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Show Letters To The Editor Not 'NAACP' But 'SHAAM' Dear Editor: The Salt Lake chapter of the NAACP should change its name to "SHAAM" (Steve Hol-brook Hol-brook Association for Attacking Attack-ing Mormonism). IT SEEMS sad that an organization or-ganization with the purpose of improving the Negro situation should let itself be exploited by the bitter objectives of one of its members, under the guise of advancing civil rights. Perhaps I am wrong, but it seems to me that the conflict between the LDS Church, or at least the apparent conflict, and the NAACP all began about the same time that Mr. Hol-brook Hol-brook joined the ranks of the NAACP and began working for the rights of the "long suffering suffer-ing Negro." DON'T GET me wrong, I firmly believe the Negro people peo-ple have been discriminated against and held back in Utah, but I also believe that Mr. Hol-brook, Hol-brook, if not a wolf in sheep's clothing, is at least a mere self-interest seeker, who joined the NAACP in order to use it as a sounding board to vent his own bitter feelings against the LDS Church. The NAACP in Utah could be an effective instrument for the betterment of Utah Negroes, but its present policies do the Negro more harm than good. IF THE NAACP doesn't, Steve Holbrook should know that the LDS Church does not teach any doctrine of spiritual inferiority of non-white people. It is probably prob-ably true that some members of the LDS faith do discriminate discrimi-nate against Negroes and that some LDS members may feel Negroes are inferior. While this is admittedly a sad situation it is only the feeling of indi viduals and not the position of the Church. This writer hopes the national na-tional organization of the NAACP will not become a tool of "SHAAM," but that it will reject the resolution of the Salt Lake Chapter and formulate worthwhile policies that will help the Negro attain the status he deserves in our society. In suggesting that the NAACP rename itself "SHAAM." I had no intention of making a pun, but rather, that is just the way the letters fell together. But on second thought I think the name seems quite appropriate considering consid-ering the way the local NAACP is seemingly being used by Mr. Holbrook. 'Louis G. Tervort College of Law Coverage? Dear Editor: On May 6 the "Chronicle" printed an article about the recent resolutions proposed by the local chapter of the NAACP. One of the resolutions called for countries with predominantly predomi-nantly non-white populations not to grant entry to missionaries mission-aries of the Mormon Church, because of the "doctrine of spiritual inferiority of non-white non-white people" which that church teaches. The second resolution res-olution called for a statement by the LDS Church which would make their stand on civil rights clear. TO MY knowledge this news item did not appear in either of the local newspapers. Nor was it broadcast over local television and radio. Why? Judy Jackson Editor's note: We don't know either, but we can guess. Don't Needle Dear Editor: Why do your columnists needle me all the time? The vice squad is going to pick me up for curious marks on the extremities if your people don't knock it off. It is becoming an increasing source of irritation to me that nearly every week I'm scathed for being "apathetic" "apathet-ic" toward student government election which is recognized universally as being unequivocally unequivo-cally indispensable, "disinterested", "disinter-ested", in the glorious camaraderie cama-raderie of Affiliation, a transient tran-sient unmentionable of the (ugh!) "street-car" mob (gaahck!), and this time a lousy ratee phinque because I don't collect "Utonians" in boxes and trunks like I do pancakes (did you ever hear the one about the little old lady who went to her psychiatrist and . . . ) I FULLY intend to depart from the institution in possession posses-sion of that year's "Utonian." I shall do it with sob in throat and tear in eye and shall often gaze fondly back through the memories of these irretrievable days of clashes with professors, two a.m. cramming sessions, scores of 79-1 when "B" cutoff is 79-9 and those incalculable Physics problems yes, fondly. x May the rest of our graduating grad-uating class also cherish theirs, for we may make up the bulk of lamentable 20 per cent of the students who sentimentally purchase them. Until .then, here's cheers now please remove re-move the sharply pointed in struments from my ulcers. Derrel Wright Hurray For Ballet Dear Editor: Last week I went to Salt Lake City for the sole purpose of seeing the Utah Civic Ballet, Bal-let, and I attended on the nights of 'April 30 and May 1. The soloists, the corps de ballet, the choreography, the costumes, scenery, staging, the orchestra', in fact, every detail was perfect per-fect the impact of the entire performance was beautiful beyond be-yond description and beyond my expectations. YOU HAVE a ballet company com-pany in Salt Lake City that ' could perform anywhere in the world. How fortunate to have in your city a man like Mr. Willam Christensen whose love of beauty, whose vision, and whose integrity have made all this possible! I've seen every major company com-pany in the United States, and also the Bolsoi, the Kirar, the Royal, and the Ballet de Paris, the Royal Danish. The Leningrad Lenin-grad Kirar is incomparable and the greatest, but no company is better than yours in consideration con-sideration of youthful vitality, the brilliance of technique and lyrical precision. It was really great! How proud you must be. I DO wish that you could bring your company to Portland. Port-land. We have no civic ballet, and it would be wonderful if you could. I intend to write to Mr. Christensen about this at my first opportunity. Edna M. Howell Normadean Dance Studio Klamath Falls, Oregon |
