September 2009
Dear GSU Family and Friends,
It has been a long, long road and we have a long way to go. The journey has been made easier with the guidance from our President Horace Judson--he has led the way with pride and distinction. I know sometimes the road has been rough and the way sometimes blocked but with his help and that of his staff the blocked way has been removed and we are on our way to greatness--in the future we will build a new library - new elementary and high school; build housing for our faculty with all of the amenities that we can give. We will grow our own students from elementary through high school to college. We must 'EDUCATE to ELEVATE.' NOW IS THE TIME!!
This reminds me of Langston Hughes poem to paraphrase to GSU--
Well I'LL
TELL YOU
Life ain't been no crystal stair.
It's had tacks in it.
And splinters,
And boards torn up,
And places with no carpet on the floor--
Bare.
But all the time
You have been climbin' on
And reachin' landings,
And turnin' corners
And sometimes goin' in the dark
Where there ain't been no light
So don't you turn back
Don't you sit down on the steps 'Cause you find it kinder hard
Don't you fall now--
Just keep on climbin'
The load is heavy and we can make it lighter and brighter-----We all can help. Please make your contribution to the Black and Gold Foundation.
Help make Grambling State University what it was meant to be - the GREATEST University in the State and NATION!
Gratefully yours,
Cuthbert Simpkins, President
Grambling Black & Gold Foundation, Inc.
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