The SPHINX | Winter December 1947 | Volume 33 | Number 4 194703304 by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

December NUMBER ALPHA PHI ALPHA is coming down the home stretch toward the 33rd General Convention with the largest active membership roster in its history. There has also been a revival of much of the oldilme Alpha Spirit that has made the Fraternity "First of All." The zeal, enthusiasm, and efficiency of Brother Burt A. Mayberry. General Secretary, have helped make this tremendous job possible. Two years of secretarial leadersnip have given "Dynamic Burt" a top spot in Alpha History. See inside page.

1 DECEMBER, 1947

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

Inc.

GENERAL OFFICERS BELFOBD

LAWSON

WILLIAM

LOVELACE

WILLIAM

GRAY

General

President

2U01 Eleventh Street. N. W., Washington. D. C.

LOUIS

BURT

Vice-President

Third

Vice-President

Virginia Stale College. Ettrick. Virginia Fourth 2011 N. Washington Ave.. Dallas 4, Texas

BRAXTON

Vice-President

THOMAS

MAYBERRY

General

Secretary

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Treasurer

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Counsel

417 East 47th Street. Chicago 15, Illinois LAY

MEMBERS

EXECUTIVE

COUNCIL

James L. Cummings. t.ane College, Jackson, Tenn.; Chas. E. Gaines, 3 2 6 2 Vernon Ave., Chicago, 16 HL, Albert Jones. University of California, Los Angeles, Calif.; Alfred L. Pugh. Lincoln University, Pa. CHAIRMEN 8IDNEY

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COMMITTEES General

417 East 47lb Street. Chicago. Illinois

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Secretary

Committee on Public

Policy

1112 Glrard St., N. W.. Washington, D. C. W . D. H A W K I N S , JR

Auditing

Committee

Budget

Committee

Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee ROBERT

P. D A N I E L

Sl'iavv University, Raleigh. North Carolina CHARLES

WESLEY

Historian

Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio RAYFORD J.

RUPERT

LOGAN

International

1513 Jackson St., N. E., Washington, D. c .

PICOTT

Relations Publicity

201 East Clay Street. Kichmond. Va. J A M E S A. J E F F R E S

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Bd. of Education, City Hall. Atlanta, Ga. JEWELS Dr. Henry A. Callis, 2306 East St., N. E., Washington. D. C.: Nathaniel A. Murray, 150 You St.. N. W.. Washington, D, C.; Vertner W. Tandy 221 West 139th St.. New York, N. Y.; George li. Kellcy. 1-U3th Street. Troy. N. Y. •Charles H. Chapman—'Roy H. Ogle—'.lames 11. Morton—"Deceased REGIONAL DIRECTORS Mid-Western Jurisdiction—W. K. Lovelace, Vice-President; Charles Gaines. First Assistant, University of Illinois; Thomas Horner, 317 North 39lh Street. Indianapolis, Indiana, (Area: Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin) ; Ernest L. Savory, 186 Hamilton Ave.. Columbus. Ohio, (Area; Ohio. Western Pennsylvania, Iowa, Minnesota) ; Robert M. Thomas. 112 Holbroolt Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, (Area: Michigan) ; Michael Turpeau, West Virginia State College, Institute, West Va., (Area: West Virginia); Lionel H. Newsome. Lincoln, University. Jefferson City, Mo.. (Area: Missouri, Kansas); and S. E. Broailui, Harrods Creek. Kentucky. (Area: Kentucky). Southern Jurisdiction—W. H. Gray, Vice-President; Clinton L. Blake Principal. West Charlotte High School. 1415 Beattle Ford Road, Charlotte. North Carolina; (Area: North and Soulh Carolina); Andrew J. Lewis, 525 Tatnall St.. S.W., Atlanta. Georgia; (Area: Georgia and Alabama); Aaron L. Allen, 1691 Eighteenth Avenue, N.. Nashville, Tennessee; (Area: Arkansas and Tennessee); Walter Mortal, 1433 Touro St., New Orleans, Louisiana; (Area- Louisiana and Mississippi). Eastern Jurisdiction—Louis H. Schuster, Vice-President; Dr. G A Galvin 401 West Stata Street. Ithaca, New York; St. Elmo Brady, 2603 Eleventh Street. IS.\\„ Washington, D. C. (Undergraduate Regional Director who will work with Undergraduate Chapters) Western Jurisdiction—A. Maceo Smith, Vice-President; Southwest Area- C Paul Johnson, Regional Director, 1200 East 12th St., Austin, Texas, Including Texas. New .Mexico, and Arizona: Far West Area: Dewey D. Darldson Regiona Director, 1162 E 46th Street, Los Angeles, Calif.. Including California. Nevada. Oregon and Washington; West Central A r e a : H i o y d H Williams Regional Director, 119 North Greenwood St., Tulsa, Okla., including Okla,,'r?,?' x? 010 ,"' 1 ?,' J " " L U t a J ; Northwest Area: R, L. Myers, Regional Director. 211G North 22nd St.. Omaha 10. Nebraska, including Nebraska, Wyoming. Idaho, and Montana.

Slate 'teachers College. Montgomery, Alobaxia CHARLES

MORRIS

HOWARD HOWARD HUWAKU ..,r*Dr„, ANDREW

Editor of the Sphinx Director of Educational

General

~,'J23 W a r d S t . . Cincinnati, Ohio

1,1 Beale Avenue, -Memphis 3. Tennessee TRENHOLM

Extension

DAVIDSON

1711 Arctic Ave.. Atlantic City, N. J.

l Ulceus Savings and Trust Company, Nashville, Tennessee LEWIS 0. SWINGLER

1162 E. 46th St., Los Angeles, Calif.

24lu Harrison Street, Kansas City 8. Missouri M . G. F E R G U S O N

Organization

Biueneld College, W. Va.

Second

Florida A. and M. College, Tallahassee, Florida

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DICKASON

OEWEY

H. SCHUSTER

A. MACEO SMITH

Vice-President

lLoa Durdette Street, Cincinnati, Ohio

First

Secretary

Wilberforce University, Wilberforce. Ohio

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1. ALPHA—Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; President, Aubrey Robinson, 301 Dryden Road, Ithaca, N. Y.; Secretary, Frederick J. Franklin, 305 S. Plain Street, Ithaca, N. Y. BETA—Howard University, Washington, D. C ; President, 2. Edward McDaniel, Cook Hall,. Howard University; Secretary Theodore L. Bell, Box 36, Howard University, Washington 1, D. C. GAMMA—Virginia Union University, Richmond, Virginia; 3. President, Henry A. Wise, Jr., Virginia Union University; Secretary, J. Silvanus Wilson, Virginia Union University, Richmond. Va. DELTA—TiUotson College, Austin, Texas; President, Robert 4. H. DeCoy, TiUotson College, Austin, Texas; Secretary, John H. Nelson, TiUotson College, Austin, Texas. 5. EPSILON—University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.; President, Romeo A. Cherot. 817 Edward Place. Ann Arbor, Mich.; Secretary, Leon Allain, 311 Glen, Ann Arbor, Mich. ZETA—Yale University, New Haven, Conn., President, 6. Harold S. Fleming, 60 Dixwell Ave., New Haven, Conn.; Secretary, Charles H. Wilson, Jr., 69 Dickerman Street, New Haven, Conn. University, St. Lawrence, Brooklyn City 7. ETA—Columbia College, New York, N. Y.; President Juan A. Sandiler, 225 W. 110th, New York, N. Y.; Secretary, Edward N. Byas, 302 W. 122d Street, New York 27, N. Y. THETA—University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois; President. 8 . Cornelius Parrish, 616 E. 62nd-Street, Chicago, Illinois; Secretary, Edward W. Ford, Jr., 125 E. 37th Street, Chicago, Illinois. 9. IOTA—Morris Brown College, Atlanta, Georgia, President, B. Chapman, Morris Brown College, Atlanta, Ga.; Secretary, James Greene, Morris. Brown College, Atlanta, Ga. 10., KAPPA—Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; President, Marion A. Allen, 1144 E. Long, Columbus, Ohio; Secretary, Henry F. Smith, 75 E. 11th Avenue. Columbus 1, Ohio. 11.. MU—University of Minnesota, Minneapolis-St. Paul; President, Charles F. Nichols, 742 Rondo, St. Paul, Minn.; Secretary, Maurice Howell, 2207 Elliot Avenue, Minneapolis 4, Minn. 12. NU—Lincoln University, Pennsylvania; President, Miles Washington, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania; Secretary, Gayraud Wilmore, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania. 13. XI—Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, Ohio; Robert M. Carter, P. O., Box 257, Wilberforce, Ohio; Secretary, George N. Collins, P. O. Box 257, Wilberforce, Ohio. 14. OMICRON—Pittsburgh, Pa.; President, James A. Jordan, 6421 Drury St., Pittsburgh, Pa-.; Secretary, James L. Whitsett, 534 Lowell Street. Pittsburgh, Pa. IS.. PI—Western Reserve. Cleveland, Ohio; President.Joe Hicks, 4120 Cedar Ave.; Corresponding Secretary, Harold J. Burnett, 2230 E. 81st St., Cleveland. Ohio. 10. RHO—Philadelphia, Pa. (Graduate Group); President Dr. W. F. Jerrick, 1843 Christian; Secretary, Dr. O. Wilson Winters, 28 Curren Arcade, Norristown, Pa. 17. SIGMA—Harvard University. Boston, Mass.; President, Reynold Costa. 43 W. Rutland Sq.. Boston. Massachusetts; Secretary. A. C. Faire. Ill Townsend St., Roxbury, Mass. if,. TAU—University of Illinois, Urbana. Illinois: H. R. Alexander, 707 1-2 N. 5th Street. Champaign. III.; Secretary, Robert E. Claybrooks. Jr., 1301 W. Clark. Urbana. 111. 19.. UPSILON—University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas; Kansas State Teachers College. Emporia, Kans.; Kans. State College of Agriculture and Applied Science. Manhattan, Kansas; President, Howard Brown. 1101 Miss., Lawrence, Kmsas; Secretary, Lawrence Lackey. 1101 Lawrence. Kansas. 20 PHI—Ohio University. Athens, Ohio. 21 CHI—Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tenn.; President, Edward C. Casey, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tenn.; Secretary, Wm. M. Moses, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tenn. 22 PSI—University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Phila-

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delphia, Pa.; President, William E, Griffin, 5161 Parrish St • Secretary, Eugene Yerby Lowe, 729 N. 41st Street, Plii'adei! phta 4, Pa. "_ 23 ALPHA ALPHA—University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati College of Pharmacy, Miami University, Cincinnati, Ohio; President, John W. Fleming, 1534 Linn St., Cincinnati, OhioSpencer Turner, 900 Parairie Ave., Cincinnati Ohio AL ? „ H A BETA—Talladega College, Talladega, Ala.'; Donald 24 P McCullum, Box 214 Talladega. Ala.; Secretary William Johnson, Talladega, Ala. ' 25. ALPHA GAMMA—Brown University, Providence B I 26 ALPHA DELTA—University of Southern California; Los Angeles, California; President, Edward Maddox, 1205 Via Nicola, Los Angeles, California; Secretary, William Rex Freeman, 1528 West 35th Street, Los Angeles. California 27. ALPHA EPSILON—University of California. Berkeley Calif • Howard P. Grant, 2600 Ridge Road, Berkley Calif • Secretary, J. Oscar Williams, 1017 Sixtieth Street, Oakland Calif 28. ALPHA Z E T A - - W V a State College, InstituteTw Va.; Vlr-' gil C. Hayes, W. Va. State College, Institute, W. Va ; Secretary, Reginald White. W. Va. State College, Institute W Va 29 ALPHA ETA-Stowe Teachers College of St Louis U n t versity, St Louis, Mo.; President, Marva Seals,'3891 Delmar. St. Louis 8, Missouri; Secretary, Bernard Brown, 1117 Aramstrong, St. Louts, Missouri. 30 ALPHA THETA—University of Iowa, Iowa Citv IowaPresident, Eldridge Leonard, 121 N. Dubuque St/. & y m e S A LeWiS 603 S Ca Iowa City 3 /Iowa ' ' ' P " ° i Street. 31 ALPHA IOTA—University of Colorado, Denver ColoradoPresident S e Wendell A. Peters, 2304 Will'iamI Street D e n w r cretar Coio° y - J o h n Waller, 2604 Gilpen St., Denver 5. 32 ^ i t ? H 3 £ A ? „ P A ~ s P r l " g f l e l d College, Amherst College. 33. Springfield. Mass., Amherst, Mass ALPHA MU—Northwestern University, Evanston, 111.; Presi?•?•",•' s a 3, c J?' J a c l i s o n , 4751 Forrestville Ave.. Chicago, 111 • William C. Pyant, Secretary, 1930 Brown Avenue, Evanston. 34. ALPHA NU—Iowa State College, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa; President, Arnold Banister, Crocker St Branch Y. M C. A. Des Moines, Iowa; Secretary, Virgil F Dixon, 1109 Fourteenth St., Des Moines, Iowa 35. ALPHA XI—University of Washington, Seattle, Washintrton 30. ALPHA OMICRON-Johnson C. Smith UniversityT Chariotte". N. C.; President, Elmer A. Anderson, Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, N. C ; Secretary, Obadiah Williams. Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, N C 37 ALPHA PI—Louisville Municipal College, Louisville, Ky 38. ALPHA. RHO—Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia; President J. J. Welcome, Jr.; Morehouse College, Atlanta, Ga: Secretary. James R. Jones. 199 Howell St., Atlanta Ga 39. ALPHA SIGMA—Wiley College, Marshall, Texas; President. Joseph R. Willie, Wiley College. Marshall. Texas: Secretary. Felton C. Anderson, Wiley College. Marshall. Texas 40 ALPHA TAU—Akron University, Akron. Ohio; President Herbert R. Bracken, 385 Wellington, Akron, Ohio; Secretary Sterling Tucker, 786 Euclid, Akron, Ohio. 41. ALPHA UPSILON—Wayne University, Detroit, MichiganPresident, James Roberts, 72 E. Euclid, Detroit 2 Mich • Secretary, Albert Somerville, 6031 Northfield, Detroit l6' Mich. 42. ALPHA PHI—Clark College, Atlanta, Georgia; President Wm. P. Jones. Clark College, Atlanta, Ga.; Secretary. Paul L. Hatchett, Clark College, Atlanta, Ga. 43, ALPHA CHI—Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn.; President. Charles J. Lee; Box 358, Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn • Secretary, Leonard R. Ballou, Box 293, Fisk University Nashville, Tenn. 44 ALPHA PSI—Lincoln University, Jefferson City. Mo • President, Maurice E. King, Lincoln University, Jefferson City.

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NUMBER 4

DECEMBER, 1947

VOLUME 33

THE STAFF

F R A T FUN EDITOR

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

O. WILSON W I N T E R S 28 C u r r e n Arcade, Norristown, P a .

LEWIS O. SWINGLER 164 Beale Avenue, Memphis 3, Tenn.

IN THIS ISSUE ASSISTANT

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS

EDITORS Page

ROBERT CUSTIS 771 St. Nicholas Ave., New York, N. Y. MILTON S. J. W R I G H T Wilberforce University, Ohio.

Hon. Henry A, Wallace Wilberforce,

Convention

Speaker

Editorials

J A M E S B. BROWNING Miners Teachers College, Ga. Ave., at Euclid and Fairmont, N. W„ Washington, D. C. ARMISTEAD S. P R I D E Lincoln University (Mo) Jefferson City, Mo.

Alpha Expands Thro Dynamic Burt

2 2-3 5

Alpha Man of Year Nominees

7-8

Summary of Regional Sessions

9-14

G E O R G E W. GORE, JR., A. & I. State College, Nashville, Tenn. MACEO H I L L 291 N. 21st St., Columbus, Ohio

CLARENCE H. MILLS, SR. Wilberforce University, Wilberforce. Ohio P R O G R A M EDITOR J. R U P E R T P I C O T T 201 East Clay Street, Richmond, Va MOSS H. K E N D R I X 1927 11th St., N. W., Washington, D, C.

"A. Challenge To Serve"

Fraternity F u n

Socio-Economic Aspects of Negro

Alpha Footprints

ADVERTISING

The Alpha House in Detroit

DOWDAL H. DAVIS, J R . 2711 East 21st St., Kansas City, Mo.

FEATURE EDITORS J. EDWARD COTTON 348 N. Manassas St., Memphis, Tenn.

SIDNEY A. J O N E S 180 West Washington St., Chicago, 111.

(Pictures on pp 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27 Chapter Echoes

Omega Chapter

ANDREW J. L E W I S II 525 Tatnall St., S. W., Atlanta, Ga.

ART J A M E S D. P A R K S Lincoln University (Mo.) Jefferson City, Mo.

G. BLYDEN J A C K S O N Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn.

CIRCULATION

GEORGE B. K E L L E Y 1—113th St., Troy New

SPENCE M. SMITH 164 Beale Ave., Memphis 3, Tenn.

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P u b l i s h e d F e b r u a r y , May, October, a n d December b y Alpha P h i Alpha F r a t e r n i t y , Inc., at 164 Beale Ave., M e m p h i s 3, Tenn. Address all communication for publication in t h e S P H I N X M A G A Z I N E to P o s t Office Box 2031, Memphis, Tenn. Address all letters or personal communication to 164 Beale Ave., Memphis, Tenn. E n t e r e d as second class m a t t e r a t the post office in Memphis, Tenn., u n d e r t h e Act of M a r c h 3, 1879 a n d accepted for mailing at the second class r a t e of postage.

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America's Foremost Liberal To Address Alphas Honorable H e n r y A. Wallace. Editor of the NEW REPUBLIC, and former Vice-President of the United States, has been engaged as guest speaker at the Thirty-third General Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Mr. Wallace will speak at the Public

Session, Convention Hall, Sunday, December 28th.

H e is shown here

as he addressed a capacity crowd of Negroes and whites in the deep South at Wheat Street Baptist Church, Atlanta, Ga. In office and out . . . As Secretary of U. S. Department of Commerce, as Vice-President of the United States . . . as Secretary of Agriculture . . . and now as Editor of a progressive magazine, Mr. Wallace has "pulled no punches" in championing the cause of Minorities in America and the world.

The Sphinx Speaks Editorially With the publication of this edition, The Pre-Convention Number, the Sphinx office brings to a close another year of work under the present editorship. Our schedule of duties this year has been heavier than at any time in the past, but we believe that the results also have been " greater so far as copies printed . . . quality of material making up the contents of the publication, and its effectiveness in pushing the program of Alpha Phi Alpha in all of its areas of service. Four editions have been published in accordance with the requirements set up by the Fraternity. We believe that these editions have actually touched the General Organization and its several chapters at every vital point. Our biggest job, of course, has been that of distribution. Getting set up to distribute copies to five thousand or more active members . . . after an extended period of handling smaller numbers has kept the Sphinx office constantly busy since the Columbus Convention. Thanks to the cooperation given by Brother Burt A. Mayberry, General Secret a r y and the chapters, an index filing system is now set u p with names and addresses catalogued for

the entire active membership roster of the Fraternity. It corresponds with that of the records in the office of the General Secretary. We also wish to express thanks to the General President, Brother Belford V. Lawson, for sending in vital copy for the Sphinx, and keeping the Sphinx Editor informed of important sources of information. To a certain extent most of the other officers have done likewise. To each, and the Sphinx staff and chapter associate editors goes a full measure of appreciation for your contributions. This office is particularly appreciative to Brother Dr. Milton S. J. Wright, of Wilberforce University, who took time out from his school duties to give the Sphinx editor two full days of help . . . at the point w h e r e it was needed most. Now as we t u r n to Tulsa for the final accounting of our stewardship, it is the sincere hope of this office that all of us will keep in mind that Alpha Phi Alpha is still a Fraternity. Let's keep in mind that if there are major and momentous decisions to make in Tulsa regarding the future operation of the Fraternity, the manner in which we make these decisions is of equal importance.

December, 1947

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EDITORIALS WE MUST GO FORWARD!"

EDITOR'S NOTES: Dr. Milton S. J. Wright, noted scholar, and head of the department of economics at Wilberforce University, spent two days with the Sphinx Editor in order to get first-hand material for this editorial. His Mid-western Regional Conference address appears on page 15.

By Dr. Milton S. J. Wright. Assistant Editor LPHA PHI ALPHA, as all other forward-looking organizations, must move progressively onward to newer and brighter horizon. Over the years and decades our Fraternity has made continual advances in practically every phase of its general program. It has sincerely sought to adjust and readjust its structual organization and its agendum to keep abreast and effectively forceful in the spirit of the times. Alpha Phi Alpha can no more efficaciously function today with the organic structure and plan of procedure which it had a quarter of a century or more ago, than the United States Government can with the organization and program it had at a comparable period in its history. The basic and fundamental principles and purposes may have remained largely the same, but with greater and broader growth and development, there must of necessity be concomitant changes. The brothers and chapters of our Fraternity, more now than ever before, seem to be awake and keenly alert to the fact that there are at least a few essential changes and improvements necessary at this time, if real progress is to be made. A great deal of serious consideration has been, and is being devoted to certain vital parts and phases of the general functioning of the Fraternity, in order that greater and more potent interest, zeal, and force will be given to the life and work of Alpha Phi Alpha. , Between the months of March and November of this year (1947), more than a thousand brothers, representing scores of chapters in every section of the country in which our Fraternity operates, met in regional conferences or conventions and spared time, thought, nor effort in their deliberations upon, and plans for the general improvement and advancement of Alpha Phi Alpha, The delegates who attended the four successful regional conventions held this year, were for the most part, prominent, busy, and wide-awake brothers (both undergraduate and graduate). After spending from two to three days presenting and exchanging ideas, the respective delegations at those four meetings drew up and agreed officially to submit to the General Convention at Tulsa, Oklahoma, several significant recommendations. (The full texts of those recommendations are published elsewhere in this issue.) The subject matter of many of the recommendations made by the regional conventions was almost identical, although there was some variance of opinions concerning the subject. For instance, each region showed itself to be intensely interested in the matter of the election of an executive secretary. All agreed that such an officer would be a step in the right direction. But while some insisted that this officer should be elected this year at Tulsa, others felt that still more time should be given for further study of the proposal. This, in spite of the conclusion reached at the General Convention in Columbus, Ohio, last year. Therefore, it seems that in Tulsa there may be more discussion and deliberation on the question of whether or not we are to have an executive secretary now, or later. There is a strong feeling in each of the regions that at least our general president should be elected by popular vote of all financial brothers, rather than by the method now used, i. e., by vote of a comparatively few official delegates assembled at general conventions. The general idea is that the institution of such a plan would be more democratic; that it would make a larger number of brothers feel that they have a greater part in, and more responsibility for the administration of the affairs of their Fraternity, and therefore, it would

make for increased interest on the part of many more brothers,

Along that same line, it is being urged that the brothers of the respective regions be allowed to elect their own vicepresidents, rather than have delegates from all regions, at the general conventions, vote on what seems to be strictly a regional officer. This same suggestion was made almost ten years ago by a staff member of The Sphinx, through the columns of this publication. But nothing ever came of it. The incorporation of this idea, plus the one concerning the method of election of the general president would most certainly be a boost to the general interest of brothers, hundreds of whom seldom, if ever have the time to attend general conventions. Furthermore, it would help decrease unnecessary political bickering at general conventions. Every region is also greatly concerned about the matters of brutality in connection with initiations, and the general treatment and dealing with pledgees and Sphinx Club members, This is an old sore which has continued to come up at general convention for a score of more years. The General Organization should institute more stringent and stricter legislation in that regard before real embarrassment, possibly court action, is brought to the Fraternity. (See the editorial in, October, 1947 issue.) In connection with initiations and Sphinx Clubs, there is the question of the single blackball, which more and more is gaining in disfavor among the brothers. Just about every regional convention made some kind of recommendation dealing with the single blackball and its abuse. The matter of some fraternity men humiliating members of Sphinx Clubs and trying to dominate those clubs is likewise becoming somewhat serious. In the interest of unity of action, the respective regional conventions expressed concern over Alpha Phi Alpha's cooperation with other Greek-letter organizations, and went on record as favoring more and stronger participation in the activities of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, so long as they are constructive and of social benefit. Alpha Phi Alpha knows full well that it cannot and should not attempt to set itself apart from other similar organizations in educational and general cultural and social efforts for human welfare. Since the date of its founding, the Fraternity has been dedicated to a program of cooperation. There is no doubt in our minds that Alpha Phi Alpha will play well its part in all worthy endeavors sponsored by the National Pan-Hellenic Council. Some other pertinent recommendations made by the various regional conventions were: that the number of days for the general conventions "be shortened" by reducing the agenda, and that the word, "Negro," or any other word referring to race, be deleted from all future records. (This progressive recommendation is certainly timely, for Alpha Phi Alpha is, indeed, no longer a "Negro college fraternity.) Worthy also of serious consideration is the idea that the official organ of the Fraternity, The Sphinx, be put on a sounder financial basis. The present and former editors and their staffs have done commendably well, especially when we study and know the facts about the inadequacy of the budgets upon which they have had to operate. The Western Regional Convention has made a recommendation, to which apparently but few brothers have previously given much attention or thought. In case of the death of an incumbent general president, is it absolutely clear as to which officer would legally succeed the deceased general president? The First Vice-President is an officer elected to preside over and administer the affairs of one particular region of the Fraternity. The same is true of each of the other vice-presidents. As yet, we have not had to face a situation of a general president who, because of death, illness, or for any other cause, has been unable to complete his term of office. But that is no reason for failing to make provisions for such a possible and probable situation Our western brothers remind us that this matter should not longer be overlooked. It is important that our general officers and delegates at

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LINEUP OF SPEAKERS FOR CONVENTION PUBLIC SESSION . . . Mrs. Edna Over Gray, of Baltimore, Maryland, Supreme Basileus of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and Dr. Rayford W. Logan, Past General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, from Washington, D. C. The Public Pro-. gram, set for Sunday, December 28th, will be held at Convention Hall, between four and six p. m. SUNDAY WORSHIP . . . Alpha's traditional Sunday morning worship during the convention will be held at First Baptist Church, East Archer at Kenosha. Brother Rev. C. K. Stalnaker, pastor. Guest speaker will be Brother Rev. A. Wayman Ward, of Chicago, author of the official Fraternity Prayer, and pastor of famed Bethel A. M. E. Church, Chicago. CONVENTION ADDRESS . . . Brother Charles V. Willie, of Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia (See picture in this edition). He will be the second undergraduate to ever give one of the major addresses at the Convention. First was Brother Albert Jones, of Los Angeles, now member of the Executive Council. Brother Willie will be presented and introduced by an undergraduate Lay Member of the Executive Council, Brother Alfred L. Pugh, of Lincoln University. (Pa.) FRATERNAL ADDRESS . . . Brother Thomas W. Young of Norfolk, Va., presi-

THOMAS W. YOUNG dent of the Negro Newspaper Publishers Association, counsel, treasurer, and business manager of the Norfolk Journal and Guide, will give the Fraternal Address. He will be presented by Brother Armistead Pride, director of the School of Journalism, Lincoln University. (Mo.) Brother Young is a brother of former Sphinx Editor, F. Bernard Young, distinguished editor of the Guide. Both are devoted members of Alpha Phi Lambda. FOUNDERS ADDRESS . . Jewel George B. Kelley, of Troy, New York, will give the Founders' Address. His last appear^ ance as Guest Speaker was at the 1944

Four Founders Still With Us Lei's give thanks that we still have with us four of the Seven Jewels who founded Alpha Phi Alpha. They are Jewels George B. Kelley (See photo) Henry A. Callis, Nathaniel A. Murray, and Vertner W. Tandy.

JEWEL GEORGE B. KELLEY Of Troy, New York during that session that Brother Kelley expressed the hope that all four of the living Jewels would gather at the 1946 Convention (Held in Columbus, Ohio) in Commemoration of the founding of the Fraternity forty years ago. It was Brother Kelley who put forth the motion that gave our fraternity its present name ALPHA PHI ALPHA, back in 1906. Brother Kelley, has followed the activities of Alpha Phi Alpha with zeal and interest. He has contributed numerous articles to the Sphinx, and has helped in the revival of the Fraternity Spirit in the East. Aside from all of these things. Brother Kelley is also an effective speaker, and should be heard by every member who attends the Tulsa Convention. BANQUET SPEAKER . . . A native son of Oklahoma, Brother Hobart Jarrett, member of Langston University faculty staff, and son of a successful grocery store owner in Tulsa, will give the Banquet address on the evening of Wednesday, December 31st, as the closing feature of the 1947 convention. He holds degrees from Wiley ( A. B.) and Syracuse (Master's) and has nearly completed all requirements for the Doctorate. He will be presented by another son of Oklahoma, Brother Dr. John Hope Franklin, youthful scholar and author, and holder of degrees from Fisk (A. B.) and Harvard University (Ph. D), and who was recently named to the board of directors at Fisk. Brother Jarrett and Franklin were high school boys together at Booker T. Washington High School, Tulsa. Oklahoma. Presiding at the banquet will be Brother Dr. J. S. Chandler of Muskogee, Oklahoma. Brother Chandler recently made a 83rd degree Mason, has been named Beta

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intelligent action upon the recommendations mentioned above and other pertinent problems or situations so essential to the progress of Alpha Phi Alpha. To stand still is to go backward, or lose ground. Progressive people and organizations delight in any and all forward steps, but will not stand for any backward step. There is no other road open to Alpha Phi Alpha, except the road forward. To move ahead is both necessary and imperative that at least some fundamental changes be made at the earliest possible opportunity. While it is not always wise to rush headlong and thoughtlessly into making changes, it may prove foolish and costly in waiting too long to make them. We are fully aware of the fact that every change is not always for the better, and that change for the mere sake of change is not always prudent. But we most certainly cannot afford to remain static and indefinitely cling to the status quo, especially in a fast moving and constantly changing world. We must either move forward, or step aside. It' has been well said that, "The world is not static, and the status quo is not sacred." Let us move onward and upward to newer and greater heights of progress and success to the glory and honor of Alpha Phi Alpha. "On the plains of hesitation, Bleach the bone of countless millions, Who. at the break of dawn, Sat down to waitâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;

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Alpha Expands Through Dynamic Burt By Daniel W. Lewis President. Beta Lambda ÂŁ O M E December 27-31, 1947, and the ^ 33rd General Convention of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., which meets in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the "Oil Capital of the United States," all brothers will be saying goodbye to Brother Burt A. Mayberry, Sr., who for the last two years has been our genial General Secretary. This brother who apparently has an unlimited supply of energy and who has been termed by many of his friends as "IronBro. Mayberry horse Burt," will not be a candidate for re-election as general secretary, or as executive secretary, as the case may be. He is giving up his office because of the press of his duties in his school work. In recalling the history of the ancient Greeks, we find the grand old men of the city-state to be "men of ideas." They held many ideas far in advance of the

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time in which they lived. So great was their thinking that thousands of years laier, governments like our own have adopted their ideas of freedom, architecture, and government. In many ways Burt Mayberry may be compared with tiie grand old men of Greece. He is a man of ideas. He has the ability to look into the future to see the needs of our Fraternity ten, twenty, or twenty-five years hence. Not only does he have ideas about how to do things, but the courage to put his ideas into action for the good of Alpha. If I were to express what seems to be the deepest religious spirit of Brother Mayberry in regard to Alpha, I would take a phrase from the Book of Micah which reads, "He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?" Brother Mayberry has shown us what is good to bring life to the Fraternity through his monthly news-Letter. This, to my mind, had done more to bring to brothers a feeling of belongingness to a great national organization than any other thing he has accomplished. He has given the chapters "News while it was news." He has the firm belief that the membership of the Fraternity should be informed about the things which affect it so that in the end intelligent action may be taken. Another good thing which was accomplished through his office, was the issu-

ing of a Directory of Active Members in January, 1947. This directory and the one which is to be issued at the Tulsa Convention have really started grand taxes to roll into his office. In looking over the progress chart prepared by the general secretary, there were listed some two thousand or more brothers as being financial when he took office. A safe estimate (one not official) will be to place our active membership at well over Six Thousand when Convention time rolls around. If my figures are correct, our membership will have trebled itself in the last two years under Brother Mayberry's guidance. This, or should I say these directories, may set some tongues to wagging, but they have really done a good job. Not only has Alpha grown in the number of brothers reinstated, but also in the number of new chapters, graduate and undergraduate, set up. Eleven graduate and twelve undergraduate chapters have been added to our rosters in the past two years, while several graduate and undergraduate chapters will probably seek charters at Tulsa. Brother Mayberry has dealt justly with every chapter and with every brother while being our General Secretary. No matter has been too large or small to attract his attention. He has gone the "second mile' in solving problems when the good will of the Fraternity was at stake. He has been conscientious in whatever he has tried to do, yet outTurn to page 8

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CARVER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. SCENE OF BUSINESS SESSION. Carver Junior High School, under principalship of Brother Clyde L. Cole, will be the scene of all the business sessions during the Thirty-third General Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. All facilities . . . telephones and inter-

office communication systems, will be made available during the big gathering. This building is one of the finest junior high schools for Negroes in the Southwest. Several host brothers are members of its staff.

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Dr. R. B. Taylor Symbolizes The Cooperative Spirit In Oklahoma BY Roberl L. Fairchild Associate Sphinx Editor Another brother of Alpha Tau Lambda Chapter deserves the opportunity to be made known to the brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Before I go into the

facts about Brother Dr. Robert B. Taylor, dental surgeon, of Okmulgee, a city of 20.000, permit me to give some points showing the relationship of Brother Dr. Taylor to Alpha Tau Lambda. Alpha Tau Lambda Chapter prides itself in having the most progressive chap-

WORSHIP AT FIRST BAPTIST . . . In keeping with the spiritual side of their annual session. Alpha brothers will gather at First Baptist Church for worship Sunday, December 28th, during their General Convention at Tulsa, Oklahoma. Speaker will be Brother Rev. C. K. Stalnaker, pastor, who recently became identified with the Fraternity through Alpha Tau Lambda host chapter. Brother Stalnaker, during the war, gained national prominence through his connection with the United Service Organization (USO). Many other Tulsa Alpha brothers are members of First Baptist, noted for its architectural beauty.

December, 1947 ter, and certainly the chapter which has accomplished more, in the Southwest. Once a month the chapter meets with four of the brothers acting as hosts for the meeting. During this meeting a beautiful dinner is prepared for the enjoyment of the brothers. Once a month the duty of the host, past from one group of four brothers, to another group of four brothers. Once a month brothers Dr. Taylor. Wilkerson, and Black, all of Okmulgee, trek to Tulsa, to make the meetings. Once during the year, the brothers of Okmulgee act as hosts for the Chapter meeting. Last April, Brothers Dr. Taylor, Wilkerson, and Black entertained brothers of Alpha Tau Lambda Chapter. Brother Dr. Taylor spearheaded the committee to entertain the brothers. What a delightful meeting this was. Brother Dr. Taylor has participated fully in the plans of the coming General Convention. He is a member of John Andrews Clinical Society, National Dental Association, State Vice President of that body, a member of the 500 Club in the Meharry Medical College Alumni Building Fund, charter member of Chi Chapter, chairman of the Civic Projects Committee of his country, president of the local branch of NAACP. Adjutant of Post 103 American Legion. Elder in the Mt. Olive Presbyterian Church, and treasurer of the Trustee Board. Dr. Taylor is married and resides at his palatial home, 1015 E. 3rd St., Okmulgee, Okla. The Taylors have three children two daughters and a son. The daughters are graduates of Talladega College and members of the AKA Sorority. Both daughters are married to physicians and both husbands are Alpha brothers. Their son is a student in Fisk University and an Alpha Man. Brother Taylor has served as president of the Oklahoma Medical. Dental and Pharmaceutical Association. He attended the Silver Jubilee Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha in 1935, the convention in which Alpha Tau Lambda first won the McGee Cup. He has served as president of Okmulgee County Civic League and it was during his administration when many of the towns and cities in Oklahoma would refuse to let Negroes vote in the School Board Election. His local organization fought this case through the courts twice, finally won. and the Negroes have had no further trouble in Oklahoma in voting in School Board Election The Civic Project Committee of which Brother Dr. Taylor is chairman has engineered the bond election which voted $425,000 for Negro School Building in Okmulgee County. During the presidency of the Local Branch of the NAACP in 1946, the membership of this local chapter was only 100 when he was elected chairman, but now the membership is more than 400. Alpha Phi Alpha throughout its realm is proud of the record of Brother Taylor Alpha Tau Lambda takes pride in boasting of the record of this dear brother The flag of Alpha Phi Alpha is flowing from the mountain tops here in Oklahoma. The slogan for the thirty-third General Convention is "On to the Oil Capital." Here you will find many outstanding brothers as in Brother Dr. Robert B. Taylor. On to greater achievements in Okmulgee, a city of 20,000, for we in Alpha Phi Alpha boast with enjoyment your accomplishments and are extremely happy that we have you as a brother.

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SMITH WALLACE RAWLS SUTTON JOHNSON pictures (Clippings) w e r e not suitable for cuts. Brother T h e r e w e r e t h r e e other names submitted to B r o t h e r M. G. W. H. Gray's picture appears elsewhere in this edition. Miles, Chairman of Chapter Activities Committee, t w o of whom w e r e of Brothers W. H. Collier, and I. S. Sanders. Their School, m e m b e r of Y. M. C. A., and m e m ber of Christian Federation. 7. Member of S t u d e n t Council. 8. First lieutenant of At the Thirty-second General ConvenCollege Battalion. 9. College highest avertion which was held in Columbus, Ohio, age student. 10. M e m b e r of Alpha K a p p a t h e r e was begun a project to be k n o w n Mu. Honor Society. 11. Delegate to 32nd as "The Alpha Man of t h e Year"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;one for General Convention. 12. P r e s i d e n t J u n i o r the u n d e r g r a d u a t e chapters, and one for Class. 13. "Brother of t h e Year" of Beta the g r a d u a t e chapters. Letters have been Nu Chapter. 14. W i n n e r of highest average sent to every chapter of t h e F r a t e r n i t y , a w a r d for 1947. 15. Delegate to 33rd Gensetting forth t h e qualifications for nomeral Convention at Tulsa. 16. Member of inations of brothers for this honor. ComNational Constitution Committee of Alpha paratively few chapters h a v e sent in t h e P h i Alpha. 17. Member of Ritual Commitnames of their nominees to t h e Committee of Alpha P h i Alpha. tee on Chapter Achievements. As the time approaches for t h e P r e WILLIAM H A R O L D COLLIER Convention Edition of the S p h i n x to go Beta Chapter to press, w e find t h e n a m e s and activities 1. A w a r d e d a Howard University of only nine brothers, seven u n d e r g r a d Achievement Key. 2. Selected to appear uates and two graduates as nominated in this year's publication of Who's Who in by their respective chapters and submitted American Colleges and Universities. 3. through a n d by Brother M. G. Miles, of President of the H o w a r d Players. 4. G a m m a Mu L a m b d a Chapter. C h a i r m a n President of K a p p a Sigma Debating Soof t h e Chapter Achievement Committee, ciety. 5. Chairman of t h e Civil Liberties to t h e Editor of T h e Sphinx. Committee of t h e NAACP. 6. Business On this page and the n e x t pages t h a t Manager of t h e 1947 Bison. 7. Member of follow. T h e Sphinx is presenting the ihe Executive Committee of t h e Senior names (pictures) so far as they w e r e obClass. 8 Member of Student-Faculty Comtainable of usable, and t h u m b n a i l sketches mittee. 9. Member of G e r m a n Club. 10 of the n i n e brothers n o m i n a t e d so far. Member of Fellowship Council. 11. MemIt is possible and probable t h a t additional ber of the United Nations Organization. brothers shall h a v e been nominated b y C H A R L E S V. WILLIE 12. Member of American Veterans Comthe time the General Convention meets Alpha Rho Chapter in Tulsa. If so, the material submitted mittee. concerning such b r o t h e r s will be p u b 1. P a r l i a m e n t a r i a n Alpha Rho Chapter. lished in a subsequent issue of T h e 2. Editor-in-Chief, "Maroon Tiger." 3. I. S. SANDERS Sphinx. Alpha P h i Alpha salutes and Vice-President Morehouse College StuAlpha Epsilon L a m b d a congratulates the stalwart b r o t h e r s w h o dent Body. 4. Class President. 5. Assistant 1. Member of the teaching profession. 2 have been nominated thus far. Boys' Work Secretary. 6. Official Student A. B. Degree from Tougaloo College and Representative. College P r o g r a m Commit- Master of Arts Degree, Chicago Univer_-NATHANIEL C H A R L E S J O H N S O N te. 7 U n d e r - g r a d u a t e Speaker-Elect. 33rd sity. 4. Principal, Lanier High School. 5. T a u Chapter National Convention of Alpha P h i Alpha 1. Sergeant-At-Arms for t h e S t u d e n t F r a t e r n i t y at Tulsa, Oklahoma. 8. Secre- Member of American Teachers AssociaI n t e r - F r a t e r n i t y Council. 2. Member of tary, Morehouse College Student Coun- tion, and National Education Association. P h a l a n x . 3. Pledged to Alpha Chi Sigma. cil. 9. Secretary Morehouse College Band. 6. Member of Board of Trustees of Touga4. Member of t h e University of Illinois 10. Member of Morehouse Symphony Or- loo College. 7. Member of National Association of Secondary School Principals. 8. track team. 5. F o u r Point A v e r a g e stu- chestra. 11. Co-Organizer and Director of dent. 6. Member of Sachem. 7. Color g u a r d Alpha Rho Glee Club. 12. Student Assist- President of Mississippi State Association on t h e inauguration of P r e s i d e n t Stod- ant Sociology D e p a r t m e n t . 13. Chapter of Secondary and E l e m e n t a r y Principals. 9. Member of the Elks Lodge, and Masonic dard. of University of Illinois. Representative at the 32nd General ConLodge. 10. M e m b e r of t h e Board of vention of Alpha P h i Alpha in Columbus, Directors. Jackson Negro C h a m b e r of CHESTER C. SUTTON Ohio. 1946. Commerce. 11 M e m b e r of the NAACP., Beta Rho Chapter Mississippi Voters League, and National 1. Vice-President of Beta Rho Chapter GEORGE HOSEA R A W L S U r b a n League. 12. Chairman, Citizens 2. President of Senior Class. 3. President Beta Nu Chapter Committee. 13. Senior Warden and Treasof Social Science Club. 4. Vice-President 1. Vice-President. Beta Nu Chapter. 2. u r e r of the St. M a r k s Episcopal Church. of International Relations Club. 5. Treasu r e r of t h e Tyler Book Club. 6. Selected Chairman of "Clean-Up W e e k ' campaign. Jackson, Miss. 14. Member of Hinds as a m e m b e r of "Who's W h o " a m o n g out- 3. President Sigma Tau Mu Debating So- County Selective Service Board in World standing American College and Univer- ciety. 4. Second Vice-President N A A C P . War II. 5. Editor-in-chief college pastor. 6. sities. 7. 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Brother McCree Will Slide Oi On 1907 When Dance Of Year I Played By Dr. Joseph Burns Alpha Tau Lambda Any graduate from Booker T. Washington High, School Tulsa, Oklahoma, within the past twenty-five years can tell some interesting facts and incidents of Samuel D. McCree or "Prof" McCree, as he is admiringly called by almost all of Tulsa. But it takes an old; very old Alpha man to recall the day that Brother McCree "crossed the burning sands" into Alphadom at Howard University during the chilly autumn of 1908. Oldest Alphaman In Oklahoma A native of Greenwood, Miss., Brother McCree was born in that thriving Delta community on March 11, 1885. He completed his elementary education there, and then went to Holly Springs, in the hills of Mississippi, for his high school education at Rust College. Later to Howard University, Washington, D. C, for the Bachelor of Arts Degree. Brother McCree's father was a successful lawyer, (Ambrose S. McCree) in Greenwood, and it was only natural that he desired to trod the legal paths of his forebear. So in 1908 he enrolled for a course in law at Howard, graduating with the Law Degree three years later. Hardly taking time to say the usual farewell to classmates and other friends in the nation's capital, he rushed off to Oklahoma which at the time was still basking with pride in the sunshine of its Statehood title. This decision to go to this Southwest State gave him the distinction of becoming not only one of the youngest lawyers of the new state, but also the first Alpha

man on record to set foot on Oklahoma soil. In the midst of a dearth of clients, it didn't take this youthful and ambitious lawyer long to realize that what Oklahoma needed in 1912 was school teachers. And after only one year of practice, Brother McCree entered the teaching profession. He taught in Tulsa for four years, at Langston four years, two more years at McAlester's Training School for boys, and then back to Tulsa in 1922 where he has been actively engaged as a schoolmaster since. There are numerous new comers to the "Oil Capital of the World" who know Brother McCree only as the proprietor of a large grocery and market, which is the gratifying results of a business venture he entered in 1922, the same year of his return to Tulsa. He frequently tells how he decided to enter the grocery store business to appease his pretty wife who had no love for teaching as a means of employment. Brother McCree missed becoming a charter member of Beta Chapter, Howard in 1907, only by a few months. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity was just a year old. Beta Chapter was the second link to be added to this fraternal chain which now represents almost two hundred chapters. But twenty-seven years later the honor of being a charter member came with the organization of Alpha Tau Lambda, the official host to the 1947 General Convention. He has taken special interest in the activities of this chapter and watched

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has been a vital force since coming to Missouri. From 1934 to 1936 he was historian for the association; from 1936 to 1938 he was its president; from 1938 to 1940 he served as its secretary, and in 1940 he was elected to the position of executive secretary, which position he held until he became general secretary of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. The year 1942 was Mayberry's really big year in the association, for it was then that he took out life membership and was awarded the much coveted Medal for Distinguished Service, an honor usually reserved for much older educators. Besides the Missouri State Association of Negro Teachers, memberships are held by him in the following: National Education Association; American Teachers Association; the National Association of Secondary School Principals; the Missouri Association of Social Welfare; Beau Brummel Club; American War Dads; Boy Scouts; Paseo Y. M. C. A.; and the St. Augustine Episcopal Church. In Beta Lambda chapter, he has served as president, recording secretary, representative to the Kansas City Pan-Hellenic Council, financial secretary, and treasurer. While serving as General Secretary, Brother Mayberry has had as his secretary, his very efficient wife, Mrs. Grace Mayberry. When things have looked gloomy and hte office desk piled high with correspondence and what have you, it has been Mrs. Mayberry who has helped Burt over the hurdle and kept things running smoothly. She'll be in Tulsaâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;watch

From page 5 spoken when he has reasonable assurance of the correctness of his actions or decisions. His love for mercy is shown in the way in which he greets all brothers â&#x20AC;&#x201D;pleasantly. His smile is broad and genuine. Certainly Brother Mayberry will walk humbly with his God and be numbered among the immortals of the Fraternity. Who is Burt a Mayberry, and why all this "todo" about him? First of all he is an ALPHA, being among the third group to cross the burning sands at Upsilon Chapter at Lawrence, Kansas in 1919. In the early 20's he took his bachelor's degree in political science at the University of Kansas and a year later, his master's degree in educational psychology at the same institution. In 1922 he became an instructor of political science in Lincoln High School. Since then he has taught summer courses at Lincoln University (Mo.): has been State Supervisor of Negro schools; vice-principal of the R. T. Coles Junior and Vocational High School; and presently, principal of the W. W. Yates school, Kansas City's second largest Negro elementary school. Brother Mayberry's professional activities have been varied and interesting. He was the first president of the Secondary Teachers Study Club. His ability and popularity have made him an enviable record in the Missouri State Association of Negro Teachers, in which he

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From page 7 HERMAN B. SMITH Gamma Omicron Chapter 1. Vice-President of Gamma Omicron Chapter. 2. Treasurer of the Senior Class. 3. Treasurer of the Eta Sigma Tau Chapter of Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society. 4. Treasurer of the Kappa Delta Sigma Debating Society. 5. Treasurer of the Knoxville College Chapter of NAACP. 6. Vice-President of the College Y. M. C. A. 7. Corresponding Secretary of the Beta Chapter of the Phalanx Fraternity. 8. Superintendent of the elementary division of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church. CHARLES C. WALLACE Beta Epsilon Chapter 1. Revised plans for student discipline committee. 2. Director of Student-AidFund. 3. Inaugurated quarterly and yearly report of Student Activity. 4. College representative to Chicago Conference. 5. Co-Chairman of Student National Committee. (Only Negro in such position). 6. First undergraduate to address graduates of the City High School. 7. Student representative to North Carolina Student Legislative Assembly. 8. President of Beta Epsilon Chapter. 9. Member of Alpha Kappa Mu Honorary Society. 10. Extended invitation for membership in Beta Kappa Chi National Scientific Honorary Society. 11. Member of the Building, Dramatic, Social, Year Book, Athletic, Cancer, and Rules and Regulations Committees of North Carolina A. and T. College. DR. WILLIAM H. GRAY, JR. Gamma Mu Lambda 1. Member of Gamma Mu Lambda. 2 Southern Vice-President Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. 3. President, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College. 4. Member of Trustee Board of Florida Normal College. 5. Member of Trustee Board and life member of American Teachers Association. 6. Member of the Executive Committee of Florida State Teachers Association. 7. Vice-Chairman of the Southern Regional Conference of Florida. 8 Member of the Elks Lodge, and the Masonic Order. 9. Member of Bethel Baptist Church. 10. Member of Tallahassee's Civic League. 11. Member of the Executive Committee of Alpha Kappa Mu National Honorary Society. 12. Chairman of State Education Committee that surveyed education in Florida. 13. Recently received for the college the highest appropriation of any land grand college in the United States, and an allotment of $400,000 for building purposes. her at work as secretary to the General Secretary! Considerable traveling has been done by Burt during the two years he has been General Secretary. He has made just about every regional convention thereby kfeeping in touch with the thinking of the Fraternity at the "Little Conventions.' Last summer found him visiting chapters in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Berkley on the Pacific coast, and New York, Jersey City, and Brooklyn on the Atlantic coast. And knowing Burt, many of these visits were made at his own expense. Good-bye. Brother Mayberry! We shall always hold a warm spot in our hearts for you!

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SUMMARY OF REGIONAL CONFERENCES In Father's Footsteps Robert E d w a r d Mitchell, son of B r o t h e r and Mrs. J. A r n e t t Mitchell, h a d t h e distinction, at t h e end of t h e spring q u a r t e r of being elected to P H I BETA K A P P A at Ohio State University. W h e n this honor came to him, R o b e r t w a s designated as standing t h e highest scholastically in his class, and w a s a w a r d e d t h e P h i Beta K a p p a scholarship for t h e ensuing year. Robert is a p r o d u c t of t h e Columbus public school system. At East High School he was a w a r d e d t h e plaque for excellence in e x t e m p e r a n e o u s speaking. As a freshman at Ohio State he m a d e t h e Scholastic Society of his class. In a m e a s u r e Robert is following in his father's footsteps. T h e elder Mitchell is principal of Champion Junior High School, Columbus. He graduated in t h r e e

years from Bowdoin College w i t h P H I BETA KAPPA honors. Incidentally, Brother Mitchell m a d e a flying t r i p to Bowdoin J u n e of this y e a r to a t t e n d t h e 35th a n n i v e r s a r y of t h e Class of 1912.

Brother McCree Will Slide From page 8 with increasing p r i d e its constant g r o w t h . You can be sure t h a t h e and his lovely wife, Dorothy, will be on h a n d to greet m a n y of t h e visiting b r o t h e r s w h o will come to Tulsa to t h e T h i r t y - t h i r d G e n e r a l Convention this December. H e is p r a y i n g that in this great gathering of b r o t h e r s who will converge on Tulsa will b e at least one old-timer w h o e n t e r e d t h e m y s tic r e a l m of A l p h a d o m t h r o u g h Beta Chapter way, w a y back w h e n !

ATTY. BELFORD V. LAWSON, JR.

General President, who attended all four regional conferences held this year, including the Southern in Memphis, the Midwestern in Chicago, the Eastern in New York City, and the Far Western in Dallas. General President Lawson will preside over the Thirty-third General Convention in Tulsa, Oklahoma during the last four days in December. He hails from Washington, D. C. During the Spring, Summer and A u t u m n of 1947, each of t h e Regional Jurisdictions of Alpha P h i Alpha held interesting and significant regional conventions. Our general president, B r o t h e r Belford V. Lawson, our general secretary, Brother B u r t M a y b e r r y and several other general officers, as well as n u m e r o u s p r o m i n e n t u n d e r g r a d u a t e and g r a d u a t e brothers representing a wide cross-section of chapters attended each of those conventions, and enthusiastically participated in the respective programs. Many important subjects and problems p e r t i n e n t and vital to t h e welfare and progress of Alpha P h i Alpha w e r e given serious and thoughtful consideration. Following is an a t t e m p t to summarize the p r o g r a m s and recommendations of each of t h e regional conventions: 1. T h e Southern Regional Convention met at LeMoyne College, Memphis. Tennessee, April 4, 5, 6, 1947. Hosts: Alpha Delta Lambda, and Beta Xi Chapters. 2. The Mid-Western Regional Convention met at t h e P a r k w a y C o m m u n i t y Center, Chicago, Illinois, S e p t e m b e r 26, 27, 28, 1947. Hosts: Theta, and Xi-Lambda Chapters. 3. T h e Eastern Regional Convention m e t at the H a r l e m Branch of the Y. M. C. A., New York City, New York. October 5, 6, 1947. Hosts: Eta. Alpha G a m m a Lambda, and G a m m a Iota Lambda Chapters. 4. The Western Regional Convention met at t h e Moorland Branch, Y. M. C. A., Dallas, Texas, October 10, 11, 12, 1947. Hosts: A l p h a Sigma L a m b d a Chapter.

ATTENDED ALL FOUR REGIONALS . . Alpha's two top officials, B r o t h e r s Belford V. Lawson, (right) of Washington, D. C., and B u r t A. Mayberry, of K a n s a s City, Mo., in their respective offices as G e n e r a l P r e s i d e n t and G e n e r a l Secretary, attended all four regional conferences held this year . . . t h e Southern, at Memphis; Midwestern, Chicago; Eastern, N e w York City, a n d t h e Western, Dallas, Texas. H e r e t h e y a r e s h o w n a t close of breakfast p r o g r a m of t h e Western Regional Meeting, Dallas, with, resolute expressions.

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A. MACEO SMITH Western Vice-President, Dallas, Texas Brother A. Maceo Smith, Fourth VicePresident of our Fraternity, presided as the Far-Western Convention got under way in good old Dallas, Texas. The invocation was offered by Brother Dr. John Cadwell of Alpha Eta Lambda Chapter. The welcome address was made by the vivacious Brother J. Leslie Patton, principal of the Booker T. Washington High School. Dallas, and the President of Alpha Sigma Lambda Chapter. The theme of the convention was "United Minorities Fight For Full Citizenship Rights." Brother Thomas Tolbert of Alpha Sigma Lambda gave the keynote address, in which he made clear the purposes of Alpha Phi Alpha's fight for full citizenship for all minorities. Brother C. P. Johnson, Southwestern Area Director, from Gamma Eta Lambda Chapter served as secretary for the convention. A very interesting feature of the convention was the Citizenship Clinic. Brother Hune Williams of Tulsa, Oklahoma served as chairman. The following topics were ably discussed by the respective brothers" as listed: Economics." Brother Dr. B. E. Conner, Gamma Eta Lambda: "Organized Labor" Brother James W. White, Alpha Eta Lambda; "Education." Brother J. L. Patton, Alpha Sigma Lambda: "Health, Housing, and Welfare," Brother J. A. Hudson. Alpha Sigma Lambda: "Civil Rights," Brother Joseph R. Willie. Alpha Sigma: "Political Action," Brother A. Maceo Smith, Western Vice-President: "World Citizenship." Brother Lewis O. Swingler, Editor of the Sphinx. A comprehensive and enlightening summary was presented by Brother General President, Attorney Belford V. Lawson. "The Role of the Undergraduate in the Battle for Future Citizenship" was the subject of the second panel discussion. The discussants were Brothers M. C. Gaw and Joseph Willie, of Alpha Sigma, and several others. This was a lively and interesting program. Many progressive and far-reaching ideas and points were brought out in the discussion. Brother Burt A. Mayberry. General Secretary of the Fraternity conducted a very informa-

tive General Office Work Shop Discussion, which was greatly appreciated by the brothers. Through this particular program and discussion, many of the brothers heard and understand for the first time the inner workings of the office of the General Secretary. Out of this discussion came two pertinent questions on which further light and information will be sought at the General Convention at Tulsa. Those questions were: 1. Is The Sphinx a publication to which only brothers may subscribe? 2. Is it possible that widows of deceased brothers may be placed on a permanent file to receive issues of the Sphinx. Brother Maceo Hill of Columbus, Ohio gave an impressive talk on "Improved Techniques and Inovations in Local and National Programs." Brother Dr. H. Council Trenholm, Director of Education, and President of Alabama State College gave the Fraternal Address, which was thought-provoking and inspiring. The public meeting was held at the Roseland Homes Auditorium. Brother Attorney Belford V. Lawson. General President of the Fraternitj^was the principal speaker. In his usual tniynitable manner, he thrilled the capacity,! audience with his eloquent but factual and dynamic address. At this program Brother Dr. Trenholm, our Educational Director, presented the first Alpha Phi Alpha Citizenship Medal to Brother Otis Sharkey of Delta Chapter. Tilliston College. Austin, Texas. Following that presentation, the brothers were led in singing the Alpha Hymn by Brother Maceo Hill, and the Fraternity Prayer was offered by Brother R. L. Prim. The public worship service was held at the St. Paul Methodist Church of which Brother R. W. Puryear is the minister. A very impressive and resourceful sermon was delivered by the Rev. Brother E. Leonard Thompson of Dallas. There were many enjoyable social affairs, among which were: The Pan-Hellenic Dance at the beautiful Rose Room: an Alpha Smoker; The Alpha Formal Dance, and a special Alpha breakfast on Sunday Morning. General officers in attendance at the convention were: Brother Attorney Belford V. Lawson, General President; Brother A. Maceo Smith, Fourth VicePresident: Brother Burt A. Mayberry, General Secretary: Brother Dr. H. Council Trenholm, Educational Director; Brother Lewis O. Swingler, Editor of The Sphinx; Brother C. P. Johnson, Southwest Area Director: Brother L. Hune Williams, Regional Director. Several hundred other brothers from various parts of the region and the nation were alsa present. Among the recommendations passed and sent to the Tulsa Convention by the Far-Western Regional Convention were the following: 1. Be it resolved that this conference go on record as commending Brother HermanMarion Sweatt for his significant, persistant, and intelligent efforts on behelf of the race. 2. Be it resolved, that this convention go on record as commending Brother Maceo Smith. Samuel Hudson and others for their excellent work in the general field of social welfare. 3. Be it resolved that this convention

December, 1947 go on record as praising the present administration for its untiring and highly intelligent direction of the affairs of Alpha Phi Alpha. 4. Be it resolved that the brothers at this convention urge the members of their respective chapters to intensify their efforts in getting poll taxes paid, and as many registered voters as possible. 5. We recommend that the Fraternity spearhead and participate in the setting up of an interfraternity lobby in Washington, D. C, for the purpose of influencing legislation fair to Negroes. 6. We recommend that the General President be elected by popular vote of every financial member of the Fraternity. 7. We recommend that the vice presidents be elected by popular vote of every financial member in the particular region in which the vice-presidents are to serve. 8. We recommend all chapters investigate possibilities of obtaining chapter houses, since this has proved to be a rallying point for brothers. 9. We recommend that Brother Conners work out his plan more thoroughly and write up his ideas on the establishment of the National Finance Company and submit same for publication in The Sphinx. 10. We recommend that Brother Patton's speech on education, delivered at the Citizenship Clinic be published in The Sphinx. 11. We recommend that the Fraternal Address delivered by Brother Trenholm be published in The Sphinx. 12. We recommend that this Conference go on record as favoring the shortening of the time of General Conventions from five days to four, or if feasible to three. 13. We recommend that a study be made of the position of Editor of the Sphinx with the view of furnishing him a secretary or some form of relief from the burden of his duties. 14. We recommend the setting up of the position of a full time Executive Secretary. In this connection, the Conference urges the Committee on Executive Secretary get out a release explaining the details of the position in order that the brothers will be able to vote intelligently on this proposal. 15. We recommend that the budget of the vice-presidents be increased to a figure more commensurate with their duties. 16. We recommend that each brother present at this conference urge his chapter to send a large delegation to Tulsa for the General Convention. 17. We recommend that the Fraternity give consideration to clarifying the issue of who should succeed the General President in case of death. Submitted by, Kerven Carter, Claude Williams, James White. M. DeCoy, W. A. Samuel, Chair-

Notice Brothers Tulsa promises to give us our greatest convention. Don't fail to be there. Honorable Henry A. Wallace, former U. S. VicePresident will be guest speaker.

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THE EASTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE

LOUIS H. SCHUSTER Eastern Vice-President. Virginia College

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of the aims, plans, and program of the widely discussed "National Lobby." This session was largely attended by members of various Greek-Letter organizations. The Sunday morning worship services were held at the Church of the Master, whose pastor is Brother Rev. James Robinson. Brother Dr. William H. Gray, Second Vice-President of the Fraternity, and President of Florida A. and M. College. was guest minister. The public meeting, which was held at the Abyssinian Baptist Church, whose popular pastor is the colorful Brother Adam Clayton Powell, marked the close of the convention. The speaker for that session was the inter-nationally famous, and dynamic Brother Paul Robeson, who, as usual, thrilled the audience with several of his vocal selections. Following his soul-stirring songs, Brother Robeson delivered an inspiring message concerning the work of the Council on African Affairs of which he is chairman, and to which he has devoted so much of his time and unselfish efforts. Several chapters pledged to give support to the efforts of the Council on African Affairs. Among the suggestions and recommendations made at this convention, to be presented to the General Convention at Tulsa in December were the following: 1. The four points brought out in Brother Dr. Long's opening address (See above!: 2. That two blackballs be required to prevent the election of a candidate into the Fraternity. 3. That graduate brothers not be per-

Page 11 mitted to participate in undergraduate chapter affairs, if a graduate chapter is in the immediate vicinity. That a clearer and more concise interpretation be given to the term "undergraduate" and "graduate," since the present interpretation in the Constitution is inadequate. 4. That membership on standing and temporary committees be limited, so that "long-rolling" will not be effective. Brother Dr. Tollie Harris of Tulsa, Oklahoma appeared before the convention and urged the brothers to come to Tulsa for the General Convention in December. He promised a most hospitable and profitable experience there. Among the social affairs were: the preconvention smoker at the Imperial Auditorium, 160 West 129th Street, Friday evening, October 3. Brother Dr. Walter Jerrick, with his usual wit and efficiency, served as toast-master. The Alpha Formal Dance was held at the lovely Club Sudan on Saturday evening. There were hundreds of brothers from all sections of the Eastern Region as well as from other regions present. The following general officers and internationally prominent brothers in attendance: Brothers Attorney Belford V. Lawson, General President; Louis H. Schuster, Third Vice-President; Burt Mayberry. General Secretary; Attorney Charles Lane, General Counsel; Dr. Howard H. Long, Chairman. Committee on Public Policy: J. Rupert Picott. Chairman, Committee on Publicity: Jewel Dr. Henry A. Callis; Dr. Channing B. Tobias; Paul Robeson; Max Yergen, Alfred L. Pugh, Lay Member, Executive Council.

The Eastern Regional Convention was called to order by Brother Louis H. Schuster, Third Vice-President of Alpha Phi Alpha. Following the usual preliminaries, the brothers of the convention got to the real core of the meeting. An interesting and challenging program had been arranged, and the brothers were anxious to hear, think through, and disMID-WESTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE cuss the ideas and plans to be presented for the general improvement and proGaines. First Assistant to the Vice-Presigress of "our dear Fraternity." dent. called the convention to order, and Brother Dr. Howard H. Long, Chairman conducted the preliminary, or introducof the National Committee on Public tory program. Policy, and Past General President, deBro'her Rev. Joseph W. Miller delivered the opening address. He spoke livered the invocation, and Brother Ernest from the subject, "The National ProSavory led the brothers in singing the gram of the Fraternity." His address was national hymn. Words of welcome were stimulating and provocative, to say the extended by Brothers Cornelius Parrish, least. Among the ideas brought out by President of Theta Chapter; Dr. A. WayBrother Dr. Long were the following: man Ward, of Xi Lambda Chapter, and 1. That the General President of Alpha Attorney Sidney P. Brown, on behalf Phi Alpha should be elected by the popuof the citizens of Chicago. Response to lar vote of all financial brothers. the words of welcome was given by 2. That each region should have the Brother Ernest Savory, one of the regionright to elect its own vice-president. al directors of the Mid-Western Region. 3. That the election of the general secBrother Thomas Clarke then introduced retary should remain as it now is. the Regional Vice-President. Brother At4. That all amendments to the Constitorney Lovelace. Brother Lawrence T. tution should have the approval of twoYoung was appointed to serve as conthirds of all chapters. vention secretary. The speaker maintained that, if the The opening and keynote address was above four points were instituted, the delivered bv Brother Dr. Milton S. J. following results will be achieved: Wright, chairman of the Division of So1. Much time at general conventions cial Sciences, Wilberforce University. will be saved, and that there will be more Brother Dr. Wright spoke from the subintelligent and peaceful discussions, as ject, "A Challenge To Serve," in which well as greater advancement made at the he surveyed the history of signifcant annual meetings. services rendered to the nation and to so2 Greater national unity will be achievciety by Alpha Phi Alpha and called upon ed. the brothers, the chapters, and the Gen3. There will be much more democracy W. N. LOVELACE eral Organization to continue, to increase, in the general functioning of the FraterMid-West Vice President Cincinnati, Ohio and to intensify their services to all mannity. kind, if they hoped to fulfill their high There was general agreement with, and The theme of the convention wasâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; aims, ideals, and precepts as set forth endorsement of the points outlined by "Alpha Phi Alpha United For Service." by the founding Jewels. It was unaniBrother Dr. Long. Mrs. Edna O. Gray, Supreme Basileus Brother Attorney Sidney A. Jones, Jr., mously voted by the convention that of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority ad- served as general chairman of the con- Brother Dr. Wright's address be published dressed the convention during the Sat- vention. Brother Attorney William N. in the Pre-Convention Issue of The urday evening session at the Abyssinian Lovelace, First Vice-President of Alpha Turn to page 13 Community House. She interestingly told Phi Alpha presided. Brother Charles E.

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WESTERN FEATURE BREAKFAST PROGRAM . . . One

December, 1947

of the major highlights of the Western Regional Conference at Dallas was the breakfast program held at Moreland Branch Y. M. C. A. Here Brother B. V. Lawson, General President, is seen as he addresses the gathering. Among other guests at the table from left end are Brothers L. H. Williams, Lewis O. Swingler. R. W. Puryear, executive secretary

of the Moreland Branch Y. M. C. A., and chairman of the conference committee; A. Maceo Smith, who presided over the conference as Western Vice-President; J. Leslie Patton, principal of Booker T. Washington high school, Dallas, who spoke at the panel session; H. Council Trenholm, and Burt A. Mayberry. Brother shown fourth from right end could not be identified. Âť *

WESTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCES . . . Delegates and visiting brothers, along with national and regional officers, at the Western Regional Conference held in October at Dallas, Texas. Shown on front row, from left, are Brothers C. Paul Johnson, of Austin, Texas, Western Regional Director; A Maceo Smith, of Dallas, Western Vice-President, who presided over the conference; H. Council Trenholm, of Alabama State

Teachers College. Montgomery. Director of Education; Attorney Belford V. Lawson, of Washington, D. Câ&#x20AC;&#x17E; General President; Burt A. Mayberry, of Kansas City, Mo., General Secretary; Lewis O. Swingler, of Memphis. Tenn., Editor-in-Chief of the Sphinx; Dr Lloyd Humes Williams, Western Regional Director; and Fred D. Moon, prominent Oklahoma educator from Oklahoma City.

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Mid-West Regional From page 11 Sphinx (See page 15 of this issue.) Brother Dr. Tollie W. Harris and Brother Dr. Lloyd H. Williams of Tulsa, Oklahoma brought greetings from their home chapter, their city and state. They informed the brothers that Tulsa was making great plans to welcome the 1947 General Convention in Grand Style. Brother Dr. Braxton Cann, and Brother William C. Pyant then led a lively discussion on "Our Pan-Hellenic Program." Brothers Charles E. Gaines, John W. Fleming, William R. McCaleb and Oliver W. Sumlin participated in a panel discussion on, "Our Ritual As It Relates to Candidates and Initiation." This proved to be an interesting and enlightening session. Another scheduled topic for discussion was, "The Functions of the Administration Officers of Alpha Phi Alpha." Brothers Michael Turpean, Lawrence T. Young Plato Jones, Theo. Randolph, James C. Wilkes, and T. Wendell Williams participated in a very informative panel discussion on, "Problems to the Undergraduate Chapters." Each of the topics mentioned stimulated much thought and discussion on the part of the brothers present. The Committee on Recommendations brought in the following report to be forwarded to the General Convention at Tulsa* 1 BLACKBALLING OF CANDIDATES: That two (2) blackballs be substituted for one blackball in the electing of candidates for initiation into the Fraternity. 2 HAZING OF SPHINXMEN: That hazing and brutality of Sphinxmen by Alpha Phi Alpha brothers be ^PRESENCE OF VICE-PRESIDENT, or proxies, AT INITIATION: That each Vice-President give closer supervision to the initiation and procedures and practices so as to prevent all brutality and possible accidents which make the Fraternity liable. 4. PINS: . _ We do not recommend guards for pins. 5 PAN-HELLENIC COUNCIL: That necessary steps be taken so the Fraternity may participate more effectively in the Pan-Hellenic Council. Also that the word "Negro" or any other word referring to race, be deleted from all future records. 6. ZONING OF REGIONS: That the Geographical boundaries of the respective regions be determined only bv the General Convention assembled. 7. FULL-TIME EXECUTIVE SECRETARY: That the full time executive secretary, as provided by mandate of the General Convention at Columbus, Ohio, be elected at the Tulsa, Oklahoma convention without further delay. 8. CO-OPERATION: That immediate and necessary steps be made for complete and harmonious cooperation between the General President and the General Secretary in order that the work of the Fraternity may move progressively forward, as "Alpha Phi Alpha delights in forward steps." The recommendations were adopted by the convention. Members of Recommendation committee: Brother Dr. Milton S. J. Wright, Chairman; Brothers F. D. Henry, Maceo Hill, J. A. Banks, J. S. Randolph, T. Wendell

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THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE Williams, and James E. Morris, Secretary. The Sunday morning public worship service was held at Bethel A. M. E. Church, Brother Dr. A. Wayman Ward, pastor. Speakers at this session were: Brother Dr. Roscoe C. Giles, who spoke from the subject, "Health As A Vital Factor In Society"; Brother Attorney Belford V. Lawson, our General President, who used as his text, "Look to the Rock From Whence Ye Are Hewn," and Brother Dr. A. Wayman Ward. Brother Frank L. Stanley of Louisville, Ky., in the closing address, spoke from the subject: "Alpha's Place In World Affairs." Brother General President Lawson responded briefly from the topic, "Alpha Meets Its Challenge." The following general officers were present: Brother Attorney Belford V. Lawson, General President, Brother Attorney William N. Lovelace, First VicePresident, Brother Burt A. Mayberry, General Secretary; Brother Lewis O. Swingler, Editor of the Sphinx; Brother Charles F. Lane, General Counsel. There were approximately two hundred and ten regularly registered brothers, and a grand total of more than four hundred brothers in attendance, representing just about every active chapter in the MidWestern Region. Among the many and varied social ses-

DR. WILLIAM H. GRAY, JR. Southern Vice-President The following are recommendations and Turn page sions were: A cocktail party at the Alpha Frat House, and the Alpha Formal Dance at the Parkway Ballroom.

MELODIES LINGER ON . . . Brother Maceo Hill, of Columbus, who for more than ten years has served the Fraternity as official song leader at all of its conventions, is shown here presenting to Brother Belford V. Lawson, General President, a copy of the master recording of the Alpha Hymn when the 1946 convention met in Columbus. This scene was taken during the regional conference at Dallas, Texas. Looking on from left are Brothers A. Maceo Smith, Western Vice-President; Sphinx Editor L. O. Swingler; General Secretary Burt A. Mayberry; Western Regional Director C. Paul Johnson; and Director of Education H. Council Trenholm. Brother Hill plans to be on hand in Tulsa with this record and a number of others made at the public program in Columbus. He served as General Chairman of the 1946 Convention Committee for ^he host chapter, Alpha Rho Lambda.

Page 14 resolutions drawn up during the Southern Regional Conference at Memphis, Tennessee, to be submitted to the General Convention in Tulsa. (Other highlights of the Southern Regional Conference accompanied with pictures have already been published in the May Number, 1947.) The following are recommendations drawn up during the Southern Regional Conference at Memphis, Tennessee to be submitted to the General Convention in Tulsa. (Other highlights of the Southern Regional Conference accompanying with pictures have already been published in a previous edition. See May Number 1947.) 1. That the General Convention be shortened to three days by streamlining business sessions. 2. That Alpha Phi Alpha cooperate 100 per cent in the Pan-Hellenic Council in getting all Greek letter organizations

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working together on one project. 3. That there be a discussion at the 33rd General Convention relative to- the advisibility of creating a nomination committee composed of two representatives from each jurisdiction to be appointed by the General President before the close of the first session of business. The duty of this committee shall be to nominate all General Officers of Alpha Phi Alpha, Incorporated; and to report its finding to the convention at least three (3) hours before schedule time of election. 4. That there will not be the creation of an Executive Committee at this time. The committee does not see the expediency at this time. 5. That the fraternity go on record as actively participating in worthy civic efforts and racial improvement organizations of its community and that each chapter sponsor at least one civic project.

AT ALPHA'S EASTERN REGIONAL . . . Baseball's annual classic, the World Series, was not the only attraction that brought prominent leaders to New York during the first week in October. Alpha's Eastern Regional Conference, under leadership of Brother Louis H. Schuster, commanded some "big names" also. Here Southern Vice-President William H. Gray (Forefront), of Florida, enjoys an evening with General President Belford V. Lawson, and his charming wife.

December, 1947 6. That the Regional conference be held annually. 7. That the General Counsel propose a procedure for awarding the Jewelry contract. This procedure to be approved by the General Convention. 8. That a handbook of chapter procedures be published and distributed by the General Secretary. 9. That hereafter more time will be given for committee meetings. 10. That all regions should hold regional conferences annually and dates. 11. That Brother Lewis O. Swingler be given more secretarial assistance to do his job as Editor of The Sphinx in accord with recommendations drawn up by Brother Swingler. The Recommendation Committee, Brother W. D. Hawkins, Chairman Brother M. G. Miles, Secretary. Turn to page 16

of Washington, D. C, during the conference. Mrs. Lawson, well known for her column in the Pittsburgh Courier which she writes under her maiden name (Marjorie McKenzie), like her husband is also a practicing attorney. Brother Gray is president of Florida A & M. College, Tallahassee. Both Brothers Lawson and Gray gave addresses at the regional, the latter serving as the Sunday morning speaker at Abyssinian Baptist Church.

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"A CHALLENGE TO SERVE" soon becomes as the proverbial salt without Savor. But such has not been, and is not the case in the history and development of Alpha Phi Alpha. This organization went through its period of study and adjustment. Although, during the early years following its establishment, there were some disagreements and differences of opinion as to the ways and means of accomplishing its goal, It did not take the Fraternity too long to get set on a sound and firm plan and pattern for attaining the high purpose and objective for which it has been launched. As an organization of college men, Aloha Phi Alpha methodically and logically began with the idea that there should and must be a period of preparation. Therefore, its members began bv preparing themselves for the task ahead. They solemnly pledged to "aid in and insist upon the personal progress of its members; to further brotherly love and fraternal spirit within the organization—" Indeed, it is an unquestionable fact that charity does begin at home. Before one can teach, he must first learn. Before one DR. MILTON S. J. WRIGHT can effectively help others, he should Assistant Editor strengthen and fortify himself for service. An address delivered at the opening ses- So the brothers of Alpha Phi Aloha sion of the Mid-Western Regional Conven- started in by binding themselves togethpr tion of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., for service to each other that they might Friday, September 26, 1947, in Chicago, be better suited and conditioned to render Illinois, by Dr. Milton S. J. Wright, Chair- greater service to others. They sincerelv man, Division of Social Science, Wilberforce and earnestly avowed that, "manly deeds. scholarship, and love for all mankind, are University, Wilberforce, Ohio. the aims of our dear Fraternity." In such HE Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity was a bond of fraternal spirit, the organizaconceived in fraternal spirit and de- tion set forth on a cooperative course of dicated to the noble ideal and aim of service. Society, indeed, life itself is a cooperalove and service to all mankind. Fortyone years ago those far-sighted young tive venture. Even the various elements American college students of Cornell Uni- of nature render fundamental service to versity in New York State, the founders the functional development of the whole of Alpha Phi Alpha, were seriously con- The sun, the moon, the stars, all work cerned about the general welfare and in harmony among themselves and with uplift of a people in need. Inspired by an the various chemical and physical eleindomitable will and spirit of helpfulness, ments of earthly bodies, thereby renderthey soon subscribed to the great philo- ing invaluable service to all nature. sophy of SUCCESS through SERVICE. For centuries many of the most proIn line with the social teachings of one found and erudite thinkers and scholars, of the most profound teachers of the covering an extensive variety of fields. ages—"Let him who would be greatest have called attention to the importance among you, be servant of all"— those of mutual aid or service in both natural social-minded young college men estab- and social life. History records the solished a fraternity based upon the sound cial evolution of man from the era of the and noble idea and proposition, that as selfish and unscrupulous cave man; "servants of all," their organization would through the period of the old self-ceneventually "transcend all." Thus, from tered rugged individualist, to the more the very beginning, Alpha Phi Alpha men tolerant and symnathetic period of, "live bound themselves together, and set as and let live," and finallv to the dawn of their first and foremost aim and purpose: the more humane and intelligent presLove and Service to Mankind. Indeed, ent era of "live and helo live." Today we Alpha Phi Alpha was, and is still unified find among us those individuals and organizations who and which, in varying for service. degrees, insist that each of those philoService is one of the greatest attri- sophies and theories is best for the probutes of progressive civilization. Any gress of civilization. article which has no utility has no value. The various ancient city-states and naIn order for an article to have value. tion-states of the world, for thousands it must be of service. Likewise, any per- of years, have oersistentlv held to the son, institution, or organization, who or political theories of chauvinistic patriotwhich fails to be of service, has no real ism, with each nation scheming and coneffectiveness in society. In such cases, niving against the others for supremacy. deterioration or stagnation soon sets in, In their systems of government there was and the results are disintegration and little, if any thought of the state renderdeath. ing service to the people. However, the Whether it be government, church, princes, kings, and other rulers of those school, home, business enterprise, labor states frequently demanded that the people unquestionably and without reservaunion, or fraternal order, if it does not tion swear and give allegiance and consistently and persistently offer and service to the state. Niccolo Machiavelli, Florentinee diplogive some genuine service to society, It

mat of the latter fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, wrote in his monumental work. "The Prince," (in the year 1513), the following lines: "The Prince who contributes toward the advancement of another power, ruins his own." Writing further, he asserted: "It is better to be feared than to be loved, for it may truly be affirmed of mankind in general, that they are ungrateful, fickle timid dissembling, and self-interested." Likewise, the exponents of the old mercantile theory believed whole-heartedly in taking as much as possible, and giving as little as possible in return. They were not at all motivated by the desire to render unselfish service, but rather by the unvarnished, materialistic profit motive. To them, the primary and most compelling purpose of production, trade and commerce was to create a situation in which their respective countries would be '-ade wealthy at the expense and i h rough the ruthless exploitation of others, their thcught was, that through a consistent favorable balance of trade, the wealth of their respective nations would be assured. They cared little or nothing about the general welfare of others. Real service to others was not their aim. In like manner, the imperialistic colonial powers of yesterday and today had and have a minimum of concern for rendering effectively and meaningful service to the benighted peoples whose lands they conquered and expropriated, and whose bodies, energies, and minds they sought to enslave. The exploiters believed and believe that those lands and peoples were created especially to serve the wills and purposes of the imperialistic powers. Those unscrupulous exploiters also felt and feel that they had and have no obligation of helpful service to the "poor devils" in return. The ringing shibbolith of selfish men and institutions is and has ever been. "Let us P-R-E-Y!", not, "Let us Serve!" In spite of the fact that all nature, and the highest of all human intelligence give definite evidence and proof that we live in a "give and take world," and that, for the most part, we must sow, if we expect to reap, there are today almost innumerable political, industrial, educational, social, and religious pseudo-leaders and self-centered organizations, who and which seem firmly to believe in, and subscribe to the Machiavellian an mercantile theories. This is true, despite the current popularity of, and interest in, notwithstanding, the wide-spread ignorance concerning the United Nation, N. N. E S. C. O., U. N. R. R. A., the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and other similar ideas and projects. A little more than a decade after its founding. Aloha Phi Alpha was well on the way with its program of service to mankind. America's illiteracy rate having reached alarming proportions: ignorance running rampart, and opportunity for formal training being limited or denied to hundreds of thousands of worth-while citizens, young and old —in the year, 1919, A l p h a Phi Alpha launched its nation-wide "Go To High School—Go To College" program. Through this effort the Fraternity not only urgently appealed to the youth of the land to remain in school as long as it was possible and profitable, but the organization gave thousands of dollars In Turn to page 16

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December, 1947

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PR. O. W/LSON W/NTERS.

Editor

THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS (An Apology to Clement Clark Moore) Twas the night before Christmas, when all thru the land A thousand good Alpha men were planning to "scram." The baggage was stacked in the hallway with care | 'Twas plain they were ready to sniff Tulsa air. j My son was asleep long ago in his bed While estatic visions encompassed his head. j My wife in her peignoir and me, stocking cap Were foregoing this onetime our Christmas Eve nap. | When out on the lawn there arose such a DR. WINTERS clatter I ran thru the room to see what was the matter Away to the window I flew like a flash Up went Venetian blind, high up went the sash. The moon on the bosom of new fallen snow, Gave a lustre of high noon to objects below When what to my Canadian Clubbed eyes should appear But a miniature sled and eight tiny reindeer With a pot bellied driver so lively and quick I knew in a thrice it must be St. Nick More rapid than Buddy Young these swift reindeer came As he snorted and shouted and called them strange names Now Cyrus! Now Logan; Now Picott and Custis On Lawson! On Mayberry! On Cannon and Schuster! To the top of the porch, to the top of the wall On to Tulsa, dash away, dash away alJJ

As dry leaves before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with obstruction and mount to the sky So up to the house-top this strange cargo flew With a sleigh full of Christmas and Good Fellowship, too. And then in a twinkling I heard on the roof A gitterbug stampede from each Alpha hoof As I drew back my head and was turning around Down the chimney (God help him) did St. Nicholas bound He was dressed in a fur coat from head to his foot But my chimney was full of white ashes and soot As a paragon of fashion he could not then boast For he looked like St. Felix fresh from the coast His eyes how they twinkled! His dimples how merry! 'Twas then I discovered St. Nick was a fairy. His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow Like he'd run into alum somewhere, don't you know. The stump of his pipe he held tight in his teeth With such a cute mouth smoke rings were like wreaths He had a broad face and his frame seemed to hurdle Only a few folks could tell he was wearing a girdle He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf And I smiled when I saw he was proud of himself A wink of his eye and a toss of his head And my wife quickly knew, she had nothing to dread He spoke not a word but went straight to his work And stuffed all our stockings and turned with a jerk He, laid his finger, I, my thumb, to the nose

) He gave a sly nod and up the chimney he rose He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle And away they all flew like the down of a thistle But I heard him exclaim as thru the ether he flew "Happy Christmas at TULSA and a fine conclave too!" O. WILSON WINTERS. s

"A Challenge to Serve" From page 15 scholarships and fellowships annually to help make it possible for students to continue their formal training. Every year numerous business and professional men, and student members of the Fraternity freely gave their time, their talent, their facilities, and their finances that the story of the real worth of education may be carried to both urban and rural centers. This service was greatly appreciated and bore fruit. Letters and other expressions of gratitude and commendation came from a wide cross-section of American citizens, even from the president of the United States. That Program was undoubtedly a grand success. In 1933. at St. Louis, Missouri, the Fraternity further broadened and expanded that educational program by establishing its Educational Foundation. This foundation included among its objectives, assistance in the publication of pertinent books and other literature; increasing the scholarship and fellowship aids to graduate and undergraduate students, and the general dissemination of knowledge among the people through its official publication. The Sphinx. Likewise, much significant service was rendered through the Fraternity's Committee on Public Opinion. Among other notable services rendered by the Fraternity is its "Education for Citizenship" program, declaring that "a voteless people is a hopeless people." In this effort, a relentless campaign is waged against the infamous poll tax which prevents numerous citizens from making full use of one of their fundamental rights Turn to page 21

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THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECT OF THE NEGRO By Brother B. E. Connor, Gamma Eta Lambda HE world is faced with a new social and economic order. Habits, customs, methods and set rules of yesterday are fast changing today, and there will be still greater changes tomorrow. The machine and atomic age, with the speed and ease of transportation and communication, make competition acute. The rapid transition from the generally trained to that of the technically trained in labor or professions will leave its mark upon society. The skilled will be in demand and the unskilled will be left by the wayside to pick up the crumbs. The Negro has done, and is doing a great job in fighting for his equal rights and recognition as an American citizen in this great country. The race is not an infant anymore to be cared for as a babe; 15,000,000 Negroes have grown to be the largest minority group on the North American continent. As a result of his fight, he has placed himself in the competitive field with other races the world over. He must face the fact that he is not only a competitor and problem in America, but, a world competitor. If he is a competitor, the fight will be greater and those who survive must be so well trained in their fields, so that they can excel, not compete. There are four fundamental essentials necessary for any race to command the respect of other races and hold its place in the world. These fundamentals are: 1. Religion 2. Education 3. Economic, and 4. Political freedom The Negro has made rapid strides in the field of religion and education with glorifying results. He has partially cracked the door in the field of politics and had done fairly well in economics. Alpha and other Greek letter organizations have contributed greatly toward this advancement and a good job has been done. But, I feel it is now time to swing the pendulum in the opposite direction. For many years, we have been on the wrong rung of the ladder. Those who fought for higher education of the Negro were right, to a great extent, in their view. We need higher education and more education, but, we also need a secure economic foundation to stand upon. An economically enslaved people is a powerless people. A thriftless people is a reserveless people. A people without a solid economic foundation, will be a helpless, dependent people, and must take whatever is given them. Why is the Negro's economic structure unsafe? Has the Negro sufficient money to do the things necessary to be done? Does the Negro handle sufficient money to carry out the plans so proposed? What is the fundamental cause for the Negro's lack or failure in business? The chief cause for the Negro's economic structure being unsafe is due to the fact that he has not developed widely and safely enough business enterprises through which money spent by Negroes can be returned to Negroes in business. The reason for his laxed business enterprises and for his failure in developing better and larger businesses are as follows: 1. Lack of training

2. Lack of cooperation, and 3. Lack of finance. The time has come when the young men and women of our Greek letter organizations must blend their forces in another direction to fight the race question. That fight will be to free the Negro from economic slavery and thus open the way to political and social progress. The burden of the fight is placed upon us. We are a poor people individually, but, collectively we can be a powerful minority group. We are lacking in properly trained men and women for the jobs. Large sums of money each year are being spent in businesses by Negroes that are not owned by Negroes that could be going into channels that will help our group. But, we do not have the properly trained set-up and sufficiently financed enterprises to carry on. This isn't only true in business, with reference to stores and what not, but, it is true in our professions and especially so in the Southland, where the opportunities are great and competition is very, very little. We need trained financiers, trained managers and personnel for grocery stores, dry good stores and what not. We need, in the medical profession, trained men who have specialized so that instead of thousands of dollars being sent by our Negro professional men to white specialists each year, these individuals could send their patients to Negro specialists. Those specialist that we need so greatly are: pediatricians, laboratory technicians, x-Ray specialists and technicians, skin specialists, eye, nose, ear and throat specialists, and any number of others that will be greatly supported by the Negro medical profession. We are in need for qualified lawyers to plead our cases before the courts in the South as well as in other parts of the country. Lawyers that cannot be bought for a mess of partridge, but, men who are thoroughly qualified in their work and men who are willing to render service for their people and they will be properly remunerated for the same. What part can the Fraternities and Sororities play in the socio-economic rehabilitation of the Negro? I propose the following suggestions: I. A five year plan supported and carried out by Negroes from all sections of the United States, but, under one united organized effort. II. Organize a National Finance and Investment Corporation. , A. Board of directors. B. Departments. 1. Department of business education. a. Listing of schools for special training in business. b. Consultants (field workers) making a study of cooperative marketing and buying, field extension service. c. Research organizations for the development of community chain grocery stores, dry good stores and clothing stores. C. Department of Finance. 1. Specialist in finance who will understand and set up methods by which the money invested can be re-invested and properly handled. III. Department of Government and Negro Business. IV. Department of Foreign Trade and Foreign Relations.

Method of Financing (at a minimum share) 1. Greek letter organizations, No. 8 share $1,000, Amount $8,000. 2. Insurance Company, No. 10, share $1,000, amount $10,000. 3. Fraternal organizations, No. 8, share $1,000, amount $8,000. 4. National Baptist Conventions, No. 2, share $1,000, amount $2,000. 5. Methodist Conferences, No. 1, share, $1,000, amount $1,000. 6. Burial Societies, No. 500, share, $500, amount $250,000. 7. National Medical Society, No. 1, share $1,000, amount $1,000. 8. National Dental Society, No. 1, share $1,000, amount $1,000. 9. Wealthy Negro Churches, No 5, share $1,000, amount $5,000. 10. National Bar Association, No. 1, share $1,000, amount $1,000. 11. Negro Industrial Businesses, No. 4, share $1,000, amount $4,000. Total amount, $291,000. This is an illustration of what can be done with these eleven business and there are many more larger and smaller ones that can be drawn upon. National Negro Business Club Incorporated. A. Purpose 1. To create a business and stimulate a greater interest in Negro businesses, large and small, develop new types of businesses. 2. Include a training school program in business for each local club. 3. To raise the standard of Negro business through training, finance and efficient management. B. Membership 1. Men of voting age, resident of city and of good credit and morale rating. 2. Application blank accompanied by $5.00 which is credited as follows: a. $2.00 applied to initial saving b. $2.00 for first two weeks saving c. $1.00 for first month's dues 3. All members must have $1.00 per week. 4. Each club must be a member of a National Negro Finance and Investment Corporation. 5. Each club must purchase $â&#x20AC;&#x201D; share from the National Organization each month, quarter or year. a. A Women's Auxiliary club to be set up as above b. Such clubs to be set up in all cities in each state. c. An application for membership must be passed upon by the club. d. The club stands for: unity, promptness, thrift, efficiency, dependability and fidelity. The National Negro Finance Investment Corporation should be located where it would have the opportunity of making contact with factories, finance corporations, marketing places etc. Each club or business institution becoming a member of the National Organization would be eligible to make application for a loan at a reasonable rate of interest. The dividends declared from the National Organization's operation would be paid back to share holders. This survey was taken from twelve businesses and based upon the lowest inTurn to page 40

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Brother Hugh A. Bell, Prominent Dentist, Returns To Alpha Fold

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on hand to extend congratulations to brother Lovelace upon his admittance to the Bar. He wts one among fifty-two to be admitted. Brother Attorney Lovelace is perhaps best known to his brothers in Alphadom as Midwestern Vice-President of the Fraternity. In that capacity, Brother Lovelace has given outstanding services to his jurisdiction and the organization at large. He presided over a most successful conference of the Midwestern Jurisdiction in Chicago last September. Brother Lovelace lives in Cincinnati.

DR. HUGH A BELL The far-reaching influence of our reclamation drive is evidenced by the reinstatement of many older brothers who have been inactive for many years. Brother Hugh A. Bell of Old Greenwich, Connecticut, is a typical example. Brother Bell was a charter member of Alpha Delta Chapter of Los Angeles, California, which was set up by Brother Clarence Jones, who was a member of Kappa Chapter. Among the other charter members of Alpha Delta were Brothers McGregor and Bert McDonald. After finishing the Dental College of the University of Southern California in 1924, Brother Bell practiced his profession in Los Angeles until 1932. Taking Horace Greely's advice in reverse, Brother Bell went East and started practicing in Stamford, Connecticut, where he has established a most lucrative practice. His ultra modern office is located in the center of the business district, and his practice includes all races. Brother Bell's success was not attained without a struggle. Several years ago our National Weeklies told of his fight to live in a choice residential section of Old Greenwich, Connecticut. As soon as he moved, he was met with opposition from many "One Hundred Per Cent" Americans. Brother Bell would not be thwarted in his desire to live in any section where he could afford to buy. And as a result, he not only earned the respect of his opponents, but also opened the way for others to do likewise. After more than 20 years of inactivity, Brother Bell is now an active member of Zeta Chapter of nearby New Haven. He married the charming Ruth Thompson of Los Angeles, and has one daughter, Dolores, who is a Senior in the University of Southern California.

ALPHA FOOTPRINTS HERE AND THERE BROTHER W. N. LOVELACE . . . First Vice-President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, was recently sworn in as an Attorney-at-Law by Chief Justice Carl V. Weygandt, of the Ohio Supreme Court. He was the only Negro of the 1947 graduating class of the Salmon P. Chase College of Law. A number of friends, including many of his Alpha brothers, were

BROTHER A. MACEO SMITH . . ."Hardhitting" Western Vice-President of Dallas, Texas, was one of the honorees at the recent Inauguration held for President Charles S. Johnson at Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn. Brother Smith was given a special citation by the National Alumni Association of which Brother L. Howard Bennett is president. In a signed statement from Brother President Johnson and Brother Bennett, the public contributions of Brother Smith, (1924 graduate of Fisk) read as follows: "Antonio Maceo Smith, native of Texarkana, Ark., was graduated from Fisk University in the class of 1924. He has gone forth in the least emancipated era of his country to work in the field of social uplift. A civic leader, Community Organizer, a militant Spirit and a pioneer in business activity. He has endeavored to participate creatively in the upbuilding of a new South through organized channels and through personal iniatitive. For the energy and devotion that he has given to the yet unfilled dream of a true democracy in every part of America, the Alumni Association of Fisk University is happy to bestow upon him the Award of Distinguished Service." Brother Smith is serving his second term as Western Vice-President. During each of his terms he has held regional conferences, first in Austin, Texas, in 1946; and October of this year at Dallas, Texas. His jurisdiction is serving as official host to the 1947 General Convention at Tulsa. It is the first time a general session has ever been held in the Western Jurisdiction. BROTHER ROSCOE C. GILES . . . Brother Dr. Roscoe C. Giles, noted Chicago surgeon, has recently been assigned to active duty on the surgical staff of the Cook County hospital in Chicago, one of the largest hospitals in the world. He is a former General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. He made the Fraternal address at the 1940 Convention in Kansas City, Mo. BROTHER FOSTER JACKSON . . . Xi Lambda Chapter, Chicago, has launched a venture that should be of inestimable value to the tourist. It is the Jackson's Official Travel Guide, an annual publication which will carry a complete listing of cities and towns throughout the entire U. Sâ&#x20AC;&#x17E; showing stopping places (Rooms, hotels, restaurants, resorts, amusement houses, etc.) where colored Americans will receive without embarrassment, accomodations so vital to comfort and enjoyment,

F. O. WOODARD By Dr. F. E. Pinson. Jr. Associate Editor The Mississippi State Department of Education, Vocational Education Division has recently published a bulletin edited by Brother F. O. Woodard, State Supervisor of Trade, and Industrial Education for Negroes in Missispippi. Brother Woodard has skillfully arranged material supplied by the public schools of Mississippi participating in the Vocational Program, to give a comprehensive picture of the progress that has been made in this branch of education since its actual systematic beginning in 1917 with the passage of the Smith-Hughes Act in Congress. The Bulletin serves to acquaint people everywhere with the program of the Department of Education, Vocational Education Division as it affects the training of Negroes in the public schools of Mississippi. Classes are diversified to meet the needs of a large section of the population. These are in the form of Day Trade Classes, Evening Trade Classes, On the Job Training Classes, and Classes in General Commercial Subjects. The number of these various classes and courses offered are set forth in this bulletin with pictures of the students at work. It is with sincere pride that Alpha Epsilon Lambda Chapter claims Brother Woodard as one of its charter members. Brother Woodard resides in Jackson, Miss. He holds the B. S. Degree from A. & T. State College, Greensboro, and a M. S. Degree in Industrial Education from Colorado State College. Before assuming his present position with the Mississippi Department of Education, Brother Woodard was for seven years head of State Teacher's Training in Trade and Industrial Education at Alcorn A. & M. College, Alcorn, Miss.

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Beta Brother Wins Medical Prizes Brother Dr. William R. Hyde of Beta Chapter. Washington, D. C, was the outstanding medical student at Howard University last year. He won first prize for outstanding work in the following: Obstetrics and Gynecology, $50.00 donated by Dr. M. Russell Nelson. Surgery, $50.00, the Dr. Jesse J. Greene prize, for highest scholastic average. Medicine, for all around excellence in General Medicine, the Department of Medicine prize, Combination Ophthalmoscope-Otoscope. Brother Dr. Hyde has already passed the Maryland State Medical Board and is now interning at Harlem Hospital in New York City. 10,000 members of Alpha Phi Alpha congratulate Brother Dr. Hyde for his distinguished achievement. We look forward to further creative contributions to the science of medicine. s

Alpha Footprints BROTHER HERBERT E. MILLEN . . . At press time word was received of the elevation of Honorable Herbert E. Millen to the bench of the Municipal Court at Philadelphia. Pa. There will be a more detailed account of Brother Millen in the next edition of the Sphinx, but the following facts will disclose, in part, the richness 01 his background: Brother Millen was born in Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, among the Pennsylvania Dutch. He finished the Elementary and High School there, and was graduated from Lincoln University, Oxford, Pennsylvania, completed a course of law at the University of Pennsylvania, and has been actively engaged in practice of law since September, 1920. He served as President of the NAACP for a number of years. Deputy Attorney General, under Governor Pinchott, Secretary of County Assistant Board of Pennsylvania under Governor James, appointed Assistant Director of Public Safety by Mayor Laymberton, re-appointed by Mayor Bernard Samuel in 1914, and held that position for around six years. Brother Millen served two terms as Most Worshipful Grand Master of Free and Accepted Masons, Prince Hall Origin of State of Pa.; Solicitor of a number of Building and Loan Associations, including Berean Savings and Loan Association and Bureau of Colored Children, VicePresident and Solicitor of Mutual Service Corporation, member of City Housing Commission, member of the Board of Directors of numerous organizations, including the National Conference of Christians and Jews, and the Southeastern Chapter, American Red Cross, and the Community Chest Fund of his city. Brother Millen was appointed Judge of Municipal Court of His Honor, Governor James Duff, on October 29, 1947, and sworn in by Judge John Boyle, October 31, 1947. "On behalf of the 10,000 brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha, please accept our sincere congratulations on your elevation to the bench of the Municipal Court," Brother President Belford V. Lawson, of Washington, D. C, wrote to Judge Millan. "You have brought pride to our hearts and honor to the Fraternity. We deeply appreciate your long and sustained interest and we hope that it will continue."

Gamma Lambda Secretary Grover Lange, right, talks over the fraternity program with a brother in the well-equipped business office of the chapter house, Detroit, Michigan.

The Alpha House in Detroit By Charles J. Wartman Associate Sphinx Editor, Gamma Lambda Chapter AMMA Lambda Chapter in Detroit Michigan, today boasts of having what is probably the finest fraternity house in all Alphadom. For many of the chapters of our dear fraternity who at one time or other have envisioned a home for their brothers, the story of the Gamma Lambda House in Detroit can easily serve as the answer to, "How it can be done." Located at 293 Eliot Street, one block and a half from the Motor City's Woodward Avenue, the Gamma Lambda house with its ten well-furnished rooms, is really the City Club House for Alpha Men. The house affords a well-appointed bar with combination dining room and sandwich room in the basement, fitted out in beautiful, knotty pine, full length mirrors, and sturdy, attractive furnishings. The house is run by the Executive Committee of the chapter which is really the board of directors as required under the corporate laws of Michigan. The resolution to incorporate was passed by the chapter in May of 1939, one month after the effort to secure a home for the fraternity got actively under way. Previous to that time, the chapter, which numbered more than one hundred men unofficially, with considerably fewer men actually active, had been meeting at the old K of P Hall at Brush and Adams. The several members of the chapter entertaind each meeting on a zone basis. Gamma Lambda which is now one of the most powerful chapters in Alpha and the strongest Greek-letter organization In

Detroit, had the "tremendous" sum of thirty dollars in the treasury when a committee of brothers began working on the project to secure a house. Among those on the committee were Brothers Dr. Harold Johnson, Dr. Frank Rayford, Chester Ames, A. B. Chenault, Dr. Paul Alexander, and Dr. Robert Greenidge. Four hundred and fifty dollars were raised from the brothers without notice and the down payment of $1,500 was raised within ten days. Each brother was assessed a house tax of twenty-five dollars. The figure has remained the same to this day. The going was tough for the new enterprise during the first two years, but finally by gradual stages the house was decorated and furnished to its present high standard. It is hard for a stranger to believe that the beautiful Alpha House on Eliot Street was once without telephone service because the chapter could not pay the bill. At the same time the light, heat and gas services were threatened. A very important and necessary part of the house is Mrs. Anna Gross, a combination caretaker and "House Mother," who is now serving her second tour of duty with Gamma Lambda. At first the late Brother Hamilton Junior was in charge. Mrs. Gross took over in 1940 and served until the fall of 1943. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Williams took over in 1943 and left in February of 1945 during which time Mrs. Gross returned. Approximately three hundred persons can be entertained comfortably in the house, although as many as six or seven hundred have been present at the now famous Alpha New Year's Party. Brother Henry S. Dunbar, manager of Turn to page 22

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Southern Regional Conference From page 14 REPORT OF RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE 1. Because of the great amount of effort which has been put forth by the members of the institution in making this a gala affair, be it resolved that a letter of thanks be sent first of all to Brother President Hollis F. Price and LeMoyne College faculty; to the Pan-Hellenic Council; Local Committee; the Mississippi Avenue Christian Church; Zeta Phi Beta Ensemble; The Metropolitan Baptist Church; and the Beta Pi Octet, Lane College. 2. Be it further resolved that Brother Dr. William H. Gray, Jr., Vice President, be authorized to express the thanks and appreciation of this conference. a. To all the National Officers whose presence contributed so much to this meeting. b. To Brother Maceo Hill for bringing to us the first public hearing of the records made at the Columbus Convention. 3. Be it further resolved that suitable sentiments be sent to the family of Brother Bert McDonald, recently deceased, by the members of this Regional Conference. 4. Whereas LeMoyne College is a member of the United Negro College Fund, be it resolved that endorsement be given to the United Negro College Fund Campaign. 5. Be it further resolved that a telegram be sent to the proper authorities endors-

ing the United States Employment Service and urging that Negro personnel be retained. 6. Whereas Branch Rickey, Manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, has pioneered in providing opportunities for Negro players in professional baseball, be it resolved that a letter be written Mr. Rickey commending him on his action. Be it further resolved that letters be sent other baseball clubs encouraging them to take such action. 7. Because of the splendid leadership given the fraternity by our General President, Brother Belford V. Lawson, be it resolved that a letter be written to Brother Lawson commending him on his services. 8. Because of his contribution to the success of this conference, be it resolved that recognition be given Brother Lewis O. Swingler for his outstanding services. 9. Be it resolved that recognition should be given Brother Charles Bodye. Beta Xi Chapter, for his contribution in planning of the Conference. 10. Be it resolved that Brother Burt A. Mayberry, General Secretary be given recognition for his efforts in behalf of the Fraternity as General Secretary. Resolutions Committee Brother Cohen T. Simpson, Chairman. Brother Morris A. Jackson, Secretary.

REPORT OF CHAPTER PROBLEMS COMMITTEE 1. Brother Charles Lane, General Counsel, gave a letter from Upsilon Lambda Chapter which requested information upon the advisibility of displaying the fraternity sign in a club house. The committee, feeling that Upsilon Lambda chapter would naturally use discretion in

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reference to the character of the club house, decided by general counsel that such action would be condoned by the fraternity at large. 2. A letter was read from Alpha Omicron Lambda Chapter desiring information concerning the requirements for entrance into graduate chapters. The committee referred this chapter to the appropriate section of the General Constitution. 3. Problems of more controversial nature were broached when one of the committee members advanced the question as to whether or not those individuals who failed to affiliate with the undergraduate chapter located at the institution from where the Bachelor's degree was received should be granted admission into the graduate chapter. Quite some discussion ensued upon this topic out of which evolved the general concensus of opinion that one might be heartily accepted into the graduate chapter should all other things be equal. The committee felt that there might have been any number of good reasons why the individual in question might not have affiliated himself. However, the question of those who had been rejected by the undergraduate chapter was not fully discussed. 4. The committee chairmen were presented with the subject of Chapter Rushing Committees and their reaction was that such activities are to obvious and a bit unnecessary. It was their attitude that the good works of the fraternity are capable of speaking for themselves let who will be impressed. 5. The brother from Beta Pi brought

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ter experienced in the form of non-cooperation from the graduate chapter in its vicinity and occasional obstructionist techniques. He further pointed out that this chapter had no officers to his knowledge except a treasurer, said situation being a direct violation of the constitution. This chapter is Beta Upsilon Lambda. It is noted that in the Sphinx directory there is a President and a Secretary listed. It is suggested that if further note is to be taken of this situation that it be taken in the form of an inquiry as to the exact status of the cooperative attitudes between those chapters and the causes underlying the discrepencies. One thing that is very evident in this recital is the voicing of too general fault of the fraternity, the gap between these chapters designated by "Lambda" and those without. 6. Another problem, or need for correction, broached to the chairman was that of Sphinx Club supervision. It appeared that some chapters had not yet gotten used to the idea that a good Alpha man cannot be molded into shape by sheer paddling. Some kind of guidance is necessary from the brothers themselves, and therefore it was the intention of exhorting the brothers of the fraternity to maintain a high standard of conduct (academically and socially) which prompted this issue. One brother suggested the slogan: "Are the Brothers being Lights?" 7. The committee feels that voting procedure (upon candidates) can take place without malice aforethought. Personal grudges should not be considered when a candidate's true worth is under consideration, though the chairman agreed that the "halo effect" is a very prev-

alent psychological phenomenon. Chapter Problem Committee, E. H. Stanback, Chairman. Leonard R. Ballou, Co-chairman. s

"A Challenge to Serve" Continued from page 16 and obligations of citizenship. Substantial aid and assistance has also been given to secure equal educational facilities and opportunities, as well as full and equal civic justice for all citizens under the laws of the respective states, and of the United States. The old hoax of "equal but separate" was flatly rejected. Alpha Phi Alpha's role in such questions as the University of Maryland Case, the Gaines Case of the 1930's. and other such cases is well known. Several of these were carried to the United States Supreme Court, and argued there by distinguished legal talent of Alpha Phi Alpha and other organizations with gratifying results. There are many Alpha Phi Alpha men as well as non-Alpha men, even numerous girls and women, who secured goodpaying jobs directly through an Alpha Phi Alpha employment agency, set up during the latter 1920's and directed by prominent officials and members of the Fraternity. That agency functioned effectively for almost a decade. During the economic depressions of the 1930's the Fraternity maintained a standing committee which made intensive and extensive studies seeking to discover facts and figures on the non-employment or the discriminatory employment policies and practices of various business and indus-

trial firms. In many instances, even personal contacts were made with high government and private officials and employers in the interest of job openings for certain minority groups of American citizens against whom discriminatory employment practices were directed. Those efforts were not without some success, to say the least. Those efforts and services were made and given several years before Executive Order 8802 was issued by President F. D. Roosevelt, and before F. E. P. C, was even conceived. For almost half a century Alpha Phi Alpha men have been among the founders and leaders of such service-rendering organizations as the National Urban League, the N. A. A. C. P., the Y. M. C. A., the Boy Scouts, and similar social service agencies. Likewise, on the international scene, both the Fraternity and its individual members have rendered and still render services of various kinds and types including activities with the PanAfrican Movement, The American Red Cross. The United Nations, U. N. E. S. C. O.. U. N. R. R. A., and other private and governmental agencies Today, in this the greatest of all postwar eras, following the greatest and most devastating of all great wars in which thousands of Alpha Phi Alpha's sons played important roles in both military and civilian life, the Fraternity and its members are prepared and are preparing for further distinguished service. Our communities, our states, our nation, and our world are all confronted with numerous serious and complexing economic, industrial, political, educational, and genTurn to page 40

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THE ALPHA HOUSE IN DETROIT F r o m page 19 Detroit's B r e w s t e r Housing Project, w a s president of t h e chapter in 1939 w h e n t h e idea w a s born. T h e big, b u t commendable Job of building it to its p r e s e n t s t a t u r e must go to P a s t P r e s i d e n t Dr. Walter " S u a k " Harmon, w h o served from 1940 to 1946. B r o t h e r P r e s i d e n t Theodore White is now carrying on in t h e tradition of his predecessors. Behind all t h r e e of these w o r t h y presidents and even before t h e m is B r o t h e r G r o v e r Lange, w h o has been secretary of the chapter since about 1925. Democratic to the hilt, G a m m a L a m b d a has been a great "equalizer" t h r o u g h brotherhood of some of t h e highest a n d lowest in t h e complex economic and social life of t h e Negroes of Detroit. No m a t t e r h o w m u c h m o n e y or p o w e r a b r o t h e r has, h e p a y s t h e same dues t h e weakest b r o t h e r financially in t h e c h a p t e r pays. Both share equally in the administration of the c h a p t e r and its beautiful c h a p t e r house.

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CHAPTER ECHOES ALPHA UPSILON CHAPTER Wayne University Brothers in Alpha Phi Alpha, Greetings: The Alpha Upsilon Chapter of Wayne University, under the very able leadership of its president, James Roberts, is holding high the name of Alpha Phi Alpha and keeping its light burning brightly. October 26th, the chapter and Gamma Lambda, the graduate chapter were hosts to a smoker. There were approximately two hundred guests who were well entertained due to the untiring efforts of Brother Cordell Robinson, of t h e undergraduate chapter and Brother Ramon Scruggs, of t h e graduate chapter. An interesting program was provided for those present. The smoker was climaxed with t h e serving of a little repast consisting of roast turkey, ham, and all the trimmings. As to be expected, several Alpha Upsilon

RELAXATION IN LIVING ROOM , . . G a m m a L a m b d a b r o t h e r s r e l a x in t h e living room of the spacious c h a p t e r ALPHA HOUSE. Left to right: Raymond Scruggs, John

Brothers are very successful serving t h e community as servants of all. Brother Bert Kennedy is the Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 431, at the Greater King Solomon Baptist Church. Brother Robert Thomas Is, the contact man for the Frank Whitehousj Association which is composed of businessmen, educators and psychologists. The association specializes in personality development and vocational guidance. Incidentally, Brother Thomas who is a MidWestern Regional Director, is the only Negro in the organization. Brother Edward Burke is the General Manager of the Michigan Beauty Products. He is now beginning the state-wide distribution of the famous Rose Meta Products. Brother George Walker is making rapid strides as a wholesale grocery salesman for the Old Gov's Wholesale Grocery Distributors. The Sphinx Club is planning gala dance called the "Sphinx Apaturia" on Friday,

Dancy, Clarence Jackson, Dr. H. Shaw, Dr. H e r b e r t Sims, and Charles J . W a r t m a n , t h e latter Associate S p h i n x Editor, and

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F R O N T VIEW of .he Alpha House, seat of G a m m a L a m b d a Chapter, 293 Eliot Street Detroit, Michigan. S t a n d i n g left of t h e center post is chapter president. Dr. Ted White. S h o w n also are few of t h e visitors to t h e house d u r i n g t h e National November 21. I t promises t o be a very successful dance and a very enjoyable evening is planned for all. We are striving to do constructive work on the campus and in the community. The new administration elected, to continue t o perform this task are: Brothers James Roberts, president; William Richards, vicepresident; Albert Somerville, recording secretary; Robert Thomas, corresponding secretary; William Burgess, treasurer; Henry Wallace, parliamentarian; Hansen P. H u n ter, Jr., associate editor; Willis Tabor, chappain; and Doyle Dugan, sergeant-at-arms. Fraternally yours, HANSEN P. HUNTER, JR. Associate Editor.

GAMMA THETA CHAPTER Dayton, Ohio Greetings: Greetings from Gamma Theta to brothers everywhere. This is our first appearance In these columns. Brothers of Gamma Thet a have been praised by those who have witnessed their Impressive performances. We shall be pleased to enumerate for you our activities of the past few months. The very significant number seven was

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Convention last summer. T h e occasion was t h e Open P a r t y given in h o n o r of t h e visitors at this convention of other out-of-town people h a v e visited t h e famous h e a d q u a r t e r s of the Motor City.

the total of our undergraduate brothers, all charter members, who made up Gamma Theta Chapter at the University of Dayton. Even though, we are among one of the youngest chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha, having received our charter May 3, 1947, we began setting progressive pace for t h e somewhat older chapters. After being officially established by Brother William N. Lovelace, Gamma Theta proceded to complete its roster of officers: Alvin Bridges, president; Paul Revere, vice president; Leonard Cobbs, secretary; W. E. Griffin, treasurer; Charles Jones, chaplain; and Sergeant-at-arms; Sanders Stone, parliamentarian, and George R. Hicks, editor to the Sphinx. This represents t h e roll with every brother having a specific duty to perform. With particular acknowledgment to Brother R. W. Cummings, our Advisor for his untiring efforts and timely insight into fraternal affairs, we owe our present success over would be obstacles. Our charter was granted at t h e nineteen forty-six National Convention in Columbus, Ohio. We are indeed grateful to t h e alert, capable, and prominent Alpha men of our community who are active in campus affairs-â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Brother William Wiley, president of Theta

Lambda; Brother Dr. B. A. Rose, former General President of Alpha Phi Alpha; Brother Dr. J. A. Parsons, nationally noted scientist, and Brother Dr. E. E. Campbell, and Brother Davis Albriton. In less t h a n a month. Gamma Theta began to lead in fraternal activities in this vicinity. We sponsored Mr. George Ellis in a piano recital in t h e Linder Community Center auditorium. The project was a complete-success, in t h a t it presented to the general public a very talented local personality. On June 16. 1947, Gamma Theta entertained graduating students of t h e University of Dayton, at a picnic t h a t was followed by fireside singing in Madden Park. During the summer. Gamma Theta held regular meetings. We were concerned with outlining the fall program. A Sphinx Club, the first Greek Letter Pledge Club established at the University of Dayton, has been set up with a membership of twentyeight. We begun our school year with a -smoker which seems to have served its purpose by the addition of approximately ten men anticipating admission in the Sphinx Club. Brother Williamson, the guest speaker of

Page 24 the evening, presented an inspiring lecture, and was enthusiastically applauded. Gamma Theta held its first ritual September 20, 1947. We welcomed four neophytes into the fold. They are: Brothers John Fields, Jack Childs, James Robinson, and Frank Harrison, Jr. . Gamma Theta Pledges itself onward and upward ever striving and working to carry on tho:e principles and aims of our Dear Alpha Phi Alpha, whereby it will be able to be of service t o its community and all Alpha men. Fraternally yours, GEORGE R. HICKS, Associate Editor.

GAMMA LAMBDA CHAPTER Detroit. Michigan Greetings Brothers in Alpha Phi Alpha: Gamma Lambda Chapter has now swung into its fall and winter activities with the election of new officers for 1948. Brother Dr. Ted White, who led t h e chapter so ably last year did not r u n for re-election and was succeeded by Bro. Dr. Remus Robinson, one of Detroit's most efficient surgeons and better t h a n average amateur golfer. Dr. Robinson is a former president of Epsilon Chapter at t h e University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

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A relative new-comer to Detroit, Bro. Raymond Hatcher, manager of the Oakdale Garden Federal Public Housing Project, was overwhelmingly elected t o the vice presidency. A former member of the Detroit Urban League Staff, Hatcher is a graduate of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and at one time was president of Nu Chapter. Brother Grover Lang, perinnial financial secretary of Gamma Lambda, was re-elected by acclamation in recognition of the many years of service he has given t o his chapter and t h e fraternity. Brother Dave Whitfield, a graduate of West. Virginia State College and an up and coming insurance executive in t h e Motor City, was elected t o the corresponding secretary's post. Brother Dr. Melvin Fowler, a long time member of Gamma Lambda was elected treasurer. Brother Dr. Walter Harmon, who directed t h e activities of Gamma Lambda throughout the war years was elected to t h e executive committee. Brother Charles J. Wartman. City Editor of the Michigan Chronicle and associate editor of the Sphinx in 1947, was re-elected to t h a t office and re-elected as chapter historian for the second consecutive year. Brother Rollie McMahon. a veteran of Gamma Lambda was re-elected segreant-

December, 1947 at arms and Brother Francis Kornegay was elected chaplain. Gamma Lambda is pointing for another banner year and wishes all success t o all of our brothers in Alpha Phi Alpha. Fraternally yours, CHARLES J. WARTMAN, JR. Associate Sphinx Editor.

GAMMA RHO LAMBDA Gary. Indiana Gamma Rho Lambda, which made its debut as a graduate chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha last February, nears the completion of its first year of existenceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a successful one it's been too. Here in t h e steel city on the shores of Lake Michigan are Alpha men from the length and breadth of t h e land. For years they journeyed more t h a n sixty miles monthly to activate affiliation with a Chicago chapter. And t h e n they realized there was every potential for a forceful chapter at home. As a result, Brother William N. Lovelace, National First Vice President, who has jurisdiction of t h e Western District, traveled from Cincinnati, the cold, icy, blustery night of February 8, to direct installation ceremonies impressive in their simplicity and solemnity. Charter members present were: Ernest R. Bennett, Lucius H. Brewer, Aaron A. Brom-

L A D I E S ' L O U N G E . . . daintily laid out a n d furnished w i t h a view t o w a r d t h e comfort a n d aesthetic taste of t h e b r o t h e r s ' wives, lady companions, a n d other visitors of the fair sex.

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Another view of t h e first floor living room of t h e A L P H A HOUSE. ley, Joseph C. Chapman, Roscoe C. Crump, Paul A. Gore, Terry C. Gray, Charles L. Howard, Randall C. Morgan, William Nickens, Arthur P. Rogers, Harry Schell, William A. Smith, Paul A. Stephens and T. Rodger Thompson. The officers elected have served efficiently and well. Heading the list is Randall C. Morgan who as president has given untiringly of his time. Paul A. Stephens is vice president; William A. Smith, secretary; Roscoe Crump, assistant secretary; Harry Schell, treasurer; Ernest Bennett, chaplain; Charles Howard, sergeant-atarms ;and Joseph C. Chapman, editor to the Sphinx. On J u n e 7, the chapter was host at a summer formal dance which has been termed one of the outstanding events In Gary social history. The decorations were artistic and beautiful; favors added much to the gaiety of the evening. Several h u n dred guests attended. The fall season has arrived and with it plans for the 1947 General Convention. William A. Smith, long active in Alphadom will be on hand to represent Gamma Rho Lambda in Tulsa. Fraternally yours, J. C. CHAPMAN, Associate Editor.

ETA CHAPTER New York City Greetings to Brothers in Alpha Everywhere: The most spectacular event of t h e year with brothers of Eta was to serve as host, in conjunction with Alpha Gamma Lambda and Gamma Iota Lambda Chapters, to the Eastern Regional Convention which was held in New York City, October 4 and 5, 1947. Highlights of t h a t convention are discussed in another section of this Issue of the Sphinx. But brothers, if you were not, "You ought to have been here," for it was grand! Eta Chapter had t h e distinction of making the largest contribution to the Council on African Affairs of which Brother Paul Robeson is chairman. We wish to commend the brothers whose wives, sweethearts, and friends were so congenial In extending hospitality and courtesies to visiting brothers. We have had a recent election of officers in Eta. The officers elected were as follows: Brother Jawn A. Sandifer, succeeded himself as president of t h e chapter; vice president, Brother David Smith: secretary, Brother Albert Hampton; treasurer, Brother Alexander Jordan: financial secretary, Brother Emmett Butler; assistant editor to the Sphinx, Brother Harold Simmons;

sergeant-at-arms. Brother Frank Dixon; chaplain, Brother James C. Day. Eta recently gave its "Coronation Ball" at the "Club 65." in downtown Manhattan. That gala affair was largely attended and enjoyed by numerous brothers and their guests. We look forward to seeing you at Tulsa in December. Meet us there! Fraternally yours, HAROLD SIMMONS. Associate Sphinx Editor.

BETA OMICRON CHAPTER Tennessee State College Greetings Brothers: Once more Beta Omicron speaks out via t h e medium of t h e Sphinx after quite an absence. The school year 1946-47 might be described as one of the most successful in the history of this chapter. Many strides were made clumlnatlng with our winning of the Alpha Plaque. During the past year t h e following brothers were initiated Into t h e fold: Jonas Richmond, Prentiss, Miss.; William A. Burnett, Milan, Tenn.; Fred L. Godwin, Memphis, Tenn.: William C. Turner, E. St. Louis, 111.; Ralph Mullins, Pikesville. Ky.; W. D. Goosby, Fargo, N. D.; David Kimble, East St. Louis, 111.; Glenn W. Atkins, Martin, Tenn.; Monroe E. Lane, River Rouge, Mich.;

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INITIATION ROOM . . . indicated impressively b y t h e p a d d l e s on t h e wall. Many of t h e smokers and other informal "get-togethers" a r e also held h e r e . John Armstead. Birmingham, Ala.; Harold T. Conner, Fulton, Ky.: Robert L. Jackson, Huntsvllle, Ala.: Theron Northcross, Memphis, Tenn.; Cleo Davis, Cuthbert. Okla.: Nathaniel Hollaway, Helena, Ark.; Benjamin L. Mitchell, Nashville, Tenn. Probation which are always very colorful on this campus was no exception this year. As usual Beta Omicron was out In front In campus activities, winning first place in the Delta Jabbervyock. Homecoming Float, and placing second in the intramural basketball tournament. To- Brother Carlos C. Bruce, chapter artist, we doff our hats for always designing a n d producing a winning float, and to Brother Herman J. D. Carter for his winning skits. May they both produce more and better. As a shining example of the fraternity's aim of high scholarship Beta Omicron "has not only maintained the highest scholastic average of any fraternity on .the campus, b u t has led i n ' t h e number of persons re-ÂŤ celvlng awards and being Initiated Into honor societies. The following brothers were initiated Into Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society: Brothers Clarence B. Kimbrough and George Breatnett. These brothers were Initiated Into Beta Kappa Chi Honorary Scientific Society:

Brothers Gilbert Mason, Clarence B. Kimbrough, Edward Reed, Arthur Home, Nathaniel Holloway and Jonas Richmond. Brothers and Little Brothers were also elected to membership Into Lambda Eta Sigma Honorary Literary Society: Brothers Gilbert Mason and Little Brothers William Lawson, Arthur Williams and Joseph Williams, Brother Singer Buchannon received t h e Beta Kappa Alpha key and award for being the m o s t outstanding Individual actor of the year, and Brother Ira D. Pearson, a Beta Kappa Alpha award for excellence in speech and drama. Brother Raymond Whitman was voted as a Chicago Defender Ail-American football player and the most valuable player at t h e Derby Bowl, for which he was presented an award. Also on the football team are Brothers Henry Holbert, Warren Cyrus, Roscoe Brown and Harvey Sims. Education for Citizenship Week was celebrated and carried out In typical Alpha style. Our main program Was a public assembly in the college auditorium at which Brother H. Council Trenholm was speaker I n t h e year 1943 when campus life was becoming less lively because of t h e large number of students leaving for t h e armed

forces Brothers Walter House, Maurice Hickman and George Breatnett hit upon t h e idea of having a coronation ball each year, t h a t It would be called a "Deskadesis" and would carry as its prefix each succeeding year one of t h e greek alphabet. This year on t h e occasion of its Epsilon Deskadesis Miss Jean Wright of Chicago, Illinois was crowned queen and Miss Katherlne Campbell of Bremerton, Washington and Miss Martha Scott of Birmingham, Alabama, were attendants. Little Miss Lana Turner was crown bearer. Our annual scholarship was awarded to Miss Yvonne Corliss Kirkpatrick of Pemproke, Bermuda. I n addition to his many other duties our chapter president. Brother Clarence B. Kimbrough, was elected as president of t h e Student Council and Alpha Kappa Mu. At t h e close of t h e school year we boasted of a membership of forty six (46) brothers and twenty-four (24) Little Brothers as follows: Alfred King, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Jefferson Wiggins, Dothan, Ala.; Joseph Williams, Kansas City, Kans.; William Lawson, Kansas City, Kans.; James Bland, Bowling Green, Ky.; Clarence Reed, Chicago, 111.; William P. Smith, Louisville, Ky.; William

December, 1947 Gilky, Little Rock, Ark.; Edgar Guinn, Hot Springs, Ark.; Herbert Ryan, Venlta, Okla.; Charles Carson, Montgomery, Ala.. Leroy C. Rogers, Nashville, Tenn.; George P a t terson, Decatur, Ala.; James ' McPerren, Sommerville, Tenn.; William McAllister, Alton, 111.; Earl Lucas, Prentiss, Miss.; David Whitman. Shelbyville, Tenn.; Arthur Williams, Mansfield, La.; Herman Hyatt, Dayton, Tenn.; William Hinton, Norfolk, Va.; William Cox, Memphis, Tenn.; William L. Harris, Tulsa, Okla.; Roland W. Chamblee, Chicago, 111.; Robert Southall, Mt. Pleasant, Tenn. â&#x20AC;˘ We the members of Beta Omicron chapter look forward to t h e coming year with great anticipation and with the hope for bigger and better things. Fraternally yours, GEORGE BREATHETT, Associate Editor.

GAMMA XI CHAPTER University of California Los Angeles. California Dear Brothers: Way out West in the land of sunshine, Gamma XI, nev/ly organized chapter at

THE BAR . . . GOOD FOOD . . . GOOD These are some of t h e things t h e b r o t h e r s they come to t h e A L P H A HOUSE. H e r e w h o typify t h e fine spirit t h a t prevails

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t h e University of California, Los Angeles, boasts a total of thirty-two charter members. With the fall semlster already in progress, the Alpha brothers on t h e campus initiate plans for participation In t h e University's Inter-Fraternity Council, an organization composed of Greek-letter societies recognized by the school. Climaxing an evening of formal initiation procedure, twelve men joined t h e ranks of Alpha men of February 24, amid an atmosphere of true fraternal spirit. Dewey D. Davidson, president of t h e graduate chapter, extended greetings t o t h e initiates, all of whom are among the charter members of Gamma Xi, newly formed chapter on the campus of UCLA. Those Initiated included Ray W. Bartlet, William Beverly, Emmerson L. Chapman, Olston Forrest, Morris Hampton, Sam Miller, Davage Minor, Willie Patterson, Enoch A. Spann, Charles W. Weaver, Albert D. Wortham, and William Wynne. Following the banquet a general election was held, t h e results of which Albert Jones was elected president; Artis Grant, vice president; Henry Melton, recording secretary; Arthur Lewis, corresponding secretary; Robert A. Boswell, treasurer; Paul

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V. Weaver, associate editor of t h e Sphinx; Harry Jones, parlimentarian; Emmerson L. Chapman, chaplain; and Willie Patterson, sergeant- at-arms. The establishment of this chapter now ranks 79th on the list of undergraduate chapters and makes a total of four chapters in California. The educational, social and recreational activities scheduled on our Master Calender exemplifies the spirit of Alpha Phi Alpha. And, too our enthusiasm may well be known when we of Gamma Xi say "Go West, young man, for bigger and better days with Alpha Phi Alpha." Fraternally, PAUL V. WEAVER Associate Editor.

BETA NU CHAPTER Florida A. and M. Beta Nu Chapter still keeps in stride with t h e Spirit of Alphadom in carrying out its activities. At this time, the Chapter is busy getting its yearly program on t h e way. The brothers are greatly imbued with the "Old Alpha Spirit" under t h e leadership of Brother L. R. Hampton. Caught up with the idea "When Better

troit's Dr. Haley Bell, highly successful dentist and business man, and one of t h e stalwarts of G a m m a L a m b d a , is seated in t h e left foreground.

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GAMMA CHI LAMBDA. SAN FRANCISCO. M e m b e r s of t h e recently formed g r a d u a t e chapter at San Francisco, California, a r e presented here. F r o m left, first row: Brothers Cecil F . Poole, vice-president; Dewey D. Davidson, Western Regional Director w h o came from Los Angeles to set u p t h e chapter; and Jefferson Beavers, chapter president. Men Are Made. Alpha Will Make Them," Beta Nu Chapter admitted to the folds Neophyte Brothers Robert Aldeman of Sebring: Clarence Givens of St. Petersburg; William Ballon of Lakeland; James Oliver Jr.. of Tallahassee; Prank Conoly of Lakeland: Arnold D. Duncan of Kansas City, Mo.; Emanuel Stewart of Ocala; Ellis Miller of Fort Lauderdale; Robert Morgan of P e n - . sacola; Osward Johnson of Gainesville: William Wilson of St. Augustine; Willie L. James of Palmetta and Marshall Jenkins of Hartfort, Connecticut. These Neophytes swelled t h e membership of Beta Nu to thirty-four. All of these Apes exhibit t h e qualities in every sense. Under t h e direction of Brother William Dandy, Chairman of t h e Program Committee. Beta Nu presented "Muslcale Calvacade of 1960 at Club Zanzibar in t h e College Auditorium on November 1, to a recordbreaking crowd. The play was produced and directed by Brother Dandy. I t centered around a reunion of Pamcee's graduates after they had reached renown. The Chapter is busy now getting Its scrap-

Second row, from left: B r o t h e r s Washington Garner, Howard C. Clay. Recreation director; H. E. Davis, physician; P . J. Lane, businessman; T. W. Washington, real estate; and Daniel Collins, dentist. Third row, from left: B r o t h e r s Z u r e t t Goosby, dentist; E v e r e t t Adams, real estate and insurance, a n d B r o t h e r Nanton, n e w s p a p e r man.

book ready for the National Convention, planning the Alpha's Founders Day Program, and a Christmas Party for Beta Nu's Sweethearts in December. The beginning of 1948 will afford a Smoker for all graduating men of the Rattler's Squad, In February the Chapter's Installation Banquet, the Annual Costume Ball in March, t h e All Greek Social Tea In April, and t h e Observance of Education and Citizenship Week. At Tulsa, Brothers George Rawls and Clarence Givens will represent Beta Nu. Alpha's Personal Program Committee reports t h a t (1) Brother Lasalle Lefall was chosen as the Student of the Month of the October Issue of the school's paper and won first prize in the 1947 State Tuberculosis Essay Contest (2) Brother George Rawls, the only three point cumaltive average student on t h e camps, is the "Brother of the Year" (3) Brother Emanuel Stewart was selected the Student of the Month for the November issue of the school's paper (4- Brother Julian Adderly composed Beta Nu's Sweetheart Song (5) Beta Nu won first

prize for the most beautiful float during the Homecoming Parade. We will be seeing you at the National Convention. Fraternally yours. ARNOLD D. DUNCAN, Associate Editor.

GAMMA CHI LAMBDA San Francisco, California Greetings Brothers: From A Tenderfoot Chapter We as a Chapter have not been with you long, b u t as brothers we date back many years. After gaining the permission of a Charter for the formation of a Graduate Chapter in this fast growing city by the Golden Gate. We were fortunate to have the Regional Director, Brother Dewey Davidson from Beta Psi Lambda, Los Angeles, California. in our midst to conduct the ceremony. The inception rites were handled very efficiently by Brother Davidson. With a tremendous

December, 1947 amount of enthusiasm shown by all t h e Charter member Brothers. The following brothers were chosen t o guide Gamma Chi Lambda during its maiden steps as a functioning chapter within t h e realm of Alphadom: President, Jefferson Beavers; Vice President, Cecil F. Poole; Recording Secretary, Howard C. Clay; Corresponding Secretary, Everett Adams; Treasurer, Daniel A. Collins; Editor t o t h e Sphinx, T. W. Washington; Sergeant-atArms, Washington E. Garner. Following the inception Rites and election of officers, an Informal Banquet was held Jointly with Gamma Phi Lambda, the Chapter t h a t had been set up a few hours previously in Berkley, California. The banquet was held in San Francisco. A list of those Brothers attending the banquet would read like a "Who's Who" of the business and professional and social world of t h e Bay Area. The most significant and concrete thought to come out of this Joint banquet and smoker was the one of complete cooperation of the three Bay Area Chapters in an all out effort t o bring the Convention to the Golden Gate in '48. Fraternally yours, T. W. WASHINGTON, Associate Editor.

ALPHA IOTA LAMBDA Charleston, West Virginia Greetings Brothers: Alpha Iota Lambda Chapter from the wealthy coal, oil and gas section of Kanawha County, Charleston, West Virginia, sends greetings to all brothers at this preconvention time of the year. Our first meeting was held in October at the home of Brother Doctor William

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Morris, with Fred Page, Guerney Ferguson and Felix Warren as co-hosts. I t was an all around reunion for the brothers who had not met since July. All conceded t h a t the annual picnic held on the campus of West Virginia State College on the Fourth of July was the best yet. 405 people enJoyed the hospitality of the Alphas on this occasion. On November 14 at the home of Brother E. L. James, we held our Annual election of officers. Brother James was unanimously elected president for the second time and Brother Wallace, secretary; Fred Page, treasurer; Laurence Jordan, vice president; A W. Curtis, chaplain; and Felix Warren, Editor to the Sphinx. A big program of reclamation was started by t h e chapter which had 37 active members last year. Brothers James and Smith Jones were elected delegates to the Tulsa Convention, with Felix Warren and Harry Dennis as alternates. We are glad to report news on the following brothers; Lloyd Brown is back in the community as assistant t o t h e Post Office; Andrew Calloway still assists the County Superintendent of Schools as Assist a n t Supt.; Mark Cardwell carries on as head coach of t h e West Virginia State College Yellow Jackets. J. F. J. Clark, retired principal of Garnett High School Is not retired in community activities. He is very much active in church and community affairs. Ask any member of the NAACP. Charles Cranford is in our midst now as an employee in our State Capitol building; Joseph Brider was great in a piano recital last Spring. I t was given at t h e Garnett High School Auditorium and was sponsored by Alphas. Proceeds went to the Charleston Memorial Hospital Fund: Richard Hopson our former Editor to the Sphinx.

spent last summer at t h e University of California working on his Masters Degree. Eddie James, senior and wife spent their summer vacation in California. They stopped in Tulsa on the way back and checked on plans for the convention. Henry Smith Jones is located in our midst as chief of the Veterans Training Center of West Virginia State College. J. J. Mark is working very hard these days as Head of the Agriculture Department. He succeeded Brother A. W. Curtis, retired. Brother Curtis worked as Landscaping Consultant at Hampton last summer. He enjoyed his work there. Brother Frank McDaniels awaits anxiously, hoping it will be a boy. Bill Morris has taken u n t o himself a bride since last convention. He married Miss Jacquelyn Amanda Brooks of Winston Salem, North Carolina. Reverend Moses Newsome. pastor of First Baptist Church, Charleston, stays on t h e go looking after one of the most famous churches of the country. Charles Packs still undertakes with Harden Undertakers. Tom Posey has finally finished learning German and all other problems t h a t have to do with residence work on t h e Ph. D. Thanks to a scholarship from Alpha Phi Alpha. He hopes to complete his dissertation soon. We are glad to have Percy Terrell in our town again. He is with t h e Supreme Liberty Life Insurance Co. Lee A. Toney with over 100,000 miles on his Packard still gets around the country. He recently attended a national meeting of t h e Rural Youth of the United States, an organization of all races. The meeting was held at the University of Illinois. William Wallace still assists the President of West Virginia State College in addition t o his regular duties in the Chemistry Department of State College. He is Commander of the

BETA NU CHAPTER, FLORIDA A. & M. Reading clock-wise: Brothers E d w a r d DeBose, Marshall J e n kins, K e r n a a McFarlin, Grogan Joyner, Osward Johnson, Robert Morgan, Lasall Lefall, H a r r y Nims, Ellis Miller, J a m e s Chessebrough, E m a n u e l Stewart, George Rawls, Arnold Duncan, F r a n k Conoly, Alphonso Allen, O'Hara Spearman, J a m e s Oliver, Jr., William Ballou, Ralph J a m e s , Clarence Givens. J u l i a n Adderly, William Dandy, J o h n n y J o n e s and Robert Alderman. Holding b a n n e r are: B r o t h e r s William Wilson and Willie James.

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December, 1947 have him tarry with us long enough for the making of a photograph. Beta Pi again gained the spotlight of the campus when the Beta Pi Octette won the first prize In the first annual Soiree Musicale recently presented by Beta Chi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. The octette sang Rudy Valey's version of "The Whiffenpoof's Song." We are happy to announce our officers for 1948 as follows. Brothers Benjamin E. Hardy, president; William Longdon, vice president; James H. Utley, secretary; Finis Fields, corresponding secretary and associate Sphinx editor; A. Percy Houston, treasurer; Randolph Estwick, parliamentarian. Morris Parham, chaplain; Floyd Johnson, dean of pledges; Edmond Hawkins, historian; and Robert Williams, sergeantat-arms. Beta Pi is anxiously looking forward to the Annual Convention and has elected Brothers Horace Jackson and A. Percy Houston as senior and Junior delegates respectively. Elected as alternates In the same order were Brothers James H. Utley and Robert F. Jacox. So long. Brothers, see you at Tulsa! Fraternally yours, JAMES H. UTLEY, Associate Sphinx Editor.

QUEEN DELTA" AT TILLOTSON . . . As Texas is noted for its beautiful girls it was not difficult for m e m b e r s of Delta Chapter. Tillotson, to select this lovely for their queen. She is Miss Ethel Henry, junior at Tillotson, and resident of San Antonio, Texas. newly organized Legion of Guardsmen, an organizaation of former State Guardsmen. Brother Toney Is Adjutant. John Arthur White is back In t h e fold of Alpha. He is now a busy contractor in Charleston. Peyton Calloway, formerly of the Beckley Chapter is now with us. He Is employed in the State Capital. He recently married Patricia Van Exel of the Physical Educational Department of State College. Frank Nicholson, Captain and Instructor in Field Artillery is on our campus and has become active with us. He is formerly of Iowa and Prairie View. Your scribe stays very busy these days operating West Virginia Barber College, which is now recognized as a standardized barber school bv the National Association of Standardized Barber Schools. Special greetings go to all former members of Alpha Iota Lambda and Alpha Zeta Chapters. See you at the convention. Fraternally yours, FELIX T. WARREN Associate Sphinx Editor.

Gregg visited our campus and addressed the student-body. Due to the lack of time, we were denied the privilege of having a smoker in his honor. Thus we were contented to

DELTA CHAPTER Tillotson College Greetings Brothers in Alpha: Delta Chapter announces its reappearance into these columns, extending best wishes and prosperity to all brothers In Alpha. We of Delta have continually kept abreast with the times and traditional advancement of Alpha, with a group t h a t takes the lead in our immediate community. For the past semester we proudly point

BETA PI CHAPTER Lane College The light of Alpha now shines more brightly t h a n ever before on our campus The cause for such is the new shield which Peta Pi recently procured. The symbols of Alpha P ! i Alpha are of gold neon structure and are mounted on a black background. We are happy to Join ranks with " t h e chapters which possess neon shields. Our Initial program of t h e year was the Annual Smoker, which well served its purpose. Highlights of the program were the address given by Bro. Issac Golden of Beta Upsilon • Lambda and formally of Beta Pi and the remarks which were made by Brother Charles Berry, also of Beta Upsilon Lambda and a charter member of Beta Pi. Brother Berry was very touching as he reminisced of his early days in Alphadom. Our guests, the new male students on the campus, were very favorably impressed. The brothers of the immediate vicinity were proud to have Brother Bishop J. E. Gregg in our midst. While attending a church conference in t h e city. Brother

DENNIE HOGGARD END; WALLACE TRIPLETT WINGBACK GRIDIRON GLORY AT PENN STATE . . . These two brothers of G a m m a Nu co tr bUted t h e i r ful1 s h a r e t0 t h e ft th f , T " ,' § r i d i r o n S l o r y ° f P e n n State w h £ h at this writing had won six out of its scheduled nine games for the 1947 season B r o t h e r D e n m e Hoggard, Reserve End on P e n n State football squad, has one t o u X down to his credit. A third-year varsity player. Brother Hoggard is a P r e Law student. He hails from Philadelphia. B r o t h e r Wallace Triplette Starting wTngback nfaSvP H t 0 t a l ° f f l v e . t o u c " d o w n s this season. He is also a third-year varsity Player, and is majoring in Physical Education. B r o t h e r Triplett resides ? n Lamott

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December. 1947 to our complete projects and accomplishments. Presentation of a monetary gift to the Tillotson College Clinic Fund. The annual homecoming, Alpha Phi Alpha Breakfast Dance. We of Delta also boast of 100 per cent attendance at our "Western Regional" in Dallas, the Initiation of six new brothers in the person of Wheeler Canady. Windsor Tanner, Willie Wauls, Franklin Robinson, Purvis Carter, and James Bush. We too, are proud of the privilege, having the "Achievement Award" for this Region, presented to Brother Otis Sharkey, student leader and president of our chapter. We point also to the acclimations of Brother Robert H. DeCoy by several national periodicals, as "The Most Promising Negro College Actor" of the year. Presently Delta Chapter is thirteen in number and we look forward to meeting all of Alpha in Tulsa. We'll be there. Fraternally yours, ROY COLLINS. Associate Sphinx Editor.

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1946. emphasis was heavily stressed on t h e "Reclaiming of inactive brothers" and pressing them back into the fold. A large degree of success meet our efforts. The year's program was highlighted early in the year by a visit from General President Brother Belford V. Lawson, whose presence lent inspiration to those who met him for the first time as well as the pleasant reminiscing with those who knew him previously. During the last week in May the chapter held a beautiful spring formal at the spacious Two Spot Nite Club with a jungle motif as the decoration. It was easily the highlight of the spring season. At intermission the brothers gathered in a circle under t>~e Alpha insignia and sang t h e hymn. Within the circle stood the three members of the Sphinx Club.

Page 31 Brother Ralph B. Stewart, Jr., was singled out by the Florida Military District to represent all World War II veterans in the Jacksonville Military Area to receive t h e first award of the World War II Victory Medal. It was presented by Colonel W. Howe. Commanding Officer of the Florida Military District. Another Alpha First. On November 7. 1947 three Sphinxmen were initiated into Alphadom. They were Brothers Hunter H. Satterwhlte. Jean C. Downing, and Emerson R. Thompson. These three neophyte brothers after "crossing the burning Sands" were br.nqueted in the Blue Room of the Club Monterey. These men are fine upstanding members of their community arid whcse standards are in keeping with the high levels as set by Alpha men. After a recent election the following were positioned as chapter officers: Broth-

ALPHA RHO LAMBDA Columbus, Ohio Greetings: Alpha Rho Lambda Chapter has had a fine year under leadership of Brother Kenneth Morris as president. Since our last report, the undergraduate chapter had a grand smoker for pledgees. The graduate Chapter held Its Forum November 3, and on November 10, the regular meeting date. It elected its officers for the year. 1918. as follows: Kenneth Morris, president; Albertus A. Conn, vice president; Arthur Wilson, secretary; Charles Frye, assistant secretary; R. M. Tribbitt, treasurer; Barbee W. Durham, parliamentarian; Eugene Stanley, associate editor; and A. F. McCoy, sergeant-at-r*rms. The secretary reports t h a t a very large percentage of members has paid up their dues, and others are paying every week. We had a very splendid report from the Regional held in Chicago. Former president, Maceo. Hill made the report. The Ladies Auxiliary is very alert and has planned a forum in December. Fraternally yours, A. F. McCOY. Associate Sphinx Editor.

BETA LAMBDA CHAPTER Greater Kansas City Greetings: Beta Lambda has reason to be justly proud of its accomplishments for this year. Through the cooperation and fine support of every brother, the chapter was able t o realize all of its objectives set forth at the beginning of the year. The administration of our President. Brother Dan Lewis, has been one of the best in the history of the chapter. He brought about a renewed spirit among the brothers and now the Reclamation Program is in high gear. Brother Dan Lewis chose not to run for another term, b u t he passed the responsibility on to our former vice president, Brother Kmg who is President Elect. We have increased our number recently by initiating a fine group of young men, who have already caught the significance of Alpha. The chapter will present merit awards to three of the outstanding men in Kansas City who have done most in Inter-racial Relationships during the year. The favorite slogan at present is "On To Tulsa." P. M. CARUTHERS, Associate Sphinx Editor s

UPSILON LAMBDA CHAPTER Jacksonville, Florida Greetings Brothers: Upsilon Lambda Chapter has had a very active and encouraging year for 1947. Starting the fiscal year off last December,

SWEETHEART OF ALPHA PHI. CLARK COLLEGE, ATLANTA, GA. . . . Miss Thomasina Cooper, a "Georgia P e a c h " from Augusta, could not h a v e been m o r e luscious than w h e n she gave this special pose as " S w e e t h e a r t " of Alpha P h i Chapter. Clark College (Atlanta, d u r i n g homecoming festivities of that institution November 1st. T h e charming miss is a Senior in the Social Science D e p a r t m e n t at Clark.

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SUNDAY O F W O R S H I P FOR M E M P H I S BROTHERS . . . . For m e m b e r s of Alpha Delta Lambda. Memphis, Tennessee, the first six months of 1947 w e r e the most active in t h e history of the chapter. T h e Bluff City b r o t h e r s started off in high d u r i n g t h e first week in J a n u a r y by listening to inspiring reports of the 1946 G e n e r a l Convention from t h e chapter president. B r o t h e r Charles Tarpley. B r o t h e r S. M. Smith, and Sphinx Editor L. O. Swingler. F r o m this meeting on, activities shaped up into t h r e e major events between J a n u a r y and J u n e , namely: Sunday of worship with Brother F a t h e r St. J u l i a n Simpkins, rector of E m m a n u e l Episcopal Church (See above picture); a Cily-Wide Song Contest featuriing m o r e than twelve church choirs and high school glee clubs and honoring the nationally k n o w n song composer, Miss L. E. Campbell; and serving as official host to the S o u t h e r n Regional Conference . . . hailed ers Eugene Butler, president; Charles E. Simmons. Jr.. vice president; Ralph B. Stewart, Jr.. secretary: Dr. J. E. Bush, treasurer; Dr. Nelson Spaulding, financial secretary; Dr. Hunter H. Satterwhite, chaplain; Emerson R. Thompson, associate editor to the Sphinx. We wish to extend 'Christmas Greetings and a Happy New Year to brothers everywhere. Fraternally yours. RALPH B. STEWART, JR., Associate Sphinx Editor.

GAMMA MU LAMBDA Tallahassee, Florida Greetings Brothers: Once again we beckon your thoughts to the activities of Gamma Mu Lambda from the Capital City of Florida and The Southland At It's Best." Some of our goals for the year have already been achieved. Brother Miles and his committee outlined a program for t h e year. It was approved by the body. House parties after each home game of FAMC were part of the program. Brothers Drs. Foote and Matthews entertained after the Homecoming game. October 18. Brother and Mrs. Leo Paul did a grand job of entertaining at their home after the Southern game. Those elected t o guide t h e activities of Gamma Mu Lambda for t h e coming year w e Brothers Dr. J. E. Matthews, president;

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as the most complete and effective meetings of its k i n d in the history of the F r a t e r n i t y . In between time, the Memphis brothers spear-headed the formation of t h e Memphis P a n Hellenic Council which is now functioning w i t h representation from all eight college Greek-letter Societies. Shown in the accompanying p i c t u r e a r e b r o t h e r s w h o w o r shipped as a body with F a t h e r Simpkins. T h e y are, from left to right, front row: B r o t h e r J a m e s G. K i n g Dr. Walter W. Gibson, Rufus S. Hawkins, Lewis O. Swingler, Charles Tarpley, c h a p t e r president; F a t h e r St. J u l i a n Simpkins, Dr. O. B. Braithwaite, Lonnie Briscoe; second row, from left; George Clark, Jesse Williams, J. D. Williams, Robert Morris, Thomas Perkins, Lee A. Mullen, J. E d w a r d Cotton, J a m e s Boone, Thomas H. Haynes, Jr.; t h i r d row, from left: Joseph W. Westbrooks, J a m e s Boone. Dr. E. M. Wilkins. Charles Bodye, and Edwin Robinson.

Dr. W. H. Baker, vice president; M. G. Miles, secretary; C. U. Smith, assistant secretary; S. F. Howell, associate editor; James Hudson, chaplain; and T. W. Bond, parliamentarian. Of t h e new faculty members at FAMC, we welcome t o our chapter Brothers Leonard Ballou, Music Department; Leonard Spearman, Science Department; John Baker, acting principal. Demonstration School: Francis Harris. Mechanic Art Department; and Dr. Joseph Wilshire, Director of Student Clinic. Other new brothers are: Rayfield McGhee, assistant principal, Havanna; and T. Jan Perry, of Bainbridge, Georgia. Brothers Miles and Matthews were eleced delegates to the National Convention in Tulsa. Brother C. TJ. Smith is alternate and plans to attend. Brother Dr. Baker plans to "unlimber" his now Cadallic to be in attendance to this outstanding event, in the Sooner State. With the enthusiasm running high in the chapter and the financial start we have already gotten, we hope some day soon to invite all brothers to Gamma Mu Lambda's Frat House. Yours in the Spirit of Alpha, S. F. HOWELL.

ALPHA DELTA LAMBDA Memphis, Tennessee Greetings, Brothers: As it m u s t be in every other chapter. the Tulsa Convention spirit is at high tide among members of Alpha Delta Lambda.

Already delegates have been selected. They are Brothers Charles Tarpley, president: and James G. King, corresponding secretary. Our alternate delegates Include the chapter secretary, Brother Marvin Tarpley; and Brother Thomas Perkins. This has been perhaps the greatest year of activities for Alpha Delta Lambda. The Southern Regional Conference was held in Memphis during Easter Week-end and with approximately one hundred brothers registered as delegates and visitors. We are informed t h a t this was t h e largest attendance ever at a regional conference. Eight General Officers of t h e Fraternity were present, and brothers from all four Jurisdictions were on hand. Only a few days prior to the regional conference, the chapter sponsored a City-wide Music Contest in which twelve church choirs and school glee clubs took part. Honored guest for the occasion was Miss Lucie E. Campbell, known the country over as a composer of gospel songs, and director of the National Baptist Convention Chorus. (See picture In this edition.) Two scholarships, Instead of one, were awarded to local high school graduates this spring in keeping with our Annual Educational Program. No less a personage t h a n the Director of Education, Brother H. Council Trenholm, of Alabama State Teachers College, was present to present the scholarships to t h e recipients, a boy and girl student from Booker T. Washington High School. Each of these students is now enrolled at LeMoyne College as well as t h e

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AN A L P H A TRIBUTE TO NOTED COMPOSER . . . Memphis citizenry at large, both Negroes a n d whites, joined with Alpha brothers of Alpha Delta L a m b d a (Memphis, Tenn.) in paying a deserving t r i b u t e to one of the race's foremost composers of gospel songs, Miss Lucie E. Campbell, d u r i n g their City-Wide Song Contest in which leading choirs of t h e community participated. All of the contest participants, including church choirs and high school glee clubs, featured n u m b e r s w r i t t e n by Miss Campbell d u r i n g t h e contest, held in m a m m o t h Mason's Temple. T h e beloved song-writer, a teacher in the Memphis public schools and director of the National Baptist Convention (USA) Choir, is shown h e r e admiring the beautiful trophy presented to h e r at t h e song festival. She received m o r e t h a n twenty 1946 scholarship recipient from Manassas High School. We are glad to welcome back to Memphis, Brother Charles (Bo) Spearman, former Ail-American end with the LeMoyne College Mad Magicians. Brother Spearman has accepted position of head coach at his alma mater. His team won four games, tied one, and lost t h e final contest. Under the close supervision of Brother Spearman and his assistant coach, Brother Taylor C. D. Hayes, LeMoyne Is expected to regain much of its former gridiron glory. Football for four years was suspended at Lemoyne. During the first of the fall season, several members went to Forrest City, Arkansas to enjoy social courtesies extended by Brothers George Dudley and W. S. Barabin. both members^ of Alpha Delta Lambda. The

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baskets of flowers from admn . ; iends. One basket was sen: on behalf of city officials. Directing the contest to a successful conclusion w e r e Brothers Attorney A. A. Latting, general chairman; Charles Tarpley. chapter president; Marvin Tarpley, secretary; and W. T. McDaniel, c h a i r m a n of the trophy a w a r d s . First prize in the glee club section went to Booker T. Washington high school: and first prize in the church choir section went to CentenaryChorus. Among the n u m e r o u s songs composed by Miss Campbell and popular with church groups over the nation are: "Something Within," "The Lord's P r a y e r , " "He'll Understand. and Say Well Done," and "Touch Me Jesus." Her songs are now in published form, the book bearing the title, "Lucie E. Campbell's Soul-Stirring Songs."

Forrest City brothers set us up to a fried chicken dinner at the Orange Cafe on Highway 71, near Forrest City. Brother Dr. Milton S. J. Wright, of Wilberforce University, and Assistant Editor of the Sphinx, was a welcomed visitor to Memphis recently. He renewed old friendship ties with many of his former classmates and students in the Bluff City, and was guest at an Informal Cocktail Party given by the chapter at t h e beautiful Harmony Club. Main purpose of Brother Wright's visit was to give assistance to Sphinx Editor L. O. Swlngler in getting out the PreC'onvention Number. Congratulations are in order to Brothers Dr. E. R. Hambrick and W. T. McDaniel. Both have been blessed with daughters. Brother Hambrick is house physician at t h e Friendly Clinic. Brother McDaniel is band-

master for Booker T. Washington and Manassas High Schools. Passing of Brother Dr. U. S. Walton. prominent dentist, philanthropist, and church leader, in October brought sadness to every member and deprived our community of one of its finest citizens Brother Walton's death came suddenly about thirty minutes after he had left hiÂŤ, office. With heavy hearts, we commit his spirit to Omega Chapter. Annual election of officers was held at the home of Brother Julius Mebane who feted the members with a most enjoyable turkey menu. Returned to office were Brothers Charles Tarpley. president; Marvin Tarpley, secretary; James G. King, corresponding secretary; A. A. Latting. parliamentarian; S. M. Smith, sergeant-atarms; and Lewis O. Swlngler, director Of

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education. New officers elected were Brothers Taylor C. D. Hayes, vice president; Dr. E. M. Wilkins, treasurer: Thomas W. Perkins, director of social affairs; Prank Gray, chaplain; and Joseph W. Westbrooks, director of athletics. We are looking forward to seeing many of you at the Tulsa Convention, and until then, I am fraternally yours. JAMES G. KING, Associate Sphinx Editor.

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J u l y 31, 1947. by a F e d e r a l Court J u d g e , sitting in B i r m i n g h a m . The opinion, which b u r i e d t h e dual residential laws, came after t h r e e attempts had been m a d e by B r o t h e r Attorney A r t h u r D. Shores. He proved t h a t these laws violated the equal protection clause of t h e F o u r t e e n t h Amendment. In 1946 Attorney Shores had the Alabama State S u p r e m e Court declare t h e entire Zoning Ordinance of the City of Huntsville unconstitutional, in a case arising out of a situation w h e r e Huntsville rezoned a section in an effort to block a Negro man from building a laundry. After t h a t case was finished, t h e Negro business man in Huntsville completed a $75,000.00 building, with t h e finest l a u n d r y in t h e South. His business is almost exclusively conducted for whites. In the same year Brother Shores r e p r e sented Mrs. Alice P. Allen, instructor at Miles College in a case attacking t h e Birmingham racial Zoning Laws. The City of B i r m i n g h a m rezoned Mrs. Allen's property in such a way t h a t she could occupy it. That settled that case.

OMICRON L A M B D A CHAPTER Birmingham, Alabama Father and son presidents of their respective chapters simultaneously! Brother Atty. A. D. Shores wins legal battle against House Zoning in Birmingham; Brother W. E. Shortridge elected president National Negro Funeral Directors' Association! In the course of every man's life the u m sual occurs, out of the clear blue sky. We prepare for many special occurences but those which please and satisfy beyond fondest hopes are zhe "surprises." Omicron Lambda is the recipient of three "surprises" though merited, through three of its loyal bro' hers. Each incident is an outstanding event of achievement worthy and befitting Alpha men. Brother N. E. Wills, Sr., was recently elected p r e s i d e n t of O m 1 c r o n Lambda Chapter for the ensuing year, 1948. Several clays later he received a letter from his son, Brother N. E. Wills, Jr., a J u n ior at Morehouse College, t h a t he had also been elected president of Alpha Rho Chapter, Morehouse, for 1948. This is unique in | that father and ".'J% son are presidents of their respective Alpha Ci-.:.plers simultaneously. Brother Wills, Srâ&#x20AC;&#x17E; was initiated in Alpha Beta Chapter in 1924 while a student at Talladega College. Upon his graduation from Talladega College, he affiliated himself with the Birmingham graduate Chapt e r, Omicron Lambda, in 1927 and has been continuously active. At present he is principal of Cameron E 1 ementary School of Birmingham. He has been a school teacher In the Birmingh a m Public School System for twenty years, and a principal for the past seven years. He is graduate of the Parl.er High School (formerly Industrial High i from which his son also graduated twe years ago. He is currently doing advanced study at Pisk University. Brother N. E. Wills, Jr.. following in his father's footsteps was an honor s t u d e n t during his entire period of attendance at Parker High, and served as one of the commencement speakers. Since matriculating at Morehouse College he has maintained this record by being an honor student In both his fresh-

ARTHUR D. SHORES, ESQ. Brother Shores Wins Important Federal Court, Member Omicron Birmingham.

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By W. Wesley Whetstone Associate Editor

IRMINGHAM'S J i m Crow Zoning Laws, which prohibited Negroes from living on p r o p e r t y zoned for w h i t e persons, w e r e declared unconstitutional on man and sophomore years. When the records are released for this, his junior year, we know that, true to his tradition, his name will stand at the top of t h e honor list. Truly an Alpha tradition. Brother Willis, Jr., shows splendid signs of dynamic leadership and initiative and we look forward to his service to society and to the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Upon graduation from Morehouse College he plans to study medicine. We bid him God's speed on his intended career and wish him the best of luck. There is another son who is a freshman student at Talladega, with Alpha inclinations. True to his father's pattern we look forward t o t h e time we can call him an Alpha brother also. The next noteworthy event from t h e Alpha men of Omicron Lambda came through the achievements of Brother W. E. Shortridge, outstanding Birmingham Mortician and civic leader. At the 1947 Convention of the National Negro Funeral D i r e c t o r s Association, held in Cleveland, O., Brother Shortridge was u n a n i mously elected to the presidency of this great organization of Negro Funeral Directors. T h i s distinct honor came to him because of his dynamic personality and diligent service exhibited In

Samuel L. Matthews built a new home. After it was completed t h e city refused to give him a permit to occupy it because he was a Negro. T h e evidence showed that Mr. Matthews was refused on racial grounds. Attorney Shores contended that the City Building Inspector refused to issue t h e Certificate of Occupancy on grounds that Mr. Matthews w a s a Negro. The Court ruled t h a t t h e racial Zoning Laws w e r e unconstitutional, enjoining t h e City of B i r m i n g h a m from enforcing them. This is an importan victory for American Negroes, because hojusing segregation is one of t h e worst menaces confronting Negroes in this country. In t r u e " Southern style." following the decision, this house was destroyed by d y n a m i t e by persons who felt t h a t they, and not the Courts, should d e t e r m i n e w h o should live in certain sections of Birmingham. Destruction of t h e house was a criminal action. Police are at work on t h e case. It is to be hoped that t h e guilty person or persons can be found. Citizens of Birmingham. Negro and white, are now contributing money to rebuild this house. Omicron Lambda Chapter of Alpha P h i Alpha F r a t e r n i t y contributed t h e first one h u n d r e d dollars. Negroes a r e now living in t h e section over which this controversy arose in spite of the m a n y intimidations and threats m a d e by Un-American whites, and t h e K K K. Atty. Shores had m a n y t h r e a t s personally directed against his personâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;by telephone calls, and unsigned letters. He has not let any of these t h r e a t s cause him to r e t r e a t from his courageous stand. Assisting B r o t h e r Shores has been another Alpha man. B r o t h e r Attorney F r e d erick A. Curtis, recent g r a d u a t e of Northwestern University School of Law. He is now associated with B r o t h e r Shores in his l a w firm. Both attorneys are m e m b e r s of Omicron L a m b d a Chapter. all affairs concerning this national organization. For years he has been an influential force in the firm establishment of this organization into a great body for mutual benefits to all of its members. The fitting reward for his service was t h e u n animity by which he was elected president. Being a courageous fighter, a conscientious worker and a clear thinker, we expect

December. 1947 the National Negro Funeral Directors' Association t o benefit richly from his selection as their president. Brother Shortridge was elevated from t h e position of first Vice-President to his present position as President. For several years he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for this same organization. He is president of the Shortridge Funeral Home of Birmingham, which he jointly owns with his brother. Brother Shortridge is known throughout the United States for his fine business acumen and dauntless participation in civic matters. Presently he is Chairman of t h e Board of Directors of the Atlanta School of Embalming, the finest of its kind in America owned and oprated by Negroes, with an enrollment of one hundred students. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Jones Valley Finance Company, of Birmingham, Ala., a $500,000 Business Enterprise; a member of the Board of Directors, National Negro Business League; and an Outstanding NAACP worker. A graduate of Howard University, he Is a Trustee of t h e A. M. E. Church, and a 33rd degree Mason. In a very interesting session In November, the officers of Omicron Lambda Chapter were elected for 1948. The enthusiasm shown by all of the brothers at this meeting depicted, in a positive manner, t h e manifest interest they hold for Alphadom in general and Omicron Lambda Chapter in particular. After careful deliberation t h e following brothers were elected t o hold t h e banner of Alpha high via Omicron Lambda Chapter: Brother N. E. Wills, Sr., president; Brother Isaac Graves, vice-president; Brothers W. Wesley Whetstone, secretary; Brother C. L. Shepard, assistant secretary; Brother C. L. Reeves, associate Editor of Sphinx; Brother Dr. W. J. Dowdell, treasurer; Brother M. J. Pharris. Jr.. Sergeant-at-Arms; Brother L. R. Hall, chaplain; Brother Atty. Fred Curtis, parliamentarian. With this corps of efficient officers we look forward t o a most successful year in 1948 which will redound to the credit and glory of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Since the Regional Convention of t h e Southern Jurisdiction of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity was held in Memphis, Tenn.. last spring, where Brother Dr. Lloyd Williams painted such a wonderful picture of Tulsa, Okla., t h e slogan of Omicron Lambda has been "Ten To Tulsa!" At this writing its seems as if t h e slogan will be a reality. Thus far six brothers are making definite plans to attend the Alpha Phi Alpha National Convention in Tulsa. Six others are contemplating the trip. The official delegates from Omicron Lambda are: Brother N. E. Wills, S., Senior Delegate; and Brother George C. Bell, Junior Delegate. The alternates are Brothers H. L. Mosely and Waymon C. Matherson. If you want to be imbued with the good old Alpha spirit t h a t motivates Omicron Lambda Chapterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; then meet us in Tulsa. Elsewhere in this issue is an article about Brother Atty. Arthur D. Shores, one of the most prominent and learned constiutlonal lawyers in continental United States. Recently, he won a decision in Federal Courts over the Jim Crow House Zoning Laws of Birmingham, Ala. Be sure to read It. I t s ' results are pleasing and beneficial to all true Americans. It is another splendid example of Alpha men's contribution to racial progress and the acquisition of their civil rights. Omicron Lambda Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Inc., Birmingham, Ala., held its Grand Annual Ball, Friday, December 12. 1947 in the Swank Ballroom of t h e Grand Terrace, out on the outskirts of Birmingham. It was the most Gala social event of the Fall season. Remember the Omicron Lambda Slogan: "Ten To Tulsa"! Well so long, I'll see you In Tulsa! BROTHER W. WESLEY WHETSTONE Associate Editor.

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K A P P A CHAPTER Ohio State University Seasons Greetings: Kappa Chapter reviews t h e past year of 1947. April 27, we had a probation and the following sixteen brothers were brought across the burning sands to Alphadom. Dale wright, Otis Williams, Marcus Smith, Clarence Wilbur Smith, Dwight Smith, Levi Joshua Stewart, Jr., Morris Means, Nathaniel Mitchell. Elbert Lee, Joe Kennedy. Dick France, Gerald Foster, Clarence Furguson, Merel Rollins, Edward Canlier. On May 25, we had a fine time at Valley Dale in a joint formal with the AKA here at Columbus, Ohio. There should be more joint affairs. September 6, our President, Marion Austin Allen, Jr., took to himself a bride, Miss Elsa Smith, AKA, of Cleveland, Ohio. We brothers hope t h a t they will have a happy life together down through the years. On November 2, was another big day at our chapter. In the morning, our football squad played the Kappa Alpha Psi's football squad. The final score was Alpha Phi Alpha, 12; Kappa Alpha Psi, 0. During the afternoon, we held our annual election of officers. Congratulations are In order for t h e following brothers: Henry Franklin Smith, president; Clarence Ferguson, vice president; Joe Kennedy, secretary; Tracy Parks, treasurer; Marcus Smith, dean of Sphinxmen; Jack Mitchel, parliamentarian; M. Austin Allen, Jr., chaplain; C. Wilbur Smith, sergeant-atarms Levi Joshua Stewart, Jr.. will carry on as associate editor of Sphinx in my place. Finally. I wish to extend to all Alpha men and their wives, sweethearts, sisters

and loved ones, a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. And now, farewell, as the Associate Editor of Sphinx from Kappa Chapter. DARIUS M. WORSHAM. Associate Sphinx Editor.

BETA CHI LAMBDA Muskogee. Oklahoma Greetings: Brothers of Beta Chi Lambda have lost three brothers since last May. Brothers F. H. Harris, former principal of M. T. H. S.. of Muskogee, Oklahoma, to Florida A. & M., Laurance Lackey returned t o K. U., to do further graduate study, and Bouleware is an officer in the army and is stationed at Prairie View. The chapter sends greetings to these brothers. The chapter supplied the nursery with milk for five months and also purchased the bandmaster's u n i form with Alpha Phi Alpha inscribed on the baton. We entertained the seniors of this area with a spring prom and program which included as a theme "Education for Citizenship." We meet every two weeks on Sunday P. M.. with one brother as host. We are cooperating with Alpha Tau Lambda for the General Convention. Beta Chi Lambda's Man of the year is Brother Dr. J. S. Chandler; physician, 32nd Degree Mason; Shriner. Esteemed Lecturing Knight of Elks, Member of the Chamber of Commerce, V. F. W., American Legion, Trustee of Ward Chapel A. M. E. Church, Vice-President of Beta Chi Lambda, discharged as Major in Medical Corps, four years in service, and twenty-two months overseas, married and has two boys. Other Brothers are President Toby Owens. Business Manager of State Hospital for Negro insane. Secretary V. L. Foshee. Training officer for the Vets and

GAMMA THETA. DAYTON UNIVERSITY . . . Officers and m e m b e r s of t h e recently organized u n d e r g r a d u a t e chapter at Dayton University, Dayton, Ohio, t a k e n on steps of E m a n u e l Library. F r o m left, first row: Brothers Charles Jones, chaplain and sergeant-at-arms: Paul Revere, vice-president, and dean of pledgees; (Second row, from left): Brothers L e o n a r d Cobbs, secretary; George R. Hicks, Associate Sphinx Editor; (Third r o w from left) Brothers S a n d e r s Stone, p a r l i a m e n t a r i a n ; and Will Griffin, treasurer. B r o t h e r Alvin Bridges, president, a p p e a r s on fourth r o w .

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with a specialist rating. Assistant Secretary Barnes, a prominent businessman of Muskogee, Emery Jennings, Principal of Douglas Grade School and businessman; Treasure Charles Adams, Science Teacher of M. T. H. S. Muskogee; Finance Secretary K. T. Tucker, Principal of Douglas Grade School, Checotah, Oklahoma; Associate Editor of t h e Sphinx T. B. Lockerldge, Teacher In Wheatly High School, Boynton, Oklahoma; H. E. Duncan Principal of Friendship High School Oktaha, Oklahoma; M. W. Ward, Vocational Teacher for t h e Veterans, Tallahasee, Oklahoma; Dr. Stevens, Practising In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; E. K. Weaver, Principal of Lincoln High School, Anadarka, Oklahoma. Planning to entertain you in December. Fraternally yours, T. B. LOCKERIDGE Associate Editor. s

ALPHA PI LAMBDA Winston-Salem. North Carolina Greetings: Individual brothers have been busy during the summer vacation trying to get u n financial brothers back Into the fold. Though most of the Alpha men In our city are already affiliated, there are three or four who are losing the benefit of our brotherhood. The chapter sponsored a picnic at Roaring Gap last J u n e to culminate a year's activity. Families of most of the brothers were present and the entire day was spent at this national park. Needless to say, a good time was hf.d by all. Brother Dr. Albert H. Coleman, staff urinologist a t Kate Bitting Reynolds Hospital, will be out of the city after this m o n t h doing some advanced work in his field. Brother Dr. J. M. Walker, Jr., our president and staff surgeon at Reynolds Hospital was unable to make t h e first meeting of the fraternity because of a m u c h needed vacation. Our most able vice-president, Brother G. H. Vaughn, presided a t this meeting. Brother Dr. W. F. Meroney, local dentist, attended t h e Shriners' Convention at Atlantic City last month. Dr. Meroney is a 33rd degree Mason. Brother Dr. E. Shepherd Wright is also a member of the local Shriners and a 33rd degree Mason. Several of the local brothers are planning t o attend the coming convention at Tulsa, Oklahoma, including Brothers Meroney, Carter, Anderson, and Marshall. So it looks as though Alpha PI Lambda's long record of having a delegate a t t h e convention will certainly not be broken this year. As we begin a new year Alpha Pi Lambda looks forward to much activity. Already t h e wheels of some brother's thinking packet have begun to t u r n out programs and activities for t h e chapter. We close by hoping t h a t every chapter will be represented at the Tulsa convention and t h a t this will be the best meeting on record. "On t o the 'Sooner S t a t e . ' " Fraternally yours, ALBERT P. MARSHALL, Associate Editor. g

GAMMA PI LAMBDA Galveston, Texas Greetings Brothers: At last Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Is a reality in Galveston, and all credit for this progressive step is given Brother C. P. Johnson. of Gamma Eta Lambda Chapter and Regional Director, and Brother Jack Sweatt of Gamma Pi Lambda Chapter, Galveston, Texas. Brother Sweatt has been t h e leader of this movement among Alpha men In this city for some time, and now after his interest and hard work has made it possible for local Alpha men to boast their Chapter as being t h e first fraternal group In Galveston. The Chapter was one of t h e six added at t h e Columbus Convention, and marks another landmark for Alpha. Officers of

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Gamma PI Lambda Chapter were Installed in close ceremony at t h e home of Brother Fleming Huff. They are: Dr. Mack Moseley, president; Willard Dickenson, vice president; Joel Harris, corresponding secretary; Fleming Huff, recording secretary; Jack Sweatt, treasurer; Hall Dansby, chaplain; Robert Jones, parliamentarian; a n d Woody Dickerson, Associate Editor. Lay members are: Wilbur Byrd and Melvln Howard. After Installation members of Gamma Pi Lambda Chapter were hosts to their fellow Greeks at Palm Terrace Auditorium. No meetings were held during t h e summer months, b u t plans were made for t h e fall and winter season. Several members attended graduate school and have combined their newly acquired talents t o create a worth while program In t h i s city. The first Fall meeting was held a t t h e office of Dr. Mack Mosely, and plans for t h e coming year were made known t o the Chapter. Fraternally yours, WOODY DICKERSON. Associate Editor. S

ALPHA ETA LAMBDA Houston, Texas Greetings: Alpha Eta Lambda Chapter held Its first fall meeting on September 25, a t the beautiful home of our President, Brother J. H. Law on Truxillo Drive. The following twenty-five brothers were on h a n d : O. Banks, L. Perkins, A. McC'ollum, S. Williams, H. Dickerson, T. Jackson, W. Terrell, A. Pondexter, R. Lights, B. Amnions, A. Patterson, L. Issacs, H. Sweatt, L. Cooke, O. Smith, B. Taylor, H. Jones, L. James, J . Osborne, R. Jefferson, S. Cullum, J. Laws, E. Griffen, W. Samuel. Plans were completed for several brothers to attend t h e regional convention in Dallas on the weekend of October 11. Brothers J. H. Law and W. A. Samuel were elected delegates. Plans were also made to get one of t h e eighty-odd brothers in t b " Houston area financial so t h a t our one big project for this year, the securing of chapter house may finally be realized. Several of the brothers are already looking forward to Tulsa and from the appearance of things we should have a delegation of a t least twelve or fifteen brothers a t the first general convention the southwest has had in many years. Enthusiasm was high. A half dozen challenging speeches were made. It gladdened the hearts of the old faithful brothers t o see the growing vitality in the veins of Alpha Eta Lambda. Look, for this t o b e come shortly, one of the nation's leading chapters. W. A. SAMUEL, Associate Editor.

ALPHA SIGMA LAMBDA Dallas, Texas With Western Vice-President A. Maceo Smith in t h e chair. Alpha Sigma Lambda Chapter, Dallas, Texas, elected the following officers: J. L. Patton, Jr., principal of Booker T. Washington High School, president; Samuel W. Hudson, manager of Roseland Homes, vice president; C. L. Dennard, teacher of English at Booker T. Washington High School, secretary; B. E. Dade, teacher of mathematics at Booker T. Washington High School, assistant secretary and associate editor; H. I. Holland, principal of Julia C. Frazier Elementary School, treasurer; A. S. Penn, principal of York Elementary School, oergeant-at-arms; and Rev. L. H. Thomas, representative of t h e American Bible Society, chaplain. Alpha Sigma Lambda has pledged $1,000 to the Moorland Branch Y. M. C. A. building program. Some of the money h a s already been paid. Alpha Sigma Lambda has all thirty-five

December. 1947 of Its members 100 per cent In t h e payment of grand taxes. Much interest was manifested In t h e Regional Meeting t h a t was held here in Dallas. National Officers B. V. Lawson, Burt Mayberry, H. C. Threnholm, L. O. Swlngler, L. H. Williams, and Western VicePresident, A Maceo Smith, were present. There were over one hundred brothers in attendance. Our Slogan now Is "On to Tulsa." B. E. DADE, Associate Editor

PI LAMBDA CHAPTER Little Rock, Arkansas Greetings Brothers: PI Lambda Chapter is striving to keep in step with t h e onward march of Alpha Phi Alpha. Friday, October 31. marked t h e beginning of Pi Lambda's fall and winter season of activities with a very gala meeting at t h e home of Brother J. R. Booker, with Brother C. Franklin Brown co-host. The chapter meeting was concerned with t h e discussion and t h e making of t e n t a tive plans for the activities of the chapter for 1948 and for the remainder of t h e 1947 season. Brother Jesse Owens, who is doing a wonderful Job in the field of public health, made a short, but dynamic speech t o t h e members of the chapter. Thanks, Brother Owens! Our calendar of activities for the season will Include an initiation period followed by our annual dance on December 26th. We shall expect all Brothers who are in these parts to Join us in enjoying the occasion. Pi. Lambda welcomes Brothers David Parker and Granville Lewis, Jr., who have become affiliated with the chapter. Brothers Parker and Lewis are graduates of Meharry Medical College and are practicing dentistry In Pine Bluff and Little Rock, respectively. Brother O. E. Jackson, a very active member of our chapter and professor at Arkansas A. M. & N. College, is doing graduate work at the University of Chicago. We pray t h a t Brother Jackson will continue to "carry on" the great spirit of Alpha Phi Alpha and be blessed with a very successful year. We invite each member of Alpha Phi Alpha to join us this Thanksgiving season in reverent thanks for the achievement and progress of Alpha Phi Alpha and pray for Its future success. Fraternally yours. GRANVILLE R. LEWIS, JR. Associate Editor.

ALPHA PSI CHAPTER Lincoln University (Mo.) Greetings Brothers: Our Chapter was honored by a visit of Brother M. G. Ferguson, General Treasurer, who, highlighted the evening with an enlightening talk; producing so much e n thusiasm t h a t we look forward to another visit from him in the near future. Another Important event, locally, was the election of our Chapter officers to steer Alpha's Alpha Psi ship to the light. Among t h e Captains and Co-Captains elected were: Brothers Theodore Harris, president; Roy Jason, vice president; William Shaw, recording secretary; Harry Browder, corresponding secretary; Oliver Scott, Treasurer; William Young, parliamentarian; Paul Cruse, Sgt.at-Arms; Russel Grant, Sphinx master; Herm a n Morgan, chaplain; Abe Butler, Associate Editor. We take pride in listing Sphinxman Thomas Miller of Kansas City, Missouri as t h e outstanding "Straight A" Veteran at t h e top of "The Hill." The coordinator elected for laision between Beta Zeta Lambda and Alpha Psi Is Brother L. Johnson, professor In t h e Business Administration. Department, whose

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DELTA LAMBDA CHAPTER. BALTIMORE . . . F R O N T ROW, left t o right: B r o t h e r s J o h n Widner, Atty. William L.' Fitzgerald, F r a n k E. Walker, J a m e s Hite, Dr. Miles W. Conner, Dean Walter T. Dixon, President; Dr. Clifton R. Jones, Editor to t h e Sphinx; Dr. J. Douglas Sheppard, T r e a s u r e r ; Dr. Frederick H. Dedmond, Secretary; Dr. Maurice Doles, a n d Atty. Roy Bond work denotes special interest at this time. With this competent staff of Brothers elected, we hope for a successful year; and a glorious outcome in Tulsa. Fraternally yours, A. HARRIS BUTLER, Associate Editor. -6-

BETA KAPPA CRAPTER Langston University Greetings: Brothers of Beta Kappa started t h e fall session of school and work In a big way. On September 15, Beta Kappa entertained t h e Freshmen with a dance. Soft drinks were served and brief remarks were presented by Graduate Brothers Eugene J. Brown and J. H. Hughes. Brother Aaron E. Murphy had a most enJoyaMe summer while In Chicago. Brothers

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SECOND ROW, .left to right: Dr. Bruce H. Alleyne; Dr. Ralph Young, Dr. Charles R. Campbell, H o w a r d Murphy. Dr. J o h n King, Dr. Welfred Holmes, Dr. A l e x a n d e r J . Walker, Ernest Dennis, William Taylor, B r u c e Edemy, Dr. George Pendelton, and William Haynes. B A C K ROW, left to right: B r o t h e r s E a r l Britt, Rufus Hackett, William P i n d e r h u g h e s , Dr. Harold D e r r y a n d Prof Robert A. Smith.

suits of t h e vacation was entertaining as well as enjoyable. Brother Hollis D. Stearns, t h e president of Beta Kappa, made a successful trip to New York City. He has reported a fine trip. Meeting new brothers was t h e biggest treat of t h e summer. At the present Beta Kappa has t h e following officers: Brothers Hollis D. Stearn, president; Aaron E. Murphy, vice president; Alfred Harrell, secretary. Brothers of Beta Kappa acknowledge t h e returning of two brothers, who were veterans in World War II. These brothers are E. Stroud and J. Wallace. Beta Kappa has its eyes focused on t h e coming National Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., in Tulsa, this. fall. We are striving, we are working, we will do all in our power t o make t h e National

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With minds and hearts opened for bigger and better results for Alpha Phi Alpha, we leave you this thought. "On To Tulsa." AMOS STEVENSON, Associate Editor.

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CHAPTER BRIEFS D E L T A A L P H A LAMBDA—On Novemb e r 15th past, t h e g r a d u a t e b r o t h e r s of Alpha P h i A l p h a in Cleveland, Ohio, set u p a g r a d u a t e chapter. Cleveland's n e w Alpha c h a p t e r h a s been christened Delta Alpha L a m b d a . B r o t h e r William N. Lovelace, Midwestern Vice-President, w a s present and officiated a t t h e " b i r t h " of t h e chapter. A p p r o x i m a t e l y fifty brothers w e r e in attendance a n d b e c a m e chart e r m e m b e r s . Officers w e r e elected as follows: B r o t h e r s . Josephus Hicks, president. H e n r y C. Crawford, vice-president; H a r old Barnett. secretary; Kweigger Aggrey, treasurer, a n d J a y B. White, associate S p h i n x editor. X I A N D CHI LAMBDA—Annual observance of Education for Citizenship w a s carried out in the form of a p r o g r a m at Zion Baptist Church. Zenia, Ohio, b y m e m b e r s of Xi and Chi Lambda, S u n d a y afternoon of October 26th. T h e m e of t h e program was "Responsibilities of Citizenship." B r o t h e r Dr. Milton S. J. W r i g h t served as chairman of t h e p r o g r a m a n d presided as master of ceremonies. Main address of t h e occasion w a s given b y Attorney Belford V. Lawson, G e n e r a l President, w h o used for h i s subject, "Decade of Destiny." M A N Y NEW C H A P T E R S ADDED T O ROSTER—Since t h e latter p a r t of December, 1946, and t h r o u g h N o v e m b e r of 1947, m o r e t h a n t h i r t y n e w chapters h a v e b e e n added to t h e C h a p t e r Directory. The exact n u m b e r of c h a p t e r s issued charters in t h e several jurisdictions this past year will be reflected in t h e a n n u a l r e ports of t h e G e n e r a l Secretary a n d t h e vice-presidents of these jurisdictions, b u t it can b e added h e r e t h a t t h e y give Alphadom a substantial boost in m e m b e r s h i p , add to t h e F r a t e r n i t y ' s total influence as a national body, a n d indicate to a r e m a r k a b l e degree t h e w o r k t h a t h a s been p u t into t h e Reclamation and other phases of t h e p r o g r a m b y G e n e r a l Officers, regional directors, a n d on d o w n t h r o u g h t h e r a n k of t h e individual chapters. Recent addition to chapter directory includes G a m m a P s i Lambda, Asheville, N o r t h Carolina: Delta Alpha L a m b d a , Cleveland, Ohio; Delta Beta Lambda, Hampton, Virginia, a n d Delta G a m m a Lambda, Cincinnati. Chapters w e r e also set u p in Wisconsin University (Gamma Epsilon) F o r t Valley State College, (Gamma Zeta); University of Indiana, (Gamma Eta): H a m p t o n I n stitute, (Gamma Iota); Miles College, (Gamma K a p p a ) : Livingstone College, (Gamma Mu): P e n n State College, (Gamma N u ) ; University of California, Los Angeles, (Gamma Xi); Knoxville College, (Gamma Omicron); Benedict College, (Gamma P i ) ; Wilmington, N. C , (Gamma K a p p a L a m b d a ) : Tallahassee, Fla., (Gamm a M u L a m b d a ) : L y n c h b u r g . Va., (Gamma Nu L a m b d a ) ; St., Paul-Minneapolis, Minn., (Gamma X i L a m b d a ) : Albany Ga., (Gamma Omicron L a m b d a ) : Galveston, Texas, (Gamma P i L a m b d a ) ; Gary, I n diana, (Gamma Rho Lambda); Macon, Ga., (Gamma Sigma L a m b d a ) : Beaumont, Texas, (Gamma T a u L a m b d a ) ; Marshall, Texas. (Gamma Upsilon L a m b d a ) ; B e r k e lv, Calif., (Gamma P h i L a m b d a ) and S a n Franscisco, Calif,, (Gamma Chi L a m b d a ) .

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SOUTHERN VICE-PRESIDENT ON THE JOB By M. G. Miles. G a m m a Mu L a m b d a Our S o u t h e r n Vice-President, B r o t h e r William H. G r a y Jr., h a s m a n a g e d to k e e p u p with his Alpha duties a n d requests as h e h a s been leading fhe Florida Agricult u r a l a n d Mechanical College as presid e n t into its greatest expansion p r o g r a m and its greatest b u d g e t appropriation. Quite endowed w i t h t h e "Ole AJpha Spirit," h e carries t h e great message of t h e F r a t e r n i t y to all of A l p h a d o m . On J a n u a r y 25, eight g r a d u a t e b r o t h e r s of Albany, Georgia a n d vicinity s a w t h e i r great d r e a m materialized w h e n the Southe r n Vice-President established G a m m a Omicron L a m b d a Chapter t h e r e . T h e c h a p t e r roster h a s elected: B r o t h e r s A a r o n Brown, P r e s i d e n t of A l b a n y State College, President; W. D. Thomas, VicePresident; H e n r y A. Ryan. Secretary; A n d r e w G. Sadler, Assistant Secretary; V. L. Shirley, T r e a s u r e r ; R e v e r e n d M. F . Adams, Associate Editor; a n d F . S. K i r k patrick. B r o t h e r s M. G. Miles of G a m m a Mu L a m b d a C h a p t e r a n d Forrest McK e n n i e . William D a n d y and Ellsworth Oliver of Beta Nu Chapter accompanied t h e Southern Vice-President t h e r e . March seemed to h a v e been a v e r y busy m o n t h for t h e Vice- P r e s i d e n t for on March 13, h e set u p G a m m a Omicron Chapter at Knoxville College, Knoxville, Tennessee with a m e m b e r s h i p of fourteen. B r o t h e r s H e n r y C. M a r s h w a s elected P r e s i d e n t a n d Walter P l e m m e r w a s elected Secretary. T h e n on M a r c h 25, t h e Vice-President established G a m m a Sigma L a m b d a C h a p t e r covering t h e Macon a n d F o r t Valley (Georgia) vicinities. T h e c h a p t e r roster: B r o t h e r s F . J. Hutchings. President; William H. McKenney, Vice-President; R a y m o n d J. P i t t s Secretary; W. W. E. Blanchett. Assistant S e c r e t a r y ; W. B. Sheftall, Associate Edi-

GAMMAMU LAMBDA" Tallahassee, Florida Greetings to Alphadom: Gamma Mu Lambda Chanter worked harmoniously with Beta Nu Chapter throughout the year with all of Its programs. The chapter worked very arduously to keep t h e standards of Dear Old Alpha high. The spirit of Alpha always prevails In the activities of Gamma Mu Lambda. During the summer the chapter met and discussed plans for the establishing of a chapter house. This Idea seems to have t h e approval of all Alpha chapters In the state 100 per cent. During this period the chapter In connection with Beta Nu sponsored a smoker honoring Brother Jesse Owens. At this affair, representatives from t h e Kappa Alpha Psl, the Omega Psl Phi and t h e Phi Beta Sigma Fraternities were present t o share in the experience. This was a fine affair. At t h e 1947 Educational Citizenship Program, t h e chairman of the scholarship committee announced t h a t Gamma Mu Lambda will give its second annual scholarship to two worthy high school graduates of selected high schools of t h e state (The scholarship awards will be $75.00 each). Last year t h e chapter gave three $50.00 scholarships. The recipients proved to have been worthy. As t h e chapter m e t on October 6, t h e program for the year, scholarship program, and t h e budget for the year were the main features on t h e agenda. The small program carried on last year by t h e chapter h a s only served as a stimulus for greater and nobler activities this year. Let Alpha March On I CHARLES TT. SMITH, Associate Editor.

tor; E. H. P i e r r o , William D u v a l a n d C. W. Sellers. On May 9, G a m m a P i C h a p t e r w a s set up by Vice-President G r a y at Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina. Seven brothers w e r e initiated into A l p h a d o m t h r o u g h this establishment. T h e chapter's roster: B r o t h e r s A. N. Neil, President; Alfred Sherard, Vice-President; J o h n n y L. Copeland, Secretary-Treasurer; Milledge S. Polite. Associate Editor; Albert Redd. Chaplain; Charles H. B r o w n ; a n d Joseph M. Middleton. Nine b r o t h e r s of G a m m a G a m m a Chapter of Allen University, three g r a d u a t e b r o t h e r s of t h e vicinity, and Brothers Charles Z. Smith and Roudolph McLeod of Beta Nu C h a p t e r participated in t h e initiation ceremony. Much pride and dignity characterized these affairs. The call was m a d e by t h e Vice-President for all b r o t h e r s of t h e Southern Region to assemble in Memphis. Tennessee on April 4, 5, and 6 for t h e a n n u a l conference. In response to t h e call one h u n d r e d delegates registered w h i l e m a n y other brothers adhered to t h e call by a t t e n d i n g as non-delegates. The spirit of Alpha abided throughout t h e conference as t h e brothers discussed "The Unfinished Task in t h e South." Many spirited recommendations w e r e offered a n d accepted. National officers present included General P r e s i d e n t B. V. Lawson; G e n e r a l Secretary B u r t A. M a y b e r r y ; G e n e r a l Counsel Charles Lane, a n d Editor Lewis O. Swingler and General T r e a s u r e r M. G. Ferguson. The Vice-President w o r k s on a n d on for a bigger and b e t t e r Alpha. He a n d m a n y . delegates from the Southern Region will greet you at t h e National Convention in Tulsa. s

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B r o t h e r Albert J o n e s of Los Angeles, Calif., w h o h a d the distinction of being the first u n d e r - g r a d u a t e brother to deliver a major address at a G e n e r a l Convention (Columbus, Ohio, 1946). He is a charter m e m b e r of t h e newly organized G a m m a Xi. University of California, Los Angeles, and holds t h e office of Lay Councilman.

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The sad news reached the office of The Sphinx on November 14th that Brother Bernard Squires passed away at his home in Seattle, Wash., sometime late in October. "Death came after about six years of a lingering illness which medical science seemed unable to reach." Brother Squires was a graduate of the Ohio State University, and had done graduate work at Western Reserve University. For a number of years he was an excutive officer in various branches of the Urban League. He served with distinction as Executive Secretary of the Omaha, Nebraska Urban League, and in the same position with the Seattle, Washington Urban League. His most successful social fight in Seattle was in leading a movement to get Negroes and other minorities employed at the Boeing's Aircraft Corporation. "He lived long enough to see that fight successfully won." Brother Squires was a staunch and loyal member of Alpha Phi Alpha. At one time he served as a regional director in the Far-Western Jurisdiction. He was a distinct credit to Alpha Phi Alpha and to society. He thoroughly enjoyed rendering unselfish service to God and bis fellowman, as a result, he was loved, admired, and respected by all who knew him. They say that he is dead, but his fine spirit and works live on. He is survived by a devoted wife, three loving daughters, and numerous friends.

In Memoriam Of Brother John Gandy Death by heart attack brought the life of Brother Dr. John Manuel Gandy,

noted educator and president-emeritus of Virginia State College, to a sudden end at Petersburg, Va. Monday, October 6th. He was the third administrator of Virginia State. Brother Gandy was president of Virginia State College from 1914 to 1942. He was a native of Starksville. Miss., born in that community on October 31. 1870. He came to Virginia State in 1898 to teach Latin and Greek, and became the first professor of pedagogy of the school. His successor, Luther H. Foster, is also a brother. It was under leadership of Brother Gandy that Virginia State first organized an accredited normal school curriculum and teachers college courses. He was largely responsible for its offerings in education as well as in the arts and sciences. During his term as president of Virginia State College, Brother Gandy initiated a vigorous program for raising educational standards of students and extending opportunities for vocational as well as professional training. He had several honorary degrees bestowed upon him for his distinguished service in the field of education. He leaves his widow, Mrs. Carrie D. Gandy; daughter, Mrs. Marion Wyatt, of Washington, D. C ; two sons, Dr. Theodore Gandy, of Santiago, Chile, and John Gandy, Jr., of Chicago, and two sisters. He was a member of Nu Lambda Chapter, Petersburg, Va.

Alpha's Footprints Here and There * BROTHER DAVID D. JONES . . . . president of Bennett College, Greensboro, North Carolina, has during the past year matched the high type of leadership he's giving Bennett that he is giving the National Association of Schools and Colleges of the Methodist Church. He is the first Negro to ever be elected president of the Association. Brother Jones has served three years on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Schools and Colleges before being elevated to the presidency.

DR. U. S. WALTON "TRANSCENDS ALL"â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Death of Brother Dr. Ulysses S. Walton. Alpha Delta Lambda Chapter. Memphis, Tennessee, on October 30th past closed one of the most unselfish careers citizens of the Bluff City have experienced during this generation. He gave the full measure of devotion to his church (Collins Chapel CME), his profession of dentistry, and as a civic and social welfare leader, and philanthopist. Brother Walton was treasurer of Phillip's School of Theology, Lane College, held similar position with numerous other organizations. He was a trustee of Collins, charter board member of the Lauderdale Branch Y. M. C. A., to which only this year he contributed one thousand dollars; board member of Collins Chapel Connectional Hospital, director of Tri-State Bank of Memphis and one of its organizers. Native Tennessean, Brother Walton was educated at Lane, and Meharry Medical College. He practiced for over thirty years in Memphis. He leaves a widow, and a son. Brother Walton left footprints in many areas as he sojourned across the burning sands of this life toward the everlasting peace of Omega Chapter.

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The Socio-Economic Aspect From page 17 come for the year. Namely. 1. Churches, No. 40, amount per year $100,000. 2. Insurance Companies, No. 5, amount per year, $60,000. 3. Taxi Cabs, No. 60, amount per year, $259,000. 4. Grocery Stores, No. 23, amount per year,, $27,600. 5. Beauty Shops, No. 75, amount per year, $90,000. 6. Cafes, No. 20, amount per year, $60,000. 7. Barber Shops, No. 11, amount per year, $60,000. 8. Beer Parlors, No. 10, amount per year, $24,000. 9. Funeral Homes, No. 3, amount per year, $24,000. 10. Burial Societies, No. 3, amount per year, $7,000. 11. Physicians and Dentists, No. 8, amount per year, $24,000. 12. Drug Stores, No. 1, amount per year, $3,000. Total amount, $738,800. This is only a partial number of business in the city of Austin, operated by Negroes, and does not include the amount of money spent by Negroes in white businesses of various types. The population of Negroes in Austin is about 25,000 and of whites about 100,000. This will give you a picture of the spending power of Negroes with Negroes in business as shown in a small city as Austin. If this is done here, what is being done in larger cities throughout the South, North, East and West, The purpose of this illustration is to show that the Negro has sufficient finance individually, if pooled and directed in channels so that their spending power can be returned to their people, at least partially so. What can Alpha and other Greek letter organizations do? Is it the idea that the Greek letter organizations are to formulate and carry out this plan? The answer to this question is no. The idea is that the Greek letter organizations shall start the ball rolling as a united force. That a cross section of all Greek letter members and the best brain of our group, whether they are Fraternity or Sorority members or not, should be called together and this plan presented to them, and a definite program worked out therefrom in the manner in which they think best. After such a program has been worked out, an effort should be made to establish the organization. It would be fine for the National Negro Business League to carry out this program and it should be suggested to this National Organization. If the National Negro Business League refuses it, then the National Negro Finance and Investment Corporation should be set up separately irrespective of Fraternal Organizations and should be composed of members irrespective of Fraternal connections. There should also be set up a combined scholarship made up of the finance from all Negro Fraternal organizations for the purpose of sponsoring scholarships to young men and women in the field of business, medicine, specialist and research work. That it be stipulated those persons who receive scholarships need not be a member of a

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Fraternity or Sorority, but, it should be agreed that after the specialty has been finished that this individual will return to his community where he is needed most to establish himself in office as a specialist in his field. I conclude this long and probably unpopular subject by saying, "Where there is no vision the people perish." A voteless people is a hopeless people. An economically enslaved people is a powerless people. A thriftless people will be a reserveless people. A people without a solid economic foundation will be a helpless, dependent people and must take whatever is given them and will be a long time receiving their just right to vote in a country predominately capitalistic." â&#x20AC;˘

"A Challenge to Serve" From page 21 eral social problems which demand the very highest type of man-power, brainpower, and heart-power. There are millions of people of every section of the United States and abroad who are in dire need of, and who are demanding varied kinds and degrees of assistance and service. Alpha Phi Alpha and every other forward-looking and progressive organization dedicated to the improvement and welfare of human society must unite and rally their full resources to meet and aid in combating and conquering the evil forces of prejudice, bigotry, ignorance, and intolerance, which seem to thrive upon social, economic, political, and religious restiveness among the people. Those who seek to gain and retain power through the practice of the ancient and anti-social philosophy of "divide and rule" those who seek to set class against class, race against race, and creed against creed must be defeated and dethroned by any and every intelligent and ethical means possible. In spite of the current period of pseudoprosperity, there are still large numbers of people, even in this country, who are illclothed, ill-housed, and ill-fed. There are still many worthy and potentially capable people who are persistently denied the opportunity of adequately preparing themselves to render much needed service to society. Illiteracy, ignorance, disease, and bigotry are still far too potent and too prominent throughout our nation and our world. There are still too many individuals who are interested primarily and solely in their own personal welfare and advancement, and who have no real and sincere concern for serving others. Therein lies the gigantic and compelling challenge to Alpha Phi Alpha. The Fraternity has sworn and shown to the nation and to the world that its sacred objectives and obligations are, "to discountenance evil; to destroy all prejudice," and to render unselfish service to mankind. Therefore, it is essential that this great Fraternity rededicate itself to the task so nobly begun; reconsecrate itself to its "noble ideals and aims," and gird its intellectual and social loins to meet and adequately deal with the numerous vile and anti-social situations which now beset and disturb the possible and probably progress in our respective communities. Let us ever bear in mind that

December, 1947 Alpha Phi Alpha, like the Son of Man, "Came not to be ministered unto, but to minister." It is now mandatory that our General organization and our various chapters devote less time, effort, and money to parties, dances, banquets and general good times, and fair more to Investigation, Discussion, and Action in the analyses and solutions of the momentous and weighty problems that prevent our nation and our civilization from enjoying genuine peace, goodwill, and prosperity now and in the years ahead. Such an organization as ours dares not "fiddle while Rome burns." Our thoughts, our aims, and services, at a time such as this, must be dynamic and positive. With much more vim, vigor, and vitality, Alpha men throughout our nation and our world must consistently and persistently strive to make Alpha Phi Alpha, indeed, "the light of the world" through continued far-reaching and significant service to mankind. The light of Alpha Phi Alpha must be the light of service lest her light fades into utter darkness. To the younger men of the Fraternity, and to youth in general, we strongly urge that you take even fuller advantage of every possible opportunity to prepare yourselves thoroughly and well to render ihe best and most efficient service. Youth is indeed, the time for preparation. Therefore, it is imperative that youth build a firm and solid foundation for service. This does not mean that youth is advised not to enjoy its glorious green years, for youth is also the time for joy and gladness. But during our green years we must prepare for the more responsible years ahead. Youth must also give service. But remember that service, like religion, never was designed to make our pleasures less. I know not what course others may take, but as for Alpha Phi Alpha, it MUST be unalterable unified for service. It is now most imperative that our Fraternity sends out the urgent call to "all the noble, the true, and courageous" that they shall join in the great crusade of genuine service to the people. The spirit and conditions of the times call for it, society insists upon it, and posterity demands it. To our dear "Alpha Phi Alpha, the pride of our hearts," we say with all the depth and earnestness of which we are capableâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;"Though your task has just begun, and your work will ne'er be done" we solemnly repledge our hearts, our minds and our fortunes to the great and noble ideal and principle of love and service to all mankind. Pertinently, we leave with you these challenging and thoughtful sentiments, by Edwin Markham: "There is a destiny that makes men brothers; None goes his way alone, All that we send into the lives of others, Comes back again into our own." Alpha Phi Alpha is and must be unified for service. MILTON S. J. WRIGHT Wilberforce, Ohio,

Mo.; Secretary, James C. Butler, 625 Butler Hall, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Mo. kn 45. BETA ALPHA—Morgan College, Baltimore, Md.; President, C. A. Williams, 2506 Druid Hill, Baltimore, Md.; Secretary, Paul E. Waters, 2532 Pennsylvania Ave., Baltimore 17, Md. kn 46. BETA BETA—University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska; President, Alfred B. Grice, 819 G Street, Lincoln. Nebr.; Secretary, Chas. M. Goolsby, 1029 Park St., Lincoln, Nebr. kn 47. BETA GAMMA—Va. State College, Petersburg, Va.; Edward L. Smith, President; Virginia State College, Petersburg, Va.; Secretary, William T. Kyle, Va. State College, Petersburg, Va. kn 48. BETA DELTA—State College, Orangeburg, S. C ; President, Frank J. Toland. State College. Orangebutg. S. C : Secretary, William D. Daniels, State College, Orangeburg, S. C. kn 49. BETA EPSILON—A. & T. College, Greensboro, N. C ; John C. Rawls. President. Box 94, A. & T. College, Greensboro, N. C ; Secretary, Eugene Morrow, Box 94, A. & T. College, Greensboro, N. C. kn 50. BETA ZETA—Samuel Houston College, Austin, Texas; President. Ed. H. Hoover, 1015 E. 12th St., Austin, Texas; Secretary, J. P. Joshua, Sam Houston College, Austin. Texas. kn 51. BETA ETA—Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 111.; Presiaent, Leroy DucKsworth, 318 E. Oak, Carbondale, 111.; Secretary, Chas. V. Anderson. 424 E. Jackson, Carbondale, 111. kn 52. BETA THETA—Bluefield State College, Bluefield, West Va.; President, B. O. Calhoun, Bluefield State College; Secretary Theodore Randolph. Bluefield State College, Bluefield, West Va. kn 53. BETA IOTA—Western State College, Kalamazoo, Michigan. kn 54. BETA KAPPA—Langston University, Langston, Okla.; Amos Stevenson. Langston University, Langston, Okla.; Secretary, Eddie F. Jordan, Langston, University, Langston, Okla. kn 55. BETA MU—Kentucky State College, Frankfort, Ky.; President, Harold V. Smith, Ky. State College, Frankfort, Ky.; Secretary. Leon Bradford. Ky. State College. Frankfort, Ky. kn 56. BETA NU—Florida A. & M. College. Tallahassee, Florida; President, Lee R. Hampton, Fla. A. & M. College, Tallahassee. Fla.; Secretary, Charles Z. Smith, Fla. A. & M. College, Tallahassee, Fla. kn 57. BETA XI—LeMoyne College, Memphis. Tenn.; Charles Bodye, President; 158 Gilbert, Memphis, Tenn.; Secretary, George D. Clark, Jr., 813 Ioka, Memphis, Tenn. kn 58. BETA OMICRON—Tenn. A. & I. State College, Nashville, Tenn.; President, Clarence Kimbrough, Tenn. A. & I. State College, Nashville, Tenn.; Secretarv, George Breathett, Tenn. A. & I. State College, Nashville. Tenn. kn 59. BETA PI—Lane College, Jackson. Term.; Louis J. Flowers, Lane College, Jackson, Tenn.; Secretary, Virgil May, Lane College, Jackson, Tenn. kn 60. BETA RHO—Shaw University, Raleigh, N. C ; President, Shade Connor, Shaw University, Raleigh. N. C; Secretary, Walter R. Alston. Shaw University, Raleigh. N C kn 61. BETA SIGMA—Southern University, Scotlandville, La.; Huel D. Perkins. President; Southern Branch P. O. Box 9385, Baton Rouge. La.; Secretary, Leonard S. Washington, Southern Branch P. O. Box 9385, Baton Rouge, La. kn 62. BETA TAU—Xavier University, New Orleans, La.; President, Hargrove Wooten, Xavier University, New Orleans 18, La.; Secretary, Clarence J. Jupiter, 2431 Toledoano St., New Or1 ^ 3 71 ^

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Ralph D. Harris, Presiaent; State Teachers College. Montgomery, Ala.; Secretary. William Gholston, State Teachers College Montgomery, Ala. 64. BETA PHI—Dillard University, New Orleans, La.; President, Antoine Joseph. Dillard University, New Orleans. La.; Secretary, Lawrence Lombard, Dillard University, New Orleans, La. 65. BETA CHI—Philander Smith College, Little Rock, Arkansas; President, Wm. H. Fowler, 3220 W. 17th. Little Rock. Ark.; Secretary, James Robinson, Philander Smith College. Little Rock, Arkansas. 66. BETA PSI—Oxford University, London, England. 67. GAMMA ALPHA—Texas College, Tyler, Texas, President, James Thompson, Texas College, Tyler, Texas; Secretary, Luther C. Simond, Texas College, Tyler, Texas. 68 GAMMA BETA—North Carolina College, Durham, N. C ; President, Harold T. Epps, Box 528, N. C. College, Durham. N. C ; Secretary, Thomas CoJe. Box 528, North C. College, Durham, N. C. 69. GAMMA GAMMA—Allen University, Columbia, S. C , President. William J. Murray. Allen University. Columbia. S. C. 70. GAMMA DELTA—Arkansas A. M. and N. College, Pin« Bluff, Ark.; President, Anderson Perryman, Arkansas A. M. and N. College. Pine Bluff, Arkansas.; Secretary, Tyree Webster, Ark. A. M. and N. College, Pine Bluff, Ark. GAMMA EPSILON—University of Wisconsin, Madison. Wis.; 71 President. Ronald S. Byrd, 740 Langdon Ave., Madison Wis.; Secretary, Stanley P. Hebert. 740 Langdon A v e ' Madison, Wis. '* 72. GAMMA ZETA—Ft. Valley State College. Fort Valley Ga • President, William Anderson, Fort Valley State College' Fort Valley. Ga.; Secretary, Robert H. Simmons, Fort Valley State College, Fort Valley. Georgia. 73 GAMMA ETA—University of Indiana; Bloomington Indiana. President; Wm. Bradley, 605 E. 8th St., Rushville Ind.; Secretary, Harold Lumsey, 418 E. 8th St., Bloomington. Ind. 74. GAMMA THETA—University of Dayton; Dayton Ohio Presiaent, Alvin L. Bridges, 520 Hartford. Daytc.i OhioSecretary, Leonard W. Cobbs, 1823 Weaver St.. Dayton Ohio' 75. GAMMA IOTA—Hampton Institute; Hampton VirginiaPresident, William B. Proctor, Jr.; Secretary, Emanuel Bertrand. room 402 Wigwam "A" Hampton Institute' Hampton, Virginia. 76. GAMMA KAPPA—Miles COLLEGE; Birmingham, Alabama 77 GAMMA MU—Livingstone College; Salisbury, N. C ; President. G. L. Blackwell; Secretary, O. Summey, jr., 921 Holmes St.. Hendersonville. N. C. 78. GAMMA NU—Penn. State College. Pennsylvania; President, Charles R. Wilson. Dorm. 8, Rm. 17. Pollock CircleSecrtary, Donald L. Watson, 140 N. Patterson, State College' Penn. 79. GAMMA XI—University of California; Los Angeles, Callfornia; President. Albert W. Jones, 1356 E. 18th St Los Angeles, Calif.: Secretary, Henry H. Melton, 3620 S. Gramercy. Los Angeles. Calif. 80. GAMMA OMICRON—Knoxville College; Knoxville Tennessee; President, Henry G. Marsh; Secretary, Walter Plemmer, Knoxville College; Knoxville, Tennessee. 81. GAMMA PI—Benedict College, Columbia, S. C. President A. N. Neal, Benedict College, Columbia, S. C ; Secretary' J. L. Copeland, Benedict College, Columbia, S. C

CHAPTER OFFICERS—Graduate Chapters kn 101. ALPHA LAMBDA—Louisville, Ky.; President, Stanson Broaddus, Box 271, Harrods Creek, Ky.; Secretary, L. C. Curry. 1702 Magazine, Louisville, Ky. kn 102. BETA LAMBDA—Greater Kansas City; Daniel W. Lewis, President, 1204 Everett, Kansas City, Kansas; Secretary, James A. Jefferess, 1824 Passeo, Kansas Citv 8, Mo. kn 103. GAMMA LAMBDA—Detroit, Mich.; President, Dr. T. M. White, 5014 Cecil, Detroit 10, Mich.; Secretarv, Grover D. Lange, 571, Algar, Detroit 2, Mich. kn 104. DELTA LAMBDA—Baltimore. Md.. President, W. T. Dixon. 1933 McCulloh, Baltimore 17, Md.; Secretary, Dr. F. H. Desmond, Morgan State College, Baltimore 12. Md. kn 105. EPSILON LAMBDA—St. Louis. Mo.; President, Virgil McKnight, 2601 N. Whittier St., Louis 13, Mo.; Secretary, John D. Buckner, 4246, W. N. Market Street, St. Louis 13, Mo. kn 106. ZETA LAMBDA—Newport News, Va.; President, H. W. Ridley, 2404 Marshall Ave., New Port News, Va.; Secretary, Dr. Eugene W. Hunter. 174 W. Queen St., Hampton, Va. kn 107. THETA LAMBDA—Dayton. Ohio; President. Walter E. Wiley, 2600 Lakeview Ave., Dayton, Ohio; Secretary, Robert H. Snow, 2404 McCall St., Davton, Ohio. kn 108. ETA LAMBDA—Atlanta, Ga.; President, Nelson C. Jackson, 250 Auburn Ave., Atlanta 3, Ga.; Secretary, George L. Edwards, Room 602, 250 Auburn Ave., Atlanta, Ga. kn 109. IOTA LAMBDA—Indianapolis, Ind.; President, Spurling Clark, 413 W. 29th St., Indianapolis 8, Ind.; Secretary, Everett Edwards, 4113 Cornelius, Indianapolis 8, Ind. kn 110. KAPPA LAMBDA—Greensboro, N. C ; President, Dr. George H. Evans, 908 Salem St., Greensboro, N. C ; Secretary, R. D. Crockett, 535 Macon St., Greensboro, N. C. kn Ill, MU LAMBDA—Washington, D. C ; President. Verdie L. Robinson, 2803 13th St., N. E., Washington, D. C ; Secretary, C. C. House, 2824 14th St.. N. E., Washington. D. C. NU LAMBDA—Petersburg, Va.: President, Odell Harris, 907 kn 112. Wilcox St., Petersburg, Va.; Secretary, H. Colman Jackson, Va. State College, Petersburg. Va. kn 113. XI LAMBDA—Chicago, 111.; President, Thomas M. Clarke, 417 E. 47th St., Chicago. 111.; Secretary, Victor D. Lewis, Sr., 6142 St. Lawrence Ave., Chicago 37, 111. kn 114. OMICRON LAMBDA—Birmingham, Ala.; President, Wayman C. Matherson, 412 10th Ave.. N.. Birmingham 4, Ala.; Secretary, Charles L. Shepard, 13, 10th Ave., N. Birmingham, Ala. kn 115. PI LAMBDA—Little Rock,. Ark.; President, C. Franklin Brown, 1019 Cross St.. Little Rock, Ark.; Secretary. A. A. Arnold, 2224 Rock St., Little Rock, Ark. kn 116. RHO LAMBDA—Buffalo. N. Y.; President, Dr. W. B. Holland, 357 William St., Buffalo 4, N. Y;. Secretary, Russell N. Service, 125. Glenwood Ave., Buffalo 8, N. Y. kn 117. SIGMA LAMBDA—New Orleans. La.; President. Dr. Wesley N. Segre, 2326 Upperline St., New Orleans, La.; Secretary, Walter E. Morial, 1433 Touro St., New Orleans, La. kn 118. TAU LAMBDA—Nashville, Tenn.; Aaron A. Allen, President, 1601 18th Ave., N., Nashville, Tenn.; Secretary, Alfred C. Galloway, 2018 Clifton Road, Nashville 4, Tenn. UPSILON LAMBDA—Jacksonville. Fla.; President, Dr. kn 119. T. M. Christopher, 1369 Davis St., Jacksonville. Fla.; Secretary, T. . Thomas, 1760 Myrtle, Jacksonville, Florida.

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CHAPTER OFFICERS—GRADUATE DIRECTORY—Continued from Inside Cover retary, Wilbur C. Douglass, 412 Bakewell Building, Pittsburgh, Pa. kn 137. ALPHA PI LAMBDA—Winston-Salem, N. C ; President Dr J. M. Walker, Jr., 800 N. Cameron, Winston-Salem 4 N C • Secretary, A. P. Marshall, 848 N. Cameron, Winston-Salem 4. N. C. kn 138. ALPHA IUIO LAMBDA—Columbus, Ohio; President Kenneth A Morris. 202 S. Spring St.. Columbus. Ohio; Secretary, A. D. V. Crosby, 159 Winner Ave., Columbus, Ohio. kn 139. ALPHA SIGMA LAMBDA—Dallas, Texas; W. Barton Beatty. President. 2700 Flora. Dallas, Texas; Secretary, O J Fountaine. 901 Allen, Dallas. Texas. kn 140. ALPHA TAU LAMBDA—Tulsa, Okla.; President, Tollie W Harris. 326 N. Greenwood. Tulsa. Okla.; Secretary, Robert L. Fairchild. 2119 N Ouincy, Tulsa 6. Okla. kn 141. ALPHA UPSILON LAMBDA—Montgomery, Ala.; President, Dr. C. T. Simpson. State Teachers College, Montgomery, Ala.; Secretary. J. M. Reynolds. State Teachers College, Montgomery, Ala. kn 142. ALPHA PHI LAMBDA—Norfolk, Va.; President, Russell Chavois, 955 Reservoir, Norfolk, Va.; Secretary, Thomas W. Young, 721 Chapel St.. Norfolk, Va. kn 143. ALPHA CHI LAMBDA—Augusta, Ga.; President, Dr. M. S. Johnson, 1420 Twiggs St.; Secretary, John Tuttes, 1108 Phillips St., Augusta, Ga. kn 144. ALPHA PSI LAMBDA—Columbia, S. C ; President, Robert W. Nance. 1429 Pine St.. Columbia, S. C ; Secretary, Harry B. Rutherford, 1330 Gregg, Columbia, S. C. kn 145. BETA ALPHA LAMBDA—Jersey City, N. J., President. Dr. Archie W. Johnson. 169 Claremont Ave., Jersey City, N. J.J Secretary, Donald A. Thigpen, 92 Atlantic St., Jersey City, N. J. kn 116. BETA BETA LAMBDA—Miami. Fla., President, Dr. I. P. Davis, 1036 N. W. 2nd Ave.. Miami, Fla.; Secretary, Charles L. Williams. 1200 N. W., 6th Ave., Miami, Fla. kn 147. BETA GAMMA LAMBDA—Richmond, Va.; President George- Peterson, 305 1-2 E. Leigh St.. Richmond. Va.; Secretary, Spmgarn D. Brinkley, 710 N. Sixth St.. Richmond 19. Va kn 148. BETA. DELTA LAMBDA—Daytona Beach, Fla.; President, George W. Engram. P. O. Box 2348, Daytona Beach, Fla.; Secretary, H. E. Bartley, M. D., 567 Second Ave., Daytona Beach, Fla. kn 149. BETA EPSILON LAMBDA—Wewoka, Okla.; President, Ben H. Hill, Box 247, Boley, Okla.; Secretary, L. G. Ashley, Box 247, Boley, Okla kn 150. BETA ZETA LAMBDA—Jefferson City, Missouri; President. G. Robert Cotton, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri; Secretary, A. T. Busby, Lincoln University, Jefferson Citv. kn 151. BETA ETA LAMBDA—Oklahoma City, Okla.; President, R. P. Perry, 916 N. E. 7th St., Oklahoma City, Okla.; Secretary, Otis A. Freeman, 531 N. Kelham St., Oklahoma City 4, Okla. kn 152. BETA THETA LAMBDA—Durham, N. C. kn 153. BETA IOTA LAMBDA—Baton Rouge, La.; President, John G. Lewis, Jr., Box 72, Scotlandville, La.; Secretary, Russell M. Ampey. Southern Br. P. O., Baton Rouge, La. kn 154. BETA KAPPA LAMBDA—Charleston, S. C ; President, Dr. Winston W. Jones. 423 King St.; Secretary, Dr. E. B. Burroughs, 35 Morris St., Charleston, S. C. kn 155. BETA MU LAMBDA—Salesbury. N. C ; Secretary, Maxwell R. Brooks, 924 W. Monroe St., Salisbury, N. C. k n 156. BETA NU LAMBDA—Charlotte, N. C ; President, Dr. Thomas Watkins, 329 South Brevard St., Charlotte, N. C ; Secretary, Clinton Blake, 423 East First St., Charlotte 2, N. C. k n 157. BETA XI LAMBDA—Omaha, Nebraska; President, Robert L. Myers, 2416 N. 22nd Street, Omaha. Nebraska; Secretary, Saybert C. Hanger, 1915 N. 28th Street, Omaha, Nebraska. kn 158. BETA OMICRON LAMBDA—Mobile, Ala.; President, Alphonse Russell, 204 Clay St., Mobile, Ala.; Secretary, Marshall Robinson, 7. N. Dearborn, Mobile, Ala. kn 159. BETA PI LAMBDA—Albany, New York; President, William F. Brown, DDS., 146 South Pearl St., Albany, N. Y.: Secretary, Crispin C. Hall. 589 Third Ave.. N.. Troy, N. Y. kn 160. BETA RHO LAMBDA—Youngstown, Ohio; President, Graham Lynch. 525 Kenmore Ave.; Secretary, James E. Smith, 2953 Karl St.. Youngstown, Ohio. kn 161. BETA SIGMA LAMBDA—Hartford, Conn. President. Dr. John M. Bullock. 120 Hartland St.. Hartford, Conn.; Secretary. Rev. Jas. A. Wright, 25 Brook St.. Hartford. Conn. kn 162. BETA TAU LAMBDA—Ft. Worth, Texas; President, Wm. E. Brackeen, Jr., 1004 New-York Ave., Ft. Worth 3. Texas; Secretary, Felix C. Thurmond. 1115 E. Leuda St., Ft. Worth 3, Texas.

kn 163. BETA UPSILON LAMBDA—Jackson, Tenn.; President, J. T. Beck, Lane College, Jackson, Tenn.; Corresponding Secretary, Joe Merry, 412 S. Church Street, Jackson, Tenn. kn 164. BETA PHI LAMBDA—Savannah. Georgia; President Dr S. M. McDew. Jr., 719 West Broad Street, Savannah', Georgia; Secretary, Wilson P. Hubert, 919 W. 37th Street, Savannah, Georgia. kn 165. BETA CHI LAMBDA—Muskogee, Okla.; President. Toby A. Owen. State Hospital, Taft. Okla.; Secretary, Vernon L. Foshee, 569 N. 9th St.. Muskogee, Oklahoma. " kn 166. BETA PSI LAMBDA—Los Angeles, Calif.; President. Dewey W. Davidson. 1162 E. 46th St., Los Angeles, Calif.; Secretary. Edward C. Strong. 230 Hammond St., Pasadena 3. Calif. kn 167. GAMMA ALPHA LAMBDA—Charlottesville, Va.; President, Dr. C. J. Waller, 108 Beverly. Staunton, Va.: Secretary, Dr. A. W. Pleasant. Jr.. M. D., 11 S. Jefferson, Lexington. Va. kn 168. GAMMA BETA LAMBDA—Frankfort, Ky., President. Sheley F. Lynem, Kentucky State College, Frankfort, Ky.; Secretary, Alexis J. Richards. Kentucky State College, Frankfort, Ky. kn 169. GAMMA GAMMA LAMBDA—Greenville. S. C ; President, R. W. Anderson, P. O. Box 441. Greenville, S. C ; Secretary, E. H. Whittenburg, Box 15. Greenville, S. C. . kn 170. GAMMA DELTA LAMBDA—Beckley. W. Va.; President, S. E. Warren, Box 942. Beckley, W. Va.; Secretary, Martin K. Austin, Box 21, E. Beckley, W. Va. kn 171. GAMMA EPSILON LAMBDA—Hopkinsville, Va.; President, Dr. P. C. Brooks, 201 S. Va., Hopkinsville, Ky.; Secretary, Thos. A. West. 914 E. 2nd St., Hopkinsville. Ky. kn. 172. GAMMA ZETA LAMBDA—Tampa. Fla.; President, E. B. Martin, 555 Twentieth Ave. So., St. Petersburg, Fla.; Secretary, Eugene L. Avery. 1307 Lamar Ave., Tampa 2. Fla. kn 173. GAMMA ETA LAMBDA—Austin. Texas; President, John King, 1107 E. Sixth St., Austin 22, Texas; Secretary, Campbell, Roy B. J.. 803 E. 11th St.. Austin 22, Texas. kn 174. GAMMA THETA LAMBDA—Wilmington, Delaware; President, John O. Hopkins. 1010 French St., Wilmington, Del.; Secretary, George Taylor, 926 French St., Wilmington, Del. kn 175. GAMMA IOTA LAMBDA—Brooklyn, N. Y.; President, Wm. H. Hurst, 1164 Pacific St., Brooklyn 16. N. Y.; Secretary, James C. Hairston, Jr., 252 Gates Ave., Brooklyn 16, N. Y. kn 176. GAMMA KAPPA LAMBDA—Wilmington, N. C ; President, Dr. H. E. Eaton. 1406 Orange St.. Wilmington, N. C ; Secretary, B. T. Washington, 306 N. 6th St.. Wilmington. N. C. kn 177. GAMMA MU LAMBDA—Tallahassee, Fla.; President, Wm. A Morris. P. O. Box 86, Tallahassee, Fla.; Secretary, M. G. Miles, Fla A. & M. College, Tallahassee, Fla. kn 178. GAMMA NU LAMBDA—Lynchburg, Va.; President, E. L. Thornton, 1303 Wise St.. Lynchburg, Va.; Secretary, B. H. Scott, 2200 Popular St., Lynchburg, Va. kn 179. GAMMA XI LAMBDA—St. Paul, Minn., Minneapolis. Minn.; President. John M. Patton, 954 St. Anthony, St. Paul 4, Minn.; Secretary, Charles F. Rogers, 402 Metropolitan Bank Bldg., St. Paul, Minn. kn 180. GAMMA OMICRON LAMBDA—Albany, Georgia; President, Dr. Aaron Brown, Albany State College. Albany, Georgia; Secretary, Henry A. Ryan, Albany State College, Albany, Georgia. kn 181. GAMMA PI LAMBDA—Galveston, Texas. President Mack J. Mosely, 3219 Avenue N.; Secretary, Joel C. Harris, 3405 Ave. E., Galveston. Texas. kn 182. GAMMA RHO LAMBDA—Gary, Indiana; President, Randall Morgan, 2676 Adams, Gary, Indiana; Secretary, Wm. A. Smith, 2576 Monroe, Gary, Ind. kn 183. GAMMA SIGMA LAMBDA—Macon, Ft. Valley, Ga.; President, Frank Hutchings, Hutchings Funeral Home, New Street, Macon, Ga.; Secretarv, Raymond J. Pitts, Ft. Valley State College, Ft. Valley, Ga. kn 184. GAMMA TAU LAMBDA—Beaumont. Texas; Secretary, W. G. Garrison. 776 Neches St., Beaumont, Texas. kn 185. GAMMA UPSILON LAMBDA—Marshall. Tex;.s; President, James W. White, Sr., Bishop College, Marshall, Texas; Secretary, Kerven W. Carter, Wiley College, Marshall, Texas. kn 186. GAMMA PHI LAMBDA—Berkeley, California; President. Dr. William Pittman, 2930 Grove St., Berkeley. Calif.; Secretary, C. Tolan Draper, 1427 Carleton, Berkeley, Calif. kn 187. GAMMA CHI LAMBDA—San Francisco, Calif.; President, Jefferson A. Beaver. 1445 Lyon St.. San Francisco, Calif.; Secretary, Howard C. Clay, 2428 Post St., San Francisco.

PLEASE TAKE DUE NOTICE, CHAPTER OFFICERS NAMES OF NEW OFFICERS OF CHAPTERS . . . Brothers who have been elected to serve as officers for 1948, will not be listed until the publication of the CONVENTION NUMBER in FEBRUARY, 1948. LEWIS O SWINGLER, Editor