Howard University - Bison Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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C J ass t(istory lliarr it i- at la-t. June I• .”» ! Mam of u« thought we'd iirtrr makr it way hark thrrr hi 1955 when we were mere fredtmrn. Vi dial time 1959 rrtiicd i far awav. -o remote. -o uiupproarhahl • ''•niii of ii were »o limuc-irk vve mild liJidlv wait tm our lift va nlion t» p lioiut'. li t jltiiii graduation. It .»rcmcd that lliini: Moillil Itni'f gel -cltlcd. II iinMiiln-r tin new'ne-.- of oiii ilortnit rv home . ihr never ending a »l new fair , out ilrrant ami dr-in of being a I h !•• |rl aioiind with tin cave uml -opln-ln .ilimi of llir ii|i| ri • la .mrii' Kim with tin |iaticnt ami hrlplul guidance of ill ' iarti|iii pal- we «lill iiiju.igril to p| VihI lliwx aw I ill placement ami pliv-iral «- am- w had In take Would lliry ever rea-r1 It wa tln n manv of u hreame Kficlt- li I major ! Oiii iii ii jlioiial jitiiiiu— during brr-lunan Week look tin Ii.oI li«lr of llir placement fxjni- out of our mouth . Kniu-inlw r tin free rukc jini r jtil jin ini' at Miller )|ou»« ' Mill, r tlmr-e hail a liiitiir uttno-pherc and helped rra-« onw of our Inntii Mikne . Then there wa- our lioatridc an event never to In forpittrn. Our Si k Hop »i aim delightful; very iiiloriuul with tin lair-t iiui-ir, Our I »• -lirtt.iit l.ilrnt Show m mo I drulcdly won h Juiit Scott - tin year progre—ml. malty Itappv weekend- wi'it -pent darn me. pl.rving caul . pte- ing in gemi.il fal i in pm tic m lat! t ami i halting in the lln rrjtion Kooni of tin Cirl ’ Ihmu. It al o -i rm- that mam attempt- writ made in rll mu leftover In ■ illir- u no iiiIm'I out • (.« ! 1CiaI of lh-j|iir« i|.ii: lull ill wlm alli iuh il rerrivrd a free ’59 Iteanie with hi- In k«i i lh w-i u r, all wa- not play Wc were a rcriou group with a definite pm pox- iii miinl. W c want' d our education at am ro-t ami pro- •‘nh'il to ohlaui our fi'iil. fter llir ru-ln— ami -rtiokei- mam of ■i% dr. iilraf |o roiiihinr oiir pur-mi for knowledge with plr Igiug to organization whnh wnula! not only provide -• ul activiti - hut ;ik inlrlln lual uml ultur.il environment , lln— •• mgani a lion of coui-e were the variou fruternilir uml or iilir- In aihlitioii to lluh-e mam of it- paim il mme of tin other noteworthy organization too nultierou to ttieiifiiui i plioiiniic . »oim of u- returned rarlv a Cutupii- I'uU. 'll-, we weii now ...........pltnniore- and fell vv. roiilil lend a hand to the im opting fredinien who had liehue them that vvlinll we had mi cnurtigmoi-lv fined and had hehiiul u-. We had a verv pli'uw.mt mpri e in -tore a hi hhii loinnl mil, lln new dtnini-lialio|i Kuilding w» now open l»» icgi-Uathm No longci did we have |o -land in lln» e terribly long linr in the etamped lia-cntrnl »d Dmigla- Hall. 1 Mi ye-. wr -till had lhu-r I in -. only they moved fu-trr; lx—id —. w|n» •«« mrd to rate j» inm li with .iirroinidinit b pleasant a- llm-e in tin new .Immigration Ihiihlmg i Thjl fall and -pring manv of u- looked mightv pirtlv mi our probation line . My. h»w proinl ami hjppy wr were! We had amithei rej-on to In pioml. f t it »a in mir -ophomoir y«-,»r when vvi received a pi ample for Iming lln m.r l mil-tamiinc cla» . f lien wr trjllv had mir rhe-1- »turk mil. Kentemlier Imw hard -otiie o| ii- winked on the -oplionuur cla— float' Mlhm «slt we didn't win a prize, it looked fine to u«. (•one wa- another rliuol year and we hj l fuiallv reJt lied uppri • lj «men -lain- few o| ii heeame Iran-fer -Indent- to varum- enllege llllougliou the I mted State and orrj.jonallv dropped it- u line via the Hi (np. the latter nltirli im idefltjllv wa- growing l»y leap and ImiilMf i|U.inlitJtively a- well a igial.tativefv. Mam u- had a cdi m -mne eapaeitv on llir jvafier which would well an ••tint fnt it- rapid -urre—. We -aw the e-tuldidiiuenl of a werklv i it nit I at the Bioltrgiejl Scimei Ihulding evetv Tltur-dm night free movie- which were rather recent. Mam a night their wa- -tanding room only. Miner Hall wa being trnnotHied and old t.l.uk Hull viehled to the com -million of a new Fine rt building. We experienced out tit -I Mm I r-tival m the Spliup of tin year. My. what lovely «•»-tntne . dance- ami iim-ii ! We plugged along m all a-pret- o| our tolh-gr life uneml-lr—|v and nntiirdlv without a thunght toward turning h.u k ward-. Hie trim- out IjIm i -eenied r|o-e» n w and we had to reach otir goal without IjiI Ntmlli r vear tjuh klv dippol hv and before wr knew it. wr wen the eb»« hoiked up to by all other-. We wen- the Senior ! Now wr win Irillv frn to wjlk ii|n ii our Senior Walk which wa- lorhidiicn territory to u- »i fre-hrm-n. Miner II.ill » reiinvatioii wa- m w complete ami readv for u-c. It even had a (aimIon- hi-fi unit. T. .. and eomlorlahle lounging area . t la-t. we had our own -Indent building ami were vvi over joyed. Manv happy hour- were-pent there. The iIjv - m-riiied to flv without oiii uwaremr of tli ii com ing. - -i-nior i rilain privilege wen he towed u|nui u-. From our own ela-- could l« rlio-mi the Student (.mined president Klla Mi vel: (iridiron Oueen, I dull Fitzhugh: Woman • ! the Near. v|via lav ho. out ( la—Our. h Dale ICo|irrt oa, « ut (Ma— l're-id»nl. Dougla— Matlii-. Some om lovely i|ut-«n- cho m over the V.-ar- were III I lev Ifni lei 1 aim r V«.gginv Fav Nnder-oti Brveriv K.irn -, Jnv11 V olt. iti.| I oretla Ka t »n ' ni of ii were fortunate emnigli make Who' Wlm in Odbgr : lartpieliiie I’rw'e. Maude '•(eplleti-on. Svlvia Taylor. I otrtta Ka-fon. Krverly liar nr-. Oiarlr- Saunder . TImim who worked rvrn haider made I’lii lh-la Kappa: I’aul llrown. Vivian (.arner. and other honor -orictic-. Thi wa- l-o the vear in which we vvitin—-ed a great improvement in our b- tbull team, tin Ih-on . with ( win-. 2 lo- -. and I tie. Ihe hoy- Were really great: thev fought evetv ilteli of tin- wjv for ii . Tlir Koo-U-r - Chih gave out peitilant- and ‘I am a 11.1 lli-oir Ih.o-tei billion to it- tneinlter-. l lir hand, cheer leader-ami iwirh-r went all mil with new iinihirin- roiitim -. and ehr cr-to pnividc u with a tiio-t etljoy.ihh- hilKtinie mtivitv. School -pitit -oared! fimecontinued t -peed on. Out la-t -ctnc-lri wa- u|m»u u . Kvery moment wa elieir-lied and liea-urrd a- we hoiked at familiar lace- and building- with a new and -addctied •• ling om.ii it wa- all to U lo lurid u«. lln four vear- l -weal ami toil plea-ure and pain, huppim-. and -or row m i. coming t a ch e. We knew wr could lick tlm-e eotupiehen-ive exam ami wr did with living color . It w.i- all hut over now. It n wj- it reallv { No. our m« m.in - of dear Howard, mu Mina Mater, atr much too pnviou- to In- allowed to deejv. Wr will alway- ho k l»j« k londlv on our four vrar- -pent here, ami tile retnemhianee of mir •treogth. courage and per-everame will p« r|N'lnite our d --ir. u, •Inve z.ralou-ly onwaid and lipwjrd. W e can hardlv wail for the e|n» leniiimi in I » . I util then, it - not goodbye: oulv o long f u awhile

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