Newspapers / Fayetteville State University Student … / Dec. 1, 1955, edition 1 / Page 2
Part of Fayetteville State University Student Newspaper / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
PAGE TWO THE VOICE DECEMBER, 1955 THE VOICE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE STUDENT BODY Edited and Published by the Students FAYETTEVILLE STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE Fayetteville, North Carolina STAFF EIDITOR Lillian Dorsette ASSISTANT EDITORS Catherine Adams Geletha Clemons James Smith SPORTS EDITORS Joyce Parker John Reavis ACTIVITIES EDITORS Dorine Malloy Julia Kelly FEATURE EDITORS Donald Brawner Melba Johnson REWRITE EDITORS Richard Woods Yvonne Thorpe Ronald Kirkpatrick REP. TO THE STUDENT COUNCIL Novella Whitted FACULTY ADVISOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER W. L. Jordan Contribute to the the "LETTERS TO THE EDITOR" column beginning in the next issue of the VOICE. WRITE NOW! OFF THE CUFF Slowly but surely the walls of senseless rules and regulations which have denied 10 per cent of our country’s population their rights as human beings have be gun to crumble. A break has been forced in the dam, and the relent less power of the triumph of right over wrong has begun to widen the trickle of enlightenment. First, the break came in the school system; then, in the parks and playgrounds; and now, it has come in the transportation sys tem. But doesn’t it seem strange that the break had to be forced by legal means? If ours is such a great nation, if we can tell the rest of the world what is most efficient in the areas of science and tech nology, why can’t we lead the world in the areas of human re lations also? And where is our so-called “re ligion?” Where is the Christian ity about which we hear so much, not only on Sunday morning in our churches, but also throughout the week on the radio, on tele vision, and about which we read so much in our daily papers? Or doesn’t it work for all people, at all times, and in all places? It seems as though the uniting should have come in the churches first, but it didn’t. Then, if our Christianity were such a powerful force for good and for the uplifting of men, where was it when this whole abomin able system of forceful denial of human rights began? And could it had been any more unfair, non sensical, or illogical if it had been based on a man’s weight, his waist measurement, his ability to lift heavy weights, or the number of minutes it would take him to hobble a mile backwards with his feet tied together? Silly? Cer tainly. But isn’t the whole system just as foolish? And yet it came into being and has continued to exist although it was based on selfishness, ignorance, and the de sire to dominate others, and not on careful, logical, intellectual planning. And, as far as intermarriage is concerned (and that is the big is sue that everyone seems so upset about, even though it is not dis cussed openly often enough for many people to form intelligent opinions concerning it) the more intelligent members of our society choose their associates because of their common interests and back grounds. And every woman still has the right to say, “No.” But, back to the original prob lem. The break has begun, and just as takes place in any other social change, there will be some resistance, particularly from those who see their cherished areas of bigotry and domination losing their importance and their power. But, being against integration is like "... being in Alaska and being against snow.” However, each of us must do his part to change the attitude of those who disapprove. While it is true that the law has said that the situation is illegal and can no longer exist, it is up to you and me to do every single thing that we can to show the ..najority of the persons (since we are a minority) that this situation should never have been allowed to develop and that humanity has suffered be cause we have not been allowed to contribute our full share to its progress. And remember that along with every right goes a cor responding responsibility. —W. L. Jordan Pvt. Dorothy Horne Completes Training WAC CENTER, Fort McClellan, Ala.—Private Dorothy V. Horne, daughter of Mrs. Annie L. Barnes of Stantonsburg, N. C., has just completed basic training at the Women’s Army Corps Center, Fort McClellan, Ala. She is a graduate of Springfield High School in Lucama, N. C., and attended the State Teachers Col lege in Fayetteville. The WAC Center, a new instal lation, officially opened June 10, 1954, is the permanent home of the Women’s Army Corps Center. The Center, composed of 22 cream- colored modern functional build ings, is situated on rolling land with a view of the Appalachian Mountains. The newcomer is wel comed to her first Army post in a setting of tree-shaped lawns and attractive buildings. Fort McClellan is also the perm anent home of the Chemical Corps Training Command. The Center’s buildings are of concrete block and have large lou ver windows set in steel frames. All have built-in circulation fans and natural gas heating. Floors are of asphalt tile. Each enlisted women’s barracks houses an entire company with the administrative offices on the first floor, plus a dayroom which serves as the living room for Army per sonnel. A lounge with a kitchen ette, a laundry room, and a dry ing room are provided on each floor. The WAC Band, the only WAC Band today, is permanently sta tioned at the Center. Its regular mission is support of training ac tivities of the Center but it is also a touring and concert organiza tion. The Center is the nucleus of the Women’s Army Corps. Here all new mmebers of the WAC are received, processed, classified and trained for Army life. The major training units are the Basic Course, which initiates the transition from civilian to military life; and the WAC School, which conducts all officer training programs and the Clerical Procedures Course for en listed women. PVT. DOROTHY HORNE IN PASSING Do you ever sit and thumb through pamphlets, magazines, or books just for entertainment? Do you ever read sayings that you’d like to share with someone else? I do. I even clip newspaper articles. While thumbing through “The Notebook of Elbert Hubbard” a- while back, I jotted these down, and I hope you’ll like them as well as I did: 1. “An educated man is one with a universal sympathy for every thing and a certain amount of knowledge about everything that is known, and who still is on the line of evolution and is learning to the end.” 2. “Conduct, culture, and char acter are graces that go through life hand in hand, never separate or alone. Happy is he who has more than a speaking acquaint anceship with each.” 3. “The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continu ally fearing you will make one.” 4. “Don’t sit down in the mea dow and wait for the cow to back up and be milked—go after the cow.” 5. I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.” 6. “If I supply you a thought you may remember it and you may not. 3ut if I can make you think a thought for yourself, I have in deed added to your stature.” Are You Thinkmg? When asked the question, “What is the most outstanding fault of our campus and how can it best be eradicated?”, I began to think about the situation, and about a logical solution, if there really was one. My mind passed slowly ove*- the‘different facets of Fayettevi'.le State Teachers College and, in particular, the students. The physical facilities here have their short-comings, but they are more than adequate. The faculty and administration are above par, and the facilities, though not outstand ing, are suitable for the purpose of securing a decent education. What then seems to cause the un easiness that I know exists with in me? Under closer scrutiny, I found the bothersome imp who was at the base of my aggitation. He was an abstractual being, eso teric in value, and rapidly in creasing in growth. Listen while I tell you about HIM. The most crooked man I ever met seemed by all odds the straightest, the most upright, and the most moral. His posture was always perfect, his manner al ways courteous, his reaction to the sorrows and failures of others al ways sympathetic and helpful. But, as I have said, I have never met a more profoundly crooked man. I think I may suggest the enormity of his crookedness by remarking that only one man in the world, if HE happens to read this, wiil know whom it is about. What then is the nature of his crookedness? Does he lie, cheat, steal, kill? He does, but with un believable simplicity, earnestness, and virtue. He will never be in trouble with the law. He will never go to jail. He will never even be called upon to defend his character, or to prove his inno cence, for he will never be chal lenged. Well, then, just what pre cisely is it that he does that is so crooked, so wrong, so evil? He adjusts. He adjusts to every thing, and does so with entire and perfect success. He knows that most of the things he adjusts to are wrong, but he plays the game, and plays it well. He never, nev er protests. I know him, and I think you know him, too. He’s the spirit of let-John-do-it- for-me. Fellow students, don’t let yourselves fall into this undesir able position; don’t adjust so eas ily and readily without asking logical questions about all situa tions. Don’t believe everything you hear without checking for yourself. One of the prime ob jectives of college is to develop within you a curiosity, not only for factual data, but, also curi osity for equally important con cepts of freedom, brotherhood, and democracy. Don’t you realize that if you go through life constantly adjusting, without questioning, without do ing individual thinking, without using your abilities as human be ings, your purpose for living (for seeking education and for exist ing) is complete lost? Don’t let the theory of the great French philosopher, Rene Decarte, con cerning animals hold true for us: “Merely robots with flesh and bone.” Students of State Teachers College, don’t be blind adjustors; instead, THINK. Try it once or twice; thinking won’t hurt, honest. —Ronald Kilpatrick —Lillian Dorsette AKMu's BACK ROW: Left to right—Willie Jane Carter, Cleta Fowlkes, Maxine Andrews. FRONT ROW: Eliza beth McArthur, Lillian Dorsette, Mildred McIntyre.
Fayetteville State University Student Newspaper
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Dec. 1, 1955, edition 1
2
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75