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APRIL 24, 1997 AUGUSTA FOCUS
Paine College honors Mr. J. Philip
Waring for many years of service
The Paine College Senior Class
paid tribute to Mr. J. Philip War
ing on Wednesday, April 23, to
salute his many years of humani
tarian service to the Augusta com
munity. The program, which took
placein Gilbert-LambuthMemorial
Chapel, featured a presentationon
Mr. Waring’s life and his impact
on the lives of others.
Veteran communicatord. Philip
Waring was born in Augusta in
1912. In 1930, Waring served as
the first local reporter for the Az
lanta World (later renamed the
Atlanta Daily World). Even when
not physicallyin Augusta, he would
send news clips to the Augusta
Veteran columnist J. Philip Waring (R) shares a moment with Commisssioner Lee Beard
during a Paine College Seniors tribute the 85-year old writer/historian. A SIO,OOO J. Philip
Waring scholarship fund was announced by Sen. Charles W. Walker. The fund will be
sponsored by The Walker Group and the CSRA Classic. Photo by Jimmy Carter
Voorhees College math/science
program accepting applications
DENMARK, S.C.
Voorhees College will host the
Math/Science Upward Bound six
week summer institute June 9
through July 18, 1997 on the col
lege campus. This unique opportu
nity offers participants advanced
training in mathematics and sci
ence while providing college life
experiences.
The math/science institute’s pri
mary goal is to strengthen and en
hance math and science education
of participants. The program will
also assist participantsin their pur
suit of post secondary degrees ex
posing them to careers in math and
science fields.
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Echo, the “colored section” of The
Augusta Chronicle, reporting on
events from around the world.
From 1947 through 1970, he
worked with The Weekly Review.
From 1970 until 1985, Waring
wrote a column in The Augusta
News-Review. He started his long
running “Going Places” in the
Augusta Focus in 1981.
He has always been a very vital
part of the Augusta community.
He developed and presented an
Augusta Black History Exhibit to
the New Orleans World Fair in
1966. He was instrumental in the
development of the Black Summit
Conference at Paine Collegein 1979
riculum includes physics, math
ematics, chemistry, physical sci
ence, English, reading and writing.
Strongemphasisis placed on hands—-
on research techniques, computer
skills, scientific reading and writ
ing. Students will take five field
trips which serve as cultural en
richment activities.
Counseling and cultural stimula
tion provided by the program ex
pose students to a holistic approach
for their personal growth. The
unique component involves moti
vational and career counseling for
students to utilize.
The math/science institute is open
to applicants grades 9 through 12
from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Ken
People
and the Augusta 250th Anniver
sary Commission. His community
activismalsoincluded fighting dis
crimination. He was co-plaintiffin
the historic voting lawsuit that
resulted in the abolition of the
racially discriminatory at-large vot
ing system in Augusta. Waring
has chronicled Augusta Black His
tory in a volume titledßlacks Who
Helped Build Augusta.
Mr. Waring is a recipient of nu
merous awards, honors and med
als. He was named Augusta Focus
Man ofthe Yearin 1989. Dr. Shirley
A.R. Lewis and the Paine College
Family are proud to have given a
salute tohim and his achievements.
tucky, Mississippi, North Carolina,
South Carolina and Tennessee.
Criteria for admission include:
participants must be potential first
generation college student, have
low—income household, demon
strated need for academic support;
and successfully completed at least
one course of high school Algebra
and one course of science.
All program participants will re
ceive a small stipend and transpor
tation costs will be provided.
For additionalinformationonthe
Math/Science Upward Bound pro
gram, please contact Dr. Thomas
McCain, program director, or
Paulerre Nicholson, coordinator,
Voorhees College at (803) 793-9951.
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