LOCAL STUDENT WINS FLIGHT SCHOLARSHIP FROM POST OFFICE.Byline: Donna Huffaker Daily News Staff Writer Andrew Burghdorf was as earnest about accepting his scholarship to the Black Pilots of America Flight School as he was in explaining why he wants to learn to fly. Standing wide-eyed before the Tuskegee airman who helped select him from nearly 100 students, Burghdorf, 17, said he'd like to use his pilot's license to some day fly into remote regions of Africa The continent of Africa can be conceptually subdivided into a number of regions or subregions. Directional approach One common approach categorises Africa directionally, e.g. to deliver food and medicine. ``No matter what I do, I want to help those who are less fortunate,'' Andrew wrote in his winning essay and repeated on Friday. The U.S. post office U.S. Post Office can refer to the United States Postal Service system. There are many interesting and historic buildings among the large number of facilities. sponsored the scholarship that will pay Andrew's way through two weeks at the flight camp in Miami in July. A scholarship was also awarded to a student in Atlantic City Atlantic City, city (1990 pop. 37,986), Atlantic co., SE N.J., an Atlantic resort and convention center; settled c.1790, inc. 1854. Situated on Absecon Island, a barrier island 10 mi (16. , N.J., the city that launched the first transcontinental flight Transcontinental flight is travelling by air from the Atlantic Ocean coast to the Pacific Ocean coast, or in the reverse. The first transcontinental flight was made by Calbraith Perry Rodgers to win the prize offered by publisher William Randolph Hearst. of two pioneering black aviators Well-known aviators People largely known for their contributions to the history of aviation While all of these people were pilots (and some still are), many are also noted for contributions in areas such as aircraft design and manufacturing, navigation or , Dr. Albert E. Forsythe and Charles ``Chief'' Anderson. Glendale was the duo's westernmost stop. The pilots flew ``The Spirit of Atlantic City'' from Atlantic City on July 17, 1933, to Glendale, completing their flight on July 28. Both aviators were fascinated with flying, but had to overcome discrimination before they were able to fly. The post office sponsored a recreation of the flight to honor both pilots last November. Race was not part of the scholarship selection process, said Tuskegee airman Edward Brantley. It mattered not that Andrew is white, he said. ``His aims are so meaningful.'' Andrew's father, Paul Burghdorf, moved the family to Kenya in the early 1980s while he worked as a missionary Missionary Aubrey, Father converts savages to Christianity. [Fr. Lit.: Atala] Boniface, St. missionary to the German infidels in 8th century. [Christian Hagiog.: Brewster, 271] Davidson, Rev. . Andrew described in his essay that he would like to return to Africa, possibly to carry on his family's tradition of missionary work Noun 1. missionary work - the organized work of a religious missionary mission work - activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work" da'wah, dawah - missionary work for Islam . ``He has Africa in his blood,'' a tearful Paul Burghdorf said at a reception at the Glendale branch post office. ``It's obviously something he feels deeply about.'' The post office will pay for the boy's $1,370 tuition and room and board. Continental airlines will pay the fare to and from Miami, said spokeswoman Terri Bouffiou. |
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