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Mr. NX. McNair ECSU names new director President Marion D. Thorpe announces the ap pointment of Mr. Nathan iel C. McNair, Jr. as the new Director of Develop ment at Elizabeth City State University. The appointment fills the va cancy which was created last month whenMr. Car roll M. Rodgers resign ed, after a period of three years of service at his Alma Mater. Mr. McNair, a native of Fayetteville, N.C., and a graduate of E. E. Smith Senior High School is an alumnus of Shaw University. Prior to en tering and completing graduate studies in guid ance and personnel ser vices, at North Carolina State University, he at tended the Shaw Divin ity School. As a result of his training and studies in religion arid education, he has fourteen years of ministerial experience, serving three pastorates in the state, nine years of teaching experience on the secondary level, and five years of counseling experience. From August, 1967 un til June, 1970, Mr. McNair was a member of the faculty at New Bern (N.C.) High School, a member of the Craven County Good Neighbor Council, a member of the Mayor’s Committee on the Physically Handicap ped, and a member of the Board of Directors of 4 Announcement ♦ An announcement by President Nixon that he would propose combining several federal volunteer youth programs, in one agency surprised many officials of the affected programs. Several officials said they had not known that the President planned to propose such a regroup ing of programs like the Peace Corps and Volun teers in Service to Amer ica (VISTA) at this time. They noted, however,that the idea of putting all vol unteer programs into one agency had been discuss ed in the past by several groups, including the President's Council on Youth Opportunity and the President’s Advisory Commission on Executive Organization* Mr. Nixon announced the plan in a speech to Coastal Federal Cre dit Union. He also ser ved briefly as a counselor at Sandhills Community College at Southern Pines, N.C. The Office of Develop ment at EUzabeth City State University was e- stablished on January 1, 1969. As part of a nation al trend, this office be came one of the four main divisions of the Univer sity’s Administration, with a Director reporting directly to the President and responsible for co ordinating the overall fund-raising, alumni af fairs, and public rela tions activities of the in stitution. Thus, Mr. Mc Nair will advise and as sist the President in planning and executing programs to interpret the goals and needs of the University. Mr. McNair is a mem ber of the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., the American Personnel and Guidance Association,and the N.C. Personnel and Guidance Association.He is married to the former Miss Alice West of Newton Grove, N.C., and is the father of four chil dren; Natalyn Maryetta, Natasha Claytonia, Na- Etta Genene, and Nathan iel Clayton III. A Black Poetry Show held at ECSU During the activities of Black History Week ob served at ECSU, a dramatic Black Poetry show was presented to the delight of hundreds of Black students. The show was a dra- m atic presentation of Black poetry written by members of BLKART- SOUTH. The Black Mind Jockeys have been per forming similar shows for two years throughout the South. The exper iences brought out in their poetry are drawn from our collective lives, the essences of what we are, have been, done, felt, thought. students and faculty members at the Univer sity of Nebraska. In the speech, which was clearly aimed at improving his relations with youth, Mr. Nixon pledged to make better useof young Amer icans’ “dedication and idealism” to solve the nation’s problems. To help accomplish this, the President said he would ask the 92nd Congress to approve the creation of a national vol unteer service corps, which would bring toge ther the Peace Corps, VISTA, and other volun teer programs scatter ed throughout the fed eral government. THE COMPASS...MARCH/APRIL, 1971...PAGE 5 Reorganization may phase out Black Schools Durham, N.C. - Repre sentatives of Black cam pus and community or ganizations from across the state of North Caro lina met on the campus of North Carolina Central University (NCCU)on Saturday, February 13, to map lians for Black peo ple s response to the crisis in Black educa tion. The day-long meet ing was called by the Student Government As sociation (SGA) OfNCCU and the Student Organi zation for Black Unity (SOBU). NCCU SGA Presi dent Jerry Walker wel comed the 75 represen tatives and SOBU field worker Frank Williams gave an informative back ground report on recent developments in educa tion in North Carolina. It was reported that Governor Bob Scott’s moves in the past year or so to consolidate his po wer over the board of higher education, and the more recent moves to consolidate the state- “When We Gonna Rise Up?” was the title given to the reading. The read ing was divided into three sections. The first section was a short sa tirical look at our world today. It was sometimes funny and sometimes painful. The second sec tion attempted to deal with our love and show the shallowness that some times passes for love. Being lovers, lovers as black people individuals making amorous con quests. This section dealt with the hurt of search ing for a lover and the joy of finding a love supreme. The third and final section spoke of the necessity of liberation. The program was thor oughly enjoyed by those who appreciate Black Poetry that “tell it like it is.” supported universities in North Carolina are all part of a plan to elim inate Black universities. This point was made clear when it was re vealed that presently there are at least five plans to be presented to this session of the N.C. General Assembly con cerning the ‘reorganiza tion’ of higher education in the state. The first of these plans would call for the crea tion of “super Board of Trustees" who along with the governor, would con duct the affairs of the state universities, but it would have an executive committee which would be by the governor. Third plan would have the cre ation of two boards. One would be made up from the powerful University of North Carolina system, while the other would comprise the smaller regional schools. A four th plan would have the present system contin ue, but would give the po wer of setting the bud get of each school to the board of higher educa tion, of which the gover nor is chairman. The last plan which has surfaced so far calls for the division of the state into three sections, the western, central,and eastern regions. In this plan, the most powerful group would be the white UNC (University of North Carolina) system which makes up, for the most part the central region. It was stated that all of the five plans call for: uniform admittance standards for Black and White schools, uniform academic standards, uniform tution and fees, and uniform require ments for faculty and ad- minstrative personnel. By making the require ments for all of the schools the same; Scott and his cdiorts seem to hope to be able to do away with all of the Black schools that cannot meet white standards set by the state. Another point which made clear the attempts by whites to do away with Black schools was that of the present budget for higher education in the state. It was reported that out of the $2^,439, 675 which was allocated for this school year, only 12 per cent was for Black schools, the rest going to the \(*ite campuses. After the main report, smaller seminars were held to further discuss the education crisis, to discuss the problems of drugs in the black com munity and campus, to deal with the problems Black men face with the draft, and to discuss problems in the high schools. Following the seminars, reports were delivered to the recon vened body. One of the most import ant outcomes for the meeting was the forma tion of the Committees on Higher Education. It was decided that this group after further organiza tion and research would meet in early March to draw up alternative pro posals for Black educa tion in North Carolina. It was Also decided that during the week of Feb. 15-20, there would be cam pus-wide meetings at the various Black in stitutions to dramatize and further educate Black students, faculty and administrators to the need for a united front against the present at tack of Black education. In addition to SGA members, representa tives at the meeti^came from such organizations as the Durham Black Youth Forum, the Pan- African Early Education Center, the United Or ganization for Commun ity Improvement, the Willie Grimes Commun ity School of Greens boro, the Help House (anti drug group) and sev eral high schools and Black Students Union on white campuses in the state. Make World A Happier Place LOVE
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