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Blacks Displeased
At Bell’s Progress
The Nationeil Wihnington
10 Defense Committee
wishes to state oiir displea
sure at the statements
released yesterday by the
Justice Department with
regard to their investigation
into the Wilmington 10 case.
Although the Justice
Department announced that
they will release to both the
defense counsel and the
State Attorney General
transcripts of the federal
grand jury investigation and
the FBI reports on request,
this essentially implies that
the Justice Department itself
is not willing to make any
moves against Jay Stroud
and the other public officials
who have committed federal
crimes in North Carolina by
railroading our defendants to
jail. We will have access to
the federal reports but that
only means that both sides
will use the material in
addition to existing material
in the slow moving appeals
process. We must also point
out that presently we simply
do not know exactly what the
reports say and whether or
not they will help or hinder
SREB Reports
ATLANTA - Total colle
giate enrollment in the South
declined slightly last fall
over the record high levels of
fall 1975, even though
enrollment of women and
first-time college students
increased markedly.
Analyzing preliminary da
ta from the National Center
for Education Statistics
(NCES), researchers with
the Southern Regional Edu
cation Board (SREB) identify
these trends:
the defense.
I can speculate, however,
that the federal report can’t
be tremendously supportive
for us because sources close
to this investigation have
said that the mere willing
ness of the Justice Depart
ment to release the entire
report would tend to indicate
that no criminal action is
forthcoming against the
North Carolina officials. If
criminal proceedings were
being considered it is
unlikely that the department
would disclose all their
reports and evidence.
That same source seemed
to feel that the Justice
Department does not feel
that it can prove beyond a
reasonable doubt the guilt of
the conspiracy led by Jay
Stroud.
We find this statement
quite unbelievable. Given
that the public has now
heard from two of the state’s
former witnesses that they
were coerced by Mr. Stroud
to lie at the 1972 trial and has
also heard from a third
witness that he was bribed
for his testimony, it seems to
* Enrollment in the
South’s public colleges and
universities dropped one per
cent between fall 1975 and
fall 1976, but the region’s
private institutions geiined
two percent more students;
* This spelled an overall
decline of 0.6 per cent in the
South’s collegiate enroll
ment, since public institu
tions account for the lion’s
share of regional enrollment
— about 85 per cent.
♦Enrollment of women in
the South increased dramati-
us that there is more than
enough evidence to prove
beyond a doubt that Stroud
used illegal tactics to gain a
conviction of the Wilmington
10.
Most everyone across this
country can recall cases
where individuals have been
convicted for various crimes
on a lot less evidence than
that. In our opinion this
sounds like a very weak
excuse. Although they say
that they are continuing the
investigation, they have
failed to make a final
decision on where they’ll go
from here.
I personally feel that the
pubic should be outraged
that the Justice Department
after several weeks of
intensive investigation and
such obvious public know
ledge of the facts cannot
announce strongly its inten
tions to launch an indictment
against the guilty North
Carolina officials.
Just how long will this
investigation drag out?
When will they make a
decision? It appears to us
that Mr. Bell has done as the
cally by 4.5 per cent between
fall 1975 and fall 1976, while
male enrollment dropped by
4.8 per cent; women now
account for over 47 per cent
of all Southern collegiate
enrollment, compared to 40
per cent in 1966;
♦Due to the largest-ever
high school graduating class,
first-time college enrollment
in fall 1976 grew substantial
ly, with increases of seven
percent in Southern public
institutions, and more than
15 per cent in the South’s
private sector;
♦The greatest enrollment
decline came in the South’s
public two-year colleges,
which were down nearly thre
per cent from 1975 with
24.000 fewer students en
rolled. (See Table on page
two).
Much the same pattern
was reflected nationally,
according to the NCES data,
which show 11,106,000
students enrolled nationwide
in fall 1976, a decline of
79.000 from fall 1975. In the
14 SREB states, total
enrollment was 2,828,000 in
fall 1976, which is 18,000
less than in fall 1975.
The leveling enrollments
of fall 1976 follow the
unexpected large increases
of 1975 when total enroll-
See COLLEGES, Page 7
federal courts have done
already to us and that is to
make the defense continue to
fight this case out in the
lengthy appeals process
throgh the maze of state and
federal courts. This process
could take five or six years to
complete. Meanwhile, inno
cent people are in jail.
We are disappointed at
this lack of positive action on
the part of Mr. Bell at this
point. We are hoping that he
The Rams and Coach
(Bighouse) Gaines brought
several titles from the CIAA
Tournament this year. Ap
preciation for a job well done
was extended to them by
Winston-Salem Mayor
Franklin Shirley. In honor of
the Rams’ victory, March
7-12 was proclaimed as
Winston-Salem State Uni
versity Week.
Coach Gaines, was named
the CIAA’s Most Outstand
ing Coach. He accepted the
Proclamation which was
presented to him by Winslow
Lowery, Director of Alumni
Affairs at Winston-Salem
State.
In accepting the Proclama
tion, Gaines stated that the
team was very happy and
proud to have brought back
the CIAA title, and that his
only regret was that they
were not able to bring back a
national title to the city.
Gaines stated that the
team experienced quite a bit
of sickness during the
regular season prior to the
tournament.
Continued from page 1
principal speaker.
Sunday dinner was served
from 12:00 Noon - 2:00 p.m.
in the Kennedy Dining Hall.
Following dinner, parents
had an opportunity to meet
with members of the
administration, faculty, and
staff in Hauser Student
Union until 3:30 p.m.
The afternoon program
featured a concert, “Choral
Union”, which combined the
talents of the University
Choir, directed by Mr.
Robert Morris; Schola Can-
torum, directed by Dr.
Prmilla Dunston; and the
University Madrigal Singers,
directed by Dr. Lee Beall.
There were parents in
attendance from eleven
different states including
North Carolina. Total regis
tration for the conference
was 1219.
and Mr. Carter would be
concerned about clearing
this case up quickly in light
of the growing criticism ion
world circles about the
pressure of political prison
ers here in this country.
Perhaps there is informa
tion that Mr. Bell is not
telling us right now; 1 hope
he does have some positive
surprises in store for us
soon. Or, perhaps his earlier
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Parents Day Held
Gaines said he feels the
team will do just as well next
season because they will
not be starting out new.
Most of the guys are
returning.
Chancellor Williams was
among those present for the
occasion. He extended
congradulatory remarks to
the Coach and team for their
success. Williams stated that
he has known the Coach for
thirty-one years, and during
that time had experienced
only one losing season.
Gaines was asked to
comment on the rumor that
he is retiring. “I will retire
when 1 feel that 1 am not
making a contribution to the
team.” He explained that he
does very little of the
physical work. Rather, the
work is done by his assistant
coaches, Arthur Chavious
and WiUiam English.
March 7-12, 1977, WIN
STON-SALEM STATE
UNIVERSITY WEEK will be
long remembered by the
Rams.
Several prizes were given.
Among these were prizes for
parents who deserved spe
cial recognition. The parent
who traveled the longest
distance, Mrs. Joretta Gar
ner Young — El Paso, Texas;
the first arrival for registra
tion, Mr. & Mrs. James W.
Bullard — Lumberton, N.C.;
door prizes were given to
Mrs. Martha Richardson
Bailey — Winston-Salem,
N.C., Mr. & Mrs. Samuel
Roach — Reidsville, N.C.;
and Mr. & Mrs. Robert
Pharr — Charlotte, N.C.
Parents having two or more
children enrolled at WSSU,
Mr. & Mrs. David Foster, Jr.
— Henderson, N.C.; attend
ed Parents’ Day for four
years, Mrs. Samuel Davis —
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Mrs.
Pearline Howard — Winston-
Salem, N.C.
Enrollment Declines In SO. Colleges