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VOLUME 4
WINSTOX-SALEM STATE STATE ( OliLEGE, WIXSTOX-SALEM, X. C.
XUMBBR 1
3 NURSING SENIORS
GET SCHOLARSHIPS
FROM URBAN LEAGUE
\iy ('arol Thomas
Three Winston-Salem S t a t e i
senior nursing students received
scholarships which were present
ed bj' Samuel I). Harvey, exec
utive director of the Winston-
Salem Urban League, it was an
nounced by Mrs. Gladys D. Old
ham, director of Student Aid on
campus.
These awai'ds were made pos
sible t)y the Helle Samson Nurs
ing Scholai’ship Fvmd anil the
National Urban League of New
York City. Miss Barbara Reid,
dean of the School of Nursing,
coopei'ated with Mrs. Oldham in
supplying the Urban League
with records of nursing students.
The recipients of the scholar
ships wei'e:
Miss Gladys Mae Rice, daugh
ter of Mrs. Flsther Raines of
Apex, N. C. and Miss Rebecker
Graves, daughter of the Rev. and
Mrs. Gat)riel I’. Grave.s of Yan-
ceyville, N. C., l,)oth campus stu
dents, Slot) each; and Mrs. Janet
Macon McCoy, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Phillip Macon of Win-
ston-Salem, a city student, S273.
These scholarships cover tui
tion and all fees for one semes
ter.
Miss Rice, a member of Alpha
Kappa Alpha sorority and the
Student Council, is acting presi
dent of both the Senior Class
and the Student Nurses Associa
tion. She anticipates working as
a graduate nurse at Meadow-
brook Hospital in New York
City and later obtaining a mas-
tei-’s degree in nursing a(hnin-
istration.
To get a master’s tlegree in
psychiatric nursing is Miss
Graves’ ambition. A member of
the Student Nursing Association
on campus and Graves Chapel
Baptist Church at home, she en
joys reading, crocheting and
knitting.
Sherlin Black Is Elected "Miss W. S. State"
Honor Student
Wins Over
Jr. Candidate
The diligent cami^aigning for
a Miss Winston-Salem State
Queen resulted in the election
of Sherlin Black, a senior honor
student. The twenty-one year old
cjueen will reign duiing home
coming ceremonies.
STUDENT LEADER
WELCOMES ALUMNI
To Tlic Aliiniiii
It is indeed a great pleasure
to welcome to our campus
such an illusti-ious group of
people.
We of the Student Body sin-
cei-ely hope that this home
coming will be the most glori
ous ever witnessed, and, you.
the iilumni, will continue to
have a prosperous time.
.\rthur Gray, President
Student Council
Both the senior and the junior
classes w o r k e d assiduously at
promoting the image of their
(jueens and preparing programs
which were presfnuid to the stu-
(Jiii't'ii Shprliii Hlack (right) poses with attendants (left to
Ri'ow II aiul l^ai’bara Still
right) Quilla Jean Montgoniery, Delois
Ml'S. McCoy plans to enter the
field of obstetrical nursing or
public health education. She is
a member of Sigma Gamma Rho
sorority and the Student Nurses
Association.
The mother of five children,
she is the wife of Willie McCoy,
also a student at the college.
Mrs. McCoy is also a member of
Second Cah'ary Baptist. Church
and a volunteer worker with the
Experiment in Self Reliance
(Winston - Salem's anti - poverty
program).
tient body last I'riday. Credit is
due to the juniors wso suffered
many reproaches peacefully.
Miss Delois l^i'own. the junior
candidate appearetl on a tlirone.
Gracefully and mellifluously did
she give her speech defining the
([ualifications of a good Miss
WSSC queen.
The uniciue idea of lowering
the (jueen from the ceiling on a
swing produced loud laughter
and many applauses in behalf of
Miss 151ack. Mr. Willie Bennett
humorously expatiated about his
travels around the world and his
concluding that she was known
the world over.
' Miss WSSC expressed herself
as being deeply honored to have
I partaken in a great experience.
! "I am filled with honor and hu
mility knowing that my class
mates elected me as a nominee.”
she explained calmly.
; She desires to teach in elemen
tary school and later attend grad
uate school. A member of the
Student Council. Miss WSSC is
i also a member of the Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority and the
Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society.
Miss Black is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Black of
Winston-Salem, N. C.
Her attendants are Miss
Brown, the junior queen and
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
, liam Brown of Newark, X. J.;
Miss Quilla Jean Montgomery,
daughter of Mrs. Virginia Ken
dall of Winston-Salem. N. C.; and
from Jersey City, New Jersey,
Miss Barbara Still, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Still.
Coeds Work with Head Start Program
l$y Biirbara E. Tuck
The Head Start Program,
which was introduced to the na
tion by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson,
preseiited nation-wide experience
for m a n y college students
throughout the United States
during the summer of 19(55. Win-
ston-Salem State College had its
share of students working with
this program in their various
communities.
This program was tlesigned to
prepai-e underprivileged p r e-
schoolers for their first school
year. This program pro\ided
free food, medical and dental
care for those children.
Carrol Martin, a sophomore
nursing student of Madison.
North Carolina, worked as an
assistant teacher at Charles
Drew High School, a predomi
nantly Negro school, and J. C.
Lassiter Elementary School, a
predominantly white school.
Concerning the Head Start
Program, Carrol stated, 'T re
ceived satisfaction knowing that
someone had finally realized
that pre-school pre])aration is es-
■sential for the mental, emotional,
and social development of to
day’s underprivileged children.
“One of the most amazing
things that I noticed about the
children was the fact that their
reactions to certain situations
and their emotional l.)ehaviors
were much like those of teen
agers; however, tliey were on a
smaller scale.”
Another student rejjresenting
W.S.S.C. was Flossie Allen, a
junior elementary education ma
jor of Leaksville. North Carolina,
who worketl as an aide to the
teacher, l-'lossie worked three
weeks at Douglass High School,
a pi'edominantly Negro school,
and four weeks at Spray Graded
Elementary School, a predomi
nantly white school.
•■While working as an aide.”
said Flossie, "I discoveretl that
the Head Start Program gave
students a c h a n c e to get ac-
ciuainted with other children
Eunice Hampton and Klorrie Allen
from different environmental
backgrounds. It also gave the
child the chance to develop any
talent that he may have had."
When asked how her job ap
pealed to her, Flossie stated.
"Working as an aide made me
want to teach the primary
grades. It gave me a chance to
till out reports and records that
have to be filled out by teach
ers.”
Eunice Hampton, a sophomore
eletnentary education major, also
of Leaksville, worked with the
Head Start Program as an aide.
Eunice worked at Spray Graded
Elementary School and Douglass
High School.
••Working as an aide was qiute
an experience because it gave
nie the opportunity to observe
yoimg children — to see how
they react to different situations,
and to discover some of their
likes and dislikes,” stated Eunice.
Concerning the child. Eunice
said, ■•This program gave the un-
fortimate child a chance to visit
some of the places — zoo, air
port. musetuii — that he prob
ably would not have seen had he
not been in Head Start.
Eunice also stated. ■■My great
est experience was working with
the teacher. I know that before
I graduate from W.S.S.C. I will
have to do practice teaching and
will be working with a teacher:
therefore. I learned how to get
along with a teacher and some
of the things she will expect of
me."
Tests have proven that the
IQ's of the pupils enrolled in
Head Start increased during the
eight weeks of the program.
( AKOL MARTIX