Howard University - Bison Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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towards active citizenship, Falk Fellows, Mrs. Dorothy M. Brown and Lorenzo D. Gilliam arc shown with Dr. Martin. Mrs. Daisy Bates, is shown chatting with Howard University President, James M. Nabrit, Jr. (left) and Dr. Robert Martin. The Citizenship Project is a program geared toward political education; it welcomes all interested students, especially government majors. The Project serves as a laboratory experience in the classroom. This Project began in 1958 through a grant from the Maurice and Laura Falk Foundation. The purpose of the grant was to help broaden political phenomena and motivate continued interest in politics. Since I960, the Citizenship Project has had numerous activities. Included are a legislature seminar with Governor Lawes of Maryland, in Maryland, where students were guests of several members of the legislature and had conferences with several governors. Students participated in a seminar on pressure groups in America at the A. F. L. - C I. O. Building; a mock nominating convention at Morgan State College in Maryland, in I960; a mock State convention at Morgan, in 1962; a Capitol Hill seminar at the Capitol with Congressman William Dawson of Illinois; and sponsored an essay contest with the subject. Home Rule for the District of Columbia. The Project also sponsors annually a brief course in parliamentary procedure. Presenting outstanding public figures to the campus for lectures and informal discussions is another aspect fo the Citizenship Project. Outstanding political figures presented on campus were: Senator Hubert Here, students discuss the election campaigning in Montgomery County. Alabama. Humphcy; Jackie Robinson; Mrs. Daisy Bates, leader of the public school desegregation movement of 1957 in Little Rock, Arkansas; and Senator Moss. For the year 1962-1963. the Howard University Citizenship Project awarded two students each a $1000 scholarship to serve as Falk Student Assistants. The students, Mrs. Dorothy M. Brown and Lorenzo D. Gilliam assist the Director of the Citizenship Project. Robert E. Martin, associate professor of government, in carrying out the program of the Project. -25-

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towards a better community. The Sociology Department of Howard University has initiated a three year University-Wide Community Service Project to improve the community in the vicinity of the campus. The goals of this project arc: to integrate the university and the community; to provide the community with the opportunity to receive the available medical and dental services free of charge; and to make the community curious and aware of these various services. The first two years will be devoted to exploring and evaluating the approaches used to achieve the stated goals. The evaluation will be made on the basis of improvements shown in the experimental group as compared with a control group of the same socio-economic level. The first approach to improving the conditions of the experimental group is under the supervision of Mr. John H. Staggers who is attempting to reach the community through the children. By setting up arts and crafts programs, scouting programs, and other group activities; he hopes to be able to reach the parents and ultimately assist them in solving some of their problems. Another approach is under the supervision of Mr. Jackson of the department of sociology. Various mem- bers of the community have formed organizations designed to assist in formulating the programs. The Clergymen's Association composed of clergymen of all denominations of churches and the Social Service Society composed of women from the churches arc functioning groups of this type. Many individuals and organizations on campus have given their assistance in this undertaking. Dr. Kittrell of the Home Fconomics Department has donated refreshments and contacted people who donated material for arts and crafts. The Administration has allowed spur-of-thc-moment programs to be carried on in the various campus buildings. The Inter-fraternity Council has sponsored an all day outing for the boys in the community. Many others have helped in conducting all day tours of the university campus. A significant outcome of this program to date has been a report on housing prepared by a member of the department — Mrs. Huttman. This report is to be presented to a congressional committee. It is the hope of the department that the community, which has been asked to match a volunteer for every campus volunteer will continue the programs set up after the project is completed. Seared from left to right are: Mr. J. H. Stagers. Mr. S. Dr. P. Cornell). Professor Ira L. Gibbons is the co-ordmator Roman. Mrs. S. Games. Mr P Mosher. Mr. I L. Gibbons. of this Community Service Group. Mr. M M Jackson. Dr. J. White. Mrs. F. Huttman. and

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towards social pr, Even though Howard University is an interracial-international school, it is predominately Negro. Because of this, Ho-wardites take a special interest in the problems of this group o( so-called “second-class citizens. Howardites have been active participants in sit-ins,” stand-ins,” freedom rides. and the Negro voter-registration campaigns throughout the South and have picketed the Capitol, the White House, and other government buildings in Washington, D. C. Dion Diamond, a former Howardite, and a field secretary of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was arrested in February of 1962, when he entered Southern University in Baton Rouge. Louisiana to accept a speaking engagement, and was held in the Baton Rouge jail charged with 26