Pembroke State University - Indianhead Yearbook (Pembroke, NC)

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With special words at the Convocation, Chancellor Paul Givens addresses the Introducing keynote speakers, Dennis Lowery With words of encouragement, CD. Spangler, audience of hundreds in the Givens Perlorming Arts Center. speaks in Iront of the new center. UNC system President, speaks to the crowd. This view of the second floor art gallery gives an Idea of the contemporary design and anistic appeal of the Center. The man of the day, Dr. James Chavis, expresses his warm gratitude as Dennis Lowery, CD. Spangler, Chancellor Givens, and SGA President Manfred Riley applaud the man for whom the new Center is named. First Quadrant I 5

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IfJfei -: ;..- -15i:ES Announcing the placement of the time capsule to be opened in 100 years is Mrs. Ruth Dial Woods. Poet Laureate of North Carolina. Sam Reagan, reads his poem We the People. Receiving applause trom dignitaries and audience is Mrs. Berline Prine for whom the student center snack bar was named. Students and dignitaries gathered to celebrate THE GRAND UNVEILING Swarms of gnats and grasshoppers joined students, administrators, faculty, and visitors at the opening of the |ames B. Chavis Uni- versity Center. Wednesday, September 1 6. The sun beat down on the crowd gathered around the strikingly contemporary Chavis Cente r, with its vast angular skylights, ample patios, and turquoise and coral furnishings. Even the food put on its best appearance! Freshman Lisa Miller said, It may not taste good, but it looks good anyway. The day was filled with jubilation. Pembroke State Universtiy Chancellor Dr. Paul GIvens even went so far as to say PSU. was a place where It ' s in to be wholesome. Excitement abounded cis all awaited the grand opening. What started off as mere curiosity grew and grew to new heights dur- ing the tastefully presented convocation where University of North Carolina Pres- ident C. Dixon Spangler. jr. brought back memories of The Charmed Years. and North Carolina poet laureate Sam Ragan re- minded us The Dream Still Lives. Bertine Prine, for whom the new snack bar Berts wcis named, said .with tears in her eyes. ' I ' m not going to cry. A soft voice in the crowd whispered I think she is. Dr. Grvens demonstrated to the students how to get the best use of Berts . Students studying for a test can look at each other and say Let ' s give it all up and go over to Bert ' s and grab a pizza! Dr. Chavis. Ruth Dial Woods, chairperson of the Time Cap- sule Committee, and SGA President Man- fred Reiley cut the ribbon and the James B. Chavis University Center was officially ' a building for the entire Pembroke State family. In the immortal words of one PSU, student, it was the best year of my life . 1 4 First Quadrant

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N:i ' :zi:rhlSSe. ' ' ' ' f— „g,„,.e,ong,l„es,s.uden,s.indco„ve„ien,p,aces.o,l,,ou,,heirschedu,es «, :? - Lett to right: Coordinator Larry IVIcCallum works on an Upward Bound Scholarship Application. Tutorial Coordinator Ms. Neila Mangum, who has served PSU lor 14 years, leaches developmental reading. Special Services Counselor Mrs. Jacqueline Clark works with learning disabled students. Typing annual reports is Secretary Mrs. Brenda Locklear Health Careers Director Jan Lowery takes time out from filing reports. Guidelines for admissions to PSU Is the topic of conversation between Steven Swint and Anthony Locklear. 16 Rrst Quadrant ■ I