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VOLUME 18 NUMBER 3 THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1990 254 PER COPY
Dr. AdolphDial Files for
Seat in N.C. House of
Representatives
Dr. AMpk L Dial
Support is building from all seetore sines Dr. Adolph
Dial recently announced Mr candidacy for the May 8th
- N.C. House of Representatives race (16th District:
Robeson. Scotland and Hoke Counties). Offers of
assistance have begun arriving from friends, business
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associates, churches, and others who share Dial's
concerns. Dial will assemble a central campaign
committee to help organize the woridoad and utilise all
offers of help.
Dial is a Robeson County native, long-tune professor,
historian, farmer-owner, businessman) and humanitari
an. Always deeply involved in community service, Dial
knows that state office allows a greater capacity for
meeting the needs of this district: "As a tree must have
fertile soil to grow healthy and strong, our society must
have a base of sensible public policy to flourish. Let's stop
treating the symptoms, but grow a healthy society from
the root of solid policy-making decisions," Dial said. In
the next ' months Dial will spend much of his time and
seemingly limitless energy making personal appearances
Is get his message across and hear voters' concerns.
DiaTbasee his platform on a solid balance of issues.
Ibis balance emphasizes responsible state spending,
toughness on crime, and at the same time protection of
human rights and our environment. Dial recognises the
negative effect of unemployment He said, "The
poverty and hopelessness mused when a man or woman
can't find a job not only hurts that family, but brings us all
down." As a educator, he knows a good education is
more than ever essential to supporting a family. Hie Dial
campaign slogan, more than just a motto, sums it up:
"Adolph Dial?building a world for all of us."
The 1990 campaign will try to reach more voters than
ever before. Dial's 1988 campaign came within 147 votes
of '*w"g a set in the N.C. House at Representatives. In
the 1990 election, three seats will be filled in the N.C.
House, 18th District Bach voter is allowed
three votes. 1Mb should be a very exiting race, indeed!
Remember to east your vote May 8th.
Submitted by the Dial for the House Campaign
tsaajM ' natirii , ^ . irSST".
Chancellor Oxendine '
NCAE Meeting A Different Attitude
I Needs to be Developed Toward Testing
/MetpA-The setting was the N.C.
A Monition of Educators' (NCAE)
Minority Affairs and Human Rela
tions Commissions' 1990 Martin
Lather King, Jr. Memorial Banquet
with over 200 in attendaeec here Jan.
U. and Dr. Joseph B. Oxendine, in
hia seventh month as chancellor of
Pembroke State University, used his
opportunity as guest speaker to call
for a different attitude toward
testing.
hi the audience woe several state
legislators and ether state officials
including the attorney general.
At the very outset. Dr. Oasndine
told those assembled he was not
present to deliver a Martin Luther
Hag. Jr. memorial lecture because
"! simply do not feel capable of doing
that."
He said be did want to make a few
comments regarding Dr. King, poin
ting out that both Dr. King and he
attended the same alma mater
(Boston University) where Dr. Oasn
dine earned both his Master's and
Doctoral degrees in Education and
Dr. King earned his doctorate.
"At the time I received my degree,
several yean after he had earned hia,
he was invited baefc to that commen
cement exercise to receive an
honorary doctoral degree for his
. early work in the Civil Rights
movement. This wae in June of 1969,
well before hia name became a
; household word. This early recogni
tion at the significance of hia work
during the 1960's made me even
more proud of my graduate school
alma mater," said Dr. Oxendine.
The P8U chancellor added: "The
older, and perhaps wiser I become,
the Bwre I can appreciate the wisdom
of non-violence and the power of
education as a means for addressing
human problems." Dr. Oxendine
said the forces of education, non
violanco and nobis dreams offer the
major hope for overcoming "the Uls
in our society."
He said, "those of us who grew up
during the SO's, 40's and 60'a
recognise the liabilities of a segre
gated aoclaty and the rather perma
nent scars and distortions that are
left with Indians, blacks and whites
as a result of the culture at that
lia glnJ ?
pd-rKKl
WW* He added, "The earlier we can
provide a climate of cultural direr
??ty. tho bettor chance we hare of
preventing the permanency of those
scare."
Dr. Oxendine said that one of the
sources of pride at PSU "is its
prominent three-way racial diversity
which is unparalleled in this state
and perhaps in the nation."
h the field of education. Dr.
Oxendine said, "We must search for
a mechanism for overcoming the
great inequities which now exist in
the public schools throughout the
state. One's opportunity for educa
tion should not be restricted by race
nor the economic status of parents."
He noted the great disparity in
Scholastic Aptitude Ifcst (SAT)
scores among children in different
parts of the state, saying, "I am
convinced that these great variations
in scores have nothing to do with
basic intelligence, but are related to
quality of education, both in school
and the climate at home."
Dr. Oxendine said that "the use of
tests, including standardised teste,
need not be negative exerdees" pa
some have made them out to be. ffis
topic was: "Tests Can Be Pun."
"Having been a teacher of chil
dren's games <a school and an
observer of children generally, I have
noted the universal desire of children
to 'test themselves' in terms af hoar
Cast they can ran. how far they caa
throw, how tall they have gotten,
how well they can count, or read, or
numerous other 'testing' items, b
addition, the popularity of teievion's
'Jeopardy,' the Trivial Puraait
Game, crossword puxxles and other
such testing programs convince me
that adults, too, libs to tehe teats."
The problem, said Dr. Oxendine.
comes "when we inform them
(children) that they can't de what we
want them to do or can't do as well as
said, children who demand that you
'watch me-watrh what 1 can dot'
quickly cease that behavior.
Dr. Oxeadine skid children's
"willingness to tehe a try at it, and
get feedback is a great learning
technique."
He expressed the belief that
"teat taking makes us better test
takers and malms us more comfort
able in showing off what we can do."
Dr. Oxendine said he la convinced
"that we will find a receptivity
among school officials, parents and
others if we virtually deluge them
with information about what we are
doing and what sre are finding out"
b doing this, ha said, "We should
describe the ability and achievement
of our children at all levels and
discuss the conditions or changes
which aie likely to improve student
In conclusion, Dr. Oxendine point
ed out: "Regular, on-going informa
tion from the early years, along with
phoper identification of that infor
nation, not only provides a satisfac
tory rationale for administrators and
the community, but also offers the
beet opportunity for securing the
resources necessary to improve thoee
programs. So we are not going to
'stop the flood of required tests,' but
we can give direction to thoee
concerns. We can tabs control of the
the teat machinery control us."
Dr Jo?pk B. Own#11, Otanedbr
t4 Adinb State IWwrrtta
Child Care
Scholarships
Available
Low-in com* working families with
child ran needing child care can apply
to the Robeaon County Church and
Community Center for a Child Car*
Scholarship which can aaaiat with up
to 8/4 of the coat Make application
with Nancy Ford, Robeaon County
Church and Community Center.
788-8004.
t
Felicia Wilkins Turner
Receives Doctorate From
Penn State
Felicia Willans Turner became the 27th candidate to
graduate from the American Indian Leadership Program
at the Pennsylvania State University, completing a
Doctorate in Education. Her minor was in Public
Administration.
In 1984-86 Dr. Turner received a fellowship for the
American Indian Leadership Program at Pennsylvania
State University to pursue a Master's Degree. Once
the degree was completed she was encouraged to
continue her studies in order to obtain a Doctorate
Degree. "I felt very honored to have received this very
competitive award." she stated. "The year I was selected
only three candidates from across the nation were
awarded. I was extremely honored when the Penn State
Education Faculty offered me the doctorate opportunity."
she continued. Hie very rigorous program required
participants to enroH in Indian Education courses in
addition to regular departmental curricula.
Dr Turner spent most of her former years in Baltimore,
MD. In 1977 she received a B.S. Degree in Mathematics
from Pembroke State University. She taught both junior
and senior high school mathematics for the Robeson
County School System. Later, she was employed with
Pembroke State University as assistant director of the
Given s Performing Arts Center. She began her graduate
studies in August, 1984.
Dr. Turner conducted a quantitative research analysis
using the Harvard Statgraft Computer Statistics Program.
Her dissertation. "An Analysis of the Effectiveness of
Bureau of Indian Affairs and Tribally Controlled Schools
in the Teaching of Reading and Mathematics'' was a very
timely and needed study. She spent several weeks with
the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior,
Washington, D.C. conducting research. While there she 1
served as a member of the Effective School Movement
Committee. Ibis Committee, known B.E.S.T. (Bureau
GffectivaSchyolTasai)#a?intheanidskof designing and
umplemeaSagniIectiTe 8cno.il Principle^ and Practices
within both Bureau and tribally controlled school in the
U.S., Hawrii and Alaska.
While a student at Penn Slate, Dr. Turper was inusived
with several university activities. Through the student
activitiee office she coordinated the one-time visit of Miss
Indian USA aa part of the University celebration activities
for the football National Championship. She also played
an instrumental part in organizing the newly-formed Penn
State Chapter of the National Organization of Women of
Color. She served on the executive committee of the
American Indian Leadership Program Organization.
Additionally she served on the Committee for Minority
Affairs and was selected to s 12-member executive search
committee appointed by the University President, Biyee
Jordan, to select a candidate for vice
president of Minority Affairs at Penn State. "I felt very
comfortable in the role due to my involvement with
Pembroke State," she stated.
Dr. Felicm W. Turner is shown delivering the key note
ipetch for the graduating banquet. Approximately 200
attended.
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Dr. Felicia Turner's rtesearch was dedicated to her
parents the late Roscoe Wilkins and Gretchen
Ojeendine W.ilkfns of Route If). Lumbeeton. She retedaa
with her buabaad. Charles, and children, Randall,
Teresa, Ginger and granddaughter Amberiy Felicia at
Route 10, Liimberton.
Dr. Turner received several gifts and notes of
congratulations and was honored recently at the home of
friends, Olivia and Gervais Oxendine of Southern Pines.
Fifteen members of Dr. Turner's family traveled to
Penn State University in Pennsylvania for her graduation
exercise. They included her husband. Charles; daughters,
Teresa and Ginger; mother, Gretchen Wilkins; sister
Judith Loddear and daughter Shmora; aunts, Alice 0.
Blue and Mrs. Talma Oxendine and cousin. Elain Hawks
and daughter Amanda. Ihoee traveling from Virginia and
Maryland included a brother. Sawyer Wilkins and uncle,
Ronnie Oxendine and wife Barb; and cousins, Connie and
Dennis Bush.
Currently Dr. Turner is doing consultant work with the
U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C.
Robeson County Talent Sho w Planned
A Robeson County Talent
Slww is being planned Tor
January 19, 1990 at Pembroke
Ucmcmary School beginning at
7:30 p.m. The even is sponsored
by the Concerned Citi/ens lor
Better Government.
Local talent is being recruited
to participate. Anyone interested
in competing lor various prizes
?
should call 521-0349 or 521-4298.
The winner of the talcni show
'will have their video sent to
Talent Search and many be eligi
ble to perform on that national
television show.
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Pembroke
Kiwanis Meets
by Ken Johnson
Judge Dexter Brooks was the
principle speaker at the Tuesday
night meeting at the Town and
Country Restaurant.
"We are living in a world of
change." said Judge Brooks. People
at reason sit down and try to redraw
the boundaries at countries. Napole
an played a great part in redrawing
Ike boundaries and the balance of
power changed due to the military
power of the stronger nations.
fVance lost Alasce Iorrane. Austria
Hungary waa dism??.bc.*d. Cxecho
?Slovakia. Komania, IV>land. Yugo
alavia, Gerany tried to get back
under Hitler the corridor to the Baltic
aea. done aa a guise ef patriotism. So
he moved into Austria. German is the
native language of Austria and
annexed it Germany and Russia
divided Eastern Europe between
them. Russia also invaded ft>land
and the Baltic and Finland. At Yalta.
Russia was given all at Eastern'
Europe, and was expected to allow
self-determination but Ruaaia did not
live up to h. Churchill called this the
start of the Cold War. Historically,
Russia has been an expanding
country. Siberia and north of Afgani
stan territory were also victims of
i
military change. However, Judge
Brooks poined out, military warfare
is changing to Global Economic
warfare with Japan as an economic
leader and Russia is far behind with
no one interested in acquiring the
rubles. Hie United States must also
compete economically and cannot
afford the huge military outlays.
Japan is handicapped by land area
and very little natural resources and
their farming suffers. Nuclear power
would destroy the plsnet thus
economic power is replacing military
power. Russian economy is failing
under communism is inferior to the
free enterprise system. Our govern
ment regulates the economy as does
'Japan. Russia must go with the rest
of the world. Central control will not
wort. And now our problem Is how
will we fit into the new global
economy? A truly remarkable
discussion by his honor Judge
n~ok*. This writer can't possibly do
Justice to a brilliant hialoriral dls
course.
New member is Henry Ward
Onendine who has filed for county
commissioner. He is Henry ? since
we have another Henry Ward
Oxendine.
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HemoroKe
High School
Class of '65
Plans Reunion
Members of the 1965 graduating
class of Pembroke High School are
encouraged to attend a meeting on
Monday night, Jan. 22 at 8 p.m. The
meeting will be held at the home of
Attie Iowry Iocklear. Corinth Road,
Pembroke. Members of the class will
be meeting to discuss plans for a
class reunion. For mote information
call Ms. LocMear at 521-9614 or
521 3033 or call Charity Revels at
521 3826 or 521 3754 for more
information.
Celebrating
18 Years of
Publication
I his issue of the Carolina In
dian Voice marks the 18th an
niversary of continuous publica
tion of the weekly newspaper.
Our thanks to the many people
who have supported us over the
years. We appreciate your
assistance.
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