The palmetto leader. (Columbia, S.C.) 1925-196?, June 12, 1926, Image 1
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The Stat
GLAFLIN
RAISES GREAT
SCHOOL STANDARD
Former Grads and Members Ol
0 Alumni Rally to The Call
Of Claflin University
IMPROVEMENT IS GREAT
~ People All Over This And Othei
States Send Checks To Cl&flin
- For Final Drive
Ofangeburg, June 6.?In one day
. ?.at the close-of Claflin's fifty-seventh
Commencement, five thousand dollars
($5,000.00) in cash was raised to
aid in the "Greater Claflin Campaign.'
' Dr. I. Garland Penn, sprrptnr?y nf
Endowment and Field Activities foi
the Negro Department-of^the Board qi
Education of the Methodist Episeopal-i
-"Church, asserted that "This cash jsum
in one day is the record for the eighi
teen schools under my supervision."
He further emphasized that "I am convinced
that the support of our leading
" = Negro Colleges and Universities must
The report of Dr. E. B. Burroughs
President of? the Alumni Association,
carried recommendations of pregnant
interest. He urged ajnong other things
that "every alumni Ipledge himsell
to do his uttermost in the raising oi
funds for the support of the schools;
lhat there be full cooperation betweer
.'the administration and alulhni; that
criticism be allotved~the administratis
-ion, who knew the problems of tin
:?school, to carry out his policies withIMit'lntHrfflrnnnn
fivitvi tliniin ti.L .
' not acquainted with the. probTerfls."
ai tne..Aiumni Banquet, which clos
ed the siicrpasfiil hggining nf tth*
"Drive," President Randolphand the
Trustees gave much interesting ex?-*?ylauatiaii
mul lnfornratlgn. concertr
irig thp nPPfU nf, thf- sphnnl ^Tho clrt.
gan, that Claflin be the best College
Negro youth, seemed uppermost if
each discussion by the various leaders.
It was reported that on the 3rc
~>ihday in September the Churches ol
the South Caroling Conference, which
have a total membership of fifty
thousand, are to increase the present
cash amount by a large sum, each
~ Church being expected to report one
dollar per member.
The largest Gollegfe graduating Class
, of the school received their Bachelor
4 uegrees on Wednesday. There were
twelve.'College graduates, eleven College
Preparatory students to receive
High School crtificates, thirty-six Nor^
mal graduates from the Commercial
Department, and twelve graduates
from the Domestic Arts Department
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REV. J. W. HURSE, D. D.
Who delivered the response to th?
Welcome Addressee to the Congress.
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UNIVERSITY
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, GREATEST MEET
~ TN HISTORY1'
Delegate? From All Parts Of
' . The Country Attend The
Meeting Here This Week
CONGRESS IS BIG SUCCESS
Members, Visitors and Friends
r Throng the Campus of Allen
1 Univ. aijd Bendict Col. i
Congress Headquarters?Benedict--College
and Allen University Campus,!
~ June 9.?''More and Better Sunday
' Schools" was the theme in the opening
- session of the Sunday Schoul Cun-.J
' ?ress which convened in this city at
1 high noon to-day. Columbia -the
r State's capital, South ,= Carolina, the
Palmetto State, are giving a welcome
' that would challenge the admiration
' of-tlrc heraldls of victory and the re'
presentatives of the righteous pause
hat represented South Carolina in l3a
' stormy days preceding and after
'construction. . ...
| This city, one of the playgrounds
11 of the late Woodrow Wilson, this city
t that has witnessed excitement as well
as pomp and ceremony during the
days of Robert H. Small), Robert
1 Brown Elliott, benjamin Pitchfork
' Tillman and others has seen a new day
n construction and program building
1 in this present meeting known as the
* I Sunday School Congress.'
r- Messengers began to arrive here
r-Tuesday evening when the North, the
h tied their cargo- here, and. from that
1 time on until the official Sunday School
Congress train arrived this morning,
" there was a constant stream or influx
- of workers.?Thirty States were re1
presented when the official announceI
ment was made at the closing-of the
>] nigh tsession. Five days will birspent
II in what they term here as a "Sum
1 mair. JLJ ?? **! C^U^rvl TUr^iU 1? ?
[ IllCl T1UIIUU) OLIIUU1 U1 iUCtllUUd.
Welcomes were given by his Excellency,
the Governor, His Honor, the
tfayor, the Secretary of the Chamber
: >f Commerce, th^Board of Trade, and
i leaders in several denominations. Dr.
. J. C. White; the pastor pf the largest
ongregation in Columbia, is the general
chairman who is responsible for
1 bringing to Columbia the Jfirst national
meeting among the colored peo!
'e in the history of the city.
. _ ""he" Congress is presided over by
, Rev. J. P. Robinson, D. D., of Little
a Rock," Arkansas. The Secretary of
.the organization, who has put it on
L the, map as an international gathering.
i is Rev. Henry Allen Boyd of Nash.
ville, Tenn. The other officiaj&^ttre
, Rev. G. B. Taylor, Vice-chairman,
Nashville, Tenm^JtevTlX J. Hull, Ar(
biter, Nas^j?tte7Tenn.
- Thergare twelve subjects support
ing the theme of this religious gathering.
These subjects will be handled
by the outstanding religious men and
women who are molders of thought
and sentiment in their respective denominations.
Every day the same
hours are observed. The key. which
ODens the Concress rfailv is the Rihle
_ Conference. This is followed by the
_ Home Department Section withr general
lectures demonstration; then
comes the session proper where the
principal papers are read that have
been prepared by the workers who
_ represent their Sunday Schools and
Young People's Societies. Then comes
the Teacher Training Section, which
concludes the morning session, after
the superintendent has shown what a
Teacher Training Course is.
The Congress then divides itself up
.. into fourteen departments of sections
from 2:30 to 5:30. Then the Cadet
Boys run riot with their stunts under
their trained government officers who
saw service over seas. Following these
! (day exefcises comes the night and
evening religious song service, and a
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LECTED
iTCEND ?
COLUMBIA, S. C., SAr
Ion Of VV
F RAISES
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EGE GRADUA
RAISES $3501.50
Greenville, JunelO.?The Rally a
Allen Temple was indeed a phenominal
success. In fact it. break* al
previous records in its history. Yes
'tis true. On "Sunday, May 23, the
big thing came off. Total amount
Ij-aised $3, 501. 50. Three thousand
i-ftve--htindfed une-dollaTS fifty cents
90 days was the time allotted for the
rally. Despite
adverse circumstances and
the peculiar conditions under which
-we?had?to- labor - success was ours,
| We give" *11 Honor arid praise and
I thanksgiving toXiud.
? The Church membetship was divide
ert intp two clubs only: _t Misses .Ul. L,
Lykes'and Phillis Calhoun were ap-,
pointed captains. Matchless, true and
Xried, they worked like Trojans. The
people had a mind to work. The
reports shows Miss F. L. Lykes
$2,000.00, Miss Phillis Calhoun, $1,501-50
'
"The rally was continued for thirty
days. It will" be hard to tell who will
lead when the finaltroll is called.
We are now getting our plans under
way to build a new Allen Temple
in this progressive City. Our Appoint
ment to this Station six months age
was an unprecedented thing. A repetition
of the pastorate within six
pr-fiara,?It?is?true and very "natural
. that we - met peculiar conditions arte
had. to surnldunt many emergencies
that verv mini^tPrQ hnvo w
chance to experience. All kinds ol
predictions were made by spnie \vhi
didn't wish ua well. :Phriphetn?pro
phecised against iis, but God has res
pect for service rendered, and that il
wills cannot down. Let others talk
write, bark, dust, meddle,- slang or d<
as they will or may nothing count:
but the scores. The good members o1
Allen Temple (and there is no better]
and their pastor understand eafch oth
er fully and are marching on.
We haVe secured Prof. J. A. Lang
ford, Architect, who has completec
our plans and specifications for th<
new church, and we see no reason whj
we should not move on. You shaL
hear from us again. :
-r-W. P. Rice, Pastor
great big chorus that has been rehearsine
and trainine for spvpr'nl tuooVo
rent the air in making music, singing
practically frffnvtheir owh hoo"ks/"
Throughout the week thiscortfniue:
with a special feature,jeaCTvnight. To
fiigHf^wa^Colutribia^s Welcome, Thurs
day nigjit^wfll be Literary night; Fri
^ay>-rfight is Organized Class Night
Saturday .afternoon and evening wil
be Boy Cadet; Sunday is the bigges
day of the Congress; there will b<
Modern Sunday Schools, with a flyinj
squadron. Visiting ministers will oc
cupy all pulpits of 'every denomina
tion. There will be a street parade an*
demonstration, followed by -Mas;
Meeting. Then the closing will corn
Monday, and by Tuesday the twenty
first session of the Sunday Schoo
Congress will be history.
RELIGIOUS LITERATURE
AND TRACTS
Advancement has been noticeable ii
the editorial as' well as the mechani
cal construction of the Sunday Schoo
literature produced by he Nationa
Baptist Publishing Board's Plant a
Nashville, Tenn., for July, August ant
September, specimen copies of whicl
have reached this office.
The plant was organized by the lat<
R. H. Boyd, nearly- thirty years ago
They have specialized in religiou!
publications. The present secretary
Henry A. Boyd, who was ^Tevated t<
the position of Secretary and Mana
ger after the death of his father, has
announced many innovations and im
provements in keeping what he calls
modem literature for Front line Sun'
PRESII
>UNDAY S
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TURDAY, JUNE 12a 1926
omen Mai
$5000 IN
TES GET GO<
IN NINETY DAYS
b SIMS REELECTED
BY ALLEN'S BOARD
L
t Clsong Exercises Held Thursday
5 ^
; <, The Board of Trusted^ of Allen Uni,
versify reelected Dr. David H. Sims
president for the next school year.
by a unanimous vote in the afternoon
session Wednesday after receiving his
- report of the work of the college.
The Board also reelected the faci
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H
? T DR. D. H, SIMS " ?
J" Kflelfredfrl I'r6sld6ht ^ ol Allen fcim-1
versify by unanimous , vote of the
Board i..P? w?/i?0L-A.y-?
j ulty of teachers and professors; with
Two exceptions'; added two additional
J- -tmtfrroH*-' ami endorsed -4ht^- election. of
- a professor of science in addition to
f :wo a-so'ciate professors of science,
. uid an official bookkeeper.
The reports received from the presiding
elddrs. showed that the sum of
GDbtfO'QJiud been received. This mon.
I oy was collected in the May Day offer-,
, in-rs in tjie churches-throughorrt the
, State.
r - The final exercises of the College
were held aV 10:30 o'clock Thursday
morning when diplopias and degrees
were given to 125 persops graduating
from the variousjiepartments. The
address to tM graduating classes
' ^vas^^livtfred by Bishop B. A. Carter
The sessions of the board were pre^
?J 1... T3ioV\^vr\ TnVin T T11 r. t a?
> IUGU W V Ci uy JL-?lOlI\?J / WUii.1 iiu.ov vr* i
Baltimore. Bishop Hurst is presiding
Bishop of the diocese of Florida and
- South Carolina and besides is a mcm|
her of the board of trustees of Howard
University, Washington, D. C.
- r>V. E. H. Colt of New York City,
secretary of missions .of the A. >f. E.
r
Church, attended all of the meetings
Wednesday and made two addresses,
j Dr. M. H. Davis of Baltimore is here
attending the commencement.
Dr. Sims made some very helpful
recomtnendations that Were given
j close study and finally aproved by
Board members.
_ .day Schools for his denominat ion up
to the standard,
i A full line of periodicals for every
- division of the School, from the Cradle
1 Roll through to the Home Depart1^
ment, is noticeable in the pufrlicat
tions just received, that measure up
1 from the -editorial feature back to the
i mechanical feature.
The plant is located at Nashville,
? fenn., where they have operated since
. it was launched by the venerable fathi
er of the present Secretary.
It is "true that, you can fool all the
? people some of the time, and some of
the people all of the time; but you
? can't fool all of the people all of the
time. ?Abraham Lincoln
iHNHMMaMaMiiiMliiLui
)ENT Of
CHOQL C
1 -L 1 1 1 1
kes Their
ONE DAY
DD POSITIONS
LG1YEN POSITIONS IN I
NORTH CAROLINA
Elected Principals of 2 County
Training-Schools In StaTtTOf
--North Carolina
DETERMINED TO SUCCEED
(.
Many Young Men of South Ca- r
rolina Could do What Profs.
^ Prince and_Ford Have Done
* 9 1
Hrppnslinm, M C Innn 10 HflV- ~mg
just completed the college de
pnrtment of Stale College, Orange- "
burg, South Carolina, two energetic
ambitious young men accepted posir-ns
as principals of two of the Couniy
Training Schools in the State of"
North Carolina.' Because of the exceedingly
prominent position held by
North Carolina in the?educational 4-world,
together with the strict reouirements
exacted of aspirants for
positions as teachers, these young
pedagogues were confronted with
appargnuy msuperable obstacles. Fired
wi?h the spirit of fight which had .
been engendered in them during their
under-graduate days "in the agriculj
tural department of State College,
they?tackled^their jobs with full determination
to succeed?and they did
succeed.
Professor Julian A. Prince, principal,
Green County Training School,
j Snow Hill, N. C. and Profes^Sr CHas.
| JclTei soil Ford; principal FpnrgniT"
"County Training School, Roxboro, N.
C., in_wining high praise from the
j State officials of the department of
-publie instruction uf reurttr Carolina "
' have brought to State College tcT
whom "as under-graduates they also '
brought honor. Professor'Ford was a '
member the varsity debating team ;
and President of the Y. "M. C. A. for :
several years. ' l
Below is. an extract from a letter <
written Dy xvir. W. A.- Kobiilson, Su- ['
pervisor of'high schools'of. North Carolina
to Mr. F. Marcellus Staley, di- 5
rector of agriculture, A- & *1. College: 1
Iwant to say for the two young j
men who came from State College ^
this year, I am sure that there is not ; a
a man in the State, in County Train- 11
i ing schools with finer spirTt or who ^
i
have given more loyal cooperation in
HENRY id,
Sunday School Cofcgr?
' ALLEN
ONGRESS ~%
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5c A COPY
Final Call
ON TO GREENVILLE C
J U N E 16-17-18
"On To Greenville." Is Slogan
Of the Colored Women's Federated
Clubs of South Carolina
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SPEAKERS OF PROMINENCE
Attractive Progr amis Ai ranged
? Fui Th'.is, Their Annual
Meeting *
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Orangeburg. June?7.?Mrs. Etta
3utler Rowe, State,. Secretary of the
Colored Federated Women's Club stated
that the final call is being made .. .
a all the local clubs to have their delegates
present and ,on time for the
Irst meeting of the Annual Conferpro
in r.riTTii-illn, Turn 18
?Man.v important matters are to be ~
presented tu the Executive Coahmittee
among them being the plan for the
raising of addditional* funds to erect
he Fairwold Home, for working girls,
the appropriations for scholarship
'unds, and plans for the betterment of , 'i
i ri a -?? 1 "
*^ ... kuc rxJ4ici jueiii nome.
Many interesting nHHrosgos will -be ? -?
delivered. Mayor Watson off Greenville,
has- accepted the invitation to
deliver the address welcoming the
Colored women to Greenville. Prof.
Mills of Clemson College will also
speak. ' ' P
The rpsults and success of the Anlyal
Health Campaign will be discussed
a't^the Conference. ?lans for
more intensive work in rural ,as well
as city districts are to be considered!. * ?
"Health-'* above all things must be'ome
a% byword for the Negro savs
Mrs. Rowe. J
A record attendance is expected, and
maoy ^uilLal_^.'il!ul^'^&P^ b<!?1hgF'Pl&nned
'o entel*tain_thei visitors.
What Professors Prince end =have
done, many young men and
women of South Carolina can do. Hats
his difficulties are and I with that the
same spirit which I find in these
young men coulcPW^enjgendered in '
the young men coming1 6ut from A. .
?: T. College."
>flF to Ford and Prince! - ?
his division in making his work a
.man iiiese iwo men, f ord and
^rince.
,-I~A--i^-i4e4- Prwce a few daytTagO and "*" ~
have never seen a neater, more orlerly
school building in my life. I
im very much impressed with many
hingsabout him. I have tried t.n b?? .
rank with him and show him where
EN BOYD, Secretary
ii, Naihville, TW - ' ' \