St Pauls College - Tiger Yearbook (Lawrenceville, VA)

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THE COLLEGE SAINT PAUL’S COLLEGE LAWRENCEVILLE, VIRGINIA • 23868 OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT JS flUQ fy 14 , 1969 The 1969 Graduating Class Saint Paul ' s College Lawrenceville, Virginia My dear Seniors: Each year for the past nineteen years it has been my privilege to present to the members of the class to be graduated a brief statement to be included in the Yearbook. As I reflect on the past nineteen years, I think of the many, many changes that have occurred here at the College: change of name, program changes, faculty improvements, new buildings, integrated faculty and student body, accreditation and membership in the Southern Association, membership in the United Negro College Fund, membership in the Association of Episcopal Colleges, and many other changes and developments as important as some of those mentioned. There has been no change, however, on the part of the College in its religious commitment and in its efforts to pursue academic excellence; there will be no such changes under my administration. You who are graduating this year are classified by many as the New Breed. I do not accept this description. As for me, you are young men and women going out into the larger world with a questioning mind and an unwillingness to accept things as they are. You leave this College, I hope, with a tenacious desire to help make the world the kind of world it ought to be. You are not afraid. You are proud. You are not second class. You are the hope and builders of tomorrow. And for this I am proud, more than ever, to congratulate you and wish you success. As you leave do not forget Saint Paul ' s College; it is your Alma Mater. Best wishes. Sincerely yours, Earl H. McClenney President EHM:pwp 8

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asr N. SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT Edmund Henley Fellow Students: The years here at Saint Paul ' s have been dynamic, in that, we have seen changes which many before us had never thought possible. In their letters to you, they will tell you of the many glories of S.P.C.; Yet, I am charging you with the duty of remaining as dynamic in the future as you have been in the past. As black” people we must always be aware of our position in this nation or any nation. Saint Paul ' s has helped us to formulate standards by which we must live. It is these standards which we should never sacrifice for material gain or fame in this cruel world, because throughout history one can site instances where men have achieved greatness in a material sense only to be surpassed by another. However, few are those men of high conviction that have been surpassed. Their torches have been picked up by another and carried on thru the annals. Their stories are told in the Iliad and Odessey, Kubla Kahn, and the songs of Solomon. The words of our Alma Mater provide a fitting conclusion: She has faults, but why should we mind them, . . . And I ' d sooner next fall go back to Saint Paul ' s than to any old school that I know. 7

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PRESIDENT Mr. President: There is no organization, club, or school that can perform to its full capacity without the support and guidance of good leaders. It is for this reason that the Seniors of 1969 wish to thank you, your faculty, and staff. During our tenure at Saint Paul ' s College we have seen changes in both the academic and so¬ cial atmospheres. This can only be attributed to the conscientious working toward the objec¬ tives which you have established during the years of your administration. The founder, James Solomon Russell, had a vision and through a journey in faith founded Saint Paul ' s. It is through your visions and end¬ less efforts that Saint Paul ' s has continued to grow. As we prepare to leave, we must recapitu¬ late the past four years and in so doing we find it quite necessary to say thank you. The Senior Class New Addition to the McClenny Family- President McClenney shares joke with Edwina Burgess and School Counselor. 9