Austin Peay State University - Yearbook (Clarksville, TN)

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Lauretta Harris from WSM-TV Wilma Dykeman Stokely, author and lecturer in the Media on Friday, Feb. 11. Wilma Dykeman Stokely, renowned author and lecturer, spoke on the Aus- tin Peay campus March 24. Sponsored by the visiting speakers and artists committee, the appearance of Stokely was only one of her 40-50 lectures giv- en during the year. In addition to the 11 am. lecture on HThe Role of Public Education in Rural Tennessee, Stokely spoke to a soci- otogy claes and combined American lit- erature and American history classes. E. Howard Hunt, former CIA officer and Watergate conspirator who served 32 months in 13 prisons, spoke to an overflow crowd in the University Cen- ter ballroom April 5. Hunt does not call himself a Water- gate burglar, but a conspirator. He does not call himself a CIA agent, but

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Dr. Dorothy Brown, state representative from Nashville Americans should think big, work hard Floyd Kephart Jr., Oct. 26, 1976 One thing that upset Kephart, who is a known Democrat, is that Carter is very clear about the idea of him per- sonally taking charge of the govern- ment and changing it from within. Ke- phart does not believe it can be done and it takes someone to recognize the problem first. i'One of the major problems, Ke- phart said, ttis that 50 per cent or less of the public is going to vote; that they feel alienated from the government; and that they look at the candidates with distrust and disdain. i'Americans should think big, work hard and have a dream regardless of who is president. Black History week was celebrated on the AP campus Feb. 5-11, as well as nationwide. Tuesday, Feb. 8, Rev. Rob- ert Kessee, pastor of St. Peter's Afri- can Methodist and Episcopal tAMEi Church was the featured speaker. Kes- see, spoke on the history of the AME, spotlighting black women who were and are members of the church. Highlighting Wednesday, Dr. Dorothy Brown, a state representative from Nashville, spoke on the role of black women in politics and medicine. Lauretta Harris, from WSM-TV news in Nashville presented itBlack Women 45

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an official. Hunt does call himself a vic- tim-a victim in a story that no one tells quite the same way-a story whose ending has not been written yet, according to American Program Bu- reau material. Hunt says, Ill'm not contrite. I'm not repentent. I'm not a handwashing apologist for anything that went on. Unlike some of the others, I didn't ride out of prison on a Bible. I have my own view of what happened. I present a ra- tionale, acceptable or not, about my view of the thing. But you will not find me at all humble in the process. Hl've served 32 months in prison, more time for Watergate than anybody else. I've done it all now. I received no particular privileges and certainly no compassion from any administration. It was strictly a routine parole. I made it on my own. I'm out now and I want to talk about it. Hunt talked not only on the Water- E. Howard Hunt, Watergate Conspirator