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BY THE WAY By DORIS A. SANDFR?' NOW IT'S IMMORAL For years now, Southern school districts have been try ing to convince the Federal courts, the department of Health Education and Welfare, and the Congress that it is wrong to force integration where it is not wanted; using the children of the South as pawns admittedly for the purpose of forcing in tegration rather than for bet terment of education. Few, if any voices above the Mason-Dixon line came to the support of the South in this battle. Now. however, there is a real danger that the same principle is about to be applied in other parts of the country, and all of a sudden, it has be come "morally wrong" to use children in this manner "The Immorality of Forced School Integration" is the title of an article that was written by Vermont Royster, senior vice president of Dow Jones & Co., Inc., and published in the Wall Street Journal of which Mr Royster is editor It was re printed in the March 9, 1970 issue of The National Observer with the subtitle, "A Burden on the Helpless" Excerpts from Mr. Royster's article appear below Because of its lengthiness, the portion which deals with "background" from the time of the 1954 Supreme Court decision, to the present is omitted By Vermont Royster "Surely it is time to face up to a fact that can no longer be hidden from view. The attempt to integrate this country's schools is a tragic failure." The words of Stewart Alsop m Newsweek will serve as well as any. They are startling, hon est and deeply true. Whatever anyone else says otherwise, however shocked we may be, we know he is right. The proof lies in the fact that Congress, m a confused sort of vey, has made it clear that it no longer thinks forced integra tion is tin' wa\ to El Dorado. Since Congress is a political body, that m itself might be evidence enough. But Mr. Al sop has also put the statement up for challenge to a wide range of civil-rights leaders, black and white, ranging from Edu- t ation Commissioner James Al len to black militant Julius Hob son. and found none to deny it Beyond that we hn\e only to look around our eUe." at both our white and our black neigh bors to know that the failure is there Tht 11 aged} r- that we embraced an idea morally w rong J'lia! mu.-t be recognized if (Continued on page 8) Yol. 33—No. 47 Newberry, S. C. 29108, Thursday, March 12, 1970 $3 PER YEAR School grade assignments and faculties announced instruction College Band goes on tour The Newberry College Con cert Band under the direction of Charles Pruitt will leave for its annual spring tour in mid- March to five South Carolina and Georgia communities Local student members of the 53-piece concert band are Har nett A. Hendrix, Dianne Leo pard. Jane T Paysinger. Mary Lane Chapman. Kiki Kirkland. Steve W Rowe. Timothy Park- man, Robert N. Davis. Michael Brantley, and David Park The band will present con certs at Wade Hampton High School, Hampton; Moultrie High School. Mt Pleasant; Effing ham High School, Springfield, Ga.; Avondale High School, De catur, Ga.; and the Palmetto High School. Williamston-Pel- zer in addition to a concert to the home audience at Newberry College. The College concert is sched uled for 4:30 p m. Sunday. Mar. 22 in Wiles Chapel. Miss Epting dies at age 95 Miss Alice L. Epting. 95, died Monday morning at Newberry Memorial Hospital. Miss Epting was born and reared in this county, daughter of the late John (’. and Martha Ann Sense Epting. She made her home on Route 1. Little Mountain and was a member of St Johns Lutheran Church. Mim Epting is survived by one siMcr Mrs. Edna Richard son Columbia, two brothers. Irving Epting and 11 D Epting. both of Little Mountain and ,a numbei of nieces and nephew^ Eunera! M'rvioes were held Tui-Mla> aftvnioon from St John's Lutheran Church with Rev Austin Roberts conducting Interment followed in the Epting Eamii} CemcP n near her I'm ma The Newberry County Board of Education, at a special meet ing Tuesday night approved re commendations by principals and advisory boards for faculty members to be employed for the 1970-71 school year. At the same time, the Board issued the following statement concerning the operation of the schools for the next session "The Newberry County Board of Education is under Court Order to present a plan to the E S. District Court for a Cni- tary School Ssytem We are not at liberty to release a plan as one has not been approved by the court The Teacher list vot ed by the Board of Education reveals a plan which may be adopted. Teacher contracts car ry a stipulation which makes each contract subject to the ord- ers of the Court. "The Board can no longer de lay election of Teachers and Principals as they arc vitally interested in their future plans, and State law requires that teachers must be elected by April 15th or are automatically rehired." The school, grade assignments and faculties released by the Board are: Newberry High School, grades 9-12. W. P. Mabry, Principal: John W. Anderson, 9th math; George C Bcdenbaugh. Agri culture; Melvin Bouknight, Al gebra 1 & 2; Clarence A. Chick, World History. Economies; Mat ilda Crooks. Library Science; Pauline L Davis, PE., Martha L. Dixon, Eng. 2, Sallie Shirley Dorroh. Physical Science. Ka therine B. Eloyd. Home Eeon. Hamilton Eolk. Biology, Mar- jurie Eretwell, Eng 3. Bus Eng. Mary Eunderburk. Driver train ing, Psychology. E S Hist , Barbara M Griffin, Ereneh, Psycholog}': Claudia W Hinson, Latin, Claire Henry, Geometry, Advanced Math, Ruth C Hipp, couiisoior. Julia B Irons. Phy sics. Chemistry. Margaret Kelly Algebra 2. Geometry, 1) E . James Kimmell. P E : ('arolme Hawkins, Eng IV Katherine Larder American If it , Ci\ ics, Josephine Layton. Eng ! Hu bei t Long, Asst Pnn., Martha M. Mathis, Eng. 1 & 2; Sadie G. McLeod, Typing, Shorthand; Lorraine Paris, instrumental music; Benjamin H. Phillips, Machine Shop; Joseph H. Ruff, Ind. Arts; Gloria N. Scott, Gen. Math 1 and 2; I la Mae Suber, Commerical; Linda Kirk Wald rop, U. S. History, Government; Michael Ware, World History; Janice C Whitaker, Spanish & Psychology, Margaret P, Will iamson, Eng. 3; C. R. Bennett, Agriculture; Juanita Eloyd, gui dance counselor; James Myers. Shop, Willie L Scott, P E. and Social Studies; Mary B. Jones, Home He.; Mrs. Wil- imema Coleman, Office Prac tice; Earline Gary, Math; Lut- rieia Calliar, English, Mrs. Mary Weaver, Biology; vacan cy in Science. Gailman Junior High, George E. Kinard, Principal, grades 6- 8: Sixth grade: Mrs. Marion Boo zer, Mrs. Geneva Campbell, Mrs. Elizabeth Chandler, Mrs. Sarah Rucker, Mrs. Bernice Harp. Mrs. Hulda Brooks, Miss Mildred Chaplin. Seventli grade: Mrs. Alice Nobles, Mrs. Evelyn Langford, Mrs. Claudie Golden, Mrs. Eliz abeth Way, Mrs. Sue Marsh, Mrs. Bernice Rutherford, Miss Curtis Dase, Mr. Edward Eloyd. Eighth grade: Mrs. Edith Board, Mrs Virginia Cresson, Mrs. Dorothy Wessinger, Mrs. Elizabeth Summer, Mrs. Naomi Epting, Mrs Ruby Sligh, Miss Louise Burch. Other members of the faculty at Gailman Junior High will be Mrs. Vivian Eloyd. Librarian; Eugene Schumpert, assistant principal; Mrs. Eddie Caldwell, Typing, 8th grade; Mrs. Annie Gill, Science, Mrs. Addie Perry, English: Henry Reeder, Math; Clarence Porter, P H Vacancies exist for shop guidance, home eeonomics, hand and music. Boundary Street Elementary, grades 15. Douglas Keel, prin cipal Hirst grade, Mrs. Sarah McWhirter, Miss Evelyn Mc- Graw, Mrs. Annie Martin, Miss Adelie Duckett, one vacancy; Second grade Mrs. Marie Mills. Mrs. Elizabeth Lawrence, (Continued on Page 8) In addition to electing school faculties for next year at its meeting Tuesday night (story elsewhere in this issue), the County Board of Education pro moted Hubert Bcdenbaugh, the principal of Mid-Carolina High School, to the position of assis tant superintendent in charge of instruction for county schools. He will be working, beginning July 1, with principals of all schools to improve curriculum and instruction. No successor has been named for Mr Beden- baugh at Mid-Carolina. The Board voted to continue utilizing the services of Dr. Har ry Clark, educational consultant and approved a contract, not to exceed $1,000 with the Univer sity of South Carolina for this purpose. The fee will be paid from the State building fund Make-up days for the Gall- man High School, closed at the beginning of the September se mester for two days because of racial disturbances, will be May 29 and June 1 Painting contracts were ap proved for Summer Brothers for painting of Rikard, Reuben. Garmany and Carver schools at a total cost of approximately $26,000. At its Eehruary meeting the Board passed a motion to have the Rikard Elementary school annexed to the Town of Pros perity. Because of economic factors which have come to the attention of the Board since that time a motion was made and approved Tuesday night to rescind the Eehruary action. "MEN OF SONG" AT COLLEGE TONIGHT The 1969-70 Arts and Lectures Series at Newberry College will present its final program of the season 8 p in tonight i Thurs day) in the Wiles Chapel with The Men ol Song" concert The vocal male quartet will give a concert ot classical and religious music, folk songs, spirituals, and selections from the Broadway shows by Lerner and Loewe including "Briga- doon" and "Paint Your Wagon". "Mv Hair Lade" and "Game- lot" Sun Eclipse as seen by Sun cameraman