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- ^ MS. H1GGINS BOND —Free lance illustrator W atch F or The Kings.... ft I ; - \ They Are Coming Soon! by Susan Ellsworth Poet Staff Writer Watch for the kings-they're coming soon! Followers of. black history, art apprécia tors and those who just want something inte resting to do will be treated to a week-long art exhibit during mid-November that will fea ture eight "Great Kings of Africa," as depicted by note worthy black artists. These art works were com missioned . by Anheuser Busch,: brewers of Budweiser beer, to commemorate fam •t ous black kings who ha ve been ' ignored bvhistorians u *** «dy wo 1 manYms(£and painter of two Ρ 0<ί Lbe\ingV^6rtraits will be in Charlotte the weekend the exhibit opens. As a freelance illustrator, Ms. Bond, 26, declared the paintings of Mansa Mussa, King of Mali and Akhenaton, Pharoah of Egypt, among the moet enjoyable works she has done. r· While researching these two kings, Bond discovered that Akhena ton's face was slightly deformed. "My challenge was to paint the deformity realistically and yet to make him attractive, haunting, and majestic as is characteristic of Egyptian art, Bond explained. Akhenaton's city, Tell el A marna has since degenera ted to rubble. "It was my task to envision the city alive again in all its splendor," Bond enthusiastic ally commented. Higgirn Bond lives with her husband and three year old son in Tea neck, New Jersey. The paintings will be on display on the following dates, locations and times: Nov. 12-Johnson C. Smith University, Student Unioa 12:00-7:00 p.m. Nov. 13-Spirit Square, Afro American Cultural Center-, 9:00-5:00 p.m. Nov. 14-Spirit Square, Afro -American Cultural Center 0:00-5:00 p.m. Nov. 14-"Happening", Spirit Square Entertainment Place 8:00-10:00 p.m. Nov. 15-N.C.N.B. Lobby 9:00-4:00 p.m. Nov. 15-UNCC Cone Center, John Paul Lucus Room, "Hap pening"-6:30-9:00 p.m. Nov. 16-UNCC Cone Center, John PauJ Lucus Room-10:00 5:00 p.m. Nov. 17-CPCC, Taylor Build ing-l0:00-5:00 p.m. John JNoel Will Serve . f Γ - . · > -i As Visiting Professor ΛΆΚΤΓΆηΓν t_i ■· k* · — *___ At · _l w> ι —UUIUI f , 11UCI| Division Sales Manager for Avon Product Inc. of Newark, Del., will serve as a visiting professor at Barber-Scotia College, Thursday and Friday, Nov 2r$. NeeTs visit Id the campus is sponsored by the National Urbaq league's Black Execu tive Exchange Program (BEEP).' Noel will be lecturing to classes in the Center for Busi ness and Economic Develop ment during his stay at Bar ber-Scotia College BEEP, now in Its tenth year, offers credit-bearing courses in various business fend scien tific disciplines during the -, Fall semester of 1978. Each week professional black men and women from across the country are sent to the schools participating in the BEEP |Π WJ MIVII VVlll|KllUVO and government agencies to lupplement academic theory with their on-the-job know how and to serve as success models to participating stud ents. At. Avon, Noel directs the activities of 3,500 representa tives with combined annual sales in excess of $8 million. A business administration graduate of Widner College, Noel also studied at Hampton Institute and earned his M.B. A. degree at Widner College. WINTER DRYNESS . Winter is a dry time in most houses You feel it when your nose and throat dry out and become sore and you can catch a cold from it, according to agricul tural extension specialists at North Carolina State Univer Local YWCA HPER Director Joins Dayton Rockettes w.» — ;«··» r«- «·»··«* · · · - · ··· - — Poet Staff Writer '< Joy Holman, YWCA Direc- < tor of Health, Physical Educa tion and Recreation (HPER), has been selected to play with the Dayton Rocket tes, a pro fessional women's basketball team. The Rockettes originated se veral years ago when coaches were sent out to different colleges to obeerve potential players, who were then sent to Columbus, Ohio to be seen in action by a scout from the National Scouts Association. A player's statistical record, point average, height, weak and strong points were also taken into consideration for selection. This year the Women's Pro fessional Basketball League consists of 18 players. A Physical Education major and a 1978 graduate of Bene dict College, 22-years-old Joy has been at the YWCA on Park Road for five months. Even -U- U- J : experience, she said, "I had the basic ekills they were looking for." Joy teaches an exercise class with students ranging in age from over SO all the way down to pre-school tumbling. Her other exercise classes consists of raquetball, tennis and trim gym. While at Benedict, Joy played on the basketball team which moetly played colleges in the surrounding region as well as Barber Scotia After graduating, she was unable to find a position in Columbia. Through her place ment officer, she was referred to her present post in Char lotte. "The "Y" has bent over backwards to help me," Joy said. "My co-workers helped me out a lot and I'm grateful to them." Joy said that working at the YWCA made it very conven nd that is Jraw she spent most f her free time. Joy resigned from the 1 fTvn mat wn» αικι utfpanea Tuesday to go to Dayton, Ohio. Commenting on leaving, she said. "It's really nice here and ι iikc wnai ι m aoing, but 1 want to plav ball." Joy said that she will be traveling a lot because this is the first League where women will be in championship sanies iust like men " [Helped In E^elablithingr Legal Aid Society 1 Alexander Medical Clinic South-ude Hornet Day Care Center CMC: Charlotte Housing Authority Mecklenburg Selective Service» National Council of Chrutkuu and Jeum u POLITICAL: Democratic Men » Club YDC MAXWELL DEMOCRAT FOR CONGRESS Paid for by committee to Elect Maxwell Warning: The Surgeon General Has Determined That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health. Paid for by Committee to Elect Ray Low tar is one thing, but taste is still a big issue. "Ever since the stories started about high tar, ·! > - I started looking for a low-tar cigarette that was high in taste. "Easier said than done. "I tried a lot of low tars. And what they were really low in was taste. Then I tried Vantage. "Vantage has all the taste of the cigarette I used to smoke, with about half the tar. I witn my old nigh tar brand I always smoked for taste. Now with low-tar Vantage, I still do" * a 1 Alex Harris Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3 Menthol, Regular, î and Vantage lOO's FILTER 100's 10 mg. "ur" 0.8 mg. nicotine. FILTER. MENTHOL 11 mg t*".0 8 mg nicotine. a* pet cigarette. FTC Report MAY 7β.# |
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