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BULLETIN OF
MethodistVOLUME 19, NUMBER 4
CollegeFAYETTEVILLE, N.C. 28301
Horner Addresses Graduates At CommencementMr. William E. Horner, publisher of The
Sanford Herald, delivered the commencement address to the graduates of MethodistCollege on Sunday, May 7, in ReevesAud itori um.
"Success won't come instantly--there isinstant grits, instant oatmeal, instant coffee,but there won't be instant success," statedHorner.
To achieve success, according to Horner,one must' 'get into the mainstream."
"Don't look downulook up for ways toserve others. That's the true road to success,Horner concluded.
Cheryle Hulin, graduating senior atMethodist, is the granddaughter of Mr.Horner and was presented her degree by hergrandfather.
Horner was one of three recipients ofhonorary doctorate degrees conferred by theMethodist College Board of Trustees duringthe Commencement Exercises. The Durhamnative was awarded the degree of Doctor ofLetters for "services to community, state,church, profession and higher education."
Dr. Lucius Stacy Weaver returned to thecampus he founded to receive the degree ofDoctor of Humanities for "having servedwith strength and compassion, with visionand reality, with energy and enthusiasm,with conviction and faith." Dr. Weaver ofLakeland, Florida, served as the firstpresident of Methodist College.
The Reverend Wallace Hines Kirby ofRaleigh was the recipient of a Doctorate ofDivinity degree for "Commitment to churchand profession, for practical guidance ofconference committees, for belief in theinnate goodness of man and devotion to thecause of higher education."
The presentation was made during theBaccalaureate Service held Sunday morning.Mr. Kirby delivered the Baccalaureatesermon on "Courage in the Adult World,"stating that men should follow the exampleof the courage exemplified in the life ofChrist.
Music for Commencement Exercises wasprovided by the Methodist College Choruswith special music by Timothy L. Lloyd,senior From Durham.
Glaudia Gail Harrelson of Cherryvillereceived the Lucius Stacy Weaver Award,presented annually to the most outstandingsenior at Methodist College.
Receiving degrees from Methodist Col-.lege during Spring Commencement Exercises were Fayetteville residents LawrenceAllen Barner III, Helen Barnhill Barrington,Richard Frank Beane, Aubrey WayneCarter, Brenda Warner Carter, ThomasMeaders Edwards, Debra Jane Geddie,Richard Blackford Genter, Dawn Holmes,Vickie Dale Herring, Billy Davis Horne, Jr.,Mur Ann Elliott Lawson, Kathleen AnnLowe, Michael James Maxson, BenjaminRay Melvin, Thomas Greene Melvin, NancyLynn Miller, John Harvey Oliver III, MaryElizabeth Owen, Margaret Farrior Pope,Thomas Arnold Pope, Jr., Charlotte WalkerRea, John McNair Rea, Michael Allen Ross,Thomas F. Smart, Jr., Martha TimminsSmith, Karen Tarpley Staser, Sylvia DanielaVessels, Mary Lynn Walker, Stephen A.White, Deborah Lynn Wilson, Jeanne L.Yogodzinski, Robert Scott Elwell, KimLanette Holben, Glen Earl Meade, Jr., andOscar Edward Lister.
Also receiving degrees were Paula LynnAdams of Minturn, S.C., Claude DouglasAkers of Roanoke, Virginia, June MarieBeane of Knightdale, Karen Lee Beaty ofNewport News, Va., Randy Coy Blanchard ofRoxboro, Paul William Edwards of lillington, Diane Michelle Eichenlaub of CherryHill, N.J., Cladie Asilee Fisher of Stedman,Claudia Gail Harrelson of Cherryville, SusanMargaret Ipock of New Bern, Timothy LeeLloyd of Durham, Bernard Franklin McLeodof Fuquay-Varina, James Edward Malloy, IIIof Fairmont, Roy Ken martin of Raleigh andGary Devone Mattocks of New Bern.
Others include Donna Lynn Mercer ofCreedmoor, Alice Lynn Miller of Burlington,
David Marden Perry of Lexington, Mass.,Herman Speight of Jacksonville, JanieneElizabeth Vass of Graham, Robert LeonardWard of Asheboro, Sara Jo Young of FallsChurch, Va., Rachel Ford of Orrum, CheryleAnn Hulin of Sanford, Deborah Elaine Lewisof Aberdeen, Elizabeth Blair Robertson ofOakton, Va., Larry Robinson of Orrum andDavid Edward Roller of Laurel Hill, andMitchell Wayne Davis of Rockingham.
Wilson NamedDistinguished
ProfessorR. Parker Wilson, associate professor of
history, has been named DistinguishedProfessor for 1978 at Methodist College.
"No higher honor can a man receive thanthe esteem and recognition of his colleagues," Dr. Richard Pearce, president ofMethodist College, stated to those attendingthe Senior Dinner held May 7 in the DiningRooms of the college Student UnionBuilding.
"Parker Wilson has earned the professional respect and personal affection of theentire college community with his commitment to Methodist College and itsst udents. "
Wilson, a native of Granite Falls, N.C.,received his B.S. degree from Wake Forestuniversity and his M.A. degree fromPeabody College.
During his fifteen years at Methodist,Wilson has instructed students in both thegeneral college and majors history courses,as well as assisting with the theatre artsprogram at Methodist.
He has notable achievements in amateurtheatre productions of the Fayetteville LittleTheatre and the Fort Bragg Playhouse.
Wilson is a member of the Association ofHistorians in North Carolina and pastpresident of the Fayetteville Little Theatre.
Carolina College Reunite at MCGraduates of Carolina College, located before its closing in
Maxton, held their annual reunion on April 8 in the AlumniDining Room of Methodist College.
Mrs. Margaret C. Andrews of Raleigh, president of the CarolinaCollege Alumnae Association, presided over the morningmeeting. Program highlights included special music provided byMethodist students Terry Poole of Knightdale and Tim Lloyd ofDurham. Mrs. Alice Pearce, 80-year old student at MethodistCollege, spoke on "Being a College Homecoming Queen."
Recipient of the Carolina College Award, presented to a girl whoreflects the high standards of womanhood exemplified by theCarolina College graduates, was Theresa Ann Poole.
Ms. Poole is a junior music major from Knightdale. While atMethodist, she has served as secretary and president of theMethodist College Chorus. Terry is a Dean's List student and amember of Alpha Chi, national honorary society.
In addition to the Carolina College Award, Ms. Poole alsoreceived the Carolina College Scholarship for the 1978-79 schoolyear.
After a sale of handmade items for the scholarship fund and aluncheon, nomination and election of CCAA officers Was held.
Elected to serve as officers for the Carolina College AlumnaeAssociation for the 1978-79 year are Mrs. Mabel Berry ofFayetteville, president; Mrs. Barbara Pope of Fayetteville,vice-president; Miss Ruth Cottingham of Maxton, secretary.
SENIOR ADULTS THEATRE
If "All the World's a stage," then everyman should have his chance at stardom-even if this chance comes during his lateryears.
Senior Adult Theatre is an attempt to giveeach person a chance to participate intheatre, according to Dr. Jack Peyrouse,director of theatre arts at Methodist Collegeand coordinator of Senior Adult Theatre.
"This program will provide senior citizensan opportunity to participate in creatingtheir own entertainment," says Peyrouse.
"Senior Adult Theatre is also a chance toenrich the lives of that large segment of ourpopulation which includes nationally 22million people over the age of 65."
Under a grant from North Carolina GrassRoots, the Senior Adult Program aims atshort performances of "Script-I n-Hand" ateach center with participants from eachcenter for July.
Plans also include a Christmas program ofsenior adults from ail centers to tour allcenters in December. Climaxing the program will be a full production at MethodistCollege withthe possiblity of tour.
An original production by North Carolinaplaywright Howard Richardson entitledEVENING STAR is currently being considered for this May production.
"The purpose of EVENING STAR and thetheatre for the aging is to give preference tothe needs of the performer rather than theplay. There must be opportunities for theelderly to develop and use existing talentsand cultivate new ones," says Peyrouse.
The senior adults may be small on theatreexperience but they are large on lifeexperience. And Senior Adult Theatre willprovide an opportunity for the over-60 set tosteal a little of the spotlight.
Interested persons should contact Dr.Peyrouse at Methodist College, phone488-7110, ext. 212.
and Ann Morrow. Dr. Jack Peyrouse acts aschapter sponsor.
Dr. Lucius Stacy Weaver, presid~ntemeritus of Methodist College, was awardeda Doctor of Humanities degree afterpresentation by Dr. Mott Blair of Siler City.
"The personal integrity and devotion toacademic excellence found in Stacy Weaveris personified within these college walls,"stated Dr. Blair.
In conferring the degree, Dr. Pearcestated that Dr. Weaver had "built a collegethat reflects upon him" and that he "servedwith strength and compassion, with visionand reality, with energy and enthusiasm,with conviction and faith. "
Dr. Weaver gave 50 years of service ineducation, serving as president of Rutherford College, Moutain Park Junior Collegeand Superintendent of statesville CitySchools and Durham City Schools before histenure as president of Methodist College.
Additionally, Dr. Weaver has served invarious capacities within the North CarolinaConference of the United Methodist Church .
The presentation of doctorate degreesclimaxed the graduation exercises for 70graduates of Methodist College for 1978.
Omicron Mu cast of Alpha Psi Omega atMethodist Coilege celebrated their charteryear with five productions, an academicminor in theatre arts and the participation of10% of the Methodist College student bodyin theatre presentations.
Under the direction of Dr. Jack Peyrouse,the Methodist College theatre arts programrelected variety in both selection andpresentation.
Plautus' comedy, The Haunted House,was performed in the college amphitheatrefor Homecoming weekend. Three matineeperformances offered students, alumni andcampus visitors an opportunity to see TheHaunted House.
Two Christmas theatre productions highlighted the holiday season. Thorton Wilder'sLong Christmas Dinner was presented forthe President's Christmas dinner as well ason two preceding evenings in the MethodistCollege Student Center. Christmas InDickens, an oral interpretation production,toured local senior citizens groups In aneffort to implement the college's communitycommitment.
An open-panel discussion of communityleaders in "The Changing Role of Womensince 1890" was held after the ReevesAuditorium performances of Ibsen's HeddaGabler.
Media coverage of the Hedda Gablerpresentation included three television showsand a radio interview.
The Methodist College theatre artsstudents completed their 1977-78 seasonwith presentations of Bernice Bronson'sCanterbury Tales, a participation play. Thecast took Canterbury Tales on tour to localjunior high schools and church youth groups,as well as staging performances in the rusticSnack Bar of the Methodist Collede StudentUnion Buiding.
Charter members of Omicron Mu cast ofAlpha Psi Omega were instrumental in thishighly-productive 1977-78 season. Theyinclude Mark Mooney, president; Jo AnneJones, vice-president; Dave Perry, secretary-treasurer and mem bers Frederick J.Haines, Claudia Harrelson, Ian McDowell,
TRIORECEIVE
DOCTORATEDEGREES
Dr. Richard Pearce, president of Methodist College, conferred honorary doctoratedegrees on the Reverend Wallace HinesKirby of Raleigh, Mr. William E. Horner ofSanford and Dr. Lucius Stacy Weaver ofLakeland, Florida, during Spring Commencement Exercises on Sunday,May 7.
The Reverend Wallace H. Kirby, ministerof Edenton Street United Methodist Churchin Raleigh, delivered the Baccalaureate ,..- ----.,
Serm?n to g.rad.uating senior~ i~ a 10:30 Alpha PSI" Omega Actl"vemorning service In Reeves Auditorium.
Mrs. Earl Brian of Raleigh, m~mber of the In Fi rst Charter YearBoard of Trustees of Methodist College,presented Mr. Kirby for the conferring ofthe degree, stating "I commend him as aman committed to the Christian ethic, to theconcept of brotherhood and to the future ofMethodist College."
The degree of Doctor of Divinity wasawarded to Mr. Kirby by Dr. Pearce.
"Yours is a continual journey to improvethe lives, the churches and the communitiesyou serve by giving the professional andethical devotion reflected in your own life,"Pearce said of Kirby.
The former Fayetteville resident hasserved the North Carolina Conference of theUnited Methodist Church for 25 years as aminister and committeman, in addition toserving on the Board of Trustees of DukeUniversity and Methodist College.
Kirby is a graduate of Duke DivinitySchool. He is married to the former SallyBroome and they have four children.
Commencement speaker William C.Horner, former editor and publisher of TheSanford Herald, was cited for professionaland civic service.
"In a career dedicated to the pursuit oftruth and the standard of honesty, WilliamHorner has given of his time and talent tonumerous civic and professional organizations," stated Dr. Samuel J. Womack,academic dean at Methodist College, in hispresentation address.
Conferring the degree upon Mr. Horner,Dr. Pearce asserted that the Durham nativehas "unselfishly given of his energy andenthusiasm to create a better life for hiscommunity and his state."
Mr. Horner has served on the Board ofTrustees of Louisburg Junior College,UNC-Chapel HIli, Fayetteville State University and Methodist College. he was arepresentative to the North Carolina Houseof Representatives and a member of theState Highway Commission of North Carolina.
Harrelson Receives Stacy Weaver AwardClaudia Gail Harrelson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Grimes Harrelson of Cherryville,N.C. was presented the Lucius Stacy WeaverAward at Commencement held May 7 atMethodist College.
The Lucius Stacy Weaver Award wasestablished in 1964 by the family of Dr. L.Stacy Weaver as a means of honoringMethodist College's first president. Theaward is made to an "outstanding memberof the graduating class adjudged by thefaculty to have best exemplified in person-
SPRING SPORTSWomen Netters
Finish Eighthin Regionals
Spring was the busiest season of the yearfor Methodist College athletics and unfortunately this year, it was the most disappointing.
The Monarch baseball and golf teamsfailed to regain their respective championships in the Dixie Conference.
The baseball squad, under the direction offirst-year coach Mark Bonn, a three yearstarter and MVP at Furman, went to the wirebefore losing the title to Virginia Weslyan ina 2-1 ball game. The Marlins claimed the winin the first half of a doubleheader scoringone run in the top of the seventh inning towin the necessary one game.
One has to wonder if that win was a flukeor whether the pressure bothered this year'syoung squad as the Monarchs came back towhip the Marlins 14-0 in the nightcap .•
The Monarchs finished second in theconference behind Virginia Weslyan by one
ality and performance the qualities ofacademic excellence, spiritual development,leadership and service," according to Dr.Samuel J. Womack, academic dean atMethodist College.
During the four years at Methodist, Ms.Harrelson was active in Green and GoldMasques, Koinonia, Alpha Chi and servedas a Commencement Marshal.
A Magna Cum Laude graduate, Ms.Harrelson received her B.A. degree Inreligion in the May 7 exercises.
game. The season for the Monarchs was abusy one which saw Bonn's team play fourdoubleheaders In four days at one point.Pitching was a problem due to lack of restand the cramped schedule. Freshman MikeLowery headed the staff pitching two andthree hitters consecutively a the midpoint ofthe season.
Audwin Pellom and Chet Chester led theteam in hitting as the Monarchs finished18-16 overall this year.
The golf squad finished fourth In the DIACTournament held In Rocky Mount breakingtheir string of two straight tournamentchampionships. Wins during the regularseason included UNC-Wilmington andGlassbors (NJ) State.
The women's softball team went into theNorth Carolina State Slow Pitch Championships seeded third after compiling a 14-7overall and 10-6 conference mark at·the timeseedings were announced.
Victories during the season included twoover North Carolina Weslyan in whichMethodist scored over 20 runs in two games.Other wins came over UNC-Wilmington andUNC-Charlotte in non-conference competition.
The men's tennis team finished the year3-7 overall and 3-4 in the conference. TheMonarchs dropped two important conference matches before the Dixie ConferenceTournament in which the Monarchs finishedfourth.
Mark Lange reached the semi-finals of theconference tournament but then droppedthat match. Lange, of Salisbury, MD. was3-0 in the league in singles at one point inthe year. Kurt Clack and Jeff Agnew alsomade it to the semi-finals in number twodoubles action.
In women's tennis, coach Mary JaneHunley's squad finished eighth in theregionals held in Tennessee after placingsecond in the state behind Peace College ofRaleigh. The Monarchs finished 5-12 duringthe regular spring season.
Methodist College Summer ProgramOffers Nine Sports Camps
Expansion is the key as Methodist College enters its fourth year the school's women's tennis team to three unbeaten seasons andof serving Cumberland County with the Community Summer national prominance, will conduct the Advanced Tennis DayYouth Program. Camp. The refinement of top spin, volley, approach shots and
This non-profit program offers development of skills, under spin will be developed and agility and footwork will also beenrichment and fun for the youth of the community ages 6-18. stressed. This camp will provide the advanced player with an
This year's program includes nine camps with faculty members excellent opportunity to improve their skills and become aof Methodist College and local high school coaches serving as tournament-ready player.instructors. Methodist College students are used as camp Coed Gymnastics Camp and Girls Basketball Camp are heldcounselors and will assist in instuctional activities. July 3-7. Hunley will direct the gymnastics camp which includes
Baseball Camp, Boys All Sports and Girls All Sports Camps instruction on the trampoline, balance beam, parrallel bars,begin June 19 and will last five days. ·uneven parallel bars and floor exercises.
Methodist baseball coach Mark Bonn will direct the baseball Sykes will head the Girls Basketball Camp which stressescamp. Bonn, a three-year performer and MVP at Furman in individual attention, development of fundamental skills andbaseball, will teach the basics of hitting, throwing, and catching as improvement of general coordination. Shooting, passing andwell as all techniques for every position and will hold scrimmages. defensive and offensive strategy will be taught.
Mason Sykes, coach of the men's tennis team, soccor, and Coed Beginners and Intermediate Tennis Camp and Boyswomen's basketball squad at Methodist, will direct the Boys All Basketball Camp will wrap up the summer's program July 10-14.Sports Camp while Mary Jane Hunley, who coached Methodist's Campers in the boys basketball camp, headed by Joe Miller, arevolleyball team to the NCAIAW state title,will head the Girls All divided into age groups and are taught all the fundamentals. LocalSports Camp. The boys camp includes gymnastics, baseball, high schools coaches Charles Babb and Leon Brock will assist inwrestling, basketball, soccer and tennis among other activities and the camp.the girls program offers gymnastics, archery, badminton, dance. Sykes will also direct the tennis camp which uses video tape toand team sports. analyze problems in each campers game. General strokes, volley,
Mini-basketball Camp, under the direction of Methodist College footwork and camp competition are among the areas of instructionhead basketball coach Joe Miller, begins June 26 and continues to help each camper improve their game.through June 30. The second session of Boys and Girls All Sports Each parent will be responsible for transportation to and fromCamp is also held during this five-day period as well as Coed the Methodist College Day Camp location. The camper is to be atAdvanced Tennis Camp. camp location at 9 a.m. and to be picked up at 4 p.m. For
Mini-basketball Camp stresses basic fundamentals to help Mini-basketball Camp participants, the time of arrival is 8:30 a.m.younger players develop their skills. Lecture, drills and and they are to be picked up at 11:30 a.m.scrimmages will be included in the five-day program. Application for the camps may be obtained by writing or call the
Methodist College Athletic Dirctor Gene Clayton, who coached Methodist College Athletic Department at 488-7110.
Residence Hall open for MethodistCollege studentsClass begins for Fall semester atMethodist College
Mary Gay Smith of Salemburg; PhillipMcAllister, Pedricktown, N.J.; and CynthiaPhelps, Creswell, received those awards.
B. J. Powell, Ayden; and Susan Swain ofWinnabow received the Vann Scholarship,awarded to any worthy student for study inthe field of religious education. The JohnsonC. Murray scholarship, given on the basis ofhigh moral character, need, and academicability, was awarded to Sidney Lowe ofMoyock.
Diana Beldon of Fayetteville and JulieRagan of Fayetteville, received the HoltWilliamson Scholarship given to employeesof the Holt-Williamson Manufactoring Company or any worthy applicants. TheApplewhite Scholarship, awarder,1 inmemory of Mr. Hackett Applewhite ofRaleigh, was awarded to Mike Strickland ofStedman while Edward Granzella andDaphine McNeill both of Fayetteville,received the Tom McLean Scholarships.
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10-13 Southeastern Jurisdictional Archives
North I and History SessionUnited 9-14 Kiwanis Law Enforcement CareerCamp
16-21 Annual Conference Session of theUnited Methodist Youth Fellowship
23-29 East Coast Cheerleading Camp30 Interpretation Rally of the Fayetteville
District of the United MethodistChurch
4-9 Conference Leadership School of theUnited Methodist Church
Society, 111-13 Key Club Leadership Conference19 Miss Fayetteville Pageant, Reeves
Auditorium, 8:0020-23 Senior Citizens Theatre, Reeves Audi
toriumMethodist College Summer Graduation
CALENDAR
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JUNE5-8 Annual Conference of the
Carolina Conference of theMethodist ChurchGraduate Record Exam, S-222Piedmont Mineral and Gem Society,Science Building, 7:30
17 ACTTesting,S-22219-23 Boys All-Sports Camp
Girls All-Sports CampCape Fear Amateur Radio Society,Science Building, 7:30 IAUGUST
26-30 Boys AII7Sports II CampGirls All-Sports II CampBoys Mini-Basketball CampPiedmont Mineral and GemScience Building, 7:30
JULY3-7 Girls Basketball Camp
Tennis CampMusic Workshop of the Unitedl25Methodist ChurchEast-West Students arrivalReception and Formal Opening of ISEPTEMBERthe East-West Foundation, ReevesAuditorium Lobby, 7:30 11
10-14 Boys Basketball CampTennis CampGymnastics Camp
committee in honor of the first chairman ofthe Methodist College Board of Trustees.Recipients this year are Jeanette Batchelor,Fayetteville; Linda Taylor, Raeford; BettyMiles, Raeford; Scott Walters, Fayetteville;Steve Vitamas, Elizabeth City; Carlo JoRaineri, Fayetteville; and Donnie Barbour ofRaleigh.
Astrid Hoy of Fayetteville received theLenora Auten and Lloyd Dunn Scholarshipand Jeanette Batchelor, also of Fayetteville,won the Dr. Allen P. Brantley Scholarship.Andrea Holstclaw of Roxboro was awardedthe Browning Scholarship.
W. R. Smith Scholarships, awarded toresidents of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, and Fort Bragg were given to CynthiaJames, Brigette Wilde and Floyd Smith, allof Fayetteville. Ms. James is also therecipient of the Sherry Sellers Scholarship.
The Martha Hicks Culbreth Scholarshipwas awarded to three incoming students.
Methodist College admits students of anyrace, color, national and ethnic origin or anyreligious denomination to all the priVileges,programs and activities generaliy made available to students of the college_ MethodistCollege does not discriminate on the basis ofsex, race, color, national or ethnic origin orreli9ious denomination in the administrationof Its educational policies, scholarships andloan programs, athletics and all oth€r collegeadministered programs.
Methodist Awards $21,550 In Scholarships To FreshmenPresidential Scholarships for 1978-79 at
Methodist College have been awarded toFrances Goodwin of Palmetto, Florida, andAnn Gallahan of King George, Virginia.
The highest academic scholarship conferred by Methodist College, PresidentialScholarships are awarded to each enteringfreshman class. Criteria utilized in determining recipients are Scholastic AptitudeTest scores (SAT), high school grade-pointaverage, College Level Examination Program (CLEP) scores and personal interview.
Presidential Scholarships are renewableannually provided the student maintains a3.0 or better average at Methodist College.Total projected value of each scholarship ifrenewed is $5,700.
Ms. Goodwin is the daughter of Mrs. AvaGoodwin and a senior at Palmetto HighSchool. At Palmetto, she participated in theChorus and FHA while receiving the StarStudent Award, the Childcare Award andthe American History Award. Ms. Goodwinplans to major in pOlitical science atMethodist.
Ms. Gallahan is the daughter of Mr. andMrs. Robert Lee Gallahan, Jr. and a seniorat King George High School. She has servedas president of the science club, member ofthe girls track team, member of the
Thespian Society, and a winner in division I~~science fairs. Ann plans a biology major inpreparation for medical school.
Eight incom ing freshmen received theCharles Rankin Memorial Scholarshipawarded on the basis of scholarship andneed. Patricia Turner of Fayetteville; James 119Alacron, Fayetteville; Stella Matthews,Fayetteville; Lynda Womack, Fayetteville;Susan Burgess, Rockville, Md.; April Gray,
Cape Hatteras; Scott Davidson, Burlington; 126and Konrad Keranen, Fayetteville receivedthe award.
The Terry Sanford Scholarship wasawarded to seven students. This scholarshipwas awarded by selection of the scholarship 13-6
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