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October, 1978
Miss WSSU
By Debra McClain
Staff Reporter
Miss Pamela Blackstock,
senior at Winston-Salem Uni
versity is the reigning Miss
WSSU for 1978-79. Pamela,
age 20, is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur William
Blackstock of Madison, North
Carolina. An early Childhood
teach small children on a
primary level.
Bom under the sign of
Sagittarus, her hobbies in
clude tennis, bowling, reading
and listening to music. She
believes that people should
live each day to its fullest
potential.
Being Miss WSSU is not all
glamour It involves alot of
major, Pam’s ambition is to legwork and planning. There
are meetings to attend, confe
rences to plan, people to call,
and events to organize. Pam
accepts this responsibility.She
and hei' court which consists of
Miss Freshman, Ramona
Brown; Miss Sophomore,
LaTonya Moore; Miss Junior,
Patricia Windly; and Miss
Senior, Den ise Amos opened
the Homecoming week
Covingtonlnaugurated
^ Viveca Thomason
Staff Reporter
At the first notes of the
processional by the University
Band, Dr. Covington, Dr.
William C. Friday, The Hono
rable James B. Hunt, Jr. and a
host of other dignitaries
marched down the aisles of
the Kenneth R. Williams
auditorium, fully robed in
their graduation caps and
gowns for the inaugural cere
mony of the sixth Chancellor,
Dr. Harold Douglas Coving
ton.
Invocation was given by.
Bishop Sylvester D. Johnson,
followed by a musical selec-
Gov. Hunt, Dr. Covington and Dr. Friday
tion from the University Choir.
Such honored guests as Presi
dent EMERITUS Francis L.
Atkins, Chancellor EMERITUS
Kenneth R. Williams, and Mr.
C.C. Ross, Chairman of the
Board ofTrustees at Winston-
Salem State University were
recognized by Dr. Friday be
fore the greetings to the
Chancellor were presented.
Some of the highlights of the
greetings include the follow
ing comments: The Honorable
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
of North Carolina, made a
pledge to support Chancellor
Covington in his attempt to
attain academic excellence.
Dr. Prezell Robinson, Presi
dent, St. Augustines College,
quoted Shakespeare, “Heavy
is the head that wears the
crown.” The Chancellor must
be the one to see that the
responsible search of truth
goes on. He concluded by
adding, “There is no room for
ignorance and poorly educated
people.” Dr. William Harvey,
President Hampton Institute,
“Continue to dream, dreams
my friend, and work
(assiduous) to make those
dreams come true.” Reverend
J. Ray Butler, President,
Forsyth Clergy Association
began by explaining that,
“school must lead students
from where they are to where
they ought to be.”. The
Winston-Salem religious com
munity is interested in devel-
Pam Blackstock
Homecoming Parade
To Begin at Noon
Winston-Salem State Uni
versity’s Homecoming Week
activities are schedule to be
gin Sunday, October 8 and will
continue through Saturday,
October 13.
This year’s theme, “WSSU:
Pride and Excellence,”
stresses the University’s com
mitment to maintain a high
level of self-esteem while fur
ther developing its standards
of academic excellence.
Highlights of the week in
clude the “WSSU Gong
show” on Monday, October 9
at 7:30 p.m. in the K . R .
Williams Auditorium.
Students, faculty, staff mem
bers, and alumni are
scheduled to present their
“best acts” in competition for
a prize. On Thursday, October
12 is the Coronation Ball of
Miss WSSU and it will be held
in the Whitaker Gymnasium at
10: p.m. Queens representing
each organization on campus
will participate in a parade of
queens to the gymnasium
where the coronation will take
place.
Friday, October 13 is Red
and white Day with the
Annual Campus Mini-parade
at 12 noon.
On Saturday, the Annual
Homecoming Parade will be
gin at 10:00 a.m., at the Old
Sears Building on West
Fourth Street, the parade will
proceed east on West Fourth
Street to Claremont Avenue.
The Rams will meet Fayette
ville State on University at
1:30 p.m. in Bowman Gray
Stadium.
The SGA’s Homecoming
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