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The Chronicle 4.1 Oil 1 rxnr 41 031005 * FIRM "CAR-RT- LOT* *C022 1NG 30 YKARS OF COMMUNUV .I<>1 K N A I adminstration 75 cor FORSYTO COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 660 W 5TH ST WINSTON SALEM NC 27101-1300 HURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 2 Glenn Bobcats are ready to roar - See Page HI WSSU to do second reading project - See Page A4 Charter school making the grade - See Page AS Agency raises money, has fun -See Page CI A Sweet Anniversary Locals plan Eller tribute Photo by Felecia McMillan Local theater king Larry Leon Hamlin and his wife , Sylvia , hold a cake specially made to mark the 25th anniversary of the N.C. Black Repertory Company, which Hamlin founded. Longtime supporters joined the Hamlins recently for an anniversary celebration. BY ANTHONY HILL THK CHRONICLE People around the city were rejoic ing after the news of city native Carl Eller being voted into the NFL Hall of Fame recently. Former classmates of the former Atkins High star even made the trip to Canton. Ohio, to share the moment with him. State Rep. Larry Womble, who was a classmate of Eller in the late '50s, would like to see Eller honored in Winston-Salem, and Womble has formed a committee to do just that. He said that's it's only right that the city honor him. being that he's the first individual from Winston-Salem to be voted into the NFL Hall of Fame. "I've had my staff do some researching." Womble said. "Come to find out. he's the first and only person out of Winston-Salem to be inducted to the NFL Hall of Fame. I just thought it Sec Eller on A9 KRT Photo Football great Carl Eller addresses the crowd during the recent Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Photo hy Court nes Gaillurd A family from Washington , D.C. stops by the registration desk at Wilson Hall to check-in the daughter on Tuesday. Win ston -Salem State University had a record number of freshmen move onto cam pus this week. Move-in Day BY COURTNEY GAILLARD I III CHRONIC! I Family members became movers while students quickly learned the art of compact living in" a dorm room Tuesday, which was move-in day at Winston-Salem State University. Courtney Jackson juggled more than a few foot lockers that day as she dealt with both nerves and excite ment about her first year of college. Jackson is one of the 9()0 plus' new Rams - the largest freshman class ever - who were settling in to one of the seven residence halls on WSSU welcomes a record number of freshmen campus. "(Move-in day) is going good. It's amazing. I never thought I would he here. I didn't know that there were that many (freshmen)," said Jackson, from Clemmons, who plans to study nursing and has already landed a job at the book store. Jackson's father was busy setting up the television while her older sis ter, who is a senior at UNC-Char lotte, helped her unload her belong ings in her new home. Kathy Jack son earned the nickname "Roller Coaster" for the day from her daughters. Both found their moth er's fluctuating mood - between sadness and happiness - to be amus ing. "She will fit in fine here as long as she knows she can get home on her own," said Kathy Jackson. "She's truly looking forward to completing (a degree), so that's the major focus." Sec WSSU on A9 Phmo by Kcv in Walker Winter McQueen sweeps the walk near an AIDS Care Service site. Student volunteers from Wake lend a hand New Carver principal ready to lead BY T. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE 1 M?n(n ...... - . hard lo fill," she said. Over the years, she has admired Piggott's work from a distance. The tWQ have met \.diui iviv;iua^ut spviii part of this week meeting students aff3 fllftilly a( Carver High School. Late last month, the school sys tem announced that Mon tague would succeed Dan Piggott as Carver's new principal. Piggott is leaving the school to lead the new Atkins High School, which will open next year. In terms ot Piggott. Montague knows that she will have to walk in the shadow of a giant. "His shoes are huge. They will be Montague decades. After earning degrees from Elizabeth City State University and the University of Maryland, Montague taught algebra and computer science in several limes over me years at education forums and seminars. Montague, though, is no slouch in the experience department. She says that education is in her blood. "I have always' wanted to leach. I will be a teaching principal." she said. A Warren County native, Montague has heen an edu cator for more than two Leonardtown. Md., for nearly 10 years before she took an assistant principal position in nearby Great Mills. It took Montague only three years to be pro -jnoted topfiricipal. She (eS'Mlpera'rt/aw Middle'School in Lexingtop Park. Mcj? for five years* up "until On the fast track in Maryland. Montague came home to Warren Coun ty to help care for her ailing father, who has since passed away. "It was tough to leave (Maryland) and come back to a rural setting." she said. Although she had to leave Mary land behind. Montague did not aban don her desire to educate. She was named principal at Warren County High School, the only high school in Sec Montague on All BYT. KEVIN WALKER ' THE CHRONICLE Over the weekend. Winter McQueen loaded up all of her clothes, books, dreams and ambitions and left her Thomasville home to start her life as a Wake Forest University But for McQueen, major college decisions such as what clubs to join and what classes to take were on hold. This week, McQueen and 35 of her freshman classmates have volun teered their last few days of summer freedom to do service projects at sev eral local nonprofit agencies. The stu dent volunteers make up the latest class of the Students Promoting Responsibility and Action to the Community (SPRAC) program, which was created by the university's Office of Volunteer Services. T? From Aug. 14-18. the freshmen spent their days performing a variety of tasks at the agencies. Some stocked and organized merchandise at the Salvation Army Thrift Store and Second Harvest Food Bank of North west North Carolina. Others worked with children in summer programs in Housing Authority communities. In all. 10 local agcncies benefited from the students' work. McQueen and four other students spent part of their time doing yard work and cleanup for AIDS Care Ser vice. The work was not glamorous. The students uprooted weeds by hand and used rakes to finely comb through flower beds, and all of'this was done beneath a sun beaming out 85 degrees of heat. The students did ncit seem to mind, though. "I have always liked volunteering See SPRAC on A10 In (jratejul Memory oj Our Founders, Florrie S. Russell and Carl H. 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