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THE NEWS ARGUS
FEORUARY, 1970
You Shall Know The Truth
By Linda Tanner
“You shall know the truth and
the truth shall set you free.”
John 8:32.
Many white people are upset
today because of the great rise of
“black consciousness,” seen es
pecially in the flow of literature on
black people. They can’t under
stand why all this “old past” must
be brought out “again.” Some say
this is what causes more hostility
and antagonism between the two
races and has aroused black peo
ple to be angry and violent. But
the facts have' never in the past
been brought out, and it is under
standable why white people
wouldn’t want them to be since the
truth would force them to accept
the guilt, not only for the past, but
the present.
What amazes me today is that
so few people, both black and
white, really know the truth, and
worse yet, seem to show little in
terest in discovering truth. It takes
an effort to discover truth since
many, specifically whites, will
benefit as long as black are dis
illusioned. This is the reason why
it is important to have black his
tory courses taught not only on
black campuses, but in white col
leges and in both the black and
white colleges and in both black
and white high schools. It is neces
sary to be a part of the black
movement; to be aware of the
products sponsored by black com
panies and buy those rather than
putting black dollars into white
hands; to encourage and compli
ment each other rather than dis
courage and criticize each other.
A new sense of brotherhood and
unity must develop in the black
community and an acceptance of
truth and a level of integrity must
develop in the white community.
The integration movement of the
60’s obviously was a farce. This,
Letters
To The Editor
Dear Editor,
I am a freshman student here at
WSSU, and I must commend you
on your newspaper. I feel as
though it is trying to get a mes
sage to some of these hardheads
here. However, I would like to
know why it is published only once
a month.
H.J.
Dear H.J.,
I would like to thank you for the
kind words in regards to our
paper. We are trying to do the
best we can with what little we
have. I wish more people felt the
same way about our work as you
do. The reason we only come once
a month is because of our budget.
We are only given so much money
each year (not very much) from
the students’ tuition to publish the
News Argus. I believe it is some
thing like one dollar per student.
Now that’s not very much, is it?
Dear Editor,
I would like to do some writing
for the News Argus, but I am not
a member of the staff. How do I
go about it?
M.S.
Dear M.S.,
In order to write for the News
Argus one does not need to be a
member of the staff. This paper is
for the students and any student
can write an article whenever he
or she feels like it. As a matter
of fact, we have been encouraging
students to bring in anything of
interest to the student newspaper.
So anything that you may have is
welcome in our office.
Dear Editor,
I would like to say that the
News Argus is a far cry better
than it was last year. But why do
you have so much Blackness in
your papers?
S.P.
Dear S.P.,
I know where you are coming
from already, but I’m not going to
knock you. Thanks for the compli
ment, I also think the paper is
better than last year, but there
is still room for great improve
ment. As for the Blackness, it is
a major issue that the. students
here need to be made aware of.
This is a supposedly Black univer
sity. The purpose of a Black Col
lege Newspaper is to provoke those
who are content, and satisfy those
who are discontent. Think about
that for awhile.
All letters to the editor can be
sent or brought to:
News Argus Editor
Room 22, Carolina Hall
Winston-Salem State University
Sensational
Sophomores Rule
The “Swinging” Sophomore Class
(formerly the “happening” fresh
men), under the direct supervision
of Mrs. Madeline Scales, got deep
into their bag and did their own
thing for a groovy and successful
Fall Semester. After the election
of class officers: President, Stan
Turman; Vice President, Ed Mulli
gan; Secretary, Gloria E. Johnson;
Reporters, Emma Dockery, Willie
Ross; the brothers and sisters
were set for action. The program
committee set up a calendar for
the year and things came alive.
Lovely Miss Jennifer Durham
was unanimously elected to reign
as Miss Sophomore.
Then came homecoming, and
who but the Sophomore Class
would win first prize for the Home
coming float.
Because of our beliefs in “giv
ing” and our deep concern for the
needy, we participated in the Feed
the Poor campaign. The object was
to get a basket full of food for the
poor people in the community. The
baskets were judged and a prize
awarded for the best basket. First
prize went to the Sophomore Class.
The baskets were judged on their
quality, quantity, and creativity.
Sophomore beauties reign the
campus: Delores Green, Miss Ram
and first runner-up in the Miss
OIC Pageant; LaWanda V. Peace,
Miss Black Student Union; Bescye
Powell, Miss Pyramid; Vivian Mc
Lean, Miss Ivy; Shirley Robinson,
Miss PEM; Marylyn Reid, Miss
Groove Phi Groove; Jane Harris,
Miss Swing P h i Swing; Margie
Jamison, Miss Pegram Hall;
Bertha Clark, Miss News Argus;
Linda Kent, Miss CLC.
There were seventeen sophomore
ladies to become members of the
various Sororities on campus and
five sophomore brothers to enter
the land of the frat.
Delores Brooks, along with
others, made a grade point aver
age of 4.0 last semester. Her major
is teacher education.
The campus newspaper has im
proved 100% last semester. Billy
Richardson and Terry Howard are
editors of the paper and inci
dentally, they are members of the
“Swinging” Sophomore Class.
Yes, the Sophomore Class has
outdone themselves this time, but
we outdid ourselves last semester
and the two semesters before that.
But you haven’t seen anything yet.
Wait until the plans for this semes
ter have been revealed. Look out
baby because the “Swinging Sopho
mores” are really on the move.
—Emma L. Dockery
of course, is because white people
refused to do their part. Now it is
up to the blacks to work in the
black community bringing about a
genuine commitment to each other
— a commitment that will bring
unity and therefore POWER. For
the whites who are interested, the
only place for them is in the white
community where the problem lies.
No more can whites run into the
black community once a week to
do their “good deed” or call them
selves, “liberal.” But the few
whites who know the truth must go
back into the white community
and civilize their people. This will
be a hell of a job, but that’s where
the job is because that’s where the
problem is.
Now, some of you may be won
dering why I am here, and this is
one reason why I wanted to write
at least one article in the Argus.
First of all, I am here primarily
for one reason, and that is “to
learn.” Many students, both black
and white, are complaining that
the formal educational system is
not preparing us for the real world.
As a sociology major, I feel I am
getting a more relevant education
here than I would be getting at the
predominately white college from
which I transferred. Education is
more than memorizing names,
dates, and places for tests. It is
gaining insights and understanding
through liivng, being, and experi
encing. I think that the experience
of being here will better prepare
me to go back into the white com
munity and attempt to enlighten
and civilize “my people.” To
everyone here, I would like to say
thanks for letting me be free in
“your world.” As far as the future
goes, I would have to tell integra-
tionists to temporarily forget it.
Before there can be any real inte
gration, blacks will have to become
a race of people — united,
strengthened and proud. Whites
Will have to accept the truth and
this time make the first move
toward the real integration. And
then maybe, someday, we will be
TOGETHER!
DEATH AT AN
EARLY AGE
A Book Review
Johnathan Kozol’s Death At An
Early Age, is a lucid acQount of
an honest (?) white man, seeing
(objectively) the plight of many of
our people in an urban situation.
This book deals specifically with
Boston, but other reviewers have
said, “The same situation is hap
pening elsewhere.”
Death At An Early Age almost
takes a clinical detached look at
the chaos, confusion, and misery
of black people in an overt or de
facto segregated school situation.
Kozol cites many instances. of
sadistic treatment of black students
by white teachers. Not only do
these children harm from these
teachers physically, but many
suffer permanent mental scars as
well. These teachers succeed in
destroying these children in mind
and spirit.
Kozol then prpceeds to list in
detail, the slappings, beatings,
shakings, and other intimidations
by instructors. Not only are these
perpetuated on the students, but
on their parents as well, especially
those who come to complain.
I heartily recommend this book
to everyone, but this book should
be especially read by any white
American (who still has a con
science), our most sheltered
brothers and sisters, and those
moderate and conservative
Negroes, who still haven’t wised
up yet —Bro. Melvin Brown
Changing Times
There seems to exist among the
student family, an attitude that the
Audiovisual Department, under the
guidance of Mr. Bailey, has done
much to upgrade both teaching
methods and student participation
in class work to a great degree.
While talking to Mr. Bailey the
other day, I discovered some in
teresting information. Mr. Bailey
feels that education is a conse
quence and not a xormat. In
essence, he is saying that when
one goes into the classroom, learn
ing is gained more from a gradual
happening, rather than from cer
tain formats that the instructor
has laid out.
I asked the question, “What
do you feel is involved in
effective teaching?” His immediate
response was: “Let me begin by
asserting that effective teaching
is a relative idea. As instructors
move from one group of students to
another, teaching must be modi
fied: as times change, the de
mands on education and on the
teacher change.
The task for the instructor, in
deed, is to keep abreast of chang
ing times, or changing values, of
changing motivations, of changing
economic and social pressures, and
of chanigng techniques. This is a
requirement of every good teach
er. Ability to adjust to a change
and a willingness to accept change,
are prerequisites of the first order.
There is no clearer call to the
teacher than the call of change
the call of innovation. Certainly
any person claiming to be a teach
er cannot escape this call. Our
presence here, the checks we draw,
are all made possible by the state
and local governments who wish
to create within us, a desire for
change. Each student that we
teach should be an agent of change
once our influence over him has
ended.
—Bro. Lenton Rhodes
Have You Heard?
About a certain Advanced Gram
mar instructor who locks his class
room door on the hour, and admits
no one who might be a little late?
Plus he calls the roll each day,
which is against the school policy.
Someone should inform this man
that he isn’t teaching a group of
first graders.
About the two referees who of
ficiated at a Greensboro game be
tween WSSU and A & T State? It
seems that they are no longer
officials in the CIAA after a dis
puted shot they called good after
the final buzzer of the game. Coach
Gaines did his thing.
About the visiting professor from
SIU who is teaching English? It
seems that she puts her class to
sleep every day by reading to
them word for word from the text
book. She also asks and answers
her own questions. I hear that
there are quite a few English
majors in her class. That’s too bad
for them.
About the manual dishwater in
the dining hall? It consists of a
couple of guys with damp cloths
wiping off each tray as it comes
their way. What a way to spread
germs.
About a certain member of the
faculty who has become entranced
over a certain member of the
student body? Wonders never
cease to happen.
About the liberation of furniture
from the dorms? With the high
cost of rent and the flood of stu
dents escaping the confinements
of campus life, it isn’t a wonder.
Maybe they will get some new,
more modem facilities now.
WSSU Grapevine
Did you know that a lot of things
have been going on around campus
that you see but you just don’t
realize? For instance have you
noticed the way JD has been act
ing lately? Well, JD is going crazy
because she can’t find enough
romantic lines to put in her love
letters for home every night. . . .
A couple members of the EH in
Atkins H^ll are beginning to ap
preciate the physical fitness pro
gram. . . . Can you imagine what
would happen to the world if BJ
were to hook up with D? . . . There
would really be a world crisis if
JH could meet the little old shoe
maker. . . . Did you know that WS
was caught ordering a head shrink-
er? . . . CB is slowly but surely
putting the hook into PD. . . . There
would be a lot of people happy if
they could get GJ out of her
trance. . . . Usually after engage
ments come the marriage but ET
and his girl got it backwards. After
being engaged for some time they
decided to break up. Come on you
two, what the world needs now is
love. , . . Why do some guys com
ing from Moore Hall go all around
Blair Hall to get to Atkins Hall?
That’s the question of the year. . . .
Did you ever think that AM was
going to die of suffocation? Why?
Because DG has him wrapped up
so tight. . . . After looking for
sometime now RJ still can’t find
a girl. Come on girls and turn him
on. . . . Ever wonder what would
happen if RM would make it to
most basketball games? . . . Be
hind such a long struggle MT is
now climbing the stairs of love to
HM’s heart. ... I know that every
one is glad to hear that city life
has changed JH’s thoughts on liv
ing. . . It would be just too much
if HH's feelings for CT wei^|^
much as CT eats. . . .
happen if P^».:u!d -;hov. the world
where us heart really is? . . .
There h.'S been a nasty rumor go
ing around about SR, I wonder.
. . . Poor NL she has herself a dud
and doesn't know it.
RESPONSE
The News Argus is your news
paper! It’s sole purpose is to keep
you up with the latest happenings
on campus and in the community.
Well, this is what the staff is try
ing to do, but there is a lot more
going on here than you read.
In the past the News Argus staff
sprinkled sugar on the sour articles
that they wrote trying to give it
a neutral taste so that it would
satisfy and please everyone. How
ever, in this world today it is
impossible to please everyone and
I, as a member of the staff, am
not going to attempt to.
After listening to whispers and
talk, I came to the conclusion that
some people didn’t like the way
I write or draw. Well, it really
doesn’t matter because no one is
here to force them to read my
writing or look at my drawings.
When I write I am not express
ing my own opinions but those of
the student body. I don’t have to
indulge in conversation with every
student on campus, only a few.
If these few students react the
same to a particular subject,
mathematically and percentage
wise the majority of the student
body will react the same way.
Yes, I know that the truth can
hurt sometimes, but it is the foun
dations of all the other virtues
which we forsake. Therefore, as a
member of the staff I feel it a
necessity to present to you, the
students, that which should be
brought before you. For that which
you know you can keep aware, but
ignorance shall corrupt your mind
and later destroy your being.
—Bro. Lenton Rhodes