Thursday, May 15, 1969
THE CAMPUS ECHO
Page Seven
It Happened On Campus:
By A Senior Soul Sister
‘Return Of “Grier Book”
DECLARATION OF BLACKS
Yes Eagles, a once in a life
time dramatic production was
staged at NCC during the month
of April. It dealt with the al
locating of student activity fees
to publish a personal photo al
bum and was titled The Return
of The Grier Book.
For those of you who were at
tending other productions and
missed this one, you deprived
yourselves of a tremendous treat.
It surpassed Shakespeare in
numbers of scenes and acts.
Categorically, it was a “ninety-
nine scene, twenty-two act comic
tragedy.”
The tragic figure was Mr. G.
His costume was basically mod-
dark glasses and bell bottomed
trousers. Miss S. played opposite
him The other dramatic personae
■were a group called “Our Gang”
(this gang was led by Mr. G),
and a group of students.
The action takes place on an
ordinary student union on an
ordinary college campus.
As the curtain rises, a student
comes out and shouts, “Hey
y’all, dem yearbooks is back
show as day and dis here is
April.”
Second S: “Hey, man, you is
puttin’ me on. You know w^l
dey don’t git dem books back
and seen ’un wid me own eyes.”
ber.”
First S: “Well man. me done
and seen ’Um wid me own eyes.”
Second S: “Youse done and
seen ’um wid yours own eyes?”
First S; “Ise done and seen
’UM.”
Second S; “Ise going and
spread de word.”
As the word is being spread
on campus, Mr. G, Miss S, and
Our Gang prepare to issue the
yearbooks. About twenty min
utes later, a line of students
form to pick up yearbooks.
About high noon, the pre
cipitating incident occurs — a
yearbook is issued! ! The dia
logue continues.
First S: “Man I se got mine.”
Second S: (Looking for his
picture) “Man where is I at in
dis thang?”
First S: “Man Ise got mine.”
“Where is me at?! ”
Second S; “Man dis ain’t our
our yearbook.”
First S: ‘‘Showly don’t look
like no yearbook to me.”
Second S: “Na’ll man casse
look at this ain’t no place, no
where in North Carolina named
no “Dumam” and just as show
as I is standing here ain’t no
place, no where in dese United
States called no “N Oj r t h
Chalina.” It’s a North but it
ain’t no “Chalina.”
First S: “Man what is dis
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trash dat dem folks done repro
duced wid our student activity
fees?”
All students: “It’s a Grier
Book.’ Ain’t nobody in it but
Grier and his gang.” (This was
the climax.)
At this point, “Grier Books”
are torn to shreds, matches are
struck, books are burned and the
tragic hero, or more precisely
the tragic villan, escapes thei
scene via the window.
As the curtain descends the
students are in an uproar, the
villian is said to be fleeing down
55 at a rate of 65 miles per sec
ond. (Maybe he should be tapped
for the track team because this
man has got talent. He is a born
runner.) As the play’s end the
members of Our Gang go into
seclusion.
Yes Eagles, this was " once
in a life-time showing. As was
stated in the epilogue of the
“Grier Book,” he wanted “to do
the impossible” and he did it.
He said also that he had ‘‘a
dream,” but Senior Soul Sister
says, “It was a nightmare.”
Did You Know It?
Just 28 years after slavery
ended in the United States, the
first successful heart operation
was performed in Chicago by a
black surgeon, Dr. Daniel Hale
Williams.
Capt. Charles Boycott, an
English land agent in Ireland
in 1880 unwittingly gave his
name to a practice well-known
today. Capt. Boycott’s ruthless
ness in evicting tenants caused
the Irish people of Mayo to
combine against him as an ex
pression of their disapproval.
Bible
... remember the words oi the
Lord Jesus, how He said, It is
more blessed to give than to
receive. — (The Acts 20. 33.)
It takes most of us at least
half a lifetime to appreciate,
through our own personal ex
perience, the truth of the
words of the Master But
what a blessed, full and use
ful life would result if we
accepted His words in our
youth, and lived the long
years by them!
By J. ANTHONY SHARP
The unanimous declaration
Of all black folks,
Including Negroes, bourgeoisie.
Colored people, and all Soul
folks.
When in the course
Of human events,
It becomes necessary
For white people to relent.
It also becomes necessary
To dissolve the political bands
Which for many years
Have held fast our hands.
And to assimie among
he powers of the earth,
Justice and freedom!
Which should be given us at
birth.
A decent respect
From all mankind
And you white men,
You know we ain’t lying.
We hold these truths
To be self-evident:
That the white man’s time
Has come to repent;
That all men are created
Either yellow, black or white,
Deems no justification
That white is all right;
That you are endowed
With certain inalienable rights
Gives you no authority
To torture us and burn crosses
in the nights.
Our pursuit of life, liberty.
And happiness for our race
Was no just cause by you
For your exploitation and dis
grace.
That, to secure our rights.
Militant groups are instituted
among men.
Deriving their just powers from
black folks
Tl\at Black Power be the end.
In every stage of your oppres
sions,
We have petitioned for redress
Non-violent movements
And freedom rides were not for
the best.
We, therefore, tl>e representa
tives of black folks
Of this great nation
Have come together by their
authority
To bring about a better relation.
We solemnly publish and de
clare
That black folks be independent
and free.
That we hereby absolve all
chains,
Bonds, and allegiance to thee.
And as independent and free
people
We have full power to do as
we please
Which includes a disheritance
of all laws
Without being insulted or beat
en to our knees.
And for support for this declar
ation.
That all black folks are instantly
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