Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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-? - f.. ^S .. ^ -,. ' _ < i 0#00???????? ? ? ?< Departm - " ' ;; BIG LINE OF C ' , < * HI Men, Women & Ch ' A Specialty. Shoe making and Tailori 1 ^ment to seledt fromi -j: at the Lowest Prict -^'Connected wil :: First Class Barber A Beauty Pari ;j_ T Q T .1 * JL'O iH^epartm |j 1131 W ASHIN GTO> :: COLUMI NEGRO EDUCATORS OF THE STATE nOLD CONFERENCE? Continued from page 1 -w ?1 lory periods to be double that o? the recitation^ period or 90 minutes. _ ?^?L-, ?^-Twelve units are prescribed for graduation. The four additional optional units may be chosen at wide range from such subjects as follows: Physics, chemistry, virgil, bookkeeping and educating, valued at one .full unit each. Physiology, civics, - zoology, botany, solid geometry, Bible, advanced American and subject, valued at one-half unit _ I., each. -?gfc - The-prescribed units shall be for.: | : (a) English, three units. One for constructive study in gram ? mar and composition. One for "rhetoric and theme building and * one-half each for Americ^i and ' - -iLftgliah llLyratuie, (b) Mathematics two a?nd one-half units. -One unit in algebra to quadratic . equations and one-half upon the comple ? Hrrn r>f quadratic equations (or - 303 pages of Well's algebra?) and ~ one utrli. fui fm? pinnn geometry. (c)?History two units, which in order to avoid overlapping, ' shall consist of one-half unit oarh. nf anripnt.. mp.Hiaeval. modern, English or American mstory. (d) Foreign language .preferably La-tin, three units. Two units not to be allowed until four books of Caesar have been completed, the third unit to be given when four orations of Cice ro, the Millian law and Poet Ar^ chias have been read. , (e) Science one and-pne-half units, one-half unit each in physiograpny, agriculture, physiulogy, zoology, botany or biology Second: ;Five points: (a) -Th^ committee recom)Ci mends that the pas?ing?rnaEk_be 75r^ _____ (b) That 23 periods shall be - perfnitted per week with not more than 21 periods assigned to regular class-room recitation and one double period to vocational work. (c) The regular work shall be generally restricted to four -studies apart from vocational studies. A student mentally And physically strong, who main? tain-a passing mark of 83 in all L subjects may carry a fifth one - but in case of failure in any subieet he shall he restricted to the normal requirement. | (d) It is recommended th&t tire school year be divided into two terms only because one-half 1^. Gel into tlie Sut -rt'f:.' v.". "i-.-.- ** EEVY | eflt Store j; . * 4 r LOTHING FOR < ildren. Roys Suits j ;s, Millinery, Dress- h rig. Large Assort- :: and the Best Qgality ;: . ' " o -s. ' ?:?-???\\ ;h our Store Is??- 1; o Shop for Men and : [ lor for Women BEVY . i I ST., PHONE 7567 : HA, S. C. . | unit courses are more Readily arranged and the number of exnminntir>ns nnd wnrlf nf orrndincr records reducedMandatory to colleges but a rPfPflmmPn<]Atirtn to high School. Third: ?. Training and load of faculty, members: (a) Seventy-five per cent- of high school teachers shall possess a bachelor of arts or science degree and all others shall have nothing less than two yea?rs of college work, except those who teach vocational and commercial subjects of 1 whom high school graduation at least shall be required.' fb) The teacher's time shall be wholly- subject to _the command of the supervising officer (dean, ..JiupcrintendenL or president F~ioy the full teaching period. And "offtime" shall be given only at his discretion; In general the teaching Joad shall be five periods of 45 minutes of class instruction wltlr-uue atfctetional period in sapeiaaafifl atlMx work. A study shall be considered as equal lu one half a toach ing- period. The m&ximum teaching period shall be six and the general .average of classes shall be restricted to 35 or 40 Tn,'""fa? Fourth! Xibrailea and laboratories :?-??. 1 A standardized high school oV* nil r\ADOftOO rv -Tai* f V^a nnaii a> nui ai j IUI 111c development of the habits of reading and research consisting of 500 books independent1^ text books and federal and state documents. These books shall be applicable to the needs of English history, Ianguage,mathematics and science. They shall include a modern encyclopedia, unabridged dictionaries and useful reference booksT^Fhey shah be sufficient in number and adequate for the needs of an aver age high school class Thp 1ibrary room shall be properly equinned with chairs and tables and well lighted, ventilated and equipped. The study Jnoom in high school should be thus equipped. There should also be an adequate^ equipment for the proper laboratory-work- m aeience and vocational subjects, as well aft helpful books treating on kindred subjects. Respectfully submitted, Hale B. Thompson, ; H. Pearson, J. E. Blanton, - . - ,-L Chairman. ARTHUR GARFIELD HAYS SPEAKS TO MIXED AUDIENCE Continued from page 1 "Nobody, white or black/' asserted Mr. Hays, " deserve# his >scription Contes ' * * V % ** * __ [ _ " ' ..' _ 0 - * ? ?< ' mmmm > * M __ THEPALMBT home liberty unless he is ready! to fight for it. Before the riot oc- j cured at the Sweet home, mobo' | had forced other colored people in Detrpit to vacate their homes The reason there was trouble in Detroit is that the other cblorea people lacked the courage to fight it out as Dr?Sweet didMiss Mary White Qvington, fihairman of. fhe Board of Di.rectora of the Association, pre-1 sided. Miss White is Author of i "The Shadow" and Half a Man," j the latter a sociological study of j ' Negroes in New York City, writ-! ten after its author had lived 6 tmonths among theiji. Miss White | announced that in 1925 the as-j sociation had raised more than $100,000 with which to corrryj on its work. The response of the Negroes all over the country | to the fight against "racial intoI-f "erance and segregation of blacksfrom whites she said h&s been an intelligent one. Last year was; jthe biggest year in the association's history, she said, and more. money had been raised to carry on its work than ever before.1 Dr. Sweet Speaks Briefly. ! Dr. Sweet spoke briefly, thank ing the Association for its inter-J pgt in hja case and for providing funds- for the defense of himself and the other defendants. The outcome of the trial; he said i "will determine whether or not mobs shall tell 'colored people where or not to live." William" Dickens, field Secret tary-of?fchp risqnriation dprlnrprj that segregation lay at the heart of America's race problem. Discussing the Detroit situation and the Sweet case, he said: - Mr. Pickens outlined the fight which the association ~ would' jmake against race segregation, during 1926. Efforts along this jlline, he said, would be concentrated on three Court cases, one ,the~Sweet trial and two cases! I which were to be argued before the U. S, Supreme Court. Louis Marshall and Moorfield - gtnymr nf Bns.dfm~FhpTr.Fipr Prps ' i . a* : * ii* 1 o laent 01 tne assccnauon ana ior-i mer President of-the American Bar Association; will argue dftfc.L of f hese~ cast?s-whieh comes be-[ ?fftVA. thp Supreme Court this week. Mr. Pickens said. This fcase,- known as?the jCurtis or j r. ? ? Washington segregation- case. jhas been fought in all of the Dis-1 trict of Columbia Courts. It ori-j 'ginated in a>n agreement by a! group Washington, D. C, projperty owners not to sell real es|Hand Corrigan sold a parcelxrf| land to Mrs. Helen Curtis, ? Ne-i gro woman, in alleged violation' jOf the agreement- The oth^r | " parties to the agrOOment Ctpj tained an injunction restraining Mrs. Curtis from taking posses-1 sion of the property and Mrs. Corrigan from selling. -?Thp sppnnH rasp fo he argued before the Supreme Court is! known as, Noxon vs. Herndon case, which has been argued thru1 1 tTFe^Tcxas-' I'uurts, the Federal court in the Texas District, andj finally on appeal carried to the' Snpremp Court. It involved a challenge of the cpnstitutionali-t-y of the Texas White Primary Law which forbid^ Negroes to vnt.p in Dpmnrratir nrimaries off the State. The Texas case, Mr. Pickens ^ f sa^d. ^hM^e^sed op^p^j i lar primary latvs in other Sou-j ' thern States. This afternoon at the offices, of the association, 69 Fifth Ave.,| the annual business meeting will; be held at which reports for the last year will be read ancT new j \ Continued from page 1 was possible for the N. A. A. CP., with its brilliant lawyers headed by Attorney Clarence > Darrow to secure partial ^rrat?You cannot los< TO TiVADCR tice' for tho accused men in < town like Detroit, filled as it i with a large num?ai2-of South erners, is praiseworthy. Bu colored America is not satisfie with merely a jury disagree ment when its"sacred rights ar involved. Dr. Sweet, his fan: ily and co-defendants must re peiye complete vindication.. . The ..N. ,A. A. C P., has ar nounced that it is in need o $50,000.00 to carry on the wor required to its proper fruitio: and every colored person shoul contrlbute his mite to that fund Although we eniov a lartre measure of freedom here in Ne\ York than elsewhere, one cai never tell what a change oi| gov eminent -might bring forth- h the future. If the re-trial o the Sweet case goes against us it will. sieF a precedent fiFNorth era- cities _ which wp will fim difficult to set aside, should th occasion again arise. The N A. A. C. P-, has the lawyers art its up to us to furnish the mon ey with which a victory wiH b possible. $23,000 has alread; been subscribed in other section of the cuontry?Chicago beini in the lead as this is Writter New1 York must not lag behim it& Northern competitors"; w should do our bit to the exten ~ -'m i_ __ t*+r\ r\r\f\ qi not less man ^iu,uuu. mas. justice in America more secur by sending your contribution t< the Fund now. Don't wait fo the other fellow?do your share DEFENSE FUND REAC'HEi $65,000.00 "Continued from page 1 in the United States Suprem Court which is being argued ij Washington today, to carry thri that same tribunal the 'whit to handle some other importan but less spectacular cases nov upon us. "" "? ????? "And it is especially gratify ing that. most (of the contribu i ions, save, in sormr notaoie m stances of ,aid from our loya white friends, has come from col ored people themselves. The; by this response show to th world that they are cognizan of tfie f^ct that things Vvortl while cost money Ahd MUl are willing to pay the cost of th justice they seek. Tu~those-o us here at the National Offic the attainment of -our goa means two things: it .will ena ble us to do important jobs tha have prevented our doing in th past, and, second, it serves-!! assurance that seventeen year of scrupulous care and integrit; In handling funds and of uflli-j ency in doing the tasks whicl came to us is appreciated by th public at large. There ough to be an equa-1 sum raised eacl year for defense so that th time may not be far off when n man or group will attack th fundamental rights of the Ne giu, feeling thai it can l>o don with impunity. RICHLAND COUNTY TEACH tiRS TO MEET. (Continued From Page 1) I his is the nrst time in tn - 5 history of Negro education i: this County -that theyteacher have had an opportunity to hoi "a meeting m Kichland Count Court House. The Court Hous is convenient to all and a mos comfortable building that ^wil accomodate ma>ny. The prograr will- be quite interesting. Th effort is the result of the goo work of Miss Charlotte Jacksor president of thp Association an Mrs. Mamie Dunmore, Chairma GEORGETOWN ITEMS League of Bethel A. M. E Church held its regular service on Sunday Jan. 10, at 6 P, Nearly 800 ler-guers were pref e?Positively Ev / f ' r ' * " ' ' "... , .... -* ~ fc???M??M?^????^?i???? ft XBXQXeOB^ DAVE] -?-? THE B/ invites all of his-Friends anc his new place of business, : Thomas' Be Masonic^ _ ....... Next I I. S. Leevy's De] r|| LADIES HAIR BOBB n | , . j rfi?SC8??????aB??83C8?^^ j|| Uet Be i-lf Consult The d *f _ _ e f Hair Culture, Facial.I tf|- . ing, Hair J *7- All done better ?|J - - ' By y jX Mmes. Addie Lyles < ?| Poro Beai d | I. S. Leevy's De - 1131 Washington Street e <>*}OCA3?trt3r^rvrft-n-mrwrwrfrrt-rtr<rv<'Yrvrt ej ' . : 0;ent. The Subject, "Our Commu- ; r nity," was deeply and fully dis-j] , cussed bv those who entered the; discussion. After whicka select \ lette entitled, "Old Rugged Cross ' was beautifully rendered The quintette composed of Misse e Georgia Gibbs, Iris Smith, Janie i n E. Ward, Messrs. L~. A. Dunmore 1 j and C. S. Browne. Mrs. E. L. . e Fraser at the pia-no. , i The visitors were then pre- j ^fsented to the League. The col- i v hction was taken which was very good, after which the closing i hymn, "Abide with' me,1' was" i sung and the Mizpah repeated i _ by all. _L. 1 j]?Tim luulh improvement So- l_ rial and,Literary Club was high- i y ly entertained~by Mr. Robert e Dobbina_x>n JCiesday night, Jan. ; ft in its iisn-a\ wny, business was y. trnnrnntnrl, ofW wVilnVi tho fr>1_ e Towing visitors were presented , f .to the._ClubL Misses_ Iris Smith, i e Ruth Blassengale,- Rosa Gibbs,; L] Messrs. Mortimer Ancrum and _ Abie Jones, each made a timely an4- inspiring talk. Response to-visitors was madp by Mr . ^^Addison Qulncy Dunrnore. Thrrs course of chicken salad, saltines y jello and cake was served by the ;.|hor,tt Mr. Dobbins, assisted by j h Mr, C. Chester Poinsette. - . g Mr. Struflin W. Tucker made t a trip in his car to Sampit on h Sunday? . ? e ' The many friends and acq Tttmintancea of-Mr. Agustus J, e Myers are glad to see him out strain nftor tbrop wppk?*--snfFpr_ 0 ing from burned hands and face. He is looking fine and as happy as "a bug in a rug." [- Mrs. Alice Lino, has returned to Philadelphia after spending - some time in the city with reia- ' fives and friends. _ ; Mr. Lawrence A. Dunmore 0 spent a day in Charleston on ' business this week. * dl The young men are entertainy'ing in. honor _of Mr. Robert Dobt Frank Horry. Friday evening U Jan. 15, Mr. Dobbins, a splen- i n did a>thlete and a student of Howe'ard High School, is leaving Mond day morning for Allen Univerj sity. We are indeed sorry'to (j see him go, but he knows best, n nevertheless, we wish for him - success in allnf his undertaking. LOCALS FROM ABBEVILLE r Mrs. Janie Ellison has return3. ;ed home after an extended visit sj to New-York with her sons, [. William ?nd Paul Ellison and in k Chicago with her sister. Her rery Contestant W *.*!' v f I _J Sitrrrday January 16, 102ft?== ROOF ? - ' j VRBER I . : \ Customers to see him at irber Shop ! Temple !~ Door , I partment 3tore ING A SPECIALTY oo3XK^r>.ooooocooooaoxiacoMC8?M autitul . ; Specialist v~ Passaging, M .nicur^ Bobbing v* . th an the best i & Geneva Houston lity Shop I partmant Store? t Coluinbia, S. C. go ooooc OOQC'C'O OOOOO.OO?QQjaCfcCt0 many friends are glad to have her' back hnnie. Mrs. Richard I [agin very graciously enter: aims! Board Nq 3 of St. James-A. Mr E-Church, - Tuesday attb'riToon-, ??t her lovely homo on Vvhtteh.aH- Street, [n spite of gloomy weather, an interesting meeting was held and Lliere war -arcptcnttid" attendance A-.social hour' followed the session during' which, tempting reI'reshmtints appropriate to the season, were rervedr ' M iss iTiiiie II. Tillmann re-i.. turned to (irecmville Sunday to resume her work as teacher in the, city school a:'ter spending- 3 weeks wit)i r.-ln. ives. ___'L ,Mi>. Ma- had T. Cannon has returnetTTo 1; ;r ho hie in Chicago after sp< udmg:everalda-ys with Mrs. 'Boston Johnson. Mrs. Samuel Collier has retumcd hririe- after spending 2 wofak* ,wilh lum parur.U in Wil liarnston. Mrs. I.cla Adams attended the funeral of her sister in Arkan 11 - o 1 ... >a.s. sno was accompanied by Mr. George, Goosby. Mr. George-Mosley entertained delightfully *'<>mo of his friends Friday night with a "dinner parjoyable to cgshlune^ -There were 15 sca!e<V v;v und' the festive hoard and all at1, a jnlly ahfi C6hversa!ions waNeil merry. The house was bright* in its decora-' tions of red and green. / Mr. Au^us'us Downs is* vis iting hi..-, aui.l, Mrs, William Gar-?? iington on Orange Street. Mr*. Lewis Swolt returned to Fh>i'idt> ?M-*r spending several?=? days with HTs morher; Mrs. Augustus Johnson.' Mrs. Seott will remain for some time. r ' OliiTIARY \z? ^ ? CEORD?: H. FERGUSON JuSt -a yc:n-. aa:u. dear, .Uncle. You left us here to mourn; Oh! how much we misS you, While you rest arouild the Throne. Here you left wife, son and brothers Nieces, nephews, grands, relatives, Trusting when ou^Jrfe works's over Wcrwill rest with you on that^ Fatr 1 Shore. . - ^..j Though we hated Tp see you go, Oh! hut God know what was best; Ho railed you from your labors to The 'Land of lifer mil ?toid Peaceful Rest. Sadly missed by his niece, Jennie Ferguson Ruff.