December 20, 1968
THE CAMPUS ECHO
Page Three
Karenga Views Negro Colleges
By John M. Brewer
North Carolina College stu
dents have reached a peak of
what most people term “hope
less students.” The hopeless
student has been characterized
in seven specific categories by
nationalist Ron Karenga. In
case you have not heard of
this man, it will be interesting
to note his past.
Ron Karenga is the founder
of the Black Panther Party.
Brother Karenga is an intellec
tual who was a teacher at San
Francisco State College. Ron
Karenga did extensive reading
for 12 years and mastered such
theories as Karl Marx’s Com-
manist Manifesto, Hegelian theo
ry, and theories of coimtless
black and white intellectuals of
the past and present.
Karenga then turned his at
tention to not only to youth on
the street, but youth in the
classroom. Ron Karenga then
taught all of the black brothers
to enlighten themselves and get
a book-reading education. “Ne-
jro Colleges,” stated Karenga,
“are geared to serve as the step
ping stone to economic slavery.”
Karenga also contends unless
Negro colleges begin to identify
with their own kind, the con
tinuation of white oriented col
leges will persist. Negro colleges
must first strive to become
Black Institutions. The purpose
of a Black Institution is to
create, spawn, and direct the
black reources available from
within. Debrainwashing must
occur first and the emphasis on
a black education must take
precedence over the white
power structure.
In addition, Negro teachers
who are in fact “NEEGROWES”
must scrape off the psedo idea
of professional faggs to baboon
stereotype students. Moreover,
“NEEGROWE” STUDENTS
make it their business to con
duct their learning experience
at Negro colleges as a cow
would conduct eating grass. Mr.
Karenga further professed to
the idea that all Negroes are
pyotential blacks . . .
Ron Karenga explained the
current myth called “himiani-
ty." Humanity is something that
no one has ever seen but, ^he
white power structure talks
about it. The white power
structure states that when they
kill millions of black people
throughout the world, it is in
the faith of interest of human
ity. Where is humanity? Does
humanity exist as a community,
town, nation, or tangible world?
In conclusion, Mr. Karenga
commanded that institutions,
such as our college, direct them
selves down the road toward a
black institution. This black
institution does not exist today,
but the effort must be exerted
now toward a black institution!
Hence forth, this white oriented
college which is a lot worse
than all Negro colleges, must
first strive to debrainwash, then,
and only then must we work
toward a better and black ori
ented college.
Forensics Squad Set Up At NCC
By GLADYS RICHARDSON
^ There is a new organization
on campus this year to which
little or no attention has been
given by the NCC faculty or
student body. The name of the
organization is the North C£u:o-
lina College Forensics Squad.
The purpose of the organization
is to promote understanding of
national topics, oratory, inter
pretive reading, extemporaneous
and impromptu speaking.
The Forensics Squad, some
times referred to as the debate
team, was formed by Mrs. Karen
Godwin, one of the new speech
and tutorial instructors. Mrs.
Godwin debated or four years
during her imdergraduate work
at Pacific University in Oregon
and coached debate during her
graduate studies at the Universi
ty of New Mexico.
According to Mrs. Godwin,
the squad has 17 members, ten
of them active. The officers are
Ida R. Page, president; Harvey
White, vice president; Gladys
Richardson, secretary-treasurer;
and David Turrentine, assistant
tournament coach.
Members of the squad have
attended two tournaments this
year. The squad won three out
twelve rounds at Wake Forest
University and two out of twelve
at the University of South Caro
lina.
On The Li ne
By Pinky
The national topic on which
the debate is based this year is:
Resolved that executive control
of United States foreign policy
should be significantly curtailed.
Mrs. Godwin states that the stu
dents put in about ten hours of
work in doing research on the
topic. “It gives the students a
chance to understand policy
making, international law, eco
nomics and the powers of the
president.” She added, “Every
year there’s a different kind of
topic. It gives debators a chance
to be well versed in foreign poli
cy this year; next year, maybe
public works or welfare.”
Mrs. Godwin has high hopes
for the Forensics Squad. “There
are potential thinkers on cam
pus. I hope to develop a good
team and maybe we can make
the national championship
tournament at West Point.”
The next debate tournament
for the NCC Forensics Squad
will be at the University of
Georgia, January 9-11. Mean
while the squad will be partici
pating in public debates on vari
ous topics with Duke Universi
ty. The public debates will be
given in high schools in the re
gion and civic organizations.
MISS VETERAN, MISS MARY
ANN WRIGHT
Veterans Elect
Miss Veteran
Miss Mary Ann Wright, a
senior from Henderson, N. C.,
has been chosen to reign as
“Miss Veterans” for 1968-69.
She is a recreation major. Miss
Wright’s hobbies include bowl
ing, horseback riding, sewing
and, believe it or not, auto rac
ing.
A committee of five was ap
pointed by the club to select
a group of finalists to run for
“Miss Veteran.” The finalists
were selected on the basis of
character, personality, and
beauty.
The finalists who were run
ning with Miss Wright were
Muriel Sharpe, Rosalyn Hagan,
Mary Thomas, and Peggy Ann
Watson.
The four runners-up were
made honorary members of the
club.
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about Subtle Acts of discrimina
tion by coaches at U.S. Common
wealth Meet. Tl^e first four
finishes in American women’s
100 yard dash at the A.A.U. Re
lays were black and coaches
moved to substitute two white
females.
College professors know us as
the fastest “niggers” on campus
and do not talk to other blacks.
They congratulate us for winn
ing, but never for academic per
formance or merit.
“Trouble with Communism,
I Socialism or any of that stuff,
I is—^who’d pay our uoempioy-
ment compensation?”
MUTUAL SAVINGS AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION
INSURED SAVINGS AND HOME LOANS
Deck the halls with balls of
holly. Tra la la la la la la la la.
Yes, it’s the blessed season of
Christmas once again. Good will
to men flourishes everywhere.
Tra la la la la la la la la. T^^ch-
ers will be a little meaner as
they check their texts and find
that they have tarried too long
and must now cram the re
maining material. Tra la la la
la la la la la. There will be
exams en masses and papers
lying everywhere, but students
will care a little less than usual.
Tra la la la la la la la la. Thanks
giving, whether it was good or
bad socially, put school back in
its proper perspective academic
ally. Joy to the world. The
dorm halls will resound with
Christmas carols as well as
“Soul,” and by December 20
all will have incorporated the
festive mood quite completely.
’Tis the season to be jolly!
Peace on earth. Good will
among men. In Viet Nam, Thieu.
Johnson, and Ho Chi Min^ will
representatively sit at the con
ference table. These three kings
of Orient are, puffing on rubber
cigars. In France, President de
Gaulle, suffering his long range
stinkership, has the world’s
worst monetary crisis under his
Christmas tree. Rudolf the Red-
Nose Reindeer had a very shiny
nose. Chechoslovakia decided to
to experiment with a new more
democratic Communism only to
find one morning that the
Russian army had come upon a
midnight clear.
In the U.S., Silent Night, Holy
Night, all is calm-between long
hot summers of racial turmoil.
Let us not forget that this was
an election year. Angels we
have heard on high. There was
even a modern day Scrooge as
President Johnson, visited by
the Christmas spirit of the past,
the present and the future, de
clined to run for re-election.
For 11 months, the country
heard Wallace chant, oh come
all ye faithful as he entertained
dreams of a White Christmas.
Then too, you’d better not shout,
you’d better not cry, you’d bet
ter not pout. I’m telling you
why—Tricky Dick needs only
be President for four years.
Parents will be himiming
“I’m getting nothing for Christ
mas” since the year gave birth
to a 10% surcharge tax with in
flation getting quite out of hand
as the dollar buys less and less.
Last but not least, there was our
own Little Town of Bethlehem
in the form of Resurrection City.
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It didn’t take long, however, for
an unsympathetic populace and
Congress to misconstrue its beau
tiful and symbolic representation
with petty cries of maladminis
tration.
So smile a warm Christmas
smile. Fill your heart and your
egg nog with Christmas spirit.
Exist in a state of suspension
thinking neither of the bad of the
past or the goodies the next year
has yet to bring. Tra la la la la
la la la la. Enjoy it while it
lasts for it will last but so long,
and as Tiny Tim says, “Merry
Christmas, and God Bless us all,
everyone!”
Veterans Club
Formed At NCC
A newly formed organization.
The Veterans Club adds its
charter to the collection of the
old established organizations on
the North Carolina College cam
pus.
Since Ex-G. I.’s are beginning
to make up a significant part of
the NCC student body, the Ex-
G. I.’s have gotten together and
formed the club. The club
membership consists of veterans
currently enrolled at NCC.
The Veterans Club was offi
cially organized as a bona fide
organization on September 27,
1968. After the constitution of
the club was written and pre
sented to and approved by the
Dean of Students, the club held
its first official meeting to elect
officers and to discuss other new
business.
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Mr. Hal Lieberman an in
structor of Political Science,
graduate of Harvard Law
School, and a trained draft
counselor is initially coordina
ting the service of the center.
“My recipe’s the same as
with rhubarb pie—use all the
sugar you can, then double
it!”
Students and Faculty
Merry Christmas
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