I j Pembroke State ! University SV QCNK WAKSfN JOE SANDLIN....PSU Commencement Speaker, May ft. JOSEPH SAND LIN TO BE PSU COMMENCEMENT SPEAKEX MAYS Instead of commencement on Mother's Day, which has been customary at Pembroke State University for the last several years, PSU's gradua tion this year will be Saturday May 8, at 2 p.m. in the PSU Performing Arts Center. Some 320 undergraduate stu dents and 49 graduate stu dents wil graduate. The speaker will be Joseph E. Sandlin, president of Southern National Corpora tion and Southern National Bank of North Carolina. Sandlin, former president of the Lumberton Area Cham ber of Commerce, served as co-chairman of this year's Annual Giving Campaign at PSU and joined the Chancel lor's Club during the past year. He has been a tremen dous help in PSU's fund raising, introducing Chancel lor Paul Givens to many business and professional leaders throughout this area of southeastern North Caroli na. Sandlin is a graduate of William and Mary College with a major in accounting and special courses in law. He is also a certified public accountant. Sandlin is a trustee and treasurer of College Founda tion, Inc., a non-profit student loan corporation supported by banks, insurance companies, and the State of North Caroli na. He is a director of the Atlantic States Bankcard Ass ociation, Master Charge cre dit card control and service organisation for batiks in the Carolines and Virginia. Past President and a mem ber of the Executive Commit tee of Boys and Girls Homes of North Carolina, Inc., Sand lin is also past president of Area 3 (covering the Caroli ms) Boy Scouts of America. He has 22 years of direct 1 and indirect accumulated 1 banking experience. Prior to joining Southern National, Sandlin was with Arthur Andersen and Co. public accountants in New York, specializing in banks, bank holding companies and open and closed and investment trusts from 1946-53. He also served as comtroller of Text ron, Inc., and predecessor affiliates from 1953-63. Since 1963, Sandlin, has been associated with South ern National Corporation and Southern National Bank of North Carolina. He emceed lasf October's big fund-raising diifher which featured as speakers Charlie "Chea Choo" Justice, former UNC All-American, and Char lie HarvOle, sportscaster of WFMY-TV in Greensboro. DR. LEON BOLICH TO HEAD BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEPT. Dr. Leon M. Bollch has been named the new chair man of the PSU Business Administration and Econo mics Department effective this fall, it has been announc ed by Dr. Leoa Rand, PSU vice chancellor for academic affairs. Dr. Bolich is now professor of economics and business at High Point College. A native of High Point, Dr. Bolich earned his B.B.A. in accounting at Niagara Univer sity, his M.A. in education and business at Catholic University of America, and his Ph.D. in economics, also at Catholic University. GIFT OF 93 ITEMS MADE TO LIBRARY Dr. TtMj Schwartz, director of computer services at Prince George's Commun ity College in Largo, Md. has marl* a do DAI 1Q n of 93 itCI&S WWflMrjTt IP I' ' * w ?' ? relating to computer science in a gift to Pembroke State's Mary Livermore Library. Dr. Robert Hersch, director of lib rary services at PSU, made the announcement. CHANCELLOR'S SPRING DANCESCHEDULED MAY* The annual Chancellor's Spring Dance is scheduled Thursday, May 6, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Pine Crest Country Gub in Lumberton. It will be a semiformal affair. CHANCELLOR WILL GIVE ' SUMMATION OF YEAR ON HIS RADIO PROGRAM This Sunday's radio pro gram, "From the Chancel lor's Office," to be broadcast at 10:45 a.m. over WAGR in Lumberton, will include a summation of the year by Chancellor PmI Give?. He la completing his third year as the administrative head of PSU. VINCENT PRICE HEADS NEXT YEAR'S ENTERTAINMENT AT PSU Enoch Mania, director of the PSU Performing Arts I Center, and FeBeia Tomer, cultural events coordinator j there, are excited about next year's lineup of Lyceum at tractions at the PAC. The schedule: Sept. 30?John Bay'a tribute to Grencho Marx; Nov. 9-vocalist Susan nah McCorUe of "The Holly wood Blondes"; March 14 the Washinton, D.C. Ballet; and April 21-Vlnceat Price, star of stage, screen and TV. Season tickets are $15 for an individual or $35 for a family. Call the PAC Box Office at 521-0778 now. JOE GALLAGHER'S RICHMOND TEAM HAD BEST RECORD IN ' 25 YEARS A note from the Universi ty of Richmond about the Spiders' past basketball sea son during which it was 18-11 the best record in over 25 years at that school. For the first time the team made a post-season basketball ap pearance, losing to Maryland in the National Invitational Tournament in New York. The head coach was Dick Tarrant, but his top assistant was Joe Gallagher PSU basketball great from 1964-68 and an ex-Braves coach. Among the Spiders' victims this past season was James Madison, which gave UNC such a tough time in the NCAA playoffs. ADOLPH DIAL SPEAKS, SHOWS FILM TO LUMBEKTON10TAKY CLUB " ADolph DM, chairman of (he PSU American Indian Studies Department, waa the guest of the Lumberton Rota ry Club Tuesday and showed a film about the Lumbee Indians, entitled: "Good to Be A Indian-Proud and Free." This film is narrated beautifully by Hope Shep pard, who has played the lead part of Rhoda Strong in "Strike at the Wind" for many summers. An excellent film which would make a tremendous program for any civic club! Dial was the guest of Rotarian Jack Sharpe, editor of the Robesonian. Zachary Taylor was the first career soldier to rise to the Presidency without having held any other civil post. These wan the nharri W srsitearit sad servks awards presented at Pembroke State University's "Awards Day" Thanday, April 22. Eighty academic and ser vice awards were presented at PEMBROKE State University on "Awards Day" Thursday in the VSU Student Center.7 Chancellor Paal Gfveos. in his remarks to the award recipients, said:"I want to congradulate each of you who receive awards today. As I travel around the state and talk to people in different areas, 1 continue to hear great praise for our students, facul ty and staff." Commencement Day at PSU is Saturday May 8, and Chancellor Givens said to all of the students: "Whether you are graduating or not-or receiving awards today or not-I hope as you go home for your vacation you will tell other young people about the fine things this University has to offer and encourage them to join us." Award winners and home towns were as follows: American Indian Studies Award for ExceUencetCarl Chavis, Pembroke. Art Department Scholar shipaiWanda Foster, Fayette ville; LeTitia Moore, Brevard; Susan Prevatte, Lumberton; Susan White, Fayetteville. ? m t . m 'sMKHk _ PI Beu*Chi Sckolinklpn Sue Parrish, Laurinburg; Mike Womble, Reaford. Communicative Aits, Sig ns Tan Delta Communlcative Aits 10S Essay Awardsilst Beth Price, Lumberton; 2 nd Philip Stephens, Oirnm; 3rd Renee Campbell, Clarkton; Communicative Aits 106 Re search Paper Awards: lst-Su san Packer, Garland; 2nd Jackie Kicklighter, Raeford; 3rd-Henry Wicker, Aberdeen; Academic Award- Heiderose Kober, Red Springs; Vltallty Marcia Gouge, Burnsville; Hovland Jennings Awards Georgia Bacon, Laurel Hill, and Laura Chavis, Fayette ville History: Max M. Weinsteln Memorial Scholarship-Evelyn Sanders, Fayetteville; History Scholars Mpl^teven Ed wards, Dillon, S.C. Mathematics: James Ar nold Jacobs Senior Mathema tics Award?Angela Daven port, Bladenboro. * * Music: Outstanding Achievement Awaid-Zenetta Brewington. Pembroke; Sig ma Alpha Iota Scholastic Award?Zenetta Brewington, Pembroke; College Honor Award?Kim Hester, Bladen boro. Philosophy and Religion: American Bible Society A waid?Tony Patrick McKee, Lumberton; Certificate Hon oring Scholarship-Mary He len Crawford, St. Pauls; Her bert Ayers, Rowland. Political Science! Outstand ing Graduating Senior?Ro bert Byrd, Laurel Hill; Walter L. Weioberg Memorial Schol arships-Douglas Weaver, Mt. Olive, and Dennis Stan ford, Fayetteville. Psychology: Outstanding Student In Psychology-Ter rell Valliere, Lumberton. Sociology! Jimmy's Seafood Scholarships-Mark Madden, Patricia Hoffman, Lumberton; Sherill'a Asan. Scholars hips Mark Madden, Raeford, and Gil Campbell, Fayetteville; Ostemeck Scholarship?Craig Wilkins, Pembroke; Shsin Scholarship?Melanie Mabb, Fayetteville. Military Science: Chancel lor's ROTC Award-Charles R. Knight, Robbin; Daughters of American Revolution ROTC Metal and Campaign Bar, Army?Reaford L. Lindsay, ?J ? Lumberton;Daaghters of Am elcu SevotatfM KOTC Medal and Campaign Bar, Air Force Vanessa Shaw, Supply. Alpha CM Hum Society Scbolarshlpi Francy Adler, Fayetteville. Bravea Oab Academic Ath lete ?( Year-Lee Carter, Fayetteville. cellor'a C^> Awardai let Black Student Organization;. 2nd-Phi Beta Sigma; 3rd-Pi Kappa Alpha; and 4th-Pi Kappa Phi. Student Affairs Oflfcei Und veraity Manhala Ccrttfkatee Chief Marshal Cindy A Den, Tar Heel; Assistant Chief Marshal-Robert Byrd, Laurel Hill; other marshals-Francy Adler, Fayetteville; Brenda Auman, Jackson Springs; Vi cki Bass, Southern Pines; Linda Collins, Fayetteville; Angela Davenport, Bladen boro; Anne Davis, Lumber ton; Karen Deese, Pembroke; Kim Hester, Bladenboro; Paul Reese, Red Springs; Mary Starling, Wade; Karen Thurman, Whiteville; Jenny Weed, Lake Worth, Fla. Student Government Asso ciation Awards! Senior Sena tors?Cindy Allen, Tar Heel; Amy A casta, Lumberton; Brenda Auman, Jackson Sp rings; Barbara Abram, Lum berton; Maner Tyson, Wades boro; Junior Senators--Cheryl Baddour, Laurinburg; Johnny Bullard, Raeford; Yvonne James, Winston-Salem; Mike Quick, Laurel Hill; Ottie Spaulding, Clarkton; Soph omore Senators-Kerry Bird, Pembroke; Alfred Evans, En field; Delthine Watson, Man son; Mike'Britt, Lumberton; Freshman Senators-Pam . Brisson, Dublin; Sheila Lowry Pembroke; Joseph Monroe, Garland; Marie Long, 'Fayet teviile; at Large?Ottie Spaulding, Clarkton; Jeff Fis her, Dublin; Treasurer-Ray Council, Fayetteville; Enter tainment Chairman?Craig Williams, Mocksville; Movie Chairmen--Steve Clark, Ra leigh, and A1 Lassiter, Ra leigh; SGA Secretary-Cindy Allen, Tar Heel; Secretary of Interior-David Clark, Rocky Mount; and Presidency- Dav id Yandle, Elizabethtown. The first opera was Dafne, with libretto by Ottavio Rinuccini and music by Jacopo Peri. It was orig inally performed at the Palazzo Corsi in Florence early in 1597, although the exact date is unknown. 1000 People Attend Jimmy Green Spring Festival Over a thousand people attended the first annual Jimmy Green Spring Festival held Friday night, April 23, at the Raleigh Civic Center, according to Weldon Denny, the festival'a organizer, "there were people there from almost every county in North Carolina," Denny said, "from the mountains to the sea-doctors, lawyers, farm ^g^wsines^pwyle. It wss^a great success." Many people see Lieuten ant Governor Green as the front-runner in the 1984 race for governor. Green was elected to his second term as Lieutenant Governor in 1980. having served in the General Assembly since 1961. The event featured a festive atmosphere with clowns, bal loons, and popcorn vendors. Charlie's Angels Cloggers_ entertained, and guests danc ed to the musk of Roland Woddard and his Btnegraaa Brothers. Tickets to the fund raiser were sold at $50 per' person. * Graat Britain imports 100 billion cups worth of tea each yaar. 0 * V| " The Members and Staff of j )1 The Robeson County Board of Education (i take delight in inciting you and your guests to the I Dedication of ? j I South Robeson High School | I State Road 2519 ? Rowland, N. C. < \| on Sunday afternoon, the second of May Nineteen hundred and eighty-two Dedication'. Pour o'clock Open House: Four-thirty to six o'clock | n Speaker: Dr. Jerome Melton 1 \i Deputy State Supertntefuleftt of Public Instruction jl Please join us for this proud and memorable occasion. Cadet REAFORD LINDSAY [left] of Lambertoo la presen ted the Daughters of the American RevolntloB Army ROTC Medal aaji Campaign Bar by the Cel. Thomas Robeson DAR Chapter daring the special ceremonies at Pembroke State University's "Awards Day" last Thursday. Mis. Jaases Elbert and Mrs. B.C. Ivey. Looking on Is Major Harvey Bien, bead of the Amy ROTC program at PSU. Receiving the Air Force ROTC Medal and Campaign Bar waa Cadet Vanessa Shaw of Supply. Both cadets wfll be ceminlasioiied aa second lien* tenants in May. Perry Strickland to attend Chowan College Mmfreesboro, NC-Perry Nel son Strickland of Pembroke and a senior at Pembroke Senior High School has been accepted for admissions to Chowan College for the fall semester beginning August 22, 1982. Perry Will be enrolled in the pre-forestry curriculum under Dr. Garth Faile, chairman of the Science Department. Upon completion of the two-year pre-forestry pro gram the graduate receives an associate degree. The pro gram leads to the B.S. Degree. Students in the pre forestry program will take ?????????? their science and mathematics courses in a new $1.3 million Science-Engineering facility which was first opened in January, 1974. Chowan College has an enrollment of approximately 1,150 students representing - 27 states and 19 foreign countries. Chowan offers op portunities in 12 professional fields: business, English, fine arts (music and art), graphic arts, photography, health and physical education, languag es, mathematics, religion and philosophy, science, social science, newswriting and ad vertising. Community |? Calendar YARD SALE There will be a yard sale on Saturday, May 1, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on West 5th St., two blocks down from Hardees in Pembroke. New Pinehurst Lingerie will be one of the sale items. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL CLINIC i1IA Vacation Bible School Ginic sponsored by the Burnt Swamp Baptist Association will be held Saturday morning May 1 at Deep Branch Baptist Church, at 9:30 a.m. Mrs. Mary Catherine Brewer is director and encourages wor kers in VBS to attend. Other team leaders are: Mary Sue McGirt and Arnold Oxendine, preschool; Sally Bullard and Roolyn Strickland, children; Delob Lowry, youth. STUNG REVIVAL PLANNED Branch Street United Methodist Church will begin Spring Revival with tinging Sunday evening, May 2, at 7 p.m. Services for Monday I Friday, May 3-7, wfll begin at 7:30 p.m. with vartoas speak ers and special singing each evening. The pastor, Re^u Jerry Lowry and (be congrdt gation invite the public to attend each service. The church is located behind Levtawrs' Florist on West 5th Street. Lnmberton. FLEA MARKET The Ladies of the First Baptist Church of Pembroke will hold a flea market and bake sale, Saturday, May 8, 1982. The sale will take place in the Town Park. All pro ceeds will go to the needy. { { THANK YOU The Tabernacle Youth Group would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to the Lumbee Bank for the use of their facilities during our car wash Saturday, April 10. We would also like to thank the people who supported our car wash. Again, thank you very much. ThaTabemaels Youth Group Laasbortoa, NC There will be a supper at the Pembroke Elementary School on April 30, in the School Cafeteria from 4:30 to 8:00 p.m. On the menu will be V? chicken, string beans, potato salad, cake bread, tea or coffee; or Barbeque, slaw, French Pries, cake,Bread tea or coffee. Plates will sell tor $3.00. John Quiney Adams was tha last man to bo aloctad P'asldent without tha back ing of a political party. Or *T rJ? /? 1 2^1. cMavotd cHtxxlng, i?Xxzcto\ ^ Fairmont (Qfitomztxla d&nic # announces an increase In offfce hours at 2 Eye Clinic { doCCege tPCaza (acton from ^P.cS. *\A.) J C7?/?/?ftont. 521-Q744 % Juw^JW ? J^t. {John <z4dam* cMti. cM'fen .ourtif ^ <Optometrist ^/^ze?f>lionist-<Secx?tatg^ Mcduffie jj CUMMINGS I FOR J|i Robeson County Sheriff THE PEOPLE'S CANDIDATE ?Crime continues to increase in Robeson County. Let's work towards solving this pnllim by VOTING FOB A CHANGS In *s SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. VOTE McDUFFIB CUMMINGS FOB SHERIFF! ?A vote tor Cununiags is s , vote for integrity and Christ ian principle as well as capable leadership. 1 -Rev. Jones D. DW

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