Alabama State University Montgomery - Hornet Yearbook (Montgomery, AL)

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Advises Grads Of Two Life Patterns 7? 1970 graduates were advised 7 Sunday. May 31. of human behavior from which they must decide their path in life. The occasion was two hun- dred-sixth Baccalaureatc-Commence- men: exercises. Dr. Joseph H. Jackson. Chicago, Ill. president of the National Baptist Convention told the 341 grams, ates they must choose between the old ideals of democratic society and fol- lowing the rrYippie revolution? You must decide where you will take your stand. Wl'here is still a supreme law that summons us to work for freedom, for justice and for equality. Or. you can choose the foreign way of life of the Yippies. Dr. Levi Watkins, ASU president. presided at the ceremonies and con- ferred the degrees. Musical highlights included Sym- phonic Band. presentation of Mmmin Veen, Hydn Wood. and excerpts from Efizah. Mendelssohn. and Dawson's Ainuarha: Goad News, by University Choir. Dr. J. H. Jackson: . . You must decide where yop will take your stand , I czlni make - ' these decxsions For you . . . Honur guards and marshafs for the day lead a happy undergraduate section of prucex- sionul lo the Arena for Baccalaureatefunr menccmcnl exercises. DI: Simmons directs fhuir in And then shall your light break forlh' from Efir'uh. At 1hr: organ are John Shchaeffer and Mrs. Alma E. Lyler

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NBCS J ackson Watkins and Jackson enter from N0rthcas1 side of Arena in graduation exercises processmnal section for Academic brass. On left end of platform. Drs. Smith. Johnson. Reed and Watkins register various reactions 10 musicai Symphonic Band's rendition of Haydn Wood's Mmmiu MW: 23

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Watkins Confers Three Degrees; Makes Presidents Thruc degrees. B.S. AB. and M. Ed. were confcrcd upon 298 persons at the spring Bauculuurcalc-C'ommcncement Convocation by LJnivcrgily president, Dr. Lori Watkins. The B. 5. degree was. Cunt'crml upon 2631 Four received the AB. degruc and 31 the M.Ed. degree. Dr. Ruben D. Reid. vice president for academic affairs. pre- sented thu candidates for the respec- tive degrccs en nmss. Following lhc completion of pre- senting undergrzuiuzltc diplomas en mmuw by Dr. W. P. Smith. W. H. Coslun. Dr. R P. Player and Dr. Y. Kim. and gruduatu diplomas inu dividually, by Dr. W. E. Johnson and President Wutkinx Mr. Arnold E. Quurlcs. vice president, for Student Affairs presumed two students for Presidcmiul Awards. Receiving lhc 1970 Presidential Award for outstanding contribution to Facully section ui' pruccssiunnl muveaa in us caindidHlCH for all degrees sluml In PJEICU. 30 the University's pursuit nf cxccllcncc wen: W. Rayford Juhllwn. graduating senior; and Sandra Sanders. advanced junior. Johnson 11 former SGA vice president. and president from March 31. I969 10 Cch 3. 1969 scrvcd 0n the Steering Committee 01' Lu'nivcrsily's reaffirmuliun sclllstudy. Miss Sanders. was currently serving as SGA scan:- tary. The Presidential Award. which now comes with a cash award in ndcliliml In its Gold Medallion, was established by President Levi Watkins in I964. It was established for those chosen lbw distin- guishing themselves; beyond the call of academic assignment: and who con? lributcd significantly In fullfilmcnl of the highest purpusu of thc institution. Graduating With highcsl alcadumic honors was Ruby Nell Lewis. in English and with high honor Detrick Hodges in music. Receiving Presidential Award. the highcx'l the University liusum'a' ln-daltu. arc Mira Sandra Sanders. Junimx mm W. kalyl'nl'd Johnson. Presidcnl Levi Watkinn pru-icms diploma ln Mrs. Juanita S. Pn'nglc m RL'glN'll'ilf Cnslon gels SCI lor the ncKl iwuunuc.