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High Point from page Al research less daunting, Ms. Evans has compiled two handbooks that point entrepreneurs to references and services. The "Small Business Guide" not only includes a bibli ography but a listing of agencies that assist entrepreneurs and a checklist for business success. The handbook, "Home-Based Business," responds to the grow ing interest in working from home. "A lot of women who stay home with young children are interested in home-based busi nesses," Ms. Evans observes. For free advice and technical assistance. Ms. Evans refers entre preneurs to the Service Corps of Retired Executives and the Small Business Technology Development Center at North Carolina A&T State University. < Both organizations, says Ms. I Evans, "will give you a feel for i whether your idea has promise." i i Ms. Evans also has a few busi ness ideas of her own. "1 have wonderful ideas, but they take money," she chuckles. We won't divulge the specifics of her ideas. Suffice it to say that she would target the teen, minority or Christian markets with entertain ment, restaurant or retail con cepts. She urges entrepreneurs to determine whether there's a niche for the product or service they propose to ofTer. "If you find that particular market segment and have done the research and have a good business plan, you can be successful." Ms. Evans' efforts to help local :ntrepreneurs succeed have gained her recognition from the business :ommunity. In 1996, she was nominated by the High Point Chamber of Commerce as Small Business Advocate of the Year. In addition, she is involved with the Guilford Technical Community College Small Business Assistance Center and the Small Business Technology Development Center at North Carolina A&T. * ? Who Says White Guys Have All the Fun ' by Reginald Lewis ? Sister CEO: Black Woman's Guide to Starting Her Business by Cheryl Broussard ? Gates: How Microsoft's Mogul Reinvented an Industry and Made Himself the Richest Man in the World by Stephen Manes ? The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey ? Working from Home by Paul and Sarah Edwards ? The Entrepreneur's Guide to Starting a Successful Business by James Halloran I r THilnin^iii 1 ANY AtitRAGE SIZ^HlNDOW ? * All tfltyt Replacement wMtotm * | ? 7/8 fall Insulated Float ifas ? 1 1 ??mn?itab littaHiit X '$&m TtOmploreiT VnsiBVfQO ? I ? Tflt-te Sssfiee For Eisy cleanlnt ? m call For a phone OI/ote h 993-8820 I visit our showrtiom! jj 1 Class 'from page A1 ; university and enjoyed refresh ments at the hospitality suites of the hotel. On Saturday, the gold en grads ate breakfast together and attended the graduation cer emony at the Lawrence Joel ? Memorial Coliseum. On Saturday night, they attended a formal banquet, and closed the reunion with a worship service . together on Sunday morning. " The theme for the reunion was "Leadership for a New Era." "The reunion was the great est sensation since graduation day," said Bernice Howard Davenport, the chairperson of the anniversary program com mittee. She was pleased that everything went as planned. "I enjoyed the reunion immensely," said Lessie B. Williams. "It is heartwarming to see people you remember when they were so vivacious. Even after 50 years, it all comes back to you. It is something we will never experience again." Chancellor Alvin J. Schexnider and Alumni Association President Beaufort Bailey inducted the classmates into the Golden Ram Society. Gregory C. Hairston, Interim Director of Alumni Affairs, was on hand to pass the plaques to honor the inductees. Mary Ann Mitchum, Chairperson of the Finance Scholarship Committee, presented a $1000 check to Chancellor Schexnider for the WSSU Red and White Fund. The Red and White Fund is a new fund raising arm designed to pro vide scholarships for the athletic association and for scholar-ath letes of the university. The fund was introduced during the CIAA reunion for the 1967 national championship basketball team, featuring Earl "The Pearl" Monroe. Chancellor Schexnider offered greetings and remarks to the class of 1947, commending them for their continued support of the university. He reminded them that alumni support is one sure way to see results on the uni versity campus. It is up to the alumni to be better stewards in providing funding for the school through scholarships and endow ments. Members of the golden class came forward to share historical information about the school. Margaret Norton Byers and Delois Judd Samuels discussed changes in the school over time in a presentation called "Through the Years." They dis cussed improvements that have been made to the school since it began with 25 students and one teacher. They described the name changes, identified the various . chancellors of the university and the school motto "Enter to learn; depart to serve." Founded in 1892 as Slater Industrial Academy by Dr. Simon Green Atkins, the name of ; the school was changed to Winston-Salem Teachers College in 1925 by state authorization. It was changed to Winston-Salem State College in 1963 and to Winston-Salem State University in 1969. The 50th anniversary, observed in 1942, did not permit such a big celebration due to pressures of war. Three men who had given fifty years of service on the trustee board were hon ored at this time: A. H. Eller, Henry E. Fries, and William A. Blair. Following the history of the school, Wanda Hill and Elsie Coleman led the audience in the necrology, to honor the deceased members of the class. They lit a candle and led the audience in a special litany. The instructors of the grad uates who were able to attend the banquet were recognized. Mr. Clarence "Big House" Gaines, who taught Math and Physical Education during their tenure as students, was the only teacher present. He recalls that when he joined the faculty, the Class of 1947 was then in the junior year of matriculation. Mrs. Frances Coble, former Registrar at Winston-Salem Teachers College, was unable to attend the banquet. However, she sent a let ter outlining a record of the uni versity she has written called "History of Winston-Salem State University 1892-1995." Other teachers who were recognized were Mrs. Martha Atkins of Philadelphia, Pa., and Mr. George Hall, Class Advisor, of New York City. The members of the pro gram committee included Bernice Howard Davenport, chairperson and pianist, Parphinia Hannon Ford, Betty Leach Jackson, and Frances Davis Suber. Suber chaired the registration committee, working with Ruth Ballentine Ledbetter, who also chaired the Sunday worship service. Elizabeth Grinton chaired the hospitality committee, working with Wanda Hill and Frederick Douglas. Sarah Amos Ephraim and Howard Ward managed the pho tography, while Vinson Dewberry operated the video equipment. The class officers were Elizabeth Grinton, president; Sadie Bynum, vice president; Bernice Davenport, secretary, Parphinia Ford, assistant secre tary; Burleen Bullock, treasurer, and Mary Ann Mitcham, acting treasurer. The audience joined in a gleeful rendition of the school alma mater "As We Go Forth from Old T.C." at the end of the banquet. M.C. Lessie B. Williams mentioned that the Class of 1947 holds so many fond memories for her. She has preserved all of her lesson plans from her teaching practicum at the 14th Street School from 1946. "After 50 years, sometimes I wonder where those years went. But I wouldn't take nothing for my journey," she said. When I was 16,1 injured my leg in an automobile accident. Over the years, my condition only got worse. In 1993,1fell on the ice and injured my leg again, as well as my hip. When I had surgery at Forsyth, the doctors did a bone graft, replaced my hip with an implant and repaired my leg. Now, after seven months of recovery and physical rehabilitation, I'm back at work again. At Forsyth I had the very best of care. The staff was just great. If you have to be in the hospital. Forsyth is where to go. I think they are the best at what they do. Gladys Hayes Former patient To Doctors, This Is A Hip Implant In 3-D. To Gladys Hayes, It's A Picture Of A Miracle. There's no way to describe how living with years of bone or joint pain affects your life. Simple things - like getting in and out of your car - become major challenges. Fortunately, the orthopedic surgeons at Forsyth Hospital can do something which can help. Using advanced diagnostics, surgery and rehabilitation, many people with bone and joint injuries or degenerative bone diseases can recapture a quality of life they thought they'd never enjoy again. That's our goal at Forsyth Hospital - relieve the pain and help people return to a productive life. To our surgeons and surgical staff, it's what they've been trained to do. But to our patients like Gladys Hayes, it's nothing short of a miracle. PorsythHospital ^ST The Science of Healing. The Art of CaringSM L' "
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