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Columbia Tickets Available Philharmonic atR. Box ofi L0C ~1vol. LXI - No. 34UnvriyoSotCaInaCoubaS.C29oWwd,Dwer2 W W eston forec R c, e Race "A period of improved race relations in the 1970's" was forecast Monday night at the "Black Week Banquet" by Dr. Reuben Weston, the featured speaker. The banquet was the first of a series of events planned for this week to point up the contributions of blacks to American society. Weston, a Columbia native, is head of the Department of History at Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio. His talk centered around blacks whom he admires as "individuals committed to brain power as a solution to our problems." "You are going to have to learn the skills of putting together and operating newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations," he told the audience. "You cannot communicate unless you own and operate the means of com municating." He discussed the idea of "nation building" and said, "Some of those who talk about nation building talk about a separate nation." Others talk about a return to Africa and others about pan-Africanism, he said. "Do it and do it well, and it will glorify Africa," he continued. Weston congratulated South Carolinians on the election of three black men to the state legislature this year and on the election of 'Caroli f our ire A resolution will be introduce at the Senate Meeting tonigh calling for the senate to declar Dec. 9 "Carolina Cares Day." It is expected to pass withou opposition. The Carolina Cares progran was begun last year as freshman class project and collected ovei $5,000 for charity. This year thi drive will be a freshman anc sophomore project includinj several campus organizations al Loade dow wihdne worer fom Lastyer'a BSt8 relati< John West to the governorship. He commended West on his taking a "stand in 1968 that was unpopular" in regard to racial disturbances at Orangeburg during which three young blacks were killed. Mrs. Victoria DeLee, who was scheduled to speak at the banquet, did not attend. Mrs. DeLee was to have been recognized along with six others as some of the out standing black women in the state. BLAC Slaving from dawi eating what's only sweating in the m4 When will it all be Viewing the press looking forward tc hoping now to be Oh -- how long ca Courage my man hope my man, loc work my man, ch United my people na Care( gional ci I working to help the four charities: the Woodyard fund, MEF, Toys for Tots and the Salvation Army. Last year nearly 150 participated in the collections and this year Carolina Cares expects twice that number. The USC Navy ROTC and Marine Corp Reserves will also be participating. On Dec. 9 these students will go to homes in the Columbia area and to all the shopping centers asking p rear's haul lions, one of the Carolina Care. rries in some of the toys donated 0 impri kre the finalists. Black Week activities continue onight with a fashion show at 8 >.m. in the Russell House movie oom. Fashions will be proved by ie-Gar Afro Boutique of 'harleston. In addition to the fashion show, there will be poetry readings and a dance exhibition. Ihe dance has been choroegraphed by two African graduate students, Anthony Adobolu of Togo and Foli Phillips of Nigeria. Thursday night at 8 p.m. in the iew McMaster Hall, on the corner f Senate and Pickens, "The listory of Black Music" will be resented. Preceding the program Vusef Naim Kly, a USC graduate tudent and Benedict College Rev 'Tell P Rutledge Chapel was the scene of last night's production of "Tell 1haroah!" by the Henderson )avis Players of S.C. State College n Orangeburg. The play was part of the Association of Afro .merican Students' Black Week. The story concerns the -epression of blacks and black ieritage in America, but is in erspersed with tales of racial iarmony and fond recollections. The tale unfolds episodically, without the aid of the traditionally accepted scenic structure. There is no scenery and little action by the performers. This is perhaps one of the main faults of the production; its director allowed the play to remain too static. Most of the script deals with life in New York's Harlem from the 17th century to the present. The scriptwriter was guilty of going off )n tangents occassionally. However, in most cases, this could be forgiven, because of the Announcer killed George H. "Butch" Nord strom, chief announcer for WUSC-AM and chairman of the University Union's Night Club Committee was killed in an automobile accident near Oxford, N.C. Monday night. Nordstrom was a passenger in a panel truck that crossed a median on I-85 and ran head on into an approaching bread delivery truck. Nordstrom, the driver of the panel truck and the driver of the bread truck were killed. Police are investigating. Nordstrom was a sophomore majoring in journalism from Mamaroneck, N.Y. Funeral services for Nord strom will be Friday at 10:00 a.m. at Gray Funeral Home, Cranford, N.J. In memoriam, WUSC-AM shut down operations at mid night yesterday until midnight tonight. mar next Tuesday, at 8 p.m. in Capstone Cohen will participate in a panel discussion designed to answer student questions. Discussions will be held Tuesday in the Russell House beginning at 2 p.m. lead by such people as Dr. Murray Vin cent. Physical Education; Professor Eldon D. Wedlock, Law; Dr. Robert Beamer, Pharmacy; Dr. Robert V. Heckel and Dr. Carl Insalaco, Psychological Services. These sessions will serve to unite the various fields affected by drugs so students may have more responsible information. James Germano, a former drug addict, will speak Dec. 9 at 8:00 p.m. at Capstone. Mr. Germano discusses the temptations and hopelessness felt by a growing number of drug addicts in this country. Germano was an assistant to the executive director of Daytop Village, Staten Ialand, N.Y. anrd is now an executive Ve Black History instructor, will deliver a short lecture. The Payne College Choir of Augusta, Georgia, the Ridgewood Baptist Church Choir and the Boylan-Haven Mather Academy Choir will perform, as will several black students from USC. The Payne College Choir will deliver a tribute to black composer Hall Johnsin who died recently. The Black Week ceremonies will be climaxed Friday at 9 p.m. in South Cafeteria with the Black Ball. Music will be furnished by i Moses Dillard. At intermission - "Miss Black USC" will be crowned by Wilton Bernard Cross, chair man of the Miss Black USC Committee. iew haroah' I by Rob Bigalke l relevance to the production's overall theme of the suppression of blacks and black heritage. One departure was an anecdote c about a black cowboy r ("Americans are just beginning to realize that 15 per cent of all cowboys were black."). The cowboy's name was Black Sam si and "He was so bad that Webster fi had to look twice before he put the t word 'bad' in the dictionary." The play had several delightful moments, notably those when N lightheartednes ahoe brightly w through. The sketch about " "Strolling" was the high point of l the play. Other good moments of the play were introduced by the ap proximately sixteen voice choir c which backed up the four main a readers. In places the harmony a was unbelievably good and of the P sort to which even the most fault- I finding ear wants only to sit back and listen. At times, it was so outstanding that the actor's lines, h to which the singing was supposed to form a background, could not be heard. Again, this was not the fault of the singers or actors, but of the directors. The actors were not totally without fault. In the readings to many of the lines, the ear was jolted by glaring mispronun- f ciations. i Still in all, the most outstanding I point of the play was the fact that a the script was obviously written and acted with conviction. The 9 presentation was effective, but, as was said before, was hindered by a S certain mechanical quality. It was obviously well-rehearsed. In parts, it was too well rehearsed,a and this over-rehearsal came a across on stage, leading to the '" comment that in parts, it was "too perfect". k On the whole, however, the. "Standing Room Only" crowd was, obviously well-pleased. The evidence for this is the standing ovations given the Henderson-d Davis Players not only at the end " of the play, but also at in termussion.t week director at Marathon House, a rehabilitation institute for addicts located throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The Lectures Committee will also bring one of the doctors from Woodstock. Dr. William Abruzni, on Thursday. 7:30 p.m., at Cap stone. Dr. Abruzzi was medical director of the Aquarian Ex position held at White Lake, New York (Woodstocki, and is at present a regular physician of the Health Center at the State University of New York at New Paltz. All featured speakers will ap pear in the Commons Room at 2 p.m. the day they are scheduled to lecture. A highlight of the Symposiwn will be adebate by the USC Debate Team on the topic "Should Marijuana Be Legalised" Tuesday, Dec. Sin room 30Pof the Russell House. Black Wei futhorities to lecti Vational o :reates lobI Violation of student rights and he formation of an effective tudent lobby on a national level ere two major issues at the an ual National Association of tudent Governments' convention eld Nov. 23-29 in Las Vegas. The combination convention inference was attended by !presentatives from Clemson, Finthrop, Baptist College of harleston and USC. Mike Spears, president of the udent body, and Dave Powers, Pst secretary, represented USC at e wee.; long conference. Powers said that the rganization is working on a ational Advisory Board which ill act as a liaison between 'resident Nixon, his cabinet and tudents. "ASG hopes to set up an rganized lobby of students on a ational basis because students re concerned with the functional rograms of the government." lowers said that the creation of 3chools sJ each rele .v CHARLES FELLENBAUM Staff Writer "The ideas taught in our school ystem must have direct and requent application in everyday fe or they will not be retained," ccording to Dr. Ralph W. Tyler. Tyler, an educator, who spoke to raduate students and faculty iembers yesterday was spon ored by the School of Education ommittee on Educational esearch. He was director of evaluation for n eight year study that deter sined a pupil's progress through 'hool. Dr. Tyler also said that niowledge must be used daily. Knowledge is like fish," he said. It won't keep. Theoretical in ~rmation that can not be applied mily has less than 26 per cent tention rate, he said. Another deficiency is in the fiend citizenship. "Kids just aren't ught how to get things done in overnment," Tyler said. They ren't given information about the need for organisation. National leaders are better nown than local leaders because ( main media epoe, Tyler mid. "People think. they knw )ms to Among them were Mrs. Mojeska Simpkins of Columbia, a civic leader, and Miss Dorothy Manigault, a USC student who was second runner-up for Homecoming Queen recently. The finalists for the title of "Miss Black USC" were announced. The queen will be crowned Friday evening at the "Black Ball." Miss Gladys Brown, Miss Margie -Campbell and Miss Clara Wilson K IS 'til dust - a must )rnlng dew, through? ires of the past the better days a free man, rl I last? , look thru the dark ok to the light )ser In faith together we fight! THE BEGINNING. Author Known 'to aid iarities for money, food, clothing or toys for the different charities. A table for volunteers will be set up in the Russell House tomorrow and persons wishing to help should sign up. In addition to Carolina Cares USC students are sponsoring a charity drive for retarded children. Just outside Columbia, near Manning, is the Midlands State Training School and Mental Hospital for Retarded Children. This institution has approximately 250 patients. When winter comes many patients at Midlands cannot attend classes or training sessions because they don't have adaquate clothing to go outside their dorms. They drastically need shoes and winter coats, but almost as badly they need everyday clothing; shirts and pants, socks, un derwear, even diapers and other small childrens' clothes. This Christmas Phi Kappa . Sigma fraternity hopes to give Midlands some help, but they need your help In turn. They are having a clothing drive December 4th and 5th. A box will be available at the Russell House Information Desk on that Friday and Saturday for clothing donations. Drug sem The University Union Lectures Committee and the Visiting Scholars Committee will co sponsor Drug Symposium Carolina next week Dec. 7-10, for all In terested Carolina students. Featured speakers will be nationally prominent men in the drug scene including Dr. Sidney Cohen, Dr. William Abruzzi and James Germano. 11he Visiting Scholars Committee is sponsoring activities of the first two days of the conference. Dr. Sidney Cohen, chief administrator of the U.S. government Center for Studies of Narcotics and Drug Abuse, will lecture Monday, Dec. 7, at 8 p.m. in Capstone. He has published 90 scientific articles in this area as well as being author of the books The Beyond Within: The lEMD liery and ISD. His most rcent book is a comprehensive study of current drug problems in the United States, entitled The n).M Dilem-a. k exhibit ire rganzatdon ,ying group this body was one of the nore substantial acts of the convention. "The convention itself was representative of students as a whole throughout the country. A majority of the delegates were moderate but we did have black militants, white militants and hard core radicals. Delegates from northeastern colleges and universities, including some of the west coast schools, were more liberal or radical than those from southern or midwestern schools." Powers said that ASG is also helping to clarify student rights by assisting in a series of law suits. The constitutionality of having hours for women and none for men is an example of discrimination by sex. The first three days of the convention was a working legislative assembly during which student opinion was formulated. The last half of the week was spent in workshops which dealt with campus problems and the ways student governments can most effectively function. ould vancy government." Tyler said. "We now have the expectation that everyone is educated. Schools have only been a sorting institution because we didn't need a large educated body of people. Now we need these people and the public needs to know that. People need to know that we have not learned how to reach a certain percentage of our kids." The eight year evaluation faced two main problems. The kind of testing needed to determine unknown information had not been developed by national testing companies. New tests had to be developed. Tyler said. Also, there was widespread fear that the survey would criticise local education systems and therefore blame local officials for inadequacies. Tyler said. The survey was national in scope, and the misunderstanding was finally resolved. Beethoven's Birthday Tickets to the Columbia Philharmonic Orchestra's Saturday night performance are available at no cost to USC students, faculty and staff through the Artist Series Committee of University Union. The concert will be aprogram et Beethoven's music com memorating the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth. A com bined choir of USC and Merris College students will be on the program. lollowing .the concert, a bir thday party for Beethoven win be held in the basement of Township Auditorium, peared by the Womein's SypAssy ASSm. 'Adein is e$erty b $t, WW 'he cmncert