TANJEE STITT
North Mecklenburg senior
Tanjee Stitt Wins $20,000
Scholarship To Bennett
By Karen Parker
,, Pest Staff Writer
Tanj;ee Stitt gets a
little neryous when she
thinks about going to col
lege this fall.
Probably the least of her
worries, however, is how
she and her family will
manage to pay for a four
year education. Stitt was
McGill Family
Plans Reunion
j
' Beginning May 25 mem
bers of the McGill family
Will reunite in celebration
of love and kinship.
— Friday, May 25, through
Sunday, May 27, members
.Will? unite. Friday night
jpaifcs a gathering for a
special cookout feast at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom
McGill. Saturday, the fam
ily win be at the Oak Tree
bn tad for Memorial Day
Services mere will be a
toasting of the three sur
Jttvhif ehlMr-. nt fly
bMcQill clan.
There will also be a
Talent Show and disco. On
Sunday, the family will
worship at McCUntock
Presbyterian Church, then
bead for dinner at the Oak
Tree Inn.
The Mayor of Charlotte,
Harvey Gantt, Chairman of
the County Commissioners,
the President of the US and
the Governor of N.C. have
all proclaimed the Mc
Gills, Ervins, Griers, Cro
thers are on^of the oldest
black families in Mecklen
burg County.
; Family meqsbers will be
coming from japan, Wash
thgtoo, D.C., New York,
Maryland, Florida, Atlan
ta, Qs., and surrounding
recently awarded a $20,000,
four-year scholarship to
Bennett Colligfrfn Greens
boro. The K<$ram Merit
Scholarship, which she re
ceived, pays full tuition.
Three of the major re
quirements to receive the
scholarship include main
taining a 3.5 grade average
in high school, demonstrat
ing an interest in the me
dical field, and being ac
cepted as a student at
Bennett College.
Stitt is the daughter of
Betty and Jasper Myers
The North Mecklenburg
High School senior is pre
sident of Students in Action
for Education (SAE). She
is also a member of Pro
ject Aries, Interclub Coun
cil, and is an InRoads
Collegiate student.
“My family is medically
oriented, so I’ve always
considered a career in me
didne. Also, I’ve always
achieved in the sciences, so
I felt I should major in
something that I’m good
in,” Stitt explained.
“I want to diagnose as
opposed to working in the
surgical field,” she stated
confidently. Stitt is also
considering using her me
dical experience to help
people abroad in develop
ing countries.
Stitt has received gui
dance in school to help her
decide in which' direction
she should steer her
career. As a pre-med in
tern, she has met several
medical professionals who
talk about their contribu
tions and responsibilities.
At New Hampton Pres
byterian Church Where
Rev. Isaiah Phinisee is the
pastor, Stitt is an ordained
elder. She is assistant
chairperson of the Worship
Committee, a member of
the choir and a youth dele
gate to the General As
sembly ;
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Rev. R. B. Phifer of the Hidden Valley
Elementary School PTA Bowling League
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presents check to Dr. Bruce Irons (left),
Bernice Ferguson and Yvonne Stancil.
Hidden Valley PTA
Donates $2,000 To School
By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
For the past eight years,
over $2,000 has been do
nated to Hidden Valley
Elementary School by
members of the Hidden
Valley PTA Bowling
League.
This league, formed by
Rev. R. B. Phifer, is' again
this year making a dona
tion to the school. This year
Atlases will be purchased,
making one of Rev. Phi
fer’s dreams materialize.
X haven t bowled in the
league in about a year and
a-half because of illness.
But the 48 members of the
league are seeing to it that
the dream is kept alive,"
Rev. Phifef announced.
In the beginning the fund
was established for Hid
den Valley Elementary
School because, Rev. Phi
fer states, “...the school is
a vital part of the com
munity.”
Rev. Phifer wants to in
still in others the impor
tance of community in
volvement, helping others
and upgrading surround
ings and humanity.
The Hidden Valley Bowl
ing League is comprised of
12 teams and 48 members
during school terra (34
weeks).. The summer
league has 10 teams and
bowls (of a 10-week
period.
The present officers of
the league include Mary
Jones, president; Mabel
Redic, vice president;
Phyllis Bynum, secretary;
and Debra Stowe, treasur
er.
Because Rev. Phifer is
the founder and president
emeritus of the league, he
presented the check to
Hidden Valley’s principal,
Dr. Bruce Irons, the
school’s assistant principal
of instruction, Bernice
Ferguson and Yvonne
Stancil, the school's
media specialist.
Senior Girl Scout
A
Senior Girl Scout Ash
lynn Greene has received a
$500 scholarship frfem Avon
Products, Inc., in conjunc-.
tion with Leadership To
day and Tomorrow, a na
tional leadership confer
ence for Girl Scouts in
which she participated
last October. The event
was funded by Avon Pro
ducts and sponsored by
Girl Scouts of the USA. The
award was made by Bar
bara Bernhardt, Hornets’
Nest Girl Scout Council
President at South Meck
lenburg High School’s
awards ceremony on May
15.
A junior at South Meck
lenburg High School, Ms.
Greene says, “I feel very
honored to represent the
state of North Carolina,
and I will share what 1 have
learned with my school and
my Council.”
Ms. Greene was selected
from among hundreds of
applicants nationwide to
attend Leadership Today
and Tomorrow. Chosen for
her individual achievement
and leadership ability, she
traveled to Washington,
D.C., for the conference
and was able to experi
ence first-hand the inner
workings of government
and business. Selected to
accompany her was Dana
Mitchell, a teacher with the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg ,
Schools. They attended a
congressional session,
toured the nation’s capital,
and had the opportunity to
meet female leaders and
exchange ideas on careers
for women.
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Last Of A Dying Breed!
Rewritten By
Loretta Manago
At a moment's notice
Georgia Lotharp would be
out of her bed and ready to
deliver another child into
the world. Her battered
bag contained everything
she needed to ensure the
anticipating mother that
her child was in the best
of hands.
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the Fast of a dying breed -
midwives. She was the sole
individual responsible for
the safe delivery of over 200
children born in Union
County during the mid '30s
through the mid '50s
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utes. I knew where every
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livering a child she made
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fered this service to many
of the economically de
prived families in her area.
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ic the satisfaction
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world. Seldom did she col
lect the $25 she charged for
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deliver a baby and there
wouldn’t be a piece of
bread in the house,” she
reflected
Even if she received pay
ment for her work she
would still walk to the
nearest store and buy
groceries for the family.
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Lotharp resides in Monroe.
N.C She was recently
crowned mother of the
church at Crossroad AME
Zion Church. Marshville
N.C.
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