The Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 14, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 18, 1993 Page: 4 of 8
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The Yellow Jacket
February 18 1993
Campus News
Youth Minister Battles Racial Unrest
Page 4
Ity Laurie Powers
ll was ii lime lot celebration in
Dallas. The Cow boss had just won
the Supct Boss I But as ciossck
gathcicd awaiting the letuin ol their
learn oulbicaks l violence ncails
mailed the escnl
Was ne McAlee south mimslei at
Oakchll Haplisi Cluiich and a P74
giadualcol I low aid Pasnc was lealuicd
along with his south group on the
Channel X News as thes discussed the
nots and attitudes ol ihe south in the
Dallas aiea In an inleis lew with I'hc
Yrllow linkel McAlee discussed some
ol the issues brought up in this
session.
"One thin: the kids bioughl up was
that all teenagers get blamed when
things like this happen." he said. "It's
unlan lo think lhal all lecnagcis aie
looking lor someone to beat up. 'I'hc
kids who are Using lo live honest Iccl
1 1 usl rated "
McAlee also conlronlcd the issue ol
lacism. He has seen the el I eels ol
lacism csen within the chinch. "Thcic
is such an intimidation pnnciplc
between blacks and whites. The black
lecnagcis intimidate the white kids" he
said. "Wc hase to gel past this altitude
that ansone owes ansonc else
ans thing icgaidless ol w hat their gical-
graiulparcnls 01 even paicnts. did."
Esen when McAlee is ministering
in this area some ol the black kids
will lis to pick lights with him. "I
i calls lis to see past coloi and stiess
the importance ol the soul and not the
pigments in their skin." said McAlee.
Looking to the near future McAlee
does not see much hope. "I think it
will gel worse bclore it gets belter" he
said. "Theie aie loo mans people who
like lo sin up pioblenis Paicnls hase
lo gel msolscd with ihcir children.
School aiiihonlics can't draw lines
without the paicnls counici acting them
Ihcscdass."
The cits has appointed a special
task force but McAfee has seen lhal
tncd beloic. "Thes sit around
discussing the pioblem more ihan
going out and working with the people
msolscd" he said
"Wc aie in a lough csclc" he added.
"Wc aie going to hase lo do out best as
Chiistians to bieak ihe csclc. Wc hase
lo take Chiistianils as a lilesislc not
jusl it title "
HPU Student Teachers
Ready for Classrooms
U Christine Diadinan
Oik ol iIk laigesl gioups ol
student tcacheis in iceent seals
lUiiculls is picpaiiuu to begin
siudcnl leaching in ana schools this
spnng. announce d l)i linloii
.Mew ail. dean ol the School ol
Mutation
IVpaiation loi student teaching
involves education block onuses
lilt block ionises an- designed to
last use weeks allci whuh llu
studinis tcacheis aie placed at then
assiuned school The block couiscs
meet loi two houis a das lie class. i
week Sonu student U'.k Ik-is uitis
take isso o llic-sc- couiscs which
keeps them in the- classioom limn S
a m to noon. Mondas ihiough
I i idas
Hciwecn SSoti students will be
woiking in the aiea classioonis lo
git aeitiainled with llu .ulual
tc.u lung pioli ssion I niv e isils
supcis isms lioni (loss aul Pas ik .ind
eoopcialing tcacheis hom the public
schools and the school adniimsiiaim
woik to pioside a itwaiding and
sound epenence 'Ihe situation is
actual "on-lhc-"b" naming
"I leach onls one ol the block
couiscs. but I belies c th.it I have
some ol ihe best students this
scmcstei that I hast esei had at
How aid Pasnc." staled Di Jean Law.
dnectoi ol Institutional Research and
Continuing Lducalion.
Student tcacheis almost alwass
sul lei a ceilain amount ol anviets
when thes lace the classioom ol
students. The student tcacheis lind
lots ol help wilh huge quantities ol
support and ads ice The public
school leathers icmcmbci then
experiences and us lo make the
"new" tcacheis led al home and
wauled.
"I am going locxvt a lot out ol
these students With this kind
ol enthusiasm we aie going to linn
loose a gical gimip ol tcacheis." said
I .aw
Stinger Daze Help Sought
Stinger Daf.e js scheduled tor March 5-" llus spring. Thjs lias; been-.a .
successful meiias'iJf uuiodiit-mg prospective students to I OH" tin many curs due
to the purfccipatioiiol the student bodi
Lastspijng. appi'ovinuitels 275pt:speetfe students visited our campus
and the recruilhig department is anticipating alaieciowd jgaiiHlits spring.
Sitidcny svholisc-oti campus oft ill campus aie-cjitodragcc ti keep Sungr
Dac guest in their ioot or jiaimonl. If interested please cuilf est. 7MCf)oi 730-
The 1113! AJituiu'sifdiKm. Ficnlt and StalJ ate sctyappi totalise of the
willingness of current .students to hon.se prospective students loi llns spccral
weekend
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The Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 14, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 18, 1993, newspaper, February 18, 1993; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth103284/m1/4/: accessed July 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Howard Payne University Library.