1970_05 The Daily Collegian May 1970

              Tax Structure
Injustice to Campesinos
As we celebrate Mejlco's *In-     Insurance.  Let's,  for example,
dependence*   from   European     take a campeslno, earnlng$4,000
domination,   Chicanos  acknowl-     per year.  According to federal
r people.—--statute again, he must pay $496
.„ v... never be      federal income
expressed unUl the chains of
oppression, the acts of genocide,
"" 1c destrucUon ofour
culture, are broken. The struggle
for  .freedom   continues   ln   the
stations, butchering
pltals, public
agricultural   fields of Aztlan. If
we   should  honor   anything   this
week It should be the campesinos
ln Delano.  We
m does the campeslno
?  The  absence of Jus
campesinos ls e
s  the denial of collective
bargaining, better wages, proper
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ie Mexican -
which held it
first    preprlmary   endorsement
nlan on April 17. 18 and 19, ls
through giving Its blessings to
candidates and getting nothing ln
For too long. Callfornlans of
Mexican descent have endorsed
traditional liberal candidates
from the Democratic party merely because they are friends.
These FRIENDS have been asking
for years for support from the
RAZA. but ln return have not
endorsed LA RAZA.
Delegates   to   the   Mexican-
Speaker after speaker called
on delegates to discard the Democratic and Republican parties
and concentrate on electing
Americans of Mexican descent,
regardless of party.
Dr. Julian Nava, running for
state superintendent of public
Instruction, said. 'One party ls
hardly better than the other.*
greeted by cheers and
described   i
•Viva LA RAZ.
liberals
•a-attai
i voting maching Instruction, candidate designations
and ballot arguments are printed
In Spanish.
A speech by Jose Angel Gul-
terrez of La Raza Unlda Party ln
Crystal City, Texas, brought a
standing ovation and cries of
•Power to the people!* as he
called for formation of a third
party.
Rlcardo Romo, a candidate for
governor under the Peace and
Freedom Party, evoked loud
clapping when he lashed out at
the Republican and Democratic
parties. 'We can no longer work
ln the belly of the whale,' he
said, alluding to the parties. *Get
'      "      i (that) it Is the mon-
■  that   s
allowE
LOU'S BARBERS
UK.VS HAIItSTYLIM;
Shaw-Viest Shopping Center
Ph. 222-J945     2087' wl Stiav
Edmund G. Brow
didate for the Detr
lnatlon for secretary of state,
charged 200,000 Spanish-speaking Callfornlans are being disenfranchised because of Inaction
at the state level.
preme court decision giving
Spanish-speaking persons the
right to vote "ls almost i
time ago.'
Romo's endorsement by MA PA
could be the first step toward
formation of a La Raza Unlda,
Party for Spanish-speaking candidates only.
calling for the Impeachment of San Jose Judge
Gernold S. Chargin fc
Mexican descent, opposing ti
the state colleges and university,
and advising PhllSanchezthatthe
Chicano Communities ai
• P.H.S. Victory.
..gym.
A chicano student .from Par-
Uer High School was suspended
from school for being'defiant*,
On March 4,' Roland De La
Cerda was suspended from school
for "enjoying the sunshine* during his woodshop class. This is
supposedly considered a cut. The
reason ls that this guy didn't
have anything to do ln there.
He would not be admitted to school
until his parents came to school
and had a conference with the
vice principal.
Mr. New, a first year wood-
shop teacher, was a character
witness at the hearing. He said
Roland was being 'disruptive and
was doing was helping other students with their projects. He
had decided to do one himself,
but the teacher didn't let him,
"It was too late ln the year to
finish It,* he said. Above all
the noise that the machines ln
there make, along with the other
guys talking, Roland was the only
one that was heard. What a
colncldencel Mr. New later
stated that Roland wasn't too
much trouble.
This  Mr. New  ls  said to be
Who doesn't?   This hap-
Frtday morning or
raid-day.
On Monday, Roland was called
into the office. He asked why.
They gave him no reason. Then
it was decided that he would be
suspended for the remainder of
the year. Why? Because of the
Incident that happened three days
ago, a minor incident, lhat wasn't
important enough to report the
same day It happened? Or was It
something else? Maybe, they
Just don't want him around school.
Anyway, he was suspended.
Mr. Struhl was asked If he
thought Roland was a good athlete. His reply was, 'average.*
He's only received 20 letters ln
basketball ln three years and was
awarded Most Valuable Player
one of those years, but he was
Just-average.   Only about 10 per
Just no preparation for coUege,
h that's all there is to It. Roland
says the teachers have Just run
oft of things to do. The students
have resorted to throwing papers,
around ln class and
to the teacher, and th
a lot.
Then there was a recess. One
ot the Board Members had to go
to his place of employment and
check up on the workers and
things Uke that. Should a man
Uke this be a Board Member?
He should be able to dedicate
some time to a student ln need.
After everyone has testified
against Roland, his mother went
on the stand. She asked for an
interpreter   so   that  the Board
), theroTninunltypeople
it she had to say.
rr get ^
rather strict with the students.
The truth of the matter ls, "es
blen chlngon." He says he'rides*
the guys until they straighten up.
Then he keeps on "riding* them
until he gets better results. By
•riding* he means he gets on
their backs. '.If I can't handle
them, who can?* he stated.
Must be a pretty bad dude. He .
uses direct threats towards the
students. He admits Roland has
a tremendous ablUty. and so
do the other teachers, but he's
Just not given the chance. The
teacher claims that while Roland waa out of school, the class
was 100 per cent better.
When admitted back to school,
Roland was really making an
effort to do his work and not
cause any trouble to anyone. It
turns out that his History class,
taught by Mrs. Caldera, (an an-
glo), also a new teacher, was
noisy. I mean all the kids were
making noise. Who gets blamed
for It? Roland, of course. Evidently, he's supposed to be at the
head of all the disruptions.
He brushed his hair in class.
This also bothered the teacher.
She claims he does this consistently,  but Roland says he only
for sports
when they  do It's consiaerea a
minor thing.
Mr. Struhl claims Roland challenged him and he doesn't Uke
this sort of thing. A teacher
ls supposed to be ready to accept
challenges when he decides to
become a teacher, otherwise he
will never make a good one, for
that matter he will never make a
The Set
consists of four anglos
Japanese. She said something
like this: "In this particular
case, It's my sone that ls being
affected 'by the expulsion.
She
did   1
o told
him to put the brush away, he
did. The other guys brush their
hair also, but it's evident that
she Ukes to pick on him, for
some reason. She took no disciplinary action, whatsoever. It
didn't bother her enough to contact his parents, "It's not a poUcy of the school* to do so.
I mean, why bother, Just send
him to the office and get It over
with. If she were any kind of
a humanitarian, she would've
looked Into It herself.
Mr. Struhl, a first year Physical Education teacher, fresh
out of coUege was also acharac-
ter witness at the hearing. He
was about to give a wrestUng
course ln P.E. when Roland told
him that he couldn't wrestle
cause he had a weak nose
It bled easily. The coach's response was, "Do you really care?"
- and he took off. The other guys
were rolling the mats out and
Roland was sitting down watching
them, aU alone. Mr. Struhl r —'
up to him and told him he -~
going to wrestle and Roland said
he wasn't.   Then the coach told
stand   and   quesUoned.
statements agreed.
Mr. Brletlc, the vice-pi
pal of P.H.S. took matteri
his own hands. He does tl
of the principal and also his,
which ls part-Ume teacher and
vice principal. Therefore, the
principal has almost no say lnthe
way things are run ln his own
school offlce. As a matter of
fact, he's hardly ever around to
see what actually goes on. He
has to take everybody's word
for It, no quesUons asked. It
seems to me he's being paid for
running the whole show.
Anyway, he claims that Roland
has been ln and out of the office
ten Umes this year (he keeps
score) and has been 'nothing
but trouble.*
held with Roland's parents. The
administration had made arrangements for Roland to attend
conUnuatlon school ln Selma for
the remainder of the year. The
transportation problem was left
up   to   the parents,
It's a fact that a majority of
the guys that attend contlnuaUon
school don't ever go to college,
e a pretty lousy system.
But, this ls the only way to get
rid of Roland and not have to
bother with him anymore. I
wonder   If  that system ls any
better	
thing that has to be considered.
Roland says high school Isn't a
challenge to him. 'What's the
use of going to school, we keep
learning the same things as shen
pracUcaUy begged the Board to
let her son back ln school. Roland refused to go to contlnuaUon
--school and his parents refused to
let him go. That's aU there was
to It.
A lawyer was appointed to defend Roland, Mr. Hendricks. As
a closing speech to the school
board, he rlmlnded them that
everyone, sometime ln their
school Ufe had caused a Uttle
trouble and talked ln class. AU
the boys are Uke that. The never
lelr got suspended. Was this being
fair to Roland. Put yourself
icl- ln the shoes of this boy, he said,
Into Wouldn't you Uke a fair chance
Job* to get an educaUon. They were
his, depriving Roland of an educaUon
and for a month now. What were
they going to do about this?
He's a good student, gets B's
1
£&>
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s
uu
ooo
que me pario, cargandome
ocho meses en el Jale
is la Madre
que se mata y sacriflca
tanto para que me
vista como tecato.
M la Madre
que llegadel trabajo
retecansada haclendo
"que hacer* y ademas la
No se cansara mi Madre?
God made them for it.
Oh how nice they are.
they never complain
ther es una Santa,
no es la culpa de el la
that she has to work
herself a la muerte.
is una Madre Mexicana
quien es el dios
que la esta matando
c devil take
los que deveras tienen
con todo el respeto
de un chicano.
would like to go on to coUege,
Just Uke they did. This ls very
important to him and he knows he
is capable of it.
There was a short recess while
the Board members went ln conference. When they finally came
back, It was decided that he
would be readmitted but with
condlUons. He would have to
write a 1500 word research paper
on the • History of EducaUon*
and another one on the Judicial
System of CaUfornla, also 1500
words. He must also submit
to the rules of the school. If
anything goes wrong, he wiU
automaUcaUy be suspended.
These papers must be ln by
May8.
It seems to me that the teachers that testified were being Just
and don't care
to be bothered by  anyone  thai
might inconvenience them ln any
way.   It was said that the teachers are so boring that i
wants to Usten, they fall
r resort to making noise.
This type of teaching wiU re-
alt to problems to the students
coUege.
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Teachers - Students
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he   didn't
;   have   to because he
    _   o anyone.   "Just
go and teach your class and leave
me alone,* he said. *I don't
want any trouble.*
When the coach testified, he
said something completely different, maklng.lt sound like Roland was giving him a reaUy bad
time, when all he wanted was to
stay out of trouble. He also
said Roland talks a lot ln the