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Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Emancipation Association hosts annual celebration of freedom By FELECIA P MCMILLAN Special to the Chronicle Each year, the Winston Salem/Forsyth County Emanci pation Association recognizes the signing of the Emancipa tion Proclamation on Sept. 22, 1862, and its coming into effect January 1, 1863, during an emancipation service. This year it was held at 1 1 a.m. at ! Dellabrook Presbyterian Church, where the Rev. Carlton Eversley is the pastor. Attorney Patricia Y. Ford offered the reading of the proclamation. The keynote speaker for the morning was Dr. Alvin J. Schexnider, chancellor of Win The hope and wish of the slaves, he said, was that their progeny would do better then they. "Through these scholar ships we enable our youth to go^ forward, to do better than we," he said. He posed the question, "What did we have when we had nothing?" His answer was that we had responsibility to our family, to our neighbors, to each other and to our race. Schexnider said African Americans have lost sight of the need for personal responsi bility by focusing more on rights than responsibility. He commented that it takes a Dr. Alvin J. Schexnider was the ???>???' *r (nf the Emancipa tion observance Jan. 1 at Dellabrook Presbyterian Church. with a 3.9 GPA. She is presently enrolled in AP Eng lish. AP German, AP math, AP computer science, and AP physics. She is the president of the National Honor Society, vice president of the Key Club, vice president of National Youth Achievers, vice captain of her school's cross country team, having been named All Conference in outdoor track in 199S. She said her goal is to become an astronaut. She plans to attend college at either the U.S. Air Force Aca,demy or North Carolina A&T State Uni versity. The nine scholarship final ists who received certificates were Nicole Martin from Carver High School, Yakhia Hill from East Forsyth, James Ford from Carver, Adrienne Wilson from Carver, Kellie Hash'from Carver? Kamyra Varner fro^North Forsyth, Jason Carter from North 17?"" ii i-rmi?i i H i"- "i-i ' -- ? tuny in, ana jolan Simpson from Carver. A moment of silence was observed in honor of the late Bro. Robert Miller, who was very active in the organization and will be greatly missed. The officers of the associa tion include Harold L. Kennedy Attorney HarveyT- Kennedy, chairman of the scholarship committee (top) announced scholarships as President Harold L. Kennedy HI issued . ... ? 'T?f 11 * ? - ?jgr-v-'. a. '?'is ' ??.? .. ? I' Ill, president; Dr. J. Ray Butler, vice president; Mildred Griffin, secretary; Evalena Clayborn, assistant secretary; Robert W. Long, treasurer, and Harvey L. Kennedy, chairman of the Scholarship Committee. The membership t committee includes Mary Philson, Leroy ^?? I Anderson, and Alma Barber. The Annual Membership Meeting and Election of Offi cers of the Association will be held Monday, January 13, at the Black-Phillips-Smith Neighborhood Government Services Office, 2301 N. Pat terson Ave., at 7:30 p.m. New ? The audience listened intently as Dr. Schexnider spoke of the need to sal vage our youth. ston-Salem State University. Eleven high school students were recognized for their out standing scholarship. The final ists were Sharena Davidson of North Forsyth High School and Nikki Aikens, also from North Forsyth. Attorney -Harold L. Kennedy III, president of the association, announced that each year they present two $500 scholarships to deserving youths. This year there were 30 applicants who completed applications and went through an interview process. Through the offering at this function, the organization raises funds for fhe ne*t vpar'c ?rhnlarchinc The Rev. J. Ray Butler, pastor of United Cornerstone Baptist Church, started the offering with a donation from his church of $100. Dellabrook Presbyterian Church matched th is donation. The treasurer reported $712.50 for this year. Other churches are 'invited to donate throughout the year. Robert W. Long, the trea surer of the organization, intro duced the speaker of the hbur. Dr. Alvin J. Schexnider. Schexnider told the audi ence of the spirit that was ever present in the lives of slave ancestors. In spite of the horror of slavery, he said, slaves orga nized into communities and became tribes. They taught their children how to bond through slavery, Jim Cro.w and Reconstruction. group effort to move forward. "We no longer see someone else's success as our success ... We must embrace the idea of being a credit of our race," he said. He admonished the audi ence to spend time with trou bled youth, in our homes, on the streets and in recreation centers. He said they need to be reminded about their need for high technology skills in order to compete in this economy. "We must find a way to salvage our youth," he concluded. Eversley said, "The most exciting and inspiring thing about this morning is that we heard the vitae of some of the most talented African-Ameri can students in the city. We must be doing something right to have these fine results." Nikki Aikens ranks first in her class of 297 students and has a 3.9 grade point average. She is presently enrolled in advanced placement (AP) Eng lish, AP Spanish language, Spanish V, AP math, AP psy chology and anatomy. She is the secretary of her school's National Honor Society, presi dent of the Spanish Honor Society, and president of the Math Club and is active in many other school and commu nity activities. She said<She wants to become a psychologist and plans to attend college at the University of North Car olina at Chapel Hill. Sharena Davidson ranks second in a class of 297, also 'Sigma Claus' spreads cheer at Tobaccoville Headstart Center Sigma Claus, under the dis guise of Santa Claus, recently paid a visit to Family Services Headstall Center at Tobaccoville. Sigma Clause was sponsored by Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., Delta Sigma Chapter of Winston Salem. Their motto is "Culture for Service, and Service for Humanity." Thus, they chose a satellite center of Headstart to spread the blessings of the sea son. The center recently experi ence a break-in in which signifi cant educational equipment was stolen. The brothers of Phi Beta Sigma responded when they heard the news." - President Darryl Prince appointed Rodney Ellis, who serves as the center's parent "liair son tb the Family Services Head start Program, to coordinate the Sigma Clause effort. Based on his recommendation, the brothers collected several pieces of educa tional equipment to be given to the center. They also brought along Sigma Claus, dressed in full Santa Clause attire and gear, loaded down with gifts for the ? children of the Center. The chil dren had gone out earlier to see Saint Nick. They appeared sur prised and excited to see him walk through their door. iiV 1 Children were seated and treated to various snacks pre pared by the college arm of Delta Alpha of WSSU. Ms. Dunlap, the center's lead teacher, expressed her thanks to the brothers, as did her assistant, Ms. Johnson. T)iey went on to express some of their other needs for the center. The brothers decided that they would look into setting up a partnership with and adopting the center as one of Delta Sigma Chapter's major service projects. As a part ner, Delta Sigma would provide tutors, storytellers, center pro gram helpers, etc. MuSiarereainJnion Where Your Dollars Make More Cents "Your Community Credit Union" ? Savings Accounts ? Christmas Club ? Personal Loans ? 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