The SPHINX | Spring 1962 | Volume 48 | Number 2 196204802

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CONTENTS: ARTICLES 1 2 4 12 14 14 25

YOU HAVE GRADUATED . .. W H A T NOW? LEST WE FORGET THE FAMILY 'TIS S P R I N G . . .

SCHOLASTIC HONOR ROLL GENERAL CONVENTION OHIO UNIVERSITY HOUSING

DEPARTMENTS 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 14 15 16 22 23

LETTER F R O M G E N E R A L OFFICER (President) LETTER FROM G E N E R A L OFFICER (Secretary) L E T T E R S F R O M G E N E R A L O F F I C E R S (Vice P r e s i d e n t s ) L E T T E R S F R O M G E N E R A L O F F I C E R S (Vice P r e s i d e n t s ) EDITORIALLY SPEAKING REFRESH YOUR MEMORY BOOKS OPPORTUNITIES FRAT FUN CHAPTER ACTIVITIES OMEGA CHAPTER SPORTS

24 BROTHERS IN THE A R M E D FORCES FRONT COVER: Graduations throughout the United States. Colleges in which the ceremonies were performed are several.

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: C. ANDERSON DAVIS THE SPHINX:

P. O. BOX 1420, BLUEFIELD, W. VA.

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: Lewis O. Swingler, Charles Wesley, W. Wesley Wheatstone, Robert F. Custis, O. Wilson Winters, Laurence T. Young, William H. Hale, Charles A. Broaddus, J, Malvin Goode, J. M. Ellison, Belford Lawson, Lionel H. Newsome, Frank L. Stanley, Sr., A. Maceo Smith, T. Winston Cole, Kermit J. Hall, Millard R. Dean, W. H. D. Williams, W. Barton Beatty, Maceo Hill, James E. Earley, L. W. Jeffries, Frank W. Mitchell.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE: J. Herbert King, J. E. Martin, Felix Warren, John H. Johnson, John C. Brown, William H. Hale, Malvin Goode, Lewis O. Swingler, Marshall Harris, Moss H. Kendrix.

The Sphinx is the magazine (Official Organ) of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., 4432 South Parkway, Chicago, 111., William H. Hale, President, Laurence T. Young, General Secretary, C. Anderson Davis. Editor; published four times a year, February, May, October and December. Copyright, 1962 by The Sphinx, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Subscription rate: $2.00 per year.

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Bro. Lionel H. Newson is professor of Sociology at Morehouse College Atlanta, Georgia Congratulations are in order to you young Alphas who have recently come to the end of your college days. You have no doubt recently stood in the circle and lifted your voice to join others in concert as you sang: "College days swiftly pass, imbued with mem'ries fond, and the r e collection slowly fades away. Our renowned A Phi A and dear fraternal bond, may they ever abide and with us stay."

These lines perhaps had more meaning to you then than ever before, because they came to life and say that you are literally breaking your bonds with your college days, college brothers, college fun and frolic as well as college sorrows. The words, carved in stone over a college classroom building, "Enter to Learn, Depart to Serve," are now your challenge.

As a college graduate in the year 1962 you should pause to take an inventory of your assets and liabilities. Will they, when balanced, permit you to make a living but not a life? I urge you to do more than just keep a job. Try your hand at making a life! Remember

that all too short time ago you pledged, "Love for all mankind."

You are graduating at a glorious time in the history of the Negro's long struggle and upward climb toward political, economic and social equality. The year 1962 marks a time in history when the colored peoples of the world have caused the white minority to be a bit uncertain of his next steps and simultaneously feel no longer safe, secure and satisfied with itself. You too may not be so certain of your next steps because the new day brings new responsibilities, new duties and new risks. You must not forget the past because such faulty memory may doom you to r e peat the battles already so successfully

staged. And may 1 emphasize here that there is no cause either for d e spair, or for delaying action until a single panacea which will solve the whole problem has been found. Instead, any sensible action for improvement of conditions based on the actual facts in a given community or area can be e x pected to contribute toward making the problem, as a whole, a little less insoluble. You can therefore move forward on any and all fronts towards the correction of discriminations and the extension of equal opportunities.

As you face the future you should be mindful of what has happened in the immediate past. The future lies in the hands of the learned man. As a learned man (college graduate) you should possess unquestionable academic and personal integrity, power generated by a worthy grade of humility, an optimum admixture of confidence based upon true knowledge and a broadened understanding of the salient issues of your day.

You cannot choose the security of segregation or isolation as you did your forebears; you must join the fight in the arena of desegregation and integration. You can no longer have an option to be comfortable and competitive (Continued on page 3)

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When Socrates, a great philosopher, was told that the time had come for his death, he asked reasonably, "Know ye not that I have been preparing for it all of my life?"

In a real sense, every man spends a lifetime preparing for physical death, it begins with the cradle and ends with the grave. But in preparing for death he prepares for life. Life on earth is not the full life, nor is our passing from the physical, the end of life. Life goes on bej'ond the grave in a form that has not been disclosed to man. I am willing to put my trust in the Higher P o w er and leave the unanswered questions to Him, for I am persuaded and assured that our end is not the dust "Blind unbelief is sure to err, and scan His work in vain; God is His own interpreter, and He will make it plain."

Qvufet When Abraham Lincoln died. Edwin M. Stanton said: "Now, he belongs to the ages." In a very true sense, this may be said of any life, at any time between the cradle and the grave, for this earthly part is not the whole of life.

These great men, giants of Alpha, and of their fields of endeavor, can never die. They live on in the hearts of those they inspired, in the progress they helped to make, in the ideals they u p held, and in the place prepared for us by one mightier than we.

Men who build for today and tomorrow and invest their all in the lives of others can never die, they live forever.

"We are building every day In a good or evil way And the structure, as it grows, Will our inmost self disclose.

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Till in every arch and line All our faults and failings shine; It may grow a castle grand Or a wreck upon the sand.

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well, what'er you do; straight, and strong, true; clean, and high broad; for the eye of God."

Oh thou good and unselfish life - How can we forget thee? If we forget those souls, brave and true, honest in their dealings and just in their pursuits, let us be driven from the halls of the servants of men and be counted unworthy to participate in the fellowship, love, and fraternal spirit proclaimed by A Phi A. We shall not forget for they made our vision a little clearer, to b e hold the mighty workings of God, and their testimonial shall be an inspiration to those unborn.

"God of our fathers, known of old, Lord of our far-flung battle line, Beneath whose awful hand we hold Dominion over palm and pain: Lord God of Host, be with us yet, Lest we forget, Lest we forget." — Rudyard Kipling (Continued on page 3)

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FIRST ROW. Left To Right - Jewel Charles H. Chapman, Jewel Robert H. Ogle, Jewel Vertner W. Tandy, Jewel Nathaniel A. Murray, Jewel Eugene Kinkle Jones, M. A. Morrison, 1st Gen. Pres., Roscoe C. Giles, 2nd Gen. Pres., Frederich H. Miller. 3rd Gen. Pres., James A. Dunn, Designer of Shield, Charles H. Garvin, 4th Gen. Pres.

SECOND ROW, Left To Right - Henry L. Dickason, 6th Gen. Pres., Charles H. Johnson, Howard H. Long, 8th Gen. Pres., William A. Pollard, 9th Gen. Pres., Daniel D. Fowler, 11th Gen. Pres., Emmett J. Scott, Lucius L. McGhee, 12th Gen. Pres.. S. S. Booker, 13th Gen. Pres., Carl J. Murphy, B. Andrew Rose, Gen. Pres., 1928-29.

THIRD ROW, Left To Right - Joseph H. B. Evans, Kelly Miller, Bishop W. A. C. Hughes, Henry Allen Boyd, Aaron Allen, C. W. Anderson, Julius C. Judkins, Jr., Channing H. Tobias, Lloyd Hume Williams, Walter F. Jerrick.

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LEST WE FORGET (Continued from page 2) "I am persuaded that neither death nor life - shall be able to separate us from the love of God . . . " Romans 8:38-39.

These men of the past breathed the glory of our day, and cannot be separated from us. Some may be unsung, but without a doubt, they are unsung heroes. Some of their contributions may have seemed insignificant but mortal eyes are not sensitive enough to behold the worth of man's contributions. Nothing we do or build is lost.

No matter how insignificant it may seem, every man is important and every contribution is without destruction.

Matter is not lost nor destroyed. Our importance is not determined by m a n who creates nothing, but by God who created everything, even man, whom He loves and will allow no lasting harm to befall.

"The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein." Ps. 24:1Job cried in his anguish and pain: "Man that is born of a woman is of a few days, and full of trouble. He Cometh forth like a flower, and is cast down: he fleeth also as a shadow and continueth not" - Job 14:1,2 Finally he comes to that immortal question: "If a man die, shall he live again?

Jesus Christ calls over the span of

centuries and answers: "I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.

Believest thou this?" John 11:25, 26.

Job had fears, just as we have fears fears of what would become of the life he loved so well and longed to keep.

We need not hold on to this fear for God is the Master of life, not the bearer of death.

"O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?" - I Corinthians 15:55. It is swallowed up in the victory and life of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

An inscription on the Allegheny Observatory reads: "Phoebe S. Brashear 1834-1910 and John S. Brashear 18401920. "We have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night."

Diogenese, the cynical philosopher, walked through the streets of Athens, Greece, 367 B. C. carrying a lighted lamp in broad daylight. In answer to the question - Why? he replied; "I am searching for an honest man."

Look into the deep, the past years and the space possessed by this long procession of Alpha men and others who have passed this way and left their foot prints on the sands of time, and the search shall end. The light of their lives is a lamp unto our feet.

Thomas Gray, when speaking out of his experience in these lines which are a part of "Elegy written in a Country Churchyard":

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BY THE ACTS OF MARCH 3. 1933. July 2. 1946 and June 11. 1960 (174 Stat. 208) SHOWING THE OWNERSHIP. MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION OF "The Sphinx" published four times a year at Chicago. Illinois for Feb., May, Oct. and December 1961: 1. The names and addresses of the publisher - editor, managing editor and business managers are: Publisher-Editor, W. BARON BEATTY. Jr. No. 5 High Terrace, Montclair. New Jersey. Managing Editor - Business Manager - Laurence T. Young, 4432 South Parkway, Chicago. Illinois.

2. The owner is (if owned by a corporation, its name and address must be stated and also immediately thereunder the names and addresses of stockholders owning or holding 1% or more of total amount of stock. If not owned by a corporation, the names and addresses of the individual as well as that of each individual member must be given.) -- ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY. Inc.. 4432 South Parkway. Chicago, Illinois: William H. Hale, General President. Laneston University. Langston. Oklahoma, Laurence T. Young. General Secretary, 4432 South Parkway, Chicago, Illinois, Meredith G. Ferguson, General Treasurer. 345 4th Avenue, North, Nashville. Tennessee. William H. Brown. No. Ill; General Councel, 16 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. W. D. Hawkins, Auditor, Fisk University, Nashville. TennesE-ee; Kermit J. Hall, 5000 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia. Pa. (Comptroller).

3. The known bondholders, mortages and other security holders owning or holding 1% or more of total amount of bonds, or other securities are-: NONE - Corporation not for profit.

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5. The average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed through the mails or otherwise to paid subscribers during the 12 months preceding the date shown above was an average of 6,300 copies per issue, four issues, or approximately 25.000 copies for the year. (This information is required by the act of June 11, 1960 to be included in all statements regardless of frequency of issue.)

SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED before me this 13th day of October A. D., 1961 SHIRLEY J. EVANS Notary Public My commission expires Nov. 29, 1964

MAY, 1962

LAURENCE T. YOUNG Managing Editor — Business Manager

"Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear: Full many a flower is born to blust unseen And waste its sweetness on the desert air." did not have this great procession of men to whom we now commemorate in mind. For they did not waste the sweetness or their lives, they "washed their robes and made them white," living and working day and night that t o morrow might bring forth the beauty and redemptive love, so freely given of God. They are with us today as yesterday, bidding us move forward, never ceasing, our striving as long as one soul is lost, one prisoner chained, one child without shoes, one home without bread, or war leaves its chaos upon the face of the earth.

They cannot be far away, Their lives from us, cannot depart Their deeds, their tears and brotherly love Now live and function in our hearts.

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THAT YOU HAVE GRADUATED (Continued from page 1) in a segregated society; but you must be willing to break through on certain fronts that have heretofore been closed.

Your generation of noble rebels with a righteous cause - jailbirds, sit-inners, kneel-inners. freedom riders - all have let the world know that the voung Negro college student is dissatisfied with paper freedom and thereby demands the same respect and dignity so freely granted to other Americans of a lighter hue.

You must continue to fight, for many of the challenges remain. You must use your education to collect the data on inequalities and discriminatory practices as regards American minorities.

What can you do to further the cause of democracy? There are many things, some of great significance others not so significant, but all are time consuming.

I hasten to mention only a few. Now that you wear the mantle or leadership and are among the very few so qualified, you can and should begin to act on some of the following: First and foremost as an Alpha man you must remain active and work with the chapter nearest you to help it to (Continued on page 5)

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By Bro. W. W.Whetstone Principal, Brunetta C. Hill School Birmingham, Ala.

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A dramatic and r a pid social change has taken place over the last three score years that has caused a r e volutionary change in family l i f e . Family functions, sex roles, child - rearing practices, and homemaking Bro. Whetstone procedures have changed. There was a time when the family unit grew its own food, manufactured its own clothing and provided the necessities for its own livelihood. This has gradually changed until today the family is in no wise independent.

A dramatic and rapid social change has taken place over the last three score years that has caused a revolutionary change in family life. Family functions, sex roles, child-rearing practices, and homemaking procedures have changed. There was a time when the family unit grew its own food, manufactured its own clothing and provided the necessities for its own livelihood. This has gradually changed until today the family is in no wise independent.

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(Continued from page 4) These social changes have created many problems and, on the other hand. they have solved many problems; "children are healthier and the life span has increased significantly. The advance in science and technology has provided many new resources for a more creative and stable family life.

Children no longer are forced to labor as adults, and women have achieved greater freedom and equality."

These social changes have also created some basic problems in terms of fear, loneliness, meaninglessness, and despair; the traditional values of our society are being challenged and there seems to be an uncertainty of direction, of right and wrong.

It is reported that one out of every four girls marries at eighteen; 50 per cent at twenty and that two-thirds of our men and women in the United States are married at twenty-four years of age.

There is at least one divorce for every four marriages. Approximately 11 per cent of the homes with children under eighteen are broken by death, divorce, or desertion. Young people are marrying earlier and having children earlier. Statistics reveal that there has been an 83 per cent increase in the number of working mothers with children under six years of age between 1948 and 1958. There are far too many broken families, migrant families, as well as families without the traditional familv roots. One out of every five families moves every year. In the last few decades the United States has shifted from the frontier to suburbia, from a rural society to an urban culture, and from an agricultural to an industrial society. This type of change has its advantages as well as its disadvantages. The medical, recreational, social and educational advantage cannot be denied, however, the problem of juvenile delinquency, crime and instability increase with the shift of living conditions.

There must be some solution to these problems. I would not dare claim to possess the complete solution, however, I am convinced that one solution can be found in the development of Christian foundations to undergird the family unit.

Never before in the history of the world has the need for strong christian families been so great as it is today.

In the midst of man's great inhumanity to man, we need the undergirding of good christian families to overcome the dilemma of retrogression which is ours.

Our learning today in family life must be towards the improvement of family

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conditions, particularly along spiritual lines and through a deeper concern for each member of the family. The more spiritual or christianized the family is or becomes, the more improved our society becomes. There is an old Chinese Proverb that is indicative of the o p timism engendered when things are placed in the proper focus: "If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character; if there be beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the home; if there be harmony in the home, there will be order in the nation; when there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world."

Whenever members of a family live without the thought of spiritual things, they are like persons who dwell in the valley and never lift their eyes to the mountain tops. They fail to see the beauty of the heavens because their spirits dwell in lower considerations.

The great practical contribution of r e ligion, at its best, is in the tendency to produce in members of a family those attitudes which make family life worthy and inspiring. What is happening to home life in America today? Divorce, dissipation, delinquency, and moral instability point to a breakdown in family living. There needs to be a concentrated revival of the religious training in the home which is the best hope for a new quality in human society. The children of each home must (Continued on page 24)

THAT YOU HAVE GRADUATED (Continued from page 3) be a dynamic force for social change both in its immediate vicinity and in the nation. You can only let "George do it, if you are George."

You have a stake in your community - the schools reflect the attitude of its patrons. No school is as good as it can be and most are much poorer than they ought to be. So your job is clear, parent or not; work to raise the standards in the schools in your community.

With the growing crime rate and the accompanying police brutality you have an oppprtunity to work at both levels that of trying to reduce the crime rate through preventive measures and with citizens' groups dedicated to the total obliteration of police brutality.

There is the ever present problem of extending the ballot to all eligibles. The crucial factor here is that there are too many who have the privilege but will not use it, so you must make the motto "A Voteless People is a Hopeless P e o r pie" a part of your program.

More than this is the follow-through

on gains already made. You must take advantage of new privileges, encourage more young qualified and talented students to enroll in previously all white high schools and colleges. Encourage the use of libraries, theatres, hotels, lunch counters and cafeterias, rest rooms previously closed to people of color. There is need for special guidance and counseling to help these students to appreciate widening opportunities, and to know how to prepare themselves to qualify for careers in federal and local government and other service areas.

While you and I know these are only a few areas in which work is needed, the basic point remains: You are o b ligated to do more than those with lesser training to hasten the day of full citizenship because you have the knowledge which allows you not only to see the horizon afar but the know how to get us there quicker. The world outside your own America also awaits your talents. The Peace Corps offers an exciting challenge. Now, more than three thousand teachers are needed in widely scattered areas of the world. In what better way may you serve your country and humanity? Moreover, aside from the Peace Corps, there are unlimited opportunities for service in the emerging nations of Africa - Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, to name a few.

Finallv, we must recognize that the problem is in its essence an individual one. YOU must assume the role of leadership in every area that your intellect and time will permit because our true dedication is to furnish the leadership whenever and wherever needed - Alpha has produced the men to match the mountains: "They drew a circle that shut us out Heretic, rebel, a thing to flout.

But love and I had the wit to win: Alpha drew a circle that took him in."

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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Brother Dr. William H. Hale General President

Brothers: I believe the year of work has now been well organized. It is my hope and prayer that each officer, committee chairman, committee member and Brother will contribute to the fullest to assure the implementation of a dynamic program this year for Alpha Phi Alpha.

Our President-Elect, Brother Dr. T. W. Cole, has consented to serve as chairman of the Internal Structure Committee, a Committee concerned with a study of our internal structure and fraternity organization and procedures. Since our funds will not presently permit outside professional help in doing'this task, it is our hope that this Committee will thoroughly study our problems in this area so that we might come to the 56th Anniversary Convention in Columbus, Ohio, with some definite recommendations we feel are needed to further strengthen the operation and administration of our fraternity affairs. You will be hearing more of this Committee as time goes by.

It is my hope t h a t our Convention theme at Louisville, "Democracy's Fulfillment: Our Continuing Challenge", will serve as a guideline for chapter programs of action during the year and will stimulate us in our thinking as individual brothers as w e approach our 1962 Convention. We must be mindful of the need to demonstrate our own wholesome attitudes toward democracy and firm commitment to the democratic way of life. My proposal to make our fraternity more democratic by eliminating the ultra-conservative, "oneblack ball" was not an idle dream, but a desire to show that we too believe in the principle of majority rule.

I will make this proposal again at the Columbus Convention and I hope that chapters and brothers across the nation will discuss it and will come to Columbus in December prepared to help me institute this additional step toward a more democratic brotherhood.

May I encourage each brother to attend your chapter meetings, your state meetings, your Regional Conventions and begin now planning to attend the 1962 General Convention. As a result of a recent visit with Brother John Bowen, General Convention Chairman for Columbus, I am convinced that this will be one of the finest Conventions of our history. I hope to see each of you there for it is only through personal involvement in fraternity affairs that we can help make our Fraternity the great organization we w a n t it to be.

Recently the Editor of the Sphinx sent out a set of instructions to chapters regarding submitting materials for publication in the Sphinx. I hope that we will all follow these instructions. Brother Davis has already demonstrated his ability as our Editor. With our cooperation he will do an even better job.

Sincerely and fraternally yours, William H. Hale The College Campus Buildings below are typical of buildings located on many of our college campuses throughout the nation. We had planned to carry a number of such buildings located on various campuses but space in this issue would not permit.

These are more than buildings, they are monuments to a great spiritual and educational endeavor and they typify an undaunted faith in the future of youth and the glory of a great ideal. The building on the lower left is the G. Lamar Harrison Library, Langston University, named for Bro. Dr. G. L. Harrison who served the institution as president from 1939-60 and houses approximately 100,000 volumes.

The building on the lower right is Page Hall of the same college, used by the Depts. of Music and Art.

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THE UNDERGRADUATE The prime concern of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity at this stage is the Undergraduate - t h e life blood of the Fraternity. This was pointed out at the 55th Anniversary Convention recently adjourned. The activity of the undergraduate on the floor of the Convention was refreshing, and the admonition one undergraduate brother gave the graduate brothers: "YOU HAVE ARRIVED. WE SHALL ARRIVE. H E L P US," was meaningful. The undergraduate was made to understand in no uncertain terms that there is no such thing as "LITTLE BROTHER", that he is as much an ALPHA PHI ALPHA brother as the graduate brother who ranges from the age thirty to eighty years old.

The emergence of the undergraduate is significant. It parallels the emergence of the many African colonies - the think of the times, a new era, a new approach.

The undergraduates continually show their worth - and a person's worth does not change. One's worth is not comparable to the "pulley system", that is, on the pulley system, we go up when someone else goes down, and we go down, when someone else goes up.

A writer once said, those who have a tremendous need to depreciate others are doing it not because they feel genuinely superior, but because this is the only way they can achieve any emotional parity with the world. Unless others are made to feel inferior, these people cannot feel normal.

We caution the undergraduate that human society is not a "pulley system". Each person has his own value, his own place, his own distinctive gifts and limitations. To act, and not merely react implies the acceptance of God's word and knowing that He is the ultimate judge of our real worth.

WELCOME We welcome into the ranks of undergraduate chapters EPSILON MU chapter which was established on the campus of San Jose State College, San Jose, California recently. We congratulate Brother James D. Flemons for spearheading this, our newest and promising undergraduate chapter.

MINUTES The Minutes of the Convention, recently adjourned, by this time are in the hands of every Chapter (three copies to each) - Life Members, Executive Council, and Committee Chairmen. (Individual copies will be mailed upon request.)

UNIFIED SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTING The National Headquarters is devising a NEW permanent Record card for men of Alpha, and in that same vein, chapters will soon be able to purchase books of account from the General Organization, which will enable every chapter to remit and report in a simplified, unified manner all receipts, disbursements and remittances to the General Organization, as well as forms for quarterly reports to the respective Regional Vice President, and to National Headquarters.

DIRECTORY A directory of ACTIVE (1962) members will be published this year. The deadline will be J U N E 15, 1962. Get your grand tax in now, through your chapter, and assure your many brothers throughout the country that you are still in the fold and that Alpha Phi Alpha continues to bind all the noble, the true and courageous.

Soon that each chapter program going in office on time so

we will be in the vacation season and schools will be closing until Fall. Please be reminded should begin immediately, following the summer vacation, to meet and get the fraternity full swing as quickly as possible. You should plan to send your grand tax to the national that the entire program and organization may function as smoothly as possible.

WE LOOK TOWARD THE FIFTY-SIXTH GENERAL CONVENTION, DECEMBER 26-30, 1962 COLUMBUS, OHIO PAGE 7 MAY, 1962

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The Assistant Mid-Western Vice President Bro. J. R. Browne As the summer months approach, I Wish to take this opportunity to wish all undergraduate brothers a pleasant

vacation, and to remind you that "vacation" means only an absence from school and not from responsibility. I trust you will make constructive use of your free time in the coming weeks, by using it â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for instance, in responding

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Ok Melvin Hilliard I would like to express thanks to you for electing me to the position of Assistant Vice President of the Western Region. It is indeed an honor for me to accept this position and I shall do

all within my power to fulfill this obligation.

The Western Region, due mainly to the tremendous growth of its population is undergoing gigantic changes, new chapters are being established and others are being enlarged. It is my hope that this expansion will knit clos-

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The Southern Assistant Vice President Bro. Hamilton E. Holmes T h e first quarter of this year is now approaching a close. This period has been a successful one., but we are just getting a full head of steam in our efforts to make this year Alpha's greatest .

I want to thank the undergraduate brothers for the correspondence that I have received in the last two months.

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I have received numerous invitations to visit chapters. I regret that I cannot accept all of them, but I am accepting all that are possible. I welcome these opportunities for I want to become acquainted with as many chapters as possible during my tenure in office.

I have become concerned with the problem of undergraduate scholarship.

It is becoming more and more evident that the scholarship of the undergra-

to my correspondence, which shall be sent only when there is a dire need to hear from your chapter, and some of it, if you are an officer, in making out the annual report to Brother Collins â&#x20AC;&#x201D; your membership, new officers, and finance. Details will be mailed to you before the end of May in my last letter of the school year to undergraduate chapters.

All areas of our Region were well represented at our convention on the campus of Central State College. Let us plan now to do just as well and have each chapter represented in Columbus at the National Convention. Remember, to have good followers, you must have good leaders â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we must strive for both. er the Alpha "Bond".

We have been concerned with the internal, social, and financial apathy shown by brothers on both levels and it is my hope, with your cooperation, that we may establish some program to eliminate it..

In this respect there is an important part in our fraternity for all brothers to plav. In this year of 1962 we are calling on every brother of Alpha Phi Alpha to choose the area in his local chapter that he feels best qualified for, and to serve to the maximum of his ability.

T shall be available to both undergraduate and graduate chapters for any service you may deem necessary, please do not hesitate to contact me, and keep me informed of your chapter activities. duate chapters is not what it should be.

I have found in many instances that Alpha is beginning to lag behind the other fraternities at many schools in mv region. We must remember that Alpha's place is first. Every undergraduate chapter should make this one of its major concerns, and make an honest effort to improve its scholarship.

Every undergraduate brother should realize this problem and honestly attempt to correct it.

Another problem which needs to be worked out is that of graduate-undergraduate relationships. In many areas there is a tendency for the graduates to regard the undergraduates as "little" brothers". This is not so and should not be so. Every brother is equal, and everyone expects to be treated as such.

I am sure that the correction of these two problems will greatly strengthen Alpha. Let us all get to work in building a bigger and better Alpha Phi Alpha.

THE SPHINX

From . . .

The Western Vice President

Bro. Grandvel A. Jackson July 5-6-7 are the dates set for the Western Regional Convention in the colorful city of San Frascisco, California. Since San Francisco was not

awarded the National Convention for 1965 this Regional Convention offers the brothers in the East a chance to visit, with a purpose, one of the nation's most interesting cities.

The topography of San Francisco is hilly and mountainous which makes it very colorful. The city is compact, only about eight and one-half miles square. It is almost completely surrounded by the Pacific Ocean on the West and San Francisco Bay on the North and East. The only ground outlet to the city is on a narrow strip of land to the South.

From The Southwestern Vice President The struggle to lead our people to freedom and dignity must be the guiding principle for Alpha's everywhere.

Let the words of our Jewels forever b u r n into our hearts and renew our faith and inspire our vision.

We in Alpha must forever remember that in the past decade, more than a billion people, formerly the providers of imperial wealth, have taken their

Bro. Wayne C. Chandler

From dfln^i

Bro. Elmer C. Collins In my travels around and throughout the Midwest, I have been able to draw several conclusions in regard to Alpha's needs. The greatest one being that of good leadersship. Today, we find most of our colleges bulging at the seams with students. As always, some students will make the grade and oth-

MAY, 1962

The Mid-Western Vice President ers will fall by the wayside. I have noted that on the campuses where there is strong leadership, we have the most successful chapters. There is a good program plus the fact that all brothers have paid their grand tax, met their financial obligations and are o p erating as they should.

The thing that concerns me most is that the majority of our chapters lack that special leadership. In some chapters there are graduate brothers who supply the leadership. They are to be admired. I say "Hats Off" to these brothers. Where there are no graduate brothers, we find in some cases, the leadership will come from the u n dergraduates themselves. H e r e is

San Francisco is known as one of our most interesting convention cities. It is the home of the United Nations, the Barbary Coast and a port comparable to that of New York.

San Francisco is noted for its d y n amic Alpha leadership. Gamma Chi Lambda Chapter, located in this city, is known as "the chapter of b r o t h e r hood". They intend to live up to their reputation if you come to the convention this summer.

This promises to be the most interesting Regional Convention ever held in the west. The brothers are determined to find answers to many of the problems that confront the fraternity.

With the calibre of participation we have, I am sure these answers are forthcoming. We are mobilizing to meet the challenges of Democracy's fulfillment.

destinies into their own hands. F r e e doms march must be a part of every day activity in America.

In looking further toward Alpha's r e sponsibility in "Democracy's Fulfillment: Our Continuing Challenge" we must never forget that the people alone hold the key to change.

Are we ready to provide the type of leadership necessary to bring about the many types of equality that the Negro people must receive before we can take our rightful place in the American society? The answer must be a resounding Yes. - coming from every Chapter in America and abroad.

where real leadership is needed. Many of our young brothers fail to realize that there is a great responsibility that goes along with each office to which they are elected.

At most of our institutions, our fraternities have an opportunity to show real leadership. They can set examples by excelling academically, taking the lead in civic and social areas and seeking out and following up programs that will lead to better campus life. It is quite obvious that on most of our Midwestern campuses, the Negro students seem to be only a small part of the total picture. It appears as if they are eager for some group or organization to come to their aid in making their place on the campus more attractive and interesting. Herein lies a wonderful chance for our fine young brothers to obtain that most valuable experience, LEADERSHIP TRAINING. I sincerely hope to see more of this type of activity taking place.

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Editorially Speaking â&#x20AC;˘ WORLD

REVOLUTION

We are in the midst of a great world-wide revolution and Nationalism is rising to become a mighty force among the "have-not" nations. I am convinced that the vast majority of us in the United States have no idea whatsoever of this revolution in which we are caught today; worse still, that we have little interest in learning about it. Possibly the threat of war and the advance of the physical sciences in terms of war materials and missiles have made us more conscious than any other factor. Contrary to reality, it should be the great concern for h u m a n beings, the dignity of human personality and the Christian ethic that compel u s to be concerned with the peoples of the world, their poverty, restlessness and awakening from the dark shadow of physical and economical slavery, which is causing this world-wide social revolution.

Refrieilt Ifoun.

Miema by When and where was the first meeting held at which it was decided to organize a Social Study Club, preceding the organization of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity?

It is not enough to shut our eyes to the realties of man's poverty and cover up our inequities by saying that t h e Communists a r e following t h e backward nations and exciting them to rebel. This type of propaganda cannot long endure for the disinherited peoples will no longer satisfy themselves with the crumbs from the table which rightfully belongs to them. We are convinced that Communism is not the answer, but these peoples must be convinced also.

The fall of 1905 at the residence of Mr. C. C. Poindexter, who was host and also acted as chairman. Those present were Messrs. C. C. Poindexter, Nathaniel A. Murray, Robert H. Ogle, Charles H. Chapman, George B. Kelley, Henry A. Callis, Morgan T. Phillips, George Tompkins and Vertner W. Tandy.

This revolution cannot be stopped nor appeased, it must be dealt with in terms of human needs and desires, not words. The democratic nations can take the lead and guide this social-revolution in t h e direction of Christianity and democracy or they can hold to the status quo, reaching for the past, and let the communistic ideology lead the world to spiritual chaos and physical destruction.

This will take more than dollars, more than Peace Corps, more than gifts of armaments and more than summit conferences. It will take a soul searching examination of the past and a sacrificial determination to practice the Golden Rule This requires t h e development of true and sincere concern and appreciation for human personality and human dignity regardless of race, creed, color When were the first officers of the So- or nationality. cial Study Club elected and who were they?

J u n e 2, 1906. Officers elected were: Mr. C. C. Poindexter, president; Mr. H. A. Callis, secretary and Mr. Geo. B. Kelley, treasurer.

When was the name

adopted?

On motion of Mr. George B. Kelley, October 27, 1906 the name Alpha Phi Alpha was adopted for the literary society. The colors of old gold and black were also adopted at this meeting.

Was the group known as a club to its becoming a fraternity?

prior

The designations, "club", "organization", and "society" preceded t h e term "fraternity".

Who were the first Literary Club?

initiates

into the

Messrs. E. K. Jones, Lemuel Graves and Gordon Jones were the first and only initiates into the literary club.

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SHARING When our 1958 general convention was held in Philadelphia, I walked into the hotel candy shop to make a purchase. A lady clerk inquired about our fraternity, its purpose and what charitable, civic and educational projects we supported. Before I could finish my explanation she was telling me of her sorority and of the projects supported by it I was a little embarassed for we were supporting no comparable projects. I told her of our scholarship program, our annual gift to the NAACP and other organizations, but, in my heart, I felt that these were not enough and no match for the great things that such an organization could do.

Some may argue that we a r e a social organization and that these other things are not our purpose. I seriously question such an argument. Can an organization of Negro college men afford to be just a social organization? Can we afford such luxury in the midst of SQ much hunger, injustice, ignorance and insecurity?

When a movement becomes an organization, too often it spends its time and effort perpetuating its organization instead of the great ideals of its inception.

I am afraid that we may fall in this category. It is true that our organization must be carried on but, at the same time, we must go a little further.

There are parts of the world in great need of leadership, of sympathetic acts of charity, of love and sacrificial understanding. There are parts of the world in which millions go to bed hungry each night - if they have a bed. While our per capita income is better than $1,469 per year, in India it is less than $40.00 and in some parts of Africa, far less. Our life expectancy is 67 years; that of the peoples of parts of Asia, Africa and South America is less than 35. Most children born in the United States live to be adults; in areas of Asia and Africa, three out

THE SPHINX

of five children die in childhood. Have we the right to enjoy the fruits of education, prosperity and the riches of God's creation so carelessly without sharing a sacrificial portion with others? We are only stewards not owners or creators.

Individuals may say: "I contribute through other organizations any by individual acts of charity and love." This is well and good but it does not excuse Alpha as an organization.

Dr. Benjamin E. Mays states that $2,195,000 was raised by the United Negro College Fund in 1961. He further states: "And yet, it is a bit disappointing that it has taken us seventen years to reach this figure." Approximately 13% of the Negro college graduates contribute each year to the traditionally Negro colleges and from all reports Negro college graduates are not the sustaining contributors to the Negro Church. These facts and others would hardly bear out the contention that we contribute sacrificially to worthy causes through other organizations.

We feel very strongly that we should revamp our program and assume a broader outlook so as to include some great educational, missionary and charitable projects beyond our organization, beyond the American shores and beyond the confines of our own selfish interests.

President Dr. Hale has wisely appointed a National Administrative Committee headed by President-elect Bro. Dr. Cole. We look forward with great anticipation to the outlook of this committee with the hope that some of its recommendations may lead us in this direction.

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS In 1953 we were in the process of evaluating the advisability of purchasing a building to house our national headquarters. Many questions had to be answered and there were many doubts as to the wisdom of the idea and the p r o posed location. Under the presidency of Bro. A. Maceo Smith, the Thirty-ninth General Convention, meeting in Detroit, Michigan, voted to purchase the property belonging to XI Lambda, 4432 South Parkway, Chicago, 111.

We shall not go into all of the ramifications of this transaction, the pros and cons, but we feel that it was a wise purchase and that our funds were well spent.

The Chicago Brothers gave us a good deal out of love for the fraternity. Bro. A. Maceo Smith is to be highly commended for the dynamic leadership which he gave and his determination to establish a central headquarters.

Approximately eight years have passed since this purchase. It is true that the property has deteriorated to some extent and that the location today is not the most desirable nor the property the most highly appraised in the Windy City, nevertheless, this does not take away from the wisdom of the purchase.

The 1961 Louisville Convention voted to relocate. Any city could be selected; there is sentiment to remain in Chicago, also for other cities. We are not debating the merits of either, however, I should like to lift up the importance of establishing the proper type of headquarters wherever it is located.

We remember the arguments by several brothers when we were deciding on the present location. One statement made by Bro. A. Maceo Smith impressed me very much: "I think of a home away from home . . . " The word "Home" carries with it something more than just a building, it delves in the realm of the spiritual.

Bro. Smith asked your editor to become chairman of the National Headquarters Committee after the Miami Convention, 1954. We did not raise the $25,000.00 set as our goal, however, the amount we raised plus previous donations amounted to approximately $9,000.00.

A new location is now being evaluated. We feel that it should be a BOLD NEW ADVENTURE. We should purchase land in a suitable location and build a modern, symbolic structure in keeping with the ideals and aims of our great fraternity. There should be sufficient parking space as well as space for expansion in the future. There should be adequate office space and there should be space that would lend itself to a brotherly atmosphere - an atmosphere that is refreshing and elevating that would make a brother feel at home away from home.

Alpha men can establish such a headquarters and should be given an opportunity to contribute sacrifically. Brick and mortar alone cannot inspire Brothers to such bold adventure but an ideal born of democratic participation can set their spirits aflame and cause them to share in a dream of the future.

MAY, 1962

(io-okd, Stride Toward Freedom, Luther King, Jr., Harper 230 pages, $2.95.

by Martin & Brothers,

Martin Luther King, Jr. tells the Montgomery, Ala. story in a most informative and thrilling manner; a story of 50,000 Negroes tired of abuse and injustice and willing to suffer that the walls of segregation and discrimination might tumble down. This story begins with the arrest of Mrs. Rosa P a r k s which sparked the Montgomery bus strike and with the Supreme Court's affirmation of the United States District Court's decision that local laws r e quiring segregation of buses to be u n constitutional and of course, the local activities that followed.

Bro. King has been identified with the civil rights movement since his early pastorate of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. He was active in the local NAACP as a board member and vice president of the local Montgomery Chapter of the Alabama Council on Human Relations. He was first president of the Montgomery Improvement Association and became president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, J a n u a r y 10, 1957.

It is most interesting to note how well the Negroes of Montgomery cooperated and stuck together and the wonderful leadership given by Martin Luther King and others. Here a leader found the unusual, a group that did not have to be persuaded into action but rather a group which literally pushed its leader into leadership.

The spirit of the movement might be summed up in the words of the elderly Negro lady who said: "My feets is tired, but my soul is at rest." Bro. King gives a concise description of the nonviolent philosophy, and the entire story is a true example of its reality in a real situation.

Into The Clearing, my May Miller, 24 pages, $2.75, The Charioteer Press, 601 (Continued on page 22)

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'Tis Spring - May - a melody of

wishing,

Found, a well of dreams, I go a fishing.

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. . . LVVVap: a fime f o r S p i n e t

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Dreams like stars may be out of reach.

ano

Yet, I halt my hook for a dream and a wish.

1 I I wish in my Springtime

wishing

well,

Please grant my choice and my fortune I wish that melancholy

moods - cease to be;

From love's enslavement

- set me free;

That wealth and happiness - forever That Aladdin's

tell:

mine;

lamp could be my find;

That the monotony

of lonliness - fade

away;

That the joys of Christmas were every day.

I call, I search, I wish but fail To find my wish in my wishing From deep!

deep!

deep!

well.

'tis wisdom's

"Guard fast your youth: waste not your

voice: choice;

Breathe lofty thoughts, love God and man; Faith for tomorrow

- stretch forth thy hands.

This bit of wisdom before we part: Your wishing well springs from the heart."

C. A. D.

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Scholastic Honor Roll

Overseas The demand is great for overseas personnel. Letters of inquiry should be accompanied by a brief resume of your experience and background. Address your letter to Director of Personnel, United Nations Headquarters, New York, New York.

Liberia - Monrovia - Tunisia R. Sargent Shriver, director of the Peace Corps, states that Liberian President W. V. S. Tubman is requesting Teachers for Liberia. The Peace Corps has agreed to send a 70 member team of volunteers to Teach In The Secondary Schools of Monrovia. The selection of candidates for the project began in April.

Auto-Diesel Mechanics are needed by the Peace Corps for assignment in.Tunisia. Questionnaires are available at your local post office or write, Peace Corps, Washington 25, D. C. Domestic Job Opportunities National Aeronautics and Space Administration needs 2,000 scientists and engineers. Interested persons may write for information to the office of the U. S. Secretary of Labor,.or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D. C. Salaries $6,345 to $21,000.

Hospital Recreation Specialists The Veterans Administration is recruiting qualified Hospital Recreation Specialists at salaries from $4,345 to $7,560 in VA Hospitals throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. No written test required.

Four years college education, including major study in one of the specializations covered by the examination: Arts and Craft, Dramatics, Music, Radio or TV, Social Recreational Sports. Higher salaries are for those with experience in recreation for the ill or handicapped.

Chicago Illinois Do you want to teach in Chicago, Illinois? Write the Board of Examiners, Chicago Board of Education, 228 North LaSalle Street, Chicago 1, Illinois. Beginning salary more than $5,000.

SUMMER SCHOLARSHIP Michigan State University Ages 15 to 21, competitive, 2 for violin, one. each for viola, cello and double bass, given by Local 802, American Federation of Musicians. Write to Local 802, 261 West 52nd Street, New York 19, N. Y. U. S. Aid For Teachers of Deaf Students wishing to enter the field of teaching deaf children are urged to apply for these grants to the college or university of their choice or to Dr. Clarence D. O'Connor, director, Program for Training Teachers of the Deaf Division of State and Local School Systems, United States Office of Education, Washington, D. C. PAGE 14

B r o t h e r s w h o m a d e the Dean's List last S e m e s t e r Frank L. Stanley, Jr., - Boston Univ.

Straight "A" Avg. Hamilton E. Holmes - Univ. of Georgia _ Straight "A" Avg. Robt. W. L. Houston - Blfd. State Col. _ _ Straight "A" Avg. Walter J. Tardy, Tenn. State University _ 3.99 " B " Plus Avg. Ronald L. Houston - Blfd. State Col. (3.5) " B " plus Avg. Fred D. McCuiston, Tenn. State University _ __ 3.4 " B " Avg. Ernest Gardner - Wilev College (3.00) " B " Avg. Joe L. Boyer, Tenn. State University _ " B " Avg.

56th General Convention DECEMBER 26 - 30, 1962 CINCINNATI, OHIO Dashler-Hilton Hotel - Convention Headquarters.

Hosts: Kappa and Alpha Rho Lambda Chapters.

Alpha Rho Lambda President: Bro. R. Earl Bland, 1103 Mt. Vernon Ave. Concention Chairman: Bro. J. W. E. Bowen, 1535 Menlo Place.

The entire 1,000 room Dashler-Hilton has been reserved for the convention.

Registration will start, Wednesday. December 26 12:00 Noon.

Committee Meetings will begin Wednesday, __ December 26, - 2:00 P. M. The local Pan-Hellenic Council will sponsor an All-Greek Formal, Wednesday evening.

The Veteran's Memorial Building has been reserved for the Public Meeting, Thursday evening, December 27.

The Columbus Convention Bureau has been secured to help make the convention a grand success.

The Convention will climax with the Formal Banquet and Formal Ball, Saturday evening, December 29.

The Executive Council will meet, December 30 - 8:00 A.M.

UNDELIVERABLE MAIL IS EXPENSIVE Important changes in the cost of handling undeliverable 2nd, 3rd and 4th class mail became effective on January 10, 1962.

We are now charged 10c for each piece of 2nd class mail and 8c for each piece of 3rd and 4th class mail that is not deliverable because of a wrong address. So, if you change your address, please notify the National Headquarters as well as your Chapter Secretary, who will send the corrected address to National Headquarters or to the Editor of THE SPHINX and thus we will have a double check, and you will be assured of receiving your SPHINX, and thus help us keep cosU down.

-- The Editor

THE SPHINX

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With Bro. O. W i l s o n W i n t e r s

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF There have been moments in history when epochal events have been engraved on the pages of time. Let us recall the reunion of Stanley and Livingston in the deep recesses of an African jungle where the historic salutation was "Dr. Livingston, I presume." I remember the d r a matic declaration of the American general in World War I who upon landing in France with the American E x peditionary Force felt that dividends of military friendship proffered by France during the American Revolution were being repaid by the United States. He exclaimed: "Lafayette, we are here!" We cannot forget the humility of the young aviator who flew thirty hours alone, in a single engined plane over thousands of miles of oceanic fury, landing at Le Bourget Air Field in Paris and saying: "I am Charles A. Lindbergh."

The tribute embodied in this narrative concerns the nascence of a new editor-in-chief for the Sphinx. There has been some fertility in my pen through several editorships of the Sphinx and on one occasion I told the story of a hapless newspaper man who while travelling thru the wilds of Africa was captured by the cannibals. He told them he was an aspiring newspaper man travelling thru the jungles selecting material for a new book. "In fact," he said, "I work for a magazine; I am the assistant editor." "Fine," said the cannibal who happened to be chief of his tribe. "Tomorrow, I am going to eat you and you will be editor-in-chief."

The object of my story is my new editor-in-chief, C. Anderson Davis who appeared on the Sphinxian scene without a fanfare of paeons. There was no dossier, no biography, indeed, no photography. On page two of the February edition there appears an insert under the caption "A Great Heritage and a great History." In the opening printers box is a quotation signed, - C. A. D. We all know that C. A. D. spells "cad". Mr. AVebster in his dictionary is not too benign in his definition of the word, "cad". So let me assure you that my friend, my brother, the Reverend C. Anderson Davis merits a more ebullient introduction as editor-in-chief. He has been a minister of the gospel for many years ministering to a fine flock of West Virginians around Bluefield. He was formerly Alpha's Midwestern Vice President, and he held this t u r bulent office with dignity, efficiency and sacrificial service. Sometimes he was damned with faint praise and at other times, praised with faint damn. A fine looking man, intelligent and ambitious he bespeaks the personality of the mountain minister.

As I write about him, his directness and acute sense of brotherhood it brings to mind the story of a neighborhood character who went into a little corner store and asked the shop keeper for a match. The storekeeper said, "Get out of here?" "I don't keep matches for the likes of you."

"All right. Here is five cents for a box of matches. Keep them handy. And the next time a gentleman comes in and asks for a match - give him one of mine."

MAY, 1962

I was once his campaign manager but I don't remember the answer to one question about Brother Davis. There may be a Mrs. Davis and some little Davises but I just don't know.

Under Editor Davis I hope I can keep Frat Fun the "Open Sesame" to good humor, satire, and spontaneous wit and that I may keep, and honestly earn the flattery of eager perusal by Alpha wives, mothers, daughters, who turn to Frat Fun for first reading. I hope also the Kappas, Omegas and Sigmas will also unashamedly confess that, they too, giggle and smile at the collated anecdotes, jibes and puns sometimes found in Frat Fun. Offset P r i n t i n g People sometimes misunderstand fraternities like little Johnny misunderstood his Sunday School lesson. His mother asked Johnny what he learned in Sunday School that morning. He said the teacher told about Moses h a v ing a headache. His mother said she didn't remember ever hearing about anything like that in the Bible. Johnny said, "I heard the teacher say, 'God gave Moses two t a b lets' ". * * * * * Maxwell had been brought into court for beating up his wife. On hearing all of the evidence the judge p r o nounced him guilty. "And" added the judge, "I fine you $110.00. The next time you think of beating your wife you'll remember that it may be expensive."

"I can understand the $100.00," said the poor fellow, "but what's the $10.00 for?"

"That," said the judge solemnly, "is the amusement tax." * * * * * Nature seems determined to make us work. The less hair we have to comb, the more face we have to wash.

Spilling the salt might be bad luck, but spilling the beans is much more dangerous.

What a world! By the time you are rich enough to take two hours for lunch, the doctor limits you to a glass of milk.

"So you deceived your husband" said the Judge gravely.

"On the contrary, your honor, he deceived me. He said he was going out of town, and he didn't go."

* * * * * *The Moving Finger writes; and having writ Moves on: Nor all your Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line Nor all your Tears Wash out a Word of it. t r a n s l a t i o n (Don't dare blue pencil any of this stuff). * * * * * Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief All say adieu, to Editor-in-Chief

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A L P H A RHO L A M B D A Columbus. Ohio

Chapter Activities GALA AFFAIR

By Bro. H. Charles Sells Delta Gamma Lambda held its a n nual reclamation social Saturday, March 24, at their house, 1016 Chapel Street.

The affair initiated Cincinnati A l pha's social season. All Queen City

brothers and their lovely ladies were welcomed.

The house was warmed by the contagious spirit which spread throughout; it was lit by the pulchritude and laughter of the ladies present. Future Alpha affairs will do little to make those present forget the festive and joyous evening.

I Some Alpha beauties present for Delta Gamma Lambda's Gala

Affair

Members of the Social and Reclamation Committees: (X - R ) : Bros.

McMellions Sharp, Robert Jackson, Jr., Brent Pendleton, Napoleon Helm. Standing: Bros. William McCaleb, Julius Mann, Keith Rhodes and Leon Robinson.

Bro. Dr. Earl Bland, President of Alpha Rho Lambda, Columbus, Ohio Bro. Dr. Wesley, president of Central State College, represented Alpha phi Alpha on Radio Station WBNS during National Negro History Week in a speech dealing with "The Importance of Negro Contributions to America".

Local participation in "Finer Negro Womanhood Week", the national p r o j ect of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, was well rendered by Bro. Sterlyn Allen, vice president of Alpha Rho Lambda.

President of Alpha Rho Lambda Chapter, Dr. R. Earl Bland, is proud to announce that our chapter is well on its way in the purchase of a life membership in the N. A. A. C. P. We have instituted a reclamation p r o gram, under the direction of Bro. Stanley Brue, which has succeeded in doubling the attendance at our regular chapter meetings. (His secret is to have certain ones of the regulars personally contact five each of those who have been slightly inactive.)

Alpha Rho Lambda's annual formal dance was held at the Neil House Hotel Ballroom February 16th, and was a tremendous social success. Over five hundred guests and brothers had a "twisting good time". And this is typical of the good work of Bro. Otis Henderson our social committee chairman.

Public Relations Chairman, Winston L. Sherard, and Reclamation Committee Chairman, Stanley Brue, and Bro. Stanley Cook, were instrumental in giving birth to Alpha Rho Lambda's first Newsletter.

DEADLINE FOR MATERIAL OCTOBER ISSUE AUGUST 30 (Send all material direct to the Editor)

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Some Alpha beauties present for Delta Gamma Lambda's Gala

Affair.

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CHARTER DAY PROGRAM

By Bro. Charlie

Paine

Eta Phi Lambda Chapter presented its charter day program at Saint James Methodist Church, Columbus, Mississippi, January 21.

Bro. F. O. Woodard, State Director, Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc., presented the charter to the newly organized chapter.

Bro. Walter Wasington, Southern Vice President ,was guest speaker.

He expounded the high standards of Alpha in a very inspiring and challenging address. He likened the chapter unto a good citizen coming into the community that would help in the betterment of all.

The program was impressive, inspiring, challenging and well attended

by Greeks and others.

We had as a guest Alpha men from the various chapters in the state. After the public program the chapter and friends were royally entertained at the home of Bro. Dr. and Mrs. James L. Allen.

Charter members of Eta Phi Lambda are as follows: Bros. James L. Allen, vice president; Fred Champion, financial secretary; Eddie L. Irions, president; Robert W. Magby, chaplain, Charlie Paine, associate editor of the Sphinx and Eddie H. Harris, treasurer.

BETA GAMMA CHAPTER OF V I R G I N I A Petersburg, Va. Beta Gamma Chapter of Virginia State College. Petersburg, Va., in the closing months of this school year, looks back with pride over a year well spent in the fulfillment of the chapter's goals for this year. "Manly deeds, scholarship, and love for all mankind" has been our theme in pursuing the noble ideals of our fraternity.

Under the leadership of a competent and hard working slate of officers. Beta Gamma has completed numerous projects and activities successfully and is now working diligently on the remaining activities for the year.

The highlights of some of the activities for the year include the Annual Smoker which was well attended by the men students at State. Bro. Jesse J. Mayes, professor of Military Science at the college, gave an enlightening and inspiring talk based on his wide experiences as a student, teacher, Army

Officer and civic religious leader.. Also scholarships were donated to three d e serving and ranking freshmen men students. The annual "Ape Premier", a dance given for the benefit of the Virginia State College Scholarship and Loan Fund, was a successful endeavor.

During the Christmas season the chapter sponsored a party at Central State Hospital for a group of patients through the Volunteer Service Program at the mental institution in Petersburg.

Miss Jacqueline Richardson, junior, Elementary Education major from P e tersburg, Va., was elected the "Alpha Sweetheart" for the school year 19611962.

As a part of the Citizenship Program, Beta Gamma is attempting to acquaint members of the college and surrounding communities, especially the youth, with the responsibilities and challenges of living in a democratic society.

We welcome ten Neophyte Brothers into the chapter. Their membership brings the Chapter's total to thirtyfour.

DEADLINE FOR MATERIAL OCTOBER ISSUE AUGUST 30 (Send all material direct to the Editor) Eta Phi Lambda - Columbus, Miss. - Alpha Wives in attendance the Charter Day Program

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Eta Phi Lambda - Columbus, Miss. - Alpha Men Attending Public Forum were Bros. Walter Washington, Southern President, forst row fourth from left; F. O. Woodard, Mississippi State Director, first row fifth from left; Walter liams, past Southern Vice President and one time candidate for General Presidency, first row seventh from left.

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Bro. Frank Stanley,

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HIGHEST GRADE POINTS The Dean's Office, Boston University, has announced that Frank L. Stanley, Jr.. graduate student from Louisville, Ky., holds "Honor Position Number One" at the close of the first semester.

Stanley earned a straight "A" average in all course work and obtained the highest university score, 98.7, on the graduate qualifying examination in "Statistics". He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Illinois.

Out of a maximum possible '60' honor points for any graduate student to receive in one semester, Stanley earned a total of 57.3 honor points. At present, Stanley is studying in the field of "Mass Communications" on a graduate r e search fellowship granted by the university.

At the recent Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity 55th Anniversary Convention, Stanley was cited as "Man of the Year" for his leadership in the Louisville 1961 desegregation movement.

Bro. L. W. Jeffries discussing his exhibit, "Faces of Africa" with Mrs. Dorothy Weber, Assistant Librarian of the Chicago Public Library, where his display of 50 African photographs representing Ghana, Senegal and Nigeria appeared.

"Faces of Africa" has appeared at Karamu House, Cleveland, Ohio, Lake Meadows Gallery, Chicago, III, Safety Savings & Loan, Los Angeles, Calif., the Chicago showing was seen by over ten thousand people in connection with Negro History Week.

The State Department has requested the exhibit under the United States Information Agency auspices, to be presented in Kingston, Jamaica, W. I. during the month of April. Brother Jeffries photographed these pictures during a trip to Afica in 1961.

TENNESSEE STATE CONVENTION The Tennessee State Convention was held in Memphis. Tennessee on February 3 and 4. It involved itself in such areas as, an analysis of the chapters in terms of big cities chapters and influence of urbanism on the holding power of the chapter; determining the community needs of the chapter members; setting up techniques of reclamation; improving leadership skills of the chapter president; and chairman of the program committee.

Each chapter in Tennessee will set up a year-round reclamation committee to work in harmony with the program committee. All reports reflect high morale of the members of the chapters in Tennessee, under the abled state leadership of Robert Jacox, State Director of Tennessee.

This was the kick-off convention that will be followed with state conventions in South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida.

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Tennessee Convention Committee - Seated at the table are Bros. T. W. Northcross. president Alpha Delta Lambda Chapter; Robert Jacox, State Director of Tennessee; Walter Washington, Southern Vice President; and B. T. Johnson, president of Epsilon Xi Lambda Chapter.

Standing are Bro. L. O. Swingler and undergraduate chapter presidents over the state of Tennessee.

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GAMMA RHO LAMBDA CHAPTER'S FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY OBSERVED Gamma Rho Lambda chapter, Gary, Indiana, celebrated its fifteenth anniversary with a formal ball for three hundred guests on Friday evening, February 3, 1962 at the Marquette Park Pavillion. The celebration was continued on Saturday after the arrival of our Brother Mid-western Vice President Elmer Collins and his wife from Cleveland, Ohio and Brother General Secretary Laurence Young and his wife from Chicago, 111. Our Ladies A u x iliary greeted Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Young at a noon luncheon on Saturday while Brothers Young and Collins were meeting with a group of our Brothers in the Mid-western Vice-President's hotel suite. Brother David Fisher from Gamma Eta chapter also arrived in Gary from Indiana University to join our festivities.

Brothers of Alpha Sigma at Wiley College posing together with honor plaque presented to them by Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, for attaining the highest Greek academic average during the fall semester (1961-62). Standing, left to right: Thomas McKiver, Donald Horton, Oscar Lambright, Dewey Christian, Howard Austin, Roy Young, and Advisor Mr. Leon Haley. Kneeling, left to right; Roscoe Turner, Robert Watkins, Robert Pickens. Telly Miller, Artis Slaughter, and Ernest Gardner.

" At six o'clock in the evening a festive cocktail hour and reception honoring our visiting guest preceded the a n nual formal banquet held at the Gary Hotel. Flanking the honored guest at the banquet speakers table were the following Brothers and their wives: Wm. Ross, Sr., President; Joseph Chapman, Sr., Toastmaster; John Hayes, Chaplain; William Mott, chairman of the Awards Committee; and Julius Stratton, chairman of the Committee on Arrangements for both occasions.

Brother Young introduced Brother Collins who delivered the banquet address. Special awards were given to Brother Montague Oliver for his Doctor of Philosphy degree earned at P u r due University and Brothers Edmond Steele and Rogers Randall for other academic achievements.

Special awards were also made to Brothers who during the past year "contributed to the population explosion."

Extending the spirit of Alpha Phi Alpha in Gary, Ind. this year are 41 brothers led by the following officers: President, William Ross. Sr.; VicePresident, Clarence Reeves; Recording Secretary, Donald Bridgeforth; Corresponding Secretary, Rogers Randall; Treasurer, Montague Oliver; Parliamentarian, Joseph Chapman, Sr.; Sergeant-at-arms, Otha Porter; Historian, Jasper Sykes; Editor to the Sphinx, Clarence Benford and Educational Director, Clement Watkins.

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DELTA THETA LAMBDA

The Finance Committee and Committee Chairmen met in Chicago, Feb. 17, Standing: left to right. Winston R. Sherrad, local public relations chairman: Jolin W. Bowen, local convention chairman; Walter Washington, President, Vice-Presidents. Council: L. B. Fraser, Durham, North Carolina, Finance Committee member: Elmer C. Collins, Cleveland, Ohio, Chairman Student Defense Fund: Clifton R. Jones, Baltimore, Maryland, Director of Educational Activities: William Alexander, St. Louis, Chairman, Housing Committee; John Buckner, St. Louis, Chairman Constitution Committee: Paul Turner, Columbus, Ohio, Convention Committee and Millard R. Dean, Washington, D. C, Director of Public Relations and Publicity.

Seated, left to right: C. Anderson Davis, Bluefield, West Virginia, Editor-inChief, Th e Sphinx; Kermit Hall, Comptroller, Philadelphia; Meredith Ferguson, Nashville, Tennessee, Treasurer; William H. Hale, Langston, Oklahoma, General President; T. Winston Cole, Marshall, Texas, General PresidentElect: Laurence T. Young, Chicago, General Secretary and William H. Brown, Philadelphia, General Counsel.

Men of Delta Theta Lambda Chapter, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, are presently used by our national government in foreign lands.

Bros. Wm. M. Phillips, Jr. and Ernest J. Harris are now in Lahoke, Pakistan and Honolulu , Hawaii, respectively.

Bro. Wm. M. Phillips, Jr. Director of Social Science. A. M. & N. College was awarded an educational exchange grant,

by Department of State, to lecture in sociology at the University of Punjab l a h o k e , Pakistan. This F u l b r i g h t Gr>nt is for the academic year. Bro. Phillips, his wife and two sons are presently on their way. His duties began February, 1962.

Bro. Harris, instructor of Natural Sciences at A. M. & N. College, has been appointed Associate Director for the Entomology Research Division, Fruit pnd Vegetable Insects Research Board, Hawaii Fruit Fly Investigators attached to the University of Hawaii. This a p pointment is bv the Agricultural Research Service and U. S. Department of Apriculture. Bro. Harris is expected to work in many areas of the pacific testing the fruit and melon flies and hoD째s t i develop a control for these pest Rr 0 . Harris and his family are present'" in Hawaii: he reported for work Februarv 1 1962.

Alpha Zeta Initiates Five Into Chapter On December 13, '61, Alpha Zeta Chapter initiated five outstanding young men into Alpha Phi Alpha, West Virginia State College, Institute, West Virginia.

They were Samuel Howell, an outstanding scholar; Aaron Turpeau, vice president of the sophomore class; Fred Shelton, Jr., a featured singer in the Esquires; and Michael Gallion, a letterman on the football and track teams and chapter editor to the SphinM.

Zeta Gamma Lambda - Langston, Oklahoma - Bro. General President, William H. Hale presents 25 year Membership certificates to six members of Zeta Gamma Lambda.

Left to right, Bros. James C. Ewery, secretary; William (Tiny) Elliot, president; Lewis E. Burton, Eugene J. (Father) Brown, founder of Beta Kappa Chapter, Langston, Okla.; Jimmie L. White, treasurer (not recipient); General President, William H. Hale, Lee A. Ward and Jack Swain.

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Dr. John L. Lockett

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Robert P. Daniel Va. State

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College

NU LAMBDA P e t e r s b u r g , Virginia Dr. John L. Lockett, Director of the School of Agriculture at Virginia State College, is receiving congratulations from President Robert P. Daniel for the recognition of "Man of the Year" by the Professional Agricultural Workers at Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, during its annual meeting recently. The award was made by Sherman Briscoe, Information Specialist of the United States Department of Agriculture. This citation was in recognition of Dr.-Lockett's distinct contributions to the advancement of education, in general, and the improvement of agriculture, in particular.

The recipient is a native Texan and has devoted more than thirty-five years to the agricultural program in states of Texas and Virginia. He holds the Ph. D. degree from Rutgers University and both B. S. and M. S. degrees from Iowa State College.

Homecoming Beauties - Tennessee State University - Beta Omicron Sweetheart and court-(L-R): Attendant, Shelia Baltimore; Attendant, Martha Macon; Sweetheart and "Miss Tennessee State", Louise N. Dickason; Attendant AaroneUa Hamilton.

Beta Omicron has participated in and carried out many activities during the year and its members are outstanding on the campus. Walter J. Tardy is a Pre-med student and National Vice President of Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society and Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honor Society. David E. Williams, Chemistry major is listed in "Who's Who" among students in American Colleges and Universities: Joe L. Boy-

er, music major is president of the N a tional famous Tennessee State MarcKing Band. Frederick D. McCuiston, Mechanical Engineering major, has the highest average of any student in his department, and is listed in "Who's Who" among Students in American Colleges and Universities.

James Ealey is former Southern Regional Assistant Vice President and a junior in Electrical Engineering.

MEETING PLACE CHANGED The Annual Eastern Regional Convention which was to have been held in Baltimore, Md., April 6-7-8, with headquarters in Hotel Stafford, was canceled by the Eastern Vice President. Bro. Alfred C. Fentress, because of the policy of racial segregation p r a c ticed by nearby restaurants. More than 300 delegates were expected to attend which meant financial loss to the hotel and the city. The cancellation was in cooperation with the efforts of the N. A. A. C. P. and other organizations worl.ing for full equality in the city. The meeting was held April 6-7 at the Astor Hotel, New York City. Money that would have been spent for expenses of the final day was contributed to the cause of civil rights.

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of Beta Gamma, Virginia State College and Miss Jacqueline "Sweetheart"

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T w o Honorees at the Southern Regional Conference Easter Weekend, Jackson Miss., w e r e past General President Frederick Miller of Mount Bayou. Miss., w h o w a s o n e of five brothers to hold the high office of General President as undergraduate; and Brother Bennie H. Cooper of Clarksdale, Miss., w h o s e outstanding work as secretary of Epsilon XI Lambda h a s helped to m a k e this chapter a beacon light in the Delta. S h o w n h e r e are Brothers B. T. Johnson, chapter president; Bennie H. Cooper, secretary; Frederick D. Miller, past General President. Standing is Brother James O. Trimm of Leland. Miss.

All four brothers are charter m e m b e r s of Epsilon Xi Lambda, which -will serve as co-host of the Regional.

BOOKS (Continued from page 11) 19th Street, N. W., Washington 6, D. C. This small book consists of t w e n t y two poems with a unique style. Each bears a clearly descriptive thought, packed with feeling and imagination.

These poems come from a person sensitive to the complexity of h u m a n society and sensitive also to poetic form.

May Miller (in private life, Mrs. John Sullivan) is the daughter of the late Bro. Dr. Kelly Miller. Her poems have been published in The American University Writer, The Antioch Review, Common Ground, Crisis, The Nation, The New York Times, Phylon, Poetry, and PS. DID YOU

HEAR?

Did you hear God snore?

Did you hear Him When the white-hot light Of a thousand suns Strewed the land With brick and bone And sad gray ashes?

In a far, lost corner Of the universe Heavy with sorrow He had fallen asleep.

- May Miller

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B r o t h e r W i l l i a m J a m e s Russell The Western Region mourns the passing of one of its great little men, small in stature but fiery with the spirit of Alpha Phi Alpha - Brother William James Russell.

Brother Russell was one of those dedicated men who put his whole potential and spirit into whatever he undertook, regardless of personal cost - thus Alpha through his dedication and service, grew and prospered.

A graduate of Philander Smith College, he came to the Pacific Coast, Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company and finally, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

Brother Robert Clark D a v i s Funeral services were held Monday, March 12, from Grace-Presbyterian Church for Brother Robert Clark Da.vis.

He was veteran housing manager and chief of renewal operations in the Harlem Park Area since October, 1961.

He was a trustee of Morgan State College. He was educated in the Baltimore public schools and was graduated from Douglass High School in 1932. After graduation from Morgan in 1936 he attended the University of Maryland Law School for two years.

He was commissioned second Lieutenant in 1945 while serving with the Army Engineer Corps in Australia. He later served at New Guinea and was promoted to first lieutenant. He was discharged in 1946 and returned to the housing agency.

In 1945, Bro. Davis and the former Miss Elaine Carsley, a Baltimore school teacher, were married. They have two children, R. Clarke Jr., and Lisa, both pupils at Friends School. Brother Davis was buried in the Baltimore National Cemetery.

B r o t h e r L l o y d H. W i l l i a m s , Sr. The late Archon Lloyd Williams, Sr. was born at Coweta, Oklahoma. He attended the public schools of Tulsa, Okla., and received a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Nebraska. He was owner of Williams Drug Co., which he operated for twenty-five years. His achievements and activities were numerous and the impact of his work will remain a challenge to those who follow in his footsteps.

He was twice president of the local Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Association, charter member of the U r -

HAPTER ban League, chairman of the Committee of Management of the Y. M. C. A., Thirty-third degree Mason, trustee and chairman of The Budget Committee of the First Baptist Church, chairman for twenty years of the advance gift d i vision of the Community Chest Fund and Y. M. C. A. drive, president of Greenwood Chamber of Commerce, and member of the N. A. A. C. P . A group of young people were organized and named L. H. Williams Hi-Y as tribute to his work. He was rated by C h a m b er of Commerce as one of the fifty most outstanding men in the city. He was also honored by Omega Psi Phi as the most outstanding man of the year.

Brother Williams was Southwestern Vice President of Alpha Phi Alpha, 1951 to 1954. Following this he served as chairman of the Committee on Recommendations until his death. He was a guiding light in the organization of the Oklahoma state Alpha Conference.

On a state and national basis, he was twice president of the Oklahoma State Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Association. In 1959-60 he was elected National President of Pharmaceutical Association that convened in Buffalo, New York. He was Southwest and Regional delegate to the Y. M. C. A. world conference held in Paris, France.

He and his wife toured eight European countries.

The local Y. M. C. A. Retreat was held at his home and a plaque was p r e sented to Mrs. Williams and her family in memory to his local, state and National Y. M. C. A. achievements. He helped organize Beta Kappa, Langston University, Langston, Okla., March 12, 1932.

He is survived by his wife, the former Mildred Previehouse, who, too, has achieved numerous accomplishments on a local, state and national level; his daughter, Beryle Anita Williams, a senior at Howard University and one son, Lloyd Hume II, a life member of Alpha, two grandsons, Lloyd Hume Williams III and Albert Eugene.

Brother T h o m a s H. F l e t c h e r Brother Thomas H. Fletcher, born in Yazoo City, Mississippi, Xavier University AB New Orleans, Louisiana; initiated Pi Chapter, Cleveland, Ohio; LLB Cleveland Marshall Law School, died in Highland View Hospital February 16, 1962, burial in Bridgeport, Connecticut survived by a brother, Rolla, in that city.

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GREETINGS FROM PSI LAMBDA

By E. E. Pitts The "aims of our dear fraternity" are being implemented increasingly locally, as the brothers maintain pressure for progress on all frontiers.

While the temptation is almost overwhelming to take off on an exposition of some of these manly deeds, we shall desist because we want you to know of the e x -

Bro. George W. James ploits of a particular brother, George W. "Chubby" James, director of a t h letics and physical education and head coach of the all conquering Howard High "Tigers" and whose achievements have been recognized statewide by his recent election to the presidency of the Tennessee High School Athletic Association.

Under "Chubby's" tutelage, the Tigers of Howard compiled such an outstanding record that Brother James was recognized .at the American Football Coaches Association, High School Division, which met in Chicago, J a n u ary, 1961 as coach of the high school squad with the second best record in the nation.

The maroon and gold Tigers of Howard, Tennessee's number one high school football team for three years in a row ('59, '60 and '61), have attained the record of winning 39 games without a single set back. The '61 season was fittingly climaxed with an 81-0 victory over the gallant but hapless Holloway High Squad of Mufreesboro in the first annual Pioneer Bowl game.

"Chubby's" talent is not limited to football. While basketball coach, 19551959, his hoopsters won the state championship in 1957 and participated in the national tourney the same season. During the same period, his track teams won the state championship in 1956, '57 and '58.

Brother James earned his undergraduate degree at Clark College where he was an all American center and his M. A. at the University of Indiana. The father of two fine teen age daughters, his wife, the former Aurelia Tatum, is a teacher in the city schools.

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The NCAA basketball championship is a goal sought by all participating teams.

The 1962 championship game was the "dream rematch game" between No. 1, Ohio State and No. 2, University of Cincinnati. This game played in Louisville, Ky., March 24 was a crushing victory for Cincinnati, 71-59, which won for them the National Collegiate Basketball Championship.

There are four Negroes' on Cincinnati's varsity team. We are proud to announce that one of these players is an Alpha man who played an essential part in bringing the NCAA Championship to the University of Cincinnati for the second year. Tony Yates, 6-1, is a 175 pound junior for Cincinnati and is called the quarterback playmaker of the team.

Coach Ed Jucker has called Yates the best defensive guard in college basketball. Tony was given honorable mention in the UPI and AP polls this year and made second team on the NCAA tournament team. He will be team captain next year and we predict that he will make his "All American" goal.

He is married to the former Maxine Hoyles, formerly of Glendale, Ohio, who is a graduate of Ohio University.

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B R O T H E R S IN THE ARMED FORCES Fort Benning, Ga. (AHTNC) Army 2nd Lt. Daniel J. Pool, 22, completed the eight-week officer orientation course at the Infantry School, Fortt Benning, Ga., February 6. He is a graduate of Southern University.

Fort Richardson, Alaska (AHTNCJ 1st Lt. Randolph K. Harris, 28, son off Everett M. Harris, J r . and husband off Homerzell Harris of Oakland, Californ-. ia, is a supply officer in the 15th A r tillery's Headquarters Battery at Fortt Richardson, Alaska. He is a graduatee of the University of California att Berkeley.

Fort Richardson, Alaska (AHTNC) PFC Joseph F. Huber, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Huber, 3727 Monterey Blvd., is a cook in the 9th Infan-. t r y Headquarters Company at Fortt Richardson, Alaska. He attended Oakland Junior College. His wife, Lorraine, lives in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Fort Buckner, Okinawa (AHTNC) Army 1st Lt. Leon E. Dixon, 26, whose wife, Lucille, lives at 169 J o h n son St., Winston-Salem, N. C , and sonj of Mrs. Annie D. Dixon of White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. and Julian E. Dixon of Baltimore, Md., is participatingr in Operation Great Shelf, a bi-lateral[ air-ground mobility exercise involvingr Army and Air Force units of the U. S. and the Republic of the Philippines; near Clark Air Base in the Philippines.

He is a graduate of North Carolinai A & T College.

Fort Sill, Okla. (AHTNC) Army Pvt. Frederick M. Harris, 25, son of Mrs. Wilhelmena N. Harris, 607 Myrtle St., Baton Rouge, La., completed eight weeks of advanced individual training at The Field Artillery Training Center, Fort Sill, Okla., February 12. He is a graduate of Philander Smith College.

(AHTNC) Army Pvt. Clyde C. Talbott, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Talbott, 522 E. Kentucky St., Louisville, completed eight weeks of military police training at The Provost Marshal General Center, Fort Gordon, Ga., Feb. 9th. He is a graduate of the University of Louisville.

Fort Bliss, Texas (AHTNC) Army Pvt. Frederick D. D. Black, 23, whose wife, Vera, lives on Route 3, Emporia, Va., and son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence N. Black, 105 E. 15th St., Richmond, completed two months of Hawk missile training conducted by the 5th Guided Missile Battalion at The Air Defense Training Center, Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 16th. He is a graduate of, Virginia Union University.

Fort Gordon, Ga. (AHTNC) Army 2nd Lt. James R. Roberts, 22, son of Mrs. Viola E. Roberts, 1526 N. W Fifth Ct., Miami, Florida, completed the officer orientation course at The Signal Training Center, Fort Gordon, Ga., Feb. 16. He is a graduate of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in Tallahassee.

Fort Bragg, N. C. (AHTNC) Lennister K. Williams, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grady J. Williams, 1582 E. 45th St., Los Angeles, recently was: promoted to specialist four at Fort Bragg, N. C , where he is serving with the 82nd Airborne Division. He is a graduate of Los Angeles State College.

Fort Benning, Ga. (AHTNC) Lt. Louis W. Ollie, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. W. Ollie, 1556 N. Fulton Ave., completed the airborne course at The Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga., February 23. He is a graduate of Morgan State College.

Fort Irwin, Calif. (AHTNC) Army 2nd Lt. Chauncey H. Williams, Jr., 24, has been assigned to the director's staff for Exercise Bristle Cone, a joint Army-Air Force desert training maneuver at Fort Irwin, Calif., which is scheduled to take place March 7-13.

He is a graduate of Morgan State College.

7th Inf. Div., Korea (AHTNC) Army Capt. Alvert L. Hall, 28, whose wife, Vivian, lives at 705 Lakeland St., Fayetteville, N. C. and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Hall, 7521 N. W. 14th Ave., Miami, Florida, recently was a s signed to the 7th Infantry Division A r tillery in Korea. He is a graduate of Florida A & M University.

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FAMILY

(Continued from page 5) be brought up "in the nurture and admonition of the Lord." Children can only bring delight to their parents through noble conduct and disciplined character.

The home, where the family lives, is the greatest school on earth. In it, more lessons are learned, more lifedetermining experiences take place, and more character attitudes are set than any other place. God meant it to be so. Ideas about God and Christ and Christian living can be taught in the home more effectively than anywhere else. There, the basic lessons about work, economy and thrift, the care of property, and the necessity for diligence ought to be taught in the home.

William Lyon Phelps, a great teacher of young men and a keen observer of family life has said: "Since the greatest of all arts is the art of living together, and since the highest and most permanent happiness depends on it, and since the way to practice this art successfully lies through character, the all important question is how to obtain character. The surest way is through religion in the home." This is a most reasonable and far reaching statement because religion, which is the experience of the love of God in the home is a corrective for all of our faults and a means of strengthening our good points.

The Bible should be a familiar spiritual guide in the home for each family and it should be read together daily.

Passages of scripture from the Bible should be read often enough to become a part of the interior mental furniture of the home. The very fact that a family cares enough about spiritual values to put them into their home program will give the home stability and a sense of high fellowship. A daily recognition of the spiritual life is looking up at the stars. "A house without a roof would scarcely be a more different home, than a family unsheltered by God's friendship, and the sense of being always rested in His Providential care and guidance". â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Horace Bushnell Foremost among the outstanding a n nual national observances in the United States is the celebration of National Family Week, this year, May 6-13.

Since the family is the backbone of our society it is good that we pause to pay tribute to its contributions. Working together, we can make Christian family life a reality. We encourage the observance of this week, but we also suggest a sincere effort on the part of every brother and chapter to work every day toward the establishment of strong Christian families.

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Ohio University A NEW APPROACH TO HOUSING

Exterior, left side of Phi Chapter's Home. Twelve brothers live in four bedrooms; two doubles and two quads.

Phi Chapter, founded in 1919 on the campus of Ohio University, has been a perennial manifestation of determined and dedicated individuals who desire to outwardly promulgate the principles of Alpha Phi Alpha in their social, academic and personal lifes. While it has always been a small chapter, its m e m bers have had large and ever aspiring objectives. Phi Chapter has had many campus leaders who have made outstanding contributions. In the last five years, significant achievements have numbered a United States Olympic Champion, a senior class president, manager of the University Radio Station, an Air ROTC Commander-inChief, a Marching Band Drum Major, a cheerleader, and a tapping of one brother, the first Negro so honored, into the Senior Men's Honorary Omicron Delta Kappa Fraternity.

With this type of excellence and h e r i tage, the brothers of Phi Chapter considered it no insurmountable task when they began the work of attempting to secure their first fraternity house. Despite the disadvantage of not having a graduate chapter or alumni group for support, the brothers were able to secure agreement for lease of a house just one block from the campus gate.

The President's Room and one set of the new bunk beds recently purchased with the help of mothers.

The fraternity files and safe are kept here.

Chapter Room where meetings are heid and studying is done.

Housing

This agreement was reached even though the owner was subjected to considerable pressure from "alarmed citizens". This move of Phi Chapter from the University dorm's into the Athen's community immediately preceded the beginning of a new University policy which allowed the integration of d o r m itory rooms, and the move also signified the beginning of Negro students being gradually accepted into the rooming homes of the community. Phi Chapter's giant step helped provide better opportunities for all Negro students.

The lease arrangements made the Alpha Phi Alpha Housing Foundation r e sponsible for the $4,200.00 rent bill which would be paid during the two years of occupancy. Twelve brothers needed for occupancy signed written contracts which obligated them to stay in the house for one academic year. To finance the necessary furniture, the men obtained six promisory notes from interested individuals (two of whom were Caucasian faculty advisors to the chapter) who guaranteed $100.00 apiece so that the fraternity could borrow the necessary money from the Housing Foundation.

Phi Chapter now looks to the future and hopes to renew this lease for two years, with ultimate intentions of buying a house in Athens.

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