The SPHINX | Winter December 1934 | Volume 20 | Number 3 193402003 by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

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ALPHA PHI ALPHA

DECEMBER - 1934

OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 1934-1935 PRESIDENT—Dr. Chas. H. Wesley, Howard University, Washington, D. C. FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT-Chas. W. Greene, 304 Griffin St., N. W., Atlanta, Ga. SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT—Thos. H. Henderson. 723 West Marshall St., Richmond, Va. THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT—Sidney A. Jones, Jr., 155 N. Clark St., Chicago, 111. SECRETARY—Jos. H. B. Evans, 101 S St., N. W., Washington, D. C. TREASURER—Percival R. Piper, 18032 Wexford Ave., Detroit, Mich. EDITOR OF SPHINX—Arnett G. Lindsay, 11 N. Jefferson Ave., St. Louis, Mo. DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION—Rayford W. Logan, Atlanta University, Atlanta, Ga. GENERAL COUNSEL—Theodore M. Berry, 413 W. 5th, Cincinnati, Ohio.

MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL LAY M E M B E R S Dr. B. A. Rose, 402 So. Bank St., Dayton, Ohio. Maynard P. Turner, Jr., 3916 Fairfax Ave., St. Louis, Mo. E. Oscar Woolfolk, Jr., Talladega College, Talladega, Ala. JEWELSDr. Henry A. Callis, Howard University, Washington, D. C. George B. Kelley, 1 113th St., Troy, N. Y. Nathaniel A. Murray, 150 You St., N. W., Washington, D C. Robert H. Ogle, 1721 T St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Vertner W. Tandy, 221 W. 139th St., New York City

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iTALPHA—Ithaca, N. Y.; Active through membership of Jewels. , / »BETA—Washington, D. C ; Pres., R«bt, A, Bimr«ll; Sec, James A. Fairfax, 1917 Third St. N. W. *"GAMMA—Richmond, Va.; Pres., W. H. Quarles, Jr., 743 N. 5th St.; Cor. S e c , Geo. Peterson, Jr., 1015 N. 7th St. "T>ELTA—Montreal, Canada (inactive). i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ —EPSILON—Ann Arbor, Mich.; Pres., Cnil C. *>•%., 1W3 CullHiiiim St.; Sec, Willi II. WasWllUlltll, 11UJ JsV-HwwrSt. ^ *—* K * E T A — N e w Haven, Conn., Pres., inactive; Sec, Dr. R. S. Fleming, 216 Dwight St. -BTA—New York City; Pres? Vester G. Fowlkes, 2588 7th Ave. (c/o Minkley), N. Y. C ; Sec, R«glnuld

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-THETA—Chicago, 111.; Pres., Siflntjr A, J ; » m JiSi HI lTi HTIIII P ' I ; S e c , Nelson Woodley, 55 E. 46th St. ••IOTA—Syracuse, N. Y. (inactive). _, , _«* VKAPPA—Columbus, Ohio; Pres., BMS.II DWiuly, 236 E. 11th Ave.; Sec, Clifford F. Valentine, 415 Buttles Ave. iJHU-Minneapolis, Minn.; Pres., John R. Lawrence, Jr., 556 St. Anthony Ave.; S e c , John M. Patton,*"* 774 St. Anthony Ave., St. Paul, Minn. ^/ ^ NU—Lincoln Univ., Pa.; Pres., James H. Robinson; S e c , James C. Day. XI—Wilberforce, Ohio; Pres., liT-mlilli 1 M s; S e c , Stnnltp Bnhrnji, Wiltjinimi U«iy.*~" OMICRON—Pittsburgh, Pa.; Pres., Walter Talbot, 5635 Mignonette St.; Sec, U inj VI'MIIJIISIU-JI ttm 3.100 Wubutii Are. ^ _________ ^ - - _ S * U ' O. 0 © U A J t j l « f ! , *-TI-Cleveland, Ohio; Pres., W « « d W N n a M M ~ « ; S e c , UuLll f. ¥««^_»J»»-Bi-Wt#-S». ««*HO—Philadelphia, Pa.; Pres., Dr. W. F. Jerrick,"U843 Christian St.; Cor. S e c , flu 0 . Wlljuu I V a l w , a Cyrraa ftr»adr, Miiiiiiumu Pa. _^^ C.MGrJVV I \ « , K •-SIGMA—Boston, Mass. (inactive); Dr. F. Irving Gray, 610 Columbus .A.VC, Boston, M a s s . - s ^ - , _ H&roU £. TAU—Champaign, 111.; Pres., Jyhii T. IIBMILII'J»; Sec, John Sullivan, 615 So. Wright St. -17PSILON—Lawrence, KanjjJPres., Dsnirlnl Hi Dimis, J»i; Cor. Sec.,, ITnhl Hi S l u m »18> M i n i n i s i i ft*. »»PHI—Athens, Ohio; Pres.r"John W. Gazaway, 155 W. Washington St.jSec, Walter B. A l l e n . 1 CHI—Nashville, Tenn.; Pres., X ft H»«1i-np, WW. Klhi its*• ; S e c , IT T.liiiul HwMir -»-*PSI—Philadelphia, Pa.; Pres?* Alton C. Berry, 3265 Chancellor St.; S e c , J. Gordon Baugh, III; 1819 Bainbridge St. ALPHA ALPHA—Cincinnati, Ohio; Pres., V\T P n ""'"'-•", <"'' ' " 1.1. —-,. g e e , Jul • IK., ,Fliin*iig, Wfi ' " - u " ' ALPHA BETA—Talladega, Ala.; T*i i n Turin " " ' — I S e c , » " — " w~.«»ii, T, _ T , u a , w . , College. •-ALPHA GAMMA—Providence, R. I. (inactive); Jos. G. LeCount, 42 Westminster St. __, •—ALPHA DELTA—Los Angeles, CaL; F r e s h e n . McDonald, 319 E. 48th St.; S e c , Rufus S. Norman, 708 E. 48th St. -— »**"ALPHA EPSILON—Berkeley, Cal.; Pres., John W. Bolden, 2928 Grove St.; Cor. S e c , 1154 Ashbury St., San Francisco, Cal. ^ ALPHA ZETA—Institute, W. Va.; Pres., Wm. C. Ross, W. Va. State College; Sec, •-ALPHA ETA—Cambridge, Mass. (inactive). ** —— •-ALPHA THETA—Iowa City, Iowa; Pres., Bernard Goss; S e c , Lamar Smith, 818 So. Dubuque St. ^s^ ALPHA IOTA—Denver, Colo.; Pres., ft-——-~3fl«W-Jw| \M Bi Mri a»-«i| S e c , H. Brown. Sr., -_UAJIi(pls*4St. «-*LPHA KAPPA-^-Springfield, Mass. (inactive); Rev. Wm. N. DeBerry, 643 Union St. ALPHA MU-Evanston, 111.; Pres., W - — W U W ^ ; Sec, Will T T h i i | l l l i j , , IflH. B _ i m « It VltLPHA NU—Ames, Iowa (inactive); Chas. P. Howard, 515 Mulberry St., Des Moines, Iowa. fcALPHA XI—Milwaukee, Wis. (inactive). ALPHA OMICRON—Charlotte, N. C ; Pres., ^~HJJI Ti J il „ , Tl'Tiii I I T T | H 1 I Vmm Cor. Sec, jiMN>~N~MMfer. ^ A L P H A PI—Atlanta, Ga. (inactive). ._« ALPHA RHO—Atlanta, Ga.; Pres., J. J. Epps, Morehouse College; S e c , Hi B. J « i l m n . ALPHA SIGMA—Marshall, Texas; Pres?'Thomas Cole; Cor. S e c , " " " — xu c ii—urn.-jft.: , -.,. ALPHA TAU—Akron, Ohio; Pres., Hi fci Whmiiuuuiu til1 BUgLWUUd *»«..; Sec, N. 0. Chestnut7441 Pine St. K A L P H A UPSILON—Detroit, Mich.; Pres., John Teague,~5873 Begole St.; Sec, T. C. Hollis, 6620 Scotten Ave. ALPHA PHI—Atlanta, Ga.; Pres., Snitnalt WnUrik; S e c , Gnri WmHslli. ALPHA CHI—Nashville, Tenn.; Pres., J»liu Hupu PiaiiMiu; g ^ _ A—'rfT K p ¥ " , "•'• V I I I IJJIT UALPHA SPI—Jefferson City, Mo.; Pres., Floyd L. Robinson, Lincoln University. 4*6., - i o 4 . / , J e ) i r t I e n BETA ALPHA—Baltimore, Md.; Pres.,, T.uiliui Mi HuiJim Sec, H K I T»|'1»'I M I I " B Oi)H-g— (Continued on page 3 of cover)

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Jewel Chapman's Death

Alpha Phi Alpha and the Quest of the Certain

The Future of the Negro Lawyer

Foundations

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Spingarn Medalist

Fraternity Fun

Some of Our Historians

Impressions of the Convention

In Re: Brother Washington's Resignation

Shall We Hold Annual Conventions?

National Pan-Hellenic Council Meeting

Special Convention Picture

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Social Events of Special Convention

Balfour Cup Winners

Present and Ex-General Officers at Convention

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Sphinx Staff and Former Editors at Convention

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E D I T O RIALS T H E Sphinx Staff apologizes to the Fraternity for ' the late distribution of this issue of Sphinx. Illness and other unavoidable causes have occasioned this dela\. Our plan also to give a detailed report of the Special Chicago Convention activities have been thwarted by our not receiving up to this time a write-up from the Brothers of the Chicago chapters—our several requests to the contrary, notwithstanding. Our desire to include a write-up of the death and funeral arrangements of one of our founders—Brother Charles H. Chapman—occasioned a change and hold up of our plan to distribute the third issue of The Sphinx for 1934 long before this time. The next issue of the The Sphinx will, to a large extent, be given over to our Director of Education, Brother Logan, and will appear as a New Year edition. We sincerely hope that the membership will appreciate the difficulties under which we have worked; we assure you that the fourth issue will be forthcoming soon after the holidays. o ONE can seriously dispute the fact that the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity has grown steadily since iis organization at Cornell University in 1906. From this one chapter with seven members to over one hundred active chapters in 1934, located in the leading universities and cities of the United States, the Fraternity has acquired a coveted and permanent place in American social life. As we take a cursor) view of the Fraternity's days of infancy and experimental growth and chart the progress which has been made up to the present time, we note that there is still an incessant desire and pressing need for a close bond of fellowship and contact on the part of its members. To face the future without this goal would be dangerous—almost suicidal. Fortunately, however, the original purposes as expressed by the founders have been followed and preserved. Because of this adherence to the original ideals of the founders. Alpha Phi Alpha faces the future with confidence and courage.

Changing economic and social conditions have not daunted nor affected in any wise the determination and plan of those into whose hands the Fraternity's leadership has been entrusted to carry on the work so nobly begun. This is significant in view of the fact that many individuals, organizations and institutions have during the 1929-34 period of Storm and Stress been unable even to hold on. Not only has Alpha Phi Alpha held on but it has carried on—fostering a live and needed program of education for citizenship. Frequently, however, the actual status of an organization is measured by its financial or credit standing. To use this measuring rod, we find from the Special Convention reports that the organization is not only making strides by reclaiming Brothers but also in adding substantially to the surplus of the Fraternity's treasury. Thus, we find Alpha Phi Alpha in every wise facing the future bravely and qualified for leadership among college fraternities.

T O OIK desk has come a reprint of Brother James ' Armstrong Scott's article entitled "American Education and the Negro". Its original appearance in School and Society, Volume 40, N. 1037, November 10, 1934, has attracted much attention. And so many of the author's friends and co-workers urged him to have reprints made so as to permit a wider dissemination of the article than is afforded in the circulation of a scientific or technical magazine. Brother Scott's special treatment of this subject commends the attention of all persons who are interested in the so-called "Negro Question". His conclusions are so far-reaching that in a future issue of The Sphinx the article will appear in full. We regret that limited space will not permit its appearance in this issue.

N. B. — The deadline for the next Sphinx copy it December 25.

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THE ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY Office of the General President, Howard University, Washington, D. C. To the Chapters and Brothers in Alpha Phi Alpha, Greetings:

UR Fraternity made a distinctly progressive step this summer in the holding of its first Special Convention. This convention was unique not only in that it was the first in our history but also in various practical ways. In its organization, it was also unique, for all Brothers without reference to chapter representation were active members of the convention with voice and vote. The attitude of the P>rothers toward the work of the convention was very noticeable. There was a serious attitude towards the problems of the fraternity and a more serious endeavor to find a solution for them; not that General Conventions are not serious, but we were devoted to the cause for its own sake at this Special Convention. No one was there to seek office, for there were to be no elections. Every one was seeking to make himself serviceable in the attainment of worthy objectives for our fraternity rather than to seek honor at the hands of the fraternity for himself. The striving for place, so frequent at some of our conventions, was entirely absent. This was such a refreshing fact to some of the old-timers that I am compelled to call the attention of the Brothers to it; and urge, moreover, that we shall seek to subordinate selfish purposes so that fraternity purposes may predominate. Of necessity, we must think of places, because of the nature of our organization, but we do not need to have them predominate our interests, our speeches or our attitudes Inward worth}- legislation. I believe that in the main this attitude has been present in all of our conventions. It was especially noticeable at our Special Convention. May it remain with us in our progressing future!

may seem. So many Brothers, whom I have known personally, have said this in the past and have answered the question in such a way as to create an excuse for abandoning their activity. The question which should be faced by all of us is rather, "What can I do for Alpha Phi Alpha or what can I contribute to its service to college men and to Negroes as a group, who stand in need of the type of leadership which we can render?" The answer should be sought to this challenging question, "What can I give, not what can I get." The fraternity needs you and you need it! I trust that the chapters will interpret the fraternity to the Brothers in this light rather than in its selfish, personal return. We have a program which is worthy of our full and hearty support. It has an appeal for every redblooded Negro college man, and it can be carried on only by this highest type. If he is at all interested in his own future and in the future of his race in this country, he would be interested in us and in what we are doing; and more, he would want to be a part of it. He would learn that Alpha Phi Alpha was for neither the graduate nor the undergraduate by themselves but he would join in the historic cry, Alpha Phi Alpha for life". We want to make it an honor to be an Alpha man and we want real men to be Alpha men. This was the spirit of the last convention. Brothers from the matured professional and business walks of life and Brothers from the college and the university joined hands in an active, unselfish cooperative enterprise at Chicago.

President Wesley s firm and complete grasp of Fraternity affairs enables him to guide and inspire all Alpha men to be "servants of all and thereby transcend all".

The reports of our General Secretary and General Treasurer showed that there had been continuous increases in the payment of Grand Taxes, even beyond the expectations of either our Budget Committee at St. Louis or the General Convention itself. The reinstatement privilege has worked exceedingly well, and delinquent Brothers have accepted the opportunity of reclaiming Alpha Phi Alpha, and Alpha Phi Alpha has welcomed them and made the way easy for them. The majority of our Brothers are beginning to realize that our future as a fraternity is not to be determined so much by the answer to the question! "What does the fraternity do for me or what do 1 get out of the fraternity?", as important as this question

Surely our present objectives should challenge all Brothers, who have been either indifferent or delinquent or both. And yet it is gratifying to see how the Brothers are returning to the fold and taking advantage of the payment of the one-dollar fee and the current Grand Tax for all past delinquency. May larger numbers get in touch with the General Secretary concerning this matter of activity! Let each chapter put on a campaign of reclamation. Chicago and St. Louis have led the way for us. They have reclaimed many and they are prosperous chapters at this writing. The Special Convention endeavored to interpret the ideals of the fraternity into service for the race. This was the most significant development of the meeting. (Continued on patfe 14)

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JEWEL CHAPMAN'S DEATH died Sunday night. November 18. His funeral ^— was held Thursday, November 22, at Tallahassee, Florida. Jewels Callis and Murray represented Alphi Phi Alpha at the funeral. His death marks the passing of one of Alpha's loyal founders who paved the educational way for thousands of Negro college trained men throughout the United States. /"""HARLES HENRY CHAPMAN

"He was one of the eight interested male students registered in the undergraduate school of Cornell University who were desirous of organizing a group that would lean toward mutual helpfulness through personal acquaintance and close association. . . . "He was one of the students present at the first 'informal get-together' for all students interested in the organizing of such a group. This meeting was held at the residence of Mr. Edward Newton, 421 North Albany Street, at the instigation of Mr. C. C. Poindexter. . . . Although still a literary society, the Fraternity was slowly taking form. Then came the matter of initiation. The committee in charge of the initiaton included Mr. Charles H. Chapman along with three other Brothers. "At the First Annual Banquet many of the Brothers made speeches. Mr. Charles H. Chapman spoke on 'Loyalty'. . . . At the meeting following the initiation on November 6. 1906, Mr. Chapman presented the bill for the use of the hall, $1.50, which was ordered paid by the treasurer. "While the name of the organization had been selected and an initiation had been held, it was not clearly decided whether the organization was to be a secret fraternity or a literary society. The sponsors of the two points of view, the literary and the fraternal, were still at odds. At the same meeting noted above, Mr. Chapman made a motion that the decision concerning the course of study to be pursued during the year should be delayed for two weeks. Considerable discussion concerning this procedure ensued and the motion was withdrawn. Apparently, in order to show that he was not entirely opposed to the literary idea. Mr. Chapman then made a motion that a Topic Committee be appointed and that the seminar method be followed. "Mr. Chapman suggested that a program be prepared for 'the benefit of the society'. A committee on the organization of the new fraternal organization was appointed, composed of Mr. Chapman along with four other Brothers. "The Original Seven was the name of the club whose members belong to both the Social Study Club and the Fraternity. These seven men, the Jewels of the Fraternity, included Brother C. H. Chapman who. after leaving Cornell, chose the field of education and was last engaged in teaching at the Florida A. and M. College, Tallahassee. Florida." —From The History of Alpha Phi Alpha—WEST.EY.

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ALPHA PHI ALPHA AND THE QUEST OF THE CERTAIN BROTHER B. V. LAWSON, JR.

IIK greatest need Tmasses of Negroes

of the Alpha Phi Alpha realizes that in this This challenging subject in which the greatest force in the public critical hour is security of the work of the New Negro Alliance life is the aroused and organemployment and certainty of and similar organizations is preized will of the people. It must income. The masses are in be the sustained and irresistible sented, elicited the attention and quest of certainty. Jobs and purpose of our Fraternity to support of many Alpha men. make a creative and construcincreased purchasing power, a tive contribution to the arouliving wage, and if possible, a sal. organization and direction of will of the masses saving wage, are the most pressing and acute probof our people. True to our ancient faith and prelems confronting us. Instead of jobs we get wage cepts, "We are first of all, we shall transcend all"— differentials where we are employed, or no employwe have arisen to the occasion and devised a method ment at all and consequently no purchasing power. of aiding in the elimination of the menace of InseWe are as usual economically almost helpless. curity by co-ordinating the interests and efforts of There is, however, one way in which we can help those Brothers working in various parts of the ourselves and that is by utilizing the force inherent country on this problem. in the principle of Consumers Power and aiding the Laborer in securing, as far as possible under our At the Special Convention in Chicago, a commitpresent economy, the full product of his labor. tee was appointed to organize and co-ordinate the Brothers in Alpha have been, and are still, making work of the various Brothers with a view to the a significant contribution to the elimination of the active participation in, and co-operation with, the terrible menace of Insecurity by arousing the various organizations throughout the country, to masses to the power of the legend: "Spend Your the end that Alpha Phi Alpha may actually reach Money Where You Can Work." In New York, down to the masses and formulate an immediate Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington, Deand definite program and aid in its prosecution. troit, Cleveland, Richmond, Norfolk and Roanoke, This committee is made up of the following Virginia, and as far South as Jacksonville. Florida, Brothers: Alpha men have either organized or are the moving spirits of "Buy-Where-You-Can-Work" organiDetroit—Brothers Percival Piper, Lloyd A. zations, such as The Trades Councils of Detroit, Loomis. The Houswives and Consumers' League in CleveCleveland—Brothers Luther White, Clayland, The Citizens' League for Fair Play in New borne George, Norman S. Minor. York City, The New Negro Alliance in Washington Pittsburgh—Brothers Melvin Goode, Herbert Miller. and similar organizations in other places. Many of these Brothers have led in the institution of boySt. Louis—Brothers Arnett Lindsay, Dr. cotts, represented groups of Negroes in bargaining Ernest L. Harris, Jr. collectively with employers, argued labor cases and Richmond—Brother Thomas H. Henderson. actually carried picket signs in instances too numerPhiladelphia—Brothers Steven Simpson, Dr. ous to mention. M. M. Lofton. Baltimore — Brothers Thurgood Marshall, There may be some opposition to the tactics of Alfred Hughes, Gerald Allen. boycott and picketing but for the moment they are Chicago—Brothers W. H. B. Gordon, Sam B. getting results, getting jobs and jobs are the crying Danley, Syndey Jones. need of the masses. New York City—Brothers Vester Fowlkes, With a profound conviction of the truth and Miles A. Paige, Dr. Chester Chinn. reality of the prophetic maxim of the Founder of Washington—Brothers J. H. B. Evans, Brotherhood — "We are our Brothers' Keeper" — Howard Long, B. V. Lawson, Jr. Alpha Phi Alpha has set out on what Brother In each city the committees will be enlarged and Wesley aptly calls "A New Crusade". This time it the plan and program will be determined by local is a crusade to help the great masses of Negroes conditions. Brother Belford V. Lawson, Jr., of whose social and economic helplessness is univerWashington, is General Chairman. Brother Lawson sally admitted. (Continued on page 12)

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THE FUTURE OF THE NEGRO LAWYER History tells us that back in HAVE watched with keen and growing interest the influthe 14th and 15th centuries, a The author, Brother Henry J. Richences of race professional men great change in art and learnardson, Jr., has the distinction of in America, and I can say to ing took place in Europe, a being the first Negro to be elected you now, very truthfully and change which brought the civilto a state office in Indiana in forty wholeheartedly, that none has ization of Europe from Medieyears. impressed me more than the valism to Modernism. This opportunity of t h e Negro period of change was called the lawyer. You will, therefore, credit my sincerity Renaissance or period of Re-birth. Even today, when I tell you that being one of the guest speakers because of the tremendous events of that time, the here today, at a Fraternity Convention of such word Renaissance has come to denote a state or merit, before so representative and cosmopolitan an period of marked change and improvement. There audience as we have on this occasion, is to me at is great need for History to repeat itself through once a real privilege and an opportunity. us, for the Negro lawyer stands today in dire need of a Renaissance, a period of Re-birth, which will After the Civil War, the Negro lawyer did more bring him from lethargy, impotence and ignorance than attend to legal matters which came to him. He to intelligent contribution and progress, not as a occupied himself with other professions such a s : Negro, but as a member of a high and noble proteaching, preaching, oratory, publishing newspapers, fession. writing, silk culture and many others, either because of his interest in other fields or because of the necessity to maintain a living for his family, mostly the latter. The pioneers of the profession met with many obstacles, such as: opposition on the part of whites and non-support on the part of their own race. This last still exists and is due to the lack of finance, lack of confidence in their own race and to a great measure to the ignorance of the protection which a lawyer of his own race affords the Negro. According to a recent survey, conducted by the school of law of Howard University, they have found that there "is one colored lawyer for 967 of the colored population or 1230 colored lawyers in the United States as contrasted with 159,375 white lawyers. While the colored population is approximately one-tenth in this country, the colored lawyers represent but .007 of that profession". An exceptional case is that of Georgia, where it is reported "that there is one colored lawyer to every 76,509 colored people and one white lawyer to each 655 of white population". "Although more than 80% of the colored population is concentrated in the South, approximately 8.407.000. only 201 colored lawyers or one-sixth of the total are located in that section, allowing one colored lawyer to each 41,826 of the colored population. The greatest future for the Negro lawyer is in the South, but we must develop a new lawyer to send there. Alpha Phi Alpha through its educational program, can help develop this kind of a

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For the past four years the effect of the great forces of economic depression and political upheaval upon the nations and peoples of this world has been one which has produced great disorganization and chaos. But to those who observe closely the signs and trends of time, throughout the world, a slowbut sure transformation is taking place. The confusion and chaos are giving way to concentration and union. Disorganization is giving birth to organization. The needs and wants of nations and peoples who are bound together by common ties of blood and interest have become a great centripetal force producing in them a union and concentration of powers and energies, we must develop new lawyers who believe that there is power in co-operation. Illustrative ofi this force we have in Europe waves of Hitlerism. Facism, Socialism and the like, all great and potential schools of nationalism and concentration which are uniting people by ties of blood and political interest. Even here in America, the melting pot of races and classes, these forces are silently but effectively at work. Every race, class and profession seems to be actively aware of these forces save our own people, the Negro lawyer, and he is without doubt the group which is most in need of an organized defense and protection. But he goes blissfully on, unconcerned with his lack, his danger and his helplessness. He, like Nero, is fiddling while Rome burns! His political structure diseased by petty greed, group disrespect, comprise, lack of organization, selfish jealousy and abiding ignorance. His economic (Continued on page 16)

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ADDRESS MADE BY GEORGE R. ARTHUR AT ALPHA PHI ALPHA CONVENTION, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AUGUST 18-22,1934

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activities in the fields of medifor the distribucine and health and was inHistorically, the author treats the tion of wealth—were created to spired, it is said, by a book subject of Foundations and shares spend money received through entitled "The Principles and his experience in handling a Founendowments or collective givpractices of Medicine", written dation with Alpha men. ing for what amounted to, in by William Osier, a professor many instances, experiments in at the New Johns Hopkins benevolence. They were known medical school, and while, as to the people of ancient times. During the middle in the preceding centuries, it was a member of a ages the Catholic Church was given such large sums religious group—The Rev. Frederick T. Gates—a baptist preacher who inspired the gift—the purof money, land, and jewelry, that Edward I of pose was to serve the physical rather than the England and his successors had to limit their posspiritual life of man. Behind Mr. Gates it is said sessions. During the reign of Henry VII it has been there stands an unknown benefactor whom Dr. estimated that between one-third and one-half of Gates found on a ferry boat between Manhattan the public wealth of England was held for philanand New Jersey shore — absorbed in Dr. Osier's thropic purposes. Originally, the great majority book which the Rev. Gates had not up until that of this wealth was held by the monasteries, but time known about. This unknown man fired Dr. gradually it spread out to include charities of all Gates' imagination by reading a few of the senkinds, and finally grew to such proportions that tences suggestive of the ideas contained in Dr. there was hardly a community in all England Osier's book. From this rather inauspicious meetthat did not have its local fund. By 1837 there ing and further study by Mr. Gates of the full conwere listed nearly thirty thousand endowments in tents of Dr. Osier's book grew the fundamental and England alone with a combined annual income feasible idea of modern philanthropy on a large of £1,200,000 which in turn represented about scale. £24,000,00 of invested capital. The main purpose— it now appears—of the early foundations was to perpetuate institutions already organized for hundreds of years— such as the church with its hundreds of monasteries, orphan asylumns and other subsidaries at the present time almost completely obsolete. The entire fortunes of many noble families were given at death as endowments in the mistaken idea that they were safeguarding their voyages across the River Styx. The real contributions of philanthropy today are not so much in money alone as in the support of new ideas or agencies which may prove to have great social value. Much of it is given to medical research, to the betterment of international understanding, to the support of agencies whose purpose is the alleviation of human suffering through the application of modern, scientific methods of well organized social agencies, to the study of unemployment problems, to educational institutions, hospitals, race relations commissions, industrial museums, the establishment of libraries, the study of the problem of delinquent and dependent children, scholarships, and fellowships for study here and abroad. The achievements of these modern foundations properly began with the advent of the Rockefellow

We all know of the great result achieved by the Rockefellow Institute of Medical Research, the first results of Dr. Gates thinking, of its successful fight in Cuba against the yellow fever contagion, its battles in Porto Rico against a strange anemia prevalent there at that time, and against the hook worm and malaria in our own country. This Board is attempting at the present time to stamp out yellow fever throughout the entire world, and the fight is now on in the last stronghold of the disease, West Africa and the Amazon Country. The foundations established by Mr. Carnegie have been spread out over a wider field and have dealt with research in the natural sciences primarily, feeling that pure research must precede any progress in the application of science, especially in achievements of the magnitude of Edison, Marconi, Steimetz and others. Basic studies in these and other fields of the natural sciences have been carried on by the Carnegie Institution at Washington in order, it is said, that new and more powerful evidence of a virile physical and even social energies may be developed through research and practical application of the discoverers work. (Continued on page 20)

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FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES Brothers in Alpha Phi Alpha: s ORDER best to indicate the "Purpose of the Alpha Phi .Alpha Education Foundation", as I understand them, I shall review the activities of the Foundation during the past few months.

Progress Committee of their respective chapters. This scarcity of suitable applicants was so glaring in the Western Jurisdiction that the committee decided not to make an award this year. The committee is happy to say, however, that the two Brothers to whom the awards were made, Brother John Hope Franklin. of Fisk, and Brother Ewart Gladstone Guinier, of New York City College, met the most exacting requirements. The committee, however, is convinced that there are many worthy applicants in the Fraternity, and it is unable to understand why so few applications were made. I am convinced that every chapter received the necessary information about the awards in ample time. A circular giving the necessary information was sent to each chapter early in April. Application blanks were sent out by the middle of the month, a whole month before the expiration of the time limit for filing them. In practically every letter that I wrote during April and the early part of May, I asked whether there were any Brothers in the chapters who desired to make applications, and yet only a very small number of applications came in. Every Brother is therefore urged to acquaint as many Brothers as possible with this phase of the Fraternity's work.

Brother Logan, our Director of Education, summarizes the progress thus far made by the Fraternity in promoting the "Alpha Education Foundation".

Pursuant to the order of the St. Louis Convention the Go to High School Go to College Campaign was continued in those localities where the chapter deemed it still necessary. Some chapters conducted this popular campaign in conjunction with the Education for Citizenship Campaign. It is the purpose of this office to continue as lung as it may seem desirable this phase of the work. I cannot too much emphasize the fact, however, that it is going to become increasingly difficult to preach higher education to thousands of boys and girls if it merely means postponing the day when they shall go on relief rolls. Let us, therefore, give more and more serious attention to the great problem that has been placed before us so vividly by Brother Forrester Washington and Jewel Brother Callis. 11 The St. Louis Convention established a fund of .SI.500.00 for a fellowship and three scholarships. Inasmuch as the academic year 1933-34 was too far advanced to make these awards for that year, it was decided to allot them for the academic year 1934-35. After careful consideration of all of the applicants, the committee divided the $900.00 fellowship and allocated $450.00 to Brother James B. Browning, Professor of History at Howard University. and $450.00 to Brother Hines of the Samuel Huston College, Texas. Both of these Brothers will continue their graduate work next year, Brother Browning at the University of Michigan, and Brother Hines at Ohio State. Frankly, the applications for scholarships greatly disappointed the committee, both in their caliber and in their number. I must say, in all seriousness and without exaggeration, that if these applications represent the quality of work being done by the members of the Fraternity, it is sheer nonsense to talk about Alpha Phi Alpha furnishing the intellectual leadership of colored America. Many of the applicants were rather fit subjects for the Personal

I wish especially to thank the members of the Foundation for their support and suggestions. HI The results of the first year of the Education for Citizenship program greatly surpassed our expectations. Practically without exception those chapters that expressed their opinion of the new campaign heartily endorsed it. No chapter voiced its disapproval to this office. In the second place, many chapters conducted a fine program. Radio speeches, newspaper articles, platform addresses, placards, and hand bills carried the message to thousands of persons. A primer sent out by the Director also greatly aided the chapters in the conduct of its campaign. Lack of information about the detailed program of some of the chapters prevents me from giving all the praise where it is due. A questionnaire was sent to each chapter asking for suggestions. Very few answered it. We urge (Continued on page 22)

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SPINGARN MEDALIST â&#x20AC;&#x201D; BROTHER W. T. B. WILLIAMS T. B. WILLIAMS is a native offered the principalship of an Virginian. 1 le was born elementary colored school in Alpha Phi Alpha congratulates and reared in Clarke County Indianapolis, Ind., where he Brother Williams on receiving this in the beautiful Shenandoah served with distiniction for five award â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an honor which he has Valley. Here he attended the years. At the request of Hampmerited for several years. elementary public school and ton Institute he resigned from had fortunately for one of his his very pleasant work in Indianteachers an early Negro graduapolis in 1902 to undertake an ate of a leading college in Maine. This man, a indefinite but assuredly difficult and delicate task as young lawyer as well as teacher, awakened in field agent for Hampton and the Southern Education Brother Williams a desire for a college education. Board. His work in this field soon attracted the attention of the General Education Board who secured his services as field agent among Negro schools and colleges. When the Jeanes Fund was created, Brother Williams was transferred to the work of that fund among rural Negro public schools. Meanwhile he had been employed also by the John F. Slater Fund as its visitor to Negro colleges. Now for more than twenty-five years Brother Williams has worked continuously for the Jeanes Fund and the Slater Fund. Just as if he did not already have enough to do, Brother Williams, fifteen years ago. changed his headquarters from Hampton Institute to Tuskegee Institute in order to give assistance to Dr. R. R. Moton in his work as principal of Tuskegee Institute. And when the College Department was created at Tuskegee seven years ago, Brother Williams became the Dean of the College. He at once surrounded himself with a capable group of young men and women who have helped in building up the college to the point where it has secured the "A" rating by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. In order to undertake this unaided, as was necessary, Hrother Williams taught a country school in his county for three years, and then went to Hampton Institute. The rather advanced preparation given him by his Yankee trained teacher enabled him to complete the course at Hampton in two years and to graduate with the class of 1888. The Hampton course of that day fell far short of satisfying his awakened thirst for knowledge. He still wanted go to college. His next step was to enter one of the famous New England college preparatory schools. Phillips Academy. Andover. Mass. Here he was graduated with the class of 1893. He prepared to enter Yale but changed his mind and went to Harvard instead. He joined the class of 1877 and was duly graduated cum laude with his class. Upon the voluntary recommendation of one of his Harvard professors. Brother Williams was

Throughout his educational career Brother Williams has taken an active part in teachers organizations. He is a member of the Alabama State Teachers' Association as he was of the corresponding organization in Virginia. He helped in organizing the Negro Organization Society of Virginia: he is a member of the National Association of Teachers in Colored Schools( which he served as president for two years; and he is a member of the National Education Association. In recent years hehas been sent by the Federal Government on two educational commissions to Haiti and on one to the Virgin Islands. In June, 1934, Brother Williams was awarded the Spingarn Medal for his outstanding work in education. The following appreciation of his work is taken from an address at Hampton Institute, in 1933, by Dr. Will W. Alexander, president-elect of the new (Continm-tl on page 11 )

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Brother Cannon had Africanus SHRIEKING* ! Morpheusitis, better known as T h e y tell m e t h a t B r o t h e r s Stratospheric and Special ShriekAfrican sleeping sickness. H e S\ d n e y B r o w n , O s c a r B r o w n ings of the Chicago Convention slept during several stratospheric and Bindley C y r u s , after beingrecorded in Brother Winter's charrantings about the Education r a p p e d d o w n by B r o t h e r W e s acteristically humorous w a y . Foundation, the N e w Deal a n d ley for a u g m e n t e d l o q u a c i t y the Negro, and Alpha's duty to d u r i n g o n e of t h e sessions a t the Masses. Never did the Masses St. Louis last C h r i s t m a s , w e n t g e t so m u c h c o n s i d e r a t i o n before in a n y m e e t i n g of into c a u c u s a n d framed up a s c h e m e t o provide well w i s h e r s . " W e m u s t help t h e M a s s e s , " " w e t h e m s e l v e s with u n l i m i t e d v e r b o s i t y a n d p a r l i a m e n should r e a c h d o w n i nto the masses and help—ye t a r y i m m u n i t y . H e n c e t h e Special C o n v e n t i o n a t g o d s — t h e M a s s e s ! n o w o n d e r B r o t h e r L o n g in his Theta, August 19-23, 1934. A n d the Brownian penchscholastic d i g n i t y is r e p o r t e d t o h a v e w r i t t e n this a n t for t h o r o u g h n e s s , t h e C y r u s i a n flair for g r a n n o t e t o B r o t h e r W e s l e y in his ecclesiastical dignity. diloquence a n d t h e g e n e r a l excellence of C h i c a g o a n h o s p i t a l i t y decreed t h a t it should be a C o n v e n t i o n Do y o u k n o w w h o t h e M a s s e s a r e ? I t is simply of C o n v e n t i o n s , a s u p e r c o n v e n t i o n , a s t r a t o s p h e r i c a question of incorrect spelling. T h e Masses properly m e a n d e r i n t o t h e r e a l m s of f r a t e r n a l d i s c a n t i n g s written a r e none other than T h e m Asses. W h y waste i n t e r s p e r s e d w i t h all t h e a m e n i t i e s of a C e n t u r y of good orator)' on them? P r o g r e s s , H i g h a n d lofty t h o u g h t s , discussions of I IOVVARD. an e t h e r e a l n a t u r e , a n d of a g l a m o u r u n s u r p a s s e d in A l p h a n i a n convention h i s t o r y c h a r a c t e r i z e d t h e conclave. SPECIAL S I I R I E K I N G S ! STRATOSPHERIC

F o r g o t t e n w e r e t h e famous Sydney J o n e s points of o r d e r , f o r g o t t e n t h e W a y m a n W a r d inspired Alphaian p r a y e r , f o r g o t t e n t h e B r o w i a n 49th S t a t e as t h e T h e t a and Xi L a m b d a B r o t h e r s p u t on t h e finishing t o u c h e s of e x t e n s i v e s i x - m o n t h p r e p a r a tion for t h i s m e m o r a b l e occasion. T h e y tell m e t h e B r o t h e r s of T h e t a a n d Xi L a m b d a received us in t r u e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c W e s t e r n fashion — t h e fellows w i t h w i d e a r m s , t h e girls w i t h wide open eyes. T h e y s a y t h e c o n v e n t i o n t h e m e s of " C o m e C a p e r in C h i c a g o " finally m e t a m o r p h o s e d into " Y o u C a n ' t T a k e it a t T h e t a " . E v e n t h e old r e g u l a r o n e a n d t w o Bible m e n of t h e Riley v a r i e t y w e r e so o v e r w h e l m e d by t h e social c a l e n d a r , t h e spice, b e a u t y and friendliness of t h e m i d - w e s t e r n girls t h a t t h e y , even in t h e i r m a r i t a l c o n t e n t m e n t , felt like e m b r y onic B r i g h a m Y o u n g s or m a s t e r b i g a m i s t s . The new star into t h e Alpha Phi Alpha Convention f i r m a m e n t w a s B r o t h e r Archibald J. C a r e y , J r . ( H i ye Archibald, let m e m e e t y o u a t T a u L a m b d a next year.) Another lawyer, fellows! By the way, t h e l a w y e r motif w a s j u s t a s p r o n o u n c e d a t T h e t a as it w a s a t St. L o u i s . A n d t h e c o n v e n t i o n w a s n o t a b l e b y t h e a b s e n c e o r silence of t h e h i g h blood p r e s s u r e d politicians. B r o t h e r ( S e n a t o r B o r a h ) D i c k a s o n w a s silent e x c e p t for one m a s t e r l y speech, Brother Jerrick remained here to commiserate me ;

They tell me a Brother from E t a declared the N e w Deal w i t h a n t i - p r o h i b i t i o n h a s r e h a b i l i t a t e d his chapter. E t a has 80% attendance now. Perhaps the liquor inside is b e t t e r t h a n t h e liquor o u t s i d e . A n d y o u , y o u n g m a n from Alpha D e l t a L a m b d a , t h e r e a s o n w h y y o u couldn't m a k e a n y t i m e w i t h t h a t girl y o u e s c o r t e d t o t h e dance, w a s b e c a u s e w h e n y o u said she d a n c e d like a z e p h y r , she w a s a S o u t h Side girl from t h e n e i g h b o r h o o d of t h e S t o c k Y a r d s , a n d t h o u g h t you said " H e i f e r " . Y o o H o o ! Brother Woolfolk!

H e r e ' s an orchid for t h e c o m m i t t e e for g e t t i n g so m a n y B r o t h e r s t o g e t h e r for t h e c o n v e n t i o n p h o t o g r a p h e r , a n d a thistle for n o t p l a c i n g s o m e of t h e g o o d l o o k i n g b o y s w i t h s o m e of t h e o t h e r s like Brother Lindsay. I have always attended to that important matter. T h e y tell m e o n e B r o t h e r h a d a t e r r i b l e d i s a p p o i n t m e n t , w h i c h s t a n d s o u t a s a high l i g h t of t h e c o n v e n t i o n . H e h e a r d s y n c o p a t e d music, good singing, s t a m p i n g of feet a n d clapping of h a n d s . H e p u s h e d in p a s t t h e d o o r m a n flashing his c o n v e n t i o n b a d g e , b e c a u s e h e w a n t e d t o g e t a r i n g s i d e seat a t this c a b a r e t . Once inside, he discovered it w a s a revival m e e t i n g .

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Time—August 25. Place—Residence of Brother Sydney P. Brown. Cast of Characters Brother Sydney P. B r o w n . . . . Convention Chairman Dr. Roscoe Giles Physician Mrs. Sydney P. Brown Worried Spouse Children of the Ensemble Little BrownletS Scene One Brother Brown in his tiled bathroom in the post of Rodin's Thinker (robed, however). Dr. Giles anxiously holding a stomach pump. .Mrs. Brown seated at piano, playing "Little Man, You Had a Busy Day". Little Brownlets yelling, "Mama, mama, why did papa leave the 'vention, Can't he take i t ? " OVERHEARD ON GRAM) I'OCLEVARD

.Miss Delta Sigma Theta: "Do you hold hands with these Alpha men when you go to the Movies ?" Miss Alpha Kappa Alpha: "Yes, but that doesn't stop them !" Mrs. Smith: husband gives Mrs. Miller : Mrs. Smith : Bridge?"

"Every time I raise my hand my me a beating." "Why don't you tell the police?" "What do they know about Contract

The Brother from Cincinnati who frequented the well liked night club so many Alpha men visited. was nicknamed "March" because he always came in a-lyin' and went out like a lamp. That little lady over there is deceitful. We nicknamed her "Time" because she's sure to tell." That Bootblack told me about the absent-minded plumber who sent his helper back to the shop for a wench. Granville entered suit to have his marriage annulled on the grounds of intimidation and fraud, because he found out the shot gun wasn't loaded. First Eastern Brother: "Say, Hayes, these girls out here certainly took Horace Greeley's advice." Second Eastern Brother: "How come?" First Eastern Brother: "They're going West— Mae West." Why did they put up a statue with a man in a position like that? It is positively obscene? Oh, they meant it for an equestrian statue, but didn't have money enough to erect a horse under him

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Madeline: "Why do you keep a diary?" Edythe: "Some day it will keep me." RECAPITULATION

They told me all this and much more, but I'll tell you of the Grease Spots when I see you in Nashville. Some of these spots are the greasiest in Alpha History. So man}- of the Sorors and wives of the brothers listen in on the Sphinx that a self imposed censorship is on. All communications are unanimous in saying that it was a great convention conceived and executed as only double jointed Western he men can execute. Chicago certainly gave it but Alpha couldn't take it. Tis said, "A St. Louis woman can make a preacher lay his Bible down." But on the contrary, in St. Louis all our ministerial brothers filled every pulpit to which they were scheduled. But in Chicago one eminent Alpha couldn't take it in nor preach it, for Brother Wesley had to have a pinch preacher one Sunday morning. Well, so long, fellows, I'm reaching for the rip cord, leaving the stratosphere and returning to earth, hoping to meet you in the next issue of the Sphinx and personally at Nashville. ABYSINNIA.

Spingarn Medilist—Brother W. T. B. Williams (Continued from page 9)

Dillard University, New Orleans, La.: "I want to say a word here about a man who illustrates perfectly how easily committees which award medals for distinguished service go astray. So far as I know, W. T. B. Williams has never been given a medal or any other public recoguitition for his work in education, and yet he is without doubt one of the most useful educators of the present generation. A graduate of Harvard University and the embodiment of the true spirit of the teacher, he has gone about his work in a way that has won the respect and admiration of those whose privilege it has been to be associated with him. Without blatancy or bitterness, he has lived the life of an educational statesman. In my opinion, he and Dr. Dillard have demonstrated the most effective method of interracial co-operation which has been seen in the South, and here in this presence I want to request this audience to become a committee, of which I will act as chairman, to confer upon W. T. B. Williams an award of affection, honor, and esteem, designating him as a Southern educator of highest rank, and as a useful citizen whose example might well be followed by all of us." W I L L I A M A. PAYM:,

Vice-President, Alpha Nu Lambda Chapter, Tuskegee Institute, Ala.

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SOME OF OUR HISTORIANS Ph.D., articles for the Journal of Negro General President of the History. Dean Johnston of VirAlpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and ginia State has found time Brother Browning, who received the Head of the Department of from his many administrative Alpha fellowship, is doing graduate History, Howard University. He duties to write historical arwork at the University of Michigan. is the author of Negro Labor ticles. In addition to the teachers in the United States and the of history, there are a number of History of . llpha Phi Alpha. Alpha men engaged in other His scholarly articles and book reviews have appeared activities who have made contributions in the field in The Journal of Negro History, The Howard Uniof history. versity Review, The Journal of Negro Education, The In St. Louis, Mo., an outstanding teacher of Crisis, The Opportunity. history is H. P. Saundle. J. W. Riley has taught W. E. B. DuBoiS, Ph.D., Professor of History, history at Tennessee State College, Howard UniAtlanta University, editor of the Atlanta University versity, Talladega College and Hampton Institute. Studies of the Negro Problem and the author of: In addition to the teachers of history, there are The Suppression of the Slave Trade. The Philadelphia a number of Alpha men engaged in other activities Negro, The Souls of Black Folk, John Brown, The who have made contributions in the field of history. Quest of the Silver Fleece, The Negro, and Dark Arnett G. Lindsay is co-author of the "Negro as a Princess. Dr. DuP.ois has also contributed articles to Business Man". Victor Daly is the winner of an numerous popular and serious periodicals. Association for the "Study of Negro Life" and RAYFORD W. LOGAN, M.A., Director of Education History Rook Review prize. And George A. Singleof the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Professor of ton lias for years edited the history section of the History at Atlanta University. He is the author of official organ of the fraternity. articles which have appeared in The Journal of Negro Dean Rufus Clement of Louisville Municipal ColHistory, The Journal of Negro Education, The World lege combines the teaching with his administrative Tomorrow, The Crisis, The Opportunity, and the duties and can be seen in attendance at the Annual Afro-American. Meetings of the Association for the Study of Negro A. A. TAYLOR, M.A., President of Tau Lambda Life and History. Chapter, Dean of the College and Head of the DepartJAMES B. BROWNING, ment of History at Fisk University. He is the author Department of History, Howard University. of Reconstruction in Virginia and Reconstruction in South Carolina. His articles have appeared in the Journal of Negro History.

HARLES H. \\'I:SJJ:Y,

WILLIAM M. BREWER, M.A., Head of the Department of History, Division 10-13 of the Public Schools of Washington, D. C , and Instructor in History at Miner Teachers' College. His articles may be found in the Journal of Negro History and the Georgia History Quarterly.

It is significant also that an appreciable number of Alpha Phi Alpha men have achieved success as efficient teachers of history in many of the leading institutions for the training of Xegro youth. William Leo Hansberry has, for over a decade, taught history at Howard University, and has lectured at many outstanding colleges. Clarence Bacote has served as head of the Department of history at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College and at Atlanta University. Luther P. Jackson is head of the Department of History at Virginia State College and has written a number of

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solicits and will welcome suggestions from any and all Brothers. This committee will report at the next Convention in Nashville, Tenn. Alpha I'hi Alpha starts on this crusade with a new determination to translate its high ideals and fraternal tenets into a new social courage and a new social service, to the end that the menace of insecurity may be destroyed and the high purposes of our Fraternity may be achieved. Our leaders seek control; the masses seek certainty. We are the first of all. We are Brothers to all. . We must remain transcendent to all. Alpha men everywhere are called upon to join this new crusade in quest of economic security.

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IMPRESSIONS OF THE CONVENTION "The convention just closed marks a new epoch in the life of Alpha Phi Alpha. My observation has been that the Fraternity is keenly alive to the changing conditions in world affairs and is especially concerned and interested that our group develop a technique for self maintenance and support which is so essential to our economic recovery." CHAS. H. JOHNSON,

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Eta Lambda. "We have laid the foundation for the greatest contribution to the social and economic welfare of Negroes in America heretofore attempted by any organized group and the results of this movement will be felt throughout our race for many decades to come." RAYMOND W.

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Ex-General President. "Alpha Phi Alpha faces her day and moves forward to real achievement in spite of difficulties." A. WAYMAN WARD.

as they serve to give direction to our thought and upon social problems." H. A. CALLIS, bounder.

"The deliberations of the Special Convention have been marked by a depth of social concern and demand for social action. CHAS. S. JOHNSON.

"The constructive and far-reaching programs outlined and approved in the Special (Chicago) Convention definitely places the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity on the top rungs of the ladder of human service." H E N R Y I.AKK 1 JiCKASON,

Ex-General Sec'y. and Ex-General Pres.

"The most refreshing convention I have ever attended. Alpha Phi Alpha has turned her face to the dawn." BISHOP GREGG.

"It has been most invigorating and refreshing to be able to attend these wonderful sessions after many years of absence from general conventions. I have been born again in the good old Alpha Phi Alpha spirit." RALPH J. YOUNG,

"It is inspiring to know that Alpha Phi Alpha in Special Convention has called for a fresh shuffle in the New Deal. ROBERT OGLE.

Delta Lambda. "A Special Convention of far-reaching influenceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; having given special attention to fundamental problems and issues not adequately treated otherwise." RANDALL L.

TYUS,

National Sales Representative, Rumford Raking Porwder, Co., Rumford, R. I.

"The Special Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity recently adjourned in Chicago, has fulfilled a new need. The worth of such a gathering can not be estimated by the purely concrete and material results. Gathered there were mature men of worth from all over the country, with thought to discuss and vision the changes occurring in our socioeconomic order; to gain a clearer vision of the future; to determine how they collectively and individually may aid in the direction of this future. Such special gatherings should be continued so long

IN RE: BROTHER WASHINGTON'S RESIGNATION Mr. Charles H. Wesley, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, 101 S Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Wesley: The President has asked us to reply to your telegram of August 22, regarding the return of Mr. Forrester Washington to his position as Director of the Atlanta School of Social Work. You may be assured that the interest of the Negroes will not suffer, for members of Mr. Washington's staff here will continue to be responsible for this work. Sincerely yours, AUBREY W I L L I A M S ,

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SHALL WE HOLD ANNUAL CONVENTIONS? HE Special Convention at T Chicago, the greatest in the

With these things in mind, would it not be possible to work out a plan whereby the grads could meet in the summers of even years at Chicago or some summer resort, and the undergrads could meet at the seat of some college during the Christmas holidays in odd years; each to have their own officers; the entire body to be supervised by a graduate executive secretary; and either class of Brothers to sit in session with the other as visitors? I wonder.

Brother Wilbur C. Douglass is the Assistant City Solicitor in the Department of Law in the City of Pittsburgh.

history of Alpha, demonstrated the enthusiasm and necessity for one or both of two thing's; namely, annual meetings or summer meetings. Never before has there been such a gathering of the "old guard" and their families.

In addition to the general officers and the many Brothers resident in the Windy City, numbered among those present were Jewells Callis and Ogle; Howard Long, Dickason, Ray Cannon, George Hinton, Bob Daniel, all past general officers; Abe Simpson, one of the joint composers of the hymn; Bishop Gregg, Richardson, Rayford Logan and Dan Bowles. They converged on Chicago from all points of the compass, bringing with them their wives and families. And they numbered one hundred and fifty, which added to a similar number residing in and around the Convention City, broke all records for attendance. The undergrads were conspicuous by their paucity. The cause of this great outpouring of grads may be laid to one of several thingsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the season of the year, the Century of Progress, or Chicago's reputation as a convention city. But this much is evidentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;conventions during the Christmas holidays will naturally be dominated by the undergrads. It is difficult for the grads to go away at that time of the year, and if it is posssible, their natural inclination is to be at home with the family. On the other hand, summer is the leisure period for the grads. They bundle up the family in the Ford and take to the road, while the poor undergrad is on some steamboat, train or at a summer resort trying to get next year's tuition together. Must we then resort to a dual system of governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a sort of Austrio-Hungarian monarchy? If it means a bigger, and especially a better Alpha, why not? The problems of the Brothers in school are not the problems of the Brothers in the world's broad field of battle. Let us not lose sight of the fact that Alpha Phi Alpha is the brain child of seven college boys. We may be "servants of all", but assuredly not until we have achieved the necessary mental training with which to combat the world's problems. During the college training' period any attempt to serve any body but self or classmates would be fatal to any desire to be "servants of all" in after life.

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Here were college men thinking and planning for the masses and endeavoring to discover ways of working with the masses. The keynote of the convention was, larger service both to ourselves and through ourselves service to others. In other words, having strengthened our internal organization, we seemed to be eager to make ourselves into more effective instruments for racial service. In this connection, the Educational Foundation and the Committee on Public Policy received the major attention of the convention. Thoughtful consideration was devoted to each of these agencies, their scope was broadened and increased support was given them. Another matter which received attention was our initiation activities. A memorial, which was referred to the next General Convention for action, was received from the Founders of our fraternity. This memorial requested that we should endeavor to prohibit immediately the use of physical violence in any degree w hat ever in any and every initiation ceremony. A section in my report to the St. Louis Convention stated that, "The initiation ceremonies in some of our chapters must be reconstructed", as corporal punishment was degrading to the present generation of college students. I am emphasizing this situation with the hope that it may have influence during these opening months of school. It is something of which we should think seriously and act accordingly. Finally, I am advising the chapters that a new edition of our history was ordered by the last General Convention. We go to press on December 15. Any changes, corrections of errors or constructive suggestions should be sent in by this date noted above.

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of the seven major Greek-letter Fraternities and Sororities were in attendance at the Sixth Annual Meeting of the National PanHellenic Council which convened at the Wabash Avenue Y. M. C. A. in Chicago, on August 10 and 11, 1934. More than thirty delegates attended the various sessions of the Council and they all were agreed that this year's meeting surpassed all previous meetings from the standpoint of the number of delegates, interest in the sessions, participation of delegates, the spirit of co-operation, and constructive plans for the future of Greek-Letter College Societies. Delegates from the following organizations attended the meeting: Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta. Delegates came together for the first session early Friday morning, August 10, after a brief meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Pan-Hellenic Council. Work of the Council for the past year was reviewed in the annual report of the Secretary, and the Chairman presented his annual report in which many worthwhile recommendations were presented. Work of this year's annual meeting was greatly facilitated through the appointment of committees which studied various reports and proposals before the same were presented to the entire Council. One of the outstanding features of these committee sessions was the willingness of the representatives to submerge indi-

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We are also planning to publish the names of all active Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha for 1935. Will your chapter be well represented? This book of history is a permanent record. It is now in public and private libraries. There is a demand for it, because it is at this time the only Negro fraternity history in published book form. It may be a regret to some of you in later years that your name is not written there. Your name should be written in this permanent record of Alpha Phi Alpha achievements! Here's hoping that as undergraduates and graduates, we are off to another year of active, successful fraternal life both locally and nationally during this school year! Sincerely and fraternally yours, CHARLES H. WESLEY,

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vidual interests in order that the common good of all groups might be advanced. As a result of the progress which has been made in studying the role of Negro Greek Letter Societies in Northern Universities, the Chairman has appointed a Commission whose duties are to revise, supplement and amend the study in such a way that the Council may know what change, if any, has come about in the relationship of fraternal groups with each other and with educational institutions during the past few years. This information will be of much help in determining trends in interfraternal relationships. Delegates in attendance went on record as approving projects which will absorb the interests of such member organization. Among the proposals which the Council has recommended to the various fraternities and sororities are the following: (1) The annual publication of an inter-fraternity magazine; (2) The securing of a Negro jeweler to whom member organizations will give their orders for fraternity jewelry; and (3) The formation of interfraternity councils in local communities where three or more member organizations have chapters. Considerable time was devoted to a consideration of projects and events which have a national significance. The Council appropriated one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) to be equally distributed for the Joint Committee on National Recovery, The Costigan-Wagner anti-lynching bill, and the N. A. A. C. P. Scottsboro Defense Fund. In addition to this, arrangements were made to defray the expenses of several underprivilaged boys to belong to the Chicago Avenue Y. M. C. A. The seventh annual meeting is scheduled to be held in Cleveland, Ohio, on the first Friday and Saturday of August of next year. The following officers were elected for the year ending August, 1935: Chairman—J. Ernest Wilkins, Kappa Alpha Psi, of Chicago (re-elected). Vice-Chairman—Miss Maude E. Brown, Alpha Kappa Alpha, of Louisville (re-elected). Secretary—William C. Pyant, Alpha Phi Alpha, of Evanston, 111. (re-elected). Treasurer—Herman Dreer, Omega Psi Phi, of St. Louis (re-elected). Members of the Executive C o m m i t t e e — M r s . Violette N. Anderson, Zeta Phi Beta, of Chicago; Mr. Geo. F. Robinson, Sr., Phi Beta Sigma, of Louisville; Mrs. Minnie Lomax, Delta Sigma Theta, of Chicago.

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structure chocked to near impotency by nonco-operation, unconcern, economic ignorance, lack of faith and fear. His social structure weakened by poverty, miseducation, moronic imitation, deification of white superiority, lack of race pride and race interest. What a pathetic picture he presents to a world whose civilization is essentially based upon the law of survival of the fittest. None of these defects are incurable, for our fate lies not so much in our circumstances as in ourselves. There is an ancient Arabic parable which tells the story of a young Arab dwelling in a captive land, who prayed fervently every day that the conditions of

servitude and ignorance in his people might be changed. After many months of prayer he consulted a prophet as to why God did not heed his prayers. The prophet replied to his query, "My son, God cannot alter the condition of the race until the race alters its own condition". And so it is, with the Negro lawyer. The age in which we live tests us for what we can now produce and what we can build for tomorrow. Our schools and colleges, year after year, turn out law graduates with diplomas and degrees, who are of no use to themselves or the race. Some, because there is no place for them and others,

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because they lack the initiative that life demands. They have been exposed to education for a period of years at the end of which they come out only to drift aimlessly about in search of a means to apply this knowledge. The race has prepared no place for them. Then, too, a large majority of them look with high disfavor upon any project which requires real work or pioneering. The sole purpose of education, so far as they are concerned, is to get a degree and to get into something soft with a salary as a result of it. Today we need a new type of Negro lawyer who is willing to take life—not as a holiday—but as a serious problem and to study with some initiative and originality, ways of solving it to the interest of the whole group, Negroes who

and brawn of a race is kept alive through real thought, useful work and constructive service. Choked with luxury and idle opulence humanity becomes soft and indolent. When this moral decay sets in and the story of a decline begins, let us pray to God, my friends, that the economic ambition of the race lawyers shall go higher than a struggle for the trifles of civilization. We need to develop a new race lawyer who realizes politically that the philosophy of the immortal Frederick Douglas, still holds good, in that. political parties were made for men and not men for parties; that any political party that cannot stand the demands for fair play and justice does not deserve and merit the support of the voters.

brings no discredit to his race and does his best to achieve for it, that man deserves support and cooperation. Of the second danger—lethargy, may I say that because we have attained some position politically, we as citizens cannot afford to take things for granted. We should continually study our parties, our administration and train ourselves and our youth politically. The new Negro lawyer must realize our political activity must show more union and co-operation. We are a minority group and as such our strength can only be manifested by union. With the rapidly increasing sentiment which sanctions disrespect of the Negro as a citizen, we must develop Negro lawyers of courage, perseverance

are willing to pioneer, to sacrifice, to suffer, to develop an economic organization which will create employment and opportunities for our own and build up race capital.

For the lawyers are facing two grave dangers in the path of their political progress. The danger of division—brought on by calumnies, jealousies and short-sightedness within our group and the danger of lethargy—brought on by complacency in what we have achieved. Of the first danger, let me say, that the political power of the Negro or any other minority group must come through its ability to develop within itself unity of action and expediency; who realizes that we cannot let our emotions confound our logic in politics and become like the well known crabs in the barrel, if we want to make openings and keep them. If any man achieves recognition which is constructive and worthwhile, if he

and vision, who will make politics a matter of principles rather than a matter of personal privileges. We must find leaders and support them to the exclusion of petty jealousies and personal selfishness. As citizens of the United States, we have had no real political life. A great part of this is due to our own inertia and unconcern. We do not begin to consider politics unless it makes issue of us. We are never generally interested in our government, its machinery and problems as citizens. Negro political activities in practically every election has been limited to speech making, abusing the other party, concerning money to buy votes and holding

The average Negro lawyer's greatness is estimated in terms of what he has rather than what he is able to contribute, and with this conception in mind, he rushes madly on through life concentrating upon life's accessories rather than its essentials. It is for him to realize that we as a race are on the uphill climb and that the squandering of energy and money upon frivolities and useless luxuries is a tragic waste. We need only to go back to the history of Rome to learn that the brain

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ALPHA PHI ALPHA IN SPECIAL CONVENTION HERE DREW MANY NOTABLES FROM OVER COUNTRY in, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity held its Special Convention here, August 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22, at the headquarters, the Wabash Avenue Young Men's Christian Association, 3763 Wabash Avenue. More than 200 visiting Alpha were in attendance. Saturday was taken up with the registration of the f raters. Saturday night there was a "Round-Up" and symposium held at Roseland Club, when Bishop J. A. Gregg discussed "Alpha Phi Alpha and the Negro Church", and Henry J. Richardson, Jr., spoke of "Alpha Phi Alpha and the Lawyer". Memorial services were held Sunday afternoon at George Cleveland Hall Branch of the Chicago Public Library for the late Dr. George Cleveland Hall, Bishop Archibald J. Carey, Dr. U. G. Mason, Dr. John Roy French, James Garland Wood and other distinguished Brothers who have passed away during the last few years. At the large mass meeting later in the afternoon, held at Wendell Phillips High School, the meeting was called to order by Dr. Howard Shepard, President of Xi Lambda Chapter and contributing editor of the Howe News. The general officers were presented by Sidney A. Jones, Third Vice-President. The principal address was delivered by Forrestor 1!. Washington, Director of the Atlanta School of Social Service. Among the most prominent Alphas attending the sessions were: Brothers Claiborne George, Cleveland. Ohio; Charles S. Johnson, Fisk; Dr. Howard Long, Washington; Dr. Charles R. Wesley, Washington; Percival R. Piper, Detroit; Rayford W. Logan, Atlanta; Henry A. Callis, one of the founders; Rufus B. Atwood, Frankfort, Ky.; P. L. Trenholm, Montgomery, Ala.; Joseph H. B. Evans, Washington ; Thomas H. Hayes, Memphis; William H. Bell. Orangeburg, S. C.; M. J. Wright, Wilberforce, and Charles W Greene, Atlanta. Attorney Sydney Brown was the General Chairman of the Special Convention, and he was assisted by all the members of Theta and Lambda Chapters.

DR. CHARLES W. JOHNSON Head of the Department of Social Science at Fisk University whose election to the board of trustees of the Julius Rosenwald Fund was announced recently at the Chicago headquarters. Others elected to the board are Robert M. Hutchins, president of the U. of Chicago, and Frank L. Sulzberger, manufacturer and president of the Jewish Charities of

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Sphinx BREAKFAST FOR ALPHA PHI ALPHA GUESTS PRETTY FETE many visitors to our city were given a real treat Tofin-; Chicago hospitality Monday morning when the hostesses of Alpha Phi Alpha, special convention, entertained the women interested in the Alpha clan with a breakfast party. The affair was given on the lawn of beautiful Poro College, 4415 South Parkwax-. Mrs. Addison Mosely was chairman of the breakfast, with Mrs. Thomas Clarke, co-chairman. Three large banquet tables were centered with yellow tea roses, which were later distributed to the guests as souvenirs. The hostesses of the breakfast were distinguished by corsages of golden poppies, with black centers, in deference to the fraternity colors, gold and black. Upon the breast of each guest was pinned a single yellow rose bud, with a black stem. Salon music was played during the service by Charles Elgar. E. Nelson Woodley rendered a solo and Miss Lavergne Officer gave a reading in costume. The delicious breakfast drew many comments of admiration. On the breakfast committee were Mmes. Gordon H. Jackson, J. Arnett White, William H. Thornton, Everett Campbell, I. R. Mahone, Leon Tancil, Byron Fauntleroy, Frank Plummer, Lawrence Young, A. D. Blanchett, Nelson Glover, Chauncey D. Jones, Charles Lane, Leonard Jewell, Clifton Hardy, Oscar Brown, Adolphus Gordon, J. Mayo Williams, HermanBrown, Earl Renfroe and Charles Thompson, Misses Mildred Ware, Laura Goins, Roma Lawson, Lucille Cook, Eleanore Sayre, Josephine Anderson, Virgil Mackey and Myrtle Kelso. O U T OF TOWN VISITORS

Among the out-of-town visitors were Mrs. Forrester Washington and Eula Mitchell, Misses Hattie Thomas and Ella Murray, Atlanta; Miss Dorothy Mann, Alton, 111.; Miss Ida Maury, Arkon, Ohio; Mrs. Walter Harris and Miss Margie Diffay, Birmingham; Mmes. H. L. Dickerson and L. H. Kingslow, Bluefield, W. Va.; Mrs. Louise Lawson and Miss D. M. Johnson, Baltimore; Mrs. Claiboiirne George, Norvell Minor, Willie Shelton and Luther White. Misses Elnora and Evelyn Jackson, Thelma Taylor, and Glady's M. Harris, Cleveland, Ohio; Airs. W. C. Weatherly, R. R. Cann, Essa Lowe, Artie Matthews, and Boggs Mason, Misses Anna D. Huberts, Norma Rogers, and Kathlyn A. Mitchell, Cincinnati; Mrs. Irene Patton, Chattanooga; Miss Esther Baker, Champagin, 111.; Miss EHyses Simpson, Columbia, S. C.; Mrs. Katherine Loomis,

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Margaret J. Piper, M. Bell, P. H. Alexander, R. Fullwood, Sam Milton, Melissa Wells, Essel McConico, T. R. Soloman, and R. C. McMahon. Misses Hortense Hall, Bernice Jones, Muriel Wilton and Beatrice Phillips, Detroit; Mrs. D. N. Howell, Denver; Mrs. Charlotte Howard, Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. Jeanette Jones and Ruby P. Reid, Misses Annetta Williams and Ethel R. Boswell, Dallas, Texas; Mrs. Sadie Overton and W. C. Pyant, Misses Nina M. Gordon and Nina Johnson, Evanston, 111.; Mrs. Anna Dalton, Georgetown, Ky.; Mrs. F. D. Bluford, Greensboro, N. C.; Mrs. Inez Brewer, Gary, Ind.; Mrs. H. T. Riley, Misses Sallie Riley, Numa Mae Allison, Zila Silance and Irene Lyons, Indianapolis. Mrs. James F. Smith, Indiana Harbor, Ind.; Misses A. L. Jackson and Helen Jones, Jersey City, N. J.; Mmes. Marie Wilson and A. C. Wilson, Miss Juliette Holly, Kansas City, Mo.; Miss Edith Kennedy, Knoxville, Term.; Miss Annette Palmer, Kokomo, Ind.; Mrs. Orene Prince and Miss Marjorie Bright, Los Angeles; Misses Ruth Tate and Roslyn Howell, Louisville, Ky.; Mrs. P. L. Trenholm, Montgomery, Ala.; Miss Freda Fay Ming, Morgan Park, 111.; Mmes. D. J. Thomas, Jr., and T. H. Hayes, Misses Mary Louise Browne, Clara Bowman and Lillian Carnes, Memphis; Miss Evelyn Jackson, Minneapolis; Mrs. Crosswaite, Marshalltown, Iowa; and Misses Kathleen Kennedy, Wilhelmina Simpson, and Martha Trigg. Mrs. Consuella Batson, Lois Bishop and Callie Crocker, New York; Mrs. E. J. Henderson and C. C. Haydel, New Orleans; Mrs. Charles Johnson, Nashville; Mrs. W. H. Ballard, North Chicago; Mrs. William H. Bell and Miss Lucille Jewett, Orangesburg, S. C.; Miss Lucy Belle Wheatley, Owensboro, Ky.; Mrs. W. C. Douglas, C. H. Carroll, and Mary Lou Davis, Pittsburgh; Miss Bobbie Stearns, Phoenix, Ariz.; Mrs. W. M. Booker and Marjorie Hammond, Prairie View, Texas. Mrs. Mattie Simpson, Misses Alice Johnson and C. B. Killean, Philadelphia; Mmes. Ora Newman and R. P. Daniels, Richmond, Va.; Mrs. Mary Combs and William Cassius, and Miss C. E. Johnson, St. Paul, Minn.; Mrs. Dorothy Ward, D. W. Bowles, P. C. Robinson, and Xanthia Clark, St. Louis; Mmes. L. H. Williams, T. N. Harris, W. E. Anderson and A. L. Morgan, Miss Ruth Johnson, Tulsa, Okla. Miss Mildred North, Topeka, Kan.; Miss Lilla Gaillard, Tuskegee, Ala.; Mrs. Marie A. Ogle, H. R. Evans, Charles Wesley, A. S. Pride, Alice McAlpin, H. H. Long, H. A. Callis, and Elizabeth Johnson, Misses Ruth Lewis, H. A. Callier, and Helen Callis, Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Celia Gregg,

J. Aubrey Lane and Milton Wright, Miss Helen Wright, Wilberforce, Ohio; .and Mrs. E. N. A Chandler, Waugegan, 111. LOCAL GUESTS

Among the local guests were Mrs. Norman Adamson, Waldo Alexander, Hazel Anthony, Leonard Ball, Helen, Julia, Louise and Vivian Brown, John Burwell, A. D. Blanchet, Rosebud Campbell, Homer Cooper, Patricia Clark, Laura Cyrus, S. B. Danley, William Dawson. B. Fauntleroy, Mildred Foster, Ruby Frazier, Elizabeth Gardner, Maude R. George, Truman Gibson, Amy Goodall, Ethel Gordon, Bessie Grant, Zenobia Green, Edna Mae Graves, George C. Hall, James L. and Lloyd Hall, Clifton Hardy, R. A. Harewood. Robert Haynes, J. H. Howard, Lloyd Isaacs, A. L. Jackson, Ruth Jewell, Louis Johnson, Betty K , C. D., Jeanette Triplet, and Estelle Jones, Alvin Lane, Homer Lewis, Charles Lane, F. T. Lane, J. E. Mitchem, Ralph Mood, Gastom Mears, F. L. Parker, Parker Prescott, Oscar Randall, Violette Anderson, Calvin Smith, Reginald Smith, Howard Shepard, R. L. Thompson, Wayman Ward, Vivian Wimbish, Nelson Woodley, Eugene Wood, and Rebecca Young, Misses Aurelia Birch, Lucille Cook, Mary Christian, Laura Goins, Margaret Howell, Prentis Horton, and Lucille Prince

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secret meetings over a number of "Negro Jobs". The new Negro lawyer must keep in mind the sound advice given Alice in Wonderland by the Red Queen, "We have to run ever so fast to stay where we are, and if we want to go anywhere else we must run twice as fast as that". W e have by no means all that is due us politically and we will not be given it until we achieve it through the manifestation of our power and influence, as a unit under the constructive leadership of those who have paid the price and are willing to pay the price through service and service only. We need a new type of lawyer, politically, who will develop a wider interest in political education. For the future of our race demands Negro Statesmen, and not politicians, whose horizon is wider than class legislation. The new Negro lawyer must undergo an educational renaissance, and learn the difference between education and intelligence; for today legal training with him is an experiment. He is selfish, and develops an inflated pride, inspired by misanthropic incentives with no knowledge of what real service to the community, as a leader ought to be. His pro-

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Active group of Alpha Phi Alpha men at Memphis, Tenn., Alpha Delta Lambda Chapter, whose work merited the attention of the Fraternity. Their activity and progress for 1934 won for their Chapter the coveted Balfour Cup.

fession has made him lopsided to such an extent that he is no good to society. He is uninterested, non-co-operative and critical of his community life. The new Negro lawyers must develop into leaders who are interested in rendering service and moulding the minds, hearts and souls of black boys and girls, beyond the point of personal necessity to make a living and to teach them their constitutional rights and protect them. The new Negro lawyer must realize that the day America is rid of this type of professional leader who has supplanted the obsequious, cringing, go-between type of psuedo leader of yesterday, will be the day that the Negroes in America will start progressing and will cease exposing themselves to life as an experiment. He must realize that there are great needs which call upon us to pass the stages of antagonism, hostility, jealousy and selfishness. Needs which call upon us to reach the stage of co-operation, expediency, sympathy and succor. They are great burdens. They do impose great difficulties, and they do include perhaps great dangers. In facing them and fulfilling them to create a stronger race, all our industry, all our thrift and all our consciousness of brotherhood. Alpha Phi Alpha through its Educational Program must do its part.

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Outstanding contributions in the field of social science were greatly encouraged by the establishment of the Lama Spellman-Rockefellow Memorial. It was thought by the founder that the same success achieved in medicine and the natural sciences could be won if sincere and realistic studies could be made by competent workers who would apply themselves to problems found in the fields of economics, psychology, political science, and the social problems. We all know at least in a general way of the contributions made by the Spellman Fund to the Social Science Departments of more than a dozen American leading universities. Out of this fund has come the social science research council in which there sets an Alpha Phi Alpha man in the person of Charles S. Johnson. The Guggenhein Fund, The General Education Boardâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;another Kockefellow institutionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;The Commonwealth Fund, the Jeanis and Slater Funds, the Rhodes Scholarship Group, and the Rosenwald Fund, similar in purpose to the older organizations, were all organized for the well being of mankind. The Negro's share in all of them has been commensurate with his ability to take advantage of

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t h e o p p o r t u n i t i e s offered. T h e General E d u c a t i o n B o a r d and t h e J u l i u s R o s e n w a l d Pund have s h a r e d a s w e e t intimacy d u r i n g the last decade in t h e i r efforts to help N e g r o education in t h e S o u t h t h r o u g h gifts to colleges for b u i l d i n g p u r p o s e s , to c o u n t i e s for r u r a l school buildings, subsidies to s t a t e s u p e r v i s o r s of N e g r o schools, and t o individuals for f u r t h e r e d u c a t i o n a l studies. It is very easy to n o t e by the f o r e g o i n g s t a t e m e n t s t h a t all of the f o u n d a t i o n s have placed t h e i r f o r t u n e s into t w o divisions p r i m a r i l y m e n and e q u i p m e n t , p r i m a r i l y men. T h e s e f o u n d a t i o n s h a v e d e m o n s t r a t e d , unlike t h e i r p r e d e c e s s o r s , t h e i r faith in t h e f u t u r e by r e s t r i c t i n g a l m o s t e n t i r e l y t h e i r vast w e a l t h t o t h e o v e r c o m i n g of n a t u r a l obstacles and t r a i n i n g of men of the p r e s e n t day. H e r e again is the striking contrast in the. methods employed by old and n e w p h i l a n t h r o p y . This evolution in t h e a r t of g i v i n g h a s c o m e a b o u t because of t h e need to m e e t p a r t i c u l a r s i t u a t i o n s not found u n d e r t h e old dispensation, or if p r e s e n t , not r e c o g n i z e d as soluble in t h e light of t h e a c h i e v e m e n t s of t h a t day. By confining t h e i r gifts t o t h e activities of p r e s e n t d a y s i t u a t i o n s , t h e s e b o a r d s have practically said

t h a t by helping to train the m e n of t o d a y , t h e s e m e n will be enabled t o efficiently t r a i n t h e g e n e r a t i o n of men and w o m e n of t o m o r r o w ; t h e y will m a k e possible t h e c h a n c e for a h i g h e r d e g r e e of unfett e r e d t h i n k i n g and activity of those to come in the future. In o t h e r w o r d s , by g i v i n g to the p r e s e n t , u n d e r wise leadership, t h e founders of t h e s e o r g a n i z a t i o n s h a v e confidence in future g e n e r a t i o n s and in their ability to m e e t t h e i r own needs wisely and well. You will h a v e noted, also, in this paper, t h a t the subjects m o s t p o p u l a r with f o u n d a t i o n s h a v e been science, education, and h e a l t h . T h e fine a r t s h a v e been included in one or t w o p r o g r a m s , but not g e n erally, and t h e m e n t a l sciences h a v e received b u t very little r e c o g n i t i o n o u t s i d e of the r e s e a r c h workd o n e in t h e field of m e n t a l h y g i e n e , m a d e possible by the C o m m o n w e a l t h F u n d , the w o r k of t h e Instit u t e of P s y c h o a n a l y s i s t o which t h e R o s e n w a l d Pund m a k e s y e a r l y c o n t r i b u t i o n s , and the work of t h e Juilland F o u n d a t i o n in music. It is t r u e t h a t m o s t of t h e f o u n d a t i o n s h a v e given occasional fellowships to p e r s o n s of m o r e t h a n a v e r a g e ability. w o r k i n g in t h e fields of music, p a i n t i n g , or sculp(Continued on page 24)

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that those chapters which failed to do so will send them in after the opening of school. IV Our program would not be complete without some attention to our grave economic problems. The Director would like therefore to submit to you for your consideration the following program for the future: Regardless of how grave or even disastrous the situation of the Negro in America may be at the present time, most of us will agree that the situation would be much worse were it not for the work of the various federal agencies. No one, however, will assert that the Negro is getting the full benefit of these agencies. This is due in part to the ignorance of the great masses of Negroes of just what they are entitled to and how they can obtain the maximum to which they are entitled. I propose, therefore, a committee to examine every one of these federal agencies and to give a brief, simple statement of the essential facts concerning their operation. We have Brothers, I believe. who are competent in all of these fields. If Brother Lindsay will agree to devote an entire issue of the Sphinx to these analysis, the Brothers will be in a position to acquaint the colored persons of their community with what they can obtain from the agencies. In this way, we shall have undertaken a necessary part of the work of leadership for which we all modestly admit we are peculiarly fitted. To conclude, I would say that the purposes of the Alpha Phi Alpha Foundation are to promote scholarship by encouraging Negroes to continue their education and by aiding worthy Brothers to do so; to instruct Negroes in their rights and obligations as citizens, in the benefits that they can derive from the exercise of these rights; and to devise ways to overcome obstacles that prevent them from exercising those rights, and finally to contribute our share of intelligent leadership in helping Negroes tn obtain as much economic security as is possible at the present time. In order to carry out this four-point program, we had for the biennium, 1934-36, $2,500.00. The expenses of the office so far have been a little more than three hundred dollars; awards have been made totaling $1,100.00. Shall we make additional awards next year? If we are to make the same regards as we did this year, we shall need new funds. Now, at the St. Louis Convention many Brothers pledged $100.00 each to the Foundation, payable over a period of years. Brother Sidney Brown, who

Sphinx proposed the idea, was the first to pay his pledge for the current year. Most of the Brothers, however, have not. Since this convention is for the special purpose of establishing the Foundation on a permanent basis, it is hoped that all of the Brothers who have made pledges will begin now their payments and that we shall have many new Brothers to aid the Foundation in this way. The most candid expression of opinion is asked on each of these four points. Does any one of them need modification? Is any unnecessary? Is the program as complete as you would have it be. We modestly admit that we alone are not possessed of all of the intelligence needed to meet all of your wishes. We beg you not to let us leave Chicago without giving us the benefit of your wisdom. Only in this way can special convention achieve this purpose; only in this way can the Alpha Phi Alpha Fducation Foundation do what you want it to do. RAYFORD W.

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CUPID'S CORNER Mr. and Mrs. Jaseper W. Hurt request the pleasure of your company at the marriage of their daughter SUSIE MAE

to DR. MILTON S. J. WRIGHT

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley D. Smith announce the marriage of their daughter MARGARET OTWINER

to MR. ALBERT LAWRENCE

Mr. and Mrs. Somerset

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to MR. GEORGE BIDDLE KEI.I.KY

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SIGNIFICANT ALPHA NEWS secretary of the State Board of Law Examiners. Of the 340 persons who took the examination, only 192 successfully qualified for admission to the Tennessee Bar. Brother Campbelle is the fourth Xegro to pass the Tennessee legal examination in the past ten years. Although he received his license to practice about October 1. he will continue in his official capacity as bursar of the State College, with which he has been connected since 1922. He is a public accountant, a notary public and has been active in Nashville business, civic and fraternal circles.

ST. LOUIS BROTHER WINS THIRD DEGREE In 1926 Brother H. P. Saundle was graduated from the West Virginia State College with the degree of A.B. But this wasn't enough, so in 1928 he wrested an A.M. in Education from the University of Cincinnati. Then came an interim and the "study hug" struck this Brother and he made an assualt on matters historical at the University of Southern California. Success crowned his efforts and in July. 1934. he was awarded the degree of M.A. in History at this western institution. To finish what in itself was a strenuous study program. Brother Saundle made a trip to the other side of the continent, visiting Boston, New York and New Hampshire. The next time we hear of this Brother going to school, Epsilon Lambda will say, "Look out, Mr. Ph.D.".

BROTHER R. B. J. CAMPBELLE PASSES TENNESSEE STATE BAR EXAMINATION Brother R. B. J. Campbelle, vice-president of Tau Lambda and bursar of Tennessee A. and I. State College, was the only Xegro to pass the Tennessee state bar examination, according to the official list of successful applicants released by R. I. Moore.

He is the grand auditor of the Tennessee Masonic Grand Lodge, a steward of the Clark Memorial M. E. Church, a charter member and vice-president of the Tau Lambda Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, a delegate to the Cincinnati and St. Louis Conventions, a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason and a member of the H. A. Cameron Post of the American Legion. During the world war, he served in the U. S. Army as a sergeant-major. Brother Campbelle is a graduate of A. and I. State College, studied engineering at Howard University and studied law at the Kent School of Law of this city. The newly qualified barrister received felicitations from his colleagues in the legal profession as well as from his many friends and associates in business and educational circles.

ATTORNEY HENRY J. RICHARDSON, JR. Henry J. Richardson, Jr., prominent attorney of Indianapolis, Indiana, and state Democratic leader, was re-elected to the Indiana Legislature on November 6. Mr. Richardson has the distinction of being the first Negro to be elected to a state office in Indiana in forty years, the first to ever be elected to office on the Democratic ticket and the first Negro to ever be re-elected to a state office. He won out with a vote of 92,000â&#x20AC;&#x201D;giving him a big majority over his opponent. He made an enviable record in the last legislature and is considered a power in county and state politics in Indiana.

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ture, but as Mr. K. R. Kmbree, President of the Julius Rosenwald Fund, has stated, none of the foundations boards has dirtied its hands with paint or clay or fabrics, or risked its morals with the drama or with that sometimes popular embodiment of the fine arts, the talking movies. Because most of the foundations activities have been narrowed down to a few specialized fields. there has arisen from time to time considerable confusion in the minds of the public. This confusion has sometimes become widespread, especially in the minds of those who have sought scholarship grants or other types of subsidies, because, having a knowledge of the large sums of money at the disposal of foundation boards, the applicants have supposed that there was a moral responsibility to give to any worthy cause, which was properly presented. Sometimes failure on the part of foundations to give to worthy enterprises outside the field of their activities has resulted in resentment, which in a few cases has made it difficult for the same applicants to receive grants when other projects have been presented by them well within the scope of the foundations program. It is absolutely necessary to restrict the grants made by foundations to the fields decided upon by them, leaving comfortable margins in budgets to enlarge their fields whenever an overwhelming need arises. Thousands of letters pour into the offices of the foundations asking for money to cover all kinds of schemes, a few classic requests made to the Rosenwald Foundation will serve as examples. The sum of a million dollars was asked by one man to establish a Negro navy; another letter from one who has operated for the correction of cross-eyes, suggested in all seriousness the establishment of a "Cross-Eyed Foundation", as he put it: another suggested the vast potentialities for social welfare in the manufacture of "gum garages", small squares of paper provided in public places for the convenient parking of chewing gum. In the request for subsidies to promote significant projects, or for scholarships for equally good men working in different fields, a foundation sometimes find it almost impossible to judge aright the relative merits of the projects; and the director of any foundation will from time to time be quite in despair, even in the award of scholarship grants because of not only the worth of the applicants, the need of competent leadership in the fields involved, but also because of the insistent appeals, in the form of recommendations, made by competent and influ-

S p h i n x ential friends of the men or women seeking the grants. The necessity therefore for a definite basis of selection is fundamental to the best use of the money entrusted to the trustees and directing heads of foundations. While it is not a part of the assignment given me by our president, I should like to state some beliefs concerning what should be the program of the foundation about to be organized by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. These suggestions are not of the moment, but are the results of much experience and discussions on the part of the writer, with members of the Rosenwald Foundation, with university professors working with scholarship grants, and Negro leadership in our colleges and universities. They are as follows: 1. That in making scholarship grants consideration should be given at the present time not only to undergraduate and post graduate students just out of school, but especially to teachers in order that they may have "time out" from office routine, making of papers, etc., which will enable them to complete well worthwhile dissertations or books on important subjects. Sometimes as small a sum as $200.00 will enable an overburdened professor to have his manuscript typed and other necessary things done in preparation for the publication of his material. It would undoubtedly be much better for the society at large to give this man a "leg up", as they say in England, than to risk it on some undergraduate in his sophomore or junior year. The writer knows how depressing and deadly it is to tie a man down to a heavy teaching load in a college or high school and expect him to advance, especially in the field of pure science or philosophy. 2. In choosing the beneficiaries of the Alpha Phi Alpha Foundation, those on the graduate level should be selected first. There will be advantages as well as prestige value in using the money, in establishing or encouraging research professorships in some of the existing universities, particularly those which have adequate research facilities such as Howard University where the Library of Congress would be available, or the University of Chicago where the local libraries and clinical laboratories would be available, Columbia University which gives all the resources of the city of New York, or Fisk University which it is to be hoped will at some time be able to offer graduate students opportunities in the other educational institutions of the community. 3. If the Fraternity were to offer as little as $1,000 a year for the establishment of distinguished service awards for research professorships at Howard or Fisk, this money could be used to increase the annual salary of the member of the faculty or to subsidize him during a one-quarter or six months' absence during two successive years for special study in the field of his particular interest. This would enable a man to devote as much

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time to research as most teachers can profitably give to this field continuously and at the same time, it would keep him in touch with the common intellectual play which is being molded in most of our colleges and universities. 4. The advantages in this sort of arrangement would be: 1. It would tie the scholarship up to various universities and would keep the activities of the Fraternity continuously before the students and the alumni of these institutions. 2. It would enable the Fraternity to add to, rather than, support entirely, the income of first rate thinkers who probably would not have the freedom otherwise to do much real thinking. 3. It would enable the Fraternity—through its Foundation—to give the grant to men who had already proven their capacity in the field of research and study without having to provide such high incomes as would be necessary to draw them away from their regular income producing positions. Some of the best material in the field of research is to be found in the university faculty. Many of them, unfortunately, have been prevented by virtue of their teaching responsibilities, from doing very much in their fields, but. nevertheless, they are better timber for the most part, than a brilliant young man coming out of

even the graduate school but who has not been compelled to test his learning by the fire of classroom instruction—or to change the metaphor—by the crossfire of students' questioning. In closing this paper, the writer does not wish to infer that he desires to discourage entirely the giving of fellowship grants to undergraduates in the senior year, or to those who wish to continue on to the Masters Degree without a teaching period in between or the securing of otherwise experimental knowledge. It is only suggested that because of the relatively small amount of money the Foundation will have to give, at least during the first few years of its existence, it would be better to restrict the field as described above, or in some other way, to those men whose potentialities are greatest at the time of the award. In so doing you will not only follow intelligently in the footsteps of some of your predecessors but you will encourage greatly the discovery of new knowledge through scientific research and will help to prove to society at large that Negro scholarship when given the opportunity is just as capable as that found among other groups.

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CHAPTER NEWS EPSILON FLASHES "The old order changeth." Epsilon, hard hit by graduation, begins another voyage with most of her "old guard" scattered to the winds — Brother J. O. Slade, candidate for his Ph.D.. returns to Morris Brown to resume his chair in Sociology — Brother Herbert Penn headed west to teach — Brother Arthur Randall has gone to Chicago's fertile newspaper fields — Brother Bradfield was awarded an M.S. in Chemistry — Brother Thomas Simmons, A.B., ex-president, goes to Chicago IT., ostensibly to study Religious Education — The old Finch-Ball-Nance-Poole combination is no more: Brother Jerry "State" Nance, M.S., Michigan, and M.R., St. Jean, left for Lane, there to conduct a summer symposium in chemistry. Brothers T. Carr McFall and Chas. S. (Iago) Finch accepted Dean Novy's proffered M.D. degrees and are now interning at St. Louis — Brother Finch is already acclaimed there as the modern Munchausen — Brother McFall easily met the requirements of the S. C. State Board — Brother Herbert (Henry VIII) Boggs, having compiled a brilliant record in mathematics, hied himself to Alabama's Talladega, there to expound "The mother of all Scienes" — Brother Edward Benjamin has received a teaching post in nearby Detroit — Brother Lit (Berkely Square) Langhorn has returned to the balmy Southland as has also Brother Theodore Briggs, ingenious neop h y t e — Brother G. E. Hayes has entered insurance work in Baltimore. Best of luck, fellows! May your successes be as bright as the years we passed together. Brother D. G. Kean, of tennis fame, A.B., attended the summer session to work on his Master's — Brother Simmons is still raving about the Convention and romance a la Chicago — Brother Edwin (Ga. Tom) upset the dope by romping in several lengths ahead of Bates — Brother Wilkerson is once more in hill-billy West Virginia. With Chapter officers intact, here's hoping the going will be smooth for the ensuing year. More forthcoming later as Epsilon regains her rightful place in the sun.

President; William Cassius and K. Homer Cannon were in attendance at the Chicago Convention. Also Brother John M. Patton, Secretary of Mu Chapter, spent one day at the Convention. These Brothers have returned to the Northwest bubbling over with enthusiasm as a result of the inspiration received at the Chicago Convention. At the next regular meeting of the Chapter, Tuesday, September 18, an official report will be made covering the proceedings of the entire Convention. Informally, Brother Lawrence, our President, has outlined a four-point program to be carried out during the coming year: 1. To urge all inactive Brothers to reinstate. 2. To recruit new Alpha Phi Alpha members. 3. To promote Education for Citizenship program as outlined in Chicago. 4. To urge all Chapter members to take a greater part in the civic and social life of the community. Knowing the sincere interest of Brother Lawrence and his activity to secure the co-operation of Chapter members, it is a foregone conclusion that this program will be effectively carried out. Brother William O'Shields, Assistant Coach at Tuskegee, spent the summer in St. Paul. He returned to Tuskegee a short time ago to resume his athletic duties. All reports indicate that he is destined to become one of our outstanding coaches. Brother John Lawrence returned to the University of Minnesota this fall to resume his duties in the Department of Psychology. Brothers K. Homer and Raymond Cannon are establishing themselves among the outstanding lawyers of the Northwest. The renewal interest exhibited by the majority of the members of Mu Chapter is indicative of a successful year's work. Fraternally, CHAS. W.

WASHINGTON,

Editor to The Sphinx.

CECIL F. POOLK,

Pinch-hitting for Jas. O. Slade. ACTIVITIES OF MU CHAPTER Mu Chapter was well represented at the Special Convention held in Chicago in August. Brothers John R. Lawrence, Jr., President of Mu Chapter. Raymond W. Cannon, former National

PSI CHAPTER I'si Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha continued the welding of fraternal bonds last spring with the completion of one of the most thorough programs ever undertaken by the group. The Annual Penn Relay Prom attracted the elite of Eastern Society for the fourteenth successive

T h e time, and over a thousand Brothers and their guests enjoyed a gala evening with Psi men. INITIATION

A soul stirring initiation which permitted the light to shine on several sterling characters climaxed the activities. The "feast" which was held in the Parish of St. Simon P. E. Church, pastored by Rev. Brother Logan, was enjoyed by a huge gathering of Brothers, as seven were offered on the altar of personal sacrifice, which ushered them into the fuller life of Alpha Phi Alpha. Following the rousing initiation the neophytes were banqueted at the Marion tea room. Introducing the men and recognizing their achievements at so early an age, one's hopes are aroused in expectations. We proudly offer them to the men of Alpha Phi Alpha throughout â&#x20AC;&#x201D; they are : Calvin Blackistone, brother of Brother Dr. Harry Blackistone, well known in the educational world and professor of languages at the Stowe Teachers' College. Neophyte Blackistone in his own right has intellectual proclivities. He graduated last February from the University of Pennsylvania, and has already completed half of his work for the Masters Degree at the University. Brother Blackistone felt his fraternal obligations were too much to bear alone and immediately took unto himself a "better half". Dr. St-lvin Gumbs is another addition, with an enviable scholastic record. In June he graduated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy with honors. Palmer Jones, a Temple University physical education, is well known in City as a basketball star, and while carved his name in the track annals of

graduate in the Quaker at Temple that school.

Charles A. Lewis, Jr., son of one of the founders of Psi, Dr. Charles A. Lewis, Sr., triumphantly entered the "light". Brother Lewis, Jr., graduated with honors from Lincoln University, the school of his father, and has already compiled a fine record in his first year in the Medical School of the University of Pennsylvania. George Lyle, Jr., was the second son of a Psi Chapter founder to make it on this grind. Lyle, a Hampton graduate, is at present a graduate student in the University of Pensylvania. His mother, Mrs. George Lyle, is the popular founder of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Vaughn C. Mason is already one of the country's outstanding track stars. He came into prominence last year as sophomore star of the University of Pennsylvania's team. Brother Mason completed his high school work in Salem, N. J.

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Listervelt Winfree, is the seventh Brother to bring into the fraternity a praise-worthy record. Brother Winfree made a fine athletic mark in the suburban scholastic ranks and while at Radnor High School he captained the schools basketball team that won the Deleware County championship for the first time. At present he is a student in the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, and is also a member of the varsity basketball team. Members of the Ritual Committee were: Brothers Paul Binford, Max Martin, Wendell Hughes and Wffl, H. Gray, Jr. The new administration of the Chapter, headed by President Alton C. "Chippie" Berry., and J. Gordon Baugh, 3rd, Secretary, were indeed effective in their first year at the helm, and have only an Easter Monday's basketball defeat, given the Chapter by the Q's, to look upon with dismay. BILL GRAY, JR.

ALPHA ALPHA We are happy to say that Alpha Alpha is remaining in the foreground by taking an active part in the various civic and educational affairs of this community. First it may be mentioned that our President, Brother R. P. McClain, who is running for the State Legislature, came through very successfully in the primaries and is expected to do likewise in the November elections. Another young man. Brother Render, was appointed as juvenile probation officer of our county. We wish to congratulate these Brothers. Our Educational Campaign was a great success, being an inspiration for many of the younger people. Cincinnati will again receive a rare treat by the proposed game, which we hope to bring to Cincinnati. Brother and Mrs. Robert Jackson are the proud parents of a fine young infant. In the fall. Alpha Alpha will honor, with a testimonial banquet, one of the most distinguished Brothers in the country in the person of Bishop Matthew W. Claire, a most faithful member of our Chapter. However, pleasant things are not the activities which have marked our chapter. With the death of Mrs. Zenobia Lovelace, popular young matron of Cincinnati and vicinity and the wife of our beloved Brother Lovelace, grief was brought to our Chapter. We will forever cherish the memory of this brave lady. During the summer we have been honored with the presence of various visiting Brothers, who enjoyed themselves with us. Again, we are glad

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ALPHA RHO CHAPTER Alpha Rho conducted one of the largest initiations in quite a number of years, when, on April 21, ten barbarians after a period of ten days' probation saw the gleaming light of Alpha Phi Alpha. Allow me to present them : Brothers W. T. Jones, R. L. Perkins. K. Phillip Ellis. Jr., L. A. McFall, Alfonzo Alexander, J. B. "Cutie" Clemmons, Fred W'atley, H. N. Evans, Arnold Wright and William Murphy. They are all well rounded men and show great prospects of being loyal Alpha men. This brought our chapter roster up to twenty-seven. Through the combined efforts of Eta Lambda, Alpha Phi and Alpha Rho, and despite the fact that we were in the midst of final examination week, we Atlanta "Apes" put over our annual dance in grand style. It took place on the night of June 1 at the Sunset Casino, which was most artistically decorated in black and gold. We called it "A Night in Egypt". Music for the occasion was furnished by the Alabama State Collegiansâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;one of the finest dance orchestras in this section of the country. During the intermission, barbarians in white coats, brought out a black mummy case, out of which a beautiful dancer attired in a black and gold costume came and did several Egyptian dances. The Brothers then gathered in the ring and sang our national hymn. The dance was then resumed and a 2 :00 a. m. one of the most brilliant affairs of its kind came to an end. (Graduation in June hit Alpha Rho rather hard in that fourteen Brothers left us. They are Brothers L. Raymond Bailey, Scott R. Barrett, Hortenius Chennault. Leon C. Greenwood, Melvin W. Houston, Jr., E. Langston Davis, Jr., Wilson P. Hubert. W. T. Jones, A. Jackson Lewis, II, R. A. Shine, George R. Shivery, Jr., W. H. Sullivan, Milton Jones White, and R. L. Perkins. Alpha Rho has much that she wants you to know, but since our Editor asked us to be brief I will save the rest until later. Before saying adieu, however, I must extend my most hearty congratulations to my former chapter, Alpha, Chi, the one in which I was initiated, for its success in winning the inter-fraternity basketball tournament held last winter at Fisk. Fraternally yours, E. YERBY LOWE.

S p h i n x ALPHA TAU SPEAKS Greetings, Brothers: Again we take up where we left off at the beginning of the summer. Alter taking a thorough check of each Brother here within the fold of Alpha Tau, we find that the Convention delegates, Brothers Charles Nunn and Haywood Stevens had a wonderful time while attending the Convention. Brother Nunn visited his mother and relatives while in Chicago, and both delegates gave a wonderful talk covering the Convention activities and the highlights of the World's Fair. According to their reports Alpha Phi Alpha is again riding atop a glorious wave into the future. Brother Raymond R. Brown, who was recently appointed Assistant Executive Secretary for the Welfare Workers' Association, has been convelescing at his home and is looking splendid. He informed me that within a week or more he'd be as good as new. Also, allow me to state that his fine little baby daughter, aged eight weeks, is doing fine. On yes, the name is Barbara Raymond Brown. Brother John Sneed is all smiles these days for everything is rosy now. During the month of Julyhe an his fiancee, the former Thelma Allen, decided that two could live as cheap as one, so they're Mr. and Mrs. John Sneed now. We enjoyed very much the smoker which Miss Vera Bell gave in honor of her famous Brother Bill Bell, former O. S. U. star tackle. Here on a short visit, Bell enjoyed gathering with his old buddies and fraters. The evening was spent going over the old days at school, eating delicious potatoe salad, barbecued sandwiches, plenty of drinks, smokes, candies, and card games. Bobby Balck ate the most, being the smallest one present, he felt himself proud. Brother Daniel Thomas reported a fine time and pleasant trip when he motored to Chicago as a visitor to the Convention and the Century of Progress. Brother Dr. Charles R. Lewis is back to normal again since the arrival of his beloved wife, Mrs. Edna Lewis, who has been doing quite a lot of traveling this summer. Mrs. Lewis sailed for Europe early in the summer and visited many interesting places while abroad as a missionary' delegate, she visited the Holy Land and many other places of Biblical interest. You know the old saying, "Doc", No nest is worth while without a hen. Another Brother, Attorney E. M. Lancaster, can verify the same saying, for he also acted in the capacity of bachelor while the Mrs. and baby daughter were visiting in Florida.

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C. SPARKS.

ALPHA IOTA Hail, Alpha's â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the "Mile High" Chapter had somewhat of a crowded schedule for summer.

Brother Gray traveled extensively through the East last summer. Brother Sidney Williams visited friends in New York in August. Brother Walker leaves soon to work upon his Master's Degree. We will miss him. Brother Curtis has returned after nine months' study upon his Doctor's Degree at the University of Chicago.

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First giving information concerning citizenship and its significants to all Americans, in casting their ballots. This was done by means of a radio broadcast and a circular letter. Second, promulgating the need of persuing the coarses of study in the colleges and secondary schools, equipping the head, heart and hands for the responsibilities of the mature years. And last, but not least, developing the social side of life, by parties and entertainments so as to widen our work. Thus building up friendships in our community. W. F. FOUNTAIN,

Brother H. S. Wiliiams had the pleasure of entertaining Brothers Merry and Saundle at his mother's home in Brooklyn, N. Y. Brother Huffman is in charge of the new Booker T. Washington Vocational School. Brothers Alexander and Frank Wilson are also members of the faculty of this school. Brother T. G. Benjamin spent his vacation in Cleveland and points East. Congratulations to Brother Benson who has left the ranks of the bachelors and is now a benedict. Invitations are out for the wedding of Brother McLemore, which will take place in Nashville, October the third. H. S. W I L U A M S , President.

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EPSILON LAMBDA Among the Brothers who attended the Special Convention in Chicago were Brothers Lindsay, Harris, Bowles, Harding and Robinson. Among the Brothers who devoted part of the summer to study were Brother Saundle at the University of Southern California; Brothers Carpenter, C. H. Harper and Curtis at the University of Chicago ; Brothers Morris and C. H. Wilson at Northwestern ; Brother Woodson at Ohio State; Brother Huffman at New York University, and Brother Merry at Harvard. Brothers W a t t s and Redmond were delegates to the N. A. A. C. P. National Convention which met in Oklahoma City. Brothers Garner and Redmond attended the Convention of the National Bar Association which met in Baltimore, Md. Brother Saundle, after collecting a Master's Degree from the University of Southern California, took a trip East and visited New York, New Haven and Boston. Brother Scott was a member of the summer faculty of Lincoln University.

IOTA LAMBDA Brother John Oliver of Brazil, Ind., received his A.B. Degree from DePauw University in June, 1934. The Brothers of the Iota Lambda Chapter enjoyed a wonderful evening at the home of Brother Oliver in Brazil. The wives and sweethearts of the Brothers were entertained at bridge. The Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, with Miss Caroline J. King as chairman, and Ruth Bailey as co-chairman, are sponsors of the Pan-Hellenic organization in Indianapolis. The first meeting was held at the Phyllis Wheatley Branch, Y. W. C. A., with the following members attending: Attorney Violet Anderson of Chicago, Eugenia Burbridge of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Charles B. Harry of Omega Phi Psi, Mrs. Fannie R. Givens, of Zeta Phi Beta, Louisville, and a member of the Board of National PanHellenic Council, and Herman M. Riley, representing Alpha Phi Alpha. Miss Eugenia Burbridge was appointed Secretary, and Ruth Bailey made Chairman. Brother Joseph B. Carroll is about to receive his Ph.D. Degree at the Ohio State University. Brothers who attended the Special Convention in Chicago were: Brothers H. T. Riley, Grant Hawkins, J. Richardson, Dr. Silance, and H. M. Riley.

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T h e Delegates to the Special Session in Chicago Brother Grant Hawkins, messenger to GovMcNutt of the State of Indiana, and H. T. and Ralph Hanley.

Brother Radford Morris, head coach of Crispus Attucks High School, seems to be about to embarkon the matrimonial sea. A certain young lady is wearing - a ring. Iota Lambda Chapter, Indianapolis, Ind. HERMAN M. RILEY,

Associate Editor, Sphinx.

PHI LAMBDA CHAPTER Brother H. C. Perrin has returned to Shaw University to resume his duties in the science department, after a year's leave of absence at Chicago University for study towards his ? ? in science. Brother H. L. Trigg, State Supervisor of the Xegro High Schools in North Carolina, participated in the Summer Seminar in Education, held at Vale University this summer, during the month of August. Brother Charles H. Boyer, President of the chapter, has been appointed Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Correspondence for the Masonic Jurisdiction of North Carolina for this year. Phi Lambda is planning to do some real construction work this year. We shall take up our program as soon as the Brothers get settled in their work. Most of them are teaching in the colleges and high schools of the State. OFFICERS

President—Charles College.

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Secretary—W. B. Imborden. 316 E. South Street.

DELTA LAMBDA After reading the contents of this letter, you may judge for yourselves whether we of Delta Lambda have been playing the role of loafers or diligent laborers. Upon the approach of the New Year, many of the Brothers, tormented by pang's of dereliction, must have resolved to come to meetings more frequently; for since the advent of 1934. attendance has steadily increased. The General Secretary, Brother J. H. B. Evans, was in our midst on one wintry eve, bringing with him irrefutable figures, sober and inspiring advice—and one of Alpha's incomparably flawless Jewels in the

S p h i n x person of Brother Ogle. For those of us of the brood of the mystic Sphinx who had never been in the company of our fraternal Saints, to see, to hear, to greet this Olympian being was an ineffable delight—a thrill supreme. Our Chapter Program Committee, under Brother /Mien's Chairmanship, has presented several notable speakers, among them Brothers Templeton and (the redoubtable) " P a t " Murphy, both of whom discoursed informally and instructively on economic phases of life with special reference to Negroes, and Brother Morsell who obligingly acquainted us with the activity and needs of the local "Y", of which he is secretary. The most conspicuous undertaking of Delta Lambda was the annual Spring Prom which I shall attempt to describe forthwith: Twas on a cheery night in airy April. We had invited several hundred guests to the Strand Ballroom, which, under the magic touch of Brother Osborne Dixon, had changed its identity. The dancing area was girdled by spicy spruce and pleasant pine trees, whose tops were crowned with sweet scented honeysuckle vines. In the center of the floor had been erected an arbor tetrastyle, whose alabaster top was festooned with countless lilac blossoms, intervined with redolent roses. Ivy vines rose slyly upward and clung affectionately to their flowery mates. Behind the orchestra, upon a quivering golden curtain, were inscribed the letters A<t>A; whose in the front, gazing serenely and sublimely down upon us, sat the Sphinx. The mellowness of music mingled with the fragrance of the owers in an irresistible intoxicating mixture in which we steeped our souls. For such merriment and jollity pervaded the gathering that you might well have imagined yourself to be witnessing a Saturnalian celebration in any of the gardens that perfumed and glorified the Seven Hills of Rome. High spots of the dance were: Brother " P a t " Murphy and wife, wrestling through the Carioca (or however you spell it) ; Brother Jackson, as maestro misleading the Alpha H y m n ; Brother Gerald Allen's dipping and prancing about the floor. On the Sunday following the dance, the committee presented Brother H. H. Long, Ph.D., of Washington, in observation of the annual Educational Adjustment Movement. Dr. Long's address, on the theme of civic responsibility, was supremely penetrating and convincing; and the great pity is that neither Brothers nor the public attended largely. By way of personal advancement, Brothers Allen and Connor are in pursuit of Doctor's Degrees at

T h e the University of Pennsylvania and N. Y. U., respectively ; Brother Knox is about to capture a life mate. Our last meeting before adjournment for the summer assumed the form of a smoker, at which cigarettes were contentedly puffed, as Brothers confabulated 'neath the gentle stimulus of bracing ale, a piano player and the songs of a seductive siren. So deep, deep into the lap of night. Fraternally yours, J. W. HAYWOOD, JR.

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it look good. If you are ever this way, look up the Service Drug Co. and you will find the whereabouts of most of us. Brothers Latham, Brinkley, Jones, Smith, Tarpley, Cotton, Mebane, King, Brown, Adkins and Gibson are again this year actively engaged in work with our various schools of the city. The Hayes brothers are doing well with the largest Colored undertaking establishment in the South. A cordial invitation is extended to all Brothers to look us up when passing this way. More news next time. J. EDWARD COTTON.

ALPHA DELTA LAMBDA CHAPTER Greetings, Brothers: Well, when 1 say greetings, I mean greetings, and there's a reason or such a feeling. The feeling of the first Special Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha is still in our bones, doubly so because we brought back the coveted Balfour Cup as the chapter having the largest percentage of active Brothers at the seat of their chapter. Good work, I think, on the part of the Brothers of Alpha Delta Lambda. The representation at the Convention was nothing to be "sneezed" at either, half of the chapter roster was in Chicago receiving the inspiration that was brought by the largest number of .Alpha Brothers ever assembled. Chicago chapters proved to be very genial hosts, and the ladies, can't forget them. such lovely creatures. For my part, back to Chicago again soon. Everything is about settling down now after the summer vacation, everyone plans to have a bigger and better year. Saw quite a number of Brothers in my short skit around the country this summer, attended a couple of meetings in different places, made new friends and renewed old acquaintances. All is moving along splendidly under our new budget system, and everyone is working hard for this fall, when all chapters will hear from us. Our athletic Brothers who are coaches at our various schools, have very bright prospects for their teams. Watch the sporting pages for some unusual results. Elsewhere in this issue we hope that a picture of Alpha Dalta Lambda appears, however there are a few Brothers who were not able to be in the group. Our baby Chapter Beta XL at LeMoyne College, is getting under way for the school year. They have proved themselves very worthy Alpha men. Brother "Doc" Bowman has just finished remodeling the "Ole Collegiate" drug store, and does

BETA EPSILON CHAPTER In keeping with the tradition of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity the Beta Epsilon Chapter substituted for their Go-To-High-School-Go-To-College Campaign the "Education for Citizenship Campaign" during the week of May 7th through the 13th. The chapter was very fortunate in having the following Brothers to appear on the program: Rev. Tynes, Professors Taylor, Vance, Chavis, C. C. Smith and C. I. Sawyer. Brother Sawyer was the first to appear on the program, which was held at the regular chapel exercises at A. and T. College. Brother Sawyer gave the student body a brief history of the Go-ToHigh-School-Go-To-College Campaign and why it has been changed to the Education for Citizenship Campaign. He also stated the purpose of the movement. The second speaker. Brother Chavis, Professor at Dudley High School of this city, explained to the student body of A. and T. Just what could be accomplished and what had been accomplished by taking an active part in voting. The third speaker, Brother Smith, who appeared on program at Lutheran College of this city, explained to the students and instructors just why they should take an active part in voting, and the reason why we, as a race, can't demand anything from our state and city government, due to the fact that the majority of the Negroes are not voting. The fourth speaker, Rev. Tynes, who spoke at Palmer Memorial Institute located at Sedalia, X. C, followed the same procedure as Brother Sawyer. His speech caused the people of Sedalia to see the necessity of voting. Brother Taylor, Professor at Dudley High School. closed the program, which was held at the A. M. E. Zion Church. Sunday, May 13. at 4:15. Brother Taylor began his speech by defining the word "citi-

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zenship", namely, participation, oath of allegiance and protection. Following Brother Taylor, Mr. Caffe (white), candidate for the General Assembly from Gilford Comity, made a short speech, which

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was quite effective. The chapter regrets the loss by graduation of the following Brothers: C. I. Sawes, Shales, N. C.; Maurice Wood, Greensboro, N. C.; Andrew McKay, Greensboro, N. C.: Frank Woods, New York, and C. C. Smith, New York. The chapter wishes to announce the newly initiated Brothers into the folds of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Brother Wilbur Banks of Greensboro, N. C., and Brother McHenry Norman of Oklahoma City. Okla., which took place May 17. 1934. OFFICERS FOR 1934

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President-—W. C. Davenport. Vice-President—J. C. Melton. Secretary—Harvey M. Hargraves. Assistant Secretary and Education Director — Henry M. Bass. Treasurer—Carl Hines. Chaplain—Eddie Semons.

MEMBERS

Fraternity Loyalty Steadfast and Enduring as that Fixed N o r t h Star The Pledge Master Discusses the Question of Fraternity Loyalty with his Neophytes. Neophyte: "Hots can I best show my loyaityf" Pledge Master: "In the wearing of your pledge button, be reminded of your pledge obligations and your loyalty to our fraternity. This first symbol of your association with our fraternity is manufactured by our Official Jeweler, the L. G. Balfour Company." Neophyte: "Why Jeweler?"

is it necessary

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Pledge Master: "Because we are enabled to get the finest quality for the lowest prices, and because through patronizing our official jeweler exclusively w e protect our Fraternity name and insignia from (ailing into unauthorized hands."

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Neophyte: "Will I be disloyal if I do not patronise outOfficial Jeweler?" Pledge M a s t e r : "Yes. As a fraternity man, pledged loyal to our fraternity, it is your first duty to patronize only our Official Jeweler." Neophyte: "Does our Official Jeweler manufacture anything beside our official insignia?" Pledge Master: "Yes — fine rings, gifts, smoking accessories, bracelets, and favors beside many other things. All these are illustrated in the

1935 BALFOUR BLUE BOOK It is recommended that each pledge send tonight for his personal copy to use as his ready reference for fraternity jewelry.

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L. G. BALFOUR COMPANY Attleboro

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OFFICIAL CHAPTEg g C g T ^ - C o , ^ ^ BETA BETA-Lincoln, Neb. (inactive); ) i | i | J | H T n 'Tifr i T ~ " " ir * i Tl T i n Hi BETA GAMMA—Ettrick, Va.; Prcs-.^oscph Hubbard; Cor, ^fiec, M-ilnnlm j T)mmi*, V«i f u n Bill age. WBwftlphonso L. David, State College. - PV BETA DELTA—Orangeburg, S. C ; BETA EPSILON—Greensboro, N. C ; Pres., C I. S a w y i - S e c , •W'JUflce f. H'UuJu) * i » Bb CsllrVc BETA ZETA—Austin, Texas; Pres., trail fi.»r>l'nr M S e c , d w ^ J u s i H a — « t ^ — » < II Oillsgii •"''BETA ETA—Carbondale, 111.; Pres., Richmond Roges Freeman, 414 E. Oak St.; S e c , Joiri Mansfield, 330 N. Illinois Ave. •-"BETA THETA—Bluefield, W. Va.; Pres., Wm. L. Banks; S e c , Early T. McGhee, Bluefield State Teachers' College. •-"BETA BETA IOTA—(To be assigned). BETA K KAPPA-Langston, M w » SSe ce,c , . . W a a " *tta^UftgHpgl %d9IW**infiSdfi±0trA P P A - L a n g s t o n , Okla.; Pres., iF«i i a m i !* -Tinlna) BETA MU—Frankfort, Ky.; Pres.,~*fc,V.XSullXfcW' S e c , } , . Viarmtm-Umttm£p4»TT A. & F. College. BETA NU—Tallahassee, Fla.; Prcs-.^MflaJuttssiSisMati J i 1 S e c , J. B. Bragg, Jr., Fla. F

GRADUATE CHAPTERS ALPHA LAMBDA—Louisville, Ky.; Pres., Steward T. Pickett, 421 E. Chestnut St.; S e c , C. Walter Sedwick, 920 W. Chestnut St. BETA LAMBDA—Kansas City, Mo.; Pres., Mack C. Spears, 1415 N. 7th St.; Kansas City, Kans.; Cor. S e c , James A. Jeffress, 1824 Paseo. GAMMA LAMBDA—Detroit, Mich.; Pres., Percival R. Piper, 18032 Wexford Ave.; S e c , RoUie McMahon, 6463 Van Court St. DELTA LAMBDA—Baltimore, Md.; Pres., W. A. C. Hughes, Jr., 1816 Madison Ave.; S e c , C. C Jackson, Jr., 7 East Mulberry S t . * EPSILON LAMBDA—St. Louis, Mo.; Pres., F. L. Merry, 2846 Pine St. ZETA LAMBDA—Norfolk, Va.; Pres., J. J. Ballou, 1364 29th St.; S e c , R. H. Pree, 2411 Jefferson Ave., Newport News, Va. T H E T A LAMBDA—Dayton, Ohio; Pres., M. R. Clarke, 1121 Germantown, St.; Cor. S e c , F. L. Alexander, 1013 Gard Ave. ETA LAMBDA—Atlanta, Ga.; Pres., Forrester B. Washington, 237 Auburn Ave., N . E . ; S e c , C L. Reynolds, 212 Auburn Ave., N . E . IOTA LAMBDA—Indianapolis, Ind.; Pres., J. C. Carroll, 2944 Indianapolis Ave.; S e c , T. L. Horner, 1647 Bellefontaine Ave. KAPPA LAMBDA—Greensboro, N. C ; Pres., W. S. Beavers, J r . ; S e c , B. H . Crutcher, A. & T. College. MU LAMBDA—Washington, D. C ; Pres., Prof. W. L. Hansberry; S e c , Walter G. Daniel, Howard Univ. NU LAMBDA—Ettrick, Va.; Pres., John L. Lockett; S e c , Reuben R. McDaniel, Box 185, State College. XI LAMBDA—Chicago, 111.; Pres., Dr. Howard Shepard, 4927 Cichigan Ave.; S e c , C. D. Jones, 5659 So. State St. OMICRON LAMBDA—Birmingham, Ala.; Pres., W. Wellington Harris, 530 N . 3rd St.; S e c H . Lowell Mosely, 1304 First Court, W . P I LAMBDA—Little Rock, Ark.; Pres., J. R. Booker, 1523 Cross St.; S e c , C. Franklin Brown, 1019 Cross St, RHO LAMBDA—Buffalo, N. Y. (inactive); M. A. Allen, 360 William St. SIGMA LAMBDA—New Orleans, La.; Pres., Dr. Ernest Cherie, 2107 Dryades St.; S e c , E . M, Coleman, 2107 Canal St. TAU LAMBDA—Nashville, Tenn.; Pres., A. A. Taylor, Fisk Univ.; S e c , J. R. Anderson, 1027 18th Ave., N . UPSILON LAMBDA—Jacksonville, Fla.; Pres., J. Leonard Lewis, 2209 Moncrief Ave.; S e c , M. Brown Coppage, 105 East Union St. P H I LAMBDA—Raleigh, N. C ; Pres., Charles H. Boyep, Shaw Univ.; S e c , W. B. Inborden, 316 E. South St CHI LAMBDA—Wilberforce, Ohio; Pres., Prof. F. A. McGinnis; S e c , Milton S. J. Wright, Wilberforce Univ. PSI LAMBDA—Chattanooga, Tenn.; Pres., Rev. J. J. Barber, 410 W. 10th St.; Sec. Dr. W. B. Davis, 124J4 E. 9th St. ALPHA ALPHA LAMBDA—Newark, N J. (inactive); Frederick E. Morrow, 252 Berry St., Hackensack, N . J . ALPHA BETA LAMBDA—Lexington, Ky.; Pres., Dr. J. A. Dalton, Georgetown, Ky.; S e c , D. H. A. Merchant, 128 DeWesse St. ALPHA GAMMA LAMBDA—New York, City; Pres., Dr. Farrow R. Allen, 337 W. 138th St.; S e c , Ewart G. Guinier, 261 W. 125th St., New York, N. Y. A L P H A DELTA LAMBDA—Memphis, Tenn.; Pres., Lewis O. Swingler, 234 Hernando St.; S e c , Thos. H. Hayes, Jr., 680 So. Lauderdale St. ALPHA EPSILON LAMBDA—Jackson, Miss.; Pres., Walter H . Williams; S e c , Riley A. Hamilton, Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, Miss. ALPHA ZETA LAMBDA—Bluefield, W. Va.; Pres., Maceo E. Carr, Box 45, Northfork, W. Va.; S e c Edward W. Browne, Box 576 Kimball, W. Va. A L P H A E T A LAMBDA—Houston, Texas; Pres., R. W. Lights, 2611 Holman St.; S e c , C. L. Banks, 3420 Dennis Ave. A L P H A T H E T A LAMBDA—Atlantic City, N . J. (inactive); C. M. Cain, Arctic Ave., Y. M. C A. ALPHA IOTA LAMBDA—Charleston, W. Va.; Pres., Leonard Barnett, London, W. Va.; Sec. Maceo W . Nelson, 418 Jacob St., Apt. B. A L P H A KAPPA LAMBDA—Roanoke, Va.; Pres., Dr. Elwood D. Downing, Brooks Bldg.; Sec. Dr. G. A. Moore, 420 Commonwealth Ave., M. E. ALPHA MU LAMBDA—Knoxville, Tenn.; Pres., Dr. N . A. Henderson, 123 E. Vine Ave.; S e c , J. L. Seals, 209 Deaderick Ave. ALPHA NU LAMBDA—Tuskegee, Ala. (inactive); Joseph E. Fuller, Tuskegee Institute. ALPHA X I LAMBDA—Toledo, Ohio (inactive); Dr. Leo V. English, 5 N. Michigan St. ALPHA OMICRON LAMBDA—Pittsburgh, Pa.; Pres., Dr. Chas. A. Lanon, So. Brownsville, Pa.; S e c , Wilbur C. Douglass, 518 Fourth Ave. ALPHA P I LAMBDA—Winston-Salem, N. C ; Pres., J. A. CARTER, 1100 Rich Ave.; S e c , J. Welfred Holmes, Jr., Winston-Salem Teachers' College. ALPHA RHO LAMBDA, Columbus, Ohio; Pres., Dr. H. Sherman Manuel, 27S So. Grant Ave.; S e c . Chas. F. Blackburn, 53 N. 21st St. ALPHA SIGMA LAMBDA—Dallas, Texas; Pres., James R .Edmonds, 2700 Flora St.; S e c , James W . White, 2700 Flora St. A L P H A TAU LAMBDO—Tulsa, Okla.; Pres., T . W . H a m s , 101 N. Greenwood St., S e c , Lloyd H . Williams.