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Student Chairman
At Augusta College
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H. Allen Green was recently
elected student chairman at
Augusta College for the
academic year 71-72. Green
will be the first Black to serve
in this capacity.
Green is a native Augustan
and a graduate of T.W. Josey
High School.
A music major, Green is the
organist at Belle Terrace
Presbyterian Church.
The twenty-four year old
ex-marine was also the
president of his freshman class
at Augusta College.
The NEWS-REVIEW
recently interviewed Mr. Green
asking the following the
questions: How do you
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Eileen Buchanan is an accomplished beautician and
fashion model. Married to Mr. Walter Buchanan, she is
also associate social editor of the News-Review.
DANIEL CROSS
account for your being elected
student chairman when the
student body at Augusta
College is less than 8% Black?
(A.) I don’t know except
that more than trying to win
friends I’ve tried to be fair with
everybody.
1 think the students are tired
of the socially prestigeous type
of student government. I’ve
promised to break up the
cliques and provide meaningful
student government.
I think most students looked
upon me as being a liberal
minded person. My actions are
open-minded and fair. Even
when I smelled racism I treated
it as if it were not.
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Some groups tried
everything they could to keep
me out of the race and to keep
me from winning.
(Q.) How would you
describe Augusta College in
terms of racial attitudes?
(A.) Pseudo liberal -
leaning a little toward racism.
(Q.) How will your being
student chairman affect the
image of Augusta College?
(A.) I think that instead of
pitching in and helping, the
community will sit back and
watch to see what I do.
I hope to attract more
Blacks to come here. Blacks are
afraid to come where they will
be in a minority. I think that
Blacks will see that A.C. ismot
the racist institution they
thought; where Blacks can’t
make it.
(Q.) Do you fear an uncle
Tom image?
(A.) Yes. However I do
what I think is right.
Regardless of whether my
stand is with Whites or Blacks.
(Q.) You have a Black
Students Alliance at A.C.
There are those who feel that
there should not be a Black
alliance, that students should
be students. What’s your
position?
(A.) It is very necessary.
Many Blacks don’t know what
they are all about. They know
nothing about their history.
The Black Student Alliance
educates Blacks to these things.
(Q.) Isn’t it the
responsibility of the school to
educate students? Does A.C.
meet the needs of Black
students in terms of history
and self awareness?
(A.) No it does not. Unless
the curriculum changes, it will
still be white oriented.
Students are not taught to
think as people, but to think as
white people. Even the Blacks
are taught to think white. It is
a de-humanizing process.
I’d like to see not a Black
history, but a history program
that is inclusive of all people.
(Q.) If you feel that there is
this de-humanizing process and
Black students are taught to
think white, then why do you
encourage Blacks to go there?
(A.) You can get a good
basic education. Although the
school will produce Negroes
instead of Blacks. However,
they won’t get me to forget
that I’m Black. The majority of
the Black students at Augusta
College are Negroes but they
are not Black.
(Q.) What is your
definition of Black as opposed
to Negro or Colored?
(A.) A Negro or Colored
person is one who is satisfied
with present conditions,
satisfied with being handed
Daniel Cross, President of
the Augusta Chapter of the
NAACP and Urban Operations
Officer for the CSRA
Economic Opportunity
Council, told the News-Review
that he plans to become a
candidate for sheriff of
Richmond County.
Cross said that if elected he
plans to establish a Community
Relations Department - set up
as the community wants it.
“Sheriff Department
Officers will indicate to
persons why they are being
arrested,” he said.
“1 want to see a change in
the stockade. There should be
family visits upon request and
Lawyers should have access to
their clients.”
“I’m trained to do the job
Cross said, adding that he has
seventeen years of experience
in Military Police and
overseeing stockade
confinement.”
Earlier in the day George
Johnson Jr., an Augusta service
station proprietor and
vice-chairman of the East
Augusta Volunteer Fire
Department announced his
candidacy.
Johnson said that none of
the previously announced
candidates would represent
Black people.
Johnson has twelve years of
experience as a Military
Policeman.
things by whites. They are
victims of brain washing. They
see nothing wrong with the
system. I want everything I’m
due. I don’t want to be given
anything. I’m not fighting for
Black superiority but I am
fighting for Black equality.
I don’t want to have to be
twice as good as my white
competitor. I want to elevate
Blacks who’ve not had the
same opportunities. Negroes
and colored go for self.
Blackness is mainly an attitude
as opposed to color.
(Q.) What changes do you
hope to affect?
(A.) I’d like to see co-equal
existence between majority
and minority students. I’d like
to see attitude changes in
student services,
administration, testing,
entertainment and in the
library. I’ve never seen books
in our library by aggressive
Blacks .such as Cleaver or
Stokley Carmichael. If they
have them they got them
during the last quarter. The
books they have about Blacks
are the apologetic Negro type.
I’d like to see more Black
instructors. Next semester
there will be only two Blacks
out of approximately one
hundred and fifteen faculty
members.
(Q.) How is social life for
Black students at Augusta
College?
(a.) Poor, very poor. Blacks
are not comfortable going to
small dances on campus. The
music is the rock type oriented
to the white students. Black
students have to find their own
social life in their private
parties.
Black students segregate
themselves. You always find
Blacks in what I call the ghetto
part of the student center.
There is a mutual distrust of
whites who come in or Blacks
who step out of this ghetto.
Although there is sometimes a
friendly atmosphere. Many
Blacks are moving to a Black
racism in a reaction to white
racism.
THE PEOPLE’S PAPER
W.A. Anderson and John R.
Tebow have already posted the
SB3O qualifying fee. A.B.
Williamson and N. Francis
Widener Jr. have also
announced their intentions to
enter the race.
Candidates hope to
complete the term of the late
ER. Atkins who died May 13.
The election will be held on
July 7.
Clinic Donates’
Funds to Black
Med Students
The Doctor’s Clinic on 12th
Street, headed by Dr. William
L. Griffin, has made funds
available to the Medical College
of Georgia’s minority
recruitment and scholarship
efforts. Dr. Griffin who
presented the check claimed
that “there is a need
throughout the country, state,
and Augusta for more minority
group personnel in the medical
sciences.” Presently, there are
less than 100 Black physicians
in the state of Georgia as
compared to more than 1.2
million Black people. There are
5 Black physicians in Augusta.
The Pilgrim Health and Life
Insurance Company recently
made similar funds available to
MCG’s minority recruitment
and scholarship efforts.
Terrance Manor Awards Day
Mr. H.H. Brigham, principal of Terrace Manor Elementary
School, says farewell to first honor student, Peter Williams and
second honor student Stephanie Tucker.
It was Awards and
Achievement Day at Terrace
Manor Elementary School
Sunday. It was also graduation
day for the seventh graders.
Peter Williams, first honor
student, and Stephanie Tucker,
second honor student, both
gave speeches on what they
considered the aims of
elementary school.
Harris Receives $3200 Grant
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Roland A. Harris, a senior
social science major at Paine
College, has been awarded a
$3200 Fellowship for one year
of graduate study at the
University of Georgia under
the three-year Master’s degree
program.
New
Charter
Urged
The League of Women
Voters of the Augusta Area
went back into the unification
business this week as they
appealed to the county
commissioners to begin work
immediately on steps toward a
new charter.
Miss Jean Evans, second
vice-president of the League,
read a letter written by Mrs.
H.R. Worthey on behalf of the
organization. Mrs. Worthey
recently succeeded Miss Louise
Clark, who is leaving the city,
as president of the League.
A similar request is being
made Monday at the meeting
of City Council.
The League action grew out
of two membership meetings
which were held May 26, the
day following the unification
referendum. At that time,
League members unanimously
agreed to start working anew
for consolidated city and
county government. The
organization had begun study
of local government
reorganization in 1964 and
came to a position of support
of consolidation in 1966. Since
that time League members
have worked actively in favor
of unification.
In her statement, Mrs.
Worthey commended county
and city officials for plans now
being formulated for piecemeal
consolidation, but urged them
not to be distracted from the
basic problem of dual
government.
Students from grades 4
through 6 were cited for
outstanding work during the
past school year.
Mr. H.H. Brigham, principal
of the school, cited each one of
the students for “a job well
done” during the year -a year
that saw many physical
changes in the school.
A native of Portsmouth,
Virginia, Mr. Harris served 20
years in the U.S. Army and
entered Paine following his
retirement. He has been an
honor student since enrolling
at Paine in January 1969. First
assigned to Fort Gordon in
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Question: I want to buy a home right across the street from
me. The owner says he will give me first chance if I can get a loan.
I have enough money for the down payment. I would like very
much to have this house. Will vou tell me where 1 can obtain a
loan, I would say, about $8,000?
M.D.
Editor’s Note: Letter was referred to Mr. Harvey Johnson of the
CSRA Business League.
Answer: If you would call 722-0822 or come by our office at
1130 Gwinnett Street, we shall personally take you to the
institutions most likely to be receptive to your request.
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Lamar Bryant, a 1971 graduate of'Paine College was named
Pre-Alumnus of the year 1971. He was cited for this honor
because of his outstanding contributions as president of the Paine
College Pre-Alumni Club. Mr. Bryant receives a plaque and
congratulations from J.Q. Terry, Director of Alumni Affairs,
Paine College.
Waring
Announces
New Series
J. Philip Waring, Conneticut
Executive Director of the
Urban League, visiting in
Augusta this week, announced
that he’ll soon run a new
two-part series in his
NEWS-REVIEW Column
“Going Places”.
Waring said that the series
would show how Blacks helped
to build and contributed to the
growth of Augusta.
1956, he has served three tours
of duty at the Augusta
installation during his military
career.
The University of Georgia
three-year Master’s Degree
Program is designed for
students who plan to become
college teachers. Supported by,
a grant from the Ford
Foundation, the junior, senior
and first year of graduate study
are unified into a single
educational experience
intended to prepare the
student for junior college
teaching immediately, or give
him the best possible
preparation for work on the
doctorate. It is intended to
shorten the usual time between
the master’s and the doctorate.
After completing his work at
Paine this month, Mr. Harris
will spend four quarters at the
University of Georgia to fulfill
his requirements for the
Master’s degree.
After earning his M.A.
degree in Social Science
Education, Mr. Harris would
like to teach at a
predominantly black college.
“I feel that the American
Candidates to
be Interviewed
The men running for Sheriff
of Richmond County in the
upcoming special election will
be introduced to the voters by
the League of Women Voters
in a “Meet the Candidates”
program on Channel 6, June 8.
Scheduled for viewing from
7:00 to 7:30 Tuesday evening,
- the program will be designed to
help voters learn more about
the candidates for this
important office. Watch “Meet
the Candidates” on Channel 6,
June 8, at 7:00 p.m.
Education System needs more
orientation toward black
studies. Blacks need to be more
aware of their history and
whites need to be enlightened
about tne role of blacks in our
nation’s history and in world
history.”
“History is taught in the
white perspective to both black
and white students; this policy
needs to be changed,”
concluded Mr. Harris.
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