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

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Religious Rock F estival The week of August 6-11 hmughl tn lht- University family a new tlimemitm in religion. A religious rock I't-stivui. dc- signed to relate specifically in young adults. WELS sponsored by the Com- purutivt' Religions class; tJf ASE. The pmgrums for each night. Inl- though similar to regular Sunday nmrn- iug wurNhip. but not as furtlml'l, wcn- rc- Iigiuus uuaIUgiCh for um: lg um young pimple. Each night hm srrmnnutles Were presented by pmmilwnl ministers fmm within our city ilIKl ulher cities. Mcmhurs nf the clam; also prmlncmi five religious skits for the fextivul. The licvurcnds HA. lew. pastor of St. Paul AALE. Church and J.R. H'hilc. msistant pastor of First Baptist Church ilmlh 0! Muntgonwry'l dvliwn-d lhv ser- munellm for Sunday night. le clans pruwntcd a skit entitled Lift is Like A Baseball Game with sludtrntu: hL-Kl'm Hinds, Jacqueline jordzuL Cleo Nichol- son. Jl'.. james 80011 and Andrea Thoznas. participating. The sermoncttes 0n Monday night wcrr delivered by Fathcr Matthew Sin- dik of St. Jude Catholic Church and I'll- dcr Thomas Yates of Bethany Seventh Day Adventist Church iwrv in lho city. Claw Izlesl'lhcrs, George jurman. Sum K'V zttta Shirley Murphy. Daisy Wilkins. and Dclmis Wicbstcr. prewuh-d Ml'hree Scenes from the Lifv of Moses A lwhiml lhr 5001er mm uf Clmrm lrn m rvliginns Hkil. uLlfc is Likl: a Bd'irhdn Umm' . lx'fI-In- righl. iidml Ililltlx jacquriilmJunlun, Elm: Vlcll- nlwll. Ir. faults Scull. und Midruu 'l'lmmm. Audrvu Thomas and Ciuu Nithulwn 'm J wmw frlaln l,ih' 1x Like a Basehull Hume. 20

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Miss Alma Osborne and Ruhurt 1. Ward. Sr. gradualeh of the Uniwrsiiy were speakers fur the 210th University Commencement Cnnvncatien Sunday. june 4 at 10:00 mm. in the Arena Auditorium. Miss Osborne. an honor graduate in ihc Class of 1968, shared thrcc lhingx that had helped her in a world of great technological progress and opportunity. but :1 world With problems. The three things dealt with included knowing who you arch knowing where you are and knowing where you are going. Mr. Ward, :1 1964 graduate of ASU spoke from an announced subjccl-h'The Detrimental Consequences of Becoming Mr. Hubert J'h Ward: Black people am- Imrllrm'd . . with 7.6 million L3H pernmlt'.1 0f lutiunH Imnr U and 18 IJCICCIll III thL' llneIIIplU-VLTI . . . Graduates, l churgr you to pp out into tho wurlll and mntinuc tn ativncalc and effect chungu. Alumni Speak For 210th Commencement Hung Up On Irrelevant Imles: Tho hn- portancc nf Keeping Sight of Our Objectives. In developing his subject. Ward fu- cnsed his attent ion to pointing nnl prob- lems facing blacks. Included wen: eco- nomics or jobs, and political. University president Levi Watkins conferred degrees upon mun: than 400 in three undergraduate colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business and Economics, and Education. Some fifty persons reccivcd degrees from the School of Graduate: Studies. The first M.S. degree in biology was conferred on Eugene Evans. Graduating with highest Imlmrsh Miss Geneva King led the list of 6! scholars graduating with honors. Graduating with honors and receiw ing the Presidential Award were Lucius Black, Ahnetta Gaines, Willis Alexan- der and F rcdcrick Ramsey. Mm Anna J. Oshurnu: 'WVhat ever It is xtrivv fur Excellence; In: yuur own man or wmmln. Serve your people and lnliltl at better Wurlil hlr your children . 19

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tTuph Rev. RJL Rouse. pastor of the Saint Paul A.M.E. Church in Montgomery. duiivering sernmw etlc mhovcl Musical presentation by First Baptist Youth choir. Ravi Ernest Young M Oakwnud College and Rev. A. ll. Huffman, pastor Shiloh Haplixl Churvh. pldlfm'm guesth. 21