Mrs. Kenon LeMar Woods
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Miss Shena T. Burroughs
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Kenen LeMar Woods recently ex
changed marriage vows diking <a
candlelight ceremony at H. O.
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Church The pastor of the church,
Dr.‘ A'. RudWh Hendricks, per
formed the double-ring ceremony. i-\
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gowns of deep pink with ruffled,
off-the-shoulder necklines and
gown Were accented with large,
white bows. The bridesmaids were:
Bridget Phifer, Lori WHIiams, and
Mlelissa Hendricks '
The groom chose Patrick
Moragne as his best man. Grooms
Dr. Mahle McLean
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— Dr. McLean has worked for the
college » years, Walton said, begin
ning as an education and psycho
logy instructor In 1M3 She rose
through the college ranks, becoming
chairman of the Elementary Edu
cation Department, dean of the
college, acting president and pres
ident - with some years out to get a
master's and to teach in public
As acting president in 1974, she
Inherited A $1.5 million deficit ted
rumors the college might close. But
a $1.5 million gift from the Pres
byterian Church (USA) kept the
college afloat. And McLean’s fund
raising efforts have helped it since
then, Walton said.
0«e goal She achieved was to
leave the school accredited. Walton
said McLean’s other goals are to
build a new chapel, restore three
buildings recently entered in the
National Register of Historic Plac
es, increase student enrollment ted
improve the academic program.
In March, 19M. McLean is to
become head of the United Negro
College Fund, the first black woman
to head the 43-member group,
Walton added.
She ranked first lb her darn at
Barber-ScoUa College in the early
iMOs She was the first woman and
the first alumnus to be president of
the college, founded in 1907
Walton said college trustees will
appoint a search committee to find a
new president, the college’s 10th.
' After having been here for 29
years,” Walton concluded, "I would
imagine it would be a void that
would be difficult to replace ”
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jShanta Parson was the flower girl
and Carlos Agurs served as ring
bearer.
Nigjtial music was provided by
Stanley McCullough, organist, and
soloists, Bridget Phifer and Mike
McCollie. A special musical tri
bute to the bride and groom was
sung by Samuel McKelton, a
Morehouse College student, ac
companied by Paul Hendricks, also
a Morehouse student, on piano.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
Moses Burroughs and the late Mrs
Burroughs The groom is the son of
Mr. Willie Woods and Mrs. Queen
Woods.
Following the wedding ceremony,
«' reception for the couple was held .
at the home of the groom’s mother."
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By Audrey C. Lota to
and homeless youth “MosTtwa^
agers leave home not because of an
unbearable situation, but due to a
power struggle between the teen and
his parents or some other figure of
authority.'* , ” -
Program Services Director Chris
r tOpher Shaney notes that a primary
contributing problem to the run
quality communication " This lack
i
and understood and contributes to a
low level erf self-esteem in the child,
says Shaney. 'v
How can parents improve com
munication with their teem? “With
a lot of listening and a lot of
understanding.” the director re
plies. “Listening to your child
doesn’t necessarily mean you
agree, but it fulfills the need for the
teenager to be heard.”
Noting that perceptions will In
evitably differ between parent and
teen, Shaney points out that criti
cism serves no useful purpose.
f$|ther, it causes strained com
munications and lowers the
youngster’s self-esteem even more.
Instead, he counsels. “Let your
teenager know you understand.
Teens are entitled to their own
beliefs. You can give them guid
• a nee and love, but you can't give
* them your thoughts. We can always
learn from our children,’' he con
tinues. “We can share our '
thoughts, but we can’t expect them
to think the same. It’s a wonderful
opportunity for parents to learn a
new perspective.”
. Parents need to understand the
unavoidable element of peer pres
sure their children face, Shaney
says. While peer pressure httlal
ways existed, today's children must
deal -with the availability of drugs
and alcohol to a greater extent than
their parents probably did. “Kids
are becoming alcoholic very much
earlier than in the past," he notes.
Youth have more choices than
ever before, Shaney remarks. At
times, however, they lack the re
. sponsibility and maturity needed to
make these choices.
. i Even though times have changed
and it may not be valid to com
pare “then" and “now,” still, pa
above an. be open and listen.
Children often use their parents aa a
sounding board to sort out what they
think and fed. Putting down the
teenager’s opinions in effect short
circuits his or her problem-sol ring
q, attempts.
The Relatives, located at 1000 East
Blvd , temporarily houses about 400
children each year, and has to turn
away an additional *00, who are
referred to other agencies.
Shaney is quick to point out that
^we are not an alternative to home.
The program can'house tip to nine
children at a time and rune “very
dose to a full houee" most of the
time. The maximum stay allowed is
• 14 days; the average is five.
Some children come to The Rela
tives on their own. When this is the
case, they must contact their pa
rents within 72 hours of their arrival
and arrange a parent conference,
tsg In other instances, parents
bring their children, or other agen
cies may refer youngsters. > ¥\
Parental permission is required
for a child to stay at The Relatives
beyond the initial three days, and
.most parents are willing to work on
solving whatever the problem at
“Terrific” Kid*
Statesville Road Elementary
School has some “terrific ki<k,” and
it's teaming up with the local
Kiwanis Club to recognize them.
Each week, a student from each
class is a winner in the Terrific Kids
Program. Terrific kids receive spe
cial pencils, certificates and free
meals at fast food restaurants. In
addition, their pictures are placed
on a bulletin board.
Larry Griffin, who teaches a third
and fourth grade combination class,
organized the program. He says any
student has the potential to be a
terrific kid. Students are
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