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THE VOICE
Thursday, May 25, 1967
J^etteXA to the Cditot
The Varied Fruits of Work
Miss Laura Gilmore, Editor
THE VOICE
Fayetteville State College
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Dear Miss Gilmore:
I was pleased to receive five copies of THE VOICE, featuring the
article about Fayetteville alumna Mrs. Renee Wescott, a recent reci
pient of the GRADE TEACHER math and science award. I want to
add, that it was most kind of you to give the story front page attention.
Mrs. Wescott is truly an outstanding educator and deserves all the
attention she received, I assure you.
By the way, since there is no mention of a charge for the news
paper you sent us; I assume that you intended them to be gratis. We
certainly appreciate your thoughtfulness.
May I say “congratulations” to you and your staff for a fine
college newspaper, because you certainly deserve a word of praise.
It is a well-written, intelligently edited newspaper and reflects excel
lent journalistic standards.
With kindest regards.
Cordially,
ALAN PRIGGE
Public Relations
AP;mk
Hell No, We Won't Go
Mr. Lyndon B. Johnson
President of the United States
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. President;
I am a student at Fayetteville State College, Fayetteville, North
Carolina, and I am on the verge of being drafted into the army.
It is not that I am afraid to fight, but I must know what I am
fighting for. President Kennedy said, “Ask not what your country can
do for you, but what you can do for your country.” What has this
country ever done for my parents or my grandparents? This country
did not give me freedom nor has it given me protection from the
white man’s hate, but I must fight or maybe die for democracy, a
democracy I have never received.
You say I must fight against Communism. Which is better for me,
democracy that I have never received, or Communism that I have
never known? How can I tell which is better for a black man?
No, Mr. President, I cannot; I will not fight for something that
does not exist.
Yours truly,
JOSEPH FAIRLEY
Restore The Balance Of Power
Congressman James Garner
Representative of the 4th District
Washington, D. C.
Dear Congressman Garner:
Last week, April 27, 1967, I read an editorial in the Raleigh News
and Observer that you criticized Dr. Martin Luther King and Mr.
Stokely Carmichael for their participation in the anti-war movement
which was held in New York City. I am no expert on what Dr. King
and M>-. Carmichael say, but my feeling is that if Negroes of the United
States can tolerate day to day white supremacy and anti-government
from people like you, then I say that Black Power should prevail over
these United States and Yellow Power over Vietnam.
How can you criticize other races of men when all the white race
wants is white power?
Cordially yours,
Mr. Ernest Ray, Jr.
A Pot For Every Governor
The Honorable John D. Rockefeller
Governor of New York
Albany, New York
Dear Governor Rockefeller:
I know that you are aware of the “pot” parties which are given
in various parts of the state. It has been said that at these parties
a person forgets all the nagging “do’s” and “don’ts.” Marijuana makes
a person’s senses keener than they ever were under normal circum
stances. The user is capable of doing things that had been absolutely
impossible before, which is why I am writing to suggest that you give
a “pot” party for yourself and your friends. Senator Javits, Roy Wil
kins and Mayor Lindsay.
To properly induce the best experience you should play music
to calm and relax the body. How about something symbolic like, “Wade
in the Water,” by the Ramsey Lewis Trio? Get on a stick and watch
the world float back behind your desk. After the party you and the
politicians will be surprised at how much easier and clearer your
problems are concerning open housing, black power, education, equal
ity in employment and racial difficulties and other sour lemons that
cause your minds to close up tight. With “pot,” you can deal with
these matters with an open mind and see the world in which people
live as it really is.
Take these suggestions and be a Way Out Governor. Dig???
Very truly yours,
SYLVIA ANDREWS
VIM AND VIGOR
JAMES R. SHEPLEY
Advertising Director of
TIME MAGAZINE
Principal Office, Rockefeller
Center
New York, New York 10020
Sir:
The Time Essay, “The New Ra
dicals,” (April 28, 1967), reflects
your small and inadequate knowl
edge of the NAACP. When you
have made biased, inept state
ments such as: “It dreams of par-
ticpatory democracy”; “It has no
power base”; “Its members are
mindless, black people who just
smile,” maybe it has not register
ed in your weak mind that so-
called “Radical” organizations will
play the determining role in elect
ing your presidental nominee at
the 1968 GOP, and place many
qualified Negroes in many of your
white collar jobs. How is that for
vim and vigor?
This positioning of middle class
Negroes wouldn’t have been pos
sible in previous centuries. The
twentieth century has given way
to the acquisition of knowledge
for the capable. The radical minds
of the NAACP have proven to be
quite qualified and capable.
In your democracy, there are
certain peculiarities that make it
tick. One of these is voting. We
have come to realize that in order
to voice our opinions effectively
in the good old USA, We must
vote — massively. The “partici
patory democracy” which means
participating or determining by
votes is a splendid coinage for
what you will see in ’68. See you
then baby.
Sincerely,
Archie L. Johnson
The Road to Success
College Citizenship
Have you ever stopped and real
ly thought of College Citizenship?
Have you been plagued by the
question, “Am I a true citizen
of the College?” If you are plagu
ed by these questions, then you
haven’t practiced College Citizen
ship.
You may attend college, but you
are not a true citizen until you
do the best you can to help it and
yourself.
We know that citizenship is all
the duties, rights and privileges
of a citizen. In school, we are citi
zens, and we should be worthy of
school citizenship.
During the nine month period
we are in school, we are confront
ed with choices of extra-curricu
lar activities, along with regular
classes. Many students turn these
down because they do not want
to do any more than that which
is required of them. Participation
in extra-curricular activities helps
one to become a better school
citizen.
Near the end of the school year,
we vote for Student Government
officers. It is not only our privi
lege, but our duty to vote for
whomever we think is best suited
for the positions.
I hope that you voted right, vot
ed wisely, put your citizenship
to good use.
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Every since I can remember,
people have been telling me about
Success. They said that you get
satisfaction when you reach suc
cess. After hearing so much about
Success, a couple of friends and
I decided to go there.
Intelligence was understanding,
and had the ability to seize the
essential factors of a complex mat
ter. His intellect showed in his
height, as a slender oak tree
stands amidst a group of trees,
and his distinctive, bronze colored
glasses, that seemed to be three
inches thick, made him look like
a professor. His high cheek bones
were marked with lines of world
liness. As usual. Intelligence was
dressed in his basic, black suit and
tie with a checkered vest resemb
ling a checker board. His close
cut hair and well-shaved face were
accented by his mustache that
made him look like a character
right out of the movies.
Prosperous, a long time girl
friend of mine, was successful in
everything she did. Although short
and chubby like a butter ball, she
had a sense of humor that could
cheer up Lurch on the Adam’s
Family. She had on that flowered
dress that we always kidded her
about. Though fiUed with jokes,
she knew when to be serious. She
had a promising future.
There really isn’t much to say
about me. I am an average young
lady who loves to see people hap
py. Although my friends say I
look like Patty Duke, I don’t think
they are right. I have a will to
succeed and I plan to make my
home in Success.
We had many reasons for choos
ing to go to Success. The most
important among these reasons
was our choice between Failure
and Success.
Intelligence had another reason
for each reason we gave for not
going to Success. He seemed to
have another word for each word
that the average person has in his
vocabulary. The decision wasn’t
really hard to make, but a lot of
people seemed to choose Failure
instead of Success. We couldn’t
understand why people chose Fail
ure. The people in Failure were
uneducated, never accomplished
anything, lived in poor housing
conditions and had given up the
chance of ever going to Success.
Another reason for choosing
Success was the influence of some
of our friends who had been to
Success. They were happy, satis
fied and were doing well financ
ially. They told us how wonderful
it was. They said there was plen
ty of room there for anyone who
wanted to go.
As we traveled, we met many
people going to Success. It seemed
that there were more people going
than we thought. We met Faith
who had confidence in everyone.
She reminded me of a graceful,
conservative lady from the Vir
ginia plantations. Her confidence
and faith in people seemed to be
like Peter’s as he walked across
the water. She was graceful in
everything she did, like an angel
sent from heaven. If she had con
fidence in us, we certainly should
have some in ourselves.
Drive crossed our paths on the
way to Success. You’ll never meet
a person with the push that Drive
has. As the old saying goes, “You
can bring a horse to water, but
you cannot make him drink,” well,
Drive is the person who could
make that horse drink. Seeing him
wearing his sneakers, overalls and
sweat shirt, you would never think
he was anything but a bum. Of
course, as they say, “You can’t
judge a book by looking at its
cover,” and behind those overalls
and sweat shirt, lay the qualities
of a man. He told us to move for
ward, to push ahead, and we would
reach Success soon.
As we came nearer and nearer
to Success, we met obstacles that
stood in our way. The air was
still; owls started their nightly
task of scaring people, and the
mosquitos started biting; we could
feel the presence of an unfavor
able character. The clouds hung
over our heads. A telling day of
much accomplishment had ended,
and a dreadful night filled with
obstacles began. This was the
night we met persuader. Like a
maverick, straight out of a western
saloon, he wore his best suit, had
a cigar in his mouth, a cane in his
hand, had a discouraging word for
everyone, and not a dime in his
pocket, persuader was there before
us. He used every technique of
treachery to influence us in the
wrong direction, but we traveled
onward.
One obstacle was over taken,
but before we could turn around,
there stood Stand Still. If you
ever want to see a person who
never moves, like the Statue of
Liberty stands idly, you should
meet Stand Still. As a tramp who
never even tried to beg, but who
just sat around waiting for Suc
cess to come to him. Stand Still
said, “Stay here with me and
Success is bound to come our
way.” We knew better by now,
and continued our journey.
It took us a long time to reach
Success. As we approached Suc
cess, a feeling of lightness entered
our hearts as if a ton of weights
had been lifted from them. The
day was fresh with the scent of
dew on the early morning flow
ers. The butterflies and bees had
begun their day of gathering hon
ey. We had reached Success; our
aims were accomplished; we were
satisfied.
Annie L. Graddy
JAMES J. CORBETT AWARDS
For men of Sophomore, Junior
or Senior Classes. State Tuition
plus “200 cash” payable in two
equal installments at registration
September and February. Applica
tion blanks available at Dean
Jones’ office. Deadline: May 31,
1967.
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