EDITORIAL
AND OPINION
PAGE
1 SAY LEAVE THE NAME-PEMBROKE STATE
UNIVERSITY-AS IS...LET'S WORK ON REAL PROBLEMS
LIKE HOUSING, ESPRIT DE CORPS, ETC.
I have sit on the sidelines for a couple of months now,
reading letters pro and con that have appeared in the Carolina
Indian Voice relative to the proposed name change of
Pembroke State University to the University of North Carolina
at Pembroke. The dialogue has been good and positive,
assuring a reasonable resolution to a contentious issue. If
proponents of a name change cannot face criticism and
respond positively to that criticism then their proposal is not
worthy of consideration.
And criticism has been strong and convincing. I believe Dr.
Givens and the PSU Board of Trustees have come forth with
an empty proposal, one without redeeming value, All of us
should be thankful to John Godwin, Lilburn Murray and all
those who have written letters to the editor explaining their
opposition to the proposed name change. And. conversely, we
are grateful to Gene Warren and others who have attempted
to defend their position. The letters reaffirm our contention
that a letter to the editor is more desirable than the negative
feedback of a shotgun blast.
Martin Luther King, Jr. said once that he longed for an
America where the content of a man's character was more
important than the color of his skin. And we remember the
childhood saying: "Sticks and stones may break my bones but
words can never harm me." It's the quality of a person, an
institution, that is important; not the name. One is either
good and decent...or a profligate and worthless. We are what
we are... nothing more!
ESPRIT DE CORPS, A HOUSING PROBLEM,
A FOOTBALL TEAM AND MORE...
Do we care whether the PSU Braves win or not? That's the
important question, not the name of the team. We ought to
care. And we would if we saw a good faith effort from the
administrators, faculty and coaches at Pembroke State
University. We want to care. But, following a Braves victory,
for instance, -would we have' to go to basketball coach Billy
Lee's home in Lumberton to have a victory party?
First of all, we agplaud Dr. Givfns for hi^ej^pha^is on fugd^
raising. We believe Pembroke State University serves a tjood
purpose in our region, and we ought to support the institution
without reservation. That is why I started the Braves Club a
few years ago. I am proud of that, and always mention it when
university officials complain that the community is not
supportive. And, recently, the Pembroke Chamber of
Commerce instituted an endowment, and ticketed the monies
for a student in the American Indian Studies Department.
Admittedly, it is a small endowment but we plan to build upon
it in the years to come. And, of course, the Carolina Indian
Voice has cooperated fully in telling the story of Pembroke
State University. It is a good story, and one worthy of
r as n
! SEE IT
!
^ Brace
Barton
recounting.
I say the above to qualify my criticism. One should put
something in before taking something out. As Gene Warren.
PSU's effective public relations director, said, one should
"walk the talk." That is what 1 have tried to do. And my
record speaks for itself.
Pembroke State University will never become what it ought
to be until the housing problem is resolved. It is a fact that
mote than 90% of PSU's faculty, administrators and .
supporters live some place other than the Pembroke area. U
Most of them live in Lumberton, contributing their tax base. )
and their expertise to where they live. For instance. Ray \
Pennington, PSU's athletic director, is on Lumberton's City 1
Council. Pembroke realizes little from the juiowledge bank U
that is in residence at Pembroke State. Some of us laugh
cynically at the close of the day when they begin to leave PSU ?
en masse. One could easily get run over as they scurry home, L
taking their talenjts and monies with them to spend where V
they live. k
Dr. Givens has said on a number of occasions that he (7
cannot tell someone where to live. We know that, but he could 0
suggest that they become part of the community they work in. J
Too, the university, Board of Governors and General U
Assembly could resolve the problem if they were interested in r]
doing so. Land and monies could be found for a decent
sub-division, suitable for the PSU family to live and build
equity in. Pembroke smells condescension, and acts
accordingly. There is land available for homes in Pembroke. '<
And why can't Pembroke State have a football team? They ,
could if they wanted one: and the community is ready to help Q
them field a team. F
But is the university ready to be a member of the V
community? Are they ready to share their resources fully? A *
street runs two ways, and many of us await a positive *
response from the university. How about a teaching r
laboratory on campus?
In the meantime, those of us who have supported the Q
university, in spite of the condescension, the lack of a football f
team, the abandonment of the town, will continue to press for V
a resolution of the problem as we see it. It is not the name, it J
is the content of the university character that is at stake. Show v
us that you care about the community; give us a good faith fi
gesture. We want to help... but. conversely, will the
university help us? A university that cannot solve a housing rJ
problem, field a football team, and become a viable member I
of the community it is located in is not worthy of the name -
/ : And I My the above as one of the oldest sophomores (43) in
I America. I just finished a semester's work at Pembroke State;
I earned five A's and a B. I enjoyed my studies too.
and hope to finish and get my degree in time. I am thankful
that a university is located in my community.
Bat. for all the reasons above, and more. I say leave the
name?Pembroke State University-ss is. And let's work on
some real problems. Changing my name wiM not make me a
decant person. And changing the name of Pembroke State
University to the University of North Carolina at Pembroke
wfll not improve the quality of the school.
And if Representatives Danny DeVane, Sidney Locks. Pete
Hasty and Senator David Parneil vote against the wishes of
LETTERS TO EDITOR
A NICE NOTE
FROM A READER
Dear Bruce:
I would like to thank you for
publishing my announce
ment. I was delightfully sur
prised when I received my
C.l.V. I never thought you
might blow up the picture,
better yet. place it on the front
page!
On behalf of the community
and those who no longer live
I
in the Pembroke area, I
express our gratitude to you
for providing a media to
express local news and con
cerns. Unfortunately, the ef
fort is tod often a thankless
one. Continue in the faith,
and may Ooa bless and keep
you.
Sincerely yours.
Richard (Ricky] Locklear
Attorney at Law
Salisbury, N.C.
I Hoke County Indians
I Want Oxendine as
I IEA Director, says Writer
| The Indian community of
i Hoke County has watched the
I development of the IEA Pro
' gram with much interest since
the retirement of Earl Hughes
Oxendine as Director. We
have wondered when we'd get
a new director. Many months
have passed since his retire
ment. still no replacement has
been named.
On Nov. 16. 1984 the Native
American Council of Hoke
County send a certified letter
to the Superintendent of Hoke
County Schools. Dr. Nelson,
requesting a meeting to dis
cuss this situation. The letter
was received as designated by
Anna Kelly's signature. Dr.
Nelson wrote Junior Dial,
Chairman of the NAIC, stat
ing that a meeting would be
scheduled. Approximately 35
parents and students met at
the Board of Education at
their last meeting. They were
forced to stay throughout the
meeting onlufto be told they
were not onNhe agenda and
were only allowed 15 minutes
to discuss what is to us a
serious problem.
We were informed that the
Board had not made a re
commendation and no direc
tor would be hired until after
the first of the year. I believe
it was unfair to have our
people sit through the entire
meeting and then have the
Board go into executive ses
sion for an hour and 15
minutes before they were
-tf#aKTTflls i^unfair after a
letter from the superintendent
which said they, would be
heard. We feel strongly that
this action was only to dis
courage public attendance of
Board meetings.
We have recommended
that Jerry Oxendine be hired
as Director of IEA. We have
known him for many years as
a teacher, a friend, a former
1EA director and a fellow
Indian. We know for a cer
tainty that he will be the best
director and always look out
for the best educational inter
ests of Indian students.
Dr. Nelson requested a
meeting at the last Board
meeting With the IEA Parent
and Student Committee as
well as some parents and
grandparents who were pre
sent. The meeting was sup
posedly held to hear what the
real wishes of the Indian
people were. We told him
again our preference was
Jerry Oxendine. He informed
us that the Board of Education
had a variable policy requir
ing employees to live in the
county. He stated that Oxen
dine would not move into the
county. He further stated that
the IEA Committee had no
power to hire a director. The
hiring, he said, was up to the
Board of Education and his
authority. I asked him the
following question, "If this is
true, what is the purpose of
the IEA Committee?" He
answered that the Committee
could only recommend. If this
is true, what prevents the
Board of Education from
honoring their recommenda
tion? Afterall, who knows the
needs of Indians better than
another Indian?
It is my opinion. Dr. Nelson
has done more to politically
tdividJrpqr county 4ftp atp,
other person. Indians must
stay in Hoke County--it is
home! Chances are when Dr.
Nelson retires, he'll return to
his "home" in Alamance
County. May I suggest that
Dr. Nelson analyze the situ
ation and begin to unify the
people instead of divide them.
Rev. Ellas Rogers
A Hoke Countv Indian
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the people they will face an irate constituency come election
time. They ought to know that when it comes time to vote on
the issue.
Some of us met with Dr. Givens last week and we left the
meeting without resolving it. Dr. Givens said, "I wish we
could have changed your minds... but it is obvious that we
have not." And he told the truth. Leave the name alone, I say,
and let's join hands and make the university as good and
decent as it can be. It was a gift to the world at large from the /
Lumbee Indian community. We are not Indian givers and we ?
do not want to take it back. We just want to make sure that it
becomes what it ought to be-a place for all students to
feceive the best possible education at the most economical
{ost. That's a good goal, and one within teach...together.
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More
on PSU
Name
Change
To The Editor:
In a letter to the editor of
The Carolina Indian Voice and
the Robesonian on 11-10-83, 1
stated that in my opinion,
Pembroke State University
Chancellor Paul Givens and
his staff are not promoting
and/or sellji^ their product
with any degree of success. If
people are asking "quote" is
this a private school? "un
quote" is proof of a low
profile promotion of the com
modity Givens and his staff
are producing. Colleges and
universities are nothing more
than business institutions,
selling education as their only
commodity. When you fail to
attract prospective buyers,
business drops off. Changing
the name will not improve the
product, or the relationship of
Givens and his staff with the
Pembroke community.
The above statement was
confirmed by Pembroke State
University Chancellor and
Vice Chancellor, Paul Givens
and James B. Chavis respec
tively on 12-19-84. Dr. Givens
and Dr. Chavis admitted the
primary reason for the drop
off in enrollment and identity
is due to marketing Pembroke
State University and its pro
duct. Dr. Givens and Dr.
Chavis are saying that mar
keting PSU is difficult becau
se it is not tied to the
University of North Carolina
properly. PSU has been a part
of UNC since 1972. It seems
that to say or write PSU- UNC
system is too much time and
space consuming for those
who are involved in time and
space only. To add just nine
letters to PSU is all the
identity needed. I suggest
that when any one talks or
writes of PSU that they add
UNC System, thus PSU-UNC
System.
Pembroke State University
Chancellor Paul Gvens, ex
tended a very gracious wel
come to Bruce Barton, owner
and editor of the Carolina
Indiap Voiqe, (^arnell Lockle
ar, general manager of Strike
at the Wind, Lilburn Murray,
director of Mirgant Farm
Workers in Pembroke, Ms.
Dorothy Lowery, with the
local Head Start Program and
yours truly on Dec. 19, 1984.
Vice Chancellor James B.
Chavis was present at this
meeting also. We had a very
lively discussion pertaining to
the name change of PSU. We
thanked Dr. Givens and Dr.
Chavis for granting us an
audience but reminded them .
the name change was not the '
answer to the issue at hand. If
Dr. Givens and Dr. Chavis as
professional educators are
convinced their opinion is
positive thinking, then I am
sure my statement to the
Carolina Indian Voice and the
Robesonian on 11-10-83 was
positive thinking also.
I am asking Dr. Givens to
issue a directive to all his staff
when answering the telepho
ne or any form of communica
tion to inform the caller or
?? 11 1
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Ranting &
? aving with
AKEBACY IS Ml TRADEMARK!
Well, folk. Hope the Fat Fella was good
to all of you out there. And hope ya'll have a
Happy New Year.
This week, I want to respond to a yokel
who brought it to my attention that I make a
lot of mistakes while "Ranting and Raving."
To this person, 1 dedicate the following
rebuttal:
"i beg too difer wid yu, Akeracy is mi
trademarc; i make no misteaks? Mi speling iz
leter-purfik. So iz my gramerJ? An i'm good
wid Kommas and periods an such";
Now, since I've cleared myself of those
trumped up charges, I want to tell another
story this week.
Tike the motto at a nudist colony says,
"Bare with me." Maybe I'll get back in
harness next year. Maybe.
Anyhow, here's a little something to fill the
space for this week.
The little boy sat all alone on the park
bench, crying uncontrollably. With tears
streaming down both cheeks, he felt as if he
had no friends; that no one loved him. You
see, his mother had just rushed into his room
upon hearing a terrible crashing sound which
was caused by him knocking over and
breaking a bedside lamp. She had caught him
in mid-air, right in the act of using the bed as
a trampoline. His mother had warned him
about jumping up and down on the bed
aw ml ?awartty mymmt iIm9i. Bmdkl
IWr "to'l ?*? ?iwhiHi vhwit Jmt my
natiaga m>d ravkiga, I g?a!
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countless times.
"You could bounce off the bed, land on the
floor and break an arm or something!" she
had chastised him severely just the day
before. So this morning, when she caught
him jumping up and down on the bed again,
she spanked him. Then she sent him outside
to play. Since the park was only a couple of
doors down the road from hjs home, he went
there. And that is where the old man found
him-sitting and crying on the park bench.
"Why are you crying, little boy?" The Old
Man asked as he sat down beside him on the
park bench.
"Things just ain't like they used to be at
home, anymore," the Little Boy answered in
between sobs. A new flood of tears welled
from his eyes as he continued. "And I can't
have fun in bed no more!"
The Old Man thought for a second. Then,
throwing an arm around the Little Boy, he
cried too.
Oh, well. I guess that's the end of that
story. And this week's column wraps up the
end of this year. I'm gonna give you folk a
break; I won't write no more until next year.
Meanwhile, as I said, have a very Happy and
Prosperous New Year. And, my New Year's
Resolution is that I'm not going to make any
New Year's Resolutions this year. Afterall,
I'd probably just end up a'lieing to you folk if
1 did. Cheers!
Delicious Native American Recipes
Easily Enhance Todays Meals
Many of America's truly crea
tive recipes originated with native
Americans. Over the centuries,
Indian cooks had learned to com
bine the bounty of their land
and waters into tasty, nutritious
meals. Lacking metal cooking pots,
the Indians devised a unique
method of steaming- or boiling
their food in watertight woven
baskets and artfully decorated
pottery. Since neither the baskets
nor the pottery would have sur
vived an open fire, the heat was
provided by red-hot stones placed
in the vessels along with water
and the raw food.
One boiled dish prepared in
this manner combined fish, corn
and beans. The Indians called it
succotash. Later, the fish was
omitted, creating the vegetarian
version of succotash we enjoy
today.
Another Indian staple prepared
in this manner, which is now con
sidered a gourmet treat, is wild rice.
While today's cook can pick up
this delicious grain at almost any
supermarket, the Indians harvested
their wild rice along river marshes
and stored it in underground holes
lined with animal skins.
Wild rice is a delicious accom
paniment to fish and meat. It
is especially tasty when cooked
in beer according to this recipe
featured in A Taste of the West
from Coors, an attractive cook
book published by Adolph Coors
Company.
Indian Wild Rice
1/2 cup wild rice
3/4 cup beer
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 slices bacon
1 cup sliced fresh
mushrooms
1 cup shredded carrot
1/2 cup chopped onion
Run cold water over rice in
strainer for 1 minute, lifting rice
to rinse well. In saucepan combine
rice, beer, salt and 1/2 cup water. .
Bring to boiling. Cover and
simmer 40 to 50 minutes. Mean
while, cook bacon till crisp; drain,
reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. '
Crumble bacon and set aside. Cook
mushrooms, carrot and onion in
drippings till tender. Stir in rice;
heat through. Turn into serving
bowl; sprinkle with crumbled
bacon. Serves 6.
The hardcover, 100-page, A
Taste of the West from Coors ?
is illustrated with full-color food
and scenic photography. It shows
western food lovers how to
bake, mix and flavor with beer, a
centuries-old cooking ingredient.
All recipes have been tested
and approved by the Better
Homes and Gardens? Test Kitchen.
To order by mail, send check or
money order for $7.95 to Coors
Cookbook, P.O. Box 10227, Des
Moines, Iowa 50336. The books
may also be obtained through
local bookstores.
writer or whatever that they
are in touch with Pembroke
State University, University of
North Carolina, Pembroke,
NC. Thank you for calling and
or writing. It takes about 4
seconds to identify our very
fine -University correctly.
Thank you again Dr. Givens
and E]r. Chavis and I hope you
will make this letter's sales
pitch a new year's resolution.
John L. Godwin
Pembroke, N.C.
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