PAGF 2...THE VOICE...APRIL 15, 1971
RUDOLPH JONES CENTER HAS MANY CONVENIENCES
Rudolph Jones Student Center ■ Fayetteville State Univer.
SPECIAL REPORT
STUDENT TEACHERS CHARGE
ADMINISTRATION WITH
UNFAIR PRACTICES
Hey Broncos, do you
think your senior year
will be a breeze? Well
we have news for you.
If the present decayed,
chaotic and cunning ad
ministration isn’t alter
ed, you’re in for a stor
my ride with the people
in charge.
From 1967-70, we had
a most enjoyable and
memorable stay at FSU.
The instructors were
for real, had our in
terest at heart, and were
not afraid to counsel us,
in that they didn’t have to
worry about being char
ged with aiding us against
the establishment.
All hell broke loose for
us when this instructor,
who was head of the Early
Childhood Education, was
shipped in to FSU from
Washington, D.C. She
brought a new philosofdiy
with her about education.
This is what her philoso
phy consisted of (1) call
ing little Black children
dumb (2) considering her
methods the best way or
no way at all (3) constant
ly deflating her students
self-concept (4) bringing
nothing constructive to
class (5) not defining a
purpose for the course,
she was paid to teach. (6)
letting her personal feel
ings influence her role as
being an objective and
fair instructor. Does this
sound like a teacher with
a philosophy of educa
tion? Or does it sound like
some one who was just
on the payroll at FSU?
She was supposed to
have taught us methods,
materials and observa
tion in Early Childhood
Education, but in reality,
the course existed only in
name. We wasted our val
uable time and money be
cause she taught us noth
ing but her point of view
about things in general.
Each day, we sat in class
doing nothing but listen
ing to her sour jokes and
being humilated because
we wanted to learn. The
other eleven students
were too afraid to question
her openly; consequently,
she called us dumb
ones in her class. We had
a problem, so what did we
do? We reported her to
the academic dean and the
president, but no action
was really taken be
cause she was allowed
to pass out grades for a
course that hadn’t exist
ed. Students who had ne
ver made "A’s” boasted
how easy it was for them
to get an “A” from her.
We had questioned her
teaching methods, and re
ported her, so she grad
ed us accordingly. In ac
tuality, no one deserved
a grade for the course
because we hadn’t been in
class to even get credit
for the course. How could
she be allowed to do such
a thing? How can FSU
thrive with this kind of
education? Luckily for
you fellow Broncos, this
instructor was shipped
out, but be aware,some
of her ace buddies are
still around to try and to
destroy your self-con
cept, your mind and edu
cation.
We will never forget
how we carried our prob
lems to the chairman of
the department of edu
cation. Guess what he
said? “Go to the academ
ic dean.” We knew then
that he was “passing
the buck”. The Chair
man’s foul play came into
existence when it came
time for us to do student
teaching. During our jun
ior year, we asked to be
assigned to a particular
school because we would
be near our home. At the
beginning of our senior
year, we had to sign up
again. This time the
Chairman told us we
couldn’t go to this par
ticular school because
we would be too far from
FSU, yet he sent student
teachers to Halifax C oun-
ty. The school that was
closer to our home wa-
near the above county. He
named out the areas or
counties that we could
choose to go, so there we
were left with much of
nothing.
Our problems have ne
ver been solved, so we
leave FSU with many
questions unanswered. It
is too bad that the re
actionary rule of the
President has taken hold
of his subordinates.
The Chairman selected
a school in the heart of
KKK territory, not know
ing or checking out the
situation existing in this
particular school. He
wasn’t concerned with
helping us to find a decent
place to live, nor trans
portation for us. We ask
ed him to change our as
signment. Guess what he
said? “Do your student
teaching the next nine
weeks.’ He went on to
say that it was too late
to change us because he
had written to the super
intendent about our as
signment, yet, at the time
of our talk witJi the Chair
man, we had not been con
firmed to this particular
school. He had an acri
monious attitude towards
us. He even committed
an act of unprofessional
ethics because he talked
about us and criticized us
for reporting this in
structor who had taught
nothing. Yet he was our
advisor, and I want you.
Broncos, to remember he
is also chairman of the
Department of Educa
tion. Every time we com
plained to him, he said
that he was sick of
people trying to use status
to get favors.
But we were only
aski^ for consideration
and justice after such an
ordeal with the other in-
structor.Fellow Broncos,
we are only trying to let
you know we have a dic
tator who is assigning you
where he wants you to be
placed for student teach
ing — he even has the
auducity to be bodacious
about his authority to
place you where he de
sires you to be, so you
can see he was out to get
us for standing up for our
rights in that we ques
tioned the authority of
this instructor’s teach
ing methods. Can we al
low a person of this cali
bre to be head of our de
partment of education? If
you allow this, we suggest
that you re-define your
purpose for attending
FSU. Beware fellow
Broncos.
Dean J. C. Jones said
today that the contractors
for the Rudolph Jones
Student Center are put
ting forth a concrete ef
fort to have the building
ready to move in by the
first semester of next
year.
The building thus far
has been behind schedule
because of the icy winter
period, when builders
were unable to work.
In order to expedite
time. Dean Jones said that
the furniture contractors
are already designing the
furniture to accommo
date the design of the
building. The drapery for
the Center has also been
measured from the blue
print to compliment the
interior.
The Student Center will
contain various areas of
interest for students.
There will be a student
supply store where books
can be purchased as well
as items usually found in a
5 & 10 cent store. There
will be a Post Office in
the building large enough
to facilitate the needs of
students for years to
come. It will be located
in such a way that a stu
dent will be able to pick
up mail when the building
is closed.
Lodged in the Center
also, will be a full four
lane bowling alley, a pool
room, a game room with
ping-pong and card ta
bles, a beauty shop, and
barber shop and a huge
canteen which willopento
a patio for inside and out
side service.
There will be offices
for the Student Govern
ment Association, The
VOICE, and the Yearbook
staff. In this vicinity of
the building, there will
be special conference
rooms for campus or
ganizations, and lockers
in the hallway for all or
ganizations to utilize to
store equipment. These
are some of the many
unique features of the
Rudolph Jones Student
Center. Other interest
ing features are three
huge meeting rooms with
sliding walls that will
easily convert into a ball
room for student activi
ties. Two music listening
rooms, one for Classical
music, and one for jazz
and rock and a T.V.room
and lounge are also out
standing features.
The rooms in the Cen
ter will be so arranged
that activities being car
ried on in them will not
interfere with each other.
The design of the build
ing is a unique split-level
one. The brick that will
compliment it will not be
twined with any other on
campus. The reason for
this is that the archi
tect felt the need for the
center to establish its own
character and stand apart
from the rest of the build
ings on campus.
The Center will have a
beautiful fountain to or
nament the entrance.The
Class of 1968 left in Dean
Jones’ possession, $1,200
to be used toward ob
taining this feature.
Personnel for the Cen
ter will be two opera
tors, and an overall di
rector and assistant di
rector who will co-ordi
nate student activities
and plan programs.
The Rudolph Jones Stu
dent Center will defi
nitely play an important
role in helping students
to enjoy their campus life
fully.
Hats off to a great
addition to the FSU cam
pus and to Dr. Rudolph
Jones for his human
touch.
Mattie Sturgies
I disapprove of what you say but 1 will
defend to the death your right to say it.
There are times when no one will agree
with the things you say; they may even dis
approve of it. There’ll also be times when
you’ll disapprove of someone else’s ideas,
but that won’t change his right to say it.
Freedom of speech is one of the most bene
ficial rights given to man. Everyone should
have the right to express his ideas, not ne
cessarily without criticism, but without pro
secution. If one man loses his right to
freedom of speech, so do all men; there
fore, to defend your right is to defend my
own.
Rufus Pearson
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