Scribes

Today was a very interesting day. I woke up this morning with a feeling that freshman seminar might be interesting and it just might hold my attention. To my suprise, it did hold my attention. Our speaker was Dr. Benjamin who touched on scribes. A scribe is defined as a person who writes books or documents and helps keep track of the records. Dr. Benjamin spoke about different scribes in ancient culture and the ones in our modern culture today. She also spoke on the origin of Howard and how it is the place that it is today. Also, she spoke on General Howard's vision to educate those who were of African descent. Mainly, the topic of discussion included the different building in which we circulate daily. For example, she spoke of the different buildings in the Harriet Tubman quadrangle, The Bethune Annex, George washington Carver Hall, Charles R. Drew Hall, Lucy Diggs Slowe Hall, Louis Crampton Auditorium and many more. She spoke of the significance of these people not only to Howard University or the black community, but also to America itself. Howard University is full of tradition but it is the people that it represents that makes it that more amazing. Today made me even more proud to be a Howard Bison.