Arizona sun., 1961-02-02


lawess elenenns could be heard the work. and certainly
of humane lawabidng elements of the think
here in America Even in the US shall little
ing people of that state.
shall with you occasionally some Of the fine things
diet approaching this own papers where
we need Just badly they do in Atlanta. a..
(From the Atlanta Constitution . M 1
A Georgia legislator for whom Ihaye|
acquired both liking and respect in the
years / have watched him work at his
states business said the other day that he[
hoped to keep the University of Georgia.
open i'm spite of the attendance Of two Me-
gro students. But he added, "We've got
to take steps to limit the number of Negro
students going there" Somebody sug-
gested that such action would be prompt
lyrknocked down by the federal courts as|
unconstitutional. The gentleman nodded
grayely, Il know" he said, sbut there are
other ways. Our boys and girls can show
themsthat they aren't welcome-a1ld do
not mean to violence. mean by their at
titudes." n@A g@SnS T"4e ese1
"Do you mean," asked, social ostra-
clsm!" e@g as SIS
It suddenly seemed urgent to me to-
have this big, friendly, easy going law
maker, who is so pleasant and attractive
of manner, define his terms Would he
ask his child to be rude, disc0urteous, un-
kind to another young person? Would he
risk implanting in the character of some
one he loved such seeds of unloveliness?
.1ee He explained carefully. He meant a
cold and distant civility = weapon more
cruel to the young than the epithets Of a
De 1..%
S~o @ took my notes and Left but for two
days / mulled over his words. The Negro
j students at the University probably aren't
asking to be liked. They must have, in
fheirpreparationfo for this ordeal, been con-
HitiOned to expect everything from phys
icaI pain to the refined torture OF, cold a.
10neness. Some people say they deserve
aH~ this for being SO presumptuOus as to
get .eut of, their place." "ex ~
Whether you believe that or not, it
itrdOesn't take much imaginat atiOn,9 ife you
have child of your own off at school, to
to think, Suppose they were doing this to
my child?0 Young Charlayne Hunter,
for instance, is carried along by the pres
sures of the day. She may be keyed up
and tired. She may be distracted and un-
able to concentrate on her new studies, al
though she was an honor student. But
she probably yisn'tparticularly frightened
and she will probably accept calmly what
ever snubsscome her way. She has been
Taught something I'm afraid we white
parents may be realizing belatedly that
We didn't teach our children - that those
who inflict pain are, ultimately hurting
themselves more than anyone else.
sa..s It frightens me to think of teaching
my child to freeze out another girl very
like herself except for the color of her
skin. believe too well that we frequently
SOW what we reap, that what we do unto
others more than occasionally comes
home to us. / can imagine without any
trouble at all suddenly being treated as
a hated alien in my own, my native land.
It's not easy to be ateen-aged girl or, boy.
IT'S at best lonely age when you're eager
TO be liked, subject to- homesickness, prey
to these after-lights- tears.
>4Char1ayne Hunter and HaHail teF-Hel-
mes will be susutained and fortified by