Today’s lecture was called The Eloquence of the Scribes: Initiation, Expectations, and Mastery- Continuing the Legacy of Howard University. The lecturer was Dr. Benjamin. Her presentation was mostly about the important buildings on campus, the scribes they were named after, and information about the scribes.
To begin, Dr. Benjamin introduced the word scribe, the history of scribes, and 21st century scribes. She stated that scribes were people that kept record of something by writing it manually (with their hand.) According to Dr. Benjamin, scribes have been around since ancient Egypt. The decline of scribes is due to the type-writer and printing techniques.
The civilizations that were known to have/ produce scribbles were very literate. The scribes were very important members of these societies. Their job titles ranged from royal scribes to anonymous scribes, and were found in every field.
Some 21st century scribes that Dr. Benjamin named are General Oliver Otis Howard, Inabel Burns Lindsey, and Prudence Crandall. Although she named many more scribes, these three stuck out to me. Howard University is named after General Oliver Otis Howard because of his many contributions to the founding of Howard University. Inabel Burns was the first dean of the School of Social Work, and she was also the first female dean in Washington D.C. Likewise Prudence Crandall also made history. She created the first school for African American girls.
Overall I enjoyed this presentation. Unlike many lecturers before her in this class, she actually made it past the first slide of her slideshow. I learned about the different buildings on Howard’s campus and the people they were named after.
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