Page 13 elma Burke Arts Gallery Opens Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) lias opened its Selma Burke Arts Gallery with a salute to the internationally renown ed black artist. Tribute came from the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, the City of Winston-Salem and several other groups and agencies during a formal dinner September 24. “The Selma Burke Gallery, located in tirolina Hall on the campus, features 106 „orks created or collected by Dr. Burke. The collection of sculpture, drawing, pain- ■Ungs and pottery is valued at $250,000. jDr. Burke donated the works to WSSU in ^preciation for the affection she was Stmown while a student at Slater Indu.-5trial and State Normal School (now WSSU). “I made up my mind that I would do something with my life. I thought that if I had something to return for what I had received, Teachers College (WSSU) deserved more than anybody,” she said. The 83 year old artist is probably best known as the winner of the 1943 Fine Arts Commission for the District of Columbia Competition for her portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It is this profile which is used on the dime. Her talent has earned her several fellowhships and numerous honorary degrees and awards, most recently the North Carolina Award in Fine Arts in 1982. She studied ceramics under Provoleny in Vienna, Austria and sculpture under Maillal in Paris, France. One of 10 children born to an Episcopalian minister and his wife. Dr. Burke is a native of Mooresville, NC She now lives in New Hope, PA. Coming Soon... The News Argus Homecoming Edition If you liked our CIAA FOOTBALL PREVIEW, you’ll love this extra edition. ... WHEN GOING FORMAL Top Hat Formats SALES & RENTALS Weddings Banquets, Formals Balls 724-7613 Free Pariting_ tl« Hyatl House or any ParRTI'^fiop DOWNTOWN AT 225 W. FIFTH STREET ]>^ews Argus Classifieds !SS55?nn!i!Tl5lllll I iTiiillllllllllllll OOOOOOGOOOOOOOCOOOOOe The Olympic Games in Los Angeles next year, from July 28 through Aug. 12, are the focus of a tourist kit with two maps as well as advice about lodging, campgrounds and recreational-vehicle parking. To obtain a kit, send $2.95 plus a stamped, self- addressed, legal-size envelope to Advance Reserach Marketing, 150 S. Glenoaks Blvd., Suite 9240, Burbank, Calif. 91510; 213-846-3164. PIZZAMAN SPECIALIZING IN HOME DELIVERIES OPEN HOURS Sun.-Thur. 4 p.m.-l a.m., Fri., Sat. 4 p.m.-2 a.m 1019 S. Marshall Street 2 with 13 pi//.i ■1 Frei’ wiili 17 ' 4 I Iff vviih Sii ilkiii COLLEGE REP WANTED to distribute “Student Rate” subscription cards at this campus. Good income, no selling involved. For information and application write to: Allen S. Lowrance, Director, 251 Glenwood Drive, Mooresville, NC 28115. OOCCOOOOOGCOOOOSOCOt , Death Row prisoner, Caucasian male, ‘ age 37, desires correspondence with either female or female college students. Wants to ■;^form some kind of friendly type relation- ‘ hip and more or less just exchange past experiences and ideas. Write; Jim Jeffers, Box B-38604, Florence, Arizona 85232. EARN EXTRA MONEY. Become an in dependent dealer selling ingenious art posters. Send $2.50 for catalog and infor mation to Castle Arts, P.O. Box 587A, Alta- mont, NY 12009. [ PIZZAMAN 30 Min. Hot GMrantec I to Mivsr yew pisM H«t aad fai M aiim. or Iom or yoo Sovo $2 l> Froc Delivery — 725-5555 (Expires Dec 1.1983) Appties to NCSA, Salem College, IVSSU, PBC and W FU PIZZAMAN 1^ Large Pizza for price of a small pizza j MON. — WEDS, ortfy Free Delivery — 725-5555 on* coupon per puu (Expires Pec 1,1983) Applies to NCSA, Salem College, M/SSU, PBC and W FU

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