It is necessary that the
revolutionary conviction
of the student lead him
to a real commitment to
its ultimate con
sequences.
— Camilo Torres
NofUU QcMiliHa QtMifuU
Practice without thought
is blind; thought with
out practice is empty.
— Nknimah
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1970
Black 'Leadership Training' Is SOBU Topic
Freshman class officers are in the process of planning activities
for the 1970-71 Freshman Class. Officers from left to right are:
Leslie (Philly) Bullock, vice-president; Stellyne Boyd, secretary;
and Milton (Frog) Lewis, president. Not pictured is Gwendolyn
Boyd, treasurer.
Class Of '74 Shows Awareness
Sixty-eight freshmen com
peted for class offices in this
year’s election, more than any
in previous years, showing great
er political awareness in the
class.
Campaigning began October
7 and climaxed October 13 in
B. N. Duke Auditorium with
speeches presented by candi
dates for the offices of presi
dent, secretary, -treasurer, Stu
dent Congress representatives,
and Miss Freshman.
On October 14, election day,
500 freshmen voted, fewer than
anticipated. Election board
chairman Johnny Joyner blames
the comparatively limited turn
out on poor communication fa
cilities.
Class officers are Milton
Lewis, president; Leslie Bul
lock, vice-president; Stellyne
Boyd, secretary; Gwendolyn
Boyd, treasurer; and Celestine
Ramsey, Miss Freshman. Eu
nice Anders, Pearly Boykins,
Hugh C. Credle, James Crutch
field, Rodessa Dalton, Audrey
Davis, Patricia Davis, Willie Hill
and Ca-Sandra Martin were e-
lected to the Student Congress.
President-elect Lewis is a na-
Music Educators
'rioid Conference
The State Convention of the
Music Educators National Con
ference convened at the Durham
Hotel, Durham, N.C., the week
end of November 20. Members
of mC (’’JCCU chapter served
as hosts and hostesses lor
con''^—"
^...ciiiion.
Among the most important
and historic transactions were
the merging of the N.C. Music
Educators Conference (former-
Sec Music Educators page 7
tive of Kinston, N. C. and plans
to major in History.
Leslie Bullock is a native of
Philadelphia, Pa., and plans to
major in Political Science.
Stellyne Boyd is from Ra
leigh, N. C., and her proposed
major is also Political Science;
Gwendolyn Boyd is from Ra
leigh, N. C., and her proposed
major is Elementary Education.
Celestine Ramsey, Miss
Ereshman, is a native of Hills
boro, N. C. She plans to major
in Home Economics.
Eunice Anders is from Fay
etteville, N. C., and plans to ma
jor in Sociology.
Pearly Boykins is from Golds
boro, N. C., and would like to
major in Nursing.
Hugh C. Credle is from Bay-
boro, N. C., and plans to major
in Business Administration.
James Crutchfield is a native
of Roxboro, N. C.; his pro
spective major is also Business
Administration.
Willie Hill is from Salisbury,
N. C., and plans to major in
Physics.
Patricia Davis is from War-
renton, N. C., and anticipates
majoring in Sociology.
Audrey Davis is from Warren-
ton, N. C., and would also like
to major in Sociology.
Rodessa Dalton is a native of
Walnut Cove, N. C., and plans to
major in Mathematics.
Ca-Sandra Martin is a native
of Madjson, N. C., and looks
forward to majoring in Physical
Education.
The Miss Baynes Hall elect
ion was held OrtoK.-- •
13 m the
parlor of the residence hall. E-
lected for 1970-71 was Miss Mar-
va Thomas of Murfreesboro, N.
C., a prospective Psychology ma
jor.
Class offices; indicate that
See Class Of '74 page 8
by Betty Holloway
SOBU (Student Organization
for Black Unity) held a
conference November 26, 27, 28
in Durham at UOCl (United
Organization for Community
Improvement) headquarters.
Black students attending the
conference from NCCU were ap
proximately 10 or less. However,
students representing various
colleges from Washington, D. C.
down to Elorida were approxi
mately 80.
“Leadership Training” was
the paramount subject discussed.
Ideas concerning ways to or
ganize black students and the
Freshmen Form
Men's Club
Strong
black community in a quest for
unity Were exchanged at the
conference.
Jim ^ Lee, speaking on the
“Dynamics of the Black Self,”
commented on various short
comings in black people. He
stated that black people from
childhood have been brain
washed in the educational sy
stem; the formulation of ideas
and concepts are introduced in
nursery rhymes, cartoons and
other Jack and Jill fairy tales. He
also emphasized that history at
tempts to make European ac
tions legitimate, totally ignoring
the truths and excluding black
people and others who ventured
to develop this land.
Black people who are com
mercial symbols (Julia, Link
(Mod Squad) and the black intel
ligent butler on “Ironside”) are
typical examples of those who
have yielded to accept European
culture, Lee commented, but in
so doing, they are destroying the
minds of black youths. Lan
guages, he noted, tend to reflect
a life-style. Black people, Lee
elaborated, are plagued with col
loquialisms used by white people
in relating good to bad as black
sheep, black mail, and black
market.
Speaking on the “Historical
Analysis of the Black People’s
Movement,” Cleveland Sellars
presented an account of the
black student movement-dating
See Black Leaders Page 7
Several freshmen have formed
an organization to promote a
strong university-community re
lationship. The name of the
club, Ma-Gar, is from the Bagc
language of Africa and means
"strongmen.”
The club, composed qf 55 ac
tive members, meets every
Thursday night at 11:30 in Chid-
ley Hall. The officers are:
Michael Lee, president: Jeff
Rivens, vice-president; Gregory
Betha, secretary; Edward
Frances, community relations di
rector; Lago Weaver and Harold
Epps, social directors; Allen
Spurlock, sergeant-at-arms;
Garvey Pressley, treasurer and
Christopher Jeffries, reporter.
Ma-Gar's first project was a
milk drive. Members gave extra
mealbooks which were used to
buy milk from the NCCU cafete
ria to be given to Saint Joseph’s
Day Care Center for children be
tween 3 and 6 years old.
The club plans several proj
ects which will involve both the
university and the community.
Several social activities are also
planned.
The Honorable Robert J.
Brown gives his viewpoint oti
ecological probletns at the Re
source Use Education Conference
in November 1970.
Dr. Arthur Cooper expresses
his views on the environmental
crisis at the Resource Use Edu
cational Conference held at
NCCU.
Education Conference Held Here
Dr. Arthur Cooper and the
Honorable Robert J. Brown, as
sistant to President Nixon, were
the two main speakers at the Re
source Use Education Confer
ence held at NCCU. November
12. Brown spoke on the serious
ness of environmental problems
and reasons why they must be
eradicated. Cooper stressed the
SHEA Reaches For Higher Goals
On the NCCU campus the
Student National Education As
sociation is attempting to initi
ate several worthwhile projects
designed to create community
unity and to help junior and
high school stu'to-’*-
ttirougli
counseling and tutoring. This or
ganization, guided by the parent
organization, the National Edu
cation Association, is primarily
made up of future educators
who are gaining a foundation on
which to build upon and expand
the cause of education.
The three areas that are being
worked in are juvenile delin
quency, secondary education,
and special education. The pri
mary objectives are to work with
young people by giving aid in
counseling and to set-up tutorino
sessionc •" “ ^ .L T
HI me different disci
plines to aid young people in the
black community in subjects in
which they are having difficulty.
The members of the SNEA
call for more active membership
and participation. If you are in
terested in aiding the Black com
munity and furthering'the cause
.of education, you are invited to
join SNEA.
need for technical and analytical
study for modern ecology.
Brown, a native of High
Point, N. C. and a graduate of A
& T University, spoke about
people who work to eradicate
the social and economic prob
lems while they simply neglect
environmental problems. He
stressed that the concern for
peace and equality has to be
turned to ecology.
The speaker focused on the
fact that those who suffer ihost
from lung and skin diseases,
rural slums, food poisoning, pol
luted air and water, rats, and
garbage are the
uiacK.
Unless some of the attention
is turned to environmental prob
lems, Brown commented, no one
will be left to enjoy life after all
of the socio-economic problems
have been alleviated.
Brown ended his speech by
stating that the nation has to get
at the real environmental causes
and reform society so that all can
See Ed. Conference page 8