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Post Readers Discuss Violence
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Observer’s Story
Angers Shakeeka
Richardson’s Parents
Story On Page 5B
ninth grader v
las Become
Our Beau tv
beauty's guardian. “She is
also my favorite person.
She influences me.to do the
right things. Because of
her, I feel that I am con
siderate where others are
concerned.”
Her concerns range
from the spiritual to the
more down-to-earth pro
blems facing mankind.
“For .instance,” she re
marked, “I’m concerned
about Jobs for people. I
Jrnow that society has to
advance, but when com
puters are placed to ac
complish a Job a person has
been doing for many years,
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then that person should be
guaranteed another job.”
Concern for others also
stems from the work Neal
is responsible for in her
church position. As secre
tary-treasurer of the Mt.
Peace Missionary Associa
tion, she received a special
award for her dedication
and superb performance
Much emphasis is placed
on financial success in our.
capitalistic society. But it
is people like Neal who
truly have the gift of life.
She has captured the gift of
caring for others.
Stole Tackling Pnuhleins
f
ti Public Education
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By Governor Jim Hunt
Special To The Pout
The North Carolina Com
mission on Education for
Economic Growth clearly
ia moving toward making
recommendations for
major reforms In the pu
blic schools. But the state is
not waiting tor that report
to take one step that has
speciatagniAcance.
ms week, for the first
a writing test will be
added to the annual
achievement test that is
giv* to sixth and ninth
•jwrs - about 171,000
•totems to North Carolina
This is the tftst dine our
itandard, statewioe^est ot
hel1r «kiUi. The
iext step will be to test loth
traders in a trial compe
•ncy test in U85, with an
<Mtten <rfu5gg to £
In the test, students will
mite a coeiDoeition rhat
■ grammar hy at least two
Two others are getting
and kerning good teachers
and enforcing school dis
cipline
D.G. Martin’s Campaign
Special T» The Pest
With almoat $40,000 la
contribution* raised in jmt
the firmt several weeks of
his Congressional cam
paign, D. O. Martin ia
wnjarjtarjjtahly pleased
“Thia very positive early
reanh makes me confident
that we will have the sup
port necessary to conduct e
winning campaign,” said
Martin, a Democratic £0- j
riidate Mr the 9th District,!
Congressional seat being I
vacated by Representative
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contributors, more than SO
>f whom gave 1200 or more,
he total represents a braid
«se of financial support
rom both large and small
* trims. That diversified
to critical to the
ampaign's funding,
fartin said
Henry Does, Martin a
ampalgn manager, said
da point Is illustrated by
w way in which Martin it
rising his <722 filing fee:
ne dollar at a time from
B individual contributors
Further, the support is
M growing and "pro
toes better remits in the
re,” Madia said.
The large amount of
ooey raised in a relative
abort psriod of time also
important because it
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In Nation’s Schools
Discipline. Violence
Problems Decreasing
AFCC Seeks
Executive
Director
The Afro-American Cul
tural Center is seeking an
executive director.
The director must have
strong managerial and ad
ministrative i
■
organization requires ex
pertise in public relations,
planning, budgeting, pro
gram and curriculum de
velopment and proposal
writing.
Knowledge is expected in '
the Arts, Afro-American
Arts and Black History. A
bachelor of arts degree is
also required and-or two to
four years related experi
ence. The minimum salary
is $18,000.
Dr. Herman Thomas in
formed the closing date for
applications is February
15. All resumes and let
ters should be forwarded to
Dr. Thomas at 5913 Crafts
bury Drive, Chalotte, N.C.
28215.
The Afro-American Cul
tural Center is located
within Spirit Square, 110 E
Seventh Street.
Considered a museum
and exhibition center, the
Afro-American Cultural
Center preserves black
history and shares black
culture with the commun
ity through art exhibitions,
dance, drama and music
performances.
Other significant facets
of the Afro-American Cul- ]
tural Center include child- <
ren’s programs and an an- i
nual Afro-American Cul- i
tural festival. i
Michael Todd
.District Court judge
Todd Says:
Judges Are Elected
On Proven Ability
By Karen Parker
Post Staff Writer
For the past four and
one-half years, Judge
Michael Todd has served in
the 26th Judicial District.
Describing his job as a
district judge, Todd stated
he enjoys it because he’s
fair, competent and expe
rienced. He announced
about two weeks ago he will
seek reelection as district
judge.
The native of Charlotte
and graduate of Myers
Park High School ex
plained a district judge
doesn’t run for office on
issues as most politicians
claim to do. “We
(judges) are generally
elected on our proven
ability of serving as a
dedicated and fair judge,”
Todd pointed out ‘Tve sat
on the bench for nearly five
years, and the consensus is
that I’ve dealt with cases
fairly all that time.”
Whether politically
oriented or simply per
sonal concerns, Todd out
lined some factors which
he would like to see af
fected in the court system.
First, he would like to see
the courts receive more
money to employ, more
people who can make more
cases move swifter, yet
receive fair attention.
"I have to wonder some
times if an individual is
receiving deserved time in
court, or if the courts are
rushing a decision to move
on to the next case,” Todd
expressed
Todd also wants to see a
deferment process imple
mented in the court system
which would prevent minor
traffic offenses, larcen
ies, etc., for ever entering
district court. The first
district judge in the state to
try prosecutors under the
new DWI law, Todd also
received many of the new ,
loitering for purpose of
prostitution laws.
Though the penalty is
Jtiffer, Todd stated it’s
more difficult to prove a
person is loitering for pur
pose of prostitution rather ^
han catching the criminal w
ictually committing an act "
>f prostitution
d
The graduate of Duke b
Jnlversity and Vaitder a
•Ot Law School, considers p
tis job most rewarding tl
then he’s satisfied ha’s ot
nade the right decision in la
ustody oases. “Knowing 1m
hat I have been respon- dl
ibie for a child growing up m
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Teachers Take Lead
In Combating Problems
oj/cviai 10 me t'ost
■ Washington. D.C. - Arne
rica’s public schools aren't
a “blackboard jungle,” anc
the Reagan Administra
tion’s proposed campaign
on discipline-violence is
based upon research
some nine years old, Mary
Hatwood Futrell, president
of the National Education
Association (NEA), told
members of the Capitol
Press Club meeting here.
“Trying to paint a pic
turelhat most schools have
severe discipline or vio
lence problems is a gross
exaggeration,” said
Futrell. “The research
the Reagan Administration
is using was done in 1975.
Our research shows that
discipline-violence pro
blems have been declining
over the last three or four
years. In 1979, over 74
percent of teachers said
discipline problems im
paired their effectiveness
to teach. In 1983, the fi
gure had dropped to 45
percent.”
Futrell emphasized that
the rights of children to
learn in an orderly class
room are paramount
“An unruly student must
not be permitted to disrupt
the learning process for 20
to 30 others,” she said.
"I urge the media and
ctizens to visit classrooms
to see for themselves what
is going on in the public
schools. Problems will be
found Where there are
problems, strong action
must be taken. But you’ll
also find order in our
schools and learning taking
place,” Futrell added
“The White House hype is
nothing more than an at
tempt to create a political
gimmick at the start of a
presidential campaign ”
Futrell said that teachers
more than anyone else
have been aware of the
discipline problem and
have taken the lead in
launching programs to
combat it. She traced
NEA’s concern back to a
1977 national conference
hat spoke to the root
'auses of both violence and 1
iiscipline problems in the 1
lation’s schools.
The Reagan Adminis- 1
ration has been talking 1
bout discipline and vio
ence problems in schools
1 the same breath, Fu- ,
cell pointed out
The 1983 Gallop Poll on |
>e Public’s Attitude To- A
ard Public Schools never F
lentions violence,”
utrell noted “The poll l
*s list discipline as the S
P public concern, but it F
*0 **ys that the root l
■oblem of discipline is in 0
e home. Over 72 percent
those polled said that c
ck of discipline in the »
me Is the major cause of n
•dpHne problems at r
hooi.’’
“Fr^kly," Futrell 5
added, “I find this publi
city ploy interesting Here
is an Administration that
has proposed cuts in edu
cation and sees no federal
responsibility for pro
grams in remedial math,
science and reading. Yet
this same Administration
proposes a federal role for
discipline and violence ’’
'The Reagan Admin
istration ignores its own
1983 ’ Nation at Risk”
J report, which proposed
many ideas to achieve
excellence in classrooms
but uses 1975 research tr.
propose a federal role in
the nation's schools
Futrell concluded.
Wallace
...:M-WBE coordinator
M/WBE Schedules
Quarterly
Conference
On Saturday, February
4, at McDonald s Cafeteria
from 10 a m. - n 30 a m
George Wallace, Minority
Women Business Knter
prises coordinator of the
Community Relations
Committee, has spear
headed a quarterly con
ference
The quarterly confer
ence is designed to brief
minority contractors,
suppliers and vendors of
ipcoming city construc
ion projects and will
neet in quarterly sessions,
ill M-BWE are urged to
ttend
jireat Decisions
Great Decisions Discus
ion Groups will be held
ach Tuesday, 1:30 - 2:3o
-m . February 7 through i
larch 6 at the YWCA Park 1
load Center.
Topics include USSR
'nder Andropov.” “U.S.
ecurity and World
eace." "China k the
S.,” "South Africa” and
ther issues of interest.
Cost is $10 for the series
affee and tea will be
jrved. For further iaoe- d
•ation contact Donn$’*r
ngton, Creative Lean*
ig Director, 525-8770, rfe ij
wesk-days