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Former Public Safety
Officers Sue Duke
I For $1 Million
By Milton Jordan
Three former Duke
University public safety
officers have filed a $1
it: - -1 a:
. . i
tion lawsuit against ine
university. A- - :.-,
The three Dennis
Ellis, Ms. ; Rosa , Scar- i
borough and' Edward:
Smith y' ; ' charge that r
they "were- mistreated,
overlooked . for. promo-.;
tions and either fired or!
forced to resign because:
they are black. P; '
The suit,'.-''-filed last ?;
month in the U.S. :
District Court for the 1
North Carolina Eastern
District, is filed as a class
action suit. But it must
be certified as a class ac
tion by the court.
University? officials
refused to comment on"
the suit.
Specifically, the suit
charges that Ellis, who
was hired as a Duke
University public safety
officer in February 1973
and who was promoted
to lieutenant in 1978,
was "busted" to cpr
poral and later fired on
charges of insubordina
tion by disobeying an
order to wear his cor
poral's bars, an insignia
of his rank. He was also
charged with less serious
infractions. According
to Ellis, the firing came
while he was on tem
porary leave of absence,
and ". . . .Caucasian!
employees involved in
similar problems were
not demoted in rank or
required to lose their'
position of
employment."
Ellis, 31, said in a re
pent interview that the;
kuit was filed, not simply '
to get at what he called
concrete racism, but
abstract racism as well,
and the department's'
habit of systematically;
getting rid of people who!
question what is goirig'
Ms. Scarborough, '29,
who currently teaches at
NCCU's law . school,
charges that she was
fired as a Duke Universi-,
ty public safety officer in -t
September . 1978 M)nu
charges of unsatisfactory
job performance.".
. . She claims, , however. ;
that her dismissal came;
because she questioned
various policies and what
she I . considered
discriminatory practices
in the department. Ms.
Scarborough was one of
the first two . black
women hired as public
safety officers at Duke.
Smith , who was one of
the first black public
safety officers at Duke:
University, could not be
reached for comment.
Both Ellis and Ms.
Scarborough filed com
plaints against- the
university under provi
sions of the Equal
Employment Opportuni
ty Act, and both said
they were given the
"right to sue" byEEOC
after efforts to conciliate
the disagreements failed..
In addition to the $1
million they're asking
for in actual damages,
the defendants are also
asking the court to order
Duke to reinstate them,
if they want the jobs
back, and to award the
three back pay from the
time they fired. The suit
asks for similar awards
for other members of the
class, should the court
certify the claim as a
class action.
Girl Scout Troops Recommit
Themselves To High Ideals
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Dr. C. Eric Lincoln, professor of Religion and
Culture at Duke University, will preach at Russell
Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
on bunaay,-March 14, at 11 a.m.
By Milton Jordan
Slowly, the overhead
lights winked out in the
Sanctuary at Community
'Baptist Church Sunday
evening, leaving the
flickering light of about
fifty candles to break the
darkness. ' It was Scout
Sunday at Community, a
' small Baptist Church of ;
some 12S families at
4821 Barbee Road. The
church sponsors four '
Girl Scout troops and
one Boy Scout troop,
which includes a Cub
Scout pack, according to
Ms. Connie Montague,
the church's Girl Scout
coordinator.
Scout Sunday is now
an annual event at the
church where the scouts
reaffirm their commit
ment to scquting's lofty
ideals. The major part of
the program featured the
Girl Scouts, going point-by-point
through the
Girl Scout law, explain
ing what it means.
Principles of the law
include honesty,
fairness, cheerfulness,
friendliness and con
sideration, respect for
authority, wise utiliza
tion of resources, a
desire to protect and im
prove their world, and
respect for self and
others. As each girl an
nounced each point of
the law, she lit a candle,
and when the candles
were all lit, the lights
flashed out, leaving just
the candles, described by
the girls as symbolizing
"a small but strong light
of hope in the world."
Members of the
church's Boy Scout
troop opened and closed
fhe "Honor Court",
with a presentation of
the American Flag and
the Bible.
In an interview follow
ing the program, several
Girl Scouts discussed
their purposes, goals and
problems with scouting..
"Scouting is an ex
cellent way to meet new
people," said Harriett
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JUST A FEW of the more than fifty Girl Scouts at Community Baptist
Church wait for the Scout Sunday program to begin at the church.
sees an additional long
range value to scouting,:
a sort of lifelong lesson. ,;
"It teaches you how to
handle other people."
Community's Girl
Scout troops are
members of the Pines of
Carolina Girl Scout
Dr. Lincoln is recosnired as fln,mterntfhtisill
Black Church in America. He is the sole author of
more than ten books and his contribution to
scholarly journals and magazines exceeds a hun
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The public is cordially invited to come and hear
this preacher, professor and prolific writer
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Brotherhood Sunday at Union
Brotherhood Sunday will be held at Union Bap
tist Church, Sunday, March 6 at 11 a.m. Dr. C.
Eric Lincoln of the Duke Divinity School, will be
the guest speaker.
lit teaches you now
to be self-confident in
almost every situation."
Audrey Jordan, 13,
who has been a scout for
seven years, said she got
into scouting because she
likes participating in
group activities, but be
ing a scout does present
peer problems.
"That's one of the
biggest problems with
being a Girl Scout,"
Audrey said, "because
sometimes your peers
give you a hard time
because they consider
scouting to be for little
girls and therefore a
waste of time for a
teenager."
How does she handle
the pressure?
"I tell them that since
mars me way iney ieei,
Audrey explained, "it's
assure sign theytneed to
bVin scouting." V
For Kim Harrison, 13,
one of scouting's main
attractions is being, able
to travel. She and Cither
members of her troop
visited. Florida's
Disneyworld last . sum
mer. ;
Tamika Wright, 1
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cil, with troops in twenty
counties in the Piedmont
area of the state. Accor
ding to Ms. Carol
Hyman, Pines of
Carolina field director,
there are about 1400 girls
who are regular active:
members of scout troops
that comprise the coun
cil, and about 500 of
them are black. She said
the - council's . member
ship means that one in
every 13 girls between six
and 17 years old in the
council's twenty counties
is a Girl Scout.
"Our geal", she said,
"is a 1-10 ratio."
The Girl Scout pro
gram operates on four
levels, covering four dif
ferent age groups::
Brownie, 6-8; Junior,
9-11; Cadet, 12-14; and,
Senior, 15-17.
Community Baptist's
Girl Scout program in-,
eludes one Brownie
troop, two Junior troops
and one Cadet troop.
"I think we will have
some girls ready to go to
senior scout next year,"
said Ms. Montague,
"and we are thinking
about starting our own!
troop. There are no
black senior troops in
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One other important,
element of the Girl Scout
program, according to
Ms. Hyman, is the adult
volunteers who work!
with the girls, teaching:
them the principles and
serving as role models.
Ms. Katby
a former Girl Scout," is
such a volunteer. She,
coordinated and produc
ed Sunday's program at
the church.
"I do this because I
really enjoy working
with young people," she
said, "and because I feel
it is important for these
girls to have role models
so they can see that the
principles. ,.we are
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Garden Club held its
monthly meeting
February 22 at the home
of Mrs. Weona Peaks,
oh Nebo St.
The Garden Gate was
opened by Mrs. Hattie
Johnson, chaplain, who
conducted devotion. The
president, Mrs, Sophine .
chavis, informed
members that tickets for,
the Queens Contest had
been purchased and a
check would be forward
ed to Mrs. Carrie
Vereen.
Before the repast, the
blessing was given by the
club's little guest, Miss
Kellie Nicole Moore.
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work later In life.11
Explaining the
scouting program from a
practical basis, Ms.
Carver said the girls
come in as Brownies and
spend that period learn
ing the basics of interper-,
sonal skills, and as they !'
ladder, they learn sucti i
important lessons as how j
to get along with Others '
and to work as a team.
acout programs are
financed by weekly dues
and other fundraising
projects, such as selling
Girl Scout Cookies. Last
year, according to Ms.
Montague Community's
Girl Scouts sold about
$1.5,000 in cookies.
thanked the hostess.
The next meeting will
be at the home of Mrs.
Louise Moore, 910
Lawson Street.
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Daye is ending his first
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