Scribes of H.U. by Antillio Lee

Dr. Benjamin’s lecture last week revolved around ancient scribes, and contemporary ones that still live throughout Howard’s campus today. While firstly touching on ancient Egyptian and Medieval scribes of yesteryear and why exactly they were classified as scribes in the first place, she then moved on to more scribes of the 20th/21^st century that have embodied Howard University through architectural landmarks; the most renowned being of General Oliver Otis Howard, the founder of Howard University. By this mark in Dr. Benjamin’s lecture, she begins her information of why Howard University personified there buildings with these prominent figures of history. She then wrapped up her tour with famous scribes that actually graduated from our illustrious university and the respective schools and colleges.

Overall Dr. Benjamin’s lecture really informed on the rich legacy that our campus holds and why these leaders of history bear the rank of a scribe. The way that she delivered her lecture was projected pretty well, in the standards of me personally being able to hear her. I didn’t really have any questions or concerns about the lecture, but it did leave a spark, a spark in the sense of learning about scribes of our past and now to help shape the ones of our future.