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VOL. X, NO. 6
NC Legislature
Outlines Fees
Student Fees
Announced
The North Carolina State Legisla
ture recently passed the fees for
state-supported institutions for the
1972-73 school year. These fees
show a slight increase for out-of-
state students. This increase, ac
cording to WSSU President, Dr.
Kenneth R. Williams, is due to the
fact that the state does not appro
priate funds for auxiliary services
(health services, dining hall, stu
dent union, laundry, and dormi
tories) at any of its institutions. As
a result, money for the support
of these services must come from
student fees. Dr. Williams further
stated that wages, medicine, and
the like have gone up and this fur
ther necessitates an increase in
student fees.
Plans will be drawn this summer
for air-conditioning and enlarging
the work areas in the dining hall.
It is hoped that this construction
can be completed next summer.
Student waste and destruction of
property were also listed as factors
causing the increase. Many day
students and non-students eat in
the dining hall without paying for
their meals, and this cost must be
collected in student fees. Students
also take glasses and other items
from the dining hall making it
necessary to buy additional uten
sils. “Students must co-operate,"
said Dr. Williams, “to cut down on
fees.”
Below is a list of the total
charges for students for the 1972-73
term:
Boarding Students:
N, C. — $1,274.00
Out-of-state: $2,674.00
Dav Students:
N. C. — $472.00
Out-of-state: $1,872.00
These figures mark a $48.00 in-
creease for N. C. boarding stu
dents, a $12.00 increase for N. C.
day students, a $448,00 increase
for out-of-state boarding students,
and a $412,00 increase for out-of-
state day students. Because of the
large increase in out-of-state fees,
the trustees of the institution plan
to petition the next legislature
through the Board of Governors to
make a reduction,
—Marilyn Roseboro, Editor
Make Your
Summer A
Meaningful
Experience
Winston-Salem State University
held its annual Honors Day Pro
gram Wednesday, May 10 at 10
a,m. in the Whitaker Gymnasium
on the university campus. Speaker
for the occasion was Maynard H,
Jackson, vice mayor of the city of
Atlanta. Jackson, in a prepared
speech to an audience of several
hundred, stated that one must de
termine whether achievement is
significant for one's self and his
children. He pointed out that we
are faced with many forms of
hypocrisy in our society and that
we must be aware of this. Jackson
stated that while racism is a prob
lem in this country it is not the
ultimate problem. He went on to
say that the ultimate problem is the
difference that lies between the
“haves" and the “have-nots" in
this society. Along this vein Jack
son stated that while the concept of
Black Capitalism is good, Black
Capitalism per se is not a panacea
if this is the only means envisioned,
Jackson said he sees politics and
the use of the ballot as powerful
means to accomplish many goals
as well as establishing coalitions
with low income whites whose goals
are similar to those of Blacks,
In closing, Jackson congratulated
the students for their academic
achievements and told them that
academic excellence is also a form
of power they can use throughout
life. Following Jackson's presenta
tion Winston-Salem mayor pro tem,
Carl H. Russell presented Jackson
with a key to the city.
The highlight of the Honors Day
Program was the presentation of
plaques to students having the
highest cumulative average by
classes and departments. Universi
ty President Kenneth R. Williams
presented plaques to students hav
ing the highest cumulative average
by departments. Recipients of
these awards were Brenda Taylor
of Chatham, Va. in art; Bertha
Clark, Mocksville in business ad
ministration, Ozella Pruitt of Cool-
eemee in business education, John-
(('outiinuMl on Fivo)
WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA
Three Hundred
To Graduate
The Honorable William Hart,
mayor of East Orange, New Jersey
will deliver the commencement
address to approximately 300 grad-
uateing seniors on May 28, 1972,
The Commencement Exercises will
be held in the Winston-Salem Coli
seum and the program will begin
at 3:00 p.m. In previous years the
exercises were held in the Winston-
Salem Convention Center but due
to the size of the class of “72” a
larger facility was needed. Mrs,
Manderline Scales, Senior Class
Advisor announced earlier this
week the activities that would be
held during the graduating week
end, On Friday, May 26th the
alumni social, given in honor of the
graduating class will be held in the
Mayor M, Hauser Student Union,
The Banquet will be held in Ken
nedy Dining Hall beginning at 1:00
p,m. on Sunday, immediately fol
lowing the Commencement exercis
es, an informal reception will be
given by Doctor and Mrs. Kenneth
R, Williams, The reception will be
attend by the graduating seniors,
their parents, faculty members,
and members of the Winston-Salem
State University Alumni Associa
tion. The site of the reception was
not given. At this time the staff of
the News .4rgus would like to com
pliment Mrs. Manderline Scales on
having guided this graduating class
over the past four years. It is this
type of dedication and hard work
that makes a great institution. The
stall would also like to join in with
the student body and city of
Winston-Salem in saying “Con
gratulations Seniors" on a job very
well done!
Joseph D. Johnson
Managing Editor
MAY, 1972
Two WSSU Students Chosen
Outstanding College Athletes
Two Winston-Salem State Uni
versity students have been chosen
to appear in the 1972 edition of
OUTSTANDING COLLEGE ATH
LETES OF AMERICA.
Selected from the local school
are:
Former Rams, Daniel Grady
Alfred Adams
Announcement of their selection
was made by the Board of Advisors
of OUTSTANDING COLLEGE
ATHLETES OF AMERICA, an an
nual awards volume published to
honor America's finest college ath-
IgIgs.
Coaches and athletic directors
from individual colleges and uni
versities across the nation nomi
nated the winning athletes on the
basis of their displayed abilities not
only in athletics but also in com
munity service and campus activi
ties.
Other criteria for those selected
for OUTSTANDING COLLEGE
ATHLETES OF AMERICA includ
ed strength of character, leadership
both on and off the playing field.
and scholarship.
In congratulating the athletes,
selected. Head Football Coach Bill
Battle of the University of Tennes
see pointed out that “their selec
tion is based on qualities of leader
ship and character in addition to
the competitive drive and determi
nation necessary for being a win
ner in the arena. These are vital
ingredients for success in life after
college,”
Star Running Back Gale Sayers
of the Chicago Bears said this
year's Outstanding College Athlete
winners have “set goals for them
selves to be the best in the field.
They will fight with all they can
to achieve success, and with this
determination they will surely at
tain it,"
Biographies of all Outstanding
College Athletes of America will be
included in the 1972 edition to be
published in July.
The program's Board of Advisors
is chaired by James Jeffrey, execu
tive director. Fellowship of Christ
ian Athletes.
PROFESSORS
TO ATTEND
PROGRAiNI
Two members of the Winston-
Salem State Unive'-sity faculty
have been notified of their selection
to attend the 1972 Summer Training
Program for College Teachers con
ducted annually at Columbia Uni
versity in New York. Under the
terms of the grant, they will re
ceive tuition and fees ph's a stipend
for living expenses while pursuing
graduate studies.
Mr. Ri'bert Knapp, an Instructor
in Sociology, will take courses in
the Ethnology of Black Africa and
the Anthropological Study of the
Black American, Knapp came to
W,S,S.U, in September 1971 after
serving two years in the U.S. Army
and one year with VISTA. He holds
a B,A. degree from Seton Hall Uni
versity in South Orange, N, J, and
the M'A, in Sociology from the Uni
versity of Wisconsin,
Mrs', Elizabeth Sumner, an In
structor in Geography, will concen
trate on the Geography of East Af
rica and Anthropology. She earned
her B.A, at Austin Peay State Uni
versity in Clarksville, Tenn, and
took her M.A. in geography at the
University of Kentucky, Mrs, Sum
ner has been at W.S,S,U, since Sep
tember, 1970,
The annual Women's W'eek cele
bration began Sunday, March 12 in
Kennedy Dining Hali with a buffet
luncheon. The ladies of WSSU had
as their theme: “The New Black
Woman—Her Quest,” Speaker for
the luncheon w'as Dr, Alfreda
Webb, N, C,’s first Black woman
state representative.
WSSU President Receives
Danfortli Award
DR. WILLIAMS
Winston-Salem State University
President, Dr, Kenneth R, Wil
liams, was among 20 college and
university adimnistrators recently
selected to receive a short-term
leave grant from the Danforth
Foundation, The grant enables
each recipient to take a leave from
his institution of two to four months
in length. The Foundation provides
up to $5,000 for the expenses in
curred during the leave for the
recipient and spouse. The recipi
ent's institution is expected to con-
time his salary for the period of
the leave. President and Mrs. Wil
liams have decided to travel around
the world.
]\ews Ar"us Contributes
To Development Fund
The News .4rgus recently con
tributed $100,00 to the WSSU De
velopment Fund in support of the
1972 Annual Fund Campaign, This
contribution entitled The News
Argus to a wooden 16" x 20'’
plaque with a Ram in red plush
and WSSU across the plaque. The
newspaper's name will be inscribed
on a small gold plate to be sealed
to the bottom of the plaque.
The 1972 Annual Fund Campaign
was officially launched on Unity
Dav in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
on “March 25, 1972. The Board of
Directors of the Winston-Salem
State University Foundation, Inc.
at its January, 1972 meeting de
cided to boost the campaign by
awarding plaques to contributors.
According to the Development
Fund Director, Dr. \\\ Archie
Blount, the plaques are being pre
sented to contributors who pledge
and pay at least $100.00 during
1972, Tliis is a special project de
signed in an effort to achieve the
one hundred thousand dollar goal,
—Marilyn Roseboro, Editor
“The purpose of the grants,” ac
cording to the director of the short
term leave grant program, William
C, Nelson, "is to provide oppor
tunities for college and university
administrators to enlarge their per
spectives of current and future edu
cational issues and to reinforce the
administers leadership capabilities
in higher education." Nelsen fur
ther stated that, “Through this
program, the Danforth Foundation
hopes to assist a number of in
dividuals who, while having past
accomplishments, hold promise for
continued significant leadership for
higher education,”
The grants are intended for presi
dents and principal academic offi
cers of junior colleges, four-year
colleges and universities. In selec
tion. preference is given to in
dividuals who have served at least
five years in their present position,
or in a similar position but who are
not yet within five years of re
tirement, Selection is by invitation
rather than application.
The Danforth Foundation, cre
ated by the late Mr, and Mrs, Wil
liam H, Danforth in 1927, is a
philanthropy concerned primarily
with people and values. Presently
the foundation focuses its activities
in two major areas, education and
the city. In these areas, the founda
tion administers programs and
makes grants to schools, colleges,
universities, and other public and
private agencies,
PHI ALPHA THETA SOCIETY
INDUCTS FOUR NEW MEMBERS
The Phi Alpha Theta History
Honorary Society held its induc
tion ceremonies May 9, There were
four inductees, John Martin, Joseph
Johnson, Dr, Joseph N, Patterson,
Doctor of Philosophy and Educa
tion, and Dr. Kenneth R, Williams,
The two students were inducted on
the criteria that they possessed a
3,0 average or better in history as
well as a 3,0 or better cumulative
average. Dr, Patterson and Dr, Wil
liams were inducted for their out
standing achievements in the area
of history during the time of their
school days, and their achieve
ments to this point,
THE NEWS ARGUS STAFF
WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND ITS
CONGRATUL.^TIONS TO THESE
DISTINGUISHED PERSONS.