The Community Bulletin (Abilene, Texas), No. 11, Saturday, October 28, 1967 Page: 3
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THE PEOPlE IS POET
Shortly after his first
collection of poems, ?Oak
and Ivy' had been published,
PAUL LAMURINCE DUNBAR
was invited to address the
West End Club of Toledo,Ohio.
DUNBAR walked into
the club's meeting room
just as one Dr. Chapman
finished reading a paper
denouncing the Negro and
doubting his basic intelligence.
When the gooddoctor
had finished, Dunbar
was called upon to recite, I
He said, "I shall give you
one poem which I had not
intended reciting when I
first came in."
In measured and stately 1
tones, the 21 year old poet,
gave his "Ode toEthopia," i
putting extra stress cn the
lines.....
"Be proud ry Race, in mind
and soul; Thy name is
writ on Gloryts scroll
In Characters of fire,
High trLid the clouds of
Famr s bright sky
Thy banners blazoned
folds now fly,
And truth shall lift them
higher,
It was for his pooms,
in dialoctthat PaulLaurence
Dunbar became famous, although
he longed to be re-!
cognized for his work in,
conventional English,
Dunbar s poetic genius
was evident in his high i
school days when he was
class poet at Dayton, Ohioi
Central High School, Dun-,bar was the only Negro in'
his class. He was the cditor
of the school paperThe Conmnnity Bulletin
Saturday, October 28, 1967and edited the year book
for his graduating class*
Several of his early
poeos were published by the
Wright brothers of later aviation
fame when they exporinented
with printing
newspapers on their honlernde
press,
Upon finishing high
school the best job he
could find was that of an
elevator operator at alocal
hotel. Win. Dean Howells,
then the reigning critic in
American letters, discovered
Dunbar in 1893, F r o n
this point on Dunbar's career
as a poet took a turn
for the better. He became
one of Daytonts betterknown
native sons.
Dunbar turned out the
bulk of his work in just
ten years. It is suspected
that the strain of suchheavy
production underminded
his health, and weakened
hi1 for a fatal siege of
pneumonia in 1906,..only 34
years old.
DUNB;.R: THE PEOPLEtS POET!
BOY SCOUT - TROOP 64
The Boy Scouts ofAmerica
Troop 64 had a Halloween
Party at the Carver Center.
This occasion was enjoyed
by all present.
lIrs Wlare and MIrs, Robinson
served as Hostesses.
MIrs. Robinson served at the
Punch Bown; with Mlrs. Ware
serving cookies, chips and
Hot dogs
The Scoutl;Ister,ir. Nelson
tilson is asking all
parents to try to get their
boy's uniforms.
Mr. Wilson would also
like to encourage all boys
( cont.. above..)P 3
from 11 to 17 years of
ago, to attend the Boy
Scout Meetings which are
being held each Wednesday '
Night at 1710 Pasadena Dr,.
at 8 O1clock.
All boys interested,
arc asked to lease come bv.THE BAD IS REAULLY GOOD;
THE GOOD IS RiLLY B',.D!
Our society is changing
our old rules of morality
to ones that will excuse
our evil misdoings. Surely
you've heard the tcommercial
that says to"'lock
your car so that a good
boy will not go B A D.t"
We wonder if the question
of teaching a boy,
by precepts and examblo, to
do right because its right
to do right, has been given
serious thought. Should
we teach him to "Do unto
others as you would have
then do unto you?"
It's amazing to see
that on national TV and
Radio we are trying to
nhanuge "Yield not to TciaLtation"
to "R 'iuv al.l
Temptation." Everyone
realizes that no one can
remove al t,!]npltA .i, ans.
Therefore, this "Remove
Atl Temptations" motto
cannot work,
Maybe some of us are
still "old-fashioned" but
there are still those who
believe in teaching a boy
not to steal, instead of
teaching him not to steal
if he isn't given the
chance H. Caver
! -~~C _GO T AN
Give it to
Bulletin."
for a veryAD ?
"The C community
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Caver, Howard & Caver, Clara. The Community Bulletin (Abilene, Texas), No. 11, Saturday, October 28, 1967, newspaper, October 28, 1967; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth41737/m1/3/: accessed June 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Public Library.