The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, June 01, 1967, Image 1
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Bv DORIS A. SANDERS
TOED YOU SO
Once in a while I can't resist
the temptation to say "I told
you so.”
Many folks hereabout are in
an uproar now because HEW
has finally cracked the whip in
no uncertain terms over our
county school hoard—yet many
of those same folks thought I
was just trying to be "sensa
tional” a few year's hack when
I tried to warn that this day
was coming.
At this point I am m>t being
critical of the school hoard. 1
believe these men have been
sincere in what they have been
doing. Their attitude was "we
might as well take the tax
payers money from the federal
government because if we don't
voluntarily comply, they will
take us to court and force in
tegration anyway. ”
That ;s one way to look at it.
On the other hand, there is al
ways hope that things might
get better, so why not hold out
until the matter actually is
forced into the courts?
The Supreme Oourt decision
»if l!'ad is NOT the law of the
land; the Oivil Rights Act of
I'.M’O is. However, the Oivil
Rights Act does not require
all of these quota.- set down by
HEW officials And there is a
chance that some day, wurm-
where, a judge will have the
ntestmal fortitude to say so.
HEW was happy with the
"freedom of choice" plan un-
t.l it learned that most Negroes
(hose to stay with their own
race. Now it says that Negroes
can’t have that freedom—
they’ve HOT to go to school
with white students; they’ve
got to have white teachers,
whether they want it or not.
I understand the county
board advised t he dictators
from HEW that it had no in
tention of lowering the quality
of education in order to ach
ieve integration. But how long
can high standards be main
tained when good teachers are
not available and students fa’l
far below grade level achieve
ments ?
The problem is no longer
whether schools are to be in
tegrated— they are now and
they will continue to be on a
larger scale each year. Ami
while the county board may
hope to get by with assigning
music teachers, lilu arians, etc.
of one race to another school,
they will not long satisfy HEW.
They want classroom faculties
integrated— they want it bone
’••• h more than "dehberu'e”
i.
Tie- probieu, w \(. , . ij.ia 1 tty
ed u c a * a e. 11 at, on! v be hoped
that the Board uii! -tick jt-
statement t me t -a . 11 t t
saerifa-e q ; ;a 1 iedw a 1 inn for
• hie -ai.e .cbit v i:c ntegia
City parks and
pools to open
R, - . Margawt ii.act
MeS\v a in Street w nollei.g
open official i
dav a
fto■ i" or..
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The
first -
w;
mttrng
ela's i s
'A il -
tart at
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nraif!
Hunter
pool (
in Mon11;
iV.
June 5
Those
who wish to o]
riir
ol ata ;i
.ske■! to
call 2
7b 4s5o.
All
city pla
y y
mu mis
w .11 he
open ei
d with
superviso
rs on
dut v
on Mom
lav
u June
5. The
parks will he under -upervi-ion
from ( .t:00 a.m until noon and
from d:On p.m until SdHl pun
each Monday through Friday.
The parks are Mollohon, \’in-
cent Strm-r, West End and Mc-
Swain Street.
NEW ADDRESSES
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Self have
moved to 1715 Boundary St.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade H Stat-k
are now residing at JJ7 Player
street.
Volume 31—Number 6 Newberry, S, C. 29108, Thursday, June 1, 1967 $2.00 Per Year
HEW threatens Federal action against
Newberry County Board of Education
Newberry College honored Peter Hackes, NBC Wash
ington news correspondent, with an honorary doctorate
of letters degree at commencement exercises Sunday
afternoon. President A. G. D. Wiles and James Abrams,
director of Admissions, place the doctorate hood on
Mr. Hackes.
134 get diplomas
at high school
i hie hundred thirty-four New
berry High school seniors re
ceived their diplomas in com
mencement exercises held Mon
day night at Hedgi path field.
The diplomas wen- presented
hy M P Mabry, princ,pal.
Senior peaket
S Were
1 (avid
\ • mo!;, * odent
body
presul-
en! ; Ann Rdiw
ck an
d Jim
Rar.-on. , -eiect. i
b\ tin
■ senior
cia.-.s.
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uring his high
Sd-M.j .no;.!
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'dank Lee.
S* . &lent (
'U tic
ii medal, given
by a from
1 it!
honor of J. V.
Kneed-, f i
'■tucr
superi ntendent,
to that member
of the senior
(lass who
demonst rates quali-
ties of i-ac
lershtp in serving as
president o
f the
student body:
David Vernon.
Margaret
Farrow Music aw-
an! given 1
ay a
member of the
New be rry
M usie
club to that
senior of the Newberry High
School (Jills Glee Club who
best exemplified the character
of the beloved teacher and
musician, Nancy Margaret Far
row. The senior girl must have
completed four years as a
member of the choral group,
must show intention of contin
uing music as a career and
must have rendered services to
the church and community
through her musical talents:
Brantlee Price.
I he National Society of the
Daughters of American Revo
lution Good Citizen.-hip Certi
ficate to that girl of the senior
ciu-s who ha.- demonstrated
during her entire high school
course the qualities of depend
ability, leadership, service, ami
patriotism; Ann Renwick.
bhe DeKalb Agricultural As-
c ation pm ami Certificate .,f
Honor ».« that member of the
■nor c ass who ha- tile high
est achievement m agricultural
S ader-hqi, scholarship and up-
e vi ed farming program: Rog
er 1 ougshoi e.
Elizabeth Dommick Scholar-
sh,p medal gium by Hairy W.
1 hminmek in i
net
n 1 ty of
Is ,s.
.i-ter, to tl
lilt
m
eniber (T
the
graduitt ing
(da
ss
who li;ts t
nadc
the lioghes
t
lo*
coid in
any
(our-e duri
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mr years
in
high sC h oo 1 ;
B
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American Region Auxiliary
Post 24 gold medal m honor of
Dr. O. B. Cannon to that
member of the graduating class
who throughout the high school
course, in the judgment of the
faculty, has best exemplified
the highest qualities of citizen
ship: Steve Sligh.
I he Phi Beta Kappa Fra
ternity Certificate of Honor to
that member of the senior class
who follows the full college
preparatory course for four
years with the highest scholas
tic average in that course: Beth
Baker.
The Danforth "I Dare You”
(Continued on page 8)
The County Board of Edu
cation has received an ultima
tum—get in compliance with
arbitrary HEW guidelines be-
tore September or he hauled be
fore a federal hearing board.
Following a Tuesday night
Board meeting, at which plans
were outlined for integrating
public school facilities on a
gradual basis, representatives
of the Department of Health,
Education and Welfare descend
ed on Newberry and made clear
their dissatisfaction with t h e
progress of integration in the
county.
Hugh A. Brimm of the Of
fice of Education in Atlanta,
and Van Henderson, Negro, of
the Washington office of the
department of Health, Educa
tion and Welfare, met with the
County Board of Education on
Thursday afternoon after con
ducting a survey of county
schools.
They told the board, in ef
fect, that the "deliberate
speed” with which the two
schools were integrating was
entirely too slow and that they
expected to see more concrete
steps taken before school be
gins in September.
The HEW officials first gave
the Board 15 days in which to
submit a “plan” but were fin
ally convinced by board mem
bers that it would be impos
sible to come up with a work
able plan in that length of
time. The Board was finally al
lowed 30 days to complete the
plan and was warned if the
plan was not submitted by that
time, a “hearing” would be
scheduled; and that if the plan
was submitted and was not
“workable” in September,
further action would then be
taken.
The HEW men found much
to criticize in all schools of the
county, hut wen especially hit
ter in their denunciation of
conditions at Drayton Street
school. They let it lie known
that they expected at least 300
Negro students to attend white
schools next year, rather than
the 145 who chose white schools
under the "freedom of choice”
plans. They also advised that
they would expect at least two
teachers per school—a total of
30—to he teaching in schools
of opposite race's next year.
Brimm and Henderson told
Board members that they were
relying too heavily on the "free
dom of choice” plan; that this
was only one means to the goal
of integration and if it failed,
other plans must he made. HEW
is insistent on the complete
destruction of a dual . chool
system and while the Board
has not yet been ordered to
completely mix all students,
the feeling among some Board
members is that HEW will
not be satisfied until students
and faculty are assigned to all
schools on a proportionate
basis.
The Board gave no indication
of the type plan which would
be submitted in an effort to
satisfy HEW.
FRED STATON
IS HONORED
BY JAYCEES
ognize, h o n o r and inspire
young men. Qualifications con
sidered for inclusion are the
young man’s service to others,
professional excellence, busi
ness advancement, civil a n d
professional recognition, and
charitable activities.
Fred (’. Staton, principal of To lx* chosen for inclusion in
Newberry Junior High School, this biographical compilation is
has been listed in the third a distinct honor. Each young
edition of Outstanding Young man whose achievements are
Men of America. Sponsored hy presented was nominated by
tire National Jaycees, this hook people in his community who
is published annually to ree- (Continued on page 8)
Mrs. Naomi Epting, teacher at Newberry Junior High,
admires the certificate received by Fred Staton, w r ho was
listed in the National Jaycees’ publication, “Young Men
in America.” (Sunphoto).