CJje 3©ufee Chronicle Volume 64, Number 17 Duke University, Durham, N. C Saturday, October 5 Alcoa awards Riddick explores financial grant problems of poor By Bruce Perler By Lee Hornstein Riddick turned to Durham and The Alcoa Foundation has presented Duke University with a grant of Winston-Salem for examples. "The $125,000. The award will enable the School of Engineering to develop the Reverend Edward Riddick, first phase of a Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory Complex. Research Director for the Southern tobacco industry made it certain and Christian Leadership Conference's sage to enslave people," he asserted. The facilities of this new complex will be used for a recently established Operation Breadbasket, addressed Riddick not only examined the interdisciplinary major in the field of materials. With this training the problems of black Americans: he students will enter positions involved in the development of new materials, himself last night in Page creating new uses for materials, and developing new devices and methods Auditorium to the problems of also explored the poverty-striken that capitalize on available materials. America's poor, especially those Indians, whose fishing and land living in the cities. rights, he claimed, have been takem Research in this area has already begun at Duke, with the formation of a "We must ask some questions away by the American government. faculty group involved in independent materials research projects. about the dry bones in this nation," Riddick also spoke about the The total cost of this entire project is approximately $331,000. By its Appalachian whites now moving to choice as an Alcoa Foundation Gift recipient, Duke has now qualified for an stated Rev. Riddick. He then additional grant of $31,250 from the Ford Foundation Challenge Grant. explored the plight of the Chicago by calling them the Duke most match this award by four to one. poor—including blacks, American "America's new Negro." He also Rev. Edward Riddick addresses Page Indians, Mexican-Americans, and pointed out that many "We are most appreciative of this gift from the Alcoa Foundation," said Mexican-Indian sharecroppers make Duke President Douglas M. Knight, "not only for the facilities and audience last night. the white appalachians. Rev. *Riddick spoke in barely $1250ayear. equipment which itwill provide, but conjunction with the Urban Future also for the confidence which it After examining the problems of conference being sponsored this fhe old city, Riddick turned his reflects in Duke University and our weekend by the Duke YM-YWCA instructional and research programs Freshman elections attention to the creation of what he and the North Carolina College in engineering." termed, "new cities," cities where Student Union. He replaced the "it is possible for black people who "The Alcoa Foundation joins a scheduled speaker, Jesse Jackson, growing list of foundations and stir complaints have sweated and toiled to get the who was sick and unable to attend. corporations which have made gifts nation's substance, not surplus." By Chris Hanback Jackson is National Director of Riddick spoke of the power of to Duke's $102.8 million Fifth Further, on the question of extra Operation Breadbasket. Decade Program. Among others are: Taylor Moore, Chairman of time being given to certain the consumer, saying that black Speaking first about "the old Americans are going to use their The American Tobacco Company, MSGA's Freshman Advisory nominees, Moore pointed out that city," Riddick gave examples of Burlington Industries, Esso Committee, last night answered "time was called for everyone, but consumer power to help them poverty pockets across the become producers. Education Foundation, Hanes critics of MSGA's handling of no attempt was made to prevent nation—in Washington, Chicago, Corporation, J. A. Jones Thursday night's Freshman speakers from continuing after their To give an example of consumer Cleveland and Watts. He used power, Riddick turned once more to Construction Company, Liggett and elections. times was consumed." Chicago as an illustration of the Myers Tobacco Company, R.J. Moore pointed out that the same Freshman elections will be held Durham, and referred to the black poverty which faces black boycott now going on in the city. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Shell complaints are sounded yearly, and on Thursday, October 10. Americans in the cities. Companies Foundation and U.S. "We are going to make the that the convention is in a Campaigning begins for nominees of "In Chicago's black community," Steel Foundation. "transitory stage" suffering from the convention at 12 a.m. Monday companies pay the price," Riddick said Riddick, "the median income is said, "whether they be tobacco "Such gifts," Knight added, "are some defects. Specifically, he and continues until Wednesday $4,735 a year. For the city at large particularly important and timely as responded to several complaints midnight. Those seeking nomination companies in Durham, or chain the unemployment rate is 2.5 per stores across the nation." we enter the last nine months of the voiced in Friday's Chronicle. by petition may campaign before cent. For the black community it is Ford Foundation challenge grant First, Moore said that "no one this time because petitions for Riddick described the peice 8.5 percent." policies of chain stores, and period to complete the raising of was denied an opportunity to make a Freshman Executive officiers and Describing American cities in funds to meet that goal. nomination after the first ballot." Trinity ASDU legislators are due by mentioned that stores such as A&P general, Riddick said that, "They and Safeway raise prices from 1-15 "The survival of private On the initial ballot, however, he 10 p.m. Sunday in the MSGA office. were not built by skyscrapers, but by universities today depends on such allows that "possibly the Petitions for these offices may be per cent each time relief checks ceilings lowered on the potential of come out. support, and we shall continue to nominations were closely picked up at any time in front of the the black." strive to merit their support by prematurely." Immediately MSGA office. ASDU Engineering (Continued on Page Eight) adding to our efforts to make Duke thereafter, however, responding to a petitions are due by 12 midnight, University one of the strongest of point of order, this was corrected for Sunday in 410 Taylor. Engineering the nation's private universities," subsequent ballots. petitions may be picked up in the Knight added. In addition, Chairman Moore Engineering Building. Included in the new complex will ruled on a voice vote not to post the Trinity ASDU petitions require be a Mechanics of Materials total votes of the winning 125 names (Trinity Freshman only) Laboratory, a Solid State candidates. The fear that the and Engineering petitions require 25 Laboratory, a Materials Science and candidates nominated with the names. All Executive Office Engineering Laboratroy, a Stress larges plurality would be given unfair petitions require 150 signatures. Analysis Laboratory, a Structural advantage by listing the votes seems Nominees and petitioners may Dynamics Laboratory, and a to be the logic which swayed the obtain the rules governing the Stru c ture-Properties Laboratory. majority of delegates present. campaigning in the MSGA office. Symposium '68 emphasizes mass electric media impact title, Symposium '68 is intended to Otto Preminger, Life magazine film By Tupp Blaekwell be a serious examination of critic Richard Schickel, TV Freshman candidates for nomination listen to announcements at Thursday "KAPOW The Electric Media" is television and the movies and their commercial maker Stan Freberg, night's nominating convention. the official title of Symposium '68. impact on mass society. and Arlen discuss the media in Page "KAPOW" was chosen to Michael J. Arlen, of "The New Auditorium. emphasize the non-rational and Yorker" will be a participant in this Other Symposium programs Hallowell clarifies emotional impact of the mass year's three-day program. In his include a maratnon nistory of tne electric media which are the subject column, "The Air", Arlen writes cinema on November 3. meeting controversy of this year's Symposium. imaginatively critical commentary Cooperation with Quad Flicks has on television's coverage of news During discussion of possible resulted in plans for showing the It is difficult for me to meet them would be in the next two titles, the committee realized that events. He recently did a series of documentary film, "To Die in articles on Vietnam. with self-designated representatives weeks." all the suggestions would make Madrid" and a series of new of departmental majors, but I would When asked about his failure to good book or thesis titles, but had The primary impact of KAPOW cinema. One of the seminars in this be glad to meet with elected appear at Thursday night's meeting no relation to the movies and TV The Electric Media will be felt on weekend's conference, "Toward a representatives, or with the officers November 10-12, s movie director of political science majors, he said, which form the substance and spirit New City," is entitled "News of Pi Sigma Alpha if the majors "Since 1 did not attend the meeting I of Symposium '68. An abstract Media: Telling It Like It Is?" regard them as representatives," cannot comment." design combining the letters "TV" Concert There is a Symposium reserve Political Science Department Dr. Hallowell added that his and "MOVIES" was considered, as shelf in the Undergraduate Reading Chairman Dr. John Hallowell department is planning a social well as several more traditional Len Chandler and Bernice Room of the West Campus Library commented yesterday regarding his Reason will present a concert function for the departmental descriptive names, but the where many books pertaining to policy for meeting with political majors in the near future.