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VOLUME XL1, No. 16
NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY, GREENSBORO
February 27, 1970
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Powell Lauds New Black Attitudes
By Brenda Thornhill
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.,
black Harlem district congressman, spoke on the subject matter
of "The New Establishment" on
last Wednesday night in Moore
gymnasium.
"Black power means the way
you think," asserted Powell, "it
does not mean we're anti-white;
unless whitey makes us anti-
white," he continued.
Powell said that he was proud
Adam  Clayton  Powell   a  Congressman  from  Harlem,  N.  Y   was of ms Black PantherS) and
surrounded   by  stodents  after  he  delivered  an  address in  Moore   condemned   the   police   for   un.
Gymnasium on   The Establishment . necessary brutality. The congress-
man   continued   by   saying   that
Edwards Win $102,000 Research Grant
A new research project at A&T
State University could provide a
breakthrough in the search for a
rapid method of diagnosing protein deficiency in underfed
persons.
Dr. Gerald Edwards, director of
the divison of Natural Sciences
and Mathematics, and his wife, Dr.
Cecile Edwards, chairman of the
Department of Home Economics,
have, been awarded $102,000 for
the three-year study.
Sponsors of the project are the
National Institutes of Health, U.
S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
"We believe that this research is
significant in that it will aid in
understanding malnutrition," said
Dr. Cecile Edwards. "In addition,
it may suggest alternative methods
for early treatment of severe protein malnutrition and provide
information of value in improving
diets based on cereal grains."
"We are also concerned how
poorly-fed persons use protein in
general," she added. "A large percentage of the world population
suffers from inadequate protein
intake, particularly in Central and
South America, Asia and Africa."
Dr. Edwards said this is true
because in those countries, cereal
grains, such as rice and corn often
provide the main dietary staple.
She said that protein malnutrition,
called kwashiorkor, is particularly
prevalent in children between the
ages of one and four.
Dr. Gerald Edwards said the
project will be called a study of
the "Metabolism of Methionine in
Protein Deficiency." He said that
methionine is one of the amino
acids in protein such as that
normally found jn meat and: milk.
"Proteins are formed by linking
together of several amino acids,
some of which must be supplied
by food and are termed essential,"
he stated, "and others which the
body can make from nitrogen
sources.
Methionine is one of the
essential amino acids in proteins."
Dr. Edwards said that in diets
which contain a large proportion
of foods from plant sources,
amino acid and certain others may
not be present in adequate
amounts and this may affect
growth of children and maintenance of tissues in adults.
The two scientists said the
study will be conducted on rats.
They will induce malnutrition by
using   radio-active   samples   of
methionine. By using the radioactive samples, Dr. and Mrs.
Edwards hope to observe how the
body makes protein.
Dr. Cecile Edwards said that
the A&T project represents a
second phase of adding basic biochemical information which will
be useful to scientists in the fields
of nutrition, biology and medicine. She said the first series on
the utilization of methionine, also
sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, was completed in
1968, following eleven years of
mtensive work.
Joining the Edwards in the
study will be Dr. Alfreda Webb, an
A&T staff member and consultant
in microtechnique; and Mrs.
Evelyn G. Jones, a research associate.
Dr. Gerald Edwards, also a chemistry professor, has previously
conducted studies of polymers,
such as those used in making
plastics.
His wife has conducted studies
on the improvement of vegetable-
protein diets, odd dietary
practices of women; effect of
supplement to the diets of aemic,
pregnant women and the improvement of persons by dietary supplements.
She was con .ltant to President
Nixon's White Conference on
Foods and Nutrition. As a research team, the Edwards have
published more that 30 papers in
professional journals, resulting
from their studies on methionine.
Dr. Cecile Edwards holds membership in the American Institute
of Nutrition, American Dietetic
Association, American Home Economics Association, Society of the
Sigma Xi, National Institute of
Science, and Beta Kappa Chi
Scientific Society. She is certified
by the American Board of Nutrition as a specialist in human nutrition.
Dr. Gerald Edwards is a member of the American Chemical
Society, and has served on' its
national committees; the Society
of the Sigma Xi, National Institute
of Science, American Association
of University Professors, North
Carolina Academy of Science and
the American Association of
University Professors.
(See EDWARDS, Page 3)
black power means black dignity.
Reiterating his statement, Powell
added that blacks are proud of the
fact that they are black, their heritage, and of what they are doing.
"We're proud that America is
going to be a second-class power
unless they put blacks side by side
with the whites," exclaimed
Powell. He added that the economy of America is going down, and
that "if you don't do your thing,
and do it now for 1972, then this
nation is lost and you're going to
go down the drain with it." He
urged all blacks, "not to wait until
'72, start now."
Taking his stand on a few controversial issues, Powell asserted
that: the voting age should be
lowered to 18, that the minimum
wage for all people should be
established, and that Blacks must
realize the power they have as
balck people and not to underestimate themselves.
Powell, in his natural witty air,
drew much applause and reaction
when he explained that "Blacks
do not believe in subscribing to
the doctrine of total
nownonviolence," adding, "if we
begin to walk around with chips
on our shoulders, let the chips fall
where they may."
Commenting on integration,
the 62 year old congressman said,
"don't get hung up on this bag of
tricks of integration. It means
being lost, baby, lost!! I don't
believe in separatism. I do believe
in decentralization in school
systems. We don't want integration; we can do our own thing and
do it better because nobody
knows a black except a black."
The congressman further said
that certain civil rights organizations are literally, "gone with
the wind." Such examples were
the NAACP and the Urban
League.
Reinforcing the fact that blacks
should fight for more black visibility in depth, he also encouraged
blacks to learn to use armed forces
to defend ourselves. On the subject of law and order, he pointed
out the assasinations which have
baffled the nation. Rather emotionally, Powell said law and order
was the act of "why so many
blacks in this nation were shot in
the back by policemen, not
knowing whether they have committed a crime or not."
Ending his 45 minute long
address to the students, Powell
held a brief question and answer
period.
SGA Begins Series Of
Discussions On Narcotics
Authorization For Tuition
Increase Next Sem. Given
Authorization for the employm
ent of a community relations
specialist and approval for an increase in tuition were principal
actions taken at a meeting of the
A&T State University board of
trustees here last week.
Tuition for out-of-state students at A&T State University will
increase next fall from the present
level of $750 to $950, according
to a resolution adopted by the
Board.
The $200 boost was authorized
by the last session of the General
Assembly.
The authorized increase for students whose legal residence is in
North Carolina was $50, and this
too was approved by the trustees.
The current in-state rate of $201
will thus be increased to $251.
Dr. L. C. Dowdy, president of
A&T, reported to the board that
the university will employ a full-
time community relations specialist next July.
He will report directly to the
president and represent the univer
sity in affairs that relate to the
community at large in efforts to
eliminate gaps of misunderstanding between town and gown, said
Dowdy.
The specialist will also serve as
an adviser to students whose
interests and activities may involve
the city.
Dowdy said the community relations program of the university
would be extended vigorously
with expectation of making resources of the university well
known in Greensboro.
The first year's program will be
financed with $22,682 made available through the State Board of
Higher Education from the federal
government.
Dowdy also announced that
the University will receive funds
from the Board of Higher Education to add an assistant to the
president. He named three administrative officers.
Jonah Smith was appointed
bursar; James Garfield, director of
auxiliary services; and Edward
Billups, chief accountant.
By Ronald Topping
"Narcotics: A Political Maneuver to Sabotage the Struggle of
Black People, "The first of a series
of programs on drug abuse sponsored by the Student Government
Association, was presented
Tuesday night in the Student
Union Ballroom.
The program was opened by
Horace Ferguson who explained
that the series of programs were a
direct outgrowth of the recent
SGA workshops held on narcotics.
Robert Spero explained to the
audience, "Who Supplies the
Drugs to the Black Community
and Why?" Spero put forth the
idea that the "Establishment
(Nixon)" is allowing large quantities of drugs to come into the
Black community to ferment disunity and chaos as was done in
China during the Opium Wars of
last century. Later in the program,
he presented a demonstration oi
how the addict adminsters heroin
(scag, smack, duji, white lady) to
himself with a hypodermic syringe
(gun or works).
Nancy Price and Ora
Strickland, two A&T Nursing students, explained the differences
between hard and lesser drugs and
the effects of each group. The
"lesser drugs," the audience was
told, include pep pills, speed,
bennies, and football. These drugs
are stimulants which, with short-
term use, causes abnormal happiness, limitless energy and aggressive behavior. Some of the long-
germ effects are mental fatigue,
agitation, high blood pressure and
psyhic dependence. These drugs
have become popular since the
long-term mental and genetic side
Horace  Ferguson
effects of LSD have been revealed.
Acid, the slang term for LSD,
refers to the fact that LSD eats
away the brain tissue of the user.
The so-called "hard drugs"
were discussed next. They are
heroin, morphine, and opium.
Three aspects of these drugs were
brought out in the discussion: (1)
tolerance- the more you take, the
more it takes to get another high;
(2) situation- the drugs are used as
a means of escape; (3) dependence- the body forms an organic
need for the drug. Heroin was said
to be the most dangerous of the
drugs. It produces a "floating
high"; the user can also be given a
feeling of orgasm. Heroin, it was
explained, is often mixed with
cocaine (leaf or snow) to form a
speedball. The effects of heroin
wear off in about six hours.
Although the topics were of
importance to all Black students,
the program drew only about 50
people.