Virginia State University - Trojan Yearbook (Petersburg, VA)

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The ord is Light f learning- And God said, Let there be light. There are lights and lights and lights along the highway o There is the light of self-analysis which reflects understanding and self-confidence . . . There is the light of determination which reflects advancement and progress . . . There is the light of time which teaches us to cope with and master the present . . . There are lights and lights andlights along the highway of learning'- There are security lights that become visible only when we concentrate on the inner foothold instead of on outer circumstances . . . There is the light of knowledge which beams when we seek to know . . . There is the light of excellence which gleams when we dare to aim for it . . . There are lights and lights and lights along the highway of learning- There is the light of hope when we try and failg and there is the light of faith when we try again . . . There is the light of love which shines brightest and best when we learn that those who find greatness, riches, success and happiness are those who serve others . . . There are lights and lights and lights along the highway of learning- There is the light of learning, may it ever keep your mind alert and inquiring and may it illuminate your way during student days as well as throughout life . . . There is the light of courage that will help us to stand firm for that in which we truly believe despite the per- suasion, threats or jeers of our peers . . . A There is the light of life-mastery which brightens when we succeed in spite of handicaps and diversites . . . There are hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of lights-f There are lights from teachers with information . . . There are lights from counselors with consultation . . There are administrative lights with directions . . . There are classmates whose lights give association . . . Then there are lights from parents and home ever burning with love, devotion, warmth and comfort . . . rs as we travel the highways and by-ways of learning-fThese are ours if we look to the light All these are ou and l ll behind us. et the shadows fa

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Jr! 54 Who's Who 41 L' I w-M uf, Among American College Students TROJANS CHOSEN FOR WHO'S WHO Thirty-six statesmen who exhibited outstanding academic and social contributions to VSC were initiated into Whois Who in American Colleges and Universities at a luncheon held in Foster Hall on Friday November 9, 1973. The committee that was responsible for the selection of the 36 persons consisted of Dean McCants, Dean Colson, Mr. F.L. Calfee, Mrs. Vivian Williamson, Mr. Fields, and two representatives from the student body, Lionel Flanagan and Brenda Harvey. The criteria for choosing Who's Who Students had been set down by Dean McCants: seniors must have a 2.50 average or above and juniors must hold a 3.00 average or above. Seniors must have participated in at least 5 diversified activities associated with VSC. The students that were selected are: Willie A. Adams, senior from Madisonville, Runia Bailey, senior from Richmond, Oliva M. Baker, junior from Charlottesville, Stephen A. Banian, senior from Richmond, Gloria W. Brant, senior from Petersburg, Gilla F. Brown, senior from Bluefield, Denise M. Coles, senior from Hamden, Connecticut, LaVerne A. Darden, senior from Suffolk, Ruby M. Dodson, junior from Nottoway, Joan Edwards, junior from Smithfield, Rene Fitzgerald, Pauline Fowlkes, senior, Howard L. Green, senior from Windsor, Renetta D. Harris, senior from Smithfield, Deborah E. Holcomb, senior from Clarkesville, Brenda A. Hardy from Franklin, Susie P. Hargrove, senior from Farm- ville, Deborah E. Holcomb, senior from Farmville, Robert H. Hunter, junior from Montross, Brenda G. Jett, senior from Flint Hill, Brenda H. Johnson, senior from Petersburg, Leon N. Johnson HI, senior from Alton, Cassell A. Jordan, junior from Little Plymouth, Elizabeth A. Kinch, junior from Rahway, New Jersey, Alma E. Lemon, senior from Oxford, North Carolina, Sheila D. Outlaw, senior from Suffolk, Patricia M. Ragland, junior from Gordonville, Georgia E. Self from Mon- tross, Charles Smith, Brenda S. Townsend, Spence M. Ward, junior from Richmond, Wayne O. Yerby, and Kenneth M. Younger, junior. Special recognition was given to Georgia E. Self for outstanding academic achievement in maintaining a 3.91 overall average out of a possible 4.00.

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Editorial Comment 4 t A I -S p31 '3QLjQ. I v r 1 1 -is x f, X As our Alma Mater, Virginia State College, struggles to maintain its 92 year-old identity, we, the student body, strive to maintain Unity amid the inevitable changes occurring here. Sometimes apathetic, sometimes energetic-we Trojans stand and succeed as one and attempt, as one, not to fail. To maintain unity on a campus comprised mainly by minority races is, indeed, a momentous struggle. To the Senior Class, mainly for whom this book is compiled, I sincerely hope that you will con- tinue to strive for those goals which you set as you entered here. In doing so, I hope that you will not forget that Without Unity there can be no meaning or success in the changes which you attempt to make in our society. We, the TROJAN Staff, and our adviser Malachi J. Greene, have labored late into many nights to create a memory of the culmination of your changes-successes, and even failures, here on the Hill. Good luck to you, and best wishes. Editor-in-Chief