OPINION The Chronicle Ernest H. Pitt Publisher ICo~ Founder NdLBISI egemonye Co-Founder elaine Pitt Business Manager Fannie Henderson Advertising Manager Carol Trader Production Manger T. J. WILLS Copy Editor * ?l*"*C*? OlCKMbr, ' ? ? ?'ubMa**'* I MiiriMnr The Home Town Lost More people attended the Wake Forest-North Carolina State football game at Grove Stadium than voted in the last primary elections. More attend the drag races at Bowman Gray Stadium than cast votes in that area. It occurs to me, why don't we have elections at sporting events? That way peo ple could plunk their votes at the turnstiles and no one would be inconvenienced. The city spent $120,000 for 12,000 votes ? $10 a vote, which is less than the price of admission to a sporting event. This bolsters my argument for the two events to be combined. ESPN could broadcast the election/game, and we could all be entertained by a half-time show of candidates "strutting their stuff" The mayoral candidates could talk about a glowing future for the city, and the two new African-American candidates who won their primary races for alderman could talk about diversity, eco nomic development, school vouchers, and nudity. We would, of course, have instant replay for when a candidate got a foul for illegal procedure or unsportsmanlike conduct. During the last election, sadly, the home town lost. The stadium was less than half full. Some spectators were heard saying, "That election doesn't count, it was just the primary (preseason). Nobody votes in the primary but rookies, diehards and vote-switchers." Taking a look at the scoreboard, we see that the two "free agent" African Americans will advance to the "playoffs." If they are suc cessful, they will create a majority ? an African-American majori ty! This will be the first time in the history of Winston-Salem that such a phenomenon has happened. All of you non-voting fans and spectators had better pay close attention to the training camps of those rookies, diehards and vote switchers for this post-season event. If not, you will find yourselves in your usual position, stunned and confused in the post-game interview." With this in mind, it would be advisable for all tailgaters, church es, sororities, fraternities, and social boules to turn their "good-tim ing" and ego-boosting events into something special by getting people to the polls to vote Nov. 4. Looking at the two candidates makes interesting commentary. One is a Democrat. Fred Terry, the other a Republican. Vernon Robinson. We will present a closer look at these two candidates in future articles; however, a preliminary introduction here is offered for brief comparison. Terry is a soft-spoken, long-term resident, containing a goodly mixture of patience, animation, and persistency. In conversation he displays a willingness to give and take and is seasoned enough to avoid smugness. He would have been a good "night student" who toiled the fields during the day and became educated at night. ' Robinson is also a long-term resident. He is well-dressed, aggres sive, and often shoots from the hip. He would have been a good ; "day student," where virtue and books were the theme and human ity the background. Terry can top anybody with his personnel acumen. Robinson carries the key to school vouchers, choice, and charter schools. Both districts are majority Caucasian with large segments of minorities ? including Hispanics. What do we give up just to win a simple numbers game? The dilemma in the local ^frican-American community would be similar to the national one we now face since the Congressional Black Caucus has joined with the Republican majority to defeat national testing for public school children. Would an African-American Republican vote be representative of the views of its constituency on crucial issues like education and government involvement? Would it rather reflect a generic fiscal conservative ideology manifested in Republican politics? Would the city be better served if another view were presented, i.e. fiscal conservatism vs. social conservatism? Robinson could certainly articulate this alternative view. The coaching strategy here suggests that we call a time-out and decide whether we should go for the field goal instead of the "Hail Mary," because there isn't any time on the game clock. ? English Bradshaw ???- ii? I do not believe that the meaning of the Constitution was forever "fixed* at the Philadelphia Convention ... lb the contrary; the government they devised was defective from the start, requiring several amendments, a civil war, and momentous social transformation to attain the system of constitutional government, and its respect for the individual freedoms and human rights we hold as fundamental today. - Ti mw IIII# ll/iirrtnff ?*??? iaafMPf marsnau Counselor has the right stuff To the Editor: Carolyn Gray is a guidance counselor at Carver High School in Winston-Salem. All too frequently good guid ance practices and techniques are lacking when seniors find them selves at the point of graduation. During their high school tenure, often they have been given very lit tle help in course selection, man aging time and study practices, discovering and remedying their weaknesses, selecting higher edu cation institutions and courses of study ? and the list goes on. What are the chances that there is a guidance counselor out there somewhere who defies those odds? Well, visit Carver High School and meet Carolyn Gray. She exempli fies the best in her concern for the welfare of her students. Whether it's a monthly talk to a distraught senior girl or a strong no-frills admonishment to a rebellious senior boy, Mrs. Gray is up to and on the job. In her concern for par The Chronicle welcome* IiWwi as wo# as guest columnt from its readers. Letters should bo at concito at possMo and thould bo typod or logibty print od. 1o onturo tho outhonticity of the lottor, you mutt incktdo tho namo, addrott and tolophono numbor of tho writor. Columnt mutt follow tho tamo guidolinot and will be published if they are of interest to our gonoral roodorship. The Chronicle wil not publish any lottors or columnt then arrivo without this information. Wm reserve tho right to edit lottors and columns for brevity and clarity. 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