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SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1972 Section B—B Pases TOO*. '" Kfl wK ' COL. FRANK PETER- Marine to enter the National ground. SEN (above) is the first black War College, shown in back- Top Marine Pilot First National War College Lt. Col. Frank E. Petersen, one of the Marine Corps' most distinguished pilots, this sum mer enters the National War College in Washington, D.C. He becomes the first black Marine to attend the prestigious school, considered one of the training grounds for general officers. (Another such school is the Naval War College where Lt. Col. Kenneth Berthoud is completing his studies, the first black Marine to be so selected.) From 1969 until recently, Petersen's assignment as the Special Assistant of the Marine Corps' Office of Minority Af fairs was to improve race rela tions. Thus he has been in a unique position to reflect on the changing role of blacks in the Corps. Integration was a long time coming to the Corps. From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli, there wasn't a black face among the ranks. In the early '4os, blacks were finally integrated into the Corps but without much hope of be coming officers. Lt. Col. Alternative Welfare System 'The system of child wel fare services in this country is failing Black children. It is our thesis that the failure is a mani fest result of racism," declares Andrew Billingsley, Vice Presi dent of Academic Affairs at Howard University, and Jeanne Giovannoni, Associate Profes sor of Social Welfare at the University of California, Los Angeles, in their new book, CHILDREN OF THE STORM: Black Children and American Child Welfare, which Harcourt Brace Jovanovich will publish on August 9th. After analyzing the mani I 111 B 3■ "• | IMB3 W ■ -3* jflpttrai MK km A gp, gp j l K ani I |F J I "JP, JMWP / * ] |J f /A* Bjuv WASH INGTON -Tourists at the White House swarm around Brig. Gen. Daniel (Chappie) James, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, as he talks with a special tour Petersen became career officer in 1952. The simmering pot of the Corps' racial neglect really be gan to boil over shortly before Lt. Col. Petersen joined the Office of Minority Affairs. "Racial tension was extreme ly high in the Corps during the late '6os," says Lt. Co!. Peter sen. "That'B not unusual when you consider that in many ways the attitudes within the Corps reflect those of the nation." A special human relations program was begun immediate ly "for Corps officers, says Lt. Col. Petersen. "We knew we couldn't teach the black man and the white man to love each other. That wasn't our job. What we could do, however, was attempt to teach them to respect each other. . "In any command, bigotry is like cancer. It grows and grows. The final solution is to use the knife and cut the dis ease from the body. It hap pened with us. "Today, the black man in festations and effects of racism in child welfare services, Bill ingsley and Giovannoni propose abandoning the notion of a single white-conceived, white dominated, and white-adminis tered system of child welfare, and building on the present framework to develop a tri partite system. The new three-part system would include— ...A white system based on present ethnic and sectarian systems such as the Jewish Child Care Association of New York City, the Lutheran Child ren's Services, and the Catholic group of 150 students from the Bronx in New York. The New York School City Board and the Prospect Hospital Medical Center sponsored the trip to Washington, the first for all of Cite CarSli|a Ci«£o the Corps who has a grievance has a much better chance of being heard. The trouble is that he most likely won't be heard by a black brother." According to Lt. Col. Peter sen, one of the basic problems afflicting the Corps in its rela tions with blacks and other minority groups is the lack of black officers. "Sometimes a black Marine can go for a year without seeing a black officer. That's a condition we are trying to change as rapidly as possible." While about 12 percent of all Marines are black, only about 1.3 percent of the offi cers are black. However, the Corps has an extensive program now under way to recruit black officers. "The black who joins the Marines today has a much bet ter chance of making the grade as an officer," according to Lt. Col. Petersen. "Black pride and Marine pride are entirely compatible." Petersen himself was com- Continued on page 8B Racist Child By Authors Association of Children's Agencies. These agencies have a humanitarian and professional commitment to be responsible to Black children, whose need is tremendous. ...Public agencies developed specifically with Black children in mind, while operating to serve all needy children. ...A Black system specifically to serve Black children. The voluntary or private Black system would be con ceived, designed, and adminis tered by all classes in the Black community. Ideally the out- Continued on page 8B them. Each student was pre sented one of President Nixon's gold pens following their tour of the White House. General James drew warm response from the crowd as he gave the DURHAM. NORTH CAROLINA Slade Gets Ph.D In English At Illinois Leonard A. Slade, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard A. Slade, Sr., of Conway, received the Ph.D. degree in English at the University of Illinois. For two years he studied on a fellowship and for one semester taught Masterpieces of American Literature. In 1963 Slade received (with honors) the Bachelor of Science degree in English from Elizabeth City State Univer sity, where he was president of the Student Council. In the autumn of the same year, he commenced graduate study at Virginia State, where he received the Master of Arts degree in English in 1965. While at Virginia State he taught freshman English to the Reserve Officers Training Corps. During the summer of 1962, he studied at the 1 m SLADE American University in Wash ington, D. C. During the sum mers of 1966 and '67 he did graduate study in English at the University of Kentucky. From 1965-1970 he taught English at Kentucky State Col of the American Association of University Professors and a member of the Executive Council. He has contributed articles to the College Language As sociation Journal. He is a member of the National Coun cil of Teachers of English, the College Conference on Com position, Alpha Kappa Mu Continued on page 8B IRS Schedules Practitioners Examination Greensboro—Application forms for the examination which qualifies persons to prac tice before the Internal Reve nue Service are now available at the Greensboro District Of- Continued on page 8B youth a pep talk on the neccs city to stay in school. He was one of several Government and White House officials who greeted the group on behalf of the President. | |«J| jiiflk i - j/SB Hfe; 1 I'lwtil / liiPl f M: : . . KmW&sM-fa , ' I -3G S3 HW V . j^^w HILLSIDE CLASS OF 1942 Seated from left to right: John Mason, Marie Moize, Richalean Tucker, Ruby Hughes, Dorothy Joyce, Ma nee Gilliam, Ida D. Lee. Blacks Clench Political Powe Decision Making With Consolidation Of Efforts Black political power has clenched its fist' around the second highest office in the Democratic National Com mittee (DNC), with the elec tion of former New York State Senator, Baal A. Paterson as the DNC's vice chairman. Paterson, an attorney and longtime political powerhouse in New York, left the State Senate in 1970 to run for Lieutenant Governor on the ticket with the then Democra tic gubernatorial hopeful, Arthur Goldberg, former Supreme Court Justice. In June, Paterson was elected Democratic National Committeeman from New York, increasing the number of Blacks on the Democratic National Committee. Among Blacks newly elected to the Democratic Na tional Committee are: Mrs. Ruth Harvey Charity, Dan viile, Va.; Lillian Huff, Wash ington, D. C.; Mississippi State Chairman, Aaron Henry; Charles Evers, Mayor of Fayette, Miss.; State Senator Coleman Young, Detroit, Michigan; and Mrs. Janet Wat lington of the Virgin Islands. Others will be elected in the coming weeks. • The election of Paterson was a consolidation of the political power with which Blacks came out of the Demo cratic National Convention. And it came as a surprise Moses Burt To Head NAHM Division Moses C. Burt, Jr., former director of special programs for the Nonprofit Housing Center and a specialist in low-income housing, has joined the staff of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) as director of professional development, it was announced by NAHRO Executive Director Robert W. Maffin. Burt, 40, will head NAHRO's efforts to provide career de velopment opportunities in the various fields of housing and community development and to promote new and innovative approaches to program adminis tration and operation in these fields. A native of Hillsborough, North CArolina, he succeeds Dr E. S. Sessions, who resigned re cently after helping to launch NAHRO's professional develop- Continued on page 8B Margaret Howard, Ethel Eat man. Standing left to right: Thomas Walker, Virginia Bivens, Cledia Tabron, Joseph political move by Evers. The move by Blacks for decisive voices in political decision-making harkens back to promises of the National held March 10-12 in Gary Bitter bickering over how best to gain their share in political parties continued throughout the Democratic Convention, but commonality of interests and agreement on goals en abled Black delegates to main tain a caucus leading to Black gains in all levels of party activity. Congressman Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (D-Mich.), assisted by the Minorities Division Director, Andy Muse, con vened the caucus of conven tion delegates and alternates and guided it through initial sessions, Mayor Richard Hatcher, Gary, Indiana was elected caucus chairman and held the groups logether through the remainder of the convention. Meanwhile, Black politi cians were manuvering effec tively all over the lot as can didates sensed the potential power of some 480 Black delegate votes. With the end of the con vention, the major work is over for Mrs. Patricia Roberts Harris as chairman of the con vention Credentials Committee, California Assemblywoman Yvonne Braithwaite Burke as co-chairman of the convention, Pennsylvania Secretary of State. Delores Tucker, and Texas State Senator Barbara Jordan f VRP' # «• #■ m :- - ; x *f i.^lh£ r ./^ MIAMI, FLA. Police mug shots of Miami police officer Bobby Cheatham (R) who turned in his older brother Arthur Cheatham (L) for rob bery and car theft 7/15. The Local* State and National News of Inter eat to AO a Walker, Edith Johnson, John | McAllister, Doris Bryant, John ! Howard, Phyllis NuChurch, ; William Lee, Earlie Thorpe, i Mable Bethea, Julia Freeland, j as key members of the Arrange ments Committee in charge of planning the convention, and Atlanta Police Superintendant Howard Baugh as a member Hillside High Class Off v 42 Holds Thirtieth Reunion The class of 1942 of Hill side High School Celebrated its 30th Anniversary reunion June 30th - July 2nd at the Ramada Inn. June 30th class members gathered at Julia Freeland's home for a get acquainted and a sing-a-long hour. July Ist Registration was held beginning at 10 a.m. in the Hospitality Room at Ramada Inn with the hospi tality committee in charge Members of the committee were Richalean Tucker, Chair man, Cledia Tabron, Phyllis Nuchurch and William Lee. At 5:30 p.m. the class held a business meeting with the pre sident, Leon Goldston presid ing. A cocktail hour and buf fet dinner was held in the Ambassador Room, Thomas Walker was toastmaster and Invocation was given by Rev. William Turner. Dr. Earline E. Thorpe a member of the class delivered an inspiring address. Dr. Thorpe's topic was "Dreams and Blessings No. 2. He related to the class that when most members of this class were bom Calvin Coolidge was president, thus, in the lifetime of the members ■ ■ mm ■ rookie policeman was working a robbery case which took him to the apartment of his brother who answered the de scription given by the victim. ! Minerva Fields, WalterPerry^ | Sylvia Raigns, Leon Goldston. Not shown Inez Jones, | Elizabeth McKellar, Ceola Ed | wards and Martha Thorpe. of the six-man Security Com mittee in charge of planning the convention, and Atlanta Pol.'ce Superintendent Howard Continued on page 8B of this class eight men have held the presidency of the United States. We have been blessed with parents who cared enough to insist that we should not be come high school drop-outs. We were blessed with teachers who placed extreme demands on their patience, energy and zeal that we might be saved from low aim and low achieve ment. I am sure that I speak for all members of the class of 1942 when I say that these teachers have added fur ther enrichment to our lives by their presence on this oc casion. After Dr. Thorpe's address the class and guests gave him a standing ovation. "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was sung with Miss Mary L. Stephens one of the teachers present as ac companist. Other teachers of the class present were Mrs. Cynthia Smith, Mrs. Martha Dooms, Mrs. Virgia Davis and Mrs. Florice Holmes, each of whom made inspiring remarks. Inez Suitt Jones, who was valedictorian of the class gave excerpts of "Communications of a Deaf Person." She Continued on page 8B A police spokesman Mid that the 22-year old officer was upset, but he said his brother had been bad sine ">ey w * r * kids.
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