The SPHINX | Winter November 1941 | Volume 27 | Number 7 194102707

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Entrance to University of Louisville, meeting place of the Twentyninth G e n e r a l

Convention of

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, December

27-31,

1941, Louisville,

Kentucky.

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ENTRANCE TO UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE Site of Alpha's 29th General Session

A L P H A PHI A L P H A FRATERNITY, RAYFORD

General Officers

W. LOGAN

President

Howard University, Washington, D. C. BERT A. MCDONALD First 319 East 48th St., Los Angeles, Calif.

Vice-President

ROGER

Vice-President

F. GORDON

Second

1530 French Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania FERDINAND L. ROUSSEVE Third Vice-President 4636 Willow Street, New Orleans, La. JOHN FLEMING Fourth Vice-President 1532 Linn Street, Cincinnati, Ohio JOSEPH H. B. EVANS General Secretary 101 S. Street, N. W„ Washington, D. C. FARROW R. ALLEN Treasurer 337 West 138th St., New York City LEWIS O. SWINGLER

Editor of t h e

Sphinx

390 Vi Beale Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee H. COUNCILL TRENHOLM

Inc.

Director of

Education

Alabama State College, Montgomery, Ala. BELFORD V. LAWSON, JR General Counsel 2001 11th, N. W., Washington, D. C. LAV MEMBERS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Edward W. Brooke, 1262 Hamlin Street, N. E., Washington, D. C ; Thomas Kelley, Wilberforce University, Wilberforce. Ohio: James H. Robinson, 850 East Forty-Ninth Place, Los Angeles, California.

BELFORD V. LAWSON, JR Chairman, Chapter Housinr Commission 2001 11th St., N. W., Washington, D. C HOWARD H. LONG Chairman, Committee on Public Policy 1112 Girard St., N. W., Washington, D. C. M. G. FERGUSON Chairman, Auditing Committee Citizens Savings & Trust Co., Nashville, Tennessee HENRY L. DICKASON Chairman. Committee on Standards Bluefleld State Teachers College, Bluefleld, West Virginia

ROBERT P. DANIEL Chairman, Budget Committee Shaw University, Raleigh, North Carolina CHARLES H. WESLEY

Historian

Howard University, Washington, D C JEWELS Dr. Henry A. Callis, 2306 E St., N. E., Washington, D C i Nathaniel A. Murray, 150 You Street, N. W., Washington, D. C i Vertner w Tandy, 221 West 139th St., New York, N. Y.; George B Kelly l - i m h Street. Troy, New York. " •Charles H. Chapman—'Roy H. Ogle— *James H. Morton—'Deceased.

REGIONAL DIRECTORS WESTERN JURISDICTION—Bert A. McDonald, Vice-President- Tolly W. Harris, 119 N. Greenwood Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Walter M Booker. Prairie View College, Prairie View, Texas; Ulysses s' Taylor, Samuel Huston College, Austin, Texas; Bernard E Squires' 326 Railway Exchange, Seattle, Washington; James P. Johnston' 32fi Twenty-Third Avenue, N., Seattle, Washington; Jack Terry' 11627 Bandera Avenue, Los Angeles, California SOUTHERN JURISDICTION—Ferdinand L. Rousseve, Vice-PresidentClinton L. Blake, 1415 Beattie's Ford Road. Charlotte, North Carolina; Benjamin F. Scott, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia; Stenson E. Broaddus, Kentucky State College, Frankfort, Kentucky; Bernard G. Wheatley, Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee EASTERN JURISDICTION—Roger F. Gordon, Vice-President; John M Moore, Virginia Union University, Richmond, Virginia; G A Galvin. 216 W. State Street, Ithaca, New York; Frank Morris, Jr., 1519 Page Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; William J. Parks Jr 1917 3rd Street, N. w., Washington, D. C MIDWESTERN JURISDICTION—John W. Fleming, Vice-PresidentJohn R Lawrence, Jr., 947 Iglehart Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota; £'u i L l l I a r ? - 2 5 4 7 T r a c y Avenue. Kansas City, Missouri; Attorney Charles F. Lane, 417 East 47th Street, Chicago, Illinois. "

CHAPTER ROSTER

1. A L P H A — C o r n e l l U n i v e r s i t y , I t h a c a , New Y o r k ; P r e s i d e n t , Dr. G. A. G a l v i n , 216 W. S t a t e S t r e e t ; S e c r e t a r y , Dr. A l b e r t P . J o h n s o n . 216 W. S t a t e S t r e e t .

BETA—Howard University, W a s h i n g t o n , D. C ; P r e s i d e n t , A r t h u r F . C a r t e r ; S e c r e t a r y , N. A l a n H a r r i s , 1917 3 r d S t r e e t , N. W. G A M M A — V i r g i n i a U n i o n U n i v e r s i t y ; R i c h m o n d , Va.; P r e s i d e n t , E. D. M c C r e a r y , Jr., S e c r e t a r y , P e r c y P a t r i c k s , V i r g i n i a Union.

D E L T A — T i l l o t s o n College, A u s t i n . T e x a s ; P r e s i d e n t , S a m u e l Fuller; Secretary, Joseph B. Bracy.

E P S I L O N — U n i v e r s i t y of M i c h i g a n , A n n Arbor, Mich.; P r e s i dent, Watson Young, 210 G l e n n St.; S e c r e t a r y , P e t e r J. C a r t e r , No. 2 A d a m s H o u s e .

Z E T A — Y a l e U n i v e r s i t y , New H a v e n , C o n n e c t i c u t ; P r e s .

S e c . Dr. R. S. F l e m i n g , 216 D w i g h t S t .

E T A — C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y , S t . L a w r e n c e , B r o o k l y n , C. C , S t . J o h n U n i v e r s i t y , B r o o k l y n , N e w Y o r k City; P r e s i d e n t , M a c C. Davies, 79 S t . N i c h o l a s P l a c e , N. Y. C ; S e c r e t a r y , L u c i u s C. W a t s o n , 35 W e s t 110th S t r e e t , N. Y. C. T H E T A — U n i v e r s i t y of C h i c a g o , C h i c a g o , I l l i n o i s ; P r e s i d e n t , R o b e r t W. H a r r i s o n , 740 E. M a r q u e t t e R o a d ; S e c r e t a r y , F r a n k A. B a n k s , 740 E. M a r q u e t t e R o a d .

IOTA—Atlanta, Georgia; To be set up.

16. K A P P A — O h i o S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y , C o l u m b u s , O h i o ; P r e s i d e n t , F o w l e r A. B r i g g s ; Secretary, G e r a l d G. H a s k e l l , 760 M t .

Vernon. Columbus. Ohio.

11 M U — U n i v e r s i t y of M i n n e s o t a , Minneapolis, Minnesota; P r e s i d e n t , J o h n R. L a w r e n c e , 947 I g l e h a r t Ave., S t . P a u l , M i n n . . S e c r e t a r y , J o h n M. P a t t o n , 954 S t . A n t h o n y Ave., S t .

Paul, Minn.

12. N U — L i n c o l n U n i v e r s i t y , P a „ P r e s i d e n t , G r a n t S. S h o c k l e y ; Secretary, Woodson Hopewell, Lincoln University.

13. X I — W i l b e r f o r c e U n i v e r s i t y , O h i o ; P r e s i d e n t , C h a r l e s Splvey; S e c r e t a r y . T h o m a s Kelley. W i l b e r f o r c e U n i v e r s i t y 14. O M I C R O N — P i t t s b u r g h , Pa., P r e s i d e n t , P a u l L. J o n e s , 228 W e s t 14th, H o m e s t e a d , Pa.; S e c r e t a r y M c D o n a l d W i l l i a m s , 201 M i c h i g a n A v e n u e , B e t s h o o v e r , P i t t s , P a .

15, P I — W e s t e r n R e s e r v e , C l e v e l a n d , O h i o ; President. Samuel W a d e , 2285 E a s t 8 9 t h S t r e e t ; S e c r e t a r y , J o s e p h D. S m i t h , 2813 C e n t r a l A v e n u e , N. 584.

Pennsylvania: Pres.

16. R H O — G r a d u a t e G r o u p , P h i l a d e l p h i a , Dr. W. P . J e r r i c k , 1843 C h r i s t i a n St.: C. Sec. D r O W i l s o n W i n t e r s , 28 C u r r e n A r c a d e ; F . Sec. N o r r i s t o w n , Pa.; F . Sec. Dr. P e r c y I. Bowser, 5344 R a c e S t .

University, Boston, Mass., President, 17. S I G M A — H a r v a r d Thomas A. C e n t e r , 54 M t . P l e a s a n t St.. N. C a m b r i d g e .

Mass., S e c r e t a r y , J u l i a n C. B r a n k e r , 11 W a u m b e c k St., R o x bury, Mass 18 T A U — U n i v e r s i t y of I l l i n o i s , C h a m p a i g n - U r b a n a . 111.; P r e s i dent, Richard Alexander; Secretary, Nathaniel B Green.

1301 W. C l a r k St., U r b a n a . 111.

19. U P S I L O N — U n i v e r s i t y of K a n s a s , Kansas, State Teachers College, E m p o r i a , K a n s a s ; K a n s a s S t a t e College of A g r i c u l t u r e & Applied Sciences, M a n h a t t a n , Kansas, Lawrence, K a n s a s ; P r e s i d e n t , R a l p h R o g e r s , S e c r e t a r y , Cecil F l o r e n c e .

1101 M i s s i s s i p p i S t r e e t .

20. P H I — O h i o U n i v e r s i t y , A t h e n s , O h i o ; P r e s . J o h n W. G a s a w a y ; Sec. W a l t e r B . Allen, 155 W. W a s h i n g t o n S t .

21. C H I — M e h a r r y M e d i c a l College, N a s h v i l l e , T e n n . , P r e s i d e n t , W a l d e n s e C. N i x o n ; S e c r e t a r y , D o n a l d M. Carey, 1613 Jefferson Street.

22. P S I — U n i v e r s i t y of P e n n s y l v a n i a , T e m p l e U n i v e r s i t y , P h i l a d e l p h i a , Pa.; P r e s i d e n t , F r a n k l i n M o r r i s , 1519 P a g e S t r e e t W e s t ; S e c r e t a r y , R o b e r t P o i n d e x t e r , 2128 C h r i s t i a n S t r e e t .

23. ALPHA A L P H A — U n i v e r s i t y of C i n c i n n a t i , C i n c i n n a t i C o l lege of P h a r m a c y , M i a m i U n i v e r s i t y . C i n c i n n a t i O h i o ; P r e s i d e n t J o h n W. F l e m i n g . 1532 L i n n S t r e e t ; S e c r e t a r y S a u l S. S a n f o r d . 747 C l a r k S t r e e t .

24. ALPHA B E T A — T a l l a d e g a College, T a l l a d e g a . Ala.: Presid e n t , G e o r g e E. Lee; S e c r e t a r y , A n d r e w B. R a n d a l ' Corr e s p o n d i n g S e c r e t a r y . E r m a n W. E d g e c o m b e . T a l l a d e g a 25. ALPHA G A M M A — B r o w n U n i v e r s i t y , P r o v i d e n c e R h o d e I s l a n d : I N A C T I V E — A d d r e s s J o s e p h G. L e C o u n t . 42 W e s t m i n ster St. 26. ALPHA D E L T A — U n i v e r s i t y of S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a , Los A n geles Calif.. P r e s i d e n t , H e n r y F e l t e n b e r g . 1286 S. S e r r a n o ; S e c r e t a r y . E d w a r d York. 1286 S. S e r r a n o A v e n u e .

27. ALPHA E P S I L O N — U n i v e r s i t y of C a l i f o r n i a . Berkeley, C a l i f o r n i a : P r e s . M. R o b i n s o n B a k e r . 929 M a g n o l i a S t r e e t . O a k land California; S e c r e t a r y , G e o r g e E. ' Bvas, 2844 G r a n t S t r e e t ; Cor. S e c r e t a r y . M e l v i n C. A u s t i n . 1518 R u s s e l l S t .

28. ALPHA Z E T A — W e s t V i r g i n i a S t a t e College, I n s t i t u t e W e s t Va.; P r e s i d e n t , L a w r e n c e N. J o n e s ; S e c r e t a r y , G a r l a n R Als t o n , W e s t Va. S t a t e College.

29. I N A C T I V E A ~ H a r v a r d U n i v e r s i t y , C a m b r i d g e , M a s s a c h u s e t t s ;

30. ALPHA T H E T A — U n i v e r s i t y of I o w a , I o w a C i t y I o w a - P r e s i d e n t , J a m e s P e o p l e s ; S e c r e t a r y , A. Low; C. S e c r e t a r yy " G efjeor o r eee R. R a g l a n d , Jr., 818 S o u t h D u b u q u e S t r e e t " S 3 1 . ALPHA I O T A — U n i v e r s i t y of C o l o r a d o , D e n v e r Colo Presi d e n t , H o w a r d J e n k i n s , Jr., 3131 G i l p i n S t oSeeccr reet taar r v Tonn W a l l a r , 2606 G i l p i n S t . * ' y . «J°an 32. ALPHA K A P P A — S p r i n g f i e l d College, A m h e r s t College A m h e r s t , Mass., S p r i n g f i e l d , M a s s a c h u s e t t s ; Sec Eric He'adlev rlc S p r i n g f i e l d College. "eacney.

33. ALPHA M U — N o r t h w e s t e r n University, E v a n s t o n TllinoKiP r e s i d e n t . W i l l i a m B . P o l l a r d , S e c r e t a r yy ,W m C Pvant , i illll li da m 1930 B r o w n A v e n u e .

«• * T a n t , 34. ALPHA N U — I o w a S t a t e College, Drake University Des M o i n e s , I o w a , A m e s , I o w a ; P r e s S. M. R i l e y J r S e c rhaS c h a r l e s P . H o w a r d , 515 M u l b e r r y St., Des M o i n e s I o w a 35. ALPHA X I — U n i v e r s i t y of W a s h i n g t o n , S e a t t l e ' w a s h i n e t o n P r e s i d e n t , J a m e s P . J o h n s o n , 928 31st S t Seattle Was£ i n g t o n ; S e c r e t a r y , R o b e r t B . P i t t s , 326 23rd A v e n u e N o r t h 36. ALPHA O M I C R O N — J o h n s o n C. S m i t h U n i v e r s i t y C h a r i o t * .

N. C ; P r e s i d e n t , H o r a c e D a v e n p o r t - S e c r e t a r v % w f f i Davis, J o h n s o n C. S m i t h UniveVsitv o e c r e t a r y ' T - w i l k i n s 37. ALPHA P I — L O U I S V I L L E MUNICIPAL CnTTPV-Ti' T <»t. ville K e n t u c k y ; P r e s i d e n t , R o b e r t C r a w f o r d ° 2 5 l 2 W ' W a l n u t S t r e e t ; S e c r e t a r y , J u l i u s L. G r e e n e , 1810 W C h e s t n u t s t r e e V 38. ALPHA R H O — M o r e h o u s e College G a - P r e s i d e n t Renw,1n Bullock, Secretary, Clarence Wi liams M o S w r K ?

P a" A p f L ^ r ^ L ' n T e s ^ 1 1 6 ^W'a,l ,l a C*e ' * ¥J >r C o ^ g T M^sLfl 1 39. Tex WXC%t^eSwn^C^!l °> - Secretary, Kerven ALPHA T A U — U n i v e r s i t y of A k r o n , O h i o ; P r e s i d e n t A t t o r 40. n e y A r t e e F l e m i n g .

22 W e s t M a r k e t S t r e e t A k r 0onn O Ohio' hl0i S e c r e t a r y . H e r b e r t T. B r a c k e n , 385 W e l l i n g t o n " ALPHA U P S I L O N - C i t y College D e t r o i t D e t r o i t M i c h i g a n 4 1 . P r e s i d e n t N o r m a n T a b o r , 2001 C h e s t n u t S t r e e t - c s S olJeel t a r v . Lloyd G. R i c h a r d s , 6264 E p w o r t h . " . eecre42. A L P ? A r P R I — C l a r k U n i v e r s i t y , A t l a n t a , Georgia- P r e s E d w a r d M c G o w e n ; S e c . J o h n T. M i m s , C l a r k U n i v e r s i t y President 43. ALPHA C H I — F i s k U n i v e r s i t y , N a s h v i l l e T e n n J o h n W. P a r k e r ; S e c r e t a r v , Roscoe B r y a n t Resident.

44. ALPHA P S I — L i n c o l n U n i v e r s i t y , Jefferson C i t y M i s s o u r i HUM] S c P oTn S i Uniyer J sl^ e S ^ ^^V ^^Jo^s,^45. BETA A L P H A — M o r g a n College, B a l t i m o r e M d • P r e s i d e n t W i l l i a m T. C a i n , 1621 1 2 t h S t r e e t , N. W W a s h i n g t o n D ? - ' S e c r e t a r y . S i m o n C a r t e r , 515 N. Shroede'r S t r e e t ?

46. BETA B E T A — U n i v e r s i t y of N e b r a s k a C r e i g h t o n U n i v e r s i t y T " S i d U n i i « 2 S TV' a f e ? ^ , N e l ? r a s k a P r e s i d e n t ^ G a l n l s T. B i a l o i d , 1952 T. S t r e e t , L i n c o l n . N e b r a s k a Rer-rptarv becretary 47. H a r o l d Biddlex, 2325 S. S t r e e t , L i n c o l n N e b r a s k a B E T A J G A M M A — V iyrag inn i a Set cart e t a rCollege;' E t t r i c k Va • P r e s i ^ y - Sinclair Jeter ' 48. d e n t £ f f f | ™ ? T ^ r o i L f BETA D E L T A — S t a t e College, O r a n g e b u r g s c • PrpsiHpnt S e c r e t a r y . M R . F l i n t s t a t e College 49. F r a n kA Lloyd; horo NorSri1LOcN^AfiCUitul'?i a n d Technical Conlge, Greens-

50.

S a m u e l H u s t o n College. A u s t i n . T e x a s w e K l o n K - O r o v e s ' 5 1 . BETA E T A — S o u t h e r n I l l i n o i s T e a c h e r s College. C a r b o n d a l e , 111.. P r e s i d e n t .

C h a r l e s E. J o n e s , 211 N WallSecretarv &ecretar Gaffney T a v l o r . Colp, I l l i n o i s . ' y52. BETA T H E T A — B l u e f l e l d S t a t e T e a c h e r s College. Bluefleld, a es den A n 0 2 / , J i L V" ,l t i? ?

D e s k i n s , Jr., S e c r e t a r y , E u g e n e F i e l d . S t a t e T e a c h e r s College 53. B E T A I O T A — W e s t e r n S t a t e T e a c h e r s College. K a l a m a z o o , M i c h i g a n : P r e s . H a c k l e y E. W o o d f o r d , 114 N P a r k S t , ; Sec. J o h n T. T a n l e v . 1331 W. M i c h i g a n .

54. BETA K A P P A — L a n g s t o n U n i v e r s i t y .

Langston, Oklahoma; President. J a m e s H a t c h e t t : Secretayr. H a m i l t o n V a u g h a n .

55. BETA M U — K e n t u c k y S t a t e College. F r a n k f o r d Ky.: P r e s i dent. Sheley Lyncm, S e c r e t a r y N a t h a n i e l L. S h i e l d s , Ky. S t a t e College.

56. B E T A N U — F l o r i d a A. & M. College: . P r e s i d e n t , Oliver H. J o n e s : S e c r e t a r y , J a m e s M. Y o u n g , F l o r i d a A. & M.

THE S P H I N X Official Organ of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. PUBLISHED MONTHLY EXCEPT JANUARY, JUNE. JULY. AUGUST 390 Vi Beale Avenue, Memphis, Tenn.

NUMBER 7

NOVEMBER. 1941

VOLUME 27

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The Convention Call

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Ky. Awaits Your Coming

4

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS

Alpha's Educational Program

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KERMIT J. HALL Bluefield State College Bluefield, West Virginia

ASSISTANT EDITORS HUGH M. GLOSTER Morehouse College Atlanta, Georgia BURT A. MAYBERRY 2446 Harrison Street Kansas City, Missouri MILTON S. J. WRIGHT Wilberforce University Wilberforce, Ohio WILLIAM H. GRAY, JR. Southern University Scotlandville, Louisiana WHO'S WHO EDITOR GEORGE B. KELLEY Troy, New York

Alpha Songs Southern Regional Conclave

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Bro. Powell to N. Y. Council

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Why Appreciate Art?

8

The Nation's God-Children

10

Fraternity Fun

11

Book Reviews

12

Voice of The Sphinx

16

HISTORY EDITOR JAMES B. BROWNING Miners Teachers College Ga. Ave. at Euclid and Fairmont, N. W. Washington, D. C.

JAMES D. PARKS Lincoln University Jefferson City, Mo.

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ONE OF THE BASIC QUALIFICATIONS FOR GENERAL OFFICE Charles H. Wesley, Past General P r e s .

T T H E Kansas City Convention in 1940 a question was raised concerning the interpretation of the Constitution and the observance of its provisions. The General President on thai occasion made a ruling. This ruling was accepted by the vast majority of the members of the Convention. Afterward there was some reaction concerning the interpretation which a p peared to be unfavorable. It was so clearly evident to the General President on this occasion that there must have been some confusion in the interpretation and understanding of certain sections of the Constitution that he decided not only to present his own judgment but to secure the judgment of past general presidents of the Alpha 1'hi Alpha Fraternity. It was planned that this should be done in order to clarify further this particular question and related ones.

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Accordingly, the following letter was sent to each of the past general presidents and replies were received from Brother Dr. M. A. Morrison, Wheeling. W. Va., Brother Dr. Roscoc C. Giles. Chicago, Illinois, Brother Dr. Henry Lake Dickason, of Bluefield.

West V i r g i n i a ; Brother Dr. Charles H. Garvin. Cleveland, Ohio, Brother Dr. Henry A. Callis, Washington, D. C , Brother Lucius L. McGee, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Brother Dr. I Inward H. Long, Washington, D. C , Brother Raymond W . Cannon, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Brother Dr. B. Andrew Rose, Dayton, Ohio. The request which was sent to these past general presidents was as follows: "As one of the past General Presidents of the Alpha Phi Alpha F r a t e r nity who lias had to interpret the Constitution and to see that its provisions were observed, I am writing to request you to consider the following sections of the Fraternity Constitution and to send me, at your earliest convenience, your interpretation and opinion.

Constitution and By-Laws of the Alpha Phi Alpha — 1938 BY-LAWS 3. ' T h e exhibition of a pass card shall be required of a member before lie is admitted into a meeting of any chapter with which he is not affiliated." (p. 28) 4. "No member may come into the sessions of any Convention or attend any of the functions without a Pass Card and if a delegate, satisfactory credentials from his chapter." (p. 28) 11. "Each member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity shall pay through his Chapter Secretary and annual grand tax, said tax to be paid on or before Novem-

ber 15th, for the ensuing year. After November 15th, there shall be added a penalty of 10 per cent. The Chapter shall forward immediately to the General Secretary all grand taxes collected." (p. 30) Article V I I .

Section 8. "A candidate for election at a General Convention shall be an active member in good standing for at least two consecutive years prior to December first of the Convention . . ." (p. 14) It is my interpretation of these ns that they mean just what they say, that is, (1) that a candidate for election ai a General Convention shall have been "an active member in good standing," which includes being financial for at least two years prior to December first of the Convention. Do you agree?

(2) that these provisions do not mean that a candidate for election may fail to pay the Grand T a x the first year and pay up for both years in the second year and be regarded as financial as the brothers who observe the time limits of the Constitution, and is in good standing that he may go into any chapter in either of these years, and be received because he has his annual pass card in evidence. D o you agree?

(3) that brothers who do not observe these constitutional provisions thereby disqualify themselves for election to office, and particularly would this be true of the General President, who is in one respect the guardian, as well as the interpreter of the Constitution, for lackness in this resipect may lead to other failures to observe the Constitution. Do you agree?

This interpretation refers only to election of office and does not refer to the other rights of a brother who pays in the second year, for Article V I I . Section 2. states, "Each member of the General Convention when in good financial standing with the General Organization, shall have a vote . . . ". neither does it limit any rights within the chapter. Do you agree?

Would you give me your opinion of this interpretation? I desire also to use it in connection with a brief statement to the Sphinx in order tr> clarify our thinkinsr on this matter, and to encourage the maintenance, especially bv the younger brothers who are ambitious for office, of their financial relationships to the General Organization. not only at the Convention when they finally decide to run for office but in accordance with the mandates of the Constitution."

Brother Dr. M. A. Morrison, of Wheeling; W . Va., sent the following letter: "In reference to the sections of the Constitution submitted, it would seem that Article VII, Section 8, is the controversial one. And this article very plainly states a necessary qualification for candidates for election at a General Convention—"an active member in good standing for at least two consecutive years—..' There is no reason to

believe that the framers of the Article and the Constitution do not mean just exactly what is said. T h e language is quite plain, and that is, after all, a small price to pay for such an honor.

"Section 3 and 4 of the By-Laws define, by inference at least, one of the necessary qualifications for active membership and provides for the credential of that qualification (the pass card) which is issued only to members in good standing, and is not to be issued to one not in good standing.

"Section 11, of the By-Laws, clearly defines the manner of being in "good standing" with the General Organization, and any brother failing to comply each year obviously loses his "good standing" for the year in which he fails to comply, and his meeting the deficiency or delinquency in the second year would properly be a reinstatement But such member could in no wise be considered as being in good financial standing for the two consecutive years. And I have no hesitancy in concluding that to permit such an one to be a candidate for election to an office in the General Convention would be in direct violation of the Constitution.

"In _ short then, I agree entirely with your interpretations on each and every point, and for the sake of the future safety of and respect for the Constitution I hope that these interpretations may prevail."

WESTERN UNION DR. C H A R L E S H. WESLEY, DEAN O P T H E G R A D U A T E S C H O O L HOWARD UNIVERSITY W A S H I N G T O N , D. C. LETTER NOVEMBER 18TH RECEIVED S O R R Y YOU D I D N O T G E T MY L E T T E R S E N T T O Y O U O C T O B E R 21ST AND S T A T E D I N SUBSTANCE THE FOLLOWING NUMBER ONE YES NUMBER TWO YES NUMBER THREE D I S Q U A L I F I C A T I O N F O R ALL E L E C T I V E AND A P P O I N T I V E OFFICERS. DENIAL O F R I G H T S B E L I M I T E D T O E L E C T I O N S AND A P P O I N T M E N T S ALL OTHERS FERMITTED I AGREE WITH YOUR INTERPRETATION IN THE MAIN W I L L S E N D C O P Y O F M Y L E T TER FOR YOUR FILE. H. L. D I C K A S O N

Brother Dr. Roscoc C. Giles sent the following: "\ received your letter of September 10. I have read the section on the constitution and by-laws of the Fraternity which you have quoted in your letter.

I agree with your interpretation "in each instance."

"Like the proverbial mule, however.

I must insist upon a premise which I insisted upon in Kansas City, namely, that the chief thing wrong with our organization is the perpetuation in office of some of the members ad infinitum.

I sincerely believe that if we can discourage this practice we will be able to increase our membership and at the same time command the interest of

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November, 1941 many of the younger men. I have had this feeling for a number of years. 1 know that my insistence will not increase my popularity in the organization but after all I have reached the stage in life where that does not count for much."

Brother Dr. Charles H . Garvin sent the following: "It has been so long since I was General President of Alpha Phi Alpha that I am very much afraid that my opinion is not worth very much. H o w ever, I have read with some thought your interpretation and 1 am heartily in accord with you. I am certain it was the intention of the convention to elect members to office only if they had sufficient interest in the fraternity to keep in good standing and to not elect those who found it expedient to qualify only in order to he qualified for election.

"Thanks for an opportunity for expressing an opinion."

Brother Dr. Henry Arthur Callis, Jewel and ex-General President, writes he is in full agreement with the interpretations of the Constitution as previously given and states that these interpretations should be "for very evident reasons."

Brother Dr. H o w a r d H . Long, past General President, General Secretary General Treasurer, and Chairman of the Committee on Public Policy, gives the following complete exposition of constitutional interpretation: "I have your letter with reference to your ruling upon the eligibility of persons for election to general offices of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity who do not meet t h e requirement of being financial two years prior to the time of election. The total setting was rather complex and gave rise, in my judgment, to two errors.

"The first error, (a) Entertaining chapters should never put forth their members for election unless there is a popular convention-wide demand. A certain etiquette requires that the "running" of a member of the host chapter should be demanded and led by brothers who are not in the host chapter. T o proceed otherwise, in my judgment, is to make an unfair draft upon the kindly dispositions of guests toward their hosts. "(b) It follows afortiori then that under no circumstance ought any brother or any group of brothers hazard the embarrassment of the convention by proposing for office a person about whom there is a scintilla of question as to constitutional eligibility.

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THE CONVENTION

CALL

To the Chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha: I am officially informing you that the Twenty-ninth General Convention and the Thirty-fifth Anniversary Convention of our Fraternity is herewith called to assemble at Louisville, Kentucky, in conformity with the action of the last General Convention in Kansas City, Missouri.

However trite the statement may sound, it is nonetheless true that the world faces the greatest crisis in its history. The repercussions of that crisis have already affected the life of each one of us. Many of our Brothers have volunteered or have been called to service in the armed forces. Others will be called. As a consequence of the vote to exempt these Brothers from the payment of the Grand Tax, our revenue is necessarily reduced. Some of our Brothers have benefited from increased incomes; others who have stable incomes face a curtailment of their expenditures as a result of increased taxes.

Several important amendments have been proposed that require your careful consideration.

Above all, we need to think seriously about the Negro and the, New World Society. Alpha has pioneered in directing the thinking of Negroes and whites alike toward this important subject. I have appointed a special sub-committee, headed by Brother Thomas Posey of West Virginia State College, to guide us with reference to labor problems. If we are going to integrate Negroes into the plans for the next peace conference, we must consolidate the ground already won and move forward to new positions. I urge you to give serious thought to this subject before you come to Lo-uisville and to submit your ideas at that time. Alpha Phi Alpha has played a leading role in National Defense. We should play an even more important role in the preparations for consideration of the Negro BEFORE this war shall have ended.

The Convention Committee, in constant correspondence with me since last March, has just about completed its arrangements. It goes without saying that the Kentucky Chapters will maintain the justly famed reputation of their State for hospitality and gracious entertainment. We have also prepared a program in keeping with the seriousness of the times.

At the public meeting on Sunday your General President will discuss "The Negro and National Der fense." Our retiring General President, Brother Dr. Charles H. Wesley, a native son of Kentucky, will deliver an address on our new theme, "The Negro and the Neiv World Society." Jewel Brother George B. Kelley will be the guest Jewel; Brother Dr. Walter, Jerrick, perennial president of Rho Chapter and one of our two life members, will deliver the fraternal address; Brother Dr. Charles Garvin, a former General President, will deliver the Convention Address; Brother Bindley C. Cyrus, the inimitable barrister from Chicago, will enliven and inspire us as the banquet speaker.

As in Kansas City, a large part of one afternoon will be devoted to a discussion by undergraduates of undergraduate problems.

In accordance with the action of the Kansas City Convention, we are planning to revise our election machinery and to hold the election on Tuesday.

Is it not evident, Brothers, that we must have the largest attendance in our history? I urge you to arrive not later than Saturday morning, December 27, and to remain until after the banquet, December 31.

And now, By Virtue of the Authority vested in me as General President and pursuant to the action of the Twenty-eighthGeneral Convention, I herewith officially summon the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to assemble in its Twenty-ninth General Convention, and its Thirty-fifth Anniversary Convention, December 27-31, 1941, at Louisville, Kentucky.

Sincerely and fraternally yours, RAY FORD W. LOGAN, General President.

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KENTUCKY AWAITS YOUR COMING

By L E E L. B R O W N P. O. Box 137, Louisville, Ky. Kentucky Alphas are extending to you a cordial invitation to be our guest during the sessions of the General Convention. Louisville, the home of the first Alpha Graduate Chapter, joins with other Alpha Chapters in ..Vie state in extending to you a hearty welcome with a hope that your sojourn will be enjoyable and memorable.

Kentucky is a state of rolling plains, towering hills, nestling valleys, broad acres of corn, hemp and tobacco, p a s tures countless flocks and herds, falling waters and limpid pools of sylvan dills, birds, bees and flowers, in short an earthly paradise.

Kentucky possesses points of interest to the visitor in the widest variety and has attractions of national fame either within iU limits or nearby.

During your stay there are many places of interest worth while. Mammoth Cave, Old Kentucky Home, the famous Blue Grass Region surrounding Lexington the home of the greatest thorobreds of the world, Churchill Downs at Louisville where the famous Kentucky Derby is a feature, also in Louisville \vc invite you to inspect the Municipal College, our Libraries, Church buildings, homes, recreation centers, housing projects and Kentucky State College at Frankfort.

Brothers don"t fail us.

Our wives,

our sweethearts and our citizens welcome you to old Kentucky, where the welcome is much warmer than the weather and the latch string is always on the outside.

KENTUCKY PROGRESS

By Lucy Clayton Newman E a s t of the West and West of the East, Of all the states neither largest nor least; South of the North and North of the South, Out of the zones of flood and d r o u t h ; Temperate climate the year around— Whispering breezes and sunshine abound, Not far away from most anywhere, Right in the heart of our land so fair— Is Kentucky.

Mountains and valleys, hills and plains, Rich pasture lands and fields of grains, Rivers and lakes, forests and springs Fishes and birds and timid wild things, Rustic old mills and quaint little towns, Long wooden bridges in grays and browns, Moss-covered stone walls, laid with care, Picturesque rail fences here and there—• Old Kentucky.

ALPHA'S NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

By JAMES A. J E F F R E S S Our Fraternity's National Educational P r o g r a m has been attempting a gradual transition from the famous go-to-high-school, go-to-college program to an emphasis on citizenship and the use of the ballot.

I believe that the change should now be considered complete and all chapter and national efforts should be centered on a practical program which actually touches the lives of the young people whom we wish to influence.

The slogan and general program based on theory no matter how sound should now give way to definite action, actual participation and contact with the procedures which we have merely talked about in the past.

Frankly, Brothers, our educational program has been too abstract, too saturated with idealistic theory, too lacking of practical application to an

appealing program which should have pulse and heart beat in tune with the masses that we would like to serve.

May I be bold enough to suggest that at first our national organization and then our local chapters give opportunity for the participation of our young people in a governmental set-up involving elections, passage of bills introduced by the boys and girls themselves, and a contact with state and national legislatures in action.

F o r the first year, a high school senior be sent by each chapter to a national project in Washington, D. C , might create momentum to the whole project. Some dormitory space at Howard University might be available following the June commencement in house the selectees. Opportunity could be afforded to visit the National Congress and actually witness our government in action. A model con-

November, 1941

First Six Race Youths Finish Aviation Course Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 3.—The first six Negro aviators to learn (lying under Army supervision have finished their primary phase of instruction at the Air Corps Training Detachment at Tuskegee, Ala., and are preparing to enter Basic Flying School and the second 10 weeks of their cadet program under the jurisdiction of the Southeast Air Corps T r a i n i n g Center it was announced by Training Center headquarters here today.

They a r e : Captain B. O. Davis, Jr., of Tuskegee. Ala.; and five aviation cadets, Mac Ross, Dayton, Ohio; Charles H. Debow, Jr., Indianapolis, Did.; Frederick H. Moore, Jr., Sumiiiervillc, New Jersey; George S. Roberts, Fairmont, W. Va.; and Lemuel R. Custis, Hartford, Conn.

The six were enrolled with T u s kegee's first class of 13, which started primary training July 19. In the primary school, under direction ot Captain Neel F . Parrish, they have been taught by civilian instructors. They will get their next 20 weeks of training at the Air Corps Basic and Advanced Flying School a t Tuskegee under Air Corps instructors.

Negro cadet graduates will be commissioned second lieutenants in the Air Corps Reserve and will constitute the 99th Pursuit Squadron, which will also be based at Tuskegee. could be set up among the delegates themselves and bills introduced which would enliven the whole effort.

Transportation assistance could be given by the Educational Commission on a mileage basis by discontinuing temporarily our rather tame scholarship policy.

Then too, with the increase in opportunity for government employment these young people could become acquainted with new types of bureaus and authorities that have been set up at our national capital.

Perhaps it would not be too far-fetched to recommend to the Education Commission that emphasis be put on opportunities for government employment as a special bit of service connected with our whole program.

In other words, Brothers, let's call the foundation in the theory of citizenship sufficiently laid to build now a program of action—a good live program that will catch the enthusiastic interest of the young people whom we ivish to serve.

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With black and gold braids in her hair, I long to know her sincerely, The fairest of all the fair:

Frat Song Leaders Talking It Over

CHORUS

She's the sweetheart of Alpha, Of Alpha Phi Alpha, Pride of the hearts of a thousand strong, She's so uridely sought after With gay smiles and laughter, 'Tis to her only we sing this song— Near me my Cherie, stay near me, and cheer me, Linger not just for a day, We adore you, implore you, stand before you and say, Alpha's sweetheart may you ever stay.

2 Who is the maiden I scheme of, Schemes filed with happiness true, Who is the maiden I dream of, Beneath the heavens of blue?

Sweetheart

Song

By John H. Locklayer, Jr. Beta Gamma Chapter

Brother Maceo Hill, left, for ten years Alpha's Song and Convention Cheer leader, shown with Chester Gray, of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity as they discuss "what it's all about in keeping convention singing and rocking."

Gray has led Omegas to many chapter song victories. He is going over song formations which Brother Hill introduced a few years ago.

The above picture was made in Columbus, Ohio.

Alphas

together

A M A R C H SONG FOR A L P H A P H I A L P H A FRATERNITY

By J. Farley Ragland 1

Alpha men, Alpha men, cling together, Climb to the heights of the hills above, Alpha men, Alpha men sing together, To the fraternity we love, Alphas all, heed the call, all together, Waving our lofty banners high, We'll sing together, cling together, As the years roll by.

2 Bear the lights to the heights, all together,

Spreading the gleams of our dreams afar, Lend a hand to each plan, every brother, Cheering for Alpha, rah, rah, rah, All for one, one for all, all together, Holding our lofty standards high, We'll sing together, cling together, As the years roll by.

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A S W E E T H E A R T SONG FOR A L PHA P H I A L P H A FRATERNITY

By J. Farley Ragland 1

Tell me the name of the girlie,

You're the one we'll adore eternally, Tho' the years take us far apart.

In our dreams, ever dear, you will always be, And we'll never break your heart.

When the stars are shining in heav'n above, And you dream of your lover true, We will serenade you with our love And this song that we sing to you.— Sweetheart of Alpha, we love the things you say and do, your loveliness never fades from view; Faithful and loyal, we'll ever be to you because your tender thoughts are so kind and true, Sweetheart— As long as moonbeams fall like silv'ry mist, We'll dream of your smiling face with bliss.

Fear not dear one, you know we'll always love you only, Sweetheart of A Phi A,

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T u n e : "MY B U D D Y " Words by James Jackson Formerly of Beta Omicron Chapter

Sweetheart mine of dear A Phi A I love you more than mere words can say Dear sweetheart of Alpha You'r dear to A Phi A. You're as fair as the heavens above My heart for you is o'er flown with love My darling I love you Dear Sweetheart of A Phi A. 0

"Sweetheart "A-Phi-A"

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Words by Billy Jones Formerly of Beta Omicron T u n e : "111 Always Be in Love With You."

Alpha Phi Alpha girl To me you're all the world I'll always be in love with you.

And if perchance we part You'll still be in my heart I'll always be in love with you.

The tender love light gleams Within your eyes that shine, And from their depth there beams The good old Alpha sign.

Sweetheart of A Phi A From you I'll never stray I'll ahvays be in love with you.

An Alpha

Pledge

Contributd by Raymond Nero, Formerly of Alpha Psi Tune:

"Auld Lang

Syne"

1 Should ever Alpha be forgot And never more be praised, We hope that then the Lord will take Us to our dying grave.

CHORUS

For Old A Phi A we'll strive, For Old A Phi A We'll gladly give our lives to thee Within thy bounds today.

2 Now when we've crossed the "burning sands" Into Dear Alpha Land.

We'll ever be true to thee, And always take our stand.

CHORUS.

SPHINX

November, 1941

SONS OF A PHI A

We will fight tomorrow We are sons of A Phi A. Alpha, Alpha, our Fraternity Alpha, Alpha, we'll always fight for thee.

Yea

T u n e : "Song Of The

Vagabond"

Sons of toil and danger, we will help a stranger We are sons of A Phi A. Sons of strife and sorrow,

( Verse over again.)

TO ALL UNDERGRADUATE

CHAPTERS:

I feel sure that we are all aware of the importance of attending the Louisville Convention. It promises to offer us more than any convention in our history. A strong foundation was laid in Kansas City and we must start building immediately.

Although it is our desire that every undergraduate chapter be represented, we realize that there will be a few chapters which ivill be unable to send delegates because of distance and insufficient funds.

In order that these chapters may have their problems and constructive criticism brought to the attention of the convention, the president has consented to appoint an undergraduate committee consisting of representatives from all sections of the country, which will adequately treat your problems, present them to the convention in its report and ivrite you the action taken upon them. This committee will answer aU questions pertaining to the fraternity, constitutional and otherwise especially since it will have the benefit of the advice of the Executive Council.

I have had correspondence with the chairman of the Convention Program Committee thro-ugh our president who states that the afternoon of Tuesday, December 30, 1941 has been set aside for the Undergraduate Sesswi. This is indeed encouraging and I am sure that we will make the most of this time.

All correspondence prior to December 20, 1941, may be addressed to me at 1262 Hamlin Street, N. E., Washington, D. C, and thereafter to the Alpha Phi Alpha Convention, Louisville, Kentucky.

Remember that the Undergraduate Committee is a tool of service designed for your use. Don't fail to take advantage of it.

Also keep in mind that famed trilogy for which Louisville i& noted. Looking forward to seeing you on. December 27, I aim Fraternally, E. W. BROOKE.

Named To Publicity Post In Office Of Ohio's Governor MACEO HILL . . . National Song Leader of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, was this summer appointed to the Publicity Post in the office of Governor John W . Bricker, of Ohio. H e was the 590th appointee made from the colored citizenry of that state.

Brother Hill is well known among educational, crvic, fraternal and religious groups of the nation, and is a favorite among old as well as young in the conventional life of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

A native of Indiana, "smiling" Maceo went to Ohio with his mother during his infancy. He has had a brilliant educational record from early childhood. At Wilberforce University, Brother Hill became captain of the tennis and track team, and head cheer leader. He won and retained the title of National Junior Tennis champion for two years.

Following graduation from Wilberforce University with the B. S. De-

gree, Brother Hill did advanced study in Phonetics and Public Speaking at Ohio State University where he received the Master's Degree. H e was elected to the American Speech Academy at Ohio State.

His career has also included studies of the Economic Security of the N e gro in Harlem under the Penn Foundation; work as a faculty member of Tuskegee Institute where he organized the Speech Department, and more recently doctoral work at Columbus.

Ohio State.

He is accredited with several inventions, the last of which is the Debatormeter.

Brother Hill married the former Maybelle Lewis, who is also active in religious and civic circles of Columbus, Ohio.

W h e n the many new songs are heard at the Twenty-ninth General Convention in Louisville this December, Brother Hill will be one of the leaders of the music festival.

November, 1941

Southern Regional Conclave

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First In New York

Council

Bros, in Alpha Phi Alpha, Greetings: Now that all schools have begun the Fall period and that all chapters have been well organized for the fellowship of the year 1 would like to take this opportunity to offer to all of you the best of official regional greetings, hoping for all chapters a year of lively activity and success.

Herewith you will find a report of the Southern Regional Convention heiu last May in Birmingham. A unanimous vote of appreciation is due the brothers of Omicron Lambda Chapter for putting over one of the most constructive programs of this type in tlie history of the region. T h e attendance was smaller t h a n it should have been but this was offset by the interest, initiative and accomplishment of the brothers present as well as by the excellent crosssection representation of the region.

According to one of the recommendations of the Regional I have asked the following brothers to serve as a Committee to report to t h e General Convention the recommendations of this region on the scope of the Education for Citizenship p r o g r a m : Brothers Felton Clark (Chairman), Akiki N y a bongo, B. T. Harvey, M. F . Ferguson and Clinton Blake. These recommendations a r e intended to broaden the individual and chapter participation in this program and t o be of every a s sistance possible to the office of the Director of Education. All individual or cviapter suggestions should be sent a t once to the Chairman at Southern University, Scotlandville, Louisiana.

All chapters in the region hav~ been urged to file their reports and meet Grand Taxes, due Nov. 15, as soon as possible, and to make final preparations for attendance a t the General Convention to be held in Louisville, Kentucky, December 28-31. The brothers at Louisville are proposing a banner program and we are confident our region will show its appreciation by 100 per cent representation.

Cordially and sincerely yours, Ferdinand L. Rousseve, Third Vice President.

F r i d a y Morning Session H E Southern Regional Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity was called to order at the Smithfield Court Auditorium at 11:40 on Friday morning May 2nd by Brother George C. Bell in the absence of Brother H. Lovell Mosely, Convention Chairman, who

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Brother Dr. Adam Clavton Powell, Jr., pastor of Abyssinian Baptist church became the first race man elected to the municipal Legislative counci of New York City, having won the high seat on the Independent-Non Partisan ticket He polled a total of 63,736 votes in the city-wide election campaign on November 12th Brother Powell's election has given new spirit to Alpha men of New York in particular and marks up another notable record for Alphadom in general.

This striking picture of P.rother Powell addressing New York voters was made during the height of the campaign. sent his regrets for being absent at the opening session.

T h e Convention was led in the F r a ternity Prayer by Brother Rev. W i l liam Cash, pastor of the First Congregational Church, after which the W e l come Address was given by Brother Peter A. Hall who expressed the hope that all visiting brothers should have an enjoyable and profitable time while in the "Magic City" of Birmingham.

The response was given by Brother C. L. Blake, Southern Regional Director.

Brother Southern Vice President,

Ferdinand L. Rousseve was next presented by Brother R. Lincoln Jackson, President of Omicron Lambda Chapter. Brother Rousseve extended greetings t o all the visiting brothers and commended Omicron Lambda for its great interest in the Regional Convention calling at the same time attention to the Convention slogan, "Alpha Phi Alpha in the South looks at the N a tional Defense P r o g r a m " as well as the work being done relative t o the N a (Turn to Page 14)

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WHY 'APPRECIATE' ART?

By Ferdinand L. Rousseve, B. S. Arch, M. A., R. A. Assistant Professor of Fine Arts, Xavier University, Southern Vice President Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

Reproduced from the XAVIER ALUMNI VOICE. N our modern college curriculum the song of death accompanying the soul question "Why appreciate A r t ? " is to its future life; he did have his very popular among the great majority readings of beliefs and myths, chiefly of the freshmen. The freshman fails to connected with his ideas of the supersee the connection between the work natural ; he also had his dramas of of art and the various elements which exorcism, of tribal initiations, and his are considered to he the essentials dances of life, of living, and of death. of his or her education. T o clarify W h a t then, can we consider to be the this point of view becomes one of the fundamental nature of Art? Certainly first assignments of the division of it is not mysticism, even though it was Fine A r t s . The entering student is closely allied with magic and rituals not at fault in this need of clarifiin its infancy. It is not organized incation, which is the result of a series tellectualism in the sense that we acof circumstances beyond his control. cept intellectualism t o d a y ; whereas it In the first place, a pioneering people, does have a basic intellectual factor beset with difficult and dangerous which is very important. Neither is problems, found little time for what it it the imitation of Nature, for in the considered the "frills" or amenities of work of art Nature undergoes readlife associated with the employment justments of many types and for many of leisure time and relaxed day dreamreasons. Considered simply, we might ing. In the second place, until very resay that Art is Man's interpretation cently in our programs of education, of N a t u r e ; that it is the orderly exthere had been little attempt to intepression of his feelings of the natural grate the arts with the serious elethings about him, affected by reacments of every day living, and thinking. tions of many types: religious, social, Thus, Art gradually became a thing political, regional, and individual, to apart to the average man, a luxury mention the more dominant forces infor the wealthy, a product associated fluencing his reactions. with red velvet berets, black silk If we accept the above analysis, we bow ties, and other egotistic compensacan easily see that the artist is an tions. individual who composes the elements

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The background of the arts, however, gives us an interesting picture, closely connected from the earliest times with man's living, his beliefs, customs, worship, and his life beyond death. The drawings, paintings, and engravings in the d a r k interiors of the caves of Spain, France, and Switzerland were produced in answer to some ritualistic practice or some belief in sympathetic magic, not for mere surface adornment of the cave walls. The sculptures of all primitive peoples follow the same ideas, in an attempt to bring about the resultant satisfaction of some human need for food, protection, procreation, etc. Architecture, from the dawn of civilization, reflects clearly the philosophy of living and dying of the people who produced it, as the Egyptian tomb-pyramid, the Assyrian and Roman palace, or the Gothic cathedral will attest. Music, literature, the drama, and the dance all had root in the serious functions of human existence. Primitive man had no salon musicale, no ode to a Grecian urn, no Macbeth, no ballet Russeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;all of which are modern expressions of "Art for Art's sake."â&#x20AC;&#x201D;he did have, however, the

of his particular medium of expression into a harmonious interpretation of his reactions to a subject. These reactions might be covered in an extremely wide variation of interpretation, from an almost exact pictorial representation to one strongly influenced by the imagination, as might be found in a life portrait or in an allegory, respectively. In the allegory, one subject is interpreted by means of another. These reactions might even go into the realm of the psychic, in which the artist attempts to interpret the abstract workings of his mind or his feelings. This latter type is found in the school led by the surrealists, and is so individualistic that it almost defies full comprehension on the part of any other than its producer.

T o understand the final product of the artist and derive the greatest good or enjoyment from our experience with it, we must learn the language of the artist, we must be in sympathy with the utterance he has given. Investigated in such a manner, the architecture and the sculpture of the Parthenon present us with the keys to the heart of the Periclean age, with its physico-

November, 1941 intellectual ideals; the strange winged bull figures of the Mesopotamian valley unfold for us an interesting story of the materialism and cults of ancient Babylonia and A s s y r i a ; the thirteenth century French c a t h e d r a l s ; Amiens, Notre Dame, Rheims, etc., all become harmonies in stone and stained glass of the spiritual, theological, and philosophical ideals of that particular time and place; also, the modern painting

by Picasso, with its kaleidoscopic jumble of forms and colors, clearly reflects the confused, mixed, and heterogeneous nature of so much of our contemporary scene. Thus, the work of art contributes something found at no other source, an inspiration, a spirit, â&#x20AC;&#x201D;without it history becomes a cold skeleton of names, dates, and occurences, much of which was originally recorded in some form of art-expression. The work of art becomes an important accessory to the scholar in his search for deeper knowledge and understanding.

Apart from the scholarly interest just mentioned, there is another, more elusive contribution by the work of art : the aesthetic. In an analysis of the primary elements needed to produce a sound education, we find the studies of truth, or philosophy; of goodness, or ethics; and of beauty, or aesthetics.

Beauty in A r t aims to please by the harmonies presented therein: the pleasing relationship of word to word, of tone to tone, of color to color, of line to line, of form to form, of gesture to gesture, etc. Whereas we realize the relative nature of pleasure as dependent upon a great variety of factors, we accept certain basic harmonies of the above elements which become universal, and which transcend localities, nationalities, and epochs. T o accomplish this universal harmony becomes the aim of the sincere a r t i s t ; likewise, the degree of its accomplishment becomes a criterion with which to measure the greatness, or success, aesthetically, of a period or individual contribution in the arts. The layman might be content simply to enjoy that which has already been determined and accepted clearly as an aesthetic contribution; or he might, with far more pleasure and adventure, seek to determine for himself sound bases of aesthetic criticism, becoming within himself a pioneer in the unending search for true beauty in Art. There is also an indirect value in this close contact with the fine arts. We believe that it is impossible for an individual

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Participation of Negro entertainers in the nation-wide program of Camp Shows, Inc., n e w affiliate of the United Service Organizations, is being arranged by the group above. Seated, left to right, are Noble Sissle, famous orchestra leader and m e m b e r of the board of directors of Camp Shows; Eddie D o w l i n g . president, and Lawrence Phillips, e x e c u t i v e vice-president. Standing behind them, left to right, are Channing H. Tobias, national Y. M. C. A. leader and member of the Joint Army and N a v y Committee on Welfare and Recreation, and Hubert T. Delany, member of the USO Board of directors. Mr. Sissle, w h o w a s named to the Camp S h o w s board at the request of the USO's Negro service committee, has been asked by Mr. D o w l i n g to organize immediately a unit as one of the theatrical projects which w i n tour the country, presenting entertainment for men in the armed forces.

Why 'Appreciate' Art? Howard Deans Honorees at Testimonial Smoker (From Page 8) to be in constant communion with the great art of the world and not have some of the beauty reflected in the character of that individual, inasmuch as a part of our character, at least, is determined by the total resultant of our experiences.

In conclusion, we would appreciate art to know and to love our fellowmen of the past and of the present better; to form a true and a whole picture for ourselves of what complete knowledge and education really is, in the academic and practical sense; and to enable ourselves to live fuller and more beautiful lives, within and without, for if we manage to accomplish these we might be satisfied that we have become really educated.

T h e members of Mu Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity gave a testimonial smoker, last month. in honor of Doctor John W . Lawlah, dean of the school of medicine, and Dr. Chauncey I. Cooper, dean of the College of Pharmacy at Howard University.

Testimonial comments were made

by Dean Russell A. Dixon of the college of dentistry and Dean Lewis K. Downing of the college of engineering and architecture. Special entertainment for the occasion was provided by the probates of Beta, the undergraduate chapter.

Dr. Logan Speaks Dr. Rayford W . Logan, general president of Alpha, reported on the role of the fraternity in the national defense program. Dr. Logan emphasized the proposal of the general organization for the participation of col-

ored citizens in the plans for postwar social and economic adjustments.

Butler Presides George O. Butler, president of Lambda Chapter, presided

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The following members were present and adjourned to Harrison's where a midnight supper was served: Frederick Alsop, Charles Baltimore, Dr. Berry, James Browning, George Butler, Chauncey Cooper, F r a n k Davis, Millard Dean, J. Flipper Derricotte, Russell D i x o n ; Lewis Downing, F r a n k Edwards, Harold Haynes, Eugene Holmes, C C. House, Elgy Johnson, Joseph L. Johnson; Cervera Little, Rayford Logan, J. St. Clair Price, George W . Peterson, Addison Richmond, Emmett Jay Scott, Emory B. Smith, Sr., and G. Frederick Stanton.

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Chaperone

While some teachers wore trying to figure out how to live in spite of taxes and other fears or fancies which have besieged the college and while some students cheeked up on inadequate funds to complete this semester'.-, work or crammed for a test, a representative of students and faculty members attended the Sophomore prom, The hall was filled with people, but not crowded and thanks to the present economic boom there was no "stag" line. The decorations were beautiful but not expensive, consisting of lacelike designs in the class colors streaming from strategic sections of the walls. fraternity blankets tilled the spots and a bundle of balloons hung from the lights over tlie orchestra section. The view from the balcom overlooking the hall was beautiful on any night but it was superb as >eeu through those designs. The costumes varied in Color from eggshell and coral to deep reds and blacks and the varying hues were enriched by the bizarre lights of the decorative scheme and added charm and brilliance to the art-motif.

A blast from the aggregation of musicians within an attractive arrangement of palms and the dance was on.

In the center was a stockily built brown man gleaming like a new dime, wearing a dark gray suit of the color worn by all members of the outfit, —bis face slit with a grin, in his left hand a bow, and neatly tucked under his chin a violin. Again and again, couples danced near the palms and

bowed approvingly and it was all on the level. On the right was the vocalist of the band, medium height, Italian features holding his microphone like Bing Crosby and crooning the popular melodies like a Kuily Vallee— Later some one whispered "I Don't Want to Set the World oil F i r e " and the vocalist stepped forward, wearing a coat turned inside out, an old hat and leaning on a walking cane.

"Pleading, cajoling, leering and occasionally sliding off in a guttural mouthing of syllables, but the effect was electrifying" and several times the dancers gathered close around the palms to hear more effectively, while the purple and yellow class colors formed a scintillating background for the rhythmic swaying of the happy couples.

Almost everyone was on the floor and their feet were moving rapidly to the lazy beat and the moving lyrics of the popular tune which as Dean Miller said, "The Negro thrills the fashionable ballroom with the inimitable witchery of its catchy airs." P a r ents might have worked like slaves to buy those gowns and tuxedos and maybe a number of people missed meals the next day, but they were there and garbed in the decreed height of fashion.

T a k e a tip from me. if possible and attend the next college dance and watch the people who still have a capacity for unabashed pleasure in a day when one isn't good company unless he is singing the blues about the high cost of living or world war number two.

The Nation's God-Children On Their Boulevard

By J A M E S B. B R O W N I N G The Negro highway of Washington essentially covers U Street (which suddenly becomes Florida Avenue at Ninth Street) between Fifteenth and Fifth Streets, seventh Street between U and N Streets and the bordering "overflow" region. Within this span ot blocks one may find every specimen of business in which the Negro has engaged during the past fifteen y e a r s : from defunct banks to prosperous "numbers" bankers, from department stores to ou-the-curb "hot" shops, from smart Fifth Avenue apparel shoppers to curb vendors of neck-ties

and lingerie. Here one finds the owned-by-the-Jew "Litchman"-chain of C ilored theatres that, logically enough, tend to discourage the "passing" urge of the population by offering "firstrun" pictures not later than two weeks after their showing "downtown." Here the Negro is offered food at a variety of prices but not of foreign recipe.

Not his—yet at least—the luxury of Hungarian, German-American, Italian cooking, in spite of the taste that a goodly number of the Black Belters may have cultivated abroad for such dishes. Still must he cling with no reason for complaint to tea-rooms and

November, 1941 just plain "joints"—but all served by cook of Negro extraction.

Insurance offices newspaper agencies. bakeries, drug stores, book stores, sweet shops, tailors, shoe shine parlors jewelers, the indispensable photographers, printers, doctors, barbershops, surgeons, dentists, veterinarians, chiropodists, lawyers, taxi stands—all furnish a fairly ordinary community of business without any noticeable distinction except for the fact that the majority of the businesses are owned, managed and run by the Ethiope. The outsider—and God bless him, the insider, too—is wont to gloat over this commercial activity of the Negro in Washington without an inquiry into the rather measley profits of the colored proprietor and without a glance at the elephantine size of the Negro relief and unemployed rolls.

The employment that colored enterprise gives to colored help is nothing to speak of.

One needs no bifocals or a capacity to be irked to see many other sights along this much heralded boulevard.

It has had its broken dreams and little tragedies, chiefly along Seventh Street. But these are cases to-be-read about in the gossip columns of the town rags, and not instances to-beseen by the casual walker at any time.

One need not go all the way to Ohio State University library to see one Negro chase another around with a razor, for the local morning dailies attest to the frequent occurrence of this pastime in the Nation's Capital. One sees, for instance, within no more than two blocks of each other a Catholic priest (Seventh and N Streets), a Holiness "arouser" (Sixth and M.), and three prostitutes—all catering to satisfied audiences. In the daytime little children may be seen depositing their lunch pennies with the "numbers" writers. One, even now, may look with a questioning eye on the "store front" churches, which with their various entertainment and "lottery" enterprises, are found to have as many extra-religious activities as metropolitan congregational churches.

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Pandemic Public Relations AUGUSTA, Ga. — ( A N P ) — Rev. Lawrence Tutt, pastor of the Ahatch um Baptist Church preached a stirring sermon last Sunday on the subject "Creation." Parson Tutt said: "Dis ole world was created by the Great Creator. When de creator was out strolling early one summah morning, he stomped his feet five times and made de Great 'Lakes, each lake showed where he planted his feet down.

He walked down the center of the country dragging the toe of his boot and made the Mississippi River Valley. Hundreds and hundreds of miles he dragged that toe until he got tired.

Den he sat down and fanned himself a while.

De imprint of his sitting down made de Gulf of Mexico. His hot breath made de Gulf Stream and his fanning sent it flying up to de North. He sho' was powerful."

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A T L A N T I C CITY, N. J.—A young couple on their honeymoon spent a week at a hotel here. They asked the bell boy not to inform the other hotel guests that they were newly-weds. livery evening when the couple came down from their room for supper, they found themselves a target for the interested stares of everyone in the dining rocm. All eyes were turned in their direction. One night, at the conclusion of a somewhat hurried and embarrassed meal, they hunted up the bell boy.

"Say," they demanded, "We thought you promised not to give us away, and yet everybody around this hotel is looking at us and grinning."

"If they learned the truth," said the boy, "none of them got it from me— no sir!"

"Well, did

anyone

speak to

you

about us ?"

"Yes, sir, lots of the guests!"

J A C K S O N V I L L E , Fla.—At the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Laura street an altercation which threatened to grow into a riot occurred in a speakeasy. A ragged tramp entered the saloon which was infested with flies. If he could have one drink, he said, he would kill every fly in the place. The bartender gladly accepted his proposition and gave him a drink.

T h e bum went to the door, opened it, took off his coat, rolled up his sleeves and said, "All right, Boss, I'm ready.

Send 'em out one by one."

"Well, what did you say to them?"

"I said t o t h e m : 'No, indeed, them young folks ain't no

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ANGELES, —

(AXP)—Rev.

Rufus Allen raising his eyes from the pulpit in the midst of his sermon last Sunday was paralyzed with amazement to see his rude offspring in the gallery

A distant relative can be very distant when a fellow needs money.

Fact is, rich relatives are the most distant relatives and the closest.

Whiskey makes you beat your wives; whiskey makes your homes desolate; whiskey makes you shoot at your neighbors, said the temperance speaker. "Yeah," said the drunk, "and whiskey makes ye miss 'em, too."

The minister was sympathizing with the recently bereaved widow. "Your husband," he said, "was a man of many excellent qualities."

"Yes," sighed the widow, "He was a good man. Everybody says so. I wasn't much acquainted with him myself. You see he belonged to seven lodges and three clubs."

Happily they stood together with joined hands. They were telling her father that at last after a long courtship they were engaged. Dad was rich, but just now was suffering from business reverses. He gave them his blessing and consent to marry. However, he warned them that he was unable to give them the dowry he had intended. He advised them to economize for a year and by that time he could stake them in a manner commensurate with their social standing.

"Above all," he said, "try to avoid parentage.' "Oh, that's all right," they said, "we've been lucky so far."

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of his church pelting the congregation in the pews below with horse chestnuts.

F O R T B E X N I N G S , G a . - A r m y intelligence officers have completed their inspection of this Army training base.

They made an exhaustive study of relations between the soldiers of the different races. Many of the Colored soldiers were questioned and much data and information was secured.

From the most frequent references which the soldiers made to their unfriendly camp mates, it is certain that the biggest task will be to find out who is that woman who has so many sons in the army.

bridal

they're just a couple of chums'."

thank God we can select our friends.

But while the good man

preparing

a

frown

young hopeful

of reproof,

cried out,

"You

was the tend

to your preachin', d a d d y ; I'll keep 'em awake."

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joke,

you can be sure its either a darned good

joke,

or you've got

a darned

She laid the still white form beside those which had gone before; no sob, no sigh forced its way from her heart, throbbing as though it would burst.

Suddenly a cry broke the stillness of the place—one single heart-breaking shriek; then silence; then another c r y ; more silence; then all was silent but for a low guttural murmur, which seemed to swell up from her very soul.

She left the place. She would return and lay another egg tomorrow.

On to Louisville in December—On with the dance; let joy be unrefined.

good wife.

Nature

gave us our

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By James B. Browning History Editor

Stories of the Underground Railroad

by Anna L. Curtis (New Y o r k : Island Workshop Press. 115 pages. Price $1.75) Tin's is an interesting account which is geared to fit the needs of persons who would not be able to read the more scholarly treatises. T h e book contains an introduction and ten thrilling stories about the notable parts played by Quakers who rendered invaluable service in assisting Negroes from slavery to freedom.

Neighbors to the South by Goatz (New Y o r k : Harcourt, Co. Price $2.30.)

Delia Brace

If you are planning a trip to H i s nanic America you will find that this hook will be a splendid literary introduction to vast regions which are between the Rio Grande and Cape Horn. Those of us who have found it impossible to do more than take courses and read Hispanic American literature have found it intensely readable.

Crusader in Crinoline. The Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe by Forrest W i l son. New Y o r k : J. B. Lippincott Co. This work traces the career of the woman who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, a work which made some southerners angry, some sorry for the slaves and some convinced that if slavery could make a man as kindly as Uncle Tom then this country needed to expand the slave territory. This book is a valuable contribution which should be read by all lovers of freedom.

Color and Human N a t u r e : Negro Personality Development in a N o r t h ern. City by W. Lloyd Warner, Buford H. Junker and W a l t e r A. Adams.

This is a scholarly work which takes Chicago. Illinois as a scene for investigation but many of its findings arc tvpical of your hometown and mine.

The work is concerned with the deadly influences of color as a determinant in whether the Negro is to rise o r fall in his social and economic hierachy.

"Notes of an Innocent Bystander," or what other reviewers say of recent books. Negro Youth at the Crossways

by Brother E. Franklin Frazier has been enthusiastically received by the critics and no less praise has come to Brother Dr. Charles S. Johnson's Growing TJp in the Black Belt: Negro Youth in the Rural South. This study can he secured for $2.25 and would greatly enhance the value of your Alpha Phi Alpha library.

O u r General President, Dr. Rayford W . Logan, is holding high the torch, passed on by Brother Dr. Charles H .

Weslev.) his" Attitude of the Southern White" Press Toward Suffrage 1932-1940 recently received the plaudits of a reviewer who said "—To merely say that the editor has done a good job would be a gross understatement, for this little study has a scope and a value which are especially significant now." Moreover Brother Logan's readable, copiously documented and scholarly, The Diplomatic Relations of the United States With Haiti, 1776-1891 (Chapel H i l l : The University of North Carolina Press. $5.00). has been highly praised by reviewers in both the popular and serious publications. Charles Callnn Tansill. of Fordham University, called the treatise"—restrained and objective at all times—."

A valuable historical essay which should be read widely is Brother Dr. Charles H. Wesley's. The Thirteenth Amendment: A Milestone in Emancipation ( W a s h i n g t o n : Graduate School.

Howard University.)

Brother Dr. A. A. Taylor's, The Negro in Tennessee 1855-1880 W a s h ington: The Associated Publishers, 1941 was given a cool reception by Professor Ulysses Lee of Lincoln but it seems exceedinglv queer to this pillar why teachers of Fnglish with so little training in historiography will essay to become adversely critical of widely recognized contributions to historical scholarship.

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to create rifts and misunderstandings and unfortunately these do not die at the convention. A candidate for office must eschew even the appearance of failing to comply with constitutional requirements.

"The second error. When the President rendered his decision there should have been ample explanation of the basis of it and he should have adhered unfalteringly to the decision no matter what happened, if convinced of its correctness.

If he entertained any doubt he should call upon persons capable of presenting the conflicting views prior to his decision. He could very well have asked that applause be avoided. At the conclusion of the discussion he should have made his decision, giving in detail for the record the reasons for it. I am of the opinion that if the convention had been advised that the election of an ineligible candidate might be successfullv contested in the civil courts, it would have sustained a positive decision by the chair overwhelmingly.

"As it was. matters lapsed in uncertainty and a vote was taken on the delinquent candidate.

"Now as to the derision which ought to have prevailed. You will recall that in the election in St. Louis a case involving the same principle came up.

Th presiding officer ruled that the individual was ineligible and the ruling was accepted. T am quite aware that the circumstance was different in K a n sas City because there was more confusion. more emotion and more 1>artisanism in connection with the ruling. but the principle was the same and ought to have been adhered to.

"It will be noted that in the above T have assumed that the constitution means what it says literally. Now T urge that it means what it says on grounds not purely technical. T h e purpose of the constitution is to guarantee that any person elected as general officer must have demonstrated unequivocally a loyalty which expresses itself, in part at least, in maintaining

November, 1941 proper financial standing during a given period. T o allow such evidence of loyalty t o lapse over a given period and then recover it by the paying of a fine is an outright purchase of eligibility. Time is irreversible and whoever has during the specified period prior to the convention failed to maintain good financial standing ought to accept the verdict as mandatory and in this his friends and supporters should acquiesce."

Brother Raymond W . Cannon rendered the following interpretation: _ "You requested my opinion and interpretation of By-Laws 3, 4 and 5 together with sections 2 and 8 of Article V I I of the General Constitution of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

I have studied very carefully the interpretations you have made and set forth in vour letter on the second page, and I wish to state that I concur in all of them. These sections mean exactly what thcv say. and members who wish to a b i d e ' b y "the law and uphold constitutional government will not find them ambiguous or difficult to understand.

"As to By-Law No. 11, I believe that I would go even a step farther than you have gone. Although the grand tax paid on or before November 15, is for the ensuing year, even if a member should pay his tax after the ISth but before the end of the year, thus having the penalty to pay, I believe in this instance a member would be ineligible to 'be a candidate for a general office first because for that short period he would be delinquent financially, and certainly within that period even though it is only a matter of a few days he could not be considered as "an active member in good standing" within the meaning of Section 8 of Article VII. A member is not entitled to receive nor eligible to receive a pass card until his grand tax has been p a i d : and if there is any gap in either of the two vears (consecutive) prior to December 1st of the Convention by reason of late payment of tax. my opinion is that stich member cannot be a candidate for a general office. I do not believe this is splitting h a i r s : nor do T believe that it is within the letter of the constitution or the spirit of Alpha Phi Ahiha to elect men to office who pay their grand taxes after penalties for late pavment attach, even though they pay their taxes each year.

"Section 2 of Art. VTI deals _ onlv with the right to vote while Section 8 of Art. V I I covers only eligibility for election to a general office.

"I do wish that by-laws 3 and 4 could he strentrthened in some way. Some members have been suspended and lvive retained their pass cards. It is possible for a member not to be in good standing even when he presents a pass card.

"I am pleased to know that you are goinar into this matter, and your treatment of it in the Sphinx certainlv will be very timely. Clarification of these matters will be a fine service rendered the Fraternity. Again. I say that I agree with the interpretations as set forth in your letter, all of them."

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Brother Dr. B. Andrew Rose, of Dayton, Ohio, has sent the following interpretation : "By-Law No. 3 : A good law but not enforced in my Chapter. There are some forty or fifty Alpha men in this vicinity, and never more than eight or ten financial in the general organization. Yet the officers feel that our meetings are a failure unless we have twenty-five or thirty in attendance. 1 have made myself persona non grata.

It would seem best, locally at least, that I cease to defend the faith once delivered . . . .

"By-Law No. 4: Seldom violated except by unfinancial men who appear at the Convention as guest speakers. This happened during my administration.

"By-Law No. 11: I cannot feel that the payment of a penalty is evidence of inactivity in every case. Dereliction on the part of the local secretary may be the occasion for the penalty. I have found it necessary on several occasions and you may check with the General Secretary, to send my grand tax direct, in order not to violate this law. I n stead of forwarding the grand tax as soon as it is paid, the local secretary often .waits until he has collected a large amount, which is after the dead line. T h e cards are sent and the penalty charged to the Chapterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but never paid. A majority of the brothers who are active in the Chapter, will never know that their t a x was paid after November ISth. This law was in the Constitution when I came into the Fraternity years ago. I think it is a good law. It sets a dead line and exacts a penalty as punishment on those who fail to comply, but. when the penaltv is paid the punishment ends and the brother is entitled to all the rights and privileges of his more punctual brother. When this law was made there was no thought of the General Convention or elections at the same. It was merely an attempt to prevent procrastination in the matter of grand tax.

"Article 7, Section 8: This law was added to the Constitution during my administration.

It was an effort to stabilize the general organization, and to protect it against "Glamour M e n " and doers of a good deed. It was to prevent brothers from being swept into office who knew nothing of the organization's proeram. and to prevent this we felt that a candidate for general office should know more than the pass word. He should have at least two years association with an active Chapter and thus come to know the aims and ideals of Alpha Phi Alpha.

"You askâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;"Who do T say is, or should be classed as inactive?" I would say the brother who pays a re-mstatement fee plus grand tax. in order to attend General Convention or take part in some fraternal function.

"Since these laws came into the Constitution to meet certain needs, and since a new need arises, it would seem best that a new law combining the present laws be enacted.

I should object to a l a w which states that any brother paving grand tax and the penalty be designated as inactive^ for the current year. My point °* v l e w m a y

Page 13 not aid you in clarifying our thinking on this matter, but it would be well to keep it in mind when the Constitution is revised.

"With the highest respect for your interpretation of the Constitution, and with deepest appreciation for the opportunitv to express my opinion, . . ."

T h e above interpretations should indicate the general agreement with the interpretation which was rendered by the General President at the Kansas City Convention, to w i t : "that a member who desires to be a candidate for general office should be financial with the General Organization for two years prior to his nomination for office." This interpretation was made then. I hope that it stands today and that it will stand as a challenge to those who desire to qualify for this office in at least one manifestation of loyalty to the General Organization.

This requirement is by no means the only qualification for general office alone, and certainly not alone could it be the qualification for the General Presidency. Just as we speak of the economic determination of history and we refer to the fact that economic needs are basic in man's life, it is equally true that tin's requirement is basic in any candidacy for nomination for office. How can a brother know what has been going on within recent years in the fraternity if he is not sufficiently interested to pay his_ Grand Tax, receive the Sphinx and maintain the general contacts with the organization which would keen alive his interest and information?

The General. Presidents apparently agree that this requirement is basic and they seem to express with confidence the belief that the fraternitv will continue to support this point of view.

As a result of the foregoing expressed opinion, it can no longer be said and should not be expressed in the future, when a_ candidate comes up for office and this constitutional interpretation is raised that it is being used as a personal weapon to injure the candidate.

This interpretation is not to be used against any one person. It is not intended to kill off anybody and the person who uses it as such is not himself worthy of the office of chairman of a deliberative body and certainly not of the office of General President. When the General President uses this interpretation its use should not be construed as a "trick" to injure the favored candidate of some advocates.

It is hoped that the impartial reading of these presentations and opinions will remove any opinion which may be present in the minds of brothers that this issue is being raised in order to operate especially and personally aeainst them.

This question was raised before each election for the past ten years, and was raised prior to that time in other administrations. As elections come and go in the future it will be raised again and read just prior to the elections.

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tional Defense Program and the integration of the Negro through the activity of the Committee for the P a r ticipation of the Negro in the N a tional Defense Program <>t which our General President, Brother Logan, is Chairman.

Brother Rousseve then introduced Brother Attorney Theodore Berry, former Fraternity Counsel and now Director of the Committee for the Participation of the Negro in the N a tional Defense Program for the state of Ohio, who delivered the Convention Address.

Brother Berry brought out in his address that this Committee has as its prime purpose the integration of the .Wmo in the Defense Program, this purpose having grown out of the effects if the first World W a r . This Committee together with other pressure groups, Bio. Berry noted, were responsible for the inclusion of the clause in the present selective Service Act which forbids discrimination of selectees for Army service because of color or creed. H e added that more than 69,000 Negro draftees are now being trained for the most part by Southern white officers, there being no Negro officers eng in the training of Negro draftees, nor are there any training schools for Negro officers. The Committee is bringing pressure to bear necessary groups in Washington to alleviate these conditions. H e stated further that from the economic point of view Negroes are being systematically excluded from defense industries. This situation is due largely to the lack of the ballot.

Finally, Brother Berry urged and challenged all brothers to return to their respective communities and let the people know that we are interested in this vital problem of National Defense.

Brother Rousseve expressed appreciation to Brother Berry for his fine address.

Brother Rousseve then announced the appointment of the following committees: Credentials and Seating: Brothers

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Akiki Nyabongo, C h a i r m a n ; George Bell. R. Robinson. Charles O. Webb and Stanford A. Wright.

Recommendations: Brothers B. T. Harvey, Chairman ; Benson M. Bouttc.

R. Lincoln Jackson, M. S. Woolfork, C. L. Blake and Lewis O. Swinglcr.

At this point it was moved by Brother Woolfork, seconded by Bro. James O. Dixon that the Convention adjourn and reconvene at 2:30 p. m. Motion carried. T h e singing of the Fraternity Hymn brought a close to the first session.

Afternoon Session The body was called to order by Brother Rousseve at 2:30 p. m., and correspondence was read and aeknowledged from the following: (1) Bro. Dr. Rayford Logan (2) Bro. Dr. F a r r o w Allen (3) Bro. Dr. H . C. Trenholm (4) Bro. Jos. H. B. Evans (5) Bro. H. L. Dickson (6) Bro. Bert McDonald (7) Bro. Stenson E. Broaddus (8) Alpha Lambda Chapter (9) Beta Mu Chapter T h e Committee on Credentials and Seating reported that brothers were occupying assigned seats and that the following brothers were in registered attendance: Alpha Alpha, Theodore M. Berry Alpha Omicron, H. A. Davenport Beta Tau, Stanford A. W r i g h t .

Beta Phi, R. J. Robinson.

E t a Lambda, B. T. H a r v e y T a u Lambda, C. H . Webster Omicron Lambda, George Bell, W i l liam Cash. Tilford Coles, Charles J. Green, Peter A. Hall, C. H . Haygood, R. L. Jackson, E d w a r d Jenkins, Herbert Pegues, Roscoe S'heeby, and Charles Webb.

Sigma Lambda, Benson M. Bouttee and Ferdinand L. Rousseve Alpha Delta Lambda, C. M. Roulhac and Lewis O. Swingler.

Alpha Upsilon Lambda, Akiki Nyabongeo and M. S. Woolfork.

Beta Omicron Lambda, Walker Carroll. James P. Dixon.

Marshall Robinson, and Lesie C. Robinson Beta Mu Lambda, C. L. Blake The Recommendations Committee when called tipon to make its report. suggested that all recommendations come from the floor. As a result of this suggestion and after much discussion the following recommendations were unanimously adopted: 1. T h a t delegates take to their local communities an active interest in the problems of National Defense, taking leadership in the planning, organizing

and effecting local approach as to the interpretation of the Negro in the National Defense Training and Industrial P r o g r a m and that whenever concrete action is accomplished it should be recorded with the committee for the Participation of the Negro in the N a tional Defense Program of which Brother Rayford W. Logan is Chairman.

2. T h a t whenever there are two or more chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha in the same community, there be established an interchapter coordinating committee, whose purpose it shall be to unify and coordinate the program of the Fraternity in the given community or area.

3. That a special full panel discussion on the scope of the "Education for Citizenship P r o g r a m " be placed on the program of the 1941 Convention to be held at Louisville; and that a committee of five be set up in the Southern Region to discuss this program with relation to this region, same give a report at the panel discussion at the Convention.

4. That the Regional Directors be given a definite budget of fifty dollars ($50.00) in order t o carry on their work more effectively, and that this matter be referred to the Budget Committee at the next General Convention at Louisville.

5. T h a t a study be made to determine the most convenient time to hold Regional Conventions so that more brothers would be able to attend.

Brother Rousseve expressed appreciation to the Convention for its support, and the body rose to express appreciation to the host chapter.

The body voted unanimously for adjournment and thus ended the business sessions.

BRO H U B E R T P E G U E S , Convention Secretary

BRO FERDINAND L. ROUSSEVE, Southern

Vice-President.

The Nation's God ( F r o m Page 10) the "Yellow Peril" and harass the Lothrop Stoddards. But right now qualms and trepidation are provoked by the case of the white business man who maintains agencies in Negro neighborhoods, returns "nary a cent" to the pockets of the "Brethren" and refuses to employ the compatriots of his majority patronage. T h a t indeed is a tragedy and is causing much dust to fly along Washington's great white way.

THE

November, 1941

Beta Phi Lambda

Chapter

MEMBERS OF BETA PHI LAMBDA C H A P T E R S A V A N N A H , GEORGIA Left to right, a s c e n d i n g - B r o t h e r s Rev. E. C. Peacock, Department of Sociology and Chaplain, Georgia State College, Dr. S. M. McDew, practicing physician. Savannah, Georgia, Dr. Richard W. Moore, practicing physician, Savannah, Georgia, and treasurer of Beta Phi L a m b d a ; B. H. Crutcher, a s sistant director agricultural department and dairyman, Georgia State College, assistant secretary Beta Phi L a m b d a ; \ \ . u Dixon, principal of Maple Street School and West Broad Street School; Hubert Reeves, assistant district manager o Afro-American Life Insurance Company; F . J. Gordon, head of poultry-husbandry, Georgia State College, sergeant-at-arms of Beta Phi Lambda.

• • 1 TT •Left to right d e s c e n d i n g - B r o t h e r s M. G. Hayncs, P™>«pal Beech-Cuyler High School, president of Beta Phi L a m b d a ; V I. Clement, manager of District Office of North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company, Savannah, Ga., secretary Beta

BETA PHI LAMBDA SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Greetings: Brother Dr. S. M. McDew who graduated at Meharry Medical College, served his interneship at H u b bard Hospital and was later selected to serve as resident physician at the same place, has returned to Savannah —the City-by-the-sea to practice with his father. Beta Phi Lambda is h a p -

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-Savannah,

Georgia

Phi L a m b d a ; A. A. Alston, pharmacist Savannuh P h a r m a c y ; Waller S. Scott, Jr., secretary Royall Undertaking Company; Brother Johnson, Vocational Education, Dorchester Academy; Deane Moore, Supervisor, Adult Education in State of Georgia.

Center, holding Alpha Phi Alpha—Left: Brother Wilson Hubert, Assistant District Supervisor W o r k s Progress Administration, Savannah. Georgia.

Right; Brother Watson, coach at Dorchester Academy.

Other brothers who are not present on the picture are:— Rev. J. Q. Adams, pastor. Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Savannah, Georgia. Chaplain Beta Phi L a m b d a ; Rev. C. H. Richmond. pastor, Butler Presbyterian Church, S a v a n n a h ; Dr. T. W. Wilson, practicing dentist, vice-president Beta Phi L a m b d a ; Rev. Terrell, pastor. First African Baptist Church, S a v a n a h ; Joseph Greene, teacher and coach Beech-Cuyler High School and W. T. Alexander, agent of North Carolina MutuI Life Insurance Company.

py to have this good brother cast his lot here. W e admire this Alpha man for his many sterling qualities.

Brother Walter S. Scott, Jr., formerly of Kappa Chapter, Ohio State University, has come back home after completing his college work and the Study of law at Ohio State. He plans to practice law and take up his share of the load of the Guaranty Insurance Company of which his father is head.

Brother Scott figured prominently in

Alpha circles during his school days, as an officer and member of Executive Council.

He brings to us a wealth of Alpha lore and experiences.

W e are happy to have this young brother with us, and his congenial air will endear him to all of his brothers and Savannah-at-large. At present, he is serving as secretary of the Royall Undertaking Company—a subsidiary of the Guaranty Insurance Company.

Brother M. G. Haynes, president of

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VOICE OF THE SPHINX Beta Phi Lambda chapter, is to deliver the Emancipation address on J a n nary 1, at the City Auditorium. He was selected by the Social Clubs Union, and has reluctantly decided to accept though he wanted to go to Kentucky Christmas "to sec the horses run."

Memphis'

Gain

Those elected to office 1942 were as follows:

Brother F . J. Gordon and B. H. Crutcher are being groomed for delegates to the Convention at Louisville.

Brother Crutcher was born at H a r rodsburg, Kentuckyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the oldest town in the state.

Brother President

at

Dorchester

Academy

Brother tary

by

recorded the

Brother

Watson

Alpha song wh'ch

was

sung by the group and then played the rd. The Alpha song was sung as a SC40

by

Brother

Wilson

this was followed

Hubert

by a short

and

prayer

by Brother Rev. E. C. Peacock on the same

record.

The

record

played to the delight and of every brother

was

then

admiration

present.

Fraternally yours, B. H. C R U T C H E R , Assistant

Secretary and

Chapter

Editor to the Sphinx. â&#x20AC;˘

o

ALPHA EPSILON LAMBDA JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI Greetings

Brothers:

Alpha Epsilon

Lambda

happy to announce that

Chapter is Brother

Dr.

R. W . Harrison, Jr., has returned to Mississippi to practice

Dental

Sur-

gery at Yazoo City.

Brother H a r r i s o n is a

1941 gradu-

ate of Northwestern University,

hav-

ing majored in Dentistry. H e is operating a successful

Dental Clinic.

While in Chicago, Brother Harrison was

identified

with

Theta

Chapter,

but was given his transfer to Alpha Epsilon Lambda,

C.

Banister,

Jr.,

Theodore

Randall,

Secre-

Brother H a r r y Taylor, Corr. Sec'y Brother John Mansfield, Treasurer.

Brother Alfred Grayson.

Parliamentarian Brother Thomas Horner, Editor to Sphinx

Brothers Watson and Johnson. At the close of the meeting

Arnold

for 1941-

Brother H. M. Riley, Vice President

Beta Phi Lambda was royally entertained

Feature business of the evening was the election of officers for ensuing year. Establishing of the 1941-1<>42 budget was another important item on the agenda.

Each brother present pledged his support to the chapter 100 per cent, and the National Organization.

BROTHER ROBERT PITTS . . . 1941 graduate of Washington University with a Master's Degree in the field of Labor Economics, is presently heading the Economics Department at LeMoyne college, Memphis, Term, His work as a graduate student al the far western institution has been such as to merit his election to Alpha Kappa Delta, honorary Sociological Fraternity and to merit, likewise, his being placed as a teaching fellow in the Department of Sociology during his last days at Washington University.

Before coming to Memphis, Brother Pitts made an intensive study of labor relations among dock hands on the West Coast, and his concentration in this field took him to Hawaii, China and Japan.

He gathered significant factual information about labor for his doctoral dissertation.

T h a t he still holds dear his connection with Alphadom was immediately evidenced upon his arrival in Memphis early this fall by his becoming connected with Alpha Delta Lambda Chapter at the first chapter meeting he attended. Brother Pitts is serving as advisor to Beta Xi, undergraduate chapter at LeMoyne. H e formerly held membership in Alpha Xi Chapter, Washington University as a charter brother.

* IOTA LAMBDA CHAPTER INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Iota L a m b d a Chapter Alpha held its regular vember IS, at the home dent, Brother Arnold C,

of Alpha Phi meeting N o of its PresiBannister, Jr.

Brother LaVerne geant-at-Arms.

The

election

of

Newsome,

Ser-

the president

will

mark the third term for Brother Arnold C. Banister, Jr. Brother

Banister

in his remarks asked for the co-operation of its members and the undying efforts

to make Iota

Lambda

bigger

and better. Brother Banister is Boys' W o r k Sec'y of the Senate Ave. YMCA in Indianapolis.

Brother

Riley, Vice

President,

is

one of our city school principals.

Brother Randall. Sec'y, is a teacher at School No. 17.

Brother

Taylor, Corr.

Sec'y is

a

teacher at Attucks High School.

Brother

Mansfield,

Treasurer,

is a

government clerk in the Dcpt. of Agriculture in

Indianapolis.

Brother

Grayson,

Parliamentarian,

is a Postal Employee.

Brother

Horner,

Editor

to

the

Sphinx, is a teller in the U. S. Dept. of Interior.

Brother

Newsome,

Arms, is a

Sergeant

at

teacher of Music at the

Attucks High School.

Fraternally yours, THOMAS

HORNER

November, 1941

THE

KAPPA CHAPTER OHIO STATE COLLEGE Greetings B r o t h e r s : This is to let you know that Kappa Chapter is slowly but surely regaining the place m the sun, she once had in the constellation of Alphadom.

Our chapter house is being put on a paying basis, Spint runs high in Kappa Chapter, perhaps because of the recent addition of such tried and true Alphanicn as Brothers Leach, Newsome, Bradley and Harvey.

Six neophytes recently crossed the "burning sands" to worship at the Shrine of Alpha P h i Alpha. They are as follows: Chester T h o m a s ; Lloyd Crable; Tracy P a r k s ; James K. Anthony; William F a r m e r ; and William Morrison. Yes, Alpha is truly looking up.

Brother John Fleming of Cincinnati, the midwestern Vice-Presiat.iit, who was present at the initiation ceremony and the sumptuous banquet at the Belmont afterwards, said that it was the best initiation he had ever seen in the midwest.

Brother Ralph Hammond was elected track captain at Ohio State University last spring., and incidentally is the second brother of Kappa Chapter to hold that honor, following in the footsteps of our illustrious Brother Jesse Owens, who is back in school and playing a large part in the affairs of Kappa Chapter.

I'll take my leave of you brothers with this parting shot, "On to Louisville, for Kappa will be there.

Fraternally yours, ROY C. C A R T E R , Editor to the Sphinx. o NU

LAMBDA ETTRICK,

VA.

Brothers in Alpha, Greetings: Now that the balmy days of October have one by one been enscribed upon the mystic scrolls of Time's eternity, and the glorious days of N o vember have slowly begun to evolve from out t h a t inscrutable nebulae of things that are to be, the good brothers of Nu Lambda have settled into their accustomed stride of noteworthy achievements.

On the evening of Armistice Day Brothers Foster, Galloway, and Ba-

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ker were hosts to tne second montnij meeting 01 tne school year, and tlie good Drothers present timed happily and profusely on as tasty and as succulent a menu as brains could devise or hands could prepare. The members i.askcd m an aouiitlance of good fellowship, and the spirit of true fraternity reigned in rapturous conviviality. .Brother H a r r y W . Roberts was a recent delegate to the Va. Regional Organization of Alpha Phi Alpha at Richmond, Va., and returned with giowing reports of the activities of Alpha in The Old Dominion. Brother Roberts has made a rather comprehensive survey of the new status of our people in Va., in regards to Defense Program Set-lips, and is to be commended for his diligent research.

Brother John M. Gandy was recently significantly honored by The New Farmers of America. Brother Gaudy is an outstanding staunch and lofty pillar of Alphadom, and it is profoundly inspirational to follow his paths oi grand achievements that glow so brilliantly upon the blazing scrolls of the nation's chronicles.

Brother T. Nelson Baker has garnered new laurels in having recently won his Doctorate in Chemistry from Ohio State. Joining again our ranks this year is Brother Roscoe Howard, who also has secured his Doctor's Degree.

Brother W . R. Simms has succumbed to the unerring darts of D a n Cupid's magic bow, and has taken unto himself a spouse in the person of lovely and charming Miss Hilda Moses, a childhood sweetheart. W e joyfully relegate this happy pair of love-birds to those exquisite realms of perpetual matrimonial delights.

ALPHA THETA CHAPTER UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Greetings B r o t h e r s : Alpha Theta is happy once more to greet our brothers in A Phi A. Alter spending a very profitable summer six brothers have returned to carry on for Alpha Theta.

Those returning are Bro. Joe Tandy, junior in the College of P h a r m a c y ; Bro. Wilkerson, junior pre-med; Bro. Jimmy Peoples, senior in Commerce; Bro. George Meadors, freshman in P h a r m a c y ; Bro. Graves, Coach of Morris Brown now on leave of absence, working toward his Ph. D . ; and Bro. Clifton R. Jones who has returned after a year at Fisk to complete his work toward his Ph. D. Graduation

last June depleted

the

ranks of Alpha Theta, and we sorely miss our departed brothers. However, we are greatly

compensated

for

din-

loss in the knowledge that those brothers are now rendering a very valuable service in the communities they are

now living.

in

which

Among

those

who are no longer with us, and who received degrees

either in June

or

August a r e : Bro. Abishi Cunningham of Welch, W. Va., J. D . ; Bro. Cohen Simpson of Montgomery, Ala., Ph. D., in Chemistry; Bro. Augustus Low of St. Louis, and Bro. City,

Mo., Ph. D., in Harold

History;

Motin of

Mo., B. S. in

Kansas

Electrical Engi-

neering. Bro. Simpson is professor of Chemistry at

Alabama

gomery, Ala.,

Bro. Low

State, Montis

teaching

at Bennett College, Greensboro, N. C , and it is very gratifying to know that Bro. Motin is a Junior

Engineer

at

Out of a mind of introspection,

the Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, New-

Perceiving needs gregarious in kind,

Hampshire.

Out of a true heart's proud selection,

not complete their work and are plan-

Of potent peers of purpose and

ning to return at a later date are Bro.

de-

Stanley Ish,

signOut of regards for needs of others, Out of the hopes and dreams of Brothers, Luminance of

Alphadom

those who

and Bro. George

land, Jr., of Oklahoma

did

Rag-

City.

Homecoming at U. of I. found Alpha

Out of the seeds of service sown,

The

Among

was

born.

Theta

holding

style.

Although

forth

in

traditional

we are without

our

chapter house, and this presents something of a handicap, we were able to

Fraternally yours, J. F A R L E Y RAGLAN D,

Associate Editor,

entertain

our

grand style.

visiting We

deeply

brothers

in

regret that

Bro. Bennie Brown of Omaha, Nebraska was unable to make the trip as he

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had formerly planned. But an automobile accident in which a friend of 1 lis was killed, enroute to Iowa City, caused him to change his plans.

Two things are uppermost in the minds of the chapter members right now. First is the Founders Day Dinner for December, and second, a delegation to the Annual Convention ill Louisville during the festive holiday season.

Until the next time, we remain.

Your correspondent, C L I F T O N K. " O N E - Y " J O N E S .

GAMMA BETA CHAPTER DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA Greetings B r o t h e r s : Gamma lieta is proud to greet brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha in Us first letter to the Sphinx. This chapter was set up May 31, l'J41 ; a glorious occasion for us all.

Our officers and charter members a r e : John W. Langford, president; Sylvester L. Carter, vice-president; Ilenry L. Kirksey, vice president; Theodore L. Bell, secretary; biatnes I..

Chaplain, Assistant secretary ; Leon \ .

Creed, t r e a s u r e r ; and Thomas A. .Keller, associate editor of Sphinx. Everett F . Weeks, F r a n k Creft.

Our weekly semi-social meetings are the motivating influence to higher achievement. October 22, we met with Brother Heningburg in a very successful meeting.

The chapter is putting its best into the school life through its organization in which it holds a large number of h a d i n g positions.

Fraternally yours,

out with their wives and sweethearts.

An enjoyable time was had by all.

We welcome into the chapter as transfers our Brothers Rev. H. P. Gibson and bis son, H. B. Gibson, J r .

They a r e new residents of Youngstown and both imbued with the Alpha spirit. Dr. Gibson pastors the Centenary Church here.

Wishing all chapters and brothers success, we hope to see you soon—"On to Louisville."

— o — BETA THETA CHAPTER B L U E F I E L D COLLEGE Greetings', Brothers of Alphadom: We hope the new year finds each of you well and hearty, we are looking to litis year for great things.

Final initiations services on October 31, 1941, ushered "Neophytes" Silas E. Craft, William T. Davis, Jr., Clarence W, Dickason, Joseph W . Phillip, Mozelle Scruggs in to the bond of brotherhood. True to the Alpha Spirit these new brothers have fallen in line and are upholding the name of Alpha Phi Alpha in various campus activities.

Beta Theta was honored highly recently in having one of itr-, charter members to accept the position as Business Manager of this college in the person of Brother Kermit J. Hall.

Our events on the chapter's program of work for this school year a r c : P a r ticipation in Delta's Jabberwoek. The trophy has been in the hands of Beta Theta Chapter for two consecutive years and President Nicholson says that we must win this year so that tlie trophy will be Alpha's.

Fraternally yours, W I L L I \M T. DAVIS, JR., Chapter Editor.

T H O M A S A. K E L L E R , Associate Editor.

BETA OMICRON CHAPTER A. AND I. STATE COLLEGE BETA RHO LAMBDA YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO Brothers in Alpha Phi A l p h a : Beta Rho Lambda is happy to extend greetings to brothers everywhere. Under the capable leadership of our President, and past General President, we are progressing.

The season's most interesting feature was our annual picnic held in beautiful Mill Creek Park. Brothers. both local and out-tof-town, turned

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The school year of 1941-42 here at A. & I. State College opened with A l pha Phi Alpha Fraternity's cooperation to make this term more successful than the previous ones.

T h e Chapter opened with the election of its new officers for 1942. Officers are as follows : President, Ulysses W i l h o i t e ; Vice President, Julius M c Millian; Secretary, W a l t e r House, J r . ; Corresponding Secretary, William Earl Dickerson; Treasurer, R. B. J.

Campbell, J r . ; Associated Editor to the Sphinx, Joseph Stevens.

The Chapter sponsored its yearly smoker as an inducement for new students, during the month of October.

Many students turned out and were inspired by the way the program was carried out. The Chapter plans many big things in the future.

It has received very bad news lately to the effect that Brother Jones, Past President of this chapter, who is enrolled in 'Law School at Howard I niversity, has lost his eye s i g h t He would appreciate very much if all brothers who know him would drop him a few lines of encouragement at this address, Mr. Billy Jones, The Institute of Ophalmology of The Presbyterian Hospital, 165th Street and Fort Washington Avenue, New York, New York.

Fraternally yours, Associated Editor to the Sphinx, J O S E P H N. S T E V E N S . o

• —

UPSILON CHAPTER KANSAS UNIVERSITY Brothers in A l p h a : We of b'psilon again extend heartiest greetings and best wishes to you all.

T h e Upsilon chapter of Alpha feels proud of itself having made the highest scholastic standing of all the s o cial fraternities, of which there are nineteen in number, here a t the University of Kansas. This accomplishment was realized during the preceding semester. Our grade average was 1.77. The only social organization to surpass our standing was a sorority with a grade average of 1.78, but that's a horse of a different color.

Our fall activities began with our annual hay-ride and weiner roast, the affair was a howling success. This was followed with our closed party October 3, at the chapter house, and on the sports side of the picture the Alpha's and the Kappa's battled to a scoreless tie in a rousing football game. The other scheduled events on our calendar a r e : the homecoming party which is to be the hands of the Sphinxmen, the Founders Day Banquet which is to be December 12. W e anticipate having Brother John W . Fleming, the Mid-western Vice President, as our guest.

Brother Robert Clark has taken over presidential duties due to the departure of o u r former president Brother Ralph

November, 1941

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Officers and Committee

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Chairmen of Delta Lambda

Chapter

READING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT Rufus E. Hackett, P r e s . ; F r a n k Ven. j S g t - a t - A r m s ; Dr. Maurcie L. Adams] Chr. Social Com. and Member of E x ecutive Com.; Dr. Bruce H . Alleyne Vice Pres.; Dr. Miles Connor, Chr' Education for Citizenhsip Com.; Thomas H. Hawkins, Rec. S e c ; W a i ter T. Dixon, T r e a s . ; James H.' M u r phy. Member of Executive Committee; Elson Higginbotham, Secretary.

Brother

President H a r d y

appointed

three Committees: 1. A Financial Committee headed by Brother Simpson.

2. A Citizenship Committee, headed by Brother Dunn.

D E L T A LAMBDA'S OFFICERSâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;COMMITTEE Rogers, our former president, to the University of Michigan to continue the study of law.

Sphinxman Howard Brown was elected president of the Sphinx, and under his leadership the Sphinxmen have outlined a very imposing program.

The spirit of Alpha which lias dominated Upsilon in the past is greatly accelerated this year. The preceding semester which herald the most ambitious scholastic achievement in some time will not be conceived as a reservoir of accomplishments enough to satisfy an abstemious man, but as an appetizer for a gormand.

We look forward to meet some of you at the Louisville Convention.

Fraternally yours, ALVIN W H I T E Associate Editor to Sphinx. o BETA SIGMA CHAPTER SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY Greetings B r o t h e r s : Beta Sigma sends forth greetings to all Alphadom from the bluff of the M ississippi River.

The brothers have inaugurated another year's program with a new spirit of cooperation and determination to develop an outstanding program for the Pelican state.

New officers are at the helm: W a l ter Austin, President; Phil Robinson.

Vice President; Leonard Clark, Secr e t a r y ; Euris Carmichael, Asst. Secr e t a r y ; Elmo Jones, Business Manag e r ; Louis James. T r e a s u r e r : Clifford Scott, Parliamentarian and Louie Evans, Reporter.

T h e year's program was formally

CHAIRMEN

opened with a smoker at which the Chapter played host to new students and freshmen.

Brothers who played a conspicuous role in making this program a success were Bill Robinson, Elmo Jones, Ulysses Jones and Louie Evans.

Plans are presently being perfected to entertain Brother Dr. Charles S. Johnson, of Fisk University, who is presently conducting a survey of Negro education in Louisiana for the State Department of Education. Representatives from the Alpha Chapters in New Orleans along with the graduate brothers are to participate in this affair.

L a s t spring the Chapter joined with Beta Iota Lambda Chapter in entertaining Brother Dr. Charles W .

Wesley who visited the University to deliver the annual commencement address.

Fraternally yours, BRO. L O U I E G E N E E V A N S .

ALPHA UPSILON LAMBDA MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA Brothers in Alpha Phi A l p h a : Greetings: The school year opened with vigorous planning. Our first call meeting was held with Brother Hardy in the chair, Brother Reynolds with his pen full of ink taking every drop of words mentioned, and many questions coming from all quarters. Brother Reynolds kept us fully informed of every step we took last year. Brother Dunn did not ask his usual quota of questions at this meeting.

J. A Programme Committee headed

by Brother Nyabongo.

These Committees have already given their initial reports.

Brothers, believe it or not, Alpha Upsilon Lambda, had one neophyte brother to cross the burning s a n d s Henderson K. Wood, graduate of Ohio Wesleyan. This year we also had the pleasure of welcoming some highly distinguished brothers to oui midst . . . Brother Fred Hall from Dillard University, Brother Pitt from Chicago, the City where no gangster could be found unless you looked too hard. We also welcomed back our good Brother Simpson who has been studying for the past two years and who brought back with him "Simpson Shack," which is now one of Seven Wonders of Beverly Science Hall.

Brother Woolfolk, who is never on the campus during weekends (having i" conduct Institutes), is always refreshed and ready to start the new week with characteristic gusto. Brother Fletcher who was in summer school at Columbia is burning the midnight oil doing a true-to-life art work of the immortal washerwoman.

Brother Albritton has started industrial art, but he has some difficulty keeping lii s head while at work in the low ceiling workshop. Brother Caldwell is not with us this year. Brother Campbell with his transportation duties speaks to everybody on Fridaysâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; not other days. Brother Dr. Ross believes in action; nothing else goes with him. Brother Fews is so busy that we can hardly see him these days and everybody is trying to locate him. The other lirother Ross (J. A. Ross) who is in the undertaking business tells us his field is not as

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Brother Reynolds called attention to the fact that Brother General Secretary is still calling last year's Brother Secretary Fletcher Secretary of the Chapter while he, Brother Reynolds, has been actually doing the great work.

Brother Trenhohn, our able Director of Education, is moving rapidly with the Educational Program. H e is still busy as ever and it is difficult to see him these days.

Shall we say, Cheerio, until Louisville.

Yours for Alpha, "A Waymaii W a r d ' s Bath W a t e r " Nyabongo.

BETA GAMMA CHAPTER VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE As through life there is joy and rejoicing so also is tnere saaness and sorrow. Xo Beta Gamma this montn nas been a period of saaness occasioned by the untimely transferral ot James Robert Glasker to Omega c h a p t e r . Quiet, unassuming, and industrious, his passing has been a great loss to the college as well as to the chapter.

During the final days of the school year Beta Gamma experienced the fruition of plans which culminated in a most active educational week. '1 he success and spirit with which the civic and educational programs were received by citizens of Petersburg and South Richmond caused the brothers to consider seriously the extension of their educational program over a longer period. This year it is the aim of the chapter t o undertake a year long program of education and citizenship which will be climaxed during educational week.

In addition to the wider scope of the educational program Beta Gamma has undertaken several other projects.

One project is the creation of a Scholarship fund from which the highest ranking freshman at the completion of his first year of college work will receive a prize applicable to his tuition for the sophomore year. Another is the redecoration of our fraternity room. As most chapters are doing, our chapter, under the direction of John Locklayer, is fast perfecting a Sweetheart Song, of which all will hear more later.

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all branches of extra-curricular activities here at the college. Athletics, politics, religious activities, and all educational organizations were well represented by men of Beta Gamma.

It seemed as though the slogan for last year was "Every Man W h o CanDoes, and Alpha Men Can." Of those brothers who were g r a d u ated Bayard Colon, James Allen Bryan, Alfred F. Abramson, Channing Colson, and William Coleman have all been inducted into various branches of the United States Army.

Editor to the Sphinx, V I C T O R D. REI1J.

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W e started our activities for this school year with a bang. We had a very peppy meeting September - 5 , at which time we planned an elaborate tentative program for the year and resolved to carry it out to the best of our ability.

Many of the Brothers of X I were drafted this year and our number was somewhat depleted by the 1941 graduating class but after hearing some of the opinions of the Sphinxmen, who are anxious to cross the "burning sands" I am sure that we will soon make up for this deficiency of membership. W e are very proud of our Brothers who went to camp this summer as advance R. O. T. C. men and returned with their commissions. They showed Uncle Sam just what Alpha men are made of.

It was thirty years ago that XI Chapter had its official beginning.

Since that time I am sure that XI has greatly justified its existence. Our chapter began with nine eager men who worked untiringly to make their chapter outstanding. It was from this chapter that rose the National Alpha Phi Alpha Hymn, the music being written by Brother A. L. Simpson and Brother John J. Erby. X I was a w a r d ed the McGee Cup in 1931 and the L'Ouveture Cup in 1940 for outstanding scholastic achievements.

Among our activities of the year was a joint smoker for the members of Chi Lambda and X I Chapters. W e had as our guests Brothers Fleming, Fourth Vice-President, Sandord, and Possey from Alpha Alpha Chapter. All of the Brothers of X I a r e looking

November, 1941 forward to seeing you in Louisville.

Fraternally yours, K E N N I T H E. M I L L E R . o

ALPHA LAMBDA CHAPTER LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY Louisville, the gateway to southern hospitality, expects and awaits you Alpha Lambda and associate chapters are sparing no pains in trying to make the 29th General Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity the greatest and the best ever held.

In making your decision to attend this convention rest assured that your entertainment is being planned in truly Alpha style and don't forget that this particular part of old Kentucky still retains its prohibition repeal status. We cannot of course, at this season, offer you the races, one of the things for which Kentucky is famous.

However, there is no closed season on the other two, beautiful women and good beverages.

Get in touch with Brother F r a n k 1..

Stanley, convention chairman, immediately and be assured of adequate reservations.

In and around Louisville there are many noted and historic landmarks, the sight of which in themselves would make your trip to this convention more than worthwhile. The University of Louisville, where the convention will be held is the oldest municipal university in the United States. This is the first time that their portals have been opened to any of our group.

Thus, history has been made at this site and beyond a doubt history will be made at this 29th annual convention of Alpha Phi Alpha.

Editor to the Sphinx, CHARLES F. DUNCAN.

GAMMA ALPHA TEXAS COLLEGE Greetings, Brothers of ALPHA PHI ALPHA, On returning to the campus members of Gamma Alpha showed great enthusiasm at their first meeting in presenting new ideals for a more profitable and enjoyable fraternal year.

Due to graduation, the chapter was deprived of four of its faithful brothers, whose absence is regretted by all, however, those brothers who returned have added speed and concentrated the strength of the chapter by working together with the proper attitude.

An entertainment was given in hon-

November, 1941 o r of the young men of the freshmen class, alter which brief remarks were given by each brother.

Brother Odem, professor of chemistry, has departed in order to do graduate work in Meharry University.

Brother Odems position is being efficiently filled by Brother Melvin from West Virginia.

Realizing the fact that the Chapter is relatively young, and with only seven members present, each brother has taken a great responsibility, so that Gamma Alpha may be the most active chapter in A L P H A P H I A L P H A . The Sphinx Club is making splendid progress, with its membership of thirteen (13) members.

Fraternally yours, S T R A T F O R D S. H I L L I A R D , Chapter Secretary.

ALPHA EPSILON CHAPTER CALIFORNIA UNIV. The beautiful International House on the campus of California University was the scene of Alpha Epsilon chapter's annual formal, given in honor of Alpha Phi Alpha World W a r No. 1 soldiers as well as present members of the .394th battalion stationed in Oakland.

Brothers of World W a r No. 1, honored on this occasion were Lieut. Colonel J. L. Green, first lieutenant; H. L. Richardson, Stuart T. Daveson, second lieutenant; Daniel Hill, chaplain; A. O. Newman, Kldridge Ross, W. R. Pittman, T. H. Grantham, Iceland Hawkins, D. T. Haskell, Alvin I). Xurse, George M. Johnson, Walter A. Gordon and William E. Johnson.

The Alpha Grand March was led byPresident M. Robinson Baker. Brothers and guests marched around the beautiful ballroom in such an intricate fashion that they almost rivaled an infantry.

No Alpha celebration is complete without singing of the Alpha hymn.

Nearly thirty-five brothers participated in tin's old Alpha custom.

The annual formal was a huge success, much of the credit of which goes to Brother Byron Rumford, chairman of the social committee; and his able assistants, Brother Leland Hawkins and Brother John Bolden.

The chapter has entered into its fall program with an initiation first on the agenda. We expect every brother to

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become financial lor the coming Alpha year.

Yours fraternally, P A L L E. F O R D , Editor to the Sphinx.

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BETA LAMBDA CHAPTER K A N S A S CITY, MO. Beta Lambda extends greetings to Alpha men everywhere. Especially do we offer a bravo! in a vote of courage to Bro. F r a n k Stanley of Alpha Lambda and the affiliated hosts of the coming 29th convention at Louisville.

Since we were with you last, many activities have been indulged in by your reporting chapter, and some things have transpired among Bros, of our chapter that has made us all more proud to be affiliated with A L P H A .

First of.all, at the close of the past school year, in appreciation for the line way in which the Alpha Wives Auxiliary cooperated in helping to make our convention a success, \vc gave a banquet in their honor at which a merry time was had by all. "Business as usual" has been the order of the day.

You no doubt remember mention being made of the fact that our educational campaign included an assistanceship of some eighty dollars ($80.00) to Bro. Donald Ferguson, one of two Negroes enrolled in the Kansas University Medical school, well Bro. Ferguson has come through and will graduate this year, after the completion of a course at the General Hospital No. 2 of which Bro. Guy Davis is Bus. Manager. The true spirit of Alpha is manifested in this assistance given this brother. Alpha men in the medical profession have opened their libraries to him and have in numerous other ways given freely of their holdings. Election of officers saw the reelection of Bro. J. R. Lillard as president with the same supporting staff.

W h a t greater vote of confidence could any man ask? \l the last meeting, in keeping with the newly inaugurated program of a greater public relations we had a-, our speaker, Miss Sunie Steele of the Office of Price Administration, Washington, D. C , who was in Kansas City in the interest of the government program of consumer education. Beta Lambda is taking an active part in this program to foster greater cooperative effort among Negroes and has appointed Bros. H. O. Cook. J. R. Lillard, A. O. Thurman and, John How-

Page 21 ell to represent it at subsequent meetings of the group.

On the night of November 27, Beta Lambda is giving a formal parly in the beautiful Klks Rest Dance Hall.

1 ou're invited brothers 1 Finally, Brother Lloyd Hughes has left us to study on his Ph. D., at the University of California on a Rosenwald Scholarship, and Bro. Arthur O. Thurman has completed a 225 page syllabus for a course in Industrial Sory, which is being published by the R. T. Coles Vocational High School, where he is an instructor, for use in a course of the same name.

We are looking forward to the Louisville convention with great anticipation—and to seeing you all there.

Fraternally yours, A R T H U R O. T H U R M A N , Associate editor to the Sphinx —o

DELTA CHAPTER TILLOTSON COLLEGE Brother in Alpha Phi Alpha: Greetings: JJelta Chapter is very much alive, responding to the capaole leadership of Brother Samuel Fuller as Presid e n t Brother Fuller is very active as President of the Senior Class, S. C. A. Cabinet Member, and Assistant Ground Superintendent of the College. Under his guidance, Alpha is

always held aloft After speaking of Brother Fuller, I deem it my duty to acquaint Alphadom with the remaining Brothers of Delta Chapter.

They a r e : Brother Kelly Meador, Secretary, a Junior, S. C. A. member, and a very important person in the Players Guild of the Dramatic Department; Brother Clyde Cullen Long, Director of the Sphinx Club. Brother Long is a three year Football Letterman, College Electrician, and is known to Tillotson Greeks as "Two Word Tau.'' Three new members were given a "True Alpha Induction."

They a r e : Brother C. W. Flint, a member of the Players Guild of the Dramatic Department, and a Biology Major. Brother Flint is planning to enter Meharry in the spring to work toward the D. D. S.; Brother Ulysses Huckleby, a Junior, Tennis Star, Basketeer, and Manager of the Tillotson Football Team.

Brother Huckleby hails from Columbus, Ohio; Brother Paul Lawrence Harper, Secretary of the Student Christian Association, and a member

Page 22 of the Debating Society of the Co.lege.

Delta Chapter played host to some two or three hundred visitors, alumni, and former students of Tillotson at our Annual Home Coming Breakfast Dance in the College Gymnasium, N o vember 8, 1941.

It was to our surprise when Brother Burroughs walked in the dance with Brother Charles (Chick) Smith from Boston, Massachusetts. Brother Smith graduated from Tillotson in '41.

H e will always be remembered at Tillotson as a football "Great" and the Most Popular Man on the Campus for four consecutive years.

Delta Chapter is ready to answer any call as a unit, and until the next issue we bid all Alpha a fond farewell.

Fraternally yours, J. P A U L L A W R E N C E H A R P E R , Assistant Editor. o SIGMA LAMBDA CHAPTER N E W ORLEANS, LOUISIANA Brothers in Alpha Phi Alpha. Greetings !

Sigma Lambda calling from the land of d r e a m s ! We have been off the air for sometime but our lack of broadcasting lias been no indication of our activity.

This chapter is competing for some kind of record or othej;. W e have had three presidents in the short space of one year. Our regularly elected President Archie Lecesne was called away to Washington after having gotten off to a fine start in planning and initiating the activities for the year ' " 4 1 " Our vice president Herman W a s h i n g ton took over the chair and presided in his usual dignified and effective manner until the summer season put a halt to our meeting. (>n reconvening we found ourselves again with an absent Bro. H e r m a n Washington had been called by the Housing Administration and is now serving that body from the Capitol City.

Deciding to do something drastic about this We held an election in September and a whole new state of officers took active duty immediately.

The following Brothers are now serving : President. Brother Benson M. Botitte ; Vice-president, Bro. Dr. Andrew Young- Secretary, Bro. W a l t e r M o n a l e ; Treasurer, Bro." Dr. C. C. H a y d e l ; Assistant Secretary and Associate Editor of the Sphinx, ye scribe Nnraa Rousseve; Chaplain, Bro. Francis Hammond.

As these Brothers were elected they immediately took office with installation deferred. At once the machine began to work.

Bro. President Benson M. Botitte sent out letters to all brothers in the city, active and inactive brothers. It must have had a salutary message because at our October meeting the Brothers turned out twenty-five strong.

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At this meeting our budget was voted in under the chairmanship of Bro. Whitney M. Daydel. Our program was accepted under the chairmanship of b r o . Doctor George Talbert and the social program under the chairmanship of Bro. Doctor William R. Adams.

What a p r o g r a m ! More of that in our next broadcast.

At this writing twenty-nine Brothers have paid their grand t a x and are looking forward t o full participation in the Chapter. Before the year is out we have set as our goal the reclamation of every brother in the city. A large order but under the leadership of such an active President as Bro. B. Boutte, we are going to accomplish it. V. . .— BRO. N U M A R O U S S E V E , Associate Editor of the Sphinx

BETA PHI LAMBDA SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Greetings : Beta Phi Lambda has been somewhat negligent in contributing to the Sphinx in the last two issues but this is to remind you that the chapter is still alive.

Although it is somewhat late, but I would like to report that our first "Education for Citizenship" week m May ended with a mass meeting and program at the Mount Zion Baptist church of which Brother J. Q. Adams is pastor.

Brother Dr. Wilson was master of ceremony. There were three short talks by the following b r o t h e r s : Brother Deane Mohr, "History of Alpha Phi Alpha"; Brother Rev. Richmond, "Religious Contributions of Alpha Phi Alpha, and Brother Dixon, "Citizenship." Brother Wilson Hubert sang very beautifully, "The Penitent,"

by Beardsley Van De Water, and "Thank God for a Garden," by Teresa Del Riego. His accompanist was the attractive Miss Josephine F r a n c e head of commercial department of Georgia State College. Mr. Raymond Snipes played a saxophone solo. The meeting was well attended.

Brother Rev. Richmond attended summer school for ministers at Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, N. C , in June. The Butler Presbyterian Church of which he is pastor, has re cently installed an electrical organ — T h e Gulbransen Magnatone. A beautiful and modern instrument which adds greatly to the worship services.

Brother Rev. John Gilbert, pastor of First African Baptist Church broadcasts each Monday night over station W T O C (CBS), a program—"The Negro Church." Brother M. G. Haynes was the speaker on this broadcast several weeks ago on the subject, "The

November, 1941 Role of Evolving School in a Democracy."

Brothers Alexander and Wilson have made a step upward in the sporting world. They are now members of a newly organized "riding club." They just mount the saddles and their horses walk them around.

Brother Waiter Scott, Jr., formerly of Kappa chapter and a member of the Executive Council of Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc., is living in Savannah now.

He will cast his lot with Beta Phi Lambda very soon.

Brother S. M. McDew, Jr., M. D., has recently returned to Savannah, his home, after having completed his medical course at Meharry Medical College and doing two years interneship at Hubbard Hospital—work in Surgery and Women's Diseases. While there he was an active member of Chi chapter and is now transfering membership to Beta Phi Lambda.

Beta Phi Lambda is planning a very active program this year. On November 7, 1941, the chapter was one year old. Our next meeting was with Brother Johnson at Dorcester Academy October 23, 1941. We are also expecting some brothers from Brunswick, Ga., to be at this meeting.

Brothers B. H . Crutcher and F . J. Gordon are contributors to The Spokesman. It is a National Magazine for City, Urban and Rural Families, and is published monthly at Industrial College, Georgia, George F . King, E d itor. Subscription: $1.00 per year. 10 cents per copy.

Advertising rates given on request.

Fraternally yours, B. H. C R U T C H E R ,

Outlook Upon my quest for happiness I may not master every test, But when I've done my level best, I think 1 will have found my quest.

1 may not claim a hero's name, Or be enscribed on scrolls of fame, But I shall bear no censors blame When I have played my strongest game.

I may not ride on Fortune's tide, Or be a nation's fondest pride.

But when the Gods my fate decide, I fancy they'll be satisfied.

Let every man serve best he can The chances Life puts in his band.

And praising worlds shall understand The good things that he can demand —J. Farley Ragland.

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Eta Rounds Out A Full Year

Page 23 annual affair. Eta's Thirty-second Anniversary Celebration on May 17th was honored by the presence of Jewel Brothers Vertner W . T a n d y and Jewel George Kelley; and the following national officers: President Rayford W .

Logan, Attorney Belford V. Lawson, General Counsel; Dr. F a r r o w Allen, General Treasurer.

Highlight of the evening was the presentation of testimonial plaques to the Jewels by General President Logan on behalf of the general organization.

T h e spirit overwhelmed the place and all present had a grand time.

The publication, "Alpha Phi Alpha Digest," made its advent May of this year. It is published monthly by E t a chapter except during the months of July and August. In J une of this year Eta launched a "Job H u n t " drive.

Brother J. A. Sandifer is now promotional salesman for Phillip Morris Cigarette Co. All the brothers in New York buy Phillip Morris now. E t a contributed $25.00 to the National Urban League, and $20.00 to aid campaigns for jobs for Negroes in National Defense industries.

Transferred to Omega

Eta Chapter, New York City, is rounding out a full year ot activity for 1941, having climaxed her social program by participating m the F o r m a l which she presented jointly with Alpha Gamma Lambda chapter on November 28th The above pictures present, top scene, two Jewels and four general officers who attended the chapter's 32nd Anniversary Celebration on May 17th past Left to right:â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Brothers Dr. Farrow Allen, general t r e a s u r e r ; Jewel Vertner W. Tandy Jewel George B. Kellev. of Troy, New York: President k a y t o r d V Logan and General Counsel Belford V. Lawson. both of Washington, D. C ; and Eastern VicePresident Roger F. Gordon, of Philadelphia. _ .

Scene two is an informal view of the receptionists at the anniversary celebraIn the bottom photo members of Eta chapter pose with Brother Lester B. Granger, of the National Urban League staff. They presented twenty-five dollars to the National Urban League and twenty dollars to the Brooklyn Urban League to aid campaigns for jobs in National Defense industries.

Left to right, seated, are Brothers Fred D. (Shorty) Atwater, Lester B. Granger, who received the gifts on behalf of the League; and J. A. Sandifer.

ETA CHAPTER NEW YORK CITY Eta Chapter has not been seen in each issue of the Sphinx during the past two years but there has been plenty of local activity. The present administration took office. January, 1940.

Ever since things have been 'popping.'

Five new brothers were admitted to the fold on May 4, 1940. On June 5.

1940, that precedent-breaking "Commencement" Sport Dance at the Savoy Ballroom followed the initiation. The

Pre-Columbus Day Benefit Dance October 11, 1940, ushered in Eta's fall season of last year.

The 1941 New Year was celebrated with a Closed Picnic at the palatial Harlem Children's Center Auditorium January 4th. Brothers were fully equipped with beautiful escorts and heavily laden picnic baskets. There was music and dancing.

St. Valentine's Formal February 14th last was so highly enjoyed that it looked as though it would become an

Brother James Robert Glasker, devoted member of Beta Gamma Chapter, was fatally wounded when an assailant shot bin- while protecting a young lady at her home, Sunday, September 28. He died October IS. Brother Glasker was born August 19, 1918, at Woodville, Virginia. His preparatory work was completed hi Christiansburg Institute from which he was graduated on June of 1938.

September, 1938, he enrolled i n Virginia State College in the Department of Agriculture.

Steady and dependable, Glasker soon became known as an industrious student. This attendance at school was made possible by employment which he secured at the school during the summer.

"Bob," as he was familiarly known on the campus, gained nation-wide acclaim as a hard running fullback during the annual Peach Bowl classic in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 9, 1940, at which time Virginia State played Morehouse.

It was with bowed heads and heavy hearts that members of Beta Gamma bid a final farewell to Brother Glasker as he was transferred to Omega Chapter.

Fraternally yours.

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TRANSPORTATION Brother Kermit J. Hall, Bluefield State Teachers College, Bluefield, West Va., has been appointed Transportation Director for the Louisville Convention. Write or wire Brother Hall for information relative to railroad transportations or have him help you plan your motorcade to Louisville.

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57. B E T A X I — L e M o y n e College, M e m p h i s , T e n n e s s e e ; P r e s i d e n t , O s c a r W. S p e i g h t , 598 W a l k e r A v e n u e ; S e c r e t a r y , B e n j a m i n J o n e s , 34 S. P a r k w a y , E., C. S e c r e t a r y , D a n i e l G. C a r t e r , L e M o y n e College.

58. B E T A O M I C R O N — T e n n e s s e e S t a t e College, N a s h v i l l e , T e n n . ; P r e s i d e n t , Billy J o n e s ; S e c r e t a r y , I r a E v a n s , T e n n e s s e e S t a t e College.

59. BETA P I — L a n e College, J a c k s o n , T e n n . ; P r e s i d e n t , T h e o d o r e L i g h t f o o t ; S e c r e t a r y , H e r m a n S t o n e , L a n e College.

60. B E T A R H O — S h a w U n i v e r s i t y , Raleigh, N. C ; President, C l a u d W h i t a k e r , J r . ; S e c r e t a r y , Milford T a y l o r , S h a w U n i versity.

6 1 . B E T A S I G M A — S o u t h e r n U n i v e r s i t y , S c o t l a n d v i l l e , La.; P r e s ident, E d m o n d Harris, Secretary, Lenard Clarke, S o u t h e r n University.

62. BETA T A U — X a v i e r U n i v e r s i t y , New O r l e a n s , La.; P r e s i d e n t , F l o u n r y Coles; S e c r e t a r y , S t a n d f o r d W r i g h t , 3817 P i n e S t r e e t .

63. BETA U P S I L O N — S t a t e T e a c h e r s College, M o n t g o m e r y , Ala.. non ' S t a n l e y J - R e e s e , Jr., S e c r e t a r y , K e n n i e t h A. V e r 64. BETA P H I — D i l l a r d U n i v e r s i t y , New O r l e a n s , La.; P r e s i d e n t , H a r o l d L u c i e n ; S e c r e t a r y , J o s e p h M a c k , 1911 S t . B e r n a r d 65. B E T A C H I — P h i l a n d e r S m i t h College, L i t t l e R o c k , A r k a n s a s : President, Alton Russell; Secretary, T u l l i s E. F r e e m a n , P h i l a n d e r S m i t h College. ==««»•», 66. B E T A P S I C H A P T E R — O x f o r d , C a m b r i d g e , L o n d o n U n i v e r s i t i e s , L o n d o n , E n g l a n d ; P r e s i d e n t , Dr. C. B . C l a r k e B e l n e l d H o u s e , N e w B a r n e t , E n g l a n d ; S e c r e t a r y , N. A. F a d i p e . 4 3 Calthorpe Street, London, England.

67. GAMMA ALPHA—Tyler, T e x a s , Pres., S t r a t f o r d S. H i l l i a r d ; e S f » f j H y ' J a I r >es M. T h o m p s o n . T e x a s College. eo 68. GAMMA B E T A — D u r h a m , North Carolina, president, R W. A n d e r s o n ; s e c r e t a r y , J i l e s R. E d w a r d s , Jr., 107 W a r d l a w

CHAPTER ROSTER-Graduate Chapters

101. ALPHA LAMBDA—Louisville, K e n t u c k y ; P r e s i d e n t , D r . J . H W a l l s , 1631 W. Jefferson S t r e e t ; S e c r e t a r y , ILyman T . J o h n s o n , 2627 W. M a d i s o n St., 102. B E T A L A M B D A — K a n s a s City, Mo., P r e s i d e n t , J. R. Lillard, 2547 T r a c y ; C o r r e s p o n d i n g S e c r e t a r y , J a m e s Alfred Jeffress, 1824 P a s e o S t .

103. GAMMA L A M B D A — D e t r o i t , Mich., P r e s i d e n t , H e n r y S. D u n b a r , 561 C h a n d l e r ; S e c r e t a r y , G r o v e r D. L a n g e , 607 A d a m s Ave., E. 104. D E L T A L A M B D A — B a l t i m o r e , M d . P r e s i d e n t , R u f u s E. H a c k e t t , 1536 M c C u l l o h S t r e e t ; S e c r e t a r y , D a v i d J . W h i t f i e l d , 704 Gay Street, Baltimore.

105. E P S I L O N LAMBDA—St. L o u i s , Mo.; President, J o h n G. Davis, 11 N. Jefferson; S e c r e t a r y , P a t r o b i a s C. R o b i n s o n , 4573 Garfield St.; Corr. S e c r e t a r y , A r n o l d B . W a l k e r , 3017 D e l m a r 106. ZETA L A M B D A — N e w p o r t News, Va.; P r e s i d e n t , T. R o g e r T h o m p s o n , 641 H a m p t o n A v e n u e ; S e c r e t a r y , F e r n a n d o B r o w n , 2411 Jefferson Ave 107 T H E T A L A M B D A — D a y t o n , O h i o ; P r e s i d e n t , , Lloyd G. P h i l l i p s 617 R a n d o l p h S t r e e t ; S e c r e t a r y , W a l t e r C. B l o u n t , Jr., 417 S. E u c l i d A v e n u e .

108 ETA L A M B D A — A t l a n t a , Ga.; P r e s i d e n t , C h a r l e s W. G r e e n e , 304 Griffin St., N. W.; S e c r e t a r y , Leroy C a r t e r , UnTvefsity Homes, Fair Street, Southwest.

109 I O T A L A M B D A — I n d i a n a p o l i s , I n d . ; P r e s i d e n t , A r n o l d C. B a n i s t e r , J r . S e n a t e A v e n u e B r a n c h YMCA; S e c r e t a r y , J o h n Mansfield, 724 B l a k e S t r e e t , No. 114.

110 K A P P A L A M B D A — G r e e n s b o r o , N. O , Pres., W i l l i a m E. B e a v ' e r Sec , B e n j a m i n H. C r u t c h e r , A. & T. College.

111 M U L A M B D A — W a s h i n g t o n , D. O ; P r e s i d e n t , C. C. H o u s e , ' 149 W. St., N. W., S e c r e t a r y , G e o r g e W. P e t e r s o n , 604 D. St., N W. 112 N U ' L A M B D A — E t t r i c k , Va.; P r e s i d e n t , J a m e s B . C e p h a s , V i r ginia State; Secretary, Charles J . W a r t m a n , Jr., V i r g i n i a 113 X I 1 LAMBDA—Chicago, 111., P r e s i d e n t , Dr. E. K. M c D o n a l d , 5624 S. S t a t e S t r e e t ; S e c r e t a r y , A l t o n M. C h i l d s , I I , 3653 C a l u m e t Avenue.

114 O M I C R O N L A M B D A — B i r m i n g h a m , A l a b a m a ; P r e s i d e n t R. ' L i n c o l n J a c k s o n , 54 9 t h A v e n u e , N ; S e c r e t a r y , H. Lovell Moselv 1304 1st C o u r t W., 6-8429, B i r m i n g h a m , A l a b a m a .

115 P I LAMBDA—Little Rock., Ark., P r e s i d e n t , I . T. G i l l a m , 1211 ' P u l a s k i S t r e e t ; S e c r e t a r y , C. F r a n k l i n B r o w n , 1019 Cross S t .

116 R H O LAMBDA—Buffalo, N. Y., P r e s i d e n t , C h a r l e s B . Hayes, ' 350 1 2 t h S t r e e t , N i a g a r a F a l l s , New Y o r k ; S e c r e t a r y , Dr. J .

M c D o n a l d B o b b . 215 W i l l i a m St., Buffalo.

117 S I G M A LAMBDA—New O r l e a n s , La., P r e s i d e n t , B e n s o n M. ' B o u t t e , 2536 S. G a l v e z S t . ; S e c r e t a r y , W a l t e r E. M o r i a l , 1433 Touro Street.

118 TAU LAMBDA—Nashville, T e n n . , P r e s i d e n t , W . D. H a w k i n s , ' J r 76 W h a r f A v e n u e , N a s h v i l l e , T e n n . ; S e c r e t a r y , J a m e s R. A n d e r s o n , 1027 18th Ave., N. 119 U P S I L O N L A M B D A — J a c k s o n v i l l e , Fla., P r e s i d e n t , T. M. ' C h r i s t o p h e r . 3640 L a u r a S t r e e t ; S e c r e t a r y , T. V. T h o m a s , 1760 Mvrtle Avenue.

120 P H I LAMBDA—Raleigh, N. C ; P r e s i d e n t . J o h n P e r c y B o n d , Arcade Hotel, S e c r e t a r y , W a l k e r H. Q u a r l e s , Jr., S h a w U n i v e r s i t y R a l e i g h , N. C. lfil C H I LAMBDA—Wilberforce, Ohio; President, J a m e s T. ' Henry; Secretary, Harold J o h n s o n , Wilberforce University.

122 P S I L A M B D A — C h a t t a n o o g a , T e n n e s s e e ; P r e s i d e n t , , B o o k e r ' T S c r u g g s , 1909 B l a c k f o r d S t r e e t ; S e c r e t a r y , Dr. W. B . Davis, 124% E. 9 t h S t r e e t .

123 ALPHA ALPHA L A M B D A — N e w a r k , N. J e r s e y ; P r e s i d e n t , Dr. ' Charles Harris, 269 G r o v e S t r e e t , J e r s e y City; S e c r e t a r y , A r t h u r W i l l i a m s , 136 L i n c o l n S t r e e t , M o n t c l a i r .

124 ALPHA BETA L A M B D A — L e x i n g t o n , Ky.; P r e s i d e n t , F . L. B a k e r . 629 N. U p p e r St., S e c r e t a r y , Dr. H. A. M e r c h a n t s , 126 DeWeese S t .

125. ALPHA GAMMA LAMBDA—New Y o r k City; P r e s i d e n t , F r a n k A. W a l k e r . 450 S t . N i c h o l a s A v e n u e ; S e c r e t a r y , C. A r t h u r J a c k s o n . 400 C o n v e n t A v e n u e .

126. ALPHA DELTA L A M B D A — M e m p h i s , T e n n e s s e e ; President, J a m e s G. K i n g , 758 Ayers S t r e e t ; S e c r e t a r y , A b n e r B . O w e n , Jr., 598 W i l l i a m s A v e n u e .

127. ALPHA E P S I L O N L A M B D A — J a c k s o n , Miss., Pres., E v e r e t t R L a w r e n c e , T o u g a l o o College, T o u g a l o o , Miss.; S e c , A l a n T. B u s b v . Box 176.. Alcorn. Miss.

128. ALPHA ZETA LAMBDA—Bluefleld, W. Va.; President W C h a n n i n g S p e n c e r , Bluefleld; S e c r e t a r y , E d w a r d W. B r o w n e , Bluefleld.

129. ALPHA ETA L A M B D A — H o u s t o n . T e x a s ; P r e s i d e n t . D r J W Davis. 419V, M i l a m St.. H o u s t o n , T e x a s ; S e c r e t a r y , Lee P e r k i n s . P r a i r i e View, T e x a s .

130. ALPHA T H E T A L A M B D A — A t l a n t i c City, N J ; President F e r d i n a n d C. N e w t o n , 217 N. J e r s e y A v e n u e ; S e c r e t a r y Arw i n A. H a m m . 124 N. New Y o r k A v e n u e .

131- ALPHA IOTA L A M B D A — C h a r l e s t o n , W. Va.: President.

T h o m a s E. Posey. I n s t i t u t e . W. Va.; S e c r e t a r y , K e r m i t J. , „ „ ? ? U w ? 0 8 - B E l i z a b e t h St.. C h a r l e s t o n . W. Va. 132. ALPHA K A P P A L A M B D A — R o a n o k e , Va.; P r e s i d e n t D r E l wood D D o w n i n g , 236 P a t t e r s o n A v e n u e ; S e c r e t a r y , Dr. G e o r g e A. Moore. 106 W e l l s A v e n u e , N W 133. ALPHA MU L A M B D A — K n o x v i l l e . T e n n . ; President N A. H e n d e r s o n , 123 E. V i n e Ave., S e c r e t a r y , M. D. S e n t e r 2134 E. V i n e Ave. 134. AiLPHA NU L A M B D A — T u s k e g e e I n s t i t u t e . T u s k e g e e , Ala.; President Burnette Jackson; Secretary. Horace Dwiggins V e t e r a n s ' F a c i l i t y , No. 9 1 . T u s k e g e e . A l a b a m a ^'BS'ns,

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SeCretary 6 Vau*ghnVpkeor: B o x - ^ T - 1 * C h U r C h 8 t : > ~ H" ALPHA R H O L A M B D A — C o l u m b u s , O h i o ; P r e s i d e n t A DeV C l a r e n d o n 5 M - ' e 2 2 n d S t r e 6 t ; S e c r e t a r V ' B e 8 a g y T. B e n t o n , 246 ALPHA S I G M A LAMBDA—Dallas, T e x a s ; President H I 52°li a Ke'ati 9 n 1 3 A v e ° m a S A v e n u e ' S e c r e t a r y , S. W . H u d s o n , J r . .

HA ?8£0 m M A H ^ A ¥ B D A — T u l s a . O k l a . ; P r e s i d e n t , W. D. C o m b s . i 1 , , ^ 1 * 0 ^ 0 1 1 * S t - ; S e c r e t a r y , J. T y l e r S m i t h , 124 N. G r e e n wood fatreet.

ALPHA U F S I L O N L A M B D A — M o n t g o m e r y , A l a b a m a - P r e s l « ? ? • ' rJ- G a r r i c k H a r d y , Secretary, William H. F l e t c h e r .

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"—••« ALPHA P H I LAMBDA—Norfolk, Va., President Dr E H ^ ™ s ' \ ? ? 8 E f f l n S h a ? ? S t r e e t , P o r t s m o u t h , Va. Secretary."

T h o m a s W. Y o u n g , 721 C h a p e l S t . * n D H A . C ? 1 L A M B D A — A u g u s t a , Ga., P r e s i d e n t , L a w r e n c e X P l I g r l m Ins Co ; Secr ?108 Phi'll?p St e t a r y , J o h n M. T u t t .

A LP , , ? A ^ P S I L A M B D A — C o l u m b i a , S. C ; P r e s i d e n t . J o s e p h m S o n s e S C t C ° I l e B e ; S e c r e t a r y ' T h o m a « S. M a r t f n .

S E £ A A L p H A L A M B D A — J e r s e y City, N. J.; P r e s i d e n t J o h n ° - , ™ z j a ; 57>,i J e w e t t A v e n u e , J e r s e y City, N. J.; S e c r e t a r y .

S S 5 a n d , i ^ ? e n c , e r s o r L ' 2 6 9 C l i n t o n S t r e e t , N. E., O r a n g e . N 5 BETA BETA L A M B D A - M i a m i , F l o r i d a ; P r e s i d e n t , A n t h o n y E „ „ „ ^ 1 o r £ r ' , / r " , - 1 4 8 6 N o r t h w e s t 6 C o u r t ; S e c r e t a r y , Leo A. L u c a s , 6306 N o r t h w e s t 14 A v e n u e BETA GAMMA LAMBDA—Richmond, Virginia; President J o s e p h R. R a n s o m e . 815 N. 6 t h S t r e e t ; S e c r e t a r y , D a v i d A. G r a v e s , 308 W. L e i g h S t r e e t " * v m a.

BETA DELTA L A M B D A — D a y t o n a B e a c h , Fla..

President H t o t t v , J 624 G 2nd n Ave- ° B ° X 1 7 8 9 : S e C T e t a r ^ D r - H - E r n e s t BETA E P S I L O N L A M B D A — W e w o k a , Okla., P r e s D r D A Oklahoma01 S' S e m l n o l e : S e c r e t a r y , L. G. Ashley,' Boley,"

150. 5 F A Z E ^ A LAMBDA—Jefferson City, M i s s o u r i ; P r e s i d e n t C h r i s t o p h e r C. H u b b a r d ; S e c r e t a r y A r m l s t e a d S P r i d e O Secretary, A r t h u r Pullam. Lincoln University 151. BETA ETA L A M B D A — O k l a h o m a C i t y . O k l a h o m a ; P r e s i d e n t .

Dr. G r a v e l e y E F i n l e y , 324% N. E. 2 n d S t r e e t , S e c r e t a r y . J o h n E. J a c k s o n . 522 S. Bell S t r e e t , S h a w n e e O k l a 152. BETA T H E T A L A M B D A — D u r h a m , N. C , Pres James T T a y l o r 2106 F a y e t t e v i l l e St., Sec. J o h n E. P a y n e , 1609 L i n coln St. 153. BETA I O T A L A M B D A — B a t o n R o u g e , La.; P r e s i d e n t , D r B V. B a r o n c o Jr., P. O. Box 2005; S e c r e t a r y . R. M. A m p e y . P .

O. Box 2005. * 154. BETA K A P P A L A M B D A — C h a r l e s t o n , S. C ; P r e s i d e n t , D r Al S ' P ^ v i s . 52 A n s o n St., C h a r l e s t o n , S. C ; S e c r e t a r y F A. D e C o s t a , Averv I n s t i t u t e . *' 155. E A ^ ^ a y J ^2c2 £ A ME B r FAl s, hr eSr t a t e s v m e ' N - c - P r e s i d e n t , H a t c h e t &n? 'T %„ -, - S a l i s b u r y , N. C ; S e c r e t a r y , I s a a c H. Miller, Jr.. 1009 W. M o n r o e . S a l i s b u r y . N. C 156. BETA NU L A M B D A — C h a r l o t t e . N. C ; P r e s i d e n t S e c r e t a r y C l i n t o n L. B l a k e . 423 E. 1st St., F i n a n c i a l S e c r e t ^ V . G. F. W o o d s o n , Jr., 2112 W. T r a d e S t r e e t 157. BETA X I L A M B D A — O m a h a . N e b r a s k a . P r e s i d e n t , Dr H e r b e r t W i g g i n s . 1518V, N. 2 4 t h S t r e e t . O m a h a , N e b r a s k a ; S e c r e t a r y , G e o r g e A. S t a m s , 1119 N. 21st St., O m a h a , N e b r .

158. BETA O M I C R O N LAMBDA—Mobile. Ala., P r e s i d e n t , Prof.

W a l k e r J. C a r r o l l . B a l d w i n C o u n t y T r a i n i n g S c h o o l . D a p h n e , A l a b a m a ; S e c r e t a r y . O r l a n d H. J o h n s o n , 201 N. L a u r e n c e .

N. Y.; P r e s i d e n t , George B. 159. B E T A P I L A M B D A — A l b a n y , Kelley, 1 113th S t r e e t , Troy, N. Y. 160. BETA R H O L A M B D A — Y o u n g s t o w n , O h i o , P r e s i d e n t , S. 8 .

B o o k e r , 963 W. F e d e r a l St., S e c r e t a r y , A n d r e w L. J o h n s o n .

404 W. E a r l Ave. 161. BETA S I G M A LAMBDA—Hartford. Conn.; President Dr. J o s e p h M. B u l l o c k . 30 M a h l A v e n u e , S e c r e t a r y , J a m e s W. H a l l , 65 R u s s e l l S t r e e t , A p t . 4, H a r t f o r d .

162. BETA TAU L A M B D A — F t . W o r t h , T e x a s ; T o Be S e t U p .

163. BETA U P S I L O N LAMBDA J a c k s o n , T e n n . ; T o Be S e t U p .

164. B E T A P H I L A M B D A — S a v a n n a h , G e o r g i a ; P r e s i d e n t M a r t i n G. H a y n e s . G e o r g i a S t a t e College, I n d u s t r i a l College G a : S e c r e t a r y , A r t h u r I. C l e m e n t , 801 W. 4 4 t h S t r e e t .

165. B E T A C H I L A M B D A — M u s k o g e e , O k l a h o m a , P r e s i d e n t L C Burr, Taft. Oklahoma; Secretary, Harry M. H o d g e 808 Fondulae Street.

166. BETA P S I L A M B D A — L o s Angeles, C a l i f o r n i a , P r e s i d e n t D r H o w a r d Allen, 3453 M c K i n l e y Ave.; S e c r e t a r y , R u f u s S N o r m a n , 708 E. 4 8 t h S t r e e t .

167. GAMMA ALPHA L A M B D A — L e x i n g t o n , Virginia, P r e s i d e n t L. J . S h a w , 215 Wassie S t r e e t ; S e c r e t a r y , A. R W a r e J r ' 401 N. A u g u s t a S t r e e t . S t a u n t o n , Va. 168. GAMMA BETA L A M B D A — F r a n k f o r t . Ky., K e n t u c k y S t a t e College: P r e s i d e n t , S t e n s o n B r o a d d u s ; S e c r e t a r y , Al C o l l i n s 169. GAMMA GAMMA L A M B D A — G r e e n v i l l e , S. C T O BE S E T U P '

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