Vol. XIV, No. 2
Winston-Salem, N.C.
November 1979
‘SU Gets Aid
Miss WSSU, Darlene Sowell and Mr. Ram, Curtis Hairston make their way through
the mlnl-parfide as part of Homecoming festivities. More Homecoming related stories
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University Mourns Deaths
By News Argus Staff
Winston-Salem State Univer
sity (WSSU) has received sev
eral monetary awards from
different agencies and organi
zations.
The university has been
named a participating institu
tion in a $1.7 million research
grant awarded to Appalachian
State University by the De
partment of Housing and Ur
ban Development (HUD). The
grant will be used to evaluate
the effectiveness of HUD’s
Section 8 Rent Subsidy pro
gram. This will total about
$333,(X)0.
WSSU has also received
$5,600 in federal money and
$3,000 in state funds to con
duct classes in American Sign
Language. There are seven
six-week sessions which are
being taught by Mrs. Mary
Anne Templeton, Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 6:00 to
9:00 p.m. in Coltrane Hall.
Crash Kills Students
By Debra Foriest
News Argos Reporter
Tragedy struck four Win
ston-Salem State University
(WSSU) freshman Friday, Oc
tober 12, when their car
collided head-on with a truck
near Siler City in Chatham
County.
The accident proved fatal
for Sonya McNeill who died
around 12:55 a.m. October 13
in Chatham County Hospital
and Marguerite Campbell who
died at 2:00 p.m. October 12.
The other students, Sara Me
Donald and Mary Lou Lewis,
both of Fayetteville were se
riously injured. They were
treated and released from
Chapel Hill Memorial Hospi
tal.
Funeral services for Miss
Campbell, (March 17, 1961-
October 12, 1979) were held
Monday, October 15 at the
Second Baptist Church, Wil
mington Rd. in Fayetteville.
Marguerite had been an
active worker in the church. A
graduate of Terry Sanford
High School, she had. served
there as a member of FTS, the
basketball team, track team
and Future Homemakers of
America (FHA). At WSSU
she was a resident of Atkins
Hall. Marguerite is survived
by her mother, Mrs. Mary V.
Campbell of Fayetteville, a
sister, Mrs. Gwendolyn Kelly
' of Ft. Bragg, a brother, Mr.
Jerome Campbell of Balti
more, Maryland; a step grand
mother, Thelma Manning of
Fairmont, N.C. and several
other relatives and friends.
Funeral services for Miss
McNeill (March 16, 1961-Oc-
ber 12, 1979) were held Tues
day, October 16 in the Union
Grove Free Will Baptist
Church in Clinton, N.C.
Sonya, daughter, of Mr. and
Mrs. William McNeill, receiv
ed primary and elementary
education at Gentry and Plain
View Elementary Schools. A
native of Dunn, she attended
Midway High School. She
participated in FHA, Politics
in Action and Science Fair. At
WSSU, she resided in Atkins
Hall and served as secretary of
the Pep Club. She is survived
by her parents, of Route 5,
Dunn, N.C.; three brothers,
Robert, Lloyd, and Michael; a
sister, Kimela; and a host of
relatives and friends.
The students, faculty, and
staff of WSSU held a memorial
service for the fatal victims,
October 17 in the K.R. Wil
liams Auditorium. Rev. Ce
dric Rodney, University Chap^
lain, opened the service with
invocation. The University
Choir, under the direction of
Mr. James Kinchen, provided
music for the occasion. Re
marks were made by Chancel
lor Covington; SGA President,
Bobby Benett; Vice-Chancel-
lor for Student Affairs, Dr.
Haywood Wilson;Vice Chanr
cellor for Academic Affairs,
Dr. Arnold Lockett.
Mrs. Manderine Scales, Di
rector of Student Activities
read the obituaries. The
McNeill family, who attended
the Memorial service, were
acknowledged by Mrs. Scales.
Benediction was given by
Rev. Rodney.
Everett Jackson, a WSSU
freshman dedicated a poem in
honor of the dead students.
The calling of thou Father took
our loved ones away.
As we preserve their memor
ies day after day.
We share the pain, the
warmth and sorrow.
May the Lord guide us to
wards a brighter tommorrow.
Everett R. Jackson
Class of ’83
The division of extended
education received a CETA
grant of $125,077 to conduct a
cooperative education for out
of school youth. The purpose
of the program is to recruit,
counsel and find suitable em
ployment for 18 to 24 year old
high school graduates, as well
as pay their tuition and fees at
WSSU.
CETA has also awarded
WSSU a $33,097 grant for the
purpose of training some 25-
30 Vietnamese refugees in the
English language.
The division of extended
education has also received a
$25,995 grant from CETA to
provide training for indivi
duals currently placed in pu
blic service employment. The
grant provides for the pay
ment of tuition for those who
want to enroll in appropriate
credit classes.
There have been two grants
awarded in the Division of
Applied Arts and Sciences.
According to Division head
Dr. Faustina Holman, the two
proposals written for the Sat
ellite Junior Arts Program
have been funded for 1979-80.
The Arts Council has awarded
funds in the amount of $2,000
and the Winston-Salem Foun
dation has awarded $8,550 to
the program.
The Sperry-Univac Corpora
tion has donated $2,500 to
Winston-Salem State Univer
sity as an unrestricted gift.
The checks were presented to
Chancellor Covington in a
brief ceremony October 9.
The Columbian Heights
High School Class of 1929 has
given a $500 endowment to
WSSU to be used for its
development program. The
money will be invested for five
years. The first disbursal will
be in the 1984-85 school year.
The money will be used to give
scholarships to the acadfcmic-
ally talented. The gift was
part of the celebration of the
50th Class reunion.
Finally, the WSSU Class of
1954 presented $1,074 to its
alma mater. The money will
be used to purchased books
for the library.