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3-1968
The Gazette March 1968
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Langston University Gazette
MARCH, 1968
Langston, Oklahoma
VOLUME 30 NUMBER 2
Observances to H onor University’s
F o u n d e rs D a y
Langston
University’s
Founders Day
activities will commence Saturday March 9,
1968, with the annual State Dance to be held
at tne Civic Center in Tulsa. The 1967-68
membership card Is the admittance require­
m ent
Membership
cards for active
(graduates or persons who attended Langs­
ton) and associate (persons who did not attend
Langston) members may be secured by send­
ing $5.00 to the Acting Executive Secretary,
Clifford D. Wallace, Langston University,
Langston, Oklahoma.
Sunday morning, March 10, at 10 a.m., At­
torney Amos T. Hall of Tulsa will deliver
the Meditation message.
Dr. Hall Is an
eminent Oklahoma lawyer, civic, and fra­
ternal leader and has practiced law since
1925.
He holds membership in the Tulsa
County Bar Association and has been admit­
ted to practice before the Supreme Court of
the United States. He is a 33 degree Mason
and has been Grand Master of the Prince
Hall Grand Lodge of Oklahoma for more than
20 years.
Speaker for the afternoon program at 2:30
p. m. will be Herman C. Duncan, a 1936
graduate of Langston University. Duncan is
tbs newest member to be appointed to the
Board of Regents for Oklahoma A & M Col­
leges. His appointment by Governor Bart­
lett marks the first time that a Negro has
been assigned this distinction. Duncan Is
a 32 degree Mason and treasurer of the
Muskogee Education Association. He Is a
member a t the Muskogee Local Draft Board
No. 31 and thft executive committee of the
area council for the Boy Scouts of America.
Duncan Is principal of the Sadler Junior
High School, Muskogee.
During the afternoon convocation, Dr. Wil­
liam H. Hale, President of Langston Univer­
sity since 1960, will welcome friends and
alumni and review the University’s seventyone years of providing quality education. Also,
the afternoon program will include greetings,
by Jerry Driver, President of the Student
Government Association; James Roy Johnson,
President of the Langston University Alumni
Association; Delbert Burnett, President of
the Langston University Parents and Patrons
S i x t h G r a d e D a y P la n s U n d e r w a y
Board of Governors
Elects President Hale
The Board of Governors of the
International Platform Associa­
tion has announced the election
of r r . William . H. Hale, T anrston University President, as a
member of the organization. The
announcement was made by Dan
T. Moore, director general.
The 65-year-old
International
platform Association is an or­
ganization of distinguished and
dedicated persons from all over
the world.
For over a halfcentury its members hjive been
instrumental in, bettering the
quality of the American platform
not only as it applies to the book­
ing of celebrities but also as it
relates to the important field
of school assembly programs
available to children.
The association was brought in­
to existence by Mark Twain,
William Jennings Bryan, P res­
ident William Howard Taft and
other orators and celebrities of
the platform. The membership
includes men of distinction in
business and entertainment.
Yon Reis Seek1
Scholarship Applicants
MISS ANNA MARLY
A native of the Riviera, Miss
An added attraction to the sixth
annual “ Sixth Grade Day*’ will be Marly sings her own songs
a sixth grade talent program. equally well in Italian, Spanish
M istress of Ceremonies will be Portuguese, Greek, English and
Miss Anna Marly, noted slngef- /Russian. Her creations have been
^featured by Edith Piaff, Yves
guitarist.
Miss Marly started her career Montand, Claude Alphand and
as ballerina in the “ Ballets others.
Russes de P a ris’.’ “ She is now
a self-taught guitarist-com poser
She has sung for Field Marshal
The war brought her to England, Montgomery, the Duke and
where she isang for the troops Duchess of Windsor, King P eter
and broadcast daily for the Allied of Yugoslavia, Lord Alexander
radio stations. She wrote during of Tunis, General andEvaPeron,
that time twenty songs for the Don Juan, h eir to the throne of
French Underground Forces, of Spain, anil Prince Charles of
which the “ Chant de la Liberation’’ B elgium ./
Speaker for the 10:00 a.m .
became their official anthem.
Assembly
Program will be Mr.
General de Gaule stated: “ Anna
Marly has turned her talent into Robert , E. Johnson, Managing
Editor of JET Magazine.
a weapon for F rance.”
Attention Sophomore Women!!
This is again the time for
applying for financial aid for
the oncoming year. One of the
many sources for aid is the
Von Reis Collegiatgjkward. This
award is given to a deserving
female college student attend­
ing Langston University. She
must be sophomore student going
into her junior year, maintaining
a 3.00 average, and be in need
of financial assistance.
The Von Reis Club is a group
of educationally and culturally
refined young ladies residing*in
the greater Oklahoma City area.
The club originated October, 1965
consisting of eight young ladies.
Their dual purpose was and is
presently to assist a deserving
female college student of L. U.
in the amount of $100. 00 ; and,
to promote social entertainment
for the Oklahoma area. ^
(Continued on Page 5)
Organization; and Dr. William E. Sims, Dean
of Academic Affairs at Langston. Dr. Larzette G. Hale, Director of Development, will
give a report on the 1968 Langston University
Development Foundation hind-ralsing campaign
which began February 1.
The Foundation received word from the
Sloan Foundation that a matching grant of
$30,000 will be provided based on contribu­
tions by students, faculty, alumni, and friends
of the University.
The Foundation has
established a goal oi 8150,000 and has appealed
directly to business and industry in Oklahoma
to help the Foundation realize this goaL
The Foundation is asking $35,000 from alumni,
$10,000 from faculty and staff, and $1,750
from students at the University. Response
from business and industry has been grati­
fying so far, with several substantial con­
tributions being made. Contributions to the
Foundation are tax exempt
An invitation is extended all friends, alumni,
and well-wishers of the University to be pre­
sent March 10 for the special occasion, officials
stated.
Instructor
Receives Grant
Notification has come from
S .M .N abrit, Executive D irector
of the Southern Fellowship Fund,
that a fellowship grant of $3,200
has been awarded Mr:?. Victoria
Dubriel, Instructor in the De­
partment of English and Modern
Languages. The period ofthe a ward is twelve months beginning
September 1, 1968.
Mrs. Dubriel was selected
after a careful /study; of the many
applications
submitted to the
Southern Fellowship Fund Com­
mittee. The award will also be
supplemented by a sum depend­
ing upon the charges made by
the institution which M rs. Dubriel
chooses to m atriculate.
The Southern Fellowship Fund
is an operating agency of the
Council of Southern Universities,
Incorporated.
v
Isnftton Profsssor
Ssrvss On Stst» Commlttss
Mrs. Joy Flasch, Assistant
Professor in the Department of
English , has been selected to
serve on the judging committee
for the state-wide Pride in Okla­
homa Essay Contest.
Mrs. Elasch’s most recent
publication appears in the De­
cember issue of MODERN DRA­
MA. The article entitled, “ Fun
and Games in Who’s Afraid of
Virginia Woolf.” 'takes the trueto-life games described by psy­
chologist Dr. Eric Berne in his
recent bestseller Games-lUiuple.
Play and analyzes the “ gam es”
dram atist Edward Albee’schara-Q
te rs play jo his award winning
play.
Mrs. Elasch is in the pro­
cess of beginning a critical bio­
graphy of the late Dr. Melvin
B. Tolson, form er Professor of
English and Speech "'at Langs­
ton University. She has signed
a contract with Twayne Publish­
ers
write the biography of
Tolson for the Twayne’s United
States Authors Series.
'
Four Point
Students Nam ed
Twenty 4-point students have been named to the President’s
Honor Cabinet by E. L. Holloway, Dean’ of Student Affairs at
Langlton University.
Holloway said the 4-point standing was earned during the
1967 fall sem ester, and the honor also c a rrie s with it the eligibility
for tuition scholarship to be paid by the foundation.*
Those students named to the Honor Cabinet a re as follows:
William Addai, junior Animal Science major from Bronx
New York; Minta Anderson, sophomore Social Science major,
from Luther; Yun Hwang Boo, Senior Math m ajor from
Seoul, Korea; Norma J. Collins, Sophomore Math major from
M orris; Charlotte Cooper, junior A rt major from~T2aneston; Paula P. Cotton, senior English major from H arris; Lola.
Dewberry, sophomore Social Science major from ^Guthrie:
John .C. Edgar, sophomore C h em ist$ major from Coyle;
Veichal J. Evans, senior English major from Oklahoma *
City; Etoise Flenoid, junior' Elementary major from Okla­
homa City; Gwendolyn Greaves, senior English major from
Langston; Etta* M. Johnson , junior English majorv from
Spencer; Marcia Johnson, a junior Business Education ma- '
jor from El Reno; Mildred S. Jones, sophomore elementary
education major from Tulsa; Dana Rae Sims, Pre-Law major
from Langston; E arl A. Symonette, sophomore Business Ad­
m inistration major from Oklahoma City; Ronald A. Warren,
junior Sociology major from ’ldabel; Chris T. Williams, F resh­
man Social Science major from S ierra Leone; Elaine Wil­
liam s, senior Social Science major from. Oklahoma City;
and Verlene Williams, junior Art majbr from Haskell.
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113 E. Columbia, Lawton, Oklahoma
206 E. 31st, Houston, Texas
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1803 N. St Louis, Tulsa, Oklahoma
430 N. 18th, Muskogee, Oklahoma
Rt 3, Box 195, Okmulgee,Oklahoma
614 E. Park, Enid, Oklahoma
110 N. Grand, El Reno, Oklahoma
15926 Normandy, Detroit, Michigan
2314 Grand Blvd, Oklahoma City,Okla.
1709 NE 55th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
3824 Page Blvd, St, Louis, Missouri
Seoul, Korea
1966 N. Main, Tulsa, Oklahoma
234*4 Huk Suk Dong, Seoul, Korea
Box 25, Tatums, Oklahoma
Rt 2, Box 208, Checotah, Oklahoma
1302 E. Grant, Guthrie, Oklahoma
Rt 1, Box 150, Tom, Oklahoma
622 E. Broadway, Ardmore, Oklahoma
8415 Allwood, Houston, Texas
Seoul, Korea
1205 E. Lafayette, Okmulgee.Oklahoma
2033 E. University, Guthrie, Oklahoma
569 N. 5th,* Muskogee,Oklahoma
4304 Wood Drive, Oklahoma City,Oklahoma(
1436 NE 18th, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Box 487, Langston, OklaHoma
1605 Bernard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
310 E. Zion, Tulsa, Oklahoma
220 E; Springer, Guthrie, Oklahoma
,1708 NW Haskell, Idabel, Oklahoma
Gan. Del, Beggs, Oklahoma
Box 163, Beggs., Oklahoma
1009 E. Monroe, McAlester,Oklahoma
Box 395, Langston, Oklahoma
1415 W. 71st, Los Angeles, California
Rt 4, Box 104 C, Okmulgee.Oklahoma
Box 143, Clearyi'ew, Oklahoma
712 N. Nebraska, Oklahoma City,Okla.
1009 SW Jackson, Idabel, Oklahoma
Seoul, Korep
Darby, Pennsylvania
Rt 1, Box 235, Idabel, Oklahoma
March, 1968—THE LANGSTON UNIVERSITY GAZETTE—Page 3
Technology
Dopartmont
One of the most significant
questions asked by virtually
every student, especially tech­
nology students, was answered
during the "New Career oppor­
tunities Program.” What oppor­
tunities would the student have
excluding teaching upon gradu­
ation?
The message students
received in conjunction with
answers to the question from the
Program was most profitable
and inspirational. The seminars
and group discussions were
iHlbed thought provoking.
One of the consultants, a
mechanical engineer from West­
AKA
The ladies of Alpha Zeta
Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority Inc. want to extend best
wishes to those Sorors anticipa­
ting student teaching and also to
encourage all Greeks as the ivy
to always climb reaching toward
higher heights. .
Forever in action, the Sorority
is formulating* plans for the 1968
presentation of " Miss Fashionetta*’ which is indeed a most
coveted title. Among other events
scheduled
will be a "Charm
Clinic”
on March 21. All
ladies of the campus are urged
to attend.
The Sorors of Alpha Kappa
Alpha will be participating in
the annual "Jabberwock” spon­
sored by the Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority Inc. March 23.
A REMINDER fnr All frnm AKA
It is our fondest wish that
every
student
will make a
special effort to contribute to
the FUND RAISING CAMPAIGN
sponsored by the Langston Uni­
versity Development Foundation.
Let us all as one big family do
our part for the betterment of
those seeking an education.
ern Electric, was Mr. W. L.
DR. SHEELER ADDRESSING ASSEMBLY DURING THE OB­
Magnus, a former L.U. graduate,
SERVANCE OF NEGRO HISTORY WEEK AT LANGSTON UNI­
who has made some key designs
VERSITY FEBRUARY 11-17, 1968.
for Western Electric on some of
Social SciMte
of a Bancroft History Award for ment and chairman of the com­ the important space projects
Dopartmont
outstanding research, a citation mittee for Negro History Week along with other outstanding con­
for ‘'Inspirational Service" in Observance, 1968. In an inter­ tributions in his field. When
Obsorvas
the social sciences, and two view with Mr. Brown, he mention asked his reasons for success ,
awards by the Houston Business ed that the significance of such he stated, "It was preparation,
Nogra History Week
and Professional Men’s Club, for an observance was "to make perseverance and dedication, the
formula for success in any field.”
In commemoration o f the 43rd his outstanding performances.
students aware of the contribu­
anniversary "'ofthff study of
As a result of intensive train­
Dr. Sheeler was introduced tions made by Negroes in the
Negro life and history, the Social by Jack Sanders, a senior
ing
in chosen fields, the tech­
community” .
iThe ASNLH.
A BIT OF THOUfiHT
nology student will be able to
Science Department of Langston- physical education . major at
was begun in 1926, has been prepare himself for highly spec­
The
thing you think brighter
University
under
the joints Langston. Dr. Sheeler usedas the
observed for a number of years ialized jobs that are available. than the sun will inevitably be
sponsorship of the Social Science topic of his address the concept
at Langston University, but 1968 The fields r in technology are yours someday.”
club headed by Elwood M. T% of the "Rebirth of Freedom,"
George, and the Panhellenlc which he quoted from President marks a milestone in its history rapidly expanding and have a need
Constance R. Simpson-Reporter
for having the President of the for anyone qualified.
council headed by Vincent John­ Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
association as the principal
son, marked the observance of He
emphasized the fact that speaker.
linivirsity ClRRCil
Negro history week February "America in a hundred years has
Niw ClRCipt l l Chrphs Relations
Following the assembly pro­
11-17,1968 on campus.
failed to implement the philos­
gram, a seminar was helQ in
For the first time during the ophy of the rebirth of freedom
observance of this historic event for Negroes, whom they made cit­ the Little Theatre of the new
on the campus, the Department izens under the Fourteenth music .building at which time,
Dr. Sheeler answered questions
was proud to have as its guest Amendment"
posed
by students and faculty
speaker Dr. John R. Sheeler,
The one hour assembly pro- members.
Dr. Sheeler spent the rest of
the
day talking with individual
D
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by
a
of
faculty
sity and
tna presently president or and student ^
was conducted
students
and visiting some
the Association for the study of under the chairmanship of Mr.
related
classes
on the campus.
Negro life and history that spear­ w u iis ' B row n, A ss ista n t p r o ­
heads Negro History Week as fessor, social Science Depart-.
Elwood M.T. George-Reporter
a part of its national program.
Dr. Sheeler, who received the
Ph. D. degree from the West
Virginia University* has had
The illustrious men of Omega
noted experiences in the field
;would
like to take this opportunity
ofeducationand social work, which
' to welcome each individual back
included his services as cultural
On March 10, the Langston ^ Langston
for the second
"Specialist” for the U.S. De­
sem ester term of 1967-1968. <
University
family
will
celebrate
partment of State in Scandina­
the University’s 71st Anniver Each individual is wished the best
vian nations. He holds the honour
sary, with the Annual Founders’ of1' luck in all his endeavors of
Day Services. The men of Alpha college life at Langston. Along
strongly urge that all students with welcoming in the new and
help pay tribute to a "rapidfy old back to the life of the stu­
growing and physically expanding dent, the men of Omega would
Educational Center,” by attend­ like _to welcome the neophite
of
ing these Services, starting with brothers into the "Land
Greekdom.”
~
These
new
pro­
the Sunday Morning,Meditations.
Also, on March 10, Beta Kappa lific Greeks are, Micheal Jack­
Chapter,
Alpha Phi Alpha son, Raymond Anderson, Wyman.*
Fraternity, Inc., will celebrate Loveless, Ben Alexander, Je - - ^ 1
Each year the ladies of Beta its
36th
Anniversary in a rome "S.D.” Lane, Freddie
Upsilon Chapter of Delta Sigma Founders, Day Vespers, at Gilmore, "Ship Captain” Micheal
Theta Sorority Inc. sponsor a 7:30 p.ita. in the I.W. Young Harbert, Micheal C arter, Melvin
Tentative guest Lowe, Richard Minter, Lenord
money raising project to promote Auditorium.
Smith, Paul Jones, Larry Bennet,
scholarship hinds and public speaker for the evening will be Je rry Beckham, Jam es Jones,
Brother
Emery
Jennings
of
service programs. This year the Muskogee. Brother Jennings, a
Willis and Robert Sims,
sorority presents its biennial form er traveling r e p r e s e n ta tiv e ^ Wlth thef,e outstanding Greeks
Jabberwock, a variety program for the
Pepsi Cola BottlifeT 0mega wU ^ m it e ly ^ riv e to
wherein the Greek organiza­ Company, is a brilliant scholar persevere and become a vital
tions render glittering entertain­ and a very dynamic speaker. link in the chain of Greeks on
ment and cooperate for a worthy All Langstonites are cordially Langston’s campus. Also, con­
gratulations to the men of
end.
* This program^’ offers invited to attend.
Congratulations and a little "Kappd’and " Alpha” fraternities
friendly open rivalry for Greek
for the excellent
neopl^te
letter organizations as they com­ more effort! With this fragmented brothers received. Omega knows
pete for the Jabberwock trophy. sentence, the Men of Alpha these men will prove a vital asset •> The University Council was University Council met Tuesday
The theme for this year’s express commendations to the to the fraternities as well as to organized September 23, 1965 the twentieth. Faculty members
Langston University student body. the University.
to serve as a medium ofcommu- present were: President William
Jabberwock will be "Fantasy
The men of Omega would like nication and information as well H. Hale, M r. Laron Clark,
Magic,” a rendition of fairy tales. CONGRATULATIONS to the hard
Competing for the coveted tjtie working resourceful student who to thank with the waiJiTiest_sin- as a forum fo rh earin g and solv- Dr. John W. Coleman, Mr. J.W.
of Miss Jabberwock are: Misses accumulated a threei point and qerity the faculty, students, ing problems. The initial meeting Gaffney, Dr. Larzette G. Hale,
above average for v-the fall
Allistene Barnes, Nancy Coch­ semestMv thus making the Dean’s visitors and friends for attending of the group, composed of 13 Mr. . Raymond C. j Jo.inson,
student leaders and 11 members Dr. S.B. Latim er, M rs. Mamie
ran, Joyce Counts, Dianne Har­ Honor^Roll/ And " a little more the annual "Show Boat.” This
of the University faculty and Slothower, D r^ L.C. Stephens,
year’s
theme
was
"Q
ue-tari.”
bor,
Patricia Parnell, Ruby effort” could achieve for the stu­
The stage was set as an African administration, was assembled at Dr. Chelsea^, ^Tipton, and,M r.
Peterson, Loretta Tuttle, and dents who didn’t receive the same ASafari scene with, each Brother the calf of P resident Hale.
Jimmie^Wbite. Student members
This new concept in student- included: Bernice Akins, Darlene
having some type of act that he
will receive a scholarship and a ’ One way of exemplifying " a had captured to captivate the faculty relations was launched to Biglow, Ruth Brown, Edward
strengthen and improve relation­ Marilyn Coffee, J e rry D river,
gift; the other contestants will little more
i
effort” would be to dynamic audience.
attend the V Students Tutoriaf
re p e jv g ^ ftS s ^ ls o .
The first prize was in the form ship between all segments of the Janis Hale, Linda Henderson,
( We urge each- of you to attend sessions held 'each-Saturday at of capital, amounting to $25.00 in Langston University family.
Barbara Johnson, Barbara S.
The results of the Council as
thf coronation of Miss Jabber­ 2:00 P.M. on the -second floor cash with second and third prizes
Johnson (visitor) Etta Johnson,
instrum ent
for the fu lh "LaFrance McGuirt.^'W.L. Mc­
wock 1968 on March 23 and enjoy of Jones Hall. Assisting in these being.two beautiful trophies. Con- an
participation in the affairs of
an evening of delightful entertain sessions will be several honor gratuiations to all winners, and the University on the pajrt of Kinney (visitor) Jam es E. Page,
students and hopefully an in­ many many thanks to the very
Johnetta R oseburr, Joyce Sadment with the Deltas.
all its constituents h a ^ been
structor from each or the major efficient judges.
berry,
Dana Sims, Glenda
Reporter,
most gratifying.
\
departments here at Langston
Thomas,
Sandra Watson and
Mamie Wandick
Melvin McClellan—Reporter Reporter-C harles "B .C .” Hicks
The February meeting of the Patricia Williams.
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Career Opportun
Mr. William Haskins,
Urban League
Deputy Director,
Washington Bureau,
Mr. Phillip Joell, Field Representative, New Opportunities Program
Mrs. Willie Rose, Personnel Staffing Specialist, Bureau of In­
ternal Revenue, and Mr. Alfred Davis
Mrs* Alice Strong Davis and Mr. Donald Fisher, Missile Specialist,
Department of Army, p o rt Sill
Mr. Nathaniel Smith, and Mr. Jerry Wilson, Employment Coordinator, Pan American Petroleum Company.
March, 1968—THE LANGSTON UNIVERSITY GAZETTE—Page 5
Dust Bowl Playors
Slate
Second
nities" Conference
Production
Mr. Leroy Kirk, Deputy Equal Opportunity Officer, Tinker Air
Force Base, Oklahoma City
|
I
Front row: Mrs. Velma Johnson Hiding, Miss Ruth S ypertBack row: Mr. Marcell Buckner
and Mr. William Shelton,
College Relations Officer, FAA, Oklahoma City
Mr. Allen D. Russell, Personnel Officer, U.S. Department of
A griculture, Soil Conservation Service and Mr. Sherman Lewis.
EEOP
Seeks
College
Grades
The Department of State Equal
Employment Opportunity Pro­
gram is recruiting minority
group candidates to fill junior
diplomat positions. A limited
I number of appointments will be
made on a competitive basis
'between
July 1, 1968 and June
1
30, 1969.
Recruitment will be conducted
on a highly selective basis at
various colleges and universities
and in minority group (Negro,
Oriental, Spanish American, and
Mrs. Jane Clark, Cartographer Trainer, Aeronautical Chart Arerlcan Indian) communities
and Information Center, StT Louis, Missouri, and Miss Tommie throughout the country.
L. Jones
Junior officers are young men
and women who receive special­
ized foreign affairs training in
the Department and are assigned
to a wide variety of jobs in
Washington and at embassies and
consulates
overseas.
While
specific types of assignments
are too numerous to list, major
occupational areas in which
junior officers serve include the
following:
ADMINISTRATION,
CONSULAR AFFAIRS, ECO­
NOMIC AFFAIRS, POLITICAL
AFFAIRS,' PUBLIC AFFAIRS,
and RESEARCH.
Mrs. Ethel-Lionell McKenzie Williams, Stewardess, American
Airlines, Chicago
Beginning salaries range from
$6,734 to $9,376 per year, de­
pending on academic background,
previous work experience and
age.
Men and women between the
ages of 21 and 31, who have
been citizens of the UnitedStates
for at least 10 years, may apply.
A candidate’s spouse must also
be a citizen of the United States.
Other Qualifications Include:
Minimum educational back­
ground of a Bachelor’s degree.
Applicants should forwaru a
completed SF-57 (Standard Ap­
plication for Federal Employ­
ment) to the address'above. The
Form 57 may be obtained at
college placement offices, Post
Offices, United States Employ­
ment
Service, and at most
Federal Offices.
When available, scores on the
Graduate Record Examination
(GRE), U.S. Civil Service Com­
mission Federal Service En­
trance Examination (FSEE), and
the State Department’s Foreign
Service Officer Examination
(FSO) will be taken into con­
sideration.
Applicants should indicate
when they expect to be avail­
able for employment; they should
also provide the scores they
received on the w ritten examinations listed e a rlier.____________
v o n r e l s -----
(Continued from page 1)
For the past two years, The
Von Rels Collegiate Award was
presented to Misses Lula Graham
of Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma and
P riscilla Reynolds of Boley,
Oklahoma.
There are currently seventeen
young ladies in the Von Rels
C lub,several of which are Langs­
ton University graduates and
teachers in Oklahoma City, Okla­
homa. The officers and mem­
bers are as, follows: •
President - Shirley Partridgb student of Central State Cpllefee
and Assistant Manager of Holi­
day Recreation Center.
Vice President - Phyliss Jack­
son - Secretary for the Oklahoma
County Tag Agency.
Barbara Miller - Scrub Tech­
nician - University Hospital.
Secure your application blank
by April 10, 1968 in the Financial
Aid office located on the first
floor of Moore Hall.
For further information con­
tact
Mrs. Shirley Partridge,
3313 N. E. 16th. Street, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma.
Villetta M. B. Partridge
Recording Secretary
The
Languor.
University
Theatre will present the Dust
Bowl Players in the second major
production of the current season
on Thursday and Friday, March
14-15 with the production of Moss
H art’s LIGHT UP THE SKY.
LIGHT UP THE SKY is a gay,
sophisticated comedy about a
group of professional actors, di­
recto r, author, and friends who
a re in Boston for the pre- broadway try-out of a new play. LIGHT
UP THE SKY has proved to be
one of the most popular comedies
by the late Moss Hart who with
the late George Kaufmann pro­
duced some of the great American
comedies of the 20 th century
including “ You Can’t Take It
With You’’ and “ The Man Who
Came to D inner.’’ Because of
the difficult characterizations re­
quired for LIGHT UP THE SKY
the cast for the most p art is
made up of veteran members of
the Dust Bowl P layers who have
liad considerable experience on
the Langston University stage.
Heading the cast will be Sheila
Ray, senior from Oklahoma City,
who was last seen in the title
role of “ Antigone” . Miss Ray
will be seen as Irene Living­
ston, the “ s ta r ” of the broadway bound troupe. Rayfer Mainor
sophomore from Seattle, Wash­
ington, a veteran of the casts
of “ H arley” , “ Antigone,” and
“ Our Town” will be seen in his
first leading role as Carlton
Fitzgerald, the Director of the
Play. Melzenia Mansker, sopho­
more from Tulsa, last seen as
Amanda in the summer produc­
tion of “ The G lass Menagerie”
will be seen as Stella Livings­
to n , mother of the “ s ta r ” . Robert
Sims and Cleta Powell, last seen
in the fall production of “ Our
Town” will appear as Sidney
and Frances Blaok, the backers
of the production. Searcy Barnett
and Antonio Henderson, both of
the “ Our Town” cast will be
seen as two playwrites. Leonard
Smith, senior from Detroit,
Michigan and a
veteran of
“ Harvey,” “ Antigone,” “ The
G lass Menagerie,” and “ Our
Town” is cast as Tyler Ray­
burn, the husband of the “ s ta r ” .
Jackie Williams also a three time
veteran of the Dust Bowl Players
will be playing the role of Nan
Lowell, “ ghost w riter” for Miss
Livingston’s autobiography. Paul
Forte and C arl Hunter round
out the cast as two Shriners.
LIGHT UP THE SKY is
directed 'toy H. Keith Slothower,
D irector
of
the University
theatre.
As for all University theatre
productions on the Langston
campus there will be no admis­
sion charge for LIGHT UP THE
SKY. Curtain is
scheduled
promptly at 8 P.M. on both evenings of performance.__________
Deadline
Student
Those students who will need
financial
assistance for the
1968-69 school year must com­
plete an application for financial
aid and file it in the Financial
Aid Office on or before March
15, 1968. The awards for the
1968-69 school year will be made
on April 15, 1968, based on need,
academic progress and available
funds.
Applications may be secured in
the Financial Aid Office, located
on the first floor of Moore Hall
(Administration Building).
ftw
THE LANGSTON UNIVERSITY GAZETTE—March, 1968
HOW
THE
FOUNDATION
HELPS
WHAT IS THE FOUNDATION? A nonprofit corporation
chartered in 1961 to seek contributions from alumni and
friends to provide financial assistance where funds are not
available. Unrestricted gifts enable the Foundation to use
the money where it is most needed. However, designated con*
trlbutlons are welcomed and will be administered as the
donor wishes.
6.
1968
GOALS
' Matching Funds - Federal
Scholarships and Grants
Educational and Enrichment Projects
Membership - Cooperative College
Development Program
Operating Expenses
$1,009, CHECK FOR DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION is presented
to Dr. Hale by Gerald McGrew, Vice-President of Cities Service
Oil Company, Tulsa.
Dr. Hale said the gift was a result of a meeting with business
and industry leaders of Oklahoma last year in Tulsa. In the
meeting, the Langston University Development Foundation story
was told to the Oklahoma leaders and many substantial gifts
to the foundation have been received with the Cities Service
contribution being one of the la rg est
$ 2 0 ,0 0 0
65.000
55.000
2.500
7.500
$ 1 5 0 ,0 0 0
Students Kick-Off Campaign
Langston University
M V ILO P M K N T
FO UNDATIO N
SUPPORT
YOUR
LANGSTON
UNIVERSITY
DEVELOPMENT
FOUNDATION
Jerry Driver, Student Government President, appeals to students
for one hundred per cent support to Development Fund Campaign.
Development Foundation Kick-Off Campaign lucky number prize winners pictured with President Hale
SUPPORT YOUR LANGSTON
UNIVERSITY DEVEOLPMENT
FOUNDATION
Your one dollar cjantribution
to the Foundation can make available ten dollars in loan 'funds
for needy students.
(
James E. Glover, President of senior class, receives a check
from President Hale for reporting the largest amount of finance
Editorial
\
The student is the essence of our country’s tomorrow. He is
the element in which the culture of a society is transferred from
one generation to another.
The school, whether it be college, primary or secondary ty
the foundation of his development. Most of the things he conceives
in school are important; whilff others may be Insignificant, but an
impontant part of education. j
As a student, he is tmdev^f eat pressure. This pressure coming
from his parents, professors and government- To do better. To be
considered as a student, one must/ be willing to learn to accept
changes and to live withr fhem. If ^ne fails to progress, he fails
as a student. He must have'values and uphold them, not only to
benefit himself but others as well.
In the final analysis all things are beneficial. One must be able
to take
what he has learned in regards to wha| others have
learned and direct, it toward a cojnmon objective, whether this
objective be peace, equality oj building an empire.
Without a common goal me student is insignificant as a shoe
without a sole.
*— ^
There is one way in which we the students can help ourselves
and others as well, this fetjirough the Development Foundation
Fund. As one student to another I strongly encourage you to support
the Development Foundation Fund.
Clarence D. Williams
Renditions by the University’s Combo were super!
March, 1968-THE LANGSTON UNIVERSITY GAZETTE—Page 7
OKMULGEE
™ta te
Alumni
STILL
MOT
TOO
LATE
The second Annual PreFounders Day Alumni Slate Dance
sponsored by the Langston Uni*
versity Alumni Association and
the Langston University Develop.
ment Foundation will be held
at the Tulsa Civic Center March
9, 1968 from 9:00 p. m. to 1:00
a. m. Only financial members
(active andassociate) may attend.
The 1967.68 alumni card is the
admittance requirement
Each member may invite an
escort or company and (1) couple.
Invitations will be sent to guests
by
the
Acting Executive
Secretary.
ALUMNI CHAPTER
Mr. C. C. Cooper - President
LANGSTOfl UNIVERSITY
Dance
If additional « invitations are
needed for others who are not
members, the $5.00 associate
membership card may be secured
from Clifford D. Wallace, Acting
Executive Secretary, Langston
University, Langston, Oklahoma
73050.
ARTICLE D, SECTION 4, “ MEMbershlp” Associate Member
Any person recommended by
a local unit who has connection
with or interest in the Univer­
sity may become a member upon
approval by the Bbato of DU\
rectors.
Such persons enjoy'
a ll rights and privileges of act*
ive members except the right
to vote or hold office.
Emery H. JemiMS
Langston
Joins Kermac Staff
Grad
Emerv H. Jennings has
joined Kerr McGee Corpor
Honored ation as director of special
Mrs. Dorothy Morgan Wil­
liams, a 1964 graduate , has
been selected to appear in the
OKLAHOMA CITY LANGSTON UNIVERSITY
markets in branded petrol
eum marketing. R. M.
K Jn o x , vice president of the
marketings pipeline and re-
ALUMNI CHAPTER
Mr. Cleo G. McCann
Mr. Jessie L. Jude
Mr. Fred D. Factory
Mr. W. B. Parker
Mr. M. F. PARKER
Mr. a M. F. Miller
Mrs. Gladys Wiley
Mr. Clarence E. Bell
Mrs. Catherine Spigner
Mrs. E. A. Holmes
Mrs. Johnell Cudjoe
Mrs. EUa Patterson
Mr. C. C. Cooper
Mrs. J. J. Moore
Mrs. Ruby C. McCauley
Mrs. Jennie L. Pollard
Mrs. Annie M. Kirk
Mr. Herbert Hibler
Mr. Anthony M. Salone
Mr. Deverreaux McMurry Mr. C. Q. Wright
Mr. Oscar E. Rice
County Chairman
Mrs. Vera M aye Rice
Mr. Jesse O. House
Mrs. .A. M. Strong
(County Chairman)
M rs. M. L. McCurdy
Mr. J. R. Swain
M rs. Alta Watson
Willie Ewing
Mr. Wesley Kirk
Mr. Spencer M. Jam es
M rs. Bertha Townsend
M rs. Mattie Counter
M rs. Octoavia Douglas
M rs. Erma Burns
M rs. Flora D. Swanson
M rs. Elaine Minner
Allie L. Randolph
Menttory Nichols
Mr. Leroy Kirk
Mrs. Arleta Kemp
Mr. Roy Thurston
Mrs. Curtycine Buford
Mr. Winfrey Magnus
.Mrs* Chester Gipson
M rs. E. L. Ferguson
Mr . 1Willie G. Baker
Mrs. Daisy H. Server
Mr. Alvin Cudjoe
Mrs. Nancy R. Davis
Mrs. Eddie Kernal
Mrs. Ruby Fleming
M rs. ThelmaJ M Jones
Mrs. Evelyn Lee
Mr. H. D. Stearns
M rs. Hazel Tunley
Mr. John Q. Thomas
M rs. Z. D. Thomas
M rs. M. L. Bring
M rs. M. L. Brinkley
Mrs. V. R. Lilly
Miss. Gladys O verstreet
M rs. Jakie Jackson
Miss B arbara McMurry
Miss Mary Alice Byrd
Dr. R. B. Taylor, J r .
(Associate Member)
Mrs. R. B. Taylor, J r .
(Associate Member)
Jennings served a four
year term as the first Ne­
gro member of the Okla
homa Pardon and Parole
Board. He is a trustee of
the First Baptist Church
of Muskogee.
M rs. Dolores Salone
Mr. Haywood Jackson
M rs. Nila Jewel Phillips
M rs. Johnnie Mae Stevens
M rs. Geneva Smith
M rs. Sarah J. Bell
Mr. Clarence E. Bell
M rs. Catherine Spigner
Mr. Robert Williams
M rs. Robert Williams
M rs. Elaine Minner
M rs . Geneva Franklin
M rs. Dorothy Dell Smith
Mr. Lance Cudjoe
Miss Ruth Sypert
Outstanding Young Women of
”
America is an annual biographiJennings is lesponsible
cal compilation of 6,000 out- for developing programs to
standing young women between promote sale of Deep Rock
the ages of 21 and 35. These and Kerr McGee brand peyourig women have distinguished troleum products in soecithemselves in civic and pro- alized markets throughout
fessional activities.
the company’s 17 state
Mrs. Williams was one of the marketing area,
first two Negro women hired by
.
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the Farmers Home Administra- _
native ^of Corsicana,
tion in Oklahoma as Assistant Texas. Jeipiinrrs was eraa
Farm Management Supervisor, uated from Langston UmHer job is primarily with the veP ^ v
a hacjielor of
anti-poverty program and coun- sc*®”0® degree in' pociologv
selipg. farm and non-farm fam- an.“ rece’ved a. master of
ilies on food, health, fnance science deeree in second­
and home management planning. ary school administration
from OSIT. He was a teach
Mrs. Williams is the daught­
er of Mrs. Sadie Morgan, House­ er and privcinal inthe pub­
mother at Marquess Hall.
lic schools in Muskogee,
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K
Mircellus Jones
Accepts Position
Marcellus L Jones has joined
the staff of the Oklahoma City
Urban Renewal Authority as a
community relations counselor
in the John F. Kennedy Urban
Renewal Project.
Executive
Director of UR
James B, White said Jones’ du­
ties include helping JFK resi­
dents understand how urban re­
newal will affect them and ans­
wering questions about me ur­
ban renewal program.
Jones graduated from Lang­
ston University with a BS de­
gree in sociology. He served
in the Army during World War
n.
He will work out of the
JFK project office, 601 N. E.
8th.
Oklahoma, for 20 years.
Prior to ioinihg Kerr Mc­
Gee he was a marketing
specialist for the Pepsi
?o!a Company._______ ^
HOMECOMING 1968
Date NOVEMBER 2,1968
Time: 2 P.M.
Place: ANDERSON FIELD
Opponent:
BISHOP COLLEGE
Dallas, Texas
Langston University Alumni Consultants for the Career Opportunity Conference pose for picture:
Left to right—Mrs. Ethel-Lionell Williams,‘66; Miss Opel Venable,‘66; Mrs. Arvelene Sutton Farmer,
‘61; Mrs. Velma Huling,’67; Miss Ruth Sypert,‘67; and Mrs. Carolyn Miles, ‘66
T
The loss of Dr. Hodge
Oklahoma lost the services of
Dr. Oliver Hodge, State Superintendent of Public Instruction,
on January 14, 1968. The death
of a man with such high capabilities, experience and stature
will leave a vacuum in our education circles that is irreplaceable.
In 1937 Dr. Hodge was elected fail after suffering a heart attack,
Tulsa County Superintendent of the sam e ailment wliich was listed
Schools, a position he held for as the cause of his death.
10 years before being elected
Certainly no group will m iss
the state superintendent in 1947.
Dr. Hodge’s leadej£bip and
Dr. Hodge was elected to his guidance-more than tfe member­
fifth term of office in 1966, the ship of the Oklahoma Education
same year his health began to Association.
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Taka Chapter
Of Langston University
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION *
CAMPUS INTERVIEWS
(INTERVIEW DATE AR EA)
TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1968
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Co-Editor
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Clarence Williams
Wessylyne French . Malcolm Buford
Joyce Tease
Elwood T. George
Vincent Kyle
Glenn J o n e s...........................................Photographers
General Staff:
Sandra Carey
Paula P. Cotton
James Glover
Brenda Howell
Linda Henderson
Dana Sims
"XJanet Hughes
Joylyn Johnson
Anna Glenn
Linda Henderson
Vincent Johnson
Jerry B. Driver
Page 8—THE LANGSTON UNIVERSITY GAZETTE—March, 1968
M a rq u e ss
Hayne
King o f the Court Clowns
(Reprinted from February 1968 BOY'S LIFE)
Frank Utsky
In most ways, it was a night like all other nights for a tourii*
comedy basketball team. The site was South Plainfield. N.J..
But it could have been Gallup, New Mexico; Dubuque, Iowa;
Midland, Tex., or anywhere else.
The comic, a 6’ 6” former football player named Bob (Trick)
Woods, was baiting the referee, kidding his opponents and the
customers, and shooting a behind-the-back flip shot from mid-court
(he made it), a mid-court shot while lying on his back (he made it),
and a shot from the top row of the stands (yes, he made it).
Someone sneaked into the game a ball that flew ten feet through
the air and then returned (courtesy of a heavy rubber band).
When the referee threw out the ball, it was replaced by a ball
that bounced as crazily as a Mexican jumping bean.
He was one of 11neighborhood boys who played all sports together,
and when sides were chosen for basketball, he inevitably was the
Uth man. So it was off to the sidelines again, and again he dribbled
to amuse himself. When someone got hurt or was called home
by his father or mother, Marques played. Even then, instead of
shooting, he dribbled.
In seventh grade, Marques Haynes bacame famous, at least
in his hometown. He was appointed mascot (today, he would be
called manager) of the Booker T. Washington High School basketball
team. In addition to standard duties, he washed uniforms, mended
torn shirts, wrapped minor injuries such as sprained ankles, and
gave rubdowns. He made trips with the team to Tulsa (seven
miles away), Oklahoma City, Wewoka, Boley.
All-Sports
Banquet®
Scheduled
When the team was a man short in practice, he filled in, but
he didn’t pull a dribbling a c t “ I was so thrilled just being on
the court,” he says, “ I was afraid to do anything to get the coach
sore.”
By Uth grade, he made the high-school varsity as the ninth
or tenth man on a tenman team. He was taken to the national
Negro high-school championships in Tuskegee, Ala., played so
The capacity crowd stopped laughing only long enough to oooh well in the first game that he started the remaining five, and led
and aaah at the sleight-of-hand passing. But its appetite wasn’t his team to the championship. He was chosen for the second*
But stiU no fancy dribbling in a game.
satisfied yet. “ Dribble,” a boy pleaded from the stands. “ Yeah, team All-America.
dribble,” another shouted.
He was graduated from high school at 16 and entered Langston
University in Langston, Okla., on a half scholarship. He earned
A fragile man—6’ tall and barely 160 pounds—heard the ca ll some of his keep by cleaning the gym, and his m oth# and sister
His basketball shirt, at least two sizes too large, hung from his helped with money.
shoulders, but the team name was easy to read. It said MAGICIANS,
In his freshman year, a football practice (he played quarterback)
and this man was the No. 1 magician of the Magicians.
was
moved indoors because of rain. When the practice had ended,
He started to dribble. The player guarding him darted for the
the
coach
allowed his boys to fool around with a basketball, and
ball and presto! the ball and dribbler were gone, both working
they
fooled
around. Marques dribbled behind his back and between
their magic on another victim across the court. In and out of
his
legs,
and
he thought it strange that no one could get the baU
the pack he moved; dribbling high and low, quickly and slowly, on
from
him.
The
more they tried, the more he dribbled. The seed
his knees and sitting, searching out victims and conquering them.
had
been
planted.
In 22 seconds he dribbled 57 times before driving in and sinking
a lay-up.
Zip Gayles was the varsity basketball coach, and he tolerated
The crowd screamed and applauded and stamped its feet. no shenanigans. He wanted only to win, and his team won. In
Strangers looked at each other, shook their heads and'smiled. fact, in Marque’s three years on the varsity, it lost only once.
When Marque’s was a junior, Langston played in the South­
They had heard about the man and his dribbling, and hadn’t believed
it. Now they had seen for themselves, and they still didn’t believe w estern Conference tournament at Southern University’s home
it.
^
court in Baton Rouge, La. Southern had a flashy team that humiliated
opponent with fancy play, and Marque’s sense of righteousness
Marques Oreole Haynes, the world’s greatest dribbler, wasn’t was shaken. If his team got into, the final against Southern, he
especially impressed with his performance. “ I could have done vowed, he would give those show-offs a dose of their own medicine.
more against a more experienced team,” he said. “ If your op­
Langston did reach the final against Southern and was leading
ponent is aggressive and good, it makes a better show because they
fight you for the ball. This was a high-school alumni team, and by ten or 15 points in the dying minutes. Marques tried to get up
nerve to put on a dribbling act, but every time he stole a look
these boys just weren’t in shape.”
at his coach, he shuddered. With three minutes left he got the
Against sturdy competition, Marques estim ates that, at a rate ball, started to dribble . and forgot all about his coach. In and
of three dribbles per second, he could dribble 5,400 times in a out he dashed, and the Southern players went sprawling, trying to
half-hour—“ If I have the strength to keep it up for a half-hour.” get the ball.. He brought down the house, and rem em ber, this was
Marques Haynes is always in shape. He is the founder, president, Southern’s home crowd. •. Pennies sailed onto the floor. So did
chief booking agent, road secretary, publicist, typist, bookkeeper, hats.
So did Marques’s coach, 'who was furious. After two
coach and star attraction of the Fabulous Magicians. From early minutes of dribbling, Marques drdve in for a field goal and,
October to the first week in May, he plays basketball alm ost seven without breaking stride, kept running right for the dressing room.
nights a week (and Sunday afternoons, too) in m ajestic settings
“ I wanted to get as far away from the coach as I could,” he
such as New York’s Madison Square Garden and the Los Angeles
recalls,
“ because I knew he might tear me apart. He chewed
Sports Arena and in high-school gyms and arm ories and YMCAs
me
out,
all right, but later Funny Pyles, the assistant coach,
and college field houses and almost every other conceivable home
said, “ you know, Zip kind of enjoyed that him self.”
of a basketball court.
The next year, Langston played the world-famous Harfem Globe­
His record is. filled with superlatives. In 22 years as a p r o - t r o t t e r s , the most successful comedy basketball team (and a
seven with the Harlem Globetrotters and 15 with the Fabulous • team that could play serious basketball with the best). Langston
Magicians—he has played over 4,500 games, more than any other won, 74-40, without any dribbling pyrotechnics by Marques. But
player in history. His Magicians started the season with a career the Globetrotters were so im pressed anyway that they wanted
reco rd of more than 3,000 victories and nine defeats, playing him to join them immediately. He joinW -them , but not until
against any teams—bad, good or great—the local prom oters chose. eight months later.
His basketball travels have covered 2,100,000 miles, the equivalent
They started him on their Kansas City Stars farm team at
of four roundtrips to the moon plus seven around-the-world $250 a month. Now he had the ideal atmosphere for a dribbling
cru ises plus five jaunts from New York to Miami and back. He routine, and he did it so well that he was promoted “to the Globe­
has dribbled m ore than 850,000 times in his show-stopping routines. tro tters within two m onths-at the same salary.
When he left
His act has been seen by 5,000,000 to 6,000,000 people in person the Globetrotters in 1953 and formed his own team, he was making
and millions of others on the Ed Sullivan and Jack P aar television $ 10,000 a y e a r..
shows.
Now Marques Haynes, who once waited on tables and, dug
He has become a national institution much like Satchel Paige, ditches, earns $75,000 a year from the Magicians alone. He
another great barnstormer who became a major-league baseball owns real estate in Oklahoma, Texas and Las Vegas. He is a
pitcher in 1948 at the age of 50 (never mind what the record bood partner in a Tulsa insurance agency.
This year, he will sell
says) and is still playing the provinces. And, like Paige, Haynes 10,000 Fabulous Magicians basketballs (there are two grades)
won’t talk about his age.
at $2.98 and $5.98, 7,000 Magicians T -shirts at $1.98 and 100,000
“ If I say how old I am,” he says, “ it would disappoint a lot souvenir program s at 50 to 75 cents. (Basketball shoes bearing
of people who insist they saw me play in the late 1920s and 1930s. the Magicians’ name a re just starting to reach t^ p n a rk e t.)
It would disappoint the people who swear they went to college with
But success has not spoiled him. Though he may dress impec­
me 35 or 40 years ago.
cable and expensively, and though he may live in a huge ranch
“I'remember one night in 1957 or 1958 when we played in a house in Sand Springs (“ It has 13 or 15 rooms, I’m not sure
little place called Price, Utah. An old prospector who must have which,” he says) with his wife, Marquetta, and daughters Marsha
been in his early 6Qx spent hours driving in from the mountains Kaye, 15, and Marquetta Kolette, 6, he rem ains warm and gentle.
to see me. He said he remembered seeing me play in Helper,
He is a gentle man as well as a gentleman. He does not swear
Utah, in 1924, and he wanted to see me play again. After the and seldom ra ise s his voice. He is a trustee of the F irst Baptist
game, he said, T see you still have the touch.’ Then he talked Church in Sand Springs. He has never forgotten his Boy Scout
about that 1924 game, and he would quote detail after detail. training (his brother was Scoutmaster). .
I kept nodding. He drove all that way to buy a ticket and see me
Ask him to describe his show in one word and he will call
play, so why should I disappoint him?”
it “ clean” . It is also spectacular, but never so much so as a
That 1924 performance must have been a beauty, because the 1946 game between the Kansas City S tars and Mexican All-Stars
truth :is that Marques Haynes wasn’t eVen born then. He was at Chihuahua, Mexico. With eight minutes to play, three of the
born )n 1925 or 1926, which would make him 41 or 42 now. He six Kansas -City* players had fouled out, leaving only Marques
has the smiling, ageless face of a man of 41 or 42...or 51...or 61. and two teammates on the floor against, five able-bodied foes
, He is such an accomplished all-round player that several National ready for the kill. Kansas City led by three points; but the cause
Basketball Association teams tried in the past to lure him from seemed hopeless unless..;.v
barnstorming.
In fact, he bacame a talented basketball player
So Marques dribbled, and dribbled, and dribbled. For seven
before his firs t real exhibition of dribbling. '
minutes and 45 seconds he dribbled without losing the ball. Then^
His first exposure to a basketball came in his home town of with 15 seconds left and victory assured, he passed off. His
Sand Springs, Okla., when he was six or seven years old. His team won, and a pleased Marques Haynes walked toward the dres­
sis te r, Cecil, was a sta r on the high-school g irls’ team , and she sing room. A man stopped him.
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took Marques to practice every day. While she worked out, Marques
“ Hey M arques,” the man said, “ how come you stopped drib­
would stand on the sideline, bouncing a ball.
bling? Not in shape, huh?’
MR. ED. LACY
.The Annual All-Sports Banquet
which honors Langston Uni­
versity athletes will be held
May 11. Banquet speaker will be
Mr. Edward J. Lacy, Head Foot­
ball Coach at Booker T. Washing­
ton, Tulsa, the high school from
which he graduated.
Mr. Lacy’s undergraduate
training was received from North
Carolina A & T, College, Greens­
boro, North Carolina and the M. A.
degree in Health and Physical
Education from Columbia Uni­
versity, New York. While at A& T
Lacy lettered in football, basket­
ball, track and baseball.
During his tenure at Booker T.
Mr. Lacy has coached two state
wrestling champions and a num­
b e r of regional champions; won
~SS§" Football Championship in
1968, produced three all-*tate
players, bafck of the year, line­
man of the year and was select­
ed Coacih of the Year.
Mrr"Lacy is a member of the
Governor’s Council on Physical
Fitness and the Kappa Alpha
Psi Fraternity.
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NAIA Sports Release
Oklahoma Christian College,
the only eligible independent in
NAIA D istrict 9, came into its
own as a basketball power this'
season by challenging and de­
feating tije DC AC best, first
Sputftwestern and then the mighty
Redmen of Tahlequah two out of
three. F o r^ th e Tirst time in
history it/w ill/b e -a non-OCAC
team •repfesentlng-Di strict 9 in
the National Tournament at Kan­
sas City. The Eagles of OCC,
led to a 26-7 season by youth­
ful Coach Frank Davis, are on
their way, and the colleges of
D istrict 9 now wish them good
fortune, in representing Okla­
homa basketball all the way to
the National Championship!
Coach Jack Dobbins at North­
eastern loses Paulk and Dumas,
league-leading scorers who led
the Redmen to a 25-3 season
and the schools first OCAC crown
Their loss will be added to by
the graduation of Bill T e rry ,'
but returning will be 6 -6 Mike
Hasting, 6-3 Joe Ragsdale,6-3
Dan Bennett, 5-10 Charles Bighorse, 6-3 Ron Shade, 6-5 George
Gunter, and others.
Coach Bernard Crowell at Lang­
ston will lose only one starter,
Clifton. Cotton, yaftd returns the
remainder to their squad, in­
cluding 2nd team All-Conference
Mike H arris, 6 -1 Rickey Epps,
5-9 Melvin Lowe,<^6-5 Wilbert
Robertson, 6 -1 Roy Slimpson, 6-5
Joe Cumming, 6-1 Fred Lewis,
6 -0 Floyd Irons, 5-10 Granvel
Golden, and 5-8 Joe Love.