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I 1 I ' i- *.' . ' * - i | July 17, 1986 Page A6 i ^ Close-Up i Hopkins: Balan< By ROBIN BARKSDALE Chronicle Staff Writer JL The walls of the Wake Forest University staff attorney^ office are filled with certificates, licenses and plaques - testaments to years of hard work and dedication to a decision that was made at an early age. The / office and the honors belong to Beth Hopkins, who began her distinguished legal career "There is no limit on what a good student Icon do. There are opportunities in the space program, in computer contract law, 4 communications and labor law. Five years a ago I could counti the black lawyers in Virginia. Now the numbers there, in South I Carolina and in North Carolina . have multiplied. The key is making good grades and passing the bar exam. There are vast \ opportunities after that." | -- Beth Hopkins | at Marshall-Wythe School of Law at Virginia's Col- s lege of William and Mary, but who made her career choice at the tender age of 11. Now, with her legal career well under way, Mrs. Hopkins says she finds that the legal field, historically a male-dominated ? mmmmmrnmmmmm m i calenda FRIDAY, JULY 18 ? Audiionum u 7 p.m.TbTOim is free4 Artists Nila Chamberlain and Suaan Hollowayw work in Winston Square through Wednesday, Aug. rw#nlinn untl ka V?L4 *? ' A-i^is-a . vwptiun ?** w iiwu ummay| -f uiy ^ 11 liv/ui A lO ^ and reception are free and open to thepubtk. For tion call 722-0340. The Winston Lake Family YMCA will hold its mixed doubles summer racquetball classic through J try deadline isJuly 23 at 6 p.m. Starting times will I p.m. on Thursday, July 24. For more information <<: &V , : . SATURDAY, JULY 26 ' : s' a&r < % iv The Winston Lake Family YMCA win present its Aerobic Marathon competition for both women ai ing at 10:15 and 11:15 a.m., respectively. All entran before 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 26. For more ii 724-9205. " ' " l ' ' Members of the Eastern Music Festival wfll pi Listen," a music appreciation concert, in the Main auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Admission and pe U are invited to attend. For more information call 72 Mkk m* AOlli ? 1 ? ? - ?- ? rvsuv; stKVlUe ANNOUNCEM ' * s,ss> i:*> * Xs The Glade Street YWCA will hold its "Dinner o on Tuesday, July 22, atTpjm. Another dinmfpilj day, Aug. 26. Connie Hancewill prepare meals whi ed on the YWCA library balcony, overlooking the pool. Reservations must be made by 5 p.m. on M< The cost is $8 for members and $10 for non-membei formation or the menu, call ScotM* Caatreil ?^?? . The Glade Street YWCA is accqpting rsgistral After-School Program for children in kinder gartei grade. The program wiQ be from 3 to 6p.rn.4n wee) will participate in a wide range of acdvid?^|li| and crafts and gym. These activities are part of the round child-care {dan, Discover Adv&tur???^ ptai care during teacher work days, schooT~i?Wf?i throughout the summer. The coat toflnembar* is $8 week for the first child. Each additional child is $6,. a week. Youth memberships are $7 a year.for mot call the YWCA at 722-5i 38. . The Little Theatre wfll present "Peter Pan," wW on Wednesday, Aug, 6, and Thursday, Aug. 7, at prices wiuocM tot cmiaren 12 years old fend fender, and senior cttbMfeiand S4 for adults. Other perfor held on Aug. 8 and?, and on Aug. 13 through!6 a win be * 3 p.m? performance on |femtip J|ii^ I7.JP these performsoces are $6.50 for cMMre* Wysars < $8.50 for students and senior citizen* and 19.30 fori floe hour* art tOfejfe. to 3:30 p.tn. For raaarvatU^M WMmm& $ >- -'JTl , } mmmmm : sMOm Home of Hope is holding fecMrtastte findhf Please see page A11 [ h. # ' PEC :ing the scales profession, is offering unlimited opportunities for women and for blacks. 4'There is no limit on what a good student can do," she says, in an upbeat but down-to-earth way. "There are opportunities in the space program, in computer contract law, communications and labor law? Five years ago I could count the black lawyers in Virginia. Now the number* ?n Qnn?K w ....... V) < tM K/VU Ul Carolina and in North Carolina have multiplied. The key is making good grades and passing the bar ' exam. There are vast opportunities after that." . * Although she cast her eye toward a legal career before she had even entered high school, it was her experiences during the civil rights movement that allowed her to focus in on the brarith of law that she would pursue. >r "I picketed at the Holiday Inn on behalf of the NAACP, and 1 knew at that time that I wanted to be a lawyer, but because of that experience I later decided that I wanted to be in government law/' says Mrs. Hopkins, ^calling that her mother, a chemistry teacher, tried to persuade her to go to medical school but that she chose law instead because she "always liked talking and thinking that 1 I was persuasive.*' "I decided that the government needed a different point of view," she says, "and by focusing on government law, I would be in a good position to rtffw anntk?r nnini /*f M ? ? ?Miivtuvi pvuil VI TIWW I ? Mrs. Hopkins' beginning in the field of law came* .1 . I Social Notes Br Bp! '' - Six localyoi Six Winston-Salem youth will attend summer camp in Ellerbee * July 21- to 25. Patrick Cummings, rd Bound Pierre Cummings, James Footle Kenneth R. man, Roderick McCollum, Kevin md opes to the Turner and Geoffrey Turner will li&x iyt ^ join more than 200 other young males for the camp session; - The camp is sponsored tojrthe ? 6th District of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. 13. All opening Boys selected to attend the p.m? jjfhe toofc summer camp must be recommended by a sponsoring chapter of the fraternity. Locally, the sponsoring group is the Psi Phi -0doubles #nd graduate chapter of Omega Psi tu&26. The en- Phi. >eavailable *ll Benny Murrill is chairman of call 724-5205. the local chapter's Social Action Committee, which selected the : local recipients of the chapter's, camperships. All expenses of annual YMCAf those chosen by Psi Phi chapter id men begim^ are included in the group's operats must register tional budget. Etforaatfon cafi Commenting on the objectives v / and activities of the camp excellence. Murrill said. "Ohvinm ly, we want the young campers to enjoy the recreational aspects of 'esent "Project the camP program. To this end, a PublfeXibrWI number of individual activities wteefittliei and sroup sports will be ?7-2057. offered." Murnll identified swimming, IENTS boating, arts and crafts and basketball as some of the "fun n tfc&BalcoifJf** options" available to each About Town wSS?$? Carver alumi t? r~ u. *.n By ROBIN BARKSDALE - Chronicle Staff Writer t ffeioai}* fifths ;days. Children Carver High School graduates skating are busy rounding up their YWCA'?^e?- former classmates for the Third i includes childK Annnal Carver Roundup, W$t' dtfyt && scheduled for Labor Day or $24 a ; weekend. SOaday or The alumni reunion will have : its headquarters in the Hyatt ^ , Hotel and will begin Fritlay, Aug. 29, at 6:30 p.m. The day's ac1 preview dates tivities will include registration and a social reception at the U..?44 " *WI 9HWVIH* njAIlt A picnic is planned for Saturirtr<inriLxj-/S day at Carver High School from mil&HM noon ^ 4 pm- PartidPants gT!# 1 will browse, reminisce and make use of the gymnasium and the six ; hard-surface tennis courts. thrattto uteinii Classmates are asked to bring their own tennis rackets, sneakers, blankets, lawn chairs * ' tPUE 4 . * i n I pHMWMMaHHMM I I H -J I g .*^1 . E I I I I Wake Forest Staff Attorney and working mother is no easy task (photo by James Parker). vv p- -' * :? r " ~r ? 7 : At a time when histnrirfll nr<v?H?ntc war a Kalnn ?<>? .. ..waa aaa?#?WS SV??? |/t VVVWIIM ^ VI V WII IK I 'V during the 1960s civil rights movement. She started practicing law at Hill, Tucker & Marsh Law Firm, a civil rights law firm in Richmond, Va. During her tenure at the firm, she had tjfe opportunity to be involved in several school ? desegregation cases and some employment iths to benefit from Ome, P camper. He also pointed out that each camp participant will have an opportunity to select and complete one special woodworking project. The camp counselors will also <- jJR conduct growth workshops. Self-esteem and career awareness will M J*be the focus ft the group ses- \ sions. All of the volunteer camp counselors will be members of Omega Psi Phi. \ ^ "Manhood, scholarship, perseverance and uplift are the cardinal principles which our fraternity advocates,'* said Mur- m "We recognize and promote this camp as an excellent oppor- W tunity to instill these principles in young people who may come under our influence.'* He also noted that recent Dr. Charlie Ken media attention may have inten- his departure 1 sified the interest of others regar- member Benny ding the black family and especially the young black male, vi/CCT T ? T 'Character-building has fYISoU U( always been a primary part of Omega's thrust," he says. "We The 1986 Winj welcome the padded support University Upws others in the community have gram will hold its given to our efforts by their en- Program at 7 p.n dcrsement of our camp project." ly 18, in the Keni Assisting Murrill are Charlie Auditorium. The Bethea, Charlie Kennedy and and open to the Gregory Bradshear. A highlight of James Franklin is the chapter's be the presentati< -basileus; J students who ha ( ni nronaro fnr fhSril nnminl LBJL |/A V|/UI V 1VI illil u aiuium ft? * *** wm \ r#. ^ i ft|-r ft- 1 Im Carver Alumni Association member Harold Ma scholarship winner Felecia Sharpe (photo by Ja and anything that can be used for from 9 p.m. to : fun. day night. The weekend *s big event will be The weekend ;al events, organizations I 1 people, calendar. ? I ? . Lrtf !>&' I A. m jfl Phfl /<? J ' |Mim '**" * % p^* ~ I Beth Hopkinseays balancing a career and family discrimination cases which were heard by the Supreme Court. From that beginning, Mrs. Hopkins moved on to a position as the assistant attorney general in Rich- I mond and later was named assistant United States I attorney general in Richmond. She has also held the I Please see page A12 j ga summer camperships | ' I V ^ I nedy examines camper James Footman before! I to summer camp. Joining them is fraternity I Murriil (photo by James Parker). I I J I ward Bound awards nrnor am ept ;ton-Salem State highest academic honors in ird Bound Pro- biology, communication skills Annual Awards and mathematics. i. on Friday, Ju- Upward Bound is designed to leth R. Williams increase the academic perfori program is free mance and motivation of its parpublic. ticipants to help them complete; the program will high school and enter post-j >n of trophies to secondary institutions. i I tve achieved the Please see page A8 'Yellowjacket Roundup' I the Blue and Gold Dance at! I Beneath the Elms in the Hyatt: I worship services from 11 a.m. toj 1 p.m. in the Carver High School Auditorium.. As a result of last year's ef? ] forts, the alumni association was \ SBti able to award $1,000 in scholarsh'P? to two deserving seniors \ W The recipients were Felecit f I Sharpe, who will major ir \ I r?, engineering at North Carolina J ! State University, and Kashem | - Rorie, who will be majoring ir i \ chemistry at Howard University . ***-- r up - 1 nc cosl 01 ine weekend ac tivities is SI5; the cost of the pic nic is $4r Tickets are available a the Record Boutique, Wilkins irtin chats with Store, Jones' Oulf and from any mes Parker). alumni officer. ;>?(\ For more information cal 2 a.m. on Satur- Harold Martin, 996-5433 Manlrah Razzak, 767-7618; JoM , will end with Please see page A13 * *
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