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VOLUME XLIX/2
CONTENTS: 1
'TIS S P R I N G . . .
ARTICLES 2
IN MEMORIAM
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THE COLLEGE GRADUATE
DEPARTMENTS
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LETTERS FROM VICE P R E S I D E N T S FRAT FUN JOB OPPORTUNITIES MUSING WITH THE POETS SCHOLASTIC HONOR ROLL FROM THE SECRETARY GENERAL'S DESK EDITORIALLY S P E A K I N G R E F R E S H YOUR MEMORY BOOKS MESSAGE FROM THE P R E S I D E N T 57TH GENERAL CONVENTION A L P H A WIVES AND CHILDREN CHAPTER ACTIVITIES BROTHERS IN THE ARMED FORCES OMEGA CHAPTER DIRECTORY
FRONT COVER: Thousands of students will be looking upward on graduation day, looking forward, seeking something that the future holds for each of them. What is this something? No one knows, not evsn the student himself, but one thing is sure, the student lias the responsibility of determining what this something is more than anyone or anything else. In this day of automation when man thinks in terms of rockets and planets to be conquered, the student has a greater opportunity for service, good will and new adventure than ever before. If the students' gaze is upward, not just in the clouds or in dreams, not just seeking things for sslf, he may not only conquer new planets or things that the physical sciences hopes to discover, he may discover far more than Astronaut Cooper seeks, he may even conquer new spiritual values for the abundant life.
Organizing Editor, 1914: Raymond W. Cannon * * * EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: C. ANDERSON DAVIS THE SPHINX: P. O. BOX 1420, BLUEFIELD, W. VA. - PHONE 325-8777 CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: Frank W. Mitchell, 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, Martin L. Harvey. EDITORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE: J. Herbert King, J. E. Martin, Felix Warren, John H. Johnson, John C. Brown, Malvin Goode, Marshall Harris, Moss H. Kendrix, T. Winston Cole, Lionel H. Newson. The Sphinx is the magazine (Official Organ) of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., 4432 South Parkway, Chicago, 111. J. Winston Cole, President; Laurence T. Young, General Secretary; C. Anderson Davis, Editor; published four times a year, February, May, October and December. Copyright, 1963 by The Sphinx, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Subscription rate: $2.00 per year. Address all communications to The Sphinx, P. O. Box 1420, or 300 Sussex Street, Bluefield, W. Va. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Bluefield, W. Va., under act of March 3, 1879. Acceptance for mailing at a special rate of postage provided for in Section 1102, act of October 3, 1917. and authorized on July 5, 1918.
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7id EpsUncj, - Mcuf, In Memoriam Graduation and a new outlook Summer conventions and lots of fun Nature brings forth the beauty of Spring
See the Spring herself discloses, And the Graces gather roses; See how the becalmed seas Now their swelling waves appease; How the duck swims, how the crane Cornes from winter home again; See how Titan's cheerful ray Ctiaseth the dark clouds away; Now in their new robes of green Are the plowman's labors seen; Now the lusty teeming Earth Springs each hour with a new birth; Now the olive blooms: the vine Now doth with plump pendants shine; And with leaves and blossoms now Freshly bourgeons every bough.
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Memosiiatn Bro. C. Anderson Davis
It is quite fitting and right that we should speak some word of praise for those who labored on this earth for great causes and have now gone to their eternal reward. Our memory of those who have passed this span of life should be more than words, more than dreams, more than sadness. Lincoln in his Gettysburg address struck a more meaningful note for our devotion: "It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us; " Most everyone has some dream in life which he hopes and prays will
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come true. But sometimes our dreams fail us. It is not the rule of life that all of our fondest dreams fail but when they do; how shall we face this failure? The real test of life is not in our successes but in overcoming our failures. Thus it seems to me that our thinking about death and memorials should be more far-reaching. We might think in terms of continuing the dreams of our loved ones by preparing the youth around us for a more significant task. It takes faith to pick up the pieces of our failures and put them together again. Faith in life instead of escape in death is the answer to shattered dreams. "Strong Son of God. immortal Love Whom we that have not seen thy face, By faith, and faith alone, embrace, Believing where we cannot prove;"
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Without a doubpt, the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln, J a n u a r y 1, 1863, was one of the most important acts of the century and it is highly proper and important that we make this 100th anniversary a great success. The success of the occasion will depend upon our projections for the future. Too much cannot be said about this for it is important that our people realize the importance of working together for the goals which we hope to obtain. Sacrifice, action, cooperation are key words in our success. Let us not be
fooled into believing that our freedom and first class citizenship will be given to us. Freedom is something that cannot be given, it must be earned if the soul as well as the body would be free. The question that every Negro should ask himself during 1963: "What am I doing and what sacrifices am I making that we may be truly free?" With the new found freedom which we are seeking comes new responsibility. Only the responsible citizen may expect to enjoy the fruits of progress and freedom. There will be a nationwide Century of Negro Exposition in Chicago, 111.,
Artists have often portrayed the attitudes of men when their dreams fail. The book of Deuteronomy, for instance, shows Moses leaning on his companion Aaron. His dreams of entering the Promised Land has failed and he must relinquish his leadership of Israel. But there was a brighter side, he had p r e pared someone to pick up the pieces and move forward. He had shared his life with others, thus others kept his dream alive and Moses also lived. Our dreams can become a part of an endless line of splendor if our lives are shared by and blended into the lives of others. Our memorial to those who have dreamed and labored for good and have passed beyond our physical sight might prove more meaningful if we rededicate ourselves to the task r e maining before us.
P *iacla*natio*i August 16 through September 2, 1963, sponsored by the American Negro Emancipation Centennial Authority, 1963, Inc., 4339 S. Drexel Blvd., Chicago 53, 111. Objectives of the celebration are: To show that Democracy affords opportunity for growth and development of all segments of its people. To establish the "true image" of the American Negro in the light of his contributions to, and sacrifices for, progress and national independence. To establish a permanent Museum of Negro History and Archaeology.
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The College Graduate Faces The Age Of
by Bro. Martin L. Harvey Automation is a word which has captured the imagination in this generation. To different people it calls forth different ideas and feelings. To the u n skilled and semi-skilled worker it means being completely eliminated from the labor market. To the skilled worker it represents the fact that he may be required to acquire at least three new job skills during his work life. To the college graduate and the professional person it means lower costs for products, new products, and a definite hope for new aids and procedures in his profession. To all persons it probably means the recognition of technological change in which nonhuman effort is increasingly substituted for human labor and skill. But the college graduate should look at automation not only in terms of his own professional future, but the vast economic and social changes it will p r o duce in the society in which he will live. What, then, may automation mean for the college graduate?
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1. It will create new jobs. Some of these jobs will involve the building, i n stalling and servicing of new machinery. Other jobs will involve new industries and new products and thus probably contribute to an expansion of the economy. One can easily see this in the case of modern electronic devices - most of which have been developed since 1940. The fact that many of these jobs will be new, will mean that old racial policies and practices will not be operative. 2. It will create jobs which r e quire greater skill and will be more interesting. While recent studies have shown the effects of automation very greatly at this point, but the overall picture supports this possibility. It is at this point that the college graduate will find greater use for his ability to reason, to solve new problems, and to use his imagination. Because this will require better trained people, it is likely that a man's ability will receive greater consideration than his skin color. 3. It will make available greater technical resources for those in the established professions. Business people will be able to do their work with greater efficiency, research people will find that automation will enable them to do in one day what required their predecessors several months to accomplish, teachers will find that they can work more effectively with larger groups. Thus, a professional person will be able to accomplish his work more efficiently and extensively, and in less time. 4. The measure of a person's work will be more exacting. The pressure to produce will be at a high level. There
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will be less opportunity for a professional person to "talk his way" through a job because exacting expectations can be more easily measured. 5. There will be more opportunity to do things outside the job. Already economists are talking about a 25 hour week. This means that the college graduate will have to be a person of wide cultural and intellectual interests, because his job will require less of his time and energy. This is why training in the liberal arts is so important. The taste for good books, good music, constantly expanding recreational skills will make life more interesting and stimulating. 6. There will be a higher standard of living. Well within the life time of this year's college graduate, a middle class person will be able to purchase goods and services which kings and potentates, business tycoons and millionaires did not have in the 19th Century. All these a college graduate faces with automation. There will be p r o b lems, of course, but the danger is not that technological changes will come too fast, but rather that people will not exercise the resiliency and the imagination to adapt themselves to the problems and the possibilities of automation with a sense of urgency.
MARTIN L. HARVEY is dean of students at Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is a member of Beta Iota Lambda Chapter, and a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha. He is a frequent speaker on college campuses, and has met students in Europe, Africa and Asia,
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MESSAGE FROM THE EASTERN REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT Bro. Frank W. Morris Alpha Phi Alpha does mean a great deal in the sixties because there are a great many men who believe that it can effect a course of conduct among humans and aid in the betterment of the total society. As a Greek Letter organization it has high standards which are necessary
FROM THE ASSISTANT EASTERN VICE PRESIDENT Bro. Melvin Garner I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the brothers of the Eastern Region for having enough confidence in me to elect me to this of*#^mjlifc
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FROM THE MIDWESTERN VICE PRESIDENT Bro. Elmer C. Collins One of the most distinct observations that I have detected since serving as Midwestern Vice President is the i m portance of our teaching brothers in the cities and colleges to remain active in the fraternity. During my travels to a number of colleges and speaking to our young men, some were pledgees, others were just entering college. I found that many of them have been influenced by their contacts with high school teachers and some college in-
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in order to maintain the lofty purposes it sets for its men. No Alphas need think of compromising the high standards of scholarship, diligent study and probative searching for t r u t h that the great men of our time in Alpha have symbolized. Today we are at the crossroads of destiny and purpose and we must take the high road of progress. We are mindful that no movement of m e n can succeed without a purpose and the leadership to guide it. We in the East have a purpose and many leaders and men to contribute to a plan for progress. What do we expect? What do we want? First, we both expect and want to know how many of the thousands of Negro intellectuals who are within the fold but outside the active list of Alpha
are willing to be a part of a new movement in Alpha to develop our young men and women in the cities of A merica in the next decades. Second, we are going to use the brains of the East and the West and the South to help us design and develop a program that can become symbolic of an operative program and not just another convention resolution. Third, we shall try to mobilize our strenghts to carry out and record for history our attempt to help our own brothers in the environment we know and in which we live. The East is ready to move! We shall project ourselves on the campuses, the streets, the offices and homes of our communities with a spirit that can be called an Alpha Glow - a w a r m and purposeful spirit at this point in history.
fice and also to apologize for not m a k ing use of this column sooner. Following is a list of things that I would like to bring to the attention of the brothers of the Eastern Region. 1. There has been a mistake made in listing my address. I live at: 119 N. 10th St., Darby, Pa., and not on Frazier Street. 2. The convention planning committee has put in a great deal of work to make the regional convention a success. I would appreciate hearing any comments you have about the convention. 3. A letter was circulated by Zeta Gamma Lambda Chapter (Langston, Oklahoma) during the month of F e b -
ruary which contained a reproduction of a letter written by Jewel Dr. Callis. This letter was very painful for me to read and I am sure that every other Alpha who read it felt the same way. In the letter Jewel Callis stated that if he were an undergraduate he would not pledge Alpha. This statement coupled with the fact that many of our undergraduate chapters are having trouble remaining active, leads me to believe that the fraternity as a whole must return to that period of self-examination that our history book tells of. We must re-evaluate not only our goals but our methods of achieving them. Only in this way can we r e t u r n the fraternity to its true purpose.
structors. Many boys stated that even their junior high teachers have played an important role in their lives. It has been most interesting to hear many boys tell, with great enthusiasm, how Mr. . . . helped him or how he used to look up to Mr. . . . with a great deal of admiration. Many of these teachers are Alpha Men. I sometimes wonder if our Alpha Brothers who are teachers are aware of and realize just what is going on. I do not think that the Alpha men r e alize that these boys know what fraternity, as well as other organizations, to which they belong. Many boys with whom I have talked stated that they had looked forward to these men setting examples for them and also creating a certain image. Another important fact is that many boys come from homes where there was not a father or male in the house. In such cases, the boys have chosen a special man teacher who happens
to be an "Alpha Man" to take the place of a father. It was good and r e w a r d ing to hear some of these boys reveal these facts. In spite of inspiring remarks by many young men, I was quite disturbed when some of the boys expressed how sorry they were and how they have worried since either pledging or becoming an Alpha, when they discovered that certain teachers in their schools were Alphas. They cannot understand why they never mentioned Alpha or the Fraternity program to them. Some boys have asked me why Mr. . . . is not active? Of course, I try to explain some of the actions of our brothers, but it is hard for a new brother to understand. Therefore, it would be good if all our brothers would live up to our ideals and standards of manhood. We never know just when our conduct and actions may be making an impression upon our young men.
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Just recently the U. S. Office of E d ucation reported that this past fall college enrollments had exceeded 4,000,000 for the first time. Two years from now, says the College Entrance Examination Board , one million five hundred and seven (1,507,000) freshmen alone will enter college.
longer exist. For us our graduate brothers along with the undergradute brothers must not let anything hinder the proper flow of information, communication and cooperation. When we take seats around the Regional and State Conference Tables this year, let us re-evaluate our program and develop an operational p r o cedure that will work toward intellectual and social understanding giving al of us a chance to develop new ideas and the longing of men's minds.
FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN VICE PRESIDENT Bro. Wayne C. Chandler Today brings to the doorstep of Alpha the greatest challenge of the cen-
Oh our college find over 200,000 ternity men in ditional way of
FROM THE ASSISTANT MIDWESTERN VICE PRESIDENT Bro. L. R. Nix The objective of "Strengthening" a Great Nation through Strengthening a Great Fraternity" can, perhaps, best be accomplished by looking to the questions of Bro. Martin L. Harvey's article on page 5 of the last edition of "The Sphinx". Mr. Harvey states that perhaps we should be testing for campus leadership, parliamentary effiency, improved h u m a n relations, etc.,
rather than testing of one's capacity to suffer physical punishment, ability to shine shoes, or talent to sing. As with Bro. Harvey's conclusion we have very ittle choice to make; the outdated methods of placing emphasis on "give them hell" techniques such as "board meetings" and "sweat partys" will accomplish little if anything t o ward strengthening Alpha Phi Alpha. Because we are a social fraternity we should and must always emphasize social improvements. Perhaps, the best approach is by teaching every pledgee to be a leader; parliamentary procedure, etiquette, attendance and a p preciation of cultural events, leadership techniques, the philosophy of leadership, etc. must be the vanguards of Alpha. The benefits of such a p r o gram are two-fold. First, we would be preparing our chapter leaders of
tomorrow. All too often undergraduate chapters, under good leadership, make much progress only to regress when leaders graduate. If we teach our pledgees to be leaders, these men will come into our chapters with perspection into how to accomplish constructive good. The second benefit would be the fact that we are giving to each man a positive benefit, the concept of leadership. The local chapter would serve as a workshop where the learned techniques of leadership could be perfected. The man who acquires this life enduring asset from Alpha will be loyal and there will be no problem of him straying from the group and becoming an object of our reclaimation program.
examples of this progress: MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE: The Union Protective Insurance Company is owned by a brother; LeMoyne College is headed by an Alpha brother; the majority of dentists and doctors are brothers; the move to improve the leadership standard of the community is headed by an Alpha man. CHARLESTON, S. C : An outstanding architectural company is headed by an Alpha man; the majority of brothers own homes in Charleston. COLUMBIA, S. C : Benedict College is headed by an Alpha man. ATLANTA, GA.: The men of Eta Lambda Chapter own the major businesses and control the economic life of the city; Perhaps, some of the most beauti-
ful and comfortable homes of A merica are in Atlanta. Brother A. J. Lewis owns a home with twenty rooms and seventeen baths with an electrical eye that opens the garage door three blocks away. JACKSON, MISS.: The only insurance company organized and operated by Negroes is headed by an Alpha man. DURHAM, N. C : Here the controlling interest of the economic life of Durham is in the hands of Alpha men. JACKSONVILLE, FLA.: American beach, one of the most outstanding resorts section is owned by Alpha men. BIRMINGHAM, ALA.: The magic city under the leadership of Bro. A r t h u r Shores, is rapidly becoming a business center.
Ik ..Hi FROM THE SOUTHERN VICE PRESIDENT Bro. Walter Washington The preamble of the constitution of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity states in parts that Alpha insists upon the personal progress of its members. Speaking on personal progress, I have been most impressed as I moved over the region and saw brothers making such outstanding progress in their private lives. The following a r e some of the
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campuses today, we undergraduate fraAmerica. The t r a fraternities can no
Perhaps our cry should be: - - "Strengthen a Great Fraternity by strengthening its pledgee classes."
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Q>uU Qun with B r o l h e r O. W i l s o n W i n t e r s SPRING HOUSECLEANING
Dear Malachi:
In the February Issue of the Sphinx I inserted a Columbus Convention Mirror and have been suffused with journalistic hyperemia over the kind remarks, fine comments and generous praises that have come to me over the article. Columinsts have a tendency to depreciate their reportorial offerings but somehow the wealth of material about the convention was titillating even to me.
My reference on page 6 column three to "drumsticks" didn't refer to the orchestra drummer. Orchestras and poultry are not the only source of "drumsticks." How naive can you be? Thru what Sphinx Club were you processed?
My theme for this issue first calls attention to a few items of post convention residue - Dear Frat Fun:
A middle aged delegate attending the convention a r rived two days earlier than his wife was expected to come. At the dating party he was approached by a person who said he was a "Date Bureau Officer". He offered to select a hostess for him for the entire convention. She would be his date at every affair, dressed in the finest array and lending charm and conviviality thruout his entire convention visit. $100.00 was asked for the registration for such service. He demurred, thought the fee was outrageous. The agent suggested $50.00. He still objected but said he was willing to pay $5.00 to register. The agent said, "oh that is ririculous" and left him.
Has Editor Davis sent you the name of the lovely lady at the convention who commandeered so much of his time? Signed, Curiously friendly Dear Friendly Curious: Not yet. But when he does, I want to know not only her name but her address, phone number, height, bust, waist and hip measurements just like Bro. John A J o h n son prints in his Jet Magazines. Signed, Ye Olde Frat Fun
Dear F r a t Fun: On page 7, column two of the February Issue you wrote, "the presence of three past presidents guaranteed convention sanity." You named three past presidents but omitted the name of Bro. Dr. Charles A. Wesley. Didn't you know that Brother Wesley was at Columbus? Most sincerely yours, Veritas Dear Veritas: Yes I knew that Brother Wesley was at Columbus b e cause I told him how well and spry he looked. But h e wasn't present to install the new officers as he has done so many times. I heard that he was a guest speaker at a meeting of historians in another city. Yes, Veritas, I knew that the nonpareil Dr. Wesley was there but I wasn't sure that Mrs. Wesley knew it. Equally sincerely yours, Ye Olde Frat Fun
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On the last day of the convention, the day of the formal banquet and dance his wife arrived and attended both affairs with her husband. In the wee hours of the morning after the dance when the crowd gravitated to the busy all night lunch room up the street, the delegate and his middle aged wife strolled over for a late snack. The place was crowded but they found two places at the lunch counter. While sitting on high stools at the counter, the "dating" agent came in, looked pityingly at the aging wife and whispered to the husband, "see what you get for five dollars." Psi, Delta, Pi, Nu, Rho and Zeta Omicron Lambda Chapters celebrated Founders' Day at a dinner-dance, Friday, January 25th at the Sheraton Motor Inn in Philadelphia with the General President Dr. T. Winston Cole as the featured speaker. Ye Olde Frat Fun introduced the speaker. Among the many statistics recounting the qualifications and accomplishments of the speaker, which required fifteen minutes to recite, we said, "T" in his name stood for "thesaurus" in keeping with his encyclopedic mind, he being the first Negro to receive the Doctor of Education degree at the University of Texas, W. F. A. (Without the Federal A r m y ) . The middle name is Winston. In size, he is the smallest of the last four general presidents. But ladies and gentlemen, the Winston cigarette company has spent on television alone two million dollars to impress us that in Winstons, "It's what's u p front that counts." And Brother Winston has it up front, lots of it. His "up front" assets required five minutes to enumerate and some of the best ones were omitted. (Continued on page 7)
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(Continued from page 6) "The folks who think our jokes are rough Would quickly change their views If they'd compare the ones we print With those we dare not use."
HARBINGERS OF SPRING Homer Beasley had just got up from a siege of Asian Flu and felt very weak and fatigued. His doctor at first suggested a monkey gland operation but thought a goat gland therapy might be better for him. "Give me both," said Beasley, while monkeying around, I might butt into something."
Melvin meant well so he told his doctor what he heard the patients gossiping about while sitting in the reception room. The grateful doctor gave Melvin a free penicillin shot right in the "sitting" room area.
A young man we know says that all the aptitude tests he has taken have demonstrated that whatever his aptitude is, it's not for taking tests.
How well do you remember the TV commercials? Aren't they contagious? A young man went to see his girl friend one evening lout she hadn't come home. After a few minutes of waiting, her comely mother sat down to entertain him. After a few minutes of surprisingly interesting conversation, it occured to him that she was very lovely indeed, just like her daughter. She nudged over close to him and soon found herself pinch hitting for her daughter in an extenuated embrace. Daughter burst in on the scene, stamped her foot in petulance and exclaimed, "But mother, I'd rather do it myself."
During the honeymoon the new hubby pointed out some of his wife's defects and wifie admitted she was quite aware of them and that if it hadn't been for them she could have gotten a much better husband.
First Student: "I hear the Faculty Board is trying to stop necking." Second Student: "That so? First thing you know they'll be trying to make students stop too."
I don't know how to fill out this question?" "What is it??" "It says, 'Who was your mother before she was m a r ried,' and I didn't have any mother before she was m a r ried." (Continued on Page 8)
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THE NEGRO COLLEGE The Negro Colleges are rapidly improving. A total of 115 predominantly, if not total Negro Colleges are exhibiting an academic strength, equal to other colleges of similar enrollments. Negro colleges are now offering courses that were not available to Negro students attending southern colleges. Recruitment by industrial firms are increasing. Students who have given strong evidences of academic and skill need not be afraid to venture, the industrial, business and professional world is awaiting you with outstretched arms. STUDENT AID AND SCHOLARSHIP 1. Federation Employment Service. Guide to Scholarships a Directory of Information Available Through the Undergraduate Colleges Located in New York City. New York, The Federation Employment Service, 1948. 26p. 2. Feingold, S. Norman. Scholarships, Fellowships and Loans. Boston, Bellman Publishing Co., Inc., 1955 (3 volumes) 3. Quattlebaum, Charles A. Federal Aid to Students for Higher Education. (House Committee Print, 84th Cong. 2nd Sess.) Washington, D. C , U. S. Government Printing Office, 1956. 194 p. 4. U. S. Bureau of Naval Personnel. Schools and Colleges Granting Concessions to Sons and Daughters of Officers and Enlisted Personnel. Washington, D. C , U. S. Government Printing Office, 1943. 28p. 5. The National Urban League, 14 East 48th Street, New York, N. Y. - or your local branch. 6. The National Scholarship Service and Fund for Negro Students. 6 E. 82nd St., New York 28, N. Y. 7. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Washington 25, D. C. 8. Personnel Director, Peace Corps, Washington 25, D. C. 9. Personnel Director. State Department, Washington 25, D. C. 10. U. S. Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C. 11. College Admission Center, 610 Church Street, Evanston, Illinois 12. Funds for Dental Education, 840 N. Lake Shore Dr. Chicago, Illinois. OPPORTUNITY This time, as never, the Negro has an opportunity to share in the national prosperity. New and better opportunities are available to those who are making a special effort to accept them. The broad spectrum of positions in industry, government and private businesses are opening. During the past three years, Negroes have been placed in 374 high salaried government positions. The salaries ranged from $10,000 to $20,000 per annum, 35% increase (Continued on page 8)
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Musing With The Poets "JUST A MATTER Fifty-seven years of greatness Alpha was designed solely for Better still its wiser to say I was orientated to the Alpha
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OF TIME" I see me.
Brothers who made the Dean's List last Semester way. School Year 1962
Fifty-seven years find eleven at Beta Chi There should be more, I wonder why The answer for me is easy to say. All don't meet the standards of A Phi A. Fifty-seven years and I'm still no more than My day will come and There goes a man - an
I'm still not in shape. a scum of an ape. all will say A Phi A. — Bro. J o h n W. Smith
"SHINING ALPHA" They say the sun rises in the East, and also sets in the West; But my sun is Alpha and needless to say, to me you are the best. You shine on Great men everywhere and good things they all do, Continue to rise and set in them, For you rise and set in me. — Bro. James E. Lee
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A Baptist Sister went with her Presbyterian friend to Church one Sunday morning. After the sermon she was asked, how she liked the minister. She replied, "I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons. When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he was fighting bees."
While travelling in the West the Southener, a Negro Farmer, was lost in the mountains during a violent t h u n derstorm at night. Buffeted by the wind and soaked by the rain, the farmer still appreciated an occasional flash of lightning because it let him see where he was. Then came a crashing series of thunderclaps and the man looked skyward to say: "If it's all the same to you, Lord, give me a little more light and a lot less noise."
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Average Carlee Brown - Southern 111. University 4.00 J o h n Motley - Southern 111. University 4.00 Mannie Roberts - Savannah State College . „ 4.00 Jerome McClain - Central State College 3.5 Wendell Gunn - Tenn. A & I State University 3.5 Alvin Pollard - Tenn. A & I State University 3.5 Thomas Cunningham - Tenn. A & I State University 3.5 Jessie Osborne - Tenn. A & I State University 3.5 James Woodson - Tenn. A & I State University 3.5 Bobby L. Hill - Savannah State College 3.50 Grady Copeland - Savannah State College 3.33 George Miller - Tenn. A & I State University 3.3 Don Cotten - Tenn. A & I State University 3.3 John Kilgore - Tenn. A & I State University 3.25 Alfred Drake - Tenn. A & I State University 3.25 Claude Jones - Central State College 3.2 J. I. Smith - Central State College 3.2 Joseph Faison - Tenn. A & I State University 3.2 James Davis - Tenn. A & I State University 3.2 Joseph Cameron - Tenn. A & I State University 3.1 Joseph Washington - Savannah State College 3.058 Emmit Millines - Savannah State College 3.0 Samuel M. Truell - Savannah State College 3.0 Lawrence Wilson - Savannah State College 3.0 Burlean Black - Tenn. A & I,State University .... 3.0 Hiawatha Fountain - Tenn. A & I State University.... 3.0 Cornel Lane - Tenn. A & I State University 3.0 Elwyn Grimes - Jackson State College _ 3.0 Johnny Viverette - Jackson State College 2.53 Joe Ross - Jackson State College 2.47 Charles Morris - Jackson State College 2.24 Marcus Dilworth - Jackson State College 2.24 Arnold Grimes - Jackson State College 2.18 Reuben Dilworth - Jackson State College 2.06 Ralph Rogers - Jackson State College 2.05 Willie Mott - Jackson State College 2.00 JOB OPPORTUNITIES (Continued from page 7) over previous periods. Government agencies are interested in Negroes who can qualify or can be trainees in accounting, engineering, management, biological science, space aeronautics and psychology. Under Presidential orders, qualified Negroes are to receive equal treatment in hiring and advancement. If you encounter problems of that nature, contact me immediately. Enclose full p a r ticulars. PROGRESS Brother Maceo Sloan, became the first Negro to address the National Association of Life Underwriters. He spoke to a monthly meeting of the New Jersey Chapter. Brother Sloan, Vice president of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, is a chartered life underwriter. Brother Grant S. Shockley, was elected to District 65 School Board in Evanston, Illinois. Brother Arnold F. Winfield was elected 2nd Ward Alderman in Evanston, Illinois.
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From The General Secretary's Desk Brother Laurence T. Young General Secretary
Brothers in Alpha Phi Alpha: With the Easter Season just passed - bringing with it thoughts of spring, of service, of renunciation, of resurrection, of sacrifice and hope we remind ourselves of many things. VOID I F DETACHED We think of checks and other negotiable instruments which are presented for payment in a SOLID UNIT. - plthough they may be perforated. They are plainly marked. VOID IF DETACHED or NOT GOOD IF DETACHED - or present for payment within a certain prescribed time in order to be valid. Relating this to Alpha Phi Alpha and our membership, we must realize that we cannot stay together as a solid unit if we are detached, or if we detach ourselves. We will lose our strength - we will lose our importance. We will be a part and yet not be a part of the whole be cause we have detached ourselves from the main instrument. Let's not do that, but instead re-affirm our convictions and faith in Aloha Phi Alpha, so that our influence be felt in wider areas in our present day economy. Let's get that 10,000 active brothers in 1963. We are well on the way now. CHAPTER RATIFICATION 276 active chapters were mailed ballots to express their reactions to the Constitutional Amendments voted at the 56th Anniversary Convention in Columbus, Ohio, December, 1962. Three of the four amendments were RATIFIED, and one was NOT RATIFIED. "abstained" - failed to return their ballots.
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In order to veto the action of the General Convention, t h e Constitution requires that 51% of the chapters return a negative vote within the prescribed period after submission to the Chapters of the propositions for action. As of March 15, 1963 - ARTICLE VI, Section 4 - amended to eliminate the one "black ball" feature as a pre-requ'site to membership, substituting the affirmative vote of 3-4's of the membership of the chapter present at a meeting called for said purpose BECOMES EFFECTIVE. ARTICLE VIII, Section 6 - to eliminate the "mail ballot" for General President-Elect. thus returning the election of General President-Elect to the floor of the Convention, was NOT RATIFIED. THEREFORE, the election of General President Elect by "mail ballot" IS EFFECTIVE as of March 15, 1963. BY LAWS, 10 and 13 were ratified in due form - making effective as of above date, the payment of "Late Fee" of$1.00 (no more) by all brothers Daying Grand Tax after November 15th through August 31st, AND deletes ByLaw No. 13 which relates to Reinstatement Fee, which fee is no longer required. NEW LIFE MEMBERS:,band NEW LIFE MEMBERS:
We welcome our newest LIFE MEMBERS -
BROTHERS: J A M E S H. UTLEY, St. Louis, Mo. ONZIE O. HORNE. Memphis. Tenn. HAROLD E. McCLURE. Cincinnati. Ohio ALBERT B. KELSEY. St. Albans. New York ARTHUR E. GILMER. St. Albans. New York WILBURN E. HOLLAND, South Ozone Park, New York CONGRATULATIONS. To Wiley College on the celebration of the 90th Anniversary of it's founding (1873-1963) which was held under the direction of our General President, also President of Wiley College, Brother T. Winston Cole, at Marshall, Texas, on March 10th to 17th, 1963. STEERING COMMITTEE: A meeting of the Steering Committee, authorized by the Executive Council held its first meeting in Washington. D. C , M^rch 26, 1963. General President Cole presented to Brother Thomas H. Wallace, Convention Chairman, for consideration, a new format for the Boston Convention, about which we will hear more later. MAY, 1963
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Editorially Speaking LET THE PEOPLE SPEAK Nothing is more suffocating than to witness power being abused, or to see a group of people dissatisfied with some action which they can do nothing about. Many organizations, even in democratic America, are so constructed that the rank and file has very little to say in policy making and administration.
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It is good and refreshing to belong to an organization like Alpha Phi Alpha, where the members ("the people") have the final word and the organizational machinery is constructed in a manner that it invites the members to disagree or to change what "the power structure" puts into effect.
The Brothers of our chapter would like to know the significance of the name "Apes" which is given to the The 56th General Convention meeting in Columbus, by better than a twofraternity. Seemingly this isn't in thirds vote, voted to amend the constitution, which in effect would cause t h e the ritual anywhere. general president to be elected on t h e floor of the convention instead of by I t is true, "Apes" is is not listed in "mail ballot". The constitution requires that such amendments be submitted to the ritual nor the constitution. This the chapters for approval or disapproval. A negative vote within sixty days is an unofficial, nickname given to after submission by fifty-one percent of the chapters is sufficient to veto t h e Alpha men in a jovial manner and action of the convention. The chapters used their constitutional authority and accepted in the same soirit. Even- vetoed the convention action. though this is a sort of "fun name", it does have significance and is We are not too concerned with how the brothers in t h e various chapters somewhat symbolic. voted, but we a r e concerned that they did vote. This was one of t h e most "In a broad sense the name monkey healthy signs of real interest and concern that we have witnessed in a long time. is given to any of the mammals There are many good points to be debated on both sides of the question. Many which somewhat resemble human well thinking Brothers feel that the best interest of the fraternity can be served beings. More strictlv, however, by returning the election to the floor, while many others feel differently. the larger forms without tails a r e properly called "Apes." Some Sometime ago a member of the "power structure" of a southern community apes a r e called anthropoid. They made the statement: "We know what is best for our community and if there are resemble men in form and in num- those who do not like the way it is run, they may graciously leave." This is too ber of teeth. Of the several tvoes often the feeling of so many of our communities and organizations; the people of apes, t h e most two interesting have no chance to speak. Possibly there is some truth in the statement: "The types are the Baboon and the Gor- voice of the people is the voice of God" True or not, I would rather take m y illa. The Baboon is the ugliest and chances through actions taken by the people than through actions taken by a fiercest, b u t for some reason, t h e few who style themselves as "the power structure" or by one person who h a p ancient Egyptians used to worship pens, by various means, to be in power. It is far better to have a little less efthe hamadryad of Ethiopia. T h e ficiency and have the people participate than to have such high efficiency dicGorilla is a as tall as a man, very tated by "the few". powerful and a ferocious one when angered - it h a s long arms and You may rest assured that Alpha has a bright future if this vote was any short legs and can walk erect." sign of the democratic processes in vogue and the interest and sound thinking The ape has an historical tie with of the rank and file. We again say, "Let the people speak and be heard." We Egypt where the Sphinx and P y r a - only hope that this type of interest will continue and that it may manifest itself mid, like silent sentinels of t h e consistently in all of the fraternity's activities. ages, have watched the endless p a rade of civilization almost from the time it began. Some of the types are very intelligent a n d some more handsome than others. They like to do u n usual things and lasting things as well as romantic things. They love beauty and are said to take very readily to beautiful women, w h e t h er in Africa or other parts of t h e world. They a r e very dignified and reserved creatures and sort of proud of themselves. Use your imagination and you will see some resemblence of Alpha Men.
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BROTHER MARTIN LUTHER KING If there was ever any doubt about the seriousness of Bro. Martin Luther King in his efforts to bring freedom and full citizenship rights to his people, I am sure that it no longer exists. Bro. King has proven beyond doubt his sincerity, his ability and his unquestioned right to be called one of the great leaders of all time. He is a modern Gandhi, Nehru, and Walter White all wrapped in one person. He has used all of his powers, his time, his abilities for others and h e has risked his life many, many times for the great cause of freedom and justice for all. He has gone the second mile and beyond the call of duty. He deserves our full support both morally and financially. If you can't go to Birmingham and other places to participate in this righteous struggle in person, you can cer-
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tainly send of your means, your sacrifices, and offer your expressions of s y m pathy, support and good will. Americans raised a great cry when the Communist forces sent tanks and guns into the small nation of Hungary to quell the riots and cries of the freedom seeking people, yet those same people cry to high heavens that state's rights are being violated when the federal government seeks to protect the rights of i n nocent freedom seeking Negroes in such places as Birmingham, Little itock and parts of Mississippi. The indiscriminate use of dogs, fire hoses and other brutal methods, and to jam the jails with youngsters, whose only crime is "requesting their rights be granted to them under the U. S. Constitution", is a shame and a disgrace. How anyone can make the statement that both sides are equally r e sponsible for the trouble in Birmingham is beyond our comprehension. Both sides are not equally responsible, the responsibility rests with those who have denied the Negro his civil rights through the years and continue to do so one hundred years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
WILLIAM L. MOORE We sympathize with the family of the late William L. Moore, who was literally crucified for his belief in equal justice for all people. Here is a man who had to take some action and do something about what he believed deep down in his soul. Some will say that he should not have made the march, that he was a fanatic and many other things, but they also said that Christ should not go to Jerusalem. Christ felt compelled to walk to Jerusalem and Moore felt compelled to walk to Birmingham. Sympathy can do little to ease the agony of the family of Mr. Moore, but a few dollars might help to give them a new start and outlook on life. We encourage you to contribute to the Moore fund sponsored by the Pittsburgh Courier and possibly others.
CONGRATULATIONS Nineteen hundred and sixty-three is the 50th anniversary year of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. We offer our sincere congratulations and best wishes for this significant celebration. One of the purposes of this observance, as stated by the co-chairmen of this celebration, Miss Dorothy Height and Mrs. Gwendolyn H. Higginbotham, is "A period of self study," impressed us more than any of the others, for when a person or an organization is willing to examine itself and make changes for betterment, that is a great accomplishment. This sorority is a public service organization with the following major projects: Job Opportunities, Mental Health, Library, International Relations and Volunteers for Community Service. On looking over the pictures and roster of the members of this organization, one might describe it as a beautiful flower garden, but these women possess more than beauty, there is brilliancy, ingenuity and a great deal of "know how", as typified by its beautiful and outstanding president, Dr. Jeanne Noble, associate professor of Human Relations, New York University. This sorority is one of our best examples of good organization, high ideals and functional operations. Founded at Howard University in 1913 it boasts of 25,000 members and 250 undergraduate chapters in 38 states. The 50th birthday celebration of the sorority was held in Washington, D. C , J a n u a r y 12-13. President John F. Kennedy, Vice President and Mrs. Lyndon Johnson were the honored guests of this large delegation. The celebration proper will be held in New York City, August 11-17. This promises to be an outstanding affair with designs of doing something unusual to make for a better America and a better world. We extend best wishes and sincere prayers to this fine array of women for success and prosperity in all of their deliberations and high hopes.
MAY, 1963
IZaahi "George Washington Carver" by Rackham Holt, Doublvday & Company, Inc., 360 pages, $4.95. A Mrs. Holt put her name to only one of her books, "George Washington Carver: an American Biography" (Doubleday: 1943). The results of long r e search and four years of association with Dr. Carver, the book was her greatest success. The original edition was on the National Best Seller list for over two years and went through 20 printings. It appeared in a special armed forces edition; was translated into fourteen languages and was issued in micro-film and braille editions. This fuller, revised and enlarged edition has additional information and a epilogue reflecting the growing interest in the man who was born a slave and who lived to liberate the dying, one-crop economy of the South and make it self-sustaining. It is a complete epic record of a great American's contribution to the world, as a scientist, humanitarian, and a m bassador of good will among races. Few men present as magnificient a subject for American biography as George Washington Carve. His genius, patient and pure, ranks him with the great men of the century. Born in slavery, he was kidnaped with his mother when he was but an infant, rescued and protected by his owner a kindly German immigrant, who made it possible for him to attend school. Carver never stopped until he had succeeded.
* * * "Runaway To Heaven" by Johanna Johnston, Doubleday & Co., Inc., 490 pages, $5.95. This is the story of Harriet Beecher Stowe and her era. The life of Mrs. Stowe spans all but a few years of the 19th century. Her father was a Congregational minister in New England. Later he became head of Lane Seminiary and took his family to Cincinnati, where Harriet married Calvin Stowe, a professor in the Seminary. Seven children were born to this couple, and their poverty drove the p r a c tical Harriet to use her literary talent (Continued on page 33)
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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Brother T. Winston Cole General President Alpha.
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The General President of Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc., is pleased to greet the Brothers in Alph P h i
Our 57th General Convention will be held in historic Boston, Mass. Elsewhere in t h e issue you will see our tentative program. It has been planned with the idea of accepting our responsibility as w e move into t h e second century of progress. The Boston Local Committee, under the leadership of Bro. Thomas Wallace, is making excellent plans for us. T h e opportunity is ours to assist in the gigantic tasks of projecting our country and its welfare toward a favorable and lasting position of leadership. Alpha men can and will measure up to this challenge. Sincerely and fraternally, T. WINSTON COLE
The Convention Call To All Brothers In Alpha Phi Alpha T h e General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., hereby proclaims that t h e 57th General Convention will be held at Boston, Mass., August 16 - 22, 1963. All brothers are strongly urged to be present and active in every phase of the program. It is the president's sincere hope that wives, children and related individuals will plan to visit historic Boston at this time also. Although our program is now tentative, it does project an idea which the Steering Committee of the Executive Council considers most important at this time. Make your plans now!
I'll see you in Boston! Sincerely and fraternally, T. WINSTON COLE
The Steering Committee of the Executive Council, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., held its first meeting of the year in the law office of Bro. Belford V. Lawson. Washington. D. C , March 26th. The main purpose for the meeting w a s the program and activities of the Boston General Convention. The above picture, seated, left to right: Bros. Kermit J. Hall. Frank W. Morris, William H. Brown, General Secretary Laurence T. Young, General President T. Winston Cole, Past General President Belford V. Lawson, Thomas W. Wallace, Nolan Atkinson, Sphinx Editor C. Anderson Davis and Lee B. Frasier. Bro. Wallace is chairman of the Boston Convention Committee and Bro. Atkinson is the undergraduate president. T h e y reported o n the progress of the local committee.
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THE S P H I N X
BRO. THOMAS WALLACE General Chairman
JOHN F. COLLINS Mayor
ENDICOTT PEABODY Governor
S7th Anniversary General Convention ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC. 616 Shawmui Avenue Boston 18, Mass. HI 5-4729
CITY OF BOSTON OFFICE OF THE MAYOR CITY HALL, BOSTON
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Executive Department State House, Boston
April 10, 1963 Brothers in Alpha Phi Alpha, Greetings: It is with distinct honor and pleasure that we welcome you to Boston, Massachusetts. This 57th Anniversary Convention marks the first tim-e the National body has convened in the city known as the "Cradle of Liberty". The program planned for your deliberations will introduce a very interesting and new format. The entertainment scheduled will be both educational and relaxing for your comfort. We, of Epsilon Gamma Lambda Chapter and Sigma Chapters promise to the Brothers, their families, friends and visitors that the 57th Anniversary Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha will be the most enjoyable and fruitful of all Alpha Conventions. Fraternally yours, Thomas W. Wallace, Jr. General Chairman
John F. Collins Mayor
Endicott Peabody Governor
Mr. homas W. Wallace, Jr. General Chairman Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 616 Shawmut Avenue Boston, Massachusetts
Dear Mr. Wallace: I am particularly pleased to learn that the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity will hold their 57th Anniversary General Convention in Boston, August 16-22, 1963. On behalf of all the citizens of Boston I welcome your group to historic Boston. We know that our location with its historic shrines, its schools of learning, and its fine hotels and theatres will be part of your pleasant memories. May your deliberations and conferences be meaningful and highly successful. With kindest personal regards.
BRO. JOHN G. BYNOE Co-Chairman
MAY, 1963
April 1, 1963
April 4, 1963
To the Officers and Members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
The people of Massachusetts are gratified to learn that the members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity have chosen to hold their 57th Anniversary General Convention in Boston, August 16-22, 1963. It is a matter of pride with us that many of your distinguished members, such as the Honorable Edward W. Brooke, Attorney General of Massachusetts, and James R. Purdy, Executive Secretary to the Governor's Council, are also outstanding citizens of Massachusetts who have contributed much to our progress - not only materially, but to the more important areas of rights of citizens and of human dignity. I am both proud and pleased that, by your presence, scholarship and competent leadership will be cultivated. As our guests, we hope you will find that Massachusetts is truly the Cradle of Liberty.
Very truly yours,
Sincerely yours,
John F. Collins
Endicott Peabody
Mayor
Governor
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"CRADLE O F LIBERTY" OFFERS UNIQUE SETTING FOR ALPHA'S 57TH GENERAL CONVENTION by Bro. George R. E. Daniels The setting for the 57th General Convention is unique in that it is being held in old Boston - the "cradle of liberty". Rich in famous landmarks that depict the rise to independence of the thirteen original colonies, Boston (more than any other city) has rightfully been chosen as the spot where Alpha men will gather to set their sights on the promotion of common and unequivocal rights of man. Unique, in that after 100 years there is still much to be done. Epsilon Gamma Lambda and Sigma Chapters, in temper with the times, has encompassed in their extensive planning, tours of all freedom landmarks. Tours have been planned for "The Old Freedom Trail - with stops at Fanueil Hall, The Old State House, Old South Meeting House, Bunker Hill, Lexington, Plymouth, Concord, and the famous old ring of cobblestones called "Boston Massacre Site". Particularly interesting will be the visit to the spot where "Crispus Attucks Fell". In this year of commemoration, this spot has special significance in that it depicts with pointing clarity the struggle for rights that has been endured by "men of color" for hundreds of years. Other tours will be available upon request. Sufficient time should be allowed for proper coordination when brothers request trips. Highlight of the various social activities will include an "Old Fashioned Clambake" during the visit to Old
Plymouth Plantation. At this spot brothers will be feted and allowed a brief respite from the hectic convention pace by way of golfing. So, get out those old history books and those rusty golf clubs and plan to attend this rich and commemorative convention of conventions. * * * * PROFILE OF BOSTON Boston was settled by a chartered company of English Puritans in 1630 under its first governor John Winthrop. Indian inhabitants called it Shawmut and the Puritans renamed it Trimountaine It was named Boston for a town in Lincolnshire, England from which many of the company had come, on September 17, 1630. In 1632 it became the capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and is today capital of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Nearly 200 years after its founding it was incorporated as a city, February 23, 1822. City motto: "God be with us as He was with our fathers". Boston has shifted with the changing times. From her early leadership in trade and commerce and as a great world Port grew her greatness as an industrial center America's "Cradle of industry" in fact. From textiles, Boston shifted to m a chinery and small parts manufacturing, and took on another title as one of the leading financial and banking centers. In recent years, she has become the educational, medical and research center of the Americas. Marked out along the streets in downtown Boston is a Freedom Trail making it easier for visitors to see some of the historic points of interest.
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Convention Site - Boston, Massachusetts August 16-22, 1963
BRO. GENERAL PRESIDENT COLE a r r i v e s i n Boston for C o n v e n t i o n P l a n n i n g C o n f e r -
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B R O . VICTOR C. BYNOE P r e s i d e n t of C h a p t e r
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57ik AHsUv&U&uf Qenelal Gottue+iUa+t Program BOSTON. MASSACHUSETTS AUGUST 16 - 22. 1963 THEME: 'The Role of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraterniay, Inc. in the Second Century of Freedom." Convention Headquarters Host Chapters
Report of the Building Foundation Bro. William Alexander Announcements Bro. Thomas W. Wallace 12:30 P. M. Lunch 2:00 to 5:00 P. M. SECOND GENERAL SESSION Summary Reports of General Officers and Committee Chairmen A.
General Officers: 1. General Secretary, Bro. Laurence Young 2. General Treasurer, Bro. M. F. Ferguson 3. General Counsel, Bro. William Brown III 4. Historian, Bro. Charles Wesley 5. Director of Education, Bro. Clifton Jones 6. Eastern Vice Pres., Bro. Frank Morris, Jr. 7. Midwestern Vice Pres., Bro. Elmer Collins 8. Southwestern Vice Pres., Bro. W. Chandler 9. Western Vice Pres., Bro. Grandvel Jackson 10. Southern Vice Pres., Bro. Walter Washington 11. Editor of the Sphinx, Bro. C. Anderson Davis 12. Comptroller-Budget Report, Bro.Kermit Hall
Statler-Hilton Hotel
Sigma and Epsilon Gamma Lambda
PRE-CONVENTION ACTIVITIES Friday, August 16, 1963 9:00 A. M. Registration - Statler-Hilton Hotel 10:30 A. M. Open Golf Tournament 8:00 P. M. Social Hour (See Social Calendar) Saturday, August 17, 1963 9:00 A. M. Registration - Statler-Hilton Hotel 10:00 A. M. Committee Meetings A. Rules and Credentials B. Constitution C. Vice President's Council D. Budget and Financial Operation 11:00 A. M. 12:00 Noon General Presidents Press Conference 12:30 P. M. Exec. Council Luncheon and Meeting 3:00 P. M. Housing Foundation Meeting 8:00 P. M. Social Hour (See Social Calendar) Sunday, August 18, 1963 10:30 3:00 5:00 8:00
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Committee Meetings Public Program - Faneuil Hall Reception - Freedom Hall Social Hour (See Calendar) Monday. August 19. 1963
8:30 A. M. Registration - Statler-Hilton Hotel 9:30 to 12:30 P. M. FIRST GENERAL SESSION Presiding - Bro. Thomas Wallace Convention Chairman Welcome by Host Chapters and Eastern Vice President Bro. Nolan Atkinson, Jr. Bro. Victor C. Bynoe Bro. F r a n k Morris, Jr. Introduction of General President, Jewel and General Officers Bro. Thomas W. Wallace Appointment of Convention Officers and Committees Bro. Laurence Young, Gen. Secy Report of Committee on Rules and Credentials Bro. Ernest Morial Report of Executive Council Bro. Laurence Young PAGE 16
General Officers:
Committee Chairmen: 1. Auditor, Bro. W. D. Hawkins, J r . 2 Awards - Achievements, Bro. T. W. Harris 3 Constitution, Bro. John H. Buckner 4 Undergraduate Activities, Bro. Aaron Brown 5 Public Policy, Bro. A. Maceo Smith 6 Standards and Extension, Bro. Edw. Addison 7 Recommendations, Bro. Lawrence S. Lackey 8 Elections, Bro. LeRoy Patrick 4:30 P. M. MEMORIAL SERVICES 5:00 P. M. Announcements - Bro. Thomas Wallace 8:00 P. M. Social Hour (See Social Calendar) Tuesday, August 20, 1963 8:30 A. M. Registration - Statler-Hilton Hotel
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Assistant Vice Presidents: 1. Southern, Bro. Hamilton Holmes 2. Southwestern, Bro. John R. Watson 3. Eastern, Bro. Melvin Garner 4. Midwestern, Bro. Luther R. Nix 5. Western, Bro. Henry Hendrix 10:10 A. M. to 12:20 P. M. Symposium, Lecturer or Panel A. Presiding: 1. Health Areas, Psychiatric, Psychological and Mental 2. The Peace Corps, Domestic and Foreign 3. Effective Methods of Business Development B. Presiding: 1. Integration and related areas. 2. Diplomatic and Governmental Services 3. Education for the youth of today 12:30 P. M. Convention Luncheon 1. General President's Address THE SPHINX
SOCIAL CALENDAR
Bro. T. Winston Cole, Sr. 2. Convention Picture 2:00 to 3.30 P. M. Symposium, Lecturer or Panel C.
(Tentative) Friday, August 16th 8:00 P. M. Social Hour and "Get Acquainted" Party
Presiding: 1. Foreign and Domestic Relations 2. Vocations and Careers 3. Education in Schools founded for Negroes
Saturday, August 17th 8:00 P. M. Cocktail Parties 10:00 P. M. Informal Dance 12:00 M. Playboy Party and Ladies Entertainment
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Presiding: 1. Urban League and other such P r o g r a m s 2. Basic Values, Faith, Perspective and related matters 3. The Impact of Africa and other nations on the World Scene 3:30 to 3:45 P. M. Coffee Hour 3.45 to 4:30 P. M.
Sunday, August 18th 6:00 P. M. Reception Monday, August 19th 12:45 P. M. Alpha Wives Luncheon and Fashion Show 8:00 P. M. Cocktail Parties 10:00 P. M. Informal Dance
FOURTH GENERAL SESSION Nomination of Officers Special Reports and Announcements
Tuesday, August 20th 10:00 P. M. "All-Greek" Dance
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6:00 P. M. Committee Meetings 1. Hearings on the Budget 2. Resolutions 3. Constitution 4. Time and Place 5. Standard and Extension 6. Recommendations 7. Educational Foundation 8:00 P. M. Social Hour (See Social Calendar) Wednesday, August 21, 19G3 8:30 A. M. Registration - Statler-Hilton Hotel 11:50 A. M. FIFTH GENERAL SESSION Final Committee Reports: 1. Budget 2. Recommendations 3. Constitution 12:00 Noon Polls Open for Voting 12:30 to 2:00 P. M. Luncheon S u m m a r y Reports of Symposium, Seminars, Panels, a n d / o r Lecturers Reporter: A. Reporter: B. ~ Reporter: C. Reporter: D. Undergraduate Address 2:30 to 4:15 P. M.
FINAL GENERAL SESSION Committee Reports Continued 4:40 P. M. Building Foundation Meeting 7:00 P. M. Alpha Banquet 10:00 P. M. Alpha Formal Ball Thursday. August 22. 19B3 9:00 to 10:30 A. M. Executive Council Meeting
POST-CONVENTION ACTIVITIES 1:00 P. M MAY, 1963
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CHARLOTTE WESLEY HOLLOMAN In a contest at Howard University to find "the most beautiful girl attending a Negro College in the United States, to adorn her head with national glory," Charlotte Wesley Holloman, daughter of Brother Dr. and Mrs. Charles H. Wesley was the successful selection. Thirty candidates from various sections were selected by their institutions. The persons selected would be crowned as "Miss Negro College" and later as "Miss Collegiate America," "The All American Girl" and "The Most Beautiful Co-Ed." Charlotte Wesley Holloman won the contest by unanimous choice of the judges and was presented a trophy before more than one thousand spectators. Following this event Charlotte Holloman was graduated "cum laude", with a Bachelor of Music degree from Howard University and received the Master of Arts degree with a major in Music from Teachers College, Columbia University. She studied at the Guild Hall School of Music in London, England. She then taught in the high schools of Philadelphia, Pa., and New York City. She is married to Bro. Dr. J. L. S. Holloman of New York City, and they have a daughter, Charlotte Holloman, who is now a freshman at Boston University. Brother Todd Duncan, renown baritone, noting Charlotte's extraordinary vocal talent requested her to go on recital tours with him. After this she was given a title role in the "Barrier" and played in her first Broadway role. There followed roles in "My Darlin' Aida," Charles Freedman's musical play based on Verdi's Aida. In addition to her own part she understudied the title role. She then went on tour with the Bizet Hammerstein Opus "Carmen Jones"; sang the role of "Beauty" in Handel's "The Triumph of
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Time and Truth," with the Columbia University Chorus and Chamber O r chestra under the direction of Jacob Avshalomoss; "Violette" in Verdi's "Traviata;" - "Mary" in "The Devil and Daniel Webster" by Douglas Moore; "Antonio" in "Contes D'Hoffmann" by Offenbach. Her Town Hall concerts of which there have been three have been u n usual events in New York City and according to critics they revealed an a r tist of "extraordinary potential," and for which she received their u n r e strained plaudits. The New York Times referred to her as an "extraordinary gifted young soprano, named Charlotte Holloman, demonstrated a vocal range and facility nothing short of phenomenal." The Musical Courier referred to her "Superb vocalization such as one seldom hears, a consumate achievement". In addition to her concerts she has appeared as guest soloist with the Symphony of the Air, the Boston Symphony Chamber Orchestra, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, the Knickerbocker Chamber Players, the Gallimar String Quartet and has sung performances for two consecutive seasons on WNYC American Music Festival. Currently in 1963, Charlotte is on tour in Germany and Italy.
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CHERYL LYNN KYLE Cheryl Lynn Kyle, age 3, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Kyle III, of 1605 Rugby Blvd., N. W., Roanoke, Virginia. Cheryl, at this early age, loves music, books, puzzles and is very interested in school life and activities of older children.
THE HUGER BOYS The Huger boys, sons of Bro. and Mrs. James Huger. Bro. Huger was former general secretary of Alpha. He is now administrative assistant at Bethune-Cookman College, D a y t o n a Beach, Florida. Seated left to right: John Leland, 5; James, Jr., 15, a 10th grader at Campbell Senior High School, a member of the football team, basketball team, concert band, choir and a boy scout; Thomas Albert, 10, a 5th grader at
MEET THE NEW BRIDE A N D GROOM Bro. and Mrs. Henry C. Crawford. 10708 Hampden Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. They w e r e married Thursday, April 11, 7:30 p. m., in the Calvary Presbyterian Church. Heine is well k n o w n in Alpha circles. He attends all of the conventions and is the official Sphinx photographer.
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in the Department of Psychiatry (M.'. G. H.) She has co-authored a studyf document of the "Negro in Boston" r e ported in 1961. Mrs. Morris has worked for a varietyr of community concerns and is presently serving as a member of the Roxbury Y. M. C. A. Advisory Committee;; President of the Roxbury CommunityT Council; member of the CommunityT Relations Committee, Family Recruit-ment Project; Board Member of thei Roxbury Neighborhood House; the National Smart Set, Boston; The Links,, Inc.; the Alpha Wives; and the Sunny-side Day Nursery Parents' Group. She! is a member of St. James Episcopal Church in Roxbury and of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
of Faith Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Winters is an acknowledged authority on gardening and horticulture, specializing in flowers and flower arrangement. She accompanied her husband to the 50th anniversary convention at Buffalo, New York and was a member of local hostesses at the recent Philadelphia general convention of Alpha Phi Alpha. Her home life centers on her husband O. Wilson, and Son Oliver W.. the Winters men.
MRS. FRANK W. MORRIS, JR. (known as Laura B.) The Morrises have two daughters, Laura Michelle, 5x/z years, and Renee Frances, 4 years, who keep both Laura and Frank busy in their own styles. Aside from her involvement with them and for the family in general, Laura maintains a professional job on a part-time basis. At present, she is a teaching consultant in the community mental health training program in the Department of Psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital and also consults with the staff of the Elizabeth Peabody Settlement House in their work with individuals and groups. Mrs. Morris holds a master's degree from Columbia University, New York School of Social Work, and has taken additional studies at the Harvard School of Public Health and Boston University. She has had a career in social work. Beginning as an Urban League fellow for her master's degree, she worked for the National Urban League and the Providence and Boston Urban Leagues. She held a child welfare r e search position for the State Department of Public Welfare, has served at Simmons College School of Social Work as a research supervisor of students and for the past seven years has been employed by the Chief of Staff
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LYNN BERLAINE HIGGINBOTHAM
MRS. ESTHER J. WINTERS Mrs. Esther J. Winters is the wife of Brother Dr. O. Wilson Winters, Frat Fun editor and National Parliamentarian. She is a teacher at the DouglassSingerly School in Philadelphia. A graduate of Girls High School, Philadelphia Normal School for Teachers, she did Post Graduate study at University of Pennsylvania. She is the Director of Douglass Singerly Teachers School Fund, Member of a panel selected for training student teachers from nearby colleges in Classroom Management and teaching techniques also demonstrator panelist in pedagogy for new teachers and others in refresher course seminars in Pennsylvania. Her club activities include: President of Mount Airy Garden Study Club; Charter Member of "Our Garden" Club of Philadelphia & Vicinity; Saturday Nighter Bridge Club; Ethical Culture Society; Les Poundres Group; Vice President, Women's Organization
Lynn is the daughter of Bro. Dr. and Mrs. P. R. Higginbotham, Bluefield, W. Va. She is 14 years old and will finish Junior High School in June. Her hobbies include Home Economics, sports, record collecting, and talking on the telephone. She sings in the youth choir at John Stewart Methodist Church, and is a member of Jack and Jill and attended the National Convention in Dayton and at Central State College. She starred in the play, "The Inner Lining" by Pierre and Andron at Camp Glaydin, near Leesburg, Virginia. During this time she was guest for horseback riding at Arthur Godfrey's camp. She rightly loves Alpha, for her father is an Alpha, her grandfather, the late Bishop W. A. C. Hughes, and uncles, Atty W. A. C. Hughes, Jr., of Baltimore and the late Kelly Miller, were all Alpha men. She travels extensively with her parents and alone, and makes most of the Delta and Alpha Conventions.
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BETA NU LAMBDA CHAPTER
Chapter Activities MU LAMBDA
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by Bro. Millard Dean
A smoker for the local, financial and unfinancial, was held the latter part of March with an overflow of men enjoying the fellowship, refreshments and floor show.
Mu Lambda Chapter, Washington, D. C. invites all visiting Brothers to be our guests in twelve regular meetings, the 1st Thursday of each month. We are very proud of the fraternalism that exists among our seventy-five to one hundred Brothers who are present for the business, social and guest speaker sessions held in the fraternity house throughout the year. We started off with past General President Brother Belford V. Lawson whose topic was "The Presidential Executive Order on 'Housing Discrimination' and its varied effects."
Coming events include invited guest speakers for J u n e - Clarence Mitchell, III, State of Maryland, House of R e p r e sentatives. Others scheduled are James Washington, Public Utilities Commission, Washington, D. C. Sunday, May 19th, an afternoon p r o gram in Cramton Auditorium is being planned for the new African nations with local Kappa and Omega p a r ticipating.
Following was Dr. James M. Nabrit, President of Howard University discussing "Israel and its Internal Organization."
Social events already scheduled are the annual spring forma dance May 31, at the Presidential Arms ballroom and boat ride on July 28, 1963 on the scenic Potomac.
Also heard was Rev. Walter E. F a u n troy of the New Bethel Baptist Church, who spoke on the Aims and Activities of the Southern Christian Leadership Association, and a generous contribu-
Brother Dr. Crawford, Dean of the Chapel at Howard University, directed memorial services in J a n u a r y for the Brothers who passed into Omega Chapters during the preceeding year.
by Bro. Henry L. Marshall A rededication service and meeting of Beta Nu Lambda was held at West Charlotte, N. C , Senior High School on March 3, 1963, at 6:30 o'clock. An organ recording of the Alpha Hymn played softly as the brothers assembled themselves in form of a long table with candles representing the memory of our founders, representing Alpha Phi Alpha and our chapter founders. A Rededication Litany of Beta Nu Lambda Chapter was warmly participated in by all of the brothers. Bro. C. A. Blake, who is principal of the West Charlotte Senior High School, prepared food and drink fit only for the gods. Bro. Norris, who retired last year from teaching because of illness, was present. We are happy to see him and hope him a complete recovery. On Thursday, March 21, the graduate and undergraduate chapters presented the Little Theatre of Talladega College in "Lady Windemere's Fan" by Oscar Wilde. This effort was in interest of the annual Scholarship and Charity Fund. Those raising the three highest amounts of money were as follows: Bro. Philip Bazemore, $131.55; Bro. Louis Levi, $100.00; and Bro. R. H. Floyd, $55.00. Reports from the others followed not too far behind. They all did very well. Approximately $1,000 was realized from the effort. Bro. Edwin Thompkins did a wonderful job as chairman. Hats off to you Bro. Thompkins! A word of thanks and a sprig of lilacs to the lovely AKA's at Johnson C. Smith University who were very helpful in making the members of the cast comfortable. Our eyes are on the members of Alpha Omicron, the undergraduate chapter at the college. They are taking on new life. They are a distinguished and a distinctive group of young men who possess the desired qualities of Alpha men. Let us encourage them to continue to be "first of all, servants of all and transcend all." Bro. Calvin Hood is responsible in a large measure for this new life - he is their energetic advisor.
Mu Lambda, Washington, D. C. (L. R.): Front Row - Bros. Wayland D. McClellan, James Walker, Melvin Johnson, Charles Woodbury, William Smith; President Elgy Johnson, Reginald James, Daniel Edmonds, Sterling Safril, Millard Dean, Elbert Roberts. Second row - C. C. House, Verdie Robinson, Philip M. Pyron, Norris A. Atkins, A. C. Bailey, W. M, Haiford Lige Williams, Louis Russell, Howland Ware, Joseoh W. Reed, Julius H. Price, Howard Williams, Claude Cowan, John C. Eason, Jr., Robert Rucker, James Fairfax. TOD row - William Robinson, Howard R. Locksley, Fred Parker, Charles Morgan, William T. Davis, Herman Carter, Charles Franklin, Randolph Taylor, George Murphy, Daniel Pritchard, James Speight, Joseph Waddy, Louis Hardy.
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From time to time special mention will be given to individual brothers for certain unique and outstanding characteristics and achievements that ordinarily one may not stop to realize. The brother-of-the-month is Bro. F. J. Armstead because he has done so wonderfully well as treasurer and chairman of the Budget Committee.
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FOUNDERS' DAY OBSERVANCE by Bro. Ed. R. Harris Philadelphia - "The Alphaman as a citizen of the world" may be described as the theme of remarks made by Bro. T. Winston Cole, general president, at â&#x20AC;˘he annual Founders' banquet held here Jan. 25. A large number of Brothers and their ladies marked the founding of Alpha Phi Alpha at the event sponsored by the Intra-Fraternal Relations Committee, which includes Psi, Rho, Nu, Delta Pi and Zeta Omicron Lambda chapters as participants. The event was held at the Sheraton Inn, Philadelphia, Pa. General President Cole forecast increased participation "in depth" of members of the fraternity in the "fight to win men's minds. This is the challenge of the day, he declared, and members of the fraternity could have no better role in the future. The horizons of men are widening, new nations grace the earth, new technologies are being created, the General President observed. To be part of this burgeoning develqpment is an exciting responsibility for Alpha men everywhere to assume, he told his listeners. He promised a detailed statement of the "call" in the very near future. Several national officers participated in the program. William H. Brown, III general counsel, was chairman and toastmaster. Frank Morris, Eastern vice-president, and Walter Washington, southern vice-president, were guests. The introduction of the General president, was made by O. Wilson Winters, parliamentarian. Kermit J. Hall, comptroller, was a member of the committee. Following invocation by Bro. Daniel J. Winge, the guests were welcomed by Kermit H. Boston, chairman of the Intra-Fraternal Relations Committee. C. Barton Moore followed with a brief summary of the activities of the committee in sponsoring many joint efforts among the chapters. Hugh N. Morris, brother of the Eastern vice president, then gracefully saluted the members of the auxiliaries and p r e sented bouquets to Mrs. Leroy Gates, president of the Alpha Bettes and Mrs. C. Harold Rodgers, president of the Ladies of Alpha. Two Founders awards were presented to brothers, one for community services and the other service to the fraternity. William Ross presented citations to Bros. Hobart C. Jackson and Frank E. Smith. Brother Jackson is director of the Stephen Smith Home for the Aged and an expert in the field of gerontology holding many professional and community positions. Brother Smith,
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PHILADELPHIA - Prominent part* In t h e Founder*' Day Banquet ot the Philadelphia chapters were played by the brothers seen here: Bro. William H. Brown. Ill, general counsel. w a s chairman of the committee; Bro. Franke E. Smith, an awards' honoree; Bro. Frank Morris. Eastern region vice president; Bro. Walter Washington, Southern vice president; Bro. T. Winston Cole, general president and dinner speaker; Bro. Kermil Boston, chairman of the sponsoring Inlra-Fraternal Relations c o m m i t t e e ; Bros. Hobart C. Jackson, also an honoree, and James Hewitt, c o m m i t t e e treasurer.
a senior program engineer at the U. S. Naval Air Development Center e n gaged in highly classified research, was cited for his faithful service for many years as financial secretary of Zeta Omicron Lambda chapter, and prior to that Psi chapter, as being emblematic of a "good Alphaman". Brother James East led the singing of the hymn that closed the program. * * * * * ETA ZETA LAMBDA by Bro. William Raymond Whittaker Greetings from Eta Zeta Lambda, located in exclusive Westchester County, New York. Eta Zeta Lambda can boast that over 75% of its members are recipients of the Twenty-five Year Certificate, namely:-Bros. Arnold Baker, Joe Bolden, Nelson Jackson, John Harmon, William Raymond Whittaker, Charlie Dallas, William Burton, Frederick Pierce, Johan Maupin, Fritz Pollard, Richard Baltimore, John A. Ross, Sr., Vester Fowlkes, Alvin Ross, Jr., Johnnie Woodruff, Rev. Arthur Moore, Jasper Jefferies, Dr. Frederick P a t t e r son and Alvin Morris. There are numerous brothers r e siding in Westchester County who do not belong to any of the Metropolitan chapters and we are trying to gather these wayward brothers back into the organization. The Alpha Wives, under the leadership of Mrs. Betty Dyett, wife of past president, Ben Dyett, are in the p r o cess of organizing. On behalf of all the brothers, may I salute you across this vast land of ours - the best of success in carrying on the tradition of "Alpha". When you are in this part of the country come by and see the brothers who are residing in the richest country in the world.
NEWS FROM BETA by Bro. O. Jackson Cole, II The date was March 31, 1962; the place, Cramton Auditorium, Howard University; the occasion, the Annual Greek Song Fest. Only two trophies were to be awarded and this made the competition keen. As was to be e x pected, the first place trophy went to the "choir" of Delta Sigma Theta, and the second place trophy went to the Men of Beta Chapter, who put the Ques and Kappas to shame with their melodic excellence. From the ranks of Beta Chapter, five Brothers were elected to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. They are: Bros. Jerome Atkins, Donald Bray, Robert Gamble, Vernon Gill and Charles Morgan. Add another to the growing list of "Alpha First." Brother Robert Gamble has been accepted as the first N e gro to attend Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, in Baltimore, Maryland. In the March issue of "The Howard Engineer" magazine, a publication that is sponsored by the Engineering and Architecture Student Council, Brother Jerome Atkins was cited as "the Ideal College Man." In this same issue Bro. Oscar King III, was elected to Who's Who in Engineering and Architecture. At the present time, the Sphinx Club of Beta Chapter has a membership of thirty-three "little brothers." The Sphinx Club is under the direction of Brother Donald Bray who is the Dean of Pledgees. On March 23, in Rankin Chapel, the Sphinx Club held its a n nual Coronation, at which time, Miss Joan Miller of Columbus, Ohio was chosen as the Sphinx Queen of 1963.
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ALPHA MEN AT VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE by Bro. Paul M. Smith "We in Alpha here at Beta Gamma take this opportunity to greet all Alpha Men everywhere and to wish you Godspeed as you continue to strive for "scholarship, manly deeds, and love for all mankind." Beta Gamma Chapter continues to stand strong in campus leadership and academic proficiency. Brothers whom we have chosen to lead us are: President, Albert Moss; Vice-President, Norman Ross; Recording Secretary, Archie Elliott; Corresponding Secretary, Jesse McPherson; Treasurer, O'Carnell Price; and Dean of Pledgees, Richard Aarkward. We, along with the Nu Lambda Chapter here at Virginia State, invited Bro. Franklin H. Williams, Director of P r i vate Organizations for the U. S. Peace Corps, to speak to the student body. Brother Williams made a dynamic and inspiring presentation. This was in keeping with our program for the Education for Citizenship Drive. We proudly presented the "Grand Ape Premiere" in February, which was an all-college dance. It featured the gala crowning of the Alpha Sweetheart - Miss Leona Robinson, a junior AKA from Portsmouth, Virginia. We entertained Brothers from Virginia Union and Norfolk Division of Virginia State College. We congratulate Brothers Norman Ross, Albert Brown, and Paul Smith for achieving the Distinguished Military Student Award in ROTC this year. We also salute Brothers Pembroke Washington, Woodrow Knight, Clinton Richmond, and Paul Smith for being nominated for "Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities."
OMICRON LAMBDA A L P H A - WASHINGTON, D. C.
OMICRON LAMBDA ALPHA MOVES ON by Bro. Johnnie Daniel Presenting a survey of the condition of the Fraternity in 1952, General P r e s ident A Maceo Smith stated that the college chapters of the Fraternity were on the decline. Amidst this condition the first intermediate chapter, Omicron Lambda Alpha Chapter, was established in Washington, D. C. The chapter has been active every year since 1952. This year, under the leadership of President Frank Silva, and with the indispensable efforts of such brothers as Elmer Green, Edward Smith, Walter Green, and Ronald Shelton, the Chapter has had another eventful year. Just recently the Chapter has initiated five new brothers. The neophytes are Richard Gaither, Lloyd Iglehart, Cecil Grimes, Lawrence Williams, and Harry Rutherford. As pledgees these men gave sundry reports on Negro history, completed community service projects and also house projects. Being the only active intermediate chapter of the fraternity, this chapter definitely fulfills a need; a need that perhaps no other chapter fulfills. We
have taken into our folds those brothers who are in the graduate and professional schools of Washington, D. C , and have adapted our program specifically to them. It is recognized that brothers at this level comprise the majority of our inactive brothers because of the lack of finances while in graduate school, or because of the trials of getting started in one's profession. Many of the brothers of the chapter have made great contributions to the building of our fraternity. Some of them are past presidents of u n d e r graduate chapters. Among these are: Bros.: Moses Giddings, past president of Alpha Tau Chapter; Lem Davis, past president of Alpha Sigma Chapter; E u gene Simms, past president of Delta Chi Chapter; and Walter Green, past president of Theta Chapter. William Lester, past Midwestern Assistant Vice President, is also a member of the Chapter. Omicron Lambda Alpha is on the move. Our program is concise and definite; thus much of the valuable time of the graduate student is not required. By far, the most important thing of the chapter is that the spirit of brotherhood is kept alive in the hearts of its members.
Beta Gamma is in the process of initiating 14 pledgees who have chosen to follow the ". . . light of the world" and hold high the ideals of Alpha Phi Alpha. As we encourage the campaign "GoTo-High School - Go-To-College," we are planning to send Brothers back to their high schools and c o m m u n i t y in an effort to stress the need for education. We also plan to present a scholarship to a worthy freshman as an act of encouragement to strive for academic excellence.
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BETA GAMMA - VA. STATE COLLEGE - (L-R): Bros. R. Dillard, A. Moss, R. Arkward. P. Smith, P. Bellamy, J. Beamor. J. Siilh, M. Mason, O. Price, H. Seay, J. McPherson, E. Claud, S. Gay, L. Williams. E. Ward, A. Elliott and W. Wallace. Center - Leona Robinson, Chapter Sweetheart.
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DELTA GAMMA LAMBDA Bro. Keith H. Rhodes Delta Gamma Lambda, Cincinnati, are on the move. Installation of officers marked the fraternal rise of three young civic leaders in the Queen City area. President - Bro. C. Holloway Sells who is Director of Riverview Neighborhood House; Vice President Bro. Charles Collins, Executive Secretary of Walnut Hills YMCA; Treasurer, Bro. Dr. Chester N. Pryor III, who's accomplishments appeared in the p r e vious issue of the Sphinx. The program has been injected with a new spirit that has aroused the interest of all. The principal spark has been the social program conducted under the direction of chapter Vice President Charles Collins. During each social meeting some informative subject has been p r e sented. In January, Bro. Harold McClure, a UN representative to the Congo, related his experiences while in Africa. Bro. McClure operated his own international touring service, "Harolds Tours, Inc.". February saw a symposium who's theme was "The Negro: Education - Past and Future". Panel members were Bro. Atty. Eddie McCroom - Representative for the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, Dr. Louis Harlan, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Cincinnati and Faculty Advisor to Alpha Alpha Chapter and Mr. Eugene Sparrow - Asst. Director to Mayor's Friendly Relations Committee. The lenten season set the religious theme for the March meeting conducted by Chapt. chaplain C. Wynn. The Education Committee presented to the public Bro. Hamilton E. Holmes who spoke on "Todays Challenge to the College Man". Other speakers on the program were Bros. David T. Anderson and Lavatus V. Powell, Jr. Excellent solos were rendered by Bros. E. Leon Robinson and Charles Wynn. The large audience took deep interest in Bro. Holmes and plied him with many questions at tea, following formal program. Congratulations to Bros. William Lovelace and William McClain. The former was recently appointed Vice Chairman of the Ohio State Personnel Board while the latter was sworn in as City Solicitor of Cincinnati. He b e came the first Negro in the history of the city to hold this office. A vote of appreciation goes to Bro. Dr. Edmund Casey for his work with the undergraduates. He sponsors, in his home, a weekly supervised study group for members of Alpha Alpha Chapter. It has proven to be a great boom to the scholastic achievements of the chapter.
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NEW FRONTIERS by Bro. Harley Flack In the past months the brothers at Kappa Chapter at the Ohio State U n iversity, Columbus, have taken as their slogan, "ask not what Alpha can do for you, but what you can do for Alpha!" And working in the areas of scholarship, community services and social participation the brothers at Kappa Chapter are on the threshold of "New frontiers." According to the latest figures, the brothers at Kappa Chapter moved ahead of fifteen other fraternities scholastically on campus. A smoker was held during the spring term to acquaint the undergrads with the grads of Alpha Rho Lambda who attend OSU and thus establish a series of study-help-sessions. Special guest was Dean Burns who is Dean of Fraternity Affairs at OSU. The brothers at OSU have also widened their community service projects. Among these are Participation in Greek Week activities which included a blood drive in conjunction with the Red Cross. Other services rendered include ushering for ceremonies held at Caldwell Temple in Columbus on F e b ruary 24, 1963. On February 16, 1963 the little brothers sponsored a movie party with a group or orphans as their guests. A former brother of Kappa Chapter, Bro. Jessie Owens, was honored for his outstanding contributions to the world of sports and a bust of Bro. Owens was presented to the University by Professor Joe Brown of Princeton on February 9, 1963. Many dignitaries were present for the ceremonies, including OSU President Novice G. Fawcett. The highlight of the social season for the past year was the Aannual "Casbah" and crowning of the Alpha Sweetheart, Miss Melzia Flowers. Melzia's past and present activities include membership in and presidency of the National Honor Society and representative to Buckeye Girls State. At OSU she is president of the Ivies of AKA Sorority, a member of the OSU Women's Glee Club and a member of the NAACP. She is in the College of Education and enjoys cooking, dancing, and music. Kappa Chapter has also taken in nine new brothers in the past year.
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DELTA CHI LAMBDA HAS BANNER YEAR by Bro. Hoyt H. Harper Under the direction of its dynamic president, Brother Avery L. Goodrich, Delta Chi Lambda Chapter, Milwaukee, Wis., carrying out a progressive program for 1962, caused Alpha Phi Alpha to be viewed with renewed prestige and power in Milwaukee. Brother Goodrich is a junior high school counselor. The 1962 program was kicked-off with a Mid-Winter Social Meeting with Alpha wives as guests. A dinner of "Southern Wrinkles", "Kentucky Mountain Dew", and other real "down home" dishes were served. "Education Week" was observed in May with a Guidance Workshop. MidWestern Vice-President Elmer C. Collins appeared as the keynote speaker. Two high school graduates were awarded full-tuition scholarships to the University of Wisconsin. In early July, the Chapter held its first initiation in several years. Five promising young men "crossed the burning sands" into Alphaland: Napoleon B. Johnson, II, Director of Industrial Relations, Milwaukee Urban League; Lionel L. James, social worker, State Department of Public Welfare; William Clardy, engineering technician; Earl King, pharmacist; and James C. Beckett, student, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Vice-president Brother Randle E. Pollard, a young urologist, master-minded the initiation activities. The Annual Banquet-Dance was held July 6 in a Polynesian atmosphere at the all-new Leilani Supper Club. The Dance has been praised as being the best ever in Milwaukee. During the banquet portion of the affair, five brothers were presented "Twenty-five Year Certificates": Dr. Fred Bobo (1918), a dentist; Dr. Vincent Bevenue (1937), a veterinarian; Dr. George Hilliard, a physician and surgeon; Calvin Beckett (1936), a housing administrator; and George Hamilton (1920), an attorney. Brother Stanley Hebert was presented a plaque for outstanding public service to the state of Wisconsin. Brother Hebert holds the highest public office by a Negro in the state. He is a public service commissioner. Brother Hoyt H. Harper, psychologist, was given special recognition for the job he did as chairman of the banquet-dance committee. Delta Chi Lambda's scholarship fund was given a boost in November when its annual scholarship dance proved to (Continued on page 25)
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DELTA XI PRESENTS IMPRESSIVE SMOKER by Claude Eugene Jones
Left to right are part of the officers of Theta Lambda. Dayton, Ohio, installed for the year 1963: Bros. James H. McGee. Edwin Candler. Stanley Reese, Oliver Sumlin, Dr. Carlton Lee, Robert Blackburn. Leonard Swanigan. William Heyward, Ernest Lawson, Richard Ridenour.
THETA LAMBDA ACTIVITIES by Bro. Elmon M. Elmore Theta Lambda Chapter, Dayton, Ohio began 1963 with an Installation Banquet at the Sheridan Motel on January 4, 1963. Following a delectable meal, Brother Dr. Carlton Lee, Guest Speaker from Central State College, challenged the officers and members of Theta Lambda to meet the problems of today with new zeal and continued concentrated efforts as Alpha men have done in the past. It was an enjoyable message and well received by all in attendance. The installation banquet was climaxed by dancing to complete the evening. A Sweethearts Party was given on February 14, 1963, at the Parkwood P a r t y house in honor of the Alphawives. A good time was had by all. An invitation for many "old" brothers and some new brothers in the area was sent from Theta Lambda to all local Alphas. As a result, on Friday, March 8, 1963 a successful smoker was held a t the Patterson Playhouse. The many various activities were enjoyed by the brothers and as a result several brothers decided to come back into the fold. The Chapter has participated in a drive to help finance the Mary Scott Home, a local institution for Care of the Aged. The drive was quite successful and added to better community relationships. Outstanding Brother Recently appointed to the Human R e lations Commission for the City of Dayton, Ohio, is Brother James H. McGee, Attorney-at-Law. Brother McGee is very active in fraternal and civic activities. He is a
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member of Theta Lambda Chapter, to which he holds a life membership, Dayton Bar Assn., Ohio State Bar Assn, American Bar Assn., National Bar Assn., Past President of the Dayton Chapter of the NAACP, Chairman of the Legal Redress Committee, Treasurer, Dayton Urban League, Member of the Management Committee, Fifth Street YMCA, President of the F r o n tiers Club of America, Dayton Chapter, Past Member of the Board of the Community Welfare Council, Past Master of Ancient Square Lodge No. 40, F and A M, Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, P. H. A., Miami Consistory No. 26, Troy Ohio, Central State and Ohio State Alumni Associations and Legal Counsel for the Midwest Region Alpha Phi A l pha Fraternity, Inc. His background and experience brings to the Human Relations Commission a wealthy source of information commensurate with his appointment.
JAMES H. McGEE Outstanding Brother Dayton, Ohio
Graduate brothers, friends, distinguished guests, and members of Delta Xi (Central State College, Wilberforce, Ohio) were all favored with a night of entertainment and enrichment on March 23, 1963, at the Sixteenth Annual Smoker sponsored by the Delta Xi Chapter. Several hundred persons were in attendance, and the night proved to be a real success. The program got underway with the Invocation by the College Minister, Brother Dr. Carleton Lee. Further along in the program, two fine vocalists, Miss Bernice Washington and Miss Carol Ann Taylor, in duo, sang two popular renditions from the hit tune list of a few years back. The highlight of the program was the address delivered by Brother Dr. J e r ome Jones, who held the audience spell" bound with witty phrases, and timely inflections. The title of his discourse was "A Thing Apart." It dealt with the Negro and his struggle to achieve equality. He stated that presently, 'Among the Sons of the Earth, the Negro is a Thing Apart.' and that soon the Negro will be recognized as an equal in the human family. During the program, cigarette girls served guests with their favorite brand of cigarettes. At the conclusion of the first phase of the program, food was brought out, and all sat down to a meal in the "House of Alpha."
GAMMA BETA CHAPTER by Bro. Leroy A. Wilson In keeping with the motto "First of all, servants of all, we shall transcend all", the brothers of Gamma Beta Chapter, North Carolina College, Durahm, N. C , continue to be leaders in all phases of campus life. The student body seems, undoubtedly, to endorse the fine qualities of leadership among Alpha men by electing them to top positions on campus. Brother Roy Gwyn, vice president of our chapter is president of the senior class. Brother Robert Griffin, our parliamentarian, is president of the Junior class. Brother Herbert Watkins is president of the sophomore class. These individuals are automatically members of the student congress along with Brothers William Shanks, our chapter president; Brother George Dunlay, our chaplain; and Brother Charles Jarmon. Brother Charles Williams holds a (Continued on page 25)
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FOUNDERS' DAY CELEBRATION by Bro. Henry C. Crawford On Saturday, January 26, Delta Alpha Lambda Chapter of Cleveland, Ohio celebrated its founders' day with a formal banquet and dance at the Vagabond Room. The social committee, with brother Joseph Malone as chairman, went all out and the results were one of the nicest affairs the Cleveland Alphas had given in a long time, with seventy-one members and their wives or sweethearts participating. In front of the speaker's table were tables reserved for the wives and sweethearts of those at the speaker's table. The Toastmaster was Bro. Melvin Walker; invocation was given by Bro. Dr. H. A. Day, the chapter Chaplain, and the first of the two speeches was given by Bro. Charles Nunn, chapter president. Remarks were given by Midwestern Vice President, Bro. Elmer C. Collins, and the main speaker, Bro. Dr. S. M. Riley, Jr., who is always good, gave one of the best speeches it has been this reporter's pleasure to hear. Bro. Joseph Malone, chairman of the social committee and financial secretary, was presented a plaque for being "Alpha Man of the Year" by Bro. William Bennett, chairman of the Awards Committee. The officers for 1963 were installed by Bro. Atty. Charles Hadley, chapter Parliamentarian. The program closed with remarks by Bro. Charles L. Nunn. After dinner, the tables were r e arranged for dancing to the music of Caesar Dameron's orchestra. The bar was opened where two bartenders dispensed beverages for free until everyone had gone and a jovial spirit was prevalent through the entire evening.
DELTA CHI LAMBDA (Continued from page 23) be a financial success. Brothers Earl Lucas and Coleman Wells, public school teachers, were in charge of this event. Brother Dr. William E. Finlayson, a popular obstetrician, was the main speaker for the Founders' Day Banquet. He used as his subject, "The Role of Alpha." During the banquet, the r e tiring president, Brother Goodrich, was presented a plaque in recognition for his faithful service as chapter president for two years. The presentation was made by Brother Hoyt H. Harper, Regional Director. Under the leadership of Brother Finlayson, 1963 promises to be even a bigger year for Delta Chi Lambda.
MAY, 1963
Left Jo right. (Seated) BroÂť. Elmer C. Collins, Midwestern Vice President; Rev. S. M. Riley, Jr.. Melvin Walker. Charles L. N u n n , president; William Richardson, vice preaidenl; William Young, corresponding secretary; Henry Reid, treasurer. (Standing) Bros. Henry C. Crawford. asst. Editor to The Ephinx; Samuel Brooks. Sergeant at Arms; Atty. Charles Hadley. parliamentarian; Stanley Tarter, recording secretary; Dr. Hatcher Day, Sr.. and JoseDh Malone. financial secretary.
PRESENTING AWARD - Left to right- Bros. Elmer C. Collins (sealed) Rev. S. M. Riley, Jr., Joseph Malone, Wm. Bennett, chairman of A w a r d s Committee, and Charles L. N u n n (seated).
GAMMA BETA CHAPTER (Continued from page 24) dual position as president of both the band and choir. Brother Charles J a r mon holds the presidency of a club for Public Health majors and minors while Brother Harrison Willoughby is the managing editor of the campus newspaper. The intellectual pursuits are not to be neglected. Brother George Dunlap
is a member of the National Psychological Honorary Society, Psi Chi, and Brother Alvin Greene is a member of the National French Honorary Society, Pi Delta Phi. Brothers Roy Gwyn, A l vin Greene, and Lenwood Ward were elected to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. The Brothers of Gamma Beta are presently working toward furnishing our fraternity house.
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EPSILON XI by Bro. Willie F. Pickard Epsilon Xi Chapter, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Mich., emerged from a group of students at Western Michigan University in the fall semester of 1959 whose desires were to become Alpha men. After a year of organizing, planning and investigating the group of men were recognized by the University as "Alpha Interest Group". In February, 1962, the Interfraternal Council of Western Michigan University approved the change from a service to a social fraternity to be known by name, "Alpha Fraternity". On November 22, 1962, the charter for a chapter was approved. We have tentatively set May 10, 1963 for our installation ceremony. The charter members for Epsilon XI are: Bros. Gaylom R. Barham, William E. Boards, Jr., Gilbert H. Bradley, William O. Moton, Willie F. Pickard' Calvin E. Williams and Dennis R. Wright. Although Epsilon XI is the youngest fraternity at Western Michigan University, we have already established an "Alpha Tradition" and are planning for the construction of an "Alpha House" in the very near future. We are indebted to all brothers who lent a helping hand in our formative stages. We are especially indebted to Bros. L. Lackey, E. C. Collins and all Brothers of Alpha Upsilon, also Mr. F. Lemire, Dean of Greeks, Western Michigan University.
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Brothers of Epsilon Xi, Kalamazoo, Mich., discussing installation with Bro. M. L. King. (L-R): Bros. W. O. Moton, C. Warfield, M. L. King, W. E. Boards and W. F. Pickard.
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EPSILON UPSILON LAMBDA by Bro. John A. Feaster In November, Bro. Billye G. Thompson laid down the gavel after two very successful terms as a most outstanding and efficient president of Epsilon Upsilon Lambda Chapter, Flint, Michigan. Brother Thompson received a rising vote of thanks. Everyone was well pleased, however, with the election of Bro. Don E. Coleman (Michigan State University, class of 1952) as president. The year 1962 left many fond m e m ories of which Epsilon Upsilon Lambda is very proud. Three brothers were initiated: Bros. Atty, A. Glenn Epps, Harrison McGee and J. Merrill Spencer. Since our last report to the Sphinx, the chapter has deposited $1,000.00 in a special account for Scholarship Fund, with each brother making a contribution. Also the chapter presented a scholarship to a deserving youngster in Saginaw, Mich. Epsilon Upsilon Lambda's Annual (Continued on page 34)
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EDsilon Xi - (L-R): Bros. W. O. Moton, C. Warfield, M. L. King. W. F. Pickard and W. E. Boards.
For the school year of 1961-62 Gamma Tau pledged a total of twelve men, Omega Psi Phi 17, and Kappa Alpha Psi 13. (The numbers are small but for the total Negro male population on campus it shows a very active Greek system.) The important aspect here is that Alpha drew fewer pledges than any other group here on campus. A question follows automatically, What is wrong? Has Alpha changed? Is there a different male coming to the college campus? Or are Greeks in general on the decline? These are all questions that we have gone over many times on many different occasions. The last question is answered by the statistics stated earliier, other groups are drawing pledgees. The others are queries that have been put to much discussion with no specific answers having been found. The decline in drawing power, however, must be corrected. We at Gamma Tau have made some decisions regarding images, actions, and attitudes. The answer to appeal, we feel, is "diversification". To appeal to a campus of men with varied interests and attitudes a fraternity must show that it is concerned with a wide range of activities.
Gamma Tau Chapter - Michigan State - East Lansing, Michigan. First row - (L-R): Bros. William McClaskey, Roland Brown, Chester Harris, Robert Robinson, Larry Ward and Albert Huff (Second row) Henry Hagood, Stanley Crump, Warren Johnson, Gerald Bray. Wade Cartwright. (Back) Clifton Roaf.
To be specific, Alpha must be obvious in all areas of campus functions. We have put in effect a program to involve at least one brother in some important phase of campus activity. In athletics we have three brothers who have established outstanding records for themselves and their fraternity. One acting as an assistant coach to the football squad. Academically, we have many brothers with strong scholastic achievements behind them. Civically, we boast that the President of the campus N. A. A. C. P. is an Alpha; our VicePresident is well known in the I. F. C. for his weighty proposals and intelligent criticisms of programs affecting the entire Greek system.
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BROTHER YOUNG HONORED by Bro. Willie E. Lindsey, Jr. Bro. Earnest Young, Vice President of Alpha Delta Lambda Chapter, Memphis, Tenn., was honored by the Universal Life Insurance Company for his outstanding performance in sales, r e ceiving National Honor by the "Salesm a n " The Insurance Professional P u b lication for the coveted acclaim. This award was given Bro. Young for outstanding performance in sales along with being Top Ordinary Supervisor for the Universal Life Insurance Company. Bro. Young has been associated with the Universal Life Insurance Company for ten years, since his graduation from Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee. He is very active in civic and social circles around Memphis, as well as his religious activities. He is married to the former Carrie Watson, and proud father of a beautiful little daughter. * * * * * *
BROTHERS OPEN CONVALESCENT CENTER by Bro. Willie E. Lindsey Another first for Memphis, Tenn. was the opening and dedication of the beautiful Oakwood Convalescent Center at 1328 Mississippi Blvd., owned and operated by three of Alpha Delta L a m b da's most active brothers in the persons of Bro. Drs. Leland L. Atkins, G. W. Stanly Ish, Jr., and Alphonso F. Saville, Jr. The beautiful structure was opened for the public to view the 30-bed convalescent hospital, staffed by skilled and experienced Registered and Li-. censed Practical Nurses, Nurse Aides, Medical technicians, Dietician, Secretaries and a receptionist-clerk. It is located next door to the new Medical Associates Clinic, which is also owned and operated by the same brothers along with Bro. W. O. Speight, Jr. The building is air conditioned and has speakers from nurses' stations, and is intended to help meet 'the vital need
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NEW CHAPTER AT ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. by Bro. Paul Mohr Theta Eta Lambda is the name of the newly established graduate chapter of Aloha brothers in St. Petersburg, Fla. So keen was the interest in establishing Florida's newest chapter that 15 Bros, got in "under the wire" to b e come charter members. Feelers were sent out hours before general convention time back in December, 1962, and these brothers responded with the e n thusiasm that matched their love for Alphas. Popular St. Petersburg physician, Ralph A. Wimbish has been elected to serve as president of the new chapter. Gibbs Junior College humanities instructor, Robert Lawson, is vice president. English instructor, Robert H. Simmons of Gibbs High School is secretary and his co-worker, Ralph A. James is financial secretary. Veteran YMCA secretary Dean Mohr, whose Alpha age is 57 years, is chaplain and his son Paul Mohr, Director of Public Relations at Gibbs Junior College, is Editor to the Sphinx. Gibbs Hii?h School principal Emanuel M. W. Stewart is historian and Bradenton Elementary School Principal Jack Gant is the chapter's director of education. Brother Wimbish picked as committee chairmen: Robert Lawson, Budget and Finance; Ralph A. James, Constitution; Jack Gant, Education and Finance; Clarence Givens, Nomination. Brother James is to serve as head of the Reclamation committee and Paul Mohr heads the public relations committee. The brothers have been meeting frequently to establish plans in support of national fraternity projects and also to support key community projects. The most recent meeting of the chapter was held in the home of Brother Dr. Fred Alsup. A highligh of the meeting was the presence of major league baseball player George Altman. Brother Altman is now with the St. Louis Cardinals, having been traded from the Chicago Cubs this season.
in Memphis and the Mid-South for convalescent facilities. The facilities are the utmost in modern equipage. The brothers of Alpha Delta Lambda Chapter are very proud of these brothers who have gone another step toward lighting lamps for the health and welfare of our Negro community here in the city of Memphis and surrounding areas, which is definitely a sign of progress.
THETA GAMMA LAMBDA MOVES AHEAD by Bro. Thomas Priest, Jr. With true Alpha spirit, the brothers of Theta Gamma Lambda, Ozark, Ala., initiated five proud neophytes on the night of March 21, 1963. The new brothers, all from Dothan, Ala., are: Bros. E. Vann Burkett, II, John H. Glanton, Jr., James M. Roberts, Wallace L. Smith and Wylie C. Yelverton. Indications are that thes,e new brothers are anxious to assume the obligations and responsibilities that are necessary for honorable membership in Alpha Phi Alpha. With the new members orientated, the chapter immediately began making plans for its recognition of education and citizenship week, April 3 - 10. On Sunday, April 7th, the chapter will sponsor a public program. The guest speaker for this program will be Bro. Dr. James H. Owens, president of Selma University, Selma, Ala. During the week the brothers will visit schools in three counties to discuss education and citizenship in terms of (1) excellence in scholarship, (2) dropouts in our schools, (3) becoming registered voters as soon as possible, and (4) the r e sponsibilities of a good citizen. Theta Gamma Lambda is planning to organize the members wives to form an Alphabette Club. This move has met the approval of the members and their wives which will take place d u r ing the month of May. * * * * * * DELTA PHI CHAPTER by Bro. Arnold C. Grimes Since 1953, Delta Phi Chapter, J a c k son State College, Jackson, Mississippi, has soared to new heights. It has grown in number, strength and unity; it has grown in the pursuit of excellence, intellect and love for mankind. However, since growth is a continuous process, we deem it a necessity to have persons capable of "perpetuating the species", keeping the torch of Alpha burning brilliantly. At the present time our chapter consists of twenty-six brothers and nineteen pledgees. Our pledgees represent some of the most brilliant students on the campus. Brothers of Alpha are in the leadership on the campus: Senior Class Pres., Bro. Roosevelt Fitzgerald; Sophomore Class, Bro. Joe Ross; Sigma Mu Science Society, Bro. Elwyn Grimes; John Bunyan Eubanks Philosophical Society, Bro. Ruben Dilworth. Bro. Cleve McDowell is Editor of "Flash", the campus newspaper. The Brothers of Delta Phi not only (Continued on page 34)
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Bro. Mack David Lacey Vice. President of Student Council Who's Who in American Colleges Senior from Tennessee Bro. W. Cornelious McClure Business Manager of Student Council President of Mathematics Club Junior from Tennessee Bro. Samuel Ranger President of Senior Class Who's Who in American Colleges Senior from Texas BRO. R. B. J O N E S , SR.
TESTIMONIAL DINNER Bro. Dr. R. B. Jones, Sr., Eta Gamma Lambda, was recently guest of honor at a Testimonial Dinner in Lafayette, La. A mason since 1950 and now 33째, he is past Senior Warden of Antioch Lodge No. 156; Commander-in-Chief, Lafayette Consistory No. 298; Past Chief Rabban, Ghadur Shrine Temple, and is Orator M. S., Pelican Council of Deliberation. He has served as chairman of the Mayor's Advisory Committee and is past president of the Playground and Park Commission. He is a member of the National Medical Association and the Louisiana State Medical Association. He is a member of the Good Hope Baptist Church, the NAACP and the Lafayette Negro Business League. His family: Wife, Sarah Edward Jones; Son, R. B. Jones, Jr.; and his Daughter, Yvonne Jones.
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BETA PI - Le plus grand - 1963 by Bro. Chester A. Kirkendoll When one recalls the history of Beta Pi of Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee, he is placed in a state of complete humbleness upon seeing the progress that has been made since its founding in 1936. Toady Beta Pi, boasting 46 brothers, stands as a symbol to Alpha chapters all over the world, for it has completely monopolized every area, that one can name, on the campus of Lane. This publication does not provide adequate space for the many progressive brothers who are in the ranks of leadership, but these deserve certain mention: Outstanding Student Leaders of Beta Pi Chapter Lane College Bro. Franklin Kendrick President of Student Council Who's Who in American Colleges Senior from Arkansas
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Bro. James McKinney President of Junior Class Junior from Michigan Bro. Chester A. Kirkendoll, III Associate Editor - Lanite Annual Vice President of Student Council Assn. Junior from Tennessee If the fraternity is to always stand as high as the heritage demands, every Greek must remain constantly cognizant of the fact that he is an intricate part of a great college tradition. Beta Pi accepts the challenge. It believes that, "If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all". We salute two outstanding graduate brothers on Lane's campus for their great service in the interest of education and humanity: Bro. Dr. Chester A. Kirkendoll II, President of Lane College since 1951 and Bro. Dr. Herman Stone, Dean of Students since 1960. It is their aggressive strides to excel above mediocrity that has served as an inspiration and stimulus to the brothers of Beta Pi. We pay special gratitude to Bro. Ronald Gibson, president of the chapter, and Bro. Robert Owens, advisor, who have directed us to the top of the ladder at Lane. *
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PROBATION AT PHILANDER SMITH by Bro. James E. Lee Probation is conducted at Philander Smith College biannually and each group of new Alpha brothers ofeers something in the form of "excellence" to their Chapters' program and Alpha in general. The second semester found three "Apes" trodding along aver the everburning sands with zeal and determination. This great determination was revealed in countless ways, some of which the author just couldn't r e sist sending to the Sphinx so that all the men of Alpha as well as others may see and read just a bit of what was felt and desired by Beta Chi's neophyte brothers of 1963. (See poems page 8)
BRO. JAMES A. COLSTON P r e s i d e n t , Knoxville College Knoxville. Tennessee
ROUNDTABLE HONORS BROTHER COLSTON Bro. James A. Colston, President of Knoxville College, was named by the Knoxville branch of the National Roundtable of Christians and Jews as the person who has done the most to advance brotherhood in Knoxville and Knox County during the past year. Dr. Colston was formally presented the award at a banquet February 23, ending Brotherhood Week. The banquet was held at Holiday Inn, Chapman Highway. United States Senator Albert Gore was the principal speaker. Dr. Herman Spivey, University of Tennessee executive vice-president, was honorary chairman of the special week and presided at the dinner. Dr. Colston is a member of the United Presbyterian Church's Committee of 18, which was formed to advance integration within the church; he was a delegate to the Third annual Assembly of the World Council of Churches at its New Delhi (India) meeting. He recently attended a meeting in the Capital dealing with fair employment practices, and he and Mrs. Colston attended a State Department dinner last year for the Shah of Iran and Empress F a rah. "I was greatly surprised and certainly humbled that this recognition has been given me and it offers me a great challenge to continue to work in the interest of a better and more h a r m o n ious community," was Dr. Colston's a n swer to a Knoxville News Sentinel r e porter's question as to how the a n nouncement of his selection for the award had affected him. He added, singling out his service as a member of the Metropolitan Planning Commission as being "one way I have thoroughly observed a growing feeling of good will on the part of the citizens of K n o x ville."
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THE BETA OMICRON VANGUARD ILLUMES THE WAY by Bro. Daniel Aldridge As the last issue of the "Sphinx" went to press, the m e n of Beta Omicron, Tennessee A & I State University, Nashville, Tenn., were in the midst of a planning session: forthcoming events were being deliberated for the winter and spring quarters.
mf BETA OMICHON ville. Tenn Panel Daniel Aldridge. Stephens. Wendell
Tennessee A ÂŤt I, NashDiscussion (L. H.): Bros. James Ealey, Theodore Gunn and John Ford.
In the context of this article I will purport to share with you some of the final analysis derived in the session. The initial step was taken by Beta Omicron presenting a panel discussion on the topic, "Great Decisions". A fact finding and discussion seminar was presented by the Women's A d visory Committee. Our topic was "Spain and the Franco Era". This affable step was followed by a r e splendent presentation of "Quiet Hour" a Wednesday evening program designed to enhance spiritual motivation and adherence. Chapter spirits were uplifted by the return visit of Bro. George Altman, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals.
BETA OMICHON - Tennessee A * I, ass u m e s the responsibility of Cleaning snow on the campus.
We would like to extend felicitations to Bros. James Davis, Joseph Faison, Leroy Duff and Joseph Nesbit who made "Who's Who" in American Colleges and Universities, also Bro. Nesbit became the second student in the school's history to pass the Federal Civil Service examination. In peroration, the Beta Omicron Vanguard is in orbit.
BRO. DR. ROBERT L. M. MILLIARD Delta Rho Lambda Chapter San Antonio. Texas
BRO. ROBERT L. M. HILLIARD ANNOUNCED AS RESIDENT CHIEF AT MAJOR TEACHING HOSPITAL by Bro. Everett J. Jennings Bro. Dr. Robert L. M. Hilliard, Delta Rho Lambda Chapter, became the first Negro in the entire south to become Chief Resident of the Obstetrics-Gynecology Department of a major teaching hospital. The announcement was made by the Robert B. Green Hospital located in San Antonio, Texas. Bro. Hilliard received his B. S. degree in 1951 from Howard University. He graduated from the University of Texas Medical School in 1956. After his internship at the District of Columbia General Hospital, Washington, D. C. he was a Captain in the Flight Surgeon's Office at Lackland Air Force Base Hospital. Among his many associations, Bro. Hilliard is a Resident Member of the Bexar County Medical Society and the Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons. Bro. Hilliard, father of two, is m a r ried to the former Bernice Nelson of Charlottesville, Virginia.
RECLAMATION BANQUET by Bro. Warren W. Welters Beta Beta Lambda's, (Miami, Fla.) first effort toward Reclamation was held on Saturday, January 26, 1963 at the beautiful Bunche Lane Bowling Alley - Meeting Room. A special p r o gram which included a Banquet was held expressing profound thanks to the Reclaimed Brothers. Fortunately, three charter members of Beta Beta Lambda Chapter were present; namely: Bros. Dr. N. Colston, Dr. W. Murrell, and Dr. I. P. Davis. Each one of these Brothers gave the history of our chapter which was very inspiring and uplifting. Their talks pepped up the real Alpha Spirit among all the Brothers present.
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PROGRESS OF EPSILON PHI LAMBDA CHAPTER By Bro. Vendon Beck Since the chartering of our chapter Port Arthur, Texas in 1954, little or no publicity of our progress has been r e ported nationally. Our chapter has grown from its five charter members to the present number of twenty-two members. However, all are not active at this time, but we are proud of the number of brothers who are. Many worthwhile civic contributions are sponsored throughout our community by Epsilon Phi Lambda. The awarding of very liberal scholarships annually to one or two deserving high school graduates is our "pet project." To raise funds for this project this year, we are sponsoring Bill Doggett in a concert, May 6th. All of the brothers are working very hard to make this a very successful venture for Alphadom.
OFFICERS OF THE ALPHABETS, EPSILON PHI LAMBDA CHAPTER PORT ARTHUR. TEXAS
Last spring, Bro. Winston Cole, then General President-elect, delivered the keynote address at a banquet climaxing a week of, what we call, "Promotion of Culture Week." During this week our chapter sponsors various kinds of cultural programs to help keep alive the cultural values of our community. The weekly program consists of concerts, forums, lectures, etc. One night during this week is set aside whereby we honor, in banquet, one of the brothers in the chapter as "Man of the Year." This brother is chosen on the basis of outstanding services r e n dered in the community.
New Officers of Epsilon Phi Lambda Chapter. Port Arthur, Texas Installation Ceremony: Left to right: Bros. Leo P. Williams, Vice President and Dean of Pledgees; J. Don Boney, President; Elroy Smith, Recording Secretary; David Carter, Reporter; and U. G. Gibson, Treasurer. Not on picture is Bro. T. L. Igram of Orange, Texas, who delivered the banquet speech and installed the officers.
No Christmas season finds us not working to help those who are not quite so fortunate. Each year we make donations to the Salvation Army to help unfortunate families during the Christmas season. We help in many of the local Y. M. C. A.'s efforts. Just last year the chapter purchased a ping pong table for the "Y". We have also been sponsor of an Explorer Post of the Boy Scouts. One of our brothers served as advisor of the Post. We are presently sponsoring a Bluebird group. Our wives have just recently organized themselves into an auxiliary called "The Alphabets." Already they are planning many worthwhile projects for the community. They will serve as hostesses and ushers for the coming Bill Doggett concert. With the fine leadership of our president, Bro. J. Don Boney, we are ready and willing to continue to carry on the high ideals and principles that Alpha truly stands for.
The State Conference of Alpha Phi Alpha Chapters of Oklahoma met in Tulsa, December 2, 1962. Alpha Tau Lambda chapter was host to the more than thirty-five brothers representing all chapters except two. The brothers of the State Conference discussed and evaluated the State Alpha Dance, which was given in the Zebra Room of the Civic Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Nov. 23, 1962. Bro. Attorney Charles Owens, who is a partner in the law office of Goodwin and Owens, has been appointed assistant Attorney General of the State of Okla. The brothers of Alpha Tau Lambda extend to brother Charles Owens hearty congratulations for an outstanding achievement. Bros. Dr. W. Norvell Coots and Marion Taylor spoke at the luncheon of the Hungry Club of the Hutcherson Branch, YMCA. Bro. Coots gave a well developed and conclusive but concise history of the development of the
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ALPHA TAU LAMBDA Tulsa, Oklahoma by Bro. Robert L. Fairchild, Sr.
Tulsa Urban League in Tulsa. Bro. Coots is treasurer of the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce. Brother Taylor, executive director, gave a resume of the activities and program of the agency. Bro. J. L. Greadington, assistant principal of the Marion Anderson J u n ior High School, served as a member of the recent grand jury investigating irregularities in the maintenance d e partment of the Tulsa School System. One part of the program of Alpha Tau Lambda is giving a party for the wives and sweethearts. The successful party was given J a n u a r y 26, 1963, in the beautiful home of Bro. and Mrs. Booker Brown. Bro. Tollie W. Harris, Tulsa, and Bro. Eugene Brown, Langston, Okla., r e ceived a framed certificate of meritous service to the fraternity and humanity. The certificate was given in behalf of the State Conference. Bro. Robert L. Fairchild, Sr., was a p pointed assistant director of the Central Division of the Community Chest Drive last October. Several brothers and other leaders of the community cooperated to make the drive a success.
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DETROIT SALUTES BRO. RAMON SCRUGGS FOR HIS COMMUNITY SERVICE A city, one of the largest in the world, said farewell and thank you to a Michigan Bell man recently. The man is Bro. Ramon S. Scruggs, customer relations manager, who has accepted the position of public relations manager with AT&T in New York. The city - Detroit - expressed its appreciation at a testimonial luncheon for the many ways in which Mr. Scruggs has served it for more than 23 years. Ray R. Eppert, president of the Burroughs Corporation, acted as the chairman of the 55-member testimonial committee. More than 500 community leaders packed the ballroom of the StatlerHilton for the testimonial luncheon. Eleven speakers rose to give brief expressions of gratitude for the many services Mr. Scruggs had performed for the community. They included Joseph H. Brinton, executive director of the Detroit Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America; John C. Dancy, r e tired executive director of the Detroit Urban League; Richard F. Huegli, managing director of the United Community Services; Arthur Johnson, e x ecutive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; W. Calvin Patterson, vice president, Public Relations, Michigan Bell Telephone Company. Other speakers who added their tribALPHA MAN ON THE MOVE Bro. Carl Drake was recently a p pointed Chief Psychiatrist and Director of the Sacramento State Mental H y genic Clinic, serving a population of 500,000 people. Bro. Drake was made at Beta Alpha Chapter - Morgan State College, Baltimore. He was graduated from Meharry Medical School in 1949 and was trained in Psychiatry at the New J e r sey State Hospital, the Franklin D. Roosevelt V. A. Hospital and the Payne Whitney Clinic of the New York Hospital, New York City. Bro. Drake is a recent past president of Zeta Beta Lambda Chapter, Sacramento, and during his two years as the chapter's chief officer, he made Zeta Beta Lambda the most outstanding chapter in the Central District of the Far Western Region. He and his Chapter were so commended at the last Western Regional Convention in San Francisco. As a family man, he has four children and three grandchildren.
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utes to Mr. Scruggs were W. Earl Prosser, executive vice president, Michigan United Fund; Mrs. Gerald Slattery, president, Board of Trustees of Children's Hospital in Detroit; Donald M. D. Thurber, director of fund raising of the United Negro College Fund, Inc.; R. Conrad Vaughn, president of the Booker T. Washington Business Association; Leven C. Weiss, president of Alpha Phi Alpha F r a t e r n ity; and C. Gerald Wood, metropolitan executive director of the YMCA. Mr. Scruggs' long-time interest and work in Detroit's community affairs and charitable activities have been recognized on several previous occasions. Two of the most recent honors b e stowed upon him were the Detroit Urban League's 1962 Equal Opportunity Award for leadership and the National Urban League's commendation for his contribution toward strengthening the
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A DYNAMIC LEADER AT WORK Bro. Donald James Smith is one of Alpha's hardest working men. He was recently appointed by Bro. Grandvel A. Jackson, Western Vice President, as Coordinator of Undergraduate Activities for the Central District of the Western Region. As an undergraduate, Bro. Smith served as Dean of Pledgees of Delta Omicron Chapter. It was in this job that Don made one of his many notable achievements - that being the production of a Pledge Manual which has r e ceived national acclaim.
cause of equal opportunity. He is a board member of both organizations. Other awards he has received for his outstanding service to the community include those from the Booker T. Washington Business Association, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, and the Michigan Chronicle. Indicative of his broad community interests is the fact that he is a board member of the Detroit Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Children's Hospital in Detroit, the Michigan Society for Mental Health, and the Michigan United Fund. He is also a m e m ber of the public body of the Greater Detroit Area Hospital Council. Mr. Scruggs joined Michigan Bell in 1939 as our first Negro white collar worker. His promotion to AT&T makes him the highest level management person of any Negro employee in the Bell System.
Bro. Robt. B. Pitti
Bro. Smith is a graduate of San F r a n cisco State College, receiving a B. S. degree in Chemistry. He is currently a Chemist for the Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare - Food and Drug Administration. * * * * * ANOTHER ALPHA FIRST Bro. Robert B. Pitts of Gamma Chi Lambda, San Francisco, has been a p pointed Deputy Regional Administrator of the Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency, Region VI, San F r a n cisco. He is the number two man. Region VI includes the states of Cal(Continued on page 34)
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Bro. Hev. A. W a y m a n Ward, a 50 year A l pha m a n . T h e author of l h e Fraternity Prayer and the Ritual of Memorial. Pres e n t l y a m e m b e r of XI Lambda, Chicago.
WORLD TOUR In celebration of his fiftieth (50th) year as a Brother in Alpha Phi Alpha the Reverend Bro. A. Wayman Ward took a tour around the world last year. He was accompanied by the Reverend Bro. S. S. Morris, Jr. The center of the trip was at New Delhi, India, where the two were observers at the World Council of Churches. The inspiration of the tour was a four day visit to
Bros. A W a y m a n Ward and S. S. Morris. Jr., pointing to the Star of Bethlehem during their tour around the world.
Egypt and the famous Sphinx and pyramids. Here was taken the picture shown in this issue where Bro. Ward posed with the Sphinx and Pyramid as his background. The sands around were suggestive of those hot sands a p proaching the mysteries of Alphadom. Seventeen other countries were visited, including of course the Holy Land â&#x20AC;˘and the historic spots where once walked the Jesus of Biblical knowledge.
Bro. A Wayman Ward o n camel in front of S p h i n x
Brother Ward is the author of the Fraternity Prayer, and the Ritual used in the services of memorial to Alpha Brothers who have passed into Omega Chapter. Brothers Ward and Morris were initiated in Xi Chapter at Wilberforce University, and were active in the Yale and Chicago chapters in later years. Bro. Ward has many, many slides of his travels as well as of several Alpha Conventions, and often gives showings to Bros, and friends.
Theta Theta Lambda, Frankfurt, Germany Newly Established BETA THETA LAMBDA by Bro. Jomes A. Johnson A chapter has been recently established in the area of Frankfurt, Germany. In the pattern set by our illustrious Founding Brothers, a group of Fraters in the Frankfurt area have been working together to establish a chapter. The first social event was a gala affair held at the University of F r a n k furt, Student Haus, October 13, 1962. Opportunities in Germany are e x cellent for community and social activities. With the cooperation and support of all Brothers, we will be worthy of our motto . . . "First of all, servants of all, we shall transcend all".
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BROTHERS A N D WIVES - FRANKFURT, MAIN, GERMANY
RECEPTION
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ARMY PVT. WALTER B. TODD
ARMY CAPT. FRANK E. UNDERWOOD Buffalo, N. Y., recently was assigned as commander of Headquarters Company in the First Division's 12th Cavalry in Korea. He is a graduate of Ohio University. ARMY CAPTAIN JOE C. THOMAS, Indianapolis, Ind., recently was promoted to captain in Japan where he is a member of Kuma Station. He is a graduate of Tuskegee Institute. ARMY CHAPLAIN (CAPT.) MITCHELL C. JOHNSON, Phenix City, Ala., recently was assigned to Headquarters Company, Chaplain Section, Ryuku Islands. He is a graduate of Huston Tillotson College. ARMY 1ST LT. LAMAR A. STROUD, JR., Hampton, Vaâ&#x20AC;&#x17E; recently took part in his unit's phase of annual winter training with the 4th Armored Division at Grafenwohr, Germany. He is a graduate of Hampton Institute. ARMY 1ST LT. JOHN HARPER, JR., Goldsboro, N. C, recently was assigned to the 55th Artillery, a Nike-Hercules Missile Unit in Thule, Greenland. He is a graduate of Howard University. ARMY 1ST LT. RAYMOND THOMPSON, WASHINGTON, D. C, recently was promoted to 1st Lt., at Fort Hood, Texas where he is a member of the 2nd Armored Division. He is a graduate of South Carolina State College. ARMY 2ND LT. CURTIS DeVANCE, Baltimore, Maryland, recently completed an eight-week officer orientation course at the Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga. He is a
BETA TAU LAMBDA PRESENT EBONY FASHION FAIR by Bro. K. W. Carter Beta Tau Lambda, aided by t h e A l phabettes, Fort Worth, Texas, presented the world-famed Johnson Company's Ebony Fashion Group at the Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday evening, November 17,
B R O T H E R S IN THE ARMED F O R C E S graduate of Morgan State College. ARMY 2ND LT. JOSEPH H. HILL, Warren. Ohio, recently completed an eight-week field artillery officer orientation course at the Artillery and Missile Center, Fort Sill, Okla. He is a graduate of Central State College. ARMY 2ND LT. RICHARD A. GAITHER, Washington. D. C , recently completed an eight-week officer orientation course at the Artillery and Missile Center, Fort Sill, Okla. He is a graduate of the University of Dayton. ARMY 2ND LT. CHARLES O. WILKINS, Louisville, Ky., recently completed an officer orientation course at The Adjutant General's School, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. He is a graduate of Central State College. ARMY 2ND LT. ADOLPHUS WARD, JR., Cincinnati, Ohio, completed a 12-week officer orientation course at The Armor Center, Fort Knox, Ky. He is a graduate of Central State College. ARMY 2ND LT. WILLIAM A. HENRY. II, Jefferson City, Mo., recently completed an eight-week field artillery officer orientation course at The Artillery and Missile Center, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He is a graduate of Lincoln University. ARMY 2ND LT. BENNIE L. COLEMAN, Montgomery, Ala., recently completed a four-week chemical, biological and radiological warfare course for officers at The Chemical Corps School. Fort McClellan. Ala. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University. ARMY 2ND LT. WILBERT BRYANT. Tren-
ton, N. J., completed the eight-week infantry officer course at The Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga. He is a graduate of Florida A & M University. ARMY 2ND LT. JOSEPH FEAST, JR.. New Orleans, La., recently was assigned to the U. S. Army I Corps Group in Korea. He is a graduate of Southern University and Agri^ cultural & Mechanical College. ARMY 2ND LT. CHARLES L. GREENE, Akron, Ohio, recently completed an eightweek officer orientation course at The Infantry School, Fort Benning. Ga. He is a graduate of the University of Akron. ARMY SPECIALIST FOUR WILLIAM D. McLEAN, Lillington, N. C . recently was named Soldier of the Month for the 7th Infantry Division in Korea. He is a graduate of Livingstone College. ARMY PFC HORATIUS H. COLEMAN. JR., Detroit, Michigan, stationed in Bad Kreuznach, Germany, recently marched with other members of the 8th Infantry Division Band in Fasching parades in Mainz and Finthen, Germany. He is a graduate of Morehouse College. ARMY PFC DAVID E. BURTON, Durham, N. C, was assigned to the 1st Guided Missile Group at Fort Bliss, Texas. He is a graduate of North Carolina College. ARMY PVT. WALTER B. TODD, Gary, Ind., recently completed eight weeks of military police training at the U. S. Army Training Center, Fort Gordon, Ga. He is a graduate of Lincoln University.
1962. In their attempt to increase their scholarship fund, brothers of Beta Tau Lambda chose presentation of Ebony Fashion Fair with the Oriental Flair, as a medium through which to accomplish their goal. On debut of the F a s h ion Fair in Fort Worth, t u r n - o u t was overwhelming and a great pleasure to brothers and Alphabettes who had striven to make presentation a success. Not only did Beta Tau Lambda C h a p -
t e r profit financially by the v e n t u r e but also the citizenry evidenced a p p r e ciation through excellent support of t h e project. Brother Dr. Donald Brooks, chairman of project committee, states Beta Tau Lambda has already been awarded a place on the fashion fair's schedule for next year. Mrs. Robert T. McDaniel, president of the Alphabettes, served as co-chairman of project committee this year.
EBONY FASHION SHOW - Sponsored by Beta Tau Lambda - Fort Worth, Texai
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BOOKS - (Cont'd from pg. 11) to m a k e money. She developed into a prolific, professional writer, but "Uncle Tom's Cabin, the novel that m a d e her rich and famous, was written in a blaze of passion. The shy, attractive Harriet became a heroine among Northern abolitionists and a figue of opprobrium in the South; she was feted in Europe, praised by Heine, George Sand, and Tolstoi. This is the first biography of Harriet Beecher Stowe in over twenty years and is certainly important reading for a thorough understanding and meaning of the Emancipation Proclamation celebration.
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MA BROTHER H. COUNCILL TRENHOLM by Bro. G. W. Jones It has been appropriately written that the length of a tree cannot be accurately and adequately measured until it has fallen. And so it is with Bro. Harper Councill Trenholm who passed away on February 20, 1963. A truly great man has fallen from among our midst. The influence of this highly respected but enigmatic educator will continue to be felt for generations to come. A pioneering and moving spirit in Alphadom for many years, Bro. Trenholm was a charter member of Eta Lambda Chapter, set up in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 20, 1920. Alpha Upsilon Lambda Chapter was established at his home in Montgomery, Alabama on December 29, 1932. At the 1940 General Convention Bro. Trenholm was elected as National Director of Educational activities, the position he held until 1949. Through the efforts, wisdom, and perseverance of Brother Trenholm, Alpha Phi Alpha renewed and emphasized its appeal for an adequate education to meet the needs of Negro citizens. He directed the citizenship campaign of the fraternity with skill and dignity. Also, it was Bro. Trenholm who was chairman of the Committee on General Secretary, that the first General Secretary of the Fraternity was appointed in 1948. Bro. Trenholm was born at Tuscumbia, Ala., July 16, 1900. He was the only child of the late Dr. George W. and Ellen Brown Trenholm. He completed his elementary and secondary school training in his home town, r e ceived the A. B. degree from Morehouse College in 1920, the Ph. B. from University of Chicago in 1921, the M. A. degree in education from the same institution in 1925. He had further study at the University of Chicago in 1934-35, and 1937-38. The honorary degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by Allen University in
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HAPTER 1937, and by Morehouse College in 1942. In 1925, at the age of 25, Bro. T r e n holm was named President of Alabama State College. He had served for the preceding four years as teacher, Director of extension services, and special Assistant to the President of this institution. Other professional and specific services and responsibilities of Bro. T r e n holm included: Executive Secretary (for 25 years) of the American Teachers Association; Research Secretary of the Alabama State Teachers Association; Recording Secretary of the Joint Committee of the National Education Association and the American Teachers Association; Vice President, The Association For The Study of Negro Life and History; President, The Associated Publishers; Deputy Grand Master of the F. & A. M. Masons of Alabama; Chairman, Committee on Education and Scholarships for the Masonic Grand Lodge of Alabama; Contributing Editor, The Journal of Negro Education; member, Executive Committee, Alabama Council on Human Relations; and a Deacon at Dexter Ave. Baptist Church Among his survivors are his immediate family which include his wife, Mrs. Portia L. Trenholm; two daughters, Mrs. Edwina Barnett and Mrs. Portia Yvonne Hamlin; son, Bro. H a r per Councill Trenholm, Jr., and grandson, Eric Hamlin.
RITES HELD FOR SUFFOLK DENTIST AND BROTHER by Bro. Fred D. Thompson Bro. Richard Henry Bland, 64, a local dentist who received fatal injuries while crossing East Washington Street in Suffolk, Va., received a funeral service Tuesday, J a n u a r y 22, 1963. Bro. Bland died in Obici Memorial Hospital. He suffered injuries of the head and body when struck by an automobile. Bro. Bland was the son of the late Aired L. Bland and Mrs. Lauvenia
Bland of Suffolk. He began practice in Suffolk after graduation from the dental school at Howard University, where he also received his pre-dental training. He also attended Hampton Institute. Bro. Bland joined the Epsilon Iota Lambda Chapter in 1951. He was financial advisor for several years. Upon the departure of Bro. Robert E. Jackson, Dr. Bland became legal advisor, in which capacity he served with dignity. He will be greatly missed by the brothers, for under his advice in the above capacity, the chapter has been most progressive. He was a member of the Old Dominion Dental Society and served as its president; a charter member of the Practicing Board of Physicians and Dentists at Obici Memorial Hospital; a life long member of the First Baptist Church and an active officer of the Tide Water Fair Association, also a member of the Masonic Lodge and I.B.P.O.E. His latest and very successful participation was the Suffolk Pharmacy, Inc. EPSILON UPSILON LAMBDA (Continued from page 26) Wives and Sweethearts party was held Sunday, February 10, 1963, in the beautiful Sportsmen's Club. It was a gala affair which combined the honoring of wives and sweethearts. Following a cocktail hour the brothers and wives a n d / o r sweethearts were served a delicious dinner. Under the leadership of Bro. John A. Feaster, the Sunday School Department of Quinn Chapel is sponsoring a Cereer Conference for Junior High School students of the church. DELTA PHI CHAPTER (Continued from page 27) feel and know that Alpha is and shall be first, but their thoughts of Alpha are much more profound. They can only be adequately described in the words of one of the most renowned poets, Ben Johnson. The words to which I am referring represent his vivid description of William Shakespeare. Just as Johnson said of Shakespeare, so we say of Alpha: "Not of age, but the soul of all times". ANOTHER ALPHA FIRST (Continued from page 31) ifornia, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Hawaii and the T e r r i tory of Guam. Bro. Pitts is a graduate of Howard University and has a Masters Degree in Economics from the University of Washington.
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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. DIRECTORY FOR THE YEAR 1963
UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTERS 1. 2. 3.
Wiley College, M a r s h a l l , T e x a s 4432 S o u t h P a r k w a y , Chicago, 111. _ B o x 1420, Bluefield, W. V a . _ 345-4th Ave., N o r t h , N a s h v i l l e , T e n n . 15th Floor, C o m m e r c i a l T r u s t Bldg., 16 S. B r o a d St., P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a . D i r e c t o r of E d u c a t i o n a l Activities - B r o . Clifton R. J o n e s M o r g a n S t a t e College, Bait., Md. General General Editor General General
P r e s i d e n t - B r o . T. W i n s t o n Cole S e c r e t a r y - Bro. L a u r e n c e T. Young " T h e S p h i n x " - B r o . C. A n d e r s o n Davis T r e a s u r e r - Bro. M e r e d i t h G. F e r g u s o n Counsel - Bro. William H. B r o w n , III
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VICE PRESIDENTS E a s t e r n - B r o . F r a n k W. M o r r i s M i d w e s t e r n - B r o . E l m e r C. Collins S o u t h e r n - Bro. W a l t e r W a s h i n g t o n S o u t h w e s t e r n - B r o . W a y n e C. C h a n d l e r . W e s t e r n - B r o . G r a n d v e l A. J a c k s o n
11 W a y n e St., D o r c h e s t e r , M a s s . 10611 P a s a d e n a Ave., C l e v e l a n d , Ohio Utica College, Utica, Mississippi 637 N. E., 11th St., O k l a h o m a City, O k l a . 257 K e n s i n g t o n W a y . S a n F r a n c i s c o , California
ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENTS E a s t e r n - Bro. Melvin G a r n e r M i d w e s t e r n - B r o . L u t h e r R. Nix S o u t h e r n - B r o . H a m i l t o n E. H o l m e e s S o u t h w e s t e r n - B r o . J o h n Ronald W a t s o n W e s t e r n - B r o . H e n r y A. H e n d r i x
119 N. 10th St., D a r b y . P e n n a . No. 6, C h u r c h St.. A t h e n s , Ohio 732 J o n e s Ave., A t l a n t a , G a . Langston University. Langston. Okla. 705 M a y o r St.. F r e s n o , Calif.
STANDING COMMITTEES (Chairmen) E d u c a t i o n a l F o u n d a t i o n - B r o . Clifton R. J o n e s _. B u d g e t and F i n a n c e - B r o . K e r m i t J. Hall 100 F a i r v i e w Ave.. Y e a d o n . P e n n a . Election - Bro. L e R o y P a t r i c k 233 M a y f l o w e r St., P i t t s b u r g h , P e n n a . S t a n d a r d s and E x t e n s i o n - B r o . E d w a r d T. Addison 2217 10th Ave., Los A n g e l e s , Calif. H o u s i n g - B r o . William M. A l e x a n d e r 4272 W a s h i n g t o n St., St. Louis. Mo. Historical C o m m i s s i o n - B r o . C h a r l e s H. Wesley C e n t r a l S t a t e College, W i l b e r f o r c e , Ohio CONVENTION COMMITTEES (Chairmen) Rules a n d C r e d e n t i a l s - Bro. E r n e s t N. Morial 1821 O r l e a n s Ave., N e w O r l e a n s , La. R e c o m m e n d a t i o n s - B r o . L a w r e n c e S. L a c k e y 2225 W. Boston, D e t r o i t . Mich. A c h i e v e m e n t s and A w a r d s - Bro. Taliaffero W. H a r r i s 326 G r e e n w o o d , T u l s a . Okla. C o n s t i t u t i o n a l A m e n d m e n t s - B r o . J o h n D. B u c k n e r 4246 W. N. M a r k e t St., St. Louis, Mo. T i m e and P l a c e - Bro. B r e n t T. P e n d l e t o n 1301 S h e p h e r d L a n e , C i n c i n n a t i , Ohio G r i e v a n c e and Discipline - Bro. A. Maceo Hill 1769 Clifton Ave.. C o l u m b u s , Ohio R e s o l u t i o n s - B r o . C h a r l e s W. G r e e n e 1389 Mozley P l a c e , SW, A t l a n t a . G a .
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569 N. 9th St.. M u s k o g e e . Okla. O k l a h o m a , K a n s a s , C o l o r a d o . A r k . - B r o . V e r n o n L. F o s h e e Wiley College. M a r s h a l l . T e x a s T e x a x , N e w Mexico - Bro. H e r m a n T. T o t t e n X a v i e r U n i v e r s i t y . N e w O r l e a n s . La. Louisiana, Iowa - B r o . A n t h o n y M. R a c h a l , J r .
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S o u t h e r n Region Mississippi - Bro. F. O. W o o d a r d _ J a c k s o n S t a t e College, J a c k s o n , Mississippi A l a b a m a - B r o W W W h e t s t o n e . . B u r n e t t a C. Hill School. 207 3rd St.. N. B i r ^ ' n ^ b a m *. Ala. F l o r i d a - B r o . Cecil Boston P O. Box 5531. O r l a n d o . F l o r i d a Georgia - B r o . H. M. Collier 705 W. B r o a d St.. S a v a n n a h . Georgia p South Carolina - 째 - B o x 1 3 n . G r e e n v i l l e . S. C. N o r t h C a r o l i n a - B r o . N. H,. B e n n e t t N o r t h C a r o l i n a M u t u a l Ins. Agy., D u r h a m . N. C. Tennessee - Bro. Robert Jacox 1424 C a m e r o n St., M e m p h i s , T e n n e s s e e
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Western Region ... 330-22nd A v e n u e . East, S e a t t l e . W a s h i n g t o n 2401 W. C h e r r y L y n n Road. P h o e n i x , Arizona 5835 E r n e s t A v e n u e , Los Angeles. California _ 949 B r o d e r i c k St.. San F r a n c i s c o . California
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BETA ZETA L A M B D A - C y r u s B. T a y lor. 805 E. D u n k l i n St., Jeff. City. Mo. BETA ETA LAMBDA - H u g h W. S h a r p , 2212 N.E. 26th St.. O k l a h o m a City. Okla. 152. BETA T H E T A LAMBDA A. T. H. C l e m e n t . Ill P. O. Box 201 D u r h a m . North Carolina 153 BETA IOTA L A M B D A J a m e s L. P r e s t a ' e S. U. P. O. Box 9222 Baton R o u s e 13. Louisiana 154. BETA K A P P A LAMBDA - F r a n k Miller, 150 Nesbitt Ave North C h a r l e s t o n . S. C. 155. BETA MU LAMBDA Unactivei Salisbury, N o r t h Carolina 156. BETA NU LAMBDA - J o h n A. Davis. 2518 LaSalle Street, C h a r l o t t e 8. N. C. 157. BETA XI LAMBDA - Alfred B. Grice. 2210 S o e n o e r St... O m a h a . N e b r a s k a 158. BETA'OMTCRON LAMBDA - S a m u e l T. Callowav. 2?4 Chicago ^t. Pritoha-'d. Ala. 159. B E T A P i LAMBDA - G e ? r » e A. P o y e r . 2 First Street. A l b a n y 10, New York 160. BETA BHO LAMBDA - A n d r e w J. B r o w n . 24 N. Hine St . Y o u n g s t o w n . N.Y. 161. BETA SIGMA LAMBDA - Lewis J. Wallace. 216 C h ' n m ' n St., New B r i t a i n . Conn. 162. B E T A TAU L A M B D A - Clyde R. B r o a d us, 2200 E v a n s Ave., F o r t Worth 4. T e x a s 163. B E T A U P S I L O N LAMBDA H e r m a n Stone, J r . 841 L a n e A v e n u e . J a c k s o n T e n n e s s e e 164. BETA P H I L A M B D A - E. G u n n a r Miller 1522 C l o v e r d a l e Drive, S a v a n n a h , Ga. 165. BETA CHI LAMBDA - H a r r y M. Hodges, 808 F o n d u l a c St.. Muskogee. O k l a h o m a 166. BETA P S I LAMBDA - J e s r e H. Sterling, 3501 Knollcrest Ave.. Los Angeles, Calif. 167. G A M M A A L P H A LAMBDA A r t h u r R. W a r e 401 N. A u g u s t a St.. S t a u n t o n . Va. 168. GAMMA BETA L A M B D ' \ - A. Russell B r o o k s . Ky. S t a t e Col.. F r a n k f o r t . Ky. 169. GAMMA GAMMA LAMBDA - L u k e H. d u s t m a n . P. O. Box 1311 G r e e n v i l l e . S.C. 170. G A M M A DELTA LAMBDA - M a r t i n K. Austin, 1213 S. F a y e t t e Street, B e c k l e v , West Virginia 171. G A M M A E P S I L O N LAMBDA Philip C. Brooks, J r . 312 E. 4th St.. Hopkinsville. K e n t u c k y 172. GAMMA ZETA LAMBDA - Roland J. Yates. 3911 - 34th St.. T a m p a , Florida 173. GAMMA ETA LAMBDA - Dr. M a l v e r n L. Ore. 1902 E. 11th St.. Austin, T e x a s 174. G A M M A T H E T A LAMBDA Richard Davis 834 W. 7th St.. Wilimington, D e l a w a r e 175. GAMMA IOTA LAMBDA - T h o m a s E. Mason. 1622 P r e s i d e n t St. B r o o k l y n . New York 17G. G A M M A K A P P A LAMBDA - B. T. W a s h i n g t o n , 1417 Q u e e n S t r i e t W i l m i n g t o n . North Carolina 177. GAMMA MU LAMBDA G e r a l d F. Hooper P. O. Box 132 - FAMU. Tallahassee, Fla. 178. G A M M A NU LAMBDA - L a w r e n c e A. F e r g u s o n , 1401 T a y l o r St. L y n c h b u r g , Va. 179. dG A M M A XI LAMBDA - A r t h u r C. Hill i'''A Clinton Ave.. S„ Minneapolis 9. Minnesota 180. GAMMA OMICRON LAMBDA David W. Sellers 427 Robinson Ave.. A l b a n y . Georgia 181. G A M M A PI LAMBDA - F r a n k Windom. J r . . 3215 A v e n u e M'->. Galveston, T e x a s 182. GAMMA RHO LAMBDA - Rogers E. R a n d a l l . 2750 W. 12th Ave.. G a r y , Ind. 183. GAMMA SIGMA LAMBDA Dr. Odess E. Hicks S t a t e Col., Box 173, Fort Valley, Ga. 184. G'AMMA TAU L A M B D A - T. L. I n g h r a m . 106 J o h n S t r e e t , O r a n g e , T e x a s 185. G A M M A U P S I L O N L A M B D A H e r m a n L. T o t t e n 801 B a r n e y St., Marshall, T e x a s 186. GAMMA PHI L A M B D A Maurice Henderson 656.'! S h a t t u c k Ave.. O a k l a n d . Calif. 187. GAMMA CHI L A M B D A - T h a d d e u s B r o w n . 650 B a n k s . San F r a n c i s c o , Calif. 188. GAMMA P S I L'AMBDA - F r a n t z C. Wilson, 35 B a r t l e t t St.. Asheville. N. C. 189. DELTA A L P H A L A M B D A - William F. Young, 3329 E. 139th St., Cleveland, Ohio 190. D E L T A BETA LAMBDA - J u d s o n H. F u r l o w , 14 W h i p p l e D r i v e . H a m p t o n , Va. 191. D E L T A GAMMA L'AMBDA - E. Leon Robinson. 197 C r a n e A v e n u e C i n c i n n a t i 29. Ohio 192. D E L T A D E L T A L A M B D A - St. Elmo A. G r e a u x . 638 - 6 St.. W. Polm Beach, Fla. 193. DELTA E P S I L O N L A M B D A Elliott M c K i n n e v 1914 M a r k e t Ave.. East St. Louis, 111. 194. D E L T A ZETA L'AMBDA - H e n r y L. R o b i n s o n . S o u t h Carolina, S. C . O r a n g e b u r g , S. C. U5. D E L T A ETA L A M B D A - P . A. T o w n send, 416 K a n s a s A v e n u e , T o p e k a , K a n . 151.
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DELTA THETA LAMBDA William M. C l a r k e 3803 Eton Road. N. E.. H u n t s v i l l e , Ala 197. D E L T A IOTA L A M B D A - L o r e n z o R M a n n s , 1280 Bedford Ave.. C o l u m b u s G a 198. DELTA K A P P A L A M B D A G e r a r d A A n d e r s o n . 305 A t h e n s St., F l o r e n c e S C 199. D E L T A MU L A M B D A - E u g e n e L ' M o s s Jr.. 364 O r a n g e Road. M o n t c l a i r , N J 200. DELTA NU LAMBD'A - J a m e s Lewis 601 Locust L a n e , Danville Virginia 201. GEN. O R G A N I Z A T I O N - C H I C A G O I L L 202. D E L T A X I L A M B D A - Cecil W B o s t o n ' P. O. Box 5531. O r l a n d o . Florida 203. D E L T A OMICRON L A M B D A - B o b b y G Crossling. Box 395. P r i n c e s s A n n e Md 204. D E L T A P I LAMBDA - J o h n D. T a y l o r 1905 St. P h i l l i p s St., Selma, Ala 205. D E L T A RHO L A M B D A A r m o n d J. H a t h a w a y P. O. Box 1303, San A n t o n i o , T e x a s 206. D E L T A SIGMA L A M B D A J. F. McClellan - P. O. Box No. 51 A. M. and M. College. P i n e Bluff A r k 207. DELTA TAU L A M B D A C u r t i s O. Greenfield 345 West Windsor. P h o e n i x 3, A r i z o n a 208. D E L T A U P S I L O N L A M B D A - J a m e s C L e a r y . 2961 L o o n e v St., S h r e v e s p o r t , L a ' 209. DELTA P H I L A M B D A R i c h a r d M. T u r n e r . S t i l l m a n College Tuscaloosa. A l a b a m a 210. D E L T A CHI L A M B D A - Hoyt H H a r p e r 5344 N. 64th St.. M i l w a u k e e , Wisconsin ' 211. D E L T A P S I LAMBDA - H a r r v T W a t e r s 3560 Steele. D e n v e r 5. Colorado 212. E P S I L O N A L P H A L A M B D A - I C Dogas, 1804 " ' e s t R o b b i n s . T y l e r T e x a s 213. E P S I L O N BETA L A M B D A - L a w t o n C T h o m a s . 1282 K i t c h e n S t r e e t . Macon Ga 214. E P S I L O N GAMMA L A M B D A R o b e r t O. Phillipps 12 Beaver St.. Boston 21. Mass. 215. E P S I L O N D E L T A L A M B D A - J a m e s O Honson. Talladega Col.. T t l l a d e g a Ala 216. E P S I L O N E P S I L O N L A M B D A R h u b e r t L. E w i n g , J r . 2024 S. 10th St.. Waco. T e x a s 217. E P S I L O N ZETA L A M B D A - Carl Deiz 9340 N. P o r t s m o u t h Ave.. P o r t l a n d Ore 218. E P S I L O N ETA L A M B D A - Simon S T h o m a s . P. O. Box 365. L i l b o u r n . Mo 219. E P S I L O N T H E T A L A M B D A - W a l t e r N. H. Robinson, C h u r c h S t r e e t . Hamilton. Bermuda 220. E P S I L O N IOTA L A M B D A - B e n j a m i n L. Davis, 311 St. J a m e s Ave., Suffolk, Va. 221. E P S I L O N KAPF'A L A M B D A - J a c o b T S t e w a r t . P. O. Box 365. G r a m b l i n g . La 222. E P S I L O N MU LAMBDA - L a w r e n c e M Scott 600 E. B r a i n a r d St., P e n a s c o l a Fla 223. E P S I L O N NU LAMBDA - J o h n F. B a i l e y 203 Dixie A v e n u e P o r t s m o u t h Va 224. E P S I L O N XI L A M B D A - B. H C o o p e r P. O. Box 1000. C l a r k s d a l e Miss 225. E P = ILON OMICRON LAMBDA - David T. Mose'ey Rt. 2 Box 1-A. B o v d t o n Va 226. E P S I L O N PI L A M B D A - William E J a c k s o n . 1226 W. 4th St.. Ocala Fla ' 227. EPSILON RHO LAMBDA - William Edw a r d M u r p h y . P. O. Box. 1098 F a y e t t e v i l l e . N o r t h Carolina 228. E P S I L O N S I G M ' \ LAMBDA (Inactive) T a r b o r o , North Carolina 229. E P S I L O N TAU LAMBDA - C u r t i s A Wood. P r a i r i e View A & M College P r a i r i e View. T e x a s 230. E P S I L O N U P S I L O N LAMBDA - E u g e n e G r i c e 914 E. Rth St Flint, Michigan 231. E P S I L O N PHT L A M B D A - H a y w o o d L Voting. 1108 M a r i a n A n d e r s o n ' Port Arthur Texas 232. E P S I L O N r CHI LAMBDA - D=Mint Fra'Ser W slt>er Br»"» lOfi. E d e n t o n . N C 233. F P S I L O N PSI LAMBDA - G e o r g e w ' T h o m p s o n . 3417 N.Y 'Ave..Alexandria La 234. ZETA A L P H A LAMBDA - EUis H Mil- ' ler. 423 NW 19 Ave.. Ft. La-u-erda'-- Fla 235. ZETA BETA LAMBDA - William S ' Hight, 1317 X St. No. 3. Sacramento'. Cal 236. ZETA GAMMA LAMBDA - J a m e s C FIVP.-V. 1313 ME 13 =t Okla City Okla 237. 7 E T \ DFT.TA I. A MBDA - C ' a r e n c e H H a r m o n . 7?4 s. P l u m St Sprin-*fie'rt O 238. ZETA FPSTLON LAMBDA - W m P u l l e y JS>3 South Bridge Ave . R e c j Bank N J 239. ZETA ZETA LAMBDA •"«.«.*. H o w a r d i.. W h i t m i r e 153-93 - 122nd A v e n u e Baioiey P a r k 34. New York 240. ZETA ETA LAMBDA - w G K e v e s 1504 B e a n f o n St.. New R e m N C ' 241. ZETA T H Ew T A LAMBDA - ' j n m e s P. a t * ~ n 60 Locust St. Breoseler P e n n a 242. ZETA IOTA LAMBDA '- Wm D Clark 132 S o m e r s e t St.. T r e n t o n ;• N e w J j e r s e v 243. Z E T A K A P P A LAMBDA ersey Dr. Lewis A. J a m e s 67R - 28th St.. Des Moines Iowa 244. ZETA MU LAMBDA - J a m e s N CravvCorH M R W a s h i n g t o n St. Riloxi Miss 245 - , u F ^ , N ¥ . L A M B n A - J M a u r i c e Hicks 916 Oak St., Raselle, New J e r s e y
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