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PAGE TWO THE NEWS ARGUS MAY, 1968 Graduation - Mixed Emotions These past four years have been a mixture of joy and sorrow, sun shine and darkness and heaven and hell. Only those who are about to depart from the gates that welcomed them can really understand and appreciate these combinations. Members of the Senior Class are happy to finally meet the requirements for graduation. They are glad to be able to say, “I made it. I’m finally receiving that longed for diploma.” They are happy about thoughts of earning a living, working toward higher degrees, and finally marrying and rearing a family. Yet these same Seniors are sad at the thought that they are pre paring to leave one of the warmest families on this earth — the Winston-Salem State College family. They realize that now they are adults in every sense of the word. The thought is uplifting and frighten ing at the same time. No more can they rely on a room-mate, a frat brother, a sorority sister or a pal-of-a-faculty member for childish favors. If ever the time has come to put away childish things, it is now. Now these same seniors will be the older ones that young minds can and will look up to. They will become doers of favors instead of re ceivers of favors. They will be responsible for their own futures, there by becoming men and women educators of tomorrow. The future of tomorrow will rest in their hands. This thought is a challenge, and it is a frightening challenge. There is no doubt that the college preparation has been the best, but still there are mixed emotions. Seniors want to grow up and at the same time be carefree, young, and without responsibility. Ask any senior. He can tell you that the closer the day arrives when the gates will close and say “Young man and young lady, you’re on your own,” the sadder and heavier his heart becomes. I know, I am a part of the graduating class and I am glad and scared at the same time. —Wilma Faye Peoples A Prison With No Bars In a land far away is the home of 1,400 students. The students reside here for a total of nine months. They are all from different parts of the country, and they all have different personalities. Recently at this home, there has been continuous conflict with the children and the parents. The children feel that they are not treated as adults. They complain that their parents will not let them keep late hours. After all they are 18 to 23 years old and older. They say they have no social life, that home life is dull and uninteresting, that all their parents want from them is to do school work. “A Prison with No Bars” is what they say home is. The parents, however, take a different stand. They constantly tell their children to act like adults if they want adult curfew hours and adult privileges. The parents don’t feel they are too strict on their children. They say they want their children to be happy and content, but that the children must show that they are ready to accept responsi bilities. Parents do have a point. We children want adult privileges, but how often do we act as adults? We want longer curfew hours and more social life, but we don’t want to accept responsibility. What we want is all right, but when it comes to giving, we are at a loss. Very few of us show an interest in our family life. We argue with the members of our family. How can we ever expect to get anything accomplished? We criticize each other; we complain to each other; we show a lack of enthusiasm and concern. We are forever complaining about the social life at home, and when we do bring some talent to our home, we don’t even attend. On the other hand, I can understand my sisters’ and brothers’ feelings. If we were more content, our school work would be better. If we were given adult privileges, perhaps we would act as adults. If we had more popular talent to visit our home, we would all flock out to see it. If our parents would stop being prejudiced and become more concerned, perhaps we, as children, would get along better. Regardless of the situation, arguing among ourselves will not solve the problem. We, as parents and children, need to re-evaluate ourselves and see just what-is-what. There must be peace and harmony within our family or we can never compromise. Home life is somewhat better, but we, as children, want more. We deserve more; we are ask ing for more. —Gail Owens GRADE POINT AVERAGES BY RESIDENCE, 1967-1968 (Data Compiled By Office of Research and Development) N RESIDENCE FALL SEMESTER 453 Off-Campus 2.233 Mean = 2.233 (On-Campus) 71 Atkins Hall 2.233 113 Bickett Hall 2.146 242 Brown Hall 2.577 135 Colson Hall 2.180 110 Moore Hall 2.443 119 Pegram Hall 2.388 2.494 Mean = 2.343 Dr. Blount Releases Report Dr. Archie W. Blount, Vice-presi dent of Winston-Salem State and Director of Research and Develop ment, recently released the follow ing initial report on student partici pation in campus organizations. There are 31 organizations op erating on the campus of Winston- Salem State College during the school year 1967-68. This number includes social clubs, departmen tal clubs, religious organizations, dormitory councils, fraternities and sororities. In addition, each of the four classes, i.e.. Freshmen, Sopho more, Junior and Senior, is orga nizational. Including the class or ganizations, there is a total of 35 organizations on campus. Excluding the class organiza tions, which include all students en rolled at the College, there are 154 women and 75 men participating in organizations. These figures do not give the true pictures because a few of the organizations did not return the questionnaire. Based on the questionnaire, 18% of the wo men students enrolled participate in organizations and 16% of the men enrolled participate. The students who participate in organizations tend to confine their activities to one organization. How ever, there are 5 men and 17 wo men who belong to two organiza tions. Two women belong to 3 or- zanizations and one woman be longs to four. The College Choir did not return the questionnaire, but in the Col lege Band there are 24 men and 18 women. Included in 31 organiza tions on campus there are 4 fra ternities and 4 sororities. All of the fraternities and sororities except one responded to the questionnaire. There are 29 men participating in fraternities which comprise 7% of the total number of men, and 28 women in sororities which com prise 3% of the total number of women enrolled. Congratulations^ Graduates On Giving Advice A parent Daren’t. —Pat Johnson Open Shelf Policy To Get Underway Mrs. L. H. Bradshaw, head li brarian, announced that there will be an open shelf program in the library soon. About ten students at a time will be allowed to go to the library basement for research material that is available or use ful. At least one librarian and two student workers will be available at all times to give as much assis tance as possible Books gathered in the stack room will not be checked out there. They will be taken upstairs and checked out on the regular machine and by the regular process. Students in terested in collecting books and us ing them in the stack room may do so. Desks, chairs, and lockers are available for purposes of this sort. The lockers are for impor tant books or materials a student may wish to leave for a period of time. How long each group will be able to stay in the stack room has not yet been decided. Mrs. Bradshaw said, “The time will be limited, but sufficient for each person’s needs.” —Reamous Gunn Tribute For A Job ^^Well Done^^ Winston-Salem State College will be losing many of its leaders and academicians on May 26, 1968. Among these many leaders is Mr. Lewis Turner, one of the most admired and well liked young men on campus. We are all saddened with the realization that Mr. Turner will no longer be a member of the college family, but happy and proud to know that the world will receive another Negro leader. Mr. Turner has served the student body and the faculty with much enthusiasm and concern. He is, indeed, one of the best student government presidents who have served WSSC. He is loved by many and admired by all. His warm and pleasing personality has gained him many friends who will always remember him and all he did for the student body. We are proud of you, Mr. Turner, for your service and dedication to our cause. Without you, the student body would be at a standstill. We salute you and wish you all the happiness that one man can possibly attain. The time has finally rolled around, When we must all depart. But Mr. Lewis Turner will always be. Remembered in our hearts. He served us greatly we all know. And whence from here will he go? He is bound for success, this much is true. Because he’s our own sweet loving Lew. —Gail Owens Open Letter To TF8SC Students From the bottom of my heart I want to thank each of you for the privilege of having served as your president because the personal benefits have far exceeded the effort and work involved. The exposures, stimulation, and experiences have been an education in themselves. For all of this, I am very grateful for my year as your president. I would like to thank the Student Council Officers and members who worked diligently with me through this school year, for it was through your endless efforts that we were able to accomplish our objectives. To the student body, thank you very much for your cooperation and your show of appreciation on Awards Day. May each of you continue to strive for excellence and attack all problems with the zest and zeal needed to accomplish your goals. In closing I would like to leave this little message, “One does not pray that all distasteful situations be eliminated or all life’s burdens be lifted, but pray for wisdom to cope with any situation and strength to bear the burdens placed on us. Looking at education in the same light, it would be mpossible to teach how to avoid all distasteful situations, but possible to leam a good way to shoulder them. A person with a college degree is not taught a solution to each and every problem he will encounter in his field of endeavor, but is taught basic relationships on which we can build. He is made aware; he is informed. Many of our problems start and become more complex because we are unaware and misinformed. May God Bless You All! —Lewis Turner, Jr., President of SGA Argufi The News Argus is published periodically by the stu dents of Winston-Salem State College with offices in Carolina Hall, Room 22. Editors Janet Beckett, Wilma Peoples Sports Editor Thomas Andrews Business Editor Betty Fowler Office Manager Carrie Alston Art Editor Marsh Reporters Carolyn Brown, Selma Daniels, Janet Mason, Carol Thomas, Myrtle Hargrove, Josette Keit, Raymond McKee, Rosa Sherrad, Dorothy Pearson, Che- yene Bailey, Remus Gunn, Patricia Adams Johnson, Mary Thomas, Gail Owens Brenda Perry Photographer James M. Graham
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