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January 1987 Speakers Share Insights on Civil Rights Byholly Hatcher m t <trIassic wnwitsenb Jlarris JI' i g~ ~c~nnl at ~ueens (tTnllege Vol. 3, No.3 75-40 Parsons Blvd., Flushing, New York 11366 January 1987 Speakers Share Insights On Civil Rights byHolly Hatcher . organization and his insights of Members of the school communi­ .. black colleges." ty celebrated the civil rights move­ Two parents of Townsend Harris ment on January 13, and January 15 studen ts, Dr. Hugh and Mrs . I with several visitors who expressed Clementine Butts, spoke on the Civil ~.. their inspirations and shared their Rights movements of the 60's on ~ insights. January 15. Both speakers met Dr. Ale~ ~ The President of the Queens Martin Luther King at one point dur­ Arista President Theresa Lazar speaks while other Arista officers Karen Greenberger, LindaChung, ~ Pollack and Stephanie Joseph look on. NAACP chapter, William Lynch, ing the civil rights movement, ~ voiced his opinions concerning Mrs. Buttsdefined Dr. King's non­ racism throughout the city and nation violence approach in simplest terms, First Year.Arista Members on January 13. According to Lynch, as " good decent manners." Her hope students of today should focus on and desire is that the present teenage making tomorrow a better place to generation has obtained the gift and Celebrate At Colden Auditorium live for all. "The future lies with "opportunity to know their fellow by Dawn Cabage as we search for the virtues and that it was discriminating, potential­ students because they live in the man as a. character and fellow The second annual Arista installa­ develop the talents we will surely ly forming a " paradox in democratic future," stated Lynch. Lynch person." tion took place on December 15, in "gain membership in a true society." He raised the question of reminisced back to the days of the Mrs. Butts also hoped that this Colden Auditorium at Queens Col­ aristocracy. ' , justifying the selection of an elite in 60's when Dr. Martin Luther King generation can stand back, assess and lege. The eighty five first year Honor The ceremony included a candle a democratic 'society. influenced student power among evaluate the children of the 60's to Society inductees consisted of both lighting ceremony by members of the The new members were inducted classrooms across America. continue the paving of the road to juniors and sophomores . Arista executive board. After she by Queens College Dean Robert Several current examplesof student equality. Arista Advisor Howard Wagner spoke briefly, Teresa Lazar, the Haan. Alec Pollak, vice president of power were cited during the lecture . Dr. Butts shared his feelings and led the traditional ceremony. Many President of Arista, lit the scholarship the first year inductees read the eighty One example depicted the students of interpretations of Dr. Martin Luther members of the Harris faculty grac­ candle, Vice President Linda Cheung five names of the new members as Johannesburg , South Africa as ac­ King's nonviolent actions. Dr. Butts ed the stage, including Arista Senate and leadership candle, Treasurer they marched across the stage shak­ tivists who made other nations aware regarded King' s life " as an instru­ members Arthur Boulanger, Shelley Stephanie Joseph the service candle, ing hands with Dr. Largmann and of apartheid . Student activism is not ment to succeed and perservere." Goldfarb ,Myron Moskowitz, Wan­ and Secretary Karen Greenberger the receiving their pins from special limited to Africa only, but has spread Mrs. Butts shared a personal da Nix,Sheila Orner, Principal candle of character. Arista Consultant Bernice Horowitz, into China and Mexico. There can be childhood account of racism in the Malcolm Largmann and the assistant Assistant Principal, Supervision. a negative side to student power also, South, when a store manager refus­ principals and coordinators of each Members Praised The school band, conducted by unless it is used carefully and ed to serve her. She clearly academic department. Walter Davis, performed at · the cautiously. remembered the embarrassment and Dr. Largmann greeted the parents Dr. Max Eckstein of the Queens ceremony , playing "Fete Trium­ To gain a better understanding of humiliationshe felt when encountered and the inductees with a speech bas­ College School of Education address­ phal" by Olivadoti for the proces­ the world around them, " Students with this situation. She was unable to ed upon the characteristics of an ed the audience. He spoke about the sional, the " Star Spangled Banner" cannot isolate themselves any more identify the reason why she was Aristonian. In a letter written from honor of being selected for Arista of­ by Francis Scott Key, and then an in­ and need to deal with problems that denied service and could not unders­ Thcimas Jefferson to John Adams, fering its members the opportunity to terlude of "America the Beautiful" confront them daily, " expressed .· tand that the color of her skin was the Jefferson agreed on "virtue and make "truly significant by S. Ward, joined in song by the Lynch. He continued, " the starving deterrent. Mrs. Butts recouperated talents" as a characteristic of an achievements" and strive to work school chorus , directed by Joyce infant in Africa affects us here in from the experience and has attemp­ Aristonian. Dr. Largmann stated that even harder. He also stated that in this Provezale. Queens; the infant killed by terrorists ted with her husband to create a bet­ Townsend Harris encouraged virtues way, the real honor is yet to come. After the ceremony, refreshments affects us in the United States." ter atmosphere. that are " the basis for the pursuit of . Dr. Eckstein expressed his concern were served at the Queens College Lynch concluded the presentation Each program concluded with a all knowledge. " He concluded that about the selection of an elite. He felt Student Union. with a definition of the NAACP brief question and answer period. Conference On Apartheid Encourages Involvement In Struggle by Bernard Hyman Rob Jones of the American Com­ writer of the poem,."Woe to be Black The Board of Education sponsored mittee on Africa explained how the in South Africa," was also'there to an " Apartheid and South Africa" situation has changed under the " state give his views as a Black South conference at the Brooklyn Museum, of emergency" that now exists in the African. His poem listed the on December 10. The conference region. The press has been disallow­ punishments and treatments that focused on student involvementin the ed. In this system, the police and Blacks are subjected to under the pre­ struggle to eliminate this "crime militia have "unlimited power" and sent system. In a conclusion to against humanity." they are allowed to arrest people reading the poem, Jordan stated that A slide show at the start of the con­ without specific charges. Group unity and effort to abolish the "crime ference revealed the injustices and gatherings are outlawed above three / against humanity" is the responsibili­ crimes against the South African people. ty of the South African people and Blacks. Apartheid was compared to --------- other people and nations who oppose The Holocaust several times during Natives it. the meeting. Studentssat in their seats The students discussed ideas on trying to imagine how it would be to Speak Out how they could assist in the abolish­ :IJ have their teacher arrested in the mid­ Mr. Joel Carlson, a white South ment of apartheid . They suggested a c: dle of their class. The audience African, feels apartheid "should have student boycott against South African ! wondered how it would be to live been abolished yesterday. " Mr. manufactured products. Also, ar­ o ..~ away from their families for months Carlson has been banned from South ticulate and dramatic demonstrations ~ at a time, only being allowed to see Africa and now makes his living as to alert the' American people were .. ..._. ~ _. ,_. ..__ MW4. ~ 1 0 them on holidays. The students were an Assistant District Attorney of mentioned. The conference speakers Classic Editor-in-Chief Heather Nash and newspaper advisor Mrs. ' informed of some other conditions Queens County. felt students can make the difference Sheryl Rubin flash winning smiles upon receiving the NewYorkNewsday award on ',I)I~sday . December 23,for the Best Veteran School Newspaper. which exist in South.Africa . Mr. Bonjona . Yuyisile Jordan, if their. "voices are hear.d .:'.' .· , ._, . .. ,...~ .t ------------..-------- '·PAGE 2 : THE CLASSIC JANUARY 1987 ITORIALPAGE, Adding Flavor IT~ 'J"usr/1 To The Facts: FIRECAACKERl r1 Media Overplays \j {/ Howard Beach Incident o There is a fine line between reporting the news and o creating it. The Classic believes that the press has cross- .. ed this line in its coverage of the recent racial attacks in Howard Beach. We feel that the incidents have been overplayed by the media to the point where they have in­ cited even f irther anger and have added unnecessary racial . - tension. ...­...--- Ii The issue of racism is a serious one and should not be ignored. However, it has been blown out of proportion --.-.-- ... '" ~ by the media. Through the use of irresponsible headlines - -- and phrases such as the Daily News headline, "Hate on Earth in Howard Beach," printed a few days before Christmas, the press has succeeded in condemming an en­ tire community for the destructive acts ofa few teenagers. Some might argue that it is a journalist's responsibility No-Frills Printer to inform the public. However , this should be done in a responsible manner. The phrases and headlines a reporter Cuts Classic Quality or editor writes can sway the public. The unrelenting To the Editor: coverage of this issue bas incited even further anger and Whatever happened to the free marketplace? High school As you know, the recent racial could possibly be responsible for additional incidents, such newspaper staffs are now restricted in their choice of a disturbances in Howard Beach, as the racial attack on Hillside Avenue in which a white Queens have been high on the list of printer for the publication oftheir own school paper.
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