Arkansas State press., 1953-02-27

Bishop Wilkes Or Alexander
Day Convoeation address March 4th II in the col
ege auditorium who is secretary
Education of the AME Church with his headquarters in
Nashville very renowned of the greatest
school administrators in American history having achieved
this honor while he president of Morris Brown college IN
Atlanta, Georgia.
Alumni Luncheon, Tuesday 400 p. m.
An Alumni luncheon is scheduled for Tuesday March 3rd
D. in the college dining hall Arthur s. Russell
distinguished Shorter college and the principal
Scpio Jones elementary school North Little ROCK VIII
POSTMASTER.
Mrs Jessie B. Turner head of Shorters science de-
partment and president Alumni association will give
the luncheon Having given devoted her service and
Identification of the Mrs. Turner says the
association presently deeply Interested In npoV
ing of the library that Shorter students may
have access to more educational experiences
one-Act Play, Tuesday, 7:30 p.
The luncheon will be proceeded by oneact play Wach
will presented in the college auditorium at 73O Music
by the college chorus under the direction of
Alice M. Herndon There is admission to the play
New President Will Preside
The president of Shorter college, Dr. Theophilus D.
Alexander ustrious aunnus of Shorter will be master
of ceremonies the Founders Day Convocaon program
Needless to say the competent and dynamic President
Alexander providing the captanhp that the Shorter vessel
has needed for quite sometime With his ability to enlist the
support cooperation of his hghrained faculty and to
the deep interest and enthusiasm of his ambitious
student body with his ability elicit the unparalleled
operation constituency of the Twelfth Episcopal district
presiding elders pastors and laymen the school we'll
the way toward emerging small curch-reated college
of distinction.
Bishop Wilkes Chairman of the Trustee Board Will Be Pres
The ilustrious Bishop William R. Wilkes, the presiding
bishop of the Twelfth Episcopal district comprising Arkansas
Oklahoma chairman of the Trustee board of Shorter col
ege will attend the Convocation exercises and will give
marks.
Bishop Wilkes prominent leadership of the Twelfth Eps
copa district unparalleled college the district
are fortunate in having dynamic leadership His rugged
honesty Jealous passion for the church. and his keen
love and justice for all make him the eminent the
the leader of the Twelfth Episcopal district
The Faculty and Students Sponsor Project
Believing in the principles and examples of self-hep
Taught and practced by founding
can Methodis Bishop Allen the faculty students
sponsoring Scholarship fund project and have pledged
themselves raise not less than S25O0 Each faculty member
has pledged $1,000; each student $500.
instructor raising the highest above his pledged
quota will receive uluiton scholarship any school in
the United States for session Miss Founders
Day will coming from the class raising the high
above the $500 per student pledge
Presiding Elders Will Make Financial Reports
Beginning Tuesday morning the presiding elders and
the Twelfth Episcopal district following
Enthusiastically the progressive leadership of Bishop Wilkes,
will make their financial reports in Bethel AME church COS
Locust street, North Little Rock
Previous financial reports presiding elders
good Tuesdays reports expected be similar
Shorter From The Basement Of Bethel Its Site
1885 the Arkansas conference formed Commission On
schools which and established school
Holding its first session in the basement Bethel AE
church, Ninth Broadway, Little Rock Bethel university
the given the school,
In 1888 a twostory framed building on Eleventh and
Gaines purchased the site for the school, its
being changed from Bethel university Bethel institute The
institution remained there until 1891, which time it
moved to Aadepha the people there having pledged $4,000
for it.
In 1892 the schools name was changed from Bethel
institute to Shorter university honor Bishop James Alex
ander Shorter It's location changed from Arkadephia
North Little Rock the year 1901 schools name
changed to Shorter college, its present Fppe Key
Davis college Of Oklahoma merged with Shorter in 1912 The
school in its sxysevenh consecutive year as an edu
cational institution.