Quaker Schools - period ended 5.15.2006

Quaker Schools/Women/Carter, Max/Hood, Julia/Guilford College graduate represents sixth generation/Greensboro News Record/Greensboro/NC/USA/7-May-06//By Lanita Withers, Staff Writer. GREENSBORO — Guilford College senior Julia Hood isn't the first woman in her family to attend the Quaker-founded school. ...

Quaker Schools/William Penn University//Student in the News/Pahrump Valley Times/Pahrump/NV/USA/12-May-06//William Penn University, located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, is a four-year liberal arts institution founded in 1873 by Quaker pioneers. ...

Quaker Schools/Oberlin College//Tribute will put activist back in touch with her Dallas roots/Dallas Morning News/Dallas/TX/USA/11-May-06//... known, either. She attended a Quaker boarding school, then Oberlin College in Ohio and prestigious Barnard College in New York. She ...

Quaker Schools/Friends University//Friends, Newman recognize graduates/Witchita Eagle/Witchita/KS/USA/14-May-06//…Chemistry professor John Leyba urged the students, whatever career path they follow, to use their time wisely and help others in small ways every day.

"What can you do with your time to work for a more just world order?" he said. "We are called not to just live in the world; we are called to transform it.... We can transform society by service, by example, and most importantly, by love."

Similar themes sounded at the Kansas Coliseum on Saturday, where Friends held its commencement ceremony.

The arena was filled to near capacity as more than 800 students received their degrees from the nondenominational Christian university that was started by and remains close to the Society of Friends, better known as the Quakers. ...

Quaker Schools/Arts/Music//Imogen Heap's got the beats/Knoxville News Sentinel/Knoxville/TN/USA/12-May-06//... that.". At the age of 12, Heap attended a Quaker boarding school. She found making music more interesting than making friends. "I ...