|FIRST FORMALITIES MAKE
CHARLES LYONS OFFICIALLY NO. 8
iOUT WITH THE IVORY TOWER
S by Shirley Evans, News W.S. Editor
K The times require that educators become social
Jengineers and prove the responsibility of all to achieve
ghuman dignity. Dr. Charles Lyons said colleges and
(universities must become more community involved to
fachieve this, in his inaugural address May 3.
j The newly inducted executive outlined what FSU
Shad to do to become more genuinely educational. He
jsaid the university family would have to put forth ef-
Jfort and hard work in a common purpose, have the
|boldness to be new and different, to experiment,
igive close scrutiny to its curriculum, create an ex-
Sciting climate for learning and rt aosert cultural thought
SianH rhp fnr rrnrh
jand the search for truth.
I TWO CHOICES
S The president said FSU has two choices in an attempt
Sto be what it wants to be -- great or mediocre. ‘ It
Smust make a commitment to action to achieve con-
^ temporary relevance.” In the search for truth, educa-
fetors must eliminate the chief adversaries of the edu-
Jcative process.and not uphold tradition for tradition’s
isake.
The eighth president
said, “In this great land
of ours, the dignity of
man has too long been
trampled upon. It is not
ours to give or take but
to recognize, and we have
no claim to greatness if
we can’t reach the dis
advantaged.”
He pointed out steps al
ready taken in the direct
ion of a more comprehen
sive university; the
change to a language arts
program and the addition
of many new areas, a re
cent recruitment team
and joint control of the
NCSU Fort Bragg Branch.
(Continued on page 8)
FSU GRAD
ii: WEAVER NAMED ASS’T SUPT. I
I OF DURHAM CITY SCHOOLS I
(taken from the Durham
Morning Herald)
Dr. Frank B. Weaver,
assistant educational di
rector of North Caro
lina’s community college
system, has accepted the
assistant superintenden
cy of Durham City
Schools.
Supt. Lew Hannen said
Tuesday that Weaver, a
former state supervisor
of elementary schools,
will begin work July 1,
replacing present As
sistant ^pt. E. L. Phil
lips.
Phillips announced re
cently he would retire at
the end of this school
year.
Weaver, 42,joined the
State Department of Pub
lic Instruction as elemen
tary school supervisor in
1962, after 14 years as
teacher and principal in
the Edgecombe County
school system.
In 1967, he became an
educational consultant on
adult education In the De
partment of Community
Colleges, and in June
1969, was promoted to as
sistant educational di
rector.
A Tarboro native.
Weaver holds a B. S.
degree from Fayette
ville State University, an
M. A. from Columbia
University and a Ph. D.
from the Pennsylvania
State University.
He has done post-grad
uate study at North Car
olina Central University,
and post-doctoral work
at Wayne State University
and at North Carolina
State University.
Weaver is a member of
the board of trustees at
Saint Augustine’s College
in Raleigh, and is the au
thor of one book ‘‘Prac
tical Help for Meeting
the Needs of the Slow
Learner.”
He and his wife, the
former Miss Queen Es
ther Lewis of Mt. Gilead,
have one son and present
ly live in Raleigh.
|SGA Elections Postponed
By Rendell Brown
N.W.S, Editor
The annual election of
student government offi
cers was cancelled inde
finitely in response to
student requests for a
fairer representation of
candidates.
The election, schedul
ed originally for April
29-30, was cancelled to
accommodate a referen
dum aimed at changing the
required grade point
average set at 1.5 for any
student seeking student
government offices. This
1.5 was based on the
school’s 3-point system,
but the university is cur
rently on a 4 point system
which illustrates the anti-
uity of this requirement,
n the 4-point system the
requirement is 2.5.
Representatives of the
newly formed political
party. Black Students
for Progress, argue that
the bulk of the student
body falls in the below -
2.5 average group and is,
thus, not Justly repre
sented. The new group
expressed a desire to
have the requirement
lowered or totally dis-
carded.thus leaving the
choice of representatives
to the student body. This
places the weight of mak
ing a good sound choice
upon the shoulders of the
student body as the Black
Students for Progress
feel it should be.
The referendum will
be voted on before the
election can be held. If
the bill is passed in fa
vor of lowering the re
quirements, a consider
able number of ineligible
students would then be
eligible.
THE VOICE*
FAYEHEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY
VOL. 23 NO. 9
Fayetteville, N. C.
MAY 22, 1970
|FSU TO
ISERVE TOTAy
icOMMUNITYi
Delores Norfleet
NWS Writer
“Fayetteville State
University must become
an educational Institution
which aspires and seeks to
serve all people — not
just blacks,” said Dr.
Herman B. Smith in his
FSU Founders Day ad
dress.
Dr. Smith is director
of the Office for the Ad
vancement of Public Ne
gro Colleges in Atlanta,
Georgia. He told the An
nual Founder’s Day au
dience that the university
must prepare itself to
serve the total commun
ity. He said that there is
no place for separatism
in the North Carolina
system of higher educa
tion.
He urged that the Uni
versity become involved
in the activities of the
whole community and not
just those of the black
community. Dr. J. Ward
Seabrook, president
emeritus, presented a
special tribute to the
founders of FSU.
Music for this occasion
was rendered by the uni
versity’s band and choir.
Dr. Charles “A" Lyons
presided over the obser
vance. Others who parti
cipated in the program
were W. A. Bryant, pres
ident of the General
Alumni Association; Rev.
R. Massey, Pastor of Col
lege Heights Presby
terian Church; Miss V.
A. Dix, a member of the
faculty assembly com
mittee; and Dr. G. D.
Davis, professor of edu
cation and Pastor of Un
ion Baptist Church in
Durham.
Following the program,
a pilgrimage to the mon
uments of the founders
was made and floral tri
butes were placed at the
shrines.
Barnes and Bryant
To Receive FSU
Alumni Honors
Alexander Barnes and
William Bryant have
claimed Fayetteville
State University’s Gen
eral Alumni Associa
tion’s highest awards for
the 1969-70 academic
I Mrs. I
I Gannaway |
Mrs. Willie Gannaway,
dormitory matron of Joy
ner Hall, will retire this
year after twenty-two
years at Fayetteville
State University.
While here, Mrs. Gan
naway has lived in three
dormitories. She lived in
Bickett Hall for thirteen
years. Hood Hall for se
ven months while Bickett
Hall was being renovat
ed, and then she moved
to Joyner Hall, where she
has been since then.
Mrs. Gannaway says
that the girls have made
an almost complete
change; they’re more
aggressive and have bet
ter opportunities. In her
early years here, girls
had to be in the dormi
tory at 7:00 p.m. during
the winter, 8:00 p.m. dur
ing the summer, and all
lights in the dorm had to
be out by 11:00 p.m. At
first, girls were permit
ted to visit the library
only during the day, but
later they were allowed
to go there at night pro
vided they signed in and
out for the library. Now,
she says, girls are per
mitted to stay out until
twelve during the week
nights and one on week
ends, and they still are
n’t satisfied.
- Felicia Darden
year, alumni officials an
nounced today.
Barnes and Bryant will
be cited at the annual
FSU Alumni Convocation
Saturday, May 30.
Mrs. Eunice Fergu
son Waller will be the
principal speaker at the
convocation services to
be held in the J. W. Sea
brook auditorium. The
program will begin at 12
o’clock noon. It is open
to the general public.
Bryant, President of
the FSU General Alumni
Association, will receive
the alumni ‘Distinguish
ed Achievement” award.
He is an administrative
officer in the public
schools of Winston Sa
lem - Forsyth and a for
mer prep grid mentor.
Barnes, veteran jour
nalist and Director of
Public Relations for the
A.M.E. Zion Church; will
receive the FSU Alumni
“Meritorious Award.”
He is a native of Fay
etteville and is also as
sociated with North Car
olina’s largest black
weekly “The Carolinian”
newspaper.
The convocation will
also see the Induction of
the class of 1970 induct
ed into the General Alum
ni Association. There are
more than 150 candidates
for graduation.
A highlight of the 1970
convocation weekend will
be the election of officers
for the coming year. Side
line observers predict
one of the largest alum
ni turnouts in the history
of the 93-year old insti
tution for this meeting.
Reunions will be held
for the classes of 1900,
1910, 1920, 1930, 1940,
1950 and 1960.