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i THE CAROLINIAN WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JULY 5, IMS cs=tf -~r Editorial Viewpoint The CAROLINIAN'S WORDS OF WORSHIP 1 Then Job answered the Lord, and said, 2. I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. 3. Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? Therefore have I uttered that I un derstood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not. 4. Hear, I beseech you, and I will speak: 1 wall demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. Meed To Get Ready On Wednesday, June 11, during a question and answer session at the annual North Caro lina is not ready for integration. How does he know that the State is not ready for integration? Has s statewide survey been made to poll the people on this question? If so, we would like to have these findings made public. Too often people in high office assume that they know the wishes of the people without act ually knowing them at ell Rather than let the people decide what they want, school adminis trator* and others prefer “to push their thinking off on the majority of people. We have had in the last four years too much negative thinlftng on the matter of desegregation of schools. What we need is more positive think ing, meekness in spirit, and boldness in action. It school officials worked as hard at the pos itive snd suggestive approach, we would not have situations like that of Little Rock, Ark Academic Freedom One of the phrases we use as we talk about American education is "academic freedom.” This term includes the right of the professor to say what he thinks regarding the issues of the day. It also includes the right of the student to disagree with the professor and textbook, a? well as the privilege to criticize the college ad ministration. When we think of academic freedom, we take it to imply that there will be no attempt on the part of the faculty, president, or trustees to punish or penalize a student for speaking his mind. We believe that a college administration is restricting an instructor's academic freedom when it attempts “to pressure” him into sub mission to the status quo, or to retract a former • statement which the trustees regard as un wholesome According to newspaper reports, the Louisi ana House of Representatives has told officials of Louisiana State University to explain whv 59 faculty members signed a Louisiana Civil Liberties Union petition against segregation bills to close public schools. In all probability, the University professors in question will be called before administration officials to explain why they signed the said petition. The public will agree that the Louisiana leg islature has the right to pass any bill it wants to enact into law. The legislature has that pri vilege even if it desires to enact legislation which in effect dooms the future citizens to mass ignorance. Far be it from us to say that it doesn’t have that right. A Taxpayer’s League What out nation needs today t« a taxpay er*. league—an* organisation to protest and combat ever-continuing increase in our taxes. It should begin at the city and county level sncl become nationwide. We are at. the danger point in taxation and the politicians are still looking for more ways to get new taxes to put more people on the tax payroll, We pay state and fcdctal income tax, a state sales tax, state and federal gasoline taxes, lux ury taxes, taxe son bus and railway tickets, soft drink taxes, cigarette and liquor taxes, poll tax, property taxes both city and county, and • many more taxes-—too numerous to mention. A Southern Two-Party System The Democratic Party has had a long reign, in the South, and thus its sway has become stagnant and self-centered. It would be a good thin gofr the South if the Republicans, or some other party, could unseat the Democrats once in every four election campaigns, If this happened, it would force, the Demo cratic Party to place in office good men or else be voted out of office at the next election The way it is now, the government belongs to the Democrats and not to the people. Should the Democrats or Republicans fall to do what is best for the people who make up , Take It To The People The YWCA's new branch, located in the Masonic Building at the corner of Blount and Cabarrus, is a case of taking the doctrine of helping the other fellow right to his front door. The CAROLINIAN congratulates the ladies of the “YW” for courage and vision in their attempt to aid another area through the help ing hand of their splendid character and wom - anhood-building organization. They are unlike the fellow or group who is 5. I have heard of thee by the hearing of ear: but now mine eyes seeth thee. 6. Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes. 7. And it was so, that after the Lord had spoken these words unto Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Termanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against the two friends: for ye have not spoken the things that is right, and my servant Job hath. (Job 42:1-7). ansae We recommend that state and munici pal school officials start saying, “We can inte grate our schools peacefully we know we can!” And then they should add, “We will.'* Such an attitude (anti- desegregation) shows an absolute failure on their part to grasp tire fundamentals of successful integration. They should never once question the ability of the American people to go to school in peace and harmony. We believe that the people of North Carol ina are ready to integrate as they eve? will be. All that they need is the generation of steam and power to move ahead in the right direction. May Almtght God give them the courage to use this power. Both races in the South united under the banner of Christian brotherhood could possibly save a crumbling civilization. It requires noth ing less than summit living and summit think ing. The Bill of Rights to the U. S, States Con stitution gives citizens the right of freedom of speech and the right to petition against certain grievances. The professors at Louisiana State University—or any other institution —* should be giv&p the opportunity to express their views on proposed segregation bills if they want to. To coerce our teachers into agreeing with opinions regarded as acceptable by a board of trustees or administration is a sure way to make our school worthless institutions. If any professor is forced to retract the statement of a principle that he holds dear, he might as well resign. We talk about freedom of speech in this country, and yet we don’t want it practiced. A church bishop wants to force his will upon the ministers under hi ssupervision A principal, or president, often wants to force his will upon his faculty and threaten to fire those who dare to oppose him. A teacher oftens lays down his words as gospel and threatens “to flunk” those students who have the courage to challenge his statements. Any minister, teacher, or student who has a conviction should stand his ground even if it means a lost of pulpit, classroom, orgrade. Yes. ha may lose his professional position but he can still dig a pitch or push a wheel bsrrow. The man who stands by his gun can live in peace with his conscience. God grant that the time will never come when a teacher cannot be free to express his thoughts or sign petitions on issues upon which he has a conviction. Things have got to the pdnt when n*s will soon be talking shout “leave-on-the-job .pay” rather than “take-home pay.** Good citizens know that the government must levy taxes, and they are willing to pay them. But these same citizens want enough left out of their pay-checks to buy the necessi ties of life and a few of the luxuries. Taxes should concern everybody today and not Just people who own properly''. Only we who pay few the extravagances of our tax mon ey ea nstop H. The politicians can’t be de pended upon to do it. Every citizen should be wiling to put time and money Into the forma tion of such art organization. their constituency, the voters could turn them out of office. Politicians would then learn that o government should be representative and re sponsive to tire will of the people. Regardless of whatever else may be said, we do know tlist a two-party system would force the selection of the best leaders the South can afford. This would make the South have the right kind of government. The right kind of government gives all citi zens the chance to be represented— a chance that they never had before. Negroes need the chance to participate in representative govern ment, and a two-party system would give them so good or self righteous that he does not want the poorer or less fortunate to dirty his dean surroundings or environment. Those of the “YW" are willing to go out into the by ways and give some of their good and noble spirit and effort to the younger people so that their lot will be lifted and made better. Congratulations Sojourner Truth disciples, and may God inspire you to greater heights. Tiie Issue Before The Court Is Clear: just for fun UM)MMhk SENTENCE SERMONS BY REV. FRANK CLARENCE LOWERY For ANP SO WHAT? 1. In this fast moving age in which we now live, quick and snappy retorts are the express • lons many men give, and though, a bit abrupt as they seem to be, there is a depth of meaning, one can readily see. 2. Toe foregoing expression is commonly used to thwart idie questions that come fast and profuse. , . questions irrelevant to the main subject, sometimes becoming vague and repugnant 3. This is a practice perhaps they will always obtain, and little or nothing may be gained, and no doubts to provoke a proper answer, this trite term. "SO WHAT" was framed. 4. As far-fetched as this ex pression may appear, it doe* fi nally aid In some instances th° question at hand, to be made clear; for some individuals like Naaman stray further away from the subject, until one has to appear abrupt to win. out in the conflict, 5. This 20th century phrase would have fitted well in Naa nian’s case. . . he arguing a What Other Editors Say “JKTNGFISH” AND “THE MAN" BILBO IN THE NEWS AGAIN William Dykeman writing in The Virginia Quarterly Re - view discusses what he terms “Southern Demagogue." Tie says: It was tills matter of atten tion getting, smacking- more of the earnivei than the newsreel which Ben Tillman undoubted ly hod In irnnd when he was flaked by a friendly planter why he raised so much hell in the course of his campaigns, and he replied: “If T didn't the damn fools wouldn’t vote for me." Beside* raising hell, the Sou thern demagogues also adopted distinctive manners of dress and a vast assortment of “fojk sy” nicknames. After Tillman assured his constituents that President Cleveland was “an old bag of beef and I am going to Washington with a pitch fork and prod him in his old fat ribs,” be became “Pitch fork. Ben.** There were “Cotton Ed ’ Smith and “Pappy-Pass-thc- Biscuits” O’Daniel. “The Man Bilbo. “Ma and Pa” Ferguson. Gene Talmadge, “The W Un man from Sugar Creek.” and “The Ktngfish.” Huey Long, In sartorial matters, Talmadge was known by his red galluses and Misslssipi’s Vardarnan bad his long flowing hair and long flowing coattails. Overlooked in the above was a reminder of Bilbo's gaudy red ties and his flashing dia mond horseshoe stickpin But is this yen lor nicknames limited to the South? And how about the “Little Mower” LaGuardia, the vigor ous and oratorical one-time mayor of New York? And there was “Big Bill,’ Mayor Thomp son of Chicago and “Happy ■Warrior” AI Smith of Brook lyn. And there was “Fighting Bob” LaFollette of Wisconsin, the Kentucky Incumbent gov error. “Happy” Chandler, and “Boss'* Tweed, one-time nota ble of Tammany Hall. It seems people in the South —and outside—all have imag ination--O. E. M* oiSSIPPI A state can rise no higher than the opportunity it offers the humblest of its citizens to elevate himself. A great states man said this a long time a 2O. This brings to mind the Com- gainst dipping in Jordan sev en times and being made clean, with no signs of leprosy any more to be seen. 0. Naaman’s foolish argu ments are being used today by the average man, for whom Je sus Christ already has made a plan, and all he has to do is accept of it, and at once fall a happy heir to Heaven’s stc house of endless joy and pro fit. 7. Yea, eternal life secure from all harm and danger, yet man by his actions replies “I’ll stay with Satan a little longer this term "SO WHAT” .seems quite in place when one trie; to save a soul from want and disgrace. 3, David slipped to a pre'.tv low- ebb and continued Lis course with a steady thread . and if anyone dared to ask him why? he no doubt, with something similar to this "SO WHAT” phrase, would arrog antly defy. S. Human nature in the rough monwealth es Mississippi in particular and the State of Ala - ba.na and other states in gen eral, Mississippi right now is plag ued by economic problems more so than some other states. Its per capital income is the low est in the nation. . . its Negroes lower still, and its educational system ranks 48th. Its educational system af fects Negroes and white alike During the past fifteen weeks its legislature has been in sc - ■ sion its most seriously con: ic ed bill has beer, armed at de nying the Negro his basic right to live as any other American. Also passed has been a mil authorizing donation of a large amount of tax funds to the an ti-Negro White Citizens Coun cil;;. Even Gov. Coleman is op posed to this. Os more than 900.000 Ne.gror,, in Mississippi, only about 27 000 are registered to vote in any electron. The story on Mississippi car ries its ov/n moral, . . to ke<-n a man down you have to stay down with him. PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE NEW YORK’S BATTLE OF CHAMPIONS A 'significant political con test is raging in New York's 16th Congressional District t Harlem) bet we n incumbent IN THIS OUR DAY BY DR,. €. A. CHICK. SR. BLESSED IS THE NATION WHOSE GOD IS THE LORD Another Fourth of July has passed. It is the day on which we celebrate the birth of our country’s Independence. Inde pendence Day commemorates the adoption by the Continen tal Congress on July 4, 1776 of the Declaration of Independ ence, which declared to all the world “that these United Col onies are, and of Right ought, to be Free and Independent states”. Tire day is observed in every state in the Union as a distinctive national holiday. The day we celebrate is the most important one in Ameri can history. Yes, it, was and is an impor tant event, That day on which we adopted that memorial Doc- has always been known for its overbalance of animal-like stuff. . . and it is not, until the spilled blood of Jesus Christ is reckoned with, that mankind can ever hope for any relief. i 10. Even now, instead of man " uslns' ills God ■'s’ivcii brains to meet God’s highest aims of cre ative production, he has gone all-out for human destruction. 11. When wfong-thinkin? men. in a streak of prosperity, feel they on God do not ha- - to depend, and. yell "SO WHAT”, we can then definitely know our nation is slipping and enmeshed in a dangerous rut. 12. There remains then, but the one straight way, that you and I must follow from day-to day. . .and it is the Master's humble and honest course that never leads to sorrow and re - morse: yea, no curt retort like "SO WHAT” is heard here, lor these are the blood-bought and redeemed of tbs Savior who worship Him with reverential fear, Representative Adam Clayton Powell and City Councilman Earl Brown. Both are well-educated men with large followings and both have reputations for battling for civil rights for Negroes: a pursuit in which neither is pio neering nor unique- since num erous New York Negroes have been doing this ever since they were freed 153 years ago What makes this contest sir nificant in that Congressman Powell was ousted by Tammany Hall, ostensibly because he suu* ported President Eisenhower in 1056: and is not only running independently for the primary nomination, but has received backing of the Republican par t-y leaders ir. Harlem over the objection of the white local heads or the GOP. We have here, then, a com plete revolt of Harlem Re pa oil cans from downtown dictator ship, and at least a partial re volt of Harlem Democrats •- cause Powell has a large fol lowing) from similar dictation The result of this primary fight and the subsequent elec - tion will be watched closely all over the country by party hord es and their Negro subordin ates, because tlu-re ere rum - blings of similar revolts else where. --PITT SBt’ROH COURIER ument, the Declaration of In dependence which stated and states in par, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that' they are endowed by their Cre ator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these Rights governments are insti tute among men deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destruc tive of these ends, it is the Right of the people to alter, or abolish it, and to institute a new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form as to them shfSS BV MARCUS iL BOBLWARE in gang: (Note: On June 7th, Cornyard accompanied DOC to Alcorn A and M College at Lorman. Miss • issippi. This is a letter to the gang back at Froggie Bottom, the old Tarheel hang-out near Jabe Wright’s Barber shop.) HI GANG: Cornyard is tea busy having a- “whale of a time”, and it becomes my duty to write you this letter. On Monday, June 30th, Corn yard and I walked up to the college dairy and looked ar ound. We stayed two hours and watched a part of the milking operation before we left. Among the cows being driven up to the milking house was a large, ferocious bull named JERK Y. Cornyard and’l had to pass JERRY; and while we put up a big front a.-, we walked by the animal. I hate to think what would have, happened had the bull let out one loud SNORT. FOURTH OF JULY: In some way, Cornyard got an INVITE to the Countywide Women's In dependence Day picnic and an - rural outing which ran through Saturday, It was held at the Ritzy Surf Flayland which in cluded a lake seven miles long and tour miles wide. I couldn’t understand how Cornyard got the money to pay for the elite accomodations. When I inquired upon his re turn to the college, my friend replied. “Inexpensive living a mong friendly people.” Needless to say I missed the trip, because I had to teach Saturday—the day after the fourth. Before Cornyard left for the fourth week end which also in cluded a trip to the Mississip pi Gulf Shore, I reminded him that, I mad ,n the newspaper that he should not carry a red. orange and yellow bathing suit because these colors attract sharks. I reminded him that the ma rine professor who wrote the article advised bathers to rub their suits with s moist cake o* strong carbolic acid for further safety Cornyard just shrugged or! my remarks by displaying his orange ha thirty suit, and said "This will give roe a chance to flirt with a mellow female Gordon B. Hancock ’$ BETWEEN tile LINES THE GREAT AMERICAN FALLACY Graduates by the thousand, ere emerging from our greet system of colleges and univer sities annueiiy. with 4.58 n; ■ fording its fail measure. It. is as if they are coming off an a 0 sombly line, after the manner of our automobiles which are crowding the highways of the nation. America seems commit ted to the belief that, education is ' the answer to the multitude of anxious questions, that cur rently vex our nation There seems to be no end of our pa latial and well-appointed build ings, provided for the eriuca seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness". Our next, great document from the standpoint of statesmanship ;.s our Federal Constitution and the laws enacted pursuant to it. The preamble to that Great Document summarizes the main principles therein: M We the people of the United States in order to form a more per fect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common de fence-, promoto the general wel fare, and score the blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and estab lish this Constitution for trie United Stages of America." And, it should ire pointed out that Roosevelt got bis Four Free doms freedom of worshi ?. freedom of speech, freedom toom want and freedom from fear*’—from our Federal Con stitution. Yes, it is a wonderful bless ing to be a citizen of the United States of America. It, if, true that there ore poverty, ignor ance. and injustices in the United States. But. it is also true that there is less of the foregoing in the United States than in many other regions of the world Moreover, the lowly and humble have, the great principles pronounced in the Declaration of Independence and our Federal Constitution as their defenders from injus tices. But let us not forget and al ways be mindful of the fact that far more important than the declaration of Independence and the Constitution Is ih“ fact that the vast majority >i the people in the United States believe in the teachings of the Holy Bible 'Let US pray that the number who thus believe will increase. Christianity and de mocracy are inseparable. Both grow in common noil, and neither can thrive without the presence of the other. The shores of human history are lined with the wreckage of powerful nations who relief too much on upon building mach ines and bombs, and not enough upon the principles of our Lord and Savior Jesus, Christ. The following stanza is fitting with which to close this article: "God of our fathers, known of old, Lord of oui far flung battle line, Beneath whose awful hand we hold Dominion over palm and pine. Lord Gw. of hosts, be with us yet. Lest we forget, lest we forget. mm.k," As he glance up at me his look impued—DOC, you'r« crazy. ALARM CLOCK. Corny arc and I misted several breakfast: by getting up too late, and ir away it was good for me too So we bought an alarm clock for $3.23. We were more than glad tc spend that small amount io, the time piece. Cornyard was Irked a little when a seven cents sales tax was added then a, 33 cents “luxury” tax to increase the $3.29 to $3.69. This is a small example o! tax deception, but I dread the possible time when 1 may fed the shock of a major example Cornyard said tc me, “What is so luxurious about buying an alarm clock to remind one that the dial of his ‘good music’ ra- dio station should match the dial of the hours?” Then I replied, “Is it a ‘lux ury to own a basic timing de vice to get .me to church -on time, T suggest that someone call Unde Sams attention to this matter. Speed ball Eddie stopped by on his way to California, and he says he’ll bring Cornyard and “me ’ presents on his way back, We’ve heard from Annie Belle Fellow Gore, Dot, Jab» Wright, and the Purple People Eater. Cornyard asked, me to tell you to find out why Lor etta can’t find time to drop us s line. Oh yes. on the way out here we rode all the way to Jackson with one of the linotypers at Irving-Swarn's Printing Comp any. He used to work foe the Carolinian too, and he was car rying his electric guitar. Seems he v:as on his way out west. FOOTPRINTS: One of my inservice students attracted considerable attention one Fri- , day, She was walking on a, new ly-finished section of a cement walk, and the workmen were yelling for her to get off, Her mind was on something else and she paid them no mind Needless to say that they had to refinish the place where sh ■ made tracks, because she weigh ed almost 300 pounds. We’ll apreciate cards from the gang anytime, So long un til next, week, lion of our youth From h. h school to university the pc that be seem disposed to vute sumptions accomoda. for those seeking the High ho ’ of Learning. And who wc; . have, it other wise? The youth of the land i. •* serve the best in the .way of fur ■ nial 'duration: and that is n what is being offered them. But it is terribly depressing to note that this land of great educa tional opportunity, is also the most criminal nation on earth. Just as our colleges and uni versities are now literally burst ing at the se.tms with these who trig a*-, the seams with youth as piring for education, our prisons too are bursting at the seams with those who have run afoul of the laws of the land Th® problem of criminality in this country is not becoming less acute, but more so. our fine ed ucational opportunities to the contrary notwithstanding. It seems paradoxical that the nation that makes the most general provisions for the edu cation of its citizens should be the nation most harassed by crime And yet such is the. bam fact Some v.nere down the lire a great, mistake ha: been made in :he matter oi a nation’s edu - cation Is it not barely possible that, we have put too great stress on character, which is far more important.? The greet American fallacy is that edit cation in itself is a universal ' good. It. is with education as It i? with science, it is good in the bands and employ of good men, hm. a curse in the hands and employ of evil men. It is net .science in itself that is good or bad. but it. is the kind of man who employs its power that matters most, This is a grin fact we here in the United Stales have failed, to grasp and emphasize. Here we are compelled t > acknowledge the Catholic and Jewish point of view in educa tion The education of the head without attention to the edu cation of the heart may not only not be a blessing, it may be a curse instead. Life as wk live it today is tfecomtng more and more a matter of persona - lty and wc arc told that th foundations and pattern of pc sonality are laid in childhood in the home. When a bad found ation has been laid for the p? > - sonality and a wrong pattern c t life Ins been shaped, no am- v mint of formal education can correct t.he mistake. Education only helps to fulfill the per sonality. not to shape it. The man or the woman whom we hail today as a great success: or deplore as a fail ure. is succeeding or failing net because of what, is happening today but because of something that happened in his or her childhood, when the pattern ot life was set. Commencemen' speakers by the hundreds lead the graduating classes to ex pect success or failure tomor row. As a matter of fact the graduating: classes have indi vidually succeeded or failed be fore ever they donned caps and } gowns. Tlia person the gradu- , ate is ers the day of gradua- * t,ion determines the success of failure of the future. <■
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