North Carolina
Central University
The Summer
Scholar
Number 1
A publication of the NCCU Summer School
Friday, June 14, 1985
Chautauqua
concerned
with higher
education
Four former governors of
North Carolina will launch
NCCU's Diamond Anniver
sary Chautauqua. Governors
James Holshouser, James
Hunt, Dan K. Moore and
Robert Scott will discuss the
financing of higher education
at 8 p.m. Monday, July 8, in
NCCU’s Criminal Justice
Building.
The Chautauqua will run
from July 8 through July 12.
Dr. Cecil L. Patterson, vice-
chancellor for Academic Af
fairs, is chairman of the com
mittee which planned the
program.
Businessmen and in
dustrial leaders from local,
national, and international
levels of commerce will
discuss coalitions between
business and higher educa
tion at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the
Criminal Justice Building.
Dr. Linda Kerr-Norflett,
chair of the department of
dramatic art at NCCU, is
coordinator of an NCCU
Alumni Showcase, featuring
outstanding performers and
artists, scheduled at 7 p.m..
See CHAUTAUQUA, p. 8
Several thousand people Joined those pictured above In
the NCCU library bowl Saturday, June 8, for the good
sounds of the fifth annual FLING ON THE WING and this
summer’s first JAZZ IN THE PARKS concert. For another
look, turn to page 5.
First session
boasts record
enrollment:
1,658 students
The figures are in. More students are enrolled in NCCU’s
first summer session than ever before.
The School of Business and the departments of political
science, mathematics, education, English, and dramatic arts
appear to be the most popular for the 1,658 students.
Dr. Waltz Maynor, director of Summer Sessions and Conti
nuing Education, said the School of Business has actually
dropped in its share of the enrollment. The school enrolls a
total of 247 students in 10 classes this summer. Business
classes are being offered on a dual-session schedule, with the
classes which begsn May 18 scheduled to end Aug. 9.
The most popular department appears to be the depart
ment of mathematics and computer science. That depart
ment enrolls 281 students in 11 classes.
Included in the mathematics schedule are one section of
Mathematics 1000, INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA, with 52
students enrolled; four sections of Mathematics 1100, COL
LEGE ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY I, with a total of 116
students; and one section of Mathematics 1200, COLLEGE
ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY II, with 24 students.
A total of 54 students are enrolled in computer-related
courses in the department.
Enrolling 282 students is the department of political
science, but the 11 courses in that department include four
criminal justice courses and two public administration
courses. The largest class in the department is AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT with an enrollment of 46 students.
The 208 students enrolled in the department of education
See RECORD ENROLLMENT, p. 8
Film series to focus on James Earl Jones
Renowned actor James Earl Jones will be in the
spotlight for the fifth annual BLACK IMAGES IN
FILM festival, co-hosted by NCCU English pro
fessor Tom Evans and film/television producer
Cathy Stowe (THE RIVER NIGER, REFLECTIONS).
The four-evening
series—June 17-20—will
feature THE RIVER
NIGER, a slice-of-life look
at characters trying to
escape the hold of the
Watts ghetto in Los
Angeles during the ’60s;
CLAUDINE, a comedy-
drama about ghetto life,
the family, and the
welfare system; THE
MAN, a film scripted by
the late Rod Serling which presents Jones as the
first black president of the United States; and THE
GREAT WHITE HOPE, the story of Jack Johnson,
the first black heavyweight boxing champion
Cathy Stowe
crowned in 1908 (a role which earned Jones an
Academy Award nomination).
“The series has sought to develop an improved
understanding of the portrayal of blacks in films
and to present black images that convey dignity
and respect,” said festival coordinator Tom Scheft.
“James Earl Jones is a fantastic example of acting
excellence and dynamic screen presence. In addi
tion, Cathy [Stowe] has had the opportunity of
working with him during the making of THE RIVER
NIGER.”
Looking at film is only part of the series. Each
evening Evans and Stowe provide a brief introduc
tion to the film and then, after the film, lead a
discussion with the audience. “The discussion is in
strumental in the series’ purpose,” said Scheft.
“Tom and Cathy complement each other nicely:
Tom is a film critic looking at the industry from the
outside, and Cathy is a successful producer who
works on the inside.”
The series will be held June 17-20 in NCCU’s
Health Science Auditorium (located on Nelson
Street behind the Student Union) from 7:30-10:30
p.m.
The series, sponsored by the NCCU Summer
School, is open to the public. There is no admission
charge.
Walker halts mayoral bid
Chancellor LeRoy T. Walker will not run for
mayor of Durham. He announced his decision
in a news conference Friday, June 7.
Walker, who had been asked to seek the
mayor’s office by a group he described as
“Durham’s most respected leaders,” rejected
their suggestion after three weeks of con
sideration.
He told reporters at the press conference
that he felt first priority went to NCCU, which
he is expected to head until the summer of
1986.