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Enrollment in Black Studies down Afro-America- n Studies just barely exists College Catalogue, and courses Afro-Ameri- can Afro-Ameri- can By Randy Powers all other courses in the Students Committee and the the Black perspective, and purported to be a part of that Studies curriculum, Curriculum Com- - racism are no longer "In," rel- - One of Black History Week's major have been offered for four but Is taught only once a year. c mlttee,. worked with this major, evant or whatever. Enrollments rap sessions, on Thursday, Feb- years. And this is the best offering of the former bringing Black In Afro -- American Studies cour- ruary 13 In the Pit, asked the The quality of that major, the lour years, during which only speakers to campus and enabling ses are down. The Library has "question, "Is there a need for one student has graduated with a Black students to attend various a vastly-increas- ed Afro-Americ- an Afro-Ameri- can an Afro-Ameri- can Studies De- major in Studies. conferences, and the latter In- Studies collection, and will In-dep- partment?' If one defines need th report The major was created, after volved with the library, recruit- open an Afro-Ameri- can Studies in terms of desire, if one asks, much pressure, debate and skep- ment, of Black staff, and putting Center this year, but the Collec- "Do we want it?," the answer ticism, by a unanimous vote of together and administering the tion is hardly being used. What is probably No. About five stu- the Faculty for the 1969-7- 0 year, program. Prior to the current was created In response to de- dents, a couple of VOICE report- though. Is highly questionable. more with the intention of offer- academic year, the two commi- mands Is no longer demanded. ers, and six past and present This year twelve courses, plus ing courses with a Black per- ttees, which had overlapped In Committees created, with only members of the Faculty's Afro-Ameri-can Swahlli, plus French Literature spective than with the expecta- much of their business, were advisory powers, to coordinate Education Committee (In French) of Africa and the tion that many students would joined In the Afro-Ameri- can Ed- a commitment, or responses to attended the rap. No one was even Caribbean are being taught under choose Afro-Ameri- can Studies as ucation Committee and given a demands have' little left to co- there to Introduce the topic. If the auspices of Afro-Ameri- can a major, and at a time when budget one-thi- rd less than that ordinate. What next? The Afro-Ameri- can one defines "Need" in some Studies, six of which are taught Black Studies departments were . of the two former committees Education Committee other terms, the answer is less by Balck profs specifically about being demanded and created combined. (AAEC), In a letter to the Edu- definite. At any rate, something Black America. One of these, across the country. For three In those four years of commlt-teedo- m, cational Policy Committee (E PC) called an Afro-Ameri- can Studies Introduction to Black America, years two Faculty special com- .though, something has in October, complained about the Major has been listed In the is listed as a prerequisite to mittees, the Education of Black happened. Blacks, Black Studies, continued on poge seven T is the biggest nothing of all time. I Andy Warhol. I PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE COLLEGE OF WOOSTER A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Volume LXXXIX Wooster, Ohio, Friday, February 23, 1973 Number 16 Spring groundbreaking for theater possible by Sue Tew easily through to their seats, as there will be 52 Inches between "If all goes well, there Is a each aisle. ".ON possibility of breaking ground Another Innovation in the Her- ... late this spring," said Mr. Win-fo- rd man Freedlander Theater, will be vv Logan In reference to the an experimental theater off to the Herman Freedlander theater. side of the main theater. "This . A grant of 600,000 dollars, re- will increase the opportunity for the-A- v ceived from L. Freed- student productions", said Mr, mm- -' Om V lander foundation last week, made Logan. "There will be an over- possible , the beginnings of this head grid which win light any theater. Although the plans had number of production shapes, been discussed prior to this, it arena to three-quart- er round. was not until now that It was pos- Since there win be no fixed num- sible to actually enter the final ber seating, any number of people stages in preparation for the new up to 120 can be seated." theater. Also available In the new The theater, designed for the theater will be a small library. College by Crider, Heine and The current storage room will be Williamson arehitectual firm, converted to hold a collection of will be a proscenium type. It theater books given to the depart- win have a thrust stage and two ment by the late Dr. William side stages. There will be an Craig. According to Mr. Logan elevation front which will enable "Dr. Craig's years of work on the front of the stage to be used this new theater was the principle either as a stage or as an or- contribution to what is now ap- chestra pit. The continental parent. No one has been as seating (having only two side enthusiastic or as tireless in his Above is the architect's sketch of the proposed theater. Last week, The College received from A. Freedlander Foundation; they are soliciting aisles and no main aisle), will continued on page seven $600,000 the L. the remaining $650,000. enable people to move more 4 - . ft-- Prospective Black student weekend attracts forty-fiv-e By Eleanor DeWltt Students who had shown an give' the students an idea of what interest in the College of Wooster classes at the College are like. O Last weekend as an Integral were Invited and letters were After lunch several students met part of Black History Week also sent to counselors with whom with some faculty and later the activities, forty-fi- ve prospective M rs. Jordan had talked during her entire group met and evaluated Black students attended a pro- recruiting visits to various high their experiences as a whole, gram organized and sponsored by schools since joining the Admis- after which they were free to the Black students on campus sions staff this faU. Mrs. Jordan tour the campus. Mrs. Jordan which was designed to give them said that the turnout of students ascribed part of the success of the a clearer academic perspective Indicated a very good response weekend to the fact that the stu- of the College. to the program. dents enthusiastically took part Janice Smith Jordan of the Ad- The high school seniors and in all the events scheduled for missions Department, who aided juniors arrived on campus Friday them. Many of the students who In setting up and running the from locations as wide-spre- ad had planned to leave Saturday weekend, described it as "one of as South Carollna,New York City, stayed until Sunday with their the most successful weekends of Detroit, and Washington D.C. Af- Wooster student hosts. V X its type since I've been here -- ter registration on Friday after- successful In terms that many of noon the students spent the rest i l the students were using the Week- of the -- day participating In the l i come to scheduled Black History Week "The main purpose of the pro- '" end to a final decision " -- about attending Wooster. The activities. I gram," Mrs. Jordan explained, r'... jfj credit for it, though, is due to Saturday began with an orienta- "was to orient the students, not Ms. Winnie Day on "Resume of Personal Experience" as the Black students here who put tion program followed by primarily socially, but aca- to College." port of Black History Week.' (Photo by Perdue) their time. and effort into It." simulated classroom sessions to demically, the Pag two VOICE Friday, February 23, 1973 Food Service ing Black History Week, I DID NOT ask blacks alone s to programs about (LoLC1cH-JsC.CImJsC1DUS(ZcU- lettuce devise )S bu CindH racism In America. I DID Ernest 6oycott indicate that I thought white - Tn fho FHItnro hostility to be a central fact February 12, 1973 the of racism in this country Student Government Asso- and that only well conceived ciation received the follow- strategies of social change ing announcement con- could overcome this rac- cerning the head lettuce ism. I thought I heard boycott from Mr. Ted Barrle Shepherd saying Mac Donald, Director of that one strategy was a Food Service: continued alliance of blacks "As of this date (Feb- and whites working to- ruary 10) and until further gether against racism.