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February 1, 1957 T H E S A L E M 1 T E Colleges Speak Out On The Issue Of School Desegregation How do you feel abouf "NT- How do you feel about integra- i lion? As an enlightening reminder I that there are many questions to I be considered in formulating an I opinion the Salemite presents a ] survey taken by the Associated ‘I Collegiate Press and an editorial j reprinted from another college ’ paper dealing with the issue. V 5|t Jf: Minneapolis — (ACP) — In gen-, ; eral, the policy of our federal ^ government has been one of “hands ' off” in relation to school desegre gation problems involving violence, ' disorder, etc. The administration prefers to leave law enforcement to local government, as indicated ■ by the use of state police and/o state guardsmen in Tennessee Kentucky, Texas and other spots. When the desegregation issue , was at its height in Septembe there was some talk of the use of federal troops to preserve order. Shortly thereafter Associated Col legiate Press attempted to get col legiate opinion on the issue by ask ing the following question of 52% 12% drepresentative national cross-sec tion of college students: Do you feel that the federal [government is handling the school (desegregation problem properly? ,, The results: Men Women Total I Yes .. .38% 33% 36% ieyond (Continued from Page 2) The replacement for Rex Har- iSlrison in My Fair Lady is a Mr. ^jEdward Mulhare from across- the ocean. Mr. Mulhare is a 34 year old, tall Irishman with wavy hair who has performed on' the Irish and English stage and has taken the role of Henry Higgins in four different productions of Pygmalion, the mother play of My Fair Lady. It is gratifying to note that Mr. Mulhare realizes that to take Rex’s place, he had “better be good.” Did you know that on March 31st C. B. S. is producing one of the most colossal spectaculars in its television history? It’s Cin derella, especially written by Rich- Lady herself, Miss Julie Andrews! 'slow process and I think it is being a North , Carolina state college: ard Rogers and Oscar Hammer stein. The leading lady? My Fairlgation to desegregation. - - 51% 53% Undecided ...11% 14% Students thinking the federal government is not handling th problem properly are generally split into two camps, those believ ing the government is moving too fast and forcing the issue, and those feeling the government is dragging its feet and avoiding its duty. Some believe the problem should be left to the states, while others feel education is the answer. “We should have a more gradual process” is the opinion of a sopho more at South Georgia College (Douglas), while a freshman at the College of Physicians and Surgeons (San Francisco) feels the answer is “evolution, not revolution. “It should be done on a slower more organized basis” says a fresh man coed at Syracuse University (Syracuse, N. Y.). And a Wake Forest College (Winston-Salem, N. C.) senior states: “It should have started more slowly—by educating the nation.” The other side of the argument is represented by a freshman at the University of Denver (Denver, Colorado) who says; “The federal government is not taking a firm stand in upholding the Supreme Court decision,” while a University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) junior states bluntly: “There should be more enforcement.” “States rights” is championed by a junior coed at Wake Forest Col lege who feels the issue should “be left up to the state to decide,” And her opinion is seconed by a freshrnan coed at Tyler Junior Col lege (Tyler, Texas) who says: “I think it should be handled locally.” Students who feel the federal government is handling the prob lem properly generally reflects the opinion of a Yakima Valley Junior College (Yakima, Wash.) sopho more who says: “They’re doing as good as they can.” Some students, however, com ment that the “slow way” is the proper way. An Ohio University (Athens) sophomore states: “It is a hard thing to sv/itch from Segre- It is a well handled.” But a Wake Forest College junior expresses it this way: “You can’t get it all done in a year.” Some students “OK” the govern ment stand of nonintervention with the belief that “It is best to leave it up to the individual states,” as a junior coed at the Bernard Bauch- School of Business, City College of New York, puts it. A junior attending Mississippi College (Clinton) states; “Pressure groups should keep ‘hands off.’ More local discretion is needed.” Other students support the gov ernment’s position for other reas ons. A junior at Syracuse Univer sity feels the government is pro ceeding properly on a “complex jurisdictional problem.” A Wake Forest College senior thinks the federal government, is doing all right but the “State government is doing a lousy job,” And a Southeastern State Col lege (Durant, Okla.) freshman de fends the government position by noting that “The younger genera tion accepts desegregation while the older generation is doing thq opposing. Students undecided on the issue can pretty well be lumped under the statement of a freshman at the College of Steubenville (Steuben ville, Ohio) : “I don’t know all the facts.” But a University of Maryland graduate .student feels that no one can analyze the problem now. Only time will tell.” * * + There are times when the North a little too selfrighteous in its condemnation of segregation in the South. That view is expressed in the following editorial, included in the St. John’s University Record, published at Collegeville, Minne sota : The North has long considered itself the defender of the ideals of democracy, and the rights of the dividual in regard to the racial segregation problem. The recent rdict of the Supreme Court con cerning integration in education has given the Yankee superiority mentality an added shot in the arm. Consider this problem faced by Two Negro girls were admitted to the college in an attempt to break the segregation barrier. The school as a whole did not merely tolerate the two girls, but accepted them wholeheartedly as fellow stu dents. Needless to say, the two girls received great publicity through newspapers, magazines and other mediums of communication. How ever, and this is the problem, the school newspaper is unable to print this story of successful integration. The paper fears the state legisla ture of North Carolina, and has reason to. The state legislature of North Carolina is empowered to stop state aid to state-supported colleges. This legislature is notably pro segregationist. The faculty and students fear repercussions if the school newspaper carries the story; The paper could be pressured into non-existence, state aid to the ollege could be stopped, or per haps, as one southern student re marked, “The college would be closed down and the buildings sold to the cotton mills,” The problem is not unique. In a recent college press conference in Cleveland, several editors of south ern college newspapers expressed similar problems. They asked simply, “What can we do?” OLD SALEM COMMUNITIJ STORE 626 S. MAIN J’T. WIN.S’TON-XALEM.N. C. A multitude' of indignant. North ern defenders of democracy will cry, “Print the story. You have an obligation to.” One editor of a northern college newspaper, tho roughly indoctrinated in Yankee self-righteousness, did just that. He was not alone in his sentiments. However strongly one may feel that segregation and discrimination is morally and socially wrong, it must be realized that a Supreme Court decision alone cannot change a mentality developed through generations. The solution of the problem lies not in dictating our way of life to them. Thumping our Yankee chests proudly and pointing to the South as Un-Christian and un democratic will only deepen the gap of resentment between north and south. The feeling of Yankee supremacy is as much detested by the South as the attitude of white supremacy is deplored by the North. The solution lies in attempting to understand the southern men tality and way of life. It requires a serious and sympathetic study of the problems they face. Until we are ready to understand their difficulties, the North will re main the blundering and ineffectual ambassador of ill will to the South that it has been in the past. 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