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Editorial and Opinion Page Letters to the Editor Some Thoughts on the Closing of "Strike at the Wind" Dear Editor Well, it's nte again; 1 guess sou knew >ou would hear from me sooner or later Afler all. Dann> Chavis (from Union Chapel) was my grandfather One of the mans things 1 loved about him was that you never had to w onder w hat w as on his mind cv en vv hen you didn't want to hear it My grandmother was really special Her name was Cassia Lee She was king of quite, but if you asked, she could share her opinions also So. I guess you could say sharing opinions is in my genes, or as they say today it's in my DNA 1 haven't been home later, but as always I've hear a great deal about what is going on 1 heard of the passing of Chief Tom Carter who will be greatly missed and the passing of Hope Shepherd I w ant to let the members of their families know that they arc in my prayers. 1 was asked "Did you know they arc going to start Strike at the Wind up again next year?" This information 1 received with mixed emotions. And as always this is getting to my point of writing And as always this is my opinion. 1 am not telling anyone what to do or what to think 1 always encourage you to make up your mind Before you read any further, get a glass of iced tea or a Pepsi or another cup of coffee and don't get ahead of me with your thoughts Allow nic to complete my thoughts before >ou go to exercising (jumping to conclusions) And listen to m> complete thoughts Don't take part of what I am saying and run with this This is going to sound strange, but I think it was a mixed blessing when the drama w as closed down For some people. thc> don't know what they has c until it is gone And some people can't learn from their mistakes But 1 hope now all of the mistakes that were made can be put behind us so that we can move on Because it is a non-profit corporation, the drama will always need start up money each year I would like to take this time to kill one of the many rumors concerning the drama No one makes a killing off the drama If you would sec how much is spent in ad\ ertising. the power bill, insurance, etc .you would see w hy no one makes money from the drama This is where almost eighty percent of the budget goes 1 do believe that the drama should be run as a business I believe-that people who love the drama and have a business sense should be on the board The truth be told, there are people who sit on the board of the drama for no other reason that it is a status symbol. 1 am not say ing everyone on the board, but there are a few who sec it for no other purpose But consider this, if there is only one person w ho feels thai \va> If you have one strong niule and a weak one. you go in circles and never gel anywhere Then again, some of the board members probably feel like they are on the Titanic w ith no place to go 1 doesn't have the reputation that it did during the Golden Days You might say the honeymoon is over Well, if that is true, then we need to gel about the business of maturing and the lessons of bettering our relationship and becoming more professional A lesson that needs to be learned is the importance of the actors Once again, no one makes a killing off the drama I recall when all my fnends would look at me and say "S ou start rehearsal in June-Monday Ihrough Friday nights You give up your suntniel' I ca'n't believe you do that " Then when the production started it was Wednesday. Thursday . Priday and Saturday nights and you got paid a couple of hundred clollars You hardly made your money for gas I began to feel that just because I w as dedicated to the drama that'I was being taken advantage of I am sure there arc others who feel this way. The bottom line is thatyou pay for the best and that is what you get Especially is this so if you treat the actors w ith respect Some of the Directors w ho have been w ith the drama failed to understand these actors are volunteering their time and should be treated with respect In defenseof the Directors. I am aware of the fact that the cast started getting young and \oiing. w hich made it harder to have respect and a sense of professionalism But it has to begin somewhere I look back now and I see where the drama was side tracked from w hat it could have been A show ease for Robeson County I ask where are the hotels ' The Restaurants? And gas stations that should have sprung up from the presence of the drama I wonder did somcotjo not want these kinds of businesses? And why not? These questions may never be anv swered We must realize the drama belongs to the people of Robeson County, not to any individual. Secondly, the dnjma has to be run like a business. Still, people need to be treated with rcspctt all the way down the line And os to all. you havetoadd a degree of professionalism. Notice I mentioned respect first and professionalism secondly. They do go hand in hand, but to me respect should always come first. I believe the drama needs few scenes rewritten and a few character changes and improvements in the amphitheater to improve the appearance of the drama. As 1 have stated before, it was a dream of mine to become the General Manager or to direct the drama, or to serve on the board some day. But those dreams got side tracked. Then again, suuicumca i itti u?vw i vnn black balled when it comes to the drama Everyone else seems to have had their chance One dream 1 still hang on to is that I would love to return one season and perform the role of Henry one more time But due to the fact that I am here in Greensboro and can't find a job that would allow me the chance to come home, it is just a dream for right now Then again, some dreams are never meant to be They are just good to have. Maybe that is the situation I loot back at all the time I spent with the drama and think maybe things did work out as they were supposed to After all, very few of us get our just rewards here on earth But it is hard to give something your labor and dedication and see nothing come from it. 1 can see all the teachers and preachers., mothers and fathers agreeing w ith me. Some time we are paving the way for those to follow so they might reap the rewards of our labors. I don't know about you, but I'm looking forward to reaping my rewards, not necessarily on earth 1 may not have much on this earth but I have a mansion waiting for me up yonder. Pray for me and I'll pray for you and with the help of the Almighty, we'll make it through what we must bare. In the True Way, D/erek Ltnvry House Speaker Makes Committee Assignments House Speaker Harold Brubaker made committee assignments for House members on Thursday. Feb 6th and the local delegation received the following committee assignments: Representative Ron Sutton, Democrat,^nfnbroke: Appropriations, Sub-Committee on Transportation; Congressional Rc-Distncting, Ethics; Judiciary II; and the State Government, Sub Committee on Miliary. Veterans and Indian Affairs. Representative Doug Yongue, Democrat, Laurinburg: Appropriations, Sub-Committee on Education; Agriculture; Environment, and Pension and Retirement Rep Yongue is the ranking minority member on the Environment Committee Representative Donald Bonner, Democrat, Rowland: Appropriations, Sub-Committee on Capitol and Budget, Commerce, Sub-Committee on Public Utilities; Election Laws and campaign Reform; University Board of Governors; and Welfare Reform. Each local member received sound critical assignments The delegation is confident they will play a major role in shaping the bipartisan priorities of the House. They will be working diligently to enhance the lives of the citizens of this region and the entire state. Ulant to Horse Around? Adopt a Wild Horse or Burro from the Federal Government. 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The next Native voices we will consider come not from the days of early contact between Indians and non-Indians but from more modem times, and they demonstrate some of the long range effects of European colonization. Arthur McDonald is an Oglala Sioux from South Dakota. He is highly educated, and has served as a faculty member at the California School of -Professional Psychology. In 1978 he wrote an analysis of why so many Native American students drop out of college. For many, McDonald says it is due to a fundamental clash between the value system in which they were raised and the very different value system they find in operation at universities. The former is a value system centered around the extended family and based on traditional Native American beliefs and ways of doing things. The latter is a value system based instead on the beliefs and practices of the European-American nuclear family: "In the Judeo-Christian culture, the family carries with it rather clearcut definitions and expectations of responsibility. When a child becomes an adult in the white world he is on his own. He isexpected to be independent and legally responsible.... The basic principle seems to be: 'You take care of yours and I'll take c<ue of mine,' with mine being defined as the immediate nuclear family. In the I> traditional Indian value system, the tl family is much extended in terms of c caring and responsibility. Aunts are a often considered to be mothers, uncles ( are called fathers, and cousins are 1 brothers and sisters.... ( < "In the Western European < tradition the greatest good has been ] the development and perpetuation of ; the self. Although some lip service i has been paid by Christian doctrines I to praying for others, primarily the '] ultimate objective is" personal < salvation. Day-to-day behavior is gpared toward this objective in terms of economics, religious values, education, status needs and family relationships. This produces an extremely competitive, consumptive, exploitative interaction with the environment and with other people. "The traditional Indian culture by contrast has as the ultimate good the survival of the tribe. The individual is expendable in the sense that one does what is good for other people at. the sacrifice of individual goals and objectives. This is seen in ? variety of behaviors, such as the 'giveaway' ceremony.... In Indian culture, if one is asked to help, be simply cannot refuse. Thus, a student who receives a phone call telling him he is needed at home will go. The threat of receiving an 'F' for a course is of little relative importance.... The fact that administrative officials do not understand what is real and true to the Indian community is very bewildering to the Indian student." McDonald also believes that many Jative AmBQC^n students, especially hose who we^e raised on reservations, Irop out of college because of the ittitudes of the people in their own immunities. He points out that in ural white communities when a son or laughter leaves the farm to go off to :ollege it is most often a source of pride for the family. These are the youngsters who have "gone on and amounted to something." But in traditional reservation communities, McDonald says the young person's decision to leave home and pursue higher education elsewhere is met with less than enthusiasm: "It is a clear-cut decision that the person has made to reject the old traditional ways and go to the white man's road. It is generally assumed that the person is lost to the traditional community. Many Indian students who have completed their degrees find it extremely difficult to return to their reservation to work.... There is mistrust toward an Indian who has obtained an education, and the educated Indian must face a rather continuous attack by family as well as others for having that education." McDonald's view of higher education and Native Americans, perhaps ironically from one who is himself quite educated, is directly opposite of the view of another modern Native American whose comments we will see in next week's segment. For more information, visit the Native American Resource Center in historic Old Main Building, on the campus of The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. P DIHTRIC PoiNT RS by Dr. Josaph T. Ball Padialrkion wilh Robason HaaUh Cora I One of the things we get concerned about as parents is how often our children have cold symptoms Sometimes it seems like our young kids have colds continuously, especially though the winter time The question often asked to me asa pediatrician is "Is my child having too many colds?" What we have to remember is that during infancy and in the preschool years, children average about 7 or 8 colds per year. When you consider that the average cold might last up to 7 days, this means as much as 60 days in a year could be spent with cold symptoms and that be normal The main reason kids get so many colds is that they arcconstantly being exposed to new viruses as young infants. There arc at least 200 cold viruses in the environment The younger the child, the fewer viruses he is being exposed to and the less protection his immune system has against it Children who attend daycare, nurseries, or preschool arc directly exposed to more infections than children who don't Infants kept in home c based day care rather than large day care centers tend to have less complications during the first year of'lilc with common colas Children with older siblings in school also have more indirect exposure to cold viruses The older siblingscatch colds and then bring them home Colds arc thus more common in large families. The arc of colds triples in the winter when people spend roc time crowded together indoors breathing recirculated air. Smoking in the home increases a child's susceptibility to cold and coughs as well as car infections, sinus infections, croup. wheezing, and asthma. Some parents worry that a child who has frcaucnt colds has some serious underlying discasa Children with immune system diseases do not get any more colds than the average child Instead they tend to get tnc more serious infections often, like pneumonia, meningitis, sinus infections, and skin infections Some parents worry that they have in some way neglected their child or done something wrong to cause frequent colds On the contrary, having a lot of colds is an unavoidable part of growing up Colds arc the one infection we cannot prevent From a mcdi - cal stand point colds arc an educational experience for your child's immune system That is all on colds today Next week we will talk about dealing with frequent colds Take care We will talk again next week Are you willing to teach a child to read? Become a volunteer Tutor in the Reading for Success Program. We will teach you exactly how to do it, then you will be able to tutor at your favorite elementary school Classes to become a Certified l^uibach Tutor will be held at Robeson County Church and Community Center on 210E. 15th St. in Lumberton There arc six hours of instruction, Tuesday Feb 25 (6-9 PM) and finishing Tuesday Mar 4 (6-9 PM) For more information and to register, call 738-5204 or 521 4230 The classes arc provided at no charge by the Robeson County Church and Community Center A
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