Mary Jones, left, and Mrs. Bettye
McLaurin are receiving plaque from Mrs.
Roserline Lee for their “many contributions
5£ i mi
to the sorority. Mrs. Lee is president of the
Charlotte Alumnae Chapter.
Delta Sigma Theta Honors
Mary Jones, Bettye McLaurin
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Post Staff Writer
The meeting room at the
Chamber of Commerce offices
ww the scene of a celebration
Saturday, May 14. The Char
lotte Alumnae chapter of Del
la Sigma Theta, Inc., at its
monthly meeting took a “hia
Ills” from its business agenda
to pay homage to two of their
most dedicated sorors.
"Sorors Mary Jones and Bet
tye McLaurin were honored
with certificates in recogni
tion of 25 years of tenacious
'service to Delta and her vari
ous causes. The chapter seized
the moment to spotlight the
many contributions Sorors
Jones and McLaurin have
- made to the organization in
various functional capacities^
The Gamma Bambba chap
. ter of Johnson C. Smith Uni
versity was the site of Mary
Jones initiation into Delta- Sig
ma Theta. It was at JCSU that
she held her first office (secre
tary Of the chapter). She was a
committee chairperson while
in the graduate • undergrad
uate chapter in Albany, Geor
gia.
Ms. Jones became affiliated
with the Charlotte Alumnae
chapter after returning from a
stay in Okinawa, and held the
positions of custodian and un
dergraduate counselor.
Upon completing a stay in
Ankara, Turkey, she became
Finance Committe member in
the Fort Worth Texas grad
uate chapter. The Charlotte
chapter is elated to have her
home and working with them
again.
Beta Kappa chapter of Delta
Sigma Theta IfiSalisbury,
I
N.C. was the chapter into
which Bettye McLaurin was
initiatedLMs^ McLaurin was a
member of the graduate chap
ter in Fayetteville, N.C. be
fore moving to Charlotte and
affiliating with the chapter
here in 1955.
The years have seen Ms.
McLaurin serve as secretary,
corresponding secretary, re
T» K -M-v -B m
presentative to the Pan Helle
nic Council and most recently
as President of the Charlotte
graduate Pan Hellenic Coun
cil;--—
It was a celebration with
just cause. The members of
the Charlotte Alumnae chap
ter of Theta relished showing
their diligent sorors the ap
preciation felt for their contin
ued contributions.
iTirs. Lrora lUdjlli
Hosts Garden Qub Meeting
ine Druid Hills Garden Club
met at the horns of Mrs. Dora
McGill, 2424 Statesville Ave.,
~*Phttrsda»r-MaiL_12. Mrs. Ro
berta Liles presided in the
-absence of the president, Mrs.
Eva WileyTwKUHdTleath-ia
her family. Twelve memters
were present. "
The program for the even
ing was a Corsage Workshop.
Plans were completed for the
annual Spring Flower Show to
be held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. James Ellis, 938 Braid—
Circle, on June 12. The public
_js invited to attend.
The next regular meeting of—
the club will be the second,
Thursday in June.
sororuy 10liaise tunas rorKmer
The Beta Eta Chapter ol
Gamma Phi Delta Sorority,
Inc. has joined in the race ol
raising funds to place the
statue of Martin Luther King
Jr. in Marshall Park.
According to Ms. Jeanette
Robinson, Basileus of Beta
Eta, the organization made
their first contribution of $100
Sunday May' 15, during the
radlothorrTrt^alrshalLj'ark,
as their first project donation
to help raise the $50,000 quota
for the statue.
Ms. Robinson said the or
ganization has aided other
causes such as a party held for
the elderly. "We gave the
senior citizens gifts, and we
also set up a scholarship fund
to help send a less fortunate
person to college," Ms. Robin
son said.
Ms. Robinson added that
other contributions will be
made toward the Martin Lu
ther King statue fund, and
asks that other sororities and
, clubs follow.
Keep your out-of-town
friends informed on what’s
happening in Charlotte by
sending them a copy of the
Charlotte Post each week. The
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New Chancellor ~ -:-T— ____
Dr. Douglas Covington To Head Winston-Salem State
Ur. H. Douglas Covington
has been named Chancellor of
Winston-Salem State Univer
sity by the Board of Governors
of the University of North
Carolina. A native of Winston
Salem, he will become the
University’s sixth chief admi
nistrative officer since its
founding in 1892.
The 42 year-old Chancellor
elect will assume his new
duties on July 1, 1977. He
leaves the position of Vice
President for Development
Affairs at Tuskegee Institute
in Alabama where he has
served since 1974.
Dr. Covington received his
B.S. degree in 1957 from Cen
tral State University in Wil
berforce, Ohio. He earned the
M.A. and Ph.D. degrees, in
1958 and 1966 respectively, at
The Ohio State University.
His extensive professional
experience in the field of
education includes service in
such roles as Psychologist for
the Public Schools of Dayton,
Ohio; Supervisor of Testing
and Research for the Public
School System of Gary, Indi
ana; Educational Consultant
for the Model Cities Program
of Gary, Indiana; Coordinator
for the Indiana State Universi
ty Teacher Corps Program;
Member of the Indiana State
Board of Education and Com
mission on Textbook Adop
tion; Director of the Career
upportunmes Program for Sa
ginaw Valley and Delta Com
munity Colleges in Saginaw,
Michigan; Assistant Superin
tendent for Curriculum in the
Public Schools of Saginaw,
Michigan; and Deputy Super
intendent of Schools in Mont
clair, New Jersey. In addition
to^the above, Dr. Covington
has Served as an- adjunct
professor and lecturer for
Central State University, The
Ohio State Unviersity, Mont
clair State College, and Seton
Hall University.
Dr. Covington has designed
and administered numerous
educational programs which
have attracted financial sup
port from extramural sources.
Several have earned national
acclaim. His professional and
civic endeavors have resulted
in meritorious awards and
citations by the following
groups: National Association
for the Advancement of Color
ed People; National Council of
Negro Women ; Alpha Phi'Al
pha Fraternity; Phi Delta
Kappa Fraternity; Hattie M.
Strong Foundation; Jessie
Smith Noyes Foundation; Na
tional Council for Exceptional
Children; and Siginaw Model
Cities Policy Board. He is
married to the former Beat
rice Mitchell of Dayton, Ohio.
They are the parents of two
sons, Anthony and Jeffrey. „
Commenting on his new ap
pointment, Dr. Covington
said, “I have a deep apprecia
tion for the accomplishments
of Winston-Salem State Uni
versity over the years, the
quality of its current pro
grams, and its potential for
continued, significant pro
gress. I am honored to have
been selected to serve as its
rhnnrollnr "
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CAREER OPPORTUMTIES
POUCE OFFICERS —
WITH THE
CHARLOTTE POUCE DEPARTMENT
*
Solary rang* will b* determined by educational attain*
ment.
A. High School education or acceptable equiva
lency. $10,097-$ 12, *87.
1. A relevant AA or AS Degree from on accredit
ed college .or university. $10,602-$13,531.
C. A relevant 4 yr. Baccalaureate degree from an
accredited college or university. $11,132-$14,208 -
. ..
\ Applicants must be o» least 21 years ef age, be e chiton ef the
\ United States, be a graduate ef an accredited high school or have
evidence ef high school equivalency, and be ef good moral character
\ with a clean law observance background.
Applicants mutt also possess uncorrect'ed visual acuity ef not lets
1 'hnn 20-40 bilaterally, correctable fa 20-20 bilaterally and success
or complete a color deficiency test. Ivory applicant will be required
<0*0 a phyiKal agility test.
Vppl.rot.ont may be filed at the City Personnel Department, 2nd
*jty Hatt Annex, between the hours ef 1:00 a m. and 500 p.m.
y for filing applications is 5:00 p m. Friday June 10, 1977.
al Opportunity Em ployer M/F
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Chariotteans Elected To
National Alumni Association
Two Charlotteans, Rufus D.
Spears and Helena T. Cun
iringhamj were_among those
elected when the JohnsonCT"
Smith National Alumni Asso
ciation elected its officers for
1977-79 during Commence
ment last weekend.
Spears, a 1957 graduate of
JCSU, was elected National
Vice President and Mrs. Cun
ningham, class of 1954, as
National Sonratni-y Pflth nrf_
former Charlotte Chapter Pre
_shtents.
Read the Charlotte Post
each week.
New officers of the Student Government Association, elected
by vote of the student body, are, from left, Wilbert Williams,
editor of the Eggte Yearbook, Charlotte; Grace Dortch, Miss
NoPth Carolina Central, Rocky Mounfc-Howard ‘"nek"
Henderson, president of the Student Government Associa
tion, Dudley; Mike Howell, vice president, Goldsboro; and
Tyrone Shackleford, editor of the Campus Echo newspaper
Snow Hill. ——— ’ _ _
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