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MEMBER XX
Vol. 3
Josey Faculty Fumes Over
Discrimination Charges
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The Les Amis Libres exhibit the Christinas spirit with a SSO check to the Pilgrim
Health and Life Insurance Company’s Christmas fund. Pilgrim’s president, Walter
Hornsby, Ir. accepted the check.
Fulfilling one of its primary
objects, community service,
the Les Amis Libres, a
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social-civic club, presented a
SSO check Thursday to The
Pilgrim Health and Life
P.O. Box 953
Insurance Company’s
Christmas Fund, which a
spokesman called a
“tremendous effort”.
Present officers are Mrs.
Grady Copeland, president;
Mrs. Robert Mills, vice
president; Mrs. Frank
Middleton, treasurer; Mrs.
Richard Glenn, secretary; Mrs.
John Gilchrist, corresponding
secretary; and Mrs. James E.
Rosier, publicity chairman.
Faculty members at T.W.
Josey high school reacted with
shock and anger when they
learned of a letter charging
that white faculty members
were discriminated against at
the predominantly Black high
school. They were also
disturbed that the letter was
published. (News-Review,
December 13)
The letter, addressed to the
Superintendent of Schools,
Harvey Duncan, and signed
only as “Concerned White
Teachers at Josey”, charged
that Black teachers got
preferential treatment in
transfer assignments and class
loads.
The Josey faculty had
learned of the letter several
weeks ago when Mrs. Mildred
Hankerson, the only person
named in the letter, had copies
of the letter posted in the
faculty lounge.
This week, some members of
the Josey faculty gave then
reactions.
Mrs. Patricia Barrow, a
young white English teacher,
said her first reaction to the
letter was “shock that anybody
on the faculty would write
that; I’m not sure that
anybody on the faculty did.”
Several faculty members
indicated that they felt the
authors) of the letter was no
longer on the Josey faculty.
Mrs. Barrow continued, “I’m
very resentful of the fact that
it was signed implicating me
and many of my friends, both
white and Blade, who didn’t
take part in it, who don’t feel
that way. It’s just really
disgraceful; we’ve
accomplished so much. I’ve
never felt any prejudice from
Future Homemakers Os America
Visit Hospital
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Vickie Amerson, Debra Champion, Mrs. Josephine Mack
and Denise Oliver.
The Sand Bar Ferry Jr. High
FHA Chapter visited the
Department of Public Affairs
at University Hospital Tuesday,
December 18th in order to
present the children with
decorations for Christmas tree.
die administration.”
A white counselor. Mr.
Roger Sharrock, said he felt
that if there were any
“misadjustments” in
assignments, there were valid
reasons, and not because of
race. Teachers who had
seniority or if they had fewer
classes, they were department
chairmans who should have had
released time.”
Mrs. Patricia Dillion, also
Augusta, Georgia
The Chapter members
fashioned gingerbread men
from cardboard in hopes that
the ornaments would brighten
Christmas for the children who
will not be fortunate enough to
spend Christmas at home.
white, added, “It was not
because of race. I’ve taught in
three different school systems
and there hasn’t -been one yet
that didn’t have slight
imbalances, but it didn’t have
anything to do with
Black/white. It had to do with
SEE
TEACHERS
Cont on pg. 2
December 20, 1973 No. 40
EDITORIAL
Turn Your Lights
On, America
It has been said that, spiritually, a man is never so
high as when he is on his knees. If this is true, then 1973
was perhaps the most significant year in this nation’s
history.
From many viewpoints, it can be said that 1973 was a
disaster for the American people. Scandals wrecked
what was left of the nation’s moral leadership. Prices
went sky high. And everything ran out, from beef to
Nixon’s bag of tricks. Now we are faced with what looks
like a trip back into the forties with 50 mile per hour
speed limits and possible gasoline rationing. And to
finish out the year of gloom, we will have, at best, a dim
Christmas.
America’s wealth and greed have made us blind to
Christian principle. And except for a few TV shows, for
many of us Christ has no place in our Christmas. We
have forgotten that Christ is the very essence of
Christmas. Christmas is about giving, not getting.
Christmas is not about getting more for ourselves. It’s
about sharing what we have.
America has always talked Godliness and practiced
wickedness. America has talked freedom and practiced
slavery. America has talked non-violence and practiced
violence. And it may well be that this is the year when
America has been called to repent. Penitence will mean
suffering. Penitence will mean that America will have to
get on its knees. But penitence means more than
confessing one’s sins. It also means that we must change
our ways. America still has the opportunity to lead the
world. But we should not use bombs and missiles and
material wealth to demonstrate our superiority. That’s
the old way. It’s now time to end racial hatred and
discrimination in this country. It’s time to end political
corruption, crime, and poverty. When America has freed
its own people, then it should wage a moral war -
economic, not military - against South Africa, Southern
Rhodesia, Portugal and all other oppressive
governments.
The energy crisis affords us the opportunity to get
ourselves together, morally and spiritually. For
America’s real shortage is not energy; it’s moral and
spiritual commitment.
It has been said that God moves in a mysterious way
his wonders to perform. And it may well be that in
turning our electric lights off, He may be trying to turn
our spiritual lights on.
Turn your lights on, America, and light up the world.