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The Soul Of Seventy-Six
By Pamela Gilmore
Collegian Staff Writer
From the earliest days of the
setting of America, black
minorites have contributed to
many basic scientific discoveries
and to important engineering
inventions that have helped to
make life easier, safer, and more
pleasant for all citizens. •
Black American Inventors and
scientists are credited with
constructing the first clock made
'entirely in America, the invention
of the traffic light and of finding a
way to store human blood. The
following is a brief introduction of
some of Black America's
scientists and inventors whose
discoveries have helped advance
the scientific know-how of this
nation.
Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806)
is credited with' inventing the first
home-made clock made entirely
in America. In addition, he was a
surveyor and was noted for his
mapping out the streets and
buildings of Washington, D.C. as
it stands today.
Jan Ernest Matzellinger (1852-
89) was the inventer of the showe
machine. His invention wasn't
patented until 10 years after its
invention because no one believed
that a Black man could invent a
machine that a white man
couldn't.
Norbert Rillieux (1806-94 )
patented a sugar refining process
in 1846 which revolutionized the
sugar industry and greatly
reduced. the cost of producing
good cane sugar and sugar beet. .
Elijah McCay (1843-1929)
developed a device wich made
Winners announced
The Army ROTC Cadet Corps.
extends a hearty "Congrats!"
and a ten dollar green bill to
Valerie Graham of 245 Niagara
Hall for winning first place in the
ROTC word contest. Valerie
submitted her entry with a grand
total of 3,000 words. (Fantastic!)
In second place, with a $5.00
prize, was James Stiles of 216
Niagara Hall. Jim's entry in
cluded 2,179 words.
Honorable mention, in third
place, was Suzanne Tillman,
another Niagara Hall resident,
with a 592 word entry. (It seems
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to do in the evenings on campus
"Introduce some interesting
topics in the student government.
The introduction of some in
teresting topics may get more
students interested in their own
government. Such topics would
include: concerts and dances
along with a lot of the ideas of
interest that people would
suggest to me. I am interested in
satisfying the student.
"There should be more in the
way of entertainment for com
muters. Perhaps such things as
the introduction of commuters to
the dorm students, and possibly
some activities during common
hour."
Question: What experience do
you have that would qualify you
for :the Presidency?
"I think my willingness to work
is enough of a qualification in
itself to make me a good
-zrdent. I hr had - lot of
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possible the automatic Oiling of
machinery used in manufac
turing.
= Andrew Beard (1849-1921)
patented a special kind of engine
used to automatically hook
railroad cars together. Known
today as the Jenny Coupler, it
eliminated direct human in
volvement in a job which had
once been done manually.
Garret Morgan (1875-1963)
developed a safety helmet
breathing device used ex
tensively by firemen in early
1900's. He is noted best for his
invention of the automatic traffic
light which controls vehicle flow
through intersections.
Lewis Latimer (1848-1928) was
one of the original Edison
Pioneers, a group dedicated to
keeping Thomas Edison's ideas
alive. The only black in the group,
Latimer contributed the carbon
wire idea to the electric light
bulb.
Dr. Daniel Williams (1858-1931)
performed "open heart" surgery
on a stabbing victim whose wound
was fractions of inches away
from the throbbing exposed
organ.
Frederick Jones (1893-1961),
noted for his work with
refrigeration equipment also
developed the first portable X
ray machine, a self-starting
gasoline motor and the
refrigerators used by the Armed
Forces.
Dr. Lewis T. Wright (1891-1952)
originated a method of operating
on fractures of the knee joint, a
brace for fractures of the spine,
like Niagara Hall has the
brightest, most innovative people
on campus! !)
The ROTC word contest began
on March 29, and ended April 2.
The object of the contest was to
create as many acceptable words
as possible out of "Reserve
Officer Training Corps"; about 16
students entered, a disappointing
amount for Behrend, but the
Corps. hopes support for its
activities will grow in the future.
Again, congratulations to the
winners. Prizes can be claimed at
the ROTC office, in East Cottage.
put into action. My interest in
pleasing the students and putting
THEIR ideas into action could be
an asset to this college. These are
my qualifications."
KEYSTONE
The Keystone Society, assisted
by Alpha Eta Cwens, is beginning
preparations for the Fifteenth
Annual Honors and Awards
Banquet to be held Monday, May.
10, 1976 in the banquet area in the
RUB.
We request your participation
in this yearly event by informing
the Keystone Society of the
names of those .people your
organizations wishes to honor.
Please submit these names to us
by leaving a list in the Keystone
Mailbox by April 12th (behind the
RUB desk) or contact Maggie
Fisher at 755-9441, or Mr. John
Grode at 899-3101, ext. 277.
PH EAA
Summer Work-Study
Applications
Available at the
Student Affairs
Office, 2nd Floor
RUB •
DEADLINE: April 30
Applicants must hovel
76-77 PCS or SFS
on file
Behrend Collegian
and a vaccination against
smallpox..
Dr. William Hinton is noted for
the Hinton-Davis Test for V.D.
Dr. Percy Julian is noted for an
effective remedy for arthritis.
Dr. -Charles Drew's major con
tibution was the organiztion of the
modern Blood Bank system; a
project designed to store human
blood until needed for tran
sfusions. • •
These great men are only a
fraction of the many Blacks who
have helped contribute to
America's great prominence.
—The information used in the
above article was primarily
taken from Great Black
Americans, published by General
Electric Co. and Afro-Am
Publications (1973).
Behrend participates
in a weekly program
By ~.et Mazur
Managing Edi or
Did you know that .Rehrend
College participates in a - weekly
radio series on WQLN FM? Few
students are aware of the
program's existence, yet for the
past 3 years the college's radio
series staff has been presenting
talk show discussions on Erie's
National Public Radio Station on
a weekly basis.
The series first began three
years ago, when WQLN's station
manager invited Behrend to
create a talk show, offering them
a regular time slot. Becausing of
the program's apparent success,
it has aired continuously since the
1973-74 school year, never once
missing a program.
Topics previously discussed
have ranged from popular
culture, Erie's solid waste
disposal projects, a profile of
Henry Kissinger, to Behrend's
athletic program and the Golden
Age of Radio.
The program not only provides
listeners with informative,
stimulating discussions, but also
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THE PARTY'S OVER.
All too often. when the
party ends. the trouble begins.
. Pcople Who shouldn't he
doing anything. more active t han
going to sleep arc driving a car.
Speeding and weaving their
way to death.
Before any of your friends
drive home from your party. _
make sure they aren't drunk.
Don't be fooled because
they drank only heel or wine.
Beer and wine can be just as
intoxicating as mixed drinks.
Frampton displays
versatile guitar
By Mary Jo Sartilli
Collegian Staff Writer
Peter Frampton has. been
around for a long time and
Frampton Comes Alive, his latest
effort should finally bring him the
recognition he's been working for
almost a decade to achieve.
Formerly of Humble Pie,
Frampton has slowly built a cult
following in the four years since
he's gone solo.
His extensive touring can be
attributed to this, he's built up
quite a reputation as a live
performer, considering the fact
that he packs just about every
concert hall he plays in.
So this live album, a
makes the community aware of
what Behrend has to offer.
Tonight's program, moderated
by Mr. Michel Small, will explore
with Dr. Roger Sweeting,
assistant professor of physical
education at Behrend, Title IX, a
new federal law dealing with total
equality between the sexes in
athletic competition. _
The show regularly airs on
WQLN FM, 91.3 every Thursday
at 8 p.m. The Radio Series Staff is
comprised of Mr. Arno Selco, Mr.
Michel Small, and Mr. Davis
Giersch.
ues performed
Banjo strumming was only one thing the Sugarfoot Minstrels, last
week's Coffeehouse performers, had to offer. Country blues with a
party atmosphere characterized the evening.
And don't kid yourself
because they may have had
some black coffee. Black coffee.'
can't sober them up kl'el I enough
to drive.
If someone get s too drunk
to drive. drive him yourself. Or
call a cab. Or offer to let him
sleep over.
'1 lathe VOW' friend won't
he fed ing so good on t ier
morning after. but you're going
k) fed terrific.
culmination of live songs from his
past four solo efforts should
please his present fans, and win
him a few more along the way.
Frampton's versatility is
amazing. Considering his
background, one would naturally
assume that Frampton is merely
a hard rocker. He is, as cuts like
It's A Plain Shame, and
Something's Happening, prove.
'But he's more. Adept at both
electric and acoustic guitars,
Frampton can really mellow
down, All I want to be (is by your
Side), is a quiet love song with
Frampton displaying a strong
emotional vocal in front of his
acoustic guitar, Winds of Change,
follows along in the same vein.
Frampton performs without his
backup on these two numbers and
his strength as a solo performer
is really apparent here.
His backing group is solid. Bob
Mayo, on guitars and keyboards,
John Siomons on drums, and
Stanley Sheldon on bass guitar,
hold it all together quite well.
Hearing Frampton Comes
Alive has made me curious to -
hear some of his studio work. On
stage Frampton defintely Comes
Alive. Strength, power, emotion,
versatility all make up his special
style of Rock and Roll. I'm
wondering if he can capture this
essence in the studio. Peter
Frampton is finally making a
name for himself, and he's worth
watching out for.
P.S. Thanks, Kathy Samuels. I
owe you one.
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