THE VOICE,..FEBRUARY 17, 1971...PAGE 3
Letters to the editor
“The Voice”
Newspaper Staff
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, N.C. 28301
Dear Mr. Cox and Staff:
Thank you very much for the set of Bri-
tannica Encyclopedias presented to the Uni
versity Studies Center by you and your staff.
We are sure this set of encyclopedias
will be an asset to the students who often
come to study in the center.
Again, the staff members at the center
thank you.
Sincerely yours,
D. W. Robson, Director (Mrs.)
University Studies Center
What pink slip?
I thought Summer School Registration was
the epitomy of unorganization. But, now I
must admit that registration at FSU for
the second semester took first prize and
then some.
It was a headache; it was an agonizing
pain in the neck; it was nerve wrecking
and last but not least; it was ridiculous.
Most of the problem, I think, was trying
to obtain the pink slip from the Business
Office. Everyone had to wait, sweat, push
and maybe even faint before obtaining this
slip. Profanity was the by-word for the day.
It seems that issuing the pink slip when
a student paid his fees would have been
available procedure that would have defi
nitely eliminated some of the confusion.
Sure, some of the fault rests with the stu
dents not following instructions, but, this
pink slip problem focused on disorganiza
tion on the part of the Business Office.
Constant improvement is always a key
to better organization. So Business Office,
if you really do have the know how, let’s
wake up and improve on our procedures.
Let’s help to erase some of the agony and
torment of Registration.
Mattie Sturgies
H u mans or beasts?
By RODERICK SMITH
It is said that humans are the most intelli
gent beings on earth. Intelligent people
are suppose to be able to solve any prob
lem; yet, humans haven’t solved the racial
problem. You don’t see black dogs fighting
white dogs, but you do see black humans
fighting white humans. The issue of being
white or black only matters to humans.
Humans destroy each other with air pol
lution. The air is being polluted with smog
from factories, carbon dioxide from cars
and smoke from cigarettes.
The water is being polluted by humans
too. They dump trash and excess chemicals
from factories into our rivers and our
streams. The trash and chemicals kill our
fish and other sea food.
Have you ever heard of a dog being charged
with possession of narcotics? Only humans
get high. Two of every five humans are
taking some illegal drug.
If humans are so intelligent, why are they
faced with such serious problems? This goes
to show that it takes a human to be a human.
“Charlie’s chums”
confer
February 10, 1971, at 6:30 p.m. the repre
sentatives of the student body met with the
President, Charles Lyons, and a few faculty
members. The meeting was to seem as if
the faculty members who are in agreement
with the students decided to go with them
to see the President. In actuality, the facul
ty members present were the select few
who appeared to be in the President’s cor
ner, and against the students. The general
student feeling at the meeting was that these
faculty members were waiting for some
“slip-up” on the students’ part.
Little came out of the meeting and com
munication was at a standstill. James Nesby,
SGA President, asked for a postponement
of the meeting. Any student discussion at
that point seemed useless and futile.
About a dozen students were present.
Some of the administrators and faculty pre
sent included Dr. Hannon, Dr. Jawa, Mr.
Roscoe, Dean Fields, Mr. Leazer,Mr. Wal
ter Johnson, Dr. Knuckles and Mr. Walker.
LIBRARIAN ADVISORY
COMMITTEE MEETS
AT CHESTNUT LIBRARY
The Advisory Committee to me Boara
of Higher Education held its bi-monthly
meeting at the Anne Chestnut Library Fri
day, February 5, 1971. The committee is
composed of librarians from state support
ed schools and representatives from the
Board of Higher Education. Dr. Jerrold
Orne, head librarian at the University of
North Carolina, is chairman.
Important considerations discussed at
this time were, personal and work stand
ards for professional librarians, factors
for determining allocations of financial re
sources, book procedures in state support
ed schools and an increase in knowledge
concerning administration of academic li
braries.
The Committee meetings are usually
scheduled to meet in Raleigh at the office
building of the Board of Higher Education.
However, the Committee had expressed
an interest in visiting the Anne Chestnut
Library. The session will lastfromlOam
until 3 pm with luncheon in the dining room.
Members of the Chestnut Library were at
liberty to attend the meeting.
- Pat Crain
NDSL & EOG Grants
Mr. Alfred Roscoe, Fayetteville State
University’s Business Manager, requested
today that persons on financial aid or re
ceiving EOG and NDSL Grants respond
to communication by signing checks and
notes.
Early response would alleviate problems
of obtaining examination permits needed to
take final exams, Mr. Roscoe said.
There will be a concrete effort by the
Business Office to have these checks rea
dy by the first and second weeks in
March, to avoid the last minute rush.
Students are asked to check bulletin
boards for announcements.
Many students have made arrangements
for special payment of fees. Mr. Roscoe
stated that if students currently enrolled
with special arrangements will honor their
agreements, it would increase the possi
bility for more students to receive special
financial arrangement.
There is also a concrete effort being made
to add additional items to the FSU Book
store. According to Mr. Roscoe, jewelry,
T. shirts and items of this nature will be
sold. Anyone wishing for other items to
be made available are asked to please ex
press desire for items in bookstore.
Mr. Roscoe requests suggestions of im
provement of relations between the Busi
ness Office and the FSU student body.
These suggestions may be submitted to Mr.
Roscoe.
by Mattie Sturgies
Lyons threatens again
The President, in his memorandum of
February 10, although saying he did not
intend to alarm or to pressure, was back
at his old game of threatening, instead of
really solving the crisis. Safe in the as
surance of having the Board of Trustees
in his “hip pocket,” students underwent
another rhetorical spasm that answered
and said his normal nothing. Any leader
of mediocre talents could use the name of
authority to accomplish nothing and to set
up a police state. The real test is to come
to the fore with solutions that the whole
school finds tenable, not solutions for the
existence of one person as against 1500
people. Note with keen scrutiny, the “big
stick” slinging in paragraph four of the
memorandum:
I must now inform all students that un
less you return to your classes and other
normal educational activities in an orderly
way by the end of this week you run the risk
of losing credit for the entire semester’s
work and run the risk of not graduting.
Moreover, students on financial aid run the
risk of losing such aid. Federal and State
laws place certain obligations on the Uni
versity which we must and intend to meet.
Of course, if the University is closed, all
financial aid to all students will auto
matically cease. Please understand that we
are in no way trying to alarm you, nor do
we intend to try and pressure you into
doing anything you don't want to do. We
merely mean to suggest to you the serious
ness of your current acts and behavior and
the hope that you are prepared to assume
full responsibility for your own actions.
In the final analysis you ought to under
stand that in your failure to take advan
tage of the educational opportunities offer
ed you here, you are the loser. Think about
it carefully.
LYONS GETS VALENTINE
FROM: U.S.B.F.S.U. (United Student Body
of Fayetteville State University)
TO: C.A.L. (Charles “A” Lyons)
We wish to extend our heartfelt congratu
lations to our “ ” President, Dr.
Charles “A” Lyons.
If you remember. Dr. Lyons, when you
were welcomed into our university family,
we honestly beseeched you to bring us to
gether.
According to the recent turn of events,
you have succeeded in bringing us, the stu
dents, the faculty, and the alumni together
as we hoped.
Congratulations upon your success, but
look how in the “hell” you did it!
Yours in Revolution,
/s/ Student Body (F.S.U.)
P.S.
L is for the lies you so boastfully told us
Y is for the yellow streak right down your
back
O is for onerous deeds you perform daily
N is for the nauseating feeling we get
every time we see you
S is for your senseless stupidity on every
move you make
The Hrst general court in the American colonies was held
at Boston. October 19, 1630. Germany withdrew from the
League of Nations, October 19, 1933.
The Louisiana Purchase treaty was ratified, October 20,
1803. Spain opened tlie Mississippi River to Americans, Octo
ber 20, 1795.
Volume 24 Number 5
THE VOICE
November 15,1970
Fayetteville State University
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