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The Augusta News-Review - March 1, 1973, ■ Black 1 ■ Legacy! John M. Langston 1829-1897 John M. Langston was the first Black elected public official in the United States. That election was to the office of clerk of Brownhelm township, Ohio, 1855. His mother was an emancipated slave, and his father a plantation owner. He graduated from Oberlin College in Ohio in 1849, and from its theological department in 1853. He studied the law and was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1854. He recruited Black troops during the Civil War, and helped raise the 54th Massachusetts, the first Black regiment. John Langston was appointed inspector general of the Freedman’s Bureau in 1868, and became the first dean of the new Howard Law School in 1869, which he helped to organize. He resigned in 1876 to serve in the U.S. foreign service. From 1877 to 1885 he served as minister resident to Haiti and as charge d’affaires to Santo Domingo. In 1888 he ran as a Republican for Congress. In spite of much dispute, he was seated in 1890. He published some of his speeches in “Freedom and Citizenship” (1883), and wrote an autobiography, “From the Virginia Plantation to the National Capital” (1894). Mississippi Claims < ’Right’ To Give Books To All-White Schools Washington - (NBNS) - The State of Mississippi told the Supreme Court last week it should have a legal right to provide free textbooks to pupils attending all-white private schools “regardless of how the schools got that way.” The contention was made in response to a challenge by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund that the schools are giving white pupils “an alternative to public integrated education.” At stake is about half a million dollars in textbook aid to 148 private schools. The suit brought on behalf of four black public school pupils asks that the textbooks be denied private schools unless they have open admission policies and intergrated faculties and student bodies. C&S Announces Plans For Office Sam T. Hendricks, Vice President - Retail Banking, of the Citizens and Southern National Bank of Augusta, today announced that the U.S. Comptroller of Currency has granted C&S permission to open a new office at the corner of Deans Bridge Road and Meadowbrook Drive. “This new office will enable us to provide more and better banking services to residents of South Augusta,” said Hendricks. Plans are to begin construction in the very near future. Weed School Holds Rummage Sale The Weed School P-TA will hold a rummage sale and Carnival on Saturday, March 3. According to co-chairmen Mrs. Rosa Burke and Mrs. Hazel Bussey, the events will take place at the school, 2403 Mt. Auburn Avenue, between 10 and 2 o’clock. The rummage sale will feature clothing and household " articles. While the sale is going on, small fry will enjoy the Carnival activities in the various classrooms. Food will be on sale, there will be games to play, and the very popular horror shows are guaranteed to scare everybody. Dr. Leon Meyer is president of the Weed P-TA. Page 2 * AAjW* Mb ar > < yn afey fJM The Sorority of Eastern Stars of the Paine College Campus renders musical selection following press conference. Mr. Henry Williams, Supreme Grand Master of the Modern Free and Accepted Masons of the World held a press conference at 2 P.M., Saturday, at 930 Gwinnett Street. He announced the relocation ■Bp SOnl MR9II S vsszzassssssz i z s' / 1 Officers Promote Community Relations Officers C.P. Johnson and Edward Coy of the police departmvnt’s Community Relations Division pose with Wish Bone Fried Chicken owner, Jarrel Hawk (R) at Julian Smith Casino. The officers are sponsoring a series of record hops on Saturday mornings from 10 - 12 A.M. Radio station WTHB provides live coverage, and Wish Bone donates fried chicken for the youngsters. City councilwoman, Carrie J. Mays who was present last Saturday, asked parents to urge their children to participate in the programs. if! fc l aW lw* Mm /. L /, *■ vin * i h- L i iiP iLvi Ln .. A MIND IS .... A TERRIBLE THING 18 WASTE. People are bom every day We’re educating over over half come from families who could cure disease, make 45,000 students at 40 private, earning less than 55.000 a year, peace, create art, abolish four-year colleges every year. You can help us help more, injustice, end hunger. Most of these young people By sending a check. Whatever But they’ll probably never would never get to college on you can afford, get a chance to do those things their own. Three-quarters need Because we can’t afford if they don’t get an education. some kind of financial aid. Well to waste anybody. GIVE TO THE > BNITEB NEGRO COLLEGE FHNB. S-Z 55 East 52nd Street. New York, N.Y. 10022 °U* C of the state headquarters of the organization from Columbus, Georgia to Augusta. Relocation was further discussed at the meeting of the Augusta Masonic orders when they met with Mr. Williams and with the Rev. Charles King, Jr., WE DARE YOU To TAKE PARTIN THE HORRORnWU MK3 JMKK t For Lovers 1 of the Occult Jdraguia :e a ’ 7 00 anci 11 ;0 ° Bras > *>"»' ComraunalOT! Comwra, And for of the Macabre —nwWW Starting Sunday Night At 9:00 Grand Master, State of Georgia, at 8 P.M., the 24th of February in the Embassy Room of the Richmond Hotel. Rev. King, who is a student at Paine College, founded the first college campus masonic order at Paine College in 1972. ■ ■B? vj '' ki i 11 h <<ijy Jui H W ... SCLC "People’s Rally’’ The local chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference is holding each week what they call the “Saturday People’s Rally.” Last week’s rally dealt mainly with the absence of Blacks of the screening committee to elect the new superintendent of schools for Richmond County. Lionel Larcheveaux, chairman of the chapter’s executive board, said the Saturday gatherings are designed to bring together M m And ■ H Vote |m '"Brothers □ ROOMS tip OF SHAG $ 268 can get your entire home completely car- peted with quality shag. You get rich looking, elegant shag carpeting designed to last and last. You'll choose from a wide selection of colors, all perfect for your taste. Come in now . . . save on your carpeting . . . com pletely installed. Based on 45 sq. yds. Come in . . . shop at home ... our expert will bring samples to you for easy selection. No obligation. Call 722-5526 or 798-7900 Augusta’s Largest Selection of Home Furnishings 93 s,reet ad brothers gJoVhwy Lionel Larcheveaux those who are faced with problems that individuals cannot solve. AINT WE GOT NO SHAME? Using Nikki Giovanni’s political theme (“The Truth Is On Its Way”), Larcheveaux asked his listeners, “aint we got no shame? Are we going to remain asleep while John Fleming and his chosen few go through the motions of impartially screening applications for the selection of a new school superin tendent. It is obvious that Fleming doesn’t care how the Black community views his decision. Knowing the background of our social structure, and attitudes being what they are, it is quite difficult for the Black community to trust or accept decisions made by hand picked all white panels.” The chapter also urged that the students “get closer to the decision making machine of the board of education system.” Larcheveaux said the purpose of Saturday’s rally was “to get you to take a closer look at what’s going on in our community.” Parents must demonstrate a deeper concern for the development of the community in which they are shareholders. o Let’s Share MH wnh Gwen Loftlin “CONVERSATION WITH MONA” Sitting there on your High throne smiling at The world that knows not How to accept your beauty. Is it such a mystery That you smile so? If men only knew what Was deep in your heart. You’re smiling at them, Is it not so? For Centuries they wonder; The solving of this mystery. Smile on, Mona, and Let your face be the One happy face left For this world to gaze upon. PURPOSE To be is not to live; To live is not to know; To know is not intelligence. Intelligence is not philosophy; Philosophy is love of wisdom, And to love is to be. I would like to thank Ms. LeJuene Ellison for her comments on the teaching of “Sub-systems,” ‘‘Black Dialect,” “Black Vernacular English,” whichever you prefer. Labels in vogue are insignificant, since they are here today and gone tomorrow. What is significant, however, is whether we want our young people to be prepared to compete in a modern world of complex technology, or do we want to aid the White man in keeping VOTE them in their places. I studied dialects in my English courses some twenty years ago, and I believe it is still done in our better English classes. Linguists make their living studying languages and dialects. The average Black child may or may not desire to become a linguist, so let’s prepare him to compete. Teach him the standard and if he chooses to revert to a dialect, he will have had a choice. Isn’t that what it’s all about? Being able to make a knowledgeable choice? Thank you Ms. Ellison.