The Gazette October 1969

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Lons Meet Savages at 2P.M., Oct. 18 Langston Unversty Gazette V O L U M E 31 N U M B E R 6 L A N G S T O N, O K L A H O M A O C T O B E R, 1 9 6 9 r GOVERNOR! ADDRESSES k LU DAY THE O K LA H O M A JOURNAL, W EDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1965 By DAVD CRAGHEAD LANGSTON ndustry and educaton must work together to meet the state s employ- Tnent needs, Gov. Dewey Bartlett told af group of busness leaders meetng at Langston Unversty here * Tuesday. Reportng on what he termed he success of three ' Oke type companes beng operated/ by mnorty group people, Bartlett stated: feel that unless steps are taken n rural areas to provde employment where the people are, all we re gong to do s compound the problems of the urban areas. The governor spoke at a College-ndustry C lu s te r f Program whch drew representatves from about 65 companes. The program, ntated nne months ago. s desgned to develop and expand a ^operatve relatonshp befc^en the busness commumty and Langston Unversty,' the state s only predomnantly Negro college. Gov. Bartlett told of makng *a jet trp to Watts, the Los Angeles neghborhood ravaged by rots, to learn about efforts to promote employ: ment among Negroes. Whle there was much of nterest, the program there was not completely sound. he /Sacl. t was a made V work program^ ln d er government contract. Out of ths experence, he stated, ' grew a desre to ncrease mnorty group employment n Oklahoma. Ths n turn led to plans to form "Oke" type companes. "The secret. Gov. Bartlett sad, "s toyhave busness nen take onlthe.job of stmulatng errjjployment. rather tbgn government. Government doesn't under- LlOttS stand busness. t never has and t never wll. Dr. Wllam H. Hale, Langston presdent, told the busness nen the school wants-to cooperate n producng graduates desred by ndustry. He termed Langston a greenhouse for the ntellectually under-nourshed" and sad the cluster program could be of "mutual beneft" to the commercal EWorld and the unversty. Jon L. Sant, drector of college-ndustry relatons for the Natonal Allance of Busnessmen n Washngton, D C., sad there are 22 cluster-type programs n operaton natonally. "Ths s n fact a natonal effort." he sad. "The ultmate goal s to produce a betterprepared graduate." s* Sant sad ndustry could help Langston n such ways as loanng nstructors, donatng tems of machnery or equpment, provdng summer employment, offerng career counselng and gudance and eventually gvng drect fnancal assstance. "t's just plan economc sense to support our publc colleges because very soon one-ffth of our future work force wll be enroled n them," he sad. James P. Jones, recrutng and placement drector for Phllps Petroleum Co. and cluster executve commttee charman, sad the dea was not to "smply make a tranng place for ndustry out of ^ngston. He added t was nevertheless felt that "there are some areas where we can get n and do some good." Jones sad ndustry could help by offerng on-campus' semnars, lectures and programs, sponsorng plant vsts and tours, and gvng advce on crrculum. "We feel." he sad, "that we can gve recommendatons as to what ndustry wants and expects n ndvduals. / Arv«lla Dumas Joyce Brown Check Program Langston Sets Homecomng Langston Unversty wll celebrate ts 196^70 Mss Langston and Homecomng Queen coronatons ths week, t was announced Wednesday. Arvella Dumas, Tulsa, has been elected Mss Langston by the student body, and Joyce Brown, Fort Gbson, has been elected football queen by the football players. Mss Langston was crowned at the 8:30 p.m. Thursday coronaton j ^ U n J h e Gayles Gymnasum. Mss Dumas wa s crowned byunj presdent Wllam H. Hale. Mss Brown wll be crowned homecomng queen durng halftme ceremones Saturday afternoon when the Lons host Southeastern State College. Game tme wll be 2 p. m. Saturday. Mss Dumas, daughter of Mrs. P. Jordan and Arthur Dumas of Tulsa, s a physcal educaton major. She s a member of Sgma Gamma Rho Sororty nc., Basleus, ota Chapter, Student Educaton Assocaton, Pathellenc Councl, Unversty Councl, and Student Affars Commttee. She has been on the Dean s Honor Roll two sem esters and receved a scholarshp from Alpha X chapter of Sgma Rho Sororty nc., Tulsa, and an awards ctaton from the same chapter. Mss Brown also s a.physcal educaton major. She s a cheerleader', member of-student Educaton Assocaton, and has been lsted on the jjean s Honor Roll. She s the daughter of Mrs. Catherne Brown of Fort Gbson. 4 (C ontnued on Page 8) Oklahoma Governor Dewey Bartlett and. Langston Unversty Presdent Dr Wllam Hale check the LU ndustry cluster program whch was held October 14 on the unversty campus. Approxmately 100 state busnessmen attended the program. LooMjg on are James P. Jones, left, drector of recrutment and placement for Phllps Petroleum Company, and Paul Puttroff, vce presdent of Kerr- McGQ. P u t t r o f f was p r o g r a m c h a r m a n a n d Jones was f o - c h a r man.- Jf

PAGE 2 LANGSTON UNVERSTY GAZETTE C G o Lons!, as n, nl ers,lfy d, rle*!ers *,U1">e sky over Anderson Stadum Saturday f wth yells for te Lons to maul Southeastern state. Game tme n the Guthre stadum s * P.". Cheerleaders ncwe r & L p Z * ^ T * Z ' S m M 11 0 Gbson Senor, Jance Betts, Watonga junor; Lnda Henderson, Oklahoma Cty junor; Cynlha A Hfl \ nl t e m n 82 0r >Kata*». J^lsa sophomore, a u e Page (kneellnfl Chcago. L U H. V Letters To % -o The Edtor?: O f PLAN The. resdents of Unversty Women have started the year off Students have been absolutely of every ten Afro-Amercans are w.ho s physcally dsabled fnds makng plans for homecomng dsapponted, over the extrem e- endowed wth the ablty to part- hmself en the Unversty s team, an(j ther entre schedule of ly poor performances of the UnT cpate qute successfully n Our Lons are not worthy actvtes for 1969-70. v ersty s team named the sports. Furtherm ore, that two of ther names. They appear As a prerequste to ther Lons. Moreover, for the past out of every three effectve to ^ completely opposte ofwhat plans, of course, they have half decade, Langston Unversty coaches are Afro-Amercans. they a re called. Our Lons can- elected Q ther dormtory of- ^ But qute surprsngly, tr,ap- n t catch, attack, defend, run or fcers, who are: has retro g ressed mmensely n p ears that perhaps the one out hck. Even when they are at- Presdent - 1Barbara Frazer the general atmosphere of Sports, of those three coaches accdent- tacked, they cannot defend them- Vce-Presdent - Joyce Dggs Why? Afro-Amercans are known ^ ally, or prophetcally falls-vnto selves, how much more for them Secretary - Rutha Glasper for ther nexhaustble talents the Unversty s Staff. Not wth- to attack. t s a shame, am Assstant Secretary - Mary n the feld of sports, and stat- standng, t s defnte that the begnnng to wonder what type Morrs stcs have shown that nne out one out of ten Afro-Amercans, t a L n s ths, that cannot Treasurer - Mldred Thomas even kll a sck, weak, and de- Chaplan - Deborah Grant fenselessprey. Reporter - Margaret Thcker Why spend so much tme and Mss Unversty Women - The Langston Unversty Student Senate Tuesday passed resoluton supportng the moratorum THANKS! a money on football, when t s not worthy of t. Please leave n the resoluton, the Langston Unversty Student Senate sad t s unalterably opposed to our naton s war n Vetnam and per observance to ths day hop- students to study and mprove ng that those n '/hose hands ther grades. Our black brothers rest the power' to end the war can be gven that money to further wll n the name of humanty ther educaton and become helphopes for an mmedate wthdrawal do so. '-fulactzens. Some people wll say from the terrtory of Let t fa th e r be resolved that we beleve n ths optmstc that naton of the Armed Forces that the observance of ths day phlosophy that states thus; f of the Unted States and whereas we jon n sentment wth all ndvduals and groups who also pray for a return to peace and the nauguraton of a program n no way nterferes wth the at frst you do not succeed try, orderly and necessary conduct of try,, try agan. Well, my fellow the busness of the Unversty students, we have exhausted our for we feel that the answers chances, what should we do now? to our nternatonal problems, My candd suggeston wll be for of becomng the far and equtable, lke the answ ers to. our natonal,' us to qut honorably and stay ** socety promsed by our great documents of State. We do, therefore, resolve state and local problem s, are n our Den and try to practce to b e found n ttje educaton of to perfecton f we can, for next th y' mnd and the Shear t and not year. The man who runs away that the date of Wednesday, October jf w arfare, prejudce, vo- from a fght s not a.,loser, but 15, 1969, be proclamed a^ ence and hatred the resolu- wll return after he has properly a day for peace and that w e,/ ton concluded. equpped, hmself. f you were to the student body of Langstom The resoluton was sgned by take all that the Black man has, Unversty gve fttng and^pro- xanna F. Glenn, vce presdent, ther s stll one thng that can- ^ not be taken from hm, and that So am appealng to students" and, Staff to help Rayfer Manor s to be commended "for hs ngenous dea of nsttutng a drve to assst the Santaton Workers of Oklahoma C ty.r Manly through hs efforts, the Langston Unversty Famly contrbuted approxmately $114 and a large box of canned goods to ad the strkng workers. Especally to be thanked are the Sphnxmen Pledge Club Kappa Chapter of Alpha Ph, Alpha Fraternty, nc. and Leaf Pledge Club of Alpha Zeta Chapter of Alpha Kappa. Sororty, nc., for ther support n ths worthwhle effort. Mss DeAnna Borens, Mss Sherr Vaughn* and Mr. Paul Forte asssted Mr. Manor n the actual collecton of the funds., ' " A preserve our pr(de. We are stll cubs, and wll grow to be mature lons n the future. There s a Lon on the hll, Corte, come, come, weak Lon, sck Lon, Beat, Beat, Beat. The Lon s dead, Oh! bury, bury, bury. Geraldne Walls Under the gudance of ther Dormtory Drector, Mrs. A.M. Glascoe, ther actvtes for the year nclude: September - Get Acquanted Meetng October - Know Your Town <- November - Meet Your P resdent -Jpecember - Chrstmas Party; decoratng January -. Md-Year Party February - Let s Travel Aprl Health Flm May Farewell Party Plans are now beng made to provde the resdents wth a cookng faclty. The resdents of Unversty Women are lookng forward to a proftable school year, scholastcally,and socally.. Margaret Thcker, Reporter FROM THE EDTOR both WE NEED* YOUR HELP (ALL nterested Students; especally Freshmen and Sophomores) n order for The Student Corner to be a success. - f you have an nterest n wrtng; experence n'journalsm ; or would just lke to help, please contact us n the Publc Relatons Dej^rtm ent, Burney AdeBola Wllam^, through Mr* Reynolds

THE LANGSTON UNVERSTY GAZETTE, OCTOBER,» 6 9, PAGE 3 THE DALY OKLAHOMAN Tu., O ct. 14, 1969 Fve Masons Wn Degrees Fve Oklahomans were among 82 Prnce Hall Masons elevated to the 33rd and last degree at the 83rd sesson of the Unted Suprem e Councl n Oklahom a Cty. Presdng was Dr. John G. Lews, Jr., Baton Rouge, La., Sover-» egn G rand Com m ander. Robert G ray Jr., Texas, was elected presdent of the class. Other offcers elected ncluded Hartwell W. Ragsdale, Calforna, vce-presdcn; John B. B ryant, Calforna, secretary, and Sdney Owen, Arkansas, treasurer. Dr. Lews suggested a pro g ram for the order ncludng development of ways to m prove leadershp n, com m unty affars and advsng the deputy n pertnent m atters. He sad M asonry m ust look m ore to the care for the poor and the underpr- vleged. Those elevated from Oklahoma w ere Stanley B. Bagley, Sam uel L. Rchardson. Sr., Wllam H. Hale, L. G. Smth and J. C. West. Barfleff Lauds Tranng Plan Q U A R T E T Hale to W a s h n g t o n D r. Wllam Hale, presdent of Langston Unversty, s one of 21 dnem bers of an executve v com m ttee nam ed Thursday to gude a new Natonal Assocaton of B lack Colleges. The new asoscaton was announced n a press con* ference here held by Dr. Vvan Henderson, presdent of Clark College, Atlan ta, Ga. H ale and other m em bers of the executve com m ttee of the organzaton, whch ntally wll nclude p re domnately black colleges, announced th e form aton Langston Unversty Audtorum THE DALY OKLAHOMAN Frday, O ct. 10, 1969 1 1 Gude Black Colleges * By Bob Bugges Staff W rter a t the assocaton durng the'52nd annual m eetng of m e A m ercan Councl on Educaton. Henderson sad th e vhew organzaton ntends, "to m ake a m ajor m pact on publc polcy for the hgher educaton of poor and black students n A m erca." Dr. M artn Jenkns of Morgan State College a t B altm ore, Md., em phaszed th a t the new organzaton s not a black caucus o r a sep aratst m ovement. r One of the m ajor am s of the organzaton wll be to try to provde black students w th equal educatonal attanm ent, not just equal educatonal opportunty, Jenkns sad. Hgh on th e organzaton s p ro rty lst s ncreased funds for'predom nantly black nsttutons so the colleges may*contnue to be " a m ajor resource n helpng Negro youngsters fnd ther w ay nto the A m ercan m anstream," sad Dr. H erm an Long, presdent of T alladega College n Alabam a. Henderson sad the new organzaton hopes *to establsh tself as a m ajor contrbutor to efforts to educate low-ncome students n ntegrated stuatons. H enderson sad the m e dan ncome of Negro fam les that send students to college s $3,900 per year, but 34 per cent are below the $3,000 a y ear ncome level. He sad the predom nantly Negro nsttutons produced m ore than 20,000 college graduates each y ear who represent a potental of $140 mllon gong nto the economy each year. LANGSTON The assoc a to n of busnessmen an d Langston U nversty s sure to buld b elter products for ndustry, Gov. B artlett told af^group of busness representatves M onday nght. The governor spoke to m ore than 50 representatves of state busnesses and L angston staff m em bers at a dnner m eetng n he home of Langston Presdent Dr. Wllam H. Hale. The n f <^r m a 1 dnner m eetng preceded "L. U. D ay, a college-ndustry program to be held a t L angston U nversty s ta rtng a t gftum. Tuesday. The governor wll m ake the keynote address at the ndustry day program, sponsored by the Natonal A llance of Busnessm en. The governor sad the college-ndustry program creates for students a betler understandng of state ndustres. H e sad ndustres can better utlze the potental of young people n the state. B artlett sad the state s tryng to provde jobs» where jobs are needed w hether n the Negro ghetto or n the rural areas. He also sad that through the efforts of state corporatons, m norty groups are provded jobs and d' some cases work n m anageral, roles or n ownershp of busnesses.

PAGE 4-T O E LANGSTON UNVERSTY GAZETTE-OCTOBER, 1969 GUTHRE AREA SALUTES LANGSTON UNVERSTY ON TS PROGRESSVE PROGRAM N EDUCATON! The Guthre Daly Leader, F rday, October 10, 1969 M ayar M alta a and fra s H a a f, W llam laagataa Unversty's Maw B a lu la y t- O,, H a h fla w '* A message From \ 1 Guthre Mayor A rt Nelson Z' pctured n ths ssue of He Guthre Daly Leader are representatves of fe hundreds of Guthre and Logdn County ctzensm erchants, pharm acsts, real estate agents, servce staton operators, housewves, m nsters, physcans, bankers, and other busness men-who congratulate Langston Unversty, the Logan County unversty, on -completon of Phase Two of ts ten-year buldng program ntated under the leadershp df Presdent Wllam H. Hale. The new slhouette of modern d o rm to res, attractve apartments for faculty and m arred students, renovated classroom buldngs, and tte recently-constructed scence^ and technology buldng, musc buldng, and lb rary anndz (complete wth Learnng Resources Center-one of three n Oklahoma) reflect the role whch Langston Unversty now plays as an nsttuton educaton n Oklahoma. 9 Chartered n 1897 as the Colored Agrcultural and Unversty, Langston Unversty, snce 1964, has been open qualfed students of all rc e s. Today ts faculty s one-fourth whte, and the number of whte students s rapdly ncreasng. Logan County resldents-housewlves, m nsters, recent hlgb-wchool graduates-are dscoverng the advantage of attendng a local unversty, whch offers excellent academc nstructon and modern learnng facltes. ^ The ctzens otgu thrle and Logan County commend the unversty \ for the felosophy under whch t operates-that no worthy student, whatever h s economc condton, wll fal to' fnd here an opportunty to secure an educaton. Such a phlosophy makes t possble for anyone n our communty who has the desre and Ablty to go to college to secure an educaton a t Langston Unversty. Because the unversty has been fully accredted by the North Central Assocaton of Colleges and Secondary Schools, tee Natonal Councl far Accredtaton of Teacher Educaton, and other state and natonal accredtng agences, Langston graduates a re assured of employment upon graduaton. Ths year many senors * found themselves under contract before they were graduated. "The people of Guthre apprecate the contrbuton whch Langston Unversty make's to ths county fnancally, culturally, and educatonally. We pledge our support to Logan County unverslfy-our unversty-whtch serves not only ths county, but the s ta te, fle naton, and several foregn countres. We want to share n fle contnung development of Langston Unversty, an nsttuton whch s not only keepng pace wth her sster nsttutons of hgher educaton n Oklahoma, but whch, n some areas, s settng the pace. e> d a y a r Tka C t y o f G u t ty!

L A N Q S T O N. H E LANGSTON UNVERSTY GAZETTE, OCTOBER, M l, RAGE S Buldng A Brghter Future For All Ctzens Through Educaton <vt M rs. Spencer Sessons Best wshes to (he "new" Langston Unversty, an nsttuton of hgher learnng whch exemplfes progress. We congratulate you! Alvn Bohot Congratulatons to Langston Unversty on the completon of a major p art of your ten-year buld* ng program. We are proud of our Logan County unversty. Jm P atterson s n fs fffl U n lv trs lty 's New Scence- Technology B u lln g Congratulatons to a fne educatonal nsttuton- Langston Unversty-our Logan County unversty! Keep up the good work. ^ C arl Meadors Best wshes to a progressve lversty, Ungston Unversty, our new buldngs are an asset )t only to your college com- [unty but to an Logan County. U ngston Unversty buldng program contnues to make major gans under the leadershp of ts frs t alumnus presdent, Dr. Wllam H. Hale. The frst phase has been completed at a cost of near $2 mllon and the second phase, also pegged at near $2 mllon, s nearng completon. The two phases are a part of the 1965-1975 expanson program. Three academc buldngs are now occuped by students and faculty. The frst phase ncluded the Sclence-Technology Buldng, lb rary Annex and Musc Buldng. The annex s occuped on the frst floor by admnstraton and staff, second floor, Learnng Resources Center and classroom s, and thrd floor, A rt Department and classroom s. The Sclence-Technology buldng ncludes ndustral A rts, Chemstry and Mathematcs. The frst floor houses Data Processng, Electroncs, Draftng, Photography and wood workng. C lassrooms and labs for Chemstry and Mathematcs are on the second and thrd floors. V The Musc Buldng connects to. W. Young Audtorum and s completely equpped for musc majors ncludng practce roolns, classrooms and a small audtorum for concerts and other programs. ' Also completed s the renovaton of the old Agrculture Buldng. The Home Economcs department has moved nto the buldng whch has all new equpment ncludng ktchen facltes. The old admnstraton buldng s presently undergong renovaton and wll be ready for occupancy wthn two months. Dr. Hale s roundng out hs 10th year as presdent of Langstpn Unversty and the nsttuton has undergone an explosve student gan along wth buldng expanson. The Logan County nsttuton was almost at a standstll as tor as havng a brght future n 1960, when Dr. Hale took over the rens. Snce that tme, LU has trpled ts enrollment to approxmately 1,400 students and the buldngs on the campus contnue to go up... o Langston s proud of ts Learnng Resource Center. t s the only state nsttuton wth an HC. The Unversty recently hosted a 3-day nsttute for educators throughout the country at the Learnng Resource Center. Langston also has completed part of ts second phase buldng program. A 36-apartment unt complex s completed and two new dormtores housng 300 students each wll be fnshed wthn 30 days. Langston s keepng pace wth a changng socety that contnues to put more and more demands on educatonal nsttutons. Johny O. Brown Congratulatons to Langston Unversty on toe progress of ts buldng program. he hard work of a «dedcated admnstraton, faculty, alumn, and student body has pad off. he ctzens of Guthre and Logan County are proud of your new unversty. JR. Swan Bll Underwood % Dean May v ; Servce to Logan County has long been (he creed of Langston Unversty. MJy the openng of these new facltes ad n moldng toe boys and grls of today-nto toe men and women of tomorrow. Max Kennemer Ed hrner Best wshes to Langston Un- Congratulatons, LangstonUn* versty! We Gutorlans enjoy versty! Such nnovatons as yodr your fne programs and ball Learnng Resources Center-one games, whch are only a twelve- of only three n toe state-undermle drve for us. Con* llne your nterest n ndvdualzng ns true tonfor each student. gratulatons on your buldng program! As a Guthre educator and supporter of LangstonUnverslty for many years, congratulate toe unversty on toe completon of an mportant part of ts buldng program. Comfortable lvng quarters and modern, arcondtoned classroom buldngs make for good learnng condtons. V GUTHRE AREA SALUTES LANGSTON

PAGE 6-TOE LANGSTON UNVERSTY GAZE TTE-OCTt)BER, 1969 Raymond Ochs Guthre and Logan County ctzens congratulate Langston Unversty on completon of Phase 11 of ts ten-year buldng program. The new dorm tores and modern classroom buldngs afford comfortable housng and a pleasant learnng envronment for Langston students. Lawrence Hamlton Congratulatons to Langston Unversty on ts new look. The new musc buldng, now only one year old, s one of the mo6t modern n the state and should be nvtng to prospectve college students who wsh to major o r mnor n musc. Mrs. Floyd McVcker Congratulatons, Langston Unversty! We apprecate the excellent programs, symphones, and concerts brought to your campus for the entertanment and enjoyment of your students and communty and for the larger Log^n County communty. G erold Allen Congratulatons to 'Langston Unversty! We apprecate your fne programs and ball games whch a re avalable to our communty. We share your prde n the mpressve new buldngs whch have just been completed on your campus. (3 John Pearson Best wshes to a last-growng, progressve nsttuton of hgher educaton-langston Unversty! The ctzens of Guthre and Logan County take prde n your new buldngs and educatonal tacltes, and we pledge our contnued support Salute To Langston Lloyd Lentz, Sr. We pledge our support to the Logan County unversty whch has made somanycontrbutonsfnancal, cultural, and educatona l-to ths area. Presdent Hale and the other members ^of the Langston Unversty famly are to be commended. Paul Woodul Best wshes to Langston Unversty! We look forward wth nterest to Phase H of your ten-year buldng program. The new buldngs on your campus have lterally transformed t n the last fve years. We are proud of our Logan County unversty. Bll Lehmann We apprecate the servces rendered by Langston Unversty to our cty andcounty. Young people from all over our state, our naton, an^^everal foregn countres c o q ^ A ^ u r c o u n ty to go to college TwclH^Langston Unversty s located here. roncrr a flatons. L.U.! Joel Graves The admnstraton, faculty, alumn, and students of Langston Unversty are to be congratulated on one of the most attractve four-year colleges campuses n the statecjy eju g / prouddflat Langston Unversty s "T n Logan Cpunty. Ralph Dawson G*» Students from all ovdr the state and the naton, as well as several foregn countres, are proud to clam Langston Unversty as ther alma mater. The fne new buldngs just completed wll tnake the unversty even more attractve to students n the years ahead..glen Carey Congratulatons, Langston Unversty! The new dormtores whch your students wll be movng nto rght away testfy to your success n more than doublng your enrollment n the past fve years. Keep up the good work! Carle Kng As an alumnus of Langston Unversty and a teacher n de Guthre school system, have watched wth prde the progress of Langston Unversty the past few years. My own educatonal experence there was nvaluable and has gven me an excellent background for graduate school. Jon Gumerson We take prde n the progress of the ten-year buldng program of Langston Unversty. New dorm tores and classroom buldngs on all sdes of the campus m ke t a m ajor attracton n Logan County to young people n Oklahoma and throughout the naton. Lorrane Fogarty We are proud of the progress of the Logan County unversty, Langston Unversty. Your new faculty apd student housng and classroom buldngs and your new Learnng Resources Center have made your nsttuton one of the most up-to-date colleges n Oklahoma. M ss Cartotta Fruln Tne tremenaous ^buldng program of Langston Unversty s only a part of the progress whch has marked the growth of the unversty. Those of us who have worked closely wth the dedcated adm nstrators, faculty, and staff there are aware of the efforts whch have resulted n lull accredtaton of the academor program whch t of frs ts students. J.T. Gllam Guthre ctzens are proudpuf the progressve nsttuton of hgher educaton n our county- Langston Unversty. We encourage ctzens of Guthre and Logan County to vst the unversty and tour the campus to see the many new modern facltes n use there. Ken Englsh N. Presdent and M rs. Hale, ther faculty, staff, and students are to be commended fo r the outstandng work they have done n mprovng Langston- Unversty physcally, academcally, and culturally. We are fortunate to have ths nsttuton of hgher educaton n our area. E.M. Goolsby / Congratulatons to one of the most progressve nsttutons of hgher educaton n Oklahoma- Langston Unversty. The new dorm tores, faculty and marred-student housng, and classroom buldngs wll prove attractve to college students n our area. John L. LeHew 111 Xl.lK pf us who are nterested n educaton take,prde n the accomplshments of Langston Unversty. The new buldngs on the campus are symbols of the modern learnng facltes and nnovatve teachng technques employed n our Logan County unversty.........<*. '-/»

* TOE LANGSTON.UNVERSTY GAZETTE, OCTOBER, 1969, PAGE 7 rt Mnard Murray Norval Gooch Jm Wllbanks Bll Husted Best wshes to a modern and Presdent Hale, hs faculty, Congratulatons to R esdent congratulatons to Langston progressve educatonal n- staff» students, and the alumn Hale and all the members of f k? * 4,modern urdversty sttuton, Langston Unversty. of Langston Unversty deserve the Langston Unversty famly wnd the people of Logan County We look forward wth you to de our support as they work to make on completon of Phase 11 of are proud to support and attend, completon of Phase 111 of your ths college one of the outstandng ther buldng program. We are Keep up the good work! ten-year buldng program. nsttutons of hgher educaton proud of our Logan County unn Oklahoma. Congratulatons! versty. Mark Ekss Congratulatons, Langston Unversty, on the completon of Phasft 11 of your buldng program. We are proud of our Logan County unversty, and we pledge our contnued support. Donald Cdfta JohnR R.F. Flasch T O y ' - * Congratulatons to Langston Those of us who have watch- Unversty, one of the most ed Langston Unversty progress progressve unverstes n the for- several years are proud of state^.of Oklahoma. CtzenS/ffe success acheved by the un- j of Guthre and Logan County,- versty as exemplfed by the Jour the campus of our Logan modern - buldngs whch now* County unversty f you have grace the campus. Best wshes not been by there Recently. The for many years of contnued educatonal facltes avalable success n 'educatng de young there for our college students people of our county, state, and are among le most modern n naton, the state. '. L a n g sto n Reverend Donald Vance The phlosophy of Langston Unversty~to make a college educaton possble for all students who have the d esre and ablty to go to co lleg e, regardle ss of ther fnancal stu atond eserves our support. Congratulatons, Langston Unversty, on completon of your new buldngs! Mrs. Claude Con As a form er student of Langston U nversty, look wth prde on de p rogress of the unversty. enjoyed my course work dere and would lk er to take more cla sses n som e of the beautful new buldngs whch wll now be n u se. Congratulatons, Langston Unversty! John Kellogg Bob Bennett - x Congratulatons to Langston We are proud of the Logan T vers ty» 016 Logan, tf ounty. County nsttuton of hgher r vers^» n, eo P t e J <» f educaton-langston U n v e r s t y - < ^ ase 11 of lts ten*year bulldns ^ - \ for the p rogress whch ts beaut- p*'0?1'4111 We are proud of the "ful new buldngs exemplfy. progress exem plfed by these fne buldngs. Ross Archer Logan County ctzens are proud of the fne buldngs program and qualty educaton whch are tradem arks of Langston Unversty. Congratulatons, Langston W.R. Fry, Jr. The ctzens of Guthre congratulate Langston Unversty on completng Phase n of ts tenyear buldng program. We look forward to seeng the fnal stages of ths program n the near future. Foress B. Llle Congratulatons to a fne educatonal nsttuton, Langston Unversty. We wsh you contnung su cess n your task of offerng a hgh-qualty educaton to our young people. : Whte Mrs. J ess Gatln Mrs. Rchard D reessen Phl Krtley Newt Cornwell -a As a Logan County educator and neghbor to Langston Unversty, am proud of the accomplshments of the nsttuton. Many of our Coyle students are plannng to enroll there ths fall. They want to take advantage of the modern fa c lte s and excellent educatoou opportunty only a mle o jj k o away from ther hom es. W As a recen t graduate j of Langston U nversty, am qute proud of the completon of Phase 11 of our buldng program. Snce shall be teachng agan ths year n the Guthre school system, shall be able to keep n touch wth the contnung progress of the unversty. Congratulatons, L.U J take partcular prde n the accomplshments of Langston Unversty snce am a former LangstQn student. Havng served a s a foregn mssonary the past two y4ars, was amazed at the progress whch has taken place n the buldng program when we returned to Guthre recently. Congratulatons, L.UJ 'As an educator, apprecate the tremendous effort that has gone jn to the new Langston U nversty. The standard of excellence you have set n your buldng program and academc nstructon. a challenge and nspraton for all of us who are ^n the busness of teachng young people': Congratulatons to Langston U nversty on completon of Phase 11 of the t e.., --------------- program! The )ew three-story scence buldng And'modern equpment n use there should prove attractve to those students n our area who are plannng a career whch requres a thorough background n the scen ces.

LANGSTON UNVER3TY GAZETTE - PAGE (Contnued from Page 1) Mss Brown was also featured at the Mss Langston coronaton. The coronaton ball followed. Both coeds wll be honored durng the homecomng festvtes Saturday when the lons entertan the Southeastern State Savages from Durant. Last year the two clubs waged a clff-hanger at Durant wth the Savages squeakng out a 26-25 trumph. The homecomng festvtes start at 8 a.m. Saturday wth a coffee hour n the lobby of the new Besse L. Young HalL The coffee s sponsored by the Parents and Patrons Organzaton. The group wll hold a plannng sesson at 11:30 a.m. The homecomong parade wll start at 10 a.m. Saturday on the unversty campus. Cash przes and trophes wll be a w a rd e d to the organzaton floats best depctng the homecomng theme of Preludes to the Seventes. The Langston Unversty band wll stage a concert at 10:45 a.m. The homecomng dance wll be held at 8 p.m. Saturday n the Gayles gymnasum. Edde Floyd and hs Recordng Band wll provde the musc. r» Artst Wth Model k wll play at tha hofacovnng Durn g Homecomng and untl November 1, an exhbton of ethnc Q. * ' aw areness by Alfred Cohran wll be on dsplay n the Art FnnF F o v n. f Gallery on thrd floor of Page Lbrary Annex. n the pcture *s, dance n above, Mr. Cohran poses wth hs acrylc enttled Mona Lza r C whch s a prze-wnnng pantng n the Contemporary Art Foundaton s summer competton now on exhbt at Langston. Gayles Gymnasum at 9:30 p.m. L DR. MARTN LUTHER KNG, JR. T m e has sw ftly sped away, Just one year ago, The world suffered a grevous loss O f a Cvl R ghts HERO. r He gave a warnng to the world And especally to' our Naton, Of the seem ng, apparent dsregard Of njustce? and dscrm naton. He preached and practced n hs lfe, Peaceful, hum an relatons;.. T w as n M emphs, T ennessee, " H e met hs assassnaton. y-' ndbcd, he was a leader, _ That w ll be greatly mssed, Thank God for hs loan to u s A t such a tm e as ths! For justce, peace and rghteousness H e could not eompomtse;- Becam c the youngest recpent To receve the Nobel Prze. V - MMORTAL Durng hs global travels-, He epoke to many mllon, Rem ndng of a bblcal fact We are sm ply all G od s chldren. \ n hs prophetc vson, He vew ed a comng day, When' chldren regardlpss of color Together would work and play. A s he moved about He made t understood, Hs entre lfe and labor W as for CHRSTAN BROTHERHOOD. Crjel cops and angry mobs Could not m ake hm run, H e m erely led a host and sang Som e day WE LL OVERCOME! n W ashngton, D. C., t A m ghty throng w as seen,?--- W hle he gave a burnng m essage From the Subject, H AVE A DREAM He awakened a new sprt, ) Thrt never can be stlled, U ntl w e defntely realze A lofty dream FULFLLED. Som etm es he w ent to prson M nus bond orvbal, But rather lke the Apostle Paul H e dtgnfcd the jal. H e lved and ded for BROTHERHOOD C ertanly pot for fan\c, H s C hrst-lke teachng and leadershp Has m m ortalzed hs NAME. / >»» Somd^may say that h e s dead, B ut may w c answ er NAY? Only, a brllant, shftng star Vacated for a better day. H s lofty prncples and atttude, H s method to accomplsh thngs, Places the whole world deeply n debt To DR. MARTN LUTHER KNG. B y The Reverend A. H. Byrd Presdng Elder Emertus Post O ffce B ox 737 dabel, Oklahoma 74745 a -