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yj? School Integration
There Has Never Been
_ l
Any Voluntary Action
t T»L v ; ! HilHi •: v «r
vJ-iry School ? Hficiais Seek More
Blacks For Optional Schools
11' application aeaniute toi
er,r limentin Charlotte-MecK
lenh’iiy, optional schools has
been extended 10 Friday, May •
30, to give more person? an
opportunity to apply.
Schools affected by the new -
application deadline include '
Irwin Avenue and Elizabeth
optional open elementary
schools (l-ti), Piedmont Open
Middle School (7-9i, West
Charlotte High School Open
Component (10-12) and Myers
Park Traditional Elementary
School 11-6).
The application period has
been extended because pre
liminary registrations
through the May 2 closing date
revealed that projected enroll
ments for the schools fell short
of the 20-25 percent racial
ratio requirements approved
by the courts This means that
the schools are not in com
pliance with the court-ap
proved assignment plan if
they do not reflect 20-25 per
cent Black enrollment in each
grade
The Hoard of Education, at
its May 13 meeting, consider
ed two alternatives to combat
the problem:
Recruit more Black stud
mt: so that the schools can
operate at or near their capa
city or
Conduct a reverse lottery,
returning approximately 300
white applicants to their regu
lar schools
The Board chose to move
with the first alternative,
giving hackers of the optional
schools and principals an op
portunity to seek more Black
students for their programs.
At the same time, the Board
expressed concern that the
Black students and their fam
ilies be made more aware of
the schools and their pro
grams and not be recruited for
me purpose of meeting ratio
requirements.
Optional school programs
are available to any student
enrolled in Charlotte-Meek -
lenburg Schools so long as the
racial ratio and teacher allot
ment at the sending (regularly
assigned) school is not affect
ed The term "optional" re
fers to any alternative pro
gram which is separate from a
regular school program (even
it. as in the case of West
Charlotte, it is located on the
same campus > and which
addresses itself to special
educational approaches that
are not available or empha
sized in the programs of regu
lar school
Transportation for optional
school children is provided by
the school system.
Persons interested in mak
ing application for their child
ren to attend an optional
school next year may do so by
following these procedures:
Pick up or ask your child to
bring a blue "Request for
Transfer" form from any
school or from the Education
Center (701 E. Second Street
adjacent to Marshall Park)
Fill out the form and return
to (1) the school to which you
are making application or (2)
the Pupil Assignment Office
which is located on the third
floor of the Education Center
or (3) mail to Pupil Assign
ment Office, Charlotte-Meck
lenburg Schools. P. O. Box 149,'
Charlotte, N. C. 2«230 by Mon
day, May 30.
School officials have warned
that if any student applies for
enrollment to both an open
and traditional school, neither
application will be acted on.
EXPLANATION OF
PROGRAMS
"Traditonal" and ' Open"
refer to the approaches to
learning that are used in the
optional schools. If a straight
line wore used to demonstrate,
"traditional" would be at one
end. "open" at the other end
and "regular" or "convention
See SCHOOLS on page 9
University System May
Lose 70 Million Dollars
By John Minter
Soecial To The Post
“There has never been any
voluntary action by North
Carolina or by any other Sout
hern state to bring about an
integrated situation on the
elementary school, high sch
ool or college level. It would be
the height ol naivety to as
sume that any objective and
unbiased evaluation of prog
rams could be made by the
people of North Carolina who
have something to lose or gain
by such evaluation.”
With these words, Marshall
Colston, Vice Chancellor for
Development and University
Relations, broke the silence of
A&T State University officials
oil the controversy surround
ing the proposed veterinary
school for the State of North
Ca rolina.
The Board of Governors of
the Consolidated University of
North Carolina has made a
determined stand to put the
proposed school at North Car
olina State University at Ral
eigh But the Civil Rights off
ice of the U.S. Department of
Lah-oI Support
Needed For
Chavis Rally
There is little time left to
make final arrangements to
attend the Washington. 1). C
rally in support of the Re\
Ben Chavis. The Wilmington
U) and other North Carolina
Political Prisoners
The chartered bus will leave
Charlotte Friday night. May
30 at 12:30 a.m. from the
campus of Johnson C. Smith
University. The return trip is
planned for Saturday evening
The roundtrip fare is only
$20 for adults and $15 for
students For additional infor
mation about contributions
and transportation, call
394-6963 or 392-3321
Health, Education and Wel
fare has said that if North
Carolina persists in its efforts
to place the school at N C.
State, they may lose over $70
million in annual federal sup
port to the UNC system.
President William Friday of
the University of North Caro
lina said recently that the
University will continue with
plans to place the proposed
school at North Carolina State
University _A move which will
probably force a court fight
between the State of North
Carolina and HEW.
Colston speaking on the be
half of the A&T University
during a conversation with the
Peacemaker stated, “A&T
could have anything they
wanted as long as il does not
compete with white inslitut
ions, especially North Caro
liua State. The study that *as
made comparing A&T with
North Carolina State was very
hastily done by two people
selected by North Carolina
Slate and-or the Roard of Gov
ernors.
has very analytically
denuded that report of any
credibility whatsoever ”
"The issue is not whether
A&T could accommodate and
carry community responsibi
lity with respect to the vetcr
inary school, but is clearly one
of according preferential tre
atment in the University Sys
tem- to two or three schools
which happen to be predoini
nately white.''
Colston went on to descrilx
how the budget for the system
w'as spent.
“If one logically reviews the
history of the State of .North
Carolina and its higher cduca
tion programs it becomes re
adilv apparent that something
is drastically wrong when
three institutions out of the
sixteen receive on an annual
basis an average of more than
65 per cent of the budget
allocated to the state's univer
sity system For the fiscal
year 1973 and 1974 A&T got 4 2
per cent of the budget
Kenneth Armstead To
Receive MIT Degree
Kenneth lerome Armstead.
IT-year old son of Mr. and
Mrs Furness J. Armstead of
2531 Dalebrook Drive, will
graduate June~2 from Massa
chusetts Institute of Techno
logy, Cambridge. Mass.
He is a Mechanical F.ngi
neering major and has been
accepted to begin graduate
work on his Masters Degree at
MIT in September of 1975.
Kenneth was Valedictorian
of the 1971 graduating class of
Charlotte Catholic High Sch
ool and was the recipient of an
Academic Scholarship to MIT.
At Charlotte Catholic High
School he played football and
guard on the basketball team.
He has played basketball for
four years at MIT
He was Treasurer of the
Black Student l/'non his first
year at MIT
His hobbies are golf, tennis,
swimming and chess
Kenneth Armstead
Charlotte native
Kenneth has one sister. Ka
ren. 14. a ninth grader at
Charlotte Catholic Junior
High
Armstead was one of 13
Charlotte High School stud
ents chosen to represent his
respective schoiol in the Char
lotte News Seniors of the Year
competition The students
were nominated by the schools
on the basis of academic ex
cellence, extra-curricular
activities character and poise
All the students chosen in
cluding Kenneth, attended
The New s annual All-Star
Scholars Banquet which was
held at the Charlotte Coliseum
Downtowner Motor Inn Ken
neth ranked first in his class at
Charlotte Catholic High Sch
ool and was President of the
school's chapter of the Natio
nal Honor Society
Kenneth and Claudia Wit
hers. daughter of Mr and
Mrs. Claude Withers of 2910
Burbank Drive were the only
two blacks among the 13 stu
dents chosen in the Charlotte
News Senior of the Year
competition in 1971.
Fatnce Gaither
Ls Our Beauty
By l olly Manning
Post Staff Writer
Out Beauty this week hails
from the lovely city of Hock
Hill, S (' she is the daughter
of Mr and Mrs Robert Gait
her of ill Kidney Street
Miss Patrice Gaither is the
chosen lady this week She is a
graduate.of'Rock Hill High
School and ol Winthrop
Collegi
She received a degree from
W in.throp in Special Educa
tion. She is presently employ
ed as* a special education
h acher iujhe Rock Hill School
system "It has always been
my primary interest to work
with the exceptional child. I
enjoy the work very much and
f find it very fulfilling." stated
our lovely beauty. .
Patrice has plans ol opening
a day care center kindergart
en for the exceptional chile
upon completion of her grad
uate studies at Winthrop.
"I am presently working or
a roasters in Learning Disabi
lifies. smiled Miss Gaither "I
hope to complete my work ir
December
Post (Ifficc
Will Olwne
Holiday Monday
• The Charlotte Post Ofliee
will observe Memorial Day.
Monday, as a National Legal
Holiday
There will be no regular
Home delivery service on that
day. but special delivery mail
and parcels containing perish
able matter will be delivered
Collections will be made
iroin ail residential, business
and air mail collection points
Additional collection service
in business districts will be
made as needed
On Sunday collection will be
made in main traffice arteries
and at all air mail collections
points
Holiday schedules (or re
ceipt and dispatch ot mail w ill
be observed l-suai Sunday
i»ox service will be provided
.special Delivery service will
be prov ided also
rairice nas as ner noDUiei
reading and playing (lie piano
She prefers to play classica
music over the modern day
type music.
Our beauty is born under the
sign ol Virgo. She describes
them as being calm, preferinp
the truth, very collective and
very understanding.
Patrice and her family at
tends Mr. Prospect Baptist
Church where Rev K Smalls
is the minister.
Miss Gaither is very active
in church activities. She is
director of the children's
choir pianist tor the Sunday
School. Program Chairman,
and a teacher for the State
BTC Congress
I find church work very
rewarding." Patrice stated ’
somewhat serious. It gives
me the opportunity to feel as if
I in doing something useful
and worthwhile with my free
lime Directing the children's
choir is very challenging
Since I love working with
children 1 find myself really
enjoying every minute of it.
Playing for the Sunday School
really keeps me in practice on
the piano, and of course since I
am a teacher I enjoy teaching
at the BTC State Congress
meetinas "
Black
Community
Hearing Set
The Northwest Community
Action Association wil sponsor
a Black Community Publu
Hearing, "a MEETING of
minds" on Thursday. May
from 7 lo lOp.m at the Public
Library Auditorium. 310 North
Try on St.
"The purpose of this
MEEJLNG of MINDS is io
bring together a large number
of the active, informed and
interested residents of Black
•neighborhoods with the Black
persons who serve on govert.
ment agencies, such as the
City Council. County Commis
sion, Planning Commission,
Park and Recreation Comm
ission, Hospital Authority.
Housing Authority, etc said
Rev. Howard Campbell. "We
will discuss the issues and
concerns of Black citizens.
Black organizations, and the
Black members ol these go\
ernmenta! bodies This meet
ing will be an opportunity for
Black persons from every part
of town, every political per
spective. and from every area
of concern to share ideas,
concerns and strengths for
future positive accomplish
ments We know that we need
each other to be effective in
solving the problems we face
and in reaching, our mutual
goals."
Mu rnnliniioH "cuctir.
groups have been asked to
have a representative partici
pate in a panel to discuss tin
concerns of their orgamza
tions Also each governmental
representative will be asked to
discuss how Black people and
Black organizations can influ
ence the agency, department,
committee or commission of
which he or she is a member
There will be plenty of opp'>r
tunity for members of the
audience to raise (juestii 1-.
and state their concerns, .tl
so "
According to Ke\ Camp
bell, another part of the pro
•gram will include small group
discussions on topics directly
affecting Black people, such
as 1 Transportation roads,
buses, mass transit': 2 Hov
pitals and health care :i >
• Parks and recreational nee i
■1 i Schools and education con
cerns. 5' Housing, •>■ neigh
borhood needs (Sidewalks zo
ning. traffic control signals,
street lights, drainage eic
The NWCAA hope- tins
MEETING of MINI’S will in
crease communication amt • g
Black people and Black repre
sentatives on the governmen
tal bodies that afl'-ct them
"Also, we hope this 'Public
Hearing will bring about dot
ter cooperation among ai pa
rts of the Black common t> for
the benefit of all Black csi
dents of Charlotte and the City
as a whole Campbell con
cluded
Polk, Mu Ills Named To
State Advisory Council
- Charlotteans James K Polk
and Carol B Mullis have been
appointed to the State Ad
visory Council on Vocational
Education
The appointees will serve on
the six man committee at the
pleasure of the Governor
rather than for a fixed term
They w ill join James W C
Daniel of Raleigh. Sylvia T
DeKosset ol Belhaven. Milton
Way ne Coates ol Fairmont,
and Bruce G. Shore ol Mount
Airey on the committee
Polk is associated with
Management Manpower
Associates. In» in Charlotte
flc attended Johnson C Smith
University flhd Temple Uni
versity He has been active in
the Mavor's Community Rela
lions Commission. New
Dimensions lor Charlotte.
Hoard ol Directors ol Open
House, and the National Con
lerencc of Christ*
tans and Jews He and his
wile. Dorothy, have three
children
Mullis graduated from
North Carolina State fniver
* it v with an electrical engi
neering degree, and from the
I niversity ol North Carolina
at Charlotte with a degree in
economics He has served as
an engineer with Duke Power
Company and as an instructor
at Central Piedmont
Community College He has
also been active in the Instt
lute ol Electrical and Elec
tronics^Engineers
RETIRING JCSU PROFESSORS Henrietta
Norris, second from left, foreground, and Inez
Parker, third from left, foreground, were
among the approximately 400 persons attend
ing the Alumni Buffet Dinner last Saturday in
the Main Lounge of the University Memorial
Union Building. Other diners pictured include
Mrs. Doris Armstead, Mrs. Vietta Ne. I
Coach and Mrs Eddie McGirt, and Furness J
Armstead. Photo by Peeler
A NARROW MIND and a
WIDE MOUTH often go to
gether
vtv r
MISS PATRICE GAITHER
.. Public school teacher