May 6th,1946
"READ, THINK, AND ACT!"
TO YOU:
THIS IS A PERSONAL LETTER TO EVERY WOMAN"S COLLEGE STUDENT. THE
IN-FORMER HAS TALKED TO YOU BEFORE ABOUT ACTION: IT ISN"T ENOUGH TO
READ AND THINK. WE MUST ACT. YOU HAVE WRITTEN YOUR CONGRESSMEN. YOU
HAVE -SPOKEN AS A CITIZEN. HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO GET OTHER CITIZENS
TO ACT WITH YOU.
WE'VE TOLD YOU THAT EVERYONE IN THE SOUTH IS NOT VOTING. IN NORTH
CAROLINA 21$ OF THE PEOPLE CAN ELECT A REPRESENTATIVE. WE INDIVIDUALLY
CAN RAISE THAT PERCENTAGE TO LOO$,..THAT IS, IF EVERYONE ACTS. THIS
IS NOT JUST FOR HISTORY OR SOCIOLOGY MAJORS-—THIS IS FOR ALL OF US.
YOU CA N HELP OTHER CITIZENS VOTE, BY IMPRESSING THEM WITH THE IMPORTANCE OF REGISTERING FIRST.THIS SATURDAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER.
WE WANT DOZENS OF GIRLS TO CONTACT EVERY ELEGIBIE VOTER IN GREENSBORO
WITH PAMPHLETS ON VOTING PROCEDURE. THESE PAMPHLETS HAVE BEEN PUT OUT
BY THE COMMITTEE FOR NORTH CAROLINA (BNC). WHEN THEY WERE DISTRIBUTED
IN BHRLINGTON, THE REGISTRATION WAS BOOSTED HIGHER THAN EVER BEFORE.
YOU KNOW WHAT A FOOTBALL RALLY IS. WE WANT THE. SAME SPIRIT. WE WANT
GROUPS OF ENTHUSIASTIC PEOPLE TO COVER THE DISTRICTS OF BREENSBORO
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS.
SOON YOU YOURSELF WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE. AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
INFLUENCE YOUR FAMILY TO VOTE, TO EXERCISE THEIR DUTY AS CITIZENS IN
A DEMOCRACY. DO YOU KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT EXERCISING THAT PRIVILEGE?
BY DISTRIBUTING THIS INFORMATION YOU WILL ACOUAINT YOURSELF AS WELL
AS OTHERS WITH THE, PROCEDURE OF VOTING. IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT THE
YOUTH OF TODAY IS THE LAST HOPE FOR A PEACEFUL WORLD TODAY AND TOMORROW. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING TOO MUCH AND SITTING IN OUR IVORY TOWER
TOO LONG. HERE IS SOMETHING CONCRETE AND IMMEDIATE THAT ALL OF US CAN
TACKLE.
SINCERELY,
THE W.C. INFORMER
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING THE SQUADS ASSIGNED TO COVER THE DISTRICTS OF GREENSBORO YOU CAN SIGN UP WITH DEVORAH POLIAKOFF. PRESIDENT
OF THE CNC CHAPTER ON THIS CAMPUS. GET IN TOUCH WITH DEVORAH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AT 104 COIT...FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE CNC,EME CON7
TACT SECRETARY--TREASURER LUCY RODGERS AT 308 WEIL.
V FOR VOTE...
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