- fe * ' %4P" ?-* ? >*&) ? Pembroke State University BY QENC WAWMFN SAM RAGAN TO BE SPEAKER AT PSU COMMENCEMENT MAY 7 The academic year is rapid ly coming to an end at Pembroke State University with exams this week, and commencement exercises set Saturday, May 7, at 2 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. Graduation is always the time of the year when the most people are on the PSU campus, watching their loved ones receive that cherished diploma. Speaker for this year's commencement will be Saai Rag an. editor-publisher of the Pilot in Southern Pines and also poet laureate of North Carolina. A distinguished man of letters, Ragan served as man aging editor and executive editor of the News and Observer in Raleigh for 20 years. He is past president of the Associated Press Man aging Editors Association of America and also the N.C. Press Association. For several years he has conducted the "Sam Ragan Reports" television program over WTVD in Durham, and prior to that had a program of news commentary over WUNC-TV. Ragan, born at Berea in Granville County, earned his B.A. from Atlantic Christian College in English and His tory. He was awarded a Doctor of Literature degree from Atlantic Christian Col lege in 1972 and a Doctor of Letters degree from Metho dist College in 1980. He has served as moderator of the N.C. Literary Forum in Raleigh since 1957 and of the N.C. Writers Forum in Char lotte since 1964. Pagan has won many ho nors, but one of the biggest tributes accorded him came in 1976 during the nation's bicentennial year when he was the one North Carolinian interviewed by NBC-TV's Da rid Brlnldey during that net work's salute to North Caro lina. Ragan has been a tre mendous booster of the "Pembroke Magazine" over the years and arranged for some of the leading citizens of Southern Pines to visit Pem broke State University and the Pembroke area last summer. PSU indeed has a great friend as its speaker on May 7 for commencement. YEARBOOK DEDICATED TO SCHMALLEGER, BEATTY This year's PSU year book. "The Indianhead," has been dedicated to Dr. Frank Schmaiieger as the faculty member and Dr. Rmy Van Beatty as the staff member. Schmaiieger, chairman of the Sociology Department, has been a member of the PSU faculty since 1975. Beatty, director of the PSU Guidance and Testing Center, has been at PSU since 1972. At one time he was not only directing the Guidance and Testing Center, he was also in charge of placement and health manpower and also teaching psychology. Students vote on the reci pients of this honor, snd Beatty put it: "This is a real great honor, like receiving the academy award in one's per fession." The yearbook citation to both says: "The fact that they were both voted for shows that both are popular with students on campus, but what - is their charisma? it is this: both do more than is required. Both do their jobs efficiently, but they go a step farther. They go out of their way in their friendliness. (They) are the kind of people who make coming to school not just a learning experience, but a real pleasure." THREE PSU STUDENTS RECEIVE METHODIST CHURCH SCHOLARSHIPS Pads Hut, Karen Lock lear and James Sanderson are PSU students who are re ceiving Ethnic Minority Scho larships from the United Methodist Church's Board of Higher Education and Min istry, which is located in Nashville, Tenn. The money came from the World Communion Sunday Offering, reported the Rev. Eddie Robinson of the United Methodist Commission, lo cated in Evanston, HI. CORLISS HAYES AND SONNY IOSKLEY TO EDIT PSU PUBLICATIONS The editors of next year's two major PSU publications have been announced. They are Sonny Kirtdey of Hamlet, who will edit "The lndianhead," and Corliss Hayes of Lumberton, who will edit "The Pine Needle." SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNEY SET FRIDAY Always a fine way to end the academic year at PSU is participating in the Univers ity's Scholarship Golf Tour nament. This is a reminder that Lumberton Country Gub will be the scene of this year's event Friday. Teams gather at 12:30 p.m. for a 1 p.m. "shot-gun" start. The $25 entry fee per person will help provide scholarships for PSU students and is tax deduc tible. CHANCELLOR'S SPRING DANCE SET FRIDAY NIGHT After participating in an afternoon of golf Friday, Chancellor Paul Givena. along with Mrs. Givens, will host the annual Chancellor's Spring Dance at Pine Crest Country Club Friday night. The semi-formal dance will be from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. It will be a busy day for the PSU chancellor, who thrives on activity. VINCENT PRICE'S VISIT WAS A GALA AFFAIR This reminds us what a gala event the visit by Vincent Price of movie, TV. and stage fame was last week. Over 700 saw his performance Thurs day in the Performing Arts Center, some special guests were at a dinner for him at the Chancellor's "Residence, and 80-90 people attended a re ception after the performan ce. Then some 100 took part in a pig-pickin' at the Chan cellor's Residence Friday night. GARRY HENRY: NAIA ATHLETE OF YEAR INN.C. Garry Henry, the great Pembroke State distance run ner from Australia, will be honored at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at a banquet at the Ramada Inn in Burlington. He is being cited as the 1982 NAIA "Athlete of the Year" in North Carolina. Honored as the 1982 NAIA "Coach of the Year" will be Sam Moir. basketball coach of Catawba. Henry in 1982 set an NAIA record in winning the 10.000 meter run and also captured the 5.000-meter run to be a double champion in the NAIA national meet. He won six national titles during his four years at PSU and had a phe nomenal record of being chosen first team All-Ameri can IS times. Because Henry has return ed home to Australia, his coach. Dr. Ed Crain. will receive the award for him. BOB BULLARD, FA YE JONES PREPARING TO RETIRE Bob Ballard, associate professor of history at PSU who has been on the faculty since 1966, retires at the end of this academic year-and will be the grand marshal at commencement May 7. Also retiring this year is Faye Jo'neV associate dean of stu dent affairs who has also been at PSU since 1966. The 1982 yearbook was dedicated to Miss Jones as the staff person. She earned her B.S. and M.A. degree from East Carolina Univer sity. Bullard. who retired as a lieutenant colonel in the Army in I960, earned his B.A. in history from St. Andrews Presbyterian College and his M.A. in Latin American his tory from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1965. SAM RAGAN...commence ment speaker May ? at . in Pembroke State University. - . ' Retiring PSU history pro fessor BOB BULLARD was honored with this plaque at a party in his honor recently at PSU. Making Ike presentation it KATHY SAY of Fayettr vfflo. Ik* Ift3 teto UahtriHy jrmkwk. "Tta M th? lw? ?<?**!?? bfi?*n Cfeuttltor PALL ClVtNS. TWv arr Dr. DAT VON Bt > TY (Mil m4 Dr. FKANK SCHMALLEGER. TW ycMbotk editor, VICKI KOK1S ot ...nhertM, to ? Uk ieft. r Robeson County Schools Walter Oxendine Public Information Coordinator FIVE STUDENTS SELECTED AS SEMI FINALISTS FOB N.C. SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS Five of eight students in the Robeson County Schools have been selected as semifinalists for admission to the N.C. School of Science and Mathe matics. The five semifinalists included: Kimberly D. Cha vis, daughter of Mr. and Ms. WilsonChavis of Pembroke, a sophomore at Pembroke Sen ior High School; Tryon D. Lowry, Jr., son of Mr. and Ms. Tryon D. Lowry of Pem broke. a soohomore at Pern broke Senior High School; Carmen E. Worley, daughter of Rev. and Ms. B.O. Worley of Orrum, a sophomore at Orrum High School; Albert A. Haats. son of Mr. and Ms. Albert A. Haats, Sr. of Lumberton. a sophomore at Magnolia School, and Samuel F. Spillers, son of Ms. Anetha Spillers of Lumberton, a so phomore at Littlefield School. Other nominees from the Robeson County Schools were: Edward C. Branch, 111, son of Mr. and Ms. Edward Branch of Orrum, a sopho more at Orrum High School; Darla L. Harper, daughter of Mr. and Ms. Jesse Harper of Proctorville, a sophomore at Orrum High School; Anthony B. Wilkes, son of Mr. and Ms. Robert Wilkes of Orrum, a sophomore at Orrum High School. The five semifinalists will participate in further selection processes to be conducted by the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics this spring. TITLE IV INSTRUCTOR SPEAKS AT CLUB Ms. Cynthia Brooks, a Cultural Enrichment Special ist for Art Studies with the Title IV Indian Education Project, spoke at the monthly meeting of the Pembroke Homemakers Club on April 19th. Ms. Brooks discussed her trip to the National Indian Seminar in Oklahoma, and the upcoming trip to Manteo as part of the Elizabethean Ren dezvous which project staff teachers from Prospect, Mag nolia, Pembroke Senior and South Robeson, and students will attend on April 29th May 1st. A demonstration of pottery making was also provided by Ms. Brooks for the club members (six of whom were retired teachers of the Robe son County School System). The Homemakers Club has 24 members and are affiliated with the local, county, dis trict. state and national Home Economics Organization. A number of the members work with the County Schools as volunteers, or they have relatives who have worked and who are presently work ing with the School System. Not only is the Gub active with schools, but. they are active with other community projects such as contributing to the Rescue Squad and the kidney Foundation; visiting rest homes and people who are sick; and making a number of crafts which they raffle to raise funds and for entry in competition at local fairs. Ms. Theodore Lowry-wife of retired principal of Union Elementary, Thebdore Lowry, is president of the Home makers Club. Ms. Lowry introduced Ms. Brooks for her presentation to inform the club about activities pertain ing to Indian Education in the Robeson County Schools. ?' ?sr ? NEWS FROM OAK GROVE HOLINESS CHURCH By Doris 0. Jooes By Doris 0. J cars Sunday School at 10 a.m.. Worship Service begins at 11 a. m., Bible Study is held each Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. and each Saturday evening at 6:30 p.m. Singing each se cond Sunday night at 7 p.m. and all day service each fifth Sunday with lunch being served. Young People's ser vice on each fourth Sunday night at 7 p.m. with a different speaker each service We have a radio program each Sunday at 1:20 p.m. over WAGR in Lumberton, NC The pastor. Rev. Grover Oxen dine invites each of you to come worship with us. The Lord wonderfully bles sed us at church Sunday. Many people were out sick Sunday. Mr. Roscoe Woodell had a severe heart attack while in the hospital. He needs your prayers. We visit ed several persons in the hospital Wednesday. Some were asking for prayer. We should be thankful that we are up walking, talking and in as good health as we are. God has really blessed us. When we begin to complain about our problems, let's look around us or visit the hospital. We'll find someone in worse condition than we are. Let's thank God for what He has already done before we ask for anything else. Read Psalms 146 and 147. This is a good book to read when you are depressed and feel that no one cares. Jesus cares about each one of us. "Our soul is precious in the sight of God." Our pastor, Rev. Oxendine, received a telephone call at church Sunday, just before he left for the radio program. He was told that Mr. Varser Sanderson had passed away. We have asked you many times to pray for him. We pray that he gave his heart to the Lord before he died. Pray for his familv. Mr. Tonric Rev eta Celebrates 7 l?t Hitkdt; Mr. Tommie Revels cele brated his 71st birthday on Sunday, April 17, 1983, with a dinner at his home in Hoke County. Prayer was led by Mr. Robert Lee Oxendine. Eleven of his twelve were present. Adele Chavis, Mary E. Locklear and family, Gear line Oxendine from Milwau kee, Wis., Deloris Bell and Family, Vernie Revels from Okeechobee, Fla., Bobby Re vels, Jo Ann Dial and family, Mary Ann Revels and family, Janice Revels and family, Dwight Revels, Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Powers and fa mily, and his mother, Mrs. Lula Revels from Laurinburg, N.C. were in attendance, along with about ISO other friends and relatives. The dinner, prepared by family and friends, consisted of all the delicious and well known dishes prepared as only the Southerners know how to prepare them. This was an exciting and happy day for Mr. Revels since he had not seen his son, Vernie Revels, in eight years. We would like to wish Mr. Revels many more birthdays, and we look forward to seeing him at Oak Grove Church every Sunday. May God bless vou always, Mr. Revels. OBITUARY CAROLYNS. JOHNSON Mrs. Carolyn S. Johnson, born October 9, 1940, depart ed this life April 25, 1983. Her surviving loved ones are: Phil Johnson; one daughter, Kimberly Ramser; her mother. Mrs. Flowers Sampson; foster sisters-Mrs. Curt Locklear and Mrs. Earl S. Ransom. She will be fiineralized at Berea Baptist Church in Pem broke, Friday, April 29, at 3:30 p.m. * * SUPERIOR OFFICE SUPPLIES 3rd Street - Pembroke Telephone: 521-0100 ?NOW UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT ?We want an opportunity to serve you. ?New Hours: 10 a.m. -7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10 a.m. -1 p.m. Wednesday Open all day Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. ?WE OFFER REASONABLE PRICES QUICK AND COURTEOUS SERVICE ?TRY US...YOU'LL LIKE US. HONEST! Jimmy Goins Bruce Barton I

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