PAGE TEN THE CAMPUS ECHO SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1957 The Rsizor’s Edge By ELNOBA JOYNEB It has been said that Negro college students are not ready for integration; this, of course, is debatable. It is easy to under stand how a person who does not know the real Negro can come to such a conclusion, for it is a fact that Negroes have traditionally been taught that when they are displeased about something, they should make their displeasure known through the proper channels. The ad ministrators of our Negro col leges have provided student government organizations, stu dent courts, and student wel fare committees in order that students may make their desires known. Many colleges also ad vocate a program of student academic freedom, which is similar to NCC’s program of Student Self-direction. It is my understanding that such channels for student ex pression have also been insti- Winner (continued from page 6) her influence to get Elite to en roll at NCC next September. As for the •‘Echo scholarship, the youngstudent, who wants to major in math, says it has helped her greatly. “I hope one will be awarded another stu dent this year,” she says. Daisy wlil have the answer to that question herself • when she speaks to the delegates on, April 5. Calhoun Wins Hurdles Race In Cleveland Meet Smith (continued from page 1) lent” ratings in national compe tition. Representatives from the Dud ley'High School in Greensboro and the three Durham institu tions will spearhead the discus sion on forming a tri-state publications organization. Mrs. Smith is faculty adviser to the Dudley High Panther’s Claw; Mrs. Lakin advises the Hillside Chronicle, Mrs. Cobb the Merrlck-Moore Jet, and Mr. Coleman, the Whittedl Mirror. Schools to be represented by^, students on the program in clude: Belhaven High School, Belhaven; Cleveland High, Shelby; Ridgeview High, Hick ory; R. A. Clement High, Cleve land; Jones High, Trenton; Brawley High, Scotland Neck; P. W. Moore High, Elizabeth City; Little River High, Baha ma; Anson County Training. School, Wadesboro; T. S. Coop er High, Sunbury; Ligon High, Raleigh; Dunbar High, Lexing ton; Lincoln High, Chapel Hill; Albert Harris High, Martins ville, Va., and Long High of Cheraw, S. C. Plans for a tri-state publica tions organization will be dis cussed by advisers in an after noon business session. tuted at many of the predomi- nently white colleges; these colleges also advocate a pro gram of student academic free dom. Although the students’ use of the proper channels as set up by the administrators of white colleges has apparently been ineffective, this is certainly not true of the program of student academic freedom. Negro stU’ dents, therefore, would do well to observe how the white stu dents use this program of stu dent academic freedom, and perhaps even imitate them. A shining example of student academic freedom in action on a predominently white college campus is the recent incident in ^hich a group of students dis covered that some visitors who were attending a ball game at their school had monopolized the parking area, leaving no space for the students’ cars. Did the students wait until the next day to present their problem “through the proper channels”? Certainly not! iTiey Simply put their program of student aca demic freedom to work by in citing a riot; to make sure that the administrators got the point, they indulged in a bit of tear gas bomb-throwing. Needless to say, the riot resulted in the jail ing of several students, and a bit of unfavorable publicity. Nevertheless, the mission was accomplished and that is the important thing. This is the way things are done on white college campuses; no time is wasted with the “proper channels”, for things are done quickly and effective ly by the students who put their program of student academic freedom to work. So until Ne gro students have learned to disregard the “proper channels” and put their programs of stu dent academic freedom into ac tion, they can never hope to compete with students in an in tegrated society. Lee Calhoun, Olympic medal- ist of North Carolina, fulfilled a favorite role on March 22 by winning the 50-yard High Hur dles before a near-capacity Cleveland Arena crowd at the season’s final big indoor track meet of the Knights of Colxmi- bus in Cleveland, Ohio. Calhoun came home a yard in front of Hayes Jones, Eastern Michigan, in a 6.1 second time that ties the world indoor mark. Running a poor third behind Lee was MUt Campbell. While Calhoun was racing in Cleveland, track and field coach, Leroy T. Walker, re leased the track schedule for the outdoor season which in cludes the annual Carolina Re lays, the Penn Relays, and CIAA Track Meet. The Carolina Relays for which North Carolina College is the host team will take place on May 4 and the Penn Relays pre cedes it on April 26-27 in Philadelphia. The rest of the schedule is April 6, South Carolina, here; April 13, Winston-Salem Teach ers, here; April 20, Virginia State, Petersburg, Va.; May 11, CIAA, Baltimore, Maryland; and May 18, Carolina AAU, Raleigh. Calhoun will participate in, four other meets on the West Coast. They are on May 31, Compton, California; June 1, Stockton, California; June 7, NAIA; and Jiuie 8, NCAA. Sportscops (continued from page 9) during the regular seasons of CIAA competition. Coach Younge, tennis coach, stated that the highest that they have placed in tournament play is fourth. This took place last season as they were defeated by Monroe-Mudd combination of Hampton in the semi-finals of the CIAA Double Champion ship. As baseball approaches the top of the agenda, my fore casts for the world series are: National leagues, St. Louis, American League: Chicago. “The race isn’t won by word of mouth but from your participation in the race and defeating all competitors that are seeking the crown.” See you next month—^later. J. B. Discs On Sale In KCC Canteen The college canteen is now stocking a limited supply of high quality recording discs for the convenience of recording enthusiasts. Prices can be se cured from the Canteen. Consonant with this service, the Audio-Visual Center . will make recordings for students. According to Mr. J. E. Parker, Director of the Center, students' and student groups should make appointments for recording ses sions a day or so in advance. ✓ Generally, live recordings will be made on tape and trans ferred to disc, allowing for edi ting. Expect (continued from page 1) “rewriting.” At the conclusion of these dis cussions at 3, the yearbook group will take up “advertising, and financing,” “sales cam^ paign,” and “setting the selling price.” Discussion of “attractive pages,” “proof reading,” and the j “finished product” will occupy the newspaper enthusiasts dur ing the 3 to 4 p.m. session. Both groups will entertain questions and hold reviews be ginning at 4 o’clock. These will be followed by exhibits of newspapers and yearbooks in the Audio-Visual Center. The official conference photo graph will be taken at 5 o’clock. Dinner will run from 5:15 until 6, and the social from 7 until 10 will climax the day’s activities. Alumnus Lath Alston wiU present Shirley and Lee and Roland Cook in a big double attraction dance at the Durham Armory from 8 ’til 1:30 oh Friday, April 5. Admission $1.50. While in burham Use the Facilities of MECHANICS AND FARMERS BANK Two Convenient Locations 615 FAYETTEVILLE ST. and 116 W. PARRISH ST. 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