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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.
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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.
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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.
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