Friday, March 14, 1969
CU Retreat
Confronts
Problems
A campus-wide retreat,
involving a representative
cross-section of students from all
classes, is being held this
weekend at Besty-Jeff Penn 4-H
Camp near Reidsville.
The retreat, sponsored by the
College Union and co-ordinated
by Union president Sally
Peterson, will be attended by
approximately 40 students. Its
purpose is to confront and
discuss problems concerning the
college, and to educate students
faculty and administration of
each other's problems in order
to find some possible solutions.
The program, which will get
under way Saturday afternoon,
will include discussions on four
broad topics, led by the
following students: Mark
Lessner, academics; Val France,
school services; Dan Hulbert,
school regulations; and Vicki
Wyzynski, campus attitudes.
Students invited to attend the
retreat were given a choice of
topics to sign up for.
For the Sunday noon meal,
which will climax the retreat, a
number of administration and
faculty members will join those,
already involved in the program
for further consideration of the
issues.
Miss Peterson said, in planning
the event, that as far as she
knew, Guilford was the first
school to organize such a retreat.
Color-blindness
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it's still there. He noted that
"The majority of textbooks still
used in the North and the South
either ignore the black people or
present a stereotyped magnolia
myth".
According to Farmer, the
worst victims of this
conditioning process have been
the blacks. "We have been
taught that biack is bad, some
sort of deformity. We've been
taught to reject ourselves and
part of our rejection has been
the rejection of Africa". He
noted that when Negroes in
America rejected Africa they
were cutting an umbilical cord
with their past. "There is no
future without a past" he said.
Ideally, he foresees a future in
which people of all races and
nationalities are proud and not
fearful of honoring their culture
and people won't feel
subcultures weaken the
American nationality. He wants
the black American to accept his
blackness and be proud of his
culture.
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Representation Questioned
By CATHI LOWDERMILL
In December 1968,
Greensboro citizens voted 2 to 1
against a proposal called "Plan
B" which would have changed
the form of the city government.
Rather than to vote for "Plan
B", the people of Greensboro
voted for the present system of
local government. The vote,
however, was not so much a vote
for the present system as a vote
against "Plan B."
Currently, Greensboro's city
council is composed of seven
members elected at large, who in
turn choose a mayor from their
number. However, the city
manager—not the mayor-has
the most important position in
the local government.
Complaints have been made
that the people of the southeast
and southwest quadrants of
Greensboro are not equally
represented with the present
system, and that the council is
dominated by members from the
northwest quadrant. In an
attempt to provide equal
representation, "Plan B" was
suggested.
Had "Plan B", been adopted,
the city would have been divided
into twelve wards which would
have been equal in population.
Each ward would have elected
its own representative, and the
mayor would have been elected
at large. Specific changes
promised by the proponents of
Plan B were (1) that the mayor
would be the chief executive
rather than the city manager,
and (2) that councilmen would
receive a salary of SIOO rather
than the $2400 which they now
"Changes in agenda", as
Farmer calls them, have also
caused widespread confusion.
An example of this is the case of
a Negro who tried to support the
movement of integration of
residential areas by moving his
family into a white suburb.
When he originally did this, he
was a sort of "hero", but later
he became an "Uncle Tom" to
the black community. There is
more residential segregation
today than in 1954 according to
Farmer. He does not support
black separatism, but he insists
that the black ghetto will not
disappear because to some
people it is home and they want
to live there.
What does Farmer
optimistically envision for the
future? He desires "not color
blindness, but seeks color
conscience to eliminate color
inequity". He wants black
Americans to be "more
respected and dealt with as
equals; not necessarily to be
loved".
The Guilfordian
receive, and the mayor would
receive up to SSOOO as opposed to
the S4BOO which the present
system pays him for part-time
work. With his new salary, the
mayor would work as a full-time
employe of the city.
When "Plan B" was defeated
the Chamber of Commerce
promised to help create a plan
for a better ward or modified
ward system to be presented in a
referendum before the May
election of city councilmen.
Unforeseen problems arose
when, after being presented with
a multitude of plans,
Greensboro's delegation to the
state assembly abandoned the
idea of changing the city's form
of government. But with no help
from the delegation, there is
little chance of having another
referendum before the May
election. State law requires that
North Carolina's General
Assembly approve such a
referendum, as well as any
change in a city's form of
government. Traditionally the
Assembly approves a referendum
when all members of a city's
delegation want it; therefore,
until Greensboro's delegation
asks for a referendum, the city
may not be able to change its
form of government.
Another tradition is involved
in the decision to put the
referendum aside; the delegation
does not usually introduce a
petition for any major change in
the form of local government
unless the city government itself
calls for a change. However,
Greensboro's city council has
urged the delegation not to take 1
action. Thus, from a practical
political standpoint, a change of
government in Greensboro is
impossible for at least two years.
In order for action to be
taken before two years have
passed, a new statute must be
made in the 1969 legislature
giving local governments the
power to call referenda without
petitioning the General
Assembly. The Greensboro
Jaycees have endorsed a
recommendation that local
citizens may petition for a
referendum. In the present
proposal, the local governing
unit is the only body having the
power to hold a referendum.
As it now stands, there is a
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Potpourri
Members of the Downtown Division of Guilford College
have begun publishing their own campus newspaper, The
Utter. Neil M. Smith, editor, and Ned Giberson, founders, are
members of the Student Activities Committee who felt that
"Downtown students should be informed of what's happening
in Greensboro and to increase interest at the Division." The
newspaper is operating on a $l2O budget, completely financed
by the SAC. The second issue appeared last week.
REQUIRED CHAPEL BOYCOTTED
An estimated 300 Queens girls refused to enter the college's
Belk Chapel for services last Wednesday. The boycott was
aimed at the Queens tradition of weekly worship service. The
girls felt that regardless of the affiliation of the college, an
enforced worship service could not be justified. Queens girls
were joined in their protest by the Charlotte Observer. In an
editorial entitled "Enforced Chapel Risks Emptiness," the
newspaper noted that "It is axiomatic that worship can't be
coerced, even though a requirement for student attendance at
chapel may be enforced as a matter of school policy.
OCEANOGRAPHY STUDIED
Wilmington College plans to use its unique position as the
only four-year North Carolina school located on the coast to
emphasize oceanography. An increasing amount of interest has
been generated for study in this area. The college felt that it
was their job to impress upon the public the need to take
advantage of their own resources.
FREE COLLEGE IN MAKING
A movement to establish a non-credit Free College is under
way at Appalachian State University at Boone. Courses
relating to social and political interests as well as academic and
vocational persuits are anticipated. The Free College has the
backing of the University and is being directed by its
administration. The purpose of the Free College is to
complement existing programs of study without duplication of
them.
DRY SPELL ENDS
Davidson College's 1837 Charter banned beer and wine sales
within five miles of the college campus. Early in February the
town of Davidson voted to become wet, thus ending the
131-year dry spell.
INDEPENDENT WORK PROPOSED
Leo Jenkins, president of East Carolina University at
Greenville, has suggested that athletes who participate in
football and basketball be enrolled in a program of
independent study during the season of participation. The
students would do written work when it was convenient which
would mean more practice time.
possibility of having another
referendum in Greensboro
without the next two years only
if the state legislature passes the
proposal to give more power to
the local governments.
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