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Prairie View A&M University Digital Commons @PVAMU PV Panther Newspapers Publications 3-23-1971 Panther - March 1971 Prairie View A&M College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/pv-panther-newspapers Academic Life Back to Normal Again Although many evi ings on campus were not These dormitory sessions The actions of the Ameri and gave him a list of de lege Exchange Store brok dences of the recent cam available to the Panther at are scheduled at 10:30 can Civil Liberties Union, mands. en into and looted and pus upheaval are lingering press time. According to p.m., Dr. Ivory Nelson, local campus actions, and The frame building other less serious damages on, campus life in general unofficial sources the total assistant to the Dean of the impending "investiga which housed the campus on campus. is rapidly returning to number of students denied College, announced. tion" by a five-member security and Dean of normal conditions, parti re-admission was approxi At least three or four state senate committee Men's offices was com A list of the damages cularly in academic af mately 129 instead of the "fact sheets", assumingly have all members of the pletely destroyed by fire. and a list of the student fairs. Classes began as the 62 figure which received published underground by official PV family some A security patrol car was demands as answered by College re-opened its doors widespread publicity. students, have been distri what ill at ease. overturned and set a fire, the president of the Col on March 8 and day-to-day Dialogue between facul buted on campus since The disruptions which the office of Freshman lege are presented on page activities are completely ty members and students classes resumed. All have started on February 24-26 Studies burned, The Col 4 of this issue. back on schedule. is being promoted through indicated concern about left three students jailed, Seemingly, a large per residence halls visitation. "campus hearings" for two faculty members and centage of the total num Committees of faculty suspended students and an undetermined number ber of students who were members are visiting resi other matters related to of students suspended. The Student Demands and Replys denied readmission has re dence halls to talk with recent incidents on cam trouble started when, an turned for hearings before students on any possible pus. estimated 1,000 students a faculty-student court. subjects on which students There is an uneasy marched on the home of Facts regarding the hear may desire information". peace existing on campus. President A. I. Thomas By College Administration DEMAND 1: We de- our constitutional rights mand the immediate res- respected. ignation of all administra REPLY: The "Constitu tion personnel listed here: tional Rights of each stu A. I. Thomas, Alvin Mc dent shall be respected. Neil, R. Bland Evans, Le- Anyone who feels that his roy Marion, George Staf constitutional rights have ford, William W. Clem, been abridged shall pre and T. R. Solomon sent his views to the PANTHER REPLY: The employ Committee on Student ment of personnel at' Rights. A&M COLLEGE of TEXAS Prairie View A. and M. DEMAND 4: We want College is a personnel mat student involvement in ter limited to the action of every facet of decision VOLUME XLV, NO. 13 Prairie View, Texas MARCH 23, 1971 the College and Board of making that affects us as Directors of The Texas A. students. and M. University System. REPLY: Student Com mittees already exist for Mass Immunization DEMAND 2: We de student involvement in all mand total respect for stu areas of the College. These dents, their ideas, goals, Committees will be pub Project Scheduled standards, and their ex lished and made available pressions. to each student. Where The alumnae Chapter of Caulkins, Public Health REPLY: Each student student committees are Delta Sigma Theta Soror Consultant, State of Tex at Prairie View A. and M. not functioning every ef ity, in cooperation with as, Austin, Texas, Mr. I. College has a basic right fort will be made to acti the Waller Public Schools Holloman, Superintendent, to have his rights, goals, vate them. Students must and Mrs. Mary Kathryn Waller Independent School standards respected. This be willing to work on the Caulkins, Consultant State Distr ic t, Mr. Wayne does not imply that others committees. of Texas Public Health De Schulz, Principal, Waller must agree or accept his DEMANDS 5: We want partment, Austin, Texas, Junyir High School. Mrs. views A Student-Faculty dialogue with administra will sponsor a mass im Thelma Peil, Principal, Committee on Students tion with complete amnes munization project for Waller Elementary School, Rights will be established ty. children six months to Mr. James Dunn, Health immediately. Any student REPLY: Students will eighteen years at the Wal Co-Ordinator of Harris who feels that he has not have complete amnesty in County Health Depart been respected may pre dialogue with Administra PRESIDENT'S CONVOCATION — The February ler High School from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. April 6, ment, Mrs. Queenie Hard, sent his position to this tion. meeting featured Robert Brown, an aide to President Waller School Nurse, Mr. Committee. Richard Nixon. Pictured above are Zollie Johnson, May 4 and May 25, 1971. DEMAND 6: We want Chairman of interim Student Government Committee, The final consummation Alvin Clark; Graduate DEMAND 3: We want See DEMANDS, Page 2 Mr. Brown, Margaret Penn, Miss PV, and Harold of plans for the promotion Student at the University Haynes, The Convocation was held despite major of the project is the re of Texas, Public Health Division, Houston, Mrs. campus destruction on February 25. sults of the fruitful meet Estimated Cost of Damage ings held March 9 and 24, Irene Reid, Teacher, Wal 1971. ler Public School and An early morning dis Inventory ... 11,200.00 member of Project Com turbance by students en (Replacement Cost of E. Owens Named Participants in the mittee and Mr. Herbert rolled at Prairie View A & Dr. R. planning sessions were: Building $20,000) Schulz, Principal Waller M College caused severe Memorial Student Dr. Jewellean Mangaroo, High School. damage to institutional Dean of the School of Center 1,000.00 County Health Officer Letters are being sent to property on Wednesday, Nursing, Prairie View parents to explain the pro February 24, 1971. Laundry A&M College, Chairman of Dr. Emory R. Owens,- Texas. In recent years, cedures and to secure their The damages were as Building 600.00 Dr. Owens has served on the project committee, resident physician and di consent for their children follows: Clothing Stolen 7,800.00 Mrs. Gwendolyn Carter, rector of college health the staff of the Waller to take advantage of the College Exchange Suarez Hall 2,000.00 County Hospital and his President of Delta Sigma services at Prairie View immunization project. If Damage to Collins Hall 3,0000.00 practice has been extended Theta Sorority, Mrs. Ear- A&M College, has been you desire additional in Property . .$ 36,000.00 Spence Hall nestine Brown, R. N., named County Health Of to several nearby com formation about the pro Merchandise .150,000.00 Building 6,500.00 munities. Member of the Project ficer for Waller County. ject please call either the Security Car Equipment and Supplies Committee, Mrs. Kathryn His appointment, an Dr. Owens has served Waller Schools or Mrs. burned 4,500.00 (Spence Hall) .4,800.00 nounced recently by a health needs of Waller Gwendolyn M. Carter, 857- Dean of Men's Office county official is the first County residents for many 3522. Building Cost ..7,248.00 $234,648.00 such case, according to years. He holds member Epsilon Pi Tau available information, ship in the Lone Star where a Negro has been Medical Association, Tri Initiation Set appointed county health County Medical Society, officer in the state of the National Medical As Beta Iota Chapter, Ep sociation and Houston silon Pi Tau Inc., will hold Medical Forum. its annual initiation and Dr. Owens is the son of Founders Day Banquet on the late Dr. C. C. Owens March 27, 1971, in the and Mrs. C. C. Owens of Memorial Center Ballroom. Smithville, Texas. His un Ten undergraduates init dergraduate work was iates have been selected done at Frisk University and alumni members are and completed his doctors being selected from eight degree at Mekary Medical nominations. School, both in Nashville, The banquet speaker is Tennessee. Dr. Owens is Mr. John A. Rassenfoss, married to the former Jul Executive Vice-President ia Fortes of Hyannis, of Griffin Wheel Company Massachusetts and they in Chicago, Illinois. have two daughters, Mrs. A more detailed report Carolyn Westbrook of of the initiation and activ Nashville, Tennessee, and ities of the banquet will Rosalyn, a junior attend appear in the next edtion DAMAGE TO COLLEGE EX taken on the morning of February 25, DR. E. R. OWENS ing Waller High School. of the Panther. CHANGE STORE — The scene above, shows damages to the bookstore. TWO THE PRAIRIE VIEW PANTHER MARCH 23, 1971 Services Set for Science Demands CONTINUED from Page I Head, Dr. E. E. O'Banion an end to the slop the (Administration) calls Funeral services for Dr. food. Elmer E. O'Banion, chair REPLY: Students pay man of the division of nat 55c for each meal at Hil- ural sciences at Prairie liard Hall. 22c is for food. View A&M, were schedul The Hilliard Hall gives the ed Thursday, March 25, best food possible for this 1:00 p.m.

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