
Phi; and Omega Psi Phi.

He is a Congregationalist and a Mason (Shriner).

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during their visit to the campus.

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portunity for wholesome social and cultural relations.

New bleachers provid
comfort in viewing spor
events on spacious atl
letic field.

Co-eds relax on modern tennis courts rated as tops in Georgia.

Campus Charms greet friends and visitors.

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PRESIDENT'S
MESSAGE

The United States is a country affording many
wonderful opportunities in the field of higher educa-
tion. There are many colleges which present a variety
of offerings and programs. It has been said often that
there is a college for every individual who has the de-
sire to find the one that suits his needs. American
youth have a distinct privilege in selecting their in-
stitutions of higher learning.

In making such a selection the student should
consider many items. Among these would be his in-
terests, abilities, aims, and needs, as well as the stand-
ing of the college, its location, and facilities. Many
colleges will offer similar programs of instruction, but
each varies in the opportunities provided for individual
growth. A college which affords students opportunities
for actual participation in the institution's life and
the larger community in which the college is located
will provide unlimited educational values for students.
A stimulating atmosphere, opportunities to take an
active part in the life of the community and a feeling
of belonging constitute factors making for a superior
educational program. In selecting a college, a student
should choose one in which he can construct rich full
stimulating school career. In most instances, the col-
lege chosen should be one where the student feels
that he can be eminently successful, his standards of
living will be raised, his ideals will be elevated, his ini-
tiative stimulated, and his abilities challenged.

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THE SAVANNAH STATE

COLLEGE BULLETIN

Vol. 8 February, 1955 No. 4

President

Dr. William K. Payne

Editor-in-Chief

Wilton C. Scott

Contributing Editor

Dr. E. K. Williams

Photographer
William H. Bowens

THE SAVANNAH STATE BULLETIN is published in October, December,
February. March, April and May by Savannah Stale College. Entered as second-
class matter, December 16, 1947. at the post office at Savannah, Georgia, under
the Act of August 24, 1912.

Herty Hall

Morgan Hall

Camellia Hubert Hal

Prospective Student
Information

Savannah State College, a unit of the University
System of Georgia, located in Chatham County in the
southeast corner of Savannah, Georgia's oldest city
and chief seaport.

It is a college of applied arts and sciences, teacher
education, business, and vocational technology, ac-
credited by the Southern Association of Colleges and
Secondary Schools and by the Department of Educa-
tion of the State of Georgia.

The college offers courses leading to the degree of
Bachelor of Science with a major in each of these areas
of concentration:

Biology, Building Construction, Business Adminis-
tration, Business Education, Chemistry, Child Develop-
ment, Clothing and Textiles, Economics, Elementary
Education, English, Foods, Nutrition and Institution
Management, General Science, Industrial Arts, Indus-
trial Education, Mathematics, Secretarial Science, So-
cial Science, Trade and Industrial Education.

To meet the needs of persons who are already
gainfully employed, but who desire immediate, special-
ized training, and for others whose opportunity for
formal education is limited, the College offers two-
year terminal courses in dressmaking and tailoring,
food production and cooking, and secretarial science.
Upon satisfactory completion of a terminal course, a
student is given a certificate.

ADMISSION

Persons who are at least fifteen years of age and
who present evidence of good moral character, ade-
quate ability, sound health, and interest in a specific
course of study are eligible to apply for admission to
the several departments of the college.

Each candidate for admission is required to make
formal application and thereafter submit such cre-
dentials as may be needed to support the application.
Admissions correspondence should be addressed to the

Director of Admissions
Savannah State College
State College Branch
Savannah, Georgia

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Admission to the Freshman Class:

1. An applicant may be admitted to the freshman
class by certificate under the following conditions:

(a) He must have graduated from an accredited
secondary school with rank in the upper half
of his class.

(b) The official transcript, mailed directly from
the principal to the Director of Admissions,
must present a distribution of at least fifteen
entrance units.

2. An applicant who, though graduated from an ac-
credited secondary school, has not maintained
rank in the upper half of his class; or who has
graduated from a non-accredited secondary school;
or who has not completed the secondary school
course, may qualify for admission to the freshman
class through examinations.

(a) Such applicant must have earned a score at
or above the median (by Georgia Norms)
either in the Statewide Senior Scholastic
Aptitude Tests or in entrance examinations
administered at this college.

(b) He must be recommended by his principal.

Final Action on the Application:

When all necessary credentials have been re-
ceived, the Director and Committee on Admissions will
consider in detail the candidate's qualifications for
admission. Each applicant will then be notified as to
the action of the Committee. If all available evidence
indicates that the candidate is duly qualified, he will
be mailed a Notice of Admission.

Final decision on applications for admission in
September will be rendered on August 15th, and for
other quarters not later than one month before the
beginning of the quarter.

Only persons who present the Notice of
Admission may participate in activities of
Freshman Week and register for courses.

ESTIMATED GENERAL EXPENSES

For One Academic Year of Three Quarters

*Per Quarter *Per Year

Matriculation Fee $ 30.00 $ 90.00

Health Fee 3.00 9.00

Student Activity Fee 7.50 22.50

General Deposit **10.00 **10.00

Total Charges, Day Student $ 50.50 $131.50

Room, Board & Laundry 138.50 $545.50

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Boarding Student $188.50 $545.50

All charges are subject to change at the end of
each quarter. Normal costs for books and supplies
approximate $20.00 per quarter.

All fees are due and payable at the time of regis-
tration. Students are required to meet their financial
obligations promptly as a condition of their remaining
in college. Students granted scholarships or work-aid
will be notified in writing and credit will be made to
their accounts.

Self Help Opportunities:

Worthy and industrious students may help to meet
college expenses through part-time employment, pro-
vided they maintain satisfactory scholastic averages.
These work opportunities, limited in number, include
such jobs as clerical and stenographic work, library
work, waiting tables, washing dishes, pantry and kitch-
en work, skilled and unskilled work in the several
trades and in maintenance.

Students who plan to apply for part-time work
should note carefully:

1. No student should attempt to enter Savannah
State College unless he is prepared to pay the
major part of his total college expenses.

2. All students are required to pay all entrance
expenses when they register. Money earned
through part-time work may thereafter be
credited to the monthly account.

* Resident students only. Out-of-state students pay, in addition to above, Non-

Resident Tuition of $50.00 per quarter.
**Payable upon initial registration; retained by institution as assessment against

lost keys, library books not returned, unpaid fees, laboratory breakage, etc.;

refundable upon student's withdrawal from the in9':itution.

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have been admitted and have arrived on the
campus. Work assignments are made in the
offices of the Dean of Men and the Dean of
Women. Students interested in securing work-
aid should write to

Office of Student Personnel

Savannah State College

State College Branch

Savannah, Georgia

Scholarships:

A limited number of special scholarships are avail-
able to selected students who meet the required stand-
ards of scholastic merit, high character, general prom-
ise, and superior achievement in certain specific areas
of the college program.

Students interested in securing scholarships or
grants-in-aid should write to:

Office of the Dean of Faculty
Savannah State College
State College Branch
Savannah, Georgia

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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Savannah State College contributes to the attain-
ment of a well-rounded education by providing many
opportunities for students to participate in a wide
range of significant activities. Through the efforts
of organized groups, programs are planned for the so-
cial, religious, and cultural advancement of the college |
community.

In addition to the Student Council, the following
organizations also provide media for expression of
student interests:

Clubs:

Art Club, Business Club, Collegiate Counsellors,
Dormitory Councils, Home Economics Club, Newman
Club, French Club, Pan-Hellenic Council, Savannah
State College Student Loan Association, Tiger's Roar
(student publication), Ushers Club, Veterans Club,
YMCA, YWCA, Campus 4-H Club, and the Women's
Council.

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Fraternities, Sororities, and Honor Societies:

The following national social faternities are or-
ganized on the campus: Alpha Phi Alpha, Omega Psi
Phi, and Kappa Alpha Psi.

The following national social sororities are organ-
ized on the campus: Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sigma Gam-
ma Rho, Zeta Phi Beta, and Delta Sigma Theta.

The national honor society, Alpha Kappa Mu, has
a chapter on the campus.

Music :

The choir, band, and glee clubs, are open for
membership to all students interested in music. These
groups perform not only locally, but are in constant
demand for special programs throughout the state.

Recreation and Sports:

The Department of Health and Physical Education
conducts a well-rounded intramural athletic program
of seasonal activities for men and for women. Utilizing
group games and various sports for their full educa-
tional and health values, the following sports are
featured: football, basketball, track and field, tennis,
baseball, softball, volleyball, field hockey, and bad-
minton.

Savannah State College holds membership in the
Southeastern Athletic Conference, as well as in two
national athletic associations, the NAAC and the NIAA.

Cultural Opportunities:

In order to supplement formal education on the
campus, many activities are presented for cultural
enrichment. Student assemblies, institutes, motion pic-
tures, lectures, art exhibitions, dramatics, forums,
athletic contests, hobby groups, and tours contribute
to the general welfare of the community.

The Committee on Campus Cultural Activities
brings to the campus each year renowned artists of the
concert world. Yearly programs of the College Artists
Series usually include a vocalist, a pianist, a small
group of singers, a large group of singers, dancers,
and a dramatic group.

ACTIVITIES

The general curriculum at Savannah State College
is designed to afford an opportunity for every student
to acquire the fundamental skills, attitudes, habits,
appreciations, knowledge and understanding, and com-
petency in thinking and communication that are
necessary for effective living in a dynamic society.
It proposes to sensitize every student to the manifold
problems and responsibilities involved in personal and
social adjustment. It aims to instill in each student
the respect for the rights and dignity of all mankind.

At Savannah State College, general education is
concerned with all the major disciplines that: (1) en-
rich the lives of students; (2) that acquaint them
with the broad areas of human experience; (3) that
cultivate indiscriminately an appreciation for the best
that has been transmitted to our society; and, (4)
to provide an intellectual and social foundation upon
which to build a profession or a vocation.

The program rests on the assumption that an indi-
vidual trained only in his vocation or specialization
is obsolete in a dynamic society. He may even be
perilous to human progress. Our general curriculum
aims to circumvent this. It is a complement of vo-
cational and professional education. It provides a
basis for intelligent thinking and action for each
citizen irrespective of his life's work.

General Education Committee: Maisie Bell, Alice
Bevins, J. H. Camper, Theodore Collins, B. J. Farmer,
B. T. Griffith, R. C. Long, Sr., F. H. Lumpkin, E. A.
Peacock, F. D. Tharpe, W. V. Winters.

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THE BULLETIN

Savannah State College — Savannah, Ga

Vol. 8, No. 7

May,

The Bulletin

Alumni Issue

President
Wm. K. Payne

Director of Public Relations
Wilton C. Scott

Editor
Mrs. Gwendolyn L. Bass

Photographer
Wm. H. Bowens

Vol. 8

May, 1955

No. 7

The Savannah State College Bulletin
is published in October, December, Feb-
ruary, March, April, and May by Sa-
vannah State College. Entered as second-
class matter. December 16, 1947, at the
Post Office at Savannah. Georgia, un-
der the Act of August 24. 1912.

INDEX

President Payne Message

to the Alumni 2

John W. McGlockton speaks

to the Alumni 3

School-Lunch Workshop 3

Alumni Banquet Speaker 3

Commencement Calendar 4

Alumni Banquet Program 4

Baccalaureate Speaker 4

Commencement Speaker 4

Alumni on SSC Faculty 5

New Building Named at SSC 6

Officers and Committee of

General Alumni Assn. 7

Faculty Achievements at Savannah

State 8

Headlines from Periodicals 9

Achievements of SSC Alumni 10

Trades and Industry Plays Vital

Role at SSC ' 11

News — The Alumni 12

New Techniques at Press Institute .13
Financial Statement of Scholarship

Fund 14

OUR COVER SHOWN is the Chat-
ham County-Savannah-In-Service teach-
er group utilizing institutional facilities
at Savannah State College. The vast
majority of teachers in this county, are
graduates of Savannah State College.

President Pavne's
Alumni on Their

Savannah State College is delighted
to welcome alumni to the college for the
annual meeting. It is always a pleasure
to look forward to the return of gradu-
ates and former students. Just as the
alumni are interested to see what the
college has done and is doing, so the
college is interested to know about the
alumni achievements, and their present
activities. The year 1954-55 has found
the college moving definitely toward
some of the things which it has needed
most. The new buildings and projects
under construction for the past two or
three years have all been completed and
turned over to the college. The two new
buildings occupied during the preesnt
academic year have been named in
honor of two former presidents. The
dormitory for men has been named for

KENNETH PAYNE
President
Savannah State College

President R. R. Wright, the first presi-
dent of Savannah State College, and the
new gymnasium facility has been named
for President Cyrus G. Wiley, the second
president. They are to be formally dedi-
cated at a later date.

The college has maintained growth
in both students and faculty. The en-
rollment of 1057 for fall quarter indi-
cates a definite trend toward a much
larger enrollment. When one considers
that the plant now occupied is adequate
for half the present enrollment, one can
appreciate the pressing need for space

Message to
Annual Meeting

and facilities. The faculty has increased
in numbers, but not in proportion. The
training of faculty and staff, however,
has been considerably improved. At the
present time nine members of the in-
structional staff hold the doctor's de-
gree. Many of the other members are
nearing the completion of the doctor's
degree program. Each year members of
the faculty publish the Faculty Research
Bulletin which contains contributions
made by members of the staff. Many of
the faculty members hold membership
in learned societies.

Graduates of the college in recent
years have continued work for their de-
grees in many outstanding universities
of the United States. Some have been
awarded the doctor's degree in their
fields of major interest, and many others
have earned the master's degree. The
successes which they have had in
graduate program's of study indicate the
high quality of work being done at the
college. The college has been proud of
the interest shown by members of the
alumni in the growth of the institution
and the welfare of the students. The ef-
forts of the alumni to provide scholar-
ship aid for worthy students have been
commendable. This program now under-
way for 1954-55 is looked forward to as
a vital factor in our educational pro-
gram. The college is anxious to have
complete information on every alumnus
of this institution. It has from time to
time requested information on the ad-
dress, position, and status of each
alumnus. It is hoped that an alumni
office can be started at an early date.
Such a position would provide both
alumni and the college with many ser-
vices vital to the welfare of each. The
cooperation of the alumni is needed in
providing information and the facts to
develop this office and position.
W. K. Payne

Pledge

Today
For Your
Alumni Fund

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SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

John W. McGlockton Speaks for
General Alumni Association

The "Commencement Season is Here".
As we see ourselves in the line of pro-
cession during our graduations, may
we think seriously of our association.

Many a potential graduate is hunger-
ing for a word of encouragement from
j ou. This is your opportunity to show
loyalty to dear Savannah State College.

Saturday, May 28, 1955, has been
declared Alumni Day for your con-
venience. At 6 p.m. The General Alumni
meeting will be held in the auditorium;
and at 8 p.m. the annual banquet takes
place in Adams Hall. The speaker will
be the Rev. David C. Grant, class of
1935, prominent pastor in Columbus,
Georgia.

Accommodations may be made in the
New Men's dormitory by contacting Dr.
W. K. Payne before May 25th.

On recommendation of Coach Ross
Pearly the following athletes have re-
ceived scholarships: Robert Butler,
$50.00; Eugene Miller, $40.50; Cyrus
Mclver, $40.50; Freddie Ford, $50.00;
Charles Johnson, $80.00; Floyd Walk-
er, $150.00; Samuel Cooper, $75.00;
Johnny Dixon, $40.50; Charles Cam-
eron, $200.00; Louis Ford, $200.00;
E. L. McDaniel, $200.00; Joseph Cox,
$200.00; John Johnson, $200.00; Jerry
Turner, $150.00; L. J. McDaniels,
$2 0 0.00; William Weatherspoon.
$200.00; Albert Scruthchin, $200.00;
James Willis, $50.00 and Anderson
Kelly, $50.00.

Realizing that the demands are much
greater than ever before and our do-
nations so far below those of last year's
we are soliciting your cooperation in
contributing at least $10.00 toward the
grant-in-aid fund. Payments may be
made to any of the following members
of the Alumni Scholarship Committee:

E. S. Spikes, Chairman, P. O. Box
563, Griffin, Georgia.

M. G. Thomas, Springfield Terrace
School, Savannah, Georgia.

Dean T. C. Myers, Savannah State
College, Savannah, Georgia.

With your donations a better foot-
ball field will be secured. Remember
Saturday, May 28, as Alumni Day.
Make it a "MUST" on your calendar.

The association reporting the largest
sum of money will sponsor Miss Alumni
for 1956.

Yours for better service,

John W. McGlockton, President,
General Alumni Association

john w. McGlockton

President
General Alumni Association

Mrs. Thelina Flanagan
Directs School-Lunch
Workshop

For the summer 1955, the school
lunch workshop will make an effort to
meet the needs of various administra-
tive personnel connected with school
lunch operation. Those persons con-
cerned would include elementary teach-
ers who are needed to assist with the
promotion of the program, control of
funds and supervision of limited per-
sonnel; and home economics teachers
who are eligible for managerships and
wish training in the over-all phase of
the school-lunch programs. Separate
courses will be available for those who
need to fulfill requirements in quantity
cooking, accounting or other phases of
school lunch service. The school lunch
workshop is indeed fortunate to secure
the special services of Mrs. Thelma
Flanagan, program for Florida and
past president, of the National School
Lunch Association. Also assisting will be
Miss Nell Wood, School Lunch Super-
visor for Chatham County Schools and
Savannah, Georgia. Other consultants
will be in attendance.

Rev. David C. Grant
Alumni Banquet
Speaker

Rev. David C. Grant, class of '35,
Pastor of St. John AME Church, Co-
lumbus, Georgia, will deliver the address
at the Alumni Banquet on May 28, at
which time the classes of 5's ( 1895.
1905, 1915, 1925, 1935, 1945) will be
honored.

Rev. Grant was educated at the Allen
Normal School, Thomasville, Georgia.
Brooks High School, Quitman. Georgia,
and Georgia State College. After four
years of study he received a B.S. de-
gree in 1935.

For six years he served as Principal
and teacher of Agriculture in the State.
In 1942 he was assigned to the position

REV. DAVID C. GRANT

of Negro County Agent. While in the
service he was called to the ministry.

Rev. Grant did his theological work
at Turner Theological Seminary Morris
Brown College. He did further study
for two summers toward a Master's De-
gree in Education at Florida A. & M.
University, Tallahassee, Florida.

He has pastored successfully in the
Augusta, Georgia, Conference; South
Georgia Conference, and now the South-
west Georgia Conference, stationed at
historic Saint John AME Church, Co-
lumbus, Georgia, the first church on
the East Columbus District.

THE ALUMNI BULLETIN

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Commencement Calendar

Saturday. May 21. 7:00 — 9:00 p.m. President's Party for Seniors. President's
Residence.

Wednesday. May 25, 8:00 p.m. — Senior Women's Party, Camilla Hubert Hall:
Senior Men's Smoker, College Inn.

Thursday, May 26, 12:00 noon-Senior Chapel Exercises, Meldrim Auditorium.

Saturday, May 28, 6:00—8:00 p.m.— Alumni Meeting, Meldrim Hall. 8:00 p.m.
Alumni Banquet. Adams Hall.

Sunday. May 29. 4:00 p.m. — Baccalaureate Exercises, Meldrim Auditorium.
5:30 p.m. — Reception. President's Residence. President and Mrs. W. K. Payne at
home to the alumni, faculty, members of the graduating class, their parents and
friends.

Monday, May 30, 8:00 p.m. — Senior Class Night Exercises. Meldrim Audi-
torium.

Wednesday. June 2. 11:00 a.m. — Commencement Exercises. Meldrim Audi-
torium.

Alumni Banquet Program

May 28. 1955
Dr. Henry M. Collier Jr.. Master of Ceremonies

School Hymn Audience

Invocation Rev. J. S. Lampkin

Greetings Dr. W. K. Payne

Instrumental Solo Mrs. Johnnie Lockette Fluker

Address Rev. D. C. Grant; Bethel A.M.E. Church

Vocal Solo Miss Jeanette Nichols

Presentation of Classes

John S. Deleware 1915

1925

Mrs. Dorothy Ury Adams 1935

1945

Class President 1955

Music Dr. C. A. Braithwaite

Remarks John W. McGlockton

COMMITTEES
USHERS DECORATION

Mrs. Elsie Brewton, Chairman Mr. A. C. Carter, Chairman

Misses: Eunice Primus Mrs. Louise Owens

Ruby King Miss Eunice Wright

Colleen Edwards Mr. John Myles

Catherine Hunt Frank Thorpe

Christine Wright Fred Owens

Ruth Mullino REFRESHMENT

Eunice Wright Mrs. Eldore Marks

Mesdames: Frances Coe

Loretta Harris nary, and has done further study at

Kathleen Scruggs the University of Chicago.

Lillian Scott He served as assistant pastor and la-

Eldora Marks ter as acting pastor of Lincoln Me-
morial Congregational Church of Chi-

Rev. Homer C. McEweil caS°- He later organized and served

„ -. o i as pastor of St. Luke's Congregational

Baccalaureate Speaker Church in Brooklyni N. Y., before be-

The Reverend Homer Clyde McEwen. coming pastor of First Congregational

B.S., B.D., pastor of First Congrega- Church in 1947.

tional Church, Atlanta, Georgia, will Since coming to Atlanta, Rev. Mc-

deliver the Baccalaureate Address on Ewen has served as: Chairman of the

May 29 at 4 p.m. Board, Metropolitan Atlanta Associa-

Rev. McEwen received the B.S. de- tion for the Colored Blind; member of

gree, summa cum laude, from Straight the Board, Carrie Steele-Pitts, Children's

College (now Dillard University), New Home; member of the Board, Happy

Orleans, La., and the B.D. degree, cum Haven Home for the aged and conva-

laude, from Chicago Theological Semi- lescent; member of the North Office

■Pa&e: 4

D.Ed.

LL.D

Advisory Committee. Family Service
Society; member of the Board, Atlanta
Tuberculosis Association : Moderator.
Georgia-South Carolina Conference of
Congregational Churches; member of
the Commission on the Ministry, Gen-
tral Council of Congregational Christian
Churches; visiting professor in the So-
ciology of Religion. Gammon Theo-
logical Seminary, Atlanta. Georgia,
1951-52.

J. Curtis Dixon
Commencement Speaker

J. Curtis Dixon, Vice President and
Executive Director of the Southern Edu-
cation Foundation, Atlanta. Georgia,
will deliver the 73rd Commencement ad-
dress at Savannah State College on
Wednesday. June 1.

Dr. Dixon, who was born in Rich-
land, Georgia, received the A.B. degree
from Mercer University; M.A. and
from Columbia and an honorary
from Mercer.

has served as a Fellow on the
General Education Board of Teachers
College, Columbia University; Instruc-
tor, Georgia Military Academy; Princi-
pal. Dawson, Georgia. High School;
Superintendent of Schools, Richland,
Georgia; Assistant Educational Admin-
istrator. Teachers College, Columbia
University; Superintendent of Schools.
Dawson. Georgia: Vice President of
University System of Georgia; Vice
President, Mercer University: Dr. Dixon
became connected with the Southern
Education Foundation in 1946.

He is a member of the N.E.A. Asso-
ciation of School Administrators; Geor-
gia Education Association. Southern
Education Association; Kappa Phi Kap-
pa. Phi Delta Kappa: Kappa Alpha,
and the Rotary Club.

Alumni Journal of Savannah
State Wins First Prize

First prize for having the most color-
ful and newsworthy alumni publication
in the National Alumni Association of
Colleges was awarded to Savannah State
College during the 10th convention of
the association just concluded in Balti-
more. Wilton C. Scott, public relations
director for Savannah State College, was
elected vice president of the association,
which includes the alumni of 52 col-
leges. In addition, he serves as area
president, representing 13 colleges in
Georgia, Florida and South Carolina.
There were only four colleges in this
area in the association when Scott be-
came area president three years ago.

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

Alumni on Faculty
At Savannah State

Johnnie Smith Hill, 617 West 35th
Street, Savannah, Ga., is Budget As-
sistant, the Business Office at Savan-
State College, Savannah, Ga. (1947)

Elma Joyce Chapman, 718 E. Ander-
son, St., Savannah, Ga., is a Clerk in
Registrar's Office at Savannah State
College. (1951)

Marjorie Frazier Wallace, P. 0. Box
178, Savannah State College, Savannah,
Ga., is a Clerk in Registrar's Office at
Savannah State College. (1949)

Theresa Finch Mention, Box 173, Isle
of Hope. Savannah, Ga., is a Transcript
Clerk in Registrar's Office at Savannah
State College. (1948)

Eunice M. Wright, 5601 Waters Av-
enue, Savannah, Ga., is a Secretary in
Personnel Department at Savannah State
College. (1950)

Ann Elizabeth Stevens, 803 Bowden
St., Savannah, Ga., is Switchboard Op-
erator at Savannah State College.

Arthur Colquet Carter, 626 W. 40th
St., Savannah, Ga., is Masonry Instruc-
tor at Savannah State College. (1930)

Alexander Hurse, Savannah State Col-
lege, Savannah, Ga., is Negro State Club
Agent, Savannah, Ga. (1934)

Vera Dowell Brown. Savannah State
College, Savannah, Ga., is Clerk in the
Georgia Agricultural Extension Service
at Savannah State College. (1941)

Bernice E. Hall, 1013 Cubbedge St..
Savannah. Ga., is Secretary in the De-
partment of Buildings and Grounds at
Savannah State College. (1951)

John H. Camper, 512 E. Park Avenue.
Savannah, Ga.. is Assistant Professor of
Education at Savannah State College.
(1947)

Nelson R. Freeman. 626 W. 45th St.,
Savannah, Ga., is Counsellor of Men
at Savannah State College. (1948)

Louise Lautier Owens. Savannah. Ga.,
is Assistant Professor of English at Sa-
vannah State College.

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TOP PICTURE: Officers of Savannah Chapter,
SSC Alumni Association. Left lo right, seated.
Miss Lula Smith, Robert Young (president of local
chapter), Miss Ruby King,- standing, John Mc-
Glocklon (president of General Alumni Associa-
tion), Leonard Law, Miss Eunice Wright, Norman
Elmore, Mrs. Lucille Andrews, Edward Greene.

CENTER: Mrs. Doris Taylor Owes and Miss
Douse are both graduates of Savannah State Col-
lege. Mrs. Owes is Assistant State Agent and
Miss Douse is Director of Alfred E. Beach Child
Care Center in Savannah.

"MISS GENERAL ALUMNI", Miss Ruby King
in center with her attendants; left, Miss Ruth
Mullino and right, Mrs. Loretia Harris.

ECONOMISTS IN BUSINE

AND OTHER PROFESSIONS

MRiS 8 WES
STATE KMONSTRXTttN km

Adams Hall is shown in upper piciure. Richard R. Wrighl Hall, new men's dormilory, a new
building on the campus. Below, a familiar campus scene.

New Building
Named at SSC

The Board of Regents of the Univer-
sity System of Georgia has approved the
names for the two new buildings on
the Savannah State College Campus.
The buildings are both to be named for
former presidents of the college.

The new annex to the gymnasium is
to be called Cyrus G. Wiley Hall after
the second president of Savannah State
College. Mr. Wiley was president for
five years, after having graduated from
the High School and College depart-
ment of the Institution from the gradu-
ate school of Columbia University.

The new boys' dormitory is to be
named Richard R. Wright Hall after
the first president of Savannah State
College.

Richard R. Wright was designated
President of "Georgia State Industrial
College for Colored Youth" in 1882. A
native of Cuthbert, Georgia. Mr. Wright
graduated from the Old Atlanta Univer-
sity in 1876. Before becoming presi-
dent of Georgia State he was principal
of Ware High School, Augusta, Georgia.

During his thirty years tenure, the
enrollment increased from 8 to 585:
the curriculum was built up to four
years of high school training and a nor-
mal division of college work. The first
mixed class of men and women to finish
in the Normal department graduated in
1901 during Major Wright's time.
Training was offered in Agriculture and
the Mechanical Arts. Starting the school
with 86 acres of land on which were
Boggs Hall, Parsons Hall, and a farm
house, Major Wright added four frame
trade buildings, Hill Hall (1901), a
dairy barn and creamery (1904), a shoe
repair shop, a laundry and a Home Eco-
nomics building ( 1915 ) . Since then
the college has grown to include 136
acres of land and 33 buildings.

Homecoming 1955

Homecoming for 1955 will be on No-
vember 19 at which time Savannah
State College will play Claflin College.
Orangeburg State College.

The theme for this year will be
"Cavalcade of Savannah State College."

Persons or organizations desiring to
participate should start making plans
now. Contact Mr. Frank Tharpe, Sa-
vannah State College, for further in-
formation.

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SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

Officers and Committees

of the

General Alumni Association

Savannah State College
1954-1955

OFFICERS:

President Mr. J. W. McGlockton

901 West Broad Street, Savannah, Ga.

Vice President Mr. L. S. Young

P. 0. Box, Collins, Ga.

Recording Secretary Mrs. Josie B. Sessoms

740 West 45th Street, Savannah, Ga.

Corresponding Secretary Mrs. Sadie Cartledge

714 East Anderson Street, Savannah, Ga.

Treasurer Dean T. C. Meyers

Savannah State College

Reporter Mr. Norman Elmore

2191/2 West 56th Street, Savannah, Ga.

Committees

Executive: Committees on Resolutions:

.„ fr. . , ~ . . {Bereavements)
a. All officers 01 the General Asso-
ciation; b. All Chapter Presidents and Mr- R- P- Pinckney, Chairman, West
Committee Chairmen; c. Key Repre- Victory Drive, Savannah, Ga.; Miss
sentatives (to be added or deleted as Pauline Stoney, Savannah, Ga.; Mr.
conditions demand). GeorSf R°beso»> 929 W. 37th St., Sa-

vannah, Ga.

Mr. L. D. Law, 1603 Vine St., Savan- Committee on Alumni Office and

nah, Ga.; Miss Lula Smith, 518 E. Hen- Scrapbook:

ry St., Savannah, Ga.; Mr. Alexander Mr. Leonard Law, Mr. L. S. Young,

Hurse, Savannah State College; Mrs. Miss Pauline Stoney, Mrs. Louise

L. Orene Hall, Albany State College; Owens, Savannah State College; Mrs.

Mr. C. W. Duvaul, Spencer High School, J. B. Sessoms.

Columbus, Georgia. Mumni Scholarship and Grant-in-Aid

Scholarship and Grant-in-Aid Drive:
Committee: Mr. Ernest Spikes, Chairman; Mr.

Dean T. C. Myers, Chairman; Mrs. P/inc« Jrack*°"; Assistant Chairman;

T- • r» • c * r> n x> Mr- *-• *-• nail. Assistant Chairman:

Jimmie Dennis, secretary, r. U. box ,, ,-,, . „ 0 wr

mr nr n ■ /- • »t t- Mrs. Elsie Jorewton, secretary, West

105, Woodbine, Georgia; Mr. Emerson 3, , g Savannah Ga • Mrs losie

r> n l l f\ Tt 1 tt* 1 c 1 i iJ^lii 01., OdVd.iiiia.11, ud.. ivn s. J Dale

Bynes Ralph 0. Bunche, High School, Sessoms, Assistant Secretary; Mr. M. G.
Woodbine, Ga.;Mr John W. Myles, Sa- Thomas. Treasurer, 724 W. Victory
vannah, Ga.; Mr. Prince Jackson, Wil- Drive, Savannah, Ga.; Mr. Emerson
ham James High School, Statesboro, Bynes; Mr. Robert Young, Haven Home
Ga.; Mr. C. C. Hall, Valdosta, Ga.; Mr. School, Savannah, Ga.; Mrs. Helen
Howard Seay, 1101% Newton Road, Mayes; Miss Ruth Mullino. Others to
Albany, Ga.; Mr. Walter Boles, Cuth- be added. Mrs. Bernice Macon, 116
bert, Ga.; Mr. E. S. Spikes, P. 0. Box Church St., Claxton, Ga.; Mr. Leon
563, Griffin, Ga.; Mr. J. M. Hill, County Dingle, Pembroke, Ga.
Agent, Macon, Ga.; Mr. Leonard Law, oxta™™-™
1603 Vine St., Savannah, Ga.; Mr. CHAPTERS:
James Luten, Sandfly, Savannah, Ga. ; Albany Alumni Chapter, Mr. Howard
Mr. Norman Elmore, 219% W. 56th Seay; Brunswick Alumni Chapter, Miss
St., Savannah, Ga.; Mr. Frank Tharpe, Wright; Camden County Alumni Chap-
Savannah State College; Mr. J. E. Clark, ter, E. 0. Bynes; Chatham Coun-
P. O. Box 165, Glennville, Ga. ty Alumni Chapter, Mr. Robert A.

THE ALUMNI BULLETIN

R. R. WRIGHT
First President of Savannah State

Young, Darien Alumni Chapter, Chester
Devillars; Bryan County Alumni Chap-
ter, Mr. L. Dingle; Evans County Alum-
ni Chapter, E. R. Gay; Macon
Alumni Chapter. Mr. Greer: Screven
County Alumni Chapter, Mr. Willie
Owens; Tattnall County Alumni Chap-
ter, Mr. Harold Fields.

Notice: COMMITTEE on College
Welfare and Development: Dr. Wra.
Reese, C. C. Hall, E. Bynes, B. J. James,
R. A. Young.

DR. CYRUS GILBERT WILE1

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la»l

Faculty Achievements
At Savannah State

The Ph.D. degree in sociology was
awarded to Mrs. Joan L. Gordon at the
University of Pennsylvania in February.
Dr. Gordon is associate professor of So-
ciology at Savannah State College.

The disseration for her doctorate was
a study of "Some Socio-Economic As-
pects of Selected Negro Families in Sa-
vannah: With Special Reference to the
Effects of Occupational Stratification on
Child Rearing."

Dr. Gordon is a member of the Ameri-
can Sociological Society, American
Academy of Political and Social Sci-
ences, National Council for the Social
Studies.

Phillip J. Hampton

Phillip J. Hampton, art instructor at
Savannah State College, was elected
president of the National Conference of
College Art Teachers during the recent
National Convention held on the campus
of Florida A. M. University, Talla-
hassee. Fla. Mr. Hampton participated
in a panel, "Professional Growth
Through Productivity."

The National Conference of College
Art Teachers met at Florida A. & M.
University, Tallahassee, Florida, April
28-30, 1955. The art department under
the direction of Dr. Samella Lewis,
Chairman and Mr. Robert Daniels,
chairman of the program committee put
into effect a very successful program.

Mr. Hale Woodruff, one of the lead-
ing artists of the nation, was guest of
the conference. Mr. Phillip J. Hampton
served on a panel discussion with Mr.
Woodruff, who presided, and Mr. Ran-
dolph Edmonds, Chairman of the De-
partment of Speech and Drama at Flor-
ida A. & M. University. Mr. Woodruff
is a member of the faculty of New York
University and was formerly with the
faculty of Atlanta University.

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HOMECOMING SCENES, 1955: Top picture is
of Miss Savannah State and her attendants and
below shows the official reviewing stand in
front of Central of Georgia Railway Station.
The third picture shows the Honorable Frank
Jacocks, City Manager, greeting Dr. and Mrs.
W. K. Payne with civic leaders and representa-
tives looking on. Last scene is a portion of
the huge crowd at the football game.

Savannah State College News
Headlines From Periodicals

Savannah State College Alumni
Have Xmas Party

The Savannah State College Alumni
(Savannah Chapter) enjoyed a wonder-
ful night of fun at the Christmas party
on December 27 at the home of R. P.
Pinckney.

Leonard D. Law past president was
presented an inscribed fountain pen in
recognition of his eight years of service
as president of the Savannah Chapter.
Also acknowledgements were given Mrs.
Margaret Law for the splendid coopera-
tion she has given the through the years.

THE HERALD

Thursday, Jan. 6, 1955

December Bride and Groom
Juanita Garnetta Sellers, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Sellers, was wed
to Dr. Vernon Stone on December 26th.
The ceremony was solemnized by the
Rev. A. Franklin Fisher at the home of
the bride's parents, 1337 Hunter Road,
Atlanta, Georgia, in the presence of
friends and relatives.
THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE— Jan 4,
1955

Dr. Allen Tarish to Speak at College
Dr. Allen Tarish of the Temple Beth
Elohin in Charleston, will represent the
Jewish Chautauqua Society as lecturer
at Savannah State College. On Jan. 3,
he will speak at the chapel, 6 p.m. on
"The Ceremonies and Customs of
Judaism", and on Jan. 24, he will de-
liver several classroom lectures.

The National Federation of Temple
Brotherhoods sponsors the Jewish
Chautauqua Society, which sends rabbis
to colleges as part of an educational
program to disseminate authentic infor-
mation concerning Judaism — SAVAN-
NAH MORNING NEWS— Friday, Jan.
7, 1955

Savannah State Students To Study
job Placements

A senior job placement conference
will be held at Savannah State College
on Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. Per-
tinent information concerning the pro-
cess of getting jobs will be given.

One of the highlights of the con-
ference will be a panel discussion on
"Competences and Behavior Employes
Expect of Employes". Dr. Calvin Kiah,
chairman of the department of educa-
tion will serve as coordinator. Others

taking part include: W. W. McCune.
assistant superintendent of Chatham
County Schools; Sidney A. Jones,
owner, Sidney A. Jones Funeral Home;
Mrs. Sophonia Thompkins. Principal.
Woodville High School, and W. B. Nel-
son, director of the Savannah State
College Trade and Industries.— SAVAN-
NAH MORNING NEWS— Friday Jan.
7, 1955

Henry Bowman, Savannah State Col-
lege second assistant coach, died here
(Orangeburg) Thursday night at
Orangeburg Regional Hospital, accord-
ing to an announcement by Dr. W. K.
Payne, president of the institution where
he worked.

In addition to his coaching duties.
Mr. Bowman was an instructor in In-
dustrial Education at Savannah State
College.

Mr. Bowman succombed in the same
hospital where John H. Martin, former
head coach at Savannah State College
and South Carolina State College passed
a week ago. He had worked with Martin
when the former was coaching at Sa-
vannah State. — ATLANTA DAILY
WORLD— Jan. 16, 1955

College Again Included in Chemistry

The Chemical Rubber Company of
Cleveland, Ohio has again included Sa-
vannah State College along with several
other colleges and universities in the
United States, to participate in the
"freshman chemistry achievement
award". This was announced by C.
Vernon Clay chairman of the depart-
ment of chemistry. This award is given
annually to the student who was the
most outstanding in the first year of
chemistry. —SAVANNAH MORNING
NEWS— Feb. 6, 1955

Negro Colleges will Sponsor Players, Inc.
Savannah State College will present
Players Incorporated of Washington, D.
C, In Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" in
Meldrim Auditorium at 8:30 p.m..
Thursday, Feb. 10, it was announced
yesterday by Dr. C. A. Braitwaite,
chairman of the Lyceum Committee,
which is sponsoring the event. Admis-
sion will be free. —SAVANNAH
MORNING NEWS— Feb. 6, 1955.

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FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS

(Continued from Page 8)

William J. Holloivay

William J. Holloway, Director of Stu-
dent Personnel and Dean of Men at Sa-
vannah State College, was one of 14
persons selected by the distinguished
National Awards Jury to receive the
George Washington Honor Medal
Award.

Dean Holloway was selected on the
basis of his public address, "Clear and
Present Dangers", in which he stated
. . . Only by a continuous re-examina-
tion of old ideas and a healthy flow of
new ideas will we find the solutions to
the present problems facing free men
in a free society . . ."

Dean Holloway's address was cited as
an outstanding achievement in helping
to bring about a better understanding
of the American Way of Life dyring
1954.

The awards were announced on Feb-
ruary 22 by the Trustees, Directors and
Officers of Freedoms Foundation at
Valley Forge. Among the other win-
ners were: Hon. Ezra Taft Benson,
Washington, D. C; Herbert Brownell,
Jr., Washington, D.C. ; Charles A. Lind-
bergh, Darien, Conn.; John Howland
Snow, New York, N. Y.; Francis Cardi-
nal Spellman, New York, N. Y.

Elmer J. Dean
The Ed.D. degree in History was
awarded to Elmer J. Dean at Columbia
University recently. Dr. Dean is chair-
man of the department of Social Science
at Savannah State College, Savannah,
Georgia. He received the Bachelor of
Arts degree from Kentucky State Col-
lege and the Master of Arts degree from
Columbia University. The subject of
his doctoral disseration is "Social
Studies in the Negro High Schools of
Georgia, 1952."

Dr. Dean holds membership in the
National Council for the Social Studies,
Board of Derectors of the National
Council for the Social Studies, Co-Chair-
man for the State of Georgia on the
Professional Relations Committee of
the National Council for the Social
Studies, Phi Delta Kappa Honorary So-
ciety, American Academy of Political
and Social Science, American Associa-
tion of University Professors, Associa-
tion of Social Studies Teachers, and the
Georgia Teachers and Education Asso-
ciation. He has been affiliated with Sa-
vannah State College since 1948.

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Page 9

Achievements of
SS Alumni

In 1907, there came to the Georgia
State Industrial College, now Savannah
State College, a youth from Lumpkin,
Georgia, R.F.D., Stewart County, deter-
mined to fight his way up the ladder
to educational, professional and business
attainments.

Strong of body, and mentally deter-
mined, the inconveniences of financial
difficulties were swept aside by Joseph
Griffin's ambition to learn and to be.
He graduated with honors, being the
valedictorian of his class.

He matriculated at Meharry Medi-
cal College, Nashville, Tennessee, with
the same determination and industrious-
ness. He received his M.D. degree, and
was honored with the Presidency and
Valedictory of the medical class, which
graduated ninety-six.

Dr. Griffin came to Bainbridge, lo-
cated in Southwest Georgia, where the
people were in great need of surgical
assistance and hospitalization.

The young medic was determined to
bring improvement to this major health
problem, and to better prepare for this
service, he did graduate study in the
eastern and northern medical centers,
and affiliated himself in all clinical and
medical associations in the South which
were open to members of his race.

Because of his efficiency in the pro-
fession, and loyalty to organized medi-
cine, he has been honored with offices
in all of the major clinical and medical
societies of his racial group.

He organized the Southeastern Medi-
cal Society, an organization which has
brought to this section some of the most
outstanding specialists in the Surgical,
Medical and Pharmaceutical fields.

In June 1954, he was honored by-
Morris Brown College, Atlanta, Geor-
gia, in a special ceremony and received
the degree of Doctor of Humanities.

Dr. Griffin married Miss Elain L.
Johnson, graduate of Fisk University.
Nashville, Tennessee.

Taken From Southwest Georgian,
February 25, 1955

Mr. 0. J. Watson holds the distinction
of being Albany's first Negro bonded
real estate agent. Mr. Watson recently

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Scenes from Talent Sh

Sponsored By th

Edward law singing, "Count Your Blessings.'

Sol Harden

Mrs. Robert Young singing while Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Lewis renew old love.

Pag* 10

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

"Stars Among Stars"

iiniah Chapter

'Big" John Myles and Mrs. Virginia R. Blalock in a
creative dance.

Trades, Industry,
Plays Roll at SSC

Another milestone was reached and a
beacon light installed pointing the direc-
tion in which Savannah State College
was promoting a program to aid in meet-
ing the needs of the citizenry of Georgia
and America. The installation of this
beacon was started on Thursday, March
24, and closed on Saturday, March 26.

The Division of Trades and Industries
of Savannah State College under the di-
rection of William B. Nelson, support-
ed by A. Z. Traylor, Itinerant Teacher
Trainer in Trades and Industries Edu-
cation for the State and Staff members
in the Division, other faculty members,
and approved by President William K.
Payne, conducted the fifth state-wide
trade contest for high school boys and
girls taking any type of Vocational or
Industrial Arts work in the State of
Georgia. Mr. Nelson was assisted in this
venture by the following staff members:
Leroy W. Brown, Frank D. Tharpe.
Arthur C. Carter, Charles Philson, Eu-
gene Isaac, Sol Harden, Mrs. Martha
Avery, Nurses A. L. Taylor and Holmes
and the following students: Homer
Bryson, Walter McCall, Perry Holmes.
Prince F. Wynn, James Ashe, Eddie
McKissick, Avella Farmer. James O'Neal
and Clarence Lofton, Wanza Appling.
Charles Pugh. and William Fletcher.

Participants from the following
schools took part in some phases of the
contest: Ballard-Hudson, Macon; Black-
well Memorial, Elberton; Booker T.
Washington. Atlanta; Dasher High
School. Vidalia; Monroe High, Albany;
Monitor High School, Fitzgerald; Moul-
trie High School, Moultrie; Risley High
School. Brunswick; Spencer High
School, Columbus; and Thomaston
Training School. Thomaston.

s. Ruby Keye sings "April Showers" with Demonsiraiion by Mrs. Elsie A. Brewion,
Miss Christine Wright and Mrs. Nadine Lewis.

Summer Schedule

The first Session of Summer School
will begin June 8 and last through July
13. with the short session being held
June 27 — July 13.

The Second Session will be held July
14 — August 18, and the short session
August 2-18.

For more information concerning
Summer School, please contact Dr. E.
K. Williams, Director of Summer School
or Ben Ingersoll, Registrar.

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Page 11

CLASS 1902
BENJAMIN F. LAWTON, 2062. Ma-
son Street. Columbus. Georgia, is a
teacher at the Spencer High School, Co-
lumbus. Georgia. He has done ad-
vanced study at the Tuskegee Instiitute.

CLASS 1925

CHARLES WESLEY DUVAUL. 501A
18th Street, Columbus, Georgia, is the
Principal at Spencer High School, Co-
lumbus. Georgia. He has done ad-
vanced study at Atlanta University, New
York University. Columbia University
and Michigan State.

DR. HENRY COLLIER, JR.
Master of Ceremonies for Alumni Banquet

CLASS 1930

MRS. NANCY THOMAS COLLIER,
was married to the late Dr. N. H. Col-
lier, also an alumnus of Savannah State
College. She is the daughter of Donald
Thomas, the only negro glazier in Sa-
vannah.

Mrs. Collier is a member of the Sig-
ma Gamma Rho Sorority. Big Gift Com-
munity Chest. Y.M.C.A., and T.B. As-
sociation.

CLASS 1932

VERNON L. RHANEY, 516 West
39th Street. Savannah, Georgia, is in
the Math Department at the Alfred E.
Beach High School, Savannah, Georgia.
He received the Master's Degree from
New York University.

Class 1933

JOHN H. SMITH. 2939 Hood Street.
Columbus. Georgia, is teaching at the
Spencer High School. Columbus. Geor-
gia. He has done advanced study at
the University of Pittsburgh and N. C.
College in Durham.

CLASS 1935

VIRGINIA S. WYNN, 1312 Bur-
roughs Street. Savannah. Georgia, is
teaching at the Beach High School, Sa-
vannah. Georgia. She received the Mas-
ter's Degree from Atlanta University in
1950. She is the former Miss Virginia
Smith.

OLA BASS DINGLE, 634 West 34th
Street. Savannah. Georgia, in the ele-
mentary department of the Springfield
Terrace School. Savannah. Georgia. She
has done advanced study at Atlanta Uni-
versity. She is the former Miss Ola B.
Bass.

DOROTHY ADAMS. 2413 Florence
Street, Savannah, Georgia, is teaching
at Woodville High School, Savannah.
Georgia.

ELMER 0. BYNES. P. O. Box 101,
Woodbine. Georgia, is principal at the
Ralph J. Bunche High School, Wood-
bine, Georgia. He has done advanced
study at Atlanta University.

JOSEPH B. MAXWELL, P. O. Box
12, Hahira. Georgia, is teaching in Ha-
hira. Georgia.

CLASS 1936
ROBERT YOUNG, R.F.D. 3, Box
351, Savannah. Georgia, is teaching
at the Haven Home School, Savannah.
Georgia. He received the Master's De-
gree from Cornell University.

CLASS 1937
DOROTHY B. FULLER, 513 West
40th Street, Savannah, Georgia, is the
Mathematics Teacher at the Cuyler Jr.
High School, Savannah, Georgia. She
has done advanced study at Atlanta Uni-
versity.

CLASS 1938
RUFUS R. BUTLER,. Box 141 States-
boro, Georgia, is the Vocational Agri-
culture Instructor at William James
High School, Statesboro, Georgia. He
has done advanced study at Tuskegee
Institute.

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ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENTS
{Continued from Page 10)

completed his apprenticeship and passed
the Board of Realtors examination. He
is now operating the Watson Realty Ex-
change. Energetic Mr. Watson is active
in both religious and civic affairs in
the city.

He is president of the choir at Mt.
Zion Baptist Church in Albany where
he teaches a Sunday School Class, and
serves on the Trustee Board. He is a
member of the Omega Psi Phi Fra-
ternity and numerous social and civic
organizations.

Mr. Watson graduated from Savan-
nah State College in June. 1938.

Walter J. Leonard is a Federal Cor-
rection Officer in Atlanta, Georgia. He
spoke recently to the students at Savan-
nah State College on the opportunities
open in the federal government for
qualified persons.

He is married to the former Bettye
Singleton, class of '51, also an alumnus
of Savannah State College.

Dr. Henry M. Collier
Dr. Henry M. Collier, Jr., Physician
and Surgeon, Savannah, Georgia, re-
ceived the A.B. degree from Savannah
State College in 1935. M.D., MeHarry
Medical College; A.M.E.. F.S., School
of Aviation Medicine.

He has served as Science Teacher,
Dickerson County Training School,
1935-36. Supervisor, Savannah Boys
Club, 1936-37. Flight Surgeon USAF
and Unit Commander 35th Tactical Hos-
pital, Yokota Air Base, Japan. 1953-55.

Dr. Collier holds membership in the
Medical Association, Georgia State
Medical Association of Physicians and
Pharmacists. South Atlantic Medical So-
ciety, First African Baptist Church, Al-
pha Phi Alpha Fraternity and President,
Hub Civic Club. Dr. Collier is married
to the former Mozelle Gaithers, also an
alumnus of Savannah State College,
class of 1947.

Dr. Stephen M. McDew
Dr. S. M. McDew was born September
22. 1912, in Ocilla, Georgia. His family
moved to Savannah where he attended
the public schools, finished Georgia
State High School in 1929 and later re-
ceived his B.S. degree in science from
Georgia State College in 1934.

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SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

Young Journalists Study

New Techniques at Press Institute

By William Gordon,
Man-aging Editor, Atlanta Daily World

Students and advisors, representing 16
Georgia elementary and high schools
spent four days at Savannah State
College last week-end getting new tech-
niques on how to edit and publish a
"good newspaper".

Wilton Scott, public relations director
at Savannah State College and coordi-
nator of the Institute said. "It was one
of the best and most enthusiastic we
have had."

Mr. Scott also said he was amazed
at the interest on the part of schools all
over the state in this year's program
and added that many schools not pre-
sent at the Institute, expressed a desire
to attend meetings there.

The purpose of the Institute, Mr.
Scott said, "Is to help elementary and
high schools advisors and editors under-
stand the fundamentals and principals
of mass communications as well as learn-
ing to develop techniques correct re-
porting and editing the news."

The program was under the direction
of Walter Leftwich. Mr. Leftwich also
took part in several of the discussion
groups and served as a consultant in
seminars.

Under the leadership of President W.
K. Payne, the Press Institute actually
got started five years ago. The initial
meeting was for members of Savannah
State College newspaper only. At this
meeting the groundwork was laid for the
establishing of a statewide program.

At the previous meeting over a 150
delegates were in attendance as well as
30 faculty advisors and 60 observers.
The Institute has grown to include a
radio announcers program.

In order to establish greater interest
and participation, various schools have
been given trophies for the best edited
and best planned newspaper. The
trophies given in the recent Institute
were given by the Atlanta Daily World
staff members, including C. A. Scott.
editor and general manager, have taken
an interest in the Press Institute, at Sa-
vannah State College. Mr. Scott made it
possible for six trophies to be presented
at the recent Institute.

Beautiful home of Mrs. Nancy Collier on
Vic*o;y Drive in Savannah, Ga.

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CLAUDE W. CARPENTER, 300 5th

Street, Columbus, Georgia, is the Trades

and Industries Teacher at Spencer High

School, Columbus, Georgia.

CLASS 1938
LOUISE DAVIS EDWARDS, Log
Cabin Centre, Mayfield, Georgia, is the
Home Economics Teacher at the Spring-
field H&I School, Mayfield, Georgia.
She has done advanced study at Atlanta
University.

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MRS. NANCY COLLIER
An alumna of Savannah Slate

ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT

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He began matriculation in MeHarrv
Medical College's School of Dentistry,
later changing to the School of Medi-
cine, and received his M.D. degree in
medicine in 1939. He was selected as
one of the top ten men of his class, and
did his interneship as well as his resi-
dency at MeHarry, with Gynecology
and obstetrics as a specialty.

In 1941 he returned to Savannah to
begin practice of medicine, specializing
in Women's Diseases.

He is a member of the South Atlantic
Medical Society, Georgia State Asso-
ciation of Physicians and Pharmicists,
National Medical Association, member
of staff of Charity Hospital, and of
Memorial Hospital of Chatham County.
MeHarry Alumni. Homer G. Phillips
Interne Council.

He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity, St. Stevens Episcopal
Church, The Hub Civic Organization of
Savannah, YMCA, NAACP, and is col-
lege physician of Savannah State Col-
lege. Dr. McDew is married to the for-
mer Mary Bradley of South Bend, In-
diana, has two children. Frieda Pauline
and Stephanie Maria.

Albert S. Bacon
New State Agriculture Agent

Albert S. Bacon was born in Brooks
County, where he received his early ed-
ucation. He later came to Savannah
State College where he received the B.S.
degree in agriculture in 1938.

While in high school he won first
prize in a State-wide Cotton Contest as
well as in a Corn Contest and later was
voted Highest-Ranking Student in the
Senior Class.

In college, he wrote the best essay
on Soil Conservation and in his senior
year was the Highest Ranking Senior
and was voted best albround student at
Georgia State College.

In 1951, he received a grant from the
Farm Foundation to study for a year at
the University of Minnesota, where he
received the M.S. degree in 1952.

Mr. Bacon is a member of St. Mat-
thew's Episcopal Church, American
Farm Economic Association and Adult
Education Association.

He is married and has one child.

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Page 13

A Financial Statement of

The Savannah State College Alumni

Scholarship Fund

AS OF NOVEMBER 12, 1954

1. Balance on deposit in Carver Savings Bank

as of June 1, 1954 $2,335.68

2. Contributions received from June 26

through November 10, 1954 94.50

Mr. L. Allen $ -50

Mrs. L. Atkinson 3.00

Mr. B. Brown 1-00

Mrs. M. Council 10.00

Mrs. F. Golden 10.00

Mrs. N. Hopkins 5.00

Miss Lemons 5.00

Mrs. L. Mabry 5.00

Mrs. M. Roberts 10.00

Mrs. L. Rucker 10.00

St. Matthews Episcopal Church Men's Club 15.00

Mr. P. Smalls 2.00

Mr. D. Thomas 10.00

Mr. A. Waters 5.00

Mrs. M. Weatherspoon 1.00

Mr. A. Williams 1.00

Mr. I. Williams 1.00

$94.50

3. Interest credited to the account as of July 1, 1954 12.76

4. Total money received, as of November 10, 1954 2.442.94

5. Expenditures 2,381.96

To Savannah State College for grant-in-aid

assistance $2,376.50

To College Center 2.06

To. Mrs. Dennis & Mr. W. Anderson 2.50

Stamps -90

$2,381.96

6. Balance on deposit in Carver Savings Bank

as of November 10, 1954 60.98

Respectfully submitted,

T. C. Meyers, General Treasurer

November 12, 1954

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ROSALYN DAVIS, 514 West 34th
Street, Savannah, Georgia, is teaching
at The Haven Home School, Savannah,
Georgia. She received the Master's De-
gree from Columbia University. She is
the former Miss Rosalyn Jackson.

CLASS 1939
MARY B. PEARSON, 534 East 32nd
Street, Savannah, Georgia, is Secretary
to the Division of General Extension.
Savannah State College, Savannah,
Georgia. She is the former Miss Mary
Beaton.

JOHN T. O'NEAL, Box 391, Madi-
son, Georgia, teaches Vocational Agri-
culture at the Pearl High School, Madi-
son, Georgia. He has done advanced
study at Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee.
Alabama.

MRS. MATTIE THARPE COPE-
LAND, P. 0. Box 350, Madison, Geor-
gia, is Home Demonstration Agent in
Madison. Georgia. Mrs. Copeland was
formerly Miss Mattie Tharpe.

CLASS 1940

ELSIE ADAMS BREWTON, Hardee-
ville, South Carolina, is the Girls' Bas-
ketball Coach and Girls' Counsellor. She

ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT

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T. J. HOPKINS
Lieutenant Colonel T. J. Hopkins was
educated in the public schools of Sa-
vannah, graduated from the High School
Department of Georgia State College
and from Howard University in Elec-
trical Engineering. He has been an
electrical Engineer and Contractor in
Savannah since 1928 except for three
years and eight months when he was in
the Army and served as Operations Of-
ficer and Intelligence Officer for the
369th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group
guarding Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, Com-
mander of the 1st Battalion 1322 En-
gineer G. S. Regiment, and Operations
Officer for the 1312 Engineer G. S.
Regiment in Luzon in the Philippine
Islands. He has served as the Chairman
of the Board of Managers for the Car-
negie Library, Past District Commander
of District A, American Legion Post,
Past Commander of the Vance Allison
Post No. 2933, V.F.W., Past President
of the Mutual Benevolent Society, Past
President of the Savannah Chapter of
the Howard University Alumni, Vice
President of the Electrical Contractors'
Association of Savannah, Basileus of Mu
Phi Chapter, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity,
a member of the Hub, Omar Temple
Order of Mystic Shrine. President of
the Pan Hellenic Council, Assistant Di-
rector of Civil Defense, Chairman of the
Building and Property Committee of the
Board of Managers for the West Broad
Street Y.M.C.A.. a member of the Ex-
ecutive Committee for the Profect Sabre
and a member of St. Matthew's Episco-
pal Church.

is the former Miss Elsie Adams.

ROGER B. JONES, 811 Googe Street,
Savannah. Georgia, is teaching in the
High School Department at the Wood-
ville High School, Savannah. Georgia.
He has done advanced study at Atlanta
University.

CLASS 1941

MRS. PANSY LEE BROWN, 912
Waters Avenue, Savannah, Georgia, is
the Home Economics instructor at Lib-
erty County High School, Mcintosh,
Georgia. She has done additional study
at Savannah State College.

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MISS MIRIAM FRANCES GRANT,
2006 Harden Street, Savannah, Georgia,
is the Home Economics instructor at
A. E. Beach High School. She has
done additional study at Columhia Uni-
versity.

CLASS 1941

ODESSA A. HALL. 21 Blitch Street.
Statesboro, Georgia, is an Elementary
Teacher at William James High School,
Statesboro. Georgia. She has done ad-
vance study at Columbia University.
Mrs. Hall was formerly Miss Odessa
M. Allen.

MAECO DAVID WATERS
Class of 1915

JOHN CAESAR KING, 8 Boozer

Street. Hogansville, Georgia, is a teach-
er at West End High School. Hogans-
ville. Georgia. He has done advanced
study at Tuskegee Institute. Tuskegee.
Alabama.

MRS. ANNE TALLEY HUDSON,

430 2nd Avenue, Columbus, Georgia, is
a Clothing Instructor at Spencer High
School, Columbus. Georgia. She has
done advanced study at Columbia Uni-
versity.

CLASS 1942

SAMUEL C. WILLIAMS, R.F.D. No.
1, Box 18, Culverton, Georgia, is the
teacher of Vocational Agriculture, at
the Springfield A&I School, Mayfield,
Georgia.

MARY 0. JACKSON, 724 East 38th
Street, Savannah, Georgia, is teaching

at the Paulsen Street School, Savannah.
Georgia. She has done advanced study
at Atlanta University and Tuskegee In-
stitute.

VIRGINIA R. BLALOCK. 1021 West
41st Street, Savannah, Georgia, is teach-
ing at Springfield Terrace, Savannah,
Georgia. She has done advanced study
at Columbia University, New York City.
She has also received the Master's De-
gree. She was the former Miss Vir-
ginia Robinson.

JOHN H. MYLES, 612 East 34th
Street, Savannah, Georgia, is the teach-
er of Physical Education at the Haven
Home School, Savannah, Georgia. He
received the Master's Degree in 1951,
and has done advanced study toward
the Doctor of Education Degree.

PERCY HUNTER STONE, JR.. is
principal of the Patrick Central High
School in Stuart, Virginia. Mr. Stone
graduated with the B.S. degree in Agri-
culture, and in 1952 received the M.S.
degree from the University of Connecti-
cut.

CLASS 1944

BENJAMIN GORDON, attended the
public schools of Washington County,
graduating from T. J. Elder High
School. Sandersville, Georgia, in June
1940. He entered Savannah State Col-
lege in September of the same year, hav-
ing to leave to join the armed services.
After a tour of military duty, he re-
turned to this college, graduating in
1944 with the B.S. degree in Biology.

He was enrolled in Howard Univer-
sity's graduate school for one year, leav-
ing to become a statistical clerk at the
Census Bureau, Washington. D. C, and
later a postal clerk in the Washington
Post Office. He remained there until he
entered the Howard University Dental
School in 1950, graduating in 1954.

While at Howard, he was a member
of the student division of the American
Dental Association and the Chi Delta
Nu Fraternity.

Dr. Gordon is licensed by both the
Georgia State Board of Dental exam-
iners and the National Board of Dental
Examiners. He practices in the city of
Savannah at 901 West Broad Street.

He is a member of the Chatham
Dental Society, Savannah Alumni Chap-
ter of Howard University and Savannah
State Alumni Association.

CLASS 1944
ESTHER MAE SHERMAN, 26 Sun-
set Avenue, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia, is a
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Doris Harris, Savannah State College.
Savannah, Ga., is Cashier, Business Of-
fice at Savannah State College. (1949)

George Miller, Savannah, Ga., is
Bookkeeper, Business Office at Savan-
nah State College. (1951)

Varnetta Frazier, Savannah State Col-
lege, is Dietitian at Savannah State Col-
lege.

Josephine France Hubert, Savannah.
Ga., is Secretary and Assistant in the
Division of Arts and Sciences at Sa-
vannah State College. (1951)

Dorothy Boston Wilson, Savannah.
Ga., is Secretary in the Office of Geor-
gia Agricultural Extension Service.

Ruth Dobson, Savannah, Ga., is Critic-
Teacher, Powell Laboratory School, Sa-
vannah State College. (1950)

Eldora Dixon Marks, Savannah, Ga..
is Critic Teacher, Powell Laboratory
School. Savannah State College. ( 1949 )

Roberta Glover Webb Savannah, Ga..
Secretary to Dean of Faculty, Savannah
State College. ( 1954)

Mary Sullivan. Secretary in Library
at Savannah State College. (1954)

Gwendolyn Lester Bass, Savannah
State College. Secretary to Director of
Public Relations. Savannah State Col-
lege.

Collis S. Florence. Savannah State
College, Manager of College Center, Sa-
vannah State College.

MRS. LUCILE DIXON WILEY was the wife of
the lale Cyrus C. Wiley, second president oi
Savannah Slate College. She was educated in
the public schools of Savannah and at Georgia
State College. Mrs. Wiley has taught in the
Valdosia public school system, served as House
Counselor at Morris Brown, College and for 15
years, until her retirement in 1950, she worked
at Albany State College.

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teacher at Fair Street High School.
Gainesville. Georgia. She has clone ad-
vanced study at Atlanta University, At-
lanta. Georgia.

VIRGINIA C. FLOYD, 705 West
Gwinnett Street, Savannah, Georgia, is
a teacher at the East Broad Street
School, Savannah, Georgia. She was the
former Miss Virginia Cory.

HATTIE V. OVERSTREET. 1505
Reynolds Street. Savannah, Georgia,
teaches Social Science at Screven Coun-
ty Training School. Sylvania, Georgia.
Mrs. Overstreet was formerly Miss Hat-
tie V. Smith.

H. M. Collier's Home on Mills B. Lane Avenue
in Savannah, Ga.

DOROTHY 0. THOMPSON, 4154
Swann Street. Columbus. Georgia,
teaches at Spencer High School. Colum
bus. Georgia. She has done advanced
study at Florida A. and M. College and
Atlanta University. Mrs. Thompson was
formerly Miss Dorothy 0. Jackson.

CLASS 1945

BESSIE McLENDON GILLIS. Vi-
dalia, Georgia, is the Jeanes Supervisor
at the Risley High School, Brunswick,
Georgia. She received the Master of
Education Degree from New York Uni-
versity. She was the former Miss Bessie
J. Gillis.

MARY SHAW HARPE. P. 0. Box

292, Arlington, Georgia, is a Home Eco-
nomics Teacher at Arlington High

School, Arlington. Georgia. She has
done advanced study at Tuskegee Insti-
tute. Tuskegee. Alabama. Mrs. Harpe
was formerly Miss Mary Allen Shaw.

FRANCIS McBRIDE. 1420 West
Hancock Street, Athens, Georgia, is an
elementary teacher at the East Athens
School. Athens, Georgia.

Mrs. McBride is the former Frances
Eberhart and is a native of Athens,
Georgia. She received her Master's
Degree in Education from Atlanta Uni-
versity in 1953 and since that time has
done further graduate study there in
the field of elementary education.

Mrs. McBride is married to Willie
Howard McBride who graduated in
1949. Mr. McBride is principal of the
Pinson Street School, Newman, Georgia.

LOUISE BING ROBERTS, 95 0
Wheaton Street, Savannah. Georgia, is
teaching at the Haven Home School,
Savannah. Georgia. She has done ad-
vanced study at Atlanta University, At-
lanta, Georgia. She is the former Miss
Louise Bing.

MAIZIE BELL WELSON. 619 West
37th Street, Savannah, Georgia, is the
Home Economics Teacher at the Wood-
ville High School. Savannah. Georgia.
She has done advanced study at At-
lanta University.

LEAH S. GREENE. 212 East Park
Avenue, Savannah. Georgia, is teaching
at Florence Street School. Savannah,
Georgia. She received the Master's De-
gree from the Teachers College. Colum-
bia University. New York City. She
is the former Miss Leah Skipper.

CLASS 1946

WILLIAM E. McMULLEN, P. 0. Box
312, Sparta. Georgia, is a teacher at
Old Beulah High School. Devereux.
Georgia. He has done advanced study
at Atlanta University.

CARLTON MORSE, P. 0. Box 297.
Sparta, Georgia, is the Princinal at the
L. S. Ingraham High School, Sparta,
Georgia. He received his Master's De-
gree from Atlanta University in 1951.

JOHN EDWARD ROBINSON. P. 0.
Box 317. Hogansville, Georgia, is the
Principal at the West End High School,
Hogansville. Georgia. Fie received the
Master's Degree from Atlanta Univer-
sity.

MARIE B. MARTIN. Box 410 Madi-
son, Georgia, is the Jeanes Supervising
Teacher. Madison. Georgia. She re-

ceived the Master's Degree from Atlanta
University and has done additional
study at Columbia LIniversity, New York
City. Mrs. Martin was the former Miss
Emma Marie Bass.

SAMUEL L. LESTER, Savannah
State College. Savannah, Georgia, is the
assistant principal and mathematics
teacher at the Patrick Central High
School, Stuart, Virginia. He has done
advanced s'udy at Atlanta University.
Atlanta, Georgia.

CLASS 1947

JAMES E. McMULLEN. P. O. Box
357, Sparta, Georgia, is a principal in
Hancock County, Sparta, Georgia. He
has done advanced study at the Uni-
versity of Indiana.

MARY L. JORDAN, 644 N. Main
Street, Madison, Georgia, is a teacher
at Ebenezer School, Madison Georgia.
She has done advanced study at Atlanta,
Georgia.

ARYE ELIZABETH ROBINSON, Box

414, Cairo. Georgia, is a teacher at
West End High School, Hogansville,
Georgia. Mrs Robinson was formerly
Arye Elizabeth Rakestraw.

MRS. OLA B. JOHNSON 32 Poplar
Street. Hogansville. Georgia, is a teach
cr at West End High School, Hogans-

DR. ALFRED J. ELKINS
Class of 1905, Cincinnati, Ohio

ville, Georgia. She has done advanced
study at Atlanta University. She was
formerly Miss Ola Mae Byrd.

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CLASS 1947

SULA G. HAYNES, 1108 East 61st
Street, Savannah. Georgia, is teaching
in the Elementary Department at the
East Broad Street School, Savannah.
Georgia. She is the former Miss Sula
Gamble.

WILMA B. HOPKINS, 618 West 41st
Street, Savannah. Georgia, is the Home
Economics Teacher at the Woodville

'W«»;'

Odest Watson (sealed). Realtor in Albany, Ga.

Walson is ex-presideni of S.S.C's Alumni

at Albany.

High School, Savannah, Georgia. She
is the former Miss Wilma Bailey.

MARGARET M. WILLIAMS, 1104
Byrd Street, Savannah, Georgia. She is
the Jeanes Supervisor in Jesup, Geor-
gia. She has done advanced study at
Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia.
She is the former Miss Margaret May-
nor.

CLASS 1948

EVA C. HUBERT, Route 2, Box 78,
Mayfield, Georgia, is teaching at the
Beulah Elementary School. Culverton,
Georgia.

MARIE SCANTLING McMULLEN,
P. 0. Box 357. Sparta, Georgia, is a
teacher at the Warren Elementary
School, Sparta, Georgia. She has done
advanced study at Indiana University.
She was formerly Miss Marie Scantling.

IDA RUTH DOWERS, Box 61,

Waynesboro. Georgia, is a Home Eco-
nomics Teacher at Waynesboro H&I
School. Waynesboro, Georgia.

ELISE JOYCE KENT. 222 Bulloch
Street. Statesboro, Georgia, is a teacher
at the William James High School.
Statesboro. Georgia. She has done ad-
vanced study at Columbia University.

LILLA ASHE JONES, Box 2 01.
Greensboro, Georgia, she is a teacher at
Mount Zion School. Buckhead, Georgia.
She was formerly Miss Lilla Ashe.

CARRIE B. POWELL, Savannah
State College, Savannah. Georgia, is the
assistant Negro State 4-H Club Agent
in Savannah, Georgia.

CLASS 1949

WILLIAM B. JACKSON, 1432 Au-
gusta Avenue, is a Mathematics instruc-
tor at Paulsen School.

MRS. ELOSIE HOLMES HARKER,
655 W. 42nd Street, Savannah. Georgia,
is teaching at the Culver Jr. High
School.

ARTHUR WILLIAM. 587 Pine
Street. Jesup. Georgia, is the Mathe-
matics instructor at Wayne County
Training School.

MISS EDNA CYNTHIA ARM-
STRONG, Route 1, Box 68, Woodbine.
Georgia, is an instructor at Ralph J.
Bunche School. Woodbine. Georgia. She
has done advanced study at Atlanta Uni-
versity and Pennsylvania State Llniver-
sity.

MISS DORRIS D. WILLIAMS. 1021
Terrace Street, Savannah. Georeria, is
teaching at Maple Street School. Savan-
nah. Georgia. She has done additional
study at Savannah State College.

MRS. LETL/V R. BUTLER. 1829 W.
56th Street. Savannah. Georgia, is the
Mathematics instructor at West Broad
Streef School. Savannah. Georgia. She
was formerly Miss Leila R. Hill.

RICHARD WILSON. 2125 College
Circle. North. Waverlv. Georg:a. is Prin-
cipal and instructor at Waverlv Elemen-
tary School, Waverly, Georgia. He has
done additional study at Florida A. & M.
University.

MERWIL P. JACKSON, 744 Yama-
craw Village. Savannah. Georgia, is
teaching at Haven Home School, Savan-
nah, Georgia.

MRS. MAMIE PLEASANT CAMP-
BELL. 914 W. Victory Drive, Savan-

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HEADLINES FROM PERIODICALS

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The enrollment of the winter quarter
1955 at Savannah State College is as
follows: Regular students, 840; evening
students, 95; state area trade school 90;
informal adult courses in home econo-
mics. 80. —SAVANNAH MORNING
NEWS.

Representative Visits

Wendell P. Alston, national represen-
tative for Esso Standard Oil Company
held a series of conferences with stu-
dents and faculty members relative to
employment of Negroes in various fields.
These conferences were a major part of
the Leadership Institute sponsored at
Savannah State College. —SAVANNAH
MORNING NEWS.

Noted Author Visits

J. Saunders Redding, noted author
and professor of English at Hampton
Institute, Virginia, is scheduled to visit
Savannah State College during the com-
ing week. He is to be consultant during
the Statewide High School Language
Arts Festival, March 9-11.

Students from high schools through-
out the state will show their talents in
verse and prose writing, oratory, spell-
ing, drama/tics, poetic interpretation,
choral reading, and discussion techni-
ques. Redding and members of the Eng-
lish department of Savannah State
College vill hold seminars for the
benefit of high school English teachers.
The festival is sponsored by the college
in conjunction with the Savannah Morn-
ing News and Evening Press. — SA-
VANNAH MORNING NEWS— March
6, 1955.

National Alpha Kappa Mu

Thirty-five Negro colleges were repre-
sented at the 17th National Convention
of Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society
which met at Savannah State College
March 31-April 2. Membership in the
society consists of highest ranking stu-
dents in their respective colleges.

Among the nationally known figures
addressing the delegates were Dr. Martin
Jenkins, president of Morgan State
College, Baltimore; Dr. T. C. Cothran.
of A.M.&N. College, Pine Bluff. Arkan-
sas: Mrs. Theresa Wilkins, U. S. Office
of Education, Washington, D. C; and
Dr. Margaret Just Butcher, professor of
English at Howard University, Washing-
ton, D. C.

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nah. Georgia, is an instructor at West
Savannah School, Savannah. Georgia.
She has done additional study at At-
lanta University, Savannah. Georgia,
and Beach High Work Shop. She was
formerly Miss Mamie Pleasant.

MISS NEUQUETTA LOWE, 608 E.

34th Street, Savannah, Georgia, is teach-
ing at Maple Street School, Savannah,
Georgia. She has done additional study
at Atlanta. University.

MRS. JULIA L. SKRINE, Box 181.
Savannah State College, Savannah.
Georgia, is an instructor at Harris Street
School. She has done additional study
at Atlanta University. She was former-
ly Miss Julia L. King.

SARAH W. HUNT, Route 2, Box
205, Devereaux. Georgia, is teaching at
the L. S. Ingraham High School. Sparta.
Georgia.

GERALDINE JORDAN. 515 39th

Statesboro. Georgia, is the Vocational
Home Economics Teacher at the Wil-
liam James High School at Statesboro,
Georgia. She has done advanced study
at Columbia University.

PRINCE A. JACKSON, 124 Reynolds
Street. Savannah, Georgia, is teaching
at the William James High School,
Statesboro, Georgia. He received the
M.S. Degree in Mathematics from New
York University.

NELLIE STANGLIN BRITTAIN, 210

Peachtree Street, Washington, Georgia.
is teaching at the Washington High
School, Washington, Georgia.

RALPH BARNHART, 412 19th

Street, Columbus, Georgia, is teaching
at the Spencer High School, Columbus.
Georgia.

LILLIAN J. MOORE, 307 Pearl

Street, Madison. Georgia, is teaching
at Bethel School, Madison, Georgia. She
has done advanced study at Atlanta Uni-
versity.

ROLIN BASS 637 North M. Street, is
teaching at the Flat Rock School, Madi-
son, Georgia. She received the Master's
Degree from Atlanta University.

MARTHA F. STINSON, Route 2.
Madison, Georgia, is teaching at Spring-
field School in Madison, Georgia. She

has done advanced study at Atlanta Uni-
versity. Atlanta, Georgia.

IDA REBECCA BOOKER. Route 4.
Madison, Georgia, is teaching at Buck-
head School in Madison. Georgia. She
has done advanced study at Atlanta Uni-
versity, Atlanta. Georgia.

MARIE NOLAN. 252 Magnolia Av-
enue. Athens, Georgia, is teaching at
Burney School, Madison. Georgia. She
has done advanced study at Tuskegee
Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama.

MYRA WILLIAMS. 252 Magnolia
Avenue. Athens. Georgia, is teaching at
the Burney Street School. Madison,
Georgia. She has done advanced study
at Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Ala-
bama. Mrs. Williams is the former
Myra Nolan.

CLASS 1950

ROBERT DeLOACH. JR., 621 E.
Duff Street. Folkston. Georgia, is the
Principal of Folkston Colored School.
Folkston, Georgia. He has done addi-
tional study at Atlanta University and
New York University.

JESSE A. STEVENS. R.F.D. 1. Mcin-
tosh, Georgia, is Principal and Social
Science instructor at Hineshaw Elemen-
tary School. Mcintosh, Georgia. He
has done additional study at New York
UJniversity.

MRS. MAMIE A. SEVENS, Mcin-
tosh, Georgia, is teaching at Liberty
County High School.

SAMUEL T. SPAULDING, P. O. Box
59, McRae. Georgia, is the instructor of
Biology at Peabody High School. East-
man, Georgia.

CARL LOGAN, 623 Kline Street, Sa-
vannah, Georgia, is the Industrial Arts
teacher at Cuyler Junior High School
in Savannah. Georgia.

MISS LEOLA RUTH SANDERS.
1202 Love Street, Savannah, Georgia,
is an instructor at West Savannah Ele-
mentary School, Savannah. Georgia.

MISS MILDRED M. BUTLER, Route
1. Box 65, Mcintosh. Georgia, is teach-
ing at Retreat Elementary School. Mc-
intosh, Georgia.

BRIDGES W. EDWARDS. Box 253,
is the Social Science instructor at Eu-
lonia Consolidated School. He has done
additional study at Atlanta University,
Atlanta, Georgia.

RT. REV. DAVID K. SIMS, Bishop

Born ai Talledega, Ala. EckicaJ?d a! Oberlin
College, Oberlin Diviniiy School, The University
of Chicago, Yale Diviniiy School; receiving the
degrees of A.B., B.D., A.M., Honorary degrees:
D.D., LL.D. from Wilberforce Morris Brown Col-
lege, Livingston College and Allen University.

Was vice president of Morris Brown, president
of Allen University, Bishop of the A.M.E. Church,
serving in Africa and the United States, Execu-
tive Com. of the Federal Council of Churches
of Christ in America. Listed in The Encyclopedia
"WHO IS WHO IN THE EAST." During his col-
lege days was on the varsity football and tract
teams at Oberlin and the Georgia SJaie College.
Now the Presiding Bishop of the Eastern Area of
the United Peoples Melhodisf Church, of which
he is the Founder. Served as Director and Vice
President of The Citizens and Southern Bank and
Trust Co., Philadelphia, Pa. A world traveler
and lectcrer. Identified with the Republican
party on a national scale.

BENJAMIN SIMON. P. O. Box 304,
Pooler, Georgia, is teaching at Pooler,
Georgia.

MRS. BEULAH L. THOMPSON, P.
O. Box 535, Moultrie. Georgia, is an
instructor at Homerville Elementary
and High School, Homerville, Georgia.
She has done additional study at Florida
A. & M. UJniversity, Tallahassee.

EMMIE M. HARPER. General De-
livery, Sparta. Georgia, is a teacher at
the L. S. Ingraham High School, Sparta,
Georgia.

GERTRUDE EVERETT. 227 Bulloch
Street, Statesboro. Georgia is a teacher
at the William James High School,
Statesboro, Georgia.

SARAH J. MARSH, 121 Whitehall
Street Washington, Georgia, is teaching
at the Washington High School, Wash-
ington, Georgia.

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ESSIE TAYLOR BELL. 505 White-
hall Street. Washington, Georgia is
teaching at the Washington High School,
Washington. Georgia.

ROSA GRANT WARTHEN. 121
Whitehall Street, Washington, Georgia.
is teaching at the Washington High
School, Washington, Georgia.

HENRY D. MOORE, P. 0. Box 61.

Arlington, Georgia Is the Veteran Farm
Instructor at the Arlington Vocational
High School Arlington. Georgia.

BENJAMIN J. COLLINS, P. 0. Box

122 Edison. Georgia is the Vocational
Agriculture Teacher at the Arlington
Vocational High School. Arlington.
Georgia. He has done additional study
at Fort Valley Star College.

HIRAM L. McGEE, 504 East Ander-
son Street, Savannah, Georgia is teach-
ing at the Jefferson County Training
School. He has done advanced study at
Atlanta. Georgia, at Atlanta. Univer-
sity.

CLASS 1951

CHRISTINE ROBINSON. 2904y2
Hopkins Street, Savannah, Georgia is
Teaching at the Woodville High School.
Savannah, Georgia. She is the former
Miss Christine Williams.

LIZZIE HARDEE LEWIS, Rt. 3

Ludowici. Georgia is teaching at the
Walker High School, Ludowici, Georgia.
She is the former Miss Lizzie Hardee.

MARY W. MOORE, 929 Wheaton
Street. Savannah, Georgia, is teaching
at the Maple Street School, Savannah.
Georgia. She is the former Miss Mary
Williams.

ADDIE S. BRANTLEY, is an elemen-
tary teacher at the East Athens School,
Athens, Georgia.

Mrs. Brantley did advanced work at
Atlanta University.

HERMAN BAKER. Rt. 1. Steven
Street. Wadely, Georgia has completed
requirements for entering Pennsylvania
State University on July 5, 1955. He will
begin his work toward a Masters De-
gree in Industrial Education. He is now
a member of the faculty of the Booker
T. Washington Junior High School,
Jefferson, Georgia.

LUVENIA WATKINS. R.F.D. 1.
Devereux, Geirgia is teaching at the
Elementary School in Devereaux, Geor-
gia.

CARRIE MAE WATKINS JACK-
SON, P. 0. Box 27, is teaching at the
Elementary School in Devereux, Geor-
gia. She is the former Miss Carrie Mae
Wakins.

WILLIE J. CONYERS, 709 Foundry
Street, Bainbridge, Georgia is teaching
at the Arlington Vocational High
School, Arlington, Georgia.

PRISCILLA COLEMAN TREMBLE.

210 Roundtree Street, Statesboro.
Georgia is teaching at the William
James High School. Statesboro, Georgia.

MARILYN JACKSON, 124 Reynolds
Street, Savannah, Georgia is teaching at
the William James High School. States-
boro, Georgia.

FRANKIE STEVENS, 903 Elliott
Avenue, Savannah. Georgia is teaching
at the William James High School.
Statesboro, Georgia. She has completed
study for the Masters degree at North
Western University. Mrs. Stevens is the
former Frankie Gross.

ROSA CHAPPEL. R.F.D., Box 79

Culverton, Georgia is teaching at the
Thankful School, Sparta, Georgia.

CLASS 1952

PEARL LEE SCANTLING, P. O. Box

156, Sylvania, Georgia, is a Home Eco-
nomics Teacher at L. S. Ingraham High
School, Sparta, Georgia. She has done
advanced study at Atlanta University,
Atlanta, Georgia.

GUYRIE BRYANT, 825 Athens
Street, Gainesville, Georgia, is a teacher
at Fair Street School, Gainesville, Geor-
gia. She has done advanced study at
Atlanta University. Atlanta, Georgia.

MILDRED WALKER 421 2nd Av-
enue, N. E., Cario, Georgia, is a Home
Economics Teacher at West End High
School, Hogansville, Georgia. She has
done advanced study at Tuskegee In-
stitute. Tuskegee, Alabama.

SUSIE MORGAN JACKSON, 1707
Vine Street, Savannah. Georgia, is
teaching in the West Savannah School,
Savannah, Georgia. She has done ad-
vanced study at New York University.
She is the former Miss Susie Morgan.

MISS GUSSIE LOUISE PERSON, is
teaching at Harris Grove School, De-
vereaux, Georgia.

MRS. ALETHIA MARIE EDWARDS.

formerly Miss Alethia Marie Sheriff,

DR. I. B. BRUTON
BDwling Green, Ky-

922 Jones Street, Sparta, Georgia, is an
instructor at Springfield A & I High
School. Mayfield, Georgia.

MRS. ZADIE L. REEVES, Route 3
Box 84, Mitchell, Georgia, is teaching
in Mitchell. Georgia.

MRS. ANTEE ALLEN LAWSON,
Route 2, Box 77, Culverton, Georgia, is
an instructor at Hickory Grove School
in Culverton, Georgia.

MISS MAZIE E. BURTON, R.F.D. 2.
Box 42, Sparta. Georgia, is teaching
in Hancock County, Sparta. Georgia.

MISS ROSA MAE STRONG, 309 S.
2nd Street, Madison, Georgia, is teach-
ing at Bethel School, Madison. Georgia.
She has done additional study at the
Atlanta University.

WESLEY B. GLOVER, Hardeeville,
S. C. is the instructor of Mathematics
at Walker Street High School, Ludowici.
Georgia.

WILLIE JAMES REID, 710 W.
Gwinnett Street, Savannah, Georgia is
teaching at Paulsen School, Savannah,
Georgia.

MISS JEANNETTE F. JONES, Rt.
1, Box 122, Richmond Hill, Georgia
is the Social Science instructor at
Holmestown School, Richmond Hill.
Georgia.

DORETHA K. WELLS, 808 Carter
Street, Savannah, Georgia is teaching
at the West Savannah School, Savannah,
Georgia. She is doing additional study
now at A.U. Workshop.

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Portion of participants at Second Annual Adult Education Seminar held at Savannah State College.

MR. NORMAN ELMORE,
principal of Maple Street School in Savannah

MRS. MARY SHAW HARPE,

class of 1944, Home Economics teacher in

Arlington, Georgia

MRS. CARETA LOTSON RUSSELL,

graduate cl Savannah State. Mrs. Russel is living

in Baghdad, Iraq, where her husband is

employed as a teacher.

MISS LULA SMITH,
class of 1904, retired teacher of Savannah.

MRS. ELSIE ADAMS BREWTON,
class of 1940, teacher in Hardeeville, S. C.

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ALB£RT S. BACON,

class of 1938, State Agriculture Agent in Georgia.

His headquarters are in Savannah, Georgia,

at Savannah State College.

Savannah State College Salutes Its Alumni — Georgia's Best

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SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

BULLETIN

Special News Edition
SEPTEMBER, 1955

One of the newer buildings on Savannah State's campus is

Cyrus G. Wiley Hall, the new Gymnasium. This building- will
be dedicated during the fall or winter quarter.

Richard R. Wright Hall, another one of the newer buildings
on the campus. This is the men's dormitory which will be
dedicated during the fall or winter quarter also.

THE SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE
BULLETIN

President
DR. WILLIAM K. PAYNE

Editor in Chief
WILTON C. SCOTT

Copy Editor
MRS. GWENDOLYN L. BASS

Photographer
WILLIAM H. M. BOWENS

Secretary
MRS. JUANITA T. WILLIAMS

COLLEGE CALENDAR, 1955-1956

Vol. 9

1955

No. 1

About our cover: The cover for this
edition features one of our in-service
teachers, Mrs. Rosa Mae Burke of Au-
gusta, Georgia.

In addition to her job as teacher at the
Silas X. Floyd Elementary School in
Augusta, Mrs. Burke serves as Secretary
to the Board of Managers of the Phyllis
Wheatley Y.W.C.A.; Chairman of the
school Athletic Committee; member of
the Les Mademoiselles Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club and the Alpha
Gamma Chi Sorority. She is a member
of the Harmony Baptist Church, sings
in the choir, and serves as assistant
church clerk. Mrs. Burke earned 2 A's
during first summer session.

Mrs. Burke, whose hobby is collecting
bird figurines, is married to Harry L.
Burke, employee at the Veterans' Hospi-
tal in Augusta.

Enrollment in 2nd Session

According to the figures received from
the office of Ben Ingersoll, Registrar,
there was a total of 445 students enrolled
during the Second Summer Session, 300
women and 145 men.

This figure includes the 76 Evening
School students who were registered dur-
ing the first session on a ten-week basis
Each regular session lasts five weeks.

September

Monday

Tuesday

Friday

Saturday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

October

Saturday

November

3-5

Thursday-Saturday

Saturday

24-27

Thursday-Sunday

December

Saturday

Monday

13-17

Tuesday-Saturday

Saturday

January

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Saturday

February

Wednesday

6-7

Monday-Tuesday

Saturday

March

Saturday

Monday

13-17

Tuesday-Saturday

Saturday

FALL QUARTER, 1955

Orientation week begins

High Schol validation examination

Registration for continuing students

Registration for Saturday classes

Registration for entering students

Registration for evening classes at 7:00 P.M.

Registration with payment of late fee

Day and evening classes begin

Last day for registration with payment of late fee

Last day for changes in program

Saturday classes begin

Mid-quarter examinations

Comprehensive examinations

Thanksgiving recess

Constitutions examination

English qualifying examination

High School validation examination

Classes end

Final examinations

Fall quarter ends; Christmas vacation begins at

12:50 P.M.
Registration for winter Saturday classes

WINTER QUARTER, 1956

Registration for entering and continuing students

Registration for evening classes at 7:00 P.M.

Day and evening classes begin

Registration with payment of late fee

Last day for registration with payment of late fee

Last day for changes in program

Saturday classes begin

Last day for filing applications for June graduation
Mid-Quarter examinations
Constitutions examination
Comprehensive examinations

High School validation examination

English qualifying examination

Classes end

Final examinations

Winter quarter ends

Registration for spring quarter Saturday classes

Spring Quarter begins at 12:50 P.M.

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I '

The Chief Executive in conference with two of his top building lieutenants. They
are L. to R.: Dr. William K. Payne, President of the College; Feliz J. Alexis, Super-
intendent of Buildings and Grounds; and Emmanuel A. Bertrand, Comptroller.

The Elementary Education
Workshop

The Elementary Education Workshop
class was organized under the leadership
of Mrs. Donella Seabrook, Mrs. Dorothy
Hamilton and Mr. Phillip J. Hampton.

"Implementing the Curriculum Frame-
work to Promote Optimum Pupil Growth"
was chosen as the theme for the work-
shop.

The officers of the workshop were as
follows: Chairman, Mrs. E. T. Maddox;
Co-chairman, Mrs. Willie M. Jenkins;
Secretarial staff, Misses Jean Miller, Lil-
lie Jackson, Eddye L. Jones, Mary Evans,
and Mrs. Clara Bryan; Program Com-
mittee, Mrs. Lelia Braithwaite, Mrs.
Sarah Jaudon, Mrs. Merdis Lyons, Mrs.
L. Crawley, Miss Evelyn James, Mrs.
Freddis Bush, Mrs. Alfredia Burkett,
Mrs. Ethel Hunter; Demonstration Com-
mittee: Mrs. Julia Walton, Mrs. Viola
Boles, Miss Pennie Hill, Mrs. Amey L.
Reddick, Mrs. Mary Roberts, Mr. John
Brown, Mr. G. Golden, Mrs. Nancy Hol-
land, Mrs. Willie B. McLendon, Mrs. J.
Saggers, Mrs. Olivia "Wright, Miss Ber-
nice Jones, Mrs. Geneva Trimm, Mrs.
Lucinda Patterson, Mrs. Alma Griffin;
Audio-Visual Aids Committee: Miss Lo-
retta VanEllison, Mrs. Frinella Dyson,
Mrs. Tthel Greene, Mrs. Thelma Stribl-
ing, Miss Magdalene Beasley; Education-
al and Recreational Committee: Mrs.
Beulah Ramsey, Mrs. Evelyn Reeves,
Mrs. Henrietta Johnson, Mrs. Clara Ran-
dolph.

Assembly days were Tuesday and
Thursday of each week during the hours
of 10:10 A.M. and 11:50 A.M.

The workshop was divided into four
major groups to accomodate the needs
of the people enrolled. These groups were
language Arts, Science, Social Science,
Arithmetic and Fine Arts. Each group

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Arts and Crafts Workshop

The Arts and Crafts Workshop, under
the direction of Mr. Phillip J. Hampton,
was designed to foster "Intellectual
growth thorugh creative experiences."
To accomplish this purpose it was or-
ganized around specific interests based
on individual problems. All experiences
were planned with the following in mind,
"an exchange of ideas, experimentation
and the formulation of a sound element-
ary program." Extensive references were
used in order to gain a broad concept of
activities.

The culminating activity, an exhibit
held in the Fine Arts Building, July 11 -
12, was planned cooperatively by the in-
structor and the workshop participants.

In addition to serpentine and papier
rnache figures, the following articles
were exhibited: papier mache dogs, paper
bag mask, Dutch shoe, aluminum bowl,
toy rattlers, clay bowl, drawings and
paintings, Mrs. Miriam J. Brown;
poster, design, stenciling — Mr.
Alfred Phillips; tray, design, stencil-
ing metal tray — Mrs. Ella D. Smith;
puppet, clay bowl — Miss Eldeen W.
Roberts; wall plaques, bottle lamp —
Mrs. Mae B. Frazier; metal tray — Mr.
Archibald Williams; lamp, metal tray,
block printing — Mrs. Ida M. Johnson;
metal tray, metal bowl — Mrs. Anna L.
Cribbs; toy, metal tray — Miss Simpson;
mask, metal tray — Mrs. Jewel Freeman;
mask stenciling, clay and metal bowl — -
Mrs. Johnnie Fluker.

A very profitable period was spent.
Many helpful ideas were gained which
will enable all participants to organize,
reorganize or augment classroom Art
programs in accord with individual needs.

Summer School at Savannah
State College

Our summer school is designed to af-
ford many opportunities for intellectual,
cultural, and social enrichment of the
experiences of all who attend during the
summer quarter. It proposes: to deepen
and broaden our students' knowledge and
understanding of human affairs: to ori-
ent their attitude toward critical think-
ing; and, to cultivate in them a respect
for humanity.

In regard to intellectual or profession-
al growth, a variety of experiences are
provided through a number of courses
that are carefully selected to meet the
demands of our inservice teachers and
students. These courses are chosen from
the curricula of every division and de-
partment. In addition many workshops
and special courses are offered to help
our inservice teachers cope with some
cf their particular needs. They include:
(1) Workshop in Methods and Materials
of the Elementary Schools; (2) Work-
shop in Methods and Materials of the
Secondary Schools; (3) Arts and Crafts
Workshop; (4) Workshop in the School
Lunch; (5) Creative Design; and (6)
several short courses that are designed
for teachers of industrial arts.

The cultural enrichment of our sum-
mer school activities culminate in a
number of special attractions. Some of
these include: regular and special as-
sembly programs; lectures and lyceum
series, concerts, student publications,
and organizations. These experiences com-
prise an integral part of the curricula
for our summer quarter.

The social lives of those who study
here are enriched through a number of
planned activities. A program of re-
ligious devotion (formal worship and
Sunday School Service) aims to provide
a friendly climate for the cultivation of
the human spirit. Informal socials are
held frequently for all students. Boat
rides, picnics and athletic activities offer
unlimited opportunities for recreational
and social growth.

In addition to the opportunities that
are provided by the faculty and staff
at the college, the city of Savannah, the
second largest in the state, affords many
conveniences, entertainments, recrea-
tions, and a number of settings for
wholesome growth.

On the back of our summer school
bulletin, the following inscription epito-
mizes the setting of the college: "Ideal
Location," "Moderate Expenses," "Mod-
ern" Equipment," "Faculty Well-train-
ed," "Graduates Placed," "Student Wel-
fare Stressed."

The settling of the College together
with the institutional objectives com-
prise the end for which we dedicate
our service.

—DR. E. K. WILLIAMS,
Director

Editorial Note

The Summer Session at Savannah
State College, which has as its major aim
the preparation of principals and teach-
ers for elementary and secondary schools,
and ether leaders to meet successfully
the problems they fac in their schools
and communities, got under way on
Wednesday, June 8. The First Session
ended July 13, with the Second Session
beginning on July 14 and lasting through
August 18.

The college also offered two-three
week short courses for those Trades and
Industrial Education teachers who were
unable to attend the regular summer
session. The short courses were held from
June 27 - July 13 for the First Session
and August 2 - August 18 for the Second
Session.

Elementary Educational Workshop

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selected officers and additional com-
mittees. It was the responsibility of the
group to give demonstrations on the
grade levels of interest, present panel
discussions, forums, or symposiums, and
plan seasional parties. The major interest
groups were divided into three levels,
namely, primary, intermediate and up-
per-elementary.

The Interest groups officers were as
fellows: Social Studies: Chairman, Miss
Loretta VanEllison, Co? chairman, Miss
Jean Z. Miller, Secretary, Miss Evelyn
James. Science: Chairman, Miss Maga-
lene Beasley; Co?chairman, Miss Amey
L. Reddics, Secretary, Mrs. Thelma
Stribling. Arithmetic: Chairman, Mr.
John Brown; Co-chairman, Mrs. Evelyn
Reeves; Secretary, Mrs. Alma Griffin.
Language Arts: Mrs. Lelia Braithwaite,
Chairman; Mrs. Sarah Jaudon, Co-chair-
man, Miss Mary Evans, Secretary.

Other special areas fir study were:
Lettering (Manuscripting), Choral Read-
ing, Creative Dancing, and Dramatics. To
meet the individual needs of the work-
shop, the class secured consultants for
these special areas to assist the various
problems. Miss Euris Smith, Commercial
Instructor at Beach High School in Sa-
vannah, assisted by Miss Kay Francis
Butler, a sophomore at Spellman College,
demonstrated how the creative dance
might be used in the elementary school,
and Mr. William J. Holloway, dean of
men, and director of Student Personnel
Services at Savannah State served as
consultant in the area of social studies.

There were 25 counties represented in
the workshop. They were: Appling,
Baldwin, Beaufort, Ben Hill, Burke,
Candler, Camden, Columbia, Elbert, Ful-
ton, Green, Jess Davis, Liberty, Lowndes,
Mcintosh, Montgomery, Morgan, Oconee,
Screven, Tattnal, Wheeler, Wilkes, Wil-
kinson.

R. L. Smith, class of 1905, is a lawyer in Macon, Georgia and represented his class
at the Annual Alumni Banquet. Mr. Smith has been engaged in the general practice
of law in Macon for the past 33 years.

Louise Lautier Owens, assistant professor in English at Savannah State College, leads
the students at 73rd Commencement Exercise at the College.

Alumni Notes

Miss Christine Whitaker, of Pelham,
Georgia, a 1944 graduate of Savannah
State College has been informed by the
Exposition Press of New York City that
her book of Original Poems, entitled
"Poems for Children" was accepted by
them and will be published in 1956.

Miss Whitaker received her early
school training at Mitchell County Train-
ing School of Pelham, Georgia and re-
ceived a B. S. degree in Elementary
education form Savannah State College
in 1944. While attending Savannah State
College she made a very impressive re-
cord. She has attended Temple Univer-
sity, but received the M. A. degree from
Columbia University where she made an
excellent record. She plans to return to
Columbia and study toward "Teaching
Mentally Retarded Children". At present

she is teaching the eight grade at Li-
berty County High School, Mcintosh, Ga.

Charles C. Bass, Sr., 1951 graduate of
Savannah State College and former
teacher at Hubbard Training School,
Forsyth, Georgia, has been appointed
Field Scout Executive with the Boy
Scouts of America. Bass spent a 45 day
training period at Mortimer Schiff Scout
Reservation, Mendham, N. J., after which
he assumed his duties, with headquarters
in Macon, Georgia. He is married to
Gwendoly Lester Bass, secretary to the
director of Public Relations at Savannah
State College and has two children,
Charles Jr., and Patricia.

President W. K. Payne announced two
new scholarships to Savannah State Col-

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Luten Takes Over
Principalship at
Woodville High

James E. Luten, former ninth grade
and vocational agriculture teacher at
Woodville High School has been named
principal of the school to replace Mrs.
S. M. Tompkins, who retired.

Luten, the new Woodville principal, re-
ceivad his B. S. degree from Savannah
State College in 1939 and earned his
master's degree in education from Tuske-
gee Institute in 1953. He has been em-
ployed by the local system since com-
pleting Savannah State and in addition
to his duties as vocational agriculture
teacher, has taught mathematics and
science. During this summer he has been
in charge of the Negro phase of the vo-
cational canning plant in Woodville.

His wife, Mrs. Edna Kemp Luten, is
also a graduate of Savannah State Col-
lege and is instructor at Cuyler Junior
High School, Savannah.

ALUMNI NOTES (Continued)

lege which are being made available to
high school students. The first is the
Livingstone Scholarship, established
established this year by the First Fed-
eral Savings and Loan Association of
Statesboro, Georgia in memory of Pinck-
ney Livingstone, former janitor of the
Statesboro School. The Scholarship pro-
vides tuition for one year and will be
awarded annually to a worthy high
school student from the counties of Bul-
loch, Bryan, Candler, Emanuel, Evans,
Jenkins, or Screven.

The second scholarship was awarded
by the Board of Directors of H. Minko-
vitz and Sons stores located in States-
boro, Sylvania, and Douglas. This scho-
larship is also fo rone year and will be
awarded to a high school grduate from

Georgia Peaches enjoy campus life at Savannah State College.

College athletic poses with co-eds between classes during summer session. Shown
from L to R are: Ethel Mack, Agusta; Richard Washington, star basketball player,
Nefw Orleans; Doris Moore, Savannah.

Bulloch, Screven, or Coffee County for
the first year, beginning with the school
year in September 1955. and will be ro-
tated among the counties in succeeding
years.

A book, "The Columbia Encyclopedia",
was presented to the Savannah State
College Library in honor of the late

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ALUMNI NOTES (Continued)

Lieut. Charles Moultrie, 1952 graduate of
the College. The gift was made possible
through the donation of the friends and
associates of Lieut. Moultrie at Levy's
department store, where he was formerly
employed.

Lieut. Moultrie was killed in an air-
plane crash on June 27, 1954.

Two Savannah State College faculty
members received grants-in-aid to study
during this summer. They were Mrs.
Louise Owens, English instructor and
Mrs. Martha Avery, Home Economics
instructor. The grants were given by
the Southern Fellowship Funds, an ex-
perimental program of grants-in-aid for
summer school study. Mrs. Owens ma-
triculated at New York University and
Mrs. Avery at Ohio State University.

Among the other Savannah State Col-
lege faculty members who were away
studying this summer are. Miss Mary
Herd, University of Southern California;
Mrs. Luetta Upshur, Breadloaf School,
Middlebury, Vt.; Frank Tharpe, Iowa
State College, and Mr. Nelson Freeman,
Columbia University.

Gladys M. Burney, 1951 graduate of
Savannah State College, received the
M.S. degree in Home Economics from
North Carolina College at Durham, re-
cently. She is now teaching in Waynes-
boro, Georgia.

The Rev. Joseph Bertrand, C.S.S.R.,
brother of Mr. E. A. Bertrand, comp-
troller at Savannah State College, was
ordained to the Holy Priesthood recently
at Mount Saint Alphonsus Seminary at
Esopus, N.Y. The Ordination was con-
ferred by His Eminence Francis Cardinal
Spellman.

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Baker following
their recent marriage in Darien, Georgia,
vannah State College and a 1954 attend-
Mrs. Baker is a June graduate of Sa-
ent to "Miss Savannah State".

Group of students seen leaving the library. Top step, L to R: Miss Leona Bolden,
senior majoring in Mathematics; Thomas Johnson, Junior, Biology major. Bottom
step, L to R: Alexander Garner, Junior, General Science, major; Delores Miller,
Senior, Social Science major.

College Students Learn Physicial Education Stunt.

Dr. and Mrs. Charles Epps are shown here with their wed^ng attendants, following the rites which took place in Savannah
recently. Left to Right: Miss Minnie Rose James, Atlanta; Mi s Lois Wilson, Savannah; Missess June and Majorie Epps
(sisters of the groom) Baltimore; Mrs. Blanche Stevens, Wash lgton; Dr. and Mrs. Charles Epps, Dr. William K. P^ayne, Jr.,
(brother of the bride), St. Louis, Missouri; Frank Baldwin, Sa/annah; Paul Johnson, Baltimore and Medicus Simmons, Savan-
nah. Front row, Left to right: Sybil Long, Flower Girl; Ann Scott and Shelia Clemmons, Junior Attendants; and Micheal
Myers, Ring Bearer, all of Savannah.

The Bride is the former Dr. Roselyn E. Payne, daughter of President and Mrs. W. K. Payne of Savannah State College.

August Graduates: ELEMENTARY EDUCATION — Nena M. Beasley, Wrens; Ann Boatwright, Glenwood; Mary E. Ford
Braddy. Sandersville; Marie Jean Carswell, Bartow; Roslyn Cheely, Mitchell; Nadene Cooper, Leslie; Frinella Pullin Dyson,
Augusta; Virginia Catherine Frazier, Savannah; Celia Bell Hall, Savannah; Dorothy Louise Hannah, Savannah; Ethel Johnson
Harris, Ludowici; Fannie Pope Hayes, Rayle; Eula Virginia Hicks, Cairo; Etta Belle Johnson, Mayfield; Irene Jeanette Johnson,
Savannah; Eddye Lee Jones, East Point; Elizabeth L. Jordan, Barnesville; Ada Mae Lawrence, Sparta; Annie Ruth Martin,
Gainesville; Mattie Lee McBride, Waynesboro; Maggie Johnson McCoy, Lyons; Lezeter Terry Parker, Screven; Ruby Dean Phil-
lips, Fitzerald; Lucille Howell Powell, Mcintosh; Gertha Stafford Raysor, Woodbine; Amey Louise Reddick, Savannah; Evelyn
Reeves, Milledgeville; Dorothy Jane Scott, Hazlehurst; Thomas Scott, Woodbine; Almaritta Shatten, Statesboro; Willie Louise
Spencer, Savannah; Thelma Stribling, Douglas; Eva Witherspoon, Pearson; Pearlie Mae Gray Williams, Sylvania; Jessie V.
Harris, Fitzgerald. GENERAL SCIENCE — George Johnson, Thunderbolt; Alexander Spencer Luten, Savannah; Lois Reeves,
Milledgeville. LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE — Geneva Mae Young, Savannah. MATHEMATICS — Jimmie Dorge
Habersham, Stapleton; Carl Raymond Hart, Savannah; Sarah Francine Ivey, Waycross; Lillie Ruth Massey, Savannah; SOCIAL
SCIENCE — Charles Lawrence Brannen, Savannah; Earle Berksteiner, Savannah; James Clifford Murray, Jacksonville; Earl
Lawrence Matthews, Jesup; Charles Wilhute, Savannah. DIVISION OF TRADES AND INDUSTRIES — Pies James Bruce,
Savannah.

Savannah State College graduates and former students work as public health nurses for Chatham County and city of Savan-
nah. L. to R. top row: Miss Laura King, Mrs. Roberta Spenser, Mrs. Thelma Ackinson; L. to R. bottom row: Miss Charlotte Wilcox,
Mrs. Mildred Y. Martin, Miss Alfreda Brown.

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Savannah State College School of Practical Nursing. Front Row L. to R.: Mrs.
Cloreta Byers, Mrs. Ruby Holman, Miss Emma C. Tig-gs, Miss Ossie L. Stewart, Miss
Mary D. Smith, Mrs. Ruth Blyer, Miss Evelyn Jones, Mrs. Evelena W. Jackson.
Back Row L. to R.: Mrs. C. Edna Robinson, Miss Katherine Hinson, Mrs. Arabelle
Coleman, Mrs. Ellen C. Crawford, Mrs. Dorothy Cannon, Mrs. A. L. Taylor, Instructor;
Mrs. Ethel F. Cooper, Mrs. Carrie B. Swinson, Mrs. Louise J. Bryant, Mrs. Evelyn
Mincey, Mrs. Gertrude Johnson, Mrs. Gertrude Hall. Those not shown on photo are:
Mrs. Virginia Pelote, Miss Marjorie Weston, Miss Willie Lee Tyler, Mrs. Vernice
Green.

A group of in-service teachers pulling
a Lithograph in the Public School Art
Class. Shown from L. to R. are: (back-
ground) Mrs. Laura Martin, Mrs. Thelma
Robinson, Robert Mobley. Front Row:
Mary J. Jackson, Mrs. Martha Johnson,
Thomas Milledge.

Mr. John B. Clemmons giving last minute instructions to portion of cast of the production "The Spider and the Fly" which
was presented to the summer school student body.

Scene taken from "See How They Run" presented at Savannah State College by
the Tennessee Repertory players.

Alumnae received many valuable gifts

upon her retirement as principal of
Woodville High School, Savannah, Ga.
Mrs. Sophonia Tompkins graduated from
Savannah State College in 1947 and
retired after serving the public schools
for more than 40 years.

Highest ranking Seniors at Savannah
State College. L. to R. Mrs. Ardelma
Isaac, Savannah; and Miss Doris Sand-
ers, Columbus.

Cecilio J. Williams, Savannah State Col-
lege basketball star from Colon Republic
of Panama, as he receives his diploma
from Dr. W. K. Payne.

The following is a list of contributions
made by the Savannah Alumni Chapter
toward the Savannah State College
Alumni Association Scholarship Drive:

WEST SAVANNAH SCHOOL: Mrs.
Mamie P. Campbell, $2.00; Miss Carolyn
Lewis, $10.00; Mrs. Alma Wade, $1.00;
Mrs. Marguerite Long, $2.00; Miss Myr-
tice James, $3.00; Miss Leola Sanders,
$5.00; Miss Collean Edwards, $5.00; Mrs.
Susie Jackson, $5.00; Mrs. Mattie Fon-
vielle, $3.00; Mrs. Geraldine S. Zeigler,
$5.00; Miss Melinda O. Smith, $5.00; Mrs.
Lelia R. Butler, $1.00; Mrs. Erma R.
Williams, $1.00; Mrs. Sarah H. Dixon,
$1.00; Mrs. Mattie M. Leftwich, $1.00;
Mrs. Editta H. Gill, $1.00; Mrs. Mary

Rev. H. McEwen as he delives the seventy-third Baccalaureate address at Savannah

State College.

Clarance Lofton, Blackshear, Georgia, "Man of the Year" and Editor of Student
Newspaper at Savannah State College, as he receives his June diploma from Presi-
dent W. K. Payne.

C. Sexton, $1.00; Mrs. Genevieve Clark,
$1.00; Mrs. Rose Ann Ellison, $1.00;
Mrs. Mamie B. Haynes, $1.00; Mrs.
Katye W. Bolden, $1.00;

EAST BROAD SCHOOL: Mrs. Gert-
rude D. Thomas, $10.00; Miss Ruby L.

King, $10.00; Mrs. Maggie B. Goins,
$5.00; Mrs. Virginia C. Floyd, $5.00; Mrs.
Esther S. Warrick, $10.00.

MAPLE SCHOOL: Mr. Norman B. El-
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In-service teacher cools off at Savan-
nah State College. Mrs. Ethel Hunter of
Valdosta, Georgia relaxes after a game
of tennis on Savannah State College ten-
nis court.

Mrs. Hunter, who teaches at the Mag-
nolia Elementary School in Valdosta, is
one of the many in-service teachers at-
tending Savannah State College this
summer.

more, $10.00; Mrs. Lottie V. Crane, $3.00;
Mrs. Gladys P. Broughton, $3.00; Mrs.
Clyneta F. Marcus, $1.00; Mrs. Mattie
H. Branch, $2.00; Mrs. Inez B. McNeal,
$5.00; Mr. James D. Jackson, $5.00; Miss
Annie M. Early, $2.00; Mrs. Dorothy B.
Drayton, $3.00; Miss Ethel E. Terrell,
$1.50; Mrs. Mary W. Moore, $2.00; Mrs.
Ruth B. Williams, .50; Mrs. Doris D.
Williams, $1.00; Miss Neuzetta G. Lowe,
$3.00; Mrs. Dorothy L. DeVilliars, $1.00.

A. E. BEACH SCHOOL: Mrs. Esther
B. Harden, $5.00; Mr. Alphonso F. Mc-
Lean, $10.00; Mrs. Marguarite K. Law,
$5.00.

MONIETH SCHOOL: Mrs. Eunice
Clay, $5.00; Mrs. Albertha Smith, $5.00.

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE: Mr.
Arthur C. Carter, $10.00; Mrs. A. C.
Stevens, $1.00; Mrs. R. L. Webb, $2.00;
Miss Eunice M. Wright, $5.00; Mr. Frank
D. Thorpe, $10.00; Mr. Timothy C.
Meyers, $5.00; Mr. John W. McGlockton,
$10.00; Mr. Raymon P. Pinckney, $10.00.

WOODVILLE SCHOOL: Mrs. S. M.
Tompkins, $5.00; Mr. James T. Tuten,
Jr., $10.00; Mrs. Rosalie W. May, $10.00;
Mrs. Ursaline Ingersoll, $10.00; Miss
Mazie B. Wilson, $5.00; Mrs. Wilma B.
Hopkins, $5.00; Mr. Roger B. Jones,
$5.00; Mrs. Hattie C. Scott, $5.00; Mrs.
Matilda D. Rivers, $5.00; Mrs. Wilma M.
Sampson, $5.00; Mrs. Mattie Collins,
$5.00; Mr. Crawford Bryant, $3.00; Mrs.
Elsie G. Hooks, $3.00; Mrs. Dorothy U.
Adams, $3.00; Mrs. Christine Robinson,

Class in Elementary Mass Activity under the direction of Mrs. Ella Fisher
(in white gym suit).

Augusta teachers attend Savannah State College during Summer Session and pose
before the library immediately after final examinations.

$3.00; Mrs. Lula M. Davis, $2.00; Mrs.
Beatrice Doe, $2.00; Mrs. Eunice H.
Burton, $2.00; Miss Margaret Lewis,
$2.00; Mrs. Frances Bazemore, $2.00;
Mrs. Lillie Blount, $2.00; Miss Neta
Staley, $2.00; Mrs. Oliva J. Alexander,
$2.00; Mr. Samuel Gill, $1.50; Miss

Thelma Johnson, $1.00; Mrs. Loretta
Harris, $1.00; Mrs. Mary F. Simmons,
$1.00; Mrs. Edith James, $1.00; Mrs.
Daisy D. Bing, $1.00; Mrs. Mamie Far-
ley, $1.00; Mrs. Lena Bauknight, $1.00;

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Savannah Area Trade School showing
classes in Brick Masonry and Auto
Mechanics.

Mrs. Lizzie Hendrickson, $5.00;

CUYLER JR. HIGH SCHOOL: Mr.
Arthur Dwight, $10.00; Mr. Willie Wad-
dell, $1.00; Mrs. Edna K. Lutein, $5.00;
Rev. Willie Gwyn, $5.00; Mrs. Dorothy
B. Fuller, $2.00; Mrs. Katherine Manzo,
$1.00; Mrs. Tallulah K. Cogswell, $1.00;
Mrs. Eloise H. Harper, $5.00; Mrs. Lil-
lian S. Ccott, $5.00; Mrs. Dorothy R.
Raines, $5.00; Mrs. Addie B. Hamlet,
$2.00; Mr. Carl Logan, $5.00; Mrs. Mase-
line G. Seabrooks, $3.00.

HAVEN HOME SCHOOL: Mrs. Ophe-
lia L. Mclver, $10.00; Mrs. Saddie D.
Steele, $10.00; Mr. John H. Myles, $10.00;
Mrs. Margaret G. Caution, $5.00; Mrs.
Rosalyn J. Davis, $5.00; Mrs. Louise B.
Roberts, $4.00; Mr. Robert A. Young,

$10.00; Mrs. Wilsie M. Calfee, $5.00.

DERENNE SCHOOL' Mrs. Sadie Cart-
ledge, $5.00.

WEST BROAD SCHOOL: Mrs. Rosa-
more Y. Perrin, $2.00; Miss Lula Smith,
$5.00.

WOODVILLE SCHOOL: Mrs. Thelma
Lee, $5.00; Mr. Arthur Roberts, $5.00;
Mr. Leonard D. Law, $10.00; Mr. George
M. Robeson, $10.00; this makes a total
of $484.50 for the Savannah Chapter.

W. H. M. Bowens, director of Audio-visual Center gives demonstration for class
in Audio Visual Aids.

Alumni News

EDWARD H. SMYRL, class of 1915,
is a Real staEte Broker in Philadelphia,
Pa. He received the Normal Diploma
from Savannah State College in 1915
and the A. B. degree, Lincoln University,
Pennsylvania and has done advanced
study at the University of Pennsylvania
Law School.

At present, in addition to his work as
real estate broker, he serves as Referee's
Clerk in Workmens' Compensation for
the Pennsylvania Department of Labor
and Industry.

REV. J. FRANK ROGERS, A.B., D.D.,
class of 1915, is Presiding Elder of the
Columbus District of the Southwest
Georgia Conference of A.M.E. Churches.

He has served as Principal of the Jr.
High Schol in Quitman, Georgia; Head
of English Department at Savannah
State College, and has pastored at St.
Luke and St. James Churches in Savan-
nah, Georgia; St. James in Blackshear;
Bethel Church in Augusta and Bethel in
Albany and St. James in Columbus.

Rev. Rogers is also a Trustee of Mor-
ris Brown College in Atlanta.

Class of 1948

LILLIAN SCOTT, 13 Sixth Street, Sa-
vannah, Georgia is teaching at the Cuy-
ler High School, Savannah, Georgia. She
received the Masters degree from New
York University in 1953. She is the

Miss Lillian Shank.

EDITTA GILL, 922 West 37th Street,
Savannah, Georgia is teaching at the
West Broad Street School.

LAURA DENSLER, 602 West Victory
Drive, Savannah, Georgia is teaching at
the DeRenne Elementary School, Savan-
nah, Georgia.

NADINE G. LEWIS, 949 West 38th
Street, Savannah, Georgia is teaching at
the Paulsen School, Savannah, Georgia.
She is the former Miss Nadine Cleveland.

IDA B. WRIGHT, 909 Porter Street,
Savannah, Georgia is teaching at the
West Broad Street School, Savannah, Ga.
She is the former Miss Ida D. Anderson.

JEANETTE G. JENKINS, 509 % West
Victory Drive, Savannah, Georgia is
teaching at the West Savannah School,
Savannah, Georgia.

WINIFRED VERONICA LAWE, 620

West 40th Street, Savannah, Georgia is
teaching at the DeRenne Elementary
School, Savannah, Georgia. She received
the Masters Degree from New York
University in 1954. She is the former
Miss Winifred V. Taylor.

LEON DINGLE, 514 East Anderson
Street, Savannah, Georgia is principal
at the Pembroke High School, Pembroke,
Georgia. He has done advanced study
at Atlanta University and New York
University.

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Two in-service teachers at Savannah
State College. Mrs. Rosa Mae Burke
and Mrs. Carrie Campbell Walden. Mrs.
Burke is featured on our cover.

Mrs. Walden taught for six years in
Decatur County before leaving to join
her husband, SFC Harvey B. Walden in
Tokyo, Japan.

During her 3% years in Tokyo, she
served as a volunteer YMCA and USO
worker.

After returning to the States in 1954,
she resumed her duties as teacher in De-
catur County. As a member of the Nelson
Chapel A.M.E. Church, she participates
in the choir and in the Victory Club. Her
hobbies are table tennis and cards.

Class of 1949

RUTH BURSE, 912 Reynolds Street,
Waycross, Georgia is an elementary
teacher at the Moniac Elementary School,
Moniac, Georgia. She is the former Miss
Ruth Paulin.

CHRISTER LEE EADDY, 112 Youman
Street, Blackshear, Georgia is teaching
at the Pierce County Training School,
Patterson, Georgia. She has done ad-
vanced study at North Carolina College.

BENJAMIN DENSLER, 803 W. 44th
Street, Savannah, Georgia is teaching
at the George W. DeRenne School, Sa-
vannah, Georgia. He has done advanced
study at Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee,
Alabama.

HAROLD M. BILLUPS, 441 Harper
Street, Detroit, Michigan, is a Stock
Chaser in Detroit, A.B.D.

GEORGE H. WHITE, 304 West Henry
Street, Metter, Georgia is teaching at
the Candler County Teaching School,
Metter, Georgia.

Class of 1955

John S. Delaware, graduate of class of 1915, after receiving Alumni Association Award
during Alumni Banquet at Savannah State College.

John Delaware, class of 1915 as he receives Alumni Achievement Award from Robert
Young, president of Savannah Chapter, during Annual Alumni Banquet.

MRS. ROMIE A. TURNER, P. 0. Lin-
ton, Georgia, is an instructor at Old

Beulah Elementary School, Hancock
County.

MRS. MARIAN ASHLEY REEVES,
formerly Miss Marian Ashley, P. 0. Box
416, Sparta, Georgia is teaching at East
End Elementary School, Sparta, Georgia.
She has done additional study at Atlanta
University.

MRS. RACHEL CAROLYN RUT-
LEDGE, 403 Hamilton Street, LaGrange,
Georgia, is an instructor at E. Depot
Elementary School.

Mr. G. W. Conoly, president of the
National Alumni Association, has an-
nounced that Mrs. Dorothy Johnson Har-
ris, a graduate of Savannah State Col-
lege has received the Master of Science
degree from Florida A. and M. Univer-
sity at its commencement Exercises on
May 30, 1955. Mrs Johnson received the
Bachelor of Science degree from Savan-
nah State College during the summer of
1948 in Elementary Education.

Former students of Savannah State College employed as social welfare workers for Chatham County and the city of
Savannah. Seated, L. to R.: Mrs. Marguerite Simmons, Mrs. Mable Tolbert; Standing, L. to R.: Mrs. Mamie Williams, Mrs.
Annie Lee Beaton, Miss Gertrude Lark, Supervisor.

Savannah State College School Lunch
Workshop. Picture shows in-service
teachers during baking demonstration
with consultant from Savannah Electric
and Power Company.

Chairmen of Elementary Workshop interest groups from L. to R. are: Mrs.
Dorothy Hamilton, Co-director, Chatham County. Savannah, Georgia; Mrs. Ida Bell
White, Floyd County, Rome, Georgia; Mrs. Gertha Stafford Raysor, Camden County,
Woodbine, Georgia; Mrs. Elvira Bailey, Chatham County, Savannah, Georgia; Mrs.
Ruby McNatt Scott, Richmond County, Augusta, Georgia; Mrs. Margaret Owens,
Screven County, Sylvania, Georgia; Mrs. Donella G. Seabrook, Co-director, Chatham
County, Savannah, Georgia; Mrs. Gertrude Johnson, Liberty County, Mcintosh, Geor-
gia; Mr. Robert Mobley, Burke County, Sardis, Georgia.

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June

Saturday

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Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Saturday

July

Wednesday

Friday

Saturday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Saturday

August

Sunday

Wednesday

Friday

Saturday

COLLEGE CALENDAR, 1955-1956 (Continued)
SPRING QUARTER, 1956

Spring recess ends at 8:20 A.M.

Registration for day and evening classes

Day and evening classes begin

Registration with payment of late fee

Last day for registration with payment of late fee

Last day for changes in program

Saturday classes begin

Comprehensive examinations

English qualifying examination
Constitution examination
Classes end
Final Examinations

High School validation examination
Baccalaureate sermon
Commencement
Spring quarter ends

SUMMER QUARTER, 1956

First Session, June 11 — July 14

Registration for day and evening classes

All classes begin

Registration with payment of late fees

High Schol validation examination

Last day for registration with payment of late fees

Last day for changes in program

English qualifying examination

Constitutions examination

Comprehensive examinations

Independence Day

Classes end

Final examinations

First session ends

Registration

Classes begin

Last day for registration with late fees

High School validation examination

Last day for changes in program

English qualifying examination

Constitutions examination

Baccalaureate sermon

Commencement

Classes end

Final examinations

Summer quarter ends

School Lunch Workshop

The school lunch workshop participants
chose as their guiding theme: "Aids To-
wards Promoting Maximum Participa-
tion in the School Lunch Room." This
theme grew out of the present over-all
national problems which concern them-
selves with:

(1) Increasing school lunch participa-
tion in every school to 100%.

(2) Developing better and more ef-
fective nutrition education methods.

(3) The maintenance and wise use
of all equipment and facilities.

(4) Methods to facilitate smooth

operation.

(5) Up-grading on - the
sonnel.

job per-

(6) Consistently give cause to request
more funds for operation.

Each student developed and presented
an exhibit on some phase of the program
which needed attention in their respect-
ive community in school.

Mrs. Nena Beasley — Johnson County
— an integrated Nutrition unit for the
1st and 2nd grade.

Mrs. Arneta Campbell — Camden
county — Ways of Utilizing more milk
in the school menu by using government

subsidy non-fat dry milk.

Miss Marie J. Carswell — Johnson
County — Around the Clock with Vita-
mins — emphasising vitamins obtained in
three adequate meals.

Miss Etta Davenport — Fulton County

— Simplified Nutrition Education Leaf-
lets and a display of mobile equipment
for schools which have little or no
serving space.

Mrs. Ethel Lizama — Glynn County

— The Packed Lunch — regardless of
the type of lunch center, it embodies the
characteristics of being, nutritious, pleas-
ing, attractive, and adequate.

Mrs. Georgetta Pinkney — Screven
County — Refresher Unit for pre-plann-
ing conference, Motivate principals and
teachers on methods to promote maxi-
mum school lunch participation.

Mrs. Sarah Rogers — Wayne County

— More vegetables in the school lunch
Program.

Mrs. Aurelia Williams — The Basic 7
Foods and the School Age Child — Point-
ing up the nutritional significance of all
foods.

Actual food or models were used in
all displays.

Recognizing the fact that the federal
government has appropriated $48,000,000
for school lunch equipment for the 1955-
1956 year the workshop spent consider-
able time on this emphasis. The group
was greatly assisted in the study by Mr.
Philip Jacabson, equipment specialist for
Bob Frankenfield, Inc. Mr. Jacobson con-
ducted a tour and explained all types of
large quantity school equipment, its com-
position, care, prices, and best uses. He
also stressed what might be done to
serve the hot lunch in the school with
limited facilities.

Miss Nell Wood, school lunch super-
visor for Chatham County and Savannah
graciously opened the DeRenne Element-
ary School and Alfred E. Beach High
School lunch rooms for observation and
use.

Miss Julia Roberts, home economist for
the Savannah Electric and Power Com-
pany directed the class discussion and
food preparation demonstrations on the
use of electric kitchen equipment at the
DeRenne School.

Additional school lunch operation prac-
tice was experienced in the Powell Lab-
oratory Lunch Room. A browsing study
area was set up to acquaint all work-
shoppers with the latest trends, litera-
ture and other pertinent information on
the school lunch program.

Consultants visiting from the State
Department of Education were Mrs.
Electa Shaw, Assistant School Lunch
Supervisor for Negro Schools and Mrs.
Margaret Lewis, Assistant School Lunch
Supervisor for Georgia.

(1) Mr. John Clemmons as he gives final instructions to members of production staff of "Spider and the Fly". Shown
with him are Florence Bodison, script girl, and William Weston, student director. (2) Platform guests at the 74th Baccal-
aureate Exercies held at Savannah State College. L. to R. Dr. E. K. William director of Summer School; the Rev. Percel Alston,
speaker, pastor of Midway Congregational Church, Mcintosh, Ga.; Dr. W. K. Payne, President; Rev. Andrew Hargrett, College
Minister; and B. Intersoll, Registrar. (3) Savannah State College Summer Theatre presented a three act drama, "The Spider
and the Fly" on Wednsday, August 3, at 8:15 P.M. — Ida Bell White, David Jones, and Jewel Grant enact a scene from "The
Spiifer jQyd the Fly". Mr. Jones (center) plays the part of Mr. Cummings, "The Spider"; Mrs. White (left) plays the part of
his wife* Mihs Grant (right) plays the part of his secretary, "The Fly." (4) The Rev. Percel Alston, pastor of Midway
Congregational Church, Mcintosh, Ga., as he delivers the 74th Baccalaureate address to the August 1955 graduating class at
Savannah State College. (5) Lt. General Alvan C. Gillem, USA (ret.) delivering a stirring Commencement address to the
August 1955 graduating class at Savannah State College.

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SAVANNAH STATE BULLETIN

HOMECOMING EDITION

"Cavalcade of SSC"

December, 1955

Our cover for this issue features Miss
Theda Rooks, Sophomore from Savannah, Ga.
Miss Rooks, an elementary education major,
has served with the SSC marching band for
two years and spent five years with the Cuyler
Junior High and Beach Senior High School
bands. She is the daughter of Birde Rooks
Wheeler of Savannah.

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Savannah State College enjoys having the students and
graduates of former years, the patrons and friends of
the college, and those who in general believe in education
visit the institution on various occasions. At homecoming
time every year thousands return to the college in per-
son. A much larger group finding it impossible to be
present, depends upon learning the facts and information
from others and from the materials which are prepared
by the college for regular and special occasions. In ev-
ery instance the people want to know how the institution
has changed and how it has been able to maintain those
basic elements which give the college character and dis-
tinction.

When one considers that the two points of view, in a
way, appear to be contradictory, he must recognize that
the proper balance of these provides consistency and per-
manence. All colleges are expected to show changes indi-
cating that they are alive and in tune with the best there
is in education today. In a like manner, the basic aims
and objectives of the institution are expected to be the
same and to show consistency from age to age. One
wishes to feel that his college can provide in ever in-
creasing amounts those special things which have made
his life happy and worthwhile. More often than n*ot, one
finds it unusually difficult to point these out in clear
speech or definite written discourse, but one can know
when they exist. As one returns to the college at this
time, one is expected to see the college in his own way.
Every view will be unique and rewarding if it is made
known.

Savannah State College continues to show rapid im-
provement in physical facilities. The plant is being mod-
ernized, expanded, and adapted to the program of educa-
tion offered. Of the five major projects authorized by the
Board of Regents prior to this year, four have been com-
pleted— the sewage system, a central heating system,
Wright Hall, and Wiley Hall. The fifth project — fire pro-
tection and deferred maintenance — far from complete,
has been a major factor in changes of the physical plant
for a more effective educational program. Expenditures
on this project to date have amounted to more- than

MESSAGE FOR

HOMECOMING

November 19, 1955

$200,000. The plan is to have this project continue as
more funds become available each year. Recently, two
new buildings have been approved for the college — a
library and technical building. These two structures are
much needed in the program of the college. It is ex-
pected that they will cost approximately $1,400,000.

Other changes and areas of consistency have been par-
ticularly striking in the faculty and instructional pro-
gram. Through increased state support, the College has
been able to attract more of the highly, trained staff mem-
bers. At the present time, twelve of the faculty members
hold the doctor's degree. Three others expect to complete
all requirements for that degree before the end of the
present year. Many of the other members of the staff
have completed one and two years beyond the master's
degree. New equipment and service programs have been
provided. Standards of teaching and instructional meth-
ods continue to show improvement.

In general it may be assumed that good facilities for
education — physical plant, faculty, libraries and labora-
tories— will attract the better students in larger numbers.
Today many students of superior abilities are selecting
Savannah State College for their education and training.
Scholarship standards have been on an upward trend for
several years. The students graduating from Savannah
State College are making good records in professional
and graduate schools. It is expected that they, too, will
join the ranks of alumni who have distinguished them-
selves through outstanding and unselfish service in their
respective communities.

As in the college, one expects to discover both change
and consistency in the alumni. A college fares well when
the graduates and former students have a desire to see it
extend its services to the oncoming youth. Enrollments
increase with better students because the institution's
values have been properly interpreted. Scholarship funds
and increased public interest and support are closely
related to alumni achievements. The College continues to
show definite growth in these areas. Alumni interest,
loyalty, and support represent vital factors in the growth
of the institution today.

W. K. Payne

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Miss Savannah Stale and Attendants

The Savannah State College student body has chosen Miss Mamie Da-
vis, (center) attractive senior from Columbus, to represent them as "Miss
Savannah State" for the year 1955-56. Miss Davis, an elementary education
major, is the daughter of Mrs. Burrel Davis. Her attendants will be Miss
Willie Lee Hopkins, (left) senior from Brunswick, and Miss Josie Troutman,
(right) senior from Macon. Miss Hopkins is majoring in elementary educa-
tion, and Miss Troutman is majoring in business education. "Miss Savan-
nah State" and her attendants will be crowned during the half-time period
of the homecoming game between the Savannah State Tigers and Claflin
College on November 19.

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MISS SAVANNAH STATE

Miss Savannah State —
1955-56"

Miss Mamie Davis
from Columbus, Ga.

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Scene taken in front of review
stand during 1954 Homecom-
ing parade

Home Economics float, winning float in
1954 Homecoming Parade.

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Miss Savannah State 1954 and Attendants

Miss Delores Perry (center), "1954
Miss Savannah State," and attendants,
Miss Elizabeth Jordan (left) and Miss
Frances Baker (right).

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BUILDINGS

Entrance to newly renovat-
ed Camilla Hubert Hall,
girls dormitory

Hammond Hall — Home Economics

Building.

Parson's Hall — top floors: Teacher's
residence; main floor — General Edu-
cation and Research Offices; ground
floor — Public Relations and Alumni
Affairs Office.

President's residence.

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Rear view of Wiley Gymnasium as seen from a boat
passing at high tide through the marsh.

Hill Hall — Library and Nurse
School.

College Center and Post Office.

Entrance to Wright Hall, new boys dormitory

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IPage loB;

Sisters, seniors, take time out to pose J
— (L to R) Laura and Minnie Korne-
gay of Hazlehurst, Ga

Georgia Peaches review lessons for

mid-quarter exams. L. to R., Julia

Johnson, Henrietta Collier, Dorothy

Davis, and Willie Mae Myers.

Peola Wright, Sophomore of Savan-
nah, Ga.; Mildred Lindsay, Freshman
of Savannah.

"Peaches" pose pretty for photographer. L to R, Eu-
genia English, Sophomore of Covington, Ga. ; Ann
Pierce, Junior of Halycondale, Ga. ; Peola Wright,
Sophomore of Savannah, Ga.; Mildred Lindsay, Fresh-
man of Savannah, Ga.

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Emma G. Bush and Eloise Saxby, Freshmen

from Savannah, Ga. pose for photographer in

front of Wright Hall.

Henrietta Collier, Freshman, Savan-
nah, takes time out from tennis to
watch football team at practice.

Emma Lou Jordan and Hen
Savannah, Ga. as they loo
which Walt Campbell, spor

ing News, says is "one of tl

seel

Young ladies pose on his-
toric SSC landmark. L
to R, Arlene Anderson,
Sophomore, Madison,
Ga., Jacqueline Smith,
Freshman, Cordele, Ga.,
and Minnie Kornegay,
Senior, Hazlehurst, Ga.

Cameraman catches
ma Lou Jordan, Fr I
Ga. ; Ethel Jones, S
Delores Williams, F
Gee

oilier, Freshmen from
iroimd SSC football field
ditor for Savannah Mom-
inest playing fields in this

L to R, Jacqueline Vaughn, Freshman, Sa
vannah; Lois Parrish, Sophomore, States

boro.

Attractive Senior poses for the cam-
eraman, Miss Dorothy Moore, Busi-
ness major, English minor from
Augusta, Ga.

ties — (L to R) Em-
niiaii of Savannah,
lor of Miami, Fla. ;
hman of Savannah,

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"Eyes right" for these
lovely SSC coeds. L to R,
Julia Johnson, Fresh-
man, Savannah; Willie
Mae Myers, Junior, Jack-
sonville, Ga. ; Dorothy
D. Davis, Sophomore of
Savannah, Ga. ; Ernes-
tine Pelot, Junior of Har-
deeville, S. C. ; Louise
Dariene, Sophomore;
Delores Williams, Fresh-
man of Savannah, Ga.

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FOOTBALL

— «B-^pr*»w<

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1955 SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE TIGERS SQUAD

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SSC "spark plugs," L to R, Holly Stephens, Freshman, End, Burlington, N. C; Fred Ed-
wards, End, Freshman of Savannah, Ga. ; Charles Cameron, Tackle, Junior, LaGrange,
Ga. ; William Johnson, Tackle, Sophomore, Savannah, Ga. ; Willie Middleton, Center,
Freshman, Savannah, Ga. ; Willie Dudes, Guard, Freshman, Savannah, Ga; Harrison
Whipple, Guard, Freshman, Savannah, Ga. ; Jessie Carter, Fullback, Freshman, Macon,
Ga. ; and Frank Chappel, Guard, Freshman, Quitman, Ga.

Savannah State College backs as they work out for their coining tilts, with Alabama State
College on November 12, and with Claflin College on November 19 (Homecoming).
They are, left to right, W. Batchelor, Freshman, Savannah, Ga.; J. Reynolds, Freshman,
Savannah, Ga. ; R. James, Freshman, Savannah, Ga. ; and M. King, Freshman, Savannah,
Ga.

Robert Butler, Sophomore,
Savannah, Ga.; Fullback

Melvin Jones, Junior, Jack-
sonville, Fla. ; Fullback

James Collier, Senior, Savannah,
Georgia; End

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CLAFLIN COLLEGE

GREETINGS TO THE ADMINISTRATION, FACULTY. STUDENTS. ALUMNI AND
FRIENDS OF SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE ! !
We extend to you our best wishes during your Homecoming festivities. We cherish the fine rela-
tionships that have existed between these two institutions of learning through the years and we
pledge anew our loyalty to the cause of education for which they stand.
It is our hope that the high level of collegiate rivalry will continue. May the best team win!

H. D. SMITH, Chairman
Administrative Committee

MESSAGE FROM CLAFLIN COLLEGE — ATHLETIC COMMITTEE
On behalf of the Athletic Committee I extend to you our best wishes on your Homecoming activities.
The high competitive spirit that exists between Claflin and Savannah State has always made our
encounters with you exciting. Yet, we are always grateful for the kind hospitality shown us upon
our visits.

P. PALMER WORTHY
Director of Athletics

MISS HOMECOMING OF CLAFLIN COLLEGE — Miss Alma Juanita
Davis of Hampton, South Carolina.

L to R, Selene Manning, Junior of Dillon, S. C.
Fullback, scored 25 touchdowns in first two
years; Joseph Washington, Senior of Jackson-
ville, Fla., Halfback; Milvin Wright, Junior of
Camden, S. C, Halfback.

JOSEPH WASHINGTON— Senior from Jacksonville, Florida. Three-
time all-conference halfback. Holds Conference record for kick-off return —
105 yards against Morris College - 1954.

L to R, Ted Browne, Head Coach; Page P. Saunders, Line Coach.
Coach Brown received B.S. in Health and Physical Education, Wilber-
forde University, further study, Wayne University and Columbia Uni-
versity; previous experience: Ass't. Coach of Bethune Cookman Col-
lege, 1949-52, Head Coach at Edward Waters College, 1947-49.

Coach Saunders received his B.S. in Health and Physical Education,
Bluefield College, M.S. University of West Virginia. Previous Exper-
ience: Head Coach of Morristown College, 1949-52.

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CHEERING SQUAD AND MAJORETTES

The Savannah State Hi-Steppers, left to right,
Theda Rooks, Sophomore, Savannah, Ga.;
Juanita Brentson, Freshman, Savannah, Ga. ;
Pearl Watson, Freshman, Savannah, Ga. ; and
Betty Butler, Freshman, Glennville, Ga.

SSC students and faculty
| and friends cheer Tigers to
victory.

Savannah State College marching
band poses with Director James Ever-
ett (in white) and majorettes.

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SSC 1955 Cheering Squad

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Class in Physical Education takes time out
from Volley Ball practice.

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Mrs. Helen M. Hayes, secretary o£
the Southwest Georgia Chapter of
Savannah Alumni Association.
Mrs. Hayes is Assistant to the
Dean of Instruction at Albany
State College.

MISS GENERAL ALUMNI 1955-56
Miss Eunice M. Wrgiht, daughter of Mrs. E. C. Wright
and the late Charlie Wright, 5601 Waters Avenue, Savan-
nah, Georgia. Graduated from Beach High School, 1946;
Savannah State College, 1950. Reigned as "Miss Savan-
nah State Chapter Alumni" 1952-53. Position: Secretary,
Department of Student Personnel Services, Savannah
State College; Member, St. Paul CME Church.

MISS GENERAL ALUMNI ATTENDANT
Mrs. Nadine C. Lewis, a native Savannahian, is a product
of the local school system. She received her B. S. degree
from Savannah State College in 1948. She has done fur-
ther study toward a Masters degree at New York Uni-
versity, where she did special performances in creative
dancing. Present position: Fourth Grade teacher at the
Frank W. Spencer school in Savannah, Georgia.

She is married to Benjamin F. Lewis, also a graduate
of Savannah State College

MISS GENERAL ALUMNI ATTENDANT
Miss Martha E. Ford, daughter of Mrs. Estalla Ford. 512
West York Street. Graduated from Beach High School,
1947; Savannah State College, 1951. Present position:
First grade teacher at Collins Elementary School, Col-
lins, Georgia, Tattnall County.

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Graduating Class, August 1955.

Robert Jordan, graduate of Savannah State College, elass of 1946, appointed principal of
*rank W. Spencer Elementary School in Savannah, Georgia. He received his M.S. degree in
Administration during the summer of 1950, and a six-year Professional Diploma during the
summer of 1954.

Before coming to Spencer, Mr. Jordan served as principal of William James High School in
Statesboro, Georgia for five years, and prior to that he was principal of Carver High School in
Wadley, Georgia for four years.

Three Savannah State College Alumni pose
with Poultry Show winner : L to R, Wood-
row Wilson, Agricultural Extension Agent,
Emanuel County; Doris Brown, Prize Win-
ner from Emanuel County; Mrs. Jonnye
Moye, Home Economic Extension Agent,
Emanuel County; and Miss Carrie Powell,
State Home Economic Extension Agent.

Alexander Hurse, State Agricultural Exten-
sion Agent, congratulates Leroy Stanley,
Laurens County, whose hirds were reserve
champions at Poultry Chain Show in Macon
recently. Shown holding bird is Luther Cole-
man, Laurens County Extension Agent. Both
4-H Club agents are SSC graduates.

Homecoming Committee of Savannah State College Alumni Asso-
ciation. L to R, E. Jones, Benjamin Lewis, Miss Louise Milton, Mrs.
Elsie Admans Brewton, Mrs. Madeline V. Hunnor, John McGlock-
ton, President of General Alumni Association, Miss Eunice Wright,
Miss Martha Ford, Mrs. Jane M. Dingle, and Ed Greene.

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PEOPLE AND EVENTS

L to R: Carter Peek, senior, Athens, Ga.
and William Weston, senior, Savannah,
Vice President and President of SSC
Student Council.

Miss Gloria Gamble

Dr. and Mrs. W. K. Payne, Savannah State Col-
lege and Dr. and Mrs. J. J. Seabrooks, former
President of Claf lin, pose with all-conference boys
team at the annual Southeastern Athletic Confer-
ence basketball tournament held at Savannah
State College in the new Gymnasium.

Dr. W. K. Payne presents SEAC championship
trophy to Savannah State College 1955 boys
champion aggregation.

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I SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

For catalog, information and registration blank — write:

Registrar, Savannah State College, Savannah, Georgia

Students who are graduates of accredited high schools will be admitted without, examinations. Students
who are graduates of non-accredited high schools may qualify for admission to the freshman class through
examination. All freshmen must file application not later than August 15, 1955.

Program

Veterans will get all benefits allotted under the law. Contact the Veteran's Secretary, Savannah State
College, Savannah, Georgia for details.

A WIDE VARIETY OF COURSES DESIGNED FOR:

* Men and women who desire to prepare for teaching positions in elementary schools and secondary
schools.

Eight Divisions

The Board of Regents has approved the formation of seven Instructional Divisions and the division
of General Extension at Savannah State College.

The new divisions will be: HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCE, NATURAL SCIENCE, EDUCATION,
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SCIENCES, and VOCATIONAL
TRAINING.

These Instructional Divisions with General Extension, will comprise the Savannah State College Pro-
gram, totaling eight divisions.

The departments of Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry will compose the NATURAL SCIENCE
DIVISION. The EDUCATION DIVISION will be composed of the departments of Elementary and Secondary
Education. The Secondary Education majors will specialize in SOCIAL SCIENCE, General Science, Mathe-
matics, Health and Physical Education, ENGLISH AND LITERATURE, COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS, DISTRIB-
UTIVE EDUCATION, INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION, AND GENERAL AND SPECIAL SHOP SUBJECTS. In
the DIVISION OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, the students can specialize in Industrial Management, Office
practice, Accounting, and Business and Financial Economics.

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SAVANNAH

STATE

COLLEGE

fHE BULLETIN

VOLUME 9 -NO. 3

FEBRUARY, 1956

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INFORMATION TO PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

INSTRUCTION

'PietideHt't TKeteOft

Each year larger numbers of Americar
are being enrolled in colleges and institutior
of higher learning. Opportunities for makin
a desirable life and advancement abound fc
students who have earned a college degrei
The majority of American youth can acquire an educatio
if they have the determination and ability. There are man
colleges which present a variety of offerings and program
It has been said often that there is a college for every ind
vidual who has the desire to find the one that suits his need
American youth have a distinct privilege in selecting thei
institutions of higher learning.

In making a selection the student should consider man
items. Among these would be his abilities, aims, and need:
as well as the standing of the college, its location, and facil
ties. Many colleges will offer similar programs of instruc
tion, but each varies in the opportunities provided fc
individual growth. A college which affords students or
portunities for actual participation in the institution's lii
and the larger community in which the college is locate
will provide unlimited educational values for students,
stimulating atmosphere, opportunities to take an active pai
in the life of the community and a feeling of belongin
constitute factors for making for a superior educational pr(
gram. In selecting a college, a student should choose one i
which he can construct a rich, full, stimulating school a
reer. In most instances, the college chosen should be on
where the student feels that he can be eminently successfu
his standards of living will be raised, his ideals will be eh
vated, his initiative stimulated, and his abilities challengec

William K. Payne

THE SAVANNAH STATE

COLLEGE BULLETIN

December 1955

President

Dr. William K. Payne

Editor-in-Chief

Wilton C. Scott

Vol. 9

No.

THE SAVANNAH STATE BULLETIN is published in October, Decembe

February, March, April and May by Savannah State College. Entered as secon

class matter, December 16, 1947, at the post office at Savannah, Georgia, undi

the Act of August 24, 1912.

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This bulletin has been prepared primarily for the information
of the high school graduate who has already decided to attend some
college, but who has not made up his mind which college to attend.
However, the institution also hopes to reach the graduate who has
not yet decided to attend college or who, for some reason, has de-
cided against going to college.

People go to college for different reasons. Some go for the pur-
pose of learning how and what to teach others; some seek cultural
development and a broader understanding of man and his history
through an education in the liberal arts; some go in order to learn a
trade so that they may enter into business for themselves; still others
go to gain skills for financial advancement, or for some service in
specialized fields or the professions. No matter what the individ-
ual reason may be, most of them go because they know that typically
a college graduate is better informed and better able to make his
way in life.

Savannah State College can offer you all of these opportunities.
Are you willing to accept them?

Some Brief Facts

Savannah State College is located in Chatham County near the
town of Thunderbolt, five miles from Savannah, Georgia's oldest
city and chief seaport.

The campus, comprising one hundred and thirty six acres, pre-
sents a setting of matchless natural beauty. There are thirty five
buildings. Among the more outstanding are the attractively de-
signed and modernly constructed Wright Hall, housing 210 men;
Wiley Hall, the annex to Willcox Gymnasium; Camilla Hubert Hall,
housing 175 women; Adams Hall, the dining hall, serving 500 stu.
dents at a time; Herty Hall, the science building- Hammond Hall,
the newly renovated and modernly equipped Home Economics Build-
ing; Morgan Hall, the Trades and Industrial Building; Hill Hall,
which houses the Library; and Meldrim Hall, consisting of admin-
istrative offices, the auditorium and some classrooms.

Academic Rating

Savannah State College is fully accredited by the Southern As-
sociation of Colleges and Secondary Schools and by the Department
of Education of the State of Georgia.

Admission

Persons who are at least fifteen years of age and who present
evidence of good moral character, adequate ability, sound health,
and interest in a specific course of study are eligible to apply for ad-
mission to the several departments of the college.

Each candidate for admission is required to make formal appli-
cation and there after submit such credentials as may be needed to
support the application. Admissions correspondence should be ad-
dressed to the

Director of Admissions

Savannah State College

State College Branch

Savannah, Georgia

Certificates of Residence Required:

1. Residents of Georgia

Any applicant for admission who is a resident of Georgia is re.
quired to submit certificates of residence from two alumni of
Savannah State College.

Each applicant for admission shall also submit a certificate
from the ordinary or clerk of the superior court in the county
in which he resides.

2. Non-residents

Any applicant for admission who is not a resident of Georgia
shall submit similar certificates of residence from two alumni
of Savannah State College or from two reputable citizens of the
community in which he resides.

Each such applicant for admission shall also submit a certifi-
cate from a judge of the court of record of the county, parish
or other political sub-division of the state in which he resides
that he is a bona fide resident of such county.

Admission to the Freshman Class:

1. An applicant may be admitted to the freshman class by cer-
terficate under the following conditions:

(a) He must have graduated from an accredited secondary
school with rank in the upper half of his class.

(b) The official transcript, mailed directly from the principal
to the Director of Admissions, must present a distribution
of at least fifteen entrance units.

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(c) He must be recommended by his principal.
2. An applicant who, though graduated from an accredited sec-
ondary school, has not maintained rank in the upper half of
his class; or who has graduated from a non-accredited second-
ary school; or who has not completed the secondary school
course, may qualify for admission to the freshman class
through examinations.

(a) Such an applicant must have earned a score at or above
the median (by Georgia Norms) either in the Statewide
Senior Scholastic Aptitude Tests or in entrance exam-
inations administered at this college.

(b) He must be recommended by his principal.

Final Action on the Application:

When all necessary credentials have been received, the Director
and Committee on Admissions will consider in detail the candidate's
qualifications for admission. Each applicant will then be notified
as to the action of the Committee. If all available evidence indicates
that the candidate is duly qualified, he will be mailed a Notice of
Admission.

Final decision on applications for admission in September will
be rendered on August 15th, and for other quarters not later than
one month before the beginning of the quarter.

Only persons who present the Notice of Admission may partici-
pate in activities of Freshman Week and register for courses.

ESTIMATED GENERAL EXPENSES

For One Academic Year of Three Quarters

*Per Quarter *Per Year

Matriculation Fee $ 30.00 $ 90.00

Health Fee 3.00 9.00

Student Activity Fee 7.50 22.50

General Deposit *» 10.00 ** 10.00

Total Charges, Day Student $ 50.50 $131.50

Room, Board & Laundry 153.00 459.00

Total Charges, Boarding Student $203.50 $590.50

All charges are subject to change at the end of each quarter.
Normal costs for books and supplies approximate $20.00 per quar-
ter.

All fees are due and payable at the time of registration. Stu-
dents are required to meet their financial obligations promptly as a
condition of their remaining in college. Students granted scholar-
ships or work-aid will be notified in writing and credit will be made
to their accounts.

Self Help Opportunities:

Worthy and industrious students may help to meet college ex-
penses through part. time employment, provided they maintain satis-
factory scholastic averages. These work opportunities, limited in
number, include such jobs as clerical and stenographic work, li-
brary work, waiting tables, pantry and kitchen work, skilled and un-
skilled work in the several trades and in maintenance.

Students who plan to apply for part-time work should note care-
fully:

1. No student should attempt to enter Savannah State College
unless he is prepared to pay the major part of his total college
expenses.

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2. All students are required to pay all entrance expenses when
they register.

Money earned through part-time work may thereafter be cred-
ited to the monthly account.

3. Students are assigned to work only after they have been ad-
mitted and have arrived on the campus. Work assignments are
made in the offices of the Dean of Men and the Dean of
Women. Students interested in securing work-aid should
write to:

Office of Student Personnel
Savannah State College
State College Branch
Savannah, Georgia

Scholarships:

A limited number of special scholarships are available to selected
students who meet the required standards of scholastic merit, high
character, general promise, and superior achievement in certain spe-
cific areas of the college program.

Students interested in securing scholarships or grants-in-aid
should write to:

Office of the Dean of Faculty
Savannah State College
State College Branch
Savannah, Georgia

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Savannah State College contributes to the attainment of a well-
rounded education by providing many opportunities for students to
participate in a wide range of significant activities. Through the
efforts of organized groups, programs are planned for the social,
religious, and cultural advancement of the college community.

In addition to the Student Council, the following student inter-
ests are :

CLUBS:

Art Club, Business Club, Collegiate Counsellors, Dormitory Coun-
cils, Home Economics Club, Newman Club, French Club, Pan-Hel-
lenic Council, Savannah State College Student Loan Association,
Tiger's Roar (student publication), Ushers' Club, Veterans' Club,
YMCA, YWCA, Campus 4-H Club, and the Women's Council.

FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES, AND HONOR SOCIETIES:

The following national social fraternities are organized on the

campus: Alpha Phi Alpha, Omega Psi Phi, and Kappa Alpha Psi.
The following national social sororities are organized on the

campus: Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sigma Gamma Rho, Zeta Phi Beta,

and Delta Sigma Theta.

The national honor society, Alpha Kappa Mu, has a chapter on

the campus, as well as the Scientific Honor Society, Beta Kappa Chi.

MUSIC:

The choir, band, and glee clubs, are open for membership to all
students interested in music. These groups perform not only locally,
but are in constant demand for special programs throughout the
state.

RECREATION AND SPORTS:

The Department of Health and Physical Education conducts a
well-rounded intramural athletic program of seasonal activities for
men and for women. Utilizing group games and various sports for
their full educational and health values, the following sports are
featured: football, basketball, track and field, tennis, baseball, soft-
ball, volleyball, field hockey and badminton.

Savannah Statt College holds membership in the Southeastern
Athletic Conference as well as in two national athletic associations,
the NCAA and the NIAA.

CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES:

In order to supplement formal education on the campus, many
activities are presented for cultural enrichment. Student assemblies,
institutes, motion pictures, lectures, art exhibitions, dramatics, for-
ums, athletic contests, hobby groups and tours contribute to the
general welfare of the community.

The Committee on Campus Cultural Activities brings to the
campus each year renowned artists of the concert world. Yearly
programs of the College Artists Series usually include a vocalist, a
pianist, a small group of singers, a large group of singers, dancers
and a dramatic group.

GENERAL CURRICULUM

The general curriculum at Savannah State College is designed
to afford an opportunity for every student to acquire the fundamental
skills, attitudes, habits, appreciations, knowledge and understanding,
and competency in thinking and communication that are necessary
for effective living in a dynamic society. It proposes to sensitize
every student to the manifold problems and responsibilities involved

ACTIVITIES

in personal and social adjustment. It aims to instill in each student
the respect for the rights and dignity of all mankind.

At Savannah State College, general education is concerned with
all the major disciplines that: (1) enrich the lives of students;

(2) that acquaint them with the broad areas of human experience;

(3) that cultivate indiscrim:nately an appreciation for the best that
has been transmitted to our society; and, (4) to provide an intellec-
tual and social foundation upon which to build a profession or a
vocation.

The program rests on the assumption that an individual trained
only in his vocation or specialization is obsolete in a dynamic so.
ciety. He may even be perilous to human progress. Our general
curriculum aims to circumvent this. It is a complement of vocational
and professional education. It provides a basis for intelligent thinking
and action for each citizen irrespective of his life's work.

GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE:

Dr. E. K. Williams, Chairman, Mr. J. H. Camper, Mrs. B. J.
Farmer, Mrs. Florence F. Harrington, Mr. R. C. Long, Mr. A. E.
Peacock, Mr. F. D. Tharpe, Mr. W. V. Winters, Miss Alice Bevens,
Miss Henrietta Collier, Miss Mamie Davis, Mr. William N. Weston.

Some Departmental Curricula
BIOLOGY:

The aims of the Department of Biology are: (1) to provide for
all students that knowledge which is essential to an understanding
of the biological basis of living; (2) to train persons adequately
through the media of advanced courses for entry into the profession-
al study of dentistry, medicine, and nursing; (3) to prepare persons
to teach the biological sciences in the secondary school or to con-
tinue study on the graduate level.

BUSINESS:

The Department of Business has as its primary function the
preparation of all students for gainful participation in the business
world. The department aims, therefore, through its curricular offer-
ings and through counselling of individual students, to approach
the following goals: (1) Preparation of students for employment in
business enterprises as bookkeepers, accountants, secretaries, sten-
ographers, and salespeople, and (2) preparation of students for es-
tablishment, operation, management, and ownership of business en-
terprises; and (3) preparation of teachers of business and distribu-
tive education subjects in the secondary schools.

To realize these aims this department offers a degree program
as well as a terminal program which consists of a two-year secre-
tarial science course offered for students who, at present, do not find
it convenient to remain in college for four years; and/or for those
who wish to pursue a junior college or special business program.

CHEMISTRY:

The work in the Department of Chemistry is intended to serve
four purposes. (1) It provides a thorough foundation in the general
courses for students who seek an understanding of the methods and
achievements of the chemist. (2) It provides the needed semi-spe-
cialized preparation for students who are majoring in home economics
and trades and industries. (3) It affords training for persons who
plan to teach science in secondary school. (4) It provides pre-pro-
fessional training for students who intend to study dentistry, medi-
cine, etc., and for those who plan to enter graduate school.

EDUCATION:

The Department of Education serves three major purposes. (1)
In cooperation with the College-wide Teacher Education Committee
and the State Committee on Cooperation in Teacher Education, it
spearheads the process of continuous planning, experimentation, and
evaluation of the total teacher training program. (2) It assumes
chief responsibility in the selection, guidance, and training of stu-
dents for the work of teaching in the elementary and secondary
schools — mainly in the schools of Georgia. (3) For persons who
plan to become principals and supervisors, it provides an adequate
foundation for advanced study on the graduate level.

ENGLISH:

The aim of the Department of Languages and Literature is to
help the student become proficient in oral and written language, and
to help him develop an appreciation for good literature.

A student who has successfully pursued English as his major
subject should have some power to discriminate between that which
is genuinely great and that which is less great in literature. He

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should have an intelligent acquaintance with a fair number of Eng-
lish masterpieces. He should have some facility, taste, and under-
standing in expression, and some idea of the main trends of Eng-
lish and American thought.

As to French and Spanish, objectives are: (1) to develop a
working knowledge so that the student will be fairly proficient in
the mechanics of writing and speaking the language, and (2) to
enable the student to read the language with reasonable compre-
hension and ease.

MATHEMATICS:

The aims of the Department of Mathematics and Physics are:
(1) to offer all students an opportunity for acquiring those basic
skills which are needed for successful living, together with an ap-
preciation of the contributions of these sciences to the cultural her-
itage; (2) to equip students in the trades, home economics, et
cetera, with the means of developing logical thought procedures
and insight into physical laws — all of which constitute essential
tools in the several fields; (3) to provide training through ad-
vanced courses for students preparing to undertake the study of
medicine and those planning to ienter graduate school; (4) to as-
sure adequate preparation in both content and instructional skills for
prospective teachers in the secondary school.

FINE ARTS:

The Department of Fine Arts provides opportunity for work in
music and the graphic arts for students who seek an intelligent
understanding of the arts as a vital element in general education,
and for those who have special interests and abilities in these fields.

Specifically, the aims of the offerings in music are: (1) to pro-
vide opportunities for all students to develop an appreciation of
music and musical productions, and though participation in general
music students who show interest and aptitude to the point of compe-
tence needed for participation in the college band and in the choir.

The courses in graphic arts are intended: (1) to provide the
general student an understanding and appreciation of art which
are essential to rounded living; (2) to enable students of elementary
education and home economics to develop facility and skills in adapt-
ing art materials to functional ends in the school and home.

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION:

The essential aim of the Department of Health and Physical
Education is to afford professional training for pre-service and in-
service teachers of health and physical education in the elementary
and secondary school. A parallel aim is advisement. On the basis
of clearly defined criteria, the department encourages potentially
qualified students to undertake professional training in this field.
Those who appear less well qualified are guided away from the field.
A third aim is to provide for all students instruction in the basic
principles of health and recreational activity needed for wholesome
living.

In pursuance of the foregoing aims this department offers in-
struction in basic concepts and activities of health and physical
education as an essential phase of the general curriculum. The de-
partment offers also a minor sequence which provides limited prep-
aration for prospective teachers and workers in public and private
recreational facilities.

HOME ECONOMICS:

Curricula in the Division of Home Economics afford training
leading to the professional degree in the areas of clothing and tex-
tiles, foods, nutrition, and institution management; and child de-
velopment.

The program is directed toward two major objectives. The first
of these is to enhance the general education of the student through
a sequence of courses required by all as the core curriculum for com-
mon learning. The core curriculum has three aims: (1) development
of the student as a person, (2) preparation for family life, and
(3) preparation for the responsibilities of citizenship in its broadest
sense. The second major objective is preparation of the student to
enter and advance with assurance and competence in one of the
various professions in home economics.

In cooperation with the Department of Business, this division
offers, also, two-year terminal courses in dressmaking and tailoring
and food production and cookery. These courses are of particular in-
terest for persons who are already engaged in business, or planning
to enter business, but who cannot now plan to remain four years
in college. A person completing the terminal course is granted a
certificate of proficiency.

Refreshments at College Center

SPECIAL
ALUMNI ISSUE

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

BULLETIN

The Bulletin

Alumni Issue

President
Win. K. Payne

Editor in Chief
Wilton C. Scott

Associate Editor
Prince Jackson

Photo Editor
Wm. H. Bowens

President Payne's Message to
Alumni and Friends of SSC

Vol. 9

May. 1956

No. 7

The Savannah State College Bulletin
is published in October. December.
February. March, April, and May by
Savannah State College. Entered as
second class matter, December 16. 1947.
at the Post Office at Savannah. Georgia,
under the Act of August 24, 1912.

Index

Page
President W. K. Payne's Message

to the Alumni 2

College Seeks to Increase Services in

Trades and Industries 3

Men's Day Festival 7. . 3

Message from Alumni Secretary 4

Thirteen Students Chosen Who's Who

In American Colleges 5

Headlines from Periodicals 6

Alumni Scholarship Account 8

Trade Contest and Conference 9

News . . . The Alumni 13

Calendar of Commencement Events 19

OUR COVER: President W. K.
Payne addressing a group of alumni
of Savannah State College.

It is a pleasure to extend greetings
to the Alumni and friends of Savannah
State College. This is a special privilege
since the alumni are increasing so rap-
idly. Today the College is in active
touch with more alumni and former
students than in any other period of
its existence. The establishment of con-
tact with graduates over the sixtv-year
period has heen inspiring and enjoy-
able. During the past academic yeai
increased effort has heen made to lo-
cate and establish connections with the
alumni and former students. For the
first time, the College has found it
possible to employ a staff member who
could serve as Alumni Secretary. The
appointment of Mr. Prince A. Jackson
of the Class of 1949. has already indi-
cated to us the tremendous importance
of the position. Through the Office of
the Alumni Secretary, the College is es-
tablishing direct connection between the
growing institution and the achieving
alumni. It is the plan of the College to
expand the services of this office each
year.

It is interesting to note the relation-
ship that exists between an alumnus and
the college. Ones undergraduate col-
lege continues to be referred to as his
alma mater. In this respect, the stand-
ing of his college will always have per-
tinent meaning. Probably that is the
reason why alumni strive very hard to
increase the status and prestige of the in-
stitution from which they graduate.
When one's college receives new status
and prestige, the degree or training
which one received there becomes en-
hanced. Many of the alumni who have
returned to the College have expressed
satisfaction over the progress being
made at the College today.

Savannah State College has found op-
portunity to be proud of the alumni on
many occasions. During the current
year many of the alumni have visited the
College on special occasions and at odd
times. In their visitations they have
brought encouragement and inspiration.
On two occasions financial contribu-
tions have been made to the institution
for the purpose of providing scholar-
ship aid. In the fall of 1955 the Col-
lege received $960. and this spring an-
other contribution of $2,721 was re-
ceived. This brought the total financial
contribution for scholarship aid to $3,-
681 by April 30. The assistance given

in this area represents a beginning in
one of the most undeveloped areas of
the College. The program of the Col-
lege to provide opportunities for able
and promising students can be best
developed through a system of scholar-
ship aid. When promising young stu-
dents are provided opportunity to learn
and to grow, the future alumni, the
citizens of the state, and the nation will
all enjoy the benefits. It is my opinion
that the movement now in progress will
continue to gain momentum and to ex-
tend itself.

During the current academic year Sa-
vannah State College has had the privi-
lege of dedicating two new buildings.
The occasion was the first of its kind in
a period of almost twenty years. The
two buildings were named in honor of
Major R. R. Wright, the first president
of the College, and Dr. C. G. Wiley, the
second president of the College. These
two buildings, a new men's dormitory
and a gymnasium, have contributed
much to the development of the College
program. When the other two facilities,
already authorized for Savannah State
College, a library and a technical build-
ing, are constructed, the College will be
in even more favorable position to offer
superior educational training. It is
anticipated that these latter facilities will
be ready for use by 1958.

The outstanding improvement in
these two areas are closely related to
improvement of the quality of educa-
tional training. For some time now
many Americans have wondered how
educational opportunities can be pro-
vided for the promising and gifted who
do not have sufficient financial support.
Contributions from alumni and friends
for such students make it possible for
a few more to go through college. Good
educational facilities help the faculty
and the students to do better work. A
growing institution creates an atmos-
phere that encourages growth in all
who touch it.

W. K. Payne

President

THEODORE P. McLEAN, P. 0. Box
664, Macon. Georgia, is a Landscape
Architect. Mr. McLean majored in Vo-
cational Agriculture while attending Sa-
vannah State. He has done additional
study at Tuskegee Institute.

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

COLLEGE SEEKS TO INCREASE
SERVICES IN TRADES AND INDUSTRIES

The Division of Trades and Industries
at Savannah State seeks to aid the col-
lege in rendering a greater service to
the State of Georgia and the nation as
a whole in preparing people in the va-
rious phases of industrial work.

The division has the following pro-
gram in operations to prepare students
in marketable skills, technical know-
ledge and competent and efficient teach-
ers. In the preparation of teachers, cur-
riculum is offered to: (a) Train Indus-
trial Arts Teachers; (b) Teachers of
General Shop; (c) Vocational Trade
Teachers and Building: and (d) Build-
ing and Construction.

Students are trained to acquire mar-
ketable skills and technical knowledge,
to enter employment as a semi-skilled
or skilled worker in the following
Trades: 1. Automobile Mechanics (a)
Repairs (b) Body and Fender; 2. Gen-
eral Woodwork and Carpentry (a) Cab-
inetmaking ( b ) Carpentry, repairs, con-
struction; 3. Electrical Maintenance (a)
Commercial Wiring (b) House Wiring
(c) Electrical Appliances (d) Electrical
Motor Repairing and Installation; 4.
Radio Service and Repair; 5. Television
Servicing and Repair; 6. Machine Shop
Practice; 7. Masonry (a) Bricklaying
(b) Cement Finishing (c) Plastering
Id) Tile Setting: 8. Practical Nursing:
9. Shoe Repairing and Leathercraft; 10.
Drawing (a) Mechanical (b) Archi-
tectural.

The Division is expanding its pro-
gram to train engineering technicians.
That is, a person who can carry out in a
responsible manner either proven tech-
niques which are common knowledge
among those who are technically ex-
perts in his branch of engineering. The
person is trained to work on designs,
to do draftsmanship; estimating, ser-
vicing, and testing materials etc.

Curricula will be offered in the fol-
folwing Technical fields:

a. Electrical and Electronics Technol-
ogy

b. Automotive Technology

c. Building Construction Technology

d. Heating Refrigeration and Air
Conditioning Technology

e. Mechanical Technology

f. Sheet Metal and Body Fender
Technology

g. Civil Engineer Technology
h. Architectural Technology

To stimulate, motivate, develop, ex-
pand and promote interest in the va-
rious phases of this work among stu-

dents and teachers throughout the State
of Georgia, several activities are con-
ducted here at the college each year.

The State Trade Contest for high
School students are conducted each year
for boys and girls. In a period of five
years the number of students who come
and take part in this activity have in-
creased from 25 to 275. Trophies and
certificates are awarded to the first
place winner and then each team is sent
to represent the whole State in a Na-
lional Contest. Georgia Contestants won
six National first place trophies out of
ten areas during the contest for 1955,
held at Arkansas A&M College.

The other annual activity is a trade
conference for coordinators of DCT pro-
grams and Vocational Trade teachers.
Also short courses of three weeks dura-
tion are held each summer for State
Trade Teachers, all of this is for the pur-
pose of improving instruction among
shop teachers in the State of Georgia.
Experts from other states are called in
to assist in this program.

Thus through these services the divi-
sion at the college is aiding in the pro-
motion of a good educational program
for Georgia.

Air. Prince Jackson Jr., Alumni Sec-
retary of the college, requests that any
alumna or alumnus who is not getting
any regular correspondence from the
college, to contact the Office of Public
Relations. Savannah State College im-
mediately and leave the necessary in-
formation.

Ninth Annual
Men's Day Festival

The Ninth Annual Men's Day festival
was held recently with the men of Sa-
vannah State College conducting Sun-
day School in Meldrim Auditorium.
Following Sunday School, a Vesper
program was presented. Doctor Alonza
T. Stephens who is serving as associate
professor of history at Savannah State
College delivered the address. Follow
ing the address the "Man of the Year"
awards were presented to two students
who have excelled in many areas while
attending Savannah State College. The
recipients this year were Carter Peek,
Athens, and William Weston, Savannah.

When the first "Man of the Year"'
awards were given in 1952. Hosea Lof-
ton, Darnell Jackson, Frank Prince and
Joseph Turner were the recipients. In
1953, Lee Mark Daniel. Ray m ond
Knight and Charles W. Smith received
these coveted medals and honors.

Timothy Ulysses Ryals was named the
"Man of the Year" in 1954 and he
was the first person to receive tbis
honor alone.

Three students were named "Man of
ihe Year" in 1955, they were: Curtis
Victor Cooper, George Johnson and
Clarence Lofton, who was the second
of the Lofton Brothers to be named
"Man of the Year".

President W. K. Payne (left) and Mr.
"Men of the Year" for 1955-56- They are
right center.

N« R. Freeman (right) are shown with the
Carter Peek, left center and William Weston,

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John McGlockton, President of the General Alumni Association,
presents a check for $2,721.00 to Dr. W. K- Payne for Alumni Scholarships.

unmi Proud at
Achievements

The alumni of Savannah State Col-
lege can be very proud of their man)
contributions to the college this school
year. They have participated in many
of the schools functions and through
their acheivements, have added prestige
and honor to the college.

The homecoming game and meeting
gave notice of an alumni "banner"
year. There were more graduates pres-
ent that day than in many years. The
meeting after the game had more than
LOO graduates present.

The Student Recruitment program
this year put most of the emphasis on
the alumni. It is believed that the alumni
can send more students to the college
than any other source. The alumni re-
sponded to this new role and has
pledged to send more students to Savan-
nah State.

The largest amount of money ever
raised for scholarships was given to the
President by the Savannah Chapter this
year, which was a total of $2,721.00.
Included in this amount were donations
of $1,000.00 from the Savannah Sugar
Refining Corporation and $500.00 was
given by the Union Bag and Paper Cor-
poration. These amounts represents the
largest contributions ever given tin-
college by any industry.

During the past year, this office sent
out more than 22,000 letters, newslet-
ters, papers and bulletins to our gradu-
ates. We visited more than 25 cities
and counties helping to organize and re-
organize chapters. If we have not
reached you yet, please let us know.

We hope that during the coming year,
we will be able to work closer with our
graduates and organize more chapters.

Please help us to make our school the
best !

Prince Jackson, Jr.
Alumni Secretary

Savannah State College graduates are identified with Numerous Greek Letter
Organizations. The above picture of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority is composed largely
of graduates from Savannah State College.

Homecoming for 1956 will be on
November 10 at which time Savan-
nah State College will play Clark
College. Atlanta, Georgia.

The theme for this year will be
"Holidays of the Year".

Persons or organizations desiring
to participate should start making
plans now. Contact Mr. Frank
Tharpe, Savannah State College, for
further information.

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SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

Thirteen Students Chosen
Who's |Who--American Colleges

Thirteen Savannah State College stu-
dents were chosen to appear in the
1955-56 edition of Who's Who Among
Students in American Colleges and Uni-
versities. Eight seniors, three juniors
and two sophomores were picked by a
student-faculty committee on the basis
of several well-defined criteria. The 13
were selected from a possible 20 names
submitted. In addition to classification
(sophomore and above) the criteria in
eluded excellence in scholarship, lead
ership, citizenship and character, in
connection with the shool as well as
the community. They must also show
promise of future usefulness in their
fields of endeavor to the school, busi-
ness and society.

Those students selected were: Reu-
ben Cooper, junior, Americus, member
of Tiger's Roar staff (student publi-
cation I . Marshal Board. Veterans Club.
YMCA. President - - Camera Club:
Mamie Davis, "Miss Savannah State"
1955-56. President, AKA Sorority;
George Faison, sophomore, Savannah.
President. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity.
Social Science Club. Vice President —
Collegiate Counselors: Henry N. John-
son, senior, Savannah, members — Alpha
Kappa Mu Honor Society; Isaiah Mc-
Iver, sophomore, Darien, Editor -
Tiger's Roar, President - Economics

Club. Chairman — Religious Emphasis
Week, President - - Marshal Board,
member — Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,
Coach — YMCA Basketball team, Statis-
tician— Varsity Basketball team. Secre-
tary— Veterans Club; Gloria Ann Moul-
trie, junior, Savannah. President — 4-H
Club, member — Social Science Club.
Spanish Club. Tiger's Roar Staff Stu-
dent Council; Carolyn Patterson, jun-
ior, Savannah, member — Newnan Club.
Art Club, won second place in State Art
Contest; Daniel Pelot. senior, Hardee-
ville. South Carolina. President — Senior
Class. Beta Kappa Chi Honor Society;
Carter Peek, senior, Athens, President —
Art Club, Savannah State College Chor-
al Society. Vice President - - Student
Council. Superintendent — Sunday
School. Cartoonist — Tiger's Roar, won
First Prize in State Art Contest; Doris
Singleton Robinson, senior. Savannah:
Gloria E. Spaulding, senior, Savannah.
State President — Future Teachers of
America. President — Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, member — Alpha Kappa Mu
donor Society; James 0. Thomas, Jr.,
senior, Eulonia. Editor. The Tiger
(Yearbook), President — YMCA. Kap-
pa Alpha Psi Fraternity, member — Vet-
erans Club. Collegiate Council. Tiger's
Roar Staff; William N. Weston, senior.
Savannah. President — Student Council.
Vice President — Beta Kappa Chi Hon-
or Society, Business Manager — Tiger's
Roar, member — Alpha Kappa Mu
Honor Society. Dramatics Guild.

Prince Jackson, Jr.
Alumni's Secretary

In September. 1955. PRINCE JACK-
SON. JR., was appointed as Alumni
secretary at Savannah State College and
also as an instructor in the Department
of Mathematics and Physics. He re-
ceived his B.S. in Mathematics from Sa-
vannah State in 1949, which time he
was valedictorian of the class. Mr.
Jackson received his M.S. in Mathe-
matics in October of 1950, from New
York University Graduate School of
Ar!s and Science and has also done ad-
vanced study at New York University.
Prior to coming to Savannah State Col-
lege, he worked at William James High
School in Statesboro. Georgia. ( 1950-
55 ) as teacher of mathematics and sci-
ence and as basketball, football, track
and baseball coach.

Dr. R. Grann Lloyd, director of Re-
search and chairman of the department
of Economics at Savannah State Col-
lege, has received information that ex-
cerpts from his article. "Parent-Youth
Conflicts of College Students", appeared
in the recently published book. "Educa-
tion for Marriage" by James A. Peter-
son. Mr. Peterson is associate profes-
sor of Sociology and Marriage Coun-
selor for the University of California.

Dr. Lloyd made a study in 1952 of
the background of 1,000 students of
five college campuses in South Carolina.
The article appeared in the 1952 edition
of "Sociology and Social Research."

The Annual State Agriculture Extension Workers Conference was held at Fort Valley State College in October, 1955. Most of
the Persons shown above are graduates of Savannah State College. Mr. A. S. Bacon, a graduate with headquarters at Savannah
State College, is the state director.

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Savannah State College News
Headlines From Periodicals

Dr. Payne Founder's Day
Speaker at Albany State

Developing his address from the
theme "An Emporium of Faith," Dr.
W. K. Payne. President of Savannah
State College told the Founder's Day
Audience at Albany State College to
"'maintain a steadfast faith, but never
leave it dangling — always attach it to
something with meaning and signifi-
cance." The Georgia Educator addition-
ally stated that people, for the most part
"have far more ability than they give
themselves credit for." and that all
people "can be successful in some given
area." The 53rd Founder's Day Pro-
gram, presided over by President W. H.
Dennis. Jr. had the added honor of
having its Founder and President
Emeritus. Dr. J. W. Holley present. Dr.
Holley was arrestingly interesting as he
related many of the problems encoun-
tered in beginning the now named Al-
bany State College. Numerous Alumni
and guests were on hand for this well-
presented program and for the recep-
tion immediately following.

—ATLANTA DAILY WORLD

Summer Plans Announced
At Savannah State College

According to an announcement by
Dr. E. K. Williams, director of sum-
mer school for Savannah State College,
the 1956 Summer School will be held
June 11 - July 14 for the first session
and July 16 - August 18 for the second
session.

The summer session program pro-
vides offerings in the following depart-
ments: biology, business, chemistry, eco-
nomics, education, fine arts, health and
physical education, language and liter-
ature, mathematics and physics, social
science, trade and industrial education
and home economics.

Some of the special offerings for the
summer school include the following
workshops: Education 391 (Arts and
Crafts Workshop) ; Education 461
( Workshop in Methods and Materials
of the Elementary School Curricu-
lum) ; Education 462 (Workshop in
Methods and Materials of the Secon-
dary School Curriculum — offered first
session only) : Health and Physical Edu-
cation 300s (Workshop in B School
Health Program) ; Home Economics
434 (Workshop in the School Lunch) ;
Music 424 (Workshop in Band Tech-

niques I . Some of the new and special
courses that will be offered are: Health
Education 305 (The Total School
Health Program) ; Health Education
425 (Synthesis in Basic Health Infor-
mation): Industrial Education 4 16
(Modern Techniques of Evaluation);
Art 402 (Creative Craft Design).

The first two courses are designed
primarily for the purpose of meeting the
needs of in-service teachers with respect
to the new emphasis and requirements
of the State Department as they relate
to health in the public school program.
The 3rd course is designed to meet the
new emphasis and demand that are as-
sociated with the recent development?
of the testing program in the public
school. The 4th course is aimed to pro-
vide experiences in original designs in
the different weaving techniques and
patterns, and the operation of foot-
powder looms, to develop the apprecia-
tion of designs to textiles including the
techniques of block printing, stenciling,
silk-screening and other crafts; and to
teach the application of art to everyday
living. — THE SAVANNAH TRIBUNE

Savannah State Alumni
Fund Gets $1,000 Grant

Dr. William K. Payne, president of
Savannah State College announced
Thursday that the Savannah Sugar Re-
fining Corporation has donated $1,000
to the Alumni Scholarship Fund headed
by Prince Jackson, College Alumni Sec-
retary. The Alumni Scholarship Fund
has been personally endorsed by the
Honorable Andrew J. Ryan, Jr., Solici-
tor general Eastern judicial circuit of
Georgia,, the right Rev. T. James Mc-
Namara. rector at the Cathedral of Saint
John the Baptist and other prominent
citizens.
March— THE PITTSBURGH COURIER

Union Bag Gives $500
To Savannah State College

A check for $500 was sent to the Sa-
vannah State College Alumni Scholar-
ship Fund by the Union Bag and Paper
Corporation. A letter accompanying
the gift announced its purpose. Judge
Kirk Sutlive, public relations director
of the firm, sent the contribution to the
college Alumni Fund.

The fund is directed by the alumni
secretary, Prince Jackson. All persons

interested in helping an unfortunate
young man or woman attend college
may send checks to Alumni Scholarship
Fund. Savannah State College. April
17, 1956

—SAVANNAH EVENING PRESS

Savannah State
Captures Four Firsts

Savannah Sta'e College was the only
institution to win four different awards
at the Columbia University Scholastic
Press Association annual meeting that
attracted 5.000 high school and college
editors from all over the United States.

The Savannah State College Enter-
priser, the Business Department Jour-
nal, won first place in the departmental
department. The Tiger's Roar won sec-
ond prize in senior college student news-
paper division. The Savannah State
College Bulletin won second prize in
the senior college and university news
magazine division. The Savannah State
College weekly newspaper column won
second prize in the college page divi-
sion.

Savannah State College was repre-
sented by Wilton C. Scott, director of
Public Relations, who served as a con-
sultant.

Wilton C. Scott, director of public re-
lations at Savannah State College, re-
ceives an award for his work in the field
of educational publicity. This award was
given by the 100 Per Cent Wrong Club
which is composed of a group of Atlanta
businessmen. Mr. Scott is the third re-
cipient of this award in its 21 -year his-
tory. Scott is executive secretary of the
National Alumni Association of Colleges
and serves as public relations officer
for the Georgia Teachers and Education
Association. Marion Jackson of the At-
lanta Daily World is making the presen-
tation-

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SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

Dr. Payne Named
Convention Recorder

Dr. W. K. Payne, president of Savan-
nah State College, has been appointed a
recorder for the American College Pub-
lic Relations Assn. convention in Chi-
cago June 29 - Jul) 2.

Dr. Payne will assist in recording the
proceedings of the conference for pub-
lication purposes, according to conven-
tion reports chairman Russell V. Kohr.
More than 800 public relations staff
members from throughout the nation
are expected to attend the annual con-
vention to seek ways to improve their
public relations programs.

—SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS
Friday, May 20, 1955

Savannah State Needs

As commencement day approaches
for Savannah State College, a special
campaign is being conducted to raise
scholarships for the Negro institution.
Saturday, May 28. is Alumni Day and
will be observed at the Thunderbolt
campus, and Negroes and others of the
community, interested in Savannah
State will then have an opportunity to
contribute to a scholarship fund. A
meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at Mel-
drim Auditorium, to be followed by a
banquet. The Rev. David C. Grant of
the class of 1935. a minister now serv-
ing in Columbus, will deliver the prin-
cipal address.

Last year the alumni of the school
gave scholarships totaling $2,376.50.
part of which was on a grant-in-aid
basis. To meet the expanding needs of
college students, it is hoped that even
larger contributions will be made this
year. The 1955 demand is expected to
be much greater for scholarship funds
and all alumni are urged to contribute
liberally. Savannah State College is
one of the leading Negro colleges in the
making rapid strides towards becoming
South. It deserves generous support.
-SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS
(excerpt from editorial I
May 23, 1955

Charm Week At
Savannah State College

Savannah State College recently ob-
served its annual Charm Week spon
sored by the women of the Savannah
State College faculty and student body.
Featured speakers for the week of cele-
brations were Mrs. Esther Warrick,
principal, East Broad Street School, and
Mrs. Freddye Henderson, assistant pro-

fessor of Art at Spelman College.
Among other outstanding features and
events highlighting the Charm Week
celebration were Lois Towles, piano re
cital; mother-daughter banquet. Mrs.
Ella Law. speaker: the Rev. S. C.
Thornton, church speaker: a fashion
show and exhibit.

-PITTSBURGH COURIER
May 28. 1955

The grants were given by the South-
tin Fellowships Fund and experimental
program of grants in aid for summer
school study. Mrs. Owens will study at
New York University and Mrs. Avery
at Ohio State University.

-AFRO-AMERICAN
June 4. 1955

Two SSC Seniors Get
Graduate Scholarships

Graduate Scholarships have been of-
fered to two Savannah State College
Seniors this year. Miss Barbara Brun-
son and Thomas Evans.

Miss Brunson received the Zeta Phi
Beta Sorority scholarship, while Evans
received the graduate scholarship to
Howard University awarded by the
graduate council of the Washington. I).
C. School.

-PITTSBURGH COURIER
May 28. 1955

Secondary Workshop
Opens At SSC

Operating on the philosophy thai
"our students of today, under the guid-
ance of professionally trained person-
nel, make our citizens of tomorrow,"
the Savannah State College Secondary
Workshop opened Thursday, June 9.
with its ultimate aim that of making a
very practical approach toward the real-
ization of this goal.

-PITTSBURGH COURIER
July 2. 1955

Savannah State College
Teachers Get Study Grants

Dr. William K. Payne, president of
Savannah State College, announced that
two faculty members. Mrs. Louise
Owens. English Instructor and Mrs.
Martha Avery. Home Economics in-
structor, received grants-in-aid to stud\
this summer.

Savannah State To Offer
B.S. In Physical Education

The Board of Regents. University
System of Georgia, has approved the
request of Savannah State College to
offer the bachelor of science degree in
health and physical education beginning
in September, it was announced yester-
day by Dr. William K. Payne, president
of the College.

—SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS
August. 1955

Miss Eunice Wright, ("Miss Alumni," center) reigns supreme with her attendants,
Mrs. Nadine Lewis (left) and Mrs. Martha Johnson (right). Their escorts, Mr. Benjamin
Lewis, Mr. John McGlockton and Mr. Robert Young are proud of their jobs.

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Page 7

SSC Sponsors
Language Arts

More than 300 students from high
schools in Savannah and south Georgia
participated in the state-wide high
school Language Arts Festival spon-
sored by Savannah State College and
the Morning News and Evening Press
using the theme, "Creature Expression
through Choral Speaking and Poetic
Interpretations."

Schools receiving the highest ratings
in group activities were: radio skits:
Beach High. Edison - - good; choral
speaking; Beach High, excellent, and
Cuyler Junior High. Savannah, very
good: one-act plays: Candler Count >
High. Metter. very good, and Liberty
County High, Mcintosh, excellent.

Students receiving the highest ratings
in individual activities were: poetic
interpretation: Antoinette Cox. Beach
High, excellent: Christine Bowles, Cuv-
ler Junior High, good: Thelma Rogers.
Plans Junior High, Planin, good; Clau-
dell Johnson, Candler County High.
Mcintosh, good. Round Table discus-
sion: Julia Danzy, Beach, very good:
Carolyn Campbell. Woodville. good:
Delbert Glover. Beach, good: David
Roddy. Liberty County High, Mcintosh,
good: and Thurman Sanders, Beach,
good. Verse Writings: Virginia Stew-
art. Cuyler Junior School, very good;
and Alma Stewart. Woodville High,
very good. Oratory: Yvette Hodge.
Cuyler Junior High School, very good:
and James Shipman. Liberty Countv
High School. Mcintosh, very good:
Spelling: Bertha Johnson, Plains Junior
High. Plains, good; Juanita Moon.
Beach High, excellent; William Gor-
don, Cuyler Junior High, excellent:
Cynthia Freeman, Liberty County High,
Mcintosh; and Todd-Grant High, Da-
rien. good; Creative Prose Writing:
John Gaynus, Beach, good; Jolene
Washington, good; Mary Neavins.
good; Caleb Western, good; Arnett Car-
roll, good; Dorothy Evans, good (all of
Beach) ; Charles Frazier and Annette
Norman, Liberty County High, Mcin-
tosh, good; and Nellie Zachery, Edison
High, Edison, good.

Charm Week Held
Week of May 13

Mrs. Mattie B. Payne, Counsellor
and Instructor in Language Arts at
Alfred E. Beach High School delivered
the Mother's Day address at Savannah
State College during a Special Vesper
Service opening Charm Week. Im-
mediately following Vesper, Mrs. Lauru
Bradshaw. 209 Millen Street. Savan-
nah, was honored as "Mother of the
Year" at a Mother-Daughter Tea in
Adams Hall.

These two programs marked the be-
ginning of the Charm Week activities
at the College which ended on Satur-
day, May 19.

Among the activities held during
Charm Week were: Film and Buzz Ses-
sion; "Co-ed Capers," Talent Show;
"Mating and Dating." — Gabfest and
"Koke Klatsch;" Fashion Show; and a
Junior-Senior Lantern Service.

An All-College Assembly held in Mel-
drim Auditorium on Thursday, May 17,
concluded the activities of the week.

Mrs. Mamie Downer, of Atlanta.
Georgia served as guest consultant and
model.

_'.

GENERAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP ACCOUNT

Savannah State College
Savannah, Georgia

Balance on deposit in Carver Savings Bank

as of August 20, 1955 . . $962.

Expenditures on September 24. 1955 960

To Savannah State College for scholarship

and grant-in-aid assistance $960.00

Balance on deposit as of September 24, 1955 2.

Contributions and miscellaneous proceeds

from Sept. 24. 1955 to March 3. 1956 ... 279.

Mrs. D. B. Armstrong $ 5.00

Mrs. Frankie Brown 5.00

Mrs. Lucile Atkinson 10.00

Mr. W. H. Grier 10.00

Mr. Hewitt Lundy ... 10.00

Mrs. Sarah Mollette 5.00

Mr. C. Riley 10.00

Mrs. Ruth Seals 5.00

Miss Savannah Webb 5.00

Mr. Prince Jackson ( Proceeds from basketball

game) 176.50

Miss Ruth Mullino

(Sale of homecoming souvenirs, etc!. 37.95

;;,
00

87
45

$279.45

5. Expenditures on March 27, 1956

(To The Herald, for tickets)

6. Balance on deposit as of March 27, 1956

7. Contributions, etc., from March 3 through

May 3, 1956

From Mr. B. J. James $ 25.00

Proceeds from Mr. Prince Jackson 32.00

Refund from The Herald 8.91

$ 65.91

8. Expenditures on May 3, 1956

To Savannah Chapter $176.50

9. Balance on deposit in Carver Savings Bank

as of May 3. 1956

Respectfully submitted :
T. C. Meyers, Treasurer
General Alumni Association

243.

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02
91

176.51)

132.43

May 16, 1956

Pase 8

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

£3

Over 350 Attends State
Trades Contest and Conference

Savannah State College sponsored the
Sixth Georgia Youth Industrial Educa-
tion Association Trades Contest and
Conference last with approximately 300
boys and girls and 50 instructors and
advisors from schools throughout the
state of Georgia participating in the
various contests and activities.

For the first time, the Conference
presented an Oratorical Contest, using
as a theme. "Advantages Offered in
Vocational Training Through the Di-
versified Cooperative Training Pro-
gram". The contestants and schools
participating were: Jeraldine Miggs.
Dasher High. Valdosta; Essie Crosby.
Risley High. Brunswick; and Richard
Frazier. Monroe High, Albany, with the
latter receiving first place.

Officers for the coming year were al-
so elected as follows: President, Arthur
R. Gardner, Moniter High School: Vice
President. Harry Lindsey. Spencer High
School: Secretary, Eleanor Minor.
Spencer High School; Ass't Secretary.
Selenia Robinson, Ballard Hudson High
School, Macon; Treasurer. Pauline Jor-
dan. Lucy-Laney High School. Augusta:
Chaplin. Bessie R. Duncan, Carver Vo-
cational: Reporter, Josephine Lyons,
Lucy Laney High School; State Editor,
Roosevelt Crawford. Monitor High
School.

On the last day of the conference over
200 visitors gathered at various points
around and in the Trades and Indus-
trial Building to witness the trades Con-
tests which were carried on throughout
the entire afternoon. The winners of
these contests will represent the state of
Georgia at the National Trades Contests
to be held at Tuskegee Institute.- The
Georgia organization was outstanding
last year by being the only state to
bring back six first place winners from
the national contests.

The conference was closed with a
social which was held in Willcox Gym-
nasium on Friday night. During the
intermission. W. B. Nelson gave a brief
talk on the progress of the organiza-
tion, officers were installed, and Dr.
Payne awarded the prizes to the win-
ners, who were as follows: WOOD-
WORK EXHIBIT: George Sullivan.
Ralph Bunche High School, Woodbine:
Willie Lampkin, Risley High School,
Brunswick; James Lawson, Risley High
School, Brunswick; TAILORING: Ro-
bert Evans, Ballard-Hudson Sr. High

School. Macon : MECHANICAL
DRAWING: Willie T. Stewart and
Jasper McGahee. Lucy Laney High
School. Augusta: Jerry Lattimore. Bal-
lard-Hudson Sr. High School: UP-
HOLSTERY EXHIBIT: Win slow
Heard. Blackwell Memorial High
School. Elberton; WOODWORK: Tom
Newman. Fairmont High School. Grif-
fin; Willie Lampkin. Risley High
School: George Sullivan. Jr. Ralph
Bunche High School; Roosevelt Stewart,
Dasher High School; GENERAL
WOODWORK: Ralph Bowman. Black-
well Memorial High School: George
Sullivan, Ralph Bunch High School:
Tom Newman. Fairmont High School:
LEATHERCRAFT: Wilhelmina Harris,
Lucy Laney High School; Benjamin
Sims. Ballard-Hudson Sr. High School:
RADIO REPAIR: Lloyd Calhoun. Car-
ver Vocational High School. Atlanta:
BARBERING: Tommie Calloway.
Blackwell Memorial High School; Em-
ma J. Melvin. Risley High School:
BRICKLAYING: John H. Curry, Lucy
Laney High School; James Banks, Fair-
mont High School; James Buckner.
Spencer High School; WEAVING EX-
HIBIT: Tommie Hampton. Dasher
High School. Valdosta; LEATHER-
CRAFT EXHIBIT: William Golden.

Lucy Laney High School; Charles Jack-
son. Monroe High School; Charles
Gaines. Monroe High School; COSME-
TOLOGY: Johnnie Moore, Carver Vo-
cational High School; Mary Smith.
Spencer Sr. High School; Calvin E.
Toomer, Ballard Sr. High School; Leola
Hopkins. Risley High School; PLAS-
TERING: William Wiggins, Carver
Vocational High School; CARPEN-
TRY: Phelix James, Spencer Sr. High
School: Charles Hall, Henry Reese.
Monroe High School: Willie Evans;
SHOE REPAIR: Berman Clyatt, Bal-
lard-Hudson Sr. High School; Charlie
Freeman, Lucy Laney High School;
Charles Gaines, Monroe High School;
AUTOMOBILE MECHANICS: Adron
Marshall. Monroe High School; Johnny
Black. Clavin Chester, Carver Voca-
tional High School; Isaiah Jackson,
Spencer Sr. High School; Ralph Car-
son; ORATORICAL CONTEST: Rid-
hard Frazier, Monroe High School; Es-
sie Marie Crosby, Risley High School:
Jeraldine Miggs. Dasher High School.

A. Z. Taylor is Itinerant Trades
Teacher for the State, W. B. Nelson is
Director of Trades and Industrial Edu-
cation at Savannah State and Dr. Ru-
therford Lockette, of the Department of
Education at Savannah State College
was coordinator, assisted by Dr. Alonzo
Stephens. Mrs. Louise Owens, J. R.
Fisher, Mrs. Martha Avery and mem-
bers of the Division of Trades and In-
dustries.

Former students of Savannah State College return to the campus to enjoy a concert
featuring William James High School Choral Society, directed by Mr. Tharon Stevens,
a graduate of the college. They are shown above chatting with college officials and
Mrs. Beatrice Stevens, mother of Mr. Stevens. Left to Right: Miss Madeline R. Shivery,
Miss Loreese Davis, Miss Lula Smith, Miss Anne Jordan, Mrs- Stevens and Mrs. Veronica
Arnold. Miss Davis and Miss Jordan are members of the faculty at Savannah State
College.

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Page 9

OLLEGE ALUMNI
ual Meeting of the

nation Association

a, Georgia

Robert C. Long, Sr.
Receives Invite

Robert C. Long, Sr., Associate Profes-
sor of Business Administration at Sa-
vannah State College, has been included
among the 15 participants in the Foun-
dation for Economic Education Inc.,
Seminar which will be held this sum-
mer at Irvington-on-Hudson in New
York, June II through 22.

Long received the B.S. degree in Busi-
ness Education from Hampton Institute,
the B.A. degree in Retail Merchandising
and Distributive Education; and a Spe-
cialist in Business Education Certificate
with a major in Administration and
Supervision - Business Education. He
has been affiliated with the Department
of Business at Savannah State College
since 1947 and has served as Acting
Chairman of the department since 1948.
In addition to his duties at Savannah
State College, he is part-time instructor
in distributive education-adult education
program for the Alfred E. Beach Adult
Education Center.

Among his affiliations are the Alpha
Chapter. Delta Pi Upsilon Fraternity;
United Business Education Association;
National Business Teachers Association ;
National Business Teacher-Training In-
stitution representative; Georgia Negro
Chamber of Commerce; The Hub of
Savannah ; the Academy of Political
Science; the National Business Educa-
tion League; and the Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity. Inc. He also serves as Minis-
ter of Music for the Butler Presbyterian
Church of Savannah.

The Foundation is dedicated to the
search for solutions for basic problems
in human relations. Colleges and uni-
versities participating in this first of a
series of seminars are: Illinois Insti-
tute of Technology; Univ. of S. C.
Lakycliff College, N. Y.; St. Joseph's
College for Women, Brooklyn; San
Jose State College, Calif.; McPherson
College, Kansas; St. Mary's Univ., Tex.;
Purdue University; Park College, Mis-
souri; Boston College; University of
Wyoming; Fordham University, N. Y. :
College of the Pacific, California; Ohio
State University; Prarie View A & M
College, Texas; and Savannah State
College.

J. Randolph Fisher
Receives Award

J. Randolph Fisher, associate profes-
sor of English at Savannah State Col-
lege was awarded a George Washington
Honor Medal by the Freedom's Founda
tion at Valley Forge for his essay,
"What the American Credo Means to
Me."

The Foundation was established at
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania in 1949 as
a non-profit, non-sectarian, and non-
political organization whose aim is to
pay tribute to the Father of the Nation.
George Washington; to the United
States of America; and to the American
Credo. It offers awards to individuals,
organizations, and schools for their
work in bringing about a better under-
standing of the American Way of Life,
or to Americans who help bring about a
better understanding of the American
structure by the things they do, write,
or say.

Mr. Fisher is the second member of
the Savannah State faculty to have won

such an award. Mr. William J. Hollo-
way, former personnel dean at the col-
lege won the award in 1954 for an ad-
dress given during Vesper services.

Dr. Braithwaite
Makes Good Will Tour

The Savannah State College Choral
Society, under the direction of Dr. Col-
eridge A. Braithwaite, accompanied by
Miss Minnie Rose James, made a good-
will tour during the spring, giving con-
certs in various schools and communi-
ties in Georgia.

Among the schools visited were
Risley High School. Brunswick; Center
High School, Waycross; Carver High
School. Douglas; Cook County Training
School. Adel; Moultrie Colored High
School. Moultrie; Gillespie-Selden High
School. Cordele; Dasher High School,
Valdosta; Washington Street High
School, Quitman.

Dr. and Mrs. M. P. Sessoms are shown as they celebrated their 25th Wedding
Anniversary recently. Mrs. Sessoms is a 1936 graduate of Savannah State College
and is teaching in Tattnall County. She serves as Recording Secretary for the Savannah
Chapter of the Savannah State College Alumni Association. Dr. Sessoms died on
May 15, 1956.

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SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

\%1

MEW

The Alumni

1903

JULIUS C. FEW. 515 S. Madison
Street, Albany. Georgia, is a retired fed-
eral employee.

1904

THEODORE BUTLER GORDON.
Jr.. 4213— 20th Street, N.E., Washing-
ton. D. C. is a retired Railway Postal

C'"k 1917

FOSTER R. LAMPKIN. 2331 For
syth Street. P. 0. Box 1096. Columbus.
Georgia, is the owner of the Personal
Real Estate and Rentals Firm in Colum-
bus. Mr. Lampkin is married to the for-
mer Maurice Cobb, who also attended
Savannah State. Mr. and Mrs. Lamp-
kin have traveled extensively in the
United States, Canada and Europe.
While in Europe they visited the fol-
lowing countries: England, Scotland.
Wales, Ireland. Holland, Belgium. Lux-
embourg. Germany. Switzerland and
France. ,-*,«,-,

1930

ARTHUR C. CARTER. 626 West
40th Street, Savannah, Georgia, teaches
Masonry at Savannah State College. He
has done additional work at Atlanta
University.

HOMER T. EDWARDS. 1249 West
Broad Street, Athens, Georgia, is Prin-
cipal of Athens High and Industrial
School. Mr. Edwards has done Gradu-
ate work at Atlanta University, Uni-
versity of Mighigan and New York
University and received the M. Ed. at
Atlanta University in 1947. He is mar-
ried to the former Chlora Binford who
graduated from Savannah State in 1952.

1933

DeWITT FERGUSON MORRISON.
Box 53. Mcintosh. Georgia, is teaching
at the Baconton Elementary School. He
has done Graduate work at New York
University. ^^

ALEXANDER HURSE, Savannah
State College. Savannah. Georgia. i^
Negro State Club Agent for 4-H Clubs
in Georgia. He has done additional
study at Prairie View A&M College and
South Carolina A&M College, receiving
the M.S. Degree from the latter. Mr.
Hurse is married to Mrs. Hattie C.
Hurse, who is also an alumnus of Sa-
vannah State and who teaches at Tatt-

nall County High School.

1936

METTELLA W. MAREE, 910 East
37th Street, Savannah. Georgia, is the
Principal at the Paulsen Street School.
She received the M.A. Degree from
Columbia University, and has done fur-
ther study at Columbia University, Uni-
versity of Southern California, and
University of Chicago.

JOHN E. BRIGGS. Jr.. 328 Win-
thrope Avenue, Millen, Georgia, teaches
Agriculture at Jenkins County Training
School, Millen, Ga. He has done addi-
tional study at Michigan State Univer-
sity. He received the Master's Degree
from Michigan State also.

1937

J. L. WATSON, Post Office Box 223,
Greensboro. Georgia, is the mathematics
instructor at Pike County Consolidated
High School in Zebulon, Ga. He has
done advanced study at Tuskegee In-
stitute.

1938

CORTEZ LEAKE C O W A R T, 211
Church Street. Statesboro, Georgia, is
the Home Economics teacher at Wil-
liam James High School. Additional
study was done at Atlanta University.

R. W. CAMPBELL. 207 Roundtree
Street, Statesboro, Georgia, is the Prin-
cipal of Edward Johnson School, Brook-
let, Georgia. He received the M.Ed. De-
gree from Temple University. Mr.
Campbell is the Executive Secretary of
the Bulloch Countv Negro Chamber of
Commerce; he also won the title of
"Man of Year" for Bulloch County in
1955, which was sponsored by the same
organization.

R. R. BUTLER. Jr., Box 141, States-
boro, Georgia, teaches agriculture at
William James High School. He has
done advanced study at Tuskegee Insti

1939

ROSAMAE YOUNG PERRIN, 920
East 38th Street, Savannah, Georgia, is
leaching at the West Broad Street
School. Mrs. Perrin has done advanced
study at the University of Southern Cali-
fornia Workshop and at Atlanta Uni-
versity.

RUBY LEE KING, 210 East Park
Avenue. Savannah. Georgia, is a teacher
at East Broad Street School, Savannah.
She received her M.Ed. Degree from
Atlanta University in 1951 and has
done additional study at Columbia Uni-

versity. Miss King was elected "Teacher
of the year" at East Broad Street
School, 1956.

RUTHERFORD E. LOCKETTE, Sa-
vannah State College, Savannah Ga., is
the Assistant Professor in the Depart-
ment of Industrial Education at Savan-
nah State. Dr. Lockette holds the M.A.
and Ed. D. Degrees from New York Uni-
versity and University of Illinois re-
spectively. While at the University of
Illinois he was Teaching and Research
Assistant and Research Associate.

1940

ELSIE ADAMS B R E W T 0 N, 648
West 34th Street, Savannah, Georgia,
is teaching at the Hardeeville Elemen-
tary School. Hardeeville. South Caro-
lina. Mrs. Brewton is doing special
work at South Carolina State College.

PEARLIE C. LAY. 303 S. Tennessee
St.. Cartersville, Georgia, is teaching at
Summer Hill Elementary School. She
has done advanced study at Tuskegee
Institute.

FLORINE JONES ABEL, 1101— 2nd
Street. W.. Bradenton. Florida, is the
Principal of the Bradenton Elementary
School. She has done additional study
at Atlanta University and Tuskegee In-
stitute. She holds the M. Ed. Degree.

1941

LOUISE ORENE HALL. 635 West
37th Street, Savannah, Georgia, is a
teacher of commercial subjects at Al-
bany State College. Albany, Georgia.
Mrs. Hall received the M.Ed, degree
from Atlanta LJniversity in 1947, and
is now enrolled at New York Univer-
sity in the School of Business Educa-
tion working toward the Ed.D. Degree.
She has been promoted to the rank of
Assistant Professor at Albany State.

1942

GLADYS ORETHIA INGRAM. 606
Hester Drive, Dublin, Georgia, teaches
homemaking at the Oconee High School
in Dublin. She has done additional
study at Hampton Institute and New
York University.

BERNICE BRAVES MACON. 116
Church Street. Claxton. Georgia, is
Jeanes Supervisor of Bryan and Effing-
ham Counties. She has done advanced
study at Atlanta University and New
York University. On February 18,
1956, she was elected president of the
Statesboro District of the Georgia Con-
gress of Colored Parents and Teachers.

DAISY MOSELLE DAVIS, 524 East
Park Avenue. Savannah. Georgia, is
teaching at Collins Elementary School
in Collins, Georgia.

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2.
3.
4.
5.

Mrs. Rutha Mae Glover
Mrs. Mary L. Dawson McCoy
Mrs. Sadie L. Cartledge
Mrs. Eula Mae S. Jones
Mary Sullivan
Nslson R. Freeman

7. Gladys M. Burney

8. C. Allen Wiggins

9. Geraldine Ziegler

10. John E. Briggs, Jr.

11. Theodore Butler Gordon

12. Geraldyne M. Campbell

13. Pauline A. Stoney

14. Mrs. M. T. McFarland

15. Fannie Lue Strange

GERALD1NE MOODY CAMPBELL.

207 Roundtree Street, Statesboro, Geor-
gia, is the Third grade teacher at the
William James High School, Statesboro.
She has done additional study at Tem-
ple University.

1943

MATTIE EMMA HARVEY, 437 -

2nd Avenue. Columbus. Georgia, is
teaching at the Claflin Elementary
School. She received her M.A. Degree
in Education in 1952, from New York
University. She studied also at the John
Carrol University in Cleveland. Ohio.]

1944

THERESA SIMMONS HARRIS, 330
26th Street. Columbus, Georgia, teaches
at the Carver Junior High, Columbus,
where she is head of the English De-
partment. She received the M.Ed. De-
gree from Tuskegee Institute in 1954.
She also studied at Temple University.
Mrs. Harris was elected "Teacher of the
Year" at Carver Junior High School
for 1956.

EUNICE N. WATSON. Box 223.
Greensboro. Georgia, is the Home Eco-
nomics teacher at Lemon Street High
School. Marietta, Georgia. She received
her M. S. Degree from Hampton Insti-
tute.

1945

SARAH W. THOMPSON MO-
LETTE. 1807 Ellis Street. Brunswick,
Georgia, is a retired teacher.

ALBERTA D. MANZO. is an English
teacher at Pembroke High School. Mrs.
Manzo received the M.A. Degree from
Columbia University in 1951.

1946

PAULINE REESE R A N S B Y, 117
Boyd Road. Hogansville, Georgia,
teaches at Mary Johnson Consolidated
School, Franklin, Georgia: and is a
candidate for the M.A. Degree this sum-
mer at New York University. Mrs.
Ransby is married to Mr. Felton J.
Ransby who is also a graduate of SSC.
He holds the M.A. Degree from New
York University, and is the principal
of Mary Johnson Consolidated School.

FLOSSIE D. JONES, 1103 West 40th
Street, Savannah, Georgia, is a special

education teacher for handicapped chil-
dren. Mrs. Jones received the M.A.
Degree from New York University in
1955.

LURETHA DAVIS PRINCE. 620

West 45th Street. Savannah. Georgia, is
teaching at East Broad Street School,
Savannah. She received her M.A. De-
gree from Columbia University.

JOHN E. ROBINSON, P. O. Box 317.
Hogansville. Georgia, is Principal of the
West End High School in Hogansville.
Mr. Robinson received the M.Ed. De-
gree from Atlanta University in 1950.
Mrs. Robinson is the former Miss Ayre
E. Rakestraw. who is also a Savannah
State alumnus. Mr. Robinson is the
recipient of the Southern Education
Foundation Scholarship. 1955 at Tuske-
gee Institute and 1956 at George Pea-
body College. Nashville. Tenn.

1947

CLIFTON ALLEN WIGGINS. 1112
West 42nd Street. Savannah, Georgia,
is the Principal of Springfield High
School, Springfield. Georgia. He re-
ceived the M.A. Degree from Atlanta
University. Mr. Wiggins has been
named principal of Effingham County
(new) Central High School; he was also
chosen "Teacher of the Year" for Clyo
High School. Mrs. Wiggins is a Sa-
vannah State graduate also.

JESSIE DUNN. Route 4. Box 43.
Crawfordville. Georgia, is a teacher at
Murden High School. She has done
advanced study at Atlanta University.

ELOUISE A. P. JONES, 2102 Cle-
burne Street, Brunswick, Georgia, is
teaching at Risley High School in
Brunswick. Mrs. Jones received the
Master's Degree from Boston Univer-
sity. She has also studied at Temple
University.

FLOREINE L. BATES, 1017 Love
Street, Savannah, Georgia, is the Prin-
cipal of the William James Primary
School. Statesboro, Georgia. She has
done additional work at New York
University.

MARY TAYLOR McFARLAND. P.
O. Box 573, Darien, Georgia, is teach-
ing at the Todd-Grant High School in
Darien. She has done advanced study
at New York University. Mrs. McFar-
land was voted "Teacher of the Year"
by the Mcintosh County teachers.

BERTHA LONA WITCHER, 1110 —
6th Avenue. Augusta, Georgia, teaches

at Ursula Collins Elementary School in
Augusta. She has done additional study
at Atlanta University. Mrs. Witcher
holds a Student Teachers Training Cer-
tificate and is now an Associate member
of the Paine College Staff in their Stu-
dent Teaching program.

DOROTHY J. HARRIS. Route 2, Box
309, Cairo. Georgia, is a Fourth Grade
Teacher in the Boston High School in
Boston. Georgia. Miss Harris has done
advanced study at Temple University
and Fla. A&M UJniversity. She holds
the Master's Degree.

CLAUDIA R. BRIGGS. 328 Win-
thrope Avenue, Millen, G eo r g i a, is
teaching at the Jenkins County Training
School, Millen.

PAULINE A. STONEY. 2121 Harden
Street, Savannah, Georgia, is a teacher
and Registered Professional nurse. She
has studied at Hampton Institute, At-
lanta University and the Catholic Uni-
versity. Washington, D. C.

MILLA NEASE HALL, Route 2,
Claxton, Georgia, is the Home Eco-
nomics teacher at Monitor High School,
Fitzgerald, Georgia. She has done ad-
vanced study at Tuskegee Institute.
Mrs. Hall is the wife of Mr. Charles C.
Hall, Principal of Magnolia Street
School, Valdosta, Georgia, who is also
an alumnus of Savannah State.

KENNIE E. SESSOMS. 177 Chica-
mauga PL, S. W., Atlanta 14, Georgia,
is a Postal Transportation Clerk. He
has done advanced study at Atlanta Uni-
versity. Mrs. Sessoms graduated from
Savannah State also. She is the former
Elaine Elliott.

LILLA ASHE JONES, Post Office
Box 201, Greensboro, Georgia, is the
principal of Mt. Zion School in Greens-
boro, Georgia. She has done additional
work at Atlanta University.

LULA BATTLE DILLARD, Post Of-
fice Box 464, Forsyth, Georgia, teaches
at the Hubbard Training School, For-
syth. She has done advanced work at
Tuskegee Institute, Atlanta University
and New York University.

1949

JAMES WILLIAM FISHER, 518
West Henry Street, Savannah, Georgia,
is the Assistant Manager of the Fell-
wood Homes Project (Housing Author-

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1. Arthur Dwight

2. Edna Kemp Luten

3. Mrs. Lizzie M. Tate Griffeth

4. Pauline Reese Ransby

5. Mr. Rutherford E. Lockette

6. Mrs. Jannie W. Baker

7. Herman Baker

8. Foster R. Lampkin

9. Mrs. Jessie Dunn

itv of Savannah). Mr. Fisher has done
additional work at Atlanta University.
CONERLIOUS W. McIVER, SR..
112 Third Avenue. Thomasville. Geor-
gia, is a Negro County Agent in Thom-
asville. Georgia. He has done advanced
studv at Prairie View A&M College.

J AN IE W. BAKER, 906 West 48th
Street. Savannah, Georgia, is an ele-
mentary teacher at the Glennville Col-
ored School. Glennville. Mrs. Baker has
done additional work at the University
of Pittsburgh.

MARY L. DAWSON McCOY, 711
Corn Avenue, Albany. Georgia, holds
the position of Librarian at Carver
Junior High School. Albany. Mrs. Mc-
Coy has completed most of the work
for her Masters Degree.

JULIA K. LESLIE. Route 1. Box 1.
Greensboro, Georgia, is teaching at the
Greensboro Colored High School.
Greensboro. Georgia.

EULA MAE S. JONES. Poplar Street.
Hartwell. Georgia, teaches at the Hart
County Training School. Hartwell. She
has done additional work at Alabama
State College.

JUNE AUSTIN HART. P. 0. Box
722, Millen. Georgia, is teaching at the
Perkins School in Jenkins County. He
has done additional study at South
Carolina State College.

VIVIAN FRANCIS DAVIS, 20
North Park Street, Carrollton. Georgia,
teaches the 7th Grade at Carver High
School. Carrollton. She has done addi-
tional study at New York University.
She holds the M.A. Degree in Educa-
tion.

OREDA J. BAKER, 865 Doyle Street,
Waynesboro. Georgia, is teaching at the
Waynesboro High and Industrial
School.

JOHN PAUL JONES, 113 Pearl
Street, Madison. Georgia, is a Funeral
Director in Madison. He received a cer-
tificate in Mortuary Science from the
Atlanta College of Mortuary Science.

KATHLEEN BOLES SCRUGGS.

Clyo, Georgia, is Teacher-Librarian at
Springfield High School. She has done
advanced study at Fisk University and
Simmons College. Mrs. Scruggs has
been chairman of the Negro Division
of March of Dimes in her home town for
four years.

IDA OPHELIA REEVES, Route 2.
Box 311, Americus, Georgia, is a mem-
ber of the faculty at Staley High School,
Americus. Miss Reeves has studied at
Columbia University where she received
her M.A, Degree in mathematics.

1950

WILLIE MAY HENDLEY JACK-
SON. 507 Second Avenue, McRae.
Georgia, is teaching at Twin City High
School. McRae Georgia.

SAVANNAH WEBB, 234 N. Peters
Street. Athens, Georgia, is teaching at
Southside High School, Comer, Georgia.
She has done additional study at At-
lanta University.

JESSIE FULGEON THOMAS, 1332
Jackson Street, Macon, Georgia, is
teaching at Henry A. Hunt Elementary
School. Macon. Georgia. She has done
advanced study at Florida A&M Univer-
sity and Ohio State University.

ROBERT FULTON DELOACH, JR..
is principal at Mary McLeod Bethune
Elementary and High School, Folkston.
Georgia. P. O. Box 117. Folkston, Geor-
gia. He has done advanced study at
Atlanta University and New York Uni-
versity.

MILDRED M. BUTLER. Rt. 1, Box
65, Mcintosh. Georgia, is teaching at
Retreat Elementary School. Mcintosh.
Georgia.

PEARL BELLINGER, 209 Johnson
Street, Statesboro, Georgia, is teaching
at William James High School, States-
boro, Georgia.

ESSIE TAYLOR BELL. 505 White
Hall Street. Washington. Georgia, is
teaching at Washington High School,
Washington. Georgia.

1951

WILLIE C. BOWDEN, 1131 Peterson
Avenue, Douglas, Georgia, is teaching
at Risley High School, Brunswick, Geor-
gia. He has done additional study at
the University of Minnesota.

WILLIE FRED PUGH, 408 E. Can

Street. Donalsonville, Georgia, is teach-
ing at Bethel High School, Colquitt,
Georgia. Has done additional study at
Columbia University.

GEORGIA SCOTT AKERS. 220 Fan-
nin Street, LaGrange, Georgia, is teach-
ing at Kelley Grammar School, La-
Grange, Georgia.

GLADYS M. BURNEY, 618 Neshity
Street. Waynesboro, Georgia, is teach-
ing at Waynesboro High and Industrial
School, Waynesboro, Georgia. She re-
ceived the M.S. Degree in Home Eco-
nomics from North Carolina College at
Durham.

KATIE B. HOOD, Rt. 2. Box 205,
Sandersville. Georgia, is teaching at
Jordan Junior High School, Sanders-
ville.

VESTER B. OLIVER. 233 Church
Street. Statesboro, Georgia, is teaching
at William James High School, States-
boro.

HERMAN BAKER, Steven Street,
Wadley, Georgia, is teaching at B. T. W.
Junior High School, Bartow, Georgia.
He has done additional study at Penn-
sylvania State University.

ADDIE S. BRANTLEY. 510 Reese
Street, Athens, Georgia, is teaching at
E. Athens School, Athens, Georgia. She
has done additional study at Atlanta.
University.

BETTY SINGLETON LEONARD.
408 Bowen Circle, S.W.. Apt. 2. Atlanta
15, Georgia, is Secretary to the Dean.
School of Library Service, Atlanta Uni-
versity.

LUEVENIA W ATKINS, RFD 1.
Box 124. Devereux. Georgia, is teach-
ing at Warren Elementary School. She
has done additional study at Atlanta
University.

1952

ALFRED JACKSON, 4338 Langley
Avenue. Chicago 15, 111., is self em-
ployed as Real Estate. He has done ad-
ditional study at UCLA LIniversity.

EDDIE T. LINDSEY, JR., 2825
Hood Street, Columbus. Georgia, is
teaching at Spencer High School, Co-
lumbus. Georgia. He has done addi-
tional study at the University of Mich-
igan.

CAROLYN MARIE JACKSON
M A N I G O. 639 West Forty-Second
Street, Savannah, Georgia, is a house-
wife. She has done additional study at
A. U. University.

BENJAMIN J. MOSLEY. Route 1.
Box 90. Summerville, Georgia, is teach-
ing at Chattanooga County Training
School. He has done additional study
at Fort Valley State College.

CARETHA ROSE LOTSON RUS-
SELL. 1952 Savannah State College
graduate, has returned to work at Flor-
ida A&M University after spending a
year in Baghdad, India, with her hus-
band, who was an instructor there. Mrs.
Russell is now serving as secretary for
Mrs. Genevieve Wheeler Thomas, head
of the Division of Home Economics at
Florida A&M University.

1953

ARMY PFC. LEROY P. WESBY, son
of Sylvester Wesby, 148 Bradhurst Ave-
nue, New York City, recently was gradu-
ated from the I Corps Non-Commis-
sioned Officer Academy in Korea.

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A cannoneer in Battery C of the
52nd Field Artillery Battalion, Wesby
received instruction in leadership of
units, map reading and other military
subjects.

Wesby entered the Army in July 1954
and completed basic training at Camp
Gordon. Ga. He arrived in the Far East
last January.

A member of Omega Psi Phi fratern-
ity, Wesby was graduated in 1953 from
Savannah State College.

FANNIE LUE STRANGE, Post Of-
fice, Hartwell. Georgia, is teaching at
the Bowman High School in Hartwell.

JOSIE L. BROOKS. 204 Roundtree

Street, Statesboro. Georgia, is teaching
at the Mary Jackson Elementary School,
Statesboro.

LILLIE B. McCLINTON, 2355 Pion-
ono Avenue, Macon, Georgia, is the
First Grade teacher at the Bradley-Wa\ -
side School in Macon.

LIZZIE M. TATE GRIFFETH, 426

N. Billups Street, Athens, Georgia,
teaches at Newtown Elementary School
in Athens.

SADIE TAYLOR HALL, Box 256.
Darien, Georgia, teaches at Todd-Grant
High School in Darien. Georgia.

1954

ALMA B. HUNTER, Route 1, Box
34, Stephens, Georgia, is teaching at
Oglethorpe County Training School in
Lexington. Georgia.

ROSA LEE PENN, 707 Grusul Ave-

nue, Rome, Georgia, is a teacher at the
Emery Street School in Dalton, Georgia.
Miss Penn plans to begin work on her
Master's Degree this summer at Tennes-
see State University.

EULA MAE JACKSON, Post Office
Box 75, Mt. Vernon, Georgia, is a 5th
Grade instructor at the Mt. Vernon
School.

RUTHA MAE GLOVER, 710 Paulsen
Street, Savannah. Georgia, is a substi-
tute teacher.

DAISY B. PORTER, 520 West 33rd
Street, Savannah, Georgia, is teaching
at Woodbury High School, Woodbury,
Georgia.

BEAUTY FINCH. 318 Dubose Ave-
nue. Athens. Georgia, is teaching at the
Oglethorpe County Training School in
Lexington, Georgia.

JEFFERSON SCRUGGS, 1954 Indus
trial Education graduate was recently
certified by the Certification Depart-
ment of the State of Indiana to teach
Industrial Arts, Mathematics. English
and Social Sciences. He is now em-
ployed as Industrial Arts teacher at the
Wallace Foster School No. 32 in In-
dianapolis.

MARY SULLIVAN, 46 Dooley Ave-
nue, Savannah, Georgia, is presently
studying at Pratt Institute Graduate
School of Library Science, Brooklyn,
New York. She formerly served as sec-
retary in the Savannah State College
Library.

VIRGINIA E. JAMES, 1948 Amos
Street, Macon, Georgia, is teaching at
Margaret Califf High School.

ABBIE LOUISE CHATMAN. 431

Cobb Street, Milledgeville, Georgia, is
teaching the 4th grade at Carver High
School in Milledgeville.

ARMY PVT. JAMES E. HILL, son
of Mrs. Onie B. Hill. Route No. 1.
Hazlehurst, Georgia, is a member of the
25th Infantry Division in Hawaii.

Hill is a rifleman with Company L
of the division's 35th Regiment. He
entered the Army in March 1955 and re-
ceived his basic training at Fort Dix.
N.J.

He is a 1955 graduate of Savannah
State College and is a member of the
Omega Psi Phi fraternity. He was a
teacher before entering the Army.

ANNETTA JAMES GAMBLE,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. James
of Savannah State College, and a 1955
graduate of SSC, has been appointed as
a Nursery School Teacher by the Board
of Education in Los Angeles, California.

Mrs. Gamble is a member of the Al-
pha Kappa Mu Honor Society and the
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

1955

Evening class learns how to prepare delicacies.

EVELYN T. SMALLS, 720 Waters
Avenue, Savannah. Georgia, is now
employed as Secretary to the Dean of
Women at Albany State College, Al-
bany, Georgia.

JAMES HUEY CURTIS, 1021 Thom-
son Road. Wrens, Georgia, is now em-
ployed as Research Technician at Herty
Foundation in Savannah.

MATTIE LEE McBRIDE. 513— 8th
Street, Waynesboro, Georgia, is teach-
ing at Waynesboro High and Industrial
School, Waynesboro. Georgia.

BERTHA LANKFORD TINSLEY.
503 Brown Street, Covington, Georgia.
is teaching at the Dixie Elementary
School, Covington, Georgia.

JAMES WILLIS, 612 Seventh Ave-
nue. Northwest. Cairo. Georgia, is do-
ing advanced study at Florida A&M
University, Tallahassee, Florida.

ADA MAE LAWRENCE, Rt. 2, Box
135 A, Sparta, Georgia, is now teach-
ing at Greenspring School. Sparta, Geor-
gia. She is doing additional study at
Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia.

ANDELEMA G. ISAAC, P. O. Box

203, Savannah State College, Savannah.
Georgia, has done advanced studying at
Northwestern University, Evanston, Il-
linois.

EDDYE LEE JONES, P. O. Box 21.
East Point, Georgia, is First Grade
Teacher at East Point Elementary
School. East Point, Georgia.

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SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

Ahmmi Achievements

just been received thai
Harris. Savannah State

Word ha:
Curtis "C.P
College graduate and former football,
basketball, and track star at the college,
has signed a contract to play with the
New York Giants professional football
team.

Harris, who volunteered for the U. S.
Air Force immediately after his gradua-
tion in 1952. is stationed at Mitchell Air
Force Base in Hempstead, New York,
where he has made a name for himself
as a football player.

On December 16. the Mitchell "Com-
manders" held the first football banquet
ever to be held at the Field. It was dur-
ing this banquet that the SSC graduate
was voted "most valuable player", hav-
ing a total of 203 votes, with the runner
up. Bob DeStefano collecting 55 votes.
"C. P." was a regular end on the Com-
manders' team, standing six feet, two
inches in height and weighing 206
pounds, and excellent pass receiver and
kicker and the regular kickoff man for
the Commanders. He was the favorite
target of the passer; he caught 13 touch-
down passes and kicked 13 extra points
for a grand total of 91 points. The total
of his set a new Air Force scoring rec-
ord for Air Force ends.

Colonel Milton Fisher awarded Harris
a 17 jewel Benrus wrist alarm watch.
He is currently playing on the Mitchell
Field Basketball team, which has al-
ready won nine straight games.

Harris' home is in Columbus, Geor-
gia, where he graduated from the Spen-
cer High School. His college sports ac-
tivities were under the direction of
Coach Theodore A. Wright at Savan-
nah State College.

Miss Ida Girven, graduate of Savan-
nah State College, former captain of it?
championship girls' basketball team and
all-around student, is the cadet in charge
of the Library School at Syracuse Uni-
versity, Syracuse, N. Y. There are four
assistants working with her. Miss Gir-
ven's major was social science. She is
a native of Amsterdam. Georgia and
had a three year basketball scholarship
at Savannah State College.

The cadetships are the most popular
in the field of library service. In co-
operation with the Syracuse University
Library. The School of Library Science
is enabled to appoint six graduate stu-
dents each year to post on the library
staff for a period of two years. The ca-
dets are permitted to undertake studies
in the school to the amount of two
courses each in the fall and spring term
and one in the summer free of tuition

CALENDAR OF COMMENCEMENT EVENTS

1956
SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

Saturday, May 26
7-9:00 p.m. President's Party for Seniors — President's Residence

Tuesday. May 29
12:00 Noon Senior Class Day Exercises — Meldrim Auditorium

Thursday. May 31

Meldrim Auditorium

:()() p.m. Senior Class

Night Exercises

Hall: Men— College

6:00
8:00

4:00

p.m.
p.m.

p.m.

Saturday. June 2
10:00 a.m. Senior Buffet Brunch: Women — Adams
Center
Alumni Meeting — Meldrim Auditorium
Alumni Banquet — Adams Hall
Speaker. Mr. Ellis Whitaker. Class of 1936

Sunday. June 3
Baccalaureate Exercises — Meldrim Auditorium
Sermon. Reverend S. C. Thornton, B.A.. B.D., D.D..
Pastor, St. James A.M.E. Church. Savannah. Georgia
5:30 p.m. Reception — Presidents Residence. President and Mrs.
W. K. Payne at home to alumni, faculty, members of
the graduating class, their parents and friends.

Monday. June 4
12:00 Noon Commencement Exercises — Meldrim Auditorium
Address by Mr. T. M. Alexander, A.B., President
and Founder. Alexander and Company. Atlanta. Georgia

charge. They are engaged on a 30 hour
basis with a basic salary.

The Panamanian track star. Frank
"The Rockett" Prince. 1953 graduate
of Savannah Sta^e College, has been ap-
pointed director of Health Education at
Public School 60 in Bronx, New York.

Since his graduation. Prince has par-
ticipated in several National Track
Meets, being the only Panamanian to
win two gold medals for individual per-
formance at the Central American and
Caribbean Olympic games held in
Mexico in 1954.

Alumni and community group attending adult evening classes at Savannah State
College.

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THE SAVANNAH STATE
BULLETIN

Special News Issue

President
DR. WILLIAM K. PAYNE

Editor
WILTON C. SCOTT

Guest Editor
LUETTE C. UPSHUR

Photography
WILLIAM H. BOWENS

Volume 9 August 1956 Number 8

Entered as second-class matter, Decem-
ber 16, 1947, at the Post Office at Sa-
vannah, Georgia, under the Act of
August 24, 1912.

About The Cover

The front cover is designed to illus-
trate the theme for this issue, "The Way
to Opportunity." Students are shown en-
tering the College Library.

The back cover is symbolic of the
quest for self-realization that is an integ-
ral part of the opportunities offered at
Savannah State College.

Cover photographs by Robert Mobley

1956 Summer School Program
At Savannah State College

The Commencemend Card

Baccalaureate Exercises, Sunday, Au-
gust 12; Speaker, The Reverend Robert
M. Pugh, Twelfth Street YMCA, Wash-
ington, D. C.

Commencement Exercises. Wednes-
day, August 15; Speaker, President Wil-
liam H. Dennis, Albany State College,
Albany, Georgia.

Charm Week was observed, May
13-19. The theme, "A Woman's World,"
was carried out via teas, talent day exer-
cises, film fest, health day, panel dis-
cussions, and a charm clinic.

The ninth Annual Men's Festival was
held April 22-28. Dr. Alonzo Stephens,
associate professor of social science, was
the Inspiration Day speaker on April
22.

By E. K. Williams

Director of Summer School

Savannah State College aims to pro-
vide the quality of experience for sum-
mer study that will enable our students
to apply the maximal objectivity and ra-
tionality to all phases of social living.
Specifically, the summer program is de-
signed to: (1) assist teachers in meeting
requirements for degrees and certifi-
cates, thus qualifying them for better
positions and higher salary compensa-
tion; (2) to provide general education
background for students on the fresh-
man and sophomore level; (3) to pro-
vide opportunities for regular session
students to continue their education;
(4) to provide opportunities for vet-
erans to resume or continue their for-
mal education or to take refresher
courses; and (5) to enrich recreational,
musical, dramatic, and religious experi-
ences for all who attend.

The varieties of courses in the sum-
mer quarter consist of offerings in the
fields of: biology, business, chemistry,
economics, education, fine arts, health
and physical education, language and
literature, mathematics and physics, so-
cial science, trade and industrial educa-
tion and home economics.

One of the main features of the sum-
mer quarter includes several workshops
that are particularly designed for in-
service teachers. These courses com-
prise:

Education 391 — Arts and Crafts
Workshop.

Education 461 — Workshop in Meth-
ods and Materials of the Elementary
School Curriculum.

Education 462 — Workshop in Meth-
ods and Materials of the Secondary
School Curriculum ( offered first session
only) .

Music 424 — Workshop in Band Tech-
niques.

English 420 — Reading Workshop. In
addition, the following new and special
courses are offered during the 1956 sum-
mer session:

Health Education 305 — The Total
School Health Program.

Health Education 425 — Synthesis in
Basic Health Information.

Industrial Education 416 — Modern
Techniques of Evaluation.

Art 402 — Creative Craft Design.

The first two courses are designed pri-
marily for the purpose of meeting the
needs of in-service teachers with respect
to the new emphasis and requirements
of the State Department as they relate
to health in the public school program.
The third course is designed to meet the
new emphasis and demand that are as-
sociated with the recent developments of
the testing program in the public
schools. The fourth course is aimed to
provide experiences in original designs
in the different weaving techniques and
patterns, and the operation of foot-
power looms; to develop the apprecia-
tion of designs to textiles including the
techniques of block printing, stenciling,
silk-screening and other crafts; and to
teach the application of art to everyday
living.

The intellectual and social lives of our
students are further enriched by many
extra-class experiences that are purpos-
ively planned as integral facets of the
summer curriculum. Some of these ex-
periences culcminate in a number of
media which include: concerts, assembly
programs, excursions, publications, re-
ligious services, picnics, and many other
recreational and social activities.

The climate that gives direction to our
summer school program has been suc-
cinctly stated in the 1955 Summer
School Edition of the Savannah State
Bulletin: "Summer School at Savannah
State College/' On the back cover of
our summer school bulletin, the follow-
ing inscription epitomizes the setting of
the college: "Ideal Location," "Moderate
Expenses," "Modern Equipment," "Fac-
ulty Well-trained," "Graduates Placed,"
"Student Welfare Stressed."

The setting of the College and the in-
stitutional objectives comprise the end
for which we dedicate our service.

Rev. Hargrett Awarded

Reverend Andrew J. Hargrett, Chap-
lain at Savannah State College, has been
awarded the honorary degree of Doctor
of Divinity by the American Divinity
School.

Chaplain Hargrett has been minister
for Savannah State College for seven
years and is listed in Who's Who in
the South and Southwest. His book,
Time Out to Pray, should be ready for
publication during the coming academic
year. His other writings include sev-
eral articles in professional journals.

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THE 1956 ELEMENTARY WORKSHOP

A Teacher Builds
A Temple

The 1956 Elementary Education
Workshop was organized to meet the
needs and interests of the participants,
in-service teachers representing 18
counties in Georgia and two South Caro-
lina. "Broadening Our Concepts of
Teaching and Learning Through Mean-
ingful Experiences" was the general
theme of this years Workshop. In keep-
ing with recent emphasis on health by
the State Department of Education, the
workshop used as a sub-theme, "En-
riching and Extending Our Environ-
ment Through Emphasis on Health." All
teaching and planning, irrespective of
area, had a health emphasis.

Techniques used in the Workshop this
year emphasized learning by doing. The
participants were asked to establish their
problems and to indicate the special
areas in which they felt help was needed
most. Research, lectures, formal and
informal talks from the staff followed.

The Workshop staff consisted of Mrs.
Thelma Harmond. assistant professor of
education, Mrs. Dorothy C. Hamilton,
principal. Powell Laboratory School;
and R. J. Martin, principal, Ballard-
Hudson High School, Macon.

Learning experiences were enriched
by means of a demonstration school
which enrolled 33 children during the
first session. The purpose of the school
was to provide realistic experience with
children and to show improved methods
of instruction.

To further round out the Workshop
experience, resource persons in various
areas were invited to serve as consult-
ants. Special consultants included Miss
Althea Williams, librarian; Dr. W. K.
director of the Reading Workshop; Dr.
W. Metz, department of special educa-
tion, Chatham County Board of Educa-
tion, Savannah; Phillip J. Hampton,
instructor of fine arts; Mrs. Geraldine
Abernathy, assistant professor of health
and physical education; William H.
Bowens, director of the Audio-Visual
Aids Center; Eugene Isaac and Dr.
Rutherford E. Lockette. division of
trades and industries.

Other features of the Workshop that
contributed greatly to its effectiveness
were the weekly assemblies, chapel pro-
grams, lyceum features, group socials
and educational tours.

The tours were carefully planned and
proved to be extremely helpful in broad-
ening the participants' professional
knowledge of the state's resources gener-

"ENRICHING THE ENVIRONMENT . . ."—This was what the Elementary
Workshop personnel emphasized during the first session. Mrs. Thelma M. Har-
mond, Mrs. Dorothy C. Hamilton, and R. J. Martin, Workshop directors, are
standing in the last row, left to right.

ally and the water resources in particu-
lar. The boat ride planned for viewing
the Savannah harbor industries and the
trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina,
were experiences both meaningful and
enjoyable.

Workshop members were: Mattie
P. Mathis Hicks. Liberty County;
M. T. Crawford, Chatham; Kathryn
B. Morton, Richmond; Ann Allen
Guryer, Richmond; Geraldine Jordan,
Chatham; Prophet Dean Whitehead.
Beaufort County, South Carolina; Elise
Kent, Bulloch; Juanita Wells. Chatham:
Wilhelmina Hardeman, Clarke; Wylo-
dine Drain, Calhoun; Helen Stringer.
Tattnall; Velma R. Adams, Morgan;
Mary W. White, Ware; Alberta V. Ball.
Evans; Emma D. Johnson, Morgan;
Gwendolyn Strickland, Evans; Emma
Love Browning, Oconee; Gloria Ran-
dall, Jasper County, South Carolina:
Arzelma Burton, Burke; Dorothy Bur-
ton, Burke; Mary D. King, Burke; Ar-
neta Campbell, Camden; Pennie Swin-
son, Bulloch; Willie Mae Rhodes. Wash-
ington; Gertrude Atwater, Glynn; Vic-
toria Baker, Berrien; Elizabeth Ward.
Chatham; Agnes Stevens, Chatham;
Dytha A. Dotson, Warren; Ethel White
Daniel, Washington: Pauline Cainion.
Washington; Ruth Heyward, Chatham:
Willie Lee Harrell. Coffee; Laurine Wil-
liams, Ware; and Anne Luten Richard-
son. Chatham.

Dr. Calvin L. Kiah, chairman of the
department of education, served as a
member of the staff of the Workshop
for the training of supervising teachers
of student teachers, held at Atlanta Uni-
versity, July 13-August 10.

Workshoppers Give
Reactions to Activities

A poll of the Workshoppers with re-
gard to the most significant contribu-
tion of the Workshop to their personal
professional growth turned up some in-
teresting findings.

The demonstrations proved to be most
effective to a number of Workshoppers.
Mary D. King, Gloria Randall, Juanita
Wells. Willie Mae Rhodes, Pennie Swin-
son, Ann Guryer, Mattie Hicks, and Em-
ma Johnson described the demonstra-
tions in grouping as superior in verisi-
militude.

Asked what the Workshop contributed
most to her professional development,
Geraldine Jordan said: "The most sig-
nificant experience I had was gathering
materials to formulate my teaching unit
on 'The Food We Eat.' This was most
significant for me, for I had an oppor-
tunity to study, recall, and review meth-
ods and techniques used in teaching on
the lower elementary level."

Unit planning also interested Dytha
Dotson and Elise Kent. Inez Baker
noted the usefulness of teacher-pupil
planning and daily lesson planning in
the solution of many discipline prob-
lems in the classroom.

Dorothy and Arzelma Burton were
particularly impressed with the give-
and-take of informal discussion periods
that were a part of the Workshop tech-
nique.

The area of health education ps
studied in the Workshop greatly aided
Arneta Campbell and Kathryn Morton.
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THE SECONDARY EDUCATION WORKSHOP

Education for Life In A
Democratic Society

"In the Secondary Workshop we
strive to help in-service teachers organ-
ize learning experiences in such manner
that their pupils will develop into citi-
zens capable of participating in a demo-
cratic society. We believe that in order
to develop citizens capable of partici-
pating in a democratic society, a pupil
needs to participate in democratic situa-
tions in the classroom/1

Thus Drs. Calvin L. Kiah and An-
drew J. Hargrett, members of the edu-
cation department and directors of the
Secondary Workshop, summarized the
primary objectives of the Workshop.

A first session enrollment analysis
showed 18 persons from 13 different
counties. Those enrolled were: Ella
Alen, Burke; Martha B. Luten, Screven;
Arthur L. Smith, Chatham; David Scott,
Screven: Alexander Wilkerson, Coffee;
William T. Shifflette. Wayne; Sadie J.
Nix, Muscogee; Julius Stevens, Chat-
ham; William Bloodworth, Mcintosh;
Elmer J. Warren. Glascock; Andrew M.
Francis, Burke: Jesse R. Gray, Burke:
Wayne J. Hawes, Lincoln; Obieton
Hughes, Hart; Hosea J. Lofton. Pierce:
and Earl Williams, Early.

The theme, "Preparing to Meet Mod-
ern School Problems." was displayed
in the classroom with art work being
done by Earl Williams.

The following officers were elected:
general chairman, Hosea J. Lofton; sec-
retary. Martha B. Luten ; treasurer. Wil-
liam Shifflette: reporter, Earl Williams:
librarian, Arthur L. Smith: assistant li-
brarian. Obieton Hughes.

Committees and committee members
chosen by the Workshop were: steering
and budgeting; Hosea J. Lofton, chair-
man ; Martha B. Luten and William
Shifflette; audio-visual materials: Thom-
as Locke, chairman; William Shifflette,
Johnnie Wilkerson, and Hosea J. Lof-
ton; Public Relations: Alexander Speed,
chairman; Jesse Gray, Ella Allen. Julius
Stevens, David Scott, Sadie J. Nix. Wil-
liam Bloodworth, and Elmer Warren;
Social: Jesse Gray, chairman; Elmer
Warren. Obieton Hughes, Wayne
Hawes, and Alexander Speed.

Among the consultants the Workshop-
pers heard were: Dr. W. I. Murray, di-
rector of the Reading Workshop; Walter
W. Leftwich, director of the health edu-
cation courses; Werner Metts, psycholo-

■ .. ■ . ■ ■...:■■. ■■ ■:.

SECONDARY WORKSHOP— Members of the Secondary Workshop pose after
their panel discussion on July 11. Andrew J. Hargrett and Calvin L. Kiah, direc-
tors, are seated at extreme left and right, respectively.

gist for the Savannah-Chatham Count)
Board of Education; R. J. Martin, sum-
mer session consultant; William H.
Bowens, director of the Audio-Visual
Aids Center.

The Workshop members made tours
of the Union Bag and Paper Corpora-
tion, the Savannah Morning News and
Evening Press plant, the Savannah Har-
bor, and Hilton Head, South Carolina.

Instructional interest groups were
formed to work out some instructional
materials in keeping with the basic
principles of learning. The groups were
as follows: social studies: Hosea J. Lof-
ton, chairman; Andrew M. Francis, as-
sistant chairman; Wayne Hawes, Obie-
ton Hughes, Elmer Waren, Sadie J.
Nix. William Bloodworth, and Arthur
L. Smith; Sciences: Jesse Gray, chair-
man: Thomas Locke. William Shifflette.
Ella Allen, David Scott, Alexander
Speed, and Julius Stevens; mathematics:
Earl Williams, chairman; Johnnie Wil-
kerson. and Martha B. Luten.

On July 11. the Workshop presented a
panel discussion and illustrated demon-
strations on "Better Teaching in the
Secondary School." Participants were
Julius Stevens. Obieton Hughes. Jesse
Gray, and Hosea J. Lofton.

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Arts and Crafts Workshop

The Arts and Crafts Workshop has as
its theme "Learning Art as a Sensory
Experience and as a New Path to Intel-
lect". This theme follows essentially the
theory of Plato and of many contempo-
rary philosophers who feel that art in
childhood is a stimulus to reasoning.

Research indicates that art is an aid
in problem-solving, that it helps to
counteract inhibitions, and that it pro-
duces coordination between mind and
the receptive faculties.

In correlation with the foregoing
theory, the Workshop completed an as-
signed group problem dealing with the
creative process that is essentially,
though not entirely, related to graphic
and plastic arts.

The Workshop members wrote a story
that required research for factual ma-
terials. These "actual facts" were con-
verted into an esthetic interpretation,
combining music, art, and literature.
The result of this approach was a short
story, titled "Marie and Anthony." Ma-
rie and Anthony, children approximately
ten years old, lived in Italy. Looking for
something exciting to do, they wander
into a beautiful olive grove and there-
upon decide to paint the wonderful view
in the manner that they feel the scene
affects them. When their paintings are
finished, they show them to everyone.

The story was written by Maggie De-
Lottie Wilkerson. and Eleanor Randall,
mere, Sarah Greene, Priscilla Tremble,
"Marie and Anthony" was made visual
through the many media of art. Charts
and posters were made. A mural exe-
cuted by Birdieddoward and Gussie Doe
depicted an imaginative scene in Italy.
Music and words were written by Freda
Whitaker. Mamie Srevens, and Mamie
L. Eason.

Alma James used the papier mache
process to make Italian mountains. Nel-
lie Thomas used paper sculpture to
show Anthony wandering through the
olive grove.

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THE READING AND BAND WORKSHOPS

"Reading Maketh A
Full Man"

In his preface to the booklet compiled
and published by members of the Read-
ing Workshop for the first session. Dr.
Walter I. Murray, director of the Work-
shop, stated:

"The Reading Workshop provides the
in-service or pre-service teacher an op-
portunity to make an intensive study of
an interest or reading problem which
has arisen out of her experience as a
teacher. The participant in this Work-
shop is afforded easy access to the ser-
vices of the various faculty members of
Savannah State College representing a
variey of kinds of assistance."

Resource persons who lent their as-
sistance to the Workshop included the
following:

William H. Bowens. instructor of
audio-visual aids, gave a demonstration
on the use of the projector. A film,
"How You See It," was shown, and the
class worked in groups on learning to
operate the projector.

Mrs. Dorothy Hamilton, principal of
Powell Laboratory School, demonstrated
the teaching of language arts and social
studies in grades 1 through 6. with em-
phasis on food and nutrition.

Dr. C. A. Braithwaite lectured on
reading and music in the elementary
school.

Mrs. G. H. Abernathy was guest
speaker on the topic, "Creative Expres-

sion." She gave a demonstration using
children from her dance group.

Miss Madeline Harrison, assistant li-
brarian, spoke to the Workshop on
"Setting Up a Library in the Class-
room." She gave also a list of suitable
books to be used on different grade lev-
els.

Other Workshop activities included a
tour of the Union Bag and Paper Cor-
poration, and the playing of a record,
"Improving Reading at All Levels," by
Dr. Marian Monroe.

Workshop members during the first
session were: Ethel R. Andrews, Tattnall
County Industrial High School, Reids-
ville; Carolyn Arnold. Frank Spencer,
Savannah; Julia S. Bacon, George W.
Carver, Richmond Hill; Alberta S.
Bowens, Spencer; Alfreida B u r k e t t,
Surrency Elementary School, Surrency;
Edith Carter, Haven Home, Savannah;
Janie Z. Clark, Tattnall County Indus-
trial; Louise H. Collier, Cuyler Junior
High, Savannah; Bertha Dillard. senior.
Savannah State College; Rita Dunmore.
Springfield Terrace, Savannah; Grace
Golden, supply teacher, Chatham Coun-
ty: Frances Willard Graham. Glenwood
High School. Glenwood; Mamie B.
Haynes, West Broad Street School, Sa-
vannah; Lizzie Huff. Rosen wald High
School, Tattnall; Velma G. Jones. Paul-
sen Street School, Savannah ; Addie L.
Kelly, Central High School, Sylvania;
Essie Mae Lovett, Arnett Elementary
School, Screven County; Edith S. Ma-
con, Springfield Terace School. Savan-
nah; Inez M. McNeal, R. W. Gadsen

School, Savannah; Viola T. McKinney.
Florance Street School, Savannah;
Louise Milton, East Broad Street
School; Ruth Borgan, Frank W. Spen-
cer; Ruby S. Reeves, Edward Johnson
Elementary. Brooklet; Carrye C. Rob-
erts, Frank W. Spencer; Eldeen W. Rob-
erts, Hancock Elementary School,
Sparta ; Louise B. Roberts, Haven
Home; Hazel Williams Smith, Savan-
nah; Virginia Stripling, Harris Street
School, Savannah; Ruby Simmons, Ro-
bertville Elementary School, Pineland.
South Carolina; Pinkie J. Ware, Pem-
broke High School. Pembroke; Isabel D.
Waters, Haven Home; and Ruth B. Wil-
liams. Robert W. Gadsden School.

Palestrina ami Percussion

According to James H. Everett, in-
structor of band music, the purposes of
the Band Workshop are: 1) to acquaint
present and prospective band directors
of the elementary and high schools with
the latest in band music techniques; to
help directors become better acquainted
with the instruments of the band; to dis-
cuss problems faced by band directors:
and to acquaint directors with the latest
teaching aids.

The portion of the television program
featuring the Band Workshop consisted
of a demonstration of the musical in-
struments, a discussion of Palestrina's
music, and an instrumental duet.
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"READING MAKETH A FULL MAN . . ."—Dr. Walter
I. Murray, director of the Reading Workshop, standing,
second row right, poses with the Workshop members dur-
ing the first session.

WE LEARN ABOUT BRASS INSTRUMENTS, WOOD-
WINDS, ETC. — The Band Workshoppers pause in their
busy schedule to present a camera story of their studies.
James H. Everett, director, is standing at extreme left.

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THE END, YET THE BEGINNING— Platform partici-
pants in the Commencement exercises muse over the
significance of this occasion to the ninety graduates.
Left to right: T. C. Meyers, dean of faculty; John Mc-
Glockton, president, the General Alumni Association;
T. M. Alexander, Commencement speaker; and Dr. W. K.
Payne, president.

". . . God made the world glorious . . ." Theodore M.
Alexander is shown as he delivered the Commencement
address

THE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES: The Stream of Opportunity

The graduation of 90 seniors high-
lighted the seventy-fifth Commencement
exercises at Savannah State College on
June 4. Other features of the exercises
included the baccalaureate address, de-
livered on Sunday, June 3, by the Rev-
erend S. C. Thornton, pastor of the St.
James A.M.E. Church in Savannah; the
Senior Class Day Exercises, Thursday,
May 31; the President's party for sen-
iors, Tuesday, May 29; and the Alumni
Banquet, June 2, with Ellis Whitaker.
36, as speaker.

The Commencement address was de-
livered by Theodore M. Alexander,
president and founder of Alexander and
Company, Atlanta. Mr. Alexander re-
minded the graduates that they are
"standing on the threshold of a new
frontier." Referring to the turbulent
days ahead, the speaker used the figure
of an airplane safety belt to point up the
industry, resourcefulness, and watchful-
ness that will be needed.

"We are a part and parcel of the great-
est period in the history of the human
race," the speaker continued. "We are
caught in the stream of time. We are
living in a world's crisis. Every social
change is marked by disturbance. Nev-
er before have you and I been so chal-
lenged."

Making a further reference to the
changing social order of the day, Mr.
Alexander said: "From time immemo-
rial, when transitions or catastrophes
occur, men either rise to greater heights
of character and valor or sink to un-
precedented depths of brutality and
cowardice. In such a time there is a

sharp sifting of the goat and the sheep.
Sooner or later you and I must sit down
to the banquet of consequences."

The speaker urged the graduates to
obtain a sense of direction, one that
has the assent of reason and the approv-
al of conscience, and one that can sur-
vive the sober judgment of intellect.

In a burst of poetic eloquence, the
speaker continued: "This is a bad world,
a sad world, and a mad world. But it
is a world of unrivaled interest and
fascination — forever tragic, yet forever
triumphant; forever doomed, yet for-
ever on the march."

"God made the world glorious," the
speaker said. The magnitude and sub-
limity of the world assure us that life is
for a purpose, he asserted.

Mr. Alexander assured the graduates
that there is no formula for achieving
the glorious life, but he urged them to
"be a thermostat. Don't be a thermom-
eter . . . Don't just register and reflect.
Regulate and control what's going on in
your community."

Charging the graduates to "dream big
dreams," to know the limitations of pure
intellect, and to search for a faith to
sustain life, Mr. Alexander offered the
following prayer in conclusion :

"God give me courage to change the
things that can and ought to be changed.
Patience with things that cannot be
changed, and Wisdom to know one from
the other."

Those receiving degrees are as fol-
lows :

Biology — Rudolph Valentine Hard-
wick, Savannah; William Oscar Mitchel,

Savannah; Business — Delora Dean, Cor-
dele; Carter Peek, Athens; Dorothy
Celestine Moore, Augusta; Oliver Vin-
cent Swaby, Colon, Republic of Pana-
ma; *Josie M. Troutman; Chemistry —
Daniel Burns, Savannah: * Daniel Pe-
lote, Savannah; James Otis Thomas.
Eulonia; Elementary Education — Jettie
Mae Adams. Savannah; '"'Malsenia Inez
Armstrong, Hazlehurst; Lilian Middle-
ton Battiste, Savannah; Ella Virginia
Brunson, Savannah; Lula Mae Canady,
Macon; "Annie Julia Culbreth, Ochlo-
chnee; "Mary Lois Daniels, Orange
Park, Florida; Etta Christine Davenport.
Atlanta; "Mamie Davis, Columbus;
Doretga Roberts Dryer, Mcintosh; Nan-
cy Ellis, Savannah; Faye Maureen Flip-
per, Savannah; Faye Margrezelle Gar-
dener, Fitzgerald; Marva Gooden, Pel-
ham; Sarah Elizabeth Greene, Savan-
nah; Alma Futch Griffin, Savannah;
Richardine Hagan, Savannah; Ruby
Dean Harrington, Sanford, Florida;
*Hazey Laverne Harris, Richmond Hill;
Ernest Eugene Hicks, Savannah;
Thelma Hines, Savannah; Willie Lee
Hopkins, Brunswick; Vera Mae Jack-
son, Savannah; Ivory Brown Jefferson,
New Orleans, Louisiana; "Corrie Capers
Johnson, Savannah; Bernice Evonia
Jones, Millhaven; Helen Milton Jones,
Savannah; Gwendolyn Keith, Augusta;
Dora Sutton Luke, Savannah; Barbara
Ann Matthews, Jesup; Jewel Mae Miller,
Barney; Rosa Lee Moore, Macon;
Jackie Mae Oliver, Athens; Jeanette
Estella Pusha, Savannah; Lucille Bow-
ens Releford, Savannah; Mary Roberts,
Savannah; Anna Thelma Robinson,
Guyton; Clarence Nathaniel Robinson,

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The Reverend S. C. Thornton, pastor of St. James
A.M.E. Church, Savannah, is shown as he delivered the
seventy-fifth Baccalaureate address.

Dr. William K. Payne awards the bachelor's degree to
James Thomas, editor-in-chief of the 1956 TIGER, during
the Commencement exercises. Registrar Ben Ingersoll
looks on.

Savannah; ""'Doris Theresa Singleton
Robinson, Savannah; Hilda June Shae.
Fort Gaines; Lizzie Julia Smith, Sparta;
'^'Gloria Elizabeth Spaulding, Savan-
nah; Essie Lee Stokes, Twin City; Viv-
ian Eugenia Wise Terrell, Savannah:
*Marie Chaplin Watts, Savannah; Mil-
dred Bernell Wilkerson, Glennville;
General Science — Sadie Belle Car-
ter Savannah; James Dilworth, Savan-
nah; James English, Savannah; *Geor-
gia Mae Brown Huling, Savannah; Mel-
vin Herman Marion, Savannah; Wal-
ter Bruce Simmons, Savannah; Louis
Young, Savannah;

Languages and Literature — Willie
Mae Jackson, Waycross; Juliette John-
son, Savannah; B e r n i c e Thompkins
Nichols, Savannah; Evelyn Yvonne
Royal Scarborough, Savannah; Mathe-
matics— Leone Celestine Bolden, Savan-
nah; *Earl Rubin Greene, Savannah;
Ernestine Moon, Savannah; Daniel Go-
liath Nichols, Savannah; Johnny Rufus
Ponder, Barnesville; ** William Nathan
Weston, Savannah; Social Science —
Georgia Lee Bartley, Marlow; Otis Je-
rome Brock, Montezuma; James Clinton
Cooper, Bainbridge; Eulon Marie Bass
Frazier, Madison; Rebecca Edwards
Jones, Savannah; Levi Moore, Savan-
nah; Willie C. Reed, Valdosta; Jesse
Jones Smith, Rayle; Division of Home
Economics — Evelyn Solomon Johnson,
Savannah; Margaret Stephens Knox.
Egypt, Ga.; Georgia Ann Price, Wood-
stock; Division of Trades and Indus-
tries— John Wesley Arnold, Newman;
Henry Driessen, Hilton Head, S. C;
Arvella Levi Farmer, Savannah; *Henry
Nelson Johnson, Savannah; William
Toney Lumpkin, Waycross; Eddie Mc-
Kissick, Macon.

*Cum Laude
**Magna Cum Laude

Adele Addison, soprano star of opera,
concert staff, radio, and television, gave
a concert here on March 26.

The most recent in the rich lyceum of-
ferings was the highly original Musical
Portraits, who appeared here July 5.
Featuring a baritone, soprano, and pia-
nist, the Musical Portraits was the brain-
child of pianist-arranger Dana Lordly,
whose aim was to combine opera in
English, concert and musical comedy,
and present them in a new and enter-
taining fashion.

Anniversary tributes to both opera
and comedy — scenes from "The Mar-
riage of Figaro" in celebration of Mo-
zart, and a special adaption of the first
great technicolor film musical, "The
Wizard of Oz" were highlights of the
sparkling program.

Arts Festival Meeting

The Language Arts Festival was held
March 7-9. Mrs. Eloise Usher Belcher,
instructor in dramatics, South Carolina
State College, was consultant. Demon-
strations of the arena-theatre technique
highlighted the Festival. Mrs. Belcher's
drama group presented scenes from Noel
Coward's "Blithe Spirit."

The theme of the Festival was "Cre-
ative Expression through Choral Speak-
ing and Interpretation." Mrs. Louise
Owens, assistant professor of languages
and literature, was chairman of the fes-
tival. Mrs. Luetta C. Upshur, assistant
professor of languages and literature,
and Leroy Bolden, instructor in speech
at Beach High School, Savannah, served
as consultants in poetic interpretation
and choral reading, respectively.

Noel Coward's "Hay Fever," was pre-
sented by the Savannah State College
Drama Guild, February 29. Peola
Wright, Alonza Perry, James Meeks,
and Ethel Jones appeared in the title

roles. John B. Clemmons, chairman of
the mathematics department, is director
of the players.

An exhibition of Young American
Printmakers was shown in the College
Library February 12-26. Included in the
exhibit were works of the well-known
artists Antonio Frasconi, Seong Moy,
and Leonard Baskin. The collection
numbered seventy artists whose original
works include all of the print media —
lithography, wood cuts, serigraphs, etch-
ings, dryprints, aquatints, linoleum cuts,
engravings. Many of the prints were in
color and for purchase.

Nelson and Neal, famous Australian-
American piano team, appeared at the
College, January 24.

Conference Held Julv 22-25

The annual conference of the Nation-
al Negro County Agents Association was
held at the College, July 22-25. Demon-
strations, tours of local industries, a
"Farmer's Day Barbecue," and a panel
were Conference features.

The executive officers of the Associa-
tion are L. D. Kennedy, president; B. D.
Harrison, vice-president; M. E. Dean,
secretary; D. P. Lilly, corresponding
secretary; H. B. Jackson, treasurer; L.
C. Johnson, parliamentarian; G. A. New-
born, chaplain; T. H. Black, historian;
J. C. Dunbar, public relations; and W.
Q. Scott, sergeant-at-arms.

Members of the Planning committee
were Augustus Hill, assistant supervisor,
Negro work; A. S. Bacon, State Agent,
Negro Work; J. W. Home, County
Agent and State Reporter; E. H. Har-
mond, County Agent, and Chairman of
the entertainment committee; J. B. Stev-
ens, County Agent, and president of the
State Association; and L. D. Kennedy,
County Agent, and president of the Na-
tional County Agents Association.

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Ill Belles Lettres of a
Passing Way of Life

TEN NORTH FREDERICK. By
John O'Hara. New York: Random
House. 1955. $3.95. Reviewed by Miss
Madeline Harrison, Assistant Librarian.

Ten North Frederick is a novel
abounding in secrets which the charac-
ters have gone to great trouble to con-
ceal or deny. It covers many decades
and includes many lives. Here is the
story of the marriage of Joe and Edith
Chapin, Joe's parents, children, and a
number of friends and fellow townsmen
whose lives touch that of Joe Chapin.

The novel opens with a public oc-
casion, as did A Rage to Live. In this
case the occasion is a funeral — the fun-
eral of Joe Chapin — and from there the
story makes its perspective that of the
community over the years. All the city s
leaders are present at this funeral — as
well as the governor of the state and oth-
er representatives of the great world
outside.

What has Joe's life really been like?
Few of the persons at the funeral really
knew him. There were those who did,
however. These included the family
physician. Dr. English; Joe's partner
and devoted friend. Arthur McHenry;
his political maker and breaker, Mike
Slattery; his talented disappointing son,
Joe Jr.; his beautiful unhappy daughter,
Anne, and his widow Edith, who was ad-
mired by almost everyone except her
children.

In the first portion of the narrative
Joe is seen through the eyes of some
of the people at the funeral. Then the
author flashes back to Joe's parents who
established the home at Ten North
Frederick Street where Joe lived all of
his life. Joe's story is then told from the
beginning — his childhood and young
manhood, the friends he made, the
school he attended, his vocation, his
wife, his serving on the home front dur-
ing the war, his political aspirations, his
late romantic escapade. The most im-
portant revelation about him does not
become apparent until the end.

There is some minor sociology in-
cluded, also. We know how the people
in Joe's social circle feel about schools,
clothes, clubs, automobiles, making
money, the marriage of their children,
and even where they live. We learn that
the so-called established first families
consider themselves as having arrived,
while some other of their neighbors,
whose bank accounts may be much larg-
er, are considered as those who are
climbing.

One reviewer has summed up the ef-
fect of the story well. "It is not the plot.
it is the people who matter here, and the
author's attitude toward them might be
called more fascinated and more curious
than it is sympathetic. These characters
credibly affect each other in the smallish
frame of their lives. They are complex,
significant, full-bodied. One comes
away from their story with the impres-
sion that a gifted paragrapher, not a
long-view novelist, has ticked them off,
for in contrast with the electrifying
exactness of its short profiles, exposi-
tions, and controversial exchanges, the
novel's total effect is that of a densely
populated glacier moving well within
glacier speed."

The Magical Time
Of Childhood

THE SINGING TEAKETTLE. By

Christine D. Whitaker. New York: Ex-
position Press. 1956. $2.50.

The Singing Teakettle is a book of
poems for children. In her preface, the
author states: "The poems appearing in
this volume stem from a desire to cap-
ture the child's interest by incorporating
into verses the child's conception of the
world in which he lives."

Alumna Whitaker admirably executes
her purpose. A child's world is the
province of these verses. The wonder,
magic, and enchantment of childhood
are here. The pathos and the often
haunting qualities of the child's heart
are here also, skillfully etched in the
child's own terms.

A glance of some of the titles will suf-
fice to point up the author's extreme
care to keep her verses within the child's
world. Take "A Thanksgiving Prayer,"
"Who Moved the Quail's Nest?",
"Where is Joy," "Music in the Rain,"
"My Mother," "Fishing," or "My Dog
Ball," to name a few.

The title poem, 'The Singing Tea-
kettle," is a captivating piece, abounding
in the images that surround us in our
youth. Note the following lines:

My mother had a singing teakettle
Ever since she was a child . . .
It was a gift from her mother
When she was only one,
So she kept it shinging as bright
As gold shines in the sun.

The sometimes startling perceptive-
ness of a child's mind is distilled in the
following poem:

I searched for joy

North, South, East, and West,

But I did not find it.

Faculty Items

R. J. Martin. A.B., M.A., principal
of Ballard-Hudson High School, Macon,
served as consultant for the Workshops
in secondary and elementary education.
Mr. Martin received the A.B. degree
from Talladega College and the M.A.
from Fisk University. Before becoming
principal of Ballard-Hudson, he was
principal of Center High School, Way-
cross, and has served as principal of
Avery Institute, Charleston, S. C. ; as-
sistant principal of Lincoln Academy,
Kings Mountain, N. C, principal of
Henry County Training School, Way-
cross; and as visiting instructor at Al-
bany State College.

Dr. Walter I. Murray served as direc-
tor of the Reading Workshop. He re-
ceived the B.S. degree from Indiana
University. Terre Haute, Indiana; the
M.S. degree from Indiana University,
Bloomington; and the Ph.D degree from
the University of Chicago.

Late of A&T College, Greensboro, N.
C, Dr. Murray will join the faculty of
Brooklyn College in the fall. Before
joining the faculty at A&T College, he
served as principal of the Dunbar School
in Phoenix. He has also served as an
elementary teacher in Lincoln School.
Robbins, 111., and as an elementary and
a high school teacher at Roosevelt High
School. Gary, Indiana. Dr. Murray has
worked during the summer months at
the University of Chicago, Arizona
State College, Florida A&M University,
and the Southern University.

Dr. Beulah J. Farmer was named act-
ing chairman of the department of lan-
guages and literature for the Summer
Session. Mrs. Farmer, associate profes-
sor of languages and literature, received
the Ph.D. degree from New York Uni-
versity last fall.

When I returned home,

There I found it — where I left it

Before I began to roam.

Anyone who has listened patiently and
sometimes mutely to the seemingly end-
less interrogations of a child will find
the comfort in the following:

Who knows what makes the wind

blow,
Who knows what makes the grass

grow,
Who knows what makes the sun rise,
Who knows what makes the sun shine,
Who knows, who knows, who knows?

So Miss Whitaker achieves her stated
purpose of "capturing the child's in-
terest" by using the "child's conception
of the world in which he lives."

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I-4*7

The Stream of
Opportuity

The Alumni

Mr. and Mrs. B. J. James celebrated
the twenty-fifth anniversary of their
marriage on July 21. Mrs. James, class
of 1930, is a native of Savannah; Mr.
James, class of 1932. was born in Nay-
lor. Georgia.

They are the parents of two daughters.
Myrtice Alveta, 23, and Annetta Marie.
21. Myrtice. a graduate of Palmer Me-
morial Institute, received her B.S. degree
in social science from Savannah State
College in 1953. Very active in the so-
cial and religious life of Savannah, Myr-
tice is a member of the Alpha Kappa
Alpha sorority and is a Sunday School
teacher at St. Matthew's Episcopal
Church. She teaches at the West Savan-
nah Elementary School.

Annetta, also a Palmer graduate, won
the B.S. degree in elementary educa-
tion from the College in 1955. Now Mrs.
Reuben Gamble. Annetta is employed
at the Pioneer Elementary School in
Los Angeles. Her husband is a labora-
tory technician at the Veterans Hospital
there. A member of Alpha Kappa Alpha
sorority, Annetta was inducted into
Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor So-
ciety while a student at the College.

There is something immortal about
the marriage of true hearts. Asked to
comment on the institution of marriage.
the Jameses said. ''Love is the founda-
tion for a lasting marriage. With love go

". . . LOVE IS THE FOUNDATION . . ."—Mr. and Mrs. B. J. James share the
memories of twenty-five years of marriage.

respect, tolerance, loyalty, and under-
standing."

These bons mots, flowing from two
devoted hearts, are refreshing to ponder
in these fevered days of transitory al-
liances and severed dreams. To the
Jameses go our best wishes for many,
many more years of wedded bliss.

Maceo Scott, '52 and Earle Green.
56 were recently appointed as mathe-
matical technicians at the United States
Proving-Ground Experimental Station in
New Mexico. Both men received a rat-
ing which gave them a beginning salary
of $5700 per year. In addition, they
will have the privilege to continue their
education at the University of Mexico.

Jefferson Scruggs. 54, teaches at the
Wallace Foster School Number 32 in
Indianapolis. Scruggs majored in in-
dustrial education.

"THIS IS YOUR LIFE, LULA SMITH."— Signal Honors came to Miss Smith
when highlights of her life were reviewed during the annual Alumni Banquet in
June. Benjamin Lewis was master of ceremonies. To the right of Mr. Lewis is
Miss Madeline Shivery. Dr. and Mrs. W. K. Payne are in the foreground.

In Memoriam

Culan Jackson, '41

In summer, the rejuvenescence of
the rose reminds us of His glorious
and eternal promise that there is
really no death . . .

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Page 9

Courses in Education
Popular-Effective

The courses in Health Education, of-
fered for the first time during the Sum-
mer Session, proved to be popular and
effective. Offered were Health Educa-
tion 425: Synthesis of Basic Health In-
formation, and Health Education 305:
The Total School Health Program.

Under the direction of Walter Left-
wich, instructor in health education,
these courses fulfilled the need of in-
service and prospective teachers to meet
the increased emphasis on health educa-
tion in the state schools.

Twenty-eight students were enrolled
in Health Education 305. They were:
Ruby Reeves. Brooklet; Jeanette Cole-
man, Savannah; Daisy Waye, Bruns-
wick: Columbus Brinkley, Fort Myers,
Fla.; Priscilla Tremble, Statesboro; Al-
berta Roberts. Savannah; Julia Butler,
Augusta; Jeanette Elliott, Mcintosh;
Harold Ray. Savannah; Mildred Gra-
ham, Savannah; Reubin Cooper, Les-
lie; Audrey Taylor, Savannah; Hattie
Rivers, Patterson; Lillie Ann Sutton, Sa-
vannah: L. V. Ross Currie, Nashville;
Lillian Rucker. Elberton; Sallie Wood-
ard, Gay; Mary Pharr, Washington, Bes-
sie Hannah, Savannah; Clara Session,
Fort Myers, Fla.; Phoebe Driessen, Hil-
ton Head, S. C. ; Addie Kelly, Savannah:
Cena Best, Mcintosh; Mildred Gaskin,
Valdosta; Harriett Polite, Savannah;
Ann Frazier. Ludowici; Ora Holmes,
Waynesboro; and Lucille Hudson, May-
field.

An opinion survey of class members
revealed that all students felt the course
to be invaluable to them in their pres-
ent or projected work. Many felt that
the course has broadened and enriched
their knowledge of basic health concepts.
The use of resource persons, audio-
visual aids, field trips to various health
agencies and duplicated materials on
health were listed as features that en-
hanced the effectiveness of the course.

A sampling of opinion taken from
members of the class in Health Educa-
tion 425 pointed up some of the future
uses knowledge obtained from the
course will be put to by the students.
Several responded that this course will
aid them in preparing health talks for
the PTA and other community groups.
In addition to the practical knowledge
concerning good health practices
gleaned from the course, a majority felt
that the course also offered concrete in-
formation designed to help schools have
a better health program. Some empha-
sized the fact that the wealth of infor-
mation gained from the course will be of
use in the homemaker's work.

Two students indicated that the course
has given them methods of applying in-
formation learned to various school situ-
ations. One person stated that informa-
tion gained from the course has helped
him to eradicate misconceptions about
certain diseases.

Perhaps the most provocative re-
sponse came from the student who said
the course will affect her life indefinitely.
Certainly, because of the impingement of
health on all areas of the school curricu-
lum and of life, these courses in health
education are mandatory, both from the
vantage point of the academy and of life
itself.

Elementary Work

(Continued from Page 3)

Mary White indicated that the Workshop
contributed to her professional growth
in the "Correlation of all subject-matter
in centering the interest around the need
for bettering of health conditions of the
home, school and community."

Teaching demonstrations and charts
were singled out by Ruth Heyward as
important features of the Workshop.
Gwendolyn Strickland was impressed by
the wealth of information and guidance
brought in by special consultants.

The provision of opportunities for de-
veloping one's leadership abilities was
pointed out by Anne Richardson. She
said serving as chairman of one of the
interesting groups helped her "gain a
better knowledge of being a leader."

Special features and activities were
especially meaningful experiences to
Helen Stringer and Ethel Lee White
Daniel.

Following each demonstration, an
evaluation period was held. These evalu-
ations proved to be of special worth to
Gertrude Atwater and Pauline Cainion.

Thus the Elementary Workshop,
geared to the needs and interests of its
constituency, provided experiences that
stimulated the professional growth of the
enrollees. In the words of the mem-
bers, the Workshop provided "many ap-
plicable ideas, skills, and techniques"
that will certainly be of use in the class-
rooms when these teachers re-enter this
fall.

The antiphonal effects inherent in
Palestina's hymns, the restrained har-
monic language of his music, and the
contrasting tone colors and textures of
his chorales were explained in word
and music.

Samuel Gill, band director at Wood-
ville High School, Savannah; and Benja-
min Brown, consultant in music for the
elementary schools in Savannah, played
a cornet-trumpet duet, "Because," ar-
ranged by Gertrude Golden, music in-
structor at Jefferson County Training
School. They were accompanied by Mr.
Everett.

Others enrolled in the first session
Workshop were Robert Dilworth, regu-
lar student; William Forest, principal,
elementary school, Collins; Matthew Mc-
Millan, regular student; Robert Vaughn,
regular student; Lillie Sutton, regular
student; Celestine Weston, regular stu-
dent; Benjamin Williams, music direc-
tor, Burke County; and Marie F. Le-
Count. music instructor, Evans County.

Band Work

(Continued from Page 5)

All musical instruments are divided
into four classes: the stringed instru-
ments, the woodwind instruments, the
brass instruments, and the percussion
instruments. Demonstrations of instru-
ments in each division were given.

Secondary Work

(Continued from Page 4)

Wayne J. Hawes. Lincoln County Train-
ing School, stated that the "efficient
guidance given by the instructors in the
study of the background and evolution
of the secondary school and in the or-
ganization of teaching materials to do a
better job of teaching" comprised the
most significant contribution of the Sec-
ondary Workshop to his professional
growth.

Unit planning and construction, mod-
ern concepts, techniques, and method of
teaching were listed by a majority of the
Workshoppers as areas in which vital
help was given. Obieton Hughes said:
"I have been thoroughly convinced that
in a curriculum that does not translate
objectives into content, statements of
purpose are nothing more than expres-
sions of aspirations."

Hosea J. Lofton. Pierce County Train-
ing School, stated that the Workshop
experiences will have a tremendous ef-
fect on his teaching service in the future.
He has gained, he stated, "a broader
and more precise concept of the school
and its purpose, the newest trends in
techniques, a development of an in-
quiring mind as to proper procedures,
and some basic principles to apply to
organization of instructional materials."

In addition, Lofton asserted that he
has been inspired to "think critically of
my approach and to strive to accomplish
the great task of the modern school — to
educate for a useful life."

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The President's Message

Educational opportunities in America have been declared
abundant and varied. This idea has been considered by many
to mean that the opportunities are universally available for all
youths. An examination of these opportunities and the ability
to make use of them will reveal that many limitations exist.

The limitations for education on the college level do not
coincide with the ability of students to succeed in and profit
by college education. There is no college or university which
students may attend and pay no fees. Even where fees are
lowest, many students find it impossible to pay the fees re-
quired and to provide the books, clothing, and other items nec-
essary for college attendance. As a result of this limitation
many promising high school graduates are denied college
education. The denial of education to such individuals means
that society will not be able to utilize the abilities and poten-
tial contributions of such individuals.

In many instances students with meager means would be
able to attend college with partial support from outside
sources. The wealth which individuals, businesses, and other
organized groups possess might be invested in programs which
would bring greater happiness, security, and achievement to
the nation and to the individuals. It is not a matter which
should be considered only by corporations and large organ-
ized groups, but one which should receive the attention of
individuals in all areas of our culture.

Definite plans should be developed to extend the oppor-
tunities for individuals who can profit by the education to
attend college. College alumni, public spirited individuals,
organized religious groups, and various other types of groups
have made some beginnings in the field of scholarship aid.

It is time for individuals and groups to consider seriously how
much such a program is worth. One has no doubt that schol-
arship aid will be appreciated by the individuals who are the
recipients. There are reasons to believe that people who are
provided educational opportunities by others will feel obli-
gated to extend and increase this generosity. But beyond these
two aspects of appreciation one will find that educational
institutions and students who are financially able to provide
their own educational expenses show deep appreciation. It
is very encouraging to institutions and student bodies to know
that individuals and groups beyond the college walls feel that
a college education is desirable and worthwhile for those who
can profit by it. The dividends which accrue from scholar-
ships provided worthy and promising students are high and
they continue to increase year by year. Recently students in
the graduating class of this institution have left modest sums
to assist worthy students who will follow them.

Savannah State College has enrolled today and will en-
roll in the fall some very promising students. Some of these
will find it impossible to continue their education without
financial assistance. The scholarship aid program which
reached its highest point during the past academic year is
looked upon as a potential factor in this area. During the
past academic year the College received the largest amount
of funds for scholarship purposes in its history. Funds came
from more alumni, business establishments, organizations, and
individuals than ever before. The total amounted to a little
more than $4,500.00. At least five times that amount is need-
ed annually.

W. K. Payne

Dr. W. K. Payne, President
Savannah State College
Savannah, Georgia

Dear Dr. Payne:

I herewith pledge/contribute $ to the Scholarship Fund.

This pledge will be paid as follows:

Very truly yours,

, Class of

Address

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Page 11

Campus at Mid-Summer

Now is the softly enchanting time of
the day ... If I turn around, 1 can see
the majestic buildings that are the physi-
cal SSC as they reach toward the sky . . .
If I turn around, I can see the students
hurrying toward the library and the lec-
tures, occupied with the serious business
of the academic life . . .

But I do not turn around and the
magic of the balmy ocean breeze touches
me ... I like to think that this self-same
breeze has caressed the cheek of some-
one thousands of miles away before it
came to me. . .And I am dwarfed by the
surging realization of the grandeur of
Nature and of the organic cycle of life
... In such a time as this one can
range unhampered . . . The very milieu
— the oaks ancient and knowing and
laced with airy moss, the quiet mystery
of the marshla: ds, the limitless expanse
of sky and brilliance of sun — is perfect
for communion with one's self, for in-
spection, for introspection ... I know
that this is the end of the library and
the lectures . . . The image of the cave is
real to me now, for I have been into the
radiance of the sun ... |

Truly there is something wondrous I
about the Campus at Mid-Summer . . . !

ALUMNI
ISSUE

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

BULLETIN

Vol. 10 No. 7

May, 1957

MAN AND A DREAM
The Story of Chester DeVillars and Todd-Grant School

(Page 3)

A one-woman art exhibition hung in Hill Hall during the Fine Arts Festival featured
work of Carolyn Patterson Bell, senior chemistry major and current "Miss Savannah
State". Above is her "PLOT AGAINST DEATH," a charcoal representation of Dylan
Thomas poem, "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night." The work was a highlight
of a recent television program in the humanities. Another painting, "COMPOSITION,"
in mixed media, won third prize in the First National Bank of Atlanta's 90th Anni-
versary Competition.

The Cover Picture

The front page cover features a portrait of the Chester A. DeVillars family of
Todd-Grant High School. Darien. Seated, left to right, are Mrs. Selena C. DeVillars.
Deanna, 14; and C. A. DeVillars, Sr. Standing are Donald Edward, 11; and
Chester. Jr.. 17.

A picture of the 4-H Club Center in Dublin is the highlight of the back cover.
Inset are photographs of A. S. Bacon, left, state agent for Negro work, and Alex-
ander Hurse. Negro Club agent, both graduates of Savannah State.

About This Issue

This year of the NEA's centen-
nial seems a particularly approp-
riate time to feature the many
Savannah State College alumni
who are engaged in the noble pro-
fession of teaching. Highlights of
this issue include pictures and ar-
ticles on principals and teachers
of several Georgia schools, many
<>f which have entire teaching
staffs comprised of SSC alumni.

The pictorial essays on the
GTEA annual conference also
point up the alumni who have
chosen the dedicated life of the
teacher as their leit motiv.

Another kind of teaching, the
promulgation of the Way and the
Word, is shown in the feature
story on the Reverend Richard M.
Williams and his church, the First
Bryan Baptist Church of Savannah.

Photographs of the GTEA con-
ference used in this issue were
made by William H. M. Bowens,
director of the audio-visual cen-
ter. Robert Mobley. industrial edu-
cation major, assisted in lay-out.

The Bulletin

Dr. William K. Payne
President

Wilton C. Scott

Editor
Luetta C. Upshur

Issue Editor

Phillip J. Hampton

Art and Lay-out

Vol. 10 No. 7

May. 1957

Four Awards Made To
College at JSAA Meet

Savannah State College has won four
awards at the 12th annual meeting of
the National Alumni Association for
Colleges and Universities at Austin,
Texas.

Three first place trophies were won
for alumni publicity, alumni pictures
and alumni office management.

Wilton C. Scott, director of public
relations at Savannah State College and

executive secretary of the National
Alumni Association, won a distinguished
service award for making the greatest
contribution to the association.

Scott was also re-elected executive
secretary of the association, and Prince
Jackson Jr.. alumni secretary of the
college, was elected area president for
Georgia. Florida and Alabama.

Jackson will be convention chairman
for the 1958 annual meeting which will
be held at Savannah State College.

CONTENTS

Todd-Grant School Page 3

West Savannah Page 4

Gadsden Page 16

Spenser Page 6

Paulsen Page 12

Commencement Events Page 5

President's Message Page 20

The Savannah State College Bulletin is pub-
lished in October, December, February. March,
April, and May by Savannah State College.
Entered as second-class matter. December 16,
1947, at the Post Office at Savannah. Geor-
gia, under the Act of August 24, 1912.

Page 2

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

A MAN AND A DREAM:

The Story of Chester A. DeVillars and Todd-Grant High School

{Editor's Nate: Material used in this
story was taken from a news story and
an editorial which appeared in The
Darien News, Frulay, January 4, 1957.)

A $12,750 contribution to the Todd-
Grant High School by R. J. Reynolds
provided especial Christmas joy for
Principal Chester A. DeVillars because
it enabled him to see a dream rendered
tangible.

The gift, $10,000 of which was ear-
marked for the gymnasium building
fund and $2,750 for band uniforms,
brings nearer to fruition a project which
has long been close to Mr. DeVillars'
heart.

Shortly before Christmas. Mr. De-
Villars had extended Mr. Reynolds an
invitation to use the Todd-Grant chorus
and band for his program of enter-
tainment on Sapelo Island at Christmas.
The letter also told of the current drives
on at the school, one to raise money for
band uniforms; the other to build a
gymnasium.

The letter read in part:

"We have in progress two projects
which we think are vital to our total
school program. One is a drive to raise
$3,750 with which to purchase uniforms
for the 65 members of the band and the
other is a drive for $45,000 for the
construction of a gymnasium."

Of the gymnasium, Mr. DeVillars
wrote:

"We are without this much-needed
facility at the present time, and are
playing all home games in Brunswick,
a distance of 18 miles from our home,
through the courtesy of the Glynn Coun-
ty Commissioners."

The letter further indicated that up
to that time, $1,000 had been raised for
uniforms, and $5,111 for the gym. Of
the $5,111 on hand for the gym, $5,000
had been set aside by the Mcintosh
County Board of Education. The Board
had voted to set aside 5,000 per year
toward the building fund. The remain-
ing $111 had been collected via indi-
vidual contributions.

The $1,000 already in the uniform
fund had come much harder. Much of
it had come through contributions of
the Band Parents Club; the remainder
had been raised through efforts such as
fish-frys and donations.

The end seemed a far dream to Mr.
DeVillars in December, 1956, when he
wrote to Mr. Reynolds. However, be-
fore the letter was written, Mr. De-
Villars had taken steps to make the

uniforms a reality. A tentative contract
calling for $1,000 when the uniforms
were ready to be shipped and the bal-
ance in a year had already been drawn
up and Mr. DeVillars' signature had
been affixed thereto. This, of course,
held him personally responsible for the
debt.

"That's a lot of money, but I was
going through with it," Mr. DeVillars
said. "We've got a fine band. They
have worked hard. They deserve uni-
forms and I was ready to do all I
could to get them."

On Christmas Eve, Mr. DeVillars re-
ceived the following letter:

"Dear Mr. DeVillars: As per Mr.
Reynolds' instructions, we are enclos-
ing two checks, payable to the Mcin-
tosh County Board of Education, one
for $2,750 as a contribution to your
school band, and one for $10,000 as a
contribution to your new gymnasium
building fund. With the season's best
wishes,

"Sincerely yours.

"Stratton Coyner. Attorney"

An editorial in The Darien News
states:

"In dollars and cents, the gymnasium
contribution far outweighs the other,
and perhaps the gymnasium even more
outweighs the uniforms in importance.
But to (Mr. DeVillars), whose appeal
to Mr. Reynolds was responsible for
the gift, the order of importance may
be reversed.

"The band has been close to the

heart of the principal ever since its or-
ganization. He once made the state-
ment that he regarded it as his great-
est contribution to Todd-Grant. Mainly
through his efforts a thousand dollars
had been raised, dimes and quarters at
a time, toward uniforms. The fulfill-
ment of his dream must have brought
deep satisfaction."

SSC Faculty Members
Attend Meetings

Dr. C. L. Kiah, Mr. J. H. Camper
and Mrs. I. J. Gadsden of the Depart-
ment of Education. Savannah State Col-
lege, attended the fall meeting of the
Georgia Committee on Cooperation in
Teacher Education. Atlanta University,
which met November 5. 1956. Dr. Kiah
is serving as chairman for this school
year.

Dr. C. L. Kiah was a member of the
Committee for the evaluation of Central
High School, Sylvania. Georgia, which
met from Wednesday afternoon Novem-
ber 7 through Friday, November 9.

The State Future Teachers of Amer-
ica of which John H. Camper is spon-
sor will meet at Albany State College,
Albany, Georgia, November 16-17. Mr.
Camper and delegates of the local Chap-
ter will attend.

Dr. E. K. Williams will attend a
meeting of the Program Committee of
the Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society in
Atlanta, November 10. The purpose of
the meeting, which will be held on the
Atlanta University campus, is to make
plans for the 19th Annual Conference
to be held at Tuskegee Institute on
March 28-30.

Mrs. Rebecca Mitchell, '56, serves as Girls' Work Secretary, YMCA, Savannah.

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

Page 3

The West Savannah
Elementary School

West Savannah Elementary School
comprises grades 1 through 7. and has
an enrollment of 986. a teaching staff
of 28. a supervising principal, a secre-
tary, and a librarian. The school has a
modern lunchroom, and all facilities
that make up a modern, progressive
school.

Realizing the uniqueness of each in-
dividual. West Savannah School has
made special efforts to meet its pupils'
individual needs and interests through
systematic and scientific grouping. With
this teachable situation the achievement
spreads are reduced, and teachers are
better able to offer suitable materials
and instruction for the various levels.

The Principal

Mrs. Ayler Mae Lovett, principal of
West Savannah School, was educated in
the public schools of Savannah, and
the graduate teacher training depart-
ment. Tuskegee Institute. Alabama. She
holds the B.S. degree from Savannah
State College: the M.A. degree from
Columbia University. N. Y.. and has
done post-graduate study in Atlanta
University and Columbia University.

Mrs. Lovett is a past president of the
Chatham County Teachers Association,
and a member of Board of Managers
of the West Broad Street Y.M.C.A.

She received Y.M.C.A/s highest
award. "Service to Youth" Plaque, in
1956. In addition. Mrs. Lovett is a
member of the Board of Directors of
the Frank Callen Boys Club, a com-
municant of St. Matthews Episcopal
Church, a member of Sigma Gamma
Rho Sorority. Gamma Theta Upsilon.
National Geography Fraternity. She is
chairman of the Negro Division of
"Keep Beautiful Savannah Clean"
project, which was originated by civic-
minded citizens, and is being sponsored
by the Savannah Chamber of Com-
merce.

Mrs. Lovetts most recent achieve-
ments include the organization of the
Savannah Chapter of the Georgia As-
sociation for Retarded Children, and
the establishment of "Happy House Dav
School." the local school for the re-
tarded.

........ .

. THE WEST SAVANNAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Mrs. Ayler Mae Lovett, principal, goes over the day's correspondence with
school secretary.

Savannah State graduates at West Savannah School. Seated, left to right, Mrs. Doretha Wells,
Miss Leola Sanders, Mesdames Susie Floyd (M.A. N.Y.U.), Pearlie Singleton, Mary Bailey, and Colleen
Nichols. Standing left to right, Mesdames Gloria Spaulding Brown, Julia Jones Hamilton , Melissa Lewis
(M.A. N.Y.U.), Jeannette Jenkins, Carolyn Kirkland, Mabel Hanshaw (M.A. N.Y.U.), Ayler M. Lovett,
Principal (M.A. Columbia University); Gwendolyn Brown, Marie Watts, Geraldine Zeigler, "Teacher
of the Year" 1956 (M.A. N.Y.U.); Mattie Fonvielle, Alma Wade (M.A. N.Y.U.) "Teacher of the Year"
1957; and Walter Simmons.

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SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

15 \

Robert E. Blakeney
A Living Example of Suecess

Robert E. Blakeney, Sr.. principal of
the Waynesboro High and Industrial
School. Waynesboro. Georgia, is one
of the outstanding principals in the
state of Georgia.

For more than twenty years. Mr. Blak-
eney has been associated with education,
mostly within the state of Georgia. His
influence, however, has been nation-
wide. He is well known for the years
of inspired leadership that he has given
to education: for his sympathetic and
inspirational guidance to students: and
for his personal sincerity and devotion
to education.

A graduate of Savannah State Col-
lege (B.S. Ag. I . and Atlanta University
( M.Ed. ) , Mr. Blakeney was appointed
teacher of agriculture and principal of
the Waynesboro High and Industrial
School in 1936. In 1941 he relinquished
his agricultural duties and devoted him-
self entirely to the principalship. a po-
sition which he still holds. During his
administration the school has grown
from a fifteen-teacher school with 500
students to a sixty-three teacher school
with 2,000 students. Prior to his ap-
pointment at Waynesboro, he served as
teacher of agriculture at the William
James High School. Statesboro. Geor-
gia, and principal and teacher of agri-
culture at the Screven County Training
School. Sylvania. Georgia.

Mr. Blakeney, who was an outstand-
ing leader in his field for agriculture,
was awarded the coveted prize of Mas-
ter Teacher of Agriculture in the state
of Georgia in 1936.

Mr. Blakeney has done advanced
study towards the Ph.D. degree at the

University of Michigan. He has served
as a Regional Director for Region V
of the G. T. E. A. He has served as a
consultant and a panelist on many dis-
cussion groups throughout the State.
He is now serving as the president of the
Alpha Chi Lambda Chapter of the Al-
pha Phi Alpha, Inc.. Augusta. Georgia.

His active participation in civic and
religious affairs, his personal sincerity
and devotion to his profession, and his
extraordinary achievements have evoked
the admiration of his associates and all
who have known him.

Mr. Blakeney is married to the for-
mer Miss Anne T. Walker of Dublin.
Georgia. They have one son, Robert E.
Blakeney. Jr.. of Washington. D. C.

Gala Homecoming
At Savannah State

In a celebration which was consid-
ered one of the best in the history of
the school, Savannah State College held
its homecoming festivities Saturday,
starting with a street parade followed
by a football game and an alumni din-
ner at night.

The parade which was viewed by
thousands as it wended its way through

the city, was spectacular and received
a big hand from the spectators.

In the procession were numerous
floats representing the various depart-
ments of the college and many beautiful-
ly decorated convertibles conveying key
students.

There were five bands, two of them
from out-of-town schools, and a drum
and bugle corps. The musical aggrega-
tions were the college band, which led
the procession, Beach and Woodville
High bands and bands from Tift Coun-
ty High School of Tifton. Ga.. and the
William James High School of States-
boro. The drum and bugle corps was
that of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

The committee which judged the floats
chose the one representing "Cinderella"
as being the best.

The football game following the pa-
rade was a hectic contest and resulted
in a victory for Clark College over the
College Tigers, 16 to 13. The game was
witnessed by about 3.000. The final
event of the observance was the alumni
banquet which was held at night.

Unfortunately, the timing between the
parade and the game was bad The
parade ended only 25 minutes before
the scheduled time for the game.

COMMENCEMENT EVENTS — 1957

Saturday, May 25
7:30-9:00 P.M. President's Reception for Seniors

President's Residence
Thursday. May 30
12:00 Noon Senior Class Day Exercises Meldrim Auditorium

8:00 P.M. Senior Class Night Exercises Meldrim

Auditorium
Friday, May 31

8:30 P.M. Junior-Senior Prom Willcox Gymnasium

Saturday. June 1
10:00 A.M. Senior Breakfast for Women Adams Hall

10:00 A.M. Senior Breakfast for Men College Center

5:00 P.M. Alumni Meeting Meldrim Auditorium

8:00 P.M. Alumni Banquet Adams Hall

Speaker: Reverend J. S. Bryan. Pastor

St. Philip A. M. E. Church, Savannah, Georgia

Sunday, June 2
4:00 P.M. Baccalaureate Exercises . . Meldrim Auditorium
Sermon : Reverend P. A. Patterson, Pastor
Butler Presbyterian Church, Savannah. Georgia
5:30 P.M. President and Mrs. W. K. Payne President's

Residence
At home to alumni, faculty, members of the grad-
uating class, their parents and friends.

Monday, June 3

11:00 A.M. Commencement Exercises Meldrim

Auditorium
Address: Doctor W. Montague Cobb, Head
Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine
Howard University, Washington, D. C.

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

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Leonard D. Law, President
General Alumni Association

By Prince E. Jackson,
Alumni Secretary

All of the presidents of the General
Alumni Association have been grad-
uates of the highest caliber and dis-
tinction. They have fought an uphill
battle in trying to organize our alumni
into a highly efficient and effective or-
ganization. Although this battle has not
been won. victory is in the forseeable
future. Savannah State has been very-
fortunate in the kind of leadership she
has received from these alumni.

Our incumbent president, Mr. Leon-
ard D. Law is a typical example of the
kind of graduate who has occupied this
key position in alumni leadership. Mr.
Law is a native of Savannah and re-
ceived his elementary and high school
education in the public schools of Sa-
vannah. Graduated from Savannah State
College in 1931, he is married to the
former Marguerite Wilson '31. This
successful and happy union has pro-
duced two children, Leonard and Vir-
ginia Louise. As of all of our presi-
dents, Mr. Law has dedicated himself
to the betterment of his Alma Mater.

He is a member of St. Matthew's
Episcopal Church, Savannah, Georgia.
He holds the positions of Superintend-
ent of Sunday School, Treasurer of the
Vestry, and Lay Reader.

His civic obligations are many. He
is on the Board of Directors of Frank
Callen Boys' Club, Advisory Board of
the West Broad Street Y.M.C.A., As-
sociate Board Chatham-Savannah Tuber-

The faculty of Frank W. Spencer School is composed largely of Savannah State
College alumni. Seated, left to right: Mrs. Mildred G. Young, B.S. Savannah State
College, advanced study, Atlanta University; Mrs. Nadine C. Lewis, B. S. Savannah
State College, advanced study, New York University; Mrs. Retha G. Delaware, B. S.
Savannah State College, advanced study, New York University; Mrs. Ernestine Harris,
B. S. Savannah State College; Mrs. Ruth H. Morgan, B. S. Spelman College, advanced
study, Atlanta University; Mrs. Juanita P. Myers, B. S. Allen University, Mrs. Lucille
K. Bryant, B. S. West Virginia State College, advanced study, Atlanta University; Miss
Carrie M. Anderson, B. S. Savannah State College.

Standing left to right are: Daniel Wright, Jr., B. S. Savannah State College;
Miss Augusta L. Pettie, B. S. Savannah State College, advanced work, Atlanta Uni-
versity; Mrs. Alberta S. Bowens, B. S. Morris Brown College; Mrs. Mae Champen, B. S.
Fayetteville Teachers' College, advanced study, Tuskegee Institute; Mrs. Evelyn Hicks,
B. S. Savannah State College; Mrs. Annie Y. Kilroy, B. S. Savannah State College,
advanced study, New York University; Mrs. Geneva Mitchell, B. S. Savannah State
College; Mrs. Carolyn Arnold, B. S. Savannah State College; Mrs. Beulah W. Polite,
B. S. Savannah State College; Mrs. Mary O. Jackson, B. S. Savannah State College,
advanced study, Atlanta University; Miss Barbara L. Burke, B. S. Savannah State Col-
lege, advanced study, Atlanta University.

Not shown: Miss Lois A. Dotson, B. S. Savannah State College; Mrs. Margaret
H. Stewart, B. S. Savannah State College; Mrs. Carrye C. Roberts, B. S. Savannah
State College; Mrs. Mary F. Simmons, B. S. Savannah State College; Mrs. Lucy G.
Solomon, B. S. Savannah State College; Mrs. Ann E. Stevens, B. S., Savannah State
College.

culosis and Health Association ( 1954
Seal Sale Chairman ) , Public at Large
member on the Delegate Assembly of
Linked Community Services, and past
president of the Savannah Chapter of
the Savannah State College Alumni As-
sociation (1946-1954).

Mr. Law's social and fraternal mem-
berships include the Frogs, Inc. and
Mu Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fra-
ternity.

Mr. Law served as principal of Han-
cock County Training School, July 1931-
June 1937. He served as District Man-
ager of Guaranty Life Insurance Com-
pany in Brunswick, July 1937 — June
1943. In July of 1943, he was appointed
Personnel Assistant, Union Bag-Camp

Paper Corporation. Savannah. Georgia,
the largest paper Corporation in the
world. This appointment certainly served
to distinguish our school because there
are very few Negroes holding such a
position with a firm comparable to
Union Bag-Camp Paper Corporation.

In spite of these heavy responsibili-
ties, Mr. Law works constantly in alum-
ni affairs of our Alma Mater. He is
always ready to go beyond the ordinary
call to push Savannah State higher and
is an active worker in the local chapter.

Savannah State College is grateful for
this good son and wishes him all the
success in the world in his future and
in the uphill battle of bringing her other
sons and daughters back to her.

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SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

Alumni Neivs

1896

RICHARD ROBERT WRIGHT. JR.,

554 N. 58th Street. Philadelphia, Penn-
sylvania, is Bishop of the African Meth-
odist Episcopal Church. Bishop Wright
is the son of the first president of
Savannah State College. Major Richard
R. Wright. Bishop Wright received his
B.D. and A.M. Degrees from the Uni-
versity of Chicago and the Ph.D. De-
gree from the University of Pennsyl-
vania. He has done additional work at
University of Berlin, and the University
of Leipzig. Germany. For a number of
years. Bishop Wright served as presi-
dent of Wilberforce University, Wilber-
force. Ohio.

1907

I. J. YANCY, 1643 Forest Street.
Augusta. Georgia, is pastor of the Anti-
och Baptist Church in Augusta. Yancy
was the president of the 1907 class.

1917

FOSTER R. LAMPKIN. 2331 For-
syth Street. P. 0. Box 1096. Columbus.
Georgia, is the owner of the Personal
Real Estate and Rentals Firm in Colum-
bus. Lampkin is married to the former
Maurice Cobb, who also attended Sa-
vannah State. He has done additional
study at Boston. Harvard and New York
Universities. He was past vice president
and president of the Georgia State
Teachers Association, Rosenwald Field
Agent for Georgia. Special Assistant to
the Supreme Grand Master — Modern
Free & Accepted Masons. Alpha Phi
Alpha. Deacon Baptist Church, Chair-
man Committee on Vocational Guidance
& Education for Negroes in Secondary
Schools held at Atlanta University, 1935.

1931

LEONARD D. LAW. 1603 Vine
Street. Savannah, Georgia, is Personnel
Assistant at the Union Bag Corpora-
tion, Savannah. Law is now serving as
president of the General Alumni As-
sociation.

MARGUERITE K. LAW. 1603 Vine
Street. Savannah. Georgia, is teaching
at the Alfred E. Beach High School.
She has done additional work at Co-
lumbia University where she received
her M.A. degree. Mrs. Law, the former
Miss Marguerite K. Wilson, is married
to Leonard D. Law.

CHRISTOPHER GREENE, 1003
Glenmore Avenue, Waycross, Georgia.
is principal at the Screven Elementary
School, Screven, Georgia. He has done
graduate work at South Carolina State
College.

NAA Regional Meeting

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

Page 7

1935

OLA B. DINGLE. 634 West 35th
Street. Savannah. Georgia, is teaching
at the Springfield Terrace School. Sa-
vannah. Georgia. She received her M.A.
degree from New York University. Mrs.
Dingle is the editor-in-chief of the Chat-
ham County publication. "The Reflec-
tor." She also received an award for
outstanding work in Girl Scouting.

ABERDEEN KENNEDY. 3403 Hop-
kin Street. Savannah. Georgia, is work-
ing as an insurance agent. She has done
additional study at Florida A. & M.
University.

WILLIE MAE JACKSON. 507 Sec-
ond Avenue, McRae. Georgia, is teach-
ing at the Twin City High School. She
was elected as "Teacher of the Year"
in Telfair County. 1957.

AUGUSTUS McARTHUR. Post Of-
fice Box 886. Soperton. Georgia, is the
principal of Treutlen County Training
School. Soperton. McArthur has done
additional work at the University of
Pittsburgh where he received his Mas-
ter of Education degree. Aside from his
administrative duties. McArthur serves
as Coach, and Organizer of clubs.

1936

RALEIGH MACON. 116 Church

Street. Claxton. Georgia, is principal
at the Evans County High School. He
has done additional study at New York
University and Atlanta University, and
received the M.Ed, degree from the
latter.

DOROTHY FURLOWE SMITH. 1809
Fourth Street. Savannah. Georgia, is
teaching at the George W. Carver
School. Richmond Hill. Georgia. She
has done additional study at Indiana
University.

ELLIS WHITAKER. 515 Washing-
ton Street. Metter. Georgia, is principal
and teacher at the Homerville High and
Elementary School. Homerville. Whita-
ker has done additional study at the
University of Minnesota.

1937

C. A. DeVILLARS. native of Mcin-
tosh County, is the principal at the
Todd-Grant High School in Darien. De-
Villars has done additional study at
Columbia University. He has served as
director of Region Eleven of G.T.E.A..
president of District II GIA. vice-presi-
dent Region Eleven Principals" Council.
DeVillars was recently elected to the
Board of Trustees GTEA. Mrs. DeVil-
lars is a native of Chatham County and
is also a graduate of Savannah State
College. She teaches reading at Todd-
Grant.

ESTHER B. HARDEN. 1003 W. 40th
Street. Savannah. Georgia, is teaching
at the Alfred E. Beach High School.
She has done additional work at How-
ard University and University of Min-
nesota.

CHARLES L. RAWLS. 914 Memo-
rial Drive. Waycross, Georgia, is prin-
cipal of the Bailey Street Elementary
School. He has done additional work
at Atlanta University- Hampton Insti-
tute and New York University. He is
married to Mrs. Louise K. Rawls. also
a graduate of Savannah State.

1938

JOHN W. LAWTON. P. O. Box 411.
Statesboro. Georgia, is principal at the
Willow Hill Elementary School. He has
done additional study at Atlanta Uni-
versity. Tuskegee Institute, and Co-
lumbia University.

CORTEZ LEAKE COWART. 211
Church Street. Statesboro, Georgia, is
the Home Economics teacher at Wil-
liam James High School. She has done
further study at Atlanta University and
Columbia University.

R. W. CAMPBELL. 207 Roundtree
Street. Statesboro, Georgia, is the prin-
cipal of Edward Johnson School. Brook-
let, Georgia. He received the M.Ed, de-
gree from Temple UJniversity. Mr. Camp-
bell is the Executive Secretary of the

Bulloch County Negro Chamber of
Commere. A member of Kappa Alpha
Psi Fraternity, he holds a life member-
ship in the N. E. A. and he was elected
"Man of the Year" for Bulloch County
in 1956.

1939

RUBY LEE KING. 210 Park Avenue,
Savannah. Georgia, teaches at the East
Broad Street School. She has done fur-
ther study at Columbia University and
Atlanta University, receiving the M.Ed.
degree from the latter. Miss King was
elected "Teacher of the Year" at East
Broad Street School. 1957. She is secre-
tary of the Savannah Chapter of Sa-
vannah State College Alumni Associa-
tion and Chairman of Public Relations
Committee of Greenbriar Children's
Center. Inc.

1 941

WILBUR JOHNSON. 706 North Sims
Street. Bainbridge. Georgia, is Special
Adult Teacher of Vocational Agricul-
ture in Bainbridge. Georgia. He received
the M.S. degree from Iowa State Col-
lege.

LOUISE ORENE HALL. 635 West
37th Street. Savannah. Georgia, is a
teacher of Commercial subjects at Al-
bany State College. Albany. Georgia.
Mrs. Hall received the M.Ed, degree

(Continued on page 13)

Florence Street School faculty is composed totally of SSC grads. Seated, left to right: Mrs.
Margaret Rhaney, A.B. and M.A.: Mrs. Lorene Pressley, A.B. and M.A.; Mrs. Willie Grant Edwards,
Principal, A.B. and MA.; Miss Julia Lcwe, A.B.; Mrs. Mamie Hart, A.B.; Mrs. Daisy Grant Fraser, B.S.;
Mrs. Laura Martin, B.S.; and Miss Christine Wright, A.B.. Back row, standing: Robert Washington,
B.S.; Mrs. Nona M. Hopkins, A.B., M.A.; Mrs. Phoebe Robinson Brooks, B.S.; Miss Corine T. Williams,
B.S.; Mrs. Frances B. Thompson, A.B.; Wilie James Reid, B.S.; Mrs. Zelma Owens, B.S.; Mrs. Leah S.
Greene, B.S. and M.A.; Miss Mildred Graham, B.S.; Mrs. Dorothy Freeman, B.S.; Mrs. Sara D. Herring,
B.S., and Mrs. Hilda Williams, B.S. Not shown: Mrs. Viola T. McKinney, B.S.; Mrs. Mildred B. Johnson,
A.B., and Mrs. Mae M. Frazier, B.S.

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SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

155

NEWS CLIPPINGS

6 Percent Gain In
Enrollment At SSC

According to figures released by
Registrar Ben Ingersoll. Savannah State
College has 992 regular fulltime col-
lege students which represent 363 men,
542 women in the day classes and 69
men and 18 women in the evening
classes.

This is a six per cent increase over
last year in the regular college. In ad-
dition, there are 128 in special trade
classes. 87 in general extension and 60
enrolled in informal adult classes. There
is an over-all total of 1.267 students
using the facilities at Savannah State.

Timothy C. Meyers, dean of faculty,
will deliver the principal address at the
general assembly Thursday. The annual
career conference will be held on the
college campus. October 20-31.

Several alumni leaders met in the
office of public relations and alumni
affairs last night under the leadership
of Leonard Law. president of the Gen-
eral Alumni Association and made plans
for organizing new and re-establishing
old alumni clubs. Prince Jackson. Jr..
college alumni secretary, acted as host
and served as chairman of the meeting.
All alumni are being urged to contribute
freely to the alumni scholarship fund.

Tiger's Roar, Economic
Review, Wins Top
C.S.P.A. Awards

Dr. Joseph Murphy, director of Co-
lumbia LJniversity's Scholastic Press As-
sociation announced that the TIGERS
ROAR, the ECONOMIC REVIEW and
the College Page wo nfirst place among
senior colleges in the United States at
the 33rd Columbia Scholastic Press As-
sociation Convention and placed second
in the special magazine sectios.

In winning these awards. Savannah
State competed with 18,000 college and
university publications from all over the
United States and its territories. This
is the first time that the TIGER'S
ROAR has won first place in CSPA
competition.

Last year the TIGER'S ROAR placed
second in the college newspaper divis-
ion and the ENTERPRISES, official
organ of the Business Department, the
college page and the college bulletin
placed second.

Mr. William C. Scott, Director of
Public Relations at Savannah State, was
among the more than 5,000 delegates
who attended the convention.

325 Attend Youth
Conference At SSC

The Georgia Youth Industrial Edu-
cation Association Conference and
Trades Contest was held on the cam-
pus of Savannah State College. March
28-29. The 325 Students and faculty
members in attendance indicated a con-
stant growth in the areas of industrial
arts and trades in the high schools.

Among the many varied activities of
the Conference was a sight-seeing tour
aboard the "Visitor" down the Savan-
nah River, to view the industrial sights
of the city. A capacity audience was also
in attendance at the Assembly Talent
Show and Oratorical Contest on Fri-
dayp. The Thursday Assembly program
featured the Savannah State College
Choral Society under the direction of
Coleridge A. Braithwaite. Prince Wynn,
President, Student Council. Savannah
State, presided.

The conference featured for the first
time a "Miss Industrial Education" con-
test. Many queens, representing their
respective schools, displayed talent,
beauty and personality in their bid for
the crown. Eleanor Milnor. Spencer
High School, Columbus. Georgia was
crowned queen. Vivian Asher, Booker
T. Washington High School, was sec-
ond place winner, and Marian Yaeman.
Lucy Laney High. Augusta, placed
third.

Robert Joffrey Dancers

The Lyceum Committee of Savannah
State announces the coming nevt Thurs-
day evening of the newest dance com-
pany on the American musical stage.
the Robert Joffrey Theater Dancers.
With accent on entertainment, the pro-
duction will bring a new idea in dance
programs and promises a combination
of romantic ballet, dramatic dance in
the Spanish style and musical comedy
dance in the best American tradition —
plus a liberal sprinkling of song. The
program will be seen in Meldrim Audi-
torium beginning at 8:15 p.m. and will
be open to the public without charge.

Three leading American dancers head
the company of seven: Glen Tetley, Be-
atrice Thompkins, and Gerald Arpino.

Beatrice Thompkins has toured the
U. S. and Europe as soloist with the
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and with
the New York City Ballet. The dark-
haired dancer was also prima ballerina
of the San Francisco Opera.

Gerald Arpino is another young vet-

L. D. Law, President of the General Alumni
Association, addresses the alumni at the annual
Homecoming Dinner Meeting. In the background,
Raleigh Macon, Principal of Evans County High
School and dynamic vice-president of the General
Alumni Association, prepares to extend his greet-
ings to the group.

Clifford Hardv/ck, '50, science teacher at Beach
High School, gives a few words of advice to
Alphonso Smith, sophomore, Woodbine, Georgia.
Mr. Hardwick was principal speaker during the
regular assembly.

eran of TV, who has also been featured
on Broadway in "Annie Get Your Gun"
and "Bless You AH" and with the May
0 Donnell Modern Dance Co. Latin
America has also seen him as soloist
with the Nana Collner-Pau! Petroff Bal-
let.

A triple threat supporting performer
in the company is a young man named
John Wilson. He is due to demonstrate
his gifts as a dancer, as a baritone, and
as a pianist.

Everyone is invited to attend this
opening event of the Lyceum Series.

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

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SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE FACULTY ANI
ALUMNI AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THI
GEORGIA TEACHERS AND EDUCATION ASSOCI
ATtON, MACON, WITH OTHER OUTSTANDINC

EDUCATIONAL LEADERS.

THE UNKNOWN
TEACHER

aisslilliliS5^^

I sing the praise of the unknown
teacher. Famous educators plan new
systems of pedagogy, but it is the un-
known teacher who delivers and guides
the young. He lives in obscurity and
contends with hardship. He keeps the
watch along the borders of darkness
and makes the attack on the trenches
of ignorance and folly. Patient in his
daily duty he strives to conquer the
evil powers which are the enemies of
youth. He awakens sleeping spirits. He
quickens the indolent, encourages the
eager, and steadies the unstable. He
communicates his own joy in learning
and shares with boys and girls the best

treasures of his mind. He lights many candles which, in later
years, will shine back to cheer him. This is his reward.
Knowledge may be gained from books: but the love of knowl-
edge is transmitted only by personal contact. No one has
deserved better of the republic than the unknown teacher.

—Henry Van Dyke in NEA Personal Growth
Leaflet, Number 161

A Challenge To The Alnniiii

By Prince Jackson, Jr.,
Alumni Secretary

There are many ingredients in the
composition of a good college or uni-
versity. Alumni have many varied con-
cepts of these ingredients and it would
be extremely difficult to find any two
alumni with the same conception of
just what it takes to make a great col-
lege.

There are several ingredients how-
ever, that you would find on any list.
Among these are an alert alumni and a
good student body. Without a doubt,
these are two of the most important
parts of any great college. The alumni
is the product on display and must be
good in order for the manufacturer
(college I to gain a reputation as an
excellent producer. The student body is
the future alumni and must be of the
caliber to be made into a better product
than the previous student body.

Our Savannah State Alumni Associa-
tion is one of the best in our state.
Our student body is one of the best
in the history of the College. However,
some questions that have to be an-
swered today are. What about our fu-
ture student body? Is it the total re-
sponsibility of the College?

Every college in America today is
faced with these two perplexing ques-
tions and we cannot afford to bypass
them. Recruitment of topnotch students
is a business today and colleges are
spending big money to attract these stu-
dents. One of the big attractions and
perhaps the most effective means of
spending money is in the area of schol-
arships. It is no secret that top-notch
students usually go to the college where
they can get aid because most of our
students today must have aid to go to
college. It is also no secret that the
college with a good scholarship program
usually has the best student body. Con-
sequently, a good scholarship program
is a "must' at any college that desires
to maintain its superiority.

Scholarship aid at Savannah State
College has become a very serious prob-
lem. Our college is one of the most out-
standing in our state because of the
achievements and contributions of our
alumni. However, we may lose our lead-
ership because of our inadequate and
meager scholarship program. The only
source of funds for this program is our
alumni and in the past two years, con-
tributions to this fund have dwindled.
Perhaps the most apparent reason for
this is the so very few organized func
tioning alumni chapters we have among

our illustrious alumni. Many alumni
would contribute to this fund if they
were connected with chapters. At pres-
ent, we have fewer than eight function-
ing chapters in our state that is well
functioning chapters in our state that
is well populated with alumni who hold
many key positions in every county. We
have organized three chapters this year
and are hoping that more alumni groups
will invite us to do the same in the
near future. Somehow, we must show
our alumni the importance of this pro-
gram. This is not a job for our Col-
lege. It is our job. Everyone of us must
get to work on that alumnus who has
somehow wandered away from his re-
sponsibilities. To do this will not be an
easy job. The President, at present, is
spending more money in the area of
Alumni affairs than at anytime in the
history of the Institution. We must re-
spond to this by organizing ourselves
into efficent and effective alumni or-
ganizations so that we can combine our
efforts to build a great Savannah State
College into a greater Savannah State
College.

This is our challenge fellow alumni.
Let us accept it today.

Alumni On Paulsen
School Faculty

Lillian Shank Scott graduated from
Savannah State College in 1948 with a
B.S. degree in secondary education.
Mrs. Scott obtained a M.A. degree from
New York University in 1953. She has
matriculated for a sixth-year profession-
al diploma at New York University,
and is presently employed as a health
teacher at Paulsen Jr. High.

In 1951. Mrs. Scott was a recipient
of a health education scholarship and
studied at North Carolina College. Dur-
ham.

She has served as an attendant to
"Miss Alumni". She was a national
delegate to the National Alumni Asso-
ciation of Colleges and Universities in
Baltimore.

She received a certificate of recogni-
tion for services to veterans in the eve-
ning school.

William B. Jackson was graduated
from Savannah State in the summer of
1949, with a Bachelor of Science De-
gree in mathematics. His first position,
which he held for three years, was at
Arlington Institute. Annemanie. Ala-
bama, as an instructor in Science and
mathematics. Since that time he has
been a teacher at Paulsen School in Sa-
vannah.

Jackson served as treasurer of the

Chatham County Teachers Association,
and has rendered outstanding services
to boys and girls through several ad-
visory capacities. He was honored in
1956 by being elected as "Teacher of
the Year" from his school. 1955-56.

Gertrude L. Golden is a 1955 gradu-
ate of Savannah State College. Since her
graduation she has held the following
positions: instructor of music, at Jef-
ferson County Training School. Louis-
ville, Georgia: and instructor of music,
Paulsen Jr. High School. Savannah,
Georgia.

Melvin Herman Marion received the
B.S. in General Science from Savannah
State College in 1956.

Presently employed at Paulsen Junior
High School as an instructor in mathe-
matics, he holds membership in the
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Y.M.C.A.,
C.C.T.A.. G.T.E.A. and N.E.A.: and is
a member of the First Congregational
Church.

Mrs. Melissa Lewis Miller* B.S. in
Home Economics. Savannah State Col-
lege; has done graduate work in home
economics at Columbia University and
in Educational Psychology at Atlanta
University, and the University of Min-
nesota. She has held the following po-
sitions: homemaking instructor, Ballard-
Hudson. Macon. Georgia: Holsey Insti-
tute. Cordele. Georgia: Cuyler Junior
High. Savannah. Georgia: and Paulsen
Junior High. Savannah. Ga.

Her memberships include St. Paul
C. M. E. Church: Iota Phi Lambda
Sorority: Jonquil Garden Club: Holsey
Reading Circle: A.Y.A.. C.C.T.A.,
G.T.E.A., and N.E.A.

There are several outstanding candi-
dates for the title. "The Greatest Ath-
lete in the History of Savannah State."
If you nominate John Myles or Robert
Slocum or Curtis P. Harris or others,
you would have plenty of support. How-
ever, any list of our great athletes would
have to include Joseph Turner. '51. Mr.
Turner qualifies for this list because of
his many contributions to football, track
and baseball. He has proved himself
equally adept in these sports, and if he
had concentrated in any one of them,
probably would have made any All-
American List.

Since leaving State. Mr. Turner has
performed virtually a miracle in build-
ing Sophronia Tompkins High School
( formerly Woodville I into one of the
powerhouses of the state in sports. His
teams have played well and have dem-
onstated good sportsmanship in all of
their endeavors. Coaches in the Geor-
gia Interscholastic Association consider
him one of their best coaches.

Savannah State College considers him
one of her most outstanding athletes.

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SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

Alumni News (Cont.)

(Continued from page 8)

from Atlanta L Diversity in 1947. and is
now enrolled at New York University
in the School of Business Education
working toward the Ed.D. degree. She
has been promoted to the rank of As-
sistant Professor at Albany State.

1942

SADIE B. GRIFFIN. 820 East 38th
Street. Savannah. Georgia, teaches at
the West Broad Elementary School. She
has done further study at New York
University where she received the M.A.
degree.

TINY SEAY DAVIS. 503 Forsyth
Street. Americus. Georgia, is Jeanes
Supervisor for Marion. Schley and Web-
ster Counties. She has done further
study at Atlanta University and North
Carolina College.

ERMA ROBERTS WILLIAMS. 836V>
West 39th Street. Savannah. Georgia,
teaches at the West Broad Street School.
Mrs. Williams has done further study
at Illinois Central State College and
Atlanta University.

GLADYS ORETHIA INGRAM. 606
Hester Drive. Dublin. Georgia, teaches
homemaking at the Oconee High School
in Dublin. She has done additional
study at Hampton Institute and New
York University, receiving the M.A. de-
gree in Home Economics from the lat-
ter.

GERALDYNE M. CAMPBELL. 207
Roundtree Street. Statesboro. Georgia,
is the Third grade teacher at the Wil-
liam James High School. Statesboro.
She has done additional study at Tem-
ple UJniversitv.

1945

RUTH BELLE MULLINO, 725 East
38th Street. Savannah. Georgia, is teach-
ing at the Risley Elementary School in
Brunswick. Georgia. She has done fur-
ther study at Pennsylvania State College.

1945

LOUISE B. ROBERTS. 950 Wheaton
Street, Savannah. Georgia, is an ele-
mentary teacher at the Haven Home
School. Savannah. Mrs. Roberts has
done additional study at the Atlanta
University. She is the former Miss
Louise Bing.

1946

IRENE McLEAN. Route 1. Box 210.
Swainsboro. Georgia, teacher at the
Summertown Elementary School. Mrs.
McLean has done additional study at
Wayne University. She was elected as
"Teacher of the Year" for Emanuel
County.

1947

GLADYS W. ANDERSON, 823 Flan-
ders Street. Swainsboro, Georgia is
teaching at the Twin City Elementary
School. She has done further study at
Tuskegee Institute.

WILLIAM H. SEABROOK. III. 611
West 39th Street. Savannah. Georgia,
is a Substitute Teacher in the Chatham
County Schools. Seabrook received his
M.A. degree from Atlanta University
and Columbia University. He received
the L.L.D. degree from Union Baptist
College in Birmingham. Alabama.

RUTH L. SEALES. Route 2. Box
124. Sparta. Georgia, is a teacher at
the Old Beulah School in Linton. Geor-
gia. She has done further study at At-
lanta University and Howard Univer-
sity.

FLOREINE L. BATES. 1017 Love
Street. Savannah. Georgia, is the Prin-
cipal of the William James Primary
School. Statesboro. Georgia. She has
done additional work at New York
University.

JUANTTA S. ASHFORD. 20 Jones
Homes, Glennville. Georgia, is the Sixth
Grade Teacher at the Glennville Col-
ored Elementary School. She has done
advanced study at Atlanta University.

C. ALLEN WIGGINS. 1112 W. 42nd
Street. Savannah. Georgia, is Principal
of the Springfield Central High School
in Springfield. Georgia. Wiggins re-
ceived his M.A. degree from Atlanta
University in 1955. He also received
a scholarship to attend the Southern
Regional Principals' Workshop at Tus-
kegee Institute.

DAVID BATTLE. Culloden Road,
Forsyth. Georgia, is teacher and As-
sistant Principal at the Grav High
School in Gray. Georgia. He received
the M.Ed, degree from Tuskegee Insti-
tute in 1956.

WILHELMINA I. HARDEMAN. 230
Burney Street. Athens. Georgia, is a
teacher at the East Athens School. She
has done additional study at Atlanta
University.

1948

ALBERTHA MOORE SMITH. 1023
East Gwinnett Street. Savannah. Geor-
gia, is a teacher at the Monteith School
She has done additional work at John
Carolle UJniversity and New York Uni-
versity, receiving the M.A. degree from
the latter. She was elected as "Teacher
of the Year".

LEON DINGLE. 514 East Anderson
Street. Savannah. Georgia, is the Prin-
cipal at the Pembroke High School. He
received his M.A. degree from New
York University.

E. M. DERRY. Ludowici, Georgia, is

Hulan Jack, left, president of the borough of
Manhattan, New York City, discusses business
affairs with Tommie Smalls, titular "mayor of
Harlem," and Savannah State College alumnus.

a teacher at the Walker High School
in Ludowici. Georgia.

MAUDE E. HARRIS. 11910th Ave-
nue. Brodenton. Florida, is the Kinder-
garten Teacher at the Brodenton Ele-
mentary School.

LULA B. DILLARD. P. O. Box 464,
Forsyth. Georgia is a teacher at the
Hubbard Elementary & High School.
Forsyth. Georgia. She has done ad-
vanced study at Fort Valley State Col-
lege, Tuskegee Institute, Atlanta Uni-
versity and New York University. She
holds the M.A. degree from New York
University in LIpper Elementary Edu-
cation.

ELLEN COGDELL. 618 W. Pine
Street. Jesup. Georgia, is teacher and
Librarian at the Screven Elementary
School in Screven, Georgia. She has
done additional work at Alabama State
College. Mrs. Cogdell has served as
Principal. Supervisor and Assistant
Principal. She is now Reporter for Re-
gion II of Librarians.

SALLIE J. HARRIS. 850 State Street.
Waycross. Georgia, is teaching at the
Bailey Street Elementary School.

WILLIE B. WILLIAMS. 235 John-
son Street. Statesboro. Georgia, is a
teacher at the William James High
School. She has done additional work
at Tuskee Institute.

LILLIAN E. SMTH. P. 0. Box 746,
Soperton. Georgia, is an Elementary
Teacher at the Treutlen County Train-
ing School. She received the M. A. De-
gree from Atlanta University. She was
also elected "Teacher of the Year" in
Treutlen County.

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

Paae 13

AGNES GRIFFIN MOSELEY, 536
E. Jelferson Street. Americus, Georgia,
is an Elementary Teacher at the East
View Elementary School. She has done
additional study at Atlanta University
and University of Maine. Mrs. Moseley
has traveled in Maine and Canada.

1 950

SAVANNAH WEBB, 234 N. Peters
Street. Athens. Georgia, teaches at the
Southside High School, in Comer. Geor-
gia. She has done additional work at
Atlanta University. Miss Webb was
elected "Teacher of the Year" for Madi-
son County. She also received The Gold
State Certificate from Carver Bible In-
stitute in 1956.

EMMA P. LONG. P. 0. Box 128,
Bowman. Georgia, is a teacher at the
Bowman Colored High School. She has
done additional work at the Tuskegee
Institute.

PEARL BELLINGER, 209 Johnson
Street, Statesboro. Georgia, is the Fourth
at William James High School. States-
boro. Georgia. She has done further
study at Tuskegee Institute.

DORIS TAYLOR OWES. Savannah
State College. Savannah. Georgia, is
Assistant State Agent for Negro Work.
She has done additional study at Prairie
View A & M College.

LEOLA R. SANDERS. 1202 Love
Street. Savannah. Georgia, is an Ele-
mentary Teacher at the West Savannah
School. She has done further study at
Columbia University.

GERTRUDE EVERETT. 227 Bulloch

Street. Statesboro. Georgia is the Fourth
Grade Teacher at the William James
High School in Statesboro, Georgia.

JULIAN WRIGHT BELL. P. 0. Box

295. Alexander. Georgia, teaches Science
and Mathematics in Sardis. Georgia.
Mr. Bell has done additional study at
Tuskegee Institute.

EARLINE W. CURRY. Route 2, Hi-
ram, Georgia, is a teacher at the Mat-
thews Consolidated School in Dallas.
Georgia.

LILLIAN M. BODISON. 1228 East
Bolton. Street. Savannah. Georgia, is
the Mathematics Teacher at the Moul-
trie Negro High School, Moultrie, Geor-
gia. She has done additional study at
Western Reserve University. She is also
a Recipient of a Phelps-Stokes Fellow-
ship at Howard LJniversity.

1951

DONALD E. ADAMS. 4116 Vernon
Blvd.. New York City, New York, a
physical education major who graduated
in 1951, is now working as a recreation

leader in the city of New York. Mr.
Adams received the M.S. Degree from
New York University. June 1955. In
19954. he received the U. S. Army ci-
tation for work done in recreation as
recreation supervisor. 23 Regt. 2nd Div.
He also received the 1957 "Coach of
Year' award (Bobby Forbes Memorial
Committee ) for coaching the only bas-
ketball team in New York City ever to
win both Amateur City Championships
within one season.

JAMES DAVID JACKSON. 626 W.

32nd Street. Savannah. Georgia, is teach-
ing at the Robert W. Gadsden Elemen-
tary School. He has done additional
study at New York University.

VESTER B. OLIVER. 233 Church
Street, Statesboro, Georgia, is teaching
at William James Elementary School.
Statesboro. She has done additional
study at Tuskegee Institute. She was
elected as "Teacher of the Year" for
1957.

GLADYS M. BURNEY. 618 Neshity
Street. Waynesboro. Georgia, is teaching
at Waynesboro High and Industrial
School. Waynesboro. Georgia. She re-
ceived the M.S. Degree in Home Eco-
nomics from North Carolina College at
Durham and has done additional study
at New York University.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bristow are teach-
ing in the public school of North Da-
kota. They are the only Negro teachers
in the State. Mrs. Bristow. the former
Miss Joelene Belin. is an English teach-
er in Burke County. Flaxton. North Da-
kota, and Bristow, '50, works in Ward
County. Donnybrook, North Dakota. He
is the only Negro Coach in the State.

ROSA M. R. CHAPPEL, Route 1.
Box 279. Sparta, is a teacher at the
Thankful Elementary School in Sparta.
She has done additional study at Atlanta
University.

LUEVENIA WATKINS. RFD 1, Box
124, Devereux, is teaching at Warren
Elementary School. She has done addi-
tional study at Atlanta University.

MARY TELFAIR WHITSETTE, 516
N. Dooley Street. Hawkinsville. is teach-
ing at the Lee County Training School
in Leesburg. Georgia.

RUTH E. DERRY JOHNSON. P. 0.
Box 233, Ludowici, is teaching at the
Walker High School in Ludowici.

LULA LOCKWOOD. 223 Blitch
Street. Statesboro. is a retired teacher.

GEORGIA SCOTT AKERS. 220 Fan-
nin Street, LaGrange. is the third grade
teacher at the Kelley Grammar School
in LaGrange. She has done additional
study at Atlanta LJniversity.

ADDIE STARKS BRANTLEY, 519

LEONARD D. LAW, President,

General Alumni Association

(Story Page 6)

Reese Street, Athens, is teaching at the
West Broad Street School in Athens.
She has done additional study at At-
lanta University.

1953

OLLIE MAE WASHINGTON. N.
Broad Street, Claxton, is Home Demon-
stration Agent in Claxton.

1954

WILLIE BELLE HALL JOHNSON,
No. 5 Linder Street. Dasher Heights,
Dublin, is the Music Teacher at the
Laurens County Schools. Dublin.

LILLIE B. LINDER SCANDRICK,
9191/. W. 37th Street. Savannah, is a
First Grade Teacher at the George De-
Renne School in Savannah. Mrs. Scan-
drick has served as Supervising Teacher
for Savannah State College for student
teachers. She is the recent bride of Mr.
H. T. Scandrick. formerly youth sec-
retary for the Y.M.C.A. At present he
is Supervisor of Recreation for Chatham
County and the City of Savannah.

BEAUTY FINCH. 318 Dubose Ave-
nue. Athens. Georgia is teaching at the
Oglethorpe County Training School in
Lexington. Georgia.

ARDELIUS G. ISAAC. P. 0. Box
203. Savannah State College, is a teacher
at the East Broad Street School. She
has done additional study at North-
western University, Evanston. Illinois.

1955

EARL MATTHEWS. 312 N. 4th
Street. Jesup. is a teacher at the Wayne
County Training School in Jesup.
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SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

THE EDUCATIONAL ANNEX
The Reverend Richard M. Williams, Pastor (inset)

Salute To

First Bryan Church

First Bryan Baptist Church was or-
ganized January 20, 1788, and is Amer-
ica's oldest Negro Baptist Church. In
the one hundred sixty-nine years of its
continuous operation, this church has
been served by fourteen pastors, the
latest of which is the Reverend Richard
M. Williams.

Located on lot 7, middle Oglethorpe
Ward, it has a frontage of ninety-five
feet and a depth of 132i/> feet. This
location is on the south side of Bryan
Street, in the heart of Yamacraw Vil-
lage. The main church building is sev-
enty-five by fiftysix feet in size and was
completed at a cost of $30,000 in 1888.
According to historical records, "The
work was done exclusively by colored
mechanics and laborers."

This church has a membership of
approximately 750 and a weekly Sunday
attendance of 350, with the number ris-
ing to 500 and above on communion
Sunday ( fourth Sunday in each month ) .
The Educational Annex, dedicated in
July, 1956, is a long-dreamed-of project
brought to reality under the leadership
of Mr. Williams. This annex is valued
at approximately $50,000. It consists
of an assembly hall with a capacity of
300, ten classrooms, a modern kitchen,
and lavatories. A 16 mm. sound projec-
tor with screen, a television set and a
piano are a part of the educational
equipment. Aside from Church School,
Baptist Training Union, prayer services
and youth activities of the church it-
self, the building is being used during
the week as a community kindergarten

and on Wednesday nights from 7 to 9
o'clock as an adult school for ministers,
an extension of the American Baptist
Seminary.

The Reverend Richard M. Williams
was called as pastor to First Bryan in
July. 1949. In May, 1948. he was called
a> pastor to South Valley Baptist Church
in Pooler, Georgia. He is a native Sa-
vannahian and a product of the local
schools and Savannah State College,
from which lie was graduated cum
laude. A member of Alpha Kappa Mu
Honor Society, Mr. Williams has done
further study at Atlanta University,
American Baptist Theological Seminary
and the University of Wisconsin. He
also saw active duty in the United States
Armed Services, having spent two and
one-half years in the Navy. He is mar-
ried to the former Miss Erma Bernita
Roberts, active member of long stand-
ing in the congregation.

Mr. Williams has continued to serve
both First Bryan and South Valley suc-
cessfully and is doing an exceptional job
as pastor, civic leader and educational
leader, in the community.

Alpha Nu Merits Awards
At Honor Society Meet

During the 19th Annual Convention
of Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society held
at Tuskegee Institute. Alabama. Alpha
Nu Chapter, Savannah State College,
was singled out in the report of the
regional director, T. E. McKinney, as
doing outstanding work — the quality of
work overshadowed that which has
been done by the other chapters of this
region. Dr. McKinney referred to the
Honors Day Program held here as be-

THE FIRST BRYAN BAPTIST CHURCH

ing worthy of emulation by all chap-
ters. Alpha Nu was listed on the Honor
Roll for 1957 and was awarded the
Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society Award.
This plaque was awarded the chapter
which had the best program of activi-
ties for 1955-56 presented at the 1957
convention.

Alpha Nu Chapter was represented
by two Savannah State students; Dor-
othey D. Davis and Yvonne C. Wil-
liams: Dr. B. J. Farmer, Associate Pro-
fessor of English, and Dr. E. K. Wil-
liams. Director of general education,
were also in attendance, the latter being
advisor to Alpha Nu Chapter.

SSC Chosen To Take
Part In Testing

Savannah State College is one of the
educational institutions in this area cho-
sen by the education testing service to
participate in the establishment of na-
tional norms for a new series of tests.

The name of the tests are coopera-
tive school and college ability tests
forms 1A and IB and cooperative se-
quential tests of educational progress
forms 1A and IB.

These tests are being developed by
the educational testing service of Prince-
ton, N. J., and are designed to measure
the student's ability to do college level
work and to measure to a degree his
progress in the performance of this
level tasks.

The Testing committee at Savannah
State consists of the following faculty
members: Dr. T. E. Brooks, director;
Dr. E. K. Williams, John Camper, Mrs.
Martha Wilson. Miss Loreese Davis.
Walter Mercer, and Ben Ingersoll.

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

Page 15

Norman B. Elmore,
Alumnus, Principal
Of Gadsden School

Norman B. Elmore, a graduate of
Savannah State College, has served as
principal of Gadsden School for four
years. He was principal in Jenkins Coun-
ty at Birdsville Herdon Elementary and
Junior High School, at Aaron Indus-
trial School. He later became a mem-
ber of the Alfred E. Beach High School
faculty. In this capacity, he served as
chairman of the Biology Department.
At that time, he was appointed by Super-
intendent A. T. Vick as a member of an
original "Screening Committee".

In 1953. he was appointed by Super-
intendent W. A. Early as principal of
Maple Street School, now named Gads-
den School. Gadsden School was named
for Mr. Robert Washington Gadsden.
one of the leading educators in Georgia,
and a native Savannahian.

Mr. Elmore is a leader in many or-
ganizations. He is basileus of Mu Phi
Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.
Inc. He is a member of the board of
Management of the West Broad Street
Y.M.C.A.. vice chairman of the Chat-
ham Division of the Boy Scouts of
America, a member of the Advisory
Council, past president of the Jenkins
County Teachers Association for two
terms, three terms as treasurer of C. C.
T. A., and past president of the Chat-
ham County Teachers Association, re-
porter of the Savannah State General
Alumni Association. Recently he was
elected as Regional Director of Region

Norman B. Elmore, principal of Robert W.
Miss Elaine V. Wi'liams.

Gadsden School, dictates to the school's secretary,

II of the Georgia Teachers Educational
Association. Currently, he is serving as
Chairman of the National Education
Association Centennial Celebration Com-
mittee of the Chatham County Teachers
Educational Association. He holds a
Master of Education Degree in Admin-
istration and Supervision from Atlanta
University, and did advanced study in
Administration and Supervision at New
York University.

Under the leadership of Mr. Elmore.
Gadsden School has a faculty of 28
teachers of which 26 are alumni of Sa-
vannah State College, and student body
of 1037.

Some of Gadsden's 26 alumni of Sa-
vannah State are: Ernest E. Hicks. Mes-
dames Viola C. Holbrooks. Hazel Smith.
Gladys Broughton. Florence Denny, Bet-
tye S. Pope, Inez Mack McNeal, Cly-

neta Marcus. Janie Dais. Isabelle Skip-
per Sykes, Bessie McCullough Fleming,
Ruth Brown Williams. Sadie Wright,
Lucile Alston, Lottie Crane. Misses Ethel
R. Terrell and Dorris Williams.

Under the leadership given by Mr.
Elmore, Gadsden School has received
many awards and certificates of merits.
The school has been a two-time winner
of the Systemwide Annual Field Day
Events. It has received certificates of
awards from the Red Cross in First Aid,
Public Relations and the Community
Service (2 Minute Club I. etc.

The alumni of Savannah State at
Gadsden not only serve as experts in
teaching the basic subject matter, but
also direct various activities such as
Music. Dramatics. Arts and Crafts. Bal-
let and Creative Dancing, and Physical
Education.

Faculty Meeting at Robert W. Gadsden School. Principal Norman B.
Elmore discusses means of evaluating and improving Gadsden's Health and
physical education program with the faculty. First row, left to right: Mrs.
Mattie H. Branch, Mrs. Doris D. Williams, Mrs. Inez M. McNeal, Mrs. Dorothy
B. Drayton, Mrs. Gladys Broughton, Miss Ethel R. Terrell, Mrs. Viola C.
Holbrooks, Miss Cassie M. Holmes, Mrs. Isabella S. Sykes, Mrs. Clyneta
Marcus, and Mrs. Neuzetta G. Lowe. Second row, left to right: Mrs. Lucille

Alston, Mrs. Sadie Wright, Mrs. Clara West (Consultant), Mrs. Ruth Williams,
Ernest E. Hicks, Mrs. Betty S. Pope, Mrs. Florence C. Denny, Mrs. Larcenia
E. Myles, Miss Dorothy L. DeVillars, Mrs. Janie S. Dais, Miss Bernice M. Bell
(substitute teacher), Mrs. Anita M. Stripling, Mrs. Mary W. Moore, Miss
Elaine B. Williams (secretary), Mrs. Cornelia A. Walker, Miss Mercedes Kelsey,
James D. Jackson, Mrs. Hazel W. Smith, and Mrs. Bessye M. Fleming. Norman
B. Elmore, Principal, is presiding over the meeting.

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SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

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Many Awards Given
At Press Institute

Approximately 400 representatives
from elementary, high school and col-
lege publications from Georgia, Ala-
bama and the Carolinas attended the
two-day Sixth Annual Press Institute
at Savannah State College. December
6 and 7.

Nathan Miller, educational consultant
of Reader's Digest of Miami. Florida,
and a native of Jefferson City. Tennes-
see, headed the list of well-known speak-
ers.

Miller's address challenged today's
crop of budding journalists and their
faculty advisors to take up the precepts
of Benjamin Franklin, who practiced
and trained himself to write by taking
good pieces of literature, reading them,
closing the book and writing and re-
writing the examples. In spite of the
many incentives promoting leisurely
and easy living today, he said, "work
is still necessary."

"There is a need to come back to
the common sense approach, and writers
should strive not so much to be literary
but to say something with guts and to
tell the truth about it." he declared.

He urged students to use the accumu-
lated wisdom of the race and declared
that no one need fear to be afraid, il-
lustrating his remarks with references
to the Olympic athletes. The person on
the other side of the competition is also
afraid, he pointed out.

New School Plant

Athens High & Industrial School

H. T. Edwards, Principal

Dean T. C. Meyers presided over the
assembly, with Dr. W. K. Payne, presi-
dent of the college, bringing greetings.

A letter from Dr. Harmon W. Cald-
well. Chancellor of the University Sys-
tem of Georgia, Board of Regents, At-
lanta, commending Savannah State Col-
lege in organizing the Institute was
read at the general assembly by Pro-
fessor J. Randolph Fisher, chairman
of the Department of Languages and
Literature.

The theme of the Institute was
Thomas Jefferson's famous statement.
"Where the press is free and every man
can read and write, all is safe." Work-
shops and evaluation sessions were the
main features of the Institute.

Presentations of trophies donated by
the Atlanta Daily World for the best
s'udent publications in elementary, high
school, and college categories were an-

nounced by J. R. Jenkins, chairman of
the student publications judging com-
mittee as follows: Winners in the col-
lege yearbook class were: Clark Col-
lege. Atlanta. 96 points: South Caro-
lina State College. Orangeburg. 92.5
points: and Carver College. Charlotte,
N. C. 67.5 points.

College newspapers awarded were:
Morris College. Atlanta. 78 points;
Clark College. Atlanta. 90 points: Dela-
ware State College. Dover. Delaware.
81 points.

Outstanding high school yearbooks
were designated as those of Todd-Grant
School. Darien. 72.5 points: Oconee
School. Dublin. 68.7 points: Washing-
ton School. Atlanta. 93.7 points: Al-
fred E. Beach High School. Savannah,
77.5 points; Woodville School. Savan-
nah, 71.2 points; C. A. Johnson School,
Atlanta. 58.7 points.

Homer T. Edwards, principal of Athens High & Industrial School, is pictured above with his family. Left to right:
Homer T. Edwards II, Mrs. Edwards, Mr. Edwards and Barbara Jean.

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

Pas-e 17

Alumni News (Cont.)

(Continued from page 14)

MAGGIE JOHNSON. 522 East Lib-
erty Street. Lyons, is the First Grade
Teacher at the Lyons Industrial High
School.

LOIS O. REEVES. 431 West 162nd
Street. New York City 32. New York,
is a 1955 graduate of Savannah State
College and a native of Milledgeville.
Georgia, is now a resident of New
York City working in the accounting
department of the Investors Planning
Corporation of America which is lo-
cated on 42nd off Madison. Miss Reeves
majored in Mathematics.

JAMES C. MURRAY, 733 West
Monroe Street, Jacksonville, Florida, is
now serving in United States Army with
the 103rd Military Police Detachment,
at Ft. Polk. Louisiana.

CECILIO WILLIAMS is a student in
the Mathematics Department at the UJni-
versity of Notre Dame. South Bend, In-
diana.

ADA MAE LAWRENCE. Route 2.
Box 151, Sparta, is teaching at Green-
spring. She has done additional study
at South Carolina State Teachers Col-
lege.

ETTA B. JOHNSON. Route 2. Box
77, Mayfield, is a teacher in the Spring-
field Elementary School.

ROBERT FRANCIS JACKSON. P. 0.

Box 367. Madison, is a teacher at the
Pearl High School in Madison.

SHIRLEY J. GREEN, 1420 Price
Street. Savannah, is a substitute teacher
in the Chatham County Schools.

PRISCILLA DELORES R. THOMAS,

Route 1. Box 488. Savannah, is the
Second Grade Teacher at the Sophronia
Tompkins Elementary and High School.

EVELYN 0. CULPEPPER GRAY,

1611 "F" Street. Brunswick, is a substi-
tute teacher in the Glynn County Pub-
lic Schools.

^ SOLOMON GREEN is a student at
Gammon Theological Seminary working
toward the B.D. Degree.

1956

HAZEL LAVERNE HARRIS, P. 0.
Box 172, Richmond Hill, is teaching
at the G. W. Carver School in Richmond
Hill.

JENCY VIOLA SAGGERS, Route 4.
Box 222. Madison, is a teacher in the
public schools in Madison.

MARY L. PHARR, 215 Peachtree
Street, Washington, is a teacher at the
Wilkes County Training High School
in Washington, Georgia.

ESSIE L. STOKES, Route 3, Box 4,

Twin City, is the Seventh Grade Teacher
at the Twin City Elementary School.

MARY ROBERTS. 205 West 31st
Street. Savannah, is a substitute teacher
in the Chatham County Public Schools.

JAMES 0. THOMAS. JR., 3518 21st
Street. Washington, D. C. is a Patent
Examiner in Washington. He has also
attended George Washington University
School of Law.

PECOLA O'DELL MOORE, Route 4,
Box 95. Washington, is a teacher at the
Wilkes County Training School, in
Washington. Georgia.

REBECCA EDWARDS MITCHELL,
529 W. Charles Street. Savannah, is the
Youth Secretary of the Y.M.C.A.

L. V. ROSS CURRIE, 103 S. Mathis
Street, Nashville, is an in-service teacher
in the public schools in Nashville. She
plans to graduate in August. 1957.

GERTIE LIZZAMORE. Box 6. St.
Marys. Georgia, is a teacher at the
Camden County Training School, St.
Marys. Mrs. Lizzamore was named
"Teacher of the Year" for the school
terms 1955-56 and 1956-57. She was
also named "Teacher of the Year" for
Camden County.

MAGGIE JOHNSON. 522 East Lib-
erty Street, Lyons. Georgia, is a teacher
of the first grade at the Lyons Indus-
trial High School where she has served
in the following capacities as Majorette
Director. Girl Scout Leader. Secretary
of the P.T.A., Chairman of the Elemen-
tary Evaluation Committee at the Lyons
Industrial High School (for Southern
Accreditation ) . Planning Committee for
Regional Meeting 1957. Chairman of
Founders Day Program Committee for
P.T.A. During the "Home Coming
Parade" Miss Johnson's class float won
second place.

1957 Yearbook To Be
Released May 15

Mr. Bowens. coordinating advisor of
the yearbook staff, announces that the
"Annuals" will be released on May 15
and will go on sale on May 25. The
price is $3.50 per copy.

The book will consist of one-hundred
(100) pages with the first sixteen (16)
pages in color as an added feature.

The percentage of pictures and news
from various classes and organizations
has shown an improvement.

The Yearbook is financed by ads, re-
freshments sold at the games and sub-
scriptions. This year the staff and the
Senior Class sponsored a Jazz Fash-
ionetta which contributed also to the
publication.

The staff looks forward to having
each student, or a great percentage of
the students, purchase the Yearbook.

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Joseph Turner, Class of '51

Summer School
Starts June 10

Summer School will open on June 10
for the 1957 Summer School Sessions
and will close August 24 for eight week
workshops and July 5 for four-weeks-
short courses. Dr. E. K. Williams has
been appointed to serve as director of
the summer school.

President Payne stated that high
school graduates can enter college dur-
ing the summer quarter and have an
opportunity to complete college by at-
tending three quarters and three com-
plete college terms.

High School Validation and freshman
entrance examinations will be held on
Monday. June 10th for students who
have graduated from non-accredited
high schools. Students from accredited
high schools will not have to take the
examination.

Classes for the summer quarter will
begin on June 11 for day and evening
students.

According to the President, there will
be outstanding specialists and consult-
ants added to the summer school fac-
ulty; workshops and short courses will
be provided to meet the special needs
and interest of in-service teachers; eve-
ning classes will be offered for special
trade students who are primarily con-
cerned with vocations and an adult edu-
cation program will be provided for
qualified persons not interested in com-
pleting degree requirements. A rich pro-
gram of concerts and educational tours
are planned for those who enroll dur-
ing the summer and any course that is
listed in regular bulletin will be offered
during the summer upon sufficient de-
mand.

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SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

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One of the thirty cottages projected for the 4-H Club Center at Dublin

The 4-H Club Center

Early in 1940 the Lions Club of Dub-
lin, along with a group of public-spir-
ited citizens of Laurens County, donated
a tract of thirty acres of land to the
Negro 4-H Club members of Georgia
for the purpose of erecting a 4-H Club
Center. Shortly thereafter, the 50,000
Negro club members began raising funds
themselves. They agreed to pay at least
ten cents per year to be used for de-
veloping the Center. From this very
humble beginning, interest has con-
tinued to grow. With these first contri-
butions, materials were purchased, and
the Negro County Agents used a kind
of shuttle-system of coming to the Cen-
ter in work groups. They erected the
first eight permanent buildings which
we have on the site.

In 1954, the developing plan for the
Center was re-evaluated. The plans
called for building thirty cottages that
will accommodate sixteen youths and
two adult leaders each, the construc-
tion of a 500-capacity auditorium, the
converting of the present assembly

At Dublin, Georgia

building into a cafeteria which will
serve 500 persons, the installation of
the proper water, lights, gas and sewage
disposal system, and the converting of
two dormitories into six conference
rooms.

Since these plans were revamped,
some definite progress has been made
toward the completion of them. Due to
the fine start and the amount of en-
thusiasm shown by 4-H clubbers, other
interested individuals and business firms
have made contributions for use in the
development of this project. The Martin
Theatres, Inc., have given 142 acres of
land. The Mills Bee Lane Foundation
gave the first cottage; Mrs. Parker B.
Poe gave the second and $6,000 to com-
plete the swimming pool. Many other
individuals and business firms have
contributed liberally to complete and
equip with furniture three of the thirty
cottages.

Last year in April, Governor Griffin,
after learning about the progress that
the Negro 4-H Club members and their

friends were making toward develop-
ing this very vital youth Center, made
a grant of state funds amounting to
$200,000. This allocation is being used
to erect some of the basic facilities at
the Center. Governor Griffin had agreed
to match all funds raised from private
sources for the completion of this Cen-
ter.

This Center is badly in need of funds
to erect the other 24 cottages. In view
of the very liberal challenge of Gov-
ernor Griffin, the support of individ-
uals and business concerns is being
solicited and donations will be greatly
appreciated. The cost of constructing a
cottage is $11,000. Any individual or
firm contributing this total amount will
be granted the privilege of naming the
cottage. Of course, contributions of
any amount will be greatly appreciated.
All contributors are asked to send con-
tributions made to the Four-H Club
Foundation for the Dublin Center to
Alexander Hurse, Savannah State Col-
lege, Savannah, Georgia. These contri-
butions will be tax-exempt.

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

Page 19

PRESIDENT PAYNE EXTENDS GREETINGS TO ALUMNI

To extend greetings to the alumni of a growing col-
lege is always a privilege and an honor. Savannah State
College alumni have been fortunate in this respect. The
institution which provided their basic undergraduate train-
ing shows growth and improvement in a number of signifi-
cant aspects. Colleges in the United States today are ex-
pecting unusual increases in student enrollment. On the
one hand, there is a feeling that the openings in college
should be awarded to those most able to profit by college
education; while on the other hand, there is the idea that
all who meet basic entrance requirements should be ad-
mitted. Savannah State College has not found it necessary
to limit its enrollment: but it has been necessary to restrict
the number of women students admitted to the dormitory.

Since the end of World War II, the enrollment of the
Coillege has been in excess of the number normally pro-
vided for by the facilities. During the past five years the
facilities have been increasing at a more rapid rate than
the student body. The College is proud of the efforts which
the Board of Regents has been making and continues to
make toward the building of a first-rate college. Dur ng the
past year, two new essential buildings have been planned.
Funds have been made available for the construction of a
new college library which will provide for 60,000 volumes
immediately and 100,000 as the need increases. The new
library costing $540,000 will be air conditioned and it will
provide for an adequate Audio-Visual Aids Laboratory. The
second group of buildings will provide for the program of
technical education approved for the College. This unit
will include laboratories and facilities for chemistry and
physics in addition to the program in automotive engineer-
ing, building construction, electronics. The cost of this
center will be approximately $1,000,000.00. Plans and
specifications for both projects, the library and the tech-
nical center, have been completed. It is expected that actual
construction will begin during the 1957 summer. In addi-
tion to new facilities the Board has continued its program
of repairs and alterations which has modernized and in-
creased the usefulness of existing buildings. Equipment and
supplies have been provided on a more adequate basis.

Two new programs of instruction have been added.

The first year of the program for majors in the field of
health and physical education has just been completed. A
second degree program, the A.B. degree in Music, has been
approved to begin this fall. Great strides have been made
in the improvement of instruction and scholarship. The
College possesses a strong faculty and fine caliber of stu-
dent. After the examination of the College, by a special
committee of the Southern Association of Colleges and Sec-
ondary Schools, the College was continued on the fully
accredited list of that association — a highly significant fact
in this day of rising standards and rigorous evaluation. Ef-
fort has been made by the diversity System to improve
the effectiveness of all units through a system of entrance
examinations. The first of these examinations was admin-
istered to high school seniors during the 1956-57 academic
year. All candidates entering the colleges will have taken
these tests before they are admitted next fall. No students
will be refused admission on the basis of test scores this
year or next year. The program aims to determine what
students may succeed in each institution. After a number
of years of trial, data and information will be available
to provide educational opportunities for those who can
profit by college instruction. The program is destined to
be of great value in the improvement of scholarship, in-
struction, and the tone of the college. More information
w 11 be available to assist the college staff in providing
better and more effective education.

During the past year alumni of the College through
their achievements have continued to reflect credit on their
alma mater. Many new names have been added to the
growing list of alumni who have been placed in positions of
responsibility and leadership. The Alumni Secretary has
been active in the organization of alumni chapters and the
development of adequate alumni files. The work of the
General Alumni through the national president and the
local chapter heads has been encouraging and inspiring.
The active interest of the alumni in the development of a
first-rate college has done much to upgrade the whole pro-
gram. The scholarship fund for worthy, needy students has
continued to make it possible for a number of students to
continue their education at the College.

Plans For $1,000,000 Technical Building

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INFORMATION TO PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

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Office of the President

Greetings to the Prospective Student

My dear High School Graduates

In America a college education is considered a sound investment for
all who seek an unlimited future. There are many colleges which present
a variety of offerings and programs. It has been said often that there is
a college for every individual who has the desire to find the one that suits
his needs. American youth have a distinct privilege in selecting their insti-
tutions of higher learning.

In making such a selection the student should consider many items.
Among these would be his interests, abilities, aims, and needs, as well as the standing of the college, its location,
and facilities. Many colleges will offer similar programs of instruction, but each varies in the opportunities
provided for individual growth. A college which affords students opportunities for actual participation in the
institution's life and the larger community in which the college is located will provide unlimited educational
values for students. A stimulating atmosphere, opportunities to take an active part in the life of the community
and a feeling of belonging constitute factors making for a superior educational program. In selecting a college,
a student should choose one in which he can construct a rich full stimulating school career. In most instances,
the college chosen should be one where the student fee's that he can be eminently successful, his standards of
living will be raised, his ideals will be elevated, his initiative stimulated, and his abilities challenged.

Savannah State College, operated by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, has made
rapid progress in expanding and upgrading its facilities, program of instruction, and quality of educational pro-
gram. A modern library and a technical education center now under way represent the most recent additions
to the physical plant. New facilities, along with the strong faculty and staff, make Savannah State College a
desirable place in which to study, learn and grow.

W. K. PAYNE

^ The new proposed Technical and Trades building

THE SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE BULLETIN

Vol- XI March 1958 No. 5

President Dr. W. K. Payne

Editor Wilton C. Scott

Photography Robert Mobley

The Savannah State College Bulletin is published in October,
December, February, March, April, and May by Savannah State
College. Entered as second-class matter, December 16, 1947, at the
post office at Savannah, Georgia, under the Act of August 24, 1912.

President's home in snow seen

Georgia's Great Institution in the
Empire City of the South

Savannah State College, one of the largest units
of the University System of Georgia, is in Savannah,
Georgia's oldest city and chief seaport. The campus is
a scenic wonder, rich in the natural beauty indigenous
to this coastal area. Filigree tendrils of smoky moss
wind themeslves about massive, ancient oaks, graceful
pines yearn toward the sky — in Spring these form a
backdrop for lavender azaleas, crimson wild roses, and
flaming jasmine. The weather is moderate. Ocean
breezes are wafted to the Campus, bringing with them
the hint of the exotic that characterizes the waterways.

Not only is the College noted for its natural beauty,
but its location also provides opportunities for tours of
Savannah, and its environs, intrinsically woven into
the historic tapestry of America.

The physical plant, consisting of 136 acres and
more than 33 buildings, is imposing. Wright, a modern,
spacious men's dormitory and Wiley Gymnasium, a
well-equipped physical education center, are the newest
additions to the plant. Plans for a half-million dollar
library and million dollar technical and science building
have been completed and will be under construction
this summer. Additional features of the physical cam-
pus include adequate playing fields and tennis courts.

Certainly, Savannah State College is prepared to
serve the state and nation during this scientific and
technical age.

SSC's scenic campus facing Rich-
ard R. Wright and Hill Halls.

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Savannah State Offers
Three Types

of Technical Programs

The College offers three types of technical pro-
grams. A College curriculum which leads to a
B. S. degree in Industrial Education and/or In-
dustrial Arts; a special trade program which leads
to a certificate in one of the following specialties:
Auto-Mechanics, Body and Fender, General Wood-
work, Carpentry, Radio and Television, Electricity,
Shoe Repair and Masonry. A third program of
this Division has been approved and students may
register now; this is a curriculum leading to a
B. S. degree in each of the following: Automotive
Technology, Building Construction Technology and
Electronic Technology.

Our American society is becoming increasing-
ly technological and complex. Savannah State Col-
lege in its efforts to prepare its students to meet
such a challenge successfully, is expanding its pro-
gram in technical education.

Students in Radio-Television class. L to R: Nathaniel
Chaplin and Wilmer Groover.

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Savannah State College Will Be

Considered By The Qualified

Student Who Seeks Such

Advantages As:

A four-year college of applied arts and sciences,
teacher education, business and vocational technology.

Terminal courses in dressmaking, tailoring, food
production and cooking, and secretarial sciences.

The College is fully accredited by the Department
of Education of the State of Georgia and by the
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary
Schools.

A well-trained, dedicated faculty.

A well-organized program of general education.

Planned programs of extra-class activities.

A campus rich in natural beauty and historical
associations.

Moderate fees with opportunities for self-help.

Proximity to points of national interest.

Rich cultural opportunities.

Detailed information may be secured from the
Savannah State College catalog. Address requests for
catalog to:

THE REGISTRAR

Savannah State College

State College Branch

Savannah, Georgia

Mechanics at work in the Trade Department.

Students in Mechanical
Drawing: seated — William
Brown; standing — L to R:
David Brown and Edwin Der-

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The Curriculum

Savannah State College confers the degree of Bachelor
of Science with a^major in one of the following areas of
concentration/ Biology, building construction, business ad-
ministration, business education, chemistry, child develop-
ment, clothing and textiles, economics, elementary educa-
tion. English, foods, nutrition and institution management, ,
general science, industrial arts, industrial education, mathe-
matics, music, secretarial sciences, social sciences, technical
sciences, trades and industries-
Music, "ifocl

To meet the needs of persons who are already gain-
fully employed but who desire immediate, specialized train-
ing, and of others whose opportunity for formal education
is limited, the College offers two-year terminal courses in
dressmaking and tailoring, food production and cooking,
and secretarial science. Certificates are awarded upon a
student's satisfactory completion of a terminal course.

THE GENERAL CURRICULUM at Savannah State
College is followed during the first two years by candidates
for all degrees. At the end of the sophomore year, the
student chooses a field of special interest in which he
selects courses which will occupy his major attention in
the junior and senior years.

The general curriculum is designed to afford an op-
portunity for every student to acquire the fundamental
skills, attitudes, habits, appreciations, knowledge and un-
derstanding, and competency in thinking and communica-
tion that are necessary for effective living in a dynamic
society. It proposes to sensitize every stduent to the mani-
fold problems and responsibilities involved in personal and
social adjustment. It aims to instill in each student the
respect for the rights and dignity of mankind.

Students at wor

k in Trade Department.

Miss Gwendolyn Proctor performs a Physical Science project.

The qualifications of the Savannah State College fac-
ulty member are three-fold and demonstrable. These are:
( 1) Scholarship; (2) Teaching ability; and (3) interest
in aiding the student to achieve a well-rounded maturity.

The Savannah State College teacher continually seeks
professional development. Evidence of this is the pervasive
interest in advanced study and research. The teaching staff
holds degrees from institutions in all sections of the country.

The exemplum set by the faculty member in the
development of citizenship through participation in the
civic, community, and church life of the community but-
tresses the precepts of classroom instruction.

ADMISSION

Persons who are at least fifteen years of age and
who present evidence of good moral character, adequate
ability, sound health, and interest in a specific course of
study are eligible to apply for admission to the several de-
partments of the college.

Each candidate for admission is required to make
formal application and thereafter submit such credentials
as may be needed to support the application. Admissions
correspondence should be addressed to: Director of Ad-
missions, Savannah State College, State College Branch,
Savannah, Georgia.

In the Fall Quarter, 1956, Savannah State College
adopted the College Entrance Examination Board Exami-
nations as a requirement for admission. During the year
1956-57, the examinations were administered at Savannah
State College.

Beginning with the Fall Quarter, 1957, and subse-
quently, the examinations will not be administered at the
College, but will be held at designated intervals and at
regular centers throughout the State.

Prospective students would read the Bulletin of Infor-
mation carefully in order to note the time and place of
examinations to be held in their vicinity.

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Mrs. Ida J. Gadsden, Chairman of Health Education Com-
mittee, prepares health project. She is potege of her Alma
Mater (SSC).

Community leaders from various President Payne featured over
counties register for Cancer Clinic WSAV, NBC in Savannah area,
at Savannah State.

Reverend Robert F. Harrington, Pastor of Trinity Methodist
Church (New Orleans, Louisiana) and area Administrative As-
sistant to the Bishop of the Area, discusses "World Peace
Through Christian Fellowship" with members of the faculty
at Savannah State College. The discussion was recorded for
broadcast over WSAV, the leading NBC station in the area.

Left to right: Dr. R. Grann Lloyd, Professor and Chair-
man of the Department of Economics who moderated the dis-
cussion, Reverend Harrington, Dr. Calvin L. Kiah, Professor and
Chairman of the Department of Education, and Reverend Blan-
ton E. Black, Assistant Professor of Social Science.

Miss Albertha Boston, Assistant Professor of Business and
Faculty Adviser for prize winning "Enterprise" checks publica-
tion formats. She is a graduate of Savannah State College.

President Wm. K. Payne was
host to Regional Conference of
Georgia Cancer Society.

Officials of (GIA) Georgia
Interscholastic Association with
Frank Tharpe (extreme right)
Assistant Professor of Technical
Sciences. Mr. Tharpe is an
alumnus.

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Miss Emma Lou Jordan, Junior, relaxes on SSC Athletic Field.

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Savannah State College Playhouse practice for Pride and m'q | Thelma Griffin, Lois Walker, and Maralyn Freeman revies

Prejudice. -.mm the latest styles.

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Miss Thomas and Mr. McClain pose as Mr. and Mrs.
Sweetheart for 1957-58.

Life at Savannah State College

The College recognizes that its primary function is to
train individuals for effective participation in society. Thus,
the student is not only trained in his academic field but is
also encouraged to engage in one or more of the numer-
ous activities and organizations available on the Campus.
The College has an expanding program of services in
counseling and advisement.

Opportunities for development in the area of repre-
sentative government are provided through the Student
Council and through student representation on College
Committees.

Organizations include The Art Club. The Business Club,
Collegiate Counsellors, Dormitory Councils, The Home Eco-
nomics Club, The Newman Club, French Club, The Tiger's
Roar ( student newspaper ) , YWCA, YMCA, The Tiger
(College annual), the College Playhouse (dramatics group),
The Creative Dance Group, and various other departmental
clubs.

National social fraternities and sororities organized
on the campus are Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi,
Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Sigma Gamma
Rho, Zeta Phi Beta. Omega Psi Phi and Phi Beta Sigma.

Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society and Beta
Kappa Chi, Scientific Society have chapters on the Campus.

The student who selects Savannah State College has
excellent opportunity for development in expression through
participation in the College Radio and Television Series.

The College Choir, the bands, and glee clubs are open
to all students interested in music. These groups perform
frequently for special programs throughout the State.

The maintenance of sound physical health is empha-
sized. The Department of' Health and Physical Education
conducts a well-rounded program of intramural athletics for
men and women. Featured sports are football, basketball,
track and field, tennis, baseball, softball, volleyball, field
hockey, and badminton.

Cultural opportunities also supplement the formal edu-
cation at Savannah State College. Student assemblies,
various Institutes, Seminars, Religious Emphasis Week,
Fine Arts Festival, Church, Vespers, Sunday School, films,
lectures, art exhibitions, forums, etc., contribute much to
the development of the student who chooses to matriculate
at Savannah State College. The College Artists Series brings
to the Campus yearly outstanding performers in the areas
of music, dramatics, and the dance.

Miss Raverta Wed-
dington, freshman,
Dallas, Georgia, re-
laxes on Savannah
State College cam-
pus.

"Miss Western Culture
of Mr. A. E. Peacock's Sec-
tion", Gladys Lambert,
freshman, Savannah, Ga.

Student Council Presi-
dent, Robert Tindal, pre-
sides over the Student
Body.

Students leaving
Chapel-L to R: Kay
Frances Stripling,
Dorothy Davis, and
Yvonne Hooks.

Dr. W. K. Payne, Presi-
dent of Savannah State
College, presents Miss Lula
B. Chance, freshman, from
Sardis, Georgia, "Miss
Omega" for SSC.

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Dr. Bradford
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lACPRA, greets
"family and partic'
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Ansley, j
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students,
pants in

ph State College Radio Roundtable
WSAV, NBC in Savannah.

Charles Devillars, retiring regional director of
GTEA, greets Norman Elmore, newly elected di-
rector. Both are graduates of Savannah State
College.

Guest speaker on as-
sembly program, William
Worthy, CBS correspond-
ent.

Receiving line during Religious Emphasis
Week 1958. L to R: Mrs. W. K. Payne, Grover
Thornton, James Austin, Rev. Robert Harrington,
Mrs. Andrew Hargrett, Rev. Andrew Hargrett,
and Andrew, Jr.

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Noted alumnus, Heyward Anderson, returns
and addresses students during Honors Day cere-
monies.

ESTIMATED GENERAL EXPENSES

For One Academic Year of Three Quarters

NOTE: Fees remitted by mail should be sent by money order, cashier's check, or certified check payable to
SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE.

Per Quarter Per Year

Matriculation Fee $45.00 $135.00

Health Fee 3.00 9.00

Student Activity Fee 8.00 24.00

Student Group Insurance 5.00 15.00

Total Charges— Day Student $ 61.00 $183.00

Room, Board and Laundry 161.00 483.00

Total Charges— Boarding Student $222.00 $666.00

Each entering student is required to make a deposit of $10.00 which is refunded upon grad-
uation or whenever the student officially withdraws from the college.

Student Work Aid, Scholarship

And
Grant-in-Aid

Worthy and industrious students may help to meet
their college expenses through part-time employment, pro-
vided they maintain satisfactory scholastic averages. These
work opportunities, limited in number, include such jobs
as clerical and stenographic work, library work, waiting
tables, washing dishes, pantry and kitchen work, skilled
and unskilled work in the several trades and in maintenance.

Students who plan to apply for part-time work should
note the following carefully:

1. No student should attempt to enter Savannah State
College unless he is prepared to pay the major
part of his total college expenses.

2. All students are required to pay all entrance ex-
penses when they enter. Money earned through
part-time work may thereafter be credited to the
monthly account.

3. Students are assigned to work only after they have
been admitted and have arrived on the campus.

Detailed information about work opportunities may
be secured from the Office of Student Personnel.

William Harman Black Loan
Fund

A Student Loan fund was established under the Will
of the late Mr. William Harman Black for the benefit of
students enrolled in institutions of the University System.
This fund will be administered by the Regents' Central Of-
fice under rules and regulations established by the Board
of Regents as provided in the Will of Mr. Black.

The rules and regulations which have been adopted for
the administration of this fund are as follows:

1. Applications for loans will be considered for stu-
dents enrolled in any institution of the University
System which does not have institutional loan funds
available.

2. Loans may be approved in amounts not to exceed
the amount the student is required to pay to the
institution for fees, room and board.

3. The rate of interest to be charged on the loans will
be 3% per annum with interest to begin on June
1 next following the date of the note.

4. The accrued interest on the loan will be paid an-
nually during the period the student is attending
college.

5. A separate note will be executed for each quarter
during which a loan is received and the principal
of the loan will be repaid in twelve equal install-
ments beginning four months following the date
on which the maker of the note withdraws from or
completes his course of study in an institution of
the University System. Should there be more than
one note, they shall be repaid in the order of date
of signing in the same monthly installments be-
ginning thirty days after the payment of the older
note or notes.

6. The notes to be executed by the students will carry
two acceptable endorsers.

Any student interested in applying for a loan may do
so by contacting the Comptroller's Office of the institution
he or she may be attending. The Comptrollers may receive
application blanks from the Treasurer of the Board of
Regents. After the application blank together with other
required information is completed, the application will be
recommended by the Comptroller and forwarded to the
Treasurer of the Board of Regents for action on the ap-
plication. If the application is approved, the check cover-
ing the loan for that particular quarter will be forwarded
to the comptroller for delivery to the student.

The application should be made for the amount re-
quested for an academic year. However, loans will be
granted and notes executed for each quarter. The note
covering the amount approved for each quarter will be
forwarded to the Comptroller at the time the check is for-
warded. It will be the responsibility of the Comptroller to
have the note executed and returned to the Treasurer of
the Board of Regents before the check is delivered to the
student.

Student Group Insurance

The Savannah State College student group insurance
plan has been designed to protect all full time students of
the school. The premium of $15.00 per year is payable in
installments of $5.00 each quarter and the student is covered
for twelve (12) months — including recess and vacation
periods. The insuring company will pay up to $250.00 for
each accident — regardless of what other coverages the
student has. Payment is unallocated; the plan will pay for
any or all of the following: medical and surgical treatment
by a physician, hospital confinement and nurses services,
miscellaneous hospital expenses, and dental treatment made
necessary by injury to natural teeth.

f$ov?tcUe& cwrt^/ictiennUie&

1. Dorothy Davis receives gift from Irene Derry, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, as "Woman of the Year" 1957-58.
2. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority's Worms. Juanita Baker, Gerald Dearing, Almenia Stevenson, Barbara Edders,
Justine Thomas, and Iris Parrish. 3. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority's Ducks— L to R: Gwendolyn Davis, Rose Ann Lanier,
Frankie Ganaway, and Elise Saxby. 4. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Dogs.

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

BULLETIN

VOL XI NO. 6

MAY, 1958

aLumm issue

"This Is Your Life," Savannah State College Alumni Day Program. Left to right: Mrs. Leanna
Wilcox, co-chairman; Norman B. Elmore, president of Savannah Chapter of Savannah State College
Alumni Association,- Dr. W. K. Payne, college president, presents plaque to John McGlockion, former
alumni president; Miss Ruby King, local alumni secretary, and Leonard Law, president, Savannah
State College National Alumni Association.

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Savannah State College -One of the Largest
Units of University System of Georgia

Savannah State College, one of the
largest units of the University System
of Georgia, is in Savannah, Georgia's
oldest city and chief seaport. The cam-
pus is a scenic wonder, rich in the
natural beauty indigenous to this coastal
area. Filigree tendrils of smoky moss
wind themselves about massive, ancient
oaks, graceful pines yearn toward the
sky — in Spring these form a backdrop
for lavender azaleas, crimson wild roses,
and flaming jasmine. The weather is
moderate. Ocean breezes are wafted to
the Campus, bringing with them the
hint of the exotic that characterizes the
waterways.

Not only is the College noted for its
natural beauty, but its location also pro-
vides opportunities for tours of Savan-
nah, and its environs, intrinsically
woven into the historic tapestry of
America.

The physical plant, consisting of 136
acres and more than 33 buildings, is
imposing. Wright, a modern, spacious
men's dormitory and Wiley Gymnasium,
a well-equipped physical education cen-
ter, are the newest additions to the
plant. Plans for a half-million dollar
library and million dollar technical
and science building have been com-
pleted and will be under construction
this summer. Additional features of the

physical campus include adequate play-
ing fields and tennis courts.

Certainly, Savannah State College is
prepared to serve the State and nation
during this scientific and technical age.

Savannah State College confers the
degree of Bachelor of Science with a
major in one of the following areas of
concentration: Biology, building con-
struction, business administration, busi-
ness education, chemistry, child devel-
opment, clothing and textiles, econom-
ics, elementary education, English,
foods, nutrition and institution manage-
ment, general science, industrial, arts,
industrial education, mathematics, mu-
sic, secretarial sciences, social sciences,
technical sciences, trades and industries.
Also confers Bachelor of Art in music.
Bachelor of Science degrees can be con-
ferred in Health and Physical Educa-
tion.

To meet the neds of persons who are
already gainfully employed but who
desire immediate, specialized training,
and of others whose opportunity for
formal education is limited, the College
offers two-year terminal courses in
dressmaking and tailoring, food produc-
tion and cooking, and secretarial
science. Certificates are awarded upon
a student's satisfactory completion of a
terminal course.

The general curriculum is designed
to afford an opportunity for every stu-
dent to acquire the fundamental skills,
attitudes, habits, appreciations, knowl-
edge and understanding, and compe-
tency in thinking and communication
that are necessary for effective living in
a dynamic society. It proposes to sensi-
tize every student to the manifold prob-
lems and responsibilities involved in
personal and social adjustment. It aims
to instill in each student the respect for
the rights and dignity of mankind.

Cover Picture: The Leonard Laws of
Savannah, Georgia. Mr. Law is presi-
dent of the Alumni Association at Sa-
vannah State College.

The Bulletin

Dr. William K. Payne

President

Wilton C. Scott

Editor

Vol. 11 No. 6 May, 1958

The Savannah State College Bulletin is pub-
lished in October, December, February, Mareh,
April and May by Savannah State College.
Entered as second-class matter, December 16,
1947, at the Post Office at Savannah, Georgia,
under the Act of August 24, 1912.

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Annual Charm Week
Celebrated May 10

The Association of Women Students
at Savannah State College began their
annual observance of Charm Week May
10, with a Mother-Daughter Banquet in
Adams Hall. Mrs. Eliza Lee Butts was
honored as "Mother of the Year". The
speaker for the Banquet was Mrs. Doris
Roberts, director, Greenbiar Center, In-
corporated.

Other activities for the celebration in-
cluded: Vesper. May 11, 6:00 P.M..
Meldrim Auditorium. The speaker for
this service was Mrs. Sadie Cartledge,
Principal. Springfield Terrace School.
A reception in Camilla-Hubert Hall,
7:00 p.m.

Mrs. Cartledge earned the B.S. degree
at Savannah State College, and the M.A.
Degree, New York University. She re-
serves membership in the following or-
ganizations: Alpha Theta Zeta Chapter
of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.; N.E.A.
G.T.E.A.; A.T.A.; Youth Museum; West
Broad Street YMCA; U.C.S.; and the
Mental Retarded Association for Chil-
dren of Georgia.

On Monday, May 12, a Flower Show
was held in the College Library. A
demonstration was given by Mrs.
Charles Flournoy, President of the
Georgia Association of Garden Clubs,
Inc., between 2 and 4 p.m.

"Phoenix", a dance-drama written by
Mrs. Luetta Colvin Upshur, assistant
professor, Languages and Literature
Department, and choreographed by Mrs.
Ella W. Fisher, assistant professor,
Health & Phy. Ed., was presented dur-
ing the Charm Week Assembly, Thurs-
day, May 15, 12:00 p.m., Meldrim Au-
ditorium.

Miss Annie B. Moore is President of
the Association. Miss Loreese Davis,
acting dean of women, chairman.

SSC Completes 5 Years
Roundtable Broadcast

The Savannah State College Round-
table which is broadcast regularly on
the first Saturday of each month over
WSAV-NBC, completed five consecutive
years of broadcasting without missing
a single program last week. It is an un-
rehearsed, spontaneous thirty-minute
discussion of timely topics of educa-
tional and general interest by the fac-
ulty, students, and guests of Savannah
State College.

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Two Prexies meet. John W. McGlockion, former President of Savannah State College Alumni and j
his wife, chat with the President and 1st Lady of Savannah State College.

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James E. Lulen, Vice President of the Savannah Chapter congratulates William B. Jackson, Paulsen
Jr. High School's Teacher of the Year as Mrs. Oltlee Daniels looks on.

Prince Jackson, Jr., Savannah State College Alumni Secretary presents Charier to Raymond Knight,
President of Washington, D. C. Chapter as (left to right) William Weston, Treasurer; Miss Hartie M.
Napier, Secretary; James O. Thomas, Public Relations Director; Dr. Julious H. Goodman, Parliamen-
tarian; Mrs. Constance W. Mitchell, Assistant Secretary and William Mitchell, Chaplain, look on.

SSC President's Annual Alumni Message

During the past year schools at all
levels have received an extra amount
of consideration. This attention has
been in the form of criticism, evalua-
tion, and increased determination to
provide more adequately for their im-
provement and development. The col-
leges and universities are beginning to
be classed as an integral part of na-
tional defense and progress. The dawn
of the space age 'has emphasized the
need for scholars, as well as for facili-
ties. Both teachers and students have
attained higher status in our social or-
der. The new role of the scholar and
the stimulating and encouraging atmos-
phere are destined to' produce marked
influences on the colleges and their pro-
grams. Savannah State College is al-
ready experiencing the impact of the
changes.

It is heartening to report that three
major additions to the facilities of Sa-
vannah State College which have been
in preparation for the last two years
are becoming a reality. The Sol C. John-
son High and Elementary Laboratory
School Building costing approximately
$650,000, already under construction,
will be ready for occupancy during
1959. This facility, accommodating
1,200 children and grades one through
twelve, will provide excellent oppor-
tunities for laboratory experiences for
students preparing to teach. Recently
the contract for construction of a new
college library has been awarded. Ac-
tual construction of the $500,000 build-
ing will be started within a few weeks.
Plans and specifications nearing com-
pletion for the $1,000,000 technical
building will make it possible for con-

struction to be started on that building
within the next two months. These two
new structures will provide minimum
basic facilities for expansion and
strengthening of the program of instruc-
tion. In planning for new facilities, the
Regents and the College have made pro-
vision also for modernization and im-
provement of existing buildings and
equipment. Extensive renovation and re-
pairs have been completed in Hubert
Hall for women, Willcox Gymnasium,
Morgan Hall, Powell Hall, and Meldrim
Hall, including the auditorium. Included
in the provision for physical facilities
will be a modern warehouse and storage
building costing approximately $40,000.
The construction of projects in the var-
ious areas will enable the College to
make its contribution toward the in-
creasing demands for better trained cit-
izens.

The new emphasis placed on scholar-
ship is directly related to learning and
teaching. There has been considerable
urgency for more scholarship in the
fields of mathematics, physics, chemis-
try, and engineering. While everybody
recognizes that there are unusual short-
ages of trained individuals in those
areas, it is equally important to realize
that commensurate shortages exist also
in the humanities, the social sciences,
and the biological sciences. One cannot
conceive of emphasizing the need for
survival without at the same time con-
sidering the necessity for a culture and
civilization in which man can live with
a degree of harmony and peace. The
social problems in national and inter-
national life have reached proportions
that are alarming. Scholars must be

recruited and developed for all areas if
there is to be continued progress and
better living.

As alumni have been interested in
fund raising, physical plant expansion,
intercollegiate athletics, they must be-
come interested in scholarship. In every
community there will be found many
boys and girls who are potential schol-
ars. These individuals who have long
been neglected should be discovered and
guided to our institutions of higher
learning where their talents can be de-
veloped and improved for the good of
society. It is now realized that equal
education opportunity will mean most
in the development of our democratic
way of life when the abilities of every-
one can be developed. The process of
discovering, the manner of encouraging,
and providing the financial means for
the individual cases represents one of
the most baffling problems of our time.

The alumni who are located in var-
ious areas can extend and contribute to
society by helping individuals of this
type attend college. The number of aca-
demically talented youth in our Col-
lege can be doubled even with the pres-
ent facilities. The alumni of Savannah
State College have encouraged both stu-
dents and faculty by their growing in-
terest in the institution. The increase in
the number of alumni chapters and spec-
ial activities undertaken by them in var-
ious parts of the state and the country
have stimulated scholarship. Graduates
of the college during the past few years
have continued their studies in grad-
uate schools in many parts of the coun-
try. More than a dozen have earned the
doctor's degree and many have gone
into research and fields of specializa-
tion. The contribution of the college will
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Athens Alumni Chapter gave First Annual Banquet with Dr. William K. Payne, President of
Savannah State College as speaker.

Annual Alumni Banquet Program

May 31, 1958

Mr. Leon Dingle

Master of Ceremonies

Introduction Mr. L. D. Law, President

S.S.C. National Alumni Association

Song America

Invocation Rev. J. E. Bailey, Pastor

New Moon Baptist Church

Banquet and Fellowship

Introduction of Speaker Mr. John Lawton, Vice President

Georgia Teachers and Education Assn.

Annual Alumni Address Mr. Samuel Smith, Principal

Liberty High School, Mcintosh, Ga.

Introduction of Miss National Alumni,

Chapter Queens and Attendants Mr. Norman B. Elmore, President

Savannah Chapter

Presentation of Classes Prince Jackson, Sr., Alumni Secretary

1898

1908

1918 Mr. George M. Roberson

1928

1938 Mr. R. W. Campbell

1948 Mr. Benjamin Crawford

1958 Mr. James E. Johnson

Report of the Treasurer Mr. T. C. Myers, Treasurer

S.S.C. National Alumni Association

Remarks Dr. W. K. Payne, President

Savannah State College

Remarks from National Alumni Association of Colleges and Universities

Wilton C. Scott, Executive Secretary

Remarks Mr. L. D. Law, President

S.S.C. National Alumni Association
We Hail Thee S. S. C.

Debating Club Organized

The Savannah State College Debating
Club has been organized under the ad-
visorship of Blanton E. Black, assistant
professor of social science and Howard
M. Jason, associate professor of lan-
guages and literature. With the ever-
increasing problems that confront Amer-
ican societies today, Tnany students were
prompt to participate in the organiza-
tion of the Club.

The Club has as its three-fold pur-
pose: (1) to give the students an op-
portunity to develop their ability as
public speakers; (2) to give the stu-
dents an opportunity to discuss ques-
tions of current interest; and (3) to
give the students an opportunity to
match their intellectual powers with stu-
dents of other institutions.

With these purposes in mind it is
hoped that the students will become
more interested in public and national
affairs which will enable them to deal
with problems in this society.

At present the debate question being
studied is: "Be it resolved that the
requirement of membership in a labor
organization as a condition of the em-
ployment should be illegal."

The following persons were elected
to office: President, Grover Thornton;
Vice President, Eugene J. Johnson ; Sec-
retary, Yvonne Williams; Assistant Sec-
retary, Kay Frances Stripling; Publicity
Director, Daniel Washington; Assist-
ants to the Publicity Director, Thurnell
Johnson, Benjamin Harris.

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be evaluated in terms of the participa-
tion of the alumni in the solution of
both scientific and social problems in
the broadcast meaning of the terms.

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Prince Jackson, Alumni Secretary greets newly elected officers of the Nation Capital Alumni
| Chapter at Savannah State College Alumni Meeting.

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Mrs. Martha Avery serves as a hostess for many college affairs. She is serving Mrs. Prince
Jackson, Jr., at a president's reception. r

Noah Lester, Principal, Blackbranch Elementary

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Young and sister at G.T.A. Meeting.

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Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Kennedy and niece, Miss Ethel Jones.

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Forty Students Make
College Dean's List

According to Dean T. C. Myers, forty
students at Savannah State College have
acquired an average of 2.50 or better
than "B" average for the Winter Quar-
ter; and therefore qualify to have their
names placed on the Dean's List. The
Deans List and the Honor Roll are
posted quarterly, distinguishing those
students who make better than average
grades during a given Quarter.

Listed are those students who made
the Dean's List on a full program dur-
ing the Winter Quarter: Benjamin Al-
len, freshman, Mathematics major,
Brunswick, 2.56; Alfonso Arnold, sen-
ior, Chemistry, Americus, 2.66; James
H. Austin, sophomore, Business Admin-
istration, Whitfield, 2.70; Alice D. Bev-
ens, senior, English, Savannah, 2.66;
Margaret Bing, senior, Business Ad-
ministration, Yemassee, S. C, 3.00;
Rosa L. Boles, senior, Business Admin-
istration, Savannah, 2.56; Frances J.
Carter, senior. English, Marietta, 2.66;
Lois Dodd, senior, Elementary Educa-
tion, Marietta, 2.50; Mildred Ellison,
senior, Elementary Education. Savan-
nah, 2.66; Barbara Flipper, senior. Eng-
lish, Savannah, 2.66; Juanita Gilbert,
senior, Elementary Education. Savan-
nah, 2.66; Juanita Howard, junior.
Business Education, Stephens, Georgia,
2.66; Ceola Hubbard, senior, Chemis-
try, Woodbine, 3.00; Oscar Jackson,
senior, Mathematics, Savannah, 2.63;
Julia Johnson, junior, Elementary Edu-
cation, Savannah, 2.63; Maudestine
Jones, senior, Social Science, Savannah,
2.50; Emma L. Jordan, junior, Elemen-
tary Education, Savannah, 2.72; Doro-
thy Kendall, senior, Elementary Educa-
tion, Zebulon, Georgia, 2.66; Gladys
Lambert, freshman. Social Science, Sa-
vannah, 2.50; Rosa A. Lanier, sopho-
more, Mathematics, Savannah, 2.66;
Ruth A. Lee, senior, Elementary Educa-
tion, Savannah, 2.66; Geraldine Lind-
sey, freshman, Mathematics, Bainbridge,
2.50; Virginia Mayfield, senior, Elemen-
tary Education, Savannah, 2.66; Wilbert
Maynor, senior, Industrial Education,
Sylvania, 3.00; Yvonne McGlockton,
freshman, English, Savannah, 2.77; Vir-
ginia Mercer, freshman, Business Ad-
ministration, Pulaski, Georgia, 2.58;
John Morris, senior, Social Science, Sa-
vannah, 2.57; Eugenia Nevels, senior,
Elementary Education, Savannah, 2.66;
Gladys Norwood, senior, Secretarial
Science, Atlanta, 2.55; Gordie Pugh,
senior, Health and Physical Education,
Waynesboro, Georgia, 2.66; Rosalyn
Scurdy, freshman, Social Science, Sa-
vannah, 3.00; Sadie Smith, senior, Eng-

lish, Statesboro. 2.66; Carolyn Stafford,
sophomore. Elementary Education, Sa-
vannah. 2.89; Shirley Thomas, senior,
Business Education. Savannah. 2.66;
Grover Thornton, junior, Social Science,
Savannah. 3.00; Leon Walker, fresh-
man, Social Science, Savannah, 2.62;
Delores J. Washington, senior. Elemen-
tary Education. Savannah, 2.72; Bettye
A. West, senior. Social Science, Savan-
nah, 2.66; Mattie C. Williams, senior,
Social Science, Savannah, 2.66; Peola
C. Wright, senior. Elementary Educa-
tion, Savannah, 2.55; Willie N. Wright,
senior, Industrial Education, Dublin,
3.00.

Recognition To The
"Teacher of the Year"

The Savannah Chapter of the Savan-
nah State College National Association
awarded Certificates of Recognition to
the "Teachers of the Year" at the West
Broad Street YMCA.

The program included greetings from
Leonard D. Law. president. SSC Na-
tional Alumni Association; a reading
by Mrs. Sadie Steele; awarding of the
certificates by James E. Luten, vice
president of the chapter; musical se-
lection by Sol Harden; and response by
Mrs. Hattie C. Scott.

The teachers who were honored in-
clude: Mrs. Tallulah K. Cogswell, Cuy-
ler Junior High School; Mrs. Lottie V.
Crane, Gadsden Elementary School;
Mrs. Ruth S. Dobson, Powell Labora-
tory School; Miss Rita Dunmore,
Springfield Terrace; Mrs. Nellie Free-
man, Antioch Elementary School; Jos-
eph M. Greene, Alfred E. Beach High
School; Mrs. Nona M. Hopkins, Flor-
ence Street Elementary School; Wil-
liam S. Jackson, Paulsen Junior High
School; Mrs. Melissa J. B. Lewis, West
Savannah Elementary School; Mrs. Bet-
tye S. Pope, Sarah Mills Hodge Ele-
mentary School; Mrs. Hattie C. Scott,
Tompkins High School; Wade M. Sim-
mons, George DeRenne Elementary
School; Mrs. Albertha Smith, Monteith
Elementary School; Mrs. Albert P.
Thweatt, East Broad Street School; Mrs.
Erma R. Williams, West Broad Street
Elementary School; Mrs. Catherine Tor-
rence, Harris Street School; Mrs. Mil-
dred G. Young, Spencer Elementary
School; and Robert Young, Haven
Home Junior High School.

Mr. and Mrs. Young represent the
first couple to be selected as "Teacher
of the Year" in the same school year.
Mr. Young was also District Teacher of
the Year for Georgia Teacher and Edu-
cational Association.

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John McGlockton, former president of Savannah State College Alumni Association, displays lrophy
received during Annual Alumni Day program held at the College. Left to right: Mrs. McGlockton,
Miss Yvonne McGlockton, John McGlockton.

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Dr. William K. Payne, President of Savannah State College greets Alumni.

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Tommy Smalls ''Dr. Jive," announcer radio station WWRL, New York City, greets Alumni
homecoming.

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Alumni in Social Administration, Mrs. Rebecca Mitchel, Girl's Work Secretary, George William,
Boys' Work Secretary prepare YWCA Program with J. R. Jenkins, Executive Secretary, West Broad
Branch.

Dr. William K. Payne Launched SSC
On Sixth Year of Roundtable Broadcast

Dr. William Kenneth Payne, Presi-
dent of Savannah State College,
launched the sixth year of the Savannah
State College Roundtahle with its regu-
lar February broadcast. The Savannah
State College Roundtable, which is pre-
sented regularly as a public service fea-
ture on the first Saturday of each month
by radio station WSAV-NBC (Savan-
nah, Georgia) completed five (5) con-
secutive years of broadcasting without
missing a single program last January.
President Payne thanked the President
of the radio station for featuring the
program and for many helpful sugges-
tions and kindness given to the moder-
ator and participants. He expressed con-
fidence in the value of the Roundtable
as an instrument of public enlighten-
ment. He termed public discussion a
necessary condition of free society.

The subject of the February (1958)
Savannah State College Roundtable dis-
cussion was "Negro History: A Factor
in Internationalism." The participants
were, Dr. E. J. Dean, Chairman, De-
partment of Social Science and Dr. C.
L. Kiah, Chairman, Department of Edu-
cation. The program was moderated by
Dr. R. Grann Lloyd. During this thirty
minute program the discussants delved
into several aspects of their topic, in-
cluding ( 1 ) the use of qualified Negroes
as emissaries, agents, and official rep-

resentatives by the State Department of
the United States, (2) the impact of the
domestic problems and progress of
American Negroes on America's inter-
national relations, ( 3 ) the international
implications of the Negro question in
the drafting of the Declaration of In-
dependence, (4) internationally famous
Negro artists, and so forth.

The Savannah State College Round-
table is shifted by WSAV-NBC twice
during the year — from the first Satur-
day in the month to the Saturday prior
to Negro History Week and American
Education Week. WSAV has a cover-
age of 79 counties in three states, Geor-
g;a. Florida and South Carolina. The
stations programs reach more than one
million potential listeners and it has
the widest coverage of any station on
the South Atlantic Seaboard. Believed
to be the only program of its kind fea-
turing a Negro College regularly, the
Savannah State College Roundtable has
established a new pattern of educational
and public relations activity in Negro
higher education institutions.

The Savannah State CMege Round-
table is moderated by Dr. R. Grann
Lloyd, professor and Chairman of the
Department of Economics, who has di-
rected the program throughout its ex-
istence. Incidentally, both Dr. Lloyd
and the President of WSAV (Harben
Daniel) were born and reared in Nash-

ville, Tennessee. Both attended the pub-
lic schools of Tennessee, with Dr. Lloyd
earning the Bachelor of Science degree
at Tennessee A & I State University
and Harben Daniel attending Vander-
bilt University and Watkins Institute.
Mr. Daniel be^an his career in radio
at station WSM, (Nashville, Tennessee) .

As a medium of adult education, the
Savannah State College Roundtable has
continuously sought to bring the best
thought and most penetrating analyses
available to the great issues facing our
nation. It is possibly only through the
Roundtable that the College's adult edu-
cation efforts can reach so many per-
sons, as economically, effectively, fre-
quently, personally and quickly. Hence,
a major objective of this program has
been so fortunate, to clarify, and to
vitalize the ideals which should animate
mankind in an age like ours. To this
end the wisdom, expartise and special
insights of scholars, teachers, and pro-
fessional people have been utilized on
the Savannah State College Roundtable.

Savannah State College has won four
awards at the 12th annual meeting of
the National Alumni Assn.. for Colleges
and Universities at Austin, Texas.

Three first place trophies were won
for alumni publicity, alumni pictures
and alumni office management.

President Norman B. Elmore an-
nounces that the initial meeting for the
1957-58 year of the local chapter of the
Savannah State College National Alum-
ni Association will be held on Sunday.

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Shown are delegates attending the 13th Annual National Alumni Association Meeting held at
Savannah State College, April 25-26.

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Savannah State College Offers Three
Types of Technical Program

In an interview William B. Nelson,
Director. Technical Sciences at Savan-
nah State College, stated that the Col-
lege offers three types of technical pro-
gram. A college curriculum which leads
to a B.S. degree in Industrial Educa-
tion and/or Industrial Arts: a special
trade program which leads to a certifi-
cate in one of the following specialties:
Auto-Mechanics. Body and Fender. Gen-
eral Woodwork, Carpentry. Badio and
Television. Electricity. Shoe Bepair and
Masonry. A third program of this Divis-
ion has been approved and students may
register now: this is a curriculum lead-
ing to a B.S. degree in each of the fol-
lowing: Automotive Technology. Build-
ing Construction Technology and Elec-
tronic Technology.

In a prepared statement for the Press,
Mr. Nelson made several important
points. "American civilization is funda-
mentally a technological civilization. It
is a civilization in which man at long
last has succeeded in conquering his en-
vironment. He has harnessed the forces
of nature and made them his servant.
He can prevent famines and pestilences.
Hunger and starvation need no longer
exist. A small percentage of our popu-
lation produces all the food needed by
the entire nation, with a surplus suffic-
ient to feed millions in other lands. The
same holds true in many other com-
modities. The word surplus, formerly
used only by bankers and financiers,
has today, because of the advances in
applied science and technology, taken
on a new meaning, and has become a
common word in our daily vocabulary."

W. B. Nelson clearly points out that
the very existence of American society
depends upon science and technology;
that since the beginning, technological
processes have been generally accepted
and constantly developed through the
years.

Nelson said that all citizens have
made and are continuing to make con-
tributions to this growth and develop-
ment. Concerning this, James P. Mit-
chell. Secretary of Labor, has this to
say. "If anyone has any doubts about
the status — present or future — of the
Negro in American life, he has only to
read the progress record of the past
fifteen years."

Our American society is becoming in-
creasingly technological and complex.
Savannah State College, in its efforts to
prepare its students to meet such a
challenge successfully, is expanding its
program in technical education.

Commencement
Program - 1958

Saturday, May 24

7:30-9:00 P.M.— President's Reception

for Seniors — President's Residence.

Thursday, May 29

12:00 Noon — Senior Class Day Exer-
cises— Meldrim Auditorium
8:00 P.M.— Senior Class Night Exer-
cises— Meldrim Auditorium

Friday, May 30

8:00 P.M. — Junior - Senior Prom — -
Wilcox Gymnasium

Saturday, May 31

10:00 A.M. — Senior Breakfast — Adams

Hall
5:00 P.M.— National Alumni Meeting

— Meldrim Auditorium
8:00 P.M.— National Alumni Banquet

— Adams Hall

Speaker: Samuel Smith, Principal.

Liberty High School, Mcintosh,

Georgia

Sunday, June 1

5:00 P.M. — Baccalaureate Exercises —
Meldrim Auditorium
Sermon: Elder H. L. Cleveland,
Minister, Seventh Day Adventist
Church, Savannah, Georgia

5:30 P.M.— President and Mrs. W. K.
Payne — President's Residence
At home to Alumni, faculty, mem-
bers of the graduating class, their
parents and friends

Monday, June 2

11:00 A.M. — Commencement Exercises
— Meldrim Auditorium
Address: Dr. William A. Early.
Superintendent. Savannah and
Chatham County Public Schools.
Savannah, Georgia

Superb passing and running by Sa-
vannah's Sammy White and Halfback
Moses King, plus the all-around ability
of the Tigers, gave them a convincing
38-13 triumph over their ancient rivals,
Paine College, in the annual Thanks-
giving Classic at Augusta.

Teachers of the Year feted by the Southern Association Chapter of Savannah State College National
Alumni Association. (Left to right): Mrs. Hatlie Scott, Mrs. Bettye Pope, Mrs. Albert Thweath, William
Jackson, Mrs. Nona Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Young, Mr. Young also District Teacher of the
Year for Georgia Teachers and Education Association, Mrs. Ruth Dobson, Miss Rita Dunmore and Mr.
Wade Simmons.

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SSC Participates
In National
Honor Society

Alpha Nu Chapter at Savannah State
College of Alpha Kappa Mu Honor So-
ciety was represented among the thirty
three chapters that met at Tennesse A
& I State University. Nashville, Ten-
nessee. The annual three day convention
was being held for the first time in
twenty-one years at the site of its birth,
Tennessee State University. Alpha Nu
Chapter at Savannah State College was
represented by Sara Reynolds and Mar-
garet Bing, student delegates and Dr.
E. K. Williams. Mr. J. B. Clemmons and
Miss Marcelle Rhodriquez, faculty ad-
visors.

The program of activities at this
anniversary was centered around the
theme "Alpha Kappa Mu In Retrospect
and In Prospect." All sessions, meetings
and discussions were presented accord-
ingly.

The first general sessions were on the
order of a get acquainted affair. Dele-
gates introduced themselves and the var-
ious reports were given. A welcome was
extended by the president of the host
chapter, Phi Beta Tau of Tennessee
State. We were formally received at
the college by President W. S. Davis of
Tennessee State at the reception held
in his home. The convention was thus
underway.

Some of the speakers at the conven-
tion were Dr. S. J. Wright, President.
Fisk University, Mr. Robert Nagel,
President of the Association of College
Honor Societies, University of Tennes-
see, Knoxville. Mr. Nagel and Dr. L. B.
Allen, President of Bluefield State Col-
lege, West Virginia were presented with
laureate membership certificates into
Alpha Kappa Mu. Dr. Samuel Nabrit,
Jr. of Howard University also spoke.
The highlights of all addresses were
centered around the history of honor
societies, the history of Alpha Kappa
Mu, its purpose and the problems that
confront us as Alpha Kappa Muians and
as members of a minority race. The
panel discussion of which Dr. E. K.
Williams of Savannah State was chair-
man was of the same nature.

At the final business session those
chapters that were accredited with doing
outstanding work were awarded tro-
phies. Among these were Pi Lambda
Psi, Morgan State College, Maryland
and Alpha Nu Chapter, Savannah State
College, Savannah, Georgia. Worthy of
note is the fact that J. B. Clemmons,

rfy Leonard Law, President of Savannah State College Alumni and Personnel Assistant at Union Bag

r/M and Paper Corporation receives SSC's Alumni in summer school in Health Education Workshop

Chairman of the Department of Mathe-
matics and Physics and honorary mem-
ber of Alpha Nu Chapter was given
special recognition. Mr. Clemmons re-
cently received the National Science
Foundation Fellowship to study at the
University of Southern California for
1958-59.

With so much international interest
in math and physics, Dr. William K.
Payne, President of Savannah State Col-
lege, noted contributions of recent State
College graduates in that area; Gerus
Ford has been selected to participate in
an Electronic Training Program for the
United States gcvernment; William
Western is now employed as a mathe-
matics expert at the U. S. Naval Ob-
servatory, Washington; Alonza Perry
is now employed as mathematician in
the National Security Agency, Wash-
ington ; James Otis Thomas is employed
as mathematician in the United States
Patent Office, Washington; Earl Green
is employed as a mathematician at
White Plains Proving Grounds, New
Mexico: Maceo Scott is also working
as a mathematician in New Mexico;
Miss Sarah Paden is employed as mathe-
matician in the Department of Civil
Service. Washington. D. C. Thmere are
numerous other graduates of the De-
partment of Mathematics or Science in
secondary schools throughout the coun-
try.

John B. Clemmons is the Chairman
of the Department of Mathematics and
Physics at Savannah State.

(continued from page 13)

School. Moultrie; third place, Barbara
Beauford, Monroe High, Albany; fourth
place, Emma Sou McClary, Spencer
High, Columbus; fifth place, Edith
Shanks, Lucy Laney, Augusta; sixth
place. Sylvia Poole, Carver, Vocational
High, Atlanta.

The newly elected officers of the
G.Y.I.E.A. are: President, Wilbur
Dixon, Carver Vocational High School,
Atlanta; Vice President, Ozella Myrick,
Spencer High School, Columbus; Sec-
retary, Dorothy Halt, Spencer High
School, Columbus; Assistant Secretary,
Shirley Norwood, Booker T. Washing-
ton High School, Atlanta; Treasurer,
Joseph Trowell, Monroe High School,
Albany; Reporter, Bobby Thomas, Lucy
Laney High School, Augusta; Chaplin,
Willie Thompkins, Lucy Laney High
School, Augusta; Pianists, Chalsie Cas-
per, Ballard-Hudson Sr. High School,
Macon and Andrea Walker, Moultrie
High School, Moultrie.

ALUMNI NEWS

1918

GEORGE M. ROBESON. 929 West
37th Street, Savannah, Georgia is a re-
tired railway postal clerk. Mr. Robeson
retired in 1953 after 35 years in gov-
ernment service. Long interested in
church, civic and public affairs, he is
a member of St. Philip AME Church,
where he is presently serving on the
trustee board and is a member and
teacher of the Men's Bible class of the
Sunday School. Mr. Robeson is pres-
ently married to the former Miss Louise
Holland, and is the father of two at-
tractive daughters. Mrs. Paula R. Mc-
Neely of Brunswick and Miss Barbara
Robeson of Cleveland, Ohio, by a for-
mer marriage.

1922

WILSON J. BRYANT, SR.. 105 Dick-
erson Drive, Vidalia, Georgia, is teach-
ing at the Dickerson Training School.
He was named "teacher of the year" for
1958. Mr. Bryant has done further study
at Atlanta University. Mr. Bryant ma-
jored in science, English, and mathe-
matics.

1928

HENRY WILLIAM TARVER, 102

West Main Street, Hogansville, Georgia,
teaches mathematics and social sciences
at Greenville Consolidated High School.
He has served as principal of schools
for 26 years and has received a great
number of recognitions during this time.

He has completed work on the Mas-
ter's degree at Atlanta University. He
majored in mathematics and social
science.

1931

HOMER T. EDWARDS, 1249 West
Broad Street, Athens, is principal of
Athens High and Industrial School. He
received the B.S.A. degree in the field
of agricultural education. Mr. Edwards
has done additional study at Atlanta
University. University of Michigan and
New York University, receiving the M.
Ed. degree from Atlanta University. Mr.
Edwards served as vice-president and
president of the Georgia Teachers and
Education Association 1949-51, presi-
dent, General Alumni Association in
1940, and he was the speaker at the
alumni banquet in 1951.

1932 .

MRS. JIMMIE J. R. DENNIS, 606
East Pine Street, Fitzgerald, is Jeanes
Supervisor for Camden, Charlton and
Brantley Counties. She holds the A.B.
degree in the fields of English and
Social Studies. Mrs. Dennis has done
advanced work at Atlanta University,
Cornell University, University of Michi-
gan, North Carolina College and Tus-
kegee Institute. She received the M.A.
degree from Atlanta University in 1947.
Mrs. Dennis has held several offices in
the Jeanes Association; Camden Coun-
ty sent her to the University of Mich-
igan, and also to Washington, D. C. to
represent National Council of Negro
Women. She has served as classroom

teacher, principal of school and at pres-
ent Jeanes Supervisor of instruction.

1935

ALPHONSO F. McLEAN. 1119 West
48th Street. Savannah, is a teacher at
Alfred E. Beach High School. Mr. Mc-
Lean has done further study at Colum-
bia University and New York Univer-
sity. He is working toward a Master's
degree in "the teaching of acounting".
McLean also received the Y.M.C.A.
award for leadership of Omega Hi-Y
Club at Beach High School. Mr. Mc-
Lean majored in English while attend-
ing SSC (at that time GSC).

1936

MRS. ESSIE HANNAH-HALL, 423

Cherry Street, Douglas, is an elementary
teacher at G. W. Carver Elementary and
High School. Mrs. Hall holds the B.S.
degree in home economics. She has done
further study at Atlanta University, and
was named Coffee County "Teacher
of the Year" for 1956-57.

MRS. MARY B. TRAWICK, 388
Bailey Street, Athens, serves as jeanes
supervisor in Clarke County. She ma-
jored in social and natural sciences.
Mrs. Trawick has done further study at
Hampton Institute, Atlanta University
and New York University.

1937

WILLIAM H. HARRIS, 416 Wynn
Street. Americus, is teaching at the
Oglethorpe Grammar School, Ogle-
thorpe, Georgia. Mr. Harris has done
additional work at Fort Valley State
College. He received recognition for
corn raising in Calhoun County in 1955.
He majored in Agriculture.

1938

RUFUS R. BUTLER, Jr., P. 0. Box

141, Statesboro, is a vocational agri-
culture instructor at William James
High School. He holds a B.S.A. degree
in agriculture education. Mr. Butler has
done additional work at Tuskegee In-
stitute and is looking forward to re-
ceiving his Master's degree this summer.

MRS. DOROTHY LAWSON BOZE-
MAN, 224 Forrest Street, Americus, is
jeanes supervisor in the Sumter County
and Americus School systems. Mrs.
Bozeman is an elementary major. She
received the M.A. degree from Atlanta
University in 1952, and further study at
Columbia University.

MRS. ELLA MAE TARVER. 102
West Main Street, Hogansville. is a
fourth grade teacher at Mount Pleasant
Elementary School, and a former stu-
dent of Savannah State College. She
has done further study at Tuskegee and
SSC. Mrs. Tarver has been teaching for
32 years and has received many recog-
nitions during this time.

1939

MRS. PAULINE HOWELL LADD.
Route 1, Box 132, is a teacher of voca-
tional home economics at the Flint River
Farm School. She holds the B.S. degree
in home economics. Mrs. Ladd studied
at Tuskegee Institute in 1955-57, where
she received the M.S. degree in home
making education. She was named
"Teacher of the Year" at her school in
1955.

1940

MISS PEARLIE C. LAY, 303 South
Tennessee Street, Cartersville, is a
teacher at Summer Hill Elementary

School. She received her B.S. degree
from the college and has done further
study at Tuskegee Institute toward Mas-
ter's. Miss Lay is honored as one of
the founders of the local P. T. A. and
was elected as "Teacher of the Year"
at her school.

1941

MRS. JANETTE B R A N H A M
HAYES, 4001 Augusta Road, Savannah,
is principal of Harris Street School.
While here at the college, Mrs. Hayes
majored in social studies. She attended
New York University where she re-
ceived the M.A. degree in administra-
tion and supervision. She has also done
additional work towards the sixth year
certificate. Mrs. Hayes was "Teacher
of the Year" at Florence Street School
in 1955, and she became principal of
Harris School, October 1956.

1942

MRS. ETHEL W. KIGHT, 403 E.
Depot Street, Hogansville, is employed
as jeanes supervisor of the Troup Coun-
ty Schools and the Hogansville Public
School System. She has done graduate
work at Atlanta University, where she
received the Master's degree in educa-
tion, Columbia and New York Univer-
sities. She was instrumental in consoli-
dating the Troup County one and two
teacher schools into six centers by 1948,
and now two fully equipped plants
house the Troup County school children
which bear her name — Ethel W. Kight
School, an elementary and high school.
She pioneered in the library movement
in the city of LaGrange which resulted
in the erection of a completely furnished
and artistically designed public library.
This accomplishment together with

many other community activities won
for her LaGrange's "Woman of the
Year" in 1955. In connection with this
honor, a Silver Roaster was presented
her by the parents, pupils and teachers
of LaGrange. Mrs. Kight taught at the
Kelley grammar school in 1942, she be-
came Jeanes Supervisor of the Troup
County Schools and the Hogansville
Public School System in 1946, and
served as president of Georgia Congress
of Colored Parents and Teachers for six
years during which time the member-
ship grew from 9000 members to 32,000,
and set up the organizational structure
into districts. She also served as presi-
dent of the National Congress of Col-
ored Parent and Teachers in 1957. Mrs.
Kight is regional director of region II,
Georgia Teachers and Education As-
sociation.

MRS. M. S. WALLACE, 821 Bowden
Street, is teaching at Powell Laboratory
School. She has studied further at the
University of Pittsburgh and Atlanta
University. Mrs. Wallace was named
"Teacher of the Year" at her school in
1955.

MRS. BERNICE GRAVES MACON,
116 Church Street, Claxton, is the 8th
grade teacher at Evans County High
School. Mrs. Macon was "Teacher of
the Year" 1956-57, president of States-
boro District P. T. A. 1956, and served
as Jeanes Supervisor from 1950-56.

HENRY J. LADD, Route 1, Box 132,
Montezuma, is teaching vocational ag-
riculture at the Flint River Farms
School, where he has taught for 12
years. He has done graduate work at
Tuskegee Institute. Mr. Ladd is Local
Unit President of Macon County teach-
ers, served as president of Civic Men's
Club for 6 years, and is a member of

Improvement Committee of Camp John
Hope. He is also County chairman for
Negro Division of County Fair.

1943

MRS. CLYDE MITCHELL CLAY-
TON, 639 East Broad Street, Sparta, is
a teacher at the L. S. Ingraham High
School. She has done further study at
Hampton Institute and Atlanta U.

1944

MRS. THELMA WALKER WEST,
363 Drayton Street, Montezuma, is
teaching at the Macon County Training
School.^ She has done advanced study
at Atlanta University and North Caro-
lina College. She holds the M. Ed. de-
gree. Since leaving SSC Mrs. West has
served as president of Georgia Jeanes
Association 1954-56, and as president
of Cordele District of the Georgia Con-
gress of Colored Parents and Teachers
since 1954.

1945

MRS. VIRGINIA D. NELSON, 1802
W. 55th Street. Savannah, is a teacher
at Harris Street School. Mrs. Nelson re-
ceived her M.A. degree in elementary
education from New York University.
She was "Teacher of the Year" 1956-
57.

MRS. LEANNA TANNER WILCOX.
1203 Lincoln Street, Savannah, is act-
ing post mistress at Savannah State
College. She has done graduate work at
North Carolina College, Indiana Uni-
versity and Atlanta University where
she received her Master's degree. Mrs.
Wilcox received three science workshop
scholarships to Atlanta University, and
fellowships to Indiana University and
North Carolina College, served 5 years
as critic teacher SSC, and assistant pro-
fessor of education at Albany State Col-
lege 1956.

CHARLES A. OGLETREE, Post Of-
fice Box 212, Jackson, is a county agent.
He has done further study at Prairie
View A. & M. College. Mr. Ogletree had
the honor of being named "County
Agent of the Year", 1957.

1947

MRS. EMMA D. LINDSEY, 532 East
Anderson Street, Savannah, is a pri-
mary grade teacher at Harris Street
School. She has done advanced work
through extension workshops from At-
lanta University held at Savannah State
and Teachers College, Columbia Uni-
versity.

JOHN H. CAMPER, 654 Jessie Street,
Jacksonville, Florida, is principal of
Brooks County Training School, Dixie,
Georgia. He received his M.A. degree
from New York University.

1948

A. CHESTER ROBINSON, Post Of-
fice Box 93, Fort Valley, is acting head
of the Department of Health and Phy-
sical Education, Fort Valley State Col-
lege. He is a member of Phi Delta
Kappa, Phi Beta Sigma, and Georgia
Department of Public Health. Mr. Rob-
inso nreceived a citation for outstanding
work in cancer education, recipient of
Esso Grant for study at New York Uni-
versity, and he is also director of School
Health Workshop, Atlanta University.
Some of Mr. Robinson's articles have
been published in the Georgia Teach-
ers and Education Association Herald
and The Physical Educator. He has done
graduate work at North Carolina Col-
lege and New York University. He holds
M.S.P.H. degree and working toward
Ph.D. degree.

MRS. SADIE DAVIS STEELE, 633
West 35th Street, Savannah, is a teacher
at the Powell Laboratory School. She
has done graduate work at Columbia
University where she received her M.A.
degree. Mrs. Steele was the first to re-
ceive the honor of being named "Teach-
er of the Year" in Chatham County and
Region 2. and she was also the first
woman to be named general chairman of
Christmas Seal sale in Chatham County.

MRS. IRMA S. FIELDS. 801 West
39th Street, Savannah, is jeanes super-
vising teacher in Candler and Toombs
Counties and Vidalia City. She received
her Master of Arts degree from Atlanta
University.

1949

MRS. KATHLEEN BOLES
SCRUGGS, 1605 Vine Street, Savannah,
is teacher-librarian at Springfield Cen-
tral High School. Springfield. She has
done additional study at Fisk Univer-
sity, Simmons College, Boston, Massa-
chusetts, and North Carolina College.

MRS. ELDORA DIXON MARKS, 12
Pounder Street. Savannah, is teaching
at Powell Laboratory School. She was
"Teacher of the Year" 1956-57. Mrs.
Marks received her Master's degree
from Teachers College, Columbia Uni-
versity.

WILLIAM VANN WEBB, 1035 Fisk
Avenue, Columbus, is a science teacher
at Central High School, Newnan. Mr.
Webb was granted a National Science
Foundation grant to attend Howard Uni-
versity. He has done advanced work at
Tuskegee Institute where he received the
M. Ed. degree.

HENRY A. JOHNSON, 78 Troup
Street, S.W., Apt. 820, Atlanta 15, is a
minister. Mr. Johnson has studied at
Gammon Theological Seminary and At-

lanta University. He holds the B.D. and
M.A. degrees.

MRS. WILLIE B. WILLIAMS, 235
Johnson Street, Statesboro, is a 6th
grade teacher at William James Ele-
mentary and High School. She has done
additional study at Tuskegee Institute.

WALTER J. LEONARD, 341 Chilton
Drive, N.W. Atlanta 18, is manager of
book store, Hopkins Book Concern. He
has done further study at Allen Uni-
versity, Graduate School Department of
Agriculture, Washington, D.C., and At-
lanta University. Mr. Leonard is presi-
dent of the Atlanta Business and Pro-
fessional Association; vice chairman,
Executive Planning Committee for But-
ler Street Y.M.C.A.; first vice president,
Omega Chapter Y's Men's International
and he is also in demand as a public
speaker.

1950

MRS. MILDRED J. MOBLEY, 1938
West 57th Street, Savannah, is the sec-
retary at Sophronia Tompkins High
School. She has studied Temple Uni-
versity and Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. Mrs. Mobley received a
Westinghouse Fellowship to MIT.

SAMUEL GILL, 3126 Gilbert Ave-
nue, Savannah, is a music teacher at
Tompkins High School. He has done
further study at Columbia University.

MRS. NATHALIE WILLIAMS REY-
NOLDS, 5121 Doney Street, Savannah,
is office manager at Greenbriar Chil-
dren's Center. While at the college Mrs.
Reynolds majored in Business Adminis-
tration.

MRS. RUTH S. DOBSON, 1103 West
42nd Street, Savannah, is teaching at
Powell Laboratory School. She received
the M.A. degree from Columbia Univer-
sity. Mrs. Dobson was selected "Teacher
of the Year" (1957-58) at her school.

1951

HERMAN BAKER, P. 0. Box 425,

Wadley, is principal of Booker T. Wash-
ington Elementary School. He has done
advanced study at Penn State and Fort
Valley State College.

MRS. LEELA HARGROVE WHITE,
Route 1, Box 8, Riceboro, is a teacher
at Liberty County Elementary School,
Mcintosh. Mrs. White majored in social
studies.

1955

MRS. CELESTINE L. WASHING-
TON ALLEN, 509 West 35th Street,
Savannah, is a substitute teacher in
Chatham County. Mrs. Allen has done
further study at Savannah State Col-
lege. Mrs. Allen majored in Elementary
Education while attending SSC.

JAMES WILLIS, 612 7th Avenue, N.
W., Cairo, Georgia is a teacher at Mon-
itor High School, Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Mr. Willis holds the B.S. degree in
elementary education and the M. Ed.
degree at the University of Tallahassee,
Florida.

MISS FRANCIE L. HOWARD, 1025
W. Hancock Avenue, Athens, Georgia,
is a teacher in Lyons Elementary School,
Athens, Georgia. Miss Howard was
"Miss National Alumni" of Savannah
State College, 1957-58.

MRS. OTTLEE DAVIS DANIELS,
1009 East Gwinnett Street, Savannah,
is a teacher at Haven Home School. She
holds the B.S. degree in elementary edu-
cation. Mrs. Daniels reigned as "Miss
Savannah Alumni", 1957-58.

MR. LUKE SIMMONS, 945 West
38th Street. Savannah, is a fireman. Mr.
Simmons is a Century Member at the
YMCA, Savannah.

MRS. SHIRLEY J. COLE, P. 0. Box
7, Frogmore, South Carolina, is a sub-
stitute teacher at St. Helena.

! '
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George Robeson

(Taken from the Savannah Tribune)

George M. Robeson, veteran railway
postal clerk, retired from that position
after 35 years in government service in
December, 1953. Born in Higgston,
Georgia, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas W. Robeson, he came to Savan-
nah to attend Georgia State Industrial
College ( now Savannah State College),
graduating from that institution in 1918.

Mr. Robeson served in World War I,
being sent overseas to the combat area.
Upon being discharged from the army
in July 1919, he entered the Railway
Mail Service in November, 1919, and
has served in that position until his re-
tirement became effective.

Long interested in church, civic and
public affairs, he is a member of St.
Philip AME Church, where he is pres-

ently serving on the trustee board and is
a member and teacher of the Men's
Bible class of the Sunday School. He
is also president of the Savannah branch
of the National Alliance of Postal Em-
ployees and for 10 years previous he
has served as secretary of the third dis-
trict area of the Alliance and is known
for his activity in local as well as na-
tional circles of the organization, being
a delegate to the meetings and serving
on various committees.

Mis. Lillian S. Scott

Henry W. Tarver

He has served as secretary of the
Citizens Registration Club in 1952, and
takes an active interest in the Mutual
Society, Savannah State College Alilmni
Association, the NAACP, and West
Broad- Street Y.

Mr. Robeson is the father of two at-
tractive daughters. Mrs. Paula R. Mc-
Neely of Brunswick and Miss Barbara
Robeson of Cleveland, Ohio, by a for-
mer marriage and is presently married
to the former Miss Louise Holland. Be-
ing an ardent sportsman, Mr. Robeson
will keep abreast of what's going on in
athletic and other sports, besides doing
a little fishing, hunting, traveling and
rocking his grandchildren as opportu-
nity offers.

Dr. William K. Payne addresses 13ih Annual Meeting of the National Alumni Association at
Savannah State College.

SUMME R

SCHOOL

1958

SAVANNAH STATE
COLLEGE

Savannah, Georgia

WORKSHOP REGULAR QUARTER

June 13 — July 24 June 13 — August 21

SHORT SESSION

July 25 — August 21

FOR
BEGINNING FRESHMEN

Start your education NOW. Complete a full
quarter by September.

UPPER CLASSMEN

Continue your study during the summer. Complete
your college education in three years.

IN-SERVICE TEACHERS

Renew, upgrade, reinstate, or reconvert your
certificate, improve your professional status and
development. Enroll in one of these WORKSHOPS
or SPECIAL COURSES:

1. Science Workshop for Teachers.

2. Middle Grades Workshop.

3. Workshop in Methods of Teaching in the Ele-
mentary School.

4. Workshop in Communication (Mass media).

5. Workshop in Family and Community Service.

6. Introduction to Exceptional Children.

7. Tests and Measurements for Teachers.

8. General Shopwork.

9. Labor Institute (officers, members and pros-
pective members of labor unions).

10. Special Courses in Mathematics and Science,
and in the several curricula.

Approved by the Southern Association of Col-
leges and Secondary Schools and by the State De-
partment of Education.

SPECIAL FEATURES

1. Outstanding specialists and consultants are
added to the summer school faculty.

2. Workshops and short courses are provided to
meet the special needs and interests of in-service
teachers.

3. An evening session is provided for students
who are not able, or who do not wish to attend
classes during the day.

4. Courses are offered for special trade students
who are primarily concerned with vocations.

5. An adult education program is provided for
qualified persons not interested in completing de-
gree requirements.

6. The College will offer during the summer
quarter any courses that is listed in the regular
bulletin upon sufficient demand.

7. A rich program of concerts, recitals, lec-
tures, plays and educational tours is planned for
the students who enroll at this college for the sum-
mer quarter.

8. The College is conveniently located near
beaches, summer resorts and shopping centers.

Ideal location — Moderate Expenses — Mod-
ern Equipment — Faculty Well-Trained —
Graduates Placed — Student Wel-
fare Stressed.

For further information write to:

DR. E. K. WILLIAMS,
Director of Summer School
Savannah State College
State College Branch
Savannah, Georgia

FALL CALENDAR

1958-1959

September 22-26 Orientation and Registration

September 29 Day and Evening Classes begin

October 1 Last day for adding courses

October 10 Last day dropping courses

November 4-5 Mid-quarter Examinations

November 27-30 Thanksgiving Recess

December 12 Classes End

December 15-18 Final Examinations

December 18 Fall Quarter ends

December 19 Registration for Winter Quarter

Christmas Vacation begins at 4:30 P. M.
January 5 Classes begin for Winter Quarter

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Published by

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

The Savannah State College Bulletin

Vol. XI August 1958 No. 6

President Dr. W. K. Payne

Editor Wilton C. Scott

Director of Summer School, Dr. E. K. Williams
Photography Robert Mobley

The Savannah State College Bulletin is published in
October, December, February, March, April, anil May
by Savannah State College. Entered as second-class
matter, December 16, 1947, at the post office at Savan-
nah, Ceorgia, under the Act of August 24, 1912.

President W. K. Payne presents the Distinguished
Service Award to Mayor Lee Mingledorff, Mayor
of Savannah.

Foreign Language Program

at Savannah State College,

Summer, 1958

At Savannah State College this summer
there are twenty-seven students studying for-
eign languages: ten are studying Spanish and
seventeen are pursuing work in French. Most
of these students are in these classes in order
to satisfy the foreign language requirements
for graduation, but two of them have a more
interesting reason. These two students, Mrs.
Sarah O. Greene and Mrs. Margaret W. Wal-
den, are already regular teachers in the public
schools of Georgia, and they are studying
French this summer in order to teach this
language this fall in their schools. Howard
Jason, associate professor of languages, is
instructor.

The fact that these two ladies are on the
campus with that purpose in mind is proof
that they and the school administrators under
whom they work are abreast of the times and
know that there is an urgent need in all sec-
tions of the country for the study of foreign
languages. This need is so urgent and so
many reasons can be given for it that it is
no longer necessary for teachers of such lan-
guages as French, Spanish and German to
justify their role in a modern school program.
It is actually the other way around. It is
rather up to those who oppose the teaching of
foreign languages or who favor the exclusion
of foreign languages from the public school
program to defend their position and to ex-
plain why they have taken such a stand.

The Honorable Hyde Gillette, assistant post-
master general of the U. S., is being interviewed
by Mrs. Rose Vann, in-service teacher in the SSC
communication workshop while President W. K.
Payne looks on. Mrs. Vann is a former Miss SSC
and an English instructor at Beach High School.

Opposition to the teaching of foreign lan-
guages dates from the period in the 1930's
and 1940's when "life adjustment"' became the
primary aim of education. The theory was
that the purpose of education was to prepare
the child for the life he was going to lead
in his community. The theory was further
that there were so many things which the
child needed to know to prepare him for this
life and the time was so limited that some
things already in the school curriculum would
have to be eliminated to make room for these
more essential subjects. Looking around for
courses to eliminate, the eyes of the school
administrators fell upon foreign languages.
They became convinced that it was more es-
sential for a student to know how to drive
a car than for him to be able to carry on a
simple conversation in French, and gradually
French was eliminated. They felt that courses
in beauty care, or fly casting, or on family
problems were more vital to the student's
future life than an elementary knowledge of
German, and German was dropped from the
curriculum.

Now, if the student's future life were to be
limited to a few blocks up and down and
around Main Street or to the few miles be-
tween his home, his job and his vacation spot,
it is conceivable that he might be somewhat
adjusted for life with courses such as the ones
listed. Unfortunately, our experience in World
War II and in our "cold war" struggle with
Russia since then have proved that the world
he will live in will not be limited for him or
for anybody else to a few blocks on Main
Street or to the few miles between his home
and his job. We see now that, whether we
like it or not, "life adjustment" must not
mean, cannot mean simply adjustment to life
in our immediate community but that it must
mean adjustment to life in a world where mil-
lions and millions of people speak languages
different from our own, where we are becom-
ing increasingly dependent on raw materials

Recipients of West Broad YMCA Distinguished
Service Awards presented by President W. K.
Payne are (left to right, front row) Mrs. Lillian
Scott, President Payne, Miss Frankie Golden,
Mayor W. Lee Mingledorff, Mrs. Sadie Cartledge,
J. R. Jenkins, Executive, West Broad YMCA; (left
to right, back row) Malcolm Thomas, Norman
Elmore, James Luten, Eugene Isaac, and William
Jackson.

and other products from other nations, where
we have been called upon to assume a posi-
tion of leadership which we did not seek and
for which we are poorly prepared because we
as a nation know so little about the peoples
we are supposed to lead. This ignorance
about these people was vividly illustrated this
spring when Vice President Nixon visited
South America. Naturally, we did not expect
everyone to receive him with open arms, but
we certainly were not prepared for the amount
or for the intensity of the ill-will which his
visit helped to expose. We need then to
become better acquainted with the people to
the south of us. We need also to help them
to know us better, and learning their lan-
guage is the first step.

Association of Child Care

Operators Formed at

Savannah State

The Workshop for day care center operators
culminated its activity for the summer with
the organizing of an association of Child Day
Operators. Mrs. Evanel R. Terrell, director,
Division of Home Economics, presided at the
initial meeting. This group of women who
comprise the charter organization for Negro
Day Care Center Operators were brought to-
gether for initial study and preparation to
meet licensed registration and certification be-
ginning September 1958.

Highlights of the discussion pointed out the
fact that all communities have problems which
have to be met by the concerted action of
alert citizens and assisted by organized com-
munity agencies.

Planning Committee for Group Activities: An-
geline Weaver, Chairman of Hospitality; Jamie
L. Bryant, Chairman of Chapel Program; Maribelle
Bryant, Lois Barker, and Ora Gordon, Reporter.

Dr. R. Grann Lloyd, Mrs. Payne, and President
Payne chat with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Oliver during
State Labor meeting.

(Left to right) President W. K. Payne chats with
Alfonso Orr, alumnus and Research Physiologist;
Malcolm Thomas, Principal, East Broad School;
and Prince Jackson, Jr., alumni secretary.

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New Technical and Trades Building to be erected at Savannah State College

Savannah State College Alumni Serve Georgia

Forty-eight out of eighty-four Agriculture Extension Agents are proteges of Savannah State.
Forty-one county agents and seven state agents in Georgia Agriculture Extension Serv-
ice, are graduates of Savannah State College. With headquarters at Savannah State College,
the Negro unit of the State Agriculture Extension Service has eighty-four county and home
demonstration agents in Georgia, serving fifty-eight counties and approximately thirty thousand
farmers who manage or help to manage more home p]anning am\ development, method and
than three million acres of land.

A. S. Bacon, former president of Savannah
State College Alumni Association, heads the
Agriculture Extension Office at Savannah
State. The service is a phase of the Univer-
sity System of Georgia and is directly under
the supervision of Dr. C. C. Murray, Dean and
Coordinator, University of Georgia College of
Agriculture with W. A. Sutton, a director.
Because of Mr. Bacon's leadership, Georgia
Negro farmers are learning how to increase
their yields and conserve their soils. They
are putting into practice more efficient meth-
ods of production. These farm families are
developing a higher sense of responsibility for
community improvement and citizenship that
will result in better agricultural practices in
the future and lead toward a better Georgia.

Many of these farm families are providing
themselves with a more wholesome and nu-
tritious diet which makes for better health
and more efficient manpower. They are keep-
ing pace with others in farm mechanization
and technology. As a whole, they are im-
proving their level of living.

Negro personnel of the Agricultural Exten-
sion Service of the College of Agriculture
have promoted this movement by taking defi-
nite, worthwhile information to the families.
This is done by emphasizing better farm and

Delegation greets the Honorable Hyde Gillette,
in the president's office at SSC. (Left to right)
S. Joseph Ward, Jr., Administrative Assistant,
Chamber of Commerce; J. M. Stubbs, local U. S.
Postmaster; Dr. W. K. Payne, President, SSC; Hon.
Hyde Gillette, Assistant Postmaster General; John
Delaware, local postman and civic leader. (Stand-
ing) Wilton C. Scott, Director Public Relations;
T. C. Meyers, Dean of Faculty; E. A. Bertrand,
Comptroller; Samuel Brown, retired mail carrier
and Reporter, Savannah Morning News; Marion
Johnston, retired postman; Dr. E. K. Williams,
Director Summer School; John Mcintosh, postman,
and John Law, Sr., retired postman.

result demonstrations, meetings, farm and
home visits and other Extension Service edu-
cational methods.

Assisting Mr. Bacon in the State's Extension
Office are the following graduates of Savan-
nah State who have received their Master's
degree or completing work on same: A. S.
Bacon, State Agent for Negro Work; Doris T.
Owes, Assistant State Agent for Negro Work;
Augustus Hill, Assistant Supervisor for Negro
Work; K. G. Childers, Special Negro County
Agent; Alexander Hurse. Negro Club Agent;
M. C. Little, Assistant Negro Club Agent; and
Carrie B. Powell, Assistant Negro Club Agent.

The County Farm Agents who are graduates
of Savannah State College are: Clarence Ser-
mons. Baxley; J. M. Hill, Macon; J. B. Ste-
vens, Quitman: G. Samuel Stone, Waynesboro;
Charles A. Ogletree, Jackson; L. C. Trawick,
Athens; Wesley Myers, Brunswick; C. L. Tap-
ley, Greensboro; L. D. Kennedy, Sparta; Har-
rison Miller. Hamilton; Alvin Willis, McDon-
ough; J. M. Moody, Perry; J. C. Douglas,
Millen: Eugene B. Harvey. Barnesville; Lu-
ther Coleman, Dublin; E. R. Gay, Dublin;
Clarence Williams. Hinesville; J. W. Saun-
ders, Valdosta; F. R. Spencer, Greenville;
J. W. Home, Covington; Oscar B. Brooks,
Cedartown; E. S. Spikes, Griffin; R. C. Rob-
inson, Americus; C. W. Mclver, Thomasville;
John H. Morgan, Tifton; Tom McBride, La
Grange; L. M. Jackson, Jeffersonville; John
A. Demons, Sandersville; Ernest Martin, San-
dersville; Charles Williams, Cuthbert.

The Home Demonstration Agents who re-
ceived their undergraduate training at the
local college are: Mrs. Mattie T. Copeland,
Quitman; Mrs. Leona B. Henley, Pembroke;
Mrs. Johnny M. Freeman, Waynesboro; Miss
Mattie R. Turner, Decatur; Mrs. Reatha M.
Shaw, Springfield; Mrs. Margaret Knox,
Swainsboro; Miss Alberta L. Campbell,
Brunswick; Mrs. Remell W. Jackson, Cairo;
Mrs. Shirley Dwight, Millen; Miss Alfreta
Adams, Hinesville; Mrs. Eveilu S. Brown,
Darien; Mrs. Anne J. Postell, Sandersville;
and Pearlie J. Bailey, Dublin.

In most instances, these agents are working
in counties where the Negro population is
heaviest or where there is a definite interest
in providing this service for farm families.

Alumni Scholarship Drive

By Prince A. Jackson, Jr.

The $5,000 goal of the Alumni Scholarship
Fund has reached the $3,750 point and the
possibility of it becoming 100% successful is
good. The amount now on hand is almost
$1,000 more than was raised last year.

There are several factors accounting for this
year's increase. Perhaps, the biggest factor is
the participation of many of the recent gradu-
ates in alumni affairs. In all of the chapters,
the young graduates are playing an important
role and many of them are now holding high
offices in their respective chapters. Our
mother organization, The National Alumni
Association, has a "new look" with a liberal
sprinkling of young alumni homogeneously
mixed with the dynamic leadership provided
by Leonard D. Law, the National President.

The organization of new chapters is another
key factor. During the past three years, it
has become obvious that organization of chap-
ters is the best way to keep our alumni func-
tioning. Through organized chapters, the
Alumni Scholarship Fund can realize its full
potential. The National Organization spends
a tremendous amount of time organizing and
revitalizing chapters in addition to its other
obligations. The presidents of these individual
chapters are doing a marvelous job of getting
their respective chapters to do their part.
This year, chapter contributions are almost
100% greater than last year.

Industries and Business of Savannah have
been the lifeblood of our Fund so far and
plans are now being formulated to extend
this drive all over the state. This year, we
have received $2,500 from them and will prob-
ably receive more by Homecoming. Savannah
Sugar Refining Corp., Union Bag-Camp Paper
Corp., Southern Paperboard Corp., have given
$1,500 ($500 each) to the Fund. We are sure
there are other industries in the state who will
help us.

Our outlook for the coming school year is
optimistic. We have organized six alumni
chapters this year and hope there will be
more this coming school year. We are bringing
our mailing list up to date so that more
alumni will be learning of the many change-
that are taking place at the College and in
Alumni Affairs. We feel that when the others
learn of what we are trying to do, they will
be happy to do their part.

This fund has been a tremendous help to
many students who have the mental ability to
achieve a College education but lack the
financial backing to accomplish it. We are
obligated to help them. This is the purpose
of the Fund and we must continue to con-
tribute to it.

Center Founder, P. H. Stone, right; and State
Extension Supervisor A. S. Bacon of Savannah
State College, discuss care and maintenance of
the cottages with Center Superintendent El lie R.
Gay, left.

Timothy C. Meyers, dean of faculty, Savannah State College, visited the Elementary Science Work-
shop on the closing day of its activities. In the picture is seen Dean Meyers and two members of the
Workshop observing a model of our solar system. The two ladies are: (left) Miss Rhunette D. Frazier,
Holt Elementary School, Irwin County, and Mrs. L. G. Bauknight, Sophronia Tompkins, Savannah.

Dean T. C. Meyers Visits Science Workshop

The Science Workshop featured numerous experiments. Timothy C. Meyers, dean of faculty
addressed the in-service teachers studying science projects for elementary schools. Among
other things, Dean Meyers stated that "he hoped that these experiences in an elementary
science workshop have motivated the teachers to recognize science in our everyday living, and
that this consciousness of science will be transferred to the pupils in their classrooms and bettei
science teaching will result from having at- beaker the water had changed to an acid, and
tended this workshop."

Some of the featured experiments were the
following: converting electrical energy into
heat energy, use of electricity through magnet,
difference between plant cell and animal cell,
how rocks are made, living and non-living
things.

Benjamin Simon, teacher at Eulonia School,
Mcintosh County, converted electrical energy
into heat. This experiment shows that steel
nails resist electricity and cause friction which
makes the nails hot.

Johnnie Mae Powell, teacher in Liberty
County, demonstrated to her first grade class
the difference between living things and non-
living things and that non-living things change
too.

In order to show the difference between
living and non-living things, Miss Powell used
charts with diagrams of cells of living things,
and crystals of rock. She explained to them
the difference between the two, and that is
the basis for living and non-living things.

She also performed an experiment to show
that non-living things changed. She used two
beakers with about 200 cc's of water in each
of them, adding a few drops of hydrochloric
acid to one beaker, and a similar amount of
ammonium hydroxide to the other. They
looked the same; a change had occurred but
the pupils could not detect it. She then added
a few drops of an indicator (phenolthalein) to
show that a change had taken place. In one

the other to a base. In the basic solution
there was a red color, and the acid remained
the same. She then changed the base back
to water by adding acid.

The practical value of this experiment, says
Miss Powell, is "Everything that looks like
water is not water. So be careful of what
you drink."

Mrs. Olivia Golden, Chatham County teach-
er, showed the pupils on the first grade level
the biological basis of living things, and the
difference between animals and plants.

In order to do this, she prepared cells from
both animals and plants in the presence of
all members of the class for microscopic ob-
servation. She used epithelial cells taken from
the inside of the mouth, stained them with
a simple stain, removed the excess stain from
the slide, and then placed a cover-glass on
the cells. And for the plants, she used a small
piece of elodea leaf, placed it on the slide,
and without staining it she placed a cover-
glass over the piece of leaf.

The class then observed the slides of animal
cells, and then, the plant cells.

Miss Powell helped the class to understand
just what they had seen, and just why that
substance is so important to living things.

Lomiie Mae Culver

(On Our Cover)
A junior at Savannah Stage College, ma-
joring in Business Education and a Minor in

Play Production Class
Presents Play

The class in play production presented
"Everyman, ' a story of each and every man
summoned by death. All the worldly treasures
he possesses will vanish or flee, leaving only
his good deeds to avail him, and usually they
are small to be seen.

Mrs. Piccola B. Osborne, 1956 graduate of
SSC, teacher of English and dramatics, Lib-
erty County High School, Mcintosh, Georgia,
directed the play. The Co-director was Mrs.
Constance Strong, graduate of Oakwood Col-
lege, Huntsville, Alabama, and Principal of
Ephesus Academy School, Jacksonville, Flor-
ida.

The characters were: Everyman — Daniel W.
Giles, Junior at SSC, Major, English; God:
Adonai-Strength — Leon Coverson, senior, Busi-
ness Administration; Death — Louis Hill Pratt,
senior, English; Messenger — Almenia Steven-
son, senior. Business Education; Fellowship—
Mattie Belle Collins, 1953 gradcate of SSC,
in-service teacher at Tompkins Elementary
School, Savannah, Georgia; Cousin — Edward
Manigo, junior, English; Kindred-Doctor —
Samuel Benjamin Harris, senior, Social Sci-
ence; Goods — Esther Stokes, senior, Business
Education; Servants — Deborah D. McCoy, five
years old, Savannah; Cynthia Wallace, six
years old, William James Elementary School;
Good Deeds — Kay Frances Stripling, senior,
Business Education; Discretion — Anglia Sin-
gleton, senior Elementary Education; Five
Wits — Rebecca Gray, Savannah, Social Sci-
ence; Beauty — Pearlie Mae Harden, 1953
graduate of SSC, in-service teacher at Screven
County Training School, Sylvania, Georgia;
Knowledge — Clifford Juanita Chance, 1954
graduate of SSC, in-service teacher at Swains-
boro, Georgia; Confession — Nancy E. Holland,
graduate of State Teachers Agriculture Col-
lege, in-service teacher at Tattnall County
Industrial High School, Reidsville. Georgia;
Angel — Claire Barnwell, senior, Elementary
Education.

Social Science.

Miss Culver is a native of Savannah, Geor-
gia and a 1956 graduate of Alfred E. Beach
High School.

She is a member of the following organiza-
tions:

(1) Business Club, (2) Majorette,
(3) Tigers' Roar Staff, and (4) Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Her hobbies are sewing and reading. Her
ultimate desires are to become a private sec-
retary.

This scene portrays EVERYMAN (Daniel Giles), standing, and his
Good Deeds (Kay Frances Stripling) draped in chains of woe.

Here EVERYMAN pleads with his BEAUTY (Pearlie Mae Harden),
FIVE WITS (Rebecca S. Gray), STRENGTH (Leon Coverson), and KNOWL-
EDGE (Clifford Juanita Chance) to touch the rod of penance and
accompany him on his journey, but all refuse to go.

The lovely young ladies above were chosen as official guides at Savannah State College for the
Georgia AFL-CIO Second Annual Convention. Left to right, Miss Kay Frances Stripling, Miss Margaret
Bing, Miss Teresa Grant, Miss Ernestine Hill, Mrs. Shirley McAllister, Miss Shirley Thomas.

Life on the Campus in the Residence Halls

By Nelson R. Freeman, Dean of Men
Philosophy. The College residence hall, making its appearance on many campuses as a
necessary evil, is in the process of becoming a vital element in the socialization and educational
processes. As more and more college housing is constructed, increasing concern is being
expressed about the role of the residence hall in the total operation of the educational insti-
tution of which it is a part.

It is the thesis of the personnel worker that
the residence hall can be and should be a
scene of guided growth and development for
the individuals concerned; growth in the sense
of achieving intellectual and social maturity
of personality; development in the sense of
achieving social as well as academic compe-
tency not likely to emerge from classroom
experiences alone.

The Boarding Student. For the boarding
student, the College inevitably assumes the
role of parent-surrogate. It is naive to assume
that the individual, between spring high school
graduation and fall college enrollment, has
undergone a metamorphosis causing him sud-
denly to hatch from his adolescent cocoon and
emerge as an adult butterfly. This magical
process, while characteristic of many species
in the animal world, cannot be imputed, on
the basis of evidence, to Homo Sapiens. A
more realistic view of the boarding student,
freshman in particular, is that of an adolescent
suddenly separated from the parental, peer,
school, and community forces which have here-
tofore exerted forceful guidance on his evolv-
ing personality.

The college years constitute a period of
transition during which the relatively imma-
ture, family-protected, dependent individual is
expected to gradually take on a mature and
independent role. The entering freshman is,
in many cases for the first time, away from
the security-giving familiarity of his habitual
environment. The strangeness of his new col-
legiate surroundings may bring out a great
variety of behaviors ranging from fears and
misgivings at one extreme through a confident
and rational adjustment to a hyper-egocentric
distortion of all about him at the other ex-
treme.

Campus Life at Savannah State College.
Savannah State College has been studying for
some time the conditions under which stu-
dents live while attending college. Recently,
it was discovered that some students who live
out of town come to Savannah and live under
conditions which are not favorable to educa-
tion. The College has, through the Board of
Regents, been able to provide first-class hous-
ing and living facilities for out-of-town stu-
dents. Accommodations for one hundred and
seventy-five women are available in the dor-

mitory for women (Camilla Hubert Hall) and
a new men's dormitory provides accommoda-
tions for two hundred and ten men. The stu-
dents who live in the dormitories have ideal
living conditions, regular meals, recreation,
clean and sanitary living quarters, and super-
vision which would meet the best standards.
All of these factors contribute significantly
to a student's success in getting an education.

Residential life of boarding students is
supervised by the Dean of Women and Dean
of Men and assisted by Dormitory Directors.
Practice in democratic living is provided
through dormitory organizations such as the
Women's Council and the Men's Council with
the help of professional counselors. Through
this form of student self-government, the stu-
dents help to plan dormitory activities and
participate in developing standards of. conduct
and determining social regulations for the
groups.

Religious Life. The dormitory student is
provided with a rich and varied religious life
program. Through its religious activities, the
College seeks to develop an understanding of
and an appreciation for the place of religion
in everyday living, to deepen spiritual in-
sight, and to make the practice of Christian
principles a vital part of the life of the well-
educated citizen.

Weekly church and vesper services bring to
the campus outstanding thinkers and leaders
in religious and social living.

The religious life activities of the College
are under the supervision of an ordained min-
ister. The Sunday School, Y.M.C.A. and
Y.W.C.A., the Newman Club, and an annual
Religious Emphasis Week provide opportuni-
ties for religious growth and development for
the boarding student.

Food Service. The College also puts great
emphasis upon the nutritional aspects of liv-
ing. The boarding student is served three
well-balanced meals per day in a beautiful
and spacious dining room. All meals are pre-
pared under the expert supervision of the
College Dietitian and her well qualified staff.

Laundry Services. The College provides a
modern laundry with all new machinery to
satisfy the boarding student's needs for clean
and sanitary living. All work in the College
Laundry is done by professionally trained
workers.

Recreational and Social Activities. Many
activities supplement formal education for the
boarding student at Savannah State College.
In addition to the religious and cultural op-
portunities provided through assemblies, lec-
ture, and lyceum programs, there are many
co-curricular activities, such as: intramural,
glee club, quartets, Choral Society, student
papers, Student Council, and special interest
groups. Informal socials are held regularly
in the campus recreational rooms. Hikes and
tours also provide many pleasant hours of
wholesome recreation.

It was mentioned earlier that the college
student is expected to gradually take on a
mature and independent role. Such was not
stated to give the reader the assumption that
we advocate a break in the family circle. This
assumption would be contrary to the facts.
It should be borne in mind that the signifi-
cance of the parental relationships in the
typical child's life gradually diminishes as
the significance of the peer relationships in-
crease through adolescence. While the rela-
tive importance of the two varies from indi-
vidual to individual, it is highly desirable in
the American scene that the late adolescent
achieve a high degree of independence from
the parental family and come to take his cues
to behavior from the wider society of which
he is a part. This is not necessarily a weak-
ening of affectional ties with the parental
family but a preparation for finding happiness
as well as constructive participation in this
highly mobile, changing heterogeneity that is
the American society.

Miss Irish Parrish, lovely coed at Savannah State
College, enjoys the cool breeze on the grassy
plains of SSC's Campus.

Miss Alfreta Adams, graduate of Savannah State
College, enjoys chatting with Dean T. C. Meyers.
Miss Adams is a Home Demonstration Agent in
Hinesville, Georgia.

"^il^JSS&Li.

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1. Mr. C. V. Ciay, and three class members of the Science Workshop check experi-
ments of living ceils on the first grade level.

2. Mrs. Louise C, Jones, Miss Opal McClain, and Mrs. Rosa B. Glover (left to right),
summer school students with Mr. Leon Coverson, a student library assistant, view paint-
ings of Paris School Children recently shown at the Savannah State College Library.

3. Students in the Mass Communications Workshop at Savannah State College
observe a printing machine at Kennickeli Printing Co. Standing, left to right, are Car!
Roberts, Liliie Ferguson, Yvonne Hooks, and Rose Vann.

4. Science Workshop — Mr. C. Vernon Clay, Chairman, Department of Chemistry,
assists Mrs. Olivia Golden and Mr. Benjamin Simon, in-service teachers, in making sci-
ence posters.

5. Piano instruction in Public School Music Class.

6. Mr. Nelson Freeman and Mrs. Vernetta Frazier, college dietician, bid Willie
Hamilton goodbye as he leaves with a group of forty-one students for the Green Giant
Plant tn Minneapolis, Minnesota.

7. The summer heat causes Ben Harris' temperature to rise, so Nurse Holmes, Col-
lege Nurse, says.

8. Students in Savannah State College Mass Communication Workshop observe a
photographic plate that had just been produced while on a tour at Kennickeli Printing
Company. Standing, left to right, are Andrew Russel, Rose Vann, Yvonne Hooks, Liliie
Ferguson and Carl Roberts.

9. Mrs. Minnie R. Clinton, Mrs. Clyde Faison, Mrs. Helen H. Graham, Elementary
Workshop participants, and Mrs. Dorothy Hamilton, demonstration teacher and consult-
ant, check their script for a TV show sponsored by the Elementary Workshop at SSC,
while R. J. Martin, workshop consultant, looks on.

10. Mrs. Terrell, Director of the Home Economics Department, gives lecture on
child-growth in the Child Care Class.

1 ]. 4 H'ers Tour SSC Campus — The 4 H'ers with guide tour the Biology Labora-
tory in Hill Hall. Left to right: Albert Copeland, Jr., Ernestine Phillips, Freddie N. Wil-
liams, guide, and Evelyn Coley.

1 2. Miss Mae Champen, former student in the department of Chemistry, visited the
Savannah State College Campus while here for the week end. Miss Champen is pres-
ently working as a Research Chemist in New York City.

13. Dean Meyers inspects various experiments during his visit to the Science

Workshop at the College.

14. Mr. R. J. Martin, Consultant, Macon, Georgia; Miss Josie P. Armstrong, Sparta,
Georgia; Mrs. Mamia L. Eason and Jewel Grant, Savannah, Georgia, look over mechan-
ical devices for teaching arithmetic of elementary grade level.

15. Mrs. Dorothy C. Hamilton, Principal of elementary department of Powell
Laboratory School, Savannah State College, is preparing the children participating in the
SSC elementary workshop to perform experiment on how rain is made.

Advanced Art Offered
For First Time

Advanced public school art, which is pri-
marily a summer specialty, was offered for
the first time this summer. Advanced art has
grown from a need, or perhaps a demand, of
teachers and prospective teachers of the pub-
lic schools. Many persons enrolled in the
course hoping to acquire more art knowledge
and further improve their art abilities.

This art course was taught by Phillip J.
Hampton, assistant professor of fine arts.
Each student had a special project to work
on other than his regular class responsibilities.

Mrs. Queen Ballentine worked on stitchery
which was done on burlap. Mrs. Ballentine
came from Tattnall County where she works
at Collins Elementary School. Mrs. Carrie
Belle Bostic worked on picture paintings.
Mrs. Bostic is from Wadley, Georgia. Miss
Dorothy Brown, Savannah, designed an intri-
cate stoneware bowl which was dried and
fired in one of the kilns to an extremely high
temperature. Mrs. Arneta Campbell, who
works at Ralph Bunche High School, Wood-
bine, Georgia, molded a lamp and made a
bowl from paper mache using Mexican de-
signs. Msr. Evelyn Irene Davis, Savannah,
made curtains produced by the silk screen
process.

Mrs. Gerald Dealing, Savannah, made a
Terra-Cotta clay sculpture of a woman. Mrs.
Sammye Doby, Orlando,. Florida, made an
orange grove by using stitches, tooth picks,
buttons and crayon on burlap. Miss Annie J.
Graham, Lavonia, Georgia, selected silk
screening to make a beautiful tablecloth. Mrs.
Nancy E. Holland, Reidsville, Ga., teacher at
Tattnall County Industrial High, worked with
clay sculpturing to make the bust of a man.
Miss Julia Johnson, Savannah, made com-
munity scenes by using water colors. Almeta
Odom, Savannah, made a tea kettle. She used
clay to make the form and poured plaster
over the clay form, making a mold. Slip, a
liquid clay, was poured into the mold to
make the kettle.

Miss Fredretha Roberson, Mcintosh, Ga.,
made a rug from old stockings. The color
was removed from the stockings and the de-
sired colors added later. Charles Winn, Sa-
vannah, made a dresser scarf using the silk
screening process.

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Elementary Workshop
Concludes Activities

The Elementary Workshop concluded its
activities for the session Friday, July 25. The
activities that took place during the week
were Open House, a continuation of teaching
demonstrations, and Mr. R. J. Martin served
as resource person in Human Relations and
an evaluation of the Workshop.

The Open House was attended by the fac-
ulty, student body and many visitors. There
was a display of teaching aids, charts, art
projects and bulletin boards arranged by the
following interest groups: Fine Arts, Language
Arts, Science and Social Studies. The visitors
were greeted and guided through the halls by
Workshop hostesses.

The Workshop was visited by Dr. Alonzo
Stevens. Associate Professor of Social Science,
who spoke to the group on "The Role of
Social Studies in Elementary Schools." The
Workshop was also visited by Dr. H. J. Briggs,
Consultant for Sears, Roebuck Educational
Foundation.

The Workshop participants who did the
final demonstrations, the area in which they
taught and the schools that they represented
are as follows: Mrs. Alma Whitaker, Social
Studies, Candler County Training School,
Metter; Mrs. Mamie L. Eason. Fine Arts,
W. H. Grayman School, Atlanta; Mrs. Georgia
M. Williams, Science, principal Oak Hill Ele-
mentary School, Toccoa; Mrs. Ida Willis.
Science, Peter H. Craig School, Augusta; Mrs.
Ella Smith, Social Studies, Wilkes County
Training School, Washington.

The Elementary Workshop was on the
"Happy Dan" program, WTOC-TV, Thursday,
July 24.

Mrs. Glen Era Butler of Statesboro, Georgia,
poses gracefully as she broadens her scope by
searching the latest magazines and daily news in
Savannah State College's Library.

Special Adult Education
Classes

The Home Economics Department offered
four courses in adult education, Dressmaking
and Tailoring, Upholstering, Home Decora-
tion, and Slip Covering this summer. These
classes function at night for continuing edu-
cation and vocational training.

The purposes of these classes are: (1) to
help community citizens interpret responsibili-
ties in the community to a fuller extent;
(2) assist those already employed to do a
better job, and (3) open up new avenues of
self employment to others.

Adult Education is under the auspices of
Savannah State College but directly the Divi-
sion of Home Economics. Certificates of pro-
ficiency are given to students upon complet-
ing his or her training.

Projects the adult education classes are
working on this summer are: (1) Home Im-
provement— classes in Home Decoration and
Upholstering, anrl (2) Personal Wardrobe and
renovation problems — classes in Dressmaking
and Tailoring.

The adult staff is composed of Mrs. Martha
Avery, Dressmaking and Tailoring; Mrs. Eva-
nel Terrell. Director Home Economics De-
partment; and Mrs. Erma Quarterman, Up-
holstering and Slip Covering.

Miss Althea Williams, Assistant Librarian, Savan-
nah State College (right) views paintings of Paris
School Children recently shown at SSC Library
with Miss Thelma Gilpin, Assistant Librarian from
Virginia Union, and Arthur Reeves, a summer
school student.

Miss Jewel Grant, Savannah State Elementary
Workshop Participant, views some art work made
by some of the workshoppers.

Miss Opal McClain points out to Mrs. Rosa B.
Glover the vivid coloring of "Suburbs," one of
the paintings done by Paris School Children which
were recently shown at the Savannah State Col-
lege Library.

Misses Minnie Ruth Smith and Delores Williams
are doing building exercises in Mass Activity
Class, Savannah State College.

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Miss Minnie Ruth Smith and Delores Williams
are doing building exercises in Mass Activity
Class.

14 Schools Represented in
Science Workshop at SSC

Fourteen schools had teachers participating
in SSC's Science Workshop under the direc-
torship of Dr. B. T. Griffith, Chairman, De-
partment of Biology, and C. Vernon Clay,
Chairman, Department of Chemistry. Dr. Grif-
fith received all three degrees, B.S., M.S., and
Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. Clay
earned both B.S. and M.S. from Kansas State
College and pursued study at Iowa State Col-
lege, Columbia University and the University
of Michigan.

The primary objective of the workshop was
to HELP GOOD SCIENCE TEACHERS IN
THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO BE-
COME BETTER SCIENCE TEACHERS IN
THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. The par-
ticipating teachers in this workshop undertook
this task with a great deal of interest and en-
thusiasm. Each teacher worked independently
on the problem, or problems which cause them
the greatest trouble in attempting to teach the
natural sciences on the elementary level. This
resulted in: reviewing scientific principles
relative to the problems which are being
studied; organizing data for teaching pur-
poses; preparing experiments and teaching
aids for better understanding of scientific
principles; making use of the natural re-
sources in the teaching of science, and using
literature on the natural sciences to the great-
est advantage.

27 Students Made the Dean's

List During the Spring

Quarter at Savannah

State College

Dean T. C. Meyers announced the following
persons as having attained an average of 2.50
or higher on a full program during the spring
quarter. Each is therefore accorded a place
on the Dean's List for the summer quarter,
1958. They are: Artis, Hattie H., 2.66; Baker,
Janie, 2.72; Barnwell, Claire, 2.66; Bozeman,
Eva C, 2.68; Cumbess, Betty K., 2.66; Davis,
Gwendolyn, 2.57; Davis, Nathaniel, 2.68;
Deen, James E., 2.66; Faison, Carl J., 2.66;
Hooks, Yvonne 0., 2.72; Jackson, Oscar, 2.66;
Johnson, Eleanor E., 3.00; Johnson, Julia,
2.66; Jones, Thomas J., 2.72; Jordan, Emma
Lue, 2.66; Lambert, Gladys, 2.75; McGlock-
ton, Yvonne, 3.00; Mercer, Virginia, 2.58;
Pryor, Willie H., 2.66; Rhodes, Cynthia B.,
3.00; Shepperd, Minnie B., 3.00; Singleton,
Angela, 2.66; Stafford, Carolyn, 2.50; Staf-
ford, Martha, 2.66; Steele, Pender V., 2.66;
Stokes, Ester R., 2.72; Stripling, Kay F., 2.78.

Five Hundred and Sixty-five

Were Enrolled at SSC

This Summer

Mr. Ben Ingersoll, Registrar, announced the
enrollment of 459 students for the summer
session, with 106 enrolled in the Department
of Trades and Industries for a total of 565.

These students studied in a variety of areas
from General Education to special workshops
for in-service teachers as well as students pur-
suing degree courses in biology, building con-
struction, business administration, business
education, chemistry, child development, cloth-
ing and textiles, economics, elementary edu-
cation, English, foods, nutrition and institu-
tion management, general science, industrial
arts, industrial education, mathematics, music,
secretarial sciences, social sciences, technical
sciences, trades and industries, health and
physical education.

4 H'er Glennera Martin receives first place
"Public Speaking Award" from Mr. B. J. James,
sponsor of the 4H Public Speaking Contest, while
Ella Cunningham, guide, and Albert Copeland,
Jr., look on.

"Bishop's Mantle" Was

Presented on August 7,

By the Savannah State

College Playhouse

"The Bishop's Mantle," a play in three acts
was presented August 7, at Alfred E. Beach
High School. It was the story of the life and
work of a young rector of an Episcopal
Church. John B. Clemmons was director of
the play.

The characters were : Hilary Laurens — Carl
Roberts, senior, English Major, Sylvania; Dick
Laurens — Alfonso Arnold, senior, Chemistry
Major, Savannah; Hastings — Andrew Russell,
senior, English Major, Elizabeth City, N. J.;
J. V. Dunn — Daniel Washington, senior, Eng-
lish Major, Savannah; Mr. Alvord — Leonard
Law, recent graduate of Morehouse College,
Savannah; Lex McColly — Kay Stripling, sen-
ior, English Major, Savannah; Miss Maubray
— Ann Meyers, recent graduate of St. Pius
School, Savannah; Mrs. Reed — Irene Davis,
senior, Elemenlary Education Major, Savan-
nah; Mrs. Adams — Ida White, senior, Elemen-
tary Education Major, Rome; Dottie Dunn —
Jewel Grant, in-service teacher, Savannah;
Miss Brekenridge — Laura S. Carter, in-service
teacher, Savannah ; Maru Perkins — Theo Da-
vis, senior, Business Major, Savannah.

Mr. Clemmons stated that the College Play-
house, while providing excellent opportunities
in acting, also provides activities in costum-
ing, speech, make-up and staging. He is a
member of the Atlanta University Players.

Getting a view of a group of the cottages are Center Founder, P. H. Stone and State Extension
Supervisor A. S. Bacon, graduate of Savannah State College.

SECONDARY EDUCATION WORKSHOP LEADERS— Seated, left to right: Beatrice D. Ketterer,
Baxley, Georgia— Ralph J. Bunche High School, Woodbine, Georgia; Mrs. Rosa Lee McClain, Savannah,
Georgia (Unemployed); Mrs. Eloise C. Castain, Savannah, Georgia— Cuyler Jr. High School, Savannah;
William W. Graham, Brunswick, Georgia— New Risley Jr. & Sr. High School, Brunswick, Georgia;
Mrs. Martha Rawls Smith, Jesup, Georgia— Wayne County Training School, Jesup, Georgia; Floyd Story,
Marion County— Buena Vista High School; Mrs. Reolure Ruth Mallard, Jesup, Georgia— Wayne County
Training School, Jesup, Georgia.

Department of Fine Arts-
Music Offerings,
Summer, 1958

Music courses offered in the Department of
Fine Arts during the current Summer session
include the following: Music Appreciation,
Fundamentals of Music, Public School Music,
Chora] Society, and Piano.

As part of the General Education program
at the college, the course in Music Apprecia-
tion is devoted essentially to the study of the
music of the world beginning with the baroque
period of Bach and Handel. All areas of
musical development are studied as musical
forms, styles, and leading composers are dis-
cussed in relation to their typical works. This
course is offered each quarter throughout the
year for regular students and during the sum-
mer in conjunction with Art Appreciation,
the other required General Education course
in Fine Arts.

Music 300 (Fundamentals of Music) is a
required course in the field of Elementary
Education, together with Music 301 (Public
School Music for the Elementary Grades).
This combination is also offered during the
six-week period as Music S302 for in-service
teachers. For the first time during a summer
session the two courses have been divided for
regular students as they are during the regu-
lar school session. This procedure has en-
abled students to pursue either course or both
during the summer, thus leaving room in their
schedules for other required courses during
the regular quarters.

This intensive course in the rudiments of
Music includes such elements as lines and
spaces, kinds of notes, dynamics, keyboard
construction, time signatures, key signatures,
major scaler in all keys, all minor scales, in-
tervals, sight-reading, sight-singing, ear-train-
ing, melodic dictation, and rhythmic drills.
As a prerequisite for Public School Music,
these materials provide students with several
means of developing musical skills.

Public School Music for Elementary Grades
focuses itself in three directions: a review of
the fundamentals of Music 300, the activation
of specific musical skills, and the considera-
tion of a philosophy of Music Education con-
ceived along the lines of modern thought in
the field of elementary school music.

After a refreshing period dealing with fun-
damentals, attention is then paid to the crea-
tive aspects and the fostering of musical in-
terest and understanding. Some of the group
activities used in this connection are piano
playing, flute playing (each student purchases

a toy flute and instruction book), conducting,
and singing. Individual activities center
around the making and playing of rhythm
band instruments, playing on the autoharp,
writing units, and making scrapbooks.

Demonstrations in
Elementary Workshop

Mrs. Dorothy C. Hamilton, demonstration
teacher, Elementary Workshop, began teach-
ing demonstrations with three groups of pu-
pils. Other things done by the workshop in-
cluded assignment of each person to his dem-
onstration group, registration of 23 additional
pupils for the summer demonstration school,
making final plans for a harbor tour, learning
children's songs and techniques suitable for
teaching them.

Mrs. Hamilton carried on the demonstra-
tions with the pupils divided into three groups:
Group I, first and second grades; Group II,
third and fourth grades, and Group III, fifth
through seventh grades.

All demonstrations were centered around
"How Science Affects Man's Living." Mrs.
Thelma M. Harmond coordinated the evalua-
tion of each demonstration.

Tenth Workshop in
Arithmetic

For the tenth consecutive year the mathe-
matics department offered its facilities in co-
operation with the State Department of Edu-
cation to conduct a workshop in "The Teach-
ing of Arithmetic." J. B. Clemmons, Chairman
of the Department of Mathematics and Phys-
ics, directed the Workshop.

Although this class was designed to serve
the In-service teachers, it was open to pros-
pective teachers of Elementary Education and
Mathematics Majors. In-service teachers were
taught to plan units in mathematics for all
elementary grade levels.

Participants in the arithmetic workshop
were: Mrs. Laura Soloman Carter, Savannah;
Mrs. Constance Johnson, Savannah; Mr. Luke
Brinkley, Mathematics Major, Covington, Ga. ;
Miss Freddie Mae Williams, Savannah; Mrs.
L. F. Patterson, Savannah; Mrs. Earline C.
Frazier, Savannah; Mrs. Olivia J. Wright, Sa-
vannah; Mr. Nathaniel Jenkins, Savannah;
Miss Joan Williams, Math Major, Ocilla, Ga.;
Mrs. Bidie M. Beard, Savannah; Mrs. Annie
R. Joyce, Savannah; Carl Brown, Math Major;
Mrs. Rosa L. Glover, Savannah; Miss Annie
Graham, Savannah; Miss Estella Meggett,
Miss Berdie Moore, Savannah; Mrs. Cleo
Campbell, Savannah; Napoleon Blackwell,
Elberton, Ga.; Miss Laura Fimble, Savannah.

Secondary Workshop

The Secondary Workshop got under way
under the supervision of Dr. Calvin L. Kiah,
Chairman of the Department of Education,
and Mrs. Ida J. Gadsden, also of the Depart-
ment of Education.

This workshop was designed to meet the
needs of teachers in grades 7-12. It was com-
posed this year of 11 in-service teachers, rep-
resenting six different counties. The members
were as follows: Camden County, Beatrice D.
Ketterer, Commercial Education, Ralph J.
Bunche High School, Woodbine; Chatham
County, Gwendolyn L. Bass, Savannah; Olga
B. Camper, Savannah; Eloise Castain, Health
and Physical Education, Cuyler Jr. High
School, Savannah; Rosa Lee McClain, Arts
and Social Studies, Savannah; Charlesetta
Reddick, Social Studies and Physical Educa-
tion, Alfred E. Beach Adult School, Savannah;
Fulton County, Thomas W. Hinds, Dry Clean-
ing Instructor, Carver Vocational School, At-
lanta; Glynn County, William N. Graham,
Principal, Brunswick Vocational School, and
Science and Mathematics instructor, New Ris-
ley Jr. and Sr. High School, Brunswick;
Marion County, Floyd Story, Buena Vista
High and Elementary School, Buena Vista;
Wayne County, Reolure R. Mallard, Music
and Social Science teacher, Wayne County
Training School, Jesup; and Martha R. Smith,
Physical Education and Health teacher, Wayne
County Training School, Jesup.

Mr. Graham was appointed chairman for
the Workshop with Mrs. McClain serving as
secretary and Mrs. Ketterer as treasurer. The
various committees were set up as follows:
Public Relations, B. Ketterer, Chairman; R.
L. McClain, F. Story, T. Hinds, and G. L.
Bass; Bulletin Boards, R. R. Mallard, Chair-
man; R. L. McClain, M. Smith, T. Hinds;
Audio Visual Aids, F. Story, Chairman; B.
Ketterer, E. Castain, O. Camper; Field Trips,

E. Castain, Chairman; M. Smith, W. Gra-
ham; Schedules and Materials: R. McClain,
Chairman; R. Mallard, O. Camper, G. Bass;
Recreation, M. Smith, Chairman; E. Castain,

F. Story.

The Workshop was organized into small
groups according to various problem areas.
Several interesting activities were planned,
including field trips, presentation of consult-
ants in the various discussion areas, and one
or two recreational activities.

The members of the Workshop enjoyed a
pleasant and interesting six weeks.

SSC ALUMNI ENJOY READING STUDENT
NEWSPAPER-Left to right: Cornelius W. Mclver,
Miss Alberta L. Campbell, a former Miss Savan-
nah State, Mrs. Remell W. Jackson, Mrs. Ruth S.
Martin, and Harrison Miller.

Miss Jewel Grant, Savannah State Elementary
Workshop participant, views some art work on
an easel made by a workshopper for Open House
exhibit at SSC.

Lonnie Culver, lovely coed
photographer how easy it is to
stamped.

at SSC, shows the
get your envelopes

SSC Gets Huge Construction
Under Way

With construction already started on the
Sol Johnson High School and Elementary
School and the new library, Savannah State
College is a bee-hive of activity.

The laboratory school, located on the Shell
Read, was made possible through the coopera-
tion of the Chatham County Board of Edu-
cation and the Board of Regents of the Uni-
versity System of Georgia.

This new facility is costing the board nearly
one million dollars. The school is being con-
structed by Rives Worrell Construction Com-
pany, with Oscar M. Hansen, A1A, as archi-
tect.

The Elementary unit has eight classrooms
with the administration area and a health
room. The high school unit has 39 instruc-
tional units and of the 39 units, there are
three homemaking rooms, two math labs, so-
cial studies, chemistry and physics lab and a
lecture room that serves three labs in the
science wing.

There is one bookkeeping room, two typing
rooms, one arts and crafts room, and one art
room. In the shop wing, there is a vocational
agricultural shop with its classes, a drafting
room, and an industrial arts shop.

The type of construction is reinforced con-
crete floor and roof, brick exterior with ex-
posed concrete block interior . All roof slabs
are insulated and have a 20-year built-up
roof. All areas are to have acoustical tile
ceilings and vinyl floor covering, except in
the areas for the janitor's closets, etc.

The new library is being constructed by
Rives Worrell, with Cletus A. Bergen and
William P. Bergenas, architects. The new
library is located at the main entrance to
the campus.

The moss-laden campus with dotted oak
trees and a few palms near the Atlantic
Ocean. The library is being built of matte-
type face brick in colors similar to Richard
R. Wright Hall, men's dormitory.

The main lobby in the library will extend
through two stories and will have book stacks
and exhibit areas and a balcony.

There will be fireproof stair towers. The
library will have fireproof walls. There will
be offices for the librarians, audio-visual staff.
The building will be L-shaped and will be
completely air-conditioned. There will be a
lounge and recreation room for the staff, ade-
quate rest rooms for men and women stu-
dents, public telephones.

The library will have a receiving room
through which books and supplies will be
indexed and processed. The library will con-
sist of an audio-visual auditorium for movies
and film demonstrations, audio-visual and
storage. This half-million-dollar structure will
also have a seminar room, textbook and insti-
tutional material reading room and a large
reading area as well as a large music room
devoted to music appreciation in all forms.
The east elevation of the library will consist
of two stories of window walls forming the
outside wall of the lobby, stack rooms, and
balconies.

According to President W. K. Payne, the
bids for the $1 million technical building will
be issued by the University Building Author-
ity, and the construction should begin very
soon.

Georgia Dental Society Meets

At Savannah State College,

June 9-11, 1958

Savannah State College was headquarters
for the Annual State Convention of the Geor-
gia Dental Society and its Auxiliary, June
9-11. Dr. J. P. Cheevers, Albany, State Presi-
dent, presided at the meetings. Among the
outstanding participants were: William D.
Powell, Jr., U.M.D., Graduate of the Univer-
sity of Alabama School of Dentistry, Instructor
in Crown and Bridge Department, 1953-1956,
Chairman, Crown and Bridge Department,
1957-1958; Norman H. C. Griffiths, D.D.S.,
Howard University, Washington, D. C, Asso-
ciate Professor of Prosthodontia, D.D.S., How-
ard University, 1947, M.S.D., Northwestern
University, 1948; D.Sc, University of Penn-
sylvania, 1957; F.A.A.A.S. (Fellow, American
Association for the Advancement of Science,
1956); F.A.P.H.A. (Fellow, American Public
Health Association, 1957) ; State Vice Presi-
dent, National Dental Association.

The social calendar consisted of: Sunday,
June 8, Boat Ride, 2:00 p.m.; Monday, June
9, Cocktail Party at home of J. W. Wilson,
9:00 p.m.; Tuesday, June 10, a dance, Fla-
mingo, 10:00 p.m.; Wednesday afternoon,
June 11, a Beach Party.

The Ladies Auxiliary Calendar consisted of
Savannah State College, Monday, June 9,
10:00 a.m., Registration; 11:00 a.m., Public
Meeting; 12:00 Noon, Lunch; 2:00 p.m.,
Executive Meeting. Tuesday, June 10, 11:00
a.m., Business Meeting; 12:30 p.m.. Lunch;
2:30 p.m., Champagne-Bingo Party at the
home of Dr. ami Mrs. P. W. Cooper. Mrs.
E. 1). Hamilton, Albany State, is President of
the Auxiliary The State Officials are: Mrs.
Elizabeth Atkinson, president; Mrs. Agatha
Cooper, vice president; Mrs. Luther Thomp-
son, secretary; and Mrs. J. W. Wilson, treas-
urer.

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Dorothy D. Davis, "Miss Savannah State Col-
lege," presented the "Mother of Year" plaque
to Mrs. Eliza Lee Butts, who was chosen the most
outstanding Mother of the year, 1958-59.

11 Cities Were Represented

In Communication

Workshop

Seventeen in-service teachers, community
leaders, and advanced students representing
eleven cities enrolled in SSC's Mass Communi-
cation Workshop this summer. This work-hop
was operated on the full schedule during the
summer quarter. The participants shared va-
rious activities and experiences.

Several communications experts served as
consultants. Among these were William Lu-
cas, Program Director, WSAV-TV; Dave Ran-
dall, Program Director, WTOC-TV; Mrs.
Willie A. Johnson, Publisher and Editor, Sa-
vannah Tribune; L. E. Lee, Production Super-
intendent, Kennickell Printing Co.; Willie C.
Day, Manager Star Theater; Arthur Matthews,
Operator Star Theater; Robert Mobley, Col-
lege Photographer; and Mrs. Sylvia Bowens,
Director College Audio Visual Aids Center.

Special interest groups were organized at
the beginning of the workshop session. These
groups have worked on projects of their inter-
est including the different media of communi-
cation. Evaluated were: (1) Journalism and
the School Press; (2) Radio; (3) Television;
(4) Pictures and other publicity media. Top-
ics for group discussion were selected from
these areas and research work was done for
class presentation.

As a result of information gained from
local communications media, the workshop
has prepared a radio script for presentation.
This information was gained through tours
of the local Radio and TV stations.

The Campus Bulletin, a weekly news sheet,
is distributed each week as a special project
of the workshop. The students have the re-
sponsibilities of gathering, writing, and edit-
ing the news and distributing the mimeo-
graphed sheet on the campus each Thursday.

Other projects being planned include pub-
lication of the regular school paper, "The
Tiger's Roar" and the school yearbook.

The members of the workshop are: Mrs.
Gwendolyn Strickland, Claxton, serving as
secretary; Miss Lossie M. Greene, Atlanta;
Mrs. Juanita O. Parker, Wadley; Carl Rob-
erts, Sylvania; Mrs. Rose G. Vann, Savannah;
Miss Doris Porter, Glennville; Miss Geneva
Bray, Gainesville; Mrs. Louise B. Jones, Sa-
vannah; Andrew Russell, Elizabeth City, N.
J.: Miss Almenia Stevenson, Savannah; Miss
Lillie Ferguson, Macon; Miss Yvonne Hooks,
Savannah; Miss Daisy Kendrick, Atlanta; Mrs.
Mattie Walden, Wadley.

The workshop is under the direction of
Mrs. Luetta C. Upshur, Assistant Professor,
Department of Languages and Literature, and
Wilton C. Scott, Director of Public Relations.

James Johnson, president of the June senior class, presents the class' gift, a movie camera, to
President W. K. Payne, while Yvonne Williams looks on.

Wfc

1. Flute Playing and Conducting in Public School Musi<
Pansie Geter, Alberta Royal, Alice Wilkinson; standing
Mack, Glen Butler, Juanita Garvin, Porter Hankerson,
garet Burney, Janie Baker, Catherine Williams, Almeta
Daniel Giles as Everyman, Kay Frances Stripling as Go
Here, Everyman is soon to enter into his eternal gravt
3, Miss Yvonne Williams, senior, Savannah State Colli
service to the College, passes the Mantle on to Miss Y-
leadership and service. This was one of the phases of
sociation of Women Students. 4. Conducting Class in
waite, giving instructions; Glen Butler, Lillian Nobles (hid
Geter, Carolyn Stafford, Almeta Odom, Constance Joh
Alberta Royal, Rosa Hamilton, Pearlie Haynes, Margai
Boker. 5. The Georgia Teachers and Education Assoc
addressing student body. Standing, left to right are;
Martin, co-director for the Elementary Workshop and pi
L. Butler, president of GTEA and principal of Ursula Co
Payne, president of Savannah State College 6. A see
and Jewel Grant. 7. Scene from "The Bishop's Ma
Stripling (female leading character), Carl Roberts (male
company appeared at Savannah State College in a da

-Seated, left to right: Lillian Nobles, Carolyn Stafforc

left to right: Pearlie Haynes, student conductor; id-
Constance Johnson, Ralph Baisden, Evelyn Davis,

Odom, and Rose Hamilton, 2. This scene portray
od Deeds, and Clifford Juanita Chance as Knowledge

with no one to accompany him but his Good Deed
ge, and most outstanding woman in leadership ar
onne Hooks, junior, and most outstanding woman
the Annual Charm Week Program presented by the A:
Public School Music-Left to right: Dr. Coleridge A. BraW
den), Juanita Garvin, Ida Mack, Evelyn Davis, Pa
nson, Porter Hankerson, Catherine Williams (hidden
et Burney, Alice Wilkinson, Ralph Baisden, and Jan
ation president chats with college representatives aft
Willie Russell, president of SSC chapter of SNEA; R.
incipa! of Ballard-Hudson High School, Macon; Charle
llins Elementary School, Augusta; and Dr. William

from "The Bishop's Mantle." "Danny" Washingit
ntie." Left to right; Laura Solomon Carter, Koy Franc

eading role). 8. Flower Hujer, prima ballerina, ar
nee fair, Thursday, July 10, 1958.

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Savannah State College

"JAe College Lf tke Sea"

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-And Here We Shall Build For The Future-

ALUMNI

ISSUE

Vol. 12 No. 4

This Issue

Someone has said that it never rains but
that it pours. So many things have happened
recently in the Agricultural Extension Depart-
ment that your editor's head is spinning. Upon
investigation, we found that three of our alum-
ni were involved in a series of promotions to
strategic positions. To what better purpose
then, could we dedicate this issue? Then, by the
time we had recuperated from these activities,

lo and behold, another alumna becomes front
page news, by being selected the Teacher of
the Year for the state of Georgia. So, to A. S.
Bacon, Sr., Augustus Hill, Mrs. Mattie T. Cope-
iand, all of the Agricultural Extension Depart-
ment, and to Mrs. Sadie Steele, classroom
teacher, Powell Laboratory School, Savannah
State College, we dedicate this Alumni Issue of
the Savannah State College Bulletin.

SOMETHING NEW ON S. S. C. CAMPUS

New $60,000 warehouse under construction. In this building
will be stored valuable equipment necessary for the main-
tenance of SSC.

THE BULLETIN

SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE

Dr. William K. Payne, President

Wilton C. Scott, Editor

Gwendolyn Bryant Glover, Copy Editor

Phillip J. Hampton, Art and Layout

J. L. Bryant, Justine Thomas, Rose Ann Lanier, Jimmy Veal,

Henry Balloon— Student and Alumni Assistants

Vol. 12 No. 4 May, 1959

The Savannah State College Bulletin is published in Oc-
tober, December, February, March, April and May by Savan-
nah State College. Entered as second class matter, December
16, 1947, at the Post Office at Savannah, Georgia, under
the Act of August 24, 1912.

This patio was given to Savannah State College by Delta Eta
Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc. Prince Jackson, Jr., class of '49
is the graduate advisor.

ABOUT OUR COVER

Mr. Augustus Hill ponders over a report submitted by art
Agricultural Extension Agent.

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Presidents Message

It appears that America is just beginning to wake up
to the need for education of the talented and gifted. It is
well known that economic resources for education do not
distribute themselves according to ability and talent. Many
of the talented boys and girls find it impossible to pursue
their education to the extent that they can make a contribu-
tion to society in terms of their potentialities.
America needs now and in the future all of the
potential abilities which may be available in
the youth of today.

Alumni groups, public-spirited citizens,
civic clubs, fraternal orders, philanthropic foun-
dations, and individuals have long recognized
the need for the education and training of all of
the talented and gifted youth. This fact has been
almost completely neglected by the federal
government. The National Defense Education
Act of 1958 represents a recognition of this
need. While it is not adequate to provide all
the funds needed for education of youth who
could not afford to attend high school and col-
lege, it represents a departure from the policy
of leaving to chance the greatest resource
which we have in our country today. The re-
sponse of the colleges and universities to this
program during the present academic year
was so great that the request had to be scaled
down to one-tenth of the estimated needed
amounts. If America is to keep strong and pro-
gressive it must increase the allotment for this
phase of education many-fold within the next
few years.

W. K. PAYNE

The provisions of this act will not provide by any
means for all of the financial needs required by
the gifted and talented in our colleges today.
The program should be considered as a supple-
ment to scholarship and loan funds already de-
veloped in our colleges and universities. Alumni
groups and other agencies which have worked
in this area for a long time should take heart
with the participation of the federal govern-
ment in this worthy program. More scholarships
and more funds will be required for the use of
our promising young men and women who are
destined to come in larger numbers. If every
alumnus of each college gave a minimum of ten
dollars per year to his college, the institution
would be in far better position to care for the
needs of worthy and deserving students. The
alumni of Savannah State College are contribut-
ing in increasing numbers to the scholarship
fund which has done so much to improve educa-
tional opportunities here at the College. It is
our belief that this program will be one of the
major phases in strengthening the college and
providing some of the desirable leadership call-
ed for in our country.

Some individuals may misunderstand the
full significance of the National Defense Act.

W. K. PAYNE

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THESE

Albert S. Bacon, Sr.

I N T E

Albert S. Bacon, Sr., class of 1938, former
president of Savannah State College Alumni
Association, has been appointed assistant to the
assistant administrator in charge of the program
work of the extension service, of the United
States Department of Agriculture. This office is
the educational aim of the Department. Al-
though his appointment will not take effect un-
til June, he is already in Washington working
with Paul B. Stone who retires next month from
this position.

Mr. Bacon will work principally with state
extension supervisors throughout the South in
developing more effective educational pro-
grams to assist the millions of rural Negro peo-
ple in the region by providing cooperative ex-
tension services on the farm and in the home,
of some 900 Negro farm and home demonstra-
tion agents who base their counsel on research
results obtained by the Department of Agricul-
ture, State land grant colleges, and the experi-
ment stations.

Mr. Bacon started his extension career in
his native home, Brooks County, Georgia, in
1943. Two years later, he was promoted to as-

sistant state supervisor with headquarters at Sa-
vannah State College. In 1955, he became state
supervisor when Paul Stone, who had held that
post was transferred to Washington.

Prior to entering extension service, he was
assistant county supervisor for the Farm-Home
Administration and earlier was a high school
principal and vocational agriculture teacher in
Sylvester, Georgia.

Mr. Bacon, who was born in Quitman,
Georgia, received his training at Savannah
State College, and at the University of Minne-
sota, having received the B.S. degree in Agricul-
ture and the M.S. degree in agricultural eco-
nomics respectively.

His hobbies are poultry and landscape
gardening, when he has time for such activities.

He is married to the former Julia Spain, a
graduate of Howard University, who is teaching
in the Chatham County public school system.
Mrs. Bacon and Albert, Jr., will join Mr. Bacon
in Washington, D. C, after their son's gradua-
tion from Alfred E. Beach High School, Savan-
nah, June, 1959.

WEIGH CHANGER— Committee consultants at the Extension
Service Supervisors' Regional Workshop at the Dublin (Ga.)
4-H Center discuss ways of adjusting their prgorams to meet
the changing needs of rural people. Left to right: Mrs. Minnie

M. Brown, North Carolina; Ashford O. Williams, Louisiana;
R. A. Sanders, Texas; A. S. Bacon, Georgia; Mrs. Equelle M.
Haskins, Maryland, Dr. Grady W. Taylor, Alabama, and S. E.
Marshall, Virginia.

TING ALUMNI

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Augustus Hill, State Agent

Augustus Hill, Assistant Supervisor of Negro Work, Georgia
Agricultural Extension Service, 1955-59, has been promoted to
State Agent for Negro Work, effective April 15, 1959.

Mr. Hill comes to this position with a well-fortified back-
ground, both in training and experience. A native of McRae,
Georgia, he finished high school at the State Teachers Agricul-
tural College, Forsyth, Georgia, in 1933. In 1937, he earned the
B.S. degree in Agricultural Education at Georgia State College,
(Savannah State). Immediately he was hired as principal and
teacher of vocational agriculture at Evans County Training
School, Claxton, Georgia, a position he held for two years.

For the next two years he was NYA project coordinator at
Albany State College, Albany, Georgia. At the close of the NYA
project in 1941, he was appointed County Agent in Grady County,
Georgia. In 1945, he became Assistant Negro State Club Agent
(Agricultural Extension Service).

During the summer of 1947 he attended Pendle Hill, Wall-
ingford, Pennsylvania, where he was enrolled in courses dealing
with problems in rural housing. (Pendle Hill is an exclusive school
for graduate study maintained by the Society of Friends. Pendle
Hill scholars are usually invited to attend the school. Its curri-
culum and practices are patterned after Pendle Hill School, Eng-
land).

After serving four years as special agent in the rural housing
agricultural extension service, Mr. Hill was again assigned to work
as Assistant Negro State Club Agent.

In 1955 he was promoted to Assistant Supervisor for Negro
Work (Agricultural Extension Service). His work was of such qua-
lity that, when the vacancy occured, Mr. Hill was given the nod
to become the State Agent for Negro Work.

As additonial proof of his ability to get along with people,
he is an active member of St. Matthews Episcopal Church, Savan-
nah, and has served as vestryman. He is also an active member
of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, and of the Mutual Benevolent Society
Club, Savannah.

In spite of a busy year round schedule, Mr. Hill has found
time to study and play. He has attended a Regional Workshop
in Extension Supervision at Southern University,- this summer will
find him at Prairie View A&M College.

As for play, he enjoys hunting and fishing, and is a do-it-
yourself fan. He says that he is pretty good in the hunting area,
for he bagged his deer limit (2) last fall, and as for fishing, he
didn't count the number of bass, implying that there were several.

He probably is most proud of his major do-it-yourself project,
a beautiful brick home. However, he asked that the county agents
who helped him be given due credit, also.

Mr. Hill's present position makes him responsible for all the
agricultural extension services among Negroes in the State of
Georgia. There are fifty-six counties with eighty-three Negro
workers presently employed. The farm agents work directly with
the farmers and the 4-H Clubs in the state. The home demonstra-
tion agents work with the housewives in trying to raise the home
standards.

Mr. Hill, noted that two-thirds of the agents employed in
Georgia and the entire office personnel are Savannah State Col-
lege graduates.

He is married to the former Marian Forrester, who is em-
ployed in the public school system of Savannah, Georgia. Mr.
Hill stated that he enjoyed his 4-H Club best of all. He is fond of
children and he feels that this level of activity is the most reward-
ing.

(Continued on Pages 6 and 7)

Organize alumni chapter today,
Prince Jackson, Jr., alumni secretary

contact
at SSC.

THESE INTER

Mattie Tharpe Copeland

Mrs. Mattie Tharpe Copeland was
appointed assistant state agent for
Negro work, agricultural extension
service, January 16, 1959.

This position carries with it much
responsibility and requires not only
ability to get along with people,
but also experience in working with
groups. Mrs. Copeland stated in an
interview that she was directly re-
sponsible for the programs of the
thirty-eight Negro home demonstra-
tion agents in thirty-seven counties.

The purpose of the home demon-
stration agents is to help the rural
housewife and mother raise the liv-
ing standards in her home. These
housewives are learning many tech-
niques for improving family living.
These agents assist 12,000 families
annually in making improvements in
their homes and surroundings and
10,000 with selection and use of
home furnishings and equipment.

After Mrs. Copeland graduated
from Savannah State College in
1939, she served as a teacher of
home economics at the Seminole
County Training School, Donaldson-
ville, Georgia, for two years.

She moved to Newark, New Jer-
sey shortly afterwards and opened
a men's clothing shop which she
operated until 1950. Subsequently,
she spent four years as maintenance
supervisor for the Radio Corpora-
tion of America, Harrison, New Jer-
sey. Upon her return to Georgia,
she was employed by the Agricultu-
ral Extension Service as home dem-
onstration agent in Morgan County
and later transferred to Brooks
County where she remained until
her promotion to her present posi-
tion.

She likes to sew and is fond of
sports, especially baseball. Someone
remarked that Mrs. Copeland was
"never far from a sewing machine."

We are proud to welcome Mrs.
Copeland to Savannah State Col-
lege campus.

Mrs Mattie Copeland and Mr. Augustus Hill discuss state 4-H Club program.

Mrs. Copeland confers with Mr. Hill about extension matters.

TING ALUMNI

Sis

Sadie Steele
Teacher Of The Year, 1959

This month, Mrs. Sadie Steele, class of '48, was selected
as the "Teacher of the Year" for the State of Georgia. The
announcement was made at the Annual Banquet tendered the
eleven regional Teachers of the Year. This honor marks another
first for Savannah State College as well as for Chatham
County.

Mrs. Steele states that Savannah is home, for she was born
and reared here. Although she attended elementary school in
Savannah, she finished Stanton High School, Jacksonville,
Florida. An Elementary Education major at Savannah State
College, she was graduated with the bachelor of science de-
gree. She also holds the master of arts degree in Elementary
Education from Columbia University.

She has been teaching for more than twenty years and
is truly dedicated to the teaching profession. At present she
has a cpmbined class of 1st and 2nd grades at Powell Labora-
tory School, Thunderbolt, Georgia. To see her teach is an in-
spirational experience in itself. The trust, respect and admira-
tion that her pupils have for her can only come from sincerity,
outgoing personality, and her obvious attitude that every
child is first a dynamic human being who possesses at least
some one thing that should be developed so that he can make
his contribution to society. Under her guidance, even the most
shy and reticent children blossom out.

During an interview with Mrs. Steele, it was noted that
her pupils speak clearly and distinctly. She was asked to com-
ment on her success in this area. "We try to stress good speech.
However, I have my children only a year and a half, they are
ready to leave just about time we are beginning to make some
headway in developing desirable speech patterns. Much at-
tention should be given to speech development at least through
the third grade. By that time, we believe that perhaps most
speech patterns have become fixed in the child's way of
speaking."

Mrs. Steele's advice to college students is that the "teach-
ing profession is the noblest and most rewarding one. I would
certainly encourage young people to enter this profession."

Our "Teacher of the Year" does things outside her pro-
fession too. Among her hobbies are interior decorating, "not
the sewing part particularly," she explained, "but all the
rest." She writes poetry, some of which she has released to
newspapers and magazines. The 1958-59 convention issue
of the GTEA Magazine contains one of her poems.

In addition to her professional committments she find t
time to be president of the Savannah Alumnae Chapter of
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; she is a member of the Hodge
Memorial Kindergarten Board; she serves on the Tuberculosis
Citizenship Board; she is active with several volunteer agencies)
and charities; she is an active member of Bunn's Memorial
Baptist Church, Savannah, both as a member of the Board of
Trustees and Church organist.

Mrs. Steele is the wife of Clarence J. Steele and the
mother of a 16-year-old son.

Savannah State College salutes a favorite alumna, Mrs.
Sadie Steele, Georgia's "Teacher of the Year," 1959.

Mrs. Steele gives her pypils a little help in a reading lesson

"Goodbye, Mrs. Steele"

Mrs. Steele receives "Teacher of the Year" Plaque

I. ACCOUNTANTS

1. Raymond Knight-agent, U. S. Internal Revenue Service, Col-
lections Division.

II. CHEMISTS

1. Howard C. Williams-research employee at the Ohio Stat'
University Agricultural Experiment Station.

2. James Curtis-technical analyst, supervisory chemist, Herry Four
dation, Savannah, Georgia

3. Alphonso Orr-research worker at Crevemore Hospital, Queen
New York.

4. Mae Champen-chromatographer, Sloan Kettering Institute, Mt.
Vernon, New York.

5. J. S. Green-research, Food Science and Technology, New York
Agricultural Experiment Station.

6. Lois Hines-Junior chemist, Neurological Institute of Health,
Washington, D. C.

7. Delore Perry-research assistant, National Institute of Health,
Washington, D. C.

8. James Thomas-supervisor, U. S. Chemical Patent Office, Wash-
ington, D. C.

9. Arnett Anderson-group leader, National Institute of Health,
Bethesda, Maryland.

10. Ranson Bell-research chemist-pesticides, U. S. Department of
Agriculture.

11. Sadie Z. Chisholm-Supervisor of Medical Technology, Chicago
Hospital.

12. Geneva Hill-junior chemist, State Health Department, Connecti-
cut.

13. Daniel Pelote-research assistant, University of California, Los
Angeles, California.

14. Mercedes Mitchell-histologist, George Washington University
Hospital.

III. ELECTRONICS

1. Gerue Ford-Electronic Training Program for the United States
Government.

IV. HISTOLOGIST

1. Mercedes Mitchell-George Washington University Hospital
Washington, D. C.

V. GROUP LEADER

1. Arnett Anderson, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Mary-
land.

VI. HOME ECONOMIC

1. Margaret George-Food Services, U. S. Army, Germany.

2. Myrtle Joy-Dietician, Rest Haven, Pinehurst, New Jersey.

3. Willie Mae Gordon-Teacher, Home Economics, Spinard, Alaska.

William Witherspoon-Assistant Professor, Animal Husbandry,
Prairie View A&M College, P.V., Texas.

Dr. Clyde Hall-Point Four Program, Harbel, Liberia.

Dr. H. Copeland Williams-Assoc. Professor, Agricultural Eco-
nomics, Ohio State University.

Dr. Julian Gooden-Professor, State Teachers College, Bowie,
Maryland.

Samuel L. Smith-Principal, Liberty County High School, and
Regional Director, Georgia Teachers Education Association.

VII. MATHEMATICIANS

1. Arthur L. Lloyd Haywood-Wright Brothers Aircraft Corporation,
Dayton, Ohio.

2. Bessie Capers-Statistician-Libby Owens Ford Co., Toledo, Ohio.

3. Daniel Nichols-White Sands Proving Grounds, New Mexico.

4. Benny Cooley-White Sands Proving Grounds, New Mexico.

5. Maceo Scott-White Sands Proving Grounds, New Mexico.

6. Earl R. Greene-White Sands Proving Grounds, New Mexico.

7. William Weston-U. S. Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C.

8. Alonza Perry-Employed as a mathematician in the U. S. Patent
Office, Washington, D.C.

9. Sarah Padden-Employed as a mathematician in the Department
of Civil Service, Washington, D.C.

Do You Know "hese Alumni?

State 4-H Club Agent, was born in Baldwin County, Georgia; com-
pleted high school at Tuskegee Institute; graduated with a B.S. in
Agriculture from Savannah State College in 1934; received the M.S.
degree in Agriculture at South Carolina State College, 1955. He has
played an outstanding part in developing the Negro 4-H Club Cen-
ter at Dublin, Georgia.

IV This young woman was Georgia's first Negro 4-H Club Agent for
Girls. A native of Liberty County, she taught school at Villa Rica
Training School for two years following her graduation from Savan-
nah State College. She is a former Home Demonstration Agent. Cur-
rently she is assistant state 4-H Club. Agent.

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Among Our Scholars

Introductory Paragraph

One of the major purposes of an undergra-
duate four year college is to provide the stu-
dent with a foundation for advanced study
in a particular field. Savannah State College
is proud of her graduates who, by the dint
of their labors in college and on jobs secured
after graduation, have been inspired to go on
to do further study. Savannah State is even
more pleased when one of her graduates has
done such outstanding work that he is granted
a fellowship to enable him to pursue further
his academic and professional interests.

Miss Jessie C. Deloach

Miss Jessie C. DeLoach, class of 1950, is
another National Science Foundation grantee.
She has received a fellowship for the Mathe-
matics Academic Year Institute, 1959-1960,
Atlanta University, Atlanta, Ga., which carries
a stipend of $3,000 plus tuition and all aca-
demic fees.

William Jackson ^

William B. Jackson, instructor of Mathe-
matics at Sol C. Johnson Laboratory School
of Savannah State College, has been awarded
a stipend by the National Science Founda-
tion to study for the academic year 1959-60
at Atlanta University. In the summer of 1958
he was recipient of a National Science Foun-
dation Scholarship and studied chemistry at
North Carolina College in Durham, North
Carolina. Because of his outstanding work in
the community and his proficiency as an in-
structor, he was selected teacher of the year
at Paulsen Elementary School in 1956 and
again as teacher of the year at Paulsen Jr.
High School in 1958.

Richard Moore

Richard Moore, class of 1958, and the first
graduate of Savannah State College to re-
ceive a Danforth Foundation award, is now
studying at Yale University, New Haven, Con-
necticut, toward a master of science degree
in chemistry. Moore, a U. S. Army veteran,
served as president of Delta Eta chapter, Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He was graduated
cum laude.

Mrs. Irma Sessions Fields.

Mrs. Irma Sessions Fields, class of 1948, has
been awarded a scholarship by the Depart-
ment of Agriculture to attend a regional Lead-
ership Workshop for Jeanes Supervisors, Prin-
cipals and Teachers at Tuskegee Institute,
Tuskegee, Ala., June 8 to July 11, 1959. She
is presently the Jeanes supervisor for Vidalia
Independent System and Candler and Toombs
Counties, a member of the Liberty County
Evaluation Team, and secretary of the state
Jeanes Supervisors. When Mrs. Fields is not
busy supervising, she is being supervised by
her husband, Alphonso E. Fields, a real estate
broker and law office clerk. He attended
Georgia State College for one year and
Southern States Academy, Atlanta.

James Densler

James F. Densler, sophomore, Meharry
Medical College, Nashville, Tenn., '54' re-
ceived the S. H. Freeman Memorial Award,
which is annually presented to the freshman
medical student who attained the highest av-
erage in gross anatomy, at the October con-
vocation of the college. Densler was also the
highest ranking freshman of the Dean's List.
He is the son of Mrs. Janie Densler, 827 West
44th Street, Savannah.

Miss Dorothy Davis

Miss Dorothy Dell Davis, '58, has been
granted a National Science Foundation Fel-
lowship to attend the Mathematics and Science
Institute to be held during the months of
June and July at Prairie View A&M College,
Prairie View, Texas. The signal honor in this
grant is that only four fellowships were avail-
able to non-Texans. Miss Davis was selected
in competition with more than two hundred
applicants. She will receive a stipend for the
six weeks plus her travel and academic ex-
penses. Miss Davis is presently employed as a
mathematics and science teacher at Haven
Home School, Savannah, Ga. She is a mem-
ber of Alpha Kappa Mu honorary society,
Beta Kappa Chi, honorary science fraternity,
and GTEA and other local professional or-
ganizations. She also reigned as "Miss Sa-
vannah State", 1957-1958, and is a member
of Delta Sigma Theta sorority. Miss Davis is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Coley Davis, of
Savannah, Ga.

What Is New Among Our Alumni

1902

WALTER NATHANIEL NELSON

903 Lindsay Street, Greensboro, North Caro-
lina, is a life insurance salesman. He is the
surviving member of his college class. In those
days only the young men took the college
work, the young ladies took the normal
course. Nelson received a bachelor of arts
degree, with a major in mathematics and
manual training. His wife, Agnes is a gradu-
ate of Rome (Ga.) High School.

•

1896

REV. JOHN WILLIAM MAXWELL

2410 Florance Street, Savannah, retired in
1958 from active service, after having served
his fellow man for 61 years, 17 of which he
was a presiding elder in the A.M.E. Church.

Besides being an active minister he has been
principal of Hawkinsville District High School,
Eastman, Georgia, Hope Normal School, Way-
cross, Georgia, and Central Park Normal and
Industrial School, Soale, Georgia. Also, honor-
ary degree, doctor of divinity, has been con-
ferred upon him.

•

1938

HELEN (WOODSON) MOODY MAYES

917 Dorsett Avenue, Albany, Georgia, has
been elected assistant secretary of the Na-
tional Association of Collegiate Deans and
Registrars. Presently, she is employed as di-
rector of admissions and assistant to the Dean
of Instruction, Albany State College. Mrs.
Mayes is also basileus of Delta Eta Omega
Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and
treasurer of the Albany chapter, Savannah
State Alumnae Asscoiation.

1938

RUFUS R. BUTLER

Statesboro, Georgia, received the master of
education degree from Tuskegee Institute in
1958. He is the vocational agriculture instruct-
or at Williams James High School, States-
boro.

•

1942

MRS. ERMA ROBERTS WILLIAMS

classroom teacher at West Broad Street School
in Savannah, was selected Teacher of the
Year by her colleagues. She is also chairman
of the executive committee, Chatham County
Teachers Association.

The latest mural to be added to Adams Hall was painted by Henry
Balloon, senior, majoring in industrial education. President W. K.

Payne presented a plaque to him on behalf of the college in ap-
preciation of his artistic effort at an assembly, May 6, 1959.

What Is New Among Our Alumni (Continued)

1944

MISS CAROLYN L. ANDERSON

1009 West 40th Street, Savannah, is Jeanes
Supervisor, Screven County, with headquar-
ters in Sylvania, Georgia.

•

1945

MRS. MARY SHAW HARPE

Newton, Georgia, is the home economics
teacher at East Baker Elementary and High
School. She attended summer school at Tus-
kegee Institute, 1958.

•

1947

MRS. VESTER B. OLIVER

233. Church Street, Statesboro, was selected
Teacher of the Year by the faculty of William
James Elementary School. Mrs. Oliver has
done advanced work at Tuskegee Institute,
Tuskegee, Ala.

•

1948

BENJAMIN F. CRAWFORD

Box 106, Gray, Georgia, is executive secre-
tary of the 4th District GTEA. He is also prin-
cipal of Maggie Califf High School, Gray.

•

1949

MRS. RUBY COLLEY BAKER

Box 42, Ludowici, Georgia, is principal of the
elementary department, Walker High School.
She has a daughter, Juanita, who is a member
of the senior class at SSC and a physical edu-
cation major.

•

1949

MRS. AGNES B. BRYANT

P. O. Box 162, Sylvania, Georgia, is principal
of the Arnett Elementary School, Sylvania.

1949

HENRY ADIS JOHNSON

78 Troup St., S.W., Apt. 820, Atlanta, will
complete requirements for the master's degree
in guidance and counseling at Atlanta Uni-
versity in June, 1959. He received the B.D.
degree from Gammon-Turner Theological
Seminary, and the M.A. degree in School ad-
ministration and supervision from Atlanta Uni-
versity, June, 1958.

1950

JOHNNIE C. OWENS

Route 1, Box 192, Sylvania, is principal of the
Annie E. Daniels Elementary School, Sylvania,
Georgia.

1950

WALTER A. DAVIS

1834 West 9th Street, Chester, Pennsylvania,
has been appointed by Governor Lawrence
of Pennsylvania to the Board of Commissioners
of the Chester Housing Authority. Davis, an
ordained minister in the A.M.E. Church, is
completing requirements for the master's de-
gree at the University of Pennsylvania. He is
a 5th grade teacher at Derby Township
Elementary School and also serves as circuit
preacher in the Frederick, Delaware area.

1950

WILLIE IVEY MACK

1324 Madison Avenue, Riviera Beach, Fla., is
assistant counselor of the Juvenile Court, West
Palm Beach, Fla. He is also chairman of the
Riviera Beach Recreation Council, member of
the Palm Beach County TB Associatoin, Presi-
dent of District Eight PTA, and chairman,
State committee on PTA organization.

1951

THARON STEVENS

Director of the William James High School
Choral Society, Statesboro, Ga., is now study-
ing at the University of Illinois. Stevens has
done outstanding work with the choral society
which does a whole section of its programs
in Latin as well as several selections arranged
by him.

•

1951

HERMAN BAKER

Stevens Street, Wadley, Ga., has been ap-
pointed principal of Booker T. Washington
Elementary School, Bartow, Ga. He is an in-
dustrial education major.

•

1954

MISS ALMA B. HUNTER

Stephens, Ga., became the bride of George
A. Vann of Tallahassee, Fla., April 19, 1959.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Vann are employed at the
Oglethorpe County Training School, Lexington,
Ga. Mrs. Vann is an active member of the
Athens Chapter of Savannah State Alumni.

•

1956

MRS. ROSA MAE ROSS BURKE

2735 Wheeler Road, Augusta, Ga., is a class-
room teacher at Silas X. Floyd School and
was selected Teacher of the Year by her col-
leagues for the year 1958-1959.

1959

MISS JANIE BAKER

Completed all requirements for the B.S. de-
gree in elementary education at the end of
the winter quarter is now teaching at Cousins
Elementary School, Millen, Ga. She was an
honor student in college and active in many
extra curricular affairs, including Alpha Kappa
Mu honorary scholastic society and Alpha
Kappa Alpha sorority.

Vl\

Sol C. Johnson, $1,000,000 Lab-
oratory High School, opened
March 16, 1959, with an enroll-
ment of 631, a faculty and staff
of 27, under the principalship
of Alflorance Cheatham^ former-
ly of Philadelphia. This new fa-
cility has 39 instructional units
which include two mathematics
laboratories and two social
science laboratories, as well as
those for biology, physics, and
chemistry. Other features incude
a bookkeeping room, arts and
crafts room, an art room, voca-
tional agricutural shop, a draft-
ing room, and an industrial arts
shop.

SOMETHING NEW
ON S. S. C. CAMPUS

(continued from inside front cover)

The new $500,000 Library,
scheduled to be completed by
September, 1959, is located at
the main entrance to the cam-
pus. The main lobby in the li-
brary will extend through two
stories and will have book stacks,
exhibit areas, and a balcony.
Many other special features have
been incorporated into the li-
brary, such as a music apprecia-
iton room. Most important of all
is that the library is completely
air-conditioned.

The construction of the new mil-
lion dollar Technical Center is
progressing according to plan.
Its completion date is January,
1960. This building is of brick
construction with four wings link-
ed together. The southwest wing
will house the electronic tech-
nology section; the northwest
wing will be the automotive
technology department; the north
center wing will house shops for
building construction technology;
and the southeast wing will be
composed of the departments of
chemistry and physics, which will
occupy two floors.

All Photos Were Made by
Robert Mobley

FALL CALENDAR 1959-1960

September 16-24 . . . Orientation and Registration

September 25 Day Classes begin

September 28 Evening Classes begin

September 29 ... . Last day for adding courses
October 8 . . . . Last day for dropping courses
November 3-4 .... Mid-quarter examinations
November 26-29 .... Thanksgiving Recess

December 14 Classes end

December 15-18 Final examinations

December 18 Fall quarter ends

Christman Vacation begins at 4:30 P.M.
January 4 Registration for Winter Quarter

January 5 . . . Classes begin for Winter Quarter

ALUMNI:

Encourage Prospective Students to ap-
ply for admission now. Deadline for
New Applications for Fall Quarter,
September 4, 1959.

Savannah State College is a four-year college offering the bachelor of arts degree in music
and the bachelor of science degree in any one of the following areas of concentration:

Biology

Building Construction

Business Administration

Business Education

Chemistry

Child Development

Clothing and Textiles

Economics

Elementary Education

English

Foods

Nutrition and Institution Management

Automotive Technology

Industrial Education

Mathematics

Secretarial Science

Social Science

Technical Sciences

Trades and Industries

Health Recreation and
Physical Education

Health Education

Building Construction
Technology

Electronics Technology

Courses are also offered for (1) special trade students who are primarily concerned with vo-
cational proficiency, (2) qualified persons not interested in completing degree requirements, and
(3) students who are not able, or who do not wish to attend classes during the day.

Ideal location— Moderate Expenses-
Modern Equipment — Faculty Well
Trained— Graduates Placed — Student
Welfare Stressed.

For further information write to:

THE REGISTRAR
SAVANNAH STATE COLLEGE
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

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