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Little Theatre, Butler Building
Governor Hunt Attends Scholarship Benefit Banquet
by Lillie Booth
Governor James B. Hunt,
Jr. was the featured speaker
for the Dean John C. Jones
Memorial Scholarship Fund
benefit banquet on Monday,
August 21, 1978, in the H.L.
Cook Dining Hall on campus.
The evening affair was
attended by close to 300
persons which included
university officials and
dignitaries from the
community.
The governor reminisced
about the late Dean Jones and
spoke of his ability to care and
understand and feel for people
with the idea of all of us
working together.
He mentioned that when
he first met Jones during his
1976 campaign tour that he
was so impressed with him
that at this time he
determined if he was
successful in his bid for
governor, Jones would be
asked to serve in his
administration. At the time of
his death, Dean Jones was
serving as a North Carolina
Parole Commissioner. He had
previously served as a teacher
and Dean of students here at
Fayetteville State for 18
years.
As far as the
committment and support
that it deserves from North
Carolina, Governor Hunt feels
that Fayetteville State has not
had the committment needed.
He did speculate that a change
will occur. One of the project
changes involves the
establishment of a
comprehensive program at
the master’s level on this
campus.
The Dean J.C. Jones
Memorial Scholarship Fund,
Inc. is a non-profit corporation
formed for the purpose of
giving financial aid to FSU
students. Too, the fund is
intended to perpetuate the
memory of Dean Jones who
was an outstanding educator
and public servant. For
information and donations
contact; Dr. Rudolph Jones,
517 Thorngate Drive,
Fayetteville, N.C. 28303.
Kenya President Succumbs
by Dorothy Best
President Jomo Kenyatta,
of Kenya who led that nation
15 years ago in its bid for
independence died
Wednesday, August 22 at his
home in Mombasa. Although
he did not know his age, he
was believed to be in his early
80s.
Kenyatta, an African
nationalist leader, was named
first president of independent
Kenya in 1964. In his youth he
became involved in a
movement to regain Kikuyu
tribal lands; he visited
England as a Kenya
spokesman. In 1938 he
published Facing Mount
Kenya, and soon became a
powerful force in Kenya,
calling for abolition of the
color bar and African political
rights. In 1952 he was
imprisoned for being a leader
of the terrorist Mau Mau
society. Widespread protest
forced his full release in 1961,
after which he led the fight for
independence of Kenya.
Final rites for President
Kenyatta were performed by
the pastor of the Presbyterian
Church of East Africa where
he was raised and baptized.
His body was carried from
State House through the
streets on the gun carriage
that was used at the funeral
for Britain’s World War II
prime minister. Sir Winston
Churchill.
The burial was attended
by representatives from 82
nations including foreign
dignitaries such as President
Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia,
William Tolbert of Liberia.
Julis Nyerere of Tanzania,
Siaka Stevens of Sierra Leone
and Idi Amin of Uganda.
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VOLUME 33 NUMBER 2
WE ^OICE
FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY, FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. 28301
**Speaking
For
Ourselves^^
SEPTEMBER 20, 1978
STATE GOVERIVMEIVT
fJVTERJVS TI7RJV OUT
North Carolina’s Capital
City was bustling with youth
employees this summer. One
hundred fifty students were
“getting into” governmental
affairs as interns within state
departments. Fifteen students
were assigned to the
Department of
Transportation. These state
government summer interns
were selected by the State
Youth Involvement Office in
order to work in, and become
acquainted with. North
Carolina’s state government.
The internship program
extended over a three month
period from June 5 to August
11.
Secretary of the
Department of Trans
portation, Thomas W.
Bradshaw, Jr., welcomed the
extra help provided by the
N.C. Intern Program and
commented, “I am very
pleased that DOT has an
opportunity to participate in
this worthwhile project.
Meaningfully involving these
young people in the function of
Energy-
Saving Tip
Don’t let the gas station
attendant “top-off” your tank
by filling it to brim after the
nozzle’s automatic shutoff
stops the flow. This often
results in overflow and a
waste of gasoline. Also, in
warmer weather some space
should be left in the tank for
expansion.
government from the inside
not only gives them a better
appreciation of how our
system works but also gives
our staff the benefit of their
enthusiasm and creativity in
accomplishing some
important projects.
The N.C. Internship
Program was created in 1969
through the Southern
Regional Education Board,
becoming the first statewide
internship office in the nation.
Presently, the program is
being funded by the N.C.
Department of Admin
istration and is
administered through the
Youth Involvement Office in
Raleigh. The internships offer
both undergraduate and
graduate college students
firsthand experience in state
government employment.
Each intern is placed within
an agency that offers a project
pertaining to the intern’s
Tydus Huddleston, a senior at
FSU, participating in the
summer intern program in
Raleigh. Tydus’ interview will
appear in our next edition.
major; therefore, the students
are gaining new insights into
State government and their
majors, while also benefiting
the state departments with
their innovative ideas and
skills.
This year, the
Department of Transportation
had Tydus Huddleston as a
summer intern within the
Bicycle Division. A
mathematics - computer
science major at Fayetteville
State, Tydus is involved with
bicycle rider characteristics
in North Carolina.
A Study Suggests Working
Students Are Smarter
(CPS)-Maybe if you want
to get better ^ades, you
should get a job making
hamburgers at the corner
restaurant. In any case, start
working. A recent study found
that students working part-
time jobs under work-study
programs get better grades
than their non-working peers.
The study, conducted by
the University of Texas-
Austin’s Financial Aid Office,
indicated that both
undergraduate and graduate
working students averaged
anywhere from .06 to .11 grade
points higher than non
working students on financial
aid, and than the general
student body. UT’s study
results, moreover, were about
the same as other such studies
conducted nationwide, added
Ben Stou^, associate director
of financial aid at UT.
Stough speculated that the
higher GPA’ might have
something to do with work-
study students laboring as
research or lab assistant in
their field of study, thus giving
them more experience and
knowledge in those fields.
Coming Up
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TYDUS HUDDI.ESTON
INTERVIEW
STUDENT: ALICE
SIDBERRY
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FULL-TIME WORKER
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