Virginia Union University - Panther Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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C r e a t i v e A r t i s t s W o r k s h o D After the departure of Margaret Danner, that great black culture nationalist from Virginia Union in May 1970, young poets and other writers were left homeless with no place to take refuge. As long as she was on the scene, they knew that she would provide them with encouragement and even financial assistance, but now she is gone. Some interested people got together and gave some thought to Union's young, sensitive and creative writers-Jocelyn Holloway, Mrs. Duckworth lsponsorl, and Dr. Gribbin-who had long been interested in the writing of Union students. The Artist Workshop came into being in October, 1970, with Jesse Bolden as president. All at once it was composed of poets who had followed the culture nationalism of Miss Margaret Danner, and a few members from a literary club which had been headed by Jocelyn Hol- loway and sponsored by Mrs. Margaret Duckworth.

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Board of Student Publications 8t Journalism Club RX 5.9919 X, .f Sitting, left-right: Joy Barnes, Melvin Johnson, Marlyn Boyce. Standing, left-right: Allen Dobbins, Ronald Bradford, Maxine Trover, Phyllis Adams, Alt Gwaltney. hera Callands tpresidentj, Chenner Smith, Eric Flu Left-Flight: Mr. John Glover jfaculty advisorj, Mrs. Edwina Hall ffaculty advisorj, Everett Lewis tnewspaper editorj, Mrs. Archibald Benson jchairmanj, Nathan Harris fbusiness manager, yearbookj, Sallie Shaw Qeditor, yearbookj, James Peterson tassociate editor, yearbookj, Valerie Braxton fbusiness manager, newspaperj. The Board of Student Publications founded in 1965 by its chairman, Mr. Archibald H. Benson, has four main objectives. They are: Q13 To create a cooper- ative spirit among the journalistic services of the Uni- versity. t2j To provide an opportunity for the student editors to gain profitable knowledge from their advi- sor's wealth of experiences. f3j To encourage produc- tive and creative energies by creating an atmosphere that endows the student with freedom of selection in the best interest of presentation and promotion of his publicationg and Q45 To provide responsible student representation and thought within the framework of university policy. Everyone seemed to be screaming express your- self, and the members of the Journalism Club planned a year of activities to do just that. Althera T. Callands was chosen as president and Everett A. Lewis as her assistant. The office of secre- tary was given to Marilyn T. Boyce and Hortense Wash- ington was chosen as treasurer. The job of reporter was given to Melvin C. Johnson and Mr. Archibald H. Benson was elected as advisor. The planned activities for the year included trips, discussions, socials and formats.

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Chemistry Club The Chemistry Club, one of Union's newest organizations, is by far one of the smallest and most re- strictive in nature. Its purpose is simply to unite Union's interested Chemists under an organization in tune with their needs. It provides for everything from the latest recruit- ers and employment possibilities to a forum for the latest advancements in Chemical Research, and unfortun- ately accounts for the horrible stench on the third floor of Elli- son Hall. Left-Right: Randall K. Greene, Jessie Wood- house, Gene Kelly, Dr. James Fennessey, sponsor.