Quaintance Young, Miss Oakwood's UNCF
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL CONFERENCES OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS VOLUME 2 MARCH 1980 NUMBER 3 Quaintance Young, Miss Oakwood's UNCF interest and participation of students in trophies to her four runner-ups based on COVER STORY the progress of UNCF and to preserve the highest per capita campus giving; 2) and further loyalty and fellowship the George Hightower Attendance between member institutions of UNCF, Trophy which goes to the queen their faculties, staff, students, and representing the college having the alumni. largest student attendance at the con- In furtherance of its purposes, the ference; 3) the UNCF Contribution National Pre-Alumni Council: a) Award Trophy presented to the queen of encourages individual contributions to the college where the student body UNCF; b) gives maximum assistance in raised the largest amount of money dur- raising funds during the annual cam- ing the campus campaign; 4) the Samuel paigns of UNCF; c) assists the National D. Liedesdorf Award given Miss UNCF Alumni Council in its goals to encourage by the New York Office; and 5) an Award young people to attend UNCF institu- is given to each Queen participating in tions and to become aware of the need the Coronation. for social and professional growth; and The UNCF Inc. gave $200,000 to the d) stimulates an awareness among col- member colleges during 1944, the year lege students of the need to become ac- it was founded by Dr. Frederick D. Pat- tive members in their respective Pre- terson, former President of Tuskegee Alumni Councils. Institute. In 1978 this amount had grown Mrs. Edna L. Williamson, Principal, North- to over 161/2 million dollars which was eastern academy. One of the highlights of the annual National Alumni and National Pre-Alumni distributed to the member colleges. Council is the Coronation in which Miss What better investment do we have UNCF-OAKWOOD'S National UNCF is crowned. This honor is than the investment of education for our TWO MILLION DOLLAR conferred on the college queen repre- precious youth and the development of BENEFACTOR senting the student body which has better faculties and better physical raised the largest per capita contribu- plants in our institutions. The United Negro College Fund is the tion. Traditionally, the Coronation was GIVE TO THE UNITED NEGRO second largest contributor to Oakwood held on Friday evening but this event COLLEGE FUND AND ASSIST College, second only to the General Con- was changed to Saturday night in OAKWOOD COLLEGE—OUR SCHOOL ference of Seventh-day Adventists. In deference to Oakwood College and its FOR OUR YOUTH!!! 1978 Oakwood received $215,515 from queen. Miss Brenda Spraggins, UNCF. Each year the amount increases. Oakwood's first UNCF queen, won this DISTRIBUTION OF The first year Oakwood became a coveted honor and was crowned Miss UNCF CAMPAIGN FUNDS member of the fund it received National UNCF at the National Alumni $79,870.19. During the years of our Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana The distribution of campaign funds is membership we have received in 1969. Last year's queen was Miss made in a formula unanimously agreed $2,059,681.13 from this source. Darla Van Putten from Pine Forge, Penn- upon by the presidents of the member Oakwood alumni and the student body sylvania. The Pre-Alumni Council cam- institutions: a) 50 percent of the pro- of the college have an opportunity to pus campaigns give students an oppor- ceeds are divided equally among all augment the amount given to their alma tunity to share a part in increasing the member colleges; b) 40 percent of the proceeds are divided on the basis of a mater by supporting the UNCF during its contributions which will come back to five-year average of income from gifts, annual campaigns. their campuses through the annual grants and endowments; and c) 10 per- The National Alumni Council and the UNCF appropriations which are used for cent of the proceeds are divided on the National Pre-Alumni Council Conference student scholarships, faculty post- basis of a five-year average enrollment meets this year February 7-9 in Detroit, graduate study, and building of each member college. Michigan at the Renaissance Plaza improvement. During last year the per Hotel. Oakwood College will send its capita giving for the winning colleges "A MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING queen to this conference and alumni were: TO WASTE" leaders from around the country will be 1st place—Texas College $40.95 The United Negro College Fund con- present. 2nd place—Bishop College 40.64 ducts annual national fund raising cam- The National Pre-Alumni Council is 3rd place—Houston-Tillotson paigns in order to raise money for the body representing the students of 24.40 operating expenses of 41 predominantly the 41 member colleges. Each college 4th place—Wiley College 24.39 black colleges and universities. has a Pre-Alumni Council on campus. 5th place—Philander-Smith All UNCF member schools are These councils together form the College 22.14 private, fully-accredited, and four year National Pre-Alumni Council. Last year Miss Texas College was crowned Miss institutions (three offer graduate the students in the pre-alumni councils UNCF. This year Oakwood's Queen is degrees). UNCF schools are a vital asset raised over $300,000 on their cam- Quaintance Young, from, Chicago, IL. to this country. They help break the puses. Several other trophies and awards are cycle of poverty by preparing black men The purpose of the National Pre- given during the Coronation. They in- and women to become self-sufficient. Alumni Council is to stimulate the clude: 1) Miss UNCF Trophy and Student enrollment totals 48,000. TWO They come from 50 states and 62 coun- Florida Memorial College, Miami, Florida Huston-Tillotson College, Austin, Texas tries. Because many UNCF students Interdenominational Theological Center, come with educational and financial Atlanta, Georgia PUBLISHER'S disadvantages, more than 60 percent Jarvis Christian College, Hawkins, Texas Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, require financial aid—their families earn North Carolina less than $5,000 per year. Many of the Knoxville College, Knoxville, Tennessee PAGE parents must work long hours or two Lane College, Jackson, Tennessee Lemoyne-Owen College, Memphis, jobs in order to support their son's or Tennessee daughter's education. The majority of Livingstone College, Salisbury, North ARE OPPONENTS OF BLACK students major in Education, Business Carolina UNIONS OSTRACIZED AND Miles College, Birmingham, Alabama and the Social Sciences, but many of the Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia CONDEMNED? schools offer degrees in Chemistry, Morris Brown College, Atlanta, Georgia Oakwood College, Huntsville, Alabama Editor's note: "Occasionally we hear Engineering, Physics and Mathematics Paine College, Augusta, Georgia from those who charge the leaders of and a few in Computer Science. Paul Quinn College, Waco, Texas the thrust for black unions with un- Nearly 20 percent of the students go Philander Smith College, Little Rock, Arkansas Christlike treatment of those who on to the best graduate schools in the Rust College, Holly Springs, Mississippi oppose them. The letter that follows is country. St. Augustine's College, Raleigh, North one leader's reply to such a statement Only through a college education can Carolina St. Paul's College, Lawrenceville, and expresses the general attitude of these students move into the main- Virginia the editors of the Regional Voice." stream of American I•ife and provide Shaw University, Raleigh, North Carolina Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia effective leadership to their com- Stillman College, Tuscaloosa, Alabama Dear Friend: munities and the nation. Talladega College, Talladega, Alabama There is absolutely no discrimination Texas College, Tyler, Texas Your comments regarding strife among Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, Mississippi the brethren reflect the genuine concern because of race, creed or color at any of Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee Institute, the UNCF schools. Faculties have Alabama of the Christian lady that you are. always been biracial, student bodies are Virginia Union University, Richmond, Regrettably, however, the matter has Virginia not been accurately represented to you. becoming more so. Voorhees College, Denmark, South UNCF schools must rely heavily on Carolina It is true that black union proponents Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, have, in active ways, expressed displea- your support because of the lack of Ohio wealthy alumni, limited endowments, Wiley College, Marshall, Texas sure with some of the opponents to this low tuition, and minimal student fees. Xavier University, New Orleans, request. While these expressions of Louisiana Through the use of volunteers, UNCF displeasure have been interpreted by seeks contributions from individuals, Distribution of Funds to them and some others as reprisals, corporations, foundations, organiza- Oakwood College from because of their opposition, they are tions, and alumni. United Negro College Fund, Inc. not; they are rather attempts to protect black work from the opposition of Specifically, your UNCF gift will 1965 $79,870.19 increase scholarship and student aid 1966 70,135.06 brethren whose activities review as: 1967 83,271.88 programs, supplement salaries for 1968 103,284.00 1. Self-serving—(a desire to exer- faculties and staff (Salaries of full pro- 1969 115,479.00 cise control in black con- fessors at member colleges average 1970 115,771.00 1971 146,761.00 ferences even though they are approximately 25 percent below the 1972 152,982.00 no longer actively involved at national average.), expand curricula 1973 149,024.00 that level). offerings in the field of business, 1974 154,962.00 1975 163,240.00 2. Unethical—(some of them, in an economics, medicine and communica- 1976 182,101.00 effort to get their point across tions, add new teaching and laboratory 1977 188,984.00 against black unions, have ac- equipment, and increase research facili- 1978 215,515.00 1979 (partial report) 138,301.00 tually interfered within a local ties and library services.