Agricultural and Technical State University - Ayantee Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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ecUccitCa(€ to acc e . . , Lives of j;reat men all leiiiiiul us we may make our lives siililime: and ilejiartiuj; lea e lieliiml us lootpi ' iiils ill llie sands (d time. These words are very a]ipiiipriale lor Uiis man. who de i)ted himself to a cause. What is the meaning oi this word devotion ' . ' ' It iiieans a Miehelangelo. lying painfnilv on his hark to paint the hroad spaces of the Sistine Chapel. A Louis Pasteur, slowly unraveling the secrets of disease. A George Wash- ington, holding togetiier the remnants id a torn and hatteied arniv. Dedicatimi to a cause partakes of all these. Hniiian experience lonfirins that there is great satisfaction in doing lor others, or for a cause, and higher the lexel of doing, the higher the level of satisfaction. President iihilonl dedi- cated hiiiisclt to a cause, A. T. (.ollege, and the sacrifice was great. and iacililies siicii as we have today, consisting of just five liiiildings and very few instructors. Its growth and dcNchipmciil. under his ahic adminis- tration is an outstanding success story in American education. Mere words cannot reflect the greatness of this num. Words cannot accurately descrihe the devo- tion to duty and self-sacrifice necessary to hiiild tlii iiistiliition liom ohsciirilN to the glorious posi- lioii it nou occupies. It is prohalilc thai in many instances it seemed impos illle. hut this man did not stop hecaii e he foresaw the A. iS. T. of today. He isioiied thoii ands of )onths which it could ludp. Dr. Rluford had the kind of courage pos- sessed liy only two types of liiiman heings — heroes and martyrs. When Dr. Bluford came to this college, in 1912, only 21 years after its founding, it was a I ' liild among institutions of higher learning. Li those days A. . T. was lacking in modern buildings To the future generations of Aggies who will only know of this great man through legend and to those who knew him intimately, we leave this to liis memory. 11

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Dr. F. D. Bluford and Dr the spotlight. Ralph Bunch share- One of the many scenes of the 1953 Commence- ment activities featured the newly elected Mi-- A. and T.. Miss Shirley Richardson: Dr. F. D. Bluford and Dr. Gardner Taylor. Commence- ment Speaker. 1 Two Champions — Ezzard Charles, former heavy- weight hoxing Champion of the orld and Dr. F. [). Bluford: a Champion. hy any standard, in the educational world.