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EDUCATIONAL NUMBER V <% % % Z^AF Cctiti'on is 'Dedicated to brother W. Sampson Sirooks, Bishop A. M. E. Church, who has completed Liberia's first modern Trade School and College, as a token of the appreciation and gratitude of A * A for his consecrated and unselfish sercice.

IN LIL' OL' NEW YORK—Seventeenth Annual Convention, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, New York City. December 27-31, 1924.

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GENERAL OFFICERS RAYMOND W. CANNON, President, 3400 Oakland Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn, RAYMOND FACE ALEXANDER, First Vice-President, 427 S. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. JAMES W. McGREGOR, Second Vice-President, 1759 W. 35th St., Los Angeles, Cal. D. LANGSTON BROWN, Third Vice-President, Cor. Third and Rich Sts., Columbus, Ohio.

NORMAN L. McGHEE, Secretary, Howard University, Washington, D. C. HOMER COOPER, Treasurer, 5059 S. State St., Chicago, Illinois.

OSCAR C- BROWN, Editor of THE SPHINX, 37 Irwin St., Atlanta, Georgia.

CHAPTERS ALPHA CHAPTER, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. President, Joseph R. Houchins, 411 East State Street.

Secretary, William McK. Banks, 411 East State Street.

BETA CHAPTER, Howard University, Washington, D. C. President, George L. Johnson, 2447 Georgia Avenue, N. W. Cor. Sec'y, J. Alpheus Butler, 2447 Georgia Avenue, N. W. GAMMA CHAPTER, Virginia Union University, Richmond, Va. President, R. P. Daniels, 734 N. Third Street.

Cor. Sec'y, J. T. Carter, Jr., Virginia Union University.

DELTA CHAPTER, Montreal, Canada (inactive).

EPS1LON CHAPTER, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

President, Chester W. Chinn, 1103 East Huron Street.

Cor. Sec'y, A. B. Conn, 1103 East Huron Street.

ZETA CHAPTER, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.

President, J. F. Williams, 86 Whaley Ave Corresponding Secretary, H. G. Tolliver, 59 Goffe Street ETA CHAPTER, New York City College, Columbia and New York Universities, New York City.

President, P. F. Anderson, 61 W. 130th Street.

Secretary, Herbert I. Boyd, 203 W. 138th Street.

THETA CHAPTER, University of Chicago, University of Illinois and Northwestern University, Chicago, 111.

President, R. A. Harewood, 4104 Vincennes Avenue.

Cor. Sec'y, Vance Mullons, 4104 Vincennes Avenue.

IOTA CHAPTER, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N. Y. President, Andrew Center, 302 Cedar Street.

Secretary, Thomas G. Morris, 302 Cedar Street KAPPA CHAPTER, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

President, Marvin B. Eckford, 202 East Spring Street.

Secretary, George E. DeMar, 202 East Spring Street.

MU CHAPTER, University of Minnesota.

President, C. W. Jones, 718 St. Anthony Street, St. Paul, Minn.

Secretary, Chas. W. Washington, 2312 Fifth Ave., So. Minneapolis, Minn.

NU CHAPTER, Lincoln University, Pa. President, L. Deckle McLean, Lincoln University.

Cor, Sec'y William S. Colden XI CHAPTER, Wilbcrforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio.

President, Frank C. Beane, Wilberforce University.

Cor. Sec'y, Cornelius M. Thompson, Wilberforce University.

OMICRON CHAPTER, Carnegie Institute of Technology and University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. President, Ira W. Cornelius, i l l Dilworth Street.

Sec'y, James H. Cole, 1(53 E 12th Ave. Homestead, Penna.

PI CHAPTER, Case School of Applied Science and Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.

President, Stanley E. Brown, 2216 E. 70th Street.

Cor. Sec'y, Welcome T. Blue, Jr., 2348 E. 89th Street.

RHO CHAPTER, Temple University and Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, Pa. President, W. F. Jerrick, 1543 Christian Street.

Secretary, Theodore R. Penny, 1724 Christian Street.

SIGMA CHAPTER, Boston University and Massachusetts School of Technology, Boston, Mass.

President, Clifton Wharton, 43 Tremont Street.

Secretary, Samuel B. Hutchinson, 273 Northampton Street.

TAU CHAPTER, University of Illinois, Champaign, 111.

President, Eugene Wm. Woods, 602 E. Clark Street.

Secretary, H. Dadford West, 602 E. Clark Street.

UPSILON CHAPTER, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans.

President, Doxie A. Wilkerson, 1101 Mississippi Street.

Cor. Sec'y, Nelson Woodley, 1101 Mississippi Street.

PHI CHAPTER, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.

President, Laurence T. Young, 19 South Lancaster Street.

Secretary, W. Tilford Davis, No. 3, 19 South Lancaster Street.

CHI CHAPTER, Meharry Medical Cottege, Nashville, Tenn.

President, G. A. Moore, Meharry Medical College.

Cor. Sec'y, C. E. Dilliars, Cor. 4th Ave. and Cedar Street, Y. M. C. A. PSI CHAPTER, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. President, W. Reid Wells, 329 N. 40th Street.

Cor. Sec'y, Everett W. Johnson, 2131 Master Strtet.

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THE SPHINX, APRIL 1924 T H E SPHINX

Official Organ of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. Published in February, April, June, October and December, at 37 Irwin Street, Atlanta, Georgia.

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Editor-in-Chief "Who h Who?" "Editorials" "Frat Fun" "History" .

STAFF OF EDITORS OSCAR C. BROWN, 37 Irwin St., Atlanta, Ga. :..

GEORGE B. KELLY, 113th Street, Troy, N. ARNETT G. LINDSAY, Pine Street Y. M. C. A., St. Louis, Mo. ':..

EUIER J. CHEEKS, 10912 Quincy Heights, Cleveland, O. W. L. HANSBERRY, Howard University, Washington, D. C.

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SYDNEY P. BROWN, 140 Butler Street, Atlanta. Ga. APRIL 1024

NUMBER TWO

CONTENTS IN MEMORIAM: f : a. Brother Walker E. Simpson .' b. Brother Theophilus G. Steward-.

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THE "GO-TO-HIGH SCHOOL, GO-TO-COLLEGE" MOVEMENT... .3 The Sanhedrin

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Brother Robert Stewart J a s o n . . . .15... . X i . . . . 1 5 - B r o t h e r Theophilus G. Steward.... 16....Omicron 1(5—Pi — 1 7 Sigma . . 1 7 - B r o t h e r Thomas N. Jackson 18 . . . . . U p s i l o n . . . . ..18 Brother Walker E. S i m p s o n . . . . . .19 Chi 19—Brother Sewell C. Freeman 19 Psi. 20.. .Brother Allan Randall Freelon... .20... .Alpha Delta... .2 Brother Malcom H. Patton,, J r . . . , . .21 Iota

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Brother John Manuel Gandy...27 Eta Lambda

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"In Memoriam" \

56SM SAFE IN T H E ROCK O F A G E S Brother Walker E. Simpson, Active Member of Phi Chapter, and Brother Theophilus G. Steward, Exalted Honorary Member of Xi Chapter have joined the never-ending caravan that unhaltingly winds its way on into the ureat Forever.

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Steward—Venerable!

Simpson—Youthful!

Both in the midst of glorious service-yet at ' * ' command they passed on As we bow our heads in reverent sorrow for these, our Brothers in Alpha Phi Alpha may our grief but quicken our realizatu n th • J *t we too must prepare for ourselves our own MARCH ETERNAL.

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The "Go-to-High-SchooI, Go-to-College" Movement WHAT, T H E N , HAS BEEN THE A N S W E R ? He began patiently to ascend the road of education. Little by little he accumulated property, built schools and churches of his own, and, when permitted, entered the best schools of the whites, where his nobler nature has persistently manifested itself, thereby justifying his claim to the right of intellectual pursuit and proving that he merited his reward. His answer has been the reduction of illiteracy in a large measure and a great number of the Race can think and act intelligently on all political and social problems.

In the field of higher education, he has been no less successful. He has produced numerous scientists of distinction; proficient scholars of law and practitioners of medicine; countless educators and writers of note, and scattered successful men and women in nearly every field of successful human endeavor. Gradually he is assuming the responsibility of his own destiny. Ever mindful of and grateful for the indispensable aid of certain white philanthropists, the Negro must now seek to relieve them of the burden which they have so willingly and cheerfully borne during the stage of transition through which he has passed.

At least the educated Negro realizes that with the modern social complex he must redouble his efforts if he would gain complete recognition as an unqualified citizen of America. And he realizes, in addition, that an education is the single medium through which this is to he attained. -With this fact in view, every effort shall be made to spread among the Negro people of the United States that culture that distinguishes the highly civilized man from the Meanwhile, war, with its uncertain vicissi- barbarian; that culture that enlarges rather tudes, broke in occasionally on his peaceful than narrows the sympathies; that refines the pursuits; but not to his disadvantage, for with sensibilities, broadens the mental horizon and the same spirit of loyalty that had character- reveals beauty in all its forms. ised his long period of servitude, and which The underlying idea of the "Go-to-High had manifested itself during the war between School, Go-to-College" Movement is to urge the states, even while opposing the forces that every colored youth to take advantage of the sought to liberate him, he bore arms with valor fullest educational opportunity that lies within and credit to himself and gave to the world the reach or grasp. The importance of attendpositive proof of his ability as a soldier and ing the high school, the college, the university °f his loyalty as a patriot. The world at once is urged upon the attention during this intenrecognized him qualified to enjoy the rights sive campaign of a week's duration. It is Qf a free citizen. Though he has never been indeed a drive not for the collection of dollars, given a full man's chance, he has had some but for the inculcation of ideals and for the advantages of intellectual development. better making of the man.

For four and one-half centuries the African has been brought into contact with the European in all parts of the globe. This contact has not, however, been of an ennobling character ; but rather of the servile sort in which the Negro was not permitted to develop those higher qualities which the more favored races hold in esteem. During the three centuries that he has been on .American soil, his condition for the most part remained the same. At the beginning of the nineteenth century the new spirit, which was engendered by a wider diffusion of education, firmly established itself ÂŤn the American mind and there began a concerted effort to realize here the doctrines of the rights of man, which had been propounded by leading humanitarians since the time of Montesquieu.

On the American continent, this movement culminated in 1865 in the liberation of mankind from physical slavery and the American Negro suddenly found himself in possession Of a freedom of which he had never dreamed.

Thrown uixm his own responsibility in the midst of a rapidly progressing civilization, he began the difficult task of adjusting himself to the new situation. With no knowledge of industry or business, he resorted to the one remaining courseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the farm. Here we find him throughput the period of reconstruction, taking advantage of what opportunities that came his way to give his children an elementary education, lie realized that ignorance was the one big handicap to his progress; and, with the aid of white philanthropy, he sought to remove this formidable barrier.

THE SPHINX, APRIL, 1924 "The need for effective work to reduce illiteracy among (he colored people is very great and manifestly it can be accomplished chiefly through the equipment of members of the colored race to do educational work among their own people."

WARREN G. HARDING (deceased), 29th President of the United States.

OUR FATHER'S FATHER " N O H A W E H E I G H T S T ° W H I C H WE HAVE GONE; BUT T H E DEPTHS FROM WHICH WE HAVE COME " * ? n C F , $ ? A n n u a l "Go-to-High School Go to-College" Movement.) ' °~ "The permanent progress and development of mankmd is so dependent upon t h o W h mental training that to neglect it " t , forffJ n e E u T t r a P - P ° r tSU n,Si t i eUSr °gf r H£e " Consecrated eat need e or ve r ° ™d wil C me rained H ? ° u N ° b n g e r w i l 1 halframed folk , n any phase of leadership meet the demands of the time. We need a W e r number of purposeful, unselfish'scholars n ofur ur race—men and women whn

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"The idea brought out in the 'Go-to-Hieh School, Go-to-College' Movement is most im portant. It challenges the youth and commands" the sympathetic support of the mature ™ a r s The mind is the measure of the man ' There is no task too great, and no problem too complex to defeat a superior trained mind guided by an unselfish consecrated heart."

JESSE EDWARD MOORLAND

Senior Secretary, International Committee. Y. M. C. A. (Retired).

"The one great handicap in life is ignorance."

CLIFFORD WALKER,

Governor of Georgia.

"I am convinced that at no time in the history of our Race has there been a greater demand for thoroughly trained men and women.

In our case, as in the case of all races, if w e would reach our highest possibilities and attain the heights for which we are ordained by the Father of us all, it is necessary, as one has said, 'to conserve the brain power of the Race"To this end every Negro boy and gir should have at least a high school education and every one who possibly can should go to college. Who can tell the possibilities that are wrapped up in a boy or girl. Who can dare say 'thus far should you go and no further.

Thorough preparation for and consecration to the service of our Race in particular and ot mankmd in general should be the aim of every normal boy and girl. Let us beseech you then, O youth of a growing Race, to heed the inner urge that prompts you to the highest possible development of your powers of body, mind and heart, counting no difficulties too great to be overcome, no hardship too-great to be endured that you may fit yourselves for efficient service to God and Humanity.

"Thus you may all your powers engage to do your Master's will.' " MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE,

President, Daytona Normal & Industrial Inst., Daytona, FloridaA good man with a dull axe is a poor woodsman. A good woman with unfit materials is a poor cook. There must be coordination of proper material and fit individuals l* the result shall be 'workmen that need not to be ashamed.'

"There are multitudes of good men and women who have not had the advantages ot school and college, but those same people would be worth, to themselves and to their generation, infinitely more, could they have been trained to use all their potential powers in the most effective way. It is a pity for any young man or woman to face life without special training for »te. I h e more thorough that training, the more capable will the individual be to mould and master life. The consulting engineer does not use pick and shovel—the untrained do that.

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THE SPHINX, APRIL 1924 "My plea to all young men and women is this,—pay any price in pain, self-denial, and struggle for a college education that you may Rain mastery of your own best powers, becoming strong in yourselves, and inspirations to all those whose lives feel any influence from yours."

J. STANLEY DURKEE,

President, Howard University, Washington, D. C.

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indestructible and unchangeable whole for in the period of development while life is young and plastic one must shape his life in a thoughtful way and seize every opportunity for advancement.

Train the mind and develop a keener sense of intellect. Educate—draw out the latent powers that are within while the power to do so is at hand.

Place your minds in a condition for operation and active response due to a high degree of correlation—and of interpretation.

Use every opportunity, for Opportunity says, "Take me while you are young. I do not like old age."

Go to school. Then you will be making the "Cross" you have lighter. It will not crush you with the ignorance and darkness of "not knowing."

Education is the light for all humanity. Our present world status presents a picture easily visualized by the thinking man and woman.

Virtually, at a period of reconstruction, following the close of one of the mightiest conflicts ever dreamed of by any tyrant ruler, our land of the free is spotted with endeavors reaching into many fields. Thanks to the scientists whose researches bring East to West and make them meet on planes of understanding; thanks to the world-wide forces. of Christianity for their doctrines of right doing and crushing of evil; thanks to the philosophers who brood and uphold our ethical and moral codes, so little thought of by our numbers; thanks to the political forces for their constant hammering at the public will and lastly thanks to the organized schools for their continued uplift, training the minds for the future of our national welfare.

Education is an indispensable factor in our communities. Whether it is in discovering new T H E UNION CAN NOT EXIST H A L F compounds, or offsetting physical laws, or FREE AND H A L F SLAVE." finding remedies for social wrongs or interT o BREAK YOUR SHACKLES O F preting the divine doctrine our universities and SLAVERY AND BONDAGE. THEY other institutions of higher learning are to be GAVE T H E I R ALL AT FORT SUMTER, our future goals. Education is no longer a GETTYSBURG AND A N T I E T A M ; one man's ideal. It is a universal ideal. EduW H A T WILL YOU GIVE TO F U R T H E R cation is the spice of time. Education is the T H E CAUSE BY PROMOTING NEGRO cure of unrests. It should be the cry of every young American man and woman. It should EDUCATION? (The Fifth Annual "Go-to-High School, Go- be the undying ambition of every black American mother and father to foster education. It to-College" Movement.) is our creed. ''If I had dreamed the cross I made was A few flashes upon our picture will show made for me—I would have built a lighter some interesting facts. Our picture goes not cross to take up Calvary."

The burdens one bears throughout his life back to a city of a past day where poorly lighted after all are primarily the products of his factories and dwellings comprised our cities, own making. He selects for himself certain where children labored for long hours for things which go to mould his character. If mere triflings, where misery fraught with ignoone would have his mature years to be years rance stigmatized our Commonwealth, but °f happiness he must choose the material for more modern our picture is today in a city comhis "Cross" carefully. He must weigh and posed of many different races and groups balance each part that will go to make up the about their daily toils for livelihood.

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upon this golden opportunity to give service to mankind. With the slogan burning in our hearts, "Go to High School; Go to College," let us as brothers in immortal Alpha Phi Alpha pledge ourselves to the golden slogan. Spare nothing. Clamoringly, let the call be heralded \l?m, • a m e t 0 Southern California, from Washington to Florida, East and West alike.

God give us strength, endurance, patience, fervor, and spirit to this just cause. Guide our steps to the altar of Right. Let us serve the world, we pray Let every Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha in conducting its educational programs tune in and make the walls of every rural hall, class room, church, chapel, auditorium and even every radio broadcasting station reverberate with the cryptic sounds of immortal "Go to ttigh School, Go to College " God help us.

The Negro himself must perpetuate and carry forward the impulse imparted to him by alien benefactors a generation or so ago. The seed sown by the New England philanthropists nas borne good fruit in the first and second generation. The final test is whether it is selfperpetuating. A ship that cannot navigate under its own steam will hardly make but one t " p . We are sure that the doctrine has taken lodgment when the beneficiary becomes the missionary.'' * * * * * ., " T h e appeal, therefore, which is made by the Alph a Phi Alpha Fraternity should meet with a ready and spontaneous response from every Negro youth who would serve his day and generation o n the high levels of human endeavor." * * * * * "Every Negro household in the land is interested in the appeal."

KELLY MILLER,

ALONG T H E GREAT H I G H W A Y O F EDUCATION, WITH WISDOM BLACK GIRLS AND BOYS SHALT MARCH T R I U M P H A N T L Y I N T O T H E CITY O F G R E A T E R U S E F U L ic NESS AND SUCCESS. "Upon the subject of education, not presuming to dictate any plan or system respecting it 1 can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we, as a people, can be engaged in."—Abraham Lincoln.

(The Fifth Annual "Go-to-High School, Go»o-College Movement.)

Dean of the Junior College, Howard University/T? , (bather of the Negro Sanhedrin, Worlds Foremost Negro Educator.)

B U L L E T I N IV. o : All Chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

Subject: The Go-to-High School, Go-to-College Campaign.

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Let us go into those congested districts of the Fraternity. So, during the Twelfth Convention, Chicago, Illinois, December, 1919, the North, where our people have migrated and Alpha Phi Alpha decided to extend its efforts are want to be in great numbers; and in those and influence for the protection and enlight- rural districts of the Southland, and penetrate nient of our youth, for the assurance of a the homes of Negro mothers and fathers who better future by the dissemination of knowl- because of their unfortunate illiteracy and conedge to our boys and girls, thus raising the sequent inability to foresee are failing to give moral, intellectual and physical standards of their children that which is so vitally necessary; the Race. or provide opportunity for them to obtain such.

To do this work it was necessary to invent Impress them with the fact that their children an instrument or an agency. So Alpha Phi MUST BE SO F I T T E D that they will he able Alpha created within itself an institution which to cope with all situations which will confront we call the GO-TO-HIGH SCHOOL, GO- them. That the future of the Race is DETO-COLLEGE CAMPAIGN. The idea of P E N D E N T U P O N T H E EDUCATION O F t'lis campaign has so permeated and impreg- OUR BOYS AND GIRLS. n a t e d the thinking minds of Negroes that In planning their campaigns, chapters will Alpha Phi Alpha is no longer known by its selectiveness and its exclusiveness of which all bear these ideas in mind and carry them out fraternities savor more or less.

IT IS accordingly.

KNOWN BY ITS DEEDS. RAYMOND W. CANNON, Investigation will show that the Go-to-High General President, School, Go-to-College Campaign is indelibly Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. stamped across the minds of our ambitious boys and girls. Many of our boys and girls have been aroused from lethargic indifference.

They see the opportunity which we point out: Many strive to accomplish.

Ministers prepare sermons from the idea of the Go-to-High School, Go-to-College Campaign. Clubs and societies discuss the proposition. Educators who at first looked askance at the movement with a feeling of mingled curiosity and surprise, and doubting its efficience, now STRONGLY endorse the whole 1'lan and proposition, and each year strive to co-operate with us to develop both to the highest point of efficiency.

The Go-to-High School, Go-to-College Campaign is in its infancy. It MUST be better developed. IT MUST NOT cease with the mass meeting in May. Individuals should continually carry it into practice.

Now the purpose of this letter is to tell all of the Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha that FROM N O W ON we must make the campaign MORE E F F E C T I V E , and carry it out in a differenl manner. We have spent several years i" building up our campaign. NOW W E MUST E X T E N D IT T O T H E GREAT MASSES O F NEGROES FOR W H O M IT WAS ORIGINALLY P L A N N E D AND IN- SUCCESS, NOT DEPENDENT ON TENDED IT IS NOT E N O U G H l O RACE OR COLOR; BUT ON OP"< )LI) LARGE MASS MEETINGS W I T H PORTUNITY. AUDIENCES COMPOSED MAINLY O F P E O P L E ABOVE AVERAGE EDUCAWhether at the head of a great institution T I O N . We must GO T O T H E M A S S E S ; of learning, business, church or other avenues get the ear of our boys and girls; those in school of endeavor, EDUCATION is the vehicle upon as well as those out of school; those contemwhich rides the greatest possibility for success. plating leaving school; and those in the farming and rural communities where education is not (The Fifth Annual "Go-to-High School, Gostressed. to-College" Movement.)

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THE SPHINX, APRIL 1924 ALL CHAPTERS TAKE NOTE.

Where there is only one chapter in a state, that chapter will be responsible for the execution of the Go-to-High School, Go-to-College Campaign in every community, city or town in that state wherein reside one thousand or more Negroes. Where more than one chapter exists in a state, the chapters in that particular state will be jointly and severally responsible.

Specific instructions will be sent to each chapter as to the methods each will use in order to reach those Negroes less than one thousand in number in the small communities, villages and hamlets in their particular state.

This office has statistics covering the distribution of our people and their activities in every state in the union. And no chapter will be allowed to present any kind of an excuse for tailure of duty in this Campaign.

Chapters having exalted honorary members will assign them specific duties in'Ithe major part of the Campaign.

Suggested methods of distributing the campaign literature will be sent to all chapters No chapter is expected to order less than one thousand copies of the campaign literature.

Brothers who have special facilities which are of great value in the campaign will kindly offer use of same where possible to the nearest chapter.

The mass meeting is very important But m preparing for same, chapters will not overlook any of the detail work.

This work is sacred. Every Brother must do his bit. Only ill health or death will excuse non performance of duty. Govern yourselves accordingly.

RAYMOND W. CANNON.

Director, Go-to-High School.

Go-to-CoUcgc Campaign.

T H E SANHEDRIN The Negro Sanhedrin, at the call of Brother Kelly Miller, met in Chicago, Illinois, from February eleventh to eighteenth, with sixtvseven national organizations represented. The meeting, as Brother Miller had hoped it would be, was marked by cool, sane deliberation and consideration of the "state of the race." "Fatuous extremes of idle boasting and cowardly surrender" did not characterize any session of the conference. This great gathering, we hope, marks the beginning of solid and sincere cooperation on the part of all Negro organiza-

tions in mapping out and. prosecuting an aggressive program. Many of the leading men and women of the country were present, and the fact that all manifeste'd a keen desire for unity and harmony signals well for the future success of the movement.

It is with a high degree of pride that we go over the list of Alpha Phi Alpha men who participated in this conference. The official delegates from our fraternity were Brothers Raymond W. Cannon, our General President; Norman P. McGhee, our General Secretary; Homer Cooper, our General Treasurer; Gordon 11. Simpson, Executive Secretary of the St. Louis Urban Peague; Julian Pewis, successful physician and surgeon of Chicago ; Fred D. Jordan, student at Northwestern University; A. P. Jackson, of the Chicago Defender, and W. F. Thornhill, a student at the University of Illinois. Brothers attending as representatives of other interests included Brother Kelly Miller, Father of the Negro Sanhedrin, and Brothers Robert P. Vann, Editor of The Pittsburgh Courrier, who headed the SubCommittee on Permanent Results; T. Arnold Hill, representing the National Urban Peague, who served as Chairman of the Commission on Labor; George E. Haynes, a member of the original Committee of Arrangements and served as a member of the Committee on Permanent Results and the Committee on Constitution; Channing IP Tobias, Secretary of the International Committee, Y. M. C. A., represented that organization and served as a member of the Committee on Permanent Results and the Committee on Constitution; U. G. Mason of Birmingham; N. P. Allen, representing the Columbus, Ohio, Urban Peague; Anthony Overton, President of the Douglass National Bank of Chicago; Jesse S. Jones of the Bankers Fire Insurance Company of Durham, NU ; U. G. Dailey of Chicago, and Clarence Cameron White, who represented the National Association of Negro Musicians.

An entire session of the Conference was given over to the younger men and women for their cooperation in putting over the all-inclusive movement. The Committee on the Part of the Young College-bred Negro m Race Betterment was headed by Brother General President Cannon, as Chairman, with the following persons as members: Mrs. Porraine R. Green, Secretary, Mr. W. Ellis Stewart, Mrs. Osceola M. Adams, Mr. Benjamin WClayton, Miss Murray B. Atkins, Miss Sophia B. Boaz, Mr. Floyd W. Crawford, Miss Bertha M. Pewis, Mr. J. Rrnest Wilkins, Miss MdC ed G D o b s o n ^ . Mr. Carl Washington, Mis s Blanche C. Dix, Miss Bella T. Taylor, Mr. JMadison Nahrit and Brothers Gordon HSimpson, Julian Pewis, F. D. Jordan and Norman P. McGhee. The report of this commit-

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10. General attitude of the institee, which was adopted in its entirety by the tution as a whole toward Negro Conference, follows: students.

"In accepting the invitation to take part in the Negro Sanhedrin, or All-Race Confer11. Existence of any tendency to preence, which we understand to be a movement Negro students from obtaining whose purpose is to arrive at a common basis scholarships which are offered. °f action for all organizations and agencies con(Also loan funds or any other cerned with the problems of our racial group in opportunities.)

American life, we believe that the part which D. Community Programs. the young college-bred Negro should play under 1. Go to school movement. such a program should be the following: 2. Guide right movement.

I. Development of Negro Youth, by 3. Presentation of Negro achieveA. The encouragement of, and guidment in art, literature, and music. ance in, higher education.

4. Directing attention to the collection and study of works by Ne1. In the professions. gro authors.

2. In social service.

IS. In the economic field.

5. Establishment of better under4. In the political sphere. standing, sympathy, and co-operation between the college student B. Financial assistance to students, by and his community.

1. Awarding scholarships.

2. Establishing loan funds.

II. Encouragement of contributions to civilization by Negroes in 3. Financing homes.

C. Collection and dissemination of data A. Scientific Research — encourageregarding student life. ment of scholars whose achieve1. Number of Negro students in the ments shall be distinct contributions • United States. to human knowledge; whose aims shall not be particularly to acquire 2. Relation existing between faculpractical knowledge but to promote l, ty and colored student body. civilization in so far as this de.'S. Relation existing between colpends on man's actual fund of inored and white students. formation. i 4. Opportunities of Negro students for completing courses in mixed B. Research into subjects that have a distinct bearing on the Negro's welschools. fare. £ H. Activities of local organizations \ existing within the knowledge of C. Art, literature, and music, with especial reference to the collection the school authorities which may and dissemination of Negro art, lithave programs which, if carried erature, and music. out, or while being carried out, are inimical to the best interests III. Education in respect to, and use of of Negro students in the particufranchise. lar college.

"Under the above program we believe that C>. Discrimination. the Negro youth will aid the Negro race in taka. In lecture rooms, laboratories, ing its rightful place as an integral part in the lunch or lounging rooms. development and progress of America, our common country, and also serve as an inspirab. System of grading. *.; c. Any deviation from the sys- tion to the darker races throughout the world. tem as affecting Negroes.

"We pledge ourselves to accept with prod. Any rules and regulations as found seriousness our responsibility as future enacted and enforced by re- leaders of our group, to hold to the faith of gents, trustees, or similar our fathers, and to insist vigorously upon a bodies which are intended to high moral, mental, physical, and spiritual life. affect our students only.

"We feel that in any permanent program for 7. Scholastic and athletic achieve- the Negro Sanhedrin provision should be made ments and honors. for adequate representation of the Negro 8. Fraternities and Sororities.

Youth, so that those who are to be the leaders a. Attitude of the white faculty of tomorrow may be trained for the responsitoward such organizations. bility which may be theirs." b. Recognition of race organizaEvery Brother attending the Sanhedrin was tions on various campuses. treated with unusual cordiality by the Brothers 9. Existence of any inter-racial and other friends of Chicago. A breakfast was organizations among the stu- given in honor of Brother Miller by Brother dents.

Dr. Felix Butler on Thursday morning, the

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fifteenth of February, at his beautiful home on Grand Boulevard, with Brothers Clarence Cameron White, Raymond W . Cannon and Norman L. McGhee among the invited "uests Our General President and Secretary were pleasantly entertained at dinner by M r W Ellis Stewart and Mr. J. Ernest Wilkins National President and Secretary, respectively of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. The dinner was served at their beautiful fraternity home on Calumet Avenue.

Alpha Mu Chapter deserves much praise and commendation for the luncheon given in honor of Brothers Cannon and McGhee, at he North Shore Hotel in Evanston, Illinois Other guests at the affair included Dr. Ernest \ r * % P a s t o r o f t h e F i r s t Methodist Episcopal Church, the leading white church of Evanston; Dr. Sopey of the Theological Department of Northwestern University ; the Secretary of the Evanston Y. W C A and Brother Gordon H . Simpson, Executive Secretary of the St. Louis Urban League. During the luncheon Brother Cannon very ably set forth the aims and ideals, of Alpha Phi Alpha, emphasizing the effort to put, forth with merit ' Q ° - t o - ? o l l e g e " MoveBrother Charles M. Thompson gave a sightseeing t n p to Brother Miller and his friends and the other Brothers in and around Chicago did much to .make the,visiting Brothers' stay in Chicago a pleasant one. O u r General President was the house guest of Theta Chapter during the week, while the General Secretary stopped at the " Y " as the guest of Brother George A. Rozier, President of Alpha-Mu Chapter.

Alpha Phi Alpha takes a reverent pride in the work Brother Kelly Miller £ doing for our people and we, join, with the Pittsburgh American in saying, '"Dean Kelly Miller is known throughout the country as an able champion of Negro rights, cautious as well as fearless. When there was no one else able or willing to answer the traducers of the Race the" Dean stood like a stonewall defending the is sues with unanswerable logic.. As a school

man, he has no peer, believing in the very precepts he has expounded for years." T h e Negro Sanhedrin could well serve, as a fitting climax in the life of our Great Shining Star.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT T h e Staff of Editors of T H E S P H I N X acknowledges with grateful appreciation the valuable assistance rendered by Brothers Carter R. Wright, F . Douglas # h i t e and Eugene F. I.ailev, instructors,at Morris Brown University, m making up this issue, especially the section devoted to the "Go-to-High School, Go-to-College Movement.

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7 glad, indeed to know that the Alpha I hi Alpha fraternity is interesting itself in the general program of education throughout the country. I do not know anything more important at the present time than the continuous driving in the direction of urging young people to secure a thorough education. In view of £ - e u e r i n c r e a r t 3 i n S complexity of the world in' which we live; with the changing social re-? lations due to new inventions such as the radio, aerial service, et cetera, the problems of the future must be infinitely more difficult to meet than any we have had to meet in the V p r o , ) , e n i s w,1 otti l ' c h the electorate must settle by ballot from generation to generation Become increasingly vague, because of the fact mat they are so changing and involve such <i wide range of persons and conditions. . tamly o u r only hope consists in wise education wherein the vouth of t h e land mav be trained to exercise judgment rather than passion to the end that they may come to select wise rulers and to assume all'the responsibilities of citizenship.

I shall be interested in knowing the outcome ot your drive. ' ' .,

,

W.

A. J E S S U P ,

President.!the State I University of Iowa.

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Bctnnttes of Chapters ALPHA

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Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. BKOTHKRS, Greetings from Alpha Chapter: Only occasionally does a group such as ours, constituting so small a part of a race, and, as with us, a comparatively new part, have for one of its aims the encouragement ot the attribute wnich from ancient times has been most essential in the cycle of racial development. Alpha Flu Alpha can not better realize her duty, nor better realize that the whole, of which she is a part, needs but the proper incentive and guidance to mount the pinnacle as other races have done. In Alpha Phi Alpha there are men of judgment who know that no one organization shall e ver be able to speed the entire mass to the climax, they know, also,â&#x20AC;&#x201D;that even with the aid of high intellectual accomplishments the goal shall remain far removed, but, certainly they must think that the measure of success will be the approach toward an ideal.

Of course, education is that ideal. Alpha Phi Alpha enjoys being the lirst potential organization to broadcast its importance; enjoys serving constantly and unreluctantly in this scheme which gravitates toward better things. Then any vehicle of education, for the sake of reference the "Go-to-High School Go-toCollege" movement, should receive the care it deserves. That is our taskâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;nor is it entirely abstract tor there is much to be done. If Alpha Chapter fails, in any degree, then we here fill our places poorly or rather, not at all.

What might the organization expect from our president, Brother Joseph Houchins, ? In the College of Law he is regarded as a remarkably brilliant fellow, and the righteous pride that he has in Alpha W 'H fashion his activity in our educational campaign.

Bro. Paul Logan, vice president, member of the School of F o r e s t r y ; Bro. William Banks, Secretary, Department of Arts and Sciences; Bro. F. Leslie Thompson, Senior in the College of Civil Engineering; Bro. Richard Harvey, Senior Medical Student, all manifest the intention of firm cooperation. Then with the energy of such able minds Alpha Phi Alpha may depend upon our support as a whole, and individually. ' Our good wishes to you, Brothers, Fraternally yours, '

CYRIL G.

Editor to the

BETA

BOW,

Sphinx.

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Howard University, Washington, D. C. BROTHERS OF A L P H A P H I A L P H A ,

Greetings:

Beta Chapter wishes to extend most cordial congratulations to our newly elected general officers, and to wish them a most successful regime.

The "Lightning Five" journeyed to "Phillie" on February 4th, at which time they very impressively defeated the star quint representing the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity by a score of 30-26.

During the trip of the team to the Quaker City, our good Brother Edward uayiord Howell, senior medic, was very quietly married to Miss Christine Moore of Princeton. N . J . This was indeed a surprise to the younger social set, as well as to the boys at Beta, but we all extend our hearty congratulations to Mrs. Edward Gaylord Howell and to popular Brother "Gay." Brother "Van" Whitted dropped in for a few days on his journey to the "Tar Heel State," where he was presented in several recitals, it is true that "Van" wanted to pay the boys a visit, but he also has another pleasant "Interest' here. Now who wants to know The "University Five" under the tutelage of Brother John Burr, Jr. has completed a successful season.

They upset the dope ot the critics by Completely dominating the "Lincoln Five" in their victory in Philadelphia, which was by the way the second of the season.

Brothers Morrow, Meroney, Pledges Lorton and Carpenter were instrumental in bringing victory to "Old Howard" after a deviation of two years from the indoor sport. Brother Dixon was manager of the team.

The Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting is still a very popular event at Beta and Brother Maceo Clarke, chairman of the Personal Progress Committee is to be complimented upon his ability to present such eminent speakers as Brother Brooks, pastor of Lincoln Temple; Dean Slowe, Dean of Women; Dean Parks, Dean of M e n ; Brother E. B. Smith, field and alumni secretary; Brother Frof. Leo Hansoerry.

The plans for the annual "Go-to-High School Goto-College" movement, under the direction of Brother "Geo. Dewey" Curtis, chairman, are well under way and we are entertaining paramount hopes of having the greatest year at Beta in the history of the movement.

Brother Tourgee DuBose recently appeared in a recital in the University Chapel, at which time a large and representative audience received him. Brother DuBose, who is very popular here, proved to the gathering lis ability as a pianist.

Brother Frederick Robb was recently elected a member of the Athletic Board of Control, which will have absolute power over all athletic activities. Brother Robb, who is a member of the senior class is one of the busiest students on the hill holding the following offices: Editor-in-Chief of the "Hilltop," which is the student official organ; Business Manager of the "Bison," the official year book; President of Delta Sigma Chi, honorary national debating fraternity; President of Kappa Sigma Debating Society; VicePresident of the Student Council; President of the Students Progressive Club; Member of the Executive Committee of the National Forum.

Brother "Spoof" Green, Psi spent a few days in the "OI' town" and as usual kept very busy. The next time that you come our way "Spoof" let us see more of you.

Brothers D. Webster Davis, Jr., Chi; Maurice Randolph, Omicron; William Gurden, Upsilon. have become full fledged Beta Men, and have jumped immediately into the ring to aid us in strengthening our personnel.

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The annual basketball series with the Qmego Psi Phi Fraternity will, begin on Saturday, March 22 Brothers "Marc"- Wheatland, Dr. "Eddie" Lnwryi ^Cliff" Clarkson., "Shep" Wright, "Ruddie" Morrow!

"Jimmie" Robiri'son, ''Bill" Meroney and numerous dark horses are lastly rounding into old time form Brother "Gay" Howell is still exercising his executive ability as Manager Extraordinary. We extend to our sister chapters a cordial invitation to these social events and will expect a response.

Brother Henry Bridges spent several days in the city on his way to the southland, where he has hopes of regaining his health.

Brothers vv'ayman Coston, George Cannon "Kay" Trigg, '•Bill" Colton, and Frank Pollit paid the chapter a visit when the "Lincoln Five" played here Brother A. Crofton Gilbert represented the university at the recent National Student Council of the American Church Institute held in Raleigh N C Brother Gilbert who is President of the Graduating S. M ' i »° , ? r ^ n t o f t h e "'"versify branch of A »nei f - °- P ' l P r e * , d e n t oi the Carribean Club Society°. rmer P r " 1U ° f K a P P a S ' 8 m a D t j a t l " g Fraternally yours,

W e must pause to announce that Brother. Porter W. Phillips who has been making journeys to the north of Virginia has lost his-heart and pin. T h e possessor of both is Miss Dorothy A. Fletcher of Washington, D. C. j . .

Brother C. S. Elder, w.h<3 has been connected with the Standard Life .Insurance Company at the Richmond office for a long while, has been made superintendent of the Richmond District Office. Brothers W,. K iaylor and CrE.'.Jackson.are associated with.

Brother, Elder and are really putting the work over.

We warn all chapters to look out for we are going to take the Balfour Cup this year.

Yours fraternally,

WILLIAM

•

H . SPURLOCK,

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,.

Editor.

EPSILON CHAPTER Ann Arbor, Mich.

BROTHERS I N A L P H A P H I A L P H A ,

Qrcctings:

Since the last issue of T H E S P H I N X , hpsilon has made a Hying start on what sue hopes to be the GEO. DEWEY CURTIS, most brilliant year in her history. Ail the brothers Chapter Editor. have weathered the final exams, and have come through with colors flying. With such grades as ' were received by, individual brothers, we are certain to be near the top. of the fraternity chart. EveryGAMMA CHAPTER thing is about .back to normalcy, a n d , w e are firmly settled in our new home. Never since the inception Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity of the chapter has the fraternal spirit run so hight h e men are beginning to know each other in such _, Richmond, Virginia a way that was never possible as Jong a s they remained BROTHERS I N A L P H A P H I A L P H A , Greetings ' scattered about the town, A new era of better underGamma ,s p anning to make the "Go-to-High School standing and better cooperation is gradually making ,1- t t g E , 1 m 0 v e r t l e n t eclipse the wonderful one itself telt, and we are prepared to make this year which we had last year. W e plan to reach a larger ,00lS a,Kl8 r a d e d Schools one of exceptional activity and progress.. beX* ^ n ever On March 14th we anticipate initiating three neoIn line with the idea of encouraging oratorical phytes into the bonds of AJpha Phi Alpha. They have J * ^ a n d ™ t h Ae Possibility of causing someone been under our surveillance for several months and, to Go-to-College," Brother J. Raymond Henderson are the cream of the Michigan campus. O n the is fostering an Intercollegiate Oratorical Contest befollowing day, March 15th, we have our annual, tween the accredited High.'[and Normal Schools St initiatory banquet. Aside from the Go-to-High School, Paul, Lawrenceville; Hampton, Hampton; Thvne' (jo-to-College campaign this is, by far, the greatestChase City; Booker T. Washington, Norfolk- Nor- event that Epsilon looks forward to Last year, there com, Portsmouth; Huntington, Newport N e w s ; and were more than sixty brothers present at our banquet, Armstrong Richmond. A cash prize of $50 and the representing every section in Michigan and Northern., awarded Henderson.Trophy for Qratory will be Ohio; this year we expect an even greater turnout as the banquet is to be held in our new home, , As an innovation this year, Gamma had a basketA stupendous campaign is being planned for "Gor ball team managed by Brother W. H . Payne Those to-High School, Go-to-College" week. A special eduplaying were Brothers Joseph H. Brown,' T T cation committee has been working for several weeks Brown, O Haskins, A. C. Fentress, and W! H Harris' in collaboration, with nthe social committee on the S eph r o w n a l s o w a s Ca V a r S " J° e ?

Ptain of Union's completion of our plans. W e anticipate covering not only Michigan, but the northern cities of Ohio this We have beefi alive in social activities to develop year. , Ihere will be no dearth of o r a t o r i c a l material all sides. On Friday, February 2 2nd, an informal as we have several brothers with us who are gifted >" social was held at the residence of Brother James T ^ a t J e ! p e c t - „ l n t h e r e c e n t ma§s-meeting,:held by Carter, J r . The'social was featured by live dancing tne j \ . A. A. C. P., speakers from Epsilon were much and other social activities. A menu of chicken sand in evidence. Brother Lawson, vice-president of the wiches, fruit salad, cocoa, ice cream, and punch was local branch, acted in the capacity of chairman. served. Those present were Misses Clydie Horsely Brother Selby Minor of Cleveland gave a brilliant Lucille Lewis, Blanche Taylor, Lottie Fraysier Grace speech entitled, "Brass T a c k s " ; while Brother TheoKnox, Helen Randolph, Irma Hopkins, Ruth'Evans core White, of Detroit, gave a^ interesting and Anita Evans, Sarah Johnson, E. Gilbert, Isobella'Hill' straight-from-the-shoulderi talk on, "Intellectual Mile. Hall of Washington, D. C.; Fannie Martin' Lethargy.

Both speeches Showed Careful preparation Charlotte Dammells, Martha Chiles, Helen Cogbill' Mrs. K. G. Colson; Brothers Prof. C. M Malonev' and were of exceedingly high calibre. u a n Cupid has not been idle at Epsilon. During the Dr. D. B. Williams, R. P . Daniel, T. T. Brown W H past month even o u r sood president, Brother Chester.

Payne, W. A. Green, M. D. Doles, E. H Adams' W Chinn has succumbed to his subtle attack. W e Prof. G. S. Martin, C. E. Jackson, W . D Young' understand that Miss Sarah Pelhain, of Washington, A. C. Fentress, T . E. Goode, 0 . Haskins, L R Holu . C , and member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority land, D. V. Jemison, and J. M. Colson. now possesses his emblem. Old Dan and | r o t h e r

THE SPHINX,APRIL 1924 Chinn have been maneuvering for some time, but Dan finally proved too much for our dear brother.

Epsilon sends her heartiest regards to all her sister chapters, and wishes them success in their Go-to-High School, Go-to-College campaigns.

Fraternally yours, ALBERTUS B.

Corresponding

CONN,

Secretary.

ETA CHAPTER Chapter House, New York City BROTHERS IN ALPHA PHI ALPHA. Greetings: Eta has weathered the month of February and reports all present or accounted for. And that is saying something; for New York's February weather was of. the kind that made a lot of us realize that spring overcoats are made for use. in the springtime, and brought forth heroic efforts from the house tiring Squad to keep everything and the good Alpha Spirit from freezing.

We hesitate to report the giving of a very enjoyable party on Washington's Birthday lest those who read regard us as being too much given to levity and social activity. The one regrettable feature of the party was that some of the- brothers, owing to lack "f foresight in meeting the financial secretary about their dues, were unable to participate. Even more regrettable is the fact that with some brothers this lack has become habitual. Eta, in the largest city of the country, finds difficulty in keeping its members active, attending meetings, and working. Multiplicity <»f interests, the many distractions of the West One •'•' Hundred and Thirties, the insistent call of the city to its own, all militate against the efforts of the chapIIT. In the last few months, however, we have made appreciable progress and the present administration is determined to bring into real active membership the small army of "pin flashers" that clutters up New York.

We are grieved to report the loss, temporary, we hope, of Brother Frederick Gardner, one of our hardest and most efficient workers for Alpha Phi Alpha and Eta. The chapter wanted to give him a farewell smoker on the night before his departure but; he gave several characteristic reasons why the chapter should keep its money in its pocket. One of the reasons was respected by the follows, namely, that Brolher Gardner bad a previous engagement that ^absolutely prevented him from attending. N o one ventured to guess the nature of his unbreakable and pressing engagement. He left for St. Louis, Saturday morning, March 1.

In the chapter beauty contest, Brother Ferdinand Williams lost to Brother Reverend Shepard by a hair's breadth, and won over the same brother by a shade.

This presents a complicated problem in handicapping; 'nit vve submit that, up to this point, the judges had 'lone wonderfully well in deciding that they were lied in every other respect. But to decide the relative scoring values of a hair's breadth and a shade was too much for them.

On Wednesday; January :so. 1024. at eight P. M.. was solemnized the wedding of Miss Mary Grace Madison. dauphter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Madison, of Fast Orange, N. T., and Brother Ernest Clarkson "f-the same city. Brother John L- Wilson and Miss Hazel D. Thomas of New York slipped off to Connecticut and were married on November 10, 1023.

W e ' a r e sorry t o lose these brothers from the ranks of the celibates, but since needs must, we applaud their choice and wish them and their wives every hanpiness.

Members of Eta have unanimously determined that this year's "Go-to-High School, Go-to-Collesre" drive shall surpass all former drives in magnitude and

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effectiveness.

Brother Kirkland, chairman of the committee, is already knee-deep in plans which contemplate the reaching of every colored high school student;in New York City to establish personal contact with them at school and at home. A large undertaking, tbut it must be assayed if the movement is to be made to approach the ideal which brought about its inception. In addition, an appeal for the adoption of a platform looking toward even greater tangible service ito the race and community was voiced at the last moeting by Brother President Anderson. T h e idea that he left to simmer in the mind of the chapter was that if it places itself in a genuine attitude of service, exhibits a wholesome willingness to serve in any way it is able, opportunities t o be of service will thrust themselves upon it.

Brothers who are expected to attend the premiere of "All God's Chillun Got Wings," the play in which Brother Robeson is starred, are in doubt as to whether wing collars and patent leathers or shin guards and brass knucks will be "de rigeur" for the evening.

Some suggest that it might be a good idea to emulate "God's Chillun" and get hold of a pair of wings to be prepared for eventualities.

Fraternally, DORLAND HENDERSON,

Chapter

Editor.

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IOTA CHAPTER Syracuse, N. Y. DEAR

BROTHERS,

Iota at this writing is very much alive; she has increased her ranks via initiation. On February 22, when all things were silent, our brothers-to-be namely: Arwin A. Hamm and Cecil G. Cooke completed the long journey across the hot sands of the desert, after having had a very long and rough trip. The attack on the initiates was led by L. Hamilton Maloney, Thos.

A. Center, and the rushing committee. Too much credit cannot be given to these brothers for the elaborate manner in which they carried out the initiation. All agreed that it was the best one in the history of the rejuvenated chapter.

We are sure that in Brothers Hamm and Cooke, we have men who will uphold the ideals and principles of the great Alpha "Phi Alpha Fraternity.

Brother Hamm, a local, comes to us as an exponent of integrity. He is an athlete, who has a brilliant scholastic, foot-ball record.

We urge the brothers to prick up their ears for the noise that Rrother Cooke is making, and will make in Track and Field athletics. He comes to us from De Witt Clinton High School of New York, and holds the P. S. A. L. indoor 440 yds. record, 53-2/5 sees., also the Metropolitan Junior 440 yds. title, and others of equal repute.

W e plan an extensive Go-to-High School, Go-toOolle.ee campaign. W e are negotiating for the services of a prominent speaker for this occasion. W e also award a prize of five dollars in gold currency for the best essay written on the subject, Education, as a Solution for the Negro Problem. This contest is open to all graded and high school students.

Y e s ! W e are giving a formal dance as usual.

Brother Norman H. Williams promises to furnish us on May 11th, with the facility for the best terpsichorean display ever.

W e were pleased with the recent visit of Brother Leslie Thompson, Alpha Chapter, and our Brother Henry Robinson, Colgate University.

Iota considers herself a formidable contender for the Balfour and McGhee Cups.

Yours fraternally, THOMAS

G.

MORRIS.

Secretary.

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THE SPHINX, APRIL, 1924 within the preceding 16 mcnths $11,900. This looks like a record. He has plans on foot for beating his own record this coming year. His church is packed at nearly every service, and their greatest need at present is more accommodation for the vast throngs that are turned away, and equipment for carrying out the large plans of social and community work which the church has included in its program. _ Brother Rose was made a member of Iota Chapter. "?, \9'~'K a n d a ! w a >'s demonstrates a keen interest in Alpha Phi Alpha and its programs.

MU CHAPTER University of Minnesota BROTHERS OP A L P H A P H I A L P H A ,

BROTHER R E V . J A M E S E.

ROSE, A.

B.,

B.

D.

Graduate of Howard University, Arts and Science Dept. A B. 1913, and from the Rochester Theoogical Seminary, 1816. First colored man ever to have received the degree of Bachelor of Divinity from the Rochester Theological Seminary.

After leaving the Seminary he and his wife settled in i.eRoy, N. Y where the colored people had never had a church, and didn't want any.- Within 1" months from the time of their settlement a church had been organized, the people had raised over $:; 000 with which they had purchased a brick school building, renovated, and remodeled it, and dedicated it as the LeRoy Second Baptist Church. Mr. Rose staved with them in LeRoy nearly five years, and left behind him a well established and one of the best organized churches in the state. The LeRoy Second Baptist Church was one of the only two Baptist churches among colored people in the State of New York that went over the top in raising its quota TUv,nngrt. if ^ - I n t e r \ C h " r c h World Movement I h e other church is at Mumford, N. Y and Rev Rose was at that time its pastor, too.

For three years now Mr. Rose has been in the citv of Rochester as pastor of the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church. When it became known that he was goine to accept the pastorate in Rochester, he was made president of the Rochester branch of the N A A C. P. before moving to the city. He has continued to rise to prominence among all classes of people in that city until today there is no colored man in the city with more influence.

Brother Rose is planning to build in Rochester one of the most modern_ churches to be found anywhere among Negroes in the country. The organization for such an institution is already laid. His church, without the necessary equipment is already functioning as the great social and religious center of the community. Mr. Rose is known as an organizer.

His strongest fort, perhaps, is his ability to organize along financial lines. For the year that closed last April his printed financial statement showed that. his church with less than 300 members had raised

Greetings:

Mu Chapter has been pressing forward with much vigor since the first of the year. When our delegate to the sixteenth annual convention, Brother Mason fields, returned with the interesting news of the convention, Mu was verv glad and proud to know that Brother Raymond W. Cannon, one of its charter and active members, had been elected General President of our great fraternity. . The annual election of chapter officers was then ?*, following brothers will guide the destinies ol Mu during 1924: Brother C. W . Jones, President; S. A. Stephens, Vice President; G. Grissom, I r e a s u r e r ; R. Johnson, Corresponding Secretary; L. Washington, Recording Secretary; C. Cooper, Sergeant-at-Arms; and the writer is Chapter Historian.

Committees were appointed to carry out the various work of the chapter and everyone is working hard, so that Mu will be able to contribute something worthy to the uplift of Alpha Phi Alpha.

Flans for a formal dance were discussed, and the program, invitation, and decoration committees immediately started their work which resulted in the beautiful formal dance on Thursday evening, February 21. Our General President, Brother Cannon, was the guest of honor. The dance was a very Pr t3 ? i i a , l r ' t h e h a " b e i n S decorated with gold and black, our fraternity colors T h e orchestra stand was decorated in red, white, and blue. The colors blended very well and made it look like tairyland. Brother Chauncey Cooper was responsible tor this exquisite arrangement. Many of the business and professional men of the Twin Cities were present; everyone was attired in formal aprarel and the way the ladies were dressed and looked, it seemed as though all of the doors of the upper world were opened, sending forth its most pleasing feminine beauties to the merry fairyland.

Brother Howard Shepard '23, University of Minnesota member of Mu, who has dental offices in u J^ ' M l n n e s o t a . was also present. Dr. and Mrs. Kedd and Dr. and Mrs. T u r n e r of Minneapolis and Bt Paul respectively, were chaperones for the occasion. Everyone had a very pleasant time so the (lance was a brilliant success.

The members of Mu had the pleasure of meeting c r o t p Pet} o f Hampton, Va., when he came to Bt Paul, for a recital given Monday evening, February i s . Most of the brothers were out and R u e C "ÂŁ! w a s a s u c c e s s from every standpoint.

Brother Dett also played at the regular Fridav noon concert at the University. This was also well ree students °en uy and faculty Clarence TU u Cameron White of Boston, Massachusetts was another well known member of n . u -.,,. A ' P h a . Mu had the honor of meetingBrother White gave a recital Monday evening, March 4, and quite a few of the brothers were present at this recital also.

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Mu is also glad to announce that two'of its members, in the person of Brother George C. Lark and W . C. Hams have been appointed to professorships at Meharry Medical College, These brothers were very energetic workers while at Minnesota, and Chi should feel proud to have such men present with them, Mu has several plans under consideration for the future, the most important one being our annual "Go-to-High School, Go-to-College" campaign. A committee has been appointed to work out the plans, and the members are working hard.

So m the future some great things will be heard of from Mu. Fraternally yours, J O H N R. LAWRENCE.

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Lincoln University, Pennsylvania BROTHERS IN ALPHA P H I ALPHA, Greetings: Nu is enjoying a period of great activity and prosperity and sincerely hopes that her sister chapters are doing likewise.

Brother Sweet has been appointed chairman of the "Go-to-High School, Go-to-College" movement committee which promises to put out the most successful campaign in mir history.

Brother Pollit and Trigg of the basketball team report that they were given a royal welcome by Brothers Or. "Shag" Taylor, Dr. Harold Amos, George Ejmmmond and other brothers from Sigma Chapter while the team was in Boston..

B r o t h e r s ' Cannon, Byrd, Pledges, Strickland and Spencer, who were members of Lincoln's basketball team which played in r Pittsburgh, VVilberforce, Inuianappj.s and Cleveland brougnt" iiack pi wing ta es ° t the' entertainment given them by the brothers located in those cities.

Brother Franz Byrd of All-American football fame has | een elected captain of the track team and he together, with Brother Jason and Pledgee Strickland, will form the nucleus of this year's team.

After the basketball game between Kappa Alpha Psi and Alpha Phi Alpha in Philadelphia from which the latter emerged victorious, a "get-together" of brothers from Beta, Psi, Rho. and Nu was held in 'he Roadside Hotel, and, as is the case when jolly good fellows get together, mirth, laughter and the old Alpha Phi Alpha Spirit abounded.

A large Sphinx Club composed of men who have distinguished themselves in some branch of collegiate activity, has been formed. All these men have high Scholastic standing and give promise of becoming true Alpha Phi Alpha men.

Regretting that time and space do not allow us to relate all of the activities of the chapter, we remain, Vcuirs in the ties that bind, G. HOWARD

POWE,

Chapter BROTHER

Editor.

Rico and became instructor in Spanish in his freshman year, 1020-21, which position he still holds. In 1021-22 he won the Stanford Memorial Prize in mathematics and the Sophomore English prize. During these years he was also president of his class.

In 1922-2:!, when he first tried his hand at athletics, he was a member of Lincoln's crack team that won the mile relay, in her class at the Penn Relays. H e won his letter in football as tackle in the 1923 HowardLincoln classic.

While participating in athletics he was also director of the University Choir and took an active part in Y. M. C. A. work. When the students of Lincoln University decided to send a delegate to the Student Volunteer Movement Convention in Indianapolis,' Brother Jason was the man they selected. And during all this period of many sided activity, he has always maintained an average of more than 90% in all his scholastic work.

This staunch supporter of Alnha Phi Alnha fi-st saw the light in the spring of 1921. H e served as vicepresident. '22; acting president '2:! and was delegate to the General Convention in '21 and '22. This is Brother Jason's senior year and more honors will surely be bestowed upon him at graduation. Though Nu is sorry to lose him, she is just as glad to be ab'e to send such a splendid representative of Alpha Phi Alpha out into the world; and should he continue his life's work with such zeal and ardor as he has done hithertofore, fame and fortune shall turn upon him the open end of their cornucopia.

RORKRT STEWART JASON

The old proverb which states that a jack-of-alltjades is master of none has been badly battered by Brother Jason,; for in every line of scholastic, .athletic and raker collegiate activity, which he has chosen to pursue, he has become preeminent.

A rare combination of brain and brawn,, toned down, by,a, modestv seldom found in such a versatile P^scm, compels N u to disclose his shining record in s I'ite of his almost violent objections.

Brother Jason came to Lincoln University from the, Polytechnic, .Institute in San Germain, Porto

XI CHAPTER Wilberforce University, Wilberfcrce, Ohio BROTHERS IN T H E T I E S T H A T BIND,

Greetings:

Under the new regime, Xi is bending her effort? more and more toward greater achievementsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;those that shall add to the glory and honor of Alpha Phi Alpha. As heirs of a glorious past, we find ourselves confronted with the task of proving ourselves worthy of the past, and men enough to be

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benefactors of the future. The Brothers of Xi are, one the whole, doing what they can to make themselves worthy of the deeds done by our predecessors.

With this as our paramount oDject, we hnd the Brothers here engaged in every line of student activity. On our 'Varsity basketball team, we have such scintillating stars as Paul Redden and Charles Sedgewick. On the track team we can boast of such satellites as Brother Charles A. Smith (manager) ; Brother Charles Sedgewick (captain), and Brother Otis Freeman. Brother Cornelius Thornton is also showing wonderful form in this field. On our Annual Staff, we have such men as Brother Braxton F. Cann and Brother William Spriggs engaged in the gigantic endeavor of compiling the greatest annual in the history of Wilberforce.

Brother Frank Beane, a member of last season's Debating Team is trying for his place this year. With him we ha-,r2 promising prospects in Brothers John Clarke, Cornelius Thompson and Benjamin H. Hill. The University's quartette, which is making an enviable record, includes Brothers Leonidas Berry, Charles Williams and Homer Williams. Brother Homer "Teck" Williams is a basser of the first magnitude.

It is said by some that he can make a note as low as a duck's instep.

At Xi the gooa work of Alpha Phi Alpha shall go on.

Fraternally yours, BENJAMIN

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HILL,

Chapter

Editor.

IN MEMORIAM BROTHER THEOPHILUS GOULD S T E W A R D OF XI C H A P T E R BROTHER THEOPHILUS GOULD STEWARD, XI CHAPTER Brother thapiain Theophilus Gould Steward, aatn United states lnwntry, retired, died suddenly Friday aiternoon, January 11th, at the home of Bishop B F Lee, Wilbertorce, Ohio. His death came as a distinct shock to the community, for he had taught his classes in the l'a> ne Theological Seminary that morning. He was in his 81st year.

Chaplain Si-ew^ro was Lorn in Bridgeton, N. J., April 17, 1843, his parents being James and Rebecca Steward, h i s mother was a descendant of the Uou.ds who settled the little village which hears their name, and who have lived there uninterruptedly tor nearly three hundred years.

His elementary training was received in the public school at Gouldtown. Later when he was engaged m the active ministry of the A. M. E. Church he attenued school at the Philadelphia Divinity School lrom which he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Divinity. He also perfected himself in me languages later, and broadened his intellect by travel both m Europe and Asia.

H e was appointed Lhaplam of the 25th U S Infantry by President Benjamin Harrison in 1801 and served the regiment throughout the &pamsn American W a r and the Philippine Insurrection. He was retired by age limitation in 1907, and then took up his residence at Wilberforce. For some time he was vice president of Wilberforce University, teaching History and Spanish and French. Later he was transferred, to the Payne Theological Seminary at his own request, and for the past few years he had taught there.

His travels covered many lands and many activities. As a missionary of the A. M. E. Church he was sent to the South right after the Civil War, and labored in South Carolina and Georgia. Steward Chapel at Macon, Georgia, was built under his direction. Later as a missionary he was sent to Haiti, for which country he retained an abiding affection.

Two European tours, army trips to the Philippines

and Japan and Hawaii, about complete his travels, although he had also visited Bermuda.

With all of his activities Chaplain Steward was a voluminous writer. His books include "GenesisRe-read," "The Haitian Revolution," "A History of the Colored Regulars of the United States Army," "A Charleston Love Story," "Fifty Years in the Gospel Ministry," and, with his brother William Steward as co-author, "Gouldtown," a history of his native village. In addition, numerous articles from his^ pen have appeared in magazines, aSurviving him are his oldest brother, Mr. William Steward, and youngest sister, Mrs. Alice Felts, both of Bridgeton, N. J., and five sons, Dr. Charles G. Steward, dentist of Boston, Attorney F r a n k RSteward of Pittsburg, Mr. T Bolden Steward, a teacher in the Lincoln High School, Kansas City, Dr. Benjamin G. Steward, U. S. Government Inspector in the packing industry in Chicago, and Gustavus A. Steward, cashier of the Supreme Life and Casualty Company, Columbus, Ohio. \

OMICRON CHAPTER Pittsburgh, Penna.

BROTHERS I N A L P H A P H I A L P H A ,

Greetings:

Omicron Chapter wishes to congratulate its sistei Chapters upon the constructive program as outlined by them in the convention number of the Sphinx, and wishes them success in carrying them out. W e are on our way for our biggest year, and we hereby advise you that Omicron is stepping on the gas and to keep up with us, you will need more power and will be forced to clean the carbon out of your cylinders.

Omicron announces the pledging of the following Freshmen from the University of Pittsburgh: Jack Smith, Horace Small, Forest Arnett, Robert Bolden and William Wallace, fitting and promising material for Alpha Phi Alpha.

Brothers Lee Cowan and Reginald Talbot will represent the University of Pittsburgh this year as members of the track team. Brother Cowan does the 100-yard dash in ten flat consistently and will appear in the sprints. Brother Reginald Talbot holds the indoor broad jump record.

Brother Charles West has been elected captain of Washington and Jefferson track team, the first time in the history of the college a Negro has been elected captain of any team. He is confident of winning the Pentathlon championship again'this year at the Pcnn Relays, April no, and is certain to be elected as one of the U. S. representatives to the Olympics.

Brother Norman Bolden made the honor roll ot the Pre-Law department of the University of Pittsburgh.

Brother Robert L. Vann has been appointed Alternate Delegate at Large for the State of Pennsylvania to the Republican National Convention. This is a signal honor for Alpha Phi Alpha for brother Vann to be chosen as one of the seven men to represent the State of Pennsylvania. .

Brother Arthur D. Stevenson who is treasurer ot bteel City Bank has lately been made Editor of the 1 lttsburgh American. . â&#x20AC;˘ The Pittsburgh Courier, the second largest pubB-i cation of its kind has as rriembers of its, staff, the following brothers: Brother Robert L. Vann, E d i t o r , , Brother Harry Webber, Circulation Manager, and Brother T. B. Hamilton, Advertising 'Department.

1 he columns of the Pittsburgh Courier are open for a n ne w s of national interest that any brother ot A y Alpha Phi Alpha would like to have published, or the publishing of pictures and write-ups of any accomplishments worthy of publication of any brother.

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Brother Gerald Allen has opened his Claim and AdWe announce with pride the appointment of Brother justment Office at 800 Wylic Ave., Pittsburgh Dr. Armen G. Evans to the faculty of the Medical Courier.

School of Western Reserve University and of Brother Dr. Leon Evans to the staff of the Maternity Hospital Fraternally yours, and Baby Dispensary of the same school.

These OMICRON CHAPTER. honorable practitioners of medicine are blazing the trail for the race and each mark they make is a golden mark.

PI CHAPTER Brother Jarrett Chavous has remodeled his real West e r n Reserve University and Case estate offices, and it is our belief that he now has School of Applied Science, Cleveland O. the best appointed office of its kind in the country. it will repay any brother visiting the gity to see his BROTHERS I N A L P H A P H I A L P H A , Greetings: establishment, you will leave inspired.

The installation address of our president,, Brother Brother Dr. Jesse T. Bridgeman and Brother D r Stanley \<„ Brown, in which he laid down the plans John E. Murrell are young dentists who already are and policy of his administration, has filled the chapter enjoying a fine clientele, their future seems very with enthusiasm and inspiration. Every meeting is bright for they have great possibilities and their skill filled from opening to adjournment with the ''old will always demand a place in the lime light.

Pep ' that puts things across. When a chapter is really Brother Emmer M. Lancaster as president of the a 'ivc and when the sessions are well attended and Survey Club, an educational organization, is acquitting When each brother is ardently defending his position himself in a distinguished fashion. on a question under discussion, the chairman or Brother Herman E. Gregory is now taking up his President is put to the test as to his executive ability cluneal work in the Dental Clinics of Western Re•'"'i parliamentary knowledge and brother Fresiueut serve University and is Alpha's only representative Brown has presided with a fairness and skill that- therein. We appreciate his situation and wish him proclaims him to be one of Pi's most able and effimuch success in upholding the precedent set by Alpha cient leaders. H e has carefully selected his com- Phi Alpha men who have gone before. "httees and they are hard at work. T h e old saying Miss Mary E. Clay, graduate of Wittenberg Colabout the strength of a chain could be changed to ' a lege, Springfield, Ohio, and teacher in the public Chapter is no stronger than its weakest committee" schools of Lockland, Ohio is the proud wearer of a 'W with this in mind Brother Brown has demanded the pin of Brother Welcome T. Blue, Jr., Correthat the committees function or feel the weight of his sponding Secretary of Pi Chapter, for further details husky gavel and things arc moving on. see Cupid's Corner. . i'he "Go-to-High School, Go-to-College" movement Pi extends her best wishes to her sister chapters. is well under way and a most successful campaign is May we forge onward toward the ideals that live in anticipated by that committee and promised by the every true Alpha Phi heart. chairman. W e planned not only to hold our usual Yours fraternally, meeting in Cleveland, Ohio, but similar meetings will BKNJAMIN KENT S M I T H , JR., be conducted by Pi Chapter in Akron, the seat of Vice-President of Pi Chapter. 'he University of Akron, and at Oberlin College, this Will bring the movement into definite touch with the SIGMA C H A P T E R three largest educational centers in Northern Ohio and Boston, Mass. will enrich the effect our beloved fraternity hopes BROTHERS I N A L P H A P H I A L P H A , Greetings: to bring about in the molding of the race through Sigma Chapter has been greatly pleased and inspired w e influence of higher education. by the reports of her various sister constituencies. l h e House Committee, under the leadership of 'these letters have caused a great deal of "pep" and Brother Perry B. Jackson, is rounding out a definite enthusiasm to be manifested by the brothers here.

Program in establishing a home for u s ; this comThe "battle royal" is now in for the McGhec Cup. mittee is made up of the "old war horses" and Our basketball team has done commendable work veterans who have helped to build other chapter on the court this year; only one game being lost 'louses and a r c the backbone of the chapter, they can not fail in their sacred work and Pi hopes to be rep- •throughout the season. W e are now planning to entertain the Convention in New York by staging resented at the Seventeenth Annual Convention as a a game between Beta and our chapter. Dr. Silas chapter with a HOUSIC. Cleveland is now visited alTaylor, our manager, is now negotiating with Beta and most weekly by some of our esteemed and noted Alpha 1 m Eta Chapters. W e feel that this entertainment will Alpha Brothers and we are rallying to prepare a be one of the big features of the Convention.

Place where we all can meet and sip the cup of eternal The "putting over" of the "Go-to-High School, brotherhood.

Go-to-Collcgc" campaign is foremost in the mind of i h e l.rnlcrtainmcnt Committee announces that on Sigma men. Last year an effective program was inMarch 17 at the Caterer's Association the chapter will stituted and carried over by Brothers Wharton, "°ld a smoker in honor of our visiting Brother, Dr. Downing and Amos. Under the leadership of these A. Gregg, President of Wilberforce University. brothers the chapter won the confidence and cooperacommittee also announces the Annual Freshman tion of the entire community. At present Sigma is Banquet on April 5 at the same place. planning a better and a more extensive program.

We report with regret the death of Mr. J. C. Styles, Our house proposition is by no means dead. Each °t Hartford, Conn., father of Brother B. C. Styles a " d tender our earnest sympathy in his bereavement. athletic game has caused our house fund to increase: We hope by next year to have an Alpha Phi Alpha We were benefited at our last breakfast by the house.

Presence and words of encouragement from a brother w Sincerely wishing that all chapters will cooperate h o journeyed a hundred odd miles through inclement and work hard in the interest of Alpha Phi Alpha, leather to be present at the table; this brother truly thereby "putting over" our most immediate program', ™Ust have the "spirit" for he came all the way from the "Go-to-High School, Go-to-Colle^e" movement,' g. r ie. P a . to attend a meeting of Pi in Cleveland. making it the best in the history of the organization] "• e >s none other than Brother Clarence E. Cheeks we are. no is enjoying a very successful practice of dental surgery at Erie. H e is a member of Pi Chapter and Fraternally yours, graduate of Western Reserve University.

HARRY F . LOFTON, Editor to T H E S P H I N X .

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THE SPHINX, APRIL, 1924 success. Tau's plans are under way. W e expect ' ° reach every Negro youth in central Illinois.

We were pleased to have Brother Norman McGee spend a few hours with us before returning to the ast f - w e are glad to report the return of Brothers Marshall and Jordan, Loth are very active in the service.

Realizing that no man can justly live alone the brethren of Tau have been rendering their services gratuitously, aiding in the building and establishment of church schools. The work has been specifically outlined and seemingly satisfies the occasion The work consists of hygiene, books and their uses, reUS*00- sociology, lecture:, programs and reports.

Brother George Kyle has proved himself to be the second best dash man on the University of Illinois track team. Brother Kyle has all the makings of a great runner A slight error in the last issue necessitates the following correction: Brcthcr Harold West, Secretary; Brother Theodore Tives, Treasurer. l a u and pledges spent an evening with the patrons Paying tribute to them for their untiring services.

Joy was expressed in every brother's heart after reading such a beautiful and well constructed issue ot the Sphinx.

With all eyes on the mark the brethren at Tau expect to prove themselves as reasonable benefactois in building this community and developing the intellect of our people.

B - r „ K R T„„ M A S .

Mature seems to exist W tt,, n are immutable and tb, se w \ V"*"™- H e r laws *n>»gh the corridors o t £ ° t o t l L i ^ d i I i 8ently compensatory. They are c die 1 tl " ' ^ sl,c is a m b,1 good. The w n r I d is upheld v ll ' ° " s . the men; they make the e n 3 ^ V C r a c i t y o f g°°d ihey who live with them fad K f f S d t ^ ' sweet and loleral le only l \ t r ?UntM"sLife is Brother Thomas N Ja kson Yr f V * SOcietyof these good men L ? ' J -•' o f S , « m a » one S t o A f t e n s one of fo^b^er?%f of ™t^ 'G«>rr 3r Alpha men: Br " L ' ffLfLwhom, f A 1 P l l a Phi B- C. Jackson, of C h i ^ i d a h o A L ' T ^ ' D r Chi who is now president i c V- J a c k s ° n , of F'Ub *<«• T Brother J a c k s o n c S p f c ^ % ? * £ " Institute, graduating with thn g u SCl,1001 a t K n o * class. Attended college at FU fr*?* b ° " 0 r s o f t h e years , and the UnivfrsiS ^ k University for three Entered Boston U n i v e i 3 / ? fiica? & T ? " r ' Sch o1 wh he has maintained high d i n U v ° ere nearly four years. H j ™ ? l ' P J 0 r , a p e r i o d of ,ate T i s t of the University as not on v on V ^ u ^ ^ •n his class b u i o n e o f the Z.• • " u ^ 1 S t u d e n t s Sdl00 of Medicine. Brother Jackson is h " ^ > the race in the senio? c l a s i t 0 " ' y , m c m b e r °f W M e CCted vice president by unanimous choice ' "

aid wherever needed. S i g m a w i f " g Pfrsonal loss when this noble son gV™ua te to L f * ^ ' h e r him op m one of '7udge Hayne's ( T h " ^ J ° SU-m expressions:" A gentleman and scholar a \ a v o n t e trUe con noisseur of feminine pulchritude. ' -

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UPSILON CHAPTER University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas BKMHBRS IN ALPHA PHI ALPHA

Greetings:

mrLTn i> h e I d i t s initiation February 16, for Rayp , ° ' , d ° ; P o s t a i - H e is a real Alpha man, with the snir'it T \ " n hTC,art a n d alreadv he is showing the spirit that all Uusilon men possess and enters into me workings of the organization like an old mffflt S i , m E 'd\C , V e r y p r o u < l <)f him because from thirwho £ 2 ? e !r( ' fl i n September be is the only one the J?*° ? successfully and the only one to receive to thei faithful*"*1 t H a t A , , , h a P h i ' A l p h a C a " g ' V e The new committees are all appointed and soon ou 11 hi u P ' S c h " o ' . Oo-to-CoIlege" movement n i 1 be well planned and well under way for a big and successful campaign in the spring. the H;n»' S a • ,u,ents Inter-Racial organization <>" h meets d-tion; , weekly to discuss race contry t0 campus alleviate racial relations on the hisEhitr-Y b . i ° t h e , r a n d P'edge is striving hard to Ao we h- rt i • C l a S S r o o m t o maintain the high rating ye ar m t h e EJSSv scholastic standing of Af J 'ateimt.es and Clubs represented at the Universityh l W S E 'S- " 0 t W

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THE SPHINX, APRIL 1924 IN BROTHER W A L K E R

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( Brother Walker F. Simpson was initiated into Phi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha at the seat of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, November 19, L921.

H e played a most active role in the chapter, but was forced to withdraw from college, lacking only l • few hours for graduation. He became ill anil was taken to Frcedman's Hospital in Washington. D. C. ;l1 the (all of 1923. After remaining there for several months, he was taken to Dcnmar, W. Va , where he died Friday, February 1, 1934.

Phi Chaptcj deeply feels the loss of this good '"'other and co-worker, and with a deep sense of regret, the entire chapter bow their heads in profound silence and ask the inevitable question, W H Y ?

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also pierced the heart of Brother Norman Cordice.

Miss Linda Smart of the Republic of Panama is the lucky one.

Our chapter house is not yet a realization but under the competent leadership of our President, George A. Moore, great things may be expected from Chi. With best wishes to our sister chapters, I am Cordially and fraternally, C.

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B R O T H E R S E W E L L C. F R E E M A N

CHAPTER Medical

BROTHERS IN A L P H A P H I A L P H A ,

College Greetings:

U n Chapter, always wide awake, is doing great things to maintain the traJtions of Alpha i hi Aipha.

Since our last letter, a still more consistent program Of activities has been carried out.

The brothers were royally entertained last month u.v the Sphinx Club. The "Get Together" was in t"e form of a dinner and basketball game. The speakers at the dinner were: Brothers K. D. Fuller ( B e t a ) , H. 11. Wimbish, G. 1. OxleV, M. L. Owens and George A. Moore, President. The arrangements were c< nducted by pledges C. F. Lewis, A. 1,. Jackson and H. H. Weathers. As an appetizer a basket,la ll game was participated in between the brothers and members of the Sphinx Club. The latter won to the tune of 21 to S. But don't you worry, there's a great day of reckoning coming soon. On the whole, it was a very novel affair.

Brother Wilson Ballard, of Louisville, Ky., delivered the principal eu'.ogy al the Memorial Serv,c cs in honor of the late Col. Charles Young under •'"spices of Delta Chapter, Omega Psi Phi F r a ternity, March nth. The services were conducted at the Clark Memorial M. F. Church.

Word has just been received of Brother DeWayne f; V a v«s' success in passing the West Virginia Medical Board. H e out-stripped nine white applicants who took the examinations with him. Brother Uavis is now engaged in active practice in Charleston W. Va. Brother Askew, D . D . S , lias just successfully passed the stop signals set by the New Jersey Board. February l l t h , in a splendidly furu:shed dental office in Pittsburgh, Brother- R. A. ^ o o ' . c n started (he pursuing of his chosen career. w £ feel justly proud of these sons of Chi. (Our kocl,„*' ^ur basketbal team composed "i Brothers Gibson, O wens, Fuller ( E t a - L a m b d a ) , Graham, Waller and .',' e under the able management of Brother Hannibal D. Clarke played a commendable brand ot Basketball in the recent [nter-JFraternal contests. At the close of the last game the guests were entertained with a dance lasting until the wee hours of the morn'.

Now that exams arc over interest is being centered ''" 'he putting over of a successful "Go-to-High School, Go-to-College" drive. Already plans have -'een elaborated for this most serious and important event m Alpha Phi Alpha circles.

Advantage is taken of this opportunity to announce w e transfer of Brother Daniel W. Davis to Beta Chapter.

11 £as been noticed that Brother C. E. Dillard has lot been wearing his pin of late.

Miss Althea iiapnian of Cincinnati is the fair captor of Brother JJ uiard's heart. The darts from Cupid's bow have

Meet Brother Sewell C. Freeman, D.D.S., another Alpha man. Dr. Freeman is Chi's oldest active member now affiliated with it. He hails to us from Georgia. He is a former student of Clark University.

Here he spent many happy days in college, happy because he was mentally able to master his work from day to day. H e always ranked among the best mem. bcrs of his class in regards to scholarship.

His exceptional ability in Clark earned for him a place on the top round of the ladder. His exemplary conduct is consistent with the motto of his school—Culture for Service.

In Clark he was always conscientious in his work and associated with all student activities being a member of the football team, President of Student Y. M. C. A., manager of baseball team and a member of the Alpha Sigma College Society.

Upon the call to arms of Uncle Sam he laid aside his books, took up arms and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the first colored officer's training camp.

After returning from the army he completed his college course receiving the degree of Bachelor of Arts.

The following year he entered Meharry Medical College to study dentistry. After four years of earnest endeavor he received the degree of D D.S. His skillful method of operating, his ability to handle patients and bis even temperament as a demonstrator made it possible for him to be recommended for the position of Demonstrator on the faculty of the Dental Department of Meharry Medical College. H e is now ably filling this position.

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Dr. Freeman possesses all of the qualities which make an Alpha man. His spirit is always high and keen for all things that pertain to Alpha Phi Alpha.

He has always served his chapter well and was elected to the Vice-Presidency in the scholastic year of '21.

Soon he will be elevated to the rank of a 32nd degree Mason.

It is believed by some of the brothers of Chi Chapter that Dr. Freeman has consulted Cupid for reservations in his domain. By his pleasing disposition and outstanding personality Dr. Freeman has gained for himself many true friends.

PSI

CHAPTER

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Greetings, all, At the Mid Winter Convocation of the University Council for the Conferring of Degrees, three members of Psi Chapter, whicn has its seat at the University of Pennsylvania, had degrees in course conferred upcn them, as follows: JAMKS

HENRY

DUCKRKY,

JR., Bachelor

of

Arts.

Brother Duckrey is the eldest son of Rev. and Mrs. J. H . Duckrey, and was born in Boston, Mass., where he received his early education. H e was graduated from the Central High School, Philadelphia, and the Philadelphia School of Pedagogy before entering the University of Pennsylvania. Brother Duckrey is employed in the Philadelphia Public Schools as a Special Class teacher. H e has entered the Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania where he intends to specialize in Romance languages. Brother Duckrey is one of the most esteemed brothers of the chapter and is now holding the office of Solicitor.

CLARENCE FRAZIER SCARBROUGH, Doctor of

Dental

Surgery. Brother Scarbrough is our Past President.

He is a resident of Pleasantville, N. J., and received his early education there. Brother Scarbrough did creditable work while at Pennsylvania, advancing Alpha Phi Alpha's aims and ideals toward which we all are striving.

H e subsequently entered the School of Pedagogy of Philadelphia, in 1916 and was building an enviable record there, when he left the work of a student in 1917 to join the U. S. Army. H i s record in the army measured up to the hopes and expectations of his relatives and friends, and on June 1, 1918, he was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry.

H e was honorably discharged in February, 1919. In September of the same year, he entered the Public School service as a teacher, and shortly thereafter was appointed Supervisor of A r t Education as the result of examinations in which he distinguished himself in a group of qualified candidates among whom he was the only representative cf the land of the Sphinx.

Two other events are of outstanding importance to Brother Freelon. These are his graduation from the University of Pennsylvania, February 1924, with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education; the other, most important of all in his estimation, his marriage to Miss Marie Cuyjet, several years ago. Brother Freelon likes to give due credit for his successful career thus far, to his father, Douglas Asa Freelon, of Hampden-Sydney, Va., and his mother, Laura Goodwin Freelon (nee Goodwin), of Kennctt Square, P e n t r sylvania. This is only one of the many fine traits of character which our esteemed brother shows.

Besides his membership in Psi Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha, Brother Freelon is listed in Who's W h o in American A r t ; is a member of Philadelphia A r t Teacher's Association, Anthropological Society of the University of Pennsylvania, "Studio." Alumni Association of the P . M. S. I. A., Philadelphia A r t Week Association, and the Officer's Reserve Corps, U. S- A. In 1920, he was awarded the Bronze Medal for Painting, by the Tanner A r t League, Washington, D. C.

ALPHA DELTA

CHAPTER

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.

BROTHERS I N A L P H A P H I A L P H A ,

Greetings:

Alpha Delta is well on her way to a successful year. She is determined to make Alpha Phi Alpha Education. Brother Freelon received his early eduthe outstanding fraternity of the Pacific Coast. cation in the Philadelphia Public Schools and ProfesThe annual election of officers has served to sional Schools. Brother Freelon is an artist by probrighten our outlook for the prospective vear. Th>fession and is employed as Art Supervisor in the fortunate brothers which we have elected to guide Public Schools of Philadelphia. our Chapter through the year a r e as follows: Fraternally yours, Brothers James W . McGregor, President; Malcolm Psi Chapter.

H. Patton, First Vice President; Samuel B. Danley, Second Vice President; Arthur Prince, Secretary; William Prince, Assistant Secretary; Dr. Thomas A.. Green, T r e a s u r e r ; John Rout, Critic-Historian; ALLAN RANDALL F R E E L O N John Taylor, Sergeant-at-Arms. T h e Chapter is confident that these men have the ability to lead it Psi Chapter contains a number of members who through a most successful year. stand high in the community, and whose influence is felt in the City of Brotherly Love. Among the On February n t h , the Chapter held a banquet in younger members of this type Allan Randall Freelon honor of our President, and new members. Each represents Alpha Phi Alpha in a fine light. He has brother brought out his lady fair, and the occasion already done outstanding things, and given a few was made a grand success in every respect. more years he wilf doubtless achieve distinctions Our first Hi-Jinks was launched on February 26. which will gain him prominence and esteem wherever Special credit must be duly given to the Brothers our fraternity is represented.

Arthur Prince, Mack Thornton, William Prince, Brother Freelon was born in Philadelphia, Sep- William Stoard, John Taylor, John Rout, Hugh Bell tember 2, 1894. H e was educated in the Philadelphia and Malcolm Patton, through whose efforts were the means of the splendid success of the affair. Brother Public Schools, and upon graduating from the South Earl Jones, of Alpha Epsilon Chapter rendered a Philadelphia High School in June, 1912, was awarded skit which added attraction to our vaudeville. T h e a four year scholarship to the Pennsylvania Museum performance was enjoyed by all who attended. and School of Industrial Art, Philadelphia. This is This year Alpha Delta expects to accomplish many one of the most renowned schools of its kind in the big things and extend her activties on a larger scale United States. H e graduated in 1916, after winning than ever before. O u r ultimate aim is to be the the coveted A. S. C. Prize for design in Mosaic, outstanding organization in our community.

1915, and the Sinnot Prize in 1915.

Alpha Delta extends her sincere wishes and ALLAN RANDALL FRF.ELON, Bachelor of

Science in

THE SPHINX, APRIL 1924 brotherly love unto all of her sister Chapters.

Cordially and fraternally yours, HOWARD H.

Editor

BROTHER

ALLEN,

to the

MALCOLM H . PATTON, Los ANGKLES, CAL.

Sphinx.

JR.

One of the ablest and most accomplished members of Alpha-Delta Chapter, and, undoubtedly, one of the most enthusiastic, though silent forces of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, is Brother Malcolm Harvey Patton, J1"-. a unit of the fifteen charter members of the Los Angeles chapter.

Born in the City of Los Angeles and bred a Calitornian, Brother Patton comes of a widely known and highly respected family of his native state; and 1 ecause possessed of that kind of cultivated training which fits men for useful and effective contact with their fellows—and a training derived from the efforts of a capable and intelligent mother and a worthy and '•dented father—frate •rnal mcmlicrs of the local chap* ter entertain small wonder that the man who has for the past two years, held the important office of First Vice President of Alpha-Delta Chapter, has discharged his duties with such remarkable distinction and success.

A few years ago Rrotber Patton graduated from "ie Los Angeles High School after a career of creditable and meritorious achievements in the literary and musical activities of that institution. Thereafter be lost no time in entering the University of Southern California where he diligently and successfully Pursued his chosen course in the College of Pharmacy until he received his diploma with the graduating --lass of i p 2 3 While in the University he evinced considerable interest in athletics and was the recipient of several awards for successful work on the track team as a dependable quarter-mile and half-mile man. He "Umbers among his treasured trophies a gold medal, a nenant and a varsity sweater.

Nor is Brother Patton's worth particularly confined to bis athletic and scholastic efforts. Indeed, these ar e but mere incidents in a life which radiates a

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singular combination of brilliant and noteworthy talents. It is no overstatement of the truth to assert that the outstanding characteristics of our worthy Brother are distinctly musical and literary, rivalled only by his unusual histrionic ability. Possessed of a deep, rich baritone voice with a mellow purity, a vibrant and felicitious tone, he is easily among the most charming and captivating baritone soloists on the Pacific coast. ) i Alike is Broiher Patton peculiarly gifted as an actor. As the leading character in nearly every company of Negro players who have distinguished themselves in the West he has exhibited extraordinary natural abilities on the stage and has climbed from one degree of success to another by his clever and Skilful interpretation of dramatic art. He is at present in charge of the Prescription, Manufacturing and Supply department of the Owl Drug Company, a pesnion which he holds by sheer merit in a corporation recognized as among the greatest of America's various chain of drug companies; but to those of his brothers and wide range of friends who appreciate and admire his versatile talents it would not be surprising if he should some day. not very distant in the future, respond to the insistent call of the stage which promises to him a career of great musical and dramatic distinction.

For two successive years this worthy Brother, by virtue of his office of First Vice President, has directed the activities of Alpha-Delta Chapter and has, incidentally, led is forces to signal victories in the annnil educational campaigns conducted by the chapter in the city of Los Angeles and adjacent communities.

With such a record of exceptional services to his credit combined with his striking cultural attainments it is no matter for question that Brother Malcolm Harvey Patton, Jr., a member of unwavering devotion and unmixed fidelity to the great ideals and principles upon which the foundations of our Fraternity are constructed, would sustain his claim to the title as a dominant figure in the western growth and development of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

ALPHA

THETA

CHAPTER

State University of Iowa, I o w a City, I o w a BROTHERS IN A L P H A P H I A L P H A ,

Greetings:

Alpha Theta started the new year with the election of the following officers: Bro. Rhoderic H. Harris President " Byron McDaniels Vice President " J. A. Blaine Dejoie Secretary " T. O. Roberts Treasurer William McCord Historian Clifford V. Smith Sphinx Editor This makes Brother H a r r i s ' second time as president of Alpha Theta since the inception of the chapter, being the founder of the chapter and serving as its first president. The brothers are fully aware of his ability as a leader, and are looking forward for big things from him.

We have no so-called brilliant scholars ; but every man is above average in his respective College. W e are represented in every College except the College of Law. Not only are the members doing good, but also the pledges; and we are proud of the fact that every pledge has a C plus average, and all are good Alpha Phi Alpha material.

At the recent Illinois-Iowa dual track and field meet (indoor), Alpha Phi Alpha had two representatives ; Brother George Kyle of Tau, and Brother T- O Roberts of our own chapter. Brother Kyle is a coming dash man. if not now. In his heat he led

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the field to the tape, finishing first in 5-4/10 seconds tying the local record for the 50 yard dash In the finals running against seme of the best dash men tn he country he-was nosed out for first place by a hair 1 he time in the final was the same as that at made by h,m in his heat Roberts T ^ h T e r - W M - r e P r e s e n t e d W Brother KODerts of St. Louis, Missouri. Brother Roberts entered as a freshman in the fall of 1S83 A the freshman meet he won a second in the 100-yard dash and a first m the broad jump. He was large y responsible for Iowa's victories in the freshman ZZL with other Big 10 Universities, by c ^ s i s t f n g T ^ n T u t first in the 100 and 220 yard dashes and the run on u m e r a V T u r i n r t h * 1 1 1 5 W ° r k ^f 1 W22° h"c * « H he track S m " J f e " " ™ ? ° i " **»** with

During the same year Iowa's r r i r k rol-,,, , breaking old records'and e s t a b l i s h ^ , n e w ones Z This event. It was the most talked o & e f c y team >in , 1 , stTs y T , , , S "T f ° l , l n d t h e t e a m ™ " w o of

It is hoped that these two young men's efforts and accomplishments will be an incentive to others. and prove that things may be accomplished by an ounce of "stick-to-it-i-tive-ness."

In both instances the conferring of a degree does not mean that the job is completed, but as the occasion is named, "Commencement" It means the Practical application of ideas stored up in years gone by with the gradual growth and flowering in 3 ears ot successful application, with the final gathering oi the fruits of a. well spent life of service, sacrifice and tolerance.

If in our daily life we need stimulants to brace ourselves, we only need to turn to such personages, characterized by, Washington—perseverance I Roosevelt—courage; Franklin—thrift;. Lincoln—honesty ; Christ—love; to give us a balanced ration of thought and strength, and if these are taken in the largest measure will give us a better prospective of a larger and a better life.

Carry on, W.

D.

FOUNTAIN,

Alpha

lota.

am that competed against some of the best teams n the country, and won the event As a result t!f

Brother Roberts cannot give us his be* ;« n, •

Fraternally yours, CLIFFORD V.

SMITH,

Sphinx Alpha-Thcla

ALPHA-IOTA

Editor, Chapter.

CHAPTER

U n i v e r s i t y of C o l o r a d o a n d D e n v e r University BROTHERS,

Greetings:.

^ I b t S l - A ^ n . ^

gr

°WS °n

the

^ +

sta.k of

of two charter members °of ^ £ ? S * 2 « * " Theodore Von Dickerson, scholar soldier LA gentleman, will in June, 1924, receive W V University of Denver, the degree of L i T t h e Science his chosen p r o f e s s i o n ^ , , ? £ ' W £

^s.creditabi-as

—- •« rsajrg

William D Fountain, who also possesses the same s e r l m g qualities as his fraternal brother „ J ™ ' 1984, will have crossed the sands of another onnor tunrty By sacrificing and remaining until t h f T o b was finished will receive the degree of Doctor *f t V u r 7 c X g e M e d i d n e f r ° m t h e Co.or0afdoDOACgricu°.^

BROTHER, CHARLES S. STONE RECEIVES HONOR FROM SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE

Surely the heart of every Alpha Phi A , ' , , , a with 1 I \u']iheat the same throb of ecstaO as does the big heart of Alpha-Kappa Chapter vyhe a 1 have learned of this signal honor that has bee* S S t e ? U p ° n B r o t h e r C h a r l e s s - Stone at S P * " * * n o f e t h r o u g h his being elected to the KaPP a rri!f(r , H t l n o r Society. The first Negro to receive this honor from' this College. ,. havin " S t ° c n e i s a "'ember of the Class of i f * ' having spent five years at Springfield, one of 6P* E - as a I ) r e P' He has won for himself a largv cause n f ^ h c a r t s o f t " e P««ft« of SpHngfieW ^ terrst V, le 3 C t , V e P a r t h^ h a * played, and the £ C h aS taken in mT.nit , ^ e activities of the com, ltS dv,ic s™vinygS ' r e l J g i o u s a l l d educationceritv o 7 7 u n u s U 3 , , y Phasing personality, and si"; centy of purpose as applied to the pursuance of ' l i s

THE SPHINX, APRIL 1924 course in the College, won for him the esteem of the faculty and student body at large, thus placing him very noticeably in the foremost ranks in the College activities; among which might be mentioned the fact that he has held various offices in one of 'be prominent Literary Societies of the College; member of the Student Congress, a student governing body; Supervisor and Counselor of a group of tfreshmen daring his Junior and Senior years; s t u d e n t Instructor in Religious Education to FreshTlen ^ ,\ And to quote a part of an article appearing >n "Springfield Student"—"Charles Stone has been active in debating, being on the varsity team in his Junior year. H e has also been on the Class Cabinet, a »d was on the Massasoit Staff as Historian. v-harles Stone is outstanding as the first colored student ever to be elected to the Society at Springheld College." And apart from these activities brother Stone has been pursuing a special course •n Commerce and Finance at Northeastern University during the past year.

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We gratefully recognize and heartfully thank Brother David D. Jones, present Secretary of the Standard Life Insurance Company, for his inestimable influence in the Association affairs of Brother Stone.

And now that our brother has almost run the race that was set before him, and victory seems well nigh at hand, and since he has accepted a position with the Standard Life, Alpha-Kappa and Alpha Phi Alpha everywhere would have him know publicly that one big fraternal wish goes upward and onward for his success. But we bid him amid all his successes to be ever mindful that— P R A Y E R is the G R E A T E S T O F A L L H O N O R KEYS.

ALPHA MU CHAPTER Northwestern University, Evanston, 111.

BROTHERS IN ALPHA PHI ALPHA, Greetings: A very concise idea of the individual rating which ls • Usually when men seek to appraise themselves necessary in order to receive this honor may be they become cheap. With this in mind we shall say feceived from the following article which appeared 111 no more than that Alpha Phi Alpha has the men one nf the, Springfield daily papers under date ot the hour. We say this by way of commendation o» March 1st; the article reads as follows: "Seven for the "Convention Number" of the Sphinx. I am j^pringfield College Seniors have been elected to the sure every man of us is proud that we have within *^app a Delta Phi Honor Societv. Among them was our ranks a man who can put things over so creditUlarles S. Stone of St. Louis, Mo., the first colored ably.

Alpha Mu heartily congratulates Brother f ,! , n t , e v e i ! t 0 b e elected to the society at SpringBrown and hopes that when he takes his other half field. Flection to the honor society is considered to himself, the inspiration will be of greater value to «5 e highest honor that can De bestowed upon a man a the Fraternity. | Springfield College. T h e choices are based upon We are in high spirits. The spirit of the Sand«U1 around development rather than scholastic standn hedrin is still with us. Most of us were present g alone. T o be eligible to votes, men must pass a some of the time during the sessions, and it was certain standard in academics. A vote of the difficult to be present at such a body without catchsenior class is taken, and another by the faculty. ing the inspiration. During the week, our PresiAcademic standing, senior and faculty votes all enter dent, Brother Cannon, our General Secretary, into the final decision. Twenty-six were scholasticBrother McGee, and Brother Simpson, of St. Louis, « l y eligible in this year's senior class. A triangular were the guests of Alpha Mu, at a luncheon given Key bearing the Greek for C H A R A C T E R , C A P A C and in the North Shore Hotel, Evanston, 111. *u ' C U L T U R E are given to the members of tr Alpha Mu plans an extensive campaign for our >e society."

"Go-to-High School, Go-to-College" movement. Our A, p h a - K a p p a further esteems Brother Stone as plans include inter-racial contacts on a scale not **e of its charter members and first Secretary; at before undertaken by our group in this city. The Present he is Alpha-Kappa's President. As a deleinfluence of Alpha Mu is now clearly recognized by gate to the 15th annual convention held in St. Louis members of the other racial group on the campus, 1 1!, '-~, surely Alpha-Kappa was worthily repreand much good for racial uplift will inevitably resented. sult. ,, Alfred W. Martin says: "That which constitutes We wish for the office of the Sphinx continued success. p A o V P r e m e w o r t h o f >ife is N O T W E A L T H , N O R f IION N O R Fraternally yours, T,-^S x, ' EASE, NOR FAME. NOT ' - V E N H A P P I N E S S , but S E R V I C E . " It does ALPHA M U . seem that the truth of this bit of philosophy is J.roven '» the case of our fraternal brother whose ALPHA OMICRON CHAPTER nancial assets were indeed sorrowfully limited when "e entered Springfield College, and his paths to a Johnson C. Smith University PP"iess were indeed beset with many, many per' ,. e , x 'i l c s - B"t his purpose was high and worthy, Charlotte, N. C. *«d he ever prayerfully kept his goal before him, Sc t a ) o l , t th - ' to serve well, and respect sincerely BROTHERS IN A L P H A P H I A L P H A , Greetings^"e principles of the College of which he had beAlpha Omicron delights to greet once more her rg 1116 a Part. T h e community of whose traditional sister chapters everywhere. l es and civic pride he was to drink deep, and w :'!? "7; Since our last writing, there have been busy times same sp,nt tnat he sh ' l a d exemplified a few m Alpha Omicron. Under our new president 0rt years before by enlisting and going forth to s Brother M. J. Green, we have taken on new life fielY ° n Glanders fields, he has served in Springand Brother Green's administration has made a and at Springfield College for five years, and n o '• running start toward success. Our choice of a n*w fr, W r. C 0 , l l c s happiness in many forms as a reward leader has been justified. '°f Service.

Alpha Omicron has made remarkable progress in otn " Stone was the first Boy's W o r k Secretary nf .r her preparations for the "Go-to-High School, Go-.„ toCollege campaign.

Every brother has been as Mr nav 1 • S t r e e t B r a n c h Y- M - C- A - i n St- L o u i s >'ng served in that office from the opening o f "•; signed a definite task in the carrying on of the camDM • e b l , , I d i n 8 ""til he entered Springfield College. paign and has pledged himself to its fulfilment ring the summer of 1988, he served as vacation The forecast is that our campaign will be thorough' secretary at Pine Street "Y". far reaching and very successful.

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s.st ed in the organ zation < r f M .,ha n * m b d a >

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Chapter

Editor.

BROTHER MATTHEW J. G R E E N During the year loan „ brothers were received into t h e f o l d ^ F M?M£, Among these worthv clwe L n tt!* a P b A I P»*rca " f the Sphinx, is Brother M a S , ?*&* 'm highly^ esteemed PresidenTof A & T ^ - G r e e n ' t b e A )ha Brother Green is a , a t ° L f Ormcron.

He received his earlv t , i J • Portsmouth Va y 0 n f that city a n d ' ' v rg n i a N o *? »"| > , i c - h o o s Institute, Ettricks, Va ? A L ? " ™ 3 ' 3 " 1 1 Industrial school .and business courses at v l ' , " ^ ! t h e b i * b Green entered Biddle ' Unfvcrsitv " r™ h Br°ther Smith University) i n t h e f i l l l t y , ( n o w Johnson C. matriculation in J C ,i °? 1 9 ? ° Since his Participant in all phases of "nrnl • b e e n a n active In 1930-21, he was « r e t a r v o ^ ^ V ^ ^ ' ' ^ l i f eChristian Association ann also ' l*™1* M c l ^ President which h i t t e r \ •?• , secretary to the Green has ^ T j Z l Z ^ l^1 £ * 8 terms as secretary of the A r h W ^ t w o successive and U rts establishment: was eleven M ^ ^ P°" Alpha Omicron Chapter of A I , " secretary of !

AI ha the last named office'h"has fenH* ? " *" m ffic, em service, and thanks to fafa t M ' v °V books Omicron are readv for ;„<• Jof Aloha , At is first m a t i n g in l O ^ A l n h " S ^ lected Brother Green to guide t t t ° m i c r o n s e chapter through the current" year T h " ' ™ " ° f b i * siasm with which he has shr,Y,i i 5e , g r c a t c,lthusponsMities and throw h i t " i f i l % " e w - carrying out the chapter's prwr-,,1 f i h e t a s k of more than satisfied his fellow hr^^[ t h e *«>". has Omicron that Brother Gree.V ; b r o t h e r s u °f Alpha fully capable of wearing c ed a blv t W 7 °f a n d they have seen fit to X f a n X f h f c ? b ° n ° r w , l i c h

ALPHA

PI

CHAPTER

Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia *&EanSoIherALmPoHon ^ £ K * ^ ' phave initiated into the m y s t e ^ s ^ T v i r t u S ^ A l g

H i Alpha nine pledges who have proved them«Jves Qi Alpha Phi Alpha material. Alpha Pi has oeen careful in her selection of those who are to Alniv. P - , s h t ' " a n d t h e future and progress of , r ; t , r ' h a y c . b L ' e n the potent factors in this discriminating choice. , „ t ; 1 ; l , a V , s l " J ' y'"'g a smooth-running adminisP - n t l , V ' r » t r h e 8 u i d ' a »ce of the following officers: Jackson ( v : W p R e C , V C S ' P r ^ e n t ; Brother F. A. Jackson, Vice-President; Brother C B. Andrews, Secretary; Brother I.. 1,. p ™ , T r e a s u r e r ; Brother Piem. r V - E d i t O T >" t h e S' ) b i '.N; Brother J. A. Arms Rr ,',' a 'iV; B r o t h t ' r H - ^ n g , Sergeant-attlCr W The' ' W - Pendleton, Historian. e n t e r f a i r ^ U y KBr r°t fbu A 1 l , h i P i were scrafflptuously 17th nf r i e r s Dibble and lacks,.,! on the AlfSm P ) r u a r y a n d ^ e 2d of March, respectively. s f ,r niulat Schoo r ' I ' , ' > g plans for the "Go-t;>-High m X t h l 7 ^ ^ 0 B e g e ' ' c a r a P a i 8 u and we expect to n g r e a t suc has hii n , 5 c e s s . i Brother Pendleton l campaign. ° h e a d t h e committee for this VkiVrZ \°°ym£ f n r w a r d to the visit of our First Vice-President Brother Raymond P. Alexander. the uppenro t T - t , b o u g h t o f A | P b a Phi Alpha uowaTrf f " ° U r m i n d s ' w e a r e striving onward and tain th P c* C l r r ^ o n ' " t o " h e w to the line," to maintain the standards and ideals of our dear fraternity. all A l n h f PU- T, fend greetings and best wishes to All>ha me und ITfn i n and Brothers everywhere.

Say W6 Lord God vet W °* H o s t ' ^ b e w i t h 1 f 0 r g' e t " l e s t Y o , , « • T" ' / ' we forget." ^ours in the fraternal bond of Alpha Phi Alpha,

F . A. W A I , K E E ,

Editor

to the

Sphinx.

ALPHA RHO CHAPTER Morehouse College, Atlanta, Ga. B B e 7 c ? e S r r f a ^ L P H A P l « AT.P„A. Crc-tinas: happened H, " g , *"* «« the ,incidents that have ,g bc P a S t f c w that Al ha m weeks, it must be said the Snhinv ' " mak, 'ns-"''Its second talk through aS S r CSeach Br efforts o w - , " u « t h e r of her continued « 3 T a c q u a h u s ~hZ f ; e r f e c t i o " of the organization.

Cach Rrotbc though ' i , r with the fact that alm a d f by her fn T t ?I s ' " a g C ' a ^ c a t s t H d e h a S b - e e " Under t L !ffi • °nward march of civilization. has been d o n . T " ' guidance of Brother Sellars much eat a g r e a t e r fec,ing of b r 0 t h e r hood amongg t hee CbK l ; body T h ?

- r ° t h e r s and the entire studen en have been v e r it happens t h T f P , " y inspiring, and to drPoPp d i f f e r o n ? C , - b r 0 t h e r h a S h a d ' t h e ' ' " P o r t " , , , t V m S t0 tHe b r t h c r S that hicreased s S v i " e ° """ t e r w ^ h a v r ^ ^ ' f r o m u s , a s t . many things of inBrothor Q a P P e ^ d a m o n f f u s man Alle n L S ' - B r ° t h e r P e e , e r - a " d pledgee HoffE a s t w i t h th K V e , , U 'l t - t u r n e d from a tour in the the S e d a t w f ^ 1 1 t c a m ' T h ^ wish to express for the co r f ? t 0 , t h e Chapters, which thev visited, w c ,com ceived • Broi c with which thev were reT ; elected a f r h i l e D H a 7 ' S ' a n initiate of '22, has been P s,de Society an 1 ^ n t of the Pi Gamma Literary 'ege men 1 „ 7 a m M f l o n w h ' c h is composed of colmCn frorn S e I m a n Morehouse C o l T ° p ^ Seminary and retired m a n a ^ ? - u B r ° t h e r H a r r i s is the recently 0 th ef00tba,, ris' clasTro^m , ' t e a m . Brother Hartude in n o l ^ , W ° i . r k , S representative, and his apti;

" S e n a t o r " wh.Vt, r g a ' n e d ' f o r h i n l t h e n a m e °i Brothers'DnnV, J°<J ; c o u r s e , he has well earned. y es b o t h varsit for a number T ' y haseball men usual on the fiila ^ l ^ a r e performing as well as 1|lf t h e retaining their „i other brothers are still e annon Morehouse S the leading men of

THE SPHINX, APRIL 1924 T h e "Go-to-High School, Go-to-College" movement is well on the road to success. Under the direction of Brother Bowden we are sure that we will have a successful campaign. T h e plans have been well worked out So as to include the whole of Atlanta and the nearby suburbs as the territory to be covered. With the help of Eta Lambda and Alpha Pi we are' sure that we will have a campaign that will be comparable to that of any other city.

We have the goods, and we are going to put over a campaign that will arrest the attention of all the Educators, Critics, and Pessimists of the entire South.

Alpha Rho wishes just here to commend the Editor of the Sphinx on the splendid issue that was Put out as a beginning of the New Year. It has received a lot of commendation from people on the outside. W e a r e glad to be the proud possessors of such a paper. May the rest of the publications be as interesting as was the last inc.

Wishing all Chapters success in their "Go-to-High School, Go-to-College'' campaign, we are E-atcrnally yours, J O H N - W . LAWI.AH,

Chapter

Editor.

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At the present time the baby chapter of Alpha P h i Alpha is found down yonder in Atlanta, Georgia, which place many of the up-country folks look upon as another world. Be that as it may, the baby chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, situated at Morenouse College, is rapidly coming into its own and our fraternity can look forward to seeing Alpha Rho as one of our most efficient chapters.

In presenting the likeness of Brother Melvin Sykes we do so feeling that we ar,e presenting a true type of man that Alpha Phi Alpha loves to call its own.

Brother Sykes' every day conduct and manner are such as to warrant the possession that he hasâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;respect and popularity of his many associates. A good athlete, a worthy student and a gentleman are the triple alliance to which he is bound. As a baseball player he has no superior for calm, clean sportsmanship. On the basket ball court he likewise displays the rugged efficiency and determination that make teams win. Brother Sykes is looked upon as one of the most dependable men of the 'varsity baseball and basketball teams of Morehouse. H e served as captain of the basketball team during the season of 1922-23 and as captain of the baseball team for the 1922 season. H e is treasurer of the "M" Club of Morehouse; president of one of the leading social clubs of the city of Atlanta; a charter member and a sturdy, wholesome builder of things Alpha. Alpha Phi Alpha is proud of men like Brother Sykes and we bid him go on with his good class room work and success in his other endeavors, for there is but one reward for such a man of sobriety, unusual perseverance and resolution, c h a r acter, fidelity and devotion to the-ideals of Alpha Phi Alpha.

DELTA LAMBDA CHAPTER Baltimore, Maryland BROTHERS I N A L P H A

BROTHER J^EL'V'IN S Y K E S

P H I ALPHA,

Greetings:

Since our last letter, many things of fraternal interest are happening in Delta Lambda.

The year's work has been mapped out by Brother President Perry D. G. Pennington, committees have been appointed, and "war horses" and "future war horses' are on the job tp carry out o u r program.

Delta Lambda, to the man, pledges loyalty, support, and cooperation to the General President, Brother Raymond W. Cannon, and to all general officers and to our sister chapters and chapter brothers.

Our chapter is saying from the housetops, with Brother Booker at the megaphone, "Go-to-High School, Go-to-College 1" Great interest has been aroused here in both the McGhee and Balfour Cups, and both tend to a growth in "Alpha Spirit."

The social side of our chapter is being expanded which means no suffering on the business side.

National Negro Health Week went "big" in Baltimore under the direction of Brother J. G. McRae, of the City Health Department, who engineered the "Anti-Spitting"i Campaign. , Brother Russell Lane and wife have just returned from Heidelberg University, Germany, where he is taking a course in philosophy towards his Ph.D. degree. His return is incident to the death, of his mother, Mrs. Mattie G. Lane and the necessary administration following. Brother Lane is taking advantage of the winter recess at Heidelberg and plans to return and complete his course.

Brother Frank M. Russell, Supervisor of Colored Schools of Baltimore City, recently addressed the Federated Parent-Teachers Association which has a membership of over 5,000. Brother Russell or-

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ganized this federation after coming to Baltimore.

Brother Attorney Gobert E. Macbeth again stepped into the limelight when he successfully prosecuted the claim of Brother Roy S. Bond, "divorce king," against a local automobile agency which sold Brother Bond a used and second-hand Jordan Touring Car in March, 1923, for new. Brother Bond awaits the arrival of a 1924 "Jordan Blueboy" direct from the factory, thus getting two cars for one.

Brother Dr. W. Leroy Berry of Providence, has recently set up as a practicing physician and surgeon in Baltimore, and is already enjoying a good practice.

"Doc" has brought us a nice sedan. All success to Dr. Berry!

One of Delta Lambda's Alpha pins is now in Africa being worn by Brother W. Sampson Brooks, A. M. E. Bishop who has completed the construction of Liberia's first modern Trade School and College.

It is heard that Brother Winfield M. Bishop of Rho Chapter, Philadelphia, Douglas Hospital interne, plans locating in Baltimore soon. There is a cute little "reason." Welcome, Brother Bishop.

I We are pleased to note the appearance in Baltimore of an Alpha "diamond flush," the property of Brother Dr. R. Harold Harris of New York City.

It is "sported" by Miss Alma E. Johnson, Congratulations, Brother Dr. H a r r i s !

Welcome-hon.e-news is the announcement of the engagement of Brother Howard Murphy of Sigma to Miss Waldi Anderson.

Page Dr. Ralph J. Young? Why he is in Washington visiting the charming Miss Edna Turner.

Yes, more of Delta Lambda's pins are missing.

T H E S P H I N X is intensely interesting and we congratulate Brother Oscar C. Brown, the Editor. It is now the "Greater Sphinx." Especial congratulations to the editor upon his recent "capitulation" at the hands of Cupid. His intended is a charming young Miss, and an early schoolmate of the writer.

Congratulations many times I The name of Brother Dr. George L. Hall, as Treasurer of Delta Lambda for 1924 was erroneously omitted from the last issue of T H E S P H I N X . Brother Hall was reelected from 1923.

Delta Lambda was in her glory when she was sumptuously entertained at the last social meeting

by Brother Joseph N. Hill at his beautifully appointed residence.

The social evening was most pleasant, and the table groaned under the combined weight of niceties and Alpha colors.

Now who said Delta Lambda was "slow?"

Cordially and fraternally, GOBERT E.

MACBETH,

Corresponding

Secretary.

GAMMA LAMBDA CHAPTER Detroit, Mich.

BROTHERS I N A L P H A

PHI

ALPHA,

Greetings:

Gamma Lambda has elected as President for 1924 Brother Frank P. Raiford; Vice President, Brother Davenport Grimes; Secretary, Brother Percival Piper; Treasurer, Brother C. C. Ames; Chaplain Brother Milton Thompson, and Ye Scribe as Chapter correspondent to T H E S P H I N X . These brothers are true and tried Alpha Phi Alpha men, and it goes without saying that the Chapter will prosper under their direction.

Brother Editor, lots of fine things are coming to our ears about the fine periodical you are publishing for the Fraternity. X H E S P H I N X as it is now made up cannot be excelled neither in its appearance nor in its subject matter. Congratulations!

Gamma Lambda recently entertained at luncheon Brother Aaron Malone, who was in Detroit for a few days with his wife on business. With us at the luncheon was Brothers Lawson and Loomis from Epsilon. Brother Malone made a splendid talk to the thirty brothers gathered and finished his address by subscribing one hundred dollars to the Epsilon Chapter House at Ann Arbor, Michigan which en passant let us state is a '"regular" House.

Gamma Lambda journeys to Ann Arbor, the seat of the Epsilon Chapter, Saturday, March 15th to the Annual Banquet of that Chapter. If the "spread" this year even approaches the one of last year we are due for a big time. It is thought that there will be from fifteen to twenty Benzine Buggies of various and sundry descriptions in the line for Ann Arbor.

Brother A. L. Turner will steer his new Lincoln, Brother J. A. Moore, formerly of Georgia, will ride m his beautiful Marmon, Brother M E. Morton, speed merchant, will operate his Stearns, Brother Raiford will take four brothers in his Buick, while Brothers Milton Thompson, H. ,S. Dunbar, Lowell Baker, and Ye Scribe will shimmie along in Fords.

The evening of March 8th was sort of a red letter day with the Fraternity here. In the evening fifty members assembled to take nine brothers through the intricacies of an initiation. March 8th will probably live forever in the memories of H . E. Simms, R. L. Jackson, John R. Gray, C. Johnson, H . Johnson, A. B. Cleage, A. L. Turner. Carl Shaw, and Win. Ames.

Brothers J. P. Rodgers and "Steve" Sparks officiated with great eclat. Their work was done in a smooth and painstaking way. The new brothers are men of merit and will prove valuable assets to the Chapter and to the Fraternity.

Yours fraternally, f

J O H N C.

DANCY,

Correspondent.

KAPPA LAMBDA CHAPTER Greensboro, N. C. DEAR BROTHERS :

As we start out this new year, we too have grasped the rejuvenated spirit of fraternalism. t h e clarion call of the last Convention is still ringing in the minds of the brothers, that we must find those who have strayed from the house of Alpha m i Alpha and bring them back to the fold.

Kappa Lambda believes that it is better to reclaim he lost sheep than to add a number of new men to ; * â&#x20AC;˘ ! , : * I s w e a r c d o i n &- Our latest reclamation is that of Brother Bullock a charter member of Mu ^napter, who had been lost to the fraternity since 1914.

This makes the third brother that we have brought hack to the fold in recent months, the other brothers are Brother Dr. Luck of Beta and Brother P. E. Johnson of Zeta. \ We are glad to announce that Brother Mizell of Wt ( i ÂťT Pler h a s b e c a m e affiliated with us and we ieei that he will do much in bringing his experience and advice to the chapter in matters that concern the local chapter and the General Organization 1 he Go-to-High School, Go-to-College Committee submitted plans for, the campaign at the last meetingana the campaign is to start within a few days. i he perplexed conditions and the school svstem ot the rural districts cause us to start early. It is our rt-,J r e i r f a c h e v e r v member of the graduating classes of the rural schools and to encourage them to continue ,n school. The schools of the rural districts will be stormed with a, barrage of literature and Brother Hilyard, the Chairman of the committee

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plans to have a speaker at every county school Brother Candy's life of service has been spent at to preach the doctrine of Go-to-High School, Go- the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute. H e to-College. Through this method we hope to reach came to the institution in 1898 as professor of Latin at least 25,000 parents and students.

Plans have and Greek. At this time the school was operating been made for speakers to appear at the 1! s t e w a r d as the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute.

High Schools and the institutions of higher [earning Later, when the school became the Virginia Normal in the state. We also plan to visit some of the ad and Industrial Institute, he became professor of jacent towns in Virginia. education in which position he served faithfully until 1914 when he was called to the presidency of the This is the first state-wide campaign to be coninstitution at the death of Dr. James Hugo Johnston. ducted by the organization and we feel that success A man's success as an administrator might well be is ours. By this campaign we hope to bring both judged by the achievements and the growth of the parent and student to a fuller realization of the institution during his administration. With this in value of education and to create within them the mind, let us trace briefly the growth of the institution idea of race consciousness and pride. under his leadership from 1914 to the present.

Of the many thousand bright and intelligent Students of this who bold before themselves the This growth shows itself in the material resources â&#x20AC;˘ " A greater education. and equipment, in the student body, in the teaching force, and in the course of study.

We intend to place the mirror of Culture before The number of permanent buildings has grown from their e y c s in order that they may see their own six in 1914 to twenty-six at the present time. T h e animage and that of the race, and by so doing realize nual State appropriation has been increased from $21,tbr absolute necessity of perpetual striving.

500 to $S.5,000 during the same period. In 1920 the school This is our task. became the Land Grant College for Negro Youth.

"New York is our goal."

This fact assures it an annual Federal Fund of $26,Fraternally yours, 996.03. In the year 192:1, the Institute had available E. N. GALLOWAY, from State and Federal Funds $133,261, an amount Secretary.

I which is G.7 times that available ten years ago.

In the meantime, the General Education Board and other philanthropic bodies have given to the school the NU LAMBDA CHAPTER sum of $03,750.

Petersburg, Va. The available revenue is by no means adequate, but the steady increase is encouraging.

BROTHERS I N A L P H A P H I A L P H A , Greeting^: The student body has increased from six hundred The Nu Lambda Chapter was set up in December and forty-one in 1913-1914 to one thousand three 1923 by the General Secretary, Brother Norman L. hundred anil forty-nine in 1922-23. These figures McGhee. T h e chapter is composed of Alpha men who do not include the summer school enrollment or the are now members of the faculty of the Virginia enrollment in a school in the city of Petersburg under Normal and Industrial Institute. the direction of the School of Education.

Brother Wiley A. Hall was elected president of Ibis increase in the student body bespeaks the the chapter, Brother James Hugo Johnston was confidence which the people of Virginia have in the elected vice-president, Brother Thomas L. Puryear scho il. wai elected chaplain, Brother William A. Rogers Two thousand one hundred and sixty persons have was elected treasurer, Brother Irving A. Derbigny been graduated from the Institution, and they are to was elected secretary, and Brother Charles W. be found in practically every vocation and profession Florence was elected chapter editor. The first three contributing to the welfare of mankind.

"Hirers are products of Gamma. Brother Rogers also The teaching force has grown from twenty-six â&#x20AC;˘s a prodwuct of Gamma. Brother Derbigny hails in 1913-1914 to eighty-five in 1923-24. In the teaching from Alpha Beta, and Brother Florence was formerly force are to be found graduates from many of our affiliated with Omicron. Other members are Brother leading' Negro colleges, such as Howard University, John M. Gaudy, formerly of Gamma, Brother B. N. Fisk University, Atlanta University, Union UniverThurston, formerly of Gamma, and Brother F. D. sity, and Talladega College. In addition to these are "attcrson, formerly of Alpha Nu Chapter. to be found graduates of many of the large schools One of the first acts of the chapter was to establish of the country. Among these might be mentioned an Alpha Phi Alpha Scholarship Fund to assist some Columbia University, Chicago University, University deserving student. The proceeds, amounting this year of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh, Boston ''' thirty-five C$35.00), were awarded to Miss Beatrice University. Syracuse University, Amherst College, Purdue University, University of California, Kansas Robinson. T h e amount will be increased.

State College, Iowa State College, Pennsylvania fu keeping with an established custom, we wish to n State College, Michigan Agriculture College, and ?akc especial mention of one of our members. We many others. are sending vou a statement of some of the achievements- of Brother John Manuel Gandy.

The Faculty Study Club was organized in Vtos by Cordially and fraternally yours, Brother Gandy and has done much in improving the N u LAMBDA CHAPTER. morale among the teachers, and in promoting professional growth. At present five members of the faculty are pursuing higher courses in Chicago UniBROTHER J O H N M A N U E L GANDY, A.B., A.M., Pd.D. versity and in Columbia University. Others will be granted leave of absence next year for the same . Brother John Manuel Gaudy is a native of Mispurpose. sissippi. i-je is a graduate of the normal course of T h e courses of study have shown the same type of Jackson College in that state. He was graduated development. In 1914 the school was rated as a from Fisk University in 1808 with the degree of three year high school giving teacher training courses bachelor of arts, and in 1301 he received the degree for preparing teachers for the elementary schools of of master of arts from the same institution. He has done _ considerable work in summer schools at Co- the State. lumbia University. In 1920, Morgan College conAt present the school offers five curricula requiring ferred upon Brother Gandy the degree of doctor of four years for completion and leading to the degree Pedagogy in recognition of his work as an educator. of bachelor of arts or bachelor of science. These

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BROTHER J O H N

MANUEL

degrees may be earned in the arts and sciences

GANDY, A.B.,

in

WSSSt " ' " ^ ^ ^ « T5£

The normal school courses require two vears for completion and prepare teachers for th* e S t a r v schools of the State. titmentary An accredited high school is maintained in Conner tion with the school. Graduation from such a school cou^sT *" ^ ^ ** t h e college o r ' t S l

Training in the major trades is offered also In spue of the tremenduous demands which a w o w mg institution has made upon the time Tnd energy of Brother Gandy, he has entered other lines o f endeavor and has made himself felt in the affairs nf of the State and the Nation.

During the War, he gave his time generously to the Camp Community Service.

He was the organizer and the first field agent for the Negro Organization Society, an organization which attempts to unify the efforts of Virginia Negroes m matters of racial uplift. He is at present executive secretary of that organization and is doing much to formulate its program and keep it true to

A.M.,

Pd.D.

its ideals and purposes.

H e served two terms as president of the Virginia State Negro Teachers' Association. H e is now honorary president of the body.

He is trustee of the Virginia Union University and of the Franklin Normal and Industrial Institute.

Brother Gandy has served as president of the National Association of Teachers in Colored Schools; and is an active and valuable member of the Interracial Cooperative Committee.

He delivered an address recently before the Southern Sociological Congress at Chattanooga; and before the International Sunday School Association at Kansas City. On a trip to California last summer, he spoke on the Judge Wilber Lecture Course at San Francisco, and was invited to speak at Leland Stanford University.

Brother Gandy's life represents twenty-five years of consecrated, constructive christian leadership. . • H e richly deserves the recognition which he receives in "Who's W h o in America."

CHARLES W I L B U R FLORENCE. .

Chapter

Editor.

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HROTHKR GAMRWELL V A L E N T I N E

Brother Gamewell Valentine of Eta Lambda Chapter dwells in the world of music and already has shown n a r k e d ability in the music art. While a student at Morehouse College he was pianist of the college orchestra, a member of the glee club and sang first tenor on the "varsity quartette." As piano accompanist, he has appeared in concert with the accomplished violinist, Kemper Harreld, the celebrated Bn ther Clarence Cameron White and Marion Anderson. the dependable contralto. At the piano, Brother Valentine has a well developed technique, his intonation is absolutely reliable and tone pure and pleasing.

Brother Valentine is now conducting a very successful studio instructing Students of piano. He plans to enter the Institute of Musical Art of New York City next tern:, fui thering his knowledge of the piano and musical composition, the latter of which he seems to have a distinct talent.

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to learn the difference between jazz music and syncopated music. Many of us fight jazz music suggestively—because others fight. As a result of this condition, syncopated music becomes the victim of tile crusaders of jazz.

But there is a disitnet difference between jazz music and syncopated music, better known as ragtime music. Jazz music is young in comparison with syncopated music, and syncopated music is as old as, or older than, our negro melodies. This is proof that jazz and syncopation are not the same. Syncopated music is almost explained in its name. In this kind of music the accert is shifted from a regular strong beat to a weak and unaccented beat making the time seem ragged. But jazz music is syncopated music that has become demoralized by harsh and superfluous embi ' ihments. The more complex the embellishments ai <f the greater the variety of brutish noises, the more perfect the music approaches jazz as a limit. All sustained tones are repugnantly colored. All pauses and rests are substituted for sharp and repulsive additions. Jazz music is saturated and concentrated to its ultimate capacity. When made by an orchestra the unharmonious, simultaneous jazzing of the cornet, violin, trombone, saxophone, drums and xylophone converges into a tuneless medley; time, not rhythm, only remains.

W e know that color and music are closely analogous.

That music reacts upon the ear as color reacts upon the eye. That all musical chords are variations of three fundamental chords as all shades of color are derived from three fundamental colors.

A famous artist has worked out a theory that for every musical tone there is a corresponding color, and that if certain combinations of tones are harmonious to the ear, the corresponding combination of colors are harmonious to the eye. If this theory be true, how would jazz music appear if painted in its corresponding colors? Such a heterogeneous mass of various colors would be novel, curious and irresistibly attractive. To the layman such a spectacle would be fascinating. To the artist such a spectacle would be horrible. So has the effect of jazz music.

T o the layman it is attractive and almost irresistible.

To the artist it is irritating and vexatious, causing a very disagreeable sensation to be experienced. Reaction is inevitable.

T h e February 81, 1924, issue of the Musical Courier, the weekly review of the world of music, carried a interesting contribution by Brother Valentine on "Jazz and Syncopated Music," which we are glad to reprint in full below: What is jazz music? lias the public the same Now that I have attempted to explain the parconception of jazz music as the musician, or is there ticular difference between jazz music and synco•'i definite kind of music that is classified as jazz, pated music let us turn our attention to syncopated and indisputably acknowledged as such?

Or is music.

Syncopated music cannot be justly conmodern music different from jazz music'; or is demned; it is an excellent phase of high amusement; jazz music only one of the many kinds of modern it relieves the fatigued mentality of an individual as 1l:U sic? well as stimulates the rhythmic instinct with an airy I hese questions arc psychological from a personal and tuneful melody. Some technical musician may conception stimulated by different view-points of say that the rhythmic instinct can be thoroughly Writers, especially by those speaking, of late, through stimulated by the classic sonatas of Handel and the the Musical Courier.

These paradoxical articles aldignified preludes of Bach. I most heartily agree ways cause me to think of an essay that I wrote more that these classical compositions cannot be excelled 'ban two rears ago (while in college), at which time in rhythm, but their melodies and structure are thoughful and meaningful, and will not be appreciated everyone had something to say or write concerning by the lay auditor. W h a t great musician would jazz music, This essay is sincere in its attempt to wish only for critical music? All of us foster and draw a line between jazz and syncopated music for ''•"•' pleasure and retaliation of an ambitious high- approve syncopated music. We call for it instinctively as digressing from the stately hymns of Hayden and school and college group of young men.

Mozart to the syncopated Gospel H y m n s of Billy A VINDICATION OF SYNCOPATED M U S I C Sunday, such as Since Jesus Came Into My Heart, and others. Many of our Negro melodies portray The word "jazz" was first associated with music. the fineness of syncopation. For example., Sometimes Now it is applied to almost everything, including I Eeel Like a Motherless Chile, from the Bandana People. Articles abusing jazz can be found in almost Sketches by Clarence Cameron White. The songs, every magazine and paper, so much so that this subMv Lady's Lips Am Lak de Honey, the words of ject is no more a novelty, but rather has become which were written by Paul Lawrence Dunbar, set to hackneyed, as well as annoying. While most of the music by Will Marion Cook; Swing Along, words and writ, is who condemn jazz music are well informed music by Mr. Cook, and many others, have syncopated and intelligent upon the subject, the majority of the musical settings, and are wholesome and good, most People who abhor this sort of music have a false of them possessing a worthy thought. T h e melodies conception of it. because they will not take the time

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of many popular syncopated songs of to-day are equally as good as those of Mr. Cook, but their value is depreciated by the cheap sentiment expresed by the words of the songs.

Waste not your energy in fighting jazz music. It is becoming very unpopular even among its own advocates, and will soon fade out. But see to it and command as much as is in your power, that syncopated music remain pure. Let us revere and respect the negro melodies! They are as man, born from the dust of the earth, but having a soul that ascends higher and higher into the ethereal sky.

ETA LAMBDA Atlanta, Ga. he

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Com mittee

of E t a T 4, ? o , Lambda, Alpha Rho and Alpha Pi Chapters announce the following as he.r plans for the "Go-to-High School, Go-to-Col'lege movement. The committee has launched an Essay contest among the senior High School students of all schools in the city of Atlanta. The subject of the essay will be,_ "Why go to College," and will w,™ fm £ , m i n ! , m , m of 700 to a maximum of 1,000 words. Three prizes amounting to $50.00 will be divided among the three best contestants, $25 00 $lo.00 and $10.00, in the order of their selection ' ' In each school every senior is being urged to write Ihis is being done by requesting the English teacher in each school to assign a theme to the Senior class using the subject - W h y go to College." The teacher will select the five best essays and submit them to a board of Judges, w h o will decide on papers from all schools.

T ^ , , ? h a p t e r i n a d d i t i o n >s publishing a pamphlet on Why go to College," which will contain the three best essays written in the competitive contest ! " ; e d i t i o n the pamphlet will contain articles on Why go to College" from the Presidents of the six local colleges and a symposium on the same subject from outstanding students in each college . . ° n t h e , £ r s t Sunday of the campaign week, ministers will be asked to deliver an educational sermon During the week days, all of the schools and collates will be covered by speakers. Special arranged meetings and appeals will be made to the senior classes of the various High Schools. The week will be closed with a Big Meeting" at some large hall or or auditorium with a prominent speaker and annropnate musical selections.

Eta Lambda has all the year shown its interest in education Two weeks ago. Brother Russell Brown pastor o the First Congregational church of this city held the annual "College Night," which was participated in by the several colleges and fraternities m tfes City Brother Sydney P. Brown represented the Eta Lambda Chapter Brother Walter H Smith, formerly of Alpha Eta Harvard, has invaded America's great Negro financial center and is now connected with Atlanta Life Insurance Company.

Brother Norris B. Herndon has just returned from a business and pleasure trip to New York and other points east.

Brother T R . Davis, President of Walden University passed through the city and paid his respects to our fellows.

Brother Dr. J. A. Gregg, President of Wilberforce University was in the city during the conference of the A. M. E. Bishops.

Other prominent Brothers seen at the Council were Brothers Aaron Malone of St. Louis and Dr Stewart of Washington. Brother Stewart as the Brothers will remember was Parliamentarian of the Baltimore Convention.

Brother Dr. B. C. Styles of Cleveland looked in on us during his visit here the early part of March.

Eta Lambda is gradually becoming the leading graduate chapter of the country. We want St. Louis, Detroit, Washington and the other chapters to know th.s ere it is too late.

Fraternally, J.

GARLAND WOOD.

RULES FOR BALFOUR EFFICIENCY CUP TO BE AWARDED TO THE CHAPTER OF THE ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY OBTAINING HIGHEST RATING IN THE COLLECTION OF THE YEARLY ASSESSMENTS OF THE GENERAL FRATERNITY The L. G. Balfour Company, official jewelers of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, has offered a silver loving cup to the General Organization of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, to be used as an award in a contest to be held among the chapters of the F r a ternity under the following rules: (1) The Balfour Efficiency Cup Contest is to be conducted in an effort to stimulate activity on the Part of the chapters of the fraternity in the matter of collection of the grand-tax.

(2) The contest is to end May 15th, the day set by the fraternity as the time when grand-tax is due and payable.

(3) Every chapter of the fraternity will be considered a contestant.

(4) Rating on the collection of grand-tax on the Part of the chapter will be based upon the number of members of the chapter, the amount collected, and the systematic plan followed to effect collection from members of the chapter.

(5) The collection of arrearage of grand-tax will be considered an important feature in the contest.

(6) Responsibility for collection of grand-tax from every member of the chapter not transferred to some other chapter on its rolls will be considered in the rating of contestants.

(7) Each chapter will be required to submit a financial record of its membership, setting forth in detail the payment of chapter dues, arrearage " n chapter dues, if there be such, payment of grandtax, and arrearage in grand-tax payment.

(This report is necessary because the mere f a c t that a brother is credited with paying grand-tax by his chapter would not warrant a chapter's receiving the award of the Efficiency Cup if such a brother were deficient in the payment of his chapter dues.

This particular report will have much to do with the ratings to be received by chapters under the rules of this contest.)

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CUPID'S CORNER Moore-Howell A wedding of unusual interest in the East was that of Brother Edward Gaylord Howell to the very charming Miss Christine Moore of Princeton, New Jersey. Brother Howell was unfair to us in that he slipped off. W e had watched the courtship with interest and anticipated the pleasure of ourselves giving him away. The quietness of the marriage * a i indeed a surprise to the younger social set as well as to his many friends and buddies at Beta. Brother Howell is a graduate of Yale University and came to Alpha Phi Alpha at Zeta Chapter. H e is now a senior in the Howard University Medical School and very popular among Middle Atlantic and New England Society.

Pelham-Chinn Dan Cupid has not been idle at Epsilon. During the past month even our good president, Brother Chester W . Chinn, has succumbed to his subtle attack. The understanding is that the very lovely and popular Miss Sara Pelham, a schoolmate of Brother Chinn at the University of Michigan. Miss Pelham 's a pretty Washingtonian and a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

Dan and Chester maneuvered for a long time, but Dan finally proved too much for our good brother.

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The song of love had no difficulty in melting the weak heart of Brother Nelson E. Woodley.of U p silon Chapter when Miss Lucille Rogers of Lawrence, Kansas, came forth.

Brother Woodley paid his fraternity pin as something in earnest to bind the bargai n, and now they live in the castle of happy dreams, preceding their realization that "until death do we part." Both have chosen well and we all wish them the best of luck and success along the great highway.

Johnson-Harris W e are pleased to note the appearance in Baltimore of an Alpha Phi Alpha "diamond flush," the property of Dr. R. Harold Harris of New York City. It is 'sported" bv Miss Alma E. Johnson. Congratulations, Brother Dr. Harris 1 Well done, our good and faithful servant.

Turner-Young Cupid has been asked to page Dr. Ralph J. Young of Delta Lambda Chapter and the whereabouts of bis fraternity pin. Perhaps Miss Edna Turner of Washington, D. C. can give us a lead.

.- '.VÂť- i Srnart-Cordice T h e soothing melody of love has enraptured the ears of Brother Norman Cordice of Chi Chapter.

Miss Linda Smart is the fortunate one. Miss Smart was born in the Republic of Panama of Jamaican Parentage, and is well known in Panamanian and West Indian social and literary circles. Brother Cotdke. ] s a member of the Sophomore Dental Class, Meharry Medical College. H e reports that he c o u l d n t M M it any longer and now he has something to liwufor..

Madison-Clarkson; Thomas-Wilson On Wednesday, January 30, 1924, at eight o'clock p. m. was solemnized the wedding of Miss Mary Grace Madison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W .

Madison of East Orange, N . J., and Brother Ernest CJarkson of that city. Brother John L. Wilson and Miss Hazel D. Thomas of New York City slipped off to Connecticut and were married on the nineteenth of last November. T h e fraternity is sorry to lose these hrothers from the ranks of the celibates, but since needs must, we applaud their choice and wish for them and their wives the fruits and happiness of a well rounded home.

Chapman-Dillard Dan Cupid is very active around Old Chi these days. H e announces the succumbing to his attacks of Brother C. E. Dillard (formerly of Alpha-Alpha).

The wearer of his pin is Miss Althea Chapman who is a member of the Delta Sigma Xheta Sorority and a graduate of Howard University. She is now teaching in the public schools of Cincinnati. In truth, she is an extremely accomplished and pleasing young lady.

Clay-Blue The convention at Columbus held hidden pleasures for a certain couple and although Brother Blue r e turned to Pi Chapter with renewed spirit, a part of his anatomy and his precious Alpha pin journeyed down state, in the safe keeping of Miss Mary E. Clay. Miss Clay is a graduate of Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio, and a teacher in the public schools of Lockland, Ohio. Brother Welcome T. Blue is a graduate of Wilberforce University taking his Bachelor of Science degree there and is now a third year student in the Cleveland School of Lav/* As Brother Blue lives in the northern part of Ohio and his fiancee in the southern part and as his mother Chapter is Xi, is it any wonder that his clever fingers .it the piano keep playing "I'm Coin' South" and "On the O-Hi-O."

Lockerman-Macbeth Brother Attorney Gobert Macbeth, who has met wilh much success at the Bar of Justice, has done equally well at the Bar of Love. The jury has just returned a verdict that will require him to love, honor and pay the bills during the rest of his natural life and incidentally awarded Delta Lambda an Assistant Corresponding Secretary in the person of Miss Alice E. Lockerman.

Miss Lockerman, now a teacher in the public schools of Baltimore, is a graduate of the Teachers' Training School, of which her father, the late Dr. Joseph H. Lockerman, was pioneer and principal.

She is a member of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority and nature has endowed her with deep human sympathies as is shown by her interest in worthy endeavors, especially those things that concern children and their education. As she was crowned the most popular girl in her class, she continues to enjoy the friendship of a large circle of friends to whom she is pleasingly known as Sweet Alice.

In this, as in most things, Brother Macbeth has done well.

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Anderson-Murphy Welcome-home-news is the announcement of th„ engagement of Brother Howard Murnhv of S «g m a Chapter to Miss Waldi Anderson TW, L by way of Delta-Lambda C h a p ™ % h ^ X d SCha n8 ter of Baltimore, which warm a | L n 7, W P' h send pins that way, " T h ^ L f n ^ ^ " °

Pollard-Wilson Brother Arthur Wilson of Xi Chapter is Cupid's most recent representative and victim from Xi Chapter. Miss Jessemay Pollard is the dominating spirit m this good brother's down-fall. Theirs has been a road of stepping stones; may it lead them onward and upward. .. ,.,.,;-:"".

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FIFTH ANNUAL "GO-TO-HIGHSCHOOL, GO-TO-COLLEGE" MOVEMENT „ As we go into our Fifth Annual "Go-to-High School, Go-to-CoIiege" movement may we be made to realize that our lives on earth are successful only in so far as we contribute some good toward uplifting the fellow lower down. The Negro in the United States is the fellow lowest down and Alpha Phi Alpha and educated Negroes everywhere must l e g i n to look upon the problem with the utmost seriousness and come 10 the realization that the hope ot the race lies in education. in our ostentatious display in gayety and society we are apt to forget the millions of Utile black girls and boys whose aspirations and ambitions are separated from our own only by their lack of opportunity. Think of the millions of our people who yet are unable to read or write their own names. The great majority of these poor people 01 ours have no hopes in life if we turn our backs on them, l h e irony of Christianity, under which most of the Americans live, permits them to leave the Negro out when considering questions of advancement. " u o unto others "as you would have others do unto you" has no status when most people of the other race deal with our people. Charles J. Haden, Chairman of the Georgia Illiteracy Commission, speaking before the representatives of sixty-rive American Legion posts in Georgia, according to one of the leading Atlanta dailies for March 19, 1924, said, 'Georgia has more than seventy thousand white adult illiterates and one of the most crying needs of the siale now is to raise sufficient funds to back the state commission in us work of teaching these illiterates to read and write." Read the quotation again; read it carefully. "Seventy thousand white adult illiterates," "Seventy thousand," notwithstanding the thousands of years 'of freedom and opportunity for education and advancement. How many "seventy thousands" of Negroes occupy this stater But that's another question and one about which " o thought was given. The Negro is a nonentity^ in their consideration of the good things of life. The Negro must have a man's chance with other men.

Ignorance can't compete with education. What are educated Negroes going to do about it? Alpha Phi Alpha is going to do its mightiest to advance the opportunities for the millions of unfortunate Negro £oys and girls. And may the Fifth Annual "Go-toHigh School, Go-to-College" movement be met with a sympathetic response by all of us who would serve 0 " r day and generation on the high levels of human endeavor.

ECHO FROM THE PACIFIC Alpha Delta Chapter is to be complimented on the steps taken in presenting a program of College HiJ'nks and Musical to the public of Los Angeles on t'ebruary 2fi. Although one of the younger Chapters and somewhat removed from the center of Negro fraternities, this Chapter is blazing the trail in the far West and is placing the Fraternity on the highest Plane in that section.

Fraternities in many sections do not receive wholehearted approval from the general public, due no doubt to the vague understanding that people have

concerning them. Whenever, then, a Chapter com^s betore the public in such a favorable manner as has this Chapter, it not only redounds to the glory ot th t particular Chapter, but fraternities everywhere are greatly benefitted. it is with such thoughts that we make note ol this activity of Alpha Delta and commend their effort to Chapters everywhere as worthy of emulation.

FAITH OF OUR FATHERS "Faith of our fathers, holy faith we will be true to Thee till death." One cannot review the pioneer cays of Alpha Phi Alpha without a genuine reverence and gratitude for the "fathers" of our dear fraternity, who builded fast and true a foundation upon which clean, stalwart Alpha Phi Alpha men, with endurance, enterprise and resolute faith can build on forever. The magnitude of the fraternity today and its wonderful progress are but a partial fulfillment of the prophecies of the early days by Alpha's first born who blazed the ascending trail of Negro fraternities, with a program of S E R V I C E for the Negro people of whom we are. Ten years ago, Brother Henry L. Dickerson, the Sixth General President of Alpha Phi Alpha, asked the question, "What of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity?" and answered it as he went on to say, "I am sure that thus question, has been asked, by most of us, many a time and deep down in our souls at that. We can best answer it by a little reflection and future reconsideration. Since Alpha Phi Alpha means a race united for a great purpose, no doubt we can narrow it by asking the question: What is man? The Holy Scripture asks the question more fully when it asks: 'What is matt that thou are mindful of him?'

"By a little reflection I might say, as we, from primeval savagery, discomforts and disadvantages, stride up the ascending scale of human civilization, we find a fraternal spirit existing among us which is indefinable. It has often been said, and is very largely axiomatic, that 'blood rujis thicker than water.' The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity is a b o n d very strong, a union—-very endurable, a harmony— very perfect and an idealism—very ethical, is an organization based on fraternal ties of blood and race. It is not an organization existing somewhere in the land of might have been; but it is that organization trying to answer the vital questions of the present day demands, working for future possibilities, and laboring for the greatest purpose that can animate the conscience of m a n ; that is, to try to lessen the painful achings in the souls of black folk— discriminative prejudice.

"Again let me ask: What of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity? Honestly I feel free to say that it is no superficial organization blowing the pipe of rumor and conjecture; but it is that organization founded in 190fi, at Cornell University, by * * * patriotic young men. in order to cultivate a love for the true, to further the science of the beautiful, to cherish a reverence for the good, to lay a basis for ethics and to promote matters vital to humanity, whose faith was fair and hope was sure and who had brains to conceive and energy to accomplish the great and imperative need of humanity—equal justice."

Morton, Kelly, Callis. Chapman, Murray, Ogle and Tandy, we will not break faith.

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CHAPTERS (Continued) ALPHA-ALPHA CHAPTER, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.

President, H. T. Miller, 636 West 9th Street.

Secretary, F. T. Layton, 6;;u West 9th Street.

ALPHA-BETA CHAPTER, Talladega College, Talladega, Alabama.

President, R. V. Sims, Talladega College.

Cor, Sec'y, U. G. Lockhart, Talladega College.

ALPHA-GAMMA CHAPTER, Providence, R. 1.

President, C. L. Henry, 3.'i Hope College, Brown University.

Secretary, Roscoe E. Lewis, 2 Hope College, Brown University ALPHA-DELTA CHAPTER, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

President, James W. McGregor, 1759 W. Thirty-fifth Street, Los Angeles.

Sec'y, Arthur E. Prince, 3g4 N. Vernon Ave., Pasadena, Cal. ALPHA-EPS1LON CHAPTER, University of California, Oakland., Calif.

President, George M. Johnson, 547 33rd Street.

Corresponding Secretary, Erroll A. Jones, 820 Linden Street.

ALPHA-ZETA CHAPTER, West Virginia Collegiate Institute, Institute, President, Robert Carroll, Institute W. Va. Cor. Sec'y, Drue Columns, Institute W. Va. VV. Va. ALPHA-ETA CHAPTER, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

President, Emmett J. Scott, IS Windsor Street, Boston, Mass.

Secretary, Bertram Bland, 31 Weld Hall, Cambridge, Mass.

ALPHA-THETA CHAPTER, Slate University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.

President, Rhoderic H. Harris, 29 West College Street.

Secretary, Orthel Roberts, 29 West College Street.

ALPHA-IOTA CHAPTER, University of Colorado and Denver University President, James D. Hines, 608 S. Weber Street, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Secretary, Aristide G. Chapman, 2423 Gilpin Street, Denver, Colo.

ALPHA-KAPPA CHAPTER, Springfield, Mass.

President, Charles S. Stone. 35 Collins Street.

Secretary, M. S. Duncan, 182 Central Street.

ALPHA-MU CHAPTER, Northwestern University, Evanston, 111.

President, George A. , 3763 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 111.

Secretary, Ered D. Jordan, P. O. Box 80, Evanston, 111.

ALPHA-NU CHAPTER, State College of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa.

President, James R. Otis, 218 Lincoln Way, Ames Iowa.

ALPHA-XI CHAPTER, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis. President, Frank King Beck.

Secretary, F. D. Bobo, 029 Vliet Street.

ALPHA-OMICRON CHAPTER, Johnson C. Smith Univ., Charlotte, N. C. President, Matthew J. Green, Johnson C. Smith University.

Secretary, R. Patterson Perry, Johnson C. Smith University.

ALPHA PI CHAPTER, Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia.

President, George W. Reeves, Atlanta University.

Sec'y, C. B. Andrews, Atlanta University.

ALPHA RHO CHAPTER, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia.

President, C. W. Sellars, Morehouse College.

Sec'y, H. J . Bowden, Morehonse College.

ALPHA-LAMBDA CHAPTER, Louisville, Ky. President, J. D. Blanton, 628 S. 8th Street.

Secretary, Frank M. Reid, 1723 W. Chestnut Street.

BETA-LAMBDA CHAPTER, Kansas City, Mo. President, O. D. Pyles, 1201 E. Eighteenth Street, Kansas City, Mo. Secretary, I. F. Bradley, 400 Haskell Avenue, Kansas City, Kans.

GAMMA-LAMBDA CHAPTER (Detroit College of Law), Detroit, Mich.

President, Frank P. Raiford, 1901 St. Antoine Street.

Secretary, Percival R. Piper, 3S07 Kirby Avenue, W. DELTA-LAMBDA CHAPTER, Baltimore, Md. President, Perry D. G. Pennington, 1518 McCulIoh Street.

Cor. Sec'y, Gobert E. Macbeth, 637 Pitcher Street.

EPS1LON-LAMBDA CHAPTER, St. Louis, Mo. President, James A. Scott, 4432-A West Belle Place.

Secretary, Arnctt Grant Lindsay, Pine Street Y. M. C. A. ZETA-LAMBDA CHAPTER, Norfolk, Va. President, L. F. Palmer, 2009 Marshall Avenue, Newport News, Va. Secretary, A. D. Manning, 555 Twentv-fifth Street, Newport News, Va. THETA-LAMBDA CHAPTER. Dayton, Ohio.

President, O. O. Morris, 430 West Street.

Secretary, A. L. Dooley. 818 W. 5th Street.

ETA-LAMBDA CHAPTER Atlanta, Ga. President, Chas. Greene, 315 Fraser Street.

Secretary, Jesse P. Gomillion, 275 Magnolia Street.

IOTA-LAMBDA CHAPTER (Indiana, Purdue and DePauw Universities President, Morris R. Taylor. 450 N. Senate Avenue.

Secretary, Oley A. lohnson, 426 Blackford Street.

KAPPA-LAMBDA CHAPTER, Greensboro, S. C. President, F. Luther Merry, State Normal School, Winston-Salem, N. C. Secretary, J. Blackbourne Matthews, State Normal School, Winston-Salem, N. C. MU LAMBDA CHAPTER, Washingtoa D. C. President, Harold C. Stratton, 2447 Georgia Avenue.

Secretary, Victor R. Daly, 2447 Georgia Avenue.

NU LAMBDA CHAPTER, Petersburg, Va. President, Wiley A. Hall, Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute.

Secretary, Irving A. Derbigny, Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute.

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