The News Argus - April, 1977 - Page 3
Drama Guild Performance Hailed
Organizational News
AKA Renders Services
The Winston-Salem State
University Fine Arts Festival
began March 1 with a
three-night performance of
Lorraine Hansberry’s “A
Raisin In The Sun”. The play
was presented by the
W.S.S.U. Theatre Guild
which is directed by Dr. Fred
Eady.
Interest in the play made it
possible to have double cast.
The female lead, Mama Lena
Younger, was played by
Paula Yancey and Sherri
Evans. The male lead,
Walter Lee Younger, Lena’s
son, was played by Rahn
Scott, and Byron Murrain.
Marilyn Pearson and Faith
Geater played the part of
Ruth on alternate nights.
Beneatha Younger, Walter’s
sister, was played by Pamela
Penn. Travis, Ruth and
Walter’s young son, was
played by DeNorris Bradley
and James Wilkins. The part
of George Murchison, one of
Beneatha’s boyfriends, was
played by Anthony Wright.
The “white man”, Mr.
“We The People” was
awarded the Silver Medal of
the 19th International Film
and TV Festival of New
York.
This public service televi
sion was produced by WXXI
and Winston-Salem State
University in association
with the Winston-Salem/
Forsyth County Bicentennial
Commission; the Winston-
Salem Arts Council; and was
made possible with a grant
from the North Carolina
JUBILEE
A book review by Joanne
Glenn
Jubilee is a novel written
by this year’s annual Awards
Day speaker Dr. Margaret
Walker Alexander. Jubilee is
the story of Dr. Alexander’s
family immediately preced
ing and following the Civil
War. Dr. Alexander traces
her “roots” through exten
sive research and presents a
poignant picture of the South
and the institution of
slavery.
The novel’s title, Jubilee,
refers to the year of Jubilee
mentioned in the bible’s Old
Testament. Jubilee «was the
name of every 50th year
which was to be consecrated
to Yahweh. There were three
demands made: all Israelite
slaves throughout the land
must be released; all
families must be allowed to
Lindner, was played by
Baxter Harrington, a star
linebacker on the WSSU
football team. Julius Wilson,
president of the Drama
Guild, and Willie Jordan, a
star defensuve end with
WSSU’s football team,
played Joseph Asagai,
Beneatha’s other suitor.
Bobo, Walter Lee’s buddy,
was played by Kenneth
Battle.
The play which takes place
in the Youngers’ apartment
on Chicago’s Southside is a
dramatic illustration of the
black man’s quest to fulfill
his dreams and hopes as he
struggles to withstand the
The Career Counseling
and Placement Center spon
sored a two-day conference
titled, “Career Forum: What
Can Business, Industry and
Federal Agencies Do for
Me?”, March 3-4
Humanities Committee.
Correspondence from pro
ducer/director Guy Magar
stated that there was no Gold
Medal awarded in the
category in which the series
was entered. Therefore the
program received the high
est award presented in its
category.
WSSU faculty members
involved with the production
of the series included DR.
HAZEL HARVEY, REV.
See AWARD, Page 4
recover their ovm original
possessions; all families
must be allowed to recover
their own original posses
sions; and the land must lie
fallow during the jubilee
year. Dr. Alexander seem
ingly compares the slaves in
America to those Israelites
who had been forced by
poverty to sell their property
or persons.
Jubilee is divided into
three sections; the ante-bel
lum years, the Civil War
years, and Reconstruction
and Reaction. The main
character is Vyry, Dr.
Alexander’s great-grand
mother. The Ante-bellum
years relates the story of
Vyry’s servitude and that of
the institution of slavery.
Vyry’s father was the
plantation’s white “mars-
ter” although he never
See BOOK, Page 4
inevitable hardships and
disappointments facing him
each day.
The Younger family awaits
the arrival of “the check”
which the mother, Lena
Younger receives from her
husband’s death. Her son
Walter Lee, who awaits
anxiously for it plans to
invest it in a business deal.
His dream to prosper and
move out of their cramped
apartment is shattered when
he learns that his mother
has made a a deposit on a
home for the family. He feels
that he is alone, and that he
can no longer communicate
See DRAMA, p.
Consultants and topics
were Robert Brocksbank,
Mobile Oil, “Recruiting”;
Herb Watson, Northeast
Utilities, “Business and
Student Preparation”; Leon
Perry, National Aeronautics
and Space Administration,
“Non-Traditional Areas of
Employment with the Fede
ral Government’’; Chuck
Lewis, R.J. Reynolds Indus
tries, “Problems and Exper
iences of Salesmen”;Carolyn
Williams, Cornell Univer
sity, “Placement Services
and the Student”; and Capt.
Floyd Griffin, University
ROTC Officer, “The Military
as an Alternative”. Consul
tants addressed individual
classes on a rotating
schedule as prearranged by
instructors.
Mr. Elton Coleman, Direc
tor of Career Counseling and
Placement, stated that the
intent of this conference was
to spark career interests in
students and to present them
with first-hand information
regarding preparation and
guidance concerning viable
career alternatives.
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NEW PAPERBACKS
The sorors of Gamma
Lambda Chapter continue to
render their services this
season. The sorors are
engaged in tutoring services
at the Ephesus Junior
Academy for grade levels
one through nine. They are
tutoring in the areas of
liberal arts and math. In
addition to this project the
sorors are rendering their
services at the Continuing
Education Program for
unwed mothers. Their objec
tives for participation in this
program is to interact with
unwed mothers Euid aid in
the reactivation of these
individuals back into their
school and community lives.
Also, one soror is filing
income tax for campus
students without charge.
On February 20, 1977, the
National Scientific Honor
Society held its fourth annual
Initiation Ceremony. The
service was held in the
ballroom of the Moyer H.
Hauser Student Union.
Ceremonies began at 6:00
p.m. and were conducted by
the officers of Beta Kappa
Chi. They are Vera A.
Reaves, President; John F.
Jowers, Vice-President; and
Jean Charlton, Secretary-
Treasurer.
Dinner was served at 7:00
p.m. and Dr. Nathan Simms,
professor of Mathematics at
Winston-Salem State Uni
versity was the evening
speaker.
The National Scientific
Honor Societies motto is,
“Science holds The Golden
Key To The Royal Palace of
Knowledge.” The Society's
colors are blue and gold.
Candidates for initiation
were:
Bailey, Eugene — Biology,
Bailey, L’Tanya - Biology,
Bhatti, Anjam — Biology,
Brown, Wynne — Biology,
During the week of
April 25-29, Tan Phi
Cocoa Social Sorority, Inc.
will celebrate its Found
er’s Week for the first
time on WSSU’s campus.
There will be various
activities scheduled dur-
The Gamma Lambda
sorors are also engaged in
the sponsorship of their
annual “Little Miss AKA
Pageant”. This pageant is
being sponsored in order to
raise funds which will be
donated to various organiza
tions and causes. One of
these causes is a Gamma
Lambda Chapter Scholarship
for rising sophomores. In
order to qualify for this
scholarship the applicant
must be a full-time student
with 30 semester hours at
the end of the spring
semester 1977. For further
information concening this
scholarship, contact Mr.
W.C. Oldham, Director of
Scholastic Achievement, by
April 15, 1977.
Coleman, Karen — Biology,
Fennell, James — Biology,
Hollingsworth, Cheryl —
Biology, McIntyre, Julian —
Biology, Morrison, Carl —
Biology, Sherard, Reginald
— Biology, Stoneman, Jewel
— Biology, Strupe, Floyd —
Biology, Summers, Vicki —
Biology, Taylor, Sabrina —
Biology, Teel, Gregory —
Biology.
The purpKJse of this society
is to encourage and advance
scientific education through
original investigation; to
disseminate scientific know
ledge, and to stimulate
scholastic achievement in
pure and applied science.
Any person in the upper
fifth of his class who has
completed at least sixty-four
semester hours of college
work, seventeen semester
hours of which shall be ion
one of the sciences recog
nized by the society, and
maintains an average of at
least a “B" is eligible to
become a candidate for
membership.
iong the week for
everyone.
Monday — Raffle;
Wednesday -- Fashion
Show; Thursday - Block
Show (tentative); Friday —
Harambe Jam. So watch
for us Rams!
Career F orum Held
Award Given For Series
Book Review
Harambe!
Beta Kappa Chi Induction