Arizona sun., 1961-11-02
DON'T DESERT THE CHILDREN

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difficult for the children than the Negro community mas oee
ing believe By the token being the parents OF
desegregated school too much for lndvdua parents
out as individuals though the adults and can on
the average bring these problems maturity ano h
experience carryover The desegegaon brings the whe Su
en new problems they also lack the maturity to cope
These problems of hate and prejudice on ne part
white students sympathetic whites and there are more na
one would think cannot always to the seemingly
plausible arguments and claims against the new Suoens a'
bgoed friends offer Bgoed teachers parents ana OUTSIDE aou
don't help much either Negro children face all OF this ana
they help meeting situations than they receive lro
their supporters and advisors Most the ue hey %
face these problem their fierce but costly
pride often righteous resentment lhey nave oo
mature understanding of these problems OF adjustment wncn e
mere presence in the situation raises regarding some
phases life that less cryazed by haoH
this formerly white school, 81. IN ia ff
II has always been my claim that the maturity both the
Negro community to the assistance these
children young both This true whether dill
icuies elementary schools in the high schools
The administrations don't always what do when
problems arise They are in pretty warm and sometimes
knowledge experience always sufficiently
courage the generated in meeting these rel
aely new situations with wisdom they
ways easy up kinds of advice both sides
dsSpae the conditions from which these prob
lens have arisen and may without admnsrated judg
ments continue isn't easy for those involved
children administration to work out these situations
alone.
l claim any naible WISDOM and of is able
to keep some bias out of our judgments but do
which offer knowing that will by meet unanl-
children would suggest that they refrain
becoming involved kind of behavior that will make
conspicuous kind behavior that creates
they doing their best students as COM
peto positions sports which they be competing and
for qualifying positions and all phases of school life
which, until dsegregaon have been considered positions TO De
white students only Some of the former all white schools
have shown real willingness fair selecting qualifying Negro
places such situations the auditorium Clubs the
officers the student courts scholarships cor
dor hosts and hostesse and to mind
caution that the Negro student has be epe
cay excellent that must also be expected for while and oer
challenge that good for Some Negro students CAN BE- out
standing they hard enough SO can ana 40 suoenS Vi ohe
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consider realistically the unfair ereotpes that have
pinned decide that and must that they
that time, that we have rag-
rance that naturally crap shooters that we are Deger-
dangerous knives other weapons that
the educational level of the school, and others bad
sereopes not true and that they
poronaey Negroes than whites For instance only in
EBONY and SEPAS do the deodoran makers advertise their
products with Negro models further advise that youngsters
gather all together in in the cafeteria to the extent
that this spot shall be avoided by the rest of the students
students special place. The should be true of the library
and school grounds students when attending school
should do their dancing all in that they
conspicuous and look they entertaining the rest OF
the students with special performance They may be the best
dancers in the but they should do their dancing couples
among the others start dancing
isn't much fun perhaps but doesn't make them nor any one
them different Their job TO AVOID Deng
different being apart whether in the classroom or
where the school Any thing else isn't negraion
To the parents would advise that you organize yourselves
in the community to that parents always at the PTA
open house. games special assemblies don't YOU
together something affecting children
the school administration together and
talk over and decide on the things
the Talk it Internationally and
that Phoenix principal will listen seriously to you
Above remember that must not leave to children to
meet these problems of eroup relations alone Neither the par
ents nor the principal can expect Negro chdren TO meet y
calling violence with restraint that neither they nor he
children normal Juveniles Even Jackie Robinson didn't make
perfect restraining himself and he well aware OF
what the cost of losing restraint would be-