Section Ml, Page 8 THE CAROLINA TIMES-Dec. 3, 1977 Upvwd Bound, finds vmcottuoDunmi 'J I , v J 57 116 W. Parrish St. f I i " - f.iuiiAnr.iAD ali CHecbtfiaicsr & FGraers Bank Durham, NX. Wayne Burgin strides into his office and exclaims, "My kids are upward bound." Burgin is the director of Up ward Bound and Special Ser vices at Durham College in Durham. Upward Bound . is a federally funded project which aids economically dis advantaged high school students pursue post-secondary educations; ; v 1 Burgin, 27, has served as director : of the ' Upward Bound program since 1975. He beams with a pride of a vicarious joy of helping young minds when he speaks of "his kids". ' 'There is no' greater shame," booms Burgin, "than a brillant mind wasted be cause of lack of money." Upward Bound, a divi sion of HUD, selects students on the basis of acaderriic po tential and financial ' need. Continued on page 7 0 - i ffi r - 'shift - Trrv . x im 1 mi . k h in FOUNDER'S DAY - Durham College celebrated its 30th annual Founder's Day last week, honoring Dr. L. Mc Cauley Harris, who started the school in 1947. Offering congratulations to Dr. Harris are (left to right) Judge W. G. Pearson II, chairman of the Durham College Board of Trustees, State Re presentative Howard Clement, the Founder's Day Dinner guest speaker, and Dr. J; W. Hill, President of the college. v Our congratulations to Durham Business College upon the formal dedication Of its new athletic and recreational building and we welcome to our community, Muhammad Ali, distinguished guest, in whose honor v - the new facility will be named. We were pleased to be selected as general contractors. The new facility represents another example of the wide range of construction projects in which we have been in volved. Building and growing with Central North Carolina for 44 years. Established (G c General Contractors Durham, N. C. C. Carl Woods, Jr., President

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