PRESIDENT LYONS; LACK OF CATCH-UP FUNDS CAUSES
Continued Widening of Gap
Marking the first con
vocation in the history of
FSU, Dr. Charles A.
Lyons, in his official
speech opening the 1969-
70 academic year, con
demned "Catch up” funds
for black universities as
inadequate, and said,
“The gap will continue to
Widen between black and
predominantly white
schools unless larger ap
propriations for black
universities are granted.
Dr. Lyons made the
statements at a convo
cation of student body in
Seabrook Auditorium. It
was his first official ap
pearance before students
since he assumed the pre-
sidence May 30 on the re
tirement of Dr. Rudolph
Jones.
Dr. Lyons also reprov
ed “those who will tell
you that the way to solve
education’s problems is
to set up machinery for
national standardized
examinations for students
and teachers.
“We really don’t need
more tests for our stud
ents. We need to start
spending more money on
their education, instead
of buying a set of shack
les for the system.
“We don’t need more
tests for our teachers -
we simply need more
teachers , he said. Dr.
Lyons said he was dis
turbed by “minimizers”
Dr. Charles A. Lyons
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FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY
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VOL. 23 NO. 2
Fayetteville, N. C.
OCTOBER 25,1969
Assistant Business Manager
Luther R. Jeralds has been named assistant business
manager at Fayetteville State University, President
Charles “A.” Lyons announced recently.
Jeralds comes to the Fayetteville State post from
the Cumberland County Community Action Program
where he served as Director of the Neighborhood Youth
Corps from 1966-69. The position is a new admini
strative post at FSU.
Speaking on behalf of the university. Dr. Lyons
said “the university is fortunate to have in Mr, Jeralds
a person with much experience In administration and
finance with a dedication to people.
. A native of Fayetteville, Jeralds received the B.S.c.
oj^p-ee in accounting from North Carolina Central
Ui^ersity. He is presently enrolled in graduate studies
at NCCU.
While a student at NCCU, Jeralds was a Business
Administration Scholar and was an All-CIAA perform
er on the football team. He played three years of pro
fessional football with the Chicago Bears, Dallas
Texans and the Edmonton Eskimos.
Jeralds and his wife Jo Ann have two children and
reside at 319 Jasper Street,
Miss Homecoming
NEARS THE EVE OF
HER DAY. Vivacious
Portia Tann, FSU’s
Hom ecom ing Queen,
clings close to the scene
of the action as she adorns
ornaments that take re
fuge in her natural ar
maments.
GRE
Dates Set
PRINCETON, N. J. —
Educational Testing Ser
vice announced today that
undergraduates and oth
ers preparing to go to
graduate school may take
Hxamlnarions any of
six different test dates
during the current aca
demic year.
The first testing date
for the GRE Is October
25, 1969. Scores from
this administration will
be reported to the grad
uate schools before De
cember 1. Students plan
ning to register for the
October test date are ad
vised that applications
received by ETS after
October 7 will incur a
$3,00 late registration
fee. After October 10,
there is no guarantee that
applications for the Octo
ber test date can be pro
cessed.
The other five test
dates are December 13,
1969; January 17, 1970;
February 28, 1970; April
27, 1970; and July 11,
1970. Equivalent late fee
and registration dead
lines apply to these dates.
Choice of test dates
should be determined by
the requirements of grad
uate schools or fellow
ships to which one is
applying. Scores are
usually reported to grad
uate schools five weeks
after a test date.
The Graduate Record
Examinations include an
Aptitude Test of general
scholastic ability and Ad
vanced Tests measuring
achievement in 21 major
fields of study. Full de
tails and registration
forms for the GRE are
contained in the 1969-70
BULLETIN OF INFOR
MATION FOR CANDI
DATES. The BULLETIN
also contains forms and
instructions for request
ing transcript service on
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who “look on our
problems as solved be
cause some progress has
been made,
“We’re told that we’re
better off now than we
were five years ago. Is
this so surprising when
you consider the low base
from which we had to
come?” he asked. Dr,
Lyons told the students
that “higher education Jor
the black man, like -^11
other developments^ llis
behalf, was an accident
an afterthought, nof a con
sciously planned paijj of^
the democratic experi
ment in America,”
Black people “started
in higher education from
zero after the Civil War
and we have been playing
a catch up gapp every
since,” he said, “All
black colleges and uni
versities are still strugg
ling to overcome the three
F’s — lack of adequate
faculty, facilities and fi
nances, The frightening
thing is that the gap be
tween the “haves” and
“have nots” is widening,
rather than narrowing, ’
said Dr, Lyons,
Dr, Lyons told the stu
dents “you are products
^•of a culture, a political
and social system that
has hindered rather than
aided your development
and success. “Your fore
bearers who trod the
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A galaxy of signs,
showing student desire for
leadership and support of
President Lyons, filled
Seabrook Auditorium at
FSU’s first official con
vocation last month.
|T.V. INTERVIEW
Lyons Cites
Communication
In a statement in a
news interview on the
University of North Caro
lina Television station.
President Charles A. Ly
ons said the two major
causes of student dis
orders are a feeling by
students that they have
no voice in decisionmak
ing and a lack of real
communication between
the administration, facul
ty within the university
community.
In answer to a ques
tion on whether there
should be separate
schools for blacks and for
whites. Dr. Lyons said
his school and other pre-
dominantely black insti
tutions must “take cog
nizance of the fact that
the black man has been
written out of the history
books, but I don’t believe
you have to set up anoth
er institution to teach
this. You can incorporate
this in regular courses.”
This was in reference
to the recent establish
ment of black liberation
schools, such as Malcolm
X Liberation University
at Durham.
FSU Men
to State-
Wide
^Committed
Two Fayetteville State
University administra
tive officials have been
named to a state-wide
committee to raise funds
for a chapel for Dobbs
School For Girls, Kins
ton.
Named were J. C.
Jones, Dean of Students;
and P. R, Leazer, Direct
or of Public Relations.
Announcement of their
appointment was made by-
Dr. Rachel D. Davis and
Mrs. Fannie T. Newsome,
co-chairman of the cam
paign.
The North Carolina
General Assembly appro
priated $50,000 for a
chapel on the campus,
provided these funds are
matched by private
sources. The North Caro
lina Federation of Negro
Women’s Clubs has made
an initial donation of more
than $14,000 for the
spiritual center.