Bethune Cookman University - Yearbook (Daytona Beach, FL)

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In Memoriam Mrs. Veva Friend KJ In photo above she dedicates the Veva Friend Maintenance Building Mrs. Friend was a Trustee and Board member of Bethune-Cookman College for 48 years. She served in other social capacities as organizer of the Women's Advisory Board, President of the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Daytona Beach and dedicated member of Community United Methodist Church. It is said that Mrs. Friend was never idle. She always sought to involve herself in various activities. She was very close to artistic perfection in the con- struction of her handmade shell place cards and in her needle-point. The Veva Friend Maintenance Building on the campus was named in her honor and ex- emplifies her great concern for the importance of cleanliness.

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In Memoriam Dr. L. Allen Pyke James R. Green Cassius Jones Death claimed the lives of three members of the Bethune-Cookman College family in 1972. Dr. Lancelot Allen Pyke, II, 51, professor of music and head of the Music Departmentg Cassius Jones, 53, Assistant Dean of Meng and James R. Green, 58, associate professor of Education and Teacher- Internship Program Director are remembered by us as outstanding leaders. The young lives they touched as educators is a lasting memorial. Dr. Pyke, who was with the B-CC staff 15 years, was the conductor of the college's marching band and concert bands until two years ago. Before com- ing to B-CC he served on the faculty of Florida A 81 M University and Savan- nah State College. During the academic year of 1970-71, he was visiting music lecturer at the University of Iowa. An accomplished musician, Dr. Pyke has performed at many local supper clubs as organist, a bass player and combo leader. During his career, he has per- formed with such outstanding bands as Andy Kirk, Count Basie and Lionel Hampton. Among his early students are famed jazz recording brothers Julian Cannonball and Nat Adderly. He received his bachelor's degree from Howard University in Washington and then continued his studies at the Univer- sity of Michigan where he received his master's. He earned a Ph.D in music at the University of Iowa. Mr. Jones was a graduate of old Stanton High School, a deacon at the Bethel Baptist Institutional Church, member of Ajax Social Club and the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. He taught mathematics at Edward Waters College and later was employed by the govern- ment as a postal clerk in the local post office. In 1966 he was hired at Bethune- Cookman. The Assistant Dean was a graduate of Florida A 84 M University. Mr. Green was born in Gainesville and had lived in Daytona Beach for the past eight years. He was chairman of the administrative board of the Stewart Memorial Methodist Church for the past three years, a Mason and member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. He receiv- ed a bachelor's degree from Florida A 8: M University, a Masters in Science in School Administration and Supervi- sion from Hampton Institute in Virginia and did advance graduate work at Michigan State University, com- pleting academic and residence re- quirements for the Doctor of Education Degree.