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TFS" KEXjPAUb/ineunancaePoa Thursday, August 7, 1997 Houdini II makes math magical at camp By John Minter THE CHARLOTTE POST —The 90 kids at a math camp sponsored by the Charlotte- Mecklenburg Schoools' Minority Achievement Program were treated to a visit by Houdini II, an African American magician. The camp was held in July at Central Piedmont Community College and designed to introduce rising 6th graders and rising 7th graders to pre-algebra and algebra skills. It included field trips, motivation and career speakers and, of course, Houdini IPs magic act. Students were selected firom 44 elementary and middle schools from across the school system. Each earned a certifi cate for attending. Houdini H, Modie Risher of Columbia, S.C., interweaves math and other academic skills into his act, in which he performs various escapes and other tricks. His appearances include a positive message for children and delighted the children at the math camp, said Nay Howell, the Minority Achievement coordinator who organized the camp. Risher is a graduate of Benedict College with a degree in therapeutic.recre- ation. He has performed such feats as freeing himself from chains after being put in wooden box and thrown in a swimming pool. He has also escaped from chains while dangling hun dreds of feet in the air from a (Srier Parber Sc Peautp Center 3239 Drenan Street • Charlotte, NC 28205 COME IN FOR YOUR BACK-TO-SCHOOL HAIR CUT Hrs. M-W-T-F SAM to 7PM Sal. 7AM to 6PM • Closed Tuesday SPECIALIZING IN ALL TYPE HAIRCUTS BEAUTY & BARBER PRODUCTS Owner: Marvin E. Price Z?.2:>'^BEST PROFESSIONAL A-frican Hair Rraidting 10% OFF To First 50 Callers Specializing In: Box Braids • Micro Braids • Corn Rows • Weave Corkscrew • Silky Dread • Dread Lock Invisible Braids • Goddess Braids Senegalese Twist • Crochet Braids “THE BEST IN TOWN” and more... 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