Dr. Still Nominated For State Hall of Fame: Seneca Celebrates World Cultures Day
Dr. Still Nominated For State Hall of Fame: Seneca Celebrates World Cultures Day
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The seniors of Seneca High School got a taste, quite literally, of interna-
tional flavor on Tuesday, June 10 as they celebrated World Cultures Day.
The event featured all of Senecas seniors participating in activities and
preparing food from around the world. The students are responsible for
creating original projects that are not common to the United States.
Some students made food from authentic recipes, others performed
demonstrations that ranged from dancing, to martial arts, to yoga. The
idea behind the celebration is to illustrate to students that there are
many customs from around the globe with which they are not familiar.
Seneca celebrates World Cultures Day
By MIKE MONOSTRA
The Sun
The story of Dr. James Still has
been greatly promoted over the
past two years.
The Medford Historical Society
has transformed the Bunning
Farm on Church Road into the Dr.
James Still Education Center.
Tour groups, schoolchildren and
members of the public visit the
site to learn about Stills legacy
and a local-renowned botanical
doctor.
Stills story has become so
widely known, it has earned him
a nomination for the New Jersey
Hall of Fame.
Still has been nominated for
the halls enterprise category,
which includes scientists, busi-
ness leaders, inventors, entrepre-
neurs and philanthropists.
Janet Carlson Giardina, a
member of the Medford Histori-
cal Society and coordinator for
the education center, said the
nomination was a pleasant sur-
prise. It is unknown who nomi-
nated Still, but since finding out,
the center has launched a cam-
please see STILL, page 5
Dr. Still
nominated
for state
hall of fame
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Molly A. Garthwaite of Sha-
mong is one of 731 students at the
University of Mary Washington
in Fredericksburg named to the
university's dean's list for the
spring semester of the 2013-14 ac-
ademic year. Garthwaite is a
sophomore at UMW. The dean's
list recognizes outstanding aca-
demic achievement at the univer-
sity by full-time students who at-
tain at least a 3.5 grade-point aver-
age on a 4.0 scale.
Ryan Schubert of Shamong
was recognized by Elizabethtown
College for earning acceptance
into Alpha Lambda Delta, a na-
tional honor society for first-year
students.
To be inducted into Alpha
Lambda Delta, a student must be
enrolled fulltime in a baccalaure-
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grade point average during their
first term. In addition, the stu-
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of his or her class. Students meet-
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be invited to join the honor socie-
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and have access to a variety of ed-
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Still born in 1812 to parents who
escaped slavery in Maryland
paign to earn Still a spot in the
hall of fame.
Giardina said Still is one of the
few African-Americans nominat-
ed this year. His story of success
at a time of tense race relations
before, during and after the Civil
War is remarkable.
I think that the story is ex-
traordinary and speaks to people
of all backgrounds, Giardina
said. Its a story of determina-
tion and perseverance.
Born in 1812 to parents who
had escaped slavery in Maryland,
Still worked on a farm and re-
ceived only minimal education.
As a child, he took up an interest
in being a doctor.
When he was older, Still picked
up a book on medical botany in
Philadelphia and began studying
it. He would practice it at his of-
fice in modern-day Medford.
He did it on the side a little bit,
and word spread that he was get-
ting better, Giardina said.
When Still died in 1882, he was
one of the wealthiest men in
Burlington County. However,
wealth is not what Still is remem-
bered for today.
He just lived a life of service
through healing, Giardina said.
So his story from starting from
his parents story and the way he
struggled from social expecta-
tions at the time.
The education center portrays
Stills story of service when
schools come to visit. The mes-
sage has also become the focus of
the centers campaign for his
nomination.
He was an amazing man, just
to have overcome all of his chal-
lenges, Giardina said.
The center has forged a num-
ber of partnerships with local
schools and organizations in re-
cent months. Medford Township
Public Schools and Burlington
County College have both become
very involved in promoting Stills
story.
The center has also used social
media to promote Stills nomina-
tion. With voting taking place on
the New Jersey Hall of Fame
website, it has become a valuable
medium to encourage residents
to vote for Still.
Its been shared to thousands
of people electronically, Giardi-
na said. We found that its the
most effective way.
The public can visit njhallof-
fame.org/2014-nominees to
vote for Still. Links to the voting
form are also available on
the education centers Facebook
page at www.facebook.com/dr-
jamesstill. Voting is open through
June 20.
Giardina acknowledges it is
unknown whether Still will get
into the hall of fame in 2014. How-
ever, she believes he is very de-
serving, and the education center
is prepared to nominate him
again next year if he falls short
this time.
STILL
Continued from page 1
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construction in the areas around Tucker-
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project to begin.
The townships entered into a shared
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engineer, Dante Guzzi Engineering Associ-
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project as well as grant applications in an
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Shamong Township received a NJDOT
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