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4 THE CAROLINIAN WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1958 Editorial Viewpoint The CAROLINIAN S WORDS OF WORSHIP BRETHREN, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual restore such an one in the spirit of meekness, considering thy self; lest thou also be tempetd. Bear yo one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. For every man shall bear his own burden. Let him that is taught in the word com. munieate unto him that teacheth in all good things. Be not deceived: God is not mocked • for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption; but. he that soweth unto the Spirit, shall of the Spirit reap life ever lasting. And let us not be weary in well doing: for In due season we shall reap, if we faint not. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men. especially unto them who are of the household of faith. Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand. Th recent juvenile crime wave in Brooklyn, New York, schools focuses attention on a dis ciplinary problem educators must solve. “Tough guys”, through the telephone treat ment, frightened Sidney Gerschick, as.-.isfant principal of Brooklyn’s Francis Scott Key Junior High School: and upon urging by his wife, the man quit his post. Highlights of the “terror-wave” included the raping of two girls, the beating of a young boy a savage attack upon a policeman, and an other principal’s suicide. During 1957’s first 11 months, 1.848 crimes occured in New York’s public schools They included 222 major crimes such as murder, rape, scores of robberies, armed attacks, arson, and extortion. School officials wondered, where would it end? What could be done? What was wrong? Thus, a grand jury investigation got under way. We Salute Livingstone College The name of the city of Salisbury is sy nonymous with that of Livingstone College Well, over in Salisbury, an educational cen ter in its own right. Livingstone College ob served the 104th birthday anniversary of Dr. Joseph Charles Price, founder and first presi dent, on Wednesday, February 12, The Founder’s Day celebration marked the 63rd anniversary of the founding of Living stone College, operated by the African Me thodist Episcopal Zion Church. Highlighting the occasion was the formal opening of re modeled Carnegie Library. Dr. Joseph Charles Pric was an educator and silver-tongued orator of the nineteenth century. Hs<3 he not met an untimely death, historians say that he probably would have overshadowed Booker T. Washington, the a postle of racial good will. At any rate, Price set going an experiment in higher education—Livingstone College that has turned the threat of ignorance and illiteracy among Negroes upside-down. The opportunities made available by this church-related college enabled many young mm. and women to prepare for professional Continuing our series of articles on the prob lem of children bom out of wedlock, we are considering the matter of the illegitimate chil dren themselves. Many citizens are opposed to the financial •supporting of illegitimate children by the State Board of Public Welfare. Frequently. we resist providing them with elementary justice sand a decent standard of living. The public j welfare program has been criticized by some people, because it. has attempted to provide some of these children with financial assistance along with other children in the population. Thank God, we do not deny children who are ill, need medical attention and care be cause they are born out of wedlock. The chil dren must not be blamed for the sins of their parents. We do not close the doors of the public schools to this group, because they don't have Some of the most successful men the world has ever produced were to themseives failures, or were at one time failures. Cy young perhaps the greatest pitcher of all times, accumulated 511 victories, a mark that has never been threatened. But what is gen erally forgotten is that Young actually lost as many games as he won. One of the faiiingest men who ever lived was always trying experiment* that were un successful. Yet we never think of Thomas Edi son. as a failure. At Fort Necessity, during the French and Indian War, a young American officer capi tulated to the enemy. But George Washington is never thought of as the man who surrender ed to the French. On the other hand, many men have been failures to themselves. What they wanted most earnestly, they could not have; and while they could bend the world to their wills, they them- The Hoodlums Take Over They, Too, Musi Be Fed The Power Os Failure As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcis ed; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. For neither they themselves who are circum cised keep the law; but desire to have you circumsfized, that they may glory’ in your flesh. But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. And as many walk according to this rule. peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God. From henceforth let no man trouble me; for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus, Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen. Our weekly word*. From the Epistle of Paul to the Galatians, the 6th Chapter, 1 through 18 verses, We offer for thought during the week : II we deceive God—Consider things basically are Godly. School officials suspended with one sweep 644 juvenile delinquents and later dropped other pupils from school. A series of confer ences are now underway to arrange for mors special schools for problem children and more correctional snacc for juvenile law breakers. The CAROLINIAN is convinced that this problem cannot be solved by suspending pu pils from school in wholesale fashion. The school must be assisted by other city agencies. We suggest that school authorities, through legislation, if necessary, tighten the belts of discipline. And if need be, teachers should be permitted to apply the rod in such cases. This is the only treatment that many pupils will respond to. We rue the day that the law made it a criminal act for an understanding teacher to apply “the hickory stick” with moderation. Regardless of what solutions school officials come up with, they must act now, or the youthful “hoodlums” will take over! training of a higher order. Significantly, during this celebration, it was announced that Dr. S. E. Duncan a native of Salisbury and supervisor of Negro secondary schools in North Carolina was elected presi dent of Livingstone College. He will assume duties on July 1, Being reared in Salisbury and an alumnus of Livingstone College, Dr. Duncan is steeped in the traditions of this institution. We believe he will personify the quest for elementary jus tice, encourage students to have thirst after knowledge and righteousness, and exhibit a fine spirit in public relations. Another feature of the celebration was the financial report which showed that contribu tions totalling $82,242 has been donated to the college from the Episcopal areas of the AME Zion Church. The fact that Livingstone College held a formal opening of the remodeled library shows that the institution is ever striving to provide die best in the way of educational facilities. Livingstone College is hereby saluted for her enviable place in the educational circles of North Carolina. clothes, shoes, and books Ouv welfare program provide these minimum things. Children are permitted to participate in all school pro grams. The people in North Carolina would not think of withdrawing public assistance to these children for education and medical care. God grant that this wilt always be so. Crime is costing the nation sss~billion an nually. Compared with this figure, we are pay ing a mere pittance for public assistance to these unfortunate children. Through a process of counseling and guid ance, the State Board of Public Welfare has helped many illegitimate children to become leading citizens in the nation and state. By providing some of them with a college educa tion, the Board has lifted many Negro youths from the mire of filth and moral slums to an outgoing Christian life. selves could not achieve what they desired most. For example, Alexander the Great conquer ed the world but he was never able to conquer his violent temper. Napoleon won the on dying devotion of millions but the one person he really wanted to love him refused. That was Josephine his wife. Gothe, one of the greatest poets and writ ers in the world, really wanted to be an artist and wasted many years of his early life in studying art, in which he had but mediocre ability. Men and women would fed a lot less sen sitive about failure if they remembered it just doesn’t matter, except as a guidepost for one self. One writer has said, “Success is a bright sun that obscures and makes ridiculously un important all the little shadowy flecks of fail ure.” Still A Victim Os Their Teachings FDG What Other Editors Say WOODROW, 42, HE WAS AGELESS The news story which re ported to Raleigh about the death of its only real trouba dour told us that his full name was Woodrow Montague and that he was 43. The reporter, of course, had to include such vital statistics, since news stories must oe things built of such essential bits of information. Actually, though, Woodrow didn't really need a last name, just as any landmark doesn’t need a last name, especially a landmark which moved so mer rily and so harmlessly through the streets of a city made hap pier by its presence. Few peo ple would have known who Woodrow Montague might have been. But, almost everybody in Raleigh knew Just plain Wood row, knew him to be the man whose drum and whose tam bourine brought a sort of thumping and jingling music to relieve the tedium and ten sion which afflicted so many of Woodrow's fellow citizens. And, Woodrow couldn't have been as young as a mere 42, for he was truly ageless, sim ply a continuation in the .un broken, age-old line of men who have passed through all the cities of the world in ail times. Every city everywhere has had its Woodrow'. Raleigh’s downtown streets will be quieter without Wood row. But, they wont’ be as merry and as happy until the next Woodrow comes along to brighten them again THE RA LEIGH TIMES. ♦ * * * IN THIS OUR DAY “FEAR. NOT" For the past several months there has been a downward trend in the economy. This trend is indicated by such fac tors as an increase in the num ber of the unemployed result ing in a decrease in consumer purchases, a decrease In firms’ spending for capital improve ments, and the most talked of, the fall in prices of securi ties listed on stock exchanges. Now the foregoing as well as other indicators does definite ly' point to a downward trend in the economy. Moreover, it is a matter that must not, indeed cannot, be ignored by all con cerned. Just one of the fore going alone, a large number of people unemployed, is a serious matter to the individual ami families of the unemployed as well as to the entire economy. However, we must not per mit ourselves to become frus trated or panic-stricken bo:- cause of the present slow down in the economy. We must not make hasty economic decisions. Especially should wa go slow in the matter of liquidating any investments we may have made. Basically the economy is sound. Despite the down ward trend during the latter part of 1957, the national in come during 1957, according to a report by the Board of Gov ernors of the Federal Reserve System was greater than It was in 1956. According to the Ex change (A New York Stock Ex change monthly publication), the majority of common stock listed on exchanges paid larg er dividends for 1957 than they did for 1956, Certainly, so to speak, any system will get out of gear sometimes and will, thus, need to be corrected or adjusted. Our automobiles need adjust ing at times. So do our human bodies. Os course politicians looking for an election Issue or campaign slogan will endeavor IGNORANCE IN DIPLOMACY Marion B. Folsom, Secretary of Health, Education and Wel fare estimates that 10,000,000 Russians are studying English while leas than one-tenth of one per cent of that number of American students (8,000) are studying Russian. Those figures are important, but Mr. Folsom has produced other figures that are shocking as well ns important. Less than half of the State Department's foreign officers are proficient in French, German or Spanisn, and only one-quarter of incom ing foreign officers are profi cient in any foreign langauge. Ogviously our State Depart ment is under a woeful handi cap in dealing with and at tempting to understand other peoples in the world. The contempt for other lan guages is one of the most cost ly facets of American compla cency. It is understandable that Americans, who go abroad once in a lifetime, if at all, should not feel any need to master a foreign language. It Is almost ipcredible, however, that the State Department should not require its officers who are making a career of fareign ser vice to know the language of countries to which they art* sent. WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL. * • • » THE RASH OF CRIMES SHOULD BE STOPPED The present rash of crimes is beginning to reveal the ne glect as well as the lack of at tention we are giving what is becoming an acut« community problem. By C. A. Chick, Sr. to make the present downward trend of the economy appear worse than it really Is. The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond in its monthly bulletin for February called the present downward turn in the economy “The most pros perous recession." The bulletin bases its conclusion on such factors as population increase resulting in an increase in family formation, and our technological progress. The bulletin believes that our e conomy i * fundamentally SENTENCE SERMONS BY REV. FRANK CLARENCE “HE CARES FOR ME” 1. ’’erhaps it has never oc curred to you that for every individual in the world, some body coxes, be he an Inveterate drunkard, even with such some affection is shared 2 A lonely Mother may be seated at a window, or a Fa ther trying to fathom the way wardness of a Son . , . the out look at times may appear dreary, but they hoi>e for a victory to be won. 3. If such is the love and pa tience of human parents whose heart-strings Eeem to echo me lodious tones, how much more the love of an eternal Father who forgives us o! all our wrongs? 4. This Is the love beyond human understanding, deeper ami wider than all sin-sickness which is replaced with a sec ond-birth. 5. A love incarnate emitting from above, too mysterious for understanding sent to acquaint us with Ood His years on earth were thirty three to Holdups are becoming more frequent -while other types of duties are also on the Increase. During recent weeks, thieves invaded the business of Morris Brown College and took over $1,700 in cash along with sev eral checks. In a recent in stance, a newspaper district station was robbed of almost $3,000 when two armed men entered the office and ordered the manager of the station to hand over the money. Whatever the case these crimes are committed and the people Involved in each in stance have not been appre hended. One law official, traces the part of the season to property owners themselves, claiming that through carelessness bur glars are allowed to enter and steal. Tills might be true, but such is not sufficient to jus tify stealing, robbery and thiev ery in any sense of the word. There is simply no justification for criminal action in ary form. These holdups, burglaries should be stopped. Stronger measures should be taken to eliminate crime. The whole thing boils down to a commu nity and civic responsibility to apprehend, and punish severely gangsterism wherever it arises. Crime should be the concern of all the people. Any instance of robbery or criminal 'action in any form should be reported to the proper authorities at once. It is the responsibility of the community, as well as the police, to help eliminate crime. THE ATLANTA DAILY WORLD sound, that the worse of the downward turn may well be behind us. and there is no rea - son to assume that the private economy needs to be bailed out by the government sector of the economy. The bulletin further reasons that thus being the case, why look at 1058 as a recession year? The bulletin feels that if one insists on calling 1058 a year of recession that it should be added "It is the most pros perous recession you can hate without calling it prosperity.’ LOWRY FOR AM* make His coming perfectly clear, but men held Him in sus picion and would not come very near. 6. Times have not changed so very much, and though He has bled and died, men for their own pleasure and conven ience still deceitfully push Him aside: but ah, for all those who draw real near, His love for such has never changed, and for power, He has no peer. 7. For ail this I know "He CARES FOR. ME”, I feel His Omnipotent touch, for as strange to others Hi" works may seem, I enjoy Him so very much 8. It Is certainly nice to know when the winds do blow, that you and the Captain have some things in common: for the Cap tain ere implied has never Hls children denied, and He owns the earth as His Dominion. 9. Lise Peter of old, on wa ter, wc may be called to walk to Him ... In such a. case just remember He thinks not in terms of space, and water to JUST FOR FUN AT THE DELTA JABBERWOCK The advertisements c*i tied a picturesque description of the Massie Patterson Carib Singers who were being spon sored by the Delta Sigma The ta Sorority, Corn,yard had heard so much about the Ca lypso, Cha-Cha, shimmy girls and boys, stick fighters, and Voo Doo. He could hardly wait to get to the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium, At 8:15 p.m., Cornyard and the “nev" Annie Belle, Loretta and I took a balcony sent be cause we wanted a bird's-eye view of the Carrlbean Islands. Annie Belle was dressed as a Carrlbean lass, while Loretta wore that new tunip dress with a wide-brim hat. As a winsome lass came on the stage doing a hot Cha-Cha and whirled her skirt in um brella fashion, Cornyard lost control of himself and guffaw ed. I was embarrassed, Loretta gave Cornyard a look of steel, and Annie Belle looked away. "Cornyard,” said I' softly, ‘‘the Delta’s won't like this you know.' 1 "Isn’t the drumming magnif icent?” said Loretta to Corn yard. Cornyard paid her no mind. He yelled, “Look at that Cha-Cha gal—she’s real gone! ’ Trying to distract Curnyard’s attention, Annie Belle said, “The music is so romantic.” Cornyard. got up. I said. "Sit down, you idiot.” Cornyard bent over and whis pered, “I am going down and see the management about that Cha-Cha girl. I want to meet her after the show." FOLKS. YOU KNOW ONE THING CORNYARD DfD MEET HER, « * * Walking down the street pass the Richard B. Harrison Library I passed two bums. Said one bum to me ,"Friend, may I speak with you a min ute?” Then he spilled his hard luck story, and ended up with a request for a quarter. "Sorry, friend, r ain a school boy and don’t have any mon ey,” I answered, Gordon B* Hancock s BETWEEN the LINES THE GREATER TRAGEDY Between my graduation from Colgate University and my ma triculation at Harvard them was a summer that I spent in New York City--in Harlem of course. Being long on ambition and short on money, I noticed that there was to be an exam ination at the Customs House for applicants for clerkships in the post office. Being a clerk In the post of fice was an intriguing notion, and I betook myself to the Cus toms House for the examina tion on the appointed date. Happily I passed the examina tion with such high average, that within ten days I receiv ed my appointment as perm a - clerk at the Grand Central station post office. At the ap pointed date and hour I arriv ed dressed in a fine mohair suit, with swell Manhattan shirt and beautiful neck-tie, with shoes glistening. Why not, I was going to "clerk” in the post office. T noticed a subtle ripple of laughter, when I appeared ready for work. The superin dent assigned me the task of transporting huge mail pouch es from one part, of the station to another. Some of these pouches weighed as much as 200 pounds. I of course comd handle the mail; but I did not want to soil my clothes. Imagine my trying to han dle those large pouches with out touching my immaculate attire. Within a matter of min utes, one could hardly tell what my fine clothes were made of so. hot was the weather and so strenuous the work. When I had sweated down, I said to one of my fellow workers, "Arid this is what you call clerking in the post office?” The fellows had the laugh on me and thereafter I went to the post office prepar ed to work and had appropri ate clothes for the purpose. My point ere ts a fellow who ia dressed too finely is not pre pared for dirty work. There is a lot of dirty work connected with this matter of Integration. A casual study of the sentiment of the Old South will convince one that these zealous segregationists will stop at nothing to prepetu atft the fteti-rec hinri and hiimili- Him is not thin . . . and, all you need to say in the ah', on Land or Sea “I Know He Carrs For Me.” 1C Such confidence as toil brings heavenly bliss as Chris tian soldiers move on their way , . . they murmur not, but bow the knee, and with faith joyously sing "I KNOW HE CARES FOR ME". 11. Winds may blow and tempests rise, but in Him they trust who is above the skies . . . and no matter what evil or storm may appear, they find Him ever present to comfort and cheer. 12. Who wouldn’t serve such a God as this, whose love one should never attempt to resist . . . for the moment one ac cepts this blessed Savior, a new day begins in beatific splendor . . . and then throughout eter nity can with Angels sing "I KNOW HE CARES FOR ME" BY MARCUS H, 80ULWARE Cornyard chuckled as w« walked on. "What are you grinning at?” said I. "It worked Uka magic didn't it?” * * + * I asked Cornyard about the women s "Upswept Look” for spring 1958. Cornyard said, “a am against it.” And he asked me for a good argument to de fend tills style. “Here are some of the rea sons vby the look will be suc cessor'”, I replied: I. It is a natural balance for the shorter skirts and loose fit of the chemise. 7. It provides height which most women need. 3, It goes with their hair styles, which are “Up”. 4. It. is a youthful look. "Cornyard. you gotta get on the bandwagon now with the Upswept Look,’ because Loretta says that it’s going places,” I said assuringly. You know what, Cornyard. ignored me. * * * * At the Froggie Bottom "bean counter", Cornyard talked a bout the Carrlbean Cha-Cha singers and dancers. I said, Cornyard, women are the root of all evil, you know.” "Money and women may be the root of all evil, but I’m not averse to indulging in both," added Cornyard. Say folks, he means It too. While Cornyard and I were at the counter, I ordered a bowl of navy beans and hush puppies. “Be careful, DOC, one of your students might drop in arid see you eating that stuff,” said my friend. .1 answered, "Cornyard, a man owes it to himself once h. month to get at the grass roots of eating. There’s noth ing better than navy beans in a bow], fatback, bacon, gravy and grits, chitter'ngs and sweet potatoes, and bla-bla bla.” Ai! you teachers, professors. Docs, and Revs., treat your stomach to these down-to-earth delicacies. Y'ou’H agree with me that they are really FINE. alion and degradation ot in'* South’s Negro citizens. The Old South is prepared to carry its point by lea a, i mi ms possible', out by vio lent means if necessary. The openly expressed fear that there will be blood-shed is a suggestion for the South in shed blood if necessary. O.ic of Little Rock’s higher ups In tiic White Citizens Council spoke in Richmond recently and boasted that instead of integrating. Little Rock was going to "disintegrate.” And it is greatly to be feared that when troops are with drawn from Little Rock, there is going to be trouble of the gravest sort The segregation ists are just lying low in Little Rock, biding their time. This writer cannot take lightly the tragic possibilities that inhere in the Little Rock situation. If the Civil Rights Commis sion appointed some months ago amounts to anythng it will surprise this writer for the simple reason, the Southerners arc running Congress. Those seeking civil rights and seeking to activate the civil rights forc es are very much like the writ er when he was too dressed up to work. Those Southerners are out an their fighting togs and they we tough. With timid advocates of civil rights and with bold light ers for states rights and segre gation, the situation is precar ious. Southeamers are fighting m their overalls while our ad vocates of civil rights are fight ing in tuxedos. Say what we will Southerners are in the saddle in Washing - ton. find they mean to ride rough,-shod over all opposition to segregation, or the Southern way of life. Having spent more than ninety years apologizin ' for the defeat administered to the South in the War of Rebel lion, the North is resolved that there will not he another such war; and the South Is resolved to capitalize on the North’s no ble intentions and press for segregation with a vigor and determination that will not oe denied. Apurentiy the Negro will be the loser; but the real loser will be our great and mighty nation. The triumph of the Southern o.nnse of segregation .-Imply means a surrender of democracy as we now know d. The greater tragedy then i.s not the unhappy lot of the Negro under segregation —os tragic as it is,—the real trag edy is the end of democracy as away of life Sr. America and the world. I'iie sin and corruption and hatred- it will take to perpetu ate segregation will destroy our nation. . “IV dictionary W the only place that ‘Success’ comes be fore “Work.’"
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