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Programs. 2nciPlace: BillGraff'56(basketball)introducedbyJim
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Alumni GolfClassic LongestDriveHole#10
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year. Marcinekthenpassedon duringHomecomingfortheir
thetraditionby lightingthe outstanding achievements.
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FEATURE
Appeal for nominees
for Alumni Awards:
OutstandingAlumnus
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Thebestwaytogettothe servicetohumanityand
football fieldon Homecoming whoselifeexemplifies
istoparkyourcaroncampus thosequalitiesencouraged
andmarchouttothefield andfosteredatLycoming
behindtheparade! Collegeanditspredecessor
institutions.
All Campus Barbecue
OutstandingAchieve-
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thisyear,theAllCampus recognitionofavery
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Remembering "Wedon'thavetoargue
withanybody.Wedon't
havetocurseandgo
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. aroundactingbad with
our words.Wedon't
Annil,aulSchwcikcrt'64 needany bricksand
Thiseditorialfirstappeared was,ourcollegepresident bottles; wedon'tneedany
intheSundayPostStar, Glen tookthestage.Hethenwent Molotovcocktails. We
Falls. N.Y. ontoexplainthattheRev. just needtogoaroundto
Kinghadspentthelastfew
Theyearwas 1961 nightsinjailinMobile,Ala., thesestores,andtothese
andIwasafresh- asaresultofhisdefending massiveindustriesinour
manoncampusat Negroessittingatalunch country,andsay, "God
LycomingCollegein counter.Hehadbeen sentusbyheretosayto
Williamsport. Pa. releasedthat
Asmallliberal verymorning youthatyou'renot
artscollege,it andwasflyingin treatingHischildren
neverthelesshad tokeepthe right. And we'vecomeby
dynamicspeakers speaking heretoaskyoutomake
andprograms commitment.
fromalloverthe However, we thefirstitemonyour
world. Iexpected mustrealizethat agendafair treatment
collegetobevery hehadbeen whereGod'schildrenare
differentfrom throughalot, concerned.Nowifyouare
highschoolin includingthe
notpreparedtodothat,
Middletown, threatbylocal
"Thiswillbetheday Ni.dYe.a,jubsutthIohwaddinfoferentthat dogsonhim.poSllieceepuhsaidngbetheenir wtheatdowehamvuestanfoallgoewn..d.a."
whenallofGod'schildren wouldbe. scarce,thefoodhadjustbeen MartinLutherKino,Jr.
will beabletosingwitha Livingawayfromhome,I adequateandfearsforhis
new meaning, 'My discoveredthatwhenevera familywereparamountinhis
shockingeventhappened, mind.Therefore,ifhewas
country, 'tisofthee,sweet thatIneededtosomehow weakinspeech,orneededto
landofliberty,oftheeI reacharesolutioninmyown leaveearly,heknewwe
sing. Land wheremy mindastowhatitallmeant wouldunderstand.
forme.Ofcourse,livingona Thedeanofstudentsthen
fathersdied,landofthe collegecampusfrom I960to cameonstageandproceeded
pilgrim's pride,from 1964meantIhadalotto todiscusssomeupcoming
every mountainside,let resolve. campusevents,coursesign-
freedom ring.' Oneeventinparticular upsthatwerepending,and
involvedtheRev. othercollege
AndifAmericaistobea MartinLuther information.
great nation thismust KingJr.Hehad Somepeople
beenadvertisedas listened.Others
becometrue.Solet thechapel speaker half-listened,
freedom ringfromthe forthemorning, andtherest
prodigioushilltopsofNew andknowingthat chattedquietly.
hewasemerging Aboutahalf
Hampshire. Let freedom asaverystrong hourafterthings
ringfrom themighty civilrightsleader weretobegin,it
mountainsofNewYork. intheSouth,we was announced
wereall interested thattheRev.
Letfreedom ringfromthe
inhearinghis Kinghad
heightening Alleghenies message.Asweallsatthere aiTived. Iwillneverforget
ofPennsylvania!" talkingandwaiting,and thatparticularmorningas
MartinLutherKin^.Jr. wonderingwhatthehold-up longasIlive.
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Hestrodetothemicro- uslaughingattheincongru- didnot
phone,lookedupandatus itiesofhumanity'sstruggle knowin
andbeamedahugesmile. withinitself,whilewecried ourhearts
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were,"Goodmorning,and promisedbirthright,dueto stood,then
isn'tthisagloriousdayinthe skincolor. thetempta-
Lord'skingdom!"Itwas Hespokeaboutslavery tionwouldbe
phrasedasaquestion,but andhowpeopleinthis greattonot
withhisboomingvoiceand countryliketothinkofitas standforanything,
challengingstance,itwasa pastten.se,andthat"thatwas andtofallfor
declarationthatwasnottobe alltakencareofwiththe whateverwaspopular
denied. Herepeateditagain, CivilWar."Hewasthereto atthemoment.
andthenwaitedforustosay tellusthatitwasaliveand Hespokeforoneanda
"Yes."Hischallengethen well,andwouldalways halfhours,andtherewasnot
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was"Ican'tquitehearyou." dwellwithinthedeepest onewhisperofconversation,
Thenitwasaroaring"YES!" partsofman'sheart,dueto rustleofagumwrapperor everlast-
Weknewfromthefirst hisintrinsicselfishnessand anyoneleavingforthe ingtruth,andto
momentthatthischapel ongoingjudgmentofothers restroom.Facultyand thelocalgovernment,hewas
servicewouldbelikeno whodress,lookoract studentswererivetedforthe justasgreatathreatasJesus
othertocome. differentfromourselves. He entiretime,heldincommu- hadbeeninhisowntime.
Withmostmorningchapel sharedwithusthefreedom nalaweandrespect.Atthe Theonlysolutionwastohave
programs,afterabout20 hefeltwhenconfinedbehind closeoftheservice,hegave himkilled.Hehadeven
minutes,mostcollege bars,andthepurityof apowerfulbenediction,and spokenofthisonthecampus,
studentsbegintoshift,look thoughtthatwasfreeto withinthatspokeofour buthadalsosaid,"Donot
atwatches,makenotes,talk happen.Godrestoredhim mixedfaithsandheritages grieveforme.forIwillbe
softlyandbeginthinking andencouragedhimand andthestrengththatcan withmyheavenlyFather.
abouttherestoftheday.It strengthenedhim,andmost bringtoaninstitutionaswell Grieveforthesoulsofthose
isn'tthatthey'rebeing ofall,believedinhim. He astoanation. whotakethelifeofothers
disrespectful,orthatthe thenreadfromRomans,"If Hearingthefinal"Amen" eachday.inathousand
speakerisn'tprepared,but Godiswithyou,thenwho wokeusuptothefactthatit differentways.Thendecide
ratherthattheywillbe canbeagainstyou?With wasover,andyetnoone whatyouarelivingfor."
listeningtosomanyother Godprotectinganddefend- moved.Thesilencecontin- Ibelievethatonceyou
teachersduringtheday,that ingyou,whocanyou ueduntiltheRev.King havebeenexposedtogreat
this45minutesceasestobea possiblyfear?" begantosoftlyaddressthe minds,strongheartsand
priority. Someevendriftoff Hisfinalchallenge, facultyonthedais.Slowly, peoplewhohaveadeepfaith,
tosleepwithouttheircoffee. however,cameinregardto weallbegantoleavethe yourownlifecanneverbe
Notthatmornin—g! Ihad ourfutures.Wewouldsoon chapel,andstillnoonespoke. thesameagain.Youhave
never.seenb—efore andnever bemovingoutintoaworld IfeltasifIhadglimpsedfor seenandheardfirsthandwhat
haveIsince acollege ofchaos,confusion,rage, justashorttime,thegloryof aprofounddifferenceone
audiencethatwasmore prejudiceandjudgment. Godhimself. Forthefirst personcanmakeinhislife.I
rivetedtoaspeaker. He Whileoncampus,wewere time,Icouldunderstandhow thinkithelpstempertheeasy
informedusofthesituation protectedfromtheinner theBiblespeaksofshepherds conclusionthatoneperson
occurringinthesouthfrom agoniesthatlinedthestreets andwisemenandearly reallycan'tdomuch,and
first-handexperience. He andheartsofAmerica.We Christiansbeing"frozen"in thenbecomesseenasan
talkedabouthumandignity hadbetterbethinkingnow awe,bowingdownand excuse,ratherthanasafact.
andtherightsofpeople aboutourroleinallofthis, worshippingthealmighty
everywhere,ofeverycolor. forassurelyashewas powerofGodandthenofthe Editor'sNote:
Hisvoicewasstrongand standingthere,wewouldbe physicalpresenceofJesusin Afier12yearsasexecutive
sure,andhenevercarrieda caughtupwithinit. Inmight hisministry. directoroftheliteracyvolun-
notewithhim. Hestoodat happenintheoffice,orthe Itwasanexperiencethat teers.MaryAnnLawSchweikert
thepodiumandeducatedus. schoolroom,onthestreet,in hasremainedwithmeforthe isnowhackwithchildrenas
aprotected,white,northern alineatastore,atarestau- restofmylife.Whenhewas educationaldirectorforSylvan
populationofprivileged rant,onatrip,orperhapson killedinMemphis.Icried, Learninf>CenterinSaratoga
youth. Hechallengedus abus.Whilehedidn'tknow butcouldunderstand Springs. Shehastwochildren,
withoutberatingus. He forsurewhentheissue completely. Hisinnerpower JimandBonnie,fromherfirst
strengthenedourown wouldarise,heknewfora sourcewasthesameas marriagetoBertLonghotham
convictionswithoutsabotag- certaintythatitwould.He Jesus' hadbeen. Hedrewthe '64. Onherownforsomeyears,
ingourweaknesses. Hehad alsoknew forsurethatifwe crowdsandspokethe shelivesinGlensFalls.N.Y.
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state Archivist
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TheretiredU.S.Army discoverythatPennsylvania
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aryBaptistChurchlibrarian CumberlandCountyand withinformationfortheguide. ConfederatesintheCivilWar-
hasspentsixyearsdigging surroundingareas."shesays. withmorethan 1,000from
Herresearchinvolved First in Nation
through69.000feetof Hanisburgandsurrounding
archiveddocumentsto extensiveanalysisofthe Inadditiontoresearching counties,including
compiletherecentlypublished manycollectionsinthe records,herjobincludes Cumberland. Shehastrekked
"GuidetoAfricanAmerican archivesdealingwith making presentations, acrossthestate,contacting
ResourcesatthePennsylvania African-Americans in attendingconferencesand sources,takinginformation
Pennsylvania, documenting givinggenealogyworkshops
StateArchives."a600-page andgettingfirst-handaccounts
resourcewithextensiveindex. theinformationandfindinga alloverthenation. Shewas ofmemoriesofolderresidents
Mrs.Hodge,whobecame representativesamplingin inPittsburghrecentlyto todocument information
referencearchivistattheState theinventory. beginplanningnextspring's about the African-Americans
Archivesin 1993.alwayshas Thoughherresearch 24thannualConferenceon who fought in theCivil War
"lovedtorootaroundandlook won'tbecomeout-of-date,it BlackHistoryinPennsylva- and otherAfrican-Americans
forthings." certainlycouldbeupdated nia,organizedbythe whohave servedin the U.S.
Herboss.BrentGlass, caolnmtoisntuadlalilyy,reacseitvheesanrcehwives MPeunsnesyulmvaCnoimamHiissstioroinc.al and arined forcesinallitswars.
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PennsylvaniaHistorical and historicaldocuments. Thus, "Pennsylvaniaistheonly Pennsylvaniawasnotthefirst
Museum Commission, northernstatetograntenlist-
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MilitaryMuseuminBoalsburg. nearly20menfromCarlisle
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