Prairie View A and M University - Pantherland Yearbook (Prairie View, TX)

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'p VKt“A “Forewords” 1917 “The anxiety which always attends the launching of a new project. no matter how insignificant or grand it may be. is ours. And so with certain hopes and fears and aims we present to the friends and well-wishers of Prairie View thus pioneer copy of The Prairie . In it we have given you a glimpse of our lives, something of the things that move us toward the high destiny which the founders of Prairie View have sought to make possible for us. We have placed into it something more and yet something which is unseen. It is the spirit of Prairie View, the spirit which has made it possible and which assures its perpetuity os the guiding spirit of the Negro youth of Texas. 1926 In the past few years we have carefully observed our fellow students in the routine of their scholastic duties and in the pleasures of their social life. Since it has fallen to our lot to serve as recorders of these observations, we have tried to make them as lasting as the rocks of ages. If in looking through these pages of this second volume of THE PRAIRIE, you are able to recall with pleasure the almost forgotten days spent at our dear old Prairie View, we, the Editors, consider that we have accomplished our purpose. Occi Stony .. . We share the anxiety of the editors and staff members that produced the first yearbook at Prairie View. There’s always pressure when your job is to put history, and emotion, into words and pictures. Capturing the unique spirit that does dwell in the entire university, is not an easy task. Although there are many more things to cover in this book, we have tried to touch on everything. We arc, today, challenged by the task of observing our fellow students. We couldn't capture everything, but we hope we have given a glimpse of all. In a sense we are pioneers of a new era — the Prairie View of tomorrow — built on so many yesterdays. We have given the record of PVAMU’s heritage a new name Pardus. This latin word means Panther. One that is at the peak of his maturity ready to dominate his future with power and pride ... and spirit. This, the fourth, name fits the new generation as the previous three fit theirs: THE PRAIRIE, THE PANTHER, and PAN-THERLAND. We are only able to attempt our task because of those forenames and all they represent of Prairie View's heritage. Therefore, we dedicate this issue to THE PRAIRIE, the beginning. — Angela Wilson t

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You are among the first PVAMU students to benefit from the higher academic standards. Our research opportunities and achievements keep increasing. Last fall President Reagan honored PVAMU, on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Department of Education, for our exemplary alliances with private companies, federal agencies, and national laboratories. PVAMU ranks fourth in research dollars per faculty and sixth in actual research dollars in Texas. This is indicative of several positive facts: we are providing good research opportunities for faculty and students, we are providing up-to-the-minute technical instruction, and financially we are more than carrying our own weight. We are proud of many things. With many colleges facing hard times, PVAMU announced an 8% enrollment increase for the spring 1987 over the same period last year. Our construction continues, with a new Engineering Technology Building opening soon, a new Library due in the summer of 1988, and ground-breaking soon to begin for Agricultural Research and Physical Education facilities. PVAMU students are outstanding: in 1986, the university had 138 Academic Scholars and six Talent Scholars enrolling as freshman. Our College of Engineering graduates more black engineers than any of the nation’s 307 colleges and universities offering engineering. President Pierre spoke to a large Sesquicentennial - celebrating crowd when this year's trail riders passed through Prairie View-heading for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Dr. Percy A. Pierre shakes hands with Mayor Ron I verett. Both distinguished men spoke at the '86 MI.K Pre- sentation. President and Mrs. Pierre congratulate the Alumni Associatior Homecoming Queen. Benjamin Banneker Honors College was the first honors college established on an historically black college or university campus, and it is one of 15 honors colleges in the nation. PVAMU students are achievers: to name only a few recent instances, this year our architecture students won awards for their models against national competition; 61 outstanding PVAMU students will be listed in the 1987 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges; accounting students won scholarships from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; the PVAMU Marching Band was invited to perform during the NBA Playoffs; the PVAMU Forensic Society won trophies at the Barbara Jordan Forensic Tournament and at Pi Kappa Delta’s national tournament in LaCrosse, Wisconsin; and last summer there were more PVAMU Engineering interns in national research laboratories than any other university in the nation. As you know, we also have successful alumni in all fields, whose ranks you will soon join. ' Thank you for carrying our heritage so well into a very bright future.

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FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE PRAIRIE” FEBRUARY I. 1926 Sorting Capital Surplus Aivu Liabilities S 00 00 000 00 0000 00 00000 00 Total Working Capital S 00000.00 Received from Popularity Contest $ 527.00 Received from Senior Claw 79 00 Paid by Frank Thomas as a bribe to win place as Most Handsome Boy 10 00 Proceeds of moving picture show LOO Sale of annuals netted 22 00 Proceeds of crap game in annual office 9.00 Received from Freshman Class to keep from being represented as ’Greenhorns 97 Donation from Professor Whittaker 01 Received from Mr N B Edwards typewriter in hock -»V00 Proceeds of milk and cream stole and sold 21 52 One stamp sold .02 Moneys from embezzlements and swindling 974 61 Awarded in lawsuit against Professor N B Edward for hocking his typewriter 8.546.68 A note held on Professor Carrol's and Professor Carpenter s cars, together ‘♦OO Total cash on hand S9.406.62 Total cash on hand S9.406.62 Audited by B. F Harrison. C. W Lewis. I A Reece. H R Turner. Wm Ross. W T. Daniels, and Jonathan Curtis. Janitor. The Prairie Office The scene of many a hard-fought battle with underclassmen The staff of 1926 had a sense of humor. They were students as well as historians. Student life over fifty years ago. New names, new faces, and history repeats itself at PVAMU today. A view from the air in a time machine — an ariel captures history. Introduction 9