Livingstone College - Livingstonian Yearbook (Salisbury, NC)

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It ' s a rough road, A steep road And it travels broad and far But at last it leads to a golden town Where golden houses are. Joyce Kilmer Education is a long, rough road and the pathways through college are memorable ones, each leading to some goal set by those who are traveling upon it. Just as some roads are unpaved, there are many rough roads throughout life that are unpaved; however, if the goal is kept in view, all difficulties can be surmounted. 4

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A MAN OF ACTION Edgar N. French became a member of the Livingstone College family in 1947. From that time to 1953, he was a student in- volved in earning the B.A. and B.D. degrees. After an interval of three years spent in Montgomery, Alabama, playing an important role in the Montgomery bus boycott, led by Martin Luther King, Jr., he returned to the College Family in 1956 as an instructor in English Bible and philosophy. In 1957, he was appointed as College Minister, a responsibility added to his teaching load. As College Minister, he directed the activities of the Sunday School, the weekly prayer services, and the Christian Endeavor Society. When the Director of Guidance resigned at the end of the 1958 school year, Mr. French was asked to take over the duties of this office, which includ- ed testing, guidance, and orientation of new students. In order to become better equipped to perform his duties, Mr. French attended Columbia University for several summers, where he earned the M.A. degree. It was while he was at Columbia that he was invited to write an article for the book entitled The Angry Black South, edited and published by Mitchell and Peace. When the Dean of Men resigned, another duty was thrust upon Mr. French, namely that of being Dean of Students. So that he could fulfill these extra duties, he relinquished, quite reluctantly, his teaching load. In the spring of 1965, he offered his services in developing a proposal to the federal government requesting financial aid for students. As a result of receiving the funds requested, he was appointed Financial Officer, thus becoming responsible for administering federal and institutional aid. At present, Mr. French is still officially the College Minister, the director of student personnel, the director of institutional testing program, advisor to the freshman class as well as to the Upsilon chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Faternity. In addition to his duties here at the college, Mr. French is minister of the Bethel A.M.E. Zion Church at Kannapolis, North Carolina, an active member of the National Association of Financial Aid Administrators, North Carolina Council of Churches, Salisbury- Rowan County Negro Civic League, and the Salisbury Alumni Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. Because of his obvious loyalty and extensive service to Livingstone College and to community life, then, we proudly dedicate the 1970 LIVINGSTONIAN, to Rev. Edgar N. French, truly a man of action! 3

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Perplexity, Uncertainty and Fear are the least common denominators for the many who left home for the first time to embark upon that long complicated journey called education.