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THE AURORA FOUNDED 1875 Let There Be Light' KNOXVILLE COLLEGE THE AURORA FOUNDED 1875 let There Be Light' PUBLISHED Six TIMES A YEAR BY KNOXVILLE COLLEGE Volume 67 KNOXVILLE COLLEGE, KNOXVILLE, TENN., FEBRUARY 1954 No. 3 PRAYER FOR KNOXVILLE COLLEGE KC Honor Roll Founder's Day Program March 19-21 Almighty God our Father, fountain of all wisdom and truth, we lift Announced our hearts in praise of Thee. Accept our humble thanks for the fore­ Brices To Begin Observance (2.3 average and above) sight and dedication of our Founders who, with Thy aid and guidance President James A. Colston has Donna Swain, Joseph Roberts, announced that Founder's Day established this institution. Accept our humble thanks for the men and Evelyn Williams, Lila Gripper, Al­ KC Graduate celebration during the 79th anni­ women who through faithful service' maintained, strengthened, and bert Kaiser, Jacquelyn Martin, Arie versary of Knoxville College has enlarged it. Jo Sims, Lois Jones, Daisy Boykin, Now Lecturer been set for March 19-21. Danna Wood, Laney Montgomery, Observance of this traditional We thank Thee, Lord, for the students who have learned and trans­ Marcia Jackson, Tillman Jackson, In Knoxville event begins Friday, March 19th lated into life new knowledge, wholesome character and Christian ideals. Joaquina Lizama, Lizzie Felder, Mrs. Agnes Watson Chapman, a with a musical recital featuring James Spratling, Jamesena Hall, 1942 graduate from her«, has re­ Carol Brice, internationally known Purify our hearts and minds of all selfishness, ill-feeling, deceit and Elizabeth Locke, Mamie Lee Jones, cently returned from a fourteen contralto. Assisting Miss Brice will envy so that we will not substitute less worthy goals for the noble pur­ Ambrose Lane, Marguerite Rickert, be her brothers, Jonathan, at the Bertha Ousley, Willetta Howell, months tour of the Far East, and poses bequeathed to us by our college. Reawaken in us a new devotion is now charming many audiences piano, and Eugene, who is a bari­ Ullysses McBride, John Harold throughout the city with her inter­ tone singer of note. and loyalty to our Alma Mater. May we futtfill in our own lives its Holt, Cecil Bishop, Martina Cham­ esting accounts of her experiences. ideals, and may we contribute to its maintenance and growth by support­ bers, June Jones, Malva Fortson, Scheduled for Saturday, March Mary Gleaves, Eleanor Holmes, Mrs. Chapman, former editor-in- 20th are: The Alumni Luncheon, a ing it financially and by doing all things necessary for its containing needs. and Sara Mitchell. chief of the Aurora and outstand­ ing KCean, has addressed students meeting of Alumni Regional Offi­ We, the alumni, students, faculty and friends ask these blessings in Honorable Mention (minimum at Beardsley and Vine Junior High cers, and the Alumni Fellowship the name of Him to whom our college is dedicated, even Jesus Christ average of 2.25): Charles Craig, Schools; the Baptist Training Banquet. our Lord. Amen. Samuel Francis, Aldorothy Lewis, Union of the Mount Zion Baptist George McCravy, Marquetta Shack­ Church; and Delta Sigma Theta The Founder's Day Convocation elford, Edward Lee Taylor, Mary Sorority, of which she is a mem­ is programmed for Sunday, March Ellen Upton, Ruth 0. Whitehead, ber, on the occasion of its Found­ 21st. Dr. Carol Cotton Bowie, a and Mildred Wright. Reese-Bianchi Marriage er's Day Observance. Knoxville College graduate and Youth of the city are receiving daughter of a former president of much inspiration from the chal­ the college, will be the featured Essay Contest lenging and dynamic young speak­ er. She is scheduled to address speaker on this occasion. Announced "The Monday Book Review Club" Convocation ceremonies conclude at its February meeting. Fellow Students, the celebration. Mrs. Chapman went to the Orient The Brices, Carol, Jonathan and The Independent Call newspaper to join her husband, Dr. William T. is sponsoring an ESSAY CON­ Chapman, who graduated from Eugene, are the daughter and sons TEST which may be of vital in­ here in 1939, and is presently a of Rev. Brice of the KC United terest to you. Published here are Captain in the United States Army. Presbyterian Church. the rules. Also watch the Inde­ pendent Call for further details as they unfold. Mother of National AKA President Honored INDEPENDENT CALL ESSAY CONTEST Subject: The Value of a News­ paper to a Community" 1. This contest is open to stu­ dents—in- elementary^- jstnior high, senior high schools and college. Grades included 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12; college, all levels. 2. Prizes will be awarded for the best essay in each class. Five dollars for elementary; ten dollars for junior high; fifteen dollars for senior high and twenty dollars for college. 3. All essays must be submitted to "Essay Contest Editor," Inde­ pendent Call, 108 y2 W. Vine Ave­ nue, not later than midnight April 15. Entries may be mailed. 4. Entries will be judged on the basis of neatness, originality, ma­ terial content and clearness of Mrs. McKamey, Mother of National AKA President Wallace, has thought. All essays become the corsage pinned on by her daughter as KC AKA chapter members Upton, property of the Independent Call Taylor, Leavelle, and Ousley look on. and none will be returned. Mrs. Arnetta G. Wallace of 1116 Board of Trustees of the S. A. WEDDING BELLS RING FOR REESES — Mr. and Mrs. Franklin 5. The contest will run from McGhee Street, teacher at Vine February 15 to April 15. Owen Church Unit. Reese, Jr., cut their wedding cake following marriage December 27. Mrs. Junior High School and an active Mrs. Wallace also serves as a Reese is the former La Verna Bianchi, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abner 6. Essay may be two thousand worker in religious and civic affairs member of the Committee on Ad­ Bianchi, 519 McConnell Street. words or not less than fifteen hun­ of the community, was elected Na­ ministration of the Phyllis Wheat- dred words. tional President of the Alpha Kap­ ley Branch of the Knoxville Y. W. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Reese, Jr., ristown and Knoxville College 7. The decision of the judges is pa Alpha Sorority at its annual C. A.; president of the Knoxville are making their home in Chicago, where she was 1951 Alpha Queen final. meeting in St. Louis, Mo., Decem­ chapter of the National Council of 111., following their marriage here AWARDS ber 30, 1953. Negro Women, and Regional Di­ at the home of the bride's parents, and also a homecoming queen at­ tendant the same year. Her soror­ $ 5.00—Grade school—5, 6. Mrs. Wallace is a member of Al­ rector of the National organiza­ 519 McConnell St., December 27 at pha Pi Omega, the local chapter of tion. She is a veteran teacher in 6:00 p.m. ity is Delta. She is now a teacher $10.00—Junior high—7, 8, 9. in the Chicago City school system. $15.00—Senior high—10, 11, 12. the sorority and has previously the Knoxville City Schools, vice- Mrs. Reese, the daughter of Mr. Mr. Reese is employed at the Ford $20.00—College—All class levels. served as president of the chapter president of the East Tennessee and Mrs. Abner Bianchi, was the Motor Company. and subsequently as Regional Di­ Teachers Association and a mem­ former La Verna Bianchi before rector from 1944-1948 of seven ber of idle Executive Committee of her marriage. The groom is the Dr. and Mrs. P. L. Bryant, uncle and aunt of the bride, entertained neighboring states and more re­ the Tennessee Education Associa­ son of Mr. Franklin Reese, Sr., of Selective Service cently National Vice-President of tion at Miami Beach, Florida in Chicago. with a reception at their home. the sorority—1948-1952. July of 1953. Assisting were: Misses Reida Bell Test Officiating at the ceremony was Mrs. Wallace is also chairman Mrs. Wallace was the principal the Rev. DeWitt S. Dykes, pastor Dykes, student at Bennett College of the National Pan-Hellenic Coun­ in North Carolina, Sherwood Reed, All eligible students who intend speaker at Knoxville's City Coun­ of the East Vine Avenue Methodist to take the Selective Service Col­ cil consisting of eight Greek-letter cil in the fight to end segregation Church. Christmas holly, gladioli, student at Hampton Institute in organizations which work cooper­ Virginia, Eleanor Holmes, Barbara lege Qualification Test in 1954 at McGhee-Tyson Airport. The magnolias and ferns gave a sea­ should file applications at once for atively. In 1950 Mrs. Wallace was City Council voted unanimously to sonal charm to the occasion. McGill, Mary K. Brown, Marian the April 22 administration, Selec­ chosen the woman of the year for end segregation at the airport. Miss Lillian Carey played tradi­ Isom, Joyce Henry, Howard Mc­ tive Service National Headquarters the Negro community in recogni­ Kamey, Mesdames Edna Dean tion of her active participation in Gamma Eta Chapter of the sor­ tional music. Songs were by Miss advised today. ority presented her in a message Mary K. Brown who sang "Al­ Hardy, Jamesena Gillespie, Ruth the religious, civic and educational An application and a bulletin of affairs of the community and state. to youth, Sunday, February 14, ways" and Mrs. Jamesena Gillespie Faucett, Arvella Smith, Mary 1954, in MacMillan Chapel. sang "The Lord's Prayer." Thompson. Aurelia Horton, Clara information may be obtained at She is a member of the Mt. Zion any Selective Service local board. The highlight of the program The bride was attired in a white Holmes, Virginia Reed and A. L. Baptist Church where she serves Following instructions in the bul­ with the Federated Missionary So­ was a tribute paid to her Mother satin gown fashioned with a sweet­ Montgomery.
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