Page Ten SCARLET AND BLACK FARBES: "I AM STILL REBUKED" ‘CHURCHES REFUSE FUNDS APPEAL OE” RALLY (Continued from Page 2) speech here. I told them (the rally planners) that i didn’t want to speak,”, Walker began, “because my words are words of bitterness and words oi lrus- lratll‘tn. And this is neither lhl time for words or bitterness nor ior words of irostretions.” “i don’t expect to live through the summer," he [old 300 people sittlng on the grass in irnnt of him, “mainly because I'm black." “Violent or non-violent,” Wal- ker continued, “I‘m going to be our there—1 have to be out there—because I’m black." The iormcr Smith hall pres- ident told the group that it was unfortunate that days or mourn- ing placed an emphasis on the ' color black “when we are mourning the death oi a noble black man." "We’ve got black suits on ano‘it‘s a black day and every- thing is black,’ Walker said, ”But Dr. King himself a few months ago mid America it ought not to emphasize that Wlor.’ “I didn’t have to come here In a black suit, bll dressed in black," he added. “It’s not going to do any good to glorlry Dr. king. That will be done enough, has been done enough, all across the country,” Walker slld. ”it's not going to do any good to just talk about awaken- ing White America,” he ex- plained. “That's been done gnough! “Enough of talk," he conclud- ed in a whisper. “I want to see it there‘s my ml concern here . . ,at Grime". . .1 want you lo do more than talk." 5260 AT RALLY ALONE SDS members and Thomas then circulated through the crowd taking contributions to pay for the telegrams and in send to the Memphis garbage workers. By the time they had {in- ished, they had collected over $264) irom those present at the rally alone. An admtionul 370 had been turned over to the rally plan- ners Sunday mornlng by Col- loge Chaplain Dennis Hous— the collection from the weekly service in Herrick Chapel. “I hate being ill Grinnell to- day," the Rev. Ed Wright, a former ministerial intern at Grinneil during the 1964-65 school year and now Baptist Chaplain at Harvard, had told the Sunday worshipers in Her- rick. Wright denounced the Church In general and Grinnell churches in particular at the Sunday momlng service before the rally. He had come to Grin- hell on President Leggett’s in- vitation, he said, and was cheerless at Grinnell on the national day oi mourning for Dr. King. EIGHT CHURCHES SAY “NO” Only 550 was brought in irnm Sunday morning collections at churches in the town of Grlnr nell. According to Joe Berry, twelve oi Grinnell's sixteen churches had been called and asked il a team or one black girl and one white girl from the College could attend the Sunday services at each one and collect money for the con- tribution in memorial to Dr. King. Eight oi the twelve churches contacted in town, Berry said, “. . . gave us a flat ‘NO’ and hung up the phone.’ As Hubert Forbes told the 300 persons at the rally:“0n a day or national mourning I collected more donations at Sunday dinner, and a few more donations trickled In Monday and during the remainder oi the week. By Tuesday morning the col- lections totalled almost $450 in paper currency, checks, and small change. Some of the checks were made out to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (sow), which Dr. King founded and termerly headed; some were made out to “Memphis Garbage Work- Photo by Alan lasinhardl "l DON‘T EXPECT to live through the summer, mainly ba- couso l’rn black.” Roy Walker told 300 peoplo It Blrber Pin- u. “Violent or non-violent, i’m going lo I» out then — I have to be out there—because I‘m black." “My words no words of bitterness and words oi frus- tration. And this is neither tho limb to: words of bitterness nor lor words of frustration." am rebuked at halt a down supposed ‘contorl of coir lclenoe.’ " “This is a say day," the CBS president told them “not only because a noble black man was shot down in Memphis. . t It is a sad day because on this national day at mourning i am still rebuked. p .lt is a sad day because it took this day to make our President (John- son) give oiiicial concem.’ The $50 from local churches came mainly from three—the local Methodist church, Filth Ave. at Park St; the First United Presbyterian Church, 1015 Fifth Ave: and Father John Hedger’s St. Paul’s Epl5< copal Church and Student Cert. ter, Sixth Ave. at State St. Hedger and Rev. Newell Da- vis, oi the United Church of c h r i at (Congregationalist), Fourth Ave. at Broad St, had been involved in the February Town vs, Negro Student con- troversy on campus. DONATIONS TOTAL 3450 An additional contribution of around 35 was collected Surl- day night by Gtinneli students lrom the North Side Friends congregation, lull West St. Around $40 was sent to SDS by a congregation in Gilmen. In, Jen. miles northwest of Grinnell. ' Tables outside the dining'halllz ers;” And some to “Herrick Chapel." Some contributions came from town citizens like Bill Weeks, principal of the local high school. And some came from College personnel like Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Aldrich, resident advisers in Cleveland hall, who gave $50 to the cause. SMALL CHANGE AND REAL CONCERN But most came lrom students or the rally itself. One white girl put twelve pennies, three trickles, fivo dimes, and a quarter into an envelope and scrawled on the back “If I can no instead or give, show me." She wrote her name and er tension number on the envelope. The telegrams to Memphis were Sent Sunday night. Andy Loewi sent the check [or $443.78 to the SCLC headquarters in Atlanta, Ga.. Monday morning. specilylng it be used to help the sanitation workers' strug- glo in Memphis. “Pm somewhat surprised that there's that much support, that much concern on this campus," Farbes told the 58:3 alter the contributions were counted and locked in the Forum basement Sunday ottemoon." “1 hope," ha added, response won’t be limited to “the ' money payments which will re- lieve guilt feelings." "(is an unprecendented a- mount oi contributions for any- thing ever all Grinnell. it's amazing," added an snS mem- ber. PETITIONS AND APPEALS Concern over Martin Luther King, Jr‘s death, however, was not limited to colliribu~ tions at the Sunday rally. Friday - less than twelve hours alter King‘s assassina- tron—Gates freshman Ted Glick posted a petition in Cnmegie basement calling ror “prompt, swift action on the lair housing bill now under consideration in Congress.” "We, the undersigned stua dents and faculty of Grinnell College.” Gilck’s petition lead, “in despair and sorrow over the tragic murder or Dr. Mar- lin Luther King, ask, beseech. and demand that ihe goveming' body of this country act im- mediately to end the conditions in this country which breed violence nl this sort.” After asking for immediate aclion on the tan llouslng bill, the petition went- on to . . desire that more measures be enacted to bring equality and freedom [0 all residents of the United States, no matter what their color may be." During the is hours the pe- tirion was up in the post of- nce, no students and faculty members signed it. Copies of Glick's petition were sent Monday to Speaker of the House John W. McCormack and Vice President Hubert Hum- phrey. Gllck enclosed a letter with copies oi the petition. “No at- tempt to recruit the signa- tures was made," he explained. “i am sure that many more signatures could have been ob- tained it more effort had been put into this undertaking. But that fact is inoooscquentia '- Pine Tree sophomore Marci- Still and James sophomore Nasrln Paklzegi began taking contributions Monday for the Poor Pcoples' March on Wash- ingtull when they appealed through the campus mall with hand-outs. Sponsored by Martin Luther King's own SCLC, the Poor People's March is scheduled to begin April 22. Thousands or demonstrators are expected to sit-in in the nation's Capital City until their demands are met. “in order- to go to Wash- lngiou," the Griuneil girls said in their mailbox appeal, “these people will need food. clothing, and transportation. They will be staying there UN- TIL SOME ACTION [5 TAKEN. The length at their stay is there- fore unknown,“ CONTROVERSY OVER CHURCH REBUKE That churches in the town of Grillnell “rebuked” those seeking contributlons for the Memphis garbage workers be. came a raging controversy on campus beginning Monday. “1 was at a meeting last night where i learned about the adverse response oi some local churches (mine included) to a request to seek donations lor the. Memphis garbage col- lectors," Professor James Kls~ sane (English) wrote dos Bér-’ ry Monday. Kiss‘ane‘, who cuclomd‘ a do" Friday, April IZ. lqbl nation to the Memphis strikers, is a member of the local Con- gregationalist c h u r c h A the United Church of Christ, Fourth Ave. and Broad St. “i believe Rev. (Neweli) DavisAand no doubt others as wellafeit he acted in rhe only way he could, given his respon- sibilities and the short notice oi the request,” Klssane added. “I happen to think he (Davis) made a serious mistake in this, but more important," Kis- sane said, “I think is the (act that his concern about civil rights in general and his eilurts on behalf 0! decent treatment of our black students in the town of Gn'nnell have been not only creditable but outstand- ing." “He puts most or us to shame in this respect,” Kissane avowed. Davis has been in< volved personally with many or the Negro students on campus as “friend and mentor.’ ac- cording it) one CBS member. “ii there was going to be a ‘YES' in town—-in addition to (Father) l-lcdger— thought it would have been Davis," added Sl>S member Berry. Davis refused a request to collect contributions at his church when asked Sunday by berry. By Monday, however, the congregation or Davls' Church had sent about $35 in contributions to H835 to be given to Hubert Farbes of the rally group. CHURCHES, CBS TO MEET College Chaplain Dennis l-laar was expected to reprimand the members oi the Grinnell Min- isterlal Association (GMA) at a meeting Tuesday morning at St. Paul's Episcopal Church— Father Hedger's church — at Sixth Ave. and State St, According to Joe Berry. Haas decided Monday nlght to fell the Tuesday assembly or local mln. isters that “as far as i am concerned, you have completely separated yourselves from the College," At the Tuesday meeting, how- ever, Haas didn'o have till chance or the inclination to deliver his reprimand. They began the meeting by inviting representatives of campus Con- cenied Black Students to a special meeting of the assocb otion which will probably bl scheduled for tomorrow morn- ing, April 13. Only about hail of the churcheo in town are actively represented in the GMA, which has no na- tional alllliation; several min- isters who are active were ab- sent from the Tuesday meeu'ng. Monday night about fifteen students—mostly Negroes—met in the SGA Board Room of the Forum basement to draft lll letter condemning the Grlilncll community churches. The meet- ing was planned shortly after the Sunday rally by Farbes, Thomas, and Berry. The letter—finally signed by SDS, Forbes (representing CBS) and Thomas (representing, he said, only himself) said the death “oi Rev. Dr. Martin Lu- ther King was a loss that oh iects every man, woman, and child in this country." "The spirit of that man has been tragically violated by the indifference of the Grlnnell lead- ers or that Christian cause for RALLY~ '- (Continued on Page 11)