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THE VOICE
MARCH 25,1969
*hattie bullock
*leon dockery
*dauio kingsberry /
*sandra taylor
PATRIOT OR HARLOT?
DELILAH’S DILEMMA
The women of the world have always had a tendency
look upon the heroines of famous stories with adoring
eyes. The explicit nature of these heroines is never
fully pondered. They were well known mainly because
they played important roles in the action; yet, tragi
cally, most women in general, patent themselves
in the manner of these heroines, exulting in their
being different or unpredictable, to them, a necessary
dimension of woman, but which, leaves them no less
susceptible to the same queries to which the heroines
themselves are suspect.
Take the case of the biblical Dalilah, for example;
was she of heroic proportions, does she exemplify
the desired qualities of woman, was she a patroit or
harlot? The smallest childis familiar with the Samson
story and the great strength centered in his hair, but
few remember that his first wife, like Dalilah later,
needled the answer to the riddle out of Samson, so
that her Philistine countrymen could win a bet. The
first wife was under threat of death, so she had some
slight justification for her act, though she might, had
she any love for her husband, have worked out some
other solution with him, mighty as he was. Unlike the
first wife, Dalilah was not threatened; on the contrary,
she was offered a handsome reward ($4,000) by the
Philistine lords for her services.
Both women, while scheming for another purpose, in
no way tied in with the love of Samson, complained
to him of his lack of love for them, in not revealing
information detrimental to himself. In Dalilah’s case,
it was for the secret of Samson’s strength and ulti
mately, the route to his death. Is there a universal
element in women or most women, which causes them
to expect total constancy from the male his mind,
his possessions, his life while their being a worn an
is all that they need provide? Should women use this
womanhood as a thing in itself, to abuse and defraud
the male. Objective answers to these questions would
leave neither woman a patriot; both would fit the
pattern of just women who use men, like Jezebel,
Cleopatra, Eve, and Cressida. Underlying this notion
seems to abide the idea that a woman, because she
Is a woman, can be loved without being liked, a
c\\aRm v/VilcVi seems Impossible to breach, and wbicVi,
has so many fallacies In it, that it should never reach
global dimensions, or else women, the supposed
foolers, are likely to be labeled the fools themselves.
Should the male give It even minimum probing, cold
hatred could result, for such a notion insults the
Intellect,deeming it Incapable of transcending the
purely physical aspect of woman.
Viewed then, strictly as a female, Dalilah is cold,
without love, ambitious, no doubt reveling in the at
tention of so many Philistine lords, and of course,
holding both hands out for the money offered, the
latter two factors not reserved for her alone, but
strong in the makeup of many women. It is utterly
absurd to think that such a woman today, is unaware of
her own folly or sickness, that she can truly mis
take notoriety and wantonness for popularity, that
she can seriously believe that money, a limousine,
and a Hollywoodian wardrobe can erase or even shroud
the fact that the lady is a tramp. bullock
THE DEFLORATION OF LINDA
I sat there and waited, and smoked, and waited,
and thought a lot—maybe even prayed—but Linda didn’t
come back today. She probably wouldn’t ever come
again. She’s in love with me.
Linda is young, not pretty, but pleasant and some
how intriguing. Her eyes are always made up so
beautifully, but she wears no other make up. It’s
as If she spends too much time with her eyes and Is
forced to rush out of the house before she Is completely
made up. Her lips are always chapped, but I know I’ll
never know the feel of those rough, cracked lips,
mashing, kneading, exploring mine, and extracting
my fire while cheating that delectable friction of male
lips meeting female lips, declaring love—pure and
simple love.
But I never wanted to kiss her or to know that
thrill. In fact, 1 have already kissed her. I have
already know her intimately. I have held her, caressed
her, explored her often enough. With each flicker
of her eyelids, soundof her voice, squeeze of her hand,
or press of her thigh against mine, I made love to
Linda.
I have kissed her body to its very depths, known
the sweet taste of cake, drunk thirstily of the dew,
and smelled of the exotic rose. I have brushed her
hair from my face, felt my sweat hotly mingling with
hers, seen her eyes flash wildly about lost to the
thrill, and I have felt the wild thumping of her
quickcned heartbeat. So what is she saving?
I here could be no higher union, no closer con
tact, or no greater ecstasy. She does not know this;
she thinks herself pure. She fears the loss of purity
and will probably never come back. 1 hope she won’t;
I pray that she won’t. I’m in love with Linda.
BEAVTY IS
A POOR BASIS
FOR ROMANCE
Today, many people get
hurt because they
base their romance on
a person’s beauty. Beauty
is outer-looks that appeal
to the eye. The outer
appearance of a person
always fades away. It
Is personality, as well
as, love, that a person
should look for when
chosing a mate. The
personality and true love
of a person, never fades
away.
The person who always
tries to get the best look
ing fellow or girl as a
mate, is the one is hurt
most. One reason for
this is that, no matter
how handsome or beauti
ful a person is, there is
always someone who
looks better. A second
reason is that, looks
aren’t preservable. They
fade away eventually, es
pecially with old age.
A man may marry a
woman, not for love, but
because of her beauty.
Then the years pass by,
he will discover his once
beautiful wife has ob
tained wrinkles, lost her
beautiful shape, and has
gained weight. There’s
nothing left between them,
but an empty wall. This
causes him to search
again for beauty, which
his wife lost. If he had
married for love and not
for beauty alone, when his
wife lost her beauty, she
would still look beauti
ful to him, because of
his love for her. He
■woulin*t "have to scaxch
for beauty In another
woman.
A person may say, “I
don't want that unattrac
tive person as a special
friend of mine.” ‘What
can he do for me?” That
unattractive person is the
one who will be trust
worthy, faithful and who
will be around to love,
when beauty has faded
away. Never, let a per
son tell you that beauty
is all romance is based
on, because beauty against
love and personality
doesn’t stand a chance.
People, young and old
should always remember
that beauty is a poor basis
for romance. The
chances are that when a
person bases his romance
on beauty, he will be dis
appointed in the future.
Beauty is a temporary
thing. Love is here when
beauty has gone. Re
member, beauty is only
skin deep.
taylor
Delta Gamma
Chapter
Elects Officers
The men of Delta Gam
ma Chapter have elected
officers for the year 1969-
70. They are as follows;
Baslleus-Bro. Bill How
ell; Vice-Bro. Thomas
Williams; Keeper of the
Records and Seals-Bro.
Ronald Byrd; Keeper
of the Flame-Bro. Wes
ley Foye; Chaplain-Bro.
Mercer Anderson; Dean
of Pledges-Bro. Calvin
Harris; Sargeant-AT-
Arm-Bro. Bobby L, Byrd.
The Ques have many
events planned for the
second semester and hope
to make the campus live
lier for everyone.
JOINING A
FRATERNITY?
In case you’re making
up your mind about join
ing a fraternity and don’t
know exactly which one,
here are a few facts that
will aid In making your
decision.
The campus frater
nities: Phi Beta Sigma;
Alpha Phi Alpha; Groove
Phi Groove; Omega Psi
Phi; and Kappa Alpha
Si, require that one must
have a minimum average
of 2.3 in order to pledge
and a 2.5 average to go
over the following semes
ter.
The invitation to ex
pose the social life of a
fraternity Is called a
“smoker”. The
’’smoker” Is a party for
the students who are in
terested in joining a fra
ternity. It is here that
they meet the members
and learn about the vari
ous activities that the fra
ternity is Involved in.
Students who are ac
cepted are called
“pledgees”. A “pledgee
“pledgees”. A “pledgee”
must prove his ability to
live, study, and work with
fraternity brothers be
fore he is finally ac
cepted for membership.
A pledge who fills all
requirements is initiated
and receives the fra
ternity pin or sweater.
The purpose of the
fraternities is to instill
a sense of brotherhood,
responsibility, and lead
ership in an individual.
Leo Bullock, Jr.
CORPS INTERNS
(Continued from Page 4)
situations I deal with now
the children are coming
from broken homes.”
Pearson feels that
being black helps him in
a black neighborhood and
teaching in a practically
all-Negro school.
“It’s like being of Ital
ian descent, you would
just get along better with
Italian-Americans. In my
own case I have something
in common right off the
bat. We are both black,
we have both suffered the
same type of abuses, in
different degrees. They
can’t react this way to the
usual white person. They
feel more at ease with me.
I feel more at ease. It
■is common ground.”
“Nate” Simpson, 24, a
native of Detroit, is a
teacher intern at De
troit’s Kettering High
School, a school that is
95 percent black.
‘ When I went to high
school and college, I
learned very little, if any
thing at all, about the role
of black people In
American history. This
is still true in most
schools today. But
changes are being made,”
he said.
Simpson, himself. Is a
part of this change fac
tor. Besides teaching En
glish to 10th and 12th
raders at Kettering,
impson also teaches
them a course in black
history.
Bacon, 30, a Negro, is
married and the father of
two children. His small
Teacher Corps salary al
lows him $15 a week ex
tra for each dependent.
This is quite a contrast
to his better-salaried
post in the Chicago OEO
program.
As part of his com
munity Involvement (an
other aspect of the
Corps) Bacon teaches
art, after school to 20
pupils. Many of his paint
ings are on display in
Chicago schools.
What attracted Bacon
to the Teacher Corps?
“I had thought about
going to graduate school.
But I didn’t want the ty
pical academic type. The
fact of the work and study
approach and the com
munity involvement of
the Teacher Corps is what
fascinated me.”
EMPLOYMENT BIAS
(Continued from Page 5)
does not become a teach
er by standing before a
group of students. A stud
ent does not become a
student by merely sitting
in front of a teacher.
They compliment each
other. One can only be as
good as the other and
neither can be thought to
exceed the other. How
good Is the teacher might
mean literally, how good
are his students?
1 have written this with
the hope that someone will
be moved by the summons
to all Black people to do a
little more toward our
ultimate self realiza
tion. It is my sincere
hope that nowhere can a
Black man be found who
thinks that we have made
some progress toward our
(Continued on Page 7)
A REAL FRIEND
A person with whom you
ca n talk over your prob
lems, and one who lis
tens and tries to help you,
is truly a friend. A real
friend’s purpose in help
ing you is not so that
others may know it, but
because he feels that it is
his duty as a fellow hu
man being. A real friend
is understanding, or he
tried to understand. At
least he shows that he is
concerned. He seems to
put himself in your place
when discussing a prob
lem with you. He Is not
afraid of the truth, and he
is willing to tell the truth
because he knows that it is
best. A real friend stands
by you right or wrong,
knowing that you are ca
pable of making mistakes.
Instead of speaking
against you behind your
back, he explains to you
what is right. He knows
your weak points because
he is your best friend.
He doesn’t use your weak
points against you, but he
helps you improve them.
A person with these char
acteristics is very rare.
If you know of one, you
are very lucky.
kingsberry