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VOL. XI, NO. 8
WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY, WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA
MRS. EVA HOLMES
SU Alumnus Gives
Slide Presentation
Mrs. Eva Holmes, an alumnus of Win
ston-Salem State University recently
visited the campus to give a slide pre
sentation on Africa. Mrs. Holmes, who
had a six-week tour of selected African
countries, toured Ghana, Sierra Leone,
and Nigeria. During an interview with
Mrs. Holmes about her travels, she
pointed out that she felt Ghana was the
most developed of the countries she visit
ed. She stated that in Ghana emphasis is
on the “one-for-one" method of educating
the country; that is, for every one person
who has received an opportunity to be
educated that person assumes the re
sponsibility of training another. She also
indicated during her discussion of Ghana
that there the emphasis is on giving the
male the first opportunity to receive an
education.
While in Sierra Leone Mrs. Holmes was
impressed that 2'-> year old children
were reading and six year olds were do
ing long division. She said that there
the school system was analogous to the
strict British educational system.
W'hen asked how the Africans treated
the blacks w'ho were in the group she
traveled with Mrs. Holmes stated that
contrary to what many American blacks
say they were w'armly received. She
further emphasized that teachers in the
African countries rank with prime
ministers and other high government
officials. Forty blacks were in the group
of 250 people who toured the three coun
tries.
Mrs. Holmes, a Winston-Salem native,
was asked why she chose California as
a place to work. She stated that while she
was an eighth grader at Kimberly Park
School her teacher told the class that
California was a “land of golden op
portunity." Consequently upon graduation
from college Mrs. Holmes still recalling
what her geography teacher had said
went to Los Angeles after teaching
for a brief period in Columbia, South
Carolina. When asked if she had any
difficulty securing employment in the
Los Angeles school system Mrs. Holmes
said that what you get at State in
education will enable you to make it
anywhere. She referred to Dr. Atkins'
ALUMNUS (Continued on Page Two)
Larry Little Speaks
To Upward Bound
On June 27, 1973 at 7:00 p.m. in Hill
Hall Lecture Room, Larry Little, coordi
nator of the Black Panther Party in
Winston-Salem, spoke to members of the
Upward Bound staff, and students. Little
was one of the speakers sponsored by Up
ward Bound as part of a weekly forum
held every W'ednesday night at 7:00 p.m.
Little is a former WSSU student; how
ever, he stated he left school before grad
uation. Since that time, he has worked
with the Panthers for five years. Little
said his concern of the evening was the
uplifting of blacks as a whole. He also
stated that blacks have progressed be
cause of collective struggle.
Little told UB that he attended the trial
of Ben Chavious in Wilmington a couple
of weeks ago. He said, “The same judge
that gave him 20-30 years in jail, ac
quitted him also." He cited this incident
as an example of the struggle of some
of our black brothers and sisters. He also
mentioned that other greats needed to
be remembered such as Malcolm X, and
Dr. Martin Luther King, who have also
participated in the struggle. Little told
UB to remember "freedom cannot be
bought, you have to take it. The white
man will use other niggers to control
you." Little further states that “students
cannot aspire to go to college four years
while other blacks are catching hell."
Little also spoke about Joseph Waddell,
a former panther who was illiterate, that
spent most of his time helping addicts.
Waddell died in prison in 1972. Little sited
Waddell’s fate as an example that
North Carolina has more political prisons
than any other state in America.
Little stated that the slogan "Do your
own thing" is one of the most counter
revolutionary slogans ever created be
cause blacks cannot afford to do their
own thing. Little says “Go to school, get
a skill, but get that skill first and fore
most to serve your people."
Little mentioned the ambulance crisis
in Winston-Salem. In doing so he gave
reference to a black woman that died
several weeks ago because she did not
have $20.00 to pay for ambulance service.
The Black Panther Party will implement
a new free ambulance service for our
people on July 8, 1973. Aside from free
ambulance service they also sponsor a
free transportation program for people to
visit their loved ones in the hospitals
and prisons. Also they sponsor free food
and clothing. Before closing, Little
recommended that blacks read the fol
lowing books:
To Die For The People
Comrade Huey P. Newton
Blood In My Eye
George Jackson
Lastly, Little asked that blacks read
the Bible, especially the 25th chapter of
Saint Matthews. Little said this chapter
talks about the same things and goals
the Black Panther Party has.
Little closed by requesting that all
students interested in becoming involved
with community service to call the Black
Panther Party's office at 727-9652.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
IN TC?
For most students, July 13 will begin
a vacational period but for some — 23
to be exact this only means a continua
tion of their summer classes. Teacher
corps interns will begin a second session
on July 16 and will end on August 3.
Interns are now busy daily working in
the community under the leadership of
Mrs. Eloise Duncan — Teacher Corps
community co-ordinator. Some interns
are working in a tutorial program which
is held from 9-12 daily at Diggs and
North Intermediate schools. Other interns
are active at recreational centers and/
or parks.
However the weekend of July 27-29,
Teacher Corps will go on a beach out
ing at Morehead City.
Beginning August 4, interns will have
a two-weeks paid vacation, which ends
on August 20 when schools resumes. At
that time the interns will continue with
their two year inservice program.
The following interns are assigned to
work in three public schools. Bolton
Elementary School: Mary Armstrong,
Michael Mixon, Adene Bellamy, William
Bailey and Debra Murray. Clemmons
Elementary: Loretta Clark and Michelle
Jackson. L. A. Cook Intermediate: Jean
Chiddie, Vanessa Dillahunt, Travis Ra-
gins, Sybil Mitchell, Scott Riechmann
and Phyllis Harvey. Diggs Intermediate:
Brenda Brown. Prenella Neely, Nancy
Boccalini, Donald Vestal, Betty McKins-
try and Judy Floyd. South Fork Element
ary: Eileen Goodman, Bessie Midgette,
P’ran Bates and Robert Cordell.
SUPPORT
RAMS
Art Curator Selected
Franklin 0. W’illiams, a junior art
major, has taken the position of Art
Curator for the Student Union during the
summer and hopefully on into the school
year.
Williams says “he wishes to stimulate
an interest in the arts on the campus
and also the community." He also feels
that the arts and the art department are
always given last consideration. He in
sists that “art has to be taken to the
people and that is exactly what I will
do."
W'illiams has planned outdoor exhibits
for the summer and the academic year
1973-74. All the works used this summer
are from different students on the cam
pus.
Williams has completed studies in
Interior Design. His aim upon graduation
is to be a museum curator.
JULY, 1973
Upward Bound at SU
Upward Bound is once again being held
on WSSU's campus. Upward Bound is a
precollege preparatory program designed
to generate the skills and motivation nec
essary for success in education beyond
high school among young people from
low-income backgrounds and inadequate
secondary school preparation. This year
there are 70 students male and female
and 20 staff members working with the
UB program. The staff members are
Biffy T. Watt, director, a native of
Reidsville, N. C., Miss Pansy D. Red
dick, assistant director, a native of
Huntsville, Alabama and an alumnus of
Bennett College, Greensboro, N. C., Miss
Kay Lindsay from Winston-Salem,
secretary. Miss Linda Jackson, a native
of Memphis, Tennessee as counselor, who
also is an instructor of Psychology at
State, Ronnie Robinson, counselor, also
an instructor at Wiley School here in
Winston-Salem, Mrs. Flora McLean
Johnson, a native of Red Springs, N. C.,
instructor and a recent graduate of
WSSU, Miss Elizabeth McMillan instruc
tor and a graduate of Wake Forest Uni
versity. Edward Hairston, a native of
Walnut Cove in Stokes County, instructor,
Dr. Singh Sidhu a native of Punjab
state N. W. India, instructor. He is also
an instructor of Science at WSSU and
Mrs. Nadine Shaw instructor who is a
native of Winston-Salem, N. C.
The counselors for women are: Bar
bara O'Neal of Winston-Salem, N. C.,
Patricia Smith of Durham, N. C., Wanda
Smith of Goldsboro, N. C., Marianne
Towler, South Carolina and Denise Wil
liamson, Reidsville. N. C. For Men: Ken
neth Badby, Baltimore, Md., Junius
Douglas, Henderson. N. C., Nathaniel
Sanders, Smithfield, N. C., Chico Dunlap.
Charlotte, N. C., and Gilbert Cooley,
Roland, N. C.
The students take several courses.
These courses are reading and study
skills, mathematics, science, communica
tion skills with electives in journalism
and social studies. In the evenings stu
dents are involved in special interest
groups. These groups meet everyday
from 7-9 p.m. Students select a group
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Summer Grads Honored
On Wednesday. July 11, 1973. at 12 noon
perspective summer graduates were
honored with an informal banquet in the
Kennedy Dining Hall.
John P. Bond, III. assistant city man
ager of Winston-Salem, was the guest
speaker.
The 26 perspective graduates were:
Carl Allen, Marcel Alston, Delores
Bailey, Vonetta Brannon, Helen Conner,
Leotha Debnam, Richard Ferguson,
James Fewell, McKinley Harris, Sandra
Henry, Allen Hicks, Rudy Hill, Juanita
Mangum, Belinda Manns, Francis
Manns, Alma Peay, Gloria Pickett, Carol
Propst, Oliver Redd, Linwood Skinner,
Carolyn Smith, Patricia A. Smith, Sharon
Steward, Carol Thrope, Linda W’ashing-
ton and Bruce W’hite.