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THE NEWS ARGUS
NOVEMBER, 1969
Dear Myrt
Dear Myrt,
I think I am in love but I am
not sure. How can I tell if I really
am?
Con Fused
Dear Con,
This is an age old question that
cannot be answered precisely.
When love hits you, you will know
it. (and I don’t mean a person
named love). Does your liver
quiver? Do your eyes sparkle?
Does your heart skip a few beats?
Do your toes twinkle? Do you get
goose pimples on the tip of your
nose? If you get any of these
sensations I would say that you
are in love. If you feel completely
at ease and very happy then you
may be in love, but don’t fool
yourself.
Dear Myrt,
I have a unique problem . . . foot
odor. When I am with my man I
am so tense and nervous because
when we get intimate he might
ask me to take my shoes off. What
should I do?
Shoes Tied
Dear Shoe,
Yours is a problem that any
modem day girl can handle. I
would shudder to thmk of you
getting, intimate with your shoes
on. So to keep you from this em
barrassing situation I shall give
you a few pointers. First of all,
wash your feet at least twice a
day rubbing them with foot powder
after each washing. 2) Air your
shoes daily. 3) While in the house,
wear only your bedroom slippers.
4) Wash your stockings after a
couple of wearings. The next time
you are with your man and TCB,
take your shoes off with pride also.
pear Myrt,
} During my stay here on campus
1! have been completely ignored by
the young men. I am not the ugliest
girl in the world, but I would
never win a beauty contest either.
What should I do to be noticed by
the young men?
Ig Nored
Dear Ig,
I noticed that you did not men
tion your personality, and that
does have a great deal to do with
acquiring and keeping friends. You
could groom yourself and get in
the know with whats happening
around you. Join various clubs and
organizations which will foster
new friendships. You can also take
pride in your appearance and wear
clothes that are appropriate for
the occasion. You should hook your
man soon. Good luck!
Dear Myrt,
I have this problem that has
bothered me for some time. I am
very much in love with this guy
and he loves me to. There isn’t
anything in this world I wouldn’t
do for him. My problem is this.
Although he tells me he loves me
I am sometimes in doubt by other
little things he says. We have a
great deal in common even though
we are from totally different walks
of life, and he’s older and much
more experienced than I am. He
is a very sweet and charming per
son, but also very sensitive. I
sincerely believe that he loves me
very much, but I have never
known a man like this before in
my life and I am afraid to lose
him. What shall I do?
Perplexed
Dear Perplexed,
You should watch out. If this
man loves you, but constantly
leaves you in doubt then there
may be someone else in his life.
Men have been known (women to)
to love more than one woman at a
time. On the other hand falling
in love scares the hell out of some
men. Maybe he is the type who is
afraid to show you all of his love
because he isn’t ready yet. I do
hope you don’t lose him but be pre
pared for the worst.
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SWING SCHOOL
Swing School, which is a presen
tation of how the classroom situa
tion will be in the near future, was
presented by the members of Gam
ma Phi Chapter of Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority, Inc. The presenta
tion was given at the Memorial In
dustrial School. The play was well
received and enjoyed by all those
in attendance.
Everything that was done or said
in the classroom was accompanied
by music from the piano. The
teacher could not control the stu
dents who played and danced all
through the lesson. The time came
for the students to receive their
physical examinations. They were
to be given by Doctor Painshaker,
Psychologist Blacktongue, and
Nurse Heartstrong. Because the
students would not give their full
cooperation, the examination
turned out to be a terrible situa
tion. They merely made fun of
the examiners and scored on them
whenever given the chance.
The climax of the program was
the song period presented after the
skit. The members of the sorority
sang several songs for the chil
dren. After the songs, the sorors
talked to the children and pre
sented Christine Williams with
gifts. Christine is the child the
sorority is sponsoring.
Mrs. Daniels, the advisor, ac
companied the Deltas to the Me
morial Industrial School.
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history
"ONE NIGHT AFFAIR"
Do the Deltas have “soul?” This
question was answered in the af
firmative without a shadow of a
doubt at the “One Night AfEair”
sponsored by Gamma Phi Chap
ter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
Inc. The atmosphere was a psy
chedelic array with the colors of
the rainbow emphasizing “red and
white.” The setting really gave
one the impression of a one night
affair.
The music was furnished by the
one and only Issac Hayes, Kool
and the Gang, the Supremes, the
Temptations, The Soul Children,
Friends of Distinction and many
other fine artists.
We are looking forward to your
support at the many other events
sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority.
TRICK OR TREAT
AT THE HOSPITAL
For the children at Kate Bitting
Memorial Hospital, Halloween was
full of treats. There was not the
familiar scene of witches and
goblins in the air. Instead, the
members of Gammi Phi Chapter
of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
were on the scene bringing goodies
and treats to the children who
were unable to participate physi
cally in the festivities of Halloween.
There were many happy faces
waiting eagerly to see what the
“trick or treat” bags contained.
The children were also given
masks to further get them into
the Halloween spirit.
This affair is one of the annual
community projects sponsored by
the Sorority.
WHO? wHflT DrQ HE SAV?
FROM THE KAPPAS
To the Black men of Delta Chi,
a Kappa man is a “Black” in
dividual. He is one who is radical
enough to stand up and shout, if
that’s what it takes, and who be
lieves in himself as a man. He is
aware of himself, his history, and
is proud of his heritage.
He strives for achievement in
every field of endeavor without
becoming so middle class that he
forgets his fellow brother. He
realizes that there is power only
in unity, therefore, he helps his
brother rather than harm him.
He stands out not because he
thinks he is better than anyone
else but, because of his sincere
concern and dedication to his fel
low black brothers.
We, the members of Delta Chi
Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi, say
to our fellow brothers at Winston-
Salem State University, “fight on,
for the black unity and liberation
of black people all over the world.”
For there is, and always has been
a black God watching over you.
Power to you, Brothers,
Chester Batts
HUMAN BONDAGE
Since when do you gag and strap
human beings during the course of
a trial by jury? The recent case
involving Black Panther chairman
Bobby Seal is a good example of
the decay of American justice.
Seal’s repeated outbursts during
his trial in Chicago to cross ex
amine witnesses and defend him
self brought out the true animalis
tic traits of the American mind.
If a dog is disobedient, you har
ness him. If a beast from the wil
derness shows acts of violence
after months of training by his
master, then that master reserves
the right to cage that beast, But
just when do you gag an intelligent
human being?
Nowhere in the course of history
has such inhumane act taken place
in a court of the United States.
But here in America one can ex
pect just about anything.
Is this another American act to
silence justice? Is this an act to
sever all ties between our leaders
and followers? Is racism such an
integral fiber of the "American
mind that it makes man resort to
any sadistic measure to shut off
a revolutionary movement?
As black students and potential
leaders of tomorrow, we can no
longer adhere to such acts of in
justice. We must react now. We
must prepare ourselves for that
inevitable black-white confronta
tion that awaits us all, and be able
to deal with the situation before
we all are swallowed in the vicious
jaws of America’s so-called justice.
Terry Howard
SEAL
WHAT'S GOING ON
IN SCHOOLS AND
COLLEGES
The barriers are down! Colleges
that for so long sniffed at the
thought of turning co-ed are now
going the way of the flesh. By the
dozen, men’s and women’s colleges
are flinging themselves open to
the opposite sex. Here are just a
few that have gone co-ed or are
planning to: Bennington, Colgate,
Franklin and Marshall, George
town, Kenyon, Notre Dame, Uni
versity of Virginia, Princeton,
Wesleyan, Yale, and Vorhees.
The reasons for this are simple.
Men and women stimulate each
other academically and don’t want
to be separated during the excit
ing college years. Princeton de
cided to go co-ed after a study in
dicated the school might suffer in
competing for students, faculty,
and money, if it didn’t.
Flip Flop:
What’s the best way to teach
foreign languages? By the old vo-
cabulary-and-grammar method or
by the new audio-lingual approach?
The arguments seem to be settled
because so many schools are now
switching to the new method and
investing thousands of dollars in
language labs. But the whole thing
has been blown up again by impor
tant research in Pennsylvania.
Over a period of two years, two
groups of first and second year
French and German students were
watched. Part of the group was
taught by the old method of being
given grammar and vocabulary
and drilled them on it. The others
were taught by the new method,
which stresses speaking and gives
the students grammar afterwards
or lets them figure the sentence
out for themselves. Result: The
new method is no better, maybe
even worse than the old. Pupils in
traditional classes exceed^ or
equaled pupils in the audio-lin
gual classes on all measures. Lan
guage labs used only twice a week
weren’t very helpful.
Talent Search;
Wanted: More BLACK citizens to
become candidates for local school
boards.
Who’s suited? Anyone who meets
local legal requirements, is intelli
gent, has no ax to grind and who
is devoted to the idea of a good
education for all. Pay? Usually
none.
Altogether, about 110,380 board
members in about 20,000 school
districts supervise the spending of
over 30 billion dollars a year for
education. The quality of the
boards needs to be boosted, and
the only way to do it is to persuade
more people of ability to make
themselves available. Does this
mean well educated people only?
No! What’s needed are well-in
formed, interested people. The best
way to get them is to go after
them, asking local organizations
to join the search.
Beefed up Social Studies:
First, it was new math, the new
physics, new physical education,
and now the social studies curri
culum is getting a much needed
overhaul.
The world’s major problems lie
in the field of social studies: war,
hunger, race relations, and over
crowded cities. Yet, most schools
still offer the same old dry-as-
dust history and civics. TV, radio
and the auto have made kids fa
miliar with the world beyond their
own hometown, but most courses
underestimate their information
and interest, as well as their abili
ty to grasp political, social and
economical ideas. Most teaching is
centered around textbooks that
never discuss anything contro
versial and so never excite any
one’s interest.