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Judge Richard Erwin (left); H. Mickey Michaux Jr., United States
Attorney General, Middle District Court of North Carolina (center)
and Winslow Lowrey pose at banquet honoring Judge Erwin.
Erwin Honored At Banquet
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By News Argus Staff
The Winston-Salem State
University Alumni held a
banquet in honor of Richard
C. Erwin, Judge, Court of
Appeals of North Carolina
on WSSU’s campus. Mic
key Michaux, U. S. Attor
ney for MIDDLE District
Court in North Carolina was
the keynote speaker for
the occasion.
Mr. Michaux said that
Judge Erwin has helped to
“bridge the gap between
scientific and moral pro
gress”. He said that “we
must have a true revolution
of values and re-establish
the moral ends of our lives
...” He concluded by
saying we should seek” ...
a genuine revolution of
values that extends loyalty
to mankind.”
A special plaque was pre
sented to Judge Erwin by
Winslow Lowery, alumni
director, WSSU Alumni
Association.
Judge Erwin thanked
everyone for participating
in the affair and promised
to continue to work with
citizens and maintain fair
ness and impartiality.
Figaro Opera To Be Held
By News Argus Staff
Figaro here.
Figaro there.
Figaro where? Here.
Figaro, the resourceful
Seville barber, will display
his talents as a matchmaker
when he and other resi
dents of the Spanish town
take over the stage at
Reynolds Auditorium at
8:15 p.m. on Friday, Febru
ary 16, 1979.
The Winston-Salem Urban
League is sponsor of this
single performance of Ross
ini’s popular comic opera
“The Barber of Seville”
performed in English by
the North Carolina Opera.
Tickets are available at
two locations. They are
the Winston-Salem Urban
League in the Pepper Buil
ding, Suite 405, 102 West
Fourth Street and the Arts
Council Box Office at 610
Coliseum Drive.
The North Carolina Opera,
the parent company of
which is now in its 30th
season, has assembled tal-
entged singers from across
the country for this perfor
mance. The singers will be
backed by a 12-member
chorus, a full orchestra,
and a beautiful set.
Thomas J. Elijah, Jr., the
Urban League’s president^
said, “The prime purpose
(of the sponsorship) is to
develop audiences for the
arts. we’re hoping the
entire community will part
icipate.”
“The Barber of Seville”
has had universal appeal
for audiences. The barber
Figaro and the charming
Count Almaviva team toge
ther, use a variety of disgu
ises to outwit Dr. Bartolo,
the guardian of the young
and comely Rosina, his
ward, and win Rosina’s
hand for the Count.
The singers and the roles
they will sing in the perfo
rmance here include Paul
Aquino as Figaro, David
Britton as Count Almaviva,
Napoleon Bisson as Dr.
Bartolo, Carol Wilcox as
Rosina, and Stephen Wst
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New Faculty Arrive
By News Argus Staff
Dr. Lafayette Parker, vice
chancellor of academicn
affairs at Winston-Salem
State University, has releas
-ed the roster of new faculty
members for the Spring
Semester.
Those joining the faculty
are George Alston, visiting
assistant professor of socio
logy; Linda Greene, instr
uctor of business; Ronald
Greene, visiting instructor
of English; Beverly Kemp,
instructor of natural sci
ence; Christina Meyer, ins
tructor of nursing; and Dr.
Rosamond Putzel, visiting
associate professor of Eng
lish.
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WSSU Seeks Players
By Debra McClain
Staff Reporter
Head football coach Bill
Hayes recently announced
the recruitment of twenty-
two of the nation’s top High
School football players.
The players were carefully
selected by the football
coaches at Winston-Salem
State University. Accord
ing to Coach Hayes, several
factors influenced the sele
ction of each new recruit.
Among these factors were
academic standing, educa
tional needs, and football
records.
The new recruits are:
linebackers Dillard Thom
as, 6 ft. 1 inch, 215 pounds,
from Armstrong Hill High
School, Richmond, Va.;
Jerry McCollough, 5 ft. 10
inches, 205 pounds, from
High Point Andrews High
School, High Point, N. C.;
and Maurice Harris, 6 ft. 1
inch, 195 pounds from
Thomasville Senior High
School, Thomasville, N. C.
The linemen include:
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Georgia Senator JoUan Bond [center] confers with SGA
president William Penn [left] and Chancellor Covingttm
[right].