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Page 2 - The News Argus - May, 1977 WSSU Educators Look Forward To Retirement Mrs. Wilma L. Lassiter As of June 30, five faculty and administrative person nel at WSSU will end their service with retirement from this institution. Mrs. Wilma L. Lassiter, Head of the Department of English and Foreign Lan guages will be among that group. Mrs. Lassiter was bom in Rocky Moimt, N.C., emd completed high school thre. She received a B.S. degree in Science and a B.A. in English from Saint Augus tine’s College. She then received the M.A. degree in the English Language and Literature. Her area of specialization was Shakes peare and English Renais sance Literature. Mrs. Lassiter has taught English, Music, Geometry, k and Biology in several high schools across the state. She also served as an instructor in English at N.C.C.U. She has been an Assistant Professor, Associate Profes sor, and Department Chair man during her 21 years at WSSU. Mrs. Lassiter is a member of several civic, social £md professional organizations including Delta Sigma The- ta, College Language Asso Mrs. Gloria C. Goore ciation, Modem Language Association, National Coun cil of Teachers of English, Shakespeare Association of America, and Sigma Tau Delta National English Honor Society. She is a member of First Baptist Church. Mrs. Lassiter plans to travel in the state during her retirement, along with sew ing crocheting, reading and playing bridge and pinochle. Her husband is James L. Lassiter, an attomey. They have one son, James, Jr., a student at North Carolina State University. Ms. Carrie C. Robinson was bom in the city of San Angelo, Texas, and comple ted elementeuy school in Dallas. She then moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and graduated from high school there. She entered Fisk University where she re ceived both the B.A. and M.A. degrees in English. She has taught at Fisk and Miles College in Alabama, where she was an Assistant Professor and Chairperson of the English Department. Ms. Robinson joined the faculty of WSSU in 1953. She has served as acting chairperson and Associate Professor. She was among -a Dr. Charlie B. Hauser the few who initiated the English Club, now known as SOLA, the Society of Literary Arts. Ms. Robinson is a member of the following professional organizations: The American Association of University Professors, national chapter; the National Council of Teachers of English, the Conferences on College Composition and Communi cation; and the University of N.C. English Composition Conference. She is a member of First Baptist Church, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, The Moles (W-S chapter), and an honorary member of Sigma Tau Delta. Her plans for retirement EU-e first to retum to her native state. Once she is settled she expects to pursue such interests as trevel, catching up on her cultural reading, listening to her collection of classical re cords, leaming the arts of photography, and pziinting, gardening, and possibly some tutoring. Dr. Charles B. Hauser, Professor of Education at WSSU since 1956 wiU also end his career in teaching. Hauser has served as Director of Teacher Educa tion, Chairman of the Department of Education. He has served a variety of positions during his 21 years at the institution. Dr. Hauser said that “Leaving while I am still fit will give me a chance to do something else if I wish to.” He is a member of the National Educational Asso- The WSSU Drama Guild, under the direction of Dr. Fred Eady presented, A Raisin in the Sun in Thomasville. The play was shovm on April 19th and 20th. Rev. Banks, who is minister of First Baptist Church in Thomasville, sponsored the program. The play was held in Kem School Auditorium. Miss Carrie C. Robinson ciation, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, NAACP, NCAE, Association of Teacher Education, Phi Delta Kappa, and the International Read ing Association. Dr. Hauser graduated from WSSU in 1940. He then taught in Winston-Salem for two years before being called to active duty in the U.S. Army. After the Army, he received his Master’s De gree from the University of Pennsylvania, and taught at West Virginia State College. He returned shortly to the University of Pennsylvania and completed course work for the Doctorate of Education. He served as principal in a South Carolina elementary school where he completed his dissertation. He was awarded his Ed. D. Degree in Febmary of 1956. The following year he returned to WSSU as Professor of Education. Dr. Hauser is married to the former Ms. Lois E. Brown, who was a college classmate. They have two children, Fay and Lois, who are both graduates of UNC-Chapel Hill. When asked how he would spend his time in retirement Dr. Hauser indicated that he had developed some con cerns and interests which could take a great deal of his time. “Of course there vnll be plenty of things to do in the community you know. Mrs. Louise H. Gaither My family has been camping since 1965 and we all will take some extended trips in that Nomad setting in my back. In plan to spend some time boating and fishing in my 16 foot runabout. If that is not enough I’ll shoot, develop and print some pictures and I plan to rest, read and to write when I have the time to sort out my thoughts.” Mrs. Louise H. Gaither, assistant professor of educa tion, is retiring after thirty-eight years of service in the field of education, the last seventeen of which have been with Winston-Salem State University. A native of Mocksville, North Carolina, Mrs. Gaither attended Price High School in Salisbury, North Carolina. She holds the A.B. Degree from Livingstone College, Salisbury, North Carolina and the M.A. Degree from New York University. She spent the summer of 1956 at the University of Calcutta, India with her New York University class on Interna tional Affairs. She completed further study at New York University. Before coming to this institution in 1960, Mrs. Gaither had taught in Davie County for eighteen years and was a special education teacher at Kingsville High School, Albemarle, North Carolina for three years. See RETIREES, page 8 CO-EDITORS...Beverly Bladtwell, Cheryl Brandon, Janet Brower BUSINESS MANAGER Wanda Brown REPORTERS Althea Bailey, Phyllis Battle, Brenda Poole, Norris Sutton, William Penn, Michael Smith, Julias Wilson TYPISTS Marsha Graddy, Gwendolyn Moore Jannie Williams, Gwendoljm Kendricks PHOTOGRAPHER..., Janet Brower CIRCULATION Catiiey Mason, Vicie Walker ADVISOR CSiarisse Fountain Hie NEWS ARGUS is a student publication of Winston-Salem State University. The contents are the s(rfe responsibility of its students. SENIOR-WEEK {May 2,1977 - May 8, 1977] [Monday] May 2, 1977 Fun-N-Games Night, Place: Student Union downstairs, Time 8:00-11:00. AcrrvmES Disco Party, Place: Nile Club (Tentative) Time 9:00-until [Friday] May 6, 1977 * Alumni Induction Banquet, Place: Kennedy Dining Hall, Time 7:00-8:30 Place: Down- 9:00-1:00 [Saturday] May 7, 1977 Picnic at Tanglewood, Place: Tanglewood Park, Time:i :00-10:00 [Sunday] May 8, 1977 GRADUATION — Coliseum [Tuesday] May 3, 1977 Splash Party, Place: YMCA ^°rmal Cabaret, (Patterson Avenue) Time’ ^°^''®ntion Center 8:00-10:00 ' stairs. Time: [Wednesday] May 4, 1977 Smorgasbord, Place: Jos. Schlitz Brewery (Brown Bottle Rm.) Time: 6:00-10:00 [Thursday] May 5, 1977
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