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*^®verend George Leake
after open
housing,
what?
By Marcia Walker
"After Open Housing What?" was the
theme of Reverend George Leake's first
lecture on November 13 in the series,
"The Negro and Community Relations."
Reverend Leake stressed that it will
take a long time to get "open housing"
and make it a reality. The trouble is that
too many people believed that open
housing would solve the racial problems;
but in turn, it instigated more severe
problems than "open housing" itself.
He stressed that open housing would
not make that much difference. The
difference would come if the unions and
business establishments would start giving
black men and women adequate changes
to develop their skills. The black man,
like any other man, needs to prove his
masculinity by showing his ability to
strive for achievement on his own
resources^ and energy. He asked has the
black man been given this unhindered
chance he has asked for?
Reverend Leake also spoke of the poor
education provided for the blacks. He
said that predominantly black schools are
never provided with the same adequate
faculties and equipment as the
predominantly white schools are. He
added, one way that blacks are trying to
help this situation by choosing their
political representatives more carefully.
On the other hand. Reverend Leake
observes the black situation this way: If
all people were the same color, there
would still be deprivations and economic
and social barriers. The people would just
be divided up into separate groups by
means of some other classification. Even
at the present, when the general attitude
is that blacks and whites don't mix, there
are many whites that don't mix with
other whites and visa versa, many blacks
that don't mix with other blacks.
Coming back to the original question,
"After Open Housing What?" "Who
knows? No one can predict the future. He
asserted that one thing is certain "Open
housing" will be designed so that a man
can feel like he has the right to live
anywhere his finances will allow him to
live.
Reverend Leake indicated his hope that
some day the black people can choose
surroundings where they feel they would
be most comfortable without having to
confront racial or social barriers.
He said, "It makes any man's life more
pleasurable if he can live where he wants
to with dignity and pride."
winter fantasy
last Sa Christmas dance was held
The ^'’^3y night in the Parquet Room.
was formal for some and
all Ofmal for others, but enjoyable for
intermission, the Holiday
v^ere announced. The contestants
Farn, Michelle Crawford, La Vera
Ra|g^°''fh, Beth McGregor, Donna
Mastg Barbara Jean Smith,
introj °^'‘^®'’®n’onies Jaa’i’Y Hensue
contestants and then
9uettio*'* ®*ch one with a predetermined
P- Afterwards the judges cast their
votes. Miss Barbara Jean Smith won the
title of Holiday Queen with Miss Donna
Raley as first runner-up.
Billy Knauff and his sixteen piece
orchestra performed for the evening.
Their repertoire included such numbers at
"Moon River", "Love is Blue,"
"Somewhere," and "Spinning Wheel."
The decoration committee deserves
congratulations for their efforts. The
Parquet Room was decorated with red
bells, a snow man, a Christmas tree, and
blue'lights. Everything was in union with
the festive season.
chi phi first
national here
It was learned today that the
Vice-Chancellor of Student Affairs, Dr.
Cone, in consiilation with Chancellor
Colvard, has granted the Chakett Club of
Chi Phi permission for local, as well as
national affiliation with Chi Phi National
Social Fraternity. The group has been in
the organization and formation stages for
one semester.
The only other chapter of Chi Phi in
North Carolina is located at the Chapel
Hill campus and is the oldest chapter of
any fraternity at Chapel Hill.
The Brothers of the Chakett Club of
Chi Phi are now planning their Formal
Installation for Jan, 9. The Installation
will include a one hour ceremony with a
reception for student leaders and invited
guests.
The evening will be caped off by a
dance honoring the’ Chakett Club of Chi
Phi, the Chi Phi National, and their
guests. The dance will feature the "Poor
Souls". Chi Phi will be the first social
fraternity to be installed on this campus,
and the only campus social fraternity
with national affiliation.
The officers of the Chakett Club of Chi
Phi are Ron Foster, President; George
Lloyd, Vice-President; Dunnie Kiestler,
Secretary; Doug Kietzman, Treasurer; and
Medhi Watanasiriroch, Social Chairman.
Sixteen Brothers make up the current
membership.
cheerleader constitution
found discriminatory
BY JOE H.MCCORKLE
The UNCC Cheerleader's Constitution
was found discriminatory by the Rules
Committee of the Student Legislature.
Rules Committee Chairman, Bob
Welch, in a report made during the Dec. 8
meeting of the Legislature, stated that the
committee, "by unanimous vote", found
the Cheerleader's Constitution
discriminatory and the definition of
"discrimation" was in the "context of
minority groups".
The Rules Committee recommended
that future cheerleaders be selected by an
equal black-white committee from the
Charlotte community with experience in
selecting cheerleaders.
Also, the Rules Committee
recommended that the selection
committee be chosen by the
Administration of UNCC.
The Judicial Committee also reviewed
the Cheerleader's Constitution and
recommended some changes.
These recommended changes were a
definition of the duties and the manner
of selection of alternates, and a selection
committee composed of four blacks and
four whites with the provision that a
member of the UNCC Athletic
Department be on the committee.
Judicial Chairman Rogers stated that
the Cheerleaders were in the process of
altering their Constitution but madeitjclear
that the Judicial Committee "has no right
to change an organization's constitution
without the consent of the organization".
Rogers also introduced a successful
motion which will recommend to the
Student Activities Committee that the
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THE HOLIDAY COURT FOR 1969. Left to right the court for this year is
Miss Beth McGr^or; Miss Donna Raley, first runner-up; Miss Barbara Jean
Smith, Holiday Queen; Miss Lavera Farnsworth; and Miss Michelle Crawford.