Pembroke State University - Indianhead Yearbook (Pembroke, NC)

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Introduction

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Hamilton McMillan was the Robeson County Representative who sponsored the legislation which created the first school. With $500 to start the first school, the Indian people under the leadership of the Rev. W.L. Moore raised further funds to purchase property and construct a building for the school. Moore served as the first principal and teacher when the Croatan Normal School opened in 1887. In the 1940 ' s Pembroke became a four-year col- lege led by President Ralph D. Wellons. Under his leadership the school became integrated and gained membership in the American Association of Colleges and the Southern Association of Colleges. During the years Walter Gale was president, he recruited many out-of-state students and greatly improved the school ' s intercollegiate athletic program. Dr. English E. Jones was the first and only Lum- bee Indian to serve as president of PSU. During his productive administration the school became a region- al university and part of the UNC system. Introduction 3

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Review, Preview, Purview: Our Viewpoints become our Point of View. 7 his year, 1986-87, was a « landmark year by its own merits. As we stood at the Centen- nial crossroads, our point of view was composed of three distinct viewpoints. Our review — a look back at the events of our own year as well as from the previous one hun- dred years — brought us a com- petitive vantage point ixomw ere we could better gauge ourselves, develop our talents, employ our resources. Our preview — a glimpse of the promise of the fu- ture — allowed us an intuitive perspective point which revealed the potential of our dedication and determination; it aligned us with our own hopes and goals so that we could reach them. Our purview — the full range and scope of the Pembroke State Uni- versity experience — gave us a credible reference point from which we could endeavor to build our future. These were view- points that brought us a collective point of view, a stance that we were to share through the year. Sixth floor Belk residents Joy Locklear, Caroline Chang, and Ursula Lowry show that friendship, fun, and smiles can be contagious at PSU. Introduction 5