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FOR MISS BLACK N
By Richard Moore 4
What did attractive and petite 1
Tiki Scott do right after win- i
ning first place in the "Miss
Black North Carolina" contest |
here last Sunday? 1
She went out with her aunt t
and had herself a big lobster 1
dinner. <
"Let it be known that it was 1
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Miss Black N. C.;
Attractive Mta Tiki Scott, a s
graduate student at AAT State t
University, began her reign last r
Sunday as the new "Miss Black
North Carolina." Miss Scott, 55- j
24-37 Is planning a teaching j
career,
A&T Awarded $71
For Training of SO I
A&T State University Tues- t
day was awarded a federal grant r
of $69,161 to conduct a nineweek
summer Institute design- \
ed to improve the teaching of t
biology In secondary schools. c
The crant from the National
Science Foundation was an- d
nounced by J. Nell Armstrong, t
director of the summer session v
at A&T. c
The biology institute Is ex-1
pected to attract 50 teachers 1
from North Carolina and neigh- s
boring states and will be direct- s
ed by Dr. Artis P. Graves, chair- \
man of the Department of Bl- c
ology at A&T. j j
"We shall be working with r
experienced teachers," said
Graves, "and we are concerned j \
with sharing with them some j t
:; of the modern techniques of |
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\frlcan lobster," said smiling
Miss Scott in her post-contest
nterview.
The attractive 23-year-old
graduate student at A&T State
University walked away with
;he crown from the pack oI
Mack beauties with her grace,
:harm, good looks and stirring
endition of the poem "The Nejro
Mother" by the late black
soet Langston Hughees.
Tho InKctnr rlinnof +a tlsn aaa- I
rary, Miss Scott is generally a
roung lady of simple tastes. "I
lever really entered the contest
o win," she said. "I was really
urprised when I realized that
hey had called the name of the
unner-up and I was standing
here by myself."
She is five feet, four inches
all and weighs 120 pounds. Her
neasurements are 35-24-37.
"Teaching is my preference,"
aid Miss Scott, who doesn't J
hink that her mind will be
hanged by the glitter and glammr
of reigning for a year as
'Miss Black North Carolina."
She holds an undergraduate
legree in English from Benlett
College and after securing
ler master's degree from A&T,
he hopes to work for a doctoate,
then begin a teaching caeer.
A native of Goldsboro, N. C.,
Miss Scott is a daughter of
idam Scott. Her mother is de(Continued
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),000 Fed. Grant
Biology Teachers
eaching this important subject
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Participants in the conference
vill be eligible for a stipend up
o $675 plus an allowance for
lependents and travel.
In all, more than 2,000 stulents
are expected to attend the I
hree summer sessions, which |
vill begin on June 14 and end,
in August 13.
Other special workshops will
nclude an institute for junior
ind senior high school music
tudents, and industrial arts
vorkshop and a workshop on
Irama production, and a special
>rogram for prospective freshnen
students.
Participants in the conference
vill be eligible for a stipend up
o $675 plus an allowance for
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NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDi5
Howard Prexy
Dr. James Cheek
To Address
Record 750 A&T Grads
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Dr. James E. Cheek, the dy-!
namic young president of Howard
University, will deliver the
principal address at the annual
Baccalaureate - Commencement
exercises at A&T State Univers-11
ity on Sunday, June 6.
More than 675 undergrad- I
uates and 75 graduate students
will receive their degrees during
the 11 a.m. services in
Charles Moore Gym.
Cheek, a nationally prominent
scholar, educator and theologian,
has gained more recent '
fame as an advisor on higher j 1
education to President Nixon. 1
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Prior to being called to the
presidency of Howard, Cheek
had headed Shaw University, I
gaining national recognition for
that college with a series of im- i
aginative programs for disad- i
vantaged students. Cheek is the I
brother of Dr. King V. Cheek, i
the president of Morgan State' i
College. i
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In addition to the commence- .
ment exercises, A&T has outlined
plans for its annual three- (
day Alumni Weekend program. J
A highlight of the alumni ac- 1
tivities will be the annual meet- <
ing and election of national of- ]
ficers in the Memorial Student I
Union on Saturday, June 5 at
10 a.m. <
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Candidates for president of ]
the organization include the in- j
cumbcnt, Mrs. Julia S. Brooks,
a Philadelphia school teacher;
and David S. Coley, an insurance
executive of Greensboro,
N. C.
The annual Alumni Awards ;
Luncheon, culminating the 1971 '
Annual Giving program, will be
held in the Memorial Union 1
ballroom Saturday at 1 p.m. '
Keynote speaker will be Marshall
H. Coston, a California
educator who was recently
named director of planning and :
development at A&T.
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Reunions will be held by the
classes of 1901, 1911, 1921, 1931,
j 1941, 1951, and 1961. Other activities
will include an AllAlumni
Mixer at the Sheraton
Motor Inn on June 5 at 7 p.m.
and the Presidential Reception
for the graduates at 1 p.m. on
Sunday, June 6 in the Memorial
Union.
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f, Outlook!
iY, MAY 28, 1971
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Mr. Washington I. Morris
Carolina A&T State Univers
placement officers to visit N
irea as guests of Sea-Land Sc
s L. Barret representing Sea<
Placement Director at A
Elizabeth, N. J. ? Mr. Wash- <
ington I. Morris, Placement Di- i
rector, North Carolina A&T
State University, was among a
?roup of 20 leading college placement
officers to visit the headquarters
and facilities of SeaLand
Service, Inc., on May 6
ind 7.
They were invited to tour the ]
Sea-Land facilities as well as <
he New York-New Jersey port I
irea to learn firsthand about j
:ontaincrization and ocean ship- !
ping and the career opportuni- I
lies the industry affords.
Sea-Land, which in 1956 pion- | j
;ered containerized shipping, is j j
ane of the largest and fastest 11
growing transportation com-1
panies in the world.
The company operates 47 con- j
lainerships on world trade routes
to 27 countries and 50 interna
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tional ports, ranging from the1
Far East to the Mediterranean
and Northern Europe. Its continuing
expansion has created a
need for qualified management
:.indidates to fill posts in United j
States and overseas.
The group was greeted by i
Sea-Land President Paul F. I
Richardson, who asked for their i
support in finding college grad- j
uatcs for Sea-Land's manage-1
ment program.
The placement directors who
attended the two-day session
represent leading colleges and
universities and substantial or I
predominate minority enrollments.
Sea-Land Service is part of
R. J. Reynolds Industries, Inc.,
which is also the parent company
of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
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ity (right) was among 20
ew York - New Jersey port
irvice ,Inc. With Mr. Morris
Land.
l&T Visits New York
Company and other subsidaries
in the foods and beverages, aluminum
products and packaging
and petroleum industries.
Cone Mills Officer
Honored At Dinner
JOHN W. BAGWIL.li
John W. (Jack) BagwiU, 70ycar-old
retiring Cone Mills
Corp. vice-president and former
chairman of the Greensboro Human
Relations Commission was
honored Monday evening with
a testimonial dinner at the
Sin- "aton Inn.
Mr. Ragwill challenged the
city's business, church and government
leaders to help break
down banders of selfishness and
prejudice.
Other speakers said BagwiU
had dedicated almost 15 years.
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