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A historical event took place hi Charlotte an Friday. Decem ber 4. at First Mayfield Memori al BapUat Church when the Charlotte community came out publicly to thank former city councilman Ron Lee per for ten years of leadership and service. The church, located at 901 Oaklawn Ave. was filled with about two hundred people. Ron. his wife, Phyllis, and their two children. Alma and Ronda. sat In front of the pulpit while friends, supporters and col leagues gave personal testimo nies. • Those who gave testimonials Included: Rev. Ben Stewart Min ette Trosch. Jackie Edwards. Richard Vinroot, D.G. Martin. Sam Smith. Lucille McNeil. Tom Coat. Willie Jetter. Naslf Majeed. Mike Evans. Harvey Gantt and others. Mlnette Trosch and Tom Cox each thanked Leeper for help- i lng them become better people. They said Ron helped them both Hook past cultural barriers, like an Afro and a Fu-Man-Chu mus tache. and team to Judge people by the quality of their character. Much more was said by all. but the consensus was Ron Leeper has made a difference In the Uvea of many, thereby Improv ing the quality of life In Char lotte. Special presentations were given to Leeper and his family by Maggie Freeman Of the WU more Neighborhood. Betty Har ris and Daisy Alexander of the Charlotte Public Housing Resi dence Association, Anna Hood of the Charlotte Club NANBPWC. Velma Leake of the Black Educators Association. Hiawatha Foster of Precinct No. 32. Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Silver ML Baptist Church, and a repre sentative from Governor Jim Martin's office. Former city councilman Ron Leeper: He helped curb the Hiwti ajflalnst black men with "Afroe" end "Fu-lianChaa." Charlene Price from WCCB-TV18 served as Mistress of ceremonies. The pro gram was organized by Rev. Phillip Da vis of Na tions Ford Baptist Church and Kev. u. MCArmur Sanders of First Mayfield Memorial Bap tist Church. Leeper gave up his District 3 seat on the council and ran at large in November but lost his bid. However, insiders say. "Charlotte has not heard the hist Albright Not The Only One To Withdraw From List : . - - ..f. , 5. .• .-r • .)f-»*, •*< tSS rStaSrSSter Johnson C. Smith University president Robert Albright last week pulled his name from con sideration for a similar position, at Tfcxaa Southern University before Dr. William H. Harris was named Tuesday, he wasn't afoqft&'i In that respect. r • <]Chuck Smith, Director W hie* the nation's third largest _ college, dltf; president of Kentucky State t_ versify had also withdrawn his name from consideration. In a news conference last week. ^ Albright said he would stay at £ Smith despite being a finalist S for a Job that totals $250,000 In ►; salary and benefits. He cited a *• desire to finish some programs initiated during his admlnlstra #• tlon and local support as the S reasons why he derided to stay. E Smith said he had received ► several calls from Charlotte me E dla to get TSU's version of Alb tt right's withdrawal, but he said ■k ■ <A**:-Wfb' - it* /rfXJkMW* g Busing £ Continued From Page 1A Z black neighborhoods In addi £ tton to the busing Issue. Battle 2 «dd he agrees that inner city *- schools should be preserved arid ST'that the board la committed to £ the task. r "We've got schools In the black C community." he said, noting that Harding and West Charlotte wHlgh schools, Bruns Avenue Ele •v mentary and Spaugh Middle 2 schools are in Mack nelghbor Z hoods. "Our problem is to keep 2 diem there.” Z To assure the survival of in Z ner-etty schools. Battle said he 2 supports shorter bus rides for black students through the re X drawing of district lines and r more black involvement In the ♦ process. parity in economics often die m tote where people live. Those dlf 2 ferences. however, shouldn't J prevent the system from giving w each child a good education In a 5 culturally and racially mixed £ setting. £ Tf we had an Ideal community P setting, we wouldn't need E (busing).~ he said. "The purpose £. of It la to expose (students) to the J. real world where they would be ■to different people.’ i are dotng a food Job of kg students. Battle says, ndd do more for black who are sometimes left y teachers who may fell their potential because ackground. got to challenge black da to do the very beat If 5 we don't challenge them, we've Kfailed." he sold. £ The system Is a microcosm of 2 society," Battle continued. r There are teachers who don't do k a very good Job of motivating C black kids and then are some Fwho do a better Job with black Z kids. I'm not naive, but I think ^ we can do better." there Is no official response to his bowing out other than to say he called TSU’s board of trustees to withdraw. "All we did last Tuesday was receive calls from Charlotte me dia about his decision," Smith said. "I’m not aware of anything about Dr. Albtrght and the school having an official ex change. Someone did call him ■iter the press conference, but he MUMl't In." -Coincidentally. Smith said. Burse gave the same reason for bowing out as Albright - ffnlahing a Job he set out to do. "Dr. Burse told the board that there were some things that he wanted to finish," Smith said. . When told that wa& Albrlght's Intention as well. Smith replied with a laugh. "1 don’t know what it la-maybe the living is better In the Piedmont” Harris, currently president of Paine College In Augusta^ Geor gia. was a finalist along vdth Dr. James Douglas, Dean of,TSU’s law school. . >. of Ron beeper." Price stated at the Leeper event, 'Ron's popularity re minds me of what Jesse Jackson said a few month ago. He said he got name recognition the old fa sh toned way1—he earned It. That Is certainly the case with Ron Leeper. 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