Saturday, April 20, 1968
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Shaw Hosts Black Coed MeetJulian Bond toAddress MeetSaturday Night
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RALEIGH "We (Negroes)have contributed massively tohelping our nation become themost powerful and influentialnation on earth. We have an-
swered every call to bear armsin defense of liberties we neverhad, and we have sacrificedaround the world to preservea democracy we never enjoy-ed," Shaw University PresidentJames E. Cheek, told a presaconference here last Fridaymorning in announcing thefirst national Congress for the.JUnity of Black Students (CUBS)which will convene on the ShawCampus April 20-24.
Held in the Ballroom of theUniversity Union, the confer-ence was attended by represen-tatives of local, state and na-tional news media. It was fol-lowed at 11:30 by a memorialservice in Spaulding Gymnasi-
um for the late Rev. Dr. Mar-tin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Cheek told the newsmen,"A year ago when the outbreakof violence began on the cam-
puses of predominantly Negrocolleges, I began discussingwith a group of Shaw studentsthe necessity for the studentsof these institutions to cometogether to evaluate, discussand review the issues andquestions involved in the strug-gle of the Negro to achieve fullequality as American citizens."
The Shaw President went onto say, "Our discussions led usto the consideration of the pos-sibility that Shaw Universitystudents might call- a nationalconference of Negro studentsfor this purpose with the hopethat the foundation might belaid for the creation and estab-lishment of a Black studentmovement which would help toarticulate and promote theaspirations, hopes and goals ofBlack people through the coun-try.
GULF GIVES $2,000 TO STILL-MAM Dr. Harold Stinson,
President of Stillman College,Tuscaloosa, Ala., accepts a
check for $2,000 from H. K.
Meyers, Birmingham DistrictSales Manager for the Gulf OilCorporation. The check coveredan unrestricted grant to theschool under Gulfs Aid to Ed-
ucation program which annual-
ly distributes about $2 millionto institutions of higher learn-ing ih the United States. At-tending the presentation with
Mr. Meyers are Sterling Kiz-ziah, Manager of Miller Oil Co.,a Gulf distributor in Tuscaloo-sa, and Emerson H. Packer,Gulf Sales Representative.
Tap National Speakers SlatedDelivering the keynote ad-
dress on the East Mall of thecampus at 8 p.m. on Saturday,April20, will be the HonorableJulian Bond ofAtlanta, Georgia.The Georgia legislator's addresswill be open to the generalpublic.
Others who will either de-liver speeches, guide workshopsor lectures include: Leroi Jones,Newark, N. J.j-the Rev. LuciusWalker. Jr., New York City; Dr.Randolph Edmonds, Tallahas-see, Fla.; Dr. Nathan Wright,Newark: Ron Karenga, Los An-geles, California; Howard Ful-ler, Durham; and other nation-ally known personalities. "Ad-ditionally, and most important
"Dr. Cheek said> "the partici-pants will be delgates fromBlack colleges across the na-
tion."The Shaw Players, under the
direction of Chestyn Everett,has created and will present aconcert on "Blackness is aRainbow," at Raleigh MemorialAuditorium on Saturday, April20, beginning at 8:30 p.m.
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ANNUAL SHAW DAY SHAK-ER?Dr. James E. Cheek, presi-
dent of Shaw University here,will be the featured speakerduring the annual Shaw Daymorning worship services to beheld at the First Baptist Churchon South Wilmington Street,
Sunday, April 21. The ShawChorale Society, directed byHubert E. Walters, will fur-nish music for the occasion.The Rev Dr. CTiarles W. Ward,is pastor of First Baptist.
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THE GERALD EDWARDS FAM-ILY is shown above near SriChamundeswari Temple on Cha-
mundi Hill, Mysore, India. They
are from left to right: Adrienne,Gerald, Jr., Hazel, Mrs. Cecile
Edwards, Dr. Gerald Edward*and his mother, Mrs. C. Ruth
Edwards.
They Live in a Land of All the CenturiesGerald and Cecile Edwards
are on leave from the North
Carolina A&TState University.Dr. Edwards k serving as Con-
sultant in the Physical Sciencesin the Ohio State University-India Education Project spon-
sored by the Agency for Inter-
national Development.
Ancient and modern cul
tures blend beautifully in thecity of Mysore where Dr. Ed-wards is stationed. It is thehome of 12 colleges and uni-versities and Gerald is stationed
at one of these, the RegionalCollege of Education.
Mysore, a city 0f.400,000,boasts not only of art mu-seums, a bird sanctuary, movietheatres, a zoo, but also of 4royal oalaces, for it is the home
of th; Maharaja of Mysore.Located on a plateau at anelevation of 2400 feet above
sea lev il, it boasts of tempera-
ture ra-tging from 70 to 95°Fall yea round and beautiful
flowerirj trees, lovely parksand playgrounds.
In his work Gerald's broad
concern is to assist with pro-
grams for developing the
sciences in India. This has in-
cluded syllabus revision, writ-
ing instructional materials, con-ducting workshops for scienceteachers, promoting fuller stu-
dent involvement in learningby investigative science pro-
jects and science fairs. He is
one of 16 such Americans,
four in different fields, Agricul-ture, Technology, Commerce
and Science, in each of four
Regional Colleges located atAjmer, Bliubaneswar, Ehopaland Mysore.
Not only a focal point of
educational interest, Mysore
has many landmarks of Indianhistory. Naarby Is the palace of
Tipu Sultan, who ruled south-
eastern India in the 19th cen-tury. The Hindu temples at
lowers are received, and given
personal blessings. During the
ten nights of Dasara thousands
of lights turn the main palace,already magnificent in oriental
splendor, into a fairy-tale cas-tle. During International Tour-ist Year in 1967, it is estimatedthat over a million personscame to Mysore for this event,
unequalled in pomp and cere-mony in India.
Overlooking Mysore isChamundi Hill outlined bril-lianty with lights each nightand JJje site of a handsome2000 year old Hindu templeSiva's bull Nandi, a 16 footstatue carved out of a singlehuge boulder; the private sum-mer palace of the Maharaja;and a giant statue of monsterMahishasura who was killedby goddess Chamundi "tobring peace to the country."Only 12 miles awary are the
exquisitely designed BrindavenGardens at Krishnarajasagarwhich have been comparedwith those at Versailles. Thedam here at the confluence ofthree rivers is lIA miles longand one of the largest in India.
This year the grandeur,pomp and ceremony of Dasarawere followed by Khedda -
"Operation Wild Elephant"where the skill and daring offorest tribesmen shamed thestaunchest American cowboys
as wild elephants were roundedup for circuses, zoos and princ-es who can afford them.
With the Edwardses in In-dia are Gerald, Jr., 12;Adrienne, 9; Hazel, 4; and Mrs.C. Ruth Edwards, a native ofDurham and th&motherof Dr.Edwards. The children attendschools in Mysore and delightin the wealth of experienceswhich have come from theirtravels and stay in India.
Though Dr. Edwards hasgone to India three times priorto this assignment, he findseach trip exciting and reward-ing. Gerald, Jr. has accompani-ed him on these previous trips,during which summers werespent at - Burdwan University,Annamalai University and theRegional College of Education,Bhubaneswar.
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ot ancient times, while skilled
craftsmen today produce themarvelous inlaid ivory replicasof Indian life, silks and canewoven articles for which My-sore is famous.
Cecile goes to work at oneof the palaces in Mysore. Asguest scientist at the CentralFood Technological ResearchInstitute, she is completing re-search papers covering work
done at North Carolina A&T
State University and extendingthe laboratory work initiated
there by the Edwards team.CFTRI ia located in one of the
palaces given to the state bythe Maharaja when he relin-
quished sovereignty so that the
Indian nation might be unified.Beloved and respected by
his people, the Maharaja holda
court in October at "Dasara,"where the outstanding citizens,ministers, and his faithful fol-
His family has enjoyed thestay in India also as a 19month stop-over in a round-the-world trip, going to Indiaby way of Hawaii, Japan andThailand. They will return toGreensboro in August, 1968
traveling by way of the Mid-Eaf.t and Europe.
Dr. Edwards is a graduate
of Hillside High School (1937)and North Carolina Collegewhere he received the Bachelorof Science Degree in Chemistryin 1941. During World War IIhe worked on essential warprojects in Niagara Falls andBuffalo, New York.
He received the Doctor of
Philosophy Degree from theUniversity of Buffalo in 1951in Physical Chemistry.
Art Education Leads to CareerIn Advertising for Young Woman
OAKLAND, Calif ?An educa-tion in art has led Kathryn E.Grigsby into a busy career inadvertising.
She recenUv was appointed
? rf ar^sl0 «jNPtt>r
for the F. Com-pany and serves as advertising
coordinator.Following her graduation
from the Massachusetts Collegeof Art at Brookline, Massachu-setts with a bachelor of finearts degree in 1965, Miss Grigs-by served on the advertising
staff of several Boston-area de-partment store chains as assist-ant advertising manager.
In 1981 she joined the Con-rad & Chandler Company asadvertising manager for thefashion basement and alsohandled publicity for the up-stairs bridal department. A yearlater she moved to the WestCoast as advertising managerfor the Gray Shop In Oakland.
Her career with Woolworth'sberan in 1964 in Oakland. Aaadvertising coordinator shetraveled to all the major storesin the Oakland-San Franciscodistricts, setting up local andarea-wide promotions. A typicalweek's schedule included visitsto Hayward, San Francisco andOakland.
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From time to time she wouldbe assigned to activities in con-nection with the opening ofnew stores and this could takeher anywhere in the 11-rtatePacific region, preparing ad-vertising-end publicity materia]
"on location."In November, 1987, Miss
Grigsby became assistant to theregional advertising directorand "almost before Icould gatmy pencils sharpened," shesaid, "they sent me off to LasVegas for another store open-ing."
King AwardsEstablished forReturning Vets
PRINCETON, N. J. Th e
Woodrow Wilson National Fel-lowship Foundation this after-noon announced Martin LutherKing, Jr. Fellowships for re-turning Negro veterans.
Mrs. Coretta King is enthu-sisastic about the program, ac-cording to Dr. Benjamin Mays,president emeritus of More-house College, who,'von behalfof the Foundation, sought Mrs.King's approval in naming thefellowships in honor of her latehusband.
The Rockefeller Foundationon Thursday, April 4, hadgranted $200,000 to the Wood-row Wilson National FellowshipFoundation as seed money tofinance fellowships for Negroex-servicemen in the academicyear 1968-69. Dr. King's assassi-nation that night came beforethe Foundation could announceits pilot program.
; The twp-vear fellowships willenable returning Negro vete-rans of outstanding promise toenter graduate or professional
schools in preparation for ca-reers of public service. Theywill provide full tuition andgenerous living stipends.Among the fields of study opento Martin Luther King, Jr.Fellows will be public adminis-tration, education, law, journal-ism, medicine, the ministry so-cial work, library science, andsimilar service fields, accord-ing to Dr. Hans Rosenhaupt,national director of the Wood-row Wilson National Fellowship
Foundation.'\u25a0The Rockefeller Foundation
wne sister fund, the General
Eflßation Board, pioneered inthe support of Negro education,is backing the trial period ofthis leadership developmentprogram. The officers of otherfoundations and numerousspokesmen for the Negro com-munity have told me they fore-see in the new program greatsignificance tor the nation. Weexpect to see It develp from 20fellowships a year into a majorbroadly-based program deserv-ing of the name it bear*," Dr.Rosenhaupt stated.
Seek RacialPeace AfterBitter Violence
WASHINGTON . Bitterly shaken by the murder of Martin Luther King and the unparallel-ed wave of violence that followed,President Johnson and civil rightsadvocates in Congress move thisweek in a hetdlong attempt to re-store racial peace to the nation.,.
With North Carolinians in the Service?
w£iiMISS LOVE
Miss Barbara Love Seamon,
whose parents reside at 803Mint St., High Point, was oneof 700 coeds who attended the13th National Angel Flight
Conclave just concluded in NewYork.
Miss Seamon, a student atSouthern Illinois University,represented her Angel Flight
unit at the conclave. The AngelFlight is a national women'sorganization which supports ob-jectives of the Arnold Air So-ciety, as honorary associationfor outstanding Air Force Re-serve Officers Training Corps
cadets.The New York conclave was
held in conjunction with the20th annual meeting of the so-
ciety named for the late Gen-eral of the Air Force Henry"Hap" Arnold.
Miss Seamon, a member ofthe class of '69, is working to-ward her B.S. degree in elemen-tary education.
She is a graduate of William
SIMPSONAirman William E. Simpson,
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. WilffamE. Simpson, Sr., of 41 WatersSt., Asheville, has completed
basic training at Lackland AFB,Tex. He is remaining at the AirForce Technical Training Cen-ter for specialized school as a
security policeman. AirmanSimpson, a 1966 graduate ofSo. French Broad High School,
attended Western Carolina Uni-versity.
Penn High School.? « *
Sergeant Henry C. Cates. Jr.,
son of Mr and Mrs. Henry C.Cates, Sr. of 2019 Erwin Road,
Durham, has arrived for duty
at Seymour Johhson AFB, N.
C.
Sergeant Cates is a supply
inventory specialist with theTactical Air Command.
He previously served at ClarkAB, Philippines.
The sergeant is a graduate
Md. State Senator Slated forNCC Annual Awards Day May 2
Maryland State SenatorVerda F. Weclome will be theprincipal speaker for NorthCarolina College's annual
Awards Day program cere-monies on Friday, May 3.
North Carolina College stu-dents will receive awards for
academic achievement and
for campus leadership at theceremonies which begin at10 a.m. in B. N. Duke Audi-
torium.Senator Welcome, a native
of Lake Lure, N. C., is the,first woman state senator forBaltimore, Md. She has repre-sented the Fourth District ofMaryland in the House ofDelegates from 1959 to 1962
and in the state Senate since
1963.She was one of fifteen chil-
dren of Mr. and Mrs. NubornFreeman of Lake Lure. Onthe death of her mother, shetook on the responsibility ofhelping to provide for herfamily, but continued to at-
tend school at the same time.Mrs. Welcome graduated
from Crain Junior College,
Chicago, Illinois, received a
diploma from Coppin StateCollege, Baltimore, Md., and
her bachelor of science de-gree from Baltimore's Mor-gan State. College. She alsohas an M.A. degree from NewYork University and did ad-vanced study at ColumbiaUniversity. She taught in theBaltimore City Schools foreleven years before entering
the political arena.She has received a large
number of awards and cita-tions from civic and fraternalorganizations in Batimoreand across the nation, and islisted in Who's Who of Ameri-can Women.
She was Morgan State Col-lege's Alumna of the Year in1067 and was named Citizenof the Year by the Correc-tion Officers of Maryland in10S7.
COOPER
Airman Dalton Cooper, Jr.,son of Mr. and Mrs. DaltonCooper of Rt. 1, Merritt, hascompleted basic training atLackland AFB, Tex. He is nowassigned as an administrativespecialist with a unit of theStrategic Air Command at Lo-ring AFB, Maine. Airman Coop-
er is a 1967 graduate of Pamli-co Central High School, Bay-boro.
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SPAULDING
Airman Lesley M. Spaulding,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L.Spaulding of R. 2, Clarkton, N.C., has completed basic train-ing at Lackland AFB, Tex. Heis now assigned as a fuel spe-
cialist with a unit of the Tacti-cal Air Command at EnglandAFB, La. Airman Spaulding, a
1965 graduate of Artesia High
School, Hallsboro, attended Eli-zabeth City State College. Hiswife is the former Gloria Y.Bowman of Elizabeth City.
of Durham High School.? » ?
Airman First Class James 15.Huggins, son of Mr. and Mrs.James E. Huggins of 412 MolineSt., Durham, is on duty at PhuCat AB, Vietnam.
Airman Huggins, a securitypoliceman, is a member of thePacific Air Forces.
Before arrival in Vietnam, hewas assigned to George AFB,Calif.
TTie airman, a graduate ofHillside High School, attendedVictor Valley (Calif.) College.
His wife, Linda, Is the daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jamet Far.nr of Payton St.. Durham.
Che CarSSaDURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
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