RUAliy
SDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1981
Pembroke State
University
BY GENE WARREN
BUSY WEEK AHEAD FOR
PSU: ‘GODSPELL,’
CLYDESDALES,
MUSIC DAY
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“ thing seemed to go flawlessly.
Things will be popping
around Pembroke State Uni
versity this weekend with
many activities on tap.
‘MISS SWEETHEART’
PROSPECT HIGH
Gertrude L. Locklear, left,
and Hazel Brewington of
Pembroke recently received a
citation for catching large
fish. They were fishing at
Avon, NC on the pier. They
recieved citations for their
catch because it “has been
judged exceptionally merito
rious” by the N.C. Saltwater
Fishing Tournament 1980.
Mrs. Locklear caught a spot
weighing 1 lb. and 9 oz. Mrs.
Brewington's catch was a spot
weighing 1 lb. and 7 oz.
(Elmer Hunt photo]
The musical, ‘‘Godspell,’
directed by Dr. Chet Jordan
has performances at 8 p.m
Thursday. Friday and Satur
day night-plus a 1 p.m
matinee on Friday for stu
dents and others who cannot
attend evening performances.
General admission is $3 with a
special $2 price for students.
PSU faculty, staff and stu
dents are admitted free.
holds
Pre-school
Clinic
Union Elementary School’s
pre-school clinic will be held
Thursday. Feb. 26, 1981. All
children becoming five years
of age, on or before October
16 are eligible for enrollment
in the kindergarten. Those
children becoming six years of
age before October 16 may
qualify for placement in grade
one.
On Saturday PSU will hosts
its first “Music Education
Day” with 60 area music
teachers having already re
gistered to attend. The teach
ers will meet from 10 a.m.
until 4 p.m. in PSU's Music
Annex Building. Instructors
will be Dr, Lyn Micbelettl.
assisstant professor of music
at PSU who is coordinating
the event, and Norma Walter,
Lumberton school district
elementary music and high
school vocal teacher. The
schedule; 10 a.m.— coffee and
registration; 10:30 a.m.--
Manhattanville techniques;
noon--complimentary lunch; 1
p.m.-rhythm and movement;
2:30 p.m.- displays including
video aids, tap master, and
teaching material; and 3:30
p.m.--rap session.
PSU will have its sixth
annual Band Festival Satur
day, Feb. 28 with 97 schools
participating. These include
53 junior hghs and 44 senior
highs. The event is scheduled
all day, from 8 a.m. when
auditions begin until the 7:30
p.m. concert. Instructing the
senior high school musicians
will be Dr. Frederick Fennell,
who just retired from the
University of Miami, and
instructing the junior high
musicians wDl by Ray Haney,
band director of East Bladen
in Elizabethtown. Fennell is
considered one of the top
band instructors in the nation.
He is the man who started the
Eastman Wind Ensemble,
according to Dr. Robert Ro-
mlne of the PSU Music
Department, who is coordina
ting the event.
PRESIDENT FRIDAY’S
REMARKS
As the guest speaker at the
Lumberton Area Chamber of
Commerce banquet, Presi
dent William C. Friday of the
University of North Carolina
system was introduced by
Hector MacLean, whose fam
ily sponsors an annual lecture
series in business ’admini
stration at PSU. Reminding
MacLean “that we were class
mates.” Friday said: “There
is a design and special
function for each university in
the UNC System to perform,
which is not to weaken the
initiative of that school.” He
said an overall UNC planning
process is being developed.
Tnlsa, Okla.--The United
Methodist Native American
International Caucus installed
its new officers in a special
service here Feb. 6 conducted
by Bishop John Wesley Hardt
espiscopal leader of the Okla
homa Area.
es, Wis., communications
.committee chairperson; arid
Kenneth Scott, Rose, Okla.,
futures/ long range planning
committee chairperson.
Mr. Wynn, a Lumbee, sub
sequently was elected treas
urer, replacing Dan Scott of
Also participating in the Los Angeles, who resigned,
service were chairpersdnff-efc- The Rev. John Lowe, a Creek
the Black Methodists for from Ponca City, Okla., was
Church Renewal and the
National Federation of Asian
American United Methodists-
Vance Summer of Cincinnati
and Peter Sun of Washington,
D.C.
HOWARD DEAN TO BE
ELECTED PRESIDENT
ELEANOR BLAKELY
PERFORMS AT CHAMBER
FETE
IS Doris Ann Locklear, a
'^pect High School fresh-
, was crowned “Miss
stheart” for 1981 Satur-
night at aFHA sponsored
: etheart Dance held in the
ol gym. She was crowned
og intermission by Tina
es, the outgoing Miss
etheart, after the FHA,
FFA and VICA had made the
selection. Doris is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Less
Norman Locklear, Jr. of Route
3, Maxton. First runner up
was Miss Cora Lena Locklear,
a sophomore and the dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Holly
Floyd Locklear. [Elmer Hunt
photo]
North Carolina state laws
mandate that each child have
a valid birth certificate, and
an immunization record
showing properly prescribed
vaccine, administered prior to
their enrollment in school.
Appointment schedules will
be sent to those parents pre-
registering.
Children need not attend
clinic as no examinations will
be given.
On Sunday from 1-5 p.m.,
the world-famous Anheuser-
Busch Clydesdale horses, a
hitch of eight which have
appeared at parades, festi
vals. rodeos and shopping
centers from coast to coast,
will be at PSU. The horses will
be driven from the campus
parking area in front of PSU’s
Mary Livermore Library
through the campus to the
parking lot beside the PSU
Performing Arts Center
where they will be shown.
Their appearance at PSU is
through the courtesy of Bob
Caton of Eagle Distributing
Co. of Lumberton.
The entertainment was su
perb Monday night when the
annual Lumberton Area
Chamber of Commerce ban
quet was held at Lumberton
Senior High School. Alan
Sugar, who has starred in
such Robeson Little Theatre
productions as “Camelof
and “Fiddler On A Roof,” is
always marvelous. He, of
course, studied at the Juilli-
ard School of Music in New
York. Outstanding, too. were
Pembroke State's own Elea
nor Blakely and the
husband-wife team of Anne
and Bob Johnson. Mrs. Blak
ely is in her third year as an
instructor in the PSU Sociolo
gy Department. A native of
Wadesboror, she grew up in a
music setting because her
mother was a music major.
Eleanor has 12 years of piano
and is a member of the
Robeson Civic Chorale.
When the Carolinas Con
ference holds its big meeting
Wednesday. Feb. 25, at Cat
awba College at 10 a.m.. Dr.
Howard Dean of PSU, who
currently serves as conference
vice president, is expected to
be elected president. Dean is
director of graduate students
at PSU and the man largely
responsible for bringing a
Master’s program to PSU. An
excellent man!
New officers installed were
Ron Hickman, Tulsa, chair
person; Juanita Wolfe, Cher
okee. NC, vice chairperson;
Karole White, Seattle, Wash,
secretary (in absentia); James
Brewin^on, Clinton, NC,
parliamentarian; theJtev. Jay
Oliver, Charieviox, Mich.,
community issues committee
chairperson; the Rev. Sam
Wynn, Rowland. NC, con-
gretional development com
mittee chairperson; Mrs. Lee
Longtree Mrotex, West Dal-
chosen chairperson of the
congregational development
committee. In another change
Tom Pineda of Oakland, Calif,
was elected to succeed Sharon
Gomez who also resigned, as
chairperson of the leadership
development committee.
In other actions during the
caucus’ annual meeting here,
Ms. Wolfe was named to head
a committee to raise funds
which will be used to help pay
travel costs to the next
meeting of the caucus in
October 1982, and guidelines
for the duties of executive
director were established.
NAIC currently is seeking a
person to serve in that post.
STEPHENSON READS AT
“OPEN” POETRY
WORKSHOP
.TUSCARORA INDIAN
) HANDCRAFTS AND
^ CULTURAL CENTER,
by Peggy barton
Dr. Shelby Stephenson of
PSU’s Communicative Arts
The Tuscarora Indian Tribe
of Drowning Creek Reserva
tion have just now been
chartered by the state and we
are really excited about it. We
ness.
If anyone would like to place
an ad with us, please call the
center and we will give you all
the required information.
Department and editor of the already had a Charter for the
“Pembroke Magazine” wDI
lead a free “open" poetry
workshop Saturday, Feb. 28,
from 10 a.m. through lunch
in the St. Andrews Room at
Weymouth Center in South
ern Pines. Persons are asked
to bring their poems. Coffee
and cokes are served from
9:30 a.m. “Our purpose is to
Handcraft and Cultural Cen
ter. And speaking of the
Center, we now have hand
craft classes for the school
children each Monday after
noon from 3 to 6.
Thanks to all the nice people
who have given us their
support. We need your help
and we appreciate you so very
much.
The students are really doing
some wonderful work in the
leather crafts and the baskets
Yes. there will be a lot to see
at PSU this weekend!
Unknown to the tremendous
audience, some of the per
formers had been plagued
with bronchitis, etc., during
planned rehearsal periods and
some couldn't sing the day
before the big banquet. But
you would have never noticed
Monday night because every
sharpen our skills and have they have been working on
fun doing it,” says Stephen- are looking good.
521-2626 \
The dance class is doing
great, and should really make
us proud at the pow wow,
We also have a Boy Scout
Troop which meets each Mon
day night here at the center
MAISONPIERRES ARE
BUSY PERFORMERS
vhr
Jonathan Maisonpierre and
his wife Elizabeth have re
cently played three piano
duet recitals—Feb. 8 at Bladen from 7 - 9.
Technical College at Dublin,
Feb. 14 at Halifaz, and Feb. Anyone interested in this
15 at the N.C. Museum of Art fine program can find out
in Raleigh. On March 1, they more by,coming to the
are playing in Albemarle, center on Monday night. Or
Masionpierre is in his second you can call 919-844- 3472
year as a faculty member in from 8 to 5 Monday- Friday.
the PSU Music Department.
MUSIC IN THE LIBRARY
AT PSU
IHEPEAK
The Tribal Roil is still
growing and we invite any
Indian who would like to
enroll with the tribe to come
Pembroke State had some out to the center and talk with
45 minutes of “Music in the the secretary and she will be
Library” Wednesday 3:15- 4 glad to assist you with en-
p.m. as another way of rollment.
enhancing its library. Plan
ning the event were Dr. Many thanks to the nice
Robert Hersch. director of people who gave so freely of
library services, and Dr. their time to help with getting
Robert Romine, chairman of the materials for the pow wow
the PSU Music Department, annual mailed out. We are
Performing were a brass now accepting ads to be
quintet (made up of Gil Clark, placed in our pow wow annual
Linda Davis, Terry Jenkins, and we would like to thank all
Richard Steirer, and Ricky the wonderful people who
Watts) and a trombone en- have placed ads with us. We
semble (Ray Black, Allen really appreciate your kind-
Johnson, Vince Winnies, Da-
5 and Steirer).
6A.M.T01 PM.AND 4 RM.T0 9 RM. ,
ARETHE PEAKS TD BEATTHIS MONTH
During each day there
are times when the
most people want to use
the most electricity.
Heating,cooling,cook
ing, laundry Everybody
wants more electricity all
at once.
It's called the Peak Load.
And our future electric
backer of PSU, is a member of
the Chancellor's Club and
Braves Club and is seen at
almost every PSU event. He
organized and chaired the
Ira Pate Lowr, ot Pembroke, pjy Music Dept, from 1935-
who was recently chosen the 57
winner of the PSU Alumni
IRA PATE LOWRY TO BE
RADIO GUEST
IRA
WITH A
DIFFERENCE
And ifiat difference is flexible
payments for people with flexib
incomes Look into it
WILLIE VON LOWRY
3rd St.. Pembroke
521-4319
Association’s “Distinguished
Service Award.” will be the
radio guest Saturday. Feb. 21,
of Chancellor Paul Givens or
his weekly radio program,
“From The Chancellor’s Off-
r
Pembroke Eye Clinic
I College Plaza (across from P.S. U. )
^ Tuesdays and Fridays only (8:30 - 5:30jJ
t
Lowry and his late wife.
Rcba. were the chief contri
butors to the PSU Beil Tower,
which will be erected March
15. Lowry, a tremendous
Dr. John Adams, Optometrist
Mrs. Helen Lowry, Receptionist
Tel. 521-9744 Office
Dr. Harold Herring
rates are affected by how high these peaks get.
But we can beat the peak, if we’d all use less electricity
during peak periods. And more at other times.
It's not easy changing when we use electricity. But if we
do, the peak wouldnt go up quite so fast. cm
And neither would the cost of electricity.
J^aitmont (©ptometnc
dlintc
Tel. 628-8316
for Emergency and Other Days
♦ Tel, 521-9931 - Mrs. Helen Lowry ♦
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