Augustana College - Rockety I Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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The Children Of Atlanta This year, over 20 btock children were killed in the city of Atlanta. Minions of donors and months of investigations have not turned up any clues as to the identity of the murdererhst. Amongst those dead or missing are 9wyeor otd Yusef Belt, 13-year old Curtis Walker and 15-year otd Joseph Belt. The tragedy affected the entire nation. People across the country sent in money and comforting words to aid the victims' families and the investiga tion. Sammy Davis, Jr. and Frank Sinatra entertained at Atlanta's Civic Center. raising $263,000 for the cause. Green ribbons, symbolizing life. were worn notion-wide and candlelit memorial services held in tribute to the children. One sympathy cord, signed by 300 people. was received by Atlanta's City Hall. tt read. the killing of Atlanta's black children have affected us greatly Each of us has shed tears for the children who have died, The senders: inmates at the Folsom Prison in California, May these children and their fomities find peace. World Events 9

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In Memoriam . . . John Lennon 4940 - 4980 John Lennon, poet, songwriter, and former member of the Beatles. was shot and killed by Mark David Chapman on De- cember 8. 1950. Lennon had been an enormous influence on Americans e especially the radical teens e and their culture during the '60's and 703 As a Beetle member. he encouraged teens to stand up and show their elders that they, too, were people with talents and abilities. Among the many songs he has given the world are Come Together. tiYesterdoy, and Imag- um . u nman- me. 1 nun um But Lennon had always supported peace throughout the ......,...,.n..., , worid. too. As he told many, it someone thinks that love and 1 MD SW um mum I saw, m m mm 0, m mm peace is a cliche that shouid have been left behind in the m, m m or m mm m Emzmn m 51mm . 1 M 5m '60'5, that's his problem; love and peace ore eternal. In recent years. Lennon had become somewhat of a re cluse. retreating from the music business for five years. In this , time, he heiped raise his son Sean and discovered what his mm ' A comm MSW 5 SM a 5mm 9 m n '3 ' W 11:: SPOT WERE JDIDI LAY N HE HAS SHOT. SEAN ANTED 10 W in TIE FERSDN SHOT JOHN 1? HI LIKED JOHN. I EJCFLAIEED m1 HE HAS 0an life was recily about. This year. marked by his 40m birthi comm R 3 mm m m W m 10 - t 5m mt'i'ts i day, Lennon was once again at peace with himself. more seif- 1 m mm- '5 mm m WW ' ' mm COURT OR 5 mm confident, more in love with his family and life than everi COURT? mT'S W SW m TO TALK timi 15 TAMIL Tm m mm! His creative juices were again flowing, too. As the song says. mm wum um um Pawn or 5w 1? H: m m ms. sm man he was Starting Over with his wife Yoko Ono on their new urea in: ALSO sun wow DAEDY :3 min or com. I GUESS um! You or: oibum tiDoubie FODTGSV. His record pi'OdUCGL David Geffen, you 55cm: nucu mu: amaze. amuse YOU'RE PAM or mmmc . felt that nthe last day of John's life was the happiest he'd ever seen him- 1 non'r 'IMVE. mini Mn: 10 AM To sun's STATEMENT. 'm: Slum vmu. 1' On Sunday afternoon, December '14. Yoko invited all mourners to shore in a 10-minute silent vigil for Lennon. John loved and prayed for the human race, she said Please pray the same for him. WILL TAKE ?MCE DECEI'BER IATH AT 2 ?.PL FOR 1'!!! HIMSV OUR NOUG'WIS ILL BE Him YOU. 8 World Events

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10 AUQTG EvenTs Reverend Gwen King IhsTolled As Campus PosTor The Rev. GwendoTyn S, KTng was TnsTailed as AssociaTe PasTor of The Augustono Campus Church in OcTober, 1980. The insTcIIoTTon was held in Ascension Chapel wiTh The Rev. Dr. Paul E. Erickson. bishop of The Illinois Synod of The LCA. cs insToTling ofcher. Rev. King, who was The fourTh black woman ordained by The LuThern Church in America, serves as AsaocioTe PosTor Tor boTh The College as weTI as The campus congregoTion. PasTor King orginolly planned To be 0 veTerEnqricn, buT her plans changed durTng her sophomore year QT GeTTysburg College, when she began To Toke more religion classes and was urged by her campus pusTor To enTer The minisTryT As she became more inTeresTed Tn campus minisTry she discov- ered more possibiIiTies available in The fleld To The ordained raTher Than The lay person. and made her decision To be ordained, Gwen comes To AugusTuno fulT of zesT 0er ready To help oThers reach The god TheT she hopes To achieve. To be- come whole. Unique Organ Adorns Campus Church A new oddiTion adorned The AugusTono Campus Church laTe This year, 05 0 TbTh cenTUry-sTyle pipe organ was in- sTolIed in The recur of The scncTucary. The renaissance organ, thch was builT by Gene BedienT is one of onTy Three of TTs kind. The wooden case encloses 407 pipes which make The organ much more of o TradiTionol musical insTTumenT Than iTs preceeding elecTric coTlegue.