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Final Farewell. Death brought Alberta Christine Williams King more public attention than she had ever received in her lifetime. A shy woman, "Mama" King, or "Bunch" as her husband affectionately called her, stayed quietly in the background, but many friends called her the hidden force behind her crusading son and husband. "She sounded no trumpets to call attention to her greatness," said the Rev. L.V. Booth of Cincinnati's Zion Baptist Church at her funeral...
These words are equally applicable to Mrs. Alberta Williams King...
...does one write about the death of a friend, a neighbor, a humanitarian, the mother of a martyr, a pillar of strength and a woman of great and quiet dignity? These phrases, though inadequate, are intended to describe the late Mrs. Alberta Williams King...
...Thursdays off this year. Horner complains that she doesn't have enough time to do all the things she would like to because of the demands of her job--but the most common criticism of Horner is that she doesn't actually do anything for women. Horner put Alberta B. Arthurs, dean of admissions, financial aid and women's education, in general charge of all Radcliffe undergraduate administration. She hired a new assistant, Charlotte Davis, to go after government and foundation grant money. The creation of the Strauch Committee has taken direct responsibility for merger planning and negotiations...
...what does Matina Horner do? "There are constant staff meetings," she says. "There's the Faculty Council, the Council of Deans, departmental meetings. The Radcliffe departments don't see as much of me as they'd like. I have to meet my dean, Alberta Arthurs, at eight o'clock Friday mornings for breakfast because there's no other time we can get together. And there's always some search for a new appointment going...