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“Bobbi Humphrey”
Beauty and Black Artistry

By: Michael Sanguinetti

To begin, | must say that when talking to
people in the Performing Arts, you come
across some very common problems. Problems
like conceit, egotism, and people who just
don’t have the time

Bobby Humphrey is the exception. Bobbi
is a firey 4’Il’ with enough spirit to be frank,
and enough warmth to be a pleasure to talk
to.

The following conversation took place at
United Artists Studios in Manhatten.

MS: Where are you from Bobbi?
BH: Dallas, Texas.

MS: Who do you feel are your major influen-
ces.

BH: As far as flute playing?
MS: Yes

BH: Well, in high school | think my major in-
fluence was first of all, my band director, who
encouraged me to keep studying the flute, and
the professional flute player which | admire —
Hubert Laws.

MS: What type of education did you have
technically as far as school is concerned?

BH: | majored in music: | went to Texas
Southern University in Houston, also Southern
Methodist in Dallas.

MS: What did you think of their Jazz program?
Do you think you learned a lot from them?

BH: Well, when | was t Texas Southern, they
had a Jazz Band (as was written in the Bulle-
tin) but it really wasn’t “together” during the
time | was there. The year | left was when

they got it together and they started winning

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CUNY Budget Crisis
Teddy C. DuBose

The editors and staff of SPIRIT Magazine seriously
oppose to any budget cuts in the City University System.
We feel that any budget cuts will stifle the growth of
the University and lead to a deterioration in the quality
of education. We feel that students faculty and admin-
istrators should oppose and protest any budget cuts,

We must also realize that while York College might not
be hurt too severely now, we must all realize that if the
City and State are allowed to get away with the present
cuts, they will be encouraged to take more and more
money. York College is going to be cut year after year,
just like any other College in the University. The day
will come when York College won’t be able to rely on
the fact that York College is a new or small school.
And just because teachers are teaching at the maximum |
load at York doesn’t mean that they are safe. We must
also realize that upstate politicians are wondering why
the City University is crying about budget cuts while
upstate Colleges are charging tuition and being cut at
the same time. The idea of charging tuition in the City
University is not just an idea. It is a reality that many
people, including teachers and administrators who got
their degrees from the University, are in favor of. And
all the “‘lip service” in the world won’t suggest that this

isa fallacy. Lets reflect on this tuition thing for a mo-
ment. Nobody has to really worry about paying tuition

for the next two or three years. In the meantime more
and more adjuncts and other teachers will be fired, be-
cause there will be more and more cuts. There will be
larger and larger classes and fewer and fewer courses.
Evening students will find themselves either going to
school in the daytime or not at all. Then you will
notice a more deliberate effort to institute a signigicant-
ly low tuition for the City University, which of course
will be followed by an increase in tuition. Free tuition
has meant a lot to many people. If it were not for
free tuition many of us would not be enrolled in the
City University System. But what about your baby
brother, or your next door neighbor’s son? How will
they get into City University?

SUPPORT FREE TUITION.
OPPOSE THE BUDGET CUTS.

JOIN FORCES.