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chancellor, or might till the position
permanently. But he did say
he is sure that whoever tills the
position will be a black person.
"Because this is an historically
black college, 1 feel certain that
the next person will be black,"
l)a\is said.
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haven't been determined.
"We haven't designed a set of
criteria," Davis said. "But we
want someone who is an
academician. We want someone
who can continue what Dr. Covington
has started. We have a
dev elopment officer who is doinft.-High
blood p
A lot is being written nowadays
about high blood pressure. And it
is well that every effort be made
to acquaint the public with some
facts about this serious health
problem, because high blood
pressure is the greatest single risk
a person may have in developing
heart disease - and heart disease
is the greatest killer in this country
today. According to Dr.
Brooks Wilkins, a Raleigh family
physician, high blood pressure
can lead to heart attack, stroke
and kidney disease, even in the
young.
One of the things that makes
high blood pressure.such an insidious
disease is that many peo
pic have it who are completely
unaware that they have it. It has
no symptoms in its early stages. It '
docs not make a person feel bad;
not dizzy, light headed or weak;
it does not cause headache, or
make spots before the eyes. There
is only one way to tell if you have
iC Have your blood pressure
checked.
Dr. Wilkins explained that
blood pressure is the force of the
blood against the walls of the
arteries in the body. The force is
produced by the heart as it pumps
or beats. The walls of the arteries
are clastic and muscular. They
stretch and contract to take the
ups and downs of blood pressure.
Each time the heart contracts
(some 70 to 90 times a minute),
blood pressure in the arteries increases.
Each time the heart
relaxes between beats, blood
pressure goes down. When you
are examined, both pressures are
measured, and thev are recorded
in numbers -120/80 for example.
The 120 number is the higher
pressure produced when the heart
beats, and it measures how hard
your heart works to pump blood.
The 80 number is the pressure of
the blood on artery walls when
the heart is at rest between beats.
The higher the number, the more
difficult it is for blood to flow
through the body.
Dr. Wilkins said primary high
blood pressure cannot be cured,
but it can be controlled. Uncontrolled
high blood pressure adds
to the workload of the heart and
arteries. The heart, forced to
work harder than normal over a
enlargedhcaf*?maywork
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enlarged has a hard time keeping
up with the demands put upon it.
The family physician noted
that as people grow older, the
arteries and their smaller branches
become harder and less
elastic. This process takes place
gradually, even in people who do
not have high blood pressure. On
the other hand, high blood
pressure tends to speed up the
hardening process, and the
possibility of a stroke (blood
vessels damage in the brain) is increased.
Not only that, but uncontrolled
high blood pressure
can affect the blood vessels of the
eyes, heart, kidneys and nervous
system. Dr. Wilkins stressed that
these effects can be prevented or
reduced if high blood pressure is
detected and treated early.
A physician can diagnose high
blood pressure and prescribe
medicine to bring it down; but, as
Dr. Wilkins pointed out, there is
a lot sufferers can do for
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a good job, but it never hurts to
have someone who understands
development. In short, we will be
looking for another Doug Covington."
As tor present WSSU administrators
who might serve at
least as acting chancellor, the
name mentioned mn?r often ic
Haywood Wilson, vice chancellor
for student affairs. Wilson, Covington's
senior vice chancellor,
has been at the school 15 years
and is the only member of the
chancellor's cabinet to survive his
seven-year tenure.
Wilson, who was a student at
ressure
themselves that will add to better
management of high blood
pressure. For example, he said
most people with high blood
pressure are overweight ? and
that is something a person can do
something about. Most people
w hose blood pressure & controlled
carry on their usual activities
--and that includes proper rest
and recreation.
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school's staff in 1969 as an assis- f
tant to Chancellor Kenneth R.
Williams. In 1971, he became the
director of student affairs and in
1977 he became vice chancellor of
student affairs.
Wilson could not be reached
for comment.
Another WSSU administrator
who has been mentioned as a
possible interim chancellor is
Myron Chenault, vice chancellor
for development. Chenault, who
has been at the school for two
years, said he is not actively seek- i
ing the position, but wouldn't
turn it ciotwifc.- ?
"I have not rcaity put any 1
thought into it," Chenault said. J
"If the board of trustees and I
President (William) Friday re- ,
quested, I would accept, but I'm <
Dot actively campaigning either
permanently or temporarily." <
Another possibility is Cleon
Thompson, vice president for
student services and special programs
in the UNC system. i
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the chancellorship at North
Carolina Central University but
was eliminated. He also served as <
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or one year after Lewis Dowdy
esigned and before the present
:hancellor, Edward Fort arrived.
Beaufort Bailey, a member of
he WSSU staff and a WSSU
ilumnus, said he hopes that the
lew chancellor will be a "curiculum
man."
"I don't see the state putting
my more money here for
buildings," Bailey said. "The
lext step is improving the curiculum."
Bailey said he would prefer soneone
who currently works at
WSSU to serve as acting
jupported Wilson, he did say
hat, because Wilson is the senior
ice chancellor, he seems a likely
:andidate for the job.
Paulette Marshall, who serves
is president of the Kuandelea
Alumni Association, one of four
WSSU alumni associations in
Winston-Salem, said Covington's
resignation leaves her with mixed
emotions.
"I'm ambivalent about his
leaving," Marshall said. "He has
done some good things, but he
has done some things the alumni,
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Marshall also said tho "unexpected"
resignation of Winslow
Lowery, who served as director
of alumni affairs, caused a split
between Covington and the alumni.
"He (Lowery) was not Covington's
choice, but our choice,"
she said, "and we wore paying
him. When the opportunity came
to have his job switched to a state
employee, Covington found a
way to get rid of him.
"We (WSSU) need a fresh start
with, a new chancellor.," Marshall
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chancellor who is a strong
administrator but also 4ta
humanist" is what WSSU needs
now, Marshall said. !
"Covington was a man who
knew how to raise nnoney ... but"
one of Covington's problems was
he didn't know how; to deal with
people." she said. "He talked
brick and mortar."
Although Marshall would not
comment specifically on ? recent
meeting between representatives
of the alumni associations and
UNC President Friday, she did
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say the meeting was requested to
inform Friday of the alumni's
relationship with Covington.
Nettie Manning, who serves as
the president of the Columbia
Heights Alumni Association, said
she was disappointed to hear of
Covington's resignation.
"He worked for educational
progression and that's what I'm
interested in," Manning said.
"And his progress with moneyraising
has been so successful."
Manning said the next
chancellor, whomever he may be,
will board a rough ship.
"He will have it rough," she
said. ."We (black, people) are hoi ?
cooperative when it comes tcrotrr
leaders."
Representatives from the local
alumni associations were expected
to meet earlier this week to
submit to Friday a list of possible
candidates to serve as acting
chancellor. Marshall said her personal
perference was not to include
anybody from the university
on the list.
"We need to start on a clean
slate," Marsnaii said. **l understand
Cleon Thompson did an excellent
job when he was at A&T.
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