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,,- 13 · £ Vft ~dB a.=c.. f1i d ~' I p Cfarin,et ist VVins Guildford College near Greens = boro, North Carolina, attend= ing the ):::aste rn lvlusic Festival. Bessie and the other will have the benefit of the best Las t month, Bessie was very e xcited about going to Mayor Ivan Alle n's office to r eceive the scholarship , But the knew that it was more than just a fun-time for six week this s~mmer. . .· ·1 rip Bessie Barnett is 13 and attends Coan Midd le School. Three years ago her mother, Mrs, Anna Earnett, saw that Bessie l iked mus ic and bought her a clarine t. On a m aid's slary it was a big sacrifice to buy a 10-yE:ar- old a clarine t, Mrs . Barnette pa id a little each week ouc of her me ager s a lary -"and now it' s paid off. Bessie is .one oc si:s, E,onmic Ol2@ftunlrs. ,_.,'\tla,llt.a music scbol ar ship winne r s who left Atlanta by plane on Friday, J une 20. This summer the youngsters will be s pending s ix weeks a t who Bessie s ays is "a nice music teacher" started Bessie on the clarinet. This will be the instrume nt Be ssie will pl ay at the Fes tiva l, "I can le arn a l ot mo re now," · said Bessie. "This will help m e a l ot and I'll be able to_ improve . I'm r eally looking forwards to going t here and working with the profes s ionals ." Bessie wants to cont inue taking music through high school and college if she can. And BESSIE BARNETT he r mo ther would li ke noth~ profess ional instruc tion and the ing mo r e than that herse lf. fun and company of other ac" My mothe r comes to every complis hed musicians , performanc e," s·a id Bess i~ Miss Mary Francis Ea rly, j Thanks to EOA and a concerned, fars ighted mother, Bes sie will have a chance to '.ievel op a special ta lent . It jus t may be a turning point in he r life . (Bessie Lives at 49 Mayson A venue, N. E.) v· ~ IU/JL 1-u l / ! �