Gym Under Construction
photo by He^
By the fall semester of 1976
Winston-Salem State will have
one of the largest gymnasiums in
the area.
The Physical Education
Department is currently
undergoing a $2 million
expansion project. With the
expansion, more room will be
provided for physical education
needs.
In addition to a new basketball
court, the gym will have
volleyball and badminton courts.
A bowling alley and therapy
rooms will also be included.
The major addition will be a
modem, Olympic-size swimming
More Alumni Accomplishments
Continued from P. 3
President of the National Alumni
Association, Chairman of the
Board of Directors for the
Danville Sickle CeU Anemia, Inc.
Being listed in Outstanding
Young Men of America (1973) is
one of his major
accomplishments.
Wallace L. McDonald: Home in
Greenville, South Carolina.
The National Educators
Association selected him as one
of the top educators in America
1974-1975.
The State of S.C. also cited him
as “Distinquished Teacher” 1974-
1975. He is a teacher at Verea
Middle Demonstration
Laboratory School, where he
serves as a specialist in the open
school concept.
Miss Sylvia Sprinkle: A 1967
Alumnus of Philadephia, Pa. has
been selected to Marquis (1974-
1975)—8th edition of Who’s Who
of American Women.
Dr. Golden B. WaU: A 1956 WSSU
magna cum laude graduate.
She received the Outstanding
Teacher Award while working in
the Thomasville City School
System. She is listed in the 1975
edition of “Personalities of the
South.” She is returning to WSSU
as Director of Student Teaching
and Coordinator of Early
Childhood Education I. She
received her doctoral degree in
education for Southern Illinois
University, Carbondale, Illinois,
in August, 1975.
Haywood L. Wilson, Jr. ’63:
Director of Student Affairs.
A native of Winston-Salem,
Wilson graduated magna cum
laude from WSSU in 1963;
received his master of science
degree in educational
administration from North
Carolina A&T University in 1968,
^d received his doctoral degree
in education from Southern
Illinois University, Carbondale in
May, 1975.
Among his accomplishments
Wilson was selected Outstanding
Teacher of the Year for Winston-
Salem - Forsyth County Schools
in 1965 and is listed in the 1975
edition of, “Personalities of the
South.”
Mr. Henry Nesmith, ’58 of
Philadelphia, Pa., was recently
appointed as the Executive
Director of the Haverford
Community Center.
Mrs. Kay Whitley, ’56 of^
Philadelphia, Pa., -serve3“as
discussion leader during the
Progress for Teaching Con
ference sponsored by the
Philadelphia Federation ofi
Teachers.
Mr. Ronald Reese, of
Philadelphia, Pa., was awarded
two letters of accommodations
for making an arrest which
cleared a massive burglary ring
on the premises of the “Hour
Messenger Corporation of
Pennsylvania.”
Mrs. Barbara G. Scott, ’58 of,
Philadelphia, Pa., was recently
chosen to serve as a member of
the Social Studies Curriculum
Guide Committee for the
Philadelphia Public School
System.
Mrs. Catherine C. James, ’72 of
Philadelphia, Pa., a teacher of
the 6th grade at John L. Kinsey
School, organized an Afro-
American Dance group which
has received an overwhelming
response in District 6.
Mrs. Whilhelmeoia B. Long, ’53
of New York City, N.Y., a former
Miss Alumni, was appointed
Project Coordinator for State
Urban Education for School
District No. 23, Brooklyn, N.Y.
She coordinates a remedial
reading and mathematics
program for 18 elementary
schools in the district. Mrs. Long
is enrolled in a second masters
program at Brooklyn CoUege, in
Supervision and Administration.
Mrs. Madie Ingram, ’42 of New
pool. The pool, which wUl be one
of the best around, will be
equipped with diving ^ards and
other facilities.
The present gymnasium seats
about 1400 people. It is estimated
that with the new addition, our
gym will seat 2400. The balcony
alone will seat 572.
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York City, N.Y., is Assistant
Educational Director of Stage
Child Care Center with pre-school
and school age children in
Brooklyn. She has been a teacher
in day care 13 years.
Mr. Elmore Lyons, ’61 of
Danville, Va., was recently
appointed assistant principal at
Westmoreland Middle School.
Mr. Joseph Galloway, ’48 of
Chatham, Va., was recently
appointed Coordinator of Title
VII Program for the Pittsylvania
County Schools.
Law Program Scheduled
A program designed to attract
more minority students to law
schools in North Carolina will be
held Saturday, November 15,1975
at the UNC School of Law in
Chapel Hill.
The program, which is
becoming an annual event, is
sponsored by the Minority Law
Students Association in
cooperation with the Student Bar
Association. Recruitment is
primarily directed toward'
college level Blacks and Indians
from throughout the state who
are interested in attending a
North Carolina law school.
The goals of the program are
outlined as follows: 1) to interest
minority students in law and
careers in the legal profession; 2)
to assist students in applying to
law school, and to aid them in
their selection of a p^icular law
school; 3) to provide information
at an early time as to the nature
of law school curriculums in
general.
The discussions are designed to
inform students on admissions
policies and financial aid
matters. Students wiU also gain
valuable information concerning
legal careers in the various areas
of the law.
The program will begin with
registration at 8:00 A.M.,
Saturday, November 15, in the
law school and will conclude with
a buffet style dinner for all
participants.
The number of participants in
the program last year totaled
approximately 138 students and
an even larger group is
anticipated this year.
Thomas HiUiard, in,
UNC law student
Develop Your Reading With Practice
Like any skill, reading requires
practice. In order to develop the
habit of good reading you must
train your eyes and mind to
perform well together. You don’t
have to take a speed reading
course.
The rewards will be most
worthwhile if you take the time
and persevere.
Set aside 15 to 30 minutes every
day to practice reading, much as
a pianist, typist or golfer would.
Start off your exercises with light
material, such as Reader’s
Digest, that has uniform page
length and short articles. Your
objective is to read with
understanding at your best
speed.
Compare your speed to
established norms. The speeds
generally accepted for average
readers are: teasy or light
material, 250-350 words per
minute (wpm); medium to
difficult material, 200-250 wpm;
and difficult material at 100-150
wpm.
Time yourself exactly for two
pages with a clock that has a
second hand. Calculate the
minutes and seconds and divide
the time into the number of words
on the page. This will tell you
what your current reading speed
is in words per minute.
You can get the average
number of words on a page by
taking the average per Une and
multiplying it by the number of
lines, omitting headings.
Ask yourself questions on the
material and review it to see if
you are correct. If you miss
important details your speed is
probably too fast for your present
reading ability. Don’t get
discouraged, just keep
practicing.
Read 3 or 4 articles each day
for two or three weeks. Use the
same length and type of material
each day. Push yourself but use
discretion, making sure you
check your comprehension of the
material. Record your speed
faithfully each time so you can
check your progress.
Then switch to something more
difficult in vocabulary, style, and
content. Do this for two more
weeks, questioning yourself and
recording your time. After a total
of six weeks you should have
increased your reading ability
considerably.
Try to get your speed on easy
material to about 300 words
per minute. Once you have
reached this level you will know
you can do as well as the average
good reader.
Maintain the habit by reading
at least a half hour a day. You
will be enriched by keeping up
with newspapers, magazines and
books. You will also enjoy
reading more as your proficiency
increases.
The series
is also available in booklet form
free of charge to students. If you
would like copies please write to:
AAP STUDENT SERVICE, One
Park Avenue, New York, NY
10016.
photo by Head