Livingstone College - Livingstonian Yearbook (Salisbury, NC)

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IN MEMORIAM Dr. Rufus Early Clement 1900-1967 During the past year we have witnessed the passing of a man who ' s name has become synonymous with academic excellence in the education of Negroes. Dr. Rufus Early Clement, a native son of Salisbury, died September 7, 1967. Dr. Clement graduated with highest hon- ors from Livingstone College in 1919. He took great pains in the educational prepara- tion of his life. He received the Bachelor of Divinity degree from Garret Biblical Institute in Evanston, Illinois and both the Master ' s and Doctor ' s degrees from Northwestern University. Dr. Clement made his most significant con- tribution in the field of educational admini- stration. He served as Dean of Louisville Municipal College, and in 1937, he became President of Atlanta University in Georgia. In 1953, Dr. Clement was elected to the Board of Education of the City of Atlanta. It should be noted that he was the first Negro, since Reconstruction to assume this post in any major Southern city. Dr. Clement ' s life was a long and fruitful one. During his lifetime he served on many national committees dealing with the fields of education and civil rights. His life-long accomplishments earned for him a place in Who ' s Who in America Education. At the time of his death, Dr. Clement was a mem- ber of the Board of Trustees of our own Livingstone College. It is with a deep and very sincere sorrow that we hail the passing of this man who did so much for Livingstone College and Ameri- can education as a whole. But we must agree that he will not soon be forgotten by those whom he helped. 24

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Biology Department Miat is life and how does it go on? This is the question that the Livingstone College Biology Department, headed by Mr. 0. K. Beatty, grapples with every day. Now, with the facilities of the newly completed Science-Mathematics Building, the depart- ment has become even more proficient in the teaching of the biological sciences. In a scientifically oriented society such as ours, we have a great need for graduates who are competent in the natural sciences, and seeing that biology is one of the most important of the natural sciences, it is necessary that the student be well prepared when he graduates. It has become the formidable task of the members of the Biology Department to meet the ever increasing demand for graduates who can compete successfully in their field. Mr. O. K. Beatty, Chairman Associate Professor of Biology