■■BKB9HB9I By Bob Johnson 2HBHS55BH uunat's nuDDcmnei ut.a time...Le Cocomotion, Ltd. struck again! This time with a sensational sip and snack held recently, at the Casbah Club on West Blvd. Featured music maker was "Meat Packer," who furnished the disco sounds. Many people crossed the threshhold of what turned out to be a very successful venture. Among them were Richard Moore, Ernestine Brown, Edward Jackson and Gloria Dean McConico. JAMES EDWARD MCCONICO, presidënt of Le Cocomotion, Ltd., says the next event on the 4th of July, at the Foxfield Apartments, (formerly Hawaiian Vil lage) Clubhouse, pro mises to be a real jam mer. An all-day party by the pool with refresh mente available. SPRING BALL.. Going., .going.. .gone ! That's . .. ... How ... Bob Johnson - „ the lick reaas ior me sale of tickets to the EXTRA ORDINAIRES' 2nd Annual Spring Ball. The tickets were scarce from the start, and now the panic is about to set in, because this very promising affair is only two weeks away and tickets are as scarce as great grandpa's teeth. If last year's triple decked enjoyment is any indication of what is in store for this year's guest, Look Out Radisson Plaza Hotel! This semi-formal dance will be held on the 24th of June, from 9 p.m. until everyone is exhausted from the frolic. The North Wilkesboro music machine called Brief Encounter will titllate the sense of hearing for club members and guest including Mr. and Mrs. Earl Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Mutch Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Allison, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin White, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Cox, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Whaley, Kitt Massey, Carolyn Hailey, Edna Johnson, Berna dine Coles, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Hayes, and Mr. and Mrs. Otis Barnett. C. B. GATHERING... 2525 Dr. Carver Rd. will be the address used Sunday, June 18, for a Tea sponrored by the DODGE CITY C. B. CLUB. This Father's Day Tea will swing from 3 p.m. until. And it will boast all the characteristics inhetant in affairs of this nature. DISCO DANCE...Disco dances are the rage novfr, and in keeping with the tempo. SECOND WAÇD HIGH SCHOOL'S CLASS OF *51 will sponsor a Pre-Fourth of July Disco Dance at the National Guard Armory, from 9 p.m. til l a.m., on July I. luis gives you plenty of time to get your boogie shoes and your dance act together. \ COCKTAIL PARTY...THOMAS C. SAUNDERS III, owner and operator of Tommy's Restaurant on West Boulevard, hosted a very nice cocktail sip last Friday night at the restaurant The 7 til 10 p.m. affair was given in honor of clubs and organizations that have patronized his establishment at one time or another. This was his way of saying, thanks! Some of the organizations invited to partici pate in this event were; the Pyramid Club, the Thousand Aires Club, Cuzzettes Social Club, Cuppettes Social Club, the Blue Slipper, West Charlotte's Class of 1954, Cassandra Chapter 021, Rainbow Chapter, Solomon Lodge 257, Main liner's Lodge, Charlotte Business League, Hidden Valley PTA Bowling League, Ebony Eyes Social Club, Les Dames Modernes, The Greatest Men's Club, and The Starship Social Club. METROLINA FUNCTION...More than 140 people gathered at the John Yancey Motor Inn, Sunday, June 11, for an evening of Music sponsored by the Music Lovers of Metrolina, a recently formed group of music enthusiasts. The evening began at 6:30 p.m. with buffet dinner and bubbling champagne in the banquet room at the Yancey. Cecil Clement and his staff __ _ _ · ·· *· — · » - - - μι cpai eu au me nxins ior ine aeucious meal. The highlight of the evening was a concert featuring the jazz sounds of Zoom, with vocalist Ms. Lee Freeman. Some of Charlotte's finest musicians comprise the group: Arthur Cross (drums), Grady Seigle (bass), Ron Hare (piano), Leroy Paige (sax and flute), and Raymond Gossaway (sax). They were enthusi astically received by the guests, who were thrilled to hear some good jazz and easy listening music in Charlotte by local artists. This event, co-chaired by VIVIAN ROSS NIVENS and VIVIAN WILLIAMS, was a benefit for the United Negro College Fund. Harvey Gantt and Ray Davis, coordinator of the local UNCF-Johnson C. Smith University fund-raising drive were on hand to accept contributions from the music lovers. Some of the supporters of the affair were Oren McCullough, Phil Hatchett, Val Griggs, Leroy Doe, Lucille Batte, Eugene and Diane Alex ander, James and Julia Sanders, Julius and Vivian Chambers, Wesley and Ginise Clement, Gerado and Nancy Stroud, Rowe and Alma Motley, Vivian R. Nivens, C Warren and Vivian Williams and Harvev and Cindy Gantt. __ à Linda Smith ...Accepts challenge Bennett Student Excelle In New Degree Program vjreensuuro-Ljnaa smiui is one of two Bennett students who dared to accept the chal lenge of the women's college new dual degree engineering program. "It took some persuasion and conjoling on the part of my math professor to remain in the program once I en rolled," says the quiet Linda. "1 started out rather slow in the engineering classes at neighboring North Carolina A & Τ State University because I lacked a strong background in the sciences and math." Linda noted that in high school she did not take physics, upper level algebra, geometry or chemistry courses. "Instead I opted to take some of thoee frill courses which really did not prepare me for college science or math courses." The only thing, she admits, which sustained her was an interest in physical science and her determination. "I had a hard time at first and could not fiad a tvM*. [| was actually 1 courting a F average in the introdaetorvv engineering classes." s * Linda was a frequent visitor to her A & Τ adivisor's office seeking assistance. "After many tears and sup port from the A & Τ staff, I received that tutor and subse quently my average went up to A." Actually, Linda had not planned to major in electrical engineering. She was a math major during her freshman year at Bennett. "The engineering program was just being implemented. The Science Division at Ben nett wanted to attract some students into the program which offers a degree In mathematics and another in either electrical or mechani cal engineering." It was the suggestion of Miss Dorothy Harris, Director of the Freshman Studies and Academic Support Program, that Linda explore the new program. "I was apprehensive about doing it when I noted the 1 HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHARLOTTEPOST JUST COMPLETE THE COUPON BELOW AND MAIL TO: CHARLOTTEPOST P.O. BOX 97 Charlotte N.C 28230 CALL 376-0496 One year $10 I ι Β Montas #> 75 I Two Years 118 □ Payment enclosed □ Bill Me I jut Name - Address City .State —Zip strong emphasis in heavy science courses. I read brochures about engineering and the opportunities for women in the field, but it wasn't until I had constructed my first working model stop light that I decided to declare the major." Linda Smith is a native of Greensboro and certainly a part of the Bennett Experi ence. Not only did her mother and two aunts attend the college, but her great-aunt, Dr. Willa B. Player, was a former president, 1955-1966. Two sisters also have attended. Dr. Mattie Moss, a true Linda supporter, hopes to attract more students to the dual degree program. _ σ_ „ . .m. viuiatUV t »U 60 Blacks, Other Minority Students Going To College? > /, WUUC W, 19#Ο THE ADS EV 1ÉE : v CHARLOTTE W* ; « ..i'r . .· · i - POST EACH WEEK FOR THE BEST BARGAINS IN TOWN. C ^ VICUIOWU, VJ.V/. OIAI^ UldtA and other minority high school students are going to college this summer to find out if they have a future in engineering They are participants In a summer engineering program for minority students which started June 12 at Clemson University in South Carolina. Joe Wright Vows To Work For 8 Release »vaitign--W niiam "Joe" Wright, age 25, the youngest member of the Wilmington Ten was paroled after serving 2W years in North Carolina prisons. Wright is the first of the remaining nine incarce rated members of the Wil mington Ten to be paroled since North Carolina's Governor James Hunt re duced the groups sentences in January of this year. Maintaining the innocence of the Wilmington Ten Wright said, "Instead of today being a happy occasion for me, it is a sad one. For although I am being released from prison after serving a sentence for a crime which I did not commit, eight (8) of my brothers re main in prison for crimes which they did not commit." Wright vowed to continue his fight against racism in the state. "I will be actively involved in speaking out against the deplorable condi tions of racism and injustice which exist in my own state of North Carolina..." Wright thanked the many thousands of people who have called for the release of the Wilmington Ten. According to program director Robert Snelsire, an engineering professor at Clemson, the demand for black engineers far outstrips the supply But he says young people don't realize the opportunities '.hey have in this high-paying field. "Too many students get discouraged and turned off by math and physics courses in high school,1' he says. "Without that preparation they just can't make it in a college engineering curricu lum." Snelsire hopes to change that this summer for 60 high school sophomores from North and South Carolina and Georeia. 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