Abbey Cagers Hold
Sixth Annual Camp
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Belmont Abbey College Head
Basketball Coach and Athletic
i Director Bobby Hussey has
announced the dates for the
Sixth Annual Boys Basketball
Camp.
The camp will be held in two
sessions. The first session will
run from June 19-24. The
second session will run from
June 26 - July 1.
“The purpose of these camps
is to teach and develop
basketball skills,” said Hussey,
who also serves as Camp
Director. “The daily program
ivill consist of fundamental skill
sessions, lecture sessions, team
practice, films and league
games.”
i “We will have area coaches
here with us,” continued
Hussey. “They will come from
both the high school and college
ranks. We will also have
players and former players
here to provide expert in
struction in each area. Someri
our past counselors include
Larry Miller, Mitch Kupchak,
Monte Towe, Artis Gilmore, and
Tony Byers, just to name a
few.”
^Festival Of Choirs^ - May 2
The Belmont Abbey College
Community Chorus wiU host a
Festival of Choirs May 2 in the
Abbey Church featuring a joint
program with four area
churches.
Mendelssohn’s “Hymn of
Praise” and “Hear My Prayer”
will be featured at the 8 p.m.
performance.
Participating churches will
be First Presbyterian Church of
Gastonia, John Hebblethwaite,
director; First Methodist
Church of Gastonia, Edith
Kersh, director; First Baptist
Church of Mt. Holly, Kay
Wiggs, director; and First
United Methodist Church of
Belmont whose director. Eve
Dysart, is also the accompanist
! for the Abbey Chorus.
! J.V. Laderoute, director of
ithe Belmont Abbey College
Community Chorus, will con
duct the program, and will also
perform a solo number.
Sopranos Theresa Clark and
Mary Hebblethwaite are the
other featured soloists.
“We hope the Festival of
j Choirs will become a tradition,
ithat is, giving a spring concert
in conjunction with the Abbey
j Chorus each year,” commented
jMr. Laderoute. The concert,
open to the public, is free of
charge.
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experience as valuable to a degree without
transferral or credit. Also, Belmont Abbey
College accepts the KLEP and Challenge
examinations for students who have the necessary
knowledge to exempt certain courses.
It was emphasized that these programs do not
“give away” credits. They are instead, “very
itightly and carefully controlled,’’.according to Fr.
: James who feels that without surveillance, the
value of the programs would be undermined.
Furthermore, these programs in no way weaken
the degree. It has been seen in the past that the
students involved are generally highly motivated,
and are often more serious that regular students
who come directly from high school.
The FAA program will include both night and
day courses, although it is up to the individual to
form his or her own schedule.
Parents Pledge $7,845 in Phon-a-thon
Parents of Belmont Abbey
College students pledged $7,845
in contributions during a Phon-
A-Thon held April 2-3.
The pledges and sisters of the
Golden Hearts of Sigma Phi
Epsilon Fraternity made the
calls, under the direction of the
College’s Development Office,
from telephones at the offices of
Good Will Publishers, Inc. in
Gastonia.
The funds will be added to the
college’s general operating
budget. Payment can be made
over the next nine months.
The students contacted about
250 parents during the Phon-A-
Thon, operated about two and a
half hours per day.
Letters wilt be sent to 184
parents not contacted soliciting
contributions.
Students participating in the
Phon-A-Thon were Tricia
Mcllmail, Beth Bunker, Joy
Hartman, Fran Ambrose,
Robin Flanigan, Cathy
Mcllmail, Kathy Miele, Kathy
Loughlin, Debbie Lamke, Lisa
Dorman, Mary Cheaney, Joan
Touhy, Rosemarie Netta, Shelly
Green, Mary Brooks, Cell
Koncel, Lynn Fisher, Michelle
Beebee, « Donna Maioni,
Shannon Kuck, and Patti Pate.
Lynn Fisher (left) and Mr. Warren Clark (right)
were two of the callers in this month’s Phon-a-thon
to parents of present Abbey students. Lynn is a
sophomore and member of the Golden Hearts of
Sigma Phi Epsilon who assisted In the calling.
Incentive
Grants
Offered
To encourage local students
to enroll at Belmont Abbey
College, the school is offering an
incentive grant of an automatic
$100 reduction in tuition to all
qualified students from Lincoln
and Cleveland counties.
The tuition reduction
program had been restricted to
only Gaston and Mecklenburg
counties. Because of an in
crease in the number of
students from Shelby, Lin-
colnton and other towns, the
regulations on this grant were
amended.
A “qualified student” is any
present resident of Gaston,
Mecklenburg, Cleveland and
Lincoln counties who also
graduated from a high school in
those counties. Once the
.student is accepted for ad
mission to Belmont Abbey
College, he or she automatically
receives the tuition reduction.
“These scholarships serve as
an increment to induce them
(local students) to come to
Belmont Abbey College. These
awards can be viewed as in
centive grants,” explained Fr.
Raymond Geyer, O.S.B.,
director of admissions.
Fr. Raymond also said that
hese awards are designed for
either resident or commuting
students.
Currently, there are 190
commuting students at Belmont
Abbey College who may qualify
for this grant. Figures are not
available on the number of-
resident students who also meet
the requirements.