JUNE 24 - 30, 1985 THE CITIZEN
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New Racial Battleground"_The Classroom
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o the momentum h s
shifted. The uproar from
Blac legislator has been so
loud that Propo ition 48 likely
will be altered before it takes
effect. Mo officials think that
the SAT requirement will be
dropped. The outcome likely
will be known this ummer,
when the CAA officials gather
talk about
ca,.
By y Bite
That dam ged muffier or
ruptured tailpipe may be more
than just noisy. It could be
robbing you of valuable fuel
dollars, pelled out in terms of
an automobile that is sluggish,
overheats, and is just plain
inefficient.
Restrictions in the exhaust
ystem, such as a bend in the
tailpipe which may have occured
the last time you backed into a
curb or that dent in the muffler
from the pot hole you drov
over last month, could cau
exhaust bac pre ure.
Th end re ult is: Too little
hor epower, and too much gas­
oline con umption. To prevent
this from happening, make a
complete in pection of the
exhaust sy tern. Be certain
there are no restrictions from
the exhau t main fold to the
end of the tailpipe. If you
di cover any re triction
chance are you 11 be able to
trai hten them out your If.
I[ the pipes or muffler are
dama ed the be t thing to do
i t have them replaced.
hile rna ing your in pect­
ion, be on the lookout for
inta e manifold Ie s hich
can up t the air/fuel ratio and
re ult in rough idling and poor
fuel economy. The leaks can
be cau ed by 100 manifold
connection, 100 manifold
nut di tortion or mi alignment
of gas et urface at the intake
manifold and carburetor attach­
ing flange, and damaged or
, improperly in talled gas ets.
An excellen e ample of the
importance of a perfectly aled
int e manifold was a recent
te t conducted by a major
p rt upplier to auto manu­
facturer. The finn was able
to incre fuel mileage of
me new model with manifold
le by as much four miles
per gallon simply by resurfacing
and mating the carburetor to the
int e manifold.
but the
flic r?
A. Check your drive belt.
It' probably 100 .
For a copy of Ray Hite's
informative booklet, "101 Ways
To Save Money On Your Car'
nd 50 cent in coins to cover
costs of handling and mIliJing
to: Ozr Booklet, Box 524,
We Hempueed, N. Y. 11552.
University Sports Hall of Farne.
It's a good move. Only qu
ion is what took Jackson State
so long. . . . Maybe it' not
man's world. Valerie B' 0-
Hooks, holder of three Olympic
gold medal in track, i lead­
ing the voting for the Gordon'
Gin Black Athlete of the Year .
Award.
for their annual convention.
The Black educators will be
ready.
"I think the Black athlete
was dominating athletics to
the dissatisfaction of some
people" Stone said. 'By the
same token, you see that this
movement is not only spread­
ing through athletics, but
through the entire academic
structure, and the people being
hurt the most are Black. What
the folks re trying to do is
make it rougher for Black
kids to go to college."
Littl Bird Dept.: Former
Texa Southern Univer ity bas­
ketball player Harry chine
Gun ' Kelly ruffled chool pre i­
dent Dr. Leonard Spearman
re ·ently. Kelly told a reporter
that Spearman had refused to
speak with elly after Kelly
had been cut by the Atlanta
Hawk and wa in need of a
job. Spearman vehemently
denies the accusation.
for Holt until the Minnesota
Vikings made him the second
player cho n on the second
round. That did not disappoint
Holt, however, who wa one of
the top prospects from a Black
college this year. Said Holt:
"I was happy when the call
came. I had though that I'd
be the econd or third defensive
back picked but I was the
fourth. I'm satisfied becau e
I kno I have good chance
of stepping in and tarting for
Minnesota.' Alcorn may be-
come known for producing
defensive backs. Roynell
Young who came out of Alcorn
a few years ago, moved right
into a starting po ition with
the Philadelphia Eagle. . . .
Chicago Bears running back
Walter Payton has been in­
ducted into the Jackson State
•••
• Issi c Holt, the plendid de­
fen ive bac from Alcorn State
University, had expected to be
taken in the first round of the
recent ational Football League
draft, but there were no takers
An Educator. Opinion
elping Kid Co
Hel
Kid
Lea
tho school year Betty Weisenborn, a
strengthening-the counseling ervices our
schools offer. I see at least three m,ajor changes
as top priorities.
• Teachers must acquire a stronger bac -
ground in counseling. I believe that aJi teacher
preparation programs must include a required
unit of study that both examines techniques for
detecting the signs of depression, substance
abuse, and excessive stress and provides test-
ed and proven methods for en­
hancing students' self-esteem.
• We must continue to em­
phasize that counseling is not­
and should not be-reserved
so ely for the troub ed or the
troublesome. Most counse ors
agree that the notion that "nor­
mal" kids don't need profes­
sional guidance or an occasion­
al "counseling check-up" is a
misguided anachronism.
• Most importantly, e all
need to work to ensure in­
creased schooUcommunity col­
laboration. Fred Shipman, direc­
tor of pupil personnel services
in Quakertown, Pa., maintains
that such cooperative efforts are
essential if e are to move from
• • a reactive to proactive ap­
proach."
"Such collaboration," say
Shipman, "can help shift our
emphasis to promo ing health
rather than responding to
crises."
The prerequisite for thi
change? A network of cooper -
tion that link school employ and paren
ith community health prof . als in psychi-
atric clinics, drug and alcohol rehabilitation cen­
ters, and other medical service agencies. We
need to create caring communities in which no
child suffers the pains of the journey toward
adulthood in confused isolation.
I am confident that if e commit ou to
these new approaches, can look forw d to
a day when students' cademic achievemen
will no longer fall victim to . r emot' imma-
turity or social irresponSibility. We cannot
tudents from stress, but we can p them
learn to cope with it-and ftouri h in . e of .
Our responsibility to young learners dam
giving that tas our best sho .
rj Hatwood Futr II,
PresKientNEA
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