Commencement Exercises Planned
North Carolina State Universi
ty plans to hold special com
mencement exercises May 9 in
celebration of the school’s 100th
birthday. All NCSU alumni are be
ing invited to join the class of 1967
for the Centennial Commence
ment, the first graduation exer
cises to be held at Carter-Finley
Stadium. In the event of rain, the
commencement exercises will be
held at Reynolds Coliseum.
Chancellor Bruce R. Poulton
will award more than 3,900
degrees to an estimated 3,650 men
and women on behalf of the NCSU
faculty and trustees. Poulton will
also deliver the commencement
address.
The centennial ceremonies will
take place against a red and white
backdrop being built for the occa
sion. Sharing the stage with
Poulton and other dignataries will
be three former NCSU
chancellors -• Dr. John T.
Caldwell, Dr. Carey H. Bostian
and Dr. Joab Thomas.
Poulton will pay tribute to all
university alumni by calling the
roll of former chancellors and
recognizing those attending who
graduated during each
administration.
NCSU’s 98th commencement is
being held simultaneously with
the university’s Alumni Weekend.
Hostility Study Results Released
CHAPEL HILL—Continuing
hostility toward other people can
lead to illness and early death,
scientist in North Carolina say.
The scientist, who spoke at a re
cent meeting of the American
Psychosomatic Society in
Philadelphia, compared results of
a personality test 118 law students
took at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill during the
mid-1950s with what has happen
ed to the former students since
then.
Those who scored high on ques
tions measuring hostility were
more likely to have died during
the past 30 years than those who
situations or it may indicate that
they are not coping with everyday
stresses as well as other people,”
he said. ‘‘The people may just be
different physiologically. We are
continuing to conduct research to
see which of these factors may ac
count for the results.”
Barefoot said it’s also unclear
whether changing behavior pat
terns of young adults significant
ly is possible and whether change
would reduce one’s risk of major
illness and early death.
“Certainly it’s not going to hurt
people to adopt a more positive
view of others,” he said.
i LOCAL SCHOLARS—Dina Richmond and Nancy Hendee became
. new members of the Nu Nu Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa National Honor
Fraternity during a recent induction ceremony at College of The
Albemarle. The Edenton residents were among 10 COA students who
were recognized for their academic achievements and leadership
potential. Richmond, who is the wife of Dr. Paul Richmond, is enrolled
in the computer programming program. Hendee, a business ad
ministration technology student, is the daughter of Jerry Hendee and
Mrs. Barbara Kehayes. (COA Photo)
Concession Volunteers Needed ■
Hot weather and lots of activity
bring many visitors to Elizabeth
City during Memorial Weekend.
Those people get thirsty and Con
cessions Co-Chairmen Mary Tirak
and Kay Ahearn are looking for
some special people to work Coke
and Pepsi drink concessions. The
festival, scheduled May 22-25,
uses proceeds from concessions to
assist with cost of the festival.
“We need approximately 180
volunteers,” Tirak said. “We’re
looking to clubs, civic organiza
tions, college students and other
individuals to help us out.”
This is the sixth year for
RiverSpree, an event conceived
by the Elizabeth City Area
Chamber of Commerce to pro
mote the city and its waterfront.
Memorial Day weekend will be
highlighted at Waterfront Park
with more than 50,000 people par
taking of foods, crafts, live enter
tainment, water activities, and a
dance at Southgate Mall.
“Hopefully, the drink conces
sions will be a good source (ttC
revenue to offset some of the ex
pense of RiverSpree,” said Kay
Aheam. Aheam added, “The sup
port of the community has beep
wonderful in the past and wp
sincerely appreciate it and look
forward to another successful
year. It’s one of the few times thfit
the entire community comps,
together to work and play." ;! %
Individuals and groups willing
to volunteer their help should con
tact Mary Tirak during eprHr
evening hours at 771-5828, fCay
Aheam during the day, 338-3037,
or the Chamber of Commerce at
335-4365. !
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scored lower on the questions.
“It’s important to point out that
we were dealing with a small
sample of people in this study and
that there were only 13 deaths,”
said Dr. John C. Barefoot, prin
cipal investigator for the research
and assistant professor of
psychiatry at Duke University.
“When this finding is viewed in
combination with two previous
studies with similar results,
however, it presents a strong case
that hostility predisposes young
men to increased risk of major il
lnesses leading to premature
death.”
A former graduate student in
psychology at UNC, Barefoot con
ducted the first of those studies on
255 UNC medical students who
also took the Minnesota
Multiphasic Personality Inven
tory test in the late 1950s. The se
cond involved 1,877 middle-aged
male Western Electric workers.
Both papers were published in
1983.
In the study, hostility was con
sidered a combination of mistrust,
cynicism, anger and ag
gressiveness. Fifty of the 566 ques
tions the students answered on the
MMPI related to hostility, and
those who scored high on that
subset of questions tended to con
sider others untrustworthy, mean
spirited and undeserving.
“We found that someone who
scored at the 80th percentile on the
hostility scale had about four
times the mortality risk as so
meone who scored at the 20th
percentile,” Barefoot said.
Of the 13 deaths the researchers
discovered when tracing the
alumni, six resulted from cor
onary heart disease, four from
cancer, two from thrombosis and
one from congestive heart failure.
It is not known why hostility ap
parently can contribute to
premature death for some people,
Barefoot said, although a variety
of theories exists.
“It may be that hostile attitudes
put people in more stressful social
Craft Classes
Are Scheduled
NEED has scheduled the follow
ing craft classes during the
months of April and May. All
classes will be held at Water
marks, 109 Hughes Boulevard,
Elisabeth City.
April 22 - 10 a.m., Egg
basketmaking.
April 27 - Bluebird carving. This
class will also be conducted on
May 4. Both classes will begin at
9 a.m.
April 23 - May 1, 10 a.m. - 12
noon and 1:30 - 2:30 p.m., Quilting.
May 6 - 10 a.m., Cornshuck
flowers.
Basketmaking classes are held
weekly.
For additional information,
please call Jo Stephens at 338-0853
Mr 335-1434.
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