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Lionel Richie, who hat gained fame as a singer ai
Tuslcegee, Ala.-bred Commodores, has tried somel
solo album. More on Richie ? and the album ? a
Leisure section on Page 10.
A Look At Black
And The College 1
By Edward Hill Jr.
Staff Writer
This article is the first of a two-part series.
A study recently released by the College Board has inI
dicated that black students scored an average of 110
points lower than their white college classmates on last
year's college entrance examinations.
The first analysis ever published on how various racial
groups fare on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), also
indicated that students from affluent black and white
families scored considerably higher on the test than did
low-income students.
But, while SAT scores are one of the key requirements
many colleges consider when reviewing applicants for admission,
the amount of emphasis placed on that criterion
varies.
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department is not working.
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The officers contend that
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early in the competition by
H|?': who gave them low ratings.
Under procedure, sup
dividual evaluations of office
By Ruthell Howard T
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R_ In an effort to reassure
BM? black candidates that their
organization is 44still with
them," the Baptist
Ministers Conference and
nd songwriter with the Associates, a coalition of
hlng new recently ? a area ministers from various
ppears In our Arte and denominations, made a
special endorsement last
week of all black candidates
running for office, says the
Students
Soard Exam
Salem College, says that SAT scores are not the4,end all"
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misleading.
"Sure, the SAT has significance, but there are other
determining factors to consider/' said Jenkins. "Here at
Salem, we look at a variety of things about the student.
Some students may not score high on the test, but they
may be hard-working students or achievers with the ability
to learn and comprehend. After all, it's an aptitude
test, not an achievement test."
Jenkins cited numbers as a possible variable contributing
to the low test scores among blacks. "Perhaps
there are more people taking the test than before," she
said. Some students may be taking it who shouldn't. That
would bring down the scores. Minority students have
traditionally scored lower on the tests."
Jenkins said that two percent of the 600 students at
Salem are minorities and added that the school has had
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Although the tragedy involving C
poison-laced Tylenol capsules has n
Jrawn the public's attention to the C
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Thursday, October 14, 1982
Officers Disc*
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ward those evaluations, recommend officc
r further evaluated at Promotional As
Centers, where officers are judged by a
ston-Salem police three to eight police officials on their
ty of racism in the perform in various hypothetical job si
rceive as a double Officers are then ranked and placed (
blacks, especially motions list.
ned. wmm
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ative action in the "The thing that bothers me and
me is that the chief xind everybc
l and upsets me, SQyt 'We're working on affirma
Chief (Lucius A- tion,' but I say, 'Where is it?'"
ay, 'We're work- ,
>gress,' but 1 say, ~~
blacks who have Before June 15, evaluations given b
id placed on the ficer's supervisor determined whether
s were eliminated allowed to take a test, which he had U
white supervisors order to go to an assessment center fc
motion
ervisors make in- One officer, who was recently e
rs, and, based on under that system, says his supervisor ?
s Endorse Black <
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Rev. Jerry Drayton, pastor didates, either, dip group
of?New - Bethel Baptiit decided to confirm its sup-?
Church and chairman of port for black candidate*,,
the conference's Political Drayton says. ~A
Action Committee. Hauser's views were
After hearing concerns at echoed by county commisits
Oct. 5 meeting by state sioner candidate Mazie
House candidate Dr. C. B. Woodruff, who also attendHauser
that the the ed the meeting.
ministers announced no of- 4'Mrs.,Woodruff and Dr.
ficial slate of endorsements Hauser were there on apduring
the primary elections peal for our support, and
and therefore no official en- all the time, we were going
dorsement of black can- to support them. But the
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Sony a Hairston, a freshman at Winston-Salem
State University, feels blacks score lower on the
SAT than whites because they don't get the adequate
preparation.
Chronicle Camera
Will Food Stam
By Edward Hill Jr
Staff Writer
Two weeks ago, Congress granted an-8.5 percent increase
to food stamp recipients. That increase ? the first
"sjnee 1980 - wttt affect families across the nation, including
6,0(X) in Winston-Salem who receive food stamps
monthly.
A family of four with zero income will reap the most
from the increase, with its average benefits rising from
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Chronicle Letters this issue include a
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Chamber of Commerce, notes from ^
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)rs to be low ratings in areas, such as attendance, where
cessment he knew his record was excellent, and gave no .
i panel of reason for the low marks.
ability to "My supervisor asked me how many sick
tuations. days I have," he says. And even though his at>n
a pro- tendance was high and he had a large number
of sick days, the officer says he received two
^out of a possible four points on attendance.
He adds that he received similar scoring in
r Upsets other areas in which he had performed well.
Mjy vise -?Another officer, who also went through
tive ac~ promotions process, says her supervisor's
evaluation brought her score down nine points
. and she failed to make it to the center. Her
OJJlcer qUestion is, "Do we need a peformance evalua???
tion?"
y an of- "It's a personal opinion one person is makhe
was ing against another," she says."
> pass in All the officers interviewed complain that the
>r a pro- testing is an "unfair" method of determining
who should go to an assessment center. "All
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(ftct that they came asking pression.
far it hnaHad that th?V w?e Division over who to sup
unsure/*.. Drayton says; port in the sheriffs race
' Thta wtt cm* wh*rt:we had prompted the ministers
wanted them to be assured not t6 announce enof
our support." dorsements as they
Drayton says the customarily do.
ministers had elected to Some ministers voted to
support the black can- support Robert Woods, one
didates before the primary of two Democratic canelections,
but because they didates who challenged the
released no official slate of incumbent, Manly Lanendorsements,
black can- caster, during the
didates got the wrong im- See Page 2
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Freshman Belinda Stockton of WSSU mays high
school guidance counaelora could do a better job in
helping black atudents to prepare for the SAT.
(photoa by James Parker)
ip Increase Help?
$233 to $253 per month.
The Chronicle polled residents downtown recently to
gauge their reactions to the increase and how it will affect
their monthly food bills.
Janice Jones: "1 think it will help a lot because food
prices are steadily going up all the time. It means that my
little girl and I will be able to get more of a variety of
food every month. It also might last a little longer and
not run out so soon."
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