Consider All The Facts!
Mr. Bill Johnson
Editor
The Charlotte Post
Charlotte, N.C.
Dear "Bill:"
The editorial of February
27, headed Academic Ex
cellence was a good one. It
is commendable to have so
many people to all of a
sudden become so interest
ed in the welfare of the
student-athlete, but who
fail to consider all the
facts.
I do feel that the NCAA
membership made a move
towards solving those
problems, but it is the
University's responsibility
to make these things hap
pen. So much is placed on
- the NCAA, but ooe tends to
forget who the NCAA really
is - US. I can appreciate
what Dr. Friday’s thoughts
are, but I can't say the
methods of applications
are any fairer than the
chances you and I had to
attend the universities that
our tax monies supported
in the days before dese
gregation - the UNC’s,
NCCU’s, NCSU, Appala
chians, East and West
Carolinas. The implica
tions are still there and the
biases are still plain.
Your comment on the
wishes of predominantly
black colleges "to delay
accepting higher academic
standards" is off base.
There is no desire by those
educators to delay any
thing - their thoughts are to
take the SAT score • Just
that one item - and do what
it was built to do. These
educators do not wish to
use the SAT as an admis
sions tool. People who put •
the test together and those
who know its true values
have said, uncategorically,
Supreme Court’s Abuse Of Its Power
Dear Editor:
The collective will of the
people is expressed by the
legislative branch of the
government. But for year*
- this will to legislate has
been impeded by a subjec
tive minded Supreme
Court’s abuse of Us power.
All that is needed in this
country to bring about a
revolution in the education
field is for a majority in
Finds Harper
Impressive
Dear Editor:
I have never been high an
getting involved in poli
tics - local, state or nation
al. However, I recently had
the opportunity to meet
Katherine Harper who is
running for the U.S. Senate
from North Carolina and
was very impressed with
her as a candidate.
Katherine is an energetic
business woman, mother
and grandmother who is
intent on making a contri
bution to this nation of
ours. She is especially
concerned about unem
ployment and balancing
the federal budget.
Katherine projects an
image of a strong, sincere
and highly capable person
without a persona] axe to
grind. She even looks like a
U.S. Senator; but with
statesmanship-like quali
ties rather than self
serving and strictly poli
tical makeuo.
I say BRAVO to people
like her In the political
arena. They are few and1
far between. I’ll vote for
them every time regard
less of their political
affiliation.
Bob B. Davis
Charlotte, N.C.
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John D. Marshall Jr.
.Fayetteville State A J).
that the test is NOT an
admissions tool, never was
planned to be and never
should be. It is simply a
test to show the level of
reading or math skills one
has. The admissions on the
basis of high school tran
scripts has never been a
question. The real item to
the black educators is to
“take the student-athlete -
where he or she is and
carry them to where they
ought to be.” Hut item,
Bill, is the American way
in helping those who want
to achieve and GIVING
THEM TOE CHANCE TO
SUCCEED.
Seven hundred on the
SAT will not guarantee
achievement, but would let
the college or university
know where the weakness
might be. It gives the col
either House of Congress -
that will only fund public
education on the condition
that both sectors of our
society (private k public)
share equally In those .
funds. If the Supreme
Court won’t approve of
such Na measure, then
public education would be
brought to a halt until they
comply or the state would
have to refund taxpayers
their money to educate
their children on their own.
If you taxpayers are
tired of paying premium
prices for horrendous
education for your chil- *
dren, do something about
it. It’s easier than you
might think. All that is
needed to shut down public
education in a particular
state is for a majority of
either House of the legisla
ture to vote against funding
of public education. Since
public education is so de
pendent on federal funds,'
the same would apply on
the national level for the
whole country. So you can
see why it is necessary to
elect good people who are
interested in Justice for all
both on the national and
local levels. I believe that
all we need to do is to get
one state to act and even
tually the others would fol
low. The time for1 consider
ing public education a
sacred cow is past.
Sincerely yours,
Cornelius U. Morgan
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lege or university a chance
to provide help in an area
of apparent weakness. We
all cry out that such a test
should not be the means of
acceptance but rather a
tool to determine what the
student-athlete basic needs
might be.
Lastly, my friend, we
need to get away from
permissive education
where students’ rights are
more important than uni
versity rights. I can ima
gine my Alma Mater tell
ing my Dad, who spent his
hard earned mooey to send
me to college, that they
could not send him my
grades each semester be
cause it violated my indi
vidual rights. Can you
.. -„-_j’s
the universities' Job to be
sure that each student and
student-athlete abide by
the institution's rules and
regulations without fear of
reprisal. That’s their
missionand, if a “mind is a
terrible thing to waste,” it
is that university’s respon
sibility not to waste it. .
Sobeit.
Your friend,
John D. Marshall Jr.
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Internal Conflicts At EEOC?
Deer Editor:
I can no longer keep my
mouth shut about the in
ternal discrimination, mis
management, office
politics, retaliation,
harassment and intimida
tion that the fcEOC
„ Management has created
in the Charlotte District
Office. All of these things
art contributing factors
that have rendered the
Agency somwhat inef
fective in serving the
public. ,
EEOC, Equal Employ
ment Opportunity Commis
sion, is responsible for
administering Title VII of
the Civil Rights Act of IBM,
as amended. This'Act pro
vides that it is unlawful to
discriminate against
persons on th* basis of
race, color, religion, sex, or
national origin in the work
place. The EEOC also
administers the Age Dis
crimination in Employ
ment Act of 1967, as
amended, the Equal Pay
Act of 1963 and Sectioo SOI
of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973 (Prohibitions Against
Discrimination because of
handicap in the Federal
Sector).
I nave been employed by
the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission in
the Charlotte District Of
fice for 13 years; I am
currently a supervisor, and
have held this position
since October, 1961. I was
promoted after filing s law
suit in Federal Court
The incident that trig
gered this letter occurred
Wednesday, February 19,
1986, when a group of
employees took it iqx»
themselves, myself in
cluded (both black and
white, management and
non-management) to have
s luncheon to commemo
rate Black History
Month. We decided to have
the luncheon in the base
ment so it would not in
terrupt the work activity in
the office. To dur surprise,
management had locked
the door in the hswimrnti
and had someone standing
guard.
I could not believe this
was happening in 1966 In
the EEOC. My mind re
flected back to 1967 when
the Governor of Arkansas
stood in the door of the
all-white Central High
School In Little Rock,
Ark. In 1966 we were being
denied the opportunity to
observe Black History
Month.
' I confronted the Acting
Director and informed her
that I considered her action
of locking and guarding the
door to constitute a racist
attitude. I also informed
her that I was going to have
my lunch in the basement
and we would observe the
Black History Month.
The next day, February
20, 1966, I received the
worst periodic perfor
mance review in my 13
years with the Agency, and
it was aD subjective. This
was in direct retaliation
because I openly opposed
her suppressive discrimi
natory action.
Other general office pro
blems are, but are not
limited to, the following:
1. Top management has
conspired to damage me as
a Federal employee since
the Federal lawsuit.
2. Employees in my unit
have suffered harassment
and Intimidation.
3. Management has tried
to hamper my. work by
denying me a Unit Clerk,
forcing me to submit week
ly reports, not required of
other supervisors.
4. Assigning the most
difficult work to me or
work that has bam fouled
up by someone else. When I
straightened the work or
unit out, they assign it to
someone Mae.
5. Employees that asso
ciate with me too closely In
the office, Mack or white,
suffer discrimination
through harassment and
intimidation.
8. Management con
tinually tried to set up a
number of black employees
for discharge (at least
three).
_ 7. All authority has
been granted to whites who
are willing to carry out the
Acting Director’s 'discri
minatory practices and
policies.
8. The highest ranking
black which is the Com
pliance Manager, has no
authority. We hear very
little from the highest
ranking black in Legal.
9. The Acting Director
has polarized the office.
10. Management does not
show the same interest in
resolution of internal
complaints, as they do for
external complaints.
11. Management will not!
follow federal regulations;
in processing internal com-'
plaints. It appears that we
are operating under thei
Acting Director’s laws anc^
regulations. - ' * • j
12. Top management Was!
insensitive when an cm-!
ployee had an acddent.~He!
was told to catch the bus or
get back to the office thej
best way he couldj
however, they showed!
much concern for the !
GSA car he was using.
I informed the Acting i
Director that because of!
the internal friction in the;
office, that I was consider-;
ing going to the media. I<
wanted to see if we could!
work these problems out!
internally so we could;
better serve the public. She*
informed me that others!
who used the media had to \
pay. I accepted her warn-;
ing and after this is read, I >
will expect to pay, which is!
usually a transfer or demo-!
tion and if they can find1
something to discharge me
for. I will be discharged
John E. Cato
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