St Augustines College - Falcon Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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'p--,M .. , .. . W..-.,, ,-.., . ..-s,.....kB, ...L.- -..m,,,,A,,7, ..:1g:u-Sara-g.:ls--s -V , , THE SPIRIT QF The Blackness of 76', Is the bicentennial for the blackman? Yes, this country belongs to the black man. Our ancestors are the backbone of this country. The white history books donlt make it look that Way, BUT We black people must realize who we are. We must remember Crispus Attucks and Benjamin Banneker for they offered so much. We can't leave out Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth for they Walked through the storm fbr us. Absalom Jones opened the door to religion. Prince Hall and W.E.B. DuBois fought the White man. Thurgood Marshall broke the close doors. There are so many blacks that made this country. This is our country BLACK PEOPLE, but We must remember it started in 1619 in Jamestown, Virginia. As We look back and THINK, I belong here this is my country and We must celebrate our ancestors birthday Rena Hicks 8

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ix :f55K1':'3 Ui 2 X '.1 S1-fr 91' vw-is. fs'-EH-7. ' '- vi we in -1: ' y.i.3t.Lgqf Z, i :elf as N L Q ,-cif. . - History of Saintkggugustinels College- A V V M Saint Aug'ustihe's College wasrfounded in 1867 through thecombined efforts' of the Freef rneri7sCo1nnfiission of the-Protestant Episcopal :Church and 'a groupof clergyjand laymen of' ithe..EsLpiscopal Diocese of' North Carolina under the leadership5of'Bisho'p Thomas Atkinson. Duringiits history, St. Augustine's College has had- eight principals or presidents. C nd ,The first principal,.the Rev. J...B1'inton Smith whowas serving as secretary ofthe Freemen's ,Qornniission when the institutionvvas being founded, stated that only four pupils were enrolled on the first day of operation. Bygthe end ofthe session of 1871-72, the enrollment had increased to 110. including boarding. students. A ' Upon the death of'Dr. 'Smith in 1872, the Rev. J, El. C. Smedes took over the office of principal andmaintainedthis position :until--1884 Whenihe Was succeeded by the Rev. Robert B. Sutton. .Dr.-Hunteribeoame the iprincipalin 1891 and remained in that position until 1916. During the Hunter administration, the curriculumwas expanded, St. Agnes Hospital was founded, .3nd..?he.Ch?'P9l and BeU.501?.L1l71'a?'YWe1'e.90nS'9T.uCl?ed'. . . . f L -ii.:--V. 'J . ....... , P. b.A'. .l.. grqrl 1 ..,,..N' ,-,. t5-- 1 -.-N, , .V ,lv- .1'l AV.: ' fi Drgi1Jairiesf.A.Boyer,--Sonitifittheifirst 'deanland hirnselfla lfornfer dean oF'theiCollege', rlrs b ecairie president iii 1955. During his administration the enrollmentpQQSQAQQQSLQQQ1s5iQt1l2lsd,..faGi4l.ty, Werefsubstantially increasedjand the Al plans to return to the classroomlvvere A. Fraser, Bishop of the.Diocese of North .caro1iiigi'Q.,giiiiii 0fthe,.Boafd t?5iff,Ei'tiisiQeesQfConcomitantly, Dr. Prezell R. Robinson, Executive .ofSociologyQ Acting President. On February 27, 1967,.Dr. President of . g Y J: ..,! i-rl ,,'A .niu .V.. ini 1 .. A vg1j3Qoda5f'Saint Augustine's College has broaderiigits cirriculum ,base-ftol-penterijlaround .teaching .think critically and St. Aug. has. enrollment and various been. would include: 'Boyer Classroom, and reflecting lights, Latham Hall and constructiomis'fiiigiderwajifgfor the for the' department of art and music. Each tothe through innovative ideas and irnput, but no lon his own. up ' V Yes, Saint Augustinels College has we thei- Aug family, would like to 'seegit progress even more. Saint' -i Gtillegiilj-hasKprogressedsinf the past and will continue to Progress il? the fuillre. -1,' 1 fix- 'i'5ffd5-', .'i' ' V A - V .

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