Page Four
The Soul Of
By Pamela Gilmore
Collegian Staff Writer
The term "Jim Crow" dates
back to the 1830's, when Thomas
Rice, a white entertainer,
capitalized on a song and dance
routine which he had seen per
formed by a black minstrel in a
Baltimore Alley.
Rice used the term in reference
to the character he "created"
and made famous. Like any other
white "invention", "Uncle Tom",
a modern-day term used by
blacks to describe a person afraid
to stand up for his rights, was in
essence an outgrowth of the term
"Jim Crow", which was used by
blacks to designate any type of
discrimination faced by them
during the latter part of the 19th
century. It was this term that was
given to the thousands of state
laws, city ordiances, and local
customs whose impassable
"color-line" kept blacks from
opportunities open exclusively to
whites.
Between 1890 and 1910, each
southern state wrote into law
statutes which kept black men
and women from certain
American guaranteed privileges.
And, in 1896, Plessy vs. Ferguson,
the famous Supreme Court case,
laid down the separate but equal
doctrine which ruled that laws
segregating people because of
their race did not in any manner
violate the U.S. Constitution.
Because of this, blacks were
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Aid deadline nears
The deadline for applying for
the 1976-77 state tuition grant
(PHEAA) and the federal grant
(BEOG) is May 1. 1976. This
deadline for all Veterans is ab
solutely final. No money will be
awarded for applications
received after this date. Also the
federal grant (BEOG) must be
submitted in order to be con
All too often, when the
party ends, the trouble begins.
People who shouldn't be
doing anything more active than
goinglo sleep are driving a car.
Speeding and weaving their
way to death.
Before any of your friends
drive home from your party,
make sure they aren't drunk.
Don't be fooled because
they drank only beer or wine.
Beer and wine can be jus, as
intoxicating as mixed drinks.
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subjected to live under cir
cumstances which were
humiliating as well as
devastating to their character.
For example, Oklahoma
segregated phone booths while
Mississippi segregated Coke
machines. In Atlanta, black
witnesses in court proceedings
were not permitted to swear on
the same Bible as white wit
nesses. In Birmingham,
Alabama, blacks and whites were
faced with a penalty of six months
in prison if they played together,
or in the company of one another,
any_ game of cards, dice,
dominoes or checkers. Southern
schools were segregated. And
Florida took it one step further by
segregating textbooks while still
in storage. And let's not forget
that, in the center of American
democracy and justice,
Washington, D.C., blacks could
not even bury their dead dogs in
the same cemetery that whites
used for theirs.
Blacks faced a special kind of
"injustice" when up against the
Southern Court System. If a black
committed a crime against a
white, there was almost always
exaggerated news coverage and
heavy penalties. Often innocent
men were accused of crimes and
even killed because of their color.
If whites committed crimes
against blacks, however, more
likely the event went "un
noticed."
the strife torn year 1970. The
survey, conducted by James
Glenn Jr., in a Stratford
University dissertation, also
found that the work of today's
College Presidents has become
"a bit more bureaucratic and less
academic and political."
sidered for the state grant. If you
file late and lose this grant you
have no one to blame but your
self. Summer PHEAA ap
plications are also in, so stop in
the Vets office and pick one up.
While picking up your ap
plications, why not check opt the
new Vet softball team. Sign up
now!
And don't kid yourself
because they may have had
some black coffee. Black coffee
can't sober them up well enough
to drive.
If someone gets too drunk
to drive, drive him yourself. Or
call a cab. Or offer to let him
sleep over.
Maybe your friend won't
be feeling so good on the
morning after. but you're going
to feel terrific.
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During the era of Jim Crow,
blacks were degraded in
magazines, newspapers, nursery
rhymes, popular songs, cartoons,
etc. They were referred to as
being "dangerous," "stupid,"
"humorous," or childlike. In 1887,
a South Carolina white wrote of
calling blacks senator, sheriff, or
colonel to escape from calling
him Mister. A St. Louis Bible
society published a book entitled
The Negro Beast, which tried to
prove that a person of color had
no soul. It was clearly apparent
that blacks of this time had
powerful enemies and very few
friends.
The master of suspense,
otherwise known as Alfred Hitch
cock. has created another
picture to add to the list of his
many successful films. His
newest is entitled Family Plot, a
very appealing stylistic film with
a clever plr , ' ^a some very nice
performances. The ram doesn't
stand up next to such ther Hitch
cock greats as Re. - ecca or
North by Northwest, yet it is an
enjoyable film and well-done
considering Mr. Hitchcock is
reaching the age when most other
directors are retired.
The film includes such Hitch
cock trademarks as the
placement of the camera on
inanimate objects to emphasize
its importance and the use of
subjective camera. One such
scene puts the audience in the
position of the two characters as
their car careens down a
mountain road after its brakes
have failed, getting dangerously
close to the drop-off that edges
the road.
Concert
Alpha Phi Delta fraternity of
Gannon College will present
Darryl Hall and John Oats con
cert at the Gannon auditorium,
Friday, April 23, 1976, at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $4.00 for general
admission, $5.00 reserved and are
available at Behrend by con
tacting Bill Dale in 115 Lawrence
Hall (phone 899-2953) or can be
purchased at all Baker Locations,
Mace Electronics, Razz Ma Tazz,
Attuned Records and Gannon
Cashier's Office.
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The Traveling Arts Company, a
group of graduate theatre majors
from University Park, will bring
live theatre to Behrend next
week. The performances will
each include scenes from Arthur
Miller's, Death of a Salesman,
Harold Pinter's Night, and
Christopher Fry's The Lady's
Not For Burning.
Each term, the Commonwealth
Campues, which are offering
Arts 1, a very popular general
introduction to all the arts, are
included in the tour made by the
group. Since the Arts is currently
Reel and Script
The acting is surprisingly good
considering the actors are not of
an extremely high calibre. I
haven't enjoyed seeing Karen
Black in a role since Five Easy
Pieces. yet she strides easily
under the subtle yet firm hand of
Hitchcock. The same situation
applies for Bruce Dern and
William Devane. Barbra Harris,
a very fine yet unappreciated
actress, is extremely good.
Hitchcock always uses the best,
and his screenplay is beautifully
done by Ernest Lehman, a
screenwriter of many successes.
The structure and dialogue are
excellent. Again, in his reverence
for established successful names,
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theatre
being conducted in both the
Resident Instruction and Con
tinuing Education programs at
Behrend, there will be two per
formances.
The acting troupe will give
their first performance in the
Reed Union Building Lecture Hall
during 4th period (12:15-1:30) on
Monday, April 19th, and will give
a somewhat expanded version of
the same material in the same
day between 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.,
also in the RUB Lecture Hall.
Admission is free.
Hitchcock selected Edith Head to
do the costumes. A multiple
Academy Award winner, she
designed some extremely at
tractive outfits for Ms. Black.
The music has that typical Hitch
cock sound and was done by
John Williams, also a long-time
successful movie scorer.
Due to the above somewhat, the
film has the general appearance
of the glossy commercialized
Hollywood movie, yet its merits,
due to simply being a Hitchcock
film, outweigh any overall im
pressions, and make Family Plot
worth seeing. P.S. Watch for the
expected Hitchcock cameo early
in the film.
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