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Page Two THE SALEMITE Friday, April 2S, Winston-Salem Needs Liquor-By-The-Drink A bill has been introduced into North Carolina's State Legis lature which would provide for local options on Liquor-by-the- Drink. Sponsored by the North Carolina Travel Council, this legis lation would make restaurants of a seating capacity of 50 or more eligible to have a license to sell mixed drinks if the local option passes. This bill was met with considerable opposition when it was first introduced, and although this has dwindled somewhat, the fervor of the opponents still exceeds that of the proponents. For example, at a hearing Wednesday lobbyists against the measure (predom inantly clergy) presented a letter from Billy Graham expressing his disapproval of the bill. The most support for the bill is located in the urban and resort areas which must compete with similar areas in other states having this feature. Although it will be an up-hill battle to insure passage of the bill, it is structured with a local option so that passage of the legislation would make it effective only in areas where the people desire it. North Carolina's resort and urban areas need the passage of this bill to aid them in luring conventions, tourists, etc. They could also use the increased tax revenue from liquor sales which this measure would provide. But more important, if this bill passes, Winston-Salem should approve the local option. The building of the nev/ Convention Center along with the tourist trade of the area puts this city in competition with quite a few others in the area. Effecting this measure in Winston-Salem would no doubt be ad vantageous to the city and its citizens. Speak Out On Comps! Readers may note that there is an article on page three con cerning Comprehensive Examinations and the Seminar Structure. The Editor wishes to withhold her comments on this subject at the present time. However, there are many people involved and therefore somewhat qualified to speak out on this issue. The Salemite invites and even requests that students (especially sen iors), faculty and administration voice their comments and sug gestions to the college community on this subject through Letters to the Editor within the next few weeks. Ja Slfta iarnmng (®f ®ijr Agr Aguarma? SUSGA Conferente By Gayle Bogdanowitz (reprinted from The Daily Reveille, Louisiana State University) Have you heard the 5th Dimen sions’ new record ? Have you list ened to the sound track from the Broadway musical, “Hair?” Have you heard the word ? We’re in the dawning of a new age of aspira tions and of faith, the Age of Aquarius, Well, what is Aquarius, anyway? And who says we’re entering a ne,v era ? AQUARIUS, astrologically speak ing, is a constellation with few significant stars in the northern hemisphere. Aquarius is directly next to the constellation of Pisces. On the Zoroaster, the Horoscope map, Aquarius is the eleventh house, Pisces is the twelfth, Sym- bollically, Aquarius is the water bearer. A picture representation of Aquarius usually shows a man carrying or pouring from a jug of water. A book called Mythology and the Zoroaster holds that Aquarius is the sign of soul conjunction. Water is representative of truth, light and fertility. Generally, Aquarius is a very nice sign. Carroll Righter, whom Time magazine calls this country's most outstanding astrologer, is the man who says that we are moving out of the Age of Pisces, an age of disillusionment and confusion, into the Age of Aquarius, an age of as pirations and of faith. Ra.cial Outlook Seems Hopeful By Celia Watson and Louise Sherrill Now is a time for change, but more importantly, a time for hon esty, We must allow ourselves to see the existence of white rascism, the reason for black rascism and the necessity for their separateness. In making strides toward the understanding of our present social revolution, the w'hite society is over looking its own prejudice which is a root of the existing racial prob lem. Instilled from birth and growth in a rascist environment, prejudice has prevented the white from going beyond token under standing and has lifted him to more “oh-so-holy-white tolerance.” Letter To Editor April 22, 1969 Dear Editor, I want to thank you and all the other members of the past admini strative staff, as well as everyone who wrote, ran, drew, and just plain worked for The Salemite while I was editor. I especially want to thank Mrs. Laura Nichol son, for her quiet, but always pre sent, support; Bill, for his humor, patience and understanding; and Francis, for his sparkling eyes, not- really-gruff voice and perseverance. Working together, all of you helped make my senior year at Salem a very special year. Thank you. Always, CEC This prejudice was made obvious to us on a personal level at the Southern Universities Student Gov ernment Association Conference in Charlotte in our discussions with other delegates, one of whom—a white—referred to the blacks as colored,” Upon doing, so, he was asked by a black delegate to define color’; the latter could see that everyone present was colored. At this point we began to see and feel that the colors did vary from black to off-white and possibly to “swine- pmk.” Unfortunately, the personal prejudice evident in this incident prevails so extensively in our lives manifested itself in attempts at rnere Essimilation — offering the black the benefits of a white cul ture, but, again denying him his own. The black has awakened to the realization that he cannot find identity, self-esteem or self-respect through such assimilation. Neither can he allow himself to trust the white when mutual respect between the two races does not exist. The white is frustrated that his attempt to integrate the races through assimilation has not been extensively successful and is not the correct approach to resolution. This frustration, coupled with guilt feel ings over past white suppression of •' A Ui that it has become, for the majority,' blacks, further inhibits mutual trust an unconscious way of life. Thus, it is difficult to admit its existence and Its jeopardizing effects on in- tcrTcicicil relationships. Fletcher Knebel, a staff writer for Look magazine has stated i “The subtle virus of rascism so infects men of good will that they no longer even understand the meaning of a basic human relationship.” In discussing white rascism one sees the basis for feelings of in feriority toward and within the black community. Because the black man has been deprived of an iden tity with a culture of his own within American society, he has been denied respect as a race. In the black powerist movement we see him facing his identity crisis and attempting to resolve it. The white s desire to alleviate the social- economic plight of the black has and IS even precipitating somewhat of an identity crisis within the white race. “What is the white who wants to help the situation to do?”, asked a SUSGA delegate. He must start by recognizing the prejudice of his race toward the black: he must work within his own race to over come that prejudice as the black works within his to overcome his bitterness and to find himself. The white “who wants to help” must realize that the black race does not have to be completely on the re ceiving end, only able to accept from the whites, but that the blacks have much to give—a love of life, compassion for each other and re spect for humanity. Peaceful co existence of the races seems nebu lous today, but the SUSGA dis cussions on personal and institu- tional rascism have given us hope. Righter has arrived at this con clusion, that the world is entering the Aquarian Age, through a, series of calculations where the vernal equinox is moving westward at the rate of 50 seconds a year. This westward movement, Righter explains, has caused the vernal equi nox to move across the constella tion of Pisces into the constellation of Aquarius. What’s more, Righter says that this movement of the ver nal equinox is connected with the death and the life of Christ. Righter attributes the 2,000 year period in the Piscean Era to the death of Christ. When Christ died, the vernal equinox evidently ap proached the constellation of Pisces. On the Zoroaster, Pisces, the twelfth house, is representative of communion. The Piscean sign is pictured as two fish lying diagon ally across one another. That book, Mythology and the Zoroaster holds Piscus to be a sign of unrest and spiritual confusion. Today, the vernal enuinn > reached the constellation of a rius. But what do the astm have^ to say about Righterr culations ? * Dr. David Sher, associate sor of astronomy, says, “Yes tl vernal equinox has been niovb. a rate of 50 seconds a year, j, what else is new? The ■ Greeks knew that. Yet, quaHj lively, Righter’s calculations i, generally correct.” There is one flaw in Rigi,,. calculations or in his presentatio, It IS not the vernal equinox that moving, but the earth’s axis. Sher still has one question. “W|,. happened to the stars when Budl died ?” Whether Christ’s death canst the constellations to move or whet her it was the shifting of the earth’ axis, not too many believers in ti dawning of Aquarius seem to h concerned. Beyond The Square Is U. S. World’s Doormat? By Joy Bishop On April 14 an unarmed U. S. intelligence plane was shot do by Communist North Korean jets at least 40 miles and proba 90 miles out at sea. That deliberate and irresponsible act of war cost 31 Amerii lives. The Communists openly announced the "kill." The read of the President was cautious and in low key. He said noth at all publicly for four days. Then, at a news conference on A| 18, President Nixon condemned the Red attack as "unprovok deliberate and without warning." He did not speak of reprisi The North Koreans, however, were warned that the reconnoissoi flights would continue in the future—and would be protected. Several reasons were given for the White House caution, I they all centered on one point: As long as the U. S. is bogc down m a costly war in Viet Nam, it is virtually paralyzed fn acting with vigor in a shooting crisis elsewhere. It was this same paralysis that allowed North Korea to esco retaliation after the Pueblo incident. The South Koreans-who have sent 50,000 of their troops tight alongside the U. S. in Viet Nam-have never completely^ given the U. S. for the Pueblo "backdown." In Seoul, a feeling of doubt is growing over U. S. readiness o willingness to face up to North Korea, no matter what the Co munists may do next. With his decision not to retaliate, the President turned asi many demands for bold action being pressed for in and out l blockade was one such demand. Olhf called for the bombing of North Korea's key airfields. borne in Congress recalled that the President himself, commei ng on Nor h Korea's seizing of the U.S.S. Pueblo in 1968, so during the last campaign, "I pledge to you the American flag NorthT^ ° f°u'-th-class power" suchi PRESS Published every Friday of the College year by the Student Body of Solern College Pnnted by the Sun Printing Compony Subscription Price $4.50 a year Editor-in-chief c . Business Monog^r Assistont Editor -pT. Monoging Editor c News Editor Feature Editor lane Cross Sports Editor Copy Editor Advertising Manager Photography Editor Chief Photog. 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