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VOL. X, NO. 2
WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY
NOVEMBER, 1971
DR. DILLARD
RECEIVES
AWARD
By
Marilyn Roseboro
Dr. James A. Dillard, retired
head of the Musie Department at
WSSU and a University of Michi
gan alumnus, received his alma
mater’s Outstanding Achievement
Award for his contribution to
public service, academic achieve
ment and professional practice.
The award was presented Sat
urday, Xovember 6, at Hill Audi
torium on the U-M campus.
Dr. Dillard received an A.B.
degree from Union College in
1925; Master of Music degree
from U-M in 1913; and the Ph.D.
from Columbia University.
He taught French and science
in Oxford, N.C., 1925-26; French
and English in Wise, N.C., 192C-
28; English, French, and Latin
in Hickory, N.C., 1928-10. He
taught music here at Winston-
Salem State from 1911 to 1970.
His U-M citation reads: “Be
fore coming to the School of
Music, here. Dr. Dillard had
graduated from the liberal arts
college of Virginia Union Uni-
DR. J. A. DILLARD
versity, and he was subsequently
to earn a doctorate from Colum
bia. It was in Ann Arbor, how
ever, that he began to implement
liis long desire, deferred during
fifteen years of high-scliool teach
ing, to make music his vocation;
so that t!ie University of Michi
gan can ])erhaps claim, at least
for this evening, sentimental
primacy among his alma maters.
‘‘His rich fulfillment in his
life’s work since 1913 has been
publicly attested by the superb
performances of the Winston-
Salem State Choir, in Europe,
through the South, along the east
ern seaboard, and westward even
to Detroit, Michigan. And in his
daily and weekly ministry, as
teacher and church-choir director,
he has exercised a technical skill
which has seemed the outward
and apparent sign of inner spiri
tual harmony.”
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WSSU President
Speaks on Education
PRESIDENT KENNETH R. WILLIAMS
Seale Stresses
Black Unity
By
Ronnie Wingate
Bobby Seale, Chairman and
co-founder of the Black Panther
Party, addressed a capacity
crowd in Whitaker Gymnasium,
Sunday Nov. l-l. After several
hours of uncomfortable delay, dur
ing which time there was a bomb
threat, Seale finally arrived to
speak.
Seale commented on the bomb
threat, saying that he, like other
great black leaders, would not
be intimidated. He then proceed
ed to talk about the history of
the I?lack Panther Party. Seale
stated that there was a great
misconception of tlie Panther
Party by the public. This was the
idea that the Panther Party was
created for the sole purpose of
violence. Seale refuted this idea
and said that the Party, was cre
ated t^ patrol the police in the
community (point 7 of the Panth
er Party’s platform) and if this
meant meeting violence with vio
lence, then that’s the way it would
be.
Seale basically stressed that
the Panther Party was not a
militant or violent organization.
It emphasizes unity and organiza
tion in the Black Community.
Seale then discussed the ideolo
gies of the Party, explaining how
it changed from a Black Nation
alist dieology to a Black Revo
lutionary Socialism and then to a
Proletariat Internalism which
Seale considered to be a better
ideology for the Party. He spoke
further on the exploitation of the
By
John Martin
further on the exploitation of
Blacks by racist capitalists and
stated that he had considered
socialism as an ideology, but be
cause it is too dogmatic, he and
the Party now preach Revolution
ary Inter-Comniunalism. In this
belief there is a redistribution of
wealth. Consequently, the stand
ard of living of all the oppressed
and exploited Blacks is raised.
Seale then discussed the pro
posed medical program of Wins
ton-Salem that the Party has en
visioned. In the program there
will be mobile units in the Black
communities, a medical building
rt-ith qualified workers and advanc
ed equipment, all of which will
belong to the people. This pro
gram will be financed by con
tributions, donations etc., made
by the Blacks in the conimunity.
There will be Free Food Pro
grams, Free Clothing, and Free
Medical Aid, all sponsored by the
people for the people.
Seale discussed briefly the so-
called “split” in the Party. Seale
made it known that there was no
split only a defection of several
members from the Party. He said
that the members had defected
from the community and that the
remaining loyal members refused
to defect. Seale stated that
Blacks have come to realize that
they are beautiful human beings
and because of this the Party re
mains devoted to the community
all the while stressing unity
among the Black Community.
POWER TO THE PEOPLE.'
What is the problem with the
Board of Education? President
Williams said as it stands now,
the present Board of Higher Edu
cation has little or no actual
power. It is limited almost entire
ly to approving and disapproving
degree programs and making
studies relating to education. The
present Board of Higher Educa
tion has no control whatsoever
over budget matters. In addition
the present system of education
makes it impossible for in
stitutions who have political
weight to go directly to the
General Assembly and ignore
the Board. There have been
many different suggestions on
how to solve this problem. The
plan that is under consideration is
for the formation of a strong gov
erning board consisting of 32 indi
viduals who will determine the
policy and rules of all institutions
of higlier education in the state.
The plan calls for the maintain
ing of separate boards of trustees
of each institution outside “the
university,” which consists of six
campuses, the UNC branches at
Chapel Hill. Wilmington, Greens
boro, Charlotte, Asheville and
North Carolina State at Raleigh
wliich has one board of trustees
for all six. President Williams also
said that there was a difference in
opinion in the authority each local
board would and should attain.
He said the regional L'niversities.
which include all of the Black
state supported institutions, have
asked that their boards be left
with power to operate their in
stitutions. In opposition, the Regi
onal Universities said that the
governing board is not close
enough to the Regional Univer
sities to govern effectively. The
board would have no special in
terest in these institutions and
although they the board) would
have an over-all picture of the
needs and welfare of these insti
tutions, the board wouldn’t have
an individual outlook. This was
put into a statement in the form
of a resolution to the governing
board of Higher Educaation at
the meeting of the Board last
May by members of the Winston-
Salem State University Board.
The President wanted the stu
dent body to know that he was
behind them in their move to
save our schools. He wished that
you would have acted sooner. He
said although it wasn’t the best
of timing, “it’s better late than
not at air and then again, it may
not have been late.
President Williams did not
share the opinion of most of the
students that Scott’s proposal was
a move to phase out Black institu
tions. He said to him it was more
or less a move to distribute state
funds more equally than before.
In his opinion it would eliminate
the extreme competition among
schools for facilities and money.
However, he feels that the Bill
should be watched and studied
carefully for any flaws.
UNIVERSITY VETERANS
ASSOCIATION UNIQUE
By
John Young
The Winston-Salem State L'ni-
versity Collegiate Veterans Assoc
iation considers itself a unique or
ganization as to the membership.
It consists of men who have been
“exposed to the world,” who see
the need for an education, and
who are now trying to do some
thing about it.
The association was created
with the desire to meet the needs
of each veteran attending WSSU
and those in the community. It
stands ready to assist these young
men in any way possible.
In September of this year, Will
iam Hollis and Joseph Bumbrey
spearheaded a job market. It
was held on the WSSU campus
in the gymnasium. There were
several representatives from ma
jor businesses in the downtown
and surrounding areas present.
The objective was to seek jobs for
the unemployed and under
employed men on campus as well
as in the community. It was con
sidered a successful event. The
association also sponsored a pre
homecoming dance on October 23
at the Benton Convention Center.
The dance helped to put the feel
ing of the homecoming activities
in the air.
When the North Carolina
“L’nited States Armed Forces
^’eterans .\ssociation” held its an
nual election of officers at a meet
ing at North Carolina Central
L'niversity recently, vice-presi
dent, George Lipsey, presided.
Joseph Bumbray. who has been
very active with the Veterans
-\ssociation at WSSL', was elected
state president. Bumbrey is a
junior here at the L’niversity and
is majoring in business admini
stration. He will be presiding
over an association that is com
posed of colleges throughout the
state of North Carolina where
veterans are in attendance.
He asserts that, “With the help
of these young men. the Veterans
Associatoin of North Carolina will
make things a little better for all
veterans returning to our state.”
Any veteran attending AVSSU
who is not affiliated with the
club is welcome to submit an ap
plication at any time.