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PAGE 4 BENNETT BANNER NOVEMBER 18, 1971 S.G.A. PRESIDENTS ORGANIZE FOR POLITICAL ACTION Mrs. Isaac H. ^filler in an informal pose. MRS. I. H. MILLER, JR.: A LIBERATED WOMAN* Over one hundred student body presidents from colleges and universities across Amer- ice joined with the Associa tion of Student Governments this vkreek in calling for an Emergency Conference for New Voters to organize stu dents as voting delegates to the national party nominating conventions in 1972. The Emergency Conference is slated for December 3, 4, and 5 at Loyola University in Chicago. “The events of the pait month clearly indicate that neither of the two major po litical parties welcome the young, left - leaning voters as fully- enfranchised partici pants in the parties,” said Duane Draper, President of ASG and Chairman of the steering committee for the Emergency Conference. “These events create a crisis situation for the millions of young people who wish to ef fect constructive change through existing institutions. Unless we begin the task im mediately of organizing stu dents within the party pro cess, we will find ourselves totally excluded from the del egate selections and the Pres idential nominating proced ures, thus effectively disen franchised despite the 26th amendment.” The events Draper referred to were the Democratic Com mittee’s selection of Patricia Harris as temporary chairman of the credentials committee over liberal Senator Harold Hughes (D-Iowa), who had been viewed by many as the key to enforcement of the McGovern Commission re forms at the Democratic con vention in Miami. On the Republican side, pressure from higher echelon Republican officials to thwart Congressman Pete McClos- key’s (R-Cal) challenge to President Nixon in the pri maries has caused serious fi nancial problems for McClos- key’s campaign, and could essentially eliminate him as an alternative Republican candidate. “It is imperative that the twenty-five million 18-24 yeai olds in this country are aware of the mockery that both Democratic and Republican party officials are making ol the reform movements in the parties,” continued Draper. “Young people must sense the urgency of this meeting oi the student community and the absolute necessity of mo bilizing very quickly to com bat those forces who would seek to isolate us from the regular party procedures. We must remember that there are great numbers of people in both parties who would pre fer to wind up at their con vention with 3,000 students outside chanting instead of 300 students inside voting. We do not intend to give them that satisfaction,” he conclud ed. The Emergency Conference for New Voters is the last national gathering of students before the delegate selection process begins, which in some states is as early as Febru ary. The conference at Lioyola will include a number oi workshops, seminars, and panels to discuss voter regis tration and political organi zation. A series of national speakers, to be announced at a later date, will address the students at the Chicago con ference . Mrs. Isaac H. Miller, Jr., the charming wife of Ben-* nett’s president, symbolizes the new Black woman. She is not an active advocate of Women’s Lib, but practices a certain kind of practical lib eration of her own. Mrs. Mil ler, who did her undergrad uate work at Fisk University and A&T State University, is the mother of five active chil dren who keep her busy with school PTA’s, concerts, and Jack and Jill meetings. Out side of being the wife of a Black educator, she is an ac tive member of the Head- start Board which seeks to work with underpriviledged kindergarten - aged children. As a member of the Greens- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, boro Alumnae Chapter of Del ta Sigma Theta Sorority, she finds herself involved in num erous civic activities in the Black community. Last se mester, Mrs. Miller was in strumental in planning a Col-^ lege Day event, which was sponsored by LINK, Inc. for area high school students. She now serves as president of the local LINK chapter. Mrs. Miller is a member ol the L. Richardson Hospital Board of Trustees. While completing her grad uate work at Tennessee State, Mrs. Miller taught in the public school system of Nash ville, Tenn. She has definite ideas about community involvement on the part of Black women. As she stated, “The Black wo man must develop the po tential for leadership and service to the fullest extent. She must take a stand for justice and equality, for free dom and dignity, for today and tomorrow her values will sustain such efforts.” Plugs Beginning November 18, 1971, monthly seminars in volving the Black student’s culture will be held at 10:00 A.M. in Room E in the stu dent Union. These semmars will involve discussions of the uniqueness of the Black stu dent’s culture. Several dif ferent resource persons will be at these seminars to lead the discussion. Among them are: Rev. Addo, College Chap lain; Dr. Hycil Taylor, Pro fessor of the Church and Black Experience - Garrett Theological Seminary, Evans ton, Illinois; and Dr. Richard Hicks, Professor of the Black Student Culture at Black Theological School-Nashville, Tenn. and Southeastern Reg ional Secretary of the United Ministers in Higher Educa tion. For further information regarding these seminars, watch the calendar or come by the Chaplain’s office. The Regional Director of the SouthrAtlantic District of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Mrs. Alice Fleet, directed a workshop on the campus of A&T State University for Deltas in the Greensboro area. Topics of concern were community involvement, vot er registration, and inter-or ganizational interests. A luncheon was held in the Red Carpet Room after the morn ing worship Saturday. ♦ *>!«** Swing Phi Swing Social Fellowship is in the process of taking over seven new Ladybugs: Treda Berry ’73, Louise Warren ’73, Cheryl Johnson ’74, Shelia Childs ’72, Hope Mason ’73, Stephanie Fredierick ’74, and Gwendolyn Easley ’74. ***** Zeta Xi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority an nounces that they have Ivies on line. They are Mamie Hicks ’72, Deborah Roebuck ’72, Diana Wilson ’73, Sharon Cardoza ’73, Mary Marshall ’72, Ora Tillman ’72, and Shirley Sellars ’72. Further Information: Cleta Deatherage Draper (202) 466-8570 Senator Fred Harris Addresses Students If we are going to have a. better distribution of power in this country, we must make sure that consumers of every kind of service — from police protection to medical care — have some control over the decisions that affect their lives. Too often people feel that their views don’t count any more — that all the cards are held by a small group of experts accountable to no one. I think we can change that. For example, several years ago when there were student disorders on campuses all over this country, there was a lot of talk about getting students involved in the de cision-making process in their schools. But right now only three per cent of the colleges in this country have students as voting members of their boards of trustees. A few schools such as V^sar and Princeton have chosen young alumni to serve as trustees. A few others have appointed students to advisory commit tees with no real power. In this majority of colleges and universities, however — especially in the public uni versities and community col leges where most students go to school — we’ve seen hardly any movement at all toward student participation. The majority of college trustees are still chosen for their ' financial or political connections, not for' any special vision or commitment to education. Last year the Trustees of the University of Pennsyl vania voted to sell the school’s stock in General Motors — not because of the company’s monopolistic pricing, pollu tion policy or record on auto safety. The trustees announc ed they were selling the GM stock because they were afraid tough new federal anti-poUu- tion standards would lower the value of the stock. That’s the kind of big busi ness way of thinking people of this country, and especially young people, are sick of. The redistribution of power in our schools and colleges should be an important prior ity, for all of us concerned about higher education. I believe the government can promote this by requiring all colleges and universities receiving federal funds to have significant student rep resentation on their boards of trustees. Not control, but real representation. Some people in Congress have tried to use federal funding as a way to punish schools. It is time the govern ment started using its power to encourage good efforts. That means, among other things, giving students a real voice in making decisions which affect their lives. Colleges and universities receiving federal funds should be required to open up their trustees to student represen tation — to representatives chosen by other students and accountable to them. This would be a kind of fundamental change in the distribution of power in this country. It is the kind of change people are entitled to. Say we have a line cutting problem? Well, not any more! Ma Tucker is there now with her red, blue, and white buttons. Above she is seen with one of her aides, Gloria Battle. Alright, Number One! Number Two! Number Three . . .!
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