North Carolina Newspapers

2 THE CAROLINA TIMES SAT.. JULY 24. H78 m JcaSko ucpt. Joins in 501? v 7 r''-'''' , ., . ' 1 , Against Mental Institution Id The Department of Jus tice sought this week to join in a private suit servere and widespread violations of the constitutional rights of residents of the District of Columbia institution for the mentally retarded. Attorney General Ed ward H. Levi said a motion to participate as a litigating amicus curiae in Evans v. Washington was filed in U. S. District Court in Washington, DC. The class-action suit, filed on February 23, 1976, charged that mentally retard ed residents of the 51 -year-old Forest Haven institution at Laurel, Maryland, are de nied treatment, education, training, and habitation. The suit also charged that residents are subject to inadequate custodial care, detrimental and hazardous living conditions, and abuse by institution staff and other residents. . Forest Haven houses some 1,050 mentally retarded ranging in age from infants to elderly persons. Most of the residents ire black. The motion said . the Justice Department desired to participate in the case to present evidence and call witnesses. The motion said the federal government has a ' clear and continuing interest in the care and treatment of the mentally retarded, and the constitutional right of the retarded to treatment has received wide judicial recognition. The motion added that the case involves issues of wide and general public im portance and that in light of the unique relationship between the District of Columbia and the federal government, the public interest and the interest of the United States should be represented before the court for a complete and just adjudication of the case. The court has scheduled a conference on the case for next Monday. tl. C. Ccstrd Udvcnity Receives Exxca Foundation Grot North Carolina Central University has received a $5,875 grant from the Exxon Foundation to sup port an experimental teaching program in econo mics. The funds will be used to support the development of a problem-solving ap proach to teaching of the economics department's course in Introductory Macro-Economics. The students in the ex permental course will be divided into groups and given problems to solve.. The pro blems will require mastery of the concepts of econo mics taught in the course. In addition, each student will work outside the classroom with instructional packages. Each package will include programmed learning materials, computer instruc tional programs, and audio visual tutorial materials. The program is being developed by Mark Tolton, an instructor in the depart ment of economics. Studer? in the experi mental section will be com pared with students who cover the same material in a traditional lecture section of the course. WSSU Grcd Accepted In Teacher Peaco Ccrps In Africa WINSTON-SALEM -Recent Winston-Salem State University graduate, Everett Torrence, has been accepted into the Teacher CorpsPeace Corps which is designated for service in West Africa. The three-year program, through which Torrence will earn a masters degree and teaching certificate, in cludes one years of study at Texas Southern in Hous ton, Texas and two years of study, travel and teaching 3 Students Ghrca HcCLto SAokrshlps To (1CCU .V Don Ccrrln Aitariis Crcio Philips' Polfcios LIFE IN A WHEELCHAIR doesn't prevent Lewis Davis from the "Good Citizen", his handle on the Citizen's Band radio, monitors the emergency channel while on his travels in Austin, Texas, often relaying messages to the police. (UPI). mm being Davis East Drown Cheered For Stand On Health Services in West Africa. The specific host coun try will be assigned next year. Torrence will receive a monthly stipend and all expenses, including tuition, fees, and transportation, will be paid by the project. He is scheduled to begin study this month. Torrence received his B. S. degree in Mathematics in Mary 1976. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Howard, Rt. 1, Davidson, N. C. PHILADELPHIA - "The federal, state and local' governments are going to hear from us," Dr. Kenneth S. Brown, national president of Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, told members at the con vention as the 63-year old organization met at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. "We are going to force them to turn over to us the admi nistration of health services to the black and the poor," Chi Delta Mu Fraternity is comprised of black doctors, dentists and pharmacists. It was founded at Howard University in 1913. Three hundred members and their wives cheered ,Dr., Brown for his stand and his leadership. At an election held Saturday, Brown was re-elected to head the or ganization for another year. One of the convention highlights was the youth seminar in which seventy five high school juniors and seniors from the Greater Philadelphia area were taken to Valley Torge to talk with professionals in the three disciplines of Me dicine, Dentistry and Phar macy. Exhibits were planned, for the students and .ques tions and answer periods were held. This, was the first time in the organiza tion's history that ft youth seminar, ,of this nza. JxaQibeen he d J , tirown, , . cat eel iw "a new look to the futu of this organization.'' Free IViff Baptist Pastor To Preach In Duhe Chapel Three Western North Carolina students have been awarded scholarships to attend North Carolina Central University by the James G. ft. McClure Educational and Development Fund of Ashe ville.' . They are Michael LaPue Lewis of Asheville, Cynthia Y. Pickett of Asheville, and Angelecia Watkins of Forest City. McClure scholarships are awarded to students from specified mountain and Western North Carolina coun ties who Ihroll at selected North Carolina colleges and universities. Scholarship winners are given the awards for their freshman year of study. The Rev. Z. D. Harris, pastor of Oak Grove Uni ted American Free Will Baptist Church, will be the guest preacher for .univer sity worship services in Duke Chapel Sunday, July 25, at 11a.m. Dr. Harris, who is pre sident of the Interdenomina tional Ministerial Alliance of Durham and vicinity, on the executive board of the United Campus Christian Ministry at N. C. Central University and on the board of the Hampton Institute Ministers' Conference, Hampton, Vir ginia, will preach on the topic: "Who Would Have Thought It?" A former student at Shaw University, the Bible GET A LOU COST LOAM When you buy your next car new or used, it will pay you to check our bank euto loans. Hates are reasonable, repayment is convenient, sized to your income. We will be pleased to discuss financing your next car here. ENJOY FULL SERVICE BANKING " ' Checking & Savings Accounts Auto Loans Mortgage Loans Home Improvement Loans Bank-by-Mail Safe Deposit Docfenks 8 feraeirs Eta DOJUI RALB6H RALEIGH - "No mat ter what Craig Phillips says now, , the State Department of Public Instruction has de-emphasized reading, writing and arithmetic in the State's schools," Ben . F. Currin, candidate for State Superintendent, said in a news - release today. "In a Greensboro ad dress four years ago, Craig Phillips stated that 'the State school system is moving toward a dramatic change of direction in em phasis, from college preparation to career education.' He called for public support in carry ing out this commitment," Currin stated. Speaking to the Greens boro Kiwanis Club on Au gust 10, 1972, Phillips pleaded for citizen approval of this radical departure from basic academic instruction. Phillips said, "You have to develop a real understanding of us, listen to us with new openness. Look at us more clearly, not in the sense of the blind unthoughtful ac ceptance of what we say and do, but in the sense of a partner who knows what the business is all about." "The citizens did not approve," Currin said, "but they listened. They listened when, at Phillips' urging, academic standards for teachers were watered down. They listened when career education was pushed by him and much-needed secondary vocational funds were diverted to the ele mentary grades, where stu dents need to be studying the three 'RV "They listened' again when the state's accredi tation . standards were radically, changes to force 5 his management-by-ob-jectives system on local schools, a device for engi neering the 'hew emphasis from Raleigh. "I listened too - with alarm. I did not approve of these measures. The pri mary purpose of the schools should be to educate stu dents not entertain them. Learning cannot always be a pleasant experience. It requires hard work and dis cipline - and that kind of learning brings real satisfac tion, not momentary plea sure, as every educated person knows," Currin continued. way about this 'dramatic change' of direction in public education. "Make no mistake about it," Currin concluded, "North Carolina education has taken a radical turn to the left under Craig Phillips. If he should be reelected State Superintendent, he will interpret it as a man date to abandon the basic education emphases alto gether 'in favor of whatever fad may men uc tuucm on the national scene. , "If it had not been for the resistance of the ma jority of the State Board of Education, the 'dramatic change' would already be in total effect. It s time to stop this trend and put. the schools back on the road to solid learning." Mow Prosidont Says VSC Moving Into Mow Ago PETERSBURG t Dr. Thomas M. Law; the new president of Viriginia State What good is a high rnn-. has told a crowd school diploma if the i cm students, adminis- graduate can't read? What good is State accreditation if it only means that each local school system sets its own objectives, good, bad or indifferent, and agrees to work toward their achievement? That is all that it now means," Currin said. , "Phillips has attacked the Governor, the Lt. Go vernor, the State Treasurer and members of the State Board of Education when trators and community residents in his first public address at the college that he expects VSC to move into an "Age of Relevance." "Success of failure in this Age of Relevance de pends a greatdeal on the degree to which ' the educa tional leadership is concerned with the basic issues of our time and the amount of rnurace it has to take the Board of Education when steps to lead the M- they disagreed with him peopie toward responsible tow8Bw solutions," he said. over these issues and urged a more sensible approach to learning," the Rocky Mount superintendent stated. He has even condemned the members of the General Assembly and its leaders for not letting him have his O'Herron Wants Adoquato Hotbod Evaluating Toachors Dr. Law noted that no major shakeups in the administration of the college are expected. However, changes will be made to insure that the best use of human resources is maae. "we are moving into an. era of high-level accounta bility," he said. "Therefore, we have to set the example of being accountable by put DR. SMITH FSU Staffer Selected For Fellowship Dr. Ronald Smith, Assis tant to the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Fayetteville State ting together a top-flight University, has been awarded management team. RALEIGH - North Carolina must take any steps necessary to provide a fair end and adequate method of evaluating teachers to deter mine their qualifications to teach in the public schools, Ed 'OHerron, Democratic candidate for Governor, said today. He was commenting on of the University of North Carolina is planning a year long study of teacher training in all the state's institutions of higher education, including the private campuses. This study, he said, "will give us a better idea of what training is now being given, what changes should be made Qonaoaaaacnai D SCOtJIS Training Institute in Golds boro, Union Christian Bible Institute of Durham, and holder of an honorary doctor of divinity degree from Teamer School of Religion, Charlotte, Dr. Harris is also a former chairman of the world-wide mission board of the UAFWB Conference,, He is well known in the Durham area for his active work with civic and minis terial , groups, and in con nection wjitfT correctional ac tivities. He is the' Moderator for the Northed South Caro lina UAFWBi Annual Confe rence and chairman of the Florida UAFWB conference board. 0 D 0 0 D a D D D D a b CODES By I L KesitiY r tf aaaaaccssl if CHARLOTTE ;' " in this field, and what me- news stories reporting, that thods of evaluating, prospec- at ,7:30 p.m. the State has asKea a reaerai tive teachers would oe, oesi. court to reverse its 1975 ruling that the requirement of a minimum score on the National Teacher examinia tion for teachers certifica tion was unconstitutional. The 1975 ruling was that the State's use of the NTE discriminated against blacks and other minorities because ' more blacks than whites failed to make the minimum score, 950 out of a possible 1,800. The N. C. Attorney General's Office now con tends that a recent Supreme Court ruling contradicted the action in the North Carolina NTE case. "Perhaps the NTE isn't the best way to measure a teacher's qualifications," O'Herron said, "though I wonder if educators wouldn't by nature be better judges of that than courts. As long as ' one court has ruled against the NTE, it is im perative that the State take steps to provide a test that meets constitutional as well as educational stan dards. "I am sure that the educators of North Caro lina, in the colleges as well as in the public schools, can come up with a proper evaluation. Until this is done, we have no way of gauging a teacher's competence, other than in college transcripts and in interviews. The real worth of the transcript could well vary from campus to cam pus, and the skill of the interviewing official could vary from school system to school system. The result could be disastrous for children who might be in classrooms with inferior teachers, while better quali fied teachers were still looking for jobs." O'Herron pointed out that the State Board of Education worked out a system of teacher certifi cation some years ago, but that the General Assembly . had then reinstated the NTE cutoff score. "I realize that, develop ment of a valid and fair evaluation could take several years," O'Herron said. "But we can begin the task now, and I will ask the 1977 General Assembly . to come up with one to -be used until detailed studies can be completed." 1 O'Herron pointed out that the Board of Governors CUSS OF 43 TO MSI The 1943 graduating class of Hillside High School will meet Saturday night, July 24 at the home of J. B. and Hattie Allen Dark, 2730 Atlantic Street, Durharri and American Council on Education (ACE) fellowship for the 1976-77 academic year; The 34 year old admini strator is a native of Miami, Florida and will serve as an ACE intern under the tute lage of Chancellor Charles Lyons and Dr. DeField T. Holmes, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at FSU. - The fellowship program .4s designed, to . strengthen leadership in American higher education by identifying and preparing faculty and staff for responsible positions in academic administration. Dr. Smith resides in Fayetteville with his wife, Mittie, and son, Ronald. g Durham tlativo d Receives Diploma In Toxas M 8 a D o TRIBUTE TO UNIT LEADERS A look at the raw ma terials with which we work: What Is a Boy? "Courtesy of New England Mutual Life Insurance Company." Between the innocence of baby-hood and the dig nity of manhood we find a delightful creature called a boy. Boys come in assorted sizes, weights, and colors,, , but all boys have the same creed: To enjoy every second of every minute .of every hour of every dayTajid to protest with noise fjtheir only weapon) when their last minute is finished and the adult males pack them off to bed at night. Boys are found every where - on top of, under neath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around, or jumping to. Mo thers love them, little girls hate them older brothers 'and sisters tolerate them, and Heaven protects them. A boy is truth with dirt on its face, beauty with a cut on its finger, wisdom with bubble gum in its hair, and the hope of the future with a frog in his pocket. When" you are busy, a boy is an inconsiderate, bothersome intruding jungle of noise, When you want him to make a good im- session his brain turns to elly or else he becomes a savage, sadistic, jungle creature bent on destroying the world and himself with it. A boy is a composite ho has the appetite of I horse, the digestion of a sword swauower, ' the' energy of a pocket size atomic bomb, the curl- ousity of a cat, the lungs of a dictator, the imagi nation of a Paul Bunyan, the shyness of a violet, the audacity of a steel trap, the enthusiasm of a firecracker, and when he makes something he has five thumbs on each hand. He likes ice cream, knives, saws, Christmas, comic books, the boy across the street, woods, water ( in its natural ha bitat) large animals, God, ' trains, Saturday mornings, and fire trucks. He is not much for Sunday School, company, schools, books, ' ' without pictures, music lessons, neck ties, barbers, girls, overcoats, adults or bedtime. Nobody else is so early to rise, or so late for supper. Nobody else gets so much fun out of trees, dogs, and breezes. Nobody else can cram into one pocket a rusty knife, a half-eaten apple, three feet of string, an empty Bull Durham pack, two gumdrops, six cents, a slingshot, a chunk of un known substance, and a genuine supersonic code ring with a secret compart ment. A boy is a magical creature you can lock him out of your work shop, but you can't lock him out of your heart. You can get him out of your study, but you can't get him out of your mind. Might as well give up -he is your jailer, your boss, and your master, a free kle-faced, pint sized, bundle of noise. But when you come home at night with only the shattered pieces of hopes and dreams, he can mend them like new with the magic words "Hi Dad." Miss Judy Elaine Parker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Parker, 2505 Roanoke Street has returned home after completing 4 months of testing and retailing training leading to a high school diploma. She attended Cooke School in McKinney, Texas. She received excellence awards for academic achieve ment in the retail courses and leadership ability. She received a certificate of academic achievement for completing studies in the advanced General Education Development Program. Miss Parker was promo ted in recognition of her successful performance in the initial center activities. She was also elected to serve as an alternate for her dormi tory. Air Fcrco Grcd Assigned To Alaska Duty WICHITA FALLS, TEX. - Airman Rudolph Jacobs, son of Mrs. Bea trice Jacobs of 911 S. Eighth St., Wilmington, has graduated at Sheppard AFB, Tex., from the U.S., Air Force communications specialist course conducted by the Air Training Command. ' Airman Jacobs, trained to operate , teletypewriter equipment used in the world wide Air Force communica tions system, is being assigned at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, for duty with a unit of the Air Force Communications Service. The airman is a 1975 grdaute of John T. Hoggard High School.