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Speaking Out on Apathy
A goodly portion of the following article is opinion.
Opinion is something that many of you are probably not
familiar with; other than hearing your father say it was
something your grandfather had. It is often connected
with another obscure process called thinking, and has
been linked with the strengthening of one’s stomach
muscles.
The other portion of this article is fact. A tact is
something that many years ago led people to form
opinions which led to decisions. This today is a dying art.
American people have found it much easier to let a few
do the thinking and doing for all.
In this time of lax stomachs and high hearts,
Americans are allowing themselves to be herded like
cattle. Governments don’t just do things for people; they
must be pressured into action by the people. If people in
a democracy don’t do the pressuring, the democracy
becomes stagnant and dies. Speaking of death, the fight
for pollution is going better than the fight against it.
Why? The corporations and money groups are doing the
pressuring, and not the people. They spend more on
advertising against pollution than they do for stopping it.
Scientists now believe that at the present rate, within 50
years we will have destroyed all usable life forms in our
oceans with pollution.
So people, if you think the government, state or
nation, is going to bail you out of this one, you’re
wrong.
Like it or not, this one is up to you. If we don’t put stops
on pollution, it will eventually kill us; if we don’t put
stops on government, it will eventually strangle us. Try
something different today: Go out on a limb, form an
opinion. The middle of the road is no place for cars,
much less people.
—Jack Easley
Favoritism Toward Long Hair and Rock Music
Young people who favor long sarily religious in the sense of
hair and rock music have a referring explicitly to God
staunch defender in a person or Christ. But they’re asking in
many of them may regard as a these songs, ‘What is the
super-square. purpose of my life? ’, ‘Where did
He’s evangelist Billy I come from?’, ‘Where am I
Graham. “I think it’s ridiculous going?’ And those are religious
for parents to engage in bitter questions.”
Graham said it is a serious
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“My grandfather had a beard “We are educating their
down to his chest and minds but letting their spirits
a moustache and very long hair. starve,” he said. “We have
His whole face looked hairy. But failed to give them a faith, a
he was one of the most creed, a philosophy that will
wonderful Christian men I enable them to endure the
ever knew. Hairiness was the vicissitudes of life.”
style 75 years ago—and we’re He said that in his recent
obviously back to that style crusades he has found young
now.” people especially responsive to
Graham wears his own Christian teaching about the
graying hair fairly long—down Holy Spirit as the living
to the collar, if he’s had a recent presence of God within the
haircut, over the collar if he’s human heart,
been too busy to get to the “The average young person
barber. doesn’t know there’s a
The Baptist evanelist, who supernatural power that can
has Five children of his own, also dwell this is a cardinal teaching
suggested that parents listen to of Christianity, he is intensely
the lyrics of rock songs before interested,
entering a blanket “In my judgement, ” Graham
condemnation contemporary said, “this is the greatest need
youth’s music. and opportunity confronting the
“My wife and I bought a church today: to acquaint
bunch of rock records and sat people, and especially seeking
down to listen to them. We had young people, with the rality
to listen quite a long time before and power of the Holy Spirit.”
our ears got attuned to them so Reprinted from
we could understand the lyrics. —Wilmington Star
“I was frankly surprised to By Louis Cassels
find that a lot of rock music is UPI Religious
deeply religious. Not neces- Writer
THE WAYNE COMMUNIQUE
THE VOICE OF WAYNE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
GOLDSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
Editor William Daniels
Assistant Editor Joseph Neal
Reporters Neal Herring, Debbie Evans,
Steve Edwards, George Bell
Sports Editors Pann Johnson, Paulette Harman
Feature Editors Sandy Mitchell, Jean Edgerton
Chief Typist Dianne Casey
Assistant Typists Joe Daniels
Layout and Proof Editor Willianri Daniels
Advertising Neal Herring, Gerry Davis
Advisors Dean Waller, Mrs. Nancy Bell, Mrs. Reid,
Mrs. Gurley, Mr. Colquitt
The Communique is published monthly for the students of
WCC. The opinions expressed here do not necessarily represent
those of the Board of Directors, staff or faculty of WCC.
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Business Students
Assist in Filing Tax
The Advanced
Accounting Class of Wayne
Community College under
the direction of Mr. Glenn
Smith held a free tax
service for students during
the week of February 8-12
in the Student Union. The
response of the students
was of such extent that the
original three days was
extended to 5 days. There
has been approximately 50
students who have taken
advantage of this free
service. This year’s tax
service was considerably
better than last year’s
since helpers came to the
people needing help.
Dental Health Team
Dental Health Team
participated in a fight against
dental decay. The Dental
Department at Wayne
Community College joined in
the project and aided the Dental
Hcedth Team with the National
Children’s Dental Health Week.
The girls of the Dental
Department made posters,
bulletin boards, and visual aids
to help educate Wayne County
children about good dental
health.
St. Mary’s School, Wayne
County Day School, Faith
Christian Academy, Meadow
Lane, and Seven Springs School
were among the schools which
were visited by the girls.
Lectures were given about the
importance of good dental
he^th. Dental care school kits
which include a tooth-brush and
a tube of toothpaste were
distributed to each child who in
turn was shown proper
tooth brushing techniques. By
these various activities, the
Dental Department hopes to
educate the children of Wayne
County and cut down on the
incidence of dental decay.
Sigma Tau Sigma
Sigma Tau Sigma inducted
six new brothers February 1,
1971. These are Gerry Dozier,
Jimmy Whitehurst, Eddie
Lane, Bobby Friede, J. E.
Walters, and Gene Harrelson.
Homecoming festivities were
successful with 18 alumni
attending. Miss Linda Stamey
represented Sigma Tau Sigma
at the homecoming game.
The Fraternity was also host
to returning alumni. The
brothers were in charge of
welcoming the alumni and
A Poery: The White Rug
Hi, I’m a white rug—
Not the only one of my kind—
But just the same—a white
rug—
I once lived in a very fine
store—
The owner took real good care
of me—
But I wasn’t content.
One day I had a chance to be
moved
to a brand-new house—My new
home—
I took it or they took me—
Upon arriving—I noticed that I
was to
be placed on a beautiful red
floor—
A proud floor—
A mahogany floor—
A floor not just painted red but
with original color—
The first floor of this new
house.
I thought—as I was spread over
this
red floor—if I had any right to
cover the original element of
this house—
My shaggy white mind was
puzzled—
I did not cover the entire red
floor—
I left just a little in the corner—
Wow— if this floor only knew
how
“I” felt-
I can’t talk to it because of its
resentment toward us white
rugs—
If you came to see me—
You could still see the small
portion
of the not-so-proud red floor in
the corner—
Maybe someday—Someone or
something will
rip me and my kind off—
I hardly think so—
We are nailed pretty tight—
But a strong hammer ?
Well—now you know how 1 got
here
and what I did—
But I have another problem—
Someone or something kept
bringing in a
black substance—
I would have thought that this
showing them the additions to
the college.
Sigma Tau Sigma plans to go
to various high schools in this
area and speak to 15-17 year
olds on the advantages that
Wayne Community College has
to offer.
..LET’S ALL GO OUT AND
BUY AT Edwards Young Mens
Shop. We'll both be glad you did.
Go there today!
The Parking
Lot Poem
Listen all ye students to a tale of
fact
Beside K Building and also in
back.
It’s none the less than the story
about
Our bumpy, dirty parking lot
which must go out.
A change of seasons brings
many a thing
From hot to cold, from drought
to rain.
So in abiding by nature’s laws,
Our parking lot reveals its
flaws.
When it rains, a thousand lakes
appear
And those who can’t swim walk
with fear.
And when it freezes, the lakes
do too,
And if you walk on them, you
may fall through.
When the rains cease and the
cold does end,
A desert of dust and dunes
descend.
No need to wash your cars, I
say,
For they will be dirty again that
day.
Dreams of pavement fill our
minds.
Replacing the nightmares of
parking fines.
The question is asked, “But
what can I do?”
The answer following is from
me to you.
Ask your S. G. A.
representatives in whatever
curriculum you’re in.
To find out what will be done
and also when.
Without your opinion publicly
expressed,
We may have to stay in this
present mess.
David Bryant Adams
black
substance would have wanted to
stay
in its original environment—
Someone or something thought
Otherwise-
Well—once it was here I didn’t
mind
because of my belief in one
creator.
(Note I get to read a little
because the bookshelf drops a
few books on me.)
Well—anyway—someone or
something
kept sweeping this black
substance
around and kept treating it like
dirt—
I couldn’t say anything because
of
that same ole resentment for
white rugs—
Someone or something was
trying to keep
me pure—
I know not why but ?
Finally a windstorm hit—
Blowing some of me loose—
Revealing the red floor and
spreading
that black substance all over—
Wow—things were a mess!
Things are better today—
The someone or something has
moved away—
My texture isn’t pure
anymore—
The three of us—
Me (—the white rug—)
The red floor—
The black substance—
All live in Peace
as one from the same.
The only time we worry is when
the
house begins to shake—
Or the sky begins to fall!
“A Brother of the
Fraternity of Rugs—
Floor & Substances”
Jeffrey S. Crawford