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VOLUME XVI LANGSTON UNIVERSITY, LANGSTON, , OCTOBER 1965 NUMBER tw o NCATE A ccred its LU Fraternities Under Civil Standards Riglits Act Met By WasMngton, D. C,-(I.P.).Uncler the CivU Rights Act of 1964, colleges receiving federal ftinds University are responsible for assuring that fraternities on their campus do Langston University has been not practice racial discrimina­ officially informed of the accredi­ tion, the Office of tation of its Teacher Education Education said here. Program by the NatioaU Council According to a statement re­ for the Accreditation of Teacher leased by Commissioner Francis Education (NCATE) . Keppel, "An institution which The NCATE Is an organization m^ntains a fraternity system as whose purpose is to improve part of its activities and overall teacher education through accre­ program is responsible under the ditation. Only those institutions civil rights act requirement for that apply voluntarily and are found by an examination to meet assuring that discrimation is not established standards for the practiced by fraternities in the preparation of teachers are system." accredited by the Council. His views are based on Title Langston University’s accredi­ VI of the act and administrative tation is effective as of September regulations issued by the Depart­ 1, 1965. ment of Health, Education and Welfare with the approval of the President. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, Section 601, reads as follows: Telelecture "No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, Members of the Royal Court tor the formal •coronation of Miss Langston. Her court Included the sweetnaarte.-ot the various canmua cnraniMtlnna ana jQ>Blg -aBsgrtB.CPict«g»i>L«ttto Seminar color, of national origin, be ex­ CarolstyAe Black and Thomas C. V a r ^ « m aa Black 1> **Mltt tfolTtrafjr V ornn"; Buhm cluded from participation In, Elliott, *'Miss Freshman" and Harold Arinwlne; Harlene Williams, Sopbooiore** and be denied the benefits of, or be Morris Curry; Maxine Todd representing "Miss Junior", and Bruce Crump; Shelia AU am, itontTnues sublected to discrimination under *'Mlss Senior" and Millard House; Gloria Grooms, "Miss Satfqrd Hall" and Winffed Code; any program or activity receiving The Seminar In Modem Ifiitb- Cleta Powell, "Miss University Men" and Bo(Aer Wallace; and Gloria J . Jackson, Football ematics is moving right along. federal financial assistance.’* Queen, and Leonard Shaw. Approximately twenty-f i v e Regulations of the Department of Juniors and Seniors are present­ Health, Education, and Welfare, ly enrolled receiving 2 semester issued with the approval of the In Memcriom hours credit. There is much President under section 602 of Sincerest sympathy is extended interest and enthusiasm mani­ the act, require colleges and to the feimily of the late Mrs. fested by the partic4»nts. universities receiving federal W. E. Herbert, mother of Mr. Dr. Howard Fehr, the master- fundi to submit certificates of Achille C. Hebert of the Lang­ lecturer, has given us Uiree won­ compliance with this provision. ston University faculty. Mr. derful and thought provoking lec­ The assurances by the W. E. Hebert, husband of the be­ tures on Set theory. The concepts institutions extend to“ admis­ loved "Mother Hebert"-as she of “is contained in," "isasubset sions practices and all other was affectionately called-served of," complementation, union, in­ practices relating to the treaU as Business Manager at the Uni­ tersection, disjoint, equivalence ment of students.” versity for twenty-five years until relations, equivalent classes his retirement several years ago. have been mastered by the group. On Wednesday evening Dr. Frederick Mosteller lectured on “ Probability and Statisttce.” Twenty Named The lecturer of the evening is chairman of the mathematics I department at Harvard Univer­ sity. He is the author of several To Who’s Who books and is an outstanding The names of twenty Langston University students have been authority in his field. chosen to appear in the 1965-66 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. To receive this honor, After his lecture, Dr.Mosteller students must have a three point average or above, possess leader­ was questioned by participants ship ability in academic and extra-curricular activities, be rrf at each of the cooperating insti­ service to the institution and show promise of future usefulness tutions. His lecture as well as Students who met these qualifications are : Maurene Y. Combs, his answers to questions were a chemistry major from Clearview; Melvin D. Driver, a mathematics quite informative. He su^srested major from Sand Springs; James Dan Gilyard, a music major from several reference in probabil­ Lawton; Juanita E. Goff, a social secince major from Tulsa; ity and statistics tc menibers Charlesetta Henry, a history major from Lawton; Joe N. Hornbeak, of the various groups. Jr., a physical education major from Marrietta; Daniel P. JacoU son, a biology major from Woodward; AdvergusD. James, a business Our audio-portion of the education major from Muskogee; James H. Manns, a mathematics program is good except for an DR. FREDERICK MOSTELLER major from Sand Springs, Ethel L. McKenzie, an English major occasional "feed-back’’ the elec­ from Detroit, Michigan; James Northcutt, a biology major from trowriter is excellent, writing away with equations and symbols, Tipton; Lora E. Parks, an elementary education major from Guthrie; With good audio reception, a well Margaret Parrish, a home economics major from Ft. Gibson; Ruth Langston Students Win L. Sypert, a history major from Tecumseh; Sally Tea, a mathematics written exercise by the electro­ Twelve Langston University William Scott was a finalist in writer, excellent mathematicians major from Tulsa; Sandra A. Tucker, an elementary education students particiapted in die for­ oratory. as lecturers, the students partici­ major from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Anna Delois Williams, ensic meet at Central State Col­ St'jd^nts reaching the semi- pating in this program will have a music major from Idabel; Margaret Williams, an English major lege last weekend. Sheila Rav. a fin'ils were James Robbins, an experience .they can never from Haskell, and Kathryn Tease Wilson, a sociology major from freshman from Oklahoma 01^, Robert Simmons and Evelyn forget. This is an enrichment . Five of the above students are appearing in the won the first prize Broncho tro­ Richardson in extemporaneous program and all will profit from publication for a second time. They are Advergus James, James phy in junior poetry reading. (Continued on page 7) their efforts. Manns, James RobWns, Anna Williams and Kathryn Tease Wilson. i] 4 I {I OCTOBER, 1965 PAGE TWO Students Named To Who’s Who

student Senate News -2, the following mem­ theme "Institutional Analysis.” bers of the Student Senate at> The Student Senate presented tended ttie Oklahoma Intercol­ a report of the conference at legiate Student Association Lea­ a chapel program. The confer­ dership Conference at Oklahoma; ences salient points were: Aims City: Joe Hornbeak, Charlesetta of Education, llie Residential gram Committee revealed new will be hostesses to the Club at Henry, Bobbie Allen, AUce St­ Unit, Student Participation in ttie talent by presenting poems, dra­ a Harvest Party in November rong Davis, John Haney, and Ro­ Teaching Process, Student-Fac- English Club News matic speeches, and readings.Dr. at Mrs. Flasch’s home. Mem­ bert Bomar. ulty Administration, Purpose oi The purpose of the conference The English Clidi began the Homer Nicholson, Associate Pro* bers will take a hayride to the Student Senate, and Problems was “ To offer to both student year's work with election of of­ fessor in the English Depart* meeting and wear hobo dress. facing the Student Senate As­ ficers. lliey are as follows: Pre* ment, was guest performer; he and adult leaders the opportun­ sociation. sident, James Robbins; Vice Pre* recited Keats ' Ode to a Night* ity for open discussion in depth If you bave any suggestions Boat retailers figure that in order that these leaders of sideht, Ethel McKenzie; Sec­ ingale." Everyone enjoyed tbe about 65 per cent of all house­ that will improve our campus retary, Margaret Williams; renditions so much that Berdie holds in the United States can Oklahoma might come to a gr­ life, present them to your St­ Assistant Secretary, Yvonne Lus­ Alford, Program Committee afford boats. eater awareness of who they udent Senate Representative or are in terms of both responsi­ ter; Treasurer, Cleta Powell; Re. chairman, was asked to plan sim­ Approximately 71 per cent come to the meetings held every porter, Gloria Jackson. ilar programs for future meet* of the United States popiula- bility and possibility." Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. in the ings. tion lives close enough to Students and advisors shared Student Organizatton Room. At the October meeting the Pro­ Mrs. Flasch and Mrs. Breaux water to enjoy boating. experiences in discussing tbe PAGE THREE LANGSTON UNIVERSITY GAZETTE OCTOBER, 1965 A l u m n i New Books Added At Libraiy Kennedy, John F . A NATION ban areas, but also to Oie bet­ Senator, put four years of first­ OF IMMIGRANTS; introduced by terment and development of (he hand investigatton into the book. Robert F. Kenedy. Rev. ed., role of minorities. King, Martin Luther J r . WHY N.Y., Harper, 1964. DeRham, Edith. THE LOVE WE CAN’T WAIT. N .Y., Harper In the light of the recent re­ FRAUD. N.Y., Potter, 1965. & Row. 1964. vamping of our immigrationlaws Hie author’s thesis is (hat a A firs t handaccount by the leaped Negro justice in the United St­ thoui^ not quite complete at the culturally as weU as biologi­ ates. Dr. King explaines (he re­ Mr. James Roy Johnson was elected President of the State Lang­ time of his death, this book cally: that childbearing is not asons for Negro demonstrations ston University Alumni Association at the Annual Alumni Senate presents Mr. Kennedy’s views *'creaUve’* in the sUghtest, nor and the frustrations (bat have Meeting on . Mr. Johnson, a vocational agriculture regarding ttie weaknesses of our motherhood a legitimate "car­ bred impatience. teacher at Haskell High School, is a 1949 graduate of the University: present immigration policy and eer.” Suter, John Wallace, ed. PRAY­ be also holds the Master's depee from Oklahoma State University. his recommendations for their M iller, Warren. THE SIEGE ERS FOR A NEW WORLD. N .Y., Mr. Johnson is married to the former Mae Katherine Delce, also improvement. The history of im- OF HARLEM. N.Y., McGraw- Scribner, 1964. a Langston graduate. They are the parents of three children; a mipatton from the earliest times H ill, 1964. In tUs collection of prayers daughter, Velma Jeanne, is a Junior at Lai«ston University in the is reviewed to show bow Amer­ Harlem seals itself off from the of all faiths the editor has at­ Department of Biology. ica is ** a nation of immigra­ rest of the United SUtes anj tempted to include prayers app­ Other state Alumni officers include: Mr. Ernest Holloway, Vice- nts*’ with contributions to its declares its independence. This ropriate for all occasions. President: Mrs. Jessie J. Moore, Recording Secretary: Mrs. Almeda economic and cultural life com­ book is an imaginative excursion C. Parker, Correqwnding Secretary; Mr. E.T.Bus^, Treasurer; ing from people of all national­ into what happened when (he “Ma­ Board Members One and Two, Mr. Luther ElUott, Sr. and Mr. ities and races. jority Peoide’* attempted to take E.M . Watson, respectively. Sartre, Jean-Paid. SEARCH Harlem back. FOR A METHOD ; from the Ellison, Ralph. SHADOW AND Zeta Phi Beta French by Hasel E. Barnes. NY. ACT. N.Y., Random, 1964. Kuoft, 1964. A collection of essasy by the This work is an attempt by News Mrs. Jean Esther Haynes for beins selected to appear in the novelist who is considered tqr Sartre to reconcile his phitos- maqy to be ttie most profound biographical compilation of the 1965 editfoo of Outstanding Yoiutt ofiiy of Hjdstentialism with Mar­ writer of ttiis century. Concern­ The members of Lamba Alpha Women of America. M rs. Haynes, a 1960 graduate of the institiK xist thought. ed prim arily witti (he comiAex Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sor­ tion in the Department of Business Administration, is postmistress Miller, William Robert. NON- at the Langston Postofllce. relationship between the Negro ority have accepted and in itia­ VILENCE: A CHRISTUN IN- American subculture and North ted twelve young ladies into our TERPRETATK)N. Assn. Press. American culture as a whole. pledge club (his year. They are 1964. Brown, Jimmy. OFF MY Florenda Jackson, Marilyn Lu- A definitive study of the con­ CHEST. N .Y., Doubleday, 1964. per, Clarice Taytor, Harlane Wil­ cept of nonviolence as a strat­ Mrs. Julia Ann Reed Hare who was recently appointed to the An autobio^rapiqr by one of the liams, Lncille Rtehman, Patricia egy of social action fbr civil greatest football players alive. Sullivan, Louella Henderson. fkculty of the District of Columbia’s Teachers’ CoUefe, WasUi^toq, rights and poUtical freedonuThe D.C. Collins, William M.METHODS Pearl Scott, Lula Oram. Mar­ book examines nooviolent con­ OF TEACHIMG IN ELEMEN­ lene Glass, Sandra Ramsey, and cepts of such men as Tlioreau^ TARY AND SECONDARY SCHO­ Alice Carey. TMstoy, Gandhi, Kwame, Nkm- mah and Martin tuttier Kii« OLS. N.Y., Pageant Press, 1969. Our SororttywaaawaidedthAxd and aftteovlB to iiierprai then TUB book a lo m e r Laag- llace for oar l eBgaaeita ttBii. la • IM U a tm n U r P ia ta a w r la lia- ■ frmiih thSkfolal «f M of UM setf on (he ilW ttsttte n siv f eoaliv parade C h irs tia i. general mettods of l«adyng ap- Miss Juanita Cotton, physically handlcaiiped dnee dikaKKK^ Bowever, because of menhaafcal plleahle to all grades from el- has earned three college degrees-one at the University and two troabto, our float was not view­ Weaver , Robeit C. 1HE UR- emeotary ttioagh high school. at the University of Cklahoraa-wbo has accepted a teaeUog posi­ b u eompltx; HUMAN YAL- ed la the parade. Oar theme was Muse. BeUanda. TEN YEARS '*Zeta B aild i to r A Better WbrM** tion at West State College. USES IN URBAN LIFE. N .Y., OF PRELUDE: THE STORY OF Doobleday, 1964. INTEGRATION SINCE I954J«. A series of essays written Lambda AlplM would like to Y . , Vikiflg Press, 1964. eoi«ratniate oar sorors and 1965 t f (he Adndalstrator of the Ho- A review of (he events ehlch nsiag and Hime Finance Agency gradnalas oa their present en- over a ten year period. Ihty resulted from the 1954 U.S. Su­ ployneat Soror BobUe Mack, enpkqred by the KanMs Educa­ are coneemed primarily withv- preme Court Decision declaring M r. Nathan l ^ s who has been qjpointed Governor Henry by ban renewal and its reUtton- racial segregation in the piUlc tion School System sad Soror Bellmon to the State Personnel Board, lb . Sans is the first Negro Ztfm a Reed, employed the ship to the improvement of or- school unconstitutional. The au­ to receive this ^)pointmeDt. thor, a former VirgiaU State Tolsa Pcblie Scbool System.

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BALL PAGE FIVE LANGSTON UNIVERSmr GAZETTE OCTOBER, 196S Lions Host Lincoln S p o b t S Saturday Basicatball.Outlook lions pitted against the Lincoln Univenltjr Tigers, of Jefferson City, Missouri. Four Lettermen and ttree 1964-65 sqnad members return ttiis Head coacb for the Tigers is season, along with a new head coach, to the Langston University Dwight Reed who is in his nth Basketball Team. season as head man at Lincoln. They were Jobnd this semester by two Junior college transfers Coach Reed, a native of St. Paul, and four freshmen. As a squad, they wlU endeavor to Imprqve on Minnesota, took over as head the 16 won, 11 lost record of last year. coach of football and tract at The 1964-65 Uons captured 2nd place In the Oklahoma CoUeglate Lincoln University in 1949. He Conference and N .AJJI. p la y o ff berth along with Conference Cham- formerly played varsity football pions, Oklahoma Baptist University, who emerged runner-up at tbe at the University of Minnesota on National Tournament in Kansas City. the *'Golden Gophers” in '35, Tte returning lettermen are Clifton Cotton, 6J, sophomore from *36, and ’ 37, when they were Harris, Oklahoma; Donald Jordan, 6-2, Junior from Oklahoma City; twice voted national champions Pat Gray, 6*3, Junior from Lawton. Oklahonaa, and6>3, Fernan Petit and conference champions. The game is scheduled for No* from Tulsa, Oklahnna. Returning 1964-65 squad members are vember 20 and Uekotf time is Sydney Carter, 5-9, a senior from Broken Bow, Oklahoma; Dan 2 p.m . Guess, 64, Junior from Lawton, Oklahoma, and Leo Escoe, 6-0, senior from Enld^ Oklahoma. New proqwcts are Don Oliver, 6-4, transfer from Eastern Junior Kappa and Magic College, from Wagoner, Oklahoma; PresUUan Peterson, 6-3, transfer from Owen Junior College, from Detroit, Iflehlgan; Mlchatf Harris, 6-3, freshman from Oklahoma City; RoySlmp8on,6J0^freshman from Dragons Win Titles Zanesville, (%lo; Billy Sauls, 6>2, freshman from Fremont, North Carollm; Gerald McConnell, 64, flreshman from Tatums, Oklahoma; Intramural football David Ealy, 5-10, asoi^oreflromStillwater,Oklahoma,and Willard ended last week with Kappa Alpha RICHARD GREEN Tillman, 5-10, sophomore from Wewoka, Oklahoma. Psl Fraternity led by th e p as^ The success of the season would seem to be a problem of adjusting combination of Joe Hombeak and lor the absence ofthereboundlngandshootlngresoaroes of last years Edward Watkins defeating the seniors: 6-6, WilUe Dtaon and Terry Petit, both selected to the mighty Magic Dragons led by all Conferttoce Team. The f ln ^ of suitable replacement for Jerry Porter. The Kappas us­ those graduated players along with development of a stronger bench ing primarily an air attack area is a must for the lions in order to be conqpetltive in what bombed their way to the finals would seem to be a season in wMch ttie over-all play of Cmifer- be defeatliig the V. M. Trojans enee members w ill be imnrfived. 14-0, ScT 10 Southwestern mural Council Home U Panhandle Home 18 Texas Sonflwrn Oklahoma City January 3 TexuSouOwrn Houston 7 Oklahoma Baptist Shawnee 8 Central State Edmom 14 East Central Home 15 Southeastern Home 22 Northeastern Talhequah 24 Southwest Baptist Bolivar, Mo. 25 Evangel College Springfield, Mr, 29 Oklahoma Christian College Hmne February 4 Southwestern Weatherford 5 Panhandle Goodwell 8 (Xlahoma Baptist Home U East Central Ada 12 Souttieastern Durant 19 Northeastern Home MELVIN DRIVER 22 Central State Home 25 Northwestern Hmne 26 Phillips Home In the October 29th edition of the Daily Oklahoman, sports writer John Hines rqw rts that '*next to B ill Anderson and Howard TwlUy of Tulsa, Oklahoma's top college passing combination belong to the Langston Uons. The Langston battery of sophomore quarter­ Lions Cage Roster back Richard Greene and senior flankerback Melvin Driver has boosted the lions to sixth in the nation in NAIA passing with an NO. average of 209.5 yards per game. Individually, Greene Is seventh WHT. & BLUE WT. HT. POS. YR. in passing wlUi 547 yards on 28 completions in 62 attempts, with NAME HOMETOWN Carter, Sydney 33-33 145 5’10” G Sr. Broken Bow, (Xcla. four Interc^tions. Driver Is Ihe NAIA’ s 20th best receiver, with Cotton, Clifton 32-32 174 6*1” G So. Harris, Okla. 22 grabs for 245 yards. Greene has thrown six touchdown passes Gay, Pat 54-54 186 6*3” F J r . Uwton,Okla. and Driver has caught three.** Guess, Dan 5 2 .5 2 205 6*6” C J r . Lawton, Okla. So far this season, Langston’s record is a follows: Morris Michael 45-45 185 6'2" F F r. OUa City, Okla. Jordan, Donald 41-41 170 6’2” G J r . Okla City, Okla. Opponent Langston McConnell, Gerald 25-25 185 6*5” C F r. Tatums, Okla. Central State..M...18 14 Oliver, Don 35-35 178 6’3‘/2” C J r . Wafoner.Okla. East Central...«M..26 0 Peterson, Preaillian 42-42 200 6»2” F J r . Detroit, Mich. Panhandle A6M...12 6 Petit, Ferman 51 -51 170 6*3” F F r. Tulsa, Okla. Soatheastem...... 6 26 Sauls, Billy Joe 198 6’2»/4” F F r. Fremonl^ North Car. Nortbeastem...M.14 13 Simpson, Roy 81,-31 ^ 180 6’0” G F r. Zanasvllle« Ohio. » Bishop...... 0 26

L ______. LANGSTON UNIVERSITY GAZETTE OCTOBER, 1965 PAGE SIX Junior Class News After a proaucuve summer, junior class members began an* other school year with the elect­ ion of class officers and re* presentatives to organizations and committees. The officers are: President—Bruce Crump Vice-president-John Thompson Secretary-Dayle Aldridge Treasurer*Marcell Buckner Reporter- Margaret Williams Class representatives to organ­ izations and committees are: Student Council Representatives •Ruth Sypert and James Nortti* cutt Faculty*5tudent Administration Council Representative

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